Cover Reveal: Two Winters by Lauren Emily Whalen @laurenemilywri

Book Blitz: The Consequences of Fate (Heartless #2) by Mary E. Palmerin {Excerpt + #Giveaway} @palmerinmary

Cover Reveal: If The Broom Fits by Sarah Sutton @SarahMaeSutton

Book Blitz: Why Can't Freshman Summer Be Like Pizza? (The Pizza Chronicles #2) by Andy V. Roamer {Excerpt + #Giveaway}

Author: Andy V. Roamer
Title: Why Can't Freshman Summer Be Like Pizza?
Series: The Pizza Chronicles #2
Publication Date: June 1st 2020
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Book Summary

RV, having successfully completed his freshman year at the demanding Boston Latin School, is hoping for a great summer. He’s now fifteen years old and looking forward to sharing many languid summer days with his friend Bobby, who’s told him he has gay feelings too. But life and family and duties for a son of immigrant parents makes it difficult to steal time away with Bobby.

Bobby, too, has pressures. He spends part of the summer away at football camp, and his father pushes him to work a summer job at a friend’s accounting firm. Bobby takes the job grudgingly, wanting to spend any extra time practicing the necessary skills to make Latin’s varsity football team.

Blog Tour: Rival by Cindy R. Wilson {Excerpt} @CindyRWilson

Check out my blog tour stop for new release, Rival by Cindy R. Wilson!

Blog Tour: Two Like Me and You by Chad Alan Gibbs {Author interview + #Giveaway}

Title: Two Like Me and You
Author: Chad Alan Gibbs
Publication date: May 20th 2019
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Book Summary

Edwin Green’s ex-girlfriend is famous. We’re talking cover-of-every-tabloid-in-the-grocery-store-line famous. She dumped Edwin one year ago on what he refers to as Black Saturday, and in hopes of winning her back, he’s spent the last twelve months trying to become famous himself. It hasn’t gone well.
But when a history class assignment pairs Edwin with Parker Haddaway, the mysterious new girl at school, she introduces him to Garland Lenox, a nursing-home-bound World War II veteran who will change Edwin’s life forever.
The three escape to France, in search of the old man’s long-lost love, and as word of their adventure spreads, they become media darlings. But when things fall apart, they also become the focus of French authorities. In a race against time, who will find love, and who will only find more heartache?

Release Day Blitz: Some Kind of Tomorrow by Kay Blake {Excerpt + #Giveaway} @AuthorKayBlake

Author: Kay Blake
Title: Some Kind of Tomorrow
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: April 19th 2019

Summary

17-year-old Libby Reid has always been told life can only be lived forward not backward. Libby's chronically ill and she spends her time counting down the days until she has another flare. But that all changes when she meets Matt.

Matt Ramírez is an 18-year-old boy who loves music, games and having a good time. But underneath he wants the world to see him. Really see him. And Libby sees him in ways no one has ever seen him before.

Cover Reveal: Off the Ice by Julie Cross @Juliecross1980

Author: Julie Cross

Title: Off the Ice
Publication date: Spring 2016

Published by: Simon & Schuster 
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Synopsis

Junior Tate Tanley hasn’t made it off the bench since joining the hockey team as a freshman. But after the Otters’ star goalie leaves during a huge game, Tate’s got the attention of the entire town. Including Claire O’Connor, who’s mysteriously back in Juniper Falls and who he hasn’t seen in a year. But Tate hasn’t stopped thinking about Claire or what happened the night before she left.

Claire O’Connor should be enjoying college life in the big city. Instead, she’s serving drinks to handsy fishermen and taking care of her sick father back in Juniper Falls. And when she spots her best friend’s little brother, Tate, playing in a big varsity game, she’s thrown for a loop. Tate has grown up a lot: more muscles, more hotness, more…everything. But Claire’s responsibility is to her family, and she doesn’t have time for boys—especially not hockey players.

Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays Book Blitz: Twelve Steps by Veronica Bartles {Giveaway} @vbartles @SwoonRomance

Welcome to this week’s

Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays!

This week features the

Twelve Steps by Veronica Bartles!

Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays Book Blitz: How To Series by Cassie Mae {Giveaway} @CassieCook2 @SwoonRomance

Welcome to this week’s

Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays!

This week features

How To Series by Cassie Mae!

Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

Cover Reveal:Dragons are People by Sarah Nicolas {2 Giveaways}

Today, I'm revealing the cover for Dragons are People, Too, a young adult contemporary fantasy by Sarah Nicolas releasing April 28th from Entangled Teen. Read all the way through and scroll to the bottom for a giveaway.

Blog Tour:Rival Love by Natalie Decker {Author Interview + Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Natalie Decker
Title: Rival Love
Publication Date: August 26th 2014
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance

Summary from Goodreads

Skylar Fletcher is a proud Harris Academy Bulldog! She has everything she’s ever wanted: a perfect boyfriend, great friends, and her dream college waiting for her in the fall. But nothing lasts forever. Skylar's world shatters when her mom decides it is time to move and drags Skylar, kicking and screaming, into Bobcat territory.

At Delmont High School, home of the Bobcats, Skylar has no friends and is often bullied. To make matters worse, her home life sucks thanks to all-star quarterback Caleb Morgan, nephew of her mom's live-in boyfriend.

Blog Tour:Breathe, Annie, Breathe (Hundred Oaks #5) by Miranda Kenneally {ARC Review + Giveaway}

 

Author: Miranda Kenneally
Title: Breathe, Annie, Breathe
Series: Hundred Oaks #5
Published by: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication date: July 15th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult

Synopsis

Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his memory, she starts preparing for the marathon he intended to race.

But the training is even more grueling than Annie could have imagined. Despite her coaching, she’s at war with her body, her mind—and her heart. With every mile that athletic Jeremiah cheers her on, she grows more conflicted. She wants to run into his arms…and sprint in the opposite direction. For Annie, opening up to love again may be even more of a challenge than crossing the finish line.

Feature & Follow #36

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!For more information visit: Parajunkee & Alison can Read.

Release Day Launch:The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes {Giveaway}

Author: Paula Stokes
Title: The Art of Lainey
Publication Date: May 20th 2014
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance

The Art of Lainey Synopsis

Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.

And that’s when the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.

Book Blitz:Dancing on the Edge by Kit Bakke {Excerpt}

Author: Kit Bakke
Title: Dancing on the Edge
Publication Date: 2014
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult

Synopsis

Twelve year-old Dot is not a dancer, but after her mother’s sudden and senseless death, she finds herself dancing on the edge…of everything. After her whole world unravels in seconds, Dot is propelled on a voyage to discover the meaning of her past, and of her mother’s greatest gift to her.

With all familiar anchors swept away, Dot’s trip becomes a struggle between finding that gift and running away from a future that feels so bleak. Pack your bags for a memorable, powerful journey into life in the wake of profound loss.

Release Day Blitz:The Romeo Club by Rebekah L. Purdy {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Rebekah L. Purdy
Title: The Romeo Club
Publication Date: March 25th 2014
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Summary from Goodreads

THE ROMEO CLUB IS HITCH meets The Secret of My Success.

What happens when you agree to help your brother “de-nerdify” so he can catch the attention of the popular Chloe Anders, and to everyone's surprise, he actually lands her?

And what if his equally geeky friends come running with girl wish lists of their own, offering money for your services?

Well, if you’re sixteen-year-old, Delyla Denson, then you start The Romeo Club. A secret club where she’ll teach these guys how talk, act, and be cool around girls. It’s a win-win situation.

Cover Reveal:One, Two, Three… by Elodie Nowodazkij {Giveaway}

Author: Elodie Nowodazkij

Title: One, Two, Three…
Publication date: June 26th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

When seventeen-year-old Natalya’s dreams of being a ballerina are killed in a car accident along with her father, she must choose: shut down—like her mother—or open up to love.

Last year, Natalya was attending the School of Performing Arts in New York City. Last year, she was well on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. Last year, her father was still alive.
But a car crash changed all that—and Natalya can’t stop blaming herself. Now, she goes to a regular high school in New Jersey; lives with her onetime prima ballerina, now alcoholic mother; and has no hope of a dance career.
At her new school, however, sexy soccer player Antonio sees a brighter future for Natalya, or at least a more pleasant present, and his patient charms eventually draw her out of her shell.
But when upsetting secrets come to light and Tonio’s own problems draw her in, Natalya shuts down again, this time turning to alcohol herself.
Can Natalya learn to trust Antonio before she loses him—and destroys herself?

Cover Reveal:Before You by Amber Hart {Excerpt}

Author: Amber Hart
Title: Before You
Publication Date: 2014
Publisher: Kensington 
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

Some say love is deadly. Some say love is beautiful. I say it is both.

Faith Watters spent her junior year traveling the world, studying in exquisite places, before returning to Oviedo High School. From the outside her life is picture-perfect. Captain of the dance team. Popular. Happy. Too bad it’s all a lie.

It will haunt me. It will claim me. It will shatter me. And I don't care.

Eighteen-year-old Diego Alvarez hates his new life in the States, but staying in Cuba is not an option. Covered in tattoos and scars, Diego doesn’t stand a chance of fitting in. Nor does he want to. His only concern is staying hidden from his past—a past, which if it were to surface, would cost him everything. Including his life.

Cover Reveal:True Colors by Melissa Pearl {Masquerade Ball FB Party}

Cover designed by Dwell Design and Press. 

Author: Melissa Pearl  
Title: True Colors 
Publication date: February 16th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

Caitlyn Davis always cruised through life, not being the type to ruffle feathers or involve herself in high school drama…until a chance encounter with a strange, homeless man changes everything.

Suddenly, Caitlyn has the ability to see behind people’s masks. She discovers that her life isn’t as simple as she imagined and her high school is filled with secrets…some very sinister ones.

Unable to ignore her new gift, Caitlyn embarks on a mission to learn why one of her friends now appears terrified, but masks her fear behind a bright, smiling veneer. Will Caitlyn’s new ability lead her into hot water? Or is her new found vision a blessing that will expose her friends’ true colors?