Blog Tour: Scorn of Secrets by B. Truly {Excerpt + #Giveaway} @BrandyTruly

 

 

Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the release of

B. Truly's Urban YA Romance,

SCORN OF SECRETS!

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

Blog Tour: Dissipate by Kristin Mayer {Excerpt + Giveaway} @author_Kristin @InkSlingerPR

Author: Kristin Mayer
Title: Dissipate
Publication Date: May 21st 2015
Genre: Young Adult Romance

Dissipate Synopsis


Kenzie Brooks needs to vanish. All she has ever known is a string of misconceptions, including her name. Upon her mother’s passing, Kenzie is left with no other choice but to disappear without a trace from all she has ever known which is The Society.


She must vanish.



Will Kenzie be able to fool The Society into thinking she’s dead? Or will they put the pieces together and discover she’s learned the truth about where she came from? 

Release Day Launch: Dissipate by Kristin Mayer {Excerpt + Giveaway} @author_Kristin @InkSlingerPR

It’s release day for Kristin Mayer’s Dissipate! We are so excited to share this exciting YA romance with you! Kristin is sharing a new excerpt and giveaway with us today!! Check out all the release day festivities.

   

Dissipate Synopsis

Kenzie Brooks needs to vanish. All she has ever known is a string of misconceptions, including her name. Upon her mother’s passing, Kenzie is left with no other choice but to disappear without a trace from all she has ever known which is The Society.

She must vanish.  

Will Kenzie be able to fool The Society into thinking she’s dead? Or will they put the pieces together and discover she’s learned the truth about where she came from? 

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Exclusive Excerpt

My head throbbed. The one thing I wanted, I couldn’t have—to crawl in bed with my mom while I asked her endless questions about what I should do. It was against the Keeper’s command to waste time thinking on anything that wasn’t productive. All thoughts were to be used for betterment of The Society. That was hard for me as I constantly desired to learn more. I thought back on the last minutes with my mom.  

Candles were lit on every surface, letting The Light know my mom neared the end. It was a haunting site. The Keeper’s raspy voice broke the silence. “Anita, your light has shown bright and will live on in Sarah. You will continue to burn bright in the light hereafter.”  

My mom closed her eyes in acknowledgment. Speech had stopped hours ago as it exhausted her. A week ago, she started not feeling well. We tried all of the herbal remedies, but she never got better. It was a mysterious disease that took one to two people every year from our group. The sickness started as an extreme headache and quickly turned to excessive vomiting. Now, not seven days later, she lay in her bed dying and my world was falling apart. The Keeper laid his hand on top of Mom’s and looked at me. His steel-colored beady eyes made me feel queasy. 

“Sarah, we shall give you a few minutes alone with your mom as time is coming. We shall all be downstairs.” A tear seeped from my mom’s eye. She appeared as scared as I felt. How was I going to survive here without her? As soon as we were left alone, I lunged toward my mom’s bed as I allowed the fear of the situation to take root in my mind.  

“Mom, please don’t leave me. I can’t bear to think of a world that you’re not in. You’re my everything,” I sobbed. My mom’s hand shook as it came to my face. Her fingernails had become dry, cracked and discolored. The herbalist said it was from lack of nutrition since my mom couldn’t keep anything down. I leaned into the touch before she had to drop her hand while I tried to memorize what it felt like to be near her—warm and loving.  

She softly spoke, “Sarah, I should have told you sooner, but we haven’t been alone since I got sick. The truth is in an envelope in the bottom of the locked chest in the attic. The key is hidden underneath your nightstand. There’s not much time.”

I became desperate. “Mom, please don’t go.” A sob erupted. “Please. Please.” 

Her eyes closed. “Shh…sweetheart. I thought I had more time to prepare. You’re not going to understand what I’m about to say, but it’s the truth. Your real name is Kenzie Brooks. If you want a choice and a say in your life, read the letter. Your inquisitive mind belongs in the world.”  

My heart raced frantically. Kenzie Brooks. I’m Sarah. The world. Choice. Life. Those words were jumbled in my head as my mom’s breathing became more labored. My breathing increased while panic took over. “Mom, please. I don’t know what you’re saying. I don’t understand.”  

We spoke in hushed whispers. “Kenzie, I love you. You are the light in my world. I’m so sorry for the choices I made, but know that I have loved you with my entire heart. Never doubt that.” Mom stopped and took a few breaths. These were moments I was supposed to treasure, not be told secrets that would change my life more than it was. I wanted to argue with her, but she didn’t have much time. Her hand got colder. These were the last moments I would ever have with my mom. I wasn’t prepared to be left alone. I wasn’t strong enough to survive without her.  

She continued, her voice growing weaker. “Regardless of what you think of my decision, know that I loved you. I tried to do what was best for you.”  

Closing her eyes for a moment, they fluttered open as I spoke, “I love you, Mom. I will love you regardless of what the letter says. Know that. Always know that I’ll never stop loving you.”  

“You’re so strong, my sweet Kenzie.” Mom’s eyes fully closed. A few more breaths followed, then she exhaled her last breath. She was gone. Forever. The room seemed dimmer without her in it. I crawled up in bed with Mom and sobbed as I held onto her. My body racked with uncontrolled sadness as I lost the only thing I cared about in this world. She was gone. I was alone. Those two words echoed in my head—gone and alone.  

Kristin Mayer Bio

Kristin Mayer is a wife, a proud mother, and a full-time Analyst and Import Manager. Since an early age, she has always enjoyed reading and writing. While visiting her father one weekend, he suggested that she should take up writing again. With family and a career, she didn’t give it a lot of thought, until a story entered her mind and wouldn’t leave. It just kept forming and developing over a couple of months.   At the beginning of 2013, she decided to sit down and write it all down, but she kept it to herself. One sentence developed into two, and before she knew it, she had the makings of a novel.   Kristin tries to live life to the fullest during every moment. She loves to travel and meet new people. She holds a degree in International Business and uses it daily in her job. Kristin now adds “author” on her list of jobs, and feels very blessed and thankful.

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Release Day Launch:Before You (Before & After #1) by Amber Hart {Excerpt}

Author: Amber Hart
Title: Before You
Series: Before & After #1
Publication Date: July 29th 2014
Publisher: K-Teen
Genre: Young Adult Romance

About BEFORE YOU

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.

Blog Tour:Only With You (The Jane Austen Academy Series #5) by Cecilia Gray {ARC Review + Giveaway}

Author: Cecilia Gray 
Title: Only With You
Series: The Jane Austen Academy Series #5
Publication date: May 2014
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

Dive into the fabulous, fun lives of six Academy girls as their friendships are tested, torn and ultimately triumph…

Emma has it all – looks, money, and luck. It’s not like she keeps it all to herself – she’s totally committed to helping those less fortunate. AKA, everyone. She invites her heartbroken friend to help with a weekend charity event with an eye to matchmake, but when that friend turns her eye toward the guy Emma wants for herself, how will she choose between friendship and her own feelings?

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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.

Release Day Blitz:Royally Lost by Angie Stanton {ARC Review + Teaser+ Giveaway}

Author: Angie Stanton
Title: Royally Lost
Publication Date: May 6th 2014
Publisher: Harper Collins
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance

Summary

Dragged on a family trip to Europe’s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, over-eager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is until she meets Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is handsome. And she unknowingly finds herself with a runaway prince.

Nikolai has everything a guy could ask for-he's crown prince, heir to the throne, and girls adore him. But the one thing he doesn't have...is freedom. Staging a coup, he flees his kingdom and goes undercover on his own European tour.

Book Blitz:To Know Me (To Know Me #1) by Marcy Blesy {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Marcy Blesy
Title: To Know Me
Series: To Know Me #1
Publication date: August 21st 2013
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

To know me is to die.

Seventeen-year-old Mae is convinced that the consequences of her poor decisions have caused the untimely deaths of her dad, sister Laura, and grandma who all die within a year, no matter how ludicrous her thoughts seem to those she loves. The solution? Run away so no one else she cares for gets hurt (even if she has to keep a GPS tracker on her phone at all times).

Desperate to earn her diploma and salvage something of her life, she transfers schools when people get too close. After switching to Woodson Prep with only two months to go until graduation, Mae keeps her goals in sight. But when she meets Ty, the “perfect boy” with his own secrets and a relentless interest in Mae, she must decide if she can stop running from the past and still protect those she loves.

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:Prom Impossible by Laura Pauling

Cover designed by Laura Pauling & Steven Novak.

Author: Laura Pauling

Title: Prom Impossible 
Publication date: May 2014
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

1 girl. 1 prom. 3 guys.
Cassidy decides her senior year, including prom, will be about Michael Greenwood, the boy destined to be her soul mate. One problem. He hasn’t figured that out yet.
But certain events like exploding smoke bombs—that weren’t completely her fault—introduce her to Zeke, the reformed bad boy. And cutting deals in the boys’ bathroom with Jasper, the hottest guy in school, lands her in a complicated web of half-truths that spirals out of control.
At the end of the year, she’s dateless the day before the big night but risks a lot more than her pride if she can’t find a way to fix her mistakes.
PROM IMPOSSIBLE is a modern-day Shakespearean romantic comedy in the world of teens, true love, and life.
Coming May 2014!

Cover Reveal:Paradox (Unearthly Paradox #1) by Kelly Carrero

Cover designed by Mae I Design.

Author: Kelly Carrero  
Title: Paradox  
Series: Unearthly Paradox #1
Publication date: April 2014
Genres: Romance, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis

Never in a million years would I ever fall for the son of a drug lord. Or so I thought until I moved two doors down from Jett.

Zara thought her life was over when she had to move just days before graduation. The situation went from bad to horrible, when she discovers just how cruel the kids at her new school can be.

When Zara is set up by some bullies and almost raped, she somehow gets free, but she’s haunted by the eyes of the one she believes rescued her.

Later, bad boy Jett is only too willing to step in and help. In fact, Zara can’t seem to get rid of him or his family, who all seem to have a strange obsession with her.

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.

Book Blitz:The Appeal of Evil by Pembroke Sinclair {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Author: Pembroke Sinclair
Title: The Appeal of Evil
Publication date: January 17th 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis

Katie wants to invest her heart and soul in love, but she may lose both to Hell.

Katie, a senior in high school, is torn between loving the “good” guy, her childhood friend Wes who makes promises he doesn’t keep and abandons her when she needs him the most, and the “bad” guy, the new kid at school Josh who is also a real demon from Hell. Katie wants someone who pays attention to her and puts her first, but what is she willing to give up to find him?

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?

Book Blitz:Camp Christmas (Camp Boyfriend #1.5) by J.K. Rock {Excerpt + Ten Lists + 2 Giveaways}

 

This is my stop during the book blitz for Camp Christmas by JL Rock. Camp Christmas is a novella which is part of the Camp Boyfriend series and is free to download on the publisher website While it is part of the Camp Boyfriend series it can also be read as a stand alone.
This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 17 December till 21 December, you can view the complete tour schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours!
So far this series contains 3 book: Camp Kiss (Camp Boyfriend #0.5), Camp Boyfriend (Camp Boyfriend #1) and Camp Christmas (Camp Boyfriend #1.5).

Release Day Blitz:TTYL (Stories About Melissa #4) by Bethany Lopez {Teasers + Giveaway}

Author: Bethany Lopez
Title: TTYL  
Series: Stories About Melissa #4
Publication Date: November 12th 2013
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance



Synopsis

The last few months have been a rough road for Melissa. Her grades have slipped, her parents treat her like a prisoner, and her closest friends are too involved in their own lives to spend time with her. Desperate to escape her depressing funk, she starts spending more time with Layla, who introduces her to a new crowd...the wrong crowd. When Melissa starts to go down a dangerous path, can anyone get through to her before she does something she'll regret?

Book Blitz:A French Girl in New York (The French Girl series #1) by Anna Adams {Excerpt}

Author: Anna Adams
Title: A French Girl in New York
Series: The French Girl series #1
Release Date: 12/21/12



Summary from Goodreads

Maude Laurent is a spirited 16 year- old orphan who grew up in a small, provincial town in the North of France with a passion for piano and a beautiful voice. One day in Paris, she is discovered by an American music producer who takes her to New York to live with him and his close-knit family while producing her first album, with help from teen pop star, Matt. Maude will dive into a new fascinating world discovering New York City, music, family, love and the truth about her past.

Blog Tour:A Sleep So Dark by Inara Scott {ARC Review + Spotlight}

Author: Inara Scott

Title: A Sleep So Dark 

Genre: YA

Publication Date: October 25th  2013 

 

Blurb

Haunted…

After watching her mother die in a car accident, sixteen year-old Tandy McIntyre is plagued by violent dreams. Terrified to sleep and losing her grip on reality, she agrees to attend an experimental group retreat with Dr. Robert Gillman, an expert in lucid dreaming.

Trapped…

In the bitter cold of a Colorado winter, Tandy follows Dr. Gillman and his enigmatic son Cade as they lead a group of troubled teens into the wilderness. There, Dr. Gillman claims he will teach them to control their unconscious minds and master their dreams. But when the dreaming and the waking collide, will Tandy ever be safe again?

Don’t Fall Asleep…