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Book Review: Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs

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Title: Powerless Authors: Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs Series: The Hero Agenda, #1 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Synopsis: Kenna is tired of being "normal". The only thing special about her is that she isn't special at all. Which is frustrating in a world of absolutes. Villains, like the one who killed her father, are bad. Heroes, like her mother and best friend, are good. And Kenna, unlike everyone else around her, is completely ordinary— which she hates. She’s secretly working on an experiment that will land her a place among the Heroes, but when a Villain saves her life during a break-in at her lab, Kenna discovers there’s a whole lot of gray area when it comes to good and evil and who she can trust.. After all…not all strength comes from superpowers. Review: I am a huge sucker for superhero books! So I could not have been more excited to read Powerless and, thankfully, Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs did not disappoint. Thi

Book Blitz: Lighter by Gia Riley (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: Lighter Author: Gia Riley Series: Begin Again, #1 Publication Date: February 16, 2015 Synopsis: What do you do when you can't save the one you love? Sophie can’t survive without control. Growing up with an alcoholic father, she craves the discipline of gymnastics. Feeling lost on a brand new college campus, she lets loose for the first time in her life. But with freedom comes consequences. Is one night everything she hopes? Or will she become her own worst nightmare? Kipton's one year away from graduation. He's never thought beyond a one night stand until meeting his sister’s new roommate. Finally setting his sights on the girl he can't resist, he's more determined than ever when she won't give in to his persuasions. He's always gotten the girl, and he's not about to give up without a fight. Will Sophie be able to salvage her dreams and wage a war against her own vices? Can she finally let love in? Or will history repeat itself causing her to se

Release Day Book Blitz: The Ghost of You by Amanda Burckhard (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: The Ghost of You Author:  Amanda Burckhard  Series: The Ghost of You, #1 Publisher: Swoon Romance Release Date: February 24, 2015 Synopsis: Emmy has everything she’s ever wanted: a hot boyfriend she adores, great friends, a promising future, and even a well-connected family. But one night rips it all away. A car accident shatters her world, claiming the lives of her twin brother and her best friend. In the wake of the accident, her friends drift away, her family falls apart, and her boyfriend cheats. The grief is more than she can handle, so she finds escape at the bottom of a bottle of painkillers. Taking the pills makes her brother alive again, if only in her head. Seeing and talking to her brother as if he were still alive is the only thing that keeps her going. Until Logan King moves to town. Logan sees past the mask of pristine popularity she wears in public and he’s the only one who can tell she hasn’t moved on. His uncanny ability to read her forces her to open up and

Release Week Blitz: The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: The Return Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Titan, #1 Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Publication Date: February 16, 2015 Synopsis: The Fates are cackling their bony asses off...  It's been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they've given him have been violent and bloody--which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He's got to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.  Josie has no idea what this crazy hot guy's deal might be, but it's a good bet that his arrival means the new life she started after leaving home is about to be thrown into an Olympian-sized blender turned up to puree. Either Josie is going insane or a nightmare straight out of ancient myth is gunning for her.  But it might be the unlikely attraction simmerin

Happy Valentines Day!! (Guest Post)

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Let’s do it, let’s fall in love. Birds have always been equated with love, from creationist mythology to medieval poetry to modern times—particularly white doves. In Greek Mythology, Aphrodite (the goddess of Love), is often pictured with doves. In  Judaism , doves are symbolic of purity, tenderness and hope. Christians traditionally use the dove as symbols of peace and love. Pagans, Native Americans, military and pacifist groups, the peace movement and even the Communist Party have used doves as a  symbol . But what made birds symbolic of love? It wasn't until the 14 th  Century that Geoffrey Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement of England's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia entitled "Parliament of Foules" that love, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day were linked. By 1928, when Cole Porter wrote his popular  song  lyrics for "Let's Do It," birds were well-established case studies for courtship and love. Doves are the perf

ApollyCon Featured Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

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ApollyCon Featured Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout About the Author # 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and Harpe

Book Blitz: Exaltation by Jamie Magee (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: Exaltation Author: Jamie Magee Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Synopsis: Fate is a twisted b*$#@, at least his was.  Was one soul worth the lives of millions? The quandary was one that Rydell King had no choice but to face. No matter the answer, the truth remained—innocence was created to destroy him. She was beautiful…extinguishing her to save his people seemed impossible, and maybe it was. As an immortal, his focus was to destroy the curse upon his people, as he devoured the emotion that bore him—exaltation, no matter the cost. She made him question everything. Mercy had never been crueler. About the Author: Jamie Magee has always believed that each of us have a defining gift that sets us apart from the rest of the world, she has always envied those who have known from their first breath what their gift was. Not knowing hers, she began a career in the fast paced world of business. Raising a young family, and competing to rise higher in that field would drive some to t

Book Blitz: Debt Inheritance by Pepper Winters (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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BOOK ONE: Debt Inheritance. “I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It’s undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you’ve paid off your debts.”  Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter.  She is no longer free. Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she’s paid off a debt that’s centuries old. He can do what he likes with her—nothing is out of bounds—she has to obey.  There are no rules. Only payments.  BOOK TWO: First Debt “You say I’ll never own you. If I win—you willingly give me that right. You sign not only the debt agreement, but another—one that makes me your master until your last breath is taken. You do that, and I’ll give you this.” Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Stolen, taken, and bou

Book Blitz: How to Unbreakup by Rebekah L. Purdy (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: How to Unbreakup Author:  Rebekah L. Purdy  Publisher: Swoon Romance Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Synopsis: First rule of breakups: There’s no going back. For three years, seventeen-year-old Grace Evers has regretted breaking up with Sage Castle. That day, she lost her boyfriend and best friend. And let's be honest, it's impossible to just be friends with the one person who gets you, faults and all, and loved you anyway. It's impossible not to think about how it felt to be held by him, or the way he looked right before he was about to kiss you with the most perfectly yummy kiss goodnight. And now that things are over between them, they've become strangers to one another. Sage won’t even look at Grace, let alone talk to her! Breakup life sucks and Grace is utterly miserable, doing whatever she can to ease the pain of losing Sage. She's spent the better part of high school pretending to be something she’s not and hanging out with people who probably w