#CoverReveal: The Devil's Own by K.A. Fox @XpressoTours #Giveaway

The Devil’s Own
K.A. Fox
Published by: Acorn Publishing
Publication date: April 20th 2019
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Delaney Murphy has always known she’s the Devil’s daughter. And although the title itself is a burden, she never expects to inherit all her father’s infernal abilities. When her newfound magic begins to poison the people closest to her, Laney must make a choice. To protect the world from the worst she can do, she leaves everyone she loves behind and builds a new life for herself, alone, in a place where she can control the urge to give in to the magic living within her.
But when she recognizes a familiar pattern in a string of murders, Laney leaves her peaceful, isolated life behind and goes on the hunt, unleashing a threat she never dreamed possible. Confronting this menacing specter could mean giving in to temptation and becoming the one thing she fears most. Will she use her magic to do the right thing, even if it means hurting the ones she loves?

#BookReview: The Final Six (The Final Six #1) by @TimelessAlex

Title: The Final Six (The Final Six #1) 

Author: Alexandra Monir 

Hardcover, 352 pages

Published March 6th 2018 by HarperTeen

Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian
Synopsis: When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, a science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered. After erratic climate change has made Earth a dangerous place to live, the fate of the population rests on the shoulders of the final six who will be scouting a new planet. Intense training, global scrutiny, and cutthroat opponents are only a few of the hurdles the contestants must endure in this competition.

For Leo, the prospect of traveling to Europa—Jupiter’s moon—to help resettle humankind is just the sense of purpose he’s been yearning for since losing his entire family in the flooding of Rome. Naomi, after learning of a similar space mission that mysteriously failed, suspects the ISTC isn’t being up front with them about what’s at risk.

As the race to the final six advances, the tests get more challenging—even deadly. With pressure mounting, Naomi finds an unexpected friend in Leo, and the two grow closer with each mind-boggling experience they encounter. But it’s only when the finalists become fewer and their destinies grow nearer that the two can fathom the full weight of everything at stake: the world, the stars, and their lives.

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#BookReview: The Blood Spell (Ravenspire #4) by C.J. Redwine

Title: The Blood Spell (Ravenspire #4)

Author: C. J. Redwine

Hardcover, 400 pages

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings
Synopsis: Blue de la Cour has her life planned: hide the magic in her blood and continue trying to turn metal into gold so she can help her city’s homeless. But when her father is murdered and a cruel but powerful woman claims custody of Blue and her property, one wrong move could expose her—and doom her once and for all. The only one who can help? The boy she’s loathed since childhood: Prince Kellan.

Kellan Renard, crown prince of Balavata, is walking a thin line between political success and devastating violence. Newly returned from boarding school, he must find a bride among the kingdom’s head families and announce his betrothal—but escalating tension among the families makes the search nearly impossible. He’s surprised to discover that the one person who makes him feel like he can breathe is Blue, the girl who once ruined all his best adventures.

When mysterious forces lead to disappearances throughout Balavata, Blue and Kellan must work together to find the truth. What they discover will lead them to the darkest reaches of the kingdom, and to the most painful moments of their pasts. When romance is forbidden and evil is rising, can Blue save those she loves, even if it costs her everything?

This title will be released on February 12, 2019.

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#BookTour: Jinxed by @ThommyHutson @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway

Title: Jinxed

Author: Thommy Hutson
Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Suspense 

Paperback, 248 pages

Published March 13th 2018 by Vesuvian Books

Synopsis: High School Can Be a Real Killer

Break a mirror
Walk under a ladder
Step on a crack

Innocent childhood superstitions …

But someone at the secluded Trask Academy of Performing Arts is taking things one deadly step further when the campus is rocked with the deaths of some of its star students.

Layna Curtis, a talented, popular senior, soon realizes that the seemingly random, accidental deaths of her friends aren’t random—or accidents—at all. Someone has taken the childhood games too far, using the idea of superstitions to dispose of their classmates. As Layna tries to convince people of her theory, she uncovers the terrifying notion that each escalating, gruesome murder leads closer to its final victim: her.

Will Layna’s opening night also be her final bow?

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#CoverReveal: THE WINTER QUEEN by @authorsherry

IT'S 2019 AND WE'RE SO EXCITED!

Why you ask? Clean Teen Publishing is super excited to share the official cover release and pre-order announcement for The Winter Queen by Sherry D. Ficklin! Readers have been asking for more Stolen Empire novels for years. This best-selling series has been read by thousands of readers and is called, "A must read romance," by USA Today. Check out the gorgeous new cover below and pre-order The Winter Queen by Sherry D. Ficklin while it's on sale for only $3.99! Haven't started this series yet? This is the perfect series to kick start your reading goals for 2019 since the first book—Queen of Someday—is currently free!

#ReleaseDay #GuestPost Analiese Rising by @brendadrake

Recommended Age: Young Adult 

Genre: Fantasy 

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About the Book:

Half-Blood meets Antigoddess in a thrilling, romantic new series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Drake.

When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man’s grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his own. Both are determined to unlock the mystery of the list.

But the truth is deadly. Analiese is a descendant of the God of Death, known as a Riser, with the power to raise the dead and control them. Finding out she has hidden powers? Cool. Finding out she turns corpses into killers? No, thank you.

Now the trail plants her and Marek in the middle of a war between gods who apparently want to raise an army of the Risen, and Analiese must figure out how to save the world—from herself.

#BookReview: My Sister Rosa by @JustineLavaworm

Title: My Sister Rosa 

Author: Justine Larbalestier
Genres: Young Adult, Thriller, Horror
Synopsis: What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister?

Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he's also certain that she's a psychopath--clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he's the only one his sister trusts. Rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and very good at hiding what she is and the manipulation she's capable of.

Their parents, whose business takes the family from place to place, brush off the warning signs as Rosa's -acting out.- Now that they have moved again--from Bangkok to New York City--their new hometown provides far too many opportunities for Rosa to play her increasingly complex and disturbing games. Che's always been Rosa's rock, protecting her from the world. Now, the world might need protection from her.
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#CoverReveal: Rhapsody by @heather_mckenzi

Today we're excited about the release of the final book in The Nightmusic Trilogy by Heather McKenzie! Rhapsody is now available, and to celebrate this Trilogy's completion, we're offering the first book, Serenade, for free for a limited time!

COVER REVEAL: RHAPSODY by Heather McKenzie (January7. 2019) 

AMAZON / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / GooglePlay I am a survivor. A warrior facing battle. I will protect those I love with my life... and take back what’s mine. Rhapsody is the third and final installment in the Nightmusic Trilogy. 

"The suspense is nail biting..." In'Dtale Magazine

"McKenzie is a promising author that is going to give readers a powerhouse trilogy that is sure to be successful."- Danielle Roberts, The Pluviophile Reader

"It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a romantic suspense this much ... probably since my last Sandra Brown and that is saying something." Julie Brandenburg, Little Miss Bookmark

#Interview: Debbie Zaken @Dkzaken

This week we have an interview with author Debbie Zaken!  

#BookishFirst: Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte #BookReview

Title: Four Dead Queens

Author: Astrid Scholte
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Synopsis: A divided nation. Four Queens. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them.

Get in quick, get out quicker.

These are the words Keralie Corrington lives by as the preeminent dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara. She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:

Toria: the intellectual quarter that values education and ambition
Ludia: the pleasure quarter that values celebration, passion, and entertainment
Archia: the agricultural quarter that values simplicity and nature
Eonia: the futurist quarter that values technology, stoicism and harmonious community

When Keralie intercepts a comm disk coming from the House of Concord, what seems like a standard job goes horribly wrong. Upon watching the comm disks, Keralie sees all four queens murdered in four brutal ways. Hoping that discovering the intended recipient will reveal the culprit – information that is bound to be valuable bartering material with the palace – Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, to complete Varin’s original job and see where it takes them.
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#BookRecommendations: A Blade So Black by @ElleOnWords @ImprintReads

This week on Book Recommendations is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland but this time Alice is going gun hoe on some Nightmares!! 

#BookBlitz: Shrouded Kingdom by @rachelmedhurst @XpressoTours #Giveaway

Shrouded Kingdom
Rachel Medhurst
Publication date: December 28th 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Once a human. Now a fae princess, destined to be queen.
Layanna Fairling has never belonged to her village, and yet, when it’s threatened by a tyrant who wants her dead, she knows she has to protect it.
Three mysterious strangers who claim Layanna is a changeling and future ruler of the Seelie Court arrive to aid her. They also claim that the only way of saving her village is by overthrowing the Unseelie tyrant who inherited the throne from his evil father when he slayed her real parents, the Fae King and Queen of Althea.
The tyrant’s greed and violence threaten to tear apart the kingdom she never knew existed, leaving Layanna with a simple choice. Overthrow the handsome and powerful tyrant, or lose everyone and everything she loves.

#BookReview: The Becket List (A Blackberry Farm Story, #1) by Adele Griffin

Title: The Becket List (A Blackberry Farm Story, #1) 

Author: Adele Griffin
Genres: Middle Grade

Hardcover, 208 pages

Expected publication: April 2nd 2019 by Algonquin Young Readers

Synopsis:  Adventure and discover with the bold and intrepid Becket Branch when her family’s move from city to a country farm means big changes!

Everything is changing for Becket Branch. From subways to sidewalks to safety rules, Becket is a city kid born and raised. Now the Branch family is trading urban bustle for big green fields and moving to Gran’s farm, where Becket has to make sense of new routines from feeding animals to baling hay. And as much as Becket loves to yell “Beautiful Alert!” there’s a lot about the countryside that is just plain odd.

But Becket is ready to put her own spin on country life. Whether selling her mouth-puckering lemonade, feeding hostile hens, or trying to make a best friend of her new neighbor Frieda Franca, Becket is determined to use her city smarts to get a grip on farm living. Laugh and learn with Becket as she mucks through the messy, exuberant human experience of change she didn’t ask for, in a story that sparkles with quirky characters and lasting connections. 

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#BookReview: The Second Goodbye (Pacific Homicide #3) by Patricia Smiley

Genres: Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Paperback, 312 pages

Published November 8th 2018 by Midnight Ink


Synopsis: Assume nothing—that's the touchstone for every homicide investigation Detective Davie Richards undertakes. She approaches her latest case the same way, determined to learn as much about the victim as she does about the killer. But there's nothing about thirty-four-year-old Sara Montaine or her death that makes sense.

Was Sara a saint caring for her dying husband or a gold-digger with a sketchy background? Did she commit suicide or was she murdered? Before her marriage, Sara lived comfortably without any obvious source of income, unusual for an orphan raised in foster care. As Davie digs deeper, she unearths Sara's troubled past and a viper's nest of villains who are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden.

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#BookReview: Catch Me if Yukon (Passport to Peril #12) by Maddy Hunter

Title: Catch Me If Yukon

Series: Passport to Peril #12
Author: Maddy Hunter
Genres: Adult, Mystery, Cozy Mystery
Pages: Kindle Edition, 314
Pub Date: December 8, 2018
Publisher: Midnight Ink
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 4 Stars

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Synopsis: As tour escort Emily Miceli leads her globetrotting band of Iowa seniors into the wilds of Alaska, she discovers that, in the land of the midnight sun, whales aren’t the only killers on the prowl. When a tour member turns up dead on a mountainous hiking trail, Emily blames herself for the mishap—until she learns that something far hairier might be to blame. 

One of the seniors snaps a photo of what looks to be Bigfoot, raising many questions about what happened to the victim. But the illusive sasquatch is just a legend, isn’t it? Between whale-watching in the glacial waters near Seward and ziplining in the primal forests of Denali, Emily finds herself locked in a game of cat and mouse with a killer who’s too clever to be mere myth.

#BookReview: Spark (Red-Line: The Fletcher Family Saga, #3) by @jtbishopauthor

Title: Spark

Series: Red-Line: The Fletcher Family Saga, #3
Author: J.T. Bishop
Genres: Adult, Suspense
Pages: Kindle Edition, 380 pages
Pub Date: August 15th 2018
Publisher: Self Published
Book Source: Author
My Rating: 4 Stars

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Synopsis:  Eve Fletcher is on the run. She’s hiding from the men who’ve killed her boss. But she’s not alone. A man she barely knows is with her, and she must decide whom to trust. But Eve has more than her life at stake. She’s protecting secrets too. Secrets that if exposed could risk not only her, but her entire family. But everyone has secrets, including the man who refuses to leave her side. 

With time running out, Eve must choose whether to bring her boss’s murderers to justice. But she’s falling for the mysterious man with his own suspicious motives. Can she risk loving him or will his presence threaten the family she’s trying so hard to protect? 

Family whose survival depends on keeping secrets. 

#BookReview: Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London #7) by Ben Aaronovitch

Title: Lies Sleeping

Series: Rivers of London, #7
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Mystery 
Pages: Hardcover, 430 pages
Pub Date: November 15th 2018
Publisher: Gollancz
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 4 Stars

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Synopsis: Join Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, for a brand new case . . .

Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud, and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice.

But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. A plan that has its roots in London’s two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

To save his beloved city Peter’s going to need help from his former best friend and colleague–Lesley May–who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch . . . 

#TBRChallenge @JustineLavaworm @WillMcIntoshSF

Welcome to the last TBR Challenge of 2018!! Last weeks winner was #####, and whoop its going to be awesome I just know it!!  I hope you guys have enjoyed these polls! 

#BookReview: Beautiful by @FranWrites11

Title: Beautiful

Author: Fran Laniado
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy (Retelling) 
Pages: ebook, 254
Pub Date:  July 4th 2018
Publisher: Independently published
Book Source: Author
My Rating: 4 Stars

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Synopsis:  A TALE OF BEAUTIES AND BEASTS

Eimear is Faerie. She left the land of her birth, to find a place where she felt like she could belong. She finds herself in the World, a strange place, where she is the only magical being, and she begins to build a life for herself. But when she encounters Finn, supernaturally beautiful but thoughtless and selfish, she gets angry. In a fit of rage, she casts a spell on Finn. It’s a spell that she can’t undo, even when she discovers that she’s ruined Finn’s life.

Finn is wealthy, arrogant, and cruel. He didn’t think twice about insulting Eimear, until it was too late. Now, exiled from the only home he’s ever known, he is forced to make his own way, for the first time ever. He does have support- if he wants it. Eimear, wants to assuage her guilt by helping him.

In an isolated place, thrown together initially out of desperation and need, Eimear and Finn find a way to live together. That alliance eventually blossoms into friendship, and even love. But before they can have their happily ever after, Eimear must go on a perilous journey that will force her to confront everything that she ran away from when she left Faerie. 

#BookBlitz: Countdown to Love Anthology @XpressoTours #Giveaway

Countdown to Love
Publication date: December 28th 2018
Genres: Adult, Romance

Ring in your New Year with ten heart-clenching, sexy stories across multiple genres, that will keep you wanting more.

All proceeds will be donated to Alex’s Lemonade Stand to help fight childhood cancer.

COUNTDOWN TO LOVE

10. Kimberly Knight – By Invitation Only

9. Melissa Toppen – Crazy Stupid Love

8. Regina Bartley – Dirty Nails

7. Lucia Franco – Hold on to Me

6. Savannah Stewart – If Love was Fair

5. Mila Cole – Lighter

4. Barbara C. Doyle – The Choices We Make

3. Micalea Smeltzer – The Game that Breaks Us

2. Bayli Lane – What If

1. Fabiola Francisco – Whiskey Nights

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!