The Barter by @SiobhAnster #Review & #Giveaway #FRC2014

A heart-stopping tale as provocative as is suspenseful, about two conflicted women, separated by one hundred years, and bound by an unthinkable sacrifice. 
The Barter is a ghost story and a love story, a riveting emotional tale that also explores motherhood and work and feminism. Set in Texas, in present day, and at the turn of the twentieth century, the novel follows two young mothers at the turning point of their lives.

Bridget has given up her career as an attorney to raise her daughter, joining a cadre of stay-at-home mothers seeking fulfillment in a quiet suburb. But for Bridget, some crucial part of the exchange is absent: Something she loves and needs. And now a terrifying presence has entered her home; only nobody but Bridget can feel it.

On a farm in 1902, a young city bride takes a farmer husband. The marriage bed will become both crucible and anvil as Rebecca first allows, then negates, the powerful erotic connection between them. She turns her back on John to give all her love to their child. Much will occur in this cold house, none of it good.

As Siobhan Adcock crosscuts these stories with mounting tension, each woman arrives at a terrible ordeal of her own making, tinged with love and fear and dread. What will they sacrifice to save their families—and themselves? Readers will slow down to enjoy the gorgeous language, then speed up to see what happens next in a plot that thrums with the weight of decision—and its explosive consequences.

#Review of Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by @SJMaas

Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy. 

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

The Fire Seekers (The Babel Trilogy #1) by Richard Farr #Review & #Giveaway #Thanks @NightOwlReviews

The time of our immortality is at hand.

An undeciphered language in Crete. A rash of mysterious disappearances, from Bolivia to Japan. An ancient warning at the ruins of Babel. And a new spiritual leader, who claims that human history as we understand it is about to come to an end.

Seventeen-year-old Daniel Calder’s world falls apart when a freak accident brings personal tragedy—and he discovers there’s a link between the accident and a wildly successful new cult, the Seraphim. Catapulted into a violent struggle for humanity’s past and future, he’s not even sure who the enemy is, or if he’s battling a phantom that doesn’t exist. But as Daniel puts his life on the line, he is forced to conclude that our very survival as a species will depend on who, and what, we choose to believe.

#Review of Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by @SJMaas

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie...and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.

#Tour: Creation (The Chronicles of Ara #1) by Joel Eisenberg, Steve Hillard

 "We have identified the catalyst of human inspiration. You are not supposed to know this. Nor this: Its essence is corrupted.

What then, of our creators?

 The most perceptive - and most obsessive - among them have long understood that their influence could be dangerous, a sort of privileged comprehension that the end of the world may well converge upon the inspiration that fires them and the imagination that enables them ..."

So begins "The Chronicles of Ara", an eight-volume fantasy epic written by Joel Eisenberg and Steven Hillard that explores the origins and repercussions of artistic creation.

Ara, the muse who inspires all of artistry and invention, has suffered a classic tragedy. In her grief, she manipulates a return to "dragon-scorched earth," a time before time once chronicled by the mystic S'n Te as "The Pre-Genesis Era".

 In "Creation", retired author J.R.R. Tolkien is asked to validate the existence of an alleged "lost" book of his greatest literary influence: "Beowulf". Violent backlash from this event will force an imminent re-evaluation of some of history's most influential literary works and authors, whose words and lives have, apparently, warned us of the muse's grave intention all along ...

#Update #TimeOffWeek! with #Giveaway via @CrossroadReview

From being sick last week and then everyone else getting sick. I have decided to take off this week.  So this week I will not be posting anything other than this. BUT! This is a weeklong giveaway!!  So make sure you enter.   What do you win?   Well I have made up 15 book packs. So there will be 15 winners!!  This is open to everyone!!  

@CrossroadReview #NightOut with #Author @JulieMorganBook with #Giveaway

Tonight I have the great opportunity to hang out with Best Selling Author Julie Morgan!  Where are we going?  Well to watch Dracula of course!   So tonight you have the opportunity to ask a questions.  Just comment with what they are!  1 lucky commenter will win an eBook copy of Southern Roots! 

#Tour of Trust Me, I'm Lying by @mesummerbooks

Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Mary Elizabeth Summer
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: October 14th 2014
Rate: *YOUR RATING*

Synopsis:

Fans of Ally Carter, especially her Heist Society readers, will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean’s Eleven–inspired action.

Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She’s a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago’s swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her to so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money Julep doesn’t rely on her dad—she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average.

But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep’s carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha’s resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad’s trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With everything she has at stake, Julep’s in way over her head . . . but that’s not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. Because that would be criminal.

#ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

This week we have 4 authors who are all celebrating their second book in their series! So join us and enter to win both book 1 and 2 of the books shown!  4 winners in all and its open to everyone!  #ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

#Review of Shadows by Jules Nelson

Take a trip back in history.. to a small farm in Michigan... and meet Emma Fern Wells. Emma lives a peaceful life. Her days are filled with caring for her Da and two brothers. She has no time to socialize. At 18, most of her friends are already married. Emma has accepted that she has little chance of being courted with her heavy workload. And, even though, she feels content with caring for her loving family, Emma is lonely.
But the day a young man rescues Emma from a scoundrel in town, everything changes. Soon her life is filled with laughter, joy -- and worry. When Emma’s family notices these changes in her, it brings forth troubles of their own.
As Emma struggles to follow God’s will, she comes to realize that God does not simply guide us by events along our path...
...sometimes you are guided by the shadows...

#ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

This week we have 4 authors who are all celebrating their second book in their series! So join us and enter to win both book 1 and 2 of the books shown!  4 winners in all and its open to everyone!  #ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

#Tour of The Cure for Dreaming by @catwinters

Hey there we have an excerpt today from Cat Winters THE CURE FOR DREAMING courtesy of Rockstar Book Tours! Oh and make sure to stick around and enter the giveaway! 
Haven't heard of THE CURE FOR DREAMING? Check it out!

Title: THE CURE FOR DREAMING

Author: Cat Winters

Release Date: October 14, 2014

Hardcover: 464 pages

Publisher: Amulet Books

ISBN: 978-1442465985

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

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Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffragist—in an age that prefers its girls to be docile. It’s 1900 in Oregon, and Olivia’s father, concerned that she’s headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotize the rebellion out of her. But the hypnotist, an intriguing young man named Henri Reverie, gives her a terrible gift instead: she’s able to see people’s true natures, manifesting as visions of darkness and goodness, while also unable to speak her true thoughts out loud. These supernatural challenges only make Olivia more determined to speak her mind, and so she’s drawn into a dangerous relationship with the hypnotist and his mysterious motives, all while secretly fighting for the rights of women. Winters breathes new life into history once again with an atmospheric, vividly real story, including archival photos and art from the period throughout.

#Review of THE SEA HOUSE by Elisabeth Gifford with #KindleFire #Giveaway

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The Sea House (St. Martin’s Press, April 2014)

Scotland, 1860. 

Reverend Alexander Ferguson, naive and newly-ordained, takes up his new parish, a poor, isolated patch on the Hebridean island of Harris. His time on the island will irrevocably change the course of his life, but the white house on the edge of the dunes keeps its silence long after Alexander departs. It will be more than a century before the Sea House reluctantly gives up its secrets. Ruth and Michael buy the grand but dilapidated building and begin to turn it into a home for the family they hope to have. Their dreams are marred by a shocking discovery. The tiny bones of a baby are buried beneath the house; the child’s fragile legs are fused together – a mermaid child. Who buried the bones? And why? Ruth needs to solve the mystery of her new home – but the answers to her questions may lie in her own past.

Based on a real nineteenth-century letter to The Times in which a Scottish clergyman claimed to have seen a mermaid, The Sea House is an epic, sweeping tale of loss and love, hope and redemption, and how we heal ourselves with the stories we tell.

Learn more at Elizabeth’s website.

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Elisabeth Gifford grew up in a vicarage in the industrial Midlands. She studied French literature and world religions at Leeds University. She is the author of “The House of Hope: A Story of God’s Love and Provision for the Abandoned Orphans of China” and has written articles for The Times and the Independent and has a Diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford OUDCE and an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway College. She is married with three children. They live in Kingston on Thames but spend as much time as possible in the Hebrides.

Find out more about Elisabeth at http://elisabethgifford.co.uk/.

Don't miss The Sea House, a stunning fiction debut from the UK. Set in a house on the windswept coast of the Outer Hebrides, Elisabeth Gifford's haunting tale effortlessly bridges a gap of more than a century. Adeptly interweaving two tales involving residents of the titular house, Gifford sets up an absorbing mystery revolving around local lore and myths about mermaids, selkies, and sealmen. Stretching seamlessly back and forth through time, layers upon layers of secrets are slowly and effectively peeled away in this evocative debut (Booklist).

Celebrate with Elisabeth by entering her Kindle giveaway!

One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire
• The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on October 19th. Winner will be announced October 20th at Elisabeth's Blog.

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A great story and wonderful debut novel. This one had a lot of issues with others with the language but I didn't read anything to bad in it. I really loves that the book had duality timelines, not a lot of authors can do that in a way that makes it so you can still understand what is going on.  This author did it with wonderfully.  I loved how the author added into about the Selkie legend and weaved it into her story so well.  It worked wonderfully and added so much to the story. The characters were great and the story was so rich with history and paranormal legends that it makes you want to read it in one sitting. 

Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.

#ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

This week we have 4 authors who are all celebrating their second book in their series! So join us and enter to win both book 1 and 2 of the books shown!  4 winners in all and its open to everyone!  #ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

#Tour of Exquisite Captive by @HDemetrios

About The Book

Exquisite Captive
Dark Caravan Cycle #1
Author: Heather Demetrios
Release Date: October 7th, 2014
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Forced to obey her master.
Compelled to help her enemy.
Determined to free herself.

Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle.
Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother—all for an unbearably high price. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt, Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle…and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret, Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it?
Inspired by Arabian Nights, EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light.

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About Heather Demetrios

When she's not traipsing around the world or spending time in imaginary places, Heather Demetrios lives with her husband in New York City. Originally from Los Angeles, she now calls the East Coast home. Heather is a recipient of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award for her debut novel, Something Real, which Publisher's Weekly calls “[An] addictive yet thoughtful debut” about reality TV stardom. She is the author of the upcoming EXQUISITE CAPTIVE, a smoldering fantasy about jinn in Los Angeles and what Kirkus called in its starred review "an intoxicating, richly realized realm of magic, politics, spirituality and history" (#1 in the DARK CARAVAN CYCLE). She is also the author of the upcoming I’ll Meet You There (Winter 2015). I’ll Meet You There is a love story about a young combat veteran and a girl trapped in their small town, both struggling to escape the war at home. Heather is the founder of Live Your What, an organization dedicated to fostering passion in people of all ages and creating writing opportunities for youth of limited economic means. She is proud to have an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. You can always find her on Twitter (@HDemetrios), ogling the military dogs she wants to adopt (but can’t because her NYC apartment is way too small). Find out more about Heather and her other books at www.heatherdemetrios.com and www.darkcaravancycle.com

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Tour Schedule
October 2nd:Ex Libris REVIEW
Bookish REVIEW + DREAM CAST

October 3rd:Fiktshun REVIEW + THIS OR THAT
Imagine a World REVIEW

October 4th:Two Chicks On Books GUEST POST
Books a la Mode REVIEW

October 5th:Fire and Ice REVIEW + MUSIC PLAYLIST
Me, My Shelf and I SPOTLIGHT

October 6th:Novel Novice REVIEWAddicted Readers REVIEWOctober 7th:Such A Novel Idea REVIEW + 10 RANDOM THINGSKatie's Book Blog REVIEW + AUTHOR INTERVIEWForever Young Adult – CHRACTHER INTERVIEWOctober 8th:I Heart YA Fiction REVIEWWholly Books REVIEW + WHAT'S ON HEATHER'S DESK

October 9th:Once Upon A Twilight REVIEWCrossroad Reviews SPOTLIGHT (due to sickness)October 10th:Mundie Moms REVIEW + EXCERPT
Curling Up With A Good Book REVIEW

October 11th:Swoony Boys Podcast REVIEW + A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HEATHER
Book Lovers Life REVIEW

October 12th:
A Dream Within A Dream REVIEW + TENS LIST
CBY Book Club – EXCERPT

Hey guys this is just a quick little post for the tour.  Ill be tossing my review in another post in the next two weeks.  Im just playing catch up from being sick for almost two weeks.  So please bear with me.  I will also have an ARC up for grabs.  I did want to say that this book looks so good and I am so over joyed that I was selected to be noted in the back of the paperback and the hardback reprint.  I can't wait to get my hands on one of those!! 

Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.

#Tour of Buried Beneath the Words by Betel Arnold with #Giveaway

Welcome to the blog tour and giveaway for Betel Arnold's debut book, Buried Beneath the Words.

{MORE ABOUT BURIED BENEATH THE WORDS}

Buried Beneath the Words

Words! Words! Words!

Words all over the place. Accusing, blaming, and degrading words are the worst of all. After hearing those words over and over again, we begin to feel the weight of them threatening to crush the very life out of us.

Buried Beneath the Words cleverly shares a true life story about the different ways someone can end up buried beneath the weight of negative words. Then it shares a Christian course for how God’s word can revive us. By putting the advice given within these pages into practice, you will experience an awakening of the real you—the you that has been buried way too long.

Learn more and purchase a copy at Betel’s website.

#ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

This week we have 4 authors who are all celebrating their second book in their series! So join us and enter to win both book 1 and 2 of the books shown!  4 winners in all and its open to everyone!  #ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

#Tour #Review of Lailah (The Styclar Saga #1) by @Styclar

Lailah (The Styclar Saga #1)
by Nikki Kelly
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Release Date: October 7th 2014

Read some chapters on Wattpad
Rate: 5 Stars

Synopsis:

The girl knows she’s different. She doesn’t age. She has no family. She has visions of a past life, but no clear clues as to what she is, or where she comes from. But there is a face in her dreams – a light that breaks through the darkness. She knows his name is Gabriel.

On her way home from work, the girl encounters an injured stranger whose name is Jonah. Soon, she will understand that Jonah belongs to a generation of Vampires that serve even darker forces. Jonah and the few like him, are fighting with help from an unlikely ally – a rogue Angel, named Gabriel.

In the crossfire between good and evil, love and hate, and life and death, the girl learns her name: Lailah. But when the lines between black and white begin to blur, where in the spectrum will she find her place? And with whom?

Gabriel and Jonah both want to protect her. But Lailah will have to fight her own battle to find out who she truly is.

#ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

This week we have 4 authors who are all celebrating their second book in their series! So join us and enter to win both book 1 and 2 of the books shown!  4 winners in all and its open to everyone!  #ReadOn 66 Oct11 4pmET. @CrossroadReview #Authors @demitrialunetta @christinafarley @romilybernard @amychristinepar https://plus.google.com/events/c92bhg8ttl7ph8p5ogl5cu76mlk

#Review of Fracture by @MeganLMiranda

Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death.

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