Sunday, May 24, 2015

#BookBragging #MailHaul #Sunday

 
Welcome to my weekly meme for what I've gotten in the mail and purchased. 
I hope you have a great time drooling over what I got this week.  I know I did!  You can also follow along via Pinterest! 

Saturday, May 23, 2015

#AuthorChat #Today at 3pm ET with @ByTempleWest #Author of Velvet with #Giveaway

Join us May 23rd at 3pm ET. to chat it up with author Temple West.  New author of the just released Velvet!  And don't forget to ask questions and enter the giveaway! 

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4 Star #Review #Giveaway of Kissing in America by Margo Rabb


Kissing in America
by Margo Rabb
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: May 26th 2015
Rate: 4 Stars

Synopsis:

I loved romances because when you opened the first page, you knew the story would end well. Your heart wouldn't be broken. I loved that security, that guaranteed love.

In real life, you never knew the ending. I hated that.

Sixteen-year-old Eva has never been in love. But when she meets Will, everything changes. With him, her grief over her father's death fades, and she can escape from her difficult relationship with her mother. Then, without any warning, Will picks up and moves to California. So Eva—with the help of her best friend, Annie—concocts a plan to travel across the country to see him again. As they leave New York City for the first time and road-trip across America, they encounter cowboys, kudzu, and tiny towns without stoplights. Along the way, Eva and Annie learn the truth about love and all its complexities.

The Man Who Loved Too Much (Archipelago #1) by John Rachel

This is the story of Billy Green. When he was just turning four, his father tried to throw him in the trash. He was a smart kid but that just seemed to create enemies. 

His mom did everything to protect him. But this was Detroit, armpit of the wasteland! Catholic school didn’t help much, except the time he got his first kiss from an atheist nun. Home life was dismal. Was his father capable of anything but drinking beer and farting? And what was with that neighbor who made puppets and tried to molest Billy? Golly! Detroit was sucking the life out of him. At such a young age! 

Then adolescence swirled around him. Like water in a toilet bowl. High school was a B movie. Only without a plot. So finally he did something about it. Billy ran away… to college. Cornell University. That was a good move for sure! He studied hard, lost his virginity, met the love of his life. Things were definitely looking up! What could possibly go wrong? Isn’t that what we always ask?

#Win #Saturday #Swag via @KatieMcGarry @amychristinepar @MichelleMadow @RiddleMeAStory @Styclar #Hosted @Crossroadreview

Each Saturday during each month a post will be presented to win swag!  
The giveaway will run for the entire month and then 4 winners will be chosen (or more 1 for each Saturday in that month). 
So you can enter each week!  

Friday, May 22, 2015

Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince by Dan Wright

One mistake can haunt a person forever and no one knows that more than Amanda Moonstone. In a time when people shun and fear magic, Amanda chooses to practice it. Her powers stem from the Dragon gems–mysterious jewels that allow her to manipulate and wield various elements. And one of them—the Blood gem—is the most powerful of them all and comes with a high price.


After losing everything, Amanda stumbles across a lost boy, who happens to be a Prince, of whom there is a large reward for his safe return. His reward will solve everything. But will it? Or is there more to life than just magic and money?

4 Star #Review of Beware The Sheep by M. Lewis-Lerman

"A testament to Lewis-Lerman's rich imagination ... the start of a fantastic series" - KIRKUS REVIEWS 

"All ages from middle school into adults will find Beware the Sheep ... original, powered by its delightfully-vivid scenes that come to life" - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW


When illness strikes her best friend and a maniacal underground ruler wants to destroy all that is ‘different’, 16 year old Livi Dixon must lead -- not because of her bravery or abilities -- but out of necessity and fear.

With the hope of a cure, Livi makes a reckless gamble that just may save her friend -- but at what cost?

With her new allies (a strange and sundry group of outsiders including a handsome escaped prisoner and a kind but secretive old man), Livi sets off on a race against time, looking deep within herself in order to defeat a faceless enemy and (just maybe) manage to save her best friend in the process.

Livi's strength is tested, her character revealed, as an attempt to save one life turns into a quest to protect thousands. But is she enough to stop the shapeless evil sinking its teeth into the ones she loves? And in the end, will it even matter?