#BookBlitz: Poisonous Dream (Starlight Gods #5) by Yumoyori Wilson @XpressoTours #Giveaway

Don’t you sometimes wish that everything was just a dream?
My name is Daniel Moore, future heir of Realm Ten, ArchAilennia.
I’ve never felt regret like this before, such turmoil clinging to my very soul. I had vowed once long ago to never endure such pain and torment. Yet, such a vow has already been broken and this time, it’s to someone far more dear.
My princess is everything to me. She’s my light when the shadows attempt to cloud my way, my beacon of hope when doubt aims to cripple me, and now she’s my greatest sorrow because I can’t face her. To look into those hollow, turquoise eyes and realize I’m the cause of such agony breaks my heart.
Could she forgive me for my error of judgment? Would she even glance my way for the pain I’ve made her endure? Only time will tell.
~In Stars We Trust~

NOTE: POISONOUS DREAM is written in CANADIAN ENGLISH – meaning both American and British English is used.

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#BookReview: Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by @AckermanBooks @BookSparks #popupblogtour

About the Book:

When her husband mysteriously disappears and rumors swirl about his loyalties, a mother must rely on the remarkable power of friendship in war-torn Hawaii

It’s 1944, combat in the Pacific is intensifying, and Violet Iverson and her daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives back together one year after her husband vanished. As suspicions about his loyalties surface, Violet suspects Ella knows something. But Ella refuses to talk. Something—or someone—has scared her.

Violet enjoys the camaraderie of her friends as they open a pie stand for the soldiers training on the island for a secret mission. But even these women face their own wartime challenges as prejudice against the island Japanese pits neighbor against neighbor. And then there’s the matter of Sergeant Stone, a brash marine who comes to Violet’s aid when the women are accused of spying. She struggles with her feelings of guilt but can’t deny the burning attraction—or her fear of losing another man when Stone ships out for Iwo Jima.

Set amid the tropical beauty of Hawaii, Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers offers a fresh perspective on World War II as it presents timeless depictions of female friendship, the bond between a mother and her child, and the enduring power of love even in the darkest times.

#BookReview: Assassin's Apprentice by @robinhobb with @adivineeternity

About the Book: 


Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz’s blood runs the magic Skill—and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family.

As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom.

#BookTour: Crossed Fire (Book 2 Crossed Series) by Kim Baccellia #Giveaway @YAReads

About the book:

Stephanie Stewart is a typical sixteen-year-old girl—she loves hanging out with her friends, going to concerts, and sipping mocha lattes. Yup. Just your average teenager . . . Except for one difference—she can see and talk to the dead. In fact, Stephanie helps dead girls who who’ve been murdered or killed, cross over. Just as Stephanie is getting used to her unique “gift”, her mom stumbles into some dangerous witchcraft that backfires and triggers similar abilities in Stephanie’s best friend Cura, and nemesis Hillary.



Stephanie already has enough trouble trying to maintain a “normal” life between school and her cute boyfriend Dylan, who happens to have a supernatural talent all his own. But now she has to help her friend Cura and her “frenemy” Hillary cope with their new-found powers as well as cross over two murdered cheerleaders and battle an evil demon who wants to use Stephanie’s supernatural strengths as a free pass to The Other Side. And she needs to do it all while still getting her term papers in on time. She’s definitely going to need an extra-large mocha latte for this.

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#BookReview: Chibi! the Official Mark Crilley How-To-Draw Guide by @markcrilley @IMPACTbooks with @endyochita

About the Book:

Master how to draw super tiny and adorable chibi characters!

This book (and your fuzzy-costumed tour guide Mochy) will teach you everything you need to know about drawing chibis! From the word "short" in Japanese, this manga illustration style features cute characters with big heads, tiny bodies and adorably exaggerated facial expressions. Play with proportions to create highly stylized itty-bitty chibis or unusually tall ones, using their big eyes and giant personalities to convey animated emotions, from surprised and joyful to sad and mad.

32 step-by-step lessons cover everything from proportions and poses to clothing and digital coloring.
Create every kind of chibi: boys, girls, pets, witches, fairies and anthropomorphic characters.
Learn how to turn your friends, family and yourself into adorable chibis!
Includes a chapter dedicated to making chibi crafts, such as phone cases, greeting cards and do-not-disturb signs.
Show everyone how awesome your chibis are! 

#Unboxing | @Fairyloot Dec.| Oh So Regal | @crossroadreview

This box was ok not the best that we have gotten from them but still ok and the book OMG I am so excited to have the UK cover of this one its SO PRETTY!!!!  I still wished there was a way to earn a free box but Ill deal I love this company so much!! 

#BookReview: Solstice Festival: Dreamsong Book I by Jean DiFalco

About the Book:

Solé Covari has traipsed the length and breadth of Alterra with her Grandfather’s tribe. From the shining capital of Waldron’s Gate with its tall buildings and carefully manicured gardens to the farms and fields beyond Yon, she’s seen it all. 

Like most of Alterra’s Roamers, Solé and her family make most of their living at the yearly Solstice Festival in the capital. Following in the footsteps of her mother and her Gran before her, Solé’s a seer-in-training. She’s been gifted with the sight—but lately, the things she sees when she sleeps have her wishing her talent away. It’s enough to make her jealous of the payos—non-roamers. Sure, a dose of the drug all of them take, Crumble, would block her visions, but it might be worth it if that meant it could also keep the nightmares at bay for a few nights. 

Because there's no explanation for what Solé sees nearly every time she closes her eyes. A fairy-tale village, hidden in the Fog, a beautiful boy with tousled bronze locks, and shadows with glowing eyes all around, creeping ever closer. 

#BookReview: His to Claim by @ShellyBell987 with @crossroadreview

About the Book:

"I had to constantly remind myself to breathe. Shelly Bell packs a powerful punch with her flawless writing and suspenseful, passionate love story." --- #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas on At His Mercy

Fate brought them together. Family could tear them apart.

Ryder McKay may be a playboy, but he's never been a fool. Not until he met the woman he simply knew as Jane. For one night, he dropped his guard, but in the morning she disappeared---along with a copy of his top secret technology.

When it ends up in the hands of his biggest enemy---his father---Ryder knows without a doubt he's been betrayed. And when he finds Jane again, a year later, he can't decide what's worse---that her mother is marrying his brother, or that he still finds Jane irresistible, despite the fact that she's a liar, a thief, and his father's latest protégé.

Jane Cooper does have a secret, but it's not the one Ryder thinks. As their rekindled passion changes into something deeper, they'll have to work together to untangle a web of lies and corruption that will shatter everything they thought they knew about their pasts. Because Jane's not the only one with a secret---and this secret is getting people killed. 


This title will be released on April 10, 2018.

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#Pomo: Witch's Reign (Desert Cursed #1) by @TheShannonMayer

About the Book:

I am cursed by the desert I was born in, and now I wander the space between the Walls meant to hold my kind-the supernatural kind- in. 

If I can find a way out, if I can find a way to escape, perhaps I can outrun this curse. But that means passing through the Ice Witch's realm-something no one has returned from. 

But life has a funny way of changing directions on you. A freak accident. A child in danger. And a damn Warlock named Merlin who thinks he can manipulate me. 

It looks like I'm about to start a journey I never planned on, to face a Witch who has never been challenged, in an attempt to survive a storm of magic, danger, and trickery.