Dec 1, 2016

Blog Tour: Mind Games by Heather W. Petty



FAST 5 with Heather W. Petty!

Last book you read:
HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME by Adam Silvera, and my heart will never recover…not ever. I wrote a rambling review of the book and of Adam’s tallness on Goodreads, but you really should just read the book as soon as you can and then find me so we can talk about it. I will most likely weep. You have been warned.

Last thing that made you cry:
This poem by Lucille Clifton:
sorrows
who would believe them winged
who would believe they could be
beautiful    who would believe
they could fall so in love with mortals
that they would attach themselves
as scars attach and ride the skin
sometimes we hear them in our dreams
rattling their skulls    clicking
their bony fingers
they have heard me beseeching
as i whispered into my own
cupped hands    enough    not me again
but who can distinguish
one human voice
amid such choruses
of desire
Last thing that made you smile:
My daughter and I trying to read from the French edition of LOCK & MORI. She was very impressed at my ability to translate the Title page. (My eighth grade French class finally pays off!!)
Favorite quote:
“In almost every artist's nature is inborn a wanton and treacherous proneness to side with the beauty that breaks hearts.” -- Thomas Mann
Last thing you treated yourself to:
I’m a little tea-obsessed. And my favorite teas right now come from T-WE Teas out of San Francisco. First, because the tea blends are amazing. But also because the descriptions of the teas on the website are hilarious, and every order comes with a cute little note from the person who packed the box. My most recent “treat” was a refill of their Chai Hard blend, which we go through very quickly in my house.
ABOUT MIND GAMES:
Sherlock Holmes and Miss James “Mori” Moriarty may have closed their first case, but the mystery is far from over in the thrilling sequel to Lock & Mori, perfect for fans of Maureen Johnson and Sherlock.

You know their names. Now discover their beginnings. 

Mori’s abusive father is behind bars…and she has never felt less safe. Threatening letters have started appearing on her doorstep, and the police are receiving anonymous tips suggesting that Mori—not her father—is the Regent’s Park killer. To make matters worse, the police are beginning to believe them.

Through it all, Lock—frustrating, brilliant, gorgeous Lock—is by her side. The two of them set out to discover who is framing Mori, but in a city full of suspects, the task is easier said than done. With the clock ticking, Mori will discover just how far she is willing to go to make sure that justice is served, and no one—not even Lock—will be able to stop her.

LINKS: Amazon | B&N

ABOUT HEATHER W. PETTY:
Heather Petty has been obsessed with mysteries since she was twelve, which is when she decided that stories about murders in London drawing rooms and English seaside villages were far superior to all other stories. She is the author of the Lock & Mori series. She lives in Reno, Nevada, with her husband, daughter, and four hopelessly devious cats. You can visit her online at HeatherWPetty.com.


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Giveaway:
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Nov 29, 2016

Blog Tour: Spindle by E.K. Johnson





ABOUT SPINDLE:
The world is made safe by a woman...but it is a very big world.

It has been generations since the Storyteller Queen drove the demon out of her husband and saved her country from fire and blood. Her family has prospered beyond the borders of their village, and two new kingdoms have sprouted on either side of the mountains where the demons are kept prisoner by bright iron, and by the creatures the Storyteller Queen made to keep them contained.

But the prison is crumbling. Through years of careful manipulation, a demon has regained her power. She has made one kingdom strong and brought the other to its knees, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. When a princess is born, the demon is ready with the final blow: a curse that will cost the princess her very soul, or force her to destroy her own people to save her life.

The threads of magic are tightly spun, binding princess and exiled spinners into a desperate plot to break the curse before the demon can become a queen of men. But the web of power is dangerously tangled--and they may not see the true pattern until it is unspooled.

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ABOUT E.K. JOHNSTON:

E.K. Johnston had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she’s learned anything, it’s that things turn out weird sometimes, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it’s about a pairing she likes.
Her books range from contemporary fantasy (The Story of Owen, Prairie Fire), to fairy-tale reimaginings (A Thousand Nights, Spindle), and from small town Ontario (Exit, Pursued By A Bear), to a galaxy far, far away (Star Wars: Ahsoka). She has no plans to rein anything in.
You can follow Kate on Twitter (@ek_johnston) to learn more about Alderaanian political theory than you really need to know, or on Tumblr (ekjohnston) and Instagram (ek_johnston) if you're just here for pretty pictures.
E.K. Johnston is represented by Adams Literary



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Nov 25, 2016

Fire In You by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Some are born with fire in them.

✮✮✮SECOND CHANCES, HOPE, & RED-HOT CHEMISTRY…FIRE IN YOU, the final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Wait For You World, releases November 28, 2016! Don’t Miss Brock and Jillian’s passionate and richly moving story in this standalone contemporary romance! And check out each stop on the FIRE IN YOU Feature Tour taking place November 21-December 3!✮✮✮

Let the FIRE IN YOU burn and order your copy today!




About FIRE IN YOU (Standalone Contemporary Romance Releasing November 28, 2016):
fire-in-you-coverFrom the # 1 New York Times and International bestselling author comes a richly moving story about heartbreak and guilt, second chances and hope. Full of familiar, fan-favorite characters and no two people more deserving of a happy ending, Fire In You will burn bright beyond the last page…

Jillian Lima’s whole world was destroyed in a span of a few hours. The same night her childhood love, Brock ‘the Beast’ Mitchell, broke her heart, her life was irrevocably altered by the hand of a stranger with a gun. It takes six years to slowly glue together the shattered pieces of her life, but Jillian is finally ready to stop existing in a past full of pain and regret. She takes a job at her father’s martial arts Academy and she’s going out on her first date since a failed relationship that was more yuck than yum. Jillian is determined to start living.
She just never expected Brock to be a part of her life again. But he’s firmly back in her life before she knows it, and not only is he older, he’s impossibly more handsome, more teasing and more everything. And when he sees Jillian, he’s no longer capable of thinking of her as the little girl who was his shadow growing up or the daughter of the man who gave him a second chance at life. He sees the woman who’d always been there for him, the one person who believed in him no matter what.
Brock knows she’s the one he should’ve made his, and what begins as a tentative friendship quickly turns to red-hot chemistry that sparks a flame that burns brighter than lust. Falling for Brock again risks more than her heart, because when the sorrow-filled and guilt-ridden past resurfaces, and a web of lies threatens to rip them apart, the fallout could lay waste to everything they’ve fought to build together, and destroy the dreams of those they care most about.


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Fast 5, er 9, w/Jennifer L. Armentrout:

Last book you read:
Twisted Palace by Erin Watt (3rd book in the Royals series)

Last thing that made you cry:
An ASPCA commercial that came on TV

Last trip you took:
Yallfest in Charleston, SC

Last thing that made you smile:
I finally got my new Macbook Pro 

Best moment as an author:
Release of my first published book, Half-Blood, or the first time I hit #1 on the NYT with Wait for You

Last thing you treated yourself to:
A new handbag

Last person you hugged:
Stacey - my BFF and assistant when we left Yallfest 

Favorite place in the world:
New Orleans - I love this city

Last emoticon you used:

heart

Mini Review:
As always Jennifer L. Armentrout proves she is one of my all-time favorite authors. Her quick wit and vivacious characters are some of my favorite to read and that holds extra true for FIRE IN YOU. Y'all there is definitely some fire in this book.

Seriously, fans of the Wait For You series don't need to be told of the smexy and snarky goldmine that is this series. If you haven't checked it out, get in now! This book can absolutely be read as a standalone, but I'm guessing you'll be scrambling to start from book 1 before you make it out of the first chapter.



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Pre-Order a digital or paperback copy of FIRE IN YOU by Jennifer L. Armentrout, writing as J.Lynn, AND fill out THIS FORM by December 3rd, and get an exclusive bonus scene-an Epilogue featuring POVs from all the major couples throughout the Wait For You World!

FIRE IN YOU will be available in paperback and eBook November 28th, 2016!

Just enter your name, age, email address, and the order number from your digital or paperback pre-order receipt athttps://a.pgtb.me/M7KhMCto receive your exclusive FIRE IN YOU bonus scene! All entrants will receive the bonus scene on December 5th, 2016 through email using the email given when the entrant filled out THIS FORM.




FIRE IN YOU Feature Tour
November 21
The Book Bratz-Review
This Wacky Mama Reads!-Review & Excerpt
Booklovers For Life-Character Q & A-Jillian
November 22
The Reading Geek-Review
Words With Sarah-Review & Author Interview
November 23
November 24
A Bookish Escape-Review
Star-Crossed Book Blog-Review & Author Interview
November 25
Book Bitches Blog-Review & Excerpt
The Irish Banana Reviews-Review & Author Interview
November 26
Stuck In YA Books-Review & Top 5 List
Step Into Fiction-Review & Excerpt
November 27
Less Reality, More Books-Review & Character Q & A-Kristen
My YA NA Book Obsession-Review & Author Interview
November 28
November 29
Milky Way of Books-Review
Love Between the Sheets-Review & Character Q & A-Brock
Book Boyfriend Reviews-Review
November 30
The Cover Contessa-Review & Top 5 List
Deity Island-Review & Excerpt
All Romance Reviews-Review & Excerpt
December 1
Cocktails and Books-Review
Readers Live 1000 Lives-Review & Character Q & A-Avery & Cam
K-Books-Review
December 2
Tome Tender-Review & Excerpt
The Book Hookup-Review & Excerpt
December 3
Nose Stuck in a Book-Review & Excerpt
Kimberlyfaye Reads-Review & Top 5 List



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author-photo-jla_j-lynn About Jennifer L. Armentrout:

# 1 New York Times and # 1 International 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, 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. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA.

She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.


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Nov 21, 2016

Blog Tour: Of Fire and Stars

Fast 5 with Audrey Coulthurst

Last book you read: I just finished reading Relative Strangers (Candlewick, 2018) by my dear friend and critique partner, Paula Garner. It’s about a teen girl who finds out she spent part of her early childhood in foster care when her mom was struggling with addiction. She sets out to find the family that cared for her and ends up falling for her former foster brother. I love the voice in the book—the main character, Jules, is so wry and loves food as much as I do. One of the best parts of being an author is getting to read other authors’ work before it comes out.

Last trip you took: Austin, Texas. I used to live there and still travel there a lot for work, but on my last trip I was there for the Texas Teen Book Festival. Hanging out with other authors is always a good time!

Favorite bookish moment:  Meeting Mercedes Lackey earlier this year. Her books were a huge part of my life as a teen, so getting to meet her as an adult and an author was surreal. She was fun to talk to, incredibly kind, and then at the end of our conversation told me she’d just finished reading my book and had enjoyed it. I almost fainted on the spot. I wish I could go back and tell 13-year-old me that one day her favorite author would blurb a book she wrote.

Last thing you treated yourself to: Sushi! There is an amazing sushi place close to my work, so sometimes when I have a hard day I’ll take myself to lunch there. I always leave feeling more cheerful.


Last emoticon you used: I’d like to pretend I’m classy and say a regular smiley face, but it was probably poop, the scream face, or a tongue sticking out. 

ABOUT OF FIRE AND STARS:
Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire—a dangerous gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden.

Now, Denna must learn the ways of her new home while trying to hide her growing magic. To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria’s formidable warhorses before her coronation—and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine (called Mare), sister of her betrothed.

When a shocking assassination leaves the kingdom reeling, Mare and Denna reluctantly join forces to search for the culprit. As the two work together, each discovers there’s more to the other than she thought. Mare is surprised by Denna’s intelligence and bravery, while Denna is drawn to Mare’s independent streak. Soon their friendship is threatening to blossom into something more.

But with dangerous conflict brewing that makes the alliance more important than ever, acting on their feelings could be deadly. Forced to choose between their duty and their hearts, Mare and Denna must find a way to save their kingdoms—and each other

LINKS: Amazon | B&N


ABOUT AUDREY COULHURST:
Audrey Coulthurst writes YA books that tend to involve magic, horses, and kissing the wrong people. Her debut novel, Of Fire and Stars, will be published on November 22, 2016 by Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can usually be found painting, singing, or on the back of a horse.

Audrey has a Master’s in Writing from Portland State University, is a member of SCBWI, and studied with Malinda Lo as a 2013 Lambda Literary Foundation Fellow. She lives in Santa Monica, California.



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Giveaway:
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Nov 17, 2016

I Hope You Forgive Me



Leave it to Liza Wiemer to do something extraordinary and brilliant. Her newest project is a website called I HOPE YOU FORGIVE ME. IHYFM is a revolutionary website that asks teens and adults to anonymously share moments from their teen years they wish they could ask forgiveness for but have never had the courage to. Until now.



All stories shared are anonymous - no telling details save for details you provide are shared publicly. The goal is the bring people together and help today's teens realize they are not alone by reading the experiences of others. To encourage people to share and talk about I HOPE YOU FORGIVE ME, Liza is offering up an amazing prize - 3 $25 Amazon gift cards that will be given out just in time for Holiday shopping.

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Facebook video—when you post on Facebook, please use this one so that we can keep track of the views: https://www.facebook.com/ihopeyouforgiveme/videos/1257224227664923/

Giveaway: 3 - $25 Amazon Gift Cards

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So ... do you have anything you want to share?