Book Blitz: Henge by Realm Lovejoy (Audio Sample + Giveaway) Henge by Realm Lovejoy (Le Fay #1) Publication date: June 5th 2017 (Audio) Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis: Inspired by one of the greatest legends of all time…. Modern-day Camelot. Where knights no longer carry swords. Magic is dangerous. And those who seek control are not to be trusted. Sixteen-year-old Morgan le Fay is a fire user. An ordinary girl with an extraordinary skill, she has the ability to create and command fire at will. Her dream is to become the Maven – the right hand of the future King Arthur. In the chance of a lifetime, Morgan is selected to join Arthur’s Round, an elite group of young magic users from which the new Maven will be chosen. Along with the other fire, water, and wind users in Arthur’s Round, Morgan is rigorously trained and tested. The handsome Merlin, a brilliant water user, takes a particular interest in her. Is his friendship to be trusted, or is Merlin simply trying to win the position of Maven for himself? Among the many rivals Morgan faces is the current Maven, Mordred, who seems determined to see her fail. But Morgan has a secret – years ago, her mother was executed for using fire magic, and Morgan’s desire for justice makes her more than ready to take on the challenge before her. Can she prevail in Camelot’s tests of survival and magic? Only time – and Morgan’s powerful fire – will tell. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23151530-henge?ac=1&from_search=true Purchase: (All eBooks are on sale for 99 cents this week only!) Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Lovejoy/e/B00GN0UNK8 Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/Henge-Audiobook/B071FR5BLG Realm Lovejoy is an American writer and an artist. She grew up in both Washington State and the Japanese Alps of Nagano, Japan. Currently she lives in Seattle and works as an art director in the video game industry. You can find out more about her and her books at: www.realmlovejoy.com Author links: https://twitter.com/realmlovejoy http://realmlovejoy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/authorrealmlovejoy/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7339930.Realm_Lovejoy Audio sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scXswbU3mOg
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Who Knowz the Newz Like No Other? by CS Reid Who Knowz the Newz Like No Other? By CS Reid Genre: YA; middle grade Calliope and the LGC Crew are back! Nothing is unconquerable with her closest die-hards— Paisley and Stevie—on the beat to be crowned the top reporters at Windsor Middle School. The exemplary guidance of their Journalism 101 teacher, Mr. Hughes, has inspired all his students to eat and sleep the news—in all its forms. Unfortunately, an insatiable yearn for a famed, Creole delicacy may curtail their journalism endeavors before they even start! ~Calling All Reporters: LGC Are On Assignment! ~Calling All Reporters: LGC Are On Assignment! About the Author: CS Reid holds a MFA in Writing & Critical Theory from Otis College of Art & Design and a M.Ed. in Cross-Cultural Teaching/English from National University. Her work has appeared in Poems-For-All, The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction Anthology, Monkeybicycle, Blue Fifth Review, Shadowtrain, and Burner Magazine; and chapbooks, Walking Near the Precipice (Lily Press, 2007);Intonations Heard in the Desert (Gold Wake Press, 2008); and YA books, Plucking Poetry from the Air(Paraguas Books, 2011); Fiction At My Fingertips (AWM Works, 2014). Reid is a freelance writer, educator, and Jazz composer/musician in Los Angeles, CA. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazlitwhatevr On Amazon: http://amzn.to/2v9hlyo On Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26828792-who-knowz-the-newz-like-no-other Excerpt:
Chapter Two "Ask the Five W's, Reporters!" “Everyone settle down. I am passing around the Ideas’ Box now. Select a topic that will get those creative juices flowing! Remember choose a topic that will make an interesting read to our student body,” Mr. Hughes, stated enthusiastically. “Hey, Miranda. Pass that box around, already. Are you trying to memorize each idea by heart?” said Calliope, raising her eyebrows quizzically. “Hold your horses, Calliope. I have to peruse all the contents inside the box. Otherwise, I might end up having my article on the last page of the Voyager,” Miranda replied slyly, peering over the rim of her glasses. “You are pushing it with me, Miranda Michelli,” Calliope responded, widening her eyes in contempt. Miranda Michelli—arch enemy number one. Somehow, Miranda is the type who can truly make a day at Circus Circus, worst than any trip to the dentist’s office. And, don’t think I didn’t notice that quip about my last article being planted on the last page of the Voyager. Heck, everyone I talked to said that they thought my expose on the nutritional value of the products in our cafeteria vending machines was exceptional to write about. Miranda, do me and everyone else in the universe a favor,and take a long stroll off of a short pier. Spazzola! Book Blitz: The Devil's Revolver by V.S.McGrath (Excerpt + Book Trailer) The Devil’s Revolver by V. S. McGrath (The Devil’s Revolver Series, #1) Publication date: September 5th 2017 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis:She is Hettie Alabama — unlikely, scarred, single-minded, and blood bound to a revolver forged by a demon. The first book in an epic, magic-clad series featuring the Wild West reimagined as a crosscultural stereoscope of interdimensional magic and hardship, The Devil’s Revolver opens with a shooting competition and takes off across the landscape after a brutal double murder and kidnapping — to which revenge is the only answer. Hettie Alabama, only seventeen years old, leads her crew of underdogs with her father’s cursed revolver, magicked to take a year off her life each time she fires it. It’s no way for a ranch girl to grow up, but grow up she does, her scars and determination to rescue her vulnerable younger sister deepening with every year of life she loses. A sweeping and high-stakes saga that gilds familiar Western adventure with powerful magic and panoramic fantasy, The Devil’s Revolver is the last word and the blackest hat in the Weird West. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35575907-the-devil-s-revolver Purchase: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073JZ1TDH/ B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-devils-revolver-v-s-mcgrath/1126670023?ean=2940158816284 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-devil-s-revolver Vicki So, writing as V. S. McGrath, is a published romance author (as Vicki Essex) and has six books with Harlequin Superromance: Her Son’s Hero (July 2011); Back to the Good Fortune Diner (January 2013), which was picked for the Smart Bitches Trashy Books Sizzling Book Club; In Her Corner (March 2014); A Recipe for Reunion (March 2015); Red Carpet Arrangement (January 2016); and Matinees with Miriam (November 2016). She lives in Toronto, Canada. Author Links: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16998203.V_S_McGrath https://twitter.com/vs_mcgrath https://www.facebook.com/vsmcgrath/ https://www.vsmcgrath.com Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEHZzdLB3t0
Excerpt: Hettie couldn’t say what had woken her; her eyes had simply snapped open and she’d known something was amiss. Sure enough, she found the rope had been chewed through, the frayed ends still wet. Dammit, Abby. This was the third time in two weeks. She yanked her coat over her thin nightgown, grabbed her boots and Winchester and padded quickly down the stairs. Outside, she pushed her bare feet into the cold, hard leather and checked her rifle’s action, loading it quickly. Coyotes were often seen roaming the ranch, and there’d been rumors of a pack of wolves roving the hills. But out here, it was men Hettie was more afraid of. Book Blitz: Uncanny by Sarah Fine (Excerpt + Giveaway) Uncanny by Sarah Fine Published by: Skyscape Publication date: October 3rd 2017 Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Synopsis:Two sisters. One death. No memories. Cora should remember every detail about the night her stepsister, Hannah, fell down a flight of stairs to her death, especially since her Cerepin—a sophisticated brain-computer interface—may have recorded each horrifying moment. But when she awakens after that night, her memories gone, Cora is left with only questions—and dread of what the answers might mean. When a downward spiral of self-destruction forces Cora to work with an AI counselor, she finds an unexpected ally, even as others around her grow increasingly convinced that Hannah’s death was no accident. As Cora’s dark past swirls chaotically with the versions of Hannah’s life and death that her family and friends want to believe, Cora discovers the disturbing depths of what some people may do—including herself. With her very sanity in question, Cora is forced to face her greatest fear. She will live or die by what she discovers. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34663065-uncanny?ac=1&from_search=true Purchase: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1542046467/ AUTHOR BIO: Sarah Fine was born on the West Coast, raised in the Midwest, and is now firmly entrenched on the East Coast. When she's not writing, she's working as a child psychologist. No, she is not psychoanalyzing you right now. Author Links: https://sarahfinebooks.com/ https://twitter.com/sarahfinebooks https://www.facebook.com/SarahFineBooks/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5752145.Sarah_Fine Excerpt I did not anticipate the wind. on the sidewalk, it made jackets flap and leaves rustle. Seven stories up, it threatens to throw me right over the edge. Is that what i want? I’m not good at knowing what I want—that’s what she said to me, and it turns out she was right. This will be my last decision, and it could be my worst or my best, but I don’t know if it will be something I want. But wanting isn’t relevant now. My shoes scrape over cement as i stand on the roof’s ledge. I am battered. Faltering. My arms are out, my fingers splayed. I turn around and face the school’s security cannies, who have formed a semicircle around me on the roof as they slowly approach. outdated, outmoded, neo-plastic skin, expressionless. They are here to stop me, or at least detain me until emergency services reach us, but like me, they are not immune to gravity. If I go over, they can’t save me. They’re programmed to save me. They won’t feel a thing if they fail, though. They can’t. That’s the difference between us. Looking at their blank eyes fills me with a sense of the inevitable. I can’t remember not existing, whatever happened before I became me. I don’t think it hurt, not like this. Perhaps I’m wrong, though. Maybe I’ve been here before. I crane my neck to see past the machine men, searching for the one face I need, one I know I’ve already seen for the last time. She isn’t here. Of course she isn’t. She can’t be. I want to see her one last time. After everything I did, she wouldn’t look at me with anything other than sorrow or maybe hate or pity. But still, I want to see her. There. That’s one thing I know I want. even if it were relevant, it still doesn’t matter. I inch back a little. It would be easier for the wind to take me. I’d prefer that over doing this myself. But the cannies keep getting closer, and the wind is still now. Unhelpful. “This is my choice,” I say loudly. “I’m doing this of my own free will.” Is this what she wanted? I think this might be what she wanted. It’s all tangled up in her, and she’s not here. I’ll never see her again. I’ll never see her again, and it’s because of the choices I made. Free will. Want. I close my eyes. It’s time. Giveaway
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