Feature and Follow

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

If you would like to follow me, you can do so by GFC, Twitter or Linky (left).

I also make sure to go back and follow everyone that comments and I try to always follow twitter along with GFC/Linky. So if you have a twitter that is not on your page for some reason leave it in the comments and I will follow you that way too!

Q: What book do you think everyone should read? If you could gift the entire population with one book?

Of course Harry Potter is one of my top choices. I love Sirius so I'm a big fan of the Prisoner of Azkaban. I feel like the series took on a darker tone after that. Which I liked.

I also think everyone should read The Night Circus there is just something about the story and the way the book is written. I still think about it periodically which to me is a sign of an amazing book. I definitely wear my red scarf proudly.

Embrace Birthday Bash

 @cheriecolyer #EmbraceBdayBash
 
It’s Embrace’s Book Birthday and to celebrate the success of her debut novel Cherie Colyer is giving away a copy of her book plus swag. Before we get to that, here is a brief excerpt and some information about Embrace.
 
A stillness filled the air, a calm serenity that wrapped around me like the wings of an angel. A moment later, Isaac’s strong arms circled me, pinning my back to his chest. His breath smelled of spearmint. It brushed the side of my neck and sent an excited shiver through my entire body.


Embrace
by Cherie Colyer

How far would you go to save the people you love?

Synopsis:
Madison is familiar enough with change,
and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away
from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It’s responsible
for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But
when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her luck is about to improve.


Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and intriguing Isaac Addington. She
quickly realizes he’s a guy harboring a secret, but she’s willing to risk the
unknown to be with him.


Her world really spins out of control, however, when her best friend becomes
delusional, seeing things that aren’t there and desperately trying to escape
their evil. When the doctors can’t find the answers, Madison seeks her own.


Nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover.
~

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Book Haul: Sunday Post


Hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

It's amazing how fast each week seems to be passing lately.

I'm hoping to get a bunch of reviews out this week. If not, the next couple of weeks. Things have been hectic with my dad's surgery and now we have gotten bad news about his cancer. To put it lightly Cancer Sucks. So I've been extremely sad, stressed and exhausted. Plus my husband's grandmother also passed away. Blogging is still fun and keeps my mind off things, I'm just mad at myself for being behind on the review part.

So with the end of the year (and possibly world) around the corner it's been fun to participate in a couple book blast and get the word out about Victoria Scott and her book The Collector. You can check out the post and enter the giveaways by following these links.

End of the World Book Blast: The Stone Guardian by Theresa McClinton

The 12 Days of Magic: Spellbound Book Blast

The Collector Book 2 news!

Victoria Scott answers your Questions!


As for my haul, these are some of the things I've gotten;


Signed Black City Swag (bookmarks from Black City and Phoenix

Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter paperback addition. (won from A Book and a Latte)

Gravity by Melissa West paperback (I bought it)

I actually think I did buy or receive more books but I will have to add them next week.

Book Blast & Giveaway: The Stone Guardian by Theresa McClinton

 I'm happy to be able to be a part of the Book Blast for Theresa McClinton's The Stone Guardian. So we definitely hope the world doesn't end before everyone gets a chance to read it. Check out the blurb, trailer and find out a little bit more about Theresa. Then enter the giveaway. You could win up to a 50 dollar Amazon GC and an ebook copy of The Stone Guardian!


The Stone Guardian
Theresa McClinton
December 14, 2012
Amazon * Barnes and Noble * All Romance

When myth becomes reality, reality becomes a nightmare.

Like any other teenager in America, Ashley just wants a normal life. But growing up in an orphanage for the insane is anything but normal. After endless therapy and increasing medication, her nightmares have only gotten worse.

Probably because they’re not nightmares.

When Ashley’s mysteriously abducted, she finds a reality even less normal than the orphanage. And she discovers something else—she’s no ordinary orphan. Faced with enemies thought to only exist in fairy tales, Ashley discovers she possesses a powerful Maya bloodline. She’s the daughter of an ancient Maya Guardian, whose duty is to protect the Stone of Muuk’ich, an enchanted relic blessed by the gods. But first she must get it back from Sarian, a power-hungry demigod who slaughtered the last guardian—Ashley’s mother. Without the stone, all will be lost.

When she meets Arwan, a hot Belizean time bender, his delicious olive skin and dark eyes make her feel a little less alone. But his gentle whispers and reassuring touch might not be all they seem. How can she balance love and duty when it’s up to her to prevent the rising of the underworld? Especially when the guy she loves might be its crown prince…




 
About the Author:

A long time enthusiast of things that go bump in the night, Theresa started her writing career as a journalism intern—possibly the least creative writing field out there. After her first semester at a local newspaper, she washed her hands of press releases and features articles to delve into the whimsical world of young adult paranormal romance.

Since then, Theresa has gotten married, had three terrific kids, moved to central Ohio, and was repeatedly guilt tripped into adopting a menagerie of animals that are now members of the family. But don’t be fooled by her domesticated appearance. Her greatest love is travel. Having stepped foot on the soil of over a dozen countries, traveled to sixteen U.S. states—including an extended seven-year stay in Kodiak, Alaska—she is anything but settled down. But wherever life brings her, she will continue to weave tales of adventure and love with the hope her stories will bring joy and inspiration to her readers.



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Blogs Participating in the "End of the World" (sorry I just had to write it that way)

The 12 Days of Magic: Spellbound Book Blitz

Hosted by: Xpresso Book Tours
@Giselleco @nikkijefford
#SpellboundBookBlitz


Spellbound Book 1: Entangled
February 20th 2012
 
Two months after dying, seventeen-year-old witch Graylee Perez wakes up in her twin sister Charlene’s body.

Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.

The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.

Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.
 
 



Spellbound Book 2: Duplicity
March 20th 2012
 
If Graylee Perez thought sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing with a duplicate of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn’t seem to get that Lee’s boyfriend, Raj McKenna, is off limits. Then there’s the problem of Adrian Montez. He expects one of the Grays to be his.

Nearly a year later, the council is onto them for past misdeeds; Lee, along with the rest of the coven, has lost control of her powers; and Gray is being stalked by what looks like the Grim Reaper.

If they work together, they may stand a chance of setting things right and making it out alive.

BUY: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords | Goodreads

 
Spellbound Book 3: Enchantment
 April 2013
 
In the third and final installment of the Spellbound series, Graylee Perez (the duplicate), goes to Spain for a summer of escape. There she meets new friends and comes face to face with her old adversary, Adrian Montez.

When Gray tries to setup a spell that will banish Adrian from her life, she inadvertently falls under a love spell instead.

Charlene returns, having hijacked a new body, for one final battle between the twins



Add it at Goodreads | Sign up for a Release Day Alert (Don’t miss out on the release day promo price, one time deal.)

 
About the Author;

Nikki Jefford is a third generation Alaskan who loves fictional bad boys and heroines who kick butt. She writes edgy teen fiction, including the Spellbound Trilogy and Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter.
Nikki married Sébastien, the love of her life, while working as a teaching assistant in France. They now reside in the not-so-tropical San Juan Islands, 70 miles northeast of Forks, Washington.

Nikki’s Blog | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter



Now that you are more acquainted with the Books it's time for some Blitz fun!! There are two giveaways for you to participate in. Yep two, one for the main Blitz and one for my blog. So let's get to those entries. Then after you enter the giveaway make sure to check out the playlist for each of the books. I knew I had to share it when a song from labyrinth was included.

Giveaway 1
-Open Internationally
-1 Reading is Sexy sticker and signed book swag (1 Entangled bookmark and 1 Aurora Sky door hanger)
 
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Giveaway 2
- It's open internationally, and the last day to enter is December 27th.
The prizes:
-Signed Entangled Paperback,
-A box of peppermint chocolate Polar Bear Smooches,
-12 eBook Winners: choice of book 1, book 2, or voucher for book 3 when it releases

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Spellbound Soundtrack
 ENTANGLED (S1)
This song has haunted my brain throughout the series. Plus David Bowie reminds me of warlock Adrian Montez minus the 80’s hair and tight pants…well, let’s keep the tight pants.
Lightning by The Wanted
Raj McKenna steals the show in Entangled. He is the ultimate bad boy with a good heart, and fiercely loyal to Gray. I stumbled upon this YouTube video and have watched it at least a dozen times all while thinking of Raj. Yeah, baby!
DUPLICITY (S2)
Within You and As The World Falls Down by David Bowie from Labyrinth
Adrian’s obsession with Gray reminds me of the Goblin King’s fixation on Sarah. At the end of book one Adrian risks his own life to ensure she doesn’t disappear. In book two his feelings intensify, but are harshly rejected. Sorry, Adrian, you have no power over Gray.
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
The confusion spell Gray puts over Adrian requires her to speak gibberish the entire time. She starts singing “Rah, rah, ah, ah, ah; Roma, roma, ma; Gaga, ooh, la, la,” then accidently busts into the Bad Romance lyrics.
ENCHANTMENT (S3) 
Barcelona by Giulia y Los Tellarini from the Vicky Christina Barcelona soundtrack
Love is in the air. Gray heads to Barcelona for the summer, meets the sexy Spaniard Carlo, wards off the attentions of the polite British Will, runs into Adrian and unwittingly falls head over heels for her arch nemesis. It’s all good fun!
Les Triplettes de Belleville from the French animation movie soundtrack
Charlene nabs herself a new body in Paris, shows up in Spain, much to Gray’s annoyance, and requests her help dealing with a stalker. I like to call this one The “Twins” of Belleville.
How does it all end? Find out Spring of 13!





















 

Feature and Follow

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

If you would like to follow me, you can do so by GFC, Twitter or Linky (left).

I also make sure to go back and follow everyone that comments and I try to always follow twitter along with GFC/Linky. So if you have a twitter that is not on your page for some reason leave it in the comments and I will follow you that way too!

Q: What is the last book that made you cry? Tell us about the scene...

I don't know if I can think of any book that has made me cry honestly. Usually when I bust in to full on tears it's because something else is going on in my life that relates to it. My dad right now is battling cancer so if I see something about cancer it gets me emotional. I think I would cry more if I read more contemporary books. I do get upset when characters die though. I have to tell you I am still upset about (spoiler if you haven't read Harry Potter) Sirius Black. I might have cried for that.


Make sure to stop by some great giveaways on the Blog

End of the World Book Blast

12 Days of Magic Book Blast

The Collector Book 2 News!

The Collector Book 2 Announcement & Giveaway!!

#VMafia #Danteismine
I'm excited to be able to share this video with you of Victoria Scott, author of The Collector, sharing news about the second book in the series. I have to tell you that I was really really happy to hear it.
 

 After you have finished running around the house screaming with excitement like me. Get it on your TBR!
 
 

Giveaway:

 
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You can find out more about Victoria by stopping her Website, Twitter and Facebook.
 
Also make sure that you have The Collector the first novel in the Dante Walker series on your Goodreads TBR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cover Reveal!: Interred by Marilyn Almodóvar

Interred
Chronicles of Interred #1
Marilyn Almodóvar
Coming January 22, 2012
 
The cover was created by the amazing Devan Edwards of Nimbi Designs.
 
Time has never been an issue for Baxter Jacobs, but then she never knew she had the ability to Bend it.

As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Baxter inherits a pendant that will change her life. Connected to the pendant is a dark and mysterious young man named Declan Ashdown. Trapped in a Time loop for the past 122 years, Declan needs Baxter’s help to escape. The only problem is, she has no idea how to do it.

To acquire the power she needs to free him, she’ll become one of the Interred, those whose Magical abilities emerge as they come of age. When she does, she’ll discover that Declan isn’t the only one interested in the fact that she’s a Time Bender.
As the Interment arrives, Baxter knows this will be no Sweet Sixteen. A vengeful relative and the ruthless Council are determined to control her. Declan’s powerful and charming descendant, Jack Ashdown, claims he can save her. She’ll soon have to decide who she can trust, and how to master her new abilities before Time runs out.
 


Author Bio:

Marilyn Almodóvar is an American YA Author born in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. A lover of words with a penchant for Victorian novels as well as the books of Stephen King, Lyn's favorite past-times have always been reading and writing. Goodreads

It was this love that propelled her to choose Theater and French as majors in University, with a minor in English Victorian Literature. Lyn lived for almost a decade in England followed by three years in France before returning home to the U.S.

A self-confessed citizen of the world, Lyn is fluent in English, French and Spanish, with basic knowledge of the Italian language. Lyn currently lives in Central Florida with her French husband, English-born eldest son, and French-born youngest son. Her debut YA Novel, Interred, will be published by Iambe books on 01/22/2013
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Ways readers can connect with Lyn:

Manga Monday (with a twist)

Hosted by Alison Can Read
 
 
It's been a extremely long week for me. My dad is still in the hospital so I haven't spent a lot of time on the computer, but I am reading like crazy. I haven't read any Manga recently but I decided to get into the Holiday spirit a little bit. I used to have a thing for Anime Christmas specials, absolutely loved them! I figured why not feature some of my favorite Holiday Manga/Anime related things.
 
 
The Sailor Moon Super S, Christmas For You CD and yes I do actually own this CD. Back in the day before email (yep I said it before email) I had a ton of pen pals from a review I wrote that was published in a magazine called Animerica. (back when I was in middle school). One of those awesome pen pals sent me this CD one year for Christmas and I've listened to it every year. I'm not sure why because there is dialogue on it that I can't even understand but I love it. It's a lot of fun. The CD is out of print but you can hear the songs by going to SailorMusic.net and to the CDs Page.
 
This is the song list;
 
1. 赤鼻のトナカイ
Aka Hana no Tonakai (“Red Nose Reindeer”) [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]
2. ジングルベル
Jingle Bells
3. 聖者が町にやってくる
Seija ga machi ni yatte kuru (“Saints are Coming to Town”) [When the Saints Go Marching In]
4. おめでとうクリスマス
Omedetou Christmas (“Happy Christmas”) [We Wish You a Merry Christmas]
5. サンタクロースがやってくる
Santa Claus ga Yaatekuru (“Here Comes Santa Claus”)
6. サンタが町にやってくる
Santa ga Machi ni Yaatekuru (“Santa Claus is Coming to Town”)
7. ホワイト・クリスマス
White Christmas
8. クリスマスの歌
Christmas no Uta (“The Christmas Song”)
9. アヴェ・マリア
Ave Maria
10. きよしこの夜
Kiyoshiko no yoru (“Silent Night”)
How is that for some Holiday Anime Randomness for ya!!
 
Happy Holidays, I know some celebrations have already started!


Video: Q&A with Author Victoria Scott (#VMafia #Danteismine)


Your questions answered by Victoria Scott, Author of The Collector: A Dante Walker Novel!


Also make sure to add Dante to your goodreads TBR list
 
 
 

He makes good girls...bad.

Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.

Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried

Feature and Follow

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

If you would like to follow me, you can do so by GFC, Twitter or Linky (left).

I also make sure to go back and follow everyone that comments and I try to always follow twitter along with GFC/Linky. So if you have a twitter that is not on your page for some reason leave it in the comments and I will follow you that way too!

Q: Activity! Who do you want to be? If you could choose any character from a book. What do you think that character looks like and what do you have in common?

Hmm this is actually kind of hard. I think I might be Aria from Under the Never Sky. I might just have that book on the brain right now though. I think what I have in common with her would be the whole stubborn thing. I could see me acting the way she acts with Perry.

When I think about what she looks like, I picture the book cover. I look nothing like her of course.

Book Trailer: Gravity by Melissa West

Since I just did the cover reveal for the second book in the series Hover yesterday. I figure it's a good day to share the brand new trailer for the first book Gravity.

You still have time to enter the giveaway for your own signed copy of Gravity! Hover Cover Reveal


In the future, only one rule will matter:

Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.

Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.
 
Amazon * Barnes and Noble

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Hover by Melissa West

#Hover @MB_West
Hover
Melissa West
August 2013
The Taking #2
 
Book two in the heart-stopping new series by Melissa West. The follow-up to the acclaimed Gravity, Hover is another thrilling dystopian romance
 
 
 

 
Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.


  
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Melissa lives in a tiny suburb of Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter. She pretends to like yoga, actually likes shoes, and could not live without coffee. Her writing heroes include greats like Jane Austen and Madeleine L'Engle.

She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.

Website * Blog * Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads







 


Book Haul: Sunday Post


Hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer


Books Purchased;


I picked up the Collectors Edition of Insurgent by Veronica Roth. So it comes with tatoos, poster and a shiny cover.


I actually read Glitch a long time ago when I had a review copy but it was ebook format and she happened to be at Andersons doing a book signing. So I got a personalized signed physical copy. Plus I love the fact that my last name is hidden in Heather Anastasiu's last name. lol.


I also was able to get a signed/personalized copy of Renegade by J. A. Souders

Book for Review (netgalley);

I definitely squealed with excitment over this one. I love the Goddess Test series so I'm so happy to get to read it now. I don't think I could wait until the end of Febuary. It also has a preview of Masked, Aimee Carter's new series. You can actually read my review of The Goddess Legacy I posted this week.


If you haven't already please check out my stop on the Rogue Blog Tour and read the interview with the awesome Leigh T. Moore.

Tomorrow you can stop by the blog to check out the cover reveal for Hover, book 2 in the The Taking series by Melissa West. You can check out book 1, Gravity, on goodreads