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Pre-Order Fated by Alyson Noel!!

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Title: Fated (Soul Seekers #1) Author: Alyson Noel Pages: 306 Publisher: St. Martins Press Release Date : May 22, 2012 Summary (Goodreads) Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met. There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out

Summer Lovin Blog Tour -Guest Post with Katherine Grace Bond (April 29)

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Why We Crave Fame “Celebrity-in-Hiding.” When I first started writing THE SUMMER OF NO REGRETS, I didn’t want to admit how much that idea intrigued me. I’m a lot like my main character, Brigitta—all about finding the meaning of life, not fantasizing over whether the guy next door is a movie star. When I bought a National Enquirer, I explained to the grocery store clerk that it was for research — that I was writing a book (“Yes,” I told her modestly, “I am an author.”) I certainly didn’t normally read that sort of thing. Of course not. Well, okay, maybe the headlines. Occasionally. But as I read through stacks of People and Star and Us (which is a lot like eating sugar cubes all day long), and more stacks of celebrity biographies, I started to wonder what the deal is about fame. Why does it fascinate us? Why do we love the idea of either being famous or being connected to somebody famous? I think it’s because we’ve got some interesting ideas about “being known.” If I

Book Haul (42) E-Book Edition

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Review: Belles (Belles #1) by Jen Calonita  --Thank you Hatchette Book Group Canada E-Book Haul (Netgalley): Bad Hair Day (Kate Grable #2) by Carrie Harris Intentions by Deborah Heilighan Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson Velveteen (Velveteen #1) by Daniel Marks  Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle  ---( Thank You From Random House Children's Publishing) Timepiece (Hourglass #2) by Myra McEntire One Moment by Kristina McBride --Thank you Egmont USA Dark Companion by Marta Acosta --Thank you Tor(Forge) Bought: Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris Thumped (Bumped #2) by Megan McCafferty  What did you get in YOUR Mailbox?

Familiar Ties Blog Tour

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Welcome to the next stop in the Familiar Ties by Naya Nikki book tour  with Enchanted Book Promotions.Be sure to check out the Excerpt! Book Title:   Familiar Ties Author: Naya Nikki Genre: Romance Publisher: InkSpell Publishing Publication Date: May 21 st 2012 Format: eBook, Kindle, Paperback Book Synopsis: Max West is a widower raising Phoebe, his four-year-old daughter. Phoebe has to live with the fact that the day she was born is also the day of her mother’s death. As her fifth year without her mother approaches, Phoebe finds solace in her godmother, Amy Riley, and her daughter, Grace Crawford, another single parent family. Amy Riley is a successful fashion designer who spends most of her days raising her four-year-old daughter, Grace, while her wayward boyfriend is travelling the world making the next best film. As the fifth year without her best friend looms she finds comfort in her ex-boyfriend, Max, and his daughter, Phoebe.These two “bro

Thumped (Bumped #2) by Megan McCafferty

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Title: Thumped (Bumped #2) Author: Megan McCafferty Pages: 304 Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Release Date : April 24, 2012 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository   Summary: ( Goodreads ) It’s been thirty-five weeks since twin sisters Harmony and Melody went their separate ways. And now their story has become irresistible: twins separated at birth, each due to deliver twins…on the same day! Married to Ram and living in Goodside, Harmony spends her time trying to fit back into the community she once believed in. But she can’t forget about Jondoe, the guy she fell for under the strangest of circumstances. To her adoring fans, Melody has achieved everything: a major contract and a coupling with the hottest bump prospect around. But this image is costing her the one guy she really wants. The girls’ every move is analyzed by millions of fans eagerly counting down to “Double Double Due Date.” They’re two of

Daemon Invasion!!!

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Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve heard us talking about the upcoming #daemoninvasion and we’re so excited to finally share with you what is going on. Really excited. The beautiful and uber cool models, Pepe Toth and Sztella Tziotziosz, who grace the Lux covers, will be joining us in the United States!  You heard right.  They are flying here, from Hungary to spend a few days as Daemon and Katy! While they are here, they will be working with Vania, from VLC Productions (the team behind Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments, Melissa de La Cruz, Kimberly Derting, Moira Young, Kami Garcia and Margret Stohl, Hillary Duff, Lauren Destefano, and many, many more authors’ book trailers), to film book trailers for the Lux Series. During the filming in Atlanta, they will be accompanying us on tour! What does that mean? You get to meet them. In the flesh. They will be participating in the signings and events. At those signings, we’ll be giving away signed posters, photos, and o

Waiting on Wednesday (41) Sweet Evil

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Title: Sweet Evil Author: Wendy Higgins Pages: 464 Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: May 1, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads ) What if there were teens whose lives depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil . Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna. A cross-country trip to meet her father forces Anna to face the reality that hope and love are not options for her kind. When she confronts her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns? Why I am excited!   1. I LOVE the cover 2. I have been hearing that Kaidan is a cut

Daemon Invasion Street Team!

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Hey Everyone!! I am looking for 7 more bloggers, anyone to help participate in Daemon Invasion in supporting Jennifer L. Armentrout for her releases of Obsidian and Onyx. With joining my team we will: Create a team name Complete tasks Prizes! AND TONS OF FUN!! If you would like to participate in this awesome event leave me a comment! I just need a blog, twitter, fb, or tumblr! :) fun, easy tasks! :)

Teaser Tuesday: The Selection

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Title: The Selection ( The Selection #1)  Author: Kiera Cass Pages: 336 Publisher: HarperTeen Expected Publication: April 24, 2012 *HAPPY RELEASE DAY!! For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. TEASER: "Ma

In My Mailbox 41- Where We Belong Edition

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For Review: Forgotten by Cat Patrick  Revived by Cat Patrick ~Thank you Hatchette Book Group Canada The Glimpse by Claire Merle (Signed) Thank you Claire:) ~  Be on the look out for this to be in a giveaway** Once I read it first lol E-Books for Review : Where We Belong by Emily Giffin  ~BIG THANK YOU to Raincoast Books and St. Martins Press<3 *I read this already (LOVED IT!!) Gilt by Katherine Longshore   ~Thank you to Penguin USA Bought: We'll Always Have Summer (With Bonus features of Conrads letters) by Jenny Han Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa Fifty Shades Darker (#2) by E.L. James Fifty Shades Freed (#3) by E.L. James The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass Masque of Red Death by Bethany Griffin What did you get in your Mailbox??

Follow Friday

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Q: Fight! Fight! If you could have two fictional characters battle it out (preferably from books), who would they be and who do you think would win? I would say a fight between Cassian (Firelight) and Alex (Angel Burn). This would be an interesting battle between Angel killer and dragon (Onyx- which is one of the strongest) I think it would be a bit of an even battle but overall my decision of who would probably win is Cassian. I love both characters and they are both hot. :)  Which do you think would win from my choice??

Waiting on Wednesday (40) Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

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Title: Pushing The Limits Author: Katie McGarry Pages: 384 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: July 31, 2012  Summary: ( Goodreads )    "I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.  "An edgy romance that pulls you in and never lets go. I was hooked!"-Gena Showalter,   New York Times bestselling author of the Intertwined series So wrong for each other...and yet so right.     No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she kn

Teaser Tuesday- This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers

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Title: This Is Not A Test Author: Courtney Summers Pages: 336 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin  Expected Publication: June 19, 2012  Summary: (Goodreads) It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she’s failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she’s forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group’s fate is determined less and less by what’s happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for

In My Mailbox (40)-

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For Review : Purity by Jackson Pearce The Opposite of Tidy by Carrie Mac My Life In Black & White by Natasha Friend ~Thank you to Penguin Canada and Hatchette Book Canada for these awesome reads! Bought: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades #2) by E.L. James (e-book) Fifty Shades Freed ( Fifty Shades #3) by  E.L. James (e-book) Hush, Hush (#1) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Great price at used bookstore) The Calling (Darkness Rising #2) by Kelley Armstrong Whats in your mailbox??

Waiting on Wednesday (39) Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill

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Title: Meant To Be Author: Lauren Morrill  Pages: 290 Publisher: Delacorte Release Date: November 13, 2012 Summary: ( Goodreads ) Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be"). But this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the ide

Cover Reveal: Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs

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  Title: Greta and the Goblin King Author: Chloe Jacobs Publisher: Entangled Publishing Release Date: November 13, 2012 Pre-Order : Barnes & Noble About Chloe Jacobs: ( Goodreads ) Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she'd at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers. Blurb: While trying to save her brother four years ago, Greta was thrown into the witch’s fire herself, falling through a portal to a dangerous world where

In My Mailbox (39) Book Edition

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For Review: Untouched (Denazen 1.5) by Jus Accardo Pretty Amy by Lisa B u rstein  ~Thank you Entangled Publishing Bought: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout <3 this book (3rd copy)- MY REVIEW Slide (Slide #1) by Jill Hathaway A Need So Beautiful (#1) by Suzanne Young (e-book)   Whats in you r Mailbox???

Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Blog Tour

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Welcome to the Pure Blog Tour!! I am happy to participate in this tour because I love this series sooo much!! Pure has to be my favorite in the series so far. Thank you to Valerie @ Stuck In Books for letting me be a part of the tour and of course Jennifer L. Armentrout for creating such an amazing series! I recommend everyone read these books! As part of the tour here is an excerpt! “You’re upset over this afternoon.” He pushed aside several potential choices for tomorrow as he leaned back. “Were you jealous, Alex?” My jaw almost hit the floor. It took me a moment to respond. “I’m confused to why you think I’d be jealous.” Seth gave me a knowing look. “Perhaps you’re jealous of Elena?” “What?” I picked up a cute sweater I’d bought before we’d gone into lockdown. “Me, jealous of Elena and her Tinkerbell hair—don’t think so.” He stretched over and tugged the sweater out of my hand. “Oh. Catty, aren’t you?” (page 74) What do you think!! I really liked this excerpt! Be Sure to also

Waiting on Wednesday (38) - Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler

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Title: Who I Kissed Author: Janet Gurtler Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: October 1, 2012  Summary ( Goodreads ) She never thought a kiss could kill… Samantha didn't mean to hurt anyone. She was just trying to fit in… and she wanted to make Zee a little jealous after he completely ditched her for a prettier girl. So she kissed Alex. And then he died--right in her arms. Sam is now the school pariah and a media sensation--how did she not know Alex had a peanut allergy? Consumed with guilt, she'll have to find a strength that goes way deeper than pulling off a fastest time in the 200-meter butterfly. Because if she can't figure out how to forgive herself, no one else will either. Why I am Excited! 1. J a net Gurtler is awesome 2. I really love the sound of this book! 3. Cannot wait to find out  more about it 4. Want to read it! 5. Read a excerpt of the book during the Scavenger Hunt, sound e d awesome! 5 Add this book!!