New Years Resolutions for 2015

I'm really excited to be sharing an excerpt from the newest LGBTQ+ anthology being released this month. I support this book, because ALL PROCEEDS from the sale will be donated to The Trevor Project.

$500 YA Signed Book Giveaway + Gift Card

Derek Murphy, YA author and founder of the YA Author Alliance, is running a giveaway this month, 10 signed books by bestselling authors and a $200 giftcard.

Once Upon A Series

I have way too many series that I've started, but haven't finished for whatever reason and this is a list of those I plan to finish this year.

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Lies We Tell Ourselves is an eye-opening, heartbreaking, and beautifully written novel that will leave an everlasting impression on you.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Wishful Wednesday's featuring One Song Away by Molli Moran

Today, I'm really super excited because I get to talk about two things that I love - reading and one of my favorite Indie author's, the fabulously talented Molli Moran. You might recognize her from her previous debut New Adult novel, As You Turn Away (The Walker Boys #1), which is a swoon-worthy southern romance filled with epic amounts of charm and appeal. This Fall she's revisiting that world with a novella, As We Fall Together (The Walker Boys #1.5), that will kind of be the continuation of Jonah and Quinn. Earlier this year, she left them in a place where they would be alright, a place in their hearts where they could breathe again - could find love in one another despite their many flaws or faults. This time, we'll get to see them grow closer together, learn how to work through their problems, and grow as individuals. I have no doubt it's going to be one of the most beautiful journey's ever, but then again I never doubted Molli's ability to tell a beautiful story.

At this point, I think it's safe to say that she's cornered the market on New Adult contemporary southern romance. Next month, she's releasing her sophomore novel entitled One Song Away, beautifully written, stunningly poignant and enchanting. I was one of the lucky few who was given the chance to beta read it before anyone else got the chance to read and review it. If you would like to see my review for it, you can click through to Goodreads. I am so excited to be sharing this book with you, because it's one that I'm definitely anticipating. So, if you love New Adult contemporary romance novels with southern flare, swoon-worthy handsome men, epic friendships that last a lifetime, and so much then this is the novel for you. It's dropping December 1, 2014 and you can pre-order it just in time to read it for Christmas or you know, give as a gift to someone else you think may like it.


New Adult Contemporary
(Mature Themes)
Cover Design by the lovely Marie Landry
Releases December 1, 2014

PRE-ORDER AT

She needs a fill-in boyfriend. He needs a favor. It’s the perfect, no-strings arrangement until they both realize it’s too real…

Sophie-Claire Wright’s life is like a bad country song on repeat. She keeps running into her cheating ex, her songwriting career isn't taking off, and her roommate just kicked her out of their apartment. With nothing to lose, she decides to do the one thing she said she’d never do: she moves back home. She left her small Southern town with big dreams, but now she’s going home with empty pockets.

Life moves at a slower pace in Sophie’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hometown, but her well-meaning, matchmaking mama doesn't have a slow gear. Sophie invents a boyfriend to hold off her mother’s efforts, but she’s out of luck when her mom wants to meet him. Sophie panics until she runs into Jake Cooper. Her high school crush (and former best friend) is back in town, too, and when he asks her for a favor, she agrees...on one condition. He says he’ll be her fill-in boyfriend, so it should be simple: re-introduce him to her family and then “break up” with him after a few weeks.

Sophie is sure she’ll be able to resist Jake this time. Sure, she was in love with him years ago, but that was then. This is now, no matter how great he looks, or how she feels around him. But she didn't bargain for moments that feel all too genuine. Dates that don’t seem fake. Kisses that leave her shaken and wanting more. Sweet moments where she forgets they aren't really dating. And she didn't count on old feelings resurfacing and complicating their arrangement—which is starting to feel less like acting and more like the real deal.

Soon, Sophie can’t tell which kisses are real or fake, but she knows she’s in deep...and she thinks Jake is, too. When she gets a chance to go back to Nashville and chase her dreams again, she has a choice to make: stay or go? Continue hoping that the life she wants is one song away, or finally write her own song?

If you would like the chance to be able to review a digital galley of One Song Away, you can request one through Netgalley. Molli is also a part of a HUGE INDIE AUTHOR'S GIVE THANKS GIVEAWAY over on her blog, which you can find here. There are four different prize packs and they range from YA+ to New Adult and they're all pretty amazing books from what I can tell. I feel like we should try and support our Indie Author's a little bit more and show them just as much love, as we show our really well established author's who've been picked up by the major publishing houses. Sometimes, if you look long enough and put a little more effort into digging, you just might find a diamond in the rough that's in the form of some of these amazing authors. 


So, what book are you anticipating next? Drop me a comment and let me know. :)

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Wishful Wednesday featuring Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

Wishful Wednesday was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday and Desperately Wanting Wednesday by Breaking the Spine and Parajunkee.

Wishful Wednesday is my own little version of "Waiting On Wednesday". Every week, I'll pick an upcoming book that I'm anticipating the release for and showcase it here on the blog. This week, that book is going to be Salt & Storm by the talented Kendall Kulper. This is her debut novel and already I'm drawn in by the intensely intriguing synopsis. I mean, this looks like it's going to be absolutely fabulous. I'm lucky enough to have an eGalley of this for review that I have already read and reviewed on Goodreads and already I was asolutely sucked into the world that Kendall Kulper has created. 

Guys, dark fantasy, magic, elements, romance...and dangerous twists and turns at every available opportunity. How could you want to miss out on a book this amazing! This one is definitely on my auto-buy list. I'm discovering that I love fantasy and dark fantasy more and more than I usually do. 


Expected Publication: September 23, 2014
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Age Demographic: YA Fantasy
Pages: 416

Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island’s whale men safe and prosperous at sea. But before she could learn how to control her power, her mother, the first Roe woman in centuries to turn her back on magic, stole Avery away from her grandmother. Avery must escape from her mother before her grandmother dies, taking with her the secrets of the Roes’ power.

When Avery awakens from a dream foretelling her own murder, she realizes time is running short—for her and for the people of her island, who, without the Roes, will lose their ships and the only life they know.

With the help of Tane, a tattooed harpoon boy from the Pacific Islands, Avery plots her escape from her mother and unravels the mysteries of her mother’s and grandmother’s pasts. Becoming a witch may prevent her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers it will also require a sacrifice she never expected—one she might not be able to make.

To PreOrder a copy of Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper visit Amazon & Barnes&Noble!




Kendall Kulper is the author of SALT & STORM, a Young Adult historical fantasy to be published by Little, Brown in September 2014. She grew up in the wilds of New Jersey and currently lives in Boston with her economist husband, Dave, and Abby, her chronically-anxious Australian Shepherd. 

Also, don't forget to check her out on Tumblr.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wishful Wednesday featuring The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh M. O'Brien

Wishful Wednesday was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday and Desperately Wanting Wednesday by Breaking the Spine and Parajunkee.

Wishful Wednesday is my own little version of "Waiting On Wednesday". Every week, I'll pick an upcoming book that I'm anticipating the release for and showcase it here on the blog. This week, that book is going to be The Vault of Dreamers by the talented Caragh M. O'Brien. I really enjoyed reading her Birthmarked series, as it was interesting and compelling. So, I was legit excited when I came across the synopsis for The Vault of Dreamers on Goodreads. I love a good Dystopian read and I hope *fingers crossed* that this turns out to be just that. 

Sinister?! Your dreams might not be your own? Okay, I am so in, you've got me convinced.


Expected Publication: September 16, 2014
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Age Demographic: YA Dystopia
Pages: 432

From the author of the Birthmarked trilogy comes a fast-paced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when your dreams are not your own.

The Forge School is the most prestigious arts school in the country. The secret to its success: every moment of the students' lives is televised as part of the insanely popular Forge Show, and the students' schedule includes twelve hours of induced sleep meant to enhance creativity. But when first year student Rosie Sinclair skips her sleeping pill, she discovers there is something off about Forge. In fact, she suspects that there are sinister things going on deep below the reaches of the cameras in the school. What's worse is, she starts to notice that the edges of her consciousness do not feel quite right. And soon, she unearths the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding—and what it truly means to dream there.

To PreOrder a copy of The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh M. O'Brien visit Amazon & Barnes&Noble!



Caragh M. O'Brien is the author of the BIRTHMARKED trilogy and THE VAULT OF DREAMERS, both from Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ms. O'Brien was educated at Williams College and earned her MA from Johns Hopkins University. She recently resigned from teaching high school English in order to write young adult novels. 

Don't forget to check out her Birthmarked trilogy, it's absolutely fantastic!

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wishful Wednesday featuring Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios

Wishful Wednesday was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday and Desperately Wanting Wednesday by Breaking the Spine and Parajunkee.

Wishful Wednesday is my own little version of "Waiting On Wednesday". Every two weeks or so, I'll pick a topic or genre and list a few upcoming books (or book) that I'm anticipating the release for. This week, that book is going to be what I hope is an awesome book, Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios. This is going to be the first book in the Dark Caravan Cycle series and it looks like it's going to be AH-MAZING! Holy crap, this is dark fantasy, magic, and elements in a swirling whirlwind of dark illustrious danger waiting to happen. I have to get my hands on a copy of this soon!


Expected Publication: October 7, 2014
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Age Demographic: YA Dark Fantasy
Pages: 480


Forced to obey her master.

Compelled to help her enemy.

Determined to free herself.

Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle.

Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother—all for an unbearably high price. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt, Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle…and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret, Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it?

Inspired by Arabian Nights, EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light..

To PreOrder a copy of Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios visit Amazon & Barnes&Noble!



When she's not traipsing around the world or spending time in imaginary places, Heather Demetrios lives with her husband in New York City. Originally from Los Angeles, she now calls the East Coast home. Heather is a recipient of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award for her debut novel, Something Real, which Publisher's Weekly calls “[An] addictive yet thoughtful debut” about reality TV stardom. She is the author of the upcoming EXQUISITE CAPTIVE, a smoldering fantasy about jinn in Los Angeles (#1 in the DARK CARAVAN CYCLE), as well as I’ll Meet You There. Coming from Macmillan in Winter 2015, I’ll Meet You There is a love story about a young combat veteran and a girl trapped in their small town, both struggling to escape the war at home. Heather is the founder of Live Your What, an organization dedicated to fostering passion in people of all ages and creating writing opportunities for youth of limited economic means. She is proud to have an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Wishful Wednesday featuring The Jewel by Amy Ewing

Wishful Wednesday was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday and Desperately Wanting Wednesday by Breaking the Spine and Parajunkee.

Wishful Wednesday is my own little version of "Waiting On Wednesday". Every two weeks or so, I'll pick a topic or genre and list a few upcoming books (or book) that I'm anticipating the release for. This week, that book is going to be The Jewel by Amy Ewing. I have been so excited for this book, since I read the amazing synopsis for it on Goodreads. I'm not too crazy with the idea of it being compared to The Selection, but if it's anything like The Handmaid's Tale, holy crap whoa - I am so there! Ahh, it just look like it's going to be so good. The synopsis alone, just gives me chills. Oh my gosh, look at that cover. JUST LOOK AT IT. I can't...I just can't. Gah! So pretty.



Expected Publication: September 2, 2014
Publisher: HarperTeen
Age Demographic: YA Histoical Fantasy
Pages: 258

The Selection meets The Handmaid's Tale in this darkly riveting debut filled with twists and turns, where all that glitters may not be gold.

The Jewel means wealth, the Jewel means beauty—but for Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet finds herself living in the Jewel as a servant at the estate of the Duchess of the Lake. Addressed only by her number—#197—Violet is quickly thrown into the royal way of life. But behind its opulent and glittering facade, the Jewel hides its cruel and brutal truth, filled with violence, manipulation, and death.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life . . . all while trying to stay alive. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess's control, and a forbidden love erupts. But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.

To PreOrder a copy of The Jewel by Amy Ewing visit Amazon & Barnes&Noble!

Places to find Amy Ewing:

Website Twitter Facebook 

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wishful Wednesday featuring One Song Away by Molli Moran

Wishful Wednesday was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday and Desperately Wanting Wednesday by Breaking the Spine and Parajunkee.

Wishful Wednesday is my own little version of "Waiting On Wednesday". Every two weeks or so, I'll pick a topic or genre and list a few upcoming books (or book) that I'm anticipating the release for. This week, that book is going to be One Song Away by the amazingly talented and wonderful Molli Moran. I will read ANYTHING that she writes! Molli has this wonderful ability to write stories and characters that will tug at your heart strings and make you swoon with crazy feels. She is definitely on my auto-buy list, for sure! So, stay tuned into the blog, because there will be a review for another title by her (As You Turn Away (The Walker Boys #1) which is her debut NA southern romance novel that she released earlier this year. If you haven't had the chance to snag your own copy of it yet and read, then head on over to your closest Amazon, B&N, or even Molli's Website where you can order it and request a signed copy of it. 


Expected Publication: 2014
Publisher: Self
Age Demographic: NA Romance (Mature+)

Sophie-Claire Wright's life is going downhill at warp speed. Her songwriting career isn't taking off like she hoped, she keeps running into her cheating ex, and her roommate just kicked her out of their apartment. Running out of options -- and money -- Sophie does the one thing she vowed she'd never do: she moves home. Home where instead of being a free spirit, she's still thought of as a rebel.

Life moves at a slower pace in Sophie's blink-and-you'll-miss-it hometown, but her well-meaning, matchmaking mother doesn't have a slow gear. Sophie invents a boyfriend to hold off an endless stream of bachelors, but she's out of luck when her mom demands to meet Sophie's non-existent boyfriend. Luckily for Sophie, Jake Cooper owes her a favor. Jake -- who stole her heart a long time ago, and is as charming and dangerous as ever.

Sophie is sure she'll be able to resist Jake this time (and his smile, and his abs, and his...everything,) and that their fake relationship will keep them both away from wagging tongues. Just because she was half in love with him years ago doesn't mean she'll fall for him now... But she didn't bargain for moments that feel all too real. And she didn't count on mutual old feelings resurfacing and complicating their arrangement -- which is starting to feel less like acting and more like the real deal.

To Sign-Up to be a Member of the As You Turn Away Street Team visit Molli Moran's Blog Here!


Molli Moran


Molli Moran is a Southern writer who doesn't consider her day complete if she hasn't written. She loves coffee and talking fast, things she attributes to being raised by Gilmore Girls. She's a romantic at heart, and brings that to her books. When not reading or blogging, she can be found obsessing over Doctor Who, cuddling her various pets, or spending time with friends, family, or her girlfriend. 


If you need to reach her for any reason - especially if you want to talk books, or theorize about Doctor Who, you can send her an email or tweet her!
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