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.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

#06 Wishful Wednesday's: Notes From Ghost Town by Kate Ellison

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

Wishful Wesnesday 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 Notes From Ghost Town by the wonderfully unique and talented Kate Ellison. I'm lucky enough to be participating in a book tour featuring this amazing book and a giveaway that you do not want to miss out on. Stay tuned within the next week, there will be a giveaway for a finished copy of Notes From Ghost Town and a paperback (which will be releasing the same day) for a copy of The Butterfly Clues. One lucky winner will get both of the books.


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Notes From Ghost Town by Kate Ellison
Expected Publication:
February 12, 2013
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Age Demographic: YA Contemporary
Pages: 336


They say first love never dies...

From critically acclaimed author Kate Ellison comes a heartbreaking mystery of mental illness, unspoken love, and murder. When sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death.

There’s a catch: Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there?

With the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can save herself.


TO PURCHASE A COPY OF NOTES FROM GHOST TOWN BY KATE ELLISON visit:

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Kate Ellison spent a lot of time as a child, in Baltimore, pretending to be things she wasn't: a twin, a telekinetic, a benevolent witch with a box full of magical stones, a spy, a soccer player. She trained as an actor in Chicago and has walked across the entire country of Spain. She is a painter and jewelry-maker, and has at least one artist friend who really does keep his true name a secret from the world. He told her, but don't ask her to tell you—she's not gonna do it. Kate lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Butterfly Clues is her first novel.

Book Review: Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum


Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum
Expected Publication: January 8, 2013
Publisher: HarperTeen
Age Demographic: YA Dystopia
Pages: 272
ARC: Provided for review by ATW ARC Tours


Twenty years ago, the robots designed to fight our wars abandoned the battlefields. Then they turned their weapons on us.

Only a few escaped the robot revolution of 2071. Kevin, Nick, and Cass are lucky —they live with their parents in a secret human community in the woods. Then their village is detected and wiped out. Hopeful that other survivors have been captured by bots, the teens risk everything to save the only people they have left in the world—by infiltrating a city controlled by their greatest enemies.

Revolution 19 is a cinematic thriller unlike anything else. With a dynamic cast of characters, this surefire blockbuster has everything teen readers want—action, drama, mystery, and romance. Written by debut novelist Gregg Rosenblum, this gripping story shouldn’t be missed.


To Purchase Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum visit: Amazon & B&N



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Revolution 19 is a compelling and adventurous post-apolocalyptic young adult novel, sure to get anyone's blood pumping. Fast paced and full of wonderful drama and action, this is a novel that will knock your socks off. Gregg Rosenblum has written an incredibly dymanic thriller, full of mystery, romance, and suspense. With an intriguing cast of characters, brilliant plot development, and tons of action and drama. This is a surefire winner from a new debut author blasting onto the scene with intense and incredible talent for captivating anyone with his stunning abilities to tell a story in such a cinematic way. The world he creates is unlike anything else I've read closely compared to it in the young adult genre. When opening this book from the first page and diving in, it's almost as if you are stepping inside a real live movie and fighting for survival to live through the aftermath of the robot revolution and the remains left behind.

The strength, courage, and sacrifice that the three main characters (Nick, Cass, and Kevin) show is incredibly overwhelming, when faced with the odds of possibly never getting to see their family members or friends alive again. Their relationship with one another was one of the things that I liked best, while reading about them. Rosenblum does a wonderful job of showing character depth and has taken the best care to write them in such a relatable and likable way that reader's will be able to identify with them and sympathize with their situation. Each of them has their own strengths, weaknesses, and distinct qualities that make them stand out on their own.

The world Gregg Rosenblum creates is incredibly intriguing and his attention to detail is amazing. The world in Revolution 19 is jam packed with the right amount of fear and action, that it leaps to life off of the pages. In some ways, it's chill-inducing and has a way of creating the feel of panic. The twists and turns will leave your head reeling. It's an intriguing new debut young adult book that you will definitely not want to miss out. If you enjoy dystopia, action, and suspsense then this is defintiely the book for you.



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Gregg Rosenblum works at Harvard, where he wages epic battles against technology as an editor/webmaster/communications/quasi-IT guy. He graduated from UC San Diego and has an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. He lives in Boston with his wife and daughter.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Cover Reveal: Volition (Perception #2) by Lee Strauss

Introducing VOLITION!

Book 2 in the dramatic PERCEPTION Series coming April 16!





Zoe Vanderveen is on the run with her captor turned rescuer, Noah Brody.

They're in love.

Or at least that’s what he tells her. Her memories have returned but her feelings are dreamlike—thin and
fleeting. Her heart can’t be trusted. Just look at what happened with Taylor Blake.

Senator Vanderveen’s new team of cyborg agents are in hot pursuit, and a reward for their capture is broadcast nationwide.
Record breaking cold and snow hinder their escape. Someone dies helping them.

And their fight for survival has only begun.


To celebrate Lee Strauss is giving away a $200.00 Amazon, Nook or itunes gift card!

Read on to find out how to enter.

VOLITION is the exciting continuation of Noah and Zoe's story from Perception.




Seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.

Her brother Liam is missing.

Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they’ve created between those who have and those who don’t. He doesn’t like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.

Zoe’s carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She’s in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.




 Want to read PERCEPTION? It's available on Amazon, Kobo, itunes, and Nook.



About the author:  
Lee Strauss
Lee Strauss writes historical and science fiction/romance for upper YA and adult readers. She also writes light and fun stuff under the name Elle Strauss. To find out more about Lee and her books check out her facebook page. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/elle_strauss To find out about new releases sign up for her newsletter at www.ellestraussbooks.com





The Goddess Inhertitance Blog Tour & Giveaway



Man, I'm all kinds of jazzed and excited to get be a part of the book blog tour for The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter. But, I'm also kind of sad at the same time, because it marks the end of such a wonderfully and kind of awesome trilogy. This is definitely a series that you might want to think about snapping up, if you're a fan of Greek mythology that has a different narrative and interesting spins. I can't wait to see what Aimee Carter comes up with next. Whatever it is, I know it'll be definitely worth the wait and tons of exciting.

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Author: Aimee Carter
Published: February 26, 2013
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 304
Age Demographic: YA
Genre: Fantasy
Love or life. Henry or their child. The end of her family or the end of the world. Kate must choose.

During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus offers a deal.

In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead.

With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.

Even if it costs her eternity.

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"What Makes the Goddess Series so Divine?"

For me what makes the Goddess series so memorable and divine, are some of the beautiful quotes and passages that make up the series as a whole. Aimee Carter's writing is wonderfully fun, rich, entertaining, as well as gorgeous sometimes. There have been a few times where I've been inspired by some of those passages and I thought I'd share them with you today and see what you think.


“Keep trying until you have no more chances left.”

“Sometimes we misjudge what is possible and what is not.”

“Did you know,” he said, his breath warm on my cheek, “that that is the first time anyone has ever told me they loved me?” Startled, I did the only thing I could think of—I kissed him again. “You’d better get used to hearing it more often, because I plan on saying it to you an awful lot.”





“It hurts being the one who loves more”

“Being with Henry doesn't mean you have to give up who you are. Henry doesn't define you.”

“You never had to fight for me to begin with. I am yours and have been from the moment I saw you.”



In her he saw possibility. In her he saw the future. And when she was ready for it, he would be, too.”

“It takes loneliness in oneself to recognize it in another.”

“Love is the way I feel for you, the way you fill something inside me whenever you so much as walk into the same room. Sometimes love is quite, lingering in the background until you least expect it. But love it always there for you.”




“Sadness doesn't equal weakness, sweetheart. If anything, it shows the love you have inside of you, and nothing stronger in this world exists.”

“Live this love now," I whispered. "And never stop.”

“I don't need to be ancient to be worth something.”


| The Goddess Test | Goddess Interrupted | The Goddess Legacy | The Goddess Inheritance |



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The Goddess Inheritance is a lovely send off to a wonderful trilogy that has captivated many readers. Anyone who enjoys Greek mythology with an interesting spin on narrative and various characters, will enjoy this series. It's a lighthearted and charming read, that is sure to entertain and wow fans of this series. Although, it's been a thrilling and exciting ride for Kate, everything that's culminated over the last two books, comes to a pretty good conclusion in this final installment of the trilogy. Aimee Carter's top notch writing style and wonderful narrative will definitely pull readers in and breathless with anticipation as they thumb through the pages.

Throughout this whole entire wonderful series, all of Carter's characters have been brilliantly complex and wonderfully entertaining. It was interesting to finally see what Callipe and Cronus wanted from Kate. Callipe wants Henry and Cronus wants what is Henry's, which unfortunately for Henry and much to Kate's dismay, turns out to actually be Kate. So, both he and Calliope team up and work together to kidnap Kate and set their plan to obtain what they each want into motion. It ends up turning into a wild and crazy exciting, but very fun rollercoaster ride of emotion.

Aimee Carter explores the delicate territory of love, sacrifice, and compassion in such an emotionally well balanced and simple way. These are the the wonderful aspects of the book that make it out stand out and shine, as a final chapter to such a well written and enjoyable trilogy. These are also wonderful attritubes to the characters as well, which make them even more likable and easy for readers to connect with on an emotional level. Love, sacrifice, and compassion sort of becomes their quiet vulnerable strength in such a fantastic way that makes them shine on the pages, particular in Kate's sense of self. The different perspectives on the myths are also what gives this final book in this series the pop and zing that it needs.

This trilogy is a must read for anyone who enjoys Greek mythology. They'll definitely want to snap it up and enjoy it.

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Aimée Carter was born and raised in Michigan, where she currently resides. She started writing at age eleven and later attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a degree in screen arts and cultures. Currently she spends her time continuing with The Goddess Test series and working on new projects. You can tweet her at @aimee_carter or catch updates on her website.

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