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.

Monday, July 29, 2013

SOUL TAKEN BOOK TRAILER REVEAL, EXCERPT, & GIVEAWAY




Guys, I am super duper excited to be able to participate in the trailer reveal for Katlyn Duncan’s SOUL TAKEN which released on June 4th! Normally, this isn't my kind of thing to do, because it was one of my goals this year to shy away from doing too many of these. But, I saw the synopsis for this book and I couldn't resist. I just had to share it with you!

This book sounds absolutely deliciously amazing and I can't wait to share the TRAILER and the EXCERPT the author has generously shared, with you guys. There is also an awesome GIVEAWAY for an eBook Kindle copy of the book to one winner. So definitely be sure to check that out, too!

With its gorgeous cover, it's intriguing description, its totally captivating excerpt and awesome trailer, I am thrilled to be able share SOUL TAKEN with you. So without further ado I give to you....


"The SOUL TAKEN Trailer"





About the Book

Title: SOUL TAKEN (The Life After #1)
Author: Katlyn Duncan
Publisher: Carina UK
Release date: June 4th
Formats: eBook

After-life just got a lot more complicated

Maggie is a Soul Collector. It’s her job to transport souls from the Living Realm to the After – but during a mission to find a stolen soul, she ends up stuck in a teen mean girl’s body.

Trapped, Maggie’s soul is catapulted into Ally’s life – and the human world she hasn’t experienced for one hundred years. But, as a descendant of the most powerful beings in the After, Maggie must rescue Ally before the girl’s soul dies…

To survive, Maggie must uncover devastating secrets – because with one soul taken by a terrifying enemy, Maggie’s could be next!





About the Author

Katlyn Duncan was born and raised in a small town in western Massachusetts. Her overactive imagination involved invisible friends, wanting to be a Disney Princess and making up her own stories. Her bibliophile mom always encouraged her love of reading and that stayed with her since. Even though she works full time in the medical field Katlyn has always made time for books, whether she is reading or writing them.

Katlyn now lives in southern Connecticut with her husband and adorable Wheaten Terrier and she is thrilled to finally share her stories with the world.




The SOUL TAKEN Excerpt

A suffocating heat pressed all points of my soul. Even though I hadn’t breathed in a hundred years, I felt the need to inhale, yet I couldn’t. A fire burned in my chest.

I attempted to open my eyes, to move one finger, a toe maybe, but the pressure immobilized my body. The burning sensation tore through me over and over until I had just about given up the fight.

But, just as quickly as the pressure came, it lifted, bringing a seemingly endless barrage of images. I was experiencing someone else’s memories, as if I took a back seat in her mind and watched her life flash before our eyes. I caught her image in a mirror, a small golden-haired girl.

Ally?

I tried to slow the images or possibly make sense of them but, just as I grabbed a hold on one of them, it slipped through my fingers and moved onto the next. I followed this girl through all the moments of her life as her memories flashed before my eyes.

Darker emotions overlapped the girl’s happy memories. I saw a young red-haired girl in an old-fashioned dress; her demure eyes looked back at me. Jealousy flared through me. My heart squeezed, watching this girl who was not part of Ally’s memories. A rush of energy pumped through my body; the power touched every fiber of my soul. Then the vision dissolved and I was forced back to experiencing Ally.

Was I dreaming?

Souls didn’t dream. I told myself firmly.

The visions started to slow and I was able to focus on one.

I had to tell them, even though Dad said I couldn’t. But in a week I wouldn’t be the same girl. Or would I? I still wasn’t clear on everything. Becoming a Guard: it was my life’s mission, he had said. A life that was no longer my own. Would it be easier to let this life slip away? I would regret each day if I didn’t. Maybe I would start with Seth. Sweet Seth. He’d be crushed, but someone would take my place. Dad had said something about people—humans— was I not human? Humans were drawn to those like me. Maybe Seth only liked me because I was different, unexplainably different.

I ripped the paper off the coffee sleeve. It was now or never.


The SOUL TAKEN Giveaway


An eBook Kindle copy of SOUL TAKEN to ONE (1) winner.

  • Must be 13 or older to enter
  • Must be able to accept Amazon Kindle eBook gifts from the U.S.

Enter in the Rafflecopter below...


Monday, July 15, 2013

EVENT: I HEART YA 2013


TeamNerd Reviews is SOOOOOO excited to FINALLY start I HEART YA and introduce all of you to some A-MAH-ZING authors, their FABULOUS books, and fun interviews as well as thought provoking guest posts from them!

They also have some SUPER EPIC giveaways going down on TeamNerd Reviews for the I HEART YA Month where fans can win some really fun goodies! 

In order to enter ANY of the giveaways you HAVE TO enter at least ONE nomination in the I HEART YA Nomination Form! You can nominate ANY author, ANY book, and ANY character as long as they belong to the YOUNG ADULT genre ;) The author who wins ROCKIN' AUTHOR will win a cool WRITER'S PACAKGE so fans be sure to nominate your favorite!!






Now for the goods you can win! *hehe* There are MULTIPLE giveaways going on and you are welcome to enter as many as you want!




SWAG Pack Giveaway Pile






Signed Paperback
Copy: Monument 14: Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne
                                            
Tote Bag & Three Wristbands
Signed Paperback
Copy: Interred (Chronicles of Interred, #1) by Marilyn Almodovar
                                            
Interred Magnet & Wr
istband
                                             E-copy:
Interred (Chronicles of Interred, #1)
                                             Interred Magnet
& Wristband
E-Copy: Grasping
at Eternity (The Kindrily Series, #1)
              Taking Back Forever (The Kindrily
Series, #2)
               Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster
Memoirs, #1)
Signed Paperback copy of Phantom (with
the original cover) by Laura DeLuca
                 Incense
                Crystal Points N
                Natural stone pendant
               Gothic key chain
               Lavender Purification Bath Salts
E-Copy: Forged by Greed (Forged Series,
#1) by Angela Orlowski-Peart
              
Forged by Magic (Forged Series, Prequel)




E-Copy: Marked (Marked Duology Series, #1) by Jennifer Snyder




                Changed (Marked Duology Series, #2) by Jennifer Snyder




E-Copy: Windchaser (The Phantom Island Series, #1) by Krissi Dallas
                Windfall (The Phantom Island Series, #2)
                 Watercrossing (The Phantom Island Series, #3)



E-Copy: Born in Flames (Born in Flames Trilogy, #1) by Candace Knoebel


              Embracing the Flames (Born in Flames Trilogy, #2)




Terms and Conditions

**Must be 14 or older to enter**
**Opened U.S. and Internationally**
**NINE winners will be selected (one winner per swag pack)**
**Winners will have 48 HOURS to respond before a new winner is chosen**
**Be aware: Some content contained within the books are for a mature audience**

a Rafflecopter giveaway







Signed Copies Giveaway Pile









Signed Copy: Unremembered by Jessica
Brody
Signed Copy: Spooked by Tracy Sharp
Signed Copy: Revival by Jena Leigh
Signed ARC Copy: Stained by Cheryl
Rainfield
Signed Copy: Undeadly by Michele Vail
Signed Copy: Human Blend (Blend Trilogy,
#1) by Lori Pescatore
                          Earth Blend (Blend
Trilogy, #2)
                         Terminal Blend (Blend
Trilogy, #3)
Two Signed Copies: Touching the Surface by
Kimberly Sabatini
 




Terms and Conditions

**Must be 14 or older to enter**
**Opened U.S. and Internationally**
**SEVEN winners will be selected (one winner per book, except for the Blend Trilogy books which will go to one winner)**
**Winners will have 48 HOURS to respond before a new winner is chosen**
**Be aware: Some content contained within the books are for a mature audience**



a Rafflecopter giveaway






Paperback Copies Giveaway Pile










Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey
Supernaturally by Kiersten White
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Legacy by Cayla Kluver
Kiss by An Angel by Elizabeth Chandler (includes two
other books in the series)
Trinity Pact by E.M. Shelton
Nightshade (Nightshade Series, #1) and Wolfsbane (Nightshade
Series, #2) by Andrea Cremer
Weather Witch by Shannon Delany
Glass Houses (The Morganville Series, #1) &
Midnight Alley (The Morganville Series, #3) by Rachel Caine


Terms and Conditions

**Must be 14 or older to enter**
**Opened U.S. and Internationally**
**ONE winner will be selected**
**Winners will have 48 HOURS to respond before a new winner is chosen**
**Be aware: Some content contained within the books are for a mature audience**


a Rafflecopter giveaway








E-Copies Giveaway Pile










1 E-copy: Aberrant by Ruth Silver
1 E-copy: Disneylanders by Kate Abbott
1 E-copy of Between by Cyndi Tefft
1 E-copy: The Undesirable by Sara Celi
1 E-copy: Life, Love & Lemons by
Magan Vernon
1 E-copy: Ratgirl: Song of the Viper
1 E-copy: Feudlings by Wendy Knight
1 E-copy: Feudlings in Sight by Wendy
Knight
1 E-copy: Fox Blood by Raquel Lyon
1 E-copy: Quake by Lisa Arrington
2 E-copies: Revival by Jena Leigh
2 E-copies: Book of Lost Souls by
Michelle Muto
2 E-copies: Don’t Fear the Reaper by
Michelle Muto
2 E-copies: Fire (Elements of Power, #1)
by Heather James
2 E-copies: Fire in the Blood (Last Moon
Rising Series,#1) by Dale Ibitz
2 E-copies: Strong Blood (Last Moon
Rising Series, #2)
2 E-copies: Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt
2 E-copies: Rewrite Redemption by J.H. Walker
3 E-copies: Parallel Visions by Cheryl
Rainfield
3 E-copies: Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
3 E-copies: Love Yourself/Sometimes You
Have To Be Your Own Hero by Cheryl Rainfield
3 E-copies: Straightjacket by Meredith Towbin
5 E-copies: Spooked by Tracy Sharp
10 E-copies: Cloud Nine by Melissa Smith

10 E-Copies: Taylor Made by Kary Rader




Terms and Conditions

**Must be 14 or older to enter**
**Opened U.S. and Internationally**
**Winners are chosen based on number of ecopies author has donated to be given away**
**Winners will have 48 HOURS to respond before a new winner is chosen**
**Be aware: Some content contained within the books are for a mature audience**




a Rafflecopter giveaway



Saturday, July 6, 2013

Update on Where I've Been & the YA Crossover to NA Event (June - July 2013)

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Hey guys, I just wanted to give you a little update on why the blog has been so quiet for the last couple of weeks. About three weeks ago, I ended up breaking two bones in my left leg at a baby shower that I was at for a friend of my mom's. It wasn't bad enough that I needed surgery, so the orthopedic that I'm seeing just kept it in a boot since the bones were non-displaced and told me that walking on it a little bit would be the best way for the bones to heal back together properly. Needless to say, it hurts like hell and I've only just started walking around on it in the boot without my crutches for the last few days. So, this is kind of why you haven't seen the rest of the posts (author interviews, giveaways, etc.) for the YA Crossover to NA Event that was supposed to go up all throughout the month of June.

I can promise that starting Monday, the first of the rest of those posts will be going up and I will be extending the event to last throughout the duration of the posts that I have for it. I've already contacted a few of the author's and have made them aware of my situation and I will be contacting the rest of them within the next few days as well, to let them know that their posts will definitely still be going up on the blog. In the meantime, I have a couple of other announcements to share with you. :)

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I wanted to go ahead and announced the winner's and their prizes for the first four giveaways that have been held during this event. To protect their privacy, I'm only going to use their first names and the prize that they've won, but I wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who visited the blog and checked out these amazing authors and their awesome books. I hope that you found something that you liked or that I've somehow convinced you to give New Adult a chance.


  • Juliette won a beautiful copy of Hilary Graham's Reunited
  • Cleo won an awesome digital prize pack of the Element Preserver's series by Alycia Linwood.
  • Mary won a delicious e-copy of Strength by Carrie Butler.
  • Misti won a gorgeous finished copy of both Tempest and Vortex by Julie Cross.

I will be contacting the winners tomorrow, as well as contacting the author's and publicists once I hear back from the winners. Once again, congrats guys! I hope you enjoy all of your amazing prizes! And for the rest of you, don't worry there's still A LOT MORE to come in the next couple of weeks. So, stay tuned.

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Just thought I'd share with you the agenda for this week, as far as the event goes!



  • Monday: Interview & Giveaway with Juliana Haygert (Signed Copy of Destiny Gift)

  • Tuesday: Interview & Giveaway with Nikki Jefford (e-Copy of Transfusion: Aurora Sky & signed Swag)

  • Wednesday: Interview & Giveaway with Faith Sullivan (e-Copy of Heartbeat)

  • Thursday: Interview & Giveaway with Jennifer Echols (Signed Copy of Reader's Choice)

  • Friday: Interview & Giveaway with Katie McGarry (Signed/Unsinged copy of Dare You To(International) and finished copy of Pushing the Limits (US only)

  • Saturday: Giveaway & Review of My Paper Heart by Magan Vernon



Alright guys, that about wraps up this update on where I've been, what's going on as far as the event goes, and the winners for the last few giveaways! It's gonna be an awesome jam-packed week coming up, so don't forget to stop by the blog everyday to check the giveaways, interviews, and reviews. You don't want to miss out on them, have a ton of super talented and amazingly wonderful authors.

Monday, June 24, 2013

I Heart Young Adult Month!!!



Annabell Cadiz and Bridget Strahin over at TeamNerd Reviews HUGE fans of the Young Adult genre and they decided they would like to dedicate an entire month to their obsession with the genre they love and the authors they love to stalk *hehe*


If you are a Young Adult author, whether you are traditionally published, Indie published or Self-Published, they are offering a number of ways to get your work promoted on TeamNerd Reviews! Just fill out the form below and they'll make sure to add you to the schedule!




They're also hosting I HEART Young Adult Nominations where fans can nominate their favorite author, favorite bad boys, heroines, boy next door, kickbutt heroines and more!



They will also be putting together a BIG giveaway and are adding to it as they go along setting everything up! Here are some of the goodies they have so far to giveaway!!


** 3 Ecopies of Lucifer (Sons of Old Trilogy, #1) by Annabell Cadiz


**Signed copy of Monument 14: Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne which also includes 3 wristbands and a tote bag


**Signed copy of Interred by Marilyn Almodovar and an e-copy of Interred also with two Interred magnets and two wristbands for each winner


**Ecopies of Forged by Greed and Forged by Magic by Angela Orlowski-Peart

**Ecopy of Life, Love & Lemons by Magan Vernon


**Ecopy of The Puppet Spell by Emma Adams


**2 ecopies of Fire (Elements of Power Series, #1) by Heather James


**2 ecopies each of Book of Lost Souls and Don't Fear the Reaper by Michelle Muto


**Paperback copy of Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey


**Paperback Supernaturally by Kiersten White


**Paperback of Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton


**Paperback of Legacy by Cayla Kluver


**Paperback of Kiss by An Angel (which includes two additional books in the series) by Elizabeth Chandler


**The Trinity Pact by E.M. Shelton


**Paperback copy  of Nightshade and Paperback copy of Wolfsbane by Andrea Creamer


**Paperback copy of Weather Witch by Shannon Delany


**Paperback copies of book 1 and 3 in the Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Kaine


Let the fun and nominations commence!


~Annabell & Bridget
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