Spotlight&Giveaway On: The Complete Angel Island Companion Series by Marie Landry

SPOTLIGHT ON:

The Complete Angel Island Series 

by Marie Landry

I am so incredibly excited to be sharing with you a spotlight on a series that I've absolutely fallen head over toes in love with. The Angel Island companion series, is one of the most amazingly written, swoon-worthy, and gorgeous coming-of-age series that I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Marie Landry is all kinds of ridiculously talented and she has managed to write such a gorgeously compelling New Adult diverse series. Throughout the development of this series I have been lucky enough to have the chance to beta read each of these three companion books and share my thoughts with her, as well as review them. 

Marie, herself, is a wonderfully sweet, genuinely talented, and amazing person and someone that I'm lucky enough to call my friend. If you are looking for a New Adult series that will leave give you ALL THE FEELS, then The Angel Island companion series is one that I would definitely recommend. It has everything that you could possibly want or need in a New Adult contemporary series full of romance, hopes and dreams, diversity, and learning to let go and give in enough to embrace your inner happy. 

Marie Landry has combined all three books in her Angel Island companion series - Waiting for the Storm, After the Storm, and Take Them by Storm - into a box set. For this week only, you can get the set for just $2.99, which is all three books for the price of one. The box set also includes an exclusive sneak peek at a chapter of Marie's upcoming New Adult novel, Something in the Air.

Three girls exploring sisterhood and friendship, finding love, and discovering their place in the world.

WAITING FOR THE STORM (Angel Island #1)
After the death of her mother, the last thing seventeen-year-old Charlotte O'Dell wants to do is spend the summer on Angel Island with her family. Her younger sister hates her, and her dad is in his own little world. It's a recipe for a isastrous summer on the island, until Ezra Rhodes walks into her life.

The boy next door makes Charlotte forget her almost paralyzing fear of really living her life. Stunted from taking care of her mother in her last months, Charlotte is drowning. With Ezra, she feels something again, and as he repairs her family's summer home, she dares to think he might actually be fixing her, too. Ezra challenges Charlotte to leave her comfort zone, and as their friendship slowly blossoms into more, Charlotte begins to come alive again.

But Ezra has secrets...secrets he isn't sharing with Charlotte. Despite her new-found happiness in Ezra's arms, Charlotte can't help but feel there's a storm on the horizon. And she isn't sure if she and Ezra can weather it unscathed. 

AFTER THE STORM (Angel Island #2)

For most people, starting senior year at a new high school would be a nightmare, but for Ella O’Dell it’s the new beginning she desperately needs. Two months after her mother’s death, she’s ready to leave behind the rebellious, unhappy person she became when she found out her mom was dying.

When Ella meets River Maracle and Sadie Fitzgerald, she begins to learn it’s okay to be herself, even if that means being different. River and Sadie aren’t ashamed of their misfit status—River grew up on a reserve, and his mother is the school counselor; Sadie stands out with her funky homemade clothes, and is a master at ignoring the whispered rumors that have plagued her since the beginning of high 

school.

Ella finds a kindred spirit in Sadie, and something more in River. After almost a year of pretending to be someone she’s not, she finally embraces life and allows herself to have fun without constant guilt. But despite her budding happiness, something is off with her new life. She doesn’t want to dwell on the past, but Angel Island is a small place, and she soon realizes her demons are harder to outrun than she thought…

TAKE THEM BY STORM (Angel Island #3)

Sadie Fitzgerald has always been different, and not just because she makes her own clothes and would rather stay home watching Doctor Who than party with kids her age. When it’s time to leave Angel Island for college, Sadie is eager to put her old life behind her. Small-minded people and rumors have plagued her for years, but with the love of her adoptive family, the O’Dells, Sadie has learned to embrace who she is. Now she’s not afraid to admit the rumors about her are true: she’s gay.

For the first time in her life, Sadie feels free to be herself. She dives into college life and begins volunteering at the local LGBT center, where she discovers her small-town upbringing left holes in her education about life outside Angel Island.

The world is a bigger and more accepting place than Sadie ever imagined. She’s finally found where she belongs, but with the reappearance of someone from her past, an unexpected new friendship, and a chance at love, Sadie soon realizes she still has a lot to learn about life, friendship, and love.

Buy The Complete 
Angel Island Series now

Amazon US * Amazon Canada * Amazon UK

Kobo * Barnes & Noble * iBooks

Join Marie on her blog this week for 5 Days of Angel Island, where she'll be sharing fun facts, pictures of the places and things that inspired the series, teasers, and more!

~Giveaway~

Angel Island swag pack, including postcards, mini bookmarks, and stickers. Open internationally!

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About the Author

Website * Twitter * Facebook * Blog

Instagram * Goodreads * Pinterest

Marie Landry  has the best job in the world—one where she gets to make stuff up for a living and shamelessly eavesdrop on everyone around her. 

She writes happily ever afters while dreaming about the day she’ll have her own epic love story to tell. 

Most days you can find her writing, reading, fantasizing about traveling the world, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece. 

For more on Marie and her books please visit http://sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca. She also loves to chat with fellow book lovers, so feel free to tweet her @SweetMarie83 any time!

Marie Landry is also part of The Authorteers, check them out!

Love Is In The Air: Take Them By Storm by Marie Landry | Playlist + Giveaway

I'm excited to bring to you, a count down to Valentine's Day that will be going on all this week featuring, three of my favorite Indie/Self-Published Author's. When I started putting this project into motion, I thought of three of my favorite author's and several of my favorite books between the three of them. I knew that I wanted a little something saucy to spice up the week, a sweet southern romance full of swoons to give you all the feels, and a little bit of diversity in the love department to round it out with some amazingly positive friendships. 

I've got excerpts, playlists, and a grand prize giveaway that will absolutely knock your socks off. So, tell your friends and other blogging pals about it. If you'd like to link back to my site with the banner above, feel free to snag it and share it in your sidebar. I've got a lot of fun stuff planned for you guys this week. The spotlight days will be today, Wednesday, and Friday.

I am beyond super ecstatic to have the wonderfully talented and amazingly sweet Marie Landry on the blog today, sharing Sadie's playlist from her beautifully written and diverse book, Take Them By Storm (Angel Island, #3). I was lucky enough to have the chance to beta read this book and I absolutely LOVED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT! It was incredibly well written, Sadie is such a super awesome character, and the romance is super sweet and full of INCREDIBLE FEELS! 

Over the last year or so, I've gotten the chance to get to know Marie and share a friendship with her. I discovered that I love how open she is to all kinds of love, that it's not just one way or as vanilla as some may like to argue it should be. Love is loud, bold, happy one minute, erratic the next, extremely complicated, and a tad bit messy. It's also about bittersweet moments and happily-ever-after's. That's what you'll find in all of her books, but most especially in Sadie's story. She write's all the characters you connect with, basically. This is why I am so happy to share with you, Sadie's playlist. I hope you enjoy listening to it, while you read her beautiful story.

Before I share SADIE'S SUPER AMAZING PLAYLIST with you guys that she generously shared with me, I feel like telling you...

Waiting for the Storm

by Marie Landry

Published: April 9, 2013

Self-Published

Age Demographic: New Adult

Pages: 205

Buy Links: Amazon | B&N

After the death of her mother, the last thing seventeen-year-old Charlotte O'Dell wants to do is spend the summer on Angel Island with her family. Her younger sister hates her, and her dad is in his own little world. It's a recipe for a disastrous summer on the island, until Ezra Rhodes walks into her life. 

The boy next door makes Charlotte forget her almost paralyzing fear of really living her life. Stunted from taking care of her mother in her last months, Charlotte is drowning. With Ezra, she feels something again, and as he repairs her family's summer home, she dares to think he might actually be fixing her, too. Ezra challenges Charlotte to leave her comfort zone, and as their friendship slowly blossoms into more, Charlotte begins to come alive again.

But Ezra has secrets...secrets he isn't sharing with Charlotte. Despite her new-found happiness in Ezra's arms, Charlotte can't help but feel there's a storm on the horizon. And she isn't sure if she and Ezra can weather it unscathed. 

After The Storm 

by Marie Landry

Published: April 5, 2014

Self-Published

Age Demographic: New Adult
Pages: 250
Buy Links: Amazon | B&N

For most people, starting senior year at a new high school would be a nightmare, but for Ella O’Dell it’s the new beginning she desperately needs. Two months after her mother’s death, she’s ready to leave behind the rebellious, unhappy person she became when she found out her mom was dying. 

When Ella meets River Maracle and Sadie Fitzgerald, she begins to learn it’s okay to be herself, even if that means being different. River and Sadie aren’t ashamed of their misfit status—River grew up on a reserve, and his mother is the school counselor; Sadie stands out with her funky homemade clothes, and is a master at ignoring the whispered rumors that have plagued her since the beginning of high school. 

Ella finds a kindred spirit in Sadie, and something more in River. After almost a year of pretending to be someone she’s not, she finally embraces life and allows herself to have fun without constant guilt. But despite her budding happiness, something is off with her new life. She doesn’t want to dwell on the past, but Angel Island is a small place, and she soon realizes her demons are harder to outrun than she thought…

*After the Storm is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm 

Take Them By Storm

by Marie Landry

Published: January 6, 2015

Self-Published

Age Demographic: New Adult

Pages: 211

Buy Links: Amazon | B&N

Sadie Fitzgerald has always been different, and not just because she makes her own clothes and would rather stay home watching Doctor Who than party with kids her age. When it’s time to leave Angel Island for college, Sadie is eager to put her old life behind her. Small-minded people and rumors have plagued her for years, but with the love of her adoptive family, the O’Dells, Sadie has learned to embrace who she is. Now she’s not afraid to admit the rumors about her are true: she’s gay. 

For the first time in her life, Sadie feels free to be herself. She dives into college life and begins volunteering at the local LGBT center, where she discovers her small-town upbringing left holes in her education about life outside Angel Island. 

The world is a bigger and more accepting place than Sadie ever imagined. She’s finally found where she belongs, but with the reappearance of someone from her past, an unexpected new friendship, and a chance at love, Sadie soon realizes she still has a lot to learn about life, friendship, and love.  

*This book is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm and After the Storm.

And let's Shake It Off Ya'll....

One lucky winner will receive the following goodies!

• 1 eCopy of Sweet Indulgence: A New Adult Clean Steam Collection Featuring Author's Molli Moran, Amy Evans, Cassandra Giovanni, Nikki Goodwin, and  Deirdre Riordan Hall
• 1 eCopy of Resist (Resist, #1) by Lilly Avalon
• 1 eCopy of Waiting for the Storm (Angel Island, #1) by Marie Landry

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About the Author

Website * Twitter * Facebook * Blog

Instagram * Goodreads * Pinterest

Marie Landry  has the best job in the world—one where she gets to make stuff up for a living and shamelessly eavesdrop on everyone around her. 

She writes happily ever afters while dreaming about the day she’ll have her own epic love story to tell. 

Most days you can find her writing, reading, fantasizing about traveling the world, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece. 

For more on Marie and her books please visit http://sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca. She also loves to chat with fellow book lovers, so feel free to tweet her @SweetMarie83 any time!

Marie Landry is also part of The Authorteers, check them out!

Spotlighting: The Authorteers (Molli, Lilly, Marie, and Jessica) Because They Fight With Mighty Pens of Awesome!

An open letter to the Authorteers

Dear Authorteers,
You four lovely and talented women have become some of my favorite Indie/Self-Published Authors, that I've been lucky enough to have gotten to know over the years, have made me laugh, cry, and get frustrated while reading your amazing books that are so full of love, hope, inspiration, and beautiful healthy loving relationships whether they be of the romance kind or just a fantastic friendship. I will be forever indebted to you for opening me up to a whole knew world of books, stories, and adding some saucy spice and diversity to my reading. Reading some of your books *winks* have given me the courage to do the things that I love, to pursue what makes me happy, and to live life in the most positive way that I can. In A LOT of ways, they have also helped to strengthen the bonds of friendship and to also look inside myself and truly ask, "is this who I want to be?" Thank you, so much from the bottom of my little bookish heart! - Suz @ A Soul Unsung

Four indie authors have teamed up to form a blog!

The four authors--Molli Moran, Marie Landry, Lilly Avalon, and Jessica Sankiewicz--have written and published 14 books altogether ranging from young adult to new adult to women's fiction to romantic erotica. They decided to put their powers of awesome together to form an author blog called The Authorteers!

Click here to check it out!

Meet the Authors:

Molli is a Southern author 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, which are usually about quirky characters chasing after their happily ever after. Although content when reading, she can often be found watching and flailing over Doctor Who, cuddling her various pets, or spending time with friends, family, or her girlfriend. Molli loves Oxford commas, country music, Stefan Salvatore, and scarves.

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Marie has the best job in the world—one where she gets to make stuff up for a living and shamelessly eavesdrop on everyone around her. She writes happily ever afters while dreaming about the day she’ll have her own epic love story to tell. Most days you can find her writing, reading, fantasizing about traveling the world, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece.

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Lilly Avalon is the author of the RESIST series as well as other erotic romances. She's somewhere in the midst of her twenties and lives mostly in the stories in her head. When she's not enveloped in the worlds she creates, she's out in the real world making stories happen. That or reading other romances. It's a toss-up.

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Jessica Sankiewicz is the author of the New Adult novella series, This Night. You can often find her either reading or marathon watching TV on DVD, her favorites being Castle and Veronica Mars. She frequently mismatches her clothes and giggles uncontrollably. She knows almost every Billy Joel song by heart. She collects books and toys, and she has an intense love of cats and lemurs. Jessica decided when she turned 27 that she would remain 27 forever. Currently in the midst of her quarter-life-crisis, she is still takin' names and getting very close to reaching an epiphany.

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Hang out with The Authorteers!

The Authorteers created a Facebook group to hang out with everyone. It'll be full of all sorts of things from news on their books to links to giveaways and posts on this blog. That way you can stay up to date and not miss out on anything awesome!

Request to join today!

Giveaway

To celebrate this occasion, The Authorteers are hosting an EPIC giveaway! Here's what you can win:

International (20 WINNERS)

FOUR winners receive 4 e-books--1 book of choice from each author
EIGHT winners receive 1 e-book of choice from our backlist (from any author)
FOUR winners receive 1 swag pack (one from each author, the one you receive will be randomly selected)
FOUR winners receive 1 signed postcard (one from each author, the one you receive will be randomly selected)

US/CAN only (4 WINNERS)

• Plush with candy, $15 iTunes gift card, AYTA and OSA swag
• Angel Island swag (postcards, mini bookmarks, stickers), chocolate, Minnie Mouse memo pad, various stickers
• Seduced by a Stranger by Lisa Kleypas, candy, book swag (including buttons!)
• Autumn notebook & bag of chocolates & handmade hemp bracelet & book swag

Giveaway Rules:

1. The only real requirement is to follow The Authorteers blog (via Bloglovin', Feedburner, or another reader of choice).

2. This contest runs from February 9th to 28th.

3. Winners will be selected at 12:01 a.m. on March 1st via Rafflecopter random selection.

International:

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US/CAN Only:

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Book Blitz: Take Them By Storm (Angel Island #3) by Marie Landry

I am extremely super excited to be a part of this awesome book blitz for one of my favorite Indie Author's, Marie Landry. She is genuinely sweet, funny, and all kinds of crazy talented. The Angel Island companion series is definitely one of my favorite New Adult series out there. It's got pretty much everything that you could possibly want in a NA Contemporary series. The characters are beautifully written, they have so many lovable quirks, and their stories are just incredibly inspiring and full of so much positive hope. Plus, Marie writes some amazingly positive friendships and healthy relationships, which is definitely a plus in my book. 

I feel so lucky to have gotten to beta read two out of three of these books so far, with the second book in this companion series (After The Storm) being my absolute favorite because I ended up identifying with Ella on so many levels. I just don't even have the words to tell just how amazingly talented and awesome Marie is. You'll just have to find out for yourself and I definitely STRONGLY RECOMMEND this series to you and just all of her other books too.

JUST READ THEM!!!!

Take Them By Storm (Angel Island #3)

by Marie Landry 

Release Date: 01/06/15

Publisher: Self-Published

Age Demographic: New Adult

Pages: 211

This book is a standalone companion novel to Waiting for the Storm and After the Storm. The books do not need to be read together or in order, but please note that this synopsis contains mild spoilers for After the Storm.

Sadie Fitzgerald has always been different, and not just because she makes her own clothes and would rather stay home watching Doctor Who than party with kids her age. When it’s time to leave Angel Island for college, Sadie is eager to put her old life behind her. Small-minded people and rumors have plagued her for years, but with the love of her adoptive family, the O’Dells, Sadie has learned to embrace who she is. Now she’s not afraid to admit the rumors about her are true: she’s gay.

For the first time in her life, Sadie feels free to be herself. She dives into college life and begins volunteering at the local LGBT center, where she discovers her small-town upbringing left holes in her education about life outside Angel Island.

The world is a bigger and more accepting place than Sadie ever imagined. She’s finally found where she belongs, but with the reappearance of someone from her past, an unexpected new friendship, and a chance at love, Sadie soon realizes she still has a lot to learn about life, friendship, and love.

Buy Links:

Amazon│Barnes& Noble│Kobo Books

Book in this series:

(cover linked to Goodreads)

 

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About the Author

Marie Landry

    

Marie Landry has the best job in the world—one where she gets to make stuff up for a living and shamelessly eavesdrop on everyone around her. She writes happily ever afters while dreaming about the day she’ll have her own epic love story to tell. Most days you can find her writing, reading, fantasizing about traveling the world, listening to U2, watching copious amounts of TV on DVD, or having grand adventures with her nephews and niece. 

For more on Marie and her books please visit http://sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca. She also loves to chat with fellow book lovers, so feel free to tweet her @SweetMarie83 any time!

Book Blitz Organized by:

Fall Time, Cozy Time, Book Tag

I thought it would be a lot of fun to do the Fall Time, Cozy Time, Book Tag and talk about my absolute favorite time of the year, Fall. There's so much that I love about this time of year, from the beautiful colors of the crunching leaves changing to the warmth of the season, and the time to reflect on the year itself. It's just an absolute beautiful time of year and I love how it brings us closer together with family, friends, and of course my very favorite thing ever - books. Because, who doesn't love to snuggle up with a fantastic book, a cozy warm throw, and a hot cup of tea/coffee on a cold blustery day when the wind is howling and raging outside your door and you're all warm, comfy, and cozy on the inside visiting new worlds, meeting new people, and having amazing adventures. So, I hope you guys liked seeing all of the books that I've chosen and if you've done this tag already or are planning to, please leave a link to your post/video on your channel/blog in the comments below and I'll be more than happy to come by and show you some comment love. Thank you so much Samantha @ Novels and Nonsense for creating this fun, Fall Time, Cozy Time, Book Tag. :)

The Books Chosen for this Tag
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Illuminate by Aimee Agresti
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Alright, so I had A LOT of fun doing this tag and I definitely tag EVERYONE who hasn't done it yet, to do it. I'm also going to go ahead and tag the following people too: Molli Moran, Marie Landry @ Ramblings of a Daydreamer, Jessica Sankiewicz, and Katie @ Worn Down Glories. Also, don't forget that I have two giveaway's happening on the blog here and here. One of them is for a HUGE GIVEAWAY that will have multiple winners featuring Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little and the other one will have two winners that will each be able to win a finished copy of The Bodies We Wear by Jeyn Roberts.