[Book Blast] Prelude by @kasonndraleigh

I thought we'd start this long weekend off with a contemporary romance.  I live the banner above!  The picture is awesome and makes me want to read more about it!  What do you guys think?? 

The Prelude

Author: KaSonndra Leigh

Published: March 31, 2013

Genre :  New Adult, Contemporary Romance

Book Description:  

After finishing design school six months ago, Erin Angelo left her tragic past behind in the States and started a new life in Milan, Italy. Burying the grief, silencing her demons, and living a life without any real attachments has worked well for her so far. But when Erin secures her first real job as a budding clothing designer, her controlled world is shaken to its core by the mysteriously sexy director of the local symphony.

Alek Dostov is a man who knows what he wants and how to get it. He’s successful, hot, the son of a millionaire, and women all over the world flock to see one of his performances. For Alek, Erin represents the ultimate challenge: sexy, smart, and unaffected by his charms…or so she thinks. Just like Erin, Alek avoids attachments that leave him emotionally vulnerable. But unlike Erin, his pursuit of all things pleasurable is ruthless.

Knowing how wary they both are concerning any kind of committed relationship, Alek finds a way to pursue Erin, satisfying the intense attraction between them without sacrificing the freedom they both enjoy. Sometimes the deepest passion brings out the darkest emotions. And Erin finds herself completely unprepared for the forbidden world of the young maestro and his truths and even his secrets, as she struggles to deal with her own.

Music, passion, betrayal and forbidden love spun together in one of the most romantic cities in the world.

This novel contains sexual situations and mature language. It is intended for an audience at 17+ years of age.

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About the Author : 

Author of the Lost Immortals Saga and the Path Seekers Series. I’m also a mother, blogger, reader, gardener, home renovator, and a slayer of undead Egyptian mummies in Tomb Raider. I believe in karma, coffee, and seriously wish that the producers of Xena would bring my favorite show ever back.

Strange things about me: Everything. I am weird, odd, unusual, and generally tend to make people think I swooped down from another planet. I don’t know. Maybe I did. Who knows? I’m also a member of the #zombiesurvivalcrew on twitter. So if you need protection from the upcoming apocalypse, don’t hesitate to call on us.

I was born in the race-car city of Charlotte, NC, and now live in the City of Alchemy and Medicine, NC, when I’m not hanging out in Bardonia (Lost Immortals). Most of my characters are based on people that I’ve met throughout my travels and adventures. People tend to stop and start conversations with me as if I’ve known them my entire life. Does this freak me out? Not really. My mom says that one day I’ll get kidnapped by one of them. I told her that if it weren’t for these lovely people then I wouldn’t be able to create the stories that I do.

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[Promo + Giveaway] Legends of Amun Ra : The Emerald Tablet by @jg_silverman

Legends of Amun Ra :  The Emerald Tablet
Joshua Silverman

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Book Description: 

 Leoros doesn't have many friends. The son of a scientist and archeologist, he is constantly on the move. But when his parents make a startling discovery in Egypt, Leoros' world is turned upside down. Do you wish you could have the power of a god? Would you use it for good…or for evil? When an archaeologist discovers the mythic Emerald Tablet buried beneath Egypt’s desert, her son decodes the ancient text leading him to a distant world. On that world, a slave girl begins a journey towards a destiny she cannot imagine. But when an ancient foe rises from the ashes, they will be brought together by forces neither understands. Leoros, who dreams of being like the heroes in the comic books, must fight to unlock the secrets of the universe to save a people he never knew existed. Atlantia, whose bloody visions wake her in the night, senses the darkness coming. Together they will face an enemy with the power of dark energy, lose a mentor to the assassin’s blade, and be betrayed by someone they trust. Their fight for the future is just beginning, and before it is over, a final sacrifice must be made. When the darkness comes, will they stand and fight or will they join it? There is darkness in everyone.

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About Joshua Silverman

Joshua Silverman was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Orange County, California. While attending California State University, Fullerton and studying Criminal Justice, Joshua was introduced to a creative writing class where he wrote a series of paranormal stories. As a child, he has always been an amateur historian, focusing on ancient Egypt, Greece, and Roman civilizations. Since working in the legal environment, he has combined his passion for creative writing with his love of ancient history by penning his debut novel, The Emerald Tablet, the first of seven in the Legends of Amun Ra series.

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[Review ] Super Dark by @TanithMorse

Hi guys!  Today I'm thrilled to share with you the first book in Tanith Morse's Super Dark Trilogy.  Check out my review below and be sure to pick it up yourself!  (It's currently free on Amazon- see link below!)  **Warning- my review comes with spoilers, so if you don't like to read spoilers (believe me there's still plenty of mystery in the book) click away quickly! lol. *

Super Dark
The Super Dark Trilogy Book One

Tanith Morse

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Little Willow

ASIN: B00B139IXK

Number of pages: 256

Word Count: 83,000 Words

Cover Artist: Tanith Morse

Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/tnWAp50eQhQ

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Book Description:

For fans of Stephenie Meyer comes a chilling love story that will have you hooked from the very first page. Super Dark is a tale of passion, guilt and redemption with a whopping, knock-you-to-your-knees twist!

Darkness stalks seventeen-year-old Sam Harper. Ten years ago on Halloween night, grotesque creatures snatched her best friend Elliot and Sam narrowly escaped with her life. Now a decade on, the police investigation has ground to a halt and Elliot's whereabouts remains a mystery.

Traumatized by her ordeal, Sam finds it hard to make friends. She is mistrustful of authority and changed schools more times than she cares to remember. To her, the world is cruel and unforgiving.

Then she meets the enigmatic Lee Weaver. With his gorgeous face and magnetic presence, he turns heads wherever he goes. Sam has never wanted anyone as much as she wants Lee, but there are things about the alluring stranger that don't add up, leading Sam to ask unsettling questions about her past. Soon she discovers the boy of her dreams is keeping a terrible secret: one that threatens to destroy everything Sam holds dear.

Super Dark is a seductive love story that will keep you guessing right until the final page.

My Thoughts : 

*Spoiler Alert*  

I gave fair warning, now I'm just going to tell it like it is.   I felt that Super Dark was well written, plenty of mystery and intrigue. Childhood best friends Sam & Elliot were kidnapped one Halloween evening by two scary creatures.  When Elliot promises to do anything if they let Sam go, she is released while he is taken and never heard from again.  Sam has quite a bit of guilt dealing with not only losing her best friend but feeling responsible for his kidnapping.  She moves around a lot and struggles with depression and being a loner.  She doesn't like the attention everyone gives when they figure out who she is and want to question her about the kidnapping.  

Finally she meets Becky & Fraiser who become her best friends.  Friends who know her secret but respect that she can't talk about it and treat her like a normal person.  Enter- Lee.  While, to me,  it was completely obvious that Lee was really Elliot in disguise,  it was still interesting waiting to see why he hid his identity and how Sam would react when she finally figured it out.   So many other twists and turns and we haven't even gotten to the paranormal stuff yet!    I will warn you that Super Dark ends with a cliff-hanger, so be prepared to want to buy the next in the series immediately!

Overall-  Super Dark was a well written engrossing story.  Once you start it, you'll want to keep reading thru every twist and turn to find out what will happen next! 



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About the Author:

Tanith Morse grew up in Wandsworth, south London. From a young age she developed a great love of horror films and gothic romances. Her favorite director is Tim Burton and her favorite authors include Charlotte Bronte, Stephenie Meyer and Suzanne Collins. When she isn’t writing, Tanith enjoys directing short films for the festival circuit and looking after her cat, Mambo. An avid tea drinker, Tanith can be found hanging out in cozy London cafes in search of new brews to tease her taste buds. Super Dark is her first YA novel.

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[Promo + Guest Blog] Carry Your Heart by @AudreyBBell

I'm pleased to welcome author Audrey Bell to the blog today!  Today she's talking about the joys of reading and writing.  I hope you enjoy it and read more about her new Contemporary NA book Carry Your Heart below !  Enjoy ! 

One of the miracles in my life was discovering books. Not just any old books, but the kind of suck-you-in-deep-until-the-very-last-page books. The kind that make you feel like the most important thing happening in your life is the next sentence. The kind that make you forget you’re even reading.

Another of the miracles was discovering writing. Writing let me take all of my delusional what-ifs and turn them into something concrete. I’m the kind of girl who never sits through a movie, because an idea will pop into my head about what I want to happen, and it will drive me crazy that I can’t make it happen. When I write, I get to make all of those what-ifs happen.

In a lot of ways, writing is like the opposite of life. Everything that happens is in your control. But, the one thing you can’t control turns out to be the most important thing. And that’s the way that your readers will experience your book.

How does Hunter’s laugh sound to their ears? How does Pippa look when she’s skiing? Realizing that even though I wrote the book, my readers are likely going to experience it differently has been one of those scary and very cool moments about this process.

It’s also been eye-opening to me as a reader. Every book that I’ve read is a little bit my own story. Even when someone else came up with it, you still get to create your own version of events.

- Audrey

Carry Your Heart

After Forever Series

Audrey Bell

Genre: Contemporary New Adult

Date of Publication: May 7, 2013

ISBN: 9781626207172

Word Count: 73,000

Book Description:

Champion skier Pippa Baker lost everything in the avalanche: her boyfriend, his best friend, and her will to win. After a year of grief, she returns to competition.

She finds more than buried memories and steep slopes in Utah. She finds Hunter Dawson, a heartbreaking daredevil with the gold medals to prove it. And she finds that his reputation doesn’t stop her from falling hard, and that her heart might not be as broken as she once believed.

But, Hunter has scars and memories too—scars that make him believe falling in love might hurt too much, scars that make him run.

Pippa knows how much love hurts when it’s gone. Will she stop herself before she’s in too deep? Or will she let herself fall?     

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About the Author:

Audrey Bell lives in New York City, where she indulges her SoulCycle addiction and expresses her passionate hatred of the 6 Train. You can find her reading in Central Park, overcaffeinating at Starbucks, or trying to kidnap her neighbors’ Maltese puppy. She loves hearing from readers. Check out her blog at audreybellbooks.blogspot.com.

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[Excerpt + Giveaways] Surface by @TiffanyDaune

Welcome guys!  Let's start the Hump Day out right with an excerpt from a new YA Paranormal book Surface by Tiffany Daune!   I have a great excerpt and TWO Giveaways!   Enjoy !

Surface  

Tiffany Daune

Publication: February, 2013

Genre: YA Paranormal

Book Description :

Bound to the water bound to land, a Siren’s soul will never be safe on either side of the ocean’s surface. Hidden beneath the rolling waves lies the secret to Theia’s past and as she unveils each haunting truth, she realizes the last seventeen years of her life have been a lie. Now, drawn into a mysterious new world and with nowhere to turn, Theia must place her trust in Luc, a beautiful boy who stops her heart with each dazzling smile, but even his unearthly charm can’t hide the truth—he has secrets— dark secrets binding him to his world—an underwater world where Theia will never belong—a world determined to destroy her soul.

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~ Excerpt ~

 

The rain continued to drown out the sun, and Theia had no idea what time of day it was, but she was sure she wouldn't make it until nightfall. Her limbs grew heavy like an anchor seeking the sandy bottom. She let her eyelids slide closed. She couldn't fall asleep—sleep meant death in the middle of the ocean, but resting her eyes let her imagine someplace else—a place without so much water.

Her head dipped below the surface, and she bolted up at once.

Bad girl, she scolded herself. You want to die like this? You have to stay awake! She continued her mental pep talk as she straightened her legs and swam a little farther. Her legs worked like scissors, cutting through the thick water, leading her to nowhere, but she had to try to find the shore. She found her rhythm, moving with the flow of the water, moving faster now, imagining the shoreline before her.

Theia kicked harder, her eyes focused on the horizon. She thrust forward, but, as she did, her ankle caught on something—she was stuck. She kicked with her left leg, but a crushing hold, like a fist wrapped around her ankle. Her scream was cut off as her head slipped under. Her body rushed through the water as if being dragged by an invisible tow rope.

Theia twisted, wriggling free from the force, and she frantically paddled her way to the surface. Her leg burned with the sting of salt water—she had been cut. She reached for her leg, trying to see the wound, but she was swiped from the side. She screamed and tucked her legs up to her chest. Her gaze darted to the ring of dark shadows circling beneath her.

"Oh crap—sharks!"

About the Author : 

Tiffany Daune doesn't get why people want to grow up or why anyone would ever stop eating candy. Her purse is filled with books, lip gloss and a few pieces of Lego bricks. She writes best with a dish of chocolate chips on hand and finds licorice makes a better straw than plastic.

She lives on an island and believes mermaids may be raiding her candy stash, thoughshe hasn't caught them, yet.

Surface is her first novel and pairs well with gummy sharks.

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Yes that was supposed to be plural!  Today there are two great giveaways to enter!   We have the individual giveaway (Reviewing in Chaos peeps only) and also a tourwide giveaway!  YAY!  Enter both via the rafflecopters below !  Good luck ! 

Individual Giveaway : 

1 ebook copy of Surface  (International) 

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One Sony eReader (International)

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