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Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: Damaged by Amy Reed

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
















This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
 

















Damaged

by Amy Reed
Published by Simon Pulse
Expected Publication Date: 2014
Add to Goodreads








Part ghost story, part
epic roadtrip, and part
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Sunday, 29 December 2013

Release Day Blitz: Finding My Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi




THE DAY is FINALLY HERE. Finding My Forever is available for all to read!!



There is a release day party on Facebook. Join the fun!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/559711767445822/





Finding My Forever


The Beaumont Series #3




by Heidi McLaughlin




From my Review





"I thought Harrison and Katelyn held the monopoly on hotness in My Unexpected Forever, but I WAS WRONG because
Read More
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Bout of Books 9.0

Posted on 10:18 by gllapsi







It's Bout of Books Read-a-thon time again 

and I'm signing up!




The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender
and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that
begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th
in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and
the only reading competition is
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Friday, 27 December 2013

Stacking the Shelves (4)

Posted on 21:17 by gllapsi





This week I'm joining Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews and sharing the books that I acquired throughout the week.





It's been a while since I last participated in Stacking the Shelves, so this edition of Stacking includes several weeks worth of books as well as books from my Secret Santas!



from Rachel, my The Broke and the Bookish Secret Santa















Being Sloane
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Thursday, 26 December 2013

Say Happy Birthday with a Pre-Order!

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi

 Please join me in wishing Heidi a Happy Birthday 

by pre-ordering her book today!

 

 Finding My Forever


The Beaumont Series #3


by Heidi McLaughlin
 
Get your copy

US Kindle Pre-Order

US Paperback Pre-order

UK Kindle Pre-Order 









From my Review


"I thought Harrison and Katelyn held the monopoly on hotness in My Unexpected Forever, but I WAS WRONG because Jimmy is hot, hot, hot
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Monday, 23 December 2013

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'd Like Santa to Bring

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi





Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created because they are particularly fond of lists. I am too so that is why I am participating this week.



Top Ten Books I'd Like Santa to Bring




All of these books are on my Christmas wishlist or were on my Secret Santa wishlists. And I'm pretty sure that one of these books is in my
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Sunday, 22 December 2013

Review: Finding My Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Posted on 22:00 by gllapsi









 


Finding My Forever

The Beaumont Series #3

by Heidi McLaughlin

Publication Date: December 30, 2013



Pages: 278 

Source: ARC provided for Love N Books Blog Tour

Purchase: Amazon
Add to Goodreads 

























Synopsis




Everywhere I look, my
friends are settling down - marriage, children, white picket fences; but
not me. Marriage isn't in the cards for me. I’m
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Cover Reveal: Ending a Torn Past by Melissa Delgado

Posted on 08:00 by gllapsi

Cover Reveal!!



Ending a Torn Past







 
Ending a Torn Past by Melissa L. Delgado 
Series: Journey #2Publication date:  TBD 2014

Genre: Adult 









 Add to Goodreads Shelf







A present life worth
moving on for. A past best left to memories tucked away.




Jaxon Dean has reached a
point in his life where everything is as it should be. He has
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Friday, 20 December 2013

Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop

Posted on 20:04 by gllapsi




Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop  

hosted by BookHounds and I Am a Reader, Not a Writer

For this hop, I wanted to give away a book by an author who has captured my attention with her stories of hot rock stars with heart. If you follow this blog regularly, you know that I am talking about Heidi McLaughlin and her Beaumont Series: Forever My Girl (#1), My Everything (novella #1.5), and My
Read More
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Thursday, 19 December 2013

Camp Christmas by J.K. Rock: Excerpt and Giveaway

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi



Hosted by Lola's Blog Tours


Happy Holidays!



Camp Christmas

 The newest novella in the Camp Series by J.K. Rock






Camp Christmas by J.K. Rock
Novella #2Publication date:  December 17, 2013



by Spencer Hill ContemporaryGenre: Young Adult 









 Add to Goodreads Shelf

Download or Purchase from Amazon

 


About Camp Christmas:


Hannah never meant to be a mean girl – at Camp
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Cover Reveal: WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME by Erin Fletcher

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi



Today Erin Fletcher and Entangled Teen are revealing the

cover for WHERE YOU’LL FIND ME, releasing in early 2014! Check out the gorgeous

cover, exclusive excerpt, and enter to win an eARC!



On to the reveal!








When Hanley Helton discovers a boy living in her garage, she

knows she should kick him out. But Nate is too charming to be dangerous. He

just needs a place to get away, which
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Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott: Promo Blitz

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi




Heartbeat

by Elizabeth Scott 





Publication Date: January 28, 2014

Publisher: Harlequin TEEN

Genre: YA Contemporary



Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Indiebound



About Heartbeat


Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself
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Monday, 16 December 2013

Finding My Forever Blog Tour Starts Today

Posted on 06:00 by gllapsi





Today begins the blog tour for Heidi McLaughlin's Finding my Forever. Finding My Forever is Book #3 in The Beaumont Series. It is also the first day you can begin to pre-order your copy. Please stop back by on December 23 to read my thoughts on Finding My Forever.





Release Date: December 30, 2013
Pre-Order: December 16, 2013 (Amazon only)


About Finding My Forever



Everywhere I look,
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013

EgmontUSA Celebrates a Very Merry e-Short Week

Posted on 21:53 by gllapsi




All week long EgmontUSA has been celebrating a Very Merry e-Short Week with e-Short Originals from authors Patrick Jennings, Bree Despain, Eilis O'Neal and Michael Grant. Today I am pleased to feature the e-Short of A Very Merry Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings.   





About A Very Merry Guinea Dog


An e-short that adds an
original short story to an award-winning, hilariously funny
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Sneaking Candy by Lisa Burstein - Review

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi














Sneaking Candy

by Lisa Burstein

Publication Date: December 9, 2013

Published by Entangled Publishing

Pages 205

Source: ARC from Entangled Embrace

Purchase Amazon / Barnes and Noble
























from Goodreads


All I ever wanted was
to make a name for myself as Candice Salinas, creative writing grad
student at the University of Miami. Of course, secretly I already
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Sunday, 8 December 2013

Sneaking Candy by Lisa Burstein: Release Day!

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi




Today is the BIG DAY!

  Lisa Burstein's SNEAKING CANDY is available! 

Check out the Trailer, then enter the giveaway for a Candice or Candy inspired prize.
Stop back by on Wednesday to read my review and find out why I just loved, loved loved Sneaking Candy!



About SNEAKING CANDY:

 
All I ever wanted was to make a name for myself as Candice Salinas,
creative writing grad student at
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Friday, 6 December 2013

Cover Reveal: Finding My Forever by Heidi McLaughlin

Posted on 06:00 by gllapsi
I am SO EXCITED to reveal the cover of FINDING MY FOREVER, Book #3 of Heidi McLaughlin's Beaumont Series. I freaking LOVE this series, hot musicians with heart, and the book covers are GORGEOUS!!!







Full Jacket Cover








e-book Cover

Release Date: December 30, 2013
Pre-Order: December 16, 2013 (Amazon only)

About Finding My Forever



Everywhere I look, my friends are
settling down -
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Thursday, 5 December 2013

Holiday #Readathon Challenge: Favorite Holiday Foods

Posted on 17:10 by gllapsi



First I want to THANK LIZA at WhoRUBlog for organizing and hosting my favorite #READATHON of the year. This is my fourth year participating and as long as Liza keeps hosting, I'll keeping reading!! (Well that never really stops!)



My Challenge:

 List Your Top Five Favorite Holiday Foods or Beverages



Prize:

One book valued up to $15.00 from Barnes & Noble or The Book Depository 





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Tuesday, 3 December 2013

2013 Debut Author Giveaway Hop

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi



This year brought us a lot of amazing debut authors. There were a few that I had a chance to read and quite  a few that I wanted to read. For my giveaway, you can choose a book by a debut author that I've reviewed during the year.















Prize:

Choice of ONE of these books

(links to my reviews)

Camp Boyfriend by J.K. Rock 

 Blaze (or, Love in the Time of Supervillains) by Laurie
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Sunday, 1 December 2013

If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz: Excerpt and Giveaway

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi





If Only We

by Jessica Sankiewicz

Publication Date: October 27, 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary

Add to Goodreads Shelf







About If Only We





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