Stacking the Shelves (18)

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












 



(links to Goodreads)

 

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins w/swag (Purchased) - Over the 4th of July weekend, I stopped in Hooray for Books in Alexandria, VA to pre-order my copy of Isla in hopes being one of the first 25 who would

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Review: Twist Of Fate by Jaime Whitley

Twist Of Fate

by Jaime Whitley

Publication Date: July 16, 2014

Pages:187

Source: Enticing Journey Book Promotions

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Purchase Amazon 


















from Goodreads


Lilly Hughes hates
traveling, but her job requires it. Learning her flight gets grounded
leaves her stranded with no place to go.Silas Harper is on his
final stretch of R&R and just wants to get

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Beach Reads Giveaway Hop

I'm headed to the beach next week and I
am taking a selection of books with me. I probably won't have a chance
to read them all. I plan to spend a good amount of time in the ocean and
walking the beach, but I'll have these with me when I have some "down
time" from relaxing.



For this giveaway, the winner can select two e-books of their choice from:

(links to Goodreads)



Make It

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After the Rain by Renee Carlino

I love the covers of Renee's books. Just seeing the cover, I want to read her books. I immediately want to know the story within the covers. After the Rain is no exception. It is gorgeous!!






AFTER THE RAIN 

by Renee Carlino


Atria Books Paperback 

 320 pages 

November 11, 2014



About AFTER THE RAIN:


From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere
But Here comes a

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Review: Gone by Anna Bloom

Gone

by Anna Bloom

Publication Date: July 28, 2014



Pages:364

Source: Good Choice Reading Blog Tours

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from Goodreads



 Rebecca Walters harbours
a dark secret, and as the fifty-three bangles she wears on her wrists
as a self-imposed sentence of guilt remind her, she can’t even begin to
consider moving on. Not

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It's Release Day!! Swimming to Tokyo by Brenda St. John Brown

It's Release Day!!!



 Swimming to Tokyo





 Swimming to Tokyo

by Brenda St. John Brown

Published by Spencer Hill Contemporary

July 29, 2014

235 Pages



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About Swimming to Tokyo




The rules for swimming are simple:

Rule #1: There is no lifeguard on duty.


Since her mom died three
years ago, nineteen-year-old Zosia Easton’s been treading water. Living
at home.

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Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid - Book Blitz

Let's Get Lost

by Adi
Alsaid

Release Date: 07/29/14

Harlequin Teen












Summary from Goodreads:

Five strangers.
Countless adventures. One epic way to get lost.

Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA.
She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need
someone the most.

There's HUDSON, a

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Waiting on Wednesday: Sophomore Year is Greek to Me

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:


























Sophomore Year is Greek to Me

by Meredith Zeitlin
Expected Publication Date: April 21, 2015
Published by Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 336
Add to

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Books For A Cause Readathon Recap

I signed up for the Books for a Cause Readathon hosted by Heather at Turning Pages and of course as soon as I did, life got busy it always happens. Luckily, this was more of read when you can, set your own pace readathon - a readathon to make a commitment and then fulfill it. 



I pledged to read 10 books and donate $1.00 per book to Stand Up to Cancer. A few friends and family members

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Delicate by Steph Campbell: Anniversary Celebration

Title: Delicate

Author: Steph Campbell

Age: Mature YA

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Published: July 2012

Goodreads



Blurb:
Sydney Pierce has just met the guy of her dreams…just don’t tell her psycho boyfriend, Trevor.

With a gorgeous boyfriend, a thriving gymnastics career and a stellar academic record, anyone would assume that Sydney has it all. That's precisely what the

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Pieces of Olivia by Melissa West: Release Blitz

Pieces of Olivia 

by Melissa West(Charleston Haven #1)Published by: Intermix (Penguin)Publication date: July 15th 2014Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance






Synopsis:


Olivia Warren used to be a normal girl with a bright future.

But on one fated night, everything changed.

Hiding
the scars of her past up her sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment
from Columbia University to

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Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally - Review

Breathe, Annie, Breathe

(Hundred Oaks #5)

by Miranda Kenneally

Publication Date: July 15, 2014

Published by Sourcebooks Fire

Pages:306

Source: Publisher via Netgalley

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from Goodreads

Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the
guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might

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Left Drowning Anniversary Celebration

Left Drowning

by Jessica Park

Print Length: 399 pages

ISBN: 1477817158

ASIN: B00BJQR23C

Publisher: Skyscape (July 16, 2013)

Retailers: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. | B&N

Goodreads






Synopsis:



What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe?

Weighted down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her head above water as she

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Cover Reveal: Twist Of Fate by Jaime Whitley

Cover Reveal



Twist Of Fate



Available July 27, 2014










Lilly Hughes hates traveling, but her job requires it. Learning her flight gets grounded leaves her stranded with no place to go.



Silas Harper is on his final stretch of R&R and just wants to get to his destination when fate intervenes putting him in the company of Lilly. 



Intending never to see each other again they

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AMERICAN HONEY - Cover Reveal

American Honey

a summer anthology



Available August 11th



Add to Goodreads





STORY BLURBS:





WALK ME DOWN by H.J. BellusThe
summer that saved Tess. A hot country romance.-----------

DIRT ROAD SUMMER by Ashley Johnson



Unexpected
hometown love in the summer.



----------


BEING NEIGHBORLY by Carey Heywood
Southern boy tries not to fall
for his city girl neighbor--------

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Chapter By Chapter Book Rave: Are You Going??

ARE YOU GOING?



Chapter by Chapter Book Rave is only two months and a half away!



It's going down!



The day kicks off with a book signing from 11 AM to 3 PM. 



If you are a V.I.R Pass holder you get to enter the signing area at 10:30 AM and meet & greet with some of your favorite authors before the doors open to the public. There are 50 passes available, 28 of which have already been

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Cover Reveal: All Broke Down by Cora Carmack

I am so excited to get to share the cover for Cora Carmack's ALL BROKE DOWN today! A New Adult Contemporary Romance, and published by William Morrow-an imprint of HarperCollins, this is the second book in her Rusk University Series, and it is set to be released on October 28, 2014! But you can pre-order it NOW! Check out what it's about and then fall in love with this gorgeous cover!



ABOUT

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Cover Reveal: The Social Media Experiment by Cole Gibsen

Cover Reveal








The Social Media Experiment


by Cole Gibsen



Publication: September 2, 2014

Entangled Teen Publishing



The Social Media Experiment official blurb:

On the surface, seventeen-year-old Reagan Fray appears to have everything. She's popular, Ivy League–bound, and her parents are rich enough to buy her whatever she wants. Behind the scenes, Reagan is a girl with an

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OUT OF LINE Box Set Cover Reveal

The OUT OF LINE Series 

by Jen McLaughlin



COVER REVEAL







THREE BOOKS IN ONE!!



I am so excited about this bind-up. I have all of the e-books and have waited for a bind-up before buying the paperback copy. I didn't know if it would happen, but I hoped. 

AND Here it is!!!








BOX SET BLURB:  All three OUT OF LINE books in one volume.PLUS two bonus scenes AND the original ending to

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Just Couldn't Put It Down Giveaway Hop

Thanks for joining me for the Just Couldn't Put It Down Giveaway Hop. I'm excited to share these books with other readers. All of the books shown below are 5 STAR READS (You can check out my reviews using the Review tab above.)



Many thanks to StuckInBooks for Hosting.



Good Luck!!!


My Giveaway

Your choice of two Kindle e-books from these books:











(links to Goodreads)

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Review: The Possibility of Us by Lisa Burstein

The Possibility of Us

by Lisa Burstein

Publication Date: July 1, 2014

Published by Entangled Embrace Contemporary

Pages: 180

Source: Publisher/Netgalley

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from Goodreads

One weekend together could change everything…When
her friend called to tell her about the funeral, Cassie wanted to say
no. She had enough to handle with

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE Cover Reveal and ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER Giveaway!

Today I am pleased to participate in the cover reveal of Denise Jaden's Foreign Exchange. Denise is the author of Fast Fiction and Writing with a Heavy Heart and young adult novels Losing Faith and Never Enough.


Here are a few of Denise's thoughts on Foreign Exchange and its cover...

I'm so incredibly excited to share my cover of Foreign Exchange with you! This book holds a very special

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It's Release Day!! The Possibility of Us by Lisa Burstein

It's Release Day!!!

 

Let's kick off July with a New Adult read everyone will want to get their hands on. I was able to read an ARC of this book and fell in love. I can't wait to share my review. 

 

The Possibility of Us by Lisa Burstein is now available for just $.99.



 



About The Possibility of Us


One weekend together could change everything…

When her friend called to tell her

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Release Blitz: Crazy Dreams by Dawn Pendleton

Crazy Dreams 
(Dreams #1)

by Dawn Pendleton

Release Date: June 30, 2014






Stone Tucker has big dreams. Someday, he wants to be on a country radio station. Flash forward to reality, and Stone isn’t any closer to his dream than he was months ago when he left his high school sweetheart and hometown in Pennsylvania to move to Nashville. Every one back home thinks he’s going to fail, and

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Review: Melt by Selene Castrovilla

Melt

by Selene Castrovilla

Publication Date: November 6, 2014

Published by Last Syllable Books

Pages: 328

Source: JenHalliganPR

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from Goodreads



MELT is a brutal love
story, set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz. Sixteen year old
“good girl” Dorothy just blew into the small town of Highland Park –
where the social headquarters is

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Cover Reveal: Gone by Anna Bloom

Gone

by Anna Bloom

Genre: Mature YA (intended for readers ages 16-19)

Publication: July 28th, 2014



Rebecca Walters harbours a dark secret, and as the fifty-three bangles she wears on her wrists as a self-imposed sentence of guilt remind her, she can’t even begin to consider moving on. Not after what happened on that night six months ago… a night which she can’t remember and yet managed

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Oblivion by Sasha Dawn: Giveaway

Oblivion is a hit!!!





How should we celebrate???



With a GIVEAWAY!!





  Oblivion
by Sasha Dawn
Published by EgmontUSA
Paperback Publication Date: May 27, 2014  
400 Pages





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About Oblivion


Lisa McMann's Dead to You meets Kate Ellison's The Butterfly Clues in a psychological thriller full of romance, intrigue, and mystery.One
year ago, Callie was

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It's Release Day: Harp's Voice by Cassie Shine

It's Release Day!!!



Happy Book Birthday to Cassie Shine's HARP'S VOICE (Harp's Song #2)! 

I'm so excited to take part in the release day launch for the conclusion to the HARP'S SONG duology. As soon as I finished, I immediately wanted the next book.



From my review of Harp's Song:


"Cassie
Shine is making her mark with her debut novel Harp's Song. It is both
gripping and emotional.

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The Next Forever by Lisa Burstein is FREE!!! (One week only!)

Embrace said there was some exciting news to share.

 And I can finally share that The Next Forever by Lisa Burstein is free for one week only! 



Be sure to pick up your copy and get ready to fall in love with Lisa Burstein's writing.


 





Pick up your copy:

Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes



Once you finish The Next Forever be sure to keep an eye out for Lisa's upcoming release, The

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MidSummer's Eve Giveaway Hop

I love reading books about summer in the summer and I love to giveaway books which is why I am thrilled to participate in this giveaway hop. I'm giving away a copy of the book that I read to kick off my summer. I LOVED IT!! You can read my review here.





PRIZE 







Blue by Lisa Glass



Surfing is sixteen-year-old Iris’s world, and when the ultra-talented Zeke walks into her life, it

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Fan Art by Sarah Tregay: Excerpt and Giveaway

Fan Art


by Sarah Tregay

Release Date: 06/17/14

Harper Teen



Summary from Goodreads: 



When the picture tells
the story…

Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not
college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst
problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.

As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps

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More Than Music by Elizabeth Briggs: Teasers and Giveaway

More Than Music 

by Elizabeth Briggs(Chasing The Dream #1)Publication date: June 17th 2014Genres: Contemporary, New Adult

Synopsis:

Music
major Maddie Taylor seems to have her life all figured out. She’s just
finished her junior year of college, has a summer internship lined up
with the LA Philharmonic, and plans to go to grad school to write movie
scores. Only her roommates know

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Review: Liam's Journey by Heidi McLaughlin

Liam's Journey
(Finding My Way/Forever My Girl bind-up)
by Heidi McLaughlin
Publication Date: June 13, 2014
Pages: 484
Source: Purchased
Add to Goodreads
Purchase: Amazon (for a limited time)





From Goodreads

The journey for Liam
begins at eighteen. Having, what many would consider the brightest
future, he gives it all up for the unknown.The bright lights
beckon, but hearts break.

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Gone by Anna Bloom: Excerpt and Giveaway

Gone

by Anna Bloom

Genre: Mature YA (intended for readers ages 16-19)

Publication: July 28th, 2014


Rebecca Walters harbours a dark secret, and as the fifty-three bangles she wears on her wrists as a self-imposed sentence of guilt remind her, she can’t even begin to consider moving on. Not after what happened on that night six months ago… a night which she can’t remember and yet

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Meet the Men of Beaumont: Character Blitz

Liam Page, Harrison James, and Jimmy Davis are heart rock stars with heart.

Get a glimpse of the men of 4225 West from Heidi McLaughlin's Beaumont Series.














FOREVER MY GIRL (The Beaumont Series #1)









  Amazon /  B&N /  Kobo / iBooks










MY EVERYTHING  (The Beaumont Series, #1.5) 






Amazon










MY UNEXPECTED FOREVER (The Beaumont Series, #2)  






Amazon

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A Special Announcement about the Temptation Series by Karen Ann Hopkins

Now for a Special Announcement!



from Publisher's Marketplace Newsletter

(for TV)

Karen Ann Hopkins's TEMPTATION series
of Young Adult romances, a trilogy about the dramatic and forbidden
love between two teens, one who's Amish and one who's not, and the
sacrifices they must make in order to be together, to Pilgrim Studios,
producing in conjunction with Danielle Von Zerneck, by

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Blog Tour: The Mean Girl Apologies by Stephanie Monahan

It's Release Day



The Mean Girl Apologies by Stephanie Monahan



from Entangled Embrace



I read this last week and loved it! Check back for my review.

The digital book is on sale for just $.99 for
a limited time so be sure to pick up your copy today before it goes
back to full price!










































The Mean Girl
Apologies

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Mega Giveaway!! Win the complete Temptation Series by Karen Ann Hopkins

I am beyond excited to share this post with you today. Karen Ann Hopkins, author of the YA Temptation series and the Amish Murder Myster, Lamb to the Slaughter, has stopped by with a guest post and a mega-huge giveaway!

Today Karen shares her observations and thoughts on Amish Love and Marriage and how she incorporated it in her Temptation Series and Lamb to the Slaughter. 

I loved all of the

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Now in Paperback!! Impostor by Susanne Winnacker

Last summer I read Impostor and it made me a fan of science fiction - a genre that I normally didn't pay much mind. It quickly changed my opinion of science fiction and left me wanting more.  From my review:


"Impostor is
a thrilling read - full of danger, suspense, horror, and a little bit
of romance (because you can't leave that out). If this is science
fiction, then give me more

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone

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:





















The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone

by Adele Griffin
Publication Date: August 12, 2014
Published by Soho Teen
Add to Goodreads









from

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Meet the Cast of Make It Count by Megan Erickson

Get a Sneak Peek at two characters from Megan Erickson's Bowler University Novel

Make It Count available on June 3rd!


Camilo “Cam” Ruiz


The Player


“We’re in college. We have hot girls in tight 

 jeans and cleavage-baring shirts at our fingertips. Don’t tie yourself down.”

  







Danica Owens


The Chameleon


“Monica says my idea of romance is ‘Take off your shirt.’”









 

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Stacking the Shelves (17)

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














Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (Purchased) - I can't lie, the cover made me buy it. I hope that it is good.

The One by Kiera Cass (Purchased) - Picked up this one for Kiera's signing that I am going to in a couple of weeks. 

Everything Leads to You

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Author Interview and Giveaway: Oblivion by Sasha Dawn

Today kicks off the Oblivion Blog Tour. Oblivion by Sasha Dawn is described as "Lisa McMann's Dead to You meets Kate Ellison's The Butterfly Clues" This description immediately hooked me and I knew I had to read it. Both of these books messed with my head and had me on edge. I can't wait to discover what a mind scramble Oblivion will be. 



 For my tour stop, Sasha Dawn shares her thoughts on

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Review: Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins

Lamb to the Slaughter

by Karen Ann Hopkins

Publication Date: March 14, 2014

Pages: 336

Source: Kismet Book Touring

Add to Goodreads

Purchase Amazon / Barnes and Noble









About Lamb to the Slaughter




Some Amish communities aren't so cozy.

Lamb to the Slaughter
is a story about the intertwining lives of three unlikely people in an
Indiana Amish Community and the

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Cover Reveal: HARP'S VOICE by Cassie Shine

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Stacking the Shelves (12)

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



















Definitely, Maybe in Love by Ophelia London (e-book; Purchased) - I took advantage of Entangled Embrace $.99 sale and grabbed this one up! I pretty sure the sale lasts until the end of the month. Get your copy.

Reclaimed by Sarah Guillory (e-book;

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Review: Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington

Liv, Forever

by Amy Talkington

Publication Date: March 11, 2014

Published by Soho Teen

Pages:280

Source: ARC from Publisher

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Purchase Amazon / Indiebound























from Goodreads



When Liv Bloom lands an
art scholarship at Wickham Hall, it’s her ticket out of the foster
system. Liv isn’t sure what to make of the school’s weird traditions and

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Waiting on Wednesday: Amity by Micol Ostow

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:










Amity

by Micol Ostow
Published by EgmontUSA
Publication Date: August 26, 2014
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(from Goodreads)

For fans of Stephen King and

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Going Over by Beth Kephart - Trailer and Giveaway

Going Over
 by Beth Kephart
Publication Date: April 1, 2014
Published by Chronicle Books
Pages: 264
Add to Goodreads

 


 In the early 1980s Ada
and Stefan are young, would-be lovers living on opposite sides of the
Berlin Wall--Ada lives with her mother and grandmother and paints
graffiti on the Wall, and Stefan lives with his grandmother in the East
and dreams of escaping to the West

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Stacking the Shelves (11)

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









Panic by Lauren Oliver (Purchased)

Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (Purchased)

Love Rehab: a novel in twelve steps by Jo Piazza (Purchased)

Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino (Purchased)

Guitar Notes by Mary Amato (Purchased)

Always Emily by Michaela

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Cover Reveal: Shattered Lives Mended Hearts by Lena Nicole

COVER REVEAL!

Lena Nicole's

 
Shattered Lives Mended Hearts









Shattered Lives Mended Hearts (The One Series, #2)



by Lena Nicole


Release Date: March 31, 2014

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Designed By: Sommer Stein & Toski Covey









If you have not read The One Left Behind, this synopsis will be a spoiler to that book.





Addison's life was shattered a year ago when she was

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Bad Boy vs. Boy Next Door: Entangled Embrace Giveaway and MegaSale!!

Do you love the Bad Boy, or are you more into the Boy Next Door? Either way, Embrace, Entangled’s New Adult imprint, has you covered. With swoon-worthy heroes, kick-butt heroines, contemporary issues, intrigue, fantasy, and so much more, there’s something for everyone.

As part of their March Madness extravaganza, Entangled is having a massive sale on all their New Adult books.  Each one is only

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Waiting on Wednesday: Girl Defective by Simmone Howell

"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:







Girl Defective

by Simmone Howell
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date:  September 2, 2014
Add to Goodreads










(from Edelweiss)

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Stacking the Shelves (10)

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










Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (Accepted Review Copy) - A debut novel involving ghosts, mystery, secret societies, and a secret love story - sign me up!

The Secret Side of Empty by Maria E. Andreu (Accepted Review Copy) - A few months ago Maria was

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Cover Reveal: Finally, Forever by Katie Kacvinsky

Finally, Forever

by Katie Kacvinsky

Available May 9, 2014

Add to Goodreads




What do you do when you run into the ex love-of-your-life? Say hello? Hug? Shake hands? Run for your life? In
this tender and emotional story, Gray and Dylan discover that a
destination isn't always a place. More often, it's a person. Now it's
time for them to finally decide, is this forever?







And

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Review: His Hometown Girl by Karen Rock

His Hometown Girl

by Karen Rock

Publication Date: March 1, 2014

Published by Harlequin

Pages:194

Source: Publisher via NetGalley

Add to Goodreads

Pre-order Amazon / B&N /Kobo









from Goodreads



He'd always managed to best her… 



Jodi
Chapman will do whatever it takes to get top care for her autistic son.
If that means going home and convincing local farmers to sell

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Cover Reveal: Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

Cover Reveal



Finding My Way

by Heidi McLaughlin



Be there when Liam Westbury

becomes Liam Page.






Full Jacket Cover
 \




 e-book cover



Available: April 2014
Preorder: Amazon

Add to Goodreads

About Finding My Way


Liam Westbury has the world at his
feet. He’s the quintessential golden boy. He’s the superstar quarterback
for Beaumont High. His girl, Josie, is head

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Stacking the Shelves (9)

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


















Be with Me by Jennifer Armentrout/J. Lynn (Purchased) I love J. Lynn's books! I usually get the e-books, but I wanted at least one paperback in my collection.



Disarm by June Gray (Purchased) I saw this one featured as someone's Waiting on

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Waiting on Wednesday: Subway Love by Nora Raleigh Baskin

"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:











Subway Love

by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Published by Candlewick Press
Expected Publication Date:  May 13, 2014
Add to Goodreads









(from Goodreads)

What

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Stacking the Shelves (8)

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

 This haul is from the past 2-3 weeks.












Everbound by Brodi Ashton (Purchased)
The Wonder Bread Summer by Jessica Anya Blau (Purchased)
Life Is but a Dream by Brian James (Purchased)
A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley (Purchased)
Girlchild by Tupelo

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Cover Reveal: FERAL by Holly Schindler

COVER REVEAL!!!

 

FERAL by Holly Schindler  

 



 


FERAL by Holly Schindler Publication date: August 26, 2014



by HarperCollinsGenre: Young Adult 









 Add to Goodreads Shelf



 


About Feral:



It’s too late for you. You’re dead.

Those words float through Claire Cain’s head as she lies broken and barely alive after a brutal beating. And the words continue to haunt her months

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Waiting on Wednesday: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

"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:









Everything Leads to You

by Nina LaCour
Published by Dutton Juvenile
Expected Publication Date:  May 15, 2014
Add to Goodreads








(from Goodreads)

A love

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Review: Anything To Have You by Paige Harbison

Anything To Have You

by Paige Harbison

Publication Date: January 28, 2014

Published by Harlequin Teen

Pages:304

Source: Harlequin Teen via Netgalley

Add to Goodreads

Purchase Amazon / B&N / Book Depository

















from Goodreads



Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys.Natalie
and Brooke have had each other's backs forever.

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Waiting on Wednesday: My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal

"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:







My Last Kiss

by Bethany Neal
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Expected Publication Date:  June 10, 2014
Add to Goodreads










from Goodreads



What if

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Review: The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High by Laurie Boyle Crompton

The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High

byLaurie Boyle Crompton

Publication Date: February 1, 2014

Published by Sourcebooks Fire

Pages:309

Source: Publisher vie Netgalley

Add to Goodreads

Purchase Amazon / Indiebound










from Goodreads



Shannon’s ‘clique’ is
just her and her best friend and she has a super-embarrassing nickname
that won’t go away. It is no huge shock when

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Stacking the Shelves (7)

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

 

 
 






Forever by Karen Ann Hopkins (Purchased) - Forever is the final book of the Temptation series. The Amish/Non-Amish (English) love story that took me completely by surprise. I received an e-ARC but wanted a copy of my own. You can read my review

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Review: Forever by Karen Ann Hopkins

Forever

Series: Temptation #3

by Karen Ann Hopkins

Publication Date: January 28, 2014

Published by HarlequinTEEN

Pages:336

Source: Publisher via Netgalley

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All I want is my happily-ever-after.

That's all I've wanted since meeting Noah Miller.

From
the day we met, the world has tried to keep Noah

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Guest Post: Elizabeth Scott - HEARTBEAT

Elizabeth Scott is one of many of my favorite young adult authors. I've read over half of her books and the over half are in my TBR pile. Heartbeat, her newest book published by Harlequin Teen, came out yesterday. Today I'm hosting Elizabeth as a part of the Heartbeat Blog Tour hosted by Kismet Book Touring. I've asked Elizabeth to share her favorite bookstore memory.



Welcome Elizabeth!!!

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Review: Made of Stars by Kelley York

Made of Stars
by Kelley York
Published by Entangled Teen 
Publication Date: October 1, 2013
Pages: 320
Source: Netgalley
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(from Goodreads)

When eighteen-year-old
Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad’s for
the first winter in years, they expect everything to be just like the
warmer months they’d spent there

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Waiting on Wednesday: Defector by Susanne Winnacker

"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:






Defector
Variants #2

by Susanne Winnacker
Published by Simon Pulse
Expected Publication Date:  June 26, 2014 
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from Goodreads

 

Tessa

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Stacking the Shelves (6)

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

 

 




A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Won) - After seeing libba Bray at YALLFest last year, I've decided that I need to read all of her books.  Golden by Jessi Kirby (Won) - The book has received a ton of 4 and 5 star reviews from bloggers, authors,

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Review: The One Left Behind by Lena Nicole

The One Left Behind

by Lena Nicole

Publication Date: October 19, 2013

Pages: 497

Source: Purchased from Amazon
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from Goodreads


Colin and Addison are on
their way home when they are caught in a vicious car accident. While
Colin walks away with minimal injuries, Addison suffers from a traumatic
brain injury causing her to

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Cover Reveal: The One Left Behind by Lena Nicole

COVER REVEAL!

Lena Nicole's

The One Left Behind




Synopsis

Colin and Addison are on their way home when they are caught in a vicious car accident. While Colin walks away with minimal injuries, Addison suffers from a traumatic brain injury causing her to lose her short-term memory. She can’t remember the night of the accident. She doesn’t remember being engaged. She doesn’t remember Colin

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Blog Tour: Pretty Little Dreams by Jennifer Miller - Excerpt

Today is the Release Day of Jennifer Miller's Pretty Little Dreams and I get to participate in the blog tour with an Excerpt. Pretty Little Dreams is Book Two of the Pretty Little Lies Series. This tour is hosted by Lustful Literature.





Pretty Little Dreams

A Pretty Little Lies Novel
 by Jennifer Miller
 
Publication Date: January 14, 2014
Pages: 261
 
 
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Help Save this Indie Bookstore

 UPDATE 1/15/14 10:16 P.M.



Since my original post on 1/13/14 Brandi Schmidt has canceled her fundraising campaign to purchase Main Street Books. Thank you to everyone who shared this post via social media.



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Last week I read a tweet in my Twitter feed about saving a independent bookstore. I clicked the attached indiegogo link and found out the

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Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando: My Roomie Story and a Giveaway

Roomies
 by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando
Publication Date: December 24, 2013
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
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It's time to meet your new roomie.When
East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate
assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics:
television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San

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Blog Tour: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins

Today I am participating in the Stir Me Up blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. I read Stir Me Up a few months ago and really liked the story, characters, and the emphasis on cooking. When the chance to share this book again on my blog came up, I was all for it. I'm inspired to try some of the recipes in Stir Me up and today I am featuring one of the recipes from the book. I've included

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Books Read in 2013

I didn't post a Year End Review (because I'm a slacker), but I do like to keep track of all of the books that I read in a year. In 2013, I listened to more audiobooks than I ever had before and read several new-to-me authors. Here is a complete list of all of the books I read in 2013. Links are to Amazon.


The date listed is when I finished the book.

*Library Book

**Borrowed from a friend

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Review: Camp Christmas by J.K. Rock

Camp Christmas 

by J.K. Rock
Novella #1.5Publication date:  December 17, 2013







Published by Spencer Hill ContemporaryGenre: Young Adult 














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 From Goodreads

Hannah never meant to
be a mean girl – at Camp Juniper Point or at her high school. It just
sort of happened during one painful

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Bout of Books 9.0: Goals and Updates

Bout of Books Read-a-thon 9.0: My Goals and Updates








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 between

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Stacking the Shelves (5)

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














Crash Into You by Katie McGarry (Purchased) - I read an ARC of Crash Into You (still need to review), and knew that I had to own it. This was on my Christmas wishlist, I didn't get it so I bought it for myself. 

Confessions of a Hater by Caprice Crane

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Love My Indie Bookstore Feature: I'm Bringing It Back!

I've set one blog goal for 2014 and that it to bring back my Love My Indie Bookstore Feature. When I first started my blog in 2010, I knew that I wanted to start a feature about independent bookstores. I invited authors, bloggers, and readers to share there favorite independent bookstores or bookstore memories. I've shared some stories about the bookstores that I frequent or visited on

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