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)



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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
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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

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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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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

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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



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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.



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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:











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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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