BOOK BLITZ & GIVEAWAY Plus REVIEW - Beautiful Addictions by Season Vining

Beautiful Addictions

by

Season Vining

 

Release: January 28, 2014

Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

 

 

Josie Banks is a girl without a past.  After being found unconscious with no memory, she was shuffled in and out of foster homes where she suffered years of abuse. An experience that left her broken, damaged, and clinging to drugs and meaningless hook-ups to numb her pain.

When Josie disappeared years ago, she took a piece of Tristan with her.  She’s the girl he thought he lost forever—the one he’s never been able to forget.  Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again.  But Tristan is haunted by a dark past of his own.  On the run from ruthless criminals that shattered Josie’s world years ago, reentering her life puts them both in danger.

As Josie and Tristan’s lives become tangled once again, they find themselves unwilling and unable to escape the relentless pull that draws them together.  But will the past leave their love in ruins—or bind them together for a lifetime?

 

 

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BLOG TOUR ARC Review & Giveaway - Savor by Kate Evangelista

Savor

by

Kate Evangelista

 

 

I’m Dakota Collins, a tough talking, eye patch wearing, workaholic photography student. Why am I important? Well, maybe because I get to spend an entire month with Vicious, only the sickest indie rock band out there.

You see, I needed a subject for my Spring Showcase introspective in order to graduate. During a chance encounter at a club I’d been sent to cover for the Daily Gossip, our ironically named college paper, the features writer I usually teamed up with introduced me to the band—by accident, I might add. It involved a run in with a scary, bald bodyguard. Anyway, long story short, I signed a contract to take pictures of Vicious.

I should have known their handsome yet way too serious for his own good bassist, Luka Visraya, wouldn't be able to keep his hands to himself. He’s gorgeous and all, but the way he smiles spelled trouble with a capital L. I’m in for a long month with him around.

Crazy shit happens and then some. So, if you want the skinny on Vicious and the events revolving around my stay at Lunar Manor, read my story.

Refer to the warning below.

 

Mature and explicit content. Not recommended for readers below 18-years-old. Yup, you've got to be that old to read my story. Consider yourself warned.

 

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Waiting On Wednesday #2

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking The Spine

 

 

I am totally excited about

City Of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

It is due to come out in May 27th.! I cannot wait!

 

 

Here is the gorgeous cover that we have been waiting for!

 

 

 

 

 

Other Books I am waiting on...

 

 

 

 

 

Publish Date: March 21st 2014

 

 

 

 

Publish Date: Feb. 27th 2014

Hopefully getting an ARC! Fingers crossed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publish Date: April 29th 2014

 

 

 

 

Share in  the comments below what you're waiting for.

Or share the link to your post!

 

 

 

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TUESDAY TEASE - True Fate

Today's Tuesday Tease

is from my first YA Paranormal Fantasy

True Fate

 

Blurb

 

Strange things have always happened to Nia, and until now she’s written them off as flukes. At nineteen she has seen her fair share of odd occurrences and just feels lucky.

When Nia unknowingly spoke a prophecy on her eighteenth birthday she freaked out her best friend, Rhea. Nia realizes she needs to find some answers. Rhea makes her promise to go and see her Great Aunt Amarie, but she isn’t sure if her crazy aunt could really help.

Nia finds herself unexpectedly drawn to a stranger and begins dreaming of people who seem to know everything about her.

They offer little in the way of information as to how and why. It all feels too real but Nia is unsure, at least until she wakes up with a trinket from the encounter.

When dreams and reality collide Nia will have to face dangers she never knew existed. Ready or not she will have to discover her True Fate.

 

 

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Now onto the Tease!

 

"Hello?”

 

"Hey honey," her mom, Margie’s lightly accented voice sang through the car speakers.

 

"Hi mom." Nia said biting her lip.

 

"How is everything going sweetie?" Margie asked.

 

"Great. Is something wrong mom?"

 

"What? No sweetie but your dad said to call you, he said and I quote, he hasn't heard from you in a while and he's worried. You know how he can be." Her mom said in the sweetest way possible.

 

"Sorry about that I have been kind of busy. Umm I'm kind of on a date right now." Nia explained wanting to melt under the seat as Aaron looked at her adoringly but she knew her cheeks were flush.

 

"Oh goodness, sweetheart! That's fantastic! How's it going? Do we know him? Is he cute?" Margie rattled off the string of questions before Nia could stop her.

 

Correction, she no longer wanted to hide, she wanted to die...... right now.

 

"Wow! Umm, mom? It's going great and no you don't know him yet and he is definitely hot.” She looked at him and he smiled. “His name is Aaron and by the way, you're on speaker."

 

“Oh... well... um, I'm sorry honey. And hello Aaron it's nice to sort of meet you. You're welcome at our home anytime." Margie said with a shaky and clearly mortified voice.

 

"Thank you Mrs. De La Garza" Aaron said wincing as he finally chimed in.

 

"Oh please call me Margie." Nia’s mom insisted.

 

"Okay, I'll try but I can’t guarantee it, that’s just how I was raised." He responded politely.

 

Interrupting Nia asked, "Hey, Mom? We’re headed that way. Is Dad there?"

 

"Oh, yes we're having a late dinner. I used the slow cooker. It's been a long day." Margie explained sounding tired.

 

"We can be there in thirty." Nia said feeling dread set in at the prospect of her dad meeting Aaron.

 

"Great! Well then I will see you soon honey! Bye!" Margie sung again as she hung up the phone ending all their awkward misery.

 

'That had to be the most embarrassing conversation in the history of my life.' Nia sent to Aaron because it was easier to think than say.

 

"It's fine really, I thought it was sweet. And I found out some interesting information too.” he said with a huge grin.

 

"Oh yeah, and what was that?” she asked laughing.

 

"You think I'm hot." Aaron said as a wide grin spread across his face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOOK BLITZ & GIVEAWAY - Fierce by Clarissa Wild

Title: Fierce

Author: Clarissa Wild

Publication Date: January 27th 2014

Genre: New Adult Romance
Price: $ 0.99 - 1 week only! (Regular price $ 2.99!)

ARC REVIEW - Saving Quinton by Jessica Sorensen

 

Nova Reed can't forget him-Quinton Carter, the boy with the honey-brown eyes who made her realize she deserved more than an empty life. His pain was so similar to her own. But Nova has been coming to terms with her past and healing, while Quinton is out there somewhere, sinking deeper. She's determined to find him and help him . . . before it's too late.

Nova has haunted his dreams for nearly a year-but Quinton never thought a sweet, kind person like her would care enough about a person like him. To Quinton, a dark, dangerous life is exactly what he deserves. And Nova has no place in it. But Nova has followed him to Las Vegas, and now he must do whatever it takes to keep her away, to maintain his self-imposed punishment for the unforgivable things he's done. But there's one flaw in his plan: Nova isn't going anywhere . . .  

 

 

 

 

 

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REVIEW - Breaking Nova by Jessica Sorensen #RPRC2014

 

 

 

 Nova Reed used to have dreams-of becoming a famous drummer, of marrying her true love. But all of that was taken away in an instant. Now she's getting by as best she can, though sometimes that means doing things the old Nova would never do. Things that are slowly eating away at her spirit. Every day blends into the next . . . until she meets Quinton Carter. His intense, honey brown eyes instantly draw her in, and he looks just about as broken as she feels inside.

Quinton once got a second chance at life-but he doesn't want it. The tattoos on his chest are a constant reminder of what he's done, what he's lost. He's sworn to never allow happiness into his life . . . but then beautiful, sweet Nova makes him smile. He knows he's too damaged to get close to her, yet she's the only one who can make him feel alive again. Quinton will have to decide: does he deserve to start over? Or should he pay for his past forever?

 

 

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"Breaking Nova is a story unlike any other, gritty and painful but so close to the reality for so many it's scary. An agonizingly beautiful read." - S. Varadeaux

ARC REVIEW - Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott - #RPRC2014

A modern day thrill ride, where a teen girl and her animal companion must participate in a breathtaking race to save her brother's life—and her own.

Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to Montana for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying—and she's helpless to change anything.

Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race.

The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place?

FIRE & FLOOD by Victoria Scott

Teen Thriller

Scholastic Press, February 2014
ISBN: 9780545537469
Pages: 320

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YA Contemporary Challenge 2014

 

I am excited to be participating in this year's YA Contemporary Challenge 2014!

I will be using hashtag #YACC2014 to signify that a book goes towards this challenge.

I saw it a while back and thought maybe it was not the best for me. But then I checked out the books on the shelf on goodreads and saw I actually already have alot of those books lined up for reviews this year so I think I will be okay.  I set my goal as 20 so we shall see!

 

The challenge is hosted by Katie's Book Blog & this year she has a co-host, The Book Belle's.

 

 

Here's the details taken from Katie's Book Blog.

 

Levels:Level 1: 5+ books
Level 2: 10+ books
Level 3: 15+ books

Rules:
You can read any contemporary YA novel that is published between January 1, 2014 and December 30, 2014 but you must read them in 2014! (All formats accepted: paperback, ARC, e-book)

Books included:
I have created a Goodreads group for the challenge.  Included in the group is a shelf where I have added and will continue to add contemporary YA books being published in 2014. Members of the group can also add books if they are missing. Goodreads group

Authors:
If you have a contemporary YA book coming out in 2014 I would love it if you would participate. I would love it if you would be interested in donating swag/books or being featured here on Katie’s Book Blog or over on The Book Belles. If you are interested, email me at katieb206 at gmail dot com or Montana at bookbelles at gmail dot com.

Participants:
Anyone who has a blog or a Goodreads where they can post reviews is eligible to participate.

Why you should participate:
Contemporary YA is an awesome genre. Isn’t that enough of a reason?

If not, there will also be giveaways throughout the year as well as one grand prize giveaway at the end of the year. Does that motivate you? =)

How to sign up:
Create a list on your blog or Goodreads with your list of books. You can create a list of books that you want to read or start a blank list and add the books as you read them. Once you have created your list come back here and add it to the linky below! Make sure that you post it on the same blog/Goodreads that you are going to post your reviews on throughout the year.

Sign-ups end May 1, 2014.

That's all there is to it! And you can check out my first #YACC2014 review - Where You'll Find Me by Erin Fletcher

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY READING!

 

 

REVIEW - #RPRC2014 - #YACC2014 - Where You'll Find Me by Erin Fletcher

 

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 Hanley understands. Her own escape methods—vodka, black hair dye, and pretending the past didn't happen—are more traditional, but who is she to judge?

Nate doesn't tell her why he's in her garage, and she doesn't tell him what she's running from. Soon, Hanley¹s trading her late-night escapades for all-night conversations and stolen kisses. But when Nate¹s recognized as the missing teen from the news, Hanley isn't sure which is worse: that she's harboring a fugitive, or that she's in love with one.

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Tuesday TBR

 

 

I was wracking my brain because I needed a Tuesday post and my usual Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke & The Bookish is not doing a topic I have anything to add to so I just made this one up lol.

 

Tuesday TBR is just a meme where I will share 10 books on my TBR that are next or that I am dying to read this year. Seeing as my Goodreads TBR is in the thousands I shouldn't run out any time soon!

 

It would be awesome if you share some of your TBR list that you cannot wait to read. You can post in the comments or on your own blog and share your post in the comments either way is great!

REVIEW - #RPRC2014 - Stealing Promises by Brina Courtney

Promises are made to be kept, never stolen. But that’s exactly what happened to Victoria Blane and Levi Manor. Tragedy strikes their perfect relationship leaving Victoria struggling to overcome the darkness that threatens to bury her.
With Victoria’s life in tatters she decides that running away is easier than dealing with her troubles. But when a friend finds her on the floor in her kitchen, she knows it’s time for a change.

Brighton Hanley knows what it’s like to lose someone. He knows what it’s like to be haunted by things that can never change. When he meets Victoria he recognizes the pain she’s trying to bury deep in her eyes. He knows she’s trying to run away, but he also knows that you can’t run forever.

Victoria is drawn to Brighton in ways she never expected. He becomes her champion, her life line… her sunshine in the darkness. But is Victoria ready to let go of the past and grab on to her future? Or will she run away from Brighton before she can be hurt again?

 

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance

 

 

 

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REVIEW - Allegiant by Veronica Roth

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.

 

 

 

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REVIEW - #RPRC2014 - Ruined by Jus Accardo



 

 



Hell is looking for a way to break loose…

Jax lost the genetic lottery. Descended from Cain, the world's first murderer, he's plagued by a curse that demands violence in exchange for his happiness. He left everything behind, including the girl he loved, but thriving on the pain of others is lonely… And it's killing him.

After a series of heartbreaking losses, Samantha put rubber to pavement and headed for college as fast as her clunker could carry her. But she can't outrun her problems. When an attack at school drives her back home, she's thrown into the path of a past—and a guy—she's been trying to forget.

Sam strains Jax's control over his darkness, but running isn't an option this time. Someone—or, something—followed her home from school: a ruthless monster with a twisted plan centuries in the making. Forced together to survive, and fighting an attraction that could destroy them both, Jax and Sam must stop a killer bent on revenge.

**Ruined is a New Adult Paranormal Romance**

 

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FAB READ FRIDAY #1

 

 What is Fab Read Friday, you ask?

 

Well, Fab Read Friday is a meme hosted right here at

Shayna Varadeaux Books & Reviews.

 

It's easy as pie only a few rules.

 

1. Post the last fabulous read you have come across whether it's the book you're smack dab in the middle of, or a book you can't get out of your brain.

 

2. You don't have to review it just share some thoughts and add a cover and links.

 

3. That last enjoyable read is what we're looking for or a book you feel everyone should read and not miss out on.

 

4. Link back to this post or at least this blog.

 

That's pretty much it! I am always on the look out for my next fabulous read.

 

If you share your post use hashtag #FRF2014.

 

 For now just post a link to your Fab Read Friday in the comments and check out each others posts and I will do the same. This will be a weekly post. I will set up a linky once we have people on board!

 

If you have any ideas or would like to co-host just drop me a line in comment or email via the sidebar. :)

 

 

Okay on to my first Fab Read Friday post!

Review - #RPRC2014 - Salt by Danielle Ellison

 

Penelope is a witch, part of a secret society protecting humans from demon attacks. But when she was a child, a demon killed her parents—and stole her magic. Since then, she’s been pretending to be something she’s not, using her sister’s magic to hide her own loss, to prevent being sent away.

When she’s finally given the chance to join the elite demon-hunting force, Penelope thinks that will finally change. With her sister’s help, she can squeeze through the tests and get access to the information she needs to find "her" demon. To take back what was stolen.

Then she meets Carter. He’s cute, smart, and she can borrow his magic, too. He knows her secret—but he also has one of his own.

Suddenly, Penelope’s impossible quest becomes far more complicated. Because Carter’s not telling her everything, and it’s starting to seem like the demons have their own agenda…and they’re far too interested in her.



 

 

 

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COVER REVEAL - True Colors by Melissa Pearl

COVER REVEAL

 

 

True Colors by Melissa Pearl 

Publication date: February 16th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

 

This is truly a stunning cover and I am proud to be a part of the reveal!

 

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REVIEW - #RPRC2014 - Reborn by Jessica Miller

Ella finally knows what she is, but now she’s not so sure she knows who she is.

With Jack still on the loose her parents have her confined to the house leaving Ella to feel like she’s stuck in a prison. Coping with the loss of her best friend and the love of her life, Ella feels trapped in an endless cycle of torment. She feels she’s doomed to lose everyone she loves. In attempt to keep her safe and help her understand her new life her parents decide that what’s best for her is to go back to school, but not just any school.

Ella’s not alone though. The school is filled with students who are just like her, including her brother Dean. Her mission is to keep herself blended in the background and out of trouble, but unfortunately Ella isn’t that lucky. With the roommate from hell, her brother constantly breathing down her neck, and being pinned right away as the outcast, Ella wants nothing more than to just crawl under a rock for the rest of her life. Even the school’s sweetheart has it in for her.

Can she overcome her fear of the unknown? Will she ever learn to accept who she is? The most important thing Ella is concerned about is just surviving the semester at Hamilton Hill.

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BOOK BLITZ - Wasteland by Lindsay Leggett

Wasteland

by

Lindsay Leggett 
(Flight #2) 

 

Published December 7th 2013
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult

 

 

Wasteland, the next book in the FLIGHT trilogy, takes place a few months after the ending of book one.

Trapped in a cell and experimented on, Piper Madden’s only hope is remembering Asher. Then, Elder Corp President Rupert Elder gives her new orders: to be a leader in a war against the Harpies. Without a choice, Piper must obey Rupert’s commands or suffer from paralyzing and painful Nanomachines. But the war is just beginning, and Asher has gone missing. The resistance is slowly building, and the upcoming war will be larger and bloodier than anything seen since the Devastation that ruined the earth. Throughout all of this, Piper remembers the time before she ran to Ichton, when David was alive and her hope in Elder Corp was still strong.

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REVIEW - #RPRC2014 - Erasing Shadows by K.D. Rose

What if to save the ones you love, you had to unlock the key to a different reality?

Generations of mystery smash together when a seemingly traditional family must shatter their illusions of normality to confront themselves and their friends, leaving no possibility unexplored in order to rescue- well, who exactly? Watch the Ross family, the High Five Gang, and multiple generations dig into an innovative explosion of imagination where they must confront numerous realities, real-world danger, and worst of all—their own teenage hormones!

In a place where nothing is as it seems and shocks are around every corner, even the people you thought you knew may find themselves strangers in this moving and provocative reality-bender. With breathless pacing and psychological intrigue, Erasing: Shadows and the High Five Gang will keep you guessing until the very end.

 

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BOOK BLITZ - Loving You by Allie Everhart







Loving You (Jade #3)

 

Since meeting Garret on her first night at college, Jade’s had to overcome many obstacles to be with him, including interference from Garret’s father. 

Now, months later, it seems that Mr. Kensington has finally accepted Jade dating his son, but the reason for that is unclear. After what Jade witnessed at the Kensington mansion, she’s not sure what his acceptance of her means. Is she tied to his family forever now that she knows some of their darkest secrets?

Spring semester begins at Moorhurst College and a new student arrives who has a little too much interest in Garret’s family. And a little too much interest in Jade. 

Garret continues to win Jade’s heart with romantic gestures that make her love him even more. It seems like everything is starting to work out for Jade, but as her mother used to say...Good things never last. Or do they?

Note: This is a New Adult novel and contains mature language and situations.

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