Cover Reveal of Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler

Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition

by Erin Butler

Release Date: 09/16/14

Summary from Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Liza Johnson takes fangirl to a whole new level of crazy when she decides to take dating advice from her literary hero: Jane Austen. With the help of her best friends, Liza sheds her ancient-speak and complete Austen wardrobe for something a bit more modern in an attempt at finding her very own Mr. Darcy. Enter Will, the new kid and Liza's Darcy incarnate. Add her BFF's ex to mix and the sexy Brit who kisses with an accent, and Liza is in trouble. So, what's a girl to do? Without her mom to go to relationship advice, Liza turns to the only person she can truly trust with matters of the heart via her mother's copy of COMPLETED WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN. It's too bad Austen's heroines have never played Spin the Bottle or Seven Minutes in Heaven. Liza's determined to find her true Austen-esque happy ending, but if she can't trust herself instead of books, she just might end up in her own tragic love story.

The Author

Erin Butler is lucky enough to have two jobs she truly loves. As a librarian, she gets to work with books all day long, and as an author, Erin uses her active imagination to write the kinds of books she enjoys reading. Young Adult and New Adult books are her favorites, but she especially loves the ones with kissing scenes.

Erin lives in Central New York with her very understanding husband, a stepson, and doggie BFF, Maxie. She prefers to spend her time indoors reading and writing, but will venture out for chocolate and sunshine. She is the author of BLOOD HEX, a YA paranormal, HOW WE LIVED, a contemporary New Adult novel, and FINDING MR. DARCY: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION, a contemporary YA.

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Tour Review of The Agent's Daughter by Ron Corriveau

The Agent’s Daughter

by Ron Corriveau

Publication date: May 18th 2013
Genres: Romance, Thriller, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Melina has been preparing for a future career as a spy.

She just doesn’t know it.

Legendary spy Evan Roberts always knew that his fifteen-year-old daughter Melina also possessed the absolute lack of fear required of an agent. Without telling her his real profession or his intention, he began to guide her toward an eventual career as a spy. However, Melina’s world is shattered after her mom is involved in an accident that leaves her mysteriously unhurt but unresponsive. Her father’s plans on hold, Melina settles into life at a suburban high school, immersing herself in a world of schoolwork, her friends and a budding romance with Alex, the cute new guy in her class.

When Melina and her father uncover shocking new information about her mother’s accident, Melina is pulled deep into her father’s shadowy world. With Alex desperately trying to find her and only hours to go before it will be too late to save her mother, Melina and her father work together using their combined skills to find a way to reach her.

AMAZON     BARNES & NOBLE

 

AUTHOR

Ron Corriveau is an electrical engineer and works designing custom integrated circuits. He started writing to prove to himself that he actually does have a right side to his brain. Originally from Southern California, he currently lives outside of Dallas with his lovely wife and two awesome kids. He has only recently come to terms with the fact that he is a geek, although he would like to stress that he doesn’t hold any kind of leadership role in the organization.

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MY REVIEW

Hello!!!

Your mother in the hospital for a car accident , you find out that your father is an important spy, the new kid on the school you move the ground below you and without than you knew , you was unconsciously trained to be a spy . This is the life of Melina in company  with your family.
All that cake explodes on the right to change the lives of Melina time, and thus his relationship with his father will be a team of spies to save his mother, his brother Travis in the boat with knowledge of physics, a big lot of gadgets and clear without having to let go of that is still a teenager with wanting to know of guys, have fun and have a normal life.
The book is good, has a history spying interesting, than lover of this type of read could make them attractive this story, or even if you're a beginner to these topics would a good option to start with this way of spying. The characters are defined as the author wants to represent it, they are easy to understand and enter into this world. The writing is fluid and if I had any clash with it, you can take the reading and continue the journey to save the world with Melina and her father.

The book has a starting point and a good story and I think that could give way to more adventures if not of this character with more, with Melina and her father and new characters, author has very well defined the path where you want to go, this is one of those topics that can still be explored to be a saga, one would need to take care of some details.

I think this book, I apply the "not you, it's me", the one that did not have it so defined was me, although I had clashes with her and even not defined the why, still enjoy the story and it was a nice challenge to take it, it is always good to explore the themes of spies, bad guys out there and see new challenges to the characters. In this book I am left with Travis.

A good choice for those afternoons, after finishing your duties of school or house and with  a milkshake, chocolate in my case :).

My Stars:

3.5

GIVEAWAYS

Tour wide giveaway

Prize: 3x paperback copies of The Agent's Daughter

(open INTL)

OR

Individual giveaways:

One ebook copy of The Agent's Daughter. Open internationally.

The winner must be selected and turned in by latest February 14th, 2014.

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Welcome new official section: Alice Little Things!

Hello!!!

Yeih ! ! When I start the blog I had a day where you put what happened out of my time reading aka reviews , usually I wrote at the end of the month. I know ! the last 3 months of 2013 I did not write that section and maybe I was losing it a little. Why ? ? ? ? ? Complicated Months !

My new school, months of celebration and if many books to spread the word, it was a bit complicated . But new year , new official section , Little Things Alice section will be to narrate , tell, gossiping as they like to take it, some things I like and find some crazy meaning of because I love to read , and also part of my interests . The issue, to know more of this blogger , administrator , reviewer or maybe girl than in his past life was a cat.

 

With that start, January good for me is a month between that I love and I'm terrified , when the day January 1st arrives, I know it is missing some days for my birthday and I get a little tense , maybe it is the fact so many celebrations , this year however, was tense because came the school and had exam! Pff ... Still it was great to enjoy a Rock Birthday Yeah!

P.S : Always I celebrated with a good cheeseburger.

 

On Tv: Ok ... I'm Alice and I love Tom Mison in Sleepy Hollow! ... JA Ja, I admit, I had my doubts about the program, even so,do not hesitate to see it in its first broadcast, what happened? Listen at first to The Rolling Stones won my attention as 40%, see the starting very well 70%, Hear to speak at Tom Mison .... 200%! I Love series, every Monday I watched the series and the ending was fucking great!
Current Mode: second season please soon! and shocked by those skinny jeans yet.

On Movie: The Book Thief, I loved! ... Sorry! but American Hustle...nope ..

Viva the book, Oh holy book! I could not choose any of my favorites this month! Uh ... maybe this year were: Tick to the Tock by Matthew Turner or Indigo Incite by Jacinda Buchmann,However check of  reviews.

Book Final December 2013: The Return By Nicole R. Taylor.

Music:  " Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly, All your life...You were only waiting for this moment to arise"

The Beatles - BlackBird

ALICE

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Tour Review of The Howling Heart by April Bostic

The Howling Heart

by April Bostic

Publication date: August 8th 2013
Genres: Adult, Paranormal Romance

Synopsis:

Paige Donovan is an ambitious college graduate who aspires to reach the top of the corporate ladder. She’s climbing fast when given the promotion of a lifetime at a prestigious fashion magazine in New York City. Her bright future comes to an unexpected halt after news of her father’s death. She inherits his old cabin in the Colorado Rockies, and just when she thinks her luck couldn’t get any worse, she has a car accident in the mountains and awakens in the small, remote community of Black River.

Soon, she’s engulfed in the mystical world of Varulv—wolves descended from 13th century Scandinavia and blessed by Norse gods with the ability to appear human. Paige is desperate to return home, but never expects to fall for her rescuer, Riley Gray, a charming young werewolf from England who offers her an alternate future with his pack.

Now, she must choose between the career she’s always wanted and the love she’s always dreamed.

 AMAZON     BARNES&NOBLE

 AUTHOR

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April Bostic is a New Jersey-based, Adult Romance author who enjoys unleashing her creativity and letting her imagination run wild. Her love of romance books inspired her to become not just a reader, but also a writer. In December 2008, she self-published her first novel, a contemporary romance with a supernatural twist entitled “A Rose to the Fallen”.Her first short story, “Right Here, Right Now”, released in January 2012, is an erotic romance with a dash of S&M. The following year, she released two more short stories: a romantic urban fantasy inspired by the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche entitled “Eros, My Love”, and a sexy romantic comedy entitled “Love Addiction”.After five years, she released her second novel, “The Howling Heart” in August 2013, a paranormal romance that delves into the mystical world of werewolves and Norse gods. To end her busiest year in publishing, April will release her fourth short story in December 2013, a historical paranormal romance entitled “A Dark Scandal”.

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MY REVIEW

Wolves are an issue that is not explored by my team  I like vampire, I think that was what prompted me to take this tour, broaden my horizons on more supernatural beings.

The cover is beautiful and certainly when I read the synopsis, I noticed Paige Donovan would know how to move from New York City to come up with Riley Gray.

The beginning starts very well since being introduced as Paige 's life is linked to the wolves as a child without ever knowing this . And over time she grows up and has a very different from what we can see of child life, and when his father dies and leaves him the cabin in the mountains , we again see that will change your life perhaps forever.

Reading is very easy , light and good writing helps the author, and if there is nothing complicated rhythm changes do not worry , very well directed .

The story has potential is different from the classic story of werewolves, wolves here are those that take the form of men. That gives an unexpected and interesting twist to the story . I must admit that some parts had some dispute , are small details , even with them the story is compelling . The love story of Paige and Riley is sweet from the start and when connected can fully perceive all those sensations of love and the story takes you by surprise on several occasions, by the collision of worlds Paige and Riley.

I could clearly imagine the characters , if well defined , everyone has their flaws and virtues assigned well .

I enjoyed reading , I like it and although I feel that I missed something , not even define that , the overall story is good, has some parts that maybe like me you out a little bit of balance , yet this very well written and with an open end to many possibilities .

If you want to explore a story about wolves or werewolves recommend it, if you love the stories of wolves you'll love this and if you want to discover the love story will keep you busy reading.

My Stars: 4

GIVEAWAY

Tour wide giveaway

Prize (US only):

A pandora bracelet designed by Terri Davis at JewelryforPaws

A signed paperback of The Howling Heart.

Cover Reveal of Captivate Me by S.J. Pierce

Captivate Me

by S.J. Pierce

Publication date: April 1st 2014
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult

Designed by Brittany Bowman

Synopsis:

“My mom had always told me – when you meet “the one”, you’ll know; they’ll captivate your heart the moment you lay eyes on them. I had always wondered, though, if my mom’s words of wisdom were finite – if they applied to everyone. Maybe those who had found their one great love were the lucky few, and maybe the rest of us would have to settle for less than earth-shattering.”Seventeen-year-old Kat Walsh is a Gifted – a human with paranormal abilities. With her mom a former Angel and her dad a dream prophet, it’s always been in her genetic make-up to be extraordinary. Unfortunately for her, the world can’t handle the strange or unusual. So when she slips up and uses her powers at her high school in Ireland, the entire student body treats her like a freak – even the ones she thought were her closest friends.

Broken, but hopeful for a fresh start, she allows her parents to enroll her in a boarding school buried deep within the forests of a small Colorado town. At Midland Pines, School for the Gifted, she feels as though she can finally be herself; she makes new friends and even has the attention of the most popular guy in school – Levi. Everything feels normal again… or does it?

Not long after her arrival, weird dreams of an alluring boy whom she’s never met surface during the night, and the eerie, shadowy trees encircling their school seem to call to her. As these disturbing, yet enticing developments intensify, other bizarre occurrences happen – students and staff turn up missing, and mystery visitors leave gifts while she sleeps. With all of these other things vying for her attention, a desperate Levi has to fight even harder to keep her interest. But with the dreams of the attractive boy slowly captivating her heart, Kat has to make a choice – will she settle for ‘great’ Levi, or will she search for her elusive dream visitor, possibly stumbling across ‘amazing?’

From the author of the Alyx Rayer Chronicles, comes a refreshingly different Young Adult series with plenty of love, suspense, and a new take on the Paranormal.

Recommended for readers 16 and up due to mature content.

AUTHOR 

Susan James Pierce has a degree in Marketing Management, works for a Fortune 500 company in Atlanta, Georgia, and devotes her precious, spare time to writing Fantasy and Sci-fi novels. 

Even though her full-time career has nothing to do with books at all, she has always enjoyed complex storytelling with fascinating characters, and has had a penchant for the written word since grade school. As a matter of fact, her first publishing credit was a poem she wrote at the age of twelve. Why her love for writing never translated into a career, she can only attribute to 'life happens', but her wish is that she can redirect her career path into something that satisfies her creative inner-self.

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Book Blitz of The Life & Death of Jorja Graham by Brynn Myers

The Life & Death of Jorja Graham 

by Brynn Myers

Publication date: January 21st 2014
Genres: Adult, Paranormal Romance

Synopsis:

A dark paranormal romance.

Jorja Graham was the quintessential southern bell: blonde, stunningly beautiful, and overtly enchanting. That was the face she shared with the world and no one would ever know the hell she had endured.

After returning to Savannah, Jorja had everything she’d ever wanted: a new home, a handsome suitor, and the job of her dreams as an antique dealer. Little did she know that the choice to move on with her life would be the last decision she’d ever make.

THE LIFE & DEATH OF JORJA GRAHAM. Not every romance has a happy ending.

AMAZON     B&N

  

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AUTHOR 

Brynn Myers is an adult paranormal romance/urban fantasy author. After considering writing a hobby for years, she's finally decided to turn her passion and talent into a career. She came into the paranormal book genre later than most but has always loved fairy-tales and all things magical. She uses that love to create her own charmed worlds by writing stories involving passionate, strong willed characters with something to discover. Brynn lives with her family in the Brevard County, Florida area. 

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GIVEAWAYS

Blitz-wide giveaway

Signed copy + Swag

-Open internationally

OR

Individual Giveaway:

1  ebook copy of

The Life & Death of Jorja Graham.

Open internationally.

The winner must be selected  February 16th, 2014.

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Tour Review of Indigo Incite by Jacinda Buchmann

Indigo Incite

 by Jacinda Buchmann
(Indigo Trilogy #1)
Publication date: September 7th, 2013
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult

Synopsis:

There are no secrets

Sixteen-year-old Tyler believed that his extra-sensory powers were a secret, but when his twin brother, Toby, is kidnapped by a covert government agency, he realizes that he has no secrets, and he has nowhere to hide.

He’s not alone

Now, in order to save himself and rescue his brother, Tyler must call upon the help of four strangers. Unknown to each other, Eddie, Liliana, Grace, and Sarah share a common bond. They are Indigo Children. With extra-sensory powers of their own, they must unite with Tyler in order to maintain their freedom.

Unexpected romance

They’re on the run. They’re on a mission. Romance is a distraction that Tyler can’t afford. But sometimes, the heart has a mind of its own.

Time is running out.

Will they find Toby before the agency finds them first? Find out in Indigo Incite, Book One of the Indigo Trilogy.

 

 AMAZON     BARNES&NOBLE

TRAILER BOOK

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 AUTHOR 

Jacinda Buchmann lives in Arizona with her husband and three children. She graduated from Carroll College, in Helena, Montana, with a B.A. in elementary education and later received a Master’s degree from Northern Arizona University, in school counseling. After spending several years as a teacher and later a school counselor, she now spends her time writing, any free chance she can get, that is, when she’s not spending  time with her family or creating a new concoction in the kitchen.

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MY REVIEW

 Hello!!

Today I have an interesting and funny book about Indigo children, or rather as characters and a story full of fantasy, romance and the occasional mystery to discover and adventures with a touch of science fiction. The story focuses on Tyler and Toby, these two brothers have a wonderful relationship, and somewhat funny with extrasensory abilities they have (I would like to communicate me thus with one of my brothers, it would be very funny) but when Toby is kidnapped by an covert government agency, the way to find Tyler starts, and with them an adventure of discovery and for the curious group of people who accompany him to save his brother, and discover more abilities, unable to put aside the feeling you get when you're a teenager and discovering secrets behind the kidnapping of Toby.

The reading begins at a pace that is soft but as you progress, you will keep the edge of the book hoping to discover how  succeed in reach to  Toby  these curious characters, Eddie, Grace, Liliana and Sarah. Although Taylor and Toby were the points of attention because began with them this way, the other characters had to say it himself in this book, and see from different points of view of each skill, so it's situation . The writing is clear, but I had to stop to check some words or phrases, it was easy to follow the thread of reading. The book has good vibes, when from the beginning I know,than be a trilogy or will be continued with another book, I know which is to introduce a bit of what will happen, some clues that could be there for the second book or unsolved mysteries and will place us  the cards on the table of the about the characters that we could identify or are you like, my favorite is Grace.

A chapter that I found interesting and I take a deep breath! Was one called México,I not knew what to expect from there, but: Me gusto demasiado!! (translation: I really liked too much), a part where something is about Grace and the song Jaihouse Rock by Elvis and speaking Spanish, it was very cute and a moment very funny to read it (I had in my head the words and tone in Spanish). Mexican Music, well, one of my favorite is Natalia Lafourcade.

I liked the book, can play a little reality while at the same time continue the fiction side, recomedable for those who want to discover something new, not necessarily with paranormal themes from beyond, and with great touches of humor.

My Stars Review:

4.5

 

GIVEAWAYS

Tour wide giveaway

Prizes: An Amazon gift card  + a Signed copy

(Open INTL)

OR

Individual giveaways:

One ebook copy of Indigo Incite.

Open internationally.

The winner must be selected  by latest February 1oth, 2014.

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Review Knowing Jack by Rachel Curtis

Knowing Jack

 by Rachel Curtis

Publication date: January 17th 2014

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

I am not a slut, although I’ve been called one often enough. Yeah, I spent three months screwing one of my college professors, but I was crazy about the guy. Then he broke up with me.

I am not a bitch, although people like to say I am. I kept our relationship secret. I’m not responsible for telling the university administrators about it, but a lot of students still blame me for getting their favorite professor fired.

I am not a drama queen, although everyone thinks I am now. When I got a few nasty messages, I just deleted them. When I got the threat, I assumed it was someone being stupid. I still think that’s all it was. My parents worry, though, so they hired me a bodyguard. Now Jack follows me around, intimidating everyone who approaches me and looking obnoxiously hot.

This is what I am. I’m Chloe. I’m a twenty-year-old art history major. Kind of shy, although I pretend not to be. Stubborn enough to stay here for my senior year, even though everyone hates me.

And I’m stuck with Jack.

He calls me “Princess,” but I’m not a princess either.

Knowing Jack is a New Adult contemporary romance and includes adult content and language. The plot of the book is fully resolved at the end, but the last page includes a hanging teaser for the next book in the series.

 AMAZON     B&N

AUTHOR:

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Rachel is a writer, a teacher, a romance reader, and a dog-mom.

She loves animals and art and hot men with soft hearts under a tough exterior.

She tries to write love stories that feel real, even in unlikely circumstances.

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MY REVIEW

Hello, This book came into my hands through an ARC for your honest review, Is very fast, very attractive for the girls, a book than very probably call the attention for the history of attraction between Chloe and your bodyguards, Jack.

When I read the synopsis of Knowing Jack, what caught my attention was the direct than protagonist was with herself, Chloe.
She shows us the direct than is when she accept that had a relationship with a teacher at your school, and at the break that relationship,the consequences arrived promptly. And with that, someone will have to protect her even of himself, Jack.

Reading, I must say it is very easy, very fast, if you not have pending reads I think maximun will take 2 days.

The story has potential, in some parts had some conflict, and I wish more than the author exploring that Chloe literally had a problem of bullyng by students and teachers for the fact than Carter (the teacher in question) was fired . This was offset by a story that was cooking with Jack, his bodyguard.

I could clearly imagine the characters, Chloe is a girl than have charisma and is funny in some parts of read, and others very confused with herself . And Jack, girls ... It definitely he will win your heart and your desire to have a boy and he to protect them. 

I have a clash of opinion, I like but I lacked something, I don't know define, the overall story is good but could improve in some parts, is very well written and leaves me with the question whether there will be a second part, if well is yes, I would like to know and read it with pleasure.

This book is certainly for romantic girls, definitely.

The reading was for sunny days, with a ice tea and a sandwich.

Cover Reveal: Of Sea and Stone by Kate Avery Ellison

Of  Sea and Stone 

by Kate Avery Ellison

Publication date: February 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

 Synopsis:

All her life, clever Aemi has been a slave in the Village of the Rocks, a place where the sea and sky meet. She’s heard the stories about the fabled People of the Sea, a people who possess unimaginable technology who live below the waves in the dark, secret places of the ocean. But she never dreamed those stories were true.

When a ship emerges from the ocean and men burn her village, Aemi is captured, and enslaved below the waves in Itlantis, a world filled with ancient cities of glass and metal, floating gardens, and wondrous devices that seem to work magic. To make matters worse, her village nemesis, the stuck-up mayor’s son Nol, was captured with her, and they are made servants in the same household beneath the sea.

Desperate to be free, Aemi plots her escape, even going so far as to work with Nol. But the sea holds more secrets than she realizes, and escape might not be as simple as leaving…

 

 

AUTHOR 

I've been making up stories since I was five years old, and now I'm thrilled to be able to do it as a full-time job. I have an obsession with dark fantasy, dystopian futures, and Pride and Prejudice-style love stories full of witty banter and sizzling, unspoken feelings. When I'm not writing, I'm creating digital art, reading funny blogs, or watching my favorite shows (which include TVD and BSG). I live with my geeky husband and our two bad cats in Atlanta, GA.

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