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Thank you for participating in the  ON THE ISLAND  Event! This week in addition to reviews and posts, select blogs are hosting a word from the author's favorite quotes in the book as a  Scavenger Hunt ! There is one quote from Anna and one from T.J. Visit each stop this week to find the hidden words (they will be numbered for order) and after July 22nd,  submit your answer to the quotes here ! Random winners for books and swag will be chosen and notified by July 29th. Also, next week July 23-27, there will be even more events and chances to win the book and swag! Monday, July 23 at 8:00 pm CST - Chat with the author Tracey Garvis Graves! We will be chatting with the author on Savor Chat: http://www.savorchat.com/chat/on-the-island-chat Come join us! (You can sign in with twitter or facebook) Each day look at #ontheisland on twitter for random shout outs to win books and swag! @Tale_of_Reviews ON THE ISLAND released in bookstores Tuesday, July 10th! If...

The Flower Bowl Spell  by Olivia Boler   Genre:   Paranormal Blurb:   Journalist Memphis Zhang isn’t ashamed of her Wiccan upbringing—in fact, she’s proud to be one of a few Chinese American witches in San Francisco, and maybe the world. Unlike the well-meaning but basically powerless Wiccans in her disbanded coven, Memphis can see fairies, read auras, and cast spells that actually work—even though she concocts them with ingredients like Nutella and antiperspirant. Yet after a friend she tries to protect is brutally killed, Memphis, full of guilt, abandons magick to lead a “normal” life.  The appearance, however, of her dead friend’s attractive rock star brother—as well as a fairy in a subway tunnel—suggest that magick is not done with her. Reluctantly, Memphis finds herself dragged back into the world of urban magick, trying to stop a power-hungry witch from using the dangerous Flower Bowl Spell and killing the people Memphis loves—and maybe ...

Preservation By Rachel Wade Genre: contemporary romance Format: ebook Publisher: Rabbit Hole Press (May 25, 2012) Blurb: Fear is sabotage’s sweetest weapon.  Kate has no time for meaningless romantic charades, and definitely no time for hot college professors who are full of themselves and smitten with her. Constantly battling eviction notices, tuition she can’t afford, and a sick, dependent mother, the last thing she needs is to be distracted with someone else’s complicated baggage. When she stumbles into Ryan Campbell’s creative writing class, he is only “Mr. Campbell” to her, until Ryan finds himself captivated by her writing and she is forced to face their mutual attraction. His cocky know-it-all syndrome is enough to send her running in the other direction, and his posse of female admirers and playboy reputation are enough to squander any odds in her favor. But underneath Ryan’s abrasive facade is something to behold, and she can’t stay away for long. R...

We are one of today's stops on the Fall For You Blog Tour presented by AToMR Book Tours . There is a tour-wide giveaway below so readers can try to win a copy of this ebook. Series: The Jane Austen Academy Click to see the Series Trailer Series Blurb:  The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the guys are coming. And it’s about to turn the Academy—and the lives of its students—totally upside down… Book #1 Title: Fall For You: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice Fall For You Blurb:  To say Lizzie and Dante are polar opposites is the understatement of the century. He’s a snooty Exeter transfer with more money than Google. She’s a driven study-a-holic barely keeping up with tuition. It’s obvious that Dante thinks he’s way too good for Lizzie. And Lizzie knows Dante is a snob with a gift for pushing her buttons. But things are changing fast this ...

Here is the cover reveal for Raine Thomas' newest novel, Shift: Firstborn #2. Pretty, right? Shift: Firstborn #2 By Raine Thomas Release Date: August 24, 2012 e-book Book Description from Goodreads: Having the ability to shapeshift, Sophia is familiar with change. But even she feels the rising tension in her homeland. A shadowy male and deadly beast reside in their midst. The births of the newest Kynzesti loom. Hostile Mercesti continue to hunt for the Elder Scroll, and a traumatized female is too afraid to use her abilities to stop them. Topping off Sophia’s stress is Quincy, the male she’s convinced can’t stand her. She rues the loss of their friendship, but can’t figure out how to move past it. She’ll soon learn, however, that mending that rift bears more significance than she ever imagined. The search for the Elder Scroll takes on unexpected urgency, and Sophia finds herself in a race across the mainland. To stop the Mercesti led by Eirik, she a...

Just in time for your summer reading,  Sunstruck  hits the beaches.  A fun, quirky, beach summer read ~ Twilight Times Books “Dark and quirky humor coupled with quixotic characters adds to the surprising mix found in Sunstruck… I've never read a book remotely like it. Everything from the humorously weird to the acutely macabre can be found between these covers, and then some.”   –Laurel Johnson, Midwest Book Review  "Sunstruck is like a nutty Whodunit with a little twist. Who really is in the Zorro costume? With all the crazy characters I caught myself pointing fingers again and again. A great read that will make you forget where you are, while you giggle yourself to complete oblivion from all the silliness." –Autumn Blues Reviews  Title: Sunstruck Author: Mayra Calvani Genre: Parody/Satire Pages: 160 Publisher: Twilight Times Books ISBN: 978-1-60619-024-2 Format: ebook in pdf, ePub, Kindle, Mobi, PRC, etc. Release date: Ju...

We host two tours today. One tour is for adults. We host a tour for Roni Loren's latest, Melt Into You . And our second tour is for YA fans, the Blood Jewel tour. Both tours feature our reviews and lots more.