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The Jane Austen Giveaway Hop  featuring Jane Austen-inspired books has begun. Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer &  vvb32reads , this hop runs from now until midnight on October 24th. I love Jane Austen's novels and marvel at how the author created such classic stories featuring women before their times. Who doesn't love Elizabeth Bennett? Or the Dashwood sisters from Sense and Sensibility ? I've always been partial to Anne Elliot from Persuasion myself.  Before I continue on with my love of all things-Jane, let's tell everyone what we're giving away. We are offering one winner a paperback copy of Austentatious . Our giveaway is open to residents of the US. Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight C ontemporary romance*Paperback, 320 pages*Published February 1st 2012 by Kensington (first published January 31st 2012) In this quirky, sexy novel set against the lively, music-filled backdrop of Austin, Texas, a young woman learns that roman...

We host the Forbidden Fire Blog Tour today. This book is the second title in The Forbidden Trilogy by Kimberly Kinrade. The author has written a guest post for us and we have a special announcement about this trilogy. Welcome! Forbidden Fire ( The Forbidden Trilogy  #2) by  Kimberly Kinrade YA fantasy*paperback (284 pages) & e-book* Publisher: Evolved Publishing (March 27, 2012) “Time held no meaning as my mind darted in and out of memories. Past and present collided to create a full-sensory collage out of my life: playing hide-n-seek with my best friends Luke—who always cheated by walking through walls when he was about to be caught—and Lucy; Mr. Caldrin critiquing my sketches and offering ideas to make them more realistic; targets changing faces, blending into the same person, their thoughts rippling through my mind like waves. Through it all, a demon stalked me from the shadows of my memories, never quite showing its face, but crouching, waiting. ...

Werewolves and monsters can be found inside the pages of author Robin P. Waldrop's paranormal YA series, Blood Moon . The second book, Shadow of the Blood Moon , is now available and we host the tour today. This tour is presented by SupaGurl Tours . Shadow of the Blood Moon (Blood Moon #2) by Robin P. Waldrop YA paranormal*e-book*self-published, August 27th 2012 (first published August 10th 2012) Purchase: Kindle  | Amazon paperback Genevieve Labreck is back with a score to settle. Her mom has been kidnapped by Zane, hybrid and all-around monster. Rumors fly that Gen’s mom is holed away in Prague, a city recognized by humans for its serene beauty and intense culture, but Gen and Will know something humans don’t. Prague is haunted by dark, evil forces.  Can Gen and Will save her mom, or will they be too late?  Some will live, others will fall. At what price do you walk away from those you love?  Ties to the Blood Moon...

Flight *(I Am Just Junco #3)  by J.A. Huss New adult Sc-ifi*Paperback, 370 pages*Published October 1st 2012 by Science Future Press You don’t want to owe that Luck bastard anything. It always asks for something in return. There’s a new twist on an old prophecy and this one brings the End of Days. Junco must make a choice – human or avian? Only one race can survive. Lucan has secrets and the lies are flowing like a mountain river during spring thaw. But he needs Junco to cooperate just a little bit longer or it all falls apart. The Siblings on Earth are waiting for the Seventh to return and pull their clutch together. But Earth has secrets too – secrets that change everything. Junco has survived against impossible odds, but the cost of survival is higher than she ever imagined. Luck is about to catch up with Junco Coot and her debt must be paid. CONTENT WARNING - You know the drill...this is Junco we're talking about, right? Bad language, no qualms a...

  Welcome to Reader Girls. We host the Covet Blog Tour today. The Clann is one of our favorite paranormal YA series and we are ecstatic to be a part of this tour presented by Kismet Book Tours . Author Melissa Darnell has provided us with a guest post on the topic we sent her, we post our review, and there's a tour wide giveaway to enter. Covet (The Clann, Book 2) by Melissa Darnell YA paranormal romance*Paperback, 488 pages & e-book*Published September 25th 2012 by HarlequinTeen Purchase:  Amazon ,  B&N ,  Indiebound Dangerous to be together. Painful to be apart. Savannah Colbert knows she broke up with Tristan Coleman for the right reasons. Most of all, to keep from killing him with her new vampire abilities. But try telling her heart. Now, lost in a sea of hostile Clann faces, Sav tries to come to terms with what she’s becoming and what that means for her future. And that someone is doing their best to bully her into making a terrib...

We are hosting the Of Blood and Bone Blog Tour today. This tour is presented by Kismet Book Touring and we're glad you stopped by. Fans of Courtney Cole will be glad to know she is now writing adult books. Here is her first. Of Blood and Bone (The Minaldi Legacy, Book 1) by   Courtney Cole Women’s Contemporary/Dark Romance *ebook (226 pages)*Published by Lakehouse Press (first published September 16, 2012) Purchase: Amazon  | B&N Love is dangerous…  “I’m a monster, Eva. There is no saving a monster. But I love that you want to try.” My heart constricts at the expression on his face. He has no hope for himself, so I have to hope for him. “You’re not a monster,” I argue softly. “You’re a man, Luca. A man like any other, you’re made of blood and bone.”  As a little boy, Luca Minaldi was told he was a monster.  As an adult, he knows it is true.  He lives in Malta, a fairytale-like place f...

As some of you may know, the Light series by Jennifer DeLucy is one of our favorite paranormal series. Whenever we can be part of a book tour, we jump on it so when the third book, Circle of Light , was recently published we were thrilled to be included on the tour. We are hosting today and have an excerpt from Circle of Light plus we are able to give away an e-book copy (we thank Omnific Publishing) and swag. Welcome, step into the Light! Circle of Light ( Light series, book #3)  by Jennifer DeLucy  Paranormal*paperback and e-book (278 pages)*Omnific Publishing, October 9, 2012  Purchase: Amazon paperback \ Kindle  | B&N Empath and Pathcrosser to the dead, Lillian Hunt has finally come into her own as a Sentient being. All seems well in her brave new world...that is, until a tragic turn sends her tight knit Sentient group on a rescue mission through lore-infested Europe. Their goal is to save the love of Lily's life—vampire Sent...