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It is once again time for a giveaway hop. The Back to the Future - A Giveaway Hop Across Time is now live! Our co-hosts for this hop are I'm A Reader, Not A Writer and Book Haven Extraordinaire . Over ninety blogs are offering giveaways during this hop which ends at midnight on January 28. Reader Girls is offering one e-book copy of this novel and our giveaway is International: Scarlet Woods (Scarlet Woods #1) by Brooke Passmore YA fantasy*ebook, 480 pages Published December 2012 (From Goodreads :) Modern and independent seventeen year old Morgan Westbrook thought she had seen all there was to her home town of Scarlet, Georgia, but one day while walking in the woods behind her house she discovers a mysterious door masked behind the trees. After admiring the door’s timeless beauty she walks through its entrance to venture into more woods, but what she doesn’t know is that the door is a gateway through time that takes her back to the year 1863 during the ...

Alchemystic (The Spellmason Chronicles #1) by Anton Strout  Mass Market Paperback, 292 pages  Published September 25th 2012 by Ace An old friend of the family…   Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name… Lexi’s great-great-grandfather was a Spellmason—an artisan who could work magic on stone. But in his day, dark forces conspired against him and his, so he left a spell of protection on his family. Now that Lexi is in danger, the spell has awoken her ancestor’s most trusted and fearsome creation: a gargoyle named Stanis. Lexi and Stanis are equally surprised to find themselves bound to each other. But as they learn to work togethe...

Morrigan Giveaway Promotional event for YA Novel Reader Blog Tours Author Laura DeLuca is giving away an amazing swag pack for her upcoming blog tour in February! Title: Morrigan  Author: Laura DeLuca  Pages: 320 Book Description:     Shuffled from place to place in the foster system, Morrigan doesn't know the meaning of home. Plus, she is different. She has power over fire, the ability to move objects with her mind, and glimpse into the future. Just when she believes her life can’t get any stranger, she discovers her true identity. Filtiarn, a knight with a dark past and a surprising secret, has been tasked with guiding the heir of Tír na NÓg through countless perils to be returned to her family. Once Morrigan has been reunited with her mother and grandmother, their triad can save the forgotten land of magic from being devoured by an ancient evil.  Here is what you can win: A signed print copy of Morrigan , wooden jewelry box, M...

This is the fourth week of our Author of the Month special featuring K.A. Tucker's books. This week we shine the spotlight on Allegiance , Book Three of K.A. Tucker's YA paranormal series, Casual Enchantments .  Allegiance (Causal Enchantment #3) by K.A. Tucker YA paranormal*paperback & e-book, 320 pages Published September 25th 2012 by Papoti Books Evangeline finally got what she longed for – the cursed pendant off her neck and Caden in her arms - only it has come at a steep price. An unknown poison now courses through her body, slowly morphing her into something no one but the Fates can foresee. She has her suspicions though...and, if she is right, it will spell certain ruin for her and Caden. She won’t last long enough to realize that though, if Viggo and Mortimer uncover the treasonous secrets she keeps from them– that Veronique is now free of her entombment and in the torturous clutches of the Witches and the Sentinel or that she is protecting a Sent...

Waterfall (A Dragon’s Fate Novella, Book 1) by Lacy Danes Paranormal romance*e-book, 138 pages Publisher: Samhain Publishing  Cover Artist: Kanaza http://www.kanaxa.com/ It’s easy to fall in love. Destiny requires tooth and claw.  Curses are designed to be cruel, but the one afflicting Jordan and his brothers is almost beyond bearing. A dragon born by blood magic, he is an immortal trapped in human form, with only one hope of finding his eternal mate. He must bite her—and pray she lives.  One dark night, he senses the wounded heartbeat of a woman in the shadows, begging him to end her life. Ever the gentleman, he chivalrously obliges her wish. Only to discover three days later that she lives. And has married another.  Celeste always dreamed of marrying for love, but the nightmare of living in her father’s home drives her to wed the Duke of Hudson. Yet on her wedding eve, she is compelled to follow a mysterious man who pro...

Provex City (The Lorne Family Vault #1) by Michael Pierce YA fantasy*Paperback, 324 pages Published April 14th 2012 (first published March 5th 2012) Fifteen-year-old Oliver Grain begins his school year fighting off bullies, learning about the boy who committed suicide in his room, and trying to understand why his history teacher, Mr. Gordon, has taken such a personal interest in him. Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe you can make bullies simply disappear? Do you believe you can walk through walls? Mr. Gordon tells Oliver: "When you truly believe anything is possible, you will be able to open doors where there were only walls." And one of those doors leads Oliver to Provex City, which puts him in far greater danger than he can possibly fathom. GUEST POST by author  Michael Pierce : Top Ten Songs for Provex City  1. Running up That Hill – Placebo  I love this cover! I feel like it sets the mood and tone of the book and ser...

Tour Schedule Starflower (Tales of Goldstone Wood #4)  by Anne Elisabeth Stengl YA fantasy*Paperback & e-book, 400 pages Published November 1st 2012 by Bethany House Purchase:  Amazon  *  Barnes & Noble  *  Christian Book When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps the lovely Lady Gleamdren, Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission...and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insignificant mortal. But when he stumbles upon a maiden trapped in an enchanted sleep, he cannot leave her alone in the dangerous Wood Between. One waking kiss later, Eanrin suddenly finds his story entangled with that of young Starflower. A strange link exists between this mortal girl and the dragon-witch. Will Starflower prove the key to Lady Gleamdren's rescue? Or will the dark power from which she flees destroy both her and her rescuer? ...