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***Excerpt*** “What’s your rank, baby blue eyes?” the guy asks, pushing off his cot and stalking toward the prince. Everything in me screams to act, but I don’t want to declare alliances this early on. Not without understanding the dynamic of placements and bonds already formed among these people. But I’ll not let this hulk of a man harm the prince. I brace my heel against the wall, ready to push off and lunge. Prince Caben rises to his feet, slowly turning to face him. He straightens his spine, squaring his shoulders. “I don’t have one. And my name is Payne. Not ‘baby blue eyes’, meathead.” Big guy laughs, his husky voice bounces off the rock walls. “I’m Crew”—he beats his chest hard once, like a barbarian—“and I’ve won three fights. I’ll win the next two and be the one awarded the freedom ring.” He leans down toward Prince Caben, leveling their faces. “So don’t even think about you or your princess over there walking out of here. I’m ranked as a Colossal. The stronges...

UNTOUCHED by Melody Grace Publication date: May 14th Emerson Ray is trouble . Juliet knows it the minute she lays eyes on Cedar Cove’s resident bad boy. Forced to spend her summer before college in the sleepy beach town, she never expected to crash into the most devastating guy she’s ever met—or for Emerson’s blue eyes to strip through her dark secrets, and make her feel a desire she’s never known. Their connection is undeniable, but Juliet is torn. She knows, once she gives him everything, there’ll be no turning back. Juliet McKenzie is dangerous . Emerson can tell from the way she blows through all his defences, laying bare the demons he’s carried alone all his life. He’s left a trail of broken hearts and empty beds in his wake, but Juliet is different. Her innocence is intoxicating—and the passion she keeps hidden, just below the surface. He wants to be the only one to set it free, but with every kiss, he’s closer to losing control and doing the one thing he swore he nev...

It's Friday and where we live on the East Coast, it is finally spring. Yay! What's great about spring is the reawakening of trees and plants and the birth of new things. When I think of the last book I read, which happens to be the featured novel of the day, I also think about birth and new things. Jocelyn has no idea who she really is or what she can do and as mysteries are revealed to her she blossoms into an awesome witch. Welcome to our stop on the Residue Blog Tour hosted by AToMR Book Blogs . Besides our review, there are two giveaways. Have a great weekend and make sure to get outside and enjoy spring. Residue (Residue #1)  by Laury Falter YA paranormal*ebook, 300 pages Published April 13th 2012 by Laury Falter Published April 13th 2012  Purchase:  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to...

Here's a Book Blitz for Kriston Johnson's new YA fantasy, Awakened . Isn't that a fantastic cover! I know Regina of Mae I Design created this cover and it is gorgeous . There's an excerpt to enjoy and a giveaway to win an eBook copy. This blitz is hosted by Xpresso Book Tours . Awakened by Kriston Johnson  Series: The Legends Of Elyndia, #1 Publication date: April 25th 2013  Genre: YA Fantasy Purchase:  Amazon Goodreads Can fighting for the right side be the wrong thing to do? Draven, the tyrant ruler of Elyndia for the last one thousand years, searches for the one who can fulfill his prophecy. The Paladins, an elite band of warriors sworn to protect their way of life at all cost, search for the one with the ability to bring their world crumbling down. An innocent girl, tormented by demons only she can see, lives on the brink of insanity and longs for a life of peace. When seventeen-year-old...

SURRENDER + JUSTICE will be FREE  on April 24th and April 25th! Surrender (The Ferryman and the Flame #1)  by Rhiannon Paille YA fantasy Paperback/eBook, 402 pages Published October 2nd 2012 by CreateSpace (first published October 6th 2011) Purchase: Amazon | Goodreads How far would you go to save everything you ever loved?  Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is-- a Flame-- one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. Excerpt: Krishani tried to turn away, escape into the courtyards, but as the dance floor cleared, Kaliel came into view. She was a vision. She wore a deep purple linen gown that clung to her body and a purple mask edged with silver tear drops. She twirled with...

It is the middle of the week and we are today's stop on The Space Between Blog Tour hosted by Reading Addiction Book Tours . We have our interview with author Kristie Cook and our review. Thanks for reading and have a great day! The Space Between (The Book of Phoenix #1) by Kristie Cook New Adult Paranormal Romance*Paperback/eBook, 393 pages Published April 5th 2013 by Ang'dora Productions, LLC (first published April 2nd 2013) Purchase: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble When Life Falls to Pieces, Answers Lie in the Space Between After a month-long dance tour through Italy, 20-year-old Leni Drago returns to Georgia to care for her great-uncle, only to find him gone, the home they shared empty and any evidence he ever existed wiped out. All that’s left is a journal she can’t open. Jeric Winters has been searching for a piece of his past for over a year, only to reach a dead-end in Georgia. When an urgent and magnetic pull draws him out of ...

Unbreakable (Unraveling #2) by Elizabeth Norris  YA dystopia/sci-fi*Hardcover/eBook, 496 pages  Expected publication: April 23rd 2013 by Balzer + Bray Four months after Ben disappeared through the portal to his home universe, Janelle believes she’ll never see him again. Her world is still devastated, but life is finally starting to resume some kind of normalcy. Until Interverse Agent Taylor Barclay shows up. Somebody from an alternate universe is running a human trafficking ring, kidnapping people and selling them on different Earths—and Ben is the prime suspect. Now his family has been imprisoned and will be executed if Ben doesn’t turn himself over within five days. And when Janelle learns that someone she cares about—someone from her own world—has become one of the missing, she knows that she has to help Barclay, regardless of the danger. Now Janelle has five days to track down the real culprit. Five days to locate the missing people before they’re lost for...