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Pipe Dreams by Destiny Allison Sci-fi, dystopian Paperback, 360 pages Published June 2nd 2013 Beneath the park bench, a young girl cries for help, her voice a cold hand on Vanessa’s throat. “Please,” the girl whispers, a tear trickling down her battered face. Vanessa glances at the empty square. A piece of trash tumbles. A bird settles in a tree. Then there is silence — no voice, no wind, no movement. It’s as if the world is waiting. The naked girl is desperate, but compassion for the Fallen is never forgiven. Vanessa’s hesitation is her undoing. Unbeknownst to her, Lewis is still haunted by her thick, auburn hair, serious eyes, and mocking laughter. She is the symbol of all he hates and her interaction with the girl is just what he needs to gain control of the virus. Originally developed to save mankind from itself, the virus can be used to create a slave race. When it is released, Lewis will have his revenge. As his plan unfolds, Vanessa is forced to flee. Esca...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at her blog, Breaking the Spine . It's easy to participate in this meme--all you need to do is post the title(s) you really really want can't wait to read. My pick this week is the third and final book in another YA fantasy series I love. The Katerina Trilogy, Vol. III: The Morning Star (Katerina #3) by Robin Bridges YA historical fantasy Hardcover/eBook, 320 pages Expected publication: August 27th 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers St. Petersburg, Russia, 1890 Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, wants to be known as a doctor, not a necromancer. But Tsar Alexander III forbids women to attend medical school; his interest in Katerina extends only to her ability to raise the dead. Twice now, Katerina has helped him by using her power to thwart the forces of darkness—vampires bent on resurrecting the lich tsar Konstantin Pavlovich so that he can take what he sees as his rightfu...

The Summer of No Regrets by Katherine Grace Bond YA contemporary romance*Paperback/eBook, 290 pages Published May 1st 2012 by Sourcebooks Fire       This was the summer that would change my life. No more being what everyone expected. No more doing what everyone else wanted. So when Luke came into my life, I decided to keep him a secret. Maybe he as a dead-ringer for notorious Hollywood bad boy Trent Yves. And it was possible that everything he told me was a lie. And yes, I was probably asking for trouble. But all I saw was Luke–sweet, funny, caring–someone who would let me be the real me. But which was the real him? If you liked The Summer of No Regrets ,  you will like  Luke’s Journal ,  where Luke gets to have his say. Where did he go the times he disappeared?  What was he really going through at home?  The book is available as a .99 download  from July 18-29. About the author: ...

Hugged By An Angel by Roberta Capizzi New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance (with a little angelic theme) Release date: July 22, 2013 Event organized by: AToMR Tours How can you ever love again when tragedy has crushed your heart? Kathleen used to love life. She had plans, dreams, and faith in life; but that was before the accident that took it all away from her in an instant. Now that her beloved brother is dead and she's confined to a wheelchair, her future is but a dark cloud hovering above her head. How can she ever find the will to move on and keep living without him? Even the cares of the happy-go-lucky American physiotherapist who's helping her with her rehab therapies are all in vain. Life seems to have lost its meaning, until one night she receives an unexpected celestial visit… Colin has been working as a physiotherapist in Dublin for almost five years, but he’s never bonded so much with a patient like he is bonding with Kathleen; there's som...

We are taking a break from blog tours today and turning over our blog for an Author Stop. Welcome Cat Mann, author of A Beautiful Fate . There's an excerpt from her YA fantasy series to read, a guest post and a special coupon code for our readers who want to pick-up a copy of her novel. A Beautiful Fate by Cat Mann YA fantasy*eBook, 312 pages Self-published (Published June 11, 2013) Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords Obsessive and driven by nightmares, Ava Baio is uprooted from her Chicago home after the untimely and tragic death of her loving mother. Taken across country by her antagonistic grandmother and placed as a boarding student at a school in Dana Point, California, Ava struggles with isolation and the loss of her mother and her grandfather.  Faced with having left her beloved brownstone behind and attending a new school, surrounded by new faces and unfamiliar scenery, she finds herself sorting through unfamiliar and uncharted feeling...

The short story romance anthology, Summer Fling ,  is now available  and for a limited time  is only $ 0.99 .  Included in the anthology are: The Promise of Tomorrow by J. S. Cooper  (New Adult Contemporary Romance) Lucy and Nick were two kids from opposite sides of the tracks. They became best friends and lovers and promised that nothing would ever break them up. But sometimes promises don't always last, or do they? Love Across the Atlantic by Jessica Wood  (New Adult Contemporary Romance) Just a few days before Alex left for London to study abroad for the summer, she meets and falls for Nathan--the overly-confident, yet endearing guy that every other girl seems to want. Will the long distance ruin Alex's chances of a relationship with Nathan, or will Alex and Nathan develop a blossoming love across the Atlantic.  Confessions of an Online Dater by Chloe Harrison  (Chick Lit) As part of a...

We hope you're enjoying this summer weekend and make some time to read. This Saturday we are one of today's stops on the Indelible Blog Tour hosted by AToMR tours . We have our review and a tour-wide giveaway.  Indelible by Bethany Lopez New Adult Contemporary Romance Release date: July 15, 2013 Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Purchase:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords After a year of partying, Samantha decides to buckle down and focus on college. Things are going great until a one-night stand leaves her pregnant and alone. Raising a child while going to school isn’t easy, but Sam is determined to be strong for her daughter. She doesn’t have time for guys or relationships, and takes great care to protect her child and her heart. Judd doesn’t fit the mold of a college ballplayer. His long hair and tattoos may fit the life he’s created for himself, but baseball is the one thing he takes seriously. When he meets Sam, he...