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YA book review: Losing Logan (Losing Logan #1) by Sherry D. Ficklin

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Losing Logan (Losing Logan #1) by Sherry D. Ficklin YA paranormal romance Paperback/eBook, 230 pages Published May 2nd 2014 by Clean Teen Publishing (first published April 1st 2014) What if the one thing you never meant to hold on to, is the one thing you can’t let go of? Normally finding a hot guy in her bedroom wouldn’t irritate Zoe so badly, but finding her childhood friend Logan there is a big problem. Mostly because he’s dead.  As the only person he can make contact with, he talks Zoe into helping him put together the pieces surrounding his mysterious death so he can move on.  Thrust into his world of ultra popular rich kids, Zoe is out of her element and caught in the cross-hairs of Logan’s suspicious ex-girlfriend and the friends he left behind, each of whom had a reason to want him dead. The deeper they dig to find the truth, the closer Zoe gets to a killer who would do anything to protect his secrets. And that’s just the start of her p...

YA book review: Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements 0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements 0.5)   by Jennifer L. Armentrout YA paranormal romance eBook, 105 pages Published December 1st 2013 by Harlequin Teen (first published January 1st 2013) In a sizzling prequel novella to her new series THE DARK ELEMENTS, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout draws readers into the extraordinary, irresistible world of Wardens and demons. Dez wasn't just Jasmine's crush. A gargoyle Warden like Jas, he helped her come to terms with her destiny—fending off demons and maintaining balance between good and evil. He was her everything...right until the moment he disappeared without a trace. It didn't help that Jas's father had just announced that she and Dez would one day be mated. Hard not to take that personally. And now he's back, three years older, ten times hotter, ready to pick up exactly where they left off. But Jas isn't taking that risk again. Dez has seven days to meet all her ...

Blog tour: Perfectly Messy by Lizzy Charles + giveaway

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Perfectly Messy  by Lizzy Charles YA contemporary romance Paperback/eBook, 225 pages Published May 27th 2014 by Swoon Romance (first published May 1st 2014) Popularity isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Justin Marshall knows this better than most. For the captain of the basketball team, small business owner, and son of Minnesota's next governor, life can get pretty overwhelming. But Justin can handle anything as long as he has Lucy, the girl who fell for the man he’s trying to be. But for Justin and Lucy, finding time together proves challenging. Stolen kisses and whispered promises just aren't enough. That is, until scandalous photos of the couple are leaked to a press intent on creating a juicy scandal during Justin's dad's gubernatorial campaign. And when Lucy becomes fair play for the tabloids and gossip pages, Justin does the only thing he can to protect her: he breaks her heart. For Lucy, junior year is everything she hoped it would be: n...

Blog tour: The Luthier's Apprentice by Mayra Calvani + guest post

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The Luthier's Apprentice by Mayra Calvani YA fantasy Paperback/ebook, 184 pages Published May 15th 2014 by Twilight Times Books (first published May 8th 2014) Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), one of the greatest violinists who ever lived and rumored to have made a pact with the devil, has somehow transferred unique powers to another… When violinists around the world mysteriously vanish, 16-year-old Emma Braun takes notice. But when her beloved violin teacher disappears… Emma takes charge. With Sherlock Holmes fanatic, not to mention gorgeous Corey Fletcher, Emma discovers a parallel world ruled by an ex-violinist turned evil sorceress who wants to rule the music world on her own terms. But why are only men violinists captured and not women? What is the connection between Emma's family, the sorceress, and the infamous Niccolò Paganini? Emma must unravel the mystery in order to save her teacher from the fatal destiny that awaits him. And undo the curse that tormen...

Book blast: Capturing the Earl's Love by Jane Lark

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Title : Capturing the Earl's Love  Author : Jane Lark  Genre : Regency Romance (Historical)  Publish Date : May 29, 2014  Publisher : HarperImpulse  Event Organized By : Literati Author Services, Inc.              From Kindle bestselling Historical romance author, Jane Lark, comes a brand new FREE novella to accompany her breathtaking Marlow Intrigues series.  "Pure, unadulterated romance." Best Chick Lit.com  Don't miss the other novels in the series, The Illicit Love of a Courtesan The Passionate Love of a Rake The Scandalous Love of a Duke and coming soon... The Lost Love of a Soldier This novella tells the story of secondary characters from The Illicit Love of a Courtesan Rupert Stanforth, Earl of Morton, is exasperated by his sister's choice of friend. Meredith Divine, clings, using Rowena's plain appearance as a foil for her auburn curls and fuller figure. He would break the fr...

Blog tour: The Virgin of Clan Sinclair (Clan Sinclair #3) by Karen Ranney + giveaway

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The Virgin of Clan Sinclair (Clan Sinclair #3) by Karen Ranney Historical romance/Regency Mass Market Paperback/eBook, 384 pages Published May 27th 2014 by Avon The third sizzling romance in New York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney's Clan Sinclair series Ellice Traylor has a secret. Beneath her innocent exterior beats an incredibly passionate and imaginative heart. She has been pouring all of her frustrated virginal fantasies into a scandalous manuscript. But when her plans for her future are about to be derailed by her mother's matrimonial designs, she takes matters into her own hands. Ross Forster, the Earl of Gladsden, has spent his life creating order out of chaos. He expects discipline and calm from those around him. What he does not expect is a beautiful, thoroughly maddening stowaway in his carriage. But when Ross discovers Ellice's secret book, he finds he can't stop thinking about what other fantasies the disarming virgin can dream up. He has th...

Blog tour: Dream On by M. Kircher + excerpt & giveaway

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Book Title: Dream On Author Pen Name: M. Kircher Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance Age Group: Young Adult Publish Date: April 22, 2014 Cover by Amanda L. Matthews, Am Design Studios Publisher: Astraea Press Tagline: Love is dangerous for Emily, even in her dreams. Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old dreamwalker, Em, might have to choose—leave her mother forever in the dreamworld or save the life of hot, rebel Gabe. Emily Dal Monte and her mother, Lily, are special. They’re humans with a glitch in their genetic code that allows them to explore the fantastic, and often terrifying, world of their dreams for as long as they choose to remain asleep.  But when Em’s father is killed in a tragic accident and her distraught mother loses herself more and more in the dreams of her crumbling mind, Em is forced to support the two of them the only way she knows how, by writing down her mother’s amazing dreams and selling them as books. Enter Gabriel Sobel, the handsome punk new...