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We host the Sykosa Blog Tour today presented by Goddess Fish Promotions . Author Justin Ordonez has written a humorous guest post for us, provided an excerpt into his debut novel, and is also holding a giveaway. (Thank you Justin for mentioning my all-time favorite rock band, Collective Soul!) We welcome everyone to our blog today and hope you enjoy learning about Justin and Sykosa. Sykosa Author: Justin Ordoñez Genre: contemporary YA Format: Paperback, 320 pages Published 2012 by TDS Publishing Blurb: Sykosa (that's "sy"-as-in-"my" ko-sa) is a sixteen-year-old girl trying to reclaim her identity after an act of violence shatters her life and the life of her friends. This process is complicated by her best friend, Niko, a hyper-ambitious, type-A personality who has started to war with other girls for social supremacy of their school, a prestigious preparatory academy in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. To compensate, Sykosa has decided

Ever Fire  Series: A Dark Faerie Tale #2 by Alexia Purdy Genre: YA paranormal fantasy ISBN: 9780615666846 Published July 9th 2012 by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing (first published November 24th 2011) Blurb: The Serenity of the Land of Faerie is threatened as the Unseelie Queen Aveta rages war against the three remaining Seelie Realms of Faerie. As Shade's powers grow, she finds she is running out of time to keep the war from spilling into the human world. Winter is growing in strength as the evil Queen's horrifying legions scar the land in their frigid wake. No one is safe. Shade becomes enemy number one for the Unseelie legions. Questioning her true role of power, Shade discovers the cost of winning may come at a much higher price than she ever imagined. Purchase links: Amazon  | B&N An excerpt: “What are you waiting for?” Benton’s voice startled her out of her reverie. Shade turned and stared up at her brother. She rolled her eyes and resumed