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Defy the Stars  by Stephanie Parent YA contemporary* e-book, 325 pages* self-published (release date July 30, 2012) Purchase link:  Amazon Julia Cape: A dedicated classical piano student just trying to get through her last semester of high school while waiting to hear from music conservatories.  Reed MacAllister: A slacker more likely to be found by the stoners’ tree than in class. Julia and Reed might have graduated high school without ever speaking to each other…until, during a class discussion of Romeo and Juliet, Julia scoffs at the play’s theme of love at first sight, and Reed responds by arguing that feelings don’t always have to make sense. Julia tries to shake off Reed’s comment and forget about this boy who hangs withthe stoner crowd—and who happens to have breathtaking blue eyes—but fate seems to bring the two together again and again. After they share an impulsive, passionate kiss, neither one can deny the chemistry between them. Yet as Julia gets

Welcome to Reader Girls. Today we host the When Copper Suns Fall Blog Tour . We are also introducing a new feature we're calling Author of the Month (one indie, one traditionally published). Our Indie Author of the Month is KaSonndra Leigh. In conjunction with her Sizzling PR Blog Tours for three of her novels, we will be featuring the author and her books every Monday in November. This first Monday's focus is on When Copper Suns Fall, Book One of The Lost Immortals YA series. Readers have an excerpt to sample, an interview with main character, Chela, and a giveaway to win an autographed copy of When Copper Suns Fall.  Our review of this book can be found here .  Every day this week we will feature an interview with characters from this series. Tomorrow we feature Seth . When Copper Suns Fall (The Lost Immortals, Book #1) by KaSonndra Leigh YA fantasy*Paperback & e-book, 370 pages*Published September 11th 2012 by TriGate Press (first published December

Pieces by Michelle Davidson Argyle YA Contemporary*paperback & ebook* Rhemalda Publishing*expected publication: February 14th, 2013 Two years after watching her kidnappers go to prison, Naomi Jensen is still in love with one of them. Jesse will be released in a few years, and Naomi knows college is the perfect distraction while she waits. But when her new friend Finn makes her question what is right and what is wrong, she begins to wonder if Jesse is the one for her … until she discovers he's out on parole. Naomi must sort through her confusion to figure out where love and freedom truly lie—in Finn, who has no connections to her past, or Jesse, who has just asked her to run away with him.            Pieces is a companion to The Breakaway and can be read independently, if desired. The Breakaway by Michelle Davidson Argyle YA Contemporary*Paperback & e-book, 303 pages* Rhemalda Publishing (May 1st, 2012) Purchase:  Amazon