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Silent Echoes (Games of Zeus #2) by Aimee Laine Paranormal*Paperback/eBook, 338 pages Published March 11th 2013 by J. Taylor Publishing For years, Ian Sands has enjoyed his life as a bachelor, taking advantage of singlehood and exploring his own definition of passion—whoever she may be. Blonde. Brunette. Tall. Short. Hot. Not. Five months ago, all that changed.  Ian’s been celibate, frustrated and desperately seeking answers to why one woman, who doesn’t play by girls’ rules, haunts his every waking moment.  As a renovations specialist, Taylor Marsh lives, works and breathes construction—a profession her southern belle of a mother would rather Taylor not touch. The same goes for Ian; Mama Marsh would never approve of him.  Like Ian, though, each time he and Taylor draw near, something compels her to get closer.  Something else tells her to run away.  Fast.  As much as their histories suggest they shouldn’t be together, ne...

Title: The Avery Shaw Experiment Author: Kelly Oram Publisher: Bluefields Format: ebook Genre: YA contemporary romance Release Date: May 2013 Summary: When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically. The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart. Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit....

Hello and welcome to Reader Girls. We host the  Silent Echoes Blog Tour  presented by  J. Taylor Publishing  today. This tour is different from other tours we've hosted. Author Aimee Laine is playing actual games at each tour stop. Game playing is a prevalent theme in Silent Echoes. We'll let the author explain. Our review will up later today. Silent Echoes is a "Games of Zeus" novel but it's not a traditional mythological conundrum. No, as the author, I’ve taken quite the liberties in creating a situation Zeus could have used to mess with we puny humans.  So, to have a little fun as Silent Echoes releases this month, my host here at Reader Girls Blog has challenged me to create a Game of Zeus out of Backgammon! How could Zeus use Backgammon upon two unsuspecting humans? How could he manipulate a seemingly innocuous game into a maniacal, devious relationship conflict? Oh, let me count the ways ... or rather, let ...