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We are part of the tour for The Bodies We Wear thanks to Random House Children's Books. For our post we are running our review. Have you read this book? Please tell us if you did! We're also giving away one copy. Enter below. The Bodies We Wear (The Bodies We Wear #1)    by Jeyn Roberts  YA dystopian Hardcover/eBook, 368 pages Published September 23rd 2014 by Knopf Books for Young Readers People say when you take Heam, your body momentarily dies and you catch a glimpse of heaven. Faye was only eleven when dealers forced Heam on her and her best friend, Christian. But Faye didn’t glimpse heaven—she saw hell. And Christian died. Now Faye spends her days hiding her secret from the kids at school, and her nights training to take revenge on the men who destroyed her life and murdered her best friend. But life never goes the way we think it will. When a mysterious young man named Chael appears, Faye’s plan suddenly gets a lot more complicated. C...

Gallery Books; April 1, 2014; Trade Paperback; $16.00 Title: Mrs. Poe  Author: Lynn Cullen  Genre: Historical Fiction/Woman’s Fiction  Publish Date: April 1, 2013 (Paperback Release)  Publisher: Gallery Books   Event organized by : Literati Author Services, Inc.     In the nationally bestselling MRS. POE (), award-nominated author Lynn Cullen uses meticulously researched historical details to deliver a pitch-perfect rendering of Edgar Allen Poe, his mistress’s tantalizing confession, and his wife’s frightening obsession, all inspired by literature’s most haunting love triangle.   1845: New York City is a sprawling warren of gaslit streets and crowded avenues, bustling with new immigrants and old money, optimism and opportunity, poverty and crime. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” is all the rage—the success of which a struggling poet like Frances Osgood can only dream. As a mother trying to support two young ch...

It's the weekend! Yes! This Saturday may be foggy and rainy in New York, but with today's tour all we can think about is summer!   The Summer Series by C.J. Duggan to be more precise. This contemporary New Adult romance series is proving to be one of my favorites! Who can resist a well-told story about falling in love under the summer sun? We have our review and a giveaway. Enjoy the weekend! The Summer Series  by C.J. Duggan  The Boys of Summer (Book 1) Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison. Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She ...

  The Offering (The Pledge #3)  by Kimberly Derting  YA dystopian Hardcover, 304 pages Published December 31st 2013 by Margaret K. McElderry Books  True love—and world war—is at stake in the conclusion to The Pledge trilogy, a dark and romantic blend of dystopia and fantasy.   Charlie, otherwise known as Queen Charlaina of Ludania, has become comfortable as a leader and a ruler. She’s done admirable work to restore Ludania’s broken communications systems with other Queendoms, and she’s mastered the art of ignoring Sabara, the evil former queen whose Essence is alive within Charlie. Or so she thinks.   When the negotiation of a peace agreement with the Queendom of Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for Ludanian freedom.   But things aren’t always as they seem. Charlie is walking into a trap—one set by Sabara...