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Paperback: 314 pages Publisher: World Castle Publishing (July 27, 2011) Blurb: Claudia Emerson has a good friend who shares the same first name and last name. That friend unfortunately dies in a tragic accident during homecoming dance. Claudia is distraught at the loss of her friend, but is even more disturbed by her dreams, which seem to take her to another place called Crossroads.  Unknown to her, Crossroads is like a second heaven, a place between heaven and earth. It is where the souls of humans in comas or near death experiences may wander. Where, Claudia meets Michael, a nephilim, a half angel, half human, whom she often meets in her dreams. It turns out that this isn’t her first visit to Crossroads, which is an enigma for no human can ever travel there until Claudia.  Now the fallen and demons are after her, suspecting she must be special and it is up to Michael and the other nephilims to protect her. Her dream becomes a nightmare as more secrets are revealed,...

ReaderGirls is the stop today for the BLB Blog Tour for The Chosen by Shennah Freitas.  The Chosen , the first in a trilogy, is a YA fantasy and here is a blurb:  Kaia's entire life has erupted in flames after an assassin appears and burns her village down. She's rescued by a god from another planet who requests her help because she's the descendant of their last savior. Together with Reeze -- the only other survivor from her village and her appointed guardian -- they set off on a quest to find the treasures of the gods in hopes of preventing a dire prophesy. Kaia and Reeze quickly meet the Tueors, a group of people many thought extinct, who are searching specifically for Kaia. Their intention: to protect the truth. As Kaia discovers more about the truth and her family's past, she also learns of the Tueors' bloody secret. Will Kaia be the savior the gods have been waiting for? Or will she let the prophesy come true? We welcome author Sheenah Freitas. She is sha...

Fridays are always a special day of the week to celebrate and today we have an extra special treat: Entangled Publishing's The What if Guy  Blog Tour stops here today. The What if Guy is a new contemporary adult novel by author Brooke Moss. Ms. Moss has given us an exclusive character interview and an excerpt from her book. That's double the fun! Here's the scoop on The What if Guy : What would you do if your "what if" guy showed up at the lowest point of your life? (Autumn Cole clocked hers with an encyclopedia.) After losing her job at a swanky Seattle art gallery and finding out her father has been hospitalized, single mother Autumn Cole reluctantly returns to her tiny hometown of Fairfield, Washington, to put the pieces of her life back together. Her disgruntled twelve-year old son isn't thrilled about going from hip to hick, but Autumn's got it worse. She resumes her role as the daughter of the town drunk, promptly facing a crisis with her father th...

YA author Lori Pescatore is graciously sharing one of her characters from her Earth Blend series with our readers today. The first book, Human Blend ( our review ), introduced us to Laney/Julie and Austin and their fascinating world and abilities. Their incredible story continues in the second novel, Earth Blend , available now. We are currently reading this title and will post our review soon. Here's the blurb: Earth Blend is the second book in the Blend trilogy and the sequel to Human Blend . In this installment, the mysteries of the Blends and Earthlings are revealed. How can Julie live a normal life when she is anything but normal? Her relationship with Austin is complicated by emerging abilities in them both. Trust is hard to come by as lies and secrets hinder them at every turn. Is the past destined to repeat itself as the Earthlings once again rush to save them? Ensuing chaos breeds fatal consequences. We welcome Lori Pescatore and Austin. Lori: Hello, my name is Lori ...

Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 476 KB Sold by: Amazon Digital Services Blurb: She didn’t know what she was—or that what she was could get her killed... A struggling private detective in Los Angeles, Chase Alcott has no idea about her unique genetic makeup. So when she takes on a new client—an old man with ulterior motives—she’s unaware of the danger she’ll soon face. Traveling to England to solve a mysterious murder at the request of her new client, Chase encounters terrifying creatures she thought only existed in her nightmares—only to find out she’s one of them. Caught in a web of evil and deception after learning some terrifying truths about her long dead parents, Chase doesn’t know who to believe. Does she dare trust the enigmatic Roman, a man with dark secrets of his own? He knew what she was—he just had no idea what to do about her… English nobleman, Roman Fernwood, half-werewolf/half-vampire, doesn’t want a mate, especially not a half human/ half-weretiger with no knowle...

Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 318 KB Publisher: Audacious (May 1, 2011) Blurb: More than three hundred years after the most terrifying witch hunts the world has ever known, it's happening again. Young witch, Stella, has to put her faith in strangers just to stay alive but she might not be any safer in their midst than from the danger she is running from. There is more than one dark secret in her new family: Étoile’s sister is spoken of in fear and sadness; Marc is supposed to be a powerful witch but is missing his magic; where does the owner of their safe house vanish to every day and why does Evan have the eyes of someone not quite human? There is only one secret that someone will do anything to keep quiet, but whose secret is it and will Stella have to pay the price for silence? My review: It is an exciting time to be a writer. With the advent of epublishing, more authors can get their stories out on the market and readers can certainly benefit from this treasure trove ...

We have some winners to announce. We congratulate them all. Drum roll please.... The winner of a print copy of Crossroads and the gorgeous crystal necklace :  Nicki J Markus   (has 3 days to contact us with your mailing info) The winner of an ebook copy of Illicit Magic by Camilla Chafer :  Julie    * The winner of an ebook copy of Without Mercy by Belinda Boring :  Burgit  &  Vivien     * The winner of an ebook copy of Dark Corners by Liz Schulte:     Stephanie O.      * The winner of Decadent Publishing's YA Blog Stomp and their choice of 1 ebook:   Wade2121    *                 The winner of ebook copies of The Warriors of Eden series :  Marybelle * The winner of an ebook copy of Beautifully Broken (changed from a copy of Thirsty):  Diana (lovelygetaway) * The winner of t...