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Echo Falls  By Jaime McDougall   Genre:  Urban Fantasy  Blurb:  Running from a nightmare stalking her every move, Phoebe Martin arrives in Echo Falls hoping she has finally found a safe place to stop. But trouble has a way of catching up and soon the signs are there.  After a vicious attack in an alley, policeman Aidan O'Bryan is left with Phoebe as his only path to understanding why the Echo Falls werewolf pack - his pack - is being attacked. When another pack member is killed, Phoebe is forced to confront her past before she loses Aidan and everything she has come to love.   Love and duty become one as Aidan strives to prevent Phoebe from becoming the next victim. But with Phoebe just as determined to protect Aidan and her new home, secrets from her past threaten to tear them apart. Will love give Phoebe the strength to trust Aidan and face her fears, or will her past destroy her future?   Purchase links:  Amazo...

Simmer eBook Price: $0.99    Kindle  |  Smashwords  |  Nook Welcome to Reader Girls. we are hosting the Simmer Blog Tour today. This is the second book in Kaitlyn Davis' paranormal YA series (the first book is Ignite ). Our reviews of both books will be up  soon. Simmer: Midnight Fire Series, Book Two Book  by Kaitlyn Davis Genre: YA paranormal Format: ebook Publisher: Tribute Books  ( Release: April 4, 2012)   Blurb: Slowly, like a whisper almost blown away in the wind, two words streaked across her mind: "Kiss me." Kira may have survived the eclipse, but her troubles are far from over. She's headed to Sonnyville with one goal in mind: to learn more about her parents. But with Luke and Tristan competing for her heart and Diana gunning for her head, time is running out on the search for her mother. And the closer Kira gets to answers, the more terrified she becomes. The conduits fear her, the vampires fear her, a...

Welcome to the Freedom To Read Giveaway Hop hosted by Kathy of I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mundie Moms . There are over 200 blogs hosting a giveaway.That's a huge hop! This hop runs from June 29th to July 5th. We are giving away one ARC of Shadow and Bone by  Leigh Bardugo. Our contest is open internationally. Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling....

Before we kick off the latest blog hop, we realized we forgot to announce the winners of the last two hops we participated in (Homer Simpson moment here:Duh!). First off, we would like to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by, commented, entered, followed, tweeted, everything to make these hops such huge successes. We are FLOORED by the number of entries: 771, 800, 1190 and 824. Wow! All we thought we were doing with the boxes of books was making room on our bookshelves and we weren't sure how many would be interested in entering. You showed us just how strong the book loving community is. As for the Lovestruck giveaways, sharing our love for Sarah Dessen books and summer romances is so special as is Laurie's love for anything paranormal, especially when it comes to books written by these power authors: Kenyon, Moning, Ward and Adrian. Thanks to everyone. First, the winner of our Lovestruck Giveaway #1--YA is:  Artemis You get to pick the YA ...

It's always a great day when we host a Stacey Kennedy tour at Reader Girls. Today the book tour is for the second book in her Frostbite series, Demonically Tempted . Isn't that a great cover? We are sharing Chapter One of this paranormal novel with our readers today and we are also giving away one ebook of the first book in this series, Supernaturally Kissed (that's a sizzling cover). Welcome and enjoy Ms. Kennedy's story and don't forget to enter the contest.  Demonically Tempted Frostbite Book 2 By Stacey Kennedy Genre: Paranormal romance Format: ebook Blurb: Tess Jennings, now a member of the Memphis Police Department, is on her first cold case. The suspected suicide of Lizbeth Knapp ten years ago isn’t a theory her family accepts—they believe she was murdered. But the case is only one of Tess’s worries. Ghosts are talking, and word of her abilities rapidly spreads. A dark ghost is terrifying the spirits of Memphis, and she must force the entity ...

We are one of today's hosts for Your Daughter Needs A Hero Blog Tour presented by Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours . This non-fiction books written by Maria C. Furlough tackles some important issues teen and pre-teen girls face today: self-image.  Your Daughter Needs a Hero  by Maria C. Furlough  Genre: Non-fiction ( family/relationships/parenting book)   Blurb: What drives teenage girls? What tempts them? What causes their insecurities? More importantly, what can parents do to make a difference in their lives? Author Maria Furlough battled self-image and self-esteem issues as a teenager, and in Your Daughter Needs a Hero she uses a mix of personal stories and years of experience counseling teenage girls in youth ministry to show parents what their teenage daughters are going through and how best to help them. Furlough explains how things such as fad diets, the media, and pornography influence a teen girl’s body image, and she guides parents o...

Title: Dragon Rider’s Gift Author: KH LeMoyne Genre: Fantasy Romance, Adult Blurb: Roark of Nedres spent his life absorbing lore, legend, and rumor to claim his dragon beast in order to save his people. Nothing has prepared him for the ultimate bond fate will demand. Princess Nira Meriel Estar was born with the power of prophecy. Her most recent vision forecasts a dire fate for her people, promises few answers, and will deliver the country of Fyrhall a victorious future or crushing defeat. Kraz, an ancient dragon of mythical power and knowledge, has eluded capture for a thousand years. However, only a dragon of great wisdom would consider an eternal bond to his warrior rider to save his dragon race. Three souls. Two hearts. One courageous calling. An excerpt from  Dragon Rider’s Gift   :  “Then call your dragon, Roark of Nedres.” His own dragon? Something new. Nira leaned farther out, only to realize she’d end up on the ground below with her skirts about ...