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This Wednesday is an exciting day at Reader Girls. We host The Hallowed Ones Blog Tour . This unique urban dystopian fantasy should definitely receive a lot of praise and attention when it is officially released next month. We also want to thank author Laura Bickle for graciously answering our interview questions and Bewitching Book Tours for presenting this tour.    THE HALLOWED ONES Laura Bickle Reading level: Ages 12 and up Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Graphia (September 25, 2012) ISBN-10: 0547859260 ISBN-13: 978-0547859262 If your home was the last safe place on earth, would you let a stranger in? In this captivating thriller, an Amish settlement is the last safe haven in a world plagued by an unspeakable horror… Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenag-ers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before Rumspringa arrives, Katie’s safe world starts to crumb...

Who doesn't enjoy a little romance with their mystery? I certainly do and we are hosting the Freefall Book Tour today. Freefall by Susan Rae is a romantic suspense novel. We have an excerpt, a giveaway and our review. Thanks for stopping by.   Title: Freefall Author: Susan Rae Genre: Romantic Suspense Date Published: June 22, 2012 Synopsis: Freak accident, or attempted murder? Kate needs answers to her brother’s plane crash, but can she trust undercover DEA agent “Spike” Larsen to deliver them? Kate Reynolds’s quest to unravel the mystery of her brother’s plane crash throws her into the turbulent wake of suave pilot/mechanic Everett Larsen. His gray gaze ignites in her a passion as powerful as a jet stream, but it also sparks a memory—one she can’t quite reel in. A bitter divorce has taught her to trust no man, so how can she trust Larsen? Drawn by a cryptic message Keith left on his answering machine, Everett “Spike” Larsen flies to Milwau...

Shadow of the Blood Moon, Blood Moon #2, by Robin P. Waldrop is available today! We will be participating in the book tour for this title in the fall. Blurb:  Genevieve Labreck is back with a score to settle. Her mom has been kidnapped by Zane, hybrid and all-around monster. Rumors fly that Gen’s mom is holed away in Prague, a city recognized by humans for its serene beauty and intense culture, but Gen and Will know something humans don’t. Prague is haunted by dark, evil forces. Can Gen and Will save her mom, or will they be too late?  Some will live, others will fall. At what price do you walk away from those you love? About the author: Robin P. Waldrop hails from Miami, but lives in Alabama with best friend, business partner, and husband John. She is a mother of five, grandmother of five, and owner of a variety of different animals. When she’s not working at her business with her husband she’s found at her computer where she breathes life into all th...

We are today's host for the  Out of the Dark Blog Tour  hosted by  These Paper Worlds Book Tours . We are spotlighting the fourth book in  The Grey Wolves  series by author Quinn Loftis. There is also a giveaway for one of the ebooks in the series. Out Of The Dark (The Grey Wolves #4) by Quinn Loftis Genre: YA paranormal Format: ebook, 253 pages Published June 3rd 2012 Blurb: Darkness has descended on the Transylvanian Alps. Four packs of the powerful Grey wolves – in a rare show of cooperation – had joined together here in an effort to help their pack members find true mates. Then they were betrayed by one of their own – an Alpha hell-bent on becoming the most powerful of the Canis lupis. And though the wolf's assassination attempt on the currently-reigning Romanian Alpha failed, his plans to get Decebel, the Romanian Beta, out of the picture were coming together even as his treachery was discovered. The wolf fled, leaving destruction, death, and a m...

Reader Girls is one of the blogs participating in the cover reveal for the Young Adult novel, Vengeance Bound , by Justina Ireland and Simon and Schuster (expected release is April 2, 2013). Add this to your  Goodreads   list today.   Thanks to the event host,  AToMR Tours , for including us. Here it is: Book description: The Goddess Test meets Dexter in an edgy, compelling debut about one teen’s quest for revenge…no matter how far it takes her. Cory Graff is not alone in her head. Bound to a deal of desperation made when she was a child, Cory’s mind houses the Furies—the hawk and the serpent—lingering always, waiting for her to satisfy their bloodlust. After escaping the asylum where she was trapped for years, Cory knows how to keep the Furies quiet. By day, she lives a normal life, but by night, she tracks down targets the Furies send her way. And she brings down Justice upon them. Cory’s perfected her system of survival, but when she meets a myster...

Book SPOTLIGHT Title: Forsaken Protector Author: Nana Malone Genre: Paranormal Format: Paperback, 306 pages; ebook Published June 5th 2012 by CreateSpace (first published June 2nd 2012) Blurb: The enemy of her enemy is her friend. Almost one year after escaping Gentech Facilities, Symone Jackson lives in the shadows with her nightmares. Thanks to horrible genetics experiments at the hand of Peter Reeser, her mere touch is lethal. It may be safer to stay in the darkness, but despite the monster she has become, she wants to be the hero…and only one man can help her. Garrett Hunter thought he was one of the good guys, but on routine surveillance of a suspected terrorist, he discovers the awful truth…he’s not the only super human around. When Peter Reeser gave him the opportunity to beat a debilitating illness he jumped at the chance. But his decision to save the enemy—Symone Jackson—will endanger the only family he has. The way to salvation is with Garrett’s help. Can Sy...

Book SPOTLIGHT Title: Becoming Jolie Author: Monique O'Connor James Genre: Paranormal Format: ebook, 128 pages Published January 9th 2012 by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Blurb: Jolie Bourque wanders into the small town of Folette, Louisiana hoping to wrap up her thesis. The place has suffered a rash of missing children and is now plagued with ghost sightings. Jolie, the spoiled child of adoptive parents, goes into the town believing the residents suffer from mass hysteria, and she wants to finish her paper and get back to Baton Rouge before the place rubs off on her. The town's people turn out to be none to ready to spill their stories to an outsider, except one Hutch Landry. Through stories from Hutch and his brother Tucker, Jolie learns the horror that has befallen the town and begins to feel attached to its people. Not only does she realize that she may have personal strings that tie her to the place, but she finds herself smack in the middle of a love tr...