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It's getting close to the weekend. We are one of today's stops on the After Math Blog Tour hosted by AToMR Tours . Find the complete tour listing here . After Math (Off the Subject, #1) by Denise Grover Swank New Adult contemporary romance*Paperback, 250 pages Published March 12th 2013 by Createspace Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Purchase: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Scarlett Goodwin’s world is divided into Before and After. Before she agreed to tutor Tucker price, college junior Scarlett was introvert, struggling with her social anxiety and determined to not end up living in a trailer park like her mother and her younger sister. A mathematics major, she goes to her classes, to her job in the tutoring lab, and then hides in the apartment she shares with her friend, Caroline. After junior Tucker Price, Southern University’s star soccer player enters the equation, her carefully plotted life is thrown off its axis. Tucker’s failing his required...

It's Friday and today marks the first week in of the FEATURE FRIDAY events being held to promote and gear up for the Stamford Author Event this August. For the next 14 Fridays we will be featuring one author and book and holding a week long giveaway. Since we are one of the eight Official Bloggers for the Event, the promoter has arranged for every blogger to participate. We hope you check out the other blogs to see what they're offering and find out about more authors who will be be at the Stamford event. Find the complete event listing here . Our kick-off week begins with a Women's Lit book by Francine LaSala. Rita Hayworth's Shoes by Francine LaSala Women's Lit*Paperback/eBook, 226 pages Published May 15th 2012 by Diversion Books  Amy Miller gets dumped on her wedding day and everyone knows it's for the best as her relationship with David had eaten away at her for years. Except for Amy... When her best friend, Jane Austen-Rabinowitz, ...

We are one of today's stops on the Destiny Gift Blog Tour hosted by Xpresso Book Tours .  Destiny Gift by Juliana Haygert  Series: Everlast, #1  Publication: April 9th 2013 Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance Purchase:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble Thirty years in the future, a sinister New York City exists in permanent darkness. A student at the secured NYU, nineteen-year-old Nadine has visions of Victor Gianni, an imaginary guy she has real feelings for. Afraid of being truly insane, she explains the visions away as simple daydreams, but she can no longer deny them when she bumps into Victor in real life. But this Victor doesn’t know her, and turns her away. After the encounter, Nadine’s visions change to those of eerie fates, gods she’s never heard of, demons with sharp claws they are not too timid to use … and instructions. To discover if she’s losing her mind, Nadine follows the vague directions—with the real, rude an...

Title: Come What May (Heartbeat #2) Author: Faith Sullivan Expected release date: June 4, 2013 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Group: New Adult Adam is through with love. He unravels blaming himself for what happened with Katie. His final moments with her echo through his nightmares. She owns him body and soul. To dull the pain, Adam invites a string of women into his bed. Fueled by alcohol and desperation, his meaningless hook-ups provide little comfort. When he closes his eyes, it's Katie he sees. The only one who helps to ease his guilt somewhat is Jada. But as his new ambulance partner, Adam considers her off limits. He doesn't want to get seriously involved with anyone, much less her. Yet he can't stop fantasizing about the feel of her caramel skin against his. Despite his intentions, Adam's bond with Jada deepens as they respond to a series of emotional calls. Their mutual attraction becomes undeniable. But how can he...

The Heiresses by Allison Rushby  Publication date: May 7th, 2013 by St Martin's Press  Genre: New Adult Historical Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble In Allison Rushby's Heiresses, three triplets--estranged since birth--are thrust together in glittering 1926 London to fight for their inheritance, only to learn they can’t trust anyone--least of all each other. When three teenage girls, Thalia, Erato and Clio, are summoned to the excitement of fast-paced London--a frivolous, heady city full of bright young things--by Hestia, an aunt they never knew they had, they are shocked to learn they are triplets and the rightfulheiresses to their deceased mother's fortune. All they need to do is find a way to claim the fortune from their greedy half-brother, Charles. But with the odds stacked against them, coming together as sisters may be harder than they think. Crashing Downton Abbey You can always pick people's happiest mem...

The Blasphemy Box “You know that nightmare you’ve always had? The one where you wake up one day to find yourself fat, frumpy, fifty and alone? I’m living it.” Maddy Nelson has an idyllic existence: a handsome husband, great kids, a comfortable, affluent lifestyle. One morning soon after she turns fifty, however, she wakes up in her San Francisco home to find her husband Steven announcing that he’s leaving her for a woman half her age. And a third of her size. Ouch! Feeling totally unmoored and grieving for her married life and husband, Maddy finds herself thrust into an unfamiliar and uncomfortable world of middle-aged singledom. There, she must come to terms with her situation and embark on her new life: divorce proceedings, single parenting, internet dating, and trying to earn a living. It’s enough to drive her over the brink. To help her cope, she shares her struggles in a smart, wry blog named The Blasphemy Box, after her ex-husband’s obnoxious habit of having her drop a...

This Tuesday we feature a sci-fi/dystpoian YA book featuring a tough female heroine. We are today's stop on the Raksha Blog Tour hosted by Lady Amber's Tours . There's an excerpt and our review. We thank you for stopping by. Raksha by Frankie Rose YA sci-fi/dystopia*Paperback/eBook  first Published March 1st 2013 Purchase: Amazon She has no name.  She has her knives, her training, and her halo.  The first and second give her the ability to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be. Everything is as it should be, until…  Fear… Pain… Anger… Happiness… Desire… Guilt… Love. When a newly named Kit escapes the Sanctuary after killing her best friend, the last thing she needs is another knife in her hand. Or Ryka, the damaged, beautiful blond boy, whom she refuses to let save her. The sights and sounds of Freeto...