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Empyreal Illusions (The Inferno Unleashed #1) by Jake Bonsignore Release Date: May 25th , 2013 Genre:  Young Adult Fantasy Purchase:  Amazon  (Kindle Version on 99c) Book Info:  Fourteen-year-old Breena Taljain’s dreary existence in the slums of Purgaire comes to a sudden end when a chance encounter with a criminal mastermind known as the Patriarch goes horridly wrong. His assault on her for refusing to pay for her mother’s addiction leaves her comatose and teetering on the edge of life and death. Galbrecht Atalir is a washed-up doctor struggling to overcome his inner demons through alcohol and aggression. He never quite recovered from the unsolved murder of his family seven years prior. When he discovers Breena as his newest patient, he knows at once that the Patriarch is the one who eluded him for almost a decade. The medicine Galbrecht gives Breena draws her into a heavenly paradise. When it ebbs away, though, the recurring trauma ...

Author Clare Davidson has stopped by with a teaser from her new book Reaper's Rhythm . Charley’s lying on the bed, her blond hair fanned out over the pillow. Her arms are spread wide, palms up. Crimson blood drips from deep slashes on her wrists. Her blue eyes are open, staring at the ceiling. But they don't see. They're dull, empty. Dead. The room spins. My stomach lurches and bile rises up my throat. I swallow and clap my hand to my mouth. Sagging against the doorframe, I can’t tear my gaze from the single lock of hair resting over Charley’s porcelain cheek. What should I do? Charley would know what to do. As I stumble down the stairs, my mind clicks into gear. A scream rips out of my throat, eclipsing the pounding music. My foot slips on the beige carpet, sending me tumbling down the remaining stairs. My shoulder and back slam against the wall. I scramble to my feet, screaming, sobbing, then stagger into the hallway, colliding into a young man with the darkest...

Like New Adult contemporary romance? We are spotlighting a NA romantic series this Friday. We are today's stop on  Lillian Anderson's Too Close: The Beauty in Between Blog Tour . This tour is hosted by Book Monster Promotions . Our spotlight features the three books in this series and the author has a giveaway. Now let's move on to the series. Too Close: The Beauty in Between (Beautiful 0.5) by Lilliana Anderson Prequel of the Beautiful Series NA contemporary romance eBook, 200 pages Published July 30th 2013 Before A Beautiful Struggle , Katrina and David's friendship was a bond that couldn't be broken. Starting with that fated moment when David carried Katrina to the emergency room, we travel back through David's memories as he waits to hear that his best friend and the one woman he truly cares for is going to survive... “I can’t lose her. You don’t understand how important she is to me,” I ramble. I guess I’m in shock becau...

Today we're excited to reveal the cover of the newest book in the Of Light and Darkness series by bestselling author Shayne Leighton. The Vampire's Hourglass is scheduled to be published by Decadent publishing the end of this year or beginning of next. Book Description: After narrowly surviving a near-death experience in an effort to save Valek from yet another showdown with Aiden, Charlotte awakens inside the forsaken, crumbling walls of the Regime Palace. Though she finds herself surrounded by her closest friends, she is conflicted over her feelings of the sudden absence of her Vampire guardian from her life.  With Nikolai there to console her, Charlotte cannot shake the undeniable chemistry she feels for this familiar stranger. But they are running out of time. Charlotte’s peculiar ailment will return and Sarah, the witch, will sacrifice her youth and beauty in order to save her best friend, unless they find the secret, Dark City.  Charlotte, Ni...

Welcome to Reader Girls today. I am so stoked to be a part of a tour for a very favorite author of mine. I've been reading Gena Showalter's novels and novellas for a long time and love her books! We are thrilled to be today's stop on Gena Showalter's The Darkest Craving Blog Tour . This tour is hosted by Book Monster Promotions . LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIES SPOTLIGHT: Long ago, twelve immortals warriors – each more dangerously seductive than the last -- stole and opened Pandora’s box, unleashing the evil from within. Now they carry that evil within themselves. Violence, Pain, Death, Disease, Disaster, Misery, Doubt, Promiscuity, Defeat, Lies, Secrets, and Wrath. When a powerful enemy returns, they will travel the world in search of a sacred relic of the gods – one that threatens to destroy them all. LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD Series  Reading Order: The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld, #0.5) The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1) ...

After Tuesday (These Days, #1) by Renee Ericson New Adult contemporary romance Released: May 5th 2013 Publisher: Renee Ericson Purchase: Amazon Add to  Goodreads Family really is a pain…especially when your father is an addict.  For the last two years, high school senior Ruby has been her own rock and solace. She has learned to depend only on herself and hides her family's issues by keeping herself somewhat unnoticeable. Despite her isolation, Ruby has intrigued the affections of someone unexpected. Finding herself loving life once again as his persistence sparks a romance awakening a well-protected heart.  While Ruby’s relationship with her father is constantly teetering, her new-found affection continues to blossom into something more than she ever thought possible. Soon, Ruby comes to realize that opening up your heart means being susceptible to love and disappointment. YA-M: This book contains mature content including profanity, drug/alc...

  King of Bad Jeff Mean would rather set fires than follow rules or observe curfew. He wears his bad boy image like a favorite old hoodie; that is until he learns he has superpowers and is recruited by Super Villain Academy – where you learn to be good at being bad. In a school where one kid can evaporate all the water from your body and the girl you hang around with can perform psychic sex in your head, bad takes on a whole new meaning. Jeff wonders if he’s bad enough for SVA. He may never find out. Classmates vilify him when he develops good manners. Then he’s kidnapped by those closest to him and left to wonder who is good and who is bad. His rescue is the climactic episode that balances good and evil in the super world. The catalyst – the girl he’s crushing on. A girlfriend and balancing the Supers is good, right? Or is it…bad? Amazon * Barnes & Noble  Goodreads * Whiskey Creek Press Author Kai Stand    When the electricity winked out, Ka...