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Steel Lily (The Periodic series, Book One)  by Megan Curd Dystopian, steampunk*eBook, 293 pages Self-published, August 12, 2013 Purchase: Amazon AVERY PIKE is a commodity. No, more than a commodity. Her existence is guarded at all costs. She’s a water Elementalist, the strongest of her dwindling kind. She creates steam to provide energy to fuel Dome Three: the only thing standing between humanity and an earth ravaged by World War III. No steam, no Dome. No Dome, no life. Or so she thinks. That is, until a mysterious man offers her a way out of having to donate steam. A way to escape the corrupt government of Dome Three. While the offer seems too good to be true, Avery is intrigued. But when she arrives to her new home, she realizes the grass isn’t any less dead on this side of the fence. Instead, the lies are just hidden better. …Which means digging deeper. When Avery enlists the help of her friends to uncover the truth, it may make her wonder if ...

Off Course by Sawyer Bennett New Adult Contemporary Publisher: Big Dog Books (Release date: August 4, 2013) Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Purchase:  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble Renner Caldwell has her life perfectly mapped out. She has the ideal relationship, the perfect job and all is right in her world. When a shameful turn of events happens, she boards the first plane bound for Ireland to lick her wounds and get her head back on straight.  Cillian O’Braidagh is the sexy, front man to the Irish rock band, Over The Edge. His rising fame and sultry voice make him every woman’s fantasy come true. Not to mention his single-minded determination. To put it simply: what Cillian wants, Cillian always gets. And he wants Renner, because there’s just something about the flame-haired beauty he has to possess.  If their relationship was just about sex and rock n’ roll, it would be easy for them to get lost in their desires. Only their relatio...

Embrace Me by Rebecca Turley New Adult contemporary romance Purchase:  Amazon \ Paperback  |  Goodreads Summary  What will happen to the girl who has everything?  After a rough start to life, Shannon Downing finally has it all. She has her Mr. Notice Me, she has reconnected with her long-lost mother, and she is the sole heiress to a multi-billion dollar company. The only problem is going public with that information. Hidden away at a ranch in Texas at her mother’s insistence, Shannon’s world starts to crumble. Not only does she learn of Maisy Field’s kidnapping, but she hears a secret that could destroy everything and everyone she loves. What will happen when news comes out that she is the missing heiress to Downing International? Will she become the next target for the elusive kidnappers? And what about the secret she overheard? Will the love that she and Mr. Notice Me share be enough to hold them together?  Expected release date ...

Welcome to my stop on The Liberator blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours . Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule! The Liberator (Dante Walker #2)  by Victoria Scott YA paranormal Paperback/eBook, 350 pages Release Date: August 27, 2013 From Entangled Teen Where to find The Liberator :       Bad boy, meet bad girl. Dante has a shiny new cuff wrapped around his ankle, and he doesn't like that mess one bit. His new accessory comes straight from Big Guy himself and marks the former demon as a liberator. Despite his gritty past and bad boy ways, Dante Walker has been granted a second chance. When Dante is given his first mission as a liberator to save the soul of seventeen-year-old Aspen, he knows he’s got this. But Aspen reminds him of the rebellious life he used to live and is making it difficult to resist sinful temptations. Though Dante is committed to living clean for his girlfriend Charlie, this dude’s been a playboy for ...

Inspire by Heather Buchine Publication date: March 31st 2013 Genre: NA Contemporary Romance Purchase:  Amazon  |  B&N 18-year old Paige Rice, an exquisite beauty from East Hampton, NY, has just celebrated her high school graduation and is expecting to spend her summer living it up with all her socialite friends. But her parents have a different idea – she is being hauled away-literally- to the mountains of Vermont for the entire summer- in an RV!  Assuming she will be an outcast amongst the other teens at the campground still does not prepare her for the treatment she receives, which is far worse than she imagined. She also isn’t prepared for Travis, the campground owner’s son and the “Sexiest” guy she has ever laid eyes on. Travis is the only one who shows any interest in getting to know Paige. The only problem is that they have to explore what lies between them in secret. But once all the secrets are stripped away, the truth may be crushing....

Witchling (Curse of Kin #1) by Ari Harper Released: November 29th 2012 Publisher: Lycaon/Breathless Press Purchase:  Amazon Nera is a normal teenage girl living in Ireland-or so she thought. Her world is forever changed when she discovers that she is descended from a long line of witches. To her horror she finds she is the one that is supposed to stop the curse that has taken the life of every girl before her. As if that isn't enough, she must learn to use magic and her trainer is a man named Bones. He is the son of Mari, Queen of the Witches, and a god. It is Bones that has been entrusted to teach her the skills she needs to stay alive, which wouldn't be so bad if he didn't have an uncanny knack for pushing her buttons. Can Nera learn what she needs while staying immune to the charms of the man that gets under her skin at every opportunity? Excerpt: I loved my early morning route, peaceful and calming with few people around. Brie got the spooks going...

The Lovestruck Giveaway Hop has begun! Welcome to our stop on this hop hosted by Under the Covers Book Blog . So what does lovestruck mean to us? Captivated. Absorbed. Completely into. And lately I've found myself feeling lovestruck over many of the guys found in today's contemporary New Adult titles. Authors like Tammara Weber, Courtney Cole, Jessica Sorenson, Sawyer Bennett, J. Lynn, H.M. Ward, Krista Ritchie, Colleen Hoover, these authors and so many more in this popular genre know how to create guys readers can easily swoon over and get captivated by.  Here's what we're offering one reader.  One eBook copy of: If You Leave (Beautifully Broken #2) by Courtney Cole 26-year old Gabriel Vincent is a badass hero. Or he used to be, anyway. As an ex-Army Ranger, Gabe never thought he needed anyone. But after one horrible night in Afghanistan scars him in a way that he can't get past, he needs someone who can help him heal...even if he...