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Today's tour is a very special one. Very Superstitious: Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition is an anthology featuring some of today's top authors in YA. Shannon Delany,  Stephanie Kuehnert, Mari Mancusi and  Jackie Morse Kessler are authors I've read and there are other authors as well. The proceeds from this book go to charity to  benefit SPCA International. This anthology is a great book to enjoy on a chilly autumn night, sipping a warm mug of apple cider or hot cocoa. Enjoy this spotlight. Very Superstitious: Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition Fantasy/mythology/paranormal anthology Paperback/eBook, 200 pages Published October 15th 2013 by Month9Books, LLC. ISBN-13: 978-0-9883409-4-7 ISBN eBook: 978-1-939765-75-8 Authors: Shannon Delany, Jackie Morse Kessler, Stephanie Kuehnert, Jennifer Knight,  Marianne Mancusi, Michelle E. Reed, Dianne Salerni and Pab Sungenis The stories are based on urban legends, myths, tribal tales and supersti...

The Siren's Tale (Home Schooling #2)  by Anne Carlisle ebook, 1st edition, 240 pages Published June 18th 2013 by LazyDay Publishing It’s 1900 in remote Wyoming, where a smart young siren in human form falls into a trap. Because of a curse, her lover may die if she acts on her passionate instincts. The novel is a new take on speculative fiction, treating real coming-of-age issues of choice for modern young women and meanwhile weaving a cautionary tale of paranormal romance and terror set in the distant past. This is the story of a group of sirens, told in part by the ghost of the main character, Cassandra. The sirens are creatures who are part human but who have strange powers and skills. Cassandra’s love life in the Old West results in a curse which passes down the generations. A family of paranormal women, an ancient lineage of sirens in human form, are threatened by extinction, unless Marlena, the youngest, carries her pregnancy to term in 1977. Cassandra, the siren...

The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron Historical Romance eBook, 430 pages Published: September 4, 2013 Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing  Purchase: Amazon  \  Book Trailer Amidst murder and betrayal, destiny and hearts collide when scandal forces a nobleman and a gypsy to marry in this Regency Romance.  Half Romani, half English noblewoman, Evangeline Caruthers is the last woman in England Ian Hamilton, the Viscount Warrick, could ever love--an immoral wanton responsible for his brother's and father's deaths. She thinks he's a foul-tempered blackguard, who after setting out to cause her downfall, finds himself forced to marry her--snared in the trap of his own making.  When Vangie learns the marriage ceremony itself may have been a ruse, she flees to her gypsy relatives, declaring herself divorced from Ian under Romani law. He pursues her to the gypsy encampment, and when the handsome gypsy king offers to take Ian's place in Vangie's...

The World Without a Future by Nazarea Andrews December 2013 She was born the day the world ended… Nurrin has lived her entire life with zombies—trapped behind walls meant to keep them safe. She’s mostly happy there. But when a zombie horde breech the walls of her Haven, she has to trust her brother, Collin, and his best friend to keep her alive. He just wants his past to die… Finn O’Malley has given up on voicing warnings that are ignored. No one cares that the zombies are changing. Now all that matters is keeping Collin and Nurrin safe from what’s outside the walls of a Haven. But when Nurrin’s best friend picks up a contact infection, he agrees to get the medicine needed to save his life. Forced together, relying on each other in a strange Haven, zombies aren’t the most dangerous thing they’re facing. Video  Link About the author: Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves choco...

Impossibly Love (Impossibly #1)   by Shane Morgan New Adult contemporary romance Paperback, 1st, 250 pages Expected publication: October 29th 2013 by TSW Books (first published October 23rd 2013) All Moya Douglas wants to do is study hard, maintain her scholarship, and make her mother proud while attending college. She doesn't have time for a boyfriend or going on dates arranged by her best friend. Moya doesn't believe in love. And she has no intention of ever finding it.  Branden McCarthy is determined to change her views. A selfless romantic who's had his heart broken in the past, Branden is fascinated with Moya's personality and hopes to develop something real with her—a connection so strong it'll open her heart. But just when things start to work between the two, Branden’s secret threatens to get in the way. Will Moya finally do the impossible and give love a chance with Branden, or will fear keep them apart?...

The Wilder Sisters Series by Melissa Kier Book 1: Forever Love  Fifteen years ago, Syndie Wilder left her small hometown- Amherst, Ohio- to escape the pain of losing her best friend and boyfriend. Deciding that Chicago offered more for an up and coming jewelry designer, she enjoyed the big city life until she chooses to return and care for her father. Taking care of her father and relocating her internet business, Syndie has no time or desire for romance but fate has a way of playing with best-laid plans. Thom Johnson broke Syndie’s heart all those years ago and regrets it every day. As a firefighter, Thom sets out to protect Amherst and redeem himself for his bad choices. However, he never has forgotten Syndie and the hurt he caused her. When a chance meeting happens, can the two former friends allow themselves the chance to become friends again, or will the sparks turn a childhood friendship into a forever love? Buy Links: Secret Cravings Publishing    ...

The Heart of the Hunter by Natalie-Nicole Bates  eBook, 165 pages Published August 30th 2013 by Gypsy Angel Books After a devastating accident, Barret Atkins has accepted a quiet, solitary existence. His life is turned upside down, when he finds the badly injured Kansas Smith, left for dead in a case of mistaken identity. As Kansas begins to recover, Barret must face some deep scars of his own. When the couple begin to fall for each other, their lives spin into a revival of past hurts, jealousies, and betrayals, causing Barret to put a halt to their budding relationship. Barret’s hesitation causes his best friend-turned vicious rival, Duncan Craig, to pursue a friendship with Kansas. Where will this leave Barret? Can they all hold on long enough to escape Kansas’s attacker, and will they ever conquer their own inner demons intent on keeping them apart?   Amazon  |  Amazon UK   |  Barnes & Noble Excerpt: On Saturday mo...