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{December 24, 2014}   {Freebie and Giveaway} Until Midnight by Melissa Landers

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UNTIL MIDNIGHT is here…and it’s FREE!

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Happy Holidays, everyone! Melissa Landers, author of the Alienated series, has a present for you—a brand new e-short from Disney Hyperion!

UNTIL MIDNIGHT takes place onboard an intergalactic transport, soon after ALIENATED ends and before the sequel INVADED begins. The story details Aelyx and Cara’s last day together before he returns to Earth to mend the alliance and she continues to his home planet. It’s sweet and romantic, and as a bonus, it includes a four-chapter preview of the sequel, which releases February 3rd.

Oh, and did I mention the best part? IT’S FREE!

You can download UNTIL MIDNIGHT from the following e-tailers:

Kindle: http://amzn.to/1B3NLU6

Nook: http://bit.ly/1zshdpx

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1sT4CnM

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1AIb45a

Google Play: http://bit.ly/1v06kVd

*If you live outside the USA, no worries. Landers has uploaded the story to Scribd for you. (The only downside is it doesn’t include the bonus preview chapters, due to technical reasons from the publisher.) Link: http://www.scribd.com/AuthorMelissaLanders

To celebrate this new release, Landers is also offering TWO lucky winners an autographed swag pack complete with a personalized bookplate, mini-poster, bookmarks, and stickers—open internationally! Just fill out the rafflecopter form below.

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/08007cc342/

Best of luck, and happy reading!

And don’t forget: signed pre-orders close soon!

unnamedLanders has partnered with author-author.net to bring you autographed INVADED hardcovers at 25% off the retail price with minimal shipping costs. You can also bundle your order with a signed copy of the ALIENATED paperback, which will mail together with the sequel. And yes, international shipping is available!

However, this offer is only for a limited time. Orders close on January 15th.

To take advantage of this offer, click HERE and select either INVADED or the two-book bundle.

BIO: Melissa Landers writes romantic science fiction for teens and the young at heart. To learn more, or just to say hello, visit her at www.melissa-landers.com

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{October 8, 2014}   {Freebie Alert} Blood Singer and Blood Song by Tammara Rose Blodgett

For 5 days only, you can pick up the FIRST TWO novels in the Blood Series for FREE!

Blood Bundle

Available here Oct. 8-12:

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{September 3, 2014}   {Double Cover Reveal} Hale Maree and Full of Grace by Misty Provencher
 Re-Release of the Crossed & Bared Series!
HALE MAREE ~ FREE!
FULL OF GRACE ~ on SALE for $3.99!
 
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Hale Simmons’s life is already bottoming out and she’s only eighteen.  Struggling on welfare, while trying to keep her alcoholic father on track, her dreams of having a better life fade a little more each day.

But, when her dad witnesses a brutal accident at the bar one night, it changes the entire course of Hale’s future.

Thrust into an arranged marriage with Oscar Maree, the playboy son of a wealthy man, Hale must learn to trust a stranger to give her the life she’s always wanted.

First, Hale needs to figure out if love can ever happen by accident.

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~ Blurb ~

Landon Grace is a stand-up guy, but running about 7-bananas-strong, from tequila shots at Oscar and Hale’s wedding reception, what happened between him and Sher Simmons was supposed to be a one time thing. A quickie, between the Best Man and Maid of Honor, at their best friends’ wedding.

But some one-night-stands refuse to be finished in one night.

Especially when they return with a hard shot of morning sickness.

Now, Landon is faced with a problem he never thought he’d have to consider…

Just how much sway does a guy really have, regarding a woman’s choice to pursue or terminate the pregnancy of his child?

 

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{August 27, 2014}   {Giveaway} My 3000 Likes Giveaway!

In celebration of reaching 3000 likes on my Facebook page, I’m running a special giveaway!

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3000 Likes GiveawayOne awesome Facebook follower will win:

Signed Books:

  • Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
  • Pyxis: The Discovery by K.C. Neal
  • Alight: The Peril by K.C. Neal

Signed Bookmarks from:

  • Heather Hildenbrand– Imitation
  • K.C. Neal–Pyxis
  • Angeline Kace– Descended by Blood

Rubber Bracelets:

  • Helia’s Shadow by K.C. Neal—Contains Aliens
  • Helia’s Shadow by K.C. Neal—YA Sci-fi Romance
  • DFTBA (from The Fault in Our Stars)

Plus:

  • Signed Purse—K.C. Neal
  • Sampler Booklet—Afterworlds by Scott Westerfield
  • Sampler Booklet—The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkmans
  • Sample Lesson Booklet—Game of Thrones Dothraki Language
  • Sampler Booklet—The Young World by Chris Weitz
  • The Fault in Our Stars Stickers
  • Veronica Roth Answers Four Questions Poster
  • “Warning: Zombies Inside” Poster
  • The Maze Runner by James Dashner Poster

 

Good luck!

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To enter you must:

-Be 13 years or older (or have parent/guardian permission)

-Fill in the mandatory question on Rafflecopter (extra entries optional)

This contest is open internationally and will end at 12:01am EST on September 27th. The winner will receive email notification from me soon after! Please read my giveaway policy and leave me a thoughtful comment!

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{June 26, 2014}   {Review} Strawberry Wine by Lee Adams

Strawberry WineFrom Goodreads: Ten years have passed since Tanya Smith’s last summer at Laurel Lake – the summer of Marie. Today Tanya is a confident, successful music promoter – a far cry from the naïve seventeen-year-old who showed up at the lake full of rosy notions of first love, lifelong friendships, and evenings spent sipping strawberry wine on the shore. That September changed everything, and as far as Tanya is concerned, there’s no going back. That is, until a mysterious phone call from Marie’s lawyer brings Tanya face to face with the past. Suddenly she finds herself returning to Laurel Lake and to everything she left behind there. Will the dark secret that haunts the lake break her heart all over again? Or will Marie’s legacy be the key that unlocks the future Tanya gave up on ten long years ago?

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Strawberry Wine is a NA/Adult novel with a splash of YA intermixed as the story focuses on both present day and the not-so-distant past. Revolving around Tanya, a 27ish, put together, self-made music promoter, readers are instantly drawn into her life as the novel opens with the death of her estranged friend Marie, a girl Tanya only knew for one summer during her high school years, a summer that for her is impossible to forget; a summer that changed everything. Almost instantly, the novel jumps from present to past, allowing readers to live through the events of that summer as Tanya begins to fall for Michael, explore the deeper recesses of love, and become friends with Marie, the quiet girl with abusive step-relatives. What starts off cute and carefree, turns jarring and sinister as the summer progresses, and everything abruptly comes to a halt when a few drunken decisions change everything for Tanya and Marie.

Here, the novel once again jumps back to the present, and it is also here that Adams sends readers a curveball, one I never saw coming, but in retrospect, should have. With the death of Marie, Tanya’s entire world is upended, altering the course of her world, should she so accept it, and in doing so, allowing her to go back to those carefree summer days and claim what she lost. It’s a beautiful tale, and I thoroughly enjoyed that present to past to present narration—it’s not back and forth, but steady, almost like a circular novel, but continuing on once it comes full circle to give readers deeper insight into current events.

From carefree to brokenhearted, from on top of the world to uncertain, from safe to vulnerable, this novel spans the gamut of emotions, and they’re a very tangible aspect of the novel. Although the story itself sometimes flows a bit clipped in terms of transitions, it’s well done just the same, and as surprise and fear edge their way into the story, so does the reliance on God—though not preachy. I wouldn’t say this is a religious novel by any means, but when faced with a bad situation, as Tanya finds herself in after the death of Marie, one does tend to rely more on God. For me, this was all a bit sudden, but understandable as the plot thickens, lives are threatened, and a sinister danger lurks on the horizon.

It is said that we write what we know, and Adams definitely does this in that Tanya is a music promoter, as is Lee, and a deadly kidney complication comes in to play—something Adams has also dealt with as a donor. Although fiction, Adams’ own personal experiences come through in the novel, adding validity and giving the novel extreme realism, which is an aspect I highly enjoy in my stories. Overall, this is a very well-done novel—and if you’re looking for an alluring summer read, I highly suggest adding Strawberry Wine to your reading pile. Four stars.

4 stars

I purchased this novel from the author at Martinsburg Chocolate Festival and Book Fair.

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{August 9, 2013}   Announcing the FREE Weekly Serial from Emily Snow–Author of Devoured–and Other Awesome Events!

Read DEVOURED? Wonder what happened AFTER Lucas leaves Sienna in Atlanta? How Kylie and Wyatt’s story ends? Want more of Lucas’s POV? It’s coming soon in a FREE weekly serial on Emily Snow’s blog!

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Synopsis:

Lucas Wolfe has come close to happiness with Sienna, not once but twice. And both times he’s lost her because of his own fears. This time, he can’t let her go so easily—not now that he realizes that the one woman who said “no” is the one he’s in love with. Sienna is good for his music, and his life, and he’s determined to show her that she belongs with him.

No matter what the consequences.

ABSORBED is a FREE weekly mini-serial written in Lucas’s POV. It takes place between the end of Devoured: Chapter 19 (the Atlanta chapter) and the very start of Consumed, and will be published on Emily Snow’s blog (http://emilysnowbooks.blogspot.com/)and website (www.emilysnowbooks.com) from August 16 through September 13. CONSUMED will be released in eBook format from Touchstone Books on September 17 and in paperback in November.

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Join the CONSUMED Pre-Order Campaign!

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Have you Pre-Ordered CONSUMED? Email the following email address: CONSUMEDBYEMILYSNOW@GMAIL.COM and get automatically entered to win Your Toxic Sequel and Devoured swag, character naming rights, and a super secret prize.

The pre-order campaign is open to EVERYONE who has pre-ordered CONSUMED – whether it was five minutes ago or five months ago. If you can’t find your receipt and you pre-ordered via Amazon, go to the Consumed order page on Amazon.com. At the top of the page there’s an Instant Order Update. Click on it and it will take you to the order summary that you’ll need to take a screen print of. If you pre-ordered via Barnes and Noble, go to Order Status at the top of that website’s page. You’ll be able to find the Consumed pre-order by searching through the Order History. Once you locate the order summary, take a screen print and shoot an email to the address above!

Good luck, everyone!

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Consumed-A-Devoured-Novel-ebook/dp/B00BSBVHTI/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/consumed-emily-snow/1114818799?ean=9781476744131

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And for a Limited Time, Grab Savor You for 99 Pennies!

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Author’s Note: SAVOR YOU takes place during the events of DEVOURED.

Synopsis:

Kylie Wolfe and bassist Wyatt McCrae have been bad for each other for the last several years, but it’s impossible for them to end their toxic push and pull. Not when their attraction is constantly fueled by lust and proximity—she’s her older brother’s Lucas’s assistant and Wyatt is his best friend and band mate.

So when Your Toxic Sequel makes a move to record a new album in Nashville, Kylie decides to make the latest break with Wyatt official by getting the hell out of town. She’ll spend a week in New Orleans. A week to immerse herself in the Mardi Gras scene. One week to not think about the last time she was in New Orleans, seven years ago with Wyatt. Seven days where she won’t have to see Wyatt every day just to fall ridiculously in love with him all over again—where, if she wants to, she can have a normal, no-strings attached fling that won’t end in heartbreak.

Too bad Wyatt ruins everything by showing up, as gorgeous and demanding and awful for her as ever.

Wyatt refuses to let Kylie give up on him. Not without reminding her why they both fell so far and hard in the first place. Not without making her savor the good memories and what could be their last chance with each other.

Savor You Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Savor-You-ebook/dp/B00DF4K3YG/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1376013435&sr=8-1&keywords=savor+you+emily+snow
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Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/savor-you

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About the Author:

Emily Snow is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the DEVOURED series (October 2012, January 2013) and TIDAL (December 2012). She loves books, sexy bad boys, and really loud rock music, so naturally, she writes stories about all three. Visit her blog at http://emilysnowbooks.blogspot.com for news, teasers, and contests.

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