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Lazy Days of Summer GIVEAWAY Hop!

Kathryn Cooper

This is my first giveaway on my adult blog! I’m excited to participate in the Lazy Days of Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Colorimetry.

If you win you can choose to have the eBook (Kindle) emailed or the Book shipped to you. If you choose the eBook option all you need is an email address for me to send the Amazon coupon to. If you choose the physical Book option you need to check HERE to see if The Book Depository ships free to your country.

Now to the giveaway choices!!

   

Austenland (book 1) by Shannon Hale (paperback or Kindle)
click HERE to read my review
Midnight in Austenland (book 2) by Shannon Hale (hardback or Kindle)
I just finished reading it and LOVED IT!! review up soon

Fill out the Rafflecopter below to enter! Good luck!

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Be sure to visit one of the hosting blogs (links above) to hop to the other giveaways! The other giveaways with the hop should all be posted by tonight.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

Kathryn Cooper

This is my first It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? post for my Clean Teen Fiction blog. I posted it on Clean Adult Fiction last week for the first time. It’s hosted by Book Journey. I’m excited to join this meme! I like to organize my reading successes and goals.

Click the book image to view on Amazon and the title to view on GoodReads.

READ LAST WEEK

The Wind of Life: The Flyers by Oliver Neubert

CURRENTLY READING

The Wind of Life: The Wanderers by Oliver Neubert

UPCOMING READS

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Intangible by J. Meyers

What are you reading?

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The Book Depository’s Contest

Kathryn Cooper

Click the image to see the contest going on at The Book Depository. It looks like fun! Maybe I’ll enter. The contest is to take a picture of yourself reading your favorite book.

What’s your favorite book? Is there a book you’ve read over and over again?

A book I can read over and over again is Emily and the Scot by Kathryn Smith. I love it!!

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Emily
At eighteen, Lady Emily Fitzgerald has seen her fair share of scandal. So when this Season’s prime catch proposes to her on a wager, she makes a decision. Rather than face the whispers and stares of London society yet again, she picks up and departs for Scotland, full of romantic images evoked by poetry and her own imagination.

The Scot
Cousin to the laird, Jamie MacLaughlin is nonetheless a simple man, content with the honest pursuit of living in the bonny wilds of the Scottish Highlands. A simple man he may be, but one with deep emotions and a quick temper. So when an impertinent English lass crosses his path, it’s no surprise that the two engage in sparring matches with words as their weapons.

First there’s a misunderstanding over an item of luggage. Then there’s an indecent swimming incident, followed by a muddy pigsty mishap. But what finally threatens to undo them both is a sudden — and unexpectedly delicious — kiss.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Fall For You by Cecilia Gray

Kathryn Cooper

I am pleased to be a part of Cecilia Gray’s Fall For You Blog Tour, an AToMR blog tour. I’ve already reviewed this amazing book. Click HERE to read my review!

Today I get to feature a fictional Twitter post between two main characters in the book. Enjoy!

Ellie

The Jane Austen Academy picks up on the first day of school,but rumors of the dreaded Mrs.
Berg (Bergie) taking over the reigns and making the school co-ed have been buzzing all summer,
especially because this means the girls now have to give up private rooms and have roommates
to make rooms for the guys.

Lizzie (FALL FOR YOU) and Ellie (SO INTO YOU) have been best friends at The Jane Austen
Academy since the first day of freshman year, and spend the summers in their home towns
wishing they could be together.

This is how I imagine them tweeting about it.

Lizzie (@L0isLane) and Ellie (@SurferGrl)
@L0isLane: Did you see the email?? #jasta changing hands? Nightmare!
@L0isLane: omg where ru? We need to be roommates or will die!

Lizzie

@L0isLane: am going to send out the fbi. WHERERU?
@SurferGrl: sorry was #surfing.
@L0isLane: so jealous. #chicago is melty my skin off . no ocean breeze.
@SurferGrl: get on a plane to #santacruz! #santacruz > #chicago
@L0isLane: #jasta > #everywhere – until now. #bergiesux
@L0isLane: I emailed you the roomie request – sign, ok?
@L0isLane: am so pissed – this is all #BERGIE – she is evil like disney villain!
@SurferGrl: sux, but cool to room together.
@L0isLane: true! <3<3<3
@L0isLane: BERGIE is going 2 pay.
@L0isLane: am going to take her down. #lifegoal #swearzies #itison

Seriously, watch this trailer! I can’t wait to read all the other books now! This is a great series.

 

Author Bio 
Cecilia Gray lives in Oakland where she reads, writes and breaks for food. She also pens her biographiesin the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case.

Cecilia has been praised for “instilling a warmth and weight into her characters” (Romancing The Book Reviews) and her books have been praised for being “well-written, original, realistic and witty” (Quills & Zebras Reviews).

Several of her titles – including A Delightful Arrangement (The Gentlemen Next Door #1) and An Illicit Engagement (The Gentlemen Next Door #2) – have spent, in her view, a shocking amount of time on bestseller lists for romance, historical romance and regency romance in the US, UK, Italy and Spain.

Her latest release, FALL FOR YOU, the first in a series of young-adult contemporary Jane Austen retellings received a starred Kirkus review and was praised for being a “unique twist on a classic” and offering “a compelling action of action, drama and love.”

She’s rather enamored of being contacted by readers and hopes you’ll oblige.

Author Links
Buy Fall For You!
[ Amazon / Barnes & Noble ]

Click HERE to see the list of other Tour Stops.

Enter the Rafflecopter below to have a chance to win an eBook of Fall For You by Cecilia Gray!

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Waiting On Wednesday: Endlessly by Kiersten White

Kathryn Cooper

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly post, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , where we spotlight a book we are anxiously waiting to be published.

Endlessly (Paranormalcy #3)
By Kiersten White
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: July 24, 2012

Evie’s paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.

The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie’s hands.

So much for normal.

Okay, so I guess I’m not technically waiting on this one since I did read the ARC. My review went up yesterday. Click HERE to read my review. I’m featuring Endlessly today to remind everyone that it comes out in less than 2 weeks now! Read it. You’ll enjoy it.

Click image below to preorder on Amazon.
 

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Book Review: No Angel by Theresa Sneed

Kathryn Cooper

Title: No Angel
Author: Theresa Sneed
Publisher: Walnut Springs Press
Release Date: August 2011
Pages: 281
Series: No Angel #1
Source: publisher
3 Stars: I Liked It/ It Was OK

Jonathan Stewart is not at all happy about having to return to earth as a guardian angel, but it’s required of all post-mortal spirits to fulfill at least one angel guardianship. Fortunately, on the Guardians Unlimited application, he had the good sense to request a client with early-marked-death status, so he believes that while his stay on earth will be most unpleasant, at least it will be short. What he doesn’t know is that a spirit with EMD status can choose his or her time of death Jonathan’s client, Celeste Knight, has a mind of her own and refuses death at every turn, leaving him stuck as her guardian angel-in a place he only wanted to forget.

My Thoughts:
Let me start by saying I don’t like angel books. I know angels are real so it’s hard for me to read a fictional take on angels. It really just doesn’t interest me. That being said, the book was just okay for me. I liked the second half of the story though. The first half was really slow, and I had a hard time connecting with Jonathan. Halfway through the book the plot started to get interesting and more fast paced with some suspense. By that point I started to like Jonathan more, and it ended on a great note which is why I moved it up to 3 stars.

Just because I don’t like angel books doesn’t mean you won’t like this book. Try it out for yourself, and let me know what you think.

Content Ratings: highlight between ( ) to view details
Sexual Content: very mild ( kissing )
Language: none
Violence: mild ( suspense action, mild torture )

I received the book from Walnut Springs Press. Thank you! I am not paid for my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.

Buy it!

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Reviewed by Kathryn Cooper
Creator of Clean Adult Fiction

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Book Review: Endlessly by Kiersten White

Kathryn Cooper

THIS IS THE 3rd BOOK IN A SERIES!
Book 1: Paranormalcy (my review)
Book 2: Supernaturally (my review)

Title: Endlessly
Author: Kiersten White
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Pages: 385
Series: Paranormalcy #3
Source: an ARC from HarperTeen
4 Stars: I Really Liked It

Try as she might, Evie can’t seem to escape her not-so-normal past. And what was supposed to be a blissfully normal school break is ruined when a massive group of paranormals shows up at her house, claiming that Evie is the only one who can protect them from a mysterious, perilous fate. 
The deadly war between the faerie courts looms ever closer. The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its future rests solely in Evie’s hands. 
So much for normal. 
With a perfect blend of humor and suspense, Endlessly is everything readers could dream of in a conclusion—and the unexpected twists will keep them guessing until the very last page.

My Thoughts:
If you haven’t read this series you need to. It’s fun! Evie is now a senior in high school and living the dream. She has wanted to be a “normal” teenager for a long time, and now she can be. Of course we know better; Evie’s life never seems to stay normal for long.

I love this final installment of the trilogy. The story and Evie’s life come full circle. I love the reappearances of all our favorite guys. Lend, Reth, and Jack all come back for this finale. Reth is such a complicated character, and I love him for it. Is he good? Is he bad? It’s hard to ever know. Lend is as sweet and perfect as ever. I enjoy all the scenes with Evie and one of these three guys. The banter is laugh out loud funny!

Evie is still sarcastic, sassy, and fun. Her attitude comes across disrespectful and annoying at times, but that’s just the way she deals with her problems. She takes it out on those around her. Thankfully she lived and learned.

A fantastic end to this paranormal trilogy!

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Sexual Content: mild ( kissing, girl jokingly pinched boy’s butt, boy and girl spoon (lay side by side) on the couch while boy is unconscious, boy is nude unconscious, boy mooned a crowd )
Language: very mild ( bloody- 2, the finger- 2 )
Violence: mild ( tasing, injuries, knife stab, death )

*I received an ARC of Endlessly from HarperTeen. Thank you! I am not paid for my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.*

Buy it!

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Reviewed by Kathryn Cooper
Creator of Clean Teen Fiction

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Kindle and Nook ebook Deals

Kathryn Cooper

FREE Kindle Books (Jane Austen edition)
If you haven’t read these books, you need to! I love them all!

For some reason the free Sense and Sensibility didn’t allow me to link up. It’s not available in the US or something. Here’s the one for $0.99.

For Your NOOK (Jane Austen edition)
These are each $0.99.
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Pride and Prejudice
Emma
Sense and Sensibility

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Book Review: The Hidden Sun by J. Lloyd Morgan

Kathryn Cooper

Title: The Hidden Sun
Author: J. Lloyd Morgan
Publisher: Walnut Springs Press
Release Date: August 2011
Pages: 345
Series: Bariwon #1
Source: publisher
4 Stars: I Really Liked It

A faraway kingdom.
A beautiful princess.
A courageous hero.
A ruthless villain.
An impossible choice.

Eliana and Rinan are in love. However, she is destined to become queen of Bariwon, obligated to marry the victor of a competition called the Shoginoc, while Rinan, her royal guardian, is forbidden to marry. Normally they could renounce their titles to be together, but these are not normal times. Abrecan, the malevolent governor of Erd, is determined to win the Shoginoc, thereby placing his easily manipulated son Daimh on Bariwon’s throne. Can Eliana and Rinan find a way to be together without jeopardizing the peace they are so desperately trying to protect?

My Thoughts:
This book was great! I have to warn you that I yelled a third of the way through and almost didn’t finish reading it. Just know when you get to the part where you are BEYOND ANGRY at what just happened, keep reading. It gets better.

I have never read a book from so many different perspectives before. At first it was annoying, and I couldn’t keep track of what was going on. But eventually I kept up with it, and I think it added something special to the book. It was like an omniscient point of view. That’s not my preference when reading, but it worked well for this book.

The Hidden Sun was exciting, full of romance, suspense, and action! I love books with knights and sword fighting! Go read it. You’ll enjoy it. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Content Ratings: highlight between ( ) to view details
Sexual Content: mild ( kissing, 2 characters get married with sex “behind the scenes”, no details )
Language: none
Violence: mild/moderate ( jousting, sword fights, blood, death )

I received the book from Walnut Springs Press. Thank you! I am not paid for my reviews. My reviews are solely my opinion.

Buy it!

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Reviewed by Kathryn Cooper
Creator of Clean Adult Fiction