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Waiting on Wednesday: Friends and Traitors by CJ Hill

“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.

Friends and Traitors (Slayers #2)
By CJ Hill (aka Janette Rallison)
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Release Date: October 15, 2013
add to your GoodReads

There wasn’t a synopsis on GoodReads for this book yet, but when I noticed on the author’s website that it would come out in October I got so excited! I LOVED Slayers! See My Review. This is a must read series. I actually love all of Janette Rallison/ CJ Hill’s books. Since the synopsis isn’t even up yet this might not be the final cover or actual release date.

Here’s book 1 info! This is the upcoming paperback cover. Amazing!

Dragons exist. They’re ferocious. And they’re smart: before they were killed off by slayer-knights, they rendered a select group of eggs dormant so their offspring would survive. Only a handful of people know about this, let alone believe it—these “Slayers” are descended from the original knights and are now a diverse group of teens that includes Tori, a smart but spoiled senator’s daughter who didn’t sign up to save the world.

The dragon eggs have fallen into the wrong hands. The Slayers must work together to stop the eggs from hatching. They will fight; they will fall in love. But will they survive?


What book are you “Waiting On” today? Leave me a link!

Books by C.J. Hill (click to view on Amazon)

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Transcend Time Blitz Blog Tour!

Xpresso Book Tours is hosting the Book Blitz for the Transcend Time Saga. I LOVE THIS SERIES! 

My Reviews:

Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England … but she doesn’t know it yet.

Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie’s high school at the beginning of the year, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can’t stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can’t she get him out of her mind?

Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, fighting fate isn’t going to be easy.

How far would you go to get revenge?

When Chelsea Givens discovered that her ex-boyfriend Drew dumped her to be with her former
best friend Lizzie, she’d never felt so betrayed in her life. Then her new friend Shannon tells her
she can help set things right. Chelsea’s willing to listen, but what Shannon wants her to believe –
– that she shared a past life with Drew — is impossible. And what she wants her to do to get him
back … well, it’s downright crazy.

Could Shannon be telling the truth? And if she is, what lengths will Chelsea go if it means
making Lizzie pay?

Find out in Vengeance, the second part of the Transcend Time Saga.

*Vengeance is the short story that bridges the events in Remembrance and the final novel in the
Saga.

IT’S A RACE AGAINST TIME.

In Remembrance, Lizzie and Drew changed the course of fate so they could be together.

In Vengeance, Chelsea set fate back on its original, deadly path.

Now, strange things keep happening to Lizzie. Things that are omens of darkness to come. A
curse has doomed her to die an early death, just as she did in her past life. To make matters
worse, even if she can figure out who cast the curse, it’s irreversible. There’s only one option left
for her to save herself. It’s crazier than anything she’s heard yet, and to do it, she’ll need Drew
and Chelsea’s help.

Because to make things right, they must go back to when it all began … and Lizzie discovers that
the final events in her past life were more sinister than she ever imagined.
REMEMBRANCE SNEAK PEAK

Preface:

It was at the Halloween dance that I got the first glimpse of my past life.
The gym was packed, and due to the masks and the dim lights, it was impossible to
tell who anyone was. I looked through the crowd, trying to see who Chelsea was dancing
with, but even her red dress blended into the darkness.
Then I felt a movement from behind.
“Your boyfriend won’t mind if you dance with someone else?” a familiar voice
whispered in my ear, barely audible over the loud, trancelike music. I turned around,
disappointed to find that the black bandanna wrapped around his hair and the matching
cloth mask covering the top half of his face made it impossible to see his features in the
low lighting. But I knew it was Drew.
He pulled me closer before I could respond to the question. His arms wrapped
around my waist, and I rested my head on his shoulder, closing my eyes and inhaling the
sweet scent of pine coming off his skin. Jeremy would mind, but pulling away from Drew
would be like trying to yank two magnets apart. It was dark, and we were in the back of
the room, far enough from the main crowd in the center for anyone to notice. One dance
couldn’t hurt.
He must have figured that I wasn’t going to try pulling away again, because he
raised his hand to my shoulder and trailed his thumb down to my elbow, reaching my
wrist and intertwining his fingers with mine. The palms of our hands connected, and I
decided to enjoy the time we could be together, knowing that everything would return to
the way it had been come Monday morning. The world spun to the beat of the music, and
I let myself sink into it, clearing my mind of everything around me.
That was when the first flash came.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this great book blitz! Have you read these books? If not add them to your to-read list!

Transcend Saga! (click the cover to view/purchase on Amazon. They’re sold on B&N, Kobo, and iBooks too.)
Remembrance is currently $0.99!!!

COMPLETE BOXED SET OF EBOOKS IS $3.99! (click below)

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Happy Anniversary Colt!

8 years ago my husband Colt and I got married!!! My love for him grows stronger every year. 

In honor of this special day I decided to name 8 male fictional characters that my husband is to me. These are from books I know he’s read. I love that he reads some of my favorite books. 🙂

1. You are my WOLF when you keep me safe. (Scarlet by Marissa Meyer)
2. You are my PERCY when you’re the hero in my life. (Percy Jackson and The Olympians by Rick Riordan)
3. You are my MARCELLO when you work hard for our family. (River of Time by Lisa T. Bergren)
4. You are my LUCA when you make me laugh so hard my sides hurt. (River of Time by Lisa T. Bergren)
5. You are my KAI when you put my needs before your own. (Matched by Ally Condie)
6. You are my JACOB when we go on adventures together. (Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)
7. You are my EDWARD when your silent stare steals my heart. (Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)
8. You are my PEETA when no matter the good or the bad in our lives we support and love each other and make each other better. (Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)

I LOVE YOU COLT!

books mentioned (click the cover to view on Amazon)

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Stacking The Shelves (6)

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tygna’s Reviews, is where bloggers list the books they recently acquired. The books can come from anywhere: publisher, author, giveaway, library, bought.

Click the book’s cover to view on Amazon and the title to add to your GoodReads.

For Review:
Take My Heart by Marie Higgins (for I Am A Reader, Not A Writer blog tour)

Bought:
A Longtime (and at one point illegal) Crush by Janette Rallison

Thank You to Kathy!

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Book Release: Hunter by Cheree Alsop


Hunter by Cheree Alsop is book 6 in the Silver series. I really enjoyed book 1, Silver. Click HERE to see my review.

Hunter, the sixth book of the Silver Series, is about Dray, a werewolf who feels trapped and alone in his small farming town. He struggles to find his place and fit in despite his differences, then Dray’s world is shaken when a cute girl shows up the same time as a vengeful wild werewolf pack. With Jaze’s help, Dray fights to protect his town, but when Jaze is in trouble, Dray puts everything on the line to help the werewolves who changed his life. Hunter is about finding the courage to step into the unknown. It is a story of risking life for love, and discovering the truth about one’s self in the heart of adversity.

About the Author:
Cheree Alsop is the mother of a beautiful, talented daughter and amazing twin sons who fill every day with light and laughter. She married her best friend, Michael, who changes lives each day in his Chiropractic clinic. Cheree is currently working as an independent author and mother. She enjoys reading, riding her motorcycle on warm nights, and rocking her twins while planning her next book. She is also a bass player for her husband’s garage band.

Cheree and Michael live in Utah where they rock out, enjoy the outdoors, plan great adventures, and never stop dreaming.
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Stacking The Shelves (11)

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tygna’s Reviews, is where bloggers list the books they recently acquired. The books can come from anywhere: publisher, author, giveaway, library, bought.

It’s been awhile since I posted one of these! I haven’t had a lot of books added to my shelf since I’m trying to keep my life in balance during this pregnancy. 

Click the book’s cover to view on Amazon and the title to add to your GoodReads.

From Authors/Publishers:
Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut
Finding June by Shannen Crane Camp

Bought:
Project ELE by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Freshman for President by Ally Condie

Won:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (giveaway at Fantastical Adventures Through The Paper Realm)
Stirring up Trouble and Trouble’s Brewing by Juli Alexander (giveaway at Clean Romance Reviews)

Thank You to Darby Karchut, Shannen Crane Camp, Emilee, and Jennifer!

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Waiting On Wednesday: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

“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.

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2)
By Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Release Date: February 5, 2013

Cinder returns in the second thrilling installment of the New York Times-bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.

As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen who will do anything to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner.

This is book 2 in The Lunar Chronicles. Book 1 was Cinder which was one of my favorite reads of 2012. See My Review! I can’t wait to read this book!!! The cover looks great. Even though it’ll be the story of Scarlet I hope Cinder and Kai will be in the story a lot so we can find out what happens to them next.

What books are you “Waiting On” today?

Books by Marissa Meyer

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My Writing Blog

Some of you have asked me how my writing is going. My friend has a writing blog that I post on occasionally,  and I finally posted today. Click HERE to see my post on Revising My Manuscript. I’ll set up a link in the side bar for the blog. Some of the posts are by other aspiring writers. I’ll try to post my progress there more often. I hope y’all have a wonderful day! Back to revising I go!

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New Release for FREE: Double Crossed by Ally Carter

How many of you LOOOOVVVEEE the books by Ally Carter?! I do. She has the wonderful Gallagher Girls series and the Heist Society series. Click covers below to view on Amazon.

Now she has put those 2 worlds together in Double Crossed for a fun short novella for FREE!! Thanks Ally!! Click the cover below to see it on Amazon to get it for your kindle or kindle app. You can get it with other eReaders and without an eReader on her website- GallagherGirls.com. Enjoy!! I started it last night. It’s really exciting so far!

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Waiting On Wednesday: Winter Queen by Amber Argyle

“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.

Winter Queen (Fairy Queen #1)
By Amber Argyle
Publisher: Starling Publishing
Release Date: June 19, 2013

~Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning.~

Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price. If she accepts, she will become a force of nature, lose her humanity, and abandon her family.

Unwilling to pay such a high price, Ilyenna is enslaved by one of the invaders, Darrien. While in captivity, she learns the attack wasn’t just a simple raid but part of a larger plot to overthrow her entire nation.

With the enemy stealing over the mountains and Darrien coming to take her to his bed, Ilyenna must decide whether to resurrect the power the fairies left behind. Doing so will allow her to defeat Darrien and the other invaders, but if she embraces winter, she will lose herself to that destroying power—forever.

This is a beautiful fantasy cover! I love the purple and the fairies all over. I’ve read Witch Song by Amber Argyle and really enjoyed it so I look forward to reading the first book in this new series.

What books are you “Waiting On” today?

Other Books By Amber Argyle (click the cover to view on Amazon)