Cover Reveal ~ Love in London by Theresa Troutman

Synopsis 

“You never know what the future holds.”

Tess Hamilton Irons is excited about her new job prospect overseas. Her husband Sebastian has second thoughts. He acquiesces to his wife so she can have her dream job in his hometown of London, a city brimming with excitement and adventure at every turn—not all of it good.

Lady Lily Irons’ menacing persona looms large as Sebastian vows to protect his family at all costs. With the help of an unexpected ally, Sebastian begins a search for the father he never knew.
In a split second, the life they know is blown to bits and Sebastian is forced to pick up the pieces. Can he reclaim the life he loved or is the inevitable change a good thing?

Friendship, love, lust, tragedy, and triumph combine in the thrilling conclusion to the Love’s Great Adventure series.

Loves Great Adventure Series

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About the Author:

  

Theresa Troutman lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their crazy dog, Niko. She loves reading, theatre, traveling and is an active member of the SCBWI. Works by Theresa include My Secret Summer (YA romance), A Special Connection (New Adult Romance), and Life's What You Make It - Love's Great Adventure Series Book 1 ( Mature YA romance) and  Love This Life - Love's Great Adventure Book 2.
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Book Blitz ~ Redeeming Lainey by Kaitlyn Hoyt

 

 

Redeeming Lainey

by Kaitlyn Hoyt 

Release Date: 07/18/14

Summary from Goodreads:

When Lainey left the little farming town in Iowa on her eighteenth birthday, she thought she was finally free. She didn’t have to live in fear anymore wondering which day was going to be her last. For those two years, she was able to live in peace. She’d made a new friend, was going to a school she loved, and was setting the path for her future career.

That all changed with one phone call from her mother.

With the push of her best friend, Randi, Lainey goes back into the town she once promised was forever in her rear-view mirror. The dark memories of her past loom around every corner, and Lainey can’t seem to conquer the demons inside of her in order to fully move on.

Bryce, on the other hand, had moved on. During middle school and high school, Lainey was his best friend, and it tore him apart when she left with only a note. A simple note saying good-bye and have a great life.

Without his best friend around, Bryce’s life quickly spiraled out of control. He got into drugs, had some trouble with the law, and found himself partying a little too hard. Sweet Annabeth brought him out of that stage in his life, and ultimately saved his life.

With Lainey back in town, Bryce is at a loss at what do. She wants nothing to do with him or the town, but he is the only person who knows her full history and may be able to help her. Knowing that Lainey’s a flight risk, and with one wrong move, she’d pack everything up and leave again, Bryce steps out to help her find the one thing she doesn’t know she needs.

Redemption.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19369460-redeeming-lainey?ac=1

Available From:

Amazon US * Amazon UK * Barnes & Noble * iBooks * Kobo Books * Smashwords 

Excerpt 

Lainey

I can’t believe I’m back here. I can still turn around and leave. There’s still time.

Despite all these thoughts running through my mind, I don’t turn around. I keep moving forward. I keep walking toward my mom’s house. That building is no longer my home. In fact, I don’t think it ever was my home. A home is a place where you’re supposed to feel comfortable. You’re supposed to want to go back there at the end of the day. That house was not my home. It was a place I had to go to after school because I was under eighteen and by state laws, I was a minor.

I couldn’t think, feel, act, or speak on my own. I wasn’t in control of my life. Now I am. Now I’m free. I’m a free person returning to purgatory. Any sane person would turn around and walk away. They’d never look back. They would put the past behind them and move on. The only positive thing about this situation is that Lucifer no longer reigns. All that is left in the house is an angel with broken wings.

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About the Author:

Currently a student at Ball State University, Kaitlyn Hoyt is pursuing her passion for writing while working towards a Wildlife Biology and Conservation degree. Vegetarian. Proud tree-hugger. Lover of comic book movies. Avid Reader. She has an unhealthy obsession for the soothing music of Josh Groban. She discovered her love for writing during the summer of 2012 and hasn’t stopped writing since!

Author Links:

http://kaitlynhoyt.blogspot.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6940389.Kaitlyn_Hoyt

http://www.twitter.com/Kaitlyn_Hoyt

https://www.facebook.com/YA.Author.KaitlynHoyt

Book Blitz ~ Dream Boy by Mary Crockett and Madelyn Rosenberg

 

  

Dream Boy

by Madelyn Rosenberg and Mary Crockett

Release Date: 07/01/14

Sourcebooks Fire

Summary from Goodreads:

Annabelle Manning feels like she’s doing time at her high school in Chilton, Virginia. She has her friends at her lunchtime table of nobodies. What she doesn’t have are possibilities. Or a date for Homecoming. Things get more interesting at night, when she spends time with the boy of her dreams. But the blue-eyed boy with the fairytale smile is just that—a dream. Until the Friday afternoon he walks into her chemistry class.

One of friends suspects he’s an alien. Another is pretty sure it’s all one big case of deja vu. While Annabelle doesn’t know what to think, she’s willing to believe that the charming Martin Zirkle may just be her dream come true. But as Annabelle discovers the truth behind dreams—where they come from and what they mean—she is forced to face a dark reality she had not expected. More than just Martin has arrived in Chilton. As Annabelle learns, if dreams can come true, so can nightmares.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18478539-dream-boy?ac=1

Available from:

Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Kobo Books * The Book Depository

(Other buy links)

INDIE BOUND:

www.indiebound.org/book/9781402295836

BOOKS-A-MILLION:

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Dream-Boy/Madelyn-Rosenberg/9781402295836?id=6021086034552

iTUNES: 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dream-boy/id848454252?mt=11

AMAZON UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dream-Boy-Madelyn-Rosenberg/dp/1402295839/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1401878623&sr=8-1

INDIGO:

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/dream-boy/9781402295836-item.html?ikwid=dream+boy&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0

WATERSTONES:

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/madelyn+rosenberg/mary+crockett/dream+boy/10376141/

Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOdYb03lh5Q

Advanced Praise:

“Dream Boy explores the mysterious world of dreams, where we access our deepest desires…the authors expertly weave fantasy and the real world in a perfect blend.”

-- Erica Orloff, author of In Dreams

"Eerie, twisty, fast and funny, Dream Boy will forever change the way you see your dreams--and your nightmares. An exciting, imaginative look at what might happen when people from the corners of your mind suddenly show up in your real life."

-- Lois Metzger, author of A Trick of the Light

Reviews:

“The perfect book to add to your summer reading list. An awesome balance of love, humor and action, this new read may just be your dream come true!” – GirlsLife

"Hits the chick-lit and romance buttons, adding suspense and an intriguing idea as well for nicely rounded entertainment." -- Kirkus Review

"An original, twisty paranormal romance." -- Booklist

“Five stars... Perfect writing, perfect characters … perfect plot.” -- Paperback Wonderland

“Dream Boy skillfully and creatively tackles the common theme of good and bad dreams coming alive.... The writing is tight and well-paced, and nicely balances action with Annabelle’s character development as she tries to unravel the mysteries of... her dreams. Her teenage voice is spot on: unsure of herself, but spirited, with a sarcasm that masquerades as confidence. The plot twists and moves in unexpected yet fascinating directions." -- The Roanoke Times

Excerpt:

I’ve always been a dreamer. Daydreams. Night dreams. Dreams of grandeur and dreams of escape. If I were an onion and you peeled back the papery outside, you’d find layer after layer of eye-watering dreams. And in the center, where there’s that little curlicue of onion heart? There’d be a puff of smoke from the dreams that burned away.

It was all just brain waves, I thought—disconnected, like the notebook that my friend Talon keeps. She draws a line down the middle of the page; on the right she writes everything she remembers about a dream, and on the left she puts notes about the stuff that’s happening in real life, things that might trigger her subconscious. Reality on one side, dreams on the other—a clear line between the two.

But it turns out there are no clear lines, just a jumble of what is and what might be. And all of it is real.

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Keep reading! You can check out the first three chapters here: 

https://marycrockettbooks.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/dreamboy_excerpt_proof.pdf

About the Authors:

Mary Crockett likes turtles, licorice, and the Yankees. Madelyn Rosenberg likes cats, avocados, and the Red Sox. Luckily they both like the weirdness of dreams (and each other) enough to write novels together. The friendship has survived three moves, six kids and countless manuscript revisions. Madelyn lives just outside of Washington, D.C. Mary remains in the mountains near their hometowns in southwestern Virginia.

You can find them on Twitter @marylovesbooks and @madrosenberg or their blogs at www.marycrockett.com and www.madelynrosenberg.com 

Where to find Mary:  Website | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook 

Where to find Madelyn:  Website | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook

Got a Book Club that might be interested in reading DREAM BOY? Check out the DREAM BOY Discussion Guide.

The DREAM PARTY Pinterest page has ideas about throwing a theme party.

The DREAM BOY inspiration page can show you some of the things that got Mary and Madelyn thinking. 

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Book Blitz ~ Had to Be You by Juliet Chatham

Had To Be You

by Juliet Chatham

Release Date: 08/05/14

Swoon Romance

Summary from Goodreads:

After college, Rory Finn left behind the familiarity of her quiet, picturesque hometown to pursue a professional career in the city. With her sights firmly on the future, Rory pressed on in hopes of forgetting the past until a jarring bit of unwelcome news forces her to confront it.
Her first love, the one she'd tried so hard to forget, is about to marry someone else. That pang Rory feels isn't envy, it's not even regret. It's love. But Rory can't be that girl. She won't. But if she doesn't, she'll never know what could have been. She'll never have another chance to tell him how she feels. 

As she embarks on an impulsive, desperate bid to win him back, her mission turns into an unexpected and emotional journey of rediscovery. HAD TO BE YOU explores a history of love from its tentative beginnings to what may just turn out to be its final bittersweet end, as Rory ignores her head and follows her heart.

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Excerpt

Jill clicked off the phone and exhaled loudly, shaking her head. 

“What was that all about?” Trevor came back  into  the room  and  dropped  into  the chair across from her. He had a pint of ice cream in his hand. “Is she upset because Matt is marrying Amanda? Doesn’t she like her?” 

“No, it’s not that,  really,” Jill replied, gazing  out  the  window.  A  smudge  of  moonlight was barely visible in the night time sky above the buildings across the street. “Rory doesn’t even know Amanda. They’ve never met. She’s just upset Matt is getting  married, period. There’s a  long history there, you know. Once upon a time... well, they were pretty close. They were best friends, each other’s first loves, you name it.” 

Trevor always tried to play it off like he was barely interested in gossip, above it all even, but when they were alone he definitely took a sort of conspiratorial delight in getting the scoop on  Jill’s  small  hometown  crowd. He  himself had never  experienced  just  how  tight  some childhood ties could bind. 

“I guess I recall you telling me that.” Swallowing a mouthful of ice cream, hefrowned. “So, is she just jealous he found someone else? Or does she still have feelings for him?” 

“Who knows?” Jill replied with another yawn, propping her elbow on the back of the couch to rest her head in her hand. “Rory Finn is a very complicated girl. Believe me, she makes me look easy.” 

“Maybe we shouldn’t talk about how easy you look, love,” he murmured as he dug his spoon in, trying to hide a grin, “when you’re sitting there all knocked up.” 

“Give me that ice cream and I just might forget you said that.”

About the Author

A lifelong New Englander, I divide my time between the North Shore and Cape Cod. My favorite things are beaches, boats, books, bars, the Boston Red Sox and boys, but not necessarily in that order. Consequently, you’ll probably find that these are the things I write about, too.

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Cover Reveal ~ Lost to Me by Jamie Blair

Lost To Me

by Jamie Blair

Release Date: 08/19/14

Summary from Goodreads:

Lauren Kelling’s prom night is a memory she’ll never forget—in her nightmares. She had the dress, the hair, and romantic first time plans with her boyfriend, Kolton Seidel. But what should have been the best night of her life bleeds into terror when she’s brutally attacked.

Now, Lauren relives the events leading up to prom, unraveling the clues that should have warned her of the trauma to come. Like Kolton ’s malicious ex-girlfriend, who’ll do anything to rip them apart. Or Kolton’s mentally unstable brother.

After the tragedy, Lauren wants to hide, disfigured inside and out, while Kolton drowns in a sea of guilt. Only together can the two of them lay rest to the past and heal each other, through a love too strong to break.

About the Author

Jamie Blair lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, their two kids and a cat that broke into their house and refused to leave. She won a young author's contest in third grade, but it probably shouldn't count since her mom wrote most of her entry. LEAP OF FAITH is her first novel. She promises her mom didn't write one word of it. 

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Blog Tour ~ Cryostorm by Lynn Rush: Guest Post!!

Book Title: Cryostorm (Touch of Frost #3)

Author: Lynn Rush

Release Date: 7/18/14

Genre: Upper YA/New Adult Paranormal

Author Website: http://www.LynnRush.com 

Author Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rush_Monroe 

Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LynnRushWrites

Author Goodreads: http://bit.ly/LynnRushGoodreads 

Author Amazon Page: http://bit.ly/AmazonLynnRush  

Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/f55fL 

Street Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RushMonroeRockStars/ 

Amazon Buy Link:   http://bit.ly/CryostormAMZN  

Cryostorm Synopsis: 

They made his body, she’ll awaken his soul…

Three months ago, my twin sister, Georgia, and I had to die so our loved ones would be safe from the scientists hunting us. After months of searching, we’re close to finding the one person who can help us find closure, Georgia’s adoptive mother, Lois.

Snowstorms and an unexpected run-in with GenCorp, the latest entity charged with capturing us, delay our mission and break our spirits. The only light in my supernaturally chaotic life is Nate. He’s given up everything to protect and take care of me, and each minute I’m with him confirms how much I love him. Finally ready to share my heart again, I take the next step, admitting my true feelings.

The mad scientists who want to tear me apart and use my body for a freak show, once again taint my happiness with a disturbing technology that rips Nate from my arms. As I battle GenCorp’s warped technology to save my soulmate, I’m faced with the vivid reality: the Nate I knew and fell in love with may be lost forever.

And if I get him back, will I still be able to say those three precious words?

Guest Post!

Let The Music Play…

I love music, if you follow me on Facebook and Twitter you’ll already know this, but I have tunes going all the time. Two times specifically, though:  While writing and while biking. 

I’m somewhat of a road biker. Since a foot injury has side-lined me for my next adventure (30k Ultra marathon) I’ve decided to shoot for a biking goal. It’s way easier on the body. 207 miles over two days down to Mexico.  

But back to my point. MUSIC. It rocks my writing and rocks my biking. But since this is a BOOK RELEASE tour, I figured I’d share some songs related to Cryostorm. 

Cryostorm is the final book in the Touch of Frost Trilogy, and like the title says, it’s a storm—both snow and fire. Nate and Mandy picked these songs out, so I hope you like them!

Papercut, Linkin Park http://youtu.be/YM992YUMmTs 

Not a Bad Thing, Justin Timberlake http://youtu.be/Y8ygKnBtKAk 

Dark Horse, Katie Perry http://youtu.be/0KSOMA3QBU0 

Me and My Broken Heart, Rixton http://youtu.be/ie1wU9BLGn8 

Best Day of my Life, American Authors http://youtu.be/Y66j_BUCBMY 

Ain’t It Fun, Paramore http://youtu.be/EFEmTsfFL5A 

Fight to Win, Decyfer Down http://youtu.be/mYUOHjkQNK4 

Meltdown, Love and Death http://youtu.be/mycimXIetBI 

All of Me, John Legend http://youtu.be/450p7goxZqg 

Still Into You, Paramore http://youtu.be/OblL026SvD4 

What are some of your favorite songs? Ones that empower you? Motivate you? Or just make you smile?

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Thanks for hosting me on the Cryostorm release weekend!

And thank you, readers, for supporting the Touch of Frost trilogy.

Remember, if you purchase Cryostorm between July 18^th and July 31^st, I’ll send you a signed trilogy bookmark as a thank you. Just email your proof of purchase to: LynnRush (at) lynnrush (dot) com.

If you haven’t started the trilogy yet, you can find book one, Frostbite, HERE, and book two, Absolute Zero, HERE. 

Happy Reading!

Author Bio: 

Originally from Minnesota, Lynn Rush currently enjoys living in the sunny Arizona desert with her husband of seventeen years and her loveable Shetland Sheep dog, Maddux. Rush holds a degree in psychology from Southwest Minnesota State University and a master's degree from the University of Iowa. When she’s not busy writing her next trilogy, she can be found pounding the pavement, training for her next endurance event.

Connect with Lynn on Twitter, through Facebook or her website. Lynn also writes as Reese Monroe and you can find her alter ego here.

Goodreads Book Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22379266-cryostorm 

Frostbite (Touch of Frost #1): http://bit.ly/FrostbiteAMZN 

Absolute Zero (Touch of Frost #2): http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroAMZN 

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Cover Reveal ~ Complexity (Destiny #2.5) by Cindy Ray Hale!!

Today is the cover reveal for Complexity by Cindy Ray Hale. This cover reveal is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. Cover design by Virginia Rose Hodges Photography and Cindy ray Hale. Cover photo taken by Virginia Rose Hodges Photography. Cover models are Emily Hodges and Casey Phelps. Hair and makeup is done by Tone' Jackson of TJ Styles.  

Complexity (Destiny #2.5) by Cindy Ray Hale Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Age category: Young Adult

Blurb: Olivia Clark likes to tell herself she’s too focused on following all the rules to pay any attention to Hudson Brown, the wealthy longboarder who lives up the hill. But the more he comes around, the harder it becomes to resist his charm. Then when a terrifying crisis strikes her neighbor Liliana Watson, Olivia is faced with one of the most difficult decisions she’s ever had to make. When the lines between right and wrong begin to weave into a pattern of complexity, will Olivia have the courage to follow her heart and still make the most selfless choice of all?

You can find Complexity on Goodreads

Complexity Excerpt:Liliana continued on her rant about her mom's latest control tactics, but I wasn't listening anymore. Across the room, a boy with messy blond hair was casually leaning against the wall of the cafeteria, gripping the straps of his backpack and talking to the high school chemistry teacher. He caught me staring at him and a corner of his mouth quirked up. I turned away, cheeks flaming. “Who’s that?” Sara asked. “I have no idea,” I said. “He looks like he loves himself too much.” “He kind of does, doesn’t he?” Sara clicked shut the lid of her lunchbox. “Don’t look, but he’s totally checking you out right now.” And of course I looked. He was still there, staring with that smile. Great. Yet another guy I’d probably have to reject. “Not that he’d have a chance with the untouchable Olivia Clark,” Liam Goshen said from a few seats down. I pretended I didn’t hear him and turned to Liliana to change the subject. “Do you think I’ve mastered my audition piece enough to get better than fourth chair this year?” Talking about my flutist abilities was better than listening to Liam go off on me for rejecting him last spring. Him and about five other guys. It wasn’t like he wasn’t hot. He totally was. But I didn’t date. “Olivia, all you’ve done all summer is play your flute. I’m pretty sure you’re first chair material now,” Liliana assured me. “You think so?” “Sure.” I smiled, and as I did, my eyes slid of their own accord to where the blond boy was still standing. He met my eye again and turned and slipped from the room.

 

About the Author: 

Cindy Ray Hale lives in a little slice of wooded heaven near Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and children. She spends way too much time following up-and-coming musicians on YouTube and dreams of joining their ranks one day. She’s a bit of a health food nut and can’t live without her daily green smoothies. She tries to stay sane as she juggles writing with four kids, staying active on social media, and keeping up her book blog at http://cinnamoncindy.blogspot.com/. In addition to writing and self-publishing two Young Adult Contemporary novels, she has also written articles for "New Era" magazine and The American Preppers Network. For more information on The Destiny Trilogy and Cindy’s upcoming books visit http://destinybycindyhale.blogspot.com/ or follow @CindyRayHale on Twitter. You can find and contact Cindy here: - Website - Website for destiny - Blog - Facebook - Twitter - Goodreads - Google+ - Pinterest 

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