*GIVEAWAY* H.M Ward's Damaged 2 - KINDLE FIRE, SIGNED BOOKS + More

To celebrate the recent release of Damaged 2 by H.M. Ward, we have not just ONE, but TWO giveaways!! Up for grabs are a KINDLE FIRE, SIGNED BOOKS, free books, and more!!


But first before we get to the Giveaways (at the bottom), a little bit about the book:

Damaged 2
by H.M. Ward
Publication Date: June 24th, 2013 by Laree Bailey Press
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

The steamy sequel to the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling New Adult novel DAMAGED by H.M. Ward.

Home isn't supposed to be dangerous, but for Sidney it is. Returning home means that she has to face her past. It's not just the man who hurt Sidney that makes it horrible, but the family that didn't believe her. They were dead to her, but now that her mom is really dying things seem different. It's a chance to set things right.

What Sidney doesn't realize is that she's dragging Peter into a collision course with his past. Peter must deal with the demons haunting him if he wants to move forward with Sidney. He's willing to give up everything for her, even wade deeper into his past life to help her move forward. But, Peter isn't sure if he can get over what happened to him in New York.

Genre: New Adult Romance Length: Novel, ~325 pgs Sequel to the Bestselling phenomenon DAMAGED

Intrigued?? Enter the giveaways below for your chance to win a KINDLE FIRE, a signed copy, free copies off H.M. Wards backlist...and more!

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Where to purchase & learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads | Author's Website | Twitter | Facebook

About the Author:
NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY Bestselling author H.M. Ward is a native New Yorker living in Texas. Ward was featured in the Washington Post for her debut novel Demon Kissed. Romance series by H.M. Ward include Secrets, Scandalous, The Arrangement, and The Secret Life of Trystan Scott.

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all the best, dear readers!
 

SUMMER BOOK CRUSH SALE! June 26-28

Hot sun, hot sand, cool drinks, dark tans. Ahhhh. But your summer won’t be complete until you land a new BOOK BOYFRIEND, right? Lucky for you, we’ve got you covered!  

 
  SUMMER BOOK CRUSH offers 50+ titles in many genres. This means 50+ chances to (fictitiously) fall in love. And the best part? Each of these gems is only 99¢, but for a limited time only. The SUMMER BOOK CRUSH event starts on June 26th and ends (yes, even the best things in life end at some point) on June 28th. So don't wait up! Mingle with our BOOK BOYFRIENDS and invite all your friends to participate too. There are plenty of BOOK BOYS to share!

 Find your summer’s fling between the pages of a book. And don't stop on one - after all we have many BOOK BOYFRIENDS for you to mingle with.

* HAPPY READING * HAPPY SUMMER *

 

#TeamTrent! Time to represent at the #NACrushTourney

Hello my lovely ones!!

UPDATE!!

TRENT EMERSON WON ROUND 1

and raffle winners have been chosen (and emailed!) 

The NA CRUSH TOURNEY CONTINUES NEXT WEEK TUESDAY at 11:59p EST and runs 24 hours.

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I've got some CRAZY incentives rounded up...


For the first round, I have these exclusive bookmarks I designed just for the tourney! These babies will be SIGNED by K.A. Tucker! Plus e-books!

Front:

Back:

Then, if we make it thru the 2nd round, we're getting an exclusive TRENT POV from K.A. Tucker! PLUS a signed galley copy of TEN TINY BREATHS. It doesn't get more awesome than that!

K.A. Tucker has promised an exclusive Trent POV of a super sexy scene between him and Kacey. If you’ve been fortunate enough to read Ten Tiny Breaths....it’s THAT scene. Say no more...But for those of you who haven’t, let me give you a little taste from Kacey’s POV:

I freeze, my cheeks flaming, acutely aware that I am standing completely naked in front of a guy that can make me climax with the right look. I hear the bed creak and footsteps approach slowly, but I don’t move. Trent edges up behind me and the air in the room grows thicker. I can’t turn around. I can’t face him and I don’t know why.

I can feel his very existence as if it’s wrapping its hand around my soul, cradling it, trying to protect it from harm and I’m terrified. Terrified because I don’t ever want the feeling to end.

ENTER THIS RAFFLE TO WIN!

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I am so happy, and so proud to have been chosen to advocate for Trent Emerson from K.A. Tucker's Ten Tiny Breaths. I want to shout about this book to all the world and I want everyone who hasn't yet experienced this life-affirming and life-altering book to just about die to get their hands on it.

But for now, I have a favor to ask of you....I NEED YOUR HELP!


IF YOU LOVE any of the following, please make yourself known!!

a) K.A. Tucker, author of the phenomenal Ten Tiny Breaths and One Tiny Lie

b) the aforementioned Ten Tiny Breaths....have you not read this yet? Seriously? Check out these reviews, it's amazing (GOODREADS)

c) Trent

d) A Gorgeous, blue-eyed, dimpled, passionate man who “skates between nice guy and bad boy so fluidly" and just wants nothing more than to have his woman...save her, make her whole...

There are so many, many more reasons why Trent deserves the ultimate crown to be the first ever winner of the NA Crush Tourney...all of which I'll be putting in my advocate post....



What I need from you:

1. Support our guy! Grab one of the following two #TeamTrent banners and go crazy! Change your twitter avi, your facebook photo, share it, post it, tweet it, blog about it...anything you want!

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2. Sign up for the Street Team if you're are willing to get a updates with new graphics and match up dates! GO HERE TO SIGN UP! or Sign up below! (emails will be deleted at the end of the tourney & only the minimal emails will be sent)





3. BE SURE TO VOTE!! (I believe you will be able to vote multiple times a day...and do it from each device!) Our first match up is on TUESDAY, JUNE 25th! The post and voting will be open on MONDAY at 11:59PM EST! that's MONDAY 8:59PM on the West Coast! Voting will be open for 24 HOURS!

VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE << HERE at NA ALLEY! >>

The winner of this match up will then face up against Lucas from Easy...this will be a tough tournament and we can use all the help we can!



4. Stay tuned for more news....because we have some giveaways in the works (SIGNED BOOK ANY ONE?)...but until then...

UPDATE!! Do you remember that super sexy scene between Kacey & Trent? Yes, THAT scene? Well....K.A. Tucker is promising a Trent POV is she can make it past the next two rounds. I don't think that she thinks Trent will make it past some of our tough competition....well, let's prove her wrong and show her how much we care!

Ten Tiny Breaths
by K.A. Tucker

Kacey Cleary’s whole life imploded four years ago in a drunk-driving accident. Now she’s working hard to bury the pieces left behind—all but one. Her little sister, Livie. Kacey can swallow the constant disapproval from her born-again aunt Darla over her self-destructive lifestyle; she can stop herself from going kick-boxer crazy on Uncle Raymond when he loses the girls’ college funds at a blackjack table. She just needs to keep it together until Livie is no longer a minor, and then they can get the hell out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

But when Uncle Raymond slides into bed next to Livie one night, Kacey decides it’s time to run. Armed with two bus tickets and dreams of living near the coast, Kacey and Livie start their new lives in a Miami apartment complex, complete with a grumpy landlord, a pervert upstairs, and a neighbor with a stage name perfectly matched to her chosen “profession.” But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle all of them. What she can’t handle is Trent Emerson in apartment 1D.

Kacey doesn’t want to feel. She doesn’t. It’s safer that way. For everyone. But sexy Trent finds a way into her numb heart, reigniting her ability to love again. She starts to believe that maybe she can leave the past where it belongs and start over. Maybe she’s not beyond repair.

But Kacey isn’t the only one who’s broken. Seemingly perfect Trent has an unforgiveable past of his own; one that, when discovered, will shatter Kacey’s newly constructed life and send her back into suffocating darkness.

all the best, dear readers!
 

*PREVIEW* Cora Carmack's Keeping Her

I feel very fortunate today to share a preview of Cora Carmack's upcoming novella, Keeping Her!

Keeping Her
by Cora Carmack
Publication Date: August 13th, 2013 by William Morrow Paperbacks

Synopsis:
Garrick Taylor and Bliss Edwards managed to find their happily-ever-after despite a rather . . . ahem . . . complicated start. By comparison, meeting the parents should be an absolute breeze, right?

But from the moment the pair lands in London, new snags just keep cropping up: a disapproving mother-in-law-to-be, more than one (mostly) minor mishap, and the realization that perhaps they aren't quite as ready for their future as they thought.

As it turns out, the only thing harder than finding love is keeping it.

EXCERPT:

Preview Package: Cora Carmack's KEEPING HER by AvonBooks

Where to purchase & learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Add on Goodreads | Cora's Blog | Cora's Twitter | Cora's Facebook

About the Author: 

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

If you want more Cora...be sure to check this out these two awesome events:

1. Cora and Jay Crownover will be participating in a Goodreads chat on 6/26: HERE


2. Cora’s facebook page will be hosting a FAKING IT book club on 6/27 from 3-4 p.m. EDT where you can live chat with Cora about the book and ask her all your burning questions! HERE

all the best, dear readers!
 

*Cover Reveal* Jenn Cooksey's Shark Out of Water + Other Amazing News

So, before we get to the completely awesome cover reveal...let's just get right to the Amazing News that I promised in that post title right up there *points upward*!

TODAY (6/21) Tristan Daniels is in the first match in the YA Crush Tournament!!! Go vote for him and Jenn has promised new POV scenes and more!!
GO NOW! I'll wait....#YACrushTourney voting page: http://ya-sisterhood.blogspot.com/

AND NOW...Time for this cover....

Without any further ado:

Shark Out of Water (Grab Your Pole #3) by Jenn Cooksey
Genre: Contemporary YA Romance
Publication Date: Summer 2013

With the Amazon Bestseller Shark Bait, the first novel in the Grab Your Pole series, debut author Jenn Cooksey delivered a fun, snarky, and realistic beginning to a larger story that has found its way into the hearts of readers everywhere. Thus, many were unprepared for what was coming in the second installment of the GYP series, The Other Fish in the Sea, when Cooksey took us on a runaway roller coaster ride of emotion and solidly landed hit after hit, including a brutal sucker punch that left readers around the globe reeling. In Shark Out of Water, the highly anticipated third installment in this humorous yet honest and real coming of age story, we delve even further into the lives of the GYP gang and many questions are sure to be answered, however, are you really ready for what lies ahead in the continuation of their adventure? Well, grab your pole and let’s find out.

Woohoo! And all together now!

  

About the Author:
Jenn Cooksey is a Southern California girl born and bred, however she’s no longer a resident of heaven on earth, but instead she currently resides in the 7th Ring of Hell with her husband, their three daughters, and a goodly number of pets. Aside from her husband, one cat, and three out of five fish, everyone living under the Cooksey’s roof is female. She’s sure her husband will not only be awarded sainthood when he kicks the bucket, but that Jesus will welcome him into heaven with a beer and a congratulatory high-five. Jenn is also of the belief that Bacon should be capitalized and that just being yourself is the best way to go. That is, unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman.

Where to learn more:
Goodreads | Author's Website | Author's Twitter | Author's Facebook

all the best, dear readers!
 

*Cover Reveal* Elizabeth Lee's Escaping Me

Hello dear readers! I have a completely gorgeous, ethereal, sexy hot cover to share with you today!!

Without any further ado:

Escaping Me by Elizabeth Lee
Publication Date: July 2013

All she wanted to do was forget. Forget the memory of walking in on her boyfriend in the middle of, well, another girl. Forget how she had her entire life planned out. And, forget about being perfect all the time. Unfortunately, she was Whitney Vandaveer and despite the fact that she moved to the middle of nowhere—she couldn't.

He always knew he would never be more than nothing. No job, no money, no future. Cole Pritchett had accepted the fact that he would always be the screw up and he was okay with it. Until he met her.

Here's the thing they quickly found out—sometimes we all need a little help escaping who we think we are.

About the Author:
When I'm not writing or playing the part of wife and mother, you can find me dancing back-up for Beyonce, singing back-up for Miranda, or sunning myself on the beach with a drink in hand. Here's the thing about being born and raised in a small town—you have a very vivid imagination! Now, I channel it all to create stories where the girl always ends up with the right guy, first kisses are magical, and a happy ending is just that!

Where to learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads | Author's Website | Author's Twitter | Author's Facebook

Note: Buy links are not yet live, but the search links have been included above for your convenience!

This cover reveal is brought to you by the FAB:

all the best, dear readers!
 

*Cover Reveal* Leigh T. Moore's Undertow

Book two of the Dragonfly series is coming up so soon! This cover pairs so well with Dragonfly! It's cute, it's fun, it's summary....and it's HERE!

Without any further ado:

Undertow by Leigh T. Moore
Publication Date: July 18th, 2013

Book #2 in the DRAGONFLY series, coming July 18, 2013!

"Falling in love will pull you under..."

Three friends, three dreams. One of them will end up dead. T Two will be forever shattered.

Recovering from her broken heart, Anna decides to spend the semester break diving into the three journals Bill Kyser gave her to read--the journals that hold the secret and that Bill says will help her understand his need for silence.

But the more Anna learns about the tragic events behind the powerful developer’s seclusion, the more she’s convinced silence is a mistake.

Anna has to decide if she’ll keep the secrets or tell him the truth about a past that’s been buried for decades. The only problem is the more she knows, the more Anna realizes either choice could cost her the boy she's starting to love.

About the Author:
Leigh Talbert Moore is the author of the popular young adult romantic comedy The Truth About Faking, its companion The Truth About Letting Go, and the mature YA/new adult romantic suspense novel Rouge, a Quarter Finalist in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

She is an award-winning journalist and editor, who has also worked in marketing and public relations for many years. Her writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the southeast and Midwest U.S., and she runs the popular writing-craft blog That’s Write.

A southern ex-pat and beach bum, she currently lives with her husband, two young children, and one grumpy cat in the Midwest.

Where to learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads | Author's Website | Author's Twitter | Author's Facebook

This cover reveal is brought to you by the FAB:

all the best, dear readers!
 

*Cover Reveal* Karen Erickson's Indulgent Pleasures

So, if you've been around, you will know that my love for Monica Murphy knows no end. So it would be reasonable to take that itty bitty leap to say that I also love her alter ego, Karen Erickson!! I loved them individually before I knew they were one and the same *MIND BLOWN*.

Enough rambling! Today, I'm revealing the brand new, sexy revamped cover for Karonica's Indulgent Pleasures!

Without any further ado:

Indulgent Pleasures by Karen Erickson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: May 13, 2011

Writer Stephanie Shaw is on the fast track to getting her own column in San Francisco’s City magazine. Researching the most popular sexual fantasies of the young and single in the city sounds hel-lo…awesome. But she has one big problem: no one willing to help put her extensive research to the test.

Enter former pro baseball superstar Justin “The Hawk” Hawkins. He didn’t plan on having a one-night stand in a freaking limo with the beautiful, klutzy Stephanie. Once he has her though, he can’t stop thinking about her. Soon they’re hooking up everywhere, having the hottest affair imaginable. Making all of their secret fantasies come true…and then some.

Media-shy Justin has no idea Stephanie’s a writer—and sharing their sexual escapades with the entire city via her column. As they fall deeper, Stephanie’s conflicted. Tell the sweetly gorgeous Justin about her anonymous column detailing their every encounter or keep it a secret and risk getting caught? He’d never forgive her for doing such a thing.

Or would he?

About the Author:
Bestselling romance author Karen Erickson writes what she loves to read — sexy contemporary romance and sensual historical romance. Digitally published since 2006, she currently writes for Samhain Publishing, Entangled Publishing’s Bliss & Brazen Imprint and Avon Impulse. A native Californian, she lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children.

Where to learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads | Author's Website | Author's Twitter | Author's Facebook

This cover reveal is brought to you by the FAB:

all the best, dear readers!
 

*REVIEW* Karli Perrin's April Showers

*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW: April Showers by Karli Perrin
Publication Date: June 14th, 2013

*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review

April Showers by Karli Perrin
Publication Date: June 14th, 2013
Genre: New Adult

What happens when your head and your heart pull you in completely opposite directions?

April Adams is about to find out the hard way.

When April enrols at Manchester University, it feels like a whole new life. New city, new house, new friends...new crush.

Isaac Sharpe is the hottest guy on campus - with an even hotter reputation. After a chance meeting, April quickly finds herself wrapped up in all that he is. But what if all that he is isn't what it seems?

Caught up in a battle between what she wants and what she thinks she needs, April meets Lukas Roberts. Lukas is the security blanket that she craves so desperately and she finds solace in their friendship. But what happens when she finds more than she bargained for?

April has always been a big believer of fate, but will she learn that she's in control of her own destiny before it's too late?

Join April as she embarks on a life changing journey of love and loss, which will have you laughing and crying until the very end.

My Thoughts:

“Life is one big risk, you just need to recognise which risks are worth taking.”

April Showers, the New Adult debut novel by Karli Perrin, offers up fun, quirky, and at times angst inducing read. It is the story of the hardworking university student, April Adams who finds herself caught in a love triangle between a passionate mysterious mystery man, Issac, and the steady, logical choice, Lukas. Each man, as it turns out, comes with his own pros, cons, and secrets. Will April’s heart and passions win out over her head? And once she makes her decision, will she stand by her choice?

“Love isn’t safe. Love is crazy and scary and unpredictable. You can’t control it and you sure as hell can’t fight it. It’s one of life’s greatest risks...but it’s also one of life’s greatest gifts.”

While I enjoyed each of the characters and their roles within the story, I do wish that I was able to get a better understanding of them. For example, I felt that I only really scratched the surface of April and who she was and her motivations. I found it a bit difficult to fully connect with her and her story.

A couple items that I’d like to note: I did not realize this book is not a stand alone and it DOES end in a bit of a cliffhanger. So, readers, please be prepared for this!

Also, it is set in the UK, so for the US readers, college = high school, university = college! Other than this, I think most of the “Britishisms” are quite understandable without confusion! =)

The Final Verdict:

Karli Perrin has written a delightful New Adult Contemporary that is full of fun, snark, a bit of mystery, and a healthy dose of sexy times. Though the ending and a bit of the pacing throughout leave you wanting more, this was an enjoyable debut novel. I look forward to seeing how Ms. Perrin continues April’s story.

Rating:

About the Author:
Karli Perrin is a 25 year old English Language & Linguistics graduate from Manchester. She has always been a big lover of books and is currently writing her first NA novel - April Showers.

She is a big believer of fate and is a sucker for a happy ending. She honestly believes that there is a reason why you are reading this right now (apart from the fact that you are awesome!)

Her ultimate goal in life is to live in a house made entirely out of books with her best friend, who also happens to be her fiancé.

...Hogwarts is plan B.

Where to purchase & learn more:

Amazon | Goodreads | Author's Website

all the best, dear readers!

*REVIEW* Cora Carmack's Faking It

*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW: Faking It by Cora Carmack
Publication Date: June 4th, 2013

*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review

Faking It
by Cora Carmack
Publication Date: June 4th, 2013 by William Morrow Paperbacks

Synopsis:
Mackenzie "Max" Miller has a problem. Her parents have arrived in town for a surprise visit, and if they see her dyed hair, tattoos, and piercings, they just might disown her. Even worse, they're expecting to meet a nice, wholesome boyfriend, not a guy named Mace who has a neck tattoo and plays in a band. All her lies are about to come crashing down around her, but then she meets Cade.

Cade moved to Philadelphia to act and to leave his problems behind in Texas. So far though, he's kept the problems and had very little opportunity to take the stage. When Max approaches him in a coffee shop with a crazy request to pretend to be her boyfriend, he agrees to play the part. But when Cade plays the role a little too well, they're forced to keep the ruse going. And the more they fake the relationship, the more real it begins to feel.

Before I get to my review, I just want to express how very very excited I was to get my hands on this book. Ever since reading Losing It, I had been dying, DYING, I say!!! to read Cade’s story. There was something about him that just had me latching on, knowing that there was so much more to him than I got to see from Bliss’s point of view.

It is safe to say, that I was pretty infatuated with him.

So, once I had the opportunity to grab up an ARC copy...I was pretty....well....this:

And then throughout the book until the end.....I was like this:

Okay...pull it together now....time to review this! BOOM!


My Thoughts:

Though it was never a question in my mind after reading Cora Carmack’s spectacular debut novel, Losing It, with her release of her follow up tale, Faking It, Cora has proven that she is not just a one hit wonder. Thankfully, folks, she is most definitely here to stay.

We first met Cade as the loveable nice guy who finishes last and loses the girl in Losing It. Faking it tells the his heavily anticipated story and his search for a happily ever after. Cade is nearly too good to be true, but that's the way he has built himself up. He is the actor who pretends to be perfect even when he feels anything but.

Max is tired of pretending to be the perfect daughter her parents want her to be. After the death of her sister all she wants is to live her life and make her music. She just doesn’t know how to stop.

After a chance meeting and a rash, split second proposition, Max finds herself with a pretend boyfriend in Cade. A pretend boyfriend who wins over her parents and, Max herself, if she can be honest with herself. But is she good enough for him?

“My name is Cade Winston - MFA student, volunteer, mom-hugger, and your boyfriend for the next twenty-four hours. It’s nice to meet you.”

Cade is not the picture perfect nice guy. Though he has decency and kindness embedded in his DNA, he is also sexy and oh, so passionate. He’s been burned too many times before and tries to learn when not to put his hand too close to the flames...but after meeting Max, he thinks that maybe this firecracker is worth the risk. That maybe, just this once, he’ll fight for what he wants instead of walking away.

"I’ll take my chances against your fickle heart if it means it’s mine.”

“You’re wrong. You couldn’t ruin me, because everything about you makes me better. You make me take chances and make bolder choices. You make me less concerned with being perfect and more concerned with being real. You make me want to be fearless.”

The Final Verdict:

Faking It surprised me, delighted me, made me laugh, made me cry, and just made me love and enjoy life and the fact that I was able to read SUCH an amazing book. Cora Carmack has written an intricately layered and unique novel with such a seeming ease and effortlessness that makes it obvious that she has found her true calling in life. A beautiful novel full of hope, redemption, and the journey to find oneself...

Rating:

About the Author: 

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

Where to purchase & learn more:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Add on Goodreads | Cora's Blog | Cora's Twitter | Cora's Facebook

all the best, dear readers!