10 Days of TEN TINY BREATHS #GIVEAWAY Celebration!!

Welcome to my stop of the 10 Days of Ten Tiny Breaths blog tour! We're celebrating the release of this absolutely wonderful book. It released into the wild on September 24th, so if you haven't gone out to get it yet, be sure to remedy that immediately! OR, maybe you'll win a copy here! ;) If you're interested in my review, you can see it HERE.

I'm just one of the lucky ten that were chosen to give away a SIGNED PAPERBACK of Ten Tiny Breaths to YOU, my lovely readers! But, I also wanted to give away something more. How about 5 SIGNED EXCLUSIVE Ten Tiny Breaths, #TeamTrent bookmarks that I designed for the NA Crush Tourney? K.A. Tucker was so kind as to sign these for me to give away to her fans!

The Signed Paperback GIVEAWAY last ONE DAY ONLY! So act fast!!

Ten Tiny Breaths
by K.A. Tucker

Synopsis:
Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

Four years ago, Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. They’re struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.

Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds.

About the Author: 
Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons.

She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit.

Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

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HAPPY PAPERBACK RELEASE DAY to K.A. Tucker and TEN TINY BREATHS - A Review + Giveaway

A big freaking, shout from the top of my lungs, HAPPY PAPERBACK BIRTHDAY to one of my all time favorite books from one of my all time favorite authors! Ten Tiny Breaths is out now in paperback! That means you can hold it, hug it.....Seize it, feel it, love it. And trust me...you'll love it.

In case you haven't experienced this book yet...I'm reposting my review today...and stick around, because the 10 Days of Ten Tiny Breaths is here! A signed paperback of Ten Tiny Breaths is being given away every day for 10 days on some of your favorite blogs! Come back to visit me on Sunday September 29th for a chance to win! But for today, I want to give away something more. How about 5 SIGNED EXCLUSIVE Ten Tiny Breaths, #TeamTrent bookmarks that I designed for the NA Crush Tourney? K.A. Tucker was so kind as to sign these for me to give away to her fans. Giveaway after the review!

*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW: Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
Published On: Februrary 12th, 2013 by Atria Books
*Disclaimer: eARC provided by publisher for a fair and honest review

Ten Tiny Breaths
by K.A. Tucker

Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

Four years ago, Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. They’re struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.

Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds.

My tear-stained love letter/review of Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker:

After seeing so many rave reviews and excitement over the debut New Adult novel by K.A. Tucker, I’m not sure why or how I resisted reading it for so long. Nevertheless, I felt it was time, and this weekend I succumbed, without regrets, and filled with a deep seated contentment that I have not felt from a book in a very long time.

Kacey has been broken for four years ever since tragedy befell her and her family. She has lost who she was and shields herself away from all connections...until she meets Trent. Trent is a gorgeous, wonderful male protagonist who seems to know just what Kacey needs and slowly begins breaking down her carefully constructed walls. But he has a past of his own that he’s hiding. Though I felt that I knew what was coming, nothing could prepare me for how the story unfolded and all the feelings that washed over wave after wave as it did.

"You hate me, don't you? You must hate me. I can't help it. I'm broken."

Trent squeezes me close to him. "I don't hate you. I could never hate you. Give me your heart, Kacey. I'll take everything that comes with it."

The Final Verdict:

Everything about this book is beautiful, from the cover art, to the flow of the author’s narrative voice, to each and every page from start to finish. It is a story of redemption and of finding yourself again when you thought you were permanently lost. Uniquely told and utterly compelling, I was hooked from page one. I loved every single person of this ensemble cast of characters.

Ten Tiny Breaths literally ripped my heart apart and put it back together again. I cried tears of sadness, of empathy, and of happiness. This book made me feel so so much, and I couldn’t have asked for more.

Rating:

About the Author: 
Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons.

She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit.

Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

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*BLOG TOUR* All of You by Christina Lee: Excerpt + Review + Giveaway!

Hello lovelies! Today is my stop of the All of You Blog Tour hosted by the awesome girls from The Sub Club Books!

You may have seen some of the teasers floating around that I made for this release...I've been pretty damn excited to share this book with you all!

Here's two of my favorites:

Phew...But before we begin, let's get the lowdown on the book, shall we?

All of You by Christina Lee
Publication Date: September 17th, 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary


Synopsis:
Nursing student Avery Michaels wants nothing to do with dating—she’s perfectly happy single. Privy to too many of her mother’s bad decisions and even worse taste in boyfriends, all Avery can handle is a string of uncomplicated hookups whenever the mood strikes.

When she meets smoking hot tattoo artist Bennett, she wants him—for just one night. But he won’t accept a no-strings-attached arrangement. He lives by a straight-laced code of values based on his own troubled upbringing.

Bennett sees something special in Avery and he wants more from her. Way more. As Avery wrestles with her emotions for Bennett, danger and tragedy force them to open up to each other. And Avery must face the terrifying realization that she wants more from him, too.

So she needs to make a choice—let Bennett go or finally let him in.

EXCERPT:

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I needed to hold him. Kiss him. Taste him. I was nearly blinded by my desire for him.

When Bennett pulled open his door, he seemed bowled over to see me. “What are you—”

Before he could get the words out, my lips were on his. I walked him backward into his apartment, shut the door with my foot, and forced him hard against the wall.

“Avery,” he moaned into my mouth.

Yanking his shirt over his head, I saw goose bumps swell across his skin. I licked and sucked his neck before dragging my tongue down his chest. I stopped to flick against each of his nipples and watched how they hardened in response.

Bennett knocked his head against the wall. “Jesus.”

I felt powerful in ways I hadn’t experienced before. And it was a major turn-on. When I continued down Bennett’s stomach, his breaths shot out fast and hard. I kissed along the path of the tornado on his ribcage, and his stomach trembled in my wake. Then I trailed my tongue along his hip bone, turning him to continue on to his back. I was determined to get a decent look at his hourglass tattoo. I studied it, caressing it with my fingers. It was outlined in black, with the sand inside a burnt orange hue. The hourglass itself was misshaped—almost like it was melted—just like the one in his drawing.

“Tell me about this one.”

He was trying hard to control his breathing. “Always been interested in the concept of bending time.”

I slid my hands along his waistline while he panted.

“There’s a saying that goes like this: The hourglass freezes in moments of sorrow. Races along in moments of bliss.” He spun and pulled me to my feet. Cupping my cheeks, he gazed into my eyes. “The very concept of time is a demand. That you own it, savor it, mean it. Before you waste it . . . or it wastes you.”

Then he fused his mouth to mine, his kiss so intense, it was as if I were unraveling from the inside. Like he was siphoning my breaths out of my body.

He broke the kiss, and we stood gasping against each other.

“That’s totally hot,” I mumbled.

He reached around my waist. “You’re totally hot.”

About the Author: 
Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives near Cleveland with her two favorite guys. She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything.

New Adult/Young Adult author. NA Contemporary Romance, ALL OF YOU, releases September with Penguin. BEFORE YOU BREAK in 2014. Repped by Sara Megibow.

Also the creator of Tags-n-Stones (dot com) jewelry.

My review:
There is so much that I want to say about this book and how wonderful and amazing I think Christina Lee's writing is in her debut novel, but I'm afraid my words won't come close to doing it justice. I absolutely loved and adored this book and its characters.

Avery is a tough, no nonsense girl on the outside and is hiding a fragile yet strongly persevering girl on the inside.

Bennett is kind and sweet, and blisteringly sexy. He holds strong to his principles and that is a trait that I find to be incredibly hot.

As they begin to fall for each other, as they break down the barriers between them, you fall as well.

All of You is an incredibly unique, heartwarming novel that sucked me in, kept me engaged and emotionally invested from start to finish. The characters are so well written not only just as complex and like able individuals, but also in their off the charts, blazing chemistry. With your male MC cast as a virgin, one might wonder how sexy the novel could possibly be. I'm happy to report that Christina Lee writes pages so full of stemy sexual tension and foreplay that you very quickly forget your own name. But besides this, at its roots, this book is a breathtaking love story. So, if you like unique plot lines, well written characters, sexy chemistry, and good books, I highly recommend All of You.

I am so excited to see what Christina Lee has in store for us next.

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*GIVEAWAY HOP* Stuck In A Good Book GIVEAWAY HOP 2013!

I'm so happy to be participating in this awesome giveaway hop hosted by the wonderful I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Valerie from Stuck in Books!

Here was my chance to share a book that I just couldn't put down. A book that sucked me and kept me glued to its pages.

If you haven't yet experienced Wendy Higgins's phenomenal series, I highly suggest your enter this giveaway, or if you can't wait (and I can't blame you), I have all the buy links for you below. Kaidan Rowe is waiting for you...and trust me, he's the kind of book boyfriend that you DON'T want to keep waiting....

Here's what you can win!

Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy #1) by Wendy Higgins
Publication Date: May 1st, 2012
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal


Synopsis:
Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?

This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

TEASER:

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“Wait,” Kaidan called from behind me. I squeezed my eyes shut for a second, but kept walking. Then I felt his hand around my wrist, spinning me in a half circle and pulling me to his chest. His face was so close. He reached down and cupped my face with one woolly hand, and wiped the top corner of my lip hard with his thumb. I flinched back.

“What are you doing?”

“I...” He appeared to have no idea himself. “I wanted to see your freckle.”

A vulnerable tenderness flashed across his face, more painful to see than the coldness. It took every ounce of strength I had not to beg for one last kiss. As fast as his expression had softened, it was back to stone again.

“What do you want from me, Kai?”

“For starters?” His voice lowered to sexy, dangerous depths. “I want to introduce myself to every freckle on your body.”

A powerful shiver ripped through me.

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