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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iyyP5xORwk8\/V6GAr6gtRAI\/AAAAAAAAA3A\/wfDqRuYikkMXNLu4gpydbXsd3QrexRklwCPcB\/s1600\/it-ends-with-us-9781501110368_hr.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-506lIe-jgRA\/V6GArzPu8dI\/AAAAAAAAA3E\/N1E9nn24KmE3ennY_zEeQfWO3q3T7ImSwCPcB\/s1600\/image011.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0zUWtR-gdRM\/V6GAsFYmQAI\/AAAAAAAAA3M\/VjSSKZ9O_WkcTVxp3RCrjrItDhWIRY5sACPcB\/s1600\/unnamed-3.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is a truth universally acknowledged, at least here on this blog and in my heart, that Colleen Hoover is one of my auto buy, most recommended authors. One of the main reasons for this is not because she sticks with a formula that has worked through fifteen releases. Her dependability as an author is due to her unpredictability and the uniqueness of her storytelling.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith It Ends With Us, she managed to shock me, awe me, and reach so deep within me that I felt that I could not escape all that this book made me feel and think.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis book will take you on a journey full of love, strength, sadness, forgiveness, and bravery, with the lines between blurred so much that as a reader, you are overwhelmed right along with the characters.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt Ends With Us is an unpredictable and complexly woven path that will make you think and rethink what you may have always believed. Colleen Hoover has given her readers one her most deeply personal, compelling and moving novels to date.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=1501110365\u0026amp;asins=1501110365\u0026amp;linkId=bcdb3253c6ab9597d7e7654a70b49acd\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E      \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27362503-it-ends-with-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gBCM6Li5x2M\/V6F_ZIuMBfI\/AAAAAAAAA2c\/FM6YWnHh7Fwa7TpdoCcGdr1vFekju1kMgCPcB\/s200\/Goodreads.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0uz-R4cBeVk\/V6F_ZdG6W0I\/AAAAAAAAA2w\/Oz2nE_duCSsefFSBc9D8W_9O5nlFzGfpACPcB\/s1600\/Link.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TnsGmG9Hll0\/V6F_Zh4TR7I\/AAAAAAAAA2s\/b2atlUBLsocMAsEbvgtS-GaWypCIhCqCACPcB\/s1600\/Twitter.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-okiEoTmWJV8\/V6F_ZNnMfFI\/AAAAAAAAA2k\/4ehR9iuh8ckraJfL9ge6oGy0lWqd73NbwCPcB\/s200\/Facebook.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWin 1 of 3 prize bundles of one signed copy of IT ENDS WITH US and a limited Everything’s Better in Boston magnet (trust us, you’ll get it after you read the book)! Contest is open until August 26th. Link directly to the rafflecopter: http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c519361146\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/\" id=\"rcwidget_c0th9cs1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_1NsfTzGJG4\/V6F-ivrH1iI\/AAAAAAAAA2U\/oEHTfrnw-Cog4xu0itiS3xLPd6rOMyNkACPcB\/s1600\/Signature%2B200x80.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3235639589130415246\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html#comment-form","title":"94 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-03kHtrlcs0A\/V6GAr3VG5AI\/AAAAAAAAA28\/c3CM5723f2AdYn1qpgHJLiKs_0nqxdacwCPcB\/s72-c\/IEWU_BlogTourBanner.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"94"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-3720806854751828455"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:02.549-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November 9"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s320\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day of her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-YYXsSorLh9w\/VlLF_ksEYPI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/WgWJ0MEEmko\/s320\/image017.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover writes books and characters that I fall in love with. Not just any love. But insta-love. I know for many people, insta-love is the kiss of death. But how else can I describe the visceral feeling I get when reading those first few chapters. The butterflies in my stomach, the breathlessness of my lungs, the palpitations of my racing heart.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading the first chapters of November 9 was like falling in love for the very first time. It's not perfect and you don't know everything there is to know, but there's something so special and unique about the unknown, the mystery of it all, that begs you to find out: What if? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the story progresses the whirlwind fairytale gets tested and pushed to the limits. There are moments when the entire foundation could easily turn to quicksand, breaking apart everything that Ben and Fallon stand upon. These characters are flawed. Their pasts are flawed. That insta-love begins to transform into love for these characters for their triumphs over these obstacles and in spite of their flaws. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the cynical, for the staunch realists, I will say, yes, you may have to suspend your disbelief in some aspects of this fictional novel, and if you can, I feel you will be handsomely rewarded. What I loved most was being swept into this story and carried on a roller coaster journey to a happily ever after. I was left with just one wish at the end: to experience one more November 9. And maybe even one more after that. And another after that...  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;asins=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;linkId=J7YIMG3N66ADXEK2\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25111004-november-9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter to win 1 of 5 prize bundles of one signed copy of NOVEMBER 9 and a pair of #November9 sunglasses! Contest is open until November 30th. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c51936150\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c51936150\/\" id=\"rcwidget_5g6wh02z\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3720806854751828455\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s72-c\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-8198448173333281130"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-30T06:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-30T06:00:01.109-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giveaway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Karina Halle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Racing the Sun"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* RACING THE SUN by Karina Halle - Review + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i1MoLF8YN0sYD.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ilmPNUxcbRR6u.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ilmPNUxcbRR6u.jpg\" height=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERacing the Sun\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Karina Halle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E July 28th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen I’m traveling, I feel like the secret to my life, to myself, to really becoming, is one step ahead. It’s in the next destination, the next town I get lost in, the next stranger I talk to. It’s always next but never here . . . \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter six months of backpacking and soul-searching across the world, Amber MacLean is flat broke. There are worse places for a twentysomething to be stuck than the Amalfi Coast, but the only way she can earn enough money for a plane ticket home to California is to teach English to two of the brattiest children she has ever met.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt doesn’t help that the children are under the care of their brooding older brother, ex-motorcycle racer Desiderio Larosa. Darkly handsome and oh-so-mysterious, the young master of the crumbling villa tests Amber’s patience and will at every turn—not to mention her hormones.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen her position turns into a full-time nanny gig, Amber grows dangerously closer to the enigmatic recluse. But can she give up the certainty of home for someone whose closely guarded heart feels a world apart from her own?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWant a little tease? YES. Yes, you do!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibxsIoJB9Dmhvd.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iC9ji3LLkonyA.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERacing the Sun\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Karina Halle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;July 28th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am a HUGE fan of Karina Halle's contemporary novels. When I think of them, the word that comes to mind is \"Adventure\" because that is exactly the type of journey she will take you on. Whether it is to the eastern most part of the world or the sultry Spanish countryside or the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, her books and her words have the ability to transplant you into somewhere brand new and make you wish you could pick right up and experience it in real life. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile the settings in Karina's novels infuse you with a sense of dreamy wanderlust, it is her characters that will ground you in their reality. The characters in Karina's novels are never simple, their stories never easy. They are complicated and messy, their love hard fought and eventually won. Racing the Sun is a shining example of this. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmber is smart and lovable, strong and giving. Thrust into a challenging situation yet persevering in spite of the odds, she is a main character that I could really admire and be proud of. Derio is the sexy, sometimes grumpy older brother of Amber's new charges. He is a more complicated character that I, more often than not, love. Yet, like with most men, I felt the need, at times, to shake some sense into him. But, alas, the smoldering chemistry between them as they explore a slow burning relationship made it easy to overlook those minor moments. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERacing the Sun is a richly crafted novel that celebrates the complexity of human nature and of love. It is like a beautiful summer's day, warming you and your heart from the inside out. Highly recommended.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibfi42f0qciYdu.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKarina Halle is the New York Times bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky, The Pact, Love in English, and other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails, and devours a lot of books.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Ia3rry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iTVqlTM7NMrKT.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23492585-racing-the-sun\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/experimentinterror.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metalblonde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Karina-Halle\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo enter to win the Grand Prize of a $50 AMEX Giftcard + 1 signed copy of RACING THE SUN + 1 copy of WHERE SEA MEETS SKY. 6 Runner Up Prizes of signed copies of RACING THE SUN are also up for grabs!  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7e0813e17\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7e0813e17\/\" id=\"rcwidget_svku23zg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/8198448173333281130\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* RACING THE SUN by Karina Halle - Review + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-6641551205890450322"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-31T06:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-03-31T06:00:06.701-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giveaway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Read-A-Long"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Winner's Crime"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Winners Trilogy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#TheWinnersTrilogy Read-Along + Giveaway: The Winner's Crime FINAL week!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i0cGJbRr2Ek4o.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EREAD-ALONG SCHEDULE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Winner's Crime\u003C\/i\u003E Read-Along\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003EMarch 10th - Chapters 1 - 10\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/thewinnerstrilogy-read-along-giveaway.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(Catch up HERE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003EMarch 17th - Chapters 11 - 20\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/thewinnerstrilogy-read-along-giveaway_17.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(Catch up HERE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003EMarch 24th - Chapters 21 - 34 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/thewinnerstrilogy-read-along-giveaway_24.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(Catch up HERE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarch 31st - Chapters 35 - 46!!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMake sure to follow the HASHTAG \u003Cb\u003E#TheWinnersTrilogy\u003C\/b\u003E on twitter! For more info on the Read-A-Long, check it out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/02\/announcement-winners-curse-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E *HERE*\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChapters 35-46: My *SPOILER-FREE* Thoughts...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003EWe're in the home stretch of the book, and the final weekly installment of this read-along!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\"Clear the bets, clear the table. Walk away from the game.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESometimes, the smartest player is the one who knows when to walk away. But with the greatest risk, come the greatest rewards, or the greatest loss. What choice will Kestral make? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese final chapters are heart-pounding, and heart-breaking. At a rapid pace, everything that the novel has been reaching towards and hinting at come to fruition. But where it ultimately takes you will surprise you and leave you grappling for more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis sophomore novel of the trilogy did not disappoint and book three won't come soon enough! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EABOUT THE BOOKS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16069030-the-winner-s-curse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lXcTZ2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-curse-marie-rutkoski\/1115382395?ean=9780374384678\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin's eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him'with unexpected consequences. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESet in a richly imagined new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374384703\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=httpwwwgoodco-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=9325\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0374384703\u0026amp;SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski\/1118931306?ean=9780374384708\u0026amp;itm=1\u0026amp;usri=9780374384708\u0026amp;cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1\u0026amp;r=1,%201\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21469060-the-winner-s-crime\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EBook two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple; font-size: large;\"\u003EGIVEAWAY! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnter to win SIGNED copies of both books of the series!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"9722f57e293\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/9722f57e293\/\" id=\"rcwidget_fzlza33s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENow, go check out the thoughts of my FABULOUS fellow bloggers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodchoicereading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGood Choice Reading\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.shortie-says.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EShortie Says...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.readingteen.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReadingTeen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.onceuponatwilight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOnce Upon A Twilight\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vi3tbabe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVi3tBabe Reviews\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: 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Winner's Crime"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Winners Trilogy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#TheWinnersTrilogy Read-Along + Giveaway: The Winner's Crime Week Three"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i0cGJbRr2Ek4o.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EREAD-ALONG SCHEDULE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Winner's Crime\u003C\/i\u003E Read-Along\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003EMarch 10th - Chapters 1 - 10\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/thewinnerstrilogy-read-along-giveaway.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(Catch up HERE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003EMarch 17th - Chapters 11 - 20\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/thewinnerstrilogy-read-along-giveaway_17.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(Catch up HERE)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple; font-size: large;\"\u003EMarch 24th - Chapters 21 - 34\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarch 31st - Chapters 34 - 46\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EMake sure to follow the HASHTAG \u003Cb\u003E#TheWinnersTrilogy\u003C\/b\u003E on twitter! For more info on the Read-A-Long, check it out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/02\/announcement-winners-curse-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E *HERE*\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChapters 21-34: My *SPOILER-FREE* Thoughts...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\"It had begun with her. He could swear that she was the start of it all.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHello, dear readers. Our travels through the twisty-turny maze of The Winner's Crime continue with our heroine, Kestral, at the center of it all. Her decisions are causing some grave ramifications, as decisions in these types of novels often do. And the gravest ramification of all? Finally driving a seemingly insurmountable wedge between her and Arin.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThey part, each taking actions to secure a future for their people that they think is right. This is a not a love-sick romance. These characters each have strengths of their own that carry them forward. (However, I admit, I'm missing some of that kissing time. Alas, now is not the time, but I'm hoping for some pay off in the near future. PLEASE Ms. Rutkoski. Please.)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\"There was dishonor, she decided, in accepting someone else's idea of honor without question.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThere's a time while growing up when you begin to question everything that you know, what you've been taught, what you've been told. And that is an important turning point to knowing and being true to yourself. We see this pivotal moment coming into focus...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBut is it too late?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EABOUT THE BOOKS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16069030-the-winner-s-curse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lXcTZ2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-curse-marie-rutkoski\/1115382395?ean=9780374384678\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin's eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him'with unexpected consequences. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESet in a richly imagined new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374384703\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=httpwwwgoodco-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=9325\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0374384703\u0026amp;SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski\/1118931306?ean=9780374384708\u0026amp;itm=1\u0026amp;usri=9780374384708\u0026amp;cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1\u0026amp;r=1,%201\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21469060-the-winner-s-crime\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EBook two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple; font-size: large;\"\u003EGIVEAWAY! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnter to win SIGNED copies of both books of the series!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"9722f57e293\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/9722f57e293\/\" id=\"rcwidget_fzlza33s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: 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Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Confess"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* CONFESS by Colleen Hoover - Review + Giveaway! #ConfessYourTruth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibndO4GPGGET6C.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibx88hnmuEtf1k.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibx88hnmuEtf1k.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E March 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a new novel about risking everything for love—and finding your heart somewhere between the truth and lies.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping some major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;March 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I cried within 5 minutes of starting Confess. That HAS to be a Colleen Hoover record. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I stopped over a dozen times to reread that last sentence just to savor the words. Then I went back to read them aloud to myself so that I could savor them on my tongue. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I fell in love multiple times within this book and when I turned the last page, I didn't want to read anything else because I knew I wouldn't experience that same kind of love for a while. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading a Colleen Hoover novel has become a visceral experience for me. First, with \u003Ci\u003EMaybe Someday\u003C\/i\u003E where the music was woven into the fabric of the story, and now with \u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E, where the art is not only described, but can be seen and it can be felt. Artist Danny O'Connor captured the essence of Colleen's words and characters so beautifully, I find it necessary to tell you to go out and buy this book in paperback. Seeing them printed is truly worth the price.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuburn and Owen's story, both individually and together, is beautiful. It's also heartbreaking, it's tumultuous, it's frustrating, and it rings true. Colleen is a master at taking very flawed characters that you might not really like, and show you why they are deserving of your love. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll that being said, I have to admit, this was not my favorite of all of Colleen's novels. But, this is like comparing your pets (maybe even your children). I love them all, but some just strike a deeper chord with me. This novel did feel a bit short to me. I felt like there was so much more of their happily ever after that I wanted to see after enduring their hard fought battle for it. Ultimately though, this is just a longing of mine. The novel ended well and it left me with a perma-smile on my face. It also left me with no desire to pick up another book for a while so that I could just contemplate what I just experienced. Colleen Hoover engages her readers on every level, grabbing you at the very beginning and not letting you go until the very end. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen gives new meaning to the phrase O.M.G. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA delighted, enraptured five stars! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. 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For more info on the Read-A-Long, check it out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/02\/announcement-winners-curse-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E *HERE*\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChapters 11-20: My *SPOILER-FREE* Thoughts...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\"A game against Kestrel with nothing at stake? Never.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhat happens when stubborn characters make decisions to do what's best for the ones they love? Nothing good, that's for sure. Drama, is another good response. The phrase, \"No good deed goes unpunished\" also comes to mind. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThese next few chapters are like standing on a razor thin ledge where on one side is a garden of dreams and fulfilled promises, and on the other, a rocky cliff that drops into the tumultuous sea. Which side will we end up on? \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe stakes are increasing exponentially for all the players as we become more deeply entrenched into the life at the imperial palace. And with greater stakes, come greater risks. So many times I found myself shouting at these characters to STOP! DON'T DO THAT! NOO NOOOO NOOOO....WHYYYYY?!?!? \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs we teeter back and forth on that ledge, hanging towards the cliff, there's that moment. THAT BEAUTIFUL MOMENT where you're hanging over that garden of dreams, where you think \"YES, jump, land.\" \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\"The world went luscious, and slow, and still.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBut then, the consequences of those risks rear up and remind you that that happiness needs to be hard won. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E*SIGH* more to come next week....  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EABOUT THE BOOKS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16069030-the-winner-s-curse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lXcTZ2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-curse-marie-rutkoski\/1115382395?ean=9780374384678\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin's eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him'with unexpected consequences. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESet in a richly imagined new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374384703\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=httpwwwgoodco-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=9325\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0374384703\u0026amp;SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski\/1118931306?ean=9780374384708\u0026amp;itm=1\u0026amp;usri=9780374384708\u0026amp;cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1\u0026amp;r=1,%201\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21469060-the-winner-s-crime\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EBook two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple; font-size: large;\"\u003EGIVEAWAY! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnter to win SIGNED copies of both books of the series!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"9722f57e293\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/9722f57e293\/\" id=\"rcwidget_fzlza33s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENow, go check out the thoughts of my FABULOUS fellow bloggers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodchoicereading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGood Choice Reading\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.shortie-says.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EShortie Says...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.readingteen.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReadingTeen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.onceuponatwilight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOnce Upon A Twilight\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vi3tbabe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVi3tBabe Reviews\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: 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Winner's Crime"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Winners Trilogy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#TheWinnersTrilogy Read-Along + Giveaway: The Winner's Crime Week One"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i0cGJbRr2Ek4o.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EREAD-ALONG SCHEDULE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Winner's Crime\u003C\/i\u003E Read-Along\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarch 10th - Chapters 1 - 10\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarch 17th - Chapters 11 - 20\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarch 24th - Chapters 21 - 34\u003Cbr \/\u003EMarch 31st - Chapters 34 - 46\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: purple;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EMake sure to follow the HASHTAG \u003Cb\u003E#TheWinnersTrilogy\u003C\/b\u003E on twitter! For more info on the Read-A-Long, check it out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/02\/announcement-winners-curse-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E *HERE*\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChapters 1-10: My *SPOILER-FREE* Thoughts...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen we last saw our heroine, Kestral, she had just made a huge sacrifice, a huge decision in a battle between her duty to her people, to her family and friends, and to herself. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs The Winner's Crime opens, we reunite with Kestral as she juggles all the players trying to move the chess pieces of her life. There is the emperor, who wants her to be the leader his son is not. There is her fiance, who wants nothing to do with her and this arrangement. Her absent father, who she just wants to be there with her. And then there is Arin, who wants what she cannot give. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe story switches back and forth between Kestral and Arin's point of view. This insight into both perspectives certainly ramped up the tension as I was left frustrated by the two, circling around each other, yet not on the same track. And when their paths FINALLY collide? This is when her juggling act begins to falter. The fiery chemistry between the two remind us of both Kestral's strength, and also the fuel that drives this series. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can't wait to see what the next chapters have in store! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EABOUT THE BOOKS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lJKt3wfizBg\/VMZfadaCzRI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/db8Rl4yI55s\/s1600\/winnerscursepbcvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16069030-the-winner-s-curse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lXcTZ2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-curse-marie-rutkoski\/1115382395?ean=9780374384678\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin's eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him'with unexpected consequences. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESet in a richly imagined new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WMeiZsSW2T0\/VMZfUSlCQWI\/AAAAAAAARdc\/kR3UuP92VEk\/s1600\/winnerscrimecvr.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"225\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374384703\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=httpwwwgoodco-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=9325\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0374384703\u0026amp;SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski\/1118931306?ean=9780374384708\u0026amp;itm=1\u0026amp;usri=9780374384708\u0026amp;cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1\u0026amp;r=1,%201\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EB\u0026amp;N\u003C\/a\u003E † \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/21469060-the-winner-s-crime\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoodReads\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EBook two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. 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