So I hit 2000 likes! (Well, I ALMOST have!)
I figured it was time for a giveaway, so here is my MASSIVE GIVEAWAY with some AMAZING prizes! Lot's of Signed Books (INTERNATIONAL!!)
Be sure to share! :)
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Insight Freebie Book Blitz!
Title: Insight
Author: Jamie Magee
Genre: Young Adult
Blitz Host: Lady Amber's Tours
Blurb:
Willow Haywood has always been trapped between the worlds of the Light and the Dark. Her waking hours are plagued by her ability to feel the emotions of those around her. No matter how inward she draws, she cannot shut out the feelings of others. Sometimes she will see images - echoes of other people and places - that she can enter to influence the emotions of people she has never met.
By night, Willow experiences her only escape from this terrible insight - entering into the world of dreams. Most of these dreams are shared in blissful silence with a stunning blue-eyed boy. But every new moon she lives through something much darker: a horrific nightmare shared by another mysterious boy who is always shrouded by shadows.
One night, this shadowy figure invades her dreams outside of his appointed time. In this new nightmare, Willow is marked; a mark which follows her into the waking world and sets her on a momentous path through light and darkness, through fragmented myth and half-truths, through past lives and disturbing family secrets, all in the face of the ever-dominant Zodiac. What she finds will endanger the lives of those closest to her and will force her to make a decision that will change her world forever.
The fun non boring Bio :)
I'm an obsessive daydreamer. Lover of loud alternative music. Addicted to Red Bull. I love to laugh until it hurts. Fall is my favorite season. Black is my favorite 'shade.' Strong believer in the saying: there is a reason for everything, therefore I search for 'marked moments' every moment of everyday...and I find them. Life is beautiful!
Boring one....
Jamie Magee has always believed that each of us have a defining gift that sets us apart from the rest of the world, she has always envied those who have known from their first breath what their gift was. Not knowing hers, she began a career in the fast paced world of business. Raising a young family, and competing to rise higher in that field would drive some to the point of insanity, but she always found a moment of escape in a passing daydream. Her imagination would take her to places she'd never been, introduce her to people she's never known. Insight, her debuting novel, is a result of that powerful imagination. Today, she is grateful that not knowing what defined her, led her on a path of discovery that would always be a part of her.
Author Links:
Web: http://www.authorjamiemagee.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jamie_Magee_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Insight.Jamie.Magee
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Magee/e/B004DAU5JY/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1398214175&sr=1-2-ent
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4200019.Jamie_Magee
Buy Links:
INSIGHT – KINDLE ~ http://goo.gl/aWtq96
INSIGHT – PAPERBACK ~ http://goo.gl/5Mj2yW
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/insight-jamie-magee/1100075980?ean=2940011146220
I felt a blanket of peaceful love with a sense of urgency. The night air in front of me began to move; it looked like a wave gently swaying with a current. A thin light began to emerge then Landen stepped through the wave. I felt the air leave my lungs and adrenaline rush through every part of my body as my heart violently hammered in my chest.
“Landen…” I breathed.
In the darkness, I could see his haunting blue eyes widen, we were both soaked in the emotion of disbelief, along with the fear that this wasn’t real.
In that beat of my heart he’d reached my side. His hands were trembling ever so slightly as they cradled my face, and his thumbs graze the flesh of my cheekbones. He was staring at me like I was a forbidden fruit, like I was every sin in the book, desire washed over that lasting look as he leaned in and let his lips frame mine. When we melded the flesh of our lips together, his hands fell from my face and slowly waved down my body, embracing my flesh, I was doing the same to him. He was warm, he was on fire, I could hear his breaths, hear the sweet sound of our kiss, the way our clothes were moving under our touch. He was real. He was in my arms, and he was driving me wild. That first kiss was nothing compared to this, that was a dream, it was fleeting, it was something that could end at any second, this—this touch, this emotion, this pulsing of my soul was eternal.
He pressed our bodies together and held me with more strength than he had ever displayed. We both sought air more than once, but the other moved closer as soon as that gasp was taken. His warm tongue was uninhabited yet sensual as it danced with mine. I was devouring every sensation he was giving me and wanting more, so much more.
I was trembling with passion, I think he misunderstood that, he slowed our kiss, as one arm went around me and the other cradled my face. His thumb reached to my lips just as his kiss ended, he tenderly caressed the moist, swollen flesh he found there.
“I found you,” he said with the lips of an angel. His voice was deep and entrancing, those three simple words sounded like poetry as he spoke them.
His eyes danced over my image, “I love you.” he said as he leaned in and kissed me once more, this was a sweet kiss, only lips, only warm sensual lips.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Cover Reveal: Lady Macbeth Wyrd Queen of Scotland by Melanie Karsak
Title: Lady Macbeth; Wyrd Queen of Scotland
Author: Melanie Karsak
Genre: Fantasy/Alternative History
Release Date: Summer/Fall 2014
Reveal Host: Lady Amber's Tours
Novel blurb
Something wicked this way comes . . .
Gruoch was born to rule, but long before she becomes Lady Macbeth, ancient forces claim her soul.
Marked by the old gods of Pagan Scotland, Gruoch learns arcane wizardry from the Wyrd Sisters and meets her true love, a druid named Banquo. But when powerful forces play with her fate, Gruoch finds herself married to Macbeth and the reigning Queen of Scotland, for better or worse. Can she fulfill her destiny without blood on her hands?
In this retelling of Shakespeare’s classic work, Lady Macbeth leads readers through an unforgettable tale of magic, love, and inescapable destiny.
Melanie Karsak grew up in rural northwestern Pennsylvania and earned a Master's degree in English from Gannon University. A steampunk connoisseur, white elephant collector, and zombie whisperer, the author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children. She is an Instructor of English at Eastern Florida State College.
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Thursday, 13 March 2014
Here and Trapped by Ella James Promo Blitz!
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Milo Mitchell's life used to be charmed, but that was before her father died, she went a little crazy, and her best friends started acting more like strangers. One Saturday morning as she roams the land around her family's Colorado wind farm, tagging deer for a project that used to be her father's, Milo makes a big mistake: a dart from her stun-gun takes down a teenage guy.
Dressed in a Brinoi tux and armed with a perfectly starched handkerchief, the guy looks like a young James Bond - or some country's missing, playboy prince. Trouble is, he could be either. Mr. Mystery has no idea who or where he is. Afraid her dart caused his amnesia, Milo takes him in, names him Nick, and tries to get used to a hot guy sharing her bedroom.
But Milo's Nick is more than he appears. Soon the pair find his face in a newspaper obituary, and Nick beings to have memories of Milo - who is sure she's never met him. If 'Nick' survived a plunge off a steep cliffside on his way to a family camping trip, why did Milo find him dozens of miles away, wearing a freshly pressed tuxedo? If he's just a high-school athlete, why does he have moves like Jason Bourne? And why does he feel more for her than his surviving family?
When a train of black SUVs shows up on Mitchell property, Nick and Milo run - toward a shocking conclusion that could destroy both their worlds.
Teaser
I shouldn’t have come to Milo’s house, but I was riding for my life, and when I thought about it ending, all I’d wanted—literally the only thing I thought about—was her.It was startling, the clarity, the sense of purpose, because shortly after I saw Milo’s concert, I got mind-jacked. I didn’t know by what, but the presence had a serious hard-on for calculus and physics, other things I shouldn’t know or care about. I had a freaky suspicion that it was the Real Me, and that the Real Me was some kind of wizard/astrophysicist.I spent two days in my bed after it happened, hung over on numbers, figures, but by the third day I could handle it. And my superpower had come back, stronger.I knew intuitively how to control the van, how many meters away the Harley was when I landed, how to start it, how to drive it.I ran for it as the van spun, tires screeching as it turned to come back for me. It had been modified, was faster than the bike, but I knew the town grid completely, and I’d clogged their fuel injector, which meant that ten minutes after our little chase started, I had lost them.I doubled back, took an indirect path to get to Milo’s house. I didn’t want to leave an easy trail. When I pulled up and they were nowhere to be seen, I thought I had evaded them, told myself I had gotten away. But it wasn’t until I saw Milo that I realized what I’d done. I should have added to my lead, driven far away, stolen another bike, a car, hopped a train, gone anywhere but were I was. Where she was.And what did I get for my utter stupidity?Milo, wide-eyed and concerned. Milo, rubbing my back, tapping my knee. Milo heedless of the danger. Milo, achingly close.She was leaning over me now, blowing on the scrape she’d just cleaned. “That feel any better?”I nodded, my nose and forehead digging into her blankets.“Good.” I felt her hand trail up my spine, then lift away and land atop my hair.“You can go to sleep, you know. I’ll keep watch, just in case.”I shook my head, dizzy from the pill and her soft hand. “I need to…leave…”
Trapped ( Here #2) Releases on March 19, 2014
When Milo Mitchell falls for the beautiful, tuxedo-clad guy she found wandering her family’s rural Colorado property, she never dreamed he was a scout from another galaxy, or that their relationship would leave him with an impossible choice: eradicating humankind, or initiating the end of his own people.
Nick’s job is finding the elements his people need to power their elaborate interweb of minds. Being a scout means he is capable of traveling to other planets on his own. It also means that, unlike The Rest, he has access to primitive feelings and individual desires. For eons, he was part of the whole, but when he encountered Milo, his obsession with her changed everything.
Nick’s partner, Vera, is capable of independent thought, but not compelled by it. She is satisfied with her existence as one of The Rest, and she won’t agree that humans are worth sparing; not when their planet has a precious cache of the gold her people need so badly.
While Vera tries to force Nick into endorsing an Earth invasion, working behind the scenes to tie his hands, and the Department of Defense lays a trap for them with Milo’s mom as bait, Nick and Milo are waging their own war – against a primal desire that can only lead to one thing: heartbreak.
About Ella James
Ella James is a Colorado author who writes teen and adult romance. She is happily married to a man who knows how to wield a red pen, and together they are raising a feisty two-year-old who will probably grow up believing everyone’s parents go to war over the placement of a comma.
Ella’s books have been listed on numerous Amazon bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list and the Amazon Top 100; two were listed among Amazon’s Top 100 Young Adult Ebooks of 2012.
To find out more about Ella’s projects and get dates on upcoming releases, find her on Facebook at facebook.com/ellajamesauthorpage and follow her blog, http://www.ellajamesbooks.com. Questions or comments? Tweet her at author_ellaj or e-mail her at ella_f_james@ymail.com.
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Sunday, 2 February 2014
GIVEAWAY!
So, at the moment I have a (moderately) large giveaway going on, which is REALLY REALLY SIMPLE to enter! The giveaway is below:
I will be posting reviews/cover reveals and other cool stuff over the next few weeks so KEEP your eyes peeled!
Ciao for now (because it's 5.25am!)
Love moi. xx
Monday, 6 January 2014
Book Blitz: Lost Without You by Liz Hannah
Release Date: 12/30/13
Summary from Goodreads:
Grace Young thought she was a survivor - until the
day her twin brother died, leaving her parents heartbroken and their
relationship with Grace fractured beyond repair. Now all Grace wants is a
chance to experience something of a normal life, before it's all too late.
Going to college hundreds of miles from home seems like the right way to
embrace her new found freedom, especially after years of homeschooling, but
while Grace takes to her classes naturally, it's the other side of college that
she's unprepared for.
The parties. The friendships. The boys. Especially one Dean Michaels, the Haven
University's star soccer player. Fate throws the pair together, and their
friendship starts to turn into something more. But can Grace keep the secrets
of her past hidden without hurting those she's come to count on the most?
Buy Links:
(not available yet)
About The Author:
Liz Hannah is currently at university, living in one of the most isolated cities in the world, dreaming of other exotic locations. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, or spending way too much time on Pinterest or Tumblr. Lost Without You is her first novel.
Liz Hannah is currently at university, living in one of the most isolated cities in the world, dreaming of other exotic locations. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, or spending way too much time on Pinterest or Tumblr. Lost Without You is her first novel.
Excerpt:
It’s dark when I wake, except for the glow of the television. There’s no
sound, but the movie we started watching earlier is playing; again, I presume,
because I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen this part before. I can’t remember what
it was about, aside from that it was a nineties adaption of Jane Austen’s Emma,
the Californian accents all too uncomfortably familiar.
I blink a couple of times, stretching out. My arm collides with
something solid, and I freeze, realizing that I’m not alone on the couch.
Glancing upwards, I find myself looking into emerald eyes that seem to be
illuminated in the soft light.
Oh, that’s right.
I quickly scramble to sit up, only to pause again the next second, my
balance wavering. I’m half on Dean’s lap, and his hands shoot out to my waist
to steady me before I fall off. A small wave of dizziness flows through me, and
though I’m acutely aware of Dean’s fingers pressing into my side, a sweater the
only thing between our skin, I’m glad that he has hold of me.
“Hey.” I take a deep breath in before exhaling. The hand I’ve placed on
his shoulder burns like fire, and there’s an intensity building that scares me
to death, but I can’t quite bring myself to pull away. In fact, instead of
moving away from Dean like I should, I’m acutely aware that we’re so
close, his breath tickling the loose strands of hair around my face.
“Hi.” His voice is thick from sleep. He tucks one behind my ear, his
fingers hovering over the side of my face for a fraction of a second before
pulling away. I want to lean in to his touch.
I shift my gaze away from his. This is not me. I’m not the kind of girl
who melts when a guy looks at her. Especially one I still don’t know that well.
Lies, a
voice hisses inside my head. You do know this boy, better than you think.
Better than you want to know.
“You looked so peaceful; I didn’t want to wake you.” I could feel his
words rumble in his chest. My lips turn up in a small smile. He was watching me
sleep?
A quick look down at his watch told me it was well after midnight. I
don’t even want to know how many texts Rosie’s sent to find out where I am. The
thought alone sends a blush across my face.
“I didn’t mean to fall asleep. It’s been a long week.”
Dean nodded. “Midterms are an ass.”
I shift slightly, moving my weight into the dip between his legs,
alleviating the pressure on his own, but he didn’t seem to mind. Instinctively,
as if he thought I was about to run off, his fingers bunched the edges of my
sweater together, holding on to me tighter.
I’m not going anywhere.
“What are you doing for Thanksgiving?”
I look down, at his chest. It rises slowly with his heartbeat, calm and
even. How can he be so relaxed? I can feel the tension knotting its way through
my own body. The v neck of his sweater dips low, small swirls of hair escaping
up. I wonder what it would feel like to run my hand across his chest.
I blink. Question. He’d asked a question.
“Uh, nothing, as of yet. Study? Maybe. What about you?”
My voice sounds as if I just swallowed helium. His he as affected by me
as I am of him?
I wouldn’t know. I can’t look him directly in the eye, so I concentrate
on a spot on the wall, just below his ear. Brown locks curl around the nape of
his neck, and it takes all of my self-control to not stretch out and play with
them. What was it about the darkness that made us so bold?
“Come home with me. Have Thanksgiving with my family.”
I straighten up. Hands tighten around my waist, preparing for me to
bolt. I don’t give in to my instinct to run. With all the heat that was passing
between us, what did going home with him mean?
And why was my brain screaming at me to say yes?
About the
Author
Liz Hannah
is a New Adult author that calls both Scotland and Australia home. Currently
studying at university, when she’s not busy reading or writing, Liz can be
found procrastinating from her studies pinning everything on Pinterest or
collecting GIFs from Tumblr.
Author Links:
***GIVEAWAY***
International giveaway – one winner will win a New Adult prize pack,
consisting of Lost Without You swag,
two New Adult titles and a dandelion necklace, as featured in Lost Without You.
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Thursday, 2 January 2014
Half-Bad Launch Party
Hey all!
It's the second day of the new, beautiful year.
I thought I'd recap on an event I attended last November
Early November, a few months after I had started my job at Waterstones (one of the UK's bookstores) in Newcastle, there was the opportunity for one bookseller and a friend to travel - all expenses paid - to London for a launch party of a book, written by upcoming author Sally Green. I hadn't heard of the book, however it looked fantastic and even though I thought I didn't have a chance of winning, I thought I'd enter just in case!
So I entered, and a few days later, I had a phone call.
I HAD WON!
So the afternoon of Tuesday 19th, I travelled down to London. The sun was setting and the view was beautiful.
I couldn't resist taking photos
Beautiful, right?
So when we got to London, we found our hotel room. Two huge double beds and a bathroom. Absolutely gorgeous.
At 6:30, a private hire car picked me up from outside the hotel, and took us to Shoreditch House, where we took the lift to the top floor, walked past the private gym, restaurant and outdoor heated swimming pool (swanky!, and went through to the "Secret Garden" where we were met by a crowd of happy launch party people, and a hottie male model in a cage.
The male model was very symbolic to the book, I was informed by the lovely Sally Green. In the book, Nathan (model), is placed by white witches inside the cage for two years until they decide his fate. Nathan is the son of a white which, and his Dad just happens to be the baddest black witch EVER.
Like I mentioned earlier, I hadn't yet read the book, but it already sounded fantastic.
Here's the synopsis:
A stunning, magical debut. An international sensation.
You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.
You get sick if you stay indoors after dark.
You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.
You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen.
All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.
Easy.
You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.
You get sick if you stay indoors after dark.
You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.
You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen.
All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.
Easy.
In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and fifteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan’s father is the world’s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his sixteenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch—or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust—not even family, not even the girl he loves?
In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.
Throughout the evening, we were served canapés and delicious cocktails, followed by glasses of chilled wine. Very refreshing, very sophisticated.
Everybody at the party listened to a humbling, heart-warming and inspiring speech from Sally Green, who talked about her journey from being an accountant to a mother to a writer.
I tried to upload a video of the speech however I'm not sure whether it worked. If it didn't, take my word that the speech was truly fantastic.
After receiving many rejections from publishers and companies of her finished manuscript, it was finally purchased Puffin and Viking USA - both of whom are part of the Penguin Group, and created a "snowball effect" with publishers and agents recognising Sally's amazing talent and unique writing style.
The book has not yet been released, however film rights have already been published by 20th Century Fox, with the director of the Twilight franchise, Percy Jackson and the Book Thief. I for one, am very excited about the release of the book AND the movie.
At the end of her speech, Sally likened the experience to winning the lottery; you play the game, but you never expect to win.
The evening was finished with receiving a proof copy of Half-Bad, which was given by a chained, caged Nathan.
It was fantastic to meet Sally, and my review of Half-Bad will be up shortly!
All in all, a truly fantastic evening.
Male model chained in a cage!
My friend, myself and the lovely Sally Green
Beautiful cover of Half Bad - my proof copy!
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