E-book winner!

Hey readers! Just wanted to give you all a head's up on who won the e-book giveaway for The Burn by Annie Oldham!

Chosen randomly, the winner is...

Tiffany Drew!

Your e-mail will be given to the author so they can send you the e-book. Thanks to all those who entered, and check back soon for more giveaways! :)

Waiting On Wednesday!

Hey all, it's another posting of Waiting On Wednesday! Hosted by Breaking The Spine, this week's pre-publication is...

Life Eternal ( A Dead Beautiful #2)

by Yvonne Woon

Expected Publication Date: January 24, 2012

Renée Winters has changed. When she looks in the mirror, a beautiful girl with an older, sadder face stares back. Her condition has doctors mystified, but Renée can never reveal the truth: she died last May, and was brought back to life by the kiss of her Undead soul mate, Dante Berlin.

Now, her separation from Dante becomes almost unbearable. His second life is close to an end, and each passing day means one less that she will spend with the boy who shares her soul.

Just when Renée has almost given up hope, she learns of the Nine Sisters—brilliant scholars who, according to legend, found a way to cheat death. She can’t shake the feeling that they are somehow connected to her dreams, strange visions that hint at a discovery so powerful, and so dangerous, that some will stop at nothing to protect it.

Renée thought she knew the truth about life and death. But there is a secret woven through history that holds the only hope for Dante and Renée. Unless they find answers soon, their time together is doomed to be cut short.

-- From Amazon

Once again, a sequel to a novel that I've actually forgotten about since it's been so long, but after reading the synopsis, I'm dying to get back into it. I love young adult romance novels, and this one looks very promising. Be sure to leave a link to tell me what your WOW picks are. :)

Guest Author: S. R. Johannes & Review!

Hey all. Today, I am hosting guest author S. R. Johannes and her upcoming novel, Untraceable. Here's more with S. R. Johannes and her views on Untraceable...

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I have am MBA in marketing and worked in corporate America for over 15 years doing marketing, communication, and training. I walked off the job in 2006 and have been doing freelance marketing ever since. I own my own marketing company and have worked with Spanx and Goody Hair. I have a hubby from England, 2 kids and a Goldendoodle. I’m actually very boring, which is probably why I write thrillers. I love being at home, doing yoga, reading and playing with my kids. That’s my everyday.

How long have you been writing?

I started right after I had my daughter in 2004. I always say she sat on something. I think since I had 4 months off maternity leave – I started writing while she was napping and couldn’t stop. I hadn’t written much before that. But when I was little I used to write all the time. IN 2006 I left my corporate job and started freelancing in copywriting and marketing. From there I started my own business where I could take the jobs I wanted while writing. It’s the best of both worlds.

Can you tell us more about your upcoming book Untraceable?

It is a wilderness thriller with a missing person, a kick butt heroine, and of course – two hot boys! What else do you need? Besides Moon Pies.

What was your inspiration for this thrilling romp through the wilderness?

I wanted to create a contemporary thriller. I loved James Patterson growing up and there are very few young adult thrillers out there that aren’t paranormal or dystopic. I wanted to create a “stay up late and read” sort of book with a strong girl character who could take care of herself in the real world with no magic or special powers.

How would you describe Grace as a character?

Grace is independent, caring but awkward. She connects with nature more than she does with people. She’s a total introvert and would be happy alone for days at a time.

I will say she is impulsive and annoyingly reckless. Exactly like I was as a teen. I didn’t think about the effects of any cause. I didn’t think of consequences, I just did dumb stuff and got lucky. That is Grace. She acts and then thinks.

But no matter what she does, her heart is always in the right place.

And if anyone is curious, here's my review of the book...

E-book: Untraceable by S.R. Johannes

Pages: 185

Genre: Young Adult, Thriller

Source: Sent from author

Short Synopsis: Ever since Grace's father has been missing for at least three months, Grace does everything she can to track him down. But she has no clue what she's gotten herself into.

My Thoughts: A surprisingly interesting read, with characters that I couldn't get enough of!

Ever since Grace's father has been missing for three months, Grace has been on a mission. A mission to find her father. When all hope is lost, Grace refuses to give up on the fact that her father is in fact dead. Without any real proof, Grace tries to investigate on her own, to find out what happened the night her father went missing.

As if things weren't bad enough, Grace encounters two outsiders who seem intent on bear hunting, which is illegal. Grace knows she must put a stop to these men and what they are doing in order to save the wildlife species of the town. But little does Grace know that this particular operation affects more than just the wild life, but the people of the town as well. Can Grace find out the truth of what happened to her father and put a stop to these men?

I was kind of reluctant at first, but I was blown away by how I wanted to keep reading. I wanted to find out what Grace's next move was, and who she could actually rely on and trust. I was really surprised by all the twists that occurred in the novel.

I enjoyed reading the easy going friendship that Grace had with her friend Wyn, and how he was always there to help her. I also loved reading about the relationship between Grace and Mo, but didn't really understand why she felt like she had to keep it as a secret. I wasn't too pleased with the ending when Wyn felt betrayed that Grace never told him, and felt that he over reacted a bit.

The character that intrigued me the most was Mo and was curious to find out more about him. At times, the novel seemed a bit slow to me, and I'm not a big fan reading about the whole nature scenes, but I understand that it was a big part of the novel. I was really interested with who Grace could trust and who actually turned on her. Overall, an interesting read, and I can't wait to read what happens next.

Would I recommend this book: Sure

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.

Cyber Monday Giveaway Blitz!

E Van Lowe’s Earth Angel Cyber Monday Giveaway

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Signed copies of both Boyfriend from Hell and Earth Angel

Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple Gift Set

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Bewitching Witch Hat Mini Notebook

Bewitching Book Tours Broom Pen

Jennifer Scales Novel by Mary Janice Davidson

In My Mailbox!

Hey fellow readers! It's another posting of In My Mailbox. Hosted by The Story Siren. This week I got...

For Review:

Bound -- Kira Saito (E-book. Already read and reviewed)

Untraceable -- S. R. Johannes (E-book. Already read)

Switched -- Amanda Hocking (Won from The Library Thing for review. Already read and loved!)

That's all the books that I got this week. Be sure to leave a link in the comments section to let me know what you got. Hope you all had a great weekend :)

Review: Bound by Kira Saito

E-book: Bound by Kira Saito

Pages: 246

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Source: Sent from Bewitching Book Tours

Short Synopsis: Arelia, a sixteen year old girl who lives with her grandmother in New Orleans is invited along with her best friend to work at the Darkwood plantation. Little does Arelia know, that she has been blessed with special powers, and the Darkwood plantation is just the beginning for what's to come.

My Thoughts: An interesting read, greatly immersed in the voodoo aspect, and surprisingly addictive read.

Arelia, is a poor sixteen year old girl who lives with her grandmother in New Orleans. She's always known that she's not the most normal girl in town, being able to hear voices. But despite living in New Orleans where there is a voodoo queen in every corner, things aren't always what they seem.

Arelia's best friend, Sabrina, invites Arelia to work with her at the infamous Darkwood plantation for the summer. And though Arelia's grandmother objects to Arelia working there, Arelia has no choice and needs the money for college and to help her grandmother pay the rent.

But just as soon as Arelia gets settled in, strange things start happening. Arelia, turns to Ms. Mae, the LaPlante owner for help, who also turns out to be Arelia's actual great-aunt. Ms. Mae explains that Arelia has been blessed with special powers and must train to become a voodoo queen. Can Arelia survive what she must go through in order to become a proper voodoo queen, and trust those who claim to be her friends?

A surprisingly fast paced, entertaining read with interesting characters. I loved the creepy setting and the voodoo aspect of the story. I loved reading the relationship between Arelia and Lucas. Saito does an excellent job of really disliking the character Sabrina, even though she redeems herself in the end, I still wasn't too fond of her. All the characters had their own agendas, especially Lucus, and I was surprised by his actual motive.

It was interesting to see how Arelia changed through out the story, and how she finally accepted the fact that she is blessed as a voodoo queen. The story is richly immersed in the Southern background with a great story line. Minor grammar and spelling errors, an entertaining read and I can't wait to find out what happens next.

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.

Guest Authors: Nancy Holder And Debbie Viguie

Hey fellow readers, today I have the pleasure of having guest authors Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie to talk about their latest novel, Unleashed.

Here's more with Nancy and Debbie, and their views on Unleashed...

Unleashed: Team Werewolf By Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié

In our ten years together as a team, we’ve written about a wide variety of paranormal characters--witches, vampires, ghosts, and werewolves—and we have to confess that in Crusade, our most recent series, our werewolf character stole our hearts. So we were thrilled to expand our love of werewolves into a new series called The Wolf Springs Chronicles. Unleashed, the first book in the series, will be available on November 22.

To prepare for Unleashed, we watched tons of movies, from Gingersnaps to Benicio Del Toro’s The Wolf Man, and researched werewolf mythologies from all over the world. (Just tonight, one of us discovered a cool new thing and emailed it to the other.) We also felt it necessary to go to Disney World and ride the Maelstrom ride at Epcot, since one of the werewolf packs in our story claims the Norse Fenris Wolf as their ancestor. Okay, it’s not entirely true that we had to go to Disney, but it’s very true that it’s definitely twice the fun when writing with a partner. In fact, it’s like being part of a pack.

We really let our imaginations run wild in Unleashed, hoping to take our readers on a wild ride through this novel. We delved into the mysterious past of Wolf Springs, where everyone keeps secrets—including our newcomer heroine, Katelyn McBride. We also tweaked the myths and legends about werewolves—we like to surprise ourselves and our readers with the unexpected. And we both worked to include something new and different each time we emailed the manuscript across country to each other. For our special paranormal friends the werewolves, we want to give Wolf Springs our all.