Cover Reveal: Hold Tight by Cheri Colyer and Keeping the Peace by Linda Cunningham

 

Title: Hold Tight (Embrace, #2)
Author: Cherie Colyer
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Expected release date: August 20, 2013

Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Madison Riley and her friends discover they aren’t the only supernatural beings in Gloucester, Massachusetts. These new creatures are more dangerous than ever, and this time Madison risks losing more than just her friends.

 

This is the new cover for Embrace, book #1, to match Hold Tight.

Title: Embrace (Embrace, #1)

Released: December 2012

 

Synopsis:

Madison is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It's responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her luck is about to improve. Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and intriguing Isaac Addington. She quickly realizes he's a guy harboring a secret, but she's willing to risk the unknown to be with him. Her world really spins out of control, however, when her best friend becomes delusional, seeing things that aren't there and desperately trying to escape their evil. When the doctors can't find the answers, Madison seeks her own. Nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover. Dangerous, intoxicating, and darkly romantic, Embrace is a thriller that will leave you spellbound.

   

About the Author Cherie Colyer writes young adult and middle grade novels. She loves finding new stories that keep her up late reading. While her favorite genre is realistic paranormal/fantasy, if the book is beautifully written with characters that come alive she’s all over it. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherie.colyer Twitter: https://twitter.com/CherieColyer ; @CherieColyer

Title: Keeping the Peace (Small Town Girl, #3)
Author: Linda Cunningham
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Genre: Romance
Age Group: Adult
Expected release date: August 6, 2013  

Synopsis:
John Giamo juggles his career as police chief in the small town of Clark's Corner, his marriage to the beautiful, flirtatious Melanie, and his role as father to three teenagers. When a celebrity stranger comes to town causing disruption and danger, John must protect his community while making sure his own family and marriage do not end up as collateral damage.

 

About the Author: Linda has written steadily throughout the years, but usually other people’s papers, speeches, or articles for agricultural trade magazines. Her only published work of fiction was a children’s book, “The Copper Angel of Piper’s Mill”, written in 1988 when her children were still small. Now that the kids are out of the house, Linda is writing fiction again, and this time it’s personal! She writes full time and it’s Romance! Her romance series, “Small Town Girl”, is published by Omnific Publishing. Linda lives in a romantic stone house in the green mountains of Vermont surrounded by her gardens and her animals who include horses, sheep, cats, dogs, chickens, a parakeet and various wildlife visitors who wander in and out at will. When time permits, she also enjoys sketching and painting.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindac4251 ; @Lindac4251 
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/linda.Cunningham

Review: Waiting on the Sidelines by Ginger Scott

Title: Waiting on the Sidelines

Author: Ginger Scott

Release date: April 15, 2013

My Rating: ★★★★★ 

Synopsis: 

Nolan Lennox had things figured out. Named after a baseball legend, she enjoyed being the Tomboy, her closet filled with her brother’s hand-me-downs, cut-off jeans and soccer shorts. But when her first trip to high school results in a broken heart from the first boy to ever make her heart flutter and cruel words from an older girl she once thought a family friend, Nolan starts to question the very person she thought she was and wonders if her humble upbringing can compete with the afforded luxuries of her privileged peers.

Throughout the next four years, Nolan struggles to maintain herself throughout her path of discovery, learning just how cruel teenagers can be through the pressures of underage drinking, sexuality and class. And despite how life seems to continue to work against her, she still manages to listen to her heart, falling deeper and deeper for the guy the entire town adores, even if he only sees her as a friend. Can Nolan strike a compromise between her own integrity and the boy she loves? And can she make him notice her before it’s too late?

Reed Johnson came to Coolidge High School with a lot of fanfare. The son of a hometown football legend and the brother of a local football hero, Reed wore all the pressures of carrying a town without hope into the spotlight. Thankfully, he had the talent to back it up. But when he meets a girl who makes him think twice about exactly what being a hero means, he starts to wonder if following in his brother’s footsteps might be all wrong.

Nolan Lennox was everything that was opposite of expected. She didn’t flirt, she didn’t drink and she didn’t sleep around. Nothing about her was easy, but something about her made Reed want to try harder. Though she didn’t look the part, she seemed to be spending a lot of time in Reed’s thoughts, and he wondered if she could be the one who made it all worthwhile. But could Reed handle letting her down? And would breaking her heart break him beyond repair?

Waiting on the Sidelines explores young love to its fullest, exposing how real young heartbreak and passion is and how important it is to discover yourself and hold onto your own identity. The story follows two young characters as they deal with mature situations, including the prevalence of bullying and promiscuity in today’s high school setting. Ultimately, Waiting on the Sidelines is a story of hope, honesty and those powerful, first true loves—the ones worth holding onto at any cost.

Review

Thank you to the author for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

After being in a reading slump, where all stories started to sound the same, I was approached with this story for review. I was absolutely pulled in as soon as I started.  I consider this to be a more coming of age story, than YA. Nolan Lennox has always been a tomboy. She has never cared about clothes and looks until she encounters Reed Johnson during her freshman year of high school. He is the football star of the town.  As Nolan spends more time with Reed, she falls deeper and deeper for him. This beautifully written story takes place over several years.  We get to witness Nolan and Reed grow as individuals and experience young love in every way possible.

This deep and meaningful story is different than other books, because of its realness factor. Stereotyping and bullying is a huge problem in schools today, and the author shines light on this problem throughout the story. The character development was wonderful. You felt the electricity between Nolan and Reed in every scene. The love between these two teenagers is undeniable. It’s hard to make young love seem believeable, especially since they’re so young, but the author did a great job at this.  

Overall, I would recommend this story to anyone looking for a different coming of age story. This is not your average young love story. The connection between Nolan and Reed is deep and heartfelt. I really wanted more of their story and hope that there is more Nolan and Reed in the future.

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KELLAN KYLE for #NACrushTourney CHAMP!

Attention, please! We have a little announcement!

Some very exciting news...

If you have been following our Facebook page or Brittany's Twitter account, then you know how extremely excited we are to be representing KELLAN freakin' KYLE-- yes, the Kellan Kyle, lead singer of the D-Bags, rock god extraordinaire-- in the very first NA Crush Tournament at NA Alley! So when we first realized that WE, little old us, would be repping Mr. Kyle in this tournament, there may or may not have been a little bit of this involved...

 

And maybe a lot of this going on...

 

 

Because, let's face it, we are total S.C. Stephens and D-Bag fangirls!

 

 

We're obsessed. It's probably unhealthy. Especially for Bianca. She finds a way to insert "SexyKK" into every imaginable conversation, whether it's relevant or not. But that's OK. Totally understandable. He is HOLY FREAKIN' SWOON-WORTHY.

 

But then, once things settled down, we decided to get serious. After all, Kellan deserves the best! So we've been all over Facebook and Twitter trying to get as many people on #TeamKellan as we can. We might have turned into stalkers and spammers, but it's for a good cause, right?

 

We know you all LOVE Kellan as much as we do, so WE NEED YOUR HELP! Kellan deserves to WIN this thing! We need as many of you as we can get to shout it from the rooftops that KELLAN IS OUR ULTIMATE CRUSH! Here's what you can do to see Kellan straight through to the WINNER'S CIRCLE!

 

1. VOTE! The way for Kellan to win this thing is to have as many people as possible to vote for him! Kellan's first match is on JULY 2nd against that pesky Will Cooper from Slammed. (Just kidding, we're both obsessed with Will, but we are ALL about KELLAN right now!)

How to vote:
visit NA Alley's NA Crush Tournament page HERE on the day of the match. Voting will be open for 24 HOURS ONLY, so we have to make it count! Get your family, your friends, your followers-- anyone you can think of-- to vote their little hearts out. I believe only 1 vote per person is allowed, so be sure to vote #TeamKellan!

2. PIMP! Spread the Kellan love. Post to your Facebooks, Twitters, Blogs, anywhere you can think of and tell the world why YOU think Kellan should be #1 CRUSH! I mean, it's pretty obvious, isn't it... But we need you to share, share, share! We have some graphics available, feel free to re-post them to your heart's desire! If posting on Twitter, be sure to use hashtag #NACrushTourney and #TeamKellan! Have everyone you know change their profile pics to support Kellan, share our street team page, link to this blog or to NA Alley, anything you want-- just help us spread the word! Every vote counts!

3. BE ACTIVE! Join the #TeamKellan Street Team on Facebook HERE. We're also on Goodreads (although, not quite as actively) HERE. Tell us why YOU love Kellan and what makes him your favorite crush! Have an artistic side? We would love to see some pics, pic quotes, poems, videos, songs, anything you can think of to help generate interest would be wonderful. We will do our very best to include each and every thing you guys send us in our "Kellan Campaign" and we love hearing from you all!

4. POST! Bloggers! You're able to reach more people than anyone! Any extra posts you can do would be greatly appreciated! If you can post a day before or ON match day, that would be even better! We really need your help spreading the word, you guys are the best!

Here are a few of the graphics we've made so far. We're expecting more any time now, and we'll be sure to post them as soon as they're available. Right click and save to your heart's desire. Change your profile pic, add a button to your blog (we recommend linking back to NA Alley if you do this!), use our #TeamKellan Facebook banner, anything you want! You guys are amazing; you rock, and we SO appreciate your help with this!!

We also want to give a big THANK YOU to Adriana (from Rotten Apple Reads) and Aly (from White Zin Bookends) for their help and dedication to #TeamKellan. These ladies are wonderful, follow their blogs! ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

xo Brittany & Bianca

Review: The Prelude (A Musical Interlude #1) by Kasonndra Leigh

Title: The Prelude (A Musical Interlude #1) 

Author: Kasonndra Leigh 

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: New Adult

Publication Date: Mar 31, 2013
My Rating: ★★★★
Synopsis:

After finishing design school six months ago, Erin Angelo left her tragic past behind in the States and started a new life in Milan, Italy. Burying the grief, silencing her demons, and living a life without any real attachments has worked well for her so far. But when Erin secures her first real job as a budding clothing designer, her controlled world is shaken to its core by the mysteriously sexy director of the local symphony.

Alek Dostov is a man who knows what he wants and how to get it. He’s successful, hot, the son of a millionaire, and women all over the world flock to see one of his performances. For Alek, Erin represents the ultimate challenge: sexy, smart, and unaffected by his charms…or so she thinks. Just like Erin, Alek avoids attachments that leave him emotionally vulnerable. But unlike Erin, his pursuit of all things pleasurable is ruthless.

Knowing how wary they both are concerning any kind of committed relationship, Alek finds a way to pursue Erin, satisfying the intense attraction between them without sacrificing the freedom they both enjoy. Sometimes the deepest passion brings out the darkest emotions. And Erin finds herself completely unprepared for the forbidden world of the young maestro and his truths and even his secrets, as she struggles to deal with her own.

Music, passion, betrayal and forbidden love spun together in one of the most romantic cities in the world.

This novel contains sexual situations and mature language. It is intended for an audience at 17+ years of age.

Review

I was provided with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Erin Angelo is a fashion designer in Milan. She is emotionally not available due to her past. Not the normal broken girl past. But a past that truly killed her spirit and the wanting to be emotionally close with anyone. Alek Dostov is a Russian maestro whom is into swinging. Yes swinging. Different read for me, but interesting! The two meet or collide when she is designing costumes for a production. Alek ends up hiring her. She sees this as a chance to put her fashion designs on the map. She will not date her boss. But, that’s what 

they all say!

There was a bit of a chase between Erin and Alek. I enjoyed this because insta-love is just not my favorite.  Their flirtatious banter was quite entertaining. The story change when Alek’s past catches up to him. I think this interested me the most. I just wanted to know more. I am guessing this is left open for a continuation of the story. If so, I am interested!

I enjoyed that the story was written from both POVs. It gave us insight into both characters. While I expected this to be your typical New Adult novel, it was not. It was full of lies, betrayal, and suspense. I could not predict what would happen next. I enjoyed this couple and I look forward to any future continuation of their story. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a different new adult read.

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Review: Beside Your Heart by Mary Whitney

Title: Beside Your Heart

Author: Mary Whitney

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: New Adult

Expected Publication: June 17th 2013

My Rating: ★★★★

Synopsis: 

Late one night Nicki Johnson plays with emotional fire and Googles her high school love, only to find his name splashed across the British gossip columns. Back in his native England, Adam Kincaid is successful and dating a woman from an aristocratic family like his own. With a career in politics, Nicki’s no slouch, but she knows Adam is living a world away from her life.

Yet there was a time he was no farther than the next locker. Nicki will never forget their year together in high school—the year of her sister’s death, the year her mother checked out. Adam helped Nicki through suffocating grief, and she led him through a coming of age. Was it just high school, or was it something more?

Review

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Nicki Johnson is a senior in high school that has been through enough grief in her 17 years of living to last her a lifetime. She survived an accident that killed her sister and her mom was never the same. As broken as she is, she becomes drawn to British student, Adam Kincaid, a fellow classmate of hers. As time goes on neither can fight the inevitable and they fall for each other, hard. The story actually begins years later where Nicki googles her high school first love, Adam. I don’t want to give it away, but the book takes a surprising twist and gives a POV of their relationship I wasn’t expecting. Ok just a hint. Because I loved the story that much! Most stories of second chance romance gives us the present and TELLS us how they became to be. This story is different. We get to SEE how this love became to be.

It was not just insta-love for this couple. They actually fell in love, and it was really the most beautiful part of this story. Nicki has always felt alone in her grief, until Adam. Although in high school, Adam and Nicki were not your average high school couple. Everything was definitely not rainbows and butterflies. They helped each other deal with real issues. The first time they said I love you was one of my favorite parts of their story. I cannot help but calling them and this story beautiful. It’s the best word to describe everything Nicki and Adam.  You feel every emotion, their ups and downs, their uncertainty about the future. This book gets you so wrapped up in the characters you hold on to every word.

I absolutely adored the story of Nicki and Adam. I enjoyed every page, every moment of their story. The author has a style of writing that I really enjoyed. The flow of the story was slow paced, but I think this was on purpose. How many times have I read a story where it felt rushed? Not this one!  At the end of the story, I was just in tears. I was so overwhelmed with the love between Nicki and Adam. In the epilogue we are brought back to the future. The ending was just not enough for me. So much left unanswered. I truly hope that there is more to Nicki and Adam’s story. 

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Release Event & Giveaway: Killing Sarai by J.A. Redmerski!

Title: KILLING SARAI
Author: J.A. Redmerski
Release date: June 20, 2013
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Age Group : General adult 17 +
Event organized by: AToMR Tours

Book Description:

From the author of the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling novel, THE EDGE OF NEVER, comes a story of passion and survival…
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Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years.

Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape. But things don’t go as planned and instead of finding transport back to Tucson, she finds herself free from one dangerous man and caught in the clutches of another.

While on the run, Victor strays from his primal nature as he succumbs to his conscience and resolves to help Sarai. As they grow closer, he finds himself willing to risk everything to keep her alive; even his relationship with his devoted brother and liaison, Niklas, who now like everyone else wants Sarai dead.

As Victor and Sarai slowly build a trust, the differences between them seem to lessen, and an unlikely attraction intensifies. But Victor’s brutal skills and experience may not be enough in the end to save her, as the power she unknowingly holds over him may ultimately be what gets her killed.

This is their story…

 

Purchase Killing Sarai now!

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**Giveaway at the end of this post!**

Enter to win an ebook copy of Killing Sarai!

One copy available in Kindle or NOOK formats only!

Winner will be contacted on or shortly after July 1st! Good luck!

 

Keep reading for a look at some of J.A. Redmerski's favorite quotes from Killing Sarai...

Cover Reveal: Escaping Me by Elizabeth Lee

Title: Escaping Me
Author: Elizabeth Lee 

Release date: July 2013

Synopsis: 

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

He always knew he would never be more than nothing. No job, no money, no future. Cole Pritchett had accepted the fact that he would always be the screw up and he was okay with it. Until he met her.Here's the thing they quickly found out—sometimes we all need a little help escaping who we think we are.

About the Author

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

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