Showing posts with label Harlequin teen. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 31, 2013

.Blog Tour: #Giveaway #Excerpt: Indigo Awakening by @JordanDane

Welcome to my stop on the Indigo Awakening blog tour hosted by YA Bound.  Click HERE to see the rest of the blog tour schedule! 




Indigo Awakening (The Hunted, #1)


Indigo Awakening
 (The Hunted #1) 
 by Jordan Dane  

Release Date: 12/18/12 
Paperback/e-book 
304 pages 
 
Summary from Goodreads:  
Because of what you are, the Believers will hunt you down.  Voices told Lucas Darby to run. Voices no one else can hear. He’s warned his sister not to look for him, but Rayne refuses to let her troubled brother vanish on the streets of LA. In her desperate search, she meets Gabriel Stewart, a runaway with mysterious powers and far too many secrets. Rayne can’t explain her crazy need to trust the strange yet compelling boy—to touch him—to protect him even though he scares her.  A fanatical church secretly hunts psychic kids—gifted “Indigo” teens feared to be the next evolution of mankind—for reasons only “the Believers” know. Now Rayne’s only hope is Gabe, who is haunted by an awakening power—a force darker than either of them imagine—that could doom them all. 
 







 
Rayne Darby meets a mysterious runaway named Gabriel Stewart when she searches for her missing brother Lucas. As Gabriel sinks deeper into awakening psychic powers he doesn’t understand, he is forced to look for answers in a place he hadn’t expected to see again – the Stewart Estate – where he lived as a child. 
 
 
Excerpt – The Stewart Estate in the Bristol Mountains 
Dead leaves swirled at Gabriel's feet and whipped into the air, casting shadows as they moved under the dim light of a single lantern fixed to the stone wall outside the door. The littered front entrance, with its cobwebs and mounds of dust, told him things had changed from what he remembered of the grandeur of the estate. He felt the weight of isolation and an unshakable gloom. 
Now as he stood at a door he never thought he'd see again, he worked up his courage. Seeing this place through a kid's eyes, it had once looked huge and magical. Every room held a mystery. Every old storage trunk told a story. Being here again had tapped into a part of his childhood that would always be special. It surprised him that despite the years—and all that had happened—the place still felt the same. It hadn't changed much. 
He had been the one to change. He wasn't a kid who believed in magic anymore. 
When a spark of guilt kept him from knocking, he glanced over his shoulder at Rayne. She only shrugged and didn't push. She even forced a strained smile. She seemed to sense how hard it had been for him to come here. If his gut didn't feel like a pretzel, he would've kissed her. 
As he reached for the buzzer, the door moved on its own. It opened with a loud rusty creak. 
"Holy shitake!" Rayne cried out, and jumped. She grabbed him by the arm and wouldn't let go. 
The heavy wooden door with its ancient metal hinges inched open and sucked dried leaves into the gaping mouth of the mansion. Gabe stayed put. He stared into the darkness and waited to see who had opened the door.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






Jordan Dane Bio 
Bestselling, critically-acclaimed author Jordan Dane’s gritty romantic thrillers are ripped from the headlines with vivid settings, intrigue, and dark humor. Publishers Weekly compared her intense novels to Lisa Jackson, Lisa Gardner, and Tami Hoag, naming her debut novel NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM as Best Books of 2008. She also pens young-adult novels for Harlequin Teen. Formerly an energy sales manager, she now writes full time. Jordan and her husband share their Texas residence with two cats of highborn lineage and two lucky rescue dogs. 
 
Social Media Links: 
Website  / Twitter  / Facebook  / Pinterest   

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HarlequinTEEN prize pack, includes (US only): 
 

·         INDIGO AWAKENING by Jordan Dane 

·         ON A DARK WING by Jordan Dane 

·         IN THE ARMS OF STONE ANGELS by Jordan Dane 
·         THE JULIET SPELL by Douglas Rees 
·         BELONGING by Karen Ann Hopkins (ARC) 
·         DANCERGIRL by Carol M. Tanzman 
·         2 Harlequin notebooks 
 
4 Infinity Bracelets: (US only) 


 
For anyone who has read an advance copy of INDIGO AWAKENING, you know that a silver infinity bracelet plays an important part in the story. Special bracelets will be given away on the virtual tour so the lucky winners will be part of Rafael’s street family. Rafe’s bracelet was in black leather, but I’ve added a white leather braid as my personal remembrance to you for being in MY family. 
 
-1 audio book of In the Arms of Stone Angels. Digital download only. (International)
 

 





 
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

.Wating On Wednesday #25



Hosted By Jill @Breaking The Spine



My WOW's for this week have me in a fantasy/paranormal mood and these two below sound great!




Steelheart
By Brandon Sanderson
Expected publication: September 24th 2013 by Delacorte
Young Adult / Science Fiction /  Dystopia / Fantasy/ Paranormal 
GOODREADS      
         
 
Steelheart (Unknown Trilogy #1)


Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.

But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.

Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge













Indelible
by Dawn Metcalf
Expected publication: July 30th 2013 by Harlequin Teen
Young Adult / Fantasy / Paranormal / Romance
GOODREADS



Indelible

Joy doesn’t know who “Ink” is, but she suspects it might be the guy who tried to stab her in the eye. Ever since that night at the club, Joy keeps finding cryptic notes, messages, and threats for Ink. Trying to disentangle herself from this bizarre case of mistaken identity, Joy discovers the truth about the mysterious Indelible Ink and other members of the Twixt, unexpectedly pitting them both against a world of monsters, illusion, immortal honor and revenge, and a scheme to end the Age of Man

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

.Blog Tour #Review #Giveaway: Scent Of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Today, is my stop for the Second book in the Healer series
 Scent Of Magic by Maria V. Snyder where I share with you my review and some awesome giveaways! Check out my review for the first book in the series Touch Of Power HERE.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Scent Of Magic
By Maria V. Snyder

Paperback, 400 pages

Expected publication: December 18th 2012 by Harlequin MIRA



As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomaniacal King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement. And she must do it alone, as Kerrick, her partner and sole confidant, returns to Alga to summon his country into battle. 
 
Though she should be in hiding, Avry will do whatever she can to support Tohon's opponents. Including infiltrating a holy army, evading magic sniffers, teaching forest skills to soldiers and figuring out how to stop Tohon's most horrible creations yet: an army of the walking dead—human and animal alike and nearly impossible to defeat. 
War is coming and Avry is alone. Unless she figures out how to do the impossible...again.
 
 
 
 
 

 
Purchase Links:
 
Goodreads:
 
 

Maria's Bio 
 
Maria V. Snyder changed from being a meteorologist to a novelist in 1995, when she began writing to keep her sanity while raising two children. Since then, she has published numerous freelance articles in magazines and newspapers, and teaches fiction-writing classes at the local college and area libraries. The classes give her the wonderful opportunity to encourage fellow writers, and to keep improving her craft. 
 
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maria always had a fascination with big storms. Dreaming of chasing tornados, Maria earned a bachelors of science degree in meteorology at Penn State University. But she discovered, much to her chagrin, that forecasting the weather wasn't one of her skills. In order to chase tornados you had to predict where they might form. Creating fantasy worlds where she has complete control of the weather was more agreeable to her. 
 
Maria's research on food-tasting methods with an expert chocolate taster, her husband, turned out to be a delicious bonus while writing Poison Study. 
 
Maria has a brown belt in Isshinryu Karate, and enjoys playing volleyball and the cello. Traveling in general and via cruise ship in particular are her biggest distractions from writing. Maria has traveled to Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal. 
 
Maria lives with her husband, son, daughter and yellow lab, Hazelnut, in Pennsylvania where she is at work on more LUNA novels. She is also pursuing a master's degree in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University. 
 
Readers are welcome to contact Maria at the following email address: maria@mariavsnyder.com. 
 
 

Where you can find Maria: 
 
 

Blog  








A journey to discovering secrets, making new friends, as well as reconnecting with old friends. With lies, and deception,  and an imposing war, that include vile creatures, and zombie like soldier's,  Fantasy fans  will enjoy the next phase in the healer series, and will be left yearning for the the next book.



The second installment of the Healer series picks up right where the first one ends, Avry has escaped Tohan's  deranged hand, none to well. Lay dying, she is saved by Kerrick and he has brought her back from the brink of death, but as Kerrick is the only one whom knows what has happened to Avry, the others in her group are left to fear she has succumbed to her injuries, Kerrick comes up with a plan so only Avry and himself know she is alive, as they continue to fight Tohan and is soilder's.

Now, Avry must hide her identity, with magic as she ventures through part of the Nine mountains, alone, having parted ways with Kerrick, so they keep up their rouse, of her being dead, he must too, venture alone back to his kingdom, and the others whom await word from him, as to what direction needs to be taken as far as Tohan and his army goes.

Avry, knowing the only person left of her surviving family, whom despises her, is still alive, has left Avry with the need to save her, as well as trying to save another young girl, she heads off to where both girls are at, a place where Tohan has not yet acquired, in his journey to take over and rule all the kingdoms of the land, Estrid's Army.
Keeping her rouse Avry, becomes Irnia, as she squirms her way into the army of Estrid's company,  and explains to them she can teach them to move through the forest without detection, a valuable skill, they allow her into the army as she is now Sergeant Irnia, of the Gubkin Realm. Becoming close to the groups of leaders of the army, proving her worth leaves her with allies, as she teaches them the skill that was once taught to her by Kerrick, she knows this skill will come in handy while battling the army of the dead.


Kerrick in the meantime has to keep up his rouse of Avry's death as he is left to journey in the opposite direction as her and return to his kingdom to become what he is destined to become, King, a role he is not interested in. He also must keep up his rouse, and lie to his small ban of soldier's whom, have journeyed with both Avry, and Kerrick in the first book. These men have grown to love Avry, like a sister, and Kerrick whom also loves Avry, but as more of a woman,  must fake being sad, and lie to them about her being alive. Saddened, the small group has now separated and have their own duties in the role they play in the fight against Tohan and his army of the dead.


Because so much happens in this book, I'm not going to spoil it for you,  but  I will say that once you get into the story it does develop well and I enjoyed it more and more as the story continued. The last half of the book, had secrets revealed, battles, escapes, unlikely friends, and surprises, as well as death, hardship, and more. As the ending shared more than one surprise we are left with a cliffhanger, the next book in the series Taste Of Death, won't be released until 2014, oh woe is me....


Told in dual pov's throughout the book left me confused at first, as well as picking up from the last book, I felt I needed a refresher in the beginning, but once I got used to switching over of the POV's and I remembered the events from the last book, this one started to flow well at about the 40% mark is where I would say I started to enjoy this book. Being that Kerrick and Avry where not together, like in the first book, I wasn't too sure I would enjoy the direction Miss Snyder was heading, but she proved me wrong, and I did enjoy the story, as well as the many new characters throughout the book. As it seems the impending war has yet to begin fully, in this book it seems to be a slow build up to achieving friends or foe's who will stand up to battle and face Tohan and who will side with the evil monster. Miss Snyder has left me wondering, wondering what direction she will take the Healer series, and I highly anticipate the third book to be epic, as this book seems to be a stepping stone of sorts.



4/5 Fantasy Roses
 
 
 
 







 
 


 
Tour Schedule: 
 
12/10/2012 Parajunkee  http://parajunkee.com/      review and a Q&A 
12/11/2012 Paranormal Urban Fantasy Reviews  http://pnrurbanfantasyreviews.blogspot.com/    review 
12/12/2012 Read Now Sleep Later www.readnowsleeplater.com   Interview with Maria 
12/13/2012 The Book Heroine  http://www.thebookheroine.com/  review 
12/14/2012 We Fancy Books http://wefancybooks.blogspot.com/  Playlist 
12/17/2012 Two Chicks on Books  http://www.twochicksonbooks.com/    Guest Post From Belen 
12/18/2012 The Starry-eyed Revue  http://starryeyedrevue.blogspot.com/   Guest Post 
12/19/2012 A Great Read  http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/    Review 
12/20/2012 YA Reads http://www.yareads.com/ Guest Post 
12/21/2012 The Book Hookup http://thebookhookup.com/  Review
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Two different giveaways for this tour
US/Can only(but don't worry INT)-follow the tour for the INT giveaways
Harlequin teen will be giving away 1 copy of Scent Of Magic
as well as a second giveaway for
 Harlequin Teen Prize pack
Enter both rafflecopter forms to be entered in each giveaway
Ends Dec 22


International

Parajunkee

Read Now Sleep Later

We Fancy Books

The Starry-Eyed Revue

YA Reads

 

US/Canada

Paranormal Urban Fantasy Reviews

The Book Heroine
Two Chicks on Books
A Great Read
The Book Hookup
 

 
 
 
 
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