.Cover Reveal:Fairyvision by @jlbryanbooks

Look at how gorgeous this cover is! Phat Puppy Art is becoming a force in the book cover world. I don't think there is one cover that I don't love from PPA. JL Bryan's 5th book in the Song's Of Magic series is  coming out today, and Fairy Metal Thunder, the first book in the series is FREE

JL Bryan's Fairy Metal Thunder is FREE as is the first book in his bestselling Jenny Pox series! 

Fairyvision (Songs of Magic #5) by JL Bryan Expected Pub: February 2013 by J.L. Bryan

*Cover by PhatPuppy Art*

Jason, Erin, and the other Zebras go on a world tour with their enchanted instruments, only to encounter the mysterious supernatural Folk of India and the Far East.  While they tangle with their record company, Erin tries to avoid dealing with the secrets she's learned about herself.

In Faerie, Aoide the Lutist and her troupe finally return home from their long adventure.  They're struggling to get new gigs, but Aoide senses opportunity in the form of special new magic mirrors that can broadcast concerts, plays, and other entertainment all over Faerie...

Goodreads link


Author Bio:

J. L. Bryan is the author of the Paranormals series (Jenny Pox, Tommy Nightmare, Alexander Death, and Jenny Plague-Bringer) and the Songs of Magic series (Fairy Metal Thunder, Fairy Blues, Fairystruck, Fairyland, and the new book, Fairyvision). Fairy Metal Thunder is free on Kindle, Nook, Apple,Smashwords, Sony, and Kobo. Jenny Pox is also free on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Apple, Sony, and Kobo. He’s on Twitter and Facebook, and has a website and blog and all that.

Author Links:

Twitter/Blog/FB/Goodreads

Purchase Links

Buy Link Fairy Metal Thunder: (FREE)

Buy Link Fairy Blues

Buy Link Fairystruck

Buy Link Fairyland

Book Blitz: Boys Of Summer by C.J. Duggan

The Boys of Summer (Book 1 Summer Series)

by CJ Duggan

It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison. 

Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins. 
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets. 
How did she let her friends talk her into working? 

After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos. 

All with the one boy she has never been able to forget. 

It will be a summer she will always remember. 
Warning: sexual references, and occasional course language. 

 

Goodreads link:

 

Author Bio:

C.J is an up and coming Australian Author. Her debut novel, a YA Romance 'The Boys of Summer’ is a coming of age love story set in a mythical small Australian Town in the mid 90's. 
Whether juggling the pressures of a stressful day job, or be it the many realms of mundane reality? C.J has earned a name for her ballistic imagination and witty banter in her blog. Offering an honest, refreshing account with her daily rants of the world and her personal journey in being an Aspiring Author.

To find out more about C.J Duggan and her debut YA Romance“The Boys of Summer” visit http://can-duu.blogspot.com/

Author Links:

• WEB
• BLOG
• TWITTER
• FACEBOOK
• GOOD READS 
• FACEBOOK (The Boys of Summer)

.News You Can Use #1 10/18/12

I'm starting a new feature on the blog, News You Can Use.
I'll be posting news/events in the book world.
Information from Authors, Publishers, Blogger news, giveaways and anything else that may be helpful to you.
If your hosting an event and want to be part of the news post contact me, leave a comment below or e-mail me directly here pnrurbfantasyreview @ hotmail.com

So, here goes! Enjoy!

Author news:

Kate Evangelista author of Taste and the upcoming Reaping Me Softly is having a contest on her blog. You can win some great prizes. Check it out HERE!



Jennifer Armentrout author of Obsidian(The Lux Series) and The Covenant series has a new website design and she just posted a special POV from Daemon from Obsidian(book 1 in the Lux series) Check it out HERE

 **Plus, some great news that I just found out if you live in New England, Jen will be visiting!!!!! YAY!! I can't wait for her visit to RI!!! Whoop!! My FIRST signing event!!!

Tour stops:

Tuesday November 6th, 2012

Burlington Barnes and Noble

Burlington, MA

7:00pm

Special Guest: Leigh Fallon author of Carrier of the Mark

Thursday November 8th, 2012

Barrington Books

Barrington, RI

6:30pm

Friday November 9th, 2012

Yale Bookstore

New Haven, CT

5:00pm

Special Guest: Kate Kaynak author of Minder

Saturday November 10th, 2012

The Voracious Reader

Larchmont, NY

4:00pm

Special Guest: Kristi Cook author of Haven and Mirage

Amalie Howard author of Bloodspell

I hope to see some of you guys!

This isn’t the only tour I’ll be going on this year. Remember the comment about checking out my blog on October 1st? There’s a very special contest coming. 

In the next year or so, I do plan on doing a bigger tour that covers most of the US, but right now, I have a lot of books to write (you will be hearing about one of those very, very soon), and need time to actually write them. Giggles. 

Publisher News:
Harlequin Teen just posted a sharing contest for The Iron Fey Series! For one week only team up on Twitter and Facebook to unlock Iron Fey Exclusives-HERE

When they reach 500 shares they will unlock the trailer
when they reach 5000 shares they will unlock three Iron Fey e-books for FREE!!! So whatcha' waiting for? Share the love!!

  

 

 

 
Blogger News:

Many of you already know Giselle from Xpresso Reads, right, but did you know she has branched out, into  two new great ideas. First she has started a Blog Design site. Not only will she design blogs, but she can freshen up your blog with new buttons, meme designs, event buttons and sooo much more. She is in the process of redesigning my blog, and I'm also seeing her for my 1500 follower giveaway event button and my upcoming blog anniversary button in Dec. What's so great about ordering the event buttons from her, you ask? Well, not only does she come up with a great design BUT, she offers FREE advertising on her amazing blog -Xpresso Reads, which offers great exposure, since she has a great following base. So plan an event, order your button from her for a low rate, and free advertise the event for up to a month on her blog-sounds like a win-win plan to me!
Her second venture is starting a book touring company! Whoa, she will be busy,  but I'm sure she will be able to handle it. You can check out her design site HERE and her Tour site HERE.


  






I read a bunch of reviews every week, and some really blow me away or get me really excited to read a book, This week, I read a great review for Kresley Cole's ya debut, Poison Princess over at Bookish Brunette-aka-Zombie Queen- Check it out HERE.

Things are in full swing over at Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and her Things That Go Bump in the Night month long feature. With over 15 Giveaways and tons of reviews you won't want to miss it. Giveaways include, Mystic City, Ten, Velveteen, I Hunt Killers, and more. So swing on over and check out her reviews and giveaways- HERE 

Confessions of A Bookaholic and Life Bound By Books is having a month long event -Haunted Halloween which will have great giveaways, guest posts, and lots more! Today's giveaway and guest post -is a chance to win an ARC of Taken by Erin Bowman, enter HERE

Miscellaneous:

Have you seen this new site, called Riffle? It's supposed to be similar to Pinterest, but for books. It is an app associated with your Facebook account.

Introducing Riffle. The app that's inspiring people
to discover great books and to read more.

After their preview of Riffle, Publisher's Weekly asked with anticipation:

"Could Riffle Be the Pinterest of Book Discovery?


Three things to know about Riffle:

1. Riffle will give you direct access to your friends' favorite books and also connect you with passionate readers who make amazing recommendations. 
2. Riffle will give you the insider view of what your favorite authors read and what books inspire them.
3. Riffle is new, and being developed with care by a team who wishes to inspire you to enjoy great books and to read more.

Click here to get started.Warmest regards,
The Riffle Team

P.S.  Riffle is better with friends, so please feel free to share your Riffle invitation with your reading friends.



If your an Amazon customer or have purchased e-books from Amazon many of you may have received an e-mail stating that you are entitled to a refund from the top three publishing houses, for overcharging e-books(ha, you think?)



Dear Kindle Customer,

We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.

Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here:www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements

In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.

Thank you for being a Kindle customer.

The Amazon Kindle Team


Amazon Freebies:

Click on covers for direct links