The Shadow of Loss by Josefina Gutierrez Blog Tour Excerpt & $15 Giveaway

Today I'm participating in The Shadow of Loss Blog Tour organized by YA Bound Book Tours.  So let me tell you a little about the Book & Author.

About the Book

The Shadow of Loss
by Josefina Gutierrez
Release Date: 09/31/14

Evelyn Gonzalez keeps losing people, which is always hard, but has she lost something much more? Has she lost her soul? Evelyn has a nervous breakdown and is institutionalized, after months of sorrow and pain she is thrust back into the world. The world of teenage angst and Calculus.

Can she trust people again? Especially after hurtful assumptions and judgments made her miss her junior year of high school. Evelyn is just trying to heal what she lost and graduate from high school.

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Under My Skin by Shawntelle Madison $25 Book Blitz!

Today I'm pleased to share with you an excerpt and giveaway blitz of Shawntelle Madison's Under My Skin, organized by YA Bound Tours.

About The Book

Under My Skin (The Immortality Strain, #1)

Release Date: 12/09/14

Everyone wants to either be a member of the Guild or work for them. Little does the populace know that the Guild hides sinister secrets...

For Tate Sullivan, life in her small, coastal town is far from glamorous. The affluent lives of the Guild members and their servants isn't something she has ever wanted. But all sixteen year-olds must take a simple test, and Tate's result thrusts her into the Guild's world, one where they hide horrible plans for those they select. Tate must fight the relentless General Dagon for control of her mind, body, and soul to keep the one precious thing she has always taken for granted: herself.

Her only ally is the same handsome boy she is pitted against in General Dagon’s deadly game. Quinn desires nothing more than to end the life of General Dagon who has taken over Tate's mind. While romance blooms between Tate and Quinn, General Dagon plots to eventually take over Tate's body, and love might end before it even begins.

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Compulsion by Martina Boone Book Blitz & Giveaway!

Okay before I begin I have to say this is one of the coolest book blitz's I've had the chance to participate in and I can't apologize enough that I didn't get this out sooner.  I say that not only because I've met Martina and read Compulsion but when I went to plug this in there was like a book's worth of information that Martina had provided to choose from and it's all so cool.  There are teasers galore and files and files of possible interview questions, cool graphics and dream casts.  And there's a part of me that really wants to provide it all, except that would be a book instead of a blog post.  I've never received so much information to choose from from an author.  It's like walking into a book store and being told you can only buy one book so which one you know?  Because of this I highly recommend finding every blog that participated in this blitz and checking out them all.  And while you're at it buy the book and find a Martina Boone signing because they are definitely both worth any time and money spent to read and attend.  She really is a wonderful writer and a wonderful person.  At her signings not only does she talk about her books, her writing and give a great presentation, but she stays and talks to people after.   In my personal opinion those are conversations worth having, the kind where you get to talk to some who actually gets your love of books the way that most of the people in your everyday life don't.  She also answers emails, tweets and Facebook messages, this is a writer who really engages with her readers, and I'm sure a lot do, but I can tell you from experience that she does.  I really can't say enough about her or about this book.  For a video and photos of one of her signing please check out this blog post.  I have another one I've yet to make but I'm still going through the photos for that one.  Anyway lets talk about the book.

Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island #1)

by Martina Boone

Release Date: 10/28/14

ISBN: 1481411225

Simon Pulse, Simon Teen

448 pages

Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse.

All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt’s South Carolina plantation instead--a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn’t what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

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Compulsion is available anywhere books are sold. Signed copies are available from One More Page Books. You can also order with the special “I have a Compulsion for reading” bookplate from Eight Cousins.

Reluctant Prince by Dani-Lyn Alexander $10 Book Blitz!

Reluctant Prince (Kingdom of Cymmera #1)

by Dani-Lyn Alexander

Release Date: 11/03/14

Kensington Books/Lyrical Press

Summary from Goodreads:
Betrayal lies cloaked in shadow.

Seventeen year old Ryleigh Donnovan is certain her life is cursed. Nothing ever goes smoothly, and her first job interview is no exception. An earthquake rocks the building, sending Ryleigh on a frantic search for her younger sister, a search which lands her in the hospital. Terrified they’ll push her for answers she can’t afford to give, Ryleigh flees with a mysterious stranger.

Jackson Maynard is about to be ordained as a Death Dealer, a warrior for the Kingdom of Cymmera, but first he must pass one more test. When he fails to acquire the human girl the prophet has chosen, he’s forced to stand trial for treason. Banished from his realm, he seeks out the girl from the vision, Ryleigh Donnovan, and together they embark on a journey to save his dying kingdom.

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Gauge by Cara Nelson $10 Book Blitz!

Gauge

by Cara Nelson 

Release Date: November 2014

New Adult/ 17+

Summary fron Goodreads:

Gauge Bronson has a simple rule: never mix business with pleasure. As the lead singer and guitarist of Provocative, he has his fair share of girls throwing themselves at him, but he refuses to get involved with clingy groupies or women he works with. When beautiful, beguiling Brynn joins the tour, though, he can’t deny there’s something about her he finds irresistible. It’s been a long time since a woman didn’t fawn over him. He’ll have to keep his appetite in check and keep her at a distance if he’s going to remember that she’s off limits.

Aspiring journalist Brynn Morgan has been given the chance of a lifetime to interview a rock band for a new magazine and launch her career. When she learns her assignment is the band Provocative, whose music she’s never liked, any disappointment is overshadowed by her excitement and determination to write a killer story. Plus, the fact that she’s not a fan will make it that much easier to keep things professional. One look at Gauge, though, and she feels an instant attraction to the cocky, tattooed rocker. But despite the sparks flying between them, she’s got a job to do.

As Brynn heads out on a world tour with the band and tries to get them to spill their secrets, the sizzling chemistry between her and Gauge becomes harder and harder to ignore…

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