Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Moon Dwellers Birthday BASH



Today, The Moon Dwellers 
by David Estes 
turns 1 year old

It was 1 year ago today (June 30 th) that David Estes first published the first book in his first ever YA dystopian series, The Dwellers Saga, and changed his life forever. Since then, The Moon Dwellers has outsold and drawn more hype than any other of his 13 published books, and has risen to the top 10 of many YA dystopian lists on Listopia, finding a place amongst bestselling books such as The Hunger Games, Delirium and Divergent. The birth of The Moon Dwellers also changed David’s life forever. As he’s gone from struggling Indie author to fulltime writer, he’s watched in amazement as his Goodreads fan group has swelled from 300 members to over 1,300. 

Since writing The Moon Dwellers, David has gone on to write and publish two sequels, The Star Dwellers and The Sun Dwellers, as well as three books in a sister series, The Country Saga (Fire Country, Ice Country, and Water and Storm Country). He plans to release the 7th and final book, The Earth Dwellers, in the combined series on September 5th later this year.

So what did David Estes want to do to celebrate The Moon Dwellers book birthday? His answer: “Give away as many free ebooks of The Moon Dwellers as possible!” So if you’re like so many others who are obsessed with YA dystopian novels like The Hunger Games, Delirium, and Divergent, and haven’t yet read the growing phenomenon that is The Moon Dwellers, now’s your chance to do so FOR FREE.
You can grab your free ebook of The Moon Dwellers from Smashwords.com using the coupon code below. And please feel free to share with your family and friends and pets, the more ebooks are given away the happier David will be. The only thing David asks for in return is that if you enjoy the read and continue on with the series, to please leave a positive review on Amazon.com for each of his books that you read.
Where you can find The Moon Dwellers: SMASHWORDS

Coupon Code: AQ92E

Please note, this code expires on July 31, 2013
 
a Rafflecopter giveaway

And for those of you planning on reading The Dwellers and/or The Country Saga, here’s a special note from the author, David Estes:
The Earth Dwellers will cap off an eighteen month journey that has taken me from unknown Indie author to still-mostlyunknown fulltime Indie author. The change is a subtle one for most people, but for me it’s a dream come true. To the hundreds (and now maybe even thousands!) of readers who have come along for the ride with me, either by reading the Dwellers Saga, the Country Saga, or both, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Now down to business. There may be some of you who have only read the three books in the Country Saga or only the three books in the Dwellers Saga, and are now thinking you’ll read The Earth Dwellers, which is supposedly the 4th book in BOTH the Country Saga and the Dwellers Saga. Well, that’s awesome!
However, I must highly recommend that before reading The Earth Dwellers that you read the three books in BOTH series. Trust me, doing so will greatly enhance your experience, as The Earth Dwellers will be taking significant characters from both series and crashing them together (yes, like a water country wave) into an action-packed tale of struggle and loss and hope and friendship…and maybe a little love, too. 
Anyway, that’s my advice, it’s up to you what to do with it. In any case, thanks for being a part of my own adventure, I’m a better person for having written stories for you!
Recommended Reading prior to The Earth Dwellers
Other YA Books by David Estes!
The Evolution Trilogy:
Book 1- Angel Evolution
Book 2- Demon Evolution
Children’s Books by David Estes
The Nikki Powergloves Adventures:
Nikki Powergloves vs. the Power Outlaws (Coming soon!)
David Estes was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was very young. He grew up in Pittsburgh and then went to Penn State for college. Eventually he moved to Sydney, Australia where he met his wife and soul mate, Adele, who he’s now been happily married to for more than two years.
A reader all his life, David began writing novels for the children's and YA markets in 2010, and has completed 13 novels, 11 of which have been published. In June of 2012, David became a fulltime writer and is now traveling the world with his wife while he writes books, and she writes and takes photographs.
David gleans inspiration from all sorts of crazy places, like watching random people do entertaining things, dreams (which he jots copious notes about immediately after waking up), and even from thin air sometimes! Recently he’s been inspired by some of his favorite authors, like Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, and Maggie Stiefvater.
David’s a writer with OCD, a love of dancing and singing (but only when no one is looking or listening), a mad-skilled ping-pong player, an obsessive Goodreads group member, and prefers writing at the swimming pool to writing at a table.  He loves responding to e-mails, Facebook messages, Tweets, blog comments, and Goodreads comments from his readers, all of whom he considers to be his friends.
Where you can find David Estes hanging out: 
 David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite


Check out ALL his books!



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Saturday, June 29, 2013

No Need to 'Hunt' for Enjoyment in Hunted!



Y'all should know by now I am a HUGE fan of this series, 
and Oberon in particular.

Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6)Hunted by Kevin Hearne


4½♥'s, but fudged up since someone doesn't have half stars... hey wait, that's me that doesn't have half stars, right?  Well shame on me, I should fix that.

If you love the series, what is stopping you?  Hunted does NOT disappoint and throws more than a few curve-balls!

Atticus, Atticus, Atticus... what is UP with pissing off all the gods, and I do mean darn near ALL of them.  Well, I suppose with them taking offense at the drop of a hat, there's just no hope for it.  Must not forget a shout out to my favorite hound, Oberon, you deserve a sausage of the month club for being such a clever boy!  I'm totally using the 'Shepherd's Pie' thing in real life, be aware of that now.

We've already reached the sixth book in the series now, haven't we?  It seems like just yesterday I stumbled across book one and two in my local library and took a chance.  Tattooed, snarky Druid...  Where do I sign up? Best 'talking' dog ever... Well slap my *bleep* and call me Sally!  I loved them from the very first book and have eagerly followed the story of the highly persecuted druid.  Add the new feminine, but still 'fierce' druid and I'm in reader heaven... or wasn't there free beer in Irish Paradise? Could there be an Irish Reader's Paradise? *Here's hoping*

I do have to say, I loved it, I really did.  I feel the overall story across the series has been cohesive and Hunted was a great addition.  The reader gets tastes of Granuaile as a narrator on occasion, which was an interesting change in voice. But beware, this series must be read in order or you will run across ginormous spoilers with big pointy teeth.  While I do find the plot original and fresh, the intensive running, chasing, and the *my eyes- I can't unsee that!NONONO* moment.  I guess I was just feeling a little desperate, I mean how much bad karma can one druid have?  Tons.  Tons and tons of the worst luck roll ever.  He may as well be wearing a red Star Trek uniform and have a target painted on his back.

There was happily much of Oberon in this installment; between you and me I think Oberon is what makes this entire series.  He's the 'Shepherd's Pie' (see I warned you now about using that, didn't I?)  Playful banter, more gods than you can shake a stick at, fierce fighting, profound observations, manticores, and even a meat heist, what's not to love?  And while there is some romance, overall it's not a 'kissing book'.  There's just not really enough time for that, you see.

I will leave you with my favorite quote (and explanation of 'Shepherd's Pie')

"'Do you perhaps mean pi, the mathmatical symbol?'
No, Atticus, I mean shepherd's pie.  I'm not going to confuse that with math.  Shepherd's pie is delicious and desirable, and math is not."

I received a free ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.




Thursday, June 27, 2013

Switch Cover Reveal ~ FanGirl Mode!!

All’s fair in love and war.









Two thirds of the world's population has been wiped out, 
devastated by the worst war earth has ever seen. Still 
standing amongst the ruins is a mind reader who finds 
herself on the wrong side of the war. Everyone does what 
they must to survive. When the rebels bent on bringing 
down the New World leader start to rise up, it is her job 
to make sure they stay down where they belong. That is, 
until one rebel sneaks past her defences and into her 
heart. Love will blossom from the ashes, but will it be 
enough to save them, or will it mean the end of them both? 



Author Contact Info:



Website: www.JanelleStalder.com


Twitter: @jmstalder     

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Persephone's Orchard Spotlight


 The Greek gods never actually existed. Did they? Sophie Darrow finds she was wrong about that assumption when she's pulled into the spirit realm, complete with an Underworld, on her very first day at college. Adrian, the mysterious young man who brought her there, simply wants her to taste a pomegranate. And soon, though she returns to her regular life, her mind begins exploding with dreams and memories of ancient times--of a love between two Greeks named Persephone and Hades. But lethal danger has always surrounded the immortals, and now that she's tainted with the Underworld's magic, that danger is drawing closer to Sophie.


Paperback, 360 pages
Expected publication: June 28th 2013 by Central Avenue Publishing
ISBN
1926760980 (ISBN13: 9781926760988)
edition language English

For Sale in TWO days- mark your calendars for June 28th, 2013!!

Buy the eBook for only $0.99 for TWO WEEKS starting with the publish date!

 Molly Ringle has been writing fiction for over 20 years, and her stories always include love and humor, as well as the occasional touch of tragedy and/or the paranormal. Her book THE GHOST DOWNSTAIRS, was a 2010 EPIC Award finalist for paranormal romance. Molly lives in Seattle with her husband and kids and worships fragrances and chocolate.

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I am looking forward to reading this VERY SOON and has already gotten some praise at
be sure to read Jess's entire review (and show some love to a lovely blog.) 
Her review leaves me salivating to run and start reading it on my Kindle!

"This reinvention of Hades, Persephone, and the rest of  the Greek gods is fascinating, creative, and breath-taking.  A perfect blend of the old myth and the present day.  And the love between the two main characters is aww-worthy.  You will laugh, cry, and wish for more."


Monday, June 24, 2013

Shudder (Stitch #2) Blog Tour




Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Shudder-Stitch-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B00DE3MQDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1371409093&sr=1-1&keywords=shudder+samantha+durante

 

Title: Shudder (Stitch Trilogy #2) by Samantha Durante
Release Date: June 15th, 2013
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
GR Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17617373-shudder
Book #1, Stitch: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17617373-shudder




It's only been three days, and already everything is different.

Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa's life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she'd counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager remains of a ravaged world. And if she'd thought she'd tasted fear upon seeing a ghost, she was wrong; now she's discovering new depths of terror while being hunted by a deadly virus and a terrifying pack of superhuman creatures thirsting for blood.

And then there are the visions.

The memory-altering "stitch" unlocked something in Alessa's mind, and now she can't shake the constant flood of alien feelings ransacking her emotions. Haunting memories of an old flame are driving a deep and painful rift into her once-secure relationship. And a series of staggering revelations about the treacherous Engineers - and the bone-chilling deceit shrouding her world's sorry history - will soon leave Alessa reeling...

The second installment in the electrifying Stitch Trilogy, Shudder follows Samantha Durante's shocking and innovative debut with a heart-pounding, paranormal-dusted dystopian adventure sure to keep the pages turning.

the first book in the series!

 
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around all the revelations, and questions Shudder contained.  Yet another noodle warp.  However, I will note that due to this story, I knew the world building would begin anew as if Stitch did not provide set up.  Stitch really did set it up, but like Neo found out in the Matrix, that rabbit hole is one freaky mother.
 
I do wish the romance aspect of the story would have been played up a little more.  I understand the reason behind it and there were moments... I think I've just been spoiled on romance with grand gestures.   While the world building in Stitch (#1 in series) all added into the tasty morsel of a book, somehow the recipe wasn't quite the same for Shudder.  I guess I was too eager to get to the 'meat' of the story and wanted to speed past some parts.  I was surprised, confused, hopeful, frustrated, elated, and flabbergasted at times while reading Shudder.  That is a sign right there.  Any book that can give you some sort of emotional roller coaster (but not a traumatizing one,) is definite re-read material.

It MUST be mentioned, however, the end (once again) cliffhanger city, but it didn't leave me angry.  On the contrary, I'm clamoring for more but willing to be patient for the story to have the time it needs to floor me!  It's a solid sequel to the first book, and will garner gasps at moments.  Button down the hatches, and take the plunge with this series!
 
I received a free eBook from Samantha Durante via CBL Book Tours in exchange for an honest opinion.



Author Bio:
Samantha Durante lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband, Sudeep, and her cat, Gio. Formerly an engineer at Microsoft, Samantha left the world of software in 2010 to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams and a lifelong love of writing. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, Samantha is currently working full time for her company Medley Media Associates as a freelance business writer and communications consultant. The Stitch Trilogy is her debut series. Learn more about Samantha at www.samanthadurante.com.

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Keep your eyes on Passionate Book Divas for the upcoming Shudder Blog Tour + Interview!

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Keeping Her (*Insert FanGirl Squee Here*)

News from the author of


Keep looking below for news about her new Losing It novella!

Cora and Jay Crownover will be participating in a Goodreads chat on 6/26 and that we will be hosting a FAKING IT book club on Cora’s facebook page on 6/27 from 3-4 p.m. EDT where you can live chat with Cora about the book and ask her all your burning questions!


Thursday, June 20, 2013

Crimson Midnight Re-Release EARLY!


Rose wants excitement, bright lights and late nights, but she gets more than she bargained for when she swaps her wholesome country life for the hustle and bustle of London.

The city night is home to hungry shadows, eager to consume her.
Rose discovers there is more to this world than what the mundane eye sees, and that she herself is a part of it. Unexpected friendships are forged and unwanted, sometimes dangerous, attractions flare.

London becomes a playground for magic, danger and supernatural threat. While her life, and those of who she loves, hangs in the balance, she must endeavour to embrace her new nature and assist in identifying the hidden threat before it succeeds in its dark purpose.

An Urban Fantasy filled with moon-praising, flat-dwelling vampires, chic corporate werewolves, bar-tending warlocks, ravenous demons and much, much more.
Step inside…


Be sure to check out my
It's worth the (re)visit!





Amos Cassidy - a team of two.  Amos is a 29 year old Diva and Cassidy a 36 year old mum of three. Aside from a passion for writing and a love of reading they also share an addiction to coffee, love anything Joss Whedon and are constantly playing tug of war over Jensen Ackles.  They have been writing together for four years and have completed two novels in their Dark Urban Fantasy series ‘The Crimson Series.’



Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Bloglovin' Connection Powers Activate!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Bad news is on the horizon, guys... 

GFC will still exist, BUT it won't allow you to receive updates of my (and others) lovely blog posts. They want everyone to use Google+, so this is their answer to drive us all to it.

See How You've upset the kitty, Google?


But wait! There is another option available! Check out Bloglovin- I've just stumbled across it, and already it looks SO easy. It groups my blogs I follow together, shows which posts are unread. That, my friends, is just plain awesome. So check it out! And be sure to still receive my newest posts, and giveaways, and book reviews... and ramblings. Can't forget those ramblings.


 Happy Tuesday, everyone!

From your friendly neighborhood narco agent Book Pimp, Alana.