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Title: Emancipating Andie
Author: Priscilla Glenn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: Adult
Release Date: April 2013
Ever since the one time Andie Weber threw caution to the wind – and paid the price for it – she’s learned that it’s safer and smarter to live life playing by the rules. Now she’s got a great apartment, a steady job, and a wonderful boyfriend in Colin; he’s sweet, stable, and essentially perfect – except maybe for the fact that his best friend is Chase.
Chase McGuire lives his carefree, unstructured life strictly for himself. Dripping sarcasm and oozing wit, he refuses to censor his feelings or opinions for anyone, making no apologies for either and wearing his abrasiveness like a badge of honor. No one has ever gotten under Andie’s skin the way Chase does – and vice versa.
So when Andie and Chase find themselves forced to take a two-day road trip together, they are already dreading an inevitable all-out war. But as the trip progresses, and the undeniable friction that has always defined their relationship slowly begins to wear away their preconceived notions of each other, Andie and Chase discover they both have a lot to learn about life, courage, happiness, and the age-old battle between logic and love.
EMANCIPATING ANDIE by Priscilla Glenn ~ Eight Random Facts, Playlist & Giveaway
Eight Random Facts About Emancipating Andie
By Priscilla Glenn
- This is not a love triangle book! Nor is there any cheating. I’ve gotten lots of questions about that, so I felt compelled to let you know right off the bat.
- The original title of EA was With Your Heart. My friend Brett, who’s an author and screenwriter, teased me mercilessly about it. And I mean mercilessly. To the point that I’d be at work and get a random text from him saying something like, “It really might be the worst title ever” or “My friend’s kid has a Winnie the Pooh book called “Pooh Gets Stuck” – still a better title than “With Your Heart.” (yes, I LOL’ed) Eventually I caved and changed the title, although I do miss getting those texts.
- I can actually play “Colorblind” by Counting Crows on the piano; the chords and notes mentioned are all accurate. I’m obsessed with the song and taught myself how to play it a couple of years ago. To be fair though, Andie’s story of learning how to play it is way better than mine.
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Wide Awake by Shelly Crane
Title: Wide Awake
Author: Shelly Crane
Release date: March 23, 2013
Genre: Contemporary
Age Group: Young Adult
Event organized by: AToMR Tours
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Book Description:
A girl.
A coma.
A life she can’t remember.
When Emma Walker wakes up in the hospital with no knowledge of how she got there, she learns that she’s been in a coma for six months. Strangers show up and claim to be her parents, but she can’t remember them. She can’t remember anyone. Not her friends, not even her boyfriend. Even though she can’t remember, everyone wants her to just pick up where she left off, but what she learns about the ‘old her’ makes her start to wish she’d never woken up. Her boyfriend breaks up with the new girl he’s dating to be with her, her parents want her to start planning for college, her friends want their leader back, and her physical therapist with the hazel eyes keeps his distance to save his position at the hospital.
Excerpt
The next couple of weeks brought plenty of action and events. I focused harder on the therapy and tried to focus less on Mason. He seemed to be doing the same. I had renewed vigor, which led to stamina, which led to more workouts, which led to exhaustion, which led to tons of sleep, which led to healing, which led to me walking.
All.
By.
Myself.
Blog Tour & Giveaway ~ 10 Things I Love About BENT Cast
10 Things I Love About the Bent Cast (two at a time)
~ Julia ~
- She doesn’t roll over and let love dictate her life. A lot of people have commented about her being a runner, but I’m not sure I totally agree with that. She didn’t just run because she was scared. She ran because she had a plan for her life, she was sick of living for others, and wasn’t willing to throw that away.
- She learned to forgive. Having your heart ripped out sucks, no two ways about it. Yes, Julia had a perfectly justified reason to never forgive Micah, but she was able to look at it and forgive him for being a stupid, immature kid. Too quickly? Maybe. But there’s a draw to first love that can’t be denied.
~ Micah ~
- He’s lived with his decisions. He screwed up plenty when he was a teenager. He slept around, he lied about it and he broke his high school sweetheart’s heart. And every day since then, he’s lived with his choices. He hasn’t allowed that to break him and works to fix it when he’s given the chance.
- He’s a good dad. It would have been easy to write him as a disconnected, absent parent. After all, Caleb wasn’t planned and his conception wound up screwing up a good thing for Micah and Julia. But he stuck by, right or wrong, to raise his son and he’s an active parent trying to keep Caleb from making the same mistakes.
~ Caleb ~
- He’s real to me. When I was writing, there were times I would call a friend of mine who has a son Caleb’s age (and you’ll hear more about this “friend” in another blog post soon) to see how he would have reacted to certain situations. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t writing Caleb as an accessory character.
- He speaks his mind. Like so many kids, he has no filter on his words. This created tension between him and his dad and a great bond between him and Julia.
~ Annie ~
- She’s blunt. Now that Julia’s home, she has no problem telling her how it is. Having friends who are always in your corner is one thing, but having a friend who will smack you when you screw up is priceless.
- She’s stuck in the middle. Having grown up in a small town, nothing is every black and white. She finds herself stuck between her childhood BFF (who’s been gone for over a decade) and her friend’s ex, who has been in town the whole time.
~ Adam ~
- He’s a protective brother. Now that she’s back, Adam is trying to make sure Julia is safe; emotionally as well as physically. That means his loyalties are tested because he’s gotten close to Micah in the time that Julia has been gone.
- He wants everyone to be happy. You’ll learn more about this side of his personality in Breaking the Rules (early summer release) but Adam works to make sure the ladies in his life are content, even when it means he’s frustrated.
Synopsis
If there’s one thing Julia Wilson has learned in life, it’s that you can’t push your own dreams to the background for anyone. Newly divorced, Julia returns to the hometown she once swore would never see her again. Her plan is simple; enjoy the cheap rent her friend is offering and stay just long enough to develop a plan to make her own dreams come true.
It doesn’t take long before Julia realizes she’s made a big mistake.
Micah Anderson came closer to breaking Julia than anyone else ever had. After promising her forever, he broke her heart the week before she left for college. Now, Julia’s back in town and he’s going to have to tell her the truth about why he left her. It’s not possible to hide a twelve year old child when you live in a town of 5,000 people.
Is following your dreams worth it if it means giving up on a second chance with her first love? Is trying to make a relationship work worth it if his past becomes a threat to her safety?
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New Release Tuesday ~ JUST FOR THE SUMMER & THE PRACTICE PROPOSAL
Dani Sullivan has come to Lake Bliss to write her latest cookbook and to see if the baby she gave up for adoption eight years ago is happy. When she’s done with her reconnaissance, she plans to return to Detroit without any doubts about past decisions. But when she sees her little boy—indeed happy despite living with his single dad—she finds she can’t keep her promise to stay away from her son or from his flirtatious father, who has no idea of her true identity.
Recently divorced sheriff Matt Reagan is ready for a new relationship, but he doesn’t want short-term—his son needs permanence, and so does Matt’s heart. Unfortunately, it’s the smart-mouthed and sinfully sexy Ms. Sullivan who catches his eye. But when Matt learns Dani’s secrets, will he still want her to stay? Or will her chance for love last just for the summer?
Liza Sutherland isn’t looking for love. Not from a charity-auction date she didn’t even bid on and especially not with Nationals first baseman Cole Collins, the guy she obsessed over as an awkward teenager. She won’t get involved with a notorious player, no matter how attractive Cole is.
Reservation by Rachael Wade Blog Tour: Excerpt & Giveaway ~ Win a KINDLE FIRE
Reservation by Rachael Wade is the sequel to the Amazon bestselling romance, Preservation, told from Ryan’s point of view.
Old Habits Die Hard.
Ryan Campbell is not only leaving his title of Professor behind to move on to bigger and better things at Simon and Warden Publishing, he’s also become Seattle’s rising literary star. Sitting on the overwhelming cusp of newfound fame, he learns soon enough that being popular has its downside.
Attracted to the buzz surrounding his new career, former lovers begin to creep back into his life, and potential ones emerge with enticing advances. While he works to juggle reserved, yet stressful, wedding plans with Kate and his new public image, he has enough to manage without worrying about Carter and Dean—Kate’s loveable albeit eccentric friends—and their latest shenanigans.
Surrounded by a lifestyle that includes temptation at every turn, Ryan finds himself immersed in a world full of scandal and lies, where his oldest weaknesses thrive and his ghosts return to haunt him. Questioning whether his life with Kate is his best path, he must discover if he’s still capable of being the man he aspired to be when she first became his, or if happily ever after is only an illusion.
- Preservation, Book One (Kate’s story)
- Reservation, Book Two (Ryan’s story)
- Declaration, Book Three (2013, Carter’s story)
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And then I spotted her, and that mouthwatering gave way to full-on drooling.
Her back was to me as she sat perched on a stool at the bar, one leg crossed over the other, her dress’s low-cut back leaving me scanning the room for any eyes that might be taking in the sight of her porcelain skin. I knew this was an island and the weather was hot, but fuck, was she purposely trying to toy with me? Anyone could see what was only meant for me, and that did frustrating, terrible things to me. The dark red dress made her pale skin striking, the dark green of the surrounding decorative palm trees framing her in dramatic, sultry light. She was a caramel apple, covered in layers of sweet, lush temptation.
I stalked forward to take a bite, stilling the second I caught a tall, dark-haired man glide to her side. His hand snaked around her bare back as he leaned in to speak near her ear and I tensed, my knuckles tightening and turning white at my sides. She turned slightly to peer up at him, nodding and smiling, and I saw red as dark as her dress.
Slinging my suit jacket over my shoulder, I resumed my stride toward her, gaze fixed on the thin fingers still rested on her lower back.
“Hi, Kate,” I said coolly, peeling my eyes from the man’s fingers to glare at his slimy face. He might’ve been wearing a sharp black suit and a radiant, charming smile, but it was fake as hell and I saw all I needed to know in his beady brown eyes the moment our gazes locked.
Kate pivoted around to face me, and Slime Bag dropped his hand from her back, his fake smile faltering as he tried to discreetly distance himself a few inches. “Ry, you’re late, I was starting to wonder what happened. You didn’t text.” She leapt from the stool and tackled me, throwing her arms around my neck.
My eyes didn’t leave Slime Bag. “Sorry, baby, my flight was late and my cell service has been shit since I landed. Happy to see me?” I finally glanced down at her and tossed her a crooked grin, my pulse accelerating when I registered the magnitude of her excitement. She was just as thrilled to see me, and that kick started the damn swelling sensation in my chest that had lodged itself there ever since I made her mine. No other woman brought that machine to life. Only Kate and her soulful eyes, daring mouth, and strong will.
Slime Bag here, on the other hand, was prompting other kinds of swelling in my chest—a concoction of fresh, hot anger and searing pangs of irrational jealousy. Fuck, this woman made me crazy. “I missed you,” I whispered into her ear, pressing my lips to her temple before bringing my gaze back to Slime Bag. I extended a hand out of courtesy, keeping the other planted firmly on Kate’s back. “The fiancé. And you are?”
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New Release & Giveaway ~ Stepping Into More
To celebrate the launch of Stepping Into More by Rachel Karu, the author is organizing a giveaway with awesome prizes! Download the book for FREE from Wednesday, February 27 until Friday March 1.
Stepping into More by Rachel Karu
with purpose.
Before Rachel Karu could speak, she longed to be a singer and performer. But like all of us, Rachel was born with Gremlins – inner voices that hate change and demand the status quo. These perpetual tapes clung to her mind like shackles threatening to derail her at every turning point. At the lead of Rachel’s gang of Gremlins was the toughest of them all: Perfectionism.
“Rachel writes this books as only a recovering perfectionist can! In an unabashed, tell-it-like-it-is style she draws you into her story and reveals the peaks and valleys of her journey. Through colorful narrative, she brings her story alive and, in so doing, helps you ponder yours. Only read this book if you’re not afraid to have your dreams come true!”~ Sharon Jordan-Evans, executive coach & keynote speaker, co-author, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay and Love It, Don’t Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work.
“With candor and humor Karu shares the fears and insecurities experienced by so many women and instills hope that you really can step into more.” ~ Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
“Rachel’s book is a fantastic read for anyone who is struggling from being a perfectionist. As a business coach I often see this personality type and people struggle to satisfy themselves and the lives of others around them. Rachel has brilliantly shared her life long story on how to recover with amazing self improvement questions at the end of each chapter. I highly recommend this book because let’s be honest, nobody is perfect!” ~ Tammy Burnell Business Coach
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Free Download ~ STEPPING INTO MORE by Rachel Karu
Stepping into More by Rachel Karu
with purpose.
Before Rachel Karu could speak, she longed to be a singer and performer. But like all of us, Rachel was born with Gremlins – inner voices that hate change and demand the status quo. These perpetual tapes clung to her mind like shackles threatening to derail her at every turning point. At the lead of Rachel’s gang of Gremlins was the toughest of them all: Perfectionism.
Advance Praise
“Rachel writes this books as only a recovering perfectionist can! In an unabashed, tell-it-like-it-is style she draws you into her story and reveals the peaks and valleys of her journey. Through colorful narrative, she brings her story alive and, in so doing, helps you ponder yours. Only read this book if you’re not afraid to have your dreams come true!”~ Sharon Jordan-Evans, executive coach & keynote speaker, co-author, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay and Love It, Don’t Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work.
“With candor and humor Karu shares the fears and insecurities experienced by so many women and instills hope that you really can step into more.” ~ Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
“Rachel’s book is a fantastic read for anyone who is struggling from being a perfectionist. As a business coach I often see this personality type and people struggle to satisfy themselves and the lives of others around them. Rachel has brilliantly shared her life long story on how to recover with amazing self improvement questions at the end of each chapter. I highly recommend this book because let’s be honest, nobody is perfect!” ~ Tammy Burnell Business Coach
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Sneak Peak: Awaken by Jaime Guerard
Title: Awaken
Author: Jaime Guerard
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Thriller
Age Group: Young Adult; 14 – 20+
Expected release date: March 15, 2013
Cover Designer: B Design
Three things run through my mind at this very moment…
ONE, my life as I once knew it will never be the same.
TWO, the person I’m in love with might not even exist.
THREE, the deception that has unfolded before me has the power of life and death.
Sixteen year old, Breanna Davis, has heard the saying; life isn’t always what it seems…well, that saying rings true now more than ever. As horrifying visions appear before her, revealing tragedies that will forever change the fate of those she loves, she realizes that she may be the only person who can stop them from becoming reality.
Amongst the chaos of this new discovery, Bre is faced with a stranger, Eve, who moves in on Bre’s friends and begins to follow her every move. As Eve’s true motives begin to surface, Bre must fight against, not only the visions, but the dangers Eve holds close.
There is another secret kept- Collin, a boy held captive in Bre’s dreams, the boy she is secretly falling in love with but isn’t sure he even exists. As she tries to make it work with Austin, an old friend who could possibly be more, Bre battles against her feelings for Collin.
Bre is faced with an almost impossible decision, to choose her life or follow her destiny. If she doesn’t intercede, people will certainly die. If she does, her own life could be at stake. In the end, if she fails, she’ll lose everything.
Walking into the food court, I glanced over at something that caught my eye and abruptly stopped.
“Bre, are you alright? What’s wrong? What are you staring at?” Stephanie paused next to me and looked around the crowded mall. Rebecca and Katie had stopped just ahead of us and turned so they could see what was going on. They stood there staring at me with confusion, not saying anything, just waiting for me to respond. Glancing at Katie, I thought that for the first time in about a year, she actually seemed concerned that something might be wrong with me. I could see the change in her expression as she stared, not knowing what to say. But almost instantaneously, her concern seemed to vanish, and her face dropped into a heavy blankness. She pressed her lips together as she obviously realized who it was that she was concerned about and stopped herself before breaking the silence.
Snapping my eyes back to where the girl was standing, her expression was difficult to read; fury, spitefulness and interest all mixed into one. Her long, straight black hair shimmered from the iridescent lights above. Her skin was a perfect ivory color with a hint of pink to it. Her dark eyes glistened as she focused on my face, not noticing the people around her intruding on her space. She seemed oblivious to everything…but me.
“Bre? Bre?” Rebecca walked up to me and shook my shoulders but I didn’t look at her.
Eyes fixed on Eve, I tried to keep my voice as even as I could, failing miserably. “It’s her,” I whispered. “Why does she keep showing up in my life? This cannot be coincidence. What does she want from me? Why doesn’t she just leave me alone?”
“Who are you talking about? Who keeps showing up in your life?”
Quickly taking my eyes off of her for a second, I glared into Becka’s perplexed face. I pointed my finger toward Eve, like I was pointing at the Ghost of Christmas Future.
All three girls turned around at the same time to look. When Rebecca saw who I was referring to, she flipped back around. “Do you mean Eve?”
The sheer sound of her name sent shock waves throughout my body and I began to shudder when I looked back at Eve.
“How do you know who she is?” I barely got the words out.
“I met her at the park right after you left. She seems really nice. She told me she had just moved here from…well, everywhere I guess. She really never told me where she came from, just that she moves around a lot.”
Completely taken off guard, I shook my head. “What else did she say?”
“We just talked casually, small talk like: how long have you lived here, I like what you are wearing that kind of thing. Of course, she would comment on my appearance because I looked fantastic that day. Oh, who am I kidding? I look fantastic every day!”
Why was she hovering around my friends? First my dad and now my best friend. Who was this creepy girl who seemed to be following me? I turned back around and stared at Eve.
“Becka, I know that you said she’s nice but there’s something strange about her. Something is just off, I can feel it,” I stated uneasily.
Just then, as I held Eve’s gaze, warmth swept across my body like I was standing under an air duct and they had turned the heat on. The stiffness of my muscles relaxed and all the uneasiness vanished. Impulsively, my eyes shut and I waited until the light had faded. When I opened them, there it was again, invisible to everyone but me.
About the Author: Jaime grew up in a small town in Northern California. Having a passion for dance and music, never would she have thought herself to become an author.
In late 2008, a story was born and a writer was developed. Jaime found the pieces of her novel beginning to take form and soon she had a full novel in her hands. Awaken is Jaime’s first published novel. With many features still in the works, this debut novel is just a taste of the action-packed romantic thrillers to come from this aspiring new author.
Jaime is a committed wife and mother of 3, who loves life and doesn’t take anything for granted.
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