Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays Book Blitz + Giveaway - Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler

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Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays!

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Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler!

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Sixteen-year-old Liza Johnson takes fangirl to a whole new level of crazy when she decides to take dating advice from her literary hero: Jane Austen.

With the help of her best friends, Liza sheds her ancient-speak and complete Austen wardrobe for something a bit more modern in an attempt at finding her very own Mr. Darcy.

Enter Will, the new kid and Liza's Darcy incarnate. Add her BFF's ex to mix and the sexy Brit who kisses with an accent, and Liza is in trouble.

So, what's a girl to do? Without her mom to go to relationship advice, Liza turns to the only person she can truly trust with matters of the heart via her mother's copy of COMPLETED WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN.

It's too bad Austen's heroines have never played Spin the Bottle or Seven Minutes in Heaven. Liza's determined to find her true Austen-esque happy ending, but if she can't trust herself instead of books, she just might end up in her own tragic love story.

Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler
Publication Date: September 2014
Publisher: Swoon Romance

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Erin Butler is lucky enough to have two jobs she truly loves. As a librarian, she gets to work with books all day long, and as an author, Erin uses her active imagination to write the kinds of books she loves to read. Young Adult and New Adult books are her favorites, but she especially fangirls over a sigh-worthy romance.

She lives in Central New York with her very understanding husband, a stepson, and doggie BFF, Maxie. Preferring to spend her time indoors reading or writing, she’ll only willingly go outside for chocolate and sunshine—in that order.

Erin is the author of BLOOD HEX, a YA paranormal novel, and the forthcoming contemporary romance titles, HOW WE LIVED and FINDING MR. DARCY: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION. You can visit her online at www.erinbutlerbooks.com.

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Blog Tour + Giveaway - Always Remembered by Kelly Risser

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Always Remembered by Kelly Risser
Release Date: 05/19/15
Clean Teen Publishing

Summary from Goodreads:

One clue… what does it mean?

Ken, the leader of the Blue Men of the Minch, has kidnapped Evan. Before they left, Evan was able to leave a package for Meara—her grandfather's necklace wrapped in a cloth napkin with one word written in blood. Azuria. Unfortunately, Meara doesn't understand it and neither does her dad or Kieran.

When Dad and Aunt Brigid attempt to rescue Evan, Meara and Kieran begin to train the clan on how to fight and defend their home. A war is brewing, and Meara is determined their people must prepare for the battle. The training sessions are long and arduous, but the Selkies work hard to learn.

Meanwhile, Evan wakes and finds himself in Belle Tresor, the home of sirens. He's bound to his blue form, unable to transform to human, and Ken has plans to use Evan's powers to destroy the Selkies. Thankfully, he's not alone. He befriends a siren named Deanna and several Blue Men.
Can he trust them to help him escape or do they have ulterior motives?
As both sides prepare for an ultimate confrontation, the stakes are high and friendships are tested. Some will rise to be victorious. Some will be destroyed. But love and loyalty will be always remembered in this exciting conclusion to the Never Forgotten series.

 

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Never Forgotten│Current Impressions

Excerpt:

I stood alone on the shore. The ocean was calm, the sky clear. Where was Kieran and when did it stop raining? As I watched, the water iced over. Crystals danced outward forming a lacy, solid surface. The latticework spread as far as I could see. In the distance, a shadowy figure glided toward me.

The figure drew near, and I realized it was a woman. She wore a beaded strapless gown that sparkled as she floated on the ice. The fabric looked heavy, but the way it swirled at her ankles told me it was not. Her feet were bare, though she seemed unbothered by the ice. Like the ground beneath her feet, her skin was a pale aqua. Her long wavy hair appeared white in the bright sunlight, though by the time she stood before me, I could tell that it was really a very light blue. Her eyes, the brilliant turquoise of the Caribbean Sea, mesmerized me.

“My child.” She reached out to embrace me. Her touch burned, and the kiss she placed on each cheek bit like frostbite. “The time has come for the truth to be revealed.”

“Truth?” What was she talking about? What truth? It was difficult to think in her presence. Where was Kieran? Where was I for that matter?  I started with the most pressing question, “Who are you?”

“If you look within, you’ll find the answer.” Her finger touched my collarbone. Through the icy spark that followed, I knew.

 

About the Author

Becoming a published author is a lifetime dream come true. As a child, I subjected friends and family to my "KellyMark" greeting cards ("When you care enough to make the very best."), poetry, homemade magazines, and short stories. In high school, my short story, "If Only to Escape" was published in the local paper, and I won a writing contest for my children's story,
"Televisella." In college, my creative writing tapered off, but I still managed to write the occasional review for The Marquette University Tribune. Once I graduated, I mixed creative writing with business writing, and I've held positions in Advertising, Marketing, and Instructional Design/eLearning Development.

Today, I am busy writing the next book in Meara's story. When I'm not writing, I'm reading, hanging out with my husband and two kids, or playing with our Whoodle puppy.

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Blog Tour + Interview + Giveaway - The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst

The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst


Publisher: Sky Pony Press


Release Date: June 2nd 2015

Synopsis:

In 2013: Sixteen-year-old Alora is having blackouts. Each time she wakes up in a different place with no idea of how she got there. The one thing she is certain of? Someone is following her.

In 2146: Seventeen-year-old Bridger is one of a small number of people born with the ability to travel to the past. While on a routine school time trip, he sees the last person he expected—his dead father. The strangest part is that, according to the Department of Temporal Affairs, his father was never assigned to be in that time. Bridger’s even more stunned when he learns that his by-the-book father was there to break the most important rule of time travel—to prevent someone’s murder.

And that someone is named Alora.

Determined to discover why his father wanted to help a “ghost,” Bridger illegally shifts to 2013 and, along with Alora, races to solve the mystery surrounding her past and her connection to his father before the DTA finds him. If he can stop Alora’s death without altering the timeline, maybe he can save his father too.

When did you start writing?

I wrote a lot when I was in middle and high school, then stopped for many years while I attended college, began teaching elementary school, and started my own family. But I never stopped dreaming about writing. After many years of wanting to become an author, I realized it wasn’t going to happen just by wanting it, so starting in 2009, I began to make time to write every day.    

 

What makes you want to write?

I love being able to créate the kinds of stories that I like to read.
 

Who is your favourite character in The Edge of Forever?

This is so hard because I love so many of them, but if I could pick a character that I relate to the most, then that would be Grace. I totally get her need to protect Alora.
 

How did you get the idea for The Edge of Forever?

I had shelved my first book in early 2011 and was trying to figure out what to write next. One day in June, when I was out driving, I heard the song IF I DIE YOUNG by The Band Perry on the radio. For some reason, I was also thinking of an old time travel movie from the early 1980’s titled  SOMEWHERE IN TIME. And I just started thinking and it’s hard to explain, but I wondered what it would be like for a boy to travel back in time. And I realized that he wanted to try to find a way to save the life of a girl who had died too young.


 

What are your hobbies? 

Well, of course, I love reading and writing, but I also enjoy running and watching movies at the theater. 

 




 
What is your favourite film?

Oh, I have so many! One that I’ve watched quite a few times lately is GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Rocket and Groot are the best!

 
 
What is your favourite TV show?

I adore several TV shows, but the one that gives me the most anxiety (meaning I’m totally invested in the characters) is THE WALKING DEAD.

Thanks for the interview! :)

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Melissa lives in the southern US with her husband and three kids. She writes YA science fiction and fantasy, which means she considers watching Star Trek and Firefly as research. She dreams of traveling around the world and maybe finding Atlantis one day. You can usually find her with a book in one hand and a Dr. Pepper in the other. Or consuming lots of chocolate.

THE EDGE OF FOREVER is her debut novel.

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Blog Tour + Giveaway - Behind Your Back by Chelsea M. Cameron

BEHIND YOUR BACK by Chelsea M. Cameron
(Back to Back, #1)

BOOK SUMMARY:

To get to him, I need to use her.
I’ll play her like a violin and have her falling in love with me before she even knows what’s happening.
It will be easy. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again.
She’s just a girl.
A tool to get what I want.
When I’m done with her I won’t think twice about walking away.
At least, that was what I thought.
Until I met her.
 

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The next book in the series, BACK TO BACK, will be released on June 9th!

Excerpt from Behind Your Back:

 

I get out of the car and see that she’s here, and with her natural hair color.

The light catches it and the glow of red is almost blinding. I pay the cabbie and stroll toward the door, as if I’m just out for a walk. In no hurry. Just here for an afternoon pick-me-up.

I go right for the counter and order before securing a table close to hers. She’s here with a laptop and a quick glance tells me she’s probably doing homework. A picture of an impressionist painting fills the screen and she has a notebook out that’s half-filled with curly writing.

My (fake) name is called and I grab my coffee and sit back down. I get out my burner phone to message Cash.

Casting my eyes about the shop, I meet hers just as she looks up from her computer.

I may believe in luck, but I don’t believe in fate. None of this “meant to be” shit.

But something happens when I lock eyes with Saige. Something that feels like a rushing wave, or a gust of wind. It rips through me, even though I don’t move.

Green eyes.

She blinks and the moment ends. I blink too and suck in a breath. Did that just happen? The noise of the coffee shop seems extremely loud all of a sudden and I remember what I’m supposed to be doing. Saige is watching me over the rim of her laptop as I shake myself mentally and sip my coffee. Good. Now I have to wait to see if she’ll come up to me, or if I have to go to her.

She gets up to order another drink and then veers straight toward my table. 

About the Author

Chelsea M. Cameron is a YA/NA New York Times/USA Today Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Austen/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vegetarian, former cheerleader and world's worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, singing in the car and tweeting (this one time, she was tweeted by Neil Gaiman). She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.

 

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