Cover Whore {2,368,090}

YAY!!!

What a better way to semi get me out of my funk, then with a COVER WHORE post!!

God Save the Queen - By Kate Locke

I'm not completely sold into steam-punk, but I LOVE this cover!

The Accidentally Genie - By Dakota Cassidy

Personally I love Dakota's Accidentals series, and the fact that this cover is all bright ass pink is awesome!

Into The Dreaming - By Karen Marie Moning

GO READ THIS BOOK DESCRIPTION NOW!

Kiss of Pride - By Sandra Hill

I don't know about you, but this dude is HOT & totally makes this cover!

Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans - Gerry Bartlett

Gerry's covers are always awesome, but this name actually caught my attention first :D

Ok, these are the only ones for now, but I will post more SOON!!

Major Speed Bumps, Downhill Blog Depression and possibly The End?

...........Ok, first this is all being written from my busted ass iPhone, so bare with me!

Lately if you haven't noticed I've been dragging ass, and majorly sucking at blogging/reviewing/following thru and keeping my attention from wondering...squirrel!

You might be saying, "Oh there must be a great excuse", and you bet your ass I have like 50 amazing excuses! But that's just what they are, excuses. Regardless of the fact that they're legit and completely pardon me from my crimes of a horrid reviewer, it doesn't make them right.

I feel, all the way down to my core, that I'm letting SO many of you down. All I want is to be someones inspiration. To spark a reading or reviewing passion they never knew was there. I want to be that constant in this huge blogging sea, but in finding it harder and harder to keep my fingers latched onto that lifesaver that's keeping my head above water.

So why spill all this emotional vomit now?? It's has been a looooong time coming, but putting it into words hasn't really hit me until now.

Please, please just bare with me while I figure these messes (excuses) out on my end...Spunky, fun, BRIGHT NEON colors every where Jessica will be back. And probably soon then you, and even I, think!

Asylum Blog Tour - Playlist & Giveaway!!

Day 10 – The Asylum Soundtrack

Thank you to the spunky Redbull-loving blogger, Jessica, for hosting me here today!  I thought it would be fun to do a post on the ideal ASYLUM soundtrack, if this series was to be turned into a movie. I LOVE music and I’m open to songs from all genres (as long as they don’t involve an organ... organ music makes me want to run through a closed window).
The following songs would be my picks for THE perfect ASYLUM soundtrack. Mind you, I could probably come up with a dozen more, if I had more time   I set them to specific scenes in the book but tried not to label them anything too spoilery.  

Sofie’s Magical Assault – SWEET DREAMS (Marilyn Manson)
“Am I Stupid?” – LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEONE LOVED ME (Dala)
Frozen – COMFORT ME (Feist)
Confronting Caden – UNINTENDED (Muse)
The Ambush -  INERTIA CREEPS (Massive Attack)
Watching Snow Melt – LOVE, LOVE, LOVE  (Of Monsters And Men)
The Rave – RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW - (Fatboy Slim)
Julian’s Dirty Little Secret – KNIFE GOING IN  (Tegan & Sara)
On The Platform –  ALL THAT I AM LIVING FOR(Evanescence)
Reunited –  STARLING (Tori Amos)

Take a listen! You may meet some new artists you haven’t heard of before or rekindle your love of some older ones  Thanks for being here today and thank you to Jess for hosting me.  Hope you enjoy Asylum and make sure you grab an e-copy of Anathema for FREE right now on all the major e-retailers!!

Enter below for a chance to win copies of K.A. Tuckers AMAZING books!!

Best of Indie 2011 - Biggest Villain

Each day this week we'll be voting for a different category!!

- Monday (1/9): Favorite Author (Round 1)

- Tuesday (1/10): Best Hero & Heroine

- Wednesday (1/11): Most Drool-Worthy Cover

- Thursday (1/12): Biggest "Slime Ball" Villain

- Friday (1/13): Favorite Author (Semi-Final Round 2)

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- Monday (1/16): Favorite "Freshman" & Favorite Series

Who's the one villain who you would LOVE to see get theirs? You know, the one who you'd light on fire, throw down a cliff, then have a party right after??

Vote for the Biggest Slime Ball HERE!!

Prizes:

2 lucky voters today will win:

1 e-book of Anathema by K.A. Tucker

&

1 e-copy of Death's Hand by S.M. Reine

Happy Voting!

Cover Whore (1,453,999)

Ok......ready for it......

M.R. Merrick has revealed the cover to Shift, which is the 2nd book his The Protector series!

If you haven't read Exiled, go buy it NOW! It's on sale here:

Smashwords

Amazon

Not only have I been threatening him with bodily injuries patiently anticipating the sequel to Exiled, but the cover as well....for obvious reasons ;-)

Here's a little bit about what to expect in Shift

**CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ EXILED**

Best of Indie 2011 - Badass Heroes & Kickass Heroines

Each day this week we'll be voting for a different category!!

- Monday (1/9): Favorite Author (Round 1)

- Tuesday (1/10): Best Hero & Heroine

- Wednesday (1/11): Most Drool-Worthy Cover

- Thursday (1/12): Biggest "Slime Ball" Villain

- Friday (1/13): Favorite Author (Semi-Final Round 2)

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- Monday (1/16): Favorite "Freshman" & Favorite Series

Today it's time to vote for your favorite Hero & Heroine! You know those fabulous characters that just won't leave you memories!

We'd put a few of our favorites into a list below to help jog your memory, but there's also a slot to add your favorite if it's not there!

2 lucky voters from this round will each receive these GREAT Prizes:

1 e-copy of Descended by Blood - By Angeline Kace

&

Some FAN-TASTIC Swag from K.C Neal

**The 1st giveaways IS international**

Spreading the word isn't mandatory, but is SUPER appreciated!

Best of Indie 2011 - Favorite Author Round 1

Each day this week we'll be voting for a different category!!

- Monday (1/9): Favorite Author (Round 1)

- Tuesday (1/10): Best Hero & Heroine

- Wednesday (1/11): Most Drool-Worthy Cover

- Thursday (1/12): Biggest "Slime Ball" Villain

- Friday (1/13): Favorite Author (Semi-Final Round 2)

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- Monday (1/16): Favorite "Freshman" & Favorite Series

 

Today it's time to vote for your favorite Indie author of 2011!

We'd put a few of our favorites into a list below to help jog your memory, but there's also a slot to add your favorite if it's not there!

Remember you have until Thursday the 12th to vote in this 1st round!

2 lucky voters from this round will each receive these GREAT Prizes:

1 e-copy of Ethereal by Addison Moore

&

1 e-copy of Spartan Heart (1 or 2) by Kristine Cheney

**These giveaways ARE international**

Spreading the word isn't mandatory, but is SUPER appreciated!

Best of Indie 2011

Sounds SUPER exciting doesn't it!!?? And you don't even know what it is yet!

The brilliant Cynthia, over a Book Reader Addicts, and I have allowed our genius minds to collide to create a MASSIVE event showcasing some of the best Indie authors of 2011!

During this week+ long event you're be able to vote for your absolute favorite in the following fabulous categories:

• Favorite Author
• Favorite Series
• Favorite Book
• Best Hero
• Best Heroine
• Best "Scumball" Villain
• Favorite "Freshman"
• Most Drool Worthy Cover

We've each contact a few of our favorites from this last year & threatened them with monkeys and improper grammar asked them very nicely if they'd like to donate some awesome prizes toward this event......and what do ya know, they didn't hesitate!

Who are some of these FAN-TAB-U-LOUS prizes from, you're asking?

(click on the authors name to learn more)

M.R. Merrick

Amber Scott

Angeline Kace

Heather Hildenbrand

Rachael Wade

S.M. Reine

K.A. Tucker

Deb Apodaca

K.C. Neal

Kristy Quinn

Dee DeTarsio

Jamie Magee

Ednah Walters

Kristi Cook

Deena Remiel

And that's just to start!

There will be PAPERBACKS, E-BOOKS, SWAG, BOOKMARKS, AND AWESOMENESS!!

Voting will start on Monday, the 9th & run Thru Wednesday, the 18th!

(There will be choices offered, but feel free to add your own favorite into those categories)

Now grab a button and go spread the word!!!

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Review & Giveaway: Josephine Lost - By Rebecca Gahagan

Author: Rebecca Gahagan
Website
Release Date: 8/16/2011
Purchase Info: Amazon, B&N, Tate Publishing


Looking back on that day, December 16, 2012, I wish I would have enjoyed it more. If wishes were fishes, right? Everything was so simple then. If I had known my whole world was about to spiral out of control, I would have called in sick to work and slept the afternoon away.


Nineteen-year-old Abigail Thornton’s family means everything to her. Her quarreling brother and sister, her ailing father, and her overbearing mother matter more to Abigail than anything in the world.


That is until one fateful December day changes her life forever. Betrayal and death sweep through her family and life as she knows it will never be the same.


Abi is drawn into a battle waged for eternities between the Arkos and the Scrios. Abigail is the Arkos’ Chosen Soldier and with the help of Harrison, her Guardian, she fights the ultimate battle to save the souls of mankind. Abigail’s sister, Josephine, falls in with the Scrios, the enemy bent on destroying the world.


If Abigail succeeds in her mission, she must battle her sister and leave what’s left of her family forever. Should she fail, she will cease to exist, and the world will fall into an irreversible darkness.


In the midst of chaos, she finds a love truer than she’s ever known and the courage to defy those whose only mission is to destroy her.


But will it be enough? Will she be able to save the world from a terrible fate? How will Abigail be able to fight a sister who she once loved?

First Thought: Honestly, my first thought ALWAYS goes back to the cover. With the intensity of the eyes, it reminds me of the battle that is mounting throughout this entire book!

Ok, so as most of you know, I picked up this book because I feel 100% in L-O-V-E with the cover! Thank god what was written on the pages matched the outside, or I would have been a very disappointed person.

Abi, the main character, you can tell right off the bat she's going to be a great to watch develop. You can tell from the beginning that there's that little something lying right beneath the surface just waiting to pop through!

One character who I absolutely admired from the beginning of the book was Abi & Josephine's father. He may be wheelchair bound, but his strength & wise insight completely touched my heart. Just the way Rebecca wrote about Abi's father makes me emotional, she was able to capture their bond & love perfectly.

As I got into the book a little more things TOTALLY got interesting. First, there's Harrison (a 9 on the YUMM-O Meter), who is assigned as Abi's guardian, BUT Abi has NO clue what in gods name is going on. All she knows is that weird people are smashing her car windows magically, her sister's turned into the poster child for Hot Topic & now the fate of the world rests on her shoulder. Kind of a tall order to fill. don't ya think?!

My patience level while reading this book was so on the edge it was ridiculous! I know there's this EPIC battle brewing, but the feelings bubbling within Abi are about to explode! Not only is she grieving, attracted to Harrison, and inevitably having to fight her sister to the death, but she's worried about.....things.

Oh, you thought I was going to tell you...BAHAHAHA, now you'll just have to grab this book yourself. It's definetly a different read, but the tension should have you on your toes & through this book in no time!


4/5