Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan: FREE UNTIL 8/11

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IT'S FREE! IT'S FINALLY FREE! ONLY FOR NOW! MUST I SAY MORE? Free until 8/11 on Pulseit! Don't miss this fabulous offer! GO GO GO! I'll be posting a review sometime in a couple of weeks.

Cover Reveal: Tragically Flawed by A.M. Hargrove

     
  Title: Tragically Flawed 
  Author: A.M. Hargrove 
  Expected release date: September 23ish, 2013 
  Age Group: Mature New Adult 
  Cover designed by: Amber McNemar   Riviera Benson has a talent...one she discovered by accident. She’s a painter, but canvas isn’t her medium. She creates her lovely masterpieces on walls and ceilings of million dollar homes as murals and faux finishes. Her art is in high demand now, but life wasn’t always that way. Riviera has secrets from her past she intends to keep tightly locked away...terrifying secrets that keep her awake at night...that prevent her from getting close to anyone...anyone that is, until she meets Shan. Benjamin Shandon, owner of Shandon Homes, works like a thousand demons are chasing him...because perhaps they are. His business has boomed, ever since the forest fire swept through the canyon and destroyed hundreds of million dollar homes. He demands excellence in everything...from his employees to his women. He slows down for nothing, keeping a schedule that no sane person would want. But Riviera interrupts everything, twisting his guts inside out, and wedging her way into his heart, destroying a promise he made to himself. Will they let their pasts control their future, or will they decide to let go and allow their hearts to discover each other’s?

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    About the Author One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn't do something soon, it would quickly be too late to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So, she rolled down the passenger window of her fabulous (not) company car and tossed out her leather briefcase. Luckily, the pedestrian in the direct line of fire was a dodge ball pro and had über quick reflexes enabling him to avoid getting bashed in the head. Feeling a tad guilty about the near miss, A. M. made a speedy turn down a deserted side street before tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what lap top out the window. She breathed a liberating sigh of relief, picked up her cell phone, called her boss and quit her job. Grinning, she made another call to her hubs and told him of her new adventure (after making sure his heart was beating properly again). So began A. M. Hargrove's career as a YA/NA and Adult Romance writer. Her books include Kissing Fire, Edge of Disaster, Shattered Edge, the series the Guardians of Vesturon (Survival, Resurrection, Determinant, Beginnings and reEmergent), Dark Waltz and the upcoming release Tragically Flawed. Other than being in love with being in love, she loves chocolate, ice cream and coffee and is positive they should be added as part of the USDA food groups.
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Monday, August 5, 2013

Author Interview: April Genevieve Tucholke, Author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Hey guys! Recently I reviewed an ARC copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (coming out THIS AUGUST) by April Genevieve Tucholke, and was lucky enough to get a very prompt reply from April when I sent her these author interview questions! Feel free to read my review here: http://bookaholic-ness.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-between-devil-and-deep-blue.html Enjoy!


1. What inspired you to start writing in general, and what inspired you to start writing Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?

I have a degree in creative writing, and I was always a Great Reader of Books. I guess the next step was natural. I didn't think I would ever be able to finish a manuscript. I surprised myself. 

This article directly inspired DEVIL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8574484.stm I read it while living in Scotland. It haunted me. Truth is stranger than fiction, no?


2. How long did it take for you to write this book?


It took me about 8 months to write the first draft, and then I revised (for my critique partner, then my agent, then my editor) for another year and a half. So approximately 2 years. 


3. Do you and Violet have anything in common? If so, what?


We're both readers. And dreamers. We both like taking naps with strange boys.