The Darkest Part by Trisha Wolfe Spotlight + Sale!

The Darkest Part (Living Heartwood, #1) by Trisha Wolfe

Release Date: August 6th 2013

Blurb:

Pressing the boundaries of both the psyche and the heart, Sam and Holden embark on a dangerous journey that will test the limits of love.

Sam Wintry’s life used to be almost perfect. She was engaged to her childhood best friend and high school sweetheart, Tyler Marks, planning an amazing cross-country honeymoon during her college break. But after a hit-and-run leaves her in ruin, she begins seeing Tyler’s fractured, ghostly presence, and her family believes she’s losing her mind. Not until she completes their journey, stopping along the way to scatter Tyler's remains, will Tyler be able cross over. Only...is Sam ready for him to leave her?

When the black sheep of the Marks' family, Holden Marks, returns to check on Tyler's case, Sam convinces him to give her his brother's ashes. Despite their shaky history, she needs him...plus, he owes it to Sam and his brother. What she doesn’t count on is Holden’s relentlessness to go on the trip.

On the road, Holden realizes just how unhinged Sam has become. Dealing with her psychosis forces him to confront his dark past, making it harder to keep secrets hidden that should remain buried. Especially from Sam, the only woman he’s ever loved. And as Sam starts to unravel the truth, she begins to question if the brother she's unwillingly falling for again is in an even darker place than her. 

New Adult Contemporary coming this year.

What readers are saying about THE DARKEST PART... 

"This is a great story that captures every element bringing it to a full circle of knowledge and love. A worthy read that is unique and entertaining, The Darkest Part is great." - Savannah @ BooksWithBite 

"The Darkest Part is not your typical NA. It’s a powerful mentally and emotional story about true love and finding your way out of the darkness. Something that only a talented writer can pull off." - Nereyda @ Mostly YA Book Obsessed 

"The Darkest Part is emotional, raw, dark, and passionate, and I felt each of those emotions with Sam and Holden through the entire novel." - Ellen @ Always YA At Heart

 The Darkest Part is available on Amazon and B&N for only 99¢ from now until November 2nd!

    

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Blog Tour Stop: Guest Post by Amanda Gray (ENDLESS)+ Giveaway

Hi everyone! I'm excited to have Ms. Amanda Gray in our blog today and have a chance for a guest post written by her. Read her take on New Adult books and her playlist while doing Endless. Hope you'll give a chance to read the book and join the giveaway below! 

Endless by Amanda Gray

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Month9books,LLC.

Release Date: September 10th 2013

Blurb:

IN A RACE AGAINST TIME, HOW DO YOU KEEP THOSE YOU LOVE SAFE?

Jenny Kramer knows she isn't normal. After all, not everybody can see the past lives of people around them. When she befriends Ben Daulton, resident new boy, the pair stumbles on an old music box with instructions for “mesmerization” and discover they may have more in common than they thought.

Like a past life.

Using the instructions in the music box, Ben and Jenny share a dream that transports them to Romanov Russia and leads them to believe they have been there together before. But they weren't alone. Nikolai, the mysterious young man Jenny has been seeing in her own dreams was there, too. When Nikolai appears next door, Jenny is forced to acknowledge that he has traveled through time and space to find her. Doing so means he has defied the laws of time, and the Order, an ominous organization tasked with keeping people in the correct time, is determined to send him back. While Ben, Jenny and Nikolai race against the clock — and the Order — the trio discovers a link that joins them in life — and beyond death.

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Guest Post

     Playlist while doing Endless

We listened to a lot of the music that the royal family – and our priness would have listened to especially :

Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), Mussorgsky (1839–81), Borodin (1833–87) and César Cui (1835–1918), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93), best known for ballets like Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. We also listened to acoustic contemporary music by bands like Angus and Julia Stone, Ed and Ben Howard.

How you start and end your day

By writing  for at least three hours.

By reading for at least an hour.

                    What's your take on the rising of New Adult Books?·                  

Its really exciting and encouraging that we keep finding new ways of enticing and entertaining readers. Whether or not we define it with a label, there is absolutely a market for literature aimed at 18-24 year olds. People in this age bracket, like teenagers, have a unique set of concerns -- attending and graduating from college, navigating the complicated world of modern sex and dating, and coming to terms with family issues that may inhibit their growth and ability to live life on their terms. Maybe the NA label will encourage more writers to address these issues, whereas in the past we (authors) were often told, “We don’t know how to sell or market this.”

  

Author Bio

Amanda Gray believes in magic and fantasy and possibilities. She is a team of two bestselling authors who live only miles apart but have never met in person. They talk on the phone and are the best of friends and between them have written more than a dozen novels and novellas and have had their work appear on television.

    Giveaway Time:

·         Two (2) print copies of Endless by Amanda Gray (US Only)
·         Two (2) eBook copies of Endless by Amanda Gray (INT)
·         $25 iTunes gift card (INT)

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Waiting on Wednesday: Searching for Beautiful, Lady Thief & Into the Still Blue

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

Here are my WoW picks this week (click title for the Goodreads page):

Searching for Beautiful

by Nyrae Dawn

Release date: March 4th, 2014

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Pre-Order: Amazon | Book Depository

Before, Brynn had a group of best friends, a loving boyfriend, a growing talent for pottery. She had a life. And after…she had none.

When Brynn lost the boyfriend who never loved her, the friends who feel she betrayed their trust, and the new life just beginning to grow inside her, she believes her future is as empty as her body. But then Christian, the boy next door, starts coming around. Playing his guitar and pushing her to create art once more. She meets some new friends at the local community center, plus even gets her dad to look her in the eye again…sort of.

But can Brynn open up her heart to truly find her life’s own beauty, when living for the after means letting go of the before?

Lady Thief
by A.C. Gaughen

Release date: February 11th, 2014

Publisher: Walker Childrens

Pre-Order: Amazon | Book Depository

Scarlet’s true identity has been revealed, but her future is uncertain. Her forced marriage to Lord Gisbourne threatens Robin and Scarlet’s love, and as the royal court descends upon Nottingham for the appointment of a new Sheriff, the people of Nottingham hope that Prince John will appoint their beloved Robin Hood. But Prince John has different plans for Nottingham that revolve around a fateful secret from Scarlet’s past even she isn’t yet aware of. Forced to participate at court alongside her ruthless husband, Scarlet must bide her time and act the part of a noblewoman—a worthy sacrifice if it means helping Robin’s cause and a chance at a future with the man she loves. With a fresh line of intrigue and as much passion as ever, the next chapter in Scarlet’s tale will have readers talking once again.

Into the Still Blue

by Veronica Rossi

Release date: January 28th, 2014

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pre-Order: Amazon | Book Depository

The earth-shattering conclusion to Veronica Rossi's "masterpiece" Under the Never Sky trilogy and sequel to the New York Timesbestselling Through the Ever Night (Examiner.com).

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won't even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her stunning Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.

Permanent (Indelibly Marked #1) by Kim Carmichael + Giveaway (INT)

Everyone I'm happy to introduce a new hot contemporary romance from Kim Carmichael, Permanent. This  is so close to hitting the best sellers list in the US and what's better is to help spread the word about the book, so if you're a reader,blogger or someone who just stop by on our blog(Thank you! *hugs and kisses*) please spread the word about Permanent and join the giveaway below!:)

Title: Permanent (Indelibly Marked #1)
Author: Kim Carmichael
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Released Date: October 7th 2013

Publisher: Breathless Books an Imprint of Assent Publishing

Blurb:What is Permanent? 

Always on the outside looking in, accountant, Lindsay Stevens, has calculated her transformation from a small town, nerdy bookkeeper to a sleek, high-powered accountant down to the last penny. With all her checks finally in balance, she moves to California to start a new life free of her embarrassing past she never wants revealed. 

As Hollywood's hottest tattoo artist, Shane Elliott thrives on standing out. Charismatic and free of commitments, he travels through life with a wink and a smile, hiding the letters he receives from the IRS as if they don't exist. Now with bills to pay and tax collectors breathing down his back, for the first time in his life Shane can't charm his way out of his situation. However, when his new neighbor literally falls into his life, he knows he has struck gold once again. 

Though Lindsay tries to keep her distance, she suddenly finds herself trying to hide her true self as she thrust into a world she doesn't think she belongs, but can't resist. In his good-time life, Shane must discover there is more to life than a party if he wants something more. 

With their lives intertwined, the two must learn accept each other, themselves and their love. 

Worlds collide as they decide what is truly permanent. 

Permanent is the first book in the Indelibly Marked Series that follows the lives and loves of those surrounding Permanent Tattoo.

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Author Bio

Kim Carmichael began writing eight years ago when her need for graphic sex scenes and love of happy endings inspired her to create her own. She has a weakness for bad boys and techno geeks, and married her own computer whiz after he proved he could keep her all her gadgets running. When not writing, she can usually be found slathered in sunscreen trolling Los Angeles and helping top doctors build their practices. http://kimcarmichaelnovels.com/

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Book Playlist: Love Me With Lies by Tarryn Fisher

           

Love Me With Lies Series

I finished reading Thief last night and I'm still experiencing the post-Tarryn-Fisher sickness––meaning it still courses through my thoughts and I can't seem to move on. I love this series no matter how much it hurt me to the point of making me cry then force me to love it again because of the beauty and reality of it all. It was like that, a cycle...a never ending cycle of love and hate, of trust and lies that render me speechless. The characters are flawed but those are what makes them real and the emotions raw. Man, I hate to say goodbye to the characters I grew to love and hate most especially to Caleb and Olivia so I've decided to create a playlist for their unconventional love story . I'm trying to embed a playlist, however, I don't know what's wrong because it doesn't work so I've listed them instead and highlight the lyrics which I think describe this series the most. 

1. I Won't Lie – Go Radio

 If I could take it all back

I could make it all right

You could be the best part of my life

I can tell you all night that I wanna be

The man I'm supposed to be

That...

I won't lie

I've waited a million hours just to say that

I will die if you leave me

You are the way my heart beats

And you are the words my tongue speaks

And I will die if you leave me

2. Time-Bomb – All Time Low

Got my heart in your hands
Like a time bomb ticking

It goes off, we start again

If it breaks, we fix it

Got your heart in my hands

Like a time bomb ticking

We should know better

But we won't let go

It was like a time bomb
Set it in motion

We knew that we were

Destined to explode

(Destined to explode)

And if I have to pull you

Out of the wreckage

You know I'm never gonna let you go

3. Wait for You –– Elliott Yamin

What will it take to make you come back?

Girl, I told you what it is and it just ain't like that

No, why can't you look at me? You're still in love with me

Don't leave me crying

Baby, why can't we just, just start over again?

Get it back to the way it was

If you give me a chance I can love you right

But you're telling me it won't be enough

So baby, I will wait for you

'Cause I don't know what else I can do

Don't tell me I ran out of time

If it takes the rest of my life

4. I Must Be Dreaming –– The Maine

Tell me that you love me.

And it'll be alright.

Are you thinking of me?

Just come with me tonight.

You know I need you.

Just like you need me.

Can't stop, Won't stop.

I must be dreaming.

5. When 3's A Crowd –– A Day To Remember

So here we are again, in the same situation

I'm screaming at the top of my lungs and you're not saying a word

Did you just say what you mean?

Why can't you just mean what you said

When you said "No one can love you like me?"

These past four walls won't be the only thing that's keeping me from you

This distance could never hold this back (I need you)

So let's just take this time and we'll use this for reflection

And I'll see you in three days

And you'll think of me when you're next to him

Well that's a wrap up for my first book playlist! ;)

Here are snippets of my favourite quotes from the three books:

"Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. Love is mean, but it's good. It keeps us alive."

–Thief

“Love is illogical. You fall into it like a manhole. Then you're just stuck. You die in love more than you live in love.”

–Dirty Red

"I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just you pretending that you still have a heart."

–The Opportunist

Cover & Synopsis Reveal: Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher

Title: Mud Vein
Author: Tarryn Fisher
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Expected Publication: December 2013

Blurb: When reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat…and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found. With her survival hanging by a thread, Senna soon realizes this is a game. A dangerous one. Only the truth can set her free.

  

Author Bio

I am a real life villain, truly. I drink sick amounts of Starbucks. Most of the time my hair smells like coffee. I was born in South Africa, and lived there for most of my childhood. I moved to Seattle just for the rain. Rome is my favorite place in the world so far, Paris comes in at a close second. I read and write more than I sleep. When I was eleven, I wrote an entire novel about runaway orphans, using only purple ink. I am addicted to Florence and the Machine and will travel to see concerts. I love scary movies and giraffes. I spend way too much time on Facebook. Meet you there?…

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