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Book Review: A Life of Death
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Life of Death Author: Weston Kincade Publisher: Self-published Pages: Serial Novel Release Date: June 8, 2011 Source: Author ———————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who can deal with intense child abuse scenes, and other tough issues while reading. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Alex Drummond is a troubled high school senior with a checkered past, a broken home, and a surprising ability. When he touches items that murder victims held in their final moments, Alex relives the events in gruesome detail, seeing…
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Book Review: Heartbeat
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Heartbeat Author: Elizabeth Scott Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: January 28, 2014 Source: NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Elizabeth Scott! This book embodies everything readers love about her. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Life. Death. And…Love? Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be…
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Book Review: Bold
Media Type: Print Book Title: Bold Author: Julia Swift & Andrew Landis Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 174 Release Date: July 4, 2013 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Sasha, a shy, 15-year-old girl who hides from the world, almost dies in a car crash and vows that if she survives, she will be bold and live life to the fullest. Her newfound courage is tested when she meets Will, who just moved to her Air Force…
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Book Review: Buying In
Media Type: Ebook Title: Buying In Author: Laura Hemphill Publisher: New Harvest Pages: Hardcover, 304 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————– Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction, with realistic characters and situations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Bright, ambitious Sophie Landgraf has landed a job as a Wall Street analyst. The small-town girl finally has her ticket to the American elite, but she doesn’t realize the toll it will take—on her boyfriend, on her family, and on her. It…
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Book Review: Correlation
Media Type: Ebook Title: Correlation Author: Mia Grace Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Pages: Ebook; N/A Release Date: November 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mix of a contemporary read and time travel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When the past and the present collide… Hailey Kent knows how she wants to spend the summer before her junior year in high school: hanging out at the pool with Jenna, her BFF; riding her new trail bike on Vermont’s country roads;…
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Book Review: Six Months Later
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Six Months Later Author: Natalie D. Richards Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————– Genre: Contemporary / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick moving plots with just enough twists to keep you guessing! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground and she can’t remember the last six months of…
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Excerpt and Giveaway: Just One Reason by Kirsten DeMuzio
Just one more day until Friday, my bookish friends! To help you through the day, let me introduce Kirsten DeMuzio and Just One Reason. As teenagers, Lindsay and Grady found a love together that few people are lucky enough to ever experience. When Lindsay Ross decided to visit her aunt for the summer in a small lake town in New York, she didn’t expect anything other than an escape from her demanding parents. She certainly didn’t expect Grady Hawke. At the end of the summer, Lindsay and Grady made plans for their future and vowed to be together forever. Back…
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Book Review: Just Like Fate
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Just Like Fate Authors: Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: August 27, 2013 Source: Edelweiss —————————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy “sliding door” stories, where you see consequences of both choices. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / BookLikes Caroline is at a crossroads. Her grandmother is sick, maybe dying. Like the rest of her family, Caroline’s been at Gram’s bedside since her stroke. With the pressure building, all Caroline wants to…
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YALLFest presents: An Interview with C.J. Lyons
In honor of YALLFest, I’m lucky enough to have C.J. Lyons on the blog today! The author of many thriller books, Broken is C.J.’s first romp into the YA genre. Take a look! New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons makes her YA debut with a fast-paced thriller sure to keep readers guessing to the very last page The only thing fifteen-year-old Scarlet Killian has ever wanted is a chance at a normal life. Diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition, she has never taken the school bus. Or giggled with friends during lunch. Or spied on a crush out…
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Book Blitz Giveaway: Sia by Josh Grayson
A book that’s had a lot of buzz around the book blogosphere, Sia by Josh Grayson is on tour today! If you’re a fan of Contemporary Romance, this might just be something that you want to check out. Read on for more information and a giveaway at the end! When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited with her family. At school, she’s powerful and popular. At home, she’s wealthy beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a…