Interpretations of a Part-Time Bibliophile

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Blog Tour: Revelations Coming by Glory Rabenaugh

Warning: This book contains mature subject matter and may be inappropriate for some readers.

Not recommended for readers under the age of 17.

Blog Tour: Lucifer by Annabell Cadiz

Book Blitz: Beautiful Experiment by January Valentine

Warning: This book contains mature subject matter and may be inappropriate for some readers.

Not recommended for readers under the age of 16.

Happy One Year Bookiversary to THE MODIFIED by CA Kunz!

**GIVEAWAY** Today #TheModified by @AuthorCAKunz is 1 yr old! Enter the #bookiversary giveaway on FB! PLZ RT! https://t.co/ONVBigEu3O
— PartTime Bibliophile (@PT_Bibliophile) October 8, 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

Book Trailer Blast: Lily of the Valley by Sarah Daltry

Lily of the Valley

(A Flowering Novel)

by Sarah Daltry

Warning:

This is a New Adult Romance book.

It contains mature subject matter and may be inappropriate for some readers.

Not recommended for readers under the age of 17.

Book Description:

Unfathomable forces have always contested Genevieve Indiana Falcon, known as Indie. The curse of her cold touch entraps her just as the grief ignited in her past torments her. Yet, her mysterious ability to dream while awake saturates her in the belief that she was not always anguished. There is hope that one day a true peace in her soul can be found.

Fall Into UtopYA Day 4: Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown

FIRE IN THE DARKNESS

(Darkness Series #2)

It's been four weeks since Ember Brycin witnessed what her powers are capable of. The Electrical Current Storm has turned Seattle, Washington into a natural disaster zone. The death toll is in the thousands with countless others homeless and hungry. And Ember is the one who caused it. Something she will have to live with every day. Those people who were unable to escape either turned quickly into gangs or live in shelters. Ember, on the other hand, can’t do either. With a price on her head and a Dark Dweller on her ass, she is constantly on the move. Both Light and Dark are hunting her for their own purpose to use her as a weapon or a pawn in the war between the Unseelie King of the Dark and the Seelie Queen of the Light. Em needs help but doesn’t know who to trust: Lars, the mystery man Torin told her to find? Torin, the Seelie Queen’s personal knight, who has sworn to keep Em safe? Or Eli, who wants to turn her over to the Unseelie King, but whom she has an undeniable, intense connection with? No matter what she chooses she will probably lose—her life or everything and everyone she loves

Fall Into UtopYA Day 3: Burning in Water by Arielle Caldwell

Marya with Strong Image Editing, has done an amazing job with the cover!
She [did] each one for The Nerita Torlan Trilogy by Arielle.
Burning in Water is book one in the series.

CREST OF THE BLOOD MOON

is the
3rd installment of the

Blood Moon Series
by Robin P. Waldrop

Fall Into UtopYA Day 2: Something Great by M. Clarke

* This is a New Adult romance novel recommended for ages 18+

due to sexual content and mature subject matter.

Orphaned. Rejected. Ruined. How many wrongs can any one person take?

Miss Candace Green is orphaned along with her younger sister and sent to her paternal uncle's home. Intruding on his bachelor's status, he sends them to be "lady's companions" in Bristol.

A year in Bristol envelopes Candace in darkness and desperate to keep her sister from such a fate, they escape to find shelter with their mother's estranged family in London. Family that disowned their mother for marrying a man beneath their class, their father.

En route to London, Candace encounters many people who will change her life forever. She is stunned by their kindness, humbled by their understanding and overwhelmed by their love. As one such person, Lord Blackstone is determined to introduce Candace into polite society while securing her position in the arms of her family. All the while he must fight to hold onto her while trying to right so many wrongs. Is love enough? Can it heal such devastating wounds?

You can find

"To Right a Wrong"

at the following sites:

Goodreads
Amazon
Smashwords
Barnes and Noble
Kobo

Fall Into UtopYA Day 1: Veiled Shadows by Morgan Wylie

Today is the first day of the
Fall into UtopYa Party

and

It is RELEASE DAY for
Veiled Shadows
(The Age of Alandria: Book Two)!!

Book Trailer Blast: Waking Up Dead

Available in 2013 from Solstice Publishing http://www.solsticepublishing.com/

Be sure to add Waking Up Dead to your Goodreads bookshelves

Warning: This book contains mature subject matter and may be inappropriate for some readers.

Not recommended for readers under the age of 17.

Nova and Quinton are two young people dealing with great tragedies in their past.

Nova lives her life by the numbers, constantly counting. From the time she wakes up, she counts anything and everything throughout the day to keep control over her life, her emotions, her pain. After returning from school, which gave her a reprieve from her grief, she comes home to the source of her pain and falls ever more into despair.

Quinton just wants to be numb. He doesn't want to feel anything and doesn't think he deserves to anyway. After being kicked out of his home, he turns to the only person that will take him in. A place where he can get high and have sex with no emotion or responsibilities.

When their paths cross, Nova and Quinton find themselves unable to fight all the feelings that start to develop, no matter how hard they try. Nova discovers ways to ease the need to count, one of them is Quinton. And Quinton begins to feel...

Then, a trip with their friends changes everything.

Cover Reveal: Grimnirs by Ednah Walters

Book Title: Grimnirs
Series: A Runes Novel
Author: Ednah Walters
Release Date: December 2nd 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Presented by: Twisted Book Tours and More & As You Wish Tours
Banner Made by: Camelia Miron Skiba

Release Day Blitz: Moirai by Ruth Silver

Moirai by Ruth Silver (Book 2)

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science-Fiction

Goodreads

Summary:

Olivia has been on the run from the government of Cabal since the marriage ceremony. Finally settling in and finding herself a place to call home, in Shadow, Olivia and Joshua are preparing for the uprising that they and the rebel alliance have been planning for months.

With new abilities and special talents, from Mindonsiphan, Olivia learns that she can do more than most ordinary eighteen year olds. Learning both to hide and perfect her skills will be one of the biggest challenges she'll be forced to face.

A constant rollercoaster of emotion and adventure await Olivia and Joshua, as they embark on a journey to the rebel city of Torv, and what was once home, Genesis.

“He wants her thrown in the dumpster.” I grimaced as I approached the mattress. “Help me.” I gestured towards the body. “I can't carry her on my own.” Even if I could, I wasn't doing this alone.

“I'm not throwing her away like garbage!” Lisa crossed her arms. “Think of something else, Jacqueline.”

“We could grab some wood, wrap her body, and burn her.” I glanced around the small bedroom. It was mostly empty, except for the dresser against the wall. There were no trinkets, no signs of another life outside of Genesis. I couldn't help but wonder if anyone missed her from back home.

“How are we going to do that without getting caught?” Lisa asked.

“I don't know. Craynor will know we did it.” We were the ones that were told to throw the body away.

“We could find a place in the far end of the lot and bury her.”

Lisa frowned. “No, I like the idea of burning her body. We'd be making a statement. Anita would have approved.”

“If we get caught, we'll be killed,” I reminded her. So much for staying out of trouble.

“He's killing his servants. You don't think that demands attention?” Lisa huffed. “I would have liked to know what I was getting involved in before I worked here.”

“It wasn't like you had a choice.” I reminded her bitterly. That was what we were fighting for: our freedom to make choices. Whether they were right or wrong, they were our choices to make.

“Even so,” Lisa scoffed, “she deserves more than being thrown away like a piece of trash.”

Footsteps clomped through the hallway, just outside the door. “Well whatever we decide, we need to do it fast.”

Aberrant by Ruth Silver (Book 1)

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science-Fiction

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Summary:

In the future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.

With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.

Ruth Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication in the spring of 2005. While in college, she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading, photography, traveling and most of all writing. She loves dystopian and fantasy young adult stories. Her debut novel published by Lazy Day Publishing, ABERRANT, was released April 2013. The second novel in the series, MOIRAI, continues the saga. Ruth has been actively writing since she was a teenager. She currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois.

You can visit her online at http://writeawaybliss.com.

Author Follow Links:

Website: http://writeawaybliss.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/writeawaybliss

Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeawaybliss

Amazon Author Page: http://amazon.com/author/ruthsilver

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Winners: 10 Blogs in 10 Days Giveaway

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Winner of the e-book copy of

is....

Marilyn O.

AND

the winner of the

AWESOME SWAG PACK

from UTOPYA 2013

is...

Kim P.

Congratulations Ladies!

Thanks for participating in the

10 Blogs in 10 Days Event!

Unfortunately...

there were

no winners

for my

2nd Chance Drawing!

If you commented, let me know,

and I'll send you something out!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

DARKEST LEGACY Review & Giveaway Winner!

Last week I did an author spotlight on Allyson Gottlieb and her novella DARKEST LEGACY. There were all kinds of fun things going on: author interview, excerpt from the book, Tamara's playlist, a book trailer and cast pics and bios. If you missed any, check them out in the ARCHIVES.

Today, I'm giving my review and announcing the winner of the giveaway! But, first, lets take a look at the book.

I'm being featured on 10 Blogs in 10 Days Giveaway Event & 2nd Chance Drawing!

Thanks

Ramblings of an Author

for including me in the awesome event!

Oooh! And there's a giveaway too!

Look at all the awesome stuff you could win!

Guest Review by Sydney: Remembrance (Transcend Time #1) by Michelle Madow

Today is an especially exciting day on the blog for me. I had this idea of having teenagers read books from indie authors and write reviews on them. The response from the authors was amazing. I had several authors offer up their books for the cause.

I finally found a young girl more than willing to help. She's an avid reader and an aspiring author. She's already written some short stories (which someday I hope to share with you all, if she'll let me) and submitted them online.

I'm very excited to have Miss Sydney share her thoughts with us. Let's give her a round of applause!