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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Random on Tour: Los Angeles by Julia Kent

BOOK SEVEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RANDOM SERIES:
I guzzled another flute of Champagne and froze, the liquid in my throat, waiting to be swallowed.
Tyler was here.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

an ultimatum she cannot refuse - Dying Light (Jesse Sullivan #4) by Kory M. Shrum

With little to hold her to Nashville, Jesse agrees to work as a freelance agent for Jeremiah Tate, a pharmaceutical tycoon in Chicago. Together they plot revenge against Caldwell, the mastermind responsible for the genocide of over 100,000 Necronites worldwide. 

trapped forever between the past and the future… - A Crack in Time by Catherine St. James

At first, Sara thinks she’s hallucinating - prenuptial jitters, stress or an endocrine system malfunction - but she quickly finds out the bullets are just as real as her growing love for Clay…


The Quirky Tale of April Hale by Cathy Octo

Tall, dark, and mysterious—Ryder Black is everything a girl wants. The catch? He’s trouble. Naturally, he’s irresistibly charming. Surprisingly, he’s impressively academic, too. But it’s his knack for getting into fights that makes him notorious.

It’s not just a number. - 29 by Nancy Pennick

29 …. It’s not just a number.
Temptation sat right in front of her. Allie Sanders spotted the mysterious loner last year as she walked through the crowded hallways. All she had to do now is reach out and touch him. Could it be that simple?

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Doll Parts: Tales of Twisted Love by Azzurra Nox

A haunting trio of short stories about love, obsession, and secrets. Each short story is titled after a song, The National's Apartment Story, Placebo's Scared of Girls, and Skunk Anansie's Post Orgasmic Chill.

how far will she go - Truth (The Geneva Project #1) by Christina Benjamin

Trapped on a flood ravaged island full of orphans, natives and wealthy citizens of the prosperous city Lux, a young girl named Geneva finds herself enslaved at an orphanage with no future and a past she can’t remember. 

Persuasion (Sons of Odin MC #1) by Violetta Rand

18+ If you love the motorcycle romances of Joanna Wylde and Julie Ann Walker, don’t miss Violetta Rand’s irresistible novel about a sexy-as-sin biker who tempts a good girl to go bad.

are their sins too numerous and egregious to forgive? - Siblings by K.J. Janssen

The Symington Parents…
The Symington Children…
Can the damaged family which found its wealth and social standing in medicine somehow heal and find peace? Or are their sins too numerous and egregious to forgive?

“Your daughter is special” - Whispers by H.K. Savage

Special, that was an interesting word for it. More like broken. Broken and scared she was losing her mind. Or maybe she’d already lost it. Thoughts, images, ideas that had no business in the mind of a child raced through her brain, taking over her consciousness until all she could do was shut down and let them run.

Sometimes Love Burns.- Defiant (Blaze Trilogy #1) by H.G. Lynch

The intelligent loner, Anson, soon learns this when he falls in love...but the girl he wants isn't what she seems. Poppy is part of a secret organisation of vampires trained to fight werewolves. 


Freefall (Santa Cruz Skydivers Book 1) by Joanne Efendi

Twenty-five year old professional skydiver Levi James has a troubled past that he just can't seem to leave behind. The main cause of his problems—his father. The billionaire Australian publishing magnate, who after being MIA for most of Levi's life, has decided Levi needs to start playing a role in the family business, whether Levi wants to or not.

The Boy Who Wields Thunder by Gibson Morales

Cover Reveal - In 2060, the Naga are in charge. Humanity lives off of 1940s technology and teenagers are expected to spend their post-graduation lives serving a Naga overseer. Living with his adoptive parents in an upscale human city, Olton Sorrell has studied hard to have a great career serving under his father’s Naga friend. 

Running in the Dark (Running in the Dark #1) by Inger Iversen

Cover Reveal - He is known only as Trace—because he leaves no trace of his victims behind.
A deadly Russian slayer, Trace’s life has always revolved around death.

Digital Horizon (#Hacker #3) by Sherry D. Ficklin

One wants justice.
One wants redemption.
One just wants revenge.


As You Breathe Again (The Walker Boys #2) by Molli Moran

Cover Reveal - Delaney Shaw isn’t looking for anything complicated. After her teaching career is put on hold, she decides to spend the summer in Georgia with her best friend. Lanie lives for the here and now, and she isn’t thinking past the end of the summer. She’s never had any problem being unattached, because she learned a long time ago that life is safer that way.

Monday, December 7, 2015

This could be fun, they said - Fahrenheit (Fahrenheit #1) by Alex Rosa


18+ Nathan know’s Lauren doesn’t have a clue what she’s getting herself into. 
This could be fun, they said. There’s no harm in it, they agreed.
Little do they know, a little research can serve up some unexpected results.

Sometimes being semi-immortal just isn’t enough.- Soul of Dust by Adam Millard

Happy Book Birthday to Soul of Dust and Adam Millard!
"Adam Millard does it again with this thrilling, suspenseful book. I received an arc for an honest review and I can tell you that I could not put this book down. It was really awesome." - Goodreads, Tammie

a step up - Unpretty by Victoria Escobar

Being plain and average would be a step up for Sidonie. The book nerd, gamer geek with larger than average jeans doesn’t really fit in anywhere.
There would never be a happily ever after in her future, unless her books counted. Instead, she has accepted her lot and surrounded herself with friends who genuinely love and support her.

Kiss of the Virgin Queen (Kiss of the Jinni Hunter Series) by Sharon Buchbinder

Homeland Security Special Agent Eliana Solomon is on a mission to prevent terrorist attacks. Hard enough to do when the threats are human, almost impossible when it's an evil, shape shifting jinni. Eliana needs help so she calls the sexy and beguiling psychiatrist, Arta Shahani.

in a time of war - Forbidden Forest (The Legends of Regia #1) by Tenaya Jayne

Born in shame. Cast from society. Shape Shifter/Elf hybrid, Forest must fight for any respect she can get. Targeted in her youth by a vampire noble who placed an illegal slave mark on her, she is forced to obey him, no matter what. 

Fooling Around with Cinderella (Storybook Valley # 1) by Stacy Juba

First in the Storybook Valley series, a blend of sweet romance, chick lit, and fairy tale fun.
What happens when the glass slippers pinch Cinderella's toes?


We Have to Change by Maria Ronay

Do you know enough about the world’s most pressing issues? Are you familiar with the consequences of climate change and methods for sharing the permissible carbon quotas? 
We Have to Change aims to highlight these issues, to make us stop and think seriously about them, and to encourage everyone to become actively involved in the global challenges facing the world today.

Ghosts of Kingston Cottage (Revenant Investigations #1) by Libby Bishop

Medium and paranormal investigator Arabella Pierce is sent with her crew to Kingston Cottage, a haunted Maine seafarer’s cottage on an isolated island. For this investigation, her boss has stuck them with skeptical reporter Lucas Brown.

The Faberge Secret by Stephanie Burkhart

Elise Goodwin operates a heritage museum in Brattleboro, Vermont. Needing to buy some items for her museum, she travels to Boston and acquires a delicious surprise that would excite any curator – a Faberge Egg.

Hickory Dickory Dock (A Nursery Rhyme Suspense #3) by Lee Strauss

Cover Reveal - The situation is more dire and twisted than Marlow and Sage can imagine. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. They don’t even trust each other. How can they save the world, if they can’t save themselves?

Shield of the Summer Prince (World of Ruin #2) by Erik Scott de Bie

Though the knight Ovelia Dracaris swore to defend the Blood of Denerre with her life, hers was the dishonored hand that felled the Winter King. 
Bloodbreaker
Shroud 
Shield 

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Concurs Romania - Hop Cadouri de Craciun, editia a 2-a


Bine ati venit la cea de-a doua editie a concursului anual HOP "Cadouri de Craciun"! Pentru mai multe sanse de castig, vizitati si concursurile celorlalte bloguri participante, pe care le gasiti in lista de la sfarsitul postarii.

PREMIILE MYTHICAL BOOKS

Premiul A
Volumul 3 al seriei este oferit de Editura Epica


Premiul B


Premiul C
Cate un castigator pentru fiecare dintre volumele de mai jos 
Volumul Intimidare este oferit de editura Epica


Castigatorii au fost anuntati pe 7 ianuarie

Restoration (The Revelation Series #5) by Randi Cooley Wilson

Would You Run
Would You Fight
Would You Fall To Fate
If your heart was full of love, could you give it all up?


Vienna's Will by Mark McCullough

New author, Mark McCullough, shares his inspirational journey through chronic depression and addiction in VIENNA’S WILL. After struggling for years to control the negative thoughts that he attempted to quiet with drugs and alcohol, Mark’s life changes when he finds the unconditional love of a little girl and her mother.


Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt Before Dishonour by Will Slatyer

Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt before Dishonour explores the cyclical theory of cultural development, with particular attention paid to the introduction of democratic forms of government in the British Empire and the United States republic. The cyclical theory allows a forecast of the fading of the dominance of the United States as an imperial power.


The past haunts you and the future terrifies you - The Uncommon Cure: A Novella and Three Stories by T Agvanian

The past haunts you and the future terrifies you. What do you do, seek redemption, sink into madness, or eat? These stories follow the lives of women trying to find emotional peace through food, fantasy, or virtue. The urge for liberation from pain drives them to face conflicts arising from the desire for relief.


The Lightening Round by Bruce Stuart

Did you ever wonder what it’s like to dare to fall in love with someone who literally isn’t on your level?



Seaside Christmas (Seaside Hunters #5) by Stacy Claflin

Cruz Hunter has always stuck out in his small hometown. Now that he’s covered in tattoos, the residents peg him as even more of an outcast. It seems like the whole world is against his dream of opening a local tattoo parlor.

The Witching Hour Collection by Various Authors

Good witch. Bad witch. 
White magic. Black magic. 
Kitchen magic. Pick your potion. 
Ready for Halloween? 

Riverview series by Melissa A Hanson

“A Healing Heart” – Riverview Series Book 1 – Updated 7/4/2015 (orig publish 2012)
On a bitter cold winter night Bailey Walsh’s family was killed in a traffic accident. Two years later as she lives with her aunt and uncle in Southern California, Bailey is still plagued by the nightmares of that terrible night. 

a passionate story - A Kindled Winter by Rachel L. Demeter

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” — Dale Evans
Equal parts steamy and heartfelt, A Kindled Winter brings the spirit of the holidays to life with a passionate story of second chances and healing love.

they have no time to mourn - FIVE: Out of the Ashes (Five #3) by Holli Anderson

In this third and last installment of the FIVE series, the FIVE discover new powers, make a desperate run through the Netherworld, land on an island paradise . . . and find that Brone, always a step ahead of them, is becoming more powerful than ever.

They shape it past, present, and future - Choices by Alexander Patterson

Richard Örlendr died over a thousand years ago. He lived in Norway during the Germanic Iron Age and trusted in the judgement of the gods. That is not to say he did not question them when they gave him a dragon, nor did he blindly follow their orders when they told him to go to war. But, when one god told him to kill another, Richard was unable to rely on their wisdom. He had to turn to the Norns.

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Steady Is The Fall by Emily Ruth Verona

Holly Dorren can't breathe. Think. Feel. Her cousin is dead. Nothing will bring him back. And nothing will ever make her whole again.


Friday, December 4, 2015

Bridgetown High by Paul W. West

Living with his grandmother and burdened with guilt, Mark vows to find the hit-and-run driver and take his revenge. The only detail he remembers is round taillights swerving in front of his family’s car, and he’s shocked when he notices the car of the high school’s bully, Jeff Marino, has identical taillights—and a suspicious dent. 

Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat

When Ivy Emerson’s family loses their house—complete with her beloved piano—the fear of what’s to come seizes her like a bad case of stage fright. Only this isn’t one of her single, terrifying performances. It’s her life.
And it isn’t pretty.

something big is happening - The Killer Contract Agency by Jessica Samuels

Salina Sinclair hunts Malians, an alien species that preys on weak teenagers, making them crazy enough to kill themselves. But after being nearly burned alive by one, Salina is contacted by The Killer Contract Agency. 

She’s trying to be good. He loves it when she’s bad - More Than Once (Chasing the Dream #4) by Elizabeth Briggs

Andrew West is done being the nice guy. After a marriage proposal gone wrong, he's started over in a new city and he's never risking his heart again. 
Becca Collins is done being the bad girl. After quitting the band she played bass for, she's going to prove to her family that she's really changed. 

Crystallum (Primordial Principles #1) by Laney McMann

For years, Kade’s true nature has lurked behind an illusion, so when her dad gets another job transfer, she knows the drill: no close friends, no boyfriends, and most importantly: don’t expose what she is. Ever. Keeping secrets is easy. Lies are second nature. So is the loneliness—and the fear, but when the Shadows attack, and Kade meets Cole Spires, she could expose everything she’s trying to hide.

a macabre mission - The Skull Collector by Paris Singer

After the disappearance of her parents, a heartbroken child is sold to the Doll-Maker who promises to revive them. In return, she is to travel from cemetery to cemetery, unearthing graves and collecting skulls. 

she thought she’d be casting spells…- Mystical (Mystical #1) by Michael Weekly

 However, it turns out Eliza is on her way to becoming a mystical assassin. But first she has to start college with her best friend Dawn Roberts and her feline familiar Jared. If you think college is stressful, try finding your best friend being seduced—nearly to death—by a venomous fairy. Something is horribly wrong, and Eliza must find out what it is.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

A Hero Grinch For Christmas by Samanthya Wyatt

Dani will not allow The Grinch to hide from Christ­mas. She will cure Hunter of his nasty mood, even if it kills her. But who will save her from his pas­sion­ate kisses.

The Girl’s Got Secrets by Linda Kage & Silent Scars by Ada Frost

When love and lies combine, Remy must keep up the act or lose everything. But who knew lying to reach one dream could prevent you from attaining an even bigger dream? 


Just a lab experiment - Crimson Earth (Modi #2) by Anna Soliveres

Aeva Storm finally has the answers she’s been looking for since the night she was struck by lightning. She knows who she is—and more importantly,what she is. But her secret isn’t hers alone to keep, and some of those who know the truth will do anything to control her.

The Gray-Haired Knitting Detective Series by D.E. Haggerty

Get all three books of the Gray-Haired Knitting Detectives series in one bundle! The bundle includes Murder, Mystery & Dating Mayhem, Jack Gets His Man, and Love in the Time of Murder. 

The Sound of Circumstance (The Puget Sound—Alive With Love #5) by Susan Ann Wall

Stacie Nightingale doesn’t want the 2.5 million dollars of blood money she’s been awarded as a result of the lawsuit she filed. She also doesn’t want the memories that are flooding her mind, causing her to remember the betrayal that led to her friend’s death and left Stacie with a traumatic brain injury. 

New Cover for United (The United Trilogy #1) by Jaci Wheeler

Cover Reveal - Everyone has a job and a purpose to make the country run smooth and efficiently. Nothing is left up to chance. The people are under constant monitoring for the good of the Country. 


Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Not everything dangerous is bad. Didn’t I Warn You? (Bad for You #1) by Amber A. Bardan

Cover Reveal - Not everything dangerous is bad.
From the moment Angelina laid eyes on him, she fell into a fantasy. Mysterious, foreign, gorgeous, Haithem offered her what she needed most—a chance to feel again.

nowhere to escape - Shadow in the Sea by Sheila A. Nielson

When sixteen-year-old Sadelyn Hanson washes up on the shores of Windwaithe Island, her beauty and the strange marks on her wrist make superstitious locals suspect she is a mermaid. Feigning amnesia, Sade hides a far worse secret: she was sailing to her own murder trial when she was thrown overboard by the real killer, the cunning and cruel Captain Westwood.

Spellweaver by Tamara Grantham

Olive's to-do list: Feed the cat. Pay the rent. Save Faythander. Again.
After Olive's last trip through Faythander, she wants nothing more than a nice vacation. But there's never time for relaxation when goblin treachery is afoot. When Geth, a goblin Spellweaver, destroys the Everblossom—a tree containing Faythander's pure magic—the fairy-world utopia begins to die.

Freedom comes at a cost...- Tarnished (Perfected #2) by Kate Jarvik Birch

Ella slips deep into the dangerous black market, posing as a tarnished pet available to buy or sell. If she's lucky, she'll be able to rescue Penn and expose the truth about the breeding program. If she fails, Ella will pay not only with her life, but the lives of everyone she's tried to save...

Desire and destiny collide - Time For Eternity (Da Vinci Time Travel #) by Susan Squires

18+ Desire and destiny collide in this novel—first in a stunning new series—from New York Times Bestselling author Susan Squires.
Once, Frankie Suchet loved Henri Foucault—and it cost her everything. For two centuries, she has cursed the French duke who gave her his blood and then disappeared forever.


Impure Bargains (Impure #1) by Decadent Kane

Desiderus has served Ba'al faithfully for nearly one hundred years. When Haven Rowe put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger, her fierce nature stirred emotions he hadn't felt since before Ba'al claimed him. With his sight set on consuming her body and soul, he'll use every deceptive idea at his disposal to make sure she belongs to him.

your best and last night - Mariposa by Kim Wells

Intertwined with true-ghost stories, some heart-warming, some heart-breaking, this love-note to San Antonio combines history, myth, and vivid description.


Deep. Dark. And dangerously Human. - Sparked (Metal Bones #1) by Sheena Snow

Metal will Clash
Secrets will Unfold
Sparks will Fly


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

nothing more than dust - The Dawn of Dae (Dae Portals, #1) by Trillian Anderson

The chance to attend college is just what Alexa Daegberht needs to break out the mold of her caste. If she can become a Bach, she can escape the poverty she’s endured ever since her parents died when she was five. Only through education can she rise above her birth caste–and she knows it.