Blog Tour/ How She Died, How I Lived

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About The Book:
Title: HOW SHE DIED, HOW I LIVED
Author: Mary Crockett
Pub. Date: November 13, 2018
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 416
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD

I was one of five. The five girls Kyle texted that day. The girls it could have been. Only Jamie–beautiful, saintly Jamie–was kind enough to respond. And it got her killed.

On the eve of Kyle’s sentencing a year after Jamie’s death, all the other “chosen ones” are coping in various ways. But our tenacious narrator is full of anger, stuck somewhere between the horrifying past and the unknown future as she tries to piece together why she gets to live, while Jamie is dead.

Now she finds herself drawn to Charlie, Jamie’s boyfriend–knowing all the while that their relationship will always be haunted by what-ifs and why-nots. Is hope possible in the face of such violence? Is forgiveness? How do you go on living when you know it could have been you instead?

About Mary:
A native of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Mary grew up as the youngest of six children in a family of misfits. She has worked as everything from a history museum director to a toilet seat hand model.

In her other life, she’s an award-winning poet and teaches creative writing at Roanoke College in Virginia.

If you tweet at her, chances are she will tweet  back.

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3 Winners will receive a finished copy of HOW SHE DIED, HOW I LIVED, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/12/2018- Here’s to Happy Endings– Review

11/13/2018- A Dream Within A Dream– Review

11/14/2018- Novel Novice– Excerpt

11/15/2018- Bri’s Book Nook– Review

11/16/2018- Pretty Deadly Reviews– Review

 

Week Two:

11/19/2018- The Desert Bibliophile– Review

11/20/2018- Lifestyle of Me– Review

11/21/2018- Moonlight Rendezvous– Review

11/22/2018- Savings in Seconds– Review

11/23/2018- Cindy’s Love of Books– Review

November 2018 Books Unhauling

November 2018 Books Unhauling

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Here is what I have unhauled:

  1. The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
  2. The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan
  3. The Eighth Day by Dianne k. Salerni
  4. Fragments by Dan Wells
  5. Frostfire by Amanda Hocking
  6. Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
  7. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
  8. Awoke by K.T Conte
  9. All in Pieces by Suzanne Young
  10. Tom Gates Absolutely Fantastic  by L.Pichon
  11. Tom Gates Excellent excuses by L. Pichon
  12. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by L. Pichon
  13. Chenxi and the Foreigner by Sally Rippin
  14. Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
  15. Rae My True Story by Chelsea Rae Swigett
  16. Who I kissedf by Janet Gurtler
  17. Don’t Kiss HIm Good Bye by Sandra Byrd
  18. I Can’t Tell You by Hillary Frank
  19. The Dogs by Allan Stratton
  20. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
  21. You Can Cook by Annabel Karmel
  22. Make it by Jane Bull
  23. outdoor crafts
  24. Virals by Kathy Reichs
  25. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
  26. Thirteen Reason’s Why by Jay Asher
  27. The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
  28. The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johnsen
  29. Summer Fit  5th and 6th grade workbook
  30. Ultimate Factivity collection Chima
  31. The Buffer’s Guide to Hiking
  32. The Buffer’s Guide to Wine
  33. The Hunt of the Unicorn by C.C Humpreys
  34. My Friend Leonard by James Frey
  35. Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
  36. The Sweetheart Deal by Syndi Powell
  37. The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries by Charlaine Harris
  38. Hello by Liza Wiemer (I had two copies of this on my bookshelves)
  39. The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson
  40. Death and Mr. Right by Kendra L. Saunders
  41. Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston
  42. The Offering by Kimberly Derting
  43. Gone by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
  44. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
  45. An Amish Reunion by Jo Ann Brown
  46. Societ’s Child audiobook
  47. Perfect Ruin by Lauren Destefano
  48. Pretty Little Devils by Nancy Holder
  49. The Warrior Sheep Down Under
  50. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  51. The Lost Property Office by James R. Hannibal
  52. Peace Love and Cupcakes by Sheryly Berk and Carrie Berk
  53. Into The Deep by Lauryn April
  54. The Last Present by Wendy Mass
  55. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
  56. Philippa Fisher’s Fairy  Godsister by Liz Kessler
  57. I hunt killers by Barry Lyga
  58. Beneath the glitter by Elle & Blair Fowler
  59. Callie’s Rule by Naomi Zucker
  60. The Horse in the attic by Beverley Lawrence
  61. The Horse in the attic Mystiqua and the mystical doorway by Beverley Lawrence
  62. a million little pieces by James Frey
  63. no where but here by Katie McGarry
  64. dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble
  65. The Undertakers Queen of the Dead by Ty Drago
  66. The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
  67. The Unnaturals by Tiffany Trent
  68. The Vintage Teacup club by Vanessa Greene
  69. The What’s For Dinner Solution by Kathi Lipp
  70. Eulogy by Ken Murray
  71. my beastly book of twisted tales
  72. my beastly book of hilarious heroes
  73. Lone Wolf Lawman by Delores Fossen
  74. Hungry Girl Chew The Right thing recipe cards
  75. company’s coming greatest hits biscuits, muffins and loaves
  76. the 250 best muffin recipes
  77. gifts from a jar: cookies, brownies and bars
  78. Lucky Me bi Cindy Callaghan
  79. Killer Heels by Rebecca Chance
  80. Hannah Smart on a slippery Slope by Melody Fitzapatrick

Total books released this month: 80

Total books released in 2018: 303

Total books released in 2017: 156

Total books released in 2016: 124

Total books released in 2015: 211

Can't Wait Wednesday

Can’t Wait Wednesday

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
If you’d like to join in, you can use the image above, the one below, or make your own. Please link back to Wishful Endings in your post and also add it to the linky widget posted each week so we all can come see what you’re excited about. If you’re continuing with the Waiting on Wednesday feature, feel free to link those up as well!
Pages & Co: Tilly And The Bookwanderers by Anna James

ABOUT

A captivating, curl-up-on-the-sofa debut about the magic of books and the power of the imagination. Since her mother’s disappearance, eleven-year-old Tilly has found comfort in stories at Pages & Co., her grandparents’ bookshop. But when her favourite characters, Anne of Green Gables and Alice from Wonderland, appear in the shop, Tilly’s adventures become very real. Not only can she follow Anne and Alice into their thrilling worlds, she discovers she can bookwander into any story she chooses.Tilly’s new ability could even help her solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago. But danger may be lurking on the very next page.

Release Day Blitz/ PIECE OF SHIFTER

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I am so excited that PIECE OF SHIFTER by Laurel Chase is available now and that I get to
share the news!
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Laurel Chase, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $10 Amazon GC, International, courtesy of Laurel and Rockstar
Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the
bottom of this post.
About the Book:
Title: PIECE OF SHIFTER A Fantasy Romance (Haret Chronicles: Qilin Book 2)
Author: Laurel Chase
Pub. Date: November 19, 2018
Publisher: Laurel Chase
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 203
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

I’m coming for Underbelly Circus… to burn it to the ground. My whole life, I’ve wished for family
but found foes instead. All this changed in a matter of days when I met the
guys from Haret – my dragon, shifter, mage, fae, merman, and vampire.

Each man has his own unique magic, and as a Qilin, I have the power to channel
it.
There’s one huge problem, though.

I got my piece of dragon, but if the Ringmaster finds out, he’ll use Jack to
get to us. With Underbelly controlling Jack, we don’t know who trust.
It’s time to fight the Ringmaster for everything he has.

The guys’ magic is mine for the taking, as long as I can wrap my head around
the way Qilin do harems. With these gorgeous guys, that shouldn’t be hard.
I’m Carlyle Licorne, and I’m here to take back what’s mine. 

Ready for more? Scroll up now and take this sexy book to bed tonight! This is a steamy reverse harem story,
suitable for ages eighteen and up.

About Book 1:
 
Title: PIECE OF DRAGON A
Fantasy Romance (Haret Chronicles: Qilin Book 1)
Author: Laurel Chase
Pub. Date: October 8, 2018
Publisher: Laurel Chase
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 203
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

The Ringmaster is coming… to steal me away.
For years, my odd ability to manipulate
others kept me one step ahead of the Underbelly Circus – a place nobody like me
lives through.
Everything goes to hell when a gorgeous
stranger dies right in front of me, resurrects himself as a dragon, and begs me
to follow him straight into the Underbelly beast.
He claims I’m the lost Qilin Queen – a magical freaking unicorn.
I can smell the truth in his words, and
he’s desperate. How can I help him, if he works for my greatest enemy?
The answer comes barreling into my world
when his brothers-in-arms find me, too – lion shifter, mage, fae, merman, and
vampire.
They’re all from a magical world beyond
mine, and they need me to help them find the way home.
Only a pure Qilin can find the Path, and these six men think I’m
the last one alive.
I’m Carlyle Licorne, and I’m no innocent
unicorn.
Ready to find your next group of book
boyfriends? Scroll up now to start this sexy new series today!Piece of Dragon is the first in a
medium-burn reverse harem fantasy series, suitable for ages eighteen and up.

About Laurel:
Laurel Chase lives in the
state that boasts of fast horses, fast cars, and fast women.She writes steamy romance and lives in her head more and more each day – hey,
the scenery is great in there.

She never sleeps enough, and she drinks too much coffee, but she’d never
replace any of that with sensible stuff.

Find her hanging out on social media, usually in the Lovers of Haret readers’
Facebook group!

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Amazon Gift Card, International.
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Release Blitz/ Bound by Secret

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I am so excited that BOUND BY SECRET by Elena Lawson is available now and that I get to share the news!
 
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Elena Lawson, be sure to check out all the details below.
 
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a finished copy of book 1 in the series and $10 GC courtesy of Elena and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
About The Book:
Title: BOUND BY SECRET (The Queen’s Consorts #2)
Author: Elena Lawson
Pub. Date: November 16, 2018
Publisher: Elena Lawson
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 221
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon
I’ll be the first to admit it…my rise to power hasn’t gone entirely as planned.
I’m still getting over Thana’s betrayal and the news of the
Mad King when a long-lost war hero reappears at court. He’s beguiled the nobles, but I’m not so easily swayed or quick to trust.
At least amidst all the chaos has been one constant; my
males. They’ve been there at every turn, and I’m falling deeper in love with them every day.
But the secrets are starting to pile up and weigh on all of
us. Our forbidden romance and the matter of my multiple graces being the least of them…so why do I feel like the secrets others are hiding could be even more destructive than my own?
My males would give their lives to protect me, but I don’t think they realize how much I’d sacrifice to ensure that never happens.
BOUND BY SECRET is the second installment in The Queen’s Consorts series, a medium-burn reverse harem fantasy romance!
#WhyChoose
About Book 1:
 
Title: CLAIMED BY NIGHT (The Queen’s Consorts #1)
Author: Elena Lawson
Pub. Date: July 26, 2018
Publisher: Elena Lawson
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 714
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon
Trapped on an island, Liana’s life
has been a boring montage of skipping stones and listening to lectures, waiting for her mother to die.Now the wait is over. The Queen of the Night Court has been assassinated, and the ship has arrived to ferry Liana back to her birthplace and claim her throne.But not everyone at Court wants Liana to rule.

To make matters worse, she worries her ancestors haven’t graced her with magic,
and an ungraced Queen could never keep her crown. Overwhelmed and filled with
self-doubt, Liana finds solace and protection in the arms of four Fae
warriors.

Charming, devoted, and maddeningly eager to please—it’s clear the males crave
more than just royal favor. They want her… and they’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

Can Liana’s warriors help her claim her rightful place as Queen, or will she fall to the denizens of Night?

*CLAIMED BY NIGHT is the first book in a new reverse harem fantasy series featuring four irresistible Fae warriors and a Queen on the verge of becoming legend. Intended for Mature YA and up.

Excerpt:
 
If only he’d take off that ridiculous armored vest, I’d have a full view of his perfectly sculpted chest. But then, I don’t think we’d be playing chess anymore—at least, not the kind you played on a checkered board.
I swallowed back the hint of warmth spreading through me at the thought of Kade bared before me, swallowing air in a way I hoped he wouldn’t notice. I watched him consider the chess pieces before him, and I knew from where he looked what he would do, but it would be his end, he just didn’t know it yet.
Kade clenched his jaw, reaching out to move his bishop into the perfect place for me to check his king.
“I wouldn’t,” I warned, and he groaned in frustration, placing the bishop back to where it had been.
His shoulders relaxed as he realized once again that no matter where he moved, I would end the game within two turns. “You are maddening, you know that?”
I barked a laugh, “And you’re just mad you got beat by a female—sorry, that you keep getting beat by a female.”
Kade’s lips shifted into a coy smile. “One of these days, I will win. You’ll see.”
I put the pieces back into formation, “I doubt it.”
He chuckled low, standing from the armchair to stretch out his stiff muscles, “Oh, do you?”
“I do.”
“How about a deal then, since you’re so cocky?”
I considered what he could be after but could only think of one thing. Heat pooled between my thighs.
“If I win,” he said, his voice taking on a husky tone that vibrated through the air, settling over my skin like a warm blanket after coming in from the cold, “If I win, I get you.”
My lips were suddenly dry. I licked them. Kade growled in response to the gesture. When I didn’t answer right away, he added, “You don’t have to agree, if you don’t want to. I enjoy playing with you whether or not there’s a reward.” He winked.
He really had no idea, did he? How badly I wanted him. If I was being honest, how badly I wanted all my men. Alaric, the contemplative. Tiernan, the lionheart. Finn, the scholar. And Kade, the flame. They were all pieces to my broken puzzle of a self. Bits of my soul I lost along the road to finding my crown and accepting my duty.
I needed them to feel whole.
“I accept the challenge,” I said to Kade, rising to meet his wide-eyed gleaming stare, “But you have your work cut out for you, Kade.”
A delicious, slow smirk spread over his lips, crinkling the tan skin around his
honey-amber eyes. His gaze roved along my frame, taking in my neck, my breasts,
the curves of my waist and hips, setting on a spot somewhere just below my navel.
Swallowing, I offered him my hand, but not as his queen, as his equal. As a man does
another man when a bargain has been struck. His smile faltered, replaced with an earnest respect. He put his hand in mine and shook it, once, hard, before he pulled me against his warm, solid chest.
About Elena:

 

Elena lives in a small town in Canada with her family. She writes reverse harem fantasy romance stories full of feisty heroines, unforgettable heroes and spellbinding romance. When she comes out of her writing cave, she can be found obsessively rearranging her bookshelves, drinking wine somewhere sunny, or cooking overly
fancy meals for her family and friends.#WhyChooseFor news about upcoming releases, exclusive bonus content and freebies, sign up for author Elena Lawson’s newsletter!

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Can't Wait Wednesday

Can’t Wait Wednesday

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
If you’d like to join in, you can use the image above, the one below, or make your own. Please link back to Wishful Endings in your post and also add it to the linky widget posted each week so we all can come see what you’re excited about. If you’re continuing with the Waiting on Wednesday feature, feel free to link those up as well!
Jack Frost: The End Becomes the Beginning by William Joyce

ABOUT

The Guardians’ powers are put to the ultimate test in their final battle in this conclusion to the epic chapter book series from William Joyce.

When we last saw the Guardians, they were celebrating their victory during Bright Night, the final great Battle of the Moon, where they defeated Pitch once and for all. Or so they thought. Now, many years later, the Guardians have settled into their final selves, embracing their public images and the Earth Holidays. But the world has not been without evil since Pitch’s imprisonment. First there was the World War, then The Crash which has led to what the humans call a Great Depression. All the Guardians feel the weight of these events, but Jack Frost—now half human, half of his former self Nightlight—feels it the most.

Jack’s transition from Nightlight to Guardian was not an easy one. Always inclined to keep to himself, Jack has become especially isolated from the other Guardians since his transformation. Yet it is Jack who Ombric Shalazar (once a great wizard, now known as Father Time) trusts with a tremendous secret. But for Jack to fully understand this secret, he must revisit his past—and finally tell his story.

Jack’s story, however, isn’t the only one to be reopened; an old enemy whose chapter we thought closed will reappear and with him bring a darkness and destruction that will test the Guardians like never before. It’s a battle of superlatives—the worse fighting the greatest, but where, oh where, is Jack?

Blog Tour/ Inkling

Blog Tour/ Inkling

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About the Book:

Title: INKLING

Author: Kenneth Oppel

Pub. Date: November 6, 2018

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 272

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD

 

From the acclaimed author of The Nest, The Boundless, and Airborn comes a brilliantly funny, breakout book about a boy who discovers an ink blot that’s come to life! Perfect for those who love Hoot and Frindle and sure to be a hit with kids everywhere!

The Rylance family is stuck. Dad’s got writer’s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school–even though he can’t draw. Sarah’s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom. So much more than they can say.

Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylance’s sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together–and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything.

Ethan finds him first. Inkling has absorbed a couple chapters of his math book–not good–and the story he’s supposed to be illustrating for school–also not good. But Inkling’s also started drawing the pictures to go with the story–which is amazing! It’s just the help Ethan was looking for! Inkling helps the rest of the family too–for Sarah he’s a puppy. And for Dad he’s a spark of ideas for a new graphic novel. It’s exactly what they all want.

It’s not until Inkling goes missing that this family has to face the larger questions of what they–and Inkling–truly need.

Kenneth Oppel has given us a small masterpiece of middle-grade fiction. Inkling is funny and fizzy and exciting, and brimming with the kind of interesting ideas and dilemmas that kids will love to wrestle with. And Sydney Smith is creating wonderfully inky illustrations to bring the story to vivid life. Get ready. A little ink blot is about to become your new favorite character!

 

About Kenneth:

I was born in Port Alberni, a mill town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia but spent the bulk of my childhood in Victoria, B.C. and on the opposite coast, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At around twelve I decided I wanted to be a writer. I started out writing sci-fi epics then went on to swords and sorcery tales and then, during the summer holiday when I was fourteen, started on a humorous story about a boy addicted to video games. Photo credit: Mark Raynes Roberts

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3 winners will receive a finished copy of INKLING, US Only.

 

 

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/1/2018- The Reading Corner for All– Review

11/2/2018- Here’s to Happy Endings– Review

 

Week Two:

11/5/2018- Belles Book Blog– Review

11/6/2018- D Wants to Read– Review

11/7/2018- Beagles & Books– Review

11/8/2018- YA Books Central– Interview

11/9/2018- Belle’s Archive– Review

 

Week Three:

11/12/2018- Maddie.TV – Review

11/13/2018- Cindy’s Love of Books– Review

11/14/2018- Bri’s Book Nook– Review