Important Update…

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Hi Everyone.

As much as this currently pains me, I have to take a break from my blog for a little bit until I get this health issue resolved.

Here is what has happened to date:  Wednesday as I was getting ready for the day I noticed that my left hand was feeling funny. I instantly checked for any symptoms of a stroke and there was none. I had a slight pinching in my shoulder and thought it was a pinched nerve so I made an appointment with my physiotherapist and she did some test and put it down to that but then Friday I was experiencing more numbness so I went to the hospital and went through the works of blood test, a CT scan and a EKG and every thing came out okay.

The resident dr I had in ER was fantastic and managed to get me an appointment with a neurologist for Saturday morning which I have seen and he completed a bunch of test and he currently isn’t sure what this sensitivity issue is and I have to go for a MRI hopefully this week.

So this is why I am deciding to take a short break because this message has already taken me 45 minutes to type. I do have some things scheduled to go up as scheduled in the next little while.

Hopefully I will be back asap.

Cover Reveal/ Scales

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Today Nicole Conway, Owl Hollow Press, and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover and an exclusive content for SCALES, her new MG/YA Fantasy Book which releases in 2019! Check out the awesome cover
and enter the giveaway!
On to the reveal! 
 
 
Title: SCALES (Spirits of Chaos, #1)
Author: Nicole Conway
Pub. Date: 2019
Publisher: Owl Hollow Press
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: ?
Find it: Goodreads
When New York City faces the threat of an ancient evil, a teenage boy must use a magical
bracelet to transform into a monster-slaying dragon superhero.
Koji Owens is the new kid … again. As the only son of an Air Force F-16 pilot, he’s learned to adapt and survive every time they move. It’s not easy starting over with new friends and schools every two
years, but when the Owens family makes their final move to New York, Koji finally
has hope for a normal high school life—that is, until he finds a strange bracelet in his locker.
Transformed into a storm-summoning dragon warrior, Koji finds himself caught up in a world of ancient powers, secret identities, and colossal monsters threatening to destroy his new home. But these awesome powers come with strings attached, and revealing his true identity could mean losing everything he loves. With his family and friends now in mortal danger and New York City in flames, Koji must find the courage to become the hero they need and face down an enemy hiding in plain sight.
A comic-obsessed teenage misfit embraces his inner hero in this action-packed adventure that will leave you ready to get your scales on!
Exclusive Excerpt!
Piercing light bloomed from the totem scale.
It swept over me and took away my pain, molding and stretching me into my full
dragon form. The instant the searing energy coursed through my body, I launched
myself into the sky.
I didn’t have a single second to waste.
Now that I was a beast of comparable size, I
crested the skyscrapers in a few powerful beats of my wings. From a few blocks
away, the wyvern spotted me. It let out a howl of fury as it surged straight
for me. I answered with a battle cry of my own, driving more and more power
into every beat of my mighty black wings.
Two F-22 fighter jets rolled in on either
side, joining me in aerial formation. Their engines roared, and both pilots
gave me a confirming thumb’s up. They were following me in for the attack.
I’d never felt so cool in my entire life.
I clashed with the wyvern in the air over
Central Park, clamping my jaws around his throat. I prepared to give him a
taste of my lightning, the same way I had the crocodile monster. One good jolt
and maybe I could bring him down.
Before I get a good grip, he swung his spiked
tail and whacked me across the eyes. I let go, snatching back with a roar.

He dove at me; his toothy mandible jaws open wide to rip my throat out.
A sudden plume of fire scorched his hide and
sent him reeling. I drew back, wary of the blistering flames.

Another giant dragon clashed in battle, had scales as red as fresh blood
and a ridge of tall, slender black spines all the way down her back. My breath
caught. Madeline? She’d gone full-form, too?
She attacked the wyvern mercilessly, pinning
him under another blast of her fiery breath.

Shaking off the blow to my head, I charged headlong back into the fight,
lightning sizzling and popping off my open jaws. We had to get him on the
ground. If we could pin him there, he’d be within range of ground fire and an
easier target for our air support. We could contain the damage to the rest of
the city, too.
So I went for one of the wyvern’s wings
full-force.

Fyurei had him distracted. He never saw me coming. I swooped in to break
one of his wings at the shoulders with a single powerful crunch of my jaws and
sharp jerk of my head. The creature screeched and kicked, floundering with his
one good wing and swinging his tail like a medieval mace. The bulbous, spiky tip
struck one of the F-22 jets and sent the aircraft flipping through the air end
over end. Not good. I watched the aircraft fall, waiting for the pilot to
eject.

He didn’t.

I didn’t hesitate—I dove straight after the jet, summoning every bit of
speed I had. The jet spiraled, smoking and streaking toward the ground. I threw
myself the final distance with a desperate cry, jaws open wide.
I caught the tail of the jet in my teeth
about a hundred feet shy of the ground. As soon as my jaws clamped onto the
metal, I reared back, kicked my legs out, and flared for an emergency landing
right in the middle of the park.
It took a second for the dust, snow, and
trees to settle.
Picking the jet carefully out of my mouth, I
held it up to my huge dragon eyeball like a little kid’s toy. Inside the
cockpit, the tiny pilot was giving me a shaky thumb’s up. He was okay.
I gave him my best dragon smile, terrifying
as it probably was, and placed his jet, right side up, on a grassy spot in the
park. Then I turned around to get back to business. I still had some wyvern
rear end to roast and an evil headmaster in dire need of reeducation.
About Nicole:

 

MY NAME IS NICOLE CONWAY and I love to write stories! I’ve been writing books since I was very
young, and am blessed beyond measure to be able to do it now as a full time career. Although I sometimes step out into other genres, I primarily write Fantasy for teens and middle graders.
I graduated from Auburn University in 2012, which is also where I met my husband. As a military
family, we move frequently and have lived numerous places all around the world.
We have one very energetic son, Ethan. We also have two dogs (French Brittanys)
named Joey (currently 5 months old) and Phoebe (4 years old) and a ball python
named Noodle Nagini.
For inquiries on how to book me for a school visit, presentation, or interest in my future or
current projects, please contact my amazing literary agent, FRAN BLACK, of Literary Counsel.
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Giveaway Details:
One lucky winner will win an ARC of SCALES,
US Only.
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Review/ Return To Fear Street: You May Now Kill The Bride – R. L. Stine

Review/ Return To Fear Street: You May Now Kill The Bride – R. L. Stine

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Review/ Return To Fear Street: You May Now Kill The Bride – R. L. StineYou May Now Kill the Bride (Return to Fear Street, #1) by R.L. Stine
Published by HarperTeen on July 24, 2018
Pages: 344
Goodreads

NEW Fear Street stories with a retro look, perfect for fans of Stranger Things!
Two sisters, divided by time. Each with a terrible resentment she can barely contain.
Two Fear family weddings, decades apart... Each bride will find that the ancient curse that haunts the Fears LIVES ON. It feeds off the evil that courses through their blood. It takes its toll in unexpected ways, and allows dark history to repeat itself.
In this all-new Fear Street story, family ties bind sisters together—till DEATH do they part.
 

I have always been a reader.  I love books; the smell of them, the look of them, the feel of them.  When I look back to my childhood and teenage years, what I read depended on my moods.  During my teens, I discovered R.L. Stine and his series called Fear Street.  My book case was lined with dozens of these novels.  They brought excitement and thrill to my reading.  I couldn’t put them down and yet I knew that I should go to sleep.  But, once the lights were out, sleep did not come.  Instead these stories came to life.  I saw heard the stranger in the closet, saw the monster under the bed.

The “Goosebumps” series followed in later years.  By then I had moved on to reading romances.  The real sappy stuff that I hoped one day would happen to me.  I longed for my knight in shining armor or my karate ninja to the rescue me, but that’s another story.

Recently, I found a book called “Return to Fear Street: You May Now Kill The Bride” by R.L. Stine.  Did I dare take a step into my past and read a book that I knew full well would cause me nightmares?  Yes, I did.  With his natural well-written narration and details to suspense, R.L. Stine has not lost his touch.

Two sisters, two weddings, generations apart.  By reading this novel you will enter a world where curses know no boundaries of time.

Great reading for Halloween or any time of the year, prepare yourself to be shocked.  You’ll never guess what happens next.  Go ahead, read the story, I dare you.

Blog Tour/ the Prophet Calls

Blog Tour/ the Prophet Calls

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About the Book:

Title: THE PROPHET CALLS

Author: Melanie Sumrow

Pub. Date: November 6, 2018

Publisher: Yellow Jacket

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 288

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

 

Born into a polygamous community in the foothills of New Mexico, Gentry Forrester feels lucky to live among God’s chosen. Here, she lives apart from the outside world and its “evils.”

On her thirteenth birthday, Gentry receives a new violin from her father and, more than anything, she wants to play at the Santa Fe Music Festival with her brother, Tanner. But then the Prophet calls from prison and announces he has outlawed music in their community and now forbids women to leave.

Determined to play, Gentry and Tanner sneak out. But once they return, the Prophet exercises control from prison, and it has devastating consequences for Gentry and her family. Soon, everything Gentry has known is turned upside down. She begins to question the Prophet’s teachings and his revelations, especially when his latest orders put Gentry’s family in danger. Can Gentry find a way to protect herself and her family from the Prophet and escape the only life she’s ever known?

This realistic, powerful story of family, bravery, and following your dreams is a can’t-miss debut novel from Melanie Sumrow.

 

 

 

About Melanie:

Melanie Sumrow received her undergraduate degree in Religious Studies and has maintained a long-term interest in studying world religions. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a lawyer for more than 16 years, with many of her cases involving children and teens. Melanie lives in Dallas with her husband, her daughter and one very spoiled dog.

 

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |  Goodreads 

Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE PROPHET CALLS, US Only.

Rafflecopter Code: 
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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/29/2018- Oh Hey! Books.– Review

10/30/2018- BookHounds YA– Interview

10/31/2018- Here’s to Happy Endings– Review

11/1/2018- For the Love of KidLit– Interview

11/2/2018- Rhythmicbooktrovert– Review

 

Week Two:

11/5/2018- mall3tg1rl– Review

11/6/2018- Patriotic Bookaholic– Review

11/7/2018- Margie’s Must Reads– Excerpt

11/8/2018- Cindy’s Love of Books– Review

11/9/2018- LILbooKlovers– Review

 

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!
Odd One Out by Nic Stone

ABOUT

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating exploration of old friendships, new crushes, and the path to self-discovery. Told in three voices, Nic Stone’s new book is sure to please fans of Becky Albertalli, Nicola Yoon, and Jason Reynolds.

Courtney “Coop” Cooper
Dumped. Again. And normally I wouldn’t mind. But right now, my best friend and source of solace, Jupiter Sanchez, is ignoring me to text some girl.

Rae Evelyn Chin
I assumed “new girl” would be synonymous with “pariah,” but Jupiter and Courtney make me feel like I’m right where I belong. I also want to kiss him. And her. Which is . . . perplexing.

Jupiter Charity-Sanchez
The only thing worse than losing the girl you love to a boy is losing her to your boy. That means losing him, too. I have to make a move. . . .

One story.
Three sides.
No easy answers.

9th Annual Broke & Bookish Secret Santa

9th Annual Broke & Bookish Secret Santa

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When I saw the blog post at the beginning of this year saying that Broke & Bookish was closing up I have to admit I was a little heart broken because I loved reading their blog posts and I loved that each year they put together their annual Broke & Bookish Secret Santa but completely understand when you have a family and kids its hard to maintain a blog etc so imagine my surprise when I happen to be stumbling through my blog feed and say that Jaime and Jana were going to organize their 9th annual Secret Santa.

Its hard to believe that this is the 9th annual secret Santa. I have been lucky enough to take part in 7 of these. I had to go back and check previous posts to be sure that I actually ended up missing two years and its true that I did miss them. I did 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The Broke & Bookish Secret Santa has been one of my favorite secret Santa’s to take part in. We are teamed up with fellow bloggers and I have to say that I have been very lucky with my partners. I was very lucky to meet up with two of my fellow Canadian swap partners. You can read about it here and I also I have meet Jenn several times at BEA.

Sign up for the Broke & Bookish Secret Santa is until November 13th, 2018 and all you have to do is click on the HERE to take you to the site so you know how to take part if you want too.

I plan on taking part once again and I hope you will too.

Blog Tour/ Jane of Air

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Jane of Air The Tattoed Girl Series Book 1 by Jessica Penot

Jane has spent her entire life hiding. Hiding under bulky clothing. Hiding behind books. Hiding behind glasses. Abandoned in an emergency room at the age of four with her name written on her forehead in Sharpie and a mysterious tattoo of a door on her back, Jane grew up in foster care and learned early on that blending in with normal people was the only way to survive.

Now, at the age of 16, Jane is hoping to get a fresh start at a prestigious college on a full scholarship. With limited resources and no family to help her, Jane takes a job as a live-in companion to a wealthy old woman who lives near the school. Jane grows to care for Miss Adele and loves her new home, the magnificent Thornfield Hall, even though everyone says it’s haunted. She doesn’t even mind Adele’s brooding grandson, Edward Rochester, who the locals believe murdered his first girlfriend. At first Jane tries to stay away from Edward, but she can’t help being drawn to him. As her attraction grows, so do the whispers about the dark secrets that Edward is hiding. After Jane witnesses several improbably accidents, she realizes that any sensible girl should run away in terror. She realizes that only a fool would stay, yet she can’t make herself leave no matter how dark the shadows grow and how real the ghosts become. As her fears escalate, her tattoo begins to change and spread across her back. Jane knows something wicked lurks at Thornfield and she knows it’s connected to her. She knows the only way to stop the darkness is to run, but somehow, she can’t seem to find the strength to leave the only person she’s ever loved.

About the Author:

Jessica Penot is a therapist and writer who lives in Alabama. Jessica is the owner of Tree of Life Behavioral Health and connoisseur of ghost stories and all things that go bump in the night. She is the Author of Haunted North Alabama, Haunted Chattanooga, and Amazon bestseller, The Accidental Witch.

www.jessicapenot.net

www.jessicapenot.com

www.hauntingdarkness.com

 

Give Away Details

Submit a description of your favorite ghost story to me at my email Jessica.penot@gmail.com and enter to win a new kindle fire. Best ghost story wins. All stories eligible to be places on my website, www.hauntingdarkness.com. This giveaway is open to everyone!

 

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