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Release Day Blitz and Guest Post ~ Gateway to Reality Giveaway
Posted: March 26, 2013 in Blog Tour, giveaways, New Adult, otherworldly, Science Fiction, urban fantasyTags: new adult, otherworldly, Science Fiction, urban fantasy
Welcome to my stop on the Release Blitz for Gateway to Reality by Becca Campbell. Becca has stopped by to tell us a little something about her newest release and her exciting giveaway and scavenger hunt! Please, enjoy her post, enter the giveaway and read on for details about bonus entries in the scavenger hunt!
GATEWAY TO REALITY; A MIND-BENDING URBAN FANTASY TALE BY BECCA J. CAMPBELL
I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second novel, Gateway to Reality, now available at Amazon US and Amazon UK and Barnes and Noble. Keep reading for a chance to win one of three prize packs!
Gateway to Reality
Here’s a little more about the story:
Talented artists shouldn’t be waiting tables, scraping by, and living mediocre lives. But that’s exactly what art school graduate Wes Teague is doing.
Then he wakes from a bizarre dream, haunted by the sense that his life isn’t real. A harrowing truth presents itself—the real world lies in his dreams, not when he’s wide awake.
The dream world he enters each night is rich and vibrant. Chicago appears the same on the surface, but chaos runs rampant as gravity, physics, and other laws of nature become fluid, changing unexpectedly. There, Wes’s parents, brother, and sister are strangers. His girlfriend Emily doesn’t recognize him. Wes longs to return, to unlearn the truth about his dual reality.
Wes would sacrifice almost anything to get back to blissful ignorance in a false world.
But now he has feelings for the real Emily.
The Matrix Meets Inception
This book explores ideas similar to two of my favorite movies, though it wasn’t directly inspired by either. Dreams are key in the story, as is the idea of two worlds—one that’s real and one that isn’t. Gateway to Reality merges the two concepts and fuses them together with a good dose of romance in a way that is fresh and vibrant.
Genre-wise, Gateway to Reality is a New Adult novel that walks the line between Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction. It is a topsy-turvy, reality-bending, relationship-driven tale that explores the relationship between truth and fantasy.
Giveaway
I’m giving away several prizes to celebrate the book’s release. The Grand Prize is a Chicago-theme prize pack and it will include:
- An autographed paperback of Gateway to Reality
- A journal with an artistic representation of Chicago on the cover
- A Cloud Gate button
- A Gateway to Reality button
- Three postcards: Gateway to Reality, Cloud Gate, and Crown Fountain
The Second Prize is:
- An autographed paperback of Gateway to Reality
- Gateway to Reality postcard
The Third Prize is the full Becca J. Campbell ebook library (your choice of Kindle or ePub version):
- Gateway to Reality ebook
- Foreign Identity ebook
- Not the Norm (Sub-Normal #1) ebook
- Unmasked Alloy (Sub-Normal #2) ebook
You can view the prizes here.
Scavenger Hunt Blog Tour
You can enter the giveaway now, but to really amp up your odds at snatching one of these prize packs, bookmark this page and come back in a week to check out each site along the blog tour. Follow the schedule below: collect a clue at each stop on the correct day and put them all together to reveal the answer. Plug that into the giveaway below to win TEN BONUS ENTRIES.
April 1st Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Reviews
April 2nd The Peasants Revolt
April 3rd Catharsis of the Bogue
April 4th The Pen and Whisk
April 5th Write for Life
April 6th S.M. Boyce
April 8th Paranormal Lounge
April 9th Lisa Is a Bookworm
April 10th Jade Kerrion
April 11th Paper Book Princess
April 12th Now is Gone
April 13th Worlds Away Book Blog
April 15th FU Only Knew
April 17th Sarcasm and Lemons
April 18th Brandon R. Luffman
Good Luck!
Click on rafflecopter link below to enter.
Where to find Becca
An avid lover of stories that tiptoe the line between fantasy and reality (even when they plunge off one side or the other), Becca J. Campbell looks for new angles on bridging the gap between the two. She holds a special place in her heart for any story that involves superpowers or time travel. Her passion is defying the limits of her own creativity.
Becca’s journey into writing began as many of her other creative endeavors do – by daring herself to try something new. The question “what if I wrote a novel?” and some hastily scribbled notes on a church handout were the inspirations that jump-started her first book. Since then, she has written three additional novels and several shorter works.
As the wife of a musician and mother of three young boys, Becca’s life is never dull. Whether it is writing, painting or knitting, she enjoys making stuff that wasn’t there before.
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Fare Well by Penny Piva ~ Tour Review
Posted: March 25, 2013 in Adult Fiction, Blog Tour, Contemporary Romance, Humor, Literature, New Release, reviewsTags: adult fiction, friendship, romance, secrets
Welcome to my stop on the tour for Fare Well by Penny Piva hosted be Good Choice Reading Promotions .
I’m celebrating this newest release with my review.
Let’s get to know Madeleine.
Available on Amazon / Barnes & Noble
Description
Thrown together at the funeral of a mutual friend, Madeleine’s three closest friends come from different parts of her life –her childhood, her former job, and a failed relationship. Tragedy and their fondness for Madeleine bring them together. Their fondness for each other forges new friendships that strengthen through sickness, a bad marriage, a crack in a seemingly-perfect life, and an unplanned pregnancy.
Through this all, Madeleine must overcome the pain of her former relationship and the loss of a once-successful career. With memories of her childhood friendship and her beloved nana running through her mind, she learns to live for the future—a new guy, a new job, and renewed, honest relationships
My Review
When I first met Madeleine, she was at a former co-workers funeral. Her and Amy used to teach at the same school.
Madeleine used to envy Amy for her size zero figure and her bubbling, genuinely caring personality. Never would she have imagined her being murdered. Now she’s at her house, listening to the comments usually spoken at these things, and hanging out by the food tables.
That’s where she is as she encounters each of her friends. Each one from a different time or place in her life. Seems they all feel a bit lost.
Madeline takes you on a journey, flashing back and forth to different remembrances in her life as she starts a new one. She’s sent her boyfriend Rob to California to pursue his dream, ending a nine-year relationship. She quit her teaching job of ten years. Now she’s alone, jobless, and at a loss. She’s also afraid.
Afraid of what the future holds, what new symptoms will appear.
She can’t tell her friends about her illness.
‘It wasn’t something she really wanted to reveal to anyone. Her mother hovering and her dad looking at her differently, like she might just break if pushed too hard or too far was more than enough. She wanted to be the same to everyone. She wanted her friends to treat her the same as always, obnoxiously or nicely…’
‘She’d keep up the secrets and lies.’
She wonders about Rose, her ex-beau’s mother, and why she’s injected herself into her circle of friends. What could she be up to? Is she just lonely?
Are they all just lonely? It seems like they are all needing each other and it seems like food is always a part of it. I guess that’s why they call it ‘comfort food.’
It’s not all serious. There are some lighter moments. Here’s a funny scene I really liked, and yep, it’s got food in it?
Ellen and Madeleine
“Please, my grandmother messes up frozen dinners. Can you imagine the pain she’d cause Mother Nature if we gave her real food to cook?”
“It’s a wonder you didn’t starve to death when you were a kid,” Madeleine joked.
“Why do you think I was always over here even when you weren’t? I was hungry! Thank God I learned how to drive so now I can forage for my own food.”
“At McDonald’s.”
“I’ve never been much of a hunter or a gatherer.’
As you get to know Madeleine and her friends. you’ll learn they all have secrets.
I wanted to know what was going on with her friend Maria, what wasn’t she telling? Why was she sad?
And her friend Ellen, the policewoman. Why was she acting weird? What was she hiding?
How long could these friends keep hiding? Who would break and tell their secret first?
As their secrets were revealed, I felt connected, I shared their worries and their pain. They became as friends to me and I wanted everything to be okay for them. I wanted them to be happy.
Four Stars for this moving sojourn of friendship.
About Penny Piva
Lives in Massachusetts with The Chef.
Teaches writing at several universities.
Laughs every single day.
Does not like olives or blue cheese or sushi.
Studied pastry arts at a superior university.
Only listens to audio books in the car when driving.
Eats pasta every Sunday (house rules).
Loves visiting New York City, Disney World, and Italy.
Has a fun website at www.PennyPiva.com.
Winners of Dead of Eve by Pam Godwin!
Posted: March 25, 2013 in Adult Fiction, angels, apocalypse, Creatures, Dark Fantasy, Debut Novel, Demons, horror, Series, Steamy Romance, Winners!Tags: adult fiction, angels, apocalptic, demons, Horror, series, steamy romance
It’s that time again!
Time to announce the winners!
The winners of Dead of Eve are:
Kelly P.
Dale I.
Congratulations!
All winners have been notified.
Thanks to everyone for your comments.
I do love reading them and hope you continue to visit fuonlyknew!
Thanks so much to Pam for her wonderful book and for letting me host her giveaway.
I’d love to keep telling ya’ll about some really great books.
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What’s New On My Bookshelf #11
Posted: March 24, 2013 in Books, Freebies!, giveaways, Meme, reviews, What's New on My BookshelfTags: Books, freebies, giveaways, meme
This is my own version of a weekly bookhaul post where I’ll be telling you about all of the books I got this week, whether print or e-book plus all things bookish.
I got a few books this week, some free, some for review, and some I purchased just for my reading pleasure.
Here are some freebies I picked up to review.
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Book Series I bought.
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Books I won.
Haven’t won any! “sniff:(”
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Books for review
These are the books I reviewed.
Go here for my review and giveaway for The Dark Inside.
Go here for my review and to win this series!
Go here for my review and giveaway of Rapture.
Go here for my review of Dead of Eve.
Go here for my review of ArborEATum.
Go here for my review of Way Out Of Here.
Go here for my review of Kat Fight.
Go here to find all of my giveaways. Enter one or enter all of them!!
So what did you get this week? See something you like? Do you have any of these? Leave a comment and let me know.
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Spotlight on Hurt like Hell
Posted: March 23, 2013 in Book Promos, Debut Novel, New Adult, New Release, RomanceTags: new adult romance
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Title: Hurt Like HELL
Author:London Casey
Genre: New Adult Romance
Publisher: Hundred to Home
Format: Ebook
Length: 56000 words
Release Date: March 21st 2013
Buy Links:
Book Description:
The debut novel from London Casey
Available now on AMAZON / Barnes & Noble
HURT LIKE HELL
Tessa Belle barely escaped her father’s abusive hands ten years ago, when she was just thirteen.
On her own now, in her own apartment, she tells herself it’s time to start living. Her dating life has been lackluster as no boy or man could ever love her or protect her the way Jack Smithen had. After all these years, she can still picture his face that fateful night.
When her deadly past comes crashing into the present, she feels too alone to do anything. That’s when her long lost love, Jack, appears – literally – and takes hold of her life, and her heart. It’s been ten years since their first kiss, ten years since their lives were changed forever. But now they’re together again, adults now, able to help each other, able to love each other openly. Jack’s the only person who understands what Tessa endured, because Jack endured the same from his own abusive mother.
Just when it feels they can share the life they always dreamed, Tessa’s father is released early from prison. His sole mission is to finish what he started that night in their basement ten years ago…
Hand in hand, Tessa and Jack prepare to face Tessa’s father one last time… but this time, can they both make it out alive?
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Cover Love ~ Harbinger ~ A Book of the Order
Posted: March 22, 2013 in Action/Adventure, Cover Reveal, Fantasy, Magic, otherworldlyTags: fantasy, magic, otherworldly
I’m thrilled to be a part of the cover reveal for Phillipa (Pip) Ballentine’s ~ Harbinger.
I started reading fantasy books a little later in life. Like, my twenties! I fell in love:)
When I discovered a series I liked, I was always there the day the next installment was available, money in hand. I’d be giddy to read it that night.
I still have complete sets of my favorites and still wish for more from those worlds.
My love for fantasy is still strong. Mythical kingdoms, magical beings, and dangerous quests continue to sweep me away.
I also have an ongoing love affair with fantasy cover art! Harbinger is majestic and gorgeous.
So, what do you think?!
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Harbinger
Philippa (Pip) Ballantine
Release date July 30th
Cover Reveal organized by Bewitching Book Tours
Book Description:
The Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves…
After the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever. The barrier between the world of the living and the world of the dead is weakening, and the Emperor has abandoned his throne, seeking to destroy those he feels have betrayed him.
Though she is haunted by the terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead the charge against the gathering hordes of geists seeking to cross into the Empire. But to do so, she will need to manipulate powers beyond her understanding—powers that may prove to be her undoing…
About the Author:
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa has always had her head in a book. For this she blames her father who thought Lord of the Rings was suitable bedtime reading for an eight year old. At the age of thirteen she began writing fantasy stories for herself.
She first earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political Science and then a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and Information Science. So soon enough she found herself working in the magical world of libraries where she stayed for over a decade.
Her first professional sale was in 1997, and since then she has gone on to produce mostly novel length fiction. In 2006 she became New Zealand’s first podcast novelist, and she has voiced and produced Weaver’s Web, Chasing the Bard, Weather Child and Digital Magic as podiobooks. Her podcasts have won both a Parsec Award and a Sir Julius Vogel award.
Philippa is the author of the Books of the Order series with Ace- Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth and Harbinger coming in July 2013.
She is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series with Tee Morris. Phoenix Rising debuted in May 2011 and The Janus Affair came out in May 2012. Phoenix Rising won the Airship Award for best written steampunk, and was the number eight best Science Fiction book of 2011 according to Goodreads.com. The Janus Affair was the seventh most popular science fiction book of 2012 on Goodreads.com. The series continues with Dawn’s Early Light in December 2013.
In addition she is also the author of the Shifted World series with Pyr Books, with the first book Hunter and Fox released in June 2012, and the second Kindred and Wings scheduled for August 2013.
When not writing or podcasting, Philippa loves reading, gardening, and whenever possible traveling. With her husband Tee and her daughter, she is looked after by a mighty clowder of five cats in Manassas, Virginia.
Website: www.pjballantine.com
Twitter: philippajane
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/pjballantine/
Barrage ~ Enchanter (Giver of Life #1) by Kristy Centeno
Posted: March 21, 2013 in Action/Adventure, Blog Tour, Romance, Series, YATags: Adventure, romance, series, YA
Enchanter (Giver of Life #1)
by Kristy Centeno
YA Romance
Category: Adventure
Publisher: Lazy Day Publisher
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Heat Level: Sweet
Length: 164 pages
Buy Links
Blurb
Leah Parker is furious when she finds out she’s been paired up for a class project with deadly silent, tough as nails, and incredibly intimidating Brandon Morris. Though she’s known him for years, Leah has made it a priority to stay away from him for a reason. As they are forced to spend time together however, Leah comes to find that there is more to Brandon than what meets the eye.
When a series of unexpected events forces Brandon to reveal his true identity, Leah suddenly finds herself fighting to come to terms with who he is and with the fact that by fulfilling his destiny she will come to lose the only guy she’s ever loved. As a family secret is unveiled and old threats possess new risks, they both have to find the strength to do what is expected of them. Even if that means losing each other in the process.
Love brought them together. His bloodline threatens to pull them apart. Will Brandon choose duty over love? Or will other forces far beyond their control separate them first?
Excerpt
Brandon tore his lips away from mine so he could explore my neck, nipping and nibbling as he traveled the length of it. Deliberately, gently, passionately, he kissed a path down my skin and paused only when he reached my naked shoulder. “So soft,” he murmured, the hoarseness of his voice forcing my body to break out in goose bumps.
My fingers intertwined in his hair, forcing the long locks out of the black bow keeping it neatly tied at the nape of his neck. As soon as it came loose, his dark hair cascaded around his face like a curtain, making him look like some exotic creature of the night.
“Brandon…” I glanced up at his pale blue eyes, admiring the beauty of them. “Kiss me… please.”
He immediately obliged, devouring my lips with so much intensity it caused my knees to wobble. Heat, fast and powerful, spread through my body in rapid sequences as our tongues playfully toyed with each other and our bodies touched. I moaned when the feel of his strong, hard, and warm body pressed against mine. I did enjoy his masculinity and how wonderful it felt to have his hands massaging my back.
Feeling the need to explore, I untangled my fingers from his long mane and slowly allowed my hands to glide down his neck, and to his upper torso where they paused just over his pectorals. The tips of my fingers slowly slithered over his hard-as-steel chest and there they lingered for a while, exploring, touching, and feeling. Ever so slightly, they lowered to his abs, which despite the jacket and white shirt, I detected to be just as defined as the rest of him.
My greedy fingers worked their magic over Brandon, who immediately groaned and pulled away from me. His breath was ragged, his eyes filled with lust, his body language tense.
“Leah… I…”
A movement over his left shoulder caught my attention and I no longer focused on him or on what he was saying.
“Brandon, I don’t think we’re alone anymore,” I murmured as another flash of whiteness rushed from one side to the other, some ten to fifteen feet from us. It was too dark for me to determine who it was, but I was certain of one thing: we were being watched.
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About the Author
As a child, I used to lose myself in an imaginary world by the means of a good book. Now that I’m all grown up, I get to create my own fictional realms and make them come to life in ways that most readers might not expect.
I’ve always had a passion for writing but never had the opportunity do so until now. After trying out numerous options I realized that writing was what I loved the most so when I found myself with some free time on my hands, I decided to give it a shot. As it turned out, my very active imagination helped me achieve my goals of creating believable plots with some ordinary, and some not so ordinary characters that helped the stories move along in one way or another.
As I keep moving along in achieving my dreams of becoming a published author, I divide my time in between my four children and my very understanding husband.
Connect with Kristy Centeno
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Freebie Alert!! In The Winds of Danger
Posted: March 21, 2013 in Action/Adventure, Freebies!, otherworldly, Series, YA FantasyTags: Adventure, otherworldly, winged horses, YA Fantasy
This is so exciting I just had to tell you about it!
In the Winds of Danger is free to download from Amazon Thursday,March 21st and Friday, March 22nd!
Go here to get yours!
This is a sequel to ON A WING AND A DARE, but it’s not necessary to read them in order.
Nineteen year old Nia is shocked when she is secretly offered the leadership of Third Barn. This new barn full of flying horses will need someone confident, experienced, and innovative, so why are both warring factions pursuing an untried girl? Suspicious that both sides want a puppet instead of a leader, Nia races to discover their secrets before making the biggest decision of her life.
Some of those secrets are unknowingly buried in the disconnected memories of a young groom named Owain. Terror and guilt haunt Owain’s dreams – and then a face from his nightmare arrives in High Meadow. Owain looks for answers in his past and uncovers a dangerous plot that could doom High Meadow’s future. How can he foil the plot and save his people as well as the winged horses?
So what do you think? Want to ride a winged horse? I do!!
I’ve just recently started reading On a Wing and a Dare
Book #1 in this series.
In Tremeirchson, a barn leader’s children are expected to follow their parents into the sky, becoming riders of the magnificent winged horses that are the medieval Welsh village’s legacy. Neither Emma nor Davyd, however, want to follow that tradition.
Sixteen-year-old Emma risks losing her family by following her heart. Eager to take her place in the air, she longs to ride a forbidden winged colt born in barn of her father’s biggest rival. She also dreams of the rival’s sons, not sure which she truly loves. Bold and exciting, Evan will someday lead his father’s barn. Davyd is quieter, more dependable, with an ability to get things done. Her father disapproves of both boys and pushes her toward an ambitious newcomer. He also insists she ride the colt he’s picked for her.
Davyd, also sixteen, is plagued with a secret—he is afraid of heights. Refusing to become a rider means public humiliation, his parents’ disappointment, and lifelong ridicule from his brother, Evan. He reluctantly prepares to join his family aloft in the Aerial Games that provide the entire village with its livelihood and tries desperately to think of an alternative.
As Tremeirchson’s barns prepare for the Rider Ceremony, winged horses suddenly start dying. Shocked, the adults hesitate, mired in tradition and politics. Is it a disease or poison? Accidental or purposeful? Someone must discover the answer and act before all the winged horses in the world are gone forever.
About the author
Linda Ulleseit was born and raised in Saratoga, California, and has taught elementary school in San Jose since 1996. She enjoys cooking, cross-stitching, reading, and spending time with her family. Her favorite subject is writing, and her students get a lot of practice scribbling stories, essays, and reports. Someday Linda hopes to see books written by former students alongside hers in bookstores.
Her first novel, ON A WING AND A DARE (2012) is a Young Adult fantasy set in medieval Wales, complete with flying horses, a love triangle, and treachery. The sequel, IN THE WINDS OF DANGER (2013) follows another set of characters as they discover past secrets that determine their future.
Here are links to learn more about Linda and all of her books.
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