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Silent Symmetry (The Embodied trilogy) by JB Dutton @johnbdutton
Silent Symmetry is a “young adult or YA” novel that tells the story of Kari. She is a likeable teen who lost her dad when she was relatively young. It is told in one POV that is Kari’s. When Kari’s mom gets a job with the group called the Temple of Truth, it begins the wild ride! the group is made to be a religious organization and that is the ploy that gets them thrown into this. Kari meets Cruz and Noon (cool names) who are involved with the Temple of Truth. The mission she sets herself up on is to find out who the members are and what exactly this organization does.
It is not too long or short. I bought the Kindle and it says it is 173 pages. I guess that is why I read it in a day. You need to pay attention to the dreams Kari has. they will provide more meaning in the end (oooh trying to be good and stick to no spoilers).
I enjoyed all the mystery, thrills and danger provided. What is unique to me, is that there are no vampires (I am not a fan of vampires) so it is more of a fantasy type read. this I am sure will appeal to much more of an audience then those who normally just focus on specifically on type of this genre. The book paced itself well and has the exact amount of suspense and mystery. No spoliers but there is a cliffhanger.
John B. Dutton
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John B. Dutton also writes Young Adult and Children’s fiction under the name J.B. Dutton.
After graduating from film school in London, England, John emigrated to Montreal in 1987, where he still lives with his two young children and their even younger goldfish. He spent over a decade as a music TV director before moving into the advertising industry as an award-winning copywriter and translator. In parallel to his corporate work, John has written novels, short stories, blogs, screenplays and a stage play. He is currently writing a trilogy of Young Adult novels, the first of which was published as an ebook in early 2013 and features neither vampires, zombies nor wizards. John speaks four languages and has been married three times in three different countries in three different decades. He therefore likes the odd pint of Guinness. And he’s pretty keen on the even pints too
Let Love In by Melissa Collins @MCollinsAuthor
Synopsis:
What would happen if you lost everything? If the people who were supposed to love you unconditionally were no longer there for you, how would your world change?
That’s exactly what happened to Madeleine Becker when her parents died when she was ten years old. Ripped from her home and everything that she has ever loved, she is forced to start all over again. The only way for her to move on is to build walls around her heart and keep everyone at a safe distance. Her logic: she can’t get hurt if she doesn’t fall in love.
That theory is blown to pieces when she meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at college. He is gorgeous and darkly mysterious. He understands Maddy’s pain all too well, but sharing his pain would mean breaking down the walls he put up around his own heart. Conflicted between loving Maddy and hiding his dark past, Reid starts to reevaluate his world. Maddy’s inner strength, snarky personality and breath taking beauty help Reid to make peace with his past.
Together they find out what happens when they let love in.
Snippet of Maddy and Reid’s first encounter:
There was a group playing quarters on the island and another group lining up shots on the breakfast bar – so not my scene. I just shrugged my shoulders, opened the door, pulled out a bottle of water and, when I turned around to walk back outside, I face-planted into a wall of solid muscle.
“Hand me one?” His voice was smooth and… gruff at the same time. Red-faced, I turned back around and got him his water, glad for the cool respite that the opened refrigerator door offered.
“Here you go.” I could not peel my eyes away from his mouth as he moved the bottle to his lips. They were perfect – beautiful and full in a completely masculine way. I watched, completely fascinated, as his throat moved, downing the water in three or four large gulps. He wiped his mouth with his forearm and I couldn’t help but let my eyes travel up the rest of his arm to his biceps and shoulders – those were the same as his lips – perfect. Amazingly, gorgeously, utterly, divinely perfect. Muscled and tanned, his arms were mouthwatering.
My knees wobbled. My heart thudded. Thousands of butterflies spread their wings in my belly.
“Thanks…” he stared blankly at my face for a minute and I couldn’t help but wondering if he liked what he saw. He cleared his throat and roused me from my little daydream where the gorgeous boy is mesmerized by the maybe-a-little-above-average looking girl. That’s when I realized he was asking for my name.
“Maddy. Sorry, my name’s Maddy.” I nearly choked on my tongue to get my freaking name out.
Author Bio:
I’ve always been an avid reader. Majoring in English Literature was a no brainer. Becoming a teacher and instilling my love for reading into my students was also a no brainer. I’ve spent the last ten years teaching and I’ve loved (mostly) every minute of it. When I was home on maternity leave for my third son, I discovered a new genre that sparked my creativity. My passion for writing sprang from my love of reading and once I knew I had a story to tell, I couldn’t wait to get it out there. I only hope that my readers enjoy reading my story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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The Space Between by Victoria H. Smith @VictoriaSmith76 **spotlight** excerpts
Book Description:
When Drake started the night at his father’s campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he’d end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he’d repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out to be the reason he can’t.
Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.
Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it’s the only place that will keep them together.
Excerpt #1
“I like that lip ring of yours.”
“You do, huh?” God, he was so direct. Holy heck, I had to watch myself around this guy.
“Mmmhmm, especially when you bite it. It’s like you’re nervous or something. Do I make you nervous?”
He ran his fingers from my hand and up my arm. He stopped at my elbow, brushing it gently.
My breath caught in my throat. “No, I’m not nervous.” Clearly a lie, but I thought the word came out casually. I shrugged. “It’s just a tick. A habit. You’d bite it too if you had one.”
He laughed his deep laugh again. “Oh, really?”
“Yeah. They’re fun to play with.” I bit down on it. “To suck.” I sucked on it.
His brows shot up, and the brushing of his fingers froze on my elbow. I guess he was the one who was nervous now.
“You should get one. If anything to give yourself something to do when you’re bored. Excellent entertainment.” I sucked down on it a little harder.
He breathed in deep. “You’re making me want to go out and get one right now.”
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The author:
Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the twenty-something characters she writes give her an earful about it.
In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she goes.
The Space Between by Victoria H. Smith @VictoriaSmith76 @tale_of_reviews
Drake and Lacey meet under a rather strange situation. Trying to make a drug purchase Lacey gets him arrested. It’s a rough beginning for the two, ad obviously there is something there. Lacey is hired as a personal assistant for his family. Drake has a privileged background and Lacey has been very average. and mostly poor. She has taken care of her sickly Mother. Lacey is from Chicago and aspires to sing in an opera. I must admit this is a different profession that I have never heard a character aspire to. So I loved that!
Soon enough Drake is consumed with thoughts of her. Drake realizes how much he cares for her but, his family would never approve. They hide their relationship. The love story is so well written. I really enjoyed the book. I go for this forbidden and somewhat taboo relationship stories, so of course I loved it. Prepare for this intense saga of Lacey and Drake. While it is proving dreams can be real it has a lot of drama, romance and action. The beginning is a set-up so stay with it! TRUST ME
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The author:
Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the twenty-something characters she writes give her an earful about it.
In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she goes.
LEST THE DEW RUST THEM by Michael Drakich GIVE-AWAY!!!
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A Different Blue by Amy Harmon @aharmon_author ***spotlight**
Book Blurb: Blue Echohawk doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know her real name or when she was born. Abandoned at two and raised by a drifter, she didn’t attend school until she was ten years old. At nineteen, when most kids her age are attending college or moving on in life, she is just a senior in high school. With no mother, no father, no faith, and no future, Blue Echohawk is a difficult student, to say the least. Tough, hard and sexy, she is the complete opposite of the young British teacher who decides he is up for the challenge, and takes the troublemaker under his wing.
This is the story of a nobody who becomes somebody. It is the story of an unlikely friendship, where hope fosters healing and redemption becomes love. But falling in love can be hard when you don’t know who you are. Falling in love with someone who knows exactly who they are and exactly why they can’t love you back might be impossible.Author Bio: Amy Harmon knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, so she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Amy Harmon has been a motivational speaker, a grade school teacher, a junior high teacher, a home school mom, and a member of the Grammy Award winning Saints Unified Voices Choir, directed by Gladys Knight. She released a Christian Blues CD in 2007 called “What I Know” – also available on Amazon and wherever digital music is sold. She lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband and four kids, and doesn’t plan to ever move somewhere, because nowhere is sublime. She has written Running Barefoot, and the Young Adult books Slow Dance in Purgatory and the sequel, Prom Night in Purgatory. A Different Blue is her fourth novel.
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Under Her Spell by Eliza Daly @ElizaDalyAuthor **Review**
Under Her Spell
By: Eliza Daly
Review
Monica Jackson is the main character and she is great! Monica has had a few businesses fail so she must make her new venture last. Her brand new romantic event planning company, Enhance Your Romance is just the best idea!. She actually uses her magic to cast a few spells. She uses her magic to cast a spell calling for her Mr Right! What happens when Reed Walker moves next door? The divorce lawyer obviously doesn’t believe in love, relationships that lead to marriage, he is very cynical.
It doesn’t take long for things to heat up. Will Mr cynical change his views? Can Monica still believe in the love that exists in her mind? Reed exposes some things about his past. I think when he does, you see a little bit of the base of his no love theory.
So, I loved it and I think all my chick lit and romantic readers will adore it too. I have found a little magic goes a long way with this one. The book has an adorable plot that makes it a nice, easy and fulfilling read. I would recommend to anyone looking for a great romance with some steam.
Under Her Spell is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, All Romance, Kobo, and eBooks.com
Author Bio
Eliza Daly’s first attempt at creative writing was in fourth grade. She and her friends were huge Charlie’s Angels fans and she would sit in her bedroom at night writing scripts for them to act out at recess the following day. She was Kelly Garrett. Fast forward to the present, she’s still writing stories about beautiful women who always get their men. The journey from fourth grade script writer to published author wasn’t an easy one, but it was always an adventure and the final destination was well worth it.
When Eliza isn’t traveling for her job as an event planner, or tracing her ancestry roots through Ireland, she’s at home in Milwaukee working on her next novel, bouncing ideas off her husband Mark, and her cats Quigley, Frankie, and Sammy.
You can find Eliza on the web at Website, Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.
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