[Cover Reveal] Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L. Reid

Month9Books Presents a Cover Reveal and Title Contest for
Book 2 in Heather L. Reid's Pretty Dark Nothing Series.

Help Month9Books choose a title for the next book in the Pretty Dark Nothing series!

Book 2, a follow up to Pretty Dark Nothing, will be released this fall, and we need your help picking a title. Below are two covers, each with a proposed title for Book 2 on it. We can't call it "Book 2" forever, so please take a look and comment HERE to vote on which you like best.

The winning title will be revealed at BEA 2014 and if you commented to vote and will attend BEA, Month9Books will give you a signed copy of the galley (limited to the first 20 commenters attending). Voting opens today and ends on Friday, March 14, 2014. Thanks to artist Christel Michiels for the amazing cover!

So, which do you like best?

Title choice 1:
Perfect Dark Sacrifice

Title choice 2:
Pretty Dark Sacrifice

It’s been five weeks, two days, and eight hours since the demons forced Quinn to throw herself into the raging river, since Aaron sacrificed himself to save her, since he disappeared without a trace. No body, no sign of him at all. Everyone wants her to move on, but Quinn can’t. She’s convinced Aaron’s trying to contact her, but Azrael, her angel Sentinel, insists these visions are nothing more than the demons preying on her guilt, bent on distracting her from her true destiny as the reincarnation of Eve.
With Aaron’s fate forever entwined with Quinn’s true Sentinel, Kaemon, they both find themselves prisoner of the underworld. For Aaron, death in the river would have been easier than ending up in Lilith’s dungeons.

Series: Pretty Dark Nothing

Author: Heather L. Reid

Publisher: Month9Books

Publication Date: September 2014

Heather L. Reid has always had a sense of wanderlust and a belief in the paranormal. She eats mayonnaise on her fries, loves video games, and getting lost in a good story. This native Texan now lives with her Scottish hubby in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where she spends her weekends wandering the moors in search of the ghost of William Wallace and exploring haunted castles.

Her debut young adult Paranormal, PRETTY DARK NOTHING, will be released on April 23, 2013 by Month 9 Books.

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[Review] Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Title: Hourglass (Hourglass #1)

Author: Myra McEntire

Publisher: Egmont USA

Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Paranormal

Release Date: June 14, 2011

Source: Gifted (Crossroad Reviews)

One hour to rewrite the past . . .

For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents' death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.

So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may also change her past.

Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should've happened?

I don’t know why it has taken me so long to finally dive into this series, but I’m glad that I did. I really enjoyed the science fiction behind it. Always been a fan of all things scientific and time traveling would just be completely awesome!

Emerson reminded me a little of myself, including the height. I’m all of 5’2” and every time I read about Em’s height and being called “Shorty”, it brought back memories of being called that. But she also wasn’t willing to give up when things got tough, she stuck through things. Very determined. I can relate to her very much.

I’m not a big fan of love triangles, and this one really didn’t push the boundaries of it, but there was one in the making, between Emerson, Michael and Kaleb.

Michael was very respectful and very sweet. He didn’t want to mix business with pleasure and really didn’t want to act on his intense feelings towards Emerson, especially with her brother, Thomas, looming close by. He took his time when it came to feelings and expressing himself.

Kaleb was the opposite of Michael.  He made his feeling known right away for Emerson. Right from the moment he met her. He seemed to be intense and brooding.

The story was pretty awesome. I liked how we it wasn’t about seeing ghosts or spirits and I really liked how the author described what was being seen. The “rips” just added to the story. The time travel aspect was pretty awesome, I liked how they could travel into the past and into the future. I really can’t wait to read more into what unfolds later in the series, hopefully we will see some traveling into the future.

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[Cover Reveal] Desire by P.T. Michelle

Desire (Brightest Kind of Darkness #4)

by P.T. Michelle

Release Date: 04/01/14

Summary from Goodreads:

Now that Nara and Ethan are working together to uncover the Corvus’ secrets, they’re confident nothing can stop them.

But while they’ve learned to anticipate dark, outside forces gunning for them, neither is prepared for the insidious evil that slithers its way into their lives, nor the new challenges that surface so close to home.

Despite all the chaos and turmoil around them, the one constant they can depend on is their devotion and loyalty to each other. But as their relationship moves into deeper territory, sometimes the toughest battles are the ones waged within.

While the hunt for answers unravels more layers in the Corvus world, Ethan and Nara uncover new truths about themselves and their intricate connection to the powerful raven spirit.

When boundaries are suddenly redrawn and control shifts, Ethan and Nara will be forced to make choices that could bring them closer together or rip them apart forever.

Books in this series:
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About the Author

P.T. Michelle is the young adult and new adult pseudonym of Patrice Michelle, author of fifteen romance novels and novellas. When P.T. isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading or taking pictures of landscapes, sunsets and anything beautiful or odd in nature.

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[ARC Review] Neverwas by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed & Larkin Reed

Title: Neverwas (Amber House #2)

Author: Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed & Larkin Reed

Publisher: Scholastic

Genre: YA, Horror, Paranormal

Release Date: January 7, 2014

Source: Publisher for review

"I was sixteen the second time I had my first kiss...."

At the end of AMBER HOUSE, Sarah made a choice that transformed everything--and now she must choose it all again.

Things are very different--better--for Sarah and her family: her Aunt Maggie grew up; her parents are happily married; her grandmother died after a long, productive and respected life. But other things are different too, and not for the better.

After growing up in the free country of the Pacific Northwest, Sarah Parsons has settled in at Amber House, the stately Maryland home that's been in her family for generations. But the world surrounding the House feels deeply wrong to Sarah. It's a place where the colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, where the American Confederation of States still struggles with segregation, and where Sarah is haunted by echoes of a better world that she knows never existed.

Her friend Jackson shares these visions of a different world--and together, they manage both to remember the way things ought to be, and to plan a daring mission that will reset the universe once again. Sarah must figure out what has changed, and why, and how she can fix it--how she can find her way to another otherwhen.

 Neverwas was an interesting sequel to Amber House, although, I did not like it as much as the first book. In my opinion, it was a bit confusing. At first, I had a very hard time following the sequence of the book. I knew that Sarah had changed the past in the previous book, but I didn’t realize how drastic of a change that really was until I started to read Neverwas. As a reader, I was able to be easily re-acquainted with the characters. Unfortunately, for some of the characters, I was a bit lost and did not have the first book to reference from.

The story was quite different than what I was expecting, to be frankly honest. I was expecting more of Sarah changing the past but still remembering everything that previously happened. Instead you find her figuring things out as the story progresses. Which wasn’t a problem at all. However, I do wish there was a little more clarity on some of the changes, such as the different wars that took place. I felt as if I was just thrown into the story with no life preserver to help me along the way.

The characters seemed to be about the same. Richard didn’t seem as sneaky in this go round, but Sarah was a bit of a wimp (I guess you could say). I was also a little glad to see some of the relationship changes in this book compared to the last, but maybe those changes had a lot to do with the way the characters turned out in this one.

All in all, this was a pretty great book. I was happy to see how things ended up and really can’t wait to conclude what happens in the next book. I hope everything works out the way it’s supposed to in the end. As with the last book, I do recommend this book to ages 12 and up. 

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* Winner has 48 hrs to respond to email or another winner will be chosen.
* Winner will win my ARC copy.

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[Blog Tour] Under Zenith by Shannen Crane Camp

Welcome to my stop on the Under Zenith Blog Tour hosted by Merp Squad. Today I have a guest post for you by Shannen Crane Camp, plus we have a giveaway!

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Release Date: February 11, 2014

Publisher: CHBB

It was the most important day of her life, and for 21-year-old Isla Edison, graduating from college with a useless degree in vocal performance was all part of her master plan. Dying in a car accident only hours later wasn't part of that plan. Yet there she was, standing over her own lifeless body and panicking about ruining the truck her parents had bought as a graduation present. Talk about a bad way to repay them.

If coming to terms with the hereafter wasn’t enough to deal with, Isla suddenly finds herself stuck with Hayden, a gorgeous Brit with a bad attitude and a penchant for throwing her off cliffs to keep her in line. Worst of all, Hayden is her Guide, and until she completes six impossible and totally random tasks to reach her mysterious Destination, she's stuck with him. Isla's major problem, though, is that she doesn't know what reaching her Destination actually entails, and soon the mystery surrounding her new afterlife seems more ominous than any purgatory she could possibly imagine. Now Isla must decide if she'll trust her dark and brooding Guide despite his "bad boy" act, or if she'll risk failing her tasks and facing the unknown alone.

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[Cover Reveal] The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter

Today is the day! The cover of Gena Showalter's THE QUEEN OF ZOMBIE HEARTS is here! We're so excited to be able to share this with you as it joins an already stunning set! Ready to see it? Not quite yet lets take a look a the first two covers in the series!

First there was ALICE IN ZOMBIELAND...

Then came THROUGH THE ZOMBIE GLASS...

Now get ready to EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT!!!

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Official White Rabbit Chronicles website

On-sale date: Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Add it to your TBR!  Goodreads

Pre-order your copy! Amazon | Barnes & Noble

        

         

  Official book description:

I have a plan.

We'll either destroy them for good, or they'll destroy us.

Either way, only one of us is walking away.

In the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. She's ready to take the next step with boyfriend Cole Holland, the leader of the zombie slayers…until Anima Industries, the agency controlling the zombies, launches a sneak attack, killing four of her friends. It's then she realizes that humans can be more dangerous than monsters…and the worst has only begun.

As the surviving slayers prepare for war, Ali discovers she, too, can control the zombies…and she isn't the girl she thought she was. She's connected to the woman responsible for killing—and turning—Cole's mother. How can their relationship endure? As secrets come to light, and more slayers are taken or killed, Ali will fight harder than ever to bring down Anima—even sacrificing her own life for those she loves.

About Gena:

Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, the Angels of the Dark, the Lords of the Underworld, and the Otherworld Assassins series.  In addition to being a National Reader's Choice and RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazine, and have been translated in multiple languages.  She lives in Oklahoma with her family and menagerie of dogs, and truly believes love conquers all.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | The White Rabbit Chronicles Facebook

Giveaway Details:

1 complete set of The White Rabbit Chronicles (first 2 sent as soon as the giveaway is over and the winner will get the first hardcover of book 3 when it's available!) US/Canada Only

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[Cover Reveal] Rain by Christie Cote

Welcome to the cover reveal for Rain by Christie Cote! If you don't know Christie, she is a fellow book blogger at Christie's Book Reviews and new author. Christie is just awesome and I can't wait to read her book! Did you know she presented my blog with an award just after I first started blogging back in 2011? Yep, she sure did, she presented me with the Versatile Blogger Award, I was so excited!

Now, onto the reveal:

Taylor Sullivan took her life for granted until she received news that would change her life forever. In a state of denial she met Kyle, who didn’t end up being what she expected. She wasn’t able to escape her new reality, but with his friendship, just maybe she could survive it.

Christie Cote resides in Vermont with her Husband and their dog. When she isn’t reading, writing, or dreaming up her next story, she can be found shooting targets with her bow, drawing or baking.
Rain is her first book.


Christie writes Young Adult Realistic Fiction, Fiction, and New Adult novels.


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[Blog Tour] Scintillate by Tracy Clark - Excerpt + Giveaway

Hey everyone, welcome to my stop on the tour! I am so excited to be a part of this tour and I can't wait to share with you what I have here! Make sure to read and stick around at the bottom for the giveaway!

Title: Scintillate

Author: Tracy Clark

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Pages: 304

Release Date: February 4, 2014

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

A mighty flame follows a tiny spark.

Cora Sandoval’s mother disappeared when she was five and they were living in Ireland. Since then, her dad has been more than overprotective, and Cora is beginning to chafe under his confines. But even more troubling is the colorful light she suddenly sees around people. Everyone, that is, except herself—instead, she glows a brilliant, sparkling silver.

As she realizes the danger associated with these strange auras, Cora is inexplicably drawn to Finn, a gorgeous Irish exchange student who makes her feel safe. Their attraction is instant, magnetic, and primal—but her father disapproves, and Finn’s mother orders him home to Ireland upon hearing he’s fallen in love. After a fight with her father, Cora flees to Ireland, both to follow Finn and to look for her missing mother.

There she meets another silver-haloed person and discovers the meaning of her newfound powers and their role in a conspiracy spanning centuries—one that could change mankind forever…and end her life.

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[Blog Tour] Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison Excerpt + Giveaway @paigeharbison @harlequinteen

Hey everyone! Welcome to my stop on the Anything to Have You blog tour! I can't wait to show you what I have waiting for you. I have heard great things about this book, and I, myself, can't wait to read this and review it in the near future. 

For my stop, I have an excerpt of Chapter 1 for you. I hope you enjoy it! 

Anything to Have You

by Paige Harbison

Release Date: 01/28/14

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys.

Natalie and Brooke have had each other's backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and happy to stay home and watch old movies. Brooke is the movie—the life of every party, the girl everyone wants to be.

Then it happens—one crazy night that Natalie can't remember and Brooke's boyfriend, Aiden, can't forget. Suddenly there's a question mark in Natalie and Brooke's friendship that tests everything they thought they knew about each other and has both girls discovering what true friendship really means.

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[Cover Reveal] Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler

Finding Mr. Darcy: High School Edition

by Erin Butler

Release Date: 09/16/14

Summary from Goodreads

Sixteen-year-old Liza Johnson takes fangirl to a whole new level of crazy when she decides to take dating advice from her literary hero: Jane Austen.

With the help of her best friends, Liza sheds her ancient-speak and complete Austen wardrobe for something a bit more modern in an attempt at finding her very own Mr. Darcy.

Enter Will, the new kid and Liza's Darcy incarnate. Add her BFF's ex to mix and the sexy Brit who kisses with an accent, and Liza is in trouble.

So, what's a girl to do? Without her mom to go to relationship advice, Liza turns to the only person she can truly trust with matters of the heart via her mother's copy of COMPLETED WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN.

It's too bad Austen's heroines have never played Spin the Bottle or Seven Minutes in Heaven. Liza's determined to find her true Austen-esque happy ending, but if she can't trust herself instead of books, she just might end up in her own tragic love story.

About the Author

Erin Butler is lucky enough to have two jobs she truly loves. As a librarian, she gets to work with books all day long, and as an author, Erin uses her active imagination to write the kinds of books she enjoys reading. Young Adult and New Adult books are her favorites, but she especially loves the ones with kissing scenes.

Erin lives in Central New York with her very understanding husband, a stepson, and doggie BFF, Maxie. She prefers to spend her time indoors reading and writing, but will venture out for chocolate and sunshine. She is the author of BLOOD HEX, a YA paranormal, HOW WE LIVED, a contemporary New Adult novel, and FINDING MR. DARCY: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION, a contemporary YA.

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