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July 1, 2017

The Bakersville Dozen Blog Tour #characterinterview #blogtour

Title: The Bakersville Dozen
Author: Kristina McBride
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Amazon | Goodreads | Barnes & Noble | TBD

YOU HAVE FOUR DAYS TO LOCATE FIVE TREASURED TROPHIES. BREAK THE RULES AND YOU ALL DIE. HAPPY HUNTING!

Back in September, the town of Bakersville, Ohio made national news when a video went viral featuring thirteen of the high school’s elite in compromising positions. Now it’s May, and every month since the “Bakersville Dozen” made their infamous appearance on the national stage, one girl has gone missing. Officials are no closer to identifying the criminal.

Bailey, “Like a Virgin” Holzman is getting really fed up with the scrutiny. She just wants to enjoy the rest of her senior year, and have an epic summer before heading off to college. So when she discovers a note in her locker on the last day of school inviting her on a scavenger hunt, she thinks it’s just a sweet surprise from her boyfriend trying to cheer her up.

But following the clue leads her, instead, to the first official casualty. And another sinister envelope. The killer is close, and it could be anyone. Even the people Bailey’s always trusted most—her best friend, her perfect boyfriend, or the boy-next door she’s always pined for.

With the clock ticking, she faces a terrifying choice: play the game by the killer’s rules—follow the clues, tell no one, and no cops—for a chance to save the rest of the missing girls, or risk becoming the next grisly victim.

The latest heart-pounding thriller from Kristina McBride blends elements of Gone Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Stephen King into a story that will leave you guessing until the final pages.

"A fast-paced thriller with plot twists, intrigue, and revelations practically on every page. . . . Clever, taut storytelling." —Kirkus Reviews on A Million Times Goodnight

"This is a wild ride.” —School Library Journal on A Million Times Goodnight

"A Million Times Goodnight explores the power we all have to alter our own future." —Gwendolyn Heasley, author of Don't Call Me Baby and Where I Belong

"Tense! The constant push and pull of frienship, pain, love, and jealousy is beautifully drawn. A definite must read." —Jay Asher, New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why and The Future of Us on The Tension of Opposites

We decided to interview Bailey on this or that. Let's see what Bailey has to say:

Going on vacation, would you go to the beach or the mountains? Beach!
Flips flops or tennis shoes? Flip Flops.
Ice Tea or Ice Coffee? Ice Cream ☺
Read the book or watch the movie? Watch the movie.
Go out or stay in? Stay in, but somewhere outside, like the back yard or woods.
Going out, would you rather be with a group of friends or just one friend?
Groups always offer more opportunity for laughter. And I like to laugh.

Kristina McBride has published three novels for young adults - THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES, ONE MOMENT, and A MILLION TIMES GOODNIGHT. Her fourth novel, THE BAKERSVILLE DOZEN, will be released July 2017.

Kristina is a former high school English teacher and yearbook advisor, as well as an adjunct professor at Antioch University Midwest and Wright State University. Kristina has a thing for music, trees, purses, and chocolate. You might be surprised to learn that Kristina was almost kidnapped when she was a child. She also bookstalks people on a regular basis. Kristina lives in Ohio with her husband and two young children.

Find Kristina: Website | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook

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Never Too Many To Read- 10 List

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Bibliobuli YA- Q&A

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Blog Tour: The Wicked Awakening of Anne Merchant by Joanna Wiebe @jruthwiebe @kismetbt #Interview #BlogTour #Giveaway

By Erin N 7:30 AM // 1 comment

Welcome to my stop on The Wicked Awakening of Anne Merchant blog tour. Today I have an awesome author interview for you and a giveaway!

Publication date: January 20th 2015 by BenBella Books

Book 2 of The V Trilogy

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Life and death, light and dark, spirit and flesh-on Wormwood Island, the lines are always blurred. For Anne Merchant, who has been thrust back into this eerily secretive world, crossing the line seems inevitable, inescapable, destined.

Now, as Ben finds himself battling for the Big V and Teddy reveals the celestial plan in which Anne is entwined, Anne must choose: embrace her darkly powerful connection to a woman known as Lilith and, in doing so, save the boy she loves...or follow a safer path that is sure to lead to Ben's destruction at the hands of dark leaders. Hoping the ends will justify the means, Anne starts down the slippery slope into the underworld, intent on exploring the dark to find the light. But as the lure of Lilith proves powerfully strong, will Anne save others-only to lose herself?

#Tour #Review #Giveaway The Luthier's Apprentice by @mcalvani #Hosted @TheSacredFruit

By Crossroad Reviews 12:30 AM // No comments

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), one of the greatest violinists who ever lived and rumored to have made a pact with the devil, has somehow transferred unique powers to another…

When violinists around the world mysteriously vanish, 16-year-old Emma Braun takes notice. But when her beloved violin teacher disappears… Emma takes charge. With Sherlock Holmes fanatic, not to mention gorgeous Corey Fletcher, Emma discovers a parallel world ruled by an ex-violinist turned evil sorceress who wants to rule the music world on her own terms.

But why are only men violinists captured and not women? What is the connection between Emma's family, the sorceress, and the infamous Niccolò Paganini?

Emma must unravel the mystery in order to save her teacher from the fatal destiny that awaits him. And undo the curse that torments her family—before evil wins and she becomes the next luthier's apprentice…

Lauren Kate Answers Your Questions

By Erin N 12:44 AM // No comments

Lauren Kate recently took time out from writing her new book, Rapture, to answer some questions from her fans emails, here is what she had said.....

ABOUT THE BOOKS

What is this surprise new book "Fallen in Love" about?!

Luce and Daniel's relationship is emblematic for eternal love--but their story is not the only kind of love. This is a book inspired by you, my readers, who have shared your love stories with me from the beginning and shown me how many different shapes love takes. Set far back through the Announcers--somewhere between Passion and Rapture--Fallen in Love is a grand tour of romance that reaches through time and through hearts. Get a little bit closer to knowing the eternity of Luce and Daniel--and swoon as Miles, Shelby, Roland, and Arriane navigate their hearts' destinies.

See what happens between the lines of the Fallen Series, and fall in love, again, forever. Fallen in Love comes to bookstores across Canada and the United States of January 24, 2012! And in the UK on February 2, 2012! More details on release dates around the world coming soon...

What drew you to the idea of fallen angels?

I’ve been writing love stories for as long as I’ve been writing. To me, the most complicated romances make the most interesting narratives, so I’m always looking for new obstacles to throw in my lovers’ paths. When I was getting my masters degree in fiction, I was studying biblical narratives and came across a line in Genesis (6:1-4), which describes a group of angels who fell in love with mortal women. Putting this reference together with a mention in Isaiah and another in Palsm 82, biblical scholars conclude that these angels were actually cast out of Heaven for their lust. Which means—you could say—that these angels chose love over Heaven. Isn’t that a great set up for an incredibly complicated romance? I started thinking about what kind of mortal girl it would take to attract an angel’s attention. And what it would be like for her to find herself in this position. What kind of baggage would an angel have? What would her very over-protective parents think? From there, this whole world unfurled in my head with fallen angels, demons, reincarnation, and the war between good and evil all battling for a piece of the action. Who is Luce based on? What does she look like to you? Which character are you most like?The physical traits of Luce (pronounced Loose) are based on my oldest, closest friend—the dark wavy hair, hazel eyes, tiny teeth, etc. When I first started writing her, I pulled some personality traits from this friend, but as I continued with her story, Luce veered away from my friend into an identity of her own. I share some traits with her—like her stubbornness and tendency to get swept away by romance. There is probably a little bit of me and a little bit of everyone I know and love in all the characters.

As for the settings of the schools in the books, everything is fictional, but like the characters, they’re based on a compilation of things I’ve experienced. Did you struggle in coming up with any of the characters?Daniel was the most challenging, mainly because the full truth of his character has to come to light very slowly over the course of the entire series in order for the books to work. By now, I’ve really come to love Daniel and I can understand why he’s been the way he’s been with Luce. But I like to think of him as a work in progress, a developing story, and someone who, above all, knows Luce better than anyone else (including herself), and has her best interest at heart.

Author Interview and Giveaway with Jolene B. Perry

By Erin N 5:58 PM // 5 comments

Welcome to our first official Author Interview/Giveaway! Giveaway will start November 12th and run until November 26th.

Our Interview will be with debut author, Jolene B. Perry and we will be talking about her book, "The Next Door Boys". We were fortunate enough to get to ask her a few questions.

A little bit about Jolene:

Jolene B. Perry, a native of Alaska and graduate of Southern Utah University. She has a love of writing, sewing, playing guitar and the outdoors. She now resides in Alaska with her husband and two children.

Q: What made you decide "Ok, I want to take this leap and become a writer?"

I was in the car with my husband, and he asked me what I was thinking about. You know how your mind wanders in silence? We always play this game

of showing our train of thought to get to where our brain is, so I led him through my train of thought. Mike said, "You have a great imagination. You should write some of that down." It started earlier than that, back in college, but the thought of writing a whole novel felt so daunting. AND I think I needed my age to find my voice. I started my first book without any notion of it being a whole novel until I passed page 100 and knew there was a lot more story to tell.

The Next Door Boys was my second book, and took me a lot less time to write than my first because I knew right away that I was going to write a whole book.

Q: What inspired you to write this piece about cancer?

It didn't start out about cancer. I wanted a girl who was just dying for independence, and the more I thought about why, this idea kept coming up. A good friend of mine got cancer in her early twenties, and I remember watching her go through treatments, and I wanted to know what happened AFTER that year. I wanted Leigh's new start. And she has this new start at the beginning of the book, and she has another new start at the end of the book.

Q: What kind of research did you do to write about this subject?

I did a LOT of research. I didn't use most of it, which is fine. I learned all about the kind of cancer Leigh had, what her treatments would have been like. I read stuff that friends and family members should do to help both physically and emotionally. I visited a lot of blogs and read a lot of material from cancer survivors to make sure that Leigh's experience, while all LEIGH'S experience, still felt authentic. I have to admit that I cried several times while researching.

Q: Are you working on anything right now?

That question is hysterical because I'd have to give you a list. I have several projects with editors at publishing houses awaiting final verdict. I just finished a twist on a genie/three wishes YA story, and I'm working on a sci-fi/dystopian, but love-story-trumps-all right now. The project I JUST finished is what I call Stand By Me for girls, where three girls take off on a road trip in search of their missing friend.

I don't have descriptions of my projects, but I do have a page on my blog dedicated to snippets of books I hope are coming soon.

I've written two more novels with Leigh. The next is all Leigh, the third has a different main character, but Leigh plays a big role in that one as well. I'm waiting to hear from my publisher on those.

LONG before I finished The Next Door Boys, I knew that Leigh's story continued, and I couldn't let her go . Or . . . well . . . her love interest ;D

THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME!!!!!!!

You can also find Jolene at her blog: Been Writing? or her her webpage, Jolene Perry. You can also find her on Goodreads.

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