Exclusive Book Giveaway For Our Readers!

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Hey guys! I have quite a few duplicate copies of books so I figured this would be a good opportunity to do some giveaways! The first one is The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia, Black Widow Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl and Nothing More by Anna Todd.

We will be having a couple of giveaways so just make sure to check back for your chance to win. Good luck! 

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Blog Tour: The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia + Pre-Order Giveaway

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The Lovely Reckless
Author: Kami Garcia
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Contemporary
Released: October 4 2016
Review Source: Imprint

I’ve become an expert at avoiding things that could hurt me—which means I will figure out how to stay away from Marco Leone.

Seventeen-year-old Frankie Devereux would do anything to forget the past. Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend’s death, she lives her life by one dangerous rule: Nothing matters. At least, that’s what Frankie tells herself after a reckless mistake forces her to leave her privileged life in the Heights to move in with her dad—an undercover cop. She transfers to a public high school in the Downs, where fistfights don’t faze anyone and illegal street racing is more popular than football.

Marco Leone is the fastest street racer in the Downs. Tough, sexy, and hypnotic, he makes it impossible for Frankie to ignore him—and how he makes her feel. But the risks Marco takes for his family could have devastating consequences for them both. When Frankie discovers his secret, she has to make a choice. Will she let the pain of the past determine her future? Or will she risk what little she has left to follow her heart?

Frankie has a trouble past. Marco has a troubled future. Together they hope that their troubles won't be bigger than they are.

If you're a fan of Kami Garcia then you're in for a treat when you read this book! Not usually the genre of writing that Kami does, but honestly one of her better books! This book will take your emotions on a roller coaster ride that will have you coming back for more. I started this book expecting to finish it by the end of the week and instead I had finished it the day I started.

Frankie is a girl with a past. But honestly who doesn't have a past? Her past has made her into this tough being, but she's beginning to break. Just from the pressure of dealing with the hand that she got dealt in life. When she meets Marco she isn't looking for anything special, she's just trying to fit into a new school. So when Marco invades her heart, it's the last thing she's expecting.

Marco is your classic bad boy, and with Frankie's dad being a cop that can be a little disastrous. But wanting it to work out with Frankie, Marco is willing to do about anything to make things right. That is until she figures out what he's been hiding from everyone.

Garcia knows how to hook readers in and make them only want to live in the world that she has created. Even when it's a contemporary world compared to the fantasy worlds she's made in the past. You will be crushing on Marco from the second you meet him and you will be wishing you were a part of Cruz's gang from the moment she becomes Frankie's best friend. This book might even make you want to become a street racer.

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KAMI'S OFFICIAL BIO: 

Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today & international bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Kami’s solo series, The Legion, includes the instant New York Times bestseller UNBREAKABLE, and the sequel UNMARKED. Her forthcoming YA contemporary romance THE LOVELY RECKLESS releases on October 4, 2016, followed by THE X-FILESORIGINS: AGENT OF CHAOS, a novel about a teenage Fox Mulder, in January 2017, both from Imprint (Macmillan). Kami was a teacher for seventeen years before co-authoring her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. If she isn’t busy watching Supernatural, Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. She lives in Maryland with her family, and their dogs Spike and Oz (named after characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Visit Kami at www.KamiGarcia.com and on Twitter and Instagram @kamigarcia.

An Interview with Kami Garcia + The Lovely Reckless Giveaway!

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We've got an exclusive interview with Kami Garcia, the author of The Lovely Reckless!

OUaT: What was your inspiration for The Lovely Reckless?
Kami: The people I knew in high school, the guys I dated, and my experiences inspired the novel, and then I threw in other elements that interested me—like street racing. In the novel, Frankie's dad is an undercover cop who works stolen cars, which was my stepfather's position in the DC police department when I was growing up. So I stole a lot of the cop stuff and the funny conversations between Frankie and her dad from my life.

OUaT: How did you get into the mindset of Frankie?
Kami: When I create a character, they become real to me. It's almost as if I'm eavesdropping on them as I tell the story.

OUaT: What kind of research on illegal street racing did you have to do for The Lovely Reckless?
Kami: I went to some street races as a teen, and I knew guys who raced back then, so that was helpful. I also talked to a few guys who race now and it isn't that different.

OUaT: What were your biggest challenges in writing The Lovely Reckless?
Kami: Switching genres was tricky, because every genre has different conventions that influence reader expectations. For example, you definitely can't kill as many people in a contemporary romance as you can in a romantic urban fantasy novel.

OUaT:  What was your favorite scene to write in The Lovely Reckless?
Kami: That's a hard question, because I love so many of the scenes—the street races, the funny moments between Frankie and her dad, Cruz (Marco's best friend) putting guys in the place. But the romantic moments between Frankie and Marco were my favorites.

OUaT: What do you aim to teach your readers through your books?
Kami: I just want to tell them stories and let them take away what they want from the book. But I do think there are re-occurring themes in my work. I write about heroines who have to find the strength to take chance—in love and life—and save themselves.

OUaT: What's one thing that you need to have when you write?
Kami: Aside from a notebook and a pen, I need my noise cancelling headphones.

OUaT: What's the hardest line to write—the first or the last?
Kami: The first line. I love writing the end.

OUaT: Do you talk to your characters while writing a story, to get in the mood?
Kami: I wear noise-canceling headphones while I write and my characters talk to me. It's like I'm watching a movie in my mind and I'm just recording what I'm seeing and hearing.

OUaT: What is the hardest part of being a writer?
Kami: Writing consistently. I'm not an "everyday writer." I burn out after I finish writing or revising a draft and k need a break. But sometimes a break isn't possible, and it's hard to get back on track.

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Giveaway: 

We have an exclusive giveaway from the one and only Kami Garcia! Her new book The Lovely Reckless comes out on October 4. You can enter the giveaway below!

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Kami Garcia is Going On Tour!

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Kami Garcia is one of our favorite author's here at Once Upon A Twilight. And we are excited to share that she is going on tour!

She's visiting 8 awesome destinations and you should try to go and visit her if she's stopping near you!

And if you're anywhere near Santa Monica on October 5th, or you just want a good idea for a great vacation, you might want to check out her tour stop at the Santa Monica Public Library.

She's going to be at this stop with Anna Todd, and the moderator is one of our friends, Ursula Uriarte! So check it out!

Waiting on Wednesday: The Lovely Reckless & The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

The Lovely Reckless

Author: Kami Garcia

Release Date: October 4th 2016

Publisher: Imprint

I’ve become an expert at avoiding things that could hurt me—which means I will figure out how to stay away from Marco Leone.

Seventeen-year-old Frankie Devereux would do anything to forget the past. Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend’s death, she lives her life by one dangerous rule: Nothing matters. At least, that’s what Frankie tells herself after a reckless mistake forces her to leave her privileged life in the Heights to move in with her dad—an undercover cop. She transfers to a public high school in the Downs, where fistfights don’t faze anyone and illegal street racing is more popular than football.

Marco Leone is the fastest street racer in the Downs. Tough, sexy, and hypnotic, he makes it impossible for Frankie to ignore him—and how he makes her feel. But the risks Marco takes for his family could have devastating consequences for them both. When Frankie discovers his secret, she has to make a choice. Will she let the pain of the past determine her future? Or will she risk what little she has left to follow her heart?

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The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily

Dash & Lily #2

Author: Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

Release Date: October 18th 2016

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are back with a life-affirming Christmas romance starring Dash and Lily.

Dash and Lily have had a tough year since readers first watched the couple fall in love. Lily’s beloved grandfather suffered a heart attack, and his difficult road to recovery has taken a major toll on her typically sunny disposition.

With only twelve days left until Christmas—Lily’s favorite time of the year—Dash, Lily’s brother Langston, and their closest friends take Manhattan by storm to help Lily recapture the holiday magic of New York City in December.

Told in alternating chapters, The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily reunites two beloved characters and is bound to be a Christmas favorite, season after season.

It's A Muggle Monday Recommendation!

We are not wizards or witches, but muggles. We don't live in a magical world... Hogwarts is not home. But don't let this put you down. We don't need magic to transform our world. We have thousands lives to explore and dystopian worlds to travels. From the words of JK Rowling, "The stories we love the best live in us forever".

It's a Muggle Monday Recommendation is a new weekly meme hosted by Once Upon a Twilight in hope that this story will cast a spell over you and live with you forever.

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This week is dedicated to a fantastic book that will have readers on the edge of their seats!

The Lovely Reckless is a great story about love, loss and adventure that will have readers guessing about what will come next!

Fierce Reads Spring 2016 Author Tour

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Spring is here for many of you, and on its way for the rest (hang in there!). That means the Fierce Reads Spring tour is upon us! Check out the stops, enter the giveaway, and see what else we have going on.

This may be the most fierce tour ever planned. Marie Rutkoski, Cecelia Ahern, and Harriet Reuter Hapgood are headlining. And then we have Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Mathieu, Caleb Roehrig, Emma Mills, Anna Banks, Kami Garcia, and Sandy Hall special guest starring. It's basically like a Taylor Swift tour, but with authors.

Events will be held across the country from May 3 through May 10. There will be authors; there will be books; there will be signings; there will be giveaways; there will be a Fierce Reads coloring book (it's awesome). In short it's going to be great, and you won't want to miss it. Check out the full lineup and see what guest author will be at your stop.

• May 3, 2016 @7pm - Third Place Books in Seattle, WA.
• May 4, 2016 @6pm - Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, CA. 
• May 5, 2016 @7pm - Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, TX.
• May 6, 2016 @7pm - Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL.
• May 7, 2016 @3pm - St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch in St. Louis, MO.
• May 8, 2016 @5pm - Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, GA. 
• May 9, 2016 @7pm - Bethesda Library in Bethesda, MD.
• May 10, 2016 @7pm - Wellesley Books in Wellesley, MA.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOUR!!!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

  Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

Ten Finished Series I Have YET to Finish

1. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

I know your all probably killing me at the moment and screaming WHYYY?! I've read the first two and the novella's I just haven't gotten around to Ignite Me. I'm sure I'll love it (Warner<3), but around the time it finally it came out I was a bit burnt out by the whole dystopian world. 

2. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

Now this series I've been following since 2007! I absolutely adore anything written by Ally Carter (The Heist Society books are some of my fav), but it took so long for each book from this series to come out that by the time the new one was out I had kind of forgot what had happened. I have all of the books signed and I will sit down one of these days to reread it from the start. 

3. Divergent by Veronica Roth

Controversy. I LOVED Divergent! I loved the world Veronica Roth had created and Insurgent was just as amazing. I started Allegiant, but I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Maybe one day.

4. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

I'm just on a roll today right? Lol! I read City of Bones the day it actually came out. I remember this because I had actually pre-ordered the book. I was all types of obsessed with this book. My first copy was so worn out because I kept making people read it. For me the series ended where it should have originally ended at. City of Ashes. I couldn't have asked for a better tie up of that world. 

5. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

I can legit feel Shannon screaming at me. Sorry!!! I loved this book. Like really loved it. Why I never actually finished the series is beyond me. Just kidding I do know. School was kicking my butt and the time of reading for fun was pretty much nonexistent. It's on the top of my TBR though. 

6. The Selection by Kiera Cass 

I'm actually dying to dive into this series again to see what becomes of this characters. 

7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 

I'll be honesty I've only read the first book in the series. I was very much intrigued by everything that was going on, but I think the sheer size of each book is what's been holding me back lol! 

8. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

I'll actually be reading these books soon because she's actually coming down to Miami for Fierce Reads tour! The excitement is very much real! 

9. Matched by Ally Condie 

It was just another case of being burnt out from the genre. I went through a phase where I couldn't even finish a book because they would all blend so much. I've heard some really awesome things about this one so maybe I'll dive into it soon.

10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Nora Grey's best friend. Plain and simple. She is the only reason why I have yet to finish this series. I want to because oh is the story good, but her best friend annoys the heck out of me.