Giveaway: The Brightest Stars by Anna Todd - #TheBrightestStars

The Brightest Stars

By Anna Todd

Published by Frayed Pages, Inc.

In Stores September 18, 2018

Internationally bestselling author Anna Todd returns with a gripping novel about a young woman’s quest to keep her family together, despite the lies that are tearing them apart.

Karina knows the harsh realities of military life. And like anyone who has grown up around an army base, she knows the background noise that follows a soldier home from war. That’s why she’s forging her own quiet life in her own little house. But she hasn’t turned her back on her family. She’s the glue that holds them together—when her father is deployed, when her brother, Austin, has another brush with the law.

Karina knows that she has to look after herself, that she can’t always fix what’s broken. But when Austin’s behavior worsens and her father’s reactions grow more extreme, Karina feels her own edges beginning to fray. That’s when she meets him—a closed book she’s desperate to open.

At just twenty, Kael is a handsome, brooding soldier struggling with the aftermath of two tours in Afghanistan. He’s emotionally damaged and closed off. Quiet doesn’t begin to describe him. But as Karina gets used to his stable presence, she finds it hard to ignore the way he makes her feel. In their time together, she finds the stillness she has always wanted and never found. She lets down her guard. And she lets herself fill in the blanks about this mysterious man.

But illusions quickly made are quickly shattered. That’s when Karina has to find her own courage—to untangle the truth from the lies, and decide what she’s going to do about it.

A riveting story about the love and lies, THE BRIGHTEST STARS will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.

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About the Author

Anna Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the After series, The Spring Girls and the upcoming The Brightest Stars. Always an avid reader, she began writing stories on her phone on Wattpad, the reading and writing multiplatform for original stories, with After becoming the most read series on the platform with over 1.5 billion reads. The print edition was published in 2014. It has been published in over 30 languages, with more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and is a #1 bestseller in Italy, Germany, France and Spain. The film adaptation, which Anna is co-producing, is set to be released in early 2019. Anna and her husband currently live in Los Angeles.

Find her at AnnaTodd.com, on Twitter at @imaginator1d, on Instagram at @imaginator1d, and on Wattpad as Imaginator1D.

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THE BRIGHTEST STARS

Shine bright! One (1) winner receives: 

• Anna Todd’s The Brightest Stars 
• And an Alex & Ani star bangle bracelet.

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Coming Soon: The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston #BookNews

One Of Us Is Lying meets The Darkest Corners in THE LYING WOODS (On sale November 13, 2018 | Hyperion) by critically-acclaimed author Ashley Elston. This creepy thriller-mystery combines bone-chilling twists with palpable tension between each character to create a menacing, binge-worthy read about a teen whose past won’t stay buried.

On-Sale November 13, 2018

Where The Sea Takes me by Heidi R. Kling On Sale Now!

Where the Sea Takes Me by Heidi R. Kling 

Get your copy and fall in love!

About the Book:
Sienna’s in college, working hard to achieve her dreams, and trying to love another boy—and halfway succeeding. She’d be totally happy with her life if she could just stop dreaming about him. Deni. The boy she left behind on the shores of Banda Aceh.

When she gets word Deni’s coming to America, Sea’s world shifts. And when he arrives on her doorstep, she's shaken to the core.

Sparks don’t just fly, they soar—and threaten to burn down the new life she’s so patiently, persistently, built.

When they’re both invited to join a relief mission in Cambodia, they jump at the chance to help…and be together. As the time and distance between them melts away in the sticky Cambodian heat, Sienna knows her heart can’t take losing him again.

And that’s exactly what might happen.

Giveaway: Emergency Contact by Debut Author Mary H.K. Choi + Excerpt

Emergency Contact

By: Mark H.K. Choi

In Stores March 27th 2018

“Smart and funny, with characters so real and vulnerable, you want to send them care packages. I loved this book.” —Rainbow Rowell

From debut author Mary H.K. Choi comes a compulsively readable novel that shows young love in all its awkward glory—perfect for fans of Eleanor & Park and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn’t actually know anything about her. When Penny heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it’s seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can’t wait to leave behind.

Sam’s stuck. Literally, figuratively, emotionally, financially. He works at a café and sleeps there too, on a mattress on the floor of an empty storage room upstairs. He knows that this is the god-awful chapter of his life that will serve as inspiration for when he’s a famous movie director but right this second the seventeen bucks in his checking account and his dying laptop are really testing him.

When Sam and Penny cross paths it’s less meet-cute and more a collision of unbearable awkwardness. Still, they swap numbers and stay in touch—via text—and soon become digitally inseparable, sharing their deepest anxieties and secret dreams without the humiliating weirdness of having to see each other

Simon Teen sent a copy to check out, and is parenting with OUaT for a giveaway.

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About the Author

Mary H.K. Choi is a writer for the New York Times, GQ, Wired, and the Atlantic. She has written comics for Marvel and DC, as well as a collection of essays called Oh, Never Mind. She is the host of Hey, Cool Job!, a podcast about jobs, and is a culture correspondent for VICE News Tonight on HBO. Emergency Contact is her first novel. Mary grew up in Hong Kong and Texas and now lives in New York. Follow her on Twitter at @choitotheworld. 

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In the book, Penny and Sam become confidents via text in this modern love story.

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Make sure your phone is never out of reach! One (1) winner receives:

• copy of Emergency Contact
• branded pop socket 
• and a smartphone wristlet!

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#Giveaway - Author Karen White's The Night The Lights Went Out Novel

With a plot worthy of Shonda Rhimes and a cast of characters made for Desperate Housewives’ Wisteria Lane, THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT (Berkley Trade Paperback Reprint; March 27, 2018; $16) brings a glinting new edge to White’s signature fusion of complicated family relationships, evocative prose, and picturesque southern locales.

Set in the gilded realm of Sweet Apple, Georgia, THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT achieves a magnetic sense of place, and with good reason—it is the first novel White, the “Queen of southern fiction” (Huffington Post), has set in her own community, the affluent suburbs of Atlanta.

White says: “I was sitting at a stop sign in my town behind a large white SUV and the license plate read YERSERV. . . and the whole Atlanta tennis­­–suburban mom–thriller idea came to me. . . . I realized perhaps for the first time that my hometown had a past and a story to tell.”

In THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, recently divorced Merilee Talbot Dunlap moves with her two children to Sweet Apple, Georgia. It’s not her first time starting over. But her new beginning isn’t helped by an anonymous local blog that reveals for the whole town the scandalous affair that caused her marriage to fail. And Merilee’s new landlord, the proud, irascible, Atlanta born-and-bred 93-year-old Sugar Prescott, certainly isn’t helping.

But off Sugar’s property, Merilee finds herself swallowed into Sweet Apple’s most elite ranks—its inner circle of wealthy school moms—thanks to her blossoming friendship with the belle of the town, Heather Blackford. But behind the tennis whites, shiny SUVs, and immaculate women, lurk generations of secrets and resentments. And Merilee quickly learns that, in a town where appearance is everything, sins and secrets can be found in equal measure in the dark woods on Sugar’s property, and within the gated mansions of her newfound friends . . .

THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT is what would happen if ABC’s Revenge followed the machinations of Southern PTA moms instead of Hamptons elite. For readers of Dorothea Benton Frank, Mary Alice Monroe, and Pat Conroy, this novel delivers everything her readers love and more.

THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT

Berkley Trade Paperback | March 27, 2018 | ISBN: 9780451488404| $16.00 

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About the Author

Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the Tradd Street series, The Night the Lights Went Out, Flight Patterns, The Sound of Glass, A Long Time Gone, and The Time Between. She is the coauthor of The Forgotton Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband and two children near Atlanta, Georgia.

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“PLUMBS THE DEPTH OF HUMANITY, OF LIFE AND DEATH AND TRAGEDY AND PERSERVERANCE” The Herald Sun • “GOTHIC GOLD” The Atlantan • “ULTIMATE VOICE IN WOMEN’S FICTION” Fresh Fiction • “EMOTIONALLY SATISFYING” Kirkus Reviews • “HER ICONIC MELLIFLUENT, INNOVATIVE NARRATIVE IS HAUNGTINGLY BEAUTIFUL” RT Book Reviews • “CHARACTERS WITH DEPTH” The Fayetteville Observer • “ENGROSSING” Parkersburg News and Sentinel (WV) •

“VIVID” Library Journal • “SENSITIVE, PRECISE, AND POWERFUL” RT Book Reviews

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Book Review: xo, Zach by Kendall Ryan

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xo, Zach
Author: Kendall Ryan
Reading Level: New Adult
Genres: College | Contemporary Romance
Released: January 23, 2018
Review Link: Purchased

The first time we met was at a party.

Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.

I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.

The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.

The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.

I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.

You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.

I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be the adviser to your program and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.

xo, Zach

 xo, Zach is a very cute story about an adviser and his student in college. The two meet previously one night before finding out they would be paired up at school. So it comes as a shock to them both when they have their first meeting at school. Now how awkward is it, VERY! Zach is very into Poppy, and Poppy is too, but she is more reserved about it. Then add the situation, that they are adviser and student, and its probably not allowed in the school policy. So this has Poppy a bit freaked out. She keeps turning down Zach, but their is only so much she can take. Zach does not give up easily.

The push and pull from these two, is so thick, you can slice it with a knife. They both petty much can't stop thinking (dreaming) about each other, and the more days pass, the stronger the connection. And when Zach starts fighting with poems, how does a girl resist that. Poppy was a goner! Yes, you read that right, he started writing her poems and she could not resit a man, that could write such beautiful words.

So after the push and pull, they finally give in. Well, I should say, Poppy does. Zach was giving up already and about to move on. Poppy finally came to her senses, and gave it a shot. Zach wasn't prepared for Poppy's big surprise. How did he take it? Guess you'll have to find out and read the book to know.

This book is another great one by Kendall Ryan. I love all her stories. She doesn't fail at giving us guys we can't help failing for. This story is cute and a fast read. If you love HEA, then grab xo, Zach today. Forgot to mention, how much I love that title.

Book News: Paradise Found by @SarahORourke99 is Now Live!

Paradise Found by: Sarah O’Rourke

Genre: Romance

Release Date: February 26, 2018

Cover Design: Sarah O’Rourke

Samantha “The Body” Dixon had once been a famous runway model who’d walked every catwalk from Paris to Milan and back again, but when her career abruptly comes to a screeching halt, she’s out to prove she’s got a whole lot more to offer than just a pretty face and killer rack.
Benjamin Atkins might have once been the most in demand photographer in the fashion industry, but times have changed and he’d learned the hard way to value substance over style. Now, he’s built a new life doing what he loves in the beautiful town of Paradise, TN.
When these two ex-lovers reconnect after a bitter break-up, can their broken hearts find a way back to their own personal paradise found?

Available exclusively in Kindle Unlimited!

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Sarah O'Rourke is actually TWO besties who live three states apart and write at all hours of the day and night! Born and raised in the Southern United States, they are overly attached to their one-click accounts, can’t make it through the day without copious doses of caffeine, and spend way too much time on the phone with each other.

Between them, they have four children and twenty-plus years of marriage...one to a retired super soldier and the other to egomaniac engineer. They hate empty chocolate wrappers and writer’s block, love to talk to readers...and oh, by the way, they write about strong, kick-ass women and hot alpha heroes! 

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Coming this June: Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The de Vincent brothers are back—and so is the intrigue that surrounds them—in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s sizzling new novel . . .

Nicolette Bresson never thought she’d return to the de Vincents’ bayou compound. It’s where her parents work, where Nikki grew up . . . and where she got her heart broken by Gabriel de Vincent himself. Yet here she is, filling in for her sick mother. Avoiding Gabe should be easy, especially when so much of Nikki’s time is spent trying not to be stabbed in the back by the malicious hangers-on who frequent the mansion. But escaping memories of Gabe, much less his smoking-hot presence, is harder than expected—especially since he seems determined to be in Nikki’s space as much as possible.

Gabriel spent years beating himself up over his last encounter with Nikki. He’d wanted her then, but for reasons that were bad for both of them. Things have now changed. Gabe sees more than a girl he’s known forever; he sees a smart, talented, and heartbreakingly beautiful woman . . . one who’s being stalked from the shadows. Now, Gabe will do anything to keep Nikki safe—and to stop the de Vincent curse from striking again.

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Celebrate the holidays with this special festive romance bundle from New York Times bestselling author, Melody Grace!

In UNWRAPPED… When a unlikely couple gets snowed in on the way to the wedding, a flirty game of truth-or-dare sends temperatures soaring.

In HOLIDAY KISSES… Writer Dash needs peace and quiet to finish his new script, but he wasn’t betting on inn-keeper Ellie and the local Starbright festival to give him a jolt of holiday inspiration.

In UNEXPECTEDLY YOURS… Sophie has been dreaming of a magical winter holiday in New York City. Can a chance encounter with musician Austin bring her festive dreams to life?

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Have You Heard of Lauren DeStefano's The Glass Spare?

The first in a new fantasy duology, The Glass Spare (HarperCollins Publishers / 9780062491282 / 10/24/2017/ $17.99 /Ages 13 and up) is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh.

Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with building his empire is causing a war—Wil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance. Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone. At first Wil is horrified—but as she tests its limits, she’s drawn more and more to the strange and volatile ability. When it leads to tragedy, though, Wil is forced to face the destructive power within her and finally leave her home to seek the truth and a cure. But finding the key to her redemption puts her in the path of a cursed prince who has his own ideas for what to do with Wil’s power. With a world on the brink of war and a power of ultimate destruction, can Wil find a way to help the kingdom that’s turned its back on her, or will she betray her past and her family forever?

Lauren DeStefano earned her BA in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut in 2007. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of Wither, Fever, Sever, The Internment Chronicles, and A Curious Tale of the In-Between. You can find her online at http://www.laurendestefano.com/.

“This is the setup for a longer series, and it leaves off with tantalizing hints of what’s to come. Readers will be eager to reenter this world of scheming kings and banished heirs, where nothing is quite as it seems.”

— The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Book Review: Roomies by Christina Lauren

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ROOMIES
Author: Christina Lauren
Reading Level: New Adult
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Released: December 5th 2017
Review Source: Gallery Books

Green Card meets Once in ROOMIES by New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Gallery Books; on sale December 5th); a tale of marriage convenience that is just so…inconvenient.

Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant subway musician back by pulling some of her errand-girl strings and getting him an audition with a bigtime musical director.

When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway—until he admits his student visa has expired and he’s in the country illegally.

Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York, her growing infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves from awkward roommates to besotted lovers, Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway. In the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting, what will it take for Holland and Calvin to realize that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?

From subway to Broadway to happily ever after, modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable.

Fans of Christina Lauren will not be disappointed. Everything you have come to love about their books, you'll once again find inside the pages of ROOMIES. It's full of fluffy love with its touch of sauciness. Real fun and fast to read, you'll finish it in few sittings. 

SO ROOMIES is set in the Big Apple, win for that. Then you have a cute Irish musician, another win. Then add in the sweet as can be Holland, and whole fake marriage, book is full of wins. The characters have great chemistry. And this is super important in all stories. Even with a "fake marriage" they had that natural chemistry. Each character has such great qualities about them. Holland, especially, she is the friend you make sure you never loose. She will always be there to guide, push and help you how ever she can. That's Holland, and that's what she does for Calvin. 

Now Calvin, was probably super hot for most readers, me I'm not a fan a redheads so much, but the music did make him more appealing to me. Plus he is an all around good guy. The fact that he played in subways to make a living, really spoke to me. Makes you understand better the sacrifices people have to make sometimes to make it on a daily basis. 

Guys, just go out and grab yourself a copy today and dive into this sweet, sexy, fast-paced romance. When has Christina Lauren let you down? NEVER!

Make sure you check out our giveaway of ROOMIES here. 

Giveaway: #ROOMIES by Christina Lauren On-Sale 12/5!

Green Card meets Once in ROOMIES by New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Gallery Books; on sale December 5th); a tale of marriage convenience that is just so…inconvenient.

Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant subway musician back by pulling some of her errand-girl strings and getting him an audition with a bigtime musical director.

When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway—until he admits his student visa has expired and he’s in the country illegally.

Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York, her growing infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves from awkward roommates to besotted lovers, Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway. In the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting, what will it take for Holland and Calvin to realize that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?

From subway to Broadway to happily ever after, modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable.

“Fresh and sensual…the lyrical language creates atmosphere that sets this novel apart from others of the genre. Lauren’s standalone brims with authentic characters and a captivating plot.”

−Publishers Weekly, starred review

“The story is so intriguing that readers will find it hard to step away.”

−RT Book Reviews

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Giveaway: Middle-Grade Must Read #Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Nevermoor Series #1

By Jessica Townsend

In Stores October 31, 2017

Recommended for ages 9-12

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination

Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks--and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday.

But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor.

It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart--an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests--or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.

Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and Neil Gaiman, this fast-paced plot and imaginative world has a fresh new take on magic that will appeal to a new generation of readers.

Little, Brown sent me a copy to check out, and is partnering with me for a giveaway!

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About the Author
Jessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, but has lived on and off in London for a few years. She was a copywriter for eight years, and in a previous role, was the editor of a children's wildlife magazine for Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is her first novel.

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Praise for the Nevermoor

• "Jessica Townsend's Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is more than just a spectacular debut. Exciting, charming, and wonderfully imagined, it's the sort of delightful, grand adventure destined to be many a reader's favorite book." --- Trenton Lee Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Society series and The Secret Keepers
• "[A] spellbinding debut... Morrigan is a captivating heroine, filled with moxie and wit... Whimsical worldbuilding, humorous dialogue, and colorful supporting characters compliment an adventurous, magic-filled plot that champions bravery, self-confidence, and hope." --- Publishers Weekly, starred review
• "Readers, like Morrigan herself, will feel at home in this evocative novel where magic and confidence go hand in hand. An excellent and exciting work." --- School Library Journal, starred review

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Join the Wundrous Society!

One (1) winner receives:

• copy of Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
• branded Nevermoor lapel pin
• and branded Hotel Deucalion pen and notebook.

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#MistressOfAllEvil Is Now Available From Disney Villains Series + Book Series Giveaway

Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy

Villains Series, Book #4

By Serena Valentino

Published October 3rd 2017

Recommended for ages 9+

Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for sending me a set of VILLAINS books, and for providing a prize pack!

About Mistress of All Evil (Book #4): Why does Maleficent curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.

About the Series: The Disney Villains series by Serena Valentino explores how the antagonists in Disney movies became some of storytelling's most iconic villains. In the first four Villains books, we see how the Evil Queen, the Beast, Ursula, and Maleficent fall into darkness, through the instigation of the mysterious Odd Sisters: Lucinda, Martha, and Ruby.

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What are your "WICKED" Halloween plans this season?

This year I'll be attending a Halloween party themed "Shipwreck on KilliGan's Island!" Get it? Like the old TV series "Gilligan's Island". My friend and I will be dressing up as characters from the movie Black Swan that starred Natalie Portman. I will be the Black Swan (the evil one of course) and my friend will be the White Swan (the innocent one).

I have always wanted to be Maleficent for Halloween, maybe next year I'll finally do it. I absolutely love the Maleficent that Angelia Jolie portrays in 2014's Maleficent. So what are your costume(s) for this Halloween? Share in the comments below.

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Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her best-selling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, and Mistress of All Evil.

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Now even though Halloween is right around the corner, you might think it's Christmas when you see what I am about to share with you all.

THE VILLAINS SERIES: Get a little wicked this Halloween!
One (1) winner receives:

• the complete set of Villains books (yes, you read the right. All 4 books in the series)
• and a branded mug that changes colors when filled with hot water! (super cool mug)

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Giveaway: YA Must-Read Expelled by James Patterson & Emily Raymond #GetExpelled

EXPELLED

By James Patterson and Emily Raymon

Published by JIMMY Patterson

In Stores: October 23rd 2017

One viral photo. Four expelled teens. Everyone’s a suspect.

Will Foster's Twitter account used to be anonymous—until someone posted The Photo that got him and three other students expelled, their futures ruined forever. But who took the picture, and why are they being targeted?

To uncover the truth, Will gets close to the suspects: the hacker, the quarterback, the bad girl, the class clown, the vice principal, and... his own best friend. What secrets are they hiding, and even worse—what do they know about each other? The terrible truth will haunt them forever.

New York Times bestselling author James Patterson brings us another fast-moving tale of suspense, with danger, romance, and twists and turns that will keep you guessing to the very last page.

JIMMY Patterson sent me a copy to check out, and is partnering with me for a giveaway!

What you love and/or miss most about high school (and what you don’t)!:

• Miss the football pep-rallies every Friday.
• Miss playing softball and soccer with my teams.
• Miss dressing up for Spirit week.
• Miss the half-time show at Football games. 
• Miss the days of writing notes to your friends and boyfriends (before cellphones).
• Not Missed are the bullies.
• Not Missed are the M.C. Hammer pants phase.
• Not Missed is riding the bus to school.
• Not Missed is the school cafeteria.
• Not Missed is all the homework.

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Author photo, credit: Sue Solie Patterson

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James Patterson received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community from the National Book Foundation. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Timesbestsellers, including Confessions of a Murder Suspect and the Maximum Ride series, and his books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide. A tireless champion of the power of books and reading, Patterson created a children’s book imprint, JIMMY Patterson, whose mission is simple: “We want every kid who finishes a JIMMY Book to say, ‘PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER BOOK.’” He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and funds over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions of dollars to independent bookstores and school libraries. Patterson invests proceeds from the sales of JIMMY Patterson Books in pro-reading initiatives.

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Cover Reveal: Infect Me by Lauren Hammond

Infect Me by Lauren Hammond

Coming December 26, 2017

Samara Moore and Trevor George are convinced they can overcome anything as long as they're together--even a deadly virus that has infected half of the city.

The city of Boston has become a slave to the infected--humans that have slowly turned into monsters with only one thing on their mind, consuming flesh.

Samara has loved the reckless and wild Trevor since she was fourteen years old. The same goes for Trevor; he loves Mara fully and has always been the rock that holds everything together.

Until the day comes when he can't anymore.

In the midst of a global pandemic; Samara is torn between love and death, her head and heart and now she's left with two choices and one epic decision. She can either save herself or give up everything--including her life. 

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About the Author

Lauren Hammond was a formerly a literary agent with ADA Management Group, and from a young age she knew that one day she would grow up to become a writer. In 2007 she made that dream a reality. She has written a few Amazon Best Selling novels, and is probably known best for her novel, Insanity. She aspires to be a role model for young writers who have a piece of paper, a pencil, and a dream. If you don't dream big and shoot for the stars, you might wake up one day and regret it. 

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