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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Giveaway: Tempest Audiobook (US/Can)

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Tempest
Julie Cross
Release date: January 17th, 2012
by St. Martin’s Press

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The year is 2009.  Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities. But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler.  Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.

Tempest audio excerpt:
Want to know what I thought of Tempest?
Click here for my review

Giveaway details
Macmillan Audio has generously offered up one audiobook of Tempest to one of my readers. 
Open to US/CAN residents 
Giveaway ends February 5th, 2012 
Use the form below to enter 

*Winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to reply before a new winner is chosen.

*Publisher is responsible for shipment of the goods. We are not responsible for lost or damaged mail.



GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
WINNER IS: Mimi Valentine

Review: Wasteland by Lynn Rush

Posted by on 01/24/2012 • 21 Comments

WastelandLynn RushRelease date: September 1st, 2011by Crescent Moon Press

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Bound by the blood contract his human mother signed four centuries ago, half-demon, David Sadler, must obey his demonic Master’s order to capture fifteen-year-old Jessica Hanks. But as he learns more about her, he realizes she may be the key to freedom from his dark enslavement.

The only obstacle– Jessica’s distractingly beautiful Guardian, Rebeka Abbott. He must not give in to their steamy chemistry, or he will lose his humanity. But fresh off a quarter millennia of sensory deprivation as punishment for not retrieving his last target, he may not be able to resist temptation long enough to save what’s left of his human soul.

*A copy was provided by Lynn Rush for review purposes*

From page one,…

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Dusty Reads (18)

Posted by on 01/24/2012 • 19 Comments

Dusty Reads is a weekly meme, hosted here, featuring a book that has been sitting unread on my home shelf for some time. To participate, add your link at the bottom.  If you wish, you can grab the button and find more information here.

My pick this week:

The Lying GameSara ShepardRelease date: December 7th, 2010by HarperTeen

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I had a life anyone would kill for. Then someone did.

The worst part of being dead is that there’s nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It’s enough to kill a girl all over again. But I’m about to get something no one else does—an encore performance, thanks to Emma, the long-lost twin sister I never even got to meet.

Now…

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Embrace Tour Stop – Review

Posted by on 01/23/2012 • 23 Comments

EmbraceCherie ColyerRelease date: December 20th, 2011by Omnific Publishing

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Sometimes you end up hurting the ones you love. You find you can’t save them or yourself.

Madison is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It’s responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her luck is about to improve.

Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and intriguing Isaac Addington. She quickly realizes he’s a guy harboring a secret, but she’s willing to risk the unknown to be with him. Her world really spins out of…

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In My Mailbox (19)

Posted by on 01/22/2012 • 105 Comments

“In My Mailbox” is a meme, created by Kristi at The Story Siren, that features books I have received/ purchased/ borrowed during the week.  This was a pretty slow week for me. I thought the mailman had forgotten where I live. But then it’s nice to get a breather to catch up. I started giving a few books away to make more room on my bookcase. *hangs head in shame*. I still got a few awesome reads though, have a look.

I got for review:

I want to thank JA Templeton and Penguin Canada for the review copies.

I bought:

1. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep 2. Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey 3. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough Once a Witch has been on my wishlist for…

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Review: Tempest by Julie Cross

Review: Tempest by Julie Cross

Posted by on 01/21/2012 • 28 Comments

Time travel is a very tricky subject to get into. (Look at the epic failure of Lost for example). There is the usual paradox of, if we go back in time then what happens must already have happened to make us go back. As well as the endless time loop theories. Tempest battles this with separate timelines. So now my questions are: if we change timeline, then what happens to our self in the original timeline? Does a fake us keep living there? If not, is it as if we never existed there, or do people think we’ve just disappeared? And what happens to our other self that existed before we got to the new timeline?… Yes, my brain hurts too! These were the sort of questions running through my…

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Fresh Batch (Jan. 22nd – 28th)

Posted by on 01/21/2012 • 15 Comments

Exclusively titled for Xpresso Reads, Fresh Batch features the hottest releases of this upcoming week. Flavour of the week:

=”1″>The Way We Fall

Megan Crewe Goodreads / Purchase 

It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you’ll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in. And then you’re dead.

When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former rival and…

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Cover Reveal: Night Sky, Blind Spot, Predestined, Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet

Posted by on 01/20/2012 • 17 Comments

Night Sky Jolene Perry Release date: March 1st, 2012 by Tribute Books Add it to your Goodreads

After losing Sarah, the friend he’s loved, to some other guy, Jameson meets Sky. Her Native American roots, fluid movements, and need for brutal honesty become addictive fast. This is good. Jameson needs distraction – his dad leaves for another woman, his mom’s walking around like a zombie, and Sarah’s new boyfriend can’t keep his hands off of her.

As he spends time with Sky and learns about her village, her totems, and her friends with drums – she’s way more than distraction. Jameson’s falling for her fast.

But Sky’s need for honestly somehow doesn’t extend to her life story – and Jameson just may need more than his new girl…

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