Thursday, May 7, 2015

COVER REVEAL: The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons

We are absolutely excited to reveal the cover for The Forgotten Mountain, the third book of The Collectors' Society Series, by Heather Lyons! Today, on my tour stop, I will be sharing an exciting excerpt!

Genre:
Adult
Romantic Fairy Tale
Series:
The Collectors' Society Series, #3
Publish Date:
June 25, 2015
Publisher:
Cerulean Books
Cover Design by:
Whit and Ware

Synopsis:
After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when the finally returned to England.

Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors' Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds. As she and the rest of the Society race to bring this mysterious murderer to justice, the fight becomes painfully personal.

Lives are being lost. Loved ones are shattered or irrevocably altered. Each step closer Alice gets to the shadowy man she hunts, the more secrets she unravels, only to reveal chilling truths. If she wants to win this war and save millions of lives. Alice must once more embrace the impossible and make the unimaginable imaginable.

Sometimes, the rabbit hole leads to terrifying places.



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The Collectors' Society Official Book Trailer

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**About the Author**
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Heather Lyons writes epic, heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition to writing, she's also been an archeologist and teacher. She and her husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.

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PASADENA LOVES YA: Author Spotlight on Katie Alender

Calling all booknerds! As book conventions and book festivals makes it way down the calendar! Here's another book festival worth checking out! Formerly named the Pasadena Teen Book Festival, this fun event is now named Pasadena Loves YA! Don't forget the cool giveaway at the end of this post!



So...Save the date and come out to Pasadena and meet several bestselling YA authors! And...have a fun-filled day of book signings, panels, giveaways, and more!

Let's not forget! This event is FREE! That's right! No tickets necessary! No registration required, but we would appreciate it if you could share this amazing event on all your social media! Please use the hashtag #PLYA2015.

For more info, visit www.pasadenateenbookfestival.com



When:
May 23, 2015
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Where:
Pasadena Public Library
Central Library
285 East Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

What to look forward to:
Meet 20 Young Adult authors
Panels & Book Signings
Giveaways & Refreshments
Free tote bags for the first 150 guests



Keynote speaker:
Mary McCoy
(author of Dead to Me)

Authors:
Katie Alender, Victoria Aveyard, Alexis Bass, Julie Berry, Livia Blackburne, Virginia boecker, Jessica Brody, Stephen Chbosky, Brandy Colbert, Ava Dellaira, Kody Keplinger, Lize Maccie, Morgan Matson, Lauren Miller, Alexandra Monir, Jennifer Niven, Romina Russell, Sarah Tomp and Kiersten White

Book sales by:
Book sales will begin at 11:00AM

Pasadena Loves YA presented by:
 

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Today, I have the great honor to spotlight an amazing writer and one of the several authors who will be at this awesome event! I am very excited to showcase Katie Alender and her books! My daughter and I have met her at several events, and it is always so much fun and a pleasure to be able to chat and catch up with her...and many other authors!

Today, Katie Alender is our spotlight author today! So...let's get started!

**Author Spotlight**

Katie Alender
Katie Alender (rhymes with "calendar") is the author of Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer and Famous Last Words from Scholastic as well as the Bad Girls Don’t Die series from Hyperion. She is a graduate of the Florida State University Film School and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, and the world’s politest small brown dog, Scooter. When she’s not writing novels, she can usually be found in her sewing room, reading, eating delicious high-calorie foods, and hanging out with her friends (on very special occasions, she manages to do all of those things at once).

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*Author Interview*

MSnb: If you weren't a writer, what would be your career choice?

Katie: That's tough... I'm interested in everything! I think I would really enjoy teaching. I had some really incredible teachers who definitely impacted my life in a great way, and being able to do that for another generation would be awesome.

MSnB: What are you working on now? Can yo reveal it to us?

Katie: My next book is called The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall, and it's out August 25, 2015 (from Scholastic), so I'm preparing for that... and I'm working on ideas for my next book! Plus, other writing and, of course, trying to keep my life in some semblance of order!

MSnB: If you could adapt one of your books into film, which book would it be? Why?

Katie: It's hard to choose just one! I think Famous Last Words would make a beautiful, atmospheric movie.

MSnB: What is your most memorable author event?

Katie: They're all memorable for different reasons! I don't do a lot of signings or tors, but luckily, Los Angeles has a thriving YA community and that keeps me busy with events where I get to see many of my favorite authors (and readers)! I guess another memorable moment was being on a panel at a convention an the topic was "The Future of YA," so the other presenters and I were all ready to talk about what we hoped was the direction YA lit would be going in, and we found out immediately before going onstage in front of 1000-ish people that the topic meant WE were the future of YA and we were supposed to talk about that for ten minutes each. Whoops. We all basically gave our other talks, because it was actually a much better topic!

MSnB: If you could choose where to go on a book tour, where would you go?

Katie: Does it have to be a country where people have actually read my books? Ha ha. I'd love to visit Switzerland or Ireland... any place where the summers aren't 100+ degrees!

Thank you Katie for this awesome Q&A!


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Books by Katie Alender
  
 
(Covers are links to Goodreads)

Check out Katie's upcoming release!
Genre:
Young Adult
Paranormal Suspense
Horror
Publish Date:
August 25, 2015
Publisher:
Scholastic

Synopsis:
Asylum meets Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, in this riveting tale of ghosts, secrets, and family, from master of suspense Katie Alender.

Delia's new house isn't just a house. It used to be an insane asylum, a place to lock up "troubled" young women long ago. And a restless, wicked spirit is still at play--and it doesn't want defiant girls like Delia to go anywhere.

So the house kills her.

Now Delia is a ghost, trapped in her creepy home forever. As she meets the other ghost girls who haunt the narrow hallways, as well as the handsome ghost boy on the grounds, she learns shocking truths about the house's history. Delia also realizes that her alive and grieving sister might be the house's next target. Can Delia unlock the mystery of the old asylum, save her sister, and free herself?



***The Giveaway***

Giveaway is Open to the U.S. Only

Winner chooses any 3 books from the 2015 Pasadena Loves YA authors

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COVER REVEAL: Sinful Intent by Chelle Bliss

We are absolutely thrilled to reveal the cover of a brand new series by USA Bestselling Author Chelle Bliss! Here's a first look at the cover of Sinful Intent, the first book of the ALFA Private Investigations series!

Genre:
Adult
Erotic Romance
Series:
ALFA Private Investigations Series, #1
Publish Date:
Summer 2015
Cover Design by:
Chelle Bliss
Cover Photo by:

Synopsis:
It was supposed to be simple. Find the bad guy and save the girl.

I hadn't expected Race True--a golden-haired beauty with a silver tongue that made me want to toss the rules aside.

I tried to fight my attraction to her, but she made it impossible.

Our chemistry became too much to ignore.

Temptation is dangerous.

In a moment of weakness, everything changed. We gave in to our carnal desires, letting ourselves drown in the passion we could no longer deny.

The problem was that I still had a job to do before her world collapsed.

If I failed at finding the person behind the threat, I'd lose Race forever.




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**About the Author**
Chelle Bliss is a USAToday Bestselling author of the Men of Inked Series. Afterworking as a History teacher for ten years, she now writes full-time. She loves talking with readers and making new friends.

Chelle currently resides in Florida with her two kitties, Nola and Peanut, her hamster Chip, and the love of her life.

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Men of Inked Series
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Do you like pierced and tatted ALPHAS? You need to read the Men of Inked series! Right now, the prequel to the series, The Gallos, is FREE! Read about how the Men of Inked series started!


    

  
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***The Giveaway***