Dirty Little Secret #2

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by us at Under the Covers. Every Thursday we get to know other bloggers and our readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets. We hope that you will all join us!
To participate in the meme all you need to do is:
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2. Create a post in your blog taking the meme image (code above) and copy instructions.
3. Answer the question we propose! This can be done in any way you like, post a video, write a post etc.
4. Then add your link below.
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We hope you join us and let us know your Dirty Little Secrets!


This week's question:

If you could read one book again for the first time,
which one would you pick and why?

I would pick A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix this was officially my first delve into the Urban Fantasy Genre. That got me reading a whole new genre and now that I have started I can not get enough of it.  Now I would say that 90% of what I read is in the paranormal world setting. Not to mention I just love Dante from this fantastic series and I can not get enough of him. Adrian has created a fantastic world and characters to devour.

I would pick Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry because it was the very first book that I read. That was actually mine.

I would probably read  Halfway To The Grave by Jeaniene Frost. I remember I was having trouble downloading the book to read and everyone was saying you have to read this! Finally when I did, I was hooked!! LOVE the Nighthuntress Novels!!

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine.

Our Picks:


Title: Biting Cold
Author: Chloe Neill
Expected Published Date: August 7th 2012
Goodreads Synopsis:
Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago’s vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye—and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined. And not all the secrets she learned were for sharing—among humans or inhumans.
Now Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he’ll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on.




 
 

W.....W....W..... Wednesday

This weekly meme is hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

Teaser Tuesday (Olive)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do
the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


Teaser:


City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare


“You killed my son,” she said. “You killed him and put a monster in his place.”
“I am your son—”
“You wear his face and speak with his voice, but you are not him! You’re not Simon!”


Make Sure To Leave a Comment with your Teaser or a link to your Teaser.

Shadow Rising By Yasmine Galenorn Cover Reveal

Title: Shadow Rising
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Series: Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon (#12)
Publisher: Berkeley
Release Date: October 30, 2012

Goodreads Synopsis
We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy ex-operatives from the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Being half human, half-Fae means our powers go haywire at all the wrong times. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch, with three gorgeous husbands. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. And me? I'm Menolly, a jian-tu turned vampire, and I'm dating a sexy werepuma and the godfather of vampires. Unfortunately, life is about to get very, very nasty...
Nerissa and I can't decide on what we want to do for our promise ceremony and we're bickering like an old married couple. My sisters and I head to Otherworld for a meeting with Queen Asteria, where we discover that Shadow Wing has dispatched Telazhar to reignite the Scorching Wars. And as soon as we return back home, we find Gulakah, the Lord of Ghosts, waging a battle to control the magical beings over Earthside. Caught between two terrible enemies in a battle spanning two worlds, we can only hope we're in time to stop all-out annihilation.

 
When I came across this I knew I had to share this is one of my all time favorite series. I love the D’Artigo Sisters.
 

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
 



Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Just then, lit only by the flicker of his wings, the sight of him was so … right, somehow. He was right.

Make Sure To Leave a Comment with your Teaser or a link to your Teaser.

Knee Deep by Jolene Perry Guest Post

Title: Knee Deep
Author: Jolene Perry
Publisher: Tribute Books
Release Date: May 1st 2012

Synopsis:

Knee Deep Summary
Shawn is the guy Ronnie Bird promised her life to at the age of fourteen. He's her soul mate. He's more uptight every day, but it's not his fault. His family life is stressful, and she's adding to it. She just needs to be more understanding, and he'll start to be the boy she fell in love with. She won’t give up on someone she’s loved for so long.
Luke is her best friend, and the guy she hangs with to watch girlie movies in her large blanketopias. He's the guy she can confide in before she even goes to her girlfriends, and the guy who she's playing opposite in Romeo and Juliet. Now her chest flutters every time he gets too close. This is new. Is Ronnie falling for him? Or is Juliet? The lines are getting blurry, but leaving one guy for another is not something that a girl like Ronnie does.
Shawn’s outbursts are starting to give her bruises, and Luke’s heart breaks as Ronnie remains torn. While her thoughts and feelings swirl around the lines between friendship and forever, she’s about to lose them both.

Drink Deep by Chloe Neill

Title: Drink Deep
Author: Chloe Neill
Series: Chicagoland Vampires
Genre: Adult/ Urban Fantasy
Publisher: New American Library
Release Date: November 1st 2011
Edition: Audio

Rating:



Goodreads Synopsis :

Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for va

mpires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lay low for a bit, and let the mortals calm down.

That's when the waters of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch black-and things really start getting ugly.

Chicago's mayor insists it's nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She'll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who's behind this, and stop them before it's too late for vampires and humans alike.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer Review

Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Series: Lunar Chronicles (#1)
Genre: YA/Fantasy/Dystopia/Steampunk/Romance
Publisher:  Macmillan Audio from Feiwel & Friends
Release Date: January 3rd 2012
Edition: Audio
Source: Macmillan Audio
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis

A wicked mash-up of fairy tale and Terminator—set in a Star Wars kind of world—Marissa Meyer's Cinder is a fresh and fiercely ingenious futuristic retelling of Cinderella
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Dirty Little Secret #1

Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by Under the Covers. Every Thursday we get to know other bloggers and other readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets. We hope that you will all join us! 

To participate in the meme all you need to do is:

1. Be a follower of Under the Covers.

2. Create a post in your blog taking the meme image (code above) and copy instructions. 

3. Answer the question we propose! This can be done in any way you like, post a video, write a post etc.

4. Then add your link below.

 This week's question: 

We've heard a rumor that Ryan Seacrest is using Fifty Shades of Grey as a manual in the bedroom.   What book would you give a guy to study up on?

Olive's Answer: I think I would give a guy the Dark Swan Series by Richelle Mead to read, because Dorian is just so domineering. He loves to tie you up and make you beg like a little bad girl :)

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Anna's Answer: my DSL I would have my hubby read The Maker's Song Series by Adrian Phoenix because Dante just does it for me lol ;) ;

Untouched by Jus Accardo Review, Interview, & Giveaway

Title: Untouched
Author: Jus Accardo
Series: Denazen (1.5)
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Release Date: March 28 2012
Edition: Kindle
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis

Until he met Dez, Kale’s days were filled with violence and death. He was used as a weapon of destruction by the power hungry men of Denazen. He’s a Six. A person with an abnormal ability. Some people call them gifts, but not Kale. Kale’s touch means instant death.
But now there’s Dez, the girl he can touch, and they’re hunting down Sixes and warning them about Denazen. Kale is learning about the world outside captivity and trying to put his dark past behind him. But they underestimated how badly Denazen wanted him back.
When Dez sacrifices herself to save the new Six they’d rescued from falling into the corp’s hands, Kale is lost. Denazen has brought out its best to get the job done. Samsen, a nightmare from Kale’s past—the only person he’s ever truly feared—has come for them, and it soon becomes obvious he has his own twisted agenda.
Kale will need all his training to get Dez back and ensure they make it out, free—and alive. But will it be enough?

Spectral by Shannon Duffy Review & Giveaway

Title: Spectral
Author: Shannon Duffy
Publisher: Tribute Books
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Edition: Kindle
Source: Tribute Books in return for honest review.
Genre: YA, Romance, Witches
Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis
Convinced she’s a part of the witness protection program, sixteen-year-old Jewel Rose is shuffled around the globe with her family like a pack of traveling gypsies. After arriving at lucky home twenty-seven, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy with magical powers claiming to be her guardian . . . and warning of imminent danger. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Jewel discovers a relationship is forbidden, and the more she learns about dark, brooding Roman, she begins to question who she can even believe—the family who raised her, or the supposed sworn protector who claims they’ve been lying to her all along.
As she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies, hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser


My Teaser




Spectral by Shannon Duffy
I yanked my wrists, trying to free my hands. “I speak English, loser,” I blurted, not able to contain myself.

Make Sure To Leave a Comment with your Teaser or a link to your Teaser.

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Olive's Teaser Tuesday


The book I am reading is Chloe Neil's Drink Deep

My Teaser:

“You know,” Catcher fi nally said, “there may be a bright
side to this.”
“What’s that?” my grandfather asked.
Catcher looked at my grandfather with a gleam in his
eyes.

Make Sure To Leave a Comment with your Teaser or a link to your Teaser.

She Speaks To Angels by Ami Blackwelder Guest Post & Giveaway

She Speaks to AngelsSeries: (The AngelFire Chronicles #1)
Published: 2012
Genre(s): YA, Paranormal Romance
Synopsis: What if everything you believed was a lie?
A SuicideSeventeen year old Allison Maney attends Millennium High School in Manhattan. Nothing out of the ordinary, unless you consider the occasional suicides at the school. At least that is what everyone is told, what everyone believes. But Tommy Bachelor was a popular football player; why would he jump off the roof of the school?
Dangerous LiaisonsWhen Dameon pays attention to Ali, she couldn't be more excited, because for the past three months he was all she could think about. But now that Dameon is finally pining for her affections, she is becoming more and more wrapped up in a clique of three who, as new transfers to the school, are proving to be trouble. But at least Dameon loves her, doesn't he?
Kian- a dangerous love interest she did not ask for.
Powers- belonging to an underworld she never knew existed.
A Clique- that could be friends or foes?
A Soul PurposeThe underworld of angels and demons have one thing on their mind: Earth.
Demons want to do what they want.
Angels want to protect humans from these rogue angels, AKA: Demons
For Allison Maney, everything is not exactly what it seems…
A Suspenseful Romance
Caught between Dameon and Kian, the suicide and the clique of three,
Ali won't know who to trust…or who to love.

No Remorse by MaryLynn Bast Review, Interview, & Giveaway

Title : No Remorse
Author: MaryLynn Bast
Series: Heart Of The Wolf (#1)
Release Date: March 17th 2012
Edition: E~ARC
Source: In return for honest review and blog tour.
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Werewolves, Vampires, Witches
Rating:



Goodreads Synopsis
Due to her unusual birth, Amber has abilities no other werewolf has ever possessed. On the run since childhood, the lone wolf avoids contact with other werewolves at all cost, continually moving, constantly looking over her shoulder and always alone.
Everything changes when Amber saves a werewolf from the mere brink of death, Blake, the only werewolf to ever protect her. Love blossoms, but not without tribulations when Amber realizes she must help her new pack rescue a member who is being held hostage by a rival pack.
Warring with emotions of going from lone wolf to the pack leader’s mate, Amber must decide if she is willing to risk Blake’s life to know true family and friendship despite the fact that the Council is hell bent on locating her and will stop at nothing until she is found. Will Amber’s special abilities be enough to keep everyone safe?
 

Demonically Tempted by Stacey Kennedy Spotlight & Giveaway

Title: Demonically Tempted
Author: Stacey Kennedy
Series: Frostbite (#2)
Series:Urban Fantasy Romance
Length: Novel
Heat Level: Sensual


Goodreads Synopsis

Tess Jennings, now a member of the Memphis Police Department, is on her first cold case. The suspected suicide of Lizbeth Knapp ten years ago isn’t a theory her family accepts—they believe she was murdered.
But the case is only one of Tess’s worries. Ghosts are talking, and word of her abilities rapidly spreads. A dark ghost is terrifying the spirits of Memphis, and she must force the entity to cross over.
Tess doesn’t have to do this alone. Not only does she have her ghost-lover, Kipp McGowen, but the department has brought in a medium. Dane Wolfe might answer all her questions, but he also brings a world of trouble. Will Tess finally have all she’s ever wanted, or will everything she’s vowed to protect be ripped away?

Pawn Of Mine by Tabitha Vale Review

Title: Pawn of Mine
Author: Tabitha Vale
Series: Fiery Water (#1)
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Edition: Kindle
Source: Author for an Honest Review
Genre: Paranormal, YA
Rating:


Goodreads Synopsis

  The world never ended in fire and ice. The people were consumed by it and now control the elements. The Fires have harnessed the power down to an art while the Waters cower in fear of their abilities, remaining weak and hopeless. Seventeen-year-old Sage Sinclair hopes to dispel the weakness of her Water people because she knows that if she doesn’t do anything, no one will. When she discovers something special about herself, she seeks Humble Narcissist Ruler Agni in the great fire city, Saint Firefly. Once she gains his seal of approval, she’s admitted into Erra Academy where she secretly sparks a revolution among her ennui peers—a revolution to fight back against the Fires. She has every hope in her movement, just as long as her feelings for a handsome and frivolous Saffron Larkspur don’t get in the way—that, and Agni’s sudden fascination with her.

My Thoughts

  OMG I really enjoyed this book ok actually I LOVED this book. Our journey is with Sage a very strong and determined girl out to set things right. We are in a world where most people have a power to where they can control either Fire or Water, but not everyone has an affinity for an element.
  Sage wants to over throw the powers well the power that be because of the corrupt things  that happens to the people. Sage starts a secret group at school to teach her classmates how to use their elements. Not all classmates want to learn or even overthrow Agni the corrupt leader.
  Tabitha has created a beautiful world and a cast of outstanding characters. She has given great description and the writing is smooth and flowing. This book will be over before you know it. A page turner for sure. This story is full of twist and turns that will leave you craving more. I know I for one can not wait to read the next installment in this fast paced ah~may~zing and uniquely fresh series.

Places to find Tabitha

Her Blog
Goodreads
Facebook
Twitter

Places to find pawn of Mine

Goodreads
Amazon

Daemon Invasion Is Here YAY !!!!

Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve heard us talking about the upcoming #daemoninvasion and we’re so excited to finally share with you what is going on.
Really excited.

The beautiful and uber cool models, Pepe Toth and Sztella Tziotziosz, who grace the Lux covers, will be joining us in the United States! You heard right. They are flying here, from Hungary to spend a few days as Daemon and Katy! While they are here, they will be working with Vania, from VLC Productions (the team behind Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments, Melissa de La Cruz, Kimberly Derting, Moira Young, Kami Garcia and Margret Stohl, Hillary Duff, Lauren Destefano, and many, many more authors’ book trailers), to film book trailers for the Lux Series.

During the filming in Atlanta, they will be accompanying us on tour! What does that mean? You get to meet them. In the flesh. They will be participating in the signings and events. At those signings, we’ll be giving away signed posters, photos, and other swag. There will also be meet and greet events you can join in on.

At each signing, there will be advanced copies of Onyx given away!

And to top things off (as if this isn’t enough, but we don’t do anything small), there’s something very, very exciting in the works! It involves advanced copies of Opal, water, and a little destination known as the Bahamas.

I am not kidding.

This will be epic.

Aare you excited? I am! This tour is going to be so, so much fun, and I’m so thrilled that Pepe and Sztella are a part of it. We owe them a huge thank you and a giant welcome making the 16 hour flight to meet the readers of the Lux Series. You!

• Team members will need to have a FB account, Twitter account, tumbler or blog. 
• You can have no more then 10 members on your team. Once you have collected your team, send us a group name so we can keep track of you and your team members. 
• We'll then send you the first list of tasks. If you complete those by a certain date you get to move onto the next Tier of Tasks. As long as you and your team keep completing the tasks by the given dates you'll keep moving on to the grand prizes! 
• Don't worry, the tasks are super easy and fun! 
• There'll be lots of opportunities to win things along the way and we'll have lots of fun together!

So if you are interested, please @amdase me, leave a comment here with contact information or email me @ sadase98@gmail.com 

Daemon Invasion Signing and Event Schedule

June 8^th
FoxTale Book Shoppe
Woodstock, GA
3:00pm

June 10^th
Barnes and Noble
St Johns Town Center
Jacksonville, FL
3:00pm

June 13^th
Barnes and Noble
Waterford Lakes Town Center
Orlando, FL
3:00pm

There are several #daemoninvasion street teamers out there and if you want to join a team to win
exclusive prizes, search down the #daemoninvasion hashtag to join one of the teams!
Don’t forget to visit Jennifer L. Armentrout’s blog to win a signed set of Half-Blood and Pure: Here in celebration of her adult romance release, Tempting the Best Man, under pen name J. Lynn.

It can be purchased @ Amazon & Barnes and Noble

The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin Cover Reveal

Title: The Evolution of Mara Dyer
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer (#2)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Expected publication: October 23rd 2012

Goodreads Synopsis

Two days after Mara walks into a police station in Miami at the close of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, she is committed for psychiatric treatment for what her parents believe is a mental breakdown. But what seems like a hallucination to everyone else is a chilling reality for Mara. Someone from her past has discovered her strange, disturbing secret and that someone wants her to pay. But she's about to discover that the price is more than she can bear.
Dark and thrilling, suspenseful and passionate, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will have readers breathlessly turning pages to find out what will become of Mara Dyer next.


 

Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer (#1)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Published September 27th 2011

Goodreads Synopsis

Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.It can.She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.There is.She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.She's wrong.