Cover Reveal: Grounded by G.P. Ching

Grounded by G.P. Ching

Designed by Steven Novak
Publication date: November 15th 2012
Genre: YA Paranormal/ Sci fi & Fantasy

Synopsis:

All my life I've worked to be simple, but I can't pretend anymore. Nothing about me is simple.

In the year 2050, a secret government study nicknamed Operation Source Code injects eight volunteers with a retrovirus. The goal? To abate the energy crisis by reprogramming human DNA to power personal electronic devices. The experiment works but with disastrous consequences.

Seventeen years later, Lydia Troyer is far from concerned with the energy crisis. Growing up in the isolated community of Hemlock Hollow, life hasn't changed much since 1698 when her Amish ancestors came to America. She milks her cow by hand, makes fresh bread every morning, and hopes to be courted by Jeremiah, the boy who's been her best friend since she could walk.

But when Lydia's father has a stroke and is taken to the outside world for medical treatment, Lydia and Jeremiah leave home to visit him. An ordinary light switch thrusts Lydia into a new world where energy is a coveted commodity and her own personal history makes her the most sought-after weapon on the planet. 

Purchase links:

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AUTHOR BIO

G.P Ching is the author of The Soulkeepers Series and variety of short fiction. She specializes in cross-genre paranormal stories, loves old cemeteries, and enjoys a good ghost tour. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, two children, and one very demanding guinea pig.

Author Links:

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Teaser Tuesdays #8

 
 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!

Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider

 
My Teaser:

"So I'm an asshole," I said.
"Well yeah. Insert gay joke about my liking assholes here." Toby shrugged, trying not to grin.
"Well, I would. But than that would make me a dick."
Toby snorted. "Touche." Pg. 270   

Goodreads Synopsis:

Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life.

No longer a front-runner for Homecoming King, Ezra finds himself at the table of misfits, where he encounters new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy is unlike anyone Ezra’s ever met, achingly effortless, fiercely intelligent, and determined to bring Ezra along on her endless adventures.

But as Ezra dives into his new studies, new friendships, and new love, he learns that some people, like books, are easy to misread. And now he must consider: if one’s singular tragedy has already hit and everything after it has mattered quite a bit, what happens when more misfortune strikes?

Robyn Schneider’s The Beginning of Everything is a lyrical, witty, and heart-wrenching novel about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.

Share some of your teasers or link to your TT in the comments.

In My Mailbox #8 / Clean Sweep Arc Challenge update

IMM started @ The Story Siren and its to show you guys what we have gotten throughout the week from publishers or contests or even just books we bought.

Won

Rise by Anna Carey from Nawanda Files
Return to Me by Justina Chen from JeanBookNerd 

Bought

 

Reckless Abandon (November Blue #2) by Andrea Randall

How To Get Dirt by S.E. Campbell

In the Air (The City #1) by Crystal Serowka

Clean Sweep Arc Challenge May 2013 Update

I am reading Severed Heads, Broken Hearts or The Beginning of Everything (can't believe they changed the name and cover). I am loving this book so much. Hopefully I will have the review up by tomorrow. I am really sucking at this challenge. I normally have soooooo much free time to read but of course the minute I join a challenge then everything and everyone needs me. Hopefully will be able to catch up.

What's in your IMM?

Shuffle Saturdays #4

Shuffle Saturdays is hosted by the girls at Pretty In Fiction, where you post a random song each week. This is awesome for me because I'm known as the human ipod.

This week I chose Redeemed by Big Daddy Weave. I love this song. I can have this song on repeat and it never gets old. There was a time I was so obsessed with this song that I would ask people random questions and the answers were all lyrics to the songs. My friends started coming up with moves to the different parts.  

What's on repeat on your ipod?

Cover Reveal: Banished from Grace by Aria Williams

Banished from Grace (Banished from Grace #1)

by Aria Williams

Release Date: June 2013

Cover Reveal Organized by: YA Bound

Summary from Goodreads:

Nardia is
a very special nurse, one with a unique gift. With the touch of her bare hands,
she can heal any physical ailment. With the help of her angel guide, Benilde,
Nardia has healed her way through countless centuries.

Life
should be easy for this attractive (not to mention, immortal) woman, but throw
in two handsome men, a coffee addiction and memory loss that dates back to the
medieval ages, and you’ve got a life that’s more than complicated.

When she
meets AJ at her favorite coffee shop, she can’t help but feel an immediate
attraction to him. At the same time, she knows there’s more to his story than
what he’s letting on. And then there’s the handsome Doctor Regan, who she feels
a connection with, but is she trying to make it more than is really there in
order to spare her the heartbreak of being with AJ?

Only
adding to her problems is the new resident, Dr. Jeffries, who seems out to get
her from day one, and a murder case she can’t help solve without revealing her
own secrets.

Can Nardia
uncover the secrets of her own past while still moving forward and saving those
in need of her help in the present?

About the Author

Aria was born in the large county
town of Orange situated in NSW, Australia. In 2011 she moved to Forest Reefs
NSW and settled on nine acres with her husband and young family.

Aria completed her Enrolled Endorsed
Nursing studies over a year ago, while completing this course the idea for Fall
From Grace came to her. This dream was put on hold till she finished her
studies and settled into her new life in Forest Reefs.

Aria travels to a residential care
facility and cares for the disabled during the day and at night enjoys her
passion of writing YA and paranormal romances. In her spare time she loves to
play with her five Siberian huskies who give her great joy.

 Aria enjoys late night walks
with her husband and family dinners involving her parents, four other siblings,
their partners and her niece and nephews.

The inspiration for her writing
comes from her four children, who never give her any quiet time but she would
not change this for the world.

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Inspired Fridays: Cutting T Shirts

Inspired Fridays is hosted by  Inkk Reviews

You don't have to actually craft anything to "be inspired". Show something you maybe have done, want to try, or even a cool looking book nook or library. Whatever inspires you!

I've gotten really into the whole t-shirt cutting thing. I think its so cool that we can make old raggedy t-shirts look cute. I will try to post what I have done so far later this week but they aren't that great so bare with me.

Cover Reveal: All In by Marta Brown

All In by Marta Brown

Publication date: May 28th 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Cover designed by Videre Productions

Synopsis:

On the picturesque island of Martha's Vineyard, there are two kinds of residents. Locals and Stays.

Local boy, Lane McCarthy, plans on spending his summer working at the country club to save money for college in the fall, while summer stay, Ashley Whitmore, and her elite group of friends are only there to play.

As the summer heat goes up on the island, so does the ante, when both Lane and Ashley must decide what they’re willing to wager in order to follow their dreams… and their hearts.

With stakes as high as the surf, and hopes as high as the midday sun, will they risk everything and go all in?

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AUTHOR BIO

 

Marta Brown grew up in the Pacific Northwest and was a teenager when Doc Martens, Pearl Jam and flannel were the norm and Dylan loved Kelly forever (Beverly Hills, 90210 shout out).

She still lives just outside Seattle, now with her husband and cat, and loves the rain.

When she’s not writing about cute boys, first kisses and the magic and wonder of being seventeen, she’s watching The CW. And she sleeps in. Late.

Author Links:

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