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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Entwine by Rebecca Berto Book Blitz

Entwine by Rebecca Berto
Publication date: November 25th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult


Synopsis:
Sarah Langham’s life was the epitome of normal until her dad slept with another woman when she was sixteen. It ripped her family apart.

Twenty-two-year-old Sarah has it together, though.

Waiting at the train station to go home from her first day of her first proper job out of university, she spots a man.

He is an enigma to her. She’s drawn to him, with his square jaw; buzz of hair; and his tall, solid frame, seen under the contours of his business suit. And he’s been looking at her, too. Fate pulls them together that night on a whirlwind date, exceeding anything Sarah’s experienced before. He’s even more into her than she’s into him. Finally, she wants to trust a guy for the first time since she was sixteen.

But then they discover something.

Something that meant they were never two strangers at a train station.

And it threatens to tear their future apart before it, really, ever begins.


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AUTHOR BIO:
Rebecca Berto writes stories about love and relationships. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her books, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She's strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.

Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.

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GIVEAWAY
Blitz-wide giveaway
Prizes (open internationally):
3 eBooks, 2 bookmarks, and a $15 Amazon giftcard




INTERVIEW:

  
What inspired you to write Entwine?



I was in a bit of a rut and my friend suggested to free write to help. So I downloaded a program that blocked out my screen and had a serene and freeing vibe to it. And I wrote.

I wrote one scene and then during my second free writing exercise, I ended up continuing that same character and story. Fearing I’d get in a rut again if I turned it into a novel, I continued to write random scenes until about 10,000 words along.

Then I knew I had something special and I had to create a novel. The two main characters excited and ignited a passion in me I hadn’t felt for a while.

I have to thank my friend for the reason Entwine exists. It turned out beautifully, thanks to the way I approached it differently than I have to my writing in the past.



Tell us about your main character.



Sarah is an every-girl. She isn’t a virgin but she hasn’t slept with the whole town, she isn’t stuck up, or overly reserved, and she isn’t whiny.

Sarah is fresh out of college, starting her dream job but in her personal life, she’s stuck from moving forwards by hurt in her past. When she meets an amazing guy one night, she fears he’s too good since Sarah’s nothing special. It’s the simple, yet realistic quality about her I really connected to.

Sarah is understatedly unforgettable.



Who does your book appeal to?



Entwine is a unique one to classify.

It evokes a dream-like style at times; in other scenes it’s emotionally devastating with the hurt Sarah feels; and sometimes it’s so damn hot your screen will be in danger of igniting into flames.


If you love your sexy reads and your emotional stories, Entwine is a great balance between that.




Friday, November 29, 2013

Inspired Friday: Colombia


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 I didn't get anything from Pinterest this week but I thought I would share with you guys the view that I have had here in Colombia. It is absolutely breathtaking. No matter how long I stand there looking there is something new to captivate you attention. As you can imagine I have been reading on the balcony and close to any window with a beautiful view. So I have been here for 6 days and have another 20 to go. I really do love it and have had a blast. It was a much needed break. I hope you guys find Medellin just as beautiful as I do. (I love mountains!!)










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Thursday, November 28, 2013

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

As many or none of you many know I am spending Thanksgiving (technically the next month) in Colombia!! We haven't been able to find a single turkey to cook around here so I decided I would enjoy it with some humor from pinterest. Hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving and make sure you keep our soldiers in your thoughts as you go about your day. 
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Love you all!

Submerged Book Blitz: Giveaway & Excerpt


Submerged (Outbreak #1) by Nicole Sobon
Release Date: 02/14/13

Summary from Goodreads:
After a mysterious virus makes its way into the United States, the government demands that states seal themselves off from one another and do their best to protect their surviving residents. When the state of Florida is bordered off from the surrounding states, Taylen Fincher, a seventeen-year-old girl with a yearning for her former life finds herself wondering how much of what they’ve been told is true.

When Troum took control of the state, he told the residents that the otherstates had fallen to the virus and that he wouldn’t allow the same thing tohappen to them. But Taylen doesn’t believe it. She insists that there is still life outside of the state, and she is going to do whatever it takes to prove it… but her actions will cost her more than she ever expected.

Troum kidnaps Taylen’s sister, Penelope, in hopes of coaxing her into behaving – into being a submissive resident, much like the others. But Taylen isn’t one to give in that easily.

Eager to rescue her sister, Taylen will set out on an adventure that’ll force her to open her heart to the unexpected and to uncover secrets that will change everything.


SUBMERGED is the first book in a YA dystopian duology.


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Excerpt:

Together. The fact that one single word could send my heart aflutter was utterly ridiculous. I didn’t fall for boys I hardly knew. At least, I hadn’t until I met Glate.
The night in the shack, things changed between us. The walls I’d built up once the Sectors were formed? Glate had torn them down, and I knew that Lex could see that by the daggers he kept shooting our way.
Was I in love with Glate? No, though I was sure Lex thought otherwise.
Glate was the stability I sought in a world of discord; being with him made things easier to handle. I wasn’t weak, but even I had my breaking point, and when I was ready to break, he was there to pick up all of the pieces. He was there, something I could never say for Lex.
“Thank you,” I said after a few moments of silence. “For everything.”
“Everyone needs a shoulder to lean on,” he said. “I’m more than willing to be that shoulder for you, Taylen. I’m willing to be whatever you need me to be. Just know that.”



About the Author Nicole Sobon is the author of the Emile Reed Chronicles, Capture, No Place Like Home, and various short stories.
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***GIVEAWAY***
2 signed copies of Submerged in paperback plus swag (Program 13 and Deprogrammed bookmarks) (INT)




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