Friday, July 19, 2013

Cover Reveal: Caught in a Jam by Lila Felix

Caught in a Jam by Lila Felix

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Cover:

Synopsis:

"I’ve loved her since we were kids. But loving someone gets tough when they don’t love you back.


Nixon Black has made mistakes. He made one mistake that would change his life forever. Now he’s working and in school—and he's up to his eyeballs in responsibility--in the form of a three year old, red-headed genius. He gave up dating when Scout was born, but every night he retreats to another life in his mind, one he could’ve had with her.

Journey spent her formative years on the arm of any boy that didn’t expect anything out of her. She was hiding from the one person who did expect something in return—Nixon. Years after being cheated on and dumped for the last time, she takes a job at a daycare center where there’s a genius of a ginger haired girl whose last name is Black.

But the roles have been reversed and Journey is no longer Nixon’s first priority. Can he make room for the new Journey? And when he does, will he be able to forgive the old one?"




So excited for the fourth installment in the Love & Skate series!

Full cover:




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Friday, July 12, 2013

Cover Reveal: Luna's Heart by Christine Woo

Luna's Heart by Christine Woo

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Cover:

Synopsis:

"I bet you’ve probably heard about a nymph…or not. Maybe you heard about them in a class back in like fourth grade. Maybe it was in one of those movies that you watch with a box of popcorn. Well their versions are definitely wrong. Movies are a pretty bad source of information when it comes to creatures like us. Nymph’s are really beings created with the Earth itself. We are the keepers of earth. After we become of age we reach our maximum power. For ages, Nymph’s have shaped the world that it is today. Well, this isn’t the other nymph’s story, it’s mine. 
Luna’s life has been burned to ashes, literally. All of her family except for her brother has died in a horrible fire caused by the narcs, a race of paranormal hunters. For centuries they have killed beings like her, but that was twelve years ago. Now Luna is sixteen and living a normal human life with her older brother, Jay. Of course she can never be really human for she is a half nymph, but she tries. That peaceful life that they’ve created is shattered when Jay goes on a business trip. Luna faces a new dangerous power, love. She meets Kaden. A narc that is handsome and caring. Together they face an enemy who steals Luna’s necklace that keeps her humanity in check, without it she can go insane. Kaden and Luna try to sort out their teenage hormonal selves and the paranormal ones as well. When Sam, their enemy, cuts the necklace he shreds Luna’s sanity. It turns her into something that she feared about for years. Can she still love? Can Kaden save her?"


Ohh, nymphs! Very intriguing.

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

AnguiSH Blog Tour Stop: Review & Interview - July 12th



I always love to do Lila Felix blog tours! So excited to interview her and work with other blogs!



"Anguish was the status quo, until she walked in.
Breaker James Collins is confined in a prison of his own making. Scarred doesn’t begin to define his hell since finding out his girlfriend had cheated, stolen, and lied two years ago. It led to a single event—one that would blacken his days and his nights from then on. Since then, he hasn’t left his house, crippled by fear of people and any social interaction.
Ashland talks too much and has the voice of a meth-laden prairie dog, or so she’s always been told. She’s been called annoying and irritating all of her life and gave up on having friends for a long time. College has given her a new lease on a social life and she’s embraced who she is. But now she’s waiting for the one guy who can take her breath away and put up with her antics. 
A simple note pinned to a corkboard will lead Ash right to Breaker’s solitary world and she will learn that just because a guy doesn’t fit her ideal, doesn’t mean she won’t fall head over feet in love."




Interview:

I always love interviewing authors. Very excited to be reviewing Lila Felix again!

Me:Thank you so much for doing this interview for the AnguiSH blog tour, we're all really excited for your new book!!
Lila: Very excited, thanks for having me!


Me: Have your readers had any influence on your writing or stories?
Yes.  Love and Skate was never meant to be a series, but the readers were so in love with Falcon that I decided to make it a series.
 
Me: Where were you & what were you doing when you thought of AnguiSH?
When I thought of the idea for AnguiSH, I was on the phone with a friend.

Me: When you're writing, can it be emotionally hard for you to write scenes? Why?
I get very emotional.  These aren't just people.  These are sons, daughters, best friends and family born from a part of my soul.  When they hurt, I hurt.  When they cry, I cry. 

Me: With the awesomeness that is Lila Felix, you write a lot of books, do you ever find it hard to keep track of characters that you've written?
I don’t.  They are totally alive in my head.  I know every idiosyncrasy about them.

Me: How are the characters in AnguiSH different from characters you've previously written? 
Breaker James is not your typical alpha male.  He’s flawed and broken.  This was a new thing for me.

Me: What color do you think is best for AnguiSH?
Gray.  

Me: If the rights to one of your books was bought and was being made into a film, which book would you prefer it to be?
Oh Wow! What a question!  I would love for it to be Emerge. That would be amazing.

Me: Now some fun questions: what would be the first thing you would do in a zombie apocalypse?
Get my children and my supplies and head to my Dad’s house.  It’s a fortress and we’re quite the preppers in my family. 

Me: What is your favorite season? Why?  
Winter.  Just the coziness of the fire and hot chocolate.

Me: What is your favorite summertime food? 
Burgers!  I’m a burger snob!

Me: What is your favorite thing about your fans? 
Well, of late, I am trying not to call them fans anymore.  They are readers.  The word fan invokes a feeling of hierarchy, which I don’t like.  I am the same nerd girl I used to be, except I picked up a pen and wrote in addition to reading.  But my readers are completely amazing.  I have had some people tell me that they picked up my books simply because of my veracious, hard-core Lila Felix readers.  They are so intensely loyal, it’s just mind blowing. 



Review:

My Thoughts

Different and really happy about it...

I agree with Shelly Crane on this one. It is about as good as Emerge. The past few books I've read from Felix have been Love & Skate books, and don't get me wrong, I love them, but I was excited to read something out of the satus quo (see what I did there?). It was nice reading something form the author that was different than the same characters. This story was much more different than her other books. I'm trying to restrain myself from going all out fangirl with this one, folks. Also trying to calm the waves of depression that are caused by the knowledge that I have to wait for another Lila Felix book. Hopefully not for long though.

Anguish starts out with Breaker James, who was left broken from his previous relationship. He is stuck in his house, afraid to leave, and the only way he can socially interact is through the internet. It is apparent right off the bat that Breaker is not a usual male character in Lila Felix's books. He is really quite miserable and he is unwilling and unmotivated to do anything. He is extremely broken and damaged from his previous relationship. The thing I loved most about Breaker was the way that he opened up over the course of the book, but Ash didn't necessarily help him all the way through his quest for freedom from himself. Especially at the end when he really worked hard to become better and less afraid of the world. Breaker is one of the best male leads because of that. I think you have to read Ash in the book to really get how cool she is. Like, I would want to know her in real life. In some ways she's the foil of Breaker at the beginning. Mostly when she's so outgoing and pushing him to do more things (there's a main reason, but whatever). Some of the things that Ash said I really related to and appreciated. Both characters were brilliantly written throughout the book that I must applaud Felix! *clap*

I really liked the journey that Breaker and Ash went through in the book. It felt a lot more like a story than a sequence of events. Character growth was some of the best I've seen from Felix, and this story was truly magnificent. As per usual though, it was a bit predictable, like when and what would happen. There were some grammatical and structural issues, but those were mostly minor.

Overall  really amazing book from Lila Felix that blew me away! I was really impressed and I'm so grateful for all of the books, Lila, and the Rink Rats for being awesome!
5 out of 5 stars
-M

P.S. Moar bookz plez!!


Lila Felix lives in the swamps of Louisiana with her husband and three boisterous children. She loves coffee, anything cinnamon and loves to cook. She is a big roller derby fan. When she's not writing, she's watching 80's movies, reading, and collecting duct tape.



Links:
Add AnguiSH to your 'to-read' shelf on Goodreads. You can then pick up your very own copy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble... or both places... ;D 

Visit Lila Felix on Goodreads here.
Check out her Facebook fan page for the latest updates here.
Say hi to Lila Felix on her official blog.
Follow her on Twitter: @AuthorLilaFelix

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Read This - Hear That


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  Jenna's Junction  


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      Brianna Lee Book Reviews 


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July 16


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July 17


Christina's Book Reviews 

July 18 


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July 19


      A World Of Words 


One More Chapter 


July 20 


Paperback Cowgirl 




Happy Reading!



Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Cover Reveal: Striking (Forged in Fire #1) by Lila Felix and Rachel Higginson

Strilking (Forged in Fire #1) by Lila Felix and Rachel Higginson

Cover:

Synopsis:

Cami Montgomery stole a car and smashed it into the front of a building in upscale Beverly Hills after a lousy date with the epitome of sleaze balls. The worst part, her parents are following through on threats after this latest plea for attention. Banished from her L.A. paradise and plunged into the Appalachian Mountains with her industrious aunt and uncle, Cami is about to find out how precious life really is. 
Stockton Wright has been thrust into a hard life. He sacrifices everything to give his family and community what they need. He’s exhausted from life and work—and he’s only twenty four. What he needs is some change, and some sunshine. Even he will agree to that. He just doesn’t expect to find it in a stuck up, pompous, entitled Californian. 
Cami bursts into Stockton’s life like wildfire, consuming all his thoughts and tangling him in her web. What starts out as a contentious rivalry evolves into a desire neither of them expected. When hammer meets metal, will they crack under pressure or be forged as one?
Cami and Stockton might just end up being exactly what the other one needs,
 but first their love will have to be drawn out in fire.

Expected Release:
September 1st, 3013
(So close but so far away *sad fangirl face*)


Full Cover:



Put it on your to-read shelf here.Very excited for this! Love Lila Felix's books and I'm about to read Bet in the Dark by Rachel Higginson!

You can see the first teasers from Lila Felix and Rachel Higginson now!
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Monday, July 8, 2013

Review: AnguiSH by Lila Felix

AnguiSH by Lila Felix

(this book was given to me by the author for an honest review)

"Anguish was the status quo, until she walked in.
Breaker James Collins is confined in a prison of his own making. Scarred doesn’t begin to define his hell since finding out his girlfriend had cheated, stolen, and lied two years ago. It led to a single event—one that would blacken his days and his nights from then on. Since then, he hasn’t left his house, crippled by fear of people and any social interaction.
Ashland talks too much and has the voice of a meth-laden prairie dog, or so she’s always been told. She’s been called annoying and irritating all of her life and gave up on having friends for a long time. College has given her a new lease on a social life and she’s embraced who she is. But now she’s waiting for the one guy who can take her breath away and put up with her antics. 
A simple note pinned to a corkboard will lead Ash right to Breaker’s solitary world and she will learn that just because a guy doesn’t fit her ideal, doesn’t mean she won’t fall head over feet in love."



My Thoughts:


Different and really happy about it...

I agree with Shelly Crane on this one. It is about as good as Emerge. The past few books I've read from Felix have been Love & Skate books, and don't get me wrong, I love them, but I was excited to read something out of the satus quo (see what I did there?). It was nice reading something form the author that was different than the same characters. This story was much more different than her other books. I'm trying to restrain myself from going all out fangirl with this one, folks. Also trying to calm the waves of depression that are caused by the knowledge that I have to wait for another Lila Felix book. Hopefully not for long though.

Anguish starts out with Breaker James, who was left broken from his previous relationship. He is stuck in his house, afraid to leave, and the only way he can socially interact is through the internet. It is apparent right off the bat that Breaker is not a usual male character in Lila Felix's books. He is really quite miserable and he is unwilling and unmotivated to do anything. He is extremely broken and damaged from his previous relationship. The thing I loved most about Breaker was the way that he opened up over the course of the book, but Ash didn't necessarily help him all the way through his quest for freedom from himself. Especially at the end when he really worked hard to become better and less afraid of the world. Breaker is one of the best male leads because of that. I think you have to read Ash in the book to really get how cool she is. Like, I would want to know her in real life. In some ways she's the foil of Breaker at the beginning. Mostly when she's so outgoing and pushing him to do more things (there's a main reason, but whatever). Some of the things that Ash said I really related to and appreciated. Both characters were brilliantly written throughout the book that I must applaud Felix! *clap*

I really liked the journey that Breaker and Ash went through in the book. It felt a lot more like a story than a sequence of events. Character growth was some of the best I've seen from Felix, and this story was truly magnificent. As per usual though, it was a bit predictable, like when and what would happen. There were some grammatical and structural issues, but those were mostly minor.

Overall  really amazing book from Lila Felix that blew me away! I was really impressed and I'm so grateful for all of the books, Lila, and the Rink Rats for being awesome!
5 out of 5 stars
-M

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July 12th, 2013
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Musing Monday #17: What I'm Reading & Other Stuff (July 1st)

Musing Monday #17


Musing Monday is a weekly conversation thing hosted by Should Be Reading where you talk about one of three prompts. I also decided that I would do a cool vlog thing!! It was really fun to film (I usually prefer scripts though). 
Enjoy!


"Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week…
• Describe one of your reading habits.
• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren't) enjoying it."

What I'm Reading & Other Stuff (July 1st)



-M

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