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New Release and Giveaway! DARKNESS FALLS by A.E. Faulkner (Nature’s Fury #1)

Darkness Fallsby A.E. Faulkner(Nature’s Fury #1)Publication date: March 31st 2019Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult Our family trip to the beach ended before it even began. Mother Nature made sure of that. Our parents…gone in an instant. It’s just me and my sister. 100 miles from home. No car. No phones. No money. Down to our last crumbs of food. But just when we figure out what to do, she vanishes. Mother Nature reached her breaking point and everyone’s paying the price. I have a feeling she isn’t done just yet. But guess what? Neither am I. Can Quinn survive the dark side of humanity…

New Release and Giveaway! SWEETHEART by Cookie O’Gorman

SweetheartCookie O’GormanPublication date: April 25th 2024Genres: Romance, Young Adult Sweetheart (suh-weet-hart): Someone who is kind, friendly, and/or lovable. For reference, see Scarlett Kent. Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Kent likes the idea of love—in theory. She’s just never had time for romance. Voted Most Likely to Succeed, founder of a youth mentoring program, and an aspiring professional violinist, Scarlett has goals—and a list of “firsts” she’d like to complete before graduation. One thing that’s not on her list: Falling for Sam Bishop. Flirtatious jocks who sleep through class aren’t her type—no matter how good Sam looks in his jersey. But when her car breaks down, Sam stops to…

New Release and Giveaway! THE OMEGA ARCHIVES: ESCALATION by Erik Melendez

The Omega Archives: Escalationby Erik MelendezPublication date: January 31st 2024Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Alex Connors returns for a new mission in The Omega Archives: Escalation. But this time, he must take on the most dangerous man in the world: Axel. A super soldier with years of combat experience, Axel is seemingly one step ahead of Alex in every way. What Alex thought would be a breeze turns out to be anything but. He’s still fighting the brainwashing from his training in the Omega Project, which prevents him from feeling fully human. Alex must figure out a way to outsmart and stop Axel . . .…

Cover Reveal! VIRCH by Laura Resau

Virchby Laura ResauPublished by: Owl Hollow PressPublication date: January 1st 2024Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult In a time when a single billionaire wields nearly all of the power, virtual reality is the distraction, the fashion, and the entertainment of the hour. When 16-year-old Liv from one of the poorest sectors in the nation manages to get into a prestigious internship program run by the world’s most powerful man, she finds his black sheep son is not the person she’s seen portrayed in the virtual world—he’s got heart and interest in righting the inequities of the world, and he might just capture HER heart, too. Together, they…

Cover Reveal! ASKING FOR A FRIEND by Kara H.L. Chen

Asking for a Friendby Kara H.L. ChenPublished by: HarperCollins, Quill TreePublication date: July 23rd 2024Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao. Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things: 1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love. 2. She is going to win the nationally renowned Asian Americans in Business Competition.  When Juliana is unceremoniously dropped by her partner and she’s forced to pair with her nonconformist and annoying frenemy, Garrett Tsai, everything seems less…

Release Day and Giveaway! THE QUEEN’S CROWN by Jennifer Anne Davis (League of Rulers #1)

The Queen’s Crownby Jennifer Anne Davis(League of Rulers #1)Publication date: October 19th 2023Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Eighteen-year-old Princess Sabine Ludwig of Backley thought her biggest problem was finding a man remotely interesting to dabble with while trying to fill her days with something other than knitting or drinking tea. But when her dear sister is brutally murdered in a foreign kingdom a week before she’s to be married, Sabine suddenly wishes for boring, ordinary days again. Seeking retribution, Sabine decides to take her sister’s place and marry the mysterious king of Lynk. It’s the only way she can hunt down and find the killer. It’s the…

New Release and Giveaway! WAR OF THE SEA by Dana Clarke (Olympian Wars #1)

War of the Seaby Dana Claire(Olympian Wars #1)Publication date: November 14th 2022Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult His powers could save the ocean. Her vendetta could sink a kingdom. Captain Elouise Farrington, the youngest pirate on the Caviar Sea, seeks revenge on her father’s killer. But when her oddly hypnotic foe proposes a pact to kill the Siren Queen and end the War of the Sea’s bloodshed, she must make a choice. Put aside her long-brewing retribution or act the underhanded pirate and use the alliance to claim the life of the man who destroyed her family? Captain Rylander Bordeaux, the revered royal navy captain of the…

New Release Review! ROGUE by Elle Kennedy (Prep #2)

It’s been a long time since Casey Tresscott has felt like her life was her own. After the car accident that nearly cost her everything, she’s used to her family’s coddling and the relentless whispers at school, no matter how much they sting. After all, she’s found a safe harbor in her budding relationship with Sandover’s golden boy, Fenn Bishop…or so she thinks. Beneath Fenn’s pretty, party-boy surface is a dangerous truth about the night Casey almost died. He thought lying to her was the right thing to do, but when the secret shakes loose, he just might lose her…

New(ish) Release Review! MISFIT by Elle Kennedy (Prep #1)

Finding out your mom is marrying some rich guy you’ve never met is enough to make any eighteen-year-old’s head spin. And for RJ Shaw, it gets worse: he’s being sent to Sandover Prep for senior year. If there’s one place a misfit hacker like RJ doesn’t belong, it’s an ivy-covered all-boys boarding school for rich delinquents. There’s no point trying to get along with anyone. That is, until he meets Sloane Tresscott in the woods on the outskirts of campus. Gorgeous and sharp-tongued, Sloane is pure temptation. Except Sloane is the one girl he’s forbidden from touching. The headmaster’s daughter.…

New Release and Giveaway! BOOKWORM by Cookie O’Gorman

Bookwormby Cookie O’GormanPublication date: April 20th 2023Genres: Romance, Young Adult Bookworm (buk-werm): Someone who loves books, reading, and/or studying. For reference, see Charlotte Kent. Seventeen-year-old Charlotte Kent likes happy endings. Not that she’s looking for one herself. Awkward, never been kissed, and bookish to the core, Lottie would rather read about love than experience it. But she enjoys helping others find their HEA in books. Lottie loves working at the library…even if it means running into Bo Stryker. Broody, athletic, and unfairly attractive when he frowns, Bo works at the flower shop across the street. Lottie is about to get rejected…when surprisingly, Bo steps…