It’s release day for Empire of Ruins, by Arthur Slade, book 3 in one of my favorite series, The Hunchback Assignments. To celebrate, Arthur was kind enough to write a guest post for me on how he steampunked Australia (you read right!), and he’s also offering a copy of Empire of Ruins to one lucky winner, so be sure to check out the details at the bottom of the post! … Continue reading
The nice folks at HarperTeen have just released a book trailer for the upcoming young adult thriller, Dark Eden by Patrick Carman (available Nov. 1st). After you watch the trailer, be sure to check out the awesome app available for Apple and Android! The first episode, The Arrival, is available now for download (see info below the post). About the book: Fifteen-year-old Will Besting is sent by his doctor to … Continue reading
The wonderful folks at Zeitghost Media and Macmillan have a brand new book trailer and giveaway for All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin, author of Elsewhere. Check out the trailer, then see the giveaway details at the bottom of the post! About the book: In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime … Continue reading
Thanks to Macmillan and Zeitghost Media, I have one copy of Hades by Alexandra Adornetto to give away, along with the new book trailer! Please see giveaway details below the book description, and good luck! About the book: Bethany Church is an angel sent to Earth to keep dark forces at bay. Falling in love was never part of her mission, but the bond between Beth and her mortal boyfriend, … Continue reading
Joining me today is Kendare Blake, author of the brand new YA thriller Anna Dressed in Blood! Also up for grabs is a copy of the book to one lucky winner, so be sure to check out the details at the end of the post! Please welcome Kendare to the blog! Can you tell us a little about your new YA novel, Anna Dressed In Blood? Hey. Thanks for having … Continue reading
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Publisher: Tor Teen Source: From publisher for review Urban Fantasy/Young Adult 5/5 Synopsis Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father’s mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. … Continue reading
Macmillan and the wonderful folks at Zeighost Media have released a brand new trailer for the awesome first book of the Furnace series, Lockdown, by Alexander Gordon Smith! Also up for grabs is a copy of the book to one lucky winner, so be sure to see the giveaway deets below the trailer! About the book: Beneath Heaven is Hell….Beneath Hell is Furnace! Furnace Penitentiary: the world’s most secure prison … Continue reading
I’m so thrilled to have the awesome Jana Oliver on the blog today! Jana is the author of The Demon Trapper’s Daughter and the upcoming Soul Thief (August 30th)! Please welcome Jana to the blog! Jana, you’ve had a really interesting journey in publishing your books. By publishing your first three novels in order to learn the ins and outs of publishing, do you think that prepared you better for … Continue reading
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier Publisher: Henry Holt (Macmillan/2011) Source: courtesy of Zeitghost Media Young Adult/Time-travel adventure Ruby Red Trilogy Synopsis: Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her … Continue reading
Today I’d like to turn the blog over to Melanie Card, author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy from Entangled Publishing called Ward Against Death. Melanie is going to introduce us to the heroine of Ward Against Death, and there’s also a giveaway of one ecopy of the book to one lucky winner, so be sure to check the contest details at the end of the post! Over to Melanie! … Continue reading