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“THANK YOU Jillian for all that you do!” Friends of Jillian Dodd are showing their appreciation! In appreciation for the hard work and effort indie author Jillian Dodd does behind the scenes for authors, her writing friends are offering YOU the chance to win one of her books! You can choose from one of the Keatyn Chronicles: STALK ME or KISS ME. Or maybe you prefer one of the titles in the That Boy series: THAT BOY or THAT WEDDING. All books are New Adult contemporary romance. Good luck! Giveaway (1) eBook copy of STALK ME (Keatyn Chronicles, #1), KISS ME (Keatyn Chronicles, #2), THAT BOY (Volume 1), or THAT WEDDING (That Boy, #2).  Open International. Books will be gifted from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. a Rafflecopter giveaway Don't have an e-reader? Download the kindle app for free on Amazon. About Jillian Dodd Jillian is the author of the That Boy series and The Keatyn Chronicles. She grew up on a farm in Nebraska, where she developed a love for Midwestern boys and Nebras...

Up In Flames by Nicole Williams ★★★★★ Release Date: December 20, 2012 Age: Mature New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Love Triangle Format: ebook Source: purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble One small town girl with a bright future. One smokejumper with a dark past. One summer that will forever change them both. They’re going . . . UP IN FLAMES. Elle’s life couldn’t possibly get any more small town than it already is. She was raised in the same home as the two generations before her were, her family owns the iconic downtown cafe, and she’s been dating the pastor’s son since she was allowed to go on her first date at sixteen. Cole’s life couldn’t possibly get any larger. He’s tried. Roaming from town to town for the past three summers as a smokejumper, Cole dreads the thought of putting down roots. The only thing he avoids more than that is settling down with one woman, especially when there are as many willing women as there are trees in the forest he jum...

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover ★★★★★ Release Date: December 19, 2012 Age: New Adult 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Realistic Fiction, Abuse Format: ebook Source: purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies… That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried. Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single f...

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Fallen Too Far  by Abbi Glines ★★★★★ Release Date: December 14, 2012 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Love, Family, Drama Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble To want what you’re not supposed to have… She is only nineteen. She is his new stepfather’s daughter. She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother. But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no. Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer whi...

Accordance (Significance #2) by  Shelly Crane ★★★★★ Release Date: September 2011 Age: YA Genre: Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Abilities, Imprinting, Romance, Love, Drama Format: ebook Source: Author for review Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble In the sequel, Maggie learns much more about all the strange things that happened to her, and has to face new ones. She rebels against it, but ultimately, must face it for her new families sake and maybe even her life. Bish went from being her biggest supporter to her biggest pain in the butt and Kyle's intentions to attract her interest may not be so innocent. Caleb and Maggie face many new obstacles together and fight to work through them but will one that should be a good thing be too much for Maggie to handle? My review of Significance. I have to start by saying I am freaking in LOVE with this series! L-O-V-E! Every single page I turn my heart melts more and more. As I finish one book, the next book is even better. No lie. I am very ...

I started this last year and had a lot of fun with it and may just make it a yearly event! :) Here is my latest Holiday Gift Giving Idea List for the book and fun lovers in your life! This Book Belongs To Labels Found at: Etsy Sold by: Boygirlparty Some very cute book labels! The Walking Dead Found at: Cafe Press This and more cool shirts Ninja Flash Drives? Yes please! Found at: The Container Store How freaking cool! Origami Sticky Notes Found at: Think Geek This would keep me entertained. Continue reading for more great gift ideas! Morganville Bracelet Found at:  Etsy Sold by:  TheCOVENCafe The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine Hobbit Letter Opener Found at: Think Geek Perfect for those Middle Earth lovers Star Wars Family Car Decals Found at: Think Geek These are fun, I like the zombie ones too. Portal Book Ends Found at: Think Geek Oh man. Book Bag Found at: Not on the High Street Perfect for some ladies I know. Classic Book Covers for Kindle Found at:  Not on the...

The Stone Guardian by Theresa McClinton Release Date: December 14, 2012 Publisher: Etopia Press Buy it: Amazon |  Barnes and Noble | All Romance ebooks When myth becomes reality, reality becomes a nightmare. Like any other teenager in America, Ashley just wants a normal life. But growing up in an orphanage for the insane is anything but normal. After endless therapy and increasing medication, her nightmares have only gotten worse. Probably because they’re not nightmares. When Ashley’s mysteriously abducted, she finds a reality even less normal than the orphanage. And she discovers something else—she’s no ordinary orphan. Faced with enemies thought to only exist in fairy tales, Ashley discovers she possesses a powerful Maya bloodline. She’s the daughter of an ancient Maya Guardian, whose duty is to protect the Stone of Muuk’ich, an enchanted relic blessed by the gods. But first she must get it back from Sarian, a power-hungry demigod who slaughtered the last guardian—Ashley’s ...

Fall Guy was indeed one of the sexiest most heart pumping love stories out there and I am so excited to read a book about another Youngblood! Can't wait for this one! Thanks Liz for the chance to join your cover reveal!! Liz rocks people, for those of you who don't know! Check out all of her books including  Lengths  and  Double Clutch ! Perfectly Unmatched by Liz Reinhardt Release Date : December 20, 2012 ( Merry Christmas to us!) Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Benelli Youngblood is dedicated to her family. Unlike her unpredictable, selfish siblings, Benelli plans to do what's expected of her: get married to a good, stable man who will help her father save his floundering business. And she's sure her current boyfriend is that man. When she catches said boyfriend sleeping with his secretary, she hops the first plane to her family's summer house in Hungary armed with a list of eligible men from solid families to go on dates with so she can find the perf...

Significance (Significance #1)  by Shelly Crane ★★★★★ Release Date: June 2011 Age: YA Genre: Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Abilities, Drama, Love, Romance, Imprinting Format: ebook Source: Author for Review Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. She was smart and on track, but then her mom left, her dad is depressed, she's graduating - barely - and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has. Then she saves the life of Caleb and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally. They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people wit...

This is a list of the books I read in 2012 that I feel are must reads for book lovers with similar tastes. Where 2011 was the year of Dystopian and Fantasy books for me, I'd say Contemporary romance especially of the New Adult variety, were my favorites of 2012! And, by the way, this was the hardest list ever to come up with. There are so many more books I'd add, but I made myself stop at 12. Here are my top 12 of 2012! (in no specific order) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Easy by Tammara Webber The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay Because of Low by Abbi Glines Slammed by Colleen Hoover The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski Crash by Nicole Williams Taking Chances by Molly McAdams Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park Callum and Harper by Fisher Amelie Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth The Perfect Game by J. Sterling What are some of your recent favorites? Any from this list?

Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2012 Publisher:  Simon and Shuster: Gallery Books Age: New Adult/Mature New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Love Triangle, College, Musician Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Edelweiss Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble For almost two years now, Kiera's boyfriend, Denny, has been everything she's ever wanted: loving, tender and endlessly devoted to her. When they head off to a new city to start their lives together, Denny at his dream job and Kiera at a top-notch university, everything seems perfect. Then an unforeseen obligation forces the happy couple apart. Feeling lonely, confused, and in need of comfort, Kiera turns to an unexpected source—a local rock star named Kellan Kyle. At first, he's purely a friend that she can lean on, but as her loneliness grows, so does their relationship. And then one night everything changes...and none of them will ever be the same. This book is hot. Like, literally hot, on frea...

Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant ★★★☆☆ Release Date: October 2, 2012 Publisher: Macmillan: Feiwel & Friends Age: YA Genre: Science Fiction Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Netgalley Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble And girl created boy… In the beginning, there was an apple— And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal. Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy. Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he? I wanted to love this novel. I wanted it to be everything I thought it would be in my head. I wanted intense and suspenseful, crazy and out of this world. But,...

Review Week Giveaway #1!! This week I plan on hosting a few giveaways. Please note now that I have had horrible luck shipping things out in December and all of these giveaways this week will end in January and be shipped out then! Unless it's for an ebook, those won't go on as long. The people at Pyr , an imprint of Prometheus books, are extremely nice to me. I get amazing books from them for review! This giveaway is for a Pyr book, it's a finished copy of the YA Science Fiction London Eye! Look for my review of London Eye in the future! London Eye (Toxic City #1) by Tim Lebbon Release Date: October 2, 2012 The Hunger Games meets The X-Men in an exciting post-apocalyptic debut. Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the world, protected by a military force known as Choppers. The rest of Britain believe that the city is now a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. But Jack and his friends, some of whom lost family on what has become...

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay ★★★★★ Release Date: ebook available now! Publisher: Atria Books Age: Mature YA/New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Issues, Drama, High School, Death, Illness Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk. Full of rage and without a purpose, former pianist Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone discovering her past and to make the boy who took everything from her pay. All 17 year-old Josh Bennett wants is to build furniture and be left alone, and everyone allows it because it’s easier to pretend he doesn’t exist. When your name is synonymous with dea...

The Perfect Game by J. Sterling ★★★★★ Release Date: October 2012 Age: Mature YA/ New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports, College, Romance, Friendship Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble He's a game she never intended to play. And she's the game changer he never knew he needed. The Perfect Game tells the story of college juniors, Cassie Andrews & Jack Carter. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind... like getting Cassie to give him the time of day. They're both damaged, filled with mistrust and guarded before they find one another (and themselves) in this emotional journey about love and forgiveness. Strap yourselves for a ride that will not only break your heart, but put it back together. Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful... I'm currently wearing a Jack Carter shirt, no I'm not, maybe...

Betwixt by Melissa Pearl ★★★★★ Release Date: November 2012 Age: YA Genre: Drama, Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Ghosts Format: ebook Source: Author for Review Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Beautiful, wild-child Nicole Tepper is hit by a car and left for dead. But when she wakes the next morning, Nicole finds herself in bed without a scratch. Perhaps she was more intoxicated than usual, as her mother is giving her the silent treatment and her friends are ignoring her as well. Things take a turn for the weird when Nicole soon discovers she is actually hovering between life and death. Her body is lying in the forest while her spirit is searching for anyone who can hear her. Unfortunately the only person who can is Dale Finnigan, the guy she publicly humiliated with a sharp-tongued insult that has left him branded. Desperate, Nicole has no choice but to haunt Dale and convince the freaked-out senior to help her. Will he find her body before it's too late? Or will the guy who tried...