Review, Excerpt & Book Trailer: Pledged by Gwynneth White

This is still part of the massive blog tour of Pledged by Gwynneth White. This will be my last post for the tour. Check out my brief review, read an excerpt, and watch the really cool book trailer!

About the book

Everyone has a soul mate. But what do you do when your soul mate would rather give his soul to the demons than be with you?

Seventeen-year-old Erin has a problem. Seth has been hers forever, but now an ancient promise is tearing him away. And Reuel, the demon to whom the promise was made, will stop at nothing to force Seth to forsake Erin and to worship him. How can Erin win against a pledge so binding that it has damned countless others to the same fate she and Seth will face if Reuel wins – an eternity alone? The answer lies in the past. To find it, Erin and Seth must risk all, travelling back in time to a dangerous world where love is forbidden, and life – and death – hang on a promise.

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Guest Post: Stories With A Twist

Today I have a guest post by Heather. Here she talks about the twists and turns that make a story great and exciting! Enjoy!

Stories with a Twist
by Heather Smith

You know, lately I have been re-watching M. Night Shyamalan’s movies and I figured out why they appeal to me so much. I like a story that is less explosive action and more storyline. I also love the twist. You know; the one you can almost see coming but not quite. Suspense, to me, is much preferable to shock.

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Winners for the Zoe Winters and Kimberly Kinrade Kindle Fire Giveaway

Did you join the Summer Kindle Fire Giveaway? The winners have been announced!! Did you win??

The winners are as follows:

First Prize: Signed copies of Zoe Winters’ and Kimberly Kinrade’s books (all the books pictured above): Alexandra Z. (email addy starts with “vair”)

Grand Prize: Signed copies of all books plus an Amazon Gift card for $200 (to purchase a Kindle Fire or whatever the winner would prefer instead.): Valerie L. (email addy starts with “just.v”)

Blogger Prize: (the blogger with the most comments on their post): Signed copies of all books: Gracen Miller (Road to Hell blog)

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Book Spotlight & Guest Post: The Holden Age of Hollywood by Phil Brody

 
Today we have a guest post by Phil Brody, author of The Holden Age of Hollywood. Phil Brody’s The Holden Age of Hollywood is at once a detective novel, an unexpected love story, and a provocative exposé of a broken industry. With dark humor and incisive commentary, the novel immerses readers in a neo-noir quest to attain the Hollywood dream, integrity intact.

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Review & Giveaway: Drasmyr by Matthew D. Ryan

This is my review tour stop for Drasmyr by Matthew D. Ryan. This book is about vampires, but nothing like the sparkly or romantic ones that are so popular these days. Check out my review and read more about the book. Matthew D. Ryan is also doing a cool giveaway for US/CAN residents! I mean, really cool giveaway.

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Guest Review: The Stranger by Albert Camus

Today I have a guest review by Katheryn Rivas! Here she talks about The Stranger by Albert Camus. I have to admit I wasn’t familiar with this book until this guest review, but it’s now on my list. It had me on existentialism.

About the book
Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed “the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.” First published in English in 1946.

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Freelance Writing: What You Need to Know (a guest post)

Please enjoy this guest post by freelance writer Lauren Bailey. In this post she talks about freelance writing and the basic things you need to know before you decide to go freelance. I totally agree with all the points she discusses and I may have rambled about them in a way at some point in some of my posts about freelance writing.

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Celebrate Community Blog Hop – Day 4: Sharing Happiness

It’s the last day of the blog hop! Today’s post is about sharing happiness. How do you share happiness?

You know the cliche that says it’s better to give than to receive. And you know it really is true. Doing something for others and making others happy or giving something of yourself, sharing something about yourself is a way of giving or sharing happiness to others. Sometimes you get so much more than you expect in return. :)

When I quit my job and went into freelance work, I struggled, still do, but I’m generally happy about what I am doing now and I can’t help but blog and share about my leap from what I used to do to what I do now. Letting others know about my stuff and reaching out to others who may be in the same boat not only helps me but other people in a way, too, I guess.

Visit the Celebrate Community Blog Hop page and share in the happiness by reading the other entries!And if you haven’t already, join the giveaway using the Rafflecopter at the main blog hop page or below. :)

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Celebrate Community is an event hosted by Fighting Monkey Press. It is an event commemorating the end of the month of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr. There are several blogs participating and posting for the whole period of the blog hop and there are prizes to be won! Join me and several others in this celebration of community, unity and togetherness! Click on the banner for more details. :)

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