Notebooks are love.

You know I have a thing for notebooks. Admiring them, holding them, buying them, not using them. I have a couple that have never been used and a few that I use sometimes. Notebooks are love and I’ve decided to honor them the way I do with awesome graphic tees. Haha. ;)Here’s a really cool one from Threadless–the Make Book! Really cute.

Book Blast & $50 Giveaway: Moonlit by Jadie Jones

Moonlit

Eighteen-year-old Tanzy Hightower knows horses, has grown up with them on Wildwood Farm. She also knows not to venture beyond the trees that line the pasture. Things happen out there that can’t be explained. Or undone. Worse, no one but she and the horses can see what lurks in the shadows of the woods. When a moonlit ride turns into a terrifying chase, Tanzy is left to question everything, from the freak accident that killed her father to the very blood in her veins. Broken and confused, she turns to Lucas, a scarred, beautiful stranger, and to Vanessa, a charming new friend who has everything Tanzy doesn’t. But why do they seem to know more about her than she knows herself?

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Range (I Am Just Junco #4) by J.A. Huss – Top 10 Sci-Fi Characters

It’s my stop for the blog tour of Range, the 4th book in the kickass science fiction and fantasy series I Am Just Junco by author J.A. Huss. Seriously folks, this series kicks ass. And because it’s so kickass, I’ve asked the author to give us her list of Top Ten Kickass SF Characters. Read on to know who made it to her list! And don’t forget to read more about Range and enter the mighty huge tour giveaway. Mighty huge.

Tour Schedule

My favorite minimalist design blogs

Most of you probably know that I tweak my blog a lot. I’m always changing my blog design. I change colors, I change layouts, I play around with fonts. I love to play around with colors and what not, but my main blog design inspirations are actually simple and minimalist and have their own distinct style. I’m still working on finding a minimalist design that reflects my own personality, but for now let me just share my favorites. These are the blogs and websites I usually go back to when I’m tweaking my blog layout.

Book Blast & $50 Giveaway: Hades and the Helm of Darkness by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

Hades and the Helm of Darkness (Heroes in Training Book 3)

The Heroes in Training are entering the Underworld—if Hades can conquer his canine fears, that is. The Underworld usually isn’t really meant to be a fun place—but tell that to Hades! He loves the dark and the stinky smell of sulfur. However, there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of: dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus—a snarling, three-headed dog—Hades must conquer his fears and tame the hound so everyone can continue into the Underworld and deposit their Titan prisoner, Oceanus, back where he belongs! But with magical water that causes forgetfulness, hot beds of lava, and another epic battle with two more Titans standing in their way, will Zeus and his heroes make it out of the Underworld with everyone intact?

Heroes in Training by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

Blog Tour & Giveaway: Replacing Gentry by Julie N. Ford

Today we have a Top 10 list by Julie N. Ford, author of Replacing Gentry, a modern take on classic gothic romance novels Rebecca and Jane Eyre. I asked her to list down her Top 10 books that would be great as movies. Check out her list and read more about the book below. Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a $50 gift card. :)

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Shudder (#2, Stitch Trilogy) by Samantha Durante

Today we’re featuring Shudder, the second book in the Stitch Trilogy by Samantha Durante. Read more about this new installment and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a print ARC of Shudder (open worldwide)!

About the Book
It’s only been three days, and already everything is different.Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she’d counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager remains of a ravaged world. And if she’d thought she’d tasted fear upon seeing a ghost, she was wrong; now she’s discovering new depths of terror while being hunted by a deadly virus and a terrifying pack of superhuman creatures thirsting for blood.

And then there are the visions.

The memory-altering “stitch” unlocked something in Alessa’s mind, and now she can’t shake the constant flood of alien feelings ransacking her emotions. Haunting memories of an old flame are driving a deep and painful rift into her once-secure relationship. And a series of staggering revelations about the treacherous Engineers – and the bone-chilling deceit shrouding her world’s sorry history – will soon leave Alessa reeling…

The second installment in the electrifying Stitch Trilogy, Shudder follows Samantha Durante’s shocking and innovative debut with a heart-pounding, paranormal-dusted dystopian adventure sure to keep the pages turning.

Book Blast & $50 Giveaway: January Black by Wendy S. Russo

January Black

Sixteen-year-old genius Matty Ducayn has never fit in on The Hill, an ordered place seriously lacking a sense of humor. After his school’s headmaster expels him for a small act of mischief, Matty’s future looks grim until King Hadrian comes to his rescue with a challenge: answer a question for a master’s diploma.

More than a second chance, this means freedom. Masters can choose where they work, a rarity among Regents, and the question is simple.

What was January Black?

It’s a ship. Everyone knows that. Hadrian rejects that answer, though, and Matty becomes compelled by curiosity and pride to solve the puzzle. When his search for an answer turns up long-buried state secrets, Matty’s journey becomes a collision course with a deadly royal decree. He’s been set up to fail, which forces him to choose. Run for his life with the challenge lost…or call the king’s bluff.

Launch + Kindle Fire Giveaway: Feed Your Reader (Kindle eBook Deals and Steals!)

Ever since I got Paddy the iPad–I know, best name ever–I’ve become an eBook nut. I have tons of awesome and mamordz (what my sister and I call the iffy ones that I just had to download) books on Kindle, Kobo, and iBooks. Most of them I haven’t even read yet, but I don’t see myself slowing down on the downloading any time soon. When I read about Feed Your Reader on one of the big book blogs I follow, I started following it as well. Today the site is officially launching and there’s a huge giveaway to kick it off! One winner will receive their choice of a Kindle Fire 7″ (US Only), $100 Amazon Gift Card or $100 in Paypal Cash (International)!

Inspired Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer has launched a new site aimed at bringing you the best Kindle Ebook Deals and Steals.

Book Blast & $50 Giveaway: Replacing Gentry by Julie N. Ford

Replacing Gentry

When Marlie agrees to attend a cadaver ball at Vanderbilt Medical School, she did not expect to actually see any cadavers. Or, that a strange apparition would issue her a chilling message.

Despite the cadaver’s warning, Marlie is married a year later to Tennessee State Senator, Daniel Cannon, and living in a plantation-style mansion with two step sons. Add to the mix her growing suspicion that something is amiss with the death of Daniel’s first wife, Gentry; and newlywed Marlie is definitely in over her pretty Yankee head.

What begins as an innocent inquiry into her new husband’s clouded past, ends with Marlie in the midst of a dangerous conspiracy.

A modern twist on the classic Gothic romance novels of Rebecca and Jane Eyre, Replacing Gentry follows Marlie’s precarious journey as she learns the truth about the man she married.