Showing posts with label New Adult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Adult. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2015

Cover Reveal ~ November Sky by Dannielle Wicks

November Sky (Hardest
Mistakes #2)
Release Date: 05/19/15
Limitless Publishing

Summary from Goodreads:

A
HEARTBREAKING LOSS.





A LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS MORTALITY.

A STRUGGLE BETWEEN HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO…

KRISTIAN REED is only seventeen years old when his girlfriend, JESSICA SCOTT,
dies in a tragic accident. Devastated and burdened with guilt, he finds it
impossible to move on.

Six years later, he’s not doing any better. He’s accepted a prestigious
internship at a big city new station, but he’s still losing himself in alcohol
and women to numb his pain.

BAILEY NICHOLS is assertive and annoying, but something draws her and Kristian
together. Her brother hates him, but Bailey is used to getting what she wants.
She knows the pain of losing people you love, and she's determined to break
through Kristian’s emotional wall and prove they belong together.

Jessica is caught between worlds. She can't let go of Kristian, but she's not
meant to be here, and her lingering is threatening everyone and everything
around her as she begins to lose herself to the darkness.




Book One:

(linked to Goodreads)


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About the Author
Dannielle Wicks currently lives in the town of
Kingaroy, Queensland in Australia. She is a TV show nerd and lover of cars.
She’s always had a love for writing, even in school. She used to hide her
writing notebook inside her textbooks just so the teacher wouldn’t notice what
she was up to. She loves reading, especially paranormal romance. When she’s not
writing or working, she competes in Speedway Sedan Racing across the
state.



All of the books in the HARDEST MISTAKES series are based on a different main
character, so you don't really need to read them in order, although all the
characters link back to each other in some way...

(P.S. if you ever reference any of my books or myself on a social media site,
be sure to use the
‪#‎HardestMistakes
hashtag or @DWicksAuthor)



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Monday, September 22, 2014

Cover Reveal ~ The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton

I am excited to announce that USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Hamilton is letting me redesign her Forever Girl Series covers! Rebecca is awesome to work with and I absolutely love her writing! So without further ado, here is the new cover for The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton!!

 The Forever Girl
by Rebecca Hamilton

A Cult. A Murder. A Curse.

At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.

Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she'd settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous.

One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor's hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.

The Forever Girl is a full-length Paranormal Fantasy novel that will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, witches, vampires, ghosts, paranormal mystery, and paranormal horror.

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The Forever Girl can also be found for a limited time in two different amazing box sets!
About the Author
Rebecca Hamilton is a USA Today Bestselling Paranormal Fantasy author who also dabbles in Horror and Literary Fiction. She lives in Florida with her husband and four kids. She enjoys dancing with her kids to television show theme songs and would love the beach if it weren't for the sand. Having a child diagnosed with autism has inspired her to illuminate the world through the eyes of characters who see things differently. She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA and has been published internationally, in three languages. 
 
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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Review: Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles

Just Remember to Breathe
by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Published: November 12, 2012
Publisher: Cincinnatus Press
Genre: New Adult
Available: Amazon

Synopsis:
Alex Thompson’s life is following the script. A pre-law student at Columbia University, she’s focused on her grades, her life and her future. The last thing she needs is to reconnect with the boy who broke her heart.

Dylan Paris comes home from Afghanistan severely injured and knows that the one thing he cannot do is drag Alex into the mess he’s made of his life.

When Dylan and Alex are assigned to the same work study program and are forced to work side by side, they have to make new ground rules to keep from killing each other.

Only problem is, they keep breaking the rules.

The first rule is to never, ever talk about how they fell in love.

Review:
Just Remember to Breathe is the perfect example of what I believe the New Adult genre should be. Not only does Sheehan-Miles present an original story line, with great characters, he keeps in mind that his audience are new adults (late teens to early twenties).

I absolutely loved that way this story plays out. Alex is believable in her role as a college student experiencing college life while healing from the heart break of Dylan breaking up with her. There are moments, choices that she makes, that made me angry with her, but they fit with her age and her emotional state. Dylan was really the character that I loved the best. He was damaged, physically and emotionally, and he knew he was. But he was also a good guy. He fought for his country, he wanted to protect Alex, and he believes that she deserves better. Most of all he tries. He tries to be what he thinks Alex wants, he tries to keep himself together, and he tries to get the help he needs.

PTSD in a scary reality for so many soldiers and getting the help they need can be just as scary. Sheehan-Miles doesn't sugar coat what is going on with Dylan and for me this is where I fell in love with the story. It would have been easy to just say Dylan had it and let him get help, instead he shows how it can change everything in a person's life and the lives of those around them.

Obviously this is intended for older teens and while it is fairly clean, there is sex involved and some very intense scenes involving Dylan's PTSD. Sheehan-Miles is definitely an author I will be reading again.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Cover Reveal ~ The Forgotten Ones by Laura Howard






The Forgotten Ones
Author: Laura Howard
Genre: NA Paranormal Fantasy Romance
Expected release date: May 15, 2013
Age Group: New Adult
Cover Designer: Stephanie Mooney 







Synopsis:


Allison O'Malley just graduated from college. Her life's plan is to get a job and take care of her schizophrenic mother. She doesn't have room for friends or even Ethan, who clearly wants more. 



When Allison's long-lost father shows up, he claims he can bring her mother back from the dark place her mind has sent her. He reveals legends of a race of people long forgotten, the Tuatha de Danaan, along with the truth about why he abandoned her mother.










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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Blog Tour: Never Say Never by Kailin Gow *Review


I am thrilled to be host today's stop in the Never Say Never Blog Tour! Never Say Never by Kailin Gow is a rockin' romance that follows Never Knight as she faces the changes growing up has on her relationships with her band mates. Click on the banner to visit the tour schedule page and check out guest posts from Kailin Gow, more reviews, and a chance to win in some awesome giveaways!

Never Say Never  
by Kailin Gow
Published: August 13, 2012
Publisher: theEDGEbooks.com
Available: Amazon

Synopsis:
What girl wouldn't want to be surrounded by the sexy guys from the hottest teen rock sensation in the country? 18-year-old Never "Neve" Knight, not only is surrounded by the hottest boys to hit the music charts, but she is the band's lead singer. As the band's lead singer and manager, Never formed and shaped the band to where it is today, a band on the rise and on the brink of being signed by a label. As one of the guys, she knew each of the band members since they were all snot-nose ten-year-olds. While her boys were the cutest guys and they would protect her like knights, she couldn't date any one of them and ruin the chance at being signed with the record label of her dreams.

That changes when one of the band members suddenly drops out of the band, and in walks Danny Blue, with his dreamy blue eyes, hot body, and British accent. Suddenly, Never's solid world has turned to mush, and her rule for not dating one of her band members is seriously challenged. Can she keep her head straight and get her band signed with a label without losing her heart?

Review:
I was pretty hesitant when I first started reading Never Say Never. I'm not into girl bands at all, but I really enjoyed Loving Summer by Gow and I love this cover, so I decided to give it a chance. By the second chapter I was completely into it.

Never is the daughter of a famous rock star, wanting to break into the business on her own merits, and despite her dad's disapproval. These two things are what made me like Never. Gow did a great job of making Never a relatable character even with her good looks, hot boyfriend, musical talent and uber rich family.

Never Say Never is not a YA book. It is a New Adult book, which really means it's YA with some mature content and slightly older characters. While the majority of the story could easily fit into the YA genre, Never's relationship with Danny Blue takes it into that new category. Danny is in his mid twenties and the type of relationship they develop goes beyond what would normally be in YA. It wasn't the sex as much as how Gow approached the sex scenes that for me made this for an older audience. There was definitely a more sensual nature to the scenes than I would expect in YA. It makes me wonder how Gow would be at writing straight genre romance.

Gow writes at a quick pace and it's hard to put down one of her books once you start, because with every turn of the page she keeps moving the story along. Overall, Never Say Never is a great read for older YA readers looking for a fun romance.





About the Author

Kailin Gow is the author of over 100 books, with the majority of them for young adults. Her most popular series are:  The Frost Series, PULSE Series, Desire Series, Wicked Woods, Steampunk Scarlett Novels, and more.  A full-time author, she is also a producer, having worked in radio, television, and film.  She grew up in Southern California, lived in Texas and England, and had traveled extensively around the world.