About the BooksI Wish What Lacey needs is a miracle. What she gets is a genie with rules. Lacey Linden is hiding the truth of her life—a depressed mom, a crumbling house, and bills too big to pay. While her high school classmates see a girl with a ready smile and good grades, Lacey spends her evenings seeking ways to save her family. On a get-cash-quick trip to the flea market, Lacey stumbles over a music box that seemingly begs her to take it home. She does, only to find it is inhabited by a gorgeous “genie.” He offers her a month of wishes, one per day, but there’s a catch. Each wish must be humanly possible. Grant belongs to a league of supernatural beings, dedicated to serving humans in need. After two years of fulfilling the boring wishes of conventional teens, he is one assignment away from promotion to a challenging new role with more daring cases. Yet his month with Lacey is everything that he expects and nothing like he imagines. Lacey and Grant soon discover that the most difficult task of all might be saying goodbye. Wishing for You She’s a girl who can’t remember. He’s the guy she can’t forget… It’s her final semester of high school, and Kimberley Rey is curious to discover what will come next. She needs to pick a college, but her memory disability complicates the choice. Will her struggles to remember make it impossible to leave home? Help arrives through an unexpected and supernatural gift. Grant is a “genie” with rules. He can give her thirty wishes (one per day for a month) as long as the tasks are humanly possible. Kimberley knows just what to ask for–lessons in how to live on her own. But her wishes change when a friend receives a devastating diagnosis. As she joins forces with Grant to help her friend, Kimberley learns that the ability to live in the moment–to forget–may be more valuable than she ever knew. About the Author Elizabeth Langston lives in North Carolina, halfway between the beaches and the mountains. She has two college-age daughters and one old husband. When she’s not writing software or stories, Elizabeth loves to travel with her family, watch shows on dance or Sherlock Holmes, and dream about which restaurant ought to get her business that night. Exerpt from Wishing for YouA puff of blue smoke curled from the center of the pocket watch, swirling lazily in the air before dissipating near the foot of my four-poster bed. In its place appeared one of the hottest guys I’d ever met—every bit as gorgeous now as he’d been the last time I’d seen him months ago. “Grant?” “Hello.” He watched me calmly, his hands clasped behind his back. He hadn’t walked through the door. He’d simply materialized out of the blue smoke, which ought to have been impossible but clearly wasn’t. There were plenty of things wrong with my brain, but hallucinations were not one of them. “Where did you come from?” “I live in the watch…” ReviewsI WishIn Elizabeth Langston’s book one in her I Wish series, I Wish, is a compelling story of a teen girl, Lacey, who is trying to take care of her grieving mother and little brother. It teaches that life is not always what it seems on the surface. Someone you know may be suffering more than you realize, but they just hold it in and hide it out of shame and embarrassment. This contemporary romance novel will touch your heart. With its excellently crafted story and enjoyable characters, this novel will catch readers from page one. Not only is this a contemporary teen romance novel, it has a touch of magic via a genie, who comes to work for Lacey just when her family is struggling the most. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy teen contemporary romance with a magical twist. Series: I Wish Genre: fantasy; romance; paranormal; magic; contemporary; young adult Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Publication date: November 18, 2014 Number of pages: 312 Category: Junior High+ Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars  Other books in the series: 2-Wishing for You A review copy of this book was provided by I am a Reader via NetGalley. Wishing for YouIn book two of the I Wish series, Wishing for You, author Elizabeth Langston has once again written enchanting and magical story. This novel continues with Lacey’s friend Kimberley. Once again the genie, Grant, is assigned to help someone. With his boss’s approval, Lacey gifted him to Kimberly. With great characters, including ones from book one, and an entertaining plot line, readers will thoroughly enjoy book two. Once again, Elizabeth has written an enchanting teen contemporary romance novel that readers will not want to put down! Series: I Wish Genre: fantasy; romance; paranormal; magic; contemporary; young adult Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Publication date: October 13, 2015 Number of pages: 268 Category: Junior High+ Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars  A review copy of this book was provided by I am a Reader via NetGalley. Giveaway$25 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash Ends 11/11/15 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Tour ScheduleOctober 19th I Am A Reader – Spotlight Literary Winner – Review Walking on Bookshelves – Review Shelf Full of Books – Review Crystal’s Chaotic Confessions – Spotlight SolaFide Self-Publishing and Book Blog – Spotlight October 21st Sher A. 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A mysterious dead man directs the small band on their journey to a much safer corridor he dubs The King’s Highway.
Airplanes are falling out of the sky, and all things electric rendered useless after a mysterious flash. It tests the grit of fifteen-year-old Jackson Allison when the care and safety of his younger siblings fall solely to him. No one knows for sure what’s happened, but danger lurks if they stay. With a fierce determination to keep his thirteen-year-old sister McKenzie and nine-year-old brother Cooper safe, the high school freshman is compelled to leave their Irving home in the shadow of the DFW Airport for their grandparents’ farm a hundred-plus miles northeast. Thrust into a lawless, chaotic world, he’s guided by an ever-changing cryptic note that leads his growing troupe along the King’s Highway. Bullies, Russians, wild animals, gang-bangers, and kidnappers thwart their progress while a lack of drinkable water and food is a constant concern. Will he ever get his people to safety in the Red River Valley in far Northeast Texas? About the Author
Caryl, praying her story gives God glory, loves writing for Christian genres--historical and contemporary romance, Biblical fiction, and mid-grade especially. In 2014, Simon and Schuster debuted VOW UNBROKEN, a historical Christian romance set in 1832 Texas, and Caryl followed with three additional novels. In April, LADY LUCK'S A
LOSER (contemporary, mature, inspirational romance) September's debut, HEARTS STOLEN (set in 1839-1844), book two of her historical Christian Texas Romances--a #1 Amazon Best-seller, and in November, A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS, volume one of her new Biblical fiction series, The Generations--also an Amazon #1 Best-seller. For every good blessing - including ten children (four by birth, six by marriage) and sixteen grandsugars - she gives God the glory. Caryl lives a country-life with Ron, her high school sweetheart husband of forty-seven years and two grandsons, in the woods a few miles south of Clarksville, Red River County seat, located in far Northeast Texas with two grandsons Christian (16) and Benjamen (13). Review
The King’s Highway, book one in the Days of Dread Trilogy, by author Caryl McAdoo will captive readers from page one. In a time of trials in a changing world, a group of kids must band together in a chaotic world where there are no longer any laws. They must learn to defend themselves and find a way to survive. Teens will enjoy this futuristic and adventurous novel as they dive into the fun story with entertaining characters. I would recommend this noel to young adults that enjoy futuristic teen fiction.
Series: Days of Dread Trilogy Genre: young adult; futuristic Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publication date: September 23, 2015 Number of pages: 207 Category: Junior High+ Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars 
A review copy of this book was provided by Celebrate Lit.
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Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, marries the King of their long-time enemy the Ruskalder. Her obedience is the price of her people’s safety, but she can be pushed only so far:
Hrovald slammed his fist down on the high table. “You will do as I command!â€
Imogen stared the King down. Her fear for Dorenna and for Elspeth had drained her ability to fear anything else. “Think again, husband,†she said softly. “You have no right to force me. I am your wife because I choose to be. I follow your rules because I choose to do so. You may think of me as a Ruskalder wife, but I swore oath to a Kirkellan husband, and no Kirkellan husband has the right to insist I not follow my conscience when someone’s life is at stake. So, husband, I intend to return to that room and continue caring for Elspeth North, and you should think very carefully about how far you’re willing to go to stop me.â€
Hrovald glared furiously at her. His fingers curled into a fist, and briefly Imogen remembered the treaty, and the Kirkellan, and Ruskalder warriors slaughtering her people. If she didn’t back down, what might he decide to do? Enough, she thought. I’m not going to be a hostage anymore. If he breaks the treaty, it’s on his head, and we Kirkellan will just have to endure. As we always do. She straightened her spine. She wasn’t some frail Ruskalder woman. She was a warrior of the Kirkellan, and she would show this man no fear.
 Rider of the Crown
(The Crown of Tremontane, #2)
by Melissa McShane
Adult Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 385 Pages
October 22nd 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing
Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, has never wanted to be anything else. But when the long war between the Kirkellan and the country of Ruskald ends, the terms of the peace treaty require Imogen to be married to the vicious King of Ruskald for five years. Confined to his freezing city, forbidden to fight, Imogen sees nothing but darkness in her future—until the arrival of Elspeth North, heir to the Crown of Tremontane, brings three countries to the brink of war and sets Imogen free.
Now, sent to be the ambassador of her people to Tremontane, Imogen faces new challenges as she struggles to maintain her warrior’s identity in a world of glittering ballrooms and foreign customs. As a diplomat, Imogen discovers skills she never knew she had—as well as a forbidden attraction to the handsome and charismatic King Jeffrey North. But when war once again threatens not only Tremontane but her own people, Imogen must decide: is she the warrior, the diplomat—or something greater? Also in the Series  Servant of the Crown
(The Crown of Tremontane, #1)
by Melissa McShane
Adult Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 405 Pages
July 15th 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing
Alison Quinn, Countess of Waxwold, is content with her bookish life—until she’s summoned to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Tremontane’s mother for six months. Even the prospect of access to the Royal Library doesn’t seem enough to make up for her sacrifice, but Alison is prepared to do her service to the Crown. What she’s not prepared for is Prince Anthony North, Queen Zara’s playboy brother, who’s accustomed to getting what he wants—including the Countess of Waxwold.
When the fallout from an unfortunate public encounter throws the two of them together, Alison has no interest in becoming the Prince’s next conquest. But as the weeks pass, Alison discovers there’s more to Anthony than she—or he—realized, and their dislike becomes friendship, and then something more—until disaster drives Alison away, swearing never to return.
Then Alison is summoned by the Queen again, this time to serve as Royal Librarian. A threat to Tremontane’s government, with her treasured Library at stake, draws Alison into the conflict…and into contact with Anthony once more. Can they work together to save the Royal Library and Tremontane? And can she open her heart to love again?
 Melissa McShane grew up a nomad, following her family all over the United States, and ended up living in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains with her husband, four kids, and three very needy cats. Her love of reading was always a constant during those uncertain years, and her love of writing grew out of that. She wrote reviews and critical essays for many years before turning to fiction, and was surprised at how much she liked it. She loves the fantasy genre and how it stretches the imagination.Open internationally
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About the Book Her only chance of getting home is trusting the man she hates. With the protestant Elizabeth on the throne of England and her family in shambles, Catholic maiden Gwyneth seeks refuge in the Low Countries of Holland, hoping to soothe her aching soul. But when the Iconoclastic Fury descends and bloodshed overtakes her haven, she has no choice but to trust the rogue who arrives, promising to see her safely home to her uncle's castle. She doesn't dare to trust him...and yet doesn't dare to refuse her one chance to preserve her own life and those of the nuns she rescues from the burning convent. Dirk Godfrey is determined to restore his honor at whatever cost. Running from a tortured past, Dirk knows he has only one chance at redemption, and it lies with the lovely Gwyneth, who hates him for the crimes she thinks he committed. He must see her to safety, prove to the world that he is innocent, prove that her poor eyesight is not the only thing that has blinded her but what is he to do when those goals clash? The home Gwyneth knew is not what she once thought. When a dark secret and a twisted plot for power collide in a castle masquerading as a haven, the saint and the sinner must either dare to hold to hope...or be overcome. Available to purchase on Amazon: Kindle Paperback Also available to purchase on: Barnes & Noble Books a Million About the Author Rachelle Rea plots her novels while driving around the little town she's lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. An Oreo addict, she is also a homeschool graduate and retired gymnast. She wrote the Sound of Diamonds the summer after her sophomore year of college. Author Interview with Rachelle ReaReviewBook two in Rachelle Rea’s Steadfast Love series, Sound of Silver, is a wonderful continuation of book one, Sound of Diamonds. This 16th century novel continues the story and somewhat complicated relationship between Dirk and Gwyn. Excellently written, with entertaining characters and a fun plot line, readers will enjoy this adventurous page-turning novel, as they find out what will happen next in the story, as well as in Dirk and Gwyn’s relationship and journey together. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy teen historical, romance novels. Series: Steadfast Love Genre: historical; romance; Christian; young adult Publisher: WhiteFire Publishing Publication date: October 15, 2015 Number of pages: 287 Other books in the series: 2-Sound of Diamonds 3-Sound of Emeralds (coming February 2016)  Category: Junior High+ Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars A review copy of this novel was provided by Rachelle Rea Launch Team.   About the Author Rachelle Rea plots her novels while driving around the little town she's lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. An Oreo addict, she is also a homeschool graduate and retired gymnast. She wrote the Sound of Diamonds the summer after her sophomore year of college. About the Book What once was blazing hatred has turned to lasting love, but could the union of a wild heart with that of a lady ever result in more than heartache? With the help of an old friend with uncertain loyalties, Dirk inches ever closer to clearing his name. Gwyneth throws her faith into good tidings and the promise of a future as a family. But an old evil comes to call, just as tragedy rips apart a fledgling truce. Enemies from the past and grief for the future threaten to tear asunder what God had brought together… As the date of Dirk’s trial approaches, his fate and his family hang in the balance. Will he be proven innocent of Gwyneth’s parents’ murders—or separated from her forever? How much pain does it take to erode a love steadfast?  Preorder on Amazon. And now for the cover reveal...Wait for it... Coming February 2016... Until then, enjoy books 1 and 2...
Happy Reading!! About the Book Her only chance of getting home is trusting the man she hates. With the protestant Elizabeth on the throne of England and her family in shambles, Catholic maiden Gwyneth seeks refuge in the Low Countries of Holland, hoping to soothe her aching soul. But when the Iconoclastic Fury descends and bloodshed overtakes her haven, she has no choice but to trust the rogue who arrives, promising to see her safely home to her uncle's castle. She doesn't dare to trust him...and yet doesn't dare to refuse her one chance to preserve her own life and those of the nuns she rescues from the burning convent. Dirk Godfrey is determined to restore his honor at whatever cost. Running from a tortured past, Dirk knows he has only one chance at redemption, and it lies with the lovely Gwyneth, who hates him for the crimes she thinks he committed. He must see her to safety, prove to the world that he is innocent, prove that her poor eyesight is not the only thing that has blinded her but what is he to do when those goals clash? The home Gwyneth knew is not what she once thought. When a dark secret and a twisted plot for power collide in a castle masquerading as a haven, the saint and the sinner must either dare to hold to hope...or be overcome. About the Author Rachelle Rea plots her novels while driving around the little town she's lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. An Oreo addict, she is also a homeschool graduate and retired gymnast. She wrote the Sound of Diamonds the summer after her sophomore year of college. Author Interview with Rachelle ReaReviewRachelle Rea’s first novel in her Steadfast Love series, Sound of Diamonds, is a fantastic read for teens. Taking place in the mid to late 1500’s during the tension between the Protestant and Catholic religions in the Dutch low-countries. Not only is this novel filled with adventure, lies, deceit, and secrets, it also has a beautifully-written love story between Dirk and Gwyn. Teens will thoroughly enjoy this clean historical fiction, Christian romance story. This is the type of novel that readers love, will want to read more than once, as well as enjoy a continuing story, which will take place in books two and three of this series. Series: Steadfast Love Genre: historical; romance; Christian; young adult Publisher: WhiteFire Publishing Publication date: June 15, 2015 Number of pages: 322 Category: Junior High+ Content Rating: PG Book Rating: 5 stars  Other books in the series: 2-Sound of Silver 3-Sound of Emeralds (coming February 2016) A review copy of this novel was provided by Rachelle Rea Launch Team.  About the Book Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life behind for a few months. But the Scottish countryside holds other plans. Not only has the imaginary kilted boy followed her to Alloway, she and Mackenna uncover a strange set of rings and a very unnerving letter from Mackenna's great aunt—and when the girls test the instructions Aunt Gracie left behind, they find themselves transported to a land that defies explanation. Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica's daydreams. But Doon has a dark underbelly as well. The two girls could have everything they've longed for...or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare. DOON is loosely based on the premise of the musical Brigadoon, with permission from the ALan Jay Lerner Estate and the Frederick Loewe Foundation. Follow the journey at http://www.DoonSeries.co About the AuthorsCary Corp
Lori Langdon
ReviewDoon by Cary Corp and Lori Langdon is a fun, magical, and entertaining novel, based loosely on Lerner and Loewe’s musical, Brigadoon. The chapters in this book switch smoothly between the point of view of two best friends, Veronica and Mackenna, enhancing the story. Teens will thoroughly enjoy this new fairytale series, starting with the first book, Doon, as they escape to the fantasy world of Doon. I would recommend this novel to readers that enjoy books that a combination of fantasy, historical and science fiction. Genre: fantasy; historical; science fiction; paranormal; fairytales; teen Publisher: Zondervan Publication date: August 20, 2013 Number of pages: 368 Category: Upper middle grade Content Rating: PG Other books in the series: 2-Destined for Doon 3-Shades of Doon 4-TBD--coming in 2016 Note: There is limited swearing throughout the book. At the beginning of the book there is also a reference to “hooking up,” as well as an intense kissing scene in one of the chapters in the second half of the book. Book Rating:  A review copy of this novel was provided by BookLook Bloggers.  |
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