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Thursday, October 31, 2013

BLOG TOUR: Greed by Fisher Amelie



GREED has hit TSK TSK What to Read?! We're so excited to bring you the highly anticipated sequel to Fisher Amelie's VAIN. We both loved Spencer's story. We can't wait for what's next- and we're here to make sure you feel the same. Take a peek at our reviews and Fisher's guest post, then add this baby to your TBR. Don't miss out on the awesome GIVEAWAY! It'd be a sin if you did.

And now- take it away, Fisher...

The Five Favorite Books of Spencer Blackwell

I’m an avid reader, especially since I’ve come to live in Montana. It’s only natural. There’s only so much you can watch on television without going insane. Eventually you need something more substantial to do as opposed to braving the freezing temperatures for a quick trip to town as that gets old as well. You only need to see the one gas station in Bitteroot once to understand what I mean. So I begin.

1. C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. A senior devil in hell named Screwtape advises his nephew Wormwood on earth through a series of letters in which he mentors Wormwood in the art of soul damnation. Wormwood’s subject is known only as “The Patient”, a British man whose conversion to Christianity is severely frowned upon by “Our Father Below” aka Satan, and “The Patient’s” subsequent lack of response to the apprentice demon’s advances toward distracting him from his new found faith through “The Patient’s” denial of the temptation of lascivious women, etc., etc. which further enrages Screwtape.

I read this book in high school. Honestly, at the time, it meant nothing to me. It was a required assignment and I barely remembered it after. BUT things change. My own eerily similar experiences I have shared with “The Patient” brought the novel barreling toward the forefront of my mind. I reread it and it has since become my absolute favorite book.

“I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern." - C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

2. Thomas à Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ. Essentially four books as a whole, The Imitation of Christ is a lesson in the withdrawal of the outward life internalizing yourself through the release of vanity and all that is deceptive. "How undisturbed a conscience we would have if we never went searching after ephemeral joys nor concerned ourselves with affairs of the world..."

“Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good.
By itself it makes that which is heavy light;
and it bears evenly all that is uneven.
It carries a burden which is no burden;
it will not be kept back by anything low and mean;
It desires to be free from all wordly affections,
and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity,
or by any adversity subdued.
Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble,
attempts what is above its strength,
pleads no excuse of impossibility.
It is therefore able to undertake all things,
and it completes many things and warrants them to take effect,
where he who does not love would faint and lie down.
Though weary, it is not tired;
though pressed it is not straightened;
though alarmed, it is not confounded;
but as a living flame it forces itself upwards and securely passes through all.
Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent, and manly.” - Thomas à Kempis

3. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Series. The series follows the unassuming Frodo Baggins as he trenches through a perilous journey of destroying the ultimate in evil.

Isn’t that how it always is? The least suspecting individual is always the one capable of the greatest good? This book taught me just how important it is to fight evil, no matter how inadequate I feel, no matter if my chances look bleak. I will always fight. Always.

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring

4. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. A sleepy Southern town is enraged when word of a white woman cries rape against a black man. Atticus Finch is called to defend the wrongly accused Tom Robinson and their story is told through his daughter Scout Finch. At a time, where racism was more than acceptable and the wrongly accused, though obviously innocent, were punished without a second thought, Atticus Finch defends and proves Tom’s innocence but this does nothing to prevent the tragedy that befalls poor Tom.

This book, regardless if it’s a popular classic, is beautiful in its passionate capacity to speak to me. There are so many evils in this world accepted by a nation of citizens and that bewilders me. Atticus Finch is a man who defies what is popular solely because it is the right thing to do and I couldn’t admire anyone more than he. Ask yourself something, what popular evils are around you and what are you doing to defend the Tom Robinsons?

5. And last but not least, Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice (which, I don’t have to tell you…or maybe I do…that if you breathe this little tidbit to a single soul, I will hunt you down.) The Bennett women were defined by their financial worth and nothing more. Though, most, of the Bennett women were admired wherever they went, their lack of an male heir, kept their family in complete panic as to what they would do when their father died. Their lack of fortune lent them nothing but a brief glance by those who could afford to and placed the Bennett women in agony.


A testament to the ridiculousness of an unfair law, the Bennett women overcome every possible obstacle while still ensuring their own passionate happiness. What? I like a love story. Look at Cricket. Can you blame me?

Gather ‘round, love, because I want you. I want what you have, I want what you don’t have, I want more of what I already have. I want. But if you so much as ask for something in return, go ahead and walk away. Know if you want to play in my world, it’s every man for themselves and the weak become mine. Leeches will be obliterated because I make it my job to destroy them. I protect what’s mine and I take what’s yours...because that’s what I do. I want.
My story will not endear me to you and, frankly, I could care less if it does because I’m in this for the money and nothing else. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a corrupt, money hungry, immoral asshole from Los Angeles. I’m every man’s worst nightmare and every girl’s fantasy.
I’m Spencer Blackwell...And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most coveted guy to the guy no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

Prologue
Greed is a strange, strange sin.
All you want to do is acquire. Acquire money, acquire material, acquire time, acquire energy, acquire attention. The running mantra is “I want, I want, I want” but that quickly turns to “I need, I need, I need.”Suddenly there just isn’t enough time for friends, for family, for anyone. Your goal is to acquire and to make sure what you acquire stays acquired. Your life depends on it. You don’t see truth because the truth is shadowed by enormous homes, incredibly fast cars, in lavish spending. Your life no longer belongs to you, but you are blind to it all because those around you are seeking the same.
So you shuffle along at an impossible rate, and you pass the real world around you.
But what you’ll come to realize, altogether too late, is that it’s never enough. It’s simply never enough.
Chapter One
“It’s confirmed. Peter Knight of Evergreen won’t approve the acquisition. You know what to do,” my snake of a father told me, not two steps into his front door.
“I just got off a seven-hour flight. You can’t let me settle in? Possibly say hello?”
He stood, watching me, a slight tick in his square jaw. He tucked his hands into his Italian silk pants. His six-foot frame followed the steps up to the foyer and stopped a few inches away from my own. We were face to face. Although I fell an inch shorter, he no longer intimidated me. I knew if I had to, I could kick his ass.
“Hello, Spencer,” he said, a serpent’s smile spread wide across his mouth before falling flat. “Get to work. I don’t pay you to sit around. I don’t care if it is your Christmas break.”
We stayed where we were, each waiting on the other to back down. The tension was palpable. In the end, his face relaxed and he began to chuckle, stepping aside and making way for me. I picked up my bags and headed for my room, giving myself plenty of space to pass him without touching him.When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I changed my mind and threw my bags on the second to last step, intending to pick them up later. I stretched my muscles, loving the feel of my back popping, and started for the kitchen.
“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” he asked, still standing in the foyer, watching my every move.
“If I don’t say hi to Mom and Bridge, they’ll think something’s up,” I told him and continued on.
He didn’t respond, but I felt his stare burning into the back of my head.

 

Fisher Amelie is the author of The Leaving Series, Callum & Harper and Thomas & January. She began her writing career as a copywriter for an internet marketing company wherein one of their client's said, 'Hey! You're funny. You should write books'. Which in turn she said, 'Hey, get out of here! This is the lady's restroom.' While washing her hands and the embarrassment from her face, she thought they may have had a valid point. So, she took the thousands of hours of writing stories growing up, tucked them into her pocket and began writing and writing and writing.



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I absolutely freaking LOVED VAIN. I couldn't wait to get my hands on GREED. I'm not gonna lie. Knowing this was Spencer's story worried me a bit. I hated Spenc. Like seriously DESPISED him. But just like in RL (real life), everyone has a history. The story behind closed doors. The family secrets that they hide and try to overcome. And it's those secrets that make them who they are. Good and bad. So I decided to give him a chance to prove to me he wasn't just a selfish trust fund prick who didn't care about anyone or anything. I was anxious to dig in and see inside Spencer's head. To hear what he really thought and felt, and just what made him so damned jaded and despicable at such a young age. 
I'm so glad I did. Spencer had an amazing voice. It grabbed me and ripped right through me. Seeing the world through his eyes was stifling. His life seemingly extravagant and carefree in VAIN was in reality any but. He struggled with the ugliness brought on by being his father's lackey. He was self loathing to the point of destruction. Remember the wild parties filled with sex, drugs, and alcohol? And he was a fierce and loyal protector. Sacrificing his own desires and self worth. This was a troubled and desperate young man. Caught up and chained to his father's legacy. Searching for any way out. And in attempting to save his sister and her secret he might have saved himself.

When circumstances force Spencer to take action and protect the one he loves most in his world it sets a chain of life changing events into motion. I'm happy to say that Spencer shocked and surprised me. He maned-up in more ways than I thought possible. He made great strides toward a productive life he could be proud of. A life he found he enjoyed. It wasn't easy. It wasn't handed to him. And for several reasons he still struggled each day.
I'd like to say one thing or person brought about this positivity to Spencer's world, but it was an entire community. A different way of life. A whole new way of thinking. AND one very special girl. Of course there was a certain someone who made Spencer's heart stop. Made him want to change and be a better man. And Cricket was that girl.
Cricket was a wonderful character. I loved her immediately. There are a million things I could say about her, but most important to me was that like Spencer and his little sister, she had secrets and insecurities. Her heart was unavailable to Spencer but he felt so drawn to her. Like she was the one. Like he couldn't- and wouldn't live without her.
Theirs is a beautiful, tormented and fascinating story. I was wrapped up in every moment. Wondering if Spencer could really change. If he and Bridget could start a new life away from the threats of their father. If he could win a heart already taken. And if he couldn't would he be able to move on? Would he go back to the only life he'd known? Or would he fully embrace this new life?
There are many questions, obstacles, and inner battles they must all face. Spencer takes each challenge head on. He vows to himself to make a difference. Does he succeed? Can he have the girl of his dreams? Can he live up to new expectations and overcome his past? Is there a way for their two worlds to collide and not implode?

This story is very different from Sophie's in VAIN, but it's just as compelling. Just as endearing. And certainly as entertaining. With wonderful side characters, perfectly painted images of the vast beauty of the countryside of small town Montana, warm and promising romances and friendships, laughter, tears- and that old Spencer charm, GREED is sure to have your heart thrumming and your hopes soaring.



This amazing novel comes off the heels of VAIN and as you can see this series is working around the seven deadly sins.  We meet Spencer in book one and know he has some greed issues.  Even though you can see the bright spots in his spirit, the ugliness definitely darkens them.
But when Spencer's sister has a life altering decision to make, Spencer steps up and his world is turned upside down!!
Spencer and his sister have run off to Montana to escape the evil clutches of their father and in all hopes they want to make a better "HAPPY" life for themselves.
After arriving on the Montana farm, Spencer learns so much about how people really should be.  And one particular person captures his attention leaving him battling with so many things internally.  Constantly reminding himself to just lay low and make it through the months, Spencer begins learning to be that better person.  
After meeting Cricket, the girl that knocked his socks off, Spencer has to learn restraint.  Finding out that the girl that has spoken to his soul is already in a relationship and is very secretive about things, causes tension that propels throughout the novel.
All the way through, I was trying my hardest to guess and figure out why these two weren't really together.  Let me say...I never guessed and would never have imagined it either...But what this really comes down to is that as everything comes to head near the end, Spencer's heart of gold completely shines so bright.  
We finally get to see those bright spots in his spirit begin to shine brighter and brighter. 
Seeing that he learned from his past mistakes, suffered through humility, and ultimately grew in to an honorable respectable man; But, will all his demons stay locked away or will they come back full force to ruin what he has work hard for?
I enjoyed every moment from this book.  There were fiery passionate ones to the shocking sad ones...And yes...I even cried some... 
But, seeing a character go from point A to point Z and all the crazy stuff in between to come out for the better makes the best stories and why you should definitely read this book!!  

 

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COVER REVEAL: Undone by Teal Haviland

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The best plans come undone. The best angels do, too.

Gabrielle, the Angel of Karma, chose to live in a human body on Earth in hopes of learning what she needed to know to do her job better. She had no idea what she would discover, and she certainly didn’t expect things to go so wrong.

But that was then.

Now, she knows that Ramai and the Fallen have a much stronger hold on humanity than she first believed; that the Book of Barabbadon not only still exists but is now in the hands of the enemy; that demons are becoming more powerful; and that her new love, Lucas, has a terrifying path ahead of him—a path that could make him her worst enemy.

Now, she has to fight through more obstacles than she had before, and she has to do it while watching the clock—constantly reminding her, with each revolution around its face, that time is running out to make things right, to turn the tide toward Light in the Great War.

Gabrielle’s original quest has become more perilous. It’s not just about understanding what motivates humans anymore, she also has to figure out how to keep everything and everyone she loves from coming to an end. Soon.

Other than losing the War, Gabrielle doesn’t think the circumstances that have unfolded since coming to Earth could get much worse.

She’s never been more wrong.




Teal Haviland lives in Tennessee with her daughter and her four-legged friends. She enjoys photography, travel, reading, music, cooking, daydreaming, writing (of course), and above all spending time with her family and friends.

Teal grew up with a love for anything fantastical or outrageous. After years of dreaming of worlds where fairies, angels, demons, and shape shifters (to name a few) exist, she finally decided to begin writing her stories down. Inception, book one in her series The Reaping Chronicles, is her first published novel.


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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

FOREPLAY by Sophie Jordan BOOK TRAILER REVEAL



Before she goes after the life she’s always wanted, she’s about to find the one she needs.


Pepper has been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, Hunter, for like ever. He’s the key to everything she’s always craved: security, stability, family. But she needs Hunter to notice her as more than just a friend. Even though she’s kissed exactly one guy, she has just the plan to go from novice to rock star in the bedroom—take a few pointers from someone who knows what he’s doing.
Her college roommates have the perfect teacher in mind. But bartender Reece is nothing like the player Pepper expects. Yes, he’s beyond gorgeous, but he’s also dangerous, deep—with a troubled past. Soon what started as lessons in attraction are turning both their worlds around, and showing just what can happen when you go past foreplay and get to what’s real…




Release Date: November 5th, 2013

 Sophie Jordan took her adolescent daydreaming one step further and penned her first historical romance in the back of her high school Spanish class. This passion led her to pursue a degree in English and History.
A brief stint in law school taught her that case law was not nearly as interesting as literature - teaching English seemed the natural recourse. After several years teaching high school students to love Antigone, Sophie resigned with the birth of her first child and decided it was time to pursue the long-held dream of writing.
In less than three years, her first book, Once Upon A Wedding Night, a 2006 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Nominee for Best First Historical, hit book shelves. Her second novel, Too Wicked To Tame, released in March 2007 with a bang, landing on the USA Today Bestseller's List.

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COVER REVEAL: All The Pretty Lies by M. Leighton

ALL THE PRETTY LIES by M. Leighton has a cover and we get to share it with you today! SQUEEEEE!!!!! I cannot tell you how excited to show you guys this cover...Go...Check out how AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL it is and then make sure you look below to read all about the title and M. Leighton! That's right! M. Leighton is bringing us a new series!!




Isn't it just GORGEOUS?!? I LOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!! 
ALL THE PRETTY LIES is a New Adult Contemporary Romance filled with heat, lies, and romance. It is scheduled to be released November 12, 2013.



All the Pretty Lies
“Live, no regrets”
Her…
Sloane Locke has led a sheltered life.  However, with a history like hers, she can understand why her brothers and her father want so much to protect her.  She has gone along with it for twenty long years, but those days are over.  For the girl who never makes promises, Sloane has made a pact with herself that things will change on her twenty-first birthday.  So when the clock strikes midnight, Sloane strikes out to spread her wings and break a few rules.
Him…
In addition to inking skin, Hemi Spencer possesses many talents. Controlling himself has never been one of them.  It’s never had to be.  He’s lived a life of indulgence for as long as he can remember.  Right up until tragedy struck.  Now, he’s nothing but controlled. He’s a man on a mission, one who will let nothing and no one stand in his way. 
Them…
Nothing in their lives could’ve prepared Sloane and Hemi for what they’d find in each other—distraction and obsession, love and possession.  But the one thing they can’t find is a future.  Neither one has been totally honest.  And they’ll soon learn that the devil is in the details.  In the details and in the lies.

How far will two people go to live in the now when the now is all they’ve got?






M. Leighton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Wild Ones and The Bad Boys romance trilogies.  She is a native of Ohio, relocated to the warmer climates of the South, where she lets her mind wander to romantic settings with sexy Southern guys much like the one she married and the ones you'll find in her latest books.  When her thoughts aren't roaming in that direction, she'll be riding horses, swimming in ponds and experiencing life on a ranch, all without leaving the cozy comfort of her office.  
For more about M. Leighton, visit her website at www.MLeightonBooks.blogspot.com or follow her on Twitter @mleightonbooks.





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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Definitely, Maybe in Love by Ophelia London

I am so excited to bring this book to all of you...Thank you so much to Heather Riccio at Entangled Publishing for allowing me the chance to read and shout the fabulousness of the book...
So, Scroll through and read my review...Leave a comment and let me know what you think....
~Kat
Spring Honeycutt wants two things: to ace her sustainable living thesis and to save the environment. Both seem hopelessly unobtainable until her college professor suggests that with a new angle, her paper could be published. Spring swears she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.“Whatever it takes,” however, means forming a partnership with the very hot, very privileged, very conceited Henry Knightly.
Henry is Spring's only hope at publication, but he's also the über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s polar opposite. Too bad she can't help being attracted to the way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically. As they work on her thesis, Spring finds there's more to Henry than his old money and argyle sweaters…but can she drop the loud-and-proud act long enough to let him in? Suddenly, choosing between what she wants and what she needs puts Spring at odds with everything she believes in.
Definitely, Maybe in Love is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice that proves true love is worth risking a little pride.





Ophelia London was born and raised among the redwood trees in beautiful northern California. Once she was fully educated, she decided to settle in Florida, but her car broke down in Texas and she's lived in Dallas ever since. A cupcake and treadmill aficionado (obviously those things are connected), she spends her time watching arthouse movies and impossibly trashy TV, while living vicariously through the characters in the books she writes. Ophelia is the author of ABBY ROAD, the Perfect Kisses series including: PLAYING AT LOVE, SPEAKING OF LOVE, and "untitled #3" (coming Jan 2014). Her first new adult novel, DEFINITELY, MAYBE IN LOVE, will launch on Oct 28th. Visit her at www.ophelialondon.com. But don't call when The Vampire Diaries is on...


I have to start by saying that I started this book and in two hours had ¾ of it read…I was immediately sucked in and the only reason I stopped was because I HAD TO GO TO BED….

Usually I wouldn’t go to sleep when a book is this AWESOME…but I do have a job that entails me being awake and attentive…LOL!!!
Anyway, the instant connection that I felt with Spring was what surprised me.  She is a fabulously written character that encompasses so many personality traits that you are constantly enjoying every interaction she has.  She can be snarky and humorous all the while showing her intellect, as well as being guarded and withdrawn, but these attributes are only half of who she is…
While we meet one girl at the beginning we find someone else by the end.  Is it a complete transformation?? Well, I won’t say…but I can tell you that not one single moment did I feel like it was dull, boring or did I skip through to find something more intriguing.
Spring captured your attention the minute she entered the room and this was evident the moment we meet Henry Knightly…Just mentioning his name right now…..AHHHHH….OMG…the absolute MAN OF MY DREAMS!!!!

Ok..ok Kat…back to the review…You can daydream later....*wipes drool from my mouth*

So, we meet Henry and he is the complete opposite of Spring.  From their backgrounds in growing up to their view on the world, these two rarely saw eye to eye…
Now, this really made for some comical and climactic moments.  Henry and Spring debated like no one else and they both could back up their arguments…but it was the fact that each person was able to be open minded that shows you exactly how phenomenal this story is…
It flowed and pivoted exactly when it needed to.  Giving me exactly what I needed to keep me enthralled….
The relationship between Henry and Spring is one that will be told for ages…it is EPIC…their chemistry literally EXPLODES off the pages and all you can feel is the emotions emanating from them…I can't tell you how many times I would yell at Spring telling her to SHUT UP and just LISTEN for a minute...but that is just one more aspect of who she is that you absolutely LOVE...

It is truly a story of give and takes, of two people opening up and discovering that there is so much more than the world they have painted for themselves.
Definitely, Maybe in Love is a passionate love story that grips your heart with a stunning well developed cast of characters.  Each orchestrated perfectly to enhance the stellar tale being told within these pages...
From start to finish, this book has plagued my thoughts and my only regret is that I read it too fast...But I will be reading this again, savoring every single moment....
I highly...HIGHLY recommend this book...
It makes my top reads of the year so far...

 


RELEASE DAY BLAST: Greed by Fisher Amelie


 
 
 
Gather ‘round, love, because I want you. I want what you have, I want what you don’t have, I want more of what I already have. I want. But if you so much as ask for something in return, go ahead and walk away. Know if you want to play in my world, it’s every man for themselves and the weak become mine. Leeches will be obliterated because I make it my job to destroy them. I protect what’s mine and I take what’s yours...because that’s what I do. I want.
My story will not endear me to you and, frankly, I could care less if it does because I’m in this for the money and nothing else. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a corrupt, money hungry, immoral asshole from Los Angeles. I’m every man’s worst nightmare and every girl’s fantasy.
I’m Spencer Blackwell...And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most coveted guy to the guy no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

 
 
 
Prologue
Greed is a strange, strange sin.
All you want to do is acquire. Acquire money, acquire material, acquire time, acquire energy, acquire attention. The running mantra is “I want, I want, I want” but that quickly turns to “I need, I need, I need.”Suddenly there just isn’t enough time for friends, for family, for anyone. Your goal is to acquire and to make sure what you acquire stays acquired. Your life depends on it. You don’t see truth because the truth is shadowed by enormous homes, incredibly fast cars, in lavish spending. Your life no longer belongs to you, but you are blind to it all because those around you are seeking the same.
So you shuffle along at an impossible rate, and you pass the real world around you.
But what you’ll come to realize, altogether too late, is that it’s never enough. It’s simply never enough.
Chapter One
“It’s confirmed. Peter Knight of Evergreen won’t approve the acquisition. You know what to do,” my snake of a father told me, not two steps into his front door.
“I just got off a seven-hour flight. You can’t let me settle in? Possibly say hello?”
He stood, watching me, a slight tick in his square jaw. He tucked his hands into his Italian silk pants. His six-foot frame followed the steps up to the foyer and stopped a few inches away from my own. We were face to face. Although I fell an inch shorter, he no longer intimidated me. I knew if I had to, I could kick his ass.
“Hello, Spencer,” he said, a serpent’s smile spread wide across his mouth before falling flat. “Get to work. I don’t pay you to sit around. I don’t care if it is your Christmas break.”
We stayed where we were, each waiting on the other to back down. The tension was palpable. In the end, his face relaxed and he began to chuckle, stepping aside and making way for me. I picked up my bags and headed for my room, giving myself plenty of space to pass him without touching him.When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I changed my mind and threw my bags on the second to last step, intending to pick them up later. I stretched my muscles, loving the feel of my back popping, and started for the kitchen.
“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” he asked, still standing in the foyer, watching my every move.
“If I don’t say hi to Mom and Bridge, they’ll think something’s up,” I told him and continued on.
He didn’t respond, but I felt his stare burning into the back of my head.
 

 

Fisher Amelie is the author of The Leaving Series, Callum & Harper and Thomas & January. She began her writing career as a copywriter for an internet marketing company wherein one of their client's said, 'Hey! You're funny. You should write books'. Which in turn she said, 'Hey, get out of here! This is the lady's restroom.' While washing her hands and the embarrassment from her face, she thought they may have had a valid point. So, she took the thousands of hours of writing stories growing up, tucked them into her pocket and began writing and writing and writing.

 

 
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Monday, October 28, 2013

MOST WANTED: 10/28/13



Greed
by Fisher Amelie
Gather ‘round, love, because I want you. I want what you have, I want what you don’t have, I want more of what I already have. I want. But if you so much as ask for something in return, go ahead and walk away. Know if you want to play in my world, it’s every man for themselves and the weak become mine. Leeches will be obliterated because I make it my job to destroy them. I protect what’s mine and I take what’s yours…because that’s what I do. I want.
My story will not endear me to you and, frankly, I could care less if it does because I’m in this for the money and nothing else. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a corrupt, money hungry, immoral asshole from Los Angeles. I’m every man’s worst nightmare and every girl’s fantasy.
I’m Spencer Blackwell…And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most coveted guy to the guy no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.





Sentinel
(Covenant Series)
by Jennifer Armentrout
It's a beautiful day for a war.

As the mortal world slowly slips into chaos of the godly kind, Alexandria Andros must overcome a stunning defeat that has left her shaken and in doubt of their ability to end this war once and for all.
And with all the obstacles between Alex and her happily-ever-after with the swoonworthy Aiden St. Delphi, they must now trust a deadly foe as they travel deep into the Underworld to release one of the most dangerous gods of all time.
In the stunning, action-packed climax to the bestselling Covenant series, Alex must face a terrible choice: the destruction of everything and everyone she holds dear… or the end of herself.







The Iron Traitor
by Julie Kagawa
In the real world, when you vanish into thin air for a week, people tend to notice.

After his unexpected journey into the lands of the fey, Ethan Chase just wants to get back to normal. Well, as "normal" as you can be when you see faeries every day of your life. Suddenly the former loner with the bad reputation has someone to try for-his girlfriend, Kenzie. Never mind that he's forbidden to see her again.
But when your name is Ethan Chase and your sister is one of the most powerful faeries in the Nevernever, "normal" simply isn't to be. For Ethan's nephew, Keirran, is missing, and may be on the verge of doing something unthinkable in the name of saving his own love. Something that will fracture the human and faery worlds forever, and give rise to the dangerous fey known as the Forgotten. As Ethan's and Keirran's fates entwine and Keirran slips further into darkness, Ethan's next choice may decide the fate of them all.




Definitely, Maybe in Love
by Ophelia London
Spring Honeycutt wants two things: to ace her sustainable living thesis and to save the environment. Both seem hopelessly unobtainable until her college professor suggests that with a new angle, her paper could be published. Spring swears she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.
“Whatever it takes,” however, means forming a partnership with the very hot, very privileged, very conceited Henry Knightly.
Henry is Spring's only hope at publication, but he's also the über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s polar opposite. Too bad she can't help being attracted to the way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically. As they work on her thesis, Spring finds there's more to Henry than his old money and argyle sweaters…but can she drop the loud-and-proud act long enough to let him in? Suddenly, choosing between what she wants and what she needs puts Spring at odds with everything she believes in.
Definitely, Maybe in Love is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice that proves true love is worth risking a little pride.




Altered
by Gennifer Albin
Life. Possibility. Choice.
All taken from Adelice by the Guild—until she took them back.
But amid the splendid ruins of Earth, Adelice discovers how dangerous freedom can be. Hunted by soulless Remnants sent by Cormac Patton and the Guild, Adelice finds a world that’s far from deserted. Although allies are easy to find on Earth, knowing who to trust isn’t. Because everyone has secrets, especially those Adelice loves most. Secrets they would kill to protect. Secrets that will redefine each of them. Torn between two brothers and two worlds, Adelice must choose what to fight for.
In this thrilling sequel to Crewel, Adelice is about to learn how tangled up her past and future really are. Her parents ran to protect her, but nothing can save her from her destiny, and once she uncovers the truth, it will change everything.





Archangels Legion
by Nalini Singh
Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force.Vampires are dying impossibly of disease.
Guild hunter Elena Deveraux and the Archangel Raphael must discover the source of the wave of death before it engulfs their city and their people, leaving New York a ruin and Raphael’s Tower under siege by enemy archangels.
Yet even as they fight desperately to save the city, an even darker force is stirring, its chill eyes trained on New York…and on Raphael. Rivers of crimson and nightmares given flesh, the world will never again be the same…











 
The Shadowhunters Codex
by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis
The Clave is pleased to announce the newest edition of the Nephilim’s oldest and most famous training manual: the Shadowhunter’s Codex. Since the thirteenth century, the Codex has been the young Shadowhunter’s best friend. When you’re being swarmed by demons it can be easy to forget the finer points of obscure demon languages or the fastest way to stop an attack of Raum demons. With the Codex by your side, you never have to worry.

Now in its twenty-seventh edition, the Codex covers it all: the history and the laws of our world; how to identify, interact with, and if necessary, kill that world’s many colorful denizens; which end of the stele is the end you write with. No more will your attempt to fight off rogue vampires and warlocks be slowed by the need to answer endless questions from your new recruits: What is a Pyxis? Why don’t we use guns? If I can’t see a warlock’s mark, is there a polite way to ask him where it is? Where do we get all our holy water? Geography, History, Magic, and Zoology textbook all rolled into one, the Codex is here to help new Shadowhunters navigate the beautiful, often brutal world that we inhabit.

Do not let it be said that the Clave is outdated or, as the younger Shadowhunters say, “uncool”: this new edition of the Codex will be available not only in the usual magically-sealed demonskin binding, but also in a smart, modern edition using all of today’s most exciting printing techniques, including such new features as a sturdy clothbound cover, a protective dust jacket, and information about title, author, publisher, and so on conveniently available right on the cover. You’ll be pleased to know that it fits neatly into most satchels, and unlike previous editions, it rarely sets off alarm wards.

The old woodcuts and engravings have been replaced as well: instead, you’ll find lavish modern illustrations by some of the brightest luminaries of the fantastic. Creatures, weapons, people, and places have been carefully and accurately rendered by the likes of Rebecca Guay, Charles Vess, Jim Nelson, Theo Black, Elisabeth Alba, and Cassandra Jean. Chapters are beautifully introduced by the drawings of Michael Kaluta, and along with our condensation of the classic 2,450-page tome, A History of the Nephilim, you will find a selection of the best of the lovely illustrations of that volume by John Dollar