Shattered Illusions blog tour: Spotlight, top 10 & giveaway

 

 

 

Welcome to our stop on the Shattered Illusions blog tour.

 

 

Spotlight

 

 

Shattered Illusions

 by Leigh Hershkovich

 

 

When Sam, the unassuming, salt-of-the-earth proprietor of a local cafe is shot dead on the street, four strangers become the unwitting witnesses to a seemingly inscrutable crime. As the investigation progresses, this quartet of accidental onlookers find themselves not only haunted by the homicide, but pursued by their own pasts.

The deeper into the death they delve, the further into their own personal histories they plummet, as each is forced to face the fact that the loss of Sam is far from their most devastating. As the case continues, inner anguish reaches crescendo points for Danny, Ella, Marco, and Sarah as the answers they want continue to elude them, and the evidence they want to escape refuses to retreat...

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About the author

Leigh Hershkovich's writing career began almost at infancy. Born and raised in The City By The Bay, Leigh was never seen without a pen and paper by her side, and was never without a story to share. With her vivid imagination and sharp writing tactics, Leigh has taken the world by storm twice over. Now, with her debut novel Shattered Illusions, readers will get a first time glimpse into her first full fiction attempt.

An avid reader, accomplished pianist, passionate scholar of language and the arts, Leigh currently resides in New York with her imagination.

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 Top Ten Literary Crushes
 

William Darcy, Pride and Prejudice.
John Gatsby, The Great Gatsby
Colonel Brandon, Sense and Sensibility
Howard Roark, The Fountainhead
Alex Vronsky, Anna Karenina
Marius Pontmercy , Les Miserables
Daniel Deronda, Daniel Derona
Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes
Legolas, The Lord of The Rings
John Willoughby, Sense and Sensiblity 

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**COVER REVEAL** Icarus Rise by Frankie Rose

Icarus Rise

by Frankie Rose

Expected-Autumn 2013

Genre-New Adult

 

 

Iris Breslin is on a mission with only one goal: escape Breakwater, Wyoming, where her family’s horrific history is common knowledge. New York couldn’t be more different to her small town upbringing, but better still, absolutely no one at Syracuse University knows of the brutal murders her father committed before taking his own life when she was fourteen years old. For the first time, Iris has friends, a career plan, a regular life.

 

Until Jake.

 

Jake Stafford grew up in Breakwater. Discovering Charlie Breslin’s body on his first day as a cop may have snared Jake in the Breslin family nightmare, but the truth is that he was already involved long before. Now a part of the NYPD, Jake remains entangled in the five year old mystery—a mystery he intends to solve. That isn’t going to be an easy task, especially with Iris back in his life. Jake must fight to convince the girl he loves that his feelings are genuine, and not some sick obsession with a man who once helped him when no one else would. His hidden secrets are darker than Iris can possibly imagine, but can she drop her guard long enough to uncover them?

About the Author

 

 

As a child, I was always accused of being bookish because I wore glasses- big, horrible, ugly ones with too-thick lenses. Those kids, the super smart ones who always know which tender insecurities to poke at in order to provoke life-long complexes, used to accuse me of reading too many books and that my eyes were going to rot out of my head (their words, not mine!)

 

The truth of the matter was a little more embarrassing: I used to sit too close to the T.V. That was the reason why I had to wear glasses, but kids don’t really care about small, insignificant details like the truth, and so I was labelled a nerd. The label kinda stuck, and after some sage advice from my awesome nana (nana, you rock!) I decided that if I was going to be abused for my supposed literary obsession, I might as well develop one.

 

I guess that’s how I got into books and reading at an early age. Since then, I’ve been ripping through books like they’re going out of fashion, which, thankfully, they’re not. Good thing, too, because I’m a writer now, and books are my business!

 

Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me on my journey- look for your names in the acknowledgements!

Links

 

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Book Review: Second Hearts by G.J. Walker-Smith

   

Second Hearts

(The Wishes Series #2)

by G.J. Walker-Smith

Published: 4th April 2013

Charli Blake's high tolerance for risk doesn't always work in her favour.
After a year of living out her dream of travelling the world, the sunny West African village of Kaimte would be her last stop.
She's bound for New York, in search of the boy she'd let go of long ago.
For Charli, nothing has changed. She's travelled thousands of miles but hasn't moved an inch. Adam Décarie still means everything to her.
But reality soon hits hard.
For Adam, everything has changed.
Memories of the best love she's ever known is all she has left, until Charli makes a shocking discovery. None of it had ever been real in the first place.

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My Review

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In English..

Amazingly Breathtaking

G.J. Walker-Smith has done it again, she's delivered a mind-blowing second installment to Saving Wishes. I'm so in love with this story and the characters, I just can't get enough!

This story picks up a year later from where Saving Wishes left us. Charli is finally out doing what she's wanted to do for her whole life, travel the world. Travelling with Mitchell was the best spur of the moment decision she's ever made, and she's absolutely loving the experience. But, there's something missing, her heart still aches for Adam. Finally making the decision with the help of Mitchell she packs her bags and heads to New York to get the magical reunion she's been dreaming of for the past year.

When she arrives in New York, things are never the same again.

Charli, just amazes me in this book, the strength she shows is astounding. If I was in her shoes I'm not sure I could've handled what was thrown at her. But she stood tall and showed that NOTHING will keep her from what she wants, and that's Adam. I also love her mouth or should I say what comes out of it, lol. She always has a come back to anything and the things she says had me in fits of laughter.

Adam. Adam. Adam. He's still the sweet dreamy man he was in Saving Wishes but he leads us all on a rollercoaster ride, I was a little upset with his actions in this, he just became blind to everything that was happening around him and Charli suffered in the process. If I could I would've given him a good slap, he definitely needs a wake up call (then I'd kiss it better, lol). He did have his romantic moments and boy, would they get your heart-pounding. *fans face* But who can stay made at him so, I guess he's forgiven, lol. ;-)

We meet old and new characters and each one brings their own unique spice to the story. I love how G.J. Walker-Smith just keeps us guessing, I think I know whats coming and than she hits outta the park and I'm left flabbergasted. My emotions went into hyper drive, by the last word I was at a loss for words and tear streaks down my face. I literally couldn't put this book down, I spent all my Sunday morning in bed with my iphone and ipad, lol.

I am dying to know what's going to happen next, I'll be hanging to the edge of my seat until the third book is released. This series is purely addictive and needs to be read and savoured! ;-)

I'm going to leave you with a little something from Adam, he engraved this on Charli's ring..

I will love you always, wherever you are.

**SIGH**

To find out what he means you need to read Second Hearts.

My Rating

5 Sassy Books!

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If you've read Saving Wishes or are buying it why not get book 2 Second Hearts while you're there for only $2.99 on kindle.

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**COVER REVEAL** Blood in the past by Jordanna East

 

 

 

Blood in the Past

by Jordanna East

 



Jillian Atford falls for an older man, a handsome Philadelphia cop, whose mystery is that he's married, a reality Jillian refuses to accept. Lyla Kyle finds her mother dead on the floor from an apparent suicide. She blames her philandering father and wastes no time taking her revenge. Detective Jason Brighthouse Sr. is in the wrong place at the right time to attempt to save a colleague from his burning home. When neither of them make it out alive, his teenage son can only harp on their last argument. He shoots himself in the head...with his father's gun.

Three lives. Three deaths. One story. To understand the future, you must visit the past.

The Blood in the Past.

 

Author Bio

Jordanna East readily confesses that she started writing a novel one day when she was broke and unemployed. Her cable had been turned off. SHE WAS BORED. So she sat down on her bed and started writing...and she hasn't stopped. Though, now she has cable and pens her Psychological Thrillers at an actual desk. Blood in the Past is the prelude novella to her debut Blood for Blood Series, which follows three lives entwined by deaths and consequences, revenge and obsession. Blood in the Past is scheduled for release June 19, 2013.



Falling Blog Tour: Spotlight, Dream Cast & Giveaway

 

 

Welcome to our stop on the Falling blog tour. :-)

 

 

 

Spotlight

 

 

 

Falling

by Lisa Rigsbee

Publication date: 17th March 2013

 

After seventeen year-old Sophie’s mom dies in a tragic accident, she is so engulfed with guilt and sadness, she feels like she could literally, simply lie down and die. But a few months later, on the night she and her friends experiment with a Ouija board, things begin to change in unimaginable ways. Sophie begins to hear, and then see, Nick, a boy who has been dead for two years. This story tells of their blossoming friendship, young love, and how, through Nick, Sophie learns to live again. But even in the spirit world, happiness can’t last forever. There is a dark side to this otherworldly friendship. Not all spirits are good. Sophie’s dreams become haunting, scary nightmares. And soon these nightmares become reality, and lead Nick and Sophie into a battle against this evil spirit. They must fight for her life, but even if they can figure out how to fight a ghost, Sophie isn’t sure she wants to. If she dies, she could be with Nick forever.

FALLING grips emotions and keeps the reader turning pages late into the night.

 

 

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Buy Link

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About The Author

 

 

Lisa lives near the beach with her daughter and four dogs. She spends every spare moment at the beach, either reading, or surfing, or just sitting and watching the water. That's also where she does most of her writing, in a notebook, with a pencil. Lisa is a school teacher, and a yoga teacher. She is passionate about dog rescue. As busy as she stays, she is most happy sitting on her sofa, cuddling with her pups.

 

Links

Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter- @LisaRigsbee

 



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Dream Cast

*If your book was made into a movie, who would you cast in that movie?

Ooh...this was super hard to figure out.

Nick: Jordan Nichols

Chris: Liam Hemsworth

Jase: Jackson Rathbone

Beth: Ariana Grande

Regan: Aly Michalka

Julissa: Selena Gomez

Will: Jamie Campbell Bower

Sophie’s Mom: Finola Hughes (with green contacts of course)

Maureen: Marcia Cross

Sophie’s Dad: Daniel Craig

Mr. Finney: Rainn Wilson

As for Sophie, I didn’t physically describe her in the book. Did you notice? So...I’ll leave that one up to you. Who would YOU cast?

 

 

 

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Giveaway

 

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Signed Paperback Copy of ‘Falling’ by Lisa Rigsbee (US ONLY)

 

 



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**COVER REVEAL** Take Care, Sara by Lindy Zart



Take Care, Sara

By Lindy Zart

Expected Publication Date- June 6th, 2013

Genre-Women’s Contemporary Fiction/Romance

 

You breathe in, you breathe out, and everything you know is gone.

 

Sara Walker knows firsthand what it feels like to have your reality ripped away, scrambled, and shoved back at you in an undone puzzle where pieces are missing and nothing fits. She's lost so much and is struggling to live and to find the strength to forgive herself for being human. With the help of Lincoln, her husband's brother, Sara realizes it's not about finding who she used to be, but about finding who she is now.

You breathe in, you breathe out, and everything you know isn't gone, but reborn.

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About the Author

 

 

Lindy Zart has been writing since she was a child. Luckily for readers, her writing has improved since then. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and one cat. Lindy loves hearing from people who enjoy her work.

Links

 

Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page

 

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Saving Wishes Blog Tour: Spotlight & Review

Hey ya'll, welcome to our stop on the Saving Wishes blog tour. :-)

 

 

 

 

Spotlight

 

 

 

 

Saving Wishes

(The Wishes Series #1)

by G.J. Walker-Smith

Released: February 12th 2013

 

 

For Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig.

She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania.

Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality. All she has to do is ride out the last few months of high school, which is easier said than done thanks to a trio of mean girls known as The Beautifuls.

When Adam Décarie arrives in town, all the way from New York, life takes an unexpected turn. His arrival sets off a chain of events that alters her life forever, convincing her of one thing. Fate brought him to her.

Saving Wishes is the story of a girl who doesn't quite fit the life she's living, and the boy who helps her realize why.

 

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BUY LINK

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About the author

 

G.J Walker-Smith’s day job used to be in the stressful world of property management, until she realized she’d rather write books and raise her babies.

She lives in Western Australia, has an egotistical French bulldog, a love for really good coffee and a million stories in her head that she hopes to put into print.

 LINKS

Facebook  | Goodreads

 

My Review

Purely Spellbinding!

I would like to thank the author G.J. Walker-Smith and also I.O. Book Tours for giving me the opportunity to review Saving Wishes for this tour.

 I have to admit, it's the cover that first caught my eye and once I read the blurb, well it sealed the deal. ;-)

I absolutely fell in love with this story, it's about a young girl trapped in a small town in Piper's Cove, Tasmania, Australia. With dreams of travelling the world with her best friend, Charlotte or as she prefers to be called Charli, is not your average teenage girl. Charli has a free spirit, she's adventures and likes to live spontaneously. Living in such a small town nothing is kept secret and everyone knows everybody's business, and Charli had become known for her craziness as the troublemaker. But see causing trouble was the only way to have a little fun. ;-)

Charli, she's such a unique and intriguing character, I loved how she always had something to say and if someone was being rude she always stood up for herself and others OR she just took action instead, lol. Charli believes in fate and she believed that a certain handsome French/American Adam was in town just to find her, and maybe he was.

Adam, is such a gorgeous character not only is he completely swoon worthy but he is also smart, sweet, generous, bold and did I mention he speaks French?! *sigh* I don't speak or undertsand French but I swear when he spoke I had a sweet, sexy voice in my head, lol. Adam had come to town to visit his cousin and when he met Charli things started to happen.

G.J. Walker-Smith has written a truly beautiful story. From the very first page I was sucked in, Charli tells her story with such conviction you can't help but feel like you're there watching it unfold. All the characters bring along something special, even the ones you want to smack in the face (which there are quite a few), lol.  

The plot is full of twists and turns, I had my mouth hanging open a few times, lol. G.J. Walker-Smith knows how to keep her readers on their toes. And she also knows how to keep them coming back for more, I know that I'm dying to get my hands on book two, Second Hearts. Which from Goodreads, is already out. So I'm off to purchase my copy and get back into this astoundingly addictive story.

 

My Rating

 

5 SASSY BOOKS!

 

 

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