New Release: The Animal Under the Fur by Author E.J. Mellow

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to The Animal Under the Fur, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The Dreamland Series, E.J. Mellow.

Title: The Animal Under the Fur

Genre: New Adult Romance

Author: E.J. Mellow

Publisher: Four Eyed Owl

Publication Date: March 30, 2017

Language: English

Synopsis:

From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes an action romance dripping with vengeful delight.

Orphaned on the streets as a baby, Nashville Brown, a.k.a Kill Operative 3, knows better than to rely on anyone. With heightened senses and superhuman strength to survive, she’s been raised as the perfect assassin.

The trick to her success? Keeping everyone, even her best friend, at arm’s length.

Losing his entire family in the span of a year, Carter Smith left his ability to love buried deep in their graves. His only concerns now are completing his missions and effortlessly charming the next temptress to warm his bed.

The key to his accomplishments? Working alone mixed with a Casanova smile.

But when a deadly weapon needs to be stopped from falling into the wrong hands, the lone wolves find themselves thrown into an explosive partnership. Can Carter and 3 lower their guns aimed at one another long enough to succeed, or will their unwillingness to compromise end up destroying more than their perfect records? Whatever their differences, both agree on one thing—in the game of lies and deceit, the line between friend and foe is often blurred by blood splatter.

The Animal Under The Fur is a hate-to-loath-to-love standalone novel filled with savagery, secrets, and enough angst to wrinkle the pages you’ll find gripped in your hands.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32623625-the-animal-under-the-fur?ac=1&from_search=true

Purchase:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Under-Fur-E-J-Mellow-ebook/dp/B06XVFXCT8

About the Author

E.J. Mellow is the award-winning author of the contemporary fantasy trilogy The Dreamland Series and The Animal Under The Fur. With a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, E.J. Mellow splits her time between her two loves – visual design and writing. Residing in NYC, E.J. is a member of Romance Writers of America and their Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter. She has no animals but loves those who do.

Author links: 

Website: www.ejmellow.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13651527.E_J_Mellow

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ejmellow

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ej_mellow

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ejmellow

Wendy

New Release Tuesday #12: March 28, 2017

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi.

Title: A Crown of Wishes

Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Author: Roshani Chokshi

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date: March 28, 2017

Language: English

Hardcover: 384 pages

Meet the Author: Roshani Chokshi

Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been taken as a prisoner of war by her kingdom’s enemies. Faced with a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. Hope unexpectedly comes in the form of Vikram, the cunning prince of a neighboring land and her sworn enemy kingdom. Unsatisfied with becoming a mere puppet king, Vikram offers Gauri a chance to win back her kingdom in exchange for her battle prowess. Together, they’ll have to set aside their differences and team up to win the Tournament of Wishes – a competition held in a mythical city where the Lord of Wealth promises a wish to the victor.

Reaching the tournament is just the beginning. Once they arrive, danger takes on new shapes: poisonous courtesans and mischievous story birds, a feast of fears and twisted fairy revels.

Every which way they turn new trials will test their wit and strength. But what Gauri and Vikram will soon discover is that there’s nothing more dangerous than what they most desire.

Wendy

New Release: Seat 2A by Author Dela-New Adult Romance

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to Seat 2A, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The 52nd Saga, Dela.

RELEASE BLITZ

Title: Seat 2A

Author: Dela
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: March 27, 2017

A couple of important things about the book

1.)  Goodreads Link 

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32774937-seat-2a

2.) Pre-order links are now available.

US: http://amzn.to/2nJ7bRt
UK: http://amzn.to/2o44hTB
CA: http://amzn.to/2n6PzvJ
AU: http://amzn.to/2n6JLCj

BLURB

When Jessie Evans, a Georgia Southern University cheerleader, leaves for her best friend’s wedding the last thing she expects is for the seat next to her to be taken. After all, she’d only canceled Seat 2A hours prior after catching her boyfriend cheating.

Kendal Vargas, son of a Spanish emigrant fashion guru, is on his way to Whistler for a “mancation”. Running to buy a neck pillow before his flight, Kendal bumps into Jessie Evans. Kendal is in a hurry. Kendal does not stop to help her. Kendal forgot his neck pillow and the plane is about to leave and hey—who could travel without a neck pillow?

Charmed by Jessie’s beauty, and watching her board his very plane, Kendal takes a whim and changes his seat to one he hopes would be next to her. Jessie ignores Kendal’s attempt to be chatty but when their connecting flight gets canceled overnight, the pair has a chance to make a real connection.

Seven years later, Jessie bumps into Kendal in the produce aisle of a Portland grocery store. No neck pillow is involved, except there is a beautiful little girl who looks just like him. Fate has given them another shot but will Kendal’s whims keep them apart?

Dela is the author of newly released SEAT 2A, a Contemporary Romance about two strangers having a second chance at fate. She’s also written THE 52^NDsaga, a paranormal romance for young adults centered on the bloody Aztec tradition of human sacrifice. The sequel, BEYOND THE NEON SHORE, will release Summer 2017.

You’ll most often find her in gym clothes, taking pictures of books in the desert, or eating peppermint patties writing her next book. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband, three kids, and one exceptionally fat Chihuahua. Her website is www.delaauthor.com.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: http://www.delaauthor.com/

Blog: http://www.callmedela.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7268279.Dela

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorDELA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dela_author/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dela_52

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/authordela/

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 Wendy

New Release Tuesday #11: March 21, 2017

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to Lola: A Novel by Melissa Scrivner Love.

Title:  Lola: A Novel

Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Crime

Author: Melissa Scrivner Love

Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: March 21, 2017

Language: English

Hardcover: 336 pages

Meet the Author: Melissa Scrivner Love

Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

An astonishing debut crime thriller about an unforgettable woman who combines the genius and ferocity of Lisbeth Salander with the ruthless ambition of Walter White

The Crenshaw Six are a small but up-and-coming gang in South Central LA who have recently been drawn into an escalating war between rival drug cartels. To outsiders, the Crenshaw Six appear to be led by a man named Garcia . . . but what no one has figured out is that the gang's real leader (and secret weapon) is Garcia's girlfriend, a brilliant young woman named Lola. Lola has mastered playing the role of submissive girlfriend, and in the man's world she inhabits she is consistently underestimated. But in truth she is much, much smarter--and in many ways tougher and more ruthless--than any of the men around her, and as the gang is increasingly sucked into a world of high-stakes betrayal and brutal violence, her skills and leadership become their only hope of survival.      

Lola marks the debut of a hugely exciting new thriller writer, and of a singular, magnificent character unlike anyone else in fiction.

Wendy

COVER REVEAL: Seat 2A by Dela-Release Date March 27, 2017

Hello dear Readers,

Yes, it is finally the time to reveal the cover of Seat 2A, a Contemporay Romance by the Author of The 52nd Saga, Dela.

Ready?

Isn't it gorgeous? Can't get over how beautiful this cover is. Dela is giving us another gem of a cover and can't wait to read the book.

COVER REVEAL

Title: Seat 2A

Author: Dela

Genre: New Adult Romance

Cover Design: Sarah, Okay Creations

Release Date: March 27, 2017

A few important things about the book

1.)  Release date will be MARCH 27TH, 2017

2.)  Goodreads Link 

3.) Pre-order links are now available.

US: http://amzn.to/2ms4WNw

UK: http://amzn.to/2n9NoKj

CA: http://amzn.to/2m0of4W

AU: http://amzn.to/2mITizB

4.) Seat 2A is only 99c to pre-order and will be available on KU once released.

BLURB

When Jessie Evans, a Georgia Southern University cheerleader, leaves for her best friend’s wedding the last thing she expects is for the seat next to her to be taken. After all, she’d only canceled Seat 2A hours prior after catching her boyfriend cheating.

Kendal Vargas, son of a Spanish emigrant fashion guru, is on his way to Whistler for a “mancation”. Running to buy a neck pillow before his flight, Kendal bumps into Jessie Evans. Kendal is in a hurry. Kendal does not stop to help her. Kendal forgot his neck pillow and the plane is about to leave and hey—who could travel without a neck pillow?

Charmed by Jessie’s beauty, and watching her board his very plane, Kendal takes a whim and changes his seat to one he hopes would be next to her. Jessie ignores Kendal’s attempt to be chatty but when their connecting flight gets canceled overnight, the pair has a chance to make a real connection.

Seven years later, Jessie bumps into Kendal in the produce aisle of a Portland grocery store. No neck pillow is involved, except there is a beautiful little girl who looks just like him. Fate has given them another shot but will Kendal’s whims keep them apart?

Dela is the author of newly released SEAT 2A, a Contemporary Romance about two strangers having a second chance at fate. She’s also written THE 52^NDsaga, a paranormal romance for young adults centered on the bloody Aztec tradition of human sacrifice. The sequel, BEYOND THE NEON SHORE, will release Summer 2017.

You’ll most often find her in gym clothes, taking pictures of books in the desert, or eating peppermint patties writing her next book. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband, three kids, and one exceptionally fat Chihuahua. Her website is www.delaauthor.com.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: http://www.delaauthor.com/

Blog: http://www.callmedela.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7268279.Dela

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorDELA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dela_author/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dela_52

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/authordela/

 Wendy

New Release Tuesday #10: March 14, 2017

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to The Wanderers by Meg Howrey.

Title: The Wanderers

Genre: Fiction/Sci-Fi

Author: Meg Howrey

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date: March 14, 2017

Language: English

Hardcover: 384 pages

Meet the Author: Meg Howrey

Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

A brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them—and their families—changed forever.

 

“A transcendent, cross-cultural, and cross planetary journey into the mysteries of space and self. . . . Howrey’s expansive vision left me awestruck.” —Ruth Ozeki

“Howrey's exquisite novel demonstrates that the final frontier may not be space after all.” —J. Ryan Stradal

In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves.

 

In four years, aerospace giant Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they’re the crew for the historic voyage by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. Constantly observed by Prime Space’s team of "Obbers," Helen, Yoshi, and Sergei must appear ever in control. But as their surreal pantomime progresses, each soon realizes that the complications of inner space are no less fraught than those of outer space. The borders between what is real and unreal begin to blur, and each astronaut is forced to confront demons past and present, even as they struggle to navigate their increasingly claustrophobic quarters—and each other. 

Astonishingly imaginative, tenderly comedic, and unerringly wise, The Wanderers explores the differences between those who go and those who stay, telling a story about the desire behind all exploration: the longing for discovery and the great search to understand the human heart.

Wendy

New Release Tuesday #09: March 07, 2017

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to The Roanoke Girls: A Novel by Amy Engel.

Title: The Roanoke Girls: A Novel

Genre: Fiction/Historical

Author: Amy Engel

Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: March 07, 2017

Language: English

Hardcover: 288 pages

Meet the Author: Amy Engel

Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

“Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die.”

 After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, on their vast estate in rural Kansas. Lane knew little of her mother's mysterious family, but she quickly embraced life as one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But when she discovered the dark truth at the heart of the family, she ran…fast and far away.

Eleven years later, Lane is adrift in Los Angeles when her grandfather calls to tell her Allegra has gone missing. Did she run too? Or something worse? Unable to resist his pleas, Lane returns to help search, and to ease her guilt at having left Allegra behind. Her homecoming may mean a second chance with the boyfriend whose heart she broke that long ago summer. But it also means facing the devastating secret that made her flee, one she may not be strong enough to run from again.

As it weaves between Lane’s first Roanoke summer and her return, The Roanoke Girls shocks and tantalizes, twisting its way through revelation after mesmerizing revelation, exploring the secrets families keep and the fierce and terrible love that both binds them together and rips them apart.

Wendy

Book Review: Emotions by Arnie Cantarero-Science Fiction

Hello dear Readers,

Below my book review of Emotions by Arnie Cantarero.

Title: Emotions

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Genre: Science-Fiction

Author: Arnie Cantarero

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 
Publication Date: October 21, 2015 (First Edition)

Language: English

Paperback: 262 pages
Meet the Author: Arnie Cantarero
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

Jason Ariaz is not your average 22-year-old. He has been enhanced but that’s only the beginning. He is an emotionless extraterrestrial born to human parents and living among us. Both him and his implanted thinking computer were damaged on landing and must go through life as less than what they really are. 

The purpose of their mission: to gain permanent emotions from the more primitive society that is Earth. If he is successful, he will be the first of his species to do so in nearly 200,000 years. Hope lies in the fact that he is capable of emotional episodes, and he has been able to forge friendships. However, he does have the chance of completing his mission if he can truly care for Ariel, the closest human in his life. But he better know his heart soon. Their lives are in danger of ending tonight unless he can recover what his species has lost.

My Thoughts

First of all I want to thank the author, Arnie for bringing such an amazing story to life. Emotions is a book I really enjoyed and Jason one character I know I want to read more about in the near future. 

Onto the things I liked the most. Emotions is a story packed with a lot of action, actually it took me just a few days to read it. I could not stop, I did not want to stop reading it. Thing after thing happening, I just wanted to know what was next for Jason and all the other characters. I like how unique the premise is. Here is Jason, like the description shows us, an emotionless extraterrestrial, living in our planet, right there it was enough for me to want to read it. No emotions, makes you think how it would be like not to feel anything, no sadness, no happiness, no pain, no fear? 

I also like how Emotions is easy to read, not complicated words, not complicated descriptions like other few Sci-Fi books I have read before.  Well-developed characters, action-packed scenes, unexpected twists, a fast paced story in my opinion, complex but at the same time simple and beautiful. I like how this story is not predictable at all, every time I though I had it figured out there was something that changed everything, all the action going on, oh I loved that. And the ending, again, not expected but I liked it.

Jason is one of a kind character. Not able to have emotions, to feel, but he always tries to make sense of us Humans and the things we do which for him dont make any sense at all, questioning why Humans do certain things like drinking. Though I could not help but feel bad at times that he has to pretend or emulate emotions for the sake of not being discovered by the people around him. Love the dialogues between Computer and Jason and how sometimes Computer takes over so Jason does not end up doing the wrong thing or doing the right thing at all. For an emotionless extraterrestrial Jason is loyal and cares for the others, specially Ariel, not intentionally as we Humans do but that's how I felt it. Smart and a character that made me be invested in the story. I also like how we see more of Jason through the pages on his own words, his thoughts, his own state of mind: "I'm an emotionless being in an emotional world. A rough combination to say the least".

Overall, I liked and enjoyed the book a lot. Like I said, the premise and Jason as the main character make this story a unique one. I like how we can see the character's transition from very young people to a more adult life. Made me keep wondering how hard it would for a person to be emotionless specially in that teenage period, and for Jason who we dont get the emotions at all.

Emotions, a book I highly recommend and I can't wait for the sequel to be published. I need to know where the story goes next.

Wendy

Novels at Night IG Book Club Pick of the Month: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Hello dear Readers,

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is the Novels at Night IG Book Club pick for March.

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Genre: YA/Fantasy

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Publication Date: May 3, 2016

Language: English

Paperback: 448 pages
Meet the Author: Sarah J. Maas
Buy Me: Amazon 

Book Description

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.

Wendy