Books I NEED Now!

Some new books coming out soonish I want NEED as soon as possible! 

Any books that you're excited for?

Okay. And I know Sinner doesn't have a cover yet BUT COME ON I WANT IT. So good.

GIVEAWAY!

Check it out! You could win an e-copy of Light of the Moon, the first book in the Legend of the Dreamer duet, AND an e-copy of Shades of the Stars, the epic anthology in the Legend of the Dreamer duet which includes THREE short stories and exclusive extras with a look at the upcoming sequel. I'll pick TWO winners! E-copies are available in both Kindle and Nook versions. Enter below!

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 A lyrical and romantic story of true love and dark curses, Light of the Moon is an enchanting read for fans of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Kami Garcia's and Margaret Stohl's Beautiful Creatures. One night long ago, a constellation disappeared and fell from the sky in the form of a boy... Secrets are being kept in the sleepy town of Lakewood Hollow, Colorado. Life unfolds in shades of red for Calum, until a mysterious girl named Kate Black enrolls at his school and everything changes. Suddenly a dangerous world of demons, enchanters, and witches unfurls before Calum. He learns that the stars have forever held his destiny, and that the constellations above are much more than what they seem. But life is not so easy for Calum, and he can feel his heart beat faster whenever Kate is close. Worse, Kate's blood holds a dark secret even more dangerous than the war between the demons and enchanters. Soon the two find that there are worse things than loving someone you shouldn't. For Calum and Kate, even love and the fiery power of stars may not be enough to break a curse as dark as the blood that binds their destiny. Sometimes being brave just means falling in love.

Shades of the Stars is a perfect read for fans of the Defy the Dark anthology and Lauren Oliver's Delirium Stories collection. This Legend of the Dreamer anthology features playlists, essays on the magical world of the Order, deleted scenes from Light of the Moon (Book 1), an author interview, and a special look at the sequel, Shadow of the Sun (Book 2). The pulse-pounding short stories The Witch's Curse, The Warrior's Code, and an exclusive story called The Enchanter's Fire are included for the first time together in this edition. In The Witch's Curse, Magda cannot stop her heart from running rampant with the beating drum of love. Whenever her eyes find Samuel, she can feel the pull of strings so vividly alive against her heart. But for Magda, love goes against fate; her destiny as a witch forbids her to need anything but the dark binds of magic. Soon, the witch's curse begins to call to Magda. To deny her love for Samuel would be unthinkable, but to defy her destiny would be impossible. Before the curse can consume her, Magda must decide between Samuel and destiny, and her heart may beat too savagely for anyone to stop. In The Warrior's Code, Warriors fight for justice, freedom, and peace. Becoming a Warrior is an honor given to few, and twelve-year-olds Zackery Solts and Kate Black will do anything to have a place among the elite. Zack and Kate must compete against eighteen others and pass three deadly tests of courage and skill. Above all, they must be strong because while the dangers of the tests are unknown, one thing is clear: not everyone will survive. In The Enchanter's Fire, Lily Woods is a girl on fire. Literally. Her element burns as fierce as her heart, and very few enchanters want to get close to a girl with such radiant power. None except for Shane Spencer, a boy as calm and cool as his icy element. But fire and ice don't mix, and the element Lily burns inside her is growing stronger. Unstoppable. Soon, Lily's fire may be the end of them all. Taking place during the final, pulse-pounding moments of Light of the Moon, The Enchanter's Fire burns with action and romance.

Teaser Tuesday

A teaser from Shades of the Stars (out now!): 

“Matters of the heart are different than matters of the mind, Lily.” Zack looked toward the lake. He broke the arrow in two and fed it to a burning lantern near me before he turned to walk away. “Sometimes you have to think with your heart and act before you can understand what you’re doing. Sometimes we all need a little help when it comes to love.” 

I Read Banned Books

"Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of 'The Giver': the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all." 

- Lois Lowry 

I Like Banned Books And I Cannot Lie

A Quick Word On Love

Just because love happens quickly or instantly does not mean it is always cliché. 

Sometimes it just happens. 

And that is awesome. 

Teaser Tuesday

Check out the exclusive teaser only on facebook! 

Kate's POV and a little bit of swoon added in for good measure!

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I wonder if it's possible...

Books Are Happiness

Light of the Moon and Teen Wolf

Check out this cool spotlight on Light of the Moon! Includes an AWESOME review and a feature on the cast of MTV's Teen Wolf in comparison to Light of the Moon's Calum and Tyler! #TeamStilesanyone?

Shades Teaser

A Shades of the Stars teaser - the epic anthology companion to Light of the Moon.

from The Enchanter's Fire

A smile would have cut my face if not for our kiss, that sweet surrender from him to me. Lips touching. Eyes closed. I felt my hair rise around me from the heat of our kiss. Felt the warm comfort of the world fall away in the wake of our joined elements.

When fire met fire, red and orange and yellow took over my heart, my world.

I opened my eyes and saw Derik engulfed in brightness. His bronze skin was like an ocean reflecting a noon sun. His almond eyes, as gold as sand at sunset, burned. His smile was proud, set hard against the bones that shaped his face in sharp angles.

Derik Cruz was my heart.

He was my reason to smile, until he said, “I am afraid of you, Lily Woods.”

So cold was the fear that dripped down my heart that an unnatural chill tickled my spine. My eyes searched my arms as my hands did; pale spotlights on snow trying to find the missing piece of reason. And even though I knew the answer, I asked, “Why?”

His breath was hot against my lips, but all I knew was the cold loss of his touch, a feeling I wasn’t used to. I wondered if Derik felt the same, if his element was keeping him warm like mine was failing to do.

Derik was so close that he felt impossibly far away. His eyes vanished and his features blurred until they were nearly nothing. I couldn’t see him like I used to.

He said, “Your fire. It’s wild, Lily.”

“It’s nothing,” I said, though I knew it wasn’t. “I can control it. You won’t even know it’s there.”

He smiled, sly and knowing. “You can’t just hide something like that, Lily. It’s who you are.”

“But it’s not who I want to be.”

He shrugged. “In the end, what we want never really matters does it? I want you, but here we stand.”

Alone, he meant.

We were standing alone.

“This is where it has to end,” Derik said. He smiled, and in two breaths of misery he broke my heart. “Goodbye, Lily.”

Against tears, I whispered, “I don’t know why you want to leave me like this. We’re the same, Derik. You are fire and so am I. We’re the same.”

He said, “You may be fire, Lily, but you are nothing like me. You never will be. When I was fifteen I could bend fire to do anything, and you can’t control any part of it. You’re too wild to be around. Even I understand that.”

He was gone before he left, and in the heavy moments between his words, the coldness that had been quietly building over my heart began to kindle. I felt the flames inside me burn away what love had been there.

“No,” I said. “I won’t. I will never be like you.”

As the sun rose and blinked away the darkness that once took the world in shades of black, a different kind of fire burned inside of me.

Fire as cold as ice.

His eyes, those burning golden suns saw through me, and yet Derik didn’t know me at all.

Love, they said, was everlasting.

Love could conquer all.

But this time, it seemed as though an infinite dark had taken my heart in ways fire never would again.

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"A perfect read for fans of the Defy the Dark anthology and Lauren Oliver's Delirium Stories collection."

Soul Survivor by Michelle Nicole Book Tour

Soul Survivor 

Hailee Mai Hart is just a simple, normal girl. Or so she thought. When she left her one-horse town for a college education in the big city, she never could've imagined what awaited her. She's quickly thrown into a world filled with angels, danger, and a curse ... her curse. Come to find out, she's not so simple after all. She's actually the last of her kind, and the fate of the world rests on her shoulders. She has one chance to save Earth, and it all comes down to one choice: Light or Darkness. What is right and what is wrong is all a matter of perspective, which leaves her heart dangerously tangled. No matter which path she takes people will die, and that's just not an option. Will she be able to save everyone, or will she be the Soul Survivor?

Excerpt #2 (Warning) 

 “Ugh. I’m not arguing with you about this anymore. I can handle myself.” 

 “Yeah, that’s what Areyanna said.” Alex huffed under his breath. 

 I grabbed his arm as he turned to retreat. “Who?” 

 He bit his lip as he studied my face. I could see him battling with himself. “Maybe if I tell you about her, it'll do you some good.” 

 I nodded. 

 We sat on the back patio set as Alex started his story. “Areyanna was a hybrid, just like you. She was more beautiful than you could imagine, with her auburn hair and her soul-piercing violet eyes. She was the first hybrid with a chance since I found her before Seth. I loved her, Hailee. She was so amazing and…” He paused for a moment getting lost in his memories. His voice turned cold. “Well, it doesn’t matter. The Darkness found her walking along the ocean one evening. He used his charms and powers on her and she was hooked. Seth knew I was coming to meet her on this particular evening, so he toyed and flirted with her, prolonging the inevitable. As soon as I was within sight of them, he murdered her. Dagger to the heart—right in front of me. He disappeared into the night before I could retaliate. I got to her bloodied corpse as the ocean waves wrapped its arms around her.” 

 Wow. “I’m so sorry, Alex. I didn’t—” 

 “Don’t apologize, Hailee, just heed my warnings about him. Please. You're our last chance at this. You're the final, the ultimate, hybrid which makes you so much more powerful, and,” he paused, “we can’t afford to lose you.” 

 I was so confused. I looked into Alex’s warm, worried eyes. “Do you really think I have the power to change this world into something better?” 

 “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t. I know the others failed, but you…you’re different. You have a hybrid’s soul with an angel’s heart.” He winked, causing my stomach to flip. 

 “I hope you’re right.” I wanted to be able to see my Purpose through, but I had no idea how I was going to make it happen.

Michelle Nicole was born and raised in wild, wonderful West Virginia. While her first passion is numbers, not long into adulthood, Michelle rediscovered her love of books and with it the joy and fulfillment of writing her own stories. She spends her days working as a CPA and her nights weaving tales of love, friendship, and everything in between. When she's not working or writing, you'll find her binge watching her favorite TV shows, reading, tweeting, hanging with her husband and furry children, or spending time with her close knit extended family.

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