Cover Reveal: On Best Behavior by Jennifer Lane

 Thanks to AToMR for hosting this cover reveal. You can check out their site HERE.

I was so excited find out about this cover reveal. Jen is a friend and I absolutely fell in love with her first novel, With Good Behavior. I've been anxiously awaiting this final installment to her series and am excited to be a part of this first part.

Book Description:

Planning a wedding is never easy—especially when the Russian Mafia wants you dead.

On Best Behavior—the third and final book in The Conduct Series—finds our favorite couple moving forward, despite the odds. Following a pardon by the Governor of Illinois, ex-cons Sophie Taylor and Grant Madsen are finally free to pursue their love and the life that lies ahead for them. Grant now fights the forces that have hurt his loved ones by working undercover for the FBI, and he has infiltrated the Russian Mafia in Chicago. Sophie dives into swimming with Grant’s nephew, Ben, and into her career as a psychology professor. Thankfully, now it’s Ben’s turn to heal through therapy sessions with Dr. Hunter Hayes.

With so many things going right for Grant and Sophie, it's too bad the Russians aren’t their only threat. When Grant’s father, Enzo Barberi, discovers his own son thwarted his plan to break out of prison, his overdeveloped sense of vengeance flares to life. As Sophie scrambles to save her fiancé, it's impossible to say who will kill Grant first—the Russians or his Italian family. Can love triumph over evil? Are hard work and a pledge to be on best behavior ever enough?

Once again, author Jennifer Lane brings a harrowing tale of romantic suspense with a psychological twist, and it's sure to leave readers breathless.

About the Author

People fascinate the psychologist/author (psycho author) known as Jennifer Lane. Her therapy clients talk to her all day long about their dreams and secrets, and her characters tell her their stories at night. Jen delights in peeling away the layers to scrutinize their psyches and emotions. But please rest assured, dear reader, she isn’t psychoanalyzing you right now. She’s already got too many voices in her head!

Stories of redemption interest Jen the most, especially the healing power of love. She is the author of The Conduct Series—-romantic suspense for adult readers—-and recently completed the third and final installment: On Best Behavior. Streamline is her first foray into writing for young and new adults, but she’s found this sort of writing even more fun. A former college swimmer, Jen was able to put a lot of her own experiences into this book.

Whether writing or reading, Jen loves stories that make her laugh and cry. In her spare time she enjoys exercising, attending book club, and hanging out with her sisters and their families in Chicago and Hilton Head.

Author social media links:

Website - http://www.jenniferlanebooks.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.lane.37 

Twitter - @JenLanebooks; https://twitter.com/JenLanebooks

Promotional Post: All American Girl by Justine Dell + Excerpt

In honor of Justine Dell’s upcoming release, Until Next Time on August 27^th, Omnific Publishing is celebrating by sharing Justine’s other books this month!

Title: All-American Girl

Author: Justine Dell

Publisher: Omnific Publishing

Release date: February 2013

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: Adult

Event organized by: AToMR Tours

Links to find the book:

Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17263355-all-american-girl

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Girl-ebook/dp/B00BKQD53M/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375147309&sr=1-1

Barnes and Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-american-girl-justine-dell/1114690798?ean=9781623420109

Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJonFiuMNRo

Book Description:

At the age of thirty, with two failed marriages and a tanking writing career, Samantha Moore deals with the world with the only tool she had left: anger. And she’s tired of it. When her grandmother's near-death sends her rushing back home to Vermont, she hopes for the chance to overcome the rage ruling her life.

Once she’s home, Lance Cummings becomes a constant source of indigestion. Lance is a single father who learned first-hand the devastating effects of a damaging relationship. He sees through Samantha’s nasty temper—straight to her cry for help. He wants to help her, but he also wants to know why Samantha ran from him—and their future—twelve years before.

Taking care of her Grams, dealing with an alcoholic brother, and getting Lance to remove his annoyingly attractive nose from her business is draining on Samantha. And she’s only got three weeks to finish her stagnated novel or her publisher will drop her. No pressure. To top it off, pretending to hate the man she actually loves makes each day in Vermont harder than the last. Especially when Lance turns up the heat.

And an excerpt for you:

"Wait—” And that’s all she had. She didn’t want him to leave. She wanted to know more. Much more. She finally wanted some answers and was finally ready to ask the right questions. She had some serious groveling to do for being such a bitch to him, but fresh starts had to begin somewhere.

“Yeah?”

She drew her bottom lip into her mouth. “Forgive me?”

He cocked his head. “For what?”

“Being me.”

He continued to study her without saying a word.

“Say something,” she whispered.

He stepped closer, his warmth swamping her senses. His hand came up to her face, his fingers skimmed down her cheek. “I’ve known since the day you got here that something was wrong, it’s not all just me. Because of our history, I’m a bit confused, but willing to take a chance I wouldn’t have taken before.”

His lips brushed across hers. Slowly. Softly. She nearly collapsed to the floor in the gentleness of it; gentleness that she didn’t deserve. His head lifted and his eyes skimmed down the length of her body, making her shiver.

“Why did you do that?” she asked, breathless and confused.

He grinned. “I’ve wanted to do that since you got back into town. Only I wanted to do it while you weren’t yelling at me.”

About the Author

Justine lives in the Midwest, happily catering to her family, which consists of a horse-obsessed teenage daughter, four dogs, and a husband who is to good to be true. She’s never moved from her hometown, but hopes to grow old in a much warmer climate. During the day she works a normal job with college students who try their best to keep her young. They’ve done a good job thus far. At night, said teenage daughter and her horse require mounds of love and attention. The weekends belong solely to her and her writing. That’s when she morphs into a sticky bug, unable to leave the confines of her computer chair.

She started writing three years ago after seeing a movie that set off a chain reaction she couldn’t have stopped if she’d wanted. It’s not a hobby for her; it’s an obsession. One she loves and one she loves to share. Her debut novel, RECAPTURED DREAMS, and her second book, ALL AMERICAN GIRl, are available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and wherever books are sold. 

Author social media links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dell.Justine

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustineDell

Blog Tour: Dark Halo by Shannon Dittemore+ Giveaway

 

Welcome to my stop on the Dark Halo blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.  Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule!

Dark Halo

Angel Eyes 3

Author: Shannon Dittemore 
Pages: 368 pgs
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Christian Fic
Release Date: August 20th 2013
Review Source:Thomas Nelson Publishers

One halo brought sight to Brielle. Another offers sweet relief from what she sees.

Brielle can't help but see the Celestial realm. Even without the halo, it's everywhere she looks. And with the heavens above Stratus ravaged by war, Brielle wishes for another gift, any gift. Because Jake is gone. The only boy she's ever loved has been taken by the demon, Damien--and she knows if she ever wants to see him again, she must fight.

But fighting is so hard when everything you see makes you afraid.

When she receives instructions from the Throne Room leading her to Jake, she unknowingly walks into a diabolical and heartbreaking trap. Then the Prince of Darkness himself offers Brielle a halo of his own making. With the dark halo, she won't have to see the fear and brokenness that surround her. She'll be free of that unbearable burden. And it comes with a promise: the guarantee of a life with Jake.

When confusing details about Jake's past emerge, and the battle above reaches a fever pitch, Brielle is forced to make a choice. Will she choose the dark halo and the ignorance that comes with it, or will she choose to live with her eyes wide open and trust the Creator's design--even if it means a future without Jake?

I am so happy that I got the chance to read and review the final book in Shannon Dittemore's Angel Eyes trilogy. She is the sweetest person I've had the chance to talk with, and it's fun to help her out with these blog tours!

One of my favorite things about Shannon's writing, is her descriptions. Going into details about how a character looks, their feelings, a room they're in is great, but I love how she goes a step above. Brielle was blessed with a gift to see into the Celestial realm, which means she can not only see angels and demons, but she can also see worship. And Shannon describes how it looks, sounds, tastes, as well as the different forms it takes for different people (including angels).

Since this is also the last book, there were also some pretty tough decisions that her characters had to make. And Shannon didn't sugar coat it either. We got to see the struggles they went through and the temptation to choose the darkness that seemed so enticing, or to keep the knowledge that wasn't always pleasant.

Jake was also a love interest that melted my heart from the get go. Not only was he strong, good looking, and smart, but he also wanted what was best for Brielle. And he was able to help her find that for herself. I love that they helped one another and seemed to motivate each other to be... more. They were so good for each other.

I'm so sad to say goodbye to this series and the characters that Shannon created, but I'm also glad that I had the opportunity to immerse myself in her world. Though things weren't always happy and fun, the message was still uplifting and encouraging.

Thank you to Shannon Dittemore for giving us such a wonderful series and I can say that I can't wait to read more from her!

Now...

*GIVEAWAY TIME*

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Scorched Pre-Order Campaign

From Sourcebooks....

It’s Game of Thrones meets The Terminator in award-winning author Mari Mancusi’s newest, powerful new series, SCORCHED which will be in stores on September 3^rd! 

We’ve put together a fun campaign to thank readers for pre-ordering: send us your proof of pre-order and we’ll send you this fabulous dragon charm!

A Gift for You, for Pre-Ordering SCORCHED by Mari Mancusi










We have a special offer for U.S. and Canada YA fans for the release of SCORCHED by Mari Mancusi in stores in a little over three weeks! If you pre-order the book, we will send you an exclusive dragon charm—perfect to wear as jewelry or to decorate an accessory. You have until September 2 or until quantities run out.

 

Here’s how to get your charm:

1. Pre-order the book (print or eBook) through any retailer (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, your local independent bookseller/Indiebound, Books-A-Million, Hastings, etc.)

2. Email your proof of purchase (receipt or picture of the receipt) to teenfire@sourcebooks.com. Put “Scorched Pre-Order” in the subject line. Don’t forget to include your home address (US & Canada only please) so we can send you the dragon charm! If you’ve already pre-ordered this book—not a problem! Send us your receipt!

3. You will get an email back confirming when the items have been sent out. 

4. Enjoy Scorched when it comes out in September!

Optional: take a pic of you and your dragon charm and share it with Mari Mancusi or Sourcebooks Fire on Twitter! You can find Mari @marimancusi and Sourcebooks Fire @sourcebooksfire.