BLOG TOUR - Guided by Danielle Young *Character Playlist*

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Today I have the supreme pleasure of sharing a special author's debut book with you. Danielle and I met when she signed up to review my debut novel and she has been one of my biggest and best cheerleaders since. It's been a joy to watch her write her first book and to publish it this summer and now it's on tour. Let me introduce you to Guided...

Title: Guided
Series: The Jade Ring Series book 1
Author: Danielle Young
Genre: YA Paranormal
Release Date: July 15, 2014

Blurb~
Jo is a descendant from the most powerful Wiccan family the world has ever known and is destined to be more powerful than those before her.

But she doesn’t even know it. As her powers awaken Jo discovers a threat to her family line.

Protected by her best friends, and GUIDED by her Angel protector, Jo must learn to harness her powers and discover her family secrets before time runs out. 

More than her life hangs in the balance.

Goodreads | Amazon

Danielle knows of my love for playlists and music. Songs can create a story line and define a character. So she decided to share one of her playlists for Guided with us and I LOVE these songs!
I look forward to hearing them as I read Guided. Check out this post from Danielle.


When I wrote Guided I had music for the book and music just for Jasper. Jasper is a complex character that has deep feelings for Jo. And I really needed to pull on music to write some of his scenes. Without music to pull me through I’m not sure how Jasper would have turned out. But he turned out to be my favorite character. Naturally some of the songs bridge both the book and Jasper, but there are some songs that are strictly Jasper. 

 1) “Come Back to Me” by Trading Yesterday http://youtu.be/3LubQp3fpgo?list=PL1607AA923AA26BCC



2) “Your Call” by Secondhand Serenade
 

 3) “Until the Day I Die” by Story of the Year http://youtu.be/Hb1234wD2pk?list=PL6gY2jzgZs8jaKmHnB3s3bZ2n-YGRb6be


 4) “Everything” by Lifehouse
 
 Lifehouse – Everything - Live In Studio

 5) “I Don’t Deserve You” by Plumb http://youtu.be/ZpeJhS8POtM?list=PLCFCCE6FA052B9F47


6) “Hesitate” by Steve Moakler http://youtu.be/U-Ksk6owej8?list=PL72594A9E955111E4

 7) “Never Stop” by SafetySuit
 
 SafetySuit – Never Stop


 8) “All of Me” by John Legend http://youtu.be/ftGQLvUwzjY

 9) “Still Swingin’” by Papa Roach
 
 Papa Roach – Still Swingin'

 10) “Happy As The Sun” by Tyrone Wells
 
 Tyrone Wells – Happy As The Sun



About the Author~
Danielle is a first time author, who never imagined she would one day write a book. Then again there are a lot of things she never imagined happening. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, best friend and soul mate. And keeps the company of her five wonderful boys who keep her laughing and young. She currently teaches High School Culinary Arts where she gets to share her love of food and culinary creation with young minds. In her spare time she is a book blogger at Consuming Worlds, a food blogger at Culinary Brainchild, and a contributor at Dumb White Husband. She loves books, gaming, and watching a good movie.

Connect with Danielle:
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Check out Guided AND check out Danielle's blog too. You won't regret it, she's a peach!
Happy reading <3












Tuesday News - Destiny Calling Box Set

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Happy Tuesday friends! I wanted to stop in and let you know I am diving into Tyalbrook BUT I don't have any teases I can give you, at this moment.

As you can imagine, many things in this book will be spoilerish to those who haven't yet read the first two books. I'm trying to maintain some secrets and will probably not share a whole lot with you for a while. 


Add to your TBR- HERE

What I can tell you about today is the box set Never Let You Fall is included it right now! 


Destiny Calling is a YA fantasy/paranormal box set with full stories from myself and four other authors. The great part is the authors are donating 100% of our royalties to the charity, Love is Louder.

Visit our charity page HERE to donate or BUY the book for only 99¢ HERE
It's currently up for pre-order on Amazon (iBooks is coming) and will only be available for one month starting 9/4.

Here's what's included...

Never Let You Fall, by Michele Miller - 
A girl with no memory of her past and no hope for her future. 
A boy determined to keep her safe. 
A destiny neither one of them expected. 

This is only the beginning. 

The Legacy of Kilkenny & Malevolence by Devyn Dawson 
Ireland has many secrets... this is one of them. 

For sixteen years, my life has been normal. Piedsville, Oklahoma isn't the tourist mecca of the world, but it's where I live. It's my junior year and I've known everyone since Kindergarten, everyone except her, Pru Phelan. She walked into my English class, my heart stopped. I'd never heard the name Phelan before, so I Googled it and found Phelan means wolf. What I didn't know, she was a werewolf and soon my destiny would change. 

This is the story about the prophecy of the Great Wolf and how it relates to me. I'm Abel Casey, and I am the Great Wolf. 

* Protect Me, by Tressa Messenger 
In one year Anna-Marie's life had been completely flipped around over and over again and just when she thought she got a hold of things, her world shifts yet again. Will Dylan's return stop her growing feelings for Alessandro or it cause her heart to break once again to see her best friend turn down a deadly path? 

Ouroboros, by Brea Essex 
Waking up from a coma is hard enough, but throw in an undead ghost at the foot of your hospital bed, and you’ve got a big problem. 

While recovering from a rock-climbing accident, eighteen-year-old Rhiannon Sorenson meets Zachary Cohen, a Zayin—one of an elite fighting force for the supernatural realm—and wonders why she’s the only one who can see him. Not only that, he tells her he needs her help to find his physical body, which has mysteriously gone missing. As Rhi reluctantly agrees to come to Zac’s aid, they both uncover a trail of deadly revelations about a powerful and evil being: The Necrovorst. 

In this first installment of a trilogy filled with vibrant and imaginative mythology from around the world, follow Zac and Rhi while they face powerful, supernatural beings, and learn all that they can in order to stop The Necrovorst. 

Chasing Memories, by Tia Silverthrone Bach There isn’t another way; not now. The others are coming. I can’t let them have you… 

Seventeen-year-old Reagan has a problem: She can’t remember what happened the night her brother was taken. Now, the dreams haunting her from the incident are becoming more intense by the day. All the while, the lines between what’s real and what’s a product of her paranormal-obsessed mind are becoming blurred. 

Is she losing her mind or has she just stepped into a world she thought only existed in books? 

Caught in a web of worried parents, competing boys, Wiccan relatives, protective amulets, and psychiatrist babble, Reagan must determine the truth before it’s too late.






#NEWRelease - All That Remains!

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I can't wait to hear what you think of the final installment in Jules and West's story. I have been overwhelmed by the support this series has received this summer and can't thank you enough!

All That Remains (#3 NEW RELEASE) – 
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iBooks: Not available yet…
Kobo: Not available yet… 
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From The Wreckage (#1 & FREE) –
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iBooks: http://bit.ly/1sD2T6O
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1kZbMWo
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Out of Ruins (#2) –
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B&N: http://bit.ly/1ywGJXe
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1n5oi3l
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1sQQsEB
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#TuesdayTease - All That Remains

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TWO DAYS!! We are sooo close to release day now... 

WARNING
*Spoilerish if you haven't read From The Wreckage and Out of Ruins*

Did you leave home after high school? Either to college or moving out on your own? Did you find that rite of passage so many find when you pass on from a student in your parent's home to an adult who owns their future? This tease is about that moment for Jules. Just a moment when it hits you - life has changed. 
I shared this tease this week on Facebook:

Here is a little more of that scene in the book...


“I’ll jump in and prove to you it’s totally safe and then you can give it a whirl. No worries. I’ll be there to save you if you need me,” he adds with a wink before tugging the rope from her fingers and flying out across the water. His body hits the water with a splash and a few people clap and laugh around the pond.
Jules leans forward, reaching for the swinging rope as it comes back to her. She steps back and brings it taut, taking a deep breath.
“Nothing to be afraid of, Jules. Just jump in!” Levi yells.
Jess’ voice joins in, “Jump!”
The moment feels larger than it is and Jules wants to laugh and cry as she stands there half-terrified of jumping and half-terrified of not. It mirrors her life right now. She laughs at the crazy thought; she has no idea why her heart feels so heavy and strange tonight. Taking a deep breath, she closes her eyes and wills herself to make the most of this situation. The reminder to live tickles the back of her mind. She said she would live for Tanya and now is her chance. Tanya would have jumped three times by now.
“Here goes nothing!” she tells herself as she launches her body into the air and then smacks the water feet first with a crisp swoosh.
As she floats under the chilly, yet refreshing, water her mind chooses that moment to picture the symbolism of a baptism. A rebirth for one’s soul and the moment strikes her. She’s started fresh, she’s worked things out with Austin, she’s making new friends, and she’s starting to get over the past. The sentiment is probably crazy, but it sticks in her mind anyway and the moment she comes up from air, Levi is waiting not five feet away.
“Ready to jump again, daredevil?” he asks, his southern drawl charming, as he wades the deep water.
It doesn’t take her more than a brief second to think before a large smile creeps across her face.

“Abso-freaking-lutley!”  

You can add All That Remains to your TBR on Goodreads
and Grab your copy on 8/28!!

In case you're new to my site...
You can find all of my buy links and book info up top in the 'Buy Links' page

Book ONE in the From The Wreckage series is FREE every where



Book TWO, Out of Ruins is $2.99 every where





















#TuesdayTease - All That Remains

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Happy Tuesday!!
Sorry I was MIA last week, I was at Indie Book Fest in Orlando and then spent the week on a family vacation and tried to take a break from the book world. TRIED being the operative word here. 

We are NINE days out from All That Remains now! This is the where I start to get the shakes and freak out. I sent it back out to the editor this morning for one final look before publishing day and I'm nervous as heck. This putting books out there for the world to read, never gets easier.

A TEASE in honor of all the college kids starting school this week - 

When she’d agreed to go to ‘a party’ with Debbie and Lisa, she had no idea exactly who was throwing the party. As they drive off campus and into a nearby neighborhood filled with nearly identical houses all decorated with school colors and Greek letters, she starts to get the hint. They’re still three weeks from the official move-in day for fall semester, so she’s surprised there’s much going on on campus right now. 
But A&M isn’t Tyler, Texas. This isn’t backwoods bonfires and high school. Jules is about to get her first real taste of college life. 
It was an interesting sight, all of the tacky eighties gear and crazy drunk co-eds wandering around the small box house with the neatly trimmed yard. Entering the house, she reminds herself of the plan:
Follow all the rules about college parties you’ve learned from countless on-line articles, your friends back home, and even Mom and Dad.
Number One: Don’t drink anything you didn’t pour or watch be poured.
Number Two: Don’t put your cup down.
Number Three: Don’t leave said party with a boy drunk.
Number Four: Don’t leave said party with any boy. (That one was her parents.)
Debbie, Lisa and the other girls don’t seem to subscribe to her strict list and soon she finds herself deserted, nursing a warm beer from the keg and standing amongst a group of be-wigged glam-rock wannabes when someone calls her name over the din.

**It's an 80's themed party, if you didn't figure that out.

I'll have one last #TuesdayTease for you next week and then RELEASE!!


You can add All That Remains to your TBR on Goodreads
and Grab your copy on 8/28!!


In case you're new to my site...
You can find all of my buy links and book info up top in the 'Buy Links' page

Book ONE in the From The Wreckage series is FREE every where 

Book TWO, Out of Ruins is $2.99 every where