Book Launch: No Regrets Box Set

Today is the launch for Lauren Blakely's No Regrets box set featuring The Thrill of It, The Start of Us, and Every Second With You! Check out Lauren's awesome launch giveaway—and a surprise announcement below!

Author: Lauren Blakely
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Genre: new adult contemporary romance
Status: trilogy collection

Summary: The No Regrets box set brings together The Thrill of It, The Start of Us, and Every Second With You, three amazing new adult novels by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Blakely. 

The Thrill of It: A new adult story of Love. Sex. Addiction. Blackmail. And Power... 

When Harley and Trey meet again in love addiction recovery, they must confront all their temptations, as well as her damaged, broken past and his dark family secrets, before they face the question -- how do you love with no regrets when regret is all you know?

The Start of Us: A new adult story of First Times. Last Times. Connections. And No Regrets... 

When Harley first meets Trey, she only wants a tattoo. What she gets is the most intense connection she's ever had. Trey can't forget her either and doesn't want to let her go. How can one night be the start of something when tomorrow it has to end?

Every Second With You: A new adult story of Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope. 

Harley and Trey face new challenges that will make battling blackmail, sex addiction, and a virgin call girl past look easy…

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The No Regrets box set is available now for only 99¢! But don't wait too long. This deal is only available for a limited time!

   

Giveaway:

Lauren is giving away SIGNED paperbacks of The Thrill of It and Every Second With You to one lucky winner! This giveaway is open internationally and ends on April 1. Good luck!

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Now, Lauren has a surprise for you: a new book! Continuing the Caught Up in Love series, Stars in Their Eyes tells the story of Bryan's sister Jess, who is a fan of movies and is putting herself through college as a celebrity photographer. From Lauren: "I'm so excited to bring you more of these characters and introduce readers to the "west coast" side of the Caught Up in Love cast of characters and friends! Kat & Bryan will both appear in this story and you'll also get to meet Matthew Harrigan's brother who lives in LA (you know this if you read Far Too Tempting)."

Stars in Their Eyes

Caught Up In Love #5
by Lauren Blakely

August 10, 2014

Lauren Blakely Books

 

Summary:

Celebrity photographer-in-training Jess Leighton desperately needs to crash the wedding of the year. Snapping just one pic of the A-list Hollywood couple tying the knot will pay her way through school, but with security tighter than the bride-to-be's corset, she'll  need more than her camera and smarts - she'll need help from her biggest rival, William Harrigan. Hot, motorcycle-riding Will is the last person Jess trusts, but he's her only ticket in. Good-looking, charming, and

British, he's a triple threat. And he's got that sexy accent to boot. Soon, sparks are flying off-screen and in front of the cameras as they devise a plan to sneak into the ceremony. But when Jess' new celebrity client raises the stakes with a photo shoot of the maid-of-honor, she wonders if she's in over her head. Blackmail, botox, and the worst Breakfast Club remake in the world? It's all in a whirlwind week's work in Hollywood. The audience loves a happy ending, but in a town where everyone's acting and no one's playing on the same team, can Jess find her own ever after in time?

Stars in Their Eyes is book 5 in the Caught Up in Love series but can be read as a standalone.

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*Note 1: Caught Up in Him is the prequel novella to Caught Up in Us. 

*Note 2: Far Too Tempting is not part of the Caught Up in Love series, but I 

included it here as it does relate to the characters & events of Stars in Their Eyes.

About the Author:

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. Her novels include Caught Up In Us, Pretending He’s Mine, Playing With Her Heart, and Trophy Husband. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.

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EXCITING NEW BOOK NEWS

Normally, I like to do very structured posts. I'm not one for off-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment posts ever since I discovered the scheduling feature, and I usually leave book news to websites and blogs actually devoted to such things. However, this is news that I just can't hold back. 

ANDREW SMITH JUST ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL TO WINGER.

Yeah. Winger. Aka, one of the best books I read in all of 2013. A book that I stayed up half the night on a work night to finish, then spent a good while crying myself to sleep after because of all the emotions it stirred in me. The book I love so much I rated it 5 stars and listed it in at least 7 Top Ten Tuesdays (and have plans to include it on this upcoming week's list as well) and raved about it in my 2013 End of Year Book Survey. I love this book so much that I have a hardcover (which I happened to have gotten signed this past Saturday when I saw Andrew at YAK Fest and he was clearly sitting on this news the whole time!) and the ARC I received from Simon & Schuster at TLA last year and refuse to give away. 

Can we take a second to admire the fact that my

incredibly boyish bedspread coordinates with the cover?

For those of you who haven't even heard of Winger (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!), here's the summary:

Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy.

With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.

Filled with hand-drawn info-graphics and illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen’s experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking.

  

Go check it out on Goodreads, and look at all the raving reviews. I don't personally know anyone who didn't love it. While you're there, you may as well go ahead and add the as-of-yet untitled sequel as well. 

Now, those of you who are really observant will see that I stated I have two copies of Winger. But, in the picture above, there are clearly three copies. So, what gives? Like I said, I saw Andrew at YAK Fest last weekend. I had a bunch of his books to be signed for an enormous Andrew-Smith-themed giveaway, probably when I finally got my hands on Grasshopper Jungle. Eff that noise. No better day than today! I'm holding onto the other books for another time, but in celebration of this amazing news, I'm giving away a signed copy of Winger. Open to the US & Canada. Ends 12 AM February 11.

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Cover Love 5: With bonus new book alert!

NEW COVERS! My favorite!

First, a book that I know I will love. Look Razorbill, I adore Richelle Mead. So WHY do you not give her incredible covers? This is a disappointment for sure. Not a fan of the way Sydney and Adrian are just plopped right on here or the way their bodies fade by the tile. It's awkward all the way around. Also, slightly worried about what this means for The Fiery Heart (OUT TODAY!!!!!) because on FH, their bodies are angled together. The distance between them and the angle of their bodies away from one another concerns me (and from that summary, I have a definite feeling that I know what the problem is). Then again, Richelle's good at using books 4 & 5 to rip our hearts out.

Silver Shadows
Bloodlines #5

Richelle Mead

July 29, 2014

Razorbill

Summary:

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.

Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive.

For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .

Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.

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In contrast, i think this is a really cool cover. I like that there aren't any people on this one.

Iron Pendulum
Periodic Series #2

Megan Curd

December 2013

Summary:

A month ago, Avery thought the world ended outside Dome Four. Thought she was one of the few of her kind. Thought the war that brought the human race to the brink of extinction was over.

But a month can change everything.

Returning to the dome she longed to escape is a challenge for Avery, but now she knows there’s corruption lurking in the shadows. A massive steam shortage leaves half the dome without power, and people are falling ill. Dying.

And they’re blaming Avery.

A month can change everything. Another month could kill everyone. The clock is ticking.

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Resistance
Night School #4

C.J. Daugherty

April 3, 2014

Summary:

No summary currently available.

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And the NEW BOOK ALERT goes to Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo's surprise collaboration. If Jim's artwork looks familiar, it's because he's Laini Taylor's hubby and the artist who helped co-author some of her books, including the lovely Lips Touch: Three Times, which I loved. You can read Kiersten's blog post about it here. Can't wait to read this!

In the Shadows

Kiersten White & Jim Di Bartolo

April 29, 2014

Scholastic

Summary:

From the remarkable imagination of acclaimed artist Jim Di Bartolo and the exquisite pen of bestselling author Kiersten White comes a spellbinding story of love, mystery, and dark conspiracy, told in an alternating narrative of words and pictures.

Cora and Minnie are sisters living in a small, stifling town where strange and mysterious things occur. Their mother runs the local boarding house. Their father is gone. The woman up the hill may or may not be a witch.

Thomas and Charles are brothers who've been exiled to the boarding house so Thomas can tame his ways and Charles can fight an illness that is killing him with increasing speed. Their family history is one of sorrow and guilt. They think they can escape from it . . . but they can't.

Arthur is also new to the boarding house. His fate is tied to that of Cora, Minnie, Thomas, and Charles. He knows what darkness circles them, but can't say why, and doesn't even know if they can be saved.

Sinister forces are working in the shadows, manipulating fates and crafting conspiracies. The closer Cora, Minnie, Arthur, Thomas, and Charles get to the truth, the closer they get to harm. But the threat is much bigger than they can see. It is strangling the world.

Until one of the boys decides he wants to save it.

Told in an astonishing mix of art and words, IN THE SHADOWS collides past against future, love against evil, and hope against fear. The result is both a mystery and a masterpiece.

What do you think about these lovelies? Will you be reading them based on their covers? Or will it be their summaries or their reputations? Or do you pass? Let me know!

New book alert! Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor

Last week, I listed Dreams of Gods and Monsters, the third book of Laini Taylor's acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone as my pick for Waiting on Wednesday. Today on her blog, Laini dropped the bomb that this past spring, she took a short break from Dreams and wrote a DoS&B novella entitled "Night of Cake and Puppets," which tells the complete tale of Zuze & Mik's meeting. *drops jaw* Why have there not been more of these novellas from this series? There are SO MANY potential short stories from this world. I have to say, I'm really glad, though, that it's about Mik & Zuze because the angels and the chimera have a lot of stories already. Let's hear it for the humans! Here's the cover:

 

"Night of Cake and Puppets"

a Daughter of Smoke & Bone novella

by Laini Taylor

November 26, 2013

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Summary:

In Night of Cake & Puppets, Taylor brings to life a night only hinted at in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy—the magical first date of fan-favorites Zuzana and Mik. Told in alternating perspectives, it’s the perfect love story for fans of the series and new readers alike. Petite though she may be, Zuzana is not known for timidity. Her best friend, Karou, calls her “rabid fairy,” her “voodoo eyes” are said to freeze blood, and even her older brother fears her wrath. But when it comes to the simple matter of talking to Mik, or “Violin Boy,” her courage deserts her. Now, enough is enough. Zuzana is determined to meet him, and she has a fistful of magic and a plan. It’s a wonderfully elaborate treasure hunt of a plan that will take Mik all over Prague on a cold winter’s night before finally leading him to the treasure: herself! Violin Boy’s not going to know what hit him.

  

What do you think? Will you be picking up this sure-to-be-delightful novella? I know I will! My thoughts: