Character Madness and Musings

What The Valley Knows Heather Christie Publication date: January 25th 2018 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Millington Valley is a quintessential small Pennsylvania town: families go back generations. Football rules. Kids drink while adults look the other way. High school is a whirlwind of aspiration and rivalry, friendship and jealousy. When smart and pretty Molly Hanover moves to town and attracts the attention of the football team’s hero, Wade Thornton—a nice guy with a bad drinking habit—longtime friendships are threatened and a popular cheerleader tries to turn the school against Molly. The young couple’s future is shattered when Wade, drunk, wrecks his truck and Molly is thrown through the windshield. She wakes from a coma to find her beauty marred and her memory full of holes. As she struggles to heal, she becomes sure that something terrible happened before the accident. And there is somebody in the valley who doesn’t want her to remember. Goodreads / Amazon / Ba...

How Does a Book Blog Hop Work? This is for the Authors participating in JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder - Can't Wait for Spring Book Blog Hop.  I'm learning myself, so this is not an in-depth post, but this is how ours will work. Can't Wait for Spring Book Blog Hop I want to keep this as simple as possible. This is relevant for after you've signed up on the blog site. -The secret question didn’t save for some reason, so I’ll be contacting you through your links for that information. -The blog hop begins on February 24th, and ends at the end of the day on the 25th. -The blog page link is here, and above. https://jbbookworms.blogspot.com/2018/01/test.html  Please keep it somewhere on your page during the event, so the reader can click back to the blog to connect with the next Author's blog, (if you know how to add the html to your page, I can give you the list and you can use that instead, so the reader can simply move forward.)  -While we wait...

Angel of Shadow D.H. Nevins (Wormwood #2) Publication date: January 13th 2018 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, New Adult D.H. Nevins hurtles you into a world of half-angels, demons and tormented love in this driving, dystopian sequel to Wormwood. Half-angels, known as Nephilim, have all but destroyed the surface of the Earth. Yet for Kali Michaels, her life is now much more complicated than simply surviving. Grappling with her own powerful identity, she worries her connection to the world of Shadows could destroy those around her. And what if she hurts Tiamat Wormwood, the Nephilim outcast who has given everything to save her? Tiamat and Kali know they have no future—not when outside forces and Kali’s own power push both the humans and the Nephilim to the brink of extinction. As she fights to stop the inevitable, she is led to question who her real enemies are, and whether the ultimate threat may actually be herself. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo ...

Daughter of the Goddess Rita Webb Publication date: November 20th 2013 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult The wind calls her to play. Will she listen? I was a nameless child abandoned on the temple doorsteps. Soul, the gods called me. So they named me Nephecia. My plans don’t include marriage to some silly nobleman. When I come of age, I will take vows and devote my life to serving the goddess of Light. As a priestess, a daughter of the goddess, I’ll make the world a better place. The summer before my eighteenth birthday, an oracle arrives with word from the gods: I must leave the only home, the only family, I’ve ever known, to marry a stranger in a foreign land. There must be some mistake. If I follow my own plans, I’ll disobey the very goddess I want to serve. But how can I trust the gods have my best interest at heart? Daughter of the Goddess is a Young Adult Fairy Tale retelling of the Greek myth Eros and Psyche, set in a fantasy world. If you enjo...

Keeper by Kim Chance Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy Release Date: January 30th 2018 Flux Books When a 200-year-old witch attacks her, sixteen-year-old bookworm Lainey Styles is determined to find a logical explanation. Even with the impossible staring her in the face, Lainey refuses to believe it—until she finds a photograph linking the witch to her dead mother. After consulting a psychic, Lainey discovers that she, like her mother, is a Keeper: a witch with the exclusive ability to unlock and wield the Grimoire, a dangerous but powerful spell book. But there’s a problem. The Grimoire has been stolen by a malevolent warlock who is desperate for a spell locked inside it—a spell that would allow him to siphon away the world’s magic. With the help of her comic-book-loving best friend and an enigmatic but admittedly handsome street fighter, Lainey must leave her life of college prep and studying behind to prepare for the biggest test of all: stealing back the book. Add...

Spirit of the Sea Witch Keepers of the Stones Book Two Tara West Genre: YA fantasy Publisher: Shifting Sands Publishing Date of Publication: 1.23.18 ISBN: TBA ASIN: Number of pages: Est 400. Word Count: 100K Cover Artist: Bob Kehl Desperate to escape the wrath of the vengeful sky goddess Madhea, a group of brave young explorers flee to the sea in search of safe haven for their people while the apprentice witch Dianna steals away Madhea’s dragon to The Shifting Sands. Though they are an ocean apart, the future of all humanity lies within their entwined fates. Before they can defeat Madhea, they must stop the vindictive sea goddess Eris from destroying the world. Amazon Amazon UK Books2Read Excerpt Gorpat’s eyes flew open, and she jumped to her knees. “Fire! Fire!” She pointed to the ice dwellers, then lifted Ven out of his bedroll. The blue man screamed, trying to swat the giant while dangling upside-down in the air. Ryne jumped to his feet and kicked Ven’s bed...

Right Kiss. Wrong Guy. Natalie Decker Published by: Swoon Romance Publication date: January 23rd 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult You’d think a girl with the most romantic name in the world would have her pick of boyfriends. But Valentine’s Day sucks when you’re single. Just ask Juliet Valentine, whose last name happens to also be the name of the most dreaded made-up holiday ever. A romantic at heart, this year is especially hard on Juliet. Her sister, Layla, is in a new relationship, her mom’s match-making business is doing great, and her school’s new fundraiser is “Love-Grams.” Juliet’s miserable, a little jealous, and lonely. Quarterback Jared Black is the most popular guy in school. A star athlete, Jared tops the most-eligible bachelor list year after year. But to Juliet Valentine, he’s all but invisible. She isn’t impressed. Jared’s never had to work hard to get the attention of a girl before. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and he’s dete...

Inimical Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (Circuit Fae, #3) Published by: Monster House Books Publication date: September 18th 2018 Genres: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Being a fairy princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you have to choose between saving your people…And killing your girlfriend. Oh, and let’s not forget having to pass summer school, too. Talk about a hot mess. First, there’s Rouen, princess of the dark Fae, goth-rock star Euphoria, and soon-to-be senior at Richmond Elite High. Her world is all things ice, snow, and death. And that death will include her own people unless she can defeat her evil father in a Battle of Wits and War and seize the throne. Trouble is, taking the throne is a death sentence for the princess of the fair Fae. In other words, a quick death for Syl, Rouen’s girlfriend. And that’s so not good. Second, there’s Syl, princess of the fair Fae, geek girl mathlete, and also an incoming senior. Things aren’t any easier for her. Syl must sa...

Secret: At HL Woods The Secret Series Book 2 DK Davis Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Publisher: BWL Publishing, Inc. Date of Publication: December 15, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-77362-990-2 ISBN: 978-1-77362-989-6 ISBN: 978-1-77362-988-9 print ASIN: B077ZT2H5V Number of pages: print book - 199 Word Count: 60,200 words Cover Artist: Michelle Lee A high school ghost-seer, an all-star jock, and a bully, cross paths, sparks spew, and lives change… A series of secrets, invisible yet glaring, and most include a supernatural spin, like an unwelcomed sensation sparking every nerve ending. Bri, a seventeen-year-old ghost-seer, keeps her ability under wraps at the new school until a murdered couple from the 60’s asks for help. Kyle, a high school jock, realizes the new girl lives next door; she’s crazy cute, goth-odd, and too convenient to ignore. Max, Kyle’s best friend, only sees Bri as a wicked threat. Luke, Bri’s gay best friend, moves in for the summer, escaping his ab...