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Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. She, and others like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun… and for food. Her duty to the Order is her life. After all, four years ago, she lost everything at the hands of the creatures she’d sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her heart apart.
Ren Owens is the last person Ivy expected to enter her rigidly controlled life. He’s six feet and three inches of temptation and swoon-inducing charm. With forest-green eyes and a smile that’s surely left a stream of broken hearts in its wake, he has an uncanny, almost unnatural ability to make her yearn for everything he has to offer. But letting him in is as dangerous as hunting the cold-blooded killers stalking the streets. Losing the boy she loved once before had nearly destroyed her, but the sparking tension that grows between them becomes impossible for Ivy to deny. Deep down, she wants… she needs more than what her duty demands of her, what her past has shaped for her.
But as Ivy grows closer to Ren, she realizes she’s not the only one carrying secrets that could shatter the frail bond between them. There’s something he’s not telling her, and one thing is for certain. She’s no longer sure what is more dangerous to her—the ancient beings threatening to take over the town or the man demanding to lay claim to her heart and her soul.
About Jennifer L. Armentrout:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
Sometimes, things that go bump in the night are real.
My name is Whitney Lane. I’m sixteen years old and at first, I thought I was crazy.
I kept seeing shadows move along walls, and hearing whispers around corners, but whenever I looked, there was never anything there.
Until one day, there was.
Our world isn’t what we think. There are things around us, good things, bad things, scary things.
Things that we tell ourselves aren’t real, but they are.
They’re very real, and they’re terrifying.
I’ve been swept up now, in a battle of good and evil, confused about love and what is supposed to be love, but isn’t. I don’t know what to think anymore. I can’t trust my emotions and I don’t know what is true.
There’s only one thing I know for sure.
Nothing is what it seems.
ABOUT COURTNEY COLE:
Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.
Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.
Twell lives in the new world of Como, and has always neglected her telekinetic gifts, desiring to be ‘normal.’ Her biggest drama in life is having to be genetically partnered with a boy she doesn’t know or love by her next birthday. Unfortunately she loves her best friend, who loves the girl she hates most, and Twell is left frustrated & heartbroken. When Twell is requested alongside several other teens to develop her skills for the protection of Como, she reluctantly agrees to the training, and finds herself thrown into all sorts of mental and physical challenges. Handsome, charismatic Jonaz, is gifted with the power of healing. According to Twell he's an infuriating prat who delights in provoking her. But first impressions have always been her downfall. When Como is attacked, life as Twell knows it is changed forever, with devastating consequences. With no choice but to fight, Twell risks her life to protect those who have survived, coming up against unexpected dangers she could never anticipate. Will she survive, and if so will she be matched to a stranger when the one she is growing to love is destined to another?
Kate O'Leary, has loved reading and writing ever since she was young enough to try and get through the back of her cupboard into Narnia, or through her mirror into Wonderland! In high school she entertained her homeroom reading out chapters of her first novel 'Miranda' about a teenage girls adventures with her horse Rusty.
After school Kate studied Children's Literature, and her first drafts of Twell were awarded in writing competitions. Kate's writing interest is firmly embedded in dystopian fantasy, being continually fascinated with future direction of our world and the concepts of free will and moral vs. lawful obligations. Twell's adventures will continue to explore these ideas in the Como Chronicles Trilogy. Kate lives in the beautiful Adelaide Hills of Australia, surrounded by rolling hills and wineries and horses, as well as some good rocks to climb when she feels like scaring herself!
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Echoes are the sounds the universe makes when you ignore it the first time.
Instead of signs, they are sirens. Echoes are louder and more dangerous than Clicks.
All the twins on Pinhold Island are healthy again, but the summer is still upside down. Cami's been paying better attention to what hides beneath the surface on her seemingly idyllic home, trying to make sense of the new threats to her friends and family. Massive storms have come to Pinhold, flooding the Island in a way not seen in generations. They leave behind destruction and the Red Tide, which lends the Island an eerie glow, makes the air itch and people's eyes burn. Through it all, Cami and Blake are working hard to repair their relationship, Mica is attempting to trust the grown ups on island, Shay is worried she'll never swim again and everyone is tying to re-focus on the Surf Carnival and training for The Guard.
But the threats to Pinhold from the sky don't compare to the danger that still hides beneath the waves. Can Cami and The Guard find the cause in time to reset the pin, or will they suffer damages that can never be reversed? EXCERPT
“I only want you. All of you Cami,” he
said, gathering me to him and pressing my head against his chest.
I could feel his heart pound under my ear.
It sounded strong, but I could feel the worry coming with every beat. He’d
moved away from the jealousy that had fueled his drumming, and now he just
hated every single second I spent with Kaleb in my thoughts. I could see inside
him, the way the blood actually tripped up, choking into the sharp corners of
his veins instead of flowing evenly.
“See what you do to me?” he asked, voice
rough, strained. He was in my head and knew I understood. I felt gratitude for
this level of connection, but the way that I could just know something so
complicated that went way beyond what either one of us could explain.
“We were born for this,” I said, my voice
was filled with awe. This connection went so far beyond the clicks I had with
my friends, my dolphin, even Mica. At that moment, Blake could read my soul.
“Yessss,” he hissed. “That’s what I need.
It makes me strong.” He brushed his lips against me, a kissper that hinted at
more. I didn’t have a single brain cell left for anything but him and the
promise of that kiss. My lips touched his almost reverently, slowly. Our
connection was gossamer, and I imagined it disappearing if I pressed too hard
too soon.
I looked at him, eyes wide; barely able to
keep myself together with the way I shook in his arms. I wanted to hide a bit
of myself from him, but I couldn’t. I had no place to go to pull away. My only
option was to get closer, to give more. Ipushed away the fear, the layers of human protection my rational
sidethought I needed, and let him in
even more. I expected to lose pieces of myself, being that open, but instead I
gained. Little bits of him attached magnetically, bonding to each cell,
clicking into a place that fit him, and only him perfectly.
My ribs split open to let him in because
there wasn't room for air. Every breath became a strain until I figured out
that instead of oxygen,I needed him. He
nodded, and I put my mouth on his. It was like our first kiss all over again.
Amy Evans Bio:
Bio (updated with links to social) Amy Evans is a storyteller, wife, and mother with a life-long obsession with the ocean. She has been writing books since kindergarden and published her first novel, Clicks, in 2013. Since then, her young adult and new adult stories prove that while facts may change minds, fiction changes hearts. She cherishes storytelling as a sacred art and believes that all the best stories are told with kisses, and that sharing wishes will make them come true.
Amy is a pioneer in the genre of EcoLit—a blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and the paranormal driven with an undercurrent of environmental awareness.
When she’s not chatting with the characters who live in her head, she can be found interviewing New Adult authors and hosting #NAlitChat on Twitter and Google hangouts, and in the fall she will be joining #YAPodcast as well. Come and talk to her online: www.amyevansbooks.com
Clicks (The Dolphin Prophecy Book 1) Clicks - When you just know.
Clicks are the sounds the universe makes to tell you what will happen next. Truths you hear in your heart that you can't explain.
For sixteen year old Cami, the clicks won’t stop. They’re telling her to fall in love with the wrong twin, that her family is hiding something, and that Pinhold, her pristine Island home, is in danger. It's hard to trust them when they go against everything she knows.
But then an ocean mystery makes people sick, sinking the best swimmers to the seafloor and, while they're not dead, they're barely alive.
Modern medicine and island legends have no answers for Cami. Can she trust her instincts to find a cure, or will she lose the most important people in her life forever?
BLOG TOUR FOR ANGEL OMEGA IMPRISONMENT BY BRANDON GODBEE
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After struggling for several long months, Jason and Sarah Wyatt are expecting a healthy baby boy. How could they have known that the young child growing in Sarah's womb is the banished soul of the youngest archangel of heaven? His crime is so unspeakable that it seems unreal. The archangel Gabriel has sworn to watch over him, for he alone knows the truth about why the archangel Omega would defy his eldest brother, Michael, and bring the Antichrist before God. Could one act of kindness save the darkest of souls?
Brandon Godbee resides in Houston, Texas with his family. After graduating from high school, Brandon’s creative spirit and love of singing drove him to major in music. Angel Omega: Imprisonment is Brandon’s first work in writing and he is currently working on Angel Omega: Shattered Soul the next installment in the series.
”What would you like to tell everyone about you that they wouldn't already know from reading your books?”
I was a vocal performance major while going to college and wanted to be a teacher! Things change!
Can you tell us your latest news?
I am currently thinking of Renaming my next book!
”When were you first bitten by the writing bug?”
Three years ago I just sat down one day and started writing. I could never explain it fully because I used to make Cs in composition in College!
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I still don’t consider myself a writer and I really don’t think anyone will ever convince me I am. I am telling a story I have been given and once it’s done I plan on blowing a lot of people’s minds!
What inspired you to write your first book?
I don’t really know. I sat down one day and started writing a story I didn’t quite understand and until four months ago I didn’t know how it ended but now I wish I could squeeze my head out into a book so I can get it out!
Do you have a specific writing style?
Block things out first, and sprinkle your characters in and let them act the way they do! There have been sometimes I REALLY wanted a chapter to move one direction but when my characters were placed in the book took a beautiful turn!
How did you come up with the title?
My title doesn’t mean what you think. Angel Omega really means “The Last Angel” but I had to make it all fancy!
“what do you want your readers to get out of your novels?”
“Sometimes the soul you save might be your very own.”
“Children do not choose their parents; they simply learn from them and choose to be more.”
No matter who you are, or where you’re born you can choose to be more than you are or more than you are condemned to be.
“Is the book mostly fantasy or do you think these situations could actually happen?”
Well if half the stuff happens in the books to come I REALLY hope its fantasy!
Now I love music just as much as reading, I normally listen to music while I am reading. Do you think that you characters have theme songs? What would they be?
To many characters to list… but one I know Damien: Daughtry’s Undefeated
“Are the experiences fact based or from your imagination?”
I can see my angels in my head every time I close my eyes so they all exist in my imagination… or at least I hope.
What are your current projects?
Angel Omega Shattered Soul (Book 2)
Do you see writing as a career?
Currently I am making no money off of it but I can really hope I could write for a living because getting lost in my imagination is awesome!
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
Nope… well I’d make Damien a little more of a smart ass!
Can you share a little of your current work with us? Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Book two will end in Anger, Tears, and Sorrow and there is only one soul on this earth who knows what happens at the end of book 2 and I will never say her name! Finding the time to write!
Who designed the covers?
It was an image taken from three different pictures and combined into one.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Understanding that I was going to take the most notorious character in every horror movie ever created and turn him into a good guy… and make it Believable!
“What did you learn from writing your book?”
That messing around with people’s favorite characters is always makes you want to look over your shoulder!
Do you have any advice for other writers?
Block things out, Know where you’re going with the story, never lose that direction, Make each character in your story unique in their own special way (and don’t deviate from that!), Don’t be afraid to (Shock, Disgust, or Anger) your readers. Find one character in the book and mirror your personality onto them so you can feel like part of the story!
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
That they are the reason I do this, they are the reason I click on reviews and smile every day, that they are the reason I spent all of my savings and went into debt a little to make a story unlike any other! You guys are all so awesome! J
Which comes first? The character's story, or, the idea for the novel?
That’s like the chicken or the egg. For me my story came first and then my character’s manifested themselves from it!
What advice do you have for someone who would like to become a published writer?
You will be rejected, you will be told no, you will cry in your sleep, but don’t you EVER give up! Always see any criticism as a person trying to make your story better. Always be humble and gracious! And thank EVERYONE YOU CAN!
Is there anything else that you would like to add?
Can I get some fries with that?
I just want to say thank you so much for taking the time to answer these for my readers and I. I look forward to seeing more work from you in the future.
Excerpt from the Book
The Wyatts had struggled for months to conceive a child. It was something they had dreamed of since they first met: a home, a family…to be happy. Happiness gave way to worry after six months of trying without success.
Sarah Wyatt had visited a fertility clinic with her husband three months earlier; after much deliberation and a few fights, the Wyatts agreed to go to the clinic again.
Jason Wyatt looked up at the doctor through hazel eyes this time and spoke, concern and worry in his voice. “But doctor, it’s been six months of trying. Pardon us if we are both worried that something may be wrong.” Jason was a very healthy man in his early thirties; he loved to go to the gym and always kept a very clean look about himself. His fair complected skin never hid when he was worried or embarrassed.
The doctor calmly replied, “You’re a couple in your late twenties and early thirties. These things take time for people your age—you’re not as young as you used to be. Come back to me in two months if nothing happens. I will look into prescribing some light fertility drugs for Sarah then.”
As her feelings of regret faded away, Sarah smiled. She looked over at her husband through brown eyes, her long hair falling softly over her light brown skin. Sarah was such a carefree soul; her one hope in life was to have a child. “See, Jason? There’re always options!”
“Wait…Don’t those drugs have that off chance of us having six or seven kids at once?!” A tremble resonated in Jason’s voice.
“That’s only a random occurrence in patients about fifteen percent of the time. Sarah is almost thirty; her body will probably only produce two to four eggs at most with a light dose of the drug.” The doctor grinned.
Jason and Sarah walked out of the doctor’s office and headed to their car, Jason still holding onto his wife. He was not any more at ease after what the doctor had just said about the “light” fertility drugs.
“You know I always wanted a big family,” Sarah said as she smiled and rubbed her husband’s chest.
Jason laughed. “Hon, do you really want that many kids? All at once? That’s going to be really hard on us, trying to take care of all of them. I mean, I don’t like the idea of changing one baby’s diaper, let alone four!” He sounded worried.
Sarah broke free from her husband’s light grasp and walked in a rush to the car, crossing her arms and wearing her emotions on her face.
“Honey!! Wait! I didn't mean it like that!” Jason ran to catch up to her. “Let’s just go home. I don’t want to have an argument with you…Just take me home, Jason!” Her low voice held back her feelings.
After a long, quiet ride home, Jason and his wife pulled into the driveway of their small two-story home. Sarah looked out at the neighbors, who were playing with their children in the front yard. She continued to watch with a longing she didn't think anyone understood. I want my own child.
By the time Jason spoke, his throat had gone dry. “You know…We can keep trying. We can keep using that fertility time of the month thing. I just don’t know if drugs are the…” Jason’s eyes focused in on the reflection of his now-crying wife, tears streaming down her face as she clasped the door handle tightly.
Still looking at the family down the road playing in the front yard, Sarah touched the glass, muttering through a shaking voice, “I just want …” She was not able to finish her sentence, though. She opened the door and dashed for the front door of their home, sobbing as she ran.
Jason quickly followed, trying to catch up to his heartbroken wife. “Honey! WAIT!”
Sarah threw herself on the bed in their bedroom, sobbing, her heart breaking into pieces. She clasped her pillow tightly as Jason followed her into the room. Unsure of what to say to offer her comfort, he sat down on his end of the bed and listened to her sob. With desperation in his voice, he said the only thing he could think of saying. “Sarah, I love you—”
She looked up from her pillow. Her sobbing had stopped, and her eyes looked at him not with love and endearment but with rage. Her voice once again came out low as, still shaking from her previous crying, she repeated his phrase. “You love me? YOU LOVE ME?! Jason, do you think just saying that is going to make things better? That I’m going to forget everything you said back there at the doctor’s office?!” She was so angry, so confused, that she was panting. She sat up and glared at her husband. “We talked about this since the day we met! It’s something we've wanted all our lives…A normal family, Jason—A NORMAL FAMILY! We have a chance to have that family and you…you throw it back in my face, not wanting it!?”
As Jason looked down at his sobbing wife, all his anger and rage melted away. He watched the woman he loved in so much pain, knowing he’d caused it. Feeling worthless and completely helpless, he sat down at their piano and started to play a soft, beautiful song.
Sarah looked up from her pillow, sniffling. “That’s not going to work, Jason. I’m still mad at you!”
In a soft, unsteady voice, Jason began to sing to his wife. “No more talk of darkness,/ forget these wide eyed fears/I’m here, nothing can harm you/my words will warm and calm you.” He looked over at his wife with a soft smile. Her eyes were on him, her rage fading and her tears receding. “Let me be your freedom,/let daylight dry your tears./I’m here with you, beside you/to guard you and to guide you.”
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ECHOES is the sequel to CLICKS, book one in The Dolphin Prophecy series by Amy Evans.
CLICKS was nominated for best new release at the UtopYA conference for Young Adult and New Adult books. Five star reviews call it fresh, unique, fun. ECHOES – book two of the Dolphin Prophecy by Amy Evans. CLICKS are moments of divine time, when the universe stops to tell you what’s going to happen next. They’re instincts, truths heard in your heart that are completely unique to you. ECHOES are reverberations in the spiral of time, repeating lessons earlier generations never learned. They’re louder and more dangerous than CLICKS, ideas that just won’t leave you alone. They repeat over and over painfully til you listen, and cause damage if ignored. Sixteen-year-old Cami got big plans for summer now that life on Pinhold seems normal again. Days on beach patrol, surfing and training, nights with her friends, swimming with dolphins, or in Blake’s arms. But instead, she’s working nonstop to help repair the island from a series of natural disasters, which won’t end til they can get the pin to stand upright again. The Guard decides to accept help from an old friend who’s keeping his ultimate goals from them. He seeks secrets that only Cami knows, some she hasn’t even discovered yet and will hurt everyone she loves just to get the information he wants. Cami’s forced into a race against time to learn more than any generation on Pinhold, but she has to do it alone. Those she used to trust for answers don’t have any more. If Cami cannot understand the echoes and stop history from repeating itself, her failure will bring destruction far beyond Pinhold’s deceptively idyllic shores.
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