Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Blog Tour: Vision of Shadows

Vision of Shadows (Vision #1) by Vincent Morrone
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Buy: Amazon
Is Bristol Blackburn about to meet the love of her life...or her killer?
After the death of her parents, Bristol Blackburn's life is thrown into chaos and she's forced to move to Spirit, a small town where shadows are stirring. As she learns to navigate her new school and figures out how to keep her psychic abilities secret from her family, Bristol comes face to face with the boy who makes a regular appearance in her dreams: the gorgeous, possibly deadly, Payne McKnight. Soon sheíll find out if Payne will be the love of her life, or the end of it ó and she has no idea which possibility scares her more.
And that's not even the worst of it. Strange shadows are haunting her dreams, and they're up to something that could put Bristol and the lives of everyone she loves in jeopardy.
Excerpt: Vision of Shadows
There are times when being psychic really bites, and this is one of them. Here it is, three in the morning, and all I can think about is the boy who will eventually have his hands on me.
I have no idea what his name is. We’ve never met, but I feel like we’ve grown up together. I’ve had visions of him since I was six years old. Now, eleven years later, I know we’re getting closer and closer to finally meeting. I think it’s going to happen any day now.
And the thought scares the hell out of me. 
I know what Dream Boy will look like. In a word: hot. Dark hair that falls loosely over his deep blue eyes. He has an angel’s face and the devil’s grin. 
I know he’s got a bad boy attitude. Half the time, I get flashes of him getting hurt. Sometimes he’s playing the hero. Other times, he’s just being an idiot. Many times, it seems like there’s someone who enjoys hurting him.
What I don’t know is what he’ll be to me. 
There are times when he seems to love me. Don’t ask me why. But he’ll look at me with nothing but love and contentment in his eyes. Earlier tonight, I had one of those dreams. One where he couldn’t keep his hands off of me. Weird that I know every inch of his body, yet I have no idea what his name is, huh?
Then there’s the other vision. It was the first one I had of him, and the one I have most often. It’s the one I woke from tonight, the feeling of his hands still on my skin.
In that vision, he doesn’t look at me with love, but with hatred. He has his hands wrapped around my neck as he slowly squeezes the life out of me.
So any day now, I’m about to meet the boy of my dreams —literally. Then I get to see if he’s going to be the love of my life or the end of it.
Funny thing is, I’m not sure which idea scares the crap out of me more.


Vision of Secrets (Vision #0.5)  by Vincent Morrone
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Bristol understands secrets. She's got plenty of her own, ranging from the annoying ghost that keeps show
ing up and attempting to sing Copacabana, (badly) to the visions of a terrifying future that is getting closer each day.
Bristol knows secrets can kill. She's getting flashes of a boy racked with guilt over his secret. And a girl who's prank might lead to someone's death.
Vision of Secrets is a free prequel introduces you to Bristol Blackburn before the explosive events in Vision of Shadows and let's you see how a young girl deals with her Visions of Secrets!


You can add Vision of Shadows to your to-read list on Goodreads

You can download Vision of Secrets for free from smashwords


Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, Vincent Morrone now resides in Upstate NY with his wife. (Although he can still speak fluent Brooklynese.) His twin daughters remain not only his biggest fans, but usually are the first to read all of his work. Their home is run and operated for the comfort and convenience of their dogs.

Vincent has been writing fiction, poetry and song lyrics for as long as he can remember, most of which involve magical misfits, paranormal prodigies and even on occasion superheroes and their sidekicks.

You can find and contact Vincent Morrone here:
- Website
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Goodreads

Giveaway!

There is a tour wide giveaway for the blog tour of Vision of Shadows.
Here is what you can win:
- 1 Vision of Shadows Pen
- 1 Vision of Shadows Calender
- 1 Vision of Shadows Pen & calender
- 1 Vision of Shadows Pen and calender in a Vision of Shadows canvas bag
- 1 Vision of Shadows Pen, calender in Vision of Shadows canvas bag and an e-copy Vision of Shadows

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday #33

Hosted by Breaking the Spine

Publication Date: April 10, 2014
Genre: YA Paranormal/Magical Realism?
Amazon/Barnes and Noble
Why’d I do it? I suppose it’s the only question that really matters. 

Seventeen-year-old Crow will stop at nothing to protect her younger sister—even if it costs her her own life. But then she’s given a chance to come back and make things right. There are a few catches, though. First, she won’t come back as herself. And before she can set things straight, she’ll have to figure out what’s what—and things aren’t exactly as clear-cut as she remembered.

Powerful and hard-hitting, this is a compelling story about what it means to live your life—for your own sake—from an award-winning author.

Wow! Doesn't this book sound delightfully intense and different? I hope this book will blow my mind!!! What are you waiting on this week?

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Happy Birthday Kennedy (+ Giveaway)

Today is the night before January 7th. Do you know what that means? Tomorrow is my best friend's birthday! She's going to be older than me for a whole 5 days! (I was born on the 12th) Kennedy and I have known each other forever and I wanted to celebrate her birthday here on the blog!

So, I hope you like this post Kenz! Have a fantastic birthday! Yes, that is a order! It is so awesome that you have put up with me been my friend for so long. You are amazing and fun and awesome!

Giveaway Time!!!
Here is your chance to win some of Kennedy's favorite books!


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So, Happy Birthday Kenz! You deserve to be Queen for a day!
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Terrible Books of 2013: New Year's Challenge


Welcome to the Book Blogger New Years Challenge hosted by Parajunkee!

Today I am going to show you all the winnwe of an amazing award. Yep, the award for being the worst book I read in 2013. What an honor. 




Presenting The Winners


This book was so not for me. I don't mean to offend those who enjoyed the book. It's just that I found the plot over-dramatic, the love interest was boring, and I never felt emotionally invested in the characters. 


Another book I deem "terrible" is Significance. I know a lot of people enjoyed this book. So, I am very sorry for not liking the book. However, I found myself thinking the plot was a little ridiculous. *sigh* I liked this one less than Touched, however it was not published in 2013, so I kind of evaded the rules with this one!

What was your least favorite book of 2013?
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Books of 2014 that I WILL NOT Miss: New Year's Challenge

Welcome to the Book Blogger New Years Challenge hosted by Parajunkee!

Today I am going to show you all of the 2014 releases I REFUSE to miss. That's right. I won't let anybody get between me and Ruin and Rising. (Unless you have Sturmhond and chocolate cake.)

Books of 2014 I will Hunt Down Pre-order






What books are you NOT MISSING this year?
(Code for "read as soon as possible")

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Friday, January 3, 2014

2013 Books I am Sad I Missed: New Year's Challenge


Welcome to the Book Blogger New Years Challenge hosted by Parajunkee!

Today I am going to share all the 2013 releases I am sad I missed. This was a easy question as their wasn't enough time to read all the books I wanted this year!

2013 Books I am SO sad I missed




Have you read any of these books? Were they as good as I think they will be?

If they are, feel free to yell at me for waiting so long and convince me to read them right now!!!

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Pros and Cons of Blogging: New Year's Challenge


Welcome to the Book Blogger New Years Challenge hosted by Parajunkee!

Today I am going to share my blogger pros and cons. I narrowed them down to four in each catergory. However, I could have definitely kept going.


Book Blogging Pros


1) Sharing my love of books with people who love books just as much!
2) Connecting with other bloggers, authors, and publishers
3) Being able to write out my thoughts and be creative.
4) The pride you feel when you think "I run a pretty cool blog!"

Book Blogging Cons


1) Reading slumps
2) Lack of time. Blogging is so time consuming!
3) Occasional stress.
4) When my muse decides to take a vacation after being overworked
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

My Blogger Resolutions: New Year's Challenge


Welcome to the Book Blogger New Years Challenge hosted by Parajunkee!

Today I am going to share my blogger resolutions. I narrowed them down to four. However, I could have definitely kept going.

Without further ado, here is my list of resolutions. Oh, and I must wish you all a happy 2014!



My Resolutions- 2014


1. Post at least two reviews a week- Book reviews are the hardest posts for me. I always take way too long writing and editing these posts! As an effect, I have less reviews up than I would like. That will change this year!

2. Take notes- I always attempt to take notes about the review books I read. I end up failing most of the time. This year I am determined to note-take!

3. Be Social- I haven't been very social for the last couple months, and I don't like it! This year I am determined to visit new blogs. Also, I'm finally getting a Twitter and Facebook account up and running!

4. Update my sidebars and pages- Please don't look at my "Upcoming Tours" section in the sidebar. *Hangs head in shame*

Do you have any resolutions for 2014?
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