Devour by Shelly Crane *Review*

ebook
Published October 31st 2011 (first published October 28th 2011
Clara has it all. A wrestling star boyfriend, popular friends, all the right school activities...pretty much a perfect life...up until her parents died. Now she lives with the Pastor and his family and though they take good care of her, she feels alone. Then her boyfriend, Tate, starts to show signs of trouble when a new guy, Eli, comes to town. Clara is fascinated with him but hides it until something happens. Eli confesses to her that she gives him something he's never had before...something he needs. Everything is about to change for this normal pretty popular girl in a supernatural way.

First off, I won this book from Mandy @ Twimom 101 Book Blog So big huge Thank you!!

If you don't know by now... I love everything about Shelly Crane's Books!  With that being said ...  This is what I look like when I get one of her books!! 

Review:

When I got this book I did not read the blurb *again you should know I do this often* Love to just see how the story plays out. So, I was fascinated by this story. We start with Clara who seems to have a Great life with an all american boyfriend, spirit squad and best friends. Well, it's not as great as it looks.

Clara... What an amazing character she is. She is stuck in this place in her life until she meets Eli and then things start changing for the better. You can see amazing growth from her, she was already a well rounded character but she gets even better. Her journey throughout is gripping and I cannot explain it all as I don't want to give anything away :) 

Eli... Oh here is another Awesome guy from the one and only #QueenOfSwoon! His story is just engrossing and he is an absolutely fascinating character! He's lived his whole life one way and then BAM! it's all flipped upside down for Clara. Such a great fit the two of them are! *found cool guy here on the net*

The "friends" hmmm I just really didn't like them and wanted to choke most of them... which means they were just well written too. I really did enjoy Patrick!! Can I just say I need more like right now!!  Again... If you haven't read this.. put it on your list your gonna want to GET IT NOW!

Defiance by Shelly Crane * Review*

Kindle Edition
Published March 8th 2012
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In the third installment of the Significance series, we begin with Maggie and Caleb in the clutches of a new enemy; the Virtuoso council. Not only do they have to deal with the consequences of taking the lives of the Watsons and the council attempting to take Maggie away to keep their precious Visionary safe, but they must deal with Marla as well. All are determined to undermine, control and use Caleb and Maggie's rare gifts for their own uses, some wish to destroy them entirely. Then Maggie's father and Bish are threatened but the council forbids the presense of humans. Peter and the family fight and stand beside them every step of the way to save Maggie's father, to keep Caleb and Maggie together when the corrupted council is so set on keeping them apart and to stop Marla and whatever she has up her sleeve. Then Maggie has the shock of her life when she discovers something about her real father. It may change everything for everyone. Stay tuned as the story continues.

Ok and before we get to the Review .... here are all the Beautiful covers lined up ... prepare for YUMMY!

 *Sigh*

Review

First off let me tell you... there will be gushing... I won't be able to NOT! This series had me hooked in the first chapter of the first book. It is complete Swoony goodness!! This go round Maggie has to deal with being thrown in with her and Caleb's people, plus deal with being the Visionary. There is mystery, action, and tons of Romance!! 

I have now labeled Shelly the Queen of Swoon. 

She knows how to write amazing characters and Defiance is no exception. Caleb is AMAZING...without losing his "manliness" so to say. Maggie is everything to him and he knows how to show her she is. Seriously one scene I literally re-read 3 times...let me just say boxer briefs... *swoon* 

Maggie is an awesome girl! Same goes with her, Caleb is her world and she shows him that he is. She is tough, smart, and really down to earth. That is what these people need too, a shot of Maggie!

We are introduced to a lot more family and I have to say though that not all of them are awesome.. several times I wanted to choke the life out of some of them LOL.

All in all I want to Shout out to everyone.. If you haven't read Shelly Crane...WHY??? You must read this series it is unbelievably good! and I want to shower Shelly with hugs and confetti!!

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First ever Video IMM from me :) whoot

Blog Tour SIGN-UP Black Satin by Rae Hachton *June*

I have another tour coming up!  The Pretty in Black Series by Rae Hachton. The actual tour will run the month of JUNE. There will be a Pre-Release tour for book 1 May 14-28th for this Rae wants to stop by blog and talk about book 1. You will get an e-copy and are more than welcome to post a review also. The first book is Pretty in Black and the Second Book is  Black Satin.

Pre-Release Tour for Pretty in Black: *You will get e-book copy right away*

• Guest Post by Rae about book
• Review by you

Black Satin Tour: *you can mix/match*

• Review
• Guest Post
• Interview
• Giveaway -EVERYSTOP Tour Wide with Rafflecopter form *will provide code* which will include
• A poster for Pretty in Black
  A poster for Black Satin
  Assortment of PIB bookmarks, magnets, and stickers
  A signed Deluxe Edition of Pretty in Black which will include books one and two under one binding.

What I need if you want to participate: Email me with Black Satin Tour in the subject

• Name
• Blog
• Blog address
• Do you want to participate in Pre-Release 2week tour and date *May 14-28*
  
• Type of Black Satin tour stop
• Dates for your post give 2 if you can *month of June*
  

Pretty in Black

Some Things are Pretty. Some Things are Black. Love is both. 

[Ellie Piper] 

She wanted to die. He arose from the grave. He was sent to kill her. She was trained to kill those of his kind. But fate had other plans. He searched for 119 years to find her. & There's no way in hell he's letting her go. Dead or Alive. They're fated. 

[Marcus Marble] 

How far would you go to be with the one you love? Would you die for her? Would you kill for her? What if the only reason you're still alive is because of her? What if the reason you came back from the dead, was to be with her? But what if your job was to kill her, but you fell in love instead? And now you're being hunted by your own kind? 

Destroy? Or be Destroyed?

Black Satin

[May 28, 2012 release date]

What if you weren’t who you thought you were?
What if your whole life changed in an instant and you were released to a new identity?

What if you were forced to kill the one you love?
What if everything you knew wasn’t real, and you awaken to a new world?

What if love could take you to unknown places?

How beautiful is death really?

Marcus Marble has disappeared from Ellie’s life, and she needs answers to questions and he’s the only one who can answer them.

How is her sister back from the dead, and why is Ellie still alive?

When Ellie realizes Marcus isn’t coming back, she is forced to move on with her life the best way she can, in hopes of finding the answers herself, but when people at school begin to be viciously murdered, and Giles reveals to her a life changing secret, she decides to investigate the possible truth of it. What she discovers is more than she thought she would.

The only time Ellie feels normal is when she’s around Walter, the new guy at school. And normal is how she wants to feel, now that Marcus is gone from her life.

But Walter may not be all that he seems, either, and she just might spiral in to an even more dark world, she never thought possible.

And when it occurs to her that Marcus has made the decision to pass on through to the afterlife, during the Risorgimento, she races against time to stop him, while knowing she has feelings for Walter, too.

Will she make it in time to stop Marcus from passing through, and if she does, what will she tell Walter?

Her heart will have to make the final decision.

But will the choice be worth dying for?

About the Author:

Rae Hachton [pronounced H-ton] is the nom de plume of author Desirae Hennington. She is the Indie Author of the Gothic Romance series Pretty in Black. She is twenty-three years old and lives with her Muse and her Ghost. When she is not composing new novels, she is working on her cinematography studies, and devouring YA books. Her favorite band is The Raveonettes, and she is a major fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Ravens and Crows. Although she is writing Gothic Fiction at the moment, her favorite genre of all time is Contemporary YA. Favorite contemporary book: tie between Forever by Judy Blume and the Summer I turned Pretty series by Jenny Han. Favorite author: David Levithan. If Rae Hachton wasn't writing, she'd give it one last shot at being kewl, and probably start a band.

Pre-Release Tour Dates

May 14th - 28th

May 14 - Addicted to Books
             - Itching for Books

May 15 - Always YA at Heart
               Mother/Gamer/Writer

May 16 - Lovey Dovey Books

May 17 - Waiting on Sunday to Drown
               Kindling the Fire

May 18 - Chapter by Chapter

May 19 - Letters Inside Out

May 20 - Nata ArtistaDonna

May 21 - Novels On The Run
             - Moonlight Book Reviews *Review

May 22 -

May 23 - The Cover (and Everything in Between...)
             - Froggarita's Bookcase

May 24 - Sweet Southern Home
               The Bookish Babes *Book 1 Review

May 25 - artsy musings of a bibliophile *Book 1 Review
Reading In Winter *Review
Tays Book Corner

May 26 - Megan Likes Books

May 27 - Book briefs *Review book 1
A Life Pixelated *Review

May 28 - Indiewritersreview *Guest Post
- Black Satin (Book 2) Release Day

Black Satin Tour Dates

June

June 1 - Always YA at Heart *Review & Giveaway

June 2 - Waiting on Sunday to Drown *Review, Guest Post, Giveaway

June 3 - Nata ArtistaDonna *Guest Post & Giveaway

June 4 - Lovey Dovey Books *Review, Interview & Giveaway

June 5 - Itching for Books *Review & Giveaway

June 6 - Megan Likes Books *Guest Post & Giveaway

June 7 - The Cover (and Everything in Between...)*Review & Giveaway
- Tays Book Corner *Review, Interview & Giveaway

June 8 - Novels On The Run *Review, Character Interview & Giveaway

June 9 - artsy musings of a bibliophile *Review & Giveaway

June 10 - Book briefs *Review & Giveaway

June 11 - Addicted to Books - Giveaway, Guest Spot & Giveaway

June 12 - Kindling the Fire *Review &am; Giveaway
Mother/Gamer/Writer *Review & Guest Post & Giveaway

June 13 - Letters Inside Out *interview/giveaway

June 14 - Book Loving Mom *Review, Interview & Giveaway

June 15 - The Bookish Babes *Review book 2 , guest post & Giveaway
- What's Beyond Forks? *Review, Interview & Giveaway

June 16 - Moonlight Book Reviews *Review, Guest Post, Giveaway

June 17 - Proserpine Craving Books *Review, Giveaway & Interview

June 18 - Sweet Southern Home *Review & Giveaway

June 19 - Sweet Southern Home *Interview

June 20 -

June 21 - Indiewritersreview *Review Book 1

June 22 - The Fable Faerie *Review & Giveaway

June 23 - A Life Pixelated *Review & Giveaway
- Memories Overtaking Me *Review & Interview

June 24 - Indiewritersreview *Review Book 2

June 25 - The Bookish Brunette *Review & Giveaway

June 26 - Reading In Winter *Review

June 27 - The Cover (and Everything in Between...) *Guest Post

June 28 - Fictional Candy *Review & Giveaway

June 29 - Froggarita's Bookcase *Guest Post & Giveaway
Worlds Away Book Blog *Review & Giveaway

June 30 - Gotta Have YA *Review & Giveaway

Blog Tour Meeting Destiny by Nancy Straight

My Review

Meeting Destiny Blurb:  Lauren is visited in her dreams for years by a stranger claiming to be her destiny. Destiny becomes reality when paths cross during a failed robbery attempt. Lauren and the stranger experience chemistry like no other and now her doubt over her long time relationship with her high school sweetheart is not her only secret…someone else knows about her keen intuition and sixth sense.A mysterious clairvoyant seeks Lauren out and tells her not only of her life now but what the future may hold. Soon Lauren is in the middle of a murder investigation and a questionable friendship with the key suspect. Law enforcement, friends and family are concerned for Lauren but unfortunately they are unaware of the true danger…Sinister forces are at work and will stop at nothing to destroy Lauren’s abilities.

Author Bio: Nancy was born in Sioux City Iowa, left the cold of the Midwest in 1991 and only returns to see family in the summer time. She spent ten years traveling the world as a US Marine and settled in rural SC with her husband, two children and three dogs.  She enjoys RVing with her family, writing Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy and reading all types of Paranormal and Young Adult literature.

Tour Dates:

April

April 1 - Waiting on Sunday to Drown *Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

April 2 - BlookGirl *Interview & Giveaway

April 3 - The Autumn Review *Guest Post & Giveaway

April 4 - Nata ArtistaDonna *Review & Giveaway

April 5 - twimom101 book blog *Character Interview & Giveaway

April 6 - Lovey Dovey Books *Interview & Giveaway

April 7 - Arianne Cruz *Guest Post & Giveaway

April 8 - Moonlight Book Reviews *Guest Post

April 9 - Insightful Minds *Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

April 10 - Addicted to Books *Review & Giveaway

April 11 - A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books *Review

April 12 - The Fable Faerie *Review & Giveaway

April 13 - Book Travels *Review & Guest Post 

April 14 - Bookshelf Confessions *Guest Post & Giveaway

April 15 - Read My Mind *Original Post, Review & Giveaway

April 16 - Better Read Than Dead *Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

April 17 - Geek Girl Review *Teaser Tuesday Post

April 18 - Books 4 Juliet *Review, Interview & Giveaway

April 19 - Doodle's Book Blog *Review & Giveaway

April 20 - Geek Girl Review *Guest Post, Giveaway & Author Spotlight *April*
April 21 - Megan Likes Books *Guest Post & Giveaway

April 22 - The Life of Fiction *Review & Giveaway

April 23 - The Bookish Babes *Review, Guest Post & Giveaway

April 24 - Chapter by Chapter *Review,Interview&Giveaway

April 25 - Short and Sweet Reviews *Movie Casting & Giveaway

April 26 - Escaping... One Book @ a Time *Review, Book Cast Post & Giveaway
                Shiirleyy's Bookshelf *Guest Post

April 27 - Megan Likes Books *Review

April 28 - twimom101 book blog *Excerpt*

April 29 - the passionate bookworm *Review, Cover feature & giveaway

April 30 - Sweet Southern Home *Interview & Giveaway
                Blog Tour Wrap up SupaGurl Books **HUGE GIVEAWAY ALL 3 PAPERBACK BOOKS SIGNED**