Unstoppable by S.R. Johannes *Blog Tour* Grace' Favorite Things

After everything that has happened, Grace moves to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdee, and hang out with old man Rex, Birdee's "friend with benefits". Grace quickly befriends Dylan, Rex's nephew, and Dylan's girlfriend, Sadie, who is a die-hard teen activist. Sadie spends her time leading protests against the roadside zoos that run rampant in Florida with a total disregard for animals or the flimsy law.

One day while out in the marshes of the Everglades, Grace and her friends rescue an abused—and endangered—Florida panther. She and Birdee spend time rehabilitating the animal. But when the panther runs off, Grace follows it to Uncle Bob's, a large roadside zoo they all have been protesting. One that is illegally filled with a variety of endangered and exotic animals. Before she can rescue the panther, she and her friends are kidnapped by the ruthless owner and dragged deep into the Everglades for a hunting challenge. 

Only this time, Grace is the prey. 

During a sick game of cat and mouse, Grace and her friends are offered one chance at survival, but only if they reach civilization before being caught. With a small head start and very little supplies, only time and skill stand between the hunter and the hunted. But out in the Everglades, there may be more dangers than Grace realizes.

Against all odds, Grace must make it out alive and win, or everything she holds dear could be lost.

If you don't know I adore these books! Grace is an amazing character and I heart her so... today I have for you her favorite things... so sit back and delve a little more into Grace from Unstoppable!

My (Grace Wells) Favorite Things! 

1. Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen.

So my dad read to me from this book a lot, and it was his favorite. I started reading it to be closer to him, and realized the main character was a lot like me :) Wilderness survival junkie and all! 

2. Cinn-o-buns

There's nothing better than a hot one of these babies! The ones at my mom's diner aren't bad, especially with all that cream cheese :)

3. Spicy Cheetos!

This one's pretty self-explanatory. Spicy. Cheetos. If it weren't for these bad boys, I wouldn't have the energy necessary to fight half the bear poaching, ebuilding bad guys I do ;)

4. My dad's famous homemade chocolate mousse

My dad came up with this recipe for dessert one night when I was little, and he made it for me whenever I had a bad day :) There's even caramel swirls in it! 

5. Monty Python 

The kings of all comedy! Dad and I would watch their movies all the time, especially "The Holy Grail." There isn't a moment where "tis but a flesh wound" isn't appropriate ;)

And last but certainly not least…..

6. Moon-pies!!! 

These are heavenly pastries of marshmallow madness! The cornerstone of my diet and one of my true loves in life (other than Mo, of course), Moon-pies are just plainly fantastic. Birdee prefers the chocolate mint crunchies, but I love the double decker chocolates.

Make sure you pick up your copy today and if you haven't started the series yet well... get on it you won't be disappointed :)

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Uncontrollable by S.R. Johannes Tour Stop

Uncontrollable

by S.R. Johannes

Release Day September 24th 2012

As Grace recovers from tragedy, her science class is chosen by Agent Sweeney at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help with research on the new "Red Wolf Reintroduction Program".

While she’s excited about helping with the conservation of the endangered wolves, Grace knows this means being outdoors in the worst winter recorded, in a place she no longer feels comfortable. It also means working closely with Wyn (her ex) and his annoying girlfriend (Skyler), a girl whose idea of getting close to nature is picking silk plants and growing fake plants.

After a couple of wolves show up dead, Grace almost quits. However, when a fellow project team member goes missing, Grace continues the assignment under a renewed suspicion that someone might be sabotaging the conservation program. She quietly begins to hunt for clues.

Little does she know, she is being hunted too.

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Review : 

Let's start with the cover : It's Beautiful! and perfectly fits with the series! Vania has done a wonderful job on both this one and the Untraceable cover I heart them so much :)

S.R. Johannes does an amazing job of weaving this story into something incredible ... Where I loved the first one for the same reason, this story steps it up a notch. I love how she makes it so that you questions EVERYONE! I never know who is good and who is not. When I come to the conclusion that one thing is going on... BAM I'm left with your mouth hanging open and thinking that was masterful!

Grace : She is still reeling with everything she has lost... but she is trying to get back into her life. She throws herself into a project thinking this will help. There is nothing about her that I don't like. She is a strong female character with flaws and all. She is a quick thinker and protects her friends/family with all she has.

The other characters are amazing all in their own ways. None of them are "flat" they are each well developed throughout the story.

I went as I was reading feeling all the things that Grace did... from her overwhelming sadness from having lost 2 men that she loved to all the terrifying things she has to deal with. I cannot tell you much more without giving all the things away, and you know I just won't do that :)

GET THIS if you Love/like Romance, Intrigue, suspense or adventure... roll them all together and you have

Uncontrollable!

S.R. Johannes COVER REVEAL for Uncontrollable**

If you haven't seen my review of Untraceable then you don't know how much I LOVED this book! Now I get to bring you the Cover of the next book .... Uncontrollable!! *squeee*

so without further rambling from me .... 

WOW!!! That is just beautiful ... is it not?? Thoughts?? 

I am like freaking out over here waiting on this one to come out :) 

Review of On The Bright Side S.R Johannes Tour Stop

Welcome to my stop on the Tour! 

I have a Guest Post and Review for ya..

Publisher:
Coleman & Stott

On the Bright Side is a hilarious road to guardian angeldom paved with so much drama and due-paying that it makes middle school look painless.


As if the devil’s food cake at her wake and the white fat pants she’s stuck wearing for eternity weren’t bad enough, fourteen year-old Gabby is quick to discover that Cirrus, the main rung of Heaven, is a far cry from the Pearly Gates. Here, Skyphones and InnerNets are all the rage. Until Gabby finds out she has to protect Angela, her school nemesis, in order to move up through the training levels of heaven. Problem is, Angela is now hitting on Gabby's should-have-been boyfriend. (awkward!)


Instead of protecting Angela, Gabby pranks her (like tripping is a sin?) at the hopes of cooling off the new couple. At first, they seem harmless until the school dance sabotage gets completely out of control. Then, her Celestial Sky Agent, who happens to have anger management issues of his own, puts Gabby on probation, threatening her eternal future. 


Determined to right her wrongs, Gabby steals an ancient artifact that allows her to return to Earth for just one day. Without knowing, she kicks off a series of events and learns what can happen when you hate someone to death.

Paperback will be available in Feb.

To buy the Kindle ebook - The ebook is .99 for the first month and can be purchased at amazon or B&N for now.

Book Trailer:

http://faeriality.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-bright-side-trailer.html

Guest Post from S.R. Johannes:

Making Strong Girls Real


I tend to write feisty girl characters. I don’t know why it ends up that way. Maybe it says something about me. I am pretty feisty and outspoken. And just like my characters - with me – it’s pretty much what you see is what you get. I feel very strongly about “The Power Of One” so my characters are usually going up against a larger system that they think is unfair in some way – big or small.


Making strong girl’s feel real is the hard part. They can be tough, but they still have to be relatable and lovable.


In Untraceable, Grace fights town authorities and tribe officials. She openly goes against their requests (or demands) to let her investigation on her father’s disappearance go. She goes with her gut and is willing to accept the consequences. Yet Grace has a soft side. Her vulnerability is shown through with her feelings for her dad and her mom. I think you hurt for the confusion and unfairness in her life, even though she tries not to complain about it. She is also very vulnerable when it comes to nature, she would do anything to fight for the environment and animals. Including risking her life without stopping to think about it. Yet, she tries to pretend she isn’t the slightest bit “weak” or sensitive. I think that internal struggle to stand strong when really she just wants to crumble makes her endearing.


In On The Bright Side, Gabby struggles with her situation and thefact that it isn’t “fair”. She does a great job at having a ‘woe is me’ mentality mixed with “grass is greener on the other side” for part of the book. Her main struggle is that she is jealous so she lashes out by challenging authority figures and new rules. She is tough in that she does what she wants, knowing the trouble she could be in. She goes with her emotions and therefore loses her way for about ½ of the book. But in the end, she digs deep when she has to and turns it around (even though she ends up putting all of heaven and earth in great peril :).


Gabby is grumpy and mischievous (which I find funny since she is an angel) yet you feel sorry for her because she died and shouldn’t have. She wants to follow the rules but her heart leads her (which is strange b/c she has no heart – she’s dead after all). Her silly antics and the way she looks at life (and death) is too funny, which allows us to laugh at a deeper topic - death.


Gabby was much tougher to write than Grace. I struggled with the tween voice at first. I think I am much more comfortable doing teen. You see (and I know this make come as a big shocker! :) – I too am snarky (waits for gasps of shock). Snarky can be misinterpreted at bitchy sometimes. And having a snarky tween is tough because middle graders are reading your book and they are often not as grumpy or rebellious as teens may be. There is a huge difference between 10 and 14. So I struggled with how to make Gabby funny yet disgruntled, while still making sure she wasn’t too whiny or mean.

Thanks so much! I love getting inside info on how you all come up with great compelling characters!

Review: 

*I got a little long with this one*

What a great tween book! It's funny, refreshing and you will feel right there with Gabby!

I will be telling my kids school they HAVE to add this for the middle grades books. "tweens" will love it, it has everything I remember from being that age. Besties, jealousy, trying to do the right thing.

Gabby is a great girl. She is loyal, strong, and caring...and also I found her very funny. While she is in training well she gets everything all messed up and needs to fix it. This helps her grow as a person and you will love her.

Jessica is amazing! She is such a great friend and the "voice of reason" in the relationship trying to guide Gabby. 

Michael ... this poor boy. I feel his pain. At any age it's hard to loose someone. I think he does a great job at being Gabby' best friend.

Angela... Well she is one of "those" girls from school. Who has it all and wants more, esp. what everyone else has. But is there more? READ THIS BOOK

Very well written characters. Each is brought to life in their own unique way and Johannes does this wonderfully! The world she has created in this story ... well I want to visit that and play with the SKYfone and all the other cool gadgets!!