1 Year Blogoversary Day 30 On The Bight Side and Tempest Giveaway!!

Day 30 of the Celebration brings you..

2 Giveaways!! 

One from Author Julie Cross

and

One from Author S.R. Johannes

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, SkyFones and InnerNets are all the rage. At her first Bright ceremony, G.O.D., the automated assignment system, spits out Angela Black, Gabby’s arch nemesis and longtime fencing rival. As a Bright, Gabby has to protect Angela, her assigned mortal, in order to move up through the training levels of heaven.


Back on earth, Angela starts hitting on Michael, Gabby’s crush and should-have-been boyfriend. Gabby’s pranks to quell the love are harmless at first until the school dance sabotage gets completely out of control. Then, Celestial Sky Agent, Lawrence, who happens to have anger management issues of his own, steps into reveal that Angela has big problems, and what she really needs is Gabby’s help.


Determined to right her wrong and ease her mother’s grief, Gabby steals an ancient artifact that allows her to return to earth for just one day. But if Gabby’s not careful, her well-meaning mission just might shift the very foundation of Heaven, Earth, and every place in between, causing the danger of the dark side to roam free.

The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.

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1 Year Blogoversary Day 12 Julie Cross Q & A with GIVEAWAY

 

Author of Tempest...

Julie Cross

Joins me today with a little Q&A

Thank you to Julie who is extremely busy with Tempest coming out Next Week!

1. When writing Tempest did you do any research or did you use your own rules?
   
   

I mostly used my own rules. I did a lot of research on New York City and pop culture for all the different years mentioned in the book. I also did a lot of reading up on the CIA, so much that they might start checking up on me soon.


2. Do the characters resemble anyone in your life?

No, not really. I think bits and pieces of me and people I know are sprinkled through my characters, but that’s because it’s easier to write what you know. For instance, my main character’s girlfriend, Holly is a former gymnast and that was much easier for to write than if she had played football or…cricket. I could write it authentically and not have to research much. Anything minor to the plot was usually an opportunity for me to slide in something that I already knew well…like gymnastics or being a camp counselor, which is how all three of my main characters met. At a summer camp.


3. Do you have a favorite character that you love to write?

My favorite character to write is actually a minor character in TEMPEST and plays a bigger roll in the second book. I’ll leave out her name to avoid spoilers, but with her, she says the most horribly blunt and inappropriate things. She’s totally bad-ass, so it’s really fun to bring her to life.


4. What is the nicest and craziest thing a fan has done for you?

I have fans? Seriously? Kidding. Nothing crazy yet. It’s still early. But I did have one totally awesome book blogger send me the lyrics to a song her brother’s band, For Elise, had written because they went so well with TEMPEST. It was almost like it had been written for the book. Anyway, she told me it was available on iTunes and I don’t have an iPod or do anything with iTunes, so she mailed me a CD and I LOVE it! I thought that was so nice. 

5. What is your writing space like? organized or messy?

I do have a writing office now, but I don’t use it much. I just write where ever. If I’m doing edits and I have pages plus my laptop, I have to have a clean table and a mostly clean room.

This or That...
You’re going to hate my answers. I’m a writer, so nothing is ever black and white 

      Coffee or Tea
      Coffee is my addiction. I must have it or I’ll die. Iced tea, unsweetened, nothing added, is my very           favorite non-alcoholic beverage.

Dress or Jeans

Sweat pants.

Okay, I’ll behave…dresses in the summer and jeans the other three seasons.
Outdoor girl or Indoor girl

I love sun and warm weather, so I’ll say outdoor…except when it’s cold.

Eat in or Dine out

Eat in, it’s cheaper. And I have three kids, so eating out isn’t usually that fun with the whole gang.

Cheesecake or Lamborghini *yeah ok those are what I want sorry*

If the Lamborghini is free, I’ll take that. But cheesecake is my very favorite dessert…?

E-book or Real book

I love my Kindle, but lately, now that I have several book shelves in my office, I’ve been buying my favorite books already read as an e-book, just to have for my shelf. And also because when I love a book, I usually try to get everyone I know to read it and I need a copy to loan out. 

Thank  you again Julie! 

Find Julie Cross on the web : Blog | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter

My Review of Tempest

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Review: Tempest by Julie Cross and Dream Cast Release Date 1/17/12

The year is 2009.  Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler.  Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.

Find Julie Cross on the web : Blog | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter

My very own Dream Cast.... well I have looked and looked and all I can find for are Jackson and Holly ... *and all you get are pictures of each*

Ok so these are my picks for Jackson and Holly. 


Jackson has that rugged but sexy look about him and still a fun fly by the seat of your pants kinda guy.


Holly is beautiful! She also has the brains and she knows what she wants! 


Care to take a stab at who I used for my Dream Cast for these two?  Comment and I will let you know who they really are. 

Review: 5x5

What a great original spin on time jumping! I love everything about it from the storyline to the characters. I can tell already this is going to be an EPIC trilogy! Julie draws you in with her amazing writing, seriously she is a master with words. 

Jackson is just swoon worthy and the journey he goes on is pulse-pounding and gut wrenching! I fell for him immediately. Holly is headstrong and beautiful and a girl who knows what she wants, then we get to see a different side of her *younger* All the secondary characters are well fleshed out and amazing! 

You won't know who to trust, who is good, who is bad.....Keeps you guessing the whole time. GET IT AS SOON AS IT COMES OUT... no wait go PRE-ORDER it NOW!!! you will not be sorry!