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		<title>(BLOG TOUR) Book Excerpt and Giveaway: DESCENDANT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; Hello again, Avid Readers! Today is my stop on the blog tour for DESCEENDANT by Nichole Giles, published 1 May 2013 by Rhemalda Publishing. Check out the blurb below, then get a sneak peek at the story itself. And don&#8217;t forget to enter the giveaway &#8211; details are included at the bottom [...]]]></description>
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Hello again, Avid Readers! Today is my stop on the blog tour for DESCEENDANT by Nichole Giles, published 1 May 2013 by Rhemalda Publishing. Check out the blurb below, then get a sneak peek at the story itself. And don&#8217;t forget to enter the giveaway &#8211; details are included at the bottom of this post.<br />
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<blockquote><i>Seventeen-year-old Abigail Johnson is Gifted.<br />
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Blessed-or cursed-with Sight and Healing, Abby lives an unsettled life, moving from place to place and staying one step ahead of the darkness that hunts her. When she arrives in Jackson, Wyoming, she is desperate to maintain the illusion of normalcy, but she is plagued with visions of past lives mixed with frightening glimpses of her future. Then she meets Kye, a mysterious boy who seems so achingly familiar that Abby is drawn to him like he&#8217;s a missing piece of her own soul.<br />
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Before Abby can discover the reason for her feelings toward Kye, the darkness catches up to her and she is forced to flee again. But this time she&#8217;s not just running. She is fighting back with Kye at her side, and it&#8217;s not only Abby&#8217;s life at stake.</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Descendant-Nichole-Giles/dp/1936850672/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1367250204&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=descendant+nichole+giles" target="_blank">AMAZON</a> | <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Descendant-Nichole-Giles/9781936850679" target="_blank">BOOK DEPOSITORY</a></center></p></blockquote>
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<center><b>Praise for DESCENDANT:</b></center><br />
&#8220;A hot new spin on paranormal, Descendant is refreshingly imaginative and powerful. I can&#8217;t decide which was best &#8212; piecing together Abby&#8217;s sinister past or keeping up with her heartbreaking future. If you like your YA laced with melt-my-heart romance and a good helping of heart-pounding suspense, you&#8217;ll love this book!&#8221; &#8212; Michelle Davidson Argyle, author of The Breakaway<br />
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&#8220;Nichole Giles has crafted a story that breathes from the pages. Her characters are authentic, the action intense, with powerful emotions that will keep Descendant on your mind long after the book ends. Open your eyes to another facet of our world in Descendant and you&#8217;ll be sucked into an adventure with Abby and Kye, that will explore the power of gifts, courage, and love. With top-notch writing, Giles has crafted a story that breathes from the pages.&#8221; &#8211;Rachelle J. Christensen, award-winning author of Wrong Number and Caller ID<br />
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&#8220;Nichole Giles brings a fresh new voice and flawless writing technique to the world of Young Adult fiction. I was swept away to another place and never wanted to come back.&#8221; &#8211;Tristi Pinkston, author of Turning Pages and the Secret Sisters mystery series<br />
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&#8220;This debut novel delivers in all the right ways, with heart-pounding action and a delicious romance that sweeps centuries. I loved it!&#8221; &#8211;Elana Johnson, author of Possession and Surrender<br />
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<blockquote><b>AUTHOR BIO:</b><br />
Nichole Giles was born in Nevada, and moved with her parents to a number of cities in and around the West. Writing is her passion, but she also loves to spend time with her husband and four children, travel to tropical and exotic destinations, drive in the rain with the convertible top down, and play music at full volume so she can sing along.<br />
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		<title>(BLOG TOUR) Book Review: REMEMBER DIPPY</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Johnny&#8217;s plans fly out the window when he finds out his single mother is leaving town for the summer. She has a breakthrough job in upstate New York. He can live with his Aunt Collette but only on the condition that he &#8220;help out with&#8221; his autistic older cousin, Remember. [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><i>Johnny&#8217;s plans fly out the window when he finds out his single mother is leaving town for the summer. She has a breakthrough job in upstate New York. He can live with his Aunt Collette but only on the condition that he &#8220;help out with&#8221; his autistic older cousin, Remember. Yup, you heard it right: Remember Dippy. That&#8217;s his cousin&#8217;s name — and Remember is a gawky awkward kid with some pretty strange habits, like repeating back almost everything Johnny says and spending hours glued to the weather channel. Johnny&#8217;s premonitions of disaster appear at first to come to cringe-worthy fruition, but when the two boys save a bully from drowning, salvage the pizzeria guy&#8217;s romance, and share girl troubles, Johnny ends up having the summer of his life.</i><br />
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<b>TWEET ABOUT IT</b><br />
REMEMBER DIPPY is a story of 2 teen cousins, one with autism, the summer they spend together &#038; the trials both young men must face.<br />
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<b>MY THOUGHTS</b><br />
Reading REMEMBER DIPPY was a refreshing change of pace for me. Although I haven&#8217;t read many fiction stories where one of the main characters has autism, I know real life children/adults with it. So the thing I liked most about this book was it&#8217;s realistic look at the effects of autism. Remember (or Mem, as Johnny calls him) is higher functioning on the autism scale in that he can talk and read, but his understanding of things, social interactions, etc., are affected by the autism.<br />
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I really really liked the main character, Johnny. He resents being stuck with Mem for the summer and really just wants to be able to hang out with his friends. But with Mem in the picture, this changes how Johnny spends his summer, and by the end of the book, it has changed his perspective a lot.<br />
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While readers don&#8217;t get to hear from Remember directly, I think his character, as told through the eyes of Johnny, is very true to real-life autism. I like how he made an impact on Johnny, most likely unknowingly, during the summer the two spent together. Their time together changes Johnny for the better and it also solidifies his relationship with Mem as not just a family member, but as a true friend as well.<br />
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<b>OVERALL</b><br />
REMEMBER DIPPY is a great middle grade/young adult crossover book. It&#8217;s an engaging story about a young man spending the summer with his autistic cousin and the adventures and hardships they face. The family relationships expressed are genuine and well developed. The message and moral of the story is something all tweens/teens should be exposed to, yet it is not shoved down the throat of the reader.<br />
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REMEMBER DIPPY is a story that I will not soon forget and I recommend it as something parents should read with their children.<br />
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<blockquote><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</b><br />
Shirley Reva Vernick&#8217;s debut novel THE BLOOD LIE was named on the 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults list from the American Library Association. It also received the Simon Wiesenthal Once Upon a World Children&#8217;s Award and Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award. Shirley lives with her husband, two daughters, and two frisky dogs in western Massachusetts. In addition to running a popular storytelling website—storybee.org—Shirley has written for <em>Cosmopolitan</em>, <em>Good Housekeeping</em>, <em>Ladies&#8217; Home Journal</em>, national newspapers, and the publications of Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Boston universities.<br />
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		<title>Book Blast Promo and Giveaway: Rebecca Ethington&#8217;s IMDALIND Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn&#8217;t know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn&#8217;t want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won&#8217;t let the [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><i>Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn&#8217;t know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn&#8217;t want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won&#8217;t let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to.<br />
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If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air.<br />
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Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.</i><br />
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<blockquote><center><b>Book 2 in the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/96073-imdalind" target="_blank">IMDALIND series</a></b></center><br />
<i>Joclyn is in hiding, hunted by the man she still desperately loves. Ryland is gone, his mind erased, no memory of Joclyn remains. But, Joclyn’s heart desperately begs her to hold out hope. While, in reality the black eyed monster that possesses him, attempts to kill her over and over.<br />
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If it wasn’t for Ilyan, Joclyn would be dead by now.<br />
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Ilyan. The man who once stalked her, is now Joclyn’s protector, the only thing she has left. He protects Joclyn from the men who seek to end her life, and while she is haunted by dreams where Ryland begs her to break the bond between them.<br />
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Ilyan is there. Always there.<br />
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Ilyan trains and prepares her, teaching her everything she needs to know in the hope that one day she can avenge Ryland, if not protect herself from him.<br />
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The man who has never been there, is suddenly responsible for everything. And who he is has made Joclyn into something she never wanted to be.<br />
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Rebecca Ethington is a story teller and author from Salt Lake City, Utah. She has been telling stories since she was small. First, with writing crude scripts, and then in stage with years of theatrical performances. Rebecca’s first stint into the world of literary writing, The IMDALIND Series, was released in October 2012 and since its release each book has been found in several top 100 lists on Amazon. Rebecca is a mother to two, and wife to her best friend of 14 years. Her days are spent writing, running, and enjoying life with her crazy family.<br />
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		<title>For the Book Lover: SURRENDER in Paperback</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 18:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abandon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elana Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Possession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surrender]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Saturday, Avid Readers! Just wanted to share the news that SURRENDER, book 2 in the POSSESSION series, by Elana Johnson is now available in paperback AND you can pre-order the final book in the trilogy, ABANDON, which will be available 4 June from Simon Pulse. &#160; Haven&#8217;t started the series yet? Enter to win [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Saturday, Avid Readers! Just wanted to share the news that SURRENDER, book 2 in the POSSESSION series, by Elana Johnson is now available in paperback AND you can pre-order the final book in the trilogy, ABANDON, which will be available 4 June from Simon Pulse.<br />
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Haven&#8217;t started the series yet? Enter to win a paperback copy of POSSESSION (book 1) <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/52482-possession?utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&#038;utm_campaign=d5f53ec43a-October_2010_Newsletter10_16_2010&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_ad054c405c-d5f53ec43a-272429737" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Plus, you can enter to win SURRENDER (book 2) as well, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/52483-surrender-a-possession-novel?utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&#038;utm_campaign=d5f53ec43a-October_2010_Newsletter10_16_2010&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_ad054c405c-d5f53ec43a-272429737" target="_blank">HERE</a>. There are paperbacks everywhere!<br />
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ABANDON will be released simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, and digital formats so <a href="http://books.simonandschuster.com/Abandon/Elana-Johnson/9781442484818?utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&#038;utm_campaign=d5f53ec43a-October_2010_Newsletter10_16_2010&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_ad054c405c-d5f53ec43a-272429737" target="_blank">PICK YOUR PREFERRED FORMAT</a> and be ready to finish the series on 4 June.<br />
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BUT WAIT, there&#8217;s more&#8230;.<br />
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In celebration of the conclusion of the series, author Elana Johnson is planning a 10-day series scavenger hunt.<br />
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It&#8217;s pretty much going to be an epic hunt across the Association to find the City of the Day by reading guest posts, interviews, and excerpts from the trilogy.<br />
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Once you know the City of the Day, you can enter to win a paperback package of books, and one lucky winner will also get a $50 Amazon gift card!<br />
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The hunt starts promptly on 4 June, and runs until 14 June. You can find more details and a list of participating blogs <a href="http://elanajohnson.blogspot.com/p/scavenger-hunt.html?utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&#038;utm_campaign=d5f53ec43a-October_2010_Newsletter10_16_2010&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_ad054c405c-d5f53ec43a-272429737" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8337087-possession" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Possession-200x300.jpg" alt="Possession" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4074" /></a><br />
<blockquote><i>Vi knows the Rule: Girls don&#8217;t walk with boys, and they never even think about kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn&#8230;and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi&#8217;s future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause? The Thinkers may have brainwashed the rest of the population, but Vi is determined to think for herself.<br />
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But the Thinkers are unusually persuasive, and they&#8217;re set on convincing Vi to become one of them&#8230;starting by brainwashing Zenn. Vi can&#8217;t leave Zenn in the Thinkers&#8217; hands, but she&#8217;s wary of joining the rebellion, especially since that means teaming up with Jag. Jag is egotistical, charismatic, and dangerous&#8211;everything Zenn&#8217;s not. Vi can&#8217;t quite trust Jag and can&#8217;t quite resist him, but she also can&#8217;t give up on Zenn.<br />
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This is a game of control or be controlled. And Vi has no choice but to play.</i><br />
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<center>Publication Information: 7 June 2011 (hardcover) by Simon &#038; Schuster</center><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8337087-possession" target="_blank">GOODREADS</a> | <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781442445697?aff=avidreaderjl" target="_blank">INDIEBOUND</a> | <a href="http://www.elanajohnson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a></center></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><i>Forbidden love, intoxicating power, and the terror of control…<br />
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Raine has always been a good girl. She lives by the rules in Freedom. After all, they are her father’s rules: He’s the Director. It’s because of him that Raine is willing to use her talent—a power so dangerous, no one else is allowed to know about it. Not even her roommate, Vi.<br />
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All of that changes when Raine falls for Gunner. Raine’s got every reason in the world to stay away from Gunn, but she just can’t. Especially when she discovers his connection to Vi’s boyfriend, Zenn. Raine has never known anyone as heavily brainwashed as Vi. Raine’s father expects her to spy on Vi and report back to him. But Raine is beginning to wonder what Vi knows that her father is so anxious to keep hidden, and what might happen if she helps Vi remember it. She’s even starting to suspect Vi’s secrets might involve Freedom’s newest prisoner, the rebel Jag Barque&#8230;</i><br />
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<center>Publication Information: 5 June 2012 (hardcover) by Simon Pulse</center><br />
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		<title>For the Book Lover: New Adult Sleepover Weekend (NASW)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 17:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; New Adult Sleepover Weekend is a convention taking place 6th &#8211; 8th December 2013, featuring some of today&#8217;s BEST SELLING New Adult authors, and some upcoming authors that you&#8217;ll want to keep on your radar. &#160; The weekend will be filled with parties, a book signing, reader and author dinners, and tons [...]]]></description>
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New Adult Sleepover Weekend is a convention taking place 6th &#8211; 8th December 2013, featuring some of today&#8217;s BEST SELLING New Adult authors, and some upcoming authors that you&#8217;ll want to keep on your radar.<br />
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The weekend will be filled with parties, a book signing, reader and author dinners, and tons more! Not only do you get to discover some new authors, but you get to know them on a personal level.<br />
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Damaris at <a href="http://www.goodchoicereading.com/" target="_blank">GOOD CHOICE READING</a> is co-director of the con, and she has put together an amazing blog tour to give readers a chance to get to know the authors before the convention. This blog tour will be filled with book highlights, reviews, sneak peeks into the authors&#8217; books, and tons of giveaways! This tour will run from now until September! Yes, you read correctly. A 5 month tour and at the end of every month a chance to win big!<br />
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Some of the giveaways involve Gift Cards, books, and even two registrations to <a href="http://newadultsleepover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NASW</a>! All donated by the authors. So if you&#8217;re thinking about attending, make sure you check out the blog tour, which I am proud to be a tour host for.<br />
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This months FIRST NASW giveaway is below. You can enter just for checking out this post!<br />
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Just keep an eye for the following logo&#8217;s below for your chance to win! You can enter each blog tour stop, not just once.<br />
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<center><a href="http://newadultsleepover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NASW-blogger-Badge.jpg" alt="NASW blogger Badge" width="200" height="200" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4063" /></a><a href="http://newadultsleepover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NASW-FA-Badge.jpg" alt="NASW FA Badge" width="200" height="200" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4062" /></a></center><br />
Check out the NASW13 website: <a href="http://newadultsleepover.blogspot.com/">HERE.</a><br />
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To keep up with any updates, &#8220;LIKE&#8221; NASW13 on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewAdultSleepoverWeekend">HERE.</a><br />
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And be sure to check out the following blogs listed below, for a chance to win this month&#8217;s awesome prize!<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.bookishthingsandmore.com/" target="_blank">www.bookishthingsandmore.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/" target="_blank">www.mangamaniaccafe.com</a><br />
<a href="http://newadultaddiction.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">newadultaddiction.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://bibliophilesthoughtsonbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bibliophilesthoughtsonbooks.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.whirlwindbooksandreviews.com/" target="_blank">www.whirlwindbooksandreviews.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://twobrainbookreviewers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">twobrainbookreviewers.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://tugceninkitapligi.com/" target="_blank">tugceninkitapligi.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bookishrandomness.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.bookishrandomness.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mybookmuse.com/" target="_blank">www.mybookmuse.com</a><br />
<a href="http://thebookishbabes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">thebookishbabes.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shortie-says.com/" target="_blank">www.shortie-says.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thediaryofanengineer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.thediaryofanengineer.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://whateveryoucanstillbetray.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">whateveryoucanstillbetray.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://selkiereadsstories.blogspot.com/ target="_blank"">selkiereadsstories.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theluvnv.com/" target="_blank">www.theluvnv.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shereadsnewadult.com/" target="_blank">www.shereadsnewadult.com</a><br />
<a href="http://booksaremybestfriendforever.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">booksaremybestfriendforever.blogspot.in</a><br />
<a href="http://princess-paperback.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">princess-paperback.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://anovelaffair222.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">anovelaffair222.wordpress.com</a><br />
<a href="http://divergentgryffindor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">divergentgryffindor.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.paranormal-bookclub.com/" target="_blank">www.paranormal-bookclub.com</a><br />
<a href="http://tiffanytalksbooks.com/" target="_blank">tiffanytalksbooks.com</a><br />
<a href="http://rampant-readers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">rampant-readers.blogspot.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.smibookclub.com/" target="_blank">www.SMIBookClub.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.avidreadermusings.com" target="_blank">www.avidreadermusings.com</a></center><br />
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<center>Let the fun begin!!!</center><br />
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		<title>Book Blast Promo and Giveaway: BROKEN PROMISES (New Adult)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Blast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Book Promo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BROKEN PROMISES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Pendleton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; After three years in Boston attending college, Mallory Wells has come home to Casper, Maine to care for her father, who is dying from cancer. She left Casper without looking back, leaving her small-town life and everyone in it, behind. Including her sexy high school sweetheart. &#160; Luke Bates was devastated when [...]]]></description>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17661936-broken-promises?ac=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Broken-Promises-Cover-187x300.jpg" alt="Broken Promises Cover" width="187" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4044" /></a><br />
<blockquote><i>After three years in Boston attending college, Mallory Wells has come home to Casper, Maine to care for her father, who is dying from cancer. She left Casper without looking back, leaving her small-town life and everyone in it, behind. Including her sexy high school sweetheart.<br />
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Luke Bates was devastated when Mallory left him for the city life. He managed to pull himself together and move on, even if only just barely. When Mallory shows up in town, Luke vows to stay away from her at all costs. So why does he keep checking in on her and her father, showing up when he&#8217;s clearly uninvited? Maybe Luke isn&#8217;t as &#8216;over her&#8217; as he thought.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Promises-Series-ebook/dp/B00CEOJHGI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368146136&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-promises-dawn-pendleton/1115147394?ean=2940016460710" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a></center></p></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.dawnpendleton.com/blog.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dawn-Pendleton.jpg" alt="Dawn Pendleton" width="200" height="200" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4051" /></a><br />
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Dawn Pendleton is a New Adult &amp; Young Adult author living in Maine with her husband and pup.<br />
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Right now, she&#8217;s working on two manuscripts simultaneously. It&#8217;s a difficult task for her, but one she&#8217;s certain will pay off in the end.<br />
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Want to meet Dawn? She is one of the featured authors of the New Adult Sleepover Weekend. You can find all the details <a href="http://newadultsleepover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.dawnpendleton.com/blog.html" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a> | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7009829.Dawn_Pendleton" target="_blank">GOODREADS</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DawnWritesNA" target="_blank">TWITTER</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDawnPendleton" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a></center></p></blockquote>
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Make sure to check out the blog tour for BROKEN PROMISES, kicking off on Monday, May 13th. Click <a href="http://gcrpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/05/dawnpendleton.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for more information. And don&#8217;t forget to enter the giveaway! Just fill out the Rafflecopter below.<br />
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		<title>Cover Reveal: OVEREXPOSED</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adrianne James]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OVEREXPOSED by Adrianne James Young Adult EBOOK AND PAPERBACK WILL BE AVAILABLE Expected publication: May 24th 2013 by Star Bound Books &#160; In the tiny town of Willowspring, just about nothing ever happens except for layoffs, hockey games, and your average melodramatic teenage angst. &#160; But that was before. &#160; Vi, Ashley, and Macy are [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><b>OVEREXPOSED by <a href="http://adriannejames.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Adrianne James</a></b><br />
<b>Young Adult</b><br />
EBOOK AND PAPERBACK WILL BE AVAILABLE<br />
Expected publication: May 24th 2013 by Star Bound Books<br />
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<i>In the tiny town of Willowspring, just about nothing ever happens except for layoffs, hockey games, and your average melodramatic teenage angst.<br />
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But that was before.<br />
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Vi, Ashley, and Macy are just trying to make it through the school year without one more humiliation when they team up for a simple photography assignment: create a story through a series of photographs. Can&#8217;t be too much trouble, right?<br />
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Wrong.<br />
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The shutterbugs happen upon Willowspring High School&#8217;s darkest secret. When everything around them starts to crumble after trying to do the right thing, their only hope is to stick together.<br />
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		<title>(BLOG TOUR) EYES OF EMBER Character Teaser: Joclyn (Plus Giveaway)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; Good Morning, Avid Readers! Today, as part of a blog tour arranged by GCR Promotions, I am featuring a teaser for the character Joclyn from EYES OF EMBER by Rebecca Ethington. EYES OF EMBER is the second book in the IMDALIND series &#8211; if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to read the [...]]]></description>
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Good Morning, Avid Readers! Today, as part of a blog tour arranged by <a href="http://gcrpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/04/eyes-of-ember-by-rebecca-ethington-blog.html" target="_blank">GCR Promotions</a>, I am featuring a teaser for the character Joclyn from EYES OF EMBER by Rebecca Ethington. EYES OF EMBER is the second book in the IMDALIND series &#8211; if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to read the first book, KISS OF FIRE, check it out on Goodreads <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17280547-kiss-of-fire" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<blockquote><i>Joclyn is in hiding, hunted by the man she still desperately loves. Ryland is gone, his mind erased, no memory of Joclyn remains. But, Joclyn’s heart desperately begs her to hold out hope. While, in reality the black eyed monster that possesses him, attempts to kill her over and over.<br />
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If it wasn’t for Ilyan, Joclyn would be dead by now.<br />
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Ilyan. The man who once stalked her, is now Joclyn’s protector, the only thing she has left. He protects Joclyn from the men who seek to end her life, and while she is haunted by dreams where Ryland begs her to break the bond between them.<br />
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Ilyan is there. Always there.<br />
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Ilyan trains and prepares her, teaching her everything she needs to know in the hope that one day she can avenge Ryland, if not protect herself from him.<br />
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And then there is her father.<br />
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The man who has never been there, is suddenly responsible for everything. And who he is has made Joclyn into something she never wanted to be.<br />
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The Silnỳ.</i><br />
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<blockquote><p><center><b>JOCLYN Character Teaser:</b></center><br />
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“I wouldn’t call this fun, but if that’s the word you choose&#8230;” I gritted my teeth and moved closer to him, hoping to catch him off guard.<br />
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Cail’s eyes widened in excitement before I slammed my knee into his groin, his body toppling over me before I grabbed the pipe and hit the metal against his back with as much force as I could muster.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><b>AUTHOR BIO:</b><br />
Rebecca Ethington has been telling stories since she was small. First, with writing crude scripts, and then on stage with years of theatrical performances. The Imdalind Series is her first stint into the world of literary writing. Rebecca is a mother to two, and wife to her best friend of 14 years. She was born and raised in the mountains of Salt Lake City, and hasn’t found the desire to leave yet. Her days are spent writing, running, and enjoying life with her amazing family.<br />
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		<title>Release Day Promo and Giveaway: NEVER LET YOU FALL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 05:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Here&#8217;s a sneak peek at NEVER LET YOU FALL: &#160; “What do you feel? Anything strange?” &#160; She flung her hands up in the air as she answered me. “Yes, I feel something strange! This whole thing is strange!” &#160; Placing my finger on her lips, [...]]]></description>
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<center>Here&#8217;s a sneak peek at NEVER LET YOU FALL:</center><br />
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“What do you feel? Anything strange?”<br />
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She flung her hands up in the air as she answered me. “Yes, I feel something strange! This whole thing is strange!”<br />
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Placing my finger on her lips, I shook my head in frustration. “Skye, what do you feel here?” I asked again, pointing to her chest. “How do you feel?”<br />
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She stood for a moment with her lips lightly pressed to my finger, slowly closing and reopening her eyes. There was a sheen to them that spoke of unshed tears, and as she raised her hand to pull mine away from her mouth, I saw her fingers tremble when she whispered, “I can’t deal with this, Xander.”<br />
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“Yes, Skye &#8211; you can and you will,” I warned her. “This is going to happen whether you want it to or not. I told you that I’m safe, and I…”<br />
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Skye broke into hysterical laughter at that. “Safe? You’re telling me that a legion of demons is after me and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. How in your book does that equal <i>safe</i>?”<br />
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“You don’t know me, Skye, and you don’t know Rioden and… what <i>we</i> can do. I told you that I<br />
would protect you, and I will.”<br />
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Shaking her head, she took a small step back and admitted, “You’re right about one thing, Xander,” as she wiped a tear from her face. “I <i>don’t</i> know you, so how can I trust you? No<br />
matter how you make me feel. Please just leave me alone.” She spun on her heel and sprinted away, leaving me to stare after her.<br />
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<blockquote><b>AUTHOR BIO:</b><br />
Having grown up in both the cold, quiet town of Topsham, Maine and the steamy, southern hospitality of Mobile, Alabama, Michele is something of a enigma.<br />
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She is an avid Yankees fan, loves New England, being outdoors and misses snow. However she thinks southern boys are hotter, Alabama football is the only REAL football out there and sweet tea is the best thing this side of heaven and her children’s laughter!<br />
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Her family, a doting husband and three awesome minions have planted their roots in the middle of Michele’s two childhood homes in<br />
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NEVER LET YOU FALL is Michele’s first novel and she is beyond thrilled to have finally followed up on a dream she has held for over 20 years!<br />
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God willing there will be many many more books to follow.<br />
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		<title>For the Book Lover: TXLA 2013 &#8211; Day 1 &amp; 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna (JL @ An Avid Reader's Musings)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second day of TXLA has come to an end. It&#8217;s been a busy and tiring first two days, but I have had a great time so far. I&#8217;ve met some new bloggers, spoken with librarians and teachers, and interacted with authors, publicists and marketing folks. Not to mention the books I&#8217;ve seen and those [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The second day of TXLA has come to an end. It&#8217;s been a busy and tiring first two days, but I have had a great time so far. I&#8217;ve met some new bloggers, spoken with librarians and teachers, and interacted with authors, publicists and marketing folks. Not to mention the books I&#8217;ve seen and those I am bringing home with me.<br />
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Here&#8217;s me with P.J. Hoover, the author of SOLSTICE, expected to release on 18 June 2013 from TOR TEEN/MACMILLAN<img src="http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Photo-Apr-26-15-34-17-225x300.jpg" alt="Photo Apr 26, 15 34 17" width="225" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3967" /><br />
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Since this is my first year at TXLA, I don&#8217;t know how this year compares to past conferences, but I do have to say that compared to Book Expo America (BEA), it was a little more organized in terms of author signings. There were clearly designated areas for each author and plenty of room to form waiting lines. Also the waiting lines were roped off, so there was less chance of confusion among those looking to join signing queues.<br />
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I also found that the staff manning the booths were more willing to spend time with attendees, helping them to find books appropriate to their grade levels and genre interests. That&#8217;s not to say publisher staff at BEA weren&#8217;t willing to do this, only that the books weren&#8217;t just set out to be taken at TLA, there was interaction to find books with the right fit.<br />
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Because I flew here, I&#8217;ve made several trips to the post office (thank God there is one located only a few block from the convention center venue) to mail my books home. Unfortunately, I failed to take any pictures of them before they were packed and shipped. So I&#8217;ll be doing a final wrap up post once I receive them and can snap some photos.<br />
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I did however, keep a few books with me that looked super interesting. I&#8217;ve already started to read both, and now have the dilemma of deciding which to finish first. The first one is THE BROKENHEARTED by Amelia Kahaney and the second is FIND ME by Romily Bernard. THE BROKENHEARTED is expected to release on 8 October 2013 by Harper Teen and FIND ME is expected to release on 24 September 2013 by Harper Teen. Here&#8217;s a look at the two books:<br />
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<blockquote><i>Prima ballerina Anthem Fleet is closely guarded by her parents in their penthouse apartment. But when she meets the handsome Gavin at a party on the wrong side of town, she is immediately drawn into his dangerous world. Then, in a tragic accident, Anthem falls to her death. She awakes in an underground lab, with a bionic heart ticking in her chest. As she navigates her new life, she uncovers the sinister truth behind those she trusted the most, and the chilling secret of her family lineage…and her duty to uphold it.<br />
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The Dark Knight meets Cinder in this gripping and cinematic story of heartbreak and revenge. From Alloy Entertainment, this inventive new superhero story is sure to captivate any reader.</i></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><i>&#8220;Find Me.&#8221; These are the words written on Tessa Waye&#8217;s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa&#8217;s just been found&#8230;dead.<br />
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Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job, but little interest in this perverse game of hide-and-seek. Until her sister Lily is the next target. Then Griff, trailer-park boy next door and fellow hacker, shows up, intent on helping Wick.<br />
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Is a happy ending possible with the threat of Wick&#8217;s deadbeat dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around Wick instead, and a killer taunting her at every step?<br />
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Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare.<br />
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But she&#8217;s going to find this killer no matter what.<br />
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Because it just got personal.</i></p></blockquote>
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They both sound good, don&#8217;t they? You can see my problem&#8230; <img src='http://www.avidreadermusings.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> .<br />
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Alright, time for me to go. Tomorrow is the final day of TXLA and it&#8217;s a short day, only till noon, but there are a few author signings I want to attend and I want to stop by any booths I may have missed.<br />
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