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Twelve Steps by Veronica Bartles Release Date: 03/25/14 Book Summary: Sixteen-year-old Andi is tired of being a second-class sibling to perfect sister Laina. There in Laina's shadow, Andi's only noticeable feature is her pretty awesome hair. And even that is eclipsed by Laina's perfect everything else. When Andi’s crush asks her to fix him up with Laina, Andi decides enough is enough and devises a twelve-step program to wrangle the spotlight away from Laina. After all, great hair must count for something. Step 1: Admit she’s powerless to change her perfect sister, and accept that her life really, really sucks. OK, maybe that's two steps in one. Step 4: Make a list of her good qualities besides great hair. There have got to be at least three good qualities, ...

  ( I was given this free book by the author in exchange for an honest review ) Synopsis: A diverse collection exploring Nature and Humans and the borders of their interactions. Some serious, some funny, some thought provoking, some to simply enjoy. Accented by stunning photographs of everyday natural items - flowers, trees, clouds, water. ******************************************************** Conditions is the first book in a three part set of poetry books by Greg Schroeder. They all were beautifully written and the writing style of this author takes you to that one moment where you are carefree and have nothing to worry about.While I was reading I pictured myself in a nice open field with the wind blowing and enjoying the nice fresh air. In Conditions I loved the way the author connected nature and family together. Conditions is broken down into three parts. Natural Conditions, Human Conditions, and Mixed Conditions. In Natural Conditions it deals with nature...

  (I was given this free ebook in exchange for an honest review) Fired from his job, dumped by his girlfriend and shoved around by the world, a young, lazy, day-dreamer takes refuge in his world of dreams and fantasies, and finally decides to become a writer. And what does he want to write about? He wants to write about monsters! He wants to write about fights, action, adventure, etc.! He's writing a book about: 'Two simple minded, happy-go-lucky buddies suddenly find themselves in trouble when they are attacked by a 3000-year old fireball-belching monster whom nothing seems to be able to defeat. When all the tricks of the local police fail to control the creature, and ordinary bullets and bombs prove useless, the question remains - will the world ever be able to get rid of this menace once and for all?' He has started created a world of his own, a world in which only HE can rule with full authority. But will he be able to finish what he's started? More...

Please tweet a link to your post and tag @CJBurright @swoonromance *** Wonderfully Wicked by  CJ Burright Release Date: 12/2013 Summary from Goodreads: A dreamcaster with the ability to channel creatures from her nightmares, headstrong and cynical Kalila Montgomery longs for a peaceful, picket-fence life…until the man literally of her dreams kidnaps her. Survival quickly becomes her number one goal, yet a growing attraction to the man in her nightmares is impossible to ignore. While she fears he will kill her, other, more terrifying enemies surround her, and Kalila succumbs to his scheme to escape. She may be his one hope for freedom…A deadly combination of power, cunning, and cold-hearted charm, Lydon v'al Endrian fears nothing. Feels nothing. Chained to a brotherhood of men with the supernatural ability to invade dreams, he hunts dreamcasters to be harvested for their dreams and killed. His target: Kalila Montgomery. But Kalila awakens an undeniable d...

The Tearings by V.C. Repetto Book Tour starts December 10th and ends on the 18th of December.  Book Blurb: From the moment the black vans appear to take the sick away, Maya knows there is something wrong. A high school sophomore, she seems to be the only one to question the sudden disappearances at school and the masks everyone is forced to wear to keep from catching the new disease spreading through the entire United States. Even when word of the new “healing centers” reaches the public, no one dares to ask what is happening. But when Maya catches the disease, the one they call The Tearings, and is taken to one of these centers along with her mother, the truth becomes all too clear. She is separated from her family and forced to work, becoming one of the more fortunate ones who is not sent to the testing wings. Bullied by the guards to the point of death, she meets David Summers, the enigmatic young Captain who appears to loathe his position of power in the camp and who...

( Disclaimer) I was given this free ebook in exchange for an honest review) Synopsis:   I, Connor, thought I was the average sarcastic teenager, living a normal life like everyone else with a crazy, annoying family. Wrong. I recently discovered that I have certain abilities. Abilities that link me to others like me, and others, unlike me, who want to cause me harm. I found out this world is not what I thought, as well as the strange creatures in it, and that frightens me. I had to grow up fast and find the strength to defend myself from those beings who don’t want me here or who will take my strengths by any means necessary. Throughout this craziness, I met a wonderful guy named Tony, who has abilities too. With him and several others like us we discover who we are and how we came to be.  Then there is Ronin, a being who is young, smart, and cunning. He is set on taking his revenge out on me yet I have no idea why. ____________________________________________ First of...