Power Of Five by Alex Lidell RELEASE DAY BLITZ + GIVEAWAY!

Title: POWER OF FIVE

Author: Alex Lidell

Publisher: Danger Bearing Press

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Four elite fae warriors. One mortal female. A magical bond they can’t allow—or resist.

Orphaned and sold to a harsh master, Lera’s life is about mucking
stalls, avoiding her master’s advances, and steering clear of the
mystical forest separating the mortal and fae worlds. Only fools venture into the immortal realms, and only dark rumors come out... Until four powerful fae warriors appear at Lera’s barn.

River, Coal, Tye, and Shade have waited a decade for their new fifth to be chosen, the wounds from their quint brother’s loss still raw. But the magic has played a cruel trick, bonding the four immortal warriors to... a female. A mortal female.

Distractingly beautiful and dangerously frail, Lera can only be one thing—a mistake. Yet as the males bring Lera back to the fae lands to sever the bond, they discover that she holds more power over their souls than is safe for anyone... especially for Lera herself.

Power of Five is a full-length reverse-harem fantasy novel.

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Shade’s neck bobs and he catches my wrist, the few inches of air between us suddenly
thick. Crackling. His mouth opens slightly, the elongated canines near and sharp and
glistening with danger. My chest tightens, my breath suddenly gone from my lungs.

“You . . . have long lashes,” I say, leaning closer. “Girls would kill for those.”

“I have many long things,” Shade breathes, his hand cupping the back of my head,
tangling in my hair. “Patience, it seems, is not one of them.”

I open my lips to respond, only to find Shade’s mouth covering mine, his lips soft and
warm enough to heat a whole palace. My own mouth yields in answer, and Shade’s kiss
deepens, the hand in my hair tightening until my whole scalp tingles. Sings. Stars.

Shade pulls away slowly, his canines gently scraping my lower lip as I moan softly into
him.

My heart pounds, the warmth between my legs a downright flame, and I try to catch my
breath. “Did you plan that?” I demand.

Shade grins, makes a noncommittal sound, and turns back into his wolf, demonstratively
making a circle on my bed before curling up with his tail over his nose. His body
manages to press against my back, his rhythmic breathing soothing and steady.

“Why do you do that?” I ask when I can speak again. “Stay in your wolf form so much?”

No answer.

“Being a wolf to avoid talking to me while lounging around on my bedding is a dirty,
cowardly trick.”

Shade snorts, buries his head deeper beneath his paws, and settles into a calm sleep
punctuated by soft snores that turn into whimpers when I shift out of reach. Frowning, I
move closer, resting my hand on the sleeping wolf’s flank. The whimpering stops, the
rhythmic rise of his chest and his twitching eyelids speaking of a dream-filled slumber.

                                                 About Alex

Alex Lidell is the Amazon Breakout Novel Awards
finalist author of THE CADET OF TILDOR (Penguin,
2013). She is an avid horseback rider, a (bad) hockey
player, and an ice-cream addict. Born in Russia, Alex
learned English in elementary school, where a thoughtful librarian placed a copy of Tamora Pierce’s ALANNA in Alex’s hands. In addition to becoming the first English book Alex read for fun, ALANNA started Alex’s life long love for YA fantasy books. Alex is represented by Leigh Feldman of Leigh Feldman Literary. She lives in Washington, DC.


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Daughter of the Sun by Zoe Kalo BOOK TOUR!!!

Title: Daughter of the Sun (Cult of the Cat series)

Author: Zoe Kalo

Genre: YA contemporary Egyptian mythological fantasy/paranormal 

Mystery, adventure, a hint of romance, and the delicious sweep of magic...

16-year- old Trinity leads a quiet life until fate takes her to the Island of Cats.

As Trinity tries to solve the mystery of an ancient papyrus, she’s pulled into a vortex of bloody sacrifices, evil curses, and a prophecy that points to a horrifying destiny.

The author is giving away the first book in the series for FREE to readers who sign up for her mailing list on her website at ZoeKalo.com

PRAISE….

“This was an amazing story!” –Hot Off the Shelves


​“Wow- this book was a stunning, magnificent adventure!” –The Recipe Fairy

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“If you are looking for a Young Adult Fantasy book that is different
from the norm, then look no further. Daughter of the Sun is full of
Egyptian mythology, with layer upon layer of mystery just waiting to be uncovered.”  - Archaeolibrarian

A certified bookworm and ailurophile, Zoe Kalo has always been obsessed with books and reading. The pleasure of writing and sharing her fantasy worlds has remained. Today, Zoe passes her stories to you with lots of mystery, adventure, a hint of romance, and the delicious sweep of magic.

Currently, she balances writing with spending time with her family, taking care of her clowder of cats, and searching for the perfect bottle of pinot noir.

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Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke MINI BOOK REVIEW!

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Title: Rules for a Knight

Author: Ethan Hawke

Published: Knopf


A knight that is out on mission fears that this will be his last battle. Before he perishes at the hands of another he wanted to teach his children back home the lessons and values of a knight. The teachings of a knight is not something that comes easy and at times it would be hard but he assures his children that these qualities are very important and should be practiced by everyone not just knights.

The book is made is sections each with a main focus, solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience. Each quality comes with it's own important lesson. Not one quality is greater than the other and if learned / practiced together this story would have taught more than just this one knight's children. From father to child.



Rating:

Thoughts: I had no idea what I was going into when I picked this book up and I am greatly surprised at the outcome. The values of the story are very touching and lasting in their teachings. I feel like this book can be read by not just adults but younger children as well. It is a quick read and very good I enjoyed it a lot. I would HIGHLY recommend.

The Reluctant Psychic by Suzan Saxman and Perdita Finn BOOK REVIEW!

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Title: The Reluctant Psychic

Authors: Suzan Saxman and Perdita Finn

Published:  St. Martin's Griffin


The Reluctant Psychic is the story of Suzan Saxman's life and how she has come to be the beautiful person she is today.

Suzan grew up knowing that she wasn't favored by her mother. Even before she admitted to any of her family members that she could see and speak with the dead Suzan didn't really fit in. Talking to people you think are real that no one else can see made her a seem weird to others causing her to grow up mostly with the dead for company. Suzan learned to cope and through her years of school finally started to find herself as she grows into adulthood.

Suzan's life seems to have been meant for more than just her. It's as if she were meant to be here to help connect the living to the dead. Being a psychic can come with it's own adventures but it can be hard to have a life when you are connected to so many others.




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Thoughts: It took me quite a while to get to this gem of a book. I loved this book, I ached for Suzan as I read about her upbringing. Being torn down emotionally because she didn't fit it with what people thought was "normal" is something that I myself can relate to and I am sure I am not the only one that feels this was. I thought a few times that some of the things were made up or exaggerated but there are pictures included and some googling proved that I was wrong. I did notice that a few of her stories from her readings with people were repeated more than once in the book. I like the stories from the readings but there was no need to have as many of them in the book if there weren't enough to add without repeating.









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Quackery by Lydia Kang, MD and Nate Pedersen MINI BOOK REVIEW!

Title: Quackery

Authors: Lydia Kang, MD and Nate Pedersen

Published: Workman Publishing Company

For years people have been on the hunt for cures for various illnesses and diseases. In human's search for cures there arose the use of  quackery medicines made from dangerous poisons/situations which unknowingly made illness worse or even caused the death of the person. This book which the authors have put together very well a bit of information about just a few things that us humans have tried or done in the name of health.











Here is just some of the things that you will find in this book:

Mercury for teething
Arsenic for Syphilis
Cocaine in Coca-Cola
Bloodletting for Fevers
Lobotomies for the mentally ill
Ways or causing the effects of Anesthesia
Leeches and even snake venom

Ah, what odd things people do to stay healthy.


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Thoughts: I found this book extremely interesting and I love the pictures that when along with the information. I enjoyed this book so much that I will be giving it to a family member in the future who is currently in school for the medical field. You don't have to be into medicine to enjoy this book, I feel like a person who enjoys or is interested in human history would enjoy this book.

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The One Part by Justine Avery BOOK TOUR!

Title: The One Part

Author: Justine Avery

Genre: Paranormal

Only one obstacle stands in his way of enjoying a normal life.

He remembers—every life he's lived before.

Tres is about to be born... with the biggest burden any has ever had to bear. He is beginning
again—as an ageless adult trapped in an infant body.

He and his teenage mother face life filled with extraordinary challenges as they strive to protect,
nurture, and hide how truly different he is. But Tres alone must solve the greatest mystery of all: who
is he? The answer is linked to the one question he's too afraid to ask: why am I?

In his quest, Tres discovers that all is considerably more interconnected and dynamic than he could
ever imagine—and fraught with far more danger. He cannot hide from the unseen threat stalking
him since his birth.

Life as he knows it—as all know it—is in peril. And Tres is the only one aware.

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Author Bio

Justine Avery is an award-winning author of stories large and small for all.

Born in the American Midwest and raised all over the world, she is inherently
an explorer, duly fascinated by everything around her and excitedly noting
the stories that abound all around. As an avid reader of all genres, she
weaves her own stories among them all. She has a predilection for writing
speculative fiction and story twists and surprises she can’t even predict
herself.

Avery has either lived in or explored all 50 states of the union, over 36 countries, and all but one
continent; she lost count after moving 30-some times before the age of 20. She’s intentionally
jumped out of airplanes and off the highest bungee jump in New Zealand, scuba dived
unintentionally with sharks, designed websites, intranets, and technical manuals, bartered with
indigenous Panamanians, welded automobile frames, observed at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo in Noba,
Japan, and masterminded prosperous internet businesses—to name a few adventures. She earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree that life has never required, and at age 28, she sold everything she owned
and quit corporate life—and her final “job”—to freelance and travel the world as she always
dreamed of. And she’s never looked back.

Aside from her native English, Avery speaks a bit of Japanese and a bit more Spanish, her accent is
an ever-evolving mixture of Midwestern American with notes of the Deep South and indiscriminate
British vocabulary and rhythm, and she says “eh”—like the Kiwis, not the Canadians. She currently
lives near Los Angeles with her husband, British film director Devon Avery, and their three adopted
children: Becks, Sam, and Lia. She writes from wherever her curiosity takes her.

Avery loves to connect with fellow readers and creatives, explorers and imaginers, and cordially
invites you to say “hello”—or konnichiwa.

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Tres felt his body abruptly drop around him with overbearing weight, encapsulating him
once again.

The mental images, the overpowering memories, finally faded. Only an ominous stillness
remained.

Every cell within him began to twitch, infusing with energy—even as he felt immobile.
Every joint, tendon, and bone ached under the pressure of being alive.

A deep sadness engulfed him. He pondered possible reasons. And, just as quickly, he
was distracted by the presence of his own simple thoughts.

Thoughts. He realized his own thinking.

This mind—certain of its own newness—desired to explore, feel, do, be. Tres opened his
eyes—tried to open his eyes. He found his eyelids fused shut.

He opened his mouth. Thick, warm syrup seeped inside his swallow. Intense fear
washed over him, even as he knew exactly where—and how—he was.

Oh, no.

Tres was aware, more aware than any had ever been. In this moment, he knew
everything—and yet, nothing.

He was beginning again.

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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare BOOK REVIEW!!!

Title: Lady Midnight

Author: Cassandra Clare

Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books


A murderer is on the loose in the LA area leaving a trail of Shadowhunter and downworlder bodies in their wake. Though this matter is concerning their are much more pressing issues at hand causing the murderer to slip through the cracks. Among other things the Dark War has happened turning Shadowhunters against the Fairies. As a result of the war the Shadowhunters made new laws forbidding the aid to any Fairy in need of assistance even in dire situations. The war cause a lot of pain and struck the Shadowhunters hard but the pain was greater for the Blackthorn family due to the loss of their parents. Also because of the new no fairy law, Mark and Helen Blackthorn are forced from their home and the rest of their family due to their mixed Fairy blood. Left with two less siblings and no parents Julian is forced to take the place of a parental figure to his younger siblings but he won't be doing it alone as Emma quickly becomes even more of a part of their family when Julian becomes her parabatai. The two grew up together so it wasn't such a far fetched idea that they become bonded but with the new attachment Julian is finding it harder and harder to hide his feelings for Emma, there is only one problem.....it's forbidden. There are many secrets held in the LA institute and Julian is one of the only few in the house that know them but when things start to fall apart he finds it harder and harder to keep the secrets kept.

Emma Carstairs has been on the search for the murder of her parents ever since the death of her parents. The Clave accused the man who caused the Dark War for their deaths since it happened around the same time but Emma isn't buying it and she isn't the only one. The Clave has closed the case in the deaths of her parents and because of that Emma must find the real killer on her own or risk the murderer continuing to murder without conviction

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Thoughts: As always Cassandra Clare has done it again. I love this book just as much as I have loved the others that I have read. I love the fresh new faces in the Shadowhunter world as well as the old favorites. I will be continuing on with this story line! <3 

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