BOOK SPOTLIGHT + EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY! Immortals (Runes #2) by Ednah Walters

Immortals (Runes #2)

by Ednah Walters

Published: August 5th 2013

by Firetrail Publishing

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

Pages: 342

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Summary:

Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something...

Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology, and that her feelings for him are strong. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her, his memories erased by Norns—Norse destiny deities—to punish her for defying them.

So Raine comes up with a plan...

She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again.

But she quickly learns that well-laid plans do not work when dealing with deities and supernatural beings. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves.

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“Who were those three?” he asked, placing his camera and plate on the table.

“They’re not important.” What did the Norns mean by he was the reason I was alive? And why did he need to be protected? “Are things okay with your parents?”

“Same as usual.” Instead of eating, he picked up his camera and fiddled with it. “You’re really going to blow me off again?”

His angry tone blindside me, and I blinked. “What?”

He turned his camera and showed me the image displayed on the LCD screen. It was the picture he’d taken of me and the three Norns. Instead of their teenage disguises, the camera had captured their true images. Just like the night I’d seen them at the hospital, their hair was long and stringy, skin wrinkled, eyes piercing and eerie. Beside them, I looked like a helpless lamb, or a puppet.

“Those are the three Norns you’ve been dealing with.”

I stared at Eirik with wide eyes. “You know?”

“Of course I do.”

“How… When…” I sputtered.

“My parents told me everything the day he appeared.” He pointed across the room.

Torin, Andris, and a group of cheerleaders had just entered the cafeteria. One clung to Torin’s arm and seemed to be the lead groupie. Pain, fierce and relentless, stabbed my heart. Was he going to put me through this with Mortals, too? Seeing him with Lavania was already too much.

Torin glanced at our table, and our eyes met. He was the first one to look away. I swallowed the pain, turned my attention to Eirik, and found him studying me with an annoyed expression.

“I know a lot has happened since he got here, so I don’t know if you remember that night,” he said, frowning.

“I do. You missed swim practice, didn’t return my texts or calls, and when you finally came over to my house, you were angry with your parents. They’d come back from one of their many trips and told you about moving back home.”

“Except home wasn’t Earth.” His expression furious, he took a big bite of his pizza.

“What do you mean,” I glanced around then leaned forward and whispered, “‘home wasn’t Earth’? Are you saying you are from there, too?” I whispered.

He nodded.

I stared. “That’s… Wow, that’s huge. Mom told me your parents were, but I just assumed you couldn’t be. I mean, you were born and raised here.”

He shook his head. “Raised, not born. I asked them why, but they wouldn’t tell me anything. The more I push for answers the more they clam up. It’s all so stupid,” he ground out. “I mean, what’s the big deal? Why the secrecy?”

About the author:

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com

Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (Release date TBA). Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT + GIVEAWAY: The Fallen Prince (Keepers of Life #2) by Shea Berkley

The Fallen Prince (Keepers of Life #2)

by Shea Berkley

Published June 4th 2013

by Entangled Teen

Genre: YA, Paranormal

Summary:

There is a magical realm that exists alongside the human realm, but it wasn’t always so. The firsts are beings who were created to nurture the land. The world was split into two realms, and the firsts were allowed to redeem themselves. Sadly, the majority continued with their self-indulgent behavior to the point where one of their own, a king, became so obsessed with power, he was secretly banished by the court in hopes his absence would calm the masses. But a spark of madness was ignited and not even the lost king's absence could curtail what he set in motion.

And don't miss the first book in the Keepers of Life series:

The Marked Son (Keepers of Life #1)
Published August 2nd 2011 by Entangled Publishing
Genre: YA, Paranormal

Summary: 

Seventeen-year-old Dylan Kennedy always knew something was different about him, but until his mother abandoned him in the middle of Oregon with grandparents he’s never met, he had no idea what.

When Dylan sees a girl in white in the woods behind his grandparents’ farm, he knows he’s seen her before... in his dreams. He’s felt her fear. Heard her insistence that only he can save her world from an evil lord who uses magic and fear to feed his greed for power.

Unable to shake the unearthly pull to Kera, Dylan takes her hand. Either he’s completely insane or he’s about to have the adventure of his life, because where they’re going is full of creatures he’s only read about in horror stories. Worse, the human blood in his veins has Dylan marked for death...

About Shea Berkley:
(Author bio from Goodreads)

I'm an author of YA fantasy novels, which means I'm the luckiest person alive 'cause I get to spend my day playing with my characters. Some are totally cool, others aren't so nice, but they all bring something to the party.

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EXCERPT and GIVEAWAY Conquer Your Love (Surrender Your Love #2) by J.C. Reed!!

 *Mature New Adult/ Adult Contemporary Romance - recommended for ages 18 and up.*

Meeting Jett was like bad luck. Dangerous. Unpredictable. And better avoided. In his game, the stakes are high. But are they worth the risk?

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, finds forgetting is hard, but forgiving is harder. When the man she trusted, betrayed her, the only way to forget is to move on. Brooke is determined to start a new life, until she meets him again: the green-eyed, sexy as sin, six foot two sex god. The man who played dirty. The man who played her.

Sexy, handsome, and arrogant Jett Mayfield knows he has made mistakes. He could have any other woman, and yet it’s Brooke he wants. When second chances collide with secrets and Brooke is threatened by the past, Jett is determined to protect her. She accepts his help unwillingly because she needs him but she wants to play his game on her own terms. And she has no intention to forgive or let him back into her bed.

When the man she is supposed to hate is the one she should trust, will he conquer her…or lose her forever?

A woman who can’t forgive.

A man who has made mistakes.

Two lives that are about to cross again and more secrets laid bare.

J.C. Reed is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of SURRENDER YOUR LOVE. She writes steamy contemporary fiction with a touch of mystery. When she's not typing away on her keyboard, forgetting the world around her, she dreams of returning to the beautiful mountains of Wyoming. You can also find her chatting on Facebook with her readers or spending time with her two children.

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I was very excited to be part of this book spotlight when J.C. emailed me. The first book left me dying for this one to come out and now it's here yay! Brooke and Jett were hot and sizzling in the first book and if you haven't read that one yet then, what are you waiting for?

She's got some sexy covers am I right??

Surrender Your Love (Surrender Your Love #1)

Published March 15th 2013 

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Conquer Your Love (Surrender Your Love #2)

Published June 8th 2013

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Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn

A moment can change everything...

Charlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the stars…but inside she yearns for more.

After his freshman year, Nathaniel Chase’s family spends their first summer at The Village. From the beginning Charlotte intrigues him. She’s the girl who always says what’s on her mind, wins at night games, and each time she looks through her telescope, gets lost in the sky.

Over the course of four summers together, Charlotte and Nathaniel become best friends, share firsts, mend broken hearts, protect each other’s secrets, overcome tragedies…fall in love. And say goodbye…

Charlie wants out of The Village. Nate wants her to have her stars. And they dream of being able to do it all together. But life isn’t as easy as their summers.

Each summer is told in alternating points of view between Charlie and Nate. Journey with the pair, and their friends, as they share their story about growing up, discovering who they are, making tough choices, and falling in love again and again.

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Nyrae Dawn is one of my favorite "go to" authors. She has yet to write something I don't absolutely love and devour. Her characters are always so endearing and fun to read. So while I haven't read this yet (...and I do stress the yet as it's on top of my list of what I'm purchasing next...) I don't have a doubt that I won't like it. Without even reading the blurb. 

Want to help spread the word and maybe win some swag and a $10 Amazon gift card along the way? Check out her post here. What are you waiting for?? :)