BLOG TOUR [10 Random Facts About / Thoughts + Giveaway] SKIN OF MY TEETH by Judith Graves

SKIN OF MY TEETH, Volume 1
Skinned Book 3, Vol 1
by Judith Graves
Release Date: December 23rd 2014
Publisher: Leap Books

Synopsis:

HOW TO PLAY

* draw a card from the deck
* kill or be killed
* and if you’re lucky, repeat…

Hidden agendas, deep, dark secrets, and monsters lurking around every locker. It’s business as usual at Redgrave High for Eryn and her crew of paranorm hunters – although the two guys vying for her heart just might have to up their game.

A little healthy competition soon becomes all-out survival of the fittest as the crew are pitted against a pack of demons trading souls – for keeps. The student population is enamored with a new card game, Boroughs Quest. Kids are desperate to get their hands on gilded cards from a mysterious expansion deck, but when they do…

It’s all fun and games ’til somebody dies.

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10 Random Facts About / Thoughts from Judith Graves

1. I swear. A lot.
2. Chocolate is worth fighting for.
3. Dogs are people too.
4. I live in a climate that we jokingly refer to as winter for 9 months of the year. But it’s not really a joke. It’s the harsh, bitter truth we hide behind strained laughs. Yet we still stay and find things to love about this place.
5. I play bass in a cover band and host open mic nights. I love every second spent with music and friends.
6. Coffee is also worth fighting for.
7. The Shining is one of my fav horror films.
8. I write horror / thriller / paranormal fiction.
9. I’m really a big chickenshit and likely wouldn’t survive the zombie apocalypse.
10. I wear size 10 shoes. (big feet = big heart)

About The Author:

Residing in a northern Alberta community, similar to the fictional town of Redgrave, where Under My Skin is set - Judith unhappily endures snow in the winter, and runs away from bees in the summer.

A firm believer that Canadian teen fiction can be sexy, action packed and snarky as hell - Judith writes paranormal stories with attitude.

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One Winner will get audio book editions of Under My Skin and Second Skin (first two books in the series) plus a $20.00 Amazon gift card.

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BOOK BLITZ ~ 10 RANDOM FACTS + Giveaway: Zoe and the Demon Slayer by Neel Kay

Zoe and the Demon Slayer 
by Neel Kay 
Publication date: October 6th 2014
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult

Synopsis:
Twenty-four year old book worm and blogger Zoe Graves was looking forward to the fourth and final instalment of her favourite book saga – The Augustin Chronicles. The evening was meant to be spent in line at the local bookstore with hundreds of other fans, getting the book, maybe even meeting the author, and ultimately spending the night with the dreamiest hero of them all, Lucien de Forest and the love of his life Noomi Augustin.
But somewhere someone thought otherwise.

Confused and hurt after a mugging by the bookstore, Zoe is somehow transported to another world, and suddenly finds herself in a snow-covered landscape witnessing a bloody fight far away from the English summer, and is left to rely on the help from the rather reluctant Matis, who just happen to be out to kill none other than Zoe’s favourite hero and heroine, Lucien and Noomi.

Although convinced she might be in some sort of limbo or maybe even in a coma, Zoe figures that her role in the story is to prevent Matis from killing her all-time favourite fictional couple.

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Ten random thoughts while writing Zoe + the Demon Slayer

1, I’ll have this book ready by July, of course I will.

2. I love this story. I want to live in this story. This story is so freaking awesome.

3. Yeah, no, this probably won’t be ready before August. August 6th – yes, August 6th. Definitely August 6th.

4. Oh hey, look! What a pretty *insert distraction*.

5. Wait a minute…! Was that another deadline that just whooshed by? Hey, where do you think you are going?

6. What the hell is this? I can’t publish this. I suck like no one has ever sucked before, maybe even worse than that.

7. September?

8. You know, this might not be half bad. I think. Maybe.

9. I love Zoe and Matis so much! I should write a book about their son. He’d probably have gorgeous dark hair and the most dazzling green eyes ever.

10. Fine! October it is. I’m booking a blitz, damn it!

AUTHOR BIO:

Introvert, creative, awkward.

Neel Kay lives with her husband and two kids in rural surroundings in the south of Denmark, not far from the German border. She’s a trained milliner, studied English at university, and now works a day job as a web editor. But she’s been writing always.

Love coffee, scarves and sea views. Oh, and butt-kicking heroines who know how to swing a sword and aren’t afraid to get a little dirty.

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TEN RANDOM THINGS + GIVEAWAY: Wordless (Words Made Flesh #1) by AdriAnne Strickland

Wordless
Words Made Flesh #1
Author: AdriAnne Strickland
Release Date: August 8th
Publisher: Flux

“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation...”

In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one. So when a gorgeous girl literally falls into his lap during a routine trash run, seventeen-year-old Tavin Barnes isn’t sure if it’s the luckiest or worst day of his life. That girl is Khaya, the Word of Life, who can heal a wound or command an ivy bush to devour a city block with ease. And yet she needs Tavin’s help.

By aiding Khaya’s escape from the seemingly idyllic confines of Eden City, Tavin unwittingly throws himself into the heart of a conflict that is threatening to tear the world apart. Eden City’s elite will stop at nothing to protect the shocking secret Khaya hides, and they enlist the other Words, each with their own frightening powers, to bring her back.

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PRAISE

"Just the right amount of pizzazz in the form of cinematic action and naked, sexy fun.... [An] intriguing, original science-fantasy setting sure to attract fans." - Kirkus Reviews

"A fast-paced blend of sci-fi and fantasy with scary real-world implications, Wordless grabbed hold of me from the start and wouldn't let me go. Brilliant." - Chelsea Pitcher, author of The S-Word and The Last Changeling

"Strickland's fast-paced debut... raises questions of identity and belonging.... Even the least ethical characters prove emotionally vulnerable." - Publishers Weekly

Ten Random Things

1.) I'm a commercial fisherwoman in Bristol Bay, Alaska, during the summer sockeye salmon season.

2.) I make a lot of kimchi and eat a lot of kimchi.

3.) I speak some rusty Mandarin Chinese and rustier French. (你好! Bonjour!)

4.) I spent a year living in African fishing villages (Morocco, Cameroon, Mozambique)

5.) My favorite car (that I don't own, sadly) is an orange Mini-Cooper.

6.) My favorite color is teal, and half of my clothes are in this color.

7.) I've eaten a roasted scorpion on a stick.

8.) ...but that is not my favorite food. My favorite food is eggs benedict with smoked, wild-caught Alaskan salmon (of course!).

9.) I grew up in Elko, Nevada, which most people only drive past on I-80.

10.) My current favorite bands make up a strange mix of bluegrass and French/Québécois music: The Devil Makes Three, Trampled by Turtles, La Rue Ketanou, Les Cowboy Fringants.

A little about AdriAnne...

AdriAnne Strickland was a bibliophile who wanted to be an author before she knew what either of those words meant. She shares a home base in Alaska with her husband, but has spent two cumulative years living abroad in Africa, Asia, and Europe. While writing occupies most of her time, she commercial fishes every summer in Bristol Bay, because she can't seem to stop. Her debut YA sci-fi/fantasy, WORDLESS, is coming 2014 from Flux Books.

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- One Grand Prize Winner - 1 Signed copy of WORDLESS, 1 $25.00 B&N Gift Card + Swag Pack

- Two Runner Ups - 1 Signed copy of WORDLESS + a swag pack

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BLOG TOUR [10 Random Things + Giveaway!] Just Myrto by Laurie Gray

Just Myrto

by Laurie Gray

As a young woman in Ancient Greece, Myrto is doubly cursed to have been born a mortal and a female. When her father dies leaving no dowry for her to marry, she wonders whether her brother will find her a husband or sell her into slavery. Although she’d rather have a kind master than a cruel husband, her brother decides to give Myrto to his former teacher Socrates as a second wife.

Being a second wife is not an easy proposition for Myrto, and while her new husband treats her kindly, his first wife Xanthippe is nothing but cruel. Myrto spends much of her time away from home in an attempt to avoid being alone with the terrifying Xanthippe, and soon strikes up an intellectual friendship with her husband’s colleague, Plato. Although she wants nothing more than a friend, he has designs on more.

Now Myrto must discover where she belongs in this quickly changing world. Will she accept the lot she has been given by her family, succumb to romantic love, or pave the way for women of the future to live better—less subjugated—lives? As her personal journey through Ancient Greek metaphysics unfolds, will she always be defined by her relationships with men, or will she discover the joy of being Just Myrto?

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PRAISE FOR JUST MYRTO

“What I loved most about this book is how the author resists the temptation of the romantic master narrative. Myrto develops great strength as she learns to think for herself. In fact, I’ve never seen a better depiction of growth in a young woman — from vulnerability and anxiety to confidence and courage.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in ancient Greek culture and in a riveting story of female empowerment.”
~Shirley Hershey Showalter, author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World, and former president of Goshen College.

“Laurie Gray crafts a compelling and appealing narrator who shows that despite societal constraints, an individual can create her own life. Complete with delightful renderings of Socratic dialogue and thoughtful looks into the customs and knowledge of the time, Just Myrto is a lively story of some of the most important people of the Classical period of ancient Greece. The depth of Gray’s research shows in the accuracy of the details of daily life, yet doesn’t interfere with the story or get in the way of the readers’ interest in the characters.”
–Tracy Barrett, author of Dark of the Moon

 LAURIE GRAY: 10 RANDOM THINGS

  Please provide a list of 10 random, funny, interesting or even strange things about yourself.

1. I’m the middle child, with an older brother and a younger sister (and we also had several foster sisters when I was in junior high and high school). 

2. I have blue eyes, but there’s a brown spot in my left eye. My dad, who has brown eyes, used to say that’s where he got his “two-cents worth” in. 

3. In 8th grade I set the Marshall County, Indiana, girls’ shot put record. It was probably only 25-26 feet, but it was the first year they had a junior high county meet (1978?) so everyone who got first place in an event set a county record. 

4. I love Mexican, Indian and Thai food, but only without cilantro. I can’t stand the taste of cilantro. 

5. I really didn’t like high school. My attendance was horrible the second half of my junior year and I didn’t go at all my senior year, but I did teach high school for a full four years before going to law school. I liked it better when they paid me to go and I had my own classroom.

6. My favorite Dr. Seuss story is “What Was I Afraid Of?” aka “Pale Green Pants.” My BFF memorized it and recited it to a captive audience at slumber parties and on the bus during field trips. I memorized it after my daughter was born so I could recite it to her when I was driving and at bedtime with the lights out. 

7. I’ve lived in Costa Rica, Spain, Guatemala and Malaysia. My Spanish is pretty good, but I can only count to 5, order soy milk and swear in Malay. 

8. My favorite TV show of all times is M*A*S*H. I used to watch it three times a day when my daughter was a baby, and I was home on an extended maternity leave. 

9. My family read the Bible a lot growing up. I memorized lots of Bible verses (King James Version) and can still say all of the books of the Bible in order in less than a minute. 

10. When I was 16, I spent the summer tearing down a big, old barn all by myself. I couldn’t believe it when my dad said that would be my summer project. I was like, “So do you want me to start at the top and fall through or do you want me to start at the bottom and let the whole thing fall on me?”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laurie Gray has worked as a high school teacher, a deputy prosecuting attorney, and the founder of Socratic Parenting LLC (www.SocraticParenting.com). In addition to writing, speaking and consulting, Laurie currently works as a bilingual child forensic interviewer at her local Child Advocacy Center and as an adjunct professor of criminal sciences at Indiana Tech. She has served on the faculty of the National Symposium for Child Abuse in Huntsville, Alabama, annually since 2009. Her debut novel Summer Sanctuary (Luminis Books/2010) received a Moonbeam Gold Medal for excellence in young adult fiction and was named a 2011 Indiana Best Book Finalist. Her second novel, MAYBE I WILL (Luminis Books/ 2013) received a Moonbeam Bronze Medal.

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