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Sunday, February 16, 2014

CONSEQUENCE (Open Heart Chronicles Novella) By Shelly Crane

Shelly Crane CONSEQUENCE

Blurb:

Maggie and Caleb are married, leaders of their people, parents to their children, and happier than they ever dreamed, even with the visions they saw of it to prove it so. The council is still rebelling against Maggie’s changes, but this time it’s different. It’s almost as if something…or someone is behind them, pulling the strings and making decisions for them.

And Maggie is having strange visions that only she can see, leaving Caleb helpless to help her. But when her visions start to warn her that their daughter, Ava, will one day be in danger, they’ll do anything it takes to find out what’s going on and how to stop it, even paying a visit to a previous Visionary.

Maggie and Caleb must find out who or what is behind it all and stop them before Maggie is one vision too late.

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Character Interview with Caleb and Maggie:

"Hi! Thanks for letting Caleb and I stop by your place today. We're in a hurry - you know, Visionary Champion business and all, but I told Caleb we absolutely had to make time and stop by today to say thank you for helping with the release of Mrs.Crane's new Significance book. Right, baby?"

Caleb gives Maggie an adoring look. "Of course, baby."

Maggie smiles and nudges him arm. "Don't make me all swoony , Jacobson."

Caleb chuckles and puts his arm around her shoulder, bringing her close and kissing her temple. "I'll behave if you will," he says low. He looks up at the blogger whose stunned and waiting patiently. "Go ahead and ask whatever you like."

Most romantic gesture you've done for each other?

Maggie: I'd have to say when he went to so much trouble to secretly replace the star bracelet. He's done a ton of amazing things, but knowing how much that meant to me and trying to surprise me was super sweet.

Caleb: The wedding vows she wrote for me and the way she wrote them. Hands down.

Favorite qualities about one another?

Maggie: I love how he always thinks about me - about how I'll react or what I'll want or think about things. His being so considerate is my favorite thing.

Caleb: Maggie is amazing. She goes with the flow and is such a good person without even trying to be. And she's an amazing mother. That's two things, but oh well.

Let's be honest now...most annoying trait about each other?

Caleb: *laughs loudly* She puts the empty milk carton back in the fridge. Every time.

Maggie: *nudges his gut with her elbow* He leaves wet towels on the bedroom floor.

Caleb: *scoffs* Never.

Maggie: *laughs* Oh, yes you do, Jacobson.

Caleb: *chuckles and kisses her forehead* Whatever you say, boss.

Do you have pet names? If so what are they?

Caleb: Jacobson. It's pretty hot.

Maggie: He calls me any and every endearment and they all make me melt. Baby is probably my favorite. But I also just love hearing my name come out of his mouth.

Caleb: *smiles a real smile* I knew that.

Ideal Valentine's Day date and/or gift?

Maggie and Caleb answer together: The beach.

Caleb: *laughs* If we could go and hang out at the beach all day and surf or just lay around, and then spend the night at the beach house together? That's a perfect day.

Maggie: Yeah, what he said. I'm still not that great at surfing, but it's fun having him teach me.

Caleb: And I love taking Maggie to new places to eat. She's open to trying to new things. I love that.

Maggie: I love letting you pick new foods for me. You do a good job.

Caleb: *smirks and rubs his thumb over Maggie's knuckles*

What is the simple most important thing in a relationship to be happy?

Caleb: Love - unconditional.

Maggie: Willingness to compromise.

Is there anything that you'd change if you could go back and do it all over again?

Caleb: *Looks at Maggie and shakes his head, bringing her wrist up to kiss her tattoo* Not. One. Single. Thing.

Maggie: *Bites her lip and looks at him* Never.

Okay, last question. Should fans of the Significance books read the new spin-off series with your daughter, Ava, that comes out this fall, Undeniably Chosen?

Maggie: Totally. Caleb and I will be in it a lot and if you're a fan of the new love feel of a book - when people first get together all that entails - you'll get plenty of that. Ava is a strong girl, but she's got a lot of rough stuff ahead for her. But there's a lot of good ahead of her, too.

Caleb: Absolutely. And you'll see what happens when someone messes with my girls. *Grins*

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Friday, February 14, 2014

RELEASE DAY BLAST: Open Hearts Chronicles: A YA Valentine's Day Novella Collection

FINDING ME AGAIN by Amber Garza:

I know most people don’t find the love of their life at sixteen. But I did. At least that’s what I thought when I fell in love with Tripp Bauer. That’s why it was so hard when we drifted apart after high school graduation.

But I’ve never stopped loving him.

On a trip back to our hometown, I run into Tripp and the spark between us is undeniable.

Is it possible for us to find our way together again? Will I really get the happily ever after I’ve longed for?

Don’t miss the stunning conclusion to Tripp and Hadley’s story!

CONSEQUENCES by Shelly Crane:

Maggie and Caleb must find out who or what is behind it all and stop them before Maggie is one vision too late.

HEART BREAKER by Lila Felix:

Breaker James isn’t the boy who is imprisoned in his home anymore. He’s not the guy who is afraid to leave the house. He doesn’t need Ash twenty four hours a day anymore.

Hell, he might not need her anymore at all.

He’s a heart breaker, pure and simple.

Love is easy when you’re secluded from the world within four walls.

Ash now has to learn how to let Breaker love her—without being his crutch.

ALWAYS by Amity Hope:

~Always is a companion novella to Ditched.

Now that Holly and Max are finally together, life in Harmony Bay should be nearly perfect. Their first Valentine’s Day together is quickly approaching. Between school, interfering family, and long lost friends that have reappeared it has the potential to turn into a complete disaster.

Or it could turn into the kind of night that neither of them will ever forget.

BREATHLESS MAGIC by Rachel Higginson:

And they lived happily ever after…

Or that was supposed to be how the story ended. Unfortunately for Eden Kendrick, a new enemy threatens her beloved Kingdom, one more dangerous and deadly than ever before.

After enjoying a deliciously elongated honeymoon, Eden returns to the Citadel with her husband and happiness intact. She’s unexpectedly pregnant, but that’s just one more blessing to add to her blooming happiness.

Eden’s heart is full and her endless life has never been more happy. That is until Dmitri Terletov returns from the dead and threatens everyone she loves and the Kingdom she worked so hard to build.

This time around, Eden is supposed to be shielded from the conflict. She has her growing babies to protect now and Kiran wants her as far from the battle as possible. Although she’s a little stir-crazy with idle hands, she agrees that keeping away from Terletov and his deadly experiments is definitely the right course of action.

Unfortunately, Terletov doesn’t agree. And when he arrives at the Castle, uninvited and desperate for the Magic Eden once stole from him, she has no choice but to fight once again to save the people she was born to protect.

DERIVE by Jamie Magee:

Aden, son of Tarek, is a seer—an elite member of The Selected which stands guard before The Fall, the border between light and dark realities. Darkness was foretold at his birth along with the words ‘lavender waters will set you free.’ What Aden assumed to be a mythical prophecy, is eventually manifested in a ravishing beauty with long, lavender hair.

Skylynn had seen their future, the sacrifice and divide set before them. She told him they had three days—three days before they must part to meet in a distant future. Aden dares to challenge the limits set before him by empowering his innocent lover with words and energy as he plots to face the darkness predicted before it claims her—and their rightful future together.

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Monday, December 30, 2013

End of the 2013 .... HELLO 2014!!

Mary's Post:

Oh 2013......I can't believe that you have gone already...

Here is my list of best of 2013 (this is no words):

1. Delta Project: Rescue (Book 2) by Jessica Jaster

2. Sacrifice of Love (The Grey Wolves #7) by Quinn Loftis

3. Sweet Escape (Sweet #2) by Bailey Ardisone

4. Bet in the Dark by Rachel Higginson

5. The Iron Queen (Daughters of Zeus #3) by Kaitlin Bevis

6. Chosen (Daughters of the Sea #3) by Kristen Day

7. Hearken (Daughters of the Sea #4) by Kristen Day

8. The War of the Werewolves (The Barking Mad Tale of a Teenage Werewolf) by Katella Stegmann

9. Taboo Kisses by Gracen Miller

10. AnguiSH by Lila Felix

11. Broken (Broken #1) by Kelly Elliott

12. Smash Into You by Shelly Crane

13. Ditched by Amity Hope

14. How It Rolls (Love and Skate #2) by Lila Felix

15. Stealing Harper (Taking Chances #2) by Molly McAdams

Even though there are so many more that I want to add to this list .. I love these the most!!

I can't wait to see what 2014 brings!!!!

Thursday, October 24, 2013

BOOK REVIEW: Wide Spaces - The 12 NA's of Christmas (The Wide Awake Series #2) by Shelly Crane

Goodreads description:

Wide Spaces is proud to be a part of The 12 NA's Novellas of Christmas
12 NA Novellas.
12 Best Selling Authors.

A novella for Emma and Mason's first Christmas together after Wide Awake.

Emma knows better than most that life can change from one second to the next. Mason knows that guilt can make you change so much, that you don't even recognize yourself in the mirror. When they found each other, they knew that life had given them a second chance.
But can one night, one second, one misunderstanding change everything?

A life together that saved them will become a life they think is lost forever.

MARY'S REVIEW:

This review is going to be short and sweet...just like the book....

What I liked:

I love Shelly Crane, so much. Her talent can't be measured! This is a continuation of WIDE AWAKE, and more Mason in my Book Nerd life is always a good thing.

Though, I have to say I think I fell in love with Emma a little more this time around.

Mason and Emma's relationship is growing and becoming (somewhat) complicated. But never fear, the twist and turns in this Novella is worth every word.

What I didn't like:

Nothing ....

Great book and fast read equals perfect!

You can purchase it here:

Wide Spaces (A Wide Awake Novella, Book 2)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Day 24 through 31 DAYS OF THE 31 DAYS OF AUTHORS

Well this is it ... the final week of 31 days of authors!!

The final week features: Shelly Crane, Lila Felix, Quinn Loftis, Toni Aleo, Nicole Williams and CJ Peterson

There will be ONLY ONE WINNER per author! That means there will be 5 winners =)

Enter below:

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Monday, April 15, 2013

BLOG TOUR: Wide Awake by Shelly Crane

The amazing, talented and NOW NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shelly Crane has done it again! Wide Awake is outstanding!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

A girl.
A coma.
A life she can't remember.

When Emma Walker wakes up in the hospital with no knowledge of how she got there, she learns that she's been in a coma for six months. Strangers show up and claim to be her parents, but she can't remember them. She can't remember anyone. Not her friends, not even her boyfriend. Even though she can't remember, everyone wants her to just pick up where she left off, but what she learns about the 'old her' makes her start to wish she'd never woken up. Her boyfriend breaks up with the new girl he's dating to be with her, her parents want her to start planning for college, her friends want their leader back, and her physical therapist with the hazel eyes keeps his distance to save his position at the hospital.

Will she ever feel like she recognizes the girl in the mirror?

MY REVIEW:

Is it really possible for Shelly Crane to get better with each book? Well, yes, she can.

Best part of book: HELLO MASON!!!! *insert cheers* Mason equals perfection. He truly is!! But, enough of my gushing over him. Emma wakes up and does not remember anything from her life before the accident. Everyone keeps coming around her and telling her who they are and who she was. However, she knows them as strangers and she has no clue who she is. Mason seems to be the only think that she can hold onto that seems right for her. Once she began to learn how she was before the accident she did not like herself. So, she changes and for the better.

I loved every word of this book and in true Shelly Crane fashion she takes you on an emotional roller coaster.

Not so great about book: *pouts* Shelly made me cry! (again!) That is all!!! *wink*

PURCHASE LINKS:

Amazon

B&N

Smashwords

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

YA author from a small town in Georgia and loves everything about the south. She is wife to a fantastical husband and stay at home mom to two boisterous and mischievous boys who keep her on her toes. They currently reside in everywhere USA as they happily travel all over with her husband's job. She loves to spend time with her family, binge on candy corn, go out to eat at new restaurants, buy paperbacks at little bookstores, site see in the new areas they travel to, listen to music everywhere and also LOVES to read.
Her own books happen by accident and she revels in the writing and imagination process. She doesn't go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately, even in the middle of the night, where her best ideas are born.

STALK SHELLY HERE:

Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4951964.Shelly_Crane

Blog http://shellycrane.blogspot.com/

Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/shellycranefanpage

Twitter @AuthShellyCrane

Friday, March 22, 2013

Friday Fives: The Top 5 Authors Who Influence You

Hey, I actually came up with this weeks Friday's Five! Crazy right!?!?!?! Usually Jacque and Teri are way better at it!!! But, I thought about it and this just seemed like a good topic. The problem was I have more than 5 ... so, let's see how this goes ....

1. Shelly Crane. This author will forever be the picture perfect author in my life. Am I putting her above everyone else?? Oh YES I AM!!! If you read just one of her books, you can see/feel her talent, the love for her characters and overall niceness ooze onto the pages. Shelly has become a friend of mine (and of this site), but I put her above all others because .... well, she is it! Look it up, she is the author that authors want to be. She writes book after book, each different and unique, and does it with class! Recently her book, Significance, will soon be made into a movie (yes, I died when I heard that). Overall, she is it! Period!

2. Rachel Higginson. What?!?! You think I forgot about Rachel!!! NEVER!! Now, I can go on and on about Kiran ... I mean....Rachel's books, but I am not going to. Anyone who has every read any of my reviews (or anything on this site) knows why Rachel is important in my life. Yes, I joke around about Kiran (who is my fictional boyfriend from her Star Crossed Series) but the truth is Rachel has done something no author has ever done to me. Yep, she made me love a character, hate that same character and then fall back in love with that character. On top of that, she is the reason my Kindle is cracked in the corner. Let's just say theses two words... HOPELESS MAGIC! (read it and you will understand)

3. Tiffany King. Here is how I describe Tiffany .... HEART OF GOLD! The woman is the sweetest, most caring and kind person I KNOW! Her book, Wishing For Someday Soon, is my autobiography (and she doesn't even know me). I cried so much with that book that I had a headache for days! That is true talent! And just when I thought she could not top it she wrote, Miss Me Not. To this day I cannot describe that book because no words due it justice. That is an author!!

4. Lila Felix. Lila is new in my Book Nerd life. Even though she has several books under her belt she has done something through her books that I did not believe was possible. She taught to see mohawks, tattoos/piercings and people who wear them in a different light. NO I am not a person to make fun or be mean to someone who has a different appearance than mine. However, she taught me to look pass that and she did that through her books: Love and Skate and How It Rolls. I live in a diverse area and have recently visited some "punk-rock" bars and learn a lot about the community. Yep, even made some new friends. Oh, and I am getting my first tattoo next month! But, I still refuse to dye my hair! I wouldn't look good in blue! (just saying). That is all because of Lila!

5. Quinn Lofits. I cannot form words that does Quinn any justice. So, I will say this ... DECEBEL! That is it! That is all needs to be said. Well, maybe I can say a few more. Quinn has a few qualities that make her stand out in my Book Nerd Life. She writes the funniest character, Jennifer. She is the QUEEN OF CLIFFHANGERS! Lastly, her talent is endless!

So, there is only to be 5, but lets do some more:

Honorable Mentions

- Bailey Aridsone. This is a sister - duo writing team and they are new to the Indie community, but they still have influenced my Book Nerd life. Their debut novel, Sweet Oblivion, is amazing. It is a twist of two worlds and it is perfection. On top of that, they are the kindest ladies, EVER! I also picked them because I how a special place in their lives. Why, you ask? Well, I am there #1 fan. I was the first to read and review their book! That is an honor I treasure.

- Tabatha Vargo. Tabatha has a serious pallet of talent. YA, NA, paranormal, the lady is everywhere and is perfect at it! Above all, her love for her fans is beyond measure. She is so sweet and it comes across on the page and through her characters. Be sure to watch her closely, she will BE THE NEXT HOUSEHOLD NAME!

- Jessica Jaster. You just read that I called Quinn Loftis the QUEEN OF CLIFFHANGERS, well meet Jessica Jaster, the PRINCESS OF CLIFFHANGERS. She does the same thing Quinn does. She pulls you in and then just puts up a brick wall. I read her first book Delta Project: Hide and died at the ending. So, when I got an ARC of Delta Project: Rescue I did not think she would do it to me again. Oh, well SHE DID! Mad is the best way to describe my emotions at that very last line. That is why she is so amazing!! Because she can do that!

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