Facade (Games #2)  By: Nyrae Dawn Published: July 2, 2013 by Forever 291 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher (Thanks!) ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Can love save them? After her father commits a crime that shatters her family, eighteen-year-old Delaney Cross is tired of pretending everything is all right. Packing up her car, she sets out to find the people her father hurt. Her search leads her to places she’s never been—and into the arms of Adrian Westfall. To the outside world, Adrian is a sexy, charming ladies’ man. But his playboy persona is just an act. Secretly his soul is tortured by a memory too painful to share. Only Delaney seems to see through his façade to the real man underneath. And for the first time in his life, Adrian feels he can begin to open up about his past. Together, Adrian and Delaney share a passionate love they never expected to find. Yet both still harbor their own secrets. When the dark truth is finally revealed, will it br...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from  True (True Believers #1) by Erin McCarthy : Teasers: "No, I mean one of those rings you wear on your finger..." He looked at me, understanding dawning. "Oh wait, you're being sarcastic, aren't you?" This conversation literally made me laugh out loud! You gotta read to find out what she said that led into this response. What are you reading this week? Leave me a teaser in the comments or a link to your teaser. Are you reading a last book in a series? Consider signing up to participate in the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge . The January wrap-up post is live and the giveaway will be open until February 25th. Sign Up HERE . After signing up: Link up January reviews HERE .

Charade (Games #1) By: Nyrae Dawn Published: October 22, 2012 213 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon   $.99 deal ) Summary: Nineteen-year-old Cheyenne tries to portray the perfect life to mask the memories of her past. Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman her freshman year in college threatens that picture of perfection.  Twenty-one-year-old Colt never wanted college and never expected to amount to anything, but when his mom's dying wish is for him to get his degree, he has no choice but to pretend it's what he wants too.  Cheyenne needs a fake boyfriend to get back at her ex and Colt needs cash to take care of his mom, so they strike a deal that helps them both. But what if Cheyenne’s past isn’t what she thought? Soon they’re trading one charade for another—losing themselves in each other to forget about their pain. The more they play their game, the more it becomes the only thing they have that feels real. Both Che...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and any news from their week. Click on the book cover to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each cover. ~FOR REVIEW~ Saving Quinton (Nova #2) by Jessica Sorensen Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #62 MONDAY: Review - Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #46 featuring teasers from Facade by Nyrae Dawn FRIDAY: Feature & Follow {48} - *FEATURED BLOGGER* - featuring the question: What books are you looking forward to reading in 2014? 2014 Series Ender Reading Challenge January Wrap Up (link up your January series ender reviews through Feb 25th) WHAT'S AHEAD: Review - Charade (Games #1) by Nyrae Dawn ARC Thursday Review - Facade (Games #2) by Nyrae Dawn Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday #47 Feature ...

It's time for the first Monthly Wrap Up for the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge hosted by Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know and Holly @ Words Fueled by Love ! This month Sandy only finished 1 series ender so far: Requiem (Delirium, # 3) by Lauren Oliver, but I'm not scheduled to post my review until later. I'll link up whenever I review it. And this month Holly finished Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, # 3) by Veronica Rossi, Allegiant (Divergent, # 3) by Veronica Roth, and Masquerade (Games, # 3) by Nyrae Dawn. Which series enders did you finish? Link up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the January giveaway runs from January 25th - February 25th. On February 25th we will use random.org and the linky entries to pull a winner.

Feature and Follow is a weekly post hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read . "The goal is to increase followers and make new friends." Rules: Follow the 2 hosts. Follow the 2 features. Hop around and follow others who are participating, leaving a comment to let them know. Yay! I'm a featured blogger this week! Check out my interview answers at Parajunkee ! This week's question: WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO READING IN 2014? I'm probably most excited to read the final installment in the Lux series, Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout - and have to wait until August to do so. Other than that I can't really think of anything releasing this year that I just HAVE to have. I have so many books waiting on me to get to them that I think this is a good thing for me. Maybe that'll help me get caught up on what I already have. For follows, I prefer email, Bloglovin' and GFC. Choose one or all 3 (plus others like Twitter...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along. Just go HERE to learn how. This week my teasers come from: Facade (Games #2) by Nyrae Dawn Teasers: It feels good to have a guy try and pick me up. Any girl who doesn't admit that is lying. Whether you want him or not, it's a boost to the ego. What are you reading right now? Share a teaser with me in the comments! Or link back to your Teaser Tuesday post in a comment. Before you go, check out the 2014 Series Enders Reading challenge ! The first wrap up post will be January 25th along with a giveaway for those who participate.

Allegiant (Divergent #3) By: Veronica Roth Published: October 22, 2013 by Katherine Tegen Books Hardcover, 526 pages Source: Personal Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.  But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.  Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, ...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimberly at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. I didn't receive any new books this week. Which is good thing. I seriously need to TRY to catch up on what I've got in my possession. RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY: Sunday Post #61 WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday featuring Waiting on City of Heavenly Fire FRIDAY: Feature & Follow {47} featuring the question: Who is your blogger BFF? Tell us about him/her. WHAT'S AHEAD: Allegiant - Review ARC Thursday Review - TBD Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday #46 Waiting on Wednesday Feature & Follow {48} This week we are up to 18 participants in the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge . Our first wrap up post will go up on January 25th and the first giveaway will start then. If you've read any last-in-a-series books be sure to sign up to participate! We had a qu...

Feature and Follow is a weekly post hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read . "The goal is to increase followers and make new friends." Rules: Follow the 2 hosts. Follow the 2 features. Hop around and follow others who are participating, leaving a comment to let them know. THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Who is your blogger BFF? Tell us a little bit about him/her. If not tell us why you need or don't need a blogger BFF. Easy peasy. My blogger BFF is my sister-n-law, Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know . She started blogging a year before me. I have learned a lot from her, bugged her for help many, many times (of which I'm sure I'm not done yet). She and I read many of the same types of books and we typically enjoy the same books (though not always) so we share a LOT of books, although she's a faster reader than I am so she goes through many of them before I have a chance to.  Our review styles are very different. Sandy is very much like her br...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . I don't participate in this very often, mostly because my TBR list is quite long as it is and when I do participate it grows and grows and I need it to shrink, not grow. But today I couldn't pass it up. I'm sure many people will be featuring this one since the book cover was revealed yesterday. This week I'm waiting on: City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID.   I am coming. Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series! PREORDER...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimberly at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book cover to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available is below each cover. Since I haven't participated in two weeks, I'm listing what I received during that time. ~FOR REVIEW~ Masquerade (Games #3) by Nyrae Dawn Buy Link: Amazon Inhale, Exhale by Sarah M. Ross Buy Link: Amazon ~PURCHASED~ Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) by Gena Showalter I scored this book during a $1.99 Kindle special! Buy Link: Amazon   RECAP OF WEEK: WEDNESDAY: From Books to Movies, Take 1 THURSDAY: ARC Thursday Review - Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky #3) by Veronica Rossi WHAT'S AHEAD: Tentative Posts: Teaser Tuesday #46 Feature & Follow {47} Reviews: TBD I have decided that for 2014 I'm not goin...

Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky #3) By: Veronica Rossi Published: January 24, 2014 by HarperCollins 400 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher (Thanks!) ( Goodreads / Amazon  / Book Depository ) Summary: The earth-shattering conclusion to Veronica Rossi's "masterpiece" Under the Never Sky trilogy and sequel to the  New York Times  bestselling  Through the Ever Night  (Examiner.com). Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world. The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together. Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious wi...

(Please take note the above cute picture is not original to me, but found at Bobbins and Books:  HERE .) I do believe I'm more excited this year about so many well loved books being made into film than I have been about any year prior to this. Of course some of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations include Harry Potter (the whole series), the Hunger Games, which continue to be exceptionally made movies, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and yes, even Twilight as cheesey as some of the movies turned out. Here are a few Books-to-Movies I'm most looking forward to in 2014. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Book Description:  St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the v...

Feature & Follow is a weekly post hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read . "The goal is to increase followers and make new friends." Rules: Follow the 2 hosts. Follow the 2 features. Hop around and follow others who are participating, leaving a comment to let them know. THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: What were your favorite books of 2013? Okay so this list might be a little lengthy, but these are the books in 2013 I read, LOVED and decided to mark them as a "favorite". They may or may not have rated 5 stars from me though. Sometimes even a book I rate as 4 stars is a favorite. Listed in order of earliest read date. Waiting for Mercy (Cambion #2) by Shannon Dermott No Mercy (Cambion #2.5) by Shannon Dermott Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay Hopeless by Colleen Hoover Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi Spark (Sky Chasers #2) by Amy Kathleen Ry...

Guest Post by E.S.P. Why Gargoyles? When creating Dawn of the Apocalypse, I had to think of some type of monster. One that would keep you up at night. Make you afraid to turn off the lights. Unfortunately, zombies, werewolves, and vampires have been done to the death. Besides I wanted something fresh and new. Something different. And that would require some thinking on my part. One day I looked at a statue of a gargoyle. And it got me thinking about those pranks on YouTube, where a statue (who is actually just a person dressed like a statue) moves and scares the living crap out of any passerby. I just imagined a gargoyle statue slowly stretching out of its seemingly eternal stance into that of an upright creature. Then taking us all by surprise and killing us all. Well, it didn’t really happen like that in the book. But luckily, I succeeded in writing a successful story about these gargoyles, and I finally gave an image to my idea. If  you heard anything...