Blackwell Trailer Blast

Print Length: 291 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1944109161
Publisher: Vesuvian Books (January 17, 2017)
Publication Date: January 17, 2017

Praise for BLACKWELL

“… seamlessly blends mystery, magic and matters of the heart to create an enthralling read.” ―RT Book Reviews

BLACKWELL
Gold (1st Place) Winner — Mystery
Silver (2nd Place) Winner — Adult Fiction 2018 Feathered Quill Book Awards

FINALIST
2017 International Book Awards Honorable Mention
2017 Readers’ Favorite

FINALIST
Foreword Reviews 2017 INDIES
Book of the Year Awards in Horror

2018 GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL WINNER, FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS 

"I love the storyline and period of time (turn of the century). The author throws fire on many pages through vibrant dialogue and fantastic scene writing. The end is far from predictable, and so satisfying and rewarding. The care and attention to detail with cover art and layout is near perfect." ―Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' Comments

AWARD-WINNING FINALIST INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, 

2017 READERS' FAVORITE HONORABLE MENTION FOR SUPERNATURAL FICTION
2017 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

Hell has a new master

In the late 1800s, handsome, wealthy New Englander, Magnus Blackwell, is the envy of all.

When Magnus meets Jacob O’Conner—a Harvard student from the working class—an unlikely friendship is forged. But their close bond is soon challenged by a captivating woman; a woman Magnus wants, but Jacob gets.

Devastated, Magnus seeks solace in a trip to New Orleans. After a chance meeting with Oscar Wilde, he becomes immersed in a world of depravity and brutality, inevitably becoming the inspiration for Dorian Gray. Armed with the forbidden magic of voodoo, he sets his sights on winning back the woman Jacob stole from him.

Amid the trappings of Victorian society, two men, bent on revenge, will lay the foundation for a curse that will forever alter their destinies.

BLACKWELL BY ALEXANDREA WEIS AND LUCAS ASTOR EXCERPT

“My new book.” He held it out to Magnus. “I hope you like it.”

Magnus took the book and read the title in gold on the cover. “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” He glanced up at Oscar. “What is it about?”

“You.” Oscar pointed at him. “Or my interpretation of you. A man so obsessed with his greatness he thinks he is above sin. During our time together in New Orleans, I kept telling you that you would make a great character in one of my books. I based the main character, Dorian Gray, on you.”

“Me?” Magnus sounded genuinely surprised. “I don’t know what to say.”

Oscar took a seat on the corner of his desk. “The more I wrote him, the more he reminded me of you.”

Magnus put the book on the desk. “I shall treasure it along with your letters. If you ever become famous, I can sell them and make a fortune.”

Copyright © 2017 Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor

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Photo Content from Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor

Alexandrea Weis, RN-CS, PhD, is a multi-award-winning author of over twenty-seven novels, a screenwriter, ICU Nurse, and historian who was born and raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Having grown up in the motion picture industry as the daughter of a director, she learned to tell stories from a different perspective and began writing at the age of eight. Infusing the rich tapestry of her hometown into her novels, she believes that creating vivid characters makes a story moving and memorable. A member of the Horror Writers Association and International Thriller Writers Association, Weis writes mystery, suspense, thrillers, horror, crime fiction, and romance. She lives with her husband and pets in New Orleans where she is a permitted/certified wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries and rescues orphaned and injured animals.

Lucas Astor is a multi-award-winning author from New York. He has resided in Central America, the Middle East, and traveled throughout Europe. He lives a very private, virtually reclusive lifestyle, preferring to spend time with a close-knit group of friends than be in the spotlight. He is a writer and poet with a penchant for telling stories that delve into the dark side of the human psyche. He likes to explore the evil that exists, not just in the world, but right next door behind a smiling face.

Weis and Astor’s first collaboration was the multi-award-winning Magnus Blackwell Series.

        

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The Cold Is In Her Bones Nerd Blast

Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (January 22, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1481488449
ISBN-13: 978-1481488440

Praise for THE COLD IS IN HER BONES

"A dark and enchanting tale about friendship, pain, revenge, and the power of love, The Cold Is in Her Bones is the perfect read for Greek mythology fans and YA readers alike." ―Bustle

“Fiercely written and beautifully feminist, The Cold is in Her Bones reminds us of the power of loyalty and love in the face of ignorance and fear. I loved this tale of dangerous girls with wild hair and tangled hearts.” ―Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician

“A fresh, eerily compelling tale of betrayal, revenge, and the ties that bind. When van Arsdale paints a world, you can feel the fog against your skin.” ―Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Frostblood Saga

One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this dark and mesmerizing story of love, revenge, and redemption inspired by the myth of Medusa.

Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe.

Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next.

Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself.

Suspenseful and vividly imagined, The Cold Is in Her Bones is a novel about the dark, reverberating power of pain, the yearning to be seen and understood, and the fragile optimism of love.

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Peternelle van Arsdale grew up in Newark, New Jersey, where she attended public school through the eighth grade. After that she attended three high schools in three different towns in four years, was deeply unpopular, and counted the seconds until graduation. She majored in English literature at Bryn Mawr College, and then landed in book publishing, thinking it was a good way to be paid to do what she liked to do anyway (she was only partly wrong). She worked her way up from editorial assistant to executive editor of adult fiction and nonfiction, and eventually struck out on her own as an independent editor.

Her first young adult novel, The Beast Is an Animal, is being developed by Amazon Studios for a feature film produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free and directed by Bert & Bertie. Her essays have been published by LitHub, Hypable.com, and Culturefly, and her short fiction has been published by The Whitefish Review.

Her second novel, The Cold is in Her Bones , will be published in January 2019. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she continues to edit and is at work on her third novel.

        

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Crow Flight Blog Tour

Paperback: 352 pages

Publisher: Amberjack Publishing (December 11, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1948705168

ISBN-13: 978-19487051650

Praise for CROW FLIGHT

"You'll adore Gin, who's determined to apply her brilliant computer skills to the mysteries of love... and in doing so, finds herself caught up in high-stakes intrigue. We cheer her on as she learns to trust her gut and heart along with her tech-savvy mind. CROW FLIGHT is a soaring debut from an author to watch." ―Laura Resau, author of RED GLASS

"A timely, fun story that flies across the pages and into your heart. A romantic tale with intriguing content, Cunningham delivers a compelling read about the predictability of life and love. ―Donna Cooner, author of SKINNY and SCREENSHOT

"Crow Flight is a delicious novel. Gin has decided what her life should look like - and it involves logic, equations, computer models, coding, ambition, and over-achieving. An unexpected twist forces her to reconsider, and rather suddenly she finds herself in new territory - a path that calls forth the heart, the willingness to adventure, and most importantly, an effort at finding and honoring the immaterial truth. When an English teacher asks her to consider Victor Hugo's contention that 'One must have bread, but before bread, one must have the ideal,' she boldly launches forth into a world of discovery, romance, and danger. This book, like Gin's adventure, is a beauty." ―Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction

The curious flight patterns of crows lead a teen computer programmer down a path of mystery and romance. 

Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All that changes when she’s paired with a new transfer student, Felix, on a computer modeling assignment to explain certain anomalies in the behavior of crows.

As she enters Felix’s world and digs further into the data behind crow behavior, Gin uncovers a terrible secret. And the wrong decision could equal disaster squared . . .

CROW FLIGHT EXCERPT TWO:

The quiet wrapped around them for a second. This field, tucked away from busy roads and surrounded by trees, felt as still as the Old Pond. And Gin felt like the frog, poised to jump.

“So . . . you like crows?” It was not at all how she had planned to broach the topic.

The smile hit his eyes first, then the corners of his lips angled up, those lips that were somehow always slightly puckered. And he grinned.

He crossed his arms and in that second, with a crow on each shoulder, he looked like some strange medieval prince. Or a king. Someone from an old Norse legend, who ran around with crows and wolves and conquered lands with his bare hands.

She breathed in deep, and it smelled like wet ground and geese and gray skies.

“Yes, I like crows.” His answer didn’t sound silly or condescending but seemed genuine. “Actually, I train them. Want to see?”

She tried to consider the offer, to tease out what Decider would say. Situation: In a strange field with a strange boy and his trained crows. Decision: Stay or go?

But instead, she stood by Felix’s side, close enough to see what he was doing, but not too close to scare the crows. Because she was certain she would scare them. They were right there on his shoulders, and she was so near, she could reach out and touch them. Glossy bodies like bundles of energy. Stocky with compact muscles. Onyx eyes that blended in with their midnight feathers but caught the light and shone.

The crow closest to her tilted its head to the right and held Gin’s gaze.

“This is Maggie.” Felix pointed to the bird that was watching Gin. “And this is Frederick.” He pronounced it “Free-derick.”

“Maggie and Free-derick,” she repeated. “Good to meet you both.”

“They were doing some simple flights. But we’re about to practice retrieval. It’ll only take a few minutes. Ready?”

At first, she thought he was talking to the birds, but his eyes, with their flecks of green and gold, were still locked on hers. “Ready.”

He straightened his body and touched each bird on the head. They immediately stilled. He whistled two low tones—Phee-Phaa—and the birds were off. Wings beating fast, moving them farther and farther away, until they had disappeared over the trees at the far edge of the field.

There was a breeze, soft and cool, and Gin pulled her sweatshirt around her tighter. Her nose felt iced, and her hands ached. A plane flew across the sky and for a second, she imagined the rows of people tucked neatly inside, watching movies and sipping sodas. No idea they were flying over a boy training crows.

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Photo Credit: Kel Elwood Photography

Susan Cunningham lives in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys science nearly as much as writing: she’s traveled to the bottom of the ocean via submarine to observe life at hydrothermal vents, camped out on an island of birds to study tern behavior, and now spends time in an office analyzing data on wool apparel. She blogs about writing and science at susancunninghambooks.com.

        

PART ONE

FEBRUARY 18th MONDAY BookHounds YA INTERVIEW

FEBRUARY 19th TUESDAY Wishful Endings FILL IN THE BLANKS

FEBRUARY 20th WEDNESDAY Movies, Shows, & Books EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 20th WEDNESDAY Sabrina's Paranormal Palace REVIEW & EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 21st THURSDAY Book Lovers Life TENS LIST

FEBRUARY 21st THURSDAY RhythmicBooktrovert REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 22nd FRIDAY That Bookish Princess REVIEW & GUEST

FEBRUARY 22nd FRIDAY Crossroad Reviews REVIEW

PART TWO

FEBRUARY 23rd SATURDAY Bookish Kali REVIEW & GUEST POST

FEBRUARY 23rd SATURDAY Two Points of Interest REVIEW

FEBRUARY 24th SUNDAY TTC Books and More GUEST POST

FEBRUARY 24th SUNDAY Insane About Books REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 25th MONDAY Port Jericho REVIEW & EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 26th TUESDAY Cover2CoverBlog REVIEW

FEBRUARY 26th TUESDAY Kelly P's Blog EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 27th WEDNESDAY Literary Meanderings TENS LIST

FEBRUARY 27th WEDNESDAY Pages and Pugs REVIEW

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The Deceivers Blog Tour

Hardcover: 384 pages

Publisher: Tor Teen (February 5, 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1250175798

ISBN-13: 978-1250175793

Praise for THE DECEIVERS

"Brilliantly plotted, tightly paced, and intensely smart. The Deceivers is the perfect con, full of clever characters, untrustworthy romance, and lie after lie after lie, with just enough truth tossed in to make you question everything. Kristen Simmons is a deceptive genius. I could not devour this book fast enough." — Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval

“Beneath its quick and clever dialogue, The Deceivers examines the moral grey area between good and evil. Lying has never seemed so much fun." —Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of the Thousandth Floor Trilogy

"Masterful, suspenseful, and brilliantly executed, The Deceivers is the perfect con. Kristen Simmons is an outstanding storyteller, and this is her best yet." —Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Illuminae and These Broken Stars

"Addictive and delicious, The Deceivers will keep you turning the pages well into the night!" —Katie McGarry, critically acclaimed author of Pushing the Limits

"Brynn is a sharp, analytical thinker with a soft heart - the exact kind of protagonist I love rooting for, especially as villains and heroes creep out from places I don't expect...Even the prerequisite romance was a pleasant surprise as Brynn and her love interest show complete respect for one another, giving enthusiastic consent the front seat it absolutely deserves and yet feels underrepresented in young adult literature. I devoured this book in one big gulp because I couldn't wait to see what twists and turns were ahead." —Kelly Morton, Joseph-Beth Booksellers

“The Deceivers is a perfectly paced, high stakes read that is honestly super fun for the reader. Don't plan on putting it down in the middle to do other things, you'll want to keep reading. Simmons has outdone herself with this incredible new story about con artists and a girl trying to find her own path.” —Rachel Strolle, Teen Librarian, Glenside Public Library District

Pretty Little Liars meets Ocean's 11 in this intrigue-filled contemporary drama from acclaimed author Kristen Simmons.

Welcome to Vale Hall, the school for aspiring con artists.

When Brynn Hilder is recruited to Vale, it seems like the elite academy is her chance to start over, away from her mom's loser boyfriend and her rundown neighborhood. But she soon learns that Vale chooses students not so much for their scholastic talent as for their extracurricular activities, such as her time spent conning rich North Shore kids out of their extravagant allowances.

At first, Brynn jumps at the chance to help the school in its mission to rid the city of corrupt officials--because what could be better than giving entitled jerks what they deserve? But that's before she meets her mark--a senator's son--and before she discovers the school's headmaster has secrets he'll stop at nothing to protect. As the lines between right and wrong blur, Brynn begins to realize she's in way over head. 

Review: 

I am a huge fan of Kristen books and with her new one she did not disappoint. It's so much fun and different from any other books I have read. It has teenagers who are like spies running cons to achieve their end goals. There is so many twists, turns, suspens, and  romance that I was hooked from the start and finished this in one sitting. I can't wait to reread again soon. 5/5 Bloody Fangs

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Photo Content from Kristen Simmons

KRISTEN SIMMONS is the author of the ARTICLE 5 series, THE GLASS ARROW, and METALTOWN. She has worked with survivors of abuse and trauma as a mental health therapist, taught Jazzercise in five states, and is forever in search of the next best cupcake. Currently she lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, where she spends her days supporting the caffeine industry and chasing her delightfully rambunctious son.

        

WEEK ONE

FEBRUARY 4th MONDAY JeanBookNerd INTERVIEW 

FEBRUARY 4th MONDAY The Eater of Books! INTERVIEW

FEBRUARY 5th TUESDAY MetalPhantasmReads REVIEW

FEBRUARY 6th WEDNESDAY We Live and Breathe Books REVIEW

FEBRUARY 6th WEDNESDAY Movies, Shows, & Books EXCERPT 

FEBRUARY 7th THURSDAY Book Rambler REVIEW

FEBRUARY 7th THURSDAY TFAULC Book Reviews EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 8th FRIDAY LILbooKlovers REVIEW

FEBRUARY 8th FRIDAY Casia's Corner REVIEW

WEEK TWO

FEBRUARY 11th MONDAY A Dream Within A Dream REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 11th MONDAY The Candid Cover REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 12th TUESDAY Wishful Endings REVIEW & INTERVIEW

FEBRUARY 5th TUESDAY BookHounds YA REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 13th WEDNESDAY A Court of Coffee and Books REVIEW

FEBRUARY 13th WEDNESDAY Literary Meanderings EXCERPT

FEBRUARY 14th THURSDAY Sabrina's Paranormal Palace REVIEW

FEBRUARY 15th FRIDAY Nay's Pink Bookshelf REVIEW 

FEBRUARY 15th FRIDAY Carina's Books REVIEW

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I would also like to say Thank you to Jean for letting me participate in this blog tour. Don't forget to enter the giveaway below.

~Sabrina 

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