March 2018 – Page 7 – Sincerely Karen Jo

waitingonwednesday

Hello my lovely book friends! It’s time for another Waiting on Wednesday which is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. A similar meme, Can’t-Wait Wednesday, is hosted by Tressa over at Wishful Endings. If you’d like to participate in either one, don’t forget to link back to these lovely ladies and add your links in their posts.

My pick for this week’s “can’t wait to read” is

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Isn’t the cover just stunning!?!?

Expected publication: April 27, 2018 by Bolide Publishing Limited

Format: Ebook

Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor

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synopsispic

Sally’s search for Earth isn’t off to a good start: chased out of her hotel room and into the broom closet of a spaceship, she’s accidentally become a stowaway on the Alliance Flagship, Traveler.

But when sabotage and murder show the crew’s true colors, Zander and Blayde are forced to stay and help them out of their mess. Lies, drama, and deceit lead them light years away to a mysterious planet on the edge of the galaxy, where the crew must band together just to stay alive. Which would be much easier if they didn’t have to deal with a diva first-mate, a droid with a religious obsession, and Blayde’s Ex whose brain is a spaceship.

Finding Earth has to be put on the back burner, as Sally’s stuck tending alien boo-boos – and she still has no idea what she’s doing. And she might live long enough to get off the planet in one piece.

I absolutely love the Starstruck series by S.E. Anderson. It’s unique, outrageously silly, positively entertaining, and an incredibly fun sci-fi adventure! It’s definitely one of my favorite series, so I’m super excited to for this book to come out already. I recently received my advance reader copy so I cannot wait go jump back into this amazingly and delightfully awesome series!

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Other Books in the Series

Starstruck Review

Alienation Book Spotlight

Alienation Blog Tour + Author Interview

What’s on your Waiting on Wednesday pick today? Leave your links on the comments below so I can check out your post and find more books to add on my TBR!

Don’t forget to check out this series and add it to your TBR.

sincerelykarenjo2

TrailRulesTour

Hello fellow book lovers and welcome to my Blog Tour Stop for The Trail Rules by Melanie Hooyenga hosted by Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours and Promotions. Today, I have an Excerpt to share with you and giveaway at the end. So let’s get started!

Genre(s): Young Adult, Romance

Release Date: March 9, 2018

Publisher: Left-Handed Mitten Publications

Pages: Kindle Edition, 294

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Purchase Links

BAM | Chapters | Indies | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | TBD | iBooks

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Junior year’s looking up for sixteen-year old Mike. Her new BFF isn’t a sadistic control freak, her boyfriend adores her, and she’s learning to bike in the mountains without decapitating herself on a tree.

Well, almost.

When she meets a group of riders who welcome her into their pack, she feels like she’s finally found where she belongs. One particular rider—a boy with an amazing smile and an even more amazing ability to see what she’s truly capable of—gives her the confidence to go after what she wants: her own life with her own rules.

There’s only one problem—he’s not her boyfriend.

Just as things seem to be falling into place, her parents put on the pressure to figure out her future—one that doesn’t include riding. Mike soon realizes that having everything isn’t that great when she’s not the one choosing it. She needs to decide if she’s going to continue to be a follower or step out of the shadows and find her own trail.

excerpt

Alex definitely found all the mud. Dirt cakes our legs, our arms, and Cally has a streak across her face that makes her look like a warrior. I feel like a warrior. Alex challenged us, assuming we’d speak up if we couldn’t handle something, and took us on trails I never imagined I could beat. It’s kind of like the driving test. I drove my X number of hours with my parents while I had my permit, but the test with a stranger was totally different.

“How you doing?” Alex asks. We’re in the parking lot next to the Bronco, sucking down water and stretching. Mica’s on the other end of the lot getting towels from his car.

“I think I’m ready for a blue,” I admit.

She smiles. “I’m happy to hear it. Some people get scared off by mud but it seems like it energizes you.”

abouttheauthor

MelanieHooyenga_Dec2016_HR_sm Multi-award winning young adult author Melanie Hooyenga first started writing as a teenager and finds she still relates best to that age group. She has lived in Washington DC, Chicago, and Mexico, but has finally settled down in her home state of Michigan. When not at her day job as a Communications Director at a nonprofit, you can find Melanie attempting to wrangle her Miniature Schnauzer Owen and playing every sport imaginable with her husband Jeremy.