Book Birthdays – July 24, 2018

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Wishing these BEAUTIES the happiest Book Birthdays! 


 

Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener 

(The Xenith Trilogy #2) 

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Publisher: Swoon Reads

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance

Hardcover 368 Pages

Delaney has been kidnapped by aliens. Again. After only a month back on Earth with her hotnew alien boyfriend Ruckus, the deadly and devastatingly handsome prince Trystan has dragged her right back to his planet.

While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone. Instead, she finds herself at the center of both a tense political battle between two alien kingdoms and Trystan’s romantic attentions, both of which are absolutely ruining the life she’s built on Earth. Not to mention the fact that she’s about to be crowned queen of a planet she’s barely even visited. Just another day in life of an ordinary human girl.

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I Am Still Alive by Kate Marshall

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aboutthebook2Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction

Hardcover 368 Pages

Cheryl Strayed’s Wild meets The Revenant in this heart-pounding story of survival and revenge in the unforgiving wilderness.

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Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive–for now.

Before
Jess hadn’t seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.

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With only her father’s dog for company, Jess must forage and hunt for food, build shelter, and keep herself warm. Some days it feels like the wild is out to destroy her, but she’s stronger than she ever imagined.

Jess will survive. She has to. She knows who killed her father…and she wants revenge.

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The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland

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Published by Vi Keeland July 23, 2018

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Kindle Edition 300 Pages

From #1 New York Times Bestseller Vi Keeland, comes a new, sexy standalone novel.

It was just a typical Monday.

Until the big boss asked me to make the pitch for a prospective new client.

After two years on shaky ground at work because of my screw up, an opportunity to impress the senior partners was just what I needed.

Or so I thought…

Until I walked into the conference room and collided with the man I was supposed to pitch.

My coffee spilled, my files tumbled to the ground, and I almost lost my balance.

And that was the good part of my day.

Because the gorgeous man crouched down and looking at me like he wanted to eat me alive, was none other than my ex, Gray Westbrook.

A man who I’d only just begun to move on from.

A man who my heart despised—yet my body obviously still had other ideas about.

A man who was as charismatic and confident as he was sexy.

Somehow, I managed to make it through my presentation ignoring his intense stare.

Although it was impossible to ignore all the dirty things he whispered into my ear right after I was done.

But there was no way I was giving him another chance, especially now that he was a client
…was there?

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The Serpent by Sarah Fine

(The Immortal Dealers #1)

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Publisher: 47North

Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy

Paperback 316 Pages

One woman is in a world of otherworldly trouble—and she’s going to have to bet her life to save humankind.

Ernestine “Ernie” Terwilliger has put her dreams aside to look after her eccentric mother. Case in point: saving her from a mysterious stranger who’s just stormed the terrified woman’s antique store wearing a rattlesnake tattoo, leveling threats, and brandishing the weirdest deck of cards Ernie’s ever seen.

When Ernie grabs some of the cards and runs, she’s launched into a world she never knew existed—one her mother may know more about than she’s revealing. With a handful of stolen cards, Ernie has just been made an unwilling player in a game of good versus evil. But she’s not even playing with a full deck, and its original owner is more than happy to kill to get his cards back.

Suddenly Ernie’s matching wits and plays with the supernatural Immortal Dealers, who can raise empires, damn souls, and shape the world’s destiny. It’s up to Ernie to defeat the most brutal member of their order. And if her roguish new ally isn’t bluffing, he can help. The mystery is all in the cards, and to save her life—and humanity—Ernie had better learn how to deal.

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Endless Water, Starless Sky 

(Bright Smoke, Cold Fire #2)

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aboutthebook2Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling

Hardcover 448 Pages

In the last days of the world, the walls of Viyara are still falling, and the dead are rising faster than ever.

Juliet is trapped—ordered by Lord Ineo of the Mahyanai to sacrifice the remaining members of her family, the Catresou, to stave off the end of the world. Though they’re certain his plan is useless, Juliet and her former friend Runajo must comply with Lord Ineo’s wishes—unless they can discover a different, darker path to protecting Viyara.

Romeo is tortured: finally aware that his true love is alive, he is at once elated and devastated, for his actions led directly to the destruction of her clan. The only way to redemption is to offer his life to the Catresou to protect and support them . . . even if it means dying to do so.

When Romeo’s and Juliet’s paths converge once again, only a journey into Death will offer answers and the key to saving them all—but is it a journey either of them will survive?

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Sanctuary by Caryn Lix

(Sanctuary #1)

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Publisher: Simon Pulse

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction

Hardcover 480 Pages

Kenzie holds one truth above all: the company is everything.

As a citizen of Omnistellar Concepts, the most powerful corporation in the solar system, Kenzie has trained her entire life for one goal: to become an elite guard on Sanctuary, Omnistellar’s space prison for superpowered teens too dangerous for Earth. As a junior guard, she’s excited to prove herself to her company—and that means sacrificing anything that won’t propel her forward.

But then a routine drill goes sideways and Kenzie is taken hostage by rioting prisoners.

At first, she’s confident her commanding officer—who also happens to be her mother—will stop at nothing to secure her freedom. Yet it soon becomes clear that her mother is more concerned with sticking to Omnistellar protocol than she is with getting Kenzie out safely.

As Kenzie forms her own plan to escape, she doesn’t realize there’s a more sinister threat looming, something ancient and evil that has clawed its way into Sanctuary from the vacuum of space. And Kenzie might have to team up with her captors to survive—all while beginning to suspect there’s a darker side to the Omnistellar she knows.

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Contagion by Erin Bowman 

(Contagion #1)

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Publisher: HarperTeen

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Horror

Hardcover 432 Pages

Perfect for fans of Madeleine Roux, Jonathan Maberry, and horror films like 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, this pulse-pounding, hair-raising, utterly terrifying novel is the first in a duology from the critically acclaimed author of the Taken trilogy.

After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission.

When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the project—including its members’ dead bodies. As they try to piece together what could have possibly decimated an entire project, they discover that some things are best left buried—and some monsters are only too ready to awaken.

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So many beauties released and all being added on my TBR!

Have you read any of these? Which one are you most excited about. Let me know in the comments.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day loves!!!

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Book Birthdays – May 22, 2018

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a Book Birthday post, but today there are so many amazing beauties that I’m really excited about! So let’s wish all these pretties the best book release day!!!

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Fury Born (The Empirium Trilogy #1) 

Claire Legrand

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Published by Sourcebooks Fire

Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Magic

Pages: Hardcover 512

THE STUNNINGLY ORIGINAL, MUST-READ FANTASY OF 2018 FOLLOWS TWO FIERCELY INDEPENDENT YOUNG WOMEN, CENTURIES APART, WHO HOLD THE POWER TO SAVE THEIR WORLD…OR DOOM IT.

WHEN ASSASSINS AMBUSH HER BEST FRIEND, THE CROWN PRINCE, RIELLE DARDENNE RISKS EVERYTHING TO SAVE HIM, EXPOSING HER ABILITY TO PERFORM ALL SEVEN KINDS OF ELEMENTAL MAGIC. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO SHOULD POSSESS THIS EXTRAORDINARY POWER ARE A PAIR OF PROPHESIED QUEENS: A QUEEN OF LIGHT AND SALVATION AND A QUEEN OF BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION. TO PROVE SHE IS THE SUN QUEEN, RIELLE MUST ENDURE SEVEN TRIALS TO TEST HER MAGIC. IF SHE FAILS, SHE WILL BE EXECUTED…UNLESS THE TRIALS KILL HER FIRST.

A THOUSAND YEARS LATER, THE LEGEND OF QUEEN RIELLE IS A MERE FAIRY TALE TO BOUNTY HUNTER ELIANA FERRACORA. WHEN THE UNDYING EMPIRE CONQUERED HER KINGDOM, SHE EMBRACED VIOLENCE TO KEEP HER FAMILY ALIVE. NOW, SHE BELIEVES HERSELF UNTOUCHABLE–UNTIL HER MOTHER VANISHES WITHOUT A TRACE, ALONG WITH COUNTLESS OTHER WOMEN IN THEIR CITY. TO FIND HER, ELIANA JOINS A REBEL CAPTAIN ON A DANGEROUS MISSION AND DISCOVERS THAT THE EVIL AT THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE IS MORE TERRIBLE THAN SHE EVER IMAGINED.

AS RIELLE AND ELIANA FIGHT IN A COSMIC WAR THAT SPANS MILLENNIA, THEIR STORIES INTERSECT, AND THE SHOCKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE FATE OF THEIR WORLD–AND OF EACH OTHER.

I had planned on reading this way before its release day, but as you know life happens and I just didn’t get to it. I am currently reading it right now and really loving it. The world building is really amazing and I can’t wait to finish it…hopefully by this week.

 

Always Never Yours

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

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Published by Speak

Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Pages: Hardcover 352

MEGAN HARPER IS THE GIRL BEFORE. ALL HER EXES FIND THEIR ONE TRUE LOVE RIGHT AFTER DATING HER. IT’S NOT A CURSE OR ANYTHING, IT’S JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE, AND MEGAN REFUSES TO WASTE TIME FEELING SORRY FOR HERSELF. INSTEAD, SHE FOCUSES ON PURSUING HER NEXT FLING, DIRECTING THEATRE, AND FULFILLING HER DREAM SCHOOL’S ACTING REQUIREMENT IN THE SMALLEST ROLE POSSIBLE.

But her plans quickly crumble when she’s cast as none other than Juliet–yes, that Juliet–in her high school’s production. It’s a nightmare. No–a disaster. Megan’s not an actress and she’s certainly not a Juliet. Then she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright who agrees to help Megan catch the eye of a sexy stagehand in exchange for help writing his new script.

Between rehearsals and contending with her divided family, Megan begins to notice Owen–thoughtful, unconventional, and utterly unlike her exes, and wonders: shouldn’t a girl get to play the lead in her own love story?

Here’s another lovely book I’m really excited about. The concept sounds really cute and fun. I tried to get an ARC of this on Netgalley, but sadly wasn’t approved. Then, I tried to get a physical ARC during Yallwest, but I didn’t make it. Guess I’m just meant to purchase it… which I will hopefully on my next paycheck. Having a puppy is kind of breaking my bank LOL.

From Twinkle, with Love

Sandhya Menon

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Published by Simon Pulse

Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Pages: Hardcover 336

ASPIRING FILMMAKER AND WALLFLOWER TWINKLE MEHRA HAS STORIES SHE WANTS TO TELL AND UNIVERSES SHE WANTS TO EXPLORE, IF ONLY THE WORLD WOULD LISTEN. SO WHEN FELLOW FILM GEEK SAHIL ROY APPROACHES HER TO DIRECT A MOVIE FOR THE UPCOMING SUMMER FESTIVAL, TWINKLE IS ALL OVER IT. THE CHANCE TO PUBLICLY SHOWCASE HER VOICE AS A DIRECTOR? DREAM COME TRUE. THE FACT THAT IT GETS HER CLOSER TO HER LONGTIME CRUSH, NEIL ROY—A.K.A. SAHIL’S TWIN BROTHER? DREAM COME TRUE X 2.

When mystery man “N” begins emailing her, Twinkle is sure it’s Neil, finally ready to begin their happily-ever-after. The only slightly inconvenient problem is that, in the course of movie-making, she’s fallen madly in love with the irresistibly adorkable Sahil.

Twinkle soon realizes that resistance is futile: The romance she’s got is not the one she’s scripted. But will it be enough?

Told through the letters Twinkle writes to her favorite female filmmakers, From Twinkle, with Love navigates big truths about friendship, family, and the unexpected places love can find you

I LOVEDDDDD When Dimple Met Rishi so I’m soooo happy this book is finally out. Didn’t get an ARC for this one either, but I’ll definitely be picking it up. I mean look at that cover… it’s the cutest thing ever and the premise sounds super adorable.

Monday’s Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

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Published by Katherine Tegen Books

Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery

Pages: Hardcover 448

A gripping, relentless, and timely new novel from critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, about the complex mystery of one teenage girl’s disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best—and only—friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help.

As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?

I’ve been reading more mystery and thriller books, so when I received this from Epic Reads, I was really excited. The synopsis sounds good and I can’t wait to get into this hopefully in  a few weeks.

Rebel Heart

Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland

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Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance

Pages: Kindle 232

Rush and Gia’s story continues in the gripping conclusion to the New York Times bestseller, Rebel Heir…

How to screw up a great summer in the Hamptons:

Sleep with your boss. Check.

Blow all your money on a rental you can’t afford. Check.

How to walk away from a man you fall in love with at the end of a summer:

…I’ll let you know when I figure it out.

I started Rehel Heir weeks ago, but then I got really busy and had other blog tours obligations, soooo I had to put it aside for while. I was really enjoying the story and romance, so I can’t wait to go back to it. I think I’m going to start over and binge the duology one weekend.


Which of these new releases are you most excited to read? Do you have any other new books on your TBR? Comment down below.

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