Freebie Sunday

On this Freebie Sunday ... I provide a few options to read this Holiday. Just sit down relax on the beach with your favorite drink and read away.

Remember these books might not be free tomorrow, so hurry up and download your copy now.

This week I have a different Freebie Sunday for ya!

I love to find new authors and more so when they a self published.  It is amazingly hard to do it all but these self published titans endure it all for the love of writing and their readers.  This week I have decided to share the love with you guys.

Over the past few weeks my twitter stream has been flooded with the #TheWildOnes hash tag.  Out of curiosity I headed over and found out it was a new release coming out this 8/1/2012 from author M. Leighton titled THE WILD ONES. 

After heading over to her blog I did my research and found swoon worthy teasers of this new book.  This is not the only story she has there are series up on her blog.  So I searched on amazon and found that the first book of two of her best series are FREE! 

I wanted to share these books with you guys so below are the links for two of my new fave series.

Enjoy!

Blood Like Poison: For the Love of a Vampire (Book 1, Blood Like Poison Series)

Like most seventeen year olds, Ridley Heller thought she had her future all planned out. What she wanted most in life was to get out of small town Harker. Her only goal was to keep her mouth shut and her grades high so she could win a cheerleading scholarship to Stanford. But that was before she met Bo.

In Ridley’s wildest dreams, she could never have planned for someone like Bo, for a love so intense it left her breathless. No human girl could.

A haunting stranger that watched her from afar, Bo stole Ridley’s heart from the moment she laid eyes on him. But he has secrets. Bo’s a vampire. Both his past and his present are a danger to Ridley, but the biggest threat is not her blood; it’s her heart. He’s feeding a thirst for revenge that will cost him his life, and it may already be too late.

The more darkness Ridley uncovers, the more she realizes that her life will never be the same—with or without Bo. Can she sacrifice her future and her heart for someone who has a death wish?


About Michelle: I love coffee and chocolate, even more so when they are combined. I'm convinced that one day they could be the basis for world peace. I also love the color red and am seriously considering dying my hair.

If interested in this book please click the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Like-Poison-Vampire-ebook/dp/B004XJ555O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343588686&sr=1-1&keywords=m.+leighton

Madly (Book 1) (Madly Series) 

*This is a novelette that introduces you to Madly*

Madly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl—for a princess, that is.

Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber when the unthinkable happens—there’s a prison break in Atlas, the magically-protected home of Madly’s race. A traitor has set free eight Lore, the spirits of what humans know as fairy tales, and they are making their way to Slumber to awaken their descendants.

In order to save her home, the lives of her family, and all of humanity, Madly must learn to wield her exceptional powers and recapture the Lore before it’s too late and all is lost. But Madly’s only help are her two best friends and the Sentinel, Jackson Hamilton, that threatens both her heart and her destiny. Madly has loved Jackson as long as she can remember, but he is the one thing even a princess can’t have. Can she resist love to become the queen she was fated to be? Or can she find a way to have both?

If interested in this book please click the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Madly-Book-Series-ebook/dp/B0064P9O34/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343589358&sr=1-3&keywords=m.+leighton


About Michelle: I love coffee and chocolate, even more so when they are combined. I'm convinced that one day they could be the basis for world peace. I also love the color red and am seriously considering dying my hair.

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry Review

Pushing the Limits
by: Katie McGarry

Buy here :http://www.amazon.com/Pushing-Limits-Harlequin-Katie-McGarry/dp/0373210493

"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.

So wrong for each other...and yet so right.

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

"An edgy romance that pulls you in and never lets go. I was hooked!"-Gena Showalter,  New York Times bestselling author of the Intertwined series.

My Summary...

Echo Emerson had it all.  She was popular, had a great group of friends and dated the one boy every girl in school wanted. She was your average popular girl dating the school jock.  Her life is turned upside down when her older brother is killed in the war, her mother looses her mind and her parents split revealing that his father has fallen in love with Echo's babysitter.  With everything that happens an incident occurs to her leaving her scared on her arms and she has no recollection of what happened.

We find Echo goes through very trying times in which she endures humiliation, insecurity and neglect.  She feels alone and abandoned by both parents.  With all the emotions consuming her she tries very hard to return to her old life, but is it possible?  Will they accept her back.

After some time back in school she decides to return to her friends.  The rumors have been surrounding the hallways.  She has been called a freak, cutter and many more harsh names.  She has been appointed counseling sessions at school to keep her sanity and continue to improve.  In her therapy sessions she is assigned to tutor a boy.

Oh my word!  this boy Noah Hutchinson is a ladies man.  Your typical bad boy with the good looks and evil grin.  Underneath his exterior lies a broken heart with a sad story.  Slowly these two start falling for each other and jeez talk about sexual tension anyone!  It is good.

My Thoughts...

Many teenager endure situations that are similar to the main characters.  This story was very realistic and the character development was well done.  We are introduced to our main characters and their past is clearly explained creating an emotional attachment to the reader.

You will be surprised by how fast these teenagers grow and understand that following your heart and doing the right thing might not always feel good.  In the end this book is about self empowerment and motivation.  Echo and Noah work together and fit like perfect puzzle pieces.

I strongly recommend this book 

5 out of 5 stars

Tammy

 

Fall in Love Summer Giveaway

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What a boy Wants by Nyrae Dawn (Ebook)
The Vincent Brothers by Abbi Glines (Ebook)
Obsidian by J Armentrout (Ebook)

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Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Switched by Amanda Hockins






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Matched by Allie Condie Review

Matched by: Allie Condie

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow. 

Hardcover, 366 pages

Published November 30th 2010 by Dutton Juvenile (first published November 2010)

ISBN -0525423648 (ISBN13: 9780525423645)

edition language -English

original title -Matched

url -http://www.matched-book.com/

series -Matched #1

characters -Cassia Reyes, Ky Markham, Xander Carrow

literary awards -YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2011), Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of the Year for Fiction (2010)

 

Matched joins the many recently published dystopian young adult novels.  Cassia Reyes lives in  a world where every thing is controlled The Society runs everything in the country. It takes all the decisions in order to make sure everything is controlled from who you marry to what you eat.  By doing this they guarantee a long and healthy life until you expire according to their standards.

  
You heard right every single detail is already carefully planned out. Where you live, what you eat, where you work, how fast you run, when you die, who you marry.  You only follow rules to live in this Society.

Cassia Reyes was happy with her life and excited about her upcoming match ceremony.  Something unexpected happens and error in the system and her curiosity  and concern about what happen lead her to find out there are somethings that are not meant to be.  Her search for the truth and what to do with her newly found knowledge lead her to find love, friendship and adventure.

Matched is a great dystopian novel.  A world carefully thought through.  I loved the details of the world and envisioned it clearly.

I give this book 4 out of 5 hearts

You can buy this book on http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525423648?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0525423648&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2

You can follow the author https://twitter.com/#!/allycondie

Book Review - Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

 

by Andrea Cremer

Release Date: October 26, 2010
2010 Philomel Books
Hardcover Edition; 455 Pages
ISBN: 978-0-399-25482-6
Genre: Young Adult
Source: Review Copy from Publisher

Summary

Calla knows her future, she understands her present and her past.  She is the alpha of her wolf pack.  A strong willed, independent soul.  Her world is suddenly changed when she saves the life of a boy  (Shay).  A boy that does not belong to her world.  Her past, present and future is shaken and stirred by a series of situations that evolved around her.

She questions her past and her place in this world.  She falls for Shay without even knowing it.  Oh! sweet and funny Shay.  Ren Bane the other Alpha leader will tempt her and maybe win her heart.

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My opinion

I can honestly say this is the best book I have ever read.  So much that it kept me reading even at work.  Yes I know, I was supposed to be working.  I was happy I found this series just before the second book Wolfsbane came out.  Fortunately for me the wait was not as long and desperate as other readers.  Andrea Cremer is a genius.  She has created a fantasy world that truly feels real.


My books have lived on and I have passed them on to Twilight fans that have sworn they would never fall for another series.  I am happy to say are now as obsessed as I am with the series.

I will bite my nails and stress out until January 24, 2012.  Yes!! I am counting the days.

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I give this book five hearts.  It was exciting, interesting and well written.

 If you would like to follow Andrea Cremer please do so at

http://www.andreacremer.com/
@andreacremer in twitter


Hasta Pronto!

Tammy

You can buy this book at any book retailer, below is the link to amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Book-1-Andrea-Cremer/dp/039925482X

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