Blog Tour - Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn Spotlight & Author Interview

I am a huge fan of Nyrae Dawn.  So much I was going all fangirl on her via email.  I have read every single book written by her and every time it amazes me how easy I fall in love with her characters and stories.   Not every day you come across a book that sucks you right in and you cannot put down.  But every single story written by the talented Nyrae is simply and addiction. 

I had the opportunity to ask Nyrae a few questions about her new book Four Summers (available now) and I wanted to share this with you.

Nyrae what inspired you to write this story? 

"I love “summer books”. Stories like THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY have always been some of my favorites, so I’ve always wanted to write a book that takes place over the summer like this one. But, I’m also a huge fan of romance. I love epic romances, and I don’t think there are a whole lot of them out there. I’m talking those long running love stories where no matter what gets thrown at a couple, or how many years it is, they find their way back to each other. The Outlander (adult book) is an example of an epic romance to me and though I don’t think anyone could touch Jamie and Claire’s love story, I wanted to give it a shot. I took my love of epic romances and my love of summer stories and put them together to create FOUR SUMMERS."

Did you use any visual aids for inspiration? 

"It’s funny because I almost never use visual aids like that. I don’t usually pick actors for my characters. I should try to do that more often because people always ask! LOL."

What was the hardest part of writing this story? 

"Stuffing four different summers into one book and
making it flow well, making each summer not be too long, but also enough that the reader will (I hope) feel like they experienced it with Charlotte and Nathaniel."

Is there a message in this novel that you would like your readers to grasp? 

"I guess it could be to follow your heart and your dreams!"

What is next for Nyrae?  

"FAÇADE book two in The Games series releases July 2nd. After that is OUT OF PLAY which I cowrote with Jolene Perry. It’s out August 6th."

 

 Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn

Charlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the stars…but inside she yearns for more.

After his freshman year, Nathaniel Chase’s family spends their first summer at The Village. From the beginning Charlotte intrigues him. She’s the girl who always says what’s on her mind, wins at night games, and each time she looks through her telescope, gets lost in the sky.

Over the course of four summers together, Charlotte and Nathaniel become best friends, share firsts, mend broken hearts, protect each other’s secrets, overcome tragedies…fall in love. And say goodbye…

Charlie wants out of The Village. Nate wants her to have her stars. And they dream of being able to do it all together. But life isn’t as easy as their summers.

Each summer is told in alternating points of view between Charlie and Nate. Journey with the pair, and their friends, as they share their story about growing up, discovering who they are, making tough choices, and falling in love again and again.

About the author…

Nyrae resides in sunny Southern California with her husband (who still makes her swoon) and her two awesome kids.

When she’s not with her family, you can be pretty sure you’ll find her with a book in her hand or her laptop and an open document in front of her.

She writes for Entangled Publishing, Grand Central Publishing and is self-published.

Nyrae is represented by Jane Dystel of Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.

You can follow Nyrae Dawn on these social sites

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Waiting on Wednesday - Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am so excited about this story.  Nyrae Dawn is one of my favorite authors and her writing style is simply captivating.   Can’t wait to rea!.

Four Summers by Nyrae Dawn

Expected Publication Date: April 29, 2013

Charlotte Gates is tired of being Charlie Rae. She loves the lake she was raised on, their rental cabins, and spending her nights under the stars…but inside she yearns for more.

After his freshman year, Nathaniel Chase’s family spends their first summer at The Village. From the beginning Charlotte intrigues him. She’s the girl who always says what’s on her mind, wins at night games, and each time she looks through her telescope, gets lost in the sky.

Over the course of four summers together, Charlotte and Nathaniel become best friends, share firsts, mend broken hearts, protect each other’s secrets, overcome tragedies…fall in love. And say goodbye…

Charlie wants out of The Village. Nate wants her to have her stars. And they dream of being able to do it all together. But life isn’t as easy as their summers.

Each summer is told in alternating points of view between Charlie and Nate. Journey with the pair, and their friends, as they share their story about growing up, discovering who they are, making tough choices, and falling in love again and again

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday - Facade by Nyrae Dawn

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 

 

 

Facade /  The Games Series #2

Publication Date: Spring 2013

 

The second book in The Games Series.

You met Adrian in CHARADE. Now it's time for him to tell his story...

No one knows who twenty-one year-old Adrian Westfall is behind his façade. After what he’s done, he deserves to live alone with his pain, even if he’d do anything to forget. Anything for a moment of quiet without his past haunting him.

Eighteen year-old Delaney Cross wants nothing more than to absolve her family from her father’s sins. To keep her suicidal mom off that ledge, and help her brother Maddox get the light back in his eyes. She thinks their road to freedom is through Adrian.

Adrian and Delaney are bound together by tragedy… Only Adrian doesn’t know it.

As their lives intertwine, they find a solace in each other they never knew existed. Laney knows she needs to tell him—to come out from behind her smoke screen, but to say the words could mean losing him.

Two people. Two disguises. True love.

Will it be enough to save them when all secrets are bared?

 

 

Teaser Tuesday - Dizzy by Jolene Perry & Nyrae Dawn

Dylan doesn’t do relationships. He and his older brother watched their dad go through hell and back, so they made a pact years ago—no girl would come between the Gibson boys. But his brother sells out. He's getting married anyway. To the sister of a chick Dylan met at a party, who's probably the angriest girl he's ever met. Unfortunately, she happens to be hot, too.

Ziah’s life is upside down—her safe boyfriend turns out to be not-so-safe, and now her sister is getting married before college is over to the older brother of a spoiled, party boy who drives her crazy. And also makes her heart beat too fast.

There’s no denying the attraction, but there's also no denying how much they irritate each other. When they’re thrown together as forced wedding planners, they find an ally in each other--neither wants this wedding to happen.

But instead of putting a stop to the crazy nuptials they find themselves at fittings and cake testing. And maybe even…a few dates?
Dizzy is a novel about what happens when two people who are determined not to fall in love, maybe do anyway. Maybe

My Teaser:  

"Hey" Only the rain is coming down so hard I have to speak it, not whisper

"Hey" His eyes hit me, and I know that look better than anything.  There's no way he's not thinking about me the way I'm thinking about him.

His arms come around me, and I shouldn't want them to but I do.  It feels so good to let him hold me.  Better than I remembered, or maybe it's just that I've thought about this way more time than I should. 

 

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Freebie Sunday - Free books to feed your Kindle

On this Freebie Sunday ... I provide a few options to read this week. Just sit down relax in your favorite corner and read away.

Remember these books might not be free tomorrow, so hurry up and download your copy now.  Please read before downloading some of these books are not in the YA Genre.

The Hook-up Doctor's Guide by Nyrae Dawn

If you read Nyrae Dawn's What A Boy Wants and What A Boy Needs then this is a must for you.  The best part is it is free!

Sebastian Hawkins, known online as “The Hook up Doctor” is taking his advice column one step further with “The Hook-up Doctor Guide”. In this manual he’s revisiting some of his hardest cases along with dishing out brand new advice, too. Sebastian isn’t stopping with just these six specific cases either. He’s throw in some of Sebastian’s Rules to give girls extra advice on grabbing the guy of their dreams.

So if you've ever been a little lost on how to move out of the "friend territory" or make your BFF's brother see you as more than his little sister's friend, than this guide is for you.

For more from The Hook-up Doctor you can check out his story in WHAT A BOY WANTS.

Sometimes advice is much easier to give, than to put into action...


This is a short story companion which can be read before or after, WHAT A BOY WANTS.

Download your copy here:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Hook-up-Doctors-Guide-ebook/dp/B008Y23KV2/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1352654945&sr=1-3&keywords=ya

 
 

Tempest by Holly Hook

Sixteen-year-old Janelle never thought the gray spiral birthmark on her arm meant anything special. But when gorgeous Gary materializes out of a hurricane right in front of her, that all changes, because he shares a marking exactly like hers.

When Gary shows her the truth about the curse they share, it's only the start of their nightmare.









Download your copy here:  http://www.amazon.com/Tempest-1-Destroyers-Series-ebook/dp/B00433TBEG/ref=sr_1_15?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1352655178&sr=1-15&keywords=ya

The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie Dubois

When fifteen-year-old Sonya Garrison is accepted into the prestigious Bridgeton Academy, she soon discovers that rich girls are just as dangerous as the thugs in her home of Venton Heights. Maybe more so. After catching the eye of the star, white basketball player and unwittingly becoming the most popular girl in school, she earns the hatred of the three most ruthless and vindictive girls at Bridgeton. Can she defeat the reigning high school royalty? Or will they succeed in ruining her lifelong dream of becoming a world class dancer?








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Fall in Love Summer Giveaway

Don't forget to enter our Fall In Love Summer Giveaway.  You can win one of two amazing summer bundles.

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

Bundle B - 
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Switched by Amanda Hockins






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