Release Day Blitz: Wherever You Will Go

Wherever You Will Go

Author: Stephanie Smith

Series: Try Again, #1

Genre: Contemporary, Romance

Publisher: Stephanie Smith

Publication Date: August 7th, 2014

Format: ebook

Purchase: Amazon | B&N

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Brooke Willis had everything she ever wanted: a happy marriage, volunteer placement at the art gallery, and the promise of starting a family with the man of her dreams.

Saxon Reed had everything he ever thought he needed: a successful career, nice cars, expensive apartment, and more money than he knew what to do with.

After losing her husband Brooke insists on taking over his company to keep his dreams alive. Struggling in an industry she knows nothing about, Brooke turns to Saxon, her husband’s best friend and business partner, for guidance and support. Their mutual grief, and Saxon’s need to look after his best friend’s wife, creates a connection beyond just business.

Can Brooke take over the company and find a new life without saying goodbye to the past? Can Saxon protect and care for Brooke without scaring her away?

What happens when your heart doesn’t listen to your head? When lines are crossed and boundaries are pushed?

“Life goes on, whether you choose to move forward and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could've been. I don’t want to live in the past anymore. I’m so lonely; there’s nothing for me here.”

Waiting on Wednesday (3): The Accidental Kiss & A Blind Spot for Boys

**Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights highly anticipated upcoming releases.**

This week I just couldn't pick ONE book. I like to pick my WoW based on upcoming books within a week or month to my post. There are two books coming out on the same day that I'm really excited about so I decided to share them both!

The Accidental Kiss

Author: Nicole Simone

Series: The Kiss series, #1

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Paranormal

Publisher: Nicole Simone

Expected Publication Date: August 12th, 2014

Format: ebook

Pre-Order:

B&N | iBooks | Kobo 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

They were like fire and ice.

But he was everything she didn’t know she needed.

Marked by tragedy, Sky Noel leaves Los Angeles with her mom to start anew in Castor, a small town in Louisiana. It was supposed to be Sky’s chance to have a normal life but she soon finds out normal isn’t written in her DNA.

When a mysterious boy named Daemon shakes up Sky’s fragile hold on reality, she is thrust into a world where zombies and voodoo not only exist in the pages of a novel. They are hidden in the darkest corners where danger lurks and death awaits. With a price on her head, Sky has to put her trust in the boy with the ocean blue eyes but is Daemon everything she was warned against and more?

Tricked into selling his soul, Daemon lives out his existence at the mercy of the voodoo priest. That is until one fateful night when his path is forever changed.

Desperate to atone for his sins, Daemon brings it upon himself to protect Sky at any cost. However, a secret hidden in his past could rip away the very person who makes him feel human again.

Why am I waiting...

I first came across The Accidental Kiss thanks to InkSlinger PR. They sent out an email about an upcoming blog tour, after reading the blurb I instantly jumped on this book and added it to my TBR shelf on Goodreads! I have a feeling I'll really enjoy this book! Sadly, I'm 100% sure I won't make it on the blog tour (I never do for InkSlinger PR) so I'll have to pre-order it on iBooks!

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A Blind Spot for Boys

Author: Justina Chen

Series: Standalone

Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Expected Publication Date: August 12th, 2014

Format: Hardcover, ebooks

Pre-Order: 

Amazon | B&N | iBooks

Kobo | Chapters | Book Depository

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Shana has always had a blind spot for boys. Can she trust the one who's right in front of her?

Sixteen-year-old Shana Wilde is officially on a Boy Moratorium. After a devastating breakup, she decides it's time to end the plague of Mr. Wrong, Wrong, and More Wrong.

Enter Quattro, the undeniably cute lacrosse player who slams into Shana one morning in Seattle. Sparks don't just fly; they ignite. And so does Shana's interest. Right as she's about to rethink her ban on boys, she receives crushing news: Her dad is going blind. Quattro is quickly forgotten, and Shana and her parents vow to make the most of the time her father has left to see. So they travel to Machu Picchu, and as they begin their trek, they run into none other than Quattro himself. But even as the trip unites them, Quattro pulls away mysteriously... Love and loss, humor and heartbreak collide in this new novel from acclaimed author Justina Chen.

Why am I waiting...

A Blind Spot for Boys was another book I came across for thanks to an upcoming tour by IndieSage PR! I read the synopsis and made an instant connect with Shana, even the the big age difference. I knew that this would be a read I would actually be able to connect with the characters and plot and I love when that happens! Plus, I also think this will be the perfect "end of summer" read :).

What are you waiting on? 

Feel free to leave me your WoW links and comments below!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bittersweet Goodbye: The Civil Wars

Currently listening to Poison and Wine.

Plain and simple, I hate goodbyes. 

You know that saying, "all good things must come to an end"? Well it heavily applies to this post. Today I learned that The Civil Wars have permanently parted ways. I sat here in shock, thinking this was hopefully a delayed April Fool's Joke...no such luck. After reading both Joy and John Paul's personal words on the disbanding I finally came to accept that this was actually happening.

I first came across The Civil Wars back in 2009. A friend of mine had one of their songs on their iPod from their Live at Eddie's Attic CD. I remember listening to the vocals and falling in love! I went home and downloaded the album for free from their website and had it on repeat for weeks! Whenever people asked me what I was listening to I would reply with "The Civil Wars! You have to download this album". A couple of months later while sitting down and watching Grey's Anatomy I heard Poison and Wine and did a little happy dance, I was so beyond over joyed at them making it.

As each year passed and my collection of their songs grew I fell deeper and deeper in love with this group. I decided to share my Top 5 songs by The Civil Wars.

Poison & Wine             Play Count: 593

Tracks in the Snow       Play Count: 566

Falling (Live at Eddie's Attic)    Play Count: 552

Tip of My Tongue   Play Count: 438

Go            Play Count: 226

I'm sitting here writing this post and trying to hold back tears. You may think this is silly, or over dramatic but The Civil Wars have gotten me through so many tough points in my life. Every time I was feeling down or stressed from something taking place in my personal life (and trust me there were a lot of these moments) I turned my iPod on and went straight to The Civil Wars. So to know that these two individuals who came together and created such soothing and peaceful music will be parting ways makes me so sad. Which is why I'm writing this post, this is my way of accepting and dealing with this.

So to The Civil Wars I say a bittersweet goodbye. We will all miss your music and I wish both Joy Williams and John Paul White all the best!

So below I share with you my recommendations of albums and singles to purchase. I have also included the link to their website where you can download You Are My Sunshine for free.

  

 

Are you a fan of The Civil Wars? What are some of your favourite songs by them?

Book Blast: Gates of Thread and Stone

Welcome to the Gates of Thread and Stone book blast!

It's here! It's here!! August 5th is finally HERE!!

Gates of Thread & Stone

Author: Lori M. Lee
Series: Gates of Thread and Stone, #1
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Publisher: Skyscape
Publication Date: August 5th, 2014
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, ebook
Source: Me, My Shelf and I
Purchase: Amazon | B&N
Chapters | Book Depository | IndieBound

Synopsis (Goodreads):

In the Labyrinth, we had a saying: keep silent, keep still, keep safe.

In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her “brother” has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn’t know where her ability comes from—or where shecame from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai’s only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper’s son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her.

Then Reev disappears. When keeping silent and safe means losing him forever, Kai vows to do whatever it takes to find him. She will leave the only home she’s ever known and risk getting caught up in a revolution centuries in the making. But to save Reev, Kai must unravel the threads of her past and face shocking truths about her brother, her friendship with Avan, and her unique power.

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Praise for GATES OF THREAD AND STONE