BLOG TOUR: The Widows of Braxton County by Jess McConkey

Title: The Widows of Braxton County

Author: Jess Mcconkey
Genre: Adult Mystery Fiction
Publisher: William Morrow

Release Date: July 23/2013

Adquired: Print copy provided by publisher

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Family secrets can bind and destroy.

Kate is ready to put her nomadic, city-dwelling past behind her when she marries Joe Krause and moves with him to the Iowa farm that has been in his family for more than 140 years. But life on the farm isn't quite as idyllic as she'd hoped. It's filled with chores, judgmental neighbors, and her mother-in-law, who—unbeknownst to Kate until after the wedding—will be living with them.

As Kate struggles to find her place in the small farming community, she begins to realize that her husband and his family are not who she thought they were. According to town gossip, the Krause family harbors a long-kept secret about a mysterious death that haunts Kate as a dangerous, unexplainable chain of events begins.

BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: Waiting for the Storm by Marie Landry

-HAPPY 1 YEAR BLOGOVERSARY TO BOUNDBYWORDS!- 2 HUGE GIVEAWAYS! (INT/US&CA)

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BLOG TOUR: The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan

Title: The Curiosity

Author: Stephen P. Kiernan
Genre: Adult Literary Fiction
Publisher: William Morrow

Release Date: July 18/2013

Adquired: Print ARC provided by publisher

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Michael Crichton meets The Time Traveler's Wife in this powerful debut novel in which a man, frozen in the Arctic ice for more than a century, awakens in the present day.

Dr. Kate Philo and her scientific exploration team make a breathtaking discovery in the Arctic: the body of a man buried deep in the ice. As a scientist in a groundbreaking project run by the egocentric and paranoid Erastus Carthage, Kate has brought small creatures-plankton, krill, shrimp-"back to life." Never have the team's methods been attempted on a large life form.

Heedless of the consequences, Carthage orders that the frozen man be brought back to the lab in Boston, and reanimated. As the man begins to regain his memories, the team learns that he was-is-a judge, Jeremiah Rice, and the last thing he remembers is falling overboard into the Arctic Ocean in 1906. When news of the Lazarus Project and Jeremiah Rice breaks, it ignites a media firestorm and massive protests by religious fundamentalists.

Thrown together by circumstances beyond their control, Kate and Jeremiah grow closer. But the clock is ticking and Jeremiah's new life is slipping away. With Carthage planning to exploit Jeremiah while he can, Kate must decide how far she is willing to go to protect the man she has come to love.

A gripping, poignant, and thoroughly original thriller, Stephen Kiernan's provocative debut novel raises disturbing questions about the very nature of life and humanity-man as a scientific subject, as a tabloid plaything, as a living being: A curiosity.

BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT: Keeper of the Black Stones by PT McHugh

Today is a special one, because today I have been given the pleasure of highlighting, once again, one of my favourite YA Time Travel books of the year (if you read my blog, you've probably noticed the massive amount of them I've read this year alone!). Keeper of the Black Stones was a much anticipated book for me, and I was overjoyed that the publisher saw my excitement, and allowed me to participate in the very first blog tour back in March.

This post, however, is jam packed with EXTRA goodies this time around. I have guest posts from both the author AND my favourite character, Tianna. As well as....wait for it....a sneak peak excerpt from Book 2!!! So start scrolling, and discover some exciting things about Keeper and it's author!

BLOG TOUR: Untimed by Andy Gavin

BLOG TOUR: Arrow of the Mist (#1) by Christina Mercer

BLOG TOUR: Stargazey Point by Shelley Noble

Title: Stargazey Point

Author: Shelley Noble
Genre: Women's Fiction
Publisher: William Morrow

Release Date: July 9/2013

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors, a stunning new novel of sun, sand, love, and family set against the beautiful backdrop of the South Carolina coast.

Devastated by tragedy during her last project, documentarian Abbie Sinclair thinks she has nothing left to give by the time she arrives in Stargazey Point. Once a popular South Carolina family destination, the town's beaches have eroded, local businesses are closing, and skyrocketing taxes are driving residents away. Stargazey Point, like Abbie, is fighting to survive.

But Abbie is drawn slowly into the lives of the people around her: the Crispin siblings, three octogenarians sharing a looming plantation house; Cab Reynolds, who left his work as an industrial architect to refurbish his uncle's antique carousel, a childhood sanctuary; Ervina, an old Gullah wisewoman with the power to guide Abbie to a new life, if only she'd let her; and a motley crew of children whom Abbie can't ignore.

Abbie came seeking a safe haven, but what she finds is so much more. For Stargazey Point is a magical place . . . a place for dreamers . . . a place that can lead you home

BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT: The Disappearing Girl by Heather Topham Grace

BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: Identified by Faith A. Rice-Mills

BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: Endure (The Protector #4) by M.R.Merrick

BLOG TOUR: Jump When Ready by David Pandolfe

BLOG TOUR: The Virgin Cure by Amy McKay

Title: The Virgin Cure

Author: Ami KcKay
Genre: Adult Women's/Historical Fiction
Publisher: Knopf Canada

Release Date: June 26/2012

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From the author of the number one Canadian bestseller The Birth House comes the story of a young girl abandoned to the streets of post-Civil War New York City.

"I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart."

Set on the streets of Lower Manhattan in 1871, The Virgin Cure is the story of Moth, a girl abandoned by her father and raised by a mother telling fortunes to the city's desperate women. One summer night, twelve-year-old Moth is pulled from her bed and sold as a servant to a finely dressed woman. It is this betrayal suffered at the hands of her own mother that changes her life forever.

Knowing that her mother is so close while she is locked away in servitude, Moth bides her time until she can escape, only to find her old home deserted and her mother gone without a trace. Moth must struggle to survive alone in the murky world of the Bowery, a wild and lawless enclave filled with thieves, beggars, sideshow freaks, and prostitutes. She eventually meets Miss Everett, the proprietress of an "Infant School," a brothel that caters to gentlemen who pay dearly for "willing and clean" companions—desirable young virgins like Moth.

Moth also finds friendship with Dr. Sadie, a female physician struggling against the powerful forces of injustice, who teaches Moth to question and observe the world around her. The doctor hopes to protect Moth from falling prey to a terrible myth known as the "virgin cure"—the tragic belief that deflowering a "fresh maid" can cleanse the blood and heal men afflicted with syphilis—that has destroyed the lives of other Bowery girls.

Ignored by society, unprotected by the law, Moth dreams of independence. But there's a high price to pay for freedom, and no one knows that better than a girl from Chrystie Street.

COVER REVEAL: Creators (Lost Souls #3) by Tiffany Truitt

TITLE: 

Creators (Lost Souls #3)

AUTHOR: 

Tiffany Truitt

RELEASE DATE: 

April 1/2014

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Heartbroken but more determined than ever after a tense showdown in the woods, sixteen-year-old Tess once again returns to the safety of her community of Isolationists. Bolstered by new alliances and desperate to protect those she loves, this time she knows she can return stronger and more powerful than ever to take back what is hers.

As she trains in combat and grows more confident, Tess receives beautiful letters penned by her forbidden love, the chosen one James, from his prison in Templeton. He is now serving as a bodyguard to the creators—the team of scientists who created artificial life in the first place. And what he has discovered about the true origin of the illness that halted natural life could change everything.

Enemy will become ally and death will bring new hope in this stunning conclusion to Tiffany Truitt’s epic Lost Souls trilogy.