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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Monday, November 30, 2015

The Twelve Days of New Adult #Giveaway Hop International

Click HERE to see the list of blogs participating to this hop!

 NEW ADULT?

Goodreads: New Adult fiction bridges the gap between Young Adult and Adult genres. It typically features protagonists between the ages of 18 and 30.
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The winner will be announced here, on Mythical Books
The winner has 3 days to claim the prize by sending an email with: his/her name, address and the chosen book
Good luck

The winner was announced on 17th of December
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Truth is a powerful weapon…but explosives never hurt - Resist (Redzone #2) by Tracey Martin

Sophia can run but she can’t hide. RedZone is on her tail and those of the six tech-augmented soldiers who escaped its clutches with her. If she could only focus on fighting her way to safety, she might live long enough to disappear. But it’s not just her own backside she needs to watch out for.

I Should Have Told You & Before I’m Gone Series: Night Killer #1 & #2 by Joanne Clancy


I Should Have Told You & Before I’m Gone
Series: Night Killer, Book 1 & 2 by Joanne Clancy


She was his saving grace. - Highland Fate (Guardians of Scotland #3) by Victoria Zak

The Red Hawk, warrior chieftain of Helmfirth, is an over bearing, dominating dragon who strikes fear in his enemies, until one day a nemesis dares to test his limits and attacks Hawk and all that he holds dear. With one foot in the grave, Hawk finds himself inside the walls of Dunfermline Abbey and his life at the mercy of Sister Kate.

Keeping the (Un)dead Fresh - Realm Walker by Kathleen Collins

As a Realm Walker for the Agency, Juliana Norris tracks deadly paranormal quarry using her unique ability to see magical signatures. She excels at her job, but her friends worry about her mysterious habit of dying in the line of duty without staying dead. That's only the first of her secrets.

Beyond Anything In All Creation (Beyond Heights and Depths #3) by Christian Brown

She’s anxious, but she might also be right. I do hope it’s not the end of the world. What do I know about this kind of stuff? I’m not sure what else to think. The world hasn’t exactly been in the best shape recently.

Wizards. Shifters. Murderers - The Scarlett Legacy (Woodland Creek) by K.N. Lee

30 Authors. 30 Shifter Stories
"It was so impressive that this was only a novella, because there were so many things that happened in this book that kept you guessing, and kept surprising you. It felt like a full-length novel, but didn’t feel rushed at all. I highly recommend reading this book – even a few times. It was just that good!" - Goodreads, Erin

Obsidian Worlds (Obsidian Worlds #1-11) by Jason Werbeloff


Jason Werbeloff’s short stories have been downloaded over 20,000 times. Obsidian Worlds brings together his 11 best-selling sci-fi shorts into a mind-bending philosophical anthology.


Meet an author: Vanessa Barger - Super Freak

Thirteen-year-old Caroline is a freak. Her parents have uprooted her to a town full of Supernaturals. You’d think she’d be thrilled. But, with someone without a magical bone in her body, this daughter of tree sprites feels like even more of an outcast than she has ever before.
Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

adventure, intrigue, and humor - Rags and Ruins by Bob Dixon

"This wonderful story incorporates lots of twists and turns that you don’t see coming, awesome fantastic creatures with personalities as varied as you can imagine. The life they lead on the outskirts of the “civilized town” makes you wonder who is better off.This is a perfect book for adults and teenagers alike. It has something in it for everyone. Box’s books never disappoint and always leave me wanting more. This book is no exception!" Amazon, Grumpybybirth

A Natural Fit - Empty Nest: A Birds of a Feather Mystery by Marty Wingate

If you love Laura Childs, Ellery Adams, or Jenn McKinlay, don’t miss Marty Wingate’s charming Birds of a Feather series! InEmpty Nest, Julia Lanchester’s life is interrupted by a murder most foul—and a killer who’s watching her like a hawk.

Shifters, mistletoe and a whole lot of alpha - A Very Werey Christmas

Shifters, mistletoe and a whole lot of alpha heat are just waiting to be discovered this festive season. 
authors: R.M. Gilmore - Becca Lee - Ashlea Rhodes
C.C. Wood - Aimie Jennison - Dahlia Donovan

Gun, badge... and a swear jar? - Partners in Crime by Downey Greene

"The suspense, twists and turns, and inability to tell the good guys from the bad really move this story along. Lots of surprises, cool cars, crime bosses and sizzling meetings between Faye and Griff, sometimes even in a bed. It is an amazing debut novel and reading the sneak peek in the back for the next installment in this Partners in Crime series Shadow Games, I'll be looking for that as soon as it's released." - Goodreads, Pat

Grand Finale for A Heartwarming Thanksgiving


Harlequin released 13 FREE short stories by beloved Harlequin Heartwarming authors during November via their site. You can still read these short stories through December 31st. The sale for 30% off Heartwarming titles also continues through November 30th. Grab the ones you want now!

Secrets, betrayals, and old enemies await them - Sachael Desires (The Mine #2) by Melody Winter

During her ordeal with the Sect, Estelle Bailey dreamt of escaping back into the arms of the sea—and Azariah. But freedom came at a price, and though she’s back with the Sachael who’s stolen her heart, she’s also land-bound until the next full moon. And with the threat of Orontes looming ever larger behind them, Azariah, Estelle, and Michael—her once-captor turned rescuer and friend—are on the run.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

A Summer With Snow (Frosted Seasons, #1) by Hallie Swanson

18+ It was the summer of 2005, probably the most memorable summer of my life. I was twelve years old, six weeks we spent together, forty two days, in that time our friendship grew, and then without warning he upped and left.

Snowed In and Snuggled Up Holiday Novella Collection with: Calisa Fox, Erin Quinn, Mary Leo

ON SALE AT .99 UNTIL DEC 1st!
Curl up with the Snowed In and Snuggled Up Holiday Novella Collection from New York Times bestselling author Erin Quinn, award-winning and Amazon bestselling author Calista Fox, and USA Today bestselling author Mary Leo.


Friday, November 27, 2015

The Long (or short) way from Romance to Erotica - Nashville Nights Boxed Set by Stacey Mosteller

- 18+ "If you are looking for sexy romance, with a light amount of angst a sexy male lead and cool supporting characters, this is it. The book is a great debut, and an awesome start to the series!" - Goodreads, TJLovestread about Book #1

a perfect chance - The Truth Spell (Werewolf High #1) by Anita Oh

When the school is hit by a truth spell, it seems like the perfect chance to find out what Sam and his creepy new friends are hiding, but the weirder things get, the less I'm sure I want to know. Even for Sam, even for the free food, Amaris High might be more trouble than it's worth.

The X Factor: Confessions of a Naive Fashion Model by Ivan Sivec

It takes three mistakes to be swallowed up and spat out by the fashion industry.
You trust the wrong people.
You think you know everything there is to know about life.
You take drugs.

it’s only a matter of time - There We’ll Be (Together #3) by Alla Kar

Josie Sawyer never thought she’d be on a plane, flying back to Arkansas for the summer, only a year after her heart was crushed into a thousand pieces by the boy her parents forbade her to love. But ​her father is dying, and being stubborn isn’t an option.

His second chance may cost him his sweetest addiction - Redemption (Huntsville #1) by Alla Kar

The only condition is that he has to stay away from Neveah, which is a promise he soon realizes is hard to keep. The feisty southern beauty normally gets what she wants, and Rage wants to give her everything.


haunting memories - Rogue by Robin Bonzon

In a world where shape shifters have been granted limited rights as members of society, Dani takes on the role of investigator for her pack, and her first assignment threatens to bring back haunting memories. 


more meets the eye - Nightkind (The Amore Immortale #1) by Robin Bonzon

"The night seemed to whisper in a tone meant to caress her soul, but the sound was tinged with something darker than the moonless sky outside her house. It chilled her to the core. She anxiously searched the room again for something tangible causing her fright, but it was an exercise in futility."

Thursday, November 26, 2015

He has been called a lot of things - Falling For Crazy (Moroad Motorcycle Club #5) by Debra Kayn

The bestselling Moroad Motorcycle Club series continues with a standalone novel... 
As a member of the Moroad Motorcycle Club, Jacko has been called a lot of things.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

a fighting chance - Ballad (Rockstar #5) by Anne Mercier

She walked on the bus and my heart stopped beating. When she looked my way with that sassy smile, it came back to life.
He keeps watching me. I can't help but look back. He's gorgeous: tall, messy dark hair, and those intensely blue eyes captivating me.

being murdered was easy -Lost Reaper by Shelley Russell Nolan

For twenty-five year old Tyler Morgan, being murdered was easy. Easy in comparison with working for the Grim Reaper.
Jonathon Grimm may have brought her back from the dead in exchange for working as a reaper for her hometown, Easton, but she has to find his lost reaper before she can enjoy her second chance at life.

a knock on the door - Mosquito Chase (Love Bug, #4) by Jaycee Ford

Caleb Harris devotes his life to serve and protect his small North Carolina town, but once the badge comes off, he does little to protect the hearts of women. Everything he thought he knew about crime and women is tested when a knock on the door brings him face to face with the last person he ever wanted to see.

Mayhem is about to visit Löthia.- Elementals: The Complete Season One by S.G. Basu

Recommended Age: 15
Löthia is at peace–after a millennium of genetic tinkering, Löthians’ power over the elements has been obliterated. The Elemental Wars that have plagued their civilization from the beginning of time is now distant history.

Onyx Unleashed (Good vs. Evil Series Book 1) by Tanya Vought


Eden Cross is lonely. If she didn’t have her beloved cat, Onyx, she’d have no one at all. Eden longs for companionship, but, being a prisoner, all she gets is foul-mouthed demons and hatred from the one man she wants respect from the most.


Colin's Quest (MacLarens of Boundary Mountain #1) by Shirleen Davies

For An Undying Love…
Time Has No Effect…
And Enemies Hold No Power.

they'd like nothing more than to see me dead - The Maurin Kincaide Series by Rachel Rawlings

I'm Maurin Kincaide, a psychometric, and until a few days ago I was working for Salem's Preternatural Task Force as an interrogator. 
Now, I'm the Special Liaison for the Council, the governing body of the Others, and I take my orders from witches, werewolves and vampires

Easier Said Than Outrun - Meritropolis (Meritropolis #1) by Joel Ohman

In Meritropolis everyone is assigned a numerical Score that decides their worth to society and whether they live or die. After a young boy is killed because of a low Score, his brother plots to take down the System.

he’s making it hard to say no - Hustle by Ashley Claudy


College was supposed to be Brook’s chance to escape the rumors and the harassment that plagued her at home, but she hadn’t planned on meeting Andrew Fayden.

a terrible darkness - Steamborn (Steamborn #1) by Eric Asher

Jacob, a tinker’s apprentice and sometime thief, has lived his entire life in the mountain city of Ancora, protected by the city walls. These towering barriers keep the Deadlands creatures at bay, but the monsters move higher into the peaks every year. 

LOVE…sometimes it’s dangerous. - The Lover's Surrender (No Exceptions #4) by J.C. Reed

LOVE…sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. And sometimes it’s dangerous.
In a world where truth shatters and danger is closing in on them, where love is their only sanctuary, will they be able to find each other or is it time to let each other go?

The surprises keep coming - Loving the Czar by Olivia Gaines

It's kinda like Mr. & Mrs Smith... gone horribly wrong
I love this series. It is a romantic action adventure serial filled with zany characters which make you laugh out loud. It is hard hitting with a very serious under tone on human trafficking. 
The human trafficking element is a reminder to us all to never get too comfortable in a foreign land.

Adelaide: Bride of Maryland (American Mail-Order Bride #7) by Ciara Knigh

American Mail-Order Bride - 45 of your favorite Western historical authors have written 50 connected books, each set in a different state.
Escaping an arranged marriage to a cruel man, Adelaide Baker flees west to marry a total stranger as a mail order bride.

keep her safe - Finding Us (A Nucci Securities Novel) by Debra Presley

 -“Oh, that’s so good to hear because you know the rumors are flying that he was seen in a very compromising position with a young woman with bright red hair. But I’m glad you think things are good.” She smiled at Abby with a wicked little smirk. Abby knew exactly who she was talking about but she also knew they were just friends. Kelly had introduced Abby to Sean. There was no way anything romantic was going on between them."

Everyone needs a hero. - Anarchy Found (Anarchy Found) by JA Huss

Cover Reveal - [I]’m not the hero she’s looking for.
I’m the dark alley where all her good intentions hide.
So be careful what you wish for, Molly Masters.
Because you’re about to get it.

Desperation makes a girl do crazy things… - My Sweet Demise (The Demise Series #1) by Shana Vanterpool

Cover Reveal - When twenty-one year old Raina O’Connor is kicked out of her room on short notice, she’s thrown into a frantic search for a new place to stay. As the situation becomes more urgent, her choices have dwindled to her least favorite option—ladies’ man, Kent Nicholson.


Tuesday, November 24, 2015

The last thing I thought I would ever want - Talon (Ashes & Embers, #4) by Carian Cole

18+ I have never been lucky in love. This was my chance to find my soulmate.
I couldn’t wait to meet the man the experts felt was perfect for me.
My hopes were immediately dashed when I saw him at the altar.
Shit. I married my worst nightmare.
Right?!

LUST: Book Two of the Shadow-Keepers Series by Jas T. Ward

McKenzie Miller had never needed anyone. Not since she lost both her parents to a crime of passion at a young age. Shuffled from foster home to foster home, Kenzie finally took control of her own life and lived on the streets.

There can only be one outcome - Pandemonium (MC Sinners Next Generation #1) by Bella Jewel

Daughter to a ferocious and strong MC President, I know what protection feels like. 
Until one night changes everything - and not a single person in the world can protect me from it, not even my dad. 
Suffocating. Alone. Desperate.

Demons that can’t be killed by swords and guns - The Golem of Solomon's Way (Magic & Machinery #3) by Jon Messenger


Callifax has always been a bastion for Inquisitor Simon Whitlock—the walled city a barrier against the chaos of the magical world. After the physical and emotional pain of his last few mission, safety is all he desires.


someone changes the rules - Cold in the Shadows (Cold Justice #5) by Toni Anderson

Cold In The Shadows is the fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning COLD JUSTICE SERIES by Toni Anderson. 
CIA Officer Patrick Killion is on a secret mission to hunt down the ruthless female assassin hired to kill the Vice President of the United States.


He saw an opportunity - The Santa Claus Man by Alex Palmer

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York
It tells the history of Christmas in America through the true-crime tale of a Jazz Age hustler who founded an organization to answer children's Santa letters -- and fuel his own dark dreams. Palmer curated an exhibit about this Santa Claus Association for Brooklyn's City Reliquary Museum, earning attention from the Village Voice, Time Out New York, and inspiring a memorable segment on WNYC

Fate was a fickle bitch - Hell in Heels by Alicia Dawn & Hope Daniels

Cover Reveal - Fate was a fickle bitch. Or at least that’s how Zoey Morgan saw it. As a witch old enough to know better, yet too sexy for any man to resist, she was tired of running. From her past. From the pain. But especially from her worst nightmare. Not being able to save her family from the clutches of a great evil.

all hope is taken from her - Bleizgeist by Hazel Butler

Cover Reveal - Marked by magic she cannot control, Marishka is an outcast. Alone and starving she is plagued by geiste, the unconscious minds of the people of Ingary, roaming the wilderness as they sleep. Attracted to the gramarye in Marishka’s blood, the geiste give her no rest.

a piece of their heart - This Beautiful Escape #1 & #2

18+ 
All proceeds will be donated to Ataxia Canada.
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This Beautiful Escape - Volume #1 & #2

Monday, November 23, 2015

RO - Inscrieri Hop Cadouri de Craciun, editia a 2-a


Pentru că ediția de anul trecut a acestui HOP a fost un succes, am hotărât să-l organizăm și anul acesta. Știm că foarte multe bloguri organizează concursuri cu ocazia sărbatorilor de iarnă și ne-am gândit să le strângem pe toate într-unul singur, intitulat „CADOURI DE CRĂCIUN”. HOP-ul este o modalitate excelentă de a promova autori, edituri, librării, cărți preferate și de a ne mări numărul de vizitatori ajutându-ne unul pe celălalt. 

REGULI

1. HOP-ul începe pe 6 decembrie la ora 00.00 și se încheie pe 25 decembrie la ora 24.00. Toate concursurile trebuie publicate până la data începerii. (Este de preferat să le postați în seara de 5 decembrie. Dacă folosiți Rafflecopter, programați-l să se încheie pe data de 26 decembrie la ora 00.00.). Blogurile care nu au postat pana pe 6 decembrie la ora 12.00, vor fi excluse din listă.

2. Bannerul „Cadouri de Crăciun Hop” trebuie să fie inclus în postarea de concurs.

3. Includeți lista de bloguri participante la sfârșitul postării de concurs SAU faceți trimitere cu link la LOC VIZIBIL în interiorul postării către postarea organizatorului. (toate informațiile necesare vor fi trimise de către organizatori prin e-mail, fiecărui blog participant).

4. Fiecare blog trebuie să organizeze un concurs special pentru acest HOP. Blogul participant este direct responsabil de organizarea și desfășurarea propriului concurs, precum si de alegerea câștigătorului și trimiterea premiului.

5. Premiul concursului trebuie să fie o carte sau un alt obiect legat de cărți (semne de carte, etc.). Puteți folosi cărți oferite de edituri, de librăriile online, de autorii preferați (români sau nu), cărți noi, cărți personale sau orice altceva doriți să oferiți drept premiu.

6. Blogul participant trebuie să specifice categoria de vârstă în care se încadrează premiul (Nu oferiți copiilor cărți pentru adulți).

7. Autorii sunt bineveniți.
PENTRU INSCRIERI 
COMPLETATI FORMULARUL DE LA SFARSITUL LISTEI LINKY
Răspândirea veștii despre acest concurs este încurajată și apreciată.

could love still exist? - A Very Wellington Christmas by Annalisa Nicole

Quinn Landry loves the holidays, particularly Christmas. It’s her favorite time of year. She loves her family and especially loves being a part of the Wellington family. Family isn’t just a word to the Wellington’s…it’s everything.

the fire dragon has been awakened - The Phoenix Born (A Dance of Dragons #3) by Kaitlyn Davis

As the shadow grows more aggressive, Jinji and Rhen fight to find the rest of the dragon riders. But with time running out, they are forced to face the impossible decision between honor and love. Alliances are formed, promises are broken, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance…

Before the Dawn (The Ending #4) by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue

A year ago, strange things started happening to those who survived. Some of them transformed into something dark and sinister, while others evolved, becoming something more, something beyond human.


Picking up the pieces - Out of Chances (Face the Music #4) by Shona Husk

Shona Husk’s sexy new adult series about emerging rock band Selling the Sun concludes this month with a story about a woman who doesn’t want to connect, a man who’s forgotten how and the friendships that save our lives.


too late to back out - Soulshifter by Barbara Pietron

Sixteen-year-old Jack Ironwood knew exactly what he wanted. Until he got it. Jack was content to stay unnoticed by pretty and popular track-star, Natalie Segetich, until her best friend Emma disappears.


hard to choose between right and wrong - Escaping Parker by F.T. Zele

Clarissa never thought at age twenty-six she would be fearing for her life. Everything was going just as she had planned until her husband started showing a side of him he never let on. Failed attempts at leaving has left her fighting for her life. Literally. She knows she has to figure out a plan to free her from his tight grip, but it’s harder than one could imagine.