Mauve Fairy's Most Anticipated Reads: August 2016

My Most Anticipated Reads for next month (August 2016)

Out of Bounds (The Summer Games #2) by R.S. Grey 

Release Date: August 1st

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I read the first book and it was AH-MAH-ZING!! It's no wonder I'm looking forward to this one! Rachel writes the best sports-themed books and I can't wait to read this! Counting down the hours!! Woooottt!!

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Release Date: August 2nd

Pre-order on Amazon

Goodreads

What? This is a CoHo book!! I don't think this needs further explanation! I mean surely the name speaks for itself! Christmas has come early for me with this release. She's an auto-buy author for me. No need to read the blurb! I adore this woman to death! I will read anything she'll write! HUGE COHO FAN HERE!

Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward 

Release Date: August 15th

Goodreads

Gahhh I can't believe there is someone hotter than Elec!! Stepbrother Dearest is an all-time favorite book of mine! I love love love loveeeeeeee that book so much! August 15 can't come any closer!

The rest of my TBR

Since there are only 3 books I'm looking forward next month,  I thought of listing the rest of the books in my TBR

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino 

releases August 9th

Goodreads

Pre-order on Amazon

The Matchmaker's Replacement (Wingmen Inc. #2) by Rachel Van Dyken 

releases August 9th 

Goodreads

Pre-order on Amazon

A Beautiful Funeral (Beautiful #3) by Jamie McGuire

releases August 15th

Goodreads

Pre-order on Amazon

The Sapphire Heist (Jewel #2) by Lauren Blakely

releases August 16th

Goodreads

Pre-order on Amazon

Furious Rush by S.C. Stephens

releases August 23rd

Goodreads

Pre-order on Amazon

Author Anonymous by E.K. Blair

releases August 29th

Goodreads

What books are you anticipating next month? Let me know in comments!!

COVER REVEAL - If I Could Do It Again by Ashley Stoyanoff

If I Could Do It Again by Ashley Stoyanoff

Publication date: September 26th 2016

Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

BOOK BLITZ - Aria & Ethan by Kad Rayan + Excerpt + Giveaway

Aria & Ethan
by Kad Rayan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 25th 2016


Summary:

A car accident. Aria is broken. Ethan is her first love but… he’s also her ex-boyfriend.

Do you think True Love can do miracles?

Aria is booktarian (a person who reads a lot of books). She's pursuing her dream of becoming a writer.

But what to do when your life comes crashing down?

The main storyline is the relationship between Aria and Ethan her ex-boyfriend, leader of a rock band and still in love with her. Ethan's dedication and love never fails to inspire her.

Do you believe you can help someone who doesn't want to be helped?

This book is about hope and love. An inspirational Love Story. A Life Lesson.

"He held her hand and began speaking; “I was an idiot all those years ago when I refused to move in with you. Aria, I was scared of the commitment but I’m not scared anymore.""

If you like heart-wrenching love stories with a Powerful Life Lesson then you’ll love Aria & Ethan. The first tale in a YA contemporary series. Graseen Ville series.

Buy Links (On sale for only $0.99 from July 25th to 29th!):

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BOOK BLITZ - Girl from Jussara by Hettie Ivers

Girl from Jussara

By Hettie Ivers

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

SYNOPSIS

What if your “soul mate” was a monster?  Would you embrace your destiny?  Or chop his head off in his sleep?  

After escaping the supernatural beast who claimed to be her fated mate, a pregnant, 16-year-old Lupe finds refuge with the Reinoso werelock pack, forging a complicated love-friendship with both the pack's charming, former Alpha, Alcaeus, and the dark and enigmatic pack doctor, Kai. 

This is the story of Lupe and of how she managed to get Alcaeus and the rest of the Reinoso male werelocks so well wrapped around her little finger. 

Prequel to "Slip of Fate."  May be read as a standalone or as part of the Werelock Evolution series. 

**Mature Content Warning** - This story contains violence, dark subject matter, strong language, and sexual situations and is intended for adult readers.

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BOOK BLITZ - Vampire Creed by Rain Grey + Excerpt + Giveaway

Vampire Creed by Rain Grey

Publication date: May 21st 2016

Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Synopsis:

Barnaby Blaine Rice was a Vampire born in the depression with a very special power to see who people truly were. After a long, empty existence of witnessing the darkest points of humanity, Blaine happens to encounter a beautiful married woman named Mary Slate. Unable to handle his love for the beautiful human, Blaine accidentally kills another Vampire over her and is put under a serious debt with the Vampire Council.

Blaine reluctantly forces himself to forget the woman and allows her to live her life without his intervention. It wasn’t until 50-years-later that the distant memories of the captivating Mary are brought back to the surface. Blaine has the pleasure to encounter the young Wendy Slate, granddaughter of Mary Slate after a criminal vampire keeps her hostage. Blaine got there in time to stop the criminal, but not to stop the beginning of Wendy’s transition into Vampirism.

As he was forced to sire her into this new world, he discovers that Wendy is the most amazing person he’d ever met. Wendy has to make a life-altering decision as Blaine has to deal with his blooming feelings for a woman who was identical to his first love. This modern love story introduces the most influential turning point of these lover’s lives.

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BOOK BLITZ - CURVED LINES + GIVEAWAY

Curved Lines

Authors: Allie Cooke, Dawn Montgomery, Dee Carney, Dee Tenorio, Jodi Redford, Kathryn Lively, Lexxie Couper, Merryn Dexter, Quinn, Tilly Greene 

Publication date: July 22nd 2016

Genres: Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Get k(ink)y with ten sizzling hot book boyfriends! These sexy, curve-loving, tattooed bad boys will steal your hearts and more in this all-new novella collection brought to you by USA Today and bestselling authors.

Acquired Taste – Dee Carney

When celebrity chef August Jaeger mixes it up with a curvy food blogger, they both realize what they want isn’t on any menu.

Dirty Deeds – Allie Cooke

Four days, a million dollars, the performance of a lifetime…but what happens when they stop faking it? Dirty Deeds ain’t always dirt cheap.

Scorched Desire — Lexxie Couper

When a Harley-riding hunk literally sweeps her off her feet, Jilly Parker finds herself transported to a world of dragon shifters,

carnal lust, and fated love.

Pretty In Ink – Merryn Dexter

Sexy, sweet Aubrey Jensen is everything a semi-reformed bad boy could want – but sometimes getting what you want doesn’t give you what you need.

Hot Tamale – Tilly Greene

Derek Schrizer is a retired Marine looking to get a new tattoo, not reconnect with his first love, the curvy sexy Cat.

Waking Up – Kathryn Lively

A chance encounter forces a plus-sized woman with dormant dreams to wake up and find her own Happily Ever After.

Marked By Ice – Dawn Montgomery

His only job is to protect her at all costs, but who will protect the big bad wolf’s heart once he gets a taste of her sweet lips?

Like a Boss – Quinn

Proving she’s more than a smart mouth and sexy curves would be a hell of a lot easier if she wasn’t so distracted by her sexy new boss.

Kinky Curves – Jodi Redford

The queen of dirty talk. The king of grind. Love is about to get real filthy.

Another Man’s Treasure – Dee Tenorio

A widowed actor and single dad pulls out all the stops to show a single mom just how well a woman can be treasured.

B & N | KOBO | ITUNES | AMAZON

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BOOK BLITZ: DEFIANCE BY R.S. BROADHEAD

Title: Defiance

Series: The Reaper Series Book 1

Author: R.S. Broadhead

Book Description:

I. Am. Death.

His only job? To watch.

Watch the family Fate branded for death be butchered by a random drunk.

Cadeus Reaper was created by Grim for reaping souls. So why can’t he do the one thing he was made for?

Cadeus always knew he was different from other Reapers. Still – he struggled to fit in, to follow orders, and earn his way to the top spot of Demoral as he was intended for, that is until he reaps a soul for the first time.

He defied Death’s law by attempting to stop a human from being executed.

He failed.

Or so he thought.

His crime would not go unpunished or unnoticed.

Trapped. In a cell. For over twenty years as mental and physical abuse haunted him--only to discover that the girl he tried to save is very much alive--but will soon be dead.

With no other choice, Cadeus has to do the impossible. Escape an inescapable prison. With the help of a newfound friend, he manages to reach freedom, only to find the world he once knew is gone. Grim has disappeared, leaving utter chaos. Fate, along with other Reapers, have taken over his home, the realm of Nekroun Earth.

Along with Demons and Angels, Fate has demanded the girl that Cadeus saved be found. Can Cadeus get to her first? Or will she end up in the hands of a fate she’s been running from?

PURCHASE LINKS

Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK 

Excerpt

I tried to block the portal, but was hit in the jaw with the wood from another sickle. A blade whizzed past me so fast it practically hummed through the air. I heard a thud, and Izzy screamed before it closed. The pain in my jaw was nothing compared to the heavy feeling my heart felt at that moment. Sophia lay in front of me, gasping for breath. Her chest moved up and down in a rapid motion.

I ran a hand over her hair, pushing it away from her face. “I’m so sorry.” I had never meant the words more. It was my fault she was dying. Tears spilled out of my eyes.

“Just get away from me,” she screamed. Her sobs turned into choked gasps. “I don’t want to die,” she whispered before she quit breathing. “Get him up. You’ve got to be the stupidest sack of shit Grim’s ever made,” Paradan, Grim’s first sergeant, said. His voice was so harsh. The harshest I had ever heard it, but I didn’t care.

Two Demorals snatched me from the ground. My jaw pounded. I winced as I tried to move it. Their grip was solid around my arms. They thought I would fight them, but there was no fight left in me. I did what I thought was right. Those little girls’ blood would forever stain me and haunt my dreams. I deserved whatever punishment Grim had in store for me.
Whatever it may be.

About the Author:

R.S. Broadhead is the author of new adult paranormals. When she's not writing you can find her ghost hunting, taking a nap, or surfing the web for creepy stories for inspiration on her next novel.
She lives in Alabama with her husband, two feisty girls, and a gassy pug! She loves to chat with readers!

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Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan: A book review by Poppy Fairy

Title: Julia Vanishes

Author: Catherine Egan

Series: Witch's Child

ISBN: 9780553524840

Published on: June 7th 2016

Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Synopsis:

Julia has the unusual ability to be…unseen. Not invisible, exactly. Just beyond most people’s senses.

It’s a dangerous trait in a city that has banned all forms of magic and drowns witches in public Cleansings. But it’s a useful trait for a thief and a spy. And Julia has learned—crime pays.

Her latest job is paying very well indeed. Julia is posing as a housemaid in the grand house of Mrs. Och, where an odd assortment of characters live and work: A disgraced professor who keeps forbidden books and sends her to fetch parcels containing bullets, spiders, and poison. An aristocratic houseguest who is locked in the basement each night. And a mysterious young woman with an infant son who is clearly hiding—though from what or whom?

Worse, Julia has a creeping suspicion that there’s a connection between these people and the killer leaving a trail of bodies across the frozen city.

The more she learns, the more she wants to be done with this unnatural job. To go back to the safety of her friends and fellow thieves. But Julia is entangled in a struggle between forces more powerful than she’d ever imagined. Escape will come at a terrible price.

And even a girl who can vanish can’t walk away from her own worst deeds.

Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository

Paper Towns by John Green: A book review by Poppy Fairy

Title: Paper Towns

Author: John Green

Release date: September 22nd 2009

Released by: Speak

ISBN: 9780142414934

Rating: 4.5/5 fairy wings

Synopsis:

Who is the real Margo?

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew...

Review:

Paper Towns is quite possibly my most favourite out of the four JG books I’ve read (this, Looking for Alaska, Abundance of Katherines, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson). What I ultimately loved about Paper Towns, however, is that this isn’t your typical YA novel that I’ve always thought it was. This actually closely resembles Looking for Alaska in ways that the female protagonist is a huge influence to the main protagonist. That said, Paper Towns isn’t a love story, but a story about Quentin Jacobsen’s journey to self-discovery.

Black Beast by Nenia Campell: A book review by Poppy Fairy

Title: Black Beast

Author: Nenia Campbell

Series: Shadow Thane #1

Release date: April 2nd 2014

ISBN:9781310692048

Synopsis:

She walks the line between the hunter and the hunted.

Vampires want her blood.

Witches consider her less-than-human.

Slayers simply want her dead.

As if being in high school wasn't hard enough, Catherine Pierce has to deal with a whole other set of problems that arise from being a shifter that hasn't settled. Because after puberty, shifters are supposed to stop changing--and Catherine, well, hasn't.

Even among her own kind, Catherine is regarded as a freak.

To make matters worse, she'd caught the attention of the witches' Council because they think she's been dabbling in dark magic because of a stupid old book that popped up at her work. And she's been having nightmares about a terrifying man who calls himself the Shadow Thane and plans to end the world in a burst of darkness and dragon fire.

Just in case that wasn't enough, a branch of Slayers are infiltrating Catherine's town, under the guise of a community youth group called Sterling Rep.

Times are changing and that means, for Catherine, it's time to Change.

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