Blog Tour ~ Review & Tour Wide Giveaway: Speak Easy by Melanie Harlow

Hey and welcome to my stop on the Speak Easy blog tour hosted by AToMR Tours. Click here to follow the tour to see reviews, guest posts, and excerpts. :) 

Title: Speak Easy (Speak Easy #1)

Author: Melanie Harlow

Release Date: July 22nd 2013

Age Group: New Adult 

Genre: Historical Fiction

Cover by: Tom Barnes Design

Source: Review copy provided for the blog tour

Blog Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

My Rating: 5 / 5 

**Reviewers received a complimentary Advanced Reader Copy by the author in exchange for their honest thoughts/review of the book. The provided review copy was not a finished copy on sale. Reviews should be based on content and not editing as some things may change in the finished copy. 

~Synopsis~

July, 1923. The ‘20s are roaring, and twenty-year-old Tiny O’Mara is desperate for a little anything-goes excitement. But when her father is kidnapped by a mobster in Detroit's exploding organized crime scene, she’s shocked to find herself caught up in the bootlegging wars of Prohibition—and torn between two gorgeous gangsters on opposite sides. 

To save her father’s life, she’ll have to choose between them. But deciding whom to trust isn’t easy in a world where everyone wants something—be it booze, money, power, or sex—and no one cares what it takes to get it. 

Temptation is everywhere. 

*Due to sexual situations in this book, I recommend it for readers 18+* 

~My Thoughts~

Wow!! Melanie Harlow has done a spectacular job drawing me into the roaring '20s! I loved this book, every minute, every page, every moment. The action was nonstop, and I was completely riveted. I'll never look at the Prohibition era in quite the same way again. 

Tiny and her father are in the bootlegging business. Tiny takes care of her younger sisters after their mother died while giving birth a decade earlier while her older sister has three boys to look after alone since her husband died. Almost right away, Tiny finds herself sinking deeper and deeper into trouble after her father is kidnapped and his kidnappers demand a ransom without much time to come up with the money for his release. 

Tiny is street smart, brave, and quick on her feet - and those are just a few of the qualities I love about her. She dives headfirst into danger to save her father and protect her sisters, and every time a wrench is thrown into her plans, she quickly devises a new one. I have no idea how she found the strength to hold it together, but she did. 

While she's undeniably clever, she's also reckless - playing with fire in her attraction to Enzo, one of the sons of the man who kidnapped her father. And the attraction is most definitely mutual. Enzo and Tiny's desire for one another sizzles right off the page. They don't trust one another, but they can't stay away from each other either. The more she becomes entangled with Enzo, the more she finds herself enmeshed in the kind of life she claims she doesn't want - a life of danger, illegal gains, and risks. 

No matter how much Tiny tries to deny it, she's also attracted to Joey, whom she grew up with and a cousin of her older sister's late husband. Joey has feelings for Tiny, and I liked the way he tried to hide them because they both are fighting their attraction for one another. Though Tiny ends up having to choose between Enzo and Joey, it isn't in the way you might think. 

With every twist and turn the plot took, I was impressed with the way everything played out so convincingly and realistically. I loved it! Melanie Harlow took me on an unbelievably wild ride packed with tension, action, and romance. I admire the way she intricately weaved the different characters and plot elements into a story that left me catching my breath at the end. Stop what you're doing and read this book! :D

~Purchase Links~ 

Amazon Paperback  | Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble Nook | Kobo

~About the Author~

Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her lipstick red, and her history with the naughty bits left in. Speak Easy was inspired by her cocktail culture obsession, her affection for good gin, and the view from the end of her street. She lifts her glass to NA readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI.

~Author Links~

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~Giveaway~

US ONLY: One grand prize swag pack which includes: Valentine Vodka Swag, JewelNinjas Agatha Bracelet, Chrome Cocktail Shaker, MAC Lipstick, Great Gatsby Soundtrack or $10 iTunes gift card, Gatsby Style Flapper Headband, Signed Copy of Speak Easy, $25 Amazon Gift Card: Total Value $150 USD

INTERNATIONAL: Eight (8) eCopies of Speak Easy: mobi or ePub only; value $3.99 USD   

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Think Out Loud #16 ~ "The Truth Will Consume You"

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I went to see The Conjuring last night with my husband and two of my besties, Jill and Mary. I had been looking forward to this movie from the first moment I saw the preview. At one point, I was so scared, my gigantic Diet Coke slipped right out of my hands and drenched me and my husband, causing quite a few people to laugh because it was right at a scary moment! 

Then, at another freaky moment in the movie, a guy was walking up the stairs to his seat and tripped, saying, "Oh, shit!" The entire room full of people laughed, and there were a TON of people there. Then Jill and I couldn't stop laughing even after everyone else had. You know those moments when you're trying so hard to stop laughing, but the more you try to stop, the more you laugh not to mention louder? Yeah, that was us. ;) 

In one of the two previews for the movie, you can hear "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan playing, which is a freaky enough song anyway let alone when it's in a horror movie preview. In the other preview, "Time of the Season" by The Zombies is played, which is also played in the movie itself. This movie takes place in 1971, so the song really sets the time period. Plus, I love it when they play songs like those in scary movies. Makes it even freakier. 

If you love to be scared like I do, lol, and you're a horror fan, you need to see this movie, stat! Great scary fun! :D

Cover Reveal ~ Creatura by Nely Cab

Title: Creatura

Author: Nely Cab

Expected publication date: August 6th 2013

Pages: 308

Genre: Young Adult, Greek Mythology, Paranormal 

Cover Reveal organized by: Bookish Brunette Book Tours

New version features BRAND NEW CONTENT!!

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~Synopsis~

Isis can control her dreams. Or she could - until recently. The creature in her nightmares has been haunting her for months. As if being dumped wasn't bad enough, now she dreads going to sleep. She decides to confront the creature and win back some of her peace; only, she finds that he's not a monster and he's not a dream. 

A sacrifice for love, a shocking discovery and a jealous ex-boyfriend blur the lines between reality and dreams, making it hard to tell who the real monsters are.  

Who would've known...that sometimes love is lethal?

~About the Author~

Nely Cab was born on December 9, 1974, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She has lived and resided in South Texas most of her life. In 2001, the author relocated to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, where she dedicated time to the study of culinary arts and the art of oil painting.

After her return to the U.S., she resumed her employment in banking and in the following year transitioned to the field of Social Work. Later, Nely took up writing as a hobby and produced her first novel entitled "Creatura". 

The rights to "Creatura" were sold to a leading Young Adult publisher in a foreign country, where it is scheduled to appear within the next year.

~Author Links~

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Blog Tour ~ Review: Barbie Girl (Baby Doll #1) & Barbie World (Baby Doll #2) by Heidi Acosta

Hey everyone! Welcome to my stop on the Barbie World tour hosted by Xpresso Book Tours. Click here for the full tour schedule. 

Title: Barbie Girl (Baby Doll #1)

Author: Heidi Acosta

Published: November 1st 2012

Pages: 189

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Blog Tour organized by: Xpresso Book Tours

Source: Review copy provided for blog tour

My Rating: 4 / 5

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~Synopsis~

The only thing that 17 year old Barbie Starr wants to do is graduate high school so she and her little brother, Everett, can get out of Alabama. She doesn't care about the rumors that are spread around about her like wild fire. Rumors are nothing new to her. Sure, maybe she could change her reputation, but why bother. She is leaving Alabama as soon as she can. That is, if she can pass algebra and graduate.

The only thing Dylan Knight would like to do is go through high school unnoticed; he has had enough of the drama that is high school. He took the whole of last summer to bulk-up: finally he is not being called names or being shoved into lockers. He wants to remain on the outside of the circle of constant rumors that surround the so-called popular kids who get all the attention. He would not, however, mind if his long time crush Katie took notice of him.

But it is Barbie who notices Dylan and she offers him a deal he can't pass up: if he helps her pass algebra, she'll help him get the girl of his dreams. Dylan agrees, but, as it turns out, nothing is simple when it comes to Barbie. Somehow, she can't help but draw attention to herself - and to him. Soon Dylan finds himself tossed into the whirlwind of rumors that seem to follow Barbie everywhere. Can he save his reputation and still get the girl of his dreams? Or will Barbie be the one to break through his carefully-built facade?

~My Thoughts~

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for this blog tour. 

I've been wanting to read this book since it came out last year, and I finally got the chance! Going in, I thought it would be a lighter read and was surprised when the story ran deeper. Barbie is a character that I immediately liked - witty and brave with a rebellious streak. No one at school really knows her - she doesn't allow them to - and so she's called all kinds of names and there are all kinds of rumors spreading about her. She doesn't care, though. All she wants is to graduate high school so she can take care of her little brother since their mother doesn't take care of them. Barbie has taken over the role of mother for her brother basically all of his life. Their mother is an addict. 

When Barbie approached Dylan about tutoring, it was incredibly funny, mostly because of Dylan's best friend, Third. She makes a deal to help Dylan get Katie, the girl of his dreams, to go out with him in exchange for tutoring her. I loved how Barbie broke through Dylan's preconceived notions of her. At first, I just really wanted to slap him at times because of the way he looked down his nose at her, but  it's such an accurate portrayal of the way high school is! I knew girls back in high school who had reputations like Barbie, and now I'm thinking everyone was wrong about them, though at the time the rumors were so rampant just about everyone believed them. 

The friendship struck up between Barbie and Third was so sweet and natural and made up for Dylan being a jerk. The dynamic between Barbie and Dylan reminded me of movies about high school where "the hot girl" makes "the nerd" so nervous he doesn't even know what he's doing because there was no doubt that Dylan thought Barbie was physically attractive. The only difference is that in this story, "the nerd" doesn't want to be seen with her.

This story surprised me with the plot going deeper than I thought it would, which I really loved. I loved how so many people were wrong about Barbie, but it also made me sad because she wouldn't show them who she really is. If her fellow classmates could see her the way I could, then they'd change their minds about her. I can't help but smile when I feel so protective towards a character, especially one like Barbie who's so tough she doesn't need protecting against the other high schoolers. If you're looking for a book with a lot of surprises, humor, and heart, you've come to the right place. 

~Purchase Links~ 

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~About the Author~

Heidi Acosta was born on Long Island, New York. Moving around a lot when she was younger, she has lived in New York, Arizona, New York (again), Washington, Georgia, and Florida, in that order. Each place offered her something special, but she will always consider New York her home.

Heidi started writing as soon as she could spell. When she was three, Heidi's mother gave her a copy of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods; thus beginning her lifelong love affair with literature. 

Writing soon also became a form of therapy for Heidi, when she realized that no matter what was happening in her life, she could find emotional escape while writing. Some of her earliest stories featured her as a princess who explored new worlds with her horse Buttercup. If it sounds romantic, it wasn't, there was no prince charming in those fairy lands (boys were yucky). 

Heidi now resides in Florida with her husband, very active daughter, one hyper Chihuahua, two sweet cats, and one very fat moody cat.

~Author Links~

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Title: Barbie World (Baby Doll #2)

Author: Heidi Acosta

Published: Summer 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Blog Tour organized by: Xpresso Book Tours

Source: Review copy provided for blog tour

My Rating: 3 / 5 

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~Synopsis~

"One night is all it took to change everything between Barbie and me. One night to potentially lose the girl of my dreams forever. How do I prove to her that she can trust me? That all I want to do is protect her carefully guarded heart. I need to prove to her that I want to be a part of her world. But how?"

Dylan lost Barbie once before, now he is determined more than ever to win her heart and trust back. Easier said than done, especially with the new hot guy in town who is in a rock band and is the complete opposite of Dylan.

Barbie has been hurt beyond repair or so she thinks. It would be easier for her to decide if she didn't have to protect her little brother. And if Dylan would just put on a shirt! Dylan is not making this easy on her. It helps to have the distraction of the new guy in town cute bad boy Kai. But even though her heart is damaged it still knows what it wants. 

When Barbie learns she has a family and with the help of Roxie and Kai, oh and Third and Dylan. They embark on a journey to help bring Barbie closer to a past she never knew existed. 

Heidi Acosta brings you the heart felt story of friendship, love and heartbreak in the second book in the Baby Doll series Barbie World.    

~My Thoughts~

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for this blog tour.

There are rarely times when I read a book and am glad I'm not the character - this was one of those times. As much as I love Barbie and Dylan, I wouldn't want to be in Barbie's shoes with everything she's facing. There's a tremendous amount of pressure on her, and I felt it, too. Things were so back and forth with Dylan and Barbie, which was frustrating to me because I could see it was all over misunderstanding after misunderstanding. I wanted them to tell each other how they were feeling and be honest, but I could also see why they didn't. They each had their own fears.  

With the level of emotional investment I have in these characters and this story, it was an intense ride all the way through. I was hoping things would start looking up for Barbie - I love that girl so damn much flaws and all! She takes on the weight of the world, and I don't feel pity or sympathy for her because of her strength. Instead, I empathize with her, which is different than sympathizing with her. I imagine myself in her shoes, and it isn't a pretty place to be. 

Now that Barbie and her brother are under the guardianship of Dylan's parents, I agree with Dylan's mom's decision that he can't date her while she's living in their house. That's what makes everything so difficult for them. They can't stay away from each other, yet Barbie has a lot to lose. She's constantly scared that she and her brother will be kicked out, leaving her to go to a facility for troubled girls and her brother to go into foster care. That fear is what tore me up the most throughout this book. I was on the edge of my seat worried she would go against the rules and mess everything up. 

I don't think Kai is a great guy for Barbie to be hanging around. I worried about her association with him throughout the book. She just wants to feel numb because feeling anything else is too painful for her. I can identify with her completely in that regard. I've had moments like that in my life. She does acknowledge that she and Kai won't be able to fill the void each feels, and I think that was very observant of her. She has an emotional intelligence that not many girls her age have, and that's just one of the reasons I love her to pieces. I wanted to adopt her as a little sister! 

Barbie is a survivor, and I always had confidence that she would work her way through any problems and issues she encountered. I do love Third, too - he's there for Barbie just about more than anyone else. He's a great guy! I'm not a huge fan of Barbie's friend, Roxie. I think the advice Roxie gives isn't what's best for Barbie. 

I have to say lastly that I'm sad this book is it for Barbie. I wanted more - I can't help it. I didn't want to say good-bye to these characters, but with the way it ended, I don't think there will be another book. I'll have to reread these two books, lol. 

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Book Blitz ~ Burning Z by Clive Riddle

Zombies? You know I'm there! By the way, I want to pass on the news that I just saw a chance to win a copy of this book on Goodreads right now. Click here to enter the giveaway - ends July 31st! You're welcome. :D 

Title: The Burning Z 

Author: Clive Riddle

Expected publication: May 20th 2013

Genre: Horror, Zombies 

Pages: 361

Book Blitz organized by: BB Book Tours

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~Synopsis~

Zombies go to Burning Man. A mysterious meteor slams into the Black Rock desert and soon a growing number of zombies are on the loose. Bruce and Conner - hometown friends who experience sudden success early in their careers, followed by a long downward trajectory - encounter the z's and embark on a quest across the desert to save Conner's recently rekindled high school love who is attending Burning Man. Alan Gorman - the steadfast, retired Air Force physician with expert marksmanship and a prosthetic lower limb - endures his own odyssey trying to alert the authorities to the escalating zombie menace. It all leads to a climatic, costumed battle of the Alamo, inside Burning Man's Black Rock City.

~About the Author~

Clive Riddle is a life-long Californian, married and father of three, living in Modesto, California. At age 26 Riddle became CEO of a regional HMO. After a decade, he went on to found MCOL (www.mcol.com), a leading health care business information company. Riddle has authored a variety of health care reference books and business articles. He is a noted speaker at national events regarding key health care business issues. Dorris Bridge is his first novel, The Burning Z is his second. Fine out more about Clive at www.CliveRiddle.com.

~Author Links~

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~Buy the Book~

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Feature & Follow #21 ~ Photo Bomb!

I'm so excited to join Feature & Follow Friday!! This is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read where they each feature a blogger with an interview and also have a question or activity for all bloggers to participate in answering. Please click the links above to follow the hosting bloggers and the featured bloggers and enter the link to your own post in the linky. Hop around to as many blogs as you can - find new blogs to follow and gain some new followers as well. Mingle and make some new blogger friends! :D

I would be so happy and ever so grateful if you'd follow me any way other than GFC, especially by Bloglovin' and Twitter. Thank you! <3

Activity: PHOTOBOMB!!!! Photobomb a picture with your favorite book. Share it of course.

Mine's Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver!! <3

What's your favorite book(s)? 

Think Out Loud #15 ~ "They say it's your birthday! It's my birthday too yeah!"

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Thursday July 11th was my birthday! I'm now 32, eep! :O I will say I definitely don't dress or act like what people probably think a 32-year-old should act like. I'll probably shop at Hot Topic, love Hello Kitty, and dye my hair crazy colors until I'm well into my nineties, lol. 

I got some pretty cool gifts from my husband and kids that I'd love to share with ya. My kids wished me happy birthday all day, and they were dancing up and down with excitement for me to open my gifts. My husband doesn't get home from work until eight o'clock at night, and so the wait was practically killing them! ;)

Daryl Dixon bobble head = my birthday made! <3 Love The Walking Dead, love Daryl - I'm so hot for him!! I really have a problem, lol.  

With the Buffy marathons my husband and I have been having, I've developed a major Spike obsession! He's snarky, witty, and just plain hottt - although there is nothing plain about him!! <3 

So excited to read these! In case you didn't know, the show is based from these graphic novels. I know Daryl isn't in them - his character was created for the TV show only, and thank God for that! I've been warned they're so different from the show, but I'm okay with that because I can separate the two like I try to do with books made into movies. Eep, the excitement! 

I also got two new records - the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club album and the Byrd's album Tambourine Man. I'm still looking for a Yardbirds record; however, I did buy a double disc Yardbirds album on Friday night with two of my favorite songs by them - "Heart Full of Soul" and "For Your Love." I grew up with these groups, so it's really cool to have their CDs and records for my own collection. :) 

Thanks to everyone for your birthday wishes! I'm happy to report the day after my birthday was event free - no broken ankle this year!! :D  

Blog Tour ~ Review: Living in the Aftermath (The Ties That Bind Us #2) by Lucy A. Kelly

Hey everyone! Welcome to my stop on the Living in the Aftermath blog tour hosted by Irresistible Reads Book Tours. Click here for the full tour schedule. :D

Title: Living in the Aftermath (The Ties That Bind Us #2)

Author: K.A. Coleman (Pen name was Lucy A. Kelly)

Published: June 18, 2013

Pages: 194

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Average Rating: 4.50 / 5

My Rating: 5 / 5 

Blog Tour Organized By: Irresistible Reads Book Tours

Source: Review copy provided for the tour

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~Synopsis~

At the start of her junior year, Savannah had it all: popularity, money, cheerleading, a boyfriend, and a best friend. Unfortunately, when you have it all, you risk losing everything. After a tragic accident forever changes her life and the lives of her friends, Savannah finds herself faced with a decision to make. She can try to slip back into her old life, flaws and all, or she can try to redefine herself for her last year of high school. Is it even possible that Savannah can change after having everything go her way for 18 years?

Jacob has nothing to lose. He has seen one too many schools and wants nothing more than to graduate, so he can finally stay in one place for more than a year. In fact, Jacob thinks he has every clique and student pegged after switching schools so frequently. When Jacob finds himself face to face with Savannah, he realizes that she doesn't quite fit into one of the high school stereotypes.

In fact, they're both harboring rather big secrets. Maintaining a friendship or any kind of relationship can be akin to balancing on the thinnest of tight ropes. When the rope is made of lies, revenge, and half truths, well, it's only a matter of time before everything comes crashing down. 

  

~My Thoughts~

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review doesn't contain any spoilers from the first book. Click here to read my review of the first book, Holding On and Letting Go.

Living in the Aftermath picks up not long after the end of the first book, Holding On and Letting Go. After being completely shocked by the events that unfolded in the first book with the accident and with how much I loved the character and story, I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen in this book. 

I really didn't like Savannah in the first book; however, as time went on, she did begin to grow on me, and I ended up liking her by the end. Savannah has undergone a transformation since she was first introduced. On the surface, she was a spoiled, rich cheerleader, but inside, she showed she is a loyal friend and will be there in the bad times as well as the good times. She has become bitter after the accident and decides she should go back to caring only about herself. 

Jacob is introduced as a new student and quickly becomes friends with Savannah's group. He discovers that this particular group of friends don't fit into the stereotypes he had first assigned to them. I was shocked when his secret was revealed - I never saw it coming, but I love all of the different issues with all of the characters that are addressed in the story. I know if I went to their high school, this is the group of friends I'd definitely choose to hang with. 

The relationships and dynamics between all of the characters are fraught with complications. They're struggling to keep everything together, and sometimes I didn't understand why Savannah was so bitter towards her friends at times when they are being supportive of her and things that have happened aren't their fault. I just wanted them all to stick together. Each character has such a unique voice and personality - the author did a superb job making them realistic and each are his or her own person. 

There's a lot of wisdom in these books. So much of what the characters say is beautiful in regards to grief and tragedy and love. They're so perceptive it's almost scary. The way the author writes is gorgeous. There's just no other way to describe it. I really hope there's another book coming out because I could hang out with Savannah, Jacob, and their group forever! 

~Purchase Links~

Amazon  | Barnes & Noble 

~About the Author~ 

I'm not really going to write a biography. Though I am supportive of the high schools and colleges I have attended, it's probably not actually the most interesting stuff about me. I'm going to do a list of five really random things instead for now. 

1. I like making lists. It's weird, and I never actually scratch things off of the list.

2. I sing and dance in the car like a maniac. 

3. For the first six years of my life, I truly believed a shark lived under my bed. I watched Jaws at too young of an age. 

4. Without a doubt, I am a night person. I am enormously grumpy when first woken up in the morning.

5. When I was younger, I read almost every Nancy Drew book, both new and old. I had a notebook, and I would take notes to see if I could figure out who the "bad guy" was before Nancy did. We probably tied.   

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Book Blitz ~ Rush (The Game #1) by Eve Silver

Rush (The Game #1)

by Eve Silver

Release Date: June 11, 2013

Publisher: Harper Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

So what’s the game now? This, or the life I used to know?

When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into some kind of game—her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn’t. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.

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Teaser #1:

He smiles, a faint curve of his lips that reveals the barest hint of a long dimple carved in his right cheek. “No, but I can read your expression. And I’ve been doing this long enough that I know what most people tend to think when they first open their eyes.”

“Doing what long enough?”

“This,” he says, and nothing more.

A second of silence stretches into two. Though I can’t see behind his glasses, I have the feeling he’s not looking at me anymore, that he’s scanning the area, looking for…something. But as I stare at him, I see me—tiny distorted reflections of me in the shiny, convex lenses.

Copyright © 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.

Teaser #2:

I stare at the things in front of me: the Drau. I can’t look away.

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember Jackson talking about Medusa.

Don’t look at their eyes.

Their mercury eyes.

They’re poison.

They will kill me.

Copyright © 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.

Teaser #3:

Color and sound explode, too bright, too loud. Even the air on my skin feels like it’s too much. My fingers go lax. The bag’s handle slides down my palm, then along my fingers to the tips, impossibly slow. The world tips and tilts and I flail for balance.

Luka grabs my hand and holds tight.

I blink. My house, my open front door, Dad, they’re all gone. My breath comes in short gasps and every muscle in my body feels like it’s knotted up tight.

I’m standing in a grassy clearing bounded by trees.

The lobby.

We’ve been pulled.

Copyright © 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.

About the Author
Eve Silver lives with her gamer husband and sons, sometimes in Canada, but often in worlds she dreams up. She loves kayaking and sunshine, dogs and desserts, and books, lots and lots of books. Watch for the first book in Eve’s new teen series, THE GAME: RUSH, coming from Katherine Tegen Books, June 2013. She also writes books for adults.

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