RELEASE DAY BLITZ & GIVEAWAY: YA Readers Little Black Book

Young Adult Paranormal and Contemporary Anthology

By: Shelly Crane – M. Leighton – Quinn Loftis – Lila Felix – Julia Crane – Amber Garza – AM Hargrove – Jamie Magee – Cambria Hebert – Rachel Higginson

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10 Contemporary, Paranormal, and Sci-Fi young adult full-length novels from bestselling authors compiled into one hot little black book.

Collide 

Sherry has an abusive ex-boyfriend who shows up on her doorstep and claims to be one of these beings. He's no longer the same person in that body.

Survival 

 Her mysterious rescuer introduces her to a world that Maddie has difficulty accepting as reality. Will this strikingly gorgeous stranger be the key to her future or will she return to her mundane world, scarred from her experience?

Love & Skate 

 He meets Nellie Forrester and thinks he can let it go for her. But how can you love someone when the wounds from your past are still wide open?

See 

 Charlie knew then that part of her was stolen. She was missing memories. Those memories were sacred. They held the key to her sanity. They told her that the sinister whispers, and the shadows that came to life before her, were not as ominous as she felt they were. 

Dazzle 

All Delaney wants is to be normal. That's why she is drawn to Sam. He can offer her the life she's always desired. Only Sam has secrets of his own. Secrets that are deadly.

Madly 

Madly has loved Jackson as long as she can remember, but he is the one thing even a princess can’t have. Can she resist love to become the queen she was fated to be? Or can she find a way to have both?

Coexist 

Rourk finds himself drawn to Keegan's side every time she thinks his name. He wants to talk to her but remains in the shadows, silently guarding her every time she mentally beckons him. A twist of fate thrusts the two of them together when Rourk is forced to step up his protection and make his presence known.

Starbright 

With her parents and Seth, the boy intended to be her Counterpart, by her side she faces down demons and fallen angels in an effort to protect the last inhabited planet in the universe. But evil is not her only enemy. She also fights her future as she tries to decide if she’s willing to give up her human relationships, especially that of her best friend Tristan, in order to save humanity.

Prince of Wolves

 From the moment Jacque sets eyes on Fane she feels an instant connection, a pull like a moth to a flame. Little does she know that the flame she is drawn to is actually a Canis Lupus, werewolf, and she just happens to be his mate; the other half of his soul.

Masquerade 

When I look in the mirror, I see a stranger. When I look over my shoulder, no one's there… Yet I feel watched. Hunted. Afraid. And then he tells me I’m beautiful. He tells me I’m safe. I believe him. Until someone tries to kill me. 

  About the Authors The YA Readers Little Black Book is compiled of 10 New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors. 

Shelly Crane l Quinn Loftis l Lila Felix l AM Hargrove l Jamie Magee l Cambria Hebert l Michelle Leighton l Julia Crane l Rachel Higginson l Amber Garza  

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BLOG TOUR - REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Third Degree by Julie Cross

THIRD DEGREE

A New Adult Contemporary Romance

By Julie Cross

Release is March 25, 2014

Published by Flirt (Imprint of Random House)

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Fans of Monica Murphy and Tammara Webber will savor this New Adult novel—a story about coming of age in the heat of the moment—from Julie Cross, the internationally bestselling author of the Tempest trilogy.

I used to be “Isabel Jenkins, child prodigy.” As lame as that sounds, at least it was an identity. But now I’m not sure what I am. I just failed the most important exam of my life—the emotional readiness test required to get into a medical residency program—and it turns out my parents can’t stand each other. Now I’m trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces of my life, and that means re-enrolling as a college freshman, but this time I’m shutting the books and majoring in being eighteen.

But so far, my roommate hates me and I’m not into the party scene. The only good thing about school has been getting to know my insanely hot RA. Marshall Collins makes me wonder about everything I missed while I was growing up too fast. Pretty soon we’re hanging out constantly, but for the first time, I find myself wanting more than a no-strings-attached physical relationship. And the lesson I really need is one Marsh definitely can’t teach me: love. Because I’m going to be alone forever if I don’t learn fast.

Advance praise for Third Degree

“With quirky characters, laugh-out-loud moments, and a touching romance, Third Degree is a refreshing entry in the New Adult genre. I can’t wait to read what Julie Cross comes up with next!” —Roni Loren, bestselling author of Need You Tonight

“I fell for quirky, brainy, socially awkward child prodigy Izzy and even more so for her sweet, compassionate, and hot RA, Marshall. I was rooting for their happily-ever-after and was sighing with satisfaction by the end.” —Christina Lee, author of the Between Breaths series

“Loved! Fans of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s My Life Next Door and Tammara Webber’s Easy will fall hard for this book.” —Krista Ritchie, co-author of the Addicted to You series

My Thoughts:

I'm like an addict who feeds off the chase, this search for the answer. It's like my body shouting, I'm alive! I'm really alive!

At first glance, you would think that Isabel Jenkins has the world at her feet. A child prodigy on the verge of becoming a medical resident at the age of just eighteen. But suddenly everything that she's worked so hard to achieve seems to have been ripped from her grasp. Isabel has failed at the final hurdle when it came to her emotional assessment. So what's an eighteen year old girl, who's lacking in the skills of life to do? She enrols in college. But it's instantly apparent that Izzy's not like other eighteen year olds, so her super hot RA, Marshall Collins, offers to take her under his wing and help her fit in.

This was good. So very good. It was so much more that what the blurb eludes to. It actually didn't start out for me that way though. Isabel was hard to connect with. She was quite emotionless and abrupt, and I was thinking that there was no way that I was going to survive a whole book with her being like that. But I had hope. Hope that she would grow and learn and mature along the way. 

I usually find myself really gravitating towards the male characters in books. And I did this time around as well. Marshall was amazing. He was sweet and always willing to help. As I got to know him better his strength and selflessness were what really shone through. And he has the most absolutely perfect and quirky family. I loved each and every one of them. But after reading for a little while, there was just something about Izzy that I was drawn to. As her story was slowly revealed to us, that draw was even greater and I found myself absolutely loving her. There are so many things in her past that have led to her being so closed off emotionally. But when she's with Marshall, that's not the case. He makes her feel, and he makes her want more than what she's ever wanted before.

“Arms are around me, hands in my hair, lips moving across my cheek, over my neck, and I’m thinking about poetry, about Edgar Allan Poe and words that move like waves, people who move like waves together, and all the non-words we can make with our bodies.” 

I loved the chemistry between Izzy and Marshall. Their relationship was built from a great friendship. But boy, don't they have some huge issues to deal with. Despite everything that these two face and the wonderful romance that develops between them, it was Izzy's growth that I enjoyed the most.

I actually found myself shedding a few tears towards the end. It completely caught me by surprise, because as much I was absolutely loving the book, that was one emotion I just didn't expect. Third Degree is the first book that I've read by Julie Cross and I was really impressed by it's originality and depth. I will definitely be checking out more of this authors work.

I don't want to feel anything, but these words-his words-feel like everything.

4.5/5 Fantastic Stars

About the Author 

Julie Cross lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three children. She’s a former gymnast, longtime gymnastics fan, coach, and former gymnastics program director with the YMCA. She’s a lover of books, devouring several novels a week, especially in the young adult and New Adult genres. She’s also a committed (but not talented) long-distance runner, creator of imaginary beach vacations, Midwest bipolar weather survivor, expired CPR certification card holder, as well as a ponytail and gym shoe addict.

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