Kicking Off a New Season with XOXOXO

Hello all! It's been nearly a year since I updated this blog, so I've decided to try something new yet again. I've signed up to do a blog tour. I'm new at this, so forgive me if I screw things up a bit. The book is called XOXOXO by Bethany Lopez.

This playlist was chosen because it shows the arc of the story. The story starts with Melissa still feeling sad about Brian, and then goes into some emotional issues with her family. She has wonderful experiences with her friends, and starts to believe in the possibility of love again. It ends with happiness, hope, and possibility. All of the songs are relevant to the story and the feelings I had while writing it.

Fix You by Coldplay

Addicted to Love by Florence and the Machine

Set Fire To the Rain by Adele

Please check out the rest of the playlist by clicking on the YouTube links!

Catch Me by Demi Lovato

Fallin’ by Alicia Keys

So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional

No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys

Beautiful Day by U2

Author Bio & Links:

Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult novel. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her first novel through Amazon with CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing. Ta Ta for Now! is also now available through Smashwords at Barnes and Noble.com, on the Nook, and the Sony eReader. Her second novel in the series, xoxoxo, will be released on March 2, 2012.

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Publication Date: March 2nd 2012

Melissa has learned a lot since her freshman year began, but it isn’t over yet! Her world is about to change again with the birth of her new sibling, and she has to figure out how she will adjust to being the eldest of five kids. She, Jess, andJimmy are inseparable, and she is having a fantastic time although she can’t help but miss Brian as she tries to learn how to deal with his relationship with Layla. Everything seems to be happening at once and that is when she is introduced to Ben Campbell, a senior at Dearborn High, who becomes an interesting distraction as he helps her deal with the new developments in her life.

Check out the rest of the tour here:

http://loveofbooks409.blogspot.com/ : March 5 – Excerpt*

http://nicoleslibrary.blogspot.com : March 5 – Author Interview

http://adiaryofabookaddict.blogspot.com/ : March 5 – Dream Cast

readbetweenthelinesbookclub.blogspot.com : March 5 – Playlist

http://www.supagurlbooks.blogspot.com : March 6 – Excerpt & Review*

http://storybookescape.blogspot.com/ : March 6 – Review*

thegirlinacafe.blogspot.com : March 7 – Character Tweets

http://www.rachelsbookreviews.com/ : March 7 – Review*

http://iheartyabooks.blogspot.com : March 8 – Review*

http://www.goodchoicereading.com/ : March 9 – Excerpt*

http://bookcrazedreviews.blogspot.com : March 9 – Review

http://jana-thebookgoddess.blogspot.com/ : March 9– Review

http://theawesomemagicattic.blogspot.com/ : March 9 – Review

http://yabound.blogspot.com : March 9 – Spotlight

Teaser Tuesday #3--Rage

It's teaser Tuesday again.  Today, I'm highlighting RAGE by Jackie Morse Kessler.

Here is how Teaser Tuesday works:

- Grab your current read.

- Open to a random page.

-In the comment section, share a few “teaser” sentences (maybe a short paragraph) from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (That means, make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

- Remember to show the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Story:  (From the back cover.)

Missy didn't mean to cut so deep.  But after the party where she was humiliated in front of practically everyone in school, who could blame her for wanting some comfort? Sure, most people don't find comfort in the touch of a razorblade, but Missy always was...different.

That's why she was chosen to become one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War.  Now Missy wields a new kind of blade--a big, brutal sword that can cut down anyone and anything in her path. But it's with this weapon in her hand that Missy learns something that could help her triumph over her own pain: control.

The Teaser:

"Be seeing you," Adam said.

Not if she could help it.  Missy fled down the hall, her ears ringing with the Matts' laughter, her stupid body reminding her just how much she missed being with Adam.  And that slowly turned to panic. The familiar feeling of suffocation leeched its way through her, making each breath torture, and her heart screamed behind the prison of her ribs.

She thought desperately of her lockbox, tucked safely away in her closet.

Not again, she told herself. Not again.

Whether she meant Adam or her razorblade, Missy couldn't say.

Your turn! Grab your nearest novel and give us a teaser. 

Teaser Tuesday #2--Ship Breaker

It's Teaser Tuesday again! YIPPIE! I'm very excited about this idea. This week, I've started SHIPBREAKER by Paolo Bacigalupi.

Here is how Teaser Tuesday works:
- Grab your current read.
- Open to a random page.
-In the comment section, share a few “teaser” sentences (maybe a short paragraph) from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (That means, make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Remember to show the title & author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


The story: (From the back cover)

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being disassembled for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works on the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quote--and hopefully have enough to eat.  But when, by luck or chance, he discovers and exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life:Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.

The Teaser:


Pima drew her work knife. "Here."


Nailer made a face of disgust.  "You just going to chop her fingers off?"


"No worse than cutting the head off a chicken.  And at least she's not gonna squawk and flap around." Pima set the knife against the girl's finger. "Do it with me?"


"Where do I cut?"


"On the joint," Pima indicated.  "You can't cut through the bone.  This way, they pop right off."


Nailer shrugged and got out his own knife.  He set it against the joint where it would part easily.  He pressed his blade into the girl's flesh.  Blood welled up as he cut. 


The girl's black eyes blinked.