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-About the Authors-

Bailey Ardisone is a collaboration between two sisters who were born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois. They combined their creative forces to write the first book in their series, called Sweet Oblivion. Though the name Bailey Ardisone applies to both of them, for the sake of answering questions they will each take on one of the names to make things easier.




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The older sister of the two in Bailey Ardisone, has always loved getting lost in books, movies, music, and art. Fantasy is her favorite genre. She gets her love of words from their grandmother who together used to write poems, short stories and even greeting cards. Her biggest goal would be to travel and explore the world. She loves going to the beach, enjoys football Sundays, and spending time with friends and family.





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The younger sister of the two in Bailey Ardisone, has always held a strong love for anything art related. Whether it be drawing, music, or constantly day-dreaming, her mind never stops imagining wonderful stories and possibilities. She finally got to put some of those ideas to use with her new found love of writing novels. Some other things she is forever obsessed with are Japanese Anime and Manga, animals, traveling, her home city of Chicago and anything in miniature form. One thing she can never get enough of is sleeping/taking naps and sour skittles.


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-About Sweet Oblivion-


Sweet Oblivion received a MAKEOVER! We truly hope you enjoy the new cover art!





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When two worlds collide, nightmares become reality. And some secrets...are best kept in Oblivion.
...Until there is hope.



Have you ever wanted to forget? Nariella Woodlinn has. Many times. Especially when her already frustrating life gets turned upside down by a mysterious boy who randomly shows up in her small town. And she can’t seem to understand anything about him, despite how much she tries.

​Nari hates everything about her life, except for her best friend Rydan, but now that they’ve been separated during their senior year of high school, she has to learn to make new friends without him. When strange, unexplainable phenomena start becoming an every day part of her life, Nari struggles to come to grips with reality. And with love.

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Naminé has responsibilities. Duties. It is her obligation to fulfill all that is asked of her by their King. But when a glimmer of hope is introduced to her by a prisoner she tends to, it means life or death for her and her people. She does all that she can to turn that hope into reality, and finally end the vicious war that has been ensuing since she was born. Even if that means keeping it secret from her King. Even if it means carrying out the biggest betrayal against the King ever seen during her time.

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She has hope. She will fulfill her duty. She will not let her people down.


-Excerpt-




~Nari~






I suddenly felt anxious, excited even, at the prospect of laying eyes on Mycah again. On being enveloped in his woodsy scent. The way my soul felt complete and whole again only his presence alone could accomplish. ...Were we really just friends?


And then there he was.


As I took the last stair, his eyes found mine from the "Greeting Room" he quietly sat in, drinking from an antique teacup.


He watched me carefully as he slowly put the cup to his alluring lips and took a sip. My heart danced wildly in my chest with every step I took, drawing closer and closer.


I waved at him, not able to speak just yet.


“Morning, beautiful,” he whispered. His English accent made the words sound musical. Or maybe it was his silky voice that did it. Or it could have been the combination of the two, I really didn’t know. Either way, my stomach did a flip.


And then I thought, it must have been the way he was looking at me, not even trying to hide the desire that flooded his aqua eyes as soon as they locked onto mine.


The sun played with his eyes, bringing out the unique colors and making them more vivid. Even though he was lit up by the streaming sun that shone brightly through the large bay window, he never looked more dangerous.


And he never looked more sexy.


Well, that could be debatable.


I mean, if you wanted to count the time he was dripping wet and practically naked, well then, one really couldn’t say.


But this moment was definitely a top contender for first place.






He stood up, keeping perfect posture and foreign demeanor exquisitely intact, and came over to me.


“You alright?” he asked, lips pulling up in a side smile. I nodded, half hating the spell he always put me under, half totally loving it.




He reached out and slowly slid his hand into mine, intertwining our fingers together and pulling me toward the front door. He chuckled and slightly shook his head at the ground.










Published: December 30, 2012


The Sweet Series, Book One

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Fan art provided by Megan Elliott








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And now....for the second book in the Sweet Series, we present: Sweet Escape!





-About Sweet Escape-

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Life will never be the same for Nariella Woodlinn. Just when she thought she had it all figured out, her world comes crumbling down around her - yet again. She has no idea who she is. She has no idea where she came from.


She once thought her biggest problems were ones brought on by the mysterious man she had refused to fall in love with...Mycah. But she quickly discovers none of that compares to what she is about to encounter next.


This time, it isn't because of who Mycah is.


This time, it's because of who she is.


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Naminé risked everything to save her people. Her goal was to bring their only hope back to their Kingdom. As the war rages on, Naminé gets thrown right into the lion's den - the false King's chambers. Forced to do his bidding, can she prevent the downfall of the only hope she worked so hard to bring home?

...Can any of them Escape?


-Excerpt-


~Nari~

I laid mesmerized from the position on my back, staring up at the cloudless sky. It was as blue as a Robin’s egg. If not more blue. The sun shown extremely bright, but the rays did not scorch my skin. The air was comfortable. Very comfortable. It was the perfect temperature. Warm, without being too warm, and no humidity.

I did not move.


I was afraid to move in case this was all just a dream, and any slight stir would make it vanish, throwing me back into tormented reality. It must be a dream, right? Clearly, I had busted my head against the tree trunk and knocked myself out...And I was only imagining this while Zaylie, I was sure, was worried and trying to wake me up.


Right?


I could feel the grass beneath me. Soft, lush, exquisite. As if I laid against the perfect bed made just for me. I was Goldilocks and it was just right.


A colorful bird soared above me. But as it descended closer, obscuring my view of the sky, I realized it was not actually a bird at all. It was the strangest butterfly I had ever seen. Its wings were a rainbow of colors - and it was huge. Bird-like huge.


But I didn’t feel frightened or grossed out like I usually did by insects. This was different. It felt different here. The butterfly flapped its wings so gently and effortlessly. I numbly reached up while it landed weightlessly on my fingers.

The moment it touched me and started cleaning its antennae, even though I could barely feel it on me, I got the striking feeling that this was real. Very real. I quickly sat up, causing the vivid butterfly to take flight again, and gazed around the beauteous expanse encircling me.


Coming July 25th, 2013!



In celebration of the new cover and the up-coming release of Sweet Escape, FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY: Sweet Oblivion is now on SALE! Get started on The Sweet Series by reading the first book, Sweet Oblivion, now only 99¢!



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These are amazing authors. I have read Sweet Oblivion and I can tell you it was a fantastic read. Go grab it! You will be glad you did.


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About the Author

Jessica Jaster lives in Iowa with her husband and her (currently) one year old and two year old. She has always had an over-active imagination and has been making stories up in her head for herself for as long as she can remember and finally decided to start writing them down (when she is not busy chasing the two little ones around anyway) and sharing them with anyone interested. Most ideas she has so far for her novels are for young adults, some fantasy, some science fiction and some normal contemporary story-lines.

Good reads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16210329-delta-project

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaJasterAuthor

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Project-Hide-ebook/dp/B00A84PG3O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355971828&sr=8-1&keywords=the+delta+project+hide


I talked Jessica into answering a few of my questions that her fans may be happy to learn so let's get on with it:
1. Where do you get book ideas?
Usually other books and movies/television shows.  I will be sitting there, innocently reading or watching something and BAM!  I will suddenly find myself thinking – What if this happened instead of that?  What if this person was like this, instead of that?  Or some small, random detail from the book, movie, or television show will get itself stuck in my head and then will start morphing itself into something completely different.  Either way, I am sitting there, thinking these things and I’ll be like, “Oh crud.”  Because now that the idea is there, it must be put down on paper or my brain gremlins will tear it to shreds and it will tragically be lost forever.  (Trust me, they have done this on numerous occasions.) 
 
 
2. Who designed the cover of your book?
I did, actually.
 
 
3. What is your favorite hobby besides writing?
Drawing.  Though my art has kind of been put on the backburner right now.  It is hard to do something that takes a steady hand and precision when you have a two and a one year old hanging on you pretty much 24/7.  More time for writing, right?
 
 
4.What is your # 1 pet peeve?
Okay, this is probably because someone insists on doing this all the time to me.  When I am in the middle of something, usually writing, working on a storyline or something, and someone interrupts my thought process to try to start a conversation.  And I do realize that usually I’m just sitting there, staring off into space, probably with a blank look on my face.  But there are some major thought processes going on up there and once that thought bubble of mine is popped (POOF) it’s really hard to get back.  And if I do get it back, I usually have to start all over.
 
 
5. What are your two favorite movies?
V for Vendetta and The Hangover
 
 
6.Where is one place in the world you would really love to visit and why?
There are lots of places I would like to visit, but the one place I have always really wanted to go is Australia.  I’ve always been interested in its history and wildlife.  Not to mention (and I am a very happily married woman) the Australian accent.  Can we say H-O-T-T (yes, with two T’s!)?
 
 
7. What is your favorite restaurant?
Um, I don’t get out very often, but I’d say Old Chicago (because they have that game you can play on the TV, BuzzTime, I think it’s called) or Chinese (No specific place for that).
 
 
8.What is your favorite song right now?
What If – Emilie Autumn
 
 
9.If your book was made into a movie who would play the lead roles?
Annasophia Robb for D005/Weston.  Tyler Hoechlin for Cormac.  Emily Browning for Brianna.  Josh Hutcherson for Reed.
 
 
10. What is one tip you would give to new authors?
Write.  Just write.  Every day if you can.  Don’t worry about what other people will think of what you are writing.  Don’t worry about mistakes.  Don’t even worry about it making complete sense at first.  Just write it. The more you write, the more pieces will start to fall into place and it will all come together.


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FOR THE NEXT WEEK  YOU CAN SEE JESSICA AT THE BLOG TOUR STOPS BELOW:

Jan 6th – www.booknerdsacrossamerica.com

                http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/

Jan 7th - http://iloveindiebooks.blogspot.com/

                www.jennaroads.com

Jan 8th - http://lifebetweenthepages.com/

                http://smardy-pants.blogspot.com/

Jan 9th - http://tsktskwhattoread2.blogspot.com/

                www.everandeversight.blogspot.com

Jan 10th  – www.tessmw.blogspot.com

                www.kainas.com

                http://twimom101bookblog.blogspot.com/

Jan 11th - http://krystalclearbookreviews.wordpress.com/

                http://doodlesbookblog.blogspot.com/

Jan 12th - http://brittreadsindie.blogspot.com/

                http://bookaddictsblog.blogspot.com/

                http://thecrookedword.blogspot.com/


Please everyone go to  my Road To Heaven tab at the top and enter my giveaway for $50 gift card that I have going on. 
Thank you so much Jessica for answering all of my crazy questions. I enjoyed having you on my site .
I wish you all love and laughter,
Jenna




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Jan. 5, 2013
COVER REAL FOR  AUTHOR CAMBRIA HEBERT
FOR HER BOOK: ' RECALLED'

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Title: Recalled
Series: Death Escorts
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: Young Adult Romance with paranormal, thriller and mystery elements
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Format: Will be available in Print and Ebook
publisher: Cambria Hebert
 
A little info about the series: Death Escorts is a new series from the author of the Heven and Hell series. This series is unique because each book acts as a stand alone, meaning that you don't have to read all the books in order to understand each of them. They are all based off of the same idea (that idea being the characters are all Death Escorts) and will have some of the same characters in each book. The series is for young adults and beyond and encompasses the elements of romance, thriller, paranormal and fantasy. You will not see vampires, shifters, witches, fae or any type of those kinds of characters in this series.
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Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the upcoming Death Escorts series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in Pennsylvania where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com

“Like” her on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JournalJabber#!/pages/Cambria-Hebert/128278117253138

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cambriahebert

Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/cambriahebert/pins/

GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5298677.Cambria_Hebert

Cambria website: http://www.cambriahebert.com


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FB event going for this. Its on my fan page under events and on the 5th I am giving away the first piece of swag with the cover on it so be sure to join so you can enter! ;) Here is the link:https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/events/345356732239193/

Author Taylor Lakke 
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Here is the synopsis of her book:
A Heart For The Ocean:    Madison McKinsey is a normal fifteen year old girl who attends a normal high school in Winter Haven, Florida. Her normal job is to deliver newspapers to the normal people in her town, but one day she reaches in for a newspaper and everything changes when she encounters a mystical phenomenon. She travels through time to a place that normal humans don’t know about. She meets Landon Cayne, an older boy who takes her on adventures in the strange seas of this world. She helps him in his quest.
          It doesn’t take long for Madison to see that Landon is different. He makes her soul sing. She can’t help but feel that she is destined to be with this not-so-normal boy, in this not-so-normal world.



I asked her five questions for my interview and this is what I found out.


Q- What made you choose to write about mermaids?


A-Well actually Jenna I think the mermaids chose me. I love the ocean and all the wonders and mysteries it reveals.  I love to snorkel, dive and swim and I dream of mystical creatures and characters.


Q-Who did your artwork for your book cover?


A- It was a picture I had taken while on an adventure on Sanibel Island, Florida.
I was walking down the beach and discovered this beautiful mermaid in the sand.
I had to take a picture never knowing it would end up on the cover of my first book.


Q-Is this a stand alone novel?


A- I am so glad you asked. This is the first book in The Serenity Series which will have a total of three books.


Q-When can we expect book number two?


A-I am looking at a goal of the end of November 2012.


Q- I know this book is about mermaids and paranormal activity but did you say it is also a love story?


A- This book is definitely about the love between Madison and Landon who are on a great quest to save the ocean. They find so much more than they ever dreamed.




Me-  Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. I can't wait for your new book to hit the shelves.
Taylor-  It has been my pleasure!


In the meantime you can find Taylor Lakke in her usual hangouts:


Facebook fanpage:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taylor-Lakke/250676091710974     

Facebook friend page:  http://www.facebook.com/taylor.lakke          

Twitter:         https://twitter.com/TaylorLakke 
   
Website:      www.taylorlakke.com

goodreads:      http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10562288-taylor-lakke                    

Pinterest           http://pinterest.com/taylorlakke/ 




In honor of my two  guests on my blog this week I am going to run a week long giveaway here on my bog under Giveaways. As soon as I figure out Rafflecopter thingy.   It will be a $25 Amazon card. ------------------------------------Over Now!

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