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Title: Unchained (Nephilim Rising #1) Author: J. Lynn (JLA) Pages: 400 Publisher: Entangled: Edge Release Date: September 17, 2013 Genre: Romance/Paranormal Buy: Amazon | Kobo | B&N Unchained Blurb: Between the pissed off creatures that want demon-hunter Lily Marks dead and the fallen angel who just...wants her, Lily is about ready to trade in forever for a comfy job in a cubicle farm. The fact that she and Julian are civil to one another is enough to have her thrown out of the Sanctuary, but she can't shake her not-so-angelic stalker or how he brings her dangerously close to ecstasy. Her forbidden relationship with Julian provides the perfect fuel for suspicion when a traitor is discovered to be working within the Sanctuary. Lily quickly finds herself hunted by well, everyone. Her only hope is to discover the real traitor before she loses everything--and she'll need Julian's help. That is, if Julian is really there to help her...and not dest...

As we are approach the release of Allegiant which is the most anticipated book of this year, Harpercollins Canada has a challenge for readers to participate in where you can win some Allegiant goodies for the release of Allegaint in less than a month! Be sure to add the countdown to your blog!  First post is Why do I love this series?  When I first read this series back in 2012 near the almost release of Insurgent I already heard amazing things about it from bloggers that it is full of action and that the writing was amazing. The funny thing when I read it I was at school trying to write a 20 page paper. Of course I was instantly sucked in by the plot as well as the connections between the characters. In those amount of hours that I read it, I established that my favorite scene in Divergent was the Ferris Wheel (capture the flag) It had courage, and a little chemistry between the characters. This is a really diverse book that really pulled me in as the reader. ...

Title: What I Thought Was True Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Pages: 416 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Rivers Release Date: April 15, 2014 Summary: (Goodreads) From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions. Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is. A...

Title: Slammed (Slammed #1) Author: Colleen Hoover Pages: 352 Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: January 4, 2012/September 18, 2012 Genre : New Adult Buy: AmazonCA | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Book Depository Summary ( Goodreads ) Falling in love can feel like poetry. Or it can feel like a slam to the heart. Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them. Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes som...

Title: The Secret of Ella and Micha (Secret #1) Author: Jessica Sorensen Pages: 320 Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)/Hatchette Release Date: October 2, 2012 Source: Netgalley/Bought Genre: New Adult Buy: Amazon | Kindle | Kobo | AmazonCA | Chapters Indigo Summary: ( Goodreads ) If you loved Beautiful Disaster then you're ready to discover . . . THE SECRET OF ELLA AND MICHA A rule-breaker with a fiery attitude, Ella always wore her heart on her sleeve. Then she left everything behind to go to college, where she transformed into someone who follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. Now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. But once there, Ella fears that everything she's worked so hard to bury might resurface-especially with Micha living right next door. Smart, sexy, and confident, Micha can get under Ella's skin like no one else. He knows everything about her, including her dark...

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 5 Indigo, Chapters and Coles locations across Canada will invite Canadians to raise funds to supply more than 64,000 books for high-needs elementary schools across Canada. There are two ways to get involved:   1. Make a donation – Donations will be accepted in-store at Indigo, Chapters and Coles locations across Canada or online at AdoptaSchool.indigo.ca . Every $12 donation equals one new book.   2. Adopt a school – Canadians can also “adopt” a local school at AdoptaSchool.indigo.ca and, through their online networks, encourage friends and family to raise funds for books at their selected school. For every school who receives 50 “adoptions” Indigo Love of Reading Foundation will donate one book to the school.   Today in Canada more than 42% of the population are functionally illiterate and struggle with day-to-day reading tasks. A large number of Canadian children do not own a single book and school libraries are their only access to book...

Title: Hexed (The Witch Hunter #1)  Author: Michelle Krys Pages: 369 Publisher: Random House Children's Books Release Date: June 10, 2014 Summary: (Goodreads) If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won’t stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn’t want to be her? Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But it’s when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie’s world that she learns her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn’t get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that’s seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she’s a witch too. Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and s...

RECKLESSLY ROYAL by Nichole Chase On Sale from Avon Books March 25, 2014 Summary: Catherine has spent her life being the perfect princess. She’s kept her hands clean, her head down, and most importantly-men at arm’s length. After all, most men are after only one thing, and for Cathy there’s a lot more at stake than her bed; she has to worry about the fate of an entire nation. But at the rate she’s going, Cathy is afraid she’ll give the Virgin Queen a run for her money. She is tired of waiting for someone good enough to come along. She has a plan, and it all hinges on seducing the one man who seems utterly unimpressed by all things royal. The one man she is tempted by more than any other . . .   When David arrives at the royal wedding of his friend, the newly ordained Duchess Samantha Rousseau, he expected to feel uncomfortable and out of his element, but he wasn’t prepared to be targeted by Prince Alex’s gorgeous younger sister. With Cathy’s giant blue eyes, killer ...

Title: A Little Too Far (A Little Too Far #1)  Author: Lisa Desrochers Pages: 371 Publisher: William Morrow/HarperCollins Release Date: September 17, 2013 *ARC copy was provided by Edelweiss for honest review/Blog Tour* Praise:  “More than a ridiculously sexy, HOT read, Desrochers takes you on a wild ride of self-discovery and bittersweet romance.” — JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Summary: ( Goodreads )  Have you ever gone just a little too far? Lexie Banks has. Yep. She just had mind-blowing sex with her stepbrother. In her defense, she was on the rebound, and it’s more of a my-dad-happened-to-marry-a-woman-with-a-super-hot-son situation. But still, he’s been her best friend and confidant for the better part of the last few years … and is so off limits. It’s a good thing she’s leaving in two days for a year abroad in Rome. But even thousands of miles away, Lexie can’t seem to escape trouble. ...

Title: Three (Article 5 #3) Author: Kristen Simmons Pages: 400 Publisher: Tor Teen/Raincoast Books Release Date: February 11, 2014 Summary: (Goodreads)  Ember Miller and Chase Jennings are ready to stop running. After weeks spent in hiding as two of the Bureau of Reformation’s most wanted criminals, they have finally arrived at the safe house, where they hope to live a peaceful and quiet existence—but all that’s left is smoking ruins. Devastated by the demolition of their last hope, Ember and Chase follow the one thing left to them—tracks leading away from the wreckage. The only sign that there may have been survivors. Because of their high profiles, they know they can’t stay out in the open for long. They take shelter in the wilderness and amid the ruins of abandoned cities as they follow the tracks down the coast, eventually finding refugees from the destroyed safe house. Among them is someone from Chase’s past—someone he thought he’d never see again. Band...

Title: The Beginning of Everything  Author: Robyn Schneider  Pages: 330 Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary  Release Date: August 27, 2013 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Book Depository Summary:  Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life. No longer a front-runner for Homecoming King, Ezra finds himself at the table of misfits, where he encounters new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Cassidy is unlike anyone Ezra’s ever met, achingly effortless, fiercely intelligent, and determined to bring Ezra along on her endless adventures. But as Ezra dives into his new studies, new friendships, and new love, he learns that some people, like books, are easy to ...

Today, we're celebrating the cover reveal of Allure , the sequel to Lea Nolan's Conjure, coming October 1 st from Entangled Teen! Worst. Summer. Ever. Emma Guthrie races to learn the hoodoo magic needed to break The Beaumont Curse before her marked boyfriend Cooper's sixteenth birthday. But deep in the South Carolina Lowcountry, dark, mysterious forces encroach, conspiring to separate Emma and Cooper forever. When Cooper starts to change, turning cold and indifferent, Emma discovers that both his heart and body are marked for possession by competing but equally powerful adversaries. Desperate to save him, Emma and her twin brother, Jack, risk their lives to uncover the source of the black magic that has allured Cooper and holds him in its grip. Face with the horror of a soul-eating boohag, Emma and Jack must fight to resist its fiendish power to free Cooper long enough to join their strengths and face it together, before it destroys them all. Amazon ...