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Title: It Ends With Us Author: Colleen Hoover Pages: 384 Genre: Romance/Fiction Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: August 2, 2016 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo *Received ARC for review purposes* Summary ( Goodreads ) Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself...

Title: The Beauty of Darkness Author: Mary E. Pearson Pages: 688 Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Henry Holt and Co/Raincoast Books Release Date: August 2, 2016 Summary ( Goodreads ) Lia and Rafe have escaped Venda and the path before them is winding and dangerous - what will happen now? This third and final book in The Remnant Chronicles is not to be missed. Bestselling author Mary E. Pearson's combination of intrigue, suspense, romance and action make this a riveting page turner for teens. My Thoughts on the first few chapters: After reading the first chapters of The Beauty of Darkness, I was instantly hooked because they way The Heart of Betrayal ended was like an epic hangover. I definitely love where its going to be heading and I am looking forward to see Lia's decisions will take her after Rafe and her escape from Venda. Now to wait patiently for the book!  Series as a whole: Mary E. Pearson has taken us readers on an incredible journey through...

Title: The Valiant Author: Lesley Livingston  Pages: 288 Genre: Young Adult, Historical/Fantasy  Publisher: Razorbill/HarperCollins Canada Release Date: February 14, 2017 Summary (Goodreads) The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha's legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father's royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators—and its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon's worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be h...

The Songs of Defying Gravity I can’t write in silence, so I have to have a playlist specific to each book I write, complete with songs that the major characters. Zoey and Parker had some trouble finding their way in the beginning, so I turned back to the music again and again to help me define their characters and shape their story. Here are some of my favorites from the Defying Gravity playlist: 1.       “Can’t Pretend” by Tom Odell 2.       “Stay” by Rihanna, feat. Mikky Ekko 3.        “Do or Die” by Thirty Seconds to Mars 4.       “A Head Full of Dreams” by Coldplay 5.       “Dream” by Imagine Dragons 6.       “Light It Up” by One Republic 7.       “Unstoppable” by Sia 8.       “She Is Rising” by INXS 9.       “Look What You’ve Done...

Title: Spindle Fire Pages: 368 Genre: Fantasy/Retelling Publisher: HarperTeen/HarperCollins Canada Release Date: April 11, 2017 Summary (Goodreads)  Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo, Spindle Fire is an enthralling, wholly original re-imagining of a classic faerie story. Half-sisters Isabelle and Aurora are polar opposites: Isabelle is the king’s headstrong illegitimate daughter, whose sight was tithed by faeries; Aurora, beautiful and sheltered, was tithed her sense of touch and voice on the same day. Despite their differences, the sisters have always been extremely close. And then everything changes, with a single drop of Aurora’s blood, a Faerie Queen who is preparing for war, a strange and enchanting dream realm—and a sleep so deep it cannot be broken. Spindle Fire is a tour de force fantasy set in the dwindling, deliciously corrupt world of the fae, and featuring two truly unforgettable heroines.  

Title: Torn (A Wicked Trilogy #2) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages: 299 Genre: New Adult, Romance, Paranormal  Release Date: July 19, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Kobo | ibooks *Received ARC for Review* Summary ( Goodreads ) Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same. Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her. Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him? But as the Fae Prince begins to clo...

Title: Caraval  Author: Stephanie Garber Pages: 416 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy  Publisher: Flatiron Books/ Raincoast Books Release Date: January 31, 2017 Summary (Goodreads)  Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that it’s all a game . . . Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. Then, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation to Caraval finally arrives. So, Tella enlists a mysterious sailor’s help to whisk Scarlett away to this year’s show. But as soon as the trio arrives, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nonetheless soon becomes ...

Buy Links: Harper Collins: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062442673/i-see-you Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BKD6Z18/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=harpercollinsus-20 Barnes & Nobles: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-see-you-molly-mcadams/1123384158?ean=9780062442673&st=AFF&2sid=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC_7310909_NA&sourceId=AFFHarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLCM000023  Google Books: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780062442673+&c=books iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/i-see-you/id1082280521?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 I SEE YOU  by Molly McAdams On-Sale:  11/1/2016  | ISBN: 9780062442666 About the Book: Futures are uncertain, unpredictable-like ink spilled across the purest surface. Nearly imperceptible ripples move and flow until a unique stain is formed. The ink is permanently embedded in the surface… During one wild night in college, Jentry Michaels is a tidal wave of ink that brands Aurora Wilde's s...

Excerpt!!! She breezed through the crowd in a lime-green ski suit, her snowboard resting against her shoulder. Blond hair streamed out behind her under the hot pink knit cap she’d been wearing since they were kids, and her cheeks were flushed with the cold. Her smile could stop traffic…no, really, it had stopped traffic. The sudden loss of coordination among the men near the entrance was proof. He could only imagine what her real smile—the one she only gave him—could do. Wait. No. He didn’t want her smiling at any other guys that way. She searched the crowd, oblivious as always to the way people stared, and Parker waved. Laughing, she barreled straight at him, tossing her snowboard to the side, before knocking him into a snow drift. They landed in a clatter of boots, boards, and limbs, with her on top. Her grin lit up the world. “Parker Madison! How the hell are you?” His entire body went supernova hot. He could feel every inch of her, despite the layers of ski clothes separ...

Title: Royally Screwed  Author : Emma Chase  Genre : Romance  Release Date: September 19, 2016 Summary (goodreads)   Emma Chase,  New York Times  bestselling author of the Tangled Series & Legal Briefs Series, returns with the first of three sizzling standalone books about a family of racy, irresistible Royals.  Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka “His Royal Hotness”, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant—hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you.  I'm Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down. Instead, she throws a pie in his face. Nicholas wants to find out if she tastes as good as her pie, and this heir apparent is used to getting what he wants.  *** Dating a prince isn’t what waitress Olivia Hammond ever imagined it would be. There’s a ...

Fast-Forward Friday is a weekly event, hosted here at Between The Spine , that recognizes an upcoming date that you would like to share! What's so special about these upcoming dates? Anything BOOK related! If a book you are anticipating is being released, tell us why you're excited! If a release date has been set for a movie based on your favourite book, let us know! If you are attending a book signing or event, keep us posted! The options are endless! If you would like to share your Fast-Forward Friday blog post please post it in the comments below!  What I am excited for is....... Title: It Ends With Us  Author: Colleen Hoover Pages: 384 Genre: Romance/New Adult  Publisher: Atria Books/Simon Schuster Canada Release Date: August 2, 2016  Buy : Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo     Summary ( Goodreads )  Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come...