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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Cover Reveal: Lauren by Julia Crane

Title: Lauren –this is a spin off from Keegan’s Chronicles

Genre: Young Adult,Fantasy

Expected Release: October 2012

Cover Design: Mooney Designs

Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours

Summary

A girl with a second chance. A boy with a terrible secret. When the truth is revealed, Lauren's world comes crashing down.

For once, seventeen year old Lauren's life is going right. She's attending the college of her dreams, has what appears to be the perfect boyfriend, and is surrounded by her childhood friends.

But her boyfriend, Tristan, grows more possessive by the day, and his temper is getting harder to keep in check. When Lauren realizes Tristan is using her for her power, she has to make a choice: Tristan or her world.

Bio:

Julia crane is the author of the Coexist: Keegan’s Chronicles. She has a bachelors degree in criminal justice. Julia has believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Growing up her mother greatly encouraged reading and using your imagination. Although she’s spent most of her life on the US east coast, she currently lives in Dubai with her husband and three children.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Giveaway & Promo Event:Dark Promise by Julia Crane & Talia Jager

Title: Dark Promise
Author: Julia Crane & Talia Jager
Release date: July 28, 2012
Age Group/Genre: YA fantasy/paranormal
Event dates: August 27-Sept. 23
Book Description
Rylie has it all - great friends, dream boy, loving family. But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday, her perfect little world shatters. A stranger claiming to be her real mother appears with a secret: Rylie is a faery whose powers will be unleashed on her birthday. Captured and forced into a new life, Rylie struggles to keep everything she loves and discovers a terrifying truth: some promises cannot be broken.

Excerpt from Dark Promise
My mother led her into the living room. The lady’s piercing green eyes rested on me, sending a chill down my back. My father followed her gaze. “Rylie, do you know this woman?” Dad asked.
“No.” I shook my head slowly. “I’ve never seen her before.”
“Rylie, maybe you should go to your room,” Dad suggested, his gaze demanding I do as he said.
“No. If this has something to do with me, I want to hear it.” I crossed my arms and sank against the back of the couch.
Mom and Dad exchanged a worried glance, but turned back to the lady on the couch. “Please, go on.”
Without taking her eyes from me, the lady calmly stated, “My name is Azura, and I am Rylie’s birth mother.”
My father, who was always a level-headed man, was on his feet in seconds, his face hard. “What are you talking about?”
I felt like I had fallen into some kind of parallel universe. Did this woman just say she was my birth mother? How could she be my birth mother? That would mean I was adopted, but wouldn’t my parents have told me something like that?
My mother shook her head. “Birth mother? Rylie isn’t adopted.” She reached over and took my hand. “Believe me, I’ll never forget the eleven hours of labor.”
The woman sat perfectly still in the blue armchair across from us, with her hands clasped on her lap. “I know it’s hard to accept, but it’s true. Your daughter died shortly after she was born. I switched the infants. Rylie is mine.”
The wind left me as if I had been punched in the stomach. I couldn’t breathe, and the room spun. I gripped the pillow next to me with my other hand as I clung to my mother.
Silence filled the room for a moment, and then my father exploded. “You need to leave now!” He pointed to the door. “Get out of this house and don’t come back without a court order.”
The lady smiled sincerely, her face still as calm as it had been when she walked in the door. “Please, hear me out. I realize this is a lot to take in.”
“No! This is preposterous! Nobody died. Rylie is ours.” Dad’s voice was like thunder.
I studied the lady. She seemed so honest and soft-spoken. Why would she pretend something like this? Why would she ruin our family if it weren’t true? And if was true, why was she coming clean now? Something in me believed her even though I didn’t want to. I swallowed hard and rubbed my sweaty palms on my shirt.
“Let her talk,” I said hoarsely.
“Rylie, you can’t believe her.” Dad looked stricken.
“I’m curious as to why she thinks I’m her daughter. Let’s hear her out.” I crossed my arms and scooted closer to my mother, comforted when she wrapped an arm around me.
Dad turned back to the woman called Azura, and his frown deepened. “Fine.” He sat back down in his seat and glared. “Talk.”
“Thank you. I’m going to tell you something not many humans know, and I have to trust you to keep it secret for Rylie’s sake.” She addressed the statement to my parents.
Humans? Who talks like that?

MESMERIZED by Julia Crane & Talia Jager

Seventeen-year-old succubus Lily Anderson can’t have a normal life: She isn't allowed a boyfriend, she has no friends, and school is just one mess-up after another.

Lily’s parents send her away to the prestigious Emerson Academy. It doesn’t appear to be any different from the others. That is, until she meets her roommate, Hannah, and a blue-eyed boy named Jake.

Lily makes an almost deadly mistake, and Jake has a mysterious past that has come back to haunt him. Together, they must go on the run from things neither of them understand in order to save the people they love—and each other. But, Jake’s foe is more dangerous than they realized, and it will take the help of friends and family to save the man Lily loves.

She must learn to use her powers for good before it’s too late.

*This is a mature YA. Due to sexual content and some language it is not recommended for younger teens.

Links:
Dark Promise(Amazon)
Dark Promise(BN)
Dark Promise(iTunes)
Mesmerized(Amazon)
Dark Promise(Goodreads)

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Review: Coexist Keegan's Chronicles #1 & Giveaway

Author: Crane, Julia
Title: Coexist Keegan's Chronicles #1
Publisher:Valknut Press
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication: June 10, 2011
Rating: 4 out 5
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Sixteen-year-old Keegan is struggling to keep her huge secret from her friends--she's an elf, descended from a long line of elves that live in secrecy alongside humans. In elfin society, mates are predetermined but not allowed to meet until they are eighteen. Against tradition, Keegan's brother Thaddeus told her Rourk's name because his visions warned him she'd need Rourk's protection, especially since Keegan will play a key role in the coming war between the dark and light elves.

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. An ancient prophecy deeply entwines Keegan's family and the future of their society. Somehow they must find a way to thwart fate and win the battle...without losing Keegan. With war brewing, and dark forces aligning, will Keegan and Rourk ever have the life together that they both desire?

Review: This story is told from various perspectives and the plot flowed well. Firstly, I love Keegan, though I may be a bit partial to the fact that she is a photographer, who just happens to love nature. Secondly, Crane did an excellent job of creating well-rounded characters each with their own distinct personalities, backgrounds, interests and talents. What is interesting about this book is that it plays on older traditions where the mate was predetermined magically at young age, and they are not allowed to meet or know the others name until they are eighteen. Another important aspect are the gifts that each elf has, Keegan has the ability to disappear but her younger brother Thaddeus is not only a warrior but the most gifted seer the Elfin society has seen in generations. He has a tough gift that causes him to seek isolation, I mean who wants to know the fate of everyone around you at all times and not be able to warn them of impending danger. Thaddeus holds the key that changes the playing field for not only the elves in the war but Keegan as well. I found myself drawn towards the relationship between Rourk and Keegan, as the war draws closer keeping them apart becomes more difficult and they are allowed against the rules to see each other earlier than they should. Yet, once they are together, it is such a sweet moment that I just didn't want them to part ways. However, as the war between light and dark escalates, something happens that will change everything that Keegan knows about her world.

This is such a cute book, and it was nice seeing the world through Keegan's eyes as her world is full of such color and life, though she seems to love white tees and skinny jeans. I couldn't help but fall in love with the characters. Crane creates a bit of a twist on the elf fantasy genre by updating them and integrating them in the human society, which is very intriguing to see her take on this, I mean elves that eat meat. As with most young adult books there is a love triangle, I am of course team Rourk, and who is the other guy. Overall, I was so engrossed in the novel that the words became more than words but pictures in my mind as I watched the story unfold before my eyes. I can't wait to read the next two books and find out what Keegan’s role is in the war between light and dark!!