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RITA Reader Challenge Review

RITA Reader Challenge Review: Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles

RITA Reader Challenge Review: Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles

This RITA® Reader Challenge was written by Ren. English is not Ren’s first language, but Ren really wanted to review this book. Go Ren! This book finaled in the YA category. Plot Summary: Carlos Fuentes doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him in Boulder, Colorado. He wants to keep living on the edge, and carve his own path—just like Alex did. Unfortunately, his ties to a … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge Review: Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles

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Perfect Chemistry

Perfect Chemistry

A fresh, urban twist on the classic tale of star-crossed lovers. When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created “perfect” life is about to unravel before her eyes. She’s forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she’s worked so hard for—her flawless reputation, her … Continue reading Perfect Chemistry

Books On Sale

Books on Sale: Kindle Daily Deals on Thieves, plus Harlequins for $1.99!

Books on Sale: Kindle Daily Deals on Thieves, plus Harlequins for $1.99!

Harlequin has a selection of novels priced at $1.99  – a price valid in both the US and Canada. Hi Canada!! There are twelve total, and I'll feature a few each day this week. I hope you'll share recommendations of which you enjoyed! My understanding is that the sale is to celebrate the new branding and design of each Harlequin line. What do you think of the new covers?    The Long, Hot Texas Summer is … Continue reading Books on Sale: Kindle Daily Deals on Thieves, plus Harlequins for $1.99!

Books On Sale

Books on Sale: The Name of the Star is $2.99

Books on Sale: The Name of the Star is $2.99

Maureen Johnson's The Name of the Star is $2.99 today digitally. The second book in the series, The Madness Underneath, comes out on Tuesday 26 February.  The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it's the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city, gruesome crimes … Continue reading Books on Sale: The Name of the Star is $2.99

Books On Sale

Sales and Deals On Things That Are Books!

Sales and Deals On Things That Are Books!

It's the first of the month, so there are new deals afoot, plus other things on sale today only!  Let's start with the limited time only deal: at Kobo, until midnight tonight (1 October 2012), a selection of Bloomsbury books are 30% off with code bloom3028. Bloomsbury publishes some outstanding YA authors, particularly Simone Elkeles, whose book Chain Reaction is included in the 30% off special. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas is also included. You can … Continue reading Sales and Deals On Things That Are Books!

GS vs. STA: Latino Heroes and Heroines

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A reader named Tessa emailed looking for recommendations, and I knew you would know some good books to suggest for her.  I am looking for a book, actually for a type of book- I would really like more than one. I want to read something with a[n] Hispanic protagonist (I think I would prefer hero to heroine, but I would like either). I did a quick (micro-second fast) search of the site, but didn't see a whole … Continue reading GS vs. STA: Latino Heroes and Heroines

Links: Bad, Good, and Spiffy

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First, the Bulwer-Lytton was announced, if you missed it. The Romance category winner is, as email correspondent Rosie described it, “a corker.” As the dark and mysterious stranger approached, Angela bit her lip anxiously, hoping with every nerve, cell, and fiber of her being that this would be the one man who would understand—who would take her away from all this—and who would not just squeeze her boob and make a loud honking noise, as … Continue reading Links: Bad, Good, and Spiffy

2011 RITA Winner for Young Adult Romance

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Winner: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor) Finalists: ▪ Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor) ▪ The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor) ▪ Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor) ▪ I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) ▪ The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Young Adult Romance

The RITA Reading Challenge 2011

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A lot of people try to see all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony- so let’s do that for the RITAs, shall we? I looked at the list of RITA® nominated books from the RWA and there were a lot of books I was curious about. I’m not going to be able to read every nominated book before the ceremony… but I can read one in each category – and I invite you … Continue reading The RITA Reading Challenge 2011

Spring Fling, Part Deux: Conference Bugaloo

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Today I gave my panel on online marketing and as usual I learned a ton from the audience so that the next time I give this talk it will be 230% better.  First, I learned last night in the librarian meet and greet how much librarians rely on author web sites and how valuable they find book lists that link series and related books together. It seems there is a romance reader type they see … Continue reading Spring Fling, Part Deux: Conference Bugaloo

Perfect Chemistry

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Here’s a book trailer that’ll make you giggle: Simone Elkeles hired some fine, fine actors to do a rap video book trailer for her book Perfect Chemistry. An opposites-attract novel about a rich girl and a boy from the barrio who end up as chemistry lab partners, the book trailer is both irritatingly catchy and very, very well done. Elkeles says, “It’s actually a parody of my book, which is what makes it funny and … Continue reading Perfect Chemistry