Life of a Random

Courtesy of: RIVALS by Doug Solter Publication Date:  September 23, 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary Eighteen-year-old Samantha Sutton is back for a new racing season in Formula One. The hot new racing star of Wolert Porsche has everything she wants. An awesome team. An awesome car. And the perfect boy. But her optimism sinks when her boss steals arch-rival Emilio Ronaldo away from Ferrari and makes the jerk her team's number-one driver. Stressing about Emilio, Samantha struggles with her new public life as a teen sports star. Finding time to be the best girlfriend to Manny proves more and more difficult. It also doesn't help that Manny's ex-girlfriend Hanna shows up. The girl treated at a mental hospital for poisoning his grandmother's dog. The pressure on Samantha becomes unbearable. Paranoia, mistrust, and jealousy take over. She lashes out at everyone as the world seems determined to bring her down.  Can Samantha rise above it all and win the world ...

This cover reveal is courtesy of: PLAYING BY THE RULES by D'Ann Burrow Publication Date: November 10, 2014 Genre(s): Paranormal, Young Adult Designed by: Okay Creations Kennedy Thatcher believes in playing by the rules.  The rules are there to keep her safe.  That’s why her mother created them.  The first rule, never tell anyone what you can do, is the most important rule of all.  Kennedy’s mother made her promise not to ever let anyone know her secret.  She’s a Finder.  Being a Finder is dangerous.   If she uses her abilities too much, she could get hurt.  Or she could lose her mind.  Only her mother knows Kennedy’s secret, and now her mother’s gone.  Her mother didn’t follow the rules. When her father travels out of town on business, she’s sent to visit her Aunt Loretta.  As just a few days turns into maybe a week and merges into you-might-spend-the-first-semester-here, Kennedy is a true fish out of w...

The Shadow Aspect by Melanie Karsak Publication Date: Summer/Fall 2014 Genre(s): Dark Fantasy, Young Adult, Zombies Series: The Harvesting #2 When Layla took the final step through the labyrinth, she knew she was saving the ones she loved. She couldn’t have been more wrong. The unwitting victims of a grudge seething for eons, Layla and the other survivors now find themselves in a war for our world. With vampires lurking and shapeshifters plotting vengeance, Layla must learn who to trust if humanity has any hope of survival: the carnie girl? The quiet doctor? The tarot reader? The stranger with alluring gold eyes? Or the man she loves? And then there are the voices. What does it forewarn if the dead can speak? When the world burns, mankind’s shadow side rises. Do we deserve to survive? a Rafflecopter giveaway Now that is an AWESOMESAUCE cover, don't you think? It screams kick-butt. I'm definitely going to chec...

No, I do not condone stalking/pursuing a guy who really doesn't deserve your effort in the first place. BUT this is a retelling. I like retellings. I'm also not that knowledgeable about Shakespeare so I don't really have the knowledge to tell if this is an accurate retelling or not, so I thought I'd feature it. Have fun checking it out! Buy Links for Books 1 &2 1. 2. Book Link:   (Shakespeare for Everyone Else #3) Publication Date: July 15, 2014 Genres: Retelling, Young Adult When Hannah’s world falls apart after graduation, she finds that there are only two things from her old life that she can trust:  her best friend Constance, and her fascination with Constance’s cousin Benjamin.  But when Benjamin snubs her advances for superficial reasons, Hannah decides that she will have him no matter what the cost.  Hannah gathers a diverse group of allies to help her finally get what she’s always w...