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Showing posts with label Alyson Noel. Show all posts
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Monday, June 06, 2011

Giveaway: Everlasting by Alyson Noel

 

The sixth and final installment of the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world. Ever and Damen have spent centuries facing down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears—all in the hope of being together forever. Now in Everlasting, their destiny is finally within reach.

Will they be united—or torn apart forever? Readers will finally discover the truth in this anxiously awaited conclusion!

Available June 7th

 

 

For more info, feel free to visit the Immortals website.

Thanks to St-Martins Press I have one copy of the book to giveaway!

  • Open to US & Canada Only
  • All you have to do is leaving me a comment letting me know what you think of the new trailer
  • You can earn One (1) extra entry for spreading the word
    (leave a separate comment with a link please)

Ends June 9th, 2011

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Dark Flame by Alyson Noel up for grabs!

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!!Please read carefully!! 

I had to re-draw a winner for Dark Flame because the first winner didn’t claim their prize, but the second winner didn’t claim it either, and I kind of want to get out it of the way so I can send the winner’s address to Alyson.

You can claim Dark Flame for yourself ONLY IF you entered the original giveaway

What you have to do?

The first person to leave a comment here & Email (using the email address you entered the giveaway with) me with their mailing address will be the happy owner of a Dark Flame copy!

***EDIT: Jamie was the first to Comment & Mail me her address.

Congrats Jamie!***

Monday, June 07, 2010

10 Things about Alyson Noel & Giveaway

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Dark Flame
(Immortals book 4) will release on June 22nd, and Alyson stopped by Tynga’s Reviews in the occasion of this highly anticipated release! She is sharing with us very eclectic and fun facts we didn’t know about her! So keep on reading to learn more, and don’t miss the giveaway at the end!

 


"10 Things You Don’t Know About Me by Alyson Noël"

 

1.My hair has been brown, orange, red, blonde, auburn, black, and purple. Only the purple was an accident and I lived with it for three days, wondering if I should just go with ijon_bon_jovi_10t before I had it fixed.

2. I pronounce the word thing like theen, and I don't do it on purpose.

3. I believe in silver linings, even when all evidence points against it.

4. I got a perfect score singing Bon Jovi's WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE on Rock Band—
twice!

5. If I could go back in time I would travel to Renaissance Florence—but only if I could bring my modern day grooming habits with me!

6. When researching THE IMMORTALS books I went under hypnosis several times for past life regressions and was not at all surprised to find that I was neither Cleopatra nor Marie Antoinette. After all, someone had to be a maid!

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7. If I could choose any other fantasy job—I would want to be a really gifted painter. But since that’ll never happen (in this life anyway!) I mention art in every single one of my books, though I’m sure no one notices.

8. I once traveled to Mykonos, Greece for vacation and stayed 7 years!

9. My favorite color is purple, but turquoise is a definite first runner up.

10. My two favorite sounds are laughter and champagne corks popping!

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Well I am rising my glass to your successful ride into your reader’s hearts and I thank you very much for stopping by my blog! It was a pleasure to have you on board <3

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Alyson happily offered a signed copy of Dark Flame to one lucky reader!

 

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In this eagerly awaited continuation of the bestselling "Immortals" series, Ever struggles to help her best friend Haven transition into life as an immortal‹trying to keep her from doing anything that puts them at risk, while attempting to gain control over her enemy Roman, so she can finally obtain the antidote that will allow her and Damen to be together. But when the spell she casts backfires, resulting in a strange, foreign pulse that binds her to Roman instead, Ever turns to Jude and dark magick, desperately attempting to break free of the curse, and ultimately risking everything she knows and loves‹including her beloved Damen.

Open to US Only

All you have to do is FILL THE FORM!

Ends July 4th, 2010.

 

Also make sure you don’t miss Riley’s story, releasing August 31st, 2010!

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

June Releases!

Hello my lovelies!

Here’s a list of June releases you shouldn’t miss! Most of these titles will be featured in the Paranormal Summer Fest (starting tomorrow!!!), so think of this post as an appetizer for what’s to come *winks*

All Product description are from GoodReads.com

Links to Bookdepository.com

My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent

Release date: June 1st, 2010

Description:

WHEN KAYLEE CAVANAUGH SCREAMS, SOMEONE DIES
AND KAYLEE IS ABOUT TO SCREAM HER HEAD OFF...
Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.
Until something does.
Demon’s breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow, the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.
And when the epidemic hits too close to home, Kaylee will have to risk everything to save those she loves.

Forgive my Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Release date: June 1st, 2010

Description:

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.
Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.
When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.

Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Release date: June 8th, 2010

Description:

Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.
But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.
But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?

13 to Life by Shannon Delany

Release Date: June 22nd, 2010.

Description:

Something strange is stalking the small town of Junction…
When junior Jess Gillmansen gets called out of class by Guidance, she can only presume it’s for one of two reasons. Either they’ve finally figured out who wrote the scathing anti-jock editorial in the school newspaper or they’re hosting yet another intervention for her about her mom. Although far from expecting it, she’s relieved to discover Guidance just wants her to show a new student around—but he comes with issues of his own including a police escort.
The newest member of Junction High, Pietr Rusakova has secrets to hide--secrets that will bring big trouble to the small town of Junction—secrets including dramatic changes he’s undergoing that will surely end his life early.

Dark Flame by Alyson Noel

Release date: June 22nd, 2010.

Description:

At the start of this mesmerizing new installment of the Immortals series, Ever is helping her friend Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and carelessly putting them all at risk, their friendship becomes more and more strained. At the same time, Ever delves deeper into magick in order to get control over her enemy Roman and free Damen from his power. But when the spell she casts on Roman backfires, she’s bound to her deadliest enemy. Frantic to reverse the spell the moment the moon enters a new phase, she finds her efforts are fruitless—there’s a strange, foreign pulse coursing through her, one that propels her toward Roman. Desperate to break free of this terrible curse before Damen or the twins can discover what she’s done, she turns to Jude and delves deeper and deeper into dark magick, ultimately risking everything she knows and loves—including Damen.

Wayfarer by R.J. Anderson

Release date: June 22nd, 2010.

Description:

The faeries of the Oak are dying, and it’s up to a lone faery named Linden to find a way to restore their magic. Linden travels bravely into dangerous new territory, where she enlists the help of an unlikely friend—a human named Timothy. Soon they discover something much worse than the Oakenfolk’s loss of magic: a potent evil that threatens the fate of all faeries. In a fevered, desperate chase across the country, Timothy and Linden risk their lives to seek an ancient power before it’s too late to save everyone they love.
R. J. Anderson has artfully crafted a world of stunning magic, thrilling adventure, and delicate beauty, where a girl far from home must defeat the pervasive evil befalling her beloved faery realm.

Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey

Release date: June 22nd, 2010.

Description:

The action and romance continue as the Drakes face a new vampire with a 200-year-old grudge. It’s been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she’s made her way back to the living and she must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who left her for dead the day she turned into a vampire. That’s if she can control her affection for Logan Drake, a vampire whose bite is as sweet as the revenge she seeks.
The clans are gathering for Helena’s royal coronation as the next vampire queen, and new alliances are beginning to form now that the old rifts of Lady Natasha’s reign have started to heal. But with a new common enemy, Leander Montmarte—a vicious leader who hopes to force Solange to marry him and usurp the power of the throne for himself—the clans must stand together to preserve the peace he threatens to destroy.
This second adventure in the Drake Chronicles—told from both Logan’s and Isabeau’s perspectives—has all the same butt-kicking action, heart-pounding romances and snarky humor that readers loved in Hearts at Stake, as well as exciting new revelations about the vampire dynasties to keep readers coming back for more.

Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description:

Kitty Norville, werewolf radio call-in show host, gets a call from an old friend at the NIH’s Center for the Study of Paranatural Biology, a friend with a problem, who doesn’t know where else to turn. Three Army soldiers who have recently returned from the war in Afghanistan are in custody at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs. They’re also werewolves suffering from post traumatic stress, unable to control their shape-shifting, unable to interact with people. Kitty agrees to see them, curious and wanting to help. Meanwhile, Kitty gets sued for slander after featuring Speedy Mart—a chain of 24-hour convenience stores with a reputation for attracting the supernatural—on her show, and an old friend-and-adversary has just been released from jail.

Fatal Circle by Linda Robertson

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description (from amazon.com):

There was a time when Persephone Alcmedi thought her life was hard to manage, what with wondering how to make sure she took adequate care of both her grandmother and her foster daughter, Beverley, whether she’d end up in the unwanted position of high priestess of a coven, and whether her wærewolf lover, Johnny, would resist the groupies who hang around his band Lycanthropia.

But that was before the fairies started demanding that Seph’s frightening, unpredictable ally—the ancient vampire Menessos— be destroyed . . . or the world will suffer. Seph and Menessos are magically bonded, but that’s a secret she dares not reveal to her fellow witches lest they be forced to reject her and forbid her use of magic. And, despite the strain this casts on her relationship with Johnny, as a showdown with the fairies nears, she and Menessos badly need the wærewolves as allies.

Life, death, and love are all on the line, but when destiny is calling, it doesn’t help to turn away. With the individual threads of their fates twisted inextricably together, can Seph, Johnny, and Menessos keep the world safe from fairy vengeance?

Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description:

Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the Dark Fae in order to harness their power. Instead, they created a demonic enemy more powerful than they dared to dream. Bent on enslaving the world, the Vampiric Fae have been quietly massing their strength for centuries. Now, Myst, queen of the Indigo Court, is rising again...and a long-prophesied war is brewing...
Born a witch, Cicely Waters can control the wind. When her Elemental warns her that her aunt and cousin are in danger, she packs her Pontiac GTO and returns home for the first time in twenty years. But the magical town of New Forest, Washington has changed. The Indigo Court holds the city in fear; people are vanishing, and strange deaths plague the town. Swept into an unexpected and passionate reunion with her trusted childhood friend Grieve, the Fae prince who taught her how to harness the wind, Cicely finds herself with a fierce and territorial lover. But Grieve has become enslaved by Myst's court, and now both lovers must walk a fine line to survive the machinations of the Vampiric Fae Queen. Caught between two evils, both vying for supremacy, Cicely must fight for her family and her future. As she discovers the hidden secrets to her own heritage, will she lose her soul in the process?

Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description:

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and Ryu - Jane's bloodsucking boyfriend - can't let a major holiday go by without getting all gratuitous. An overwhelming dose of boyfriend interference and a last-minute ticket to Boston later, and Jane's life is thrown off course.
Ryu's well-intentioned plans create mayhem, and Jane winds up embroiled in an investigation involving a spree of gruesome killings. All the evidence points towards another Halfling, much to Jane's surprise...

Red Hot Fury by Kasey MacKenzie

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description:

Hell hath nothing worse than a Fury scorned...
As a Fury, Marissa Holloway belongs to an Arcane race that has avenged wrongdoing since time immemorial. As Boston’s Chief Magical Investigator for the past five years, she’s doing what she was born to: solving supernatural crimes.
It’s far from business as usual when the body of one of Riss’s sister Furies washes up in Boston harbor. Riss discovers that the corpse’s identity has been magically altered, but as soon as she reports her findings, she’s immediately—and inexplicably—suspended from the her job. Then a human assassin makes an attempt on her life, and Riss starts to realize that someone may be trying to stir up strife between mortals and Arcanes.
When a Fury gets mad, she gets even, and Riss is determined to untangle this case. Without the support of the mortal PD, Riss turns to the one man she can trust to watch her back—shapeshifting Warhound Scott Murphy. But since Scott is also Riss’s ex, she’ll have to keep a tight leash on more than just the supernatural rage that feeds her power as they try to solve a murder—and stop a war…

Pray for Dawn by Jocelynn Drake

Release date: June 29th, 2010.

Description:

Pray for salvation . . .
Pray for daylight . . .
Murder has pulled Mira out of the shadows and back into the living world . . .
As the fire-wielding enforcer of the nightwalker coven wrestles with the mind-destroying ghosts of her dark past, the slaying of a senator's daughter in Savannah threatens to expose her kind to the brilliant light of day. The dawn of chaos has come. The naturi have broken free of their eternal prison to feed on the defenseless and unbelieving of an unprepared Earth.
Mira and Danaus—vampire and vampire slayer—must unite to prevent the annihilation of their separate races. But for Danaus the challenge is intensified, for he must also fight the bori who covets his soul. And Mira, the nightwalker he must protect—whose power is the Earth's last hope—is rapidly going insane.

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The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

Release date: June 29th, 2010

Description:

After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.
Can they get over their mutual distrust—and this weird attraction between them—to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist?

Nice bunch of books isn’t it? Hopefully I didn’t forget any release!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

*** Secret Santa ***



YAY! I got my Secret Santa gift yesterday and I was so happy I could barely stand still lol.
My surprise gift came from Suzanna of Bookalicious  directly from Slovenia! If you know don't her blog yet, make sure to stop by! Great content and great look garanti!

Here's what I got...

the cat wasn't suppose to be in the shot, but she wouldn't go away lol

Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers
and a pretty bookmark of Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore!

Isn't it awesome?
Thank you so much Suzanna, you made me an happy panda!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Interview with Alyson Noel


Alyson Noel In Celebration of the upcoming release (Nov. 17th) of Shadowland, third book in The Immortals series, Alyson nicely accepted to stop by my blog and answer a few questions =)


How would you introduce your Immortals series to someone who haven't heard of it yet?

The Immortals series is the story of Ever and Damen, two star crossed, teenaged soul mates who travel through time and battle against bitter enemies so that they can be together—only to be thwarted every time happiness appears within their reach . . . though they won’t let that deter them!

Would you describe the main characters with 1 word? No cheating =P

Destined!

Shadowland is the third book of the series to be released in 2009, were they all written before you presented them to the publisher or you write that fast?

When I first sold it to my publisher, I’d only written Evermore, but I write pretty fast (it’s really all I do!) so I was able to release the first three books in the series this year.

If you could chose any historical period to live in, which would it be?

Renaissance Italy—a time of amazing art and innovation—though I could really do without the poor sanitation!

ShadowlandYou were a flight attendant for many years, what's your favorite destination and why?

Hmmm, my most exciting/exotic trip on my own was Marrakesh, Morocco . . . and as a flight attendant I loved laying over in Stockholm, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona . . . anywhere in Europe really as they’re all amazing cities, and I could never pick just one!

Where are we most likely to find you at 11pm?

Turning off the TV and heading for bed!

You favorite brand of cereals?

Organic Scottish oatmeal.

What's the most crazy thing you ever did?

Ziplining through the cloud forest in Costa Rica. I’m terrified of heights and it was one of the most exhilarating, terrifying, amazing things I’ve ever done! (And I will never do it again!)

And because you asked for it so nicely on your website, Bono's on line two, he says he wants to take you to dinner. What should I tell him? *winks*

Tell him I’ll be dressed and ready to go by seven PM!!

Thank you very much Alyson! I really appreciate you taking the time =)
Feel free to stop by her website for more information!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday - Shadowland by Alyson Noel



My pick this week is..
Shadowland by Alyson Noel

I would like to wait until it releases in paperback, but I'm very impatient so I might buy the hardcover anyway ^^
Am I the only one bothered when your series are hald PB and half HC?
It irrtates me =P
I wished they would release both HC and PB at same time so we can choose which ever we prefer.


So enough with the whinning, here's Shadowland Description:

Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives—and fought off the world's darkest enemies—so they could be together forever. But just as their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse falls upon Damen...one that could destroy everything. Now a single touch of their hands or a soft brush of their lips could mean sudden death—plunging Damen into a bleak afterlife in the Shadowland, an eternal abyss for lost souls. Desperate to break the curse and save Damen, Ever immerses herself in magick—and gets help from an unexpected source...
Jude Knight. Although she and Jude have only just met, he feels startlingly familiar. Despite her fierce loyalty to Damen, Ever is drawn to Jude, a green-eyed golden boy with magical talents and a mysterious past. She's always believed Damen to be her soul mate and one true love—and she still believes it to be true. But as Damen pulls away to save them from the darkness inhabiting his soul, Ever's connection with Jude grows stronger—and tests her love for Damen like never before...




Sunday, July 26, 2009

Blue Moon - Alyson Noel

"Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him. As Ever’s powers are increasing, Damen’s are fading—stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life.
Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen’s past—the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden—but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family from the accident that claimed them—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows weaker each day..." -Book Cover

Ever really thinks she's got her happy ending of "living happily ever after" but it's not quite the case. Roman, a mysterious new guy at school is about to jeopardize all of her plans. Damen grows weak and sick and she can't quite figure out how to help him and is willing to do about anything to save him, but the journey promises to not be that easy.

Blue Moon was totally amazing, even better then Evermore (which I really liked). I was so taken by Ever's emotion I was blinking back tears at more then one moment. I was so into the moment it was hard to bare to suspense and Ever's grief. The storyline is so well built it's insane, you really don't see the ending coming. I was completely shocked!Very well done Alyson the book is great and I can't wait to read shadowland!

Read an excerpt
The Immortals:

Evermore

Blue Moon
Shadowland

Book Stats:
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (July 7, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312532768
ISBN-13: 978-0312532765

Monday, July 06, 2009

Evermore - Alyson Noel

"After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people’s auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone’s entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school–but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.
Damen is gorgeous, exotic, and wealthy. He’s the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head–wielding a magic so intense, it’s as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she’s left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is–or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she’s falling deeply and helplessly in love with him." - Book cover.

Evermore is the first novel of a new very interesting series, fans of Twilight, Vampire Academy and such won't be disapdointed with that novel! The cover attracted me at the book store, and even though I had never heard about the book I just had to buy it and let me tell you it was worth every single penny. Ever is definitely not your teen-next-door, she's got psychic power she'd rather not have: she can see aura's, read thoughts and.. see ghosts. In fact she sees one ghost: her little sister. Her sister is one cute little thing who adds a touch of lightness to the story. Everything gets mysterious when Damen "to new guy" shows up at her high school, the guy is smoky-sexy, secretive and he can silence the world for her. Most of the book their relationship is like a roller coaster, full of ups and downs and you have no idea if they will end up together or not. Most importantly we have no idea what Damen is, one thing is sure that guy isn't normal either.

I'd give the book a 8.5/10, I really enjoyed it! The story was different from the Vampire boost in popularity (not that I mind vampires, my all time favorite series is about them) , it's very refreshing. Second book release tomorrow and I'll sure review about it when I get the chance =)

Read an excerpt

The Immortals series:
Evermore
Blue Moon
Shadowland (?)

Book stats:
  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (July 7, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312532768
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312532765