Painting Sky by: Rita Branches Book Blitz

Painting Sky

by Rita Branches

Genre: NA Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 25th 2016



Summary from Goodreads:



Nobody ever said life was easy...

People pleaser, Jane Skylar wants nothing more than to earn her art degree, start her life, and bask in the bliss of living with her boyfriend. 

But things don't always go as planned...

Struggling with her creative side, Jane finds herself in turmoil, often confiding in her roommate - another, more talented art student, Keith Hale. Keith just so happens to be her boyfriend's older, brooding brother. After a devastating breakup, Jane turns to Keith for comfort. But when the lines blur between roommate and lover, Jane's life becomes more complicated than ever before.

When Keith's past comes back to haunt him, their lives all get turned upside down, forcing the truth to surface. Now Jane must fight for what she wants--even if it hurts everyone she loves. 

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About the Author

Hi! I'm Rita Branches. I was born and raised in in Portugal and I'm going to independently publish my debut novel in the Spring of 2016, Painting Sky.

I am so happy that you decided to take a look at my work.

Little bit about myself: along with being a writer, I am also a landscape architect. I started writing to bring 'to life' the stories that my mind created.

I LOVE to read. It was and always will be my passion.

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Excerpt

“Ryan doesn’t like us being friends, either, does he?” I asked, maybe half an hour from home. It was a rhetorical question, but I wanted him to answer it.

Keith looked at me from the corner of his eye, making me aware that this was a subject he’d thought was closed. After a few minutes, he answered. “Ryan is your father’s son. Besides, he wants to protect you. Anyone who loves you wants to keep you away from me, as they should.” Once again, my mouth was hanging open. I turned all the way to him, pulling one leg up onto the seat.

“What the hell is wrong with you? Keith Hale, almighty Keith Hale, the most I-don’t-give-a shit-about-anyone, I-can-get-any-girl-I-want-by-snapping-my-fingers, Keith Hale is, in fact, a fake.” He looked at me, surprised. “Yeah, a fake. You don’t have a drop of self-esteem. You were supposed to be the most confident person in the world, yet you keep giving me that cryptic, rehearsed shit. And, yeah, I can cuss. I just didn’t feel like it, before.”

Keith swerved the car to park on the side of the road, which made the car behind us honk. He turned it off and got in my face, anger pouring from him.

“Is that before/after shit I don’t want, Skylar. There is no before. We’re still not friends, got it? I can get any girl I want. I could get you if I wanted, but I don’t.” The last word hung between us for a few seconds. I should have been mad for what he said, like some pathetic girl who’d fallen for him that easily, but, sadly, I was just hurt that he wanted anyone other than me.

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Crazy About Love by: Cassie Mae

Crazy About Love is the third book in the All About Love series. It can also be read as a standalone.



Crazy About Love revolves around Theresa Jones and Alec Tucker's story. Having pined for Theresa for years, Alec has finally settled for being only her friend. No matter what, he is still there for her whenever she needs him. So when Theresa is in need of a man for her Valentine's Day auction, he is ready to step in. 



When Theresa finally realizes her feelings for Alec and plans on making a move things don't go exactly as planned. Before she even has a chance, someone else steals him away for the night. 







The story was not only told through jumps from the present and flashbacks from the past but also in alternating POV's. The first half of the novel being Alec's story and the second half Theresa's story. I was not a fan of this. Some of the parts of Alec's POV were repeated in Theresa's POV, which left me feeling as if I was reading the exact same thing but in someone lesses head. I felt that the alternating POV's didn't do anything but bore me and make me loose any sense of connection I was beginning to feel. 



The premise and plot of the story was actually intriguing but the fact that I was reading in the present for one chapter and reading a flashback in the next throughout the entire book just threw me off. I just wanted to focus on what was currently going on present day instead of the reoccurring flashbacks. The novel really did have potential but I just didn't, and couldn't, get into the jumps from present day to flashback. 







Expected Publication:

June 14 2016





Rating:

★★

Summary from Goodreads:

Single again on Valentine’s Day, struggling actor Alec Tucker agrees to help out his longtime friend—and unrequited love—Theresa Jones by filling in as one of the bachelors for her company’s charity auction. Alec figures it couldn’t hurt to meet someone new. Still, working with Theresa reminds him of all the reasons he never got over her. So it feels a little bittersweet when, out of nowhere, a beautiful young street artist buys a date with him for a whopping four grand.

Little does he know, Theresa’s had a major change of heart. She’s crushed when someone else wins a date with Alec—but she isn’t going down without a fight. After a pep talk from her best friend, Theresa makes a desperate move that goes against her better judgment . . . and things only get crazier from there. But with Alec ready to move on and Theresa afraid she’s pushed him away for good, maybe a little crazy is exactly what they need—before they both miss their shot. 




Special Thanks:

ARC was kindly provided by publisher, Random House Press - Loveswept, via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.

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About The Author:

Cassie Mae is the author of a few hundred… okay, maybe not that many… books. Some of which became popular for their quirky titles, characters, and stories. She likes writing about nerds, geeks, the awkward, the fluffy, the short, the shy, the loud, the fun. 

Since publishing her bestselling debut, Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend, she has published and sold books to Random House, Swoon Romance, and is the founder of CookieLynn Publishing Services. She is represented by Sharon Pelletier at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management. She has a favorite of all her book babies, but no, she won’t tell you what it is. (Mainly because it changes depending on the day.) 

Along with writing, Cassie likes to binge watch Once Upon A Time and The Flash. She can quote Harry Potter lines quick as a whip. And she likes kissing her hubby, but only if his facial hair is trimmed. She also likes cheesecake to a very obsessive degree. 

You can stalk, talk, or send pictures of Luke Bryan to her on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cassiemaeauthor

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The Memory Book by: Lara Avery

The Memory Book is not a novel I will forget anytime soon.





The Memory Book mainly revolves around Samantha McCoy (a.k.a. Sammie), who recently found out that she has a rare genetic disorder labeled Niemann-Pick Type C. Sammie always had a plan: becoming valedictorian, graduating high school, getting out of her small town, and going to NYU. She never planned having her memories and her health being stolen from her by a rare disease.



That is when the Memory Book is born: full of Sammie's notes to her future self - documenting both the bad and good moments in her life. It's where she writes about her perfect date with her longtime crush, Stuart, and where she openly admits that she misses her childhood friend, Cooper. Through a mixture of journal entries, guest posts, and fond memories, readers will be able to fall into this novel and experience the full story of a strong and passionate girl who learns to live fully and love it passionately even if it's not planned.





The Memory Book is something I both enjoyed and disliked. The main character, Sammie, is portrayed as a girl who has controlled the majority of the aspects of her life; she plans her future and things have to be done/achieved in order for her future to be labelled as a "success" and in order to leave her small town. Throughout the novel, she kept pushing herself to fulfill her dreams, wishes, and plans but being left unable to achieve the majority of what she wanted to do. However, as the novel progresses she begins to open up and notice that sometimes the things that are unplanned are the most exciting and joy filled moments. 



The writing really captured the essence of what was going on and how people react differently to a situation that is both life altering and heartbreaking. I felt that Lara Avery was able to portray such emotions, especially the last 15 pages, that definitely leaves readers falling apart and wanting to read and know more. 



A few things I didn't necessarily enjoy reading had to be the love triangle and the focus being mostly on the love interests. I wished it didn't focus on Stuart and Cooper but more on the struggles Sammie was going through in her life and her overall family dynamic (i.e. how is it changing, wanting to spend as much time with her family as possible, ext.). It all seemed trivial compared to what is ultimately going to happen in the end. I just hoped for more with this aspect of the novel. 





I would recommend picking up and checking out The Memory Book, it is definitely a novel that will move you and leave you feeling raw from the emotions portrayed within the novel. 







Expected Publication:

July 5 2016



Rating:

★★★

Summary from Goodreads:

They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I'll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I'm writing to remember.

Sammie was always a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soon as humanly possible. Nothing will stand in her way--not even a rare genetic disorder the doctors say will slowly start to steal her memories and then her health. What she needs is a new plan.

So the Memory Book is born: Sammie's notes to her future self, a document of moments great and small. It's where she'll record every perfect detail of her first date with longtime crush, Stuart--a brilliant young writer who is home for the summer. And where she'll admit how much she's missed her childhood best friend, Cooper, and even take some of the blame for the fight that ended their friendship.

Through a mix of heartfelt journal entries, mementos, and guest posts from friends and family, readers will fall in love with Sammie, a brave and remarkable girl who learns to live and love life fully, even though it's not the life she planned.







Special Thanks:

ARC was kindly provided by publisher, Hachette Book Group, in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.

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About The Author:

Lara Avery is the author of Anything But Ordinary (Hyperion 2012), A Million Miles Away (Little, Brown 2015), and The Memory Book (Little, Brown 2016) as well as the Director of Community Events at Revolver. Her work has also appeared in Bennington College’s anthology  plain china: Best Undergraduate Writing of 2009, The Onion AV Club, ARTNews, and Women In Clothes (Blue Rider Press 2014).  



Born in Topeka, Kansas, Lara studied film, cultural studies, and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She now lives in Minneapolis where she is at work on a fourth novel.



Lara likes painting the town gray with her Revolver crew, shooting hoops, and making playlists.

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Under My Skin by: Laura Diamond Book Blitz

Under My Skin

by Laura Diamond

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 12th 2016

Swoon Romance



Summary from Goodreads:

Bookish Brit Adam Gibson is one wonky heartbeat away from a
fatal arrhythmia. He's torn between wanting to live and knowing that someone
else must die in order for him to do so. He needs a new heart.

Adam stops talking to his friends, refuses to meet kids at
his new school, and shuts his parents out entirely. His days are spent
wondering if can cope with having a dead man's heart beating inside his chest,
or if he should surrender to the thoughts of suicide swirling around in his
head.

And then a donor is found.

Outspoken artist Darby Fox rarely lets anything stand in her
way of achieving her goals. She also happens to be the twin sister to a perfect
brother with good looks, good grades, manners, and the approval of their
parents - something Darby has never had.

Darby's always had bad timing. She picks the worst time to
argue with her brother Daniel. In a car with bald tires, on an icy road in the
freezing cold, the unthinkable happens. In a split-second, everything changes
forever.

When life forces Adam and Darby together,
undeniable sparks fly, and a deep connection is made. But the secret inside of
Adam may be the thing that pushes them apart forever.

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Excerpts:

ADAM:

I clutch my well-worn paperback of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein close
to my heart. The doctor robbed graves, stealing body parts to create his
monster. I suppress a shiver. In a way, the transplant surgeon does the same
thing by harvesting a donor’s organs when they’re on the brink of death. If I
get prioritized on the list, I’ll be waiting for that poor victim to arrive.
Then I’ll steal his or her heart and with it, their life.

Then I’ll be the monster.

DARBY:

Images blur on a merry-go-round from Hell that spins faster with
each turn. Sleet pounding the windshield. Daniel fighting with the clutch and
brake. The truck’s headlights impaling us. Crunching steel. Daniel’s bloody
face.

Pain stretches from my
head, dragging its dirty talons down my neck and across my shoulders, ending in
cold numbness at my chest. Something presses my body down. I can’t move. I
can’t escape it. 

About the Author

Laura Diamond is a board certified psychiatrist currently
specializing in emergency psychiatry. She is also an author of all things young
adult—both contemporary and paranormal. An avid fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and
anything magical, she thrives on quirk, her lucid dreams, and coffee. When
she’s not working or writing, she can be found sniffing books and drinking a
latte at the bookstore or at home pondering renovations on her 225 year old
fixer upper, all while obeying her feline overlords, of course.

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