Cover Reveal: 2B Trilogy by Ann Aguirre

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The 2B Trilogy

hosted by InkSlinger PR!

Without further ado. . .

Nadia Conrad has big dreams, and she’s determined to make them come true. But between maintaining her college scholarship and working at the local day care to support herself, dating’s the last thing on her mind. Then she moves into a new apartment and meets the taciturn yet irresistible guy in 1B….

Daniel Tyler has grown up too fast. Becoming a single dad at twenty turned his life upside down—and brought him heartache he can’t risk again. Now, as he raises his four-year-old son while balancing a full-time construction management job and night classes, the last thing he wants is noisy students living in the apartment upstairs. But one night, Nadia’s and Ty’s paths cross, and soon they can’t stay away from each other.

The timing is all wrong—but love happens when it happens. And you can’t know what you truly need until you stand to lose it.

I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre | 2B Trilogy | Book 1

Releases August 26, 2014 | Goodreads

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Most people dream about getting out of Sharon, Nebraska, but after three years away, Lauren Barrett is coming home. She has her reasons—missing her family, losing her college scholarship. But then there’s the reason Lauren can’t admit to anyone: Rob Conrad, her best friend’s older brother.

Football prowess and jaw-dropping good looks made Rob a star in high school. Out in the real world, his job and his relationships are going nowhere. He’s the guy who women love and leave, not the one who makes them think of forever—until Lauren comes back to town, bringing old feelings and new dreams with her.

Because the only thing more important than figuring out where you truly belong is finding the person you were meant to be with.

As Long As You Love Me by Ann Aguirre | 2B Trilogy | Book 2

Releases September 30, 2014 | Goodreads

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Some people wait decades to meet their soul mate. Courtney Kaufman suspects she met hers in high school—only to lose him at seventeen. Since then, Courtney’s social life has been a series of meaningless encounters, though she's made a few close friends along the way. Especially her roommate, Max Cooper, who oozes damaged bad-boy vibes from every pore.

Max knows about feeling lost—he’s been on his own since he was sixteen. Now it’s time to find out if he can ever go home again, and Courtney’s the only one he trusts to go with him. But the trip to Providence could change everything….

It started out so simple. One misfit helping another. Now Max will do anything to show Courtney that for every heart that’s ever been broken, there’s another that can make it complete.

The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre | 2B Trilogy | Book 3

Releases November 25, 2014 | Goodreads

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Ann Aguirre is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author and RITA winner with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. Ann likes books, emo music, action movies, and she writes all kinds of genre fiction for adults and teens, published with Harlequin, Macmillan, and Penguin, among others.

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I'm quite excited for these books! And I love their covers! What do you think of the covers? Which is your favorite?

Cover Reveal: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover

We're so excited to be a part of the cover reveal for. . .

Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean

hosted by Avon/HarperCollins!

Without further ado. . .

RITA Award winning author, Sarah MacLean, reveals the identity of The Fallen Angel’s final scoundrel in the spectacular conclusion to her New York Times bestselling Rules of Scoundrels series…

By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking-in London’s darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city’s most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered...until now.

Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to a world of darkness and sin. He knows she is more than she seems and he vows to uncover all of Georgiana’s secrets, laying bare her past, threatening her present, and risking all she holds dear...including her heart.

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Here's what Sarah and her editor have to say about the book:

“I’ve always loved cross-dressing heroines – the trope is probably my most favorite of all the romance tropes, so when I wrote Chase, I wanted to play with the cross-dressing heroine idea. She doesn’t just dress in trousers – she’s also built a persona to match. She's a pre-Victorian Wizard of Oz, so to speak, thought to be a man, but one who has never been seen in public, and about whom very few people know the truth…namely, that he’s a she.”

Sarah MacLean

“Seeing a woman in pants has not been shocking for about a century. But when one remembers the historical context of Regency England it is extraordinary. I hope this cover attracts readers who are looking for something different, because Sarah is blazing her own path in historical romance."

Carrie Feron, Executive Editor

Sarah MacLean grew up in Rhode Island, obsessed with historical romance and bemoaning the fact that she was born far too late for her own season. Her love of all things historical helped to earn her degrees from Smith College and Harvard University before she finally set pen to paper and wrote her first book. Sarah now lives in New York City with her husband, baby daughter, their dog, and a ridiculously large collection of romance novels. She loves to hear from readers. Please visit her at www.macleanspace.com




It's not my favorite cover of the series, but I do think it's intriguing. What do you guys think?

Her Secret Inheritance Book Blitz: Excerpt + Giveaway

We're so excited to be a part of the book blitz for

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

hosted by Xpresso Book Tours!

We have an excerpt and giveaways to share with you, but first, here's a bit about the book.

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

Series: Isobel Key, book 2
Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark
Release Date: June 12, 2014
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Five years ago, an impulsive trip to Scotland changed her life. Now Lou is back in the misty, magical country. But this time, she’s not on vacation.

When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with him is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?

Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can't stay buried forever.

(Short, but sweet haunting.)

No one could have guessed that the old house was haunted. The unexpected drafts, the doors left inexplicably open, the missing silver candlesticks from the den; these were all easily explained away. The wind had always been sharp in St. Andrews, sharp enough to trick unlatched doors into swaying in the breeze, and as for the silver, well, it was likely that someone along the generations had simply misplaced them, that was all.

Families came and went, but the house guarded its secrets. The University grew in prestige, but still the ghost lingered, unsatisfied. It did not matter how beautiful the town of St. Andrews was, nor did it matter that the past had been beautifully preserved in many spots around the town; the truth of the murders of 1667 had been ignored, and the restless spirit waited, knowing nothing but a desire for revenge.

As the old house passed from one owner to the next, it fell into the hands of a particular family, and it was one man, a historian, who drew the ghost’s notice. Nothing of note happened right away, and the old man, for all his knowledge, somehow ignored the telling signs that there was a malignant spirit sharing his roof.

But no ghost can remain buried forever.

Jen McConnel first began writing poetry as a child. A Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she also holds a MS in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. When she isn't crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches college writing composition and yoga. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Her debut NA novel, THE SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY, is out now from Bloomsbury Spark. She also writes YA and nonfiction. Visit http://www.jenmcconnel.com to learn more.

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Jen is hosting a Facebook party tonight from 6-8pm EST to celebrate Her Secret Inheritance's release! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/819927961350585/

Tomorrow (6/13), Jen and I are hosting a Twitter party from 8-9pm EST. There will be giveaways, author Q&A, and a trivia session (for prizes!). Use the hashtag #IsobelKey to participate!

Thanks to the lovely Jen McConnel, we have TWO giveaways you can enter! The first is an international giveaway for an Isobel Key swag pack, just for T3 readers. And the second is a blitz-wide, international giveaway for a mounted black and white print of Claire Heminsley’s artwork, “A Snippet of St. Andrews” (image below).

Giveaway #1

An Isobel Key swag pack, including signed bookmarks!

INTERNATIONAL

Ends July 3, 2014

(Please read all the rules in the rafflecopter before entering)

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Giveaway #2

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1 mounted black and white print of Claire Heminsley’s artwork, “A Snippet of St. Andrews”. The print is mounted with an acid free, antique white mount. Image size: 18x40cm, mount size: 29x52cm.

INTERNATIONAL

Ends June 24, 2014
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Good luck, and have a witcherific day!

Introducing the #IsobelKey Twitter Party!

A couple weeks ago, the lovely Jen McConnel approached me about hosting a Twitter chat to celebrate the release of her upcoming novel Her Secret Inheritance. Needless to say, I agreed! We'll be having an author Q&A and a trivia session, as well as prizes for participation and correct trivia answers (so brush up on your Secret of Isobel Key facts!). All the details are below.

Date: June 13, 2014

Time: 8-9pm EST

Chat hashtag: #IsobelKey
What: Ask author Jen McConnel questions about her Isobel Key series. And by participating, you are automatically entered to a win an Isobel Key prize pack.

And here is an image with all the info, for easy sharing.

About the books:

The Secret of Isobel Key by Jen McConnel

Isobel Key, book 1

Buy: Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks | Google | Amazon | Audible

Lou is in the middle of a quarter-life crisis. Fresh out of college, she’s unemployed and unsure of herself. But when she gets the chance to escape to Scotland with her best friend, it could be the answer to her quest for self-discovery. The trip is not at all what she expected, especially when her tour guide turns out to be the dreamy historian Brian, and together they embark on a hunt for information about Isobel Key, a woman accused of witchcraft in the seventeenth century.

They set out to learn the truth of the condemned witch, but Lou isn’t prepared for the knowledge that awaits her. She must face her own demons if she has any hope of righting the wrongs of the past.

Flashing between seventeenth century Scotland and a contemporary romance, THE SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY is a mystery that will please readers of all ages.

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

Isobel Key, book 2

Buy (out June 12): Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks | Google | Amazon | Audible

Five years ago, an impulsive trip to Scotland changed her life. Now Lou is back in the misty, magical country. But this time, she’s not on vacation.

When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with him is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?

Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can't stay buried forever.

Let me know in the comments if you plan on attending. Hope to see you there!

Book Expo America 2014

It's that time of year again, lovelies! Erin and I are back in NYC for BEA! Follow us on twitter (you can find links on the Tea Drinkers page above) for a ridiculous multitude of updates! Once we recover from this week we'll try to compile everything into a recap post.

See you next week!

-Amanda 

Trailer Reveal: Tease by Sophie Jordan

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Tease by Sophie Jordan!

Without further ado. . .

Now, a bit about the book.

Title: Tease
Author: Sophie Jordan
Publisher: William Morrow/HarperCollins
Release Date: May 27, 2014

Buy: Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She’s always chosen her hook-ups carefully, and she’s never broken her three cardinal rules:

     •   Never let them see the real you.
     •   Never fall in love.
     •   Always leave them begging for more.

Then comes Shaw. A hottie from the wrong side of the tracks, he’s immune to her flirtatious banter and come-hither smile. After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar, he doesn’t even try to take her to bed-he calls her a tease and sends her home instead. Unable to resist a challenge, or forget the sexy dark-eyed bad-boy biker, she vows to bring him to his knees.

But instead of making Shaw beg, she finds herself craving him. For the first time in her life, she’s throwing out her rulebook. Suddenly, she’s the one panting for a guy she can’t control. A guy who won’t settle for anything less than the real Emerson, who forces her to do things she’s never imagined, including facing a past she thought she’d buried.

A guy who just might leave her wanting more . . .

That trailer got me even more excited for Tease than I already am! What did you think?

Cover Reveal: Her Secret Inheritance (+ Giveaway)

We're so excited to be apart of the cover reveal for. . .

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

hosted by the author!

Without further ado. . .

*This is the 2nd book in the Isobel Key series*

What would you risk for a second chance?

Five years after the trip to Scotland that changed her life, Lou is back in the misty, magical country. But this time, she’s not on vacation.

When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with Brian is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?

Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can't stay buried forever. HER SECRET INHERITANCE is a story of risk, second chances, and magic.

Her Secret Inheritance releases June 12, 2014 from Bloomsbury Spark.

Goodreads | Bloomsbury

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Want to find out where it all began? Check out The Secret of Isobel Key! (And it's on sale right now for $1.99, across all e-tailers!)

Learn more: Isobel Key Website | Goodreads | Bloomsbury
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google | iTunes | Kobo | Audible

Lou is in the middle of a quarter-life crisis. Fresh out of college, she’s unemployed and unsure of herself. But when she gets the chance to escape to Scotland with her best friend, it could be the answer to her quest for self-discovery. The trip is not at all what she expected, especially when her tour guide turns out to be the dreamy historian Brian, and together they embark on a hunt for information about Isobel Key, a woman accused of witchcraft in the seventeenth century.

They set out to learn the truth of the condemned witch, but Lou isn’t prepared for the knowledge that awaits her. She must face her own demons if she has any hope of righting the wrongs of the past.

Flashing between seventeenth century Scotland and a contemporary romance, THE SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY is a mystery that will please readers of all ages.

To celebrate the cover reveal, Jen's got three fabulous giveaway prize packs up for grabs. US only, ends May 19. Each prize pack includes an eARC of Her Secret Inheritance, and you might win the "Naughty Celt" candle, graciously donated by BookScents Candles!
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Jen McConnel first began writing poetry as a child. A Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she also holds a MS in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. When she isn't crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches college writing composition and yoga. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Her debut NA novel, THE SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY, is out now from Bloomsbury Spark, and the sequel is coming in June. She also writes YA and nonfiction.

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What do you guys think of the cover? I absolutely LOVE it!