Blog Tour- FULL FUSION by NJ Damschroder Favorite Scenes & A Giveaway!

Hey everyone! I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for FULL FUSION by NJ Damschroder! 

I have NJ's favorite scenes to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!

Haven't heard of FULL FUSION? Check it out!

Title: FULL FUSION (The Fusion Series Volume 1)

Author: NJ Damschroder

Pub. Date: June 4, 2014

Publisher: Dragonsoul YA 

Pages: 322

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Find it: Amazon, B&N, iBooks, TBD, Goodreads

Eighteen-year-old Roxie Sebastian lives a charmed life, and she knows it. Too bad she can't feel it. 

All her life, she's felt disconnected from the world around her. Everything changes just before graduation, when she's drawn to an eerie, brilliant light-which narrowly misses her as it blows up her friend Lincoln's car. Clearly someone's after Roxie, and finally Lincoln tells her the truth: He and Roxie are angels, beings from another dimension, and that light is her soul, separated from her human body in a traumatic birth. 

Once a skeptical Roxie rules out the other possibilities-like Lincoln created this delusion to escape his abusive father-she accepts her gut-deep knowledge of the truth. But someone has been screwing with her light, using it to commit crimes, and their actions are about to cause irreparable damage to two worlds: the one she lives in, and the one she can't remember. 

Aided by her best friend Jordan, her boyfriend Tucker, and Lincoln, Roxie tracks down the criminal and uncovers many more secrets not only of her past, but of the history of their race on Earth. And then Roxie faces a horrible dilemma-the only way she can stop them from ripping apart both worlds is to fuse with her light...which could be tainted by the evil with which it was used. 

Now on to the playlist!

Top 5 favorite scenes and why.

1.        Any scene with the twins in it.

Roxie has two five-year-old twin sisters. They are savvy little minxes, knowing just how to play the right level of cuteness to wrap Roxie and her friends around their little fingers. And they’re a huge reason Roxie continues to fight when things get darkest.

2.      The scene when Lincoln tells Roxie that she’s half angel.

This is the big revelation that makes her life make sense and sends her on the big journey across all three books. Also, he’s in her room and not supposed to be, and her mother comes in and makes everything very tricky. I never had to hide a guy behind my door when I was in high school, but if I had, the scene would have been very much like the one in the book. Roxie’s mom is a lot like my mom was. She died before I wrote this book, but I like to think she wouldn’t mind the parallels.

3.      The Big Fight

Roxie is on this quest to find her soul with the help of her best friend Jordan, her boyfriend Tucker, and their friend Lincoln, who is also half angel. They’re the kinds of friends who will, you know, duck out on the senior trip to help you save the world. But they’re also human, and the fight comes as a huge surprise, leaving Roxie alone and feeling ripped apart even more than she had been when her soul was taken. How can this be one of my favorite scenes? Because I know the reconciliation is coming!

4.     Saving the World

Roxie battles through the whole book with the decision whether or not to fuse with her soul once she gets it back. The light is like a concentrated power source, and someone has been using it to do bad things. She’s afraid that it’s tainted, and fusing with it will change her in bad ways. But it’s a missing part of her, so of course she wants to be whole. In the end, she doesn’t have time to agonize over the decision, and love is the only driving force in what happens.

5.     Saving Lincoln

After Roxie saves the world (spoiler alert! [except not really, I only write happy endings!]), her challenges aren’t over. Lincoln is in mortal danger, and Roxie needs him. She can’t face her new reality without someone’s help. I really love how she faces the challenge of her new powers seconds after receiving them.

About NJ:

Natalie J. Damschroder is an award-winning author of contemporary and paranormal romance, with an emphasis on romantic adventure. She has had 24 novels, 7 novellas, and 16 short stories published by several publishers, most recently with Soul Mate Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Carina Press. She recently debuted her Fusion Series, a young adult paranormal adventure series, with Full Fusion, as NJ Damschroder. Learn more about those books here.

Natalie grew up in Massachusetts, and loves the New England Patriots more than anything. (Except her family. And writing and reading. And popcorn.) When she’s not writing, she does freelance editing and proofreading. She and her husband have two grown daughters, one of whom is also a novelist. (The other one prefers math. Smart kid. Practical.)

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a Box Set of the FULL FUSION Series, US Only.

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Ends on March 27th at Midnight EST!

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

3/19/2018- Caffeine And Composition- Interview

3/19/2018- A Gingerly Review- Review

3/20/2018- Twirling Book Princess- Excerpt

3/20/2018- The Underground- Review

3/21/2018- Elley the Book Otter- Guest Post

3/21/2018- Wonder Struck- Review

3/22/2018- Am Kinda Busy Reading- Review

3/22/2018- Two Chicks on Books- Guest Post

3/23/2018- BookHounds YA- Interview

3/23/2018- two points of interest- Review

Week Two:

3/26/2018- Always Me- Excerpt

3/26/2018- RhythmicBooktrovert- Review

3/27/2018-Smada's Book Smack-Review

3/27/2018- Wonder Struck- Excerpt

3/28/2018- books are love- Excerpt

3/28/2018- Ginger Mom and the Kindle Quest- Review

3/29/2018- Reading for the Stars and Moon- Review

3/29/2018- A Dream Within A Dream- Excerpt

3/30/2018- Paulette's Papers- Excerpt

3/30/2018- Diary of an Avid Reader- Review

Release Day Blitz- DOMINION by Julie Hall With An Excerpt & Giveaway!

I am so excited that DOMINION by Julie Hall is available now and that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a complete signed paperback set (4 books), a $10 Amazon GC, and Life After Swag, US Only, courtesy of Julie and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

About The Book:

Title: DOMINION (Life After, #3)

Author: Julie Hall

Pub. Date: March 20, 2018

Publisher: Julie Hall

Formats: eBook

Pages: 365

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon

After defeating the red dragon’s legion of bloodthirsty demons, Audrey can finally settle into the afterlife with the knowledge her family is safe. But her quest for a perfect existence shatters the moment Logan is kidnapped in an attempt to bend her to Satan’s will.

Audrey must now travel to the one place no hunter has ever ventured to save the man she loves . . . Hell.

Savage demons, desiccated corpses, life sucking zombie trees, and a land of death and rot await Audrey and her friends as they battle through the fiery realm.

But Logan’s freedom comes with a price . . . the destruction of Audrey’s happily ever after.

As Satan schemes for dominion over all the realms, Audrey learns that some acts may be beyond redemption.

Title: HUNTRESS (Life After, #1)

Author: Julie Hall

Pub. Date: May 16, 2017

Publisher: Julie Hall

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 351

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

No one’s afterlife is as dispiriting as Audrey’s―at least that’s what she believes after waking up dead without her memories and being promptly assigned to hunt demons for the rest of eternity. She’s convinced God’s made a cosmic mistake; after all, she’d rather discuss the color of her nails than break them on angelic weapons.

It doesn’t help that her trainer, Logan, is as infuriating as he is attractive. And just when Audrey and Logan appear close to developing an amicable relationship, a decision made under duress pushes their hearts in a direction neither of them saw coming.

Despite her sub-par fighting abilities, an ancient weapon of unparalleled power chooses Audrey as its wielder, attracting the cautious gazes of her fellow hunters and the attention of Satan himself. With Satan’s eyes now fixed on Audrey, a battle for the safety of the living looms in the shadows.

Title: WARFARE (Life After, #2)

Author: Julie Hall

Pub. Date: June 13, 2017

Publisher: Julie Hall

Formats: eBook

Pages: 273

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

The battle is far from over.

When the lives of her loved ones are put in peril, who will Audrey turn to for help? On the surface, Audrey's existence in the afterlife is coming together. Her quirky new mentor guides her on the path to becoming the demon hunter she always hoped. She has great friends and even a kinda-sorta-maybe new boyfriend. But if things are so wonderful, why is Logan never far from her thoughts?

After learning that her family is the target of an unprecedented demonic siege Audrey puts all she’s gained in jeopardy by defying heavenly authorities and returning to Earth. Stranded at the place she once called home with the one person she's been desperate to forget, she'll face vicious monsters, betrayers, and a legion of demons with an insidious weapon that even her celestial sword can't defeat.

Will Audrey’s mistakes in the afterlife be what destroys the lives of the ones she loves the most?

Title: LOGAN (Life After, #2.5)

Author: Julie Hall

Pub. Date: December 26, 2017

Publisher: Julie Hall

Formats: eBook

Pages: 143

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

Every warrior has his weakness.

Logan has it all—friends, popularity, girls—but his perfect life isn’t all he imagined.

When one mistake leads to his untimely arrival in the afterlife, he becomes a weapon against the evil that lurks on Earth.

When a mission goes awry he emerges with a secret superpower, but is broken in mind and body. He cleverly hides his scars, until the day he’s assigned to train an unlikely new demon hunter. Even though Audrey is as fiery as she is alluring, this beauty may be the one to tame his inner beast.

Now the only thing he’s sure of is that his existence will never be the same.

Fans of The Mortal Instruments, Supernatural, and This Present Darkness, won’t want to miss experiencing the beginnings of this epic love story.

LOGAN is a companion novella to the bestselling and multiple award-winning LIFE AFTER series. It can be read as a standalone, or as Book 2.5 in the series.

Exclusive Excerpt

We sat on his bed, tucked up against the headboard, Logan sitting with one knee bent and an outstretched leg, and me curled into a ball against his chest, practically cuddled on his lap.

When my tears were spent, I let out a shaky breath of air. 

“Audrey, I can’t—” Logan’s voice caught on something. His head rested on top of mine. When he continued, his voice dropped an octave, thickened with emotion. “I can’t imagine what you went through down there. I’m so very sorry. I should never have bonded with you.”

I savored the warm thud of his heartbeat on my cheek for several seconds before what he’d said sunk in. The leakage from my eyes along with a bad case of the feels must have dulled my reactions.

I jerked to a sitting position to stare at him in disbelief—and anger. My face was crusted with the salt of dried tears. There was no doubt I was a hot mess and a half. But that was nothing compared to the mess he’d just spewed.

He reached for me again, but I put a hand up to ward off his movements and curled my upper lip.

Where to even start?

“What I went through? Are you insane?” His gaze jumped around my face as if he couldn’t decide on a safe place to land. “Logan, I actually felt an echo of what you went through. I even experienced some of it in a dream or a weird out of body experience where I was you. What I went through was 

nothing.”

He opened his mouth to speak, but I slashed a hand through the air to stop him. “Nothing compared to what had been done to you. You were torn to shreds. Literally, in some spots.”

His face paled. I shouldn’t have gone there and instantly regretted bringing it up—but I couldn’t handle his concern for me when he had been tortured. We’d get to the “should never have bonded with you” comment next.

“You experienced some of . . . of what I went through?” he asked.

Shoot, I gave him another reason to beat himself up. Rookie mistake. “Never mind about that. And what’s this business about regretting bonding with me? Frankly, that’s kind of—hey!”

He grabbed my upper arms and held me still as I tried to push away even farther. His blue eyes flashed, and his face was hard as stone. “If bonding with you caused you to feel even a second of what I endured in that place, then yes, it’s something I deeply regret and would do anything to take back.”

Buried under the caveman response was something sweet, but I wasn’t feeling it.

“Argh. You . . .” I pointed a finger at his face. “You just . . .”

As I sputtered to find the right words, the corners of Logan’s lips just barely tipped up. I stopped talking when I spotted his involuntary reaction. Of course I’d find a guy who thought it was cute when I got mad. Actually, that was probably pretty lucky considering I did tend to have a short fuse.

I pressed my lips together and narrowed my eyelids before performing another visual sweep of his body.

Yep, he looked to be relatively healthy.

I launched myself at him and grabbed the sides of his face, and then I planted my lips right over his. 

Just like the first time I’d surprised him with a kiss, he was momentarily stunned.

I gently but firmly bit down on his full bottom lip in a silent demand for him to get with the program. Then I pulled back a fraction, just far enough that my lips grazed his when I spoke.

“Less talking, more kissing,” I ordered.

I’d gone to Hell and back for this guy. I wanted to collect my reward . . . with interest.

About Julie:

Julie Hall is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of young adult fantasy fiction. 

Before writing her first novel Julie worked as a film publicist and rubbed elbows with the rich and famous . . . as in she would gently nudge them to let them know their meal had arrived during press interviews.

She now spends most of her "office hours" with her two furry writing buddies, Bear and Coco. Her daughter thinks that mommy's superpower is “sleeping all day,” but that’s because she’s often awake until the wee hours of the morning weaving tales of adventure in worlds of her own creation. When asked in an interview what she wanted to be when she grew up, she’s quoted to have answered, “to never have to grow up.”

She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her four favorite people--her husband, daughter, and two fur babies (because dogs are people too).  

Connect with Julie here, or on social media.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a a complete signed paperback set (4 books), a $10 Amazon GC, and Life After Swag, US Only.

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Release Week Blitz- SWEET TEMPTATION by Wendy Higgins and a Giveaway!

I am so excited that SWEET TEMPTATION by Wendy Higgins releases today and that I get to share the news, along with an awesome giveaway!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful series by Wendy Higgins, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a a paperback of the book with a signed bookplate and bookmarks! US only. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

About The Book:

Title: SWEET TEMPTATION

Author: Wendy Higgins

Pub. Date: September 8, 2015

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 485

Format: Paperback, eBook, audiobook

Find it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Goodreads

Bad boy Kaidan Rowe has never wanted for anything—money, popularity, musical talent…hot girls—but seducing them is part of his duty as a Nephilim, slave to the demon Dukes. As the son of the Duke of Lust, Kaidan has learned his father’s ways, becoming a master of passion, a manipulator of chemistry. Disobeying his father would mean certain death. Thankfully for Kaidan, he’s good at his job. And he enjoys it.

Until he meets Anna Whitt—sweet, smart, feisty, and inexplicably good—the one girl seemingly immune to his charms. The daughter of a guardian angel and a fallen one, she has a certain power over him, one that makes him wish for more than he could ever deserve.

Determined to save all the Neph from their dark lives as the influencers of sin, Anna joins forces with Kaidan to overcome the demons’ oppressive ways. In the light of her affections, Kaidan must undergo his toughest test of all, a battle of the heart.

Sensual and swoon worthy, this companion volume to the acclaimed Sweet Evil series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins, told from the perspective of the irresistibly sexy and mysterious Kaidan Rowe, gives readers revealing insights into his struggle, his intense connection to Anna, and most of all, the true emotions that drive him.

Author Note:

Sweet Temptation will encompass the entire trilogy in a condensed version, beginning with Kai's life before he met Anna, and taking readers through the epilogue of Sweet Reckoning. Sweet Temptation is a companion novel, not meant to be a stand alone story. It will definitely be a richer experience for those who have read the original trilogy.

Go HERE to read an excerpt fro SWEET TEMPTATION!

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About Wendy Higgins:

Wendy Higgins is the USA Today and NYT bestselling author of the Sweet Evil series from HarperTeen and her independently published Irish fantasy, See Me. She is a former high school English teacher who now writes full time, and lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with her veterinarian husband, daughter, son, and doggie Rue. 

Wendy earned a bachelor's in Creative Writing from George Mason University and a master's in Curriculum and Instruction from Radford. Writing Young Adult (YA) stories gives her the opportunity to delve into the ambiguities of those pivotal, daunting, and exciting years before adulthood.

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Giveaway Details:

1 Paperback of SWEET TEMPTATION and a signed bookplate and bookmarks. US Only.

Ends on September 18th at Midnight EST!

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A Matter of Time by Lisa M. Basso - Paperback Release Day Blitz With An Excerpt And A Giveaway!

Happy Paperback Release Day to

A Matter of Time (Angel Sight #3) by Lisa M. Basso!

The paperback is a special edition edition that includes:

- deleted scenes,
- a Dear Author letter from Lisa, and
- expanded last chapter!

Happy Paperback Release Day Lisa!!

Rayna entered Hell to save Kade. Kade entered to protect Rayna. Both have failed.

Centuries of Kade’s demons are unearthed when he is brainwashed and used as a Fallen pawn.

In the freezing pits of Hell, Ray is beaten and tortured, pushed to her breaking point. She takes a stand, firing back at her attackers though she’s only begun to understand the true strength of her wings. A strength she will need once she uncovers the evils that await on Earth.

Together they find solace, alone they will fight.

Title: A Matter of Time (Angel Sight #3)
Publication date: eBook June 9, 2015 / Paperback August 18, 2015
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.
Author: Lisa M. Basso

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Rayna’s POV

The newcomer took one more step into the room. The flickering sconces along the walls didn’t throw out enough of their orange light for me to distinguish anything but the whites of his eyes and bared teeth. He was grinning. “It’s good to see you again, Rayna.”

My poorly gathered tough-detainee demeanor slid off me like the last drops of blood from my healed arm. That voice. Deep, dark, shadowed. It couldn’t be.

Lucien dragged his heavy chair into the center of the room. With its high back and luxurious red velvet cushion, it really was more of a throne. He didn’t take his seat like royalty though; he dropped into it from the side, kicking his legs over one arm. “She’s all yours,” he said. All he needed now was popcorn.

Heavy steps plodded into the room, thunks followed by the eerie rattle of a chain. I kept my eyes low, a risky move since I’d learned down here that it showed weakness. But better weakness than the fear.

“You aren’t glad to see me?”

More footsteps. Growing louder. Until only stained brown boots stood in my eye line. The leather he wore creaked as he leaned in close. Closer. Too close. I shut my eyes.

“Shocking,” he whispered in my ear, his breath blowing my hair back. The last time that voice had whispered in my ear we were on top of the Golden Gate Bridge.

He chuckled, and the chain dragging beside him clattered. In one swing his weapon crushed my shoulder. My bones shattered. The spikes on the ball and chain shredded my skin and bore into the muscle. White-hot pain exploded across my body. My breath wheezed out. He wrenched the cursed weapon from me, and then creaked and rattled away. The chain clanked against metal, probably him throwing it over the weapon rack.

I swore the shaky breath I took next would be my last sign of weakness. At least until this session was over.

“I don’t know why I’m surprised,” I said, opening my eyes. “Of course you’d still be down here. Where else would a Fallen failure with no wings go?”

The wingless Fallen’s back was to me. Lucien, in his throne, quirked a brow and swiveled his head around toward our visitor. The unmistakable sound of the broadsword leaving the rack rang out. My will sank. The Fallen came at me. With his hand on my uninjured shoulder for leverage, I looked into Azriel’s eyes as he ran the sword through my already crumpled shoulder.

Lisa M. Basso was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She is a lover of books, video games, animals, and baking (not baking with animals though). As a child she would crawl into worlds of her own creation and get lost for hours. Her love for YA fiction started with a simple school reading assignment: S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. When not reading or writing she can usually be found at home with The Best Husband that Ever Lived ™ and her two darling (and sometimes evil) cats, Kitties A and B.

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