Release Day Celebration- SHERLOCK BONES Series by Lauren Baratz-Logste & A Giveaway!

I am so excited that EMBERS IN THE SEA by Jennifer M. Eaton releases today and that I get to share the news!

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

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), and an Alien Charm Necklace US Only courtesy of Jennifer & Month9Books. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

Title: EMBERS IN THE SEA (Fire in The Woods #3)

Author: JenniferM. Eaton

Pub. Date: January 31, 2017

Publisher: Month9Books

Format: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 300

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | TBD

Alien scientist David has dealt with disappointment his entire life, but failing to breathe life into the planet Mars is his greatest regret. Out of options and in need of a new home for their people, the alien Caretakers rekindle their plan to inhabit Earth. First they will have to eliminate the human race, including Jess, the only human David holds dear.

Humanity has one final chance at survival. David needs to emulate Earth’s precipitation on Mars. But the catalyst to make it rain lies in the fathomless depths of Earth’s ocean.

The clock is ticking down to humanity’s last hours as Jess and David face a world more alien than either of them can imagine. The sea hides secrets, but some secrets don’t want to be found.

Excerpt:

We rattled, cascading and spinning. My sight blurred. My breakfast threatened a reappearance. I closed my eyes and prayed David and Edgar could bring us under control. The tiles rumbled beneath my cheek before we collided to a stop.

My body left the floor before slamming back down once again.

Oww.

I blinked until I could focus. David lay across the side of his seat, his head dangling near the floor.

“David!” I dragged myself from the unforgiving tiles and sat him back in his chair. His head lolled back, his mouth slightly open. “Oh, God. David, please wake up!”

Pressing my fingers against the side of his neck and his wrists, I sought a pulse. I couldn’t find one, but relief flooded me as his chest rose and fell in a shallow breath. I glanced over each shoulder, and toward the back of the ship, looking for what, I didn’t know.

Why hadn’t the seats come to life and protected us?

I grabbed the edge of David’s chair, pulling him from the seat and into my arms. “David?” I kissed him and ran my fingers along the side of his face. “David, please … ”

I would have felt less empty if part of my chest had broken off and floated away into the abyss. I didn’t care that we’d crash-landed again. I didn’t care that the marine floor was probably more alien than the green planet we’d been marooned on. I didn’t care that the pressure of an entire ocean weighed down on us. And I didn’t care that he left me alone for two years.

He was here. Now. And hurt. I fisted my hands and pushed with my mind. If he needed strength, maybe I could send it to him.

His lashes fluttered. His eyes opened, but didn’t seem to focus. “Jess?”

I gulped back a sob. “Yeah. I’m here.”

He tried to sit up, but frowned and relaxed back into my arms. “Are we okay?”

“I don’t know.”

About Jennifer: 

Jennifer M. Eaton hails from the eastern shore of the North American Continent on planet Earth. Yes, regrettably, she is human, but please don’t hold that against her. While not traipsing through the galaxy looking for specimens for her space moth collection, she lives with her wonderfully supportive husband and three energetic offspring. (And a poodle who runs the spaceport when she’s not around.)

During infrequent excursions to her home planet of Earth, Jennifer enjoys long hikes in the woods, bicycling, swimming, snorkeling, and snuggling up by the fire with a great book; but great adventures are always a short shuttle ride away.

Who knows where we’ll end up next?

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Giveaway Details:

(1) winner will receive a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), US Only.

(1) winner will receive an Alien Charm Necklace, US Only.

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Release Day Celebration- DAMAGED GOODS by Jennifer Bardsley & A Giveaway!

I am so excited that DAMAGED GOODS by Jennifer Bardsley releases today and that I get to share the news!

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

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), US Only courtesy of Month9Books. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

About The Book:

Title: DAMAGED GOODS (Blank Slate #2)

Author: Jennifer Bardsley

Pub. Date: January 17, 2017

Publisher: Month9Books

Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 300

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | TBD

Blanca has everything she ever wanted, a hot boyfriend named Seth and the loving support of her foster father, Cal. She’s finally escaped the abusive control of her birth father, Barbelo Nemo, and her tortured childhood at Tabula Rasa School.

But the scars of Blanca’s Vestal upbringing run deep, especially when the FBI start asking questions. Blanca feels abandoned by Seth who is hunting for Lilith, Blanca’s only blood relative. The Defectos, a support group of Vestal-Rejects, offer Blanca comfort instead.

While the Vestal order crumbles, Chinese rivals called the Guardians rise to power and wrest control of important Tabula Rasa contacts. Now Blanca’s life is in peril once more, and this time, Blanca struggles to recognize friend from foe.

Title: GENESIS GIRL (Blank Slate #1)

Author: Jennifer Bardsley

Pub. Date: June 14, 2016

Publisher: Month9Books

Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 280

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon |  B&N | iBooks | Kobo | Books A Million | Google Play | IndieBound

Eighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she’s been protected from the Internet. 

Blanca has never been online and doesn’t even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint makes her extremely valuable, and upon graduation, Blanca and those like her are sold to the highest bidders.

Blanca is purchased by Cal McNeal, who uses her to achieve personal gain. But the McNeals are soon horrified by just how obedient and non-defiant Blanca is. All those mind-numbing years locked away from society have made her mind almost impenetrable. 

By the time Blanca is ready to think for herself, she is trapped. Her only chance of escape is to go online. 

Excerpt

I look to where he points, and the flash of thumb-cameras blinds me. Vestals must never have their pictures taken by random people. That privilege belongs to the companies that purchase them and market a Vestal’s privacy one advertisement at a time. I reach my arms out by instinct, to protect my face from the public. “I’m fine with it,” I lie, pulling my hands down. “But we better leave now or we’ll be late to the restaurant.”

“My dad can wait a few minutes.” Seth scoops me in his arms.

“Blanca!” one of the spectators calls. “And Veritas Rex! Is that really you?”

Seth holds up his hand and wiggles his finger-chips. “The one and only!” Then he dips me back for a kiss.

I stiffen like cardboard. “Stop it,” I mumble, trying not to squirm. All I can think about is the cameras, my face flashed worldwide and weirdoes slobbering over my private moment with Seth. 

“We’ve got to go or we’ll be late.”

Seth kisses my nose. “I didn’t know you were so punctual.”

“Yes.” I pull myself out of his grasp. “Cal’s waiting.” The sooner I put my helmet on and get back on my motorcycle, the better.

“Blanca,” a man calls as we ride away. “I love you! I’ve watched you all year!”

Underneath my jacket, I shiver. The fame that surrounds me is chilling.

About Jennifer: 

Jennifer Bardsley writes the parenting column “I Brake for Moms” for the Sunday edition of The Everett Daily Herald. She also blogs at Teaching My Baby to Read with the mission of sparking a national debate on the important roll parents play in education. Jennifer is a graduate of Stanford University and a member of SCBWI. She lives with her husband and two children in Edmonds, WA.

GENESIS GIRL will release in 2016 and is about an 18 year-old girl whose lack of a virtual footprint makes her so valuable that she is auctioned off to the highest bidder, the sequel  will come out in 2017. Jennifer is represented by Liza Fleissig of the Liza Royce Literary AgencyLLC.

Follow the Jennifer on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads.

Giveaway Details:

(1) winner will receive a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), US Only.

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Top Ten Tuesday (73)- Ten Things About Me

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

July 12: Ten Facts About Me (bookish or just general about you facts or ten facts about you as a blogger...whatever you want)

I think I'll do a mix of bookish and general stuff!

1. I really don't like talking about myself. I'm not shy but I just don't don't like to talk about myself for some reason. I think I'm pretty boring.



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2. I hate contemporary books. I much prefer books that take me away from normal life.

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3. On that note on books I also hate reading eBooks. What can I say? I'm old school, I prefer to turn a books pages and feel the pages in my fingers. Not to mention I read physical books faster.

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4. I am allergic to mushrooms. And thank goodness I hate them too. I even think they're gross to look at so I prefer to look at these mushrooms lol

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5. I am a tomboy. I hate dressing up. I hate pink and girly things. I prefer jeans and a t-shirt and a ball cap to dresses.

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6. I am a huge sports fan. If you follow me on twitter you might know this as I sometimes cuss a lot during certain sporting events lol.

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7.  I have recently become obsessed with LuLaRoe Leggings. Like seriously obsesses!

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8. I may work in publishing but did you know I also own my own business? I sell Perfectly Posh Skincare Products. 

9.  I'm almost 40 (next month) and have never been married and don't have kids. By my choice. I never wanted kids so I didn't feel the need to rush to get married I plan on waiting for that 1 perfect guy and if it doesn't happen till I'm 60 so be it. I did almost get married once, I almost eloped with an ex good thing that didn't happen.

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10. I used to love social media but now I cringe every time I go to Twitter and Facebook. When I first started social media was a fun place to meet new people and catch up with old friends but, now it's constant complaining, fighting, political crap... just drama every day and if it weren't for work and all of my bookish friends I might have deleted my accounts. 

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So what about you? What are some of your favorite underrated books? And check back next week for my Top Ten Books Set Outside The US ! 

Hugs,

Jaime

Top Ten Tuesday (71)- My Top 10 Skincare Products, Nail Polish, Makeup, & Clothes

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

June 28: FREEBIE WEEK

Since I always share about books and TV shows & movies. I thought I'd do something different today! I'm going to share some of my favorite skincare products, nail polish, makeup, & clothes!

1. Perfectly Posh Big Fat Yummy Hand Creme. So I know most of us readers don't like to use hand cremes and then read because it either leaves grease marks on our eReaders or in our books but I have found the ultimate hand creme! Not only does it smell delicious it doesn't leave that greasy residue! It also leaves my hands silky smooth! There's a ton of different scents to choose from but this one is a favorite! Here's a link if you want to check them all out! https://posh_about_it.po.sh/products/bfyhc

2. Your Skin But Better™ CC Cream with SPF 50+ by It Cosmetics! Don't let that price tag scare you away. It's totally worth it and it lasts forever also you can put it on as thin or thick as you want. I prefer a thin layer it covers perfectly! There's also a shade for every skin tone.

3. I am a huge fan of Gel nail polish because it lasts much longer than regular nail polish but some of the ones out there are super expensive! Then I came across 2 lines that are affordable and work great! The Sinful Gel Tech Polish and the Wet n Wild 1 Step WonderGel™ Nail Color! The awesome thing about these is that there's a ton of colors to pick from AND the price range is between $3 and $6 and you can get them at stores like Target, Walmart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, etc!

4. Perfectly Posh Face Products. I hate how dry my skin gets during the summer especially after being out in the sun all day and swimming. So I love to come in the house and wash my face and moisturize immediately. I also like to treat myself to a relaxing face mask! Here's some of my favorites for that! Here's a link for the face wash & moisturizer https://posh_about_it.po.sh/products/look-natural & Face Mask https://posh_about_it.po.sh/products/face-masks

5. Australian Gold Sunscreen. So it's summer and we all want a good sunscreen right? I love this one! The Australian Gold Continuous Spray Sunscreen! Not only does it smell wonderful but it has coverage from SPF 4 to SPF 50 and some of them have bronzers in them and they don't leave a filmy stick residue on your skin! My fave is the SPF 15 with bronzer! You can get these at all major retailers too like Target, etc.

6. Ok so I totally used to be a t-shirt and blue jeans girl and I still love my jeans but I have fallen completely in LOVE with LuLaRoe! From the buttery soft leggings, shirts, and skirts they have a style for every body shape! They don't have a website as it's a product sold by independent distributors but I happen to know a few. They sell on their facebook pages and on perisocpe! Here's a link to their pages and you can find their periscopes there! And everything is very affordable!

LuLaroe Mindy Herbert

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7. The eye line from IT Cosmetics! I had been looking for a mascara that both volumized and lengthened for a long time and I finally found one in Hello Lashes!! I will never buy another kind of mascara! Also I love the eyeliner and eye shadow palates! 

8. One last Perfectly Posh product because I can't stop talking about how amazing they are!!! Remember above about the hand creme? Well they have body butters too and they're not greasy at all! They also leave your skin super soft! And the best part? The scent lasts forever! Not like Bath & Body Works stuff that has alchol in it so the scent is gone really quick! I don't have a personal favorite scent with this line I love them all! Check em out! https://posh_about_it.po.sh/products/skindelicious

9. I am a huge flip flop fan! But I hate ones that are just flat and don't offer any support. So when I found the Reef Sandals I was a very happy camper! They offer arch support and aren't ugly! My favorites are the Reef Dreams but I have a few other pairs too!  

10. One more thing I can't live without is sunglasses! I wear glasses every day because I'm blind as a bat but even before I needed prescription glasses I was a hug fan of wearing sunglasses for eye protection! And I use the hate how expensive they were and how the cheap ones were kinda ugly! Then I found out you can buy super cute ones online that are very affordable (and if you wear prescription glasses you can have you prescription added too!) Check out these sites they have some super cute ones!

Glasses Shop

Coastal

Firmoo

39 Dollar Glasses

So what about you? What are some of your favorite skincare, makeup, clothes, etc? And check back next week for my Top Ten Books I Enjoyed That Have Under 2000 Ratings On Goodreads !

Hugs,

Jaime

Perfectly Posh- Learn About this Amazing Pampering Company & Enter the Giveaway!

Have you heard about Perfectly Posh? I became an independent consultant in February because I love these products so darned much! I want to share with you what Perfectly Posh is and give away a pampering kit!

PERFECTLY POSH IS A PAMPERING BRAND 

If you love great products that are as fun as they are good for you then you’re going to love us. We were founded on some very simple principles:

We Simply Pamper 

Nothing complicated, tiresome, or mundane here. Come and be taken care of.

The best ingredients

We know if you want a product to feel great when you use it, it should be made of great things. We use the very best and most natural ingredients available so you can be proud to wear and share it.

made in the USA

We love our country and those who make it work. At Perfectly Posh, it’s all about putting growth and goodness into our own communities. 

You deserve it

Yes, YOU. Life might never let you have a whole day off, but if you can take just a minute to take care of yourself you’ll be better able to do all the other things you need to. Take a little time to pamper YOU.

Perfectly Posh has tons of amazing products from face soaps and moisturizers, hand cremes, body soaps,  body lotions, face masks, and more!

They also offer a perks program (think rewards card). Every order you place you receive perks that you can use in a future purchase to get an item(s) FREE. The more you rack up, the more FREE stuff you get. Also you get 500 FREE perks on your birthday!

On top of all that awesomeness, they ALWAYS offer a buy 5 get 6th FREE special, and $5 shipping NO MATTER the amount of stuff ordered. How cool is that?

So, Are you ready to #GetPampered?

I would love to be your consultant! 

Website: https://posh_about_it.po.sh/front

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/136917986698421/

Join my Facebook page I send out FREE samples, do giveaways, and talk about all things Posh!

Join my Facebook group, comment where you heard about my group (whether a blog, twitter post, etc.) and I'll you’ll be entered to win a FREE lip balm! 

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Top Ten Tuesday (64)- Ten Websites I Love That Aren't About Books

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

May 10: Ten Websites I Love That Aren't About Books 

Ok so this is going to be a pretty eclectic list.... I think.

1. Twitter

2. Pinterest. I use this for more than books. I look up recipes, skincare and makeup ideas, and pretty art.

3. Perfectly Posh . I loveeee these amazing pampering skincare products and am always checking for new deals. Also I'm an independent consultant.

4. Facebook

5. Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. I'm a huge baseball fan and play in a fantasy league every year.

6. Vudu. A couple friends and I share an account we have over 460 movies to watch.

7. Amazon. I use this for so much more than books! I have Prime and love it!

8. Food Network. Love looking for new recipes here.

9. Harris Poll Online. I love this site! I do surveys pretty much daily. You earn points that you can use towards gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, a bunch of restaurants, Bath & Body Works, and other stuff.

10. LuLaRoe Mindy Herbert's Facebook group. I'm always looking at her page to see if she's added new stuff! Click in the link to follow her page. LuLaRoe clothes are awesome!

So what about you? What are some of your go to websites? And check back next week for my Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim !

Hugs,

Jaime