If You Stay Blog Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway

Welcome to my stop on the If You Stay Blog Tour hosted by Inkslinger PR.

This week has been filled with all amazing things If You Stay. The book was set to release on 2/12 but instead, it released a few days early, making its release 2/7. Despite it releasing early, we still treated the 12th as its book birthday.

On 2/12, Books Over Boys, along with a ton of other bloggers, blew up the web with a bunch of reviews and giveaways to make sure that fellow bookworms were aware of this one, to make sure it was on everyone's radar! I was so excited for this book to finally be released because I love it so much!

Courtney Cole had stated a few times that she was really nervous and anxious for others to read it because... well, when you read it, you'll know why, and I totally get her nervousness but I give her ginormous kudos for going about it the way she did. I know she took a risk with it but like Lauren Oliver once said,"He who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly." And baby, If You Stay is definitely flying, flying its way up the charts! Woot!

Before I get to today's guest post by the amazing Courtney Cole, let me give you a re-cap of this week!

Cover Reveal: Faster We Burn by Chelsea M. Cameron

A couple months ago, I helped reveal the cover to the first book in this series and I can't believe that it's already out and here you guys are, checking out the cover for the second book. Man, it's crazy how fast time truly flies. Pssh, before I know it book two will be out before I even get the chance to read book one. GASP.

I know, I have yet to read Deeper We Fall but it's definitely sittin' up there in my pile.

Without further ado, here's the cover to Faster We Burn by Chelsea M. Cameron!

Cover Reveal: Camp Kiss by J.K. Rock

Spencer Hill Press has recently launched a contemporary imprint titled Spencer Hill Contemporary where they'll be bringing all of us hungry readers YA and NA novels with all the drama and spunk that regular human beings (what i call contemporary to non-readers, lol) sometimes go through.

Today's reveal is one of the many novels that SH Contemporary will be publishing later this year. It's a free prequel novella to Camp Boyfriend by J.K. Rock that will be available for download on March 26, 2013.

I can't wait to read these two because Spencer Hill Press is amazing and all sorts of awesomesauce so I know these two will blow my socks off! Also, this cover is so cyoot; feast your eyes, bookworms!

Hard to Resist Blog Tour: Book Spotlight

Welcome to my stop on the Hard to Resist Blog Tour hosted by B3 Blog Tours.

About the book:

Title: Hard to Resist
Author: Shanora Williams
Publisher: Indie-published
Release date: February 11, 2013

Natalie Carmichael thought that Bryson Daniels would be her world. She planned a bright future with him, cherished four years with him, and couldn't have been any happier, but during graduation night, all of that changes.

Natalie walks in on Bryson cheating on her. One month after catching him in the act, she finally decides to make an escape by leaving for Florida.

She wants to start over, have fun, and be free while also finding a way to mend her broken heart but when she meets Nolan Young, her single-life escapade doesn't last for very long. She tries to stay clear of Nolan and his desires but it's impossible for her. Nolan will do everything that he can to have her as his own, but will Natalie accept Nolan along with the problems of his past? Will she let someone else into her heart that may be even worse than Bryson?

For Natalie, Nolan will be something completely new to her. And for them both, their desires will be completely hard to resist.

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Cover Reveal: Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto

There can never be one too many cover reveals here on Books Over Boys, huh? Haha!

Today, I've got another New Adult cover to share with all of you. Lately, I feel like I've read so many NA's that I don't know what else to read; I feel like I'm flying through all the NA books out there. If you have any recommendations, seriously send them my way! I need reliable people to tell me if a book is amazing or... not so amazing.

I have yet to read anything by Rebecca Berto but when I saw this one, I just had to share it with all of you and make sure that it's on everyone's radars. Without further ado, here's the cover to Drowning In You by Rebecca Berto!

Release Day Launch: If You Stay by Courtney Cole + Giveaway

Today, along with multiple other blogs, Books Over Boys is celebrating the release of Courtney Cole's newest novel, If You Stay.

This was the first book of Cole's that I've read and boy am I glad that it was! Because of it, I am now a die-hard fan and I totally need to check out everything she has written.

If You Stay is amazing (i can't say it enough) and it definitely tugs at your heartstrings! Read on and check out my review to see what I thought about this one! Also, make sure you enter the giveaway to win one of the five signed copies of If You Stay that Inkslinger PR will be giving away!

About the book:

Title: If You Stay
Author: Courtney Cole
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Release date: February 7, 2013

24-year old Pax Tate is an asshole.

Seriously.

He’s a tattooed, rock-hard bad-boy with a bad attitude to match.

But he’s got his reasons.

His mother died when Pax was seven, leaving a hole in his heart filled with guilt although he doesn’t understand why. What he does know is that he and his dad are left alone and with more issues than they can count.

As Pax grew up, he tried to be the kid his father always wanted; the perfect golden boy, but it didn’t work. His dad couldn’t overcome his grief long enough to notice and Pax couldn’t keep up the impossible perfect façade.

So he slipped far, far from it.

Now, he uses drugs and women to cope with the ugliness, the black void that he doesn’t want to deal with. If he pretends that the emptiness isn’t there, then it isn’t, right?

Wrong.

And it’s never more apparent than when he meets Mila.

Sweet, beautiful Mila Hill is the fresh air to his hardened frown, the beauty to his ugly heart. He doesn’t know how to not hurt her, but he quickly realizes that he’s got to figure it out because he needs her to breathe.

When memories of his mother’s death resurface from where he’s repressed them for so long, Mila is there to catch him when the guilt starts making sense. Mila is the one…the one who can save him from his broken troubled heart; from his issues, from the emptiness.

But only if he can stop being an asshole long enough to allow it.

He knows that. And he’s working on it.

But is that enough to make her stay?

Please note, IF YOU STAY is not Young Adult. It is mature New Adult, with explicit scenes, language and some drug use.

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Book Review: If You Stay by Courtney Cole

Title: If You Stay (Beautifully Broken, #1)
Author: Courtney Cole
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Release date: February 7, 2013



Connect with Courtney Cole: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

24-year old Pax Tate is an asshole.

Seriously.

He’s a tattooed, rock-hard bad-boy with a bad attitude to match.

But he’s got his reasons.

His mother died when Pax was seven, leaving a hole in his heart filled with guilt although he doesn’t understand why. What he does know is that he and his dad are left alone and with more issues than they can count.

As Pax grew up, he tried to be the kid his father always wanted; the perfect golden boy, but it didn’t work. His dad couldn’t overcome his grief long enough to notice and Pax couldn’t keep up the impossible perfect façade.

So he slipped far, far from it.

Now, he uses drugs and women to cope with the ugliness, the black void that he doesn’t want to deal with. If he pretends that the emptiness isn’t there, then it isn’t, right?

Wrong.

And it’s never more apparent than when he meets Mila.

Sweet, beautiful Mila Hill is the fresh air to his hardened frown, the beauty to his ugly heart. He doesn’t know how to not hurt her, but he quickly realizes that he’s got to figure it out because he needs her to breathe.

When memories of his mother’s death resurface from where he’s repressed them for so long, Mila is there to catch him when the guilt starts making sense. Mila is the one…the one who can save him from his broken troubled heart; from his issues, from the emptiness.

But only if he can stop being an asshole long enough to allow it.

He knows that. And he’s working on it.

But is that enough to make her stay?

Please note, IF YOU STAY is not Young Adult. It is mature New Adult, with explicit scenes, language and some drug use.

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Teaser Tuesday (28): If You Stay by Courtney Cole

This weekly meme is brought to you by MizB from Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along, just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers; make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away; you don't want to ruin the book for others
• Share the title and the author so Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their to-be-read pile if they like your teaser

My Teasers:

Cover Reveal: Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine + Giveaway

Just recently, I've heard of L.M. Augustine. The other day, he followed me on Twitter and because I always check out my newest followers (you know, to make sure that i'm not getting spammed or... you know the creepy kind of stalked ;p), I learned that he's the author of the upcoming YA release, Click to Subscribe.

Fun tidbit: in his Twitter profile, CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE is in all caps, so when I read that, I immediately thought he was spam because that's a weird title for a book... but then I saw author in his Twitter handle so odd got replaced with intrigue. Before I knew it, I was browsing his blog where I stumbled upon his sign ups for his cover reveal... and well, we've come full circle to today's post.

Click to Subscribe is definitely one that I'm keeping an eye out for; it sounds so cute and so techy, lol! Anyway, check out the cover!

Promotion Event: A Song for Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles‏ + Giveaway

Credit: BookNook

Have you heard of Just Remember to Breathe by Charles Sheehan-Miles? I've yet to read it but I've heard lots and lots of amazing things about it from fellow bookworms!

Today, I've got an excerpt to share with all of you from book two, A Song for Julia. Because I haven't read book one yet (i'm not too sure), I believe the three books in this series are companion novels, which in that case I think it's alright if you read the synopsis below... if you're weary of spoilers.

But wait, I also have a giveaway to share with all of you! So stick around, read the excerpt, make yourself at home, and enter the giveaway!

Cover Reveal: Faking It by Cora Carmack

Today's reveal packs so much awesome that I can't waste anytime chit-chatting about how much I loved the first book and how frickin' thrilled I am that we're getting a second. I mean, book one was just the cutest and the load of awkward in it was totally swoon-coma-inducing. And what? There's a second companion novel? Holy burnt biscuit, yo!

Losing It by Cora Carmack was definitely a release that took the New Adult world by storm! I loved everything about it and if you wanna, you know, know more about what I thought of it, check out my review!

Anyway, remember the storm that Losing It kicked up? Well, the storm was so ginormous that not only did Cora Carmack receive the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author title but HarperCollins couldn't help but pick up Losing It! Yay! They'll be releasing it in paperbacks this very month, in a couple of short weeks! Yeah, talk about freaking the freak out! On February 26th, run out to your local book seller and grab yourself a very gorgeous pretteh!

Pre-order links are available and you should totally secure a copy for yourself just by the off chance that your B&N or... whatever book store you shop at, sucks like mine and won't be carrying copies on release day.

Let's all give Losing It a second awesome send-off into the publishing world, eh?