Cover Reveal: Make It Count by Megan Erickson

I'm so thrilled to be one of the many blogs helping out in today's cover reveal! I love the sound of Make It Count and I can't wait to read it this summer! Speaking of summer, the cover is totally fitting for the season! It's light, bright and fun!

Not only do I have the cover to share with all of you but I've also got an awesome excerpt and an interview with the mastermind behind it all, Megan Erickson! So, stick around and roll in the epic! ;p

Without further ado, I present to you the cover for Make It Count!

Title: Make It Count (Bowler University, #1)
Author: Megan Erickson
Publisher: William Morrow Impulse
Expected publication: June 3, 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Character Blitz: A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers

Today is the character dream cast blitz for the A Little Too series by Lisa Desrochers. Three groups of bloggers will be posting dream casts from one of the books in the series. Be sure to check out each group to see how each story is connected and which characters can be found in one of the other books.

My blog is featuring the dream cast from A Little Too Far.

About the book:

Title: A Little Too Far (A Little Too, #1)
Author: Lisa Desrochers
Publisher: William Morrow
Release date: September 17, 2013
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Have you ever gone just a little too far? Lexie Banks has.

Yep. She just had mind-blowing sex with her stepbrother. In her defense, she was on the rebound, and it's more of a my-dad-happened-to-marry-a-woman-with-a-super-hot-son situation. But still, he's been her best friend and confidant for the better part of the last few years . . . and is so off limits. It's a good thing she's leaving in two days for a year abroad in Rome.

But even thousands of miles away, Lexie can't seem to escape trouble. Raised Catholic, she goes to confession in hopes of alleviating some of her guilt . . . and maybe not burning in hell. Instead, she stumbles out of the confessional and right into Alessandro Moretti, a young and very easy-on-the-eyes deacon . . . only eight months away from becoming a priest. Lexie and Alessandro grow closer, and when Alessandro's signals start changing despite his vow of celibacy, she doesn't know what to think. She's torn between falling in love with the man she shouldn't want and the man she can't have. And she isn't sure how she can live with herself either way.

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Kennedy Ryan's Autism Awareness Giveaway‏

Title: When You Are Mine (The Bennetts, #1)
Author: Kennedy Ryan
Publisher: Forever Yours
Expected publication: June 17, 2014
Age group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Forever is a heartbeat away . . .

Kerris Moreton knows how to make things work. Bounced from foster home to foster home as a kid, she adapted; when opportunity arose, she thrived. Now, about to open her own business and accept a marriage proposal, Kerris is ready to build the life she's always wanted. The only thing missing? A passionate connection with her would-be fiancé, Cam. Kerris wants to believe that sparks are overrated-until Walsh Bennett lights her up like the Fourth of July.

. . . but what about love?

As one of the East Coast's most eligible bachelors, Walsh enjoys financial independence, fulfilling work with his family's nonprofit, and plenty of female attention. But lately he's been distracted by the one woman he can't have. Lovely to look at and even sweeter to know, Kerris is the soul mate Walsh never thought he would find. The problem is, his best friend found her first . . .

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

Happy, happy, happy release day to If You Stay and enormous congratulations to Courtney Cole!

I feel like today has been such a super long time coming. I've been a tremendous die-hard fan of If You Stay since it was in its e-ARC/self-published form. It's crazy to think about how far the book itself and the story has come. I mentioned once that there are only about 4-5 series that make me all crazy, psycho like and... this is one of 'em. I love it so hardcore and I am very protective of it only because I've been there with it since it was a little, itty, bitty fetus.

I'm over the moon and halfway to Jupiter excited that as of today, you will now be able to walk into a bookstore and pick up Pax Tate off the shelves. Like, what? That blows my mind! I'm also stoked because I will finally get to own a real-life copy of the book; I can pet it and do all these bookworm things to it! ;p (I pre-ordered it, along with a few other of my top favorites of all time, on Thursday and they should all be here later this week, aahh! Keep an eye on my social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for the picture when they arrive!)

Needless to say, today is a big deal. To me, anyway. For today's post, I've got an excerpt (one of my favorites because it has a couple of my most favorite quotes of all time), my review and two epic giveaways for all of you! Make sure you stick around and read to the very end of my post! Without further ado...

Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: How To Say Goodbye by Amber Lin

Happy release day to How To Say Goodbye and congrats to Amber Lin!

About the book:

Title: How To Say Goodbye
Author: Amber Lin
Publisher: Self
Release date: April 4, 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

She's here for the summer...

Amy has a secret: no one's ever held her hand. She doesn't even know how to hug. Everyone thinks she's smart, but straight A's are way easier than making friends. Then she meets Dane, a golden-haired surfer whose easy charm and hot touch teach her what she longs to know.

He lives on the streets...

Dane lives for the salty breeze and a sweet wave, because that's all he has. He's been on the streets since he was fourteen. A drifter. Homeless. Then he meets Amy. Smart and accomplished, she's everything he's not. He wants to be the sort of man who deserves her.

Except that means facing down his past--and that past might very well swallow them both.

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Excerpt Blitz: Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

I'm so thrilled to be taking part in today's excerpt blitz for Finding My Way, book four in Heidi McLaughlin's Beaumont series. This series is mad amazing! McLaughlin's storytelling and her way with words... it makes reading this series such a pleasure! It's a top favorite and I cannot wait to dive into Liam's prequel. To lessen the wait for everyone, check out the bomb excerpt below!

About the book:

Title: Finding My Way (Beaumont, #4)
Author: Heidi McLaughlin
Publisher: Self
Expected publication: April 14, 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Liam Westbury has the world at his feet. He’s the quintessential golden boy. He’s the superstar quarterback for Beaumont High. His girl, Josie, is head cheerleader. He has his choice of colleges just waiting for him. Except he’s suffocating from all the pressure he’s under and no one understands.

Liam Page is the heartthrob he never wanted to be. He’s successful, smart and in demand by record companies and his adoring fans. Music is his passion, his love, but something’s missing. His nights are lonely and he longs for the girl he left behind. Seeing her in every face in the crowd haunts him with the knowledge that she hates him. Going home has never been an option until now.

Be there when Liam Westbury becomes Liam Page and follow the highs and lows of the Quarterback turned Rockstar as he finds a way back to Beaumont in this prequel to Forever My Girl.

Pre-order: Amazon

Cover Reveal: Car Crash Hearts by Kelley York & Rowan Altwood

Title: Car Crash Hearts
Authors: Kelley York & Rowan Altwood
Publisher: Self
Expected publication: June 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

#FootballFriday + Giveaway: Carson McClain

Guess what time it is?! It's #FootballFriday time, baby!

If you've been living under a rock for these past few days, we have entered April. Which could only mean one thing: there's only a month left until All Lined Up's release, woot! The countdown has officially begun! If some of you are unware, I am a part of Cora Carmack's street team, the #Carmcats, and we are getting super pumped for ALU's release! Majority of us have already read it and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we seriously, for really reals, cannot wait for all of you to get your read on with Carson and Dallas!

Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Learning Series by R.D. Cole

We are excited to share with you the first two books in the Learning series by R.D. Cole, Learning to Live and Learning to Heal. Both books have been receiving great ratings and reviews so don’t miss out on reading them before the third book, Learning to Forgive, releases in June. Make sure to check out these books, add them to your Goodreads and enter the giveaway below for a $20 Amazon gift card, a special necklace and a signed set of paperbacks!

About the books:

Title: Learning to Live (Learning, #1)
Author: R.D. Cole
Publisher: Self
Release date: January 18, 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Being alive and living are not always the same.

Trudy Love is used to being on her own and has rarely been shown affection. Between growing up in foster care and her abusive boyfriend she has no idea what life can be. At 19 she goes through something no one should ever experience and is left alone once again. Six months later she moves to Mobile, Alabama where she meets someone whose eyes bring back memories of the one person she misses everyday. Too late she finds herself caught in a storm of emotions that are unwanted, but she's determined to fight them off.

Jaxon Coleman has a good life, and for him to attend one of the finest Med schools in the country and follow in his dad's foot steps is a dream come true. However, dreams can change in life and when he meets Trudy he knows his will never be the same. Jax knows she has secrets she is unwilling to share, but he's never given up on something he wants and he wants Tru.

Can Trudy stop resisting her feelings and welcome the chance to live a different life than she pictured or will her defiance and haunted past eventually take her out of Jax's reach?

After tragedy, living is not easy, but with the right person it can be learned.

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Cover Reveal: The Lost Souls Series by Eliza Freed

Title: Forgive Me (Lost Souls, #1)
Author: Eliza Freed
Publisher: Forever Yours
Expected publication: July 1, 2014
Age group: New Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Some things can't be forgiven...

Charlotte O'Brien should forgive God for her parents' death. She should forgive her boyfriend for his one horrific mistake that separated them, and she should forgive herself for cutting them both off, but instead she hates everyone.

But when her childhood friend Noble Sinclair arrives, his passion reignites the spark that had vanished so completely in Charlotte's gray existence. And in Noble's arms, Charlotte finally begins to wonder if she might be ready to choose the future with Noble over her shattered past.

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Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Late Call by Emma Hart

Today, I'm helping reveal the cover to Emma Hart's upcoming release, Late Call. A few weeks back, I saw this teaser:

And ever since then, it's been on my radar. Like, mad. I haven't read Emma Hart yet but this very well might just be my first. I like that it's not just a random coincidence. They have a past but... it's not just a random past either. They were once in love and the biggest question in my head is: what happened? Why aren't they still together? That's the biggest intrigue for me so I cannot wait to read it!

Since the release of that teaser, there have been a few more but I won't bombard you with all of them. If you'd like to find out a bit more, check out Emma Hart's Twitter account. For now, let's check out the cover and ogle its sexiness!