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Note from Aestas: Hey guys! Sorry I’ve been quiet the last few days! I’ve been at Book Bash in Orlando meeting authors and readers and having an absolutely wonderful time! I’m still traveling now but I’ll be home in a few hours now and will be loading a post with pictures from the event and starting a few new giveaways later today so stay tuned! In the meantime, here’s a recap of sales, new releases, pre-orders and news from the last few days 🙂

• KINDLE FIRE SALE!!! Both the HD tablets are now $30 off for a limited time! They have 7″ HD Displays, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Dual-Antenna Wi-Fi and is available in either 16GB or 32GB sizes. The sale applied to both of them at this link.
  

NEW RELEASES

• Out of Breath (Breathing Series #3) by Rebecca Donovan!! This is the final book in that trilogy. It’s a fan favorite and I’ll be starting them this week now that all 3 are available.

#1 Reason To Breath
#2 Barely Breathing 
#3 Out of Breath 

• Uncharted: An On The Island Novella by Tracey Garvis Graves. This is a spin-off novella that is not a stand alone and should only be read after On The Island (which is on a rare $2.99 sale today – down from the regular $7.99). I’ve read both of these and absolutely adore them.

• This Man Confessed (This Man #3) by Jodi Ellen Malpas. The final book in this trilogy. I’ve read the first book and had some issues with it but a lot of readers loved the series so definitely worth checking out for yourself.

• Facade (The Games Series #2) by Nyrae Dawn. This is a companion book to Charade following Adrian’s story.

BOOK SALES – prices subject to change without notice

• $2.99 sale for On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves. EVERYONE MUST BUY THIS BOOK!!!!! This is one of the best books I have EVER read and it never goes on sale. I really mean NEVER. But it’s $2.99 right now!!! So if any of you haven’t read it yet, TRUST ME and get a copy. This book is beyond beautiful. One of my top favorites!! It’s also a stand alone with a happy ending. Read my review.

• $0.99 sale & recommendation on Darkness Before Dawn, book #2 in the Darkness series by Claire Contreras!! Book #1 There Is No Light In Darkness is not on sale but must be read first and is only $2.99. I really loved these books and totally fell in love with the hero Cole! It’s a completed series with a happy ending + epilogue. If you’re looking for a blend of mystery and romance, check these out!

• $0.99 sale & recommendation for Back To You by Priscilla Glenn!! One of my all-time FAVORITE second-chance love stories is on SALE for $0.99!! This is a beautiful, emotional stand alone romance with a happy ending. Read my 5-star review. Everyone should read this!! Highly recommended!

• $0.99 sale & recommendation for Emancipating Andie by Priscilla Glenn!! A beautiful stand alone romance with a happy ending set against the back drop of a road trip. Read my review. If you are looking for a quiet, sweet love story to read in between intense books, this is it!

• $0.99 sale & recommendation for Hearts In Darkness by Laura Kaye!! My favorite 100-page novella is on SALE today!! What happens when you get stuck in an pitch black elevator for 4 hours with a gorgeous tattooed man you only got a tiny glimpse of? This is perfect for nights when you don’t have time for a full-length book.

• $0.99 New Release: Branded by Abi Ketner and Missy Kalicicki!! This is a New Adult Dystopian forbidden romance which I loved and would highly recommend if you’re looking for something ‘different’. Here’s my review or you can buy it here for only $0.99!

• $0.99 sale on Charade (The Games Series #1) by Nyrae Dawn. This is an emotional stand alone with a happy ending. Read my review.

• $1.99 sale on Losing It by Cora Carmack. This is a light, cute and fluffy New Adult contemporary romance with a happy ending. The hero is a hot British professor 😉 Read my review.

• $0.99 sale alert for Take Care, Sara by Lindy Zart !! This is near the top of my to-read pile! I hear it’s a highly emotional stand alone with a happy ending. Sounds like my kind of book!!

• $0.99 sale for Escape From Paradise by Gwendolyn Field !! A reader alerted me to this book and after reading the blurb, I immediately one-clicked. Basically it’s about a girl who goes missing in Mexico and a UK agent who makes it his mission to find her! It’s a stand alone with a happy ending (according to reviews) + it’s only $0.99!!

• $0.99 sale on Sin at Sea by Emma Nichols!! This 114-page novella was recently released and I haven’t read it but I’ve seen it described as “short, hot and sweet”.

• Price drop on Dare You To (Pushing The Limits #2) by Katie McGarry. This $9.00 New Adult romance book has dropped in price to $2.99 for a limited time. I loved book #1, Pushing The Limits, (read my review) and am looking forward to getting to this one too.

• Recommendation for a cause!! In The Stillness by Andrea Randall is a painfully heartbreaking, emotionally charged and beautifully crafted story of love, loss and healing. It is also one of the best books I have ever read (read my review). I gave it 6 stars! It is a stand alone with a happy ending but bring tissues!! Also, the author is donating 5% of all sales to homeless veterans 🙂

• Freebie Alert for Beg by CD Reiss!! I haven’t read this myself but several readers have recommended it to me. It’s the first in an on-going dominant billionaire series of 100-page novellas called the Songs of Submission. The first is free, the next 5 are out and 3 more are on the way. If you read it before me, I’d love your feedback!

NEW PRE-ORDERS

• Pre-order is live for Colleen Hoover’s new book Maybe Someday!! This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance Standalone coming March 18, 2014! Colleen is one of my top favorite authors – I will read anything she writes. But check out what she had to say about Maybe Someday:

“Oh, my word! I cannot wait to share the synopsis for this book. Just finished a gut-wrenching scene and I only have one word for you. Or, well…name. RIDGE. Oh, Ridge.”

• Pre-order is live for Red Hill!! This is a new book by Jamie McGuire (author of Beautiful Disaster) to be released on October 1, 2013!! It’s a love story set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse! Sounds incredible!

• Pre-order is live for Finding It (Losing It #3) by Cora Carmack. Release date: October 1, 2013. This is book #3 in the Losing It series. All the books are linked stand alones which can technically be read apart but have inter-connected characters.

#1 Losing It (My Review)
#2 Faking It – currently available
#2.5 Keeping Her – novella. Release date: August 13, 2013
#3 Finding It – release date: October 1, 2013

• Pre-order is live for Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Release date: August 27, 2013. This is an incredible YA paranormal series about super sexy aliens. If you aren’t familiar with them yet and are rolling your eyes, trust me and take a closer look ‘cuz I’ve read the first 2 and seriously, they are just gold!!

#1 Obsidian (My Review)
#0.5 Shadows (My Review) – technically this is a prequel but you should read it after book #1
#2 Onyx 
#3 Opal
#4 Origin – coming August 27, 2013.

• Pre-order is live for Simple Perfection (Perfection #2) by Abbi Glines. You can also see the Cover & Blurb Reveal + Teaser for it if you’re interested. Release date: September 23, 2013.

OTHER NEWS

• Fifty Shades of Grey movie news!!! It has been officially confirmed that the movie will open in theaters August 1, 2014!!!! That means Christian Grey will be here next summer!

The global release of Fifty Shades of Grey will start in North America on Friday, August 1st, 2014 with opening dates around the world to be announced. The Focus Features domestic theatrical release will be in theaters nationwide. Universal Pictures International is releasing the movie in the rest of the world.

Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing the highly anticipated film adaptation of E L James’ #1 bestselling book.Fifty Shades of Grey has been adapted into a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti are producing the movie version alongside Ms. James.

Universal Pictures and Focus Features acquired the rights to the three books in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy in March 2012. Focus Features will market and distribute the first film in partnership with Universal.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey The Movie (Official Facebook Page)

• Also, please note that EL James has confirmed that the news post claiming that the Fifty Shades movie casting would be revealed at Comic Con was nothing more than a rumour.

• Book Bloggers!!! A group of incredibly generous authors have gotten together to arrange a huge “Book Blogger Payback” giveaway!! What an absolutely beautiful gesture! If you are a blogger, be sure to read Colleen Hoover’s post and enter!

• Own The Wind by Kristen Ashley is now available on paperback!! And it’s only $5.40 too!

• Kristen Ashley news!! Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick #8) now has a blurb!! Release date is August 13, 2013. And, if you’re not familiar with this series, here’s the complete reading order.

Ally Nightingale has secrets. Secrets she doesn’t even share with the Rock Chicks. But two men know what she’s up to. One has her back. The other has her heart, but he doesn’t know it.

As Ally rewinds the last year of her life, she knows two things. One, she’s never going to get what every RockChick should have—her own Hot Bunch guy. And two, she’s a Nightingale through and through. She just isn’t sure what to do about that.

But as her secrets are revealed, the men in her life react. Darius Tucker, a lifelong friend, as usual takes her back. Ren Zano, the man she loves, isn’t quite so sure. The Rock Chicks, Hot Bunch and the entire gang at Fortnum’s weigh in, and a Rock Chick Revolution starts brewing.

It’s up to Ally to control it and prove what she knows down to her bones.

She’s a Rock Chick, she deserves her hot guy and she’s going to keep the one she wants…

Because she’s a Nightingale.

• Sempre fans!! In case you missed it, I had Carmine DeMarco himself with me on the blog with a special message for you bringing the title, release date and a special excerpt of the highly anticipated sequel to Sempre!

• Cover & blurb reveal for My Unexpected Forever (Beaumont #2) by Heidi McLaughlin. Release date: September 2, 2013.

I expected a life of music.
I expected to raise my son.
It took one look to make everything change.

I never expected happiness.
I never expected to find her.
I never expected to feel desire.

I never expected I’d be a family man.
I never expected to be loved.
I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected.
I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind.

Book #1: Forever My Girl (My Review)

Book #1.5: My Everything (novella. Must be read before My Unexpected Forever)

Wow this is a long post! I almost didn’t make one ‘cuz I thought there wasn’t enough news but looks like I was wrong, lol. Enjoy!!

• Crossfire #2 has a title —> Captivated by You!!! I can’t tell you how much I need this book! Regarding the book’s release, Sylvia Day says: “The release date won’t be announced until the book is in the final stages of production… I hope you love the title as much as I do!”

• $0.99 sale on Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder! I really loved this book!! If you’re looking for an emotional read with a happy ending, this is one to check out! Here’s my review.

• $0.99 sale on This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas! This is the first book in another dominant billionaire trilogy. I had a few issues with this one which you can read in my review but a lot of our readers absolutely love it and it rates quite highly so I’d say it’s worth checking out for yourself just in case it works for you.

• $0.99 sale on Consequences by Aleatha Romig! This is officially one of the most mindf*cking books I’ve ever read and yet it’s soooo good! Check out my review to see my full rant and join in the fun by trying the book out. It’ll toy with you!

• Series Sale Alert for The Breathing Series by Rebecca Donovan!! Each book in this trilogy is on sale for $3.99 right now. This is a series with a really strong fan base, insanely high ratings and it’s been one that I’ve been waiting to start for ages!! And now that the final book will be out next week, I’m ready to dive in!

#1 Reason To Breath
#2 Barely Breathing 
#3 Out of Breath – to be released on July 2nd, 2013

• Series Sale Alert for The Losing It series by Cora Carmack!! I’ve only read the first one but am looking forward to reading the second too! Here are the links:

#1 Losing It (My Review) – $1.99
#2 Faking It – $2.99 

• End of $0.99 sale alert for Captive In The Dark by CJ Roberts!! This is the last week to get this amazing book for only $0.99! If you’re in the mood for something “dark”, then this is the book for you! Highly recommended!! Here’s my review.

• Abbi Glines has just said that her next release will be Sometime It Lasts – due out in late August. This will be a sequel to While It Lasts. You need to read While It Lasts first and right now the publisher has it on sale for only $1.99 at this link.

• New Release: Him by Carey Heywood!! I haven’t read this yet but I’ve heard it’s an all fun, low angst second-chance romance with a happy ending. If you read it, I’d love to hear what you think of it 🙂

• New Release: Black Heart by R.L. Mathewson!! This is the first book in her new series with a paranormal twist! I haven’t read it yet but I loved her Neighbor From Hell series so I’m looking forward to trying this one out too!

• Jasinda Wilder’s latest book has been announced!! Stripped will be released on August 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order too!

• New Release: Come Alive (Experiment In Terror #7) by Karina Halle!! I’ve heard nothing but the highest praise for this series and can’t wait to read them! These books are not stand-alones so I’ve linked the reading order below here. The first book is free, and the next 4 in the series are only $0.99 each right now:

#1 Darkhouse  (FREE)
#2 Red Fox  – $0.99
#2.5 The Benson  – $0.99
#3 Dead Sky Morning  – $0.99
#4 Lying Season  – $0.99
#5 On Demon Wings
#5.5 Old Blood
#5.7 The Dex Files
#6 Into The Hollow
#6.5 And With The Madness Comes The Light
#7 Come Alive

• Kristen Ashley has just announced that she’ll be releasing a Christmas story in an upcoming anthology. She said: “if you kinda wondered what Christmas with Tabby and Shy at Tack and Tyra’s house is like, well, you’re gonna know.” *squee* Also, she’s teaming up with Jill Shalvis to donate to certain women’s charities and you can find more info on her blog.

• Reviving Izabel, the sequel to Killing Sarai is now linked up on Goodreads! And, in case you missed it, here is my spoiler-free review of book #1.

• Recommendation from the Readers! Fallen Crest High has crazy high ratings and apparently two sexy brothers! Plus I’ve heard there is no cliffhanger (rather a ‘more to come’ ending) and the next book is already out! This one is only $1.99 right now too. Adding to my reading list list!

• Forever Too Far is out in paperback! Here’s the link if you want a copy for your bookshelf.

• Uncharted will be out in just over a week!!! This is a companion novella to one of my most favorite books in the world On The Island ♥ If any of you haven’t read On The Island yet, TRUST ME and bump it to the top of your lists!! Here are both links:

#1 On The Island (My Review)
#1.5 Uncharted: An On The Island novella (My Review) – release date: July 2nd, 2013

• Pre-order links have gone up for The Artists Trilogy by Karina Halle. The first book + prequel are currently available for only $0.99 each and the final two are now available for pre-order here:

#1 Sins & Needles (My Review) – $0.99
#.5 On Every Street – $0.99
#2 Shooting Scars – release date: August 20th, 2013
#3 Bold Tricks – release date: October 15th, 2013

• Four Seconds To Lose is available for pre-order now!!  This is the 3rd book in the Ten Tiny Breaths series by KA Tucker. I absolutely LOVED the first two books in this series and can’t wait for more! Release date: Nov 4th. Here are all 3 links:

#1 Ten Tiny Breaths (My Review)
#2 One Tiny Lie (My Review)
#3 Four Seconds To Lose – release date: November 4th, 2013.

• As many of you know, my absolute most favorite love story ever is The Bronze Horseman Trilogy by Paullina Simons. If any one you haven’t read it yet, I’m hope this’ll help give you the urge to bump this utterly beautiful story up your list ♥ So, in order to try and convince you, I wanted to share this message I got from one of our readers this week:

“I somehow stumbled upon your list of the greatest romance couples, and was shocked – SHOCKED!! – to see that you had Gideon and Eva in second place after some couple I’d never heard of! I immediately bought The Bronze Horseman on kindle, and prepared to take notes in order to refute your claim that Tatiana and Alexander could POSSIBLY be better…. Well, you got me. I’ve been telling people that I’m “reading the sh*t” out of this book, because I literally couldn’t put it down. I took the BUS to work so I could read rather than driving. I absolutely adored this book, and I wanted to thank you for turning me on to it!”

• Also, all the books on this List of $0.99 Sales from a few days ago are still marked down so be sure to check if you’ve missed any!

• Oh, and the Bad Things Giveaway is ending very soon so be sure you’ve entered!!!

• And… need a new recommendation? Be sure to check out my list of Best Books of 2013! It’s a looooooong and ongoing list that I add to all the time but I’d definitely recommend adding everything on there to your reading lists if you haven’t already ♥

• THE KING (Black Dagger Brotherhood #12) has a cover!! Guys, this is WRATH’s book!!!!!! Release date: March 25, 2014 and it’s available for pre-order or, if you’re new to the series, check out the complete reading order.

• The director of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie has been announced!! Read the official announcement here. This is what E.L. James posted today:

Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose directorial debut was 2009′s Nowhere Boy about the early life of John Lennon, has been secured to direct 50 Shades Of Grey, the sizzling novel adaptation from Universal Pictures and Focus Features. Fellow Brit Kelly Marcel has written the script for the movie, based on EL James’bestseller that follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca are producing alongside James. “Sam’s unique ability to gracefully showcase complex relationships dealing with love, emotion and sexual chemistry make her the ideal director to bring Christian and Anastasia’s relationship to life,” said De Luca. “EL James’ characters and vivid storytelling require a director who is willing to take risks and push the envelope where needed, and Sam is a natural fit.”

• Aleatha Romig has announced that the manuscript for Convicted (Consequences #3) has been completed!!!!! As of right now there is no set release date but she is hoping to have it out before the end of 2013. This series is an absolute mind f*ck of a read that’ll have you questioning every single feeling/thought you have! If you want a psychological thriller/dark romance, this is it! Here are the links to the first 2 books (the first one is on sale for only $0.99):

#1 Consequences (My review) — $0.99
#2 Truth (My review)

• The first 3 chapters of Frigid have been released! This latest book from Jennifer L. Armentrout now has a new (earlier!) release date and the first 3 chapters are available to read right now at this link.

• Abbi Glines Series Reading Orders!! I get asked this all the time so I’ve put a post together with the links to all of Abbi Glines’ books, series and the order to read them in here.

• The first Maddox Brothers book is up on Goodreads already! This series will be a spin-off of Beautiful Disaster following Travis’ brothers’ stories! The first book is Trent’s. YAY! ♥

• Congratulations to author Jasinda Wilder on making the CBS news!!! Jasinda is the author of 2 of my favorite books: Wounded and Falling Into You.

• Updates from author Jessica Sorensen about the 3rd books in both the Coincidence and the Secret series:

THE COINCIDENCE SERIES: There will be a third book, but it’s not Callie and Kayden’s story. It’s Luke’s! And it’s up for pre-order now.

#1 The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (My review)
#2 The Redemption of Callie and Kayden
#3 The Destiny of Violet and Luke – coming January 7, 2014.

THE SECRET SERIES: The first two books are about Ella and Micha and are both currently available, but the next book will be about Lila and Ethan and is available for pre-order now.

#1 The Secret of Ella and Micha (My review)
#2 The Forever of Ella and Micha
#3 The Temptation of Lila and Ethan – coming October 22, 2013.

• CJ Roberts has posted an alternate ending for Epilogue (The Dark Duet #3). Read my review.

• Nina Lane, the author of Arouse and Allure (two of my most favorite reads of the year), has confirmed that Liv & Dean’s story will definitely be a trilogy, with the final book “Awaken” released later this year. There is a possibility of more books based on other characters, but AWAKEN will be the final Liv & Dean installment.

#1 Arouse (My review)
#2 Allure (My review)
#3 Awaken – coming later in 2013.

• Killing Sarai has been released early! This is the latest book by J.A. Redmerski, the author of The Edge of Never, and for one day only, it is on SALE for $1.99!!! I can’t wait to read this one!! Read an excerpt.

• Until Fountain Bridge has been released! This is an On Dublin Street novella (111 pages) following the story of Ellie and Adam.

• Remember When #2 (The Remember Trilogy #2) has also been released! I’m looking forward to reading this second-chance Hollywood heartthrob series! I love the tagline: “You know how sometimes, your high school crush grows up to be an insanely famous movie star? Okay, probably not. But I do.” 

#1 Remember When — $0.99
#2 Remember When: The Sequel
#3 Coming soon.

• $0.99 sale –> Neanderthal Seeks Human. I haven’t read this yet but wow does it rate highly and I saw one reader say that it made them laugh till their cheeks ached! I just one-clicked!! If you read it before I do, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it 🙂

• Also, in case you have missed any, there are currently 3 giveaways running on the blog! Be sure you’ve entered them all!

Signed Giveaway of Killing Sarai by JA Redmerski
Signed Giveaway of Leo and Leo’s Chance by Mia Sheridan
Signed Giveaway of Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover