Jenuine Cupcakes

1. Jumped out of an ai rplane . 2. Made a "dancing in public"  video and put it on the web. http://vimeo.com/49094032 3. Wrote a few poems.   Myra McEntire Dan Krokos Julie Kagawa 4. Read ALL THE BOOKS! 5. Attended three weddings and wore the SAME dress to all three bec a u se Bria Quinlan double dog dared me. 6. Went to my first book signing/book festival and met a bunch of fabulous autho rs.     7. Had dinner on a farm with a potato chip eating rooster. (Btw, Napoleon, the chickens DO have large talons.) 8. Bought (and wore) combat boots. 9. Saw my favorite band Switchfoot play live twice and even got meet them! 10. Went to a land where everything is made of Lego's and behaved like a 5 year old.   11. Made out with a llama? OK, not really but our conversation did go a little something like this... ...

Author: Liz Fichera Publication: January 31, 2013 By: Harlequin Teen 4 Stars *schmexy cover* Get hooked on a girl named Fred... HE said: Fred Oday is a girl? Why is a girl taking my best friends spot on the boy's varsity golf team? SHE said: Can I seriously do this? Can I join the boys' team? Everyone will hate me - especially Ryan Berenger. HE said: Coach expects me to partner with Fred on the green? That is crazy bad. Fred's got to go - especially now that I can't get her out of my head. So not happening. SHE said: Ryan can be nice, when he's not being a jerk. Like the time he carried my golf bag. But the girl from the rez and the spoiled rich boy from the suburbs? So not happening. But there's no denying that things are happening as the girl with the killer swing takes on the boy with the killer smile... Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for this ARC.  When I saw the summary for this book, I was totally expecting it to be lig...

Author: Jodi Meadows Publication: January 29, 2013 By: HarperTeen/Katherine Tegen Books  5 Stars! This cover is beautiful AND the pages have roses on them!   DARKSOULS Ana has always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place. SHADOWS Many are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable changes and the unknown. When sylph begin behaving differently toward her and people turn violent, Ana must learn to stand up not only for herself but for those who cannot stand up for themselves. LOVE Ana was told that nosouls can’t love. But newsouls? More than anything, she wants to live and love as an equal among the citizens of Heart, but even when Sam professes his deepest feelings, it seems impossible to overcome a lifetime of rejection. In this second book in the Incarnate trilogy, Ana discovers t...

I Choose You (Friends & Lovers, Book 2) Author: Bethany Lopez Release date: Dec. 27, 2012 Genre: Contemporary Age Group: New Adult Event organized by: AToMR Tours Book Description: Up until now, Nicole's life has been mapped out for her. She'd go to college, marry Jake and become the upstanding minister's wife. When she leaves that life to begin again in a small town in Texas, she finally has the freedom to live as she chooses. There, she meets Kent, a guy whose charm and passion make it hard to stick to her morals. Dodging his father’s fists and protecting his twin sister made Kent into the man he is today. He learned by watching his mother stay by his father’s side that it’s better to keep relationships simple. Then he meets Nicole. Her sweet smile and genuine response to him land like punches to his resolve. After a lifetime of learning to protect his heart, can he finally let down his guard? Book Trailer: Excerpt:   Kent stretched languidly as h...

  Thanks for stopping by Jenuine Cupcakes! 2012 has been an epic reading year for me and wh ile h aving to choose the BEST of anything is never easy , I pre sent you with a sampling of my Best of 2012. (You'll notice, I've made up a few of the categories to fit my needs but all of these books are fantastic . ) Best Fantasy Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo Best Dystopian/Sequel/People Forgot The MC Was Grieving Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth Best Sci-Fi /A ction /Made Me Beat My Husband U p I n My Sl eep False Memory ( F alse Memory #1) by Dan Krokos  Best Dystopian/Sci-Fi Mashup /I Sa w The Other Hot Boy First Defiance by C.J. Redwine        Best P sychological Thriller /This Book Might Kill Me Be fore It Ends The Evolution of Mara Dyer (M ara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin Best Scared T he Jelly Belly's Out of Me (Because it could happen) Ashen Winter (A shfall #2) by Mi ke Mul...

Waiting on Wednesday "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Of Triton (Of Poseidon #2) by Anna Banks Publication: May 28, 2013 By:  Feiwel & Friends  *stares a t the sparkly cover*     From Goodreads: In this sequel to OF POSEIDON, Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she’s a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena realm below. Syrena law states that all Half- Breeds should be put to death. As if that’s not bad enough, her mother’s reappearance among the Syrena turns the two kingdoms—Poseidon and Triton—against one another. Which leaves Emma with a decision to make: Should she comply with Galen’s request to keep herself safe and just hope for the best? Or should she risk it all and reveal herself—and her Gift—...

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Author: Anna Banks Publication: May 22, 2012 By: Feiwel & Friends 5 Stars! Beautiful cover! Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen — literally, ouch! — both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom . . . Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance. I don't know WHY no one told me about this book sooner?!  I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a huge mythology fan HOWEVER, I'm SO VERY GLAD I read this book!  It's got action, adventure, humor and romance.   I mean, I barely made it to page 3 before I was laughing out loud, on a plane bound for Flor...

   He's really a teenager?!   But that means, I'm getting older... Which makes me w ant to do this... And this... And this...  Then I remember what a blessing this kid is and I want to do this... And some of this, which will most likey happen at LEGOLAND tomorrow... And then he will do this... Happy 13th Birthday P! I love you!