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Series: The Storm Siren Trilogy #3 Author: Mary Weber   Publication: March 1, 2016   By: Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins   Amazon | B&N | Goodreads Nym and Draewulf prepare to face off in a battle destined to destroy more lives than it saves. With the loss of Tulla still fresh in mind, Rasha’s fate unknown, and Lord Myles taken over by the dark ability, Nym and the few Bron soldiers rush to warn Cashlin’s queen. Only to discover it may already be too late for the monarch and her eerie kingdom. As the Luminescents are sifting through Nym’s past memories and the queen is reading into her future, Nym is given a choice of how to defeat Draewulf, but the cost may be more than she can bear. And even then there are no guarantees. With that reality burrowing into her bones—along with the guilt of the lives she will sacrifice—Nym returns to her homeland of Faelen to raise an army of peasants through promises of freedom. But when the few friends she has left...

Welcome, to my stop on The Winner's Kiss blog tour! If you have not read this series yet, do yourself a favor and start it TODAY. Seriously, high fantasy is not usually my jam, but I have SO MUCH love for these books, it's characters and their author. Thank you to Gina, Mary, and Brittany at Macmillan for allowing me the pleasure of being part of this tour. Thank you to Ksenia who handed me an ARC of the first book a few years ago and told me to read it. I'm glad I listened. The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Curse #3) by Marie Rutkoski On Sale March 29th, 2016 Amazon | B&N | Goodreads  War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for the empire than she did for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more tha...

Series: (Blue Heron #5) Author: Kristan Higgins Publication: December 29, 2015 By: HQN Amazon | B&N | Goodreads    5 Stars Before you get down on bended knee… …you should be pretty darn sure the answer will be yes. For ten years, Connor O'Rourke has been waiting for Jessica Dunn to take their on-again, off-again relationship public, and he thinks the time has come. His restaurant is thriving, she's got her dream job at Blue Heron Vineyard—it's the perfect time to get married. When he pops the question, however, her answer is a fond but firm no. If it ain't broke, why fix it? Jess has her hands full with her younger brother, who's now living with her full-time, and a great career after years of waitressing. What she and Connor have is perfect: friends with an excellent benefits package. Besides, with her difficult past (and reputation), she's positive married life isn't for her. But this time, Connor says it's all or nothing....

Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick  Publication: August 18, 2015 By: Dial Books Amazon | B&N | Goodreads NOT.ENOUGH.STARS.IN.THE.UNIVERSE. A surprising, utterly romantic companion to My Life Next Door —great for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han  Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To . . . well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters. For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard. Then the unexpected consequences of Tim’s wild days come back to shock him. He finds himself in a situation that isn’t all it appears to be, that ...

Welcome to The Winner's Crime Read-Along! Make sure to follow the HASHTAG #TheWinnersTrilogy on Twitter! March 10th - Chapters 1 - 10 March 17th - Chapters 11 - 20 March 24th - Chapters 21 - 34 March 31st - Chapters 34 - 46 ~ MY THOUGHTS ~ Chapters 34 - 46  I am no longer able to word, so here are my thoughts in gifs... Having to wait an ENTIRE YEAR to find out what happens is going to be torture. Favorite Scene: When Arin shows up in the music room . Favorite Quote: "He sailed home." That noise you heard was the sound of my own heart shattering into a million tiny pieces. ~ PARTICIPATING BLOGGERS ~ Good Choice Reading Shortie Says... ReadingTeen Once Upon A Twilight I *HEART* BIG BOOKS Vi3tBabe Reviews Pivot Book Reviews A Little Bit of R&R Jenuine Cupcakes Ravenous Reader ~ ABOUT THE BOOKS ~ GoodReads † Amazon † B&N As a general's...

Series: The Dispossessed #3 Author: Page Morgan Publication: April 14, 2015 By: Delacorte Press Amazon | B&N | Goodreads   LOVED.IT.SO.HARD. For fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen series comes the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost . The Waverly sisters must save themselves before all is lost. Since the Waverlys arrived in Paris, the streets have grown more fearsome by the day. As Ingrid learns to master her lectrux gift, she must watch Axia's power grow strong enough to extend beyond her Underneath hive. By all indications, the fallen angel's Harvest is near-and the timing couldn't be worse. Targeted by vengeful gargoyles, Gabby has been exiled to London for her own protection. Meanwhile, the gargoyle castes are in disarray, divided between those who want Luc to lead them and those who resent him and his fondness for humans. The Alliance is crumbling from the inside as wel...

Welcome to The Winner's Crime Read-Along! Make sure to follow the HASHTAG #TheWinnersTrilogy on Twitter! March 10th - Chapters 1 - 10 March 17th - Chapters 11 - 20 March 24th - Chapters 21 - 34 March 31st - Chapters 34 - 46 ~ MY THOUGHTS ~ Chapters 11 - 20  Each week this gets increasingly harder for me to talk about WITHOUT divulging spoilers, so let's just say, Kestrel flexes her wings, Arin earns some serious street cred, and there wasn't nearly enough kissing. ;) Favorite Scene: On the bridge. Favorite Quote: "Kestrel imagined: his mouth parting against her skin. The teeth of his smile. And she imagined more, she saw what she would do, how she would forget herself, how everything would slip and unloop, like rich ribbon off it's spool. The dream of this held her. She couldn't move."   Sweet baby Valorians in a palace...THIS, THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. ~ PARTICIPATING BLOGGERS ~ Good Ch...

Welcome to The Winner's Crime Read-Along! Make sure to follow the HASHTAG #TheWinnersTrilogy on Twitter! March 10th - Chapters 1 - 10 March 17th - Chapters 11 - 20 March 24th - Chapters 21 - 34 March 31st - Chapters 34 - 46 ~ MY THOUGHTS ~ Chapters 1 - 10 I like to call these the P 3 chapters, wherein Kestrel is Planning, Plotting and Preparing. Planning how to be the best Empress when the time comes. Plotting to get the Emperor to postpone her wedding to his son Verex for as long as possible. Preparing for the Engagement Ball her soon-to-be father-in-law insists on throwing, as well as the possibility of seeing Arin again for the first time since agreeing to the Emperor's deal. She tries to distract herself with games in the Palace, visits with Jess and even spends time with her betrothed. But the closer the ball gets, the more anxious Kestrel grows. Her hope that Arin will come and her disappoint that he may not are palpable. E...