I’m having a Goodreads Giveaway for CRYSTALLUM
in honor of its official launch on November 30th. đ
Enter here:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/widget/163436
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November 24, 2015 | Categories: Booktrope, CRYSTALLUM, New Releases, Primordial Principles, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Book Giveaway, Booktrope, Crystallum, CRYSTALLUM by Laney McMann, Crystallum The Primordial Principles, Goodreads Giveaway of CRYSTALLUM by Laney McMann, laney mcmann, teen reads, upcoming YA releases 2015, YA urban fantasy 2015 | Leave a comment
This contest has ended. The winner will be announced tomorrow (1/5).
Stay tuned!
Hi everyone!
I’m happy to once again be participating in the Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Book Hounds. đ

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For the Hop this year, a few titles are up for grabs, all in the fantasy genre, all YA. There will be ONE winner, just choose the book you want. đ
First option:
CRUX
by Julie Reece
YA Urban Fantasy
She should have run. Now, sheâll have to fight.
Eighteen year old Birdie may be homeless, but sheâs surviving, that is until a mysterious guy throws money in the air like a crazy game show host and she grabs some with the idea sheâll be able to buy dinner that night.
In that singular moment, unassuming Birdie becomes the girl in everyoneâs viewfinder. Thugs want to kill her. Money-guy wants to recruit her. The very hot, very rich and very out of her league Grey Mathews wants to save her.
Birdie, though, wants nothing to do with any of them until she realizes fate didnât bring them all together.
Her heritage did.
Now, with only twenty-one days left, sheâs got to decide whether to follow in the footsteps of those before her or risk her life for people sheâs only just met.
Next option:
REAPER
by L.S. Murphy
YA urban fantasy
There’s no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body.
Sheâs supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill.
It doesnât take long for Quincy to realize the only way out of the game is to play along especially since Death can find her anyway, anywhere, anytime. And does.
Like when sheâs reassuring her friends she wants nothing to do with former best friend Ben Moorland, whoâs returned from god-knows-where, and fails. Miserably.
Instead of maintaining her coveted popularity status, Quincyâs goes down like the Titanic.
Maybe … just maybe … thatâs okay.
It seems, perhaps, becoming a grim reaper isnât just about the dead but more about a much needed shift in Quincyâs prioritiesâfrom who she thinks she wants to be to who she really is.
And last option:
TIED (Fire Born #1)
by Laney McMann
YA Urban Fantasy
Normal people don’t believe their nightmares stalk them. They donât fall in love with boys who donât exist, either.
Seventeen-year-old Layla Labelle, though, is far from normal. Her delusions walk the earth. Her hallucinations hunt her, and her skin heats to a burn every time her anger flares.
Or is that all in her head?
Layla doesn’t know what to believe any more because if none of thatâs true, Max MacLarnon must be an illusion, and her heart must still be broken.
No matter how much she wants to believe Max is real, doing so would mean everything else is, too. How, then, is that possible?
The answers lie in an age-old legend the supernatural arenât prepared to reveal, and with a curse that could tear Layla and Max apart foreverâif it doesnât kill them both first.
In TIED, book one in the Fire Born trilogy, learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put Layla on a path toward her own destruction.
Just how far will Layla go to protect the one she loves?
The answer may never be far enough … away.
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In addition, I’m giving away a $10 Amazon gift card to the same winner.

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 So, to make this easy, and fast, the book will be in e-book format (Kindle or Nook) and I will have a simply entry. Random.com will choose the winner. No purchase necessary to win. International entries welcome. Just leave me a comment in the form below, tell me which book you want, your email address, and the format (Kindle or Nook). That’s it!
Easy. đ
**the giveaway will run from December 21-31, 2014.
Check out all the other bloggers participating in the Hop here:
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Good Luck and Happy Holidays!
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December 20, 2014 | Categories: Author, BLOG HOPS, Giveaways | Tags: Arts, Book Giveaway, CRUX by Julie Reece, Fiction, laney mcmann, REAPER by L.S. Murphy, The Fire Born Novels, TIED by Laney McMann, YA book Giveaway, YA Books, YA Fiction, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | 13 Comments
This giveaway has ended.
Welcome to the 2nd Christmas Cracker Scavenger Hunt!

This year we are giving away a few prizes including Amazon Gift Cards
& e-books.
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Here on my blog, I am giving away a e-book copy of …
One More Day
by Erika Beebe, Marissa Halvorson, Kimberly Kay, J. Keller Ford, L.S. Murphy, Danielle E. Shipley, Anna Simpson
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Target Reader: Young Adult
Keywords: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Description
What if today never ends?
What if everything about lifeâeverything anyone hoped to be, to do, to experienceânever happens?
Whether sitting in a chair, driving down the road, in surgery, jumping off a cliff or flying ⊠thatâs where youâd be ⊠forever.
Unless âŠ
In One More Day, Erika Beebe, Marissa Halvorson, Kimberly Kay, J. Keller Ford, Danielle E. Shipley and Anna Simpson join L.S. Murphy to give us their twists, surprising us with answers to two big questions, all from the perspective of characters under the age of eighteen.
How do we restart time?
How do we make everything go back to normal?
The answers, in whatever the worldâhuman, alien, medieval, fantasy or fairytaleâcould,maybe, happen today.
Right now.
What would you do if this happened ⊠to you?
To enter in the drawing to win this book, just enter your name and what format you need (Nook or Kindle) in the form below, and that’s it, you’re entered! Easy.
Now, for the Grand prizes,
HERE’S WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS:
Grand Prize:

Second Grand Prize:

Here’s how to play the Scavenger Hunt:
Hop around ALL of the Blogs taking part in the Christmas Cracker Scavenger Hunt, collect the individual letter from each participating blog, then rearrange them to spell something related to Christmas. This is the answer you will need to enter into the Grand Prize Rafflectopter to be eligible for entry.
MY LETTER IS: RÂ
So start hopping from blog to blog, gather your letters from EVERY ONE of them, figure out the Christmas word the letters spell and go to the Rafflecopter HEREÂ to enter to win the grand prize!
For the next stop on the hop, head over to Danielle E. Shipley’s blog at http://everonword.wordpress.com/
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Participating blogs (they also each have an e-book prize up for grabs):
Danielle E. Shipley
Julie Reece
Juliette Cross
Keri Lake
Claire Gillian
Jonathan Lister
Laney McMann
Anna Simpson
Terri Rochenski
Alexander Nader
J.Taylor Publishing
J.A. Belfield
GOOD LUCK and Thanks for playing!!
***Giveaway runs from Dec 12 at noon-15 at midnight, 2014
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December 12, 2014 | Categories: BLOG HOPS, Giveaways | Tags: Author, Book Giveaway, Christmas Cracker Scavenger Hunt, Giveaway, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, YA Fiction | Leave a comment
I will be giving away copies of  both TIED & TORN on Goodreads for the holidays. Check out the details and enter below!
Enter to win

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December 3, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, Giveaways, TIED, TORN, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Author, Book Giveaway, Fiction, Goodreads, laney mcmann, Layla and Max, The Fire Born Novels, TIED by Laney McMann, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | Leave a comment
Today on the blog, I’m happy to be hosting fellow author, Terri Rochenski, and touting the sequel to her fantasy duology,
Secret of the Souls
(Pool of Souls #2)
Author:Â Terri Rochenski
Publisher:Â J. Taylor Publishing
Release Date:Â October 6, 2014
Keywords:Â Adult Fantasy
Blurb:
Thrust out of their homes by a human High Priest on a vengeful mission, the Natives of Derlund no longer have a place to call their own. One escaped capture, however, and now she, Hyla, is the only one who can save her people.
For, Hyla, though, saving her nation isnât her ultimate goalâreturning to the Pool of Souls is. Becoming its Guardian and preserving their faith is her heartâs desire. The perils of her current journey, though, could leave her unable to fulfill that dream.
To find her way back to the Pool, Hyla must live among dangerous, powerful humans willing to defend the Natives, and must submit herselfâher Talentsâto them. While her protection is paramount, plots to end Hylaâs life will push her to her physical and emotional limits.
On the edge of sanity, her courage tested, and convictions nearly broken, Hylaâs final test of loyalty to her faith comes with the death of one she could have loved.



I asked Terri to share her top 10 fantasy movies. Here goes:
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LotR â is there any other??
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The NeverEnding Story â FAV movie as a kid. Couldnât get enough of it. I used to dream Falkor would come pick me up & take me to meet Atreyu. Le sigh.
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Stargate â while this might fall more on the Sci-Fi side, itâs a must-see for all adventurous dreamers.
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The Hobbit â duh.
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Iâm going to cheat here and say Game of Thrones, cuz itâs MY list and I can!
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Shrek â because that donkey CRACKS ME UP!
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FROZEN!!! Love me some Olaf. Besides, I have two little girls. What did you expect?!?
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The Polar Express. The hubs would be sad if I didnât add this one. Itâs a Christmas must-see. Every. Year.
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Star Wars â all 6 movies. Again, itâs more sci-fi, but heyâŠI grew up BEING Princess Leia.
***** For the record, and being a HUGE fantasy fan myself, I concur with Terri. There is no other that could ever take the number one spot. LOTR reigns supreme. đ
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And to celebrate the launch, Eye of the Soul (book #1)Â is on sale!

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AND we have a giveaway.
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Bio:
Terri started writing stories in the 8th grade, when a little gnome whispered in her brain. Gundiâs Great Adventure never hit the best seller list, but it started a long love affair with storytelling.
Today she enjoys an escape to Middle Earth during the rare âmeâ moments her three young children allow. When not playing toys, picking them back up, or kissing boo-boos, she can be found sprawled on the couch with a book or pencil in hand, and toothpicks propping her eyelids open.
Ms. Rochenskiâs Links:
Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads
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October 16, 2014 | Categories: Blog Tours, J Taylor Publishing, New Releases | Tags: Adult Fantasy Novels, Book Giveaway, Pool of Souls, Secret of the souls release, Terri Rochenski | 2 Comments

The TORN Book Blitz winners are in,
and thank you so much to everyone who participated in this awesome shout-out,
as well as Shane Morgan at Itching for Books.

There were TWO winners chosen for this giveaway, and they are:
Laura T.
and
Stephanie S.
You both won a signed paperback of TORN.
Congrats, and thanks for entering!
I’ll be contacting you soon, so check your emails. đ

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September 22, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, Blog Tours, Book Blasts, Giveaways, TORN | Tags: Author, Book Giveaway, Fiction, Itching for Books, J. Taylor Publishing, The Fire Born Novels, TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann, TORN Book Blitz, YA Fiction | 1 Comment
Hi guys! Thanks to everyone who entered the
September is for Sequels Blog Hop Giveaway.
There were a lot of entries, and to show my thanks,
I’ve decided to choose TWO winners instead of one.
So ….
Lisa V.
&
Jaime Lynn
Check your emails.
You both won copies of TIED and TORN in e-book form.
I’ll be contacting you soon!!

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September 15, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, BLOG HOPS, Giveaways, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Author, Book Giveaway, Fiction, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Layla and Max, September is for Sequels, The Fire Born Novels, TIED by Laney McMann, TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann, YA Fiction, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | Leave a comment
It’s been forever since I participated in a blog hop it seems, but September for Sequels is the perfect place for me to hop back in.

What’s up for grabs on my end of things?
As this is a sequels hop, I’m offering up a e-book copy of not yet released, TORN, the second book in the Fire Born Novels trilogy which launches on September 8th. And since it is the second, I’m also going to giveaway a e-book copy of the first book in the trilogy, TIED.

Target Audience: Young Adult
Key Words: Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Mystery, Mythology
Publisher:Â J Taylor Publishing
BLURB:
Normal people don’t believe their nightmares stalk them. They donât fall in love with boys who donât exist, either.
Seventeen-year-old Layla Labelle, though, is far from normal. Her delusions walk the earth. Her hallucinations hunt her, and her skin heats to a burn every time her anger flares.
Or is that all in her head?
Layla doesn’t know what to believe any more because if none of thatâs true, Max MacLarnon must be an illusion, and her heart must still be broken.
No matter how much she wants to believe Max is real, doing so would mean everything else is, too. How, then, is that possible?
The answers lie in an age-old legend the supernatural arenât prepared to reveal, and with a curse that could tear Layla and Max apart foreverâif it doesnât kill them both first.
In TIED, book one in the Fire Born trilogy, learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put Layla on a path toward her own destruction.
Just how far will Layla go to protect the one she loves?
The answer may never be far enough … away.
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AND … the sequel:

September 8, 2014
BLURB:
Find Max.
Thatâs all Layla cares about. Not healing from the Fomore attack. Not finding answers to how she survived a fall that nearly killed her. Nothing will stop her. She will find him. Sheâll even pair up with an overbearing Fallen Angel whoâs hell bent on making everything harder than it needs to be if she has to.
Protect Layla.
For Max, nothing else matters. Not the bruises covering his body. Not the pain radiating from his broken bones. Not even his hands tied behind his back. He will find a way to save Layla, and the Fomore will pay if theyâve hurt her.
Every. Single. One of them.
In the second installment of The Fire Born trilogy, a new breed of villain loomsâone Layla and Max will never suspect, and this killer has nothing to lose. Better yet, with Max and Laylaâs deaths, victory is in the grip of the enemy.
Will Max and Layla find each other in time, or is it already too late for them both?
Releasing September 8, 2014
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September is for Sequels will run from September 2nd – September 10 at midnight.
To make the entries super simple, I’m only asking for you to leave a comment in the comment form below, including your email, so I can contact the winner. Random.org will choose one winner at contests end, on September 10 at midnight. (The giveaway is International)
That’s it. Simple.
Thanks, and GOOD LUCK!
Check out all the other blogs participating in the hop and goodies up for grabs HERE
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September 1, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, BLOG HOPS, Giveaways | Tags: blog hop, Book Giveaway, Giveaway, I am a reader, laney mcmann, Lisa Loves Literature, September is for Sequels, The Fire Born Novels, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | Leave a comment
The Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt was organized to help bring authors of all publishing backgrounds together in a show of solidarity.
FORTY awesome authors have signed up to support this event. (Yes, TIED (Fire Born #1) is among the books)
MORE THAN FORTY awesome SIGNED books* have been donated by these authors to make up the Grand Prize, as well as $30 worth of Amazon Gift Cards.
And YOU could win them ALL!
 All you have to do is hop around ALL blogs on the Hunt.
Within the posts on EVERY stop you will find a NUMBER.
Make a note of EVERY number from EVERY stop.
Once you have collected them ALL, simply add them up to calculate the total, and then hop back to here to the ENTRY FORM PAGE, fill in your details AND your calculated answer … and You’re In!
Up for Grabs?
$30 Amazon Gift Card (3 @ $10 ea.) AND these titles.
All of them:

BUT FIRST …
I have a second giveaway.
Author Lisa Amowitz is giving away additional swag on my blog. Only my blog. Here’s what she has up for grabs:
Breaking Glass and Vision bookmarks
Four sets of Vision trading cards (4) each
Four Signed Spencer Hill Press bookmarks she designed–
(Note: Lisa designed both of her covers as well as over 20 titles for SHP.)
And a Breaking Glass T-shirt (sz small)



Ready to enter to WIN?
To enter your name into Random.org to WIN Lisa Amowitz’s Swag, just leave a comment below telling me one book on your summer reads list (with your email so I can contact you if you win) and you’re entered! Easy!
THEN … head over to the next blog in the HUNT and continue adding up all your numbers for the GRAND PRIZE that you enter here:
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For the next stop on the Hunt head over to Laura Howard’s blog HERE
You have until MIDNIGHT (EST) of 19th July to enter.
Terms & Conditions can be found HERE
Good luck!
*Thank you to Joelle Charbonneau who, although unable to participate, donated a copy of The Testing for the Grand Prize.
Info on Lisa Amowitz:
Her young adult novel BREAKING GLASS is available nowÂ
coming September 9, 2014 from Spencer Hill Press
The light is darker than you think.
Visit me on the web at:Â lisaamowitz.com
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July 16, 2014 | Categories: BLOG HOPS, Giveaways, TIED | Tags: Author, blog hop, Book Giveaway, Fiction, Giveaway, laney mcmann, summer reads scavenger hunt | 37 Comments
FIVE more days to enter and win 1 of 10 Signed Paperback copies of TIED (Fire Born #1)
before TORN releases in September.
GOOD LUCK!

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June 28, 2014 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, Fire Born Updates, J Taylor Publishing, TIED, TORN, Upcoming Releases, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Book Giveaway, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Layla and Max, The Fire Born Novels, TIED A Fire Born Novel, TORN (Fire Born #2) by Laney McMann, YA Fiction, Young Adult book releases 2014, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | Leave a comment