Dreaming of Sequels (6)

 

Our feature here is where we talk about sequels we are just dying to have. And you all know that there are many, many out there that we are just craving to have! ^_^

So, sequels means any sequels. As long as it's after the first, #1, then it is acceptable haha. Also, we will be doing this every Wednesday!

Okay then, here we go!

 

 

 

Breathless (Elemental #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer

Publication Date: May 2013

Genre: YA Paranormal

Pages: 65

Goodreads

 

 

Summary

 

Too many secrets. Not enough time.Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.

But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.

His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark.

He can feel it—-the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.

 

 

I just love this series and now we finally get to look behind Nick's eyes *squeal* I so cannot freaking wait! :D I just adore this cover however (and I am probably wrong) but I remember reading that nick had blonde hair. Or am I thinking of another character?

 

Well, anyways I can't wait to read about him and Quinn! <3

 

My reviews for:

 

Elemental (Elemental #0.5)

Storm (Elemental #1)

Fearless (Elemental #1.5)

Spark (Elemental #2)

 

What sequels are you just dying to read?

 

Happy Reading Everybody!

 

 



Teaser Tuesday (55)

 

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB from Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page.--BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS. Make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the book for others.
• Share the title & author, so others can add to their TBR list if they like your teasers.

Our Teasers This Week. . .

 

 

“The punishments my parents dish out aren’t worth the rebellion,” he says with a shudder, as if he’s picturing being waterboarded or having toes chopped off or something. He’s an adult and his parents still punish him? Uh, he really needs to get a life. Of course, I’m only two months away from being eighteen and I’m doing my father’s bidding, so who am I to judge?

-from page 72, Daynight

 

 

"Unless I’d felt that mind-blowing, world-altering connection with her, I wouldn’t have even considered it. If I’m going to be with someone forever, she’s got to be the one and only, you know. And this girl is, no question,” he says. “She’s all I can think about.”

-from page 72, Daynight by Megan Thomason

 

 

 

Then I smelled it. Something smelled amazing— hot and sweet and delicious.

Was Heath wearing new cologne? One of those weird pheromone things that are supposed to attract women like a big genetically engineered bug zapper? I didn’t realize how close I was to him until he stood up straight and our bodies were almost pressed together. He looked down at me, a question in his eyes.

 I didn’t back away from him. I should have. I would have before . . . but not now. Not today.

“Zo?” he said softly, his voice deep and husky.

“You smell really good,” I couldn’t stop myself from saying. My heart was pounding so loud that I could hear its echo in my throbbing temples.

“Zoey, I’ve really missed you. We need to get back together. You know I really love you.” He reached up to touch my face and both of us noticed the blood that smeared the palm of his hand.

 

-from page 14, Marked (House of Night #1) by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast





Happy Reading Everybody!

 

 

 

 

 

It was like one of those dreams where you try to scream and it takes several tries to make a sound. "Captain Byrne!" Her voice seemed small against the howl of the fire. She pointed. "It is a fire. Look."

 

-from page 32, The Demon King

 

 

 

 

 



Interested in my Horror Short Story, The Harvesters?

Hey y'all I have a page about this but I thought I'd bring it down here too! ^_^

 
The Harvesters (Harvesting Series #1)
 

 When she finds her boyfriend shackled to a white metal table Ashley feared for the worse.

On a small trip of dropping off a package for Jason’s father, the young couple never thought they would be running for their lives. Running away from supposedly friends whom in turned to be a family of harvesters.

Human harvesters and they are looking for something specific. And Ashley just might be the perfect match for that something.
 

 

If you are interested you may request my short story, as long as you are a book reviewer! If you're not totally sold yet, here's my first review for it, The Harvesters reviewed by Tiffany over at Book Cover Justice

If you do request, I hope you enjoy!

 

 



 

Let's clear things up & I am a Book Hoarder: Book Tour edition (16)

Let’s clear things up…..

….When I first started this blog back in 2011 I wasn’t thinking of my future published self, so I didn’t think of the confusion that I might cause. This issue was brought to my attention by E. Van Lowe author of the Falling Angels Saga, Never Slow Dance with a Zombie, and The Zombie Always Knocks Twice (Hollyweird, #1). He twitted me but he didn’t know what to call me, Ashley or Dashley, so I am here to clear things up.

Back when I started, for some reason I decided to go by my nickname Dashley. I think it to be unique, thought it might make me stand out, and I was finally starting to love it (cause what kid loves their nicknames when they are kids, right?). However, I didn’t think of my published day on amazon, Nov. 27, 2012, when I choose to use that name. I didn’t see TheHarvesters by Ashley Hill being anything but an unfinished story placed away on my computer.

But here I am now, an indie author.

When the meme Know Me Better came back even I started to get a little confused. For my answers I marked an A by them indicating my real name Ashley. And the following week I did the same thing but I caught myself and went back to D for Dashley, this got me thinking. If I’m confusing myself than I sure as hell am confusing my readers and followers.

So, here I am to clear things up.

Thanks to E. Van Lowe for pointing out that my theory was right, that I am confusing other people besides myself, so here I am to say goodbye to Dashley (at least for the blog, that is) as everyone is knowing me by my real name Ashley now, thanks to my public work. And I am okay with this and I hope you, the readers, will be just okay with this change as I am. If you still call me by my nickname, Dashley, I am okay with that ^_^ and if you call me by my real name, Ashley, well then that’s just even better!  

So, as my signature down below will be Ashley now. I hope this clear some of the confusion! ^_^

Love all you guys, cause if it wasn’t for you guys than this blogging hobby wouldn’t be quite as fun! <3

Now, on to the books! ^_^

If you haven't notice, on the left side bar, I have quite a few book tours planned to be going on soon.

Now, I'll be talking about the tours in February as they are the lastest ones I have gotten!

We got a coupon for smashwords which is how I was able to turn this into a fun little (okay, it's not little but it goes with the sentence, haha) booklet!

 

Barbire Girl by Heidi Acosta

Root Bound by Tanya Karen Gough

None Of The Regular Rules by Erin Downing


There you have it! What did you get this week?

Thanks for stopping by

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Happy Reading Everybody!

Review: The Doomsday Code

The Doomsday Code (TimeRiders #3) by Alex Scarrow
Publication Date: February 3, 2011
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Pages: 420

 

 

Summary

 

In 1993 British computer hacker Adam Lewis finds his name in a coded manuscript that is almost one thousand years old. How did Adam’s name get in there... and why?

Confronted by Adam in 2001, the TimeRiders travel back to Sherwood Forest in 1193 to discover the origins of the ancient message. But when a strange hooded man appears interested in the same thing, they begin to wonder what terrible threat this cryptic link from the past holds for the future...

 

 

 

I've fallen really hard for this series. And I will tell you this now: I am getting the next one.

 

 

Sparks sputtered from the cage and showered onto the floor. The fluorescent lights across the warehouse ceiling flickered, popped, and went out, leaving them in darkness lit only by the strobing flash of Waldstein's electrical execution.

 

 

Maddy, Sal, Liam grow more in this book. They start questioning their jobs and "The Agency". They all startt wondering if history is better the way it is or if it should be changed. And Liam starts to notice he is aging more then the girls. I like that they have doubts. It makes them better. And Bob and Becks are starting to learn how to be human.

 

The plot was pretty good. It flowed well. It gave hints about something in the future that they will have to worry about. It sets up well for future books. One thing I would like is for Maddy to stop relaying on Foster. I mean, let the guy live whatever life he has left.

 

I don't have much else to say. I liked the book. I love the series. I will get the next one, and i think you should read this series.

 

Know Me Better (10)



Know Me Better is a Weekly Meme hosted by I'm A Reader, Not A Writer.

Each week she'll pick 5 questions off of her author's interview list to answer and invites us to join in on the fun, giving a way for our readers to get to know us better.

 

 

 

 

10 words that describe yourself?

A: Emotional, stubborn, caring, shy, creative, in love, dorkish, friendly, perfectionist, and a major procrastinator

T: Stubborn, nerdy, shy, bookworm, smart, creative, tomboy, procrastinator, weird, clumsy

Favorite TV Shows?

A: Ooh, I adore the oldies. I love Lucy, Golden Girls, Happy Days, etc. But right now I am adoring House of Anubis, Once upon a time, American horror story, The walking dead, Haven, Face off, Pretty little liars, and probably many more haha! ^_^

T: I like a lot of shows. I, too, am a fan of the oldies, Golden Girls being my favorite. Some newer ones I like are Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, Bones, NCIS, Once Upon A Time, Haven, Face Off,  How I Met Your Mother, Hot in Cleveland and a lot more.

If you could take over the world, would you?

A: Uh, no!!! haha, I’m way too shy to take control over everybody in the world and be able to command them to do my bidding. So yea, hell no haha. Plus, I am way too much of a nice girl to really do it. ^_^

T: I think it would be fun to do it. At least for a little while. But I wouldn’t want to be the one to make all the important decisions.

Who was the first boy you kissed?

A: I actually got my first kiss when I was 19, I am 20 now. I met him through a friend at the college I am going to. We started as friends then two weeks later he shyly asked me out, we’ve been together ever since May 15, 2012 and we have fallen in love with each other. I seriously cannot live without this guy and I have no idea how rough it’ll be when he goes to boot camp in May! Yes, haha, I know I am a late bloomer but I sure as hell got a great man and am glad I waited to find the right one! <3 *If you want to know more about this, don’t be afraid to ask*

T: I kind of want to lie and say I have, but I’ve never been kissed. I guess I’m a late bloomer, too.

How do you unwind?

A: Reading, of course! That’s my number one, then there is hanging with my man (you’d think that be the first, but since we live 30-45 mins away and he works, we only have certain amount of days we can hang L) and third, my own writing! Now that I got my first review for my horror short story, The Harvesters, I seriously cannot stop thinking about what’s to come in my writing for those books. I can’t stop thinking about them and have been writing down scene ideas that I hope to fully type out soon! ^_^

T: Reading, watching T.V., and playing video games, writing, and hang with family. Unless, of course, my family is the source of my stress




Thanks for stopping by!

 

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{Book Blast + Giveaway} Cleopatra's Daughter Series!

It's the two-year anniversary of the publication of Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray, the first in her Cleopatra's Daughter series! It is time to celebrate ALL of Steph's wonderful novels about strong ancient-Egyption women.  

Two years ago, Stephanie Dray introduced the world to Cleopatra's daughter in the critically acclaimed historical fantasy novel, LILY OF THE NILE. In the award-winning sequel, SONG OF THE NILE, her dynamic and messianic young queen grew in power as she attempted to wrest back her mother's throne and return to Egypt. This year, Dray will complete the trilogy with DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE, which follows Selene on her journey as a fiercely protective mother, a powerful priestess and a queen with a unique historical legacy to bequeath to her heirs.

To commemorate and celebrate the book birthday of LILY OF THE NILE, she is giving away a free Young Adult novelette to her readers this January. THE PRINCESS OF EGYPT MUST DIE tells the beginnings of the reign of Arsinoe II, one of Cleopatra Selene's ancestral heroines and it is not to be missed. Join in the celebration of these ancient queens by grabbing your free copy now!

To be alerted when DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE releases, please sign up here.

And if you're a fan and would like to be a member of Ms. Dray's street team, with chances to win special prizes in exchange for your help promoting her work, please sign up here.

LILY OF THE NILE: With her parents dead, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is left at the mercy of her Roman captors. Heir to one empire and prisoner of another, it falls to Princess Selene to save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers…

In the aftermath of Alexandria’s tragic fall, Princess Selene is taken from Egypt, the only home she’s ever known. Along with her two surviving brothers, she’s put on display as a war trophy in Rome. Selene’s captors mock her royalty and drag her through the streets in chains, but on the brink of death, the children are spared as a favor to the emperor’s sister, who takes them to live as hostages in the so-called lamentable embassy of royal orphans…Now trapped in a Roman court of intrigue that reviles her heritage and suspects her faith, Selene can’t hide the hieroglyphics that carve themselves into her flesh. Nor can she stop the emperor from using her for his own political ends. But faced with a new and ruthless Caesar who is obsessed with having a Cleopatra of his very own, Selene is determined honor her mother’s lost legacy. The magic of Egypt and Isis remain within her. But can she succeed where her mother failed? And what will it cost her in a political game where the only rule is win or die?Berkley Trade January 2011 (Trade Paperback, 430 pages)# ISBN-10: 0425238555# ISBN-13: 978-0425238554

SONG OF THE NILE: Sorceress. Seductress. Schemer. Cleopatra’s daughter has become the emperor’s most unlikely apprentice and the one woman who can destroy his empire…

Having survived her perilous childhood as a royal captive of Rome, Selene pledged her loyalty to Augustus and swore she would become his very own Cleopatra. Now the young queen faces an uncertain destiny in a foreign land.Forced to marry a man of the emperor’s choosing, Selene will not allow her new husband to rule in her name. She quickly establishes herself as a capable leader in her own right and as a religious icon. Beginning the hard work of building a new nation, she wins the love of her new subjects and makes herself vital to Rome by bringing forth bountiful harvests.But it’s the magic of Isis flowing through her veins that makes her indispensable to the emperor. Against a backdrop of imperial politics and religious persecution, Cleopatra’s daughter beguiles her way to the very precipice of power. She has never forgotten her birthright, but will the price of her mother’s throne be more than she’s willing to pay?Berkley Trade October 2011 (Trade Paperback)# ISBN-10: 0425243044# ISBN-13: 9780425243046

THE PRINCESS OF EGYPT MUST DIE: Before she became one of Egypt's greatest queens, she was a lonely princess who ached to belong...

Princess Arsinoe came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt. Abused by her ruthless sister, a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of her father, and dismissed by the king who claimed her for a bride, young Arsinoe finds herself falling in love with a young man forbidden to her. She dreams of a great destiny, but if she is ever to rule Egypt, she must first survive the nest of vipers otherwise known as her family.

December 2012 (Digital Only)

ASIN: B00AE01M5S

Giveaway:

Steph is graciously giving away a digital copy of The Princess of Egypt Must Die to anyone who wants to download it, along with a bottle of Egyptian perfume for one lucky winner! 

Enter to win below:

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Enjoy, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Reading Everybody!