Posted By admin on May 23, 2013

About The Darwin Elevator

Mass Market Paperback:  496 pages

Publisher:  Del Rey (July 30, 2013)

Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi.

In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The planet’s refugees flock to Darwin, where a space elevator—created by the architects of this apocalypse, the Builders—emits a plague-suppressing aura.

Skyler Luiken has a rare immunity to the plague. Backed by an international crew of fellow “immunes,” he leads missions into the dangerous wasteland beyond the aura’s edge to find the resources Darwin needs to stave off collapse. But when the Elevator starts to malfunction, Skyler is tapped—along with the brilliant scientist, Dr. Tania Sharma—to solve the mystery of the failing alien technology and save the ragged remnants of humanity.

“Hough’s first novel combines the rapid-fire action and memorable characters associated with Joss Whedon’s short-lived Firefly TV series with the accessibility and scientific acumen of J.S. Corey’s [sic] “Expanse” series.” –Library Journal, starred review

“Newcomer Hough displays a talent for imaginative plotting and realistic dialogue, and the brisk pacing and cliffhanger ending will keep readers enthralled and eagerly awaiting the next installment.” –Publishers Weekly

About Jason M. Hough

Jason M. Hough was born in Illinois but grew up on the mean streets of suburban San Diego, California. In 1978, at age six, his parents took him to see Star Wars, and so began a lifelong love of sci-fi and all things geek. He later worked for a decade in the videogame industry as both a 3D artist and a game designer. Today he lives in San Diego with his wife and two young sons. When not writing, Hough enjoys building LEGO spaceships with his boys and other similarly grown-up pursuits.

Connect with Jason at his website, Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads.

 

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Posted By admin on May 23, 2013

About Bait

Paperback:  288 pages

Publisher:  Plume (August 27, 2013)

Whatever you do, don’t read this one on the beach. 

Six strangers wake up on a remote island in the Florida Keys with no memory of their arrival. They soon discover their sole commanlity: all are heroin addicts from the slums of Miami. And all of them are aching for their next fix.

As the excruciating pangs of withdrawal become more and more pronounced, the six face their captors across open water. The four shadowy figures on the yacht are dangerous predators who know that their victims’ need never falters—and that the creatures that swim beneath the waves have equally rapacious appetites.

There is a note. No one is coming to your aid. We have ensured this. So begins a dangerous game. The six must make an unimaginable choice—swim to the next island where a cache of the purest heroin awaits; or die trying. As the fight to survive intensifies, the astonishing motivations of the men on board ship emerge, raising the stakes to towering heights.

Part Hunger Games, part Trainspotting, and part Jaws, this absolutely addicting novel is ideal for fans of Stephen King and Chuck Palahniuk. BAIT is a high-octane novel that explores the line between strength and frailty.

About J. Kent Messum

J. Kent Messum is an author, musician, and always bets on the underdog. He lives in Toronto with his wife, dog, and three cats.

Connect with the author on his website,  Twitter and on Facebook.

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Posted By admin on May 20, 2013

About The Chalice 

Hardcover:  496 pages

• Publisher: Touchstone; First Edition edition (March 5, 2013)

The Chalice is a historical thriller told from the point of view of a young woman caught in the crosswinds of time: She has pledged to become a Dominican nun in an England ruled by Henry VIII, who has ruthlessly smashed his country’s allegiance to Rome. In 1538, bloody power struggles between crown and cross threaten to tear the country apart. Joanna Stafford has seen what lies inside the king’s torture rooms and risks imprisonment again, when she is caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting the King. As the power plays turn vicious, Joanna understands she may have to assume her role in a prophecy foretold by three different seers, each more omniscient than the last. The life of Henry VIII as well as the future of Christendom are in her hands—hands that must someday hold the chalice that lays at the center of these deadly prophecies. As she struggles to forge a life for herself in a country that rejects her faith, she must also decide if her future should be shared with a man–and if so, which of the two men who love her should be chosen.

About Nancy Bilyeau

Nancy Bilyeau is a magazine editor who has worked at such publications as Rolling Stone and InStyle and is now the executive editor of DuJour. A native of the Midwest, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. She researched and workshopped her first novel, The Crown, for five years before finding an agent and selling it in an auction to Touchstone/Simon&Schuster in 2010. For The Chalice, she traveled to England to do in-depth research into the tumultuous late 1530s of the Tudor era. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

For more information about Nancy and her work, visit her website at nancybilyeau.com.

Nancy Bilyeau’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, July 15th:  Royal Reviews

Wednesday, July 17th:  A Chick Who Reads

Thursday, July 18th:  Tiffany’s Bookshelf

Friday, July 19th:  Col Reads

Monday, July 22nd:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Tuesday, July 23rd:  Laura’s Reviews

Wednesday, July 24th:  Lit and Life

Thursday, July 25th:  Book Addict Katie

Monday, July 29th:  Scandalous Women

Tuesday, July 30th:  Fiction Addict

Wednesday, July 31st:  Booktalk & More

Thursday, August 1st:  Bookish Whimsy

Monday, August 5th:  Read Lately

Wednesday, August 7th:  A Library of My Own

Thursday, August 8th:  Literally Jen

Friday, August 9th:  A Reader of Fictions

Monday, August 12th:  Books Without Any Pictures

Wednesday, August 14th:  2 Kids and Tired

Thursday, August 15th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

 

 

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Posted By admin on May 19, 2013

 

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection

Monday, May 20th – Tiffany’s Bookshelf – Dreams of Empire, Book 2

Monday, May 20th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot  - Who-ology: Doctor Who: The Official Miscellany

Tuesday, May 21st– No More Grumpy Bookseller –Only Human, Book 9

Wednesday, May 22nd – The Best Books Ever – Earthworld, Book 8

Wednesday, May 22nd - Col Reads – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1

Thursday, May 23rd – Reading Reality – Festival of Death, Book 4

Friday, May 24th –  The Z Axis – Fear of the Dark, Book 5

 

The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Monday, May 20th: Stephany Writes

Monday, May 20th: Traveling With T

Tuesday, May 21st: …the bookworm…

Wednesday, May 22nd: Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews

Thursday, May 23rd: Tiffany’s Bookshelf

 

He’s Gone by Deb Caletti

Monday, May 20th:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Tuesday, May 21st:  Peppermint Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Books in the Burbs

Thursday, May 23rd:  WV Stitcher

Friday, May 24th:  The Betty and Boo Chronicles

 

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

Monday, May 20th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Tuesday, May 21st:  Speaking of Books

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Chaotic Compendiums

Thursday, May 23rd:  Knowing the Difference

Friday, May 24th:  The Relentless Reader

 

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer Cody Epstein

Monday, May 20th:  Book Dilettante

Tuesday, May 21st: The Relentless Reader

Wednesday, May 22nd: Historical Tapestry – The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader

Thursday, May 23rd:  Books Speak Volumes

Friday, May 24th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

 

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Monday, May 20th: Twisting the Lens

Tuesday, May 21st: A Bookworm’s World

Wednesday, May 22nd: Geek Banter

Thursday, May 23rd: Hooked on Books

Friday, May 24th: Luxury Reading

 

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro

Monday, May 20th: Reading Reality

Wednesday, May 22nd: A Chick Who Reads

Thursday, May 23rd: Literally Jen

Friday, May 24th: Broken Teepee

Saturday, May 25th: Doing Dewey

 

Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende

Monday, May 20th: Book Club Classics!

Tuesday, May 21st: Man of La Book

Wednesday, May 22nd: From the TBR Pile

Thursday, May 23rd: Cerebral Girl in a Redneck World

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In the Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve

Monday, May 20th:  West Metro Mommy

Tuesday, May 21st:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Unabridged Chick

Thursday, May 23rd:  Tiffany’s Bookshelf

 

The Girl Who Married an Eagle by Tamar Myers

Monday, May 20th: Excellent Library

Tuesday, May 21st: Book Journey

Thursday, May 23rd: From the TBR Pile

Friday, May 24th: Lavish Bookshelf

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Never Tell by Alafair Burke

Monday, May 20th: Reflections of a Bookaholic

Wednesday, May 22nd: Tina’s Book Reviews

Thursday, May 23rd: Literary Feline

Friday, May 24th: Drey’s Library

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A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon

Monday, May 20th:  Becca’s Byline

Tuesday, May 21st:  Luxury Reading

Thursday, May 23rd:  Regular Rumination

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Too Hurt to Stay by Casey Watson

Monday, May 20th: My Three Sons

Wednesday, May 22nd: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books

Wednesday, May 22nd: Some Difference

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The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson

Monday, May 20th:  What She Read

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Book Journey

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Tiger Babies Strike Back by Kim Wong Keltner

Monday, May 20th: Family Volley

Wednesday, May 22nd: Overstuffed

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Immortal Bird by Doron Weber

Monday, May 20th:  Mental Foodie

Thursday, May 23rd:  Perks of being a JAP

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A Complicated Marriage by Janice Van Horne

Monday, May 20th: Dreaming in Books

Thursday, May 23rd: I’m Booking It

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Margaret Fuller by Megan Marshall

Monday, May 20th:  Suko’s Notebook

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Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

Monday, May 20th: Tales of a Book Addict

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Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder

Monday, May 20th: Peppermint PhD

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I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag by Jennifer Gilbert

Monday, May 20th: The Well-Read Redhead

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Foodist by Darya Pino Rose, Ph.D.

Tuesday, May 21st: 110 Pound and Counting

Wednesday, May 22nd: (never home)maker

Thursday, May 23rd: A Journey to Thin

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All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohuse

Tuesday, May 21st: No More Grumpy Bookseller

Wednesday, May 22nd: Mom in Love With Fiction

Friday, May 24th: Sweet Southern Home

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Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay

Tuesday, May 21st: Conceptual Reception

Wednesday, May 22nd: BookNAround

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Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff

Wednesday, May 22nd: Reading to Know

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The Forever Knight by John Marco

Wednesday, May 22nd: Curling Up by the Fire

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However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy

Wednesday, May 22nd: guiltless reading

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The Paradise Guest House by Ellen Sussman

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Books in the City

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The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo

Thursday, May 23rd: The Book Bag

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Posted By admin on May 17, 2013

About The Last Camellia 

• Paperback: 320 pages

• Publisher: Plume (May 28, 2013)

On the eve of the Second World War, the last surviving specimen of a camellia plant known as the Middlebury Pink lies secreted away on an English country estate. Flora, an amateur American botanist, is contracted by an international ring of flower thieves to infiltrate the household and acquire the coveted bloom. Her search is at once brightened by new love and threatened by her discovery of a series of ghastly crimes.

More than half a century later, garden designer Addison takes up residence at the manor, now owned by the family of her husband, Rex. The couple’s shared passion for mysteries is fueled by the enchanting camellia orchard and an old gardener’s notebook. Yet its pages hint at dark acts ingeniously concealed. If the danger that Flora once faced remains very much alive, will Addison share her fate?

“Terrific … compelling … an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance, this book is hard to put down.” –Real Simple

About Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Blackberry Winter, The Violets of March, and The Bungalow. She has written thousands of articles for magazines such as Glamour, SELF, Health, Redbook, Cooking Light, O, The Oprah Magazine, Woman’s Day and many other publications. She lives in Seattle with her husband and their three young children.

Connect with Sarah at her website, Sarahjio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.

 

Sarah Jio’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, June 24th:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Wednesday, June 26th:  Utah Mom’s Life

Friday, June 28th:  Book Addict Katie

Monday, July 1st:  A Bookworm’s World

Tuesday, July 2nd:  Ageless Pages Review

Wednesday, July 3rd:  A Bookish Way of Life

Monday, July 8th:  Write, Meg!

Wednesday, July 10th:  BookChickDi

Thursday, July 11th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Monday, July 15th:  Amused by Books

Wednesday, July 17th:  Guiltless Reading

Thursday, July 18th:  Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Friday, July 19th:  Books a la Mode – guest post

Monday, July 22nd:  Book Dilettante

Wednesday, July 24th:  2 Kids and Tired

Thursday, July 25th:  Peeking Between the Pages

 

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