Book Tour Grand Finale: Crossing in Time By D.L. Orton

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Book Tour Grand Finale for Crossing in Time By D.L. Orton

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Launch - Note from the Author

Love is the most powerful force known to mankind. It wrecks kings, destroys barriers, makes us risk everything for a few stolen moments. . . . And all of this makes for a great story.

Reading for the Stars and Moon - What are your favorite sci-fi books and movies?

I can never seem to remember book titles, and I struggle to recall all the plot twists, but the good characters stick with you. They teach you, change you, become a part of you. I aspire to that with my own writing.

Hearts & Scribbles - Ask the Characters: How Difficult Is It to Be a Character in D.L. Orton’s Book?

Isabel: There were times when I wasn't sure I wanted to trust a writer with my life. Still, Ms. Orton cares about the same things I do, and I’m dying to see how things turn out. In the end, I wasn't keen on some of the scarier scenes (and I'm still sad about all those animals), but the author assures me that everything will work out in the end. Right, Diego?

I Love Books - The Journey Is the Reward

What's the moral of the story? Don't take the ones you love for granted. They could disappear at any moment—and time machines are pretty hard to come by. Put your arms around someone you care about and just enjoy the moment. The journey is the reward.

Rockin' Book Reviews - Review

"This is a steadily progressing story of love gone awry, reconciliation, commitment, sacrifice for love and mankind, and time travel. The novel begins with a “interest-catching Prologue, then quickly begins to formulate the story on a solid foundation, constantly building in momentum until it ends in a solid climax, leaving the reader anxious for the next sequel in the story! It is complete with romance, suspense, adventure and life’s lessons."

Kindle and Me - Review

"If you like other universes with the same people, nuclear bombs, physics, emergency preparedness, giving up your life for someone you love, dogs, cats, jokes, finding that one special person, biodomes, peeing on a handkerchief with smoke everywhere, and maybe a way to save us all from our mistakes then this might be for you!"

Wishful Endings - Crossing In Time (Excerpt #2)

“Still...” The gun trader waits for me to meet his eyes. “I s’pose I could use some fancy flavorings on my venison.”
I regard the only overweight man in a sea of famine, disgusted with the whole human race and embarrassed by my own full stomach.

Celticlady's Reviews - How Does Time Travel Work in the Between Two Evils Multiverse?

Take a shower curtain, some ants, and a bowling ball.
Start with the shower curtain. It’s a two-dimensional object in a 3-dimensional world. Imagine, now, that you are an ant, walking, talking, and shagging other ants on this thin, flexible membrane (or a "brane" in physics-speak). Layered above and below you are a million other shower curtains, all of them with their own allotment of ants (some of which get paid 78 cents on the dollar due to slight differences in their copulatory organs).

deal sharing aunt - Review

"I enjoy a good time travel and that is what this book is. It has a great romance and a second chance at love. I enjoyed the world the author created and thought that the author did a great job traveling in time."

fuonlyknew - Review

"The beginning swiftly pulls you in. The plot deepens and the characters emerge. And as you draw near to the conclusion, you’re gripped in a vise of suspense that brings tears to your eyes, fearing and hoping for what comes last."

Bookworm Lisa - Review

"The book involves time travel, an orb with a message, seashells, love, and secret government projects. It is a fascinating book."

Booklove - Review

"The book, Crossing In Time was a one sit read for me with intriguing and captivating characters, unique, thrilling and original plot and a hooking prose . A perfect read for every Sci-Fi and romance lover."

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Crossing in Time (Between Two Evils #1)

D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook & ebook, 374 pages

April 7th 2015 by Rocky Mountain Press

A Publishers Weekly Starred Review“Best Sci-Fi Love Story of the Year”
Remember How It Feels to Fall in Love?
Race against the clock through a dystopian nightmare. Climb naked into an untested time machine (carrying only a seashell and a promise). Wake up twenty years younger on a tropical beach, buck naked and mortally wounded, with your heart in your throat.
This is a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will make your pulse gallop and your palms sweat, have you laughing out loud through your tears, and leave you flush with the sublime pleasure of falling in love.

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Other Books in the Series

Lost Time(Between Two Evils #2)

D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 222 pages

July 1st 2016 by Rocky Mountain Press

If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back?When a faulty time machine deposits Diego at the top of a pine tree, he knows he's in the wrong place--but has no idea he's in the wrong time. Naked and shivering in the chilly mountain air, he attempts to climb down, but slips, whacks his head, and falls into oblivion.
He wakes up inside a darkened room, crippled and disheartened, and must come to grips with the realization that he is marooned in a bleak alternate future. In this universe, what remains of the human race is trapped inside a handful of aging biodomes. With his mission failed, his world destroyed, and the one woman he loves, dead, he can find no reason to go on living.
But Lani, the emotionally scarred doctor who finds him, refuses to let him die, and as Diego heals, their relationship becomes... complicated. He struggles to let go of the past but is unable to get Isabel out of his head--or his heart. Just when it seems he may be able to find some measure of happiness in a world teetering on the edge of extinction...
Another note arrives from the future: Isabel is alive--but not for long..

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Dead Time (Between Two Evils  #3)

D.L. Orton

Adult Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian

Paperback & ebook, 414 pages

April 15th 2017 by Rocky Mountain Press

If someone took everything you live for, how far would you go to get it back?From award-winning author D. L. ORTON comes book three in the Between Two Evils series...
Shannon fights to stay alive inside a rogue biodome and discovers something totally unexpected... Peter. Lani is forced into the role of the reluctant heroine but rediscovers her street-kid mojo and sets out to find everything she's lost. Diego receives another dirty sock (and a note) from the poorly aimed fireball express: "The window between universes is closing." If Diego has any hope of getting back to Iz, he must get to the Magic Kingdom and power up the time machine before it's too late.
What could possibly go wrong?

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About the Author

D.L. ORTON is the BEST-SELLING author of the BETWEEN TWO EVILS book series. She lives in the Rocky Mountains where she and her husband are raising three boys, a golden retriever, two Siberian cats, and an extremely long-lived Triops. In her spare time, she's building a time machine so that someone can go back and do the laundry.

Ms. Orton is a graduate of Stanford University's Writers Workshop and a past editor of "Top of the Western Staircase," a literary publication of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The author has a number of short stories published in traditional and online literary magazines, including Literotica, Melusine, Cosmoetica, The Ranfurly Review, and Catalyst Press.

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- 1 winner will receive a $25 Amazon eGift Card (open internationally)

- 1 winner will receive the Between Two Evils series, which includes Crossing in Time, Lost Time, and Dead Time (print if US, Kindle copies if international)

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Blogaversary Day 22: S.Usher Evans - Release Blitz + Interview + Giveaway

Hi you guys! 

For day 22, I have with me the WONDERFUL S, Usher Evans, whose wonderful book, The Island comes out TODAY! It is a brilliant, All the Feels book, and I could NOT recommend it more!

Check out the book and enter both giveaways! YAY!

1. Best part of being an author:

Definitely setting my own schedule, being able to make decisions and not answer to anyone. Also the sheer joy of sharing these characters that, in some cases, have been my best friends for over half my life. In the case of my October release, Spells and Sorcery, Lexie walked into my head when I was thirteen.

2. Two places I’d like to visit:

Hogwarts (post-Voldepants) and Australia

3. Best Fantasy Novel:

Ooh, that’s a tough one. I mean it’s not really (HP), but besides the obvious… I was really blown away by Bell Eleven, by Nina J. Lux. There was so much creativity in the world she’d created. I’m dying for the next book.

4. Greatest thing about being an indie author:

Again, the freedom to do what I want, when I want, how I want. Also, the speed of it. I can write and publish a book in the span of nine months (including time for preorder promo), versus the long slog of trad publishing. There are pros and cons to both, but for me and my impatience, indie publishing is the right call.

5. Why is The Island a must read?

This book is very different from any I’ve written before. First and foremost, the dual-POV was incredibly fun to play with, especially because there’s nothing but an Island. So really, you’ve got two people discussing their perspectives of the world, and realizing how little they knew about the supposed “enemy.” In Book 2, The Chasm, Theo and Galian see their perspectives of their own countries may not be as cut and dry as they thought before. 

6. Your opinion on Negative Reviews?

A negative review still meant someone read my book. As an Indie Author, that’s kind of the focus at the moment, because I don’t have a big publisher or agent getting my book out there. After publishing six books in two years, I’ve also come to realize what one person loves, another person hates, so as long as I love my story (and I do), that’s all I can hope for. 

S. Usher Evans is an author, blogger, and witty banter aficionado. Born in Pensacola, Florida, she left the sleepy town behind for the fast-paced world of Washington, D.C.. There, she somehow landed jobs with BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Television before finally settling into a “real job” as an IT consultant. After a quarter life crisis at age 27, she decided consulting was for the birds and rekindled a childhood passion for writing novels. She sold everything she owned and moved back to Pensacola, where she currently resides with her two dogs, Zoe and Mr. Biscuit.

Evans is the author of the Razia series, Madion War Trilogy, and Empath, published by Sun’s Golden Ray Publishing.

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Prince Galian is third in line to the throne, but prefers his place as a resident at the Royal Kylaen Hospital. When his father urges him to join the military to help reclaim their colony, Galian is forced to put aside his oath to Do No Harm and fight a war he does not believe in.
Across the great Madion Sea, Captain Theo Kallistrate dreams of a day when she is no longer bound by conscription to fight for her country's independence. But when the Kylaens threaten, honor and duty call her to the front lines to fight off the oppressors.
When an air skirmish goes wrong, both Theo and Galian crash on a remote island hundreds of miles from either nation. Grievously injured, Theo must rely on Galian's medical expertise, and Galian must rely on Theo's survival skills, to live another day in a harsh and unforgiving terrain.
Can they put aside their differences long enough to survive? Or will the war that brought them to the island tear them apart?

Buy The Island for eBook, Paperback, and Hardcover.

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BLOG TOUR: Holding Court by K.C.Held - Excerpt + Giveaway

Title: Holding Court

Author: K.C. Held

Release Date: March. 1, 2016

Genre: YA Mystery

Blurb Description: Sixteen-year-old Jules Verity knows exactly what's in store at her new job at castle-turned-dinner-theater Tudor Times. Some extra cash, wearing a fancy-pants dress, and plenty of time to secretly drool over the ever-so-tasty--and completely unavailable--Grayson Chandler. Except that it's not quite what she imagined.

For one, the costume Jules has to wear is awful. Then there's the dead body she finds that just kind of...well, disappears. Oh, and there's the small issue of Jules and her episodes of what her best friend calls "Psychic Tourette's Syndrome"--spontaneous and uncontrollable outbursts of seemingly absurd prophecies.

The only bright side? This whole dead body thing seems to have gotten Grayson's attention. Except that the more Jules investigates, the more she discovers that Grayson's interest might not be as courtly as she thought. In fact, it's starting to look suspicious...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

K.C. HELD was born and raised in California with stopovers in Honduras, Mexico, and France. Married to her high school sweetheart, and mom to two avid bookworms, she holds an MFA in costume design and is an accomplished seamstress with a background in opera, theater, film, and television. Although she once spent a summer working in a castle, there were no dead bodies involved.

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• One (1) winner will receive Holding Court swag pack containing a magnetic prophecy kit, signed bookplate, coloring postcard with stacked coloring pencil, and a bookmark.

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Top Ten Books If You Are In The Mood For Something FANTASY (#3)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. 

Top Ten Books If You Are In The Mood For Something Fantasy!

I'm going to go with (mostly) standard recommendations, but these are all books that you HAVE HAVE HAVE to read!

1. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton: 

This book is AMAZING! I was SO lucky to receive a review copy, because its not just fantasy, and has a badass heroine but tackles DISCRIMINATION and EMPOWERMENT and AAAH!

2. Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard

I ADORE THIS SERIES! It's the BEST THING EVER. Glass Sword was one of my MOST anticipated reads of 2016 (even though I got it in 2015) and I LOVED every minute of it!

3. Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

To be quite honest, I liked this SO much more than the Grisha Trilogy (mostly because you know that HUGE spoiler in Ruin & Rising? Well, I read it on Goodreads before hands, and it did not surprise me, so.)

4. The Selection Series by Keira Cass: 

I had The Selection on my shelves for a really long time, but never got around to reading it until the buzz around The Heir hit the roof, and en route Australia, I bought the e-books of The Elite and The One and read it all in ONE NIGHT!

5. STOLEN SONGBIRD SERIES: 

This is one of the MOST underrated fantasies of all time, because it a BRILLIANT/ AMAZING/ MIND BLOWING/ SPELLBINDING series, and not that many people have heard of it! I could NOT recommend it more!

6. Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman:

I don't have anything to say about this book that I haven't already said here

7. Nexis by A.L.Davroe: 

This is a Sci-Fi and a fantasy book, but it was SO GOOD! I loved EVERY minute of it, and you will too. Review here

8. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer:

I've only read Cinder and Scarlet so far, but there has been a definite SPIKE in awesomeness from Cinder to Scarlet, and I can't WAIT to read the rest!

9. The Heroes of Olympus Series:

A Sequel to Percy Jackson, I spent ages 12 to 16 reading these books, and while then ending definitely disappointed me (SERIOUSLY? EVERYBODY IS OKAY?) but I would still recommend it!

10. Throne of Glass Series by Sarah Maas: 

AAAAAAAAAAH. Enough said. No GO READ IT!

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Cover Reveal: Love Me, Love Me Not by Alyxandra Harvey

YA Fantasy / Fairytale retelling of The Swan Maiden with a blood feud twist like Romeo & Juliet? Say whaaaat?

Welcome to the cover reveal for

Love Me, Love Me Not by Alyxandra Harvey

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Dating isn’t easy when you’re in the middle of a blood feud.

Anastasia Vila’s family can turn into swans, but just once she’d like them to turn into responsible adults.

After hundreds of years, they still cling to the blood feud with the Renard family. No one remembers how it started in the first place—but foxes and swans just don’t get along.

Vilas can only transform into their swan shape after they have fallen in love for the first time, but between balancing schoolwork, family obligations, and the escalating blood feud, Ana’s got no time for love. The only thing keeping her sane is her best friend, Pierce Kent.

But when Pierce kisses Ana, everything changes.

Is what Pierce feels for her real, or a byproduct of her magic? Can she risk everything for her best friend? And when the family feud spirals out of control, Ana must stop the fight before it takes away everything she loves.

Including, maybe...Pierce.

This Entangled Teen Crave book contains language, violence, and lots of kissing. Warning: it might induce strong feelings of undeniable attraction for your best friend.

Love Me, Love Me Not by Alyxandra Harvey
Publication Date: February 22, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Teen Crave

Alyxandra Harvey lives in a stone Victorian house in Ontario, Canada with a few resident ghosts who are allowed to stay as long as they keep company manners. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused, more than once, of being born in the wrong century. She believes this to be mostly true except for the fact that she really likes running water, women’s rights, and ice cream. Aside from the ghosts, she also lives with her husband and their dogs. She likes cinnamon lattes, tattoos and books.

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REVIEW: Nexis (Tricksters, #1) by A.L.Davroe

Title: Nexis (Tricksters, #1)
Author: A.L.Davroe
Publisher: Entangled Publishing: Teen
Publication Date: December 1st 2015
Part of A Series?: Yes 
I Got A Copy Through: NetGalley 

Blurb Description: In the domed city of Evanescence, appearance is everything. A Natural Born amongst genetically-altered Aristocrats, all Ella ever wanted was to be like everyone else. Augmented, sparkling, and perfect. Then…the crash. Devastated by her father’s death and struggling with her new physical limitations, Ella is terrified to learn she is not just alone, but little more than a prisoner.

Her only escape is to lose herself in Nexis, the hugely popular virtual reality game her father created. In Nexis she meets Guster, a senior player who guides Ella through the strange and compelling new world she now inhabits. He offers Ella guidance, friendship…and something more. Something that allows her to forget about the “real” world, and makes her feel whole again.

But Nexis isn’t quite the game everyone thinks it is.

And it’s been waiting for Ella.

**MY REVIEW**

The world as we know today is gone. Humans with imperfections are a thing of the past. Machines that needed human help to function have been coded out of existence. And the best and brightest of humanity have been chosen to live in Domes - to safeguard their existence, and to protect them from the Disfavoured.

The Aristocrats are the definition of perfection. Hair, eyes, body shape, and even their voices and laughs can be Modified and Altered. Babies can be Customized, making them perfect from the minute they're born, clothes are made of the finest materials, parties are only ever thrown in the grandest manner, and citizens are kept in line through their G-Chips.

The thing with humans, though, is that we are never happy with what we have. And the Aristocrats? Nothing they do is for love, but more for standing in society. And then Warren Drexel creates Nexis. A virtual reality game of the world we lost, designed to give everyone anything they desire. 

Nexis is the new IT thing - what all Aristocrats must have; what they must succeed at. Exempt for the creator's daughter, Ellani Drexel, who resents the game because her father loves it more than her.

Until her father dies in a freak accident, and the last thing Natural Ellani told him was that she hated him, and all that's her of the last of her family is a game she thought she would never get into.

In Nexis, Ellani finds herself living a more real life than the one she was living back in the Real World. With Nadine, Morden, Opus and Gus, the Tricksters, Ellani finds herself on a quest to enter the mysterious Anansi Chamber, and falling in love with a boy she can't ever have, all while her state appointed guardian is faking her death, denying her prosthetic legs and keeping her under lock and key - a futuristic Cinderella. 

But Ellani is just one piece is a very dangerous game, one that is both real and not...

A little into reading Nexis, I though that this book would be one I hated, or this series would be one that I didn't particularly want to follow through until the end, but Nexis and A.L.Davroe proved me wrong on all counts - Nexis was a BRILLIANT book, be it the writing, execution, storyline, twists, characters and even the love story- it was absolutely mind blowing, and I can't wait to recommend it to everyone I know.

I don't know why I loved it, I just did. And by loved it , I mean I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED it, so much so that I finished it in one sitting in lieu of studying for an exam that was just the next day- and I didn't event feel guilty about it! I can't explain why I loved it, but I did. Even if you think gaming books are not for you, or that the description sounds way too sci-fi for you, or too out there - Nexis isn't actually like that. It's written for all YA readers, and whoever you are, I assure you that you will have the time of your life reading this masterpiece.

I have just one question: WHEN IS BOOK TWO COMING?! And is there a paperback I can get my hands on?

Stacking The Shelves (#2)

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly blog meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that is all about showcasing books that have been added to your shelves, both physical and virtual.

First of All, welcome to my SECOND Stacking the Shelves. As promised during the first, there are LOADS of books to show-off for last Tuesday (9/9) was my birthday- and, my friends, knowing what a book nerd I am, gifted me loads.

Also, my parents got me an entire bookcase! (So, you see, since the books are new to my shelves, I'm going to be talking about them as well!!)

Well, here we go:

For Review:

1. Eren by Simon.P.Clark

2. Zac & Mia by A.J.Betts

*Books courtesy of The Guardian Children's Books

3. Robin in the Hood (#1) by Diane.J.Reed



4. Stone of Thieves (#2) by Diane.J.Reed

*SIGNED Books courtesy of the author via YA Bound Book Tours


5. Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold by Iain Reading

*Book Courtesy of the author's publicist- Kelsey!

For my Birthday:

1. Willow by Julia Hoban

2. The Fiction Class by Susan Breen

3. If I Stay by Gayle Forman


4. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

5. Rain by Kate Le Vann

6. Breathe my Name by R.A.Nelson

7. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

8. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

9. Eeny Meeny by M.J.Aldridge

E-Books for review:

1. A Safe Space by E.M.Tippets

2. The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

3. Private Internship by Kisty Clare

4. Arcana by Jessica Leake

5. The Unhappening of Genesis Lee by Shallee McArthur

AAND, Finally, my BOOKSHELF: