Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Unremembered Things by Rachel Tsoumbakos Book Blitz + Giveaway

Unremembered Things by Rachel Tsoumbakos

Unremembered Things by Rachel Tsoumbakos (Genre: Paranormal Romance)



Unremembered Things (Wood Nymph Chronicles #1) by Rachel Tsoumbakos Age category: New Adult Release Date: February 10, 2015 Genre: Paranormal Romance

Blurb

One woman, two worlds and nothing but UNREMEMBERED THINGS separating them. Indiana Shamira has a dark secret that could shatter her version of reality and get her killed in the process. Now if only she could remember what it is… When Indiana wakes with no memory of her past life and a vampire called Sam hanging from the rafters in her cellar, she knows things are about to get nasty. Not only does Sam know all about her previous life, but he seems intent on seducing her as well. Of course her boyfriend, Kurt, has different ideas – like making her open the portal to hell! And then there is the nagging suspicion that Indiana is not entirely human, now she can see ghostly images from the Otherworld. Or could it be from the life she can no longer remember? They include the flickering effigy of Kurt and a redwood forest that conjures up deeply repressed magic. Not only will Indiana have to risk everything to keep the door to another dimension closed, she will have to decide whether she is ready to lose her heart to someone who has more secrets than herself. Set in the lush Australian bush, UNREMEMBERED THINGS is a fusion of fantasy, paranormal and forbidden romance.

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Excerpt

“It is time.” Her voice purred like a kitten, but Indiana suspected she was really a feral animal on the inside. “For what?” Her voice was raspy, hesitant and unsure if she really wanted to know the answer. Somewhere, deep inside, she suspected she already knew. “Just remember I’m doing this for us,” Sam whispered into her ear. “So we can be together forever.” Before Indiana could question him further, she felt a flurry of hands over her body. Indiana tried to open her eyes, but a warm hand reached up and carefully covered them. Indiana was bitten – hard, and she groaned in pleasure. Shocked by her unexpected display, she clutched her hands outwards. Feeling the writhe of skin on skin, she tried to pull herself free. The tickle of fingers across her neck and down her spine calmed her with their warm familiarity. “It’s okay, Indiana.” The feathery words danced across her skin, warm like a summer breeze. She stilled and let Sam’s fingers intertwine with her own, relieved by his simple touch. Time seemed to move forward and Indiana was presented with brief snippets of fleeting images; Camilla biting Sam, biting her. Indiana enjoying the pain of Camilla’s sharp teeth as they gnashed at her neck, her thighs and her wrist. The flurry of skin and hands and teeth as they writhed together in the height of passion. Pale hands slithered over her own luminescent skin, then Sam’s darker skin brushed against her own, warming her and protecting her but against what she was unsure. Then Camilla poised over Sam, a knife in her hand. A flash of blood as it splayed out from a gaping neck wound. Indiana’s involuntary gasp and then choking sob at the sight of the cavernous hole. Hungry sucking as Camilla drank her fill. A warm hand, its fingers still laced through hers, slowing turning ice cold.

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About the Author

Rachel Tsoumbakos. Author of contemporary horror and paranormal fiction.Rachel Tsoumbakos is a stay home mother of two. Her main passions are writing, reading and organic gardening. Rachel lives with her husband, two kids, three cats and eight chickens in the hills surrounding Melbourne, Australia. While she has had several articles published through mainstream magazines, she has also written extensively for True Blood Net and the now defunct Suite 101. When she is not tending to her organic veggie garden, she is working on her cardio as she trains for the zombie apocalypse.

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Parched by Georgia Clark Blog Tour {Review + Giveaway}

A themed tour with Prism Book Tours.

Parched 
Parched
by Georgia Clark
YA Romantic Sci-Fi
Hardcover, 312 Pages
March 14th 2014 by Holiday House

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling futuristic adventure novel about a utopian city struggling to keep its peace.

"Bold futurist adventure with unusual romance, riveting action and ominous ecological red flags." —Kirkus Reviews

Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Indie Bound



My Review



It’s been a year since Tess’s mom died. A year since she escaped Eden to live in the Badlands. That all changes when Ling finds her. Now Tess has to make a decision that could help save lives and just might take hers.  She can join Kudzu or stay in the Badlands to die. She knows the path she chooses will change her forever. What she doesn’t expect is the friendships she makes and actually finding a guy that she likes talking to.

Your every move is watched and there is hardly anyone that you can trust. It’ll be a peace of cake destroying the artificial intelligence before anyone finds out. Right?   

This book was intense. There was always something happening and I felt that if I blinked I was going to miss something. Parched was action-packed and had me biting my nails. I usually don’t go for the science fiction books and robots and all that but parched interested me. Maybe it was the water drought that brought me in but I’m glad I got the chance to read this book. It was very interesting and I really enjoyed the robotic aspects of the book, which is a first.  Terms were being thrown at you but Tess knew how to distribute the information for us to understand. Could I tell you the names of some of the stuff she mentioned? Probably not but I knew what was what and how everything worked. There are different types of bots in the book. You have the substitutes that do things for you like getting you a bottle of water. Then there are the Quickies that basically round up anyone trying to get into Eden and detain them. Razors are the nasty ones, they can kill you. I feel like I am missing one…or two.

So there are five parts to parched and each part gets better and better. There are so many things they didn’t know until the very end and it just blew my mind when we found out. I mean it was one thing after another I just wanted to say stop but I couldn’t stop reading. I was like there is no way they can deal with this or how is Tess even functioning right now.

Overall: Parched was dynamic, mind boggling, and just outright good. It is definitely worth the read.

Tess is a very outspoken person and voices her opinions whether you want to hear them or not. Before the Badlands this wasn’t the case. She was living the life and was care free. The Badlands changed her and I think it was for the better because she now knows how they feel and she wants to help them. She gets hit with a lot in the book and it surprising how resilient she is. You have to admire her about that, most would have crumbled.

I also don’t think this book would have been the same without Ling. She is a major player in this game and she keeps everyone together. None of this would have happened without her and I want to give her that credit. Ling is someone that I would want as a friend. She is brilliant, trustworthy, and she is pretty bada**.

Hunter was a bit of a mystery to me at first. He started growing on me with his awkawardness because I’m an awkward person myself. He is basically a genius and I want him to do my homework. Annnnd based on his description he sounds pretty yummy.

There are so many more characters that I want to talk about but I’ll stop it at three. Loved all the characters and I hope there is going to be anther book. The way the book ended I hope there is going to be another one. *sobs* I need to know.

4 STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!





 

Georgia Clark is an Australian writer and performer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of the young adult novels SHE’S WITH THE BAND (Allen & Unwin) and sci-fi/romance PARCHED (Holiday House). Widely published online and in print. Won some awards/grants/residencies. Has a play on at the NY Fringe festival. Pretty keen on cheese plates. 


Georgia is gearing up to teach a short, online writing class about writing sci-fi through a Lit Reactor course. Want to go check it out and join? Go HERE! Begins January 14th.

Tour-Wide Giveaway

$20 Amazon Gift Card (INT)
Signed copy of Parched (US only)
Ends January 25th

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