2014 End of Year Book Surevy

2014 Reading Stats

Number of books read: 57 books

Number of re-reads: 0

Genre you read the most from: mixture of YA and then contemporary fiction (some romance)

Best In Books

1. Best book you read in 2014?

YA - The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Contemporary - Room by Emma Donoghue

Non-Fiction - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan

2. Book you were excited about & thought you were going to love more but didn't?

How To Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read in 2014?

Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros - I thought it would just be a cutesy rom-com, but it was actually a lot of fun to read and a little emotional. I adored this book.

4. Book you "pushed" the most people to read (and they did) in 2014? 

Orphan Station by John Kent - it was written by a friend of mine, I reviewed it and tried hosting a small blog tour for it. Apparently, I'm not cut out for running a blog tour, but I did get a few people to pick up copies!

5. Best series you started in 2014? Best sequel of 2014? Best series ender in 2014?

Start - N/A

Sequel - Be With Me by J. Lynn

Ender - Taste of Darkness (Healer #3) by Maria V. Snyder

6. Favourite new author you discovered in 2014?

M.J. Summers - author of the Full Hearts Series

7. Best book from a genre you don't typically read/was out of your comfort zone?

comedic graphic novel - Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh - not my cup of tea at all

8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (enough said?)

9. Book you read in 2014 that you are most likely to re-read next year?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green or Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros

10. Favourite cover of a book you read in 2014?

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

11. Most memorable character of 2014?

Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2014?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Soemone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson

13. Most thought-provoking/life-changing book read in 2014?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and One Hundred Names by Ceclia Ahern

14. Book you can't believe you waited until 2014 to finally read?

Room by Emma Donoghus and the Fault in Our Stars by John Green

15. Favourite passage/quote from a book you read in 2014?

“There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There's .1 and .12 and .112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. A writer we used to like taught us that. There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set. I want more numbers than I'm likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful.”

― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

16. Shortest and longest book read in 2014?

shortest - Go The F**k To Sleep by Adam Mansbach (32 pages)

longest -  The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

17. Book that shocked you the most?

My Story by Elizabeth Smart - only because some of the things that happened to her are so unimaginable

18. OTP (one true pairing) of the year

Hazel and Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

19. Favourite non-romantic relationship of the year

Jack and Mom from Room by Emma Donoghue

20. Favourite book read in 2014 from an author you've previously read?

Be With Me by J. Lynn

21. Best book you read in 2014 based SOLELY on a recommendation from somebody else/peer pressure?

The Bear by Claire Cameron - my sister said it was a good book for 3/4 of it and then it just fizzled for her, so I had to see what she was talking about.

22. Newest fictional crush from a book read in 2014?

Luc Chevalier from Breaking Love by MJ Summers

23. Best 2014 debut you read?

Orphan Station by John Kent (I'm a little biased as it's my friend). 

24. Best worldbuilding/most vivid setting you read this year?

The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan - I could picture and feel the horrible situations in this post apocalyptic novel

25. Book that put a smile on your face/was the most fun to read?

Save The Date by Mary Kay Andrews

26. Book that made you cry or nearly cry in 2014?

Only one? I cry at a lot of things and I would say that close to half of the books read made me cry at some point. If I have to pick one it's The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (it earned bonus tears because I had watched the movie before reading the book).

27. Hidden gem of the year?

Vintage by Susan Gloss

28. Book that crushed your soul?

What else? The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

29. Most unique book read in 2014?

Carrier by Anne Tibbets

30. Book that made you the most mad (doesn't mean you didn't like it)?

How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran - because I wanted to love it so much, but didn't. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it as much as I had hoped for.

Your Blogging/Bookish Life

1. New favourite book blog discovered in 2014?

Books a la Mode

2. Favourite review that you wrote in 2014? 

Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?

Keeping track or quotes and thoughts while reading

4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc)?

Romance Week hosted by Aislynn from Stitch Read Cook and myself

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2014?

I don't feel like 2014 was spectacular or anything as I was barely keeping it together some months. But I ddi work on decorating a room in the house to make into an office/library (it's almost done).

6. no number 6?

7. Most popular post this year on your blog (whether it be by comments of views).

Goodnight, Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros (most page views)

8. Post you wish got a little more love?
Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit

9. Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc)?

The Gilmore Girls reading list via buzzfeed (only because I started binge watching Gilmore Girls recently and love it)

10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set  for yourself at the beginning of this year?

2 out of 4 - See my recap of 2014 challenges here

Looking Ahead

1. One book that you didn't get to in 2014 but will be your number 1 priority in 2015?

Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham

2. Book you are most anticipating for 2015 (non-debut)?

All the Rage by Courtney Summers (must remember to pre-order this soon)

3. 2015 debut you are most anticipating?

We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach (I have a review copy to read *happy dance*)

4. Series ending/a sequel you are most anticipating in 2015?

Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers 

5. One thing you hope to accomplish or do in your blogging/reading life in 2015?

Writing more diverse posts, not just book reviews or posts about books. I want to delve into more aspects of my life and things I enjoy doing.

6. A 2015 release you've already read and recommended to everyone:

I haven't read any yet, but have a handful of unsolicited review books sitting on my shelf that I want to jump into soon.

I'll be hopping around some of the blogs listed in the link up on The Perpetual Page-Turner's post.

Deserted Island with Melissa from Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams  of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a  deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some  are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.

I'm excited to welcome Melissa to be a part of the Deserted Island feature here on my blog. Melissa is the blogger over at Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf. I love her Cat Thursday posts! We are both big cat lovers and book lovers. And well I love her reason for picking The Bible as one of her books... it's pretty much the same reasons I would read it through too.

5 books:

1. The Complete Works of Shakespeare -  It would give me quite a bit of reading and re-reading time and I've always felt that I should read more of The Bard.

2.  The Complete Sherlock Holmes - I've loved Holmes since I was a child and would love the time to read and reread all the stories.

3.  The Bible - I'm not really religious, but I've always thought that it would be great to have read the whole Bible. Not only would I be able to kick some butt on Jeopardy...but I'd be much more educated during discussions...assuming I escape the island!

4.  SAS Survival Handbook - When not escaping from my situation, I'll need help dealing with it!

5. A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants - I'd need to know what I could safely eat!  

5 Items:

1. A Tent - I love nature...but I need a little bit of separation to feel safe...plus it would give me plenty of time to build a shelter

2. A Sleeping bag - No matter how hot it is...I can't sleep without heavy blankets...and I think sleep will be crucial to survival

3. A Swiss Army Knife - Self explanatory

4. BlastMatch Fire Starter - I probably won't have anything to cook (What does a vegetarian need to cook on an island?) but fire will be crucial for surviving cold nights, chasing off unwelcome critters, and of course...reading after the sun sets.

5. A First Aid kit - last thing I need to to die from a scratch due to lack of antibiotics! Plus I also get horrid headaches and would need medicine with me.

You can find Melissa all over the web: Blog | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Bloglovin' | Tumblr

Thanks Melissa!

Deserted Island with Andrea from Reading Lark

Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams  of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a  deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some  are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.

Andrea from Reading Lark is stranded on my Deserted Island this week. Read below to see what books she thinks are a must and what items she thinks will be handy! Thanks Andrea for participating.

1) If you were suck on a deserted island, what five books would you want with you and why?

- North and South by John Jakes - It's one of my favorites and its length means that it would last me awhile.

- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - This is another favorite that I could read over and over.

- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - I have been meaning to read this one, but something always gets in the way. I'd certainly have time to read it on a deserted island.

- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - My all time favorite - 'nuff said

- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - It's hilarious and gives survival advice. If beauty queens can do it, I can too, right?!?!

2) Same question, but what five items would you want and why?

- Tent: I'm not really a suffer through the elements sort of girl.

- Bug Repellant: I dislike bugs almost as much as the elements.

- Hammock: I would want to be comfy while I read my five books and waited for rescue.

- Knife: This would be helpful in multiple situations for protection, food gathering, and keeping the vegetation at bay.

- Sunscreen: Being stranded is no reason to not protect yourself from UV rays.

This was fun. Thanks for thinking of me!

Deserted Island with Chrys Fey

Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams  of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a  deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some  are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.

This week Chrys Fey is here to let us know all about her new book, Hurricane Crimes, and to share her Deserted Island picks with us.... some might come in handy in a hurricane too.

 

1) What five books would you want if stuck on a Deserted Island, and why?

• SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea by John Lofty Wiseman . . . for obvious survival tip reasons.
• The Blah Story by Nigel Tomm because it’s 17, 868 pages long and will take me forever to read.
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I adore the movie but I haven’t actually read the book yet.
• The Host by Stephenie Meyer because it’s a decent length and I could read it over and over again.
• Naked in Death by J.D. Robb so I can get my Roarke fix. ;)

 

2) What five items would you want, and why?

• A fishing pole so I won’t have to go all Tom Hanks with a sharpened stick like he did on Cast Away.
• Emergency flint fire starters so I won’t hurt my hand trying to light a fire . . . like Tom Hanks on Cast Away.
• A raft so I won’t have to build one . . . like Tom Hanks on Cast Away.
• A friend so I won’t start talking to volleyballs or coconuts . . . like Tom Hanks on Cast Away. 
• Flares so I can attract ships and planes and not be stranded for Four years . . . like Tom Hanks on Cast Away.

Hurricane Crimes by Chrys Fey

Published: November 25, 2013

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Find it here: AmazonUS | AmazonUK | Goodreads 

*Hurricane Crimes is a short story.*

After her car breaks down, Beth Kennedy is forced to stay in Florida, the target of Hurricane Sabrina. She stocks up supplies, boards up windows, and hunkers down to wait out the storm, but her plan unravels when she witnesses a car accident. Risking her life, she braves the winds to save the driver. Just when she believes they are safe, she finds out the man she saved could possibly be more dangerous than the severe weather.

Donovan Goldwyn only wanted to hide from the police, but the hurricane shoved his car into a tree. Now he's trapped with a beautiful woman while the evidence that can prove his innocence to a brutal crime is out there for anyone to find.

As Hurricane Sabrina wreaks havoc, Beth has no other choice but to trust Donovan to stay alive. But will she survive, or will she become another hurricane crime?

EXCERPT

On the television set, which was fighting to stay alive, was breaking news. She caught bits and pieces of it as she emptied the bowl of blood-tainted water and threw out the cloth. It was about a high-speed chase that had occurred about a half-hour ago. Beth shook her head. Apparently, Donovan wasn’t the only idiot driving around during a hurricane.

She went back into the living room and began replacing all the medical supplies into the first-aid kit. Behind her, a reporter was explaining that the driver of the car was believed to be a murder suspect.

“The name of the—”

The lights flashed, prompting Beth to snatch up her flashlight.

“Donovan Goldwyn.”

Her fingers went cold around the plastic tube as ice frosted her veins. She straightened her spine and turned stiffly to the television, her heart wasn’t beating in her chest. On the screen was the picture of the man who was right now changing in her bedroom. Above it was a caption in bold letters that read—SUSPECT.

She gripped the flashlight in her frozen fingers. Her heart thudded fearfully. She stared into the immobilized violet eyes through the glass.

“Oh my god,” she gasped.

She had brought a murderer into her home!

About the Author:

Chrys Fey’s debut, Hurricane Crimes, was published by The Wild Rose Press. Mid 2014, she will be coming out with her second romantic-suspense eBook, 30 Seconds. She created the blog Write with Fey to offer aspiring writers advice and inspiration. She lives in Florida where she is ready to battle the next hurricane that comes her way.

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Deserted Island with Ashley of Nose Graze

Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams  of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a  deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some  are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.

I have been spending a lot of time checking out the posts at Nose Graze lately, that I decided I should ask Ashely if she would like to participate in Deserted Island. And she said YES! I am thrilled because I absolutely love everything she posts on her blog.

So without further ado, here are Ashley's Deserted Island picks!

What five books would you want with you if ever on a Deserted Island, and why?

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

5. Parallel by Lauren Miller

I know choosing Harry Potter is probably so cliché, but it makes the most sense for me!  Harry Potter is the one series that I can read again and again, and never get tired of it.  Plus, the books are all very long, so they would keep me occupied for a long time.  (I don't like the first 3 books much, which is why I didn't include those.)  Then for my fifth book, I felt like I had to choose a standalone because I would be annoyed if I just got one book from a duology/trilogy.  I went with Parallel by Lauren Miller because it was the first standalone I thought of that totally rocked my world!  Parallel universes--awesome!

What five items would you want, and why?

1. A swiss army knife - I think this is pretty self explanatory!  I'm sure it would come in handy for building my shelter, hunting, and self defense!  A must-have.

2. Sleeping bag - It's important to be warm and snuggly at night.  I think I could make do without a tent, but a sleeping bag is super important to keep warm. Plus I value quality sleep!

3. First aid kid - I'm not going to survive long if I get injured and have nothing to help.

4. A dragon!  Can I pick a dragon?  I want one!  It would be useful for transportation, starting fires, cooking food, and even hunting.  Hopefully it wouldn't turn around and decide to eat me, but we could cross that bridge when we come to it.

5. My fiancé, Coding God!  I don't think I could survive without him -- deserted island or no. ;)  (I hope he don't mind me calling him an "item" hehehe.)

About Ashely:

I’m a 23 year old female splitting my time between California and the United Kingdom. I’ve always loved reading, ever since before I can remember. I didn’t go out with friends or even sit with people at lunch in high school. I spent all day every day in the library, reading book after book after book.

When I’m not reading, I’m web designing, drawing, gaming, or doing other kinds of blogging! I work as a freelance web designer and absolutely love creating new websites!

If you're interested in the world of young adult, fantasy, and romance, consider checking out my book blog, Nose Graze!

Romance Week: Guest Post and Giveaway with Kitsy Clare

Today Kitsy Clare is here with some teasers from her book Model Position and a giveaway! So check out the fun teasers below and the info about the book and then scroll on down to enter today's giveaway.

Model Position by Kitsy Clare
New adult contemporary romance novella (79 pages)
Release date: Feb 20 with Inkspell

In Manhattan’s glitzy gallery scene love and art are perilous games. 

Will Sienna dare to play?

All too soon, artist Sienna Karr will graduate art school and be flung out into Manhattan’s glamorous but cutthroat gallery scene. Luckily, she’s just met Dave Hightower, heir to the hippest gallery ever. He’s asked her on a date, and offered to introduce her to the gallery owner, his intimidating Aunt Lydia. Sienna’s excited! Now she’ll be able to climb the ranks and make those all-important art connections.

Trouble is, she’s falling hard for the sexy live drawing model, Erik, whose sizzling green eyes seem to pierce right into her soul. Dare she risk losing those potential art contacts for love? Erik insists that Sienna is a real talent and her painting stands out above all the others. But she worries that he whispers this come-on line to every pretty art student who flocks around him during breaks. And her friends worry, is Erik up to her pay grade? What kind of guy chooses modeling for a living? Who is he, really? Her choice may be her ruin… or not, but she must decide fast. Everything in Sienna’s super-organized life is turning to terrifying yet sweet chaos.

Pre-order Model Position at Inkspell | Pre-order Model Position at e-junkie 

Romance Week Guest Post: The Star Catcher by Stephanie Keyes

The Star Catcher by Stephanie Keyes

Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Pages: 421

Release Date: November 10, 2013

Grab it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo

Magick and destiny intertwine as he fights to save his kingdom and the goddess he loves.
Her kiss…the feel of her skin…the beat of her heart…For seventeen-year-old Kellen St. James, each memory is marred by a single sentence on a lone strip of paper.

Cali has been taken…

Armed with an amulet that channels the ultimate power of Faerie, Kellen searches for his love. However, control of the amulet’s energy comes with a price, and Kellen soon learns that Cali’s captor has plans for the stone. With the threat of the Star Catcher’s evil looming above Kellen and his kingdom, he’ll have to free the Heart of Faerie and break the curse the binds the Children of Danu to the darkness. But before that, he has to find his real father, the king. No pressure, right?

Kellen and Cali will battle bewitched armies and unknown foes as they fight to stay together. Will Kellen embrace his immortal destiny? Or will his world, and the man he is fated to become, be destroyed by The Star Catcher?

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Romance Week Guest Post: Lindsay Paige & Mary Smith

I have the honour of hosting not one but two authors today. Lindsay Paige and Mary Smith are the authors of Breakaway (book one of The Penalty Kill Trilogy). I was looking for a different kind of romance to read when Lindsay sent me a message about their hockey themed romance and I decided that this could be fun. You can check out my review later today.

I invited them to come share their TOP 5 ROMANCE NOVELS with us today for ROMANCE WEEK!

Romance Week Interview: Jessica Scott

I'd like to welcome author Jessica Scott to Snowdrop Dreams of Books and ROMANCE WEEK! I had the opportunity to interview Jessica about writing romance novels and she let us have a sneak peek at her latest WIP!

What drew you to writing Romance to begin with?

I had a battalion commander once tell me that everything in life is about relationships. Romance is ultimately about relationships so it's a natural fit. Plus, I really wanted to write stories that would challenge people, but also fit into conceptions of what readers expected, you know?

Would you ever write outside of Romance? If so, what genres?  If no, why not?

I think I'd love to write something like Tomb Raider or Raiders of the Lost Ark. I love the idea of looking for lost civilizations and artifacts. Right now, though, I'm focusing on the Coming Home series.

If Hollywood optioned All For You into a movie, who would play the lead characters? 

You know I honestly cannot answer that. I'd love to see Reese Witherspoon play Emily but I have absolutely no mental image of who could play Reza. He's such a strong picture in my head that I haven't seen him looking back at me from any actor, if that makes sense.

If you could hop into any romance novel, what would it be? 

Don't laugh but Johanna Lindsey's Warrior's Woman. I'm a Star Wars geek so anything that puts me into space travel would be so awesome.

What are you writing at the moment?  Can you give us a sneak peek into your current WIP 

Here's a sneak peak at First Sarn't Sorren's book that I'm working on now. 

Headlights flooded the living room a few minutes later. She opened the door, surprised to see him in civilian clothes. Casual jeans and a button down shirt, cuffed at the wrists.

She smiled as he approached thinking that maybe that second glass of wine hadn’t been such a good idea. It made her feel loose and warm as he walked toward her. He looked down at her, his eyes warm and dark. “Why are you smiling?” he asked gently. 

“I keep forgetting how big you are.” She lifted the glass of wine to her lips. It was sparkling and sweet on her tongue. 

He watched her every movement and Melanie felt something she hadn’t felt in the war zone that her home had become. She felt alive. Aware of the heat in her veins, the tightness of her skin.  

It was all an illusion. An illusion that started with the man in her foyer and would end with her heart breaking again. 

Because Gale Sorren was a soldier. And that meant that anyone in his life always came second to the army. 

She knew that and despite being glad he’d come tonight, the reality of what she was doing slapped at her. 

It was a mistake to let that fantasy take hold. A terrible mistake. 

Gale wouldn’t stick around long enough to convince her it was real. So why get wrapped up in the fantasy, no matter how nice it was thrumming through her veins at that moment?

About the book:

All For You by Jessica Scott
RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2014

Can a battle-scarred warrior . . .

Stay sober. Get deployed. Lead his platoon. Those are the only things that matter to Sergeant First Class Reza Iaconelli. What he wants is for everyone to stay out of his way; what he gets is Captain Emily Lindberg telling him how to deal with his men. Fort Hood's newest shrink is smart as a whip and sexy as hell. She's also full of questions—about the army, its soldiers, and the agony etched on Reza's body and soul.

. . . open his heart to love?

Emily has devoted her life to giving soldiers the care they need—and deserve. Little does she know that means facing down the fierce wall of muscle that is Sergeant Iaconelli like it's just another day at the office. When Reza agrees to help her understand what makes a soldier tick, she's thrilled. Too bad it doesn't help her unravel the sexy warrior in front of her who stokes her desire and touches a part of her she thought long dead. He's the man who thinks combat is the only escape from the demons that haunt him. The man who needs her most of all . . .
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COMING MARCH 2014!

About the Author:

Jessica Scott is a career army officer, mother of two daughters, three cats and three dogs, wife to a career NCO and wrangler of all things stuffed and fluffy. She is a terrible cook and even worse housekeeper, but she's a pretty good shot with her assigned weapon and someone liked some of the stuff she wrote. Somehow, her children are pretty well adjusted and her husband still loves her, despite burned water and a messy house.

She's written for the New York Times At War Blog, PBS Point of View Regarding War, and IAVA. She deployed to Iraq in 2009 as part of OIF/New Dawn and is currently a company commander stationed at Fort Hood.

Most recently, she's been featured as one of Esquire Magazine's Americans of the Year for 2012.

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Romance Week Giveaway with K.A. Tucker!

Okay this next Romance Week special is a giveaway from a Canadian author that I adore. I've read her debut novel Ten Tiny Breaths and loved it so much (and I'm all set to read One Tiny Lie and Four Seconds To Lose shortly). I hope you are all as excited as I am that KA TUCKER has offered up an amazing giveaway for Romance Week!

If you hadn't heard recently, KA Tucker did a really exciting cover reveal for her fourth book in the Ten Tiny Breaths Series. It's called Five Ways To Fall and was revealed on February 5th!

Here's a little info on the books in the series:

TEN TINY BREATHS - Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

Four years ago Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, holding her boyfriend’s lifeless hand and listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, twenty year old Kacey and her fifteen year old sister Livie escape Grand Rapids, Michigan to start over in Miami. Struggling to make ends meet, Kacey needs to figure out how to get by. But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D. Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes, deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable and Trent is determined to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means that an explosive secret could shatter both their worlds.

ONE TINY LIE - Livie has always been the stable one of the two Cleary sisters, handling her parents' tragic death and Kacey's self-destructive phase with strength and maturity. But underneath that exterior is a little girl hanging onto the last words her father ever spoke to her. “Make me proud,” he had said. She promised she would...and she’s done her best over the past seven years with every choice, with every word, with every action.

Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy that she’s going to someday marry. What isn’t part of her plan are Jell-O shots, a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say ‘no’ to, and Ashton, the gorgeous captain of the men’s rowing team. Definitely him. He’s an arrogant ass who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare and everything she doesn’t want in a guy. Worse, he’s best friends and roommates with Connor, who happens to fit Livie’s criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton?

As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows. 

FOUR SECONDS TO LOSE - When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths. Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be. With long hours, a staff with enough issues to keep a psych ward in business, and the police regularly on his case, twenty-nine-year-old Cain is starting to second guess his unspoken mission to save the women he employs. And then blond, brown-eyed Charlie Rourke walks through his door, and things get really complicated. Cain abides by a strict “no sleeping with the staff” rule. But being around Charlie challenges Cain’s self-control…and it’s been a long time since any woman has done that.

Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Rourke needs a lot of money, really fast, in order to vanish before it’s too late. Taking her clothes off for men makes her stomach curl but Charlie tells herself that at least she’s putting her acting and dancing skills to good use. And though her fellow dancers seem eager to nab their sexy, sophisticated, and genuinely caring boss, she’s not interested. After all, Charlie Rourke doesn’t really exist—and the girl pretending to be her can't get distracted by romance.

Unfortunately, Charlie soon discovers that developing feelings for Cain is inevitable, and that those feelings may not be unrequited—but losing him when he finds out what she’s involved with will be more painful than any other sentence awaiting her.

FIVE WAYS TO FALL - Sometimes you can’t change—and sometimes you just don’t want to. Discover Ben’s side of the story in this fourth novel by the beloved, top-selling indie author of Ten Tiny Breaths, One Tiny Lie, and Four Seconds to Lose.

Purple-haired, sharp-tongued Reese MacKay knows all about making the wrong choice; she’s made plenty of them in her twenty-odd-years. So when her impulsive, short-lived marriage ends in heartbreak, she decides it’s time for a change. She moves to Miami with the intention of hitting reset on her irresponsible life, and she does quite well…aside from an epically humiliating one-night stand in Cancun with a hot blond bouncer named Ben. Thank God she can get on a plane and leave that mistake behind her.

Football scholarship and frat parties with hot chicks? Part of charmer Ben Morris’s plan. Blown knee that kills any hope of a professional football career? So not part of the plan. Luckily Ben has brains to go with his knockout looks and magnetism. After three long years of balancing law school with his job as a bouncer at Penny’s Palace, he’s ready to lead a more mature life—until his first day of work, when he finds himself in the office of that crazy, hot chick he met in Cancun. The one he hasn’t stopped thinking about.

If Ben truly were a smart guy, he’d stay clear of Reese. She’s the boss’s stepdaughter and it’s been made very clear that office romances are grounds for dismissal. Plus, rumor has it she’s trouble. The only problem is, he likes trouble, especially when it’s so good-looking…

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Kathleen - thank you so much for being a part of romance week and I cannot wait for everyone to get their hands on copies of the Ten Tiny Breath Series.

About the author:
Born in small-town Ontario, K.A. Tucker published her first book at the age of six  with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader, and currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

I love hearing from readers! Please feel free to email me  at: katucker@katuckerbooks.com

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