Theresa M. Jones

Title: Pulled Author: A. L. Jackson Summary: Melanie Winters and Daniel Montgomery shared a love they believed bonded them together for life.   After the tragic loss of their daughter, overwhelming grief and misguided guilt distorts the truth, and their relationship ends in unanswered questions. For nine years, they drift through life, each unable to forget the one who holds their heart.     Now, when their lives again intersect, will the power that drew them together be enough to heal the wounds from their past? Pulled is a story of attraction and separation, of destiny and duty, of a love so strong it refuses to give up even when all others have. Review: I received this book free in exchange for an honest review. So… when I got this book, I really had no idea what is was about, and went to read the summary. I was expecting something more like contemporary romance, but there was some weird things going on. The story is about a woman and man, who as teenagers

Q:  What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form. A. Im going for the same thing that Im sure Many are... Insta-Love. Its ridiculous. Also- Im getting SO tired of triangles. I want to know WHO the person is in love with... and I feel like it takes away from the "love" if the MC loves more than 1 person. Or cant choose. Let me know if you are a new follower so I can follow you back :)

Ok- Here is a list of 4 things that YOU should KNOW! #1- I have Added POWER , my debut New Adult (Mature YA) Paranormal Romance Novel to Goodreads, SO you should go Add it to your TBR list!!! (Click the Picture) #2. I will be participating in my first BLOG HOP - The Fall in Love Blog Hop from 11/01-11/09 and will be giving away ANY book from the Book Depository under $10 USD. So make sure to come by during that time to enter my giveaway!! #3. I Created an Author Page on Facebook , so if you havent gone on over to LIKE me, PLEASE do !(Click the Picture) #4. I got to see the rough draft photos for the Cover of POWER and O.M.G.!!!!!! Im amazed and CANNOT wait until it is ready!!! Things are happening people! If you want to be a part of a blog hop/book tour once I release it, let me know! (if you havent already... I already have like 8 bloggy buddies so far willing to participate!)

Title: The Lost Prince Author: Julie Kagawa Summary: "Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten." Review: I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I must say, I was thrilled… beyond exsited to receive this ARC! I was very late on jumping onto the Kagawa Bandwagon, and only just read The Iron Fey series a few mont

Wicked Rose Book Tour Title: Wicked Rose Author: Madalynn Davis Summary: Still reeling from her father's murder, sixteen-year-old Noelle Hart returns to Whisper Preparatory Academy, an exclusive private boarding school in the sleepy town of Whisper, Connecticut. She tries to move on with her life, but things get off to a rocky start. Arguing with friends, dodging the overbearing Headmaster, and staying out of her nemesis' line of fire are almost her undoing. ​Until she meets Gabriel Merriweather. ​Over night, Noelle's luck takes a turn for the better. For the first time in her life, Noelle is the girl that every other girl at school wants to be. Once and for all, Noelle is able to step out of her older, perfect sister's shadow and be the center of attention. At last, her world is perfect. ​But, all good things must come to an end. ​When one of her friends is brutally murdered, Noelle becomes the prime suspect. Noelle's world is turned upsi

So… This weekend was Super busy. Saturday we went to my nieces birthday party, which was super cool. We went to this place where you paint Bisque (like Clay) and then they fire it and glaze it to make it shiny pretty pottery, painted by you! Super cool idea, and I plan on taking my daughter there to make/paint Christmas gifts for the grandparents!! Then my daughter had a dentist appointment and they want to pull out one of her back molars because of an infection in the gums. So sad!! But THEN I went to a photo shoot so that my buddy friend/photographer could take pictures of a gorgeous lady for the cover of my debut novel, POWER . This is SO exciting! I know ive talked about how to make an ebook cover before … but really, I don’t know how long it will take! We did the photos, and I just barely glanced through them while there (some of them are UH-MAZING!!!) but then they have to be edited, and then the font needs to go on. I need to figure out what to put on the back, and

Title: Starters Author: Lissa Price Summary: HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, and going out with a senator's grandson. It feels almost like a fairy tale, until Callie discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations' plans ar

Title : The Puppets Secret Author: Alex Samms Summary: A story of a middle-aged woman finding that reality and insanity border on a fine line. A tale of romance that never was and the consequences one must pay for the choices one makes. What happens is unexpected and keeps you wanting more. Review: I received an ARC from the author for an honest review. I must also mention that this is a very short story. So… If you know anything about me and my choice of stories, its that I rarely enjoy short stories. I like   LONG novels, and if it’s a series, it’s a plus. The longer the story, the better. This was very short. Took me about… ten minutes to read. It was a little confusing at first, I couldn’t tell who was talking or not. There is very little dialogue, everything is internal monologue. The story starts out with an older woman who hates life, and then goes into why she hates it. She explains herself, the best she can, about when and why her life fell apart

So , I haven’t actually given an update on my books in over a month. Yes, I have mentioned little things here and there, but not an actual update. And I think it’s important, because this weekend I went to Veronica Roth’s blog and read back BEFORE she even had an agent to follow her journey and see how she did it. And it was exciting and great to read. And maybe, years from now, I will have an agent, with a publisher and several books published and people will want to know how I did it. So... here it goes. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I updated my Query and tried Querying Agents again… and since then, I have received only rejections. And I’m pretty tired of it.   I also noticed one of my FAV indie authors (Samantha Young) now has an agent and is traditional publishing her adult novel, On Dublin Street. And it made me feel even more certain of my descision to self publish. I know I have talked time and again about Self publishing vs Traditional Publishing ...but I’m tired

Title: Exiled  (Immortal Essence Series) Author: RaShelle Workman Summary: Worlds divided them. Chance brought them together. Only love will save them. An alien princess exiled to Earth. An arrogant boy. One week to get back to her planet or she'll die. And, her only chance for survival? She must help the boy find his soul mate. Piece of cake! Review: First off, check out the cover! They have recently changed the cover (to the second, smaller one I have show) but both are VERY pretty!! But I think I like the original better. So, I have to say that I was extremely impressed by this book. You never know what kind of book you will actually get when you buy a free book… and I had never heard of this author before, so I really didn’t have any idea what it would be like. The story is about an alien princess named Venus, who is exiled to earth on false charges, and the only way she can go home is if she can help a certain human find his soul mate

Title: Kindred (Darkwoods Trilogy #2) Author: J.A. Redmerski Summary: Isaac Mayfair is hiding a dark secret. And just when Adria Dawson thinks the worst of her life among the werewolf world is over, she learns the secret that can rip her and Isaac's love apart. Adria must come to terms with what the truth means for her. What it means for her life and how much time she has left to live it. She must choose between two different fates, neither of which can offer life as a certainty. As if Isaac's betrayal isn't enough, Adria learns that there are things out there older and more powerful than werewolves could ever be. An archaic entity known only to few as the Praverian, unlike anything Adria has ever known or heard of. As Adria struggles with her own fateful dilemmas, she must also try to find out why the Praverian is so interested in her and do everything in her power to stay out of its way. Review: Let me start by saying I really like this cover! Way better t

Title: Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) Author: Tera Lynn Childs Summary: Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster. Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to his bleak home is just another notch on her combat belt. She never expected to run into this girl who could be her double, though. Greer has her life pretty well put together, thank you very much. But that all tilts sideways when two girls who look eerily like her appear on her doorstep and claim they’re triplets, supernatural descendants of some hideous creature from Greek myth, destined to spend their lives hunting monsters. Review: Well… I have heard of Tera Lynn

Title: Mayfair Moon Author: J.A. Redmerski Summary: After a nightmarish encounter with a werewolf, seventeen-year-old Adria Dawson loses her sister, but gains the love of a mysterious young man and his legendary family. Strange and tragic things begin to happen in the small town of Hallowell, Maine: residents come down with an unexplainable ‘illness’ and some disappear. In the midst of everything, Isaac Mayfair is adamant about keeping Adria safe, even from her sister whom he has warned her to stay away from. As unspeakable secrets unfold all around Adria, impossible choices become hers to bear. Ultimately, no matter what path she takes, her life and the lives of those she loves will be in peril. As she learns about the werewolf world she also learns why her place in it will change the destinies of many Review: So… Ive had this book for a while. I bought it when I saw it on a freebie list but didn’t read it. Then I saw it on a Goodreads giveaway, and still didn

So… Recently I joined a Book Tour , my FIRST ever, and I was SUPER excited. But then something happened. The book was pretty disappointing! Now, if you come here and ever see my reviews, you would notice that I RARELY rate something low. I mean, c’mon, I haven’t posted even ONE 1 Star review, and only ONE 2 star review. Any book that is good- gets a 3 Star review . If it’s GREAT it’s 4 , and if its Absolutely AMAZING in every way and I will read it more than once, its 5. But this book was NOT good . It read like a rough draft. There were SO many problems with it that I felt bad writing the review. And I kept thinking, what I would I do if I got a review like this on my book?   It was honest, and not mean, but… probably hurt the author’s feelings, HARD Core. SO-

First is Tidal, the third book in the Watersong Series by Amanda Hocking!! CAN NOT WAIT!! And next is The Elite, Kiera Cass's sequel to The Selection, which I LOVE! Holy cow people, I SOOO cannot wait! Both of these covers are GORGEOUS!!!!!

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of  Parajunkee’s View  and Alison of  Alison Can Read . Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!  Q. What do you hope to accomplish with your blog? Is it to one day become an author yourself, just for fun, maybe get some online attention, or maybe something very different? A. I first heard about book bloggers after reading a post by Amanda Hocking. She said that it was the book bloggers that really made her sales for her books soar! So I thought... I want to publish a book (I had already been working on POWER, my first book, by that time) And how great would it be if I already had a blog and followers before I actually published! Now- I just hope that some of you amazing bloggers, will read and review my book, when I finally publish it. (hopefully very soon!!!) what about you? Let me know if you are a new follower, and Ill come follow you back

Query Letters... What are they? Why are they important? And... how the heck do you write one?? A query letter is a single page formal cover letter, that introduces you and your book to a literary (or magazine) agents, publishing houses or companies. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not a resume. It’s not rambling saga of your life as an aspiring writer. Seems simple enough, right? But no... There is a formula you should use, if you want your letter to be a successful one and truly capture the interest of the person you are querying. Good query letters are only one page Query letter breakdown by paragraph: 1.             Introduction: explain why you are contacting our agency. Were you referred? Why are we the agency for this project? 2.             Manuscript pitch/ the hook: what is your novel or nonfiction proposal? You should be able to summarize your novel or nonfiction project in a one pitch sentence or in one short paragraph—like a summary on the

Reviews: City of Ashes City of Glass Matched Crossed Divergent Insurgent The Covenent Within ARC- Ironskin Arcadia's Gift Intangible My first Giveaway Ended. My job layed off 10% of the workforce !! But I was SAFE :) I queried more agents and debated Self Publishing vs Traditional. I had my FIRST GUEST POST ! Yup, September was Great!

Title: On Raven’s Wings Author: Isobel Lucas Summary : Mary Joseph's family is going through a financial crisis and now she's forced to finish out senior year at the local public school. In an effort to erase her Catholic school girl image, she joins a rock band, gets a makeover from her best friend, and changes her name to Raven. Ian, the hottest guy in school, notices her and she's plunged into a world she never expected to enter. His kisses are as steamy as his body, but Raven doesn't know if he's telling her the truth about his bizarre family or if he's just saying anything to convince her to go all the way. When disaster hits Raven's family, she has to make a decision: ignore Ian's wild claims or take a leap of faith. On Raven's Wings is the first episode in a series of five novelettes (10,000 - 15,000 words) releasing every two weeks starting October 23rd. Due to sex and language, this is recommended for readers 17 and up.