#CoverReveal : CassaStorm by Alex J. Cavanaugh #SciFi #SpaceOpera

Pleased beyond words to share in the cover reveal for CassaStorm by author & blogger extraordinaire, Alex J. Cavanaugh! 

On to the purdy ...

By:  Alex J. Cavanaugh

Release date: September 17, 2013

Science Fiction - Space Opera/Adventure

Print ISBN 9781939844002

E-book ISBN 9781939844019

A storm gathers across the galaxy…

Byron thought he’d put the days of battle behind him. Commanding the Cassan base on Tgren, his only struggles are occasional rogue pirate raids and endless government bureaucracies. As a galaxy-wide war encroaches upon the desert planet, Byron’s ideal life is threatened and he’s caught between the Tgrens and the Cassans.

After enemy ships attack the desert planet, Byron discovers another battle within his own family. The declaration of war between all ten races triggers nightmares in his son, shaking Bassan to the core and threatening to destroy the boy’s mind. 

Meanwhile the ancient alien ship is transmitting a code that might signal the end of all life in the galaxy. And the mysterious probe that almost destroyed Tgren twenty years ago could be on its way back. As his world begins to crumble, Byron suspects a connection. The storm is about to break, and Byron is caught in the middle…

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Other books in this series include:

CassaStar

AMAZON  /  AMAZON UK  /  AMAZON DE  /  BARNES AND NOBLE  

BOOKS A MILLION  /  AMAZON’s KINDLE  /  NOOK

CassaFire

Barnes and Noble /  Nook  /  Amazon  /  Kindle

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Looks like a nail biter for sure! Love the ominous clouds and bursts of lightening blowing spaceships to pieces.

What do you think? 

#YA #Paranormal Hop : Crux by @JulieAReece

Giveaway time!

Thanks to I Am A Reader Not A Writer for hosting yet another awesome hop.

Check out the linky list below for over 100 chances to win more prizes! 

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My Giveaway: An ecopy of Crux 

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YA Paranormal
by Julie Reece

She should have run. Now, she’ll have to fight.

Eighteen year old Birdie may be homeless, but she’s surviving, that is until a mysterious guy throws money in the air like a crazy game show host and she grabs some with the idea she’ll be able to buy dinner that night.

In that singular moment, unassuming Birdie becomes the girl in everyone’s viewfinder. Thugs want to kill her. Money-guy wants to recruit her. The very hot, very rich and very out of her league Grey Mathews wants to save her.

Birdie, though, wants nothing to do with any of them until she realizes fate didn’t bring them all together.

Her heritage did.

Now, with only twenty-one days left, she’s got to decide whether to follow in the footsteps of those before her or risk her life for people she’s only just met.

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Elementris (The Vangeretta Curse Series) by Christina Mobley #YAlit #Paranormal

Hi everyone!! I’m Christina Mobley, author of The Vangeretta Curse series. This past year I released the first book in the series, Elementris. This month I am kicking off the blog tour for book two, Exposure. We are having the Exposure blog tour and release party on Facebook this month. We’re going to be playing games, doing giveaways, and meeting some new authors/readers. I’m planning to give away a few e-book copies of both books, some Elementris inspired jewelry, and a few signed copies too. You are all welcome to join in the fun and invite your friends. The link will be at the bottom.  Thanks for having me Terri!! 

About The Vangeretta Curse Series.

Elementris is the first book in the series and available now. Ava Vangeretta is the main character. She’s a strong-willed, seventeen-year-old, with a big decision to make, and an extraordinary gift.  Think Mother Nature/teen witch.  It’s marked down to .99 right now on Amazon !!

There are people born in this world with a powerful connection to the earth itself...

They have an unbreakable and extraordinary bond. Every seven years, five people are born on the same day, at the exact same time. The elements bind them; earth, fire, wind, water, and spirit. They call them, Elementris.

Ava Vangeretta is seventeen years old and different. Unlike most born of the element, she was born alone. She has the power of all five elements. Ava is the first True Elementris to be born in many years. As her eighteenth birthday approaches she is faced with a choice. Give up this rare gift and live the normal life she has always craved or accept it and challenge the current True Elementris in a battle to the death! 

Ava's past haunts her as she struggles to decide. In her present, the seasons are colliding together, storms are destroying lives, and love is a dangerous curse. The current True Elementris is behind it all and she will do whatever necessary to keep Ava from making it to her eighteenth birthday. Ava's decision threatens the lives of the two people she cares about most. Can you choose between love and friendship?
Get ready for the storm...

What readers are saying about Elementris

“ I couldn't put it down, I kept wanting to find out what happened next. ” KandaceG  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement

“ I can't wait for the release of book #2. ” Summer  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement

“ This was a very unique story and I absolutely LOVED it. ” ldd6853  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement

Book two, Exposure.  Release date March 20^th!! The first day of Spring!! 

Hidden behind a continuous storm, in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle, there is a secret and powerful place. Element Island’s mysteries are as great as its beauty. Ava Vangeretta’s life changed forever after she arrived on the island; she became the True Elementris.

Now Ava is faced with a new challenge. The powerful gifts protected by those born of the element could be revealed. Temptation gives new life to an old curse, danger draws near, and the lines between friend and enemy are blurred as secrets are revealed. Ava will do whatever it takes to protect those she loves, but can she prevent exposure?

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 Christina Mobley is a married, mother of four, who spends her days caring for her children. She grew up in Florida, living on the banks of the St.Mary's river, and as a child always had a fascination for storms and the power they wield. The Vangeretta Curse series was inspired by that fascination.

I love to talk so don’t be afraid to ask any question. I’m on all the web sites, FB, Twitter, etc… Come over and chat. 

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Random Acts of Kindness Blog Hop #Giveaway #YAlit

Another awesome hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer! As always, be sure to scroll down for over 100 chances to win other prizes! Thanks for stopping by SS & best of luck!

My Giveaway:
  A signed paperback of Uprising (US ONLY)

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The Divide Book 1: Uprising

AUTHOR: Kim Flowers

GENRE: Fiction • Futuristic • Interracial • Lesbian • Romance • Young Adult

During the Second Civil War, a new U.S. political party called the Family Protection Movement established The Divide, which separates Normal people from those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

Seventeen-year old Serenity Blackwater lives in the normal Midwestern town of Mapleville, but she is not normal. She hacks into an illegal gay chat room and meets Dawn, a lesbian who lives in a gay community less than a mile away. Serenity discovers normal people can bribe their way inside the walls and decides to go, both to meet Dawn and check out what may be her future home.

Dawn is even more beautiful than Serenity hoped, and the two soon become a couple. But Serenity only has a few months before she must take the Normal Verification Test, and then she’ll be separated from her family forever. So she joins the Human Equality Organization, an underground group working to end The Divide. Dawn thinks the rebellion is too dangerous, and since Dawn’s ex-girlfriend Malaki is also a member, Serenity doesn’t tell Dawn about her involvement.

Serenity reveals to the HEO that her parents are leading a campaign to organize attacks on all Gay Communities. With her help, the HEO creates Project Jericho, in which all Gay Communities walls will implode at once. But after too many delays, and when Dawn discovers Serenity has been spending more time with Malaki than her, Serenity knows she has to start the revolution herself. She heads to D.C. to contact a group of senators secretly against The Divide ... or straight into a trap set by the Family Protection Movement.

EXCERPT:

I spit blood and sway, determined not to collapse.

The man in the three-piece suit punches me again. Thick clumps of dark, matted hair cover my face as I fall to one knee and force myself back up.

“Tell me about the confidential information you delivered,” he says calmly.

“I never looked at it,” I whisper. Screams have long ago torn my voice from my throat.

The man’s pale face shows no emotion as he uppercuts my jaw.

I can’t see him anymore; instead, a swirling universe sparkling with distant galaxies and suns fills my vision. Somewhere out there is surely another world where I won’t be punished for who I am. But then the illusion fades and I’m back in the gray room. Instruments of torture hang upon the wall, and even though the light is dim, I see bloodstains all over the floor.

“You are a liar,” the man says matter-of-factly.

It takes all my willpower not to beat the man with his own weapons. I’ve been standing here for almost an hour, unbound. But if I even attempt to defend myself, I’ll be executed immediately.

The man clasps his hands in front of him. "This is a godly nation. You were raised in the church. Don't you recall how the Lord is going to separate the righteous from the wicked in the end? The goats on his left; the sheep on his right. Why have you have deliberately chosen to walk the path of the goats?”

I say nothing, knowing it won’t matter either way.

He raises an eyebrow. “Answer the question. Why have you strayed from your rightful path? What Bible verse could you possibly recite to prove that flaunting authority is beneficial?”

I sneer. "‘Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.’”

The man’s face reddens. “You’ve brought this upon yourself.” He reaches for the Peacemaker.

My breath catches in my throat. I have nothing to tell the government, but they don’t believe me. I’ve been taught in school that minors have special protection under the law, and can’t be imprisoned or tortured the way adults are.

But apparently, those rules don’t apply to seventeen-year-olds who sneak off to join the Gay Community.

I cross my arms over my ragged, filth-encrusted shirt as the man steps closer, holding a small black rod. I’ve lasted the whole session today without crying out in pain, even though I’ve been lashed with a leather strap and punched repeatedly. But the Peacemaker is the worst.

Tears fill my eyes. I back into the shadows and desperately wish for some way to delay what is about to happen.

The man lunges and presses the rod to my temple. My teeth clench; my skull sparks with electricity. It feels like I drift to the floor in a fog until I actually hit the ground and the back of my head slams onto concrete. He releases the charge only to jolt the other side.

I sprawl on the floor helplessly, and know I’ll be questioned again soon to see if my answers have changed. I’ve already been interrogated under multiple conditions using various techniques, but my answers haven’t made the government happy. The Peacemaker is their latest tactic.

After multiples shocks, I feel myself drifting. I try to force my brain synapses to function -- to secure my short-term memories, even as they fade -- but the Peacemaker causes me such confusion. I think the man hopes I’ll forget why I’m there, but not the long-term memories I’ve retained, so I’ll tell him what he wants. Fortunately for me, no matter how much technology or the study of medicine and pain advances, humans still can’t master the inner workings of their own brains, so I know that in the morning I’ll have my memories back, though the torture sessions themselves always remain blank.

Wait.

What’s going on?

“Where is the Human Equality Organization headquarters?” a pale man asks, swimming in and out of my blurred vision.

“I don’t know ... Dad?”

There’s pain in my head, followed by more questions, as I lie on the floor paralyzed. I have no idea what’s happening to me, but finally I am carried away to a scratchy cot in a cell.

There are no windows, and the room is dark. I don’t know what just happened, or why I feel so weak. I curl up and sob, feeling like a little kid.

“Mom? Dad?”

Why am I here? When will someone take me home?

I’m so thirsty.

I sob myself to sleep.

When I awake, I remember.

I step carefully across the cell. I know it’s morning now because a small cup of water and bowl of oatmeal have been set inside my door. I sit on the floor and try to savor the meal, in case I don’t get anything else for the rest of the day. After using the freezing metal toilet, I lie on my rancid cot, waiting for the torture.

Maybe I’ve been headed towards this moment since the day in third grade I realized I was a lesbian and decided not to confess and be sent to therapy. Or maybe it was my freshman year that changed things, when I began hacking into forbidden LGBT chat rooms. I’d tried to act the way I should my whole life, but it never made a difference.

Actually, it wasn’t until I met Dawn that I stopped caring about being the perfect citizen. Now I can’t help but wonder if there’s anything I should have done differently.

I roll to my side, surprised that the man hasn’t come to get me yet, and desperately replay my memories. Maybe today the Peacemaker will overcome me, and I will be left with nothing.

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