Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tuesday Teaser - Halloween edition

Happy Halloween!!! It's another awesome Tuesday! Here's our Teaser Tuesday for the last Tuesday of November!  This is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

To participate you:
* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!
(Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


Okay here's my teaser:

I realize too late that people's definition of "early" on a Sunday morning differ wildly. Ten o'clock was my guess for how early I would need to be ready for Roman's birthday surprise. It turns out that he meant more like six o'clock!!

- page 61 (of 350)
from The Frog Prince
by Elle Lothlorien

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Cassidy Jones Adventures

Title:
Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula (Cassidy Jones Adventures # 1)
Author: Elise Stokes
Kindle Edition

Fourteen-year-old Cassidy Jones wakes up the morning after a minor accident in the laboratory of a world-renowned geneticist to discover that her body has undergone some bizarre physical changes. Her senses, strength, and speed have been radically enhanced. 
After exploring her newfound abilities, Cassidy learns that the geneticist, Professor Serena Phillips, is missing and that foul play is suspected. Terrified that her physical changes and Professor Phillips' disappearance are somehow connected, Cassidy decides to keep her strange transformation a secret. That is, until she meets the professor's brilliant and mysterious fifteen-year-old son, Emery. An unlikely duo, they set out to find Emery's mother, who is key in explaining Cassidy's newly acquired superpowers. 
Their lives are put at risk when they find themselves embroiled in a dangerous, action-packed adventure. Soon they are forced to confront a maniacal villain willing to do anything - including murder — to reach his own ambitious goals.


This is one great-action packed novel, definitely a must read! True, I am waaaaay past my teenage years, but reading YA novels like this Cassidy Jones series helps me feel good and young all over again.

Cassidy Jones, with her flaming red hair and newly acquired super powers PLUS a good-looking super genius sidekick named Emery, is a force to be reckoned with. How did she become Super? Let's just say she was just at the wrong place at the wrong time - but the result came out right. When I envision Cassidy, I actually see a female Wolverine (for her animalistic instincts), Wonderwoman (for her strength & stealth) and Kid Flash (for her superspeed) all rolled into one. She's got the guts, the character and the drive to make sure that her family is out of harm's way and will do everything for her adorable kid brother Chazz.

And what's up with Emery? Seriously, I'd love to meet someone like him - super genius and handsome and loyal - what more can a 14-year-old ask?? Well, when i was in my teens, I definitely wanted to have a boyfriend like Emery; sadly, Cassidy and I are not on the same wavelength.. sheesh!

I admire the author - Elise Stokes because she is very imaginative with her characters, giving each of them depth and likeable qualities. I see a future romantic atmosphere between Cassidy and Emery, but Cass is still holding a torch for Jared, so let's just wait and see.

I'd love to go on and on and on, but the wonderful words of praise will only mean one thing - Cassidy Jones is a great superheroine that I surely love. I'm hoping a TV executive would pick up this novel to become a tv series - for sure, Cassidy Jones Adventures would be a HIT!



By the way - I ALSO LOVE Cassidy Jones And Vulcan's Gift! My favorite character in book 2? the Sasquatch :):):) Here's a summary for the second book:

An ancient secret has come to life, and everyone on the planet is at risk...
Two months after being infected with a strange retrovirus, Cassidy Jones continues to live a double life while she struggles to master her newly gained superpowers. High school has become the only normal thing left in her life—except for tall, dark, and handsome Emery Phillips, who shadows her every move, making sure she doesn’t reveal her secret. 
Then an overnight sleepover at Catamount Mountain Zoo takes a menacing turn, putting everything at risk!



Thursday, October 4, 2012

www-October

Welcome to the first Wednesday of the month.. Here's my WWW  this month of October.  WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…
• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?



I am on the Stephanie Bond roll! yes, this whole week, i've been reading Stephanie Bond humorous stories..

SO yes, needless to say, all the books mentioned below are all from Stephanie Bond! So much fun!

Curently Reading:
I Think I Love You


So there's some bad blood and bruised egos among the Metcalf sisters. At least they're reuniting. A cause to celebrate? Not for Justine, Regina, and Mica. Their parents are splitting up and the family business is going on the auction block--just a little reminder of how much they really have in common...

Take the local bad boy who proposed to Justine, seduced Regina, and ran off with Mica. Add the unsolved murder they witnessed when they were young girls, and their vow to keep it a secret. Toss in their knack for being drawn to shady men, and there's only one thing left for them to do--put the bonds of family loyalty to the test.

But it takes courage to outsmart a murderer, know-how to avenge the cad who betrayed them, and patience to bring their parent back together. Three talents. Three sisters. And who knows? Maybe even three new chances to fall in love when Justine, Regina, and Mica discover how much they're willing to risk--and forgive--in the name of sisterhood...


Recently Finished Reading:


In Deep Voodoo


START WITH BAD MOJO...
There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in black magic. Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke.

ADD A PINPRICK OF REVENGE...
Fueled by run-ins with her ex-mother-in-law and Deke's busty mistress, Penny is eager for the "emancipation party" her friends plan. When she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing.

AND WATCH THINGS BOIL OVER...
A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, and although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's motives (and his diet), she's desperate. Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder rap, Penny realizes that somehow she's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.

Voodoo or Die


You always find your mojo in the last place you look for it…

Gloria Dalton was forced into the witness protection program as a teenager and ripped away from her first love. She’s spent her entire life looking over her shoulder. Now 30, she decides to move to the small town of Mojo, Louisiana to take over the practice of a dead lawyer and to start her life over, hopefully for the last time. But a welcome gift on her first day of work turns out to be a voodoo doll, and then a horrible death occurs that's too close for comfort. To top her surreal day, the new Chief of Police arrives on the scene and it’s her first love, Zane Riley.

During the investigation, Gloria can’t ignore the attraction between her and Zane, but is guilt ridden because he doesn’t know who she really is. When another voodoo doll appears and the body count rises, Gloria begins to suspect her past life and the recent murders are connected. Suddenly her quest to find her mojo turns into a quest to stay alive in Mojo! Gloria learns that when it comes to solving a murder, it’s VOODOO OR DIE.



Will Read Next:


Three Wishes


Be careful what you wish for...

When a lowly antiques dealer who's in love with the governor's girlfriend releases a genie from a magic lamp, he unwittingly wishes himself into a hole the size of the Grand Canyon!

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