Undead by Kirsty McKay (ARC)

Undead
Kirsty McKay
Exp. Pub.: Sept. 1, 2012

Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.

The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant, everyone gets off and heads in for lunch. Everyone, that is, except Bobby, the new girl, who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty.

Then hours pass. Snow piles up. Sun goes down. Bobby and Smitty start to flirt. Start to stress. Till finally they see the other kids stumbling back.

But they've changed. And not in a good way. Straight up, they're zombies. So the wheels on the bus better go round and round freakin' fast, because that's the only thing keeping Bobby and Smitty from becoming their classmates' next meal. It's kill or be killed in these hunger games, heads are gonna roll, and homework is most definitely gonna be late.

Bloody Freakin' Zombtastic! Love, love love! What does the new girl, the rebel-without-a-cause, a nerd and a social snob have in common? They've each become the diner's new red plate special.

Michelle Monique Photography Blog Tour Stop!

So I was approached to participate in another blog tour, and to my surprise, it wasn't for an author, but a photographer that also creates book covers for so many people. Awesome! We see these pictures all the time, comment on how pretty they are, but how many of us actually think of the artist behind the work? I have had people ask me in the past if my cover was done by a particular artist before, but I was kinda like, "Huh?"...cause I've done my own so far. But after seeing what she can do, I'm defininitely thinking of using Michelle in the future! Wanna see a few of her covers?

 

  

So what can I ask a photographer that's relevant to her work? Her inspirations? Her favorite genres to create? What made her put a camera into her hands in the beginning? All good questions, but what I chose was for her to share with us some of her favorite fellow photographers/cover artists. So here we go! 

 

1. DAVE HILL - Dave Hill has the most unique style I have ever seen. I aspire to be able to make compositions as elaborate and full of motion as his. Everything in his pictures came from a photograph and nothing was made digitally which is what I am trying to achieve with my art as well.

2. ALEXIA SINCLAIR - I love how she combines painting and photomanipulation. Her photos look so soft and surreal.

 3. NATHALIA SUELLEN

 

 

4. ELIZABETH MAY - really enjoy her romance pictures. I've never seen someone capture the essence of love as perfectly as her.  

5. ROBIN ALFIAN

 

 

6. WILL MERZLAK - His photos are the most emotive to me. The concept, color, light, model expression... everything is perfect. Even his photos of simple objects are so well done they feel nostalgic.

 

 7. JILL GREENBERG

 8. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

 

WOW! Some of those are absolutely gorgeous. Yeah, I'm a lover of the romantic pics. :) If you'd like to check out what Michelle can do, go to her Deviant Art site. And if you'd like to pick up on the rest of the tour to learn more about Michelle Monique and her work, check out the schedule below:

 

September 22nd - August 3rd

 

22: Raschel's Reads: Interview - www.raschel-reads.blogspot.com

24: Andrea Heltsley: Promo/Interview - andreaheltsley.blogspot.com
26: Jessica Redmerski: '10 Weird Things' - www.jessicaredmerski.com
27: TK Knox: Interview - www.tk-knox.blogspot.com
28: Devon Ashley: Favorite Photographers - www.devonashleywrites.blogspot.com
29: Beverly Sharp: Artwork Feature/Bio - www.wormyhole.blogspot.com
30: Amy Fournier: www.booklovingme.com
31: Inna: Art Feature - thebookconfessions.blogspot.com
2: Kassondra Leigh: Musical Inspirations - http://www.kasonndraleigh.com

3: Urban Fantasies: Teenage Garage Sale - www.urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/

 

Three Day Sale for FALLING IN BETWEEN

Now through Tuesday, Falling in Between will be ON SALE at Amazon and Barnes and Noble for just $1.99!!! (foreign Amazon will probably experience a 2 day delay). This is the first sale I've done for this novel and I probably won't do one again for another six months, so grab it while you can!

 

eBooks available on Kindle US, UK, DE, FR, IT and ES, and Nook

 

Finally! A private conversation. And all I had to do was throw myself off a cliff, drown in a pond in my undies and let him put his hands on my breasts to bring me back to life. Yay me! (yeah, that’s sarcasm)

Yep, that pretty much sums up the most craptastic night of Jenna Baker’s life. She drowns after jumping off a cliff, meets a hotty named Chance in the pearlescent in-between and is brought back to life by her soon-to-be boyfriend Robert.

Just when things start to move forward with Robert, the guy she'd been crushing on for a year now, in walks the man of her dreams – literally. Chance suddenly appears in her dream every time she closes her eyes. So it's Robert by day and Chance by night. One in the real world and one in the dream world. What could possibly go wrong?

Absolutely nothing – until she comes face to face with the guy she met in the in-between, and realizes her romantic rendezvous with Chance may be more than just her imagination.

Last Summer by Rebecca A. Rogers (ARC)

Last Summer
Rebecca A. Rogers
Exp. Pub: July 20, 2012

All Chloe Sullivan wants to do is get through the summer. Her life has been in disarray for more than six months, and she knows the only reason her parents made one final trip to Sandy Shores is because of her. They are, after all, two seconds away from filing for divorce. When Chloe stumbles upon a boy in one of her childhood hangouts, she’s in for more than just a relaxing summer vacation.

Logan Andrews is exhausted, famished and, quite frankly, kaput. His parents kicked him out when he refused to attend a rehabilitation program for his drug addiction. Now, he wishes he would’ve listened; he’d be receiving appropriate medical care rather than living in a dingy, godforsaken shack, holing up from money-hungry drug dealers.

Logan’s godsend arrives in the form of Chloe, who can’t hold her tongue when it comes to matters of the heart. They’re both in for a rude awakening when Logan’s past catches up to them, though. Can they escape the drug dealers showing up at every twist and turn, or will things end much worse than they ever imagined?

Velveteen by Daniel Marks (ARC)

Velveteen
Daniel Marks
Expected Pub: October 9, 2012

Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that’s not the problem.

The problem is she landed in purgatory. And while it’s not a fiery inferno, it’s certainly no heaven. It’s gray, ashen, and crumbling more and more by the day, and everyone has a job to do. Which doesn’t leave Velveteen much time to do anything about what’s really on her mind.

Bonesaw.

Velveteen aches to deliver the bloody punishment her killer deserves. And she’s figured out just how to do it. She’ll haunt him for the rest of his days.

It’ll be brutal... and awesome.

But crossing the divide between the living and the dead has devastating consequences. Velveteen’s obsessive haunting cracks the foundations of purgatory and jeopardizes her very soul. A risk she’s willing to take—except fate has just given her reason to stick around: an unreasonably hot and completely off-limits coworker.

Velveteen can’t help herself when it comes to breaking rules... or getting revenge. And she just might be angry enough to take everyone down with her.  

Riddle me this: Why does a book description that goes off about a ghost seeking revenge against her serial killer, but is mostly about an uprising in the weirdest purgatory I've ever heard of, have so many good ratings? Answer: Hell's bells if I know.

Oh, yeah...there are spoilers ahead, because this book was just a modge podge of wtf-ery.

What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor (ARC)

What I Didn't Say
Keary Taylor
Pub.: April 30, 2012

Getting drunk homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car crash and a t-post embedded in his throat.  His biggest regret about it all? What he never said to Samantha Shay. He's been in love with her for years and never had the guts to tell her. Now it's too late. Because after that night, Jake will never be able to talk again.

When Jake returns to his small island home, population 5,000, he'll have to learn how to deal with being mute. He also finds that his family isn't limited to his six brothers and sisters, that sometimes an entire island is watching out for you. And when he gets the chance to spend more time with Samantha, she'll help him learn that not being able to talk isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Maybe, if she'll let him, Jake will finally tell her what he didn't say before, even if he can't actually say it.

July Winners and Previously Loved Book Giveaway for August 2012

OMG there are a lot of winners this month! And it's because I've been so busy I'm a little behind on getting these out.  Did you miss out on some of these awesome prizes? Check by each week to see what goodies are pending here at The Crazy Dream blog! All of these were up for grabs during the past few weeks:

Laney and Darkness: Signed Paperbacks (Julie R), Bookmarks (Becky P, Kelly F, Andreea, Mary Anne G, Mary P, Ricki MCD, Jennifer W, Paige, Natalie C, and Holly H.

Pitch: wni

Summer Reads Giveaway Hop: Kelsey S.

Ordained Blog Tour: Signed Paperback (Holly H), ebooks (Susand C and Riz B), Bookmarks (Tiffany W, Krystal L, Jenna E, Beth D, Danielle, Lauren M, Molly F, Elizabeth R, BN100 and Morgan)

July's Previously Loved Book Giveaway winner of an ARC of Never Knowing is... Nicole H.

All winners have 72 hours to respond to their winning emails or new winners will be chosen. And now,

August's Book Giveaway

A paperback of In The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan.

Wanna enter to win? Head over to my giveaway page.