Run to You (Giveaway Included!!!)

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Book Description for Part I: First Sight

(available February 1, 2014)

Part One in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger. Sarah Spencer has a secret: her real name is Tessa Carson, and to stay alive, she can tell no one the truth about her psychically gifted family and the danger they are running from. As the new girl in the latest of countless schools, she also runs from her attraction to Tristan Walker—after all, she can’t even tell him her real name. But Tristan won’t be put off by a few secrets. Not even dangerous ones that might rip Tessa from his arms before they even kiss…

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Book Description for Part II: Second Glance

(available February 8, 2014)

Part Two in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger. Tessa Carson has unlocked her heart and her secrets to Tristan Walker—but Tristan has secrets of his own, and his might just mean the end of Tessa’s family. Unaware, Tessa embraces falling in love and being herself for the first time since she was attacked when she was only eight years old. But secrets can’t be run from forever, and sometimes love is too good to be true…

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Book Description for Part III: Third Charm

(available February 15, 2014)

Part Three in the riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger. Betrayed, heartbroken, and determined to save her family, Tessa Carson refuses to give in to Tristan Walker’s pleas for forgiveness. But her own awakening psychic gift won’t let her rest until she uncovers the truth about her family and her past. And Tristan is the only one who can help her sift through the secrets to find the truth hidden in all the lies…

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Clara Kensie – The Last Ten Movies I Watched

Whether I watched it via Netflix, rental, theater, or my personal DVD collection, these are the

last ten movies I watched:

1. Elf - Watching this movie is a family Christmas tradition.

2. Say Anything - A comfort movie. I enjoy rooting for the unlikely relationship between

Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court. I also love the relationship between Diane and her father.

I actually mention this movie a couple of times in RUN TO YOU.

3. The Princess Bride - Another comfort movie. The romance, the comedy, the dialogue. I

watch this movie at least once a year, but I quote it on an almost daily basis.

4. Strictly Ballroom - Because I love dancing!

5. Pitch Perfect - Because I love singing while I’m dancing!

6. Chronicle - I enjoyed the action and the realistic portrayal of what would really happen if

teenage boys were suddenly empowered with psychic abilities.

7. The Way, Way Back - I love coming-of-age movies, and this one did not disappoint.

8. Beautiful Creatures - I don’t understand why this movie didn’t do well in theaters. I

enjoyed it very much (I also love the book).

9. Catching Fire - One of the few movies I’ve seen in the theater lately. Looooved it!

10. The Sixth Sense - Even though I’d seen this movie before, I still enjoyed that big twist.

The movies from this list that most relate to RUN TO YOU: Say Anything and A Princess Bride

(for the romance), Chronicle and Beautiful Creatures (for the psychic/paranormal powers),

Catching Fire (for the danger and suspense), and The Sixth Sense (for the big plot twist).

About the Author:
Clara Kensie grew up near Chicago, reading every book she could find and using her diary to write stories about a girl with psychic powers who solved mysteries. She purposely did not hide her diary, hoping someone would read it and assume she was writing about herself. Since then, she’s swapped her diary for a computer and admits her characters are fictional, but otherwise she hasn’t changed one bit.
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Achieve Anything In Just One Year (Giveaway Included!!!)

Around this time of the year a lot of people have started to give up on their New Year's resolution(s); however this book serves as a reminded that anything is possible. So, look ahead and see if this is the book for you and your goal(s)!

Book Description: A self improvement book about achieving success through daily motivation and self-examination. Achieve Anything In Just One Year will be the last self improvement book you will ever need. You will learn to make small daily choices that will transform your life. This book will help you find your personal inspiration, rediscover your motivation and propel you out of an unfulfilled existence. Achieve Anything In Just One Year will show you that the key to a happier life is contained in the dreams you already have. You will learn that your aspirations can create new opportunities, a fresh direction for your life's path and you will find out how to unlock them. With his accessible, unique approach using tangible daily steps to reach achievable goals, Jason Harvey will help you succeed by showing you how to take small steps to a better you. Comprehensive and inspiring, Achieve Anything In Just One Year will teach you how to: 

-Set goals and stick with them
-Take daily action that creates a ripple effect
-Stay motivated, focused and balanced-Feel happier everyday

-Define, pursue and celebrate personal success

Learn to equip yourself with the tools to become your own personal life coach, without relying on outside motivation. You have the power to do anything you desire. The possibilities are within you. It's time to nurture that spark and let it catch fire. Jason Harvey is a Certified Life Coach and the founder of The Limitless Institute.

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About the Author:

Jason Harvey is a Certified Life Coach and founder of the Limitless Institute, a non-profit organization that funds research into human motivation and personal development. Jason has spent the past decade and a half studying self-improvement and personal development techniques. He has written the book Achieve Anything in Just One Year and runs for The Personal Development Blog at JasonHarvey.com. Jason holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He currently resides on the East Coast of Canada, where he enjoys training for marathons and attempting to master the piano.

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Few Are Angels

Book Description Provided by Goodreads: After a fatal hit and run accident, Ella Monroe fears that she’s lost more than her beloved parents. Horrifying visions of a past life and a disturbing voice in her head have psychiatric professionals convinced that she’s lost her sanity as well. But when Kale—a dark and handsome stranger with a mysterious pastreveals the true meaning of her visions and the tremendous power she wields through them, Ella must come to terms with the devastating truths of her own past, while eluding an ancient Dark Prince who seeks to control not only her future, but all of mankind’s, by means of abilities that Ella is only beginning to understand. Enter the shrouded world of an age old battle between an ancient race known as the Immortals and their bitter enemy Laurent, the so-called Dark Prince, who commands an army of half-breed vampires known as Chorý. Both sides have been desperately searching for the prophesied emergence of the Arc, a clairvoyant with unparalleled power to recall the past and a soothsayer with clear vision into the future. The Council of Immortals has sworn to protect the Arc, whom they have identified as young Ella Monroe, a college freshman from Virginia living quietly and unaware of her powers or her past. But a renegade Chorý has other plans for the protection of a girl he has loved through the ages. Can Kale convince Ella of who she is, what she is destined to become, and what he once meant to her? Is he truly the best protector to shield the world from the devastating misuse of her powers that Laurent is bent on controlling? Or will the forbidden love they share and Kale’s cursed condition as a retched and hated Chorý be used against them both? This paranormal romance told from the heroine’s perspective builds in intensity and intrigue to a finale you won’t see coming. Heart pounding action mixed with heartwarming friendships and heartbreaking romance will leave you breathless and begging for more.

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Story line: The story while at first didn't completely draw me eventually did end up entertaining me. The beginning was kind of sad because it dealt with Ella losing her parents and having to deal with the fact that everyone around her thought she was crazy because of the voices she hears. However, I thought that it was a good plot that had an interesting concept. While there are some minor inconsistencies in the book, I enjoyed reading about Ella's powers along with other supernatural characters added to the mix that just made the book a fun read.

Relationship: Ella and Kale's relationship is rocky from the start. Both clearly have feelings for each other but Kale simply won't admit it or act on it. I would have liked for their relationship to develop further but I'm looking forward to seeing if it will in the second book.

Characters:
Ella: I enjoyed reading about Ella's character and her struggle to overcome the "voices" she hears after her parents' accident. What I didn't like about Ella's character was that at times she could be contradictory meaning that when she wanted to know something and was told she got mad as a result. 

Kale: Kale's character completely captured me from the very beginning. When he is first introduced he's fighting some other guy and he's so brooding, heroic, and mysterious that it made me want to keep reading to figure his character out.

Overall: This was a decent read and I would have liked for the book to have a little bit more of a relationship between Ella and Kale and also to have picked up the pace a little more at the beginning. Either than those small details, the book was good.

Rating: I would give this book a 7 out of 10!

About the Author:

Inger Iversen lives in Virginia Beach with her tree-hugging boyfriend Joshua and her overweight lap cat Max. When not reading or writing she spends her time watching reruns of True Blood or killing zombies in Call Of Duty.

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Walking Disaster

Description Provided by Goodreads: Finally, the highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster. 

Can you love someone too much?

Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.

In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.

Every story has two sides. In Beautiful Disaster, Abby had her say. Now it’s time to see the story through Travis’s eyes.

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Story Line: This story line is the same as the one in Beautiful Disaster except that instead of it being in Abby's perspective it is now in Travis's. I will honestly admit that I was hesitant to read it because of the repeating story line. I absolutely loved Beautiful Disaster and thought that reading this book would bore be because I knew how the book ended; however, this was far from the truth! While I did know what was going to happen next in the book I was still completely entertained and waiting to see what would happen next. This is partly due to shifting scenes that were not included in Beautiful Disaster and also due to the fact that it was Travis telling the story (enough said! lol!!).

Writing: I think it was absolutely GENIUS of Jamie McGuire to write this book in Travis's perspective. Knowing all the events that occurred in the first book just made me want to read this second book even more to know what Travis was thinking and know his deeper feelings toward Abby. Ms. McGuire's writing automatically drew me into Travis' life and struggle to be a better man for Abby. Plus, after reading the same story but from both the main characters' perspective it makes the story that more special and complete.

Relationship:
Abby&Travis: Abby and Travis's relationship is explosive, endearing, and some might say dangerous. Abby is Travis's moral compass and in turn Travis is Abby's rock. They make an amazing couple together and I loved being able to reread their story 

Characters:

Abby: In this book we see Abby through Travis's eyes and it just made me enjoy her character even more. The idea of Abby being strong and independent yet flirty and fun at the same time is reenforced, which made it a complete joy to read about her in a different perspective.

Shepley&America: I found that Shepley and America were more involved or actually were mentioned more in this book than in the other. I loved learning some new things about them because they are great supporting characters. I really hope that they get their own book one day because it's would to be really cool reading more about them and their relationship.

Travis: Travis is as heroic, troublesome, gorgeous, dangerous, protective, romantic, and AMAZING as the first book!!! I loved being inside his head and experiencing his emotions as his relationship with Abby unfolds and runs into some bumps. In the book, Travis's emotions are so raw that he made me fall for him all over again!

Overall: This book had be crying in the first couple of pages where there's a small anecdote about a young Travis and his mom. That translate into meaning that the book hooked me from the very beginning. I don't really believe that you need to have read Beautiful Disaster to read this book seeing as how it's the same story line but I totally recommend you read both books. Although I must warn that you may experience some heart swooning throughout the book and will want a Travis after the book is over ;)

Rating: I would give this book a 10 out of 10!!!

About the Author:

Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, OK. She attended the Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography. Her most recent novel, Walking Disaster debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. She has also written bestselling contemporary romance Beautiful Disaster, and the Providence series. Jamie now lives in Enid, OK with her three children and husband Jeff, who is a real, live cowboy. They share their 30 acres with six horses, three dogs, and Rooster the cat.

Chasing Wishes (Giveaway Included!!!)

Description Provided by Goodreads: "I wish I didn't have to go home. I wish I was someone else—someone with a future..." For sixteen-year-old Nina Torres, it feels as if life is nothing but a dead end. Despised by her rich classmates and afraid that she'll become just like her drug-addicted mother, Nina's future seems to get dimmer every day. There is one bright spot in her life though...Sitting beside her one night, the only person in the world who cares about her makes a promise. No matter what happens—no matter how much Isaac's wealthy family disapproves—he and his girlfriend Nina will be together forever. Fate plays a cruel trick on Nina, though, and a visit from Child Protective Services the next morning turns Nina Torres into Irene Hartley, a woman with a future but who will never see her beloved Isaac again. Nine years later, a blind and incredibly handsome young entrepreneur hires Irene to be his personal assistant. Terrence Radcliffe reminds her so much of Isaac that she can hardly believe her eyes, and she's falling for him fast. Irene knows that fairy tales don't come true, but she allows herself one last wish. She wishes that she could finally say goodbye to Isaac and let herself take a chance on Terrence. What she doesn't know is that Terrence is also searching for someone: a shooting star who streaked through his life nine years ago, and he won't give up until he finds her...

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"Hello everyone!" I exuberantly greet the children as I sit down in front of them with my legs crossed. "I’m so sorry I’m late, but I promise I have a great story for all of you today!" Every month, the crowd gets smaller and smaller. There are only eight children here today, and one of the boys is playing a game on his cell phone. Here I am counting myself as lucky that my ancient cell phone can actually send text messages while a five-year-old has a data plan. Why does a five- year-old even need a smart-phone when he can barely even read? At least the rest of the children look excited. "Hmm… I think today’s story needs something special," I tell the children with a wink, and I pull a long, blond costume wig out of my backpack and put it on my head. "Anyone know who I am?" "Rapunzel!" squeal several of the little girls in the front row, and they all crowd around me to look at the illustrations as I read. I’m glad that at least someone is still interested in books; techno-boy still hasn’t looked up from his phone. "Once upon a time, there were a man and a woman who had long desired a child," I begin. Reading hour at the Groton library is always the high point of my week. I get to watch the children’s faces glow as I read to them, and I get to forget about everything but the story. My overdue bills don’t matter when the three little pigs are dealing with the wolf. A handsome prince is trying to wake up Sleeping Beauty, not a disgusting, overweight cafeteria manager with more hair on his neck than his head. Nothing matters except giving the children something special. I can’t help but smile at the enraptured looks of wonder on the children’s faces as I read. This is what I’m supposed to be doing with my life. My degree says I’m a voice actress, but my student loan bill says I’m whatever the hell I can get. Right now, I’m the girl at the sandwich station at the Verta Pharmaceuticals cafeteria. One of these days, I’ll get my big break. I just know it. "The witch locked Rapunzel away in a tall tower in the woods," I tell my wide-eyed audience. "No doors! No stairs! Just a tiny window at the very tippy-top of the tower, and whenever the witch wanted to come in, she’d stand at the base of the tower and call out…" Just as I’m about to put on my witch voice, I see him walk into the library. Jesus. Christ. The sexiest man I’ve ever seen just walked into the library, and I’m doing my witch impression while wearing a long, ratty wig and a mustard-stained cafeteria uniform. I always give great first impressions. "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your long hair!" I cry out in an embarrassingly nasal voice, and the red-haired toddler leaning against my knee giggles. The man is tall and trim, and he has disheveled blond hair that probably hasn’t seen a comb in days. No… I take that back. It’s completely intentional. He’s combed his hair straight back and just let it go ‘poof’ and fly off to wherever it’s going to go. It’s the most orderly-looking haystack ever to grace a guy’s head. I’d never have imagined the haystack look could actually work for someone, but it totally does on him—he's projecting a mixed aura of "too busy to care" and "too gorgeous to care," but that second one might just be my infatuation. Standing beside him is an older man, completely bald and wearing a long white coat, and… and he’s hooking elbows with Mister Sexy. Well shit. It’s practically cradle robbery and, more importantly, completely unfair. The young man leans over the counter in the lobby, talking quietly with Susan, and a brief pang of jealousy hits me. This is ridiculous. What am I jealous of? It’s not like Susan’s getting him or anything—his arm is firmly entwined with his septuagenarian sugar daddy’s. It’s one hell of an arm, too. He’s struck the perfect balance between toothpick and gym meathead, and I’m a little envious of his physique. There’s no way in hell my shift manager would screw with me if I had arms like that. "Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the witch climbed up to her." You’re not being fair, I chide myself, now telling the story completely by memory and staring at the handsome man instead of the book. What if that’s his father and he’s just helping him walk? The elderly man wanders off to the new releases shelf, leaving his delicious young companion leaning over the counter and spoiling my attempt to give them the benefit of the doubt. The little redhead sitting beside me jabs me in the thigh with her elbow, drawing my attention back to the children and away from my eye candy before I started drooling. Children always have the sharpest elbows. Right… the kids. Reading. That stuff. I force myself to look away from Mister Sexy up at the counter and return to Rapunzel’s story. "And then on the same day that she cast out Rapunzel, the wicked witch took the girl’s chopped- off braid and waited for the prince to visit. When he arrived, he cried up to the tiny window in the tower…" I gesture to the children with a smile, and they shout out Grimm’s trademark line. God, they’re so adorable, I think. The kids are so cute while they bounce around excitedly that I can’t help but start laughing. The young man’s head snaps up at the sound my laughter and he catches himself against the counter with both hands as if to stop himself from falling. He’s staring at me—his bright green eyes drilling into me—and... and all my words are gone. His eyes are so green that I can see the color from all the way across the library. They’re so familiar. Oh God, they’re just like Isaac’s. My face is suddenly hot and I can feel myself begin to sweat. No, it can’t be Isaac. He’s long gone and I’m never going to see him again. I tried to find him two years ago and it was hopeless. All I could find out was that he severed ties with his family after high school and then disappeared into thin air. He just vanished. He’s still staring right at me, his gaze so intense that it’s almost overpowering. I feel as if I can’t look away. No… it can't be him. There's no way he's Isaac. Isaac was handsome, but even as gorgeous as my memory's built him up to be, he was nothing like this guy. They may have the same eyes, but this guy is built like a Greek god and Isaac was so thin that you could mistake him for a talking string bean. "Are you okay, Mister Radcliffe?" asks Susan, her voice drifting into the children’s section as she stares at the young man in alarm. Isaac’s last name was Preston. It’s not him. Even though I knew it couldn’t have been him, my heart sinks all the same. I can’t keep doing this to myself every time I see a man who reminds me of him. You need to grow up, Irene, I tell myself. He’s gone forever…

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Nadia Simonenko is a scientist and author currently living in Pennsylvania with her husband, two cats and a dog. When she isn’t writing, she develops new drug compounds and dreams about someday painting her office to look like a forest.

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Carnelian (Giveaway Included!!!)

Description Provided by Goodreads: Everyone has a past, but for most it isn’t as long ago as Seth Sangre. His past is literally thousands of years ago. Seth’s life led him to the present seeking something that might help him save his country from destruction. He has been in the present for over three years now and just found exactly what he has been looking for. Mari had dreams that college will be a fresh start, one where she would start over and not fall for the good looking player like high school. Unfortunately for her, that’s exactly what ends up falling into her lap on the first day she moves into the dorms. Now she has to hold to her promise to herself and not fall for the handsome Seth. But he doesn’t plan to make it easy for her. Seth has already marked her as his next conquest. As the semester progresses, Mari learns that Seth might just have a life of his own that’s actually from the past. Suddenly Mari finds her future along with her past put into question. She’s connected to Seth far more than she ever wanted to be and maybe the player isn’t who she thought he was. If Mari can trust her heart enough to follow him, Seth will lead Mari on an adventure of a lifetime and reveal family secrets she never knew existed

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“I know for some reason you won’t believe me, but I’m completely serious about you, Mari,” Seth

began. “If my only way into your life at this point is as your friend, then that’s what I’ll be, but just know that what I really want is more than that. I’ve been searching for years for you.”

“You don’t even know me,” I retorted, trying my best to move the conversation to something else.

“I know all I need to know about you. You are the girl I’ve been searching for. Now I just need to

convince you that maybe, just maybe, I’m the guy for you.” Seth grinned like he was accepting the

challenge. “Just know that I’m not giving up on you.” And before I could reply, he leaned down and kissed my forehead before turning and strolling away, leaving me speechless before the open doorway.

I marched into my room and slammed the door. Seth Sangre was good. I could still feel the tingles

from where he had kissed me. Heck, I could still feel his hands around my waist as he caught me from

falling. He was such a puzzle to me now. He’d been nothing but a gentleman all night. In fact, he only

kissed me on the forehead when I was standing there shocked, even though he could have kissed me on

the lips. I probably wouldn’t have even pushed him away if he had tried. He was a riddle to me, filled

with secrets, yet when he said he would protect me, I knew he was telling the truth. Most players I’d

known in high school would never go that far for a girl, even just to impress them. Seth was turning out

to not be the person I thought he was, but even so, there was no way to be sure. If I said yes and went

out with him, and he turned out to just be the normal, player jerk, I’d be the one with a broken heart.

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About the Author:

Originally from Wisconsin, B. Kristin currently resides in Ohio with her husband, two small children, and three cats. When not doing the mom thing of chasing kids, baking cookies, and playing outside, she is using her PhD in biology as a scientist. In her free time she is currently hard at work on multiple novels. Every day is a new writing adventure. She is a fan of all YA/NA fantasy and science fiction.

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Thee Minutes to Happiness (Giveaway Included!!!)

Description Provided by Goodreads: Photographer Valentine Jones doesn’t believe in love, but when her romantic friend Maggie drags her along to a speed dating event, she finds herself reluctantly attracted to architect Finn Logan. Against her better instincts, she ticks yes on her scorecard to seeing him again. He never calls. Finn shouldn’t have flirted with Val at the speed dating event. He was there to chaperone his wayward niece, not find another girlfriend – he has two already. When he meets Val again at his cousin’s wedding, he tries to explain, and ends up kissing her instead. Finn’s company need a photographer to nail an important contract, and Val needs the job. Before long, Finn has dissolved his harem, and persuaded Val into his bed. She’s all for a quick fling, but nothing more – a ruined marriage has taught her that love is an illusion. But Finn’s ruthless pursuit is making her change her mind, until the party at his parents’ house that changes everything…

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About the Author:

Sally Clements writes fun, sexy and real contemporary romance, partnering hot heros with heroines that know what they want, and go for it! She’s a voracious reader, and considers writing for a living the perfect job—the only downside is saying goodbye to her characters at book’s end!

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