BLOG TOUR STOP: Book Promo, Review and Giveaway: Girl on Tour by Caisey Quinn

Thanks for stopping by! I am so excited to be a part of this tour. The author is an amazing writer and this series is great. I'm sure many readers will love it! Below is all the info you need, links, author info, the book description. 

Title: Girl on Tour (Kylie Ryans #2)

Author: Caisey Quinn

Genre: Romance

Age Group: New Adult (MA 17+ Content)

Release Date: August 27, 2013

Cover Design & Format: E.M. Tippetts Book Design

Synopsis

An up and comer trying to make a name for herself...

KYLIE never expected to be stuck on a tour bus with a pampered princess and her boyfriend’s ex.

A troubled artist struggling to hold onto his career...

TRACE thought he was finally getting to do things his way. Until the label added co-headliner Gretchen Gibson, the only person in country music with more issues than him, to his No Apologies tour.

Surrounded by tabloid rumors and people they can't trust, Kylie and Trace need each other more than ever. But the choices they make will change everything.

Because chasing your dreams and following your heart don’t always lead you to the same place…

My Review

I love books about rockstars. I loved Thoughtless, well mostly Kellan. But I love getting to see how musicians live their rock star bad ass lives. Being a singer at heart, especially loving the country genre, I loved reading about Kylie's career as it was getting a jump start. Then add Trace to the mix, and it was just great-angsty and complicated, but awesome nonetheless. This was a great continuation to the Girl with Guitar. 

Now most people have to have their HEA, and I'm one of those, but I also know that we don't always get an HEA all the time. So this ends on a cliffie, and even though it's got me begging for the last book of the series, I've got a great feeling that we'll get what we want when it's all said and done. I mean, we have to, right?

I love Kylie and Trace. They're wonderful characters with struggles that are as realistic as say, Tim and Faith. Being a musician can be overwhelming, especially when you're trying to keep up with a relationship with a hot musician. There's a lot of emotions, expectations, insecurities, drama, and when you're trying to stay out of the lime-light, it's really difficult. Add more problems such as going on two different tours. You have to keep up with a long-distance relationship while keeping your career going. It's a lot of pressure. But that's what makes it real, because that's exactly what rockstars these days go through, lots of self-discovery and independence and chasing a dream that so many others would kill for.

All in all, I enjoyed this book. I look forward to Girl in Love. I give this book 5/5 stars. Great job!

About the Author

Caisey Quinn lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, daughter, and other assorted animals. She is the author of several New Adult Romance novels featuring country girls finding love in unexpected places. She is currently working on Girl in Love, the third and final book in the Kylie Ryans series.

You can find her online at:

 www.caiseyquinnwrites.com.

www.facebook.com/AuthorCaiseyQuinn

www.twitter.com/CaiseyQuinn

www.goodreads.com/CaiseyQuinn 

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Blog Tour:Bully - Until You Excerpt by Penelope Douglas

Title: Bully

Series: A Fall Away Novel, Book #1

Author: Penelope Douglas

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 17, 2013

Tour Organized by: As the Pages Turn

Purchase Link: Amazon eBook I Amazon paperback

GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18090508-bully

BULLY SYNOPSIS:

My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. No, he'll barely even speak to me.

But he still won't leave me alone.

We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him.

But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin my senior year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back.

*This novel contains adult/mature young adult situations. It is only suitable for ages 18+ due to language, violence, and sexual situations.

**This book is the first in a series but can be read as a STAND ALONE. The next books will focus on side characters from this story.

AUTHOR BIO:

Penelope Douglas is a writer and teacher in Las Vegas. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she is the oldest of five children. Penelope attended the University of Northern Iowa, earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, because her father told her to "just get the degree!" She then earned a Masters of Science in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans, because she hated Public Administration. One night, she got tipsy and told the bouncer at the bar where she worked that his son was hot, and three years later they were married. To the son, not the bouncer. They have spawn, but just one. A daughter named Aydan. Penelope loves sweets, the show Sons of Anarchy, and she shops at Target almost daily.

AUTHOR CONTACT INFO

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PenelopeDouglasAuthor

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7139136.Penelope_Douglas

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenDouglas

Excerpt: Tate Bullies Back Scene

Over the years, Tate had endured a lot of harassment because of me. People were pretty stupid in high school and freshman and sophomores are the dumbest. They want to be accepted, and gossip is taken as gospel. Tell people that someone has their clit pierced or that they eat dogs, and you just have to sit back and watch the school flood with talk. And usually the objects of the talk would drown pretty quickly.

However, by junior and senior year, silly rumors are about as effective as a broken condom. I’d wanted to keep guys away from Tate, but that wasn’t working so much anymore. They saw she was beautiful, and now, after the locker room incident, they saw her as a slut, too.  

“Jared’s right. You’re not worth it.” Nate’s voice was low, but I was already on his ass.            

“Sit down, Nate.”

He spun around, while Tate looked up. I didn’t make eye contact with her, but I knew her eyes were on me.

Dietrich looked surprised and small. He knew not to mess with me as did most of the school. I wasn’t huge, and I had no special skills that other guys didn’t have, but I wasn’t afraid. Ever. I didn’t mind getting hit, and I didn’t back down.

That’s what scared most people about me.

You come at me, and I’ll come after you harder. 

“Hey, man, no offense.” He held up his hands. “If you’re not done with her…”

My arms surged with the need to haul this guy out of here by his collar.

If I’m not done with her?

And just then, I felt like crawling inside of myself to hide.

My throat tightened, and my eyes burned.

What the hell?

I wanted her to hurt, but I didn’t want her to hurt. I hated her. I loved her. I wanted to violate her body in a hundred different ways, but I wanted to keep her safe.

There was no limit to how fucking confused I was right now, but one thing was for certain.

Tate was worth more than all of us put together.

She wasn’t trash.

She was hope and sunlight, and all the good shit that assholes like us don’t get.

And for the first time, I wasn’t getting any goddamn peace from tormenting this girl. I just wanted to wrap her up in my arms and see her happy.   

My eyes narrowed, and I wished for a perfect world where I could toss darts at this guy’s dick. “Don’t talk to her again,” I commanded. “Go.” And I jerked my chin off to a corner he should go fucking hide in. 

Was I better than him?

No. But I’d deal with that shit later.

Tate let out an aggravated sigh as Nate walked off, and I turned my eyes on her in time to see her lips tighten. I saw the scowl, knew it was meant for me, but didn’t even have a chance to figure out why when she spoke up.

“Don’t do me any favors,” she sneered. “You’re a miserable piece of shit, Jared. But then, I guess I’d be miserable, too, if my parents hated me. Your dad left you, and your mom avoids you. But who can blame them, right?” 

I stopped breathing, and the room around me closed in.

What the fuck did she just say?

I stared at her, feeling torn apart and dead, knowing that it was completely un-Tate to say something like that but also knowing that she spoke the truth.

I didn’t forget to breathe. I just didn’t want to anymore.

It felt like every eye in the room was on me and people were whispering behind their hands, laughing at me. I was exposed, and everyone knew my shit.

My eyes sharpened on her, and I wasn’t at all confused anymore about whether I loved or hated her.

I fucking hated her.

She was packaged up to look like a good girl, but make no mistake. There was bitch in there, and thank God I was reminded of that fact.

Tour wide giveaway:

Penelope is offering up (3) $25 Amazon gift cards (INTL) and (5) signed copies of BULLY (US/CA) up for grabs.  Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM CST 09/01/2013.

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Destiny Ford Blog Tour: Ten Things with Destiny Ford

Synopsis

A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake. 

The police rule Chelsea’s death an accident, but Kate suspects there’s more to the story—and she’s not the only one. Two of Branson’s most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than Twitter, and gossip about Kate’s love-life is quickly branding her the Branson Falls hussy. 

As Kate learns more about Chelsea, she discovers that plenty of people are trying to cover up the real story behind the girl’s death—including Chelsea’s parents. Now Kate has to juggle work, men, her mom’s most recent disaster involving a low-speed John Deere Combine chase on the freeway, and fend off the Mormons heaven-bent on saving her soul—all while solving Chelsea’s murder. Dealing with this is going to require a lot of coffee, chocolate frosted donuts, Neil Diamond's greatest hits, and a slew of words not on the town approved imitation swear list.

Meet the Author

Destiny Ford is a pseudonym for Angela Corbett. Angela graduated from Westminster College with a double major in communication and sociology. She started working as a reporter when she was sixteen and won awards for feature, news, and editorial writing. She has also done freelance writing. In addition to writing, she works as a director of communications and marketing. She loves classic cars, traveling, cupcakes, and U2. She lives in Utah with her extremely supportive husband and their five-pound Pomeranian, Pippin, whose following of fangirls could rival Justin Bieber's.

She writes adult titles under the name Destiny Ford, and YA/NA titles under the name Angela Corbett. 

Top 10 Favorite Things with Destiny

Favorite author (dead or alive) I have so many! But I LOVE Karen Marie Moning.

Favorite Chocolates Anything European. I love Cadbury!

Favorite books that inspired you to write The Fairy Rebel, by Lynne Reid Banks; and The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien

Favorite songs to listen to while writing I listen to movie soundtracks. Lately, I’ve been listening to the soundtrack from Man of Steel…which means I get less writing done because I end up staring at photos of Henry Cavill. J

Favorite destination to live? I love the mountains in Utah, but I’d also love to live in New Orleans…during the winter, when the humidity doesn’t make it feel like it’s 120 degrees.

Musicians/bands/groups U2, Pearl Jam, NIN, AWOLNATION, Adele, P!nk, Florence + the Machine, The Beatles, Neil Diamond.

Favorite movies of all time Out of Africa, Love Actually, The Princess Bride.

Favorite TV program/series? Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, Arrested Development

Favorite movie moments The kiss between Aragorn and Arwen in Return of the King. Romance novels are written for kisses like that!

Favorite Super Villain  Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. I was completely captivated by how evil he was. Also, the villain in Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series is pretty incredible (I won’t say who it is because I don’t want to spoil it if you haven’t read the series).

Favorite gadgets My cell phone. It’s distracting. My dog takes it from me when I’m not paying enough attention to him.

Favorite dream destinations Africa, Australia, New Zealand.

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