Showing posts with label bullying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bullying. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Those Savage Stars ~ Review

Those Savage Stars
Star Kissed ~ Book 1
by Cameo Renae
Publication Date: April 3, 2023

Elara:
As an infant, I was abandoned on the steps of a church.
My childhood was spent in an abusive foster home.
At nineteen, I killed someone.

Not long after, three men in black cloaks kidnap me and whisk me through a magical portal to a world I never knew existed. A world they say is my home. But the enchanting realm of Celestria is in turmoil. A dark enemy has infiltrated the land and is attempting to seize control. The last hope of the people of Celestria is locating Changelings in the mortal world… like me.

Yet an assessment of my magic leads to a shocking revelation. Someone used a powerful spell to suppress my powers. But who? And why?

Prince Kage Dargan:
The moment I see her, my world pauses.
Though we’ve never met, the girl is familiar to me.
Since I was a boy… she has visited me in my dreams.

Even so, I can’t let my guard down around her. The last Changeling I trusted tried to kill me. Besides, my attraction to her is a temptation I can’t risk. My parents arranged my upcoming marriage years ago and breaking that pact could have steep consequences.

Still, I have to wonder why the girl from my dreams has finally appeared. Is it fate? Or something far more sinister?

Genre: NA Dark Fantasy Romance
Cover Designer: Covers by Christian
Blurb: The Blurb Doctor


She's done it again!!, April 3, 2023
Once again Cameo has created another amazingly addicting world for us to get lost in! Where to even begin? I love it ALL!!!! These characters, their struggles & connections, the magic & feelings brought on, every surprise this unknown world brings with it, & yes ... even the riffraff too!! Every page took me to a different place, emotion, or sensation up until the very last which has be eagerly awaiting more! Wonderfully done!! 



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Cameo Renae

Cameo was born in San Francisco, raised in Maui, Hawaii, and now resides with her husband in Las Vegas. She is a dreamer and caffeine and peppermint addict who loves to laugh and loves to read to escape reality.

One of her greatest satisfactions is creating fantasy worlds filled with adventure and romance. It is the love and incredible support of her family and fans that keeps her going. One day she hopes to uncover a magic wardrobe and ride away on a unicorn. Until then . . . she'll keep writing!

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Reviving Evan ~ Review

Reviving Evan by Venessa Kimball
Publication Date: November 13, 2015 on Kindle
(paperback will follow with Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin as bonus material)
Just a few short weeks after the school shooting that rocked Braxton Springs, life has resumed. School is back in session, and, with it, the students who bullied Gavin Ferguson into bringing a gun to that fateful pep rally.
But life can never return to normal for Evan and her friends. Gavin is still in the hospital. Asher and Nikki are planning futures away from home. And Brody is pulling away from them all, leaving Evan feeling more alone than ever.
Just when she thinks she’s gotten control of her emotions and secrets, the spirals strike again. Evan struggles to regain her life free of medication and control the urges to fall back into dismantlement. But Brody’s hot-and-cold attitude confuses her, just as the community’s forgiveness to the bullying elite creates a bitter rock around her heart.
Will the suffering inflicted upon Evan and her friends throw her back into a spiral, threatening the life she has rebuilt for herself? Or will she rise above the tragedy and loss, reviving the life she thought she could never have?
Reviving Evan offers an insightful look into the lives of six teenagers thrust together by shared grief, and how those lives are individually affected by love, loss, and painful mistreatment by others. This novella proceeds the best selling novel, Dismantling Evan.


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This series is one everyone should read!, November 12, 2015 
I can not recommend it enough! Prepare yourself as Kimball walks us through the highs & lows of life ripping away our jaded glasses. We are swiftly thrust into this emotion filled journey never completely ready for the revelations we will find. Every tear was well worth it as we get to join in the joys as well as the pain of these families. Anyone who has ever gone to school can relate, & emotions are quickly put to the test. 
If you have teens, know a teen, or even just remember being a teen I encourage you to read this! On top of the diverse group of characters, we fall for hard, the story hits many topics & various ways to look at things some may have not noticed before. Reminding us all that
"Life is unstable...but worth reviving." 

We don't ever have it all figured out.
Just...Keep searching for your light.
Rejoice your triumphs. Celebrate your accomplishments.
Find your hope. Never give up.
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Need to catch up? Check out the 3 previous books in the series! 
Book #1 ~ Dismantling Evan (full-length novel)
Book #2 ~ Saving Gavin (novelette)
Book #3 ~ Resurrecting Gavin (novelette)
Book #4 ~ Reviving Evan (novella)

All books can be purchased on Amazon Kindle or paperback 
(Reviving Evan's paperback will contain Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin once it releases)
Visit Venessa Kimball's Amazon page to download:


Join Venessa & her fans today for the release event!
There will be lots of prizes to celebrate release day: 
Don't miss it! 
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How many more books in the series? 
There will be two more full-length novels, "Inventing Evan" and "Capturing Evan" to finish out the complete Evan series. "Inventing Evan" is projected to release in 2016 and "Capturing Evan" in early 2017 and will cross-over from Young Adult to the New Adult genre as Evan and her friends enter college. 

Want to learn more about Venessa Kimball's books? 
Get your free e-book from Venessa now! 



Venessa Kimball

Having always been passionate about the written word, Venessa Kimball embarked on writing what would become her debut novel, Piercing the Fold: Book 1; a young adult/ adult crossover, paranormal, science fiction, dystopian series. July 2, 2012, Venessa Kimball independently published the first book in the Piercing the Fold series. Book 2, Surfacing the Rim, released March 14, 2013.
In August of 2013, Venessa joined the publishing house, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly. The Piercing the Fold series has been re-published with CHBB beginning with Piercing the Fold: Book 1 on September 3, 2013. Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 re-published on September 24, 2013 and Ascending the Veil: Book 3 released November 2013. The fourth book in the series, Transcending the Legacy: Book 4 released May 13, 2014.  
Venessa’s latest project, YA/Teen Contemporary Fiction Evan series has already produced one poignant and riveting novel, Dismantling Evan, and two novelettes (Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin).  
Reviving Evan novella is the newest addition and  two more full-lengths  will follow within 2016 and 2017; Inventing Evan and Capturing Evan. 

Venessa is currently working on an Adult Contemporary Romance to be released in 2016 in between the Evan series continuation.  

As for the future, Venessa is already filling her Work-In-Progress folder. When she is not writing, she is keeping active with her husband and three children, chauffeuring said children to extracurricular activities, catching a movie with her hubby, and staying up way too late reading.

Find Venessa on Social Networks! 

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Reviving Evan ~ Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal ~ Reviving Evan
The much-anticipated novella from the Evan series! Having gotten a perspective from Gavin Ferguson immediately following the traumatic dismantlement in "Dismantling Evan" in two novelettes (Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin), fans were ready to see how life would continue for Evan and all of the friends. That is where Reviving Evan fills the gap in the time immediately following the "dismantlement" but before some life changing events for this band of friends and ultimately Evan throughout the remainder of the series.

Reviving Evan 

Release Date: 
November 13, 2015 on Kindle
(paperback will follow with Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin as bonus material)

Need to catch up? Check out the 3 previous books in the series! 
Book #1 ~ Dismantling Evan (full-length novel)
Book #2 ~ Saving Gavin (novelette)
Book #3 ~ Resurrecting Gavin (novelette)
Book #4 ~ Reviving Evan (novella)

All books can be purchased on Amazon Kindle or paperback 
(Reviving Evan's paperback will contain Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin once it releases)
Visit Venessa Kimball's Amazon page to download:

The release party is on November 13  but it isn't just a one-day thing. Let me explain. There will be a cover reveal and release party celebration for each book as it releases until the ENTIRE series is published. 
Cool, right? 
It is on Facebook, so join the event and you will be kept up to date on each cover reveal and release day until the series has reached its finale. Join in anytime since it is a progressive party!

Don't miss it! 

There will be lots of prizes to celebrate release day: 
_________________________________________

How many more books in the series? 
There will be two more full-length novels, "Inventing Evan" and "Capturing Evan" to finish out the complete Evan series. "Inventing Evan" is projected to release in 2016 and "Capturing Evan" in early 2017 and will cross-over from Young Adult to the New Adult genre as Evan and her friends enter college. 

Want to learn more about Venessa Kimball's books? 
Get your free e-book from Venessa now! 

Venessa Kimball
Having always been passionate about the written word, Venessa Kimball embarked on writing what would become her debut novel, Piercing the Fold: Book 1; a young adult/ adult crossover, paranormal, science fiction, dystopian series. July 2, 2012, Venessa Kimball independently published the first book in the Piercing the Fold series. Book 2, Surfacing the Rim, released March 14, 2013.
In August of 2013, Venessa joined the publishing house, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly. The Piercing the Fold series has been re-published with CHBB beginning with Piercing the Fold: Book 1 on September 3, 2013. Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 re-published on September 24, 2013 and Ascending the Veil: Book 3 released November 2013. The fourth book in the series, Transcending the Legacy: Book 4 released May 13, 2014.  
Venessa’s latest project, YA/Teen Contemporary Fiction Evan series has already produced one poignant and riveting novel, Dismantling Evan, and two novelettes (Saving Gavin and Resurrecting Gavin).  
Reviving Evan novella is the newest addition and  two more full-lengths  will follow within 2016 and 2017; Inventing Evan and Capturing Evan. 

Venessa is currently working on an Adult Contemporary Romance to be released in 2016 in between the Evan series continuation.  

As for the future, Venessa is already filling her Work-In-Progress folder. When she is not writing, she is keeping active with her husband and three children, chauffeuring said children to extracurricular activities, catching a movie with her hubby, and staying up way too late reading.

Find Venessa on Social Networks!