Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Book Tour & Review: Competing with the Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager


COMPETING WITH THE STAR 
by Krysten Lindsay Hager
Genre: Young Adult
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
– SYNOPSIS – 
Hadley Daniels’s life seems perfect…

Before the beginning of sophomore year of high school, Hadley and her family move to a beautiful beach town, where she makes amazing new friends and lands the boyfriend of her dreams—Nick Jenkins. He’s the kind of guy every girl swoons over, and it isn’t long until Hadley discovers some are still swooning.

A famous ex-girlfriend makes matters more complicated…

After some time dating, Hadley and Nick form a deep bond. But insecurity sets in when Hadley discovers her boyfriend once had a huge crush on her friend—who just happens to be the beautiful former teen TV star, Simone Hendrickson.

The past is the past—or so they say…

Hadley confronts Nick, who confesses about his history with Simone. Though he claims to only have eyes for Hadley now, it’s hard to believe—especially when she’s blindsided with the news that Nick and Simone kissed after school.

Now Hadley must determine who is telling the truth. Love, betrayal, friendship…who needs soap opera drama when you’re busy competing with a star?


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– ABOUT THE AUTHOR –
Krysten Lindsay Hager is an obsessive reader and has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and humor essayist, and writes for teens, tweens, and adults. She is the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series and her work has been featured in USA Today and named as Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Teen & Young Adult Values and Virtues Fiction and Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Children’s Books on Values. She’s originally from Michigan and has lived in South Dakota, Portugal, and southwestern Ohio. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.

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MY REVIEW:
 4/5 Stars


Krysten did a great job getting the voice of a 15-year-old girl down. I felt like I was watching a teenage drama unfold, which, technically I was. The issues of trust and insecurities run throughout the entire book. And as a 15-year-old girl, the issues are spot on. Nick was great, he loves his family, especially his grandfather and his devotion to Hadley was really sweet. Then insert Simone, a girl we all love to dislike—strongly. Krysten did a great job portraying her as an insecure, manipulator with all the teenage angst of Regina George in MEAN GIRLS.

Even though Competing With the Star isn't something I would normally pick up, I would feel confident giving it to my teenage babysitter to read.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Gearing up for the release of Raining Down Redemption


Admittedly, setting up a Facebook party now, to celebrate the release of Raining Down Redemption in August, is a little premature. However, I'm a little excited and I want you to join the party!

Here are the details:

Facebook Party: Join the Party <---click the link to join
When: Tuesday, August 9th, currently 6-10pm PST (however, it may start earlier depending on the number of participating authors)
Where: That's the best part! The party is online and you can join from anywhere that has internet!
What's Going to Happen? There will be giveaways, games, trivia, Q&As and much more. You'll not only get to hang out with me, but several other authors as well. Updates regarding Raining Down Redemption not only will land in your inbox, but be posted on the Facebook party page as well, so you'll always be the first to know about upcoming contests and giveaways.

I hope to see you at the party!


One last thing before I go. I am looking for bloggers and book reviewers to join my Advanced Reader team. If you’re interested in receiving upcoming releases from me and/or being part of release events, please click on the link below. You will be contacted only during release or promotional events, and only for the items for which you’ve shown interest.

To learn more about my Advanced Reader team, CLICK HERE.

Until next time,
~BK

Friday, March 18, 2016

Raining Down Redemption is officially under contract with my publisher!


My publisher accepted Raining Down Redemption which means it's coming soon! I can't wait for you all to read Jordan and Reggie's story and hope you love it as much as I loved writing it!

The image above is not the cover, just something that fits the mood of the book. As soon as I have any other updates for you, I'll post them here!

Thanks for reading,
~BK

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Book Review: THE OCEAN BETWEEN US by Delisa Lynn

════════ BOOK REVIEW ════════
★★★ THE OCEAN BETWEEN US by Delisa Lynn ★★★
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Release Date: March 15, 2016
★★★★ SYNOPSIS ★★★★
Masters Sweet Baked Goods—the best bakery in Benton Creek.

Run by Hendlee Masters and her grandmother, Masters Sweets is the heart and soul of what’s left of Hendlee’s family. Raised by her grandmother after her parents died when she was only five, Hendlee’s poured her time and energy into building her own life in the small town she loves.

Best friends are hard to find—and even harder to keep.

Hendlee didn’t start to notice her feelings for one of her friends—Quaid Castings—until she was in high school. By then it was too late. Unlike her, his plans for the future involved ditching town and enrolling in the Naval Academy.

Just one night with Quaid is all she wants, but when it finally happens, it’s not nearly enough. And he’s leaving in less than twenty-four hours.

The pursuit of happiness often requires leaving someone behind.

Quaid wants more than the country life. Joining the Navy is the best way to explore the world beyond the hills of Kentucky. Except chasing his dream means leaving behind the girl he’s been in love with all his life—Hendlee Masters.

When Quaid chooses a career in the Navy over the love of a small-town girl, will their fates once again align? Or will their love be lost in The Oceans Between Us?

★★★ ════════ #oneclick ════════ ★★★

★★ABOUT THE AUTHOR★★
Delisa Lynn grew up in Columbus Ohio, she is currently residing in Western New York with her husband and fur daughter Sophie. During the day she works as a Medical Assistant and at night, she types away on her laptop, allowing her characters to escape her mind. Pink is her favorite color, and she loves anything animal print. She loves traveling, shopping and baking. When Delisa isn’t working or writing you can catch her snuggled up with her kindle reading about her newest book boyfriend.

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════════ MY BOOK REVIEW ════════

4 / 5 STARS
Lovely, emotion-filled read from Delisa Lynn about miscommunication between two people who have been in love for years. A fun, though slightly predictable read that will tug at your heartstrings.

Sex: Yes. Yes there is.

Language: 72 F-bombs, 42 Sh*t's, 13 bi**ch's, so...there's a lot

Violence: There is a short fight between two guys, but nothing off-putting.

Drugs/Alcohol: Drinking yes, and small mention of the possibility of prescribed drug mis-usage by a grieving friend.

Nudity: Yes.

What I Loved:  I loved that Que and Hendlee both loved each other at a young age, but never really realized it until it was almost too late. I enjoyed watching both characters tumble down the rabbit hole when both thought the other had moved on. Classic case of miscommunication that could have happened to anyone.

Why 4 Stars?  Language was a key factor in the rankings for me. I mention this all the time, I really don't like the F-word and feel it's overused. And for me, 72 times in one book, is over used. The other thing that made me give THE OCEAN BETWEEN US four stars is that I found bits of the story predictable - though I didn't enjoy it any less. I just was able to guess the twists.

Who Would Like This? I think anyone who enjoys reading contemporary new adult romance would enjoy THE OCEAN BETWEEN US. It will tug at your heart and make you sigh a few times - what's not to like about that?

 

Little Things Blog Hop

Hi everyone my name is BK Rivers and I am one of over 100 authors/bloggers/ on
the Little Things Blog Hop! Make sure you visit each stop and enter the posted giveaway and don't forget to enter the main rafflecopter which has a $50 amazon gift card grand prize and tons of other prizes!


For those of you who don’t me, I am the author of Raining Down Rules, a new adult contemporary romance novel. As a writer, it's commonplace to throw out author jargon, so in case you're not sure what new adult is, let me sum it up for you.

New Adult is a fairly new classification for novels (like young adult or women's fiction), and typically the main character(s) are between the ages of 18 and 26 who are attending college, or maybe working their first real job or possibly just living on their own for the first time. These characters also go through a period of self-discovery and come out at the end of the novel a better and stronger version of who they were at the beginning of the book.


I'm going to jump right in to the giveaway for my stop on the Blog Hop.

I am offering 2 copies of Raining Down Rules to the winner, 1 for you and 1 for your friend! Here's a little about my book:

Jemma Bowers hasn’t kissed anyone in over a thousand days. She knows—she’s counted.

For twenty-year-old Jemma, rules are not meant to be broken…even if she’s the one who created them. Friendships have boundaries, relationships mean trouble, and don’t even get her started on sex. Haunted by the death of her mother and her father’s abandonment, Jemma finds herself hungry for something meaningful and permanent, but is afraid of what may happen if she pursues it.

Jordan Capshaw can’t fight his addiction. Not even if it will cost him his career…

When Jemma finds Jordan drunk and barefoot in the street, she convinces him to get in her car. Aside from the fact he’s the lead singer of her favorite band and pretty much the rock star of her dreams, she quickly realizes his addiction is a monster neither of them can control.

Who knew choosing between a rock star and a fireman could be so difficult?

Emotions run high as Jemma soon finds herself caught between the troubled rock star and her growing affections for Vic Harper, a swoon-worthy firefighter from her past. But when her grandmother passes away, leaving her with no other family, Jemma’s world falls apart.

To save herself from further heartbreak, she risks it all by breaking her own rules, and putting her heart on the line.

After all, the heart just might be the biggest rule breaker of them all.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Blog Tour: THE OCEAN BETWEEN US by Delisa Lynn


"The lives they chose kept them apart – 
Is their love enough to bring them together?"

THE OCEAN BETWEEN US by Delisa Lynn
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Release Date: March 15, 2016
- SYNOPSIS -
Masters Sweet Baked Goods—the best bakery in Benton Creek.

Run by Hendlee Masters and her grandmother, Masters Sweets is the heart and soul of what’s left of Hendlee’s family. Raised by her grandmother after her parents died when she was only five, Hendlee’s poured her time and energy into building her own life in the small town she loves.

Best friends are hard to find—and even harder to keep.

Hendlee didn’t start to notice her feelings for one of her friends—Quaid Castings—until she was in high school. By then it was too late. Unlike her, his plans for the future involved ditching town and enrolling in the Naval Academy.

Just one night with Quaid is all she wants, but when it finally happens, it’s not nearly enough. And he’s leaving in less than twenty-four hours. 

The pursuit of happiness often requires leaving someone behind.

Quaid wants more than the country life. Joining the Navy is the best way to explore the world beyond the hills of Kentucky. Except chasing his dream means leaving behind the girl he’s been in love with all his life—Hendlee Masters.

When Quaid chooses a career in the Navy over the love of a small-town girl, will their fates once again align? Or will their love be lost in The Oceans Between Us?


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- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Delisa Lynn grew up in Columbus Ohio, she is currently residing in Western New York with her husband and fur daughter Sophie. During the day she works as a Medical Assistant and at night, she types away on her laptop, allowing her characters to escape her mind. Pink is her favorite color, and she loves anything animal print. She loves traveling, shopping and baking. When Delisa isn’t working or writing you can catch her snuggled up with her kindle reading about her newest book boyfriend.

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Friday, March 11, 2016

New Release from Mia Hoddell: TWISTED MIND

——— NEW RELEASE! ———
"Not all mind games stay on the track."


TWISTED MIND by Mia Hoddell
Chequered Flag Series #2 (Can be read as a Standalone)
New Adult Contemporary Romance with elements of sports and suspense
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
——— SYNOPSIS ———
GP2 race car driver Dustin Coates has been made irrelevant… 

For the past year, Dustin helped his best friend, Raine Wilkins. It was a good diversion from his twisted life. Now she’s settling down with his brother, and without the distraction from his own toxic relationship, Dustin is rapidly spiralling out of control. 

Everyone warned him to leave his girlfriend, Elora, yet they knew nothing about the baby… 

It’s up to Dustin to protect the innocent life hanging in the balance, and to do that he must endure Elora’s twisted games of manipulation and violence. However, when she does the unthinkable, Dustin finally snaps. Leaving her, the light-hearted jokester people have come to love is replaced with a grief-stricken man intent on one thing—earning a Formula One contract. 

Everything changes when Tazia Nixon moves in next door… 

Dustin clings to the Latin beauty who soothes his aching heart and helps him forget. But beneath her eternal optimism is a distressing past she refuses to share. Dustin must decide if he can risk his fragile heart a second time. She might ease his pain, but she could also break him like no one else. 

Will Dustin be able to overlook the deceit to find his forever with Tazia, or will he see nothing more than a Twisted Mind?

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——— EXCERPT ———
I leaned in, desperate to feel him. 

Finally, his lips grazed mine in barely a whisper of a touch. 

A moan of protest slipped from my lips when he parted and the musical sound of Dustin’s husky laugh caused me to shiver. 

“We shouldn’t be doing this,” he murmured, shocking me when his lips scraped my ear. 

“I really don’t care.” 

Dustin cupped my jaw, his thumb swiping over my cheekbone. The touch drew my eyes to his. 

“I should though.” 

I rested my head further into his palm and covered the back of his hand with my own to keep him there. Turning, I pressed my lips to his palm. “What’s the worst that could happen?” 

“You could break me.” 

I nipped at the tip of his finger when he trailed it over my bottom lip. “Aren’t we both already broken?” 

“You could shatter me like no one else, Taz.” Rather than meet my eyes he stared off into the distance over my shoulder. “You could destroy me.” 

I reached up, taking his jaw between my fingers and forcing his attention back to me. “I don’t want to.” 

“That doesn’t mean you won’t.” 

“No, but it means I’ll do everything in my power to try not to.” 

The resolve in his eyes wavered. He couldn’t meet my gaze for long. He exhaled heavily, and his jaw kept tensing beneath my palm. 

“Dustin,” I said, drawing his focus back to me. “It’s only a kiss.” 

It wasn’t. We both knew I was lying and if we started down this road it would lead to more. 

Regardless, Dustin pulled me into him. Pressing on the small of my back, he didn’t stop until I was flush against his chest. With his other hand he swiped back a lock of hair to slide it behind my ear. 

He lowered his head, dipping until his forehead rested against mine. “I’m trusting you, Taz.” 

I responded in a whisper, “Me too. You’re not the only one who stands to lose, Dust.” 

Finally, he closed the gap between us and his lips met mine slowly, but forcefully. He claimed and possessed me, marking me as his with his mouth. 

Every ounce of pain and fear was shared through our kiss. 

When I parted my lips Dustin’s tongue immediately swept into me. I moaned, raising my arms to encircle him. I ran my fingers through the shaggy locks of hair at the back of his neck, pulling on them until he grunted against me. 

Even though no space remained between us, Dustin forced me against him harder then dropped his head to my shoulder. He placed a tender kiss directly over the pulse point in my neck and mumbled against my skin, “Please don’t break me, Taz.”




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——— ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MIA HODDELL ———
#1 Amazon bestselling author Mia Hoddell lives in the UK with her family and two cats. She spends most of her time writing or reading, loves anything romantic, and has an overactive imagination that keeps her up until the early hours of the morning.

Mia has written over ten titles including her Seasons of Change series, the Chequered Flag series, the Elemental Killers series, and her standalone novels False Finder and Not Enough.

Her favourite genres are contemporary romance or romantic suspense, and with an ever growing list of ideas she is trying to keep up with the speed at which her imagination generates them. She also designs book covers on her website M Designs.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Happy 1 month-aversary, Raining Down Rules!



Today, Raining Down Rules is officially 1 month old! Yay!! So in honor of this 1 month-aversary, I'm offering you a chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card in this giveaway!


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    In the spirit of reviews, here are some that have come in:

  • 4.5 / 5 stars: This was a well thought out and well written contemporary romance from an author I have never heard of before. I look forward to reading more of her things in the future. T. Rogers
  • 5 / 5 stars: This was a great, entertaining book with unexpected depth. At one point I wondered if this story was written for me, because I have a thing for firemen and hot bad boy rock stars. Amazon Customer
  •  3 / 5 stars: “Raining Down Rules” by B.K. Rivers is a well written novel that I enjoyed reading. The author created interesting characters and developed a great chemistry among them. J. Ryan
  •  5 /5 stars: The story and writing quality is fantastic. You really are able to get a clear picture of each character and feel the dilemma that Jemma faces. It was a page turner and ended perfectly in my opinion! Amazon Customer
  • 3 / 5 stars: This is a fun, fast read. Maybe a vacation flight, hanging by the pool, or just when you’re in the mood for some innocent, sexy tension. Amazon Customer
  •  4 / 5 stars: Jemma was a beautiful character that felt a bit like me in some ways. A beautiful story with some things hitting close to home. Amazon Customer
  •  4 / 5 stars: It was an interesting love story. The characters were complex and well developed. While reading I really could not predict how it was going to end and the story held my attention from start to finish. K. Ramjohn
  •  5 / 5 stars: What a great book. It touches all your emotions. BK Rivers has the talent to pull you into the story right from the start and make you feel like you know the characters first hand. Cindy
  • 4 / 5 stars: It was a fun easy read!! I enjoyed it! Kim @ i scream books
  • 5 / 5 stars: I liked this book, and I love this author. It's the dialogue that stands out for me. It's refreshing to read a romance with genuine and natural dialogue, and that's what I found here. C.M. McCoy

Friday, March 4, 2016

Cover Reveal for Carissa Ann Lynch's upcoming horror novel

|||||| COVER REVEAL ||||||
CHEERLEADING CAN BE MURDER
Horror High Series #1 by Carissa Ann Lynch
Coming April 5th from Limitless Publishing!

||| SYNOPSIS |||
Getting on the cheerleading squad is hard enough without a psycho on the loose…

For Harrow High freshman Dakota Densford, life should be easy. All she has to worry about is talking to cute boys and remembering her locker combination. But when cheerleading tryouts draw near, she learns the cards are stacked against her—spots on the varsity team are limited. Dakota faces her competition head-on, but when her life is threatened, that takes the competition to a whole new level.

High school is never easy, and freshman year is off to a rough start…

Between Dakota’s uniform being ripped up and masked vandals trashing another girl’s house, everyone is suspect. To complicate matters further, Dakota has a thing for Andy McGraw, but she finds him locking lips with another girl.

The harassment continues, and when Dakota finds suspicious flyers inside her best friend’s locker, she doesn’t know what to think. The principal’s unfeeling, overachiever daughter, Brittani Barlow, will do anything to secure her place on the team. But Dakota’s neighbor, on the other hand, definitely fits the profile of a sociopath.

Cheerleading has become a game of life and death.

 ||| COVER DESIGNER |||


||| CARISSA ANN LYNCH |||
Besides my family, my greatest love in life is books. Reading them, writing them, holding them, smelling them…well, you get the idea. I’ve always loved to read, and some of my earliest childhood memories are me, tucked away in my room, lost in a good book. I received a five dollar allowance each week, and I always — always — spent it on books. My love affair with writing started early, but it mostly involved journaling and writing silly poems. Several years ago, I didn’t have a book to read so I decided on a whim to write my own story, something I’d like to read. It turned out to be harder than I thought, but from that point on I was hooked. My first and second books were released by Sarah Book Publishing: This Is Not About Love and Grayson’s Ridge. I’m a total genre-hopper. Basically, I like to write what I like to read: a little bit of everything! I reside in Floyds Knobs, Indiana with my husband, three children, and massive collection of books. I have a degree in psychology and worked as a counselor.

Cover Reveal for CHASING DREAMS by Alison Mello

"He has no control with her...and she doesn't want him to..."
★★COVER REVEAL★★★
CHASING DREAMS by Alison Mello
Cover Designer: TOJ Publishing Services
Releasing April 5th from Limitless Publishing!

★ SYNOPSIS 
Young, gorgeous, and with the voice of an angel, Skyler Jones dreams of becoming a singer… 

After the death of her parents in a tragic car accident, there’s nothing to tie twenty-five-year-old Skyler to the East Coast. But if she’s learned one thing, it’s that life is short. So with aspirations of landing a record deal, she moves to the land of champagne wishes and caviar dreams. 

Sexy, rich, and wildly successful, Logan Michaels’ club is the hottest nightspot in Los Angeles… 

While at his club, Logan spots a stunning woman ordering a drink. In L.A., beautiful women are a dime a dozen, but this one’s different—and so is their connection. He’s never been so infatuated, and he’s determined to know more about the striking stranger. After pulling some strings, he finds out where she works and asks her to dinner. 

They find more than love—they find opportunity… 

After a few dates, Logan convinces Skyler to perform at his club. But when Skyler dances with one of Logan’s connections, he’s unable to contain his explosive jealousy. However, his major screw-up with Skyler is the least of his problems. When a scorned ex-employee seeks revenge in the most deadly of ways, it puts both himself and Skyler’s life in danger. 

Will Logan be able to protect Skyler from the growing threat? 
Or will she run…and write off this chapter of her life as chasing dreams?


★ ALISON MELLO 
Thank you for choosing to read my book. I am a wife and stay at home mom to two wonderful children. My family is my world and one of the reasons I started writing was so I could be home for them. I was born in raised in Massachusetts where I still live today with my amazing family.

As a child and young adult I was never a big reader and I think it was because I never found a genre or a series I really enjoyed. After having my son fell in love with Contemporary Romance and I have built up quite the collection since then. As I started to read more, I started to notice things I really enjoyed in a book and things I didn’t and realizing what I didn’t enjoy really made me want to write more.

I literally woke up one morning and started writing. I was bored and unhappy with what I was doing in life and since I had an idea in mind for the start of a book, I sat down and went for it. I realized that if there was ever a time for me to do it, it was now, because my hours at work were slow and the kids were off enjoying their friends for summer vacation.

I finished the first book in two weeks and decided that I really enjoyed writing, so I kept going. I already had an idea in mind for a book two and three, so I kept writing and that is how the Learning to Love Series was born. Somewhere along the lines one of my Beta readers convinced me that Michael needed a story to so I added the fourth and final book. I hope you enjoy my books as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

I am so glad I started this writing journey and I hope you will stay with me for the ride. I will definitely be writing more in the future. Chasing Dreams is one of my favorites and is my first stand alone, but stay tuned for the next book to come!