Tour Review: The Second Sign by Elizabeth Arroyo (Giveaway)

Title: The Second Sign

Author: Elizabeth Arroyo
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural Fiction
Elements: Angels, Demons 
Setting Location:

Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing
Format: PDF, 117 Pages
ISBN: 9781938404306
Release Date: February 7, 2013
Source: Tour Host {SupaGurl Book Tours}
Rating:

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~ 

Summary: Bred to believe in the war between angels and demons, Gabby has come to the conclusion that love is responsible for war, jealousy, and all the other deadly sins she can think of. So when she’s exiled to the middle of nowhere for getting kicked out of her fifth school for fighting, she doesn't expect to meet Jake. Much less fall in love. But Jake is quickly drawn to the eerie beauty of her violet eyes while Gabby is unsettled by their undeniable connection.

When a demon guardian comes to collect her soul, she refuses to give it up. She’s not a demon. She can’t be. Her father and twin brother are angels. The demon gives Gabby twenty-four hours to decide her allegiance, and then starts killing her short list of friends, leaving a message behind: She is the Second Sign.

As Gabby and Jake begin to unravel the mystery behind the Second Sign, she learns Jake may be the key to saving her soul. But it means a sacrifice has to be made that will change their lives forever.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of five, Elizabeth spent most of her younger years as an avid reader with a wild imagination which led her to write her first manuscript at the age of fourteen.

Her fascination with the paranormal was influenced by the vivid ghost and demon stories of her father, scaring the crap out of her. It also led her to ask the "what if" question that propelled her down the path of the fantastical.

But, life got in the way. Elizabeth completed a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice at Northeastern Illinois University and works in the community strengthening families.

But her love of stories held, and in 2008 she found herself back into her storytelling roots and began writing again. Since then she's published a short story in SQ Magazine, countless musings on her blog - Chandara Writes (her muse), and completed three manuscripts.

In 2012, Elizabeth signed with Sapphire Star Publishing to release her debut novel, THE SECOND SIGN, a Dark YA Paranormal Romance, slated for an early 2013 release.

Elizabeth still resides in Chicago’s south west side with her family, a household of kids, and the bliss of chaos. The good kind. She continues to work in the community. You can follow her journey on her Blog chandarawrites.blogspot.com

Author Links:

Twitter- https://twitter.com/EArroyo5 or @earroyo5
Website- www.elizabetharroyo.com

GIVEAWAY: 

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Challenge Month Thirteen: Women of the Otherworld- Thirteen

Hello fellow Kelley Armstrong - Women of the Otherworld Series Lovers!!!!

Today marks the beginning of Month THIRTEEN in the Women Of The Otherworld Series Challenge!!

THAT'S RIGHT EVERYONE,
WE'RE AT THE HOME STRETCH!
 ISN'T THIS AWSOME!?!

CHALLENGE: MONTH THIRTEEN

13
BY KELLEY ARMSTRONG

A war is brewing—the first battle has been waged and Savannah Levine is left standing, albeit battered and bruised. She has rescued her half brother from supernatural medical testing, but he’s fighting to stay alive. The Supernatural Liberation Movement took him hostage, and they have a plan to expose the supernatural world to the unknowing.

Savannah has called upon her inner energy to summon spells with frightening strength, a strength she never knew she had, as she fights to keep her world from shattering. But it’s more than a matter of supernaturals against one another—both heaven and hell have entered the war; hellhounds, genetically modified werewolves, and all forces of good and evil have joined the fray.

Uniting Savannah with Adam, Paige, Lucas, Jaime, Hope, and other lost-but-notforgotten characters in one epic battle, for a grand series finale.

MARCH 2^nd – MARCH 31^st, 2013

 For this FINAL month, our goal will be to read/re-read and post a review the FINAL INSTALLMENT in the Women Of The Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, 13.

Challenge members can either post a review, create your personal character casting for any novel in the series, or anything else related to this title within the Woman Of The Otherworld series.

Be creative and have fun with your post!

THIS MONTH'S PRIZE:

ONE participant will be selected to win any book of their choice up to a $15 limit on The Book Depository. The winner will be selected through Random.org. **For every 10 participants, there will be an additional winner!**

To qualify for this month's giveaway:

You all have until MARCH 31 to link to your reviews or posts to be included for this month’s prize.

The giveaway winners’ names will be drawn on APRIL 6th, 2013

 (Winners for this month's reading challenge will be announced with the grand prize winners and final mini challenge winners).
 

**If you missed the last 12 month's challenges, please feel free to post your review for prior books in the series this month. You can also leave more than one link during this final month of the challenge (example: if you review more that one book at a time), however, you will only receive one entry for this month's prize. Don't worry! All your posts will not go to waste and will ALL be counted towards the Grand Prize at the very end of the entire challenge, so put as many new review/woto related links as you want!**

**Most importantly: You did NOT have to commit to the entire 13 month challenge; feel free to join even if you only wanted to participate for this last month only.**

LAST MINI-CHALLENGE:

Seeing as this is the last mini-challenge for the Women of the Otherworld Reading Challenge, I thought it would be nice for participants to create a post, for an overall summary of their experience during the reading challenge (whether you participated once or all thirteen times)! Include all of your links since March 1, 2012 into your post, mention your love/hate for the series coming to an end, was re-reading the series just as awesome as the first time? and include anything else you like :). I figured, this would be a good chance to publicly say goodbye to the series, and thank Kelley Armstrong for pouring her soul into writing such an amazing series.

**Most importantly: Since this last challenge involves being done after our final reading challenge is complete, I figured I'd give a few extra days after this month's challenge, to complete the mini-challenge. This way everyone would have enough time to do both :). The Mini-Challenge ends on April 5th!**

GRAND PRIZES:

I'm excited to announce that there will be TWO GRAND PRIZES to be won!!

GRAND PRIZE #1 (Sponsored by Random House):
- 1 copy of Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
- 1 copy of Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
- 1 copy of 13 by Kelley Armstrong - Book Swag

GRAND PRIZE #2 

(For those who already own Grand Prize 1 items):

- Any book(s) of winner's choice, up to $25 from The Book Depository

**Most importantly: The winners will be selected and announced here on the blog on April 6th, along with this month's reading challenge winners, and mini-challenge winners!! ALL POSTS SINCE MARCH 1, 2012 COUNT TOWARD GRAND PRIZE ENTRIES**

2 DIFFERENT Linkies Below:

There are two separate linkies below, one for this month's reading challenge (reviews for any WOTO books or book-related post) which closes on March 31st, and another for the very last mini-challenge (comment on your reading challenge experience and/or how you feel about the series ending, overall personal results) which closes on April 5th. Please make sure not to include the same link twice! I do understand that accidents happen, so let me know if it does and I'll make the correction :)!

Don't forget to link your posts here!

Tour Review: Wounded by Jasinda Wilder (Giveaway)

Title: Wounded

Author: Jasinda Wilder
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Setting Location: United States // Iraq

Publisher:
Format: PDF, 130 Pages
ASIN: B00APLND3A
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Source: Tour Host {Good Choice Reading Book Tours}
Rating:

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~ 

Summary: War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival. Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal.

The one impossibility in my life is love.

And then I meet HIM.


War is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and you live with nightmares. If you haven't been through it, there's no understanding it. War leaves no room for love, no room for tenderness or softness. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead.

Now the only thing that can save me is HER.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably shopping, baking, or reading.

Author Links:

Website: http://www.jasindawilder.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6521173.Jasinda_Wilder
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jasinda.wilder
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JasindaWilder

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