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Title: Scent of a White Rose (The Rose Trilogy #1) Author: Tish Thawer Publisher/Imprint: Amber Leaf Publishing, January 2012 Genre: Fantasy/paranormal Format: I was given an ARC by the author.   Rose is perceived by everyone to be innocent and pure – a “white rose” but Rose isn’t what she appears. Underneath her pure exterior lies the heart of a young woman who is nobody’s fool. She is repressed by an over protective father, held back by the death of her mother and holding in secrets that no one can imagine. Christian is the man that Rose loves. He has secrets of his own. LikeRead More →

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Title: Wolfsbane (Nightshade #2) Author: Angela Cremer Publisher: Philomel Books (A division of Penguin) 2011 Genre: YA paranormal, fantasy Format: Ebook, Paperback, Hardback eISBN:978-1-101-51710-9   Calla’s life is altered forever when she wakes up in the custody of her sworn enemy. But instead of killing her, they show her that they aren’t exactly who she was raised to believe they were. They also begin to tell her things… things about her history – things that were kept from her – from all guardians and she begins to realize that much of her life has been based on a lie. Calla makes a deal with theRead More →

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  Title: Cold Blood (Dirty Blood #2) Author: Heather Hildenbrand Format: Paperback, E-Book ISBN13: 2940013473843 Published: November 2011 by Accendo Press   Tara has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. She is accepted into Wood Pointe Academy – an exclusive school for werewolf hunters. So she should be thrilled, right? Nope. But Tara doesn’t get a say in the matter. Her grandmother and mother have decided for her and she doesn’t have a choice. They think since her pyscho cousin Miles is on the loose, people have tried to kill her, and she’s dating a super hot werewolf (mommy is very disturbed by this)Read More →

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Title: Nevermore Author: Kelly Creagh Publisher: Atheneum, August 31, 2010 Genre: Young Adult paranormal/fantasy Format: Paperback, hardback, Ebook ISBN: 1442402008 Isobel is a cheerleader, perky and blond, who is paired with a dark haired “goth” guy for an English assignment. At first she is horrified that she has to work with him. Even more horrified when she tries to talk to him and he is cold and aloof. Then he writes his phone number on her hand in purple ink. That one act seemed to have sealed their fate. Even long after Isobel washed away the purple, she still felt the mark. And the moreRead More →

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Hey Peeps!!It’s finally Friday!! Are as thrilled as I am that its the weekend? It felt like a marathon to get to the end of the week but we did it! Today I have something fun for you guys… an interview with a fellow Otherworld Publications author. (FYI Otherworlds Logo is over there on the right– you can click it to visit their website). Beth Ann Masarik is here today. Beth Ann’s debut novel The World Among Us was published recently and she also has a short story published titled Murderous Regrets (don’t we all have some of those? Oh, we don’t? Forget I saidRead More →

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Hey Peeps!!! In addition to my new look here at The Unlocked Diary I have something else that is fabulous! An Interview with Ottilie Weber! Ottilie is the author of a sweet, easy read titled Family Ties and she is also a college student. But she isn’t majoring in writing… nope. Uh- Uh. What is she majoring in? Read the interview. You won’t be sorry! So let’s get on with the interview! And directly after I will be posting my review of her fab book! So check it out! Here she is: I know, I know. She is just gorgeous and my new blog now palesRead More →

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Hey Peeps!Having Splitter here at The Unlocked Diary has been inspiring and also very informative into the mind of man. So I decided to be brave and yet again interview another man. What will we learn here today? Lots of stuff. Writing tips from another great writer, discussion about any mob presence in NY and what kind of flowers a guy ahould bring a woman. Its all highly informative so I suggest you stick around. Today’s guest is: Nicholas Denmon author of For Nothing and Mafia Crime thriller. I have read this book and it is great! So far it has been great great reviewsRead More →

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Got the Monday Blah’s? I kind of do. So lets perk things up with a werewolf!! Nothing like a roaring, stalking, menacing wolf to wake up your day!  Oh, and no I did not forget about announcing the giveaway winner, I will do it as soon as Nat emails me the winners name! Until then, let the werewolf chase away those Monday blah’s!  Title: Red Riding Hood Director: Catherine Hardwicke Book by: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Ebook and Paperback) Format: DVD Rating: PG-13 Genre: American Horror, Paranormal Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Billy Burke, Virgina Madsen Believe the Legend. Beware the Wolf. I do.Read More →

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Title: Unearthly                                                                                                  Author: Cynthia Hand Publisher: HaperCollins 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-199616-0 Format: Hardcover, E-book In the beginning there’s a boy standing in the trees…. Clara Gardner is part human, part angel and that means she is on earth for a reason…a purpose. It is this purpose that leads her to a new town with new faces and new friends. But there is also someone who she has seen but never met. The boy in her visions. The boy she thinks has something to do with her purpose. It turns out that discovering what her visions mean and what role this boy plays in her life isRead More →