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Hello everyone! Today marks the official release of the first book in Sara Elizabeth Santana's Benched trilogy!!!!! We absolutely loved The Awakened duology and can't wait to dive into her latest creation. Here's a bit more information on the new book: Baseball broke Evie Cordova's heart.  Living in Santa Isabella, home of the five-time College World Series champs, The Quakes, Evie has grown up loving baseball. Her dad has been the head coach for as long as she can remember and her happiest memories were on the baseball diamond. But baseball broke her heart, in more ways than one, and she'll do anything to avoid it.  Now Evie is in college and she can't avoid baseball anymore. Working for her dad brings her face-to-face with Austin Young, the new shortstop who has transferred in from Texas. Austin throws her off her game with his dedication to baseball and his irresistible Southern charm. The chemistry between them is undeniable and Evie finds herself falling fo...

Today we are celebrating the re-release of The Awakened Duology by Sara Elizabeth Santana with brand new covers, available in both ebook and paperback. There is a pre-order bonus still available and a giveaway!   About the Series:   Title:  The Awakened - Book One, The Sanctuary - Book Two Author:  Sara Elizabeth Santana Pub. Date:  June 16th 2020 Publisher: Sara Elizabeth Santana Formats:  Paperback, eBook   The Awakened Links -   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Nook , Apple Books , Kobo The Sanctuary Links - Goodreads , Amazon , Nook, Apple Books , Kobo   The Awakened Synopsis:   For Zoey Valentine, the roughest parts of her life are having to go to one of the many self defense classes her dad makes her take and dealing with Ash Matthews.   That is, until the Z virus hits.   It wipes out a third of the population in a matter of weeks. If that weren’t frightening enough, the bodies of the victims disappear and suddenly reappear, aw...

Reviewer: The Curious Quill Received: Library Release Date: June 2018 Quills: 4/5 Goodreads Summary: Three sisters. One spell. Countless dead. Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister's newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula's bruja healing powers can't fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life. Then a bus crash turns Lula's world upside down. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. But Lula was born to heal, to fix. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. Unpredictable. And when the dust settles, Maks isn't the only one who's been brought back... My Thoughts: Zoraida Córdova has truly been an author whose work I have fallen in love with and cherish. I first stu...

Reviewer: The Banned Bibliophile Received: Author Release Date: August 2018 Moons: 4.5/5 Goodreads Summary: Bound by an ancient prophecy, freed by love. Mages have lived by a prophecy that states that once there are two mage houses left, one must kill the other to maintain a magical balance.  But the prophecy is disrupted when a new mage is revealed and begins killing everyone in his path.  Simon Moonspell and Tobias Bloodworth, the last two mages of the ancient houses, must put their animosity aside in order to stop this new mage and fulfill the prophecy.  However, when their hatred slowly turns to love, can they remain impartial or will they be forced to battle to the death? My Thoughts: "...if he knew anything, it’s that peace was an illusion and happiness was a fleeting bird you had to catch with your bare hands. It would cut and scratch and claw, not wanting to be captured, but well worth it when it had been grasped." ~Bloodspell This is e...

Reviewer: The Banned Bibliophile Received: Publisher Release Date: April 2018 Moons: 4/5 Goodreads Summary: You have to find yourself before you can leave. Codi lives in the exceptionally drab town of Oath; a settlement without colour, children or personality. When a child manifests in the library and introduces Codi to parallel towns that contain aggressive, manic versions of herself, she must decide between saving Oath...and saving herself. After all, how much can you truly trust yourself? My Thoughts: There aren't that many books where I don't want to spew everything that happened in it in a mini summary before I head into more intensive thoughts.  (I'm a compulsive spoiler who cannot be tamed!)  But there is something about this book that I want to keep from everyone out of a fear of genuinely ruining the whole story.  (What's happening to me?!)  The wonderful thing of Puxty's novel is the execution and reveals, which, much like thrillers,...

Reviewer: The Banned Bibliophile and the Curious Quill Received: Author Release Date: June 2018 Moons: 4.5/5 Goodreads Summary: The animal inside wants to come out and play. Skin changers are able to look like anyone of any race and gender, which makes them the most dangerous criminals in the paranormal community.  Only one person in modern history has ever successfully captured and executed one. When a skin changer starts attacking government workers in Chicago, they have no choice but to call in their last resort.  However, their solution might create even more danger for the city and its people.  What does the skin changer want, and how does it fit into a possible Undead uprising? Our Thoughts: There are no words that even begin to encapsulate how excited we are to jump back into the  Paranormal Detective Series  with each and every installment or how much we've come to love them even as the years continue on.  It's a series that is...

Reviewer: The Curious Quill Received: Ebook from Author Quills: 4/5 Goodreads Summary: High school sucks. It doesn’t matter who you ask; jock, cheerleader, computer nerd, or band geek, they will all say the same thing: It’s a nightmare. But Casey is still wondering how she got the short end of the stick. Just a Sophomore at the prestigious Luthos Academy for Magical Beings, Casey already knows more about heartache and fear than any almost-sixteen-year-old should. Orphaned and left to be raised by the Academy, she spends her days training to become a Guardian, but that dream is looking dimmer with every day that passes.Unlike the wand-waving heroines in all her favorite books, Witches in her world don’t cast spells, they are born wielding the power of nature: water, fire, earth, or air; powers Casey never developed. She’ll be lucky if they even allow her to take her final exams. She is top of her training class, but that doesn’t keep her from being looked down upon by ev...