The Vow by Jessica Martinez Book Review

No one has ever believed that Mo and Annie are just friends. How can a guy and a girl really be best friends?

Then the summer before senior year, Mo’s father loses his job, and by extension his work visa. Instantly, life for Annie and Mo crumbles. Although Mo has lived in America for most of his life, he’ll be forced to move to Jordan. The prospect of leaving his home is devastating, and returning to a world where he no longer belongs terrifies him.

Desperate to save him, Annie proposes they tell a colossal lie—that they are in love. Mo agrees because marrying Annie is the only way he can stay. Annie just wants to keep her best friend, but what happens when it becomes a choice between saving Mo and her own chance at real love?

My Review

5 of 5 Reed

Can I just say WOW and WOW again because The Vow is one of those books that will take you there and by there I mean it will have you thinking about things you never ever thought you would think about.So I have to give kudos to Jessica Martinez for doing her homework and creating a story that crosses every boundary known to man. Lord first off getting married at 17 or 18 is a crazy idea but then marrying your best friend is even crazier and the reason behind said marriage is even crazier than I expected. Imagine two people from two different worlds coming together to have one common goal and that is to keep a friendship alive and allow the other person to have a life they would not have if they were in another country. A lot of babble here at first but it is necessary because I have seen a lot of negative reviews for this book and I just don't get it. Some have even said the book should not have been written well to them I say the book should be written and has been written and published. If you do not like the contents of the book then you should not have read it. It states clearly that the boy is from Jordan and the girl is American. Once again I say to Jessica KUDOS and mad props to you for stepping outside the box and doing something that is not normally done.

Mo and Annie have been friends best friends for years and things are about to change and not in a good way. Mo's father has lost his visa to be in America and is moving back to Jordan with his family. Mo and Annie are crushed and that is when Annie decides she will do whatever it takes to keep her best friend in the states. What unfolds from there is the crux of the story and I do not want to ruin it for anyone who is willing to give this book a try. Annie will sacrifice much more than Mo and in the end what happens for both of them is amazing. I have never read a book where I am rooting for something that is not conventional but this book brings it out of you and it makes you want to be there right there with the characters and wanting to help them make the right decisions but when the decisions are made and the dust settles there will be lots of heart ache and lots of regrets and lots of love to go around. Give this book a chance because it might just be something you will enjoy.

Briefly:

I was born and raised in Calgary, Canada. As a child I played the violin, read books and climbed trees incessantly. I went on to study English and music at Brigham Young University, and since then have been a high school English teacher, symphony violinist, elementary school teacher, violin teacher, and mother. I currently live in Orlando, Florida with my husband and two children.

Less Briefly:

My childhood was crazy. It was a happy one and I wouldn't trade it for anything, but...kind of crazy. The madness started with my parents wedging a violin under my three-year-old chin. I loved it, it loved me, and then music ate up the next 15 years of my life.

Somehow, between practicing and lessons and concerts and competitions, I managed to fall in love with books too. I was the girl who always had a novel tucked into her violin case, because I just never knew when my mom was going to forget to pick me up from orchestra. In my mom's defense, this only happened when she was driving one of my siblings to a cello/piano/flute/ukulele lesson. (My family: think Malcolm in the Middle meets The Sound of Music. Basically, musical hooligans minus the leiderhosen.) Miraculously, I emerged from the pressure cooker of classical music unscathed. Or nearly. The raging insomnia lives on, but I have learned to embrace it.

At age 18, I moved to the States to attend Brigham Young University. I studied violin performance and English, because ever since my shameless plagiarism of the Velveteen Rabbit in third grade, I knew that I also wanted to write books. (And my literary masterpiece was so different, because it was about a stuffed owl.)

I loved every minute of my English classes, and even met my husband in one: Canadian Literature. I thought it would be interesting, and he thought it would be easy. I got an A. You'll have to ask him what he got.

In the following years I lived the nomadic life, working the kind of jobs one gets with a BA in English when one doesn't live anywhere longer than eight months: waitress, knitting instructor (for real), substitute teacher, symphony violinist, and even high school English teacher in a particularly desperate town. And of course, all the while, I was writing.

Enter offspring. I can't explain it, but having kids gave me the guts to sit down and write my first novel. Dozens of well-meaning mothers advised me: sleep when the baby sleeps! VIRTUOSITY is the product of my inability to follow that good advice. My second novel (title still finding itself) is also a naptime endeavor.

Find Jessica on her Website:

http://www.jessicamartinez.com/index.php

The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave #1) by Rick Yancey Book Review

The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

My Review

5 of 5 5TH Wave

The 5th Wave is one hell of a read! Man I could not put it down. I have not read a book where there were so many things going on and flowing together at the same time. I really enjoyed how Rick set up this world where the Aliens look and act just like humans so you don't know if the person is an alien or a human. That in itself was creepy reading about because you would think one thing and then it would be another.This genre is not a usual read for me but I have to say that right from the first page I was hooked and could not stop reading it until I was finished. When I finished I kept thinking Holy Moses what the hell just happened?

In 5th Wave we get to meet Cassie who is this strong heroine in this story and for that thank you Rick for not making her a cry baby and needing others to fight her battle. No way Cassie is strong and she will survive in order to find her brother and make sure that nothing happens to him. The waves come in and the first one is darkness and the people are not really sure what is going to happen but they know the darkness is not a good sign. Because out of darkness evil lurks.

Then the second wave hits and only the lucky survive this because the darkness is hiding evil beings that look and act just like you and I but they are killing everything and everybody in their path. The third wave hits and your fight or flight kicks in and only the strong will survive this wave because panic has set in and everyone is acting crazy. You can't tell who is who and what is what but you know that if you are alive you better have your wits about you. The fourth wave hits and you trust no one. You trust nothing but your survival instincts and that is where Cassie is right now and she feels confident that it is going to be hard but she needs to find her brother so nothing else matters. The fifth and final wave hits and it is run like hell and find hidden shelter to survive.

While Cassie is on the run she meets Evan Walker and he is a little strange. Evan is a mystery to Cassie but she feels like she can trust him and she is not sure why.She still feels like she should be protecting herself but Evan can help her find her brother and that is what is most important to Cassie. Can Cassie trust van? Is Evan a good guy? Will she allow herself to have that sliver of hope? Will she find her brother before it is to late?

This is a MUST READ for the summer. It will leave you breathless and speechless and wanting no needing book two like yesterday. My favorite saying for books like these are you need them like you need air to breathe! Happy Reading!

About this author

aka Richard Yancey

Rick is a native Floridian and a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago. He earned a B.A. in English which he put to use as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service. Inspired and encouraged by his wife, he decided his degree might also be useful in writing books and in 2004 he began writing full-time.

Since then he has launched two critically acclaimed series: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, for young readers, and The Highly Effective Detective, for adults. Both books are set in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Rick lived for ten years before returning to Florida. 

Series:

* Alfred Kropp

* The Highly Effective Detective

* The Monstrumologist

5TH Wave Website:

http://the5thwaveiscoming.com/

Rick's Website:

http://www.rickyancey.com/

Own the Wind (Chaos #1) by Kristen Ashley Book Review

Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos--the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is Chaos' leader, and the club has always had her back. But one rider was different from the start. When Tabby was running wild, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby's thinking about much more than friendship...

Tabby is everything Shy's ever wanted, but everything he thinks he can't have. She's beautiful, smart, and as his friend's daughter, untouchable. Shy never expected more than friendship, so when Tabby indicates she wants more--much more--he feels like the luckiest man alive. But even lucky men can crash and burn...

My Review

5 of 5 Shy Cage Parker

Thank you so much Netgalley for allowing me to read and ARC copy of Own The Wind: A Chaos Novel. I have to say that I fell in love with The Chaos Motor Cycle Club and Tack Allen from Motorcycle Man. Man oh man there is something about the roar of a Harley engine and a smart mouth guy talking shit to you and demanding you do things his way or the highway darling! Bawhahaha I loved every minute of the dream man series and when I found out The Chaos Club was getting a series I dam near died. I could not believe Tabby was getting her book and that her story would be the first story. I honestly need more about Rush and I hope we get a book about Rush because I need to know if he is like his daddy.

In Own The Wind we get to see Tabby grown up. She had a rough time in Motorcycle Man as she was trying to find herself and make a place for herself without her father having any say and her brother there to butt in. She made some bad choices and decisions but when we see her again in Own The Wind she is in nursing school and she has graduated. We get to see Tabby grow into her women hood and I have to say it is BRILLIANT! We also get to see Tabby fall in love and get her heart broken only to fall in love again and have her heart broken again. But being an Allen and a Chaos member she bounces back with her family by her side.

Tabby has always had a crush on Parker "Shy" Cage since he came to save her when she was 16 years old. As the years go on she watches Shy and wants him but Shy is part of the club and no one in the club is allowed near Tabby so she settles for his friendship all the while she is totally crushing on her. As she gets older Shy is the only one who comes to get her out of trouble or when she is somewhere she is not supposed to be Shy goes and gets her and brings her home. 

Well Shy is determined to teach Tabby a lesson about her friends and the places she goes to so he is harsh with her like no one else will be and he tells her some truths but is also a little to harsh on her and she is all set with him. She gives him the cold shoulder and stops talking to him or even going to the club where he is. If she wants to see her father she goes to his house but never the club. Then she falls in love and gets engaged when tragedy strikes and the one person who she stops talking to is the only person who can get through her built up walls.

As Shy and Tabby become closer and move past what he did to her Tabby starts to fall in love with him. They both know that they can't have a relationship in public because her father Tack would kill Shy and all Shy has is the club and his brother Brandon whom I love and he needs a book all to himself! But Shy is willing to take a hit for Tabby because he wants her on his bike and in his bed. As they fight the attraction to one another things get crazy for them and Tabby decides she is leaving to give Shy his space and that right there is the game changer for Shy. He loves Tabby and he is willing to risk it all for her.

I loved this story so much because Tabby and Shy had to fight for what they wanted. Things were not easy and they had their fair share of trials and tribulations but at the end of the day they had to decide if they wanted to be together and risk it all or walk away and never see each other again. Once you start reading this you will not be able to put it down. I need the print version so I can read it over and over again! Team Shy and Tabby all the way! I rooted for them right from the very first page and so will you. 

Team Chaos!

Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn't taken her first breath!). 

Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.

Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).

Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up. 

And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

Find Kristen on her website:

http://www.kristenashley.net/menu/home.html

InkSlinger Presents A Release Day Launch For Rock With Me by Kristen Proby

Front Man Leo Nash from the world-famous rock band, Nash, is the last person on earth Samantha Williams would trust. She's already learned about loving a celebrity the hard way and isn't signing up for another lesson.

Every time Sam gives Leo attitude, he wants to knock that chip off her fragile little shoulder. What the hell did he ever do to her, anyway? He's not used to women treating him like he's poisonous, and he isn't about to let her run away every time he gets close. He's had enough of people running away to last him a lifetime...when this one runs, he gives chase. But, catching Sam isn't as hard as he thought.

The sexual attraction between them is so thick, Sam can practically hold it in her hand. There's no way she can deny herself the promise of pleasure being with Leo would provide. But, pleasure always comes with pain and when secrets are revealed and trust is challenged, who will run and who will chase?

Author Bio:

Kristen is the author of the Amazon and USA Today bestselling With Me In Seattle series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong characters who love humor and have a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves.

Kristen spends her days with her muse in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

Links:

Website:

  http://www.kristenproby.com/

Twitter: 

@handbagjunkie

Facebook:

  www.facebook.com/booksbykristenproby

Author Goodreads:

  http://www.goodreads.com/kristenproby

ROCK WITH ME Goodreads:

  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17201104-rock-with-me?ac=1

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Xpresso Presents Come Back to Me by Coleen Patrick Book Blitz

Come Back to Me by Coleen Patrick

Publication date: March, 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary

Synopsis:

Whitney Denison can’t wait to start over.

She thought she had everything under control, that her future would always include her best friend Katie… Until everything changed.

Now her life in Bloom is one big morning after hangover, filled with regret, grief, and tiny pinpricks of reminders that she was once happy. A happy she ruined. A happy she can’t fix.

So, she is counting down the days until she leaves home for Colson University, cramming her summer with busywork she didn’t finish her senior year, and taking on new hobbies that involve glue and glitter, and dodging anyone who reminds her of her old life.

When she runs into the stranger who drove her home on graduation night, after she’d passed out next to a ditch, she feels herself sinking again. The key to surviving the summer in Bloom is unraveling whatever good memories she can from that night.

But in searching for answers, she’ll have to ask for help and that means turning to Evan, the stranger, and Kyle, Katie’s ex-boyfriend. Suddenly, life flips again, and Whitney finds herself on not only the precipice of happy but love, too, causing her to question whether she can trust her feelings, or if she is falling into her old patterns of extremes.

As she uncovers the truth about her memories, Whitney sees that life isn’t all or nothing, and that happy isn’t something to wait for, that instead, happy might just be a choice.

From Chapter 8 

I took a few leisurely steps toward TEA (after all, I was undercover, just call me Gucci P.I.), until I found myself in front of a large storefront window, which undercut my entire stealth factor. Not that it mattered, since the place seemed empty. I leaned toward the glass. The place had wood floors and tables, and a large counter bar in the center. From the outside, through the smudged glass, it looked cozy and warm. 

No sign of Evan, though. I shielded my eyes and peered closer. There was a low stage in the back with a mic stand and a piano. Still no people. Was the place even open? 

My gaze slid downward, checking for a sign that displayed the hours, and I noticed the couple. They sat at a table right next to the window, shooting me sideways glances. 

Uh, yeah, it was open. 

I jumped back, and offered a sorry smile and wave to the couple, only to step on a shoe. 

“Hey!” 

I turned to see the scowling face of a man in scrubs and a white coat—a doctor, probably heading back to the hospital two blocks down. 

“Sorry, so sorry,” I mumbled, holding up my hands in surrender as I twirled away from the sidewalk traffic. I ducked into TEA. 

Inside, it smelled awesome, an intoxicating combo of cinnamon, pepper, and vanilla. 

That was where my original view of cozy and warm ended. Upon closer inspection, I saw scratched wood floors and tables, legs gouged with dents. The two plush but lopsided chairs in the opposite corner reminded me of the chair I used to love to read in on my grandmother’s screened in porch—if her porch had been exposed to the wind and the rain. Tired baskets crammed with books were wedged between chairs, and the piano was just a dusty, upright that appeared to be missing a couple of keys. Spanning the length of the back wall was the main counter with a glass pastry case underneath, displaying cupcakes, giant cookies with crumbly edges, and something that sort of resembled a scone. 

I stared at the cupcakes. What was that color of frosting? Neon and gray, it was the first time I ever saw a cupcake that didn’t look appetizing. 

How was this place in business? I understood why they stuck with such an unimaginative, generic name—TEA. The smells of their obvious variety of teas was the only appealing aspect of the place. Actually, the place smelled perfect. 

I closed my eyes and inhaled. 

“Whitney?” 

My eyes snapped open. Evan. He stood next to a tall, wooden table, with a bowl of haphazard sugar packets and a lone silver milk thermos. He stirred a paper to-go mug that had a square tea bag tag hanging over the side. 

“Oh. Um, hi,” I said. I cleared my throat. After more than two hours of aimlessly riding around on a bus in silence, my words sounded rusty. 

“Hi.” He smiled, effortlessly, but I caught how his eyebrows lowered ever so slightly. Was he confused? Did he know I followed him there? 

“What are you doing here?” I asked, mentally cringing the moment my words fell out, because I totally sounded like I belonged at TEA, and Evan was the one stalking me. 

“I was going to ask you the same question,” he said, pressing a black plastic lid onto his cup. He stepped toward me and, for a second, I thought he was going to extend his arm out for a handshake. Instead, he moved his hand to push a book deeper into his back pocket. His shirt lifted slightly, and I couldn’t help but notice a hint of skin where the last button ended. Warmth crept up my neck. I didn’t need to be caught stalking and checking him out. Although it was surprising to note he was actually kind of cute. I never noticed that before. 

I focused on a spot near his ear. His hair was dark, neat but for a slight upward curl at the ends. After adjusting his book, he stuffed his free hand in the front pocket of his jeans. His white sleeves, rolled almost to the elbow, contrasted with the tan of his forearm. 

“I’ve never seen you here before,” he said. 

I smiled a little because it sounded like a variation of Do you come here often? 

But after the smile, I had nothing. Not even the tiniest glitter speck of sparkling conversation. I couldn’t lead with the night he took me home. It was beyond cringing and awkward, not your average jumping off point. But of course, my mind was blank. It wasn’t like I could say something normal like TEA was my favorite place, or that I was meeting someone there. 

I glanced at the couple by the window, a pot of tea between them. I imagined myself walking over to them. Remember me? We met through the window? 

“Well, I like tea,” I said. It was true, even if he didn’t know whether I was talking about the shop or the beverage. After all, I did like the social, civilized, even soothing aspect of tea. I used to choose it over coffee when I went to Starbucks at Bloom Town Center. 

Next up? A scintillating recap of the day’s weather. 

“Then you’ve come to the right place,” he said, but he looked unconvinced, and his gaze dropped to my outfit. “Unless you’re looking for cucumber sandwiches and high tea?” 

I rolled my eyes, but I knew my silk suit clashed with the laid-back atmosphere. “I thought it was no shirt, no shoes, no service. Where does it say no Gucci?” 

Evan smiled, and I felt a bit of triumph over the fact that I was actually having a conversation, one not prompted by Emily or one of Vivienne’s group games. Okay so it was still kind of pitiful, as was my reaction, but I needed to start somewhere, especially if I was going to get anywhere close to talking about that night.

Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17560122-come-back-to-me?ac=1

Purchase:

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.ca/Come-Back-to-Me-ebook/dp/B00BPK0H4S/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366988542&sr=1-1&keywords=9780989095105

Barnes & Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/come-back-to-me-coleen-patrick/1114821506?ean=2940044359246

AUTHOR BIO

Coleen Patrick grew up in New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, Louisiana, and Indiana. Always being the new kid, she learned that books and friends are precious—and dessert. She never met a dessert she didn’t like (except for flan).

When she’s not writing, reading (or avoiding flan), she enjoys TV, arts and crafts, quoting movies, and trying to take cool photos.

She lives in Virginia with her husband and two kids.

Author Links:

Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter

ATOMR Presents A Cover Reveal For Geoducks Are For Lovers By Daisy Prescott

Title: Geoducks are for Lovers

Author: Daisy Prescott

Expected release date: May 15, 2013

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction

Age Group: Adult

Cover Designed by: Okay Creations

Cover Reveal organized by: AToMR Tours

 

   Food writer Maggie Marrion is just getting back on her feet after a horrible year, or two, or three. With their twentieth reunion approaching, she invites four of her closest friends from college for a weekend at her beach cabin. What she doesn’t expect is her best friends, artist Quinn Dayton and part-time erotica novelist, Selah Elmore, to play matchmaker. 

The two plot a surprise that will make the weekend, and her life, a lot more interesting. Gil Morrow, former grunge musician turned history professor, joins them as Selah’s date for the weekend. After coming face to face with the one who got away, he decides he's waited long enough to get the girl. 

With the support of old friends, a few wishing rocks, the world’s largest burrowing clam, and a hot lumberjack thrown into the mix, Gil reminds Maggie that forty-something isn’t too old for second chances. Can we learn to love the life we have and let go of who we expected to be? What happens when the generation from The Breakfast Club and Reality Bites meets The Big Chill? Come spend a weekend with these Generation X-ers as they share laughter, tears, life’s ups and downs, old stories, and new beginnings.  

    

About the Author

 Before writing full time as a freelance content creator, Daisy worked in the world of art, auctions, antiques, and home decor. She earned her degree in Art History and endured a brief stint as a film theory graduate student. Baker, art educator, antiques dealer, blue ribbon pie baker, fangirl, content wrangler, gardener, wife, and pet mom are a few of the titles she’s acquired over the years. Daisy and her husband (aka SO) currently live in a real life Stars Hollow in the Boston suburbs with their rescue dog, Hubbell, and an imaginary house goat. Geoducks are for Lovers is her first novel. She is currently at work on her second novel set in Ghana.

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New Cover Reveal For Butterfly Kisses by Mia Castile

Butterfly Kisses (Book #2 in The Butterfly Chronicles)

Everything changed for the Baxter sisters last spring. Lacey blew it with Henry her lifelong crush, only to discover a blooming relationship with her best friend, Chase. While he picked her up and put her back together, they grew closer over the summer. Now that school has started, he’s found popularity thanks to his band Cate’s Ashes, and he’s hiding secret phone calls and text messages. Plus, did his ex-girlfriend just appear out of the blue at his show? Forcing Lacey to wonder if he’s over the feelings he pronounced for her at the beginning of summer. Add to the tension, a realization and secret of her own to keep about her worse enemy. Lacey vows to be the bigger person and keep Byron’s revelation, but what will it cost?

Meanwhile, as Lana tries to find herself again after her suicide attempt, she’s befriended by the school’s resident bad girl, Britt, and new chicano boy, Tomas, in the same week. Britt offers unconditional acceptance that Lana didn’t realize she craved, while Tomas brings out the best in her, and makes her feel alive again. Britt is dangerous and daring, while Tomas exudes security and safety. Vices come easily when you are already addicted to something you crave, and Lana muddles through figuring out who she wants to be.

With their parents constantly arguing, and their dad moving into the guest bedroom, the pressure on the girls may explode destroying them all. Is there a place for happiness when their world is crumbling around them?

My Review

5 of 5 Chase and Lacey

******* PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW FROM THE FIRST BOOK BECOMING A BUTTERFLY. PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION! *******

Butterfly Kisses is the most amazing sequel I have read. I get scared sometimes that I won't like a sequel as much as I liked the first book but dare I say it I LOVE MIA!!!!!!!!! What she has written in the sequel will knock your socks right off your feet. In Becoming a Butterfly we meet Lacey, Chase, Lana, Tomas, Byron, and Henry. This group of teens is going through a lot for the age of 16 but things in life are always complicated. Lacey has deceived Henry and embarrassed him by acting like she was another girl just so he would pay attention to her. Chase is still dealing with his move from another town and struggling with his feelings for Lacey. Lana is being bullied by her ex best friend and her ex boyfriend.Tomas has just moved from another city and knows no one until he meets the mysterious Lana. Byron hates Lacey for some reason and he and his sister bully her everyday.

What this group does not realize is that sometimes you have crawl before you walk and life will throw you things that are very unexpected and when it does you will find friendship in the unlikeliest places. The summer is over and everyone is reeling from something that happened to them that they did not expect. Lacey and Chase are closer than ever but Lacey will have to make a choice on whether or not she will be with Chase or continue her crazy pursuit of Henry who has made it clear that he hates her and never ever wants to see her or talk to her again. She made a fool of him and his feelings and he did not take that very well. 

Lana has found Tomas and the two of them are closer than ever. They talk about everything and share time together just getting to know one another. Tomas understands Lana but when Tomas brings her home to meet the parents his father is against the relationship and forbids it. As the story goes on you find out why the father is against it but Tomas will make his own decisions and what he does will shock you and make you so proud of him.

Byron and Henry are still best friends but this summer really took it's toll out on everyone. Once the cat was out of the bag that Henry was really dating Lacey instead of Farrah his life has been one big jumbled mess. Henry keeps going from girl to girl and breaking hearts because his heart was broken. Byron is always there to pick up the pieces and take care of Henry. What are best friends for right? Well these two will have a rocky patch in Butterfly Kisses and what happens will totally shock you and having say HOLY HADES I never saw that coming!

Butterfly Kisses has so many twists and turns it will have you on the edge of seat screaming for more. When it ended and yes it ended with a cliff hanger Mia is so lucky I love her because I was ready to throw my computer out the window! You will see who Lacey decides she wants to be with. You will see what happens to Lana and who keeps bullying her and why. You will find out more about Tomas and who he has feelings for. You will find out that one of the characters is gay and who he has feelings for. And last but not least one of the characters will get hurt and stay in a coma for a while and when they wake up they will not recognize anyone not even the person they used to love. Mia please write Butterfly Migration FAST like PRONTO because I need it along with my box of tissues!

This is a story about a girl, named Mia. She grew up in suburb of medium sized city. There were cold winters, and hot sticky summers. Mia’s favorite seasons were spring and fall. She enjoyed the mild seasons, but also loved the vibrant colors each possessed. 

Mia loved music. She didn’t just love it, she sat on the floor in front of her Casio stereo for hours at a time, recording songs off the radio. Then she would cue them up and make sure she only got the music as she recorded them on a second tape, without the DJ’s voices on them, just the music. Then she would listen to those songs absorbing the words as she sat in her room and wrote her poetry. 

She wrote her first Poem when she was thirteen. It was called Sands of Time. When she was sixteen and again when she was eighteen she won two state competitions for her poetry. Her Poetry was stories of roses, starry nights, love, loss, and the scars left behind. She found recourse in those private moments filling notebooks of her writings. As she grew so did her inspirations, and when ever it hit her the rest of the world melted away until her verses were written, alive in the world. 

Even today as Mia writes mostly YA fiction, poetry still holds a special place in her heart. Her love for all things words propels her forward in her pursuit of the next great story. Her Debut Novel The Ocean will be released this spring. 

Find Mia on her Website:

http://www.miacastile.com