JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder

Amber Sky (C.O.I.L.S of Copper and Brass #1) by Claire Warner Genre: Dystopian Steampunk Release Date: June 2nd 2017 "You thought I did this out of the goodness of my heart?" He gave a short mirthless laugh. "Not a bit of it, this is going to be dangerous for me. What are you offering for my help? "Beneath the Amber Sky, the nobility control the food, education, and the mysterious C.O.I.L.S ofCopper and Brass. To Tay, struggling to keep her siblings alive, the ideas of rebellion and freedom are distant and unreachable. But when her father is arrested, she begs Darius James, the son of the Overseer, to save his life. Darius agrees, but his help costs her a favour, one he can call inat any time. Darius' favour will bring her to the Palace, and the perfect position to help the growing rebellion. But the court has games beyond anything she has seen before, and Darius' secrets will add to the danger. Tay is now able to make a difference, to join

Name: Krysten Lindsay Hager Genre: Young adult Emme is a sophomore in high school who starts dating, Brendon Agretti, the popular senior who happens to be a senator’s son and well-known for his good looks. Emme feels out of her comfort zone in Brendon’s world and it doesn’t help that his picture perfect ex, Lauren, seems determined to get back into his life, along with every other girl who wants to be the future Mrs. Agretti. Emme is already conflicted due to the fact her last boyfriend cheated on her and her whole world is off kilter with her family issues. Life suddenly seems easier keeping Brendon away and relying on her crystals and horoscopes to guide her. Emme soon starts to realize she needs to focus less on the stars and more on her senses. Can Emme get over her insecurities and make her relationship work? Life sure is complicated when you’re dating the it guy. Add to Goodreads An Interview with Krysten Hager Tell us a little bit about why you write in y

Remembrance by Heather Hildenbrand ✩✩✩✩✩ This book is about a girl named Samantha. She has lost her memory of something that happened to her, and it was so traumatizing it has changed her entire personality. She lives in fear and she doesn't know why. Alex is a werewolf hunter who has been poisoned by werewolf venom, and it is slowly killing him. The last thing Alex expects is to run into Sam as he searches for a cure, and his lies start to unwind as he finds she is the key to his survival. The trouble is, he knows what happened to her, and why she can't remember.  I found myself drawn irresistibly to this story. Samantha is so broken and fragmented as she struggles to survive with irrational fears, and memory loss. She tries to get help, but nothing works, and she walks around scared of men, dogs, and the dark for no reason. She moves to be with her aunt who practices magic, but whatever caused her memory loss causes her to forget anything supernatural t

Lani Sarem Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance  Publisher: GeekNation Press  Date of Publication: Aug 15, 2017  ISBN: 9781545612392 Number of pages: 448 Word Count: approx. 107,000  Cover Artist: Ryan Kincaid A young woman goes to Las Vegas to join a magic show only to learn that falling in love is more dangerous than magic. Zade Holder has always been a free-spirited young woman, from a long dynasty of tarot-card readers, fortunetellers, and practitioners of magick. Growing up in a small town and never quite fitting in, Zade is determined to forge her own path. She leaves her home in Tennessee to break free from her overprotective mother Dela, the local resident spellcaster and fortuneteller. Zade travels to Las Vegas and uses supernatural powers to become part of a premiere magic show led by the infamous magician Charles Spellman. Zade fits right in with his troupe of artists and misfits. After all, when everyone is slightly eccentric, appearing ''normal&

Virtual FantasyCon Website

Undressed by Kimberly Derting (The Men of West Beach, #1) Publication date: August 27th 2017 Genres: Adult , Contemporary, Romance Can two people whose dreams have been cast aside find a new passion…together? No one ever expected straight-A student Lauren Taylor to make waves. But that was the old Lauren, before she went to college and became an online stripper to make ends meet. Now, Lauren is on the run with a secret and a bag of cash, fleeing landlocked Arizona for the beaches of California. Will Gabaldon was one of the hottest surfers on the circuit, but fate had something else in mind. When a surfing accident shattered his budding career, Will was forced into a life of tending bar and doing odd jobs just to survive. A swim instructor with secrets like Will is the last thing Lauren wants. A distraction like Lauren is the last thing Will needs. But soon, both discover there’s one thing more dangerous than the wave that ended Will’s career: Love. Goodreads

False Awakening Cassandra Page (Lucid Dreaming #2) Publication date: August 26th 2017 Genres: New Adult, Urban Fantasy How can you fight your nightmares when they’re real? Melaina, half-human dream therapist, just wants her life to return to normal. Yes, her Oneiroi father is in prison and, yes, the place she worked burned down, but she has a cute boyfriend and a new house. She beat the bad guy. She’s earned a break. Right? Unfortunately for Melaina, people are still getting possessed by nightmare spirits; the police are investigating her past; and the bad guy’s brother, the Morpheus himself, is coming to town to demand answers. When a deranged ex-nurse checks himself out of hospital on the same day her cousin runs away from home, Melaina is dragged into a fight not just for her life but for her soul. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / iBooks Excerpt Usually when I stepped into someone’s dreams just after they’d fallen asleep, I didn’t arrive i

Sitting down with  K. Caffee Author of Followers of Torments Name K. Caffee (Known around social media as Pukah Works) Genre Fantasy, specifically dark fantasy (some have come to call what I write grimdark) Bio K. Caffee has always been a storyteller. Now, she is sharing her words with the world, rather than a small group clustered around to hear what she has to say. When she is not taking anyone on a ride through her wild imagination, she is thinking of something new to tell, trying to keep her cats from claiming the keyboard from her, or studying to pass her next class exam. An Interview with K. Caffee What made you decide you wanted to write? I didn’t actually want to write, my stories gave me an ultimatum about being written.  Personally, I like sleep and kind of need it, so I gave in after several months of arguing. Who inspires you? My pukah – those mischievous, little, playful helpers.  Anything can be inspiration for a pukah, and I’ve

Virtual FantasyCon 2017

Seven Ways to Lose Your Heart Tiffany Truitt Published by: Entangled Publishing Publication date: July 18th 2016 Genres: New Adult, Romance In the span of seven days, Annabel Lee will lose her heart. Kennedy Harrison, as reckless with life as Annabel is obsessed with order, never could commit to anything—not to a person, not to a job, not to a path. But he’s got a history with Annabel, and for once Kennedy doesn’t want to run. Determined to spend time with her before she leaves for college, Kennedy dares her to join him on a road trip to a music festival. And neither of them could ever say no to a dare. But Annabel’s got a plan. She’ll complete seven dares in seven days—if Kennedy applies for one writing internship per dare. Because Kennedy needs to be pushed just as much as she does. What follows is a dizzying week of music, shady hotels, comical dares, and a passion neither one knew existed. But when it ends, Annabel and Kennedy will realize the biggest dare of all m

Acca Angelbound Book 3 By Christina Bauer Acca (Angelbound Origins #3) by Christina Bauer Genre: YA Supernatural Audiobook Release Date: July 2017 Monster House Books In just one week, supernatural warrior Myla Lewis must discover enough evidence to send the evil House of Acca to prison... or she’ll end up in jail herself, along with her fiancé, Prince Lincoln. No pressure. To gather proof, Myla and Lincoln go undercover at an all-girl’s high school on Earth. Lincoln acts as the new gym teacher; Myla becomes the school’s least popular transfer student ever. To stop them from getting the goods, Acca releases Hell on Earth. Literally. Good thing Myla and Lincoln aren’t afraid of a tough fight. This one promises to be the hardest yet. After all, who ever said high school wasn’t hell? Add to Goodreads Add Angelbound Book #1 to Goodreads Add Scala (Angelbound Origins #2) to Goodreads Angelbound ACCA Audio Book Sample  AUDIOBOOK AVAILABILITY  Audible and iT

Latte Girl by Katia Rose Publication date: August 17th 2017 Genres: Comedy, New Adult, Romance Synopsis: Hot coffee is a regular fixture in Hailey Warren’s life. Hot guys? Not so much. Her grueling shifts at a cafe in the heart of the city’s business sector are rarely punctuated by anything special, so when the gorgeous heir to the security company next door strides into Hailey’s life, it feels like punctuation with a capital P (or D, depending on your preferred terminology). Jordan Knox is enough to send her heart racing faster than a triple shot of espresso, and when the attraction proves to be mutual, no hidden corners or empty offices are safe from their game of cat and mouse. But when she’s ready to drop the pretenses, Jordan continues to hold back, and Hailey realizes he’s been hiding secrets that could make whatever’s brewing between them boil over and burn. ‘Latte Girl’ is a full length, standalone novel, and the debut title from author Katia Rose. Goo

Seven Days with You by Hugo Driscoll Genre: YA Contemporary Romance Release Date: April 10th 2017 Sean Johnson’s life as a small-town farmhand has been nothing but predictable, but when he meets Sophia Hillingdon at the local animal sanctuary, she gets him out of an eighteen-year rut, away from the mundane existence on the farm, and a grieving, drunken father. Sophia is the first person who understands him and makes him believe that he might get out of their small town, who tells him, he has the potential to be whoever he wants to be and do whatever he wants to do. But as their relationship unfolds, it is the most devastating of news that will change both of them forever. Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I was given a copy of this book for an honest review Caution: Possible spoilers; although I do my best to avoid any. Hugo Driscoll is new to me, but after reading Seven Days With You , I consider him an Author with great promise. This was another difficult review. The firs

Handbook for Mortals by Lani Sarem Publication date: August 15th 2017 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Zade Holder has always been a free-spirited young woman, from a long dynasty of tarot-card readers, fortunetellers, and practitioners of magick. Growing up in a small town and never quite fitting in, Zade is determined to forge her own path. She leaves her home in Tennessee to break free from her overprotective mother Dela, the local resident spellcaster and fortuneteller. Zade travels to Las Vegas and uses supernatural powers to become part of a premiere magic show led by the infamous magician Charles Spellman. Zade fits right in with his troupe of artists and misfits. After all, when everyone is slightly eccentric, appearing ”normal” is much less important. Behind the scenes of this multimillion-dollar production, Zade finds herself caught in a love triangle with Mac, the show’s good-looking but rough-around-the-edges technical director and Jackson,