Welcome to my stop on the Ex-Factor/Unbreakable tour! Today I have the playlist for the book - and don't forget to enter the giveaway! To follow the rest of the tour, click on the banner above.
Ex-Factor (Diamond Girls #1)
Author: Elisa Dane
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Genre: YA Contemporary
Description:
Nevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl.
So when her aunt pushes her into joining the elite X-FACTOR cheer leading squad, Navaeh goes along with it.
But Nev feels she doesn’t deserve to be happy. Not after what happened the night her father died.
Bodie Scott knows about grief all too well. Critically injured in an alcohol related accident the year before, Bodie struggles with the fact that he’ll never play football again, and he’s so far behind in credits he can’t see straight. That is, until he meets Nev. Haunted by their bloody pasts and wary of a shared future, Nev and Bodie turn to one another for comfort and support, and realize they’re not so alone after all. And when the party scene at school threatens the life of a loved one, the two stop at nothing to keep the past from repeating itself.
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Unbreakable (Diamond Girls #2)
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Genre: YA Contemporary
Description:
Perception is everything to sixteen-year-old Olivia Brown. With her freakishly hot boyfriend, volunteer work at the local animal shelter, successful beauty channel on YouTube, and well-earned spot on X Factor Cheer's elite level five Diamond Girl team, Livvie's the girl every other girl wants to be. At least, that's the illusion she's aiming for.
But Livvie's seemingly perfect life is anything but. Lying about the bruises her boyfriend gives her, and cowering beneath his raging temper becomes a regular way of life until she unwittingly witnesses her drunken neighbor beating his step-son, the town bad boy, Reid Tate.
For Reid, vulnerability is the enemy. Opening up, and letting people in gives them the power to disappoint. Growing up with a co-dependent mother and an abusive alcoholic father, Reid has endured all the disappointment he can stomach.
But when his pretty, do-good neighbor witnesses his step-dad beat him to within an inch of his life, and not only call the cops, but keeps quiet at school about what she saw, Reid wonders if maybe, just maybe, he's found someone he can finally trust.
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Unbreakable Playlist
Much like with Ex Factor, music played an integral part in the writing of Unbreakable. Unlike book #1, though, I listened primarily to Top 40 while writing Unbreakable. Livvie's got nothing against a good country song, but she's definitely more of a pop music kind of girl. And Reid? Reid wouldn't be caught dead listening to a country ballad. Bad Boy is a hard rock kind of guy.
Here's their playlist:
I write Contemporary YA romance with cheerleaders. Yep. I write what I know, and it's my hope that my stories will not only take you on a romantic journey that will warm your heart, but that you'll find a new respect and interest in the sport of Cheerleading you may not have had before.
Author Links:
http://www.elisadane.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7450641.Elisa_Dane
https://twitter.com/#!/ElisaDane
https://www.facebook.com/ElisaDane
PUBLISHER LINKS:
www.myswoonromance.com
@swoonromance
Facebook.com/SwoonRomance
Giveaway: (1) ebook of Ex-Factor & $10 Amazon gift card (INT)
Blog Tour Organized by: YA Bound Book Tours
Looks like an interesting series! Added to my to read list! Thank you!
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