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March 6, 2013

Transcend Time Saga: Book Blitz & Giveaway



Remembrance (Transcend Time Saga #1)
Author: Michelle Madow
Genre: YA Time Travel
Release Date: July 27, 2011
 
Description:

Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England ... but she doesn't know it yet.

Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie's high school at the beginning of the year, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can't stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can't she get him out of her mind?

Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, fighting fate isn't going to be easy.
  





Vengeance (Transcend Time Saga #2)
Release Date: December 8, 2011

Description:

How far would you go to get revenge?

When Chelsea Givens discovered that her ex-boyfriend Drew dumped her to be with her former best friend Lizzie, she'd never felt so betrayed in her life. Then her new friend Shannon tells her she can help set things right. Chelsea's willing to listen, but what Shannon wants her to believe -- that she shared a past life with Drew -- is impossible. And what she wants her to do to get him back … well, it's downright crazy.

Could Shannon be telling the truth? And if she is, what lengths will Chelsea go if it means making Lizzie pay?

Find out in Vengeance, the second part of the Transcend Time Saga.

*Vengeance is the short story that bridges the events in Remembrance and the final novel in the Saga.
  





Timeless (Transcend Time Saga #3)
Release Date: November 14, 2012

Description:

IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME.

In Remembrance, Lizzie and Drew changed the course of fate so they could be together.

In Vengeance, Chelsea set fate back on its original, deadly path.

Now, strange things keep happening to Lizzie. Things that are omens of darkness to come. A curse has doomed her to die an early death, just as she did in her past life. To make matters worse, even if she can figure out who cast the curse, it's irreversible. There's only one option left for her to save herself. It's crazier than anything she's heard yet, and to do it, she'll need Drew and Chelsea's help.

Because to make things right, they must go back to when it all began ... and Lizzie discovers that the final events in her past life were more sinister than she ever imagined.
  



MEET LIZZIE DAVENPORT!
Full Name: Elizabeth Claire Davenport

Nickname: Lizzie, Liz

Birthday: May 16, 1994

Place of Birth: Pembrooke, NH

Residence: Pembrooke, NH

Occupation: Student

Family: Emily Davenport (mother) -- psychiatrist. George Davenport (father) - divorced since she was in preschool. He cheated on her mother after she was born, not wanting to have to deal with the difficulty of a new baby. They divorced when Lizzie was 4, and he moved to Pennsylvania to work as a money manager at a large firm. He married a woman at the firm, and Lizzie stays with him over the summer, although they don't talk much during the year.

Loves: Drawing. Reading. Piano. Drew. Swings. European History.

Hates: Watching sports. When people think she's stupid in French class. Rap music. Being dragged places. Being told what to do. People who are over-bubbly (fake).

Fears: Jeremy not returning to the way he was before he became obnoxious. Heights. Car accidents. Always being thought of as Jeremy's girlfriends and people not liking her for her.

Education: Junior in high school.

Views on Love/Death: Has always believed in soul mates, and has always known deep down that Jeremy wasn't hers. Believes people are reincarnated after they die.

Favorite Place in the World: The lake with Drew. The swing set at school.

Least Favorite Place in the World: LA. She went there once with her family and hated it. People were too obsessed with themselves.

Hobbies: Drawing. Piano. She used to ice skate until 9th grade when she hurt her ankle and was told to stop skating intensely or risk permanent injury.

Reputation: Sort of quiet. Being Jeremy's girlfriend. (She doesn't like that one).

General Viewpoints of Importance: Doing well in school. Learning through reading and learning about herself through drawing.

What makes her tick: People judging her without reason.

What makes her likable: Cares about not hurting people's feelings. Is nice, but for the most part doesn't let people walk over her.

What makes her detestable: The way in which she goes about getting together with Drew. Hurting Chelsea and Jeremy (even though she didn't do it in a mean way).

Favorite ice cream flavor: Vanilla—“There is nothing plain about you. You are a colorful risk taker who relies more on intuition than logic. Emotionally expressive and idealistic, you tend to set high goals and push yourself to meet and exceed them. You are most romantically compatible with those who prefer rocky road.”

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Blonde, curly.

Body Type: Skinny.

Age: 16

Apparent Age: 16

Skin Tone: Pale to slightly tanned.

Physical activities: (sports, etc.): Not a big fan.


This or That with Lizzie

Here is a collection of “This or That” questions I’ve answered from Lizzie’s point of view for interviews.
 
Winter or Summer?
Summer. I don’t like the cold weather in the winter.

In or Out?
I’m guessing this means inside or outside? I’m definitely an indoors girl.

Dresses or Pants?
I usually wear jeans, but I like wearing a dress when I’m going somewhere nice, as long as it’s not too cold outside.

Brother or Sister?
I’m an only child, but I’ve always wanted a younger sister. It would be nice to have someone to teach how to draw and recommend my favorite books to.

Black or White?
White. It’s also one of my favorite colors to wear.

Red or Blue?
Blue, because it matches my eyes.

Facebook or Google +?
I have Facebook, but I don’t check it obsessively (like some people I know do.) I don’t even have Google +!

Macaroni and Cheese or Peanut Butter-Jelly sandwich?
Mac and Cheese. I used to eat it all the time when I was younger.

Past or Present?
The past—I love learning about the different ways people lived in other times.

Work or Play?
If reading for fun counts as play, then definitely play. I always get my work done first though.

Boyfriend time or time with girlfriends?
Boyfriend time. Balancing my boyfriend time with time with my girlfriends is something I need to work on. I think my friends get frustrated with me sometimes.

TV or movies?
TV, because I feel like you can get to know the characters better when watching them every week on a television show.

Apricots or Peaches?
Peaches, because they’re sweeter.

White horse or mustang convertible?
A white horse sounds romantic.

Hot or Cold?
Hot! I really don’t like cold weather. (Which makes living in New Hampshire in the winter pretty rough.)

Morning or Night?
I’m a morning person. I have no problem getting out of bed when my alarm goes off (sometimes I even wake up five minutes before the alarm goes off.) I have trouble staying up late—I get so sleepy!

Jacob or Edward?
Edward. Jacob is a little too reckless for my taste, with all the motorcycling and cliff jumping.

Poptarts or Cereal?
Cereal, specifically Cheerios.

Hot Chocolate or Coffee?
Neither—my hot drink of choice is tea. I suppose if I had to choose it would be hot chocolate (if the chocolate wasn’t too strong), because the taste of coffee grosses me out.

Mountains or Beach?
Beach! I love quality beach time with my Kindle.

Dark Hair or Light Hair?
I’m partial to dark hair on guys.

Fall or Spring?
Spring, because it means summer is approaching.

Christmas or Halloween?
Christmas—I absolutely love Christmastime! The evergreen trees, twinkling lights, and fun decorations make winter more enjoyable.
Michelle Madow wrote her first novel, Remembrance, in her junior year of college. Remembrance is the first book in the Transcend Time Saga, a three part series about reincarnation and true love that Michelle successfully self-published. The series was inspired by Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video. Michelle's upcoming YA trilogy, The Secret Diamond Sisters, about three sisters who discover they are the secret heirs to a Las Vegas billionaire casino owner will be published by Harlequin TEEN in Spring 2014.

Michelle graduated from Rollins College in 2010, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta. She received the Charles Hyde Pratt Award for Excellence in Creative Writing in 2010.

She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she is writing more novels for young adults. She loves reading, spending time with family and friends, traveling, shopping, sunshine, Disney fairy tales, Broadway musicals, and spends way too much time on Facebook and Twitter (@MichelleMadow).


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Vengeance:
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Timeless:
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December 1, 2012

The Alchemists Academy Blog Tour: Excerpt & Giveaway

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The Alchemists Academy Book 1: Stones to Ashes by Kailin Gow

What do you learn here...at the Academy? Wirt asks. Magic? The responsibility to use your powers responsibly? Uh...something like that, his roommate Spencer said. More like how to rule worlds. Wirt, is used to being shuffled from foster home to foster home, adopting a devil-may-care attitude toward the world along the way. Now he s in a school he can t escape, learning to develop his latent magical abilities, for what use, he doesn't know...to save his world or to destroy it...


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The Alchemists Academy Book 2: Elemental Explosions by Kailin Gow

A new student has entered The Alchemists Academy, and he brings with him an explosive power that threatens the Academy and the legend of Merlin. Wirt thought he was the only bad boy at the Academy, but he was wrong. Not only is Roland Black worse than Wirt, but a new teacher had replaced one of their beloved teachers, and she has more planned for Wirt and his friends than just lesson plans. Alana, his crush has grown prettier, and now he is rivals for her attention with not only his best friend Spencer, but newcomer Roland, as well. On top of that, it is their second year, and the year where all the students must pass a test to move on to the Elite Class at the Academy. The Elite Class is the only class in the third year at the Academy, and the students who fail will be sent home, others will face something even deadlier.

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From Stones to Ashes:

Wirt screwed his eyes shut, wishing fervently that he was somewhere, anywhere else. Right now, being back with Joan and Peter was looking an awful lot more appetizing. First, though, he had to find some way to get out of here…
Wirt doubled up as his stomach suddenly cramped. For a moment, he though he had been hit, but that hypothesis went by the wayside as the feeling spread to every muscle in his body at once. As far as Wirt knew, and thanks to some of his earlier misadventures he did know, not even three people could manage to hit you everywhere simultaneously. Wirt forced his eyes open, and then quickly shut them again, because the golden radiance surrounding him was simply too bright to look though. Around him, the gasps of the three bullies were clearly audible.
“He’s glowing, Rich. Why is he glowing?”
“How should I know? Look, just grab him.”
“You grab him. He could be radioactive or something, the way he’s glowing.”
“Oh, so it’s all right for me to grab radiation boy, is it?”
The sounds of a scuffle came to Wirt, but they were quickly replaced by silence. He didn’t really care, because by now the unpleasant sensation running through his body had reached unbearable levels, feeling as though every scrap of him were being pulled in a different direction.
As suddenly as it had come, the sensation passed. Wirt had to concentrate just to breathe, and he stood like that for long seconds. He didn’t dare open his eyes, at least until it occurred to him that the three older boys might still be there waiting to hit him. That made his eyes snap open so quickly that for a second he couldn’t make sense of anything around him. When he did, Wirt took a step back, and that itself was surprising enough, given that there should have been a chain link fence in the way. Instead, he was standing in the middle of a field, with no sign of any fences anywhere in sight.



Author Kailin Gow

Kailin Gow is the award-winning, international bestselling author of over 80 distinct books.

Kailin Gow is also the President of a media company, a media personality, and has been writing full-time since she was first published. Holding a Masters in communications management and leadership positions in Fortune 500 corporations, she puts her leadership abilities, her experience, and desire to help others into her fiction books. As a result, she has written the forthcoming, Finding the Heroine in You book which is also a national tour. She is a mother and spends whatever spare time she has volunteering at the Red Cross, Battered Women's Shelters, and other organizations.

Currently her Frost Series is in development for a major international MMO Game, and she has over 14,000 and growing Frosters on her facebook fan page.



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