Attack the Geek

Title:  Attack the Geek: A Ree Reyes Side-Quest
Author:  Michael R. Underwood
Genre:  Sci Fi & Fantasy
Publisher:  Pocket Star
Publish Date:  April 7th, 2014
Pages:  (kindle edition) 142
ISBN:  B00DPM7QCA
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley.
Synopsis: ( From Amazon) “A side quest novella in the bestselling Geekomancy urban fantasy series--when D&D style adventures go from the tabletop to real life, look out!

Ree Reyes, urban fantasy heroine of Geekomancy, is working her regular barista/drink-slinger shift at Grognard's when it all goes wrong. Everything. “

Pretty in Ink

Title: Pretty in Ink Author: Lindsey Palmer
Genre: Woman’s fiction Publisher: Kensington Books Publish Date: March 25, 2014 Pages: Kindle version: 305 pages ISBN: 0758294336 Obtained: Free review copy from Netgalley Synopsis: “For years, Hers magazine has been a fixture on newsstands--relatable, reliable, and ever-so-slightly frumpy. But with sales slumping, Hers' editor-in-chief soon finds a pink slip in her inbox. And her ruthless, blisteringly high-heeled replacement may not be finished cleaning house yet. . . Leah Brenner suspects she won't be on the payroll much longer either. A telecommuting, breast milk-pumping mom of three doesn't mesh with her new boss Mimi's vision of a sleeker, younger-skewingHers. Not content with nabbing Leah's office, Mimi's protégée, Victoria, is itching to take over Leah's duties too--and she's not alone. As the summer rolls out, and staffers are asked to give up even their sexiest secrets to save the brand, everyone at Hers--the sycophantic new assistant; the photo editor who's sleeping with her boss; the Ivy League intern with oversized aspirations--will fight to keep her career, and some shred of dignity, intact. Smart, perceptive, and hilarious, Lindsey Palmer's debut delivers an all too true-to-life tale of very different women faced with high-stakes choices in a rapidly changing--yet utterly familiar--world. . .”

Indie Love Blog Hop: Tangled Tides

Title: Tangled Tides (The Sea Monsters Memoirs #1)

Author: Karen Amanda Hooper

Genre:  YA, fantasy 

Publisher:  Starry Sky Publishing 

Publish Date:  October 14th 2013

Pages:  kindle: 290 

ISBN:  0985589965 

Obtained:  Bought from Amazon

Synopsis: (obtained from goodreads)

Yara Jones doesn't believe in sea monsters--until she becomes one.

When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious.

Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people--until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process--or she might open the gateway to a love that's deeper than the oceans 

The Handmade Marketplace, 2nd edition,

Title: The Handmade Market Place, 2nd Edition : How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally and Online.
Author:  Kari Chapin
Genre:  Crafts and Hobbies
Publisher:  Storey Publishing LLC
Publish Date:  June 11th, 2014
Pages:  Paperback:  256
ISBN:  9781612123356
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: Since its original publication in 2010, Kari Chapin's The Handmade Marketplace has inspired thousands of crafters around the world to find the courage and know-how they need to make money -- and even to make a full-time living -- from doing what they love best. Now, this best-selling guide has been completely revised and updated to include solid information on the latest on-line and social media opportunities for sales and marketing, as well as fresh advice and invaluable tips from successful crafters and artists. With Kari Chapin at your side, you can live a more creative life and enjoy a lucrative career at the same time.

Queen of Hearts, volume one: The Crown

Title: Queen of Hearts, volume one: The Crown
Author: Colleen Oakes
Genre: Teens and YA
Publisher: Sparkpress
Publish Date:  February 14th, 2014
Pages:  kindle edition: N/A
ISBN:  9781940716022
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: As Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, Dinah’s days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the King of Hearts. The only highlight of her days is visiting Wardley, her childhood best friend, the future Knave of Hearts — and the love of her life.
When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she’s ever wanted threatens to crumble. As her coronation date approaches, a series of suspicious and bloody events suggests that something sinister stirs in the whimsical halls of Wonderland. It’s up to Dinah to unravel the mysteries that lurk both inside and under the Palace before she loses her own head to a clever and faceless foe.
Part epic fantasy, part twisted fairy tale, this dazzling saga will have readers shivering as Dinah’s furious nature sweeps Wonderland up in the maelstrom of her wrath. Familiar characters such as Cheshire, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter make their appearance, enchanting readers with this new, dark take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Serpent's Storm

Title: Serpent's Storm
Author: Amber Benson
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Publisher:  Ace
Publish Date:  February 22, 2011
Pages:  Paperback:  320
ISBN:  978-0441020096
Obtained:  Bought from local bookstore.
Synopsis: Calliope just wants to make it big in the Big Apple like any other working girl. But Callie is also Death's Daughter, no matter how much she tries to stay out of the family business. And now her older sister has made a deal with the Devil himself to engage in a hostile takeover of both Death Inc. and Heaven-once they get Callie out of the way.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Attack of the Factoids

Title: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids
Author:  Bathroom Readers' Institute
Genre:  Entertainment, reference
Publisher:  Portable Press
Publish Date: March 1st 2014
Pages:  Paperback:  416
ISBN:  9781626860407
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley.
Synopsis: Packed with more than 400 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factiodsis a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples:
* Bats always turn left when they exit a cave.
* In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields.
* Lloyd's of London insured Bruce Springsteen's voice for 3.5 million English pounds.
* Physician Amynthas of Alexandria, Greece, performed the first known nose job in the Third Century B.C.
* Military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, since white could attract enemy fire.
* Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV.
* King Henry VIII's ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day.
* It takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit.
* The only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976.
And that's just the beginning! So what are you waiting for? Attack!

Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale

Title: Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale
Author:  Cate Rowan
Genre:  Romance, Sci Fi and Fantasy
Publisher:  Cate Rowan
Publish Date:  July 5th 2012
Pages:  Kindle edition:  45 pages
ISBN:  9781452455716
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: In this romantic fairy tale remix, a cynical Los Angeles artist reluctantly pet-sits for her young niece's frog and discovers magic in the terrarium--in the form of a sexy enchanted prince.

Screaming Divas

Title: Screaming Divas
Author:  Suzanna Kamata
Genre:  Teens and YA
Publisher:  Merit Press
Publish Date:  May 18th, 2014
Pages:  Hardcover:  208
ISBN:  9781440572791
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: Screaming Divas takes four talented girls through the dizzy, dangerous world of rock music, where their friendship breaks up and makes up amid the temptations and triumphs of love, rivalry, success, and rejection. They couldn't be more different from each other, but all of them are talented musicians. Trudy, Cassie, Harumi, and Esther form Screaming Divas, a rock band that unites the girls in sisterhood, even as their relationships, differences, and desires threaten to tear them apart. A measure of early success is about to change their lives. But what comes next? Is the tradeoff for the dream worth the price the girls will have to pay, and what might happen to them as a result?

Celebromancy

Title: Celebromancy
Author:  Michael R. Underwood
Genre:  Sci Fi and Fantasy
Publisher:  Pocket Star
Publish Date:  July 15, 2013
Pages:  Kindle edition: 310
ISBN:  9781451698145
Obtained:  Free review copy and bought on Amazon (a bit of a mix up on my part. Though I'm not sorry as I'm only too glad to give this author my finical support.)
Synopsis: Fame has a magic all its own in the no-gossip-barred follow-up to Geekomancy. Ree Reyes gets her big screenwriting break, only to discover just how broken Hollywood actually is.

Things are looking up for urban fantasista Ree Reyes. She’s using her love of pop culture to fight monsters and protect her hometown as a Geekomancer, and now a real-live production company is shooting her television pilot script.

But nothing is easy in show business. When an invisible figure attacks the leading lady of the show, former child-star-turned-current-hot-mess Jane Konrad, Ree begins a school-of-hard-knocks education in the power of Celebromancy.

Attempting to help Jane Geekomancy-style with Jedi mind tricks and X-Men infiltration techniques, Ree learns more about movie magic than she ever intended. She also learns that real life has the craziest plots: not only must she lift a Hollywood-strength curse, but she needs to save her pilot, negotiate a bizarre love rhombus, and fight monsters straight out of the silver screen. All this without anyone getting killed or, worse, banished to the D-List.

Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World

Title:  Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World
Author:  Anne Jamison
Genre:  Nonfiction
Publisher:  Smart Pop
Publish Date: December 3, 2013
Pages:  kindle edtion : 434
ISBN:  9781939529190
Obtained:  Free copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: What is fanfiction, and what is it not? Why does fanfiction matter? And what makes it so important to the future of literature?

“Fic” is a groundbreaking exploration of the history and culture of fan writing and what it means for the way we think about reading, writing, and authorship. It’s a story about literature, community, and technology—about what stories are being told, who’s telling them, how, and why.

With provocative discussions from both professional and fan writers, on subjects from “Star Trek toThe X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Harry Potter, Twilight, and beyond, Fic sheds light on the widely misunderstood world(s) of fanfiction—not only how fanfiction is transforming the literary landscape, but how it already has.

Ever After High: Storybook of Legends

Title: Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends
Author:  Shannon Hale
Genre:  YA
Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
Publish Date:  October 8, 2013
Pages:  hardcover, 305 pages.
ISBN:  0316401226
Obtained:  Bought from Amazon
Synopsis: At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens...whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing to sign means The End-both for a story and for a life.

As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen's destiny is to follow in her mother's wicked footsteps, but evil is so not Raven's style. She's starting to wonder, what if she rewrote her own story? The royal Apple White, daughter of the Fairest of Them All, has a happy ever after planned for herself, but it depends upon Raven feeding her a poison apple in their future.


What if Raven doesn't sign the Storybook of Legends? It could mean a happily never after for them both.