Fire Country by David Estes is FREE on Amazon Nov 12-14th!

Fire Country is the first book in the amazing Country Saga Series by David Estes.  This is seriously one of my favorite YA dystopians ever!  And you can download it for FREE on Amazon from Nov. 12-14th!!! What a steal!

In a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. 

Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. It is their duty as Bearers.

Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before the Call, the ceremony in which Bearers are given a husband with whom to bear children with. 

As the desert sands run out on her life's hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun.


Download this wonderful ebook HERE and enjoy!!

Ilsa J. Bick Q&A Event!

Join me for some awesome upcoming author Q&A sessions!  My favorite group, David Estes Fan Group and YA Book Lovers Unite, is hosting some amazing events in the next few months!

We also have an event planned with Ilsa J. Bick!   Here is my first question and Ilsa's answer!

Ilsa, you created so many different and unique characters in your Ashes trilogy. Who was your favorite character to write and why? 

Jenny, I loved ALL my characters, and each was my favorite to write at one point or another in the book. Really. I can't pick a favorite because I really tried to put everything I could into each character. When you do that, it's like asking a mom to pick her favorite kid: can't be done. [Well, at least ... not in public. ;-) ]

I dunno...which is your fave? 

ME: I think probably Alex. She was one tough cookie! And a great MC! 

Ilsa's Response:

Yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't say I liked Alex myself, Jenny ;-) 

This one runs from Nov. 11-17th

You can join in HERE

And I'm SUPER EXCITED for this one!  Marissa Meyer is swinging by our group from Nov. 18-24th!!!
You can join in the discussion HERE

And we also have Hugh Howey stopping by from Dec. 11-17th!

You can join in HERE

And we have more upcoming next year, so stay tuned!  And seriously, you may want to think about joining our Goodreads group, we have so much fun talking about YA books!

End of the Year 2013 Reading Cram Read-a-thon!

Dana from Danasquare and I are hosting a read-a-thon!  It is called the End of the Year 2013 Reading Cram, and will run from Dec. 9-22nd!

If you are anything like me you have a huge stack (or even bookcases) full of book you haven't read. Did you have a goal for how many books you wanted to read during the year? Are you behind like I am? 

Then this is the perfect time to read as much as you can before the new year! 

Why should you participate?

1. To chisel off some of your TBR pile.

2. Do all the fun challenges and win some prizes.

3. Encourage others to read like a speed demon (and yourself) + reading with others is loads of fun. 

So let's get in our last books of 2013 together in the #ReadingCram ! 

Listed below are all the things you need to know and the linky to sign up!

Requirements 

You must post a Sign Up Post (Must be linked down below in the linky, this is to spread the word)

Must have our graphic

Links to our blogs

Name, dates of the read-a-thon

Any personal goals (optional)

You may put up your post on your blog, Tumblr, or Youtube (if they don't have a blog)

Please tweet using #ReadingCram. To stay updated and to share what your reading! 

It would mean so much to Dana and I if you sign-up! This is our first read-a-thon that we are hosting together and we are beyond excited! We would love to host more so we want this one to turn out great!!

If you have any questions either Dana or I can answer them!

Comment Below, In the form, or email  danasquare3(at)aol(dot)com or juliababyjen(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Here are the Challenges  you can look forward to seeing: We are still in need of hosts if you want to host a challenge all the info can be found HERE

Dec. 9  TBR Challenge (Hosted by Juliababyjen)

Dec 10  Teaser Challenge --Open the current book you are reading to a random page and post 2 sentences on Twitter or Facebook and leave the link
Hosted by Tanya@Book Loving Hippo

Dec 11 Top Ten Books You Read in 2013--make a post, take a pic, leave links Hosted by Jessica @ Let Me Tell You A Story

Dec 12 Spine Poetry--using any books you've read in 2013--leave a link of pic Lori @ Writing My Own Fairy Tale

Dec 13 Favorite Book-to-Movie Release in 2013--post on Twitter or Facebook, leave a link Emily @ Falling for YA

Dec 14 Seasonal Challenge (must be books read in 2013) post links Michelle @ BookBriefs

Recommend a book good for a snow day

Recommend a book good for a rainy day

Recommend a book good for a beach day

Recommend a book good for a spooky night

Dec 15 Twitter Synopsis Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and describe the book using only 166 characters.  May do on any social site, leave link Cindi @Mommasez

Dec. 16 Movie cast challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and create a real life cast of characters--post links Hosted by Alex @ Book Chick

Dec 17 Song Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and choose a song(s) that best describes the book.  You can even create a playlist if you want!--post links to songs (youtube, spotify, etc) Tanya @ Book Loving Hippo

Dec 18 Post a Review Challenge--leave a link to any review you posted for a book read in 2013--any site where review is Munira @ In Vogue With Books

Dec 19 Spine Poetry--any books read in 2013, but must use titles that have 4 words or less for this one Tressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings

Dec 20 Spell it out challenge--Use the first letter in any book you read in 2013 to spell out a word--can choose first name, initials, your birthday month, or your zodiac sign. Post links

EX.  J--Just One Day by Gayle Forman

E--Enclave by Ann Aguiree

N--Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

N--Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Y--You Are Mine by Janael Falor

For the letters Q,U,V,X,Y,and Z they can be anywhere in the title
Kim @ Kimberly Faye Reads

Dec 21 Most Anticipated 2014 Releases--post links Hosted by Alex @ Book Chick

Dec. 22--Wrap Up Post (Hosted By Danasquare)

Make sure you check out all your read-a-thon hosts!
Dana @ Danasquare
Jenny @ Juliababyjen's Reading Room
Tanya @ Book Loving Hippo
Jessica @ Let Me Tell You A Story
Alex @ Book Chick

Emily @ Falling for YA
Cindi @ Mommasez
Michelle @ Book Briefs
Lori @ Writing My Own Fairy tale
Munira @ In Vogue With Books
Kim @ Kimberly Faye Reads
Tressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings

Calling all bloggers: Hosts needed for an upcoming Read-a-thon!

Dana from Danasquare and I are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th - 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram.

We are looking for some other bloggers to help host our daily challenges!

There is a google doc form below if you are interested!!

It would mean so much to Dana and I if you sign-up to host! This is our first read-a-thon that we are hosting together and we are beyond excited! We would love to host more so we want this one to turn out great!!

If you have any questions either Dana or I can answer them!

Comment Below, In the form, or email  danasquare3(at)aol(dot)com or juliababyjen(at)yahoo(dot)com.

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS!

 Host requirements 

You must have a blog of some kind 

You must PARTICIPATE in the read-a-thon, and have a sign up post like everyone else

Must have our graphic on their sidebar 

You will pick a challenge to run, and you must have your post up by 9am eastern time the day of the challenge.
And provide a prize! 

You may choose how to run challenge--either Rafflecopter, or just comments (if you want, I can create a Rafflecopter for you and give you the code)

Pick a winner after 48 hours and notify us of the winner and contact info.

 Challenges their dates to choose from!!!!

Dec. 9  TBR Challenge(Hosted By Jen and I)

Dec 10  Teaser Challenge --Open the current book you are reading to a random page and post 2 sentences on Twitter or Facebook and leave the link

Dec 11 Top Ten Books You Read in 2013--make a post, take a pic, leave links

Dec 12 Spine Poetry--using any books you've read in 2013--leave a link of pic

Dec 13 Favorite Book-to-Movie Release in 2013--post on Twitter or Facebook, leave a link

Dec 14 Seasonal Challenge (must be books read in 2013) post links

Recommend a book good for a snow day

Recommend a book good for a rainy day

Recommend a book good for a beach day

Recommend a book good for a spooky night

Dec 15 Twitter Synopsis Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and describe the book using only 166 characters.  May do on any social site, leave link

Dec. 16 Movie cast challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and create a real life cast of characters--post links

Dec 17 Song Challenge--pick any book read in 2013, and choose a song(s) that best describes the book.  You can even create a playlist if you want!--post links to songs (youtube, spotify, etc)

Dec 18 Post a Review Challenge--leave a link to any review you posted for a book read in 2013--any site where review is

Dec 19 Spine Poetry--any books read in 2013, but must use titles that have 4 words or less for this one

Dec 20 Spell it out challenge--Use the first letter in any book you read in 2013 to spell out a word--can choose first name, initials, your birthday month, or your zodiac sign. Post links

EXAMPLE:
 J--Just One Day by Gayle Forman

E--Enclave by Ann Aguiree

N--Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

N--Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Y--You Are Mine by Janael Falor

For the letters Q,U,V,X,Y,and Z the letter can be anywhere in the title

Dec 21 Most Anticipated 2014 Releases--post links

Dec 22 Wrap Up Challenge (Hosted By Jen and I)

Q&A Author Events

Join me for some awesome upcoming author Q&A sessions!  My favorite group, David Estes Fan Group and YA Book Lovers Unite, is hosting some amazing events in the next few months!

Jennifer A. Neilsen's event has already started and runs through Nov. 10th.  She has already answered some questions, and we've learned more about a movie deal and her next series, which sounds awesome!

Here's the question I asked and her answer!

Hi, Jennifer, I'm so excited that you came to our group! I loved reading both the False Prince and The Runaway King so much! I really loved Sage as a character! What do you like best about Sage, and what was your favorite part about writing him? 

Thanks for reading, Jenny! I have loved writing Sage. What's most interesting to me about him is that Sage is a study in opposites. Whatever trait he has on one end of the scale, he usually has its opposite too. So he's very tough, but also really vulnerable. He's brilliant, but can be stupid about some things too (girls). He is compassionate, yet he does not suffer fools. And so on. So that dichotomy makes him really interesting to write.

My favorite part about writing him is that he can be very unpredictable, even to me. Before writing, I might put something together in an outline, thinking it seemed like a good idea, but once I get into it, Sage will push in another direction. I love finding out what he's going to do next, since it's not always what I expect! 

You can join in the discussion HERE

We also have an event planned with Ilsa J. Bick!  This one runs from Nov. 11-17th

You can join in HERE

And I'm SUPER EXCITED for this one!  Marissa Meyer is swinging by our group from Nov. 18-24th!!!
You can join in the discussion HERE

And we also have Hugh Howey stopping by from Dec. 11-17th!

You can join in HERE

And we have more upcoming next year, so stay tuned!  And seriously, you may want to think about joining our Goodreads group, we have so much fun talking about YA books!

3 Year Blogoversary + Giveaway!

As of today (October 8th), I have been blogging for 3 years!!! That's just amazing to me, it really doesn't feel like its been that long!  On October 8, 2010, I published my first post--a book review of Fallen by Lauren Kate.  Its actually not a very good post, and I've debated a few times just pulling it off the blog altogether--but its a part of history, now, so it stays!  And it also serves as a reminder to me at far I've come!

To celebrate this momentous occasion, I am doing a GIVEAWAY!! The prize for this awesome giveaway will be an awesome surprise box of books!  I will pack the box full, so depending on the size of books, I can get 8-12 books in the box!  Sorry, this is US only--I just can't afford the shipping costs. BUT, if you are international, I did make an entry on the form just for you--if I pull your name, I will send you an ebook of your choice up to $8.

I would also love if you could comment below on anything at all to do with my blog--why you like it, anything memorable I've posted, etc. Thanks!

So let's get this party started!  Enter on the Rafflecopter below, and GOOD LUCK!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Moon Dwellers ebook--FREE on Amazon Oct 7-9!

It's time to start a revolution!  And maybe read about one, too!   The Moon Dwellers, the first book in the Dwellers Saga by David Estes will be FREE on Amazon Oct 7-9!!  On those dates, you may download the ebook on Amazon for FREE!  This is a super-dee-duper deal, so you'll want to take advantage of it!

The Dwellers Saga was mentioned in a recent Buzzfeed article as one of "15 Books Series to Read If You Enjoyed The Hunger Games," along with many other well respected series:  The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth; Delirium by Lauren Oliver, The Gone Series by Michael Grant, along with others.  You can read about the books that make up the list HERE.


Download from Amazon HERE
The Synopsis:
In a desperate attempt to escape destruction decades earlier, humankind was forced underground, into the depths of the earth, creating a new society called the Tri-Realms. 

After her parents and sister are abducted by the Enforcers, seventeen-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison for her parents' crimes of treason.

Against all odds, Adele must escape from the Pen and find her family, while being hunted by a deranged, killing machine named Rivet, who works for the President. She is helped by two other inmates, Tawni and Cole, each of whom have dark secrets that are better left undiscovered. Other than her friends, the only thing she has going for her is a wicked roundhouse kick and two fists that have been well-trained for combat by her father.

At the other end of the social spectrum is Tristan, the son of the President and a sun dweller. His mother is gone. He hates his father. Backed by only his servant and best friend, Roc, he leaves his lavish lifestyle in the Sun Realm, seeking to make something good out of his troubled life.

When a war breaks out within the Tri-Realms, Tristan is thrust into the middle of a conflict that seems to mysteriously follow Adele as she seeks to find her family and uncover her parents true past.

In their world, someone must die.

The Author:

David Estes was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was very young. He grew up in Pittsburgh and then went to Penn State for college. Eventually he moved to Sydney, Australia where he met his wife and soul mate, Adele, who he’s now been happily married to for more than two years.
A reader all his life, David began writing novels for the children's and YA markets in 2010, and has completed 14 novels, 12 of which have been published. In June of 2012, David became a fulltime writer and is now travelling the world with Adele while he writes books, and she writes and takes photographs.
David gleans inspiration from all sorts of crazy places, like watching random people do entertaining things, dreams (which he jots copious notes about immediately after waking up), and even from thin air sometimes!
David’s a writer with OCD, a love of dancing and singing (but only when no one is looking or listening), a mad-skilled ping-pong player, an obsessive Goodreads group member, and prefers writing at the swimming pool to writing at a table. He loves responding to e-mails, Facebook messages, Tweets, blog comments, and Goodreads comments from his readers, all of whom he considers to be his friends.
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Learn more about the author at: ​http://davidestesbooks.blogspot.com​

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