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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Two for the Heart (Stories in Pairs, Set 1) by Ekta R. Garg

Two for the Heart

Two for the Heart by Ekta R. Garg
Series: Stories in Pairs, Set 1
ebook, first edition, 77 pages
Published: February 3, 2015 by Prairie Sky Publishing

A man and a woman get their divorce papers right after the wedding. A woman learns she’s suffering from amnesia. Two stories about relationships and the power of love. Two stories with characters to remember. Two stories for the heart.

The Proposal - Pooja and Akshay don’t want to bother with relationships, but they get cornered into marriage. The two devise a fool-proof plan: get married, then get their divorce papers ready. But will they have the guts to go through with the break up?

Remembrance - Helen wakes up in the hospital, but she has no idea how she got there. Everyone dodges the question…and then the sister she hasn't spoken to in 11 years arrives. Why is she here? And will Helen ever remember what happened?

The stories share a connection with each other and will definitely make one with readers.

My thoughts about Two for the Heart ~~

What an interesting and different idea for telling stories. Ekta will be writing her stories in pairs. First we will get the main stories and characters then in the next set we will learn even more about those characters who we came to know in the first set. The two stories in the pairs will have a thread that connects then. The reader has to figure out what that thread is. Doesn't this sound like a fun and unusual way to tell and read stories?

Both of these stories had great characters and plots. I was intrigued to discover how they would each deal with the situations that they found themselves in. And I loved looking for that connection between the two stories. The two stories are completely different from each other but they do indeed have a connection. And they are definitely stories of the heart.

I loved both of these stories and I can't wait to continue this unique reading journey that Ekta has come up with. She is a wonderful storyteller!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Winner @ The Book Bag!

I've got another winner to announce!

This is for the wonderful book
Remembrance by Michelle Madow

And the winner is ......

Beppe DM!!

(I will be sending you an email soon ~ watch for it)

And if you haven't read this series yet,
you really should!
It is awesome!

And be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Transcend Time Book Blitz and a Giveaway!

I loved this series and if you haven't read these books yet, you really need to.

Remembrance

Michelle Madow

Series: Transcend Time Saga #1

Publication date: July 27th 2011

Genre:YA Time Travel

Goodreads

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.

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Vengeance

Michelle Madow

Series: Transcend Time Saga #2

Publication date: December 8th 2011

Genre:YA Time Travel

Goodreads

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.

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Timeless

Michelle Madow

Series: Transcend Time Saga #3

Publication date: November 14th 2012

Genre:YA Time Travel

Goodreads

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.

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Transcendence

A Transcend Time Bonus Packet

By Michelle Madow

Published: Dec. 18, 2012

Transcendence is available right now

for free download from Smashwords

INCLUDED IN THE BONUS PACKET:

- Sneak peak of Remembrance

- Bonus scene for Remembrance

- Deleted chapter from Timeless

- Character extras for Lizzie, Drew, Chelsea, Jeremy, and Hannah

- Author interviews

- Essays written by Michelle Madow about the series

The Transcend Time Saga is about a high school student named Lizzie who has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England, but doesn’t realize it until she meets her soul mate from the past and he triggers her memories to gradually return. The series began with Remembrance (published July 25, 2011), was followed by the short story Vengeance (published December 8, 2011), and concluded with Timeless (published November 20, 2012). The series has sold a significant number of copies, and has received much praise from reviewers.

About the author

In the fall of 2008, Michelle saw Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” music video for the first time. She thought up a story to go along with the video, and wrote the first chapter as a homework assignment for class. Her classmates and teacher loved it so much that they wanted to know what happened next, so Michelle continued writing, and that story eventually became Remembrance, the first novel in the Transcend Time Saga. She’s so happy to be able to share this series with you, and hopes you enjoy reading it as much as she loved writing it!

Check out her website, www.michellemadow.com, to add her on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and her many other social networking sites.

Michelle lives in Florida, and is hard at work writing more novels for young adults.

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Vengeance (Transcend Time Saga #2) by Michelle Madow

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. ~~ synopsis from Goodreads

My thoughts about Vengeance ~~

I read and loved Remembrance not too long ago ... my thoughts are here. I was extremely happy that Vengeance was already published and ready for me to dive into!

Vengeance is the bridge between Remembrance and Timeless (which will be out on November 20th! Look for my thoughts about the conclusion of the Transcend Time Saga then)

This short story is told from the point of view of Chelsea, former best friend of Lizzie and former girlfriend of Drew. We are able to get into her head and understand what she went through and what she is feeling now. How far will she go to get revenge?

Once again Michelle has done a great job of writing this story and it was very easy to get swept up in the mystical, magical world of soul mates and reincarnation. I highly recommend this series so if you have not read these books yet, you really need to!

Oh, and how about the cover? Isn't it just amazing!!

About the author

Michelle Madow was inspired to write Remembrance after seeing Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video while a junior at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. The song and video gave her the story idea about a high school girl reincarnated from Regency Era, England. She handed in the first chapter as a homework assignment for class, and when her teacher and fellow classmates wanted her to continue writing, she decided to go for it. By the end of the school year, her first novel was completed!

Along with the Transcend Time Saga, Michelle Madow has written two other young adult novels, both which will be developed into series.

Michelle Madow graduated from the Park School of Baltimore in 2005, where she always took two English classes each semester. She graduated from Rollins College in 2010, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. At Rollins she was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and a member of the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta.

She received the Charles Hyde Pratt Award for Excellence in Creative Writing in 2010.

Michelle lives in Florida, where she is hard at work writing more novels for young adults.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Remembrance by Michelle Madow

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. ~~ synopsis from Goodreads

My thoughts about Remembrance ~~

Once again, a cover drew me in. Isn't this cover beautiful? And intriguing? I had been seeing this book everywhere and I finally got myself a copy. This book is book 1 in the Transcend Time Saga. Book 3 is coming out in November and I didn't want to be left behind, so I made it my mission to get books 1 and 2 read before book 3 came out.

Michelle has done an excellent job in writing a book that is set in present day but also flashes back to the Regency Era in England. In present day, Elizabeth and her best friend Chelsea are going through life, enjoying high school. Drew is a new student who Elizabeth is immediately drawn to and who she feels she knows, although she has never seen him before.

I found myself wanting to believe that true love can 'transcend' time and that we can reconnect with our true love from the past. But sometimes things don't happen easily, like we would want them to. Elizabeth, Chelsea and Drew have to go through alot together in order to realize their destinies.

I really enjoyed reading Remembrance and being a part of both worlds for a time. The story is very well written and the characters are very believable. My only regret is not discovering this book and this author sooner. The good thing is that book 2 is already there waiting for me and I only have less than an month for book 3. I can hardly wait!

About the author

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

WWW Wednesdays October 17

WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

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