Official Blog Tour: EMBERS & ASH (Cold Fury, #3) by @TMGoeglein [Book Trailer, Schedule + Giveaway] @PenguinTeen

Sara Jane Rispoli is on the wrong side of the Russian mob, but closer to finding her family than ever. And she's willing to do whatever it takes to finally end this terrible journey even if the price is her own life.

The very cold fury that has seen her through the worst of her troubles is now killing her; she knows the cure, but she can't sacrifice the deadly electricity until she's rescued her family. But when she finally does rescue them, it's not the happy reunion she pictured. And the torment doesn't stop there, not even when she finally discovers Ultimate Power. Only destroying the Outfit completely can end this terrible nightmare.

Old enemies return to seek vengeance, double-crosses abound, and even more mysteries are uncovered as we rocket toward an end no one saw coming.

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Ted Goeglein began his career as a writer of print and television ads for a host of advertising and media companies.

As a screenwriter, he produced original screenplays and worked as a script doctor for several L.A. production companies. He was an original contributor to the Huffington Post ‘Living’ section, as well.

Ted’s Young Adult novel, COLD FURY, the first in a trilogy, was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin in July 2012. The second book in the Cold Fury series, FLICKER & BURN, published in August 2013, and the final installment, EMBERS & ASH, released in July 2014.

The author lives in Chicago with his wife and two children.

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[Tour dates are subject to change]

August 5 ~ Kristina's World of Books ~ Review

August 6 ~ Cover Contessa ~ Interview/GP/Top Ten

August 7 ~ Books With Bite ~ Review

August 8 ~ Bookish – Debbie ~ Review/Playlist

August 10 ~ All About Books (Divas) ~ Review

August 13 ~ What A Nerd Girl Says ~ Review

August 15 ~ Fangirlish ~ Review/GP

August 16 ~ Book Briefs ~ Review

August 17 ~  Libby Blog ~ Review/Interview

August 18 ~ Cabin Goddess ~ Review/Recipe

August 18 ~ Paranormal Book Club ~ Review

August 19 ~ Live to Read ~ Review

August 20 ~ DanaSquare ~ Review

August 20 ~ I Am A Reader ~ Author Interview/GP

August 21 ~ Lady Techie’s Book Musings ~ Review

August 22 ~ Chapter by Chapter ~ Review

August 23 ~ Like a Bump on a Blog ~ Review

August 24 ~ Bookish – Tiffany ~ Review

August 25 ~ Jean Book Nerd ~ Review/Top Ten

August 25 ~ Oops I Read It Again ~ Review

August 25 ~ Destiny ~ Review

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Official Blog Tour: COLD FURY and FLICKER & BURN by @TMGoeglein [Book Trailer, Schedule + Giveaway]

Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure.

Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob).

Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It's a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies--a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with a .45 and 96K in cash, an old tattered notebook might be her best defense--hidden in its pages the secret to "ultimate power." It's why she's being pursued, why her family was taken, and could be the key to saving all of their lives.

Action packed, with fresh, cinematic writing, Cold Fury is a riveting and imaginative adventure readers will devour.

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Sara Jane Rispoli is still searching for her missing family, but instead of fighting off a turncoat uncle and crooked cops, this time she finds herself on the run from creepy beings with red, pulsing eyes and pale white skin chasing her through the streets in ice cream trucks; they can only be described as Ice Cream Creatures.

They're terrifying and hell bent on killing her, but they're also a link to her family, a clue to where they might be and who has them. While she battles these new pursuers, she's also discovering more about her own cold fury and more about the Chicago Outfit, how the past misdeeds--old murders and vendettas--might just be connected to her present and the disappearance of her family. But connecting the dots is tough and time-consuming and may finally be the undoing of her relationship with the handsome Max--who's now her boyfriend.

But for his own safety, Sara Jane may have to end this relationship before it even really starts. Her pursuers who've shown her, her mother's amputated finger and the head of the Chicago Outfit who's just whistled her in for a sit-down make a romance unthinkable.

The only thing that matters is finding her family and keeping everyone she loves alive.

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Ted Goeglein began his career as a writer of print and television ads for a host of advertising and media companies.

As a screenwriter, he produced original screenplays and worked as a script doctor for several L.A. production companies. He was an original contributor to the Huffington Post ‘Living’ section, as well.

Ted’s Young Adult novel, COLD FURY, the first in a trilogy, was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin in July 2012. The second book in the Cold Fury series, FLICKER & BURN, published in August 2013, and the final installment, EMBERS & ASH, released in July 2014.

The author lives in Chicago with his wife and two children.

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[Tour dates are subject to change]

July 16 ~ Bookish – Debbie ~ Review

July 17 ~ Fangirlish ~ Review/Interview

July 17 ~ Book Briefs ~ Review

July 18 ~ Diary of a Book Addict ~ Review/Playlist/GP

July 18 ~ Erin Lindsey Writes & Crochets ~ Review/GP

July 21 ~ Cover Contessa ~ Interview/GP/Top 10

July 21 ~ Live to Read ~ Review

July 22 ~ I Am A Reader ~ Interview/Playlist/GP/Top 10

July 22 ~ Curling Up w/a Good Book ~ Interview/GP/Top 10

July 23 ~ Sleep. Eat. Read. – Review

July 23 ~ Oops I Read It Again ~ Review

July 23 ~ Alice Marvels ~ Review

July 24 ~ Oops I Read It Again ~ Review [Cold Fury]

July 24 ~ Like a Bump on a Log ~ Review [Flicker & Burn]

August 25 ~ Mr. Book Wonder ~ Interview

July 25 ~ Fandom Monthly Magazine ~ Review

July 26 ~ All About Books (Divas) ~ Review

July 26 ~ DanaSquare ~ Review/Interview

July 27 ~ Bookish – Tiffany ~ Review

July 27 ~ Paranormal Book Club ~ Review

July 28 ~ Libby Blog ~ Review/Interview

July 28 ~ Destiny’s Book Reviews ~ Review

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Blog Tour: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew Smith [Review, Trailer & Giveaway]

Title: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE

Author: Andrew Smith

Genre: Fiction | YA | LBGT

Release Date: 2/11/14

Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises in small-town Iowa.

To make matters worse, Austin's hormones are totally oblivious; they don't care that the world is in utter chaos: Austin is in love with his girlfriend, Shann, but remains confused about his sexual orientation. He is stewing in a self-professed constant state of maximum horniness, directed at both Robby and Shann.

Ultimately, it is up to Austin to save the world and propagate the species in this sci-fright journey of survival, sex, and the complex realities of the human condition.

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This is the truth. This is history.
It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.
You know what I mean.

Holy Shit !!! 

This book is about everything, as all good books are. You know what I mean.

Banned books, teen love with all its questions, sex, history, a dead mad scientist, unstoppable corn, giant praying mantises and little blue kayaks. I don't want to give anything away. All of that has been has been mentioned by other reviewers. You just need to read the book to see how it all comes together.

Andrew Smith has the ability to grab me and put me right into a story. This book was no exception. Austin, Robby, and Shann feel like friends and I will miss them. Thank you, Andrew. I absolutely cannot wait until the next Andrew Smith book comes out. Do yourself a favor and pick up this book. I promise you won’t be sorry.

When you are done reading it I hope you will recommend it to all your reading friends. Just like I am......

Guest Review by: Karin Baker

Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed Winger (Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness—an Amazon “Best of the Year”) and The Marbury Lens (A YALSA BFYA, and Starred reviews and Best of the Year in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist).

He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. His university studies focused on Political Science, Journalism, and Literature. He has published numerous short stories and articles. Grasshopper Jungle, coming February 11, 2014, is his seventh novel. He lives in Southern California.

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For those of you that purchase a copy of GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE any time during the month of February will receive a one of a kind #unstoppableprizepack filled with lots of goodies.

To qualify you must send proof of purchase dated before 3.1.14 to amydelrosso(at)gmail(dot)com.

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Blog Tour: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew Smith [Review + Giveaway]

Title: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE

Author: Andrew Smith

Genre: Fiction | YA | LBGT

Release Date: 2/11/14

Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises in small-town Iowa.

To make matters worse, Austin's hormones are totally oblivious; they don't care that the world is in utter chaos: Austin is in love with his girlfriend, Shann, but remains confused about his sexual orientation. He is stewing in a self-professed constant state of maximum horniness, directed at both Robby and Shann.

Ultimately, it is up to Austin to save the world and propagate the species in this sci-fright journey of survival, sex, and the complex realities of the human condition.

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This is the truth. This is history.
It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.
You know what I mean.

GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE is definitely not your ordinary YA novel. Nor does it fall within the confines of contemporary, paranormal, or any other genre. Smith crosses the genre gap by bridging elements of each type of novel into one epic journey.


The characters are raw, original, and real. As a reader, it is next to impossible to not be able to relate to Austin, Robbie, and Shann. Their lives are depicted in a way that interconnects into a dizzying, spell-binding story arc that leaves the reader breathless and full of questions.


The concept of main character, Austin, using the book as a means of recording history is brilliant – as is the incorporation of giant praying mantises, genetically modified corn, and the end of the world. Those plot points sound far-fetched and completely unrelatable, but Andrew Smith makes them work.


Smith has a very unique writing style – it is definitely one of the kinds that as a reader, you will either love or hate. While many parts of GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE are hilarious (I seriously laughed out loud and have quotes jotted down everywhere), you have to have a very open mind and understand Smith as an author. His humor is dry and somewhat crass, but when used in the context of the novel, it is original and perfect.


GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE was the first novel I have read by Andrew Smith, but will definitely not be my last. I know I will be pulling his previous books down from my shelves as soon as possible and re-immersing myself into the genius that is Andrew Smith.

Guest Review by: Victoria Lucas

Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed Winger (Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness—an Amazon “Best of the Year”) and The Marbury Lens (A YALSA BFYA, and Starred reviews and Best of the Year in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist).

He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. His university studies focused on Political Science, Journalism, and Literature. He has published numerous short stories and articles. Grasshopper Jungle, coming February 11, 2014, is his seventh novel. He lives in Southern California.

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*Bonus!

For those of you that purchase a copy of GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE any time during the month of February will receive a one of a kind #unstoppableprizepack filled with lots of goodies.

To qualify you must send proof of purchase dated before 3.1.14 to amydelrosso(at)gmail(dot)com.

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