Blogoversary Day 6: Kate Karyus Quinn

It's day six, and the celebration is almost to an end, but don't worry--I have an awesome and creepy excerpt from debut ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE to show you all today, as well as a giveaway for an ARC of ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE and swag! Guys, this swag has like postcards and notebooks and stickers and even those mint sheets you put on your tongue to make your breath better! Okay, I'm getting a bit off topic, so lo and behold, a fabulous excerpt from ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE:

Blogoversary Day 4: Lauren Miller

Aaaaand welcome back to day four of my blogoversary celebration! Again, I really hope you're enjoying the posts with/by these fantastic authors, because I have another incredibly fun one for you all today--by Lauren Miller, author of the debut PARALLEL! Lauren's been awesome enough to share with us quite a few different things--ten random facts about her, five things you should know about PARALLEL, as well as a delightfully cliffhangery excerpt from PARALLEL! I haven't read PARALLEL myself, yet, but I've heard beyond amazing things about it, so I can't wait!

Blogoversary Day 1: Erin Bowman

WOW. The day is here. I've been planning this celebration for months. And it's starting. Today. Wow. Anyway, hey, everybody! Welcome to day one of my Blogoversary Celebration! In case you couldn't already tell from the big banner thingy, today I am featuring the awesome Erin Bowman, and her equally as awesome debut novel, TAKEN! [Review] Below are some excerpts Erin has picked out for us all today, giving those who haven't had an opportunity to read TAKEN yet to meet the main character, Gray, before actually meeting him, as well as some commentary on the excerpts from Erin and I, where I go on a bit of a tangent--practically reiterating exactly what Erin says in her commentary. ;) I hope you all enjoy it, and now Erin will take the stage!

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When Blythe invited me to be a part of her blogoversary celebration (happy first birthday, Finding Bliss in Books!) we both agreed it might be fun to share (and discuss) some excerpts from TAKEN. Who doesn't like teasers, right? 

The novel is split into four parts, and today, I'll be sharing one mini-excerpt from each. My favorite passages all seem to focus on TAKEN's protagonist, Gray, so consider this your chance to meet him early! (I fear four passages is not a very thorough introduction to a character, but it's the best I can give you until 4/16, when the book officially hits shelves.) :)

The Mapmaker's War Excerpt & Giveaway

Hi, everybody! Today I have an amazing excerpt and giveaway for you guys! The wonderful people at Atria Books were kind enough to offer a copy of The Mapmaker's War by Ronlyn Domingue for me to give away on the blog, along with an awesome excerpt to share with you guys. Below you will find some information about The Mapmaker's War, and after the jump you can read the excerpt and enter the giveaway. I hope you enjoy the excerpt, and good luck if you choose to enter the giveaway! 

The Mapmaker's War

Ronlyn Domingue

Series: None

Release Date: March 5th, 2013

Publisher: Atria Books

Number of Pages: 240

Purchase: Amazon

This will be the map of your heart, old woman. In an ancient time, in a faraway land, a young woman named Aoife is allowed a rare apprenticeship to become her kingdom’s mapmaker, tasked with charting the entire domain. Traveling beyond its borders, she finds a secretive people who live in peace, among great wealth. They claim to protect a mythic treasure, one connected to the creation of the world. When Aoife reports their existence to her kingdom, the community is targeted as a threat. Attempting to warn them of imminent danger, Aoife is exiled for treason and finds refuge among the very people who had been declared her enemy. With them, she begins a new life surrounded by kindness, equality, and cooperation. But within herself, Aoife has no peace. She cannot share the grief she feels for the home and children she left behind. She cannot bear the warrior scars of the man she comes to love. And when she gives birth to their gifted daughter, Aoife cannot avoid what the child forces her to confront about her past and its truth. On this most important of journeys, there is no map to guide her. In this tale—her autobiography— Aoife reveals her pain and joy, and ultimately her transformation. The Mapmaker’s War is a mesmerizing, utterly original adventure about love and loss and the redemptive power of the human spirit. Watch for its epic sequel, The Chronicle of Secret Riven, in 2014.