Teaser Tuesday: Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I can’t stop with just two sentences! And I’m actually not reading this right now but I’ll be doing the review later today!

And then there’s Anne.

I glance down at the mark still visible on my forearm, now faded to a dim red circle—the mark that links me to this girl, who has for so long been just a ghost, just a vague hope year after year. But now, I’ve found her. She’s real, solid, and more powerful than she understands.

In the past two days, I’ve taken her entire life and managed to turn it inside out.

Page 190, “Dreaming Anastasia”, by Joy Preble

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

320 pages

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2009)

$9.99 (Amazon.com, 08/24/09)

I think I’ll give away my copy of the ARC too, so stay tuned! :)

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Cover Art: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

I recently posted about The Dark Divine by Bree Despain. The sample chapter is available and now she has released her cover art!



Read the first chapter on her website as a sneak peek. It is really good! I was upset that I couldn't read any more. :( I have already added it to my Goodreads "to-read" list.

So go check out the first chapter! Come back and let me know what you think!

Didn't you just love it?! Pre-order it on Amazon.com! It's scheduled to release on December 22, 2009.

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New Moon: Behind the Scenes

November couldn't get here fast enough!

Take a peek at some behind the scenes footage by The Kyle and Jackie O Show and posted on the Twilight Lexicon.

How does Taylor do that?! He jumps a porch railing and then immediately a stream. I totally would have fallen face first into that water! Very cool to see how it was done after watching the trailer! :)

Robert's interview with Metro is now available too!

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True Blood Sneak Peeks!

Allow me to direct you to The Book Butterfly's blog. She has posted a few sneak peeks from the upcoming Season 2 of True Blood! Thanks Kim for doing the hard work!

They are great sneak peeks. :) Only 3 more "nights"!

P.S. I only order HBO for this show. I'll call the morning of June 14th and will cancel as soon as the show is over.

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Sneak Peek: Soulless by Gail Carriger

I'm reading this right NOW!

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger
September 29, 2009
Orbit
373 pages (ARC edition)

It is just delightful. It's so Mary Poppins meets paranormal it's comical.

And I just love saying Miss Tarabotti. :)

Description from Amazon.com:

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both
Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking
all standards of social etiquette.

Where to go from there?
From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire
-- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and
werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.

With
unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing,
everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what
is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless
ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain
embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle
tart?

SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

What a sneak peek?!

Page 16:

The earl gave her generous curves a rude once-over, observed that Miss Tarabotti was nicely padded in exactly the right places, and refused to be suckered into becoming sympathetic. He maintained his frown. "I suspect that is precisely what the vampire was thinking when he found you without a chaperone. An unmarried female alone in a room in this enlightened day and age! Why, if the moon had been full, even I would have attacked you!"

Alexa gave him the once-over and reached for her brass parasol. "My dear sir, I should like to see you try."

Isn't it just amazing?! Loving it! And I'm only on Chapter 2.

Connect with Gail Carriger:
Website
LiveJournal
Twitter
Blogger
Facebook
Facebook (The Parasol Protectorate)

Pre-order it from Amazon.com.

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Sneak Peek: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

Bree Despain, author of upcoming release The Dark Divine, has released the first chapter on her website as a sneak peak. It is really good! I was upset that I couldn't read any more. :( I have already added it to my Goodreads "to-read" list.

So go check out the first chapter! Come back and let me know what you think!

P.S. - She's having a contest too!

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I Want: Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri

So, I had planned to pick up an ARC of this book, Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri while at BEA but they were all out by the time I went there!

Luckily, I was in communication with Dina prior to BEA and she's having one sent to me! :)

Today they released a very cool promotional trailer. Check it out.

I'm really looking forward to reading this. The cover is pretty nice. Very sleek and elegant looking. The story line sounds very paranormal with a twist of mystery.

Here's the summary available from Daniel & Dina's website:

One night, across four cities, five children disappear. Years later,
five enigmatic teenagers appear at an exclusive New York holiday party
with their strange but beautiful governess, Madame Vileroy. Rumor and
mystery follow the Faust children to the elite Marlowe School, where
their presence brings unexplainable misfortune.

Using a series of “gifts” given to them by Madame Vileroy, the
children are able to soar to suspicious heights at Marlowe. The gifts
seem child-like in their simplicity. The governess teaches them to
cheat, steal, hide, and lie; ‘harmless’ she calls them, though they are
much more. For the vicious over-achiever, reading an unsuspecting mind
is simply to cheat. For the reclusive pariah, the gift of stopping time
is just another way to hide. And who but an aspiring writer can weave a
convincing lie?

Soon, Madame Vileroy’s gifts become darker and more complex. Living
in a gray home designed to cultivate and corrupt them, they are
enveloped in the side effects of their own addictions. They live cursed
lives, making deals with the devil as they claw their way toward their
goals….that is until two of them begin to uncover secrets more shocking
than their most unforgivable sins. A modern retelling of an ancient
dilemma, Another Faust recreates the story of the Faustian bargain. Set
in present-day New York, but spanning the centuries, it is a chilling
tale of ambition, consequences, and ultimate redemption.

Another Faust will release on August 25, 2009.

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True Blood: Season 2 Trailer

Wow. I just watched this and WOW!

I can't wait for season 2 to start on June 14th!

This isn't much of a "trailer" but it's still very cool, with lots of hidden clues I'm sure!

True Blood Season 2 Trailer


EDITED TO ADD:
A MUCH better trailer! Check it out!


Will you be sucked in to watch? I will!

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Harlequin Teen! Sneak Peeks!

As previously mentioned Harlequin is starting a new division!
Harlequin Teen!

The first two books to be released are two of my favorite authors:
Gena Showalter and Rachel Vincent!

There's a new site for the Harlequin Teen division and I'm so excited to share it! Why? Because there are sneek peeks inside each book!

They both have the first 14 pages available to read. How cool is that!? I know it's kind of a tease to only get 14 pages but at least it's something!

My Soul to Take (Soul Screamer, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent

My Soul to Take is set to release on August 1, 2009.

Pre-order it from Amazon.com!

Visit Rachel's blog!


Intertwined by Gena Showalter

Visit Gena's blog!

Intertwined is due to release Sept. 1, 2009.

Pre-order it from Amazon.com!

Enjoy the sneek peeks!

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