@TeamFallen & @wjk8099 #Spotlight & #Sneak_Peek "Warrior Beautiful by Wendy Knight

Today I'm featuring Warrior Beautiful, including a book spotlight, a sneak peek, and a giveaway, so be sure to check it all out!

Warrior Beautiful (Riders of Paradesos, #1)

Author: Wendy Knight

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Synopsis: Working with the ex you secretly love to save the souls of the innocent is almost as bad as working with a mighty battle unicorn who would be thrilled to watch you plummet to your death.

Scout is used to pain. Her body has been broken, her heart has been broken, and the only thing keeping her together is her relationship with her younger sister. Lil Bit be-lieves in unicorns and terrifying monsters she calls soul stealers. But unicorns and monsters aren’t real…are they?

When Lil Bit falls prey to the mysterious disease sweeping the country, Scout has two options – believe the doctors who say it’s a pandemic or believe Lil Bit, who says it’s the soul stealers. She chooses her sister and goes looking for the unicorns who are supposed to save them. What she finds aren’t the cute pastel mythical creatures she expects. Battle unicorns are big and tough and full of attitude. Who knew?

Unicorns are real and so are the monsters. Soul stealers are reaping the souls of the innocent, and the unicorns are fighting to stop them. But to save the world, they need the help of humans – the enemy they’re dying to protect. And first to sign up for the fight is the ex-boyfriend Scout’s heart won’t stop loving, no matter how determined she is to hate him.

About the Author

Wendy Knight was born and raised in Utah by a wonderful family who spoiled her

rotten because she was the baby. Now she spends her time driving her husband crazy with her many eccentricities (no water after five, terror when faced with a live phone call, etcetera, etcetera). She also enjoys chasing her three adorable kids, playing tennis, watching football, reading, and hiking. Camping is also big: her family is slowly working toward a goal of seeing all the National Parks in the U.S.

You can usually find her with at least one Pepsi nearby, wearing ridiculously high heel for whatever the occasion may be. And if everything works out just right, she will also be writing.

Where to Stalk Wendy

Website/Goodreads/Amazon Author Page/Twitter/Facebook

SNEAK PEEK

“Do I have to avoid your rear feet like I do normal horses?

Will you randomly get the urge to kick me?” Scout glanced down

at Ashra’s giant hooves. They were sharp, unlike regular horse feet.

Made to do damage. She remembered watching Torz attack with

his hooves the… day? before. Definitely made for doing damage.

“If I want to kick you, it doesn’t matter where you stand,” Ashra

said. She unfurled her wing from her side and knocked Scout away

from her.

Scout heard Ashra’s snicker in her head, and if horses could

grin, Ashra was definitely doing it. “Watch it, you overgrown

bird.” Scout eyed her, thinking about shoving her back, but Ashra

was huge. It would be like trying to shove a barn over.

“Yeah, that’s what I thought.” Ashra whinnied, an actual horsy

sound, throwing her head around and stomping one hoof. Scout

was so shocked to hear such an animal-like sound coming from a

legendary unicorn that she tripped over her own feet and landed in

the dirt.

GIVEAWAY

**Must be 13 or older**

**Opened to U.S. Only**

**Winner has 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen**

**Winner will win: an ecopy of Warrior International, a Warrior Beautiful keychain & a signed bookmark**

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TOUR SCHEDULE

NOV 18

Brooke's Blog (Book Spotlight + Book Soundtrack + Dream Cast)

Deal Sharing Aunt (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek + Top Ten)

Mom With A Kindle (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

Always Jo Art (Book Spotlight + Book Soundtrack + Dream Cast)

NOV 19

Paulettes Papers (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

Moonlight Gleam (Guest Post)

NOV 20

Once Upon A Coffin (Book Review)

Diamond in Rough Coal (Book Review + Top Ten)

My Book Chatter (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

NOV 21

An Author in Progress (Rebecca Lamoreaux) (Guest Post)

Robin Ambrose (Guest Post + Top Ten)

Paranormal Book Club (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek + Author Interview)

Mom in Love with Fiction (Book Review)

NOV 22

Now is Gone (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peak)

Rose & Beps (Book Spotlight +Book Soundtrack + Dream Cast)

Indy Book Fairy (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

Writing On the Sunny Side of the Street (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

NOV 25

Shantal Hiatt Sessions (Book Spotlight + Book Soundtrack + Dream Cast)

Angela Corbett (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek + Book Soundtrack + Dream Cast)

Racing to Read (Book Review)

Author Shelli Proffitt Howells (Book Review + Sneak Peek)

NOV 26

Lindzee Armstrong (Author) (Book Spotlight + Book Review + Sneak Peek)

Tammy's Tea Time (Book Review)

Jannat Bhat (Book Spotlight + Sneak Peek)

Jen Wylie (Book Review)

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Great Minds Think Aloud presents: Cover Reveal and Sneak Peak "Zombified" by Lyra McKen

Zombified by Lyra McKen will be available from Great Minds Think Aloud Publishing on August 31, 2012. Isn't this an awesome cover!

I am also happy to be able to provide a sneak peek at this upcoming book.

Excerpt:
“Cassie, wake up.” He stood back up over me as I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

I noticed that Ted was not with him, and he looked defeated as he sat down on the floor beside me. I crawled over to wrap my arms around him, and he looked surprised at first but then he put his arm around me and we were silent for a little while.

“We are going to have to move soon.” Brett was speaking quietly as he rubbed my arm. “He knows where we are, so when he wakes up, he may come for us. I was too late to help him.”

I did not know how long Brett had been gone, but I assumed by his tone that he had found his friend in very bad shape. It scared me that if he turned into one of them then he would know where we were. I sighed as I leaned my head on Brett’s shoulder. Something struck me as odd as I inhaled his scent. I thought that he smelled tasty.

Tasty! I was alarmed. He smelled good, but tasty was not something that should describe my crush. Something bad was happening to me, and I could keep trying to fight it, but as I glanced at my finger, I knew in the back of my mind it was only going to get worse.

He was looking at me while I was having all these thoughts, and he was too close for comfort. He smiled as he took my face in his hands and brought his lips to mine. It was everything I had hoped for in our first kiss. There were fireworks, and my whole body felt alive. I allowed him to ease me down onto the tarp and welcomed his body weight on top of me. This felt right and I wanted him all over me just like this. I had dreamed of this moment countless times and it was finally happening.

Our kisses became more urgent, and he moved one hand down to slide up my shirt. I heard a low growl come from somewhere within me. Something wasn’t right. It happened very quickly, but before I knew it, I had reared back and bitten into his chin hard. He cried out in severe pain, and tried to push me off of him, but I was latched on. I felt the skin break in my mouth, and felt my hunger as I ripped the skin away from his face. When I realized what I had done, I was horrified.

I stood back thinking of how I could remedy the situation. He sat there with blood pouring from his face and a hurt look in his eyes. All I could think of was one word: tasty. I had to get out of there. What the hell had I done? How many times had I pictured my lips near his, and I manage to get them there by biting his face off? I had to get as far away from him as possible. I ran out the entrance and into the school hall. Tears were streaming down my cheeks as I contemplated where to go. I was changing into one of those monsters.

I had literally bitten my crush’s face off!

Lyra McKen is the pen name for Emily Walker, and she resides in the mountains of North Carolina. She lives on top of a mountain quite literally with her other half of nine years and her fur baby, Rebel. After a couple of jobs ghost writing for other successful authors she embarked on her own journey to write a novel.

She can be found in the following places (including the GMTA site, where you can go by clicking the link on the first use of her name at the top):

Lyra's Website
Lyra's Blog
Lyra's Facebook page
Lyra's fan page on Facebook
Lyra's Kickstarter Campaign for this novel
You can also find Twitter links and other links at her page on GMTA, linked again here for convenience.