Showing posts with label ya angels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ya angels. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

She Speaks to Angels Cover Reveal and Tour Schedule


She Speaks to Angels is a new YA Paranormal Romance! Check out the tour schedule below...

"I tried not to sound hysterical, but it’s not every day you find out the paranormal is hunting you."
What if everything you believed was a lie?

A Suicide 


Seventeen year old Allison Maney attends Millennium High School in Manhattan. Nothing out of the ordinary, unless you consider the occasional suicides at the school. At least that is what everyone is told, what everyone believes. But Tommy Bachelor was a popular football player; why would he jump off the roof of the school?

When Dameon pays attention to Ali, she couldn't be more excited, because for the past three months he was all she could think about. But now that Dameon is finally pining for her affections, she is becoming more and more wrapped up in a clique of three who, as new transfers to the school, are proving to be trouble. But at least Dameon loves her, doesn't he?

Kian- a dangerous love interest she did not ask for.
Powers- belonging to an underworld she never knew existed.
A Clique- that could be friends or foes?

A Soul Purpose 


The underworld of angels and demons have one thing on their mind: Earth. Demons want to do what they want. Angels want to protect humans from these rogue angels, AKA: Demons For Allison Maney, everything is not exactly what it seems…

A Suspenseful Romance 


Caught between Dameon and Kian, the suicide and the clique of three, Ali won't know who to trust…or who to love.



About the Author

Ami Blackwelder is a romance suspense writer in the paranormal, scifi and historical genres. Growing up in Florida, she graduated UCF and in 1997 received her BA in English and additional teaching credentials. Then she packed her bags and travelled overseas to teach in Thailand, Nepal, Tibet, China and Korea. Thailand is considered her second home now. She has always loved writing and wrote poems and short stores since childhood; however, her novels began when she was in Thailand.

Having won the Best Fiction Award from the University of Central Florida (Yes, The Blair Witch Project University), her short fiction From Joy We Come, Unto Joy We Return was published in the on campus literary magazine: Cypress Dome and remains to this day in University libraries around the USA. Later, she achieved the semi-finals in a Laurel Hemingway contest and published a few poems in the Thailand’s Expat magazine, and an article in the Thailand’s People newspaper. Additionally, she has published poetry in the Korea’s AIM magazine, the American Poetic Monthly magazine and Twisted Dreams Magazine.


Giveaway Time!
Ami is giving away an eBook copy of She Speaks to Angels and Bookmark to two (2) lucky winners! Enter in the Raffle below! Giveaway is US and International, Good Luck!



She Speaks to Angels Tour Schedule
April 30th- May 11th
April 30th- Shadow Kisses Book Reviews- Review, Interview
May 1st- Book Absorption- Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
May 2nd- Once Upon a Book- Review, Giveaway
May 3rd- Rants-N-Scribbles- Guest Post, Giveaway
May 4th- Roro is Reading- Review, Interview
May 5th- A Purrfect Read- Interview, Giveaway
May 6th- Divine Secrets of a little Bookworm- Review, Giveaway
May 7th- Bookfever- Review, Giveaway
May 8th- I HEART BOOKS- Guest Post, Giveaway
May 9th- Girl With a Pen and a Dream- Review, Interview
May 10th- The Paranormal Princess- Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
May 11th- Cocktails and Books- Review, Guest Post, Giveaway

Thank you to all my wonderful bloggers for signing up!

To read more about She Speaks to Angels visit HERE



Monday, April 9, 2012

The Hunger Games Movie Exposed


                                                                  Hunger Games & Breaking Dawn
                                                                         Part I 

I will write up my review of each movie after I’ve seen it.
This first part is on the movie Hunger Games. I just got back from watching it and am still on my high. Almost as good as a buzz. 
Who didn’t absolutely love Rue! OMG, she was so cute and I cried when she died. I especially loved that clever girl we never got to really know, but who kept showing up stealing bags or dodging people. LOL. Great.
The film mastered the boundary of pushing the limits to the edge, but careful not to cross it. It could have been gruesome, with kids fighting to the death. But instead of a blood bath, we got substance.
Special effects aside which were some of the coolest ever from  the wolf-dog, to the fire storms, to the ship, and even the city itself, the movie/story was laced with deeper themes and characters that made a story that easily could have been fast-food, into something more.
I appreciated the contrast between the poor and the aristocratic government. The government came across as very cartoonish, something surreal. But their cruelty ever so real. 
Yet, the poor were very earthy, natural like, something we could relate to. It was a very interesting contrast.  The power struggle between the two sides was evident when Katniss broke all the rules saving Peeta.
I could appreciate this film mostly though for its originality and for its almost “Great Expectations” tone.  The governmental characters remind me a bit of Charles Dickens’ characters. Something not quite real on surface, but underneath the colorful skin, very real on hurtful human levels. 
If this wasn’t a best seller, I doubt Hollywood would have filmed this, given that Hollywood seems to be a coward now-a-days and won’t film anything unless it is a remake with some fan base or a best seller. Seriously, look at all the films we have today.
G.I. Joe, Transformers, And yet another Spiderman, The Avengers. Every other film is based from a comic book, the 80’s or 90’s. 
But I digress...
Conclusion, Hunger Games is great and while you won’t see me supporting films that are yet-another-knock-off from the past (since there are so many original scripts out there which should be given a shot), you will find me for the Hunger Games sequel, if they ever make it!
                                             Recommended!  
If you are looking for something to read before or after Hunger Games...check out my FREE book, SHE SPEAKS TO ANGELS! FREE from 4/7-4/9