Showing posts with label Jessica Sorensen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jessica Sorensen. Show all posts

11.21.2012

Cover Reveal: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen

I'm so excited! One of my favorite authors let me be a part of her cover reveal!

You might of heard of Jessica Sorensen!  She is pretty much awesome!

Well she is working on her latest Contemporary New Adult Romance

The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

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Isn't it awesome!?!
Now here is the blurb :)

There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.

Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe.

For as long as Kayden can remember, suffering in silence was the only way to survive life. As long as he did what he was told, everything was okay. One night, after making a terrible mistake, it seems like his life might be over. Luck was on his side, though, when Callie coincidentally is in the right place at the right time and saves him.
Now he can’t stop thinking about the girl he saw at school, but never really knew. When he ends up at the same college as Callie, he does everything he can to try to get to know her. But Callie is reserved and closed off. The more he tries to be part of her life, the more he realizes Callie might need to be saved.

(New Adult Contemporary)*Mature Content** Recommended for ages 17+ due to sexual situations and language.

Teaser:
Hesitantly, I push open the door and poke my head into the dimly lit room. “Hello.”
Kayden walks out from the back room without a shirt on and a towel pressed up to his face.  “Hey, did you get the stuff?”
I slip into the room and shut the door the door behind me. I hold out the first aid kit and icepack to him, with my head turned toward the door to avoid looking at him. His bare chest, and the way his jeans ride low on his hips smothers me with uneasiness.
“I don’t bite, Callie.” His tone is light as he takes the kit and pack.  “You don’t have to stare at the wall.”
I compel my eyes to look at him and it’s hard not to look at the scars that crisscross along his stomach and chest. The vertical lines that run down his forearms are the most disturbing, thick and jagged as if someone took a razor to his skin.  I wish I could run my fingers along each one and erase it away, removing the pain and memories that hold with it. It hurts to look at it and I lift my gaze to his meet eyes.
He quickly lowers the towel to cover himself up and confusion gleams from his good eye. He presses the pack to his swollen and balances the kit down on the edge of the pool table, his fingers quivering as he pulls his hand back, each knuckle is scraped raw to bone. “Can you get the gauze out of that for me. My hand’s a little sore.”
My fingers fumble to open the kit, my fingernail catching on the edge, and it splits open. Blood pools out as I open the lid and I retrieve the gauze. “You might need stiches on that cut below the eye. It looks bad.”
He dabs at the cut with the towel, wincing from the pain. “It’ll be fine. I just need to clean it up and get it covered.”
The steaming hot water runs down my body, scorching my skin with red makes and blisters. I just want to feel clean again. I blink and take the damp towel from him, careful not to let our fingers touch. I examine the open wound, so deep the muscle and tissue is showing.
“You really need stiches,” I tell him. “Or you’re going to have a scar.”
The corners of his lips tug up into a sad smile. “I can handle scars, especially one’s on the outside.”
I understand his meaning from the depths of my heart. 


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11.18.2012

*Follower Giveaway of Epicness* The Forever of Ella & Micha Teaser

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Today is Jessica Sorensen day!  I'm sure you have heard of her book The Secret of Ella & Micha because it's only a New York Times Best Seller! 
For our follower giveaway, Jessica donated a paperback copy of The Secret of Ella & Micha, poster, tote bag, AND bookmark!
She also gave us something awesome to post...
a TEASER from The Forever Ella & Micha (release date TBA).
I know I'm not the only one anxiously awaiting this book so here is a special treat for all of us!
The Forever of Ella & Micha by Jessica Sorensen
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It's the kind of love that owns you, the kind that last forever.

Ella and Micha have been through tragedy, heartbreak, and love. When they are with each other, anything seems possible. But the days of racing cars and passionate kisses are gone now that they are thousands of miles apart.

Ella continues going to school and tries to deal with her irrevocable mistakes. She constantly worries about how her life will end up, and with her father in and out of rehab, she’s having a hard time making it through the days. All she wants is Micha by her side, but she refuses to let her problems get in the way of his dreams.

Micha spends his days traveling the country with the band, but he knows something is missing from his life. Being away from Ella is harder than he thought. He wants her closer to him—needs her with him. But he won’t ask her to leave college, just to be with him.

The few moments they do spend together are fleeting, intense, and filled with passion, but it only makes it more difficult when they have to part. They quickly learn that a long-distance relationship is challenging and it tests their love.

They know they want to be with together, but is wanting something enough to get them to their forever?
and now for the TEASER!!!!


Micha senses my uneasiness and his arms enclose around my waist. “Take a slow breath and just relax and enjoy the scenery.” He smothers my neck with kisses until I settle back down.
“It’s beautiful,” I whisper. “Like really amazing.”
He sucks on the sensitive spot below my ear, before moving his mouth away. “It is, isn’t it?”
Shivering from the cold and his touch, I lean back against him and he rests his chin on top of my head. “And it’s real.”
Not many people would get what I meant, but he does and his arms strengthen around me. People wander around us, but I remain still, discovering what it feels like to have a peaceful moment where my thoughts aren’t bunched up in my head.
Somewhere along the line, I begin to cry, but do it noiselessly, hoping he won’t notice.
His fingers seek my cheeks and wipe away the tears. “Why are you crying, pretty girl?”
“It’s nothing…. It’s just that this is so normal,” I admit, dabbing the tears with my fingertips. “I’m sorry. I don’t know why I’m being such a baby.”
He kisses my head and guides me closer.  “You’re not being a baby. You’re being real.”
Feeling some of the burden fall off my chest, I pull his arms around me even more, never wanting him to let me go. 

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10.24.2012

Review & Giveaway: The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
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Ella and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever.

Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. But now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. 

Ella fears everything she worked so hard to bury might resurface, especially with Micha living right next door. If Micha tries to tempt the old her back, she knows that it will be hard to resist.

Micha is sexy, smart, confident, and can get under Ella’s skin like no one else can. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. And he’s determined to bring his best friend, and the girl he loves back, no matter what it takes. 

Review
I love ANYTHING Jessica Sorensen!  She is amazing, so when I found out her next book happened to be in my favorite genre, I was thrilled!
The Secret of Ella & Micha did not disappoint in any way! It was full of the heart-breaking and heart-melting emotion that I think any great contemporary needs!
Both Ella and Micha have messed up lives but that's just how it is.  I don't think Ella & Micha was a fixing/ character growth story as many of these are.  I saw it more as them trying to allow each other to hold the other during the heart-break.  But it was hard for them because there was a very thin line between best-friends and something more.
The whole time I was rooting for Micha while he was bringing ella back into her old self and I definitely loved his methods of doing so. ;) You've got to read it to find out what those were but I can tell you that I'm 99.9% sure that you'll love it too!
It appears as though Micha is holding all of Ella's pieces together but then later we see that Micha needs Ella just as much.  It was a great give/take relationship!
If you're a contemporary lover like me you're going to love this books and $.99 is a STEAL for this book!
Thank goodness there is a second book, or I would've died!  I wasn't ready to finish the book when I reached the end and I'm so glad it's not the end!


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