Author's Favorite Quotes Young Adult, Dina James

I wanted to include authors of books I've loved.  And what better way of including them then having quotes from the books?  A great way to introduce you to the books and share a bit from them.

One of my Young Adult top picks is Time Heals by Dina James.  She share's a quick scene from the book that just makes me laugh as I read it, and I can read it over and over again as it's so much fun and brings back such great and relaxing memories of the characters I fell in love with.

She stood and followed the hellhound to a pile of bodies. One of the severed heads hissed at her approach. She sighed. “Oh, I hate this part...”

She found a spear and smacked the head like a golf ball, sending it rolling down the dark tunnel. Noth’s eyes brightened and he bounded after it. Rebecca stared after him, her mouth dropping open in shock as Nothlet retrieved the head and dropped it at her feet. His entire behind wiggled as he stretched out low before her, his tail wagging.

“Again!”

Nothlet, *sigh* I just love that hellhound.  And this was just one of those scenes I could visualize the thrill in him with Rebecca. *chuckle* So much love.

Winner of Time Heals pack!

First, thank you all for stopping by my Review, Teaser Tuesday to enter, and Mythical Monday where Dina talks of Billy.  Time Heals was a wonderful follow up to All Wounds.

I hope you take the time to get to this series and enjoy the characters, world, and story as much as I have.

Now, to the winner of the Print Book and Swag Pack...

Melissa (Books & Things)

Congrats Melissa.


**Winner has 72 hours from 9:00am April 2, 2013 to respond before a replacement winner will be picked.



Thank you all, and hope you give the series a try.  If you didn't win and you'd like to order the books:

Book Review: Time Heals

Time Heals

By:  Dina James

Publisher:  Mundania Press

Publish Date:  March 26, 2013

Format:  eARC, 207pgs

Genre:  YA Urban Fantasy

Series:  2nd in A Stranger Things Novel series, 1st Book ~ All Wounds

Recommendation:  YES!!! Go get it, and the first book. *sigh* LOVE these characters, the world, and the story they are in.

Synopsis:
Rebecca MacDonnell is strange.  More than that, she's a Stranger, a human born with the ability to use her own life's force to heal ethereal beings.  Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things thought only imaginary all need help sometime, and when they do, they come to her.

Somethings, however, are beyond help.  Something is stalking all Ethereals, great and small.  Beings of every race are fleeing a terror no one will acknowledge, let alone name.

At seventeen, Mistress Healer Rebecca is still learning to manage her power.  She must learn to control it before it controls her.

Unless it's already too late.

When her burgeoning ability gets away from her, that which heals turns to harm and drives her loyal man-wolf bodyguard Billy straight into the arms of the unknown horror.

Unlikely new friends are her only hope to finding out what's happened, and she must enter new - and dangerous - territory in order to do it.

First Sentence:
"That's it...now...ease up on the clutch...easy...easy...let it out a bit and giver 'er some gas...go on..."

Purchase At:

Mundania Press

My Thoughts and Summary:
Two months as an Ethereal Healer and still getting use to her abilities and responsibilities, Rebecca is glad school will be over soon.  The word is getting around the Eastern Enclave, her Enclave, is open again and more and more beings are slowly coming for help.  Rebecca receives a visit from a spider-man of a reclusive species, T'Maru, for help with his baby brother.  Easily remedied but Rebecca is now concerned as their numbers seem to be dropping, and worried there is trouble in their kind.  Noth, the guardian Lord Notharion's oldest hellhound pup, visits for comfort as he's done from time to time and talks of his family of guardians having to move when the masters decide where.  He doesn't want to go.  A tomte and her child turn up under Rebecca's bed, known for family tightness and without the husband/dad, looking for a safe place to sleep.  The Ethereals are all stirring it seems, but no one really knows the reasons.  Troubles will stir with friends and her boyfriend when Rebecca can't control herself and hurts close person.  Rebecca is worried and in helping her new friend, T'mei - the spider-man from T'Maru beings - find his whole mysteriously missing clan and to help her closest dying friend, Rebecca will learn more about her powers and those around her.  There is a family past that will be shared...

Rebecca is a normal kid, but a Stranger too.  She sees the Ethereal which humans don't.  She's learning mundane things along with how to use her Healer powers.  Rebecca's instincts are right on from the beginning.  She feels for one reason or another that everyone, Ethereal and human, are acting strange.

*sigh*  I can't tell you how much I love ALL these characters!!  Really.  I fall in love with them all each time I read these books.  Billy...the man-wolf.  He's an anubi, and an amazing person.  You have got to love Billy's easy personality.  I just want to hug him.  Ryan...Oh Ryan.  He is a special boy (vampire) that Rebecca met in school in the last book.  He's the bad boy persona, but I love him so.  Syd...the Master Vampire.  Syd is learning a thing or two here as well.  But he is one for the eyes and heart.  Noth!  Ooo, how I need me a hellhound just like Noth.  He can save me any day.  And a few others we know from the first book, and a pleasure to see again.

Then we have new friends (beings) as well.  T'mei, never thought I'd fall in love with a spider-man character. Sweet as he is, and his people too.  Now, we do see the dangerous demons again.  But interesting to see them from this vantage point.  You won't believe what Rebecca does to them!

There are broken family ties we learn of.  And a history that might be best left hidden, but finds it's way to the surface.  There is more to Rebecca's parents death (as suspected).  We learn more of Billy's history with being kicked out of the pack and how he is tied to the family so closely.

We see more of Healer magic and of one who twisted it.  Rebecca learns there is some that can't be saved, and there could be potential harm if she decides not to help but hurt.  There is a fine line there.  Rebecca does learn a lesson, but in a hard way.

Could you read this book without reading All Wounds?  Um, yea, you could.  But why would you want to do that when you could fall in love with these characters from the gorgeous beginning?  Learning how they all came to where they are now.  Believe me.  Read All Wounds, you'll fall for the characters as much as I have.  Dina is an author of many talents, one is making you love the characters she writes, even the ones you aren't suppose to love.

This book touches on so much I was looking for with these characters and the story.  Well done.  It is a Young Adult book, but I would HIGHLY suggest it to any and all, of all ages.  You will love the characters and their stories just as much as me, along with the magical world around them.

I can't tell you how HARD I LOVE these characters.  I want to bring them all home with me.  In a world full of Ethereals (supernatural types).  Man-wolf, Vampires, Tomte, Goblins, Spider-men, and demons.  Love the story, characters, and world in this amazing Young Adult series.



***I read this book for an honest review from the author.

Teaser Tuesday (156) & GIVEAWAY!!

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This Week:

"But what if that's never?  Time means so little to Ethereals.  It could be fifty years before he decides to come back, and I won't even know who he is then, if I'm even still alive!"

Time Heals
By:  Dina James
70pg



This is a Young Adult series, but I would suggest it to Adults as well.  You'll love the characters and the story, believe me.

If you like this, you might want to pick up the first book, All Wounds.  I can't express highly enough how much I've loved the stories and characters. *sigh*

The tour for this book is on.  Yesterday Dina shared the Myth Creature that influenced Billy (one of the main characters in the series thus far) and tomorrow my Review goes live.
If you'd like to stop at other stops on the tour, you can learn more and enter for giveaways there too.

Giveaway Time!
Open INTERNATIONALLY!
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A Print copy of Time Heals:

AND
This Swag Pack!

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Who? What? Where? (107)

Who are you with? Where are you at? What's happening?

Share with us just a little bit of what is happening in the book you are reading, right where you are now.

Just a tiny taste of what's happening, remember try to not give spoilers of the book.

his is a new meme I'm going to try and will tweak as I go. And please don't laugh at my lame attempt at drawing. ;D )

This Week:

I'm preparing with Rebecca at her home and heading to her enclave upstairs to meet T'mei for our search now that it's dawn.  T'mei is a very special Ethereal, and will be very helpful while they look for their first lead as to what's going on.

Time Heals
By:  Dina James

This book will be released Next Tuesday. March 26, 2013.  I ABSOLUTELY loved the first, All Wounds, and soooo fell in love with the characters...Rebecca, Ryan, Syd! Billy!!! And T'mei is now added to the list for me.  Wow, what a cast!

It's a YA series, and Sooooo worth picking up!

Others have shown interest in joining in this post, and linking up.  So I've created a linky for that.
My only requests; copy the picture to use, and link back to My World...in words and pages.
Please visit any joining in.
Thank you!

Cover Reveal: Time Heals

I've got a new cover for and AMAZING series.  Okay, so this is the second book, but DANG.  I SO LOVED THE FIRST!!!  Really, I can't tell you how much I can goosh over the first book.  Yes, it's a Young Adult read, but it was so good.  Loved the world created with the 'stranger' and the healer along with the man-wolf and vampire.  So good.  So worth picking up.

Okay, enough, I know.  On to the new cover for book two...

Time Heals

By:  Dina James

Due Out:  March 26, 2013

Description:

Rebecca MacDonnell is strange. More than that, she's a Stranger, a human born with the ability to use her own life's force to heal ethereal beings. Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things thought only imaginary all need help sometime, and when they do, they come to her.

Some things, however, are beyond help. Something is stalking all Ethereals, great and small. Beings of every race are fleeing a terror no one will acknowledge, let alone name.

At seventeen, Mistress Healer Rebecca is still learning to manage her power. She must learn to control it before it controls her.

Unless it's already too late.

When her burgeoning ability gets away from her, that which heals turns to harm and drives her loyal man-wolf bodyguard Billy straight into the arms of the unknown horror.

Unlikely new friends are her only hope to finding out what's happened, and she must enter new – and dangerous – territory in order to do it.

Well, what do you think?  I love the sound of of Ethereals.  And sounds like we might be taking on some unexpected allies.  I do look forward to getting back into this world. :)

If you are curious about the first book, you can read my goshing review:  All Wounds

Or take my word for it and go buy it at Amazon:

Winner of All Wounds & Pizza!

First, Thank you everyone for stopping by the Guest Post and the Review!  You are all so kind.

Second, sorry for the delay in getting the winner posted.  My fault for the delay.

I hope you all get a chance to give All Wounds by Dina James a try as it is a wonderful read.

Now, the winner!

Zia (claimed)

Congrats!
You will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email, from November 3, 2011 4:00pm EST.

Guest Post & Giveaway with Author Dina James!

****GIVEAWAY CLOSED****

Dina did it! She gave you an excerpt of her book which is one of my MANY favorite parts of the book!  Where Billy compares to a... PIZZA!

Okay, I'm THRILLED to introduce you all to Dina James.  I have read, loved, and reviewed her newly released book, All Wounds.  Please give her a warm blogger welcome. I know you all know how.

And if you stick around to the end, I think there might be a book giveaway along with some goodies... maybe PIZZA!?!

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Hi, Mel! Thanks for having me as a guest on your blog for the All Wounds Blog Tour!


Vampires, hellhounds, werewolves…oh my!

Those things are quite likely familiar to readers of the paranormal genre. In All Wounds, I take it a step further and call paranormal beings "Ethereals."

What's an Ethereal? In the Stranger Things world, it's any creature not from the Mortal realm – a creature of the Otherworlds. The Otherworlds are divided into "realms," kind of like a crystal prism, and exist alongside our own. The crystal taken as a whole is a solid object, but each facet of it separates the light through it differently. These, in my book, are the Otherworlds, and the beings that live in them (and there are so many!) are Ethereals in general.

Just like humans are a species, so are Ethereals. Humans are divided into races and ethnicities. So, too, are Ethereals. Where we have Asians, Africans, Europeans and so on, Ethereals have vampires, hellhounds, werewolves and so on.

Whereas human doctors can heal humans, Rebecca (though human herself) was born with the ability to heal Ethereals. Her ability comes from the unique life-force inside her that she can channel into the energy needed by Ethereal beings. More or less. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Each Ethereal being is different and has its own variety of needs. Some creatures need light, while others need darkness. Some need the nourishing power of Rebecca's blood while others just need their ectoplasm patched up. It depends. No two days are ever alike in the enclave of a Healer.

So what kind of power does Rebecca have? I'll turn this part over to Billy, a werewolf. (Oh, I'm sorry…a "man-wolf." Not a wolf-man.)

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Excerpt:

“I’ll try to explain in a way you’ll get, but I ain’t no good at stuff like this like Syd is,” Billy replied, sighing a little. “Let me think.”

His eyes went to the pizza still in the box before them. He pointed to the missing slices.

“Say this pizza, when it still had all the pieces, is the power an Ethereal has,” Billy said. “Let’s say...a vamp, like Syd.”

“Syd is a pizza, got it,” Rebecca said with an impish grin.

I am not a pizza, Acolyte.

Syd? Aren’t you supposed to be [redacted for potential spoilers]? Stay out of my brain!

Aren’t you supposed to be working on shielding your thoughts?

Oops.

“Hey, Bit, pay attention,” Billy chastised, though he was smiling. “I’m lessoning you here.”

“Sorry, Billy,” Rebecca said, but without sincerity. She enjoyed the thought of Syd being a pizza too much to really be sorry.

Billy rolled his human eyes at her and continued. “Now, we’ve eaten some of the pizza, and it’s filled us up, right? We’re not hungry anymore.”

“Well I’m not,” Rebecca teased. “Can’t say you’re not, because you’re probably thinking about waffles.”

“Good places, waffle joints, especially the ones that are open all day and night. Sometimes a guy just needs a waffle, no matter what human time it might be. But you’re missing the point. You ain’t hungry no more, are you?”

Rebecca shook her head.

“So Syd gives—let’s say Ryan, who has a hard time keeping hold on his and making his own, or your Nana, since she ain’t got much of her own no more—a slice of pizza...his power...so they ain’t hungry,” said Billy. “He’s sharing his own with them. Get it?”

Rebecca’s brow furrowed. “I think so. It kind of makes sense. So... Nana...can’t remember things because she needs...a slice of pizza?”

Billy nodded. “When she was younger, like you, she had her own pizza to keep her fed. Like you, she could make more pizza to replace what she shared with others, unlike now. She could, and did, share it with those who needed it, like you do with Ryan.”

“I’m a pizza too,” Rebecca said, looking at the boxes.

“Right,” Billy said. “But where Syd is an extra-large supreme pizza with everything on it, you’re just a small cheese pizza. Well, that’s not really true. Nobody’s sure yet exactly what size or kind of pizza you’re going to be, or...or even if a pizza is what you’re going to be.”

That didn’t sound good.

“What do you mean?” Rebecca asked, her heart pounding in an uncomfortable rhythm against her chest.

“You’re still being made,” Billy said. “And since Martha didn’t do nothin’ with your dough when you was growing up—she just let you sit there—you might not come out a pizza like you’re supposed to. Whatever you end up being, you gotta be baked first. But that doesn’t mean that parts of you ain’t okay to eat now. It’s just your dough that isn’t ready to eat.”

“And my birthday is baking day?” Rebecca asked. “The day we find out? And if I’m a good...whatever...or a bad one?”

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And there you have it.

Doesn't that part there want to make you start singing, "I Am A Pizza?" In celebration of Billy's monstrous appetite (no pun intended), I'll offer a $15 gift card to the pizza place of the winner's choice – Pizza Hut, Domino's, or Papa John's (US Residents only, sorry!). The book giveaway, though, is open to all! E-book or print, whichever they prefer.

BLURB FOR LATEST RELEASE – All Wounds available from Mundania Press
http://www.mundania.com/book.php?title=All+Wounds

It's said that when opportunity knocks on your door, you have only one chance to take it.


No one said what you're supposed to do when it kicks it.


All Rebecca MacDonnell wants to do is get through high school with grades good enough to win a prestigious scholarship so that she can finally leave her miserable life behind. One evening, after a particularly bad day, she finds out that people other than her aging grandmother need her help, and desperately so.


Well, not "people," exactly. Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things thought only imaginary all need help sometime, and Rebecca was born with the unique ability to heal ethereal beings. She is about to turn seventeen, the age at which her talent will manifest in its entirety, and become a true Healer…if she lives through the event.


A war between various ethereal factions is brewing, and Healers are a valuable commodity to any side. Those who wish to harness Rebecca’s manifesting healing powers for their own purposes must get to her before her seventeenth birthday.


Only two vampires and a rogue werewolf stand between Rebecca and those determined to make her serve them, and the fact that Rebecca has no clue what she's doing doesn't exactly help matters.


Neither does being seriously attracted to more than one of those just trying to protect her.


For a soon-to-be seventeen-year-old Healer-in-training, that's a lot to handle.


Especially on top of her homework.

WEBSITE: http://www.dinajames.com/
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dina-James-Chronicler-of-the-Paranormal/333654447563
TWITTER: @dinajames

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Thank you Dina!!  I'm so glad you stopped by.  Thank you!

That Billy is one special guy.  I love his explanation!  And that he is always thinking of food. hee hee.  I know that part goes on a little longer and Billy is just amazing at it, but we can't give it all away.  Can we? ;)

Okay, as Dina promised a giveaway! Yeah!

As you saw she is has offered 1 lucky entry:

~ A Copy of All Wounds, your choice of Ebook or Print.

(Internationally)

AND

~ $15 Pizza Gift card to: Pizza Hut, Domino's, or Papa John's

(Sorry, Pizza gift card is US only, but if International winner we will try to sub with other goodies.)

Enter ON this Form:

Blog Tour with fun goodies!

Where right!  lol.  Well, did you all see my review of the AMAZING book I just posted?  Yes, I posted it yesterday.... All Wounds by Dina James.  Go ahead, check out the review and come back.  I'll wait.

*whistles happy little tune, do a little dance*

Oh, you back!  You, um.. you didn't see the little dance I was doing, did you?  Stop snickering.

Okay, so Dina is doing a blog tour and there are fun goodies to be won.  One of which could be a book here and there at a few of the stops.  I have a list of stops and dates to share with you.

Yes, I'M ONE OF THE STOPS ON THE LIST. :)  I am Mel's World.  She will be here Saturday October 22 with a guest post.  I DO hope you all stop by to check it out and say hello.

Now the list of places and dates for you to check out in the weeks to come:

~ First up we have Thursday, October 20th at Bitten By Books! This is going to have a fun contest and they've given me an awesome promo link for you all to RSVP here!

~ Friday, October 21st - Books Make Me Happy will be hosting me for a Q&A, book review, and there are rumors of a giveaway!

THIS IS ME --> ~ Saturday, October 22nd - Mel's World will have me as a guest on her blog, and there might be fun surprises!

~ Sunday, October 23rd - MamaKitty's Reviews is hosting me for a guest post and will have a review.

~ Monday, October 24th - Hanging With Bells will be hosting me for a guest post will have a review.

~ Tuesday, October 25th - JoJo's YA Corner will be hosting me for a Tuesday Talking Teaser and will have a review.

~ Wednesday, October 26th - Good Choice Reading will have me as a guest on their blog and have a review.

~ Thursday, October 27th - Laurie London's Blog will have me participating on her Thank You Thursday feature, and there are rumors of a giveaway!

~ Friday, October 28th - Skyla Dawn Cameron will be hosting me as a guest on her blog, and there might be surprises!

~ Tuesday, November 1 - JA Saare will be hosting me as a guest on her blog, and there are rumors of a giveaway!

~ And if all that weren't enough, Dina is having a giveaway on her own blog here!

Book Review: All Wounds

All Wounds

By:  Dina James

Publisher:  Mundania Press

Publish Date:  October 2011

Format:  ARC, 224pgs

Genre:  YA Urban Fantasy

Series:  1st book in Stranger Things series

Recommendation:  OH MY YES!!  Even though it's YA you can't pass this one up.  Quick pacing and fun characters!

Book Synopsis:
It's said that when opportunity knocks on your door, you have only one chance to take it.

No one said what you're supposed to do when it kicks it.

All Rebecca MacDonnell wants to do is get through high school with grades good enough to win a prestigious scholarship so that she can finally leave her miserable life behind.  One evening, after a particularly bad day, she finds out that people other than her aging grandmother need her help, and desperately so.

Well, not "people," exactly.  Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things thought only imaginary all need help sometime, and Rebecca was born with the unique ability to heal ethereal beings.  She is about to turn seventeen, the age at which her talent will manifest in its entirety, and become a true Healer...if she lives through the event.  A war between various ethereal factions is brewing, and Healers are a valuable commodity to any side.  Those who wish to harness Rebecca's manifesting healing powers for their own purposes must get to her before her seventeenth birthday.

Only two vampires and a rogue werewolf stand between Rebecca and those determined to make her serve them, and the fact that Rebecca has no clue what she's doing doesn't exactly help matters.

Neither does being seriously attracted to more than one of those just trying to protect her.

For a soon-to-be seventeen-year-old Healer-in-training, that's a lot to handle.

Especially on top of her homework.

First Sentence:
The only thing in the room that made any sort of noise was the clicking keys of the old computer keyboard, pushed - no, more like jabbed - by a very annoyed secretary.

My Thoughts and Summary:
Leaving the Principals office with her best and only friend Robin after receiving their first ever detention, Rebecca thinks she sees a goblin type dude and wonders if she has the same disorder as her Nana, a mental disorder - dementia.  Ryan, the schools top bad boy, helps Rebecca but his help is known around school to come at a cost.  Ryan had caught Rebecca's attention in the principals office and now in detention... or had she caught his attention?  Rebecca is worried about her Nana and needs to get home as she takes more care of her than Nana of Rebecca.  But that night when Ryan is brought to her door bloody and unconscious Rebecca's world will change as she learns of strange supernatural creatures and beings and what she is or the females in her family are....healers of the Ethereal. Suddenly Nana is her old self with Syd and Ryan there, Rebecca learns secrets of her family her Nana tried to keep her from, but with a war coming to the Ethereal again, Rebecca's healing help is needed, and she has to learn quick.  Oh, and there is school too!

Oh My!  I don't know where to start.  So, I'm going to get the gushing done first... LOVED this book.  Quick moving and fun!  Really.  Loved Ryan, LOoOoOVED Syd! He is mine, no one else can have him.  And Billy! Oooohhh, he can come fix my car and make his den in the garage anytime.

Okay, curious?  Well, yeah.

This is a Young Adult book, and I think it is wonderful for all ages to read.  There is no major love scenes or alcohol or anything to the point where I would think the parent should read this book first and decide.  I would definitely hand it over with out another thought.

The characters... Ahhh... Okay, so as you can tell I fell hard for Syd.  Yes.  I did.  I tried my darnedest to do as Master Sydney told Rebecca in the beginning.  That sometimes an Acolyte takes the wrong meaning from what a Master Vampire does and feelings grow that are not reciprocated.  Dina's amazing writing had me fighting my emotions, along with the characters', through out the whole book.  Amazingly well done Dina.  I love how she put that thought into my mind and I tried so hard to follow it, just like he told his Acolyte to do.  But, I will admit I failed miserably.  I fell in love. *sigh* 

Okay, on with the review.  We have Ryan which I was wanting more of the mystery here, and I did get.  I love how I was left wanting to know more with the important part he played.  And we got the big man Billy!  Oh, he is the best friend anyone could ask for and he sleeps curled up on the floor in his protective family loving way.  Oh these are not the only characters, but the ones we spend most of our time with.  Amazingly well done as they are all so different and fit in this story so well. 

Our main girl, Rebecca.  This is a girl who has a full life of caring for her Nana and worrying about school and home.  What Rebecca learns explains why she is the way she is, and opens her up to evolve to so much more for her birthday so close.  But others want what she is becoming and will do just about anything to get it.  Rebecca really grows as a character from the beginning to the end of this book.  You will see.

When I started reading this one I didn't want to stop.  Dina had me wanting more constantly keeping the pages turning.  I came up with questions and she would answer them, leading me sometimes to more in depth questions which would be answered as well.  This book took on action as we went into the Etheral to face down the demons.  Oh, and Billy's car!  AMAZING he has the car I soooo want, and when you see here in the Ethereal.  Ha!  Love it.

The world here is so magical.  The whole idea of the Healers and their history.  And all the magical creatures we see.  I just enjoyed all the magic here.  The story of Rebecca coming into her own is wonderful.  I love the healer birth.  We learn some of the stories each character has as it slips right in the story at prefect times and even have a few little morsels to make us hungry for the next book as well.  Nothing to leave us starving, just looking forward to the next meal.

I will be purchasing a print copy of this one to keep on the shelves and go back to in the future.  And I WILL be looking for the next book.  And maybe keeping an eye out for Syd. ;)


I read this book for an honest review for Publisher

This book qualifies for YA Reading Challenge 2011 and Horror and Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge hosted by Book Chick City.

Who? What? Where? (40)

Who are you with? Where are you at? What's happening?

Share with us just a little bit of what is happening in the book you are reading, right where you are now.

Just a tiny taste of what's happening, remember try to not give spoilers of the book.

(This is a new meme I'm going to try and will tweak as I go. And please don't laugh at my lame attempt at drawing. ;D )

I'm sitting with Billy, Rebecca's new body guard, and Rebecca in her kitchen.  We just saw her Nana off to a friends for safety and Billy has just explained Rebecca and the Ethereal beings powers in comparison to a pizza.  I really liked this! It was fun and I had to chuckle when Sydney mind spoke he was not like a pizza.  All the troubles might get better, but most likely worse after her birthday in a few days.

All Wounds
By:  Dina James

Teaser Tuesday (95)

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Here's how it works:

Grab the book you are currently reading (anything at all)

Open the book to any random page.

Share 2 teaser sentences from anywhere on the page

Please Make Sure They Are Not Spoilers!

(Don't Give Too Much Away)

Just enough to pique our interests.

This is the next book for me to read. I'll be picking up this weekend.

This Week:

Nana nodded. "With hellhounds, you have to show a great deal of respect, even-" Nana glared again at Sydney as she led Rebecca to the bed where Ryan lay.

All Wounds
By:  Dina James
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Looking Forward To...(69)

There are so many amazing books already on the shelves and new ones coming out.

For a list of books yet to be released I'm looking to get, you can also look on my right Sidebar at the ever growing list titled Desired Reads - just scroll down. Of course there are tones of other new books to come out that are amazing as well, but these ones are part of series I have already started or for one reason or another caught my eye (and haven't seen much on other blogs yet). But I will highlight one here each week.

(mentioned in order of Release Date then Alphabetical if there are more than one book coming out on the same date.)

Next Book Is...

All Wounds

Stranger Things #1

By:  Dina James

Due Out:  October 11, 2011

This is a new YA read coming out by a new author.  And I love the sounds of this world with a healer.  Sounds dangerous and exciting.  I like the sounds of the Ethereal.  This side of the line has drawn my attention.  And I can't wait to read this one.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Rebecca MacDonnell was brought up to believe she was just a regular girl with regular problems who would have a regular life. Her expectations were drastically altered one night when the secret her aging grandmother kept from her showed up – literally – on her doorstep.

Her classmate Ryan is near-fatally wounded by hellhounds, and is brought to her for help by his vampire friend, Sydney. Rebecca quickly learns that she is anything but "regular." She's a Stranger, descended from the most prominent line of Ethereal Healers ever known. Now Rebecca understands why she's always felt – and was treated like – she didn't belong, and why she's always wanted to be a doctor. Now instead of human medical school, she'll train to be a healer of a different sort.

Provided, of course, she lives long enough for her unique ability to manifest entirely, and then through the event itself.

A war between various ethereal factions is brewing, and Healers are a valuable commodity to any side. Those who wish to harness Rebecca’s manifesting healing powers for their own purposes must get to her before her seventeenth birthday, and staying alive until then is proving to be a lot harder than the algebra Rebecca's trying to get a good grade in and taking care of her grandmother combined.

Only Ryan, Syd and a rogue werewolf called Billy stand between Rebecca and the demons determined to make her serve them, and Rebecca's protectors have problems of their own to deal with. The fact that Rebecca has been kept completely ignorant of her heritage and talents and is frightened by them only makes things that much harder. If all that weren't enough, Rebecca finds herself attracted to both Syd, the blond Master vampire, and Ryan, the dark-haired bad boy she's trying to keep alive.

Then there's her homework.

Cover Release

A new YA read by new author Dina James.

To me this sounds like an amazing read with a world full of mystical and magical creatures.  One I will be looking into in the future.  As much as I love the amazing covers with a character depicted on it I enjoy the symbol covers as well.  I'm really curious about this one.  It looks kind of like a flower type in the background and the Celtic stars on top.  I wonder if this has to do with healers, or the world...

Due out:  October 11, 2011

Publishing Site Synopsis:

It's said that when opportunity knocks on your door, you have only one chance to take it.


No one said what you're supposed to do when it kicks it.


All Rebecca MacDonnell wants to do is get through high school with grades good enough to win a prestigious scholarship so that she can finally leave her miserable life behind. One evening, after a particularly bad day, she finds out that people other than her aging grandmother need her help, and desperately so.


Well, not “people,” exactly. Vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts, goblins, and other things thought only imaginary all need help sometime, and Rebecca was born with the unique ability to heal ethereal beings. She is about to turn seventeen, the age at which her talent will manifest in its entirety, and become a true Healer…if she lives through the event. A war between various ethereal factions is brewing, and Healers are a valuable commodity to any side. Those who wish to harness Rebecca’s manifesting healing powers for their own purposes must get to her before her seventeenth birthday.


Only two vampires and a rogue werewolf stand between Rebecca and those determined to make her serve them, and the fact that Rebecca has no clue what she's doing doesn't exactly help matters.


Neither does being seriously attracted to more than one of those just trying to protect her.
For a soon-to-be seventeen-year-old Healer-in-training, that's a lot to handle.


Especially on top of her homework.