This September our Book of the Month is HOURGLASS by Myra McEntire.  We are so excited to introduce you to this new time slip romance, and it’s fun-loving author!
Hourglass is not just a pretty cover… The story is refreshing and beautiful as well.  I fell in love with the main characters, Emerson and Michael, from the beginning of the story.  Em’s quirkiness and sarcastic nature, and Michael’s hero complex and mysterious life kept me reading at a furiously fast pace.  I had to stop myself from reading the entire book …

In this first video from MTV, Hunger Games director Gary Ross gives full commentary on the just-released teaser trailer (he also teases us a bit about things like the mutts, and Stanley Tucci’s Caesar Flickman performance!):

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Here Gary answers questions about the film’s score and highly-anticipated scenes:

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Also, Mockingjay.net has the scoop on 13 District Facebook pages that have popped up along with info on how you can download a clip of the “Mockingjay Call” heard at the end of the trailer.

Welcome to Bookshelf Banter’s stop on the Sweet Venom 2 Title Hunt!  As you may already know, author Tera Lynn Childs is holding a very special scavenger hunt which will reveal the title to book two in the Sweet Venom series, one letter at a time.  Each blog, ours included, will be unveiling one letter in the title, which will then lead to the book title.  
Fans who complete the title hunt correctly will be entered to win one of fives copies of Sweet Venom and a grand prize …

The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen is a story about temptation, loss and love. The plot is original and imaginative! I will admit that the cover is what hooked me, and the first few chapters really reeled me in. There was enough mystery to keep me guessing and reading.  Faegen had me drooling over demon spit… LITERALLY!  I enjoyed the tension between the two main characters, Sasha and Jax.  They each struggled emotionally and physically, and I believe Faegen did a great job of balancing the two.
I did get a …

The teaser trailer debuted tonight during the MTV Video Music Awards:

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What do you think of the trailer?

Fallen Archangel, the official fansite for Becca Fitzpatrick’s series, has just posted a sneak peak at the new Hush, Hush graphic novel, coming this October from Sea Lion Books.  Click here to read more about the upcoming adaptation!
I’m really loving the cover art and design on these pages.  What do you think?  Is it how you pictured the characters?
Keep up-to-date on the new series by liking Sea Lion Books on Facebook!

Well, this is definitely a (pleasant) surprise! Check out the announcement below:

Congrats to Sarah for winning our Bloodlines (by Richelle Mead) Contest! The book is being released TODAY, and we will be mailing a copy to Sarah!
You can check out our review of the new spin-off series HERE!
Keep an eye out for more contests to come soon!

I had the opportunity to interview Cara Lynn Shultz the other day, and I had to work REALLY hard not to go all “Fan-girl” on her. Luckily, for my fan-girlness, the interview was over email so I was able to keep myself in check to some extent. This summer has been a great few months of reading for me, and Shultz’s Spellbound was one of the reasons for that. I absolutely loved this book! After reading the book, and reviewing it here, I knew that I HAD to interview this debut novelist. Of …

We are celebrating the release of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead this weekend BEFORE it’s released next week, on August 23rd!  The new series is a spin-off from The Vampire Academy Series.  I read and reviewed the book earlier this Summer, and have to say that I love this new series even more than the original!  You will have ALL weekend to enter this contest, and it’s easy!  All you have to do is ReTweet on Twitter OR Like/Comment on Facebook, and we will select a WINNER at random this Monday …