Book Blitz: All that Jazz (A Butler Cove Novel) by Natasha Boyd

 

All that Jazz (A Butler Cove Novel)
by Natasha Boyd
Release Date: March 22nd 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

There’s something totally inconvenient about falling for your best friend’s brother. Especially when he’s turned into a pompous, arrogant, albeit annoyingly sexy a-hole that you’d like to punch or kiss to death at any given moment.

The summer she turned eighteen, Jazz Frazer accidentally lost her heart to Joey Butler, after a favor that blurred the lines from friends to lovers.

For three years they’ve pretended there’s nothing between them anymore. Jazz is finally ready to move on with the rest of her life. She’s looking forward to the end of college and fulfilling her dream of travelling the world. She’s determined that experiences and relationships will be fun, casual and easy. After all, she learned the hard way that men just don’t stick around anyway. But when her best friend gets herself into a relationship with a celebrity, Jazz has to do the one thing she never thought she’d do, call Joey and ask for help.

Repeatedly thrown together, Jazz tries everything she can to protect her heart and not fall back in love with Joey. But when Joey finally admits that Jazz is the one he’s always wanted, all bets are off.

Contemporary, friends to lovers, second chance romance. 17+ for strong language and sexual situations.

The Summer I turned 18

“You really didn’t have to drive me, you know.” I was sitting in Joseph’s red pickup, leaning as far away from him as possible in case I accidentally inhaled the smell of him and moaned or something.

“Oh shut up, already. We’re almost there.” He shook his head, amused.

I kept testing myself. I’d glance at his forearm, or his thigh, or his profile and check my body reactions. It was awful. Every single damn time, my belly clenched or did this weird bubbling thing. And when he changed gears and his fingers closed over the gear stick and his thigh muscles tensed, it was excruciating. God, I needed a Pepto Bismol. What the hell had happened to me? It was like I woke up in Narnia or Wonderland or an alternate reality. Or in Erath. God, I wished it was book world Erath instead, and this was Jack Eversea I was crushing so hard on. But, no.

I grunted, disgusted at myself. “Well, you don’t have to wait on me, I’ll—”

“What? Catch a taxi home? Do you know how much that will cost? What’s going on with you?” He glanced at me before concentrating back on the road. “I offered to help you, you accepted. Now you’re being weird.”

“I’m not.”

“If I didn’t know any better I’d think you were trying to avoid me. And here I was thinking we were finally becoming friends.”

“We are. I’m not. I …” I trailed off.

“Whatever.” He shook his head. “Okay so, look, I’m glad we’re alone so we can talk.”

I swallowed, my ribcage growing tight. “Yeah?”

“So is he the guy?”

“What?”

“Chase Kennedy?”

“Who?”

Joey took his eyes off the road and looked at me, making me feel like a middle schooler who’d just forgotten to hand in my assignment.

“Oh. Chase,” I managed. “Yeah. So yeah. He’s the guy. The lucky dude,” I finished lamely, looking out the window. “Hey, can we roll these down?” I asked reaching for the window crank.

“I don’t like it.”

“What? The windows open?” I asked knowing full well that wasn’t what he meant.

“No. Him as the guy.”

“I don’t care.”

“He’s a player.”

I shrugged. “Probably.”

“He was drinking last night.”

“Aaaand?” I snorted.

“So did you have any?”

“Oh my God. Are you serious right now?”

“Yes. I think he was trying to get you drunk so he could sleep with you.”

I choked out a laugh. “On one sip of whiskey? Yeah. Right.”

“There could have been something in it.”

“Oh for fuck’s sake, Joseph.”

“What? Don’t be mad at me just for caring about you. You’re like a little sister to me. I’d say the same thing to Keri Ann.”

My heart thudded heavily. “Well, I’m not. Your sister I mean. So quit it.”

“Anyway, why do you want to give your virginity to some frat boy player?”

“As opposed to?”

“Dammit, Jazz.” He growled, changing lanes as we crossed the bridge over the Broad River Estuary toward Beaufort. “I’m just trying to stop you from making a mistake.”

I chewed my lip. I felt faintly nauseous. Here I was coming to terms with a massive crush, and he was still lecturing me like I was his baby sister. “Too late,” I muttered. I’d managed to inadvertently make the biggest mistake possible. Developing feelings for my best friend’s brother.

Natasha Boyd is a writer with a background in marketing and public relations. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and lives in the coastal Carolina Lowcountry, complete with Spanish moss, alligators and mosquitoes the size of tiny birds. She has a husband, two sons and a host of scared relatives that worry the next book will be about them. She is a member of Georgia Romance Writers, Romance Writers of America and Island Writers Network, where she has been a featured speaker. Forever, Jack is the sequel to her award-winning and first full-length novel, Eversea.

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FFBC: Welcome to the club, All That Burns (All That Glows #2) by Ryan Graudin

All That Burns (All That Glows #2)
by Ryan Graudin
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: February 10th 2015

Synopsis:

In this thrilling sequel to All That Glows, the worlds of magic and mortal are colliding as London celebrates its new king, marking an era of unity between the Faery realm and the human one. Emrys, the Faery guard to the British royal family, sacrificed her powers to be with King Richard, choosing love over immortality. But now, as Emrys struggles to navigate her place between the Faery queen’s court and London’s lavish galas, danger looms beyond the Thames.When a prisoner with dark, strange magic breaks out of Queen Titania’s labyrinthine prison, endangering Emrys's king and sparking an uprising, Emrys must make the hardest decision of all.

Will she reclaim her magic to save Richard’s life and lose him forever? Or stay powerless as the kingdom goes down in flames?

by Ryan Graudin

Hello Ryan! We are super excited to have you once again in our FFBC. 

Thank you so much for having me back!!!

ALL THAT BURNS is the second installment in the tale of Emrys, an immortal Fae who has been guarding the British royal family for hundreds of years. ALL THAT GLOWS saw the royal family under attack from an ancient, mysterious magical power. Emrys fell in love with Prince Richard and eventually gave up her magic to be with him. The existence of Fae and magic has now been revealed to the wider world, and Richard, who is now King, is working to integrate magic and mortal. Emrys is struggling to find her own place in the world after sacrificing her magic, a decision that becomes even harder when Richard’s life is threatened. There’s a lot of political intrigue, Arthurian lore, soul-searching and, of course, fire in this novel.

As I said in the previous answer, the wider world now knows that Fae exist. Some people are embracing the discovery with open arms, transitioning to magically infused technology. Others react to the news of magical beings with fear and prejudice. One of the biggest differences in this book is that Emrys, the main protagonist, can no longer use magic, which becomes a great source of agony for her. There are also new characters, as well as minor characters who’ve transitioned into main ones. Princess Anabelle plays a big part in this tale, and I love the way her character develops in this book.

Certainly. The Faery Court exists underground in the Scottish Highlands, and is ruled by a Faery queen. For centuries immortals have kept themselves hidden from humanity. Their only contact is guarding the British Royal family from darker spirits called Soul Feeders, who prey on mortal souls for sustenance. This secrecy is shattered at the conclusion of ALL THAT GLOWS. The existence of Green Women, Black Dogs, Banshees, Kelpies, Ad-hene and Fae are now common knowledge. The technology of the past few centuries has worn away at the magic of the Fae, and now King Richard and the Faery queen Titania are trying to transition the world into a different era of magically infused energy. 

Richard is the type of person who feels very deeply, and is very passionate about everything he does: whether it’s partying or ruling a nation or falling in love. (Of course, this passion can also be a detractor, as we’ll see in ALL THAT BURNS). All of his feelings toward Emrys are genuine and truthful. He really would do anything for her (as we see in the end of ALL THAT GLOWS). Plus, it doesn’t hurt that he’s a royal.

“I’m the spark and he’s the tinder. Night has fallen, dark and cold over the world. And winter might still be on the horizon, but together we are burning.”

There’s a scene partway through where Princess Anabelle really comes into her own. Anabelle has always been the type of girl who takes charge of things. She’s an overachiever, but in this book, she’s forced to become a rule-breaker and a fugitive. She drives a stolen police car and basically saves Emrys with her quick thinking and brazen practicality. It was really fun to write her evolution from a minor character into a major one.

It was the first book I’d written under contract, which was a nerve-wracking experience in itself. Writing ALL THAT GLOWS was wonderful because the first draft was created for an audience of one: me. Writing for an audience—agents, editors, readers—adds a lot of mental pressure. Creating a comprehensive story under deadline was also a new challenge.

The nature of crafting a sequel is also challenging. ALL THAT GLOWS’s storyline wrapped up all of the characters’ emotional arcs, so I had to come up with new ways to make Richard and Emrys grow. 

Emrys would still be Karen Gillan. Richard will always look like the model Francisco Lachowski in my mind. I think Candice Accola could play Princess Anabelle really well. 

There’s a new character in this book named Kieran who I envision being played by a clean-shaven Adrien Grenier.

Herne would, of course, be voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. 

This is so hard. I think “Let Go” by Frou Frou encapsulates the theme of ALL THAT BURNS really well. (A throwback song, I know.) The runners up would probably be: “Aran Boat Song” by Darol Anger and “Only You” by Ellie Goulding.

Hot tea is always a given. I did create a special ALL THAT BURNS tea blend that you can get by pre-ordering the book from Blue Bicycle Books: http://bluebicyclebooks.bigcartel.com/product/i-all-that-glows-i-br-ryan-graudin-br-signed It’s a black tea with a ginger plum flavor. The book is also best read in front of a roaring fire, with a tin of shortbread cookies. As for music, I actually listened to the Dark Knight Soundtrack a good deal while writing this novel. It would certainly help set the mood for ALL THAT BURNS’s more dramatic moments.

Well, this one isn’t about faeries, but I’m a huge fan of the film adaption of Neil Gaiman’s STARDUST. There’s magic and humor and skyship pirates and romance and vengeful witches. Regardless, the stars kind of act like faeries in this movie anyway.

I’m starting a new series in the fall. I can’t talk much about it yet, but it’s a duology that I’m publishing through Little Brown, and it’s very different genre wise from the ALL THAT GLOWS’s series, as well as my other novel THE WALLED CITY.

Ryan Graudin is doing a preorder special through her local indie Blue Bicycle Books. You can pre-order a signed copy of All That Burns and get a free ALL THAT BURNS tea (a ginger plum flavored black tea). Don’t miss this special offer! Click here to pre-order a signed copy of All That Burns.

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My name is Ryan and I've been writing ever since I grabbed one of my dad's old tax ledgers and created this masterpiece: see image.

My writing has since improved, though my obsession with wolves has remained relatively the same (I even own a wolf-hybrid pup.) My childhood was a happy, sunny thing. I grew up on a steady diet of fairytales, salt-marshes, music and brothers who would re-enact Redwall battles with me in the back yard. I went to an artsy sort of high-school that allowed cello recitals in the hallways and impromptu poetry slams in the cafeteria. It was there I decided that writing was what I wanted to do more than anything.

I'm officially a grownup now (I suppose one must admit that once they turn 26). My diet still includes fairytales, salt-marshes and art, but there are a few new loves thrown in. A big one is travel. Pieces of my heart are scattered like breadcrumbs all over the globe--I've bartered them off for writing inspiration, so I suppose it's a fair trade.

When I'm not cramming my earthly belongings into a backpack and waiting in airport security lines, I'm doing one of the following: Writing YA novels, Photographing weddings with my husband, Making our little white cottage more homey, Playing with my wolf pup, Trying out Korean récipes, Haunting local coffee shops with my friends.

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