"COIN HEIST" Movie Now Available on Netflix - Based on YA Book By Elisa Ludwig

It’s finally here! COIN HEIST, based on the YA novel by Elisa Ludwig, is now available to watch on Netflix!

  

Additionally, the paperback movie tie-in copy of the book is currently available at Barnes and Noble. This fun story follows a group of classmates in Philadelphia who are unlikely friends but decide to work together on a plan they think of during a field trip. Adventure ensues as they try to attempt the impossible and find out more about each other and themselves in the process. More info can be found below.

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Publisher: Adaptive Books

Publication date: 11/15/2016

Edition description: Movie Tie-in

Pages: 304

Age Range: 12 - 17 Year

ISBN-13: 9781945293139

The last place you'd expect to find a team of criminals is at a prestigious Philadelphia prep school. But on a class trip to the U.S. Mint - which prints a million new coins every 30 minutes - an overlooked security flaw becomes far too tempting for a small group of students to ignore. 

United by dire circumstances, these unlikely allies - the nerd, the slacker, the athlete, and the perfect student - band together to attempt the impossible: rob the U.S. Mint. This diverse crew is forced to confront their true beliefs about each other and themselves as they do the wrong thing for the right reasons. 

Elisa Ludwig's COIN HEIST is a fun, suspenseful and compelling thriller, told from the revolving perspectives of four teens, each with their own motive for committing a crime that will change all of their lives - if they can pull it off.

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Learn about the author, Elisa Ludwig here.

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Bout of Books Read-a-Thon #18: Goals & Updates!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Hello, fellow book-nerds! Happy 2017!
I know I'm a day and a half late in joining but better late than never. ;)

Yes, it's time once again for another Bout of Books read-a-thon! I'm sure most of you are fully aware of what a read-a-thon is and have participated in one or more throughout the years. If not, all info about this one is below. Pretty much it's a challenge to read as many books as you can in a set time period. Let's just say I've done my fair share of read-a-thons since I started my blog, at least 20 times. They are just so much fun! Anyway, today begins the 18th #Boutofbooks read-a-thon! On this post, you will find what books I will be reading, my week-long goals, daily updates, and the mini-challenges I complete.

Time Devoted to Reading -

• I will be reading from January 3rd - 8th

Goals: I'm going to keep it simple this time since I joined late.

• Read 2 books! 
• Do mini-challenges.
• READ MORE, GET DISTRACTED LESS! 
• Do Twitter chats
• Take pictures of what I'm reading (and mini challenges) and post them on Instagram.
• Be more proactive with posting daily updates on the blog, twitter and leaving comments on other read-a-thon participants blogs.

Books I will be reading -

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Heartless by Marissa Meyer - reading now

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Thank you for stopping by to check out my Bout of Books readathon post! I'd love to hear your thoughts on what I'm reading, a supportive Good Luck or even a Hi! Leave me a comment if you'd like and if you're participating as well then leave me a link to your post and I will be sure to stop by to visit you!

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Book SALE Blitz: DENIAL (Careless Whispers #1) by Lisa Renee Jones + Giveaway!

DENIAL (Careless Whispers #1) by New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jones is on sale for 99 cents!! This is for a VERY LIMITED TIME ONLY so be sure to get it now, or gift it to a friend who might enjoy the series!   This sale is to celebrate the SURRENDER (Careless Whispers #3) the final book in Ella and Kayden's series is finally coming out on Jan. 9th! Plus Lisa is running a fantastic giveaway/pre-order registration for her readers (see below)!

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Book One - Denial - Available Now - 99 cents! 

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About Denial: From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, the first book in the CARELESS WHISPERS series. This is a spin-off of the wildly popular INSIDE OUT series that follows Ella Ferguson, Sara McMillan's best friend. You do not have to read Inside Out to read Careless Whispers!   

Ella Ferguson awakes alone in Italy, unsure of who she is, and a gorgeous man has claimed her as his own. He's tall, dark, and sexy, with money and power, the kind of man who makes a girl want to be possessed. And he does possess her, whispering wicked wonderful promises to her, stealing her trust and her heart. Soon though, the past finds her, yanking her from a cocoon of passion and safety. Everything is not how it seems. The truth will shatter her world, but it can set her free, if it doesn't destroy her first. 

Book Two - Demand - Available Now 

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 Book Three - Surrender - January 9th 

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MORE EXCITING NEWS!! Lisa wrote two very special bonus scenes for readers who pre-order SURRENDER! The first scene features Kayden and Ella and the second one is Chris and Sara. This scene will cover what happens AFTER the end of SURRENDER, but the only way to get them, plus a FREE Inside Out/Careless Whispers poster is to register your pre-order for SURRENDER here: lisareneejones.com/giveaway 

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warning - age 18+ 

His hand slides to my back and he leans me toward the table, forcing me to catch myself on my elbows. He holds me there, his body cradling mine, his lips a breath from a touch. “I won’t let you fall.”

“I know,” I say, and I do now. Beyond time and reason, I trust this man.

His mouth brushes mine and then trails down my jaw, slowly teasing a path to my ear, where he whispers, “I’m not going to claim to own you the way he did.” He flattens his hands on my belly, possessiveness in the touch. “I’m just going to make you wish I did.”

My lips part with the erotic promise, and he is already kissing me, licking into my mouth, his tongue a sultry, seductive promise that he can make good on his vow. And while I do not wish anyone to own me again, I want what he offers in a way that defies reason.

He nips my lips and licks away the sweet ache, and somehow I feel that lick between my thighs where I am already wet and aching. His whiskers rasp on my cheek, down my neck to my shoulder, a wicked burn that is torment and pleasure at the same time. Like he is. His hands settle on my waist, lingering there, teasing me with all the places they could go, until finally he is caressing my body, up and down, a slow, sexy, torturous exploration.

He pinches my nipples again and he is not gentle, but I do not seem to want gentle. My sex clenches and my knees crush his hips. His lips curve to a small, satisfied smile that is wickedly sexy, and rawly male. He leans in and licks one of my throbbing nipples, sending a shiver down my spine, and I arch upward, the table biting into my elbows, but I do not care. He is sucking me, dragging deep on the knotted peak, and pleasure tingles through my nerve endings, my sex, forcing my legs to squeeze his hips again.

My arms tremble with my weight and he responds without me asking, moving closer and laying me on top of the table. My spine flattens on the hard surface and he lingers above me. “I want more.”

“More what?”

“Everything,” he says, his lips nuzzling my ear as he repeats, “Everything, Ella. Can I have it?”

The question affects me, but not as much as the way he waits, genuinely seeking my approval. He takes power but somehow gives it to me as well, and this is freedom to me, safety. Things I do not think I have often felt in my life. “Yes,” I whisper. “Yes.”

He inhales as if my approval surprises and pleases him, as if it is a gift he relishes, not a property he owns. And it is then that I give myself the freedom to just let go, the muscles in my body easing in ways they hadn’t before. I do give him everything. His mouth caresses mine and he whispers, “That’s what I wanted,” as if he knows I’ve made that decision.

And already his lips are traveling down my neck, tongue flicking here and there, his hand caressing, squeezing my breast. He assaults my senses with pleasure, touching me, kissing me, driving away my memories and enemies. His whiskers rasp my belly, his lips pressing to the center, his tongue flickering into my navel, and I tremble with the silent promise it will soon be where I want it to be. His hand flattens over my sex, inches lower until he is flicking my clit, back and forth, back and forth.

He lifts my legs to his shoulders, spreading me wide, and I am vulnerably his, and aroused beyond belief. He lowers his head, his breath a warm tease on my sensitive places, and I grip the edge of the table, bracing myself for what is to come. He laps at my nub, the barely there touch, and I am breathing hard, wishing I could touch him, incapable of moving, and the muscles of my sex clench so tightly it hurts.

He licks my clit and I am both relieved and on edge in the same moment, ready for more, for that everything he has promised me. Another lick follows. Yes, please, more, I think, and as if he’s heard my silent plea, he gives it to me. His hands slide beneath my backside and he lifts me to his mouth, and it is nothing shy of sweet bliss when his mouth closes down around me. He sucks, drawing deeply on my sensitive flesh, lapping at me, licking me again in all the right ways and right places. I am panting and moaning, and I barely recognize the sounds as my own. Sensations ripple through me and when his fingers slide inside me, I am undone, tumbling into orgasm. The intensity jerks my body and I lose all time and space. It’s escape, sweet, blissful escape, and he keeps me there, slowly bringing me down, the licks of his tongue growing softer, slower. Until I am sated, limp, and he pulls me back onto his lap, my head resting on his shoulder, his hand flattening between my shoulder blades.

“Everything or nothing,” he whispers, and this time, I do not believe he is talking about orgasms and pleasure.

I lean back to look at him, and the idea of what we are becoming is a sweet seduction, threatened by the emptiness of my past. “What if everything is too much?”

He drags two fingers down my cheek. “Sweetheart, I don’t have a ceiling. We’re going to find out if you do.”

About Lisa Renee Jones: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series, which is now in development for a television show to be produced by Suzanne Todd of Team Todd (Alice in Wonderland). Suzanne Todd on the INSIDE OUT series: Lisa has created a beautiful, complicated, and sensual world that is filled with intrigue and suspense. Sara’s character is strong, flawed, complex, and sexy - a modern girl we all can identify with. I’m thrilled to develop a television show that will tell Sara’s whole story - her life, her work, her friends, and her sexuality. In addition to the success of Lisa's INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is presently working on a dark, edgy new series, Dirty Money, for St. Martin's Press. Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women's Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine. Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at www.lisareneejones.com and she is active on Twitter and Facebook daily. 

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Happy 2017!

Happy New Year everyone! 

2016 is finally over! *phew* 2017 is here and with it comes changes, both personal and on my blog. So my main goal for this year is to be a better blogger. I want to post more content, more reviews, more giveaways and work on a more personally level with authors/publishers. Pretty much be more coincidence.The last half of 2016 I admit I was being lazy with updating my blog. There was a lot of factors that added my laziness, the main one being involved in another interest, gaming! I am a huge gamer and just recently got a PS4 Christmas, so basically I've been on my new toy a lot.

So yeah, excuses, excuses! *eye roll*

Point is I am going to try hard to make Bittersweet Enchantment better in 2017! Also, I wanted to note that my co-blogger Kim has left her position on my blog so I know longer have help. I do have that job open now as well as reviewers. If you're interested please check out this LINK.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and I wish you well in 2017! One of my resolution for the new year is to read more book! I only read 65 books in 2016. That is unheard of for me, normally I read 100+ books. I also want to finish more series. I have a tendency to start a series and never finish them.

What are some of your new year's resolutions? 

What books are you most looking forward to in 2017?!?

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Blog Tour - Hero High: Figure in the Flames by Mina Chara | Guest Post & Giveaway!

Hero High: Figure in the Flames 

by Mina Chara

Genre: YA Mystery Romance/Superheroes 

Release Date: October 1st 2016

Reality TV meets Superhero High School in this intriguing story about friendship, fame, and what it means tobe a hero. 

In Icon City superheroes save the day every day on the quarter hour. Led by Captain Fantastic, scores of superhero celebrities do their best to train the next generation. Seventeen year old Friday Fitzsimmons and Jake her childhood friend are their latest starstruck recruits. When Doctor Dangerous returns from the dead and the Figure in Flames decimates the city, Captain Fantastic is betrayed by one of his own. 

Torn between Jake, Ashley and her feelings for Doctor Dangerous, Friday must decide if her childhood friend is worth fighting for, and if the worlds most famous super-villain is worth saving, all while learning how tobe a hero.

On sale this week only (12/12-12/16)! 

Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon UK

Advance Praise:

- I think this book will appeal greatly to fans of the Selection. - the dressmaker D'fwan reminded me of America's maids … The whole TV reality show aspect also reminded me of Hunger Game as well as The Selection.

- I Really Loved The Book

I am so looking forward to book two. I love the world you’ve created and I want to explore it more. I thoroughly enjoyed Friday and her story.

- I Really, Really Enjoyed This Book!

The way that Ashley and Friday’s relationship progressed was amazing. Too often, in books the two main love interests relationships progress way too quickly and it was refreshing to see Ashley and Friday’s relationship develop gradually instead of it being super rushed.

- I Would Give This Book a Full 5/5 Stars!

Like there was just so much to this book and none of the characters are like what you originally predicted. Every chapter keeps adding to the story and making it more and more complex, and it leaves you on the edge of your seat in suspense.

I ran as fast as I could until I heard the little girl cry. “Mrs Mine!”

I froze, and looked back. “Who’s Mrs Mine,” I asked.

“My bunny,” the little girl replied.  As a small child I had a stuffed bear and stupid as it was, I knew how she felt. That bunny was a member of the family. I dropped the little girl and pushed her forward.

“Run!” I yelled. “I’ll get your bunny.”

Lisa scooped up the girl and reached out to drag me back but she was too slow.

“Fitz!” Lisa screamed as I ran back towards the car, blocking out every sound, not letting myself think. I dropped to the floor and grabbed the toy like it was a baton in a relay race with no seconds to spare. I could hear each drop of fuel hit the road like the pounding of my pulse. Something blurry in the sky was speeding towards us and Lisa made a run for me again. Just as my fingers whispered across hers a voice boomed from above.

“Get down!” A man in a super skeleton suit flew down from the sky and wrapped himself round the two of us, deploying a shield from his back. It wasn’t a moment too soon. The car erupted in an awesome display of fire and the crowd oohed and awed at the spectacle as though they were watching New Year’s fireworks. I opened my eyes to the masked, super-suited figure above me.

“Partner Kisaragi, it’s good to finally meet you.” Lisa turned away from his face, only inches from hers, and mumbled something under her breath that might have been “show off”.

Top Ten Favorite Superheroes!

So here’s a tricky list, my top ten favorite superheroes. I love a lot of superheroes but they maybe don’t fall into your average definition. None the less, superheroes exist far beyond the U.S. and I love the ones that do, and I’m not just talking about Captain Britain. (Although, have you seen a picture of Captain Britain? It’s pretty hilarious.) I’ll start with the world’s most famous superheroes, because so many of us have watched them on the big screen at least once.

10. Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler, my precious blue devil baby! I love Nightcrawler so much, in every incarnation he’s a sweet tempered fellow, shunned for the way he looks. My first run in with the character was in X-Men Evolution, not a great show, but still a part of my childhood all the same. As a result, you’ll see some other X-Men flash up on this list before we’re done.

9. Wild Tiger

Probably not a name you’re familiar with, Wild Tiger is from a TV show called Tiger and Bunny, about a superhero duo. Wild Tiger as a character is hard working, kind, thoughtful, and a single dad. You can’t help but watch the show and admire him for everything he does. He’s a perfect protagonist because you’re always rooting for him. Fun fact, Tiger & Bunny was one of the inspirations for Hero High.

8. Cyclops

Oh Cyclops, you suck! You’re the worst x-man. No, really, he is. I love and hate Cyclops, he is just so funny in how annoying he is, I can’t help but love him just a little bit. I used to watch him, like Nightcrawler, on X-Men Evolution. The point is, Cyclops has always seemed like the kind of guy I would love to pick on on a regular basis, he’s so easy to piss off. I will always love him, like an annoying old friend.

7. Super Sentai/Power Rangers

Everyone I know has heard of power rangers, whether you watched Mighty Morphing, Ninja Storm, or the original Sentai, you know what I’m talking about and for those who don’t, Super Sentai is the original Japanese version of Power Rangers. If you’re ever thinking of diving into Super Sentai, I highly recommend Kyoruger. Anyway, my point is, Power Rangers are superheroes, they’re just not comic book style heroes, they’re goofy, silly, fun loving, and most important to me, they don’t take themselves too seriously. In my opinion, that’s what makes a good superhero story.

6. Miraculous Ladybug

This is a relativity new show, about a ladybug themed superhero in Paris, and her partner Cat Noir. It’s not as good as it could be, but it’s adorable, fun, a little silly, and I of course love that it’s a superhero show for girls. People seem to love it. I’d also like to point out the main character is bi-racial, and I think that’s great.

5. X-23

I have a lot to say about X-23, or Laura Kinney. She was first invented for the TV show X-Men Evolution, where she stomped around with huge leather boots and an oversized leather jacket growling at people and wrecking things up. To child me she was a bit of role model. I just loved how angry she was. Then the comic books picked her up, ruined her as a character, and made it weird. Don’t ask, I will rant about it for hours.

4. Amu Hinamori

Okay, I might be bending the definition of Superhero at this point. Amu Hinamori is a girl from a manga I read when I was about twelve. It had a huge impact on me as person. The manga was called Shugo Chara and it was fairly popular in the magical girl genre. If you don’t know what magical girl is, I recommend you check it out, it’s about as girly as superheroes can get, but be careful, the genre in recent years has been co-opted by men trying to make it weird.

3. Thunderbirds

The 60’s British TV show, featuring  five American brothers who use their amazing craft to save people around the world. Thunderbirds heavily inspired mecha anime, which in turn inspired the American movie Pacific Rim. Thunderbirds was remade in 2015 into a pretty great CGI series. The five brothers don’t have superpowers, but neither does Ironman, or Batman for that matter. They’ll always be superheroes to me

2. Supergirl/Superman

I never paid much attention to Supergirl until the CW TV series which went out of its way to reappropriate typically ridiculed feminine memes utilizing love triangles, bright colors, and a bubbly protagonist. Supergirl sums up its moral argument for the entire show in one line, “if you perceive "Supergirl" as anything less than excellent, isn't the real problem you?”

Supergirl has always been about pointing out it’s not a bad thing to be a girl and I will always love it for that. I also love Superman because my image of him was always as the nicest guy; he’s huge, he can kill you, but he never would. That and Sups is coded as an immigrant pretty explicitly, which matters a fair amount to me since I immigrated to the US from the UK when I was a kid.

1. Kamen Rider Fourze

Possibly my favorite superhero of all time is Kamen Rider Fourze. Kamen Rider is a long running Japanese TV show, where the Kamen Rider changes every season. My personal favorite season is Fourze, where The Kamen Rider is Gentaro Kisaragi, a troubled high school student who makes it his personal goal to befriend everyone he meets. He’s an incredibly sweet, hardworking character, and a great example of a morally sound superhero. I adore him.

Hi! I’m Mina Chara, I’m a student, an artist, a daughter, sister and companion to my two furry friends, Gimli and Gwynne. This blog is here because I’ve just written a book called Hero High: Figure In The Flames.

This is My Story:

Being dyslexic isn’t so much of a problem, the hard part is not letting it dictate what I like, and what I can do. For years I was scared of reading, but then I discovered YA fiction, real books with main characters I could relate to because most of them were girls.

When someone criticizes my writing, I feel like crying, because I feel like that I’m back in English class getting yelled at again, just wanting to go home, but I’m not a kid anymore, I’m an adult, and as an adult, I wrote a book, and you can too.

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