BLOG TOUR: Summer of the Oak Moon - Laura Templeton + Review + Giveaway!!

ABOUT SUMMER OF THE OAK MOON:

Title: Summer of the Oak Moon

Publication date: May 5, 2015

Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.

Author: Laura Templeton

Rejected by the exclusive women’s college she has her heart set on, Tess Seibert dreads the hot, aimless summer ahead. But when a chance encounter with a snake introduces her to Jacob Lane, a black college student home on his summer break, a relationship blooms that challenges the prejudices of her small, north Florida town.

When Jacob confesses that Tess’s uncle is trying to steal his family’s land, Tess comes face to face with the hatred that simmers just below the surface of the bay and marshes she’s loved since birth. With the help of her mentor Lulu, an herbal healer, Tess pieces together clues to the mysterious disappearance of Jacob’s father twenty-two years earlier and uncovers family secrets that shatter her connection to the land she loves.

Tess and Jacob’s bond puts them both in peril, and discontent eventually erupts into violence. Tess is forced to make a decision. Can she right old wrongs and salvage their love? Or will prejudice and hatred kill any chance she and Jacob might have had?

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Review:
Growing up in the South, I really understood this book on a personal level. I remember being in high school and hearing people in town whispering about the white girl who had a black boyfriend. I immediately recognized those stares and the awkward feeling of knowing people were talking about that couple as soon as Tessa and Jacob became a couple. Laura Templeton captures this perfectly. 

Tessa and Jacob go through so much in this story that you really start to wonder whether they will be able to survive or not. And this book is so emotionally charged that you cheer for them through the entire book! I could not put this book down because I had to know how things were going to end between Tessa and Jacob. The emotional roller coaster ride to the end was so worth it! 

This is an amazing story that makes you question whether love is really all you need and if true love can really endure all things. You will not be disappointed by this book!

ABOUT LAURA TEMPLETON:

Laura Templeton lives near Athens, Georgia, with her husband, son, and a menagerie of animals. When she’s not writing, she enjoys gardening, learning to figure skate, and taking long walks on the quiet country roads near her home. Something Yellow is her debut novel, and her creative nonfiction has appeared in various publications.

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BLOG TOUR: The Perilous Journey of the Not-So Innocuous Girl - Leigh Statham + REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!!

Title: THE PERILOUS JOURNEY OF

THE NOT-SO-INNOCUOUS GIRL

Publication date: March 17, 2015

Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.

Author: Leigh Statham

Lady Marguerite lives a life most 17th century French girls can only dream of: Money, designer dresses, suitors and a secure future. Except, she suspects her heart may be falling for her best friend Claude, a common smithie in the family’s steam forge. When Claude leaves for New France in search of a better life, Marguerite decides to follow him and test her suspicions of love. Only the trip proves to be more harrowing than she anticipated. Love, adventure and restitution await her, if she can survive the voyage.

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REVIEW:

First lets start off with this amazing cover! The cover is really what drew me in but the story kept my attention until the very end. I love steampunk stuff and this was perfect. The world-building was amazing and it was so easy to picture myself in the 17th-century world of Ms. Marguerite. 

The character development in this story was also very well-done. I especially enjoyed Marguerite's "journey" as she grew and developed into such a strong character. Claude was also a favorite character and I really rooted for him and Marguerite to have a happy ending. The adventures in this story were so exciting and I would love to read more about Marguerite, maybe what her life is like in New France? 

ABOUT LEIGH STATHAM:

Leigh Statham was raised in the wilds of rural Idaho, but found her heart in New York City. She worked as a waitress, maid, artist, math teacher, nurse, web designer, art director, thirty-foot inflatable pig and mule wrangler before she settled down in the semi-quiet role of wife, mother and writer. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, four children, five chickens and two suspected serial killer cats. If the air is cool and the sun is just coming up over the horizon, you can find her running the streets of her small town, plotting her next novel with the sort of intensity that will one day get her hit by a car.

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**Disclaimer: I received this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Any thoughts and opinions are my own.**