{EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY} EXHALE by JENNIFER SNYDER

Today I have another great book to share with you. Exhale, by Jennifer Snyder, released December 10, and I am featuring it here, along with an excerpt and giveaway.

Take a look at Exhale.

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Jennifer Snyder
Publication Date: 12/10/12

Inhaling in life is easy. It’s the exhaling—the letting go— that’s the hard part.

Katie Elliot has always known the Conner twins. For years she secretly pined after one, while playfully averting the advances of the other.  Once upon a time, she was fine with that. Then came the moment when her twin of preference kissed her and changed everything.

As if realizing love can be complex—even when it’s reciprocated—isn’t hard enough, tragedy strikes, tearing Katie and the boy she’s always desired apart.  Finding herself torn between love and guilt, Katie must learn when it’s acceptable to let go—when it’s finally okay to exhale.

 

And now an excerpt from Exhale

 

Derek’s warm hands cupped my face, his thumb brushed against my barely parted lips as the green in his eyes deepened, giving way to the inner turmoil he felt with what he was about to do, and I held my breath.  In the span of a heartbeat, his eyes closed and his lips were pressed against mine, moving in a soft, slow way.  I kissed him back, allowing his lips, the feel of his touch, and the taste of his tongue to erase everything else about tonight.  I forgot about the neighbors that could be watching.  I forgot about Missy asleep on the couch and Kyle passed out a few feet away in the Jeep.  I forgot about everything including what this moment meant and how it would change everything between us.  I only thought of how I’d finally gotten what I had always wanted—Derek.

 He pulled away, releasing my lips and my face at the same time. “How was that, any better than Cal Carlson?”

I didn’t respond at first. Instead, I raised my fingertips to touch my lips, saddened from the departure of his and curious to see if they felt any different, because I felt different, everything felt different.  That kiss had changed everything that ever was between us, and I wondered if Derek knew, if he understood what had just happened, what he’d just done.

“Yeah, it was,” I said, my voice sounding soft and breathy.  I dropped my hand to my side and swallowed hard. Blinking once, I realized Derek was staring at me, smirking like a fool. “It definitely didn’t suck,” I confirmed flashing him a mirror image smile of his own.

 

“Good to know,” he said with a little nod of his head, his eyes the perfect mixture of smugness and sheepishness.  He shoved his hands back into his front pockets before sauntering back to his Jeep.



 

 

**Are you all swooning as hard as I am??**

Purchase Exhale at:
Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords


About the author:

Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is an instant coffee lover with an obsession for spiral bound notebooks and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.

Jennifer Snyder | Twitter | Goodreads  |  Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

GIVEAWAY

 

I have one Exhale ebook to give away to a lucky reader, courtesy of Jennifer Snyder.

 

The Details:

• Must be 13+ years of age to enter.
• Open Internationally
• Must fill out Rafflecopter form.

Good Luck!

 

 

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{BLOG TOUR} THE UNLOVED by JENNIFER SNYDER

 

Welcome to The Bookish Babe's stop on The Unloved Blog Tour. The tour is being hosted by the awesome ladies at AToMR Tours. You can find the complete tour schedule here. My stop includes my review and a tour giveaway.

 

 

 

Genre: Mature Young Adult
Publisher: Jennifer Snyder
Publication Date: 7/30/12
Format: eARC
Pages:
Source: Received from author for tour.

Sometimes the love our heart needs to heal can be found in the familiar eyes of a childhood friend...

Julie Porter learned the hard way that trust is something which must be earned and not something to be given out lightly, those who say they love you are those who hold the power to hurt you most, and best friends can help you survive anything—until they move away.

Nick Owen knows a thing or two about a hard life. At a young age Nick learned how to take a hit and to make lemonade out of the lemons life tossed his way. Returning home after nearly two years of being away, all Nick cares about now is protecting his mom from the abusive hands of his father and catching up with his best friend—the girl who lived across the street, the girl he can’t seem to stop thinking about.

Finally reunited after two years apart, Nick and Julie are about to learn that age does nothing to protect you from life’s trials and tribulations, heartache and loss, but maybe together they’ll find a way to survive.

(Mature Young Adult, contains violence, language, and sexual situations.)

A bittersweet story of the power of true love, The Unloved will leave you shaken, and hopeful.

The Unloved... it was quite a story. This heartbreaking, sweet book pulled me through the wringer, lifted me back up, sucker punched me, kicked me while I was down, then picked me back up, dusted me off, and hugged me. Sounds turbulent, yes? That's an understatement.

Rarely do you find a story as unflinchingly honest, and brutal, as The Unloved. Julie and Nick have been subjected to hard lives from a young age. Their friendship, based on comfort they could only draw from one another, reminded me a bit of Forrest and Jenny. I guess you could say they went together like peas and carrots.

It is a friendship that is cut short when Nick is sent away for his own protection. When he comes back to town, older and stronger, Nick's first order of business is to find his "Jules" and pick up where they left off. But Julie's life hasn't gotten better while Nick was away, and the stress has taken its toll on her. Julie isn't open to picking the friendship back up, she doesn't trust. Bit by bit, Nick works his way back into Julie's heart, but life has a way of getting in the way. Nick's family life is still far from ideal, and Julie still has to deal with her stripper mother's druggie lifestyle and the disgusting men she brings into her children's lives. Nick and Julie's road to happiness will not be easy, but love will always find a way.

From what I've said thus far, I'm sure you've picked up that The Unloved was not an easy read. The horrific moments Nick and Julie go through broke my heart. But...there were also moments that made me smile. Nick when he's getting through to Julie. Nick singing "Stupify", by the band Disturbed, to her (that moment earned Jennifer Snyder 10k bonus points!) Despite everything, The Unloved is ultimately a story in which love conquers all.


Favorite Quote:

  "I wanted to know her. I wanted to know who she was now, two years later. I wanted to know who she would be in the future. I wanted to always know her. Forever."   (eARC, 26%)

 
  "I felt my knees go weak from the intensity of his words and the heated gaze he held me immobilized with. Our lips met and I wasn't sure who had leaned in first, me or him, as my own lips surprised me with their needy aggression. Nick's lips slowed after a moment, forcing me to move mine beneath his at a far slower pace, and I ran my hands along the exposed muscles of his bare back."  (eARC, 54%)


You can purchase The Unloved at:
Amazon  |  Amazon (Paperback)  |  Smashwords

 

GIVEAWAYS

 

There are two tour giveaways, courtesy of author Jennifer Snyder.

 

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Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is an instant coffee lover with an obsession for spiral bound notebooks and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.

Connect with Jennifer at her:
blog  |  Twitter  |  GoodReads

TEASER TUESDAY ~ THE UNLOVED by JENNIFER SNYDER

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, just do as following:

·Grab your current read
·Open to a random page
·Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
·Be careful not to include any spoilers so as not to ruin the book for others.

Make sure to share the title and the author so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR piles.

Genre: Mature Young Adult
Publisher: Jennifer Snyder
Publication Date: 7/30/12

Sometimes the love our heart needs to heal can be found in the familiar eyes of a childhood friend...

Julie Porter learned the hard way that trust is something which must be earned and not something to be given out lightly, those who say they love you are those who hold the power to hurt you most, and best friends can help you survive anything—until they move away.

Nick Owen knows a thing or two about a hard life. At a young age Nick learned how to take a hit and to make lemonade out of the lemons life tossed his way. Returning home after nearly two years of being away, all Nick cares about now is protecting his mom from the abusive hands of his father and catching up with his best friend—the girl who lived across the street, the girl he can’t seem to stop thinking about.

Finally reunited after two years apart, Nick and Julie are about to learn that age does nothing to protect you from life’s trials and tribulations, heartache and loss, but maybe together they’ll find a way to survive.

(Mature Young Adult, contains violence, language, and sexual situations.)

My Teaser ~

  "These little truths about my life bothered me, but not nearly as much as Nick being gone. After a while I'd stopped wondering when or if he'd ever come back and accepted his absence in my life."  (eARC, pg.5)


You can purchase The Unloved at:
Amazon 

Cover Reveal ~ THE UNLOVED by Jennifer Snyder

I am so happy to be participating in another great cover reveal hosted by AToMR Tours. Today we are revealing the cover of THE UNLOVED by Jennifer Snyder. The cover was designed by Stephanie Mooney of Mooney Designs. THE UNLOVED is a Young Adult Contemporary. Yay!

I love this cover.

Are you ready??

Sometimes the love our heart needs to heal can be found in the familiar eyes of a childhood friend...

Julie Porter learned the hard way that trust is something which must be earned and not something to be given out lightly, those who say they love you are those who hold the power to hurt you most, and best friends can help you survive anything—until they move away.

Owen knows a thing or two about a hard life. At a young age Nick learned how to take a hit and to make lemonade out of the lemons life tossed his way. Returning home after nearly two years of being away, all Nick cares about now is protecting his mom from the abusive hands of his father and catching up with his best friend—the girl who lived across the street, the girl he can’t seem to stop thinking about.

Finally reunited after two years apart, Nick and Julie are about to learn that age does nothing to protect you from life’s trials and tribulations, heartache and loss, but maybe together they’ll find a way to survive.

(Mature Young Adult, contains violence, language, and sexual situations.)

Releases July 30, 2012

Connect with Jennifer Snyder at her blog.

Giveaway

Author Jennifer Snyder is giving one lucky winner an ecopy of The Unloved

• Giveaway is open Internationally.
• Ends July 27, 2012.

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