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Between the Covers
Presenting Between the Covers, a free eBook sampler from the hottest New Adult books by the most popular authors in this emerging genre. This free eBook sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and upcoming titles from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors including Wait for You by J. Lynn (Jennifer L. Armentrout); three books by Cora Carmack: Losing It, Faking It and Finding It; Dark Heroine by Abigail Gibbs; Foreplay by Sophie Jordan; three books by Molly McAdams: Taking Chances, From Ashes and Forgiving Lies; and The Registry by Shannon Stoker.
279 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2013
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About the author
J. Lynn
30 books12.3k followersA pseudonym for Jennifer L. Armentrout.
http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/why...
# 1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Lives in West Virginia.
All the rumors you heard about her state aren’t true.
Well, mostly. When she's not hard at work writing, she spends her time, reading, working out, watching zombie movies, and pretending to write.
http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/why...
# 1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Lives in West Virginia.
All the rumors you heard about her state aren’t true.
Well, mostly. When she's not hard at work writing, she spends her time, reading, working out, watching zombie movies, and pretending to write.
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May 6, 2013
Between the Covers: The Hottest New Adult Books is a sampler e-book meant to entice readers to pick up the full-length novels from these authors. Selections include excerpts from some already-released titles and others that will be published in the next few months.
Despite the publisher's attempt to pique my interest in these ten titles, I was turned off by the poor writing, plotting, or characterization in all but three of them. The only three I would consider ever reading further included Wait for You by J. Lynn, Dinner With a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs, and Foreplay by Sophie Jordan. I am admittedly biased toward WAIT FOR YOU, as I have read it before and it is the best New Adult title I've read (though that's not saying a great deal, as I only gave it 2.5 stars). THE DARK HEROINE had a snappy and harrowing opening and was the one paranormal title among the mix, and FOREPLAY seemed like it could be a fun, mindless romance if someone was in the mood for that.
Otherwise, even THE REGISTRY, which I had high hopes for as a dystopian, held little appeal. The excerpts by Carmack and McAdams were especially egregious in their writing, complete with run-on sentences and comma splices galore, and horribly contrived or cliche plots. I would have hoped that these titles, which were primarily self-pubbed before being picked up by HarperCollins, would have been cleaned up before being promoted, but apparently not.
June 25, 2013
Between the Covers of . . . "BOOKS", that is! What else would be between the covers mean? LOL! With the cover of this book the way it is, it does make you wonder, which I will address my disappoint in later. So why such a high rating? Because of the ability to be able to sample/read chapters of not just one, but TEN BOOKS! To have all these books in one place and get to read one chapter and most of the time up to three chapters of these books is amazing! Where else, or how else could you sample ALL of these books like this other than this book? Even when Amazon gives us a look inside a book it's never up to three chapters! We are lucky to get an entire chapter!
This book was brought about by the efforts of the publisher(s) to bring ALL of these authors' first couple or three chapters of their current books and some that will be coming out later this year into one big volume for us to enjoy by many of the big authors writing the New Adult genre out there! (This genre is meant for the ages of 18+. There are situations some of the characters get into that warrant this notation.)
We get A LOT more than what we ever could get, or are used to being able to sample. More than enough from every book and author was given to us to MORE than just pique our interest! I actually felt invested in some of the stories. Now there are some I 'need' to buy to finish reading! I LOVE this idea of this book! Thank you, publisher(s)!
When a book like this comes around, and it's not all that often, I highly suggest picking it up to read so you can get a good sampling of all the different authors' writing styles to see who you like, and you never know what book is going to grab hold of you. If you find a good match for you, then you've found GOLD! There's nothing better than that feeling!
While reading this book, it also gives us the ability to be able to download/purchase ANY of these books 'directly from this book' onto whatever e-reading device we use directly from Amazon. Prices all vary for these ebooks. These are also available in paperback most of the time as well. A few of the books are "Upcoming Releases" due out in October or November, 2013, but you CAN PRE-ORDER THESE NOW, too! I happen to do a LOT of pre-ordering and LOVE having the books automatically downloaded onto my Kindle! Yes, I am well aware of the dates they will be delivered, too! I look forward to it!
I have all the books that are included in this one book listed below.
The writing was very entertaining because all of the stories are so different. We even have vampires in this book, as you can see by one of the titles. In this book, it did not give us the complete title, just the beginning, so I was surprised to learn it was about Vampires! That, we were left out in the dark on, but I could kind of guess. Some writing is better than others, but of course, my favorite author out of all of these authors is +Cora Carmack !
Here are the books:
1. Wait for You by J Lynn - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
2. Losing It by Cora Carmack - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
3. Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack - 2 Chapters - Available NOW!
4. Finding It by Cora Carmack - 1 Chapter - Pre-Order for Release on October 1st, 2013
5. The Dark Heroine: Dinner with a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs - 3 Chapters - Available NOW! (This book we were only told The Dark Heroine)
6. Foreplay: The Ivy Chronicles by Sophie Jordan - 3 Chapters - Pre-Order for Release on November 5th, 2013
7. Taking Chances by Molly McAdams - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
8. From Ashes by Molly McAdams - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
9. Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams - 2 Chapters - Pre-Order for Release on October 29th, 2013!
10. The Registry by Shannon Stoker - Prologue + 3 Chapters -
I have read +Cora Carmack 's "Losing It", and I am currently reading "Faking It". I did 'not know' she has a third book coming called "Finding It"!!! I was VERY delighted to know she is planning on that book!
You know how some bloggers talk about 'book boyfriends'? Well MY book boyfriend happens to be Garrick from Losing It! I LOVE that character!
I am not going to recap what each book was about, but what I am going to do is tell you what books I would 'not' enjoy.
I enjoyed every book, except two. The Vampire book is just not a genre I like to read, so I cannot say the writing was bad, in fact, I liked the chapters that were provided, but I know I would not like the entire book because it is something I do not like.
The other book I was not impressed with was dystopian, which I really enjoy! The Registry. No, I'm sorry, but it seemed like a lot of detail was left out, leaving the story choppy. The best part of the book is when her sister tells her to look in the closet, she does, but the character never tells us what she found in the floorboard of that closet. Why not? It was vital to the story, but it was not included in the story line, yet it was talked about. It stated she did look, but it was so sketchy as to what she found, it did not say what was in it. This important part was one of the reasons this character was going to run away, but the author did not tell us what, from that floorboard, really pushed her to make her final decision to run. We know she does not want to get married off, but whatever it was in that closet is what made it vital for that character to do what she was going to do, I think? Without knowing, it's useless. This author missed the mark with this book.
The other thing I did not like about this book is the photo of the cover. There were no scenes that really fit this cover. I believe this cover was to trick you into reading it, thinking it had hot scenes all through it. In fact, the only really steamy part was actually somewhat of a rape scene, had it been allowed to play out, or at least it seemed that way. The girl was being choked as this guy was pushing himself on her. She, and us, the reader, were shocked. Her friend walking into her dorm room stopped it without even knowing it. So no, the cover of this book does not fit the stories, in my opinion. Actually, I was kind of iffy as to whether or not I wanted this cover on my blog as it looks 'erotica'ish'.
This is a book I picked up on my own because I have really been enjoying the New Adult genre. I'm glad I did. This gave me more to read by some authors I have not yet read. So these opinions expressed are completely of my own.
Thanks for reading this review!
Laurie
This book was brought about by the efforts of the publisher(s) to bring ALL of these authors' first couple or three chapters of their current books and some that will be coming out later this year into one big volume for us to enjoy by many of the big authors writing the New Adult genre out there! (This genre is meant for the ages of 18+. There are situations some of the characters get into that warrant this notation.)
We get A LOT more than what we ever could get, or are used to being able to sample. More than enough from every book and author was given to us to MORE than just pique our interest! I actually felt invested in some of the stories. Now there are some I 'need' to buy to finish reading! I LOVE this idea of this book! Thank you, publisher(s)!
When a book like this comes around, and it's not all that often, I highly suggest picking it up to read so you can get a good sampling of all the different authors' writing styles to see who you like, and you never know what book is going to grab hold of you. If you find a good match for you, then you've found GOLD! There's nothing better than that feeling!
While reading this book, it also gives us the ability to be able to download/purchase ANY of these books 'directly from this book' onto whatever e-reading device we use directly from Amazon. Prices all vary for these ebooks. These are also available in paperback most of the time as well. A few of the books are "Upcoming Releases" due out in October or November, 2013, but you CAN PRE-ORDER THESE NOW, too! I happen to do a LOT of pre-ordering and LOVE having the books automatically downloaded onto my Kindle! Yes, I am well aware of the dates they will be delivered, too! I look forward to it!
I have all the books that are included in this one book listed below.
The writing was very entertaining because all of the stories are so different. We even have vampires in this book, as you can see by one of the titles. In this book, it did not give us the complete title, just the beginning, so I was surprised to learn it was about Vampires! That, we were left out in the dark on, but I could kind of guess. Some writing is better than others, but of course, my favorite author out of all of these authors is +Cora Carmack !
Here are the books:
1. Wait for You by J Lynn - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
2. Losing It by Cora Carmack - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
3. Faking It (Losing It #2) by Cora Carmack - 2 Chapters - Available NOW!
4. Finding It by Cora Carmack - 1 Chapter - Pre-Order for Release on October 1st, 2013
5. The Dark Heroine: Dinner with a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs - 3 Chapters - Available NOW! (This book we were only told The Dark Heroine)
6. Foreplay: The Ivy Chronicles by Sophie Jordan - 3 Chapters - Pre-Order for Release on November 5th, 2013
7. Taking Chances by Molly McAdams - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
8. From Ashes by Molly McAdams - 3 Chapters - Available NOW!
9. Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams - 2 Chapters - Pre-Order for Release on October 29th, 2013!
10. The Registry by Shannon Stoker - Prologue + 3 Chapters -
I have read +Cora Carmack 's "Losing It", and I am currently reading "Faking It". I did 'not know' she has a third book coming called "Finding It"!!! I was VERY delighted to know she is planning on that book!
You know how some bloggers talk about 'book boyfriends'? Well MY book boyfriend happens to be Garrick from Losing It! I LOVE that character!
I am not going to recap what each book was about, but what I am going to do is tell you what books I would 'not' enjoy.
I enjoyed every book, except two. The Vampire book is just not a genre I like to read, so I cannot say the writing was bad, in fact, I liked the chapters that were provided, but I know I would not like the entire book because it is something I do not like.
The other book I was not impressed with was dystopian, which I really enjoy! The Registry. No, I'm sorry, but it seemed like a lot of detail was left out, leaving the story choppy. The best part of the book is when her sister tells her to look in the closet, she does, but the character never tells us what she found in the floorboard of that closet. Why not? It was vital to the story, but it was not included in the story line, yet it was talked about. It stated she did look, but it was so sketchy as to what she found, it did not say what was in it. This important part was one of the reasons this character was going to run away, but the author did not tell us what, from that floorboard, really pushed her to make her final decision to run. We know she does not want to get married off, but whatever it was in that closet is what made it vital for that character to do what she was going to do, I think? Without knowing, it's useless. This author missed the mark with this book.
The other thing I did not like about this book is the photo of the cover. There were no scenes that really fit this cover. I believe this cover was to trick you into reading it, thinking it had hot scenes all through it. In fact, the only really steamy part was actually somewhat of a rape scene, had it been allowed to play out, or at least it seemed that way. The girl was being choked as this guy was pushing himself on her. She, and us, the reader, were shocked. Her friend walking into her dorm room stopped it without even knowing it. So no, the cover of this book does not fit the stories, in my opinion. Actually, I was kind of iffy as to whether or not I wanted this cover on my blog as it looks 'erotica'ish'.
This is a book I picked up on my own because I have really been enjoying the New Adult genre. I'm glad I did. This gave me more to read by some authors I have not yet read. So these opinions expressed are completely of my own.
Thanks for reading this review!
Laurie
March 8, 2022
Wait for You by Jennifer Armentrout is the first book in the Wait For You series and this was just a great way to start off a new series. I loved getting to enter this new world and meet these new characters. I just fell in love with Cameron and Avery and I had so much fun with them. I can’t wait to see what’s next for this series.
November 7, 2024
I own it and may read more occasionally. It’s a collection of the first 2 or 3 chapters of romance novels meant to get you interested. It includes a variety of styles and steaminess.
August 19, 2013
I think this book fails because it doesnt pick the most tempting chapter to share out of each book. most of the time the first 1-3 chapter of any book just start to get you into the novels which is where I was left...I want to get into this but theres not enough of a cliffhanger to make me look forward to the actual novels. ... i seriously have no idea what wait for you is about??? love, lust, money??????: at least in Cora Carmacks faking it is better than the last novel by the same title i read. I have little interest in it at this point I would say her writing is done well and fun I just cant get into her series by what I was given to read sadly. Dark Heroine seems really promising. I might look into that novel.. Everything else left me wanting more. This is not to say the novels arent good, theres just not enough given in the excerpts to sell me..I read Rule and Jet in their entirety prior to this but their excerpts were still good. Crownover hits the ground running as opposed to normal writers who are known to build up to the good stuff.
July 15, 2013
I am so glad that I did not pay for this book. What really suprised me is that publishers will get together with such a ploy to get people to buy other books. I will tell you why I did NOT read this book. If I want a book I want more than three chapters. I will not buy a book that is pushed on me by anyone and I am happy to say that a few of these books are on my to read shelf where they will stay until I can read the entire book. I do not mind when an author puts the first or second chapter at the end of their own book but, three chapters of a book to get business is ridiculous. Word of mouth, marketing, and authors are who get the word out about books not a ploy to get people to buy a book like this. The only reason it even earned one star from me is because I got it for free.
December 10, 2014
Technically, I didn't read this novel. But I HAVE read 7 full length novels out of the 13 available teasers in this eBook so I feel like I can rate it and say that I've read it. For the 7 that I have read:
Wait for You
Losing It
Rule
Jet
A Little Too Far
Foreplay
Taking Chances
I really enjoyed all of them. I have to say, Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn was my all time favorite, but I'm biased. She's my favorite author so of course it will be my favorite.
Maybe one of these days I will get around to seeing how they start and if I would want to buy the whole novels or not.
Wait for You
Losing It
Rule
Jet
A Little Too Far
Foreplay
Taking Chances
I really enjoyed all of them. I have to say, Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn was my all time favorite, but I'm biased. She's my favorite author so of course it will be my favorite.
Maybe one of these days I will get around to seeing how they start and if I would want to buy the whole novels or not.
July 30, 2013
TEASE, TEASE, TEASE. That is what this book is a big fat giant tease but oh what a wonderful book it is. This book contains portions of books by some of today’s hottest authors and is a great way to see if you would actually enjoy reading this book. After reading this e-book sampler I found that I would actually read most of the books in this collection. I would recommend reading this book. I give it 4 stars.
July 19, 2013
Absolutely fantastic e-book sampler! I have never seen such a big compilation of samplers, especially new adult. This has introduced me to so many amazing stories and series. I even ended up buying most of the books in this sampler. I am very happy with the books they decided to sample. I highly recommend everyone to get their copy. ITS FREE ON AMAZON!
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May 5, 2013This is a sampler released by Harper Collins/Avon to spotlight their upcoming and current New Adult Romance titles. Look for it for free through your e-book retailer or visit the Harper Collins website. This was a promotion at the RT Booklovers Convention 2013.
August 12, 2013
This book introduced me to RULE. I looove him and I love Jet and I cannot wait for ROME to come out. It also introduced me to all the other authors that I love in this book! Its just the 1st chapters of each book.
November 25, 2015
How can so many of these be so terribly written?
This is a compilation of some New Adult samples. I've read a couple of them - Faking It and Foreplay - that were okay to read, but god, the majority of these samples got a big "NO" written above the title.
This is a compilation of some New Adult samples. I've read a couple of them - Faking It and Foreplay - that were okay to read, but god, the majority of these samples got a big "NO" written above the title.
August 14, 2014
this was a good introduction to several authors. I had read several of the books before, but did find a few new reads and a few books that I was already anticipating
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September 18, 2013This drove me crazy.
December 19, 2013
These are just samples of books by romance and/or YA authors. I liked everyone of the excerpts and can't wait to read the rest of the novels!
June 12, 2014
This is the book that started my obessession with J.Lynn/Jennifer Armentrout books. Just a little freebie and look where I am now, hooked!
June 10, 2015
AWESOME!!!
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March 31, 2016Aside from the one I already read by J. Lynn, none of the others captured my attention and made me want to read them.
June 18, 2013
Stupid!
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