Rouge Blog Tour: Interview with Author Leigh Talbert Moore and Giveaways!

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I'm very excited to be a stop on the Rouge Blog Tour today and share an interview with the Author Leigh T. Moore. How can this cover not catch your eye, right? It's amazing. So please check out the interview and purchase your own copy of the book.
 

 

Rouge (Cheveux Roux, #1)

by Leigh Talbert Moore

Release Date: November 11, 2012

Paperback/e-book

300 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

Trapped in the underground theater world of 1890s New Orleans, Hale Ferrer has only one goal: escape. But not without Teeny, the orphan-girl she rescued from the streets and promised to protect.

Freddie Lovel, Hale's wealthy Parisian suitor, seems to be the easy solution. If only his touch could arouse her interest like Beau's, the penniless stagehand who captures her heart.

Denying her fears, Hale is poised to choose love until an evil lurking in their cabaret-home launches a chain of events that could cost her everything.

Mature YA/light historical/theater romance

 

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Interview with Leigh Talbert Moore,  Author of Rouge

 

Thanks for having me here today!

 Is Rouge a stand alone or part of a series?

It’s actually the first book in a planned three- or four-book series. (The fourth book might end up being a prequel story.)

Can you share a little bit on what you are working on next?

Well, I can’t really tell you about Book 2 in the “Cheveux Roux” series or it’ll spoil Rouge. But I’ve got some other projects going! One’s a companion book to my debut YA rom-com The Truth About Faking. Another is a light science-fiction romance that’s a lot of fun. It’s got cows and aliens and is all set in the woods in south Mississippi…

What 3 words would you use to describe Hale and Beau? (3 for each)

Hale is loyal, brave, and stubborn.

Beau is impulsive, happy, and idealistic.

 

What is your favorite non spoiler scene in Rouge?

Hmm… Oh! I love the scene when Roland teaches Hale to kiss. It’s a memory she has of when they’re younger, and I think it came out really hot. (Roland was her first love.)

If you could jump into a book and live in that world, which would it be?

Well, Rouge is pretty dark and scary, so I wouldn’t want to live in that New Orleans. I’d probably pick Harley’s world from my other book, The Truth About Faking. She has problems and drama, but her problems are mainly self-imposed and funny. (Was this supposed to be my books or any book? If it’s any book, can I be a Sweet Valley High twin—LOL! Plush.)

What is something people would be surprised to know about you?

I’ve always been a shy person. (I know! Unbelievable, right?) As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned I have to talk to people, and it’s really not so scary. But when I was younger, I was very quiet. When I was really younger, I used to hide behind my dad when people tried to talk to me. (LOL!)

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?

Hmm… Unexpected. At least it’s been unexpected to me. Or maybe Unpredictable. I never know how my plans are going to change, it seems.

What TV show/movie/book do you watch/read that you'd be embarrassed to admit?

Ew, good one. Let me see…

TV: I used to be very embarrassed to admit I watched The Vampire Diaries. It just seemed so dumb and Twilight wannabe. Now, not so much.

Movie: I’ll watch any movie, and I’m unashamed to admit it. I like getting the popcorn and sitting in the dark and watching this BIG event onscreen. It’s fun!

Books: Hmm… I wish I had more time to read, so now I’m forced to read things I really want to read. Oh! I did read this one book that was pretty embarrassing. It was erotica and the guys were really Satyrs and on the full moon they grew extra… OK! Keeping it family-friendly… LOL!

Who is your favorite book couple and why?

I love so many book couples… I’m always in love with the couple from the last book I read. The last book I read was Recaptured Dreams by Justine Dell. It’s really great and sexy. I think as long as the writer can conjure that chemistry and romance, I’m in!

Describe your book in 10 words or less…

Hale’s conning Freddie to help her escape, then Beau appears. (Complication!)

Thanks again for having me! And I hope everyone enjoys Rouge~

 

About the Author

Leigh Talbert Moore is a wife and mom by day, a writer by day, a reader by day, a freelance editor when time permits, a chocoholic, a caffeine addict, a lover of YA and new adult romance (really any great love story), a beach bum, and occasionally she sleeps.

Leigh loves hearing from readers! Stop by and say hello:

Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Goodreads * Email * Amazon Author

 

 

GIVEAWAY

Signed Print copies of Rouge for US readers, e-book copies for International readers.

 

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Thank you for stopping by the tour and make sure to visit the other blogs who are participating. You can find a full list of stops at YA Bound Rouge Blog Tour page.

Feature and Follow

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

If you would like to follow me, you can do so by GFC, Twitter or Linky (left).

I also make sure to go back and follow everyone that comments and I try to always follow twitter along with GFC/Linky. So if you have a twitter that is not on your page for some reason leave it in the comments and I will follow you that way too!

Q: Activity! Who is your to-die-for book crush? What do you think they look like? Add an image to make us all happy.

This is a fun question today and to think I forgot what day it is I almost forgot to participate. My to die for book crush. Daemon Black from the Lux series of course and I don't even have to try to picture him because they did that with the wonderful cover model Pepe. Who I have met and is just as hot in person. Would run away with him in a nano second.

The Smell of Independence

This is just my own personal musing about the Independent bookstore but is something that I realized the other day.

Now long ago there was a store called Borders and although it was a chain bookstore there was something about it that I was always fond of. I could spend hours there sitting, eating snicker doodle cookies, drinking tea, people watching and of course reading. When Barnes and Noble became the only bookstore that you could find everywhere it just didn't have that same something Borders did. I couldn't figure out what was missing.

It's the Independent Bookstores that reminded me. My friend and I were walking around downtown area of my hometown and I of course had to stop by Andersons, my local indie shop, and the moment I walked in a took a deep breath and reveled in the smell of books. The smell of books! I realized that's what is missing from larger chain stores, it is that glorious smell of ink of pages!! I swear that smell instantly puts my brain into relaxation mode and makes me feel like "I'm home". Of course there are many things I love about Independent bookstores, the friendly people who are probably there because they are avid readers. Why else would you open a bookstore? The more enclosed and cozy spaces with the just right amount of lighting and the more intimate book signings.

So with all the hustle and bustle of the Holiday season and the millions upon millions of sales at big chain stores, remember that wonderful smell of your local bookstore and make sure to stop by. I'm sure mine wonders who the whacko is that comes in and just stares at their books for an hour (ya it's me)......

YA Review: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy
Series: Goddess Test  #2.5
Author: Aimee Carter
Author Info: Website / Twitter / Goodreads / Facebook
Pub Date: July 31, 2012
Publisher: Harlequin Teen 
Format: netgalley
Pages: 395
Purchase:  Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Summary:

For millennia we've caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now Aimée Carter pulls back the curtain on how they became the powerful, petty, loving and dangerous immortals that Kate Winters knows.

Calliope/Hera represented consistency and yet had a husband who never matched her faithfulness...

Ava/Aphrodite was the goddess of love and yet commitment was a totally different deal...

Persephone was urged to marry one man, yet longed for another...

James/Hermes loved to make trouble for others - but never knew true loss before...

Henry/Hades's solitary existence had grown too wearisome to continue. But meeting Kate Winters gave him new hope...

Five original novellas of love, loss and longing and the will to survive throughout the ages.
Review:

I love The Goddess Legacy because you are able to get to know the characters on a level that is more intimate. You actually see things from their POV. Now with some characters this different really make a difference for me, like Hera. Even though
I have never been a fan of Hera, it doesn’t matter how many telling’s and retellings I’ve read but I definitely found this one to be unique. I can’t get past her personality which I think is the most difficult part for me, to really connect with her character. I wish I could but I just couldn’t but I found myself slightly sympathetic after reading her story. Only slightly though. She still is who she is.

I loved Aphrodite’s story, it completely swept me up and I found myself enthralled. I couldn’t get enough of it. The books graze across her relationships with the brothers but it was an opportunity to see a different side of the boys as well as Aphrodite herself. I think there is something endearing about her character and I think it’s the fact that she embraces who she is, rather than fight. Not to say that I agree with her actions but I think our harshest critics are ourselves and she has amazing confidence.

Persephone is a character that I find myself not liking and liking at the same time. Her story was so interesting to me though. It was nice to see her side of things and it was probably one of my favorites.

Hades I was kind of torn on. I didn’t want to imagine his life being anything besides being with Kate. Especially any time Hera entered the picture. I still had this feeling of wanting to claw her eyes out. It was nice to see where he came from though.

Hermes story was the one that surprised me the most because his was the only one that actually changed my opinion of him a little bit. Not just his story but his role in other stories. I actually found myself liking Hermes a whole lot more than I did in the first two books.

The best thing about The Goddess Legacy is how all the characters stories intertwined with one another. You were never just getting one characters story. You were getting bits and pieces of everyone and by the end you had a whole picture of the characters before Kate meets them. I really enjoyed it and I’m so glad that Aimee Carter decided to write it. What a wonderful addition to the series. I would definitely recommend it if you like the series as much as I do.

Book Haul: Sunday Post

Hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer
I haven't been exactly buying a ton of books. I've been trying to control myself and besides the Holidays are coming up so it gives people something to buy me. Plus I really need to make a bigger dent in my TBR list.

I was pretty excited to win a Dust Lands Prize pack from A Book and a Latte

It's a shirt and a hardcover edition of Dust Lands by Moira Young. The shirt is really nice quality too.

Last week I was also able to go to the Ally Condie book signing and while there picked up my copy of Reached. Which of course I also had signed along with Matched and Crossed. Along with signing books Ally was also giving away signed Matched Trilogy posters, so I have one of those too. I can't wait to frame it. I loved the book covers.

I love hearing authors talk about their books and the process they go through when writing them. Each author is unique in their experiences and I feel like it makes me a little more connected to a book when I read it. There were some really interesting tid bits about the covers. Now Authors really don't have say in their covers but I have to say this series has to be one of my favorite. The color of each book represents each color tablet. The Green, the Blue and the Red. Also what is really cool is the girl in the pictures is the photographer herself. She did self potraits of herself and then of course added the sphere later. The book signing was a lot of fun and she mentioned she actually wrote five other books before this series, so now I'm curious to check them out.

 

Yay so that's really all for books this week. I'm still just trying to get myself caught up and kind process some family health issues. So not too much activity last week. I did have a book spotlight for Halifax by Leigh Dunlap that is worth checking out and will be participating in the Rogue Blog Tour this week. So make sure to stop back and visit!

Book Spotlight & Excerpt: Halifax by Leigh Dunlap

 

Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Kobo

 

When the Halifax siblings arrive at Lexham Academy, they don't seem any more or less odd than any other students. They have more important things to do, however, than take exams or find dates for the prom. They have aliens to kill. With the help of his sister Izzy and brother Rom, Farrell Halifax has to stop an escaped alien and save the Earth --- though that's hard to do when the captain of the basketball team is after you and you're falling in love with his cheerleader girlfriend

 

Read an Excerpt;

 

Halifax Excerpt

 

 

About the Author:

 

Leigh Dunlap is the screenwriter behind the hit movie "A Cinderella Story" starring Hilary Duff. She also wrote "Spy Girls", based on the popular teen book series, for producer Lawrence Bender (Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting) and "Camp Rockaway" for Sony Pictures and producers Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher (Gladiator, Stuart Little). Her project "16-Love" starring Lindsey Shaw and Chandler Massey, recently finished principal photography. "Halifax" is Leigh's first novel and combines two of her favorite things to write about --- Science Fiction and Romance. Leigh is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema-Television and lives in London, when she can, with her husband and son. 

Website / Goodreads

 

Feature and Follow

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

If you would like to follow me, you can do so by GFC, Twitter or Linky (left).

I also make sure to go back and follow everyone that comments and I try to always follow twitter along with GFC/Linky. So if you have a twitter that is not on your page for some reason leave it in the comments and I will follow you that way too!

Q: What blog are you thankful for?

I'm thankful for all blogs really. There are so many great ones out there. I would have to say Mundie Moms is the first book blog that I came across and got me into all other book blogs so I would definitely be thankful for that.