Waiting on Wednesday (101): LEVITATING LAS VEGAS and THE ORIGINALS

LEVITATING LAS VEGAS by Jennifer Echols

May 7th, 2013

"Nothing up her sleeves...or so she’s been led to believe.

Showgirl Holly Starr is sick and tired of assisting her dad, a celebrity magician, in his Las Vegas casino magic show. As soon as he keeps his promise to her and shares the secrets to his tricks, she can break out on her own. But can she really make it? For years Holly has taken medication to stave off crazy hallucinations that she can levitate objects. Just when she thinks she’s ready to make a career and a life for herself, her medicine—and her luck—run out.

Elijah Brown suffers from a similar delusion—that he can read minds—and he’s out of medicine too. Determined to save himself and his old flame Holly, he kidnaps her and takes her straight to the source, a town high in the Rockies where their medicine is made. What they discover there leads them to suspect their powers are not imaginary after all...and neither is the intense attraction they feel for each other.

They make a pact to stick together as they return to Vegas to confront the people who kept them in the dark so long. But soon they’re pitting their powers against each other in a dangerous world where the nightlife is seductive, domination is addictive, the sex is beyond belief...and falling in love is murder."

I love the sound of this book (I'm a sucker for magic / illusions)! I'm not really a fan of the cover, but the summary is definitely enough to make me curious. Plus, it's new adult! 

THE ORIGINALS by Cat Patrick

May 7th, 2013

"17-year-olds Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey Best grew up as identical triplets... until they discovered a shocking family secret. They're actually closer than sisters, they're clones. Hiding from a government agency that would expose them, the Best family appears to consist of a single mother with one daughter named Elizabeth. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey take turns going to school, attending social engagements, and a group mindset has always been a de facto part of life...

Then Lizzie meets Sean Kelly, a guy who seems to see into her very soul. As their relationship develops, Lizzie realizes that she's not a carbon copy of her sisters; she's an individual with unique dreams and desires, and digging deeper into her background, Lizzie begins to dismantle the delicate balance of an unusual family that only science could have created."

This book sounds awesome. 2013 is going to be a very interesting book year! 

What are you waiting on? 

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For Review:

The Aristobrats by Jennifer Solow ARC

Past Midnight by Mara Purnhagen (signed + a bookmark!)

Bought:

Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 

And that's it! What did you guys all get this week?

Thanks to Kay and Mara! 

Interview: Jennifer Echols - Endless Summer

Jennifer Echols was kind enough to answer a few questions about her newest release, Endless Summer (which is two books in one!).


Quick! Describe Endless Summer in 7 words or less!

Lori and Adam forbidden to date OMG!

Okay, so what's Endless Summer about (in however many words it takes!)

Well, the big honking volume actually contains two novels. The Boys Next Door first came out in 2007, but this is the first publication of the sequel, Endless Summer. Both books are about childhood friends Lori and Adam having a blast at the lake, trying to find their self-worth while surrounded by older boys, and falling in love with each other in the process.

Where did the idea behind Endless Summer come from? 

I always knew what happened to Lori and Adam the night The Boys Next Door ends, and I’m so glad I got a chance to write the sequel.

What was your first reaction to seeing the new cover? 

I love it. It’s absolutely perfect. The photo could have been taken of me at the lake when I was 16, if I’d had a hot boyfriend like Adam.

If you could spend your summer doing anything and at any place in the world, what would you do and where would you be?

I have always wanted the live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the one currently threatened by the oil spill. I’m holding my breath and hoping we are all wiser in the future about pursuing clean energy sources that won’t ruin paradise.

What are you working on now?

I’m writing a YA romantic drama that will be published by MTV Books in July 2011.

Would you like to say anything else?

Don’t forget my next book, Forget You, will be out on July 20!




Thanks for the interview, Jennifer! I'm definitely putting this one on my TBR list! Sounds like the perfect summer read :)




- Lea