Book Blitz: Compulsion by Martina Boone {Teaser+Giveaway}

Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island #1)

by Martina Boone 

Release Date: 10/28/14

ISBN: 1481411225

Simon Pulse, Simon Teen

448 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse.

All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt’s South Carolina plantation instead--a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn’t what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

Recap Post: Summer Lovin Tour

Caitlyn and I had the awesome chance to go to the Summer Lovin Tour at Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach yesterday and got to meet Suzanne Young author of The Program and more, Kimberly Derting author of the Body Finder series and The Pledge trilogy, Shannon Messenger author of YA debut Let the Sky Fall, Jessi Kirby author of new release Golden, Morgan Matson author of Second Chance Summer, and Sarah Ockler author of her new release The Book of Broken Hearts!!

 (Left to Right: Jessi Kirby, Sarah Ockler, Morgan Matson, and Shannon Messenger)

 

After introducing their books which a lot of them contained abs and dogs which they continued to joke about throughout the event, they decided to play Two Truths and a Lie!!

What I learned? Suzanne's dogs are named after 80's characters.

Shannon sat on the Academy Award nominees awards row.

Morgan was a cheerleader in high school and wrote her first book when she was 26 years old.

Sarah spent her entire senior year going to school in her PJs and skipped prom to see New Kids on the Block. Her first story wasn't able to publish due to copyright issues...

Jessi never ditched a day of high school and got a bag of potato chips from Sarah Dessen which is sitting on her office not opened.

Kimberly went 5 YEARS without chocolate and was at home in a drive by shooting which may I add she said all nonchalantly....

Picture used from Stacee at Adventures of a Book Junkee

They proceeded to throw candy at people who participated!! 

They answered some questions then had their signing!

 

     Left Pic: Me and Suzanne Right Pic: Caitlyn and Suzanne 

 

Left Pic: Caitlyn and Shannon  Right Pic: Me and Shannon

Group pic with Suzanne!!

Group Pic with Shannon!!

Me and Kimberly Derting!!

The signed stuff: 

   

 

We also got signed Let the Sky Fall bookmarks, a Pledge passport postcard, and The Book of Broken Hearts bookmarks. Caitlyn also got her nook cover signed by all the authors!!

We had so much fun, thank you Simon Teen for this awesome abs tour :P It was great seeing all the fantastic authors!!!