STEPPING STONES IS HERE!

August 25, 2015Kacey Vanderkarr 1 Comment

It’s finally release day for Stepping Stones. If you’ve been following along you know how excited I am to share this book. It’s my baby…I absolutely love this story, especially how it’s progressed over the years and grown into something I’m so proud of. This is only the beginning of Everett and Onna’s story, they still have a long way to go.

So, what are you waiting for? Go grab your copy and please, please, PLEASE leave a review when you finish. (And remember to share it with your friends!)

Amazon Paperback * Kindle * Nook – Coming soon * Goodreads

Stepping Stones by Kacey Vanderkarr

YA Contemporary Fantasy

Onnaleigh Moore is part of a plan—and it isn’t hers. When her brother dies in a car accident, Onna is desperate to preserve the tatters of her family. Any hope of finding normalcy vanishes when her mother runs off and her dad turns to booze to numb his pain. Onna’s grief is crippling, but the boy who showed up just when she needed him is helping her cope.

Everett’s presence is comforting, though he knows things—Onna’s name just before they met, where she lives, and sometimes he comments on thoughts she doesn’t say aloud. She pegs him for a stalker, or maybe psychic, but the truth is deadlier than she imagines. As their feelings for one another deepen, Everett confesses a horrifying secret: Onna’s brother is only the beginning of the plan, and some fates are worse than death.

Follow along next week when Stepping Stones goes on tour with YA Bound Book Tours.

August 31^st

Adventures in Bookland http://adventuresinbooklandblog.wordpress.com Review

Reader Girls http://www.readergirlsblog.com Review

Desert Rose Reviews http://desertrosereviews.blogspot.com Promo Post

Kats Reading Corner www.katsreadingcorner.blogspot.com Promo Post

Writing Pearls http://www.writingpearls.com Review

Geeky Chiquitas http://geekychiquitas.blogspot.com Review

Rambling Reads http://rambling-reads.blogspot.ie/ Promo Post

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September 1^st

Behind Closed Covers http://behindclosedcovers.blogspot.com Review

Mythical Books http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/ Promo Post

Mom With A Kindle http://momwithakindle.blogspot.com Promo Post

Booky Thoughts and Me http://www.bookythoughtsandme.com Review

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Here’s to Happy Endings http://www.herestohappyendings.com Review

Andrea Buginsky, Author http://andreabuginskyauthor.blogspot.com/ Promo Post

Bibliobibuli YA http://bibliobibuliya.com/ Promo Post

undercover book reviews – http://undercoverbookreviews.blogspot.com/ – Promo Post

3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! – http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com – Promo Post

Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books – http://archaeolibrarianologist.blogspot.de/ – Promo Post

September 2^nd

Reading, Writing, and What Not http://pixiescanread.blogspot.com/ Review

I’m Lost in Books http://imlostinbooks.blogspot.com Promo Post

The Moral Of Our Stories www.themoralofourstories.com Promo Post

Star-Crossed Book Blog http://starcrossedbookblog.com/ Review

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A Crave For Books http://acraveforbooks.blogspot.co.uk/ Review

The Moral Of Our Stories www.themoralofourstories.com Review

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September 3^rd

Donnie Darko Girl http://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com Review

Crystal’s Chaotic Confessions https://crystalschaoticconfessions.wordpress.com/ Promo Post

Around the World in Books http://www.aroundtheworldinbooks.ca/ Promo Post

The SMART Book Club http://thesmartbookclub.blogspot.com/ Review

My Random Book Thoughts http://myrandombookthoughts.blogspot.com/ Review

Readiculously Peachy http://readiculously-peachy.blogspot.com Review

A girl and her books Www.southernbooknerd.blogspot.com Review

Flirting with Fiction http://flirtyfiction.net Review

Reading Addict – http://readingadd.blogspot.ro/ Review

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September 4^th

Reading, Writing, and What Not http://pixiescanread.blogspot.com/ Review

Feed Your Fiction Addiction http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com Review

The Book Lovers’ Lounge http://thebookloverslounge.com Review

books are love http://hello-booklover.tumblr.com Review

In Wonderland http://www.stephwonderland.blogspot.com Review

Just Us Book Blog http://justusbookblog.blogspot.com/ Promo Post

The Phantom Paragrapher www.thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com Review

The Page Unbound http://thepageunbound.com Review

Desert Rose Reviews http://desertrosereviews.blogspot.com Promo Post

Mythical Books http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/ Promo Post

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All the best,

Kacey

STEPPING STONES (NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!)

April 14, 2015Kacey Vanderkarr Leave a comment

For those of you who pay attention (or creepily stalk me, because let’s be real), you might’ve noticed some super secretive things going on today. As in: I announced a new book on Goodreads!

Stepping Stones, the first book in The Stone Series, will release August 25, 2015.

Onnaleigh Moore is part of a plan—and it isn’t hers. When her brother dies in a car accident, Onna is desperate to preserve the tatters of her family. Any hope of finding normalcy vanishes when her mother runs off and her dad turns to booze to numb his pain. Onna’s grief is crippling, but the boy who showed up just when she needed him is helping her cope.

Everett’s presence is comforting, though he knows things—Onna’s name just before they met, where she lives, and sometimes he comments on thoughts she doesn’t say aloud. She pegs him for a stalker, or maybe psychic, but the truth is deadlier than she imagines. As their feelings for one another deepen, Everett confesses a horrifying secret: Onna’s brother is only the beginning of the plan, and some fates are worse than death.

I’m so excited to share this story with you. I’ve been in contact with my designer and we’re planning an amazing set of covers for the trilogy.

I love everything about this book and hope you will too. Everett and Onna are old friends to me, a story I know by heart, one that begs to be told. August can’t get here soon enough!

To stay updated, make sure you sign up for my newsletter HERE. And don’t forget to add Stepping Stones to your to-read pile on Goodreads!

All the best,

Kacey

(Now, I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t Torch Rock releasing this year? Yes. That is the plan. Torch Rock will (hopefully) be ready for publication in December, just in time for Christmas.)

BOOK TRAILER REVEAL: WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU BY JULIE CROSS

October 1, 2014Kacey Vanderkarr Leave a comment

Everybody knows how much I love Julie Cross (and if you don’t…where the heck have you been??). Julie’s latest release sounds delicious and I can’t wait for October 7th!!

Life loves a good curveball…

Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas is too young to remember her dad’s glory days as a pitcher for the Yankees. So when her father is offered a coaching position with the Kansas City Royals, Annie is intrigued to see the baseball side of her dad. Of course, knowing he’ll be a mentor to hot young rookie pitcher, Jason Brody, certainly makes it more enticing.

After an awkward first meeting with “Brody” involving very little clothing and a much-too-personal locker room interview, Annie’s convinced she knows Brody’s type: arrogant, self-involved, bossy. As her dad grows closer to the pitching phenom, the friction between Brody and Annie increases. But when opening day arrives and it looks like both her dad and Brody may lose their dream jobs, Annie steps up and offers support. She and Brody call a truce that grows into friendship—and beyond. Falling for a rising star who’s quickly reaching a level that involves rabid female fans is not what Annie would call smart, except suddenly she’s getting hints that maybe this crush isn’t one-sided after all. Could someone like Brody actually fall for a girl like her?

Buy Links:

Amazon ** Amazon UK ** Barnes & Noble ** iBooks ** Powell’s Books

About the Author:

Julie Cross lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three children. She’s a former gymnast and longtime gymnastics fan, coach, and former gymnastics program director with the YMCA. She’s a lover of books, devouring several novels a week, especially in the young adult and new adult genres. Outside of her reading and writing credentials, Julie is a committed—but not talented—long-distance runner, creator of imaginary beach vacations, Midwest bipolar-weather survivor, and expired CPR certification card holder, as well as a ponytail and gym-shoe addict.