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Melissa A. Craven, Indie Manager

YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Kim Baccellia of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Kim Baccellia from California! She's here to share her novel  Goddesses Can Wait  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Kim and her novel!     And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and the...
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Melissa A. Craven, Indie Manager

YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Michael J. Bowler of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Michael J. Bowler from California! He's here to share his novel  Spinner  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Michael and his novel!     And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and the event...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Courtney Brandt of Dubai, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Courtney Brandt from Dubai! She's here to share her novel  The Queen of England: Coronation  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Courtney and her novel!   And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Patrick Hodges of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Patrick Hodges from Arizona! He's here to share his novel  Pawns: The Weilders of Arantha as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Patrick and his novel!     And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway,...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with K.J. McPike of Indonesia, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  K.J. McPike from Indonesia! She's here to share her novel  Souls Untethered as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about K.J. and her novel!   And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and the event Grand...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Bethany Strobel of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Bethany Strobel from Florida! She's here to share her novel  Daughter of Destiny as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Bethany and her novel!     And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and the...
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Michelle Lynn, Assistant Indie Manager

YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Stefani Deoul of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Stefani Deoul from the United States! She's here to share her novel  On a LARP  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Stefani and her novel!   And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Ginger Scott of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Ginger Scott from the United States! She's here to share her novel  A Boy Like You  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Ginger and her novel! And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with AJ Eversley of Canada, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  A.J. Eversly from Canada! She's here to share her novel  Watcher  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about AJ and her novel!   And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway, and the event Grand Prize...
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YABC's Around the World in 30 Days with Angel Lawson of the United States, plus giveaways

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Today we're excited to welcome  Angel Lawson from the United States! She's here to share her novel  The Girl Who Shot First  as part of the YABC Around the World in 30 Days event!  Read on for more about Angel and her novel! And don't forget to enter the weekly giveaway,...
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Author Chat with Nikki Richard (Demon In The Whitelands), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Nikki Richard, author of Demon In The Whitelands.  Read on for more about Nikki and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Nikk...
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Book Blast Tour: Guest Post with Trudi Trueit (Explorer Academy: The Double Helix), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
    Welcome Back to the Explorer Academy ! Welcome to the Explorer Academy: The Double Helix  Book Blast!   To celebrate the release of Explorer Academy: The Double Helix   by...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Emily Lloyd-Jones (The Bone Houses), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a givea...
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Author Chat with Rivka Galchen (Rat Rule 79), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Rivka Galchen author of Rat Rule 79.  Read on for more about Rivka and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Rivka Galchen! Ri...
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Author Chat with Jasmin Kaur (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Jasmin Kaur author of When You Ask Me Where I'm Going.  Read on for more about Jasmin and her book, plus an giveaway!          Mee...
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Spotlight on When Butterfly Yellow (Thanhha Lai), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai.  Read on for more about Thanhha and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway!          Meet Thanhha Lai! &...
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