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Time of Ruin (Ash and
Ruin #2)
by Shauna
Granger

Release Date: 07/22/14

Summary from Goodreads:
The world has ended, and hope is the most dangerous thing left.

Battered and bruised after barely escaping San Francisco with their lives, Kat, Dylan, and Blue press north – desperate to reach the possibility of a new home.


But strange, monstrous ravens are tracking the remaining survivors, food is becoming scarce, gasoline is running short, and people are becoming suicidal, making survival almost impossible.


And the Pestas are growing bolder. Somehow, their numbers are growing.

The further north they go, the harder it becomes to ignore the signs that they’ve made a fatal mistake. Kat must face the impossible truth that there is no escape, there is no safe haven, and their worst nightmares don’t come close to their new reality.



Book One:
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About the Author

Like so many other writers, Shauna grew up as an avid reader, but it was in high school that she realized she wanted to be a writer. Five years ago, Shauna started work on her Elemental Series. She released the first installment, Earth, on May 1, 2011 and has since released four sequels, with the series coming to an end with Spirit. She is currently hard at work on a new Urban Fantasy series, staring a spunky witch with a smush-faced cat named Artemis.


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Summary From Goodreads:

Dear Diary, 

Leukemia’s been my life since I was eleven. Now, six years later, I want my life back. Only I’m not sure what that is.

The test results came back today. 22,000. Which means I’m officially out of remission—again.

I have three options:
1. Another round of chemo.
2. A super-new experimental drug.
3. Dump it all— forget the meds and treatments and enjoy the time I have  left.

I think I know what I want.

Then, in walks Damian, changing everything.

I mean, everything.

He’s got his own set of issues. It binds us together, you know? We understand what it’s like to lose what matters most in seconds.

Still, the last thing I need is to have someone else to crush if I can’t fight hard enough. And the last thing he needs is someone else to grieve.

Never mind. I’m down to two options now.

Somehow I know that whichever one I choose, the result will be the same. With the sand in my hourglass seeping to the bottom, I hope there’s enough left to show Damian that life’s worth living. Worth fighting for.

Worth dying for.

Love Always,
Kate


My Review: 

I must say I had certain expectations and preconceived ideas going into the book simply because of what the story centered around:  a young teen dealing with leukemia. To put it mildly, my expectations were completely wrong. 

It’s a story of young Kate, who was first diagnosed with leukemia when she was eleven. After surviving it for so many years, she’s gone out of remission and the cancer is back. She’s tired and she’s fought for so long when she’s faced with the choice of either taking a new drug that may or may not work or living her life to the fullest with the time she has left.

Then in walks Damian Lowell, the son of her oncologist. Damian has his own demons that have driven him to drinking, smoking, stealing cars, and getting kicked out of one school after another. He was in pain when he met Kate and she saw past his faults, past his behavior to the person he’d been.

To me, the story isn’t even about Kate, although its written from her point of view. It’s more about Damian. You see him change through her eyes, watch him grow stronger, watch him fail, and you see him get back up for Kate. He grows stronger, becomes a better person, and learns how to love someone more than anything under the stars.

Love Always, Kate is the story of Damian, at least for me. There is one point I wished he had made a different decision, but it was a beautiful story and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a love story. 

d. Nichole King put her heart into this and you can read it in every word of every page. It’s an amazing work of fiction for all ages.

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When It Comes to Choosing Between Obsession and Passion, 

Some Lines are Meant to Be Crossed


Life as the marketing director for a popular fashion boutique is overwhelming for Leila Sparrow, to say the least. She’s not sure what ever possessed her to add revamping her dating life to her already hectic schedule. Calling in renowned Date Shark, Eli Walsh seemed like a good idea until she actually met with him. She isn’t supposed to be fantasizing about her dating coach. Leila knows he only sees her as a client, but when their business relationship becomes more of a friendship, it’s hard not to imagine what might be.

His Date Shark business was only meant to be a side-enterprise to his thriving couple’s therapy practice, but Eli Walsh knows it’s become more of an obsession. At least, it was until he agreed to take on Leila. Somehow she has stolen his entire focus. He wants to admit his fascination with her and growing romantic interest, but he knows coming on too strong will scare her away. His plan to convince her that she is worth any man’s interest by first being her friend is challenged when his tips start to pay off and Leila begins dating Luke. Will his friendship with Leila mean the end to any romantic pursuit? 

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