Waiting on Wednesday: Love and Other Theories & The Wondrous and the Wicked

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's WoW selections are...








's Pick:

Title: Love and Other Theories
Author: Alexis Bass
Series: n/a
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: December 31st, 2014

Love and Other Theories is a fast-paced twist on the coming-of-age novel . . . and the romantic comedy.

Aubrey and her best friends made a pact to play by the guys' rules when it comes to dating. They're hoping the rules will keep them from experiencing high school heartbreak--they don't realize that these rules could just as easily keep them from opening their hearts and minds. And when new boy Nathan Diggs moves to town, Aubrey starts to think that some rules are meant to be broken.

With equal parts bite and romance, topped off with an irresistibly engaging voice, Alexis Bass's debut novel is one you won't want to miss.

There is really one main reason I want to read this book. The main character's name is Aubrey and that's my little girls name. I'm sold! lol. Hoping I'll get approved for this one on edelweiss. *crossing fingers*

's Pick:

Title: The Wondrous and the Wicked
Author: Page Morgan
Series: The Dispossessed, book #3
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication Date: April 14, 2015

For fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen series comes the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost. The Waverly sisters must save themselves before all is lost.

Since the Waverlys arrived in Paris, the streets have grown more fearsome by the day. As Ingrid learns to master her lectrux gift, she must watch Axia's power grow strong enough to extend beyond her Underneath hive. By all indications, the fallen angel's Harvest is near-and the timing couldn't be worse.

Targeted by vengeful gargoyles, Gabby has been exiled to London for her own protection. Meanwhile, the gargoyle castes are in disarray, divided between those who want Luc to lead them and those who resent him and his fondness for humans. The Alliance is crumbling from the inside as well, its members turning against one another, and possibly against the Waverlys, too.

Axia has promised that the world will burn. And now, unable to trust the Alliance, separated from Luc, Gabby, and her twin, Grayson, Ingrid is left to face the demon uprising alone.

More gargoyles! More Waverly family craziness! Yes, yes, YES! I am so excited to see how everything pans out for our intrepid heroines and their wayward brother, but I'm also sad to see the end of this series. It's just so damn evocative and stunning, and those covers are just plain gorgeous. However, I still can't help but picture this -- not that it's a bad thing:

What are you desperately waiting for this Wednesday? Let us know in the comments or share a link to your own WoW post!

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Labels: alexis bass, beautiful covers, contemporary, gargoyles, harper-collins, love and other theories, page morgan, paranormal, random house, the dispossessed, waiting on wednesday (wow)

{Cover Reveal} Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass + Giveaway #LOVECover

I am so excited to help with the cover reveal for Alexis Bass' debut novel today, due out from HarperTeen in December! This is also the reveal of the jacket copy description. It sounds absolutely adorable and now has a cover to match! So, without further ado, behold the awesome:

To preorder:  Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Here's the blurb:

If you want more, you have to give less.

That’s the secret to dating in high school. By giving as little as they expect to get in return, seventeen-year-old Aubrey Housing and her three best friends have made it to the second semester of their senior year heartbreak-free. And it’s all thanks to a few simple rules: don’t commit, don’t be needy, and don’t give away your heart.

So when smoking-hot Nathan Diggs transfers to Lincoln High, it shouldn’t be a big deal. At least that’s what Aubrey tells herself. But Nathan’s new-boy charm, his kindness, and his disarming honesty throw Aubrey off her game and put her in danger of breaking the most important rule of all:  Don’t fall in love.

LOVE AND OTHER THEORIES is due to be released on December 31, 2014.

About the author:

Alexis Bass grew up in Washington, went to college in Arizona, and spent her early twenties in Seattle. She currently lives in Northern California with Dylan McKay, her gorgeous and rambunctious golden retriever. She loves good fashion and good TV as much as a good book, and is a huge advocate of the three C’s: coffee, chocolate, and cheese. LOVE AND OTHER THEORIES is her first novel.

Find Alexis:

Website | Twitter | Goodreads

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I am so excited for this book! I really like the simplicity of the cover as well as how it pertains to the summary of the novel. I can't wait for December!

What do you think of the cover and the summary? Does this sound like something you think you'd pick up?

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Labels: alexis bass, all the swoons, contemporary, giveaways, harper-collins, love and other theories, official cover reveals