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Day 10 of #authorlifemonth favorite non author photo Okay so I totally feel bad for skipping yesterday but I couldn't come up a challenge overcome that my sister @dos_twinjas didn't already address. So this is my favorite picture of my hair after being natural for 6 months after a big chop in September 15'. This was the first time I ever wore my natural texture out after rocking braids nearly every month after I big chopped. I was so afraid that everyone would hate it and some of my family members still do but accepting my hair's natural texture has been a pivotal time for me. Being a black Latina we grow up thinking that beautiful hair is straight aka European hair and it took me 29 years to realize that's not the only type of hair that's amaZing! Just like #Beyonce said "I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros". That line has become my mantra 😂😂😂 In this picture you would think I've always Been confident about it which is why I love it so much. Sorry for the essay😍😎 P.S. my hair is even longer now and ten times bigger and more amazing! #naturalista #curlbox #4chair #naturalhair #Afro #afrohair #pajon #afrocubana #afrolatinx #blacklatina #blackgirlmagic #negra

Omg this is the best show you aren't watching! I love, love, love this show! And it's bloody amazing how diverse the Latinas are on the show!!! I love that the main character is beautiful, quirky and Afro Latina(and chocolate omg) I don't know how I lived without this show before today!!! #thepineapplediaries

Books about Girls who Rescue Themselves

May B by Caroline Rose

Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson

Nooks & Crannies by Jessica Lawson

Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

Night on Fire by Ronald Kidd

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper

Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Wildwood by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Ugh why don't I have cable?????I hope this will be available online the next day, I need this in my life!!!! #thewizlive #thewiz #lovingamberriley #crazedamberrileyfan

This teaser is everything!

Looking for something new and different? Into kinky reads? Like an intriguing plot with a dash of romance? I’ve got just the thing to sate your curiosity.

Entwined is now available for pre-order on Amazon!

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016KZQC00 Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016KZQC00

Pre-orders are coming next week for Kobo and All Romance.

Promo created by Taria Reed Cover Artist

‪#‎erotica‬ ‪#‎threesome‬ ‪#‎interracial‬ ‪#‎novelette‬

Changa and the Jade Obelisk

Tiwa Savage x Mr Eazi x "Keys to the Kingdom" Black Is King

Shout out to the cutie at #Starbucks that hooked me up with a free #caramelbruleelatte AND for spelling my name right. I love my local Starbucks, they stay hooking me up! #Libertad

With 2015 behind us, it’s time for Audrey to look ahead and see what 2016 has to offer. And by her quick survey, there are a ton of YA books by or about people of color to look forward to in the next six months. Here’s a quick list of four that caught her eye:

The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us #1) by Emily Skrutskie Flux || February 8, 2016

For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the genetically-engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas’s first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas’s dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water.

There’s no time to mourn. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup, make sure he imprints on her ship, and, when the time comes, teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea.

But Cas has fought pirates her entire life. And she’s not about to stop.

These Vicious Masks (These Vicious Masks#1) by Tarun Shanker Swoon Reads || February 9, 2016

Jane Austen meets X-­Men in this gripping and adventure-­filled paranormal romance set in Victorian London.

England, 1882. Evelyn is bored with society and its expectations. So when her beloved sister, Rose, mysteriously vanishes, she ignores her parents and travels to London to find her, accompanied by the dashing Mr. Kent. But they’re not the only ones looking for Rose. The reclusive, young gentleman Sebastian Braddock is also searching for her, claiming that both sisters have special healing powers. Evelyn is convinced that Sebastian must be mad, until she discovers that his strange tales of extraordinary people are true—and that her sister is in graver danger than she feared.

The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi St. Martin’s Griffin || May 3, 2016

Cursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, sixteen-year-old Maya has only earned the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her world is upheaved when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. But when her wedding takes a fatal turn, Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Yet neither roles are what she expected. As Akaran’s queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar’s wife, she finds friendship and warmth.

But Akaran has its own secrets – thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Beneath Akaran’s magic, Maya begins to suspect her life is in danger. When she ignores Amar’s plea for patience, her discoveries put more than new love at risk – it threatens the balance of all realms, human and Otherworldly.

Now, Maya must confront a secret that spans reincarnated lives and fight her way through the dangerous underbelly of the Otherworld if she wants to protect the people she loves.

The Star-Touched Queen is a lush, beautifully written and vividly imagined fantasy inspired by Indian mythology.

Mirror in the Sky by Aditi Khorana Razorbill || June 21, 2016

For Tara Krishnan, navigating Brierly, the academically rigorous prep school she attends on scholarship, feels overwhelming and impossible. Her junior year begins in the wake of a startling discovery: A message from an alternate Earth, light years away, is intercepted by NASA. This means that on another planet, there is another version of Tara, a Tara who could be living better, burning brighter, because of tiny differences in her choices.

As the world lights up with the knowledge of Terra Nova, the mirror planet, Tara’s life on Earth begins to change. At first, small shifts happen, like attention from Nick Osterman, the most popular guy at Brierly, and her mother playing hooky from work to watch the news all day. But eventually those small shifts swell, the discovery of Terra Nova like a black hole, bending all the light around it.

As a new era of scientific history dawns and Tara’s life at Brierly continues its orbit, only one thing is clear: Nothing on Earth–and for Tara–will ever be the same again.

What books are on your radar for the first half of 2016?

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We’re feeling festive so I’ve joined forces with these amazing authors to bring you a HUGE giveaway running from the 15th December – 20th. Looking forward to the New Year’s sales? We’ve got $500 cash to give away, perfect for treating yourself or stocking up on goodies for next year. Check out the authors involved then enter below. And don’t forget to stop by Love Books’ Facebook pagefor more…

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