Cover Reveal: The Secrets We Kept by Lily Velez

The Secrets We Kept by Lily Velez 

Publication date: Fall 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis:

One year. That’s how long it’s been since childhood sweethearts Sully Graham and Cadence Gilbertson broke up, since one adoption and one out-of-state move turned their worlds upside down.

Suddenly, Cadence is back in New York City, but something’s different about her. The light in her eyes, the music in her laughter, the warmth in her smile—all of those things have entirely vanished. In their place stand the makings of a girl Sully can’t even begin to recognize, much less understand.

Still, despite the collective history of heartbreak between them, he’s convinced he can win her trust again, and he’s committed to proving the invincibility of their love no matter what it takes.

But Cadence is quietly harboring secrets of her own. Dark secrets. Ugly secrets. Secrets that could break a person. And though broken herself and unbearably lonely, she’s determined to protect Sully from her terrible, biting truths. Even if it means locking him out of her life forever.

The only problem is it seems her heart hasn’t quite received the memo. One glimpse of him is all it takes for her to trip into familiar (and, she’ll admit, addictive) feelings that threaten to all but consume her. Now her biggest fear is that her secrets will begin to slowly unravel one by one…long before Sully’s resolve ever does.

The Secrets We Kept is a moving story about first love, friendship, and forgiveness, and the enduring bonds that forever connect us and give us our strength.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26096043-the-secrets-we-kept?ac=1

AUTHOR BIOS:

Lily Velez has been writing stories since she was six years old. Not much has changed since then. She still prefers the written word and her overactive imagination over the ‘real world’ (though to be fair, her stories no longer feature talking dinosaurs). A graduate of Rollins College and a Florida native, when she's not reading or writing, she spends most of her days wrangling up her pitbulls Noah and Luna, planning exciting travel adventures, and nursing her addiction to cheese. All this when she isn’t participating in the extreme sport known as napping. You can learn more about Lily and her books at www.lilyvelezbooks.com.

Lily's debut novel, The Secrets We Kept, comes out Fall 2015.

Author links:

www.lilyvelezbooks.com

https://twitter.com/itslilyvelez

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14215735.Lily_Velez

A型血的雙子座，其實有點詭譎，讓人第一瞬間認不出是雙子

A型血的雙子人看上去往往不像其他血型的雙子座人那麼外向活潑好動，有點讓人們難以一眼辨別出他們的雙子星座。他們的筆頭表達往往更優於他們的口頭表達。A型雙子座人是有點老成的，充滿了書卷氣的知識份子型的人物，甚至時不時會有點小憂鬱。A型血人具有著固定性穩定性的本能，這與雙子喜愛變化的天性是有點衝突的。

A型血的雙子座人的優勢在於，A型血的持久精神，配合了雙子座天性中的聰穎，彌補了雙子座的不耐久，在他們感興趣的領域，總是能夠用心的鑽研下去，對於問題思考的深度也往往更優於其他血型的雙子座，如果努力的方向正確，是能夠做出一定成就的。

A型血的雙子座人對於愛情的表達不是過於害羞就是過於大膽，一旦喜歡上一個人也容易想的很多，造成神經緊張。仿佛是內心另一個活潑的自己的投射，有時候他們會被特立獨行的甚至有點張揚的人所吸引，讓人們大跌眼鏡。A雙子的天性中有點喜歡悲劇式的愛情，來點曲折離奇的情節，才夠味道。

Yes, IU again

Obsessed already.

Lyrics: Eng. + Rom.

Is she still so great?

Does your heart drop just by a single phone call?

You even forgot what you were saying and think about something else

My heart is more surprised at your quickly hardened face

I’ve never met her but I really don’t like her

How much did you like her to be like this?

How much did you love her to be like this?

What was so great about her?

Why are you like this?

You said you forgot her, that you erased all of her

That it’s all in the past so you don’t even remember

But in reality, are you still embracing her in your heart

And still not being able to let her go?

I’ve never met her but I really don’t like her

How much did you like her to be like this?

How much did you love her to be like this?

What was so great about her?

Why are you like this?

How much did you like her to be like this?

How much did you love her to be like this?

How can you make even me be in pain?

Until when are you going to be like this?

Why is she calling you when she coldly left you?

It’s frustrating to see you pick up the call too

As I see you go through this, I still stick by you

For that, I’m the bigger fool

I’m the bigger fool for waiting for you

How much did you like her to be like this?

How much did you love her to be like this?

What was so great about her?

Why are you like this?

How much did you like her to be like this?

How much did you love her to be like this?

How can you make me be in pain?

I’ve never met her but I really don’t like her

Ajikdo keu ae-ga keureohke daedanhani

Keukkas jeonhwah han tongedo gaseumi deol-keokhani

Hadeon yaegijocha itko dareun saenggakhaneun neo

Sunkan gudeun pyojeonge nae mami deo nollae

Manna bon jeok eoptjiman geu ae cham shirhda

Eolmana chowahaetkillae irae

Eolmana sarang-haetkillae irae

Keu saram eodi–ga keureohke chowa-nni

Neo cheongmal waeh ireoni

Ijeot-da haet-janha jeonbu da jiwot-da-go

Modu da china-gan il giyeokdo an nanda-go

Sashi-reun ajikdo gaseumso-ge pumko

Bonaeji motha-goseo inneun geoyeo-nni

Mannabon jeok eoptjiman geu ae cham shirhda

U~

Eolmana chowahaetkillae irae

Eolmana sarang-haetkillae irae

Keu saram eodi–ga keureohke chowa-nni

Neo cheongmal waeh ireoni waeh ireoni

Eolmana chowahaetkillae irae

Eolmana sarang-haetkillae irae

Nakkaji ireohke apeuge hani

Neo cheongmal eonjekkaji ireol keoni

Cha-gab-ge neol tteonanohko tto yeonra-geun waeh haneunji

Badajuneun neodo cham tapdabhajiman

Keureon neoreul bomyeonseodo ne juwiireul mae-mdoneun

Nae-ga deo paboya

Kidarineun nae-ga deo paboya

Eolmana chowahaetkillae irae

Eolmana sarang-haetkillae irae

Keu saram eodi–ga keureohke chowa-nni

Neo cheongmal waeh ireoni

Eolmana chowahaetkillae irae

Eolmana sarang-haetkillae irae

Nal apeuge hani

Mannabon jeok eoptjiman geu ae cham shirhda

Cover Reveal: Rival Dreams by Natalie Decker

Rival Dreams by Natalie Decker
(Rival Love #3) 
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: September 1st 2015 
Genres: Romance, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Skylar Fletcher and Caleb Morgan have been together for almost two years. On the surface, everything is great. Skylar is kicking major butt in swimming and has been offered the captain spot. Caleb is the top quarterback in the league. And even though their schedules can be a little hectic at times, they’ve always seem to make time for one another.

But once Caleb is approached by the NFL, his behavior turns odd. He flakes out on appointments to check out apartments and doesn’t call her on the nights when they’re apart.

Pro football has been Caleb’s dream since forever. But what kind of idiot asks a girl to drop everything so he can follow his dream?

RIVAL DREAMS is the dramatic and heartwarming conclusion to Natalie Decker’s RIVAL LOVE series.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24241151-rival-dreams?ac=1

AUTHOR BIO:

Natalie Decker is the author of RIVAL LOVE series. She loves oceans, sunsets, sand between her toes, and carefree days. Her imagination is always going, which some find odd. But she believes in seeing the world in a different light at all times. Her first passion for writing started at age twelve when she had to write a poem for English class. However, seventh grade wasn’t her favorite time and books were her source of comfort. She took all college prep classes in High school, and attended the University of Akron. Although she studied Mathematics she never lost her passion for writing or her comfort in books. She’s a mean cook in the kitchen, loves her family and friends and her awesome dog infinity times infinity. If she’s not writing, reading, traveling, hanging out with her family and friends, then she’s off having an adventure. Because Natalie believes in a saying: Your life is your own journey, so make it amazing!

Author Links:

http://rivalloveseries.blogspot.ca/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7487891.Natalie_Decker

https://www.facebook.com/natalie.decker.716

https://twitter.com/AuthorNatDecker

IU, IU, IU

Recently in these days, I am obsessed with IU's song. She has a beautiful, cute and good voice. Below are the music videos I mostly watch these days:

[Hv a fun read] How is the man of your dream? Survey

Recently this survey is popular in weixin for sharing since it has a chance for others to know you better. Then I decided to give it a try and write it on the blog. Here it goes:


1.What is his height?
    - 170 cm or above

2. What is the most important feature in his appearance?
     - The eyes

3. What is his hairstyle and hair color?
     - Black curly short hair

4. Do you prefer him to have a beard?
      - No, he will be prettier in that way ;)

5. Do you prefer him to have muscles?
     - Not too muscular is okay

6. What is your preferred Horoscope?
      - Aquarius, Leo, but  I am okay with others

7.  Can he wear Glasses?
      - Yes

8. Calm? or aggressive?
      - Depends on situation, haha

9.  What is his best way of getting fit?
      - Swimming

10.  What is the acceptable age?
      -  Age doesn't matter as long as he is smart

11. Is he picky on the his own taste of  styling?
      -  No, as long as he is comfortable with

12. Know photography? or playing piano?
      - photography

13. Know drawing? or singing?
      -singing

14. Know cooking? or mixing drinks?
      - cooking

15. Love cat? or dog?
       - cat

16. Smart vs Adorkable (Adorable+Dork)
     - Smart

17.Caring vs Cool
      - Caring

18. Smoke vs drink liquor
       - No smoking plx

19. What are the 3 qualities he needs to possess?
        -caring, secure, a sense of humor

20. Will you accept foreigners?
      - Yes

21. What are the hobbies he may have common with you?
        - listening to  music, traveling, dancing

22.  What are the most important things to you?
        to love me wholeheartedly, able to show his affection towards me

B1A4- Tried to walk

This song I first listened to was doing warm up exercises during dance lesson 2 years ago and because of the brainwashed melody, I started to search for the song. But since I don't know any Korean pop song at that time, I had given up in searching.

Time flies and I can still keep hearing the introduction of the song in some incidence. Finally I knew the song by watching the K-POP commercial on Jade 2. Then I found all the video related to it. I was amazed when I saw B1A4 practicing the dance.... AHHH, it was so cool. And I love the dance so much..  （*´▽｀*）