Blitz: Slip and Grip by David Estes

Hello all!

This is my stop during the book blitz for Slip (Slip #1) and Grip (Slip #2) by David Estes. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from December 1-5, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.

Slip (Slip #1)
By David Estes
Genre: Dystopia
Age category: Young Adult
Release Date: December 1, 2014

Blurb:

Someone must die before another can be born...

As sea levels rise and livable landmasses shrink, the Reorganized United States of America has instituted population control measures to ensure there are sufficient resources and food to sustain the growing population. Birth authorization must be paid for and obtained prior to having a child. Someone must die before another can be born, keeping the country in a population neutral position at what experts consider to be the optimal population. The new laws are enforced by a ruthless government organization known as Pop Con, responsible for terminating any children resulting from unauthorized births, and any illegals who manage to survive past their second birthday, at which point they are designated a national security threat and given the name Slip.

But what if one child slipped through the cracks? What if someone knew all the loopholes and how to exploit them? Would it change anything? Would the delicate resource balance be thrown into a tailspin, threatening the lives of everyone?

And how far would the government go to find and terminate the Slip?

In a gripping story of a family torn apart by a single choice, Slip is a reminder of the sanctity of a single life and the value of the lives we so often take for granted.

You can find Slip on Goodreads

You can buy Slip here: Amazon

Grip (Slip #2)

By David Estes

Genre: Dystopia

Age category: Young Adult

Release Date: December 1, 2014

Blurb:

In a tumultuous world of population control, one illegal child has slipped through the cracks. Now, as a teenager, Benson Kelly has escaped certain deaths at the hands of the Department of Population Control, only to find himself the symbol of a rebellion, something he never intended.

While trying to survive one day at a time, Benson seeks to unravel the tangled knot of secrets left behind when his father died, the key to which has something to do with his mother, Janice Kelly, recently escaped from the insane asylum.

As the rebel group known as the Lifers continue to use brute force to send a message to the government, Benson's twin, Harrison Kelly, seeks to exploit a loophole that could be the key to freedom for his brother. All that's required is a simple act of murder.

Meanwhile, Population Control's attack dog, a sadistic cyborg known as The Destroyer, closes in on Benson and his family. His directive: Kill them all.

Faith, family and love will be pushed to the limits in the GRIPping sequel to Slip.

You can find Grip on Goodreads

You can buy Grip here: Amazon

About the Author:

Author of popular YA dystopian series, the Dwellers Saga and the Country Saga. Voted books to read if you enjoyed the Hunger Games on Buzzfeed and Listopia.

Join 2,400+ David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite in David Estes' official fan group at:
Goodreads Group: David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers

David Estes was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was very young. David grew up in Pittsburgh and then went to Penn State for college. Eventually he moved to Sydney, Australia where he met his wife. They now live together in their dream location, Hawaii. A reader all his life, he began writing novels for the children's and YA markets in 2010, and started writing full time in June 2012. Now he travels the world writing with his wife, Adele. David's a writer with OCD, a love of dancing and singing (but only when no one is looking or listening), a mad-skilled ping-pong player, and prefers writing at the swimming pool to writing at a table.

You can find and contact David here:

- Website

- Facebook

- Twitter

- Goodreads

 GIVEAWAY!!!

There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Slip. 

These are the prizes you can win:

- Winners choice of book to the value of $15.00 U.S. from The Book Depository

- A signed copy of SLIP plus bonus swag- U.S. entrants only

- A signed copy of BREW plus bonus swag- U.S. entrants only

- 3 ebook packs with three David Estes ebooks of your choice

- 4 signed packs of bookmarks

You can enter the blitz wide giveaway here:

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99c! Behind the Veil: A Gina Harwood Novel by Indi Martin

Hello all!

Here is the opportunity to get a
great new book!

Behind the Veil: A Gina Harwood Novel

by Indi Martin!!

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Here is some info about it!

Described as a cross between the X-Files and Call of Cthulhu, the inaugural title in Indi Martin’s Gina Harwood Series certainly pleases fans of police procedurals, mysteries, and paranormal investigation. In Behind the Veil, we are introduced to Gina Harwood, and her partner, Morgan Snyder – two homicide detectives who stumble upon a bigger and more frightening crime than they anticipated.  Just as they begin to grasp the outlines of the  case, they are forced to make the biggest decision of their lives in order to save the crumbling remains of a family touched by horror.

Available at Amazon in both Kindle edition and paperback.

Watch for Book Two of the Gina Harwood Series: Descending, expected February 2014!

A grisly murder scene of a middle-aged housewife with no apparent enemies introduces homicide detectives Gina Harwood and Morgan Snyder into a dark world they didn't expect to find. They discover that the ropes that bind a family together stretch across states and into the blackest recesses of what was, what is... and what could be. Can they save the family before the ropes fray completely? Or do they stand to lose more than just their lives?

Book One of the Gina Harwood series.

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It was Indi who first introduced me to Goodreads!

Without her, I probably would never have started Thinks Books.

She is very talented in many aspects but one of her passions is writing.

I really hope everyone grabs a copy of this book!

Here is some more info about Indi Martin!

Infected with terminal wanderlust, artist, author, and traveler Indi Martin spent her childhood voraciously devouring fantasy and science fiction alongside her father. She is perhaps best known for her graphic novel serial "Dissolution," as well as penning the paranormal mystery Gina Harwood novels. Indi currently resides in Maryland. She is a founding member of Tortoise and Hare Creations.

DISSOLUTION: Kickstarter Blast Sign-Ups!

Exploring the questions of life after death, 

the realm of the supernatural, 

and how characters' lives interweave in surprising ways.

Hello all.

I am so excited today to talk to you

about a brilliant new graphic novel.

DISSOLUTION by Indi Martin.

Here is the Cover Reveal!

Also, she needs your help!

DISSOLUTION

 is Launching a Kickstarter 

on February 20, 2013!

I am trying to put together

a DISSOLUTION BLAST

where bloggers can sign up to post

about the Kickstarter Launch on Feb 20th.

I would GREATLY appreciate

any help you wonderful bloggers can give!

Everyone that signs up

and participates is entered to win a 

$10 Amazon Gift Card!

Here is some more info about 

DISSOLUTION

from Author 

Indi Martin!

What is Dissolution?

What if there is another world, just beyond our own? It's there, its footfalls are in sync with ours, but just slight enough that we fail to notice - and if we do, it's a barely-perceptible clicking noise that makes our hair stand on end. A shadowy movement out of the corner of our eye. The smell of roses where there is no reason for them to exist. A heartbeat whose source cannot be traced by our human ears. A world we fail to notice - but most definitely notices us. Now, imagine the veil being lifted and that world revealed at last - would you cling to your sanity or feel it slip between your fingers?

Dissolution is my pet project, going back many years. I first envisioned it as a novel in 2006, and in fact have written over 300 pages of sheer text of the story. However, as my art skills developed and I rediscovered my love of illustrating other people's works and ideas, it kindled a hunger to illustrate my own work. I kept coming back to Dissolution, looking at it fondly, and then deciding I just didn't have time for it yet. 

2012 saw a creative flowering of several projects in which I was involved, and I decided that I would make time for Dissolution. I wanted to see it in color, in images, give the characters faces to go with their names, and above all, SHARE the story so that others could see it too. I established a website in September of 2012 where I could share comic pages (and random thoughts/recipes) weekly. 

Can I see any samples of your work?

Samples? Heck, you can go see exactly what you'll be getting! Well, the first half of it or so. Visit Dissolution, I update weekly with a new page! The printed version you are backing encompasses the first 48 pages of the story, far more than the website currently displays, but it's all set and ready to go and you hopefully will be able to tell from what's already available if it's a story that piques your interest! Warning: There IS some mature content in this story!

What is the Kickstarter Fund money going to be used for?

I will print a run of at least 200 copies of Volume One - the first 48 pages of Dissolution. If I get more backers, I will print more copies! That may seem like a small amount, but I am excited to even start with that. In addition, funds will cover merchandise included in tier level rewards - t-shirts, stickers, mini-buttons, and art prints. If there is a little left over, it will be funneled into purchasing an artist's booth at one of our local (or close-to-local) conventions (Shooting for one of the following: April 6-7, 2013 - Planet Comicon (in Kansas City); June 21-23, 2013 - Trek Expo ; or July 2013 - Tokyo in Tulsa).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Think or 

Indi Martin!

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DISSOLUTION Facebook Page!

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