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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

YAHOO MOVIES Debuts 5 Minute Clip from The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones MOVIE



Check it out!!! Yahoo Movie debuted a 5 minute clip from Sony Picture's The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Fans who attend both BEA and Comic Con may recognize this clip already, but that won't stop this TMI fan from fangirling all over again!!! Seriously, SONY nailed this! Watch it here:

GO HERE to watch it.

See what I mean?! I think fans are going to be blown away about the perfect adaptation Sony and Constantin Films gave City of Bones the movie.

Be honest, who fangirled while watching this 5 MINUTE clip!?!

INFINITYGLASS by Myra McEntire, Birthday Bash & Giveaway

There are a lot of fabulous books hitting shelves this month, and more importantly, TODAY! Our friend Myra McEntire's INFINITYGLASS is one of them! It's been amazing to watch this series grow from a transcript to now 3 seriously awesome books. Myra's created characters a series that both Sophie and I have completely fallen in love with. Today it's my pleasure to be apart of a group of bloggers who are featuring INFINITYGLASS on our blogs and celebrating it's release with a fabulous prize pack from Egmont USA. 

First, here's a little bit about the book:



  The stakes have risen even higher in this third book in the Hourglass series.

The Hourglass is a secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its members — many of them teenagers -­have uncanny abilities to make time work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But some time trav­elers are not exactly  honorable, and sometimes unsavory deals must be struck to maintain order.

With the Infinityglass (central to understanding and harnessing the time gene) at large, the hunt is on to find it before someone else does.

But the Hourglass has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost, has determined that the Infinityglass isn't an object. It's a person. And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start searching for the very key to time when every second could be the last?


Myra McEntire has had her nose in a book since she could hold one.  She was once caught reading in the shower (true story) and only stopped when her father disconnected the hot water heater.  She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and two boys.  You can visit her online at www.myramcentire.com or follow her on twitter at @MyraMcEntire




The Giveaway:
Thank you to EgmontUSA, 1 lucky fan will win everything you see in the picture. A copy of Hourglass, Timepiece and Infinityglass along with this seriously awesome, one of a kind melted clock (which goes along with Infinityglass), and is made to hang off a bookshelf. This is open to residents of the US only. To enter, please fill out the form below:

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Good luck!

Cassie Treats Fans to a Teaser from City of Heavenly Fire


Fans waited anxiously yesterday for Jamie Campbell Bower's second surprise, but sometimes things are out of one person's control and don't always happen as planned, which is the case with the second surprise. Jamie promised fans a second surprise is still coming, but he couldn't share what it was yesterday. We know when he's allowed to, he will. In the mean time, Cassie shared a treat with fans yesterday in place of it. A snippet from City of Heavenly Fire!!
City of Heavenly Fire snippet
“He’s not feeling well,” Clary said, catching at Simon’s wrist. “We’re going.”
“No,” Simon said. “No, I — I need to talk to him. To the Inquisitor.”
Robert reached into his jacket and drew out a crucifix. Clary stared in shock as he held it up between himself and Simon. “I speak to the Night’s Children Council representative, or to the head of the New York clan,” he said. “Not to any vampire who comes to knock at my door —“
Simon reached out and plucked the cross out of Robert’s hand. “Wrong religion,” he said. 

GO SIMON!!!! I can't wait to read more of this scene! Thank you Cassie for sharing another teaser with us. 

TMI Movie News: The Cast & Who Will Be Walking The Red Carpet Has Been Announced!


I am so excited about The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie release! I can not wait to cover the the movie while being on the red carpet! I'll post more about that later. First, MaximoTV, whom will also be on the red carpet covering the press, announced yesterday which cast members were going to be on the red carpet.

WHO: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Kevin Durand, Adian Turner, Godfrey Gao, CCH Pounder, Jared Harris, director Harald Zwart, producers Robert Kulzer and Don Carmody, Author Cassandra Clare and Screenwriter Jessica Postigo Paquette and more.

They also announced that a few TMI movie soundtrack artists were also invited to walk the red carpet, which are Demi Lovato, Zedd, AFI, Colbie Caillat, Ariana Grande and more.

I wonder who else will be stopping by the red carpet?

The premiere is set for next Monday, August 12th in LA.

A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES by Rachel Harris, Release Day Launch


Hello & welcome to today's Release Day Launch for Rachel Harris's A Tale of Two Centuries! I am so thrilled to be apart of today's launch, as this is one book I need to rush out and get my hands out. Keep reading and you'll find out why this is on my must reads list. Part of her My Super Sweet Sixteen Century series, Rachel's newest release promises to be just as addicting as the first book. Don't believe me? Check out this quote from the book:


Check out this book cover and keep reading to find out more about the book, and read an excerpt from the book below.


Alessandra D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea.

One mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is hesitant to live the life of a twenty-first century teen…until she meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly handsome—surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in…and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.

With the clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her modern life while she still can. But how will she return to the drab life of her past when the future is what holds everything she’s come to love?



A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES EXCERPT:
Without stopping or even slowing his stride, he grabs a map from a vendor and flips it open. “So Lethal Xperience is at the back of the park. We’ll hit that first and then make our way up to the front.”

He seems unaware that the length of his legs far exceeds my own. As I frantically attempt to match his stride, I must pant or wheeze because he finally looks down at me, no doubt pink-faced and wide-eyed both from the sensory overload surrounding us and my huffing at a near jog to stay beside him. He grins. “Try to keep up, Short Stuff.”

I grit my teeth with determination and somehow keep myself from muttering, Yes, Master. But the thought still makes me smile. Cat must be rubbing off.

We pass a circular ride filled with fake horses going up and down. Giggling and drooling children clap their adorable hands from their belted saddles while a spirited tune blares overhead. Just past that is a miniature roller coaster made to look like a giant, happy centipede. The child in the front seat waves to his mother as the cart dips, and his squeal of joy tails behind him. It’s too bad that not all roller coasters can be five feet tall.

Then I get a wicked idea.

Austin believes I am a child, naive and boring, and, it would seem, without any humor. This second challenge is supposed to be about fun, and nothing—not even the lead role in a prestigious play with a crowd of a thousand—will give me more joy than turning the tables on him, even if only for a moment.

Looking back at the children’s ride, I grab Austin’s elbow and say innocently, “Is this not the roller coaster you are looking for?”

He stops rather abruptly and peers at me through squinted eyes. “You know, it’s like you look normal…” He trails off and shakes his head. He points a long tan finger at the centipede ride and in a tone dripping with condescension explains, “Less, Arthropod Picnic is a kiddie ride. It’s made for pint-size ankle-biters ages three and under.”

I try my best to look disappointed. I do everything I can to contain my mounting delight. But after no more than a few brief moments, I let forth a victorious giggle.

Realization dawns on his face. “You think you’re funny, huh?”

When I nod, he chuckles. He leans back on his heels and lets his gaze travel over my body. Humor dissipates as my skin prickles to life. On Austin’s slow ascent back up, he pauses to look me in the eye and an emotion crosses his face. It’s so fleeting—gone and there in an instant—that I cannot catch it.

“So, you think you’re ready to play at the big girl table now.” The left side of his mouth kicks up in a grin. “We’ll just have to see about that.”

The apparent taunt and Austin’s added wink spur me on.

This is my chance to prove to him that I’m not the timid girl I once was. To prove to myself that I’m no longer the child of my youth but a woman ready for the future.

I sashay toward a person dressed as a shiny nugget of gold posing for pictures with children, feeling Austin watching me, his gaze on my every step like a physical touch. My legs feel wobbly under my skirt, but an energizing spark ignites in my blood. I glance over my shoulder, confirming I have his complete attention, and then with an outward shrug (and an inner dance), I reply with every ounce of confidence I can muster, “Yes. We will.”

Austin’s smile widens. The sounds and patrons of the park fade away, and it is as if we are the only two around. I don’t know what is happening…I scarcely even recognize myself in this moment. Being with Austin does that. It turns me into someone else.

And I like who I become.

I watch his slow saunter, my body poised with tension. I don’t know what is going to happen next, but I wouldn’t trade the delicious expectation for anything. Austin doesn’t stop until he is right in front of me, close enough that I have to look up to meet his demanding blue gaze, and so close that warmth fans across my face as he says in a low voice, “Careful, girl. You’re playing with fire.”

“I’ve been careful my whole life,” I tell him, surprising myself with the resentment ringing in my tone. But it’s the truth. “And you know, I think it’s about time for me to be a little…” I bite the corner of my bottom lip, searching for exactly the right word to describe the emotions and thoughts that have surfaced the last few days. When I find it, I smile and wiggle my eyebrows suggestively “Wild.”

Austin sucks in a breath. He searches my eyes and I boldly stare back, praying that he cannot see my knees shaking. Then, obviously concluding that I meant every word, he flashes his devilish grin. “I can work with that.”

Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, where she watched soap operas with her grandmother and stayed up late sneak reading her mama’s favorite romance novels. Now a Cajun cowgirl living in Houston, she still stays up way too late reading her favorite romances, only now, she can do so openly. She firmly believes life’s problems can be solved with a hot, powdered-sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.

When not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling romance, she homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches reality television with her amazing husband. Taste The Heat is her adult romance debut. She’s the author of MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY and A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES. She loves hearing from readers! Find her at www.RachelHarrisWrites.com.




Lily Collins In NYC Last Night / Two New TMI Movie Clips

(Lily from Jimmy Fallon pic source: Mortal Movie)

Lily looked stunning last night as she made her visits to a stop at tje Apple Store in SOHO before visiting Jimmy Fallon.

Here's a few pictures that Lily Collins News shared from Lily's visit at the Apple Store:



Check out this clip shared at the Apple Store which features the scene called, The Institute.


After talking to fans at the Apple Store, Lily headed over to talk to late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon! Watch THIS clip of the movie from Clary's visit with Jimmy Fallon. (pic source Mortal Movie)

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