Blog Tour: Paper Hearts

Title: Paper Hearts

Series: Heartbreak Chronicles #2

Author: Ali Novak

Pub Date: July 4, 2017

ISBN: 9781492653363

Felicity has her entire future planned. Ever since her older sister ran away, she’s had the full weight of her mother’s expectations on her shoulders. So she works hard to get straight As and save for college.
 
Except sometimes the best things in life are unplanned—like when Felicity meets a handsome, masked stranger while she is volunteering at a charity masquerade ball. She never thought he’d flirt with her. And she certainly never thought he’d turn out to be a member of the world-famous Heartbreakers band, Alec.
 
Then Felicity uncovers a shocking family secret. Suddenly, she, Alec, and her two best friends are off on a road trip to find Felicity’s missing sister. And she’s about to discover that unexpected turns have a peculiar way of landing her right where she needs to be…

 I really enjoyed the first book: Heartbreakers (here's the blog tour for that one) and I'm looking forward to reading book 2, doesn't it sounds good?

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About the Author:

Ali Novak writes contemporary young adult romance and is a recent graduate of the University of Madison Wisconsin's creative writing program. She wrote her first full length novel, My Life with the Walter Boys, at the age of fifteen. Since posting the story online, it has received more than 33 million reads and is now published by Sourcebooks Fire.

Chatting with Ali:

Describe yourself in 6 words.

1.        Creative

2.        Stubborn

3.        Sensitive

4.        Independent

5.        Reserved

6.        Nerdy

Describe Paper Hearts in 6 words.

1.        Sweet

2.        Funny

3.        Romantic

4.        Adorable

5.        Light

6.        Playful

Which character from the Heartbreak Chronicles has been your favorite to write and why?

JJ Morris, because his dialogue is incredibly entertaining to write.

If you could tour the world with any band, who would it be?

I would love to go on tour with Ed Sheeran. I know he isn’t a band, but hands down, he’s my favorite artist. One day I hope I can write romance novels at the level he writes love songs.

If you had to listen to one song and one song only for the rest of your life, which song would you choose?

Don’t laugh, but “Gold Digger” by Kanye West. I honestly don’t understand why I love it so much, but whenever it comes on my husband says I get a dopey smile on my face. I suppose I like it because it’s catchy and the lyrics are hilarious.

What books or authors inspire you?

Bookwise, I love Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. I think it does an amazing job of capturing the butterflies in your stomach feeling that takes me back to high school. In regards to authors who inspire me, I grew up reading Sarah Dessen, so she’s always been someone I look up to.

If you had to choose one line from Paper Hearts as your favorite, which would it be?

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Blog Tour: Heartbreakers

Message From the Author

Hello all you lovely readers!

First and foremost, I’d like to thank you for taking an interest in my latest YA novel The Heartbreakers. For those of you who don’t know, this story was originally posted on the online reading and writing platform Wattpad, and to date, the rough draft manuscript has been read more than 40 million times. I began working on this project in February of 2012, back when One Direction was starting to gain popularity in the United States. Fan fiction stories about 1D began popping up all over the website, so I decided to go against the grain and write a book about a fictional band instead of the real one, and that’s how the Heartbreakers were born!

The first band member I created was Oliver Perry, the lead singer. Like most successful, good-looking teen heartthrobs, he can be a bit cocky, but underneath all that confidence, he’s a HUGE softie. Next is JJ Morris, the band’s drummer. I enjoy writing goofball characters, and JJ fits that description to a T—he’s always cracking (oftentimes perverted) jokes. To balance out JJ’s outgoing personality, there’s Alec Williams. He’s the mysterious, reserved bass player for the group, and although he doesn’t talk much, he’s incredibly loyal. And last but not least, we have Xander Jones, who is lead guitarist for the Heartbreakers and everyone’s best friend. 

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy my boys’ story!

xoxo,

Ali

Book Information

Title: The Heartbreakers

Author: Ali Novak

Release Date: August 4, 2015

Publishers: Sourcebooks Fire

Genre: Contemporary Young Adult

Summary

Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line for an autographed Heartbreakers CD…for four hours. She’s totally winning best birthday gift this year. At least she met a cute boy with soft brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes while getting her caffeine fix. Too bad she’ll never see him again.

Except, Stella’s life has suddenly turned into a cheesy love song. Because Starbucks Boy is Oliver Perry – lead singer for the Heartbreakers. And even after she calls his music crap, Oliver still gives Stella his phone number. And whispers quotes from her favorite Disney movie in her ear. OMG, what is her life?

But how can Stella even think about being with Oliver – dating and laughing and pulling pranks with the band – when her sister could be dying of cancer?

Excerpt from THE HEARTBREAKERS
“Do you ever miss it?” I asked, trying to distract myself again. My breathing hitched, and I hoped he hadn’t noticed.
 
“Miss what?” 
“I don’t know, like, before everything?” 
“You mean my anonymity? Sure.” Something in Oliver’s voice sounded off, and I craned my neck to look up at him. He was staring past me, deep in thought, and then a scowl crossed his face. “But I would never go back. Ever,” he added fiercely.

The skin covering his knuckles turned white as he tightened his fist, and I bit my lip, not sure what to say. I didn’t think he was mad at me, but something had upset him.
 
“Sorry,” I told him. “I didn’t mean to pry.” 
“No worries,” he said, sounding much softer than before.

But Oliver seemed to be done talking, because he turned his attention back to the movie, and without our conversation, my nerves crept back up. I realized I was holding my breath when he started moving his thumb in small circles on my arm. For some reason I found the sensation calming, and bit by bit, my breathing returned to normal and I nestled down into his side. Just as I finally relaxed and turned my attention to the movie, Oliver chuckled and I felt him shake beneath me. Tilting my head back a few inches, I looked up at him through my lashes. There was a dusting of pink on his cheeks, and his eyes shinned as he laughed.

He must have felt my gaze, because his eyes snapped down and found mine. His lips slowly parted as he stared down at me, and my whole body flooded with warmth. Someone was shouting something crazy onscreen, but I was too preoccupied with Oliver to turn toward the TV. The way he was looking at me made me want to press my body further up against him, and the thought made me blush. Embarrassed by my own thoughts, I suddenly had the need to look away, to focus on anything but him, but as I turned, Oliver gently grabbed my chin. He held my head in place until I made eye contact, and then, once he knew I was watching, he dipped his head and brushed his lips against mine.

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Author Biography

 

Ali Novak writes contemporary young adult romance and is a recent graduate of the University of Madison Wisconsin's creative writing program. She wrote her first full length novel, My Life with the Walter Boys, at the age of fifteen. Since posting the story online, it has received more than 33 million reads and is now published by Sourcebooks Fire.

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