{"id":2125,"date":"2016-08-16T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T11:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2016-08-16T02:18:40","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T06:18:40","slug":"release-blitz-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?p=2125","title":{"rendered":"Release Blitz: Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHiggins.jpg\" alt=\"Release Blitz: Unknown\" title=\"Release Blitz: Unknown\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Unknown<\/strong> by <a href=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/?book-author=wendy-higgins\">Wendy Higgins<\/a> <br>on August 16th, 2016 <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 292 <br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/KEKn2D\" target=\"_blank\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/R9nav8\" target=\"_blank\">iBooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/XiYj6g\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28821675-unknown?ac=1&from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Amber Tate believes the worst thing she\u2019ll suffer in life is dealing with the unrequited love she feels for her brother\u2019s best friend, Rylen Fite. She also believes war is something unfortunate that happens places far, far away from her rural Nevada town. She\u2019s wrong on both counts.<\/p>\n<p>When an unknown organization meticulously bombs major cities in the United States and across the globe, a trickle-down effect spreads to remaining towns at an alarming speed\u2014everything from food and water sources to technology and communications are compromised. Without leadership, the nation is split between paralysis and panic, but Amber isn\u2019t one to hide or watch helplessly. She\u2019s determined to put her nursing skills to use, despite the danger, even if it means working alongside the man she can never have.<\/p>\n<p>In this first installment of NY Times bestselling author, Wendy Higgins\u2019s debut New Adult series, a frighteningly realistic apocalyptic America is brought to life, entwined with searing romantic tension that will leave you eager for more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>        <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n            {\n                \"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                \"@type\":\"Review\",\n                \"datePublished\": \"2016-08-16T11:45:12+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"It's Finally Here!\\r\\nUnknown is the most recent release of Wendy Higgins, the creator of the Sweet Evil Series and The Great Hunt - but with a subtle difference. 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Instead of the usual YA novel, Higgins is forging ahead into the adult novelist world with her very first NA release. <strong>I don&#8217;t know about you guys but I am psyched to read some more Higgins.<\/strong> Unknown is going to be an instant winner because it was written by any author who creates fantastic characters, intense romantic relationships and ridiculously exciting action scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Amber Tate is your typical American teenager until a shady organization brings war into her life. After major cities across the world are bombed, the smaller communities struggle to survive with dwindling resources, little communication and failing technology. Amber&#8217;s life is about to be filled with horror and panic that will require every ounce of her nursing skills to help those in need..all the while working along side her unrequited crush. Unfortunately, Amber&#8217;s life in small town America is about to get tossed upside down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/KEKn2Dhttp:\/\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2133\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ReleaseDayUnknown-640x517.jpg\" alt=\"ReleaseDayUnknown\" width=\"466\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ReleaseDayUnknown-640x517.jpg 640w, http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ReleaseDayUnknown-768x620.jpg 768w, http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ReleaseDayUnknown.jpg 949w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Check it out, you wont be sorry! Unknown is a sure fire fantastic read!<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Giveaway:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> Open International!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grand Prize: Signed Paperback copy of Unknown with Poster, bookplate stickers, and bookmarks<\/p>\n<p>1st &amp; 2nd Prize: digital copies of Unknown (has to be B&amp;N or Amazon user &#8211; will be gifted via their email address) plus signed bookmarks and bookplate stickers<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHigginsBling.jpg\" alt=\"UnknownHigginsBling\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHigginsBling.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHigginsBling-640x480.jpg 640w, http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHigginsBling-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UnknownHigginsBling-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Rafflecopter:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_ls401vsr\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/8308106912\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"8308106912\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Special thanks to Irish Banana Tours for putting together this fantastic Release Blitz! Want to learn more about tours and blitzes for your book, or want to be a Tour Host?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theirishbanana.blogspot.ca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2141 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IrishBanana.jpg\" alt=\"IrishBanana\" width=\"520\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Wendy Higgins<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/silk-serif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/WendyHiggins-112x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Wendy Higgins is the USA Today and NY Times bestselling author of the SWEET EVIL series from HarperTeen, the high fantasy duology THE GREAT HUNT, and her independently published Irish Fantasy SEE ME.<br \/>\nAfter earning a Creative Writing degree from George Mason University and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Radford, Wendy taught high school English until achieving her dream job as a full-time writer.<br \/>\nWend lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with her husband, daughter, son, and little doggie Rue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyhigginswrites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/WendyHiggins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"rating-report\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Rating Report<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Plot<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Characters<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Writing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Pacing<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Cover<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\">\n<div class=\"rr-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"ubb-rr-overall\">\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-title\">Overall:<\/td>\n<td class=\"ubb-rr-section-rating\"><span class=\"star_rating\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Finally Here! 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