Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Damaged Goods (Blank Slate #2) by Jennifer Bardsley | Blog Tour and Giveaway | Book Review


I am so excited that DAMAGED GOODS by Jennifer Bardsley releases today and that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Jennifer Bardsley, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), US Only courtesy of Month9Books. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.


About The Book:

Title: DAMAGED GOODS (Blank Slate #2)
Author: Jennifer Bardsley
Pub. Date: January 17, 2017
Publisher: Month9Books
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 300
Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | TBD

Blanca has everything she ever wanted, a hot boyfriend named Seth and the loving support of her foster father, Cal. She’s finally escaped the abusive control of her birth father, Barbelo Nemo, and her tortured childhood at Tabula Rasa School.

But the scars of Blanca’s Vestal upbringing run deep, especially when the FBI start asking questions. Blanca feels abandoned by Seth who is hunting for Lilith, Blanca’s only blood relative. The Defectos, a support group of Vestal-Rejects, offer Blanca comfort instead.

While the Vestal order crumbles, Chinese rivals called the Guardians rise to power and wrest control of important Tabula Rasa contacts. Now Blanca’s life is in peril once more, and this time, Blanca struggles to recognize friend from foe.



I look to where he points, and the flash of thumb-cameras blinds me. Vestals must never have their pictures taken by random people. That privilege belongs to the companies that purchase them and market a Vestal’s privacy one advertisement at a time. I reach my arms out by instinct, to protect my face from the public. “I’m fine with it,” I lie, pulling my hands down. “But we better leave now or we’ll be late to the restaurant.”

“My dad can wait a few minutes.” Seth scoops me in his arms.

“Blanca!” one of the spectators calls. “And Veritas Rex! Is that really you?”

Seth holds up his hand and wiggles his finger-chips. “The one and only!” Then he dips me back for a kiss.

I stiffen like cardboard. “Stop it,” I mumble, trying not to squirm. All I can think about is the cameras, my face flashed worldwide and weirdoes slobbering over my private moment with Seth. 

“We’ve got to go or we’ll be late.”

Seth kisses my nose. “I didn’t know you were so punctual.”

“Yes.” I pull myself out of his grasp. “Cal’s waiting.” The sooner I put my helmet on and get back on my motorcycle, the better.

“Blanca,” a man calls as we ride away. “I love you! I’ve watched you all year!”


Underneath my jacket, I shiver. The fame that surrounds me is chilling.



Damaged Goods (Blank Slate #2) by Jennifer Bardsley | Blog Tour | Book Review



This continues the story of Blanca. A Vestal. An internet virgin who got bought by a very wealthy individual who owned a solar panel company. In this book, Blanca ceased to be an internet virgin. Instead, she used the internet to expose the Vestals. As chaos erupts in the midst of the Vestals, a rival organization threatens to add more to the chaos. 

This has been a heart-pounding adventure. Just when Blanca thought that everything is alright with her world, then another explosion threatens the security and safety of her new foster family and the lives of people she grew up with. More secrets are revealed about her birth and her birth parents. 

Just when you think this story has done enough surprises and blasting events, you are wrong. Just when your racing heart has found its normal rhythm it will jump right out of your chest for a shock that will come out of nowhere. This book has more surprises in store than a girl coming out on her debut. You will never be prepared enough for all the scenes that will kick you out of your seat.

This is a not-to-be-missed book in a series. Revelation after revelation will astound you. If you have a heart problem, make sure to have your doctor on-call as you will never know how your heart will take the rest of this story. Better be prepared for the eventualities because you can never prepare for the jolt and shock waves the story will cause. This book will never give your heart a rest. I had been rendered speechless and immobile. I would have fallen off my seat if I were not lying down. 

I give the book five/five white motorcycle helmets and more. This is one of the best stories I have read so far this year. I can't wait for the next book. I wonder if it could sustain the chaos, excitement, and havoc this book has created. Congratulations Jennifer Bardsley for the havoc you have caused. I am all for it.



So when you find love, when it comes to you with the full force of glory, you need to embrace love and hold onto it with all your might.
- Jennifer Bardsley, Damaged Goods - 




Title: GENESIS GIRL (Blank Slate #1)
Author: Jennifer Bardsley
Pub. Date: June 14, 2016
Publisher: Month9Books
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 280

Eighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she’s been protected from the Internet. 



Blanca has never been online and doesn’t even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint makes her extremely valuable, and upon graduation, Blanca and those like her are sold to the highest bidders.



Blanca is purchased by Cal McNeal, who uses her to achieve personal gain. But the McNeals are soon horrified by just how obedient and non-defiant Blanca is. All those mind-numbing years locked away from society have made her mind almost impenetrable. 



By the time Blanca is ready to think for herself, she is trapped. Her only chance of escape is to go online. 
Jennifer Bardsley writes the parenting column “I Brake for Moms” for the Sunday edition of The Everett Daily HeraldShe also blogs at Teaching My Baby to Read with the mission of sparking a national debate on the important roll parents play in education. Jennifer is a graduate of Stanford University and a member of SCBWI. She lives with her husband and two children in Edmonds, WA.
GENESIS GIRL will release in 2016 and is about an 18 year-old girl whose lack of a virtual footprint makes her so valuable that she is auctioned off to the highest bidder, the sequel  will come out in 2017. Jennifer is represented by Liza Fleissig of the Liza Royce Literary AgencyLLC.

Follow Jennifer on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and Goodreads.





(1) winner will receive a Perfectly Posh, Posh To Meet You Set ($20 value), US Only.

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