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Interview+Giveaway: All We Leave Behind by Benjamin X. Wretlind

Click the banner to follow the tourInterview with Benjamin X. Wretlind, author of scifi All We Leave Behind: Transits of Three

Following the exodus from rising floodwaters, the surviving descendants of those who came to create a society on a planet far from Earth have struggled to rebuild within the remains of an ancient temple. Now, as disease and an unfamiliar environment threaten to destroy them yet again, everyone seems to have an opinion about what to do next.

Miriam and Tobias Pa...

So Many Books: A New Outlook on My TBR

Or how not to be afraid of the sheer number of books you want to read.

First, though I doubt many people reading a blog that focuses on promoting books will need this, TBR stands for “to be read,” otherwise known as books one is interested in reading. This post focuses primarily on the TBR or “to-read” shelf that is part of my Goodreads profile and a recent realization that I do not need to fear the size of said shelf.

So many books, so little time. Amiright? I have over 300 books on my Go...

Review+Giveaway: Meringue Snowflake Magic by Tena Stetler

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After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Wynter Dahl finds herself with a new name and new home. Whisked into the Witness Protection program she finds herself in the Podunk town of Raven’s Hollow, Colorado. She has more than one secret to keep and is not sure who she can trust, though the deputy sheriff is hard to resist.

Braydon “Blaze” Nightwing, owns Dragon F...

Excerpt+Giveaway: Last Chance by Darren E. Watling

Click the banner to follow the tourFeaturing scifi comedy Last Chance by Darren E. Watling

The earth’s epilogue was a forgone conclusion.

Our World selects seven of the best human beings that man, woman, and other could put their faith in, to ensure human existence, each displaying traits of a master in his/hers/its field.

However, not all traits are in the best interest of humankind.

Out of this World places seven hospital patients on a Plan B shuttle. Life was difficult on ...

Interview+Giveaway: Leather & Lace by Lauren Sevier & A. Smith

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Three years wandering the desert is enough to drive anyone insane, and the limits of Bonnie and Jesse’s minds and hearts will be put to the ultimate test.

A deadly showdown with a murderous outlaw ripped Bonnie away from the relative peace and ragtag family she’d built at the end of Guns & Smoke. In the thrilling next chapter in The Fool’s Adventure series, w...

Excerpt+Giveaway: Jane Austen Time Traveler by Rachel Dacus

Click the banner to follow the tourFeaturing scifi Jane Austen Time Traveler by Rachel Dacus

Lonely Regency romance writer travels to the future, meets her fans, dips into a pearly swimming pool, and falls for its owner. Can she ever go home again…

If Jane Austen’s novels had never ever existed, would we have rom-com movies and women’s fiction? But the young writer is discouraged by a publisher’s rejection and ready to give up writing. And an unwelcome marriage proposal she has ras...

Interview+Giveaway: The Phantom Glare of Day by M. Laszlo

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In this trio of novellas, three game young ladies enter into dangerous liaisons that test each one’s limits and force them to confront the most heartrending issues facing society in the early twentieth century. The Phantom Glare of Day tells of Sophie, a young lady who has lived a sheltered life and consequently has no idea how cruel public-school bullying ca...

Interview+Giveaway: Skull’s Vengeance by Linnea Tanner

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A Celtic warrior queen must do the impossible—defeat her sorcerer half-brother and claim the throne. But to do so, she must learn how to strike vengeance from her father’s skull.

AS FORETOLD BY HER FATHER in a vision, Catrin has become a battle-hardened warrior after her trials in the Roman legion and gladiatorial games. She must retu...

Looking Ahead: 3 Goals for 2023

I’ve seen a bunch of my author friends posting links to their 2022 roundups/2023 prospectuses. If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know I’m extremely sporadic about posting anything other than book tours or ARC reviews, and that’s one of the things I hope to rectify in 2023. I’ve found the best way for me to commit to something it to post it somewhere where someone could (theoretically) remind me I said I was going to do the things, and that is what this post is all abou...

Review+Giveaway: Kingdom of Acatalec by S.M. McCoy

Click the banner to follow the tourReview of Kingdom of Acatalec, a scifi-fantasy romance by S.M. McCoy

I work with aliens, my best friends is held hostage, and everyone wants to murder me before the Lord Prince can magically bond to share my power? If I had known an illegal drone race would lead to murder, kidnapping, and lies, then I might have thought better about the giant prize of credits, and the dream of walking again. I never met my best friend in person until a drone race gon...