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July 10, 2020
July 11: Mini Tips 'N Treats
Lots of odd things going on lately, so I’ve got an abbreviated Tips ‘N Treats this week with just some treats. Two weeks of new releases below—congrats, authors!
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New ReleasesFollow me (at a distance until it’s safe to do ot...
July 7, 2020
Review+Giveaway: DWARF STORY by Professor W. W. Marplot
DWARF STORY A middle-grade fantasy by Professor W. W. Marplot
For Arty to miss a day of school, either he is very, very sick or a fairytale-character turf-war has begun in his backyard — such as what begins this particular Wednesday. First, he finds an ax-swinging, bearded, sweaty warrior Dwarf scaring his dogs. Soon enough, Emma, Cry and other middle-school friends also find fairy creatures — Elves, Spriggans, Pixies, and a hoped-for Dragon — crashing into their normal homework-doing, backpac...
July 6, 2020
Audio Excerpt: DOUBLE-CROSSING THE BRIDGE by Sarah J. Sover
DOUBLE-CROSSING THE BRIDGE A fantasy humor written by Sarah J. Sover
Narated by Christopher J. Dusky. 9 hours and 10 minutes
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Rent in New Metta is through the cavern ceiling. When Granu barely survives her first gig teaching students who attempt to fillet her for lunch, the baby-eating troll ends up unemployed and facing eviction. Granu's only prospect for income is grueling work in the tar pits.
That is, until h...
July 2, 2020
GUEST POST & EXCERPT: SWIM LIKE HELL by Benjamin LaMore
An urban fantasy by Benjamin LaMore
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Ian DeLong's job is going to kill him one day. And it’s not even his job anymore.
Once upon a time, DeLong traveled the world fighting supernatural menaces with the aid of his unique immunity to all things supernatural. Now he’s been retired, shipped off to live in a small Louisiana town with a large, secret population of magical people and beings where, true to h...
June 30, 2020
Audio Excerpt: DOLPHIN WAY by Mark Caney
DOLPHIN WAY A fantasy audiobook written and narrated by Mark Caney
We share this planet with another intelligent race. They communicate fluently, have a society, a culture. They live in harmony with their world, but it is a harmony that is being torn apart by man’s careless acts. Dolphin Way is set in this world. The actors are the dolphins, as they try to make sense of a changing Ocean.
Dolphin culture evolved over millions of years so that they could remain perfectly attuned with their world...
June 26, 2020
Tips 'N Treats: Week 17
NOTEThere will be no Tips ‘N Treats on Saturday, July 4. It will return on July 13. So, enjoy your holiday weekend (real or implied). Read on for…
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June 23, 2020
REVIEW: THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEEN by Ray Smith
A historical romantic adventure by Ray Smith
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“You’ve seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming . . .”
So begins the story of Molly Valle, who at forty-eight thinks she knows all that life has to offer a single, middle-aged woman—namely, men’s dismissal and disrespect. But when handsome activist John Pressman arrives in her Mississippi hometown, he challenges her self-doubt ...
THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEEN by Ray Smith
A historical romantic adventure by Ray Smith
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“You’ve seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming . . .”
So begins the story of Molly Valle, who at forty-eight thinks she knows all that life has to offer a single, middle-aged woman—namely, men’s dismissal and disrespect. But when handsome activist John Pressman arrives in her Mississippi hometown, he challenges her self-doubt ...
June 21, 2020
THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb
THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb
Narated by Neal Arango, 8 hours, 59 minutes
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In a land where stories of the Shadow Demon keep children shivering in bed and tales of the Yorel bring hope to the commoner, Yosyph is both the reason for their fear and their hope.
By day, Yosyph appears nothing more than a mute tavern-hand. By night, he plans a revolution and slips through shadow, rescuing those marked for death by the...
June 20, 2020
The Sunday Post (Big News Edition)
Welcome to the Sunday Post!
A big thanks to Caffeinated Reviewer for hosting this meme!
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Last Week’s PostsMonday: WARLORD by Miriam Newman
Wednesday: ANGELS ON OVERTIME by Ann Crawford This Week’s Posts Links go live at 12:30 AM US eastern time.
Monday: THE KING’S TRIAL by M.L. Farb
Wednesday: THE MAGNOLIA THAT BLOOMED UNSEEN by Ray Smith In Other News… Lots of exciting things to report this week. Fasten your se...
