Bena Roberts's Blog, page 12
May 22, 2018
The Forever Night Stand and My Bite Back! are free!
I have my first universal book link and I am sure that I am more excited that I should be!
My Bite Back! which is a VERY SHORT STORY!!
https://www.books2read.com/u/mqZpx6
Please download my books as they are free at the moment! I will also be hosting another giveaway from the 6th of June!
The Forever Night Stand is also Free
Link to Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/805470
Link to Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BL2JCXQ/
Review - Her Name is Mercie by Chris Roy
Her Name Is Mercie
���Roy delivers on the edge of your seat storytelling with rough edges, crooked cops and a tiny light at the end of the tunnel that is never quite extinguished.���
- Tom Vater, journalist, co-founder of Crime Wave Press
Mercie Hillbrook lives a simple, quiet life working as a gas station attendant. Then her parents are killed. Her home is taken. The people responsible are excused for just doing their job. When an attempt to get justice her way lands her in trouble with the law, Mercie realizes she still has something to lose: her own life.
Then she finds reason to believe her parents were murdered��� and she doesn't care anymore.
Universal Purchase Link - http://bookgoodies.com/a/B07C4WDY2H
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLv2jjpJJxQ&feature=youtu.be
Author Bio ���
Chris Roy was raised in South Mississippi, in the midst of ugly Gulf Coast beaches and spectacular muddy bayous.
Chris lived comfortably with the criminal ventures of his youth until a fistfight in 1999 ended tragically. Since January, 2000, he's been serving a life sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Nowadays he lives his life crime vicariously, through the edgy, fast-paced stories he pens, hoping to entertain readers. When he isn't writing, he's reading, drawing or looking for prospects to train in boxing.
Books:
Shocking Circumstances
Book I: Last Shine
Shocking Circumstances
Book 2: Resurrection
Sharp as a Razor
Book I: A Dying Wish
You can find Chris Twitter @AuthorChrisRoy and on his Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Roy/e/B00MF6LCHM
For more info on the author, visit:
Giveaway ��� Win 10 x E-copies of Her Name is Mercie (Open Internationally)
*Terms and Conditions ���Worldwide entries welcome. Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below. The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then I reserve the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over. Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners��� information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time I will delete the data. I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.
My Review - Her Name is Mercie by Chris Roy
OMG - this is that type of WOW book that I love. I didn't expect to enjoy it so much.
The Good
Clever plot. I loved Kermit and Mercie and her 'gung-ho' attitude. I think that what happened in the story is how I would feel and she was a great heroine.
The Bad
This is a tragic story, very well written and I believe things like this do happen.
The Ugly
I love the way the author describes fighting. In this story Mercie and some of the others I read them over and over. All the stories were unique and some a bit strange. The one with the dog/ reindeer etc. just went over my head. I didn't get it - but the others were all something different, and I will buy this book as a present for my hubby!
4.5 Stars - Loved it! I read this as part of a blog tour
May 21, 2018
Cover Reveal - An Artisan Lovestyle by Kiltie Jackson
What a lovely cover! Purple is my favourite colour and this is a fun vibrant get into the summer type of book cover. We love it!!
An Artisan Lovestyle
Are you ���living��� your life or just living your life?
Elsa Clairmont was widowed barely five years after marrying her childhood sweetheart. She has struggled to come to terms with the loss and, six years later, has almost ceased to live herself. She does just enough to get by.
Danny Delaney is the ultimate ���Mr Nice Guy���. He���s kind, caring and sweet. A talented artist in his teens, his abusive mother ruined his career in art and he turned his back on his exceptional gift. Now, he does just enough to get by.
On New Year���s Eve, both Danny and Elsa die in unrelated accidents.
Thanks to some poker playing shenanigans, Elsa���s husband Harry, and Danny���s old Art teacher, William, manage to orchestrate a deal with Death that allows Danny and Elsa to live for one more year on the condition they both agree
to complete three tasks.
They have until the last chime of Big Ben on the 31st December
to fulfil their quests.
If they succeed, they stay in the world of the living.
If they should fail however���
���An Artisan Lovestyle��� is a story of personal growth and self-discovery as two people find themselves forced to make overdue changes in their lives, changes in other people���s lives, and all with the added challenge of
finding true love before their time runs out.
Will they do it?
Can they do it?
After all, it���s a matter of Life or Death���
Pre-order Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D23TM38
AUTHOR BIO
Kiltie grew up in Glasgow in Scotland,
This is a very unique city with a very unique way of looking at life.
When she was old enough to do so, she moved to London and then,
after several years of obtaining interesting experiences -which are
finding their way into her writing - she moved up to the Midlands.
Kiltie currently lives in Staffordshire with five cats and one grumpy husband.
Her little home is known as Moggy Towers, even though despite having
plenty of moggies, there are no towers!
The cats kindly allow her and Mr Mogs to share their house on the
condition they keep paying the mortgage!
She loves reading, watching movies, and visiting old castles.
She really dislikes going to the gym!
Her biggest desire is that one day she can give up the day job
and write her stories for a living.
Kiltie's debut novel, 'A Rock 'n' Roll Lovestyle', was released in September 2017 and won
a "Chill With A Book - Reader Award" in December 2017.
She first began writing her debut novel eleven years before it was released but shelved
it as she didn't think it was very good.
In November 2016 when, having read more on a best-selling author who had begun
her own career as a self-published author, she was inspired to revisit the unfinished
manuscript and finally finish what she had started.
Since beginning to write again, the ideas have not stopped flowing.
'An Artisan Lovestyle' is the second book in the Lovestyle Series.
Work is due to begin on book three (not yet titled but also part of the Lovestyle Series)
in the Summer of 2018.
She currently has a further ten plots and ideas stored in her file (it's costing a
fortune in USB drives as each story has its own memory stick!) and
the ideas still keep on coming.
Kiltie now lives her life around the following three quotes:
"I love having weird dreams, they're great fodder for book plots!"
"Why wait for your ship to come in when you can swim out to meet it?"
"Old enough to know better, young enough not to care!"
Website www.kiltiejackson.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kiltiejackson
Twitter - https://twitter.com/KiltieJackson
May 18, 2018
Spotlight - Decide to Hope by June Converse
I took part in the cover reveal of this book a few weeks ago and now the blog tour starts! We wish June amazing success with this book!
Decide to Hope
An unimaginable trauma. A future that seems impossible. When your world shatters, how do you put it back together?
For 950 days, Kathleen Conners has struggled with that choice. Behind a scarf and sunglasses, she hides from the world, from herself, from The Event, from any future with anyone.
After receiving a box of letters from his deceased mother, Matt Nelson is shoved from his predictable, controlled life to a secluded beach in North Carolina. While trying to understand his mother's intent, he discovers Kathleen.
Matt must choose whether to follow the path his mother orchestrated or rescue the woman who has captured his heart. When the only person Kathleen blames more than herself reappears, can Matt be the strength Kathleen needs to create a new life, or will he be forced to walk away if she decides the climb is too great?
Pre-order Links
Author Bio:
June happily resides in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with her husband, Dave, and their dog, Sodapop. They have two wonderful adult children and two grandchildren. She is an enthusiastic exerciser and an accomplished cook. She and her husband enjoy hiking with Sodapop, traveling, scuba diving, trying new restaurants, concerts, and whatever other adventures they can find. Reading and a constant desire to learn keeps her busy too.
A trauma survivor who struggles with mental illness, June is continuously reaching for hope like the characters in her books. She openly discusses her personal struggles on her blog, JuneConverse.com
Decide to Hope is her first novel and relies a great deal on her own experience with trauma, choices, recovery and hope. If you���d like to discuss trauma, coping and recovery, contact her at JuneConverse.com or DecideToHope.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuneAConverseAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/juneaconverse
Website/blog: https://www.juneconverse.com/
Review Toccata Obbligato - Serenading Kyra by Jennifer Theriot
My Review - Toccata Obbligato - Serenading Kyra by Jennifer Theriot
Mamma Mia Pizzeria!
This book is a fun short read for young adults. With lots of swear words and hormones.
The Good
I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down. Rockstar Todd was just a car accident that you sort of want to let the car fall off the cliff. Then he falls in love and is a bit useless with it.
The Bad
Written from the male point of you this is a fresh and fun way of looking at the world through the sunglasses of a rock star. I don't want to tell you the whole story but this is a sweet romance with sex, drugs, and rock n roll - quite literally.
The Ugly
First loves, young love despair etc. We have all been there. This book made me laugh and I loved the honest easy to read writing style.
5 Stars a fun short read ... thank God for Olivia!
May 17, 2018
Review - One S'more Summer by Beth Merlin
My Review One S'more Summer by Beth Merlin
I spent 8 summers in the USA as a child on camps and visiting family. I loved it. This book filled me with fond memories.
My first love was Todd the toilet cleaner in Lake Tahoe.
The Good
A fun read. Easy to digest and I loved the back and forth from the past to the present. If you have been on camp, accidentally slept with your best friends lover or have parents with "issues" then you will love this.
The Bad
Oh dear, Gigi makes mistakes and quite a few of them. Back that makes her human and why so many can relate to this book.
The Ugly
Perry and the way he lost his girlfriend .... I don't want to add spoilers but I devoured this book. I am loving the warmer weather and I read this in one morning in the garden.
5 Stars - lovely!
May 15, 2018
Little Teashop of Horrors by Jane Lovering
Little Teashop of Horrors
Secrets, lies, carrot cake and an owl called Skrillex!
Amy Knowles has always been the plain sidekick to her pretty best friend Jules. And whilst the tearoom they both work in on the Monkpark Hall estate in Yorkshire is not exactly awash with eligible bachelors, it's obvious where the male attention is concentrated - and it's not just on the cakes!
There is one man who notices Amy. Joshua Wilson also works at Monkpark, where he flies his birds of prey for visitor entertainment. He lives a lonely existence but he has reasons for choosing isolation - and, in Amy, he may have found somebody who understands.
Then a management change brings slick and well-spoken Edmund Evershott to Monkpark. He's interested in Amy too, but for what reason? Josh suspects the new manager is up to no good - but will Amy? Because Edmund could leave her with much worse than a broken heart...
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Teashop-Horrors-wonderful-uplifting-ebook/dp/B06XWFJVK7/
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Teashop-Horrors-wonderful-uplifting-ebook/dp/B06XWFJVK7/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/little-teashop-of-horrors-choc-lit
Author Bio ���
Jane was born in Devon and now lives in Yorkshire. She has five children, three cats and two dogs! Jane is a member of the Romantic Novelists��� Association and has a first-class honours degree in creative writing. Jane writes comedies which are often described as ���quirky���. Her debut Please Don���t Stop the Music won the 2012 Romantic Novel of the Year and the Best Romantic Comedy Novel award from the Romantic Novelists��� Association. Her Christmas novella, Christmas at the Little Village School, was the winner of the RONA Rose Award from the Romantic Novelists��� Association in 2018.
Social Media Links ���
https://www.facebook.com/Jane-Lovering-Author-106404969412833/
My Review - Little Teashop of Horrors by Jane Lovering
When I signed up for the blog tour of a Little Teashop of Horrors, I expected ghosts and cake! I was wrong. This is more comedy and cake that blood and gory bits.
The Good
This is a British romcom set in Yorkshire, and it features an owl! How original, I loved that! The heroine is Amy, and she is a little insecure about her looks.. but a knight in a shining tea-shop is just around the corner. Josh is a good boy with a crush on Amy.
The Bad
It took me a while to get into the book. I put in down three or four times before I just had a cuppa and got on with it. I think the pace is slow and it is supposed to be, and many women love that slice of cake fiction. I would have preferred a stronger more powerful intro.
The Ugly
I want an owl! No really, even though this wasn't what I was expecting I liked it, I just didn't LURVE it!
4 Stars
Review - Reality Rehab by Lisa Mary London
Review - Reality Rehab by Lisa Mary London
Oh good grief! This is British satire and it is hilarious!
The Good
I knew I was going to like it when I read the first chapter title... Life's a Bitch and Then You Diet!
The Bad
I didn't like the way the newspaper reports were all squashed and the comments in bold. Nothing about the book - but the comments etc could have been easier to read.
The Ugly
The cover! I love dogs but that is just NO!
5 Stars
May 14, 2018
I finally have a Facebook Author Page!
I know I am late - but it had to happen and I finally have a Facebook Page for my author status!
https://www.facebook.com/benarobertsbooks/
May 13, 2018
Pre-order #giveaway Moms with Secrets everyone can #win one 10 dollar Amazon card and 10x Two dollar vouchers
My new novel is nearly ready to be released and I have just put it on Amazon. For the next few days, I am trying to get some pre-sale activity.
The story is about the local village school and what happens when the teachers accuse children of being involved with drugs. It is from the point of view of the mother.
If you are a mom of teenagers then this book will interest you! Pre-order it here for 99cents and then get a chance to win
1x 10 USD Amazon voucher
and 10x 2 dollar vouchers.
You will get your 99 cents back! This promotion is only open for a few days - so take advantage today!
