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October 28, 2024
Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge 2024: Godzilla, Monster of Monsters
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I think it's fair to include video games in the challenge. The Five Count Co-Op is a newer channel, at least on Odysee. They have a fun, laid-back style. Today, they take on the 1989 Nintendo game Godzilla, Monster of Monsters. Expect old-school graphics and plenty of silly banter.
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Ryder Teaser #rabtbooktours
(Hounds of Hell MC)
Motorcycle Club Romance, Suspense
Date Published: November 1, 2024
Margot -- I've loved Ryder since we were kids, but he's never been the type to stick with anyone for long. Being a deputy sheriff means I see the world differently--by the law. He’s the opposite. The Mafia took my father from me. When they return to threaten everything I care about, including Ryder, I realize the line between right and wrong isn’t so clear. If we’re going to survive this, I’ll need Ryder’s strength. Maybe this time, we’ll face danger together.
Ryder -- Margot’s been right in front of me for years, but I’m the guy who never sticks around. Commitment? Not for me. Now she’s all I see. When the Mafia comes after the Hounds, everything is at stake. Margot’s not just a deputy sheriff -- she’s the woman I’ve always needed. The woman I love. I’ll die before I let anything happen to her.
Alert! The following excerpt contains material suitable only for readers 18+.
EXCERPT
Ryder
The next day Ryder smiled to read the text from Margot Donner.
Margot: If you still think Razor is okay with it, I’ll come see you later today.
They’d become close after her mother’s death. She was the only woman he’d ever kept as a friend for years and never fucked. Yeah, she was a cop, but she was one of his favorite people.
“What are you grinning about?” Beast asked, shifting pillows behind Ryder’s back.
Ryder wasn’t admitting to shit. He had a reputation to maintain. “Just waiting to hear Axel got these fuckers,” Ryder told him, groaning as the bigger biker hauled him up into a sitting position on the bed.
“That’s it, huh?” Beast went over to the desk in Ryder’s room at the clubhouse, lifted off a tray that held his lunch.
Beast’s dark-eyed gaze was filled with humor. His muscular friend, with his wild fringe of dark hair, towered over Ryder in the bed. Once he situated the tray in front of Ryder, his beefy arms folded across the wide expanse of his chest. The face of the dark wolf inked on his friend’s forearm drew his attention with its sinister gaze.
“Maybe,” Ryder said, steadying the tray on his lap, shaking his head. His MC brothers were still feeding him soup and applesauce. “Can I get something solid?”
Beast shook his head. “Nah, you need to heal up.”
Ryder snorted. “I’m full of fucking holes. I’m surprised this shit isn’t running right out of me the minute I eat it.”
The chime of Beast’s phone had him fishing his device out of his pocket. “Yep?”
The deep voice on the other end of the phone sounded like Hero.
Ryder tried hard to listen -- he knew his twin brother was handling things, especially with his girl in danger. Still irked him greatly that he couldn’t be there to fight at Axel’s side. To have his back. That had always been the deal between them. To always have each other’s back.
As Beast listened to whatever Hero said, Ryder let his head fall back against the pillows with a deep sigh. Alex, now Axel, had been born first by seven minutes. A fact his twin had never thrown in his face, never used at all. And Axel certainly earned the part of the older brother even though they were identical. Axel could be counted on when Ryder needed him. If he was hung over from a night of partying, Axel let him stay home and took up the slack at work. When he got himself into the occasional fight, Axel tipped the scales if he’d underestimated the other guy. Or came to bail him out.
Ryder also had spent years watching his brother earn everyone’s respect. His brother and Hero made all the business decisions for the garage. When it came to dirty jobs the club needed doing, Axel was among the first approached. Cool-headed and calculating, Axel didn’t miss a damn thing.
Ryder didn’t command the same respect. He wasn’t disrespected. And he got important jobs from the club. Okay, maybe Ryder wasn’t as cool and calculated as his twin. But he was a good shot, a damn good fighter with any weapon or hand-to-hand combat. And when crazy was called for? He could do crazy all day long.
Yes, Ryder was a ladies’ man. Axel took comfort from the occasional sweet butt although not to the extent Ryder did. He liked the ladies and didn’t limit himself to the ones who came to every party fishing for a Hound to claim her as his old lady. He liked his women fast and flashy, like his bikes. Ryder appreciated a nice ride.
Unlike his bikes, he never stayed with any woman more than a few weeks. “Love” was amazing the first few weeks. But as attachment tried to take hold, Ryder felt himself being strangled by those thin vines of commitment.
“It’s done,” Beast told him, ending the call. “Sounds like a fucking free-for-all. Sheriff Sawyer got to the Mafia guys first, then once our guys got there, Axel beat the shit out of his girl’s ex. Probably the same fucker who shot you and killed Elsie and Clyde over at Cowboy Pete’s.”
Ryder smiled. He knew Axel would deal with it.
“The guy dead?” Ryder asked, bracing for regret. It would have been nice to put down the guy who shot him full of holes -- or gave the order -- himself.
“Nah,” Beast told him. “Sawyer took him in.”
That could spell trouble down the road.
“At least Axel’s old lady is a little safer,” the other biker told him as he wandered out of his room. “Until they let him out.”
Axel’s old lady.
Everyone called her Angel but if he remembered rightly, her name was Sadie. Was she his twin’s old lady?
Yeah, the way it started out, Ryder’d assumed she was some sort of pity thing his brother had taken on. But weeks went by after she decided to hide in Mercy, and his brother stayed close to her all that time. By the time her ex and his men found her, yeah, he had to admit they’d felt like a couple. The young woman looked at his brother like a knight in shining armor. That wasn’t anything new. Ryder had seen that before. His brother had a soft spot for women and kids.
It wasn’t until the party Saturday night when Axel brought her to the clubhouse that it hit Ryder. The way his twin looked at her. Damn. He should have noticed before. His brother had found love, and he knew next to nothing about the woman except she’d been horribly abused by her ex and looked at his brother like he hung the fucking moon.
Shouldn’t he know something about his brother’s girl? If she was in Axel’s life, she’d be in his too. Hell, they’d brought her to the clubhouse a couple of days ago to keep her safe. Ryan heard her hustling around beyond his door. She never popped in to check on him though.
Lying still with the pain bleeding vividly into his awareness, Ryder reached for his pain meds, taking a double dose now that he knew his brother was safe. His brother had saved his girl and beat the fucking bad guy. Axel had to be feeling pretty good about things about now.
Ryder tried to shift on the bed to make himself comfortable, willing the pills to take the pain away sooner rather than later.
He and Axel couldn’t have been further apart in life right now. His brother was the conquering hero, setting things right for his girl and his dumbass twin brother. Ryder went home with a girl, and she got shot in the face, killed. Ryder got shot with her, providing the enemy with a weak board in the fence. They had to take him out of the hospital to keep him safe from the Mafia until Axel resolved it. Didn’t that make him a useless pile of shit?
Before his eyes slid shut, his gaze fell on his phone. He realized he’d never answered Margot, and he wanted to before he crashed. Lifting the phone in his shaking hand, he read back over the conversation.
Margot: If you still think Razor is okay with it, I’ll come see you later today.
About the Author
Jamie Targaet is the author of the Hounds of Hell MC. She's anxious to introduce you to this club of gorgeous, dominant men and the lucky women who surrender to them. The ride is going to get wild at times, not going to lie. But there's thrilling action, scorching hot sex scenes, and all the feels.
Jamie writes erotic romance for Changeling Press, a little fanfiction on the side, and she's an aspiring horror writer in another life. She enjoys time with her family (including the fur babies). She likes good horror movies and shows, emo metal and classic rock, and time spent in other worlds writing and reading. She loves hearing from readers and is looking forward to hearing from you.
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Flu Shot Gone Wrong Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Nonfiction
Date Published: May 21, 2024
Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
"EVEN THOUGH LIFE KNOCKED ME TO MY KNEES, GOD HAD ALREADY EQUIPPED ME WITH THE POWER TO GET BACK UP!... I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT YET!"
This is an unvarnished account of how a vibrant little boy's life was transformed perpetually after taking a simple vaccine: the flu shot!
Author, Michelle Mouille, thought the inoculation would protect her son from illness but was sorely mistaken. When her firstborn was just five years old, their world changed forever!
Flu Shot Gone Wrong shares the story of Maurice Lamkin Jr., who after receiving the vaccine, was plunged into a sea of surgeries, hospital stays, and developmental setbacks. Follow along as Maurice tenaciously battles for his life, defies all odds after Divine Intervention, and touches the hearts of everyone with his unwavering perseverance.
This story is not only about remaining steadfast in the face of tragedy but also encompasses the true meaning of faith, hope, love, and the ultimate will to survive! Journey through one mother's fight to never give up on her son despite insurmountable opposition and witness the extraordinary signs, wonders, and miracles that ensued thereafter.
The power of prayer and the unlimited grace of God detailed within this riveting memoir is undeniable, and the tangible presence of the Lord is observed throughout!
About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHORMs. Michelle Mouille, a native Texan, is a devoted mother, determined advocate, three-time Tae Kwon Do Olympic champion, Christian speaker, and entrepreneur. She is President and Founder of Wish For The Sky Brain Injury Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation granting wishes to children with brain injury, epilepsy, and autism. They also hold community events for the public free of charge, such as their Christmas Give Back and Tacos and Testimonies faith-filled event. Currently, Ms. Mouille is spearheading proposed legislation for vaccine reform.
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The Blue-Eyed Butterfly Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Historical Fiction
Date Published: Sept. 29 2024
Publisher: Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc.
Three women, Callie, Lillian, and Lydia faced an adversary that would change their lives forever. He resided in the only home that Callie had ever known, ensnaring her into his vicious web of dominance and cruelty. His insatiable thirst for exacting fear soon traps Lillian and Lydia in his household. In due course, his own demise takes him down the road of no return.
About the Author
Sharon is a first-time author, retired nurse, mother, and grandmother. She grew up in the Appalachian Mountains and writes with a deep appreciation and admiration for women who live there. She chronicles the life of each character so her readers can be inspired by and benefit from their remarkable stories.
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Perfectly Imperfect Week Blitz #rabtbooktours
Children’s Books
From a nose that's a tad too big, to a giggle that lights up the room, you are perfect, just the way you are.
Witness the charm of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the whimsy of the Mona Lisa's smile, and the joyous laughter of a girl who's unapologetically herself. Meet a dad whose scar tells a story of bravery, and see how even a heart with a band-aid has its own perfect place in the world.
Discover why the most beautiful thing in the world is to be fearlessly, wonderfully, uniquely you!
About the Author
Meet Cara Davis. She lives in East Nashville with her two kids, a dog, a cat, a rabbit, and two chickens. Cara really likes to check out fun places nearby and listen to music when she’s not writing stories like this!
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October 27, 2024
Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge 2024: The History of Godzilla, Mothra, and King Gidorah
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Here's something cool for fans of iconic Japanese movie monsters.
October 26, 2024
The Contraption Review #rabtbooktours
Psychological Thriller
Date Published: 03/25/2024
Publisher: Great Whale Books
The wedding was weeks away for two young lovers, who had counted themselves lucky to have found one another. Then, it was over, as one of them abruptly disappeared. Audrey was not abducted. Not exactly. She was not taken against her will. Rather, her will itself had been taken. Coerced and controlled. Deceived and derailed. Matthias cannot walk away from the catastrophe, though he has nothing to go on, and is in the dark beyond all personal darkness he has ever known . . .
The Contraption is a novel that deals with the challenges faced by a woman who has been recruited into a dangerous, coercive religious cult. Her fiancé is left not knowing even where she is. Her name has been changed and she has been relocated to another state. The cult, Church of the Mountain of Radiance, is an all-controlling psychological prison.
Excerpt
“Haveyou ever wondered what was special about all the great geniuses andspecial people of history? Was it genetics? No. They were simply ableto align their minds with the great field of Spherules, andtransition off into eternities of infinite radiance! Only with theemergence of the Beneficence, Earnest Seamark, fifty years ago, wasthere a real hope for the average person to align, and ascend. Why doyou think we even have a consciousness, anyway?”
Asunexpected and unreal as this shpiel was, there was something aboutthe women themselves, especially the one who seemed to be in thelead. She believed it. The others did, too. And Audrey had not everseen anything like their belief. Nor had she ever felt the warmth anddepth of love these strangers had for her. So, what was the realitythat drove their belief?
Standingalone with them in the empty park in muted morning light, a moment ofthe surreal took shape. It felt and looked like a scene from an oldblack-and-white arthouse movie.
DidAudrey want to try to align her mind with the boundless sea of thespheres?
Audreydid.
Sheercuriosity, as much as anything, launched her into what becamemultiple hours of subtle head movements. Mostly it was with eyesclosed, sometimes facing the sun, other times face down. Alignmentcould be a matter of microns. The pineal gland behind the foreheadand the medulla at the base of the brain stem had to form anequilateral triangle with one single Spherule in the array. Feel yourway. The conjunction had to hold long enough that her consciousnessrecognized what was happening.
Thetiny spheres could vary in size or spacing depending on location, andsome other conditions, but on that morning, at that place, thingswere said to be especially promising. One of the ladies quicklyaligned, and cooed and sang about the loveliness of it. Two of themeventually were in, but the third was dedicated to helping Audrey.
Itwas fatiguing beyond words, the precise positioning of her head. Atmore than one point she was sure she would fall over, or scream out –What in hell was this all about?! They kept talking to her, trying tohelp her find “it.”
Shethought she saw a fuzzy, indistinct blob or ball in her mind’s eye.
“Ithink … I see something,” she said.
“Isit perfectly spherical?!” the leading lady wanted to know.
“Itwas. I don’t really see it anymore,” Audrey said.
“Youwere almost there,” she informed her . . .
.. . They had told her she would easily be able to deal with hervarious responsibilities while she studied Ascendant Scripture. Theyspoke of how she and Matthias should get married at a Mountain ofRadiance center. But for now, she had to keep it all entirely quiet.She was so new to the understanding of MOR that she was notauthorized to speak about it to others just yet. There could be somelegal issues involved with doing so, too. Intellectual property andcopyright considerations, they said. She didn’t understand whatthat could be. But anyway, just for the time being, they said, it wasimperative to keep all of this to yourself.
Sherecalled having every intention of continuing on with her pastaffiliations. All of them. The marriage was still on. It had been afew days since she had spoken to Matt. But she had to get things allstraightened out regarding the new paradigm of reality that had hither like a floodlight in the face. After she came to a proper placeto pause in her scriptural studies, she had planned on picking rightback up with everyone. She had to have things together in her head sothat she had something cogent, or at least coherent, to say to Mattand the family.
Thathad been the plan. But after myriad on-line study modules, all-dayseminars at a hotel, the Spherule alignments, the group outreachsessions to higher-order sentient forms, and the three-day formalAdherency Inception ceremony in her white-draped bedroom, herprevious life was finished. All of that was dead. True life, life inthe light, began in a very big way.
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Ornery Owl's Review
Rating: Four out of Five Stars
This story has a fascinating premise that kept me hooked from the first line, but the execution needs work. The narrative sometimes borders on melodramatic and can be hard to follow, such as when Matthias' focus shifts between past and present.
I remained interested in finding out whether Matthias could save Audrey from the cult that had brainwashed her. It might seem implausible that such a bunch of over-the-top weirdos could fool anyone, but they have a sinister secret making mind control easy.
Overall, The Contraption is a cool psychological thriller that could use a little tune-up to improve its performance.
About the Author
The author, Barton A. Stewart, is a long time student of the cult phenomenon, and literary fiction. The Contraption marries together his two long time interests. Stewart has lived all over the United States, is presently single, and currently calls Metro Boston home. His book will be among the most realistic fictional depictions of the kinds of things that can happen in cases like this. Avoiding the sensationalism of so many novels on this subject, Stewart offers a look into another world, which unfortunately exists in the here and now.
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Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge 2024: Amber's Story
This 2006 movie tells the story of the events leading to the creation of the Amber Alert. In 1996, Amber Hagerman was a nine-year-old girl living in Arlington, Texas. She was abducted while riding her bike near a Winn Dixie loading dock and found murdered several days later. Her killer has never been found.
October 25, 2024
Why We Fall Book Blitz #rabtbooktours
Why Pain and Suffering Are Our Greatest Teachers
Self-Help
Date Published: August 26, 2024
Publisher: Mindstir Media
Have you ever questioned the importance behind the pain, suffering, and desperation we feel in life? Often times, it's easy for us to lose ourselves in the moment and not see the big picture of things. Yes, pain is uncomfortable, suffering is horrible, and desperation makes us feel like we're losing ourselves before we've had the opportunity to find ourselves. Often times, these emotions have so much they can teach us, yet we avoid them because we don't want to experience any kind of suffering in our lives.
In Why We Fall, I take you through a journey to uncover the truth behind the importance of these emotions in our lives. I walk you through the importance of learning to understand them and how to find the best way to cope with them. It's not an easy journey, but once you grasp the concepts and ideas that we'll discuss in the pages of this book, you'll find that living a fulfilling life and one that you feel satisfied with, has never been easier.
About the Author
It’s not easy. Before we move on, remember this. It’s like going against your own nature. You’re programmed to behave in a certain way. Your genetic code tells you that it’s ok to be the victim and to believe that everything that happens to you happens because there is a certain type of secret conspiracy working against you. We enjoy and crave being the victim. It’s comfortable and we like it. Easy things are what the mind naturally cherishes the most. Well, we’re going against this. We’re going to challenge ourselves to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and instead begin to think in a “problem-solving” mentality.
A true warrior has their values so aligned with God that no matter what happens they know that everything is happening according to God’s plan. There’s no need to feel scared or uncertain because they know that God is testing them and making sure that they’re following the right path. A true warrior knows that they’re going to be tough times and that they need to find ways to solve them because only then will they be able to say that they got stronger. Only then can they actually find a sign of improvement. Only then can they feel like they’re making progress and moving on. Even when they fall, they fall forward. Falling back is not an option for them, because they know that that’s letting the victim’s mentality kick in, and they don’t do that anymore.
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March 21, 2024
Ornery Literary Services Featuring CHEAP PROOFREADING and BOOK REVIEWS
Hello everyone,I've been dealing with a lot of personal stuff, so I haven't been around much. Colorado Medicaid stuck it to a whole bunch of people, so I'm no one special in my status of being one of those who got the shaft. They now cover my mostly useless Medicare B premiums, but no medical services. However, I can buy back in at $25 per month if I can show proof of self-employment. I'm on disability, hence the "can't work" thing. However, any tiddly-wink of income will suffice.
I'd like to offer my services as a proofreader, and you can pay me as little as five bucks. I'm not in this to get rich, I'm in it to buy back into Medicaid.
Please email me at chartley65 at Gmail or carahartley at protonmail to request assistance. I can generally thoroughly proofread a 10,000-word story in 2 or 3 days. I have many years of experience editing what may be the worst writing in existence (mine). Surely, I can help you with yours!
I'm not a dev editor, but I will point out areas where the plot is unclear to me. You know, the sort of thing where the writer knows exactly what's going on but doesn't quite explain it to the reader, who is in the dark. Of course, I never do things like that. My writing is always perfectly clear and never includes too much backstory or anything of that nature because I am literary perfection personified!
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Seriously, if you'd like me to give your manuscript the once-over, you can pay me as little as five bucks. There's pretty much no limit on length, but if you're submitting a five-hundred-page manuscript, maybe you could give me ten bucks. Pay what you can; you'll have another set of eyes on your manuscript, and you'll be helping me a lot.
Regarding book reviews, the setup is also pay what you can. I will not guarantee a five-star review. It is rare for me to give less than three stars. You can do a search for reviews at https://bit.ly/ReadersRoost to see samples of my style. I prefer to receive ARCs as a PDF, but if you only have an epub, I can convert it to a PDF.
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If you would like to do a guest post, I will need a Blogger-friendly HTML file, or a. doc or .docx file, or a PDF plus a picture of your book cover, blurb, purchase links, and an excerpt from the book. You can also include an author bio if you wish.
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