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Welcome Gayle Rosengren

 MacKenzie's Last Runby Gayle Rosengren ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Middle Grade fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Thirteen-year-old MacKenzie (Mac) Lawrence secretly blames himself for his father’s death. In his grief and guilt, he has pulled away from everyone, even his twin sister Tessa.  When their mother announces her plans to remarry barely 18 months after Dad’s death, Mac is furious and runs away in

Welcome to Derek J. Robinson, M.D.

 This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotoins. The Literary Lobbyist will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour. In Improbable MD, Dr. Derek J. Robinson traces his unlikely journey from fishing on the bayous of Louisiana, to an ER and helicopter flight physician in

Review of Dark Waves

 Dark Wavesby Amanda Uhl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Paranormal Romance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: A fearless doctorParanormal psychiatrist Dr. Audrey Gilbert is not used to failure, especially when it comes to her career. She possesses an uncanny ability to see into her patients’ souls and mend their brokenness. When she misdiagnosis a patient and is fired, she is given a chance to regain her job. Her task?

Review of Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama

 Off Broadway: A Marriage Dramaby William A. Glass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:   Family drama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Cindy and Dave Knight got married too young. Several years later they are trying to make the best of it. He is a salesman on the fast track with a prestigious corporation. She is the indispensable assistant to a prominent Broadway producer. They own an apartment in Manhattan and enjoy

Lovin' You Crazyby Nora LeDuc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Mys...

 Lovin' You Crazyby Nora LeDuc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:   Mystery/Romance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Murder suspect Thomasina (Tommie) Murphy gambles on her childhood friend, an untested, smart PI to clear her name and bury her secrets.Tommie Murphy is shocked to discover her dinner host shot dead in his elegant, Florida home. As the police examine her past relationship with a jailed convict, she becomes

Welcome Patricia Leavy

 Celestial Bodies: The Tess Lee and Jack Miller Novels by Patricia Leavy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Romance/Women's fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic, written with the sharp wit of Candace Bushnell and the sensitivity of Meg Donahue, comes best-selling author Patricia Leavy’s tour de force about learning to balance darkness and light in our lives. Celestial Bodies is a

Review of The Seraphim's Song

The Seraphim's Songby Barbara Casey  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~GENRE: Fiction/Mystery  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~BLURB:When a powerful ancient artifact – a key - falls into the wrong hands and disaster begins to strike around the globe, the F.I.G.s must find the artifact and return it to its rightful home. With odds stacked against them, and only their unique intellectual gifts to rely on, they are in a race

Summer of Georgie review

 Summer of Georgieby Kerry Crisley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:   ChickLit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Deep into her 40s with a lackluster career, Georgie wonders how she became so...underwhelming. If she’s not battling her micromanaging boss and egotistical CEO, she’s trying to quiet her inner voice, the one whispering that she hasn’t lived up to the cool, funny and creative person she used to be.When she's

Review of Deception Pass

 Deception Passby Norm Harris  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Mystery/Thriller (Legal Military), Time Travel Science Fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Faydra “Spider” Green has had a storied career as a Navy lawyer, all while juggling being the daughter of a former U.S. President. She has successfully navigated complex diplomatic situations, pulse-pounding legal investigations, and dangerous military missions,

Welcome Leah Cupps

 Harley James and the Peril of the Pirate's Curseby Leah Cupps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Middle Grade Fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: Will Harley find the magic pearl before Port Royal is destroyed? Harley James, explorer and amateur cryptologist, has just arrived in Port Royal, Jamaica—home to the Caribbean’s famous sunken pirate city. Her latest mission? Prevent a mysterious, mythical blue pearl from