Sheila Deeth's Blog, page 62

What is it about sisters?

Today I get to welcome author Paulette Harper to my blog. Her recent novel, Living Separate Lives, is touring the internet with Juniper Grove, and there's a great prize waiting for someone in the rafflecopter giveaway (below). Since the novel involves sisterhood, and I have no natural sisters, I asked Paulette what it is about sisters that inspires such deep feelings. She gives us her answer below
 
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Christmas, Lights, and Book reviews

Christmas Lites III was released yesterday and I was lucky enough to get a free ecopy, so I thought I'd start reading... and couldn't stop...


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Ransom dropped

Today I'm delighted to welcome author Mike Sullivan to my blog, bringing an excerpt from his recent release, Ransom Drop. The first novel in this Sam Seabury series, Dead Girl Beach, is already available on Amazon, and the third novel, Eden2, will be coming soon. Meanwhile Mike is already working on another novel, The Anonymous Hacker! Mike blogs at THE BANGKOK BLOG, and if you've ever suffered from procrastination, I'm sure you'll enjoy what this busy author has to say to us. (Don't forget t...

Some short dark stories for the long dark nights of winter

My sons' old computer's dying. At least, I think it is. That awful burning smell all through the house went away a few hours after I pulled the plug. But the sons are coming home for Christmas and need that plug and computer to help them play. So I'm dearly hoping our local Friendly Computers will find a way...

Meanwhile my cell-phone's dying. I can tell 'cause each time I finish using it the screen goes dim and everything switches off. Sometimes it switches off before I finish using it. I've...

A season for giving, loving, and sharing...

I'm not sure where the year is going, or how it's getting there, but rumor has it Thanksgiving's almost upon us with Christmas following after.

A time of giving and thanks...
A time to remember those in need perhaps...

And a new book, coming soon, offers the chance to do both. It's called Christmas Lites III , and it contains stories from twenty-one authors who've given their time and their writing to aid victims of domestic crime:

Addison Moore A.F. StewartAmy EyeAngela Yuriko SmithBen WardenCas...

Reading a very big book, and reviewing smaller ones

Our book group picked a very big book for November--Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T. E. Lawrence! I'd often thought of reading it, but fitting so many close-typed pages into my schedule, not to mention such a wealth of detail, seemed impossible. Still, the book group had made its decision, and the meeting was coming soon.

Yay for book groups; with a little encouragement from spouse and friends, and the deadline of delicious food and friendly conversation looming, it was truly amazing how many wo...

Secrets, Lies and Magic

I read Cassie Scot, ParaNormal Detective a while ago (click on the link for my review) so I was delighted to be offered the chance to read the second in Christine Amsden's Cassie Scott series. Secrets and Lies was released in October of this year, and takes Cassie a whole leap further in her mixed-up world, as she rationalizes magic and investigates murder with equal aplomb, while trying to deny the leanings of her heart.


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Books for Kids for Christmas

I wonder when Christmas shoppers start looking for books. I rather suspect ebooks might be the perfect last-minute gift, since they don't require any time outdoors or waiting for deliveries. But I'm still not sure about ebooks for kids... or am I?

A friend had been hoping my Bethlehem's Baby might come out in print so she could share it with her grandson at Christmas. But her grandson loves the computer--he plays games on it, reads on it, draws on it, keeps in touch on it... And now she's wond...

To cherish or be cherished

Today I get to welcome author Lakshmi Menon to my blog with her new novel, Cherished. I love novels that take me to different places, especially when I know the author has the experience to bring those places to life. And I love questions of identity. As Jyothi searches for her father in Cherished, I imagine a young woman seeking her future in the past, and her present in heritage, and I'm intrigued. 

Of course, as an immigrant t the US, I wonder how my own children will cherish their Eng...

Not stopping

I've already read and reviewed Untraceable,   Unspeakable, and Uncontrollable, so you can tell I'm enjoying this teen series which blend romance, action adventure, respect for the earth, and neat survival skills. Click the links for my reviews on Goodreads, or read on to learn how the series continues with Unstoppable. I'm delighted to be part of the author's blog tour today, revealing the cover to Nature of Grace #3 (the others were #1, #1.5--a short story--and #2). Maybe I'll even read...