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THE FALL by Guillermo Del Toro

I picked up this gem at the ALA conference. (I couldn't resist, they said it was a Vampire Horror book!)THE FALL was a good second installment to the Strain series (which I read after I engulfed this one). It was gruesome, raw, scary and action packed. There were a lot of different point of views in this book and at first I got frustrated being shuffled from one character to another, but it had a

TWO BOOKS DOWN, LESSONS LEARNED

Whew, the release date of my second book has come and shortly gone. I'm not such a newbie now when it comes to writing and publishing. I can honestly say, I'm stronger, better and have a totally different view of being an author and one of an Indie or Small Press publishing company. Over a year ago, my husband had the idea of starting Phenomenal One Press. A small press or indie publishing

BLACK MIRROR by Nancy Werlin

I picked this YA/Mystery novel at the ALA conference from the publisher. I was excited by the excerpt (see below)Convinced her brother's death was murder rather than suicide, sixteen-year-old Frances begins her own investigation into suspicious student activities at her boarding school.I really enjoyed this read. The character's voice is what truly kept me engaged the most. I loved this shy,

BizMommy - FIND YOUR SPARK

~Tisha Berg, owner of Biz MommyI was on Biz Mommy Radio with Tisha Berg this Monday, August 9th at 1:30pm. Click the link to hear my interview with Tisha Berg, owner of Biz Mommy, (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bizmommy... Mommy is an Internet Radio and blog devoted to Busy Mommies who also own businesses. As an author many of us start of writing because we love it.

SILVER PHOENIX - Book Review by Nyia

SILVER PHOENIX by Cindy PonHello all, please welcome our Teen Book Reviewer, Nyia. She couldn't wait to give her review of Silver PhoenixBOOK REVIEW BY NYIAWhen I first picked up the book I really liked the cover. The colors and the girl were so pretty I couldn't wait to read it. I loved this story because it felt like I was in a different place. Where Ai lived was full of surprises and dangers.

LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

My senior year ended with a bang. Several things went wrong and quite a few went right. I was supposed to go to Penn State University. But, crap happens. My plans for packing up and going to live on miles away from home were cut short due to a family catastrophe.With that catastrophe I had to grow up pretty fast. Let's face it, as a product of a teen mom – I was used to it. I'd always thought

V.J. CHAMBERS Spotlight Party Guest

Well my party is winding down, but why does it have to? No reason, let's party on! V.J. Chambers has stopped by the party and I can't wait for you to hear about her books that garnered some great reviews. Please give a warm welcome to V.J. Chambers.How you diggin the party?Cheers! I'm diggin' it. :PTell me about yourself? I'm an indie author, and I make a living teaching high school. I'm also

SALT Movie Review

This weekend I tiptoed to the movies to see SALT. I have to admit, I'm a Angelina Jolie fan. She fits the profile of most of my characters. Sexy, powerful and loves to kick butt then take names. This is a spy thriller in which she is wrongly accused of being a Russian agent sent to kill the president.Action packed from the beginning. Now I will admit, it's a little unbelievable that a woman as

NICOLE LANGAN of TRIBUTE BOOKS - Spotlight Party Guest

Please welcome Nicole Langan, publisher, book reviewer, blogger and much more.How are you diggin the party?Any time books equal fun - count me in!Tell me about yourself?My name is Nicole Langan and I live in northeast Pennsylvania near Scranton. Are you in the book business? What do you do?I am the owner of a small publishing house, Tribute Books (http://www.tribute-books.com) and I review books

SHAMELESS PARTYING!!

Yep, the day soon approaches. D-DAY. Release Day! Yippee! If you haven't gotten your party favor yet, this is the last week for getting a free book. Sunday, August 1st is the birthday for THE PACK. I'm having a small party of friends and posting up some teen comments from kids that got a free sample of books for their classroom. Yessir, we gave an entire class a copy of The Pack to read and give