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August 14, 2015
Feature and Follow Friday (15)
Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison can Read. Each week, they ask bloggers a question they respond to in their Feature and Follow post.
I would like to be followed through Bloglovin‘.
This week’s question:
“If you could have an endless supply of food what would it be?”
Spaghetti bolognese. It’s my favorite food in the world. I’d eat it every day if I could.
What would you choose?
August 13, 2015
Author Interview with Alan Joshua
Today I’m interviewing Alan Joshua, author of science-fiction novel “The SHIVA Syndrome”. Welcome to my blog!
How long have you been writing?
Since I could hold a pen; elementary school to be exact. I was/am in love with film and drew poster ads for exciting films—Destination Moon, for example–adding text. Later, school compositions gave me the chance to exercise my imagination and share it. I wrote my first (unpublished) novel while working in a mental institution. The environment was as sur...
Book Tours: Book Spotlight The Lady and the Minstrel
The Lady and the Minstrelby Joyce DiPastena
Publication Date: January 29, 2015
Publisher: Sable Tyger Books
Formats: Ebook, Paperback
Pages: 601
ISBN: 9780986239618
Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance
A forbidden love and a past they can’t leave behind . . .
In King John’s England, Robert Marcel chafes against the law that holds him bound as a villein on his lord’s manor. He tries to make a daring escape and is nearly caught by his cruel master, but a young girl helps him slip away.
Years p...
August 12, 2015
Book Review: Goblins by David Bernstein
Title: Goblins
Author: David Bernstein
Genre: Horror, Dark Fiction
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
They want the children!
Someone is taking children from their homes on Roanoke Island and gruesomely slaughtering their families.
After a small, hideous-looking creature is discovered at one of the murder scenes, Chief of Police Marcus Hale realizes whatever is responsible for the killings isn’t e...
August 11, 2015
Promo Post for To The Promised Land
About the Book 
Title: To The Promised Land
Author: Michael Boylan
Genre: Literary Fiction / Mystery
Every student leaving the protected grounds of school wonders: must I now throw away my ideals, or can they guide me through the rough-and-tumble city? The philosopher Socrates’s descent into the bloodsports of business and politics was called “ketabasis.” But for the old college friends Moses and Peter, it is betrayal and murder found in Michael Boylan’s fast-paced and gripping novel, To the...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Back To Us
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for new adult romance “Back To Us”. The tour runs from August 11 to August 25.
Tour ScheduleAugust 11th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 11th: Promo Post @ Kat’s Reading Corner
August 12th: Book Excerpt @ Ogitchida Kwe’s Book Blog
August 15th: Guest Post @ Rambling Reads
August 15th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy
August 17th: Guest Post @ Cinderella Stories
August 19th: Book Excerpt @ The Page Unbound
August 21st: Book Re...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Forgotten Ones
I’m hosting the starter day party today for thriller / suspense “Forgotten Ones”. The tour runs from August 11 to October 11 and there’s a tour-wide giveaway for 10 eBook copies of the book! Scroll down to participate.
Tour ScheduleAugust 11th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 13th: Book Excerpt @ Bibliophile Mystery
August 15th: Promo Post @ Hollow Readers
August 17th: Book Excerpt @ Majanka’s Blog
August 19th: Book Review and Book Excerpt @ A Bookaholic Blog
August 21st: Book Ex...
August 10, 2015
Release Day Party Forgotten Ones
Title: Forgotten Ones
Author: Brian McGilloway
Genre: Mystery
From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of LITTLE GIRL LOST comes a brand-new thriller featuring Lucy Black – a twisting, gripping story of secrets and lies, perfect for fans of LOUISE PENNY and TANA FRENCH.
The body of an elderly man is hauled out of the rushing water of the River Foyle, cold dead. Detective Lucy Black is called in to investigate when it becomes evident that this was not a suicide: the man’s bod...
Book Spotlight: Finding Gabriel
ColonelGabrielde Laurent departed for the war intending to die.
After a decade of bloodstained battlegrounds while fighting in Napoleon’s army,Gabrielreturns to the streets of Paris a shattered and haunted soul. Plagued by inner demons, he swallows the barrel of his flintlock pistol and pulls the trigger.
But fate has a different plan.
Ariah Larochelle is a survivor. Orphaned at twelve and victim to a devastating crime, she has learned to keep her back to walls and to trust no...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for At The Sharp End of Lightning
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for epic fantasy / magical realism novel “At The Sharp End of Lightning”. The tour runs from August 10 to October 10. I’ll review te book on September 4. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.
Tour ScheduleAugust 10th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 10th: Book Excerpt @ Undercover Book Reviews
August 12th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy
August 12th: Book Excerpt @ Nat’s Book Nook
Augu...
