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July 3, 2015
Book Review: Between Two Worlds by Christy Santo
Author: Christy Santo
Genre: Time Travel
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Rebecca dreams her present time and lives her past.
It is 2006 and Indiana University graduate student Rebecca Harrison attends a Halloween party. Unknown to her she will have her world turned upside down when she leaves it. An unexpected accident rips her from 2006 Indiana and abandons her in 1983 Fanwood, New...
July 2, 2015
Mini-Reviews: Butterfly Palace
Time for some mini-reviews! What are mini-reviews, you ask? As the title suggests, these are short reviews, consisting of one paragraph tops, about a book. It’s a way to catch up on the books I’ve read a while ago, but never got around to reviewing.
Title: Butterfly Palace
Author: Colleen Coble
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Rating: 2 stars
Purchase: Amazon
When Lilly Donnelly arrives at the Cutlers’ famed Butterfly Mansion in 1899, the massive house and unfamiliar duties threaten to o...
July 1, 2015
Book Review: We Are Monsters by Brian Kirk
Author: Brian Kirk
Genre: Horror
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The Apocalypse has come to the Sugar Hill mental asylum.
He’s the hospital’s newest, and most notorious, patient—a paranoid schizophrenic who sees humanity’s dark side.
Luckily he’s in good hands. Dr. Eli Alpert has a talent for healing tortured souls. And his protégé is working on a cure for schizophrenia, a d...
Book Review: Stones of Caron
Author: R. Ann. Greene
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Earia, queen of the elves, has long fought against an enemy she believed she created: a man, Niren, who she raised as her son, over four hundred years ago and he will see every man, elf, and dwarf killed unless they bend a knee to him. The dragons already have, willing or not, and Earia is forced to fight them as...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Run
I’m hosting the starter day party today for mystery / suspense “Run”. The tour runs from July 1 to August 1. I’ll review the book on July 18.
Tour ScheduleJuly 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 2nd: Promo Post @ Indy Book Fairy
July 2nd: Author Interview @ Author C.A. Milson
July 4th: Promo Post @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
July 5th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog
July 6th: Promo Post @ Bookaholic Ramblings
July 8th: Book Review @ Author C.J. Anaya’s Blog
July 10th: Promo Post @...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Song of a Dead Star
I’m hosting the starter day party for the tour for science-fiction / fantasy “Song of a Dead Star”. The tour runs from July 1 to August 1. I’ll review the book on July 22. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops!
Tour ScheduleJuly 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 4th: Book Excerpt @ Author C.A. Milson’s Blog
July 5th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook
July 7th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
July 9th: Author Interview @ Women of Badassery
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Book Tours: Starter Day Party Tempted by Pleasure
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for erotica “Tempted by Pleasure”. The tour runs from July 1 to August 1. Enjoy the tour!
Tour ScheduleJuly 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 2nd: Promo Post @ Cynthia Rayne’s Blog
July 3rd: Promo Post @ Indy Book Fairy
July 3rd: Book Excerpt @ Urban Smoothie
July 4th: Promo Post @ Underneath the Covers
July 7th: Book Review @ Books are Forever
July 11th: Book Excerpt @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
July 13th: Promo Post @ Nat’...
June 30, 2015
Book Tours: Starter Day Party The Widow’s Son
I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for thriller / suspense “The Widow’s Son”. The tour runs from June 30 to July 30.
Tour ScheduleJune 30th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
July 2nd: Book Review @ Michelle Dragalin’s Journey
July 3rd: Book Excerpt and Author Interview @ BooksChatter
July 5th: Book Review @ Mallory Heart Reviews
July 7th: Book Review @ Journey of a Bookseller
July 9th: Author Interview @ Cheryl M’s Book Blog
July 12th: Book Excerpt @ Book About
July 14th...
Book Review: Breaking the Silence by Diamante Lavendar
Author: Diamante Lavendar
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Based on a true story, a new novel from Diamante Lavendar.Joan Eastman was born like any other girl. However her life would prove to be a life of great pain…Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against their sexual and psychological ab...
June 27, 2015
Mini-Review: Dangerous Dream and Dangerous Creatures
Time for some mini-reviews! What are mini-reviews, you ask? As the title suggests, these are short reviews, consisting of one paragraph tops, about a book. It’s a way to catch up on the books I’ve read a while ago, but never got around to reviewing.
Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures StoryTite: Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story
Author: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult, Fantasy
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase:
Amazon
The #1 New York Times bestselling Beau...