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June 17, 2015

Book Review: Shadowshift by Peter Giglio

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25331467Title: Shadowshift

Author: Peter Giglio

Genre: Thrillers, Supernatural Thrillers

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Chet is a shape-shifter who uses his abilities to burglarize homes…

Hannah is a young girl with strange influences over inanimate objects…

Father and daughter, these supernatural misfits are bound by blood, their unfolding stories separated by time. While Chet follows a grim path, Hanna...

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Published on June 17, 2015 17:29

Waiting on Wesnesday (33)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases bloggers are eagerley anticipating. These can be debut novels, sequels, eBooks,…as long as they aren’t released yet.

Click HERE to view all my ‘Waiting on Wednesday‘ posts.

I’m waiting for…

Title: Gathering Deep

Author: Lisa Maxwell

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Release: October 8, 2015

When Chloe Sabourin wakes in a dark, New Orleans cemetery with no memory of the previous days, she...

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Published on June 17, 2015 05:02

June 15, 2015

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Twiceborn Queen

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for urban fantasy “The Twiceborn Queen”. The tour runs from June 16 to June 23.

Tour Schedule

June 16th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 16th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

June 18th: Book Review @ Books, Books and More Books

June 20th: Book Excerpt @ Sunshine Book Promotions

June 22nd: Book Excerpt @ Nat’s Book Nook

June 23rd: Book Excerpt @ Kat’s Reading Corner

About the Book

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Author: Marina Finl...

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Published on June 15, 2015 17:57

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Fixed in Blood

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for thriller “Fixed in Blood”. The tour runs from June 16 to July 16.

Tour Schedule

June 16th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 16th: Book Review @ Reading, Writing and Riesling

June 16th: Book Review @ Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My

June 16th: Book Review @ Collector of Book Boyfriends

June 18th: Book Excerpt @ Deluged with Books Cafe

July 20th: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings

June 22nd: Book Excerpt @ Books and Tales

June 24th:...

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Published on June 15, 2015 17:47

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Duke City Desperado

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I’m hosting the starter starter day party for the tour for thriller “Duke City Desperado”. The tour runs from June 16 to July 16.

Tour Schedule

June 16th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 18th: Book Excerpt @ The Book Daily

June 20th: Book Excerpt @ AreCafe

June 21st: Book Excerpt @ Author C.A. Milson’s Blog

June 22nd: Book Review, Book Excerpt and Author Interview @ The Book Breeze

June 26th: Book Review @ Mallory Heart Reviews

June 28th: Book Excerpt @ Nat’s Book Nook

June 29th: Au...

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Published on June 15, 2015 17:31

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Between Two Worlds

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for time travel romance “Between Two Worlds”. The tour runs from June 15 to August 15. I’ll review the book on June 3. Stay tuned for the review, and enjoy the tour!

Tour Schedule

June 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 15th: Book Excerpt @ Author C.A. Milson’s Blog

June 17th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

June 23rd: Book Excerpt @ Nat’s Book Nook

June 25th: Author Interview @ BooksChatter

June 27th: Book Excerpt @ European Gee...

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Published on June 15, 2015 05:20

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Other Side of Summer

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for contemporary romance “The Other Side of Summer”. The tour runs from June 15 to July 15. I’ll review the book on July 6. Stay tuned for the review and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.

Tour Schedule

June 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 17th: Book Excerpt @ Nat’s Book Nook

June 20th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

June 21st: Character Interview @ The Book Daily

June 22nd: Book Excerpt @ The Reading Guru

Ju...

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Published on June 15, 2015 04:47

June 14, 2015

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Secrets of Yashire

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for YA fantasy “Secrets of Yashire”. The tour runs from June 14 to July 14. I’ll review the book on July 13, and I hope you enjoy the tour.

Tour Schedule

June 14th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 16th: Book Excerpt @ Hollow Readers

June 17th: Book Excerpt @ Daniel Riding

June 19th: Author Interview @ BooksChatter

June 21st: Book Review @ Reading with Pixie

June 23rd: Book Excerpt and Giveaway @ Laura’s Interests

June 25th: B...

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Published on June 14, 2015 03:14

June 13, 2015

Mini-Reviews: Helter-Skelter Part One and Two, Crime Scene Investigations

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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: Helter-Skelter: Part One of the Shocking Manson Murders

Author: Vincent Bugliosi

Genre: Non-Fiction, True Crime

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

Part One: The Shocking Story of the Manson Murders.

On August 9th 1969, seven people were fou...

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Published on June 13, 2015 17:21

Book Review and Giveaway The SEAL’s Angel

TheSEALsAngelCoverArt1_72dpiTitle: The SEAL’s Angel

Author: Petie McCarty

Genre: Contemporary Romance / Military

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

Navy SEAL Sean MacKay’s teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes MacKay’s teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find...

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Published on June 13, 2015 08:30