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June 7, 2015
Book Review: Haunted Plantations of the South by Richard Southall
Title: Haunted Plantations of the South
Author: Richard Southall
Genre: Non-Fiction, True Haunting, Ghosts & Hauntings
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 2 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When you hears the word “plantations,” most people think of grand homes with pillars and sweeping staircases. These houses of grandeur were located all through the South in the days before the Civil War, and there are some that still resonate with the lo...
Book Tours: Guest Post for Trespass
I’m hosting a guest post today for the book tour for science-fiction / fantasy “Trespass”. The author talks about five things he learned while writing Trespass! I hope you enjoy the post.
Five Things I Learned Writing TrespassDon’t try to be Too Clever
I wanted my first novel to be special, to be different. Setting out to write a book was a major turning point in my life and the realisation of a dream I’d nurtured for as long as I could remember. For me, the bells were ringing and I was det...
June 6, 2015
Cover Reveal Party The Secrets of Yashire
Title: The Secrets of Yashire
Author: Diamante Lavendar
Genre: YA Fantasy
The Secrets of Yashire: Emerging From the Shadows is a young adult fantasy adventure that occurs within the framework of a young girl’s subconscious mind. The main character, Brianna, finds herself thrown into a world called Yashire where she is forced to deal with circumstances that are threatening Yashire’s existence. Against her will, she is sent on a journey to restore unconditional love back to the...
Book Review: Friends’ Experience by Simone Freier
Title: Friends’ Experience
Author: Simone Freier
Genre: Erotic Romance
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
FRIENDS’ EXPERIENCE is an intimate exploration of kinks and fetishes by an unlikely couple, with thoughtfuland philosophical discussion by the characters, and graphic descriptions of their erotic adventures.
Kelly and Sam continue to expand their sexual horizons by including Kelly’s o...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Forbidden Darkness
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for YA paranormal / fantasy “Forbidden Darkness”. The tour runs from June 6 to July 6.
Tour ScheduleJune 6th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
June 6th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy
June 6th: Promo Post @ European Geeks
June 7th: Promo Post @ Nat’s Book Nook
June 9th: Book Review @ Hollow Readers
June 11th: Book Excerpt @ Bedazzled By Books
June 15th: Author Interview @ Author Nicolette Andrews
June 17th: Book Excerpt @ The Sing...
June 5, 2015
Book Tours: Guest Post and Giveaway Mothering Through Bipolar
Today’s guest is Rebecca Moore, the author of “Mothering Through Bipolar”, a memoir. She talks about why she started writing down her jounrey as a parent diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, and why she writes the things she writes.
Why I Do What I doFour years ago when I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, I made it my mission to reach out to other parents who were struggling with the same illness. At the time, my illness consumed me and there were many days I couldn’t get out of bed. I neede...
June 4, 2015
Book Review: House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy
Title: House of Echoes
Author: Brendan Duffy
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 2,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
In this enthralling and atmospheric thriller, one young family’s dream of a better life is about to become a nightmare.
Ben and Caroline Tierney and their two young boys are hoping to start over. Ben has hit a dead end with his new novel, Caroline has lost her banking job, and eight-year-old...
Release Day Party Forbidden Darkness
Title: Forbidden Darkness
Author: Alec John Belle
Genre: YA Paranormal / Fantasy
Being a sixteen year old Monster Hunter sucks. That’s what Heather Hawkins learns just days before her sixteenth birthday. After dealing with her best friend, Kristen’s, attempted suicide, the last thing Heather wants is any more drama. When the realistic dreams of Heather being haunted by a guy named Kadin begin, she learns the truth. She is a Monster Hunter, and on her birthday, she will undergo...
Book Review: Nightmare in Greasepaint by L.L. Soares and G. Daniel Gunn
Title: Nightmare in Greasepaint
Author: L.L. Soares and G. Daniel Gunn
Genre: Horror, Novella
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Some family legacies are best left buried.
Will Pallasso has brought his wife and young son, Billy, back to his childhood home to settle his late mother’s affairs…and remove all traces of his haunted past. But now hideous memories are coming back to Will, and Billy has started su...
June 3, 2015
Release Day Party Barrier Between
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Zoey’s life has taken a dramatic turn. Only a few months ago she was a Collector working for the a secret part of the government called the Department of Molecular Genetics (DMG), tracking and collecting fae. Her life had been changing and improving with a partner she loved and a sister she adored.
Now all that is gone—Daniel murdered by a fae, and Lexi killed when the Seattle area is devastated by a powerful, magical electrical storm. Zoey hersel...
