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May 9, 2015

Book Tour: Guest Post for Keep Dancing

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Today I’m glad to host a guest post for the book tour for “Keep Dancing”. I’d like to welcome the author to my blog, and thank her for writing the guest post! Also, if you’re interested, there’s a giveaway for a $2000 diamond ring during this tour (yeeep, pretty awesome, right?) Scroll down to participate!

Guest Post

First of all, a huge thank you to I Heart Reading for inviting me to guest post!

A lot of readers have really enjoyed the early 1980s setting of my novels, and they have asked m...

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Published on May 09, 2015 08:09

Book Review: Anchored in the Bay by Rachelle Paige

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romantic couple on dock with row boat at sunset/sunrise

Title: Anchored in the Bay

Author: Rachelle Paige

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

When Emily balked at running away with her childhood sweetheart, Ed, eight years ago, she had no idea he’d disappear from her life. In the years since, she’s managed to push past her pain to open her own business and find love a...

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Published on May 09, 2015 07:55

May 7, 2015

Book Review: In The Shadows of Children

23199482Title: In The Shadows of Children

Author: Alan Ryker

Genre: Horror

Rating:3 stars

Purchase:Amazon

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

Aaron hasn’t been home since his younger brother mysteriously disappeared without a trace from his bedroom fifteen years earlier. He thought he’d moved on with his life.

But when his mother dies suddenly, he finds himself back in his childhood hometown to attend the funeral and see to the estate. Aaron soon finds his hopes...

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Published on May 07, 2015 17:43

Release Day Party Like A Bird

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Book Excerpt

Just a look, that’s all it was. A glance across a room, a sense of recognition saying, “I know you, I know that you are there, I know everything about you. I know your mouth is soft and warm. I know your smile, and I hear your laugh, what you sound like when you sing and when you cry and when you sigh and when you whisper. Where you go when you are sleeping. How you toss your head, and how you run your fingers through your hair. How you close your eyes. Touch me, touch me. Gentl...

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Published on May 07, 2015 17:10

May 6, 2015

Book Review: The Killling Lessons by Saul Black

21301871Title: The Killing Lessons

Author: Saul Black

Genre: Thriller, Suspense

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 3 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

When the two strangers turn up at Rowena Cooper’s isolated Colorado farmhouse, she knows instantly that it’s the end of everything. For the two haunted and driven men, on the other hand, it’s just another stop on a long and bloody journey. And they still have many miles to go, and victims to sacrifice...

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Published on May 06, 2015 17:38

Waiting on Wednesday (31)

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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: The Veil

Author: Chloe Neill

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: August 4, 2015

Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans...

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Published on May 06, 2015 04:18

May 5, 2015

Book Review: The Bear Who Wouldn’t Leave by J.H. Moncrieff

25118244Title: The Bear Who Wouldn’t Leave

Author: J.H. Moncrieff

Genre: Horror

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

Sometimes evil looks like a fuzzy teddy bear.Still grieving the untimely death of his dad, ten-year-old Josh Leary is reluctant toaccept a well-worn stuffed teddy bear from his new stepfather. He soon learns he was right to be wary. Edgar is no ordinary toy…and he doesn’t like being rejected. Whe...

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Published on May 05, 2015 17:50

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Bai Tide

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for thriller “Bai Tide”. The tour runs from May 5 to July 5. This is the first part of the tour.

Tour Schedule

May 5th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

May 6th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

May 7th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader

May 9th: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog

May 11th: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings

May 14th: Book Excerpt @ Bookish Madness

May 15th: Author Interview @ Author CA Milson

May 17th: Book Ex...

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Published on May 05, 2015 05:10

Teaser Tuesdays (29)

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. In this meme, we grab our current read, open it to a random page and share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page with our readers.

Click HERE to view all my ‘Teaser Tuesdays‘ posts.

Here is my teaser:

He hadn’t told Caroline about the deer’s head he’d found on the stoop. The mutilated body had been easy enough to dismiss as an animal attack, but the dismembered head was not the work of forest creatures.

~ p. 91...

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Published on May 05, 2015 02:02

May 4, 2015

Book Review: Revel’s Ending by Vic Kerry

24617832Title: Revel’s Ending

Author: Vic Kerry

Genre: Horror

Age Group: Adult (18+)

Rating: 3,5 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

Let the bad times roll…

Ashe had everything going for him. He had a successful career, a stable life, and a beautiful fiancée, until she died…and was resurrected.

Now everything is falling apart.

In addition to Mardi Gras floats, the streets of Mobile are filled with walking corpses. Somehow Ashe knows it’s all...

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Published on May 04, 2015 17:26