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November 25, 2014
Author Interview with Michael Hurley
Michael Hurley, author of literary fiction “The Vineyard”, is visiting my blog today, and was kind enough to respond to my interview questions.
1) How long have you been writing?
I wrote my first “book” at age 13, entitled, “101 Ways to Better Your Bass Fishing,” printed it on a mimeograph machine, and sold copies at the local tackle shop. I sold my first magazine article at age 15, entitled “Camping in the Catoctin Region,” to the Maryland Conservationist for $45. Fishing and camping were all...
Release Day Party An Impossible Dilemma
About the Book
Title: An Impossible Dilemma
Author: Netta Newbound
Genre: Thriller
Local vets Victoria and Jonathan Lyons seem to have everything—a perfect marriage, a beautiful five-year-old daughter, Emily, and a successful business. Until they discover Emily has a rare and fatal illness.
Early trials show that a temporary fix would be to transplant a hormone from a living donor. However in the trials; the donors had died within twenty four hours. They have no choice but to accept their daughter...
November 24, 2014
Book Review: Vanished from Dust by Shea Norwood
Title: Vanished From Dust
Author: Shea Norwood
Genre: YA Paranormal Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
This book is the first in a series.
A CHILL RUNS THROUGH HIS SKIN AS THE PHANTOM APPEARS.
HE SEES THEM EVERYWHERE...
Eric Stark is not insane. Or at least he doesn’t think so. He wishes everyone in Dust, Texas, felt the same way. But that’s not going to happen since the whole town thinks he’s crazy. Why didn’t...
Book Review: Winter Wolf by R.J. Blain
Title: Winter Wolf
Author: R.J. Blain
Genre: paranormal / supernatural suspense / thriller / murder mystery / urban fantasy
Rating: 5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
The Hunted Wizard
When Nicole dabbled in the occult, she lost it all: Her voice, her family, and her name. Now on the run from the Inquisition, she must prove to herself—and the world—that not all wizards are too dangerous to let live.
The savage murder of a books...
Cover Reveal Party The Bleaklisted Books
I’m hosting the cover reveal today for “The Bleaklisted Books” by David M. Brown & Donna Brown. Here is the cover:
Title: The Bleaklisted Books
Authors: Donna Brown, David M. Brown
Genre: Non Fiction: Humour/Pets & Animals
Blurb:
My mini-irons,
I urge you to embrace the goose-spell of Animal Farm and you will find sanctuary when our difficult war is over. I will add, of course, that given that conquering the world means a long, long, long, long, long war, I will permit you to read another book eve...
November 22, 2014
Mini-Review: Revealing Eden, Dark Kiss and Heart of Perdition
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.
Revealing Eden
Title: Revealing Eden
Author: Victoria Foyt
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Fantasy
Rating: 1 star
Purchase: Amazon
Eden Newman must mate before her 18th birthday in six months or she’ll be left outside to die in a burning world. But who wi...
Book Review A Soul to Shine by Jennifer Ott
Title: A Soul to Shine
Author: Jennifer Ott
Genre: Literary Fiction
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
From the outside, starlet Olivia Hammond has it all—fame, fortune and a Hollywood hunk boyfriend. No one suspects her rising self-doubts and anxieties. In order to escape the realities of her chaotic world, she dives into an Oscar quality role of a young woman trapped in the horrors of postwar B...
Book Tours: Book Excerpt from The Progeny
Book Excerpt
Ascher gently twinned their hands, clasping their fingers together while burying his head in the pillow to escape the desire to bite her. With each thrust, she groaned and dug her nails into his palms. His body hyperaware of her every breath and heartbeat, he stroked her softly, gently, his hips swiveling in the slowest circular motion. After several gentle thrusts, he finally broke through her virgin’s barrier. The urge to bite her resurfaced as the smell of her lost innocence sm...
November 20, 2014
Mini-Review: Angel Burn, Shadows on the Moon, Cinder
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.
Angel Burn
Title: Angel Burn
Author: L.A. Weatherly
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
They’re out for your soul.
And they don’t have heaven in mind…
Willow knows she’s different from other girls, and not just because...
Book Review: The Luddite’s Guide to Technology by CJS Hayward
Title: The Luddite’s Guide to Technology
Author: CJS Hayward
Genre: creative non-fiction / religion and spirituality / technology – social aspects
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Mammon, as it is challenged in the Sermon on the Mount, represents such wealth and possessions as one could have two thousand years ago. But that is merely beer as contrasted to the eighty proof whisky our day has concocted. The Sermon on...
