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Book Review: Shawndirea by Leonard D. Hilley II

Title: Shawndirea

Author: Leonard D. Hilley II

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to add to his vast collection, he mistakenly sweeps what he thinks is the most spectacular butterfly he has ever seen into his net. Upon examining his catc...

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Kristin’s Ghost

I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for MG paranormal adventure “Kristin’s Ghost”. The tour runs from November 15 to November 29. I’ll be reviewing the book on November 27. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.

Tour Schedule

November 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

November 17th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

November 18th: Author Interview @ The Book Daily

November 19th: Book Excerpt @ Deal Sharing Aunt

November 21st: Author I...

Release Day Party for Godwin’s Law

Today we’re celebrating the release day for “Godwin’s Law”, a thriller by author Bernard Maestas.

About The Book

Title: Godwin’s Law

Author: Bernard Maestas

Genre: Thriller

Gwen Kane, estranged daughter of a Forbes millionaire and the bearer of a horrifying secret is lured into a dangerous international cult. It falls to Alex Kirwan and Ted Reagan to rescue her. What should be easy money for the mercenary team of a freerunning ex-commando and his computer hacking partner proves to be anything but...

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Touched (The Marnie Baranuik Files #1)

I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for paranormal / urban fantasy “Touched”, the first book in the Marnie Baranuik Files series. I’ll be hosting a guest post for the tour on November 26.

Tour Schedule

November 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

November 15th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

November 15th: Book Excerpt @ Undercover Book Reviews

November 18th: Book Review and Author Interview @ Reading to Distraction

November 20th: Book Excerpt @ Realm Tramper

November 20t...

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Seidrmaidens (Wyrdfolk #1)

I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for “Seidrmaidens (Wyrdfolk #1)”, a YA paranormal novella. The tour runs from November 15 to November 29.

Tour Schedule

November 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

November 15th: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

November 15th: Book Excerpt @ Undercover Book Reviews

November 19th: Promo Post @ The Reader’s Hollow

November 22nd: Book Review @ Apocalypse Booked

November 23rd: Book Excerpt @ Sunshine Book Promotions

November 24th: Book Review...

Book Review: Phoenix Rising by Leila Lacey

Title: Phoenix Rising

Author: Leila Lacey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

Phoenix James is plus sized dynamo, she is tall and light skinned, very earthy and eclectic in the way she dresses.

Phoenix is funny and fun loving; she has the personality that can make friends in the desert. Outgoing and charismatic, easy to talk to. She is the girl that all the girls want to have...

Book Review: The Duchess Quest by C.K. Brooke

Title: The Duchess Quest

Author: C.K. Brooke

Genre: Fantasy / Romance

Rating: 4 stars

Purchase: Amazon

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

Love is destined to find her…

Dainy doesn’t know that she is the lost Duchess of Jordinia, believed to have been assassinated fifteen years ago. Nor does she know that her uncle has implemented an illegal contest to seek her, offering her marriage hand as the reward!

Though at odds, three clashing rivals – including...

Mini-Reviews: Cinder and Ella, Frost Moon, The Art of Forgetting

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.

Cinder and Ella

Title: Cinder and Ella

Author: Melissa Lemon

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Rating: 3,5 stars

Purchase: Amazon

After her father’s disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn’t long before her sister Ella is...

Book Review: Journal of a South African Zombie Apocalypse

Title: Journal of a South African Zombie Apocalypse

Author: Lee Herrmann

Genre: YA Horror / Dystopian

Pages: 180 pages

Publication Date: August 2014

ISBN Number: 978-0-620615-92-1

South Africa has been infected. The army and police failed. Government fell. And now the dead roam the streets.

Journal of a South African Zombie Apocalypse is a post-apocalyptic story set in South Africa, 2 years after a mysterious outbreak has ravaged the country. No one seems to know how it started, but the reality is t...

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Cross Roads

I’m hosting the starter day party today for YA action adventure / urban fantasy “Cross Roads”. I’ll be reviewing the book on December 3rd. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.

Tour Schedule

November 13th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

November 13th: Promo Post @ Undercover Book Reviews

November 15th: Book Excerpt Post @ Hollow Readers

November 16th: Promo Post @ The Single Librarian

November 17th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog

November 19th: Book Exc...