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October 9, 2014

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Luddite’s Guide to Technology

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for creative non-fiction / religion and spirituality / technology – social aspects book “The Luddite’s Guide to Technology”. I will review the book on November 20. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.


Tour Schedule

October 9: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


October 11: Promo Post @ I’m an Eclectic Reader


October 13: Book Excerpt @ 365 Days of Reading


October 15: Promo Post @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog...

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Published on October 09, 2014 08:48

October 8, 2014

Book Review: Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler

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Author: Christopher Fowler


Genre: Mystery, Horror


Age Group: Adult


Rating: 5 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



An original thriller from bestselling author Christopher Fowler that reinventing the haunted house story.


There are two things you need to know about haunted houses. One, there’s never been an actual authenticated haunted house. Two, it’s not the house that’s haunted, but the person.


Callie is a young architectura...

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Published on October 08, 2014 17:56

Book Tours: Guest Post for To The Breaking Pointe Tour

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I’m hosting a guest post for the book tour for ‘To The Breaking Pointe”. Enjoy the guest post.


TEN QUICKIES FOR WRITING LOVE SCENES

Hey writing is a tough business! Whether you write mysteries, suspense, romance, or thrillers it is hard to stand out in the crowd, and you definitely want to stand out in the right way.


I’ve talked to so many writers who tell me that they struggle with or perhaps even shy away from love scenes. Truth is many writers avoid it at all costs because they feel awkward o...

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Published on October 08, 2014 17:04

Book Review: Project Firebird by Nick Green

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Author: Nick Green


Genre: Young Adult,Science Fiction


Age Group: Young Adult


Rating: 5 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



How do you save the world when it’s already too late?

Don’t ask Leo Lloyd-Jones. Ask him how to steal a car, or why he got excluded from every school in Salford, but don’t come to him for help. This whole thing must be a daft mistake – and if anyone finds out, he’s done for.

Earth is on...

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Published on October 08, 2014 12:25

October 7, 2014

Book Tours: Promo and Excerpt Ascension

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The Demon Hunters # 1


By: A.S. Fenichel


Releasing October 6th, 2014


Lyrical Press / Kensington


Blurb

When demons threaten London, Lady Belinda answers the call.


Lord Gabriel Thurston returns home from war to find his fiancée is not the sweet young girl he left behind. She’s grown into a mysterious woman who guards her dark secrets well. When he sees her sneaking away from a ball, he’s convinced it’s for a lover’s rendezvous. Following her to London’s slums, Gabriel watches in horror as his...

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Published on October 07, 2014 17:58

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Red Collection

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I’m hosting a starter day party for the book tour for fantasy romance “The Red Collection”. The tour runs from October 8 to October 15. I hope you enjoy the tour, and find the time to visit all the tour stops.


Tour Schedule

October 8th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


October 9th: Promo Post @ I’m an Eclectic Reader


October 10th: Book Excerpt @ Mythical Books


October 12th: Book Review @ Mommy Makes Time


October 13th: Author Interview @ The Single Librarian


October 15th: Book Review @ Penny for T...

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Published on October 07, 2014 17:35

Release Day Party The Luddite’s Guide to Technology

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About the Book

the_luddites_guide_to_technology_iiTitle: The Luddite’s Guide to Technology


Author: CJS Hayward


Genre: creative non-fiction / religion and spirituality / technology – social aspects


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 the Mount aims to put us in the driver’s seat and not what you could possess in ancient times, and...

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Published on October 07, 2014 17:33

Book Review: Forevermore by Kristy Robinett

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Author: Kristy Robinett


Genre: Non-Fiction, True Haunting, Ghosts and Hauntings


Age Group: Adult


Rating: 3,5 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



Kristy Robinett has always had helpers in spirit, but when she was thirteen, she met the most fascinating spirit guide of all–Edgar Allan Poe. Forevermore tells the true story of how Edgar Allan Poe helps Kristy heal her soul so that she is able to fulfill her destiny.


Always reluc...

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Published on October 07, 2014 17:25

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Between Land and Sea

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I’m hosting a starter day party for the tour for paranormal romance “Between Land and Sea”. The tour runs from October 8 to October 22.


Tour Schedule

October 8th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


October 8th: Book Excerpt @ Literary Chanteuse


October 9th: Book Excerpt @ Undercover Book Reviews


October 11th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog


October 14th: Book Excerpt @ Mythical Books


October 16th: Author Interview @ Karen Greco’s Blog


October 17th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader


Oct...

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Published on October 07, 2014 17:10

Release Day Party Operation Tree Roper

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OPERATION TREE ROPER: AN EYE ABOVE
By Robert Polk
Adventures, Anaiah Press

Twelve-year-old Declan Parker was only born with one eye, but all he seems to have trouble seeing in proper perspective is himself. All he wants is for kids to see him as normal before he starts a new school in the fall. To that end, he sets out to make money helping with his dad’s tree care business.
Unfortunately, when his dad lands in the hospital after a climbing accident, Declan’s surgery hopes are wrecked. His only...
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Published on October 07, 2014 12:31