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August 15, 2014
Promo Post for The Binding of Adara
Cursed to bear 12 sets of twins in 12 years by 12 different men? That is twenty-year-old innocent Adara Lane’s terrible fate until a reluctant warlock steps in, altering one significant part of the spell, thus creating a new destiny for both of them. Like the heroic knight from her childhood fairy tales, he rescues her at the moment the spell is manifested. While she’s grateful for his help, being bound to an overbearing, controlling, potentially violent man who may never...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Spring Blessings
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for “Spring Blessings”, an urban fantasy novel. I will review the book on August 30. Stay tuned for the review, and, in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
August 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 16th: Promo Post @ Renee Entress’ Blog
August 17th: Book Excerpt @ Orion Publishing
August 20th: Guest Post and Giveaway @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
August 21st: Book Excerpt @ Sunshine Book Promotions
August 23rd: A...
August 14, 2014
Mini-Review: Whispers from the Grave, Circle of Silence, Halls of Deception
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.
Whispers From The Grave
Title: Whispers From The Grave
Author: Leslie Rule
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
When Jenna discovers the diary of a girl who was murdered over 100 years ago, she is startled by how much t...
Book Review: Saving Jamie by Carol Braswell
Title: Saving Jamie
Author: Carol Braswell
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Her secret can get her killed!
The only thing standing between Jamie and the Cartel is FBI agent Rex Garret, but he can’t protect her when she disobeys orders. When a dead body turns up and evidence places Jamie at the scene she becomes the number one suspect. Will he have to arrest the woman he’s come to care about o...
August 12, 2014
Book Review: Apartment 7C by David Bernstein
Title: Apartment 7C
Author: David Bernstein
Genre: Horror, Novella
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands.
Eighty-two-year-old Beth Baker can hear the cop in apartment 7C beating his wife. Again. She’s also having dreams—or are they visitations—of her dead daughter, Alice, who was killed fifty years ago by an abusive husband.
The message is clear—Beth has to ta...
August 11, 2014
Book Review: The Sleeping Dead by Richard Farren Barber
Title: The Sleeping Dead
Author: Richard Farren Barber
Genre: Horror
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Don’t listen…
When Jackson Smith attends an interview to escape his dead-end job, he witnesses a man jumping to his death through an office window. But this suicide is only the first of many he encounters. All around him, men and women begin taking their own lives. These seemingly random events make little sense...
Book Tours: Guest Post for Double Blind
I’m hosting a guest post today for the book tour for “Double Blind”. I’ll leave the word to the author now.
How be a better writer (and a better person) in Five Easy Steps
Step 1: Make Friends in the writing community. Do you struggle for conversation topics at parties? Do you find yourself talking about the weather in order to survive PTA meetings? Are haircuts painfully awkward and quiet because you just don’t know what to say? Try talking about writing! It’s dead easy. All you have to do is...
August 10, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Blue Effect
I’m hosting the starter day party today for adult urban fantasy / scifi “The Blue Effect”. The tour runs from August 11 to September 7. I’ll be reviewing the book on August 23. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean itme, check out the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
August 11th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 12th: Promo Post @ Bookaholic Ramblings
August 13th: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
August 14th: Book Review @ Classy Cat Books
August 15th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Cr...
Book Review: Losing Him Gaining You by Corbin Lewars
Title: Losing Him Gaining You
Author: Corbin Lewars
Genre: Non-Fiction, Divorce Guide
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Losing Him, Gaining You is a refreshingly honest and uplifting guide through divorce. Based on research and her own experience, Corbin Lewars coaches her readers through tough territory with a direct, straightforward step by step approach to divorce. With inspiration and a large dose of humor, Corbi...
August 9, 2014
Book Review: Missing & Presumed Dead by Gale St. John and Diana Montané
Title: Missing & Presumed Dead: A Psychic’s Search for Justice
Author: Gale St. John and Diana Montané
Genre: Non-Fiction, True Haunting, Ghosts and Hauntings
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This fascinating look into the life and case studies of one of America’s most well-known psychic crime profilers offers readers a rare insider’s perspective on a dramatic world most people have only seen on television. Psychic sleuth Gal...
