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August 2, 2014
Book Review: The Hexed (Krewe of Hunters #13) by Heather Graham
Title: The Hexed (Krewe of Hunters #13)
Author: Heather Graham
Genre: Paranormal Mystery, Thriller
Age Group: Adult
Rating:3,5
Purchase:
Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
A place of history, secrets…and witchcraft.
Devin Lyle has recently returned to the Salem area, but her timing couldn’t be worse. Soon after she moved into the eighteenth-century cabin she inherited from her great-aunt Mina—her “crazy” great-aunt, who spoke to the dead—a woman was murder...
August 1, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Greying
I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for fantasy novella “The Greying”. The tour runs from August 1st to September 1st. I’ll be hosting a review on August 28. Stay tuned for the review, and meanwhile, enjoy the book tour!
Tour Schedule
August 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 3rd: Promo Post @ Bookaholic Ramblings
August 5th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
August 7th: Book Excerpt @ Realm Tramper
August 9th: Guest Post @ Mythical Books
August 12th: Book Excerp...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Hostile Takeover
I’m hosting the starter day party today for “Hostile Takeover”, a mystery / thriller. The tour runs from August 1st to September 1st. I will review the book on August 20. Stay tuned for the review, and meanwhile, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
August 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 1st: Book Excerpt @ Orion Publishing House
August 3rd: Book Excerpt @ 365 Days of Reading
August 5th: Author Interview @ Hollow Readers
August 7th: Book Excerpt @ The Book Gazette
August 9th: Bo...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Where The Moths Dance
I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour for YA paranormal “Where The Moths Dance”. The tour runs from August 1st to September 1st. I’ll be reviewing the book on August 21st. In the mean time, stay tuned for the review, and check out the other tour stops.
There’s a tour-wide giveaway for a paperback copy of “Where The Moths Dance”. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for the giveaway form.
Tour Schedule
August 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
August 1st: Book Excerpt @...
July 31, 2014
Mini-Review: Blackwood, Primal, Windy Hollows
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.
Blackwood
On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor d...
July 30, 2014
Book Review: The Lair (The Farm #2) by Emily McKay
Title: The Lair (The Farm #2)
Author: Emily McKay
Genre: Young Adult, Vampires, Dystopian, Paranormal, Horror
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
In the battle against the vampiric Ticks, humanity was slowly but certainly headed for extinction. For months, twin sisters Lily and Mel had been “quarantined” with thousands of other young people being harvested for their blood—food for the Ticks. Finally escaping with a few friends, the twins are separated—and must continue the fight...
Book Tours: Book Spotlight The Agben School
Title: The Agben School
Author: Jo Sparkes
Publisher: Oscar Press
Pages: 384
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Paperback
Purchase at AMAZON
Agben had stood for a thousand years. A mysterious school housing more than students, it was the seat of the powerful Women of Agben, and the center for harnessing the potency of herbs. Few knew all that transpired within the walls.
And now Marra stood at its gate.
Friends and support stripped from her, the fragile life she’d built for herself now lay in tatters. And the sou...
Book Review: Forecast by Elise Stephens
Title: Forecast
Author: Elise Stephens
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Calvin isn’t a teenager, not really; instead, he’s spent his life trying to protect his mother and sister from his alcoholic father. Calvin keeps a knife close and sleeps with one eye open, even years after his father has left the family. A summer vacation spent at their late grandfather’s esta...
July 29, 2014
Book Review: The Farm (The Farm #1) by Emily McKay
Title: The Farm (The Farm #1)
Author: Emily McKay
Genre: Vampires, Dystopian, Young Adult, Paranormal
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences,...
Book Tours: Book Spotlight Psyche-Soul-Ology
Title:Psyche-Soul-Ology
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages: 202
Genre:Psychology
Format: Ebook
Purchase atAMAZON
Psyche-Soul-ology: An Inspirational Approach to Appreciating and Understanding Troubled Kids is a companion text to At the Mercy of Externals: Righting Wrongs and Protecting Kids, 2nd Edition. Dr. Roberts presents a spiritually based application of his theories and the Roberts FLAGS Model detailed in his first book. His use of the term Psyche-Soul-ology focuses on the import...
