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June 18, 2014

Book Tours: Book Spotlights The Shu:The Gnostic Tao Te Ching

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The ShuTitle: The Shu: The Gnostic Tao Te Ching

Author: Thomax Green

Publisher: CreateSpace

Pages: 110

Genre: Spiritualism

Format: Paperback/Kindle


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Author Thomax Green has produced a compelling new book so cosmic in its scope that it has the power to change readers’ lives. THE SHU: THE GNOSTIC TAO TE CHING is a “modern-day Gnostic work which blends all faiths and sciences into a super belief,” Green says. “With this belief system, you can be a faithful individual without the restrictions...

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Published on June 18, 2014 17:36

Book Review: Spelled (Amethyst #1) by Kate St. Clair

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Author: Kate St. Clair


Genre: YA Paranormal


Age Group: Young Adult


Rating: 4 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



Magic runs thicker than blood.


16-year-old Georgia Sayers may have just found out she’s descended from two of the most powerful witches in history, but others have known for a long time, and are hunting her. Can she protect her siblings from them before it’s too late?



The opening chapter of S...

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Published on June 18, 2014 00:09

June 17, 2014

Book Tours: Book Spotlights In the Mirror

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In the Mirror 3Title: In the Mirror

Author: Kaira Rouda

Publisher: Real You Publishing Group

Pages: 214

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Format: Paperback/Kindle


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What choices would you make if you knew you might die soon?


From the multi award-winning, best-selling author of four books, including Here, Home, Hope, a gripping and heart wrenching novel about a young mother who has it all. The only problem is she may be dying.


In her previous works including All the Difference, Rouda’s characters “sparkle with...

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Published on June 17, 2014 17:33

Book Tours: Starter Day Party Sister Surrendered

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for memoir “Sister Surrendered”. The tour runs from June 17 to July 17. I’ll be hosting a review on June 25. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, check out the other tour stops.


Tour Schedule

June 17th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


June 19th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader


June 21st: Author Interview @ The Single Librarian


June 23rd: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings


June 24th: Guest Post @ Endazzled Reading


June 25th: B...

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Published on June 17, 2014 11:50

June 16, 2014

Book Review: Deceiver by Kelli Owen

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Author: Kelli Owen


Genre: Dark Fiction, Novella, HOrror


Age Group: Adult (18+)


Rating: 2 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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


Matt Newman’s life is turned upside down when his wife is found murdered. The police have no leads and no suspects.


As Matt sinks further into a deep depression, he stumbles across a mysterious notebook among his wife’s belongings. Within its pages are cryptic writings revealing that she led a secret lif...

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Published on June 16, 2014 17:13

June 15, 2014

Happy Release Day for His Paris Affair

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ETNA PLUSChristina OW writes suspense, thrillers, erotica, interracial and multicultural romance books. She is the author of Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal, Regency Romance books and a poet of currently 3 titles. She loves reading novels that take her on a ride of wild emotions. Books have always been an escape for her, for a few hours she gets to live the lives of characters she grows to cherish and admire. She’s always had an active imagination and because of it has lived in her head m...

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Published on June 15, 2014 23:16

Book Tours: Guest Post Invitation Book Tour

I’m hosting a guest post today for the book tour for contemporary romance “Invitation”. I hope you enjoy the guest post, and I’ll leave the word to author Christina Hoffman now.


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Hello Beloved Readers!


I am Christina Hoffman.


I was born in England and later hop-scotched across the globe (or, rather, I was exposed to multiple wonderful cultures and adventures!) with my family until we finally settled in the United States.


I have put my suitcase down, for now at least, in blissful San Fran...

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Published on June 15, 2014 17:37

Book Review: Orange Blossom by Sarah Daltry

young pretty kissing wedding couple against skyTitle: Orange Blossom


Author: Sarah Daltry


Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance


Age Group: New Adult


Rating: 4 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



“I’ve never understood a year. A year was always a measurement of something bad for me. A year in my father’s prison sentence, a year since my mom’s death, a year left of school before I could get far, far away from here. Now, as I look down the end of my college career, with only a l...

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Published on June 15, 2014 17:06

June 14, 2014

Book Tours: Starter Day Party for The Camellia Resistance

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for the book tour dystopian / urban fantasy “The Camellia Resistance”. Visit all the tour stops, and enjoy the tour!


Tour Schedule

June 15th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


June 15th: Promo post @ Ashley’s Paranormal Book Review Blog


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


June 18th: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog


June 20th: Book Review and Author Interview @ Slayer of YA Fiction


June 21st: Promo Post @ Bookaholic Ramblings


June 22nd: Book Re...

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Published on June 14, 2014 17:36

Mini Review: Winter Chill, Lynnwood and Now You See Me

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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.


Winter Chill

Tite: Winter Chill


Author: Joanne Fluke


Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense


Rating: 3 stars


Purchase: Amazon



The moment Marian Larsen sees the patrol car stop outside her house, she feels a shiver of foreboding. The news is even worse than sh...

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Published on June 14, 2014 17:24