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May 3, 2014

Book Review: Surviving the Angel of Death by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri

18898968Title: Surviving the Angel of Death


Authors: Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri


Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir


Age Group: Young Adult and older


Rating: 5 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



Eva Mozes Kor was 10 years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Meng...

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Published on May 03, 2014 17:22

Book Review: Crossing Forbidden Lines by J.W. Baccaro

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Author: J.W. Baccaro


Genre: Fantasy


Age Group: Young Adult and older


Rating: 4 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



The Elemental Crystals were originally created to protect the earth. However, Abaddon the Demon Lord plans to use them to transform the earth into a realm of haunting darkness and witchery, forever. In Guiding The Blue Flame, a young but powerful Nasharin Warrior, Darshun Luthais is dr...

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Published on May 03, 2014 07:53

Book Tours: Starter Day Party The Hunters and the Queen

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I’m hosting the starter day party today for paranormal / historical novel “The Hunters and the Queen”. The tour runs from May 3 to May 10. Enjoy visiting the tour stops!


Tour Schedule

May 3rd: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading


May 4th: Book Excerpt @ Deal Sharing Aunt


May 5th: Author Interview @ The Single Librarian


May 6th: Book Excerpt @ Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock


May 8th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog


May 10th: Book Excerpt @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog


The Hunters and the Queen


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Published on May 03, 2014 03:30

May 2, 2014

Book Review: The Benighted by A.M. Dunnewin

19064550Title: The Benighted


Author: A.M. Dunnewin


Genre: Fantasy, Romance


Rating: 4 stars


Purchase:


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



The King was dead. His body was found slain in his room, only months after his son had been brutally murdered. Skylar Mandolyn, his daughter, has now become the last heir to the throne. But instead of becoming Queen, she was imprisoned for helping in the escape of Sir Harlin Brien, her knight who was framed for the King’s mu...

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Published on May 02, 2014 08:30

Book Tours: Book Spotlight Untamed Hearts

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Heather McCollum


Release Date: 4/21/2014


Genre: Historical Romance


Author Website: www.HeatherMcCollum.com


Author Blog: http://www.heathermccollum.com/catego...


Author Twitter: www.twitter.com/HMcCollumAuthor


Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherMcCol...


Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C&query=Heather+McCollum


Author Bio

Heather McCollum is an award winning, historical paranormal and YA romance writer. She earned her B.A. in Biology,...

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Published on May 02, 2014 00:54

Month in Review: April 2014

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April was another busy month for me. Lots of reviews, lots of other posts. Here’s a list of my reviews.


April 2014

Severed by Gary Fry
Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
The Dybbuk and Other Writings by S. Ansky
Alex (Verhoeven, #2) by Pierre LeMaitre
Hell’s Door by Sandy deLuca
Ghostly Tales by Billy Roberts
I am the New God by Nicole Cushing
Eye Spy by Tahir Shah
The Unquiet House by Allison Littlewood
Eclipse (The Third Book of Ascension) by Dirk Strasser
Wolf Legend...
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Published on May 02, 2014 00:45

May 1, 2014

Book Review: Numbers 16:32 by Brady Koch

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Author: Brady Koch


Genre: Horror, Short Story


Age Group: Adult


Rating: 4 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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


Joseph’s Sunday morning routine of church, beer and solitude is interrupted by a ragged screaming coming from the the far side of his farm land. What he finds there will challenge his resolve in ways he hasn’t faced since losing his wife or confronting the horrors of the Korean War.


Numbers 16:32 is a short story, bar...

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Published on May 01, 2014 09:23

Book Review: The Key to Everything by Alex Kimmell

3939131Title: The Key to Everything


Author: Alex Kimmell


Genre: Horror, Fantasy


Age Group: Adult


Rating: 4,5 stars


Purchase: Amazon


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



Cracked and weathered binding, hiding mysteries on pages tied closed by a bloodstained string. A happy young family enchanted by dreams and possibilities. A barren, empty room. A boy with no friends obsessively drawing angles, edges and diagrams. In his debut novel, Alex Kimmell captures a vivi...

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Published on May 01, 2014 09:11

Book Tours: Starter Day Party Weirdville

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I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for my chapter books in the Weirdville series: “The Doll Maker”, “House of Horrors” and “Fright Train”. I hope the tour will be a great success, so please visit all the blogs below.


There’s also an epic tour-wide giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card. Scroll down to the bottom of the starter day party to participate.


Tour Schedule

May 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading and Majanka’s Blog


May 2nd: Book Review “The Doll Maker”@ Cajun Book Love...

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Published on May 01, 2014 04:24

Book Tours: Book Spotlight Hard to Hold

HardToHold300Hard to Hold by Incy Black


Release Date: 4/28


Genre: Romantic Suspense


Author Website: http://incyblack.weebly.com/home.html


Author Blog: http://incyblack.weebly.com/


Author Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncyBlack


Author Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/incy.black (profile)


Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8091237-incy-black



Author Bio

It took a swan dive from a roof to convince Incy (aged 5) she wasn’t an avenging fairy and that no, she most certainly couldn’t fly. Bruised but un...

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Published on May 01, 2014 03:25