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April 12, 2014
Book Review: Witchstruck (The Tudor Witch Trilogy #1) by Victoria Lamb
Title: Witchstruck (The Tudor Witch Trilogy #1)
Author: Victoria Lamb
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Witches
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
If she sink, she be no witch and shall be drowned.
If she float, she be a witch and must be hanged.
Meg Lytton has always known she is different—that she bears a dark and powerful gift. But in 1554 England, in service at Woodstock Palace to the banish...
Book Review: Wolf Legend by Florence Witkop
Title: Wolf Legend
Author: Florence Witkop
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Jane, who dislikes wolves because they kill livestock, takes Buck Portman, wolf researcher and wildlife professor at the nearby college to an island for a week to seek out the huge wolves legend says have been seen in the area. She’s skeptical until a huge wolf runs through their camp… and mentally connec...
April 10, 2014
Book Review: Eclipse (The Third Book of Ascension) by Dirk Strasser
Title: Eclipse (The Third Book of Ascension)
Author: Dirk Strasser
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Age Group: Young Adult and up
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Can you see the story breathing?
What happens if after the winter solstice, the days keep getting shorter?
And shorter?
Until there is an eternal night?
What happens as the darkness grows?
And the creatures of dusk take control of the Mountain?
And the quest for the...
April 9, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party King of Cups
I’m hosting the starter day party today for contemporary romance novella “King of Cups”. The tour runs from April 10 to April 24, and I’ll review the book on April 24 as well. Stay tuned for the review and, in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
April 10th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
April 11th: Promo Post @ Books are Love
April 13th: Book Review and Excerpt @ The Most Happy Reader
April 15th: Promo Post @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
April 17th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s...
Book Tours: Guest Post Broken Family
I’m hosting a guest post today for “Broken Family”, a crime / mystery novel by Kevin Hopson. Enjoy!
An interview with the cast of Broken Family
Interviewer: We’re here today with three of the main characters from Broken Family, a short story that was written by Kevin Hopson and released by MuseItUp Publishing on March 21. Welcome to all of you. I’d like to start with you, Joe. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Joe Mauro: I’m the Sheriff of Stone County, North Carolina, which is a position I’v...
Book Review: The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood
Title: The Unquiet House
Author: Alison Littlewood
Genre: Horror, Supernatural Horror, Paranormal Mystery
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Mire House is dreary, dark, cold and infested with midges. But when Emma Dean inherits it from a distant relation, she immediately feels a sense of belonging.
It isn’t long before Charlie Mitchell, grandson of the original owner, appears claiming that he wants to seek out his...
April 8, 2014
Book Review: Eye Spy by Tahir Shah
Title: Eye Spy
Author: Tahir Shah
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
The greatest eye surgeon of his age, Dr. Amadeus Kaine is fêted by royalty, dictators, Hollywood, and the international jetset. An epicurean of sophistication and dark obsessions, he’s devoted his life to locating the perfect food.
While treating one of Central Asia’s most depraved despots, Kaine is given a little pie t...
April 7, 2014
Book Review: I Am the New God by Nicole Cushing
Title: I Am the New God
Author: Nicole Cushing
Genre: Dark Fiction, Horror
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Only a few in the world know the real truth about what happened more than two decades ago. While religions continue to covet their chosen deities, the gods we once worshipped were destroyed in the fall of 1989.
In their place, a troubled teenager named Greg Bryce assumed control–and he’s been presidin...
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Crossing Forbidden Lines
I’m hosting a starter day party today for coming of age fantasy novel “Crossing Forbidden Lines”. I’ll be reviewing the book on May 3rd. Stay tuned for a review and, in the mean time, visit all the other tour stops.
There’s a giveaway for a $50 amazon gift card, and .pdf copies of the books in the series. Scroll down to the bottom of the post to participate in the giveaway.
Tour Schedule
April 7th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
April 9th: Book Excerpt @ The Readers Hollow
April 11th: Author...
April 6, 2014
Book Review: Ghostly Tales by Billy Roberts
Title: Ghostly Tales
Author: Billy Roberts
Genre: Non-Fiction, True Haunting, Ghosts and Hauntings
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 1 star
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
A firsthand witness to an uncountable number of paranormal events, author Billy Roberts tells absolutely true stories that will leave you touched by otherworldly fear. Filled with poltergeists, murderers, and hair-raising spirits, Ghostly Tales is possibly the most fright...
