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March 27, 2014
Bloggiesta Spring 2014 March 27 – March 30
It’s time for Bloggiesta! This is my first time participating, and I’m totally psyched about it. I might even participate on two of my blogs, just because I’m crazy like that.
Anyway, if you want to participate in Bloggiesta as well, then head over here and sign up!
Here’s my goal list for this spring Bloggiesta, which runs from March 27 – March 30.
Write and schedule five reviews for April.
Add page with my books, and links to my author website.
Sign up for some more blog tours I got invites to.
U...
March 26, 2014
Book Review: Zenith (The First Book of Ascension) by Dirk Strasser
Title: Zenith (The First Book of Ascension)
Author: Dirk Strasser
Genre: Fantasy
Age Group: Young Adult and up
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Momentum Books
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
Can you see the story breathing?
Imagine
A mountain so great it takes a year to travel from base to summit
A sun so powerful it drives you into madness if you look at it
An ascent so vital it determines the fate of the world
A summit so precious it holds the key to the div...
March 25, 2014
Book Review: The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle
Title: The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
Author: Vaughn Entwistle
Genre: Paranormal Mystery, Historical Fiction
Rating: 3 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Arthur Conan Doyle has just killed off Sherlock Holmes in “The Final Problem,” and he immediately becomes one of the most hated men in London. So when he is contacted by a medium “of some renown” and asked to investigate a murder, he jumps at the chance to get out of the city. The only thi...
Release Day Party Raven’s Blood
We’re happy to celebrate the release for paranormal romance novel “Raven’s Blood” today. Happy release day!
To celebrate the release, we’re also hosting a giveaway. Three lucky winners will each receive an eBook copy of “Raven’s Blood”. Scroll down to participate.
Book Excerpt
Connor was shocked when Raven took off. She skipped the overgrown trail and headed straight into the trees. He followed her, awed by her graceful movements. If he’d been human, he never would have been able to keep up with...
Book Tours: Book Spotlight Semi-Coma: Evolution of My Intermittent Consciousness
This book is about self-discovery and the journey that awakened me to the many facets of life. The road hasn’t always been easy with its tolls and junctions. It’s about my struggle to discover who I really am, what I believe in and how I’ve arrived at a place where I am able to appreciate myself and my surroundings.
Most of my life I lived in a state of arrested consciousness without being aware of it. Then one day out of nowhere my eyes opened just enough for me to question my way of living a...
March 24, 2014
Book Tours: Guest Post Southern Heat
I’m hosting a guest post today for the book tour for “Southern Heat” about the story behind the book. Enjoy!
The Story Behind Southern Heat
What inspired me to write Southern Heat was really a collection of details. I lived in Charleston on Sullivan’s Island for almost five years. That alone gave me the setting. My landlord had a large second row house with apartments on the back side. Second row, for those who don’t know, and I didn’t until I lived there, means the house was in a line of homes...
Cover Reveal Party Summoned
Today is the cover reveal party for “Summoned” by Rainy Kaye. Without further ado, here is the stunning cover!
About the Book
Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker.
Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—h...
Book Review: DarkFuse #1 by Shane Staley (Editor)
Title: DarkFuse #1
Author: Shane Staley (Editor)
Genre: Dark Fiction, Novella, Anthology
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 3,5 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Anthology including the following short stories:
“She Sleeps in the Depths” by William Meikle
“Better Heard and Not Seen” by Michael Penkas
“Carrion Fowl” by William R. Eakin
“Jaws of Life” by E. G. Smith
“Netherview” by Gary McMahon
“Children of the Horned God” by Christopher Fulbright
This...
Book Review: A Special Love by Krissy Bells
Title: A Special Love
Author: Krissy Bells
Genre: YA Contemporary
Age Group: Young Adult
Rating: 4 stars
Purchase: Amazon
Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.
When Robert Adler and Meredith Conrad fall in love, all that is left for them to do is prepare to live a fairy-tale life. With the blessing of their second child, a son named Michael, everything they have always dreamed of begins to become a reality. But his autism diagnosis is something they neve...
March 23, 2014
Release Day Party Still Life with Strings
Today is release day for L.H. Cosway’s new contemporary romance, Still Life With Strings!
Title: Still Life with Strings
Author: L.H. Cosway
Publisher: L.H. Cosway
Pages: 350
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: March 24 2014
Book Summary:
My name is Jade Lennon and I stand still for money.
The night I saw Shane Arthur watching me everything changed. A man in a suit always catches my eye, but it was the way he looked at me that was different. Like he knew me or something. He didn’t know m...
