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February 6, 2014
Book Excerpt from Blood Vengeance
I’m hosting an excerpt today from paranormal romance novel “Blood Vengeance”. Enjoy!
Book Excerpt
She stood in the darkness, hidden by the shadows of the entrance of the building across the street from the high rise condo where he was just going through the smoked glass front doors. He paused for a moment and scanned the street, and for a moment, his piercing gold eyes came to rest on her. She pulled herself tighter into the corner of the entrance, and held her breath until he turned away to pu...
February 5, 2014
Book Tours: Book Spotlight for Love, International
Title:Love, International Style
Genre:Romantic Suspense
Author: Caridad Piniero, Nikki Logan, Cathy Perkins
Publisher: Entangled Ignite
Pages:500
Language: English
Format: Ebook
Love, International Style boxed 4-in-1 set These four tales of international love and intrigue will set your heart on fire this Valentine’s Day!
The Prince’s Gamble by Caridad Piñeiro
Prince Alexander Ivanov is scrambling to save his reputation and his livelihood. One of the Russian Nights Casino’s hostesses has disappeared, a...
February 4, 2014
Book Tours: Book Spotlight What’s Up?
Title:What’s Up
Genre:Non-fiction
Author: Jimmy Gyasi Boateng
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages: 78
Language: English
Format: Ebook
Learning the lingo used in the United States can be hard enough for a native speaker, but it’s even more daunting for immigrants. Jimmy Gyasi Boateng, a native of Ghana, has been living in the US since 1978—long enough to successfully adapt to life in a new place. Determining how to use vocabulary has been critical to his success.
Learn how to use certain words and phrases and...
February 3, 2014
Book Tours: Book Spotlight Love Poems and Musings from a 86 Year Old
Title:Love Poems and Musings from an 86 year old Widower
Genre:Inspirational and Personal Growth
Author: Lester Greenman
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages: 102
Language: English
Format: Ebook
This book is written by an eighty six yer old recent widower. The poems and Musings are here to show that age does not diminish love and romance.
Romance
Romance the greatest mental
Gift to mankind.
Yes I said it.
What more wonderful than the
Overwhelming feeling of love.
To be able to be near And to
Smell the scent, to cares...
Book Tours: Book Spotlight for Guardian for Hire
Title:Guardian for Hire
Genre:Romance
Author: Christine Bell
Publisher: Entangled Indulgence
Pages: 149
Language: English
Format: Ebook
Sarabeth Lucking’s life is turned upside down when the couples’ retreat she works for winds up embroiled in the biggest scandal of the year. With her reputation in tatters, she can’t imagine things getting worse, until her former co-workers are rubbed out, and a bad-ass, ex-Army Ranger shows up hell-bent on protecting her. She shows him the door, perfectly content w...
February 2, 2014
Book Tours: Book Spotlight Molly Gets Her Man
Title:Molly Gets Her Man
Genre:Romantic Suspense
Author: Julie Rowe
Publisher: Entangled Ignite
Pages: 163
Language: English
Format: Ebook
When flaky Las Vegas hairdresser Molly McLaren overhears hears a Russian hit man planning to kill a US congressman and take out Hoover Dam in the process, she becomes a target for murder. Now, on the run from the assassin and a dirty cop, she winds up in an eighteen wheeler with an ex-cop sporting a bum leg, a bad attitude, and a body built for loving.
Grey Wilson...
February 1, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Blood Vengeance
I’m happy to host a starter day party for paranormal romance “Blood Vengeance”. The tour runs from February 1st to February 8th. I’ll be hosting an excerpt from the book on January 6th. Meanwhile, visit the other tour stops.
Tour Schedule
February 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
February 3rd: Book Excerpt @ The Single Librarian
February 5th: Book Review @ Forever Book Lover
February 6th: Book Excerpt @ I Heart Reading
February 7th: Author Interview @ Cassidy Cirmson’s Blog
February 8th: Bo...
January 31, 2014
Book Tours: Starter Day Party Firebolt
I’m hosting a starter day party today for YA fantasy novel “Firebolt”. I’ll be reviewing the book on February 15. Stay tuned for the review, and in the meantime, visit the other tour stops!
Tour Schedule
February 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
February 3rd: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
February 5th: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog
February 6th: Author Interview @ Fantasy Book Lane
February 7th: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings
February 8th: Author Interview @ Michael SciFan...
Month in Review: January 2014
January 2014 was an insanely busy month. I had seven uni exams, two book deadlines, and in the middle of all that, I also had to keep track of this blog (of course!). All in all, it wasn’t as bad as I’d expected.
I read and reviewed 19 books in January. All links point to the reviews.
Not Forgotten by Donna M. Zadunajsky
Buried Secrets by Gary Cecil
The Howling Heart by April Bostic
Menace by Gary Fry
Jack Canon’s Women of the House by Greg Sandora
How to Write for Kindle: A Non-Fiction Book in 72 H...
January 30, 2014
Release Day Party Alliance
We’re celebrating the release day party for YA scifi novel “Alliance” today, the third novel in the Paradise Reclaimed series by author Aubrie Dionne.
To celebrate the release, the author is giving away a beautiful notebook to one lucky winner.
Buy your copy of “Alliance” on Amazon or on B&N.
About Alliance
“Saving him meant saving her colony…”
Lyra Bryan has been saving people her whole life from a chick in the ventilation pipes to her mentally ill brother when his mind drifts back to Old Earth....