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Blog Tour Spotlight - Bare Bones by Liah Penn

Bare Bones
Author: Liah Penn

Book Description:Love and Suspense – Southern Style
When a skull is found buried in the courtyard of the Art House during renovations, executive director Meredith O’Neill is forced to halt the over-budget and oft-delayed project. Working with architect Kieran Ford has been a nightmare, despite his icy good-looks and brilliant design. Now that the Art House is declared a crime scene, the entire project is threatened. Forced to work together in close proximity, Meredit...

Book Blast & Giveaway - The Tigress and the Yogi by Shelley Schanfield

The Tigress and the Yogi
Author: Shelley Schanfield
Publisher: Lake House Books
Pages: 382
Genre: Historical Fantasy

Book Description:
A talking tigress.
A wandering yogi.
A young woman's harrowing journey through an ancient land where chaos threatens gods and mortals alike.

A tigress speaks to the outcaste girl Mala, and as she flees in terror, she encounters an old yogi. She offers him hospitality. As an untouchable, her very shadow may sully the holy man, but he accepts, repaying her kindness w...

BOOK REVIEW: Billy and Ant Fall Out by James Minter

Billy and Ant Fall OutSeries: Billy Growing Up, Book 2Author: James Minter
Genre: Childrens Fiction / Middle-Grade
Book Description:Arrogant pride makes a child feel so important that they would rather do something wrong than admit they have made a mistake. Could pride be playing a part in your child’s negative behaviour?

Billy Field says something nasty to his best friend Ant Turner, and they row. Ant goes off and makes a new friend, leaving Billy feeling angry and abandoned. Billy’s pride will...

New Feature Announcement - Indiesphere

Calling All Indie Authors
As of 2017, I have changed my review policy to make life a little easier and to keep my TBR pile organised and only featuring books I am highly likely to read. I receive many requests from indie authors and I've noticed that many of the books are not edited to a professional standard, and it becomes hard to get through the books, and because of this, I'm forced to be a little more selective in my choices, thus, I have coined Indiesphere, a free promotional service for...

BOOK REVIEW: Billy Has a Birthday by James Minter

Billy Has a BirthdaySeries: Billy Growing Up, Book 1Author: James Minter Genre: Children's Fiction / Middle-Grade
Book Description:Bullying is an issue in many children’s lives. This book will help to make your child bully-proof.

Billy Field celebrates his tenth birthday with his school friends, but Eddy Jost is upset at not being invited to the party. When Billy receives a special present from his granddad Eddy finds out, and wants it for himself. Using bullying tactics Eddy takes the pres...

CBY'S Saturday Current Reads - The Empty Room by Sarah J. Clemens

 MY SATURDAY CURRENT READS IS:

Genre: Mystery / Romance
Date Published: July 23, 2016

Book Description: 
Rain soaked and dreary, it was a 1901 abandoned Victorian that Dean and Elizabeth hoped would fulfill their dreams, even if the town of Eastbrook, Maine was trapped under a blanket of fog. The first neighbor they meet in town dashes those dreams when he raises a bizarre question: what happened to the last person who lived in their house? Under mounting pressure from the residents of...

Blog Tour Spotlight - Never Go Alone by Denison Hatch

Never Go Alone
Author: Denison Hatch
Publisher: Lookout Press
Pages: 300
Genre: Thriller/Mystery/Police Procedural
Book Description:A rash of elaborate cat burglaries of luxury buildings in Manhattan has the police and mayor panicked. When a group of social media obsessed millennials—a loosely organized crew that call themselves “urban explorers”—are suspected in the heists, NYPD detective Jake Rivett is assigned the case.

Already undercover with one foot on each side of the blue line, Rivett is or...

Blog Tour Promo - Steal the Lightning by Tim Lees

Steal the Lightning: A Field Ops Novel
Author: Tim Lees
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse
Genre: Paranorma & Urban

Book Description:
In the newest Field Ops adventure, god hunter Chris Copeland must track down an enigmatic figure distributing shards of deities to unwitting citizens across the country

Chris Copeland has a bizarre job, seeking out gods to convert into energy, but when he’s tasked with retrieving a deity from an elderly woman in New York, he’s truly o...

Blog Tour Excerpt - The Empty Room by Sarah J. Clemens

The Empty RoomAuthor: Sarah J. Clemens Genre: Mystery / Romance
Date Published: July 23, 2016

Book Description:
Rain soaked and dreary, it was a 1901 abandoned Victorian that Dean and Elizabeth hoped would fulfill their dreams, even if the town of Eastbrook, Maine was trapped under a blanket of fog. The first neighbor they meet in town dashes those dreams when he raises a bizarre question: what happened to the last person who lived in their house? Under mounting pressure from the residents of E...

Blog Tour Excerpt - Wizardry Goes Wild by Sunayna Prasad

Wizardry Goes WildAuthor: Sunayna PrasadGenre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Date Published: February 20th, 2016
Publisher: Trafford

Book Description:
After months of living a normal life, thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy faces magic again. Only this time, though, she is cursed with it, thanks to an old depressed skeleton named Errol. Alyssa’s time with her godfather, Alex, will never be the same again, as she can perform sorcery, but never control it.
From letting out enchantments at school to creating...