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October 25, 2017
GIVEAWAY: HONORABLE LIES by Fran Connor




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In addition to novels, he also writes screenplays.
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Published on October 25, 2017 05:00
October 24, 2017
GIVEAWAY: DESPERATE BRIDE A.S. Fenichel




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Genre: Historical Romance
Pub Date: 9/26/2017

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Genre: Historical Romance
Pub Date: 9/5/2017

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Published on October 24, 2017 05:00
October 23, 2017
GIVEAWAY: STORIES UNTOLD by Leslie Wolf




Can a psychologist, still grieving the loss of her husband, save a traumatized war veteran who is planning his own death? Stories Untold explores the devastation of loss, the struggle to find meaning in life, and the enduring power of love that transcends boundaries between past and future.
They’re both strong and fearless, determined, relentless.
He’s a decorated war veteran and he wants to die. She’s a prominent psychologist and she won’t give up on him.
When a suicidal client seeks her help, Dr. Angela Blackwell cannot turn him away, despite the fact that he isn’t seeking the kind of help she normally provides her clients. The man, who won’t fully identify himself, wants the distinguished psychologist to stand witness after his planned death in six months’ time, ensuring his wife will not be charged as an accessory or be hindered from collecting the death benefit he carefully provisioned for her. He calls himself DJ and won’t willingly share anything about his past.
As Dr. Blackwell is struggling to reconstruct her own life after the loss of her husband, she recognizes his unusual request as a subconscious cry for help and embarks on a relentless effort to guide the reluctant stranger in uncovering the trauma that has permanently altered the course of his existence. Playing a deck of cards stacked high against her and rushing against time, she has no other option but to intervene, pushing the ethical boundaries of the doctor-client relationship and refusing to give up.
An astonishing, vibrant story of human strength and frailty, of love lost and love found, the Stories Untold saga will captivate as few stories ever do, with unexpected twists and turns, leaving a lasting memory ingrained into the essence of the reader’s being.
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What Readers Say About Leslie Wolfe
-- “Leslie Wolfe has the talent that is comparable to the likes of a Tom Clancy or a Michael Crichton, or even James Patterson.” - Dennis Waller
-- “Wolfe keeps readers turning the pages...” - Kirkus Reviews
-- “Leslie Wolfe knows how to blend advanced technological data with powerfully written human behavior responses and the result is a novel that few will want to put down once the story begins.” -- Grady Harp
-- "Verdict: A phenomenal novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I highly recommend it!" -- KWNY Publicity
Readers and Critics Talking About Leslie Wolfe Novels
-- “Leslie Wolfe is now very much on my list of MUST READ AUTHORS and I can't wait for the next book to be released”
-- “Characters you really can bond with and want to read more about. Too real and plausible not to keep you reading far too long after bed time!”
-- “Now this was a real smoker, really kept it moving, very well written. Guess I better find out if my wife is talking to me.”
-- “Leslie Wolfe just gets better and better.”
-- “This story has one of the best plots I’ve read in a long time.”
-- “From the beginning to the last page her novel manages to keep reader’s attention, delivering intrigue, thrill and suspense.”
-- “An impressive amount of suspense throughout.”
-- “As soon as I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down! Full of suspense and keeps you at the edge of your seat. I loved it!”
-- “As a long-time fan of Tom Clancy's early works and Dan Brown's techno-thrillers, it makes me proud to see a woman stepping so confidently into this male-dominated arena. Well done, Leslie.”


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Published on October 23, 2017 05:00
October 22, 2017
GIVEAWAY: REVELATIONS by Samantah LaFantasie and Alesah Escobar

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Darkness gathers around Aria and her friends as rioting and assassination plots break out in the streets of Miracle Falls. Her ally, Harry Storm, conceals the truth about his powers while trying to keep it together long enough to help, or else fall into an abyss of insanity. And Jacob Wolfe, the man she yearns for, has little time for romance as he’s stuck trying to prevent an all-out war on preternaturals.
Aria knows that she must do her part to keep the peace, but it's difficult when the conflict within her own family threatens to tear her down. In liberating her only sibling from a magical prison, she finds that she may have hastened the destruction of all sin eaters, including herself.
REVELATIONS is the second book of the Aria Knight Chronicles by USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie, and bestselling author of The Gray Tower Trilogy, Alesha Escobar.
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A Sin Eater has to make a living in today's world somehow.
But when she's called in the dead of night to perform her rite for a recluse billionaire, she stumbles upon a murder scene, and the evidence points to her.
In an attempt to clear her name and uncover the true culprit, Aria is forced to team up with a private investigator who's possessed by three spirits, and a handsome wizard who would rather see all Sin Eaters like Aria go extinct.
Aria knows her job is never easy, but now it's become downright deadly.
SIN EATER is the first book of the Aria Knight Chronicles by USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie and Alesha Escobar, author of the bestselling Gray Tower Trilogy.
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Published on October 22, 2017 05:00
October 21, 2017
SIGN MY GUESTBOOK & HELP ME GET TO SUMMER CONFERENCE!
The Society of Children's Books Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) is hosting hundreds of kids' books and authors now through the month of November during their BOOKSTOP CAMPAIGN! It's a great place to discover new titles and purchase gifts for the holidays.
There are some fun incentives available to us authors as well. For example, if 20 people sign my Guestbook, I'll be entered into a drawing to attend the SCBWI Summer Conference for free! As of today, I'm half way there. Could you take just a moment to stop by my page and leave a comment? I'd really appreciate it. And while you're there, take a look at some of the other amazing authors, too!
Thanks so much!
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There are some fun incentives available to us authors as well. For example, if 20 people sign my Guestbook, I'll be entered into a drawing to attend the SCBWI Summer Conference for free! As of today, I'm half way there. Could you take just a moment to stop by my page and leave a comment? I'd really appreciate it. And while you're there, take a look at some of the other amazing authors, too!
Thanks so much!
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Published on October 21, 2017 19:48
October 20, 2017
BOOK REVIEW: THE BELL JAR by Sylvia Plath

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Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity.
Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational—as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.
MY REVIEW:
Esther Greenwood is a college student and an up and coming writer and editor for a fashion magazine. Everything seems to be going well for Esther: a scholarship, a boyfriend who wants to marry her, a job she loves. But then life takes a drastic turn when she is nearly raped and then falls into the deep, dark hole of depression. What follows is Ester's first hand account of existing in the distorted, hopeless world of mental illness and her long, difficult journey out of it.
I keep this long list of books I want to read before I die, and The Bell Jar has been on that list a long time. Published in 1963, this story is iconic in that it follows a young woman's descent into depression and attempted suicide from inside the mind of the woman herself. Reading this this exploration of the psyche in realistic and often disturbing detail, I felt as if I were reading something much more contemporary. Astounding, really, and prophetic for its time, when the medical community and society at large didn't fully comprehend the nature of mental illness. I think (and of course this is the case) that Sylvia Plath wrote from a very personal place, revealing her darkest corners to the world. That she took her own life in the same year this book was published is beyond tragic. It's as if The Bell Jar were her cry for help, her attempt to be understood and rescued. But the world wasn't ready for her message.
For those who have never read Plath's book, now is the time to do so. Like scripture was written for future generations, The Bell Jar seems to have been written for our day. Mental illness, in all its disguises, is better understood and better treated than ever before, but we have a long way to go. While you might not learn the specifics of depression and suicide in Plath's book, you will gain empathy. And the first step to improving conditions for those who suffer from mental illness is to empathize. The second step is to stop judging.
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Profanity: None
Violence: Mild
Sexuality: Moderate
Published on October 20, 2017 05:00
October 19, 2017
GIVEAWAY: ANNALISE STORM CHRONICLES by May Freighter




Living in this time, you know your place, and you do not cross the line. So, when a violent death occurs in the Bronze District, Annalise is ordered to take this as her trial run at Divinity PD to prove that she can do the job as a member of the Human Possession Department.
To defy her father’s wish to marry her off, and keep her Chief happy, she is determined to solve this murder by any means necessary—even if it means going to districts she has only read about in textbooks and fighting her forbidden feelings for her servant.
With internal battles, dirty politics, and sinister secrets, just how exactly will Annalise solve her Case: 0? And more importantly, will she live to see her next one?
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With her servant, Mavel, gone from her side, the cracks in the wall she created around her begin to come undone. To take her mind off the torment her heart is going through, she takes on another possession case in her old school, Montgomery Institute. But, what starts off as a simple case full of bad memories twists into a web of deception and lies involving everyone she cares about.
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On sunny, rainy, and overcast days, she spends her time with her fictional friends, putting them through dangerous adventures while wishing them the best of luck. Her hobbies are photography, drawing, and plotting different ways of a characters' demise.
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Published on October 19, 2017 05:00
October 18, 2017
GIVEAWAY: THE BENDS by Bart Hopkins

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Somebody—or something—is taking them.
Action. Adventure. Romance. Suspense. The Bends is a supernatural thriller rollercoaster ride!
Recommended for Fans of Blake Crouch, Stephen King, J.A. Konrath, and Dean Koontz
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Bart Hopkins is originally from Galveston, Texas, but has lived all over the world during his 22 years in the Air Force.
He was born in the middle of the 1970s, owned an Atari, and loves 80s music. He can use a card catalog like nobody's business.
Now, Bart likes to travel, enjoys pretending he's a photographer, and shares as much time as possible with his beautiful wife and three awesome children. They own a Westie Yorkie named Lulu ... or maybe Lulu owns them.
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Published on October 18, 2017 05:00
October 17, 2017
MYTHS, MISCHIEF AND MAGIC - FREE FANTASY BOOKS & A $50 PRIZE!!!


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Published on October 17, 2017 05:00
October 16, 2017
GIVEAWAY: HARMLESS by Katherine Dell

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After moving from Vancouver to isolatedHazelton, BC, high school senior Rachel Barnes hopes she’ll finally find closure and a sense of direction after tragedy has torn her family apart. When she and her friends discover the old spirit box her grandmother gave her, they see it as a chance to wish their troubles away. But the Great Spirits—deer, crow, bear, and the mythical wendigo—give away nothing for free.
So instead of worrying about fitting in and finding a boyfriend, Rachel finds herself in a race to control the malevolent spirit who’s taken up residence in Mason Allen, who she fears and craves in equal measure. What began as a harmless game forces Rachel to confront her past—and offers her a future she never imagined.
Step into a reality that is not as it seems in Book 1 of the Harmless series.
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Published on October 16, 2017 07:03