Rachelle Ayala's Blog, page 68
January 24, 2013
Do Interactive Storybook Apps Enhance Or Inhibit a Child’s Reading Experience? by Gerry Renert
As both a writer of picture books in print and ebook formats (“Nathan Saves Summer,” “Nathan and the Really Big Bully”) as well as interactive storybook apps (“Brave Rooney” and the soon to be released, “Brave Rooney and the Supersized Superheroes”) the ever-changing world of digital books is a constant topic of conversation. Rarely a day goes by when new tablet computers or new mobile technologies are not advertised or editorialized. I’m not a child psychologist or educational ex...
January 23, 2013
Reasons for Hatred with Author Hadassah Thomas Martin (J.E.Thomas)
About The Book
This a story based on true events. It’s about two best friends who were separated during their childhood. The spotlight then zooms in on Hadassah; during their adult reunion, she divulges the painful moments of the sexual abuse, murder and death that occurred in her life during her adolescence. It is a story about an ordinary person faced with extraordinary trauma and how she came to forgive and learned to embrace wholeness.
About The Author
Hadassah Thomas Martin is a high-spir...
January 22, 2013
Remembering Roe V. Wade, Is there really a choice?
I was thirteen when Roe v. Wade passed. I remember debates at school where the majority were pro-choice. The few children who tried to stick up for the baby were laughed and hooted into silence. Our teachers indoctrinated us that the world was over populated, people were causing pollution and the earth needed saving from more babies. As any teenager, I swayed with the popular crowd which was pro-abortion. Babies were a waste of time, space, resources, and to be avoided like the plague. Severa...
January 21, 2013
#BookChat A DECONSTRUCTED HEART by Shaheen Ashraf-Ahmed #India #literaryfiction
Short synopsis: Mirza is a middle-aged Indian college professor whose wife has left him. He moves out of his house into a tent in his back garden, where he sets up an outdoor classroom and serves tea to his kind but bewildered neighbors. He is visited by the irritable spirit of his long-dead teacher, Khan Sahib, who is befuddled by the dysfunctions of modern life. In the north of England, Mirza's niece, Amal, is finishing up he...
January 20, 2013
#BookReview Intaglio: The Snake and the Coins by Danika Stone #paranormal #pyschthriller
Intaglio: The Snake and the Coins by Danika StoneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Emotionally powerful immersion into the intertwined lives of two troubled artists. Danika Stone is obviously well versed in all mediums of art. Her descriptions paint the scenes in your mind's eye so you can actually see and feel the paint fly and the stones chip. Ava Brooks paints in all mediums, including spray-cans in a trainyards. Cole Thomas carves figures out of stone. They meet in an art class and have an instant c...
January 19, 2013
A Single Sleeping Bag - Hidden Under Her Heart (A Story of Abortion & Courage) Chapter 5 - Scene 2
Maryanne held Lucas’ face gently and kissed him, alternating between his upper and lower lips. His stubble rubbed against her, stimulating her tongue to explore. He was not aggressive, not jockeying for dominance. She pressed in, unable to get enough of him.He massaged her shoulders and the back of her neck. He had to be feeling something—the passionate way he held her, his hand appreciative, yet never venturing to more sensitive zones. She broke off the kiss before he had a chance to disenga...
January 18, 2013
#BookChat DUE DATE by Nancy Wood #mystery #womensfiction
Short synopsisSurrogate mother Shelby McDougall just fell for the biggest con of all—a scam that risks her life and the lives of her unborn twins.
Twenty-three year-old Shelby McDougall, recent college graduate, is facing a mountain of student debt and carting a burden she'd like to exorcise. A Rolling Stone ad for a surrogate mother offers her a way to erase the loans and right her karmic place in the cosmos. Within a month, she's signed a contract with intended parents Jackson and Diane Ent...
January 17, 2013
How to PUT a VIBRATOR on your COVER by Zanesh Catkin
This is a burning question I’m sure many of you writers are facing. I know it kept me up many nights. In the interests of helping out fellow toilers of the pen I have been encouraged to share my secrets. I worked with marketing whiz David Roberts and designer Polly Leddar who came up with the cover for my novel Pangamonium. This is what I learned in five easy steps.Tip #1 – SizeNow we all know that men obsess about size but really, seriously, no one is going to buy your book if yo...
January 16, 2013
#BookChat SOME OTHER CHILD by Sharon Buchbinder #mystery
SOME OTHER CHILD Between taking care of her injured alcoholic mother and work, Sarah Wright, a pediatric nurse researcher, hasn’t a minute to herself, much less time for romance. But unbeknownst to Sarah, two little old ladies--her aunt and her ex-fiancé’s mother--are conspiring to reunite Sarah with Dan Rosen, a brilliant and demanding surgeon. When her aunt goes missing, Sarah is convinced it’s a kidnapping, but the police refuse to investigate. Dan flies to Sarah’s side to help her, and it...
January 14, 2013
Release Day! HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART: A Story of Abortion & Courage
Every woman has a choice...
Maryanne Torres tries to gain validation and love by giving more in each relationship than she takes. Lucas Knight believes his reason for existence lies in becoming a triathlon champion. An unwanted pregnancy forces Maryanne to examine her past while Lucas is torn between concern and bitterness. Meanwhile, a tiny life hangs on the balance. Is it worthless because it is unwanted?
Available from Barnes & Noble (Nook), Amazon (Kindle), and Smashwords (Epub)
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