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June 26, 2014
Review: Thief: The Scarab Beetle Series: #1 (The Academy) by C. L. Stone
I passed this book up the first time I saw it.A few weeks later I ran across it again (on sale), andcouldn’t resist.Isn’t the covergorgeous!
Title: Thief: The Scarab Beetle Series: #1 (The Academy)
Author: C. L. Stone
Genre: New Adult
Publisher: Arcato Publishing
Release date: February 2014
Pages: 420
ASIN: B00INCJGWK
Rating:★★★½☆
DESCRIPTION:
Kayli Winchester is a dirt-poor girl living out of a hotel, forced to be the parent for a drunken father and teenage brother who she’s desperate to keep in schoo...
June 25, 2014
Review: Paradigm by Ceri A. Lowe
I was immediately intrigued by the eye-catching water and fire symbol. Recently, I’ve beendrawn to more and more dystopian books, so when I ran across this one, I decided to give it a try.
Title: Paradigm
Author: Ceri A. Lowe
Genre: Ya Dystopian
Publisher: Bookouture via NetGalley
Release date: June 2014
Pages: 376
ISBN-10: 1909490423
ISBN-13: 978-1909490420
Rating:★★½☆☆
DESCRIPTION:
What if the end of the world was just the beginning?
Alice Davenport awakens from a fever to find her mother gone and the...
June 15, 2014
Kindle & Nook Freebies
If you are looking for some free reads, check out the below link from Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance: Kindle & Nook Freebies #84.
Did you find anything that you liked?
I looked at a few of them, but nothing really caught my fancy. Then I went back and decidedto give The Living Night a try. I’m not a fan of ‘part’ stories, but what can I say? I love paranormal and horror stories.
I selected three cheap read this week.The first is actually another free read, an antholog...
June 8, 2014
Kindle & Nook Freebies #83
If you are looking for some free reads, check out the below link from Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance: Kindle & Nook Freebies #83.
Did you find anything that you liked?
I looked at a few, but selected only one calledDarkangel. I already own Open Minds.
I found three cheap reads that you might enjoy:
Until November (Until series Book 1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds, which has an amazing amount of good reviews.
I’ve heard great things about Crash into You (Pushing the Limits) b...
June 1, 2014
Writerly News…
Over the last month, I’ve been busy editing my last book Coveted. The book is off to the editor, the blurb has been written, and the cover art has been requested. Some books are easy to write, the words just flow.
Thiswas not one of those books. It fought me ever step of the way, but Aiden and Shayla insisted the story be written their way.I can’t wait to get it back from the editor and make it shine!
Born of myths and legends, guardian wolves protect the world against evil. After centuries wit...
May 28, 2014
Mwahahaha!!
I’ve been away from my blog for a while, editing my latest book, so I thought I’d start off by giving you a little funny.
I stole this from fellow author, Jill Shalvis, one funny lady! If you haven’t read her blog, I suggest you stop over. Hilarious!
Stop back tomorrow for a little update on my writing life.
May 15, 2014
Trouble is brewing…
…and I smell something stinky. I’ve been so busy with edits that I hadn’t noticed that some of my emails are no longer being delivered.
After some digging, numerous emails and excessive Googling, I’ve learned that Yahoo had tightened their spam guidelines in April.
So, I decided to switch my blog delivery services to ensure that everyone will receive my new posts.*ahem* That would be me. I stopped receiving my own emails. How does that work?
Anyway, this is a test. Please be patient as I work ou...
May 14, 2014
Kindle & Nook Freebies #80
If you are looking for some free reads, check out the below link:
Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance: Kindle & Nook Freebies #80.
Did you find anything that you liked?
I looked at a few of them, but ultimately didn’t get anything. Oh, well, maybe next time.
I selectedan author this week for thecheap read: Darynda Jones (Davidson Series). The first three book are on sale for a great price. I’ve heard fantastic things about this series. I have the first two books, but haven’...
May 7, 2014
Review: Blades Of Magic: Crown Service #1 by Terah Edun
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had the chance to read anything for pleasure. I have a mountainous stack of books just waiting for me, and I can’t wait to get started.The last book I picked up combined YA,magic and adventure in a classic fantasythat hooked mefrom page one – Blades of Magic.
Title: Blades Of Magic: Crown Service #1
Author: Terah Edun
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Self-published (Amazon)via NetGalley
Release date: March 2014
Pages: 244
ASIN: B00JCZQVF2
Rating:★★★★☆
DESCRIPTION:
It is not...
April 23, 2014
Kindle & Nook Freebies #78
If you are looking for some free reads, check out the below link:
Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance: Kindle & Nook Freebies #78.
Did you find anything that you liked?
I was on the fence about it, but I ultimatelypicked up Barely Alive (a zombie romance) (Barely Alive Series) by Bonnie R. Paulson.
I selectedtwo cheap reads this week: Darkness Of Light (Darkness Series) by Stacey Marie Brown & Dark and Deadly Anthology. I’m curious about all the good reviews on the first bo...
