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Rescued From the Dark, A Review

Rescued From the Dark
Lynda Kaye Frazier
Contemporary Erotic Romance/ Suspense


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She has no memory of their love… 

Kidnapped by terrorists and sent into a drug-induced coma, FBI intern Mercedes Kingsley awakes with no memory of her ordeal—or the intimate interlude that left her pregnant. Convinced her child was fathered by her ex-fiancé, Mercy walks away from the only man she has ever loved, determined to make things work with her ex, a man the FBI suspects is implicated in her abduction. 

He knows the truth, but no one will listen… 

FBI undercover agent Jason Michaels remembers what Mercy can’t and those memories are breaking his heart. Forced to keep his distance from his lover and their unborn child, Jason risks his life to protect Mercy from a cell of international terrorists who have vowed to get the secrets locked in her memory, no matter the cost. Can Jason convince Mercy to trust him until she remembers their past, or will he lose her to a man who will trap her in a nightmare world of darkness from which there is no escape?

About the author

Lynda Kaye Frazier spends her days working for a group of Cardiologists doing ultrasounds, then each evening she’s in front of her computer working on her next story. She grew up in Pennsylvania, but now lives in Arkansas where she enjoys the four seasons without a long, cold winter. She’s an avid reader of romantic suspense, which is the genre that she writes. Other than spending time with her family, she enjoys writing, reading, going to the movies, listening to music, and—her most favorite—going to the beach. Surf, sand, and a good book— her stress relief.




What others say about this book:

5.0 out of 5 stars  A book you can really dig into!  February 17, 2013By VictoriaFormat:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified PurchaseThis is a wonderful debut novel written by Lynda Kaye Frazier. It's a riveting romantic thriller revolving around a special ops mission, kidnapping and deception. I have to say, I'm impressed with the intricate plot this new author has devised. She's provided vivid imagery and has developed a strong force of players.

The story is involved, and the author has pulled it all together by making us feel for all of the characters and the situations they find themselves in. I'd recommend Rescued from the Dark for anyone desiring an action packed adventure with the added bonus of romance. I understand this is the first of a series of eight books. I'm looking forward to Lynda's next novel.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly intense book by a new author!, March 20, 2013By Slinkydennis - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Rescued from the Dark (Kindle Edition)This book will have you so mad, so scared and so emotionally wrung out you will want to pull your hair out. Rescued from the Dark is one of the best romantic suspense books I have ever read. If this is the author's first book, I can't imagine how the next books will be. This was amazing! It's my favorite book so far in 2013. I can't wait to read more about the team introduced here. The author's website says they are coming soon.
Lynda Kaye Frazier is a very talented writer. She definitely knows how to write romantic suspense. I was drawn into this book immediately, and it still hasn't released me. I can't wait to read more of her work! 




My 3.5 Stars Review

This were a difficult read, and to be honest there were a few times I wanted to throw in the towel on this book. The multiple characters, each in its own story line kept the book busy, exhausting with no clear main character that you would find in many other books.  Although the story was about the budding romance between Jason and Mercy and the kidnapping, finding the real villains  the attention was not on them for the duration of the book. The story continually flipped from one character to the other so that you struggled to keep up.  Leaving many gaps in the story line that left you with a frown half of the time. 
The characters was in my mind way too emotional for harden federal agents. We know that these men has to handle a lot of strain because of the pressure of this job. So their emotional unbalance unnerved me. Especially with all the various twists in this plot. Many scenarios were confusing at times, and I could not understand the reasoning behind them.  Causing more frowns. 
It was only the last part of the book that I really could connect with Jason and Mercy and the love they shared. Staying alive through all the ordeals the author has set in motion and trusting that all will work out at the end of the day. Their unwavering faith in each other that rescued them from the dark. A well fitting name for the book.


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Introducing Knotted Roots A YA Romance Give away and Review

Book Blurb:Partying with friends and scoring a flawless tan is about all Roxie has on her list of things to make her Hampton's summer perfect.Her parents, however, have other plans and Grandma Betty's farm is just one of them.Just as her life is in shambles and the quaint town is suffocating her, she meets Chase.Somewhere in the mix of bummer summer and small town doldrums, he becomes the boy she can't seem to avoid falling for. Just adding him to the picture, her stay starts to get better, even if she knows it has to end with the summer holidays.That is until Betty drops a life-shattering bomb.Roxie must make a choice that will change her life forever. What happens when a spoiled brat from New York learns the true meaning of love, loss, and forgiveness? Can Chase and Roxie find a way to be together or is this just another summer romance?


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About the Author:If you had asked 6 year old Ruthi what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have told you a Rock Star. Those dreams faded to the background when she found out who the true Rock Stars are: Authors. She has always had a fascination with books, losing herself completely in numerous books, enjoying the worlds she found that were so unlike her own. They were her escape, and eventually became her passion.Her family has been putting up with her and her incoherent ramblings while she worked on her debut novel, Knotted Roots. Her five year old and Fiance have suffered through many “fend for yourself” nights, but somehow still manage to love her anyway.She is now attending the Southern New Hampshire University, working on her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing/Fiction so that she can create her own worlds for others to fall in love with.Okay, now that I’m done talking in the third person, let me just say that I love connecting with people via Facebook, Goodreads, my blog, etc. If you would like to chat, you can usually find me online at any given time. I also want to say thank you to each and every person who reads my book. It was a labor of love and I truly hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
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My 5 Star Review

Loved this story! I loved the makings of the different relationships each with its own tensions and stories and how the author brought it all together in an entertaining read. Filled with intrigue this story was believable, the characters sound and lovable. The plot well executed and every scene a building brick to the final outcome. I would love to read more about Roxie and Chase's growing relationship, with her explosive nature it can produce more drama and finally maybe, who knows...read the book! **smile**

We learned about Roxie a self-absorbed brat from New York City, send away to a farm in Podunk South Carolina to live with her grandmother for the summer holidays. Thinking the world owes her and therefor she can act the way she does without getting close or caring for the people who proved to be her real friends at the end. To say it plainly her attitude stinks from the moment you are introduced to her, but as the story progress she changed, as well. This change led to great changes in her life and outlook, and she became a respectfully character that I could love.

Chase...oh my word, adorable and extremely cute. I think I need more daughters, this one is a definite keeper **smile** I loved his strong personality, putting up with the city girl with patience that I would not have endured. Dealing with his own hurts he took a chance, and out of it a sweet romance was born.

Grandma Betty, a delightful and truly wise woman, caught this young lady's attention. Teaching her there was more to life than just what she sees. Loving and accepting Roxie for whom she is.

The other characters timing was well placed building the story with each scene making this an enjoyable read for young and old. Well crafted till the very end with a appropriate name for the book. Love the cover.

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Inspired author John Daly is on my blog today with his new release From a dead sleep.

"I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”— Anne Frank

Guest Post with John Daly
A question commonly asked of authors is who or what inspires them. It’s a perfectly prudent question. After all, it takes a lot of motivation to write books. That motivation has to be driven by something, right? Yet, I've always had a problem defining where exactly my inspiration to write comes from. I don’t have a heartwarming story about an exceptional English teacher who took me under his or her wing, or a family member who encouraged me to write stories when I was little. The truth is that I developed a fascination with writing all on my own, and well into my adult years. It’s simply something I enjoy doing because it allows me to express myself in a fulfilling way. It gives me an opportunity to create a world for others to be drawn into and interpret in their own way. That alone is gratifying to me. As a person and not specifically as a writer, there are certainly many people who have left a lasting impression in my heart and mind – people who have motivated me to put forth my best effort in life.I’ll tell a story I've actually never shared with anyone before…When I was in the third or fourth grade, I used to walk several blocks to get home from school each day. One day, a large, loud garbage truck pulled up beside me on a street corner. Riding on the back of it was a worker who was wearing a dark ski cap and large, yellow earphones. He was really jamming out to whatever music was blaring through them, bobbing his head up and down and pressing his upper teeth to his lower lip. He was a black man, which I saw very few of back then in the Colorado suburb where I grew up. He was so animated and immersed in his music that I couldn't help but form a smile at the sight of him. He noticed my smile, and he cracked one of his own in return. He quickly jumped down from the truck, grabbed a couple of overflowing trashcans from the edge of a driveway, and emptied them into the compactor. Once he was back up on the truck, he turned to me, and for a moment removed his earphones.“Stay in school!” he told me. “Stay in school so you won’t have to do this when you grow up!”His earphones then went back on his head, he grooved back into his music, and the truck carried him off down a side-street. I never saw him again.It’s a memory that has stuck with me for over three decades. I think it left such a lasting impression because of how thoughtful and personal his advice was. He had no reason to offer it to me, but in doing so, it carried more weight than it ever could have, had it come from my parents or a teacher. It was the kind of guidance spawned from self-examination and honesty, and the type that truly motivates people to do their very best, not just in school but in everything.It may sound odd, but it’s those kinds of people - the nameless but memorable ones that have carved out an image in my heart with their selflessness – that I've probably derived the most inspiration from. And now as I’m writing this, I suppose I could really cite that revolving door of intriguing strangers as having a specific influence on my writing, after all.The fiction stories I've worked on as a writer are very character-driven. I've always been of the belief that interesting, compelling characters are as important – if not more important – than the story itself. Some of the most fascinating characters I've created were inspired by actual people of whom I've never officially met, but observed from a distance. In my novel, “From a Dead Sleep”, several physical features and habitual traits of both the protagonist and antagonist were derived from people I watched in the waiting room of a local blood plasma bank I used to frequent during stressful economic times.I’d find myself imagining those people’s backstories based on my observations of their behavior and their interactions with others. I would then funnel those personas into the development of different characters.When you’re sitting among people in a plasma blank, no one’s trying to be anything they’re not. People are typically there because they've fallen on hard times and are trying to earn a little extra money. They’re unguarded. They’re raw. They’re real.
And when people are real, I find them inspirational.
Few residents in the small, secluded mountain town of Winston, Colorado, have kind words to say about Sean Coleman. He's a bully, a drunk, and a crime show addicted, armchair detective with an overactive imagination. After a night of poor judgment, Sean finds himself the sole witness to the unusual suicide of a mysterious stranger. With the body whisked away in the chilling rapids of a raging river, no one believes Sean's account. Tormented over the doubts and mockery of the people of Winston, Sean embarks on a far reaching crusade that takes him across the country in search of the dead man's identity and personal vindication. At the end, he hopes to find redemption and the truth--but sometimes the truth is better left unknown. There are times when the truth invites evil. There are times when the truth can get you killed.
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Interview with Jame DiBiasio, author of “Gaijin Cowgirl”

 Where did the idea come from for the book?Thanks for the question. “Gaijin Cowgirl” emerged from many ideas, all based on my living and travelling in Asia, a passion for history, a curiosity about the cultures around me, and a love of action and adventure. But to give you one solid example, a well known tragedy occurred in Japan at a period when I was spending a lot of time there, involving a foreign woman working as a nightclub hostess who disappeared.  That was the spark on the kindling of other ideas simmering in my head at the time.What genre does your book fall under?“Gaijin Cowgirl” is a thriller. It would comfortably sit as noir or action/adventure, or anything ‘international’, for an American or otherwise English-speaking audience.Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Fun question. The protagonist is Val Benson, a beautiful honey-haired, brown-eyed American twenty-something. I did have a movie star in mind when I created this character: Sharon Stone, circa her “Basic Instinct” days. I’m dating myself, and Ms. Stone, but not any blonde bombshell could play Val. She has to have a toughness to her. Val’s best friend is Suki, a Japanese hostess. There are many beautiful Japanese actresses but in looks they often tend toward either the cutie-pie or the porn star, and Suki is neither. Google “Mirei Kiritani” or “Rosa Kano” for looks that work for Suki.
Val’s boyfriend, Charlie, a lawyer, is half Chinese, half Irish-American. It’s a shame that I can’t think of any Chinese-American male movie stars who would look good in a suit and silk tie, they’re generally typecast as triads. John Cho and Daniel Dae Kim are prominent American actors but they’re ethnically Korean and probably too hunky anyway. Suki falls in love with Simon, an English kickboxer – a compact, moonfaced fighter, not a beauty. Dominic Monaghan from “Lost” could work, with a buzzcut.
Takeshi Kaneshiro I Found this guy Jame, perfect for the role of Charlie **smile**
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?Working Tokyonightclubs is easy money for beautiful and troubled American Val Benson – until a wealthy client with a dark past reluctantly gives up a map to a stash of Japanese war loot and tempts his favorite girl into a dangerous treasure hunt.Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?My book was published by Crime Wave Press, an Asian-based publisher that specializes in Asian-themed noir and crime fiction.How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?I can’t quite remember. It involved steamy nights in a very clapped-out apartment in Hong Kong. Probably two years for the first draft, plus lots of tinkering afterward.What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?“Gaijin Cowgirl” happened because I couldn’t find a novel that told the story that I wanted to read. There are a few Asian thrillers and noirs that I suppose bear comparison: John Burdett’s incredible Bangkok police procedurals, the rather trashy “Big Mango” by Jake Needham. But the literary influences behind “Gaijin Cowgirl” are American noir and hardboiled (Chandler, Ellway, Leonard) and British espionage (Fleming, Greene, Le Carré).Who or What inspired you to write this book?Living in Asia for a writer is like giving a sugar addict the keys to the cookie jar. The stuff that happens in real life around this region is far more interesting, weird or surprising than anything I could put into a novel.What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
“Gaijin Cowgirl” is entertainment, but it draws on a lot of history and real events. Most notably it ties Japanese military crimes during WW2 regarding the enslavement of ‘comfort women’ to modern-day human trafficking and prostitution. It also explores some of the US government’s complicity in the darker episodes of recent Asian history. This is all in the background – a novel should be fun, not a lecture – but it gives the story and the characters the gravity required to make “Gaijin Cowgirl” a lot more than just a beach read.
Working Tokyo nightclubs is easy money for beautiful and troubled American Val Benson – until a client with a rather unusual hobby – painting the private parts of his female liaisons – reluctantly gives up a map to a stash of Japanese war loot and tempts his favorite girl into a dangerous treasure hunt.
The Congressman’s daughter is not the only one interested in the map: Yakuza, bent cops, human traffickers, rogue CIA agents and her father are hot on her trail, snapping at her high heels.
So begins the dark, epic journey of a new anti-hero of Asian Noir, a protagonist both ambiguous and courageous, and utterly unreliable. From comfort women and tomb-raiding in Japanese-occupied Burma to the murderous echoes of the Vietnam War, long forgotten crimes come roaring back to life, as Val leaves a trail of destruction and chaos in her wake.
Together with her best friend, the equally unreliable nightclub hostess Suki, Val travels through Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok to the Thai-Burmese borderlands for a dramatic showdown with her pursuers. Finding the treasure before everyone else does is her only hope for survival, and perhaps redemption. My review



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Today the Spotlight is on The Frozen, A new book release from the author Michel Prince

The Frozen (The Frozen Series)by Michel PrinceErotic Paranormal RomanceCategories: Interracial/MulticulturalPublisher: Rebel Ink PressRelease Date: July 17, 2012Heat Level: SizzlingLength: 376 pages
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Description:You close your eyes and finally make the decision to end your life only to have him show up. Gabriel, here to give you a second chance for salvation. They say he’s an angel, but then again, they don’t have to serve under him. He offers you a chance to be a member of the Frozen, a group of demon hunters. Serve your sentence and you can ascend to heaven. Refuse, well the punishment has been clearly laid out in the scriptures. It’s a last chance. But when your body is frozen in time can your heart still beat?
Nye, a former slave who lost his love and was tired of being under the control of another ended his life in 1859. His stubborn ways kept him under Gabriel’s thumb and from ascending to Heaven. Feeling that a woman was the cause of his downfall he hasn’t had an urge for a woman for over a hundred and fifty years. Knowing that he has less than seven years left until he earns salvation he is staying on the straight and narrow – until a woman gets caught in the crossfire during a demon hunt.
Receiving devastating news, Kiriana moves across the country only to get caught up in the world of our protectors The Frozen. With each passing moment Nye and Kiriana are pulled into an attraction that could be their ultimate demise or their greatest salvation…
All the while Damarion, is leading a group of female demons as they try to protect the demons sent from Hell to obtain the souls of humans around the world. Being assigned to Earth as a punishment for crimes against the royal family, Damarion learns that there are dangers within his coven trying to take him down and stop him from returning to his love still trapped in Hell and threaten the love that he was so sure was true.
Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes and/or situations (including f/m/f menage) and adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.
Book Trailer:http://youtu.be/xIsouwE0O1M
Reviews:“I. Loved. This. Book. Need I say more? Omgosh, Michel has completely blown my mind here on this one. This is my first read from her and you know, I've read from some other people that she's one of their favorites, I'd have to agree! Hands down! Her writing style kind of reminds me of J.R. Ward! I was never disappointed with this book. I laughed, I cried, my heart broke. It was tragic, it was funny... it was everything that you could expect in a book. I honestly hope that this is part of a series and she doesn't leave us hanging where it left off. Can't wait for the next book!!!!!”--Ashley E. of http://www.faebooks.co.uk
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“Well this may be called The Frozen but boy its one red hot scorching read. There is nothing frosty about this main lead. Nye is the epitome of every girls fantasy. Sweet, kind, beautiful, perfect in every way, except he's been frozen in time by the angel Gabriel. Set to serve out his remaining years on earth to eradicate the world of demons and demon spawn. And he's from a time, a hundred or so years hence, when some humans were lesser beings, racist and cruel. He doesn't know or understand the ways of the modern world. That is until he comes across Kiri. Then his whole existence is turned on its head, as he falls for her hard. And she in turn, falls just as hard for him, and that's when the difficulty of their connection begins.
This was a sit down, don't move from your seat, "kids fend for yourselves, I'm busy" kind of read. Interruptions, that take you out of this world are a huge annoyance. That's when you know the author's got you and isn't going to let you go until you finish the final page. And the finish didn't disappoint, it threw me, I really hadn't seen that one coming. Love it when that happens!!!!
So there you have it, for all of those who loved to be sucked in from the very first to the very last, this read is for you. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and you'll be left wanting more.
Highly recommended, oh and I'd also recommend take away for dinner. LOL”--Amazon Reviewer
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“ received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. I need a bigger fan even with the air conditioning on high! I received this book free from Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. When the Bad Guys are just as hunky and appealing as the Good Guys, the fact that they have jobs with difficult bosses and women troubles only makes this a "have to read it in one sitting" book. Please listen to the voices, get dragonspeech to increase your writing speed, and hurry up with the next book. There are cold, desperate women out here waiting for some heat!”--Goodreads Reviewer



About the Author:
Michel Prince is an author who graduated with a bachelor degree in History and Political Science. Michel writes young adult and adult paranormal romance as well as contemporary romance.
With characters yelling "It's my turn damn it!!!" She tries to explain to them that alas, she can only type a hundred and twenty words a minute and they will have wait their turn. She knows eventually they find their way out of her head and to her fingertips and she looks forward to sharing them with you.
When Michel can suppress the voices in her head she can be found at a scouting event or cheering for her son in a variety of sports. She would like to thank her family for always being in her corner and especially her husband for supporting her every dream and never letting her give up.
Michel is a member of RWA Pro and Midwest Fiction Writers. In 2013 she was awarded Elite Status with Rebel Ink Press. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, son, and cat.
Connect with Michel PrinceEmail | Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Excerpt #1:I walked back to the main house in time to see Kanga finally appear in the yard.
“What took you so long?”
“My apologies, Yahweh.”
I bit into the deep-fried chicken leg and swallowed the greasy mess.  Salt flowed through my veins once more.  I whipped the bone at Kanga’s head.
“Tell me why the Dark One is still alive.”
“I…I…I…”
“Get inside.”
I grabbed her arm and shoved her into the house.
Everyone gathered in the kitchen eating a sweet treat.  Kanga’s body flew across the room, her hips hitting the island in the middle of the kitchen.  She collapsed on the floor with a sharp howl. 
“Don’t you dare cry in pain, bitch,” I warned.   The third piece of chicken finally consumed, I threw the empty bucket at Kanga.  “Who here knows how to shop?  Who?  The bantlings are on the verge of emaciation and the only thing in this house seems to be cookies and cakes.  What are you, a bunch of children?” 
My fist hit the pan of cakelike substance and it flew, hitting the horrid tinted chandelier, which was supposed to signify a dining area.  Bits of cake splattered along the wall, while the house seemed to stiffen from my outburst.
Nemesio and Zuma were the only ones not in fear of me. 
“Whores, are you enjoying this?”
“No, Yahweh,” Nemesio answered.
“I’m sure they are grieved at your disappointment in them,” Pivane deigned to step towards me. 
“Did I ask for your opinion?  I do not recall asking you to speak.”
“I apolo…”
“Shut that open sore that you call a mouth.  This shit has to stop.  We’ve lost over half in the last week.  Twice today the Dark One and the female were within our sights and yet they still live.”
“Kanga, Zuma do you need to be replaced with trackers that are not afraid to get their hands dirty?” 
“I injured him.” 
My hand flew, sending Kanga into the fridge.
“Wow, you racked him.  That took him down for all of a minute.  I’m not worried if he’ll reproduce.  I want him taken out!  And where are the ashes?  In a drain somewhere, I assume.”
“We can go and retrieve them,” Keir stated.
“Well, let me find you a strainer,” I said, my sarcasm hitting an all time high.  “Kanga, you’re inside from now on.  You found the bantling in record time, but you didn’t destroy the Frozen.”
“If I would’ve killed him, his partner would’ve killed me.”
“I’m sorry, are you trying to make a point?” I asked as my elbows supported my weight on the island.  “Like I care if you die.  You being replaced would take less than a day.  Frozen take weeks if not years to mature enough to fight.”
I buried my head in my hands and tried to get my breathing under control.  Someone shifted. 
“Who is moving?  Right now, not one of you should even be breathing until I dismiss you.”

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Gaijin Cowgirl my thoughts about this exciting Thriller.

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Working Tokyo nightclubs is easy money for beautiful and troubled American Val Benson – until a client with a rather unusual hobby – painting the private parts of his female liaisons – reluctantly gives up a map to a stash of Japanese war loot and tempts his favorite girl into a dangerous treasure hunt.
The Congressman’s daughter is not the only one interested in the map: Yakuza, bent cops, human traffickers, rogue CIA agents and her father are hot on her trail, snapping at her high heels.
So begins the dark, epic journey of a new anti-hero of Asian Noir, a protagonist both ambiguous and courageous, and utterly unreliable. From comfort women and tomb-raiding in Japanese-occupied Burma to the murderous echoes of the Vietnam War, long forgotten crimes come roaring back to life, as Val leaves a trail of destruction and chaos in her wake.
Together with her best friend, the equally unreliable nightclub hostess Suki, Val travels through Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok to the Thai-Burmese borderlands for a dramatic showdown with her pursuers. Finding the treasure before everyone else does is her only hope for survival, and perhaps redemption. 



My 5 Star review

It seemed that mayhem followed Valerie Benson all over Asia.  From the moment, you met this strong willed and feisty woman you knew you were in for a bumpy ride. Mixed it with colorful characters like The Painter, Jeb Maxwell and Muddy McKenzie you sure have a winner. From prostitution, slavery, drugs, and war crimes mixed in the sweltering heat of corrupt government officials and you were in for a good time. Fast paced and well written the story grips your attention and held it till the very last body fell to the ground and you feel exhausted at the end. Trying to hold on for dear life and what a journey it has been. Loved the intriguing plot with its many twists and turns, the relationship of a father and daughter that could not get pass the past. The short burst of romance between a hostess and her kick boxer filled the pages as you are led through the streets of Tokyo, Bangkok and Thailand. Immersed in the culture and its people becoming alive through the pen of the author. 
A great book for anyone who loves the thrill of the chase dabbed in WWII History seeking the golden pot at he end of a muddy hill. No rainbows in this book. **smile** Intrigue, deceit, secrets, treasure, murder and sex were all in this book just as the author has promised in his synopsis. 

Thanks for a great book Jame DiBiasio. 


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ROURK
By: Julia Crane

2 Week Blog Tour June 15, 2013 - June 30, 2013

 Book Description:

 Rourk Kavanagh is an elite elfin warrior, and a member of a human Special Forces team. During a routine mission in Afghanistan, he crosses paths with a dark supernatural creature—a d'jinn. His world gets turned upside down when the unthinkable happens: Keegan, his one true love, is kidnapped by an evil d'jinn. The d'jinn is seeking revenge for the death of his brother at Rourk's hands. Fueled by fear over the potential loss of his wife, Rourk has only one thought—embrace the rage.



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 Julia crane is the author of the Coexist: Keegan’s Chronicles. She has a bachelors degree in criminal justice.
Julia has believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Growing up her mother greatly encouraged reading and using your imagination. Although she’s spent most of her life on the US east coast, she currently lives in Dubai with her husband and three children. 

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Text me, Tweet me, Need me Excerpt and Give away

Text me, Tweet me, Need meby Susie MedwellContemporary RomancePublisher: Lyrical Press, Inc.Release Date: May 6, 2013Heat Level: SensualWord Count/Length: 24,000 words/274 pages
Available at:Amazon| B&N
Description:Texting and tweeting can lead to trouble when the truth gets out…
Dating your boss is bad. Finding out he’s married with a baby on the way is a whole lot worse, but losing your job when you show him the door really sucks. And when he knows all your family secrets, there’s bound to be trouble. But the job Samantha’s got lined up can put her life back on track. One last date for research purposes before she can finish her article on online dating–then she’s a man-free zone, and it’s serious journalism all the way.
Ben has only one thing on his mind: to keep the promise he made to look after Sam. All he has to do is work out how he can support a girl who distrusts men, hates charity, and definitely doesn’t want rescuing. He thinks he’s come up with the perfect solution, until he realizes it’s his heart, not his money he needs to invest.
But can Sam see past the lies and learn to trust a man again? And more importantly…will Ben still want her when he learns about her past?
Review:“After reading the blurb I wanted to read this book. And I’m so glad I have. It’s funny and sexy…”--You Gotta Read Reviews
About the Author:Susie has been writing stories for as long as she’s been reading them. She submitted her first novel, a thriller, when she was twelve years old but as she hit her mid teens her tastes shifted from action to romance. She was soon addicted to alpha heroes, and what could be better than writing about them?

Her days are now spent daydreaming, and writing, about good looking, well built men who know what they want and know how to get it, men who know the meaning of sensual and put a girl's needs before their own... men who have a sensitive side (for your eyes only) as well as a rough edge...men who love women for what they are... men who aren't afraid to take on an intelligent, sassy woman....
She’s had an exciting and varied life, which feeds into her stories... she’s got an Honours degree in Computer Science ...a teenage son... a cat...a cottage in the English countryside...and her own sexy alpha hero! She loves sexy high heels...good food....good wine....music...coffee (lots and lots of coffee)... and sunshine, so whenever she can, heads off in search of the sun and inspiration for her stories. Susie also writes erotic romance as Zara Stoneley.
Connect with Susie MedwellWebsite | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Amazon Author Page

EXCERPT 1Copyright 2012, Susie MedwellAll rights reserved, Lyrical Press, Inc.
“You’re enjoying this aren’t you? Enjoying proving I’m an idiot you can’t trust.”
“No.” If she’d thought his voice was hard before, this was new ground. Granite. And he looked angry. “No, I’m not enjoying this. I thought we had an agreement.” He looked straight at her. “Sam, we’re only one day in and you’re lying to me. What am I supposed to think?” His dark gaze bit into her, and her insides squirmed into an ever tighter knot. “I thought that I was a good enough judge of character to ignore all the skeptics who were warning me to steer clear of you.”
“What do you mean?” Fear sharpened her tone. “What do you mean the skeptics?” The gnawing in her stomach increased.
Why the hell hadn’t she seen this coming?
She’d been a bloody fool again. This wasn’t about not trusting her or thinking she couldn’t do the job, it was about every last person in the industry who judged her by what her stepbrother had done. She hadn’t thought it was a problem until Andy had sounded off, had pointed out to her that she only had a job because of him. Without him she was nothing.
The lead weight sank deeper in her gut. He was going to throw her out and all she could do was sit here with bile in her throat, saying nothing. Bowing to the inevitable. Except this time she wouldn’t.
“Oh come on, Sam, you know as well as I do that everyone knows everything in this business.”
“So this is about Mike is it? One day you like my work, then all of a sudden it doesn’t matter how I write, all of a sudden the gossip matters. Well, that stinks. You know that?”
“Hold on Sam, why the hell has this all turned into hysterics about Mike?”
“I’m not hysterical.”
“As near as, dammit.”
“And why the hell shouldn’t I be? It’s you who’s decided to sack me because of him.”
“Sack you? Because of Mike? Is that what you think?” His voice was flat, but when she looked up the granite features had softened. It brought a hard lump to her throat. But she didn’t want pity. Pity would make her cry. Bring the tears she was fighting tumbling out. “I don’t get where you’re coming from, Sam. This is about you breaking our agreement, not about your family. You can be related to the pope for all I care.”
“Then what’s all that shit about the skeptics? About industry gossip?”
“Oh, Sam.” He sighed and leaned back resignedly in his chair. “You know people talk, and one or two mouth off about you two being related and what he did, but I honestly think it’s all crap. The whole Mike thing is a lot of fuss about nothing, Mike was Mike and you are definitely you. But then you do something like this and I just don’t get it. And,” he leaned forwards, elbows on desk, studying her, “I don’t get why admitting you were close to him is such a big deal.”
“Close? He was my stepbrother.” Mike was gone, but his legacy lived on.
“We all have the odd problem relative. That’s what families are there for.”
“It‘s not funny.”
“Not much is in your world is it, Sam?” His voice softened even further and she hated him for it. It was easy for him to sit there making judgment.

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Graffiti Grandma by Jo Barney, Review and Guest Post of this well written thriller

Graffiti Grandma is a thriller, with a heart.  Ellie, an old lady who removes graffiti from the neighborhood’s mailboxes, meets Sarah, a homeless Goth girl on a corner and in a short time, they find themselves in the center of a police search for the killer of several homeless kids. The park nearby, a place where runaways and other transients congregate, seems a dangerous place, but the real danger lives in the forest that blankets the hills of the town. The story is told from the viewpoints of Ellie, Sarah, Matt, the cop in charge of finding the person who has left bodies in and near the park, and Jeff, whom we first meet as an abandoned five-year-old, later as a killer in pirate garb.  Each of these characters has lost a family and is out looking one. 
Until I began writing full-time, I was a counselor working with all ages of children in school settings.  I remember so many of them, their hopeful faces, their tears, their sometimes unbelievable stories.  When I decided to write Graffiti Grandma, a couple of them came to the surface and I researched what their lives might have been like if they could have told me everything. Since I’m an older woman now, I threw in a crabby old lady to see what she would do in the mix.
Besides being a good read, I intend Graffiti Grandma to reveal to my readers some of the truths about the kids panhandling on the streets of our cities.  And perhaps to open a few hearts. I’m pretty sure those kids are looking for families, too.
BIO:After graduating from Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, I spent most of the next thirty years teaching, counseling, mothering, wifing, and of course, writing.
My work as been published in literary magazines, mainstream publications, and professional journals including Sun Magazine, Kalliope, Apple Valley Review, Perigee, Readers’ Digest, and in anthologies:  Our Turn, Our Time, VoiceCatcher, Main Street Rag, Ink-Filled Page.  Several of my short stories have won awards from Oregon Writers Colony and Willamette Writers.I’ve written four novels, and my stories and essays reflect my observations of women’s lives and the people who inhabit them:  children , husbands, parents, friends, and strangers who happen by and change everything.
Here’s Graffiti Grandma: 
FOR RELEASE IN MID-MAYContact Information:  Jo Barney949 N. W. Overton Street #602Portland, Oregon 97209503-228-1163jobarney@earthlink.net
MELTING LATEX GLOVES LEAD TO A SERIAL KILLER
Efforts at clearing her neighborhood of tags and graffiti introduced writer Jo Barney to homeless teenagers, a Goth girl in black mascara, and a psychopath. Barney, a retired counselor who worked with troubled kids, was angry.  Midnight artists had covered the mail receptacles in her neighborhood with words, pictures, and unfathomable squiggles. She contacted the graffiti office, got product, and cleaned off all the boxes she could find, fifteen or more that first long walk.
Problem was, two weeks later, the mailboxes were again covered with paint.Barney went out a second time. Same result. The third time, she didn’t use gloves because they melt, along with her nail polish, after ten minutes with Graffiti X.
When they found out both her age and her determination to clean up the neighborhood, the graffiti office delivered bottles of remover to her front door.  Then one day she looked out her living room window and saw that the gray-green storage box across the street was being hauled away, the very box that had inspired her crusade in the first place. On her next graffiti round, she saw that two more had disappeared. Perhaps it was the call and the letter she wrote to the post office describing the little-used containers “graffiti magnets” that had done the trick.
However, the official blue mailboxes remained, so Barney kept on spraying and wiping, but at a more leisurely pace. She had time, walking those blocks, to imagine an old lady with the same compulsion as hers, only more crabby, lonely, wearing red Keds, not Keens, a NY Yankees cap. Ellie Miller, her name would be, supplies in a shopping bag, meets Sarah, a girl who probably helped create the mess Ellie was scrubbing off. Sarah would ask, “Can I help?”
Would Ellie yell at the girl, beat her with the spray bottle, report her to the graffiti police?  No, she would take the girl in, learn her name, offer her a dinner of mac and cheese, the latest offering from the Food Bank, and both their lives would change forever.
This conclusion seemed appropriate for Barney.  After all, she had worked for years with troubled kids like Sarah, and she likes happy endings.
After Barney published the short story, “Cleaning Up,” in an anthology of women’s writing, someone suggested that with these two characters, she had the beginnings of a novel. However, her son, a Clive Cussler fan, told her she needed a little blood in this book if she wanted to sell it.
So, after writing three novels investigating women’s lives, she began the research for Graffiti Grandma. She uncovered the world of homeless kids who wander our streets, live in parks and in doorways, and the predators who prey on them. At one point, deep into the twistings of the plot, Sarah says, as she remembers her buddy Jimmy spraying his MOM /heart graffiti on a mailbox, “Maybe that’s what most of us are trying to do: find our mothers.”
Told from the viewpoints of Ellie, the old lady who hates graffiti, a motherless Goth girl, an ex-alcoholic cop raising a damaged son, and a young boy who grows up to terrorize kids like the ones holding up their cardboard signs on our sidewalks, Graffiti Grandma will make the reader laugh, cringe, put a human face on homelessness, and in the end, appreciate even more, the need we all have for family.


After May 20, Graffiti Grandma will be available in print and as an ebook on Createspace, Amazon, and Ingram, as well as at several local bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and on her website www.jobarneywrites.com. Her occasional blog reflecting her thoughts as she made her way through the labyrinth of publishing this book can be found onhttp://breakoutnovelarace.blogspot.com
Links:http://www.ingramcontent.com/ https://www.createspace.com/4050378http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615726453 http://breakoutnovelarace.blogspot.comwww.jobarneywrites.com
Again, THANK YOU.   JO


My 5 Star Review
A 5 Star rating with a smiling sun. I was really impressed with this story. A quick read that draws you into the lives of homeless children, their experiences on the streets and the search for family. Their quest to be part of something real. The relationship between a mother and her son restored after all the cruelty and violence.
The author did a wonderful work creating the plot in a world that was familiar to her. I do not want to spoil the book but I am a sucker for happy endings and this book's ending was the best conclusion for this book.
The story had four main characters each with a heartfelt story that tugs at your heart. With each chapter we got to know their pasts, fears and the reasons for being at a place that caused their paths to cross. Each chapter a stepping stone for the plot as it build to a grand finale. The story line was laid down like brickwork, layer for layer as you get to know Ellie, Sarah, Jeff and Matt.
Each well defined character brought their own uniqueness to the book so that you could emphasis with them on each level. Understanding their motives, what drives them and the choices they made to become what they are at the end. The group of homeless kids tugging at your heart so that you wish to take them in and give them the love they craved. Their suffering real and written with much compassion.
A demented person who exploited their vulnerability to get his own way, his mind twisted because of his own past. His role as villain well constructed as you get to know him from a young age. Soon victims piled up as you are sucked into the story and intrigued as you learned more about them. The author did a great work, keeping your attention with riveting scenes and crafty story telling. A wonderful thriller I can recommend.

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Product details about Immortals: 
Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something… Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology but that doesn’t stop her from falling hard for him. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her or that she saved him by making a deal with Norns—Norse destiny deities—the same Norns who have now erased his memories of their past together to punish her. So Raine comes up with a plan... She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again. But before Raine can put her plan into action, the Norns return. This time, they demand she protects Eirik Seville, her best friend since childhood, from an evil so dark even the Norns are scared. But you know what they say about well-laid plans… Caught between protecting Eirik and convincing the stubborn, cocky Torin St. James that the two of them are meant to be together, Raine's life slowly unravels. Friendships are tested. Enemies become allies. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves. 
Release Date: August 5th 2013 by Firetrail Publishing 
About Author: 
EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans. Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews.

BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Ednah also writes New Adult paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. She is presently working on book 2, IMMORTALS. Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. 
It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. 
You can visit her online at www.ednahwalters.com or www.ebwalters.com. Connect with Ednah: Website: http://www.ednahwalters.com/index.html Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdnahWalters Twitter: https://twitter.com/ednahwalters 
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