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Live like a World Cup Soccer Star

What would you buy with a footballer’s salary #451165760 / gettyimages.com The world has gone mad for football, or more precisely, the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With so many highly paid soccer players on centre stage, it’s easy to have a bit of ‘Millionaire Envy’. Real estate company, Lamudi has compiled a wish list of properties the […]
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Justice joins the review crew

Announcing The Writers’ Shack’s first Read 4 Review book: Mariner’s Hollow by FG Capitanio There’s been quite a few posts about Frank Capitanio and his debut book, Mariner’s Hollow on The Writers’ Shack lately. We’ve interviewed the author to discuss winning the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award; we’ve reviewed Mariner’s Hollow. Now Capitanio joins our brand new Read […]
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Seeking authors, publishers and book lovers for a brand new read for review program

The Writers’ Shack launches Read 4 Review, a brand new initiative for book lovers   You might remember that a month or so ago, we put some feelers out to see if anyone was interested in a Read 4 Review program. Well,the response from both authors and readers was overwhelmingly positive and we’ve decided to […]
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Book Review: Silent Screams by C. E. Lawrence

By Mark Combs Title: Silent Screams Author: C. E. Lawrence Genre: Thriller Series or Standalone: Book 1 of 3 in the Lee Campbell-profiler Series Blurb A Deranged Killer’s Twisted Urges –In the streets of New York City, the Slasher chooses his victim–and makes his move. As he wraps his fingers around the girl’s pretty throat, […]
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Blog Title: Book Review: Silent Screams by C. E. Lawrence

By Mark Combs Title: Silent Screams Author: C. E. Lawrence Genre: Thriller Series or Standalone: Book 1 of 3 in the Lee Campbell-profiler Series Blurb A Deranged Killer’s Twisted Urges –In the streets of New York City, the Slasher chooses his victim–and makes his move. As he wraps his fingers around the girl’s pretty throat, […]
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The perfect combination of classic and contemporary

Mariner’s Hollow – a paranormal mystery that keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Over the weekend, I posted an interview with Frank “FG” Capitanio, the author of the award winning novel, Mariner’s Hollow – which won Gold in the IPBA Benjamin Franklin Awards. If you read that, you’d know I pretty much consider […]
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What True Beauty Is About (A Tribute To Maya Angelou)

I have always come across Maya Angelou’s quotes in other books and blogs, or seeing people sharing her quotes on Facebook. They are all very inspiring, but somehow it didn’t get me to the point to read up more about her and her works. As I read the news…
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Maroulas: History Uninterrupted

The smell of jasmine, pots of colorful geraniums, the unstoppable sound of cicadas, the taste of mature juicy apricots, are just a few memories from spending my childhood summers in my grandparents’ house at Maroulas. Soon enough, I realized that…
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Capitanio gets Justice with a Benjamin Franklin stamp of approval

Introducing the next Sir Arthur Conan Doyle   Everyone needs a hobby. Mine just happens to be murder. – Justice Worth Last month, Indie author F.G. Capitanio won a massive leg up in his writing career when his debut novel, Mariner’s Hollow, took out Gold for Teen Fiction in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards.   I […]
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