Maggie Thom's Blog, page 7
April 9, 2013
Review and Interview with Dawn Husted
Author Dawn Husted - Interview and Review of her book Silently Screaming
1. When did you start reading?
I read a lot of the American Girl books as a young kid, they were thin and filled with adventure, plus very easy to read. As I became a teenager, I was more interested in sports and activities rather than reading. However after college, when I became a mom, I started reading again. Books were a doorway into another reality without actually having to go anywhere. I loved it and from there, my passion for writing grew.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
American Girl – Samantha; I forgot all about these books until now. And I can remember staying up really late with a flashlight, just so that I could finish reading.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
A book series I started reading years ago was the renowned Twilight. Of course I’ve read much more, but that was the series that started it all. From reading these, I got this crazy notion to begin writing my first book, Nicova, a book that sits quietly in my desk drawer (poorly written). However, creating that book was what inspired me to keep writing. Shortly after that, I wrote the Windor Series. Writing has become an addiction and passion that I have to carefully balance with the daily life of being a mom. It’s been a great journey and I hope to never run out of ideas!!
4. What was the first book that had a real 'wow' factor for you?
I like too many books now; they all have that ‘wow’ factor in one way or another. I’m passionate about science fiction and...
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Chapter Four: Excerpt
“Well, what do you want me to do?” Nikki began getting a little nervous. This couldn’t be a good thing. The baby wasn’t supposed to come for a few more weeks. What if he wasn’t developed a hundred percent? What if he is…what’s the word…premature?
“I dropped my phone on the ground and it slid under the wall. I need you to find it and call my mom, FAST.”
Nikki bent down and looked beneath the door on the right. A shiny glittery case sparkled back at her and she grabbed the phone, then tried to open the door where Caroline was.
But it didn’t budge.
She tried the door again.
Nothing.
“Caroline!” Nikki’s chest rose up and down, and her hands felt weak.
Caroline still hadn’t responded.
Nikki knew it would be gross, however she didn’t care and knew that she had to. She leaned down and slid underneath the stall door touching as little of the ground as possible, and that’s when she saw Caroline.
Her hands were permanently pressed against the side walls and her eyes were focused on an invisible area in space. Nikki unlocked the door right away, providing more room for air to flow, trying to jar Caroline from her comatose state.
“Okay, don’t worry,” Nikki said. “I’m going to call your mom, and she’s going to take you straight to the hospital.”
Click here to read the full review and interview...http://wp.me/p2ydBl-fj
1. When did you start reading?
I read a lot of the American Girl books as a young kid, they were thin and filled with adventure, plus very easy to read. As I became a teenager, I was more interested in sports and activities rather than reading. However after college, when I became a mom, I started reading again. Books were a doorway into another reality without actually having to go anywhere. I loved it and from there, my passion for writing grew.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
American Girl – Samantha; I forgot all about these books until now. And I can remember staying up really late with a flashlight, just so that I could finish reading.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
A book series I started reading years ago was the renowned Twilight. Of course I’ve read much more, but that was the series that started it all. From reading these, I got this crazy notion to begin writing my first book, Nicova, a book that sits quietly in my desk drawer (poorly written). However, creating that book was what inspired me to keep writing. Shortly after that, I wrote the Windor Series. Writing has become an addiction and passion that I have to carefully balance with the daily life of being a mom. It’s been a great journey and I hope to never run out of ideas!!
4. What was the first book that had a real 'wow' factor for you?
I like too many books now; they all have that ‘wow’ factor in one way or another. I’m passionate about science fiction and...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter Four: Excerpt
“Well, what do you want me to do?” Nikki began getting a little nervous. This couldn’t be a good thing. The baby wasn’t supposed to come for a few more weeks. What if he wasn’t developed a hundred percent? What if he is…what’s the word…premature?
“I dropped my phone on the ground and it slid under the wall. I need you to find it and call my mom, FAST.”
Nikki bent down and looked beneath the door on the right. A shiny glittery case sparkled back at her and she grabbed the phone, then tried to open the door where Caroline was.
But it didn’t budge.
She tried the door again.
Nothing.
“Caroline!” Nikki’s chest rose up and down, and her hands felt weak.
Caroline still hadn’t responded.
Nikki knew it would be gross, however she didn’t care and knew that she had to. She leaned down and slid underneath the stall door touching as little of the ground as possible, and that’s when she saw Caroline.
Her hands were permanently pressed against the side walls and her eyes were focused on an invisible area in space. Nikki unlocked the door right away, providing more room for air to flow, trying to jar Caroline from her comatose state.
“Okay, don’t worry,” Nikki said. “I’m going to call your mom, and she’s going to take you straight to the hospital.”
Click here to read the full review and interview...http://wp.me/p2ydBl-fj
April 4, 2013
Flying in Shadows by RT Wolfe
Flying in Shadows by RT Wolfe - Review
BLURB:
Andy Reed is a fast-talking, high-flying building developer and has been in love exactly one time in his life. Dr. Rosemarie Piper has not only been his best friend since childhood, she is the most highly respected upcoming conservation biologist in the northeast who can, also, hold her own in a bar fight. Rose learned her love for conservation from her mother. She learned her love for Andy through a lifetime of memories and connections. What she had never learned was she was the product of a brutal assault by a serial rapist and extortionist. Rose’s mother worked for twenty-six years to keep Rose’s identity hidden. Now, Andy vows to keep their polar differences from ripping them apart while keeping her safe and catching a killer.
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Excerpt:
“Hot, built and sexy is here.” Grace chided as she popped a canapé in her mouth.
“I told you; he’s all yours.” Rose shrugged slightly, watching him laugh with his brother from her peripheral vision.
“Tempting, but I have a date.” Grace gestured to the snack table as said date tipped over a bowl of dipped chocolates onto the white linen tablecloth.
Rose noticed Andy and his date as they walked toward a table holding the shrimp and sushi samples.
Grace elbowed her playfully in the ribs. “It’s the knight. Don’t kick him in the face this time. He saved the cranes.”
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My Review:
For me, Flying in the Shadows was an intersting read. It was like reading two stories. The first half was more of a young adult book about Andy and Rose and how they met as kids and...
Click here to read more: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-bL
BLURB:
Andy Reed is a fast-talking, high-flying building developer and has been in love exactly one time in his life. Dr. Rosemarie Piper has not only been his best friend since childhood, she is the most highly respected upcoming conservation biologist in the northeast who can, also, hold her own in a bar fight. Rose learned her love for conservation from her mother. She learned her love for Andy through a lifetime of memories and connections. What she had never learned was she was the product of a brutal assault by a serial rapist and extortionist. Rose’s mother worked for twenty-six years to keep Rose’s identity hidden. Now, Andy vows to keep their polar differences from ripping them apart while keeping her safe and catching a killer.
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Excerpt:
“Hot, built and sexy is here.” Grace chided as she popped a canapé in her mouth.
“I told you; he’s all yours.” Rose shrugged slightly, watching him laugh with his brother from her peripheral vision.
“Tempting, but I have a date.” Grace gestured to the snack table as said date tipped over a bowl of dipped chocolates onto the white linen tablecloth.
Rose noticed Andy and his date as they walked toward a table holding the shrimp and sushi samples.
Grace elbowed her playfully in the ribs. “It’s the knight. Don’t kick him in the face this time. He saved the cranes.”
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My Review:
For me, Flying in the Shadows was an intersting read. It was like reading two stories. The first half was more of a young adult book about Andy and Rose and how they met as kids and...
Click here to read more: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-bL
April 2, 2013
Identity Crisis by Eliza Daly - My Review
Identity Crisis by Eliza Daly - Review
When Olivia Doyle’s father dies under suspicious circumstances, rather than inheriting a family fortune, she inherits a new identity. She learns they were placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program when she was five years old. Her father was involved in an art forgery ring and testified against the mob. Brought up not to trust anyone, Olivia has a difficult time relying on U.S. Marshal Ethan Ryder to protect her, and to keep her secret. She fears her father may have continued his life of crime through her art gallery. She has little choice but to depend on Ethan when she realizes someone is now after her. Olivia’s search for the truth leads her and Ethan across country to a family and past she doesn’t remember.
At the age of ten, Ethan witnessed a brutal murder. He vowed when he grew up, he’d protect people in danger. Protecting Olivia is difficult when she won’t trust him. He soon realizes his desire to protect her goes beyond doing his job, but if his judgment becomes clouded by emotions, her safety could be jeopardized.
Can Ethan and Olivia learn to trust each other when they uncover secrets that will change their lives forever?
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My Review:
I really enjoyed this romance. It grabbed me from the first chapter, where Olivia is burying her father and then she reads a letter he has left her. She discovers he'd been a criminal and they had entered the witness protection program when she was little. Not only is she angry at him but she fears he might have used her Art Gallery as a front for selling his art forgeries. Determined to prove that isn't true and to find the family she never knew she had, she calls the agent from the Witness Protection Program.
Ethan, the agent who has taken over their case, is determined to keep Olivia safe, when her dad's and then her place is burglarized. He suggests...
To read more, click here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-bD
When Olivia Doyle’s father dies under suspicious circumstances, rather than inheriting a family fortune, she inherits a new identity. She learns they were placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program when she was five years old. Her father was involved in an art forgery ring and testified against the mob. Brought up not to trust anyone, Olivia has a difficult time relying on U.S. Marshal Ethan Ryder to protect her, and to keep her secret. She fears her father may have continued his life of crime through her art gallery. She has little choice but to depend on Ethan when she realizes someone is now after her. Olivia’s search for the truth leads her and Ethan across country to a family and past she doesn’t remember.
At the age of ten, Ethan witnessed a brutal murder. He vowed when he grew up, he’d protect people in danger. Protecting Olivia is difficult when she won’t trust him. He soon realizes his desire to protect her goes beyond doing his job, but if his judgment becomes clouded by emotions, her safety could be jeopardized.
Can Ethan and Olivia learn to trust each other when they uncover secrets that will change their lives forever?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My Review:
I really enjoyed this romance. It grabbed me from the first chapter, where Olivia is burying her father and then she reads a letter he has left her. She discovers he'd been a criminal and they had entered the witness protection program when she was little. Not only is she angry at him but she fears he might have used her Art Gallery as a front for selling his art forgeries. Determined to prove that isn't true and to find the family she never knew she had, she calls the agent from the Witness Protection Program.
Ethan, the agent who has taken over their case, is determined to keep Olivia safe, when her dad's and then her place is burglarized. He suggests...
To read more, click here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-bD
March 27, 2013
Review and Interview with P.M. Terrell, author of Dylan's Song
If a book could be a movie… by P.M. Terrell
If just one of my books could be made into a movie, it would have to be Songbirds are Free. Though it was released several years ago, it’s remained my most popular book—and for good reason. It’s based on the true story of a remarkable young woman named Mary Neely.
Mary was my ancestor. Her family had immigrated to America from Ireland two generations before her, settling in Virginia and North Carolina. In 1779, the Neely family moved west to Fort Nashborough, which is now Nashville, Tennessee. It was in August of 1780 that Shawnee warriors attacked Mary and her father William as they worked near the Cumberland River. William was killed and scalped and Mary was captured—and her ordeal was just beginning.
She was taken thousands of miles from home, deep into Indian Territory. She had been singing at the time of her capture and the Shawnee renamed her “Songbird” for her beautiful voice. Legend has it that she turned to her captors and said, “But songbirds are free,” which is where the title of the book comes from.
Mary was made a slave to the chieftain’s wife and remained a captive for three years before she was able to successfully escape and make her way back home, on foot and alone. Writing her story changed my life and my perspective on many things that seem like challenges. Knowing what she endured and how she survived makes any modern day challenges seem miniscule in comparison.
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If just one of my books could be made into a movie, it would have to be Songbirds are Free. Though it was released several years ago, it’s remained my most popular book—and for good reason. It’s based on the true story of a remarkable young woman named Mary Neely.
Mary was my ancestor. Her family had immigrated to America from Ireland two generations before her, settling in Virginia and North Carolina. In 1779, the Neely family moved west to Fort Nashborough, which is now Nashville, Tennessee. It was in August of 1780 that Shawnee warriors attacked Mary and her father William as they worked near the Cumberland River. William was killed and scalped and Mary was captured—and her ordeal was just beginning.
She was taken thousands of miles from home, deep into Indian Territory. She had been singing at the time of her capture and the Shawnee renamed her “Songbird” for her beautiful voice. Legend has it that she turned to her captors and said, “But songbirds are free,” which is where the title of the book comes from.
Mary was made a slave to the chieftain’s wife and remained a captive for three years before she was able to successfully escape and make her way back home, on foot and alone. Writing her story changed my life and my perspective on many things that seem like challenges. Knowing what she endured and how she survived makes any modern day challenges seem miniscule in comparison.
Click here... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-9b
March 22, 2013
Tainted Waters Chapter Two (excerpt)
"I think you've done it again...I have barely read the first bit...
I can feel this book pulling me in... it's going to be another fun and
fabulous ride... You certainly found your calling..."
Let's Get Real Chattin with Catherine
Tainted Waters
(to be published April 30th)
Chapter Two (excerpt)
“You’re fired!”
Sam’s hands slammed down on the arms of the office chair as she jerked forward. “Because some dude stole a necklace from his wife, pawned it and got the insurance for it? And I had the nerve to tell the story?”
“You’re fired!”
There was so much more she wanted to say to him. To tell him. It wasn’t fair that she was getting kicked to the curb for other people’s lies and secrets. It wasn’t her fault that she felt truth should win out at all costs. Climbing to her feet, she stared hard at her boss, debating about telling him again why she’d written that story. The blue vein bulging from his forehead and the deep crimson color of his puffy cheeks told her it was pointless and might just cause a heart attack.
“The story didn’t run, so what’s the big deal?”
His mottled face started to shake with fury. Sam picked up her coffee which she was glad she’d set down when she came in and took a step back. The last man she’d seen that angry had thrown a punch.
“Only because I caught it. Nothing and I mean nothing, gets printed in this paper without my say so. Very sneaky Samantha. Not acceptable. You’re done here. And don’t worry you won’t ever work in this industry again.”
She shook her head hoping something would fall into place and this would all make sense. It wasn’t like it was any different than any of the other stories the newspaper wrote – they got details, or as many as they could and then skewed them sideways if that’s what made the tale sensational. Only she hadn’t needed to do that. The facts themselves had been enough to make the story astounding. For once the paper might have been able to print the truth and nothing but the truth. The informant who’d put her on to this situation had been right, it had been unbelievable. She wished she’d been able to thank him but that was part of the agreement – no names, no thank yous, no mention of where the story started. And she couldn’t tell anyone because it wasn’t actually supposed to have been hers to tell.
“I’m fired.” It didn’t compute.
“Of course. I don’t say things I don’t mean. Now get out.”
She eyed Mr. Donner, the man that she’d thought she was going to have a lot of respect for, the man she’d envisioned thanking in the future for all he’d taught her. For taking her under his wing and making her the exceptional journalist that she was. Okay she knew that was crap but she had hoped that her initial ‘feeling’ about him had been wrong. Besides she figured that even if he wasn’t more than a pompous figurehead, there had to be some people at the paper that she could learn from. To date, unfortunately, she’d only been patted on the head and given the lame jobs. Still, she’d actually started to believe that this work might be her calling. Well, until she’d taken it into her head to run with a tip she’d been given. It hadn’t really been meant for her but since Tom hadn’t been at his desk when his phone kept ringing and ringing, she’d figured it had been hers to run with since she’d been the one to answer it. She had planned to show them what she could do and that would have been the start to her amazing career.
Another damn dream dashed.
Without stopping to think about what she was doing or even taking the time to rationalize that this wouldn’t be in her best interest, she tossed her almost full cup of lukewarm coffee across the expansive cherry wood desk, into the face of the man who had been her supervisor for a few short months.
“You bitch!” he screamed. He jerked awkwardly to his feet, only to step onto the leg of his office chair, pitching him forward over the desk. His large bulk flopped forward with a loud thud, landing spread-eagled over the almost immaculate surface.
Her eyes widened in disbelief as she choked back a laugh. It was way past time for her to leave...
To read more, click here... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-fH
I can feel this book pulling me in... it's going to be another fun and
fabulous ride... You certainly found your calling..."
Let's Get Real Chattin with Catherine
Tainted Waters
(to be published April 30th)
Chapter Two (excerpt)
“You’re fired!”
Sam’s hands slammed down on the arms of the office chair as she jerked forward. “Because some dude stole a necklace from his wife, pawned it and got the insurance for it? And I had the nerve to tell the story?”
“You’re fired!”
There was so much more she wanted to say to him. To tell him. It wasn’t fair that she was getting kicked to the curb for other people’s lies and secrets. It wasn’t her fault that she felt truth should win out at all costs. Climbing to her feet, she stared hard at her boss, debating about telling him again why she’d written that story. The blue vein bulging from his forehead and the deep crimson color of his puffy cheeks told her it was pointless and might just cause a heart attack.
“The story didn’t run, so what’s the big deal?”
His mottled face started to shake with fury. Sam picked up her coffee which she was glad she’d set down when she came in and took a step back. The last man she’d seen that angry had thrown a punch.
“Only because I caught it. Nothing and I mean nothing, gets printed in this paper without my say so. Very sneaky Samantha. Not acceptable. You’re done here. And don’t worry you won’t ever work in this industry again.”
She shook her head hoping something would fall into place and this would all make sense. It wasn’t like it was any different than any of the other stories the newspaper wrote – they got details, or as many as they could and then skewed them sideways if that’s what made the tale sensational. Only she hadn’t needed to do that. The facts themselves had been enough to make the story astounding. For once the paper might have been able to print the truth and nothing but the truth. The informant who’d put her on to this situation had been right, it had been unbelievable. She wished she’d been able to thank him but that was part of the agreement – no names, no thank yous, no mention of where the story started. And she couldn’t tell anyone because it wasn’t actually supposed to have been hers to tell.
“I’m fired.” It didn’t compute.
“Of course. I don’t say things I don’t mean. Now get out.”
She eyed Mr. Donner, the man that she’d thought she was going to have a lot of respect for, the man she’d envisioned thanking in the future for all he’d taught her. For taking her under his wing and making her the exceptional journalist that she was. Okay she knew that was crap but she had hoped that her initial ‘feeling’ about him had been wrong. Besides she figured that even if he wasn’t more than a pompous figurehead, there had to be some people at the paper that she could learn from. To date, unfortunately, she’d only been patted on the head and given the lame jobs. Still, she’d actually started to believe that this work might be her calling. Well, until she’d taken it into her head to run with a tip she’d been given. It hadn’t really been meant for her but since Tom hadn’t been at his desk when his phone kept ringing and ringing, she’d figured it had been hers to run with since she’d been the one to answer it. She had planned to show them what she could do and that would have been the start to her amazing career.
Another damn dream dashed.
Without stopping to think about what she was doing or even taking the time to rationalize that this wouldn’t be in her best interest, she tossed her almost full cup of lukewarm coffee across the expansive cherry wood desk, into the face of the man who had been her supervisor for a few short months.
“You bitch!” he screamed. He jerked awkwardly to his feet, only to step onto the leg of his office chair, pitching him forward over the desk. His large bulk flopped forward with a loud thud, landing spread-eagled over the almost immaculate surface.
Her eyes widened in disbelief as she choked back a laugh. It was way past time for her to leave...
To read more, click here... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-fH
March 20, 2013
Interview with Author Regina Puckett
Unfurled Wings
He stands alone in the hurried crowd
A sign raised high and a head held proud
He’s homeless, hungry and in need
But no one sees how much he bleeds
Rivers of anguish for what’s been lost
But being shunned has been his cost
If only someone had slowed their pace
They might have noticed the humble face
And beyond his dirty clothes and things
They might have seen his unfurled wings
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Interview:
1. When did you start reading? I didn’t become interested in reading for the pleasure of it until I was in the seventh grade.
2. What was the first book you remember reading? I don’t remember the first but I do remember the first long book I read. It was Gone with the Wind. I think that story sparked my interest in romances.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading? I discovered my love for it when I was finally turned loose in the school library and could decide for myself what books I was interested in reading. It makes a different to be able to read for the joy of it and not because I was being forced to. My first choices were autobiographies or biographies. I have always enjoyed learning about other people’s lives.
4. What was the first book that had a real 'wow' factor for you? The first book that stayed with me long after I read it was In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. It was my first glimpse at real evil.
5. What genres have you read? Was there any progression to the genres you've read over the years? Did you start in one genre and then discover others the older you got? i.e. scifi and then romance, then paranormal, then espionage....
To Read more, click here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-cA
He stands alone in the hurried crowd
A sign raised high and a head held proud
He’s homeless, hungry and in need
But no one sees how much he bleeds
Rivers of anguish for what’s been lost
But being shunned has been his cost
If only someone had slowed their pace
They might have noticed the humble face
And beyond his dirty clothes and things
They might have seen his unfurled wings
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Interview:
1. When did you start reading? I didn’t become interested in reading for the pleasure of it until I was in the seventh grade.
2. What was the first book you remember reading? I don’t remember the first but I do remember the first long book I read. It was Gone with the Wind. I think that story sparked my interest in romances.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading? I discovered my love for it when I was finally turned loose in the school library and could decide for myself what books I was interested in reading. It makes a different to be able to read for the joy of it and not because I was being forced to. My first choices were autobiographies or biographies. I have always enjoyed learning about other people’s lives.
4. What was the first book that had a real 'wow' factor for you? The first book that stayed with me long after I read it was In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. It was my first glimpse at real evil.
5. What genres have you read? Was there any progression to the genres you've read over the years? Did you start in one genre and then discover others the older you got? i.e. scifi and then romance, then paranormal, then espionage....
To Read more, click here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-cA
March 19, 2013
Captured Lies Book Tour
OB Power of Three – Maggie Thom
Captured Lies Book Tour
Buy Now @ Amazon
Genre – Suspense
Rating – PG13
More details about the author & the book
Connect with Maggie Thom on Facebook & Twitter & GoodReads
Check out where this author will be talking about her book!
18th March – Book Feature at Peace from Pieces
25th March – Book Review & Author Interview at The Book Connoisseur
1st April – Tweet Me A Storm with OB Book Tours
1st April – Guest Post at The Next Big Thing
8th April – Book Review at Brainy Book Reads
15th April – Guest Post at Blog-A-Licious Authors
16th April – Book Review & Guest Post at Mommy Adventures
17th April – Author Interview at The Bunny’s Review
18th April – Book Review & Guest Post at The Reading Cat
19th April – Book Review & Author Interview at Author’s Friend
20th April – Twitter View with OB Book Tours
21st April - Twitter Blast with OB Book Tours
22nd April – Guest Post at Books & More Books
To read more click here: http://wp.me/p2ydBl-eE
Captured Lies Book Tour
Buy Now @ Amazon
Genre – Suspense
Rating – PG13
More details about the author & the book
Connect with Maggie Thom on Facebook & Twitter & GoodReads
Check out where this author will be talking about her book!
18th March – Book Feature at Peace from Pieces
25th March – Book Review & Author Interview at The Book Connoisseur
1st April – Tweet Me A Storm with OB Book Tours
1st April – Guest Post at The Next Big Thing
8th April – Book Review at Brainy Book Reads
15th April – Guest Post at Blog-A-Licious Authors
16th April – Book Review & Guest Post at Mommy Adventures
17th April – Author Interview at The Bunny’s Review
18th April – Book Review & Guest Post at The Reading Cat
19th April – Book Review & Author Interview at Author’s Friend
20th April – Twitter View with OB Book Tours
21st April - Twitter Blast with OB Book Tours
22nd April – Guest Post at Books & More Books
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March 12, 2013
Interview with Roberta Capizzi, author of The Melody in Our Hearts
Interview and GC giveaway with author Roberta Capizzi...
1. When did you start reading?
I didn’t go to kindergarten, so I spent the days with my mum; she read books for me, until I wanted to learn to read all by myself and she taught me to read using children’s magazines. I fell in love with books and I never stopped. Books have been my life ever since.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
Ooh tough one! It was a long time ago, so I don’t really remember, but there’s one book I remember reading and loving when I was a child: The eyes of the Amaryllis by Natalie Babbitt.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
I guess it was in my DNA, because I can’t remember a time in my life when I haven’t been reading. I’ve always been a bookworm, and I remember visiting my relatives and asking my older cousins if I could borrow their books, so I could read them while my parents spent time with my uncles and aunts.
4. What was the first book that had a real ‘wow’ factor for you?
To read more, click here... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-cu
1. When did you start reading?
I didn’t go to kindergarten, so I spent the days with my mum; she read books for me, until I wanted to learn to read all by myself and she taught me to read using children’s magazines. I fell in love with books and I never stopped. Books have been my life ever since.
2. What was the first book you remember reading?
Ooh tough one! It was a long time ago, so I don’t really remember, but there’s one book I remember reading and loving when I was a child: The eyes of the Amaryllis by Natalie Babbitt.
3. What attracted you to or got you started reading?
I guess it was in my DNA, because I can’t remember a time in my life when I haven’t been reading. I’ve always been a bookworm, and I remember visiting my relatives and asking my older cousins if I could borrow their books, so I could read them while my parents spent time with my uncles and aunts.
4. What was the first book that had a real ‘wow’ factor for you?
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March 8, 2013
Review of Seven Year Itch by S.D. Skye
The Seven Year Itch by S.D. Skye – Book Review Tour
BLURB:
Her Family Was Vexed With a Generational Curse. Now for Lie Detecting FBI Spy Catcher J.J. McCall, the Truth is in The Seven Year Itch.
FBI Special Agent J.J. McCall is a born lie detector who recruits foreign spies to catch American traitors. She and co-case agent Tony Donato have lost two of their most critical Russian sources in the past two years, and they may lose another in just a few short days if they don’t catch him, The ICE PHANTOM, a rumored insider spy more insidious and elusive than Ames and Hanssen combined. They suspect he might be burrowed deep inside FBI counterintelligence—and his body count is going up.
Drawn into an unsanctioned mole hunt, they have a week to catch him, save a key source’s life—and their own. While J.J.’s lie detecting ability helps them narrow down the list of suspects, the lie she tells to herself may help the ICE PHANTOM defect to Moscow and get away with the murder of the man she loves.
Skye’s debut FBI Series, filled with mystery, espionage, romance, and suspense, will keep you burning through the pages until J.J. catches the very last spy.
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My Review:
The Seven Year Itch is a good spy story. FBI Agent JJ, who is cursed or blessed, depending on how you look at it, with an interesting twist on how to detect liars, must use all her skills to discover who killed two of her spies and who is selling the United States secrets.
Sure that there is a mole in the FBI, JJ and her partner Tony, have to figure out who it is before all their hard work is destroyed and more people die. JJ manages to turn another Russian to be their informant and who is also willing to help them figure out who is illegally passing on their FBI information.
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Her Family Was Vexed With a Generational Curse. Now for Lie Detecting FBI Spy Catcher J.J. McCall, the Truth is in The Seven Year Itch.
FBI Special Agent J.J. McCall is a born lie detector who recruits foreign spies to catch American traitors. She and co-case agent Tony Donato have lost two of their most critical Russian sources in the past two years, and they may lose another in just a few short days if they don’t catch him, The ICE PHANTOM, a rumored insider spy more insidious and elusive than Ames and Hanssen combined. They suspect he might be burrowed deep inside FBI counterintelligence—and his body count is going up.
Drawn into an unsanctioned mole hunt, they have a week to catch him, save a key source’s life—and their own. While J.J.’s lie detecting ability helps them narrow down the list of suspects, the lie she tells to herself may help the ICE PHANTOM defect to Moscow and get away with the murder of the man she loves.
Skye’s debut FBI Series, filled with mystery, espionage, romance, and suspense, will keep you burning through the pages until J.J. catches the very last spy.
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My Review:
The Seven Year Itch is a good spy story. FBI Agent JJ, who is cursed or blessed, depending on how you look at it, with an interesting twist on how to detect liars, must use all her skills to discover who killed two of her spies and who is selling the United States secrets.
Sure that there is a mole in the FBI, JJ and her partner Tony, have to figure out who it is before all their hard work is destroyed and more people die. JJ manages to turn another Russian to be their informant and who is also willing to help them figure out who is illegally passing on their FBI information.
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February 27, 2013
Review o f Savage Angel by Stacy Gail
Savage Angel by Stacy Gail - Review
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Book two in The Earth Angels
Feel nothing. Sara Savitch's personal mantra has been hard to live by ever since her torrid one-night stand with army doctor Gideon Mandeville. Descended from the Seraphim, angels known as heaven's soldiers, Sara may be an expert fighter, but she's an amateur when it comes to relationships.
Physically unharmed, but still battle-scarred, Gideon has returned to Dallas in the hopes of regaining his faith in humanity—and in himself. Instead he's walked into a nightmare. His father is on a serial killer's hit list, and has hired a personal bodyguard—the very woman who has haunted Gideon's dreams for a year.
As Sara works to build an impenetrable fortress around her client, she yearns to tear down the one around Gideon's heart. With his bitter rejection of warriors, will he ever be able to accept her true nature? Sara must find a way to trust Gideon with her secret as the killer closes in…
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My Review:
Savage Angel is an interesting paranormal love story. Sara has been harboring feelings for Gideon for a full year. They'd had a brief romantic fling and then he'd been shipped off to war. She is more than anxious to see him when he returns. But he's not the same man who left. When he pushes her away after insulting her, she loses it. She tells him to stuff his attitude and that he isn't interfering with her job, which is at this point is to keep his father safe from a possible serial killer. Since his father is adamant that Sara will be his protector, Gideon puts her to the test. When she uses her secret skill to save him, he's not sure how to react but when it almost kills her, he steps in to nurse her to health - some of which I'm sure isn't in any standard Doctor's bedside manual. They soon discover that to stop the killer they must work together.
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BLURB:
Book two in The Earth Angels
Feel nothing. Sara Savitch's personal mantra has been hard to live by ever since her torrid one-night stand with army doctor Gideon Mandeville. Descended from the Seraphim, angels known as heaven's soldiers, Sara may be an expert fighter, but she's an amateur when it comes to relationships.
Physically unharmed, but still battle-scarred, Gideon has returned to Dallas in the hopes of regaining his faith in humanity—and in himself. Instead he's walked into a nightmare. His father is on a serial killer's hit list, and has hired a personal bodyguard—the very woman who has haunted Gideon's dreams for a year.
As Sara works to build an impenetrable fortress around her client, she yearns to tear down the one around Gideon's heart. With his bitter rejection of warriors, will he ever be able to accept her true nature? Sara must find a way to trust Gideon with her secret as the killer closes in…
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My Review:
Savage Angel is an interesting paranormal love story. Sara has been harboring feelings for Gideon for a full year. They'd had a brief romantic fling and then he'd been shipped off to war. She is more than anxious to see him when he returns. But he's not the same man who left. When he pushes her away after insulting her, she loses it. She tells him to stuff his attitude and that he isn't interfering with her job, which is at this point is to keep his father safe from a possible serial killer. Since his father is adamant that Sara will be his protector, Gideon puts her to the test. When she uses her secret skill to save him, he's not sure how to react but when it almost kills her, he steps in to nurse her to health - some of which I'm sure isn't in any standard Doctor's bedside manual. They soon discover that to stop the killer they must work together.
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http://wp.me/s2ydBl-649
