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Book Preview: Rasputin’s Shadow by Raymond Khoury

It’s no secret that one of my guilty pleasures are historical thrillers. I fell in love with Dan Brown, thanks to his mesmerising and addictive books The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. It was from here that my interest surrounding the Knights Templar grew and grew until i happened to come across a book entitled The […]

Next Stop on the Blog Tour

When Young Adult novelist Sharon Sant pestered me for an interview, who was I to turn her down. She asks some pretty touch questions, I can tell you! You can find out my own personal Kryptonite, and what animal I would love to talk to! Author Interview over on Sharon Sant First Stop: Author interview […]

Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni, Book Review

When Angelology was released back in 2010, Danielle Trussoni became an instant hit, and before long her debut urban fantasy novel charted on the New York Times bestseller’s list. It was an original concept; a secret group that hunted the entire Earth for fallen angels, before these mythical beings started to gain the upper hand […]

How To Write A Press Release

As an indie / self-published author, promotion can be a hard thing. Book blogs and bloggers have a great community and always on hand to offer help with getting your book noticed. However, getting noticed by the press (newspapers, magazines, radio stations) on the other hand are a different kettle of fish altogether! They will [...]

May New Releases

Now as a new month approaches, we are in for a great treat as three new books are released TODAY! And yes, it is May already, and no, I have no explanation as to how the time has gone by … Continue reading →

The Boston Marathon Auction + Library Talk

Today you get two news items in one! You lucky, lucky people! But perhaps, most importantly, we need to talk about the Boston Marathon tragedy. I remember getting to work at about 10PM and seeing it happen on the news … Continue reading →

The Caseworker’s Memoirs Giveaway

Would you like to win an ecopy of my latest book, The Caseworker’s Memoirs? Of course you do! There are two competitions to enter: 1) The first is to head on over to Everything Books & Authors, where the lovely Toni … Continue reading →

The Jerusalem Puzzle by Laurence O’Bryan, Book Review

I thoroughly enjoyed Laurence O’Bryan’s debut historical thriller, The Istanbul Puzzle, but there were issues that stopped it from becoming brilliant. His sequel, The Jerusalem Puzzle promised to carry on the story, with increased action, increased tension and a revelation … Continue reading →

Third Stop on the Blog Tour

As some of you may know, my new book The Caseworker’s Memoirs is set around different fears, or more aptly, phobias. This isn’t a horror story, but I can’t deny that tension doesn’t play a part. Phobias are interesting and intriguing … Continue reading →

The Price of an ebook?

Self-publishing has really opened that stiff iron door of getting your book out there to a much wider audience. Writers and authors can connect with their reader on a much more personal level and the introduction of schemes such as … Continue reading →