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Review & Author Interview: Danny Calloway by @ZCBolger

Review Exciting mystery for all ages! The story of Danny Calloway begins with the 13 year old bored in class on the last the day of school. He’s expecting a normal summer, but instead finds out that his late grandfather has left his old house solely to Danny. Danny and his father fly out to look [...]

Review: This Plague of Days

Apocalyptic tales aren’t my typical read, but I was definitely hooked on this one! This is one of those stories that I kept thinking about when I was away from it. The story follows the family of a boy with autism as a virus wipes out much of the population. I quickly grew to love [...]

Fallen – Excerpt

Excerpt from Chapter One “She must die.” Raising an eyebrow, I looked into Vince’s dark eyes. “Who?” “The rumors are true, Samantha,” he said, and then bit into his caviar. I took a sip of wine. “Which rumors, exactly?” He ran his fingers through his short, spiky hair. “She’s alive.” My mind ran through the [...]

Fallen Cover Reveal – Get a Free Review Copy!

The day of the Fallen cover reveal has finally arrived! I’m so excited…I love this cover so much! Thanks so much to Xpresso Book Tours for hosting this cover reveal! Thanks also to Bryan Hufalar for designing the cover! Awesome job, as always! Fallen is the Prequel to the Transformed series. It’s also from the [...]

Indie Block Party: Social Media Tips

I’m way behind on this final post for the Indie Block Party! My social media tips are pretty simple. I’m not a social media guru, but I have been using social media for a long time. I had a MySpace account before my 7 year old was born. Tackle one at a time. Don’t jump [...]

Indie Block Party: Writing Tips

I started writing novels to publish in April of 2012. Ever since then, I’ve become a student of writing. I read books on writing, I read blog posts, listen to podcasts, and do just about whatever I can to continue learning every day. Some things I’ve learned along the way… Stephen King in On Writing [...]

Indie Block Party: My Favorite Reads

This might be the hardest block party post – picking out five favorite books! I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I could read. There are so many books that I love…how could I narrow it down to five?? I’m going to feature indie authors…this is the indie block party! Click the covers [...]

Indie Block Party: This Plague of Days (Current Read)

Today I get to share about the book that I’m reading. Actually, I’m in the middle of several, but I’m actively reading This Plague of Days by Robert Chazz Chute. I’m not a typical reader of the apocalyptic tales, but I’m hooked on this one! It follows the family of a boy with autism as [...]

Working It Out Blog Tour & Giveaway

  Tour Schedule Author Rachael Renee Anderson Rachael Anderson is the author of five novels (Working It Out, The Reluctant Bachelorette, Minor Adjustments, Luck of the Draw, and Divinely Designed) and two novellas (Twist of Fate, from the All I Want anthology and The Meltdown Match from The Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer Wedding Collection). She’s [...]

Author Interview: Melanie Robertson-King

  Interview What’s your story? How did you get into writing? My first attempt at writing came the summer I graduated from grade 8. I wrote a story about some glamorous girls who were the partners of the hunks on the local hockey team. It went on… and on… and on. I don’t think it [...]