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RRBC Back to School Book & Blog Block Party!

Hi and WELCOME to Rave Reviews Book Club’s BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK & BLOG BLOCK PARTY at HARMONY KENT ONLINE! Location: Cornwall, UK.

Prizes I’m giving away today!

$5 Amazon Gift Card

One e-book copy of Finding Katie

One e-book copy of Slices of Soul

(UK only) One Paperback copy of Polish Your Prose

(UK only) One Paperback copy of Slices of Soul

Number of winners for this stop: 5!

I’d like to introduce you to my books and I do hope that you will take the time to check them out. I’ve included a short blurb and video on each to help you make the perfect decision in your next book selection!

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 Slices of Soul: My latest book, but my first-ever book of poetry!

Slices of Soul is a collection of contemporary poetry from author Harmony Kent that will both delight and call for deeper reflection. ‘Phantoms’ gives a gritty account of pain that you can never catch. ‘Enough’ expresses the contentment of Zen. ‘Diamonds’ shows the beauty to be found on a drab and rainy day. While ‘The Alchemist’ shows you how a guitar can turn lead into gold. This wonderful arrangement of fifty poems takes you from the abstract of Zen to the melody of music, and will reach into your mind, your heart, and your soul.

Finding Katie: This girl grabbed me in the middle of the night and wouldn’t let go until I’d told her story

I killed someone, you see. I killed the girl, who used to be me. I’m Kate … Kate Charlesworth. I’m seventeen, and self-harming. This time I cut too deep, and I’m in hospital. I hadn’t meant for it to be so bad—it just sort of happened. I needed a lot of distraction that day. You’ve had bad days, right? Days it hurts too much to think. Days you just wanna stay in bed. Days when the world needs to go away for a while. Right? What do you do when you’ve hit rock bottom? When there’s nowhere left to turn? This one little mistake lands me back on a psych unit—the last place I wanna be. Only this time, the nurse I end up with isn’t content to stick on a band-aid and send me home. She wants me to face my demons. But to do that, I’ll have to face who I am … who I used to be … I’ll have to find Katie.

Polish Your Prose:

Polish Your Prose is a powerful new guide that gives essential editing tips for authors. Lots of books have been written on the art of writing, and here—at last—is a guide that will teach you the essential techniques of editing your own book. This will help you turn a promising manuscript into a published novel. And, it does this without the jargon. You don’t need to know all the grammatical terms in order to make use of this book. You don’t need to know the definition of a split infinitive, a comma splice, or a ‘to be’ verb, as this manual explains these in detail in easy to understand terms, and a lively and engaging style.

Chapters on Passive Writing, Tense, Point of View, Dialogue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an editor would go through to polish and perfect your manuscript. Good writing is nothing without good editing. Learn the secrets of good editing and writing with this essential author reference, which offers so much more for so much less.

Harmony Kent is an award winning author, and accomplished editor and proofreader. Her passion is helping Indie Authors to successfully achieve their goals and dreams.

Elemental Earth: Book 1 in the Mysteries Series:

YA Fantasy Fiction

“You turned the god of gnomes into a garden ornament?”

Sarah looked closely, but couldn’t tell if her dad was annoyed or amused—perhaps he was both …

Whilst 15 year old Sarah may be struggling to regain her feet, after being ripped from her everyday mundane life and ending up in a whole new dimension, she still knows how to have a bit of fun along the way. The Earth Elemental isn’t the only one whose feathers she manages to ruffle, and it’s only been four days. Meanwhile, her best friend is missing, and big trouble is brewing. She soon has a lot more to worry about than what happened to her phone or iPod, or even how much of an idiot Caleb obviously thinks she is.

Elemental Earth is the first book in The Mysteries series, and is aimed at Young Adults. Even if you’ve already reached an age where the young ones might call you ‘old enough’, if you’re still young at heart then you’re bound to enjoy these books just as much as the next—err—younger adult.

Age aside, perhaps we should be more worried about what further havoc Sarah’s antics might be about to wreak on the universe as we know it? We’d probably all be sleeping a lot more soundly if she’d only stuck to applied maths and the odd pillow fight. But no, sadly the lure of the proverbial rabbit hole proved just a tad too much. And now she’s taken the plunge, there’s no turning back.

The Glade: Fiction to scare your socks off!

You are being arrested for the murder of your husband…You have a secret you can’t tell…The evil is gathering.. This book has it all: murder, intrigue, the supernatural, a broken marriage, a love affair, courage against impossible odds, suspense, and high drama. The Wenstrops have it all: health, wealth and happiness. But then it all begins to fall apart. Helen is arrested for murder, yet is either unable or unwilling to give a defence. During her detention, vital evidence goes mysteriously missing and tensions are running high. Helen finds herself surrounded and yet alone: not knowing who she can trust or how she can tell her enemies from her friends. Helen has to work through her self-doubts and fears, in order to know whether her suspicions and misgivings are valid or simply products of an overwrought mind. There are those who would like to encourage her confusion, and those who would help her – but how to know one from the other? And then there are those who actively mean her harm. Meanwhile, malignant forces in the forest are gathering power, ready for a final assault. Helen finds herself in a battle of life and death, and faces having to lose everything in her attempts to thwart the evil that has insinuated itself into her very existence – but is she ready to make the ultimate sacrifice? This sensational second novel by acclaimed author Harmony Kent will have you alternately laughing, crying and gripping the edge of your seat as this roller coaster ride of a plot unfolds. It will keep you guessing through its many twists and turns, and hijack your attention right up until you turn the final page.

The Battle for Brisingamen: This book will always hold a special place as my debut novel

There is a World not too Far Away …

Beneath the north sea a land of magic lies undetected. The lives of many are drawn inexorably closer together in a race against time, as both energy companies and evil beings attempt to destroy the magic which is protecting not just this land but all worlds. The unwitting protagonists have no idea of how suddenly and irrevocably their lives are about to change.

It is a race against time to try and recover the lost necklace, Brisingamen, which holds the ancient power of the Goddess Freya, and to prevent the undersea drilling from taking place. Are Aart, Matthias, Gemma and Dirck up to the challenges they now must face?

Here there be Dragons, and all manner of Creatures …

All my books can be purchased on Amazon. Once again, thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to share your thoughts and comments below.  Good luck on winning my giveaways!  I’ll see you at the next stop of this awesome BOOK & BLOG BLOCK PARTY!

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RRBC Pay it Forward Week! Welcome to Liz Gavin!

Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted today to host the third of three authors I will spotlight, promote, and propel this week as part of the RRBC BT Pay it Forward Week. Credit for this Pay it Forward idea has to go to Bethany Turner, who is a fellow board member of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB and such a supportive lady. She had the idea of supporting one author per day, and not promoting herself or anyone else at all for that whole day. Well, as RRBC is all about support, this was a huge hit, and we now have our very own RRBC Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week! For more information, or to sign up for future Pay it Forward weeks, please click HERE. Okay, I’m sure you’re all dying to know who my author of the day is today …

A HUGE warm welcome to Liz Gavin! Liz is a supportive member of RRBC, as well as a talented lady! So, lets all please give Liz as much support as we can today!  

 

Proud Rave Reviews Book Club Member

When Liz Gavin was in Second Grade – just a couple of years ago, really – her teacher told her mother the little girl should start a diary because she needed an outlet for her active and vivid imagination. She was a talkative child who would disrupt the class by engaging her colleagues in endless conversations. She loved telling them the stories her grandfather used to tell her.

Apparently, the teacher wasn’t a big fan of those stories, and Liz’s mother bought her a diary. She happily wrote on it for a couple of months. Unable to see the appeal of writing for her own enjoyment only, she gave up on it. She missed the audience her friends provided her in class. She went back to disturbing her dear teacher’s class.

Since then, she has become a hungry reader. She will read anything and everything she can get her hands on – from the classics to erotica. That’s how she has become a writer of erotica and romance, as well.

As a young adult, she participated in a student exchange program and lived in New Orleans for six months. She fell in love with the city and its wonderful inhabitants. NOLA will always hold a special spot in Liz Gavin’s heart. Nowadays, living in Brazil, Liz’s creativity has improved many times because it’s such a vibrant, gorgeous and sexy country.

Welcome to her world of hot Alpha males and naughty, independent women. Add a touch of the paranormal in the presence of some wicked souls and you’ll get the picture.

Sit back, fire up your eReader and enjoy the ride!

 

 

Liz has written many books, which can be found here!

Check out Luck of the Irish:

Keira Ashe’s parents are great but her mother has overprotected her for years. Now, this twenty-two-year-old Bostonian has graduated from college and can go on a trip she has been planning for years. She fears her shyness may get in the way of her enjoying what could be a life-altering adventure. However, Keira feels her luck is about to change when she meets gorgeous bartender Declan Slane.

Declan Slane is twenty-six and works at a hotel bar in Dublin. He hasn’t been very lucky in his love life so far. Also, he has got a troubled past he has chosen not to revisit in order to keep his sanity. Because he isn’t looking for a girlfriend, Declan isn’t very pleased to meet a certain breathtaking American who walks into his bar one afternoon.

Get a taste of adventure and heartache as Keira spreads her wings and matures while she gets to know her great-grandparents’ home country – Ireland. Hold your breath when she faces tough decisions and dangers. Root for Keira while she weighs up the consequences of making love for the first time. Bite your nails when she comes across unforeseen threats.

Liz Gavin’s second full-length novel is hard to put down just as it is hard to pinpoint its genre. She has woven an intricate web around her characters that will leave readers breathless. In the sizzling concoction, this talented new author poured heart-warming romance, heart-stopping suspense, and a dash of heart-searching paranormal. Take your pick. Regardless of the literary genre you might favor, Liz Gavin’s writing will take you to a whole different side of it.

Liz also offer translation services. Check them out here!

Liz Gavin’s Website

Liz Gavin’s Blog

Liz on Twitter

Liz on Facebook

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

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RRBC Pay it Forward Week! Welcome to Sarah Stuart

Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted today to host the first of three authors I will spotlight, promote, and propel this week as part of the RRBC BT Pay it Forward Week. Credit for this Pay it Forward idea has to go to Bethany Turner, who is a fellow board member of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB and such a supportive lady. She had the idea of supporting one author per day, and not promoting herself or anyone else at all for that whole day. Well, as RRBC is all about support, this was a huge hit, and we now have our very own RRBC Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week! For more information, or to sign up for future Pay it Forward weeks, please click HERE. Okay, I’m sure you’re all dying to know who my author of the day is today …

A HUGE warm welcome to Sarah Stuart! Sarah is a supportive member of RRBC, as well as a talented lady! So, lets all please give Sarah as much support as we can today!  

Sarah lives near the river Wear in County Durham.

Her interests are theatre, wildlife, history and travel, all combined

in the Royal Command series of romantic suspense novels

spanning 500 years from the 16th century to the present day.

Dangerous Liaisons, opens in the Western Highlands of

Scotland.

The main setting is London’s theatre-land, the West End.

Sarah, revelling in a world she knows from the inside,

reveals wannabe frustrations and the lives of celebrity stars.

The former desperate for publicity and the latter faced with the

paparazzi, who are determined to reveal their secrets.

Illicit Passion, out September, features a concert tour of twelve

European cities, with the paparazzi back in force, threatening

the lives and liberty of the stars and their family.

Dynasty of Deceit is the working title of Book Three.

Sarah’s short story,The Secret of Hagia Sophia,

will be published in an anthology in December.

Written in the first person, it shows a very different Sarah.

DANGEROUS LIAISONS by Sarah Stuart.

A story of men and women who loved too much.

When Lizzie inherits a Book of Hours first owned by Margaret Tudor, James IV of Scotland’s Queen, she decodes entries previously ignored, and ignites a spark with the potential to ruin the lives of everyone she loves.

 eBook or softback available HERE

Read a sample HERE

 

 

 

ILLICIT PASSION – BOOK TWO IN THE ROYAL COMMAND SERIES

by SARAH STUART

 

More about this fascinating continuation of the drama begun

in Dangerous Liaisons to come.

Watch this space!

Coming Soon

Latest Draft Prologue may be read in Blogs

Sarah’s Website

Sarah on Twitter

Sarah on Facebook

 

 

 

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RRBC Pay it Forward Week! Welcome to Yvette Calleiro!

Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted today to host the first of three authors I will spotlight, promote, and propel this week as part of the RRBC BT Pay it Forward Week. Credit for this Pay it Forward idea has to go to Bethany Turner, who is a fellow board member of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB and such a supportive lady. She had the idea of supporting one author per day, and not promoting herself or anyone else at all for that whole day. Well, as RRBC is all about support, this was a huge hit, and we now have our very own RRBC Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week! For more information, or to sign up for future Pay it Forward weeks, please click HERE. Okay, I’m sure you’re all dying to know who my author of the day is today …

A HUGE warm welcome to Yvette M Calleiro! Yvette is a supportive member of RRBC, as well as a talented lady! So, lets all please give Yvette as much support as we can today!  

Yvette M. Calleiro is a heavily addicted reader of both young adult and adult novels.  She spends most of her free time psuedo-living in paranormal worlds with her fictional friends (and boyfriends). She’s also been known to run on the elliptical machine at her gym for hours while reading anything from paranormal to fantasy to suspenseful thrillers. When she’s living amongst real people, Yvette M. Calleiro is a high school Reading teacher. She’s been sharing her love of literature with her students for over seventeen years. Besides writing about the various characters that whisper (and sometimes scream) in her head, she enjoys traveling, watching movies, spending quality time with family and friends, and enjoying the beauty of the ocean. Yvette lives in Miami, Florida, with her beautiful son who allows her to enjoy children’s literature all over again. She also shares her space with an assortment of crazy saltwater animals in her 300-gallon tank. 

Yvette’s books!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The One Discovered

How do you choose when both options have dire consequences?

Sofia is a 17 year old who is quite content with her life.  She has a caring boyfriend who also just happens to be her
best friend since birth.  She has a loving mother.  She is successfully completing her last year of high school and enjoys her part-time job.  She can’t imagine wanting more from her life…until Ar’ch (pronounced Ar-rick) enters her dreams,
sparking a burning flame inside of her that she can’t seem to extinguish nor does she want to.

Ar’ch is a Diasodz (Die-ah-sodz), a species created by the Goddess back when God created humans.  Diasodz were made to
heal and protect humans, but when the Diasodz turned their backs on helping humans and left Earth to live in their own
world, the Goddess abandoned them.  Since then, their powers and their very lives have been fading.  A prophecy foretold
that a young girl born on Earth would be the Diasodz’s savior.  Ar’ch and his brother, Angel, travel to Earth to retrieve her and bring her back to their world before her death day in order to save their kind.  Ar’ch knows the drill: find the
target, capture her, and safely bring her home.  But what happens when the target captures his dormant heart?

​ Choices create action.  Actions have consequences.  When faced with the truth, what choice will Sofia make?  Will she be able to accept the consequences that follow?

The One Enlightened

Sofia has lost everything that was important to her: her mother, her boyfriend, and her best friend. Even the belief that humans are the only beings in the world has been stripped away, but she has no time to dwell on her losses because she’s
been transported to a new world to become the savior of the Diasodz. Sofia trusted Ar’ch and Angel to be there for her and to guide and protect her, but only Angel has held true to his word. Ar’ch has abandoned her, leaving her to feel tricked
and betrayed. 

Ar’ch brought Sofia home, fulfilling his mission to bring their savior safely to their world, but it didn’t come without a cost. Rafe, Sofia’s boyfriend, was killed, and Ar’ch believes Sofia blames him for it. Ar’ch’s sole focus becomes doing
what is best for Sofia, and in his mind, that does not include him. 

As Sofia deals with Ar’ch’s absence, she throws herself into learning about the Diasodz’s history. She grows stronger both emotionally and physically, and begins to accept her role in their world, but not everyone is convinced that she is the
one whom the prophecy states will save them. 

Beliefs will be challenged. Secrets will be revealed. Relationships will be shattered. And in the aftermath, evil will see its opportunity and strike. Will Sofia be able to handle it all? Or will the savior of the Diasodz lose her will to
continue? 

Yvette's Blog
Yvette's Website
Yvette on Facebook

 

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Rave Reviews Book Club Books of the Month!

Rave Reviews Book Club Books of the Month for August!

Congratulations to Kim Cox, Gordon Bickerstaff, and Traci Sanders for being this month’s Books of the Month!

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Author Scoop! Did you catch our latest radio talk show?

 

If you missed the live show on Saturday, don’t despair: we’re archived! 

For news, scoops, and a bag of laughs, check out Author Scoop, a Rave Reviews Book Club Rave Raves production

On the last show, awesome co-hosts

John Fioravanti,

Bethany Turner, 

and Beem Weeks

joined me.  your host, Harmony Kent!

Check out the twitter chat during the show too! Simply search the hashtag #RRBCAuthorScoop.

Saturday’s show was sponsored by the delightful Shirley Slaughter! Author of Crazy! Hot! And Living on the Edge!

Our next live show is on Saturday August 22nd at 12 noon CST / 6pm UK. Be sure to be there! Join host Harmony Kent with wonderful co hosts: Marlena Hand, John Fioravanti, Bethany Turner, Beem Weeks, and John Howell! Be sure to check out their shows throughout August too! https://ravereviewsbynonniejules.wordpress.com/rave-waves-blog-talk-radio/

 

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Jason Zandri and Another Sunset

Today, I am delighted to welcome talented author, Jason Zandri! Jason is on tour from July 26th until August 14th, and is promoting three of his books. To see his other tour stops, please click HERE . On today’s stop, he tells us about Another Sunset, and talks about some of his processes as regards to writing and being an author. Take it away Jason!

Another Sunset was my first work of fiction and I learned so many things from writing it. There is a saying that goes “if you could go back and change…” Most of the times when I am presented with this “option,” I answer with, “I wouldn’t change a thing.” With respect to the book, not the core of the story, but the book itself, I would change things.

I am happy with the end result of “Another Sunset”. It certainly ended up “on paper” being the story that has been in my head, in one form or the other, over the past decade and then some.

What I never considered when deciding to write it was the idea of making it a small series. With the backstory of David before he came to Westville, his time in Westville, and the events of his life prior to getting there, I technically had enough material, had I wanted to expand on it, to write at least three stories without impacting “Another Sunset” in any measureable way.

I had very little appreciable knowledge of the writing or publishing landscape when I worked on “Another Sunset.” I didn’t understand at the time how a series of books that, even loosely tied together, drove reader interest into the other volumes of the series or even into other series by the same author. Now that I do, I am looking at the new efforts I have on the table in that manner. For those that are really paying attention in “As Life Goes,” you’re in for a treat. Sorry, no spoilers, but there will be more hints on that when that book series goes on tour in a couple weeks.

The decision to write multiple books with the same characters isn’t an easy one, in my opinion. There are some readers that can be overly critical of the process. A few will complain that the author is only breaking up a book for the express purpose to sell more units. I can’t speak to every author’s intent, but I can see the readers’ argument because I am sure some will do it only for that reason. If I had 400 pages of content, but a legitimate way to have a beginning, middle, and an end in the first half of a book and the second half too, knowing what I know now, I might be inclined to make two books. The issue really comes down to “are there really two, parallel storylines, or is one artificially created with the sole intent to break the book into two?” Only the author can honestly answer that.

The critical issue is how the author handles their work. If it really is one big story, the only way, in my opinion, to not alienate readers (or potential ones) is to say PART I and PART II in the titles of the book. This way, the reader understands that the beginning of the main conflict will be in book one, build up, and then cliff-hang. From there, the conflict will continue and be resolved in book two. If it’s not handled in this manner, I really feel many readers will be upset. On the other hand, if there is a legitimate beginning, middle, and end to the story, and book two is another situation of its own, then that is a different story as they would be two, separate, beginnings, middles, and ends but with the same cast of characters.

Many of us are familiar with the Harry Potter series of books. When the movies were made, the studio capitalized on the popularity of the books, and the movie series, by splitting the movie version of the final book into two parts. Rather than have a four and a half hour movie grossing about ten dollars a ticket, they made two parts of the same story and took in twice as much. Would they, if they could, make one movie and charge twice as much? Likely not; the studios understand peoples’ attention spans are limited and most cannot sit for that long for a single movie. Two movies are more appealing as it builds excitement, even though many people knew the ending of the tale as they read the book series first. Also, any time that someone sees one movie in a series, especially when it doesn’t pull so hard on other movies in the series that you cannot follow the movie as a stand-alone creation, then they are likely to be interested in others to follow the characters throughout the full storyline.

It had never dawned on me prior that the same could be true for the stories in my head. Now that I am thinking more like an author, I am realizing that if there is more story to tell, I should find ways to tell it. If that’s a longer book, or a series of midsized ones then, I should just tell the tale and let the reader discover it.

 

About Another Sunset

David Stephenson is a kind drifter who comes to settle in the small Texas town of Westville. His sense, empathy, and awareness are well received by the residents of the failing town as they welcome and befriend him. During his stay he helps a small local girl try to realize her dream and while doing so excites and energizes the whole town to help out. Lives change as fate takes a critical turn. The local would-be reporter, tasked by David’s longtime friend, takes off on a mission to unravel the mystery of his travels, where he came from, and discovers why he is on his journey.

 

Another Sunset Reviews – http://amzn.to/1RHrdES

“The author has a nice way of weaving together a touching story that definitely tugged at those heartstrings”

http://www.amazon.com/review/RE23H0HC4YBXY/

“Endearing characters, well-paced dialogue, and valuable lessons…all the components of fantastic book”

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3KETK9GVPLVIV

“Instead of the fast pace of stories that tell too much, too soon, Another Sunset moved its pace along with detail that helped really form its characters. It gave plenty of time to delve into the story and not be able to fully discern where the story was going (which I like – I don’t like to be able to script out what’s going to happen! Surprise me!)”

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DJBKJG5DVFM1/

Another Sunset – Three Chapter Excerpt – http://www.zandri.net/PDF/Another_Sunset_8_9_15.pdf

Books and links

Before Another Sunset (The Sunset Series Book 1)

http://www.amazon.com/Before-Another-Sunset-Series-Book-ebook/dp/B00T11GKYE

Another Sunset (The Sunset Series Book 2)

http://www.amazon.com/Another-Sunset-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00QD2FQU8/

I Hero: The Beginning

http://www.amazon.com/I-Hero-Beginning-Jason-Zandri-ebook/dp/B00Y3LA41M/

I Hero: Nathan Returns

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B011AOPE64

As Life Goes: Elementary

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Goes-Elementary-Jason-Zandri-ebook/dp/B00ZXVB7SK/

 

As Life Goes: The End of the Innocence – (expected November 2015)

As Life Goes: The Reunion – (expected April 2016)

As Life Goes: The Wedding (expected July 2016)

As Life Goes: The Funeral (expected October 2016)

 

I Hero: Untitled Book 3 (Expected first half 2016)

I Hero: Untitled Book 4 (Expected second half 2016)

I Hero: Untitled Book 5 (Expected first half 2017)

  Social Media links

Twitter – @GUNDERSTONE https://twitter.com/gunderstone/

Facebook Author page – https://www.facebook.com/jzandri

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonzandri

Google+ – https://plus.google.com/+JasonZandri/

Author blog – The GUNDERSTONE Review https://gunderstone.wordpress.com/

 

ABOUT JASON ZANDRI

Jason has been working in the information technology field in one form or the other since 1996. He is currently employed full time at Bloomberg LP as a Systems Engineer in the R&D group. Jason lives in Wallingford Connecticut, with his wife Renata. He is the father to four children, three boys and 1 girl – 11 years (Andrew), 9 years (Angela), 7 years (Adam) and 6 years old (Alex).

This tour sponsored by 4WillsPublishing.wordpress.com.

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Rave Reviews Book Club Books of the Month!

Books of the Month for July!

 

Congratulations to Lizzie Chantree, Adam Boustead, and Tammi Booth! See their books below! Also, visit Rave Reviews Book Club for an awesome collection of books.

 

Babe Driven by Lizzie Chantree

AMAZON

Driving straight out of trouble and into paradise!

Harriet’s crazily successful business idea is under serious threat, and the danger seems to be coming from inside her own family. She whisks her sister and her friends away to an exotic location to try and work out whose side they are on. It’s time to start damage limitation.

When the girls arrive at the glorious villa owned by Harriet’s maverick business partner Nikki, they find a gorgeous band and their sexy lead singer Max staying next door, out to entice their new neighbours into all kinds of trouble.

This isn’t a holiday for Harriet and she can’t afford to be distracted. She has to sell her business idea to the powerful resort owner, the elusive Mr Grant, while she is there, or she may not have a business to go back to. Harriet will have to choose between family and friends, business or pleasure. For someone who stays out of the limelight, even though her new company is the hottest ticket in town, she’s going to have to avoid the front pages of every newspaper if she wants to survive the ride!

 

 

Dragon Fireside Tales by Adam Boustead

AMAZON

Intriguing, softly unsettling, but strangely hypnotic fantastical tales of the unexpected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond Vica by Tammi Booth

AMAZON

Gabby and her two best friends share a constellation in the sky named VICA. The trio named the constellation that tells the tale of their childhood friendship. Now that Gabby is fifteen, this tale written in the stars means more than ever.

Gabby finds herself facing the threat of losing her best friend, Sam to cancer. On top of that, she develops a crush on the other friend, Brody. She fears the friendship will fall apart and feels alone. To complicate matters, Sam’s condition brings back memories that Gabby has not allowed to surface since she was five.

As Gabby’s world crashes down on her, she’s forced to face the realities of life, death, grief, and love. How will she survive without the friendship that’s written in the stars?

 

 

 

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RRBC Pay It Forward Week! Please welcome Loren Weaver!

Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted today to host the first of three authors I will spotlight, promote, and propel this week as part of the RRBC BT Pay it Forward Week. Credit for this Pay it Forward idea has to go to Bethany Turner, who is a fellow board member of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB and such a supportive lady. She had the idea of supporting one author per day, and not promoting herself or anyone else at all for that whole day. Well, as RRBC is all about support, this was a huge hit, and we now have our very own RRBC Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week! For more information, or to sign up for future Pay it Forward weeks, please click HERE. Okay, I’m sure you’re all dying to know who my author of the day is today …

A HUGE warm welcome to Loren Weaver! Loren is a supportive member of RRBC, as well as a talented lady! So, lets all please give Loren as much support as we can today!

What Loren has to say:

Hi!

I’m Loren Weaver, and I’m glad you’re here! Let me tell you a little about me.

To start, I’m not a full time writer. I have a BS in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In my day job, I’m an engineer.

In my free time, I’m a personal fitness coach. I enjoy helping other people reach their health goals, which is more than just ‘lose 10 pounds.’

I’m currently working on a MA in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University because I want to become a better writer. It’s slow going, but I’m learning a lot that I’m trying to apply to my stories. I’ve been writing since I was eleven, in one form or another. I like to think I’ve gotten a little better at it.

I’m a paranormal junkie. So most of my stories and a lot of the books I read are in that genre. I enjoy looking into the history of the paranormal myths and some of the modern twists. I’m also an avid reader and will discuss a good book all day long.

Interesting facts about me? I love crazy sports and have my black belt in Tae Kwon Do, master SCUBA diver certificate, and motorcycle license. I dream of setting foot on all seven continents before I die.

Hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better!

Loren

For more info, check out some interviews I’ve done for various sites!

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Books by Loren

Havoc’s Cry

The only living Sorceress, Victoria Novak, finally earned a peaceful, normal life. But with one howl on a full moon, her whole life crashes back into paranormal chaos. The FBI show up to recruit her to the Federal Paranormal Division, the very first all paranormal police force and she can’t decline.

Tori must train a new team of special agents in paranormal etiquette in the middle of solving a crime that’s leaving ravaged bodies twisted into grotesque shapes. Caught in the middle of a werewolf fight for dominance, Tori can’t let personal emotion interfere with solving a crime. Until the crime becomes personal.

With her life spinning into chaos, the real question is how far is she willing to go to answer Havoc’s Cry.

 

 

 

Archangel’s Salvation

Victoria Novak, infamous Sorceress and Federal Paranormal Division Special Agent, just got a call from the police about four bloodless corpses. Now it’s time to investigate.

When she goes to the Coven Master for help, he gives her a vampire liaison. Gabriel, a 400 year old vampire with angel’s wings painted on his face, is violence on a leash. Tori and the team chase leads back to the new club Transylvanian Travesty, owned by a vampire that makes Tori weak with his power. But is he really involved in the killings?

A new vampire murder, paranormal politics, and police work. All in a normal day. But now, Gabriel’s ready to be free, and Tori may be the only way to ensure Archangel’s Salvation.

 

 

Shadow’s Lament

The Federal Paranormal Division just got a call from the police in New York. There’s been a rash of vampire murders in the Big Apple and they’re in over their heads. Of course, New York City is the vampire capitol of the western hemisphere, and going there without notifying the Council could mean the execution of Victoria Novak, the Sorceress and a FPD Special Agent.

Of course, she’s pretty sure that’s exactly the plan, but she can’t prove it. And so she must lead her team into the jaws of death because duty calls.

To make matters worse, caught in the middle of the drama are her old Coven Master and the vampire that finally gave her the freedom to leave his care. The more she digs into what’s going on, the more she hears Shadow’s Lament.

 

 

Tiger’s Peace

Leroy has finally caught up with Victoria Novak, the only living Sorceress, after years of running and hiding.  But this time, he has no intent to let her go.  He’s kidnapped the Sorceress with no ransom. Tori hopes her friends at the FPD are searching for her, but there’s little hope they’ll ever find her.

When she’s thrown into a cage with a young weretiger with no control, things could get very messy very fast.  Tortured by silver bars on a silver cage, this tiger’s never seen the light of day. But it’s not just cruelty that made Tori and the tiger cell mate, Leroy is tormenting her with something.

Tori learns some horrifying facts about her new tiger friend, and now must escape with him to bring her Tiger’s Peace.

 

 

You can find Loren on Twitter / Facebook / and her Website!

 

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RRBC Bethany Turner Pay It Forward Week! Huge welcome to Kam Carr!

Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week!

Hello everyone!

I am delighted today to host the first of three authors I will spotlight, promote, and propel this week as part of the RRBC BT Pay it Forward Week. Credit for this Pay it Forward idea has to go to Bethany Turner, who is a fellow board member of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB and such a supportive lady. She had the idea of supporting one author per day, and not promoting herself or anyone else at all for that whole day. Well, as RRBC is all about support, this was a huge hit, and we now have our very own RRBC Bethany Turner Pay it Forward Week! For more information, or to sign up for future Pay it Forward weeks, please click HERE. Okay, I’m sure you’re all dying to know who my author of the day is today …

A HUGE warm welcome to Kam Carr! Kam is a supportive member of RRBC, as well as a talented lady! So, lets all please give kam as much support as we can today!

Perhaps Kam’s Facebook profile picture will give you a clue as to just what it is she writes about …  

 

Kam has written lots of books, which you can find on her official Amazon Author Page.

And you can keep up to date with Kam on her Facebook Page.

You’ll also find Kam on Twitter.

Some books written by Kam:

Bring me to life

Sweet immortal

Wide Awake

Closer-part one

The Mercy of Devotion

All books are available from Kindle and Smashwords.

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