Tuesday, October 31, 2017

How To Get Loyal Readers by M.K. Pius

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Have you been trying to get readers? Have you been buying books that tell you how you can get your readers? But all you what you get is zero, nil, empty, nothing, zilch… Do you feel like you are trying so hard with little or no progress to be proud of? I know your frustration. For 5 years, I had been trying to look for my audience, but I was finding none. I stopped what I was doing and asked myself, “What am I doing wrong?” Then I discovered one essential thing… I was talking to myself. No one listened to what I say. Then I discovered one simple way of acquiring readers (loyal ones). You can interact with them, build a trustful relationship and build your online EMPIRE. Now, instead of talking to myself, I started interacting with my readers, and before long I had built an empire, I being the emperor. And I can tell you what! I enjoy every second of being an emperor. And that’s why I have created this book… to show you a simple and powerful way of getting your own loyal audience. You can influence your readers, and convert that influence into action and you’ll have created a “machine” that prints money for years. Let me tell you something: •76% of your sales come from repeating customers •Only 24% of your sales will come from first customers So, if you don’t have your loyal customers, then you are really….really… losing a lot. You are going to learn a SIMPLE and POWERFUL WAY of ACQUIRING YOUR FIRST 15,000 READERS from AMAZON EBOOK marketplace. Did you know Amazon has +200 million ACTIVE customers? And the encouraging thing is that, their customers are increasing rapidly. What I mean by ‘active’ is that these customers are: •Always ready to buy your products •Willing to hear what you have to tell them •Ready to follow you as their father •Willing to be part of your empire Amazon has already done the difficult part for you of building a large customer-base who trust Amazon. Your duty is to put your face in front of this hungry crowd and feed them and I can tell you, they will always follow you as their leader. So, there are huge opportunities waiting for you. If you don’t grab this book and see how you can find your audience, someone else will do it and you’ll see the other person making massive achievement in his online business. DOWNLOAD the book and learn how you can get your loyal customers from one of the largest companies in terms of customer-base. You will also discover on this book KEY ATTRIBUTES, which will form the basis of your SUCCESS. You will get a chance to watch a VIDEO that shows you how you can prepare your brain to receive what you want to achieve. Grab your book now and discover how you can get your first loyal readers and build your online EMPIRE.

Investing by Vanja Jurcan

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The best time to start to invest is 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Investing and financial freedom are something that is very important yet rarely we master them. This book will provide you with the tools to start to invest and make you financially free.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Carnage & Desire by Lola Kyle

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Ophelia Rosewood put the "O" in ordinary, until she's attacked by a wolf.

Stupid human bears the mark.

For decades, Reginald St. Croix has been searching for his reincarnated mate. Then he finally finds her... Too bad she's human.

World's shift as mates collide.

When Ophelia's mother is mudered, she vowed to find whomever was responsible and make them pay!

Will she follow through on her plan, even if it means killing the one person she believes she can trust?

A new world filled with carnage and desire leaves everything a bloody mess.

Friday, October 27, 2017

Walking Barefoot by Grace Coleman

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3.7 Stars

Set in a futuristic London in a world ravaged by war, Walking Barefoot explores the life of Will, past and present. The cocksure eighteen year old who goes travelling in a bid to find himself. The city-living adult who struggles to be happy despite his well paid job, upper quadrant apartment and sexy girlfriend. When nightmares begin to haunt his sleeping and waking life, Will is unsure whether he is suffering from the illness that killed his father or being led by unseen forces to uncover a city-wide conspiracy. As his paranoia heightens he must ask himself - is he willing to lose himself to find the truth?

Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Alpha Plague by Michael Robertson @MicRobertson

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Rhys is an average guy who works an average job in Summit City—a purpose built government complex on the outskirts of London.

The Alpha Tower stands in the centre of the city. An enigma, nobody knows what happens behind its dark glass.

Rhys is about to find out.

At ground zero and with chaos spilling out into the street, Rhys has the slightest of head starts. If he can remain ahead of the pandemonium, then maybe he can get to his loved ones before the plague does.

The Book Of Riley A Zombie Tale by Mark Tufo @ZombieFallout

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When the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American Bulldog, follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary and Riley's arch-enemy Patches the Cat. They are a rag-tag group of survivors who when pushed to the limit realize that they are all each other has.
Book 1 of 4

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Dark Paradise by Catherine Lee @CatLeeAuthor

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Reality television just got deadly.

When a contestant on hit reality show Transformation in Paradise turns up dead, Detectives Cooper and Quinn find themselves out of their comfort zone on a remote holiday island. Amid growing pressure from the mainland to solve the high-profile case, Cooper struggles with the island’s lack of resources and the decision from up high that the show must go on.

With the million dollar winner-takes-all prize still up for grabs, the show’s five remaining contestants all seemingly have something to hide. Did one of them commit murder? Was a crew member involved? Or does the island have secrets of its own?

Dark Paradise is a fast-paced novella, a bonus story in Catherine Lee’s page-turning Dark Series. Join Cooper and Quinn as they take a break from the city and find out that island paradise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

RASPUTIN'S LEGACY by Lee Jackson @Stonewall_77

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A backdrop to betrayal. A playground for power. A rogue Russian general stages a coup. His goal: the Russian arsenal. Nuclear annihilation menaces. To stop him, the US president sends covert operator Atcho deep inside Siberia cloaked as a Russian intelligence officer. A relentless investigative reporter threatens his mission. Worse yet, Atcho’s beautiful fiancée, a former CIA operative, goes rogue to save him.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Review: A Game of Greed and Deception by John Mathews

Synopsis: When the charming Tammy Worthington takes her wealthy husband and step-daughter on a holiday weekend in the Colorado mountains, she has purely sinister intentions. Her husband is killed in a tragic auto accident, just as she had planned...and now her pending fortune awaits her. Or does it? With no body to be found in the wreckage, he just becomes a missing person, and Tammy is seemingly trapped inside the cabin with someone stalking her from outside. Could he possibly have known what she was up to and planned his revenge? What ensues is the macabre mystery drama of a sick and psychotic woman driven by her soulless greed who quickly turns from the hunter to the prey. The scenes include deadly traps and medieval torture devices, hidden doors and rooms, and an underground labyrinth of torture chambers that are not for the feint of heart. This is a scary thriller so devious that it is set up to fool the State police investigation. Can you guess what is really happening in this great murder mystery? This deadly game of murder and deception will keep you guessing until the final scene delivers a real shock that you won't soon forget.

 Review: I liked a lot of this story. It could have been better. The promise of a great story was there but it reminded me of a Lifetime movie. Good enough for second tier cable station but not good enough for major movie backing. The book was in that league. There are plot points that happen and I am wondering what did I miss that supports what just happened in the story line. For example, a character escapes being tied up by pulling razor blades from their back pocket and cutting the ropes. I wondered to myself, where did those razor blades come from?

 After I finished the story, I went back and looked, searching for razor and I found it. The character is rummaging through a medicine cabinet. Why? Snooping? They come across band-aids, safety pins and razor blades. The character sticks them in their back pocket. Problem solved, because you never know, right? It's this kind of plot hole back filling that kills this story and makes what could have been a great mystery into a mediocre story. There are twists and turns to the story but too much is revealed to keep me guessing.

 I have to recommend this to fans of the genre only.

Monday, October 23, 2017

101 Chicken Recipes: Easy Chicken Cookbook for Great Events by Katherine Aaron @sleakfinger

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Are you looking for a variety of delicious chicken recipes? This simple and easy chicken recipe cookbook has step-by-step recipes for preparing some fantastic chicken dishes. This cookbook is packed with tasty recipes of 101 Chicken Recipes which offers great dishes that are irresistible.

Browse through the pages of 101 Chicken Recipes to find just the right recipe. All of these recipes are impeccably tested, foolproof, and will have the whole family singing the praises of delicious chicken dishes.

101 Chicken Recipes book covers different varieties of great chicken recipes, such as Spicy Chicken Wings, Chicken Bits, Spicy Chicken Wings, Chicken Chili, Chicken Fry Iced Tea, Oriental Chicken Wings (Microwave), Teriyaki Chicken Wings, chicken salads, baked chicken, chicken soups and so on.

This chicken cookbook is well suited to get any recipes that will be perfect for any events, schedule, budget, dinner, breakfast, get together, a special day, etc.
For a full list of all what's on the Table of contents, download your copy of the 101 Chicken Recipes.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

A Chance at Forever by K.B. Andrews @AuthorKBAndrews

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Mason knew where his life was going, until it was all taken away from him. Left with bitterness and resentment, he forces himself to live the life he never wanted.
Lennox came blowing into town looking for a new start. She had big dreams and would do anything to make them come true.
Lennox was just what Mason didn’t know he needed.
But what happens when Lennox is offered her dream?
Will Mason let his life walk away from him a second time, or will he fight to keep her?
Written in Mason and Lennox's POV.
Book One in The Chance Series
Disclaimer: This story contains mature themes, strong language, underage drinking, and sexual situations. It is intended for mature adults.

Blood of Others by Rick Mofina @RickMofina

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Blood of Others received one of the world’s top literary prizes for crime fiction, the 2003 Arthur Ellis Award, given by the Crime Writers of Canada for Best Novel. In his praise of the book, James Patterson, the #1 Worldwide Bestselling Author, said Blood of Others, was: “Tense, realistic, and scary in all the right places."

The disappearance and murder of a lonely San Francisco insurance clerk puts a relentless crime reporter and legendary homicide cop on separate tracks in their pursuit of a killer.

The suspect lures solitary women out of their quiet worlds and into his nightmare as he races the clock and travels the globe searching for the one woman who will forgive the unforgivable.

In the course of a widening investigation, Olivia Grant, a shy gift store sales manager who aches to escape her painful solitude, meets Ben Wyatt, an outcast San Francisco cop on the case, Wyatt is a man gripped with self-doubt over the shooting of his former partner.

Blood of Others is a study of loneliness and human frailties; a story steeped in terrifying suspense that threatens to destroy the lives of those drawn into it as it rockets to a heart-pounding conclusion.

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Freedom's Fire by Bobby Adair @BobbyAdairBooks

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4.6 Stars

The first interstellar war, a generation ago, left humanity enslaved. Now humans fight in the armies of their masters to save themselves from annihilation.

At least, that's what the propaganda insists is true. What the layers of lies keep hidden, is how badly the new war is going for the people of earth.

Now it's Dylan Kane's turn to blast into the heavens and join the battle, but what his masters don't know, is that by putting a weapon in his hands, they're giving him the key to unlocking his hopes of freedom.

When the railgun slugs are tearing through his ship, and the vacuum is sucking the life out of his wounded friends, will Dylan's years of repressed rage turn into enough bravery to make his dream come true?

Sefiros Eishi: Chased By Flame by Michael Wolff

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5 Stars

Mykel LeKym is a crippled librarian, stuck in a medieval-era kingdom where strength is valued over intelligence. While other boys learn swordplay, Mykel is in his home’s library, learning and reading. When he finally comes of age, he is given over to his godfather Lazarus as an apprentice. One day they are on route to the capital to deliver books when everything changes.



The demonic entity Sutyr. John Jekai, a mage-slayer with an unknown grudge against Mykel. Lazarus himself, guardian to eldritch knowledge. These men converge on an unholy vigil for one purpose: The mystical weapon Ifirit. Sutyr wants it, but Mykel bonds to it first, and in doing so activates a secret so deeply buried that its existence has faded to myth. Thus a crippled librarian’s world is turned on its head . . . and the fate of existence itself hangs in the balance.


Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Shatterwing by Donna Maree Hanson @DonnaMHanson

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3.4 Stars

The world of Margra is a desolate wasteland after one of its moons shattered. Factions fight over resources as pieces of the broken moon rain down, bringing chaos, destruction and death.
Dragon wine is a life giving drink imbued with the essence of dragons. It is what keeps people alive. But the prison vineyard where Salinda works to grow grapes is in jeopardy. Not only does the Inspector, the sadistic ruler of the prison vineyard, make her life and the life of others a misery, he wants to rule the world by hoarding all the dragon wine. But Salinda has a secret power, an ancient gift called a’ cadre’, that may one day save the world.
When the Inspector suspects that Salinda has secrets, she may have to die to protect the cadre from falling into his hands…

Maids of Misfortune by Mary Louisa Locke @mlouisalocke

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4.2 Stars

It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt.

Annie Fuller also has a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San Francisco’s most exclusive clairvoyants, and one of Madam Sibyl’s clients, Matthew Voss, has died. The police believe his death was suicide brought upon by bankruptcy, but Annie believes Voss has been murdered and that his assets have been stolen.

Nate Dawson has a problem. As the Voss family lawyer, he would love to believe that Matthew Voss didn't leave his grieving family destitute. But that would mean working with Annie Fuller, a woman who alternatively attracts and infuriates him as she shatters every notion he ever had of proper ladylike behavior.

Sparks fly as Anne and Nate pursue the truth about the murder of Matthew Voss in this light-hearted, cozy historical mystery set in the foggy gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco.

Maids of Misfortune is the first book in M. Louisa Locke’s historical mystery series, see also, Uneasy Spirits, and Bloody Lessons, Deadly Proof, and Pilfered Promises, as well as the novella, Violet Vanquishes a Villain, and the short stories based on the characters from the novels, which can be found collected in Victorian San Francisco Stories.

After the Cure by Deirdre Gould @scullerytales

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4.2 Stars

Eight years ago the December Plague swept through the human population of earth. The Infected were driven mad by the disease, becoming violent and cannibalistic, killing even those closest to them without hesitation. Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure, and the Infected began to wake up and realize what they'd done. And what had been done to them. Over time, society began to rebuild itself. Now it is ready to judge those responsible for the Plague. Nella Rider, the court psychologist and Frank Courtlen a defense attorney are trying to establish the truth. But more depends on it than they know. They race to find the answers they need before the fragile remains of humanity vanish for good.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Review: Infected Planet by Dennis Yates @YatesScribe

Synopsis: A trio of outlaws are released from an orbiting prison and sent back to their home planet. The catch? Find the president's missing son, and you’ll be pardoned by the Federation.

Welcome to the desert planet of Lazarus, the hottest place in the universe inhabited by humans. It’s not only the heat that will kill you. Lazarus is also home to a spectrum of deadly creatures who have clawed out a living in the harsh desert, and they don’t take kindly to visitors. Not to mention the gangs of vicious bandits roving the land in search of anyone to kill and steal from.

As descendants of tough pioneers who first colonized Lazarus -- Jade, Ramos and Brand use their skills and knowledge to navigate a world now being ravaged by a zombie virus.

Review: This is a zombie story, need I say more? I went in knowing this and so was not disappointed. Neither should you if you choose to read this and please do if your a fan of the genre. Yates' writing style is fairly cliche due to the natural of zombies. There are some points in the narrative that really confused me. I think Yates is trying to be funny, witty, comedic? If so, he gives no indication by the narration or dialogue that the character is be wise ass. It just comes off weird. For instance, two characters quickly jump from trying to kill one another to politely introducing themselves.

Not a lot of instances of this but enough for me to mention to you dear reader. I can over look these hiccups and just embrace the zombie chase and I believe so could you. Check it out if the genre is to your taste...for brains.

A Game of Greed and Deception by John Mathews

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4 Stars

When the charming Tammy Worthington takes her wealthy husband and step-daughter on a holiday weekend in the Colorado mountains, she has purely sinister intentions. Her husband is killed in a tragic auto accident, just as she had planned...and now her pending fortune awaits her.

Or does it? With no body to be found in the wreckage, he just becomes a missing person, and Tammy is seemingly trapped inside the cabin with someone stalking her from outside. Could he possibly have known what she was up to and planned his revenge?

What ensues is the macabre mystery drama of a sick and psychotic woman driven by her soulless greed who quickly turns from the hunter to the prey. The scenes include deadly traps and medieval torture devices, hidden doors and rooms, and an underground labyrinth of torture chambers that are not for the feint of heart.

This is a scary thriller so devious that it is set up to fool the State police investigation. Can you guess what is really happening in this great murder mystery? This deadly game of murder and deception will keep you guessing until the final scene delivers a real shock that you won't soon forget.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Division of the Marked by March McCarron @MarchMcCarron

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4.6 Stars

He’s a book-loving shop boy. She’s a fierce-hearted orphan. After they wake with an ancient mark branded upon their necks, their lives will be forever changed.

For all of written history, on the day of Da Un Marcu, fifty boys and girls across the three kingdoms are marked. Taken to join their brothers and sisters, the Chisanta, they enter a culture of knowledge-keepers, warriors, and possessors of strange and wonderful abilities.

When Yarrow discovers himself marked, he is lost and frightened; until he meets Bray, a spirited girl with whom he feels uncommonly connected. As the two of them become familiar with their new lives, unaccountable events unsettle the peace. A mysterious murder leaves the Chisanta in confusion. Odder still, one of the fifty children never arrives. In the years that follow, more and more children of the Chisanta go missing.

Ten years later, the devastating truth comes to light. The death of a young marked girl is uncovered. Bray and Yarrow—estranged for a decade and now at odds—are thrust back together to investigate the crime. Can they overcome their differences to save the fate of their kind?

Firebolt by Adrienne Woods @erichb3

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4.3 Stars

Dragons. Right. Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales, and sixteen-year old Elena Watkins was no different.
Until the night a fairy tale killed her father.
Now Elena’s in a new world, and a new school. The cutest guy around may be an evil dragon, a Prince wants Elena’s heart, and a long dead sorcerer may be waking up to kill her. Oh. And the only way Elena’s going to graduate is on the back of a dragon of her own.
Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales. Now it’s time for Elena to believe – in herself.

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith @booksbnimble

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4.1 Stars

New Orleans Homicide Detective Skip Langdon just happens to be on hand when Ham’s body is discovered in the middle of his own party the evening before the Fest. To complicate the already murky case, the victim's sixteen-year-old blues musician sister has disappeared, and Skip suspects that if the young woman isn't the murderer, she's in mortal danger from the person who is. So Task One is finding Melody, ambitious, unhappy at home, and determined to break from her family.

As she probes the victim's tangled relationships, Skip finds a Southern family to rival any in Tennessee Williams, including Ham's live-in lover, feisty and swiftly rising star Ti-Belle Thiebaud; his father George, enmeshed with family members in a bitter disagreement over the family's lucrative Po' Boy chain; and Patty, his distraught stepmother.

In this tale of southern kinships gone awry, she's assisted by her long-distance love, Steve Steinman, and her gay landlord, Jimmy Dee. Meanwhile, Melody's dangerous yet exhilarating journey tugs at the heart and raises the pulse rate.

Dragon Airways by Brian Rathbone @BrianRathbone

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4.6 Stars

Lured by ancient magic, a boy with special needs and unusual talents becomes valuable to both sides of the war. Fleeing those sent to capture him, he and his sister board Dragon Airways.

Little Red: an Everland Ever After Tale by Caroline Lee @LoveCarolineLee

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4.3 Stars

She's gone over the river and through the woods, but who will protect her from the Big Bad Wolf?

Rojita is in trouble; all she needs to do is get to Abuela in Everland, but she's being chased by El Lobo, one of the West's most notorious gunslingers. It isn't until she's thrown herself head-long into danger that she realizes the old adage about frying pans and fires applies. She's in desperate need of a protector, and hires the first man who comes along to get her safely to Everland.

Bounty hunter Hank Cutter is more than ready to retire to a lonely little cabin in Arizona, to hang up his gun and find peace. He'll begrudgingly help the reckless young woman get to the nearest train station, because he figures she'd get into even more trouble on her own. But when El Lobo struts back into his life--Hank still has the scars from their last encounter--he knows that he can't leave Rojita at the gunslinger's mercy. Maybe he's nobler than he'd thought, because he's soon setting a trap to save the lovely, impetuous Red. The only problem is that she's still keeping a secret that could destroy his trust.


The Everland series has a Heat Level of 1/5 (suitable for all audiences)

Friday, October 13, 2017

The Destroyer by Michael-Scott Earle @Author_MSE

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4.3 Stars

After untold centuries of absence, the evil Ancients have returned. Their magic appears unstoppable and their hunger for conquest is insatiable. To protect the country of Nia, Duchess Nadea and Scholar Paug make a desperate journey to find a human legend: A man known to have destroyed these Ancient foes with a powerful army.

But legends can lie.

When Paug and Nadea revive their hero from sleep, his virtue is far from clear.

Is he really their Savior or their Destroyer?

Dark Ride by P.G. Kassel @PGKassel

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4.5 Stars

Some criminals have all the luck, but Marty’s is about to run out…
Marty Wedlow needs one last score before he can skip town. It’s only a matter of time before two thugs he swindled point a finger… and their guns in his direction. But even when Marty is brought to the police station for his latest crime, he’s not worried. Marty is incredibly lucky.

After dodging the long arm of the law yet again, Marty looks for another illicit payday at a local amusement park. What he finds instead is a mysterious stranger who prophesies that his lucky days are running out. He ignores the warnings as he pursues a vicious conquest. But good fortune is a wheel, and Marty is about to find out what happens when it spins in the other direction.

Dark Ride is a supernatural thriller in the vein of The Twilight Zone. If you like eerie amusement parks, pulse-pounding page-turners, and a touch of the paranormal, then you’ll love P.G. Kassel’s electrifying story.

The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl by Martin Lastrapes @MartinLastrapes

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4.2 Stars

GRAND PRIZE WINNER (2015): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK FESTIVAL

AWARD-WINNING FINALIST (2015): INDIEFAB BOOK OF THE YEAR

AWARD-WINNING FINALIST (2015): USA BEST BOOK AWARDS

HONORABLE MENTION (2015): HALLOWEEN BOOK FESTIVAL

Adam and Jesus (the vampire and the hunter) have an innate antagonism, which is only heightened once they discover they're competing for the affections of the same girl. Olivia (the girl) is an aspiring author struggling to write a vampire novel. What none of them yet know is there's a menacing force looming that will change the course of their lives forever. With the first installment of The Vampire and the Hunter Trilogy, Martin Lastrapes has created a vampire tale that is scary, funny, thrilling, and satisfying to the very last drop.

Prelude by Chariss K. Walker @chariss_walker

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4.8 Stars

Prelude is a prequel to Crescent City (An Alec Winters Series, Book 2). Meet sixteen-year-old Alec Winters before his spiritual and physical transformation. Prelude looks at Alec's life as a normal high school student. Find out how he met Sabrina. Discover what he was like before that fateful night when he magically transformed into angel-demon, in this dark supernatural thriller.Then, follow his story as angel/redeemer and demon/destroyer on the gritty streets of New Orleans in Crescent City, to Mobile Alabama in Port City, and finally to Melbourne Florida in Harbor City, the last installment in this series.
Author's Note: Many emotional triggers in this series. Due to explicit violence, language and mature content, this book is not recommended for those under the age of 17.

Kaleidoscope by Chariss K. Walker @chariss_walker

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4.4 stars

He sees horrifying vision of the future through a kaleidoscope each time he closes his eyes. He'd like to live a normal life, but there are some who will do anything to study his paranormal ability.
The Vision Chronicles eight book series is a slice-of-life metaphysical/visionary mystery suspense that details Mike’s changing ability and life as he protects himself from those who are after him.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Review - Tarkin: Star Wars Audio CD by James Luceno (Author), Euan Morton (Reader)

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .

Bestselling Star Wars veteran James Luceno gives Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from A New Hope to full, fascinating life.

He’s the scion of an honorable and revered family. A dedicated soldier and distinguished legislator. Loyal proponent of the Republic and trusted ally of the Jedi Order. Groomed by the ruthless politician and Sith Lord who would be Emperor, Governor Wilhuff Tarkin rises through the Imperial ranks, enforcing his authority ever more mercilessly . . . and zealously pursuing his destiny as the architect of absolute dominion.

Rule through the fear of force rather than force itself, he advises his Emperor. Under Tarkin’s guidance, an ultimate weapon of unparalleled destruction moves ever closer to becoming a terrifying reality. When the so-called Death Star is completed, Tarkin is confident that the galaxy’s lingering pockets of Separatist rebellion will be brought to heel—by intimidation . . . or annihilation.

Until then, however, insurgency remains a genuine threat. Escalating guerrilla attacks by resistance forces and newfound evidence of a growing Separatist conspiracy are an immediate danger the Empire must meet with swift and brutal action. And to bring down a band of elusive freedom fighters, the Emperor turns to his most formidable agents: Darth Vader, the fearsome new Sith enforcer as remorseless as he is mysterious; and Tarkin—whose tactical cunning and cold-blooded efficiency will pave the way for the Empire’s supremacy . . . and its enemies’ extinction.


Review - I remember Tarkin as the only character not to fear Darth Vader. This book tells you why. This audio book is well read by Morton and extremely well written by Lucerno. The production of the audio book goes above and beyond in it's fully dramatized production of audio effects and voice manipulation. It is a movie for the mind. The story is intricate and fast paced and told in such a way that you can only love the bad guys and hate the rebel scum the plague the galaxy. CXan't these guys get it through their terror driven minds that the Emperor only wants to restore order through out the galaxy, duh.

And of course, every cd ends with an interlude from the Star Wars soundtrack. You know I love that.

You may have read the book but the audio book is an experience you will want to enjoy alone or with group. I can't recommend it more. Buy it. Hear it. Love it. I find your lack of ownership of this disturbing. 

The Phantom of the Earth: An Epic Sci-Fi Saga, Books 1-5 by Raeden Zen @raedenzen

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4.1 Stars

Herbert's Dune meets Banks' The Player of Games in The Phantom of the Earth, a spellbinding science fiction epic set deep underground after the fall of civilization on Earth's surface.

Here are the five thought-provoking postapocalyptic stories that lovers of science fiction can't stop talking about, gathered together in one volume for the first time. The futuristic theories, conspiracies, political maneuvering, and characters within these visionary tales will stay with you long after you finish.

In the Great Commonwealth of Beimeni, a subterranean civilization in North America, expansion long ago gave way to peace and prosperity in the face of the history's most devastating plague. Immortality is the reward for service and loyalty in Beimeni, a place where the physical blends with the metaphysical and power consolidates in the hands of those with a genetic edge. The fissures first spread slowly, then swiftly, until now the Great Commonwealth finds itself on the brink of economic devastation, challenged by forces from within that know its secrets and its crimes.

At the center of the conflict lie the Selendias of Piscator, founders of the resistance with an uncanny connection to the zeropoint field; and the Barão Strike Team, three researchers tasked with finding a cure to the Reassortment Strain, the plague that nearly wiped humanity from the Earth. Traveling from the uninhabitable but pristine surface to the habitable but inhospitable underground, this is a story about dedication to dreams, battle for survival, discovery and connection, song and celebration, undoing past misdeeds, and sacrifice for the greater good.

Unleashed by Emily Kimelman @ejkimelman

Free for a Limited Time.

4 Stars

After one too many deadbeat boyfriends, Joy needed a fresh new start. She swapped out her man for a lovable pooch named Blue and picked up a dog walking gig on the Upper East Side. But she never expected her new lease on life would include a dead body...

When her curiosity takes her deeper into the case, she and Blue dig into the dirty secrets of Manhattan's elite. As it becomes clear that murder is only the tip of the iceberg, Joy will put the people she cares about in danger to make sure justice is served. Failure to catch the killer could destroy everything she knows and loves...

Unleashed is the first book in The Sydney Rye series of dark mysteries that never shy away from sex or violence. If you like daring heroines, canine companions, and edge-of-your-seat thrillers, then you'll love Emily Kimelman's vigilante origin story.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

New Kindle, Oasis, is waterproof and I don't care.

So, Amazon is touting that the Oasis is waterproof. That may be a selling point for some but not me. I like all the other features it has. It has a bigger screen by an inch than the other Kindles. It has more storage capability, 12 light adaptive LEDs, Wi-Fi or Wi-FI and Free cellular connectivity, and light as hell at only 6.8 ounces.

Draw backs I see, no audio plug despite being Audible friendly. You must connect to Bluetooth head  phones or speakers. My guess it to keep it waterproof. Like I said, not a selling point to me but that seems to be the way things are going these days with wireless audio. If you do a little digging you will learn how Bluetooth audio is having codec issues and sound quality but if that's the future, the will iron out all those troubles soon.

If I found this under my Christmas tree, I would not complain one bit, plug for head phones or not. Check it out for yourself.

Boys by Scott Semegran @scottsemegran

Free for a Limited Time.

4.5 Stars

These are the stories of three boys living in Texas: one growing up, one dreaming, and one fighting to stay alive in the face of destitution and adversity. There's second-grader William, a shy yet imaginative boy who schemes about how to get back at his school-yard bully, Randy. Then there's Sam, a 15-year-old boy who dreams of getting a 1980 Mazda RX-7 for his sixteenth birthday but has to work at a Greek restaurant to fund his dream. Finally, there's Seff, a 21-year-old on the brink of manhood, trying to survive along with his roommate, working as waiters and barely making ends meet. These three stories are told with heart, humor, and an uncompromising look at what it meant to grow up in Texas during the 1980s and 1990s.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins @KarenAnnHopkins

Free for a Limited Time.

4.3 Stars

SOME AMISH COMMUNITIES AREN'T SO COZY.

The death of a teenage Amish girl in a cornfield looks like an accident, but sheriff Serenity Adams suspects foul play. To solve the murder, she must investigate the nearby Amish community with the help of a man who was shunned years ago.
At first glance, the case seems obvious. The poor girl was probably accidently shot during hunting season, but when the elders of the Amish community and even the girl’s parents react with uncaring subdued behavior, Serenity becomes suspicious. As she delves deeper into the secretive community that she grew up beside, she discovers a gruesome crime from the past that may very well be related to the Amish girl’s shooting.

Serenity’s persistence leads her to a stunning discovery that not only threatens to destroy her blossoming romance with Daniel Bachman, but may even take her life in the end

Infected Planet by Dennis Yates @YatesScribe

Free for a Limited Time.

4 Stars

A trio of outlaws are released from an orbiting prison and sent back to their home planet. The catch? Find the president's missing son, and you’ll be pardoned by the Federation.

Welcome to the desert planet of Lazarus, the hottest place in the universe inhabited by humans. It’s not only the heat that will kill you. Lazarus is also home to a spectrum of deadly creatures who have clawed out a living in the harsh desert, and they don’t take kindly to visitors. Not to mention the gangs of vicious bandits roving the land in search of anyone to kill and steal from.

As descendants of tough pioneers who first colonized Lazarus -- Jade, Ramos and Brand use their skills and knowledge to navigate a world now being ravaged by a zombie virus.

Monday, October 9, 2017

Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates @jeremybatesbook

Free for a Limited Time.

4.3 Stars

Come on a bone-chilling journey into a Japanese forest where generations have chosen to commit suicide. It’s easy to enter—but will you ever get out alive?

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods.

When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning—and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.

A Dark Faerie Tale Series Omnibus Edition by Alexia Purdy @AlexiaPurdy

Free for a Limited Time.

4.6 Stars

Shade is thrown into the treacherous Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield, she must race against time to save her new friends from the wrath of the Unseelie armies. Discovering her own unique magic and heritage while maneuvering the challenges of Faerie, Shade must fight for everyone she loves to keep her frail world intact.

The adamant Unseelie Queen, Aveta, is never one to be trifled with, and she will do anything to keep Shade from succeeding. Along with the darkest creatures of Faerie, the Unseeliehunt Shade to the ends of the earth to use her magic for their own nefarious devices and destroy everything Shade holds dear.

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Review - Cress by Marissa Meyer @marissa_meyer

In this third book in Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.

 Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she's just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

 When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she'd ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.

Review:

Marissa Meyer did something right with this book series because I can’t stop reading it. She’s created a sci-fi fantasy world that I’ve been able to completely immerse myself in. I enjoy the way she has taken classic fairy tales and given it a completely unique twist. Their stories are recognizable but she has given them enough changes that it is now her own story and characters but kept the essence of the stories without making the books stale.

The third book in the series introduces this world's version of Rapunzel. Cress, is an alien hacker locked up in a satellite orbiting the earth instead of a tower. I adore the way Meyer incorporated the classic elements of the original Rapunzel story. In Meyer’s version, Cress, is a hacker and her hacking abilities are too unrealistic for me to sustain my suspension of disbelief. While it is a modernized fairy tale, it bothered me how she seemed to know magically absolutely everything relevant to the plot without any real explanation as to how.

Meyer did an incredible job of making a story that held my interest despite the story’s problems. It has the right amount of adventure and violence and romance to make it enjoyable. I appreciate the work she put into making her story universe for Cress to take place in. Her characters for the most part are all interesting and with their own distinct voice. She created an irresistible plot and knows how to word things to keep you guessing and wanting more.



Once Upon A Coffee by Kait Nolan @kaitnolan

Free for a Limited Time.

4.4 Stars

A blind date and a case of mistaken identity just might lead to love...

After a long series of stinkers, when a respectful match from an online dating site asks to meet Avery Cahill in real life, she agrees. Invoking her favorite romantic comedy, they arrange to meet in a local coffee shop with a flower and a book.

Under a serious deadline to finish a group project for his MBA--solo--the only thing Dillon Lange wants is peace and quiet. When a beautiful stranger sits down in his booth at the coffee shop, he knows he ought to say something about not being who she thinks he is, but he can't resist her smile or her engaging conversation.

How long can he keep up the charade? And what will happen when her real date shows up?

Third Daughter by SusanKayeQuinn @susankayequinn

Free for a Limited Time.

4.3 Stars

Sneaking out of the palace wasn’t one of Aniri’s best ideas. But she’s the Third Daughter of the Queen of Dharia—zero responsibilities and zero royal duties. She’s just the backup daughter, in case her older sisters’ arranged marriages—to take the crown or broker an alliance—don’t quite work out. But once Aniri reaches her 18th birthday, she’ll be truly free… and then she can marry the charming fencing instructor she meets for fevered kisses in the forest.

But then the impossible happens—a marriage proposal. From a barbarian prince in the north, no less. And if Aniri refuses, the threat of their new flying weapon might bring war.

So she agrees to the young prince’s proposal, but only as a subterfuge to spy on him, find the weapon, and hopefully avoid both war and an arranged marriage to a man she doesn’t love. But once she arrives in the sweeping mountains of the north, she discovers the prince has his own secrets… and saving her country may end up breaking her heart.

This Bollywood-style royal romance takes you to an alternate East Indian world filled with skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue.

THIRD DAUGHTER is the first book in the Royals of Dharia trilogy.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

The Tournament Trilogy by B. B. Griffith @GriffithPublish

Free for a Limited Time.

4.1 Stars

The Tournament Trilogy follows the rise of the Tournament, a secretive, state-sponsored war game...and the stakes couldn't be higher. This collection contains the first three books in the series and is over 1000 pages of conspiracy, warfare, and murder! A Kindle Top 50 Bestseller!
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Blue Fall (Book 1)

If you knew about the Tournament, you'd know why they want it kept secret. People don't like to hear that state-sponsored war games are going on under their noses, in their cities, and on their streets. The world isn't ready to know that the most powerful among us can shape the future by wagering on these fights. People wouldn't understand if they learned that teams in the Tournament have the freedom to do almost anything, anywhere, to win.

The Tournament was supposed to be the perfect game, and the perfect secret. Frank Youngsmith, a hapless insurance agent, was supposed to be a nobody, none the wiser. But sometimes things just don't work out like they're supposed to. When Frank stumbles into the dark world of the Tournament when the game is on, it's up to him to expose the secret...or die trying.

Grey Winter (Book 2)

Two players have been murdered. Two killers are on the loose. Nothing is what it seems.

The world is awake now. The Tournament has captivated everyone, but no winner can be declared until the mystery of what happened to Team Blue is solved. Meanwhile, three new players are chosen to rebuild the fallen team, but they are young and inexperienced, and instantly targeted. Their survival is dependent upon their existence remaining a secret. But in the Tournament, secrets are hard to keep.

New alliances are formed, old enemies are confronted, and the truth is finally revealed in Grey Winter.

Black Spring (Book 3)

The Black House gathers power and the remaining teams are divided. The Tournament will fall into the hands of Eddie Mazaryk and Team Black unless Ellie Willmore and Team Blue can stop them. But to stop Black, Ellie needs to pull off a miracle: unite sworn enemies to beat the best of the best.

The stakes have never been higher. The winners own the Tournament. The losers forfeit everything...even their lives.

Ties of friendship, love, and hate are put to the test under a hail of gunfire in Black Spring, the spectacular conclusion to The Tournament Trilogy.

Friday, October 6, 2017

ARMS War for Eden by Stephen Arseneault @SteveArseneault

Free for a Limited Time.

4.5 Stars

Harris Gruberg and Tawnish Freely, former Biomarines with the Domicile Defense Force, have been out of work since the centuries-old war with New Earth came to an end two years prior. Genetically engineered and trained for war, they lack the knowledge and experience needed to live among a civilian population.

Getting involved in the illegal arms trade offers the promise of working with something they know-- weapons. When the profits from their efforts run wild, they soon find out acquiring wealth so easily comes at a high cost. Will their mistakes bring a return of the Great War?

Divided In Time: Future Lies And Secrets by Roger David Francis @rogerdfrancis

Free for a Limited Time.

my is curiously drawn to a dating site on the internet, and in particular a guy called Martin.
She agrees to meet him and naively gives him her address.
Unfortunately for Amy, Martin is not everything he seems. Having spent several hours preparing for the date, she receives a message to say the date is cancelled.
Livid at being stood up she decides to track him down in order to confront him. She suspects he may be married and has been stringing her along.
Piecing the information from their conversations together she tracks down his location, a dilapidated old Victorian terrace house that seems out of place in a modern end of town.
Why does he believe she is his wife? And how is he able to be in two places at one time? What is The Void and who are the mysterious Elders of Time?
Amy’s world is about to change forever.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Goblin Fruit by S.E. Burr @serinburr

Free for a Limited Time.

4.4 Stars

Description
You think a fairy tale is just a story.

What if it hides a message?

All Clarity's mom ever gave her is the fairy tale storybook, Goblin Market.

Her whole life, Clarity has helped care for her mother, a mindless, shuffling shell of a person.

At sixteen, Clarity meets Audrey, a girl filled with grief and guilt overher brother who has been struck with the same affliction.

With nothing but a cryptic clue from Goblin Market, Clarity and Audrey risk their lives to cure the people they love.

Goblin Fruit is a YA paranormal novel featuring fast-paced action, heartbreaking decisions, and two unstoppable heroines.

SECTOR 64: Ambush: Sector 64 Book One by Dean M. Cole @deanmcole

Free for a Limited Time.

4.3 Stars

Sandra just discovered she's pregnant, but with humanity on the brink of extinction, this Air Force Captain might be the world's only hope. If you like action-packed, page-turning novels, then you'll love the electrifying action in this apocalyptic thriller.

Grab Book One Today!

Independence Day meets The X-Files when Air Force fighter pilots Jake Giard and Sandra Fitzpatrick join a decades-old secret project to integrate today's Earth into a galactic government. But when a galactic civil war spills onto our shores, plunging the planet into an otherworldly post-apocalyptic hell, can Jake and Sandy save humanity from extinction?

A Little More About Ambush...
As unknown aliens with a dark secret continue to raid the planet, Jake fights through a post-apocalyptic hell, struggling to comprehend the enigmatic aftermath of the first attack.

On the West Coast, Sandra's squadron smashes against the invading aliens. Thrown to ground, Sandy wades through blazing infernos and demented looters in a desperate attempt to save her family.

Finally, with the fate of the world in the balance, both captains must take the battle to the enemy—humanity's very survival hanging on their success.2

A Quest of Heroes (Book #1 in the Sorcerer's Ring) by Morgan Rice @MorganRiceBooks

Free for a Limited Time.

3.6 Stars

From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes the debut of a dazzling new fantasy series. A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING) revolves around the epic coming of age story of one special boy, a 14 year old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favorite of his father, hated by his brothers, Thorgrin senses he is different from the others. He dreams of becoming a great warrior, of joining the King’s men and protecting the Ring from the hordes of creatures on the other side of the Canyon. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King’s Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer: he journeys out on his own, determined to force his way into King’s Court and be taken seriously.

But King’s Court is rife with its own family dramas, power struggles, ambitions, jealousy, violence and betrayal. King MacGil must choose an heir from amongst his children, and the ancient Dynasty Sword, the source of all their power, still sits untouched, waiting for the chosen one to arrive. Thorgrin arrives as an outsider and battles to be accepted, and to join the King’s Legion.

Thorgrin comes to learn he has mysterious powers he does not understand, that he has a special gift, and a special destiny. Against all odds he falls in love with the king’s daughter, and as their forbidden relationship blossoms, he discovers he has powerful rivals. As he struggles to make sense of his powers, the king’s sorcerer takes him under his wing and tells him of a mother he never knew, in a land far away, beyond the Canyon, beyond even the land of the Dragons.

Before Thorgrin can venture out and become the warrior he yearns to be, he must complete his training. But this may be cut short, as he finds himself propelled into the center of royal plots and counterplots, ones that may threaten his love and bring him down—and the entire kingdom with him.

With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, A QUEST OF HEROES is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders. It is 82,000 words.

Review: Dragonfly in Amber: A Novel (Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon

The second part of the series from Diana Gabaldon that explores the power of a love which transcends space and time. A magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

I was excited to hear the second part of the Outlander series. Genuinely excited because I love the first one so much. I was expecting more of the same awesome writing style and timing and characters.

I didn't get that. I was horribly disappointed. None of the time was to weave words in a beautiful and magically way that brought colorful visions within the mind's eye. Hints of it was there but then they would be later reused by another character. The vision broken and it's pieces shared by other character's inner dialogue. It seemed lazy and rushed.

There were other attempts to construct a details web of politics and backstabbing, very well done by Game of Thrones. But it wasn't there and never could due to the mcguffin being a historical fact. It's like watching the mechanics for the Titanic. You want want them to overcome impossible odds but we all know, it ain't going to happen.

We are introduced very quickly to Claire's daughter as well as other interesting characters but new given ample time to care for them. It too felt rush and quickly resolved.

It was so bad I nearly gave up with only 4 discs left but I soldiered on. I love the main characters and great supporting characters. If you can, read a spoiler filled synopsis. It will save you 30 hours. 

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Steady Trouble (Steady Teddy Book 1) by Mike McCrary @mcmccrary

Free for a Limited Time.

4.2 Stars

She will never forgive and forget.

When eighteen-year-old Teddy loses her parents to a tragedy, she’s left alone and with no memory of the life she once had. Now older, wiser, and tougher than ever before, Teddy has managed to carve out a small place in Austin’s criminal underworld, but that world comes with its own brand of trouble. Trouble she’s learned to handle with some razor-sharp wit and the occasional baseball bat.

Desperate to buy the only link to her childhood – her parents’ old farm – Teddy jumps at an opportunity that could change her life. A stranger has just walked into her bar and presented her with a chance to get back a little of what she once had, but it may not be as simple as she thinks. This chance of a lifetime may take her down a long, winding road filled with more trouble than she might be able to handle.

From Mike McCrary, author Genuinely Dangerous and the Remo Cobb series comes the first book in a brand-new exciting series of thrillers. Steady Trouble is filled with nonstop action, humor, a touch of heart, and fun character affectionately known as Steady Teddy.

Interview with Rita Avaud A.Najm

Digital Ink Spot: Please introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Rita Avaud A.Najm. I am an American-Lebanese mother of two amazing boys. I was born and raised In Ashrafiyeh, Lebanon, one of the eastern parts of Beirut. Because of France’s mandate over Lebanon following World War I, French became the second language in Lebanon. I never thought that I would teach the language that I’ve studied and used for more than 20 years until I came to Utah. I felt so glad to know that many public and private schools in Salt Lake County offer a dual immersion French program. This fact encouraged me to teach French and to start writing my “La Petite Rita,” a series of stories about a French little girl, who came from Paris to live with her family in the United States of America.

Digital Ink Spot: At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?

Before Utah, I lived for more than five years in Houston, Texas. I even went back to college there and studied Business Management. Since I was working at one of Houston’s school libraries, I decided that my graduation project should be a guide for parents and teachers to encourage students to read more poetry and non-fiction books. My Guide and “La Petite Rita” were not my first books. I actually
started writing when I was 7 years old. My humble works were mostly plays, song lyrics, and Arabic poetry. My mom bought me at this age many of the children’s series of “Martine.” This very famous French book series, written by the Belgians Marcel Marlier and Gilbert Delahaye, has sold about 100 million copies and is one of the best-selling book series. I’ve always loved these stories and their beautiful colorful illustrations. I hope that “La Petite Rita” will become as famous as “Martine” and also “La Madeline.”

Digital Ink Spot: We learned that you have been writing since a child. If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

I wish that I can go back in time and save all my writings, my essays and scratch note books that had all of my ideas and thoughts. I wish I wrote more and kept all my beautiful innocent joyful moments and my silliest odd scribbles. Now I try my best to remember and to make from my memories and my adventurous stories, a cute way to teach children about good morals and right conduct, while entertaining them and teaching them some common French words.



Digital Ink Spot: We also learned that you illustrate your own stories. Which comes first, the illustrations or the stories?

Stories always come first followed by illustrations that are usually to show the story and details of the characters mostly.

Digital Ink Spot: How is the creative process of painting and writing similar and different?

Writing and painting are both art. That’s my personal opinion. They both hold a message. They both show your own thoughts and the details of your creative mind and imagination. Tools might be different; one needs a brush, while the other needs a pencil. Writing and painting need you to be gifted and talented first... To master both, you need willingness to learn and practice. In painting, happiness or sadness can be seen in colors. In writing, these feelings are read. Yet paintings can make
viewers visualize something different then what the artist was trying to express or show in his painting. Any view, anything, an animal, a landscape, a beautiful face or a unique object can inspire an artist to draw a painting. But not everything you see deserves to have a book written about it. Another particular thing about writing is that you can fix any mistake; you can reread it and edit it as much as you can, as well as adding ideas or more actions and characters to your work anytime. When it comes to painting, once your work is done, it will be difficult to remove or change anything.

Digital Ink Spot: Where do your children stories come from?

My “La Petite Rita” stories are mostly about my childhood. Some are about my children, like “Rita’s Art Project,” one of the first volume stories. “Rita” in this story is actually my son who likes to draw, and the mother volunteer who gives art classes is actually me, who usually volunteers at my children school and teaches art and reads stories about the masters of art. Besides the two volumes of “La Petite Rita,” I have many Stories ready and waiting to be published. Some are fiction ones, full of imagination and creativity yet they all have a message and a lesson for a better conduct. Imagination is the key!

You can follow me or connect with me:
www.facebook.com/rita.aouad.9
www.instagram.com/rita.a.a.n

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Starship Conquest: (First Conquest) (Stellar Conquest Series Book 1) by David VanDyke @DVanDykeAuthor

Free for a Limited Time.

4.5 Stars

When the captain and crew of EarthFleet's most powerful dreadnought Conquest is sent on a mission forty light years from Earth, none of them expect to return. To find a home and keep humanity safe from hostile aliens, they must fight to seize a new world, initiating EarthFleet's first conquest of another star system.

Starship Conquest is Book 1 of the Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest series, which carries the Plague Wars series forward a century into the future when humanity turns to the stars to find its destiny. It tells of a bitter battle as EarthFleet smashes into an alien star system in a desperate first strike to save humanity. Follow the starship Conquest as its captain and crew take the fight to Earth's enemies, finding allies and making heroic sacrifices in order to secure the future of Earth's solar system against a hostile universe

Monday, October 2, 2017

9 Volume Set Of The Chronicled life of Meghan McDonnell @MegMcDonnell

Free From Tuesday, October 3, 2017 through Thursday, October 5, 2017.






























For 30 years, writer Meghan McDonnell has chronicled her life beginning at age eight through present day. With searing candor and tenderness, her musings on daily life and observations of family, social and romantic relationships coalesce in a commentary on growing up, facing down passion and fear, and American life in the 21st century. Wide in scope and vivid in detail, her journals are her confessional love letter to the world. Join her on a fearless, vulnerable, sometimes painful and quixotic, but always honest journey, also known as the human experience. Readers who love Joan Didion or Cheryl Strayed will enjoy this author.

https://medium.com/@MegMcDonnell

 https://www.quora.com/profile/Meghan-McDonnell-2

Minor: Volume One spans her eighth year through age 17; reflections on family, friendship, education, a stint at survival camp, and coming of age.

Novice: Volume Two of this addictive and vicarious series spans her freshman year of college, first love, a trip to Australia, and navigating young adulthood, living on her own among peers.

Limbo: Volume Three spans her search for identity, grappling with life choices and heart ache, and plans for travel to Europe.                                                 

In Elsewhere: Volume Four, McDonnell visits New York and London, walks away from her first love, begins her foray into acting, wades through family friction, and goes back to college.

Faithful: Volume Five covers McDonnell’s third year in college, traveling, working in a diner and lounge, and explorations into rape, September 11, family, friendship, alcoholism, depression, and the meaning of life.

In Vespers: Volume Six, McDonnell contends with a boyfriend in spiritual crisis, college, working in a bar, a trip to New York, and reflections on relationships with family and friends.

In Onward: Volume Seven, McDonnell gets married in Las Vegas, copes with the unexpected death of a significant person in her life, supports her best friend through pregnancy and childbirth, and continues to reflect on family, friends, sense of place, and identity.

In Sojourn: Volume Eight of this existential series, McDonnell travels Western Europe for two months, loses a close family friend, and grapples with the meaning of creativity and life purpose - a deep dive into the nature of existence, physicality, addiction, and redemption.

Ingress: Volume Nine includes McDonnell’s move back to her hometown of Seattle, an elusive search for satisfying work, feeling adrift in her marriage, acting classes, and contending with fractious friendships.