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Blogoversary Giveaway #1 – The Illumine Series by Alivia Anders!
As I mentioned earlier today marks the day my blog turns a whopping THREE YEARS OLD! *wipes tears* They grow up so fast… Anyway I’ll be celebrating all week by sharing some goodies with you, talking about what I love about blogging, and just being all around silly. I mean really, that’s what I’m all about anyway. Am I right? Bring on the festivities! ********************* Question of the Day: What is your favorite thing about blogging? The people! All the amazing people I meet on a daily basis, including authors, fellow bloggers, and just downright cool people who make my…
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Weekly Rewind (4/14/13)
Monday – Book Review: Untold Damage Looking for a dark, gritty mystery novel? Set in San Francisco, Robert K. Lewis weaves a tale of what can happen when you hit rock bottom and struggle to pull yourself back out. Tuesday – Author Interview: Charlotte Rains Dixon Charlotte Rains Dixon stops by the blog to talk about her new book, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior! Check out what she has to say. Wednesday – Book Review: The Guilty One I was so drawn in by this book. Full of intrigue, questions of morality and the line between childhood and adulthood, this is an amazing…
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Guest Post + Giveaway with Jenny E. Miller
A treat for you today! Jenny E. Miller is visiting the blog with her debut book, Asylum. Are you looking for a creepy read? One with mystery and twisted romance? Sounds like you’re looking for this book. June Foster’s summer is limping along. Her life on a 1950′s farm in eastern Washington is boring–full of milking cows, picking apricots and tending to the chicken coops. Her only friends are her record player and her books. But when gorgeous, turquoise-eyed Frank falls into her world, her life becomes anything but ordinary. June falls for Frank hard and fast–he’s beautiful, impossibly strong,…
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A Shard of Ice has a cover!
Chances are that you’ve seen this gorgeous cover peppering the blogosphere today. It’s so mind blowing and gorgeous though, that who could blame everyone for wanting to post it? Alivia Anders is an author who is near and dear to my heart, and who is talented beyond measure. I, for one, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this book! Title: A Shard of Ice Series: Black Symphony Saga Publisher: Red Alice Press Release Date: April 14th, 2014 THEIR SOULS, REAWAKENED When 13-year-old Lilix Morgan is found alive and floating on a bed of ice at sea,…
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Book Review: The Guilty One
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Guilty One Author: Lisa Ballantyne Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 480 Release Date: March 19, 2013 Source: Eidelweiss / Publisher ————————————————— Genre: Mystery / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good crime thriller with an ending you won’t see coming. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N An eight-year-old boy is found dead in a playground . . . and his eleven-year-old neighbor is accused of the crime. Leading the defense is London solicitor Daniel Hunter, a champion of lost causes. A damaged…
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Author Interview: Charlotte Rains Dixon
Charlotte Rains Dixon is here on the blog today! Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior is a new one I’ve added to my reading list and it looks scrumptious! Best-selling novelist Emma Jean Sullivan longed for a baby for years, but after she and her husband Peter were unable to conceive, she staunchly vowed to become the standard bearer for all childless couples. And she succeeds spectacularly. At age 48 (43 according to her blog, Life, Full Tilt) Emma Jean enjoys a rabid anti-baby fan base and her novels have sold millions. But now she confronts a dilemma larger than any…
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Book Review: Untold Damage
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Untold Damage Author: Robert K. Lewis Publisher: Midnight Ink Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: April 8, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————— Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark, gritty thrillers with strong male leads. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Sometimes the darkest moments of our lives give us the brightest chance at our redemption Estranged from his wife and daughter, former undercover cop Mark Mallen has spent the last four years in a haze of heroin. And when his best friend from…
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Weekly Rewind (4/7/13)
Monday – Book Review: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Do you love a creepy read? Are you a fan of quirky female characters and Middle Grade fiction? Well then this is a book that you definitely need to have on your reading list! Tuesday – Google Reader Alternatives! If you’re like me, and read all your blogs through a reader, you’re probably looking for a program to replace GR. Here’s my review of some of the ones I’ve tried! Wednesday – Excerpt + Giveaway for Undone: An Unraveling Novella GIVEAWAY ALERT! If you are a fan of Elizabeth Norris’…
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Blogger Backstage Pass: Karin from My Life…
It’s time for another edition of Blogger Backstage Pass! Are you always looking for shiny new blogs to follow? Do you feel like you’d just like to get to know some of the bloggers a little better? Here’s your opportunity. Each month I’ll pick a new blogger and host them here! You’ll get to see an interview with them and nab all their contact info. Also, in case you forget who they are and want to visit them, their information will be in the right hand sidebar all month. This month’s featured blogger is… Karin from My Life…! A little over…
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A guest post by Liz Gruder
Tour Link When New Orleans went under during Hurricane Katrina, I worked in the media. Martial law had been declared. Driving through the warzone, soldiers poked guns in my face as I held up ID. I saw the Xs painted on houses with a number declaring the dead. I drove to a beloved marina with boats piled up like Tinker Toys. All wildlife was dead and the seagulls had been blown away. Everything had been destroyed. I saw my husband, who had kept his boat there and loved the marina, the wildlife, and the sunsets, fall to his knees and…