• Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Truth Beyond the Sky

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Truth Beyond the Sky Author: Andrew M. Crusoe Publisher: Aravinda Publishing Pages: Kindle; 243 Release Date: December 12, 2012 Source: Author ————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy getting lost in epic science fiction. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon When Zahn recovers an extraordinary meteorite impacted into the silvery beach near his home, the course of his life is changed forever. Fearing that the observatory will confiscate the meteorite if it truly is what he suspects it to be, he hides…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Book Release Spotlight: Boundless by Brad Cotton

    BOOK RELEASE Prinia Press BOUNDLESS a novel by Brad Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 26, 2013. BOUNDLESS: A NEW NOVEL FROM AUTHOR BRAD COTTON.      Last year, author Brad Cotton made a splash with his critically hailed book, A Work In Progress. This year, he’s followed it up with BOUNDLESS, a contemporary novel about leaving everything behind and starting life anew. From the back cover:      Best friends Duncan and Ray run a successful bookie business in Phoenix. Outgrowing the life they began in college, the late twenty-something pair set out on the road with a plan to…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Indie Bundles! Great books, great prices!

    Hi bookish friends! I have a bit of a last minute guest post today, but it’s a great one! I recently shared about StoryBundle on my BookLikes page, but I realized that I hadn’t done it here yet. Then Anthea Sharp, one of the awesome authors featured in the current bundle, contacted me about it. So I decided I’d let her sing the praises of Indie Bundles to you all! Enjoy, and don’t forget to go snag some AMAZING books! ———————————————————————————————————- Indie bundles! Hi all! Jessica invited me to guest post today about e-book bundles. I’m sure many of you…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Silent Deal

    Media Type: Ebook Title: The Silent Deal    *Series: The Card Game #1 Author: Levi Stack Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 358 Release Date: May 2, 2013 Source: Author —————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy bold, vivid male characters and rollicking action. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When Viktor and Romulus, two peasant boys, dig too deep into their town’s strange past, they awaken the wrath of a mysterious overlord. As the blood brothers struggle to survive, their search for answers takes them through gambling…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Resilient

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Resilient Author: Patricia Vanasse Publisher: Pants On Fire Press Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: 2013 Source: CBB Book Tours ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal reads with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Livia has never felt like she fits in. As normal as it sounds, Livia is anything but ordinary. She can feel every emotion of every single person around her, and it’s maddening. In pursuit of some psychic quiet, she moves with her family from New…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Noah’s Rainy Day (Liv Bergen Mysteries #4)

    Media Type: Print Book Title: Noah’s Rainy Day    *Series: Liv Bergen Mysteries #4 Author: Sandra Brannan Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press Pages: Paperback; 392 Release Date: September 3, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————————- Genre: Mystery/Thriller HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have been following along with this series, or those who love a great mystery! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From birth, Noah Hogarty has lived with severe cerebral palsy. He is nearly blind, unable to speak, and cannot run, walk, or crawl. Yet his mind works just as well…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Noah’s Rainy Day: A guest post from Sandra Brannan

    Today one of my favorite authors is in the spotlight! I’ve been following Sandra Brannan and her Liv Bergen mystery series ever since the beginning! I’ve been drawn in every time by the dark mysteries that Sandra manages to create, all the while putting in experiences from her own hometown. It’s amazing, and the newest book is almost out! I present to you Noah’s Rainy Day. From birth, Noah Hogarty has lived with severe cerebral palsy. He is nearly blind, unable to speak, and cannot run, walk, or crawl. Yet his mind works just as well as any other twelve-year-old’s—maybe…

  • Wrap Up Posts/Reading Lists

    August Wrap Up

    (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade ** Books read in previous months Books read and reviewed in August: (YA) Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey – Review (4/5)** (YA) Infinityglass (Hourglass #3) by Mary Lindsey – Review (4/5) (A) Mystery Girl by David Gordon – Review (4/5) (A) Wilde Nights in Paradise by Tonya Burrows – Review (4/5)** (YA) Welcome to the Darkness by L.M. Justus – Review (3/5) (A) The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo – Review (3/5) (NA) Dreamscape by Christie Rich – Review (3/5) (YA) All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill – Review…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Writing By Hand: A Guest Post by Mary-Rose MacColl

    I’m pleased to welcome Mary-Rose MacColl to the blog today! She is the author of a gorgeous book entitled, In Falling Snow. If the cover doesn’t draw you in, I’m certain that the synopsis will. Take a peek at what you can expect between the pages of this lovely book. A vivid and compelling story of love, war and secrets, set against the backdrop of WWI France. ‘In the beginning, it was the summers I remembered – long warm days under the palest blue skies, the cornflowers and forget-me-nots lining the road through the Lys forest, the buzz of insects…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Disconnect (Divided Worlds #1)

    Media Type: Ebook Title: Disconnect    *Series: Divided Worlds #1 Author: Imran Siddiq Publisher: Flickimp Publishing Pages: Paperback; 277 Release Date: January 27, 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Science Fiction with vivid characters and rules. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Zachary, a 16-year old Underworlder digs in waste to find anything worth bartering. That is the rule of scavenging. When he discovers footage of an Overworld girl, Rosa, he’s intrigued by her sorrow and breaks the rule. That decision…