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Blog Tour: No Vacancies – Day 3
Well sadly it’s the final day of Lucien Black on my blog. Yes, I know, I’m saddened too. My library has his books on purchase request now because I harrassed them for not having them. I need to know what happens in the rest of the story! I’ll stop rambling now however, and give you the second half of the teaser that he sent over for you. Enjoy, and make sure you go and read the rest as well. Castor recognized the accent as Middle Eastern; Iranian he suspected. Caster reached his right hand into his jacket slowly and placed…
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Blog Tour: No Vacancies – Day 2
It’s Day 2 of the Lucien Black blog takeover, and like I said yesterday I’m quite excited that he has decided to use my blog as part of his tour! Yesterday he introduced us to his No Vacancies series. Today he’s giving us a glimpse into one of the stories that begins in Volume 1 and ends in the newest installment, Volume 4. Take a look! (Goodreads Link) The excerpt I have selected for you is from Volume 2 of No Vacancies. Here, the mysterious hitman, Nicholas Caster, is running an errand for his boss, Adrian Vandenberg (the antagonist) and…
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Blog Tour: No Vacancies – Day 1
Today I am extremely excited, my dear readers, to announce a Lucien Black takeover! Yes indeed, for the next three days I’m giving this amazing author full reign over my blog and he’ll be sharing his No Vacancies series with you. Today he’ll introduce the series, and then tomorrow and Sunday you’ll get a glimpse into one of the stories that ends in the newest installment, Volume 4. You lucky people you! Lest I continue to ramble on like a fangirl, I’ll go ahead and give the floor over to Lucien. Thank you very much Jessica for giving me a…
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Book Review: Some of the Whole
All the stories have a common thread – a mix of flash-back and current situations – the blend pushing up the curiosity level and finally finishing it with a twist that undoes all that the reader thinks while reading the initial parts of the story. Contemporary set-up (each of the stories are based in the modern, Indian metros), real-life kind of characters and situations keep the story in the realm of being REAL. Title: Some of the Whole by Abhijit Bhattacharya Publisher: Cedar Books Pages: Hardcover; 144 Source: Received from author for review. Why I chose this: I always like…
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An Interview with Abhijit Bhattacharya
Good morning my dear readers! Today I am pleased to welcome Abhijit Battacharya, author of Some of the Whole, to my blog! His book launches tomorrow, so you’ll see a review tomorrow to hopefully encourage you to give it a read! And now, let’s give our attention to this fabulous author shall we? 1) I always like to begin my interviews with a challenge. If you had to describe your book in only three words, which would you choose? Wow! That is a tricky one. Three words…erm….Short, pacy & young! 2) Some of the Whole is a collection of short…
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Blog Tour: Ugly As Sin
Today I am extremely excited to be working with TLC Book Tours and author Tori Raiten-D’Antonio to promote her book, Ugly As Sin. Below is my review, but let me premise it by saying I truly believe each and every woman should read this book. Amazing doesn’t even begin to cover it. About the Author: Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW, is a well-known psychotherapist with a thriving private practice in Suffolk County, Long Island. She is a professor of psychology and social work at Empire State College. Prior to becoming a therapist she worked in television and theater as both a performer…
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My apologies for not posting anything.
Oh wait, I just did. Well this post won’t have too much substance. I’m catching up on tour books and then I got a request to push another tour up so….I’ve been reading my behind off. Is that possible? Too bad reading doesn’t burn calories! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the post before this about Travis and I hosting an AWESOME Halloween swap. Now…I’m off to the paper mill.
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Come one, come all to the Spooky Swap!
Travis of Inked Books and I are hosting a Halloween Spooky Swap! (Special thanks to Jeremy West for this fabulous graphic!) If you don’t know what a swap is, here’s what it’s all about: Everyone likes getting stuff in the mail, and Halloween isn’t really a gift-giving holiday. Why? Well I wish we knew, but I like getting surprises so we declared it a gift-giving holiday! Everyone participating will fill out an info form, and we’ll match everyone with someone they groove with. Yes, we did just say groove. Unless you REALLY want to know who’s sending your package, we’ll…
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Blog Tour: Dead Politician Society Review
After the mayor falls down dead in the middle of a speech, a clandestine student society claims credit for his demise. Clare Vengel is given her first undercover assignment: to pose as a student and penetrate the society. A streetwise amateur mechanic, Clare finds university a foreign land, and has trouble creating an in with the suspects. She quickly alienates a popular professor and loses the respect of police superiors. When another politician is killed, Clare kicks herself into high gear. She forges friendships with students and makes inroads into the secret society. As the body count rises, Clare realizes…
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Cover Contest: Anna and the French Kiss
Cindy at Princess Bookie is at it again! This time she has a contest going to redesign the cover of Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. I want to read this book so badly I can taste it, so I knew I’d be participating in this one! Here is the original cover: and here is mine: What do you think? I was pretty happy with how it came out, although I wish the girl in the picture was smiling a little more :). Nonetheless, here is my creation and I hope it does well!