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Mystery Girl Giveaway
You may have seen my earlier review of Mystery Girl. This book was so different from what I’ve read before, but I liked it! Slightly noir, slightly mystery and all awesome. You can check out the review here. When Sam Kornberg’s wife, Lala, walks out on him, he’s an unemployed used-book store clerk and failed experimental novelist with a broken heart. Desperate to win her back, he takes a job as assistant detective to the enigmatic Solar Lonsky, a private eye who might be an eccentric and morbid genius or just a morbidly obese madman. It’s a simple tail job,…
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Book Review: Mystery Girl
Media Type: Ebook Title: Mystery Girl Author: David Gordon Publisher: New Harvest Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: July 16, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————- Genre: Mystery / Noir HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books with a noir flair, and don’t mind a bit of flowery language. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When Sam Kornberg’s wife, Lala, walks out on him, he’s an unemployed used-book store clerk and failed experimental novelist with a broken heart. Desperate to win her back, he takes a job as assistant detective to the enigmatic…
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Book Review: The Family That Stays Together
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Family That Stays Together *Series: Sister Nun Mystery #2 Author: Deborah Plummer Bussey Publisher: Half Dozen Publications Pages: Paperback; 278 Release Date: July 5, 2013 Source: JKS Communications —————————————————- Genre: Cozy Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy slow moving, cozy mysteries. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon When a television celebrity becomes suspect in the murder of her ex-fiancé, sister sleuths Kathy and Tina rally to support their family friend. Soon they end up in trouble. Will family ties be strong enough to protect…
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Queen’s Lover Giveaway!
It’s almost Friday my darling friends! (And possibly it IS already Friday depending on where you reside.) So I thought it was the perfect time to give you all a reward. You worked hard this week, you likely put up with all manner of annoyances. Perhaps it’s time to enter to win a new read? I’ve already read, and reviewed The Queen’s Lover by Francine Du Plessix Gray. You can find my review here if you are so inclined. Here’s the synopsis: Francine du Plessix Gray’s beautifully realized historical novel reveals the untold love story between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel von Fersen…
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Book Review: Big Girl Panties
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Big Girl Panties Author: Stephanie Evanovich Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: July 9, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy vibrant female leads and a slow build up of romance Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N They say that big girls don’t cry. But when the chips are down and the dip is gone, what can you do? Pull up your BIG GIRL PANTIES and change your life. Holly Brennan didn’t expect to…
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Book Review: Love Him or Leave Him
Media Type: Ebook Title: Love Him or Leave Him *Series: Small Town, Big Dreams #2 Author: Sara Daniel Publisher: Entangled: Bliss Pages: Ebook; 224 Release Date: July 8, 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————————– Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of sweet romance novels with great characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sometimes dreams are where you least expect them Connor O’Malley and Becca Sanders were once high school sweethearts, ripped apart by rumors in the small town of Kortville, Illinois. Connor left to join the military, and Becca stayed,…
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Susannah Scott’s LUCK OF THE DRAGON Serial Blog Tour!
There’s another fabulous author on tour, and I couldn’t be happier to be hosting! Susannah Scott, author of Luck of the Dragon is here today on her whirlwind blog tour. Check out her book, and enjoy the next part of her serial story below! Amazon / Kobo / B&N Luciana de Luca has a PhD in sass and gemology—and a problem. Her twin brother’s gambling debts have gotten out of hand, and a mob enforcer is blackmailing her to rob the latest, greatest mega-casino on the Strip. Although Lucy has worked her whole life to get away from her family’s grifter past, to save her…
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An Interview with Connor from Love Him or Leave Him
Happy Saturday bookworms, and welcome to another awesome blog tour feature! This time it’s all about Love Him or Leave Him by Sara Daniel. Trust me when I say this is a book that is so sweet it’s almost sinful. Entangled’s Bliss line is all of the romance without any of the steamy scenes, so it’s the perfect choice for any reader! Check out the synopsis. Sometimes dreams are where you least expect them Connor O’Malley and Becca Sanders were once high school sweethearts, ripped apart by rumors in the small town of Kortville, Illinois. Connor left to join the military,…
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Book Review: League of Somebodies
Media Type: Print Book Title: League of Somebodies Author: Samuel Sattin Publisher: Dark Coast Press Pages: Paperback; 400 Release Date: April 9, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————————— Genre: Comic Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who don’t mind a lot of prose and dense vocabulary. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Lenard Sikophsky’s father has been feeding him plutonium since the age of six in the hopes of making him the world’s first bona fide superhero. First, he must pass the unusual tests of manhood locked in the centuries old…
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Guest Post + Audio Excerpt from Snow Day
It happens each winter, and has for over 35 years. Every time the snow starts to fall late in the evening before a school day, the dreams begin again for Billy Stone. They are always the same – there’s a dark tunnel, and there’s blood, lots of blood, and someone is screaming. In this chilling childhood tale, Billy, recounts the events of one unforgettable day in 1975. On that day, he and his friends played carefree in the snow, until an adventure gone awry left him far from home, staring death in the face, and running from a killer bent…