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Book Review: 15 Seconds
Media Type: Print Book Title: 15 Seconds Author: Andrew Gross Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours ———————————– Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good thriller/suspense with plenty of action! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Henry Steadman is a successful Florida plastic surgeon on his way to deliver a keynote address at a conference when his world falls apart. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle,…
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Book Review: Andor Awakening
Media Type: Ebook Title: Andor Awakening Author: Brendan O’Keeffe Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 210 Release Date: March 15, 2012 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Fantasy ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fantasy that immerses them in the world with great descriptions. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon War is everywhere. Shae is consumed by a vicious war between the human Imperium and a brutal race known only as the Raz. Humanity stands on the edge of destruction as the Razian forces advance city by city, burning everything in…
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An Interview with Bill Cokas
Please give a warm bookish welcome to Bill Cokas! Bill is the author of Ring of Fire, a twisted mystery that has a lot of wit and heart. The synopsis is below! Make sure to click the book cover and add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads! Seeking refuge from a corporate scandal, Wally Gibbs trades his corner office in Chicago for a tweed jacket with elbow patches in a quaint college town. He soon realizes he wasn’t meant to teach marketing; he was meant to reinvent it. And the timing is right. To Wally’s perverse delight, the economy…
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An Interview with Scott Haworth, author of Heaven 2.0
Today I’m pleased to welcome Scott Haworth, author of Heaven 2.0, to the blog! He’s here to answer some interview questions and was also kind enough to bring along a giveaway. Read on my friends, read on. Having been born in the 28th century, Mike Kepler never believed in the existence of Heaven or Hell. The myths of the old faiths had been abandoned and replaced with the teachings of The Church many centuries earlier. The young physicist is shocked to learn that there is an afterlife when he is recruited by the Taipei Corporation. It was created by a…
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Book Review: A Brush of Darkness
Media Type: Print Book Title: A Brush of Darkness * Series: Abby Sinclair #1 Author: Allison Pang Publisher: Pocket Books Pages: MMP; 343 Release Date: January 25, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy ———————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good romance, complete with paranormal twists! Must be okay with sexual scenes and adult language. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares. Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up…
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An Interview with authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, plus a giveaway!
A little background for this post, because my fangirl tendencies demand I tell you why I love these books. First off, Fantasy is/has been/will always be my favorite of all genres. I adore getting swept away in a good story. That being said, my the first books I fell in love with when I discovered this genre were the Dragonlance series books. Fantasy fans will know what I’m talking about. They were epic, and plentiful. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman always stood out as authors in that series. Every book that they penned together was fabulous! I was smitten. So…
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An Interview with Genevieve Graham, and a giveaway!
Ready for some Scottish sexiness? In case you missed it, I reviewed Sound of the Heart a few days ago. This is a wonderful story, with rich historical content and a great romance! I highly recommend it. Today I’m lucky enough to have Genvieve Graham here to answer a few questions! So, without further ado, I’ll let her take it away! ***** 1) Truth be told, it’s a little hard not to stare at your gorgeous cover. What inspired you to write the Dougal’s character? Dougal is the brother of Andrew, who was the hero in my first novel, “Under the…
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Book Review: Sound of the Heart
Media Type: Print Book Title: Sound of the Heart Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Trade Pages: Paperback; 336 Release Date: May 1, 2102 Source: Publisher / Author ———————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love historical romance, and to be immersed in the land it is set in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky, comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is…
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Let me LURE you in with some prizes!
I’m pleased to welcome Krista Holle, author of The Lure of Shapinsay, to the blog today! I’ve given her full reign over this page in order to host a pretty epic giveaway. So yes, you’ll get the chance to win something if you keep reading! However if that wasn’t enough for you, let me share with you the yummy cover of this book and lure you in with the synopsis. Ever since Kait Swanney could remember, the old crones of the village have been warning her to stay away from the selkies. They claim that like sirens of old, the seal…
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Book Review: The Queen’s Lover
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Queen’s Lover Author: Francine Du Plessix Gray Publisher: Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 300 Release Date: June 14, 2012 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours ————————————— Genre: Historical Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of this genre, but also fans of this time period as well. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Historical fiction of the highest order, The Queen’s Lover reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel Von Fersen and Marie Antoinette The Queen’s Lover begins at a masquerade ball in Paris…