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Guest Post: Dan Levinson, on chapter structure
================================================================== Good afternoon darling bookworms! I know this post is coming at you a little late, but for those of you who are writers (or aspiring writers for that matter) this will be something you’ll love! Dan Levinson is on the blog today, as he tours his new book Fires of Man. This book is filled with all kinds of Science Fiction goodness, and one I’d definitely suggest to fans of the genre! Check it out. Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton…
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Guest Post: Jennifer Ellision, author of Threats of Sky and Sea
Click the banner for more tour stops! Happy Monday my friends! Are you ready for some gorgeous cover love? Not only is Jennifer Ellision’s Threats of Sky and Sea an absolutely beautiful book, it’s also one that has my attention. The synopsis drew me in, and I can’t wait to dive in! Take a look. Sixteen year-old Breena Perdit has spent her life as a barmaid, innocent to her father’s past and happily free from the Elemental gifts that would condemn her to a life in the Egrian King’s army. Until the day that three Elemental soldiers recognize her father as…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Fledgling by Nicole Conway
Click the banner for more tour stops! What better way to make a Monday more bearable than an awesome tour stop? Especially when that tour stop features dragons! Today’s spotlight is on Fledgling by Nichole Conway, a book that speaks to my Fantasy loving heart. Can one boy stand between two kingdoms at war? Jaevid Broadfeather has grown up as a wartime refugee, hiding from the world because of his mixed racial heritage. He feels his future is hopeless, until a chance encounter with a wild dragon lands him in Blybrig Academy—a place usually forbidden to anyone but the rich and…
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Book Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Prisoner of Night and Fog * Series: Prisoner of Night and Fog #1 Author: Anne Blankman Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: April 22, 2014 Source: The Fantastic Flying Book Club Tour ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of historical fiction, or who have an interest in this time period. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Whispering Woods Series by Brinda Berry
Today I have a whole series in the spotlight! Brinda Berry’s Whispering Woods has peaked my interest, mainly because of all the topics wrapped up into it. Time travel, inter-dimensional portals, and romance? Yes, please. Give me all the books! Below you’ll find information on this whole series, but first please enjoy a Top 10 list from Brinda Berry herself! I asked her who her Top 10 Favorite Female Characters were. Here’s here list: Top 10 Favorite Female Characters I’ll be honest and tell you that I was a little stumped when I started this post. For some reason, it’s…
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Book Review: Wish You Weren’t
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Wish You Weren’t Author: Sherrie Peterson Publisher: Intrepid Publications Pages: Paperback; 139 Release Date: March 17, 2014 Source: Publicity Blog Tour ———————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fun, quick reads with lots of heart. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Marten doesn’t believe in the power of wishes. None of his have ever come true. His parents ignore him, his little brother is a pain and his family is talking about moving to Texas. Not cool. So when he makes an…
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Book Spotlight: Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
Daughter of Chaos (Red magic #1) by Jen McConnel Publisher: Month9Books Release Date: March 25, 2014 Synopsis: There comes a time in every witch’s life when she must choose her path. Darlena’s friends have already chosen, so why is it so hard for her to make up her mind? Now, Darlena is out of time. Under pressure from Hecate, the Queen of all witches, Darlena makes a rash decision to choose Red magic, a path no witch in her right mind would dare take. As a Red witch, she will be responsible for chaos and mayhem, drawing her deep into…
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Book Spotlight: Unforseen (A Kingdom Keepers Novella)
Today’s spotlight is on a series that’s new to me, but definitely on my radar now! The Kingdom Keepers series, by Ridley Pearson, centers on Disneyland. I ask you, what could be a better setting for a book filled with magic and intrigue? There are quite a few books out in this series so far, but I’m here to spotlight a novella in particular. Whether you’ve started this series or not, it still reads as a standalone. Fairlies Amanda and Jess have won the hearts of Kingdom Keepers fans. Over the years, they’ve protected and supported the five Disney guides with…
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Book Review: Before They Find Us
Media Type: Ebook Title: Before They Find Us Author: Michelle A. Hansen Publisher: Priest Rapids Press Pages: Paperback; 334 Release Date: November 2013 Source: Xpresso Book Tours —————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy mystery novels, mixed with a little bit of romance. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes I’m going to make you wish you were dead. Just a text. Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Hales tries not to worry. Probably a wrong number. Not really meant for her, and definitely not related to the crime she witnessed six…
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Book Review: The Cruelty
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Cruelty Author: S. Bergstrom Publisher: JKSCommunications Pages: Paperback; 377 Release Date: March 15, 2014 Source: Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deeply written, fast paced thrillers with an amazing protagonist! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes When her diplomat father is kidnapped and the U.S. Government is unable to help, 17 year-old Gwendolyn Bloom sets off across the sordid underbelly of Europe to rescue him. Following the only lead she has—the name of a Palestinian informer living in France—she plunges…