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Audio Book Review: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard * Series: Zoe & Zak Adventures #1 Author: Lars Guignard Narrator: Bailey S. Carson Publisher: Fantastic Press Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 7 hours and 20 minutes Source: CBB Book Promotions ———————————————- Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers who love action and adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Introducing book 1 of the new kids’ adventure books from best-selling author Lars Guignard: Zoe and Zak are lost in exotic India, where gods and magic still exist. Before they can find their way home, they just…
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Magical Powers: A guest post by Holly Webb
I’m happy to be hosting Holly Web’s Rose on tour today! I’m a huge fan of Middle Grade books filled with magic, mayhem, and plucky young heroines. That’s why I knew that I’d be reading Rose! Rose isn’t like the other orphans at St Bridget’s Home for Abandoned Girls. Instead of dreaming of getting adopted by loving, wealthy parents, Rose wants to get a job and be independent. She doesn’t need anyone but herself. She finds her escape working as a maid for Mr. Fountain, an alchemist. Unable to ignore the magic that flows throughout the grand residence, Rose realizes that…
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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…
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Book Review: The Exemeus
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Exemeus *Series: The Exemeus Author: Folami and Abeni Morris Publisher: Royal Colours Ink Pages: Paperback; 337 Release Date: January 3, 2013 Source: CBB Book Promotions —————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books that are out of the ordinary, and looking for adventure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Hyalee Smith is dead, she just doesn’t know it yet. Her short life was devoted to love and to hate. Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who…
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Mari Mancusi – This Author is a ROCKSTAR!
I’m so thrilled to be participating in the 2nd Annual Authors Are Rockstars Tour! We all know that there are tons of authors out there that deserve the spotlight, and I’m always happy to fan girl when given that chance! Which is why I’m totally prepared to answer…. WHY IS MARI MANCUSI A ROCKSTAR? Let’s be honest, this woman can write! The four books I posted above are just a small sampling of what you can find if you dive into everything that Mari Mancusi has done. Boys That Bite, the first book in the Blood Coven series, made me…
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No Romance Required: An Interview with Cari Quinn!
Welcome to another week, my bookish friends! I can’t think of a better way to start things off than with a sizzling new title! Cari Quinn’s No Romance Required is in the spotlight today, and it’s fabulous. Faking it never felt so good… Cory Santangelo is used to getting his way, both in the boardroom and the bedroom. Lately he hasn’t had much opportunity to do anything but work, but one unexpectedly sexy night in a gazebo with Victoria, his gorgeous and feisty interior designer, changes all that—especially when they’re caught on camera. Suddenly Cory’s sterling reputation is no longer above…
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Enough With That World Already: A Guest Post by Eric Bishop
Good morning bookworms, and happy Saturday! I’m sure you’re relaxing around the house, enjoying the weekend, and possibly looking for your next read? Perhaps one with a modern-day cowboy lead? If you are, let me suggest The Samaritan’s Pistol by Eric Bishop! Even among his small town neighbors, Jim is a content man. Despite the emotional baggage from his time serving in Desert Storm, he successfully runs a ranch, owns several beautiful horses, and makes extra cash as a wilderness guide for wealthy tourists. He’s a modern-day cowboy. That is, until he runs into an ongoing mob-hit while riding in the…
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Guest Post + Giveaway: Catherine Stine, author of Ruby’s Fire!
Another great author is on the blog today! Catherine Stine, author of Fireseed One and now Ruby’s Fire, is on tour! I’ve read Fireseed One and can honestly say it’s amazing. I can’t wait to dive into Ruby’s Fire as well. Check out the synopsis! If everything about you changes, what remains? Seventeen year-old Ruby, long-pledged to the much older Stiles from the Fireseed desert cult, escapes with only a change of clothes, a pouch of Oblivion Powder and her mute little brother, Thorn. Arriving at The Greening, a boarding school for orphaned teens, she can finally stop running. Or can she? The…
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Book Review: A Brand New Ending
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Brand New Ending Author: S.A. Rolls Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 532 Release Date: April 9, 2013 Source: Author / Promotional Tour ———————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence; Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy contemporary fiction with a bit of a twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N “Phoenix Harper never imagined her life would come to this: A life not worth living anymore. After a failed suicide attempt, Phoenix is sent to be observed at a local psychiatric hospital. There she meets Braeden Harris,…
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Guest Post: Samantha Durante, author of Shudder
Please welcome Samantha Durante, author of the Stitch Trilogy, to the blog today! She’s on a tour promoting her newest book, Shudder. Amazon / B&N / Smashwords It’s only been three days, and already everything is different. Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she’d counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager…