Showing posts with label Book Spotlights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Spotlights. Show all posts

Friday, May 18, 2018

Book Spotlight: Eyes Don't Lie



Book Details:

Book Title: Eyes Don't Lie: You Can't Hide by Crystal Dawn Mason
Category: Adult Fiction, 142 pages
Genre: Suspense / Thriller
Publisher: self-published
Release date: Oct 11, 2017
Tour dates: April 30 to May 18, 2018
Content Rating: PG

Book Description:

Curly-haired brunettes with blue eyes are the only women that seem to capture Keith’s attention. But is it really their appearance that attracts him or something sinister? Keith, a broken soul, who’s battling between good and evil, goes about his days trying to fight his evil urges. But because of a demonic stronghold, in most instances good loses the battle to evil.

Affected by the pain and hurt of his childhood, he now seeks out the love he didn’t receive as a child. But when he doesn’t get it, there’s retribution to pay…and what a sad day it is for those curly-haired brunettes with blue eyes who fail to make the mark. But things take a turn when he meets a grocery store cashier who has the ability to see evil through his eyes. McKenzie is able to connect dots, interfering with Keith’s destructive path – a path that could lead him to prison or even the grave.
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About the Author:


Crystal Dawn Mason started writing books of poetry, then transitioned into narrative writing. Becoming a writer was not a goal as she began her studies as a psychology major at Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis. It wasn't until she had a bad experience that she stumbled upon her natural ability to create stories. And this discovery started her down a newfound path of purpose. While working, she found another niche in the education field, which led her to pursue a teaching degree. Thus, she is now pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies to become an elementary teacher. She enjoys working with children, and her goal, outside of teaching, is to continue writing stories that are inspiring and entertaining for her readers.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest 


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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Book Spotlight: Degrees of Love



Book Details:

Book Title: Degrees of Love: A Novel by Lisa Slabach
Category: Adult Fiction, 344 pages
Genre: Women's Fiction
Publisher: Bookbaby
Release date: Dec 1, 2017
Tour dates: May 1 to 18, 2018
Content Rating: PG-13 + M (Adult themes including infidelity, occasional F-word, non-explicit sex scenes)

​Book Description:

At thirty-six, Susan Sinclair has it all. She's just been promoted to Senior Vice President of Mobile Banking at her firm, a prestigious position bringing fresh creative challenges and a hefty salary increase. Like the shiny new BMW in the driveway of the Silicon Valley home she shares with her husband, Matt, and their two beautiful boys, Susan exudes confidence and style.

Yet despite her success in juggling the roles of wife, mother, and businesswoman, Susan struggles with a secret dissatisfaction. Matt's work in cutting-edge computer research pays less than her job, and with each advance in her career, he has grown more distant. But Matt refuses to admit there is a problem, and Susan forces herself to play along, determined to give her boys the close-knit family life she never had.

Then she meets her new boss, Reese Kirkpatrick. Working and traveling together, she and Reese become a crackerjack team, but little by little, pleasure mixes with business. For the first time in a long time—maybe ever—Susan feels seen and appreciated for who she is. Certain she would never allow their friendship to cross the line, Susan lets herself stray dangerously close to the edge.

​A moment of weakness changes everything. Now, unable to stomach the façade her marriage has become yet unwilling to decimate her family by moving forward with Reese, Susan faces a choice that could cost her everything—including her children . . . but possibly bring her more than she can dream.

Praise for Degrees of Love:

​"Slabach crafts a relatable, heartbreakingly real story that will no doubt resonate with those at a similar station in life: women who love their families yet yearn for just a little more—to feel wanted rather than needed, to feel passion rather than complacency. In engaging prose and through skillful storytelling, Slabach captivates with an all-too-familiar story that raises questions with no easy answers."
- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"This does not read like a debut author’s book. Slabach shows herself to be adept at portraying the complex emotions of the human condition. Her characters live and breathe on the page in a way that every author strives for, but few actually manage. Susan’s struggles ring true, and the way she handles everything makes her a very likable and relatable character."
- Sarah Perry, San Francisco Book Review, 5 Stars

"Profound, heart wrenching and very emotional, it is hard to believe that Degrees of Love is a debut novel by Lisa Slabach. This is one of the best novels I have read this year."
- Rabia Tanveer, Readers' Favorite


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Meet the Author:




Degrees of Love is Lisa Slabach’s debut novel. She is currently working on her third full-length manuscript and a collection of short stories inspired by her experiences growing up in a small farm community in Washington’s Yakima Valley. In addition to writing, Lisa works for a Fortune 500 Company, leading a sales team in the financial industry. She currently resides in Northern California with her husband and has two daughters, who are both pursuing careers in film. In her free time, she enjoys drinking wine with friends and cooking in her pink kitchen.

Connect with the Author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook


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Friday, May 4, 2018

Book Spotlight: Whispering Winds Unveiled




Healing is a power that fifteen-year-old, Brenna Finlayson, has fought long and hard to subdue.  When a harebrained idea suddenly occurs to her, she risks losing everything by revealing herself to the one person she fears losing the most.
  
Brenna’s spontaneous unveiling brings about the revealing of other truths.  She, and her twin sister, Keely, have destinies to fulfill.  Destinies that require them to fight. Maybe even kill.  As an innate healer, violence is the last thing Brenna wants. 

In an attempt to live a normal, peaceful life, Brenna rejects her heritage, choosing a different path.  But the path she chooses doesn’t bring her the normalcy she was hoping for. 

 Not even close.


Check out the book on Goodreads and Amazon. 


Watch the Whispering Winds: Unveiled book trailer!



 A little About The Author: 

Tiffany spends her days shuttling her kids back and forth to school and extracurricular activities, cooking meals, and cleaning house.  

When she's not doing any of those fun and exciting things, you can find her daydreaming and then jotting down those dreams, so that she can later type them up.  

She does this in hopes that others will join her in her alternate reality.  Because what fun is it to have magical powers, kill demons, and fall in love, if you have to do it all by yourself?

Check out more about Tiffany on her website

Friday, March 2, 2018

Book Spotlight: Penny Legend: A Penny Wade Mystery




About the Author: 


I'm a practicing sociologist and a former sociology and criminal justice professor. 

As a writer, I often feel more like a reporter, following and reporting on the adventures of my characters. Sometimes they throw me totally off track, but I've learned that if i trust them, the stories write themselves. When I fuss about my characters doing crazy stuff, my thirteen-year-old son says "mom, you're in control of your characters." My son is wrong.

It recently occurred to me that while my characters exist for me, I don't exist for them. So it sort of begs the question of who's real! 

The adventure continues.

Author Links : Goodreads // Amazon Author Page // 

A boy who need her, a man who loves her, and someone is trying to kill her.

Eight-year-old Legend Harris isn't talking. At all. He's been through too much trauma. 

He's seen too much. He arrives at the office of social worker Penny Wade after his school reports a bullet graze wound on his leg. 

Penny's job is to advocate for Legend and help him process what's happened, but she has a detective trying to get her to force information out of him.

 Does Legend know who murdered James Booker the night he was wounded? If so, he may be in grave danger.

Meet accidental sleuth Penny Wade, an ordinary woman up against insurmountable odds, but never giving up.


Links for purchase: Amazon // Barnes and Noble 

Monday, February 26, 2018

Book Blitz: Perfect


Perfect
Felice Stevens
(Soulmates #4)
Publication date: February 23rd 2018
Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Romance
Despite multiple degrees and business success, in his heart Jeremy Strauss feels he’s never measured up. While he hasn’t lacked for men or women to share his bed, Jeremy has yet to find someone who sees beyond his muscles and perfect smile. Taking it slow with a lover isn’t how he operates, but something about the shy accountant he rescues in a snowstorm makes him want this time to be different. So what if Blake drops little comments here and there about Jeremy’s pretty face? Their relationship is perfect.
Or is it?
Lonely most of his life, Blake Myers is as careful with his heart as he is with a balance sheet. The last thing he expects is for a man like Jeremy to fall for him, and he can’t help but wait for the bubble to burst on their relationship. When the stress of a professional crisis turns personal, Blake sees the perfect relationship he and Jeremy have built start to crumble. Caught in an ever-tightening web of lies, rather than wait for Jeremy to leave him, Blake breaks it off and vanishes.
Perfection is an illusion.
Jeremy doesn’t know which way to turn and for the first time in his life, he’s lost and uncertain. Believing he’s no longer the man Jeremy needs, Blake sinks deeper into despair. Both men struggle with secrets, lies, and hurtful memories until they are forced to look inside their hearts and learn the truth—that love is perfectly imperfect.
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EXCERPT:
At around six thirty, his desk phone buzzed. “Yeah?”
“Blake here to see you?”
His pulse sped up. “Be right there.” Jeremy ran a hand through his hair and walked out of his office to the front desk. In his suit and tie and dark wool overcoat, Blake looked sexy and sophisticated. Jeremy felt like an underdressed slob in his sweats and T-shirt. His heart pounded, and his palms turned sweaty. What the hell was happening to him?
“Hey. I’m here.”
When their eyes met, Blake’s face lit up, and he smiled. “Hi. This place is great. I can’t believe you started it from scratch.”
“Yep. I did.” Seeing the curious glances of both Benny and Gino, Jeremy took Blake’s hand in his. “Guys. This is my boyfriend, Blake. Blake.” He squeezed Blake’s hand. “The dark-haired guy is Gino, and the redhead is Benny. They’re my right-hand men.”
“Nice to meet you both.”
Gino gaped at him. “Boyfriend? You never said you were even dating anyone.”
“I didn’t realize I owed you an explanation.” Jeremy chuckled and shook his head. “Blake and I are going back to my office, so unless it’s my brother or the mayor, no interruptions. Got it?”
They nodded, staring at him with wide, shocked eyes, but he ignored them and pulled Blake along, anxious to be alone with him.
He pushed Blake into his office and slammed the door shut behind him, locking it. “Finally. I’ve been waiting all day to do this.”
He covered Blake’s mouth with his and kissed him deep and hard, his tongue pressing at the seam of Blake’s lips. For a moment, Blake stiffened, but when Jeremy slipped his tongue inside, Blake grabbed on to his shoulder and began to kiss him back with equal fervor.
“Mmmm. That’s better.” His hands sure and steady, Jeremy first pushed off Blake’s coat and suit jacket, then loosened his tie. “Wanna know what sexy fantasies I’ve been having all day since you said you were coming over?”
Blake stared at him, wild-eyed and panting. “Yeah. Tell me.”
“You, bent over my sofa, naked. Me fucking you, while outside people are walking by. Maybe they hear us, maybe they don’t.”
He watched Blake’s eyes glaze over with lust. Jeremy was more than willing to make Blake’s fantasy a reality. Getting him off in semi-public was hot as hell, and the desire Jeremy stemmed all day burst free. He wanted Blake. Now.
“Take off everything.”
Breathing heavily, Blake licked his lips. “But what if someone needs you? They’ll knock on the door and—”
“And I won’t answer because I’ll be too busy being inside you. Come on. Get naked.”


Author Bio:
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I have always been a romantic at heart. I believe that while life is tough, there is always a happy ending around the corner, My characters have to work for it, however. Like life in NYC, nothing comes easy and that includes love, but getting there is oh so fun and oh so sexy.
I live in New York City with my husband and two children. My day begins with a lot of caffeine and ends with a glass (or two of red wine). I practice law but daydream of a time when I can sit by a beach somewhere and write beautiful stories of men falling in love. Although there are bound to be a few bumps along the way, a Happily Ever After is always guaranteed.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Book Blitz: Baby on the Bad Boy's Doorstep


Baby on the Bad Boy’s Doorstep
Victoria James
Published by: Entangled Bliss
Publication date: February 12th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Connor O’Leary knows nothing about babies, families, or good women, yet he’s up to his ears in all three. Coming to Shadow Creek, Montana was meant to be a new start for this former oil rigger, but he had no idea that fresh beginning would include a baby on his doorstep and a hot nanny he can’t stop thinking about. Diapers, feedings, and late nights soothing his little bundle of surprise were definitely not on his itinerary.
The last thing Haley Thomson expected to see is the reclusive Connor with a baby in his arms. Before she knows it, she’s volunteered as nanny—temporarily. Helping out with baby Rosie is a dream come true and fills a space in her heart she believed will never be filled. But falling for Rosie’s hot and sexy bachelor daddy is not on her to-do list…but boy would she ever like it to be…
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EXCERPT:
She stopped crying and opened her eyes, and he swore to God in that moment, when her large blue eyes latched onto his, when he felt a jolt of recognition run through his body, that this was his kid.
Except she was scarier than him, especially as her mouth opened wider and she let out a roar that would scare the crap out of a bear. What the hell was he going to do? Jack. Jack knew about babies—he had two.
He grabbed his phone and called his friend. “Yeah?”
“I have a situation,” he managed to choke out.
“Take a cab.”
“No, you idiot, I’m not wasted, I’m at home. You need to get over here. Now.”
He heard grumbling, muttering, and then finally, “Be there in ten.”
“Wait. Bring baby things.”
“What?”
“Baby things. Like, whatever a baby would need to, you know…live.”
“Oh man, this is starting to sound really bad.”
He hung up the phone and looked down at the baby. His daughter. Or Tess Junior, as the name on the birth certificate stated. He was going to have to change that when he applied for paternity. If he applied. If she was his.


Author Bio:
Victoria James is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after's for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she's quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
Sign up for Victoria's Newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming releases and exclusive giveaways, follow her blog for daily antics and insight into her daily life, and get to know her on twitter and Facebook. She loves hearing from readers! www.victoriajames.ca

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Book Blurb: Black Fox by Anthony R Howard



Hello lovely readers today I have a really interesting novel for you to check out. 

                                                                        Book Blurb:                                                                               

                                                                 
Black Fox
There is a secret that will bring America to its knees. In The Invisible Enemy: Black Fox, Reporter Dorian Valentine discovers the horrific truth regarding the Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (a critical peace agreement between the former Soviet Union and the United States): One side is cheating, and even worse - the cheating side holds the ultimate trump card. Brutally trained from birth to live, talk, and think like Americans, foreign powers have constructed the most dangerous network of secret operatives ever known - created for the ultimate trinity: Intelligence, Espionage, and Warfare. This dynamic organization has been planted on US soil long ago by the former KGB to retrieve information at any cost, cause political catastrophe, or kill on moment’s notice. Now they are out of control, striking fear into the heart of the Pentagon. The Central Intelligence Agency assembles a powerful team of assassins that “do not exist” in an attempt to terminate an enemy that cannot be caught by any traditional methods. The Invisible Enemy grabs the reader by the arm, and casts them deep into the furious depths of intense warfare, awesome espionage, and unpredictable deceit - where there is a frightful undercover agenda that even the operatives themselves are not aware of.


                                                                      About The Author:                                                               


Bestselling, Award-Winning author Anthony R Howard has studied Christianity for over 15 years, as well as secret societies, basic theology and angelology (the study of angels).  Howard has won several awards, appeared on many national media outlets and is also the bestselling author of The Invisible Enemy: Black Fox and The Invisible Enemy II: Vendetta. Howard also has a passion for Christianity, prophecy and spirituality.  Howard has served on ministry teams and religious leadership groups, each which give astounding insight into many of the characters developed in Devils Diary. Presently in Atlanta, he is a leading Technology Specialist for one of the world’s largest Information Technology firms where he was rated #1 IT Super Hero by InfoWorld and ComputerWorld, was the winner of the National Federal Office Systems Award (FOSE - Nation’s Largest Information Technology Exposition Serving the Government Marketplace), and the winner of Government Computer News Best New Technology Award. Several case studies have been published on Howard’s solutions across the Information Technology industry. Currently he provides enterprise technology solutions and advisement for America’s most distinguished clients including a sizeable amount of work for the U.S. Defense Sector, Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security.






Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Book Spotlight: A Body Resurrected






Goodreads Description: 


SUSPENSE/ROMANCE/SCI-FI

Sixteen year-old Mira is an Egyptian girl who lives a quiet life in her small village in Lower Egypt 3303 B.C.E. But two visitors from the planet Aut are about to change that. The first “flying metal” that whips across the sky carries a murderous plague by the name of Demen. The second one that follows, brings a bounty-hunter named Weir. Against her father’s wishes, Mira becomes Weir’s accomplice in his mission to apprehend Demen before another woman dies by his hands.

But there’s a problem: Demen is now a powerful Pharaoh in the city of Sharkura. Will apprehending him cost Weir and Mira their lives? 
Almay, California, USA, twenty-first century:

Tina Leggs oversees the artifacts and exhibits of the Graham-Arlee museum. She has no idea that the mummy exhibit that’s drawing huge crowds, is the same Demen that her ancestor, Mira, bravely faced centuries ago.

Demen is no longer a powerful Pharaoh. Now, he’s nothing more than a museum exhibit since he was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. But a rare occurrence will give him life once more. And his desire to kill the misery known as woman is as strong as ever.

Enter Q, a second bounty-hunter sent from Aut to capture him. Like Mira, Tina has been cast into the role of ally to this handsome visitor. Amid the destruction Demen is causing, and the risk to their lives to stop him, they realize their deep love for one another.

But, will she leave her family on Earth for the sake of that love?





Alittle about the Author: 



I was born in the deep south where the number four has two syllables. I somehow did not acquire that distinct Southern accent, but I am accustomed to expressions of "Yall", "Ain't", and when I'm really mad--"Ain't gonna!".

I live with my Queen and best friend who happens to be my daughter. Writing is my passion; it keeps me sane. I couldn’t think of doing anything else. I write clean Suspense and Romantic/Suspense with five books published so far. 

One of my novels, ‘Cause She’s A Good Girl’, was featured on a popular Nashville Talk Show and given a Highly Recommended by BookWoman. 

My favorite time of the year is tennis season. When The French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open are airing, I’m nowhere to be found—unless you know where my 53” television set is. I’m also an avid reader, gardener, and I have an expensive habit of collecting crystal. Did I mention I'm addicted to bottled tea?

I really like to talk and interact with other authors and readers on just about any subject. Thanks to all of you who have added me to their list of authors they are fans of. I'm so honored! And I love when people friend me:) I'm not a big fan of Facebook or Twitter, but I invite you all to email me with your suggestions or questions.

You can contact me here on Goodreads or atreyhu@att.net.

Thank you for your time and Good Reading!

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Book Spotlight : The Heartbeat at My Feet: A Christmas Story of Love and Forgiveness



Hello lovely readers,  today I have a book spotlight for you. The book is titled The Heartbeat at My Feet: A Christmas Story of Love and Forgiveness. This is such a great book. It has a great message and comes from a place of love. I will have a review later in the year and an interview with the lovely author. 


So let's check out this book, shall we? 



A summary of The Heartbeat at My Feet: A Christmas Story of Love and Forgiveness


Lilly faces her most difficult year in school, feeling inadequate with a single mother and not much money, but then the unthinkable happens. When Lilly's mother is hospitalized and her brother is gone, she has to look to others for support and a place to stay. Wanda, her trusty terrier, is the only constant in Lilly's life. Just when it seems things couldn't get worse, it does.

 Lilly has to look to others to help her define family. She learns to embrace her strengths and lean into the support of friends to get her through the roughest time of her thirteen years. In the process, she learns even the most popular of her classmates are dealing with insecurities and doubts. As the holidays approach, Lilly, her foster mother, and her brother plan to welcome her mother home to a renewed family, hoping it will be a fresh start for everyone. 

However, everyone may not be in a position to accept the new definition of normal, especially, Lilly's new friends. Hope and new experiences promise to see Lilly through a difficult milestone in her coming of age. However, she may not have faced the most difficult adjustment. She learns everyone has a story, even the most consistent and reliable. 

She observes that trouble sometimes makes a person stronger and builds character, and protection may shield the thing most likely to cause growth. “I guarantee you, Lilly, strong, independent people didn’t get that way living charmed, pampered lives.” Red sat with his hands on the table in front of him. He was trying to explain the benefit of hardship.

 Lilly understood what he was saying. She knew she was stronger because of her experiences with Virgie. “Struggles make people stronger. If Macy had not experienced what she did in her early twenties, she would probably not be here the way she is today. She might be a different person. I have to say, I liked her before that defining experience and after, but it changed who we are. There is no doubt about that.”

Links to purchase this book : Amazon 

A little bit about the Author: 


Phyllis H. Moore was in her sixties before she published her first book. Yeah, a late bloomer. She has a master's degree in social work and retired from thirty years in the field to own and operate a bed and breakfast for seven years. Those experiences gave her inspiration for settings and characters to populate several novels. She remembers the fifties fondly and some things about the seventies.
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Fannie Flagg, Rebecca Wells, Katherine Stockett, and most recently Sarah Addison Allen and Alice Hoffman are some of her favorite authors. Phyllis also enjoys the classic southern authors, McCuller, Faulkner and Lee. Writers not afraid to expose the underbelly and allow readers to come to their own conclusions are her favorite.
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Phyllis enjoys gardening, refinishing furniture, reading, travel and writing. She currently lives on Galveston Island, Texas with her husband and adopted terrier, Ollie Bubba.

Phyllis was born and raised in south Texas. Small town, rural settings are what she knows best, but she loves being in the city and imagining the characters that inhabit the dense population. Southern authors have been her favorite. They capture the character and place she knows and expose everything that is wrong with it along the way. She believes artist, no matter their medium, have a responsibility to use their platform for the greater good. Not everyone has to agree. However, they should be willing to look, listen, and contemplate another perspective. Her goal is to present many perspectives in the essence of her characters. 


Links to find out more info: 

Goodreads

Amazon Bio Page 

Website 

Pintrest 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Freebie Alert- Plus News

Hello all my lovely blog readers, this latest quarter of college has been rough for me. On top of that,  I have been battling bronchitis. I guess when it rains it pours. I just want to thank all of you, for sticking by me. Starting this month I will have a ton of new content. Today I have a super exciting book to share with you!

Author Helen Bea Kirk, has sent me a treat, to share with all of you. Her new novel, Done Running will be free on Amazon from April 27th - May 2.



Check out this book on amazon: Done Running

Here's a "Girl meets boy; girl stabs boy and runs; revengeful boy chases her and the adventure is on" story. Treat your friends! Cut and paste this flyer to send to your followers or just enjoy Done Running yourself.

What is Done Running? 

Adventurous, suspenseful romance. No Erotica. Occasional bad word.
310 pages. You won't forget Porsha Angeline Lemere or her whacky mother, Miralda!

Information about the Author: 

Writer Helen Bea Kirk has just launched her first book of the Pullman Series; 'What Matters Most'. For many years Helen scribbled story ideas in a notebook, late at night, knowing someday she would bring her flawed, but endearing characters to life. Redemption and forgiveness are recurring themes in all of her stories because Helen believes without these, relationships can't exist. She might even say they are 'What Matters Most'. 

Helen welcomes the opportunity to meet you on her blog at HB Kirkpublishing. com

Friday, October 14, 2016

Blog Tour : Motley Education By S. A. Larsen


Title: Motley Education  
Author: S.A. Larsen
Publisher: Leap Books
Genre: Middle Grade, Paranormal
Release Date: October 10, 2016

Blurb:
Ebony Charmed has never seen a fire giant. She’s never chatted with ginormous ravens, been friends with a light elf, or held a relic vital to the underworld in her hand. Her less-than-average spirit tracking genes are enough excitement for her, but cause her to be the bane of sixth grade at Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted. Her parents argue so much about her inabilities that her dad moves out of the house. And she would never survive without her best friend, Fleishman, even though he’s scared of his own shadow and insists on bringing his slimy, legless lizard everywhere they go.

That’s all about to change when Ebony receives a stick to transform for her Deadly Creatures & Relics project. If she does well, her success might reunite her parents. And with Fleishman’s help she’s sure to win. But strange things begin to happen. Mystical doors appear and a crusty rock giant steals the glowing stick. Even worse, a girl from school vanishes and Hela, Queen of the Underworld, reveals the stick’s true identity—named Gillingr, it’s used to guide spirits to their next destination. Ebony realizes there’s more at stake than simply getting her parents back together.

The two friends must brave the nine doors of Yggdrasil to find Gillingr before spirits are lost, the Well of Urd dries up, and Ebony loses all hope of uniting her family. But a dark elf lies in wait for them and he has other plans … plans that include creating a new world of spirits without them in it.





About S.A. Larsen:
S.A. Larsen is a writer, reader, and Maine-iac ice hockey fan, who has watched more hockey games than she could ever count. She loves books that open up secret passageways and hidden worlds to inspire and challenge the heart. Her debut novel for middle grade readers, Motley Education, will be published October 10, 2016 by Leap Books and her debut young adult novel, Marked Beauty, is set for release late 2016.
She can be found in the land of lobsters, snowy winters, and the occasional Eh’ya with her husband of over twenty years, four children (yes, they all play hockey), a playful pooch, and two kittens.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Book Spotlight : A Perfect Plan


Excerpt from the end of Chapter 2:

Now he only had one more obligation to fulfill tonight. With Lord Edward Hastings’ unfortunate demise, a new duty rested on his shoulders. He was now the guardian of Miss Samantha Hastings,
Edward’s little sister. Although a woman of her age hardly needed a guardian, chaperone would be a
more appropriate word.

Whatever the title may be, he now had the added responsibility of approving a husband for the lady; a task which placed him in direct control of her future. Not exactly a role he wanted to play. However, he just needed to marry her off to the first available suitor and he would be free of his promise. Still unmarried, he assumed she would be plain and willing to accept the first man who proposed; considering this was her first season, she would need guidance in that respect. Lady Hastings, Edward’s widow, would be able to assist with the husband hunting process. He decided he would leave the matching to her and then just approve whichever man made it through the tedious courting process.

Benjamin tried to remember the face of Edward’s baby sister. Ten years ago, the last time he met Samantha, she attacked him with a foil. Her face screwed up with raw determination and a scowl as she swung at him from the landing of the Hastings’ country estate stairwell. Her verbal assault was almost as vicious; Edward must have been responsible for that lack of manners. A small girl with plaits and a sharp sword; the memory brought a smile to his lips. He chuckled softly, rubbing his left hand unconsciously.



A tiny puckered scar still blemished his left hand. It seemed difficult to picture Samantha as anything else but a scrawny, ill-mannered child. He assumed, as an adult, she must resemble her brother; same chestnut hair, same blue eyes. Although decidedly more feminine, he corrected the image in his head. He would have no difficulty spotting her this evening. He only hoped she was unarmed.


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