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Book Review: "Sharpe Shooter" by Lisa B. Thomas

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About the Author Born and raised in Texas, Lisa Thomas always knew she wanted to be a writer. Finally, after thirty- three years as a high school Journalism and English teacher, she released her first novel and hasn't slowed down. She also has a writing guide for creative non-fiction. Lisa lives a quiet life with her husband and peekapoo. Besides writing, she enjoys her grandchildren, photography, traveling, and antiquing (buying and selling old junk). Visit her website: http://www.lisabthomas.com/ About the Book Burned-out high school teacher Deena Sharpe is ready for a change. She has no idea a fifty-year-old murder case is about to turn her life upside down.  The Perry County Sheriff’s office has found a skeleton in the closet…literally. When they identify the man’s body fifty years after his disappearance, his family turns to Deena to uncover the truth about his murder. The clock begins ticking when she discovers a mysterious writer is about to implicate the vict

Ruminations of a Remembrancer: Can You Make Your Readers Cry?

Ruminations of a Remembrancer: Can You Make Your Readers Cry? : Sentimental -- what does the word mean? I found this picture at  North American Victorian Studies Assoc. http://navsa.org/2012/07/06/...

Short Story Review: "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Kathy Golden

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About The Author Hello Everyone, At present, I am working on my Christian novella, An Invisible Hand. You can sign up for details about it at www.aninvisiblehandbykathygolden.com. Be sure to opt in to receive an update on when my novella is published.[Update: An Invisible Hand is now published! Get your copy today. I'm working on the sequel and would love to hear what you would like to read more about in the second book. Post in the discussion section on this page or contact me via the website. Thanks! Kathy] I studied creative writing at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. I offer manuscript evaluations to help you improve your book before you have it edited and/or before you upload it for distribution. Contact me at any of my websites for more information. I particularly enjoy listening to audiobooks. I've created Just Audiobook Reviews: a website featuring audiobooks that I read and review. About The Book On Christmas Eve, two s

Book Review: "Into Dark Waters" by Rebecca Reilly

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About The Author Rebecca Reilly is a pastor and has been working in ministry for over thirty years. A wife and mother of two and grandmother of one, Rebecca enjoys hiking, jogging, and taking cruises. When she's in her Northern California home, she works as a pastor of student ministries, a massage therapist, a health coach, and a writer. Rebecca enjoys writing mysteries (Into Dark Waters and Haunting Megan), but has also written humor (Diary of a Christian Woman: How I Used 50 Shades of Grey to Spice Up My Marriage), a children's chapter book (The Geek Club), and two picture books (Heart of a Kitty and Jammers and His Flying Bed Adventure). Right now, Rebecca is working on follow- up novels in all four genres. Facebook Twitter Goodreads Rebecca's Website About The Book A cruise ship is an easy place to commit murder. Body disposal’s a cinch, and suicide’s the likely verdict. The only problem is determining how to choose the next victim. Sad

Book Review: "Progeny of a Killer" by J. M. Shorney

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About the Author In an old country village called Chaddleworth in Berkshire, J. M. (Jean) Shorney grew up listening to her father's tales around the fireside on cold winter evenings. Her father was a born storyteller. Her mother recited poetry she'd learned, and would rattle off without a book. Jean has written many novels, poetry and some hymns set to traditional tunes. Her favourite writers are Elliott O'Donnell, Dennis Wheatley and Jack Higgins, while her love affair with Ireland dominates most of my writing. Jean's inspiration is listening to old country music, both American and Irish, as it has been since herwriting career began. She currently reside in Thatcham, which is near Newbury in Berkshire. Fine Jean Shorney on  Twitter . About the Book Sometimes the past throws up more than you can handle... When Aidan McRaney is sent into infiltrate the lair of a man obsessed with seeking revenge on the British for the murder of his IRA father, he is forced t

Book Review: "Inside Room 913" by Bruce A. Borders

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About The Author Bruce A. Borders was born in 1967 in Cape Girardeau, MO. Bruce's  childhood years were spent in a number of states, including Missouri,  Oregon, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.  During his high school years, he was a member of the football,  basketball and track teams, involved in various non-athletic activities  such as school yearbook production and photography, and won numerous  awards for his artistic creations. Bruce graduated Valedictorian in  1984. While in school, Bruce held three part-time jobs; a store clerk, a  janitor, and a dental technician, working about 60-70 hours per week.  After graduation he became employed full time as a dental technician.  Other jobs have included restaurant manager, carpenter and grocery store  cashier. For the past nineteen years, he has worked as a commercial  truck driver, logging more than two million miles. At the age of fifteen, Bruce decided to become a writer. He began by  writing songs, news articles and short st

Book Review: "Another Sunset" by Jason Zandri

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About The Author Jason has been working in the information technology field in one form or the other since 1996. He is currently employed full time at Bloomberg LP as a Systems Engineer in the R&D group. Jason lives in Wallingford Connecticut, with his wife Renata. He is the father to four children, three boys and 1 girl - 11 years (Andrew), 9 years (Angela), 7 years (Adam) and 6 years old (Alex). You can keep up with Jason on Facebook via his author page at https://www.facebook.com/jzandri   You can FOLLOW Jason on Twitter via https://twitter.com/gunderstone You can ADD Jason to your circles on Google+ via https://plus.google.com/+JasonZandri/ You can read Jason's current updates and writing activity on his writer's blog - THE GUNDERSTONE REVIEW at https://gunderstone.wordpress.com/ About The Book Another Sunset - Sunset Series, #2 David Stephenson is a kind drifter who comes to settle in the small Texas town of Westville. His sense, empathy, and awar

The Cottage of Blog--Patricia A. Guthrie--romantic suspense writer: Book Review for 'Haunted Hearts' by Kim Cox for Rave Review Book Clubs Just plain fun.

The Cottage of Blog--Patricia A. Guthrie--romantic suspense writer: Book Review for 'Haunted Hearts' by Kim Cox for Rave Review Book Clubs Just plain fun.

Mistral Dawn's Musings: #CoverReveal: #Captivated By The #Winter #King!!! ...

Mistral Dawn's Musings: #CoverReveal: #Captivated By The #Winter #King!!! ... : Hey Everyone!! :-) Guess what!!! We're only one month away from the release of Captivated By The Winter King !!! :-) Squee!! ;-...

Mistral Dawn's Musings: #RRBC #Spotlight #Author TC Booth! :-)

Mistral Dawn's Musings: #RRBC #Spotlight #Author TC Booth! :-) : Rave Reviews Book Club Spotlight Author TC Booth Excerpt from To Be Honest : Still fueled from the anger coursing in my veins, ...

Haunted Hearts – #99Cents Sale For a Limited Time #Halloween #Anniversary #Celebration

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In the  LANA MALLOY PARANORMAL MYSTERY SERIES , Lana Malloy is a psychic, private investigator who is on a mission to help the dearly departed even when they don’t realize they need help. With each book, Lana’s psychic abilities grow. As she’s pushed to new limits, she learns she’s capable of much more than she knew. In book one,  HAUNTED HEARTS , Lana sets out to solve her first case—the twenty-year old cold-case and double murder of her great aunt and her great aunt’s fiancé. If she succeeds, they’ll spend eternity together; if she can’t, they’ll be stuck as Haunted Hearts. With the help of the ghosts and a new love interest, she is able to find the murderer. In book two,  GET OUT OR DIE , the success of Lana’s firs t case has spread throughout the local Charleston area and her business is booming. At one pro-bono job, Lana helps a widow communicate with her late husband where she learns of a frightening new ability—an ability that could give the next spirit, an angry ghost, t

Book Review: "Luck of the Irish" by Liz Gavin

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About The Author When Liz Gavin was in Second Grade - just a couple of years ago, really - her teacher told her mother the little girl should start a diary because she needed an outlet for her active and vivid imagination. She was a talkative child who would disrupt the class by engaging her colleagues in endless conversations. She loved telling them the stories her grandfather used to tell her. Apparently, the teacher wasn't a big fan of those stories, and Liz's mother bought her a diary. She happily wrote on it for a couple of months. Unable to see the appeal of writing for her own enjoyment only, she gave up on it. She missed the audience her friends provided her in class. She went back to disturbing her dear teacher's class. Since then, she has become a hungry reader. She will read anything and everything she can get her hands on - from the classics to erotica. That's how she has become a writer of erotica and romance, as well. As a young adult, she p

Book Review: "Observant Oracle" by Elizabeth Delisi

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About the Author I'm an author of several novels, novellas and short story collections, I teach writing courses, and I edit for individuals. I live in New Hampshire and enjoy studying the Tarot, reading, and doing needlework. My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz, favorite book is Watchers by Dean Koontz. Follow Elizabeth Delisi Amazon Facebook Twitter Goodreads About the Book Observant Oracle (Lottie Baldwin Mysteries, #2) Who murdered the Cheyenne State University student? Can deputy sheriff Harlan Erikson solve the case quickly enough to keep his fiancée, impulsive psychic Lottie Baldwin, from snooping on her own? (this is a short story) Purchase  Observant Oracle My Review Another Excellent Lottie Baldwin Mystery This is another excellent Lottie Baldwin mystery read. Lottie deciphers the clues of the tarot cards like an expert. She's strong willed which gets her into trouble sometimes and this story is no exception. Purchase  Observant Oracle Nex

Review: "The Ruins on Stone Hill" by F. P. Spirit

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About the Author F.P. Spirit has always loved fantasy. From the moment he received his very first copy of Lord of the Rings back in high school, he was hooked. Today, somewhere between work, raising two teen boys, and trying to be a devoted husband, F. P. manages to write sword and sorcery fantasy fiction. His novels, The Ruins on Stone Hill, The Serpent Cult and The Dark Monolith, are the first three books in the series Heroes of Ravenford. The series chronicles the adventures of a band of young heroes in the dangerous world of Thac. F.P. is currently working on the fourth book in the Heroes of Ravenford series, The Princess of Lanfor, to be released in late 2015. To learn more you can go to his website http://fpspirit.com/ or follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FP_Spiritout About The Book Magic is Easy or so Glolindir thought, until he came face to face with his first live monster. Casting spells was not so simple with death breathing down his neck. His sto