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Book Review: “The One Discovered: Chronicles of the Diasodz, #1” by Yvette Calleiro

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About The Author Yvette M. Calleiro is a heavily addicted reader of both young adult and adult novels. She spends most of her time psuedo-living in paranormal worlds with her fictional friends (and boyfriends). She's also been known to run on the elliptical machine at her gym for hours while reading anything from paranormal to fantasy to suspenseful thrillers. When she's living amongst real people, Yvette M. Calleiro is a high school Reading teacher. She's been sharing her love of literature with her students for over fifteen years. Besides writing about the various characters that whisper (and sometimes scream) in her head, she enjoys traveling, watching movies, spending quality time with family and friends, and enjoying the beauty of the ocean. Yvette lives in Miami, Florida, with her beautiful son who allows her to enjoy children's literature all over again. She also shares her space with an assortment of crazy saltwater animals in her 300-gallon tank. About...

Book Review: "Seeker (The Seeker Series Book 1)" by Amy Reece

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About The Author Amy Reece lives in Albuquerque, NM, with her husband and family. She loves to read and travel and has an unhealthy addiction to dogs. She believes red wine and coffee are the elixirs of life and lead to great inspiration. Stay tuned for her newest book, The Way to Her Heart, a YA romantic suspense novel, coming in March 2016. Amy's Website Twitter FaceBook Goodreads About The Book Seeker - Book 1 in the Seeker Series Ally Moran has always just known about things—things she shouldn’t really be able to know… Suddenly when she starts having vivid visions about a former friend who is in desperate trouble, the adults in her life think she might hold the key to an ancient mystery. Jack Ruiz has a troubled past, but is trying to make a fresh start at a new high school… He just wants to keep his head down and graduate, hopefully before he turns 20. The last thing he needs is to get involved with a feisty redhead and her psychic visions. While Jack v...

Book Review: "Mercy's Prince" by Katy Huth Jones

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About The Author Katy Huth Jones grew up in a family where creative juices overflowed and made puddles to splash in. When not writing or sewing or drawing or taking photos, Katy plays piccolo and flute in The Symphony of the Hills. She lives with her husband Keith in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Their two sons, whom she homeschooled, have flown the nest and live creative lives of their own. Best of all, she is a cancer survivor. Visit her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Huth-Jones-Author/318819684805145 or contact her on twitter @KatyHuthJones or visit her blog: http://www.katyhuthjones.blogspot.com About The Book As second son of the King of Levathia, seventeen-year-old Valerian desires the quiet life of a scholarly monk. But when he fails to save his older brother in battle, Valerian must instead become crown prince. While a traitorous knight schemes against him, Valerian meets Mercy, a pacifist Healer with whom he can speak mind-to-mind like...

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...

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: "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....

Review: "Deadly Secrets" by Gordon Bickerstaff

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About The Author Gordon Bickerstaff was born and raised in Glasgow but spent his student years in Edinburgh. On summer vacations, he learned plumbing, garden maintenance, and he cut the grass in the Meadows. He learned some biochemistry and taught it for a while before he retired to write fiction. He does some aspects of DIY moderately well and other aspects not so well. He gets very tired when it's time to clean up the mess. He lives with his wife in the west of Scotland where corrupt academics, mystery, murder and intrigue exists mostly in his mind. He is the author of the Gavin Shawlens series of thrillers: Deadly Secrets, Everything To Lose, and The Black Fox. He enjoys walking, 60s & 70s music, reading and travel. Visit Gordon at the following locations Website Twitter Goodreads About The Book Gavin Shawlens is a top research biochemist. But his life is about to be turned upside down when he agrees to work on a new process that will revolutionise the f...

New Release Sneak Peek: The Wedding Crasher

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Sharing GOOD News: The Wedding Crasher  (Book 3 in the Lana Malloy Paranormal Mystery series) is off to the editor and up for pre-order at  Amazon  and Kobo . It should also be available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble and iTunes soon. I've just released a combo book set containing  Haunted Hearts  and  Get Our or Die  where readers can save $2 by purchasing the set rather than purchasing the single books. I have a new blog titled  Kim's Author Support Page  with excellent articles, interviews, book reviews, and author spotlights. Last but definitely not least,  Haunted Hearts  has been chosen as one of Rave Reviews Book Club's August Book of the Month books. I'm very excited about this. Rave Reviews is a book club for both authors and readers. Check them out at   https://ravereviewsbynonniejules.wordpress.com/ . You'll be happy you did. The Wedding Crasher To Be Released: September 2015 The Wedding Crasher ...