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Winter Blogfest: Leslie Bowes

December 24, 2018 By 3 Comments

This post is part of Long and Short Reviews’ Winter Blogfest. Leave a comment for a chance to win an e-book of my book Heart Healer.

Christmas Is My Fav Time of the Year

Christmas is my fav time of the year. I remember when I was four years old had been very sick and could go out and do all things I love do for Christmas. But on Christmas ever I was feeling up to going to church. When we got there the father came up to talk to my mom. He then asked me if I would like to bring out the baby Jesus and put him in the manger during serves. When ever Christmas comes around, I still think about that night.

 

Catherine Andrews is an English woman living in the 1800’s. Her father sells her to Blake Von-Clyer to be his wife to pay off debts owed to Mr. Von-Clyer. Catherine soon finds out Blake is a cruel and horrible man.

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Christopher King is living in 2014 doing his best to raise his young son Ryan after his wife left him. One night, Christopher finds a woman in the river unconscious and barely breathing. She is also wearing old fashioned clothes. Christopher does everything in his power to help the young women. When Catherine regains consciousness, she finds herself in a strange and unbelievable situation. Terrified, she does her best to keep her guard up against Christopher. But as she gets to know him, she can’t help but fall for the man who saved her life. When Catherine’s dangerous past comes back to haunt her, it has Catherine and Christopher fighting for each other and their love.

About the Author: I was born and raised in southern Maryland. When I was thirteen I moved Summerville, South Caroline where I fell in love with the Lowcountry culture and history. South Caroline was my inspiration for my book Heart Healer. Recently I moved to central Va and now I am enjoying the beauty and history of this area. The rolling hills and pastoral views will surely inspire ideas for future stories.

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Winter Blogfest: Heidi Wessman Kneale

December 24, 2018 By 6 Comments

This post is part of Long and Short Reviews’ Winter Blogfest. Leave a comment for a chance to win all three books of the Of The Dark series (God of the Dark, Bride of the Dark, House of the Dark) in ebook format (.epub or .mobi).

Your Summer Break: Christmas in Australia

Recently we had a very hot day here in Western Australia. My first thought was, “Gee, it feels like summer.” For my daughter, she excitedly announced, “It feels like Christmas!”

I had to think about that for a moment. See, I grew up in the Northern Hemisphere, where the holiday season meant snow and winter. But for my very dinki-di Aussie-born daughter, Christmas was the epitome of summer. Nothing says Christmas to her like sweltering days at the beach and hot summer nights where the solar Christmas lights make every house on the street sparkle. Christmas dinner consists of seafood quickly cooked on the barbie (barbeque) and cool salads.

Kids still get excited on Christmas Eve. Good luck getting them to bed, though. Being only a few days after the Capricorn Summer Solstice, the sun won’t set until well past littlies’ bedtimes.  The sun also rises at stupid o’clock in the morning. Good luck Mum and Dad getting a sleep-in as well. Nothing guarantees a sleepless kid like the promise of getting “pressies from the rellies at Chrissie” (presents, relatives, Christmas).

The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. While Christmas is for families, Boxing Day is for friends. The more sporting-minded head out for cricket matches. Those who are sick of the heat retreat to the comforts of the air-conditioned cinemas to catch all the Boxing Day releases. The rest of us head out to mates’ Boxing Day parties, and hope they have a swimming pool.

Although I’ve been here more than twenty years, I still can’t get used to a hot Christmas. One of these fine years I’ll take the multitudinous offspring to my folks’ place where they can experience a winter Christmas. I don’t know if they’ll enjoy it the same. After all, a cold, wet winter reminds them of dull, dreary July.

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Adrastea, a simple country healer, is surprised to receive a marriage proposal from the Dark God Mor-Lath. As a devotee of a rival god, of course she turns him down. She was raised on chilling tales of this chthonic being who drags the souls of the unrepentant to Dom-al-gol. Adrastea loves her simple country life of brewing medicines and saving lives. Marriage to Mor-Lath would greatly complicate things. Besides, why would the Dark God propose to her?

Undaunted by her refusal, Mor-Lath insists on courting her. Sometimes he is charming, winning over the other villagers, but other times, she sees him for the dark god he truly is. He refuses to let anyone stand in his way. While he makes it clear he’ll only have her willingly, he’s making it very difficult for her to say no. She wonders, what is he really after?

Adrastea faces a quandary: if she accepts the Dark God’s marriage proposal, she’ll lose her very soul. But if she rejects it, the world itself and everything in it might be at stake. Either way, the price is too high.

About the Author: Heidi Wessman Kneale is an Australian author of moderate repute known for her Fantasy and Romance novels. When not providing escapist fiction to the masses, she can be found composing music and studying the universe.

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Beauty & the Bigfoot by Kelli A. Wilkins

December 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Beauty & the Bigfoot by Kelli A. Wilkins
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (131 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Poinsettia

Can true love exist between the species?

Tara’s world is anything but normal. Her father is known as the resident crackpot – just because he’s on a personal mission to catch a Sasquatch. Despite all of the “Bigfoot evidence” cluttering their house, Tara never really believed in Bigfoot – until the day her father brought him home.

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When Tara finally succumbs to her animalistic urges, she learns that Joe is not exactly who – or what – he seems. Joe is more than a Sasquatch – he’s her soul mate!

Is Tara really falling in love with Bigfoot?

Tara’s father, Charlie, has certainly made life interesting for her. His obsession with finding Bigfoot has made them the laughing stock of the town. Charlie is an extremely entertaining character. Not one to use foul language, Charlie has a colorful and eccentric way of expressing himself that never failed to make me smile. Tara indulges her father but even she believes Bigfoot is nothing but a myth. Everything changes when Charlie brings home Joe. Immediately, Tara feels a powerful connection to Joe, but could it really be love?

While this story is primarily a comedy, there is some serious history between Tara, Charlie, and Joe that adds just a bit of weight to Tara’s situation and helps ground the outlandish tale a bit. That being said, Tara and Joe’s relationship progresses at lightening speed. I feel it was a bit much to take, especially considering who or what Joe is. Despite this issue, I was able to put aside my misgivings, and I had fun watching Tara and Joe’s story unfold.

With the media alerted about Joe’s existence, there is quite a bit of suspense surrounding the debut of Bigfoot. The crowd clamoring to see Joe were equal parts curious and hostile. I was completely surprised at how the debut ended, and I also quite enjoyed the twist concerning Joe’s origin.

Beauty & the Bigfoot is quick, fun, and can easily be read in one sitting. I advise readers to put aside their doubts and simply enjoy this comical take on Beauty and the Beast.

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Our Frail Disordered Lives by Mary M Schmidt

December 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Our Frail Disordered Lives by Mary M Schmidt
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Full length (202 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Orchid

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A disgruntled demon who wants out of hell. A lying husband. A frightened wife. An unhappy prude of a woman. Bring all these together and all hell lets loose.

Roach leaves Hell and hides from his master, Satan. With the help of his friend who is a techno demon, Roach manages to mix up the lives of several people and brings chaos to the lying husband and the prudish woman. The frightened wife is the only one who benefits from the demon’s actions although this is not the Roach’s intention.

At first I thought this was going to be a bit boring but as I read on I found it quite amusing. The downtrodden wife surprises everyone with her actions and although at first Roach seems to have the upper hand, the unexpected results of his actions make the story funny with satisfying results.

An unusual story, with only a hint of romance, but well put together. All the characters are believable and at times I found myself cheering them on, or hoping they would fail. Roach’s actions I found funny mainly because the ordinary humans around him weren’t aware of what was going on. Nice read.

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Lovestruck Two Step by Mariposa Cruz

December 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Lovestruck Two Step by Mariposa Cruz
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (40 pgs)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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After being left by her business and life partner, Becca had been forced to pick up a receptionist job to help keep herself financially afloat. She’s hated closing her dance studio, but had quickly started to teach classes at Starlight Studios and hoped one day to go into business again, albeit this time with a different business partner. When a good friend offers Becca the chance to take over a month of two-step dance classes at his Western themed Saloon bar, Becca can’t resist.

I enjoyed this short story, finding it full of interesting characters and a lot of fun. Having read a number of the previous books set in this dance studio I found it very fun to revisit some of the previous matches and see how everyone was going. I was a little nervous that readers who might pick this story up cold might find that there are quite a few characters introduced in the beginning and it’s evident that their main connection is from previous books. The story progresses though and soon it’s all focused on Becca and Carson and the slow blossoming of their relationship. Which I found to be a very sweet and emotional read. Both Becca and Carson have been hurt and are divorced and watching them learn to love and trust again was really inspiring and sweet for me to read. I particularly loved the slower pace to their romance – there was no “they glanced across the room” and then jumped right into intimacy.

I also found it particularly interesting that the author spent a good amount of time showing the growth of the Saloon bar. Things like working out how to appeal to the younger crowd without alienating the older set, and how the multi-generations of family could both work together and still enjoy themselves and find aspects of the bar to enjoy. This whole story had a really “feel good” style of writing to it and I enjoyed how it spanned across a number of generations. And while the romance between Becca and Carson was central to the story, I was really impressed that it wasn’t the only part that was focused on, giving the book as a whole the feeling of more depth and substance.

With only a few short kisses and the single intimate scene with the door firmly closed, I feel this romance can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers of all ages. I enjoyed how the romance grew slowly between Becca and Carson and how it meshed so well with all the other working facets of the story. I feel this short story is a solid, emotional and interesting read that I really enjoyed. Recommended.

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Beyond Risk by Connie Mann

December 21, 2018 By 1 Comment


Beyond Risk by Connie Mann
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (416 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Moonflower

The river runs wild

Former Fish & Wildlife Officer Charlotte “Charlee” Tanner still carries the guilt of a tragic drowning accident that occurred on her watch. She hoped moving back home to the wilds of central Florida would provide a safe haven-until she learns the death was no accident, and she’s the intended target.

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Tough and decisive, Lieutenant Hunter Boudreau loves his new job as a law enforcement officer with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Charlee is his best friend, so when she comes under fire, he’s not letting her out of his sight until the killer is caught. But Charlee won’t sit by and let anyone else die for her.

As danger closes in and Charlee and Hunter’s attraction threatens to consume them, Charlee has to decide if she can trust Hunter. And to save Charlee, Hunter will have to trust her, too.

What happens when you have an exhausted former Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation officer taking out a kayak tour on a one year anniversary of a tour gone wrong, where the death of a teenager still plays havoc with her? You get an enthralling suspense, that will keep you turning the pages, that’s what!

Charlee is a strong character, and yet she is lost due to the guilt she feels. She has lost her enjoyment of being on the rivers, and yet feels an obligation to her father. When it becomes clear that someone else is remembering the anniversary too, things take a twist. There are so many suspects, it is hard to narrow it down. Each of them has a part to play, and each have their reasons, but only one is the killer. With Hunter by her side, Charlee is prepared to face the danger head-on. They are best friends, but both of them want more.

This was such an intriguing tale, from the start to the end. Charlee knows what she wants, or needs, to do, and isn’t prepared to take no for an answer. However, she also won’t do anything stupid either, which made a refreshing change. This book has a strong character base, with both main and supporting characters fully-fleshed out and playing their parts. The story was interesting enough for me to sit back and enjoy the flow, not worrying about whodunnit.

A gripping tale, with other stories and characters just waiting to have their say. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Somewhere My Lady by Beth Trissel

December 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Somewhere My Lady by Beth Trissel
Ladies in Time Book One
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full length (221 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Poinsettia

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Harrison Hall itself has plans for Lorna – and for Hart Harrison, her momentary suitor and its 18th century heir. Past and present are bound by pledges of love, and modern science melds with old skills and history as Harrison Hall takes Lorna and Hart through time in a race to solve a mystery and save Hart’s life before the Midsummer Ball.

Lorna and Hart have waited centuries to find each other.

Lorna’s life changes the moment she sets foot in Harrison Hall. All she wanted was a good Summer job to help save for college. Harrison Hall also provides Lorna the perfect opportunity to escape from the betrayal of her best friend and ex-boyfriend. She never expected to find a house with a deep connection to the past. Ms. Trissel wastes no time diving right into the story. As soon as Lorna arrives at Harrison Hall, Lorna is captivated by the ghostly figure of Hart. Even stranger, Lorna can’t shake the feeling she knows him well. As the young pair explore their feelings, time is not on their side. Hart is destined to die at the Midsummer Ball. Will they solve the mystery of his death, or be doomed to spend eternity apart?

Lorna and Hart have excellent chemistry. I’m not usually a fan of instant love connections, but Ms. Trissel has imbued each page with the sense that Lorna and Hart belong together. While their connection is clearly genuine, I wanted to get to know them better. They loved each other in a different lifetime, but Lorna only remembers bits and pieces. I would have loved to see more glimpses of their past life. Even their time in the present seems rushed. Lorna and Hart spend so much time rehearsing for the re-enactment of Hart’s death while simultaneously trying to prevent it in the past that they barely have any time to relax and get reacquainted. Despite this issue, I have no doubt Lorna and Hart have the makings of a great couple. They are desperate to stay together, and the fear they would lose each other after waiting centuries to find each other was palpable. I was on pins and needles wondering how it would all work out!

I was intrigued by the mystery of Hart’s death. I raced through the pages watching Lorna and Hart work tirelessly to not only uncover the true conditions of Hart’s death, but also find a way to prevent it. I would have liked to explore the villain’s motives more. The explanation seemed a bit abrupt after building up so much suspense.

Reading Ms. Trissel’s work is always a delight. Somewhere My Lady is a great read filled with romance and just a dash of suspense. Fans of time-travel romance won’t want to miss this novel!

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One Taste Too Many by Debra H Goldstein

December 21, 2018 By 4 Comments


One Taste Too Many by Debra H Goldstein
Publisher: Kensington
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full length (323 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Aloe

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For culinary challenged Sarah Blair, there’s only one thing scarier than cooking from scratch—murder!

Married at eighteen, divorced at twenty‑eight, Sarah Blair reluctantly swaps her luxury lifestyle for a cramped studio apartment and a law firm receptionist job in the tired hometown she never left. With nothing much to show for the last decade but her feisty Siamese cat, RahRah, and some clumsy domestic skills, she’s the polar opposite of her bubbly twin, Emily—an ambitious chef determined to take her culinary ambitions to the top at a local gourmet restaurant . . .
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Sarah has divorced and moved into a studio apartment. She works at a local law firm as a receptionist. Her twin, Emily, works at a local restaurant as a chef and has plans for bigger things. Those plans get thrown off course when Sarah’s ex-husband is found dead in the booth they are setting up for a Civic Center event. Emily is tagged as the potential murderer because she found him. She knows Emily didn’t do it, but how is she going to prove it. There were no witnesses.

Kensington always picks authors who write a good story and make you care about their characters.

This author gives you plenty of challenges in finding the bad guy. There’s a variety of shady deals. Her lawyer has documents she hasn’t seen before that give her some clues. She tries to work with the police chief but he doesn’t want her involved in the case. He’s afraid the killer might come after her.

In with all these problems, another woman is suing to get the cat she got from her mother-in-law. It seems that there was a trust fund for the cat and a place to live to care for him. She didn’t get any of that money, her ex kept it, but his last girlfriend wants it…

Ms. Goldstein dishes out clues slowly, gives you a lot of variables to consider, and there’s plenty of tension. The best part is that no one surfaces as the murderer until the very end and the reveal is most unexpected. It’s a very suspenseful story.

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Vengeance by Gail Z. Martin – Spotlight and Giveaway

December 21, 2018 By 5 Comments

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When undertaker brothers Corran and Rigan Valmonde became outlaw monster hunters and fled beyond the walls of Ravenwood, they thought they had defeated the source of the abominations that killed so many of their friends and loved ones. But the more successful they become at destroying the creatures, the more they realize a greater evil is at work – larger and more monstrous than they ever could imagine…

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“DUCK!”

A chair sailed through the air, thrown by unseen hands. Rigan Valmonde shouted the warning to his brother Corran and dropped to the floor seconds before the chair slammed into the wall behind him hard enough to splinter into pieces.

Setting a child’s vengeful ghost to rest hadn’t sounded like a difficult job when Corran and Rigan took on the task from the village elders. The reality turned out to be far different from what they had been led to expect.

“Finish the banishing circle before she kills us!” Corran climbed to his feet after the angry ghost had thrown him across the room. His iron knife might be able to disrupt the ghost if he could see the spirit to know where to strike.

“Great idea——why didn’t I think of that?” Rigan replied, sarcasm thick in his voice. “Trying not to die right now.” He reached toward the container of salt, aconite, and amanita powder to lay down a protective circle for the banishment, but the spirit materialized just long enough to hurl the container to the far side of the small cabin before he could grab it.

“At least we know for sure that she’s got enough strength to be behind the murders.” Corran dove for the salt mixture, only to see it skid along the wall as if the vengeful spirit were baiting him.

“Yeah, but why?” Rigan got to his knees and brushed the splinters out of his dark hair.

About the Author:

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Vengeance is the second in the new Darkhurst epic fantasy series. Also new is The Dark Road, the second in the Jonmarc Vahanian Adventures series, and Assassin’s Honor (coming, October 2018), the first in the new Assassins of Landria series.

Her Deadly Curiosities urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC has a new novel, Tangled Web, and two new collections, Trifles & Folly, and Trifles & Folly 2.

Other work includes the Chronicles Of The Necromancer series, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms series, and the alternate history novel Iron & Blood and the Storm & Fury collection (co-authored with Larry N. Martin) She is also the co-author (with Larry) of the Mark Wojcik monster hunter series (Spells, Salt and Steel) and the upcoming Wasteland Marshals series and the Cauldron/Secret Council series from Falstaff Books.

As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance. New and upcoming books include Witchbane, Burn, Dark Rivers, Badlands, and Lucky Town.

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Men Who Wish to Drown by Elizabeth Fama

December 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment


Men Who Wish to Drown by Elizabeth Fama
Publisher: Tor Books
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical
Length: Short Story (19 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

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Regret isn’t an emotion that I’ve seen explored very often in the fantasy genre, so I was intrigued by this tale immediately. It explored the main character’s experiences with this feeling in great detail. The fact that it was written in the form of a letter only intensified the pacing because of how much effort the narrator put into describing what had happened and what he wished his life could have been like instead. He only had a limited amount of space to describe what happened, and he used every single inch of it.

There was only one small thing I wish had been written differently, and it had to do with how a certain character was described. The narrator’s first description of this character was quite different from how he later described her to the audience. I was slightly surprised by this change and would have liked to see a bit of foreshadowing for it since his opinions changed so drastically. With that being said, this is a very minor criticism of something I’ll otherwise be recommending far and wide.

The romantic elements of the plot were written beautifully. When I started the first page, I wondered how the main character was supposed to transition from barely surviving a dangerous accident to falling in love with a stranger. Those two ideas occupied such different parts of my imagination that I couldn’t imagine them being mixed together, so I was delighted by how the author played around with thoughts related to life, the very real threat of a senseless death, despair, and love so deftly that they all felt like they truly did belong together.

Men Who Wish to Drown is a must-read for anyone who loves mermaids.

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