About the book When Sergeant HallieMichaels comes back to South Dakota from Afghanistan on ten days’ compassionateleave, her sister Dell’s ghost is waiting at the airport to greet her. The sheriff says that Dell’s death was suicide,but Hallie doesn’t believe it. Something happened or Dell’s ghost wouldn’tstill be hanging around. Friends and family, mourning Dell’s…
Continue ReadingThis discussion has a little homework attached to it. Recently I was made aware of an article written by Stefan Raets about… well, I’ll have you read it here or here. The topic really interests me because I’ve never thought of bloggers being able to receive Hugo-type awards, but it makes sense. The world is changing,…
Continue ReadingAbout the book “The FrozenSky” is a stand-alone novella by the international bestselling author of thePlague Year trilogy. Originally publishedin the Writers of the Future XXIII anthology, “The Frozen Sky” is anear-future sci fi thriller set beneath the ice of Jupiter’s sixth moon,Europa. This story has been translated into Czech, Estonian, and Polish inmagazines overseas….
Continue ReadingAbout the book Against all odds,Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute PeetaMellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even.After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yetnothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance.Peeta…
Continue ReadingAbout the book Debut novelist Harkness has crafted a mesmerizingand addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense–arichly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, andthe mysterious manuscript that draws them together. 579pages (Hardcover) Publishedon: February 8, 2011 Author’swebpage —– BeforeI start this review, I must apologize to the author. This…
Continue ReadingDear readers, I know I have been few and far between recently. The reason is that we just bought a new house, which means we are in the middle of moving (which is INCREDIBLY hard with a wiggly 6 month old) and my husband just started a new job this week. I’m getting precious little…
Continue ReadingAbout the book The year is 1876. Inthe small Sierra Nevada settlement of Lost Pine, the town witch, Emily Edwards,is being run out of business by an influx of mail-order patent magics.Attempting to solve her problem with a love spell, Emily only makes thingsworse. But before she can undo the damage, an enchanted artifact falls…
Continue ReadingThere are a few things I try very hard not to be part of on my blog, examples would be press releases and cover art. They are all over, that I just don’t see the point of adding them to my blog as well. I try to keep my blog focused completely on reviews and…
Continue ReadingI know there are lots of writers out there. The one thing I think is really fascinating is how every writer seems to do it differently. Some authors plan out their books to the letter, making pages and pages of notes before they start writing their book. Others wing it and surprise themselves with twists…
Continue ReadingAbout thebook Onceshe was Adrienne Satti. An orphan of Davillon, she had somehow escapeddestitution and climbed to the ranks of the city’s aristocracy in arags-to-riches story straight from an ancient fairy tale. Until one horridnight, when a conspiracy of forces—human and other—stole it all away in aflurry of blood and murder. Today she isWiddershins, a…
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