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Review: Dirty South Drug Wars by Jae Hood

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Title: Dirty South Wars Author: Jae Hood Published: March 28, 2016 Pages: 406 Genre: New Adult Review ebook provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  Tucked in the pine-covered hills of the rural South lie two small towns and two feuding families divided by a dirty river and a mutual desire: to reign supreme in the land of drug lords. Eighteen-year-old Rue Monroe has no interest in her family’s drug business. Thanks to the heartbreaking loss of her father and the abrupt abandonment of her mother, Rue’s left alone to care for her flighty little sister and make sure the bills get paid on time. Life can’t get any more complicated. That is, until Rue is reunited with Tanner Montgomery, the son of her family’s sworn enemy. Threatened by her own kin, Rue tries to fight her attraction for the boy she first met at the age of twelve, but Tanner doesn’t give in so easily. Tanner’s tireless persistence forces Rue to question everything she thought she knew about the Montg

Review: FROM AWAY - Series One, Book One: A Serial Thriller of Arcane and Eldritch Horror by Deke Mackey Jr.

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Title: From Away: Series One, Book One Author: Deke Mackey Jr. Published: July 18, 2015 Publisher: Pearlcasting Productions Pages: 169 Genre: New Adult Review: Ebook free on Amazon Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  Something lurks in the black waters surrounding Mossley Island. An arcane and eldritch horror. For fifty years, it's waited. Fading into myth. Allowing those who fought off its last invasion to succumb to age. Now, with the island all but unprotected, this ancient evil prepares to mount one last attack. The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has always wanted to learn more about her origins and hopes to reconnect with the family her wayward father abandoned before she was born. But Mossley Island is not welcoming to those from away, and investigating her unusual family background will soon lead Dawn to uncover chilling secr

Review: Deadlocked by Libby Sinclair

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Title: Deadlocked Author: Libby Sinclair Published: Jan. 15, 2016 Publisher: Star-Crossed Romance Pages: 91 Genre: Adult, Sci-Fi Review: ebook provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  Brielle Connors, former officer for the elite bounty hunters the Cavalier Security Corp, is on a mission. To get her job back and make her old boss and ex-boyfriend look like a fool. After weeks of research and leg work, she finally discovers the holy grail of bounties and sets out to reel it in. Only, the alien Tulan bounty hunter, Finn Strydom, beats her to it. Rushing to the payload and bickering all the way, the two find themselves stranded on an abandoned ship with no hope of rescue. A last minute confession leads to a hot close encounter as the two face death.

#PBwkendread Review: Shadows at Sunset: Book 1 of the Sunset Trilogy by Tonya Royston

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Title: Shadows at Sunset Author: Tonya Royston Published: July 27, 2015 Publisher: Black Opal Books Pages: 304 Review: Paperback from author Genre: YA Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  She never thought her ability to communicate with wild animals was anything more than a unique gift. But this gift is tied to a long history of secrets that threaten to shatter her one chance at true love... Laken Sumner isn't your average teenager. Ever since she realized that wild animals could hear her thoughts, she's spent more time in the woods with them than with other children. Even her wolf is a better friend to her than most people. She trusts him-so much so that she follows him out into the wilderness in the middle of the night to find a lost little boy. But the boy's disappearance is only the beginning. The one bright spot in her life is Noah Lawson, the handsome new town deputy. Charming and mature, he almost seems too good to be true. Then she meets Xander Payne, the

#PBwkendread: The Treatment (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

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For my weekend read I picked up The Treatment as I really wanted to find out if Sloane and James would survive or forever be running from The Program. I shall have my review up this upcoming week if all goes well.  Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly called “chilling and suspenseful.” How do you stop an epidemic? Sloane and James are on the run after barely surviving the suicide epidemic and The Program. But they’re not out of danger. Huge pieces of their memories are still missing, and although Sloane and James have found their way back to each other, The Program isn’t ready to let them go. Escaping with a group of troubled rebels, Sloane and James will have to figure out who they can trust, and how to take down The Program. But for as far as they’ve come, there’s still a lot Sloane and James can’t remember. The key to unlocking their

Review: Rain Saga by Riley Barton

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Title: Rain Saga Author: Riley Barton Published: May 27, 2015 Publisher: Lulu Publishing LLC Pages: 288 Genre: Post-Apocolyptic, Sci-Fi Review: ebook provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  The year is 2119. Twenty years ago the world changed forever. Almost overnight, the serene, blue sphere that was once our Earth was reduced to a dark green smudge shrouded in a blanket of torrential storms. Millions died in the flash floods. Millions more succumbed to disease. Luna McKelly's parents were among the survivors who fled to the shielded city of New Denver in the early years of the disaster. Now 18, Luna is a gifted scientific prodigy working on a cure for the dreaded Blister Wart disease--a fungal infection that rapidly consumes its host if left un-checked. But when an expedition into the swamp goes horribly wrong, Luna soon finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew as her entire world unravels around her.

High Summer Read-A-Thon 2016 and my closing post

It is time again to join in on the fun of the week long read-a-thon taken place on the blog Seasons of Reading  . Now it has taken me today to come up with a blog post to see what will be on my list as I wasn't sure if I wanted to participate. It wasn't that I didn't want to but I wasn't sure if I would have time to actually sit and read. With both kids home this summer I want to spend as much time with them though it seems one kid has now discovered Minecraft and the other is watching Youtube videos about a boy and his toy reviews. So for this read-a-thon I am going to try and get through four books. Now the requirements of this read-a-thon are pretty simple they books have to be either novels or novellas which of course I have a lot of. The hashtag will be #HSreadthon One of the books I am going to finish reading as I am in the middle of it is my paperback weekend read. I was suppose to start it Friday but I didn't get any time until this afternoon and I am on

#PBwkendread: Shadows At Sunset by Tonya Royston

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This weekend read will be Shadows At Sunset by Tonya Royston. First off let me say that I LOVE the cover it is beautiful with the way the colors just mesh together. Hoping I can find some time to sit down and get busy reading as soon as possible. She never thought her ability to communicate with wild animals was anything more than a unique gift. But this gift is tied to a long history of secrets that threaten to shatter her one chance at true love... Laken Sumner isn't your average teenager. Ever since she realized that wild animals could hear her thoughts, she's spent more time in the woods with them than with other children. Even her wolf is a better friend to her than most people. She trusts him-so much so that she follows him out into the wilderness in the middle of the night to find a lost little boy. But the boy's disappearance is only the beginning. The one bright spot in her life is Noah Lawson, the handsome new town deputy. Charming and mature, he almost

Review: Beginner's Luck (Roulette Romance Book 1) by Anna Lunde

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Title: Beginner's Luck (Roulette Romance 1) Author: Anna Lunde Published: Sept. 3, 2015 Pages: 87 Genre: Romance Review: ebook provided by author Falling in love should never be this easy. Mat Taylor is untouchable. An Australian country girl, she doesn’t date, she doesn’t fall in love and, oh yeah... she doesn’t dance after the love of her life left her standing alone on the dance floor at their Pro-Am Dance Championship debut. Now in her last year of pre-med, Mat can’t seem to hold her life together. Her professor is on her back about her grades, her best friend and flatmate, Bradley, can’t shake off his one-night-stand, and at the Cloudland ballroom, where Mat waits tables, a mysterious taxi dancer keeps ignoring her no matter how much she stalks him around the dance floor. *This is part one of the Roulette Romance novella series.

Review: The Creation: Axis Mundi (Creation Series, #1) by The Behrg

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Title: The Creation Part One Author: The Behrg Published: Sept. 1, 2015 Publisher: Pricks Like Thorn Media Pages: 266 Genre: Mystery Review: ebook Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  To Create, One Must First Destroy... Deep in the jungles of the Venezuelan Rainforest, a dying phytopharmacologist has begun a search that could change the fate of humanity forever. Joining depraved scientists and ruthless mercenaries, he seeks to overcome humanity’s one common enemy: Mortality. Meanwhile, plans have been laid by an eco-revolutionary group, led by rebel Faye Grennith, to put an end to the illegal deforestation taking place in the Amazon. But her true motives may compromise much more than their sociopolitical agenda. Because a frightening power is stirring in the Amazon, an event beginning that only occurred once in the history of the Earth – during its process of Creation. And it will take more than tenacity and ingenuity to survive the coming seven days.

#PBwkendread Review: Higher Ground: Zero Hour by T.M. Carpenter

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Title: Higher Ground Author: T.M. Carpenter Published: July 26, 2015 Publisher: Outskirts Press Pages: 314 Genre: Adventure Review: Paperback provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  As mankind continues to ravage the planet we call home, the Earth refuses to become just another victim of our destructive nature. It is the Earth that gives us life, not us who gives life to the Earth. She will fight back with billions of years of experience on her side. She shows favor to those who live in harmony with her, and delivers devastating blows to those who mean her harm. She tries to warn us that her beauty will not always be evident, that danger lurks in her many facets, and that her ugliness, when it does appear, is not intentional. She was just born that way. She will warm us, feed us, clothe us and protect us if we are wise. Freeze us, starve us, strip us and destroy us if we are not. We are at her mercy for our survival. Yet, we expect her to bend to our will, as

Release Day: Fighting Shadows by Julieanne Lynch

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Fighting Shadows by Julieanne Lynch Book 3 in A Shadow World Novel BUY THE BOOKS iBooks:  http://apple.co/29T9zLX   Amazon:  http://amzn.to/29t1A6P  Smashwords:  http://bit.ly/29miB31 Kobo:  http://bit.ly/29qYEds BN:  http://bit.ly/29CxFeV Giselle Bergman has had to contend with a slew of misgivings from the moment she stepped into the shadow world. Thrust into a dark, twisted world, she’s had to fight for everything she believes in. Though Alex has done everything in his power to tear her world asunder, she refuses to give up everything she holds dear. Forced to confront the evil that now surrounds her, Giselle sets foot in Hell. A world controlled by the darkest of entities, survival is almost impossible. Despite this fact, she’ll do everything possible to save her beloved son, Kaden. Her wit is soon tested beyond measure at every turn. Alongside her closest companion, Antoine, she does her best to keep her sanity intact. Battling adversity ev

NetGalley review: Anything for Her by Jack Jordan

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Title: Anything For Her Author: Jack Jordan Published: May 16, 2016 Publisher: JJP Genre: Murder, Mystery Pages: 340 Review: ebook provided by NetGalley and Publisher Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you. Louise Leighton’s life has fallen apart, all because of one fateful night. Her husband is an adulterer, her sister is his mistress, and soon, Louise will lose everything she owns. But she never imagined she would lose her daughter. Eighteen-year-old Brooke Leighton is missing. It’s up to Louise and the Metropolitan Police to find her. Has Brooke run away? Or has she been taken against her will? And can Louise aid the investigation without mentioning the night where all of her troubles began? If she mentions that night, she will incriminate her daughter for heinous crimes. But if she doesn’t, she may never find Brooke; and if she has been abducted, the person who took her may come for Louise, too. Sometimes the past comes ba

Review: Vampire Outbreak (Southern Style Supernatural Series #2) by Joe Fowler

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Title: Vampire Outbreak (Southern Style Supernatural Series #2) Author: Joe Fowler Published: April 26, 2015 Publisher: Self Genre: Supernatural Pages: 276 Review: ebook provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  We’ve all seen the vampire movies and television shows. We’ve even read the books. It would seem that the world would love to meet real vampires. The problem is that only a select few vampires play nice with their food. Austin is turned by Rosalyn, the most beautiful woman imaginable. His new life is just getting started when he is thrown into a war to save the human race. The age old rivalry between vampire and werewolf gets kicked into high gear. 400 year old pureblood Seth and half demon Josh Thorne, two powerful alpha werewolves, become Austin’s unlikely allies. Together with Rosalyn, these four become the frontline against the vampire horde. They face the horrors of the outbreak that threatens us all.

Review: The R Word by Michael Forcier

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Title: The R-Word Author: Michael Forcier Published: Nov. 1, 2015 Publisher: Merrimack Media Pages: 169 Genre: Thriller, Adult Review: ebook provided by author Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk The R-Word follows the story of Zachary Chandler, a young man adrift in life, struggling with the complexities of sexual identity and hindered by subconscious guilt. After a night out at a bar, he wakes to find himself locked in a cage in an ominous basement. Along with two other captives, he is forced to endure torture and other abuses while striving not only to stay alive, but to maintain a sense of humanity. The key to both lies in the help of an autistic boy languishing upstairs. “A psychological thriller with extraordinary depth”

Review: The Creation: In The Beginning (Creation Series, #0) by The Behrg

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Title: In the Beginning (Creation Series #0) Author: The Behrg Published: July 31, 2015 Publisher: Pricks Like Thorn Media Pages: 131 Review: ebook free on Amazon Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth..." Deep in the jungles of the Venezuelan Rainforest a search has begun that could change the fate of humanity forever. A dying phytopharmacologist, James Dugan, will join depraved scientists and ruthless mercenaries, stopping at nothing in an effort to overcome humanity’s one common enemy: Mortality. Meanwhile, plans have been laid by an eco-revolutionary group, led by rebel Faye Moanna, to put an end to the illegal deforestation taking place in the Amazon. But her true motives for going to Venezuela may compromise much more than their sociopolitical objective. Because a frightening power is stirring in the Amazon, an event beginning that only occurred once in the history of the Earth – during its process of Crea

Guest Post: Writing Gay Romances by Author Kelli A. Wilkins

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Writing Gay Romances - 4 FAQ By Romance Author Kelli A. Wilkins www.KelliWilkins.com Amazon , Amazon.uk Amazon , Amazon.uk Hi everyone, My name is Kelli Wilkins and I write romances. My books cover nearly every genre and vary in heat level from mild to super-spicy. People have different reactions when they learn what I write. (Sometimes they gasp and pretend to be horrified, and then ask me if I “act out” my love scenes at home!) But when people find out that I write gay romances—that really gets them going! “Why would you write one of those? You’re not a man or gay.” (Here’s my turn to gasp and act surprised. Really? You’re kidding!) I generally respond with: “Why shouldn’t I write gay romances? I wrote a vampire romance, and I’ve never been a vampire.” (That usually quiets people down for a while.) I get a lot of questions about “why” or “how” I write gay romances. Here are the top four, along with my answers. You’ve written lots of str