Grace for Every Mom

5 out of 5 ***** Elise is a young werewolf who loves life in her pack. She is in love with her best friend Bryan and cannot wait to become his mate. One day, out of the blue, she is summoned before her packs council and told that she will be mated to the neighboring packs Alpha, Kane, in order to create an alliance and expand their territories.  She is heart broken over the loss of the future she had imagined with Bryan but knows she must do as her father asks for the good of her pack. Kane has just become the new Alpha of his pack and needs a mate. He knows that this is not how Elise pictured her life but hopes to make her happy. After their first mating, he takes her back to his home and pack. Everyone seems to be so excited to meet her and accept her as part of their pack. Elise slowly begins to feel at home in her new pack but trouble is surrounding them on all sides. Someone wants the pack off  their land and will do anything to make it happen. Could it be Kane's br...

~The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.~ Mark Twain This is Mary Ting’s Crossroads . Here is the blurb from amazon: Claudia Emerson has a good friend who shares the same first name and last name. That friend unfortunately dies in a tragic accident during homecoming dance. Claudia is distraught at the loss of her friend, but is even more disturbed by her dreams, which seem to take her to another place called Crossroads. Unknown to her, Crossroads is like a second heaven, a place between heaven and earth. It is where the souls of humans in comas or near death experiences may wander. There, Claudia meets Michael, a nephilim, a half angel, half human, whom she often meets in her dreams. It turns out that this isn't her first visit to Crossroads, which is an enigma for no human can ever travel there until Claudia. Now the fallen and demons are after her, suspecting she must be special and it is up to ...

Hot and balmy Louisiana nights in a dark and dangerous swamp is the setting for JUDITH McDOWELL’s novel, ROUGAROU. People in Saint Anthony’s Parish, Louisiana know how to deal with the lethal and slithering creatures that call the swamps home. What they can’t deal with, however, is the Voo-Doo magic that brings forth an extremely deadly creature with a thirst for human blood. When the body count starts to rise in Saint Anthony’s Parish, each one mutilated to the point of being almost unrecognizable, Detective Donovan Hays and his close friend and ex-partner, Jack Olivier’, get a crash course in what it’s like to live in a horror movie. As they race against the clock to save their loved ones and their town, the questions weighing on their minds are; what sort of creature are they up against and can they find it before it’s too late? This was a pulse pounding read that kept me scared silly and on the edge of my seat the entire time. It has been newly edited, (by yours truly! ), and re-...

Everyone who knows me, even a little, knows that I absolutely LOVE editing and reviewing books. In the process of doing both, I get to know the authors and they become "my" authors and my my friends. Every accomplishment makes me proud to know them. Every five star review, every special interview or recognition makes me smile. The point to all this is; I love the authors I work with. A while back, I did a review for Danielle D. Smith , the author of COYOTE NIGHT . She is a graphic artist, an author, and now, she is designing a line of handbags. These handbags feature Skriker and Rose, the two main characters in COYOTE NIGHT. I am so proud for her and want to celebrate her success by posting a link back to her review and also a link so that everyone can go and see her handbags. Please let her know that you are proud of her too. Click on her name to visit her website and leave her a message. You can also leave comments on the review post, which is here . Here is the link to go...

Today is an odd Saturday as I have, not one, but two guest posts and giveaways. This review is for NIGHT JOURNEY by GOLDIE BROWNING . This was an awesome read that actually made me stop and wonder about past lives. You know when you get that feeling that you have done something before or been in a particular place before? NIGHT JOURNEY is packed with these types of remembrances. The hotel in the book is a real place and the historical aspects of this novel are true and dead on. Goldie writes in such a way that you feel as if you are right there with the characters and in the places described. This was a truly enjoyable read that I would have to put in a class of its own. It has supernatural elements, mystery and suspense, romance...it has a little of everything. There is no way you can go wrong with this one. There is also a giveaway for two e-book copies of NIGHT JOURNEY and one lucky winner will get a paperback copy, (as long as you live within the U.S.). Below is the guest post...

Every town has that one old and spooky looking house that the kids make up ghost stories about. Teenagers looking for a thrill on Friday night  will double dog dare some poor kid to show their bravery by going up onto the porch or going all the way inside. But what happens when the house is actually haunted? In  TROY McCOMBS' novel THE HOUSE ON MAYBERRY ROAD, that is exactly the problem.  Most  people have forgotten that the house on Mayberry Road even exists. That is until thrill seeking teens come up dead or insane. After one adventurous teen is torn in half and thrown out of a window on the second story of the Mayberry house, Sheriff Charlie Steera enlists the help of paranormal investigator John Rollings to help him solve the mysterious case.  Once Rollings goes inside the house and is the only one to come out alive, he begins to think that maybe he was brought to this point for a reason. He becomes obsessed with figuring out what lurks in the ordinar...

I will have several reviews posted tomorrow, July 16, 2011. Among these awesome books will be 7G:SEVENTH GENERATION by DEBBIE KUMP. This is a must read book, especially since we as a nation depend almost entirely on technology. It's actually really creepy!  I will also have a review for THE HOUSE ON MAYBERRY ROAD by TROY McCOMBS. This one is scary beyond belief and has all sorts of ghosts and monsters, a haunted house, and, yes, even a love story thrown in, although that isn't the main point of the story it does help to push it along. Ewetopia A Land Far from Normal. Can be either a bedtime story for the kids or a light hearted read for a grown up. There will several more also, just not sure which ones! :)  

Could you handle going from a tough, street-smart, heroin addict to one of the top shape shifters in one of the top shape shifter clans? Well, that is exactly what happens to Jenna Gray in the book WOLF by DENISE MAIN.   One day she’s on the street living the hopeless life of a heroin addict and the next she is thrown into the adventure of a lifetime that begins with an exploding bar. After the explosion, Jenna spends her time with her rescuer, Lone Wolf and his wolf pup. Little by little, Jenna is fed bits and pieces of memories she has been made to forget by Lone Wolf concerning her past and her life. Jenna begins to figure out what a dangerous situation she is in and wonders if she can trust anyone she considers a friend. From dirty streets in bad neighborhoods to beautiful hills in the country, the reader will follow Jenna on a mission to save herself and those of her clan she holds close to her heart. This was an action packed story with a tight easy to follow plot. Main did a...

I have decided that I would like to learn a little more about the marketing side of the book business. Since I know about zilch as of right this minute, I guess that means I have a lot to learn. I think I can pretty much handle it on Facebook and that's it. I need to know things like; What exactly is a press release and how is it done? What do the authors like to see when their book is being marketed and/or promoted? What college classes would one take to get some sort of background in marketing? Would one really even have to take college courses or could they just pick up the information, learn the ropes and then just go with it? I know I have a bunch of Facebook friends who are also authors. I hope I can get some advice and direction from them or from anyone with a background in marketing who would just like to help a girl out. Anyone who has knowledge of marketing books, please leave a comment or feel free to contact me via the email address on my 'contact me' page. Tha...

So, as most of my followers know, I got a job as editor for World Castle Publishing about a month or so ago. (God Bless Karen's sweet heart!) As an editor, I have had the privilege to get to know some wonderfully awesome, warm, and friendly people. I talk with most of them either by phone or email a couple of times a week and have come to think of them as friends. I have also learned, through this job, that the words in the book that you buy at the bookstore or on-line don't just magically fall onto the pages ready to read. From what I've seen, writing a book and polishing it for publication is a lot like having a baby. It starts as a thought, grows into an idea, and then it is slowly shaped and molded into the finished work by its creator. It is, simply put, someone's work of art. This work of art is then fine-tuned by creator, publisher, and editor so that it can be sent into the world for others to enjoy.  I have loved books for as long as I can remember. When I rea...

I have been contacted via my blog by author Goldie Browning to review her book NIGHT JOURNEY ! I can't wait to get started on it. Instead of telling you what it's about, I am going to post a link for you to go read an excerpt of it http://www.goldiebrowning.com/ Once you read the excerpt you will want to read it also. Goldie gives the run down on where she got the idea for the book(hint: it has ghosts in it). So go fourth and read! And keep checking back here for the review. It will be up in a couple of days.

GRAVEROBBERS WANTED (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY) Book # 1 in the Andrew Mayhem Series JEFF STRAND ISBN: (13)9780759927353 October 2010 Mundania Press www.mundania.com e-book/ paperback/ hardcover $ 2.99/$ 12.00/ $22.00 179 pages Mystery Rating: 4 cups Andrew Mayhem is on a mission to find his perfect career. He has tried his hand at a myriad of things but has not found the right fit so far. Andrew has an amazing sense of humor and manages to keep that humor intact no matter how bad the situation may be. Roger Tanglen is Andrew's best friend. Roger is not an adventurer and prefers his life to be normal and quiet. However, he is also a follower by nature, so it is not hard for Andrew to convince him to do almost anything, no matter how hare-brained the scheme. Andrew Mayhem is between jobs and needs to come up with the money to have some repairs done on his car. While he and Roger are at a coffeehouse one evening, a woman comes to them with a strange business propositio...

THE CEO STEVE BEDERMAN ISBN# (10)1452834814/(13)9781452834814 April 21, 2010 Solstice Publishing www.solsticepublishing.com Hardcover/Ebook $17.99 print/$9.99 Ebook 427 pages Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 cups Mitch Jacobs is a man who believes in giving the average person the chance to be extraordinary. He is ‘tough as nails’, but is also compassionate. He has built his company, Symbiotic, with hard work, dedication and loyal employees. He looks out for all of his workers and all of his clients and knows that these two groups of people are what make Symbiotic successful. Andrew Friedman is the exact opposite of Mitch. He has a self-centered, power hungry and greedy attitude. He never gives a second thought to others unless he can use them to get what he wants. The only thing in life that is important to him is more of everything. He is an abusive individual who will do anything to get what he wants, no matter the cost. The CEO is an adrenaline pumping thriller set in the...

INTO THE WILD BETH CIOTTA ISBN: 9780373774678 September 2010 Harlequin Enterprises Limited www.HQNBooks.com Print/eBook $7.99-Print/$6.99-eBook 379 Pages Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 cups Due to a not-so-lovely childhood, River Kane is a woman with many hang-ups. She strives hard for an ordinary and predictable life and does not want to stand out in a crowd. Spenser McGraw is a man with an addiction to lost treasure and dangerous situations. He is the complete opposite of River. He is not intimidated by anything or anyone and always stands out in any crowd. When River receives her father’s journal by mail, she has a sickening feeling that he is either dead or in serious danger. She decides to throw caution to the wind and fly to South America to find him. She calls her friend and Spenser’s sister, Kylie, to explain her plan. Kylie, worried for River’s safety, calls Spenser and begs him to look out for her. When they first meet, Spenser believes that River has no idea...

4****STAR Book: Grave Is The Day Author: Michael Drakich Publisher: Knight Romance Publishing Genre: Science Fiction Rating: Mature This is a tale of aliens, spaceships, and the human reaction to the strange and unknown. Mr. Drakich has tightly woven fascination, fear, and curiosity into this story. I felt compassion for the aliens who had the misfortune of being detained by the government and at the same time, admired the way individuals were portrayed. From sympathetic and compassionate, to disgustingly and shamefully cruel, you will love some of the characters in this story immediately and love to hate others. This is only the first paragraph of my review for this book. To read the rest of the review and to take a tour of the Paranormal Romance Guild website , follow this link:   http://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/booksonreview.htm

Scarlet Black is a pen name. The author’s ‘real’ name is Deb. Deb is an amazingly talented author who writes in the Psychological Thriller, Horror, and Paranormal Romance and Dark Urban Fantasy genres. She has become one of my very favorite authors. Her books are well written with tight plots, lively characters and action and suspense that will have you jumping out of your chair and shouting at the hero or heroine! I have to warn you, though, before you pick up SALEM MOON or any of her other books, you should clear your calendar. Once you start reading, you will not stop until you have read the very last word. Scarlet has a website which you can find here . This site has all the latest information on her release dates and next book. Now, on to the review of SALEM MOON ; ************* This story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts both in the 1600’s during the Salem Witch Trials and also in present day Salem. Gabriel Blackstone is a young man in Salem during the witch trial hysteria. ...

As most of my followers know, my preferred genre is Paranormal and Paranormal Romance. As a result, most of my reviews aren't what one would consider to be "serious". Well, today, this book review is going to be a lot more on the "serious" side. I wonder how many people have or know someone who has a mental illness? When my dad was in his 30's, he was diagnosed with a mental illness called Paranoid Schizophrenia. I am not sure if it is still called by that name now, but it was then. Evolution of the Fallen is about four teens who, after spending some time in a psychiatric facility, go and live at a half way house. Each one has a traumatic event or several traumatic events in their life that brought them to this point. They are all on medicines that are supposed to help them manage their illness on a daily basis. Some of these meds are so mind numbing that, even if they control the disease, they cause the person to become a sort of medicated zombie, if you w...

Most of my family and friends know that I have a passion for books. Paper backs, hardcover, electronic; it doesn't really matter to me. It can be fiction, nonfiction, reference books, or, depending on the person, a biography. I am not picky as long as I can read it. The point of me telling you this is that I have always wanted to make a career out of something that would keep me surrounded by my first true love...BOOKS! I also needed it to be something I could do from where ever I happened to be at the time. Well, after months of looking for it, I found just such a job! I say "months", but it was closer to a year. Have you ever had a period of time in your life when it just seemed like everything was working out the way it needed to without much pushing or shoving from you? I seem to be in the middle of one of those times. Okay, so now that I have grabbed your curiosity, let me tell you what my new job is, (drum-roll, please), I am officially an editor for a publishi...

  5 ****STAR            Book- Locker Room            Author- Amy Lane            Publisher-Dreamspinner Press           Genre- Romance           Rating Mature-Alternative Lifestyle Where do I even begin to review this amazing story? So here is the thing….I was privy to this story during its inception….I was a Beta reader for Amy Lane, receiving Locker Room one chapter at a time… Being able to absorb this story was wonderful. Xander Karcek was made for greatness….He feels he would not have achieved this, if it wasn’t for his Chris, Christian Edwards. So lets start at the beginning. At fourteen, and standing at 6 foot one, Xander wandered in the fading light, holding a basketball, dreading to go home. Home was where his crack-head mot...