Today im participating in a blog tour for the book And one last thing by Molly Harper.
Book Info:
(from the publisher Simon & Schuster)
"If Singletree's only florist didn't deliver her posies half-drunk, I might still be married to that floor-licking, scum-sucking, receptionist-nailing hack-accountant, Mike Terwilliger."
Lacey Terwilliger's shock and humiliation over her husband's philandering prompt her to add some bonus material to Mike's company newsletter: stunning Technicolor descriptions of the special brand of "administrative support" his receptionist gives him. The detailed mass e-mail to Mike's family, friends, and clients blows up in her face, and before one can say "instant urban legend," Lacey has become the pariah of her small Kentucky town, a media punch line, and the defendant in Mike's defamation lawsuit.
Her seemingly perfect life up in flames, Lacey retreats to her family's lakeside cabin, only to encounter an aggravating neighbor named Monroe. A hunky crime novelist with a low tolerance for drama, Monroe is not thrilled about a newly divorced woman moving in next door. But with time, beer, and a screen door to the nose, a cautious friendship develops into something infinitely more satisfying.
Lacey has to make a decision about her long-term living arrangements, though. Should she take a job writing caustic divorce newsletters for paying clients, or move on with her own life, pursuing more literary aspirations? Can she find happiness with a man who tells her what he thinks and not what she wants to hear? And will she ever be able to resist saying one . . . last . . . thing?
Author Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
Raised in Mississippi and Kentucky, Molly Harper graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's degree in print journalism. She worked for six years as a reporter and humor columnist; her reporting duties included covering courts, school board meetings, quilt shows, and once, the arrest of a Florida man who faked his suicide by shark attack and spent the next few months tossing pies at a local pizzeria. Molly lives in western Kentucky with her husband and daughter.
My Review:
I thought this book was really good! It was very funny and entertaining! I loved the authors writing style and liked most of the characters as well Lacey ( the main character of this novel) is one of my new favorite heroines! This book was a delight and a very enjoyable read! I highly recomend this book!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Forget you
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Forget You by Jennifer Echols.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
WHY CAN'T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . . AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER?
There's a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four- year old girlfriend. Like Zoey's fear that the whole town will find out about her mom's nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she's the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon.
But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there's one thing she can't remember at all—the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug—of all people— suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of them? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life—a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Jennifer Echols is the author of several Romantic Comedies, as well as many other young adult novels. She currently lives in Birmingham. Visit her on the web at http://www.jennifer-echols.com/.
My Review:
I thought this book was good. It was an enjoyable summer read. I liked the authors writting style very much and she good at developing relationships. I recomend this book its worth a read.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
WHY CAN'T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . . AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER?
There's a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four- year old girlfriend. Like Zoey's fear that the whole town will find out about her mom's nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she's the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon.
But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there's one thing she can't remember at all—the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug—of all people— suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of them? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life—a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
Jennifer Echols is the author of several Romantic Comedies, as well as many other young adult novels. She currently lives in Birmingham. Visit her on the web at http://www.jennifer-echols.com/.
My Review:
I thought this book was good. It was an enjoyable summer read. I liked the authors writting style very much and she good at developing relationships. I recomend this book its worth a read.
Black Magic
Today I am Participating in a blog tour for the book Black Magic by Cherry Adair.
Book Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
SHE HATES USING MAGIC . . .
Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again.
HE'S A POWERFUL WIZARD . . .
Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancÉe, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong.
THEY'VE BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE THE WORLD . . .
But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world's most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart . . . or bring them back into each other's arms?
Author Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
Cherry Adair has garnered numerous awards for her innovative action-adventure novels, which include White Heat, Hot Ice, On Thin Ice, Out of Sight, In Too Deep, Hide and Seek, and Kiss and Tell, as well as her thrilling Edge trilogy: Edge of Danger, Edge of Fear, and Edge of Darkness. A favorite of reviewers and fans alike, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.
My Review:
I thought this book was very well written! It wasnt great but it wasnt bad either so I guess I'll have to say that this but was ok. There were some funny moments in it and I thought this book was creative. I think I would recomend this book because its worth a read.
Book Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
SHE HATES USING MAGIC . . .
Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again.
HE'S A POWERFUL WIZARD . . .
Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancÉe, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong.
THEY'VE BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE THE WORLD . . .
But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world's most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart . . . or bring them back into each other's arms?
Author Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
Cherry Adair has garnered numerous awards for her innovative action-adventure novels, which include White Heat, Hot Ice, On Thin Ice, Out of Sight, In Too Deep, Hide and Seek, and Kiss and Tell, as well as her thrilling Edge trilogy: Edge of Danger, Edge of Fear, and Edge of Darkness. A favorite of reviewers and fans alike, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.
My Review:
I thought this book was very well written! It wasnt great but it wasnt bad either so I guess I'll have to say that this but was ok. There were some funny moments in it and I thought this book was creative. I think I would recomend this book because its worth a read.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tall, Dark, and Fangsome
Tall, Dark, and Fangsome
by Michelle Rowan
I liked this book alot! It was fun and funny! Sarah the main character was great and I liked her sarcasm alot but mostly all the characters were likeable or loveable even. I was suprised to find out that this was the last book in a series of books (the Immortality Bites series) because I had never heard of this series but I am definately going to try to read the rest of the series! This book was a very enjoyable read and I highly recomend it!
by Michelle Rowan
I liked this book alot! It was fun and funny! Sarah the main character was great and I liked her sarcasm alot but mostly all the characters were likeable or loveable even. I was suprised to find out that this was the last book in a series of books (the Immortality Bites series) because I had never heard of this series but I am definately going to try to read the rest of the series! This book was a very enjoyable read and I highly recomend it!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Dear Bob, Dear Betty: Love and Marriage During the Great Depression
Dear Bob, Dear Betty
by Elizabeth Catherine Wright
I liked this book alot. It was a book of letters that showed the courtship between Robert Llewellyn Wright (Bob) and Elizabeth Bryan Kehler (Betty) from October 1932-August 1933. These letters seemed to make the book into one big love letter. I highly enjoyed this book and I loved the historical asspect to it not only did it take place during the great depression but Bob is also the yougest son of Frank Lloyd Wright (the famous architect) so I thought that brought a neat aspect to the book as well because you also lean more about his fathers personal life as well. I highly recomend this book it is a great and unique read!
by Elizabeth Catherine Wright
I liked this book alot. It was a book of letters that showed the courtship between Robert Llewellyn Wright (Bob) and Elizabeth Bryan Kehler (Betty) from October 1932-August 1933. These letters seemed to make the book into one big love letter. I highly enjoyed this book and I loved the historical asspect to it not only did it take place during the great depression but Bob is also the yougest son of Frank Lloyd Wright (the famous architect) so I thought that brought a neat aspect to the book as well because you also lean more about his fathers personal life as well. I highly recomend this book it is a great and unique read!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
the one that i want
the one that i want
by Allison Winn Scotch
I have to say I loved this book! It was fresh, fun and very witty! It was a great read! I love this author's writting style and I loved the clover play on words with the title (in the book she has to chose which lives she wants and also she directs Grease for the school musical so the title like I said is a great title). I loved the characters (some more, some less) and I loved how this book ended as well (but I wont spoil it for you)! As I said this book was a great read that I will be reading again and again! I highly recomend this book!
I won this book from the read it forward program from Crown Publishing so I would like to thank them for the getting the oppurtunity to read this book!
by Allison Winn Scotch
I have to say I loved this book! It was fresh, fun and very witty! It was a great read! I love this author's writting style and I loved the clover play on words with the title (in the book she has to chose which lives she wants and also she directs Grease for the school musical so the title like I said is a great title). I loved the characters (some more, some less) and I loved how this book ended as well (but I wont spoil it for you)! As I said this book was a great read that I will be reading again and again! I highly recomend this book!
I won this book from the read it forward program from Crown Publishing so I would like to thank them for the getting the oppurtunity to read this book!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Masked
Today im participating in a blog tour for the book Masked which is an anthology that was edited by Lou Anders.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
WELCOME TO THE SECOND "GOLDEN AGE" OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES
Superheroes have come a long way since the "Man of Steel" was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today's most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolved—and how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human.
In "Call Her Savage," MARJORIE M. LIU enters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend.
In "A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too)," BILL WILLINGHAM presents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race.
In "Vacuum Lad," STEPHEN BAXTER unveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space age—and disproves the theory that "nothing exists in a vacuum."
In "Head Cases," PETER DAVID and KATHLEEN DAVID blast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife.
In "The Non-Event," MIKE CAREY removes the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events.
Also includes stories by Mike Baron • Mark Chadbourn • Paul Cornell • Daryl Gregory • Joseph Mallozzi • James Maxey • Ian McDonald • Chris Roberson • Gail Simone • Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, "one of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editors" (Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year).
Editor info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
A 2008/2007 Hugo Award nominee, 2007 Chesley Award nominee and 2006 World Fantasy Award nominee, Lou Anders is the editorial director of Prometheus Books' science fiction imprint Pyr, as well as the editor of anthologies Fast Forward 2 (Pyr, October 2008), Sideways in Crime (Solaris, June 2008), Fast Forward 1(Pyr, February 2007), FutureShocks (Roc, January 2006), Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film (MonkeyBrain, December 2004), Live Without a Net (Roc, 2003), and Outside the Box (Wildside Press, 2001). In 2000, he served as the Executive Editor of Bookface.com, and before that he worked as the Los Angeles Liaison for Titan Publishing Group. He is the author of The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, and has published over 500 articles in various publications.
My review:
I loved this book! I liked most all of the stories in this book. I thought all the stories were written well and I like superhero stuff (like Superman, Batman, etc) so this is probably one reason why I liked this book. I thought many of the story in here were very creative and I liked the title of the anthology as well. I highly recommend this book its a great read!
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
WELCOME TO THE SECOND "GOLDEN AGE" OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES
Superheroes have come a long way since the "Man of Steel" was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today's most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolved—and how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human.
In "Call Her Savage," MARJORIE M. LIU enters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend.
In "A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too)," BILL WILLINGHAM presents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race.
In "Vacuum Lad," STEPHEN BAXTER unveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space age—and disproves the theory that "nothing exists in a vacuum."
In "Head Cases," PETER DAVID and KATHLEEN DAVID blast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife.
In "The Non-Event," MIKE CAREY removes the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events.
Also includes stories by Mike Baron • Mark Chadbourn • Paul Cornell • Daryl Gregory • Joseph Mallozzi • James Maxey • Ian McDonald • Chris Roberson • Gail Simone • Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, "one of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editors" (Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year).
Editor info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
A 2008/2007 Hugo Award nominee, 2007 Chesley Award nominee and 2006 World Fantasy Award nominee, Lou Anders is the editorial director of Prometheus Books' science fiction imprint Pyr, as well as the editor of anthologies Fast Forward 2 (Pyr, October 2008), Sideways in Crime (Solaris, June 2008), Fast Forward 1(Pyr, February 2007), FutureShocks (Roc, January 2006), Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film (MonkeyBrain, December 2004), Live Without a Net (Roc, 2003), and Outside the Box (Wildside Press, 2001). In 2000, he served as the Executive Editor of Bookface.com, and before that he worked as the Los Angeles Liaison for Titan Publishing Group. He is the author of The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, and has published over 500 articles in various publications.
My review:
I loved this book! I liked most all of the stories in this book. I thought all the stories were written well and I like superhero stuff (like Superman, Batman, etc) so this is probably one reason why I liked this book. I thought many of the story in here were very creative and I liked the title of the anthology as well. I highly recommend this book its a great read!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Captured by Moonlight
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Captured by Moonlight by Nacy Gideon.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
IN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON'S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND.
THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.
Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn't mean she has to like it. She's avoided complications of the heart all her life, but when it comes to irresistible Max Savoie, she'll force the truth out of him if she has to.
HIS TIME IS ALMOST UP.
Hunted by the deadly trackers his nefarious father warned him about, Max is transforming into a preternatural force he can't explain and Cee Cee will never understand. He's tempting the dangerous limits of their love, but it's her curiosity that could get them both killed.
WILL THEY EVER REALLY BE TOGETHER?
When Max discovers the enemy's true target is someone far more vulnerable than he, he must do the unthinkable to save his own flesh and blood. But he can't fight this battle alone, and Cee Cee faces the ultimate test of loyalty: the man she'd sacrifice everything for . . . or the laws she swore her life to protect.
Author Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
A writer whose 50 sales since 1987 cover the romance spectrum, Nancy Gideon thrives on variety. Under her own name and several pseudonyms, she's written award-winning category romances, historical and paranormal bestsellers, earned a "Career Achievement for Historical Adventure" and a HOLT Medallion, and has had two original horror screenplays optioned for film. A Michigan native, she works full time as a legal administrative assistant. Her edgy shapeshifter series for Pocket debuts back-to-back-to-back in Summer 2010.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok it was well written but it just wasnt one of my favorites. I will say that the book was very suspeceful but I dont think I would recomend it.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon & Schuster)
IN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON'S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND.
THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.
Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn't mean she has to like it. She's avoided complications of the heart all her life, but when it comes to irresistible Max Savoie, she'll force the truth out of him if she has to.
HIS TIME IS ALMOST UP.
Hunted by the deadly trackers his nefarious father warned him about, Max is transforming into a preternatural force he can't explain and Cee Cee will never understand. He's tempting the dangerous limits of their love, but it's her curiosity that could get them both killed.
WILL THEY EVER REALLY BE TOGETHER?
When Max discovers the enemy's true target is someone far more vulnerable than he, he must do the unthinkable to save his own flesh and blood. But he can't fight this battle alone, and Cee Cee faces the ultimate test of loyalty: the man she'd sacrifice everything for . . . or the laws she swore her life to protect.
Author Info:
(from Publisher Simon & Schuster)
A writer whose 50 sales since 1987 cover the romance spectrum, Nancy Gideon thrives on variety. Under her own name and several pseudonyms, she's written award-winning category romances, historical and paranormal bestsellers, earned a "Career Achievement for Historical Adventure" and a HOLT Medallion, and has had two original horror screenplays optioned for film. A Michigan native, she works full time as a legal administrative assistant. Her edgy shapeshifter series for Pocket debuts back-to-back-to-back in Summer 2010.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok it was well written but it just wasnt one of my favorites. I will say that the book was very suspeceful but I dont think I would recomend it.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Weight of Shadows
The Weight of Shadows
by Alison Strobel
This book was well written but for me it was just ok. I found this book boring at times and I didnt enjoy reading it. I dont think I would recomend this book however someone else may enjoy it so Im not saying dont read it im just saying it wasnt for me.
by Alison Strobel
This book was well written but for me it was just ok. I found this book boring at times and I didnt enjoy reading it. I dont think I would recomend this book however someone else may enjoy it so Im not saying dont read it im just saying it wasnt for me.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Day By Day Armageddon Beyond Exile
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Day by Day Armageddon Beyond Exile by J.L. Bourne.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon and Schuster)
START INTERCEPT
Armies of undead have risen up across the U.S. and around the globe;there is no safe haven from the diseased corpses hungering for human flesh. But in the heat of a Texas wasteland, a small band of survivors attempt to counter the millions closing in around them.
INTERCEPT COMPLETE
Survivor,
Day by day, the handwritten journal entries of one man caught in a worldwide cataclysm capture
the desperation—and the will to survive—as he joins forces with a handful of refugees to battle
soulless enemies both human and inhuman from inside an abandoned strategic missile facility.
But in the world of the undead, is mere survival enough?
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon and Schuster)
Born in a small town in rural Arkansas, J.L. Bourne balances his time between his passion for writing, and his duties as an active duty, commissioned U.S. naval officer.
My review:
I thought this book was well written but overall it was just ok for me. I couldnt really get into it but I thought that the journal format in which it was written in was kind of cool. I wouldnt recomend this book. Someone else may like it but it wasnt for me.
Book Info:
(from publisher Simon and Schuster)
START INTERCEPT
Armies of undead have risen up across the U.S. and around the globe;there is no safe haven from the diseased corpses hungering for human flesh. But in the heat of a Texas wasteland, a small band of survivors attempt to counter the millions closing in around them.
INTERCEPT COMPLETE
Survivor,
Day by day, the handwritten journal entries of one man caught in a worldwide cataclysm capture
the desperation—and the will to survive—as he joins forces with a handful of refugees to battle
soulless enemies both human and inhuman from inside an abandoned strategic missile facility.
But in the world of the undead, is mere survival enough?
Author Info:
(from publisher Simon and Schuster)
Born in a small town in rural Arkansas, J.L. Bourne balances his time between his passion for writing, and his duties as an active duty, commissioned U.S. naval officer.
My review:
I thought this book was well written but overall it was just ok for me. I couldnt really get into it but I thought that the journal format in which it was written in was kind of cool. I wouldnt recomend this book. Someone else may like it but it wasnt for me.
Tempted by a Warrior
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Tempted by a Warrior by Amanda Scott. Amanda Scott also will be making a guest post on here so I would like to thank her for that!
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Lady Fiona, wed in haste, has never known marital peace. When last she'd seen her cruel husband Will, he'd struck her - and she has no memory of what she did next - only that she woke later alone in her bedchamber. Will has gone missing, and Fiona fears that in her rage and terror she might somehow have killed him. When her husband's cousin Sir Richard comes to search for Will, Fiona is touched by his warm nature. A knight and warrior, Richard is drawn to Fiona's brave manner, quickly seeing in her an equal measure of inner courage.
Author Info:
(from Publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Amanda Scott is the author of over 50 romance novels and the recipient of the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award. She lives in Folsom, California, outside of Sacramento. She is a fourth-generation Californian. Her website is: http://www.amandascottauthor.com/
Guest Post:
Other Genres
By Amanda Scott
I read legal and political thrillers. Actually, I read just about anything that isn’t romance, because I’ve got a mind like a sponge and trying to keep track of where the bits come from that suggest ideas to me is just impossible. So I don’t read the competition except when judging contests. I have thought about writing a legal thriller (my immediate family and family tree are littered with lawyers, judges, and even a supreme court justice from pioneer Arkansas, so it’s in the genes) and I have notes and about half a manuscript, so we’ll see what comes of that in time. As it is, I write two Historicals a year, so the likelihood that I’ll get the thriller finished anytime soon is slim. Since I don’t talk much about works in progress, other than in broad strokes when I’m answering questions about my Historicals, I won’t reveal much detail yet about the thriller in progress. Suffice it to say that I chose to draw on my own experience as a child model from age two and have been driving nearly everyone I know in law enforcement, my brother the judge, and my cousin the defense attorney, not to mention friends in the Attorney General’s office here at home, absolutely nuts with questions and possible scenarios involving children whose lives or professions put them at risk. I’ve interviewed people in child protective services, police dispatchers, and other professionals who deal with children and victims of trauma. I have also, unfortunately, been able to draw on personal experience insofar as I was a potential kidnap target as a child both because of my modeling and later because of my father’s position as a district attorney and my grandfather’s as city attorney. When I was in college, I received a phone call from the California Attorney General’s Office, because they were, by law, required to inform me that someone who had threatened my family might be putting us at risk again. Such is the stuff from which writers draw to write, so eventually, something may actually come of it all.
My latest book, TEMPTED BY A WARRIOR will be published on July 1. You can learn more about me and my other books at AmandaScottAuthor.com. Thank you for having me on your site!
My Review:
I think that this book was well written. I also liked the historical aspect to it but Im going to have to say that this book was just ok I couldnt really get into it. I think I would recomend this book though.
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Lady Fiona, wed in haste, has never known marital peace. When last she'd seen her cruel husband Will, he'd struck her - and she has no memory of what she did next - only that she woke later alone in her bedchamber. Will has gone missing, and Fiona fears that in her rage and terror she might somehow have killed him. When her husband's cousin Sir Richard comes to search for Will, Fiona is touched by his warm nature. A knight and warrior, Richard is drawn to Fiona's brave manner, quickly seeing in her an equal measure of inner courage.
Author Info:
(from Publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Amanda Scott is the author of over 50 romance novels and the recipient of the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award. She lives in Folsom, California, outside of Sacramento. She is a fourth-generation Californian. Her website is: http://www.amandascottauthor.com/
Guest Post:
Other Genres
By Amanda Scott
I read legal and political thrillers. Actually, I read just about anything that isn’t romance, because I’ve got a mind like a sponge and trying to keep track of where the bits come from that suggest ideas to me is just impossible. So I don’t read the competition except when judging contests. I have thought about writing a legal thriller (my immediate family and family tree are littered with lawyers, judges, and even a supreme court justice from pioneer Arkansas, so it’s in the genes) and I have notes and about half a manuscript, so we’ll see what comes of that in time. As it is, I write two Historicals a year, so the likelihood that I’ll get the thriller finished anytime soon is slim. Since I don’t talk much about works in progress, other than in broad strokes when I’m answering questions about my Historicals, I won’t reveal much detail yet about the thriller in progress. Suffice it to say that I chose to draw on my own experience as a child model from age two and have been driving nearly everyone I know in law enforcement, my brother the judge, and my cousin the defense attorney, not to mention friends in the Attorney General’s office here at home, absolutely nuts with questions and possible scenarios involving children whose lives or professions put them at risk. I’ve interviewed people in child protective services, police dispatchers, and other professionals who deal with children and victims of trauma. I have also, unfortunately, been able to draw on personal experience insofar as I was a potential kidnap target as a child both because of my modeling and later because of my father’s position as a district attorney and my grandfather’s as city attorney. When I was in college, I received a phone call from the California Attorney General’s Office, because they were, by law, required to inform me that someone who had threatened my family might be putting us at risk again. Such is the stuff from which writers draw to write, so eventually, something may actually come of it all.
My latest book, TEMPTED BY A WARRIOR will be published on July 1. You can learn more about me and my other books at AmandaScottAuthor.com. Thank you for having me on your site!
My Review:
I think that this book was well written. I also liked the historical aspect to it but Im going to have to say that this book was just ok I couldnt really get into it. I think I would recomend this book though.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Red Rain
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Red Rain by Tim Wendel. I also have a Q&A with the author so I would like to thank him for answering my questions!
Book Info:
(from Publisher Writer's Liar Books)
As the B-29 bombers began to pound Tokyo and most of the other major Japanese cities to rubble, the Japanese military became desperate to find a way to once again instill fear in its enemies. Out of such efforts was born the greatest secret of WWII the fire balloon. One woman, Yoshi, camouflaging her identity, is sent to uncover these delicate but deadly creations.
Assembled from paper by schoolchildren and women in the waning years of the war, the Japanese fire balloons were launched from fields near Tokyo and Kyoto. They often reached the U.S. mainland in just three days and two nights. Armed with incendiary bombs, the balloons original goal was to ignite forest fires throughout the western states, which they did at an alarming rate. Wendel s research at the National Archives and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., reveals that the balloons touched down in the U.S. more than 300 times from 1944 to 1945.
The balloons proved to be a better weapon than the Imperial Army ever knew. One sailed as far east as Michigan. At one point, the Japanese high command considered replacing the incendiary bombs with nerve and gas warfare. But it never came to that largely because of the U.S. military s ability to keep a secret.
Author Info:
(from http://www.timwendel.com/)
Tim Wendel is the author of eight books -- novels and narrative nonfiction. He teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Q&A:
Q. How did you come up with the title of your book?
I’ll admit -- it had its beginnings with the Peter Gabriel song. I was listening to a lot of first wave alternative music at that point. These days I seem to be listening to more contemporary material. Anyway, Gabriel’s song is so haunting that it stuck in my mind. Later on, I realized that I was writing about a phenomenon where the sky rained down fire. In essence that’s what the Japanese fire balloons, the best-kept secret of World War II, were bringing to our shores. Even though they were such a capricious weapon, blown wherever the wind took them, they had the potential to deliver such destruction. So, the title kind of clicked then.
The untold story of the fire balloons was the starting point. But writing RED RAIN helped me finish writing about a world and force that I’d gotten to know many years before. What I’m talking about is fire and the people who fight forest fires for a living. More than two decades ago, when I was barely out of college, I was on a Hot Shot crew in Arizona. These guys and the smokejumpers are the top fire fighters in the West. I filled up notebooks about that experience and in RED RAIN I finally found a home for that material. Much of fire scenes, where the crew is battling the blazes ignited by the fire balloons, comes from those times. It’s certainly based a real life and moments I participated in.
Q. How did you come up with the cover or what part did you have in creating the cover?
Often I take an active role with the cover early on. Certainly that was the case with my first novel, CASTRO’S CURVEBALL. As the writer, you cannot press too much in this area. It’s really the publisher’s call. But I’ll give my two cents’ worth. Yet with RED RAIN I was so caught up with writing the closing scenes that I didn’t get that involved this time around with the cover. I told my publisher, Shana Yarborough Johnson at Writers Lair, to surprise me. Then I figured I’d start lobbying for some changes. But the cover blew me away. I didn’t have anything to really say or add. It is a great cover.
Q. Why did you choose to write about this time period in history?
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the stories kind of find you. When I go to a party, especially in the Washington, D.C. area, where I live, I really listen to what the buzz is about. In a roundabout way, that’s what led me to writing RED RAIN. It was in the last few months of Bill Clinton’s administration and several us were discussing how jaded things had become, how may be it wasn’t best that all the secrets were out, so to speak. That’s when a complete stranger asked if we knew about the best-kept secret of World War II – the Japanese fire balloons. He was with the Smithsonian and he told us a bit about the balloons. How close to 10,000 were launched from Japan. How they started forest fires throughout the West. I couldn’t get the story out of my head and a few days later I was at the National Archives and then the Library of Congress beginning to research the novel.
That was the beginning of RED RAIN. That’s not to say I had it wired from the start. Far from it. The backdrop and historical period is very much based in fact. At the National Archives and the LOC, I discovered that the paper balloons, with incendiary bombs, were launched from Japan in the last 18 months of the war. The reason the story isn’t in our history books is that our government decided to keep it secret. That was a basic part of dealing with this particular national threat.
Oakley Hall, who was one of my mentors and a founder of the Squaw Valley Writers Conference, read an early draft of RED RAIN. He told me the novel was about secrets. When are such secrets hidden and when are they revealed? That became my focus in finishing RED RAIN and it’s been a key aspect for readers.
My Review:
I thought this book was excellent! It was well written and it was a historical fiction novel which I love history so I really enjoyed this book! This book also dealt with an interesting part of WWII that I didnt know about so I learned alot from this book as well I highly recomend it!
Book Info:
(from Publisher Writer's Liar Books)
As the B-29 bombers began to pound Tokyo and most of the other major Japanese cities to rubble, the Japanese military became desperate to find a way to once again instill fear in its enemies. Out of such efforts was born the greatest secret of WWII the fire balloon. One woman, Yoshi, camouflaging her identity, is sent to uncover these delicate but deadly creations.
Assembled from paper by schoolchildren and women in the waning years of the war, the Japanese fire balloons were launched from fields near Tokyo and Kyoto. They often reached the U.S. mainland in just three days and two nights. Armed with incendiary bombs, the balloons original goal was to ignite forest fires throughout the western states, which they did at an alarming rate. Wendel s research at the National Archives and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., reveals that the balloons touched down in the U.S. more than 300 times from 1944 to 1945.
The balloons proved to be a better weapon than the Imperial Army ever knew. One sailed as far east as Michigan. At one point, the Japanese high command considered replacing the incendiary bombs with nerve and gas warfare. But it never came to that largely because of the U.S. military s ability to keep a secret.
Author Info:
(from http://www.timwendel.com/)
Tim Wendel is the author of eight books -- novels and narrative nonfiction. He teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Q&A:
Q. How did you come up with the title of your book?
I’ll admit -- it had its beginnings with the Peter Gabriel song. I was listening to a lot of first wave alternative music at that point. These days I seem to be listening to more contemporary material. Anyway, Gabriel’s song is so haunting that it stuck in my mind. Later on, I realized that I was writing about a phenomenon where the sky rained down fire. In essence that’s what the Japanese fire balloons, the best-kept secret of World War II, were bringing to our shores. Even though they were such a capricious weapon, blown wherever the wind took them, they had the potential to deliver such destruction. So, the title kind of clicked then.
The untold story of the fire balloons was the starting point. But writing RED RAIN helped me finish writing about a world and force that I’d gotten to know many years before. What I’m talking about is fire and the people who fight forest fires for a living. More than two decades ago, when I was barely out of college, I was on a Hot Shot crew in Arizona. These guys and the smokejumpers are the top fire fighters in the West. I filled up notebooks about that experience and in RED RAIN I finally found a home for that material. Much of fire scenes, where the crew is battling the blazes ignited by the fire balloons, comes from those times. It’s certainly based a real life and moments I participated in.
Q. How did you come up with the cover or what part did you have in creating the cover?
Often I take an active role with the cover early on. Certainly that was the case with my first novel, CASTRO’S CURVEBALL. As the writer, you cannot press too much in this area. It’s really the publisher’s call. But I’ll give my two cents’ worth. Yet with RED RAIN I was so caught up with writing the closing scenes that I didn’t get that involved this time around with the cover. I told my publisher, Shana Yarborough Johnson at Writers Lair, to surprise me. Then I figured I’d start lobbying for some changes. But the cover blew me away. I didn’t have anything to really say or add. It is a great cover.
Q. Why did you choose to write about this time period in history?
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the stories kind of find you. When I go to a party, especially in the Washington, D.C. area, where I live, I really listen to what the buzz is about. In a roundabout way, that’s what led me to writing RED RAIN. It was in the last few months of Bill Clinton’s administration and several us were discussing how jaded things had become, how may be it wasn’t best that all the secrets were out, so to speak. That’s when a complete stranger asked if we knew about the best-kept secret of World War II – the Japanese fire balloons. He was with the Smithsonian and he told us a bit about the balloons. How close to 10,000 were launched from Japan. How they started forest fires throughout the West. I couldn’t get the story out of my head and a few days later I was at the National Archives and then the Library of Congress beginning to research the novel.
That was the beginning of RED RAIN. That’s not to say I had it wired from the start. Far from it. The backdrop and historical period is very much based in fact. At the National Archives and the LOC, I discovered that the paper balloons, with incendiary bombs, were launched from Japan in the last 18 months of the war. The reason the story isn’t in our history books is that our government decided to keep it secret. That was a basic part of dealing with this particular national threat.
Oakley Hall, who was one of my mentors and a founder of the Squaw Valley Writers Conference, read an early draft of RED RAIN. He told me the novel was about secrets. When are such secrets hidden and when are they revealed? That became my focus in finishing RED RAIN and it’s been a key aspect for readers.
My Review:
I thought this book was excellent! It was well written and it was a historical fiction novel which I love history so I really enjoyed this book! This book also dealt with an interesting part of WWII that I didnt know about so I learned alot from this book as well I highly recomend it!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Barely A Lady
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Barely A Lady by Eileen Dreyer.
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Olivia Grace has secrets that could destroy her. One of the greatest of these is the Earl of Gracechurch, who married and divorced her five years earlier. Abandoned and disgraced, Grace has survived those years at the edge of respectability. Then she stumbles over Jack on the battlefield of Waterloo, and he becomes an even more dangerous secret. For not only is he unconscious, he is clad in an enemy uniform.
But worse, when Jack finally wakes in Olivia's care, he can't remember how he came to be on a battlefield in Belgium. In fact, he can remember nothing of the last five years. He thinks he and Olivia are still blissfully together. To keep him from being hanged for a traitor, Olivia must pretend she and Jack are still married.
To unearth the real traitors, Olivia and Jack must unravel the truth hidden within his faulty memory. To save themselves and the friends who have given them sanctuary, they must stand against their enemies, even as they both keep their secrets.
In the end, can they risk everything to help Jack recover his lost memories, even though the truth may destroy them both?
Author Info:
(form publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Born and raised in Brentwood, Missouri and a product of Catholic Schools, she lives in St. Louis County with husband Rick and her two children. She has animals but refuses to subject them to the glare of the limelight.
Dreyer won her first publishing award in 1987, being named the best new Contemporary Romance Author by Romantic Times. Since that time she has also garnered not only five other writing awards from Romantic Times, but five RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America, which secures her only the fourth place in the Romance Writers of America prestigious Hall of Fame. Since extending her reach to suspense, she has also garnered a coveted Anthony Award nomination for her last paperback, Bad Medicine. She has over three million books in print world wide, and has made regular appearances on the Waldenbook and B.Dalton bestsellers list, and now the USA Today list.
A frequent speaker at conferences, she maintains membership in Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and, just in case things go wrong, Emergency Nurses Association and International Association of Forensic Nurses, for which she is the unofficial mascot.
Eileen is an addicted traveler, having sung in some of the best Irish pubs in the world, and admits she sees research as a handy way to salve her insatiable curiosity. She counts film producers, police detectives and Olympic athletes as some of her sources and friends. She's also trained in forensic nursing and death investigation, although she doesn't see herself actively working in the field, unless this writing thing doesn't pan out.
My Review:
I thought this book was good I really liked the plot. I thought the who ex-husband losing his memory and being found on the battlefield in the enemy jacket was very interesting and a very unique and creative plot aspect. I enjoyed reading this book it was a good read and I highly recomend it!
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Olivia Grace has secrets that could destroy her. One of the greatest of these is the Earl of Gracechurch, who married and divorced her five years earlier. Abandoned and disgraced, Grace has survived those years at the edge of respectability. Then she stumbles over Jack on the battlefield of Waterloo, and he becomes an even more dangerous secret. For not only is he unconscious, he is clad in an enemy uniform.
But worse, when Jack finally wakes in Olivia's care, he can't remember how he came to be on a battlefield in Belgium. In fact, he can remember nothing of the last five years. He thinks he and Olivia are still blissfully together. To keep him from being hanged for a traitor, Olivia must pretend she and Jack are still married.
To unearth the real traitors, Olivia and Jack must unravel the truth hidden within his faulty memory. To save themselves and the friends who have given them sanctuary, they must stand against their enemies, even as they both keep their secrets.
In the end, can they risk everything to help Jack recover his lost memories, even though the truth may destroy them both?
Author Info:
(form publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Born and raised in Brentwood, Missouri and a product of Catholic Schools, she lives in St. Louis County with husband Rick and her two children. She has animals but refuses to subject them to the glare of the limelight.
Dreyer won her first publishing award in 1987, being named the best new Contemporary Romance Author by Romantic Times. Since that time she has also garnered not only five other writing awards from Romantic Times, but five RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America, which secures her only the fourth place in the Romance Writers of America prestigious Hall of Fame. Since extending her reach to suspense, she has also garnered a coveted Anthony Award nomination for her last paperback, Bad Medicine. She has over three million books in print world wide, and has made regular appearances on the Waldenbook and B.Dalton bestsellers list, and now the USA Today list.
A frequent speaker at conferences, she maintains membership in Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and, just in case things go wrong, Emergency Nurses Association and International Association of Forensic Nurses, for which she is the unofficial mascot.
Eileen is an addicted traveler, having sung in some of the best Irish pubs in the world, and admits she sees research as a handy way to salve her insatiable curiosity. She counts film producers, police detectives and Olympic athletes as some of her sources and friends. She's also trained in forensic nursing and death investigation, although she doesn't see herself actively working in the field, unless this writing thing doesn't pan out.
My Review:
I thought this book was good I really liked the plot. I thought the who ex-husband losing his memory and being found on the battlefield in the enemy jacket was very interesting and a very unique and creative plot aspect. I enjoyed reading this book it was a good read and I highly recomend it!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Desperate Deeds
Today I am also participating in a blog tour for the book Desperate Deeds by Dee Davis. I also did a Q&A with the author and I would like to thank her for answering my questions!
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
As the demolitions expert for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Tyler Hanson has two great loves: literature and explosives. She lives by the motto "Duty First" and doesn't have time for personal attachments . . . until a steamy one-night stand turns into a professional partnership.
BURNED BY BETRAYAL
When Tyler meets Owen Wakefield, a handsome British operative, she seduces him with no intention of ever seeing him again. But then the sexy Brit is brought into A-Tac, and despite Tyler's efforts to keep her distance, she finds herself falling for him. Trusting him.
Owen seems too good to be true - and he is. He's hiding his true motives and identity, and no matter how he feels about Tyler, he can't keep her secrets. One of A-Tac's members has turned traitor and helped terrorists to hijack a shipment of nuclear weapons. As witnesses start dying and evidence starts disappearing, Owen and Tyler must race to find the mole - and prevent a final, cataclysmic act of destruction.
Author Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, did television and radio commercials, and lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress. She has won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas.
Dee has lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan, she still calls Texas home.
Q&A:
Q. If you had to pick which book (Dark Deceptions, Dangerous Desires, or Desperate Deeds) was your favorite one to write and why?
That’s like asking which of my children I love best. Not possible to say. But there are parts of each book that I especially enjoyed writing. In Dark Deceptions it was the climbing sequence in Cyprus because I have vertigo and so can only climb in my imagination. And also the opening scene with Annie and Nash because it’s a chance to see who they were before life intervened and changed the game. And in Dangerous Desires the scenes surrounding the waterfall incident, particularly with Madeline and Drake and the puma. Madeline is such a strong woman, and it’s here, that she finally drops her guard (at least for a moment). And with Desperate Deeds—I think Tyler’s scenes dealing with her father. Often I find my life spills over into my characters in interesting ways. And living through Tyler’s ordeal, was cathartic for me in some indefinable way. Although the initial meeting with Owen and Tyler was fun, too. (And there, it was my love of Bailey’s Irish Cream that stirred the imagination.)
Q. How did you come up with the title for this book?
Actually all the credit for this title goes to Amy Pierpont and Alex Logan at Grand Central. It is a great title. And I think it speaks to the extremes A-Tac has to go to when searching for the both the mole and the nuclear bomb, especially the ending scenes and Owen and Tyler’s ultimate decisions at the church. That moment of commitment—to each other as much as to the task at hand.
My review:
I liked this book even more than the other two I read Dark Deceptions and Dangerous Desires. I think this one was her best it was well written, it had lots of twist and turns and I actually liked alot of the characters in this one. I enjoyed this book but Im still not a romantic suspence fan. I would recomend this book I think it is worth a read.
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
As the demolitions expert for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Tyler Hanson has two great loves: literature and explosives. She lives by the motto "Duty First" and doesn't have time for personal attachments . . . until a steamy one-night stand turns into a professional partnership.
BURNED BY BETRAYAL
When Tyler meets Owen Wakefield, a handsome British operative, she seduces him with no intention of ever seeing him again. But then the sexy Brit is brought into A-Tac, and despite Tyler's efforts to keep her distance, she finds herself falling for him. Trusting him.
Owen seems too good to be true - and he is. He's hiding his true motives and identity, and no matter how he feels about Tyler, he can't keep her secrets. One of A-Tac's members has turned traitor and helped terrorists to hijack a shipment of nuclear weapons. As witnesses start dying and evidence starts disappearing, Owen and Tyler must race to find the mole - and prevent a final, cataclysmic act of destruction.
Author Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, did television and radio commercials, and lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress. She has won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas.
Dee has lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan, she still calls Texas home.
Q&A:
Q. If you had to pick which book (Dark Deceptions, Dangerous Desires, or Desperate Deeds) was your favorite one to write and why?
That’s like asking which of my children I love best. Not possible to say. But there are parts of each book that I especially enjoyed writing. In Dark Deceptions it was the climbing sequence in Cyprus because I have vertigo and so can only climb in my imagination. And also the opening scene with Annie and Nash because it’s a chance to see who they were before life intervened and changed the game. And in Dangerous Desires the scenes surrounding the waterfall incident, particularly with Madeline and Drake and the puma. Madeline is such a strong woman, and it’s here, that she finally drops her guard (at least for a moment). And with Desperate Deeds—I think Tyler’s scenes dealing with her father. Often I find my life spills over into my characters in interesting ways. And living through Tyler’s ordeal, was cathartic for me in some indefinable way. Although the initial meeting with Owen and Tyler was fun, too. (And there, it was my love of Bailey’s Irish Cream that stirred the imagination.)
Q. How did you come up with the title for this book?
Actually all the credit for this title goes to Amy Pierpont and Alex Logan at Grand Central. It is a great title. And I think it speaks to the extremes A-Tac has to go to when searching for the both the mole and the nuclear bomb, especially the ending scenes and Owen and Tyler’s ultimate decisions at the church. That moment of commitment—to each other as much as to the task at hand.
My review:
I liked this book even more than the other two I read Dark Deceptions and Dangerous Desires. I think this one was her best it was well written, it had lots of twist and turns and I actually liked alot of the characters in this one. I enjoyed this book but Im still not a romantic suspence fan. I would recomend this book I think it is worth a read.
Dangerous Desires
Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis. I also have a Q&A with the author so I would like to thank her for answering my questions!
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
As the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he's about to meet one adversary he can't subdue . . . or resist.
A RACE FOR SURVIVAL
Stranded in the Colombian jungle after a mission goes bad, Drake has only one objective: evade the mercenaries hot on his trail and deliver "the package" to U.S. officials. But "the package" has a mind of her own, and she has no intention of trading one set of captors for another. Madeline Reynard is beautiful, headstrong, and hell-bent on escape after years as a crime lord's pawn. She'll risk everything for freedom, even if it means deceiving the dark, handsome operative who now holds her life in his hands.
Drake has been burned too many times to let a woman manipulate him, especially a secretive one like Madeline. Even so, they cannot deny the attraction between them. Now as enemy forces close in, Drake and Madeline must trust each other with their lives-or face certain death.
Author Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, did television and radio commercials, and lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress. She has won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas.
Dee has lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan, she still calls Texas home.
Q&A:
Q. How did you come with the idea for your books?
I’ve always loved academia. If I could have kept going to college forever, I would have. But my Dad wanted the credit card back. So I reluctantly entered the real world. But I would love to have been a professor. And with a degree in international relations, I have always been interested in both politics and espionage. I was raised on James Bond movies as a kid. And loved reading Robert Ludlum and Alistair McLean when I was younger. So it all sort of fell in place when I started think about “what if…a group of college professors were actually black ops CIA.” My idea (at least on paper) of heaven.
Q. Why/How did you chose to write romantic suspense when there is so many other romantic genres out there you could choose from?
Romantic Suspense has always been my favorite genre. The combination of danger and emotion speaks to me. The idea of being thrown into a desperate situation and coming out of it not only alive, but having forged a relationship is always appealing to me. In moments of stress, we’re stripped of all the façades we’ve built to protect ourselves. And it is in these moments of total honesty that two people can often find each other despite all the baggage they’ve been carrying around. I love Mary Stewart’s books above all others. And she is really the one who first introduced me to romantic suspense. The Ivy Tree and the Moon-Spinners are two of my favorites.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok. I liked this book a bit more than her first one Dark Deceptions. This book was well written and it was very suspenseful and I liked the character of Madeline alot. I dont thing this book was bad I think that that romantic supense is just not the right genre for me. However I think that I would recomend this book.
Book Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
As the extractions expert for A-Tac, an elite CIA black ops unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, Drake Flynn knows how to survive behind enemy lines. But he's about to meet one adversary he can't subdue . . . or resist.
A RACE FOR SURVIVAL
Stranded in the Colombian jungle after a mission goes bad, Drake has only one objective: evade the mercenaries hot on his trail and deliver "the package" to U.S. officials. But "the package" has a mind of her own, and she has no intention of trading one set of captors for another. Madeline Reynard is beautiful, headstrong, and hell-bent on escape after years as a crime lord's pawn. She'll risk everything for freedom, even if it means deceiving the dark, handsome operative who now holds her life in his hands.
Drake has been burned too many times to let a woman manipulate him, especially a secretive one like Madeline. Even so, they cannot deny the attraction between them. Now as enemy forces close in, Drake and Madeline must trust each other with their lives-or face certain death.
Author Info:
(from publisher Grand Central Publishing)
Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, did television and radio commercials, and lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress. She has won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she has sold eighteen books and three novellas.
Dee has lived in Austria and traveled in Europe extensively. And although she now lives in Manhattan, she still calls Texas home.
Q&A:
Q. How did you come with the idea for your books?
I’ve always loved academia. If I could have kept going to college forever, I would have. But my Dad wanted the credit card back. So I reluctantly entered the real world. But I would love to have been a professor. And with a degree in international relations, I have always been interested in both politics and espionage. I was raised on James Bond movies as a kid. And loved reading Robert Ludlum and Alistair McLean when I was younger. So it all sort of fell in place when I started think about “what if…a group of college professors were actually black ops CIA.” My idea (at least on paper) of heaven.
Q. Why/How did you chose to write romantic suspense when there is so many other romantic genres out there you could choose from?
Romantic Suspense has always been my favorite genre. The combination of danger and emotion speaks to me. The idea of being thrown into a desperate situation and coming out of it not only alive, but having forged a relationship is always appealing to me. In moments of stress, we’re stripped of all the façades we’ve built to protect ourselves. And it is in these moments of total honesty that two people can often find each other despite all the baggage they’ve been carrying around. I love Mary Stewart’s books above all others. And she is really the one who first introduced me to romantic suspense. The Ivy Tree and the Moon-Spinners are two of my favorites.
My Review:
I thought this book was ok. I liked this book a bit more than her first one Dark Deceptions. This book was well written and it was very suspenseful and I liked the character of Madeline alot. I dont thing this book was bad I think that that romantic supense is just not the right genre for me. However I think that I would recomend this book.
Monday, July 5, 2010
The Cradle
The Cradle
by Patrick Somerville
I enjoyed reading this book but Im going to have to say that it was just ok. The book didnt wow me so it wasnt great but it wasnt bad either. It had many good aspects to it but I would get into those parts but then other times I didnt fell like I could conect with the book or cared about the characters but then other times I did, so thats why this book only got an ok from me. I think however I will probably read this book again and I think I would recomend it.
by Patrick Somerville
I enjoyed reading this book but Im going to have to say that it was just ok. The book didnt wow me so it wasnt great but it wasnt bad either. It had many good aspects to it but I would get into those parts but then other times I didnt fell like I could conect with the book or cared about the characters but then other times I did, so thats why this book only got an ok from me. I think however I will probably read this book again and I think I would recomend it.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith
This is my second review of and AudioBook and I have to say that this book was really great! At first I wasnt sure I was going to like this (audio) book because I am a history lover and I thought that this book would ruin that time period in American history and just make fun of history, etc. This (audio) book however didnt do that in fact it had alot of historic facts in it and it also had alot of interesting footnotes as well. It was also really funny, and I liked how it was a modern twist and American history, which makes this book a great teaching tool as well! I really loved this book and enjoyed it alot and I very highly recomend it!
by Seth Grahame-Smith
This is my second review of and AudioBook and I have to say that this book was really great! At first I wasnt sure I was going to like this (audio) book because I am a history lover and I thought that this book would ruin that time period in American history and just make fun of history, etc. This (audio) book however didnt do that in fact it had alot of historic facts in it and it also had alot of interesting footnotes as well. It was also really funny, and I liked how it was a modern twist and American history, which makes this book a great teaching tool as well! I really loved this book and enjoyed it alot and I very highly recomend it!
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