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Book Review: Hiding in Plain Sight
Posted on March 15, 2020 1 Comment
By Betty Lauer Hiding in Plain Sight is the true story of one young woman’s survival in Nazi-occupied Poland. While waiting for their visas to America, in order to rejoin her father, Betty, along with her mother and sister, were rounded up and expelled from Germany, to Poland. This began a six-year ordeal of living […]
Book Review: The Hunt
Posted on March 11, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Jacqueline Terrill Rachel Blackstone finds her world suddenly rocked when her husband of 30 years suddenly changes. Their once happy and financial stable life suddenly comes crumbling down around her and all she wants is to get out. A trip to a friend’s cabin offers a chance to recharge but Rachel’s in-laws aren’t willing […]
Book Review: Strange Things Await
Posted on March 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Jamila A. Stone The story takes place at Virtus Academy, a boarding school for supernatural students. The school houses and educates vampires, witches, werewolves, and werecats. The story centers around two witches, Natalie King and Alexandra Aurelius, both in their sophomore year. The two are former friends who have had a falling out. The […]
Book Review: When I Was Alive
Posted on March 4, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Habiba El-Sadany When I Was Alive is a collection of four novellas: Rivers, When I Was Alive, Piece of Me, and Don’t Go Into the Woods. Each story centers around characters suffering tragic losses and the impact of them. Rivers centers around a family losing their teenage son in an auto accident, that right […]
And The Nominees Are…
Posted on March 1, 2020 6 Comments
The cover art for The House on Maple Street is nominated for an award on Alternative Read! And it’s one of the featured works among the nominees!! But I need your help. My cover art was designed by my friend and artist, Maggie Boraz (follow her on IG at @maggieboraz). There are so many elements […]
Book Review: Southern Song
Posted on February 26, 2020 Leave a Comment
By TJ Johnson Southern Song is book three in the Davaar Island series. The story opens with Abby Buchanan back home in Australia, coping with a broken heart after leaving Scotland and Murdo. This story picks up about four months after her return to Australia. She’s returned to her job in civil service and is […]
99 Cent Novellas
Posted on February 25, 2020 3 Comments
I am back to work on the 99 cent novella double feature! I’m currently working on drafting “The Package”. Noa is shaping up into a really interesting character. Currently, the chapter I’m working on dives into her back story. Her childhood discovery of the Cold War and her fascination with spies. A scholarship program that […]
Ruth Long, Age 88
Posted on February 23, 2020 2 Comments
The first pass through of editing is complete on Ruth Long, Age 88. I’m a relatively fast typist but apparently need to work on my accuracy! The number of times I missed words like ‘a’ and ‘to’ was unbelievable. I think it boosted my word count! There’s still more work to be done before I’ll […]
Book Review: The Red Thread of Secrets
Posted on February 19, 2020 5 Comments
By Grazia Buscaglia Bonesso Giulia is an author and journalist who has experienced great success in her career but her personal life has it’s share of secrets. The story takes place at a book signing, where Giulia is meeting fans of her new novel but the event causes her mind to wander back to her […]
The Ultimate 100 Book Reading Challenge
Posted on February 18, 2020 5 Comments
Are you ready for the challenge? I have been hard at work on editing Ruth Long, Age 88 and writing the 99 cent double feature. My new favorite editing tool is the read aloud feature in Word. I have to say there is something hilarious about hearing a Stephen Hawking -esc voice reading Ruth Long, […]
