Archive for July, 2010
My Book Is Being Held Hostage!
I think I hate electronics. I’ve spent hour upon hour this weekend fighting with my PC, iTunes and my iPod Touch. They used to work just fine but I made a purchase on iTunes and then discovered I can no longer sync the iPod and transfer the purchase. The only thing I can think of [...]
July 11, 2010
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Book Review: Territory by Emma Bull
Territory Emma Bull Tor Books, July 2007 ISBN 0312857357 Hardcover Also available in Mass Market format There are now less than a handful of authors whose hardcovers I will pick up without reading at least to Chapter Two. Emma Bull is one of that handful. She’s only produced a few books in her literary career, [...]
July 10, 2010
Tags: dark magic, fantasy, historical fantasy, mystery, Tor, western Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
Basic Tips for Aspiring Authors
Andrea Campbell is the author of twelve traditionally published nonfiction books on a variety of topics but she writes mostly about forensic science and criminal law. Andrea is editor for a professional quarterly, columnist, ghostwriter and e-teacher. To subscribe to her bi-monthly author’s e-newsletter or to find out more about her online classes, write to: [...]
July 9, 2010
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A Grab Bag of ARCs
It’s time to give away some more ARCs. Every time you enter a comment on any post between now and midnight next Thursday, July 15th, you’ll be entered in the drawing to win one of these. You can express a preference for or against a title but there are no guarantees Claire de Lune by [...]
July 8, 2010
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Book Review: A Penny for Your Thoughts by Mindy Starns Clark
A Penny for Your Thoughts Mindy Starns Clark Harvest House Publishers July 2002 ISBN 0736909923 Callie Webber has a job she loves. Experienced as a private investigator and attorney, she is now employed by the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation to investigate the integrity, including financial activity, of nonprofit organizations in which her philanthropist boss is interested. He [...]
July 7, 2010
Tags: Christian fiction, Harvest House, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Promotion for Writers
Kathleen Delaney, author of And Murder for Dessert and other books, retired from real estate to pursue writing full time. Her long time love of small towns sent her looking through the Carolina’s for a new place to settle. Gaffney. Limestone College, a delightful historic district, and great library immediately drew her in. She lives [...]
July 6, 2010
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Book Review: Changes by Jim Butcher
Changes (Dresden Files #12) Jim Butcher Roc, 2010 ISBN 045146317X Hardcover I almost didn’t review the book. Â Two thumbs up, five stars, and an ending that left me in tears for more than an hour and has had me talking to everyone who’s read the book speculating on what’s going to happen next. Â Jim Butcher‘s [...]
July 5, 2010
Tags: dark fantasy, mystery, Roc, wizard detective Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Happy Independence Day!!
Have a safe and happy holiday!
July 4, 2010
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Book Review: Safe Beginnings by Christine Duncan
Safe Beginnings Christine Duncan Treble Heart Books July 2002 ISBN 1931742855 Paperback Kaye Berreano is the counselor on duty at Beginnings, a battered women’s shelter, when the fire alarm goes off. Kaye hurries to get all the women and their children out of the building but Mary Ellen, a woman apparently disliked by nearly everyone, [...]
July 2, 2010
Tags: domestic violence, mystery, softboiled, Treble Heart Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Go Local!
Today is the first day of Independents Week, celebrated each year to promote the importance of supporting locally owned business of all types, whether it be a restaurant, a boutique, a beauty salon, an auto repair shop or a bookstore. Any given indie may be quite large, offering employment to many in the community, or [...]
July 1, 2010
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