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I missed last weeks Sunday Post, again. I seem to be on the every other week schedule these days. We spent the day on Saturday (before - last week) at kiddo's college of choice. We got to talk to more people and have an idea what to expect in the future. More college visits, it seems. lol.
With college visits and trying to find a routine it's been a bit crazy. I've been working on editing stuff and trying to get out to cut grass and kiddo's college stuff and finish taxes and and and. Yeah. It's been a full to do list here. Memorial weekend and graduation will be upon us before we know it and then things should calm a little...I hope.
And I'm late getting the post up today. I forgot Easter was coming until it was upon us. Happy Easter to all that celebrate.
With college visits and trying to find a routine it's been a bit crazy. I've been working on editing stuff and trying to get out to cut grass and kiddo's college stuff and finish taxes and and and. Yeah. It's been a full to do list here. Memorial weekend and graduation will be upon us before we know it and then things should calm a little...I hope.
And I'm late getting the post up today. I forgot Easter was coming until it was upon us. Happy Easter to all that celebrate.
The Fit Booker:
Goal: Workout in any form of exercise (or on Wii Fit) 2x's a week. (to feel better and hope to drop a few pants sizes)
How did I do last week... Ugh. My memory is on the fritz. I'm going to pass on trying to remember. I know I've been doing well with walks, cutting grass, and working out at the gym.
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What's Happening in Books:
Current Read:
Content Editing Work
Current Audiobook:
Agent G: Infiltrator by C.T. Phipps
Current Audiobook:
Agent G: Infiltrator by C.T. Phipps
Current Podcast Book Listen:
Stonebriar Casefiles: Bad Alchemy by Laura Nicole Spencer (You can listen for free too!)
Stonebriar Casefiles: Bad Alchemy by Laura Nicole Spencer (You can listen for free too!)
Finished Last Week:
The Perils of Prague by Doc Coleman
Audiobooks from Audible:
A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass
Buccaneer by David Wood
Command Decisions by Terry Mixon
Gilded Cage by Sherry D. Ficklin
Finished Podcast Book Listen:
Buccaneer by David Wood
Command Decisions by Terry Mixon
Gilded Cage by Sherry D. Ficklin
Finished Podcast Book Listen:
Nothing yet.
DNFed:
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Last Week on the Blog:
Cover Reveals: (click titles to go to post & learn more)
Guest Posts:
Mythical Monday - Frankenstein's Monster
Mythical Monday - Tale as Old as Time
Spellbound in a Flash:
Nothing new last week. I have pictures to touch up and share, but time has not been sharing lately.
Challenged Writers:
March Update on writer-ly items, with a picture of book working on.
Mythical Monday - Tale as Old as Time
Nothing new last week. I have pictures to touch up and share, but time has not been sharing lately.
Challenged Writers:
March Update on writer-ly items, with a picture of book working on.
Around the Internet...
Reviews:
Timekeeper by Tara Sim
"I love the magic of the clock towers... The romance is a sweet draw that I really enjoyed... We get a mystery as well. There are a few elements that make us curious."
Feedback Loop by Harmon Cooper
"I enjoyed the humor in some of Quantum's quick clips and comments. This was entertaining to listen to. I had a feel of a few different blends in this creation. Fantasy, 1950's, Matrix, and more. I enjoyed this story to the end and look forward to seeing Quantum get stronger and venture in the virtual world again to help more people."
Forgotten by Frances Pauli
"It all comes together in the end. I felt like so much was here! At the ending, last about two hours, I didn't want to do anything else but listen to all the information and details of how things worked out."
A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass
"The best way to solve a mystery is dig in, ask questions, and keep thinking when a suspect doesn't pan out at first try. It may lead you to the true culprit. And Issy does just this."
"I love the magic of the clock towers... The romance is a sweet draw that I really enjoyed... We get a mystery as well. There are a few elements that make us curious."
Feedback Loop by Harmon Cooper
"I enjoyed the humor in some of Quantum's quick clips and comments. This was entertaining to listen to. I had a feel of a few different blends in this creation. Fantasy, 1950's, Matrix, and more. I enjoyed this story to the end and look forward to seeing Quantum get stronger and venture in the virtual world again to help more people."
Forgotten by Frances Pauli
"It all comes together in the end. I felt like so much was here! At the ending, last about two hours, I didn't want to do anything else but listen to all the information and details of how things worked out."
A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass
"The best way to solve a mystery is dig in, ask questions, and keep thinking when a suspect doesn't pan out at first try. It may lead you to the true culprit. And Issy does just this."
Podcast Review:
Mama Bitchstress Reviews:
Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza - 5 winners. You pick 1 of 2 audiobooks offered.
This Week to Come on the Blog:
I have a Mythical Monday scheduled, and I'll work to get two reviews finished and scheduled.
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Received Last Weeks:
(Note: Links to Amazon are buy links where I could earn commission, in case you are interested.)For Review Consideration:
Audio Books Requested for Review:
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Masie, the flaxen-haired daughter of notorious boot-legger Dutch Schultz, returns home from boarding school to find her family in crisis. Her mother is dangerously unstable, her father’s empire is on the brink of ruin, and the boy she once loved has become a ruthless killer for hire. To keep her family’s dangerous secrets Masie is forced into a lie that will change the course of her future—and leave her trapped in a gilded cage of her own making. As she watches her world fall apart, Masie must decide whether to take her place in the hierarchy, or spread her wings, leaving the people she loves, and the life she despises, far behind her.
Two worlds collide in Gatsby era New York, in a time of dazzling speakeasies and vicious shoot-outs, of gritty gangsters and iridescent ingénues, where not everything that sparkles is gold.
*This is the first of the Canary Club series and is a short story introduction into the forthcoming novels.
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“Black Technology has made murder a billion dollar industry.”
The International Refugee Society has twenty-six cybernetically enhanced “Letters,” and for the right price, they’ll eliminate anyone. They’ve given up their families and their memories for ten years of service with the promise of a life of luxury awaiting them.
Agent G is one of these “Letters,” but clues to his past are starting to emerge while he’s on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the Society’s most dangerous competitor. In the midst of all the violence, subterfuge, and deceit, he’ll need to keep his wits about him and trust sparingly.
After all if an organization will kill for money, what would they do to keep the truth hidden?
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Only a rag-tag team of gargoyles stands between humanity and extinction.
Hell has released its ravening horde of demons, leaving most of humanity a puke-spewing, head-spinning mess of possession.
Humanity’s last hope? A team of misfit gargoyles—including a cigar chomping, hard-ass grotesque—come alive and ready for battle during the End of Days. They guard the last cathedral-turned-sanctuary atop a bald knoll in the North Carolina mountains.
Gargoyle protection grudgingly extends to any human who can make it inside the Sanctuary, but the power of the stonecutter blood magic, which protects the sanctuary, may not be enough when a rogue grotesque and his badly-wounded ward arrive.
All the hounds of hell are on their heels. The last Sanctuary is about to fall.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The most powerful starships ever constructed are gone. Thousands are dead. A fleet is in ruins. The attackers are unknown. The orders are clear: Recover the ships. Bury the bastards who stole them.
Lieutenant Abigail Cage never expected to find herself in Hell. As a Highly Specialized Operational Combatant, she was one of the most respected soldiers in the military. Now she's doing hard labor on the most miserable planet in the universe.
Not for long.
The Earth Republic is looking for the most dangerous individuals it can control. The best of the worst, and Abbey happens to be one of them. The deal is simple: Bring back the starships, earn your freedom. Try to run, you die. It's a suicide mission, but she has nothing to lose.
The only problem? There's a new threat in the galaxy. One with a power unlike anything anyone has ever seen. One that's been waiting for this moment for a very, very, long time. And they want Abbey, too.
Be careful what you wish for.
They say Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. They have no idea.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Gary Karkofsky a.k.a Merciless: The Supervillain without Mercy™ returns in the fourth volume of the popular Supervillainy Saga. Having discovered the world's greatest superhero slain by his doppelganger from another reality, Merciful: The Supervillain with Mercy™, and the arrogant President Omega, Gary dedicates himself to overthrowing both. Unfortunately, this is harder than it looks since Merciful has all of Gary's genre savviness while President Omega has the entire brainwashed United States military behind him. In the end, though, there can be only one ruler of the world and two of these three feuding villains will have to go.
Purchased/Winnings/Gifts:
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Bright Young DEAD Things
Have Clara Woodsen's attempts to save her silent film idol from an untimely death unleashed a zombie plague? Or are her speakeasy customers just really bad at dancing the Charleston?
Speakeasy manager Clara Woodsen will do anything to save her silent film idol from an untimely death. Even summon a demon. Even bet her soul she can teach his half-human/half-cheetah assistant to foxtrot. But Clara's devotion is tested when the love of her life turns out to be one of the walking dead. What's more, people around her are beginning to act strange.
Have Clara's efforts unleashed a zombie plague? Or are her customers just really bad at dancing the Charleston? And can Clara find true happiness with the man of her dreams if she uses her...brains?
A P.G. Wodehouse-Inspired Romantic Zombie Comedy
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(On my Kindle and Nook App) Links to books under title. They may or may not be free at this time.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Twelve princesses. One wounded soldier. A mystery that must be solved.
Once upon a time...
Princess Bianca is sent with her sisters to the summer palace, a place no maiden has ever returned from. While her sisters seem perfectly happy, she has only one desire: escape.
Vasco, a wounded soldier on his way home from war, stumbles across the summer palace and sets out to solve the mystery no man has managed to yet. If only they let him live long enough...
Can the fair maiden and the wounded soldier uncover the sinister secret before it's too late?
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Goodreads Synopsis:
War over energy resources devastated the Earth and her colony on the moon. A new agreement was reached between the nations of the world: The Lunar Accord. Designed to end the possibility of war in space for all time, it bars nations or individuals from arming ships in space.
Twenty peaceful years have passed since the Accord was signed. Now someone has broken the rules, and now armed ships are attacking freighters and kidnapping their crews.
One man saw the danger, all those years ago - Admiral Nicholas Stein, hero and villain of the last war. He argued against the Accord and was ridiculed for it.
Now he and his son Thomas are all that stands between humanity and a ruthless enemy who will stop at nothing to control space - and from there, enslave us all.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Generations have passed since the Deluti War saw the destruction of the Council of Five and the loss of their Amulets of Focus. The amulets lay hidden and wait for the immortal blood of the Deluti to return through the line of men. The Spirits will choose who in the new generation will wear the amulets to counter the growing power of the Dark Lord.
Navon d’Roddell, the lonely son of a minor Baron, is chosen first. The Ancient One sends an ogre and a light-shifter to protect young Navon from the agents of the Dark Lord who will stop at nothing to gain control of an amulet.
Princess Sofia Salidoris is chosen also, but the amulet refuses until she overcomes the fear of her anger burning deep within. The ambition of an older sister drives her from their home.
Will Navon survive being pushed to the limit of his compassion, and Sofia harness the power of her anger before the evil of the Dark Lord plunges their kingdoms into war once again?
Just Another Day in Hell by Demelza Carlton
Goodreads Synopsis:
From May the Fourth: A collection of stories across time and Space
In Just Another Day in Hell, Demelza Carlton leads the reader to hell and back. Lucifer has to deal with his devilish girlfriend, demons, and how to get away with harassing the minions in the HELL Corporation. Add in an angelic temp employee, and Luce may find the way to hell paved with good intentions.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Hate your job? Try working in HELL!
Melody Angel takes a job as a temp at the HELL Corporation. Surrounded by eternal bureaucracy gone mad, demons who love making life miserable, and dying for a decent coffee, it may take a miracle for Mel's mission to succeed. She must find out what evil plans the Lord of Lies has up his sleeve and stop him, using any means necessary. Lucifer and his minions are out to take over the world, but there's more than money at stake when the Devil drives.
Adding trouble and temptation to Mel's job is Luce Iblis, the damnably hot CEO, who has set his smouldering eyes on the new office angel and is determined to claim her, body and soul.
Can ultimate evil and angelic perfection escape a limbo of desire and find a paradise of their own?
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Can't tell an angel from a demon? Want to know more about supernatural beings? Ever wonder why Lilith's so interested in children? Or how many levels there are in Hell?
Look no further!
This is Melody Angel's guide to some of the immortals found on Earth and in Heaven and Hell, with concise descriptions of their history and the realms they reside in.
A companion guide to Demelza Carlton's Mel Goes to Hell series, which consists of:
Welcome to Hell (#1)
See You in Hell (#2)
Mel Goes to Hell (#3)
To Hell and Back (#4)
The Holiday From Hell (#5)
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Smuggled ashore by the kind widow Merry D'Angelo, Maria begins her new life in the colonial port city of Fremantle.
With the help of a young fisherman named Tony, she fights to find her place among a people so different to her own.
Yet danger lurks beneath the surface of the turbulent harbour waters as her past races to catch up with her; threatening her future and her friends, and forcing her to choose between her old love and the new.
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"My name is Kaeleen Donovan. I'm a Theosian-a minor goddess. They call me Fury."
By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, goddess of the Crossroads. Hecate charged me from birth with the task of hunting down Abominations who come in off the World Tree and sending them back to Pandoriam.
When the Thunderstrike-an ancient artifact from the time of the Weather Wars-is stolen by the Order of the Black Mist, Hecate orders me to find the magical device. The chaos magicians are out to upset the balance that Gaia instilled during the World Shift. But I soon discover that the leader of the Black Mist is out to do more than stir up trouble-he's looking to set up a new world order with himself on the throne. Caught between two rival forces, will my friends and I be able to survive as we search for the Thunderstrike and attempt to stop a war that could bring about the end of the civilization?
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Goodreads Synopsis:
From the writer of the Life is a Beautiful Thing series comes a collection of stories about the times we share.
In "Pedo Drew," a man loses a bet and is forced to go around his neighborhood confessing to a terrible crime. In "Dear NSA," a woman's obsession with the NSA finds her writing love e-mails to federal agents desperately hoping for a reply. "Tips for DEA Sex Party" is a slide show presentation telling DEA agents how to throw and attend sex parties.
"The Internet Kill Switch Fiasco" is a history paper written in the 2030s about social media gone wrong, the global loss of the internet and its aftereffects. "From My Cold Dead Hands" is a serious piece about gun violence and paranoia in Texas.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Malcolm Davenport is serving time.
On a remote island in Alaska, Malcolm is part of Project Isolation, where he must reflect on the crime that cost him the only thing he ever loved. He spends his days and nights alone, with his thoughts and his art—drawing the woman he lost.
But his isolation comes to a strange and abrupt halt when a miniature winged woman with pink hair and striking blue eyes comes literally crashing through his cell and his life.
Is Verity Nine a fairy? A sophisticated spy drone? She’s says she’s a human, and she just might be the answer to the pardon he’s so desperately wanted. But at what cost? The closer Malcolm gets to Verity, the less he sees a fantastical creature or a robot—what he sees is a woman for whom he might be willing to sacrifice it all.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
A beastly prince. An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell.
Once upon a time...
The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad...no matter how beastly his appearance.
Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell?
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Goodreads Synopsis:
In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong.
Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea ... but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about.
Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met.
A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions—and their own.
Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission:
The archangel is down.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
"Good morning. Welcome to HELL."
Mel hates job interviews – and this one's shaping up to be the interview from Hell.
From the grumpy receptionist to the disturbingly demonic interview panel and the sleazy CEO, it seems landing her first job is the least of Mel's worries.
Can she make it out of the office alive without selling her soul?
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A mysterious castaway. A Scottish hero determined to protect her. Can they survive the storm?
Cast adrift on the Indian Ocean, Maria carries a terrible secret. Wherever she goes, death soon follows, and she's powerless to prevent it.
William McGregor boarded the SS Trevessa in search of adventure, but he gets more than he bargained for when he saves the mysterious Maria from the sea. She can't tell them her tragic tale, so the superstitious sailors make up their own stories - and some would sacrifice her to the waves to save themselves from the coming storm.
When the sharks start circling and the storm closes in, are sirens more than just a myth?
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Reviews to Come:
Soulless by Skyla Dawn Cameron
The Sentinel by Chris Lester
The Muse by Chris Lester
Metamor City: Making the Cut by Chris Lester
Metamor City: Whispers in the Wood by Chris Lester
Metamor City: Making the Cut by Chris Lester
Metamor City: Whispers in the Wood by Chris Lester
Lex Talionis by Starla Huchton
Spark by Starla Huchton
Heir to Kale by K.L. Bone
Heir to Kale by K.L. Bone
Tales from the Archives Vol 4 #5 - Old Sinner's Bones
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
A Human Element by Donna Galanti
The Perils of Prague by Doc Coleman
Buccaneer by David Wood
Command Decisions by Terry Mixon
Gilded Cage by Sherry D. Ficklin
Happy Easter! It snuck up on me too. Hope the college hunting goes well.
ReplyDeleteThe Feedback Loop and Ocean's Justice (love that cover) both look good!
Lots of Carlton books
ReplyDeleteInteresting covers for Unleash, The Feedback Loop, Hell's Rejects and Fury Rising. Big haul this time, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you and the family have been crazy busy lately. Hope everything at the college goes smoothly!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter and enjoy this time with your son. He's almost an adult!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great haul! Don't forget to have some fun!