Our Best Books of April 2015

This year has been a little crazy and we got away from our monthly Best of Lists!  But they are back starting with April 2015. Let’s take a closer look at those stories we read and loved so much.  One or two are 4.75 stars rounded up to 5, the rest are 5 star rated… Continue reading Our Best Books of April 2015

Review: Backburn (Fighting Fire #3) (PF 2014) by Laura Harner

Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 Nothing between Park Ranger Rob Hammond and disabled firefighter Scott McGregor has ever been easy.  From their early romance and traumatic breakup to their reunion in Scott’s hospital room where Scott was recovering from injuries that killed most of his crew and cost him the profession he loved.  Scott had… Continue reading Review: Backburn (Fighting Fire #3) (PF 2014) by Laura Harner

Memories, Memorials, and Memorial Day and the Week Ahead

Memorial Day.  Two words that bring forth powerful emotions and memories of both of those from our past as well as our present.  We think of the past and those deceased while at the same time our memories are full of family celebrations, and the laughter and love that speaks of life itself. I was thinking of… Continue reading Memories, Memorials, and Memorial Day and the Week Ahead

Review:Controlled Burn (Fighting Fire #2) by Laura Harner

Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5: Disabled firefighter Scott McGregor is just beginning to settle in at his new home and profession as the owner/operator of Mountain Shadows Campground.  Complete with lodge and multiple rental cabins scattered throughout the grounds, Scott is finding balancing the renters, new and those that have lived there for years, a… Continue reading Review:Controlled Burn (Fighting Fire #2) by Laura Harner

Spring has Sprung…finally, Winner Announcements and the Week Ahead in Reviews, Contests, and Author Guest Blogs

✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ Well, I am almost afraid to say it….maybe Spring has finally arrived here in the DC Metro area. Shhhhhh! Not too loud.  I hate to be superstitious but  lately it seems like the sleet, or snow is just hovering at the edges threatening to make a reappearance and coat everything in white instead of… Continue reading Spring has Sprung…finally, Winner Announcements and the Week Ahead in Reviews, Contests, and Author Guest Blogs

Pulp Friction’s 2014 Group Series Has Arrived! Meet the Authors, Enter to Win $25 Gift Card!

Pulp Friction Gang Rides Again! ************************************************************************ ScatteredThoughts is so happy to have the Pulp Friction gang (Laura Harner, TA Webb, Lee Brazil, and Havan Fellows) here again to talk about their 2014 Pulp Friction series and characters. Contest: They have brought a $25 All Romance gift certificate to celebrate the start of the new Pulp… Continue reading Pulp Friction’s 2014 Group Series Has Arrived! Meet the Authors, Enter to Win $25 Gift Card!

Review: Firestorm (Fighting Fire #1) by Laura Harner

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 After a wildland fire put Scott McGregor on the disabled list and ended his career as a firefighter, Scott had to start his life anew.  While in the hospital, an old emergency contact number saw the reentry into his life of Robby Hammond, a former college lover of his.  Together… Continue reading Review: Firestorm (Fighting Fire #1) by Laura Harner

Guest Authors, Contests and The Week Ahead in Reviews

While March is deciding whether to be winter or spring, new books are popping up like crocuses, just waiting to be discovered and read.  I have a wonderful group of authors and stories waiting for you this week along with a number of book giveaways and author contests for everyone to enter. Monday will start… Continue reading Guest Authors, Contests and The Week Ahead in Reviews

STRW December 2013 Summary of Reviews and Best Dec. Covers

December 2013 Book Review Summary and December Best Covers of the Month December 2013 Review Summary *Key: S series C contemporary F-fantasy SF-science fiction PN-paranormal SP-supernatural H-historical YA-young adult 5 Star Rating: Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane, C Grime Doesn’t Pay: The Brothers Grime, Eddie by Z.A.Maxfield C,S Oceans Apart by Laura Harner, C, S… Continue reading STRW December 2013 Summary of Reviews and Best Dec. Covers

Scattered Thoughts Best Books of 2013

ScatteredThoughtsandRogueWords Presents: Time for Scattered Thoughts to look back at all the wonderful books read and reviewed in 2013 and try to pick those stories that stood out the most among all the many stories I read.  As always it was a hard thing to do because there were so many this year that crowded… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts Best Books of 2013