Winners of the Pulp Friction 2013 Contest

Congratulations to our Pulp Friction 2013 Series Contest.  The Winners are: Bluesmokey  richards851(at)sbcglobal(dot)net Helen helenj@odont.uio.no Kerry books2read69@hotmail(dot)com Bobbie Walker Bobbie022@sky.com Please double check that I have your email addresses correct and let me know if there are any corrections.  The authors will be sending our copies of their series to the winners.  Happy reading everyone and Happy Holidays!… Continue reading Winners of the Pulp Friction 2013 Contest

A Wintery Mix, Favorite Childhood Books, and the Week Ahead in Reviews

We are expecting a wintery mix here in Maryland, rain, sleet, ice and snow all mixing together to create an equal mixture of beauty and angst.  Trees with limbs that glisten like diamonds to go along with downed power lines and people lost in the cold.  Joy mixed in with a little quiet reflection, softened… Continue reading A Wintery Mix, Favorite Childhood Books, and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Not What I Expected and This Week’s Reviews

So, there I was lying on the hospital table waiting for the fluoroscope to start up and the doctor to appear to give me an injection. With a very long needle.  One the size of the Empire State Building. And of course, the first words out of his mouth are “well, this shouldn’t hurt very… Continue reading Not What I Expected and This Week’s Reviews

Review: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men (Valley Books) by Eric Arvin

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Winifred Walterhouse lived in the mansion on the top of Black Hill.  She was aware of the secrets the river and the valley held.   She knew of the river sprites, and of the forest passions, small beings becoming fewer and fewer in number.  She had helped hold off… Continue reading Review: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men (Valley Books) by Eric Arvin

The Contest and Blog Tour For Shira Anthony’s Encore Release Continues!

Encore’s release will be followed on Christmas Day by the release of a Blue Notes holiday novella, Symphony in Blue. Symphony will be my 10th Dreamspinner Press release, so I’m celebrating the release of both of these books with a blog tour contest ending on New Year’s Eve at midnight! Grand prize is a Kindle… Continue reading The Contest and Blog Tour For Shira Anthony’s Encore Release Continues!

Review: Re-Entry Burn (Superpowered Love #5) by Katey Hawthorne

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Malory Clermont , a heat superpowered ex-felon, has just finished his time in jail and is now out on parole.  Three years ago, Malory, his Dad and their cousin Brady  (Riot Boy) planned and tried to pull off a bank robbery using their superpowers. But unknown to Mal and… Continue reading Review: Re-Entry Burn (Superpowered Love #5) by Katey Hawthorne

The Winners Are Announced for The Tameness of the Wolf Week! Happy Birthday, Kendall McKenna!

It’s here, our final day with Kendall McKenna and The Tameness of the Wolf Week.  It’s been a great week with terrific prizes and  author insight into a series that is just outstanding and one of Scattered Thoughts Best of Lists for 2013.  I am sure you all are with me when I say I… Continue reading The Winners Are Announced for The Tameness of the Wolf Week! Happy Birthday, Kendall McKenna!

Review: Strength of the Wolf (The Tameness of the Wolf #2) by Kendall McKenna

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 After the events in Afghanistan, Captain Tim Madison,  Lt. Lucas Young, Dominant and True Alpha Sergeant Noah Hammond find themselves back in the States as part of a new military unit designed to better utilize and integrate the wolf shifters into the military to the benefit of both species.  Its a… Continue reading Review: Strength of the Wolf (The Tameness of the Wolf #2) by Kendall McKenna

Scattered Thoughts July 2013 Book Review Summary

Scattered Thoughts July 2013 Book Review Summary It was an outstanding month with regard to books I read.  So many great books and authors that it made this month a joy to be a reader and reviewer. And even more remarkable is that every one of the 5 star rated books were all part of… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts July 2013 Book Review Summary

Review: Necromancy and You (Guidebook #02) by Missouri Dalton

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Alter (Al) Skelton is just like  any other 15 year old who is obsessed with death.  He has a purple and black bedroom full of skulls, walls decorated with Day of the Dead posters and a vent where he hides all his copies of Raising the Dead from Cemetery Comics.… Continue reading Review: Necromancy and You (Guidebook #02) by Missouri Dalton