A MelanieM Release Day Review: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West Anthology

Rating:  4.75 stars out of 5   This isn’t the same old Wild West. The usual suspects are all present: cowboys, outlaws, and sheriffs. There’s plenty of dust, tumbleweeds, horses, and cattle on the range, but there are also magical gems, automatons, elementals, airships… even dinosaurs and genetically modified insects. Roaming among the buffalo and… Continue reading A MelanieM Release Day Review: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West Anthology

Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best of 2015

 From Books, Audiobooks to Book Covers Its Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best of 2015 Happy New Year! Looking back over 2015 I’m  amazed at all the changes here and marvelous tales that came to our door. I’m thinking about the new reviewers we’ve added,  all the wonderful books we’ve read, new authors we’ve discovered, and… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best of 2015

Review: Into the Wind (Mermen of Ea #2) by Shira Anthony

Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 Taren and Ian Dunaidh have landed on the mainland  Ea settlement near Raice Harbor after the tumultuous events of Stealing the Wind.  Taren knows he is one of the Ea but nothing else of his heritage and he is searching for answers.  Vurin, leader of the mainland Ea and governor of… Continue reading Review: Into the Wind (Mermen of Ea #2) by Shira Anthony

Your Best Books That Most Readers Never Read and the Week Ahead in Reviews

✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ ScatteredThoughts Call For Favorite Books Most Have Never Read! Have you ever finished a book, loved it, and then wondered why you have never heard of it before?  Or see a book released to kudos only to vanish shortly after?  I have seen both happen and I bet you have too.  Or perhaps it’s… Continue reading Your Best Books That Most Readers Never Read and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Review: Stealing the Wind (Mermen of Ea #1) by Shira Anthony

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Taren Laxley’s life as a slave changed for the better when a handsome pirate, Captain Rider, abducted him from the inn where he worked and took him out to sea.  Life abroad the Sea Witch was incredible.  Taren had been chosen to become a third in an established loving… Continue reading Review: Stealing the Wind (Mermen of Ea #1) by Shira Anthony

More Winner Announcements, DC’s Wanda Alston Foundation, and the Week Ahead

✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ The winners of Jim Provenzano’s giveaway for his Lambda Literary award winning stories are: Winner of  Every Time I Think of You is aegger.echo @yahoo .com Winner of Message of Love is a.sphinxes@gmail.com Congratulations to both winners.  My thanks to Jim Provenzano for stopping by with his wonderful guest post and for his donation of… Continue reading More Winner Announcements, DC’s Wanda Alston Foundation, and the Week Ahead

Blue Notes (2nd edition) Giveaway: The Winner is….

Thank you everyone for your comments.  So many romantic cities were mentioned, now if we only had tickets!  The winner of the ebook copy of Blue Notes is Antonia (amaquilante(at)gmail(dot)com.  Again, thanks for participating. Keep checking in with ScatteredThoughtsandRogueWords.com for more book giveaways and author contests. My thanks to Shira Anthony for her wonderful post… Continue reading Blue Notes (2nd edition) Giveaway: The Winner is….

Celebrate the Release of the 2nd edition of Blue Notes with Shira Anthony (Contest included)

ScatteredThoughts is so happy to have Shira Anthony here today to celebrate the release of Blue Notes (2nd edition).  Welcome, Shira! Thank you, Melanie, for hosting me today to celebrate the 2nd edition of the original Blue Notes! I’m giving away one ebook copy of the book to a lucky someone who comments on this… Continue reading Celebrate the Release of the 2nd edition of Blue Notes with Shira Anthony (Contest included)

The Never Ending Winter Whine and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Yes, its still Winter!  White, white everywhere and not a drop of green to be seen.  We have snow, icicles and water in about every frozen variation there is and I am heartedly sick of it.  We finally saw a snow plow late last night.  It had to dodge a Prius and a small sedan… Continue reading The Never Ending Winter Whine and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Review: Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes #4.5) by Shira Anthony

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 The holidays are a time for friends and family to come together in celebration and thanks.  Symphony in Blue brings together all the couples in the Blue Notes series for a very special occasion.  Aiden and Sam are ready to get married but before that can happen Cary and… Continue reading Review: Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes #4.5) by Shira Anthony