It’s Back to Bluewater Bay with ‘All Wheel Drive’ by ZA Maxfield (giveaway)

All Wheel Drive (Bluewater Bay #18) by Z.A. Maxfield Riptide Publishing Cover art by L.C. Chase Read an Excerpt/Purchase it Here at Riptide Publishing     About All Wheel Drive Healey Holly is battered, depressed, and looking to go to ground in his childhood home. He wants to rent the garage apartment, but it’s Diego Luz’s place now,… Continue reading It’s Back to Bluewater Bay with ‘All Wheel Drive’ by ZA Maxfield (giveaway)

Review: Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield

Rating:  3.75 stars out of 5 Dare Buckley has returned home to Palladian, Washington a far different person than the one he was when he left.  Dare left Palladian, a teenaged golden boy who, along with his mother, was mourning the loss of his father who had committed suicide.  The man who returned?  That Dare Buckley is… Continue reading Review: Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield

August is Here and the Week’s Schedule at ScatteredThoughts!

✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ Upcoming Reviews ✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ Where did the summer go?  August is arriving this week so thoughts of Fall is trailing in its wake.   I have seen ads for Back to School already, and even (hides my eyes) a few for Christmas.  Really, people?  Christmas?  Sigh.  I am still working on my gardens and the… Continue reading August is Here and the Week’s Schedule at ScatteredThoughts!

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

Review: Grime Doesn’t Pay (The Brothers Grime #2) by Z.A. Maxfield

Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Eddie Vasquez, one of the three owners of The Brothers Grime, has fallen for his niece’s elementary school teacher Mr.  B. Andrew  Daley.  Each time Eddie drops Lucy off at her third grade classroom, he intends to speak to Andrew about more than just Lucy’s accomplishments and classwork and each… Continue reading Review: Grime Doesn’t Pay (The Brothers Grime #2) by Z.A. Maxfield

Mid December Thoughts and The Week Ahead in Reviews

It is mid-December and the end of 2013 is only weeks away.  So many people are still rushing around, making last minute trip preparations, fixing the holiday menus or getting gifts for those you love.  This year I find myself just so grateful to have my Dad still with us, after suffering a huge illness… Continue reading Mid December Thoughts and The Week Ahead in Reviews

Review: Lost and Found by Z.A. Maxfield

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Rigoberto “Ringo” Salazar is thirty years old, heads up security for the upscale RV Newport Sands Resort, and owns his own “cookie cutter” home.  He is out and part of a large latino family that still loves and accepts him, not caring about his sexuality.  The one thing missing from… Continue reading Review: Lost and Found by Z.A. Maxfield

Oh, What a Month It Was and the Week Ahead in Reviews

What a splendid month was had in November at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words.  There were great author guest blogs by  LB Gregg (How I Met Your Father), Ally Blue (Long the Mile), Abigail Roux (Shock & Awe), and Shira Anthony (Encore).  The Pulp Friction group of Havan Fellows, Laura Harner, Lee Brazil, and Tom… Continue reading Oh, What a Month It Was and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Review: Grime and Punishment (The Brothers Grime #1) by Z.A. Maxfield

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Jack Masterson was a firefighter until one massive blaze ended his career and put him on disability.  Needing a new career and a way to help people involved, Jack created The Brothers Grime, a biohazard cleanup company.  The Brothers Grime go to work at the crime scenes after the… Continue reading Review: Grime and Punishment (The Brothers Grime #1) by Z.A. Maxfield