By Shannon Yarbrough on March 4, 2012
Picture it. Sicily. 1866. Bandits. Cholera. Mafia. Corruption. Dead Prostitutes.
No, this isn’t a story being told by Sophia Petrillo. It’s the setting and basis for Susan Anderson’s first book, Death of a Serpent.
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged 1800 historical mystery, death of a serpent, historial mystery, sicily crime, susan anderson |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 27, 2012
Five years ago Elizabeth Piccioni’s husband was arrested for being a serial killer. Her life suddenly turned upside down, she did what she thought was best for her newborn baby: she took her son and ran away to start a new life.
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged mystery, robert swartwood, serial killer fiction, serial killer wife, suspense, the serial killer's wife, who-dun-it |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 14, 2012
The problem with themed books centered around holidays is that their selling window is very small, and Valentine’s Day is one the smallest. While most people are out shopping for balloons, roses, and candy, the Valentine’s display in the bookstore is usually centered around humor, children’s picture books, or sarcasm.
Posted in Anthology, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged karla telega, linton robinson, my funny valentine, valentine anthology, valentine collection, valentine short story |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 13, 2012
I won a copy of this book from a GoodReads give away. Had I explored it a bit more before signing up for the raffle, I probably would have had second thoughts. Upon receiving it, I thumbed through it quickly to browse the photographs and was surprisingly shocked at the instructional pages on how to slaughter chickens and pigs. That extremity aside, the rest of the book is a plethora of good information when it comes to urban gardening.
Posted in Educational, Home/Family/Food, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged annette cottrell, growing your own, joshua mcnichols, sustainable living, urban farm, urban farm animals, urban farm handbook, urban garden, urban handbook |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 3, 2012
My personal adventure into the Amazon Forums and an account of a 5 Day Free Promotion in KDP Select!
Posted in Kindle, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon forums, amazon free, amazon kindle, amazon kindle publishing, amazon reviews, decemeber kdp fund, free kindle promotion, kdp select free promotion, Kindle, kindle direct publishing, kindle kdp, kindle lending, lending library fund |
By Shannon Yarbrough on February 2, 2012
Though I am a gay male and admit I have never read any lesbian erotica, I was more than willing to give Ms. West’s short story “Night Train To Florence” a try after having read her novel The Leaving just a few months ago. West wrote it with pure perfection when it came to good story telling and strong characters, so I expected her shorter work to be no different and I truly was not disappointed.
Posted in Relationships/Women's Lit, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged gabriella west, lesbian erotica, lesbian fiction, lesbian short story, night train to florence |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 28, 2012
Jason Derr’s novella, The Boston 395, started off as a very captivating read with sharp wit and vivid details that really piqued my interest. I’ll try to leave out all locomotive puns since the book is about a train, but by the end it had lost a lot of steam for me.
Posted in Science Fiction/Fantasy, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged boston 395, jason derr, train fantasy, train fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 22, 2012
Every once in a while there’s a book that almost gets away, especially when you are like me and read and review mostly indie or small press titles. I just can’t read them all. That’s almost what happened to Lara McLaughlin’s Alabaster Houses which was first queried to me last October. Other reviewers passed on it, but there was something in this book that made me pick it. And now I’m glad I did.
Posted in Relationships/Women's Lit, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged alabaster houses, good women's literature, lara mclaughlin, muslim fiction, women's fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on January 20, 2012
I first became a fan of author C.V. Hunt after reading and reviewing her Endlessly vampire series. I was delighted to read her new novella, Danse Macabre, when she inquired. The description above leads you to believe it would fall in the genre of zombie fiction, of which I know C.V. reads a lot of so it’s easy to guess she would be inspired by such. I myself am not a big fan, though I love watching AMC’s The Walking Dead, but I was willing to give her new book a try since I was already familiar with her writing style.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged c.v. hunt, danse macabre, funeral home fiction, funeral home novella, zombie fiction, zombie novella, zombie short fiction |
