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STARTING TODAY, JUNE 11, 2010, AND FOR AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME, WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS.
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I’ve published the 2nd book in the series ‘The Rostical Users – Celestrial Lancer’.
“The sequel of ‘Sceldrant’s Comet’, the party find the next Unknown Territory near Eon City. The Sacred Water’s very own Guardian activates the next glyph and it’s eyes suddenly turn yellow.
Millard finally confronts Kath and several secrets are revealed.
Cameron (Captain ranking one) confronts a party member and demands this person to come with him. The party find the possible whereabouts of the divine path to the floating city.”
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Nowhere Feels Like Home
A Misfit McCabe Novel (Book 2)
Genre: Young Adult contemporary
Published by Shanlian WordList Press
Nowhere Feels Like Home is the next book in the Misfit McCabe series, following the award winning debut novel Misfit McCabe.
Stuck in bed with a book and a broken ankle, Katie McCabe must deal with her anger toward the town bully who put her there. Katie is still reeling from the grief of losing her father, her home, her friends, and life as she knew it before her world fell apart. As if she isn’t dealing with enough, she’s restless from being cooped up in the house with Uncle Charley and three overprotective cousins. While plotting revenge against the bully, Katie is outraged when warned to keep quiet about how she got the broken ankle. Her new family tries to make her comfortable by sharing parts of their own past as Katie tries to settle in. But it’s cousin Sarah’s job to keep Katie in bed, and watch over her when a love interest from school comes calling. Despite her new family’s good intentions, Katie feels like an outsider. Will she ever belong? To Katie, Nowhere Feels Like Home.
Preview the book here
Author website: http://www.griffieworld.com
My new novel, “I Miss Your Purple Hair”, has just been released on Lulu.com.
It can be previewed and purchased at: http://www.lulu.com/content/6194009
($1.00 from every book sold on Lulu will go to my favorite charity, Family Focus Foundation in Kenya)
The book has a dedicated web site: http://www.imissyourpurplehair.com
Brief Overview:
This story has several themes and concurrent threads. It was born out of my curiosity about the phenomenon of “coincidences”, which led to my greater undersatnding of the term “synchronicity.” As if by divine influence, once I became more aware of what the notion of synchronicity meant to many, I began to experience “Visions” during waking hours… and each of them became reality shortly thereafter.
The story involves the spiritual awakening of a teenage girl named Veronica, whose nickname is “Violet.” She and her father, Mateo, visit the San Diego Zoo as a birthday request shortly after she turns 15. A mysterious, miraculous peacock feather lures Violet to the Zoo, and at the same time – it attracts another visitor on the same day. Unfortunately for all the visitors on that day (December 27th), a major earthquake dramatically transforms the landscape and puts them in peril. The 14 stranded survivors are initially separated by the mangled geographic forms, but they eventually find one another and band together despite their differences. Violet’s innate tendencies and special sensibilities come to the forefront as time wears on. There are many true synchronicities woven into the story, some of which were honestly not planned in advance – they revealed themselves to me during the writing process.
The story involves some metaphysical themes, such as spiritual healing, remote viewing, and telepathic communication. I do not consider it anything but factual in that regard, however. This is not a “gimmick”, but rather a validation of such practices as real and “good.” The story depicts humanity as being on the verge of a transition of epic proportions, and the evolution is kick-started by the natural disasters depicted. The people in this microcosm act as catalysts that have much farther-reaching impact than any of them realize. At the core, this is also the story of the relationship between a devoted father and his enlightened, highly-evolved daughter – who is just on the verge of understanding her true destiny.
WHY PICK MY BOOK?
I feel I have done a thorough job of building much more than a simple story. Beyond it being a compelling read, there are some amazing tie-ins with actual events I experienced. Also, there are some hidden “Easter Eggs” for sharp-minded readers to try to spot; along the lines of synchronicities. The ensemble cast is very eclectic, colorful and compelling. In my opinion, this story could be described as “a spiritual/thinking person’s 2012.” While it does foretell of a massive natural disaster in the near future (although the year is intentionally left out of the story), it has a hopeful message that will appeal to all ages. I’m confident any age or gender could truly love this book, but I had 18-30 year-olds in mind when I wrote it. Many inspirations helped shape my personal philosophy, which is reflected in the story. I think it is an exceptionally timely fictional work that may provide a sense of inspiration to those who read it with an open mind.
PUBLISHER:
The book is only available at Lulu.com (currently)
It is a product of my own Privileged.Publishing
MORE MEDIA:
Official Soundtrack on iTunes:http://tinyurl.com/ybjk7v9
VIDEO PREVIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-iGZlG4JQ
VIDEO PREVIEW2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a7vhEWKbqc
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FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Miss-Your-Purple-Hair/110714779289
Many thanks for your interest and time,
Robert R. Chandler
Title: Buttermilk Moon
Genre: Historical Fiction
Dear Sirs,
I am presenting my novel, BUTTERMILK MOON, for review. It is complete at 88,000 words and available for preview at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and Authonomy.
In 1944, a fifteen-year-old Texas boy fakes his identity and runs away to Europe, seeking his father who’s lost in the world war.
At the height of the second world war, George Cooper’s father is captured by the Wehrmacht. After a devastating storm, George leaves behind a mother, grandmother and girlfriend on their Texas farm and joins the Army to search for his missing father in Europe. With no training and borrowed dog tags, he finds himself in a place both foreign and frightening. George finds his way to Germany with help from a Belgian boy and a secret German book, wrecking a plane and freeing a trainload of Jewish prisoners along the way.
Back home his mother struggles to hold the family together. An eccentric aunt and boozing uncle test her patience. A grandmother grieving her dead husband comforts Sarabelle, George’s girlfriend, who has come to live with the Coopers after the storm and the loss of her family.
Set during the greatest struggle of the twentieth century, Buttermilk Moon is a distillation of what it means to be an American—a mythical connection to the land and family and mystic communion with past generations. George’s quest evokes the human will to survive, the human capacity for suffering and the perseverance—at any cost—to be near those we love.
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6776
Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/e/2940000786765
Sample chapters and peer reviews at Authonomy.com:
http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=6499
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I am interested in sending a funny/satirical science fiction book for a young adult and adult cross-over audience to you for a review, the full page, full color illustrated “Cycling the Moon,” and my funny/satirical science fiction anthologies, “Extra! Extra-terrestrial” and Extra! Extra-terrestrial 2″ to you for a review. My bio. is available on http://www.marchlaumer.4t.com/ronbaxley.htm
Some previous reviews are available by doing a search for Baxley and Extra at Amazon.com. I have also written reviews there and for PODRAM.
My books are available at http://www.lulu.com/eetatcocispress .
I also have a free book available at http://www.marchlaumer.4t.com/TalkingCityA.pdf and http://www.marchlaumer.4t.com/TalkingCityB.pdf .
Finally, I can be friended on Facebook by looking up Ron Baxley and selecting Ron Baxley, Jr. I looked for a postal address on here but had trouble finding it.
Thanks for your time and consideration!
Ron Baxley, Jr.
Hello,
Please consider my poetry book for review:
Title: “Venison”
Brief synopsis: Percy and Mary Shelley, a window washer, a transvestite, a talking vending machine …. These are just some of the characters featured in “Venison”, an eclectic selection of diverting, visually-charged poems. In addition to being a poet, James Mirarchi is a filmmaker, whose pictorial sensibility is evident in much of his writing.
Self-publishing company: Xlibris
Link: http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=25210
Why pick my book: It is unusual and unconventional and you might find it interesting!
Thanks for your consideration!
James Mirarchi
Hello. I am a long-time Lulu user and forum power poster, and hope that I have learned the lessons in preparing my book as professionally as possible while helping many other Lulu users. My latest novel is a humorous take on the world we live in and what could go wrong with it, and is available in a digest edition at Lulu for just $5.95, and a trade paperback size on Amazon via CreateSpace priced at $7.95.
The book is “Not Fit For Human Consumption: A Comedic Farce.” Here’s the direct Lulu link: http://www.lulu.com/content/7812982, and the blurb text:
A tale not to be taken too seriously, with cockroaches, genetically enhanced rats, explosions, hedgehog conspiracy theorists, military coups, adolescent bomb shelter romance and cosmic entities bent on annihilation. The novel contains suggestive language (the PG-rated variety), and those seeking literature are best served by looking elsewhere. However, if you are in the mood for a farcical comedy step right in, and meet:
Arax the Annihilator, an entity bent on destroying the earth;
Henry Stewart, member of the Hedgehog Surveillance Network;
Loretta the rabbit, who just wants to hop free in a meadow;
Omar Sharteen, who wants to bomb his own Parliament building so the US will build a new one;
Peter the Cockroach, a prophet who sees cockroaches as the final survivors;
and a host of others, including but not limited to strippers, teachers, t-shirt vendors, moths, prime ministers and cats.
The author regrets immensely not having any zombies in this book. Or monkeys. Or zombie monkeys.
Thanks for considering the book for review.
Elmore Hammes
http://www.lulu.com/KanapolisFog
Seeing as how Dan Marvin enjoyed “Life’s A Gas”, it’s possible he’ll also enjoy this book, which is also influenced a fair bit by Douglas Adams…albeit the books a bit more about time than it is about space. Here’s the windup, and the pitch:
Time travel novels are always fairly clear about one point, which is this: the fabric of space-time is not a thing to be trifled with. People can’t change what’s supposed to happen in history. When people attempt to change history, that’s always when all hell breaks loose. Indeed, if people don’t take care to protect the sanctity of the timeline, the whole universe could collapse into nothingness.
That’s one theory, anyway. But it’s not the premise of my book Time Tourists, a book in the Douglas Adams tradition of humourous science fiction and in the Harry Turtledove tradition of plausible alternative history. My book is based on a different premise. What would happen if people could go back in time and mess with everything – with no consequences?
When a 23rd Century grad student, Regina Karsen, discovers that’s pretty much exactly what people could do, she decides to bypass the stuffy old ethics board at her university and go ahead and invent time travel (rather than finish her boring old metallurgy thesis). Since she figures telling people what she’s doing will only encourage them to try and stop her, she only shares her secret with her friend Kai Baraka, a history student. Despite initial misgivings (mostly about time travel being illegal and all), Kai comes to realise that a student of history can benefit from seeing it close up rather than reading about it in a book. So Kai signs on to go gallivanting for a few years around the length and breadth of the space-time continuum with Reg, living off the proceeds of their foreknowledge of outcomes of stock market values or sporting events. After a fair bit of chronological meandering, the two cross paths with Thom Rosenberg, who will be an existentialist novelist at some point in the future, though at present he is a twentysomething slacker bartender in 1995 New Orleans. He hasn’t yet written a word (though Kai is a devoted fan and has read every word he hasn’t written). Thom joins the two in their barrel roll through time and space, along with his best friend Christine Sheridan, a neurotic Catholic school girl from Iowa whose lack of self-confidence is the only thing masking her ultimate destiny to become Acid Rock Queen of the Sixties.
Confused? It would be surprising if you weren’t. In fact, that’s the general idea. The fun thing about this quirky and off-beat book is that there’s more where this came from. After a dizzying and nonlinear jaunt through numerous epochs, the reader may become a bit disoriented. (But it’s a good kind of disoriented.)
I would like a review of my newest book Wishful Thinking.
Ballerina Maevis Etherwood came home one night to find her husband in bed with a young starlet…
What happened afterwards remains a mystery, even to Maevis herself.
The next day her sisters came in to find Maevis unconscious on the floor in the hallway. The husband and his mistress lay in bed dead. Debris was scattered across the room.
The two investigators working on the case are baffled by the lack of any real evidence.
But what the two men do not realize is that Maevis is a faerie, who could have cast a wish-spell that killed the two victims…even inadvertently.
Could it be that hell hath no fury like a faerie scorned?
Or is it just a case of wishful thinking?
Published at: Lulu.com
Will soon be published on CreateSpace
ISBN: None currently (no distro)
Genre: Fantasy/mystery
Age range: Young adult (16-25)
Page length: 154
Product page url: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/wishful-thinking/8174260
Thank you,
K. Crumley
Actually, 1 small correction to the above request(Wishful Thinking): 144 Pages
After getting a cracker of a review for ‘Elysian Fields’, my only disappointment was getting slated for a weak ending to the story. That’s because it wasn’t really the end – just the gap between parts one and two!
THIS is the whole thing, and I’d love to see what either Dan or one of the other review team thinks of the real ending!
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/alter-inferno/8180720
And the pitch…
“Life ain’t cheap – no. Life is a rare and fragile thing. DEATH is cheap. One whisper, and a world burns…”
Now it’s our turn.
From the ragged nebular veils of Damaun to the grinding ice of Gagraal Tho, the servants of the Praetor march into the grinder of war. Living voidships scour worlds with fire, holding back the Great Exterminator, She-In-Glory.
Meanwhile, Kaito Kayzi’s life is getting complicated. Headhunted by the hacker-zealots of the Ashishim, under the thumb of a corrupt gutter cop, and best friends with a Subcity adrenochrome ‘pharmer’, he’s twenty-five pushing fifty.
But the tension isn’t just inside his wetwired head…
The Last City is tearing itself apart. From the cloisters of the Kheptarchy, dripping with noble blood, to the sunless warrens of the Reclaimed Territories revolution taints the air. Kronos is failing – a great A.I. tyrant brought down by corrosion and betrayal. And in the machine’s necropolis heart lies a power so great that it can undo the scars of a nuclear holocaust…
Kaito just has to survive the night. But with the Technicians of the Multiplicity loose on Earth, that might be a very big ask. Because when the Praetor’s agents decide that a power is too great for human hands to grasp, that means trouble.
And when one of those inscrutable beings goes rogue… that means WAR.”
‘Alter Inferno’ comprises ‘Elysian Fields’ (which you’ve already reviewed) and ‘Chains of Tartarus’ (which you haven’t)… all streamlined and polished for a faster-paced read.
I’d love to have this definitive edition reviewed with the same verve and enthusiasm you gave to part one!
Thanks for your consideration!
Drew Bryenton
My book is a collection of short stories published a lulu.com.
Stories such as
Icy Dead People -
In the midst of a zombie apocalypse might one man have a second chance at love?
Where Wolf?
When a werewolf hunter faces his worst nemesis yet – a psychiatrist – who will come out on top?
The Path Embrace Us -
A woman in a religious cult begins to hear voices but will they lead her to salvation or destruction?
Out of Reach –
A family’s vacation is cut short when they try to help a stranded spaceship, but who really needs the help?
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/death-dismemberment-and-a-little-bit-of-sass/7886365
and is also available at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Death-Dismemberment-Little-Bit-Sass/dp/1445225840/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3CA3GHFNUYDH9&colid=1GUBI9I0GCZ56
Thank you for your consideration.
My name is Iolanthe (“Lannie”) Woulff. My debut novel, titled SHE’S MY DAD, was published this past November by Outskirts Press, and I’m writing to submit it for your review consideration.
SHE’S MY DAD is the suspenseful tale of a transsexual woman who is forced to overcome unforeseen coincidences and prejudices in order to prove to herself and others the power of love and the redemptive triumph of good over evil. In addition to providing what I hope is an entertaining story, I’ve draw upon my own gender transition to convey through the character of Nickie Farrell a more fully-formed view of the transgendered experience. I’d be very interested in your professional opinion as to how well (or not) I succeeded.
The novel is available on Amazon in hardcover, trade paperback, and Kindle formats. More information (bio, photos, reviews) is available at these links:
Author Website (The novel’s Prologue may be read here): http://www.iolanthewoulff.com
Outskirts Book Page: http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432743772
Publication Press Release: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/us/view/pressrelease/outskirts-press-inc-misconceptions-about-transsexuality-addressed-in-debut-suspense-novel-shes-my-dad-published-by-outskirts-press-348124
Should the novel be accepted for review, I’ll be pleased to provide a hard copy, PDF, whatever you prefer.
Thank you very much!
Respectfully,
Iolanthe Woulff
Hello. Jonathan Shaw here.
My book THE LONELY WALK, has been published by XLIBRIS.
It is an amazing yet thrilling scene into a downfall of a man who blames himself for his freinds death.
http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Walk-Jonathan-Shaw/dp/1436367190/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264426382&sr=1-1
Paperback: 188 pages
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (March 10, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1436367190
ISBN-13: 978-1436367196
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,241,114 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books
I think it shold be reviewed becuase it is a new book, alternative fiction from a new writer, and has yet to be avaluated. and its british made, something of a rarity.
so please reply when you can.
and thank you for what you are doing.
Hello, T.R. Braxton here. My book Dirty Hands has been published through Createspace and also available as a multi-format ebook through Smashwords. It is a fast paced, intense, and suspenseful crime thriller.
Here is a synopsis/pitch:
In this fast paced crime thriller,Terrell Hawkins, his closest cousin, and his best friend set out to have a good time on a Saturday night. Alcohol, marijuana, and immodest girls who like to partake in both are part of that pursuit. They all expect to be hung over the next day, but they do not expect the tragic accident that will unravel their lives that very night. Nor do they expect their horrible response to embroil them in a struggle to avoid the authorities while growing increasingly distrusting of each other. Terrell and the others quickly learn that dirty hands can lead to desperate acts and that the worst of circumstances can cause even the best of friends to become enemies.
My author website (there is an extended excerpt on the home page): http://www.trbraxton.com/
My Amazon book page:
http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Hands-T-R-Braxton/dp/0984124403/
My Smashwords ebook page:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6119
My Createspace store page:
https://www.createspace.com/3389853
I also have a Smashwords Author Profile Page:
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/trbraxton
Here are the ISBN/EAN-13 for the book: 984124403/9780894124404
Thanks for the opportunity to post this information.
My book, Oak Mountain (ISBN #978-1-4252-7699-0), was originally self published through Trafford Publishing in paperback and is now available for Kindle. Both editions are listed on Amazon.com and Trafford’s website bookstore.
The story opens in St. Louis with the assassination of the President of the United States. The assassin simply walked away, drove to the airport and escaped. Special Agent Mike Trapper, a Secret Service agent and team leader for presidential security, follow his trail and connections across the country and around the globe.
It is soon discovered the plot is broad and planned over many decades. Mike and a team of specialists in Washington discover a network of “sleepers” who hold many positions in the government, and the chase is on to find where they will strike next.
Mike is hounded by the reason and objective of the attack. After three tours in Iraq, he knows the cost of failure and the price of personal injury. His heroism and leadership place him in a position requiring secrecy and determination as the plot expands to envelope the nation.
But the tension increases when he discovers his family is in the cross-hairs of the next attack. The evil he pursues seeks to turn against him and strike at his very heart, threatening his wife Elli, and their four children.
The compelling story in Oak Mountain is captivating. It is the first novel of the Oak Mountain trilogy and launches the reader into a spellbinding journey. The technology used in the story is contemporary, exciting, and real. The events portrayed could happen on the evening news any day, any time.
Join Special Agent Mike Trapper as he pursues those who would destroy a nation. Discover their targets and see how hard work, keen intuition and the high-tech tools of tomorrow save the day.
Traffords Bookstore
http://www.trafford.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=Oak%20Mountain
My posting on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Oak-Mountain-Stephen-T-Gerdel/dp/1425176992/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265649162&sr=1-1
Reader’s Reviews:
“Absolutely riveting” – 5 stars – Lori, Berlin
“Too REAL to be fiction!” – 5 stars – Nancy, Washington MO
“A Quick read” – 5 stars – David – Missouri, USA
“Intense, exciting, up to date” – 5 stars – Lewis, Washington, MO
Thank you for your consideration and review.
Please consider No Greater Sacrifice for review:
http://www.amazon.com/No-Greater-Sacrifice-John-Stipa/dp/1449543502
When terminally-ill archaeologist Renée d’Arcadia is summoned to France to take part in the reading of a will, she is plunged into a maelstrom of deceit and destruction to solve a 100-year-old mystery originating from a sinister church where nothing is as it seems. Renée joins forces with David Arturo, an ex-helicopter pilot with a troubled past, to interpret clues cleverly hidden in tombstones and classic works of literature to find artifacts scattered across Europe. Racing against time, Renée and David must overcome their inner demons to outmaneuver a network of evil bent on destroying them. What they find in each other just might provide answers to some of mankind’s oldest myths.
No Greater Sacrifice is available through Amazon, Barnes&Noble, CreateSpace and Lulu with Lulu providing the best preview function:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/no-greater-sacrifice/7796894
No Greater Sacrifice is an Indiana Jones-type adventure/thriller that sucks the reader into tunnels and secret chambers. But it is also a story of faith and love between a man and a woman thrown into an impossible situation. Both Renee and David have “issues” that require taking emotional risks if they are to survive. The journey they endure reaching the finale is as important as the climax itself.
Thank you for your consideration.
–John C. Stipa
Utopia For The Devil is a thriller with futuristic elements. It focuses on a utopian society, the themes of temptation, and free-will. I am writing in hope of having the work reviewed.
“A city where crime is low and society is diverse. Everyone leads a moderately happy life, living in bliss as they are not bothered by the consequences made by the leaders of the nation. A city where the boundaries are set clear and firm by the crimson guards who protect the people, and enforce the laws put forth.
But there is one who lives differently.
Leon, a man who has come to see the truth behind the ‘Utopian’ city founded and upheld. Leon understands that because man is flawed, then the utopia created by man is flawed. Not only that, he has a personal vendetta against the state of affairs. Leon can fight, or he can run. Yet there is no escaping the devil that runs deep behind the Utopia.”
Utopia For The Devil was published by Lulu on 1st February 2010. It will be available on Amazon.com in the near future.
ISBN: 978-1-4452-6029-7
Book Page:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/utopia-for-the-devil/8152204
Author Website:
http://www.jamesparkes.com
Best regards.
- James Parkes
Hi LL,
My name is Mike Monahan and Barracuda is my debut novel.
Publisher BookSurge.
Amazon book page http://simurl.com/rasdet
Amazon kindle page http://simurl.com/gikjes
Preview page http://simurl.com/pansaw
Website http://www.barracudabook.com/
Brief Synopsis:
Recovering from a gunshot wound he’d received while in the line of duty, NYPD Detective Mick O’Shaughnessy is in need of some relaxing time away from the big city. A vacation in the peaceful, scenic Bikini Atoll, a scuba diver’s paradise, could be the panacea to heal his wounded leg as well as his shattered nerves. Then again, maybe it isn’t. The Majestic Resort Hotel, unfortunately, does not turn out to be the bastion of tranquility Micko had hoped to enjoy. Immediately upon arrival, Micko inadvertently finds himself dropped in the middle of an international money laundering operation, a territorial feud between the island natives and the resort developers, and an impending mob war between the Russian Mafia and the Japanese Yakuza. If that weren’t nerve-wracking enough, the many years of nuclear testing that had taken place in Bikini Atoll after World War II have had an unusual effect on the sea life in the lagoon—and the freakishly large mutant barracuda who dwells there perceives all scuba-diving tourists as lunch meat.
Barracuda is a fast-paced story in which international intrigue, environmental catastrophe, and the sense of cultural pride collide. Even on vacation, Mick O’Shaughnessy is a detective at heart, and he refuses to fly away from the chaos in this island paradise until all questions are answered and feelings of safety and justice take over the atoll.
The historical significance of the location and the underwater depictions in Barracuda are well researched, with the story incorporating the history of Bikini Atoll in the years after World War II, authentic scuba-diving knowledge, and proper police procedure into its plot, characters, and scenic detail. Barracuda will be enjoyed by readers who appreciate the aquatic action of Jaws, the mob intrigue of The Godfather, and the police procedural sense of The Onion Field.
Sincerely,
Mike Monahan
Hi Shannon,
I have two published books and I would be happy if you’d pick one to review. They are both in the fantasy genre but one is a haunted house story and the other is a medieval fantasy which is the first in a series.
Haversham Hill
Genre – Fantasy
Page count – 286
Published by Createspace
Synopsis:
Deep in the woods of New England past a quaint village stands a three hundred year old mansion. The sparkling white walls make it appear beautiful at first glance but under the exterior the house holds deeper secrets where restless spirits wonder waiting for their next victim.
After her divorce Amber O’Donnell sets out with her twin daughters to make a new start away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. Finding the mansion in a newspaper she falls in love with it and is looking forward to a quiet relaxing life in this gorgeous old home. After moving in she finds her life anything but relaxing and quiet and soon must face the fact that her dream home is haunted forcing her to go against her convictions and seek out the help of the local witch. Will she take this woman’s advice or seek another answer to the problem?
An excerpt can be found on my website at this link:
http://www.faeriemoundbooks.com/
My book is listed on Amazon and has the “search inside” feature if you want to read more of it. Here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Haversham-Hill-Sunni-Morris/dp/1434858936/
Details for my second book:
The Medallion – Book One – The Prophecy
Genre – Fantasy
Page count – 446
Published by Createspace
Synopsis:
THE MEDALLION, a medieval fantasy set in the British countryside, follows the lives of Alana and Anwen, two sisters from a peasant family who enjoy their peaceful lives in a small farming village until raiders attack. The hamlet burned to the ground, their parents murdered, the girls are left to survive alone. The only object Anwen could rescue is the mysterious medallion carved with unfamiliar symbols, which once belonged to a wizard.
The raiders capture, rape and enslave Alana, ultimately selling her to another criminal. Sick and broken she finally escapes and after a perilous journey ends up at an inn where she begins to see a glimmer of hope for a better future.
Anwen struggles to her grandmother’s village where she is trained in the healing arts. She is tormented by visions of her sister in the hands of the raiders. Later as unexpected events occur, she begins to suspect the medallion has powers that will help her find Alana and at the urging of her grandmother goes on a quest to discover what the symbols mean.
THE MEDALLION’S characters face their challenges and adventures with determination and courage. Will Anwen discover the secret behind the medallion she wears? Will Alana find a better life after years of struggling and heartache? Will the sisters be reunited?
This gripping and extensively researched historical novel of human courage in the middle ages focuses on a fascinating time in history due to upheaval that can change things in an instant. Adult fantasy fans will enjoy this story about the strength and ingenuity of women from distant times.
Since childhood the author has been a fan of fairy tales and magical stories. Anwen and Alana have long moved the author’s spirit to tell their story.
An excerpt can be found on my website here:
http://www.faeriemoundbooks.com/
This book is on Amazon and contains the “search inside” feature if you want to read more. Here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449538509
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sunni Morris
My novel up for consideration: Terminal Velocity, sequel to Double Life
I recommend that Shannon would read this, since he was the author who read Double Life.
Website: http://www.dawsonvosburg.net/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615339247
Synopsis: The imaginary world is just as Josiah Jones left it, but it’s all about to change.
Events surrounding the death of an agent have compelled Josiah and Tom to find the RED Agency’s new headquarters, but things are more than they seem. A mysterious third party interferes, and no one knows whose side they could be on. The second installment of the Adventures of Josiah Jones is more exciting, more action-packed, and even more intriguing than the first.
Thanks for considering my sequel…hope you can review it!
Dawson
I would like to submit my novel, The Logic of Conscience, for your consideration. It has been published through Lulu.com.
It is available in the following formats:
- EPUB format at http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-logic-of-conscience/8362003
- PDF format at http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-logic-of-conscience/8262377
- Kindle format at http://www.amazon.com/The-Logic-of-Conscience-ebook/dp/B0037HOQ80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265907471&sr=8-1
- Print version at http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-logic-of-conscience/8263417
Synopsis:
Magaia is a world ruled by the powerful and mysterious beings known as the Myshara, who collect various forms of tithes from the three races living on the surface. For centuries, these three races, organized into houses that serve an individual Myshar, have peacefully served their masters. In the mining houses of the north, the most loyal have been granted magical powers by the Myshara, contained within a crown-like artifact known as a nafid.
One such individual is the brash, confident, and loyal Alynna Nolan. When her Myshar sends her to the midlands to scout for a new home for her house, Alynna finds magic being used to steal crops from the farmers of House Barlen in lands where there should be no mages. She is just in time to be the only hope for an entire house powerless to find and stop invisible thieves, and which depend on these crops to offer as tithes to their Myshar. Despite the suspicion of the Barlen, she works to save the house from being destroyed by the Myshara for failing to make their tithes, and she seeks out the thieves and the source of their power.
But that proves to be a dangerous secret, and once discovered, Alynna Nolan and the Barlen must uncover the buried past of their world and the true nature of the Myshara. Once they do, the fate of both the people of Magaia and the Myshara will hang in the balance, and the only hope for both will be in finding a way to prevent history from repeating itself.
Thank you for your consideration.
Hello LL Book Review Staff,
I would like to submit my new novel, Dereliction of Duty for your review.
Dereliction of Duty
Jon Renaud
ISBN: 978-0-9844276-3-5
Synopsis
A tough, veteran Army CID Agent, Thomas Fox, is recruited into the Army’s new Counter Terrorism Task Force to take on the growing threat of domestic terrorism and extremists in the ranks of the U.S. Military. But it is not long before a rouge U.S. Senator controlling the Task Force decides to take it in a new direction. He sends Fox to Baghdad to ensure a radical Islamic Cleric does not steal the upcoming elections in Iraq. After a failed assassination attempt on the U.S. Secretary of Defense by this cleric, the leaders of the Task Force give Fox the green light to take him out. But when something goes wrong, someone has to take the fall. Fox returns home to finds himself in the middle of a cover-up at the highest levels of the government. When Fox discovers he is going to be the fall guy, he decides to hit the streets to take down the Task Force and the corrupt politicians running it.
Agent Fox is thrust into a world of revenge, lies and betrayal. He must risk everything to clear his name and protect the ones he loves.
In this action packed thriller, Agent Fox discovers that sometimes, politics can be just as dangerous as the streets of Baghdad.
Dereliction of Duty is being published by Foxx Group, a publishing company owned and operated by a small group of military retirees. A portion of all revenues from books sales go to help various veteran charities.
I invite you to visit my website at http://www.jonrenaud.com. Excerpts from the book will be posted weekly starting in April and continue through the release date.
Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you,
Jon Renaud
Dear Shannon,
I would like to submit my recently published my poetry book for review.
Title: When You Feel & Don’t Know How to Say : A Book of Poems
Author: Estefania Crespo
ISBN 10 : 144863444X
ISBN 13: 978-1448634446 (Paperback)
Genre: Poetry
Synopsis: Whenever you feel trapped without anywhere to escape, take a trip through your mind and make a pit stop on some paper. The world is beautiful place if you let it be, even at your darkest moments…
Published by CreateSpace.
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/144863444X
Book Preview:
http://estefaniacrespo.com/PreviewWhenYouFeelandDontKnowHowtoSay.pdf
Thank you!
Kind Regards,
Estefania
Dear Shannon:
I would like to submit my galley proof for review.
Title: THE SECRETS TO STEPFAMILY SUCCESS: Revolutionary Tools to Create a Blended Family of Support and Respect
Author: Gloria Lintermans
ISBN: 9781605944180
Genre: Non-fiction/self-help
Number of Pages: 314
Publication: Llumina Press, May, 2010
Synopsis:
THE SECRETS TO STEPFAMILY SUCCESS offers tools that can significantly lower the alarming 70% rate of step and blended family divorce, helping families evolve into highly nurturing, reliable refuges of warmth, safety, encouragement, strength, caring, and joy.
Step and blended families have a unique dynamic with which couples must cope, along with all the other normal challenges of life and marriage. See how these families differ in up to sixty structural and dynamic ways from typical intact biological families–including consisting of two co-parenting homes and ex-spouses—and learn how to successfully recognize and manage these challenges.
For most couples, trying to build a successful remarriage can mysteriously bring out their deepest personal fears, longings, shames, and hopes. The key to not only survival, but living this journey well, begins with discovering opportunities to heal and to succeed; it is not about blame or badness. With the right preparation and resources, a multi-home step or blended family can be a stable and solid foundation for co-parents and children.
About the Author:
I am the author of THE HEALING POWER OF GRIEF: The Journey Through Loss to Life and Laughter (Sourcebooks Inc.), , THE HEALING POWER OF LOVE: Transcending the Loss of a Spouse to New Love (Sourcebooks Inc.), THE NEWLY DIVORCED BOOK OF PROTOCOL: How to Be Civil When You Hate Their Guts (Barricade Books), and RETRO CHIC: A Guide to Fabulous Vintage and Designer Resale Shopping in North America & Online (Really Great Books). My articles have appeared in local and national magazines, and I am a retired newspaper columnist whose column had been syndicated in English and Spanish language newspapers worldwide
Checkout -
https://www.createspace.com/3434026
SHARED SENTIMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN U.S. a personal dedication (sheepllsheep)
Publication Date:
Apr 10 2010
ISBN/EAN13:
ISBN 1-4505-9945-1
EAN-13 978-1-450-59945-0
Page Count:
132
Binding Type:
US Trade Paper
Trim Size:
6″ x 9″
Color:
Black and White
Related Categories:
Poetry / General
(Nashville local author)
Allow a (PDF) attachment of the interior of Shared Sentiments… to be e-mailed for a thumb through viewing, of this moving collection.
An edited collection of selected and new poems, SHARED SENTIMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN U.S…. is an inspired work that embraces words from the little known, Raven Freemont Boyd (RHYME AND REASON 1958). This new edition of Mr. Boyd’s forgotten writings gently intertwines his words with a few others, to now be established into the 21st century.
SHARED SENTIMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN U.S…. reflects some of the Christian’s convictions concerning life as an American, while also: reaffirming the patriotic, moving the compassionate, invoking the faithful, enlightening the wise -and should stir us all!
MAY GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
thank you
sheepllsheep
almjran@comcast.net