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Blurb:
When Amelia dreams tonight, her nightmare becomes her new world where Seth is her captor and anything is possible…except escape. Seth needs Amelia to break the curse that binds him to the Dreamscape. He must convince her that she was made to free him, that she was made to join him.
For if he fails, he will never escape his prison, and he will lose Earth to the Netherworld where the evil Erobos wait to consume the human realm and everything in it. If he fails, Seth will lose the one thing that matters to him: Amelia.
Author Bio:
I grew up daydreaming about fairytales, and my love for discovering new worlds has never died. I am not one of those writers who always knew I would write. I thought that was what other people did until one day a few years ago, I took a challenge from a friend and typed my first words. My journey has been wonderful, and I cannot imagine a day where I would ever give up writing now. My love for reading is what fueled my imagination in the first place and still does. When I am not writing or reading, I am enjoying family time with my husband and two children. We live in a quiet community under the Wellsville mountains in Utah, and I am so thankful for the rich life I have been blessed with.
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Review:
Well this was a new sort of book for me. I really enjoyed it once I got into it. At first I was scared it was a little too technical for me and I was a little intimidated. The main character Margarita Williams escaped death at a young age. It seems like there is a dark cloud looming over her all the time. She never really forgot how close she came to death. Margarita discovers someone is killing fellow geocachers.
Learning about this sort of a past time is really interesting. I had no idea, like I am sure many people do, what the actual geocaching meant. Margarita and Bindi her best friend set out to find the guilty. Bindi is hilarious if not for the fact that she has a super power, but it is her unbelievable sense of smell. That itself is enough to get you hooked. They really start the adventure to help a friend who is accused of stealing. It is the remedy for Bindi to get over her husband who left her when they got to the US from Australia. I mean really who can’t laugh at a super nose? Does Margarita solve the puzzle? Can she learn about love again? Read it!
Together, Margarita and Bindi need to solve the puzzle. The story was unique as was the little humorous bits thrown in. I would totally recommend this book not only for mystery sleuths but for techies.
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Meet Morgan C. Talbot
Morgan is an outdoorsy girl with a deep and abiding love for the natural sciences. Her degrees involve English and jujitsu. She enjoys hiking, camping, and wandering in the woods looking for the trail to the car, but there isn’t enough chocolate on the planet to bribe her into rock climbing.
When she’s not writing, she can be found making puzzles, getting lost on the way to geocaches, reading stories to her children, or taking far too many pictures of the same tree or rock. She lives in Eastern Washington with her family.
My review
I enjoyed this book. The very likable Jim Parish is going to work and starts to have an awful day. There is a puddle, he is wet, then bam a dead body. Aside from the happenings, it is apparent the Jim has OCD. Picture Howie Mandell catching a body or getting wet by a puddle. Three things happen for a reason? bad luck? I was by the private eye aspect too. There are what seem to be random events that change lives. He then becomes involved with the mother of the girl he caught. They sort of share a connection. Maya is a an oddball of a character, she never answers questions and is long-winded in any explanation. That made the thrilling event a little better in my opinion.
It will keep you guessing. It is an unusually different type of thriller that explores the chaos theory. The Chaos Theory is based on mathematical principle. I love discovering Indie authors and I think we all need to look beyond publishers a little more often.
When Stephen Banks was in high school, his Career/Guidance counselor looked at his test scores and said “You could do anything.” Without any clear direction, Stephen tried a little of everything instead. He majored in Theater at Bennington College for a year, dropped out, married his high school sweetheart, and started a family while bouncing around between jobs – electrician, auto mechanic, shipyard mechanic and retail manager. Eventually he started selling PC’s, taught himself programming, and worked his way up to become CTO of several small companies. Stephen now works as an independent consultant and novelist. In his spare time, Stephen acts, directs and writes for a number of community theaters and independent film companies. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two cats.
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What happens when you literally get a second chance at love?
Evelyn Beaumont can’t remember from the ages of 14-19. She’s a brain cancer survivor. She’s now 20 years old and enrolled in college. There she meets Tristan Monroe, but it isn’t for the first time. In fact Tristan and Evelyn were once in love. A love so strong it shattered him when she never came back to Laguna that Thanksgiving. Three years they spent together.
Evelyn wants nothing more but to have her memories back. With the help of Tristan and his brother Drake they embark on an emotional journey filled with videos, photos, memorabilia straight down memory lane.
While they take the stroll down memory lane; Evelyn must learn to deal with Tristan’s groupies and learn to love again.
Is their love strong enough to overcome memory loss? Will all the proof he shares with her be enough?
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Also by Crystal D. Spears
Strictly Off Limits (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series, #0.5)
Strictly Stuck (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series #1)
Strictly Stripped (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series, #2)
Strictly Off (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series, #3)
Strictly Determined (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series, #4)
Strictly Settled (Jade’s Diaries, Strictly Series, #5)
Smile Novellas (3 books)
Fidelity
About the author:
Crystal D. Spears is a 28 year old mother of two.
She enjoys the outdoors and loves spending time with her two daughters.
She currently resides in Indiana.
She wrote My Real Smile as a teen and updated it this year with new songs and IMS to Texting.
The Second and Third Novella of the Smile series will be published late Spring 2013.
Fidelity is her debut Novel releasing May 2013
Strictly Off Limits (Jade’s College Diaries) is a short erotic story that got excellent feedback and now she is making it a series of at least five.
Excerpt
Caleb blinked and looked around. He could hear singing. Old songs he’d heard as a child at his grandmother’s feet. He must have been truly exhausted, because he could have sworn he heard Mary Yazzie’s voice and his Uncle Raymond’s low laugh. The smell of a bonfire and fry bread. He shook his head to clear it. No one would know the old songs here. The wind gusted again, and a black slash in the rocks beckoned him from the corner of his eye.
Seven springs… He saw six, where was the seventh?
The old songs rose on the breeze and Caleb turned toward them. His feet moved of their own volition as he approached the black void in the canyon wall. It was a cave cut into the rocks. As he drew closer, he heard a shuffling in the bushes and a silver animal darted in front of him.
He was Mah-ih, ‘he-who-roams-about’ to his grandmother’s people. The large coyote paused in the path, then turned and looked at Caleb. His pelt was silver in the moonlight, his ears large and tilted toward him. Caleb walked toward the animal, but it did not bolt. The coyote walked a little farther down the path, then paused to look at him again. Caleb followed.
The animal darted under a fence that Caleb hopped over. Then there was another path, this one not marked by gravel or concrete.
It twisted over the rocks and through the brush, leading him toward the void. The coyote ran upon it, darting forward before he paused and turned, waiting for Caleb to follow. He felt the wind at the back of his legs and he pressed on. The moon hid behind the canyon walls as he made his way into the darkness. Pulling a flashlight from his pocket, he switched it on and looked around as he entered the cave.
Shifting Dreams: A Cambio Springs Mystery by Elizabeth Hunter
Release date: March 5, 2013Genre: Paranormal RomanceAge Group: Adult
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Somedays Jena Crowe just can’t get a break. Work at the diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery. Added to that, changes seem to be coming to the tiny town of Cambio Springs, big changes that not everyone in the isolated town of shapeshifters is thrilled about. Caleb Gilbert was looking for change, and the quiet desert town seemed just the ticket for a more peaceful life. He never counted on violence finding him, nor could he have predicted just how crazy his new life would become. When murder rocks their small community, Caleb and Jena will have to work together. And when the new Chief of Police isn’t put off by any of her usual defenses, Jena may be faced with the most frightening change of all: lowering the defenses around her carefully guarded heart. Shifting Dreams is the first novel in Cambio Springs, the new paranormal romance series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries.
Excerpt
Caleb blinked and looked around. He could hear singing. Old songs he’d heard as a child at his grandmother’s feet. He must have been truly exhausted, because he could have sworn he heard Mary Yazzie’s voice and his Uncle Raymond’s low laugh. The smell of a bonfire and fry bread. He shook his head to clear it. No one would know the old songs here. The wind gusted again, and a black slash in the rocks beckoned him from the corner of his eye.
Seven springs… He saw six, where was the seventh?
The old songs rose on the breeze and Caleb turned toward them. His feet moved of their own volition as he approached the black void in the canyon wall. It was a cave cut into the rocks. As he drew closer, he heard a shuffling in the bushes and a silver animal darted in front of him.
He was Mah-ih, ‘he-who-roams-about’ to his grandmother’s people. The large coyote paused in the path, then turned and looked at Caleb. His pelt was silver in the moonlight, his ears large and tilted toward him. Caleb walked toward the animal, but it did not bolt. The coyote walked a little farther down the path, then paused to look at him again. Caleb followed.
The animal darted under a fence that Caleb hopped over. Then there was another path, this one not marked by gravel or concrete.
It twisted over the rocks and through the brush, leading him toward the void. The coyote ran upon it, darting forward before he paused and turned, waiting for Caleb to follow. He felt the wind at the back of his legs and he pressed on. The moon hid behind the canyon walls as he made his way into the darkness. Pulling a flashlight from his pocket, he switched it on and looked around as he entered the cave.
About the Author
Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College in the Department of English (Linguistics) and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening.
She currently lives in Central California with a seven-year-old ninja who claims to be her child. She enjoys music, writing, travel, and bowling (despite the fact that she’s not very good at it.) Someday, she plans to learn how to scuba dive. And maybe hang glide… but that looks like a lot of running.
She is the author of the Elemental Mysteries and Elemental World series, the Cambio Springs series, and other works of fiction.
Author social media links:
ElementalMysteries.com
Facebook page
Twitter @E__Hunter
Giveaway per blog: (1) eBook copy of SHIFTING DREAMS. Mobi, epub, and pdf formats available. Open International.
Shifting Dreams: A Cambio Springs Mystery by Elizabeth HunterRelease date: March 5, 2013Genre: Paranormal RomanceAge Group: Adult
Buy Links
Author Amazon
Book Description:
Somedays Jena Crowe just can’t get a break. Work at the diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery. Added to that, changes seem to be coming to the tiny town of Cambio Springs, big changes that not everyone in the isolated town of shapeshifters is thrilled about. Caleb Gilbert was looking for change, and the quiet desert town seemed just the ticket for a more peaceful life. He never counted on violence finding him, nor could he have predicted just how crazy his new life would become. When murder rocks their small community, Caleb and Jena will have to work together. And when the new Chief of Police isn’t put off by any of her usual defenses, Jena may be faced with the most frightening change of all: lowering the defenses around her carefully guarded heart. Shifting Dreams is the first novel in Cambio Springs, the new paranormal romance series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries.
About the Author
Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College in the Department of English (Linguistics) and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening.
She currently lives in Central California with a seven-year-old ninja who claims to be her child. She enjoys music, writing, travel, and bowling (despite the fact that she’s not very good at it.) Someday, she plans to learn how to scuba dive. And maybe hang glide… but that looks like a lot of running.
She is the author of the Elemental Mysteries and Elemental World series, the Cambio Springs series, and other works of fiction.
Author social media links:
ElementalMysteries.com
Facebook page
Twitter @E__Hunter
Excerpt #1
“Aren’t you the talkative one?”
He gave her a sly grin. “Sometimes.”
Jena shook her head. “I bet you barely have to talk to the girls with that smile, cowboy.”
“Why ‘cowboy?’”
“Boots and attitude. You can always tell a man by his boots. You’re not an office kind of guy, I can tell. I’d even bet you’ve got a hat hanging around somewhere.”
He nodded. “You could say that.”
“So, just passing through?”
“You could say that, too.” At least for tonight. “And I left my hat in the car. My mom would skin me alive if I wore it inside.” She’d skin him alive for a lot of things, lately.
“Good. I’ve had a tempestuous relationship with hats today.”
“Now that’s a statement that begs a story.”
She shrugged and leaned a little closer. “Maybe, but it’s not one I feel like telling tonight.”
Caleb pulled her a little closer. “What do you feel like doing tonight?” No way in the world could he be that lucky.
A slow smile spread over Jena’s face. “Dancing.”
“We’re already doing that.”
“And maybe kissing a cute cowboy who’s passing through.”
Well, well. He wasn’t going to complain about that. Caleb looked around the bar. “Hold on, let me see if I can find one for you.”
Giveaway per blog: (1) eBook copy of SHIFTING DREAMS. Mobi, epub, and pdf formats available. Open International.
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