With her most recent endeavor, Sudden Secrets, C. Lee McKenzie has released yet another novel that the angst-ridden tweens, teens, and young adults are sure to eat up. Other than the blurb below, I can’t tell you much, but if it’s anything like her previous books and short stories, it’s destined to find a sacred place on … More C. Lee McKenzie’s Latest: Sudden Secrets
When you’re Alexander Poole, everyone’s your teacher: A skeevy stereo salesman, master of the bait and switch. A flaky folk singer and his dog that reads Tolkien. A drug dealer loan shark with a passion for trees. A ballsy townie chick who turns you on to Springsteen. Your wiseass roommate whose favorite pastime is smoking your dope. Your first college girlfriend who has sex with you to confirm that she’s gay. Even your one true love. Together they point you to paradise – Poole’s Paradise – but what will it cost to get in? … More A Review of “Poole’s Paradise” by John Vorhaus
GUESS THE TRUE STATEMENT & WIN JESSICA BELL’S THRILLER, WHITE LADY! (Statement #2) To celebrate the release of Jessica Bell’s latest novel, WHITE LADY, she is giving away an e-copy (mobi, ePub, or PDF) to the first person to correctly guess the one true statement in the three statements below. To clarify, two statements … More “White Lady” Blog Tour
Did you know that in the U.S., 16,787 people have said that they were abused as children by priests between 1950 and 2012? (Read more about this here.) That’s a shocking statistic. In light of this, author and poet, Jessica Bell, has written and published SHE (a short story in verse), and—until the end of 2014—has … More “SHE” Sheds Light on a Dark Secret
In my meanderings this morning, while at my good friend and romance writer Melissa Maygrove’s blog, I was surprised and thrilled to see the cover reveal of her début novel, Come Back. Goodness! It reminded me how much I’ve been out of the loop—I had forgotten all about it. Melissa has a wonderful grasp on … More Cover Reveal: Melissa Maygrove’s Debut Novel, “Come Back”
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