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The Love Haters - Book Review

The Love Haters by Katherine Center My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another great book by Katherine Center. The humor mixes with the seriousness of the themes perfectly. I loved the characters (including the side characters like The Gals, clueless Cole, and Beanie) and who wouldn’t love an overly friendly and rumbustious Great Dane? I devoured the book (audio) and I only have one complaint which is the…

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The Ragpicker King - Book Review

The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have to admit that I am upset. I was convinced this was a duology, so when I got toward the end of the book and things were looking pretty unresolved, I googled it. It’s a trilogy!!!!! This series is so good. Definitely a departure from what we were used to from Cassandra Clare, but just as brilliant in a more mature way. The world…

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In Memoriam

In the last week I lost two important pieces of my childhood, two cousins who, each in their own way, carved a niche in my memory and heart. One passed away on June 1st after years of fighting against a rare and terrible brain condition that robbed him of movement, balance, speech and mostly other bodily functions while keeping him cruelly aware. But this blog is about his sister, who passed…

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Heartless Hunter - Book Review

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a great story with such relevant themes for today’s world. Extremes of anything are bad and there is no such thing as “all bad”” or “all good”.Excellent writing, awesome plot, a true enemies-to-lovers romance with low spice but high (slow burn) sexual tension, a rollercoaster of emotions and quite a few surprises.I was a little…

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Whispers Under Ground - Book Review

Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Rivers of London series hasn’t disappointed me yet. Its mixture of mystery, magic, and humor, perfectly balanced, is just up my alley. It even has hints of romance here and there. What else can a reader ask for? In book 3, I was very happy to find that Lesley is back as a fully-functional partner and friend as well as a…

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Devious Desires- Release Blitz

RELEASE BLITZ DEVIOUS DESIRES SNOW TWINS DUET BOOK 2 PART OF THE DARK LEOPARDS M.C. WORLD AUTHOR: Maria Vickers COVER DESIGNER: Maria Vickers Genre: MC, PNR, Romance, Suspense TROPES: MC, Enemies to lovers, Found Family, Overprotective Alpha, Shifter, Paranormal, Romance Siam hasn’t had the easiest of lives, but compared to her brother Snow, she’s lived like a princess. She will do anything she…

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Writing Is Resistance

 I recently attended a virtual writer’s retreat and was fortunate enough to attend a presentation titled “Writing is Resistance” and for me, this was well worth the price of the whole retreat. It had been a while since I was fired up about my stories and my characters. It felt like an eternity since I felt proud of my writing. So this presentation hit all the right spots. Writing IS…

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Iron Flame - Book Review

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros My rating: 5 of 5 stars The story of the fragile, bookish girl who nobody believes can survive the harshest of situations and who turns out to be the reluctant savior of, well, everybody, has been told many times. Some times in beautiful, exciting ways, sometimes not so much. Rebecca Yarros tells that same story beautifully and powerfully. And with dragons! There are…

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Lost & Stolen Gods-Release Blitz

  Title: Lost & Stolen Gods Author: Debbie Cassidy Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance Cover Designer: Covers by Juan Publication Date: April 4, 2025 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Blurb:  Gods aren’t born, they’re made. I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods…

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Tress of The Emerald Sea - Book Review

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I had no idea what to expect from this book. I had never read a Sanderson book and had heard amazing things about him. I also knew that this particular title was not Sanderson’s usual fare. I really enjoyed it for the most part. It did remind me a lot of The Prince’s Bride, a movie (not so much the book, I’m afraid) I…

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Cursed Magic Release Blitz

  Title: Cursed Magic Author: Jen L. Grey Genre: Urban Fantasy, PNR Publication Date: Mar. 27th, 20225 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Cursed Magic by Jen L. Grey Surviving was just the beginning. Now, the real nightmare begins. Betrayed by the man who was meant to stand beside me, I watched my pack fall in a bloodbath of treachery. My sister and I barely escaped—but in the chaos, we were…

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Devious Desires - Cover Reveal

COVER REVEAL DEVIOUS DESIRES SNOW TWINS DUET BOOK 2 PART OF THE DARK LEOPARDS M.C. WORLD AUTHOR: Maria Vickers DESIGNER: Maria Vickers RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2025 Genre: MC, PNR, Romance, Suspense TROPES: MC, Enemies to lovers, Found Family, Overprotective Alpha, Shifter, Paranormal, Romance Siam hasn’t had the easiest of lives, but compared to her brother Snow, she’s lived like a princess. She…

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Moon Over Soho - Review

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars The second book in this urban fantasy series is just as excellent as the first. I love the main characters’ growth, getting to know Peter’s parents better, and welcoming back Leslie (even if it’s a broken version of her. I have high hopes for her).One of the best features of this series is the humor (sarcasm, I guess I should call it) with…

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The Book of Dog - Review

The Book of Dog: A Satire by D.J. Molles My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was such a surprise. A good one.I picked up the book after a recommendation from another writer and I’m so glad I did.I thought it would be a light, funny read and it certainly was, but it surprised me with much deeper themes, so relevant to the world we are living in today.I bought the audio book and I have to say the narrator…

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Together We Burn - Book Review

Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez My rating: 5 of 5 stars Isabel Ibañez is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Her type of fantasy (more like magical realism) picks on well-established worlds (in this one the very real world of the matadores in Spain) and throws an unexpected twist to it. In the Secrets of the Nile duology she threw magic as a real–however defunct–characteristic of the…

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Hello Stranger - Book Review

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked pretty much everything about this rom com: how it bounced from the very serious (like her illness and relationship with her family) to totally bonkers situations. I listened to it every chance I had and never got bored. The only reason I am not giving the story five stars is that the author has a tendency to stretch the ending…

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Resurrecting My Magic -Blog Tour

Timoteo Tong has a new MM paranormal fantasy romance out, Magicals Alliance book two: Resurrecting My Magic. Book one, “Magic, Monsters and Me” is available for just 99¢ January 6th-12th! In the thrilling sequel to “Magic, Monsters and Me,” Elijah Delomary forges new abilities with new mentors, seeks to reunify with Austin, and faces the terrible truth behind losing his powers. As war rages…