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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Flirting With Fangs by Peg Pierson Giveaway and Review

 
 
Excerpt  Page 85, 86 
The vampire clutched his stomach. “Something is amiss.” He grimaced. “I feel as though a dragon lurks within me.”
From her chair Bailey watched. Fear tickled her gut. What if whatever happened to bring him into this world was reversing itself? The fear spread, hot and scalding. She couldn’t lose him, not now…
Not ever.
Torin Kane might be a fictional character, but there was nothing imaginary about the way she felt in his strong arms, the way his touch made her body sing, and the way his dark gaze seemed to reach right through her eyes and into her soul.
Somehow, destiny had brought the dark warrior, the man of her dreams to life. And Bailey knew at that moment, that without Torin, her own life would be nothing more than a blank page.


I thought that this book was a lot of fun to read. Imagine that you are a vampire romance writer like Bailey Hamilton and your imaginary Hero comes to life! That is what happens to Bailey, and she is afraid, excited and wants to keep him in her life. She cannot lose him after the way he makes her feel. Although this is a vampire romance Hero that she has imagined, he is very real and he wants to find love after all  he has been through in Bailey's books. This book to me was a mix of imagination, romance, horror, and some humor. It also reminded me of some time travel books I have read. I really loved this book by this wonderful author.I was given this book to read and review by being part of Bewitching Books Tours. All opinions are my own.


Flirting with Fangs
Peg Pierson
Vampire romance novelist Bailey Hamilton thinks her life is over. Her two-timing husband dumped her, she has a paralyzing case of writers’ block, and her big toe is bleeding.
Torin Kane, fictional Vampire Hero, is miserable. Chapter after chapter he has battled dragons, demons, and despicable villains, but his secret desire is to find true love and a tan. 
With a twist of fate, their worlds collide. A magical teardrop summons Torin to life. And Bailey finds herself face to face, with quite literally, the man of her dreams….                      
What Reviewers Are Saying About Flirting with Fangs:
"Peg Pierson truly brings her hero to life with this fantastically funny vampire tale. I cannot wait to see what this author comes up with next. I’m still holding my sides from laughing so much while reading this story. If the next adventure is only half as funny it will well be worth reading.” ~Night Owl Reviews
“I'm looking forward to reading more of her work. I enjoyed the wild tale of romance, terror, and undying love. She has a very interesting imagination and can summon up horrors Stephen King wouldn't think to put together in one book.”
~ Kathy F at The Romance Studio
About the Author:
Peg Pierson is a full-fledged Fang Fanatic and slightly deranged Halloween Enthusiast, with a closet full of plywood coffins, an assortment of plastic dismembered body parts, and of course…skeletons.
Currently, she lives in Minnesota and is busily typing away on a new paranormal comedy. Along with vampires, she loves her family, pecan kringle, and a good laugh.
Please visit her at www.flirtingwithfangs.com
https://twitter.com/PegPierson


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Review Home School Your First Grader by Beth Jones

    I was given this e book by Tomoson for an honest review. This book seems to come at an appropriate time. There are many parents weighing the options of whether or not to Home School their children, and for a lot of different reasons they are afraid to and this book answers some of those questions.  Some parents are afraid of failure, but couldn't there be a failure in school?
   Some parents are afraid to try a curriculum or have no idea where to start. These questions are addressed. There is also a part where she speaks to the child who is sitting down and actually being taught at home. She shares a no  nonsence approach to something that could be hard for some to understand.
   Even if someone is just toying with the idea of homeschooling this is a book that should by at the top of your must reading  list.   Many thanks to Tomoson for this great book to review.I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Monday, December 17, 2012

What Can We Do To Try to Stop the Violence ?

     I have been watching the television all weekend. I am unable to shut it off or to change channels. It probably wouldn't matter anyway, it is on every channel.
      On Friday morning we took the kids to the Dollar Tree store in our town to do their Christmas shopping for Mommy and Daddy and each other, their God Parents and me, Nana. It was so heartwarming to be able to see them get their own carriage and  then go around the corner to hide from each other. They were able to get some really cute things for just a dollar each, then they paid the clerk. While we were shopping the other shoppers kept watching them shop, and talk about what they wanted to buy. They were very careful to keep their presents from each other while they were in the line. Bobo even bought special Disney Princess paper to wrap Sissy's gifts and Sissy got Mickey Mouse for Bobo's presents.
   Then as part of our shopping trip we went to eat breakfast/lunch at Dennys Restaurant where they ordered their own food and continued to talk about what they had bought. While we were there one of the waitresses started to talk about what happened in Connecticut. We all looked at each other and at the kids. We were so thankful that they were safe with us. I know if they had been in school, any school we would have went to get them and keep them with us  for the rest of the day.  I really do not think that we could even send them on Monday morning.  I am so sorry and my heart aches for the victims and their families.
   The violence against our beautiful children is getting worse. No  one really knows the answer, but we really need to work together to prevent this from happening again. I do not think that any parent or grandparent will ever forget Friday. Just because some children are homeschooled we should still work with our elected leaders to stop this from ever happening again. So to answer my question, we all need to work together to try to solve this. After all, all children are all of our children.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Last Minute Giveaway Hop


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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Book Tour Heaven Sent Book Three Falling Angels by E Van Lowe



Heaven Sent
Falling Angels Saga Book Three
By E Van Lowe
Genre: Paranormal YA
What Does It All Mean?
Readers who devoured Boyfriend From Hell and Earth Angel will be captivated by the third book in the Falling Angels Saga. 
As summer break for Glendale Union high begins, heartsick Megan awaits Guy's return while struggling to control her emerging abilities.  Love is in the air, but can the new loves in Megan, Maudrina, Suze and Aunt' Jaz's life be trusted? Nothing is what it seems.  Meanwhile, the Satanists are set to hatch their most diabolical scheme ever, and if it comes to pass, Satan may finally win out. 
Megan has precious little time to unravel the cryptic message hidden in the riddle she received at the end of Earth Angel. If she doesn’t, the life of someone most dear to her will be lost forever, and Megan may yet find herself living in HELL.
Earth Angel
Falling Angels Book Two
E Van Lowe
Genre: Paranormal YA
Heaven Can Wait!
Just because Megan Barnett recently defeated Satan, has a fantastic new best friend, and has won the love of deliciously handsome, Guy Matson, doesn’t mean her troubles are over.  Far from it.  For Megan doesn’t realize it, but in her possession is a powerful weapon, a weapon sought after by both angels and demons and everything in between.  They will do ANYTHING to get it.
In E. Van Lowe’s humorous, romantic and thrilling sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, Megan winds up in a gripping life or death battle to save herself, the boy she loves, and all of mankind from unthinkable evil.
Megan Barnett has recently defeated Satan, found a fantastic new best friend, and has won the heart of deliciously handsome, Guy Matson.  But that doesn’t mean her troubles are over.  Far from it.  For Megan doesn’t realize that she is in possession of a powerful paranormal weapon, a weapon sought after by both angels, demons and everything in between. 
In E. Van Lowe’s romantic yet thrilling sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, Megan finds herself in a gripping life or death battle to save the boy she loves, and all of mankind from unthinkable evil.
Excerpt:
Boyfriend from Hell
Falling Angels Saga Book One
By E Van Lowe
Genre: Paranormal YA
Aww, Hell No!
Fifteen year-old Megan Barnett and her single mom, Suze, have a special relationship—they are friends, close friends, who do almost everything together.
“But come on, guys, she’s my mother… Can I really tell her that while we’re snuggled up on the sofa watching Spider Man Three, I’m secretly undressing James Franco with my eyes?  Of course not…”
The special bond takes a turn for the worse when Suze decides to start dating again.  She hasn’t had a man in her life since Megan’s father left ten years ago. 
Enter two mysterious young men, Megan’s new classmate, sinfully attractive bad boy, Guy Matson, and the dangerously handsome art dealer, Armando.  Before long Megan and Suze both wind up in steamy relationships.  But neither of the handsome guys is quite what he seems.  In fact, one of them is Satan, with his sights set on a new bride.  Megan has precious little time to figure out how to stop him.  If she doesn’t, either Megan or Suze are quite literally going to HELL.

About The Author
E. Van Lowe is an author, television writer, screen-writer, playwright and producer who has worked on such TV shows as "The Cosby Show," "Even Stevens," and "Homeboys In Outer Space." He has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Academy Award. His first YA Paranormal novel, "Never Slow Dance With A Zombie," was a selection of The Scholastic Book Club, and a nominee for an American Library Association Award.  His Best Selling novels, “Boyfriend From Hell” and “Earth Angel,” are the first two books in the Falling Angels Saga.  “The Zombie Always Knocks Twice” is the first book in his Hollyweird series.

E lives in Beverly Hills California with his spouse, a werewolf, several zombies and a fairy godmother who grants him wishes from time-to-time.




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Interview with Author E. Van Lowe  
 When did you first begin to realize that you wanted to be a writer?
The summer I became 10 years-old I came down with pneumonia.  I was a very active kid and my mother was looking for an activity to keep me occupied while I spent my summer indoors.  She knew I enjoyed entertaining friends and family with stories I made up.  She suggested I write some of them down.  And then she said the magic words: “You can make money doing it.”  That was all it took.  I became a writer that summer, and after a while I didn’t care about the money… which was a good thing.  LOL.
Do you like writing novels better than writing for television?
I get satisfaction out of both.  Writing novels gives me a special satisfaction because I get to spend more time with my characters.  With TV writing I get the satisfaction of seeing my work on TV. 
Do you have a special place where you like to read?
Lately I’ve been doing most of my reading in bed at night.  Usually, however, I can read just about anywhere.  A few weeks ago we went to a movie and got there half an hour early.  I pulled out my iphone with the Kindle app and started reading.  You gotta love technology.
What was the first time you had something published?
I was first published a long time ago in college.  I had some poems accepted into a college magazine.  The best part of it was I didn’t submit the poems, a friend of mine did, so I had no clue about being in the magazine.  When people started congratulating me for being published I had no idea what they were talking about.  I got my hands on the magazine; what an awesome surprise.  Unfortunately, it was many, many years after that I first published a piece of fiction.
Do you also write for adults?  Do you have your own blog?
I began my career writing horror novels under the pseudonym Sal Conte.  I wrote a very popular novel, Child’s Play back in the 80s and followed with another fairly popular novel, The Power.  Sal is planning a big comeback.  He has a page on my website: Sal Conte's Page.  Yes, I have a blog. You can access my blog through my website.  http://evanlowe.com  You’ll see my blog listed in the pull-down menu.
Can you give others who want to write a small piece of advice?
The most important thing any would-be writer needs to do is complete several pieces of work.  You can’t be a writer without a body of work.  So try and finish everything you start.  No one finishes everything, but I find many would-be writers don’t finish anything.  Finish it—even if it stinks—finish it!



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My review;  this is the third book in this series about Megan Barnett who is 15 years old and is best friends with her mom Suze, who is a single parent. They are very close and share a bond together .  In the previous  book in this saga, Earth Angel, Megan is given a riddle in which she must find a message which has been hidden in the riddle. She has very little time to solve it as Satanists are forming a plan to make Megan find herself,  living in hell and losing the person who is most important to her. They and others will stop at nothing to help Satan win.  This is a fantastic book in the continuation of the first two in this saga. You should read all three,  both they also stand on their own as books that are captivating as well as fun to read. I loved the whole saga by this great author.  Boyfriend From Hell Book One,   Earth Angel Book Two,  and now Heaven Sent.

REAL LIFE REAL MIRACLES BY JAMES L. GARLOW & KEITH WALL

    I love to read short stories. Especially true stories about real people and their seemingly ordinary lives. I started to read this book and I was truly inspired and filled with wonder about it all. How could someone survive something that is unexplainable? How could someone survive something that should have killed them? How does a life threatening disease somehow disappear?
   People often might say to each other that they have heard about things like these happening. You probably would just think about it for a moment and then move on. But, this book is about this happening to many people, different ages, different lives, different backgrounds. I could not wait to devour each story of hope, love and endurance.   Anyone who needs a little encouragement, a little love and a little hope should read this book.
    I am so much better for having read this. I was given this book for the purpose of a review by Chosen Books, Bethany House Publishers. All opinions are my own. I recommend this book to all.

Friday, December 14, 2012

End of the World Giveaway Hop

I am giving away a book about the end of the world.  This book is by one of my favorite authors, Clive Cussler. Polar Shift one of his best thrillers.  Good Luck


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