Read more about the book and enter the giveaway here. The Eggstone Murders: A Starfire Mystery by Herbert L. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was certainly a different kind of cozy mystery than many I have read, but I am pleased to report that it kept the main idea and feel of this genre. It is probably […]

Tour Schedule Lord Trowbridge’s Angel The very handsome and very bored Lord Trowbridge knows something is missing in his existence. When he is asked by a friend to escort the seemingly quiet Miss Sophie Edwards to her first ball, he has no idea she possesses the key that will unlock him. It is her secret weapon. Once he sees his […]

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Tour Schedule The Glister Journals: Bronze Allison Anderson knows she’s a little different, but it hadn’t bothered her too much-until now. Moving away from everything she’s ever known to a new house, new neighborhood, and new school is bad enough, but it’s her first year of high school too, making it even more intimidating. She’s more aware of her social […]

Title: The Curse Giver Genre: Fantasy Author: Dora Machado Publisher: Twilight Times Books (September 16, 2013) Pages: 510 Language: English Lusielle’s bleak but orderly life as a remedy mixer is shattered when her husband betrays her and she is sentenced to die for a crime she didn’t commit. She’s on the pyre, about to be burned, when a stranger breaks through […]

Tour Schedule   Jack Templar and the Lord of the Vampires Jack is back. After his adventures at the Monster Hunter Academy (which included fighting a goblin army, befriending an ancient werewolf, and battling two fire-breathing dragons), Jack Templar was hoping for a rest. No such luck. In Book #3 of the Jack Templar Monster Hunter series, Jack embarks on […]

For more information on the book, click here. Broken Bridges by Roy Kindelberger My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am pleased to be able to tell you about a new, clean young adult book that is written by another great Pacific Northwest author. The book is short, easy to read, and completely appropriate (no profanity and no sex)for the […]

Title: Broken Bridges Author: Roy Kindelberger Genre: Children’s middle-grade Publisher: Black Rose Writing (August 21, 2013)   Synopsis:   Twelve-year-old Rey is sent to an old rundown steel town near Pittsburgh, where he has to deal with his aging grandparents, isolated dad, missing mom, bullies, broken bridges, and horseradish sauce. While Rey sits on an airplane bound for Pittsburgh, he […]

The Eggstone Murders by Herbert L. Smith   Book Details: The Eggstone Murders: A Starfire Mystery Genre: Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Published by: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Release Date: July 13, 2013 Number of Pages: 218 Synopsis A thick-headed sheriff, a young, unsure, wannabe detective, and a savvy older criminal-turned- investigator, are only the beginning of the cast of […]

Synopsis: Life imitating art? That’s Finn Sherlock’s first bizarre thought when she stumbles across a dead body within the Civil War era hiding place inside Sherlock’s Home Mystery Bookstore. Thinking that it’s her gnome-like Uncle Oz costumed to play the part of a fortunetelling druid for ‘All Hallows’ Eve,’ she is relieved when she learns that the hooded figure is […]