6/14/13

Refuge by Carole Rummage Tour with Giveaway #Refuge



Refuge
Laney Lowell moved across the country to escape her past, not to fall in love. But when she becomes friends with Gabe, a handsome artist plagued by a mysterious disease, she'll have to decide between facing his dark truth or walking away from him forever. This thrilling romance is full of twists that will keep you guessing to the last page.





















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Carole Rummage lives in North Carolina with her husband, rambunctious dog, Toby and needy cat, Pepper. She has three children and six grandchildren who keep her on her toes. Even though she's a grandmother, she's young at heart and loves working with and writing for young people. She's had several careers in her life and now happily adds being a writer to the mix. Her favorite quote is from George Elliott, "It's never too late to be what you might have been." She believes this applies to everything in life. After all, succeeding at new things just takes faith and trust and a little bit of fairy dust...

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6/13/13

Experience the Fantastic Reality of A Read That is "Born of Illusion"

Born Of Illusion (Born of Illusion, #1)Title:  Born of Illusion
Author:  Terri Brown
Format:  ERC
Length:  384 pages
Publisher:  Balzer & Bray
Rating:  5 Stars

Anna Van Housen is thirteen the first time she breaks her mother out of jail. By sixteen she’s street smart and savvy, assisting her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, and easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums and mentalists in 1920’s New York City. Handcuffs and sleight of hand illusions have never been much of a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her true gifts secret from her opportunistic mother, who will stop at nothing to gain her ambition of becoming the most famous medium who ever lived. But when a strange, serious young man moves into the flat downstairs, introducing her to a secret society that studies people with gifts like hers, he threatens to reveal the secrets Anna has fought so hard to keep, forcing her to face the truth about her past. Could the stories her mother has told her really be true? Could she really be the illegitimate daughter of the greatest magician of all?  -Goodreads

 My Thoughts
"Born of Illusion" achieves that golden balance between great characters and enthralling story.  Anna Van Housen, though young, has been through mush and seen even more.  In a struggle for love and respect from her mother; the young illusionist knows that she must play the game without tipping her hand, both on and off the stage.
Illusions are one thing, but the things that Anna can do are quite another.  This read allows one to explore that shadowy world between illusion and the super sensory.  In a time when secrecy and mistrust were the words of the day, and traps having nothing to do with magic could wait behind any door.

 Cole vs. Owen
Cole is a character that will steal your heart while making you think.  He is not very flashy and doesn't come on very strong.  What he is...quiet mystery and hidden power.  To add cream to the coffee he's a Brit!  Yum.  Cole has so many layers that are only touched upon in this read.  He, in this reviewer's opinion is well worth a book of his own...novella?
Anna's relationship with Cole is about so much more than romance.  Anna grows as a person and discovers that it's o.k. to want more than what life is offering her with her mother.
He is also there to do some of the saving for Anna that she sorely needs.

 Owen is a peacock who looks to be short a few feathers.  While it is true that he is nice and very charming on the surface; he is hiding something that could prove dangerous to Anna and her mother.

Lies...Lies...Lies
 One cannot discuss deception without speaking of Anna's mother.  This is a woman who has built her life, and by extension Anna's life, on her ability to spin a good one. 
Though it is often a dagger to the heart to watch, Anna's willingness to fight the specter that is her mother's legacy of lies, is what makes her worthy of every triumph and happiness.
The most intriguing question that Marguerite Van Housen's tall tales cause one to ponder is whether or not Anna is indeed the daughter of Houdini?
Anna's interactions with the great man never quite answer this for sure, leaving readers to form their own opinions.

As The Curtain Falls
This is a wonderful book that I would recommend to any lover of magic, mystery, and the supernatural.  It is a full and well executed story that is more than capable of standing on it's own; though it is the first of a series.  Though it is set in the 20's, there is a noted absence of flapperesqueness and easy speak.
Can't wait for book 2! 





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6/12/13

Just Sittin' Here...Waitin' On Wednesday #29

 
I have been so busy reading that I have neglected
my WOW!
This wonderful meme is from
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The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)
Title:  The House of Hades
Author:  Rick Riordan
Publisher:  Hyperion
Expected Date of Publication:  October 8th, 2013
At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?

They have no choice. If the demigods don’t succeed, Gaea’s armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.  Goodreads


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6/11/13

BookSparks PR Presents: Is This Tomorrow

Is This TomorrowTitle:  Is This Tomorrow
Author:  Caroline Leavitt
Format:  Print
Length:  360 pages
Publisher:  Algonquin  Books of Chapel Hill
Rating:  4 Stars

In 1956, when divorced, working-mom Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a Boston suburb, the neighborhood is less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood in the era of the Cold War, bomb scares, and paranoia seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son. Lewis never recovers from the disappearance of his childhood friend. By the time he reaches his twenties, he's living a directionless life, a failure in love, estranged from his mother. Rose is now a schoolteacher in another city, watching over children as she was never able to watch over her own brother. Ava is building a new life for herself in a new decade. When the mystery of Jimmy's disappearance is unexpectedly solved, all three must try to reclaim what they have lost.  -Goodreads

 My Thoughts
The 1950's were no place for anyone who broke the June Cleaver, cookie cutter mold that America held as the gold standard of motherhood and home.  Unfortunately for Ava Lark, and even more so for her son Lewis, her single parent, working mother status manages to do just that.  Branded as "an outsider" and somehow less than; shunned at school; and feeling alone, Lewis is overjoyed when he finds friendship with Jimmy and Rose.
Just when Lewis thinks that he has found the light at the end of the tunnel; Jimmy disappears and Lewis and his mother are once again surrounded by suspicion once again.

This book is about those moments in life that for good or ill, change the course of one's life forever.
For Lewis and Rose, that moment is the disappearance of Jimmy.  Even though the case is solved, these two are forever marked by the guilt and loss that they suffered as children.
This is a beautiful story that is at times proves very taxing for modern sensibilities.  As a reader, one can't help being affected by the realism and at times, raw emotional honesty with which the characters are written.
The best part of the book by far, is the journey toward closure that each of the players in this tragic saga take.
This is not a case of "happily ever after" by any means, but in real life what story ever truly is?

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Caroline Leavitt

Caroline Leavitt is the prize-winning author of Girls In Trouble, Coming Back To Me, Living Other Lives, Into Thin Air, Family, Jealousies, Lifelines and Meeting Rozzy Halfway. Various titles were optioned for film, translated into different languages, and condensed in magazines. Her ninth novel, Pictures of You, went into three printings months before publication and is now in its fourth printing. A New York Times bestseller, it was also a Costco "Pennie's Pick," A San Francisco Chronicle Editor's Choice "Lit Pick," and was one of the top 20 books published so far in 2011, as named by BookPage. Pictures of You was also on the Best Books of 2011 lists from The San Francisco Chronicle, The Providence Journal, Bookmarks Magazine and Kirkus Reviews. Her new novel, Is This Tomorrow, will be published May 2013 by Algonquin Books.
Her many essays, stories, book reviews and articles have appeared in Salon, Psychology Today, The New York Times Sunday Book Review, People, Real Simple, New York Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Parenting,The Chicago Tribune, Parents, Redbook, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and numerous anthologies.
She won the First Prize in Redbook Magazine's Young Writers Contest for her short story, "Meeting Rozzy Halfway," which grew into the novel. The recipient of a 1990 New York Foundation of the Arts Award for Fiction for Into Thin Air, she was also a National Magazine Award nominee for personal essay, and she was awarded a 2005 honorable mention, Goldenberg Prize for Fiction from the Bellevue Literary Review, for "Breathe," a portion of Pictures of You. As a screenwriter, Caroline was a 2003 Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellow Finalist, and is a recent first-round finalist in the Sundance Screenwriting Lab competition for her script of Is This Tomorrow.
Caroline has been a judge in both the Writers' Voice Fiction Awards in New York City and the Midatlantic Arts Grants in Fiction. She teaches novel writing online at both Stanford University and UCLA, as well as working with writers privately.
Caroline has appeared on The Today Show, Diane Rehm, German and Canadian TV, and more, and she has been featured on The View From The Bay.
She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, New York City's unofficial sixth borough, with her husband, the writer Jeff Tamarkin, and their teenage son Max.


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6/10/13

TCM Virtual Tours Presents: Perfect Flaw


Perfect Flaw (editor Robin Blankenship): Readers everywhere are invited to experience adventures of a dystopian nature in the anthology Perfect Flaw, from editor Robin Blankenship! Featuring seventeen speculative fiction tales, spanning many genres, Perfect Flaw explores the subject of societies gone wrong.

From “utopian” societies masking an underlying controlled state, to stories of people fighting back against repression, in hopes of a better world, the flaws that create a dystopian atmosphere are brought to light. Thought-provoking and entertaining, Perfect Flaw will be a welcome addition to any reader’s collection of dystopian literature.
Leslie J Anderson – “Michael’s Gate”
Jason Campagna – “Hope Unknown”
Frank Roger – “Cracks in the Concrete”
Mandi M. Lynch “Under a Pomegranate Sky”
Shaun Avery – “The Job Hunter”
Cathy Bryant – “Cost Benefit Analysis”
Carolyn M. Chang – “Smilers”
SC Langgle – “The Bird Below Ground”
Delphine Boswell – “Tomorrow’s Children”
Tanith Korravai – “Your Comfort is Important to Us”
DeeDee Davies – “The Ultimate Sale”
Ellen Brock – “Useless”
Herika R. Raymer – “Seventh Degree”
H David Blalock – “Guardian”
H.S. Donnelly – “First Head”
Jay Faulkner – “System Error”
Michael O’Connor – “The Choosing” 


My Thoughts
This collection of stories has something for every reader.  From the light of utopia to dystopian's darkest depths.  There are so many worlds and points of view available to the reader, that it is nearly imposible to choose a favorite.
With the influx of dystopian literature that is flooding the market at the moment;  it is a true treat to have so many well written stories at one's fingertips.
This is a book that is meant to be read and reread.  A treasure trove of multifaceted gems of the written word; waiting to be discovered time and time again.

 

 Editor Bio


Robin Blankenship
Robin Blankenship, a freelance editor and book reviewer has a background in teaching and social work. When not working or reading or editing she can be found at home in Kentucky with her husband, Andrew and two children, Christian and Beatrix.

Perfect Flaw Tour Segment
May 16    Armand Rosamilla, Horror Author     Guest Post
May 17    Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews     Interview
May 19   Angela Meadon Blog    Guest Post
May 20     The FlipSide of Julianne     Guest Post
May 21  The Dan O’Brien Project   Guest Post
May 23  Workaday Reads   Guest Post
May 24   Books, Owls and Tea    Guest Post
May 30  Darlene’s Book Nook  Guest Post
June 1  Readings Sunshine    Review
June 4  Jess Resides Here    Guest Post
June 5  Book Reviews and More    Review
June 6  A Book Vacation     Guest Post
June 7     Word to Dream s    Review
June 8   The Witchy Contessa   Review
June 10  WTF Are You Reading    Review
June 12  Bookishly Me    Review
June 14  Sweet Southern Home  Guest Post
June 16   SpecMusicMuse    Review and Interview
June 17  Spellbindings   Guest Post

Full Tour Schedule:  All Segments Included
May 16     Jay Wilburn Blog          Guest Post       (Southern Haunts)
May 16  MikesFilmTalk       Guest Post   (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 16    Armand Rosamilla, Horror Author     Guest Post (Perfect Flaw)
May 17     Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews     Interview    (Southern Haunts)
May 17    Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews     Interview   (Perfect Flaw)
May 17 Come Selahway With Me    Guest Post  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 17  The Dan O’Brien Project   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)
May 18     The Dan O’Brien Project     Promo-Spotlight  (Southern Haunts)
May 18  A Girl and Her Kindle   Review (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 18   Ian’s Realm   Guest Post   (The End Was Not the End)
May 19   Angela Meadon Blog    Guest Post   (Perfect Flaw)
May 19   Strange Amusements    Review  (The End Was Not the End)
May 20     Book in the Bag          Review   (Southern Haunts)
May 20     The FlipSide of Julianne     Guest Post   (Guest Post)
May 20  Laurie’s Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews   Interview  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 21     Spellbound by Books     Excerpt  (Southern Haunts)
May 21  The Dan O’Brien Project   Guest Post  (Perfect Flaw)
May 21   Kentucky Geek Girl   Interview  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 22     Darlene’s Book Nook         Guest Post  (Southern Haunts)
May 22 Strange Amusements   Promo/Spotlight  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 22   Bookishly Me   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)
May 23    Workaday Reads   Guest Post  (Perfect Flaw)
May 23  Book Den  Guest Post  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 23  Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews    Interview  (The End Was Not the End)
May 24   Books, Owls and Tea    Guest Post  (Perfect Flaw)
May 24  Beagle Book Space  Promo/Spotlight  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 24  I Read a Book Once   Review  (The End Was Not the End)
May 26     Kentucky Geek Girl     Interview  (Southern Haunts)
May 26 Armand Rosamilla, Horror Author   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 27  Bookishly Me    Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 28  Spellbindings   Guest Post  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
May 29 Darlene’s Book Nook   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)
May 29   Book in the Bag    Interview  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
May 30    Darlene’s Book Nook      Guest Post  (Perfect Flaw)
May 30  The Cabin Goddess Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 31  WTF Are You Reading?   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
May 31  Literary Meanderings   Interview (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 1      Babs Book Bistro     Excerpt  (Southern Haunts)
June 1  Readings Sunshine    Review  (Perfect Flaw)
June 1   The Witchy Contessa   Review  (The End Was Not the End)
June 1  Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews   Interview  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 2     Beagle Book Space  Promo-Spotlight  (Southern Haunts)
June 2  Kentucky Geek Girl   Promo-Spotlight  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 3     Reading Away the Days   Review  (Southern Haunts) 
June 3  Book in the Bag   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 3  Spellbindings       Guest Post   (The End Was Not the End)
June 3   The Witchy Contessa   Review  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 4  Jess Resides Here    Guest Post   (Perfect Flaw)
June 4  The Dan O’Brien Project  Guest Post  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 5  Book Reviews and More    Review   (Perfect Flaw)
June 5  Once Upon a Time   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)
June 6  A Book Vacation     Guest Post  Perfect Flaw)
June 6    Beauty in Ruins   Review  (The End Was Not the End)
June 6  Come Selahway With Me   Interview  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 7     Word to Dream s    Review  (Perfect Flaw)
June 7  Bee’s Knees Reviews   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 7   I Read a Book Once  Review  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 8   The Witchy Contessa   Review  (Perfect Flaw)
June 10   Spellbindings   Guest Post (Southern Haunts) 
June 10  WTF Are You Reading    Review  (Perfect Flaw)
June 11 Darlene’s Book Nook  Guest Post  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 12    Celticlady’s Reviews   Promo-Spotlight  (Southern Haunts) 
June 12  Bookishly Me    Review  (Perfect Flaw)
June 12  Library Girl Reads and Reviews   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)
June 13    The Witchy Contessa    Review  (Southern Haunts) 
June 13  Book Den  Guest Post  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 14     Word to Dreams     Guest Post  (Southern Haunts) 
June 14  Sweet Southern Home  Guest Post  (Perfect Flaw)
June 15  Bee’s Knees Reviews   Review  (The End Was Not the End)
June 15  The Dan O’Brien Project   Promo-Spotlight  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 16    I Smell Sheep    Guest Post  (Southern Haunts) 
June 16   SpecMusicMuse    Review and Interview  (Perfect Flaw)
June 16  Jess Resides Here   Top Ten’s List  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 16  Once Upon a Time   Promo-Spotlight   (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 17     Bookishly Me     Review  (Southern Haunts) 
June 17  Spellbindings   Guest Post   (Perfect Flaw)
June 17  The Witchy Contessa   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 18  Recent Reads    Review  (Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy)
June 19     Recent Reads     Review  (Southern Haunts) 
June 19  My Seryniti   Review  (Vampires Don’t Sparkle)
June 19   Come Selahway With Me   Guest Post  (The End Was Not the End)

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Perfect-Flaw-Robin-Blankenship/dp/1937929116
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