Sunday, October 30, 2016

#Happy #Halloween !!! Author Brandy Naccole and the #Giveaway #Rafflecopter form - LAST DAY IS TODAY, 10-31-16!



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✮ (¸.•´✶Author Brandy Nacole...✯ ¸.•*¨)

Gemini Brandy Nacole is a writer of urban fantasy books. Her favorite holiday is Halloween, so in order to celebrate we are Trick or Treating across Facebook. Visit each blog to find out their part of the daily puzzle, like the page, leave them a message of either "Trick or Treat" or Happy Halloween, then enter the answer in the Rafflecopter and you could win one of dozens of prizes, the grand prize being cash! Join the Facebook event to make sure you don’t miss anything!



Now, a little about our author. She is the author of the Shadow World series and the Spiritual Discord series published by Ponahakeola Press. A reader from a young age, Brandy has always loved folklore and stories of beings that go bump in the night.

Brandy lives in Arkansas with her husband, three never stopping kids, two snooty cats, two very lazy bearded dragons, and one mellow turtle. She is a member of the Ozark Romance Authors in Springfield, Missouri. Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending her time outdoors wheeling, hiking, playing amateur photographer, and enjoying a good laugh.



Day 7, October 31st



]Check out Brandy’s amazing work

~~DEEP IN THE HOLLOW is on sale for .99¢ ~~



bncover.jpgLet me share some wisdom with you. There is evil in this world we cannot see, not because it is hidden from us, but because our minds refuse to accept its existence. But once we are able to get past what everyone says should not be, it becomes our responsibility to stop the evil we now see.

This insight wasn’t given to me until a year after I lost the most important person in my life: Bryce Rowan. Now, after another death at the same spot where he died—the overlook, where the mysterious lights dance amongst the trees—I begin to wonder if they were accidents after all.


Lucky for me, I’m not the only curious one in town. Cooper, a ghost hunter (aka chaser), and his sister Jada have moved to town and are starting to ask questions.



But the more we find out about this town and the people who live here, people who I have known my whole life, the more I begin to think there are those who would rather keep the evil secret, even if it means we will never be safe, and that more will die.






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BROKEN FAITH Book #1



bnbroken.jpgThis was it. The moment Heaven and Hell would clash. But which unearthly being would win, the fallen angel or Hell’s hounds?

Overtaken by fear, I close my eyes.


Kayson is a Fallen Angel who has spent decades running from the Hell Hounds while searching for something that no one else believes can be so, not even God. Kayson is determined to find a Blood Child. But when a hound finds Kayson first, he is sure his end has come.


Falon, Alpha of the Hell Hounds, destroyer of the blood children, and devoted believer in his master’s plan, is bound and determined to drag Kayson back to Hell with him.


Sabrina is a Vampire, a half-breed created from one of Lucifer’s original blood children. After years of hiding, Sabrina’s fate changes when she finds Kayson barely alive. Against her instincts, Sabrina saves him. Now she and Kayson are both marked by the Hell Hounds.


Emma is an ordinary human, whose only problem is making ends meet, and getting over the hurt caused by her untrustworthy brother. Her everyday problems become supernatural ones when she finds Kayson and Sabrina hiding in her parent’s backyard shed.


Kayson, Sabrina and Emma are unlikely allies, thrown together by chance to fight against the most powerful creatures of the underworld in order to follow their world-changing quest. But will the broken faith of one break the faith of all?





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RAGING STORM Book #2


bnraging.jpgAfter Kayson fell from heaven, his life got complicated. His greatest enemies, the hell hounds, thrived on Earth and hunted not only the fallen but the blood children created by their Master. After being chased and confronted by one of those very creatures, Kayson’s life becomes even more complicated. He never expected to be rescued by a vampire named Sabrina. He also never expected to become her protector after she falls prey to a hell hound’s deadly bite.

Falon, head of the hell hounds, has been desperately trying to hunt down Kayson and Sabrina but with the rain steadily falling—due to interference by the lower-realm Angels, also known as the assemblies—Falon grows irritated. His only option is to threaten those that may know where the fallen can be found.


With the threat of the hounds finding Kayson and the other fallen, Kayson is running out of time. Stille, once a respected Warrior in the assemblies, is pushing Kayson to leave an unconscious Sabrina behind. After all Sabrina has done for him, Kayson refuses to abandon her. But will his decision leave his friends vulnerable to attack?


Sabrina is conscious enough to sense the struggles that Kayson is facing. If he knew the torture she’s been going through, she knows he would suffer even more. Sabrina silently fights the darkness that is seeping into her dreams, while struggling to stay strong for Kayson. But when the pain becomes too much, Sabrina has to make a choice that may cost not only her life, but the lives of others as well.



Amazon US: http://goo.gl/6xPl7Y  



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Kobo: https://goo.gl/QbHrUl


DARKEST REACHES Book #3



bndark.jpgKayson and the other fallen angels have risked their lives to keep Sabrina safe as she recovered from a Hell hound’s bite. Just when she began to improve, Hell was unleashed as the hounds attacked, and kidnapped Sabrina.

Now, only days after the fight between the fallen and the hounds, Kayson is determined to find Sabrina and bring her back from Hell. The only thing standing in his way is a dangerous fallen angel named Iraja. Iraja has the means to find Sabrina, but he doesn’t do favors without a price.


Sabrina is now facing the nightmare she’s been running from since being turned into a vampire a century ago: her eternal condemnation to Hell. Knowing her only chance of survival may rest by playing nice and turning Hell hound Falon against Lucifer, Sabrina gives into the bitter darkness and now has to fight to remember the good soul she truly is. But when she discovers the role her and the innocent human Emma are forced to play, will her fear get the better of her, and will she be lost forever?


In the third installment of the Spiritual Discord series, the will to survive is tested, worst fears become a reality, and for one, betrayal becomes the only option.







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Saturday, October 29, 2016

#StackingtheShelves #56 plus blog updates and week's end for Sat, Oct 29th, 2016!


Thanks to our Sponsor, Tynga's Reviews!

How Stacking the Shelves works! 

Hello everyone! It's that time of week again, that time to do an awesome "SHOW AND TELL" of the books I have been given, from authors, from publishers, I bought, borrowed, or received somehow, the library, a yard sale, or some way this past week! I LOVE showing books off like this! This is one of MY favorite posts to write!!
I also use THIS POST EACH WEEK to do somewhat of a wrap-up AND to post my NEW REVIEWS, NEW GIVEAWAYS, and whatever else I should bring to your attention!
After you are done reading HERE, click on the Sponsor's name up above and see THEIR post for Stacking the Shelves, too! They have a link-up with OVER 100-200 other blogs that also participate!
I'm also finding OTHER PLACES TO LINK UP TO AS WELL! I'm finding these places from other blogs, and they are GREAT ideas! The following NEW one is Talk of the Town where we can add ALL THINGS BOOKISH! Check it out! 

I will also be linking this post AND my reviews to Saturday Situation as well from now on, too! That is a place to link ALL THINGS BOOKISH! I'm anxious to start posting there!! Check it out, too!

Welcome Everyone!!
I HOPE you had a wonderful week!! Mine was okay. I got hit with muscle spasms for 2 days out of the week, but I survived! I always survive, it's just getting through them and thinking I am "NOT" going to live!!! They are SO painful!! LOL!!! I made it, though!! YEAH!!! LOL! They just hurt like HELL! I was SO embarrassed! I had to go to the Dentist's office, and I had NO choice because I had some work done and it caused an ulcer in my mouth, so I needed it filed down a little for relief! I HAD to go, however, it just figures! Wouldn't you know it! The ENTIRE waiting room was FULL of people!!! There I was in my wheelchair ALL scrunched up, moaning and groaning, and SO embarrassed!!! I told everyone out loud that I had muscle spasms so they would know! LOL! I don't know if they even know or knew what muscle spasms are, but at least "I" felt better knowing I told them all what I was going through even if they did NOT know what they are!! LOL!!! Other than that, I read quite a bit! I finished two books, so I will have 2 reviews to write this week!
Let's see! What else is going on at the blog!

***The Hallmark Channel AND Hallmark Movies and Mysteries are now airing CHRISTMAS MOVIES 24/7 THROUGH NEW YEAR'S DAY!!! ENJOY!!!

TRICK OR TREAT FOR HALLOWEEN!!! Till Monday, 10-31! 
LOOK AND CLICK IN THE LEFT SIDE COLUMN WHERE YOU SEE THE PHOTO BELOW!! 
Once you are at the post, you will see the link you need to click on to go to the blog, Words Turn Me On! There is where you'll see what the game is to play!! Have FUN! This year they have some REALLY FUN GAMES!!!!!


SPOOKTACULAR #GIVEAWAY #HOP! NOW TO MONDAY, 10-31!
Come join us for the Blog Hop Giveaway! EVERYTHING that is being given away is "BOOK RELATED"!!!! There are books, swag, bookmarks and MORE! Don't miss this! Click in the LEFT side column!!!


REVIEWS COMING THIS WEEK:


At The Water's Edge by Sara Gruen - Monday


Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan - Tuesday


BOOKS I RECEIVED FOR REVIEW:


Stolen Beauty, a novel by Laurie Lico Albanese
Due to release: February 7th, 2017

BOOKS I PURCHASED THIS WEEK!


The Miniaturist, a novel by Jessie Burton


The Forgetting Time, a novel by Sharon Guskin


The Girl in the Ice, A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller by Robert Bryndza


The Holiday Swap by Zara Stoneley

That is all for this week! Thank you for stopping by! ALWAYS love it when you come by to see what's up at the blog! Have a GREAT week!
Laurie

Monday, October 24, 2016

Trick or Treat #Blog #Hop ! NOW to October 31st! It's the #Halloween #Word Jumble Time! HUGE #Giveaways!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN #BLOG #HOP! Oct 25th to Oct 31st, come trick or treat with us sponsored by Words Turn Me On! Per the sponsor, this is going to be the BEST! Scroll down to learn MORE!




From the sponsor, Words Turn Me On they have made a Halloween Trick or Treating #Blog #Hop that WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME to attend! Per their Facebook page, this is what is to come!


Join the Halloween fun!!
This is going to be a fun event! We have a LOT of prizes, including cash, eBooks, paperbacks, swag, gift cards and much much more. To make this more interactive, we will be having a Halloween-Themed word jumble every day. Each participating blog (not to worry, there are only a few each day) will have a different letter in their daily post. You will need to visit each blog, find the letter and figure out the day's word. That will need to be entered into the rafflecopter. We will have a list here everyday of the participating blogs and their URL's. 

Where to go for this event? Click HERE!!! 
That link takes you to a Facebook page where the Rafflecopter form will be! Fill it out to be one of the MANY, MANY, MANY WINNERS!!!

Happy Haunting!

Happy Halloween!!!

Sunday, October 23, 2016

#StackingtheShelves #55 - blog updates and week's end as of 10-23-16! Come see the NEW books I received this week!


Thanks to our Sponsor, Tynga's Reviews!

How Stacking the Shelves works! 

Hello everyone! It's that time of week again, that time to do an awesome "SHOW AND TELL" of the books I have been given, from authors, from publishers, I bought, borrowed, or received somehow, the library, a yard sale, or some way this past week! I LOVE showing books off like this! This is one of MY favorite posts to write!!
I also use THIS POST EACH WEEK to do somewhat of a wrap-up AND to post my NEW REVIEWS, NEW GIVEAWAYS, and whatever else I should bring to your attention!
After you are done reading HERE, click on the Sponsor's name up above and see THEIR post for Stacking the Shelves, too! They have a link-up with OVER 100-200 other blogs that also participate!
I'm also finding OTHER PLACES TO LINK UP TO AS WELL! I'm finding these places from other blogs, and they are GREAT ideas! The following NEW one is Talk of the Town where we can add ALL THINGS BOOKISH! Check it out! 

I will also be linking this post AND my reviews to Saturday Situation as well from now on, too! That is a place to link ALL THINGS BOOKISH! I'm anxious to start posting there!! Check it out, too!

Hello!!!
How is everyone this week? Bet you thought I wasn't going to have a post this weekend, huh? SURPRISE!!! I AM LATE! My son stopped by yesterday out of the BLUE! I was SOOOOO HAPPY AND SURPRISED!!! I HAD to visit with him! I LOVE my kids!!
Well, I had QUITE the week! If you recall last weekend is when it started! "LIFE"! Sometimes it does NOT do what we WANT IT TO! Last weekend was when the Maintenance Man who works "HERE" in OUR complex mowed 30 FEET of our cable line that Comcast was "supposed to bury well OVER one month ago!!!" (The 'ONLY' internet and telephone access we have here where we live is with Comcast! UGH!!! Our landlord MUST be getting his hands rubbed with the GREEN STUFF to keep AT&T and other companies OUT of here from Comcast!). Thankfully, they DID show up here on Monday to repair it!! Hooray!!!
This Wednesday the bus forgot me!! I sat outside in upper 50 degree weather in the RAIN!! I was soaked ALL the way through! Yes, I sat outside in the rain and wind for OVER 2 HOURS, waiting! It's the handicap bus, and yes, sometimes there is a wait, but they were SO busy! WHO goes out in the rain? Apparently EVERYONE!!! WOW!!!
Thursday the electric went OUT at 9:00pm!!!! It was out until after 1:30pm!!! I called to get an update - they said ALL homes WERE RESTORED!!! NO!!! I HAD NO ELECTRIC!!!!! I had to RE-REPORT my electric was OUT!!! AGAIN!!! Thank GOSH I DID!! NO ONE ELSE REPORTED IT! There were only 100 of us left without power! No one else even called??? Go figure? I guess they weren't worried about waking up for work like my husband was, and I was worried I would be late for the handicap bus! Thankfully it WAS RESTORED by about 1:30am!!!
Friday came along - I SWEAR I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!!!! WE GOT HOME AT ABOUT 4:00pm - NO HEAT!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!! This is it!!! Toooooo much is happening to us EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! WOW!!! Honestly, can you BELIEVE ALL OF THIS THAT HAS HAPPENED??? I SURE COULD NOT! 
Now we are HOPING that "LIFE" does NOT get in the way again!!! LOL! Phew! On Saturday AND today, Sunday, I asked my husband a question, and it was, "Well, honey, what do you think LIFE is going to THROW at us today?" LOL!!!! He laughed hard, and then I started laughing! Hey! At LEAST we can laugh about it NOW THAT IT'S OVER - for a little while, we think!!! LOL!!! Please wish us BETTER LUCK this week, too! Thanks!!!
I'll start by telling you I have gained weight doing ALL this reading! It was time I DID SOMETHING about it other than REALIZE IT! I could NOT allow my weight to get away from my control ANY LONGER!!! I KNEW I creeped over a certain number on the scale, and I did NOT LIKE IT!! I could NOT step on the scale!! I was afraid I would be sitting here at home having that number going through my head over and over and over and I would probably need psychiatric care!! LOL! Seriously, though!! I MEAN that when I say it!!! 
So out of the BLUE, my husband's work sent out a questionnaire asking us what activities we were interested in participating in after they got off of work, or things they might want to do throughout the year, such as picnics, etc! Almost EVERYONE at his work marked down they wanted a Gym membership at the "Y"! (The YMCA)!!!! HOORAY!!! That IS what WE DID mark down! We were waiting until this Christmas to get their yearly special at half off the membership dues for the whole YEAR!!!! Thankfully, his work offered the membership to us at HALF OFF!!! AS LONG AS . . . my HUSBAND GOES THREE TIMES A WEEK!!! So far, so good!
I have been taking advantage of the POOL!!!! I am limited, physically, to almost EVERYTHING, but IN THE POOL I AM A FISH!!!! The water cushions EVERYTHING on my body! It is AMAZING!!! I have been going 4 times per week, and taking the Arthritis Program that lasts ONE hour! (This IS KILLING ME!! Honestly, 4 times per week IS TOO MUCH! I'm afraid to stop, though, because I am TRULY afraid my body WILL stiffen back up. So . . . ? I am going to TRY to keep this up even if I DO get home and ALL I CAN DO IS LAY FLAT IN MY BED STARING AT THE CEILING!!! LOL!!! I am wiped out!!! WOW!!!) They have us workout IN the pool, and let me tell you, it is NOT as easy as you would think! I have been staying after the class, too, and swimming around as much as I am able to, and since I started 3 weeks ago, (now I had already changed my eating habits) and I DID get the GUTS UP to stand on that scale!!! I WAS SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!! Now in the last 3 weeks I have LOST 20lbs!!!! HOORAY!!!! I NEED to keep this up!!!! I also visited with one of the Personal Trainers, and her name is just like my daughters, Elizabeth! She taught me how to use a few machines! I have to go VERY SLOW because of my muscle disease, but I AM building up more muscle!
The 'Y' has the COOLEST SCALE!! You have to get on it barefoot, and it shows so MANY THINGS about your body! It even tells you if you are hydrated enough! It is amazing!!!!! ANY questions about what I'm doing at the YMCA, just ask in the comments!!
Okay! Let's hit the books and see what's going on here, first!

Spooktacular Giveaway Blog Hop! NOW until 10-31! HALLOWEEN!
Come on over to see what I am giving away!!!! If you LOVE skeletons and skulls, you're going to LOVE what I am giving away!!! You MUST SEE THIS!!! A book and something else, but I won't say what it is, you MUST LOOK! I gave one away last year, and it was a HIT!!!!
Please leave feedback for me and let me know if you like it!!!! You can get there by clicking HERE!!! Look for this photo and you'll know you are at the right post to enter!! Have fun!!!

NO NEW reviews this week, but given what we went through, I was lucky to get ANY reading done! NO HEAT! NO ELECTRIC!!! And MORE!!!

REVIEW THIS COMING WEEK: Miracle on 5th Avenue (from Manhattan with Love, #3) by Sarah Morgan! I LOVED this book!!! Wait until my review before you purchase it, please!! It doesn't come out until November 29th, but I DO have the book just about done, and I will be writing the review tomorrow, Monday.

BOOKS I RECEIVED THIS WEEK FOR REVIEW AND BOOKS I PURCHASED:
I'll start with the REVIEW books, first, then I'll notate what I purchased!! Here we go!

FOR REVIEW:

A Perilous Undertaking, A Veronica Speedwell Mystery #2
Release Date: January 10th, 2017



Stolen Beauty, a novel, by Laurie Lico Albanese
Release Date:  February 7th, 2017


THE FOLLOWING ARE BOOKS I HAVE BOUGHT FOR MYSELF:
I bought ALL of these at DEEPLY DISCOUNTED prices, which is why there are so many! Enjoy! These look GREAT!!



denial, careless whispers #1, by Lisa Renee Jones



A Certain Age, a novel, by Beatriz Williams
(I've been DYING to read this!!!)


The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin



Evelyn, After, a novel, by Victoria Helen Stone



Silent Scream, A DI Kim Stone novel, by Angela Marsons



Saving Sophie by Sam Carrington


And that is ALL for this week! Hope you enjoyed today's post!!!
Laurie