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1.21.2014

#Review - Big Numbers by Jack Getze #Mystery #Giveaway



Big Numbers
(An Austin Carr Mystery)
by:  Jack Getze



Publication:  Down & Out Books (June 2, 2013)
ISBN:  193749554X
Length: 
204 pages
Genre:  Mystery



Blurb: 

Laugh at divorced dad Austin Carr, a funny, oversexed scamp who'll do anything to get his kids back.  Think Bugs Bunny with guns and a penis.

Divorced dad Austin Car wakes up every day in a beat-up camper, parked on someone else's private property.  Why? Because his alimony and child support payments were established by New Jersey's family court system when his income was double, and for the last two years he has failed to earn the legally mandated monthly nut.  He's had his savings drained, his Maxima repossessed, his salary attached, and his visiting rights suspended.  He bought the twelve-year-old Chevy pick-up with the rusty camper for $800 last month because another landlord tossed his butt in the street.  Will stretching the rules, his own morals, and the boundaries of common sense  raise the cash needed to get his kids back?  Or will his big mouth and bad behavior set him up for a nasty double-cross?  See if Austin can redeem himself and win back his children.


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PRAISE FOR BIG NUMBERS:

“Darkly comic, with an engaging protagonist.”
-- T.J. MacGregor, Edgar Winner, Author of The Tango Key Mysteries

“Big Numbers is a gritty, sexy, violent, and funny book.”
-- Liz Clifford at Reviewed by Liz

“Wonderful characters…well-written, entertaining…a good read.”
--Connie Anderson for Armchair Interviews

“Indiana Jones has his whip and Luke Skywalker has his light saber, but for Austin Carr, his full-boat grin is the weapon of choice.”
--Melissa for Lou Reads

“Jack Getze started his career as a newspaper reporter. As a result, BIG NUMBERS is lean and mean, with not a word wasted. A truly fun, genuinely funny read.”
--Lisa Guidarini for Bluestalking Reader



My Thoughts :


Let me start with this by saying that this is not my normal genre of choice. I am a romance/smut reader.. Sure I like some mystery but I prefer the top genre to be romance.. Still, something about the blurb made me want to try Big Numbers.  I am certainly glad that I did!

Austin Carr is a goof-ball stock broker who is in some seriously bad times.  Living in a camper, parked in the back of a mexican restaurant and unable to see his kids except when he sneaks in (sometimes in a speedo).  You can't help but laugh at Austin's off the wall attempts and shake your head at his constant bad decisions.  But you will love him strictly based on his love for his children.  Everything he does is with the ultimate goal of being reunited with his children.. How can you  not love that in a guy?

The book is full of twisting and turning mystery.  Just when you think you have it all figured out, the author jabs you with a new twist.  How many people can be after one man? I was constantly surprised and kept on my toes!

In the mood for a good mystery?  Give Big Numbers a shot!!




Former Los Angeles Times reporter Jack Getze is Fiction Editor for Anthony-nominated Spinetingler Magazine, one of the internet's oldest websites for noir, crime, and horror short stories.  His screwball Austin Carr mysteries, Big Numbers and Big Money, are being reissued in 2013 by Down and Out Books, with the new Big Mojo set for 2014.  His short stories have appeared online at A Twiste of Noir, Beat to a Pulp, and  next month The Big Adios.  Getze is an Active Member of Mystery Writers of America.


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11.25.2013

The Flowering Series by @SarahDaltry #Romance #Giveaway




Lily of the Valley
(Flowering #1.5)
by :  Sarah Daltry


Publication:  SDE Press (Nov. 23, 2013)
ISBN:  1492216690
ASIN:  B00F5MN7H6
Length:   410 pages
Genres:  Contemporary Romance


Blurb:

You met them in Forget Me Not.  Now, hear Jack's story.

Plagued by a dark past, Jack sees college as a way out.  Desperate to escape the area where he grew up, the people who know his secrets, and his own family, he deals with his problems through alcohol and sex.

When he first sees Lily, she's the epitome of everything he hates.  Yet something about her makes Jack rethink everything he knows and assumes about other people.  Now, with the help of his best friend and lover, Jack has to decide if he wants to pursue something that he knows will only end badly.

Can Lily be one of the few people who can see Jack for who he really is -- or will his darkness be too much for her to handle?

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 The Series :




Sarah Daltry writes about regular people who populate our lives.  She's written works in various genres - romance, erotica, fantasy, horror.  Genre isn't as important as telling a story about people and how their lives unfold.  Sarah tends to focus on YA / NA characters but she's been known to shake it up.  Most of her stories are about relationships -  romantic, familial, friendly -- because love and empathy are the foundation of life.  It doesn't matter if the story is set in contemporary NY, historical Britain, or a fantasy world in the future -- human beings are most interesting in the ways they interact with others.  This is the principle behind Sarah's stories.

Sarah has spent most of her life in school, from her BA and MA in English and writing to teaching both at the high school and college level.  She also loves studying art history and really anything because learning is fun.

When Sarah isn't writing, she tends to waste a lot of time checking Facebook for pictures of cats, shooting virtual zombies, and simply staring out the window.

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11.16.2013

Must Love Otters by @eliza_gordon #Contemporary #Humor #Giveaway




Must Love Otters
by:  Eliza Gordon


Publication: West 26th Street Press ( Oct. 2013)

ASIN:  B00G2V5G32
Length:  275 pages
Genres:  Contemporary Romance, Humor

Blurb: 

Hollie Porter is the chairwoman of Generation Disillusioned: at twenty-five years old, she's saddled with a job she hates, a boyfriend who's all wrong for her, and a vexing inability to say no.  She's already near her breaking point, so when one caller too many kicks the bucket during Hollie's 911 shift, she cashes in the Sweethearts' Spa & Stay gift certificate from her dad and heads to Revelation Cove, British Columbia.  One caveat: she's going solo.  Any sweethearts will have to be found on site.

Hollie hopes to find her beloved otters in the wilds of the Great White North, but instead she's providing comic relief for staff and guests alike.  Even Concierge Ryan, a former NHL star with bad knees and broken dreams, can't stop her from stumbling from one (mis)adventure to another.  Just when Hollie starts to think that a change of venue doesn't mean a change in circumstances, the island works its charm and she starts to think she might have found the rejuvenation she so desperately desires.  But then an uninvited guest crashes the party, forcing her to step out of the discomfort zone where she dwells and save the day... and maybe even herself in the process.

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Eliza Gordon is a forgetful girl who relies on Post-It notes and cellphone alarms to get her through the day.  An avid eater of cookies, she can be found with her hand in the jar when not in her cubicle.  A purveyor of fictions, Eliza is confident that the life she lives in merely the imaginings of someone else's hand, poured from a dull pencil on cafe napkins, and that she is simply an understudy, waiting for her turn to take the stage.  She has excellent taste in books, shoes, and friends, and questionable sanity in the realm of love.  Best leave that one alone.

In real life, she's a husband-and-wife team of controlled chaos who writes stories to help you believe in Happily Ever After.

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11.12.2013

[ #CoverReveal + #Giveaway ] Crashing Into You by B.D. Rowe #NA #Contemporary



Never judge a book by it's cover.. HA!  I'm sorry, but I pretty much always judge a book by the cover.  Nothing like a kickass cover to make me want to snatch up a book regardless of the author (yes, I'm a big shop-by-author person).    Due to this quirk of mine, I love introducing new covers!  Today is a cover reveal day!  Woot! Woot!




ISBN:
ASIN:  B00FM8X70U
Length:  212 page
Genre:  New Adult Contemporary Romance

Synopsis: 

Bookish college sophomore Sydney Baker wants Evan Taylor with every ounce of her being.  The hottest stud of campus, Evan is six foot four, ripped, stacked with muscles.  He's even easy to talk to.

There's just one problme :  he's her roommate Melanie's boyfriend. 

But when Melanie tragically dies after a night of wild partying, Sydney and Evan turn to each other in a time of intense grief.  And it doesn't take long for their close friendship to blossom into something more. 

Unfortunately for Sydney, secrets from the past soon put her relationship with Evan to the test.  Especially when a sexy blonde freshman makes her way into Evan's life, and tries to rip away everything Sydney holds close to her heart. 

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B.D. Rowe is a Sacramento native with a penchant for crafting tales of romance, mystery, and intrigue.  Crashing Into You is B.D. Row's New Adult debut.




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10.28.2013

[#BookBlast + #Giveaway ] Knowing Vera by @AyalaRachelle




Knowing Vera
by:  Rachelle Ayala


Publication:  World Literary Press ( Sept. 2013)
ISBN:  1492384097
ASIN:  B00F1BLSZO
Length:   276 pages
Genre:  Romantic Suspense


Book Description:

Some secrets are best untold.

Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer.   Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach's mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago.

After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life -- and realizes he's falling in love with Vera.  When she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer.

Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on each other for survival.  Love blossoms, but the truth explodes everything Vera knows about herself.  Will she close her heart forever or risk it all for a shot at happily-every-after?

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Rachelle Ayala is the author of dramatic fiction crossing genres and boundaries featuring strong but flawed characters.  She writes emotionally challenging stories and is not afraid of controversial topics.  However, she is an optimist and laces her stories with romance and hope.

Rachelle Ayala has written four novels.  Michal's Window is  powerful and emotional journey as lived through the eyes of Princess Michal, King David's first wife. Broken Build is a story of redemption and healing where a man learns to love and trust the woman who destroyed his life. Hidden Under Her Heart is a heartfelt love story mixed with controversy over difficult decisions.

Her latest is Knowing Vera,  a steamy romantic suspense involving family secrets, disability, and an unsolved murder.

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10.25.2013

[ #Promo + #Giveaway ] The Siren's Tale by Anne Carlisle





The Siren's Tale
(The Home Schooling Trilogy , Book 2)
by:  Anne Carlisle



Publication:   June 2013
ASIN:   B00DHLH1II
Length:  373 pages
Genre:  NA, paranormal , historical romance


Book Description: 

Cassandra, a smart siren in human form, can have any man she wants. So long as she wants him dead. Told in part by the ghost of the main character, the story follows Cassandra's headlong pursuit of passion in the hinterlands of the Old West, where she comes into conflict with a powerful curse, which passes down the generations. Cassandra has phenomenal success in the silent film industry in California, but troubles remain. Her demon grandson is headed to Wyoming to wreak revenge for his father, the bastard son she abandoned. And the family is threatened by extinction, unless the youngest carries her illegitimate pregnancy to term.

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Anne Carlisle, Ph. D.,  is an award-winning author. The Siren’s Tale is the most recent release, from LazyDay Publishing and available on Amazon, B&N, and ARE. It is the second novel in her Home Schooling trilogy, paranormal-romance novels for New Adults which feature the sexual exploits of sirens in human form as they emerge into adulthood. Carlisle holds a doctorate in 19th Century British Literature from Case Western Reserve University. Currently Professor and Course Chair at the University of Maryland, she teaches college writing worldwide to U.S. military students. Formerly, while working as a newspaper columnist, magazine editor, and theatre reviewer, she authored a book on writing, wrote hundreds of articles, and was awarded prizes by the ANPA and the National Writer’s Club. She also served as a dean for Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She works from her homes, in Seattle, Key West, and Wilmington, NC.

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10.22.2013

[#BookBlast + #Giveaway ] 9 Killer Thrillers for only $0.99 !!




It's that time of year.. Halloween is the season that I start reading scarier books.  Thrillers, suspense, paranormal - I get in the mood for creepy!    I'm excited to share with you a great deal!!




9 Thrillers.    9 Authors..   Some of the top names in the genre.  An unprecedented value for a limited time.  These are not samples- they are complete bestselling thriller novels from reader favorites at an incredible holiday price of : 

Buy it :  Only $0.99 !!





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