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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Winners
Congratulations to all my recent winners - I'll be emailing tomorrow, but if you see your name here, feel free to email me your address (crystalfulcher(at)ec.rr.com). Thanks to everyone for entering, more giveaways will be coming soon. And if you have giveaways you are expecting in the mail and haven't received, I haven't forgotten you, funds have been tight, but I expect to get everything out on Friday of this week!
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Book Feature: Finding Kate by John J. Smith
Finding Katie by John J. Smith
Publisher:
DarkRedPress
Category: Romance, Mystery
Category: Romance, Mystery
Publish Date: May 8, 2011
Available
in Paperback, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, PDF, etc: 294 pages
About the Book:
The very wealthy and very sheltered Preston Meadows
lives his life protected from even the hint of harm. His world
is safe and secure until someone kidnaps his sister, Katie.
Against his parents’ wishes, Preston sets out on his own to
find her. Preston works hard to blend in with the “regular”
people roaming the streets of Dallas – but the real world is
zany, insane, full of danger and ruthless criminals.
Preston soon
begins to learn more about himself and finds he has a knack
for foiling certain crimes. In his adventures, during his
search for his sister, he makes friends with some of the
strangest people he could ever imagine. Along the way, Preston
falls in love, comes face-to-face with a self-described Drug
Lord, and discovers a side of himself he never knew existed,
especially after the Drug Lord kidnaps his girlfriend.
"Author
John Smith had turned a potential "been there, done that" plot
into a fun filling novel with lots of twist and turns. The
book contains several elements such as family issues, love of
different kind (even different species), good versus evil. I
find this novel easy to read and very engrossing as it's easy
to root for an underdog. Anyone who is looking for
entertainment should definitely give this book a try. Highly
recommended."- James Poon, Amazon Reviewer
"This guy
really keeps my attention!!! Finding Katie was the best book I
have read in a long time. It is so funny that I kept laughing
out loud, my husband wanted to know what was so funny, so now
he's reading the book and laughing. I can't wait to read this
authors next book."- Kmart (Kathy), Amazon Reviewer
"I loved
reading this book. I am usually not into mystery books but the
humor in this one was very entertaining. I never knew what the
next page would bring me. This was a light, fun, humorous read
that will transport you to many precarious situations the main
character finds himself in."- Diana Kay Lankford, Amazon
Reviewer
About the Author:
John writes under two names John J. Smith and pen name Jonathan Black. Why does he do this? he has been told when a reader sees his work they have an expectation, hence the two names.
I have won several awards under each name.
He has been called a prolific Fiction writer. he enjoys writing romance and mainstream as John and paranormal and paranormal romance as Jonathan.
Several of his novels have been converted or rewritten into screenplays; for which he has also have won several awards.
John's website.
FTC Information: I received this book from Premier Virtual Book Tours for review.
Book Review: On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane
On a Dark Wing by Jordan Dane
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Publish Date: December 27, 2011
Paperback, 384 pages
Fiction, Young Adult, Paranormal
ISBN: 978-0373210411
Fiction, Young Adult, Paranormal
ISBN: 978-0373210411
My Review:
I've read Jordan Dane's adult romantic suspense and I have to say she does a great job switching over completely to the young adult genre. I know this is her second YA book, but this is the first one I have read by her and I really enjoyed it. I thought the setting of Alaska was fresh and interesting and the take on the paranormal she uses is different as well.
I liked Abbey, she has her problems. She is dealing with guilt, she has some trouble fitting in but she has an amazing best friend in Tanner who like her has been in an accident, but his has resulted in him being in a wheelchair. But that was the cool thing to me, Abbey and Tanner don't let that bother them. The book starts at the end of the school year, and Abbey is crushing on Nate, the swoon-worthy guy at school hard. Abbey and Tanner plan on spending the first few weeks of summer listening in on how Nate, Josh and Nate's Dad's expedition up Denali goes on the radio frequency. But several things from a kink into that plan.
Of course that is where the plot begins to get interesting and complex. I will admit to getting a little confused at times, but Ms. Dane does a good job of holding your hand to make you understand the world she has constructed. The main gist is that Abbey meets Death and that complicates things. I won't go into it any more than that because you know I don't like to spoil things for you. But the spin on death and the story kept me turning pages. It's definitely an interesting plot to follow.
My favorite thing about the book though is the character development. Watching Abbey is amazing. You just have to read it to see, and there are many other surprises in store, ones that I did not see coming. I have to say that On A Dark Wing made a perfect rainy day weekend book. I felt I escaped to a place I was unfamiliar with and yet Ms. Dane made me familiar with it. I also felt I got to know each of the characters pretty well. One last thing I really liked, parents that were involved in the teenagers lives. Each family had parents and parents that cared. That was a great thing to see.
A great story, characters that felt like your own friends by the end and hauntingly beautiful scenery make for a wonderful story that is well-worth picking up for the entertainment value alone. On a Dark Wing was a winner for me and while I was already a fan of Ms. Dane's romantic suspense books, I am now a fan of her young adult books as well.
My Rating: 4.5/5.0
Parental guidance: A fairly clean book, I can't remember much in the way of language, so if there was any it was minimal. Kissing is the only thing that takes place. The characters are around 15 and sex is not really mentioned except for in one part in the beginning of the book where a website is referenced, but that is brief and not graphic. I would recommend this one for anyone 13+.
About the Book:
The choices I had made led to the moment when fate took over. I would learn a lesson I wasn't prepared for. And Death would be my willing teacher.
Five years ago, Abbey Chandler cheated Death. She survived a horrific car accident, but her "lucky" break came at the expense of her mother's life and changed everything. After she crossed paths with Death—by taking the hand of an ethereal boy made of clouds and sky—she would never be normal again.
Now she's the target of Death's ravens and an innocent boy's life is on the line. When Nate Holden—Abbey's secret crush—starts to climb Alaska's Denali, the Angel of Death stalks him because of her.
And Abbey finds out the hard way that Death never forgets.
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