Synopsis Paris of 1755 is bloated with opportunity. That’s the way Jacques Casanova, an unredeemed adventurer with an ever-surging appetite for pleasure, needs it. But times, men, and gods are changing—and Jacques’ luck is fading. When he is thrust to the center of a profound mystery, he doesn’t care if vice or virtue leads […]
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Review: The Reckless Engineer by Jac Wright @JacWrightBooks
November 9, 2013
Synopsis Love is a battlefield. The aftershocks of an affair reverberate out to those in the lives of the lovers, who will NOT take it lying down. Jack Connor’s lives an idyllic life by the Portsmouth seaside married to Caitlin McAllen, a stunning billionaire heiress, and working at his two jobs as the Head of Radar […]
Synopsis A sordid sex tape. A venture capital firm. A secret society of women. A Catholic nun. Can Delilah figure out who killed Miriam Cross . . . . before she becomes the killer’s next target? Miriam Cross, author, feminist and philanthropist, disappears from her Philadelphia home. A year later, a lonely recluse named Emily […]
Review: Steal This Resume by Mark Petterson
November 6, 2013
Synopsis The truth is there are a ton of books out there on how to write Resumes. Many of the books are quite good. But studying an entire book about writing Resumes is like learning auto mechanics just to drive across town. Why bother? Instead, why not find a great Resume that’s already written and […]
Tour Schedule A Bargained-For Bride by Marcia Lynn McClure (Novella) Synopsis “You’re the sweetest girl in Mourning Dove Creek, you know?” Jack mumbled as he paused in kissing Jilly a moment. Jilly smiled. “And you’re the handsomest man in Mourning Dove Creek, you know,” she flirted in return. Jack smiled. “I do know,” he said. […]
Jawbreaker You have created yourself every second since the day you were born. Bit by bit, layer by layer. You are a million moments. You are your gift to the world. You are a jawbreaker. This exciting new non-fiction book for young adults is a guide to exploring who you are, and deciding who you […]
Synopsis Two broken hearts embarked on a holiday season in a way they never had before. Divorced. Mitch had been badly burned by love, but was willing to take a chance . . . with the right woman. Hannah had lived everyday with the grief love had brought her and followed her everywhere. Can two […]
Book Blast: Dead Dreams by Emma Right @emmbeliever
November 5, 2013
Publisher: Right House Books Print Length: 170 pages ASIN: B00ESVEVBQ Eighteen-year-old Brie O’Mara has so much going for her: a loving family in the sidelines, an heiress for a roommate, and dreams that might just come true. Big dreams–of going to acting school, finishing college and making a name for herself. She is about to be the envy […]
Mystery Monday: Sticks & Stones by K.J. Larsen @KJLarsenauthor
November 4, 2013
Quite a while ago I posted about the first book, Liar, Liar, by the three sisters that make up author K.J. Larsen. Ummm, should I saw that was in 2010 and I’m just now getting around to the second book, Sticks and Stones? No? Well it is out there now. I remember LOVING the first […]
Review: A Medical Affair by Anne McCarthy Strauss @annestr
November 3, 2013
Synopsis Nobody talks about it, but it happens all the time. Twelve percent of medical doctors admit to having had at least one affair with a patient. Until the night of her first asthma attack, Heather Morrison is a successful New York City executive in the process of adopting a daughter from China. On the […]