Category: fiction

Guest Review & #Giveaway – The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque by Leonide Martin #excerpt @lenniem07

The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque by Leonide Martin Publisher: Made for Success Publishing/Made for Wonder (Dec 1, 2018) Category: Historical Fiction, Ancient World, Caribbean & Latin American, Historical Romance/ Ancient World Available in Print and ebook, 350 pages Synopsis She was born to serve the Goddess Ix Chel. But K’inuuw Mat is […]

Excerpt – Kiss Kiss by Paul Beckman @pincusb #FlashFiction @samijolien

Synopsis 78 flash fictions from a master of the form In Kiss Kiss, we’re introduced to a variety of stories, all told through a masterful blend of calamity and empathy. Whether an aging man going through a mid-life crisis, or a grandmother getting fleeced by her own family, Beckman’s characters are written with a lively […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – The Liebold Protocol by Michael & Kathleen McMeanamin #PUYB #HistoricalThriller

Title: THE LIEBOLD PROTOCOL: a Mattie McGary + Winston Churchill World War 2 Adventure Author: Michael & Kathleen McMenamin Publisher: First Edition Design Publishing Pages: 389 Genre: Historical Thriller Synopsis Winston Churchill’s Scottish goddaughter, Mattie McGary, the adventure-seeking Hearst photojournalist, reluctantly returns to Nazi Germany in the summer of 1934 and once again finds herself […]

Review – The Water is Wide by Laura Vosika #BlueBellsChronicle #PUYB @lauravosika

Title: THE WATER IS WIDE, Book 3 Author: Laura Vosika Publisher: Gabriel’s Horn Press Pages: 451 Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction Synopsis After his failure to escape back to his own time, Shawn is sent with Niall on the Bruce’s business. They criss-cross Scotland and northern England, working for the Bruce and James Douglas, as they […]

Excerpt – You Can’t Force Love by Marie Drake @MarieDrake72 #PUYB

Title: YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE Author: Marie Drake Publisher: RedBird Books Pages: 286 Genre: Realistic Fiction Synopsis “A battered butterfly, he’d build Kimberly up, nurture her strength and watch her return to flight. He repressed the visions dancing in the back of his mind; her naked body brandished red flags and spurred him to stampede. […]

Spotlight & #Giveaway – Freefall by Lily Iona MacKenzie @lilyionamac #literaryfiction #womensfiction

Freefall: Divine Comedy by Lily Iona MacKenzie Publisher:  Pen-L Publishing Category: Women’s Fiction, Literary Fiction Available in print & ebook, 255   During a four-day reunion in Whistler, B.C., Tillie Bloom, a wacky installation artist, reconnects with three women she had hung out with in the late ’50s and early ’60s. While in Whistler, secrets surface and […]

Review – The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher #NewRelease #NetGalley

  Synopsis   A captivating novel following the exploits of Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, the forgotten and rebellious daughter of one of America’s greatest political dynasties.  London, 1938. The effervescent “It girl” of London society since her father was named the ambassador, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy moves in rarified circles, rubbing satin-covered elbows with some of the […]

Review & Notable Quotable – Old Buildings in North Texas by Jen Waldo #Giveaway #Dramedy #SmallTownTX #LSBBT @arcadiabooks @jenwaldoOBiNT

Old Buildings in North Texas by Jen Waldo   Sub-genre: Literary Fiction / Dramedy Publisher: Arcadia Books Date of Publication: April 1, 2018 Number of Pages: 213 Scroll down for the giveaway!  After rehab, Olivia, a 32-year-old cocaine addict, is required to move back in with her mother and pregnant sister. Having left a promising career in […]