Tour Schedule The Pitcher “I never knew I had an arm until this guy called out, “Hey you want to try and get a ball in the hole, sonny?” I was only nine, but mom said, “come on, let’s play.” This Carney guy with no teeth and a fuming cigarette hands me five blue rubber […]
Category: fiction
Spotlight: A Medical Affair by Anne Strauss @annestr
October 22, 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 […]
Smashwords * Barnes & Noble * Kobo The Great Recession. Reality TV. Luxury cosmetics. And a basset hound named Botox. What do all these things have in common?They’re all essential story components in BEAUTY SECRETS, a sexy romantic comedy novel, written in a style best described as “Jennifer Weiner meets E. L. James.” Amanda […]
Blog Tour & Review: An Incurable Insanity by Simi K. Rao @simikrao
October 16, 2013
Print Length: 376 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing (October 8, 2013) Synopsis Her heart fluttered when she heard the sound of the key turn in the lock. She quickly adjusted her maroon silk sari with the yellow border, the one that had caught his eye, and waited eagerly for his footsteps. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven… […]
Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Trust Me by Joan Callahan #giveaway
September 11, 2013
Synopsis: Beth Carter is a psychologist to many and a single mother to four unruly boys. Patients might almost be manageable, but her boys aren’t. While the household lurches inevitably from one catastrophe to another, Beth finds herself barely managing to hold onto the vital threads of sanity whilst leading her often complex patients through […]
Book Blast & Giveaway: Crossing Paths by Melanie Stinnett
August 29, 2013
Synopsis: The crossing paths of friendship, family, love, and loss are often complicated. June Deckert and Caroline Smith sparked a friendship in college that carried them through graduation. Although they are complete opposites in every way, they have spent the last four years inseparable. That is, until now. June finds herself falling for a man […]
Spotlight: The Zapp Imbroglio by Jos Van Brussell
August 25, 2013
Synopsis: Zack Zapp and Milton Burdass-Nuttall, two unemployed young poops, are tricked into signing up as priests by a fast-talking church recruiter, who forgot to mention priests don’t date. Enjoying a night out on the town, they are secretly filmed kissing the same lemon-haired girl, the footage posted on her site. When Zack next […]
Guest Post: Joscelyn Godwin, co-author of The Forbidden Book
August 13, 2013
In this special piece for Storeybook Reviews, Joscelyn Godwin, co-author of The Forbidden Book, shares his thoughts on weaving of magic and reality in his books — and in our universe. Except for The Forbidden Book, all my books are non-fiction, but magic and reality are woven into every one of them. I have always […]
Book Title: The Light in the Wound Author: Christine Brae Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction Release date: July 23, 2013 Book Summary: Affected by her parents’ highly publicized divorce, Isabel grows up isolated and alone, with a resolve to never fall in love and repeat their mistakes. When Jesse Cain enters her life, she falls hopelessly […]
Review: Murder of Sex by Geoffrey Gluckman
June 23, 2013
Last month, author Geoffrey Gluckman was a Guest Blogger here to tell us about his latest work, Murder of Sex. I finally was able to work through my backlog and get to his book (too many books, not enough time). Synopsis: An incendiary tale of lust, passion, love, betrayal, and loss. Intimate sexual relationships […]