“It’s like this. I think if one person tries to change the
shape of the world too much by themselves, that’s when you get problems. But if
we each try to change just a little bit of the world, then maybe together we
can all make a big difference. Here, come with me.”
This paragraph above was the one that caught this reader’s
eye, it sums up what this humorous and delightful author was trying to scribble
in his story, that sometimes we as individuals become restless and act on
impulse and do something, say something or create a severe action that causes
consequences that could be disastrous.
In embarrassment, or fear, one hides the mistake and tries to fix it but
it becomes more out of control. As the world is out of shape, so is the moral
fabric of people’s lives and beliefs. They become disoriented and create a
different reality to adjust to the change someone else decided to make to be
happy; not taking the others existence around them into consideration and how
they would be affected by the adjustments.
Neville, the catalyst of all the trouble, travels around his
newly created flat world and meets this entire group of delightfully strange
odd people who were once ordinary, until he pulled the world out of shape and now
everything is upside down. And he has
only an hour to get it back into its original shape. Yet by calculator lady an hour
has different definitions and the shouting man is reflecting and blaming others
for the problems.
The author wrote an insightful story with colourful characters, No
Name Girl, the jumping kangaroos, the super heroes with their imaginary
superpowers, the fisherman who is this reader’s favourite character and others
such as the numbers lady and the main character Neville who created the mess in
the first place. Plotting insightful,
mathematical quotations and lessons about respect and not to be afraid to
declare when one creates a problem, they should ask for assistance and apply
the principles of working together as a team.
To accept diversity and
uniqueness of everyone, even if it is frustrating at times, and correct the
issues before any more consequences occur and they cannot be repaired.
The author’s books Scribbling, Doodling and his other books have a
very creative imaginative writing style and as a reader and mother I highly
recommend his stories for all ages. One benefit is there are definitely many
good chuckles in them. The addition benefit, many valuable lessons for all to ponder
upon while being delightfully entertained by his collection of stories.. After reading
it, I believe it could be a good tool to open communication channels between parents
and children to discuss the moral lessons etched into the pages of this short and
hilarious story. This reader could not stop laughing, until the end, it is a remarkable story.
Update: All are invited to the Facebook Event on the 30th-31st of October, thank you ever so much from the wicked authors of Careful What You Wish For.https://www.facebook.com/events/240983812697694/
I would like to
thank https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.tilton?fref=ts,
Elisabeth Tilton for creating the guest book for our last promotion and she is anticipating
her arrival of her new book in the next twelve hours. Congratulations.
I truly enjoyed
promoting them and developing a theme with them to showcase their books and
services. I relished in gathering the knowledge and data, videos, music and
information relating to each other’s book or service. It has lifted many
spirits to know that other see their works in the lime light, on center stage
and whipped around all the social media channels to be shared with many
wonderful readers.
There are so many
people I want to thank you for encouraging me to be zany and cooperate with me
to present some very entertaining parties and celebrations. When I was in the
darkness, these saviors came to the rescue. If I forgotten someone name please
forgive me and I will honor all with their links again next month.
This month I am
so proud of to be a chosen author, with my limited skills to write a short piece
in an anthology with six wicked authors who are way above my league in writing.
They have come together to write an anthology to help a worthy charity, the
Breast Cancer Research Foundation. org.
Authors Karli
Rush, Mina J. Moore, Michelle Matkins, Laura Martinez, Jennifer Cowsert, this
anthology is supernatural, horror and romance. I am honor to promote this even
if I was not an author in it. Author has a ring to it.This promotion is for the Anthology and also it is for
Breast Cancer Research, all profits of sold books will go to the charity and it is bringing the Indie Community, Authors, and readers
together to help another.
So the six wicked
authors are celebrating the 7 days countdown to publication date, October 31st,
Halloween for the coming out date at local retailers. For $2.99, think how many
people stricken by this terrifying culprit will be assisted with financial and possible experimental cures.
Happy Halloween:
Listen to scary audiobooks from Audible.com's ACX program.
Doug Lucas who is
a phenomenal author, with his witty humor and has offer to bring his book to
the light, in pdf, format, I will be highlighting him on the wall at MTMCFE2
this weekend.
There are so
many, and the list will be increasing, there will entertainment, more
donations, contests, make up Facebook creatures portraits and please visit the
other wicked authors pages and all the gracious authors who contributed to a
worthy cause and read an chilling anthology as a trick or treat.
We welcome
bloggers, donations and readers of all forms.
Happy Halloween
all, scream………………………….
Thank you to Ann Pearlman for the opportunity to bring this together by gifting me with a Kindle wildfire through your rafflecopter, as a fluke I won, so the money I was saving for one, went to a young editor and this is how the anthology was created, as the first step to last step. Thank you to Karli Rush and all the other authors of the anthology It is warming to be Paying forward, heals the heart. Please think of the victims of Breast Cancer and purchase the anthology Care of What You Wish For, and/or donate to a worthy cause, I will add link http://www.bcrecovery.org/, thank you
This book Lucky Charm is oo, la, la, is it a romantic and suspenseful tale about two strangers who crossed paths under strange circumstances.
Ariel, the elfin lassie and the strong lad, Matthew who are in the midst of a mystery filled with corruption and dark secrets. They both suffer deep lost in their lives and like two ships passing in the night, coincidental or something more, unusual circumstances bought the computer technician and the private investigator together. He becomes her knight in shining amour, and she his safety line to enjoying, trusting loving life and believe in someone true. And he found someone to share dreams of a possible bright future with.
The plot was suspenseful as Ariel, the computer technician let's her guard down and saves the blond handsome stranger, Matthew from being beaten to a blood pulp by hired gangsters who are protecting the Big money fat cats behind the scenes of two financial institutions. The private investigator, Matthew is there because his long childhood friend, Bill called in the midst of the night, pleading for help, and then the next day he was found dead.
His death was declared a homicide, yet there was something hanky about it. So Matthew travels to his deceased friend's job and starts an uncover investigation. He wants to find out why Bill was murdered. The technician is there to installed computer software and she too has sneaking suspicions about the financial transactions of the company, and feels there is more to the eye then she can see.
The tension and romantic electricity between the computer technician who is grieving her own wounds and he, the private investigator, is oo, la, la. The reader needed a glass of ice water to cool down the temperature in the room.
The events of them being stalked, hunted and threatened by the gangsters kept the reader as the two are on edge, running and hiding to find sanctuary in each other's arms. Their relationship is hot/close and cold/distance bonding for fear of losing one another. Not willing to invested in another relationship to be hurt again and heart broken. The question, will these two acquaintances, strangers be able to jump the hurdles of their wounds. And heal their hearts and unite into a long term relationship while in the midst of being targets of the big fat cats, the executives and his henchmen.
The man and his associates dread the consequences of becoming laughing stocks of the financial industry, media and served prison time. The man at top of the chain is cruel and ruthless and he will use all of his intelligence, weapons of wits and the real ones to stop the two from attempting to crumble his empire.
This author was an expert at describing details that kept the reader entertained, it was a murder mystery with an investigator working on a case, and the romantic scenes were sensual and intense. I gave it four stars as a reader because the repetitive memories about Bill threw me off just a little. In all it was a compact action, romantic and suspenseful tale. Highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy mystery, corruption, and rescue damsel in distress, but it was a two way rescue, plus the addition of hot steaming action, written with eloquent style, all together a delightful read.
*** On sale for 99 cents for a limited time only. Regular price $3.99 ***
RT Book Reviews Top Pick - "Stock up on ice cubes because this is definitely one sizzling debut. Readers will be hooked from the first sentence- on the book and on Nic! As rich as a white chocolate cheesecake, Cayne's entrance into the suspense genre is invigorating, explosive and simply intoxicating."
Winner - Best Romance - 2012 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards
Finalist - Best Romance - Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Books of 2012
When an Oscar-winning movie star meets a department-store photographer...
Movie star Nic Lamoureux appears to have a playboy's perfect life. But it's a part he plays, an act designed to conceal a dark secret he carries on his shoulders. His empty days and nights are a meaningless blur until he meets the woman who fulfills all his dreams. She and her son are the family he's always wanted--if she can forgive a horrible mistake from his past.
A Hollywood dream...
Lauren James, a widowed single mother, earns barely enough money to support herself and her son. When she wins a photography contest and meets Nic, the man who stars in all her fantasies, her dreams, both professional and personal, are on the verge of becoming real. The attraction between Lauren and Nic is instant--and mutual. Their chemistry burns out of control during a photo shoot that could put Lauren on the fast track to a lucrative career.
Becomes a Hollywood nightmare
But an ill-advised kiss makes front-page news, and the lurid headlines threaten everything Nic and Lauren have hoped for. Before they know what's happening, their relationship is further rocked by an obsessed and cunning stalker who'll stop at nothing--not even murder--to have Nic to herself. When Nic falls for Lauren, the stalker zeroes in on her as the competition.
And the competition must be eliminated.
Excerpt:
Lauren rolled her eyes. "Fine. Do it."
Nic bent down and brushed his lips against hers. For the first few seconds, she didn't kiss him back, but she didn't push him away, either. Then, on a sigh, she leaned into him and her arms locked around his neck. His tongue darted out to taste her bottom lip. Mmm... cherry--his new favorite flavor. When her mouth opened, he didn't hesitate.
He dove in. And drowned.
He'd meant this to be a quick kiss, only now he just couldn't stop. His lips traced a path to her throat. Cupping her bottom with his hands, he lifted her up, grinding against her. She moaned. It was a beautiful sound, one he definitely wanted to hear again.
A loud noise pierced the fog of his lust. He raised his head from where he'd been nuzzling Lauren's apple-scented neck to tell whoever it was to fuck off, but as the sexual haze cleared, he swallowed the words. The paparazzi had gathered around, applauding and calling out crude encouragements. Some snapped photos while others rolled film. Shit. He'd pay for this fuck-up and so would she.
A proud people. A nation divided.
Rémi Whitedeer, police officer turned substance-abuse counselor, dreams of restoring order to his tribe. Violence and crime are rampant throughout the unpoliced Iroquois reserve, and a civil war is brewing between the Guardians, a militant traditionalist group, and other tribal factions. As the mixed-race cousin of the Guardians' leader, Rémi is caught in a no-man's land--several groups lay claim to him, but all want him to deny his white blood.
A maverick cop on an anti-drug crusade.
When she infiltrated the Vipers to take down the leader of the outlaw biker gang responsible for her brother's death, police sergeant Alyssa Morgan got her man. But her superiors think she went too far. Her disregard for protocol and her ends-justify-the-means ethics have branded her an unreliable maverick. To salvage her career, she accepts an assignment to set up a squad of native provincial officers on a reserve.
A radical sovereigntist bent on freeing a nation.
Decades of government oppression threaten the existence of the Iroquois Nation. But one man, Chaz Whitedeer, is determined to save his people no matter what the price, even if it means delving into the shadowy world of organized crime.
When Rémi and Alyssa uncover the Guardians' drug-fueled scheme to fund their fight for true autonomy--a scheme involving the Vipers--Rémi must choose between loyalty to family and tribe or his growing love for Alyssa.
Can Rémi and Alyssa leave everything behind--even their very identities--for a future together?
"Kristine Cayne will dazzle readers yet again with Deadly Addiction, a compelling, beautifully crafted, powerhouse of a romantic suspense novel. Truly a 5-star read! Bravo, Author!" --Laura Taylor, best-selling author of Intimate Strangers, six-time RT Award Winner, two-time Maggie Award Winner, & RWA RITA finalist.
Aftershocks by Kristine Cayne—When Seattle is struck by a devastating earthquake, technical rescue firefighter Jamie Caldwell must save his estranged wife and daughter from the wreckage of a collapsed building. He's defied the odds hundreds of times, but will his luck finally run out for good?(24, 000 words)
Kristine Cayne found the group in 2009 because she won Marianne's raffle basket at the Emerald City Writer's Conference that year. The basket included an offer to critique the winner's manuscript—an evaluation that resulted in an invitation to join. Kristine writes Romantic Suspense.
Was a delightful surprise written by an Indie Author. It is of sci-fiction genre, but this reader wonders if the author was also thinking of supernatural elements to add to the plot. Jason Bennett is a teenager on vacation with his family and relatives in Scotland and he is bored of the adult talking goes off on a hike. Like all teenagers curiosity got him and he was attracted to an antique building and a shining light. He dares to follow the light and opens the door which is not another room rather it is a strange and mysterious world. He walks through in another dimension and realizes too late he may be trapped unless he finds another portal to go back home again. Meanwhile he has no choose but to adjust to his new and wondrous adventure.
He receives help from a mysterious Reyga, a Loremaster who takes him under his wing. Reyga is willing to train the lad the magic secrets of their world if he is willing to learn. Thus the adventure begins Jason is introduced to many new experiences and other worldly aliens. He is in the midst of a conspiracy and does not know which side to choose.
There is intrigue, suspense as the Loremasters and the outsiders' battle against each other by manipulative magic abilities and warring devices. The Loremasters are not reassured of Jason's loyalty and if he may or not be the future prophet coming to save or destroyed their world. The traitors behind the strategic attacks are watching and waiting for the right moment to conquer the world and it's capital, Telerian where the high ones are enclosed in safety for their have the key to all knowledge and command only certain individuals can have authority to utilized the knowledge which causes a chaotic rift in more ways than one; dividing the races of creatures in us against them, thus if something is not agreed upon in time the end may be on the horizon.
Question; will Jason and his allies are able to defeat the dark shadows and regain their authority or lose all. This reader was compelled to find out the conclusion and enjoyed the hours of reading this inspiration story and was so impressed with the quality of details like the writer was trying to create a world where one can walk through a portal and be part of it. The plot was easy to follow and there is more here than a sci-fiction story. You will have to see for yourself and check out this author's Amazon's page to find out more about this creative author who is able to grasp all elements of existence and combine them in a spun tale of pure magic.
In the author's words; It was a prophecy given over eight hundred years before. From a far land, Jaben shall come. The last to arrive, he will already be here. Powerful and powerless, Our hope and our doom are in his hands.
The unique and colorful characters, Jason Reyga, and other Loremasters and of course the female healers and secondary character the brave chameleon creature of the Shanthi race; her name is Lenai, she Jason's guardian and committed to her assignment to protect the far lander with her life. They are leery of each other until in desperation they have to join forces against the dark foes and then so much magic occurs it brought joy to this reader's mind. The story continues and the relationships between Jason and the aliens go through many personal storms until at the conclusion the truth is unveil and then they will or will not come together to save the capital city, Telerian and the rest of the world.
Jason experiences a range of human emotions from fear to joy and in-between as he witnesses many events and feels hopeless. The rebels are winning and will take authority of Telerian and possibly destroy Jason's world, Earth to have complete dominance of the universe. There is a mysterious watcher waiting to choice sides; will he/she assist or kill the young visitor, Jason and will he seek his capabilities before this world and earth are annihilated.
This reader was introduced to this phenomenal writer through a Goodreads monthly book contest and was attracted to the cover and seeing the word Scotland in the first paragraph and my mind was hook and I am so pleased to find a gem among sci-fiction since it is not usually not my genre to read. Highly recommend this author and surprise he has more stories to enjoy. http://www.amazon.com/From-Land-Jabens-Rift-ebook/dp/B0048WPC9U/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/241308 free with coupon RB57Y. The first two books of Jaben's Rift (From a Far Land // Altered Intentions) are now out and available. From a Far Land is free via Smashwords (still waiting for the price match on Amazon) at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/... If anyone wants to let Amazon know about it being free on Smashwords, I'd appreciate it. :-)
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