ABOUT HIMSELF: Abandoned on the steps of an orphanage as an infant in 1950, Dublin charmer Mahony assumed all his life that his mother had simply given him up. But when he receives an anonymous note suggesting that foul play may have led to her disappearance, he sees only one option: to return to the…
Author: fantastyfreak
Review of Susan Dennard’s Truthwitch
General Blog Admin Note for Coming Year. 2017 Focus is the theme of 2017, and that is how things will be: a little more regimented, a little more symmetrical, making things more reliably updated in terms of content. That should hopefully appease those who may have been thinking rather this blog was perhaps a vanishing…
Review of The Devil’s Work and Interview with Mark Edwards
Amazon/ Barnes & Nobles/ Goodreads More About The Devil’s Work: A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies. It was the job she had dreamed of since childhood. But on her very first day, when an unnerving encounter drags up memories Sophie Greenwood would rather forget, she wonders if she has made…
Fish Wielder by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison: Author Interview Feature
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Goodreads Book Synopsis: From fantasy super-fan J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison, author of The Helm—praised by the Young American Library Association as one of the best graphic novels for teens in 2010—comes his debut fantasy novel, FISH WIELDER (Fiery Sea Publishing; $16.99 Trade Paperback Original; $7.99 EBook; August 23, 2016). FISH WIELDER is an epically silly…
Poisonfeather-Book 2 of the Gibson Vaughn Series Excerpt & Author Matthew FitzSimmons Interview Feature
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Indiebound/Goodreads Publisher: Amazon Publishing Here’s an enticing excerpt from Matthew FitzSimmons’ new book: “The rear façade of the Wolstenholme Hotel could have been more forbidding. Sure, it was possible. Throw in a few gargoyles. Maybe a moat and fill it with alligators. Gibson told himself it would be fine. Chances were, Deja and…
Prepub. ARC Black Market: Why “First Sale” Doctrine does not justify theft
All good things have a subversive side, and Ebay is not exempt from that reality. As you may already know or do not know, book bloggers like myself tend to receive ARC in exchange for consideration of a review of a book(consideration is key, as no one has an infinite amount of time to…
Anne Rice’s “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis” Advance Reader Copy Giveaway
Synopsis (Taken from Amazon Product Detail Page): “In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I heard the cries of thousands. I saw flames that outshone the lamps of heaven. And all the world was shaken . . .” –Anne Rice, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis At the novel’s center:…
Review of “Behind Closed Doors”by B.A. Paris
Amazon/ Barnes & Nobles/Indiebound Excerpt: Taken from Amazon Product Detail Page: Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He’s a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger…
Spotlight Feature:Brainstorm by Elaine Viets
Released within the last week, Brainstorm By Elaine Viets promises to be a tense thriller with a certain dose of psychological depth… Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ IndieBound Release Date: August 2nd, 2016 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publications Synopsis: The ultrawealthy families of Chouteau Forest may look down on a woman like death investigator Angela…
Seeking Dedicated fans/bloggers of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles with a scholarly bent..
EXCITING NEWS: We’ll be working in conjunction with Lestat Book Coven, a very active FB fan group for Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, to celebrate the coming release of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. To help siphon our fervor for more intellectual purposes, we’ll be discussing for the next moth or so Anne Rice’s most…
ThrillerFest Week:Review of “Warning Order” by Joshua Hood
Amazon/Barnes&Nobles/IndieBound/Goodreads While counting down till Thrillerfest this coming Friday, I decided to explore some new types of thrillers… I’ve never read this genre before,the genre of military thriller, though I absolutely love thrillers as a whole. These types of books excel in the craft of writing intense scenes, filled with just as much depth…
Interview with Barbara Taylor Bradford and Review of “The Cavendon Women”
After months of non-activity, I am finally prepared to sink back into blogging, and the return is accompanied by a special interview with NY Times bestselling writer, Barbara Taylor Bradford, well-known for her best-selling drama title “A Woman of Substance”
