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{ HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY TOUR + GUEST AUTHOR POST } Deciding to Become a Writer was a Natural Extension of Falling in Love

December 19, 2011 in Fiction, Guest Author Post, Historical, Life and Family


Announcing the Scorpio Rising Social Media Whirlwind Tour!



As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Scorpio Rising eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.


What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including 2 Kindle Fires, Amazon gift cards up to $100 in amount, 5 autographed copies of the book, and 5 autographed copies of its recently released sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 23rd, so you don’t miss out.

Deciding to Become a Writer was a Natural Extension of Falling in Love

People often ask me what attracted me to the life of a writer, and I have to say it was a natural extension of falling in love…with books, which I have been for as long as I can remember.


I remember my mother taking me to the public library when I was as young as four years old. That was when she introduced me to Madeline, the little schoolgirl. As teenager, I discovered Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames, and then Harlequin books. And then I really fell in love for the first time. I was in England where my friends introduced me to a book by Wilbur Smith.


I think I hadn’t read ten pages of his book–can’t remember the title anymore–when I knew this was it. I could spend the rest of my life in bed with this writer’s books.


Over the next few years, Wilbur Smith’s books made me discover Africa, where I met animals I’d never heard of, and villains the likes of which I hope to never meet. I was swept into his stories of love and passion and greed; stories from which I never wanted to walk away. I devoured book after book of his, until, of course, the inevitable happened. I caught up with every last one of his books and was facing a long void until his next book hit the stands. And I, fickle reader that I am, had an affair with a few other authors, and then it happened again. I read Dominic Dunne. And wham. I was in love again.


With Dominic Dunne’s books, I spent time with the truly rich and the truly manipulative. How can anyone forget books like The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, or An Inconvenient Woman, or A Season in Purgatory? Once I discovered them, I was hooked. Forgive me Dominic, for I betrayed you too when I discovered my next big love, Nelson De Mille.


De Mille is a master of sharp, snappy talk, and he makes all those words come out of the mouth of a sexy good cop with a bad attitude–John Corey. Now here’s the funny part. I don’t really know what John Corey looks like, except that he has scars on his chest from some bullet wounds.


I also know that John Corey is almost as fickle when it comes to love as I am when it comes to favorite authors. He seems to fall in love with a different woman in almost every one of his adventures. That is, until he met and married Kate. But who knows, so far she’s only been around for a couple of novels. For all I know she’ll be dropped off, maybe even killed in the next book, and then sexy John will be available again and I can go on dreaming.


Now here’s something you might not know about me. I’m married, and—get this—my husband doesn’t mind my little dalliances with all these authors…as long as I don’t meet them in person that is.


And why am I blabbing about all these loves of mine? Because, every time I start a new project, I hope with all my heart, that I infuse my novel with enough passion and ambition and greed that when you, dear reader, read my work, you will fall—perhaps just a little bit—in love with my characters. And I promise to love you right back, even knowing that I will never be able to write fast enough to keep your from someday leaving me for some other writer.


C’est la vie!
Monique

About the Author: Monique Domovitch began writing at the age of fifty-five. Two years later, she has two self-published novels—her Scorpio Series—and a three-book deal with Penguin, for books she has written under the name of Carol Ann Martin. Never seen without her laptop, Monique and her husband travel the world and divide the rest of their time between their homes in British Columbia and California. Monique loves to hear from readers! Visit her on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or GoodReads.

Remember, it’s all about the books!

About Scorpio Rising: Set in New York and Paris amid the glamorous and competitive worlds of art and real estate, Scorpio Rising takes the reader from the late 1940s to the 1960s through the tumultuous lives of its heroes. Alex Ivanov is the son of a Russian immigrant and part-time prostitute. He yearns to escape his sordid life and achieve fame and fortune. His dreams of becoming a world-class builder are met with countless obstacles, yet he perseveres in the hope of someday receiving the recognition he craves. Half a world away, Brigitte Dartois is an abused teenager who runs into the arms of a benefactor with an agenda all his own. When she finds out that her boss has an ulterior motive, she flees again, determined to earn her living through her art. This career brings her fame, but also the unwanted attention of her early abuser. Monique Domovitch’s debut novel, Scorpio Rising, is a compelling tale filled with finely etched characters and a superb understanding of the power of ambition. Scorpio Rising promises to resonate with all who once had a dream. Get it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.


About The Sting of The Scorpio: In Scorpio Rising, Monique Domovitch presented a compelling tale filled with colorful characters and the manipulation of power, ambition, and greed. Now she gives us its spellbinding sequel, The Sting of the Scorpio, where Alexander Ivanov returns to New York with his new bride, Brigitte. The real estate industry is ripe with opportunity. Blessed with irresistible charm, ambition, and the single-minded obsession to succeed, Alex plots and manipulates his way to almost mystical success. Everything he touches turns to gold, but it’s never enough. When a hostile takeover bid leaves him struggling to save his beloved company, he suspects those closest to him of plotting his downfall. Brigitte, the beautiful redhead who abandoned her country and her career to become his wife, feels alone. In return, Alex has betrayed her time and again, each indiscretion cutting deeper into her soul. Brigitte’s son, David yearns to be an artist, but Alex’s plans leave no room for such frivolous goals. He grooms a reluctant David to become the heir apparent until a devastating tragedy attracts the attention of another young man. The Sting of the Scorpio is a rich tale of a man at the mercy of his own greed and a woman bound by her need for love. Get it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

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Monday, Blogaganza on Novel Publicity! We’re kicking-off on the Novel Publicity Free Advice blog. We’ll ask the writer 5 fun and random questions to get everyone talking. Leave a comment or question in response to the post, and you may win an autographed copy of Scorpio Rising or its sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio. Don’t forget to enter for the other contest prizes while you’re over there!


Tuesday, Twitter sharing contest! A tweet is tiny, only 140 characters. But on Tuesday, it could win you $50. Send the following tweet across the twittersphere, and you just may win a $50 Amazon gift card. Autographed copies of Scorpio Rising and its sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio, are also up for grabs. The winner will be announced Wednesday morning. Here’s the tweet: Looking for a read that’s full of love, drama, and betrayal? Scorpio Rising has been reduced to 99 cents! http://ow.ly/7zA2s #whirlwind


Wednesday, Google+ sharing contest! Yup, there’s yet another awesome opportunity to win a $50 Amazon gift card, and this time it just takes a single click! Visit Google+ and share Emlyn Chand’s most recent post (you’ll see the Scorpio Rising book cover included with it). On Thursday morning, one lucky sharer will be $50 richer. Autographed copies of Scorpio Rising and its sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio, are also up for grabs. Three chances to win! How about that?


Thursday, Facebook sharing contest! Stop by Novel Publicity’s Facebook page and share their latest post (you’ll see the Scorpio Rising book cover included with it). It’s ridiculously easy to win! On Friday morning, one lucky sharer will be $50 richer. Autographed copies of Scorpio Rising and its sequel, The Sting of The Scorpio, are also up for grabs.


Friday, special contest on the author’s site! Win a Kindle Fire! Two are up for grabs! Visit Monique’s website to leave a comment on any of her posts and sign-up for her author newsletter. One person will win for each method, so be sure to do both.

 
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{ HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY TOUR + GUEST AUTHOR POST } What’s the Story, Morning Glory? The Importance of Music and how it Inspired In Leah’s Wake

December 12, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Life and Family


Announcing the In Leah’s Wake Social Media Whirlwind Tour!



As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the In Leah’s Wake eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.


What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including Amazon gift cards of up to $500 in amount and 5 autographed copies of the book. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 16th, so you don’t miss out.

What’s the Story, Morning Glory?

The Importance of Music and how it Inspired In Leah’s Wake
Although I find it too distracting to listen to music while I write, inspiration for my stories often arises from music. While I was writing In Leah’s Wake, songs brought me into the emotional state necessary to write difficult scenes. Songs set a mood, which helped me envision places, and songs helped me to identify and shape the book’s themes.


The novel opens with Zoe and Will listening to the Van Morrison song “Tupelo Honey,” a sweet love song that gives their relationship context by suggesting happier, better days. “Showdown at Big Sky,” which Will puts on the stereo next, foreshadows the problems on the horizon, and “Face in the Crowd” speaks to the profound loneliness Will feels as he waits up for Leah that night, imaging all the unthinkable horrors that might have befallen his daughter.


Later in the book, the song “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” from Evita, gave me a glimpse into Zoe’s fractured emotional state—remorse compelled by abiding love—as she drives home, wondering what to expect next from her rebellious teenage daughter: “I still need your love after all that I’ve done . . . I love you and I hope you love me . . .” “Stardog Champion” from Stardog Champion by Mother Love Bone, suggests power, so appropriate to the post-fight euphoria felt by Todd and Lupo after a showdown with Will.


Often, songs transport me to a place. Listening to Miles Davis one evening brought me, in my mind, to the coffeehouse Zoe visits with the policeman, Jerry Johnson. Music also helps me to clarify themes. One night, on our way home from dinner, my husband, Dave, played the Bruce Springsteen album Greetings From Asbury Park. The song “Growin’ Up” struck a nerve and I insisted on listening to it over and over. I saw Leah, a good kid, just trying to grow up and make her way in the world.


I heard “Champagne Super Nova,” from the Oasis CD What’s the Story? Morning Glory, when I stepped out of the shower one morning. Our house was wired for sound and Dave was playing the new CD he’d just bought. As with “Growin’ Up,” I insisted that he replay the song, and then replay it again. The pivotal scene, where Justine asks Leah for a cigarette and Leah allows her little sister to smoke, blossomed as I listened to the music.


As I wrote, music came to play a defining role in the book, and I would often search for the right music after writing a scene. The Liszt piano solo “Hungarian Rhapsodies” mirrors Zoe’s frenzied mind as she drives home from her motivational workshop, the day after Leah shows up drunk at 3:00 a.m., after a wild party. The same happened with “Paranoid Android,” from Okay Computer by Radiohead, “I’m On Fire,” from the Bruce Springsteen album Born in the USA, “Stardog Champion,” from Stardog Champion by Mother Love Bone, “I Loves You Porgy” from Porgy and Bess, and “Misguided Angel,” from The Trinity Session by the Cowboy Junkies.


Without music, In Leah’s Wake would be a very different – and for me, the writer, much less compelling book.


For those of you who, like me, find inspiration in music, here’s the soundtrack. Enjoy!


Soundtrack from In Leah’s Wake

  • “Growin’ Up,” Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ, Bruce Springsteen, Sony Records, 1972
  • “Tupelo Honey,” Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison, Polydor/Pgd, 1971
  • “Showdown At Big Sky,” Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson, Universal Int’l, 1987
  • “A Face In The Crowd,” Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty , MCA, 1989
  • “John Barleycorn,” John Barleycorn Must Die, Traffic, Island Records, 1970
  • “Not A Pretty Girl,” Not a Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco, Righteous Babe, 1995
  • Hungarian Rhapsodies, Franz Liszt, Leslie Howard solo piano, Hyperion, 1999
  • “Testify,” The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against The Machine, Sony Records, 1999
  • “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” Evita (Music From The Motion Picture), Madonna, Warner Bros./WEA, 1996
  • “The Ride of the Valkyries,” Wagner Without Words, Conducted by George Szell, Performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, Sony Records, 1991
  • “Chase The Blues Away,” Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology, Tim Buckley, Elektra/ WEZ, 1966
  • “Champagne Supernova,” (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis, Sony, 1995
  • “The Candy Shop,” The Massacre, Fifty Cent, Aftermath, 2005
  • “Vital Transformation,” Inner Mounting Flame, The Mahavishnu Orchestra Jazz, Sony 1971
  • “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles, Capitol Records, 1967
  • “Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5,” Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos by Itzhak Perlman violin, Weiner Philharmoniker and James Levine, Deutsche Grammophon, 1995
  • “Surrey With The Fringe on Top,” Steamin, Mile Davis, Prestige, 1956
  • “Come As You Are,” Nevermind, Nirvana, Geffen Records, 1991
  • “Paranoid Android,” Okay Computer, Radiohead, Capitol Records, 1997
  • “I’m On Fire,” Born in The USA, Bruce Springsteen, Sony, 1984
  • “Stardog Champion,” Stardog Champion, Mother Love Bone, Mercury/Universal, 1992
  • “I Loves You, Porgy,” The Melody At Night With You, Keith Jarrett, EMC Records, 1900
  • “Hasta Siempre, Witchi-Tai-To, Jan Garbarek and Bobo Stenson Quartet, EMC, 1973 Records
  • “As The Years Go Passing By,” Born Under a Bad Sign, Albert King, Stax, 1967
  • “Misguided Angel,” The Trinity Session, Cowboy Junkies, RCA Records, 1988
  • “Davidian,” Burn My Eyes, Machine Head, Roadrunner Records, 1994
  • “Here I Am, Lord,” Wonder, Love, and Praise, Daniel Schutte, New Dawn Music, 1981

To Win the Prizes:

  1. Purchase your copy of In Leah’s Wake for just 99 cents on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
  2. Fill-out the form on Novel Publicity to enter for the prizes
  3. Visit today’s featured event; you may win an autographed copy of the book or a $50 gift card!
  4. BONUS: If you leave a comment on this blog post, you have another chance at $100!


…We can win too!

Over 100 bloggers are participating in this gigantic event, and there are plenty of prizes for us too. The blogger who receives the most votes in the traffic-breaker poll will win a $100 gift card as well. So when you visit Novel Publicity’s site to fill-out the contest entry form, don’t forget to say that I referred you, so I can get a point in the poll.

Vote for The Bookworm Society!

Click the image below to vote.


The Featured Events include:

Monday, Radio Interview with Novel Publicity! We’re kicking-off on the Novel Publicity Free Advice blog. We interviewed Terri on our radio show Sunday night and have embedded the full podcast and blogged about its highlights. Give it a listen and then leave a comment on the blog post. This is a great chance to get to know more about this inspiring and friendly author. One commenter will win an autographed copy of In Leah’s Wake. Don’t forget to enter for the other contest prizes while you’re over there!


Tuesday, Twitter sharing contest! A tweet is tiny, only 140 characters. But on Tuesday, it could win you $50. Send the following tweet across the twittersphere, and you just may win a $50 Amazon gift card. An autographed copy of In Leah’s Wake is also up for grabs. The winner will be announced Wednesday morning. Here’s the tweet: In Leah’s Wake has taken the publishing world by storm. Get the book for just 99 cents http://ow.ly/7WP5H #whirlwind


Wednesday, Google+ sharing contest! Yup, there’s yet another awesome opportunity to win a $50 Amazon gift card, and this time it just takes a single click! Visit Google+ and share Emlyn Chand’s most recent post (you’ll see the In Leah’s Wake book cover included with it). On Thursday morning, one lucky sharer will be $50 richer. An autographed copy of In Leah’s Wake is also up for grabs. Three chances to win! How about that?


Thursday, Facebook sharing contest! Stop by Novel Publicity’s Facebook page and share their latest post (you’ll see the In Leah’s Wake book cover included with it). It’s ridiculously easy to win! On Friday morning, one lucky sharer will be $50 richer. An autographed copy of In Leah’s Wake is also up for grabs.


Friday, special contest on the author’s site! Win a $500 Amazon gift card, simply by leaving a comment on Terri’s most recent blog post. Yup, you read that correctly—$500! How easy is that? An autographed copy of In Leah’s Wake is also up for grabs.

 

Remember, it’s all about the books!

Terri Giuliano LongAbout In Leah’ Wake: The Tyler family had the perfect life – until sixteen-year-old Leah decided she didn’t want to be perfect anymore. While her parents fight to save their daughter from destroying her brilliant future, Leah’s younger sister, Justine, must cope with the damage her out-of-control sibling leaves in her wake. What happens when love just isn’t enough? Get it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

About the Author: Terri Giuliano Long grew up in the company of stories both of her own making and as written by others. Books offer her a zest for life’s highs and comfort in its lows. She’s all-too-happy to share this love with others as a novelist and a writing teacher at Boston College. She was grateful and thrilled beyond words when her award-winning debut literary novel, In Leah’s Wake, hit the Barnes and Noble and Amazon bestseller lists in August. She owes a lot of wonderful people – big time! – for any success she’s enjoyed! Visit her on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or GoodReads.

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Maximum Speed | By Joanna Lee Doster

December 2, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Life and Family, Thriller



Maximum Speed: Pushing the Limit by Joanna Lee Doster is a work of action-thriller fiction set in the crazy world of auto racing. Devlin Motor Sports is located in Florida with the exception of Connor, Sean’s brother and his family who lives in New York but never misses a Devlin race.

Plot
Sean Devlin is a successful auto racing driver and teammate on the Devlin Motor Sports team. He is tasered while his best friend and teammate Jimmy Stanton is kidnapped.


While Jimmy is still missing, Sean races in one of the biggest races of the season, but just when he thinks he has got it, he is taken out with a horrific crash but more than an “accident” is suspected.


As the truth about Jimmy’s kidnapping and Sean’s crash comes to light, the Devlin family has to decide who they can trust and realize who is behind all of this mischief. I guess you can say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”!


Impressions
The plot tends to jump around a bit and it took me some time to follow the back-and-forth. But other than that, the story is action-packed in this condensed novel.


Without giving too much away, if you like action-thriller fiction, I think you will find this book to be just the “Friday-night” read you want…especially if you are a Nascar or racing fan!


Favorite Scene
My favorite scene is just when you think nothing else can happen to this family, Billy Ray, one of the Devlin crew, picked up Sean’s mom to bring her to the hospital to greet her son when he was released. This should be a simple trip but as with all things surrounding the Devlin family, a simple ride to the hospital turns deadly. You will have to read the book to see how this scene turns out!

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Favorite Quote
“We were just having a little fun with you. So we snatched your driver. What’s the harm in that?”


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{ BOOK GIVEAWAY } Kings of Colorado | By David Hilton

November 26, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Life and Family, Personal Development

Will Sheppard’s life changes forever in ways he could never imagine, when he sees red one day and stabs his father with a pocketknife. At only thirteen years old Will is sent to the Swope Ranch boys reformatory in Colorado where he had to grow up pretty fast.


In the two years he was there he gained friends, lost friends, gained enemies, fought for his life and learnt to break in wild horses.


The story is told by Will himself reflecting on his life as a child, still haunted by the tragic and heart breaking events that occurred during that time. He was never the same again once he left the ranch and guilt and regret weighed heavy on his shoulders.


I don’t think I could have imagined the events that took place during this story if I tried. The horrific way the boys were treated and treated each other, the cold calculating pure evil of the wardens were so well scripted, that I felt my stomach turn as I read.


I kept on reading as I wanted to find out how Will’s life turned out, even though it was written through his eyes as an older man, so I knew he was alive, I wanted to find out if those life events were finally laid to rest and he could be happy in the end.


I can’t imagine what it must have felt like to be ripped away from your home and away from your mother at such a vulnerable age, and have to defend and fight your corner in unfamiliar and frightening circumstances.


David Hilton’s writing definitely helped me to take a step closer to that understanding.


Favorite Quote
“The night time was the hardest. It was lonely to see the world outside my window cloaked in darkness; during the daylight hours, watching the land slip pas was my only escape.”


A must read.

 

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In Leah’s Wake | By Terri Giuliano Long

August 14, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Life and Family

Puberty is an exciting and confusing time for any young person to experience, it is a time where parents know nothing and the kids know it all.


While our children are becoming teenagers, we as parents have to become well prepared warriors – it is not that we will be waging a war but we have to be prepared. Parents have to be prepared to deal with the war that is going on within their own children, the war between teenagers and their hormones and their egos.


Now some teenagers will go through a relatively harmless transition from youngster to a pubescent youth to young adult. These teenagers will have their moments where they have bouts of rebellion testing their ground daily by defying adult authority but in the end they and their families remain unscathed.


On the other hand…


There are the rebellious ones; they are those teenagers that wreak absolute havoc on their families, they turn into selfish and self centered beings that only care about what is happening to them. They don’t realize the damage that they wreak upon their families until it is too late or severe damage has been done to the family.


The damage done by this particular teenage archetype is analogous to a terrible storm leaving a destructive result in its wake; it is this particular situation that is aptly portrayed in the book In Leah’s Wake.


Plot
The book – In Leah’s Wake by author Terri Giuliano Long is a well done portrayal of the experiences of the Tyler family and how they deal with the storm that is teenage angst. The Tyler family consists of Mother – Zoe Tyler, Father – Will Tyler and daughters Justine and Leah.

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Leah is the eldest daughter and the focus of this story or in this case Leah is the “storm”. Leah starts out as an intelligent, and athletically talented young lady but Leah is also a teenager and by virtue of her hormones she is led into a downward spiral with her older but not wiser boyfriend, Todd.


Todd is troubled, defiant, a drug user and far more experienced with the pitfalls in life than Leah. Todd turns out to be not only a poor influence on Leah but he is also a criminal. Together Leah and Todd hit absolute rock bottom but Leah does not fall by herself she takes her family with her.


Her actions affect her parents and sister in negatively impacting ways. Her parents are on opposite ends of the parenting spectrum and have to learn to realize their differences and come together as a parenting team. Justine her younger sister, is also intelligent and talented and is very heavily influenced by her sister’s “stormy” behavior.


Justine favors a close relationship with Leah so she begins to follow in her sister’s footsteps in an attempt to remain close to her sister. Without giving away too much of the story, the wake-up call that is Leah’s Wake should be well heeded by all readers, within this story there is a lesson to be learned by every member of a family.


Impressions
I enjoyed reading this book because as the parent of teenagers myself, I could relate to some of situations presented in the book and the book is well written.


This book should be recommended reading to the parents of any pre-teenage child or teenager, because this book is a warning about the potentially stormy nature of a teenager in love/lust and looking for acceptance.


Although the subject matter in the story is not original, the story and characters are original and thought provoking. The interaction between characters is both realistic and down to earth.


The setting of the story is well defined and very detailed making for an enthralling story that will keep the reader riveted until the end. Overall I found this book to be a great read and look forward to other works by author Terri Giuliano Long.


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Marshmallows for Breakfast | By Dorothy Koomson

July 21, 2011 in Drama, Fiction, Life and Family

Marshmallows for Breakfast is a story of escape, acceptance and new friends and family in places you would least expect.


This story reminds us that we all need to indulge in “marshmallows for breakfast” now and again…


Plot
Kendra has flown back to England to start over with her life. Back to the same job she left behind, but to a new home in a flat in the grounds of a broken family home.


Impressions
Marshmallows for Breakfast was, as usual, an original idea by Dorothy Koomson. Her stories are always fantastic!


I especially enjoyed the build up of the main character Kendra. Each chapter opening up another side to her, drawing you into her life and background.


Dorothy Koomson again plays with the use of black and white characters, mixing them into the story seamlessly, and the only point where race is pointed out is when one of the children in the story says through innocent eyes to Kendra “Your black.”


The relationship between Kendra and the family she takes under her wing unravels cleverly as you read each chapter. Kendra reminded me a little of a modern day Mary Poppins, with unfortunately a sad and tragic past.


Favorite Part
I loved the way that Kendra defused a stressful and upsetting situation with the twins one Saturday at breakfast time. Playing to their child imaginations, getting them to feel as if Saturday breakfast was magical and extra special, with wishes thrown in. It was heart warming.

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XVI | By Julia Karr

July 18, 2011 in Dystopian, Fiction, Life and Family, Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

In the year 2150, being a girl isn’t necessarily a good thing, especially when your sixteenth (read sex-teenth) birthday is fast approaching. That in itself would be enough to make anyone more than a little nuts, what with a forced tattoo and all – but Nina Oberon’s life has taken a definite turn for the worse…


Plot
Nina’s mother is brutally stabbed and left for dead. Before dying, she entrusts a secret book to Nina, telling her to deliver it to Nina’s father. But, first Nina has to find him; since for fifteen years he’s been officially dead.


Complications arise when she rescues Sal, a mysterious, and ultra hot guy. He seems to like Nina, but also seems to know more about her father than he’s letting on.


Then there’s that murderous ex-government agent who’s stalking her, and just happens to be her little sister’s dad.

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Impressions
I love dystopian novels because you can actually imagine future like that happening. 22nd century, I have to say, is extra scary – Big Brother watching, police state, obligatory GPS trackers under the skin for teenagers, cards pay for everything, plenty of police and government agents swarming the streets, adverts screaming murder on each and every corner brainwashing you to the maximum.

This is consumerism society at its worst. Religion is prohibited, freedom of speech is non-existent, and history books are completely changed.


Society separated into 10 tiers (like casts in India); the lower you are the less you are allowed to do. If you are homeless, no one will blink an eye or protect you if you are beaten or getting killed.


And there is the matter of sex-teens. Each girl has to get a tattoo when she is sixteen, which says that she is available for sex. Any man can have her; if she is pregnant and the man doesn’t want a baby, she will have to have an abortion, the illegitimate children pretty much have little rights, and there are stories of them working as Cinderellas, free servants for their fathers’ families. Scared yet?


Nina Oberon is approaching her sixteenth birthday and dreading it as opposite to her scatter-brained friend Sandy, who bought the whole media hype about how cool it is o be sex-teen.


Her fight for her own identity and her freedom is almost hopeless until her mother dies from the stab wound and tells her before she dies that her father is alive, and that she needs to get to Chicago to find him and give him a special book from her.


In Chicago Nina finds new friends, wonderful Sal and Wei, and dodges old enemies, while she is trying to accomplish her mother’s last wish. I loved Nina; she is a fighter, despite her weaknesses and mistakes. I loved secondary characters; they were full of life and hope.


It’s a dark, violent and twisted story, but it’s a story of resistance of perseverance, and I would recommend it to anyone!


Favorite Scene
Nina’s birthday in the end


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Missing Andy: The Journey from Grief to Joy | By Lori A. Moore

July 15, 2011 in Drama, Life and Family, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Personal Development, Spiritual



“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – From a headstone in Ireland.


Missing Andy is a poignant narration from the author itself on the process of experiencing death of a loved one. It tackles the pain, grief, and then finally acceptance and joy of it.


This book is a tragic love story, with the love described as being the “agape” type rather than the romantic one. Furthermore, it consists of lessons of living life as a Christian and was also awarded as the 2010 Gold Award for Christian Living from ReadersFavorite.com.


Plot
Lori met her ex-husband, Andy, in his working place in the summer of 1992. It was an unusual starting point of dating, but eventually it led to a marriage of twelve years. However, as unsolvable problems arose between them, it was dissolved into a divorce… but they remain the best of friends, even when Lori had remarried to Michael. Michael is even friends with Andy, too.


But something tragic happened unexpectedly… Andy died due to a lethal blood clot. Upon hearing the dreaded seven words, Lori was lost and felt like everything turned dark. It was really hard and painful for Lori as Andy was her very best friend; despite that they divorced, he was still a big part of Lori’s everyday life.

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Lori journeyed and work through the process of grief, which enables her to deepen her relationship with Christ. With this, she found her path again and was able to accept and understand God’s plan for Andy. She’s able to move forward again with her life… along with the guidance of Jesus Christ.


Impressions
This story is really remarkable and very true in the process of grieving. I do agree with Angie’s thoughts (Lori’s friend), that in order to really understand the pain and grief of losing someone, one must be in the shoes of the person who actually lost someone. Sometimes, the condolences said by people seemed very empty and cliché, even though that they’re being sincere.


When I read this book, at some point, I did not want to continue reading because it reminded me of the pain of the death of my loved one. It reminded me of the death of my beloved late Grandma, who was more like a mother to me.


As a nurse, death is not new to me, for I have had patients who died in front of my very own eyes. And as a Roman Catholic, death is not to be feared of, but to be embraced, for it is part of the cycle of life and with death, you may be able to join Jesus for eternity.


But as a human, it was very painful to experience. As same with Lori, I didn’t go all the way with the grieving process (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance). I never went into denial and anger for I know for quite some time during the said year that it will be my grandma’s last year on earth. I did undergo the bargaining phase, and it was actually answered… I was given six months more. When the news came that my grandma was dead, my first reaction was acceptance for I know that it was coming, and the following were depression and lots of regrets.


Furthermore, I do agree with Lori that death in every way is God’s plan. The death of my Grandma and the death of Andy are sort of similar because before they were taken, God provided time for us to be with them before He takes them.


As for Andy, the day he was born and baptized was also the day people said goodbye to him, but as for my Grandma (who was a devotee to Mama Mary), she was born on the same birth month of Mama Mary and was buried on the Feast of Immaculate Conception.


This book is really helpful on the process of grieving, accepting, and moving forward. It gives you strength and enables you to further your relationship with the Maker.


Favorite Quote
“We are never stronger than the moment we admit we are weak.” – Beth Moore


“Death is hard, but the people who are still living will sometimes make it even harder for you.”


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Exclusive Interview with Amy Von Freter, Author of Other People’s Messes

July 12, 2011 in Author Interviews, Life and Family, Memoirs, Non-Fiction





Recently I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to read and review “Other People’s Messes” by author Amy Von Freter. I found the book to be a great read, as well as emotionally captivating.


The following is an in depth interview that I conducted with Amy Von Freter, who is also by the way, an all around great lady – many thanks to her for granting this interview.

Mrs. Bookfreak:
For those who have yet to read your book “Other People’s Messes” would you describe the subject matter in your book (without giving too much away?)


Amy Von Freter:
My story began with a pivotal decision to leave my marriage, and an ensuing divorce. Too many of us have been there. I didn’t realize until years later, while going back through my journals during a time of calm, how much help I’d been given from family, friends, and the man upstairs.


The book’s main message is that you’re not alone, and that you will have help through the most nightmarish of things. The problems for me, as any reader will quickly see, just kept coming. A manipulative ex-husband, a somewhat meddling ex-mother-in law, the lack of money, constant worry, and a new romance with my neighbor infused into the mix, just to complicate things even further. (Why would I not do that to myself?)

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Then, as is so true to life; I had even more trouble. The new boyfriend’s unwelcoming family, and the necessity of taking my childhood attacker to court, not to mention trying to get a business off the ground, all while helping my children and myself try to heal from the breakup of our family and my eighteen-year marriage. It was a crazy time; all recorded in my journals and turned into book form.


I thought it was an account that other women could use, as something helpful both on the wise of what to do and what not to do. The main thought I wanted to convey through each chapter is that you can get through anything. You really can, and also and most especially that you’re more loved than you will ever know.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
Did you find writing this very personal account of your life’s trial and tribulations a cathartic process? Also, how hard was it for you to come to the decision to finally write your book?


Amy Von Freter:
Cathartic for sure. I had been very angry and hurt for years about the events I’ve written about. As the book suggests, I didn’t feel I deserved what life had given me. I had felt very much like a victim of circumstance, and resentment was my friend.


Reading those journal entries in the order that they happened help me to put together the many non-coincidences and miracles, some which I hadn’t even realized until I started to write the book, years afterward.


As I read the handwritten entries and it slowly dawned on me how fortunate I’d been, I felt both ungrateful and humbled. A lot of tears were shed as I took the scope of my blessings in.


As far as the court case is concerned, going over the audio again and again in order to write it all down was at first very emotionally draining; I actually had to stop and take a break for a few days, but in the end it had a neutralizing effect. They were just words, and my attacker was just a confused, angry and hurt person whom I was not responsible for.


I think the decision to write this story came from realizing my own need during that very hard time in my life. From the awful moment I overheard my then-husband talking to his girlfriend on the telephone, I felt vastly and miserably alone. I didn’t know anyone else that was going through such a thing at the time, yet I would have dearly liked to have had some validation by knowing that I wasn’t the only one.


The book came from my strong need at that point to be around like-minded people who had been there, done that, and had survived after all. Other than one or two close friends that had suffered through a divorce, I didn’t have enough of that. This was my way of supplying that to other women that are struggling, just like I did.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
You are such a strong woman; what would you say to other women about handling the effects of divorce (on themselves and on their children)?


Amy Von Freter:
Be extra, extra gentle with yourself. Time alone to mourn is imperative. Take long walks, bubble baths, eat your favorite comfort foods, sleep a lot if you can, and write it all down in a journal that’s for your eyes only. (And don’t even try to be nice with your words! This is your place to get good and mad if you need to.)


Talk about your hurt non-stop without trying to censor yourself with trusted friends (but not around your kids, this will just make your home’s atmosphere feel negative) who are willing to listen. When one friend gets tired, switch out and just keep talking. If there aren’t any friends readily available, start an anonymous blog and get that poison out of you ASAP.

Don’t be afraid to cry as much as you need to; this is healing. If you can’t cry, rent a movie that will make you cry and watch it alone until you find that necessary release. Those pent-up emotions and negative energy have to go somewhere. ‘Better out than in!’

Mrs. Bookfreak:
How would you advise ladies on getting married today and what to expect out of the relationship? How about what to put into the relationship?


Amy Von Freter:
It’s been said, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.’ People tend to forget that last part. Really, you can’t love anyone else until you’ve got the ‘thyself’ thing down. It’s been said that the most beautiful relationship you will ever have will be the one with yourself, and I am finding this to be very true.


Learning to love yourself, both the good and the bad, is key. This takes some time; give that gift of all the time you need to yourself. Take it before, after, and in-between relationships, and be happy for the opportunity of that space to grow.


I regret not having taken more time before getting married. You’ll still get it, (I do) but having to do that very important inner work is harder when you’ve also got a partner to consider. Not impossible, but just a bit more technical.


What to expect from a relationship? In my opinion, the emotionally healthiest way to approach things is to expect very little from your partner, and a lot from yourself.


The other person is a free agent that has the right to do things of their own will, without any strings attached. Whatever they give to you is to be viewed as a gift, and your partner would do well to view things in the same way.


No one is forcing us to be in a marriage; they are easy to get out of, if need be. We’re there because we want to be and any token of affection, favor, taking out of the garbage or doing the dishes is freely given.


View it all as a gift, and try to maintain a spirit of gratitude while realizing that to have someone to give to and do for and love is also a great privilege.


Even if your partner decides they no longer want to be a part of the team, if you’ve given honestly and without strings, you will still be able to hold your head high if it should end, and that is worth a lot, should it ever come to that. Knowing in your heart that you’ve tried and that your love and concern was genuine is worth an awful lot.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
What advice, if any, would you give to newlywed couples about the experience of marriage?


Amy Von Freter:
(See the comment above!) The other thing would be to keep a sense of humor. The amount of laughter in a relationship is, in my opinion, an indicator of how you’re both doing. Laughter heals and laughter binds two otherwise hostile hearts together during times of great tension. It’s been said that the shortest distance between two hearts is a laugh.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
Changing your old negative in relationships can be difficult as we all know; as you have moved on with your life do you ever find yourself backsliding into your old habits?


Amy Von Freter:
Oh, yes! The most humbling of occurrences is when your ‘new’ husband says, word for awful word, the same phrase or complaint that you’ve heard from your ‘old’ husband.


It’s lovely to think that the problems were primarily with ‘him’ (the Ex), but that notion is shattered when something like that happens.

When two men who’ve shared a life with me have voiced the same concerns about the same exact issue, I can no longer remain in denial; it’s me.

This means that there are things I am going to have to accept as my responsibility to change. This can’t always be done overnight, but with the awareness of my flaws and a patient partner, it can be done.


In addressing the domineering relationship that I had in my first marriage, this time around it’s different. We both like some semblance of control and having our say; we seem to take turns driving, but that has been a learned thing, with lots of time, trial, and error. I believe that I attracted a different sort of a partner this time around because I was a different sort of woman than I was when I was in my early twenties, when I met my first husband.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
With your busy lifestyle and your presence needed in so many ways daily how do you keep yourself focused?


Amy Von Freter:
That one made me laugh. ‘Focused’ is not a word I would use to describe myself; I’m a spontaneous, hit-and-miss sort of gal. I work in spurts, am creative in spurts, social in spurts; you get the pattern.


A few things I do everyday to stay what I would call centered: I spend about five minutes in bed before I get up, thinking about what I want for my day, and believing that God will help me to get those things, even if they’re frivolous, because He’s just kind like that. I read one page of scripture. I say a little prayer, asking for help to put it all together.


I try to find ways during the day to bring some pampering or beauty into the hours, like a new coat of nail polish, a half hour out on the deck in the sunshine, a chive-flower garnish on my lunch plate, an impromptu walk on a pretty lane while I’m supposed to be out running errands, or sneaking off to what I call the Little Chapel for a few quiet moments of journal-writing.


At the end of the day, I crawl into bed and meditate for at least five more minutes on my ‘wish list’ of things I’d like to have happen in my life. More travel, my dream home, a life surrounded with lots and lots of love, driving a convertible along Highway 101 with the wind in my hair; things that make me smile. I fall asleep happy.


The next day I’ll awake and do the same thing. I’ve been amazed at how much the visualizing, the prayer and scripture study, and the trying my hardest each day is making the ‘wish list’ slowly turn into reality. If I were to condense it into all one word, it would be like the metal coat rack in my story: Believe.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
Are you still active within your church? Do you find that being active in the church together can help a relationship?


Amy Von Freter:
I am active within my church; however, I had to sort through the things about it that I felt had let me down. This is also where the writing of the book has been cathartic.


It was difficult to separate the decisions and moves that I thought had been ‘unwise’ in both council and action from the various leaders. In realizing that there were two good and common-sense leaders for every one of the ones that were not, I softened.


Knowing that there were people within my church that were in tune enough to call me at the exact moments that I was sinking in spirit did much to boost my faith and confidence. I had to do some maturing, too, in my expectations of a church.


As a people, as in any church, there will always be some that are petty, obnoxious, and who will let you down. I’m sure I’ve been guilty of all three items myself, and changing churches might change that for a time, but I would still see the same human behaviors eventually crop back up, so what would be the point? Church is the opportunity to openly and publicly worship God as I see Him. I’m cool with that.


Sharing a religion in a marriage is huge. Knowing that we share the same faith, going to church once a week for a sort of ‘accounting’ of the past weeks’ actions (if only happening within our own minds) affects how we treat each other during the remaining six days. Since many churches are big on families and encourage staying married, this is also extremely helpful.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
From your perspective, would you recommend to couples (whether they are married or not) to go seek some sort of counseling if they find that they are hitting a rocky patch? If so, from what source the; church or a professional relationship counselor?


Amy Von Freter:
May the marriage counseling profession forgive me:


No. I would not recommend it. The couple either wants to stay together, or they don’t. No amount of counseling is going to change a partner’s mind if they’ve got a bee in their bonnet to go.


What it did for me, personally, was to dredge up more information than was necessary for me to hear from the other party, and to reinforce the pain. I reserve the right to change my mind about this in the future, of course, but at this place and time, it seems like a waste of the moment and the money, compounding the problem. Now you’ve not only got a marriage that’s falling apart; you’ve got additional bills to pay.


If counseling was absolutely necessary and deemed as potentially helpful by the couple, I would recommend a faith-based person that was not affiliated with a church of any kind, so that they could and would speak freely and not have to follow church-recommended guidelines as to what the couple should or should not do in their unique situation.


Mrs. Bookfreak:
Do you have any future writing projects or future plans that you would care to share with us?


Amy Von Freter:
Yep. We’ll see if this comes to fruition or not (but I have a feeling that some day it will).


Since I am the fourth wife of my husband, a title called ‘Forthwife’, suggesting a perpetual movement forward, and a total disregard for the number four.


It’s just a name and a number, but I (and any individual) am not. This would be the ‘rest of the story’ of how I’ve struggled to see my own worth, and how I’m continuing to do so. As you can imagine, there will be some by now-expected self-deprecating snippets and no small amount of humor mixed in.


After I stopped cleaning houses, I went through a mini mid-life crisis, trying to figure out what to do next that would be ‘useful’ and ‘valuable’.


I began to manage properties (not fun, but at least it wasn’t scrubbing), I took a few semesters of college courses (and was good at it, but that still didn’t seem right). After two years of trying to figure out what I wanted to do and be, I decided once and for all to begin my writing career full-on.


This was not met with wide approval from those around me; a beginning writer, or even a seasoned one, often can’t pay their bills. I was told by friends and loved ones repeatedly that I needed to face reality and ‘get a real job’.

There were plenty of days where I had to wade through the guilt and well-intentioned comments and suggestions, and just keep going at the keyboard. It was often frustrating, with a few triumphs sprinkled in. Being the classic hard-head, I didn’t give up; I knew this was what I was supposed to be doing.


Nowadays, I am interviewing people and writing for the local paper and a local business magazine, writing snappy articles brimming with attitude for businesses via a coupon deals company, writing content for business media kits, writing articles for the upcoming yearly rodeo, promoting ‘Other People’s Messes’ through a website called The Girl Cave, and of course doing my beloved blogging.
Most of these are paid gigs. The story of how I got from there to here is what I would call miraculous, and I would love to share that.


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{ BOOK GIVEAWAY } Other People’s Messes | By Amy Von Freter

July 6, 2011 in Life and Family, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Personal Development, Spiritual

As we go through life, we learn are supposed to learn through our experiences. No matter how harsh our experiences turn out to be there is always a lesson to be learned. One such example of learning through your experiences is the e-book Other People’s Messes.


Other People’s Messes by author Amy Von Freter sets the bar for how to survive the drastic changes that can come behind the breakup of a marriage. However this book is more than just an accounting of Amy’s trials and tribulations throughout her life, it is the ultimate self-help novel for women.


It shows you the importance of maintaining your faith and self esteem even at the most heart breaking of times. Also it imparts the importance of having the intestinal fortitude to move on with your life when you are in a non growing, non loving relationship; this would not be an easy task for anyone to accomplish but, Ms. Von Freter shows her readers how she did it and that it is possible for anyone to accomplish.


Plot
Every woman that has ever been in love has gone through some remotely similar, if not the same situation as Amy. I found this book to be both easy to relate to and inspirational.


This book takes you on the emotional ride that was Amy Von Freter’s life; from her marital woes to the loss of her profitable business that was run by her and her unfaithful, manipulative, selfish, and heartless husband.


She also portrays her struggles to make it as a newly single mother trying to handle the financial troubles that encumber anyone coming out of a recently broken marriage. As she struggles financially and emotionally she manages to run her own business; which in and of itself is a very difficult and exhausting task.


Throughout all of her struggles Amy managed to survive and overcome her tumultuous situation and kept her faith in god. Amy also shows how important it is to not isolate yourself and struggle alone – you need a support system of friends and family to help you cope with such major stresses.


Through this e-book Amy conveys a message of staying true to yourself while trying to raise a family, work and survive a painful divorce which is not an easy task but Amy did accomplished this and found true love and success as a rewards for her strength and faith.


Impressions
This book is so engrossing that at times I found myself cheering Amy on, exclaiming “You go girl!” and at other times I cried with her, feeling the depth of her pain and struggles.


This book should be recommended reading to all women of all ages and of all walks of life, whether they are in a relationship or not. There is a great deal to be learned from this book and there is nothing like learning from someone who has already walked through the fire; experience makes the best teacher.


Cleaning up behind other people and the messes they create in their own selfish pursuits of happiness in life is something many of us wind up doing time and time again. The lesson to be learned here is to stop cleaning up others people’s messes like Amy and take care of you. Thank you Amy Von Freter.


Favorite Scene
The ending where everything comes together for Amy; it sends out a loud and clear message of where there is faith there is hope. A


Favorite Quote
“You can change my circumstances, my living quarters, and cause me to cower. You can starve me of love, of food, and of your company. But you shall never be able to deprive me of my will.”

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