Daughter of the Light (Light, Life and Magic series Book 1) by Louise Andersen

Reviewer: Vivien

Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis

A story of Light, Life & Magic. Of a changing world. A story of a young woman's life, the life of the wise, the powerful, the strong and the weak. The story of a playful cat, a wise lammasu, a very clever wizard, a story of love, tears, of loss and victory, learning and knowing.It is the adventure of good versus evil and those who see beyond that apparent reality. First of 5 books in the series.

Review

I was asked to read this book and give an honest review, so here goes. It took me longer to read this book than it would normally, I found it difficult to understand all the names and the language which for me did have an impact on my ability to really get lost in the story.

It’s the story of a young woman’s life and her Journey to find her Brother, it’s a magical adventure full of urban fantasy, with lots of twist and turns.

Enilia wakes to find her brother Elior has left her, she travels alone in search for her brother hiding a secret, a secret that would put her Brother’s life in danger should it be revealed. It’s a dangerous journey for a young woman to take on her own with the battle between the dark and light rising . She isn’t really ainatunari and not really human, she is a jani. A half. On her journey Enilia finds love, friendship and loss, but what she really needs to find is herself.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Fantasy, Magic and Wizards.

 

 

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*Book Blitz* Searching for Tomorrow by Kathryn McNeill Crane

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Some people are blessed to find that one certain person who completes them.

Wrynn’s yesterdays were what others only dream of having. She and Tripp were the best of friends before they even thought about love. They had the fairy tale life where ‘like’ turns into ‘love’, and ‘love’ becomes ‘happily ever after’.

What happens when life conspires against you, and snatches your soul mate from your arms?

…only her forever love ended much too soon.

Broken beyond her own ability to repair, Wrynn boxes up her grief and attempts to raise her three girls the best she can on her own. As time slowly passes, Wrynn relives her life with Tripp while struggling most days to get out of bed. She is reminded of him at every turn.

How do you set your grief and anguish aside? How do you pick up the shattered pieces, put those pieces back together again, and try to move on?

Wrynn tries to find the joy in life every single day through her daughters, family, and friends. Her twin brother Liam has dedicated himself to helping Wrynn put her life back together after losing his own love. On the other hand, her mother-in-law lives to torment her at every turn. Wrynn can't even find a chance to breathe, much less a desire to somehow search for her tomorrow.

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If you are reading this, I think you should know that "About me" sounds so very pretentious to me. I guess that is what I am supposed to write about, so here it goes!

Kathryn is a simple country girl who likes to spend time with her hubba, hunka hubby, her three kids and her friends. She loves to cook and really loves to eat! During the spring and summer, you will more than likely find her outside puttering around in her garden. When the veggies start coming in, she will probably be sweating over a hot canner in the kitchen, canning all the goodies she is blessed with. Kathryn likes to hike and go camping, and as a Girl Scout leader, she gets to do this pretty often! On cold winter nights, you will probably find her wrapped in a warm blanket, lost in a good book, while sitting in her rocking chair on the front porch!

Kathryn was born and raised in North Carolina, and while she loves to travel, she can't imagine ever leaving the mountains that she has come to call home. Not a day goes by that Kathryn doesn't thank God for abundantly blessing her. He has been so good to her, and she is very grateful. She holds Jeremiah 29:11 very close to her heart and believes it with every fiber of her being. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Kathryn loves flip flops, chocolate, sweet tea and dirt between her toes. As far back as she can remember, she's had a book in her hand. Reading has carried her to places she will never go. It has introduced her to people that she will never meet. When life is great and when it is rough, she's always been able to find a book to carry her through. She finally decided to write down some of the stories in her head (yes, be scared) and heart after dawdling around and wasting years dreaming. She hopes you enjoy reading those stories as much as she loves writing them!

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When Leah’s ex-boyfriend Kevin betrays her in a horrifically public way, she leaves town to spend her last summer of college in a place where no one knows who she is, what happened to her, and what she did to make herself so vulnerable. All she wants is a little peace of mind and some good surfing so she can regroup before returning for her senior year. After his own tragedy a few years ago, Drew developed an entirely new and unique outlook on life and became a risk-taker, daring and dangerous, everything Leah wanted to avoid. But a chance encounter forces her to let Drew into her life, little by little, secret by secret. He’s smart, funny, persistent, hot, and makes money in a rather unconventional way. They share a mutual fascination and attraction, until her past with Kevin complicates her present with Drew, making Leah question her future. Just as her life seems to be spinning out of control, Leah learns that sometimes you save someone by letting them save you. (New Adult romance)

 

 

 

 

Drew put his hat on and pulled it down just enough to where I could still see his eyes. He finally answered, and it wasn’t what I expected at all. “You’re the first girl I’ve ever seen surfing around here. I mean really surfing, not just messing around. That interested me. That’s why I talked to you those times. Because you were different. Like me. You’re a risk-taker, but something’s holding you back. Something happened to you. That’s why you’re here. That’s why you mostly keep to yourself. That’s why you have those walls up.” I felt my eyes narrowing in anger. I didn’t like this at all. Everything he was saying was true. And it pissed me off. I slid off the seat and stood. “I have to go.” I started walking toward the door and I had just picked up my surfboard when he said, “Leah, wait. I’m sorry.” I turned around. He got up and moved toward me. “It’s raining like crazy, it’s still windy. At least let me drive you home. I looked out the window and saw that it was still quite blustery. Walking home with this surfboard wouldn’t have been much fun. And it was only a short distance, which meant I wouldn’t have to put up with him for long. I pushed the door open and started to walk out. “Okay. But stop psychoanalyzing me.” He held the door open for me. “Done.”

 

 

 

 

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Protect Me by Jennifer Culbreth (Book 1 The Protected Series)

 

 

Reviewer: Liz

Rating: 5 Stars

Synopsis

Abbi Hastings had never been fearless. She'd been firmly entangled in her small town roots her entire life until an unexpected inheritance provided her a chance to escape. As she took the only opportunity she’d have to get out, Abbi left her world behind and boarded the plane with her one way ticket to Los Angeles.
Relentless and fighting for her own independence, it all goes to hell when fate throws a twist into her plans. Everything changes the day she accidentally falls into the arms of Ryan. Tall, dark eyed, and handsome CEO of LA’s hottest bodyguard service who is fighting some dark demons of his own.
Can Abbi take a leap of faith and dare to experience all that the world has to offer, accepting that fate has brought her here into the arms of the man who will protect her? Protect her mind, body, and soul

Review

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book took me by surprise it’s been a little while since a book has sucked me in so much! Abbi is a fun loving girl who has moved to LA from small town Georgia. Her first night working at a very popular bar she literally stumbles into the arms of Ryan Dixon a bodyguard to a rapper who is at the bar. Ryan owns his own bodyguard business and is rich and well known around LA.  Trent, Abbi’s boss has the hots for her, she isn’t interested as she thinks it’s wrong as he her boss. Things aren’t right at the bar and Trent is keeping secrets which causes for Abbi, Judy and Ashley to be put in harm’s way.

Fate kept intervening with Ryan and Abbi they found themselves running into each other and I found myself eagerly waiting for it to happen, I enjoyed the playful banter that went on between them. I loved Abbi, Judy and Ashley’s friendship, so honest with each other and so quick with retorts and always there for each other, I found myself laughing out loud a fair bit. I love all the characters and their personalities. I’m glad Ryan’s first thought of Abbi was ‘what would she like to do for fun and how would she like her eggs cooked’ and not what she would be like in bed.

This book had everything romance, mystery and fun loving characters you could easily fall in love with. I highly recommend this book! It is very well written and Jennifer loves to leave you hanging so be prepared!. Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to read and review.

 

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Finding My Way Home by Vicki Green

 

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How do you become strong enough to leave an abusive husband? How do you get away safely? How do you get your self-esteem back? Brennan Michaels, or so her new I.D. states, escapes by train to an unknown small town in Wyoming. She finds the town is not even on any maps but something draws her there. The township befriends her, she finds a job and a place to live, in a Boarding House, not realizing the other tenant is a Hot, Sexy ex-football player and model that is dealing with his own past issues.

Hutchinson Parker or Hutch to those close to him, had a loving wife, who he cherished and was his entire world until she was taken from him by Cancer. His life ceased to exist, his football and modeling didn't matter anymore. Nothing mattered until he found a small town in Wyoming and after nine months of grieving he meets a girl named Brennan who takes his breath away. He can tell she is dealing with something bad, something happened to her. Most people who find the small town are running from something. Her skittish behavior and the fading marks on her face means one thing. Someone abused her.

Will she find her way home?

 

 

 

About the Author

Vicki Green grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and currently resides in Olathe, Kansas. Along with her husband and two teenage boys, she shares her home with her cocker spaniel’s Shadow and Mocha. She has been working full time at the same Company for 35 years. Her life has been filled with the most loving and caring parents, who are both gone now but are still in her heart and mind daily.

 

Vicki enjoys reading Romance books which is what inspired her to begin writing this book. She has always admired Author’s dedication and hard work. She had a dream that played out for over a year, came home one day after work and decided to put it on a word document to see how it read and that became ‘My Savior Forever’, the beginning of her Forever Series.

 

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Penned Con 2014, St. Louis, MO, September 12-13, 2014

 

 

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Back to Life by Danielle Allen

Reviewer: Kaylene

 

Rating: 5 Stars

 

Synopsis

Sahara Lee has spent the last ten years living with the guilt of a tragic accident and its aftermath. That night irrevocably changed the outgoing, fun-loving college freshman into an introverted, workaholic with no social life. Sahara isolates herself from everyone and everything that reminds her of home in an effort to forget what happened. Using art as a substitute for love, Sahara throws herself into music and art as a way to feel something other than the guilt that haunts her. She accepts her lonely existence as penance for the role she played in the accident. That is, until she meets Tyree Barker, the good looking entrepreneur with baggage of his own.


Blindsided by a legal loophole, Sahara is suddenly forced to confront the past she’s been running from. Juggling the guilty feelings of her past and the unexpected feelings of her present, Sahara’s future becomes complicated as she heads down a path of forgiveness, love, and heartbreak…and not in that particular order.


Back to Life reminds you that living and existing are two completely different ways to go through life. Grief will break you but guilt, guilt will destroy you. And once that happens, what can bring you back to life?

 

Review

 

This book was captivating from the beginning.  Sahara is lost in her own world of pain and hurt after an accident destroys her life.  The accident takes away her father, and destroys her relationship with her best friend Emily, and the love of her life Emmanuel.  After the accident she moves far away from the only family she has ever known, her best friends family.  Ten years pass by with her merely existing, and being closed off from everyone. She finally meets Tyree, a wonderfully compassionate man who steals her heart.  Time catches up with her and she is faced with her past again, when she must face her best friend  and the man she grew up loving.  Needless to say, without going into too much detail that Emmanuel and Tyree face off when she has to decide who she wants to be with. The ending tore me up and now I have book hangover.

I enjoyed the book and gave it five stars. This book was well written, and the author slowly revealed the secrets of the book. There were some minor editing issues throughout the book.   I also found at times there was a frustrating amount of explanation, way too much detail. There was also a cliffhanger ending, which will force me to stalk the author now to find out when the next book in the series comes out.   However, overall I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would definitely recommend this read to others. 

 

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Crashing Back Down by Kristen Hope Mazzola

 

 

Reviewer: Liz

Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis

Mags McManus has just become a war widow in her mid-twenties. Her late husband, Randy, left for the Army right after their wedding. Instead of celebrating his homecoming and living in marital bliss with her soulmate, Mags finds herself living in constant agony. Dealing with the guilt of still living without Randy, are Randy's best friends and parents.

Rising from the ashes of this tragedy, Mags starts to learn how to love and trust again, finally being able to find happiness. But sometimes things really are too good to be true and again Mags learns how cruel the world can be as she crashes back down.

Review

I had the opportunity to read an ARC copy of this fantastic book. This book kept me going, it took me on a rollercoaster of emotions and my heart rate spiked in a lot of places throughout this book.

I fell in love with all the characters they all had their unique personalities Mags a widow after her husband was killed in a military accident, and she is trying to build her life again, there is Cali her best friend, who is always there for her and these two girls love a good girlie day/night with lots of drinking. Then there is Walker, oh my goodness muscular and tattooed, just yummy! Enough said.

This story had me guessing all the time there is surprise after surprise which I really loved. The story is very well written, although it will leave you hanging with an ending you just didn’t see coming at all! I look forward to the next book, I cannot wait!

 

About the Author

Kristen Hope Mazzola is an up and coming independent author from sunny South Florida. Crashing Back Down is her debut into the literary world. Kristen is currently working on the rest of her Crashing Series, which will include a sequel, Falling Back Together, and a prequel, Walking Away. She even has a few more tricks up her sleeve, with more characters to introduce and more twists to unravel, so keep your eye on this talented young author!

When Kristen is not driving a pen into paper, she enjoys reading all different genres and fishing. “There is just something so magical about water and the calm it brings to my life,” says Kristen. Even though writing is not her only career she is pursuing, Kristen hopes to one day be a full time writer. Having a day job and a busy life, makes finding time for writing difficult, but anything worthwhile in life is difficult. Loving life, writing, and fishing basically make up her world
 

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