January 2012 Blog Posts (476)

About Blood Sacrifice:

What would you give up for immortal life and love?

By day, Elise draws and paints, spilling out the horrific visions of her tortured mind. By night, she walks the streets, selling her body to the highest bidder.

And then they come into her life: a trio of impossibly beautiful…

About Crown of Laurel:

What happens when your dreams come face to face with economic reality? Do you compromise, lower your sights and find a way to some measure of comfort through a lower level of achievement? Or, do you stick doggedly to your course even though it promises no certain reward and may lead to total…

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10 Free Kindle Fires, 75 free ebooks, a $500 library donation. Entries for 10 free Kindle Fires are already underway at…

I just signed up for what I believe is currently the best deal in advertising your books on the internet today. I bought two 1-day ad promotions for AFTER and SILENT INVASION on Kindle Boards. This site currently gets more than 100,000 unique hits a day. The ad will run at the top of every page hosted by the site for that whole day, potentially stimulating thousands of sales. And I get all this for a mere $35 dollars per ad. There’s only one catch. The first available spaces are Dec. 4th and…

My stepfather was recently diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer (some of you might remember that the doctors have been keeping a close eye on me due to high Prostate Specific Antigen [PSA] levels), so this is a bit personal to me, this year.

The Noble County Relay For Life has its first sponsors for the 2012 season – but that’s just the beginning.

This year’s annual American Cancer Society fundraiser will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday,…

A.G.S. JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT HER WRITING PROCESS, "THE SAUSAGE MAKER'S DAUGHTER"







I write a little, sometimes a lot, first thing every morning, when the house is quiet and just my dogs and cats and I are stirring. As one writing teacher or writing book I may have read put it: writing everyday helps one learn to put truth on paper.

Sometimes my truth looks no more interesting than a…

He finds himself tangled deeper into the world of darkness.  He is beginning to understand more, but there is so much more that is left unseen.  He learns the truth about himself, but sometimes it seems, that you just can't go home.  And you can't run from who you are today.

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I reached 100 GFC Followers, enter to win $20 E-card gift certificate Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Or spend up to $20.00 at the BookDepository.com.. See Blog for details. The giveaway will end March 1st, 2012.…

LJ will be talking about her urban fantasy romance Warrior’s for Light series ~ the first three books and their story-stars. LJ is a world-travelled former CIA Intelligence Analyst. Her working for the CIA was great training for writing fantasy, paranormal, and futuristic romance…and for this series, her understanding of the warrior mentality. Yummy stories for sure!

She’s also offering a $25 gift card for one lucky commenter!…

This book deals with the relationship of religion and politics and some of the hot-button moral/political issues we face as a nation.  The first part of the book focuses on the historical and political foundations for how that relationship was shaped by our Founders. The second part focuses on issues that have become controversial in both religious and political spheres. No effort is made to provide easy answers to the profound questions raised by

such issues. Rather, the author seeks…

"By reading, hearing, and using culturally diverse materials, young people learn that beneath surface differences of color, culture or ethnicity, all people experience universal feelings of love, sadness, self-worth, justice and kindness." (Dowd, 1992 via LeeLow).  I felt this quote was a perfect way to begin the celebration for Gerald McDermott, "a dream weaver, tale-spinner, portrayer of visions, interpreter of the…

Have you read or heard of Mo Hayder? Well, if you're a thriller/mystery/crime addict, you'll want to look her up.

Hanging Hill is in set in England. In the prologue we're introduced to a pair of sisters - Zoe, always the strong, resilient one,  is a police…

The Northern India holds a great history and glory which connects its people’s present to their past. The Northern part of India includes gorgeous locations which are liked by national and international tourists. The Northern part of India includes hill stations, pilgrimages and places of historical and cultural importance. These places make India the cherished destination among tourists even from outside borders. There are different places which are considered…

The Devil in Pew Number Seven

Author: Rebecca Nichols Alonzo

Release: August 2010; 2012

Pages: 289

Publisher: Tyndale

What happened in the Spring of 1978 that would irrevocably change lives? How was a community so radically changed by these events? Where was God when all…

Title: DreamKiller, The Longest Day

Author: Heather Hildenbrand

Series: DreamKiller, The Specials #1 Short Story

Published: 2011

Genres: YA Paranormal

My Rating:…

Title: Baby Teeth

Author: Joshua Grover-David Patterson

Series: A Blood Calling Novelette

Genres: Paranormal, Vampire Horror

My Rating:…

The Camp Wild is a place at a distance of 55 kilometers from Gurgaon, located in the city of Faridabad in the state Haryana. The Camp Wild is located in the neighborhood of Mangar Village at Dhauj. The Camp Wild has earned great popularity due to its location near Delhi and Gurgaon. The place is easily accessible and one should to take out time from his busy life so be a part of Camp Wild. The Camp Wild offers beautiful scenic landscapes and it is surrounded by…