All Blog Posts Tagged 'Family' (51)

I just reviewed The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (READ MORE).

When their father dies, Emily and Navin must move with their mother to a run-down house in the middle of nowhere - an inheritance from a great uncle they've…

Just reviewed The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell. (READ MORE). 

Clara Dooley has lived her whole life in the decrepit Glendoveer mansion, where her mother is the care-taker of the elderly Mrs Glendoveer. Clara's mother keeps…

Dear Mom & Dad,

This is the first chance I had to write to you. I'm sorry if I made you worry. I want you to know that all is well and I arrived safe and sound at Camp Heaven. Everything around me is more beautiful than I could ever have imagined. The trip was short. I got here just after I closed my eyes and fell asleep. It was as if no time had past at all. I miss you so very much. I was told to tell you it wasn't goodbye because I would be seeing you soon. Please mention this…

I just reviewed Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata (READ MORE).

In this endearing book, the Takeshima family moves to Georgia so that Katie's parents can work in the chicken factory. There, young Katie learns about…

I just reviewed Skellig, by David Almond (READ MORE). 

Soon after Michael's family moves to a new home, his sister is born prematurely. While his parents are ferrying the newborn back and forth to the hospital, Michael deals with…

August 2011, I Finally published my first  book and officially became an Author. This was a life long dream that had finally  became a  REALITY.  I give God all the glory for allowing me to write my mother’s story. All I Had Was Your Birth Certificate( and Memories That Remain) a true life story about a young mother’s struggles, heartache and pain after losing her child. This book is a story of Hope and Inspiration and a daughter’s perseverance and determination to find her sibling…

When Beverly was a child she hated to read. Even though her eighth-grade teacher sent her poem “Stars” to a high school anthology and it was published in Young America Sings she hated to write. In spite of her rocky relationship with books, she managed to graduate from high school then attended Midwestern State University, where she read more books than she could count. After…

Finally finished! Manuscript just needs to go to the next editor. Fingers crossed there's not too much to be fixed.

My interracial historical romance, Betrothed, is in the hands of the editor and I'm anxiously awaiting the mock up from the cover artist. 

This novella was sparked by an idea after researching my own family lines that cast a light on race relations in the antebellum south that was very different…

Every once in a while I take time out and use Google to search my book titles. I found a wonderful surprise by doing this! A reader from India named An Accidental Family in her list called 5 of the Best Romances on Kindle. I was flattered, to say the least! But more than that, I was awed to learn that readers from all over the world are reading my books. Be still my beating heart! I sent the woman a…

A retired CIA operative comes to believe he wasted his professional life not only promoting questionable American policies, but missing life with his family. To ease the pain he diverts millions that the CIA expected him to use funding a coup attempt that would establish a pro-American government in an African country. Seeing the coup would fail, Garrison decides to save the money for himself. You, the reader, can decide if he's a villain with evil intent, a hero with altruistic motives, or…

Close Your Eyes  

by Amanda Eyre Ward

If you love complex characters, vivid imagery, and dark, haunting secrets, Close Your Eyes will not disappoint. The book is Austin, Texas-based author Amanda Eyre Ward’s fifth. I’ve been a fan since her first novel, Sleep Toward Heaven, was released in 2003.

On her website, Ward shares that the idea behind Close Your Eyes began to form in 1989 after terror struck near her…

Tate takes her readers back to the gilded times of William Randolph Hearst, Charlie Chaplin, Marion Davis and Gloria Swanson. Everything was gay and the champagne flowed freely at the many parties where celebrities and the wealthy…

Principle Destiny shows strong emotional struggles between Princess Alyssa, her brother Tobias, and their father, the king--an intriguing story of human behavior as well as a treatise about political struggles for power. The author chooses an interesting setting--a kingdom more familiar to antiquity, yet with all the amenities of a modern society like cars, weapons, and a working economy. Cleinman's description of the…

This is one of those books that totally entertain and engage you.

  Enjoy!   Maria

An Epic Tale of Power and Greed

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lauren_S._Smith]Lauren S. Smith

Blood, Money, Power, written by author, Michele Marie Tate, is a fictional, historical saga, based on a true story. It's a tale similar to those that shout…