Showing posts with label #BookReview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #BookReview. Show all posts

Feb 5, 2021

#BookReview #INotDavid #KameoMonson



A toddler's autism diagnosis, a father's denial, and a mother's perseverance.


When three-year-old Joey is diagnosed with autism, Kat’s heart sinks. With a single phone number and a few suggested therapies, she and her husband Derek are left to wade through the unknown abyss of ASD. Derek assures Kat their son will grow out of it, but she has done enough research. That never happens. Still, Joey can improve, and Kat vows to make his life better any way she can.

Jumping feet first into the depths of therapies and developmental preschool, Kat gives it her all. Everything should get easier. But Derek still can’t handle Joey’s meltdowns, and now he only wants to spend time with her. What happens if his attitude doesn't change?

Feb 4, 2021

#BookReview #SufferLittleChildren #FredaHansburg


Suffer Little Children

A 65,000-word Psychological Thriller

By Freda Hansburg 

 

Robin Perry’s life is finally on track with her dream job and a promising relationship with Ben Martin, even if his two spoiled children, Amber and Jaden, hate her. But things take adownhill turn when Ben’s acquaintance, Gloria Reyes, asks Robin to admit her young son to a cancer study meant for adults. Robin, heartbroken, must turn her down. But Gloria won’t take no for an answer and begins an insidious crusade to force the issue.


Amber Martin hates living with her crazy mother since her parents’ divorce, but she can hardly live with her dad, who’s too busy with “Miss Perfect” these days. When Amber runs into her mother’s friend Gloria, she’s glad to finally meet an adult who seems to be on her side.  But as Amber becomes friends with Gloria’s sickly son, Alex, she begins to think Gloria is not as nice as she first thought, and Alex may be in trouble.

Feb 3, 2021

#BookReview #VisionofLove #KathrynR.Biel



 Love in the City: Limited Edition Romantic Comedy Box Set


Get ready for thirteen heart pounding and laugh out loud rom-coms from thirteen bestselling and award winning authors, including Amazon chart toppers and 
USA Today bestsellers. Filled with mystery, second chances, soulmates, brother's best friends, bad boys, nobility, and the cute guy in the cubicle next to you, these stories will captivate you and leave you wishing for more.
 
Download this limited edition box set while you can and indulge in these sweet and sexy leading men and strong and beautiful heroines while they fall in love in cities around the world.

Jan 30, 2021

#BookReview #TheFaithWeHave #NewSeries #BeyondTheBadgeBook1 #TKChapin

2.8.2021

Coming Soon!

How strong is your faith? Married to a police officer, Lauren Dawson has had her fair share of hardships. There was nothing she could have done to prepare her for this... Uncertain times often call for uncertain measures. Michael Dawson has worked tirelessly to provide for his family and protect his community. When the unexpected happens and forces him to reevaluate everything, he knows only one thing is for certain. Nothing will ever be the same . . . What happens to a family, to a police officer, to a marriage when a storm comes and their faith is challenged? From the best-selling Christian fiction and romance author T.K. Chapin comes an inspirational story about a struggling Christian marriage and a family that is hurting. Be inspired and lifted up through this story of hope, inspiration, and perseverance. Faith-based and rooted in Scriptural truth, ``The Faith We Have,`` will be sure to encourage your walk with Christ. Learn what it means to have true faith by picking up a copy of this heartfelt novel today.

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Jan 13, 2021

#BookReview #TheMysteryofMontagueHouse #EmmaDavies

 



 I saw something out of the corner of my eye as I was leaving, and you know what that means. It’s never good news when I see something out of the corner of my eye...

With enough rooms to fill a Cluedo board several times over, Montague House has often been the subject of rumour and gossip. Tales of strange goings on, an owner who disappeared one day and was never seen again, not to mention the treasure that rumour has it lies at its heart... But now the present owner has died and the house is to be sold. Has the opportunity come to finally settle the stories once and for all?

Jan 7, 2021

#BookReview #ThingsFeelDifferent #JessicaBrzezinski


 Ever since it happened, things have felt... well... different.”Students, teachers, and families alike have been eager for a sense of normalcy amid the global pandemic. Will the start of a new school year provide the “return to normal” that we all yearn for? “Things Feel Different” was written by an elementary school teacher to address the many changes and emotions experienced by children worldwide as they navigate the 2020 global pandemic. Through this story, the author hoped to emphasize that maintaining a positive mindset will prepare students as they continue to embark on the virtual and hybrid learning journey. Use this story as a resource for any parent or educator hoping to promote discussion about how particular growth mindset can help one cope with challenges and new experiences. *A MUST-HAVE text for the 2020-2021 school year!*“Stop and think, and you will find,It’s all about your frame of mind.When you take the change, and find what’s good,Different will feel more understood.” -Things Feel Different https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JHPC57R/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_bibl_vppi_i0

Dec 26, 2020

#BookReview #TwistedButTrueBook11FillingintheCracks #DarrenBurch


“TWISTED BUT TRUE BOOK II - Filling in the Cracks," a darker and more twisted follow-up to the award-winning Twisted But True, is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and all major book stores.

One particularly intense true-crime story from the follow-up book will be featured on ID Channel’s new series called  “Joe Kenda's American Detectives.”

Retired Phoenix Police Sergeant Darren Burch captivates you on another wild police ride-along with outrageously macabre and compelling stories from his thirty-year career as a rookie cop, sex crime detective, and night detective sergeant in the Phoenix Police Department's Homicide Unit in this gut-clinching, horrific, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud funny follow-up to Darren's award-winning true-crime book, Twisted But True. Darren's dark humor reemerges with a vengeance, starting with death and despair, and then to the hilarious as a rookie cop in "That First Squad," to a case of animal sexual depravity in "Choking the Chicken," and a deadly home invasion beyond belief in "That One Case", which was featured on the ID Channel's American Detective TV series. These thirty true-crime stories mirror the time frame of Twisted But True, but this time, Darren goes even deeper and darker by filling in the cracks. https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-But-True-Filling-Cracks/dp/1662405219/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=8-3

Dec 4, 2020

#BookReview #WrappedUpWithYou #ClaireMarti

When cocky financial genius Rafael Cruz is forced to partner with his snarky office rival Phoebe Hollingsworth to land a prestigious new client, nothing goes as planned. At work, they ignore each other, but at the Jingle Ball, their unexpected chemistry changes the game. Will their secret holiday hook-up ruin the deal or is it the start of a deeper connection?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MWQ5KM7

Nov 8, 2020

#BookReview #Rise #KaliBrixton #ShannaSwenson NicoleRodrigues #CaraWade #DarkRomance

Get drawn into an addictive world of sin and secrets as we take you back to how it all started and tell the stories of four best friends who experience loss, heartbreak, and love.

Meet Eden, Magnolia, Everleigh, and Addison in this introduction prequel novella and learn about their pasts and how it'll forever haunt them.

Like the mighty Phoenix, these ladies will RISE. 

DISCLAIMER: This is a background introduction novella, not a full story with a HEA. Please note, this is a dark romance with possible trigger warnings

Cover Design by Cara Wade

Nov 5, 2020

#BookReview #CloseQuartersAPivitalPause #AmandaZieba

In A Pivotal Pause, we find the Ames Cousins right where we left them… heading into a brand-new year with plans for making it the best one yet. Kelly is on a mission to balance her family life and store’s success with her husband’s war injury recovery, while Lindsay is determined to maintain her great relationship with her husband and grow her organization business. As for the younger two cousins, they have big plans. Mia has decided to spend part of her inheritance on an Interior Design degree at Milwaukee Technical College despite the fact that attending means entering into a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Teague, and Harper is beyond ready to finally start her post-college life as a social media manager for a cruise line. Getting paid to travel the world while she writes of her adventures? That’s a ‘hell yes’ in Harper’s book. All four of the cousins agree that 2020 is off to a great start when a global pandemic knocks the world off its feet and effectively derails all of their plans. Everyone’s smooth sailing suddenly comes to an abrupt halt. Will the Ames girls come together to survive this pivotal pause and get back on track? Or will it all be too much and send them back to bad habits and flawed versions of their ideal realities? In the second installment of the Close Quarters series, author Amanda Zieba helps us to make sense of the craziness in our world today through the lives of the Ames cousins. Filled with witty text conversations readers have come to love, book titles to usher us through trying times and ultimately, hope, A Pivotal Pause is another excellent family drama.


Oct 16, 2020

#BookReview #FaithBased #OneBeautifulFaith #TKChapin


What if your husband left you at eight months pregnant?


Fighting for her own life as well as her baby boy, Courtney pieced together the broken pieces of their life and started over. Five years later, and now with a four-year-old, she’s about to face another devastating blow she didn’t see coming.
 
What do you do when the future seems uncertain? How does hardship build faith? What if your plans were never part of God’s better plan for you?
 
Rhett’s heart longs for the life he once knew and blames God for it going wrong. Little does he know God pursues His children like loss sheep gone astray. Rhett’s heart is about to change in an unimaginable way.
 
Faith-filled and inspirational, this Christian romance will keep you turning the pages until the very end. Join Rhett and Courtney as they embark on a journey of love, faith, and hope like you have never read before. T.K. Chapin tackles the issue of fading faith, hope in the darkness, and overcoming fears in this uplifting Christian novel you'll love to read. Christians will be encouraged and uplifted as the author weaves Scripture and real-life together in one piece of entertaining literature.   


Sep 5, 2020

#BookReview Making Christmas Magic By Rachel Carrington



#BookReview Chaste Carter By Jamie Sterling

 

Carter Mathis is handsome, successful, and accustomed to bedding
attractive women. Upon meeting the ravishing redhead Jessica Kendricks, he is immediately attracted to her, although she’s exceedingly formal and somewhat distant. This confuses and arouses him, and Carter is determined to conquer her.

Later, Jessica informs him that she is sexually dominant, and she only gets involved with men who submit to her. Carter anticipates enjoying some kinky sex, only to learn that she’ll require him to    wear a chastity device all the time. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he agrees to her terms.

Aug 28, 2020

#ChildrensBookReview How To Get A Mommy To Sleep By Amy Parker Illustrated by Natalia Moore #NetGalley







Written as if from one child to another, this delightful bedtime book from popular author Amy Parker gives kids great ideas for how they can effectively get their moms to finally go to sleep at night.

Getting Mommy to take a rest

Is hard to do--it's true!

She seems to want to stay up late,

No matter what you do!

Do you have a little one who always seems to have more energy than you do at bedtime? You'll laugh out loud together at this fun role-reversal bedtime book. Written from a child's point of view, How to Get a Mommy to Sleep reminds kids to "start early" when it comes to getting a mommy ready for bed and to always remember to say your prayers before sleep--no matter how long it takes.

After all, it's hard to get Mommy to bed when she always wants to do one more thing! Enjoy a charming new take on bedtime in this celebration of a mother and child's day. How to Get a Mommy to Sleeis for any mommy who knows what it's like to need a laugh or two to stay awake until bedtime.


 




Amy Parker has written and co-written more than sixty books for children, teens, and adults, with 1.8 million copies sold. She has collaborated with authors ranging from New York Times bestsellers to her very own son. Two of these collaborations—Firebird and Courageous Teens—are recipients of 

Christian Retailing’s Best Awards. But Amy’s greatest reward is being a wife to Daniel and a mom to their amazing sons, Michael and Ethan.





Natalia Moore is an Illustrator and Designer.

 

She lives in South Devon, just outside of Plymouth.

 

Natalia studied Illustration in Swansea and went on to complete a PGCE at Plymouth. Her passion of drawing has always directed her career. Having taught for a short stint, she went on to sign with  the Advocate Art Agency in 2013.

 

She has illustrated over twenty-five books worldwide.

 

Natalia enjoys drawing from real-life and is never without her sketchbook.





How To Get A Mommy To Sleep

By

Amy Parker

Review By 

Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews


First, I want to thank Amy Parker, Tommy. Nelson Books and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review. 


How to Get a Mommy To Sleep by Amy Parker gave my heart full and made me smile. I may not be a mommy but I could appreciate this book being a very proud Auntie. I could tell that she wrote it from her heart.


This book is everyone who has mothered Amy and shown her what motherhood has meant to them: tireless, unique humans raising tired like unique humans-all created in the perfect image of God. 


This is the second children’s book I have read of Amy’s and illustrated by Natalia. As I said in the past they are a really great team. I felt a stronger connection with this book emotionally not to mention it was comical too. Natalia did an incredible job creating comical coloring book-like graphics when it related to the story. 

I really enjoy her Illustration skills. I also like how she intertwined Amy’s faith into the picture by having the Bible on the bed. 


Like in her other book Amy had a prayer at the end of the book. 


This would be a great book for a mother to read to her son or daughter at bedtime.



Aug 26, 2020

#BookReview #Childrens First Day of Unicorn School By Jess Hernandez Illustrated by Mariano Epelbaum #NetGalley


Jess Hernandez debut book, FIRST DAY OF UNICORN SCHOOL, illustrated by Mariano Epelbaum, comes out January 1, 2021 from Capstone.

Milly is incredibly excited to  go to Unicorn School, a school that accepts only the best and the brightest. There’s only one problem: she isn’t a unicorn! She’s a donkey in a party hat. Milly first feels uncomfortable but eventually learns that she and the others at the school have more in common than it might have seemed.




Jess is a former children’s librarian and middle school English teacher. She lives with her husband, three kids, and a dog is a soggy little house in western Washington.

 Find her on Twitter @FinkHernandez

Website: https://mariano.artstation.com/


Mariano Epelbaum is a Character Designer, illustrator and traditional 2D animator. Working professionally since 1996 in various disciplines of Animation and Illustration where characters that designs tend to be very expressive and original. 


First Day of Unicorn School

By Jess Hernandez

Illustrated by 

Mariano Epelbaum 

Review by 

Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews 


First, I want to thank Jess Hernandez, Capstone and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review. 


Jess Hernandez did an incredible job with her debut children’s book First Day of Unicorn School. What little girl or big kid at heart like myself doesn’t just adore unicorns?! She knew just how to attract our attention in that aspect. Well done. 


Mariano Epelbaum needs to be commended not only for his amazing cover design but all of the graphics in the book. The colors were bright, bold and just popped out. His graphics just made the story come to life all the more. Infact, there were times his graphics made me crack up! 


Jess threw in some very important hidden messages within the pages. Messages that everyone needs to hear this day in age. Even us young at heart. The way she executed it was perfect. 


I really do hope that she continues to write children’s books. My other hope is that she sticks with Mariano because he is incredibly talented and they both make a great team together.




 

Aug 11, 2020

#BookReview Tales of a Wicked Boy Slut By JA Martin



Exotic male dancer Jordan Matthews has two rules. He doesn't do married and he doesn't do men. When his boss asks him for an illicit favor, he refuses but plays into her hand as the intrigue around newcomers Max and Cherie grows day by day. What makes Jordan break his rules, and fall for a wanted man?

#BookReview #ChildrensBook Perfect Enough Written and Illustrated by #WNYAuthor Kelly Artieri

 


Jul 28, 2020

#BookReview Behind The Curtain Three Days in the Hidden Life of a Special Needs Family By Amanda Shepler


Raising four lively children is an adventure for any family, and Team Shepler is no exception. Their hectic routine of swim practices, homework squabbles, music lessons, and endless laundry may seem ordinary at first, but appearances can be deceiving. And magic can be found in the extraordinary.
Sebastian, the youngest, made Team Shepler complete. But his diagnosis of the rare AUTS2 Syndrome was their admission pass into a secret world—a clandestine reality where monsters stalk, joy must be embraced in the immediate present, and the smallest of triumphs are zealously celebrated.
Although families with special needs all face similar challenges, membership within their exclusive population often leads to an overwhelming sense of isolation. Exacerbating this difficult reality, well-intentioned efforts to “blend in” often mute opportunities for the outside community to consider our secret world. Empathy requires understanding. Kindness demands awareness. And neither are feasible without knowledge.
So please accept Team Shepler’s invitation to spend three remarkable unremarkable days glimpsing behind the curtain that families on special needs journeys often feel required to draw.

Jul 26, 2020

#BookReview The Experiment By Rebecca Raine


When a single kiss calls your sexuality into question, there’s only one sure path to a reliable answer: further research.

Patrick
I like to think I know myself outside and in. As a developmental psychologist, I’ve spent years exploring the true foundations of my identity. So, when losing a bet means kissing my best friend, Logan, I already know I’m going to hate every second of it. All the relevant questions regarding my sexuality were asked and answered years ago. The results were conclusive: despite the odd same-sex attraction, I dislike being touched by men.
That is, it seems, until Logan is the man doing the touching. The intense desire aroused by his kiss contradicts all my expectations and I have no idea how to integrate the new information. Thankfully, I know exactly how to uncover the truth about myself—once and for all.

Logan
I’ve put a lot of effort into keeping Patrick out of my fantasies and in the friend-zone. Our recent lip-lock may have unleashed my feelings for him temporarily, but I’ll get them back on their platonic track in no time. Falling for a friend, especially a sexually ambivalent friend, is a one-way ticket to heartache.
But, when the unforeseen impact of our kiss inspires Patrick to conduct an experiment into the extent of his bisexuality, I can’t resist volunteering to help. If any man is going to join Patrick on his journey of self-discovery, it’s sure as hell going to be me.

#BookReview #Watson Falls #MorganStJames



Mack Peters enjoys the good life now, but it always wasn’t that way. Twelve years before tragedy struck on a lovely Sunday morning as Mack and his father, Beverly Hills Police Chief Bill Watson, finished their breakfast on the patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant.  Chief Watson and the waitress who was pouring coffee were gunned down in a drive-by shooting and his mother suffered a stroke. At the time Mack was a member of the LAPD. The murder was still unsolved when his mother died. In his quest for peace of mind he resigned from the department andbackpacked through Europe for an extended time

After Mack returned to the States, the former LA cop struck it rich when he came up with an ingenuous idea that gave him a lot of free time and produced millions of dollars. If asked what he does for a living, he says with a smile, “I go to my mailbox and collect checks.”

With a thriving business that practically runs itself, hhas the luxury of being able to take off on trips when the spirit moves him. His friends Marcie and Kurt Conklin suggested that he visit a quaint town in Washington State called Leavenworth, and it wasn’t hard to persuade him. But they had an ulterior motive—a motive that resulted him agreeing to help one of their friends track down her missing sister. That led him to the remote small town of Watson Falls and a situation and people more deadly than he could have ever imagined.
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