04/02/16 ~ The Avid Reader

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Blog Tour: The Rose Bandit (The Oncoming Storm #5) by Jay Mims @JayMimsey @GHBTours

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The Rose Bandit

The Oncoming Storm #5

Genre- Cozy Mystery/Detective

Published By- Staccato Publishing

Publication Date- February 14th, 2016

A series of burglaries have struck the sleepy town of West Falls. Seven homes have been burglarized, with only a single red rose left at each crime scene. The townspeople have dubbed this cat burglar the Rose Bandit. And Dan Landis, private investigator, has been hired to catch the thief.

Haunted by the ghost of his dead partner and an empty bank account, Dan jumps at the opportunity. But, when a body turns up at the Rose Bandit’s latest crime scene, Dan suspects there is more going on. He faces a dilemma: Catch the thief and make a quick buck, or prove that the Rose Bandit isn’t a killer.

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Book Blitz: Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles #1) by Intisar Khanani @BooksByIntisar @yaboundtourspr

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Review: I Am Alive (I Am Alive #1) by Cameron Jace @cameronjace

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I Am Alive (I Am Alive #1)

by Cameron Jace

Published May 23rd 2012

Blurb:

I am not my heart rate. I am not my skills.
I am not my sleeping problems.
I am not my stress.
I am not my fears.
I am not how I look like.
I am the very essence of me.
I am my will.
I am my passion.
I am my beliefs.
I am how much I can give and receive love.
I am infinite and possible. I am my soul.

My name is Decca Tenderstone. I live in a future America where teenagers are ranked on a scale from 1 to 10 on graduation day. There has never been a 10. Those below the rank of 5 are considered Monsters, a liability to society. They get killed. The system says I am a Monster. I will not let them kill me. I will survive.

Previously published in 2012. This is a rewritten edition in celebration for book 2 coming soon.

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My Review:

In I Am Alive teenagers are rated on a scale from 1 - 10. Everybody wants to be a 10 and is raised from birth to be the best that they can be and hopefully they will be a 10. When it is time for Decca to be rated the system says she is a monster and monsters are considered a nuisance and a burden to society and will always be below their standard of expectations and must fight for their right to live.

About the Author:

Things you might want to know:

Cameron writes books that he can't find elsewhere, basically to amuse himself. Everything Cameron does is for fun, so don't take him seriously. Never call him a writer. He hates that. He prefers the word: Storyteller, or the boy next door who claims he can tell stories.

If you like his books, horaaaay! He loves ya too. If ya don't, hoooray! Now we know in advance that this relationship isn't going to work.

Although his books are ordinary on the surface, they hold many secrets that he might reveal one day. What matters the most to him are characters struggling to find their identities and place in the world.

Things you Don't need to know:

He celebrates his birthday twice a year, the day he was born and Friday the 13th. He wants to live in a bubble house. He is a damn good guitar player. He is damn good architecture college drop out. He likes boats, beaches, bears, beards, bananas, bars, barfights, beans, bikes, bones, butter, babes, bakery, blizzards, and pirates ( he thought it was spelled Birates when he was a kid. )

And honestly, writing in third person sucks! It's so fake.

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: The Sons of Gyges (The Girl in the Mirror #2) by Philip J. Gould @philipjgould @yaboundtourspr

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Cover Reveal: Leaving Amy (Amy #2) by Julieann Dove @JulieannDove @XpressoReads @XpressoTours #XpressoBookTours

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Leaving Amy
Julieann Dove
(Amy #2)
Publication date: May 1st 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Amy thought she had it figured out—followed her heart and moved forward…but life isn’t always so simple. Things tend to drag you back to familiarity, or in Amy’s case—people. Wesley returns from his stint of love and betrayal, and has a favor to ask of her. When Amy agrees to help, all that was moving forward in her life comes to a halt.

As Amy tries to fix the loved ones around her, she begins to lose all that she’s gained. And when the smoke clears, she’s more confused about what’s meant to be and who it’s meant to be with.

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Author Bio:
Julieann lives in Virginia, yet longs to live everywhere else. It doesn’t come as a surprise that along with her gypsy soul, comes an active imagination. That’s why she loves to write and invent worlds and people, so that she can formulate their happily ever after. Hobbies include cooking new recipes, sewing, and spending time with her cute boyfriend/husband and five fabulous children.

Vacations happen in Nantucket or the Carolina beaches—anywhere there is inspiration for her next book. One day she hopes to travel to Italy, drive one of those little cars around the countryside, and speak the language fluently!