Thursday, September 19, 2024
#BookReview: The Ones Who Got Away (The Ones Who Got Away #1) by @RoniLoren @SourcebooksCasa
#BookBlitz: In the Midst of Shadows by Nicola Italia @XpressoTours
In the Midst of Shadows
Nicola Italia
Genres: Adult, Historical, Mystery
In the Victorian era, a cheap and popular form of entertainment has entranced the population often known by the name; penny dreadful. Costing a penny, readers purchased the stories and entered the fantastic world of superhuman men and damsels in distress.
The stories have been popular for over fifty years and Lavinia Howard is a young woman who dreams of being such a writer. Having recently lost her father, she turns to a family friend who puts her in touch with Jasper Courtenay, owner of Courtenay Publishing.
Writing under the pen name G. R. Howard, Lavinia creates a character who becomes a huge success as her penny dreadful stories are the most popular ever printed. Her character is brash and obnoxious and has no respect for authority as he solves London murders and the working classes adore him!
But strange things begin to happen as the stories Lavinia writes start to come true. Two very similar deaths mirror those she writes about, and Detective Chief Inspector Harrison Bryce is assigned to investigate. Inspector Bryce soon discovers that Lavinia has become so popular that she has also made enemies along with her legion of fans.
He realizes that everyone surrounding Lavinia has a motive to have committed the crimes. He must work fast to determine who wants to harm her as he suspects Lavinia may be the next target on the killer’s list.
#BookReview: A Shift in Fate (Lost Legacies #2) by Maddox Grey
After a young fae boy with extraordinary magic wandered into a remote village in one of the fae realms, the village was destroyed. No one knows the identities or allegiances of the fae who destroyed the village, but one thing was clear, their magic consumed other magic. They were devourers—or at least part devourer. While most didn’t believe that was possible, Nemain certainly did. She had been hiding her devourer heritage for her entire life.
While Nemain and her friends set out to find the mysterious child and search for answers about the fae with magic so similar to hers, they discover that there are more secrets in their world than they ever thought possible. Old secrets, new secrets. Ancient secrets long forgotten. Secrets from both friend and foe. And Nemain is in the center of it all. Can she save herself and the fae child? And how much is she willing to sacrifice?
#BookBlitz: Whiskey and Warfare by E.M. Hamill @songmagick @XpressoTours #Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card
Whiskey and Warfare
E.M. Hamill
(The Team Huntress Flights, #1)
Publication date: September 15th 2024
Genres: Adult, Science Fiction
Running on caffeine and spite with nothing left to prove.
Maryn Alessi retired from mercenary service after her last assignment went horribly sideways and settled down on a quiet planet with the love of her life. Unexpectedly widowed, Maryn must fulfill a promise to return her mate’s ashes to zer home planet for funeral rites, but a brutal civil war has destabilized space travel.
Former Artemis Corps sisters-in-arms and their sassy ship, the Golden Girl, are up to the task, counting on luck and their rather sketchy cargo business to get Maryn passage through the contested star lanes. But when the crew of the Girl rescues survivors of a ruthless war crime, Maryn and her ride-or-die friends must take up their old profession to save the lives of innocents from a genocidal dictator.
WHISKEY AND WARFARE is the first of The Team Huntress Flights.
#BookBlitz: A Bouquet of Words by Mary Kelava @RABTBookTours
Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers
Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies/ Flower Arranging; Gardening
Date Published: October 24, 2023
The Language of Flowers
It’s well-known that a red rose symbolises love, but what’s not as well-known is that all flowers have special meanings.
Flowers can express everything from thank you and I’m thinking of you to welcome and good luck. There are flowers with celebratory meanings and those that are more fitting for comfort during sorrowful times.
Using flowers to create and send messages is the language of flowers.
If you are someone who gives flowers as gifts, plants flowers in your garden, or uses flowers at events, A Bouquet of Words is for you.
Here you’ll discover just how easy it is to choose the perfect flowers to share the exact sentiments you want.
Inside you’ll find:
- The flower catalogue, your go-to guide for flowers and meanings
- Speciality lists for quick reference
- Helpful tips straight from a former florist (me)
- Blank pages to make notes and keep records
- Calendars with special floral dates throughout the year
- Flower quotes and floral memories
Before you know it you will be making your gifts more personalised, your events more memorable, and your gardens more meaningful.