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Abramson, Traci Hunter

• Deep Cover

Adair, Jared

• The Book of Jer3miah: Premonition (with Luisa Perkins)

Adams, T. Lynn

• Lair of the Serpent (Tombs of Terror #3)

Allen, N.C.

• Isabelle Webb: The Grecian Princess (Isabelle Webb #3)

Alsop, Cheree

• Hunter (Silver Series #6)

• Keeper of the Wolves

• Small Town Superhero

Anderson, Christie

• Ambrosia Shore (Water Keepers #3)

Anderson, Laura

• The Boleyn King

Argle, Amber

• Winter Queen (Fairy Queens #1)

Argyle, Michelle Davidson

• Pieces (Breakaway #2)

Ashton, Brodi

• Everbound (Everneath #2)

Ashworth, Heidi

• Lord Haversham Takes Command

Autrey, Clover

• Highland Moon Sifter (Highland Sorcerory #4)

Aylworth, Susan

• Zucchini Pie: Granny’s Recipe for Life

Baccellia, Kim

• No More Goddesses

Badger, Orson T.

• Exodus: Moonbreak (#3)

Banks, Alex (Ali Cross)

• Jump Boys: SOS

Bateman, Marlene

• Motive for Murder (Erica Coleman #1)

Bellon, Julie Coulter

• Ashes Ashes (Hostage Negotiation Team #2)

Bennett, Cindy C.

• Rapunzel Untangled

• Watched

• Unmasking of Cinderella, The (Enchanted Fairytales #4)

• White Swan, The (Enchanted Fairytales #5)

Bradford, Charity

• The Magic Wakes

Branton, Teyla (Rachel Nunes)

• The Change (Unbounded #1)

• The Cure (Unbounded #2)

Bronson, Scott Everett

• Darkness on the Edge of Light

Brooks, Mikey

• The Dream Keeper (Dream Keeper Chronicles #1)

Camp, Shannen Crane

• Pwned

Card, Orson Scott

• The Gate Thief (Mithermages #2)

• Earth Afire (First Formic War #2) with Aaron Johnston

Carter, Stephen

• The Hand of Glory (Harrowed Valley Hauntings #1)

Cechini, Annie Laurie

• Liberty

Checketts, Cami

• The Broken Path

• Poison Me

• Running Home (Cassidy Christensen/Run Series #3)

Clark, Jennifer K.

• The Knight of Redmond

Clark, Platte F.

• Bad Unicorn

Clarke, Linda Weaver

• The Rebels of Cordovia

Clawson, Emily Gray

• A Way Back to You

Clegg, Jaleta

• Poisoned Pawn (Fall of the Altairan Empire #3)

Cole, Frank L.

• Hashbrown Winters & the Whiz-tastrophe (Hashbrown Winters #4)

Collings, Michaelbrent

• Blood Relations: A Good Mormon Girl Mystery

• Darkbound

• Strangers

Cook, Elaine T.

• Serpent’s Treasure: The Ancestral Key

Cormack, Stanford A.

• Joseph: A Stalwart Witness (with Cecilia Jensen)

Cross, Ali

• Personal Demons (Desolation Diaries #1)

• The Seer (Desolation Diaries #2)

Daines, Julie

• A Blind Eye

Dille, Maren

• Faith and Fate of David Ghent, The

• Tale of Two Cemeteries, A (Screams 2)

• Treehouse, The

Durbin, M.R.

• Swords of Joseph

Duzett, Allie

• Body Electric, The

Eden, Sarah M.

• Drops of Gold

• Glimmer of Hope

Elkins, Russell

• Sparks the Matchmaker

Evans, M.J.

• North Mystic

Evans, Richard Paul

• A Step of Faith (The Walk #4)

Farland, David

• 22 Tall Tales (short stories)

Ferguson, Sam

• The Dragon’s Champion (Tales from Terramyr #1)

Fixsen, Jaima

• Fairchild

Flynn, Sandra Norton

• Be Mine

Ford, Julie N.

• Replacing Gentry

Ford, S.R.

• The Elements and the Exodus (Kingdom Chronicles #2)

Fowers, Stephanie

• With a Kiss (Twisted Tales 1)

• At Midnight (Twisted Tales 2)

• As the Sun Sets (Twisted Tales 3)

Gammon, Sherry

• Unbelievable (Port Fare #2)

George, Jessica Day

• Wednesdays in the Tower (Tuesdays at the Tower #2)

Gilchrist, Amber

• Into Darkness Peering

Giles, Nichole

• Descendent

Green, Betsy Brannon

• Proceed with Caution (Hazardous Duty #4)

Gunderson, Phyllis

• Mounds Anomaly, The (Matt Howard #3)

Guymon, Shannon

• Do Over

• A Trusting Heart

• You Belong With Me (Love & Dessert #1)

Haberkorn, Jim

• A Thousand Suns

Hall, C. LaRene

• The Crusaders from Warwick Castle (Magical Journey #2)

Hall, Vickie

• Journey of Promise (Promise, #2)

Hansen, Jennie

• Where the River Once Flowed

Harman, Teri

• Blood Moon

Harrison, Mette Ivie

• The Princess and the Wolf (The Princess and… Series, #5)

• The Rose Throne

Hawkes, Jaclyn M.

• Above Rubies (Rockland Ranch #2)

Hoagland, Maria

• Family Size

Horrocks, Heather

• Kissing Santa (Christmas Street #2)

Hughes, Dean

• Through Cloud and Sunshine (Come to Zion #2)

Hunt, Darvell

• A Bird with No Name

Jacobson, Melanie

• Second Chances

James, Jenni

• Rumplestiltskin (Faerie Tale #3)

• Cinderella (Faerie Tale #4)

• Hansel and Gretel (Faerie Tale #5)

• Jack and the Beanstalk (Faerie Tale #6)

• Snow White (Faerie Tale #7)

• The Frog Prince (Faerie Tale #8)

James, Terron

• Insight (Beholders #1; revised)

Jensen, Cecilia

• Joseph: A Stalwart Witness (with Stanford A. Cormack)

Jensen, Krista Lynne

• The Orchard

Johansson, J.R.

• Insomnia (Nightwalkers #1)

John, Rachel

• What Not to Say When You’re Running Away

Johnson, Elana

• Abandon (Possession #3)

Jones, Pauline Baird

• Relatively Risky

Junus, Anna Marie

• Thimble Fingers (The Orchards of Marina Colleen #1)

• Witches Brew Ha-Ha (Witches #1)

Justesen, Heather

• Pistols & Pies (Sweet Bites #2)

Kersey, Christine

• Gone

Kilpack, Josi S.

• Baked Alaska (Sadie Hoffmiller #9)

Kirby, Robert

• Brigham’s Bees

Kurland, Lynn

• Roses in Moonlight (MacLeod #13)

Larson, W. Thor

• Zombie Queen (Insecta: Planet of the Ants)

Latas, Jennifer

• Fall

Lavering, Ashley

• Star Cursed (Cursed #2)

Leafty, Danyelle

• Of Wind and Water (Snow Queen #1)

• The Trouble with Toads (Secret Stepsister Society #1)

Leavitt, Lindsey

• Going Vintage

Leigh, Cheryl

• Putting Down the Pieces

Lemon, Melissa

• Blue Sky

Little, Kimberley Griffiths

• When the Butterflies Came

Low, Dene

• Crimson Blues

• Wildest Waste, The

Lyon, Annette

• Coming Home (Band of Sisters #2)

Martinson, Tyrean

• Champion: In the Darkness

• Dragonfold and Other Adventures

Mathews, Jean Holbrook

• Safe Haven

McClellan, Brian

• Promise of Blood (Powder Mage #1)

McClellan, Rachel

• Fractured Soul (Fractured #2)

McClintock, MK

• Alaina Claiborne (British Agents #1; revised)

McClure, Marcia Lynn

• The Pirate Ruse

McCollum, Jordan

• Mr. Nice Spy (I, Spy prequel)

• I, Spy

McIlvain, Ryan

• Elders

Mickelson, Marcia

• The Huaca

Monson, Adrienne

• Dissension

Moore, Heather B.

• Esther the Queen

• Heart of the Ocean

• The Daisy Chain (Aliso Creek #2)

• Lost then Found (Aliso Creek #3)

• One Chance (Aliso Creek #4)

Morgan, J. Lloyd

• The Zealous Star (Bariwon #3)

Morris, Chad

• Cragbridge Hall: The Inventor’s Secret

Mull, Brandon

• Chasing the Prophecy (Beyonders #3)

Nelson, Darrel

• The Return of Cassandra Todd

Nelson, Kelly

• The Keeper’s Quest (Keeper series #2)

Nielsen, Jennifer A.

• The Runaway King (Ascendence #2)

Norton, Preston

• Blud and Magick

Novak, Brenda

• When Summer Comes (Whiskey Creek #4)

Olsen, Erik

• Raggleroot (Flin’s Destiny #3)

Oram, Kelly

• Avery Shaw Experiment, The

• Chameleon

Ostler, Heather

• The Siren’s Secret (Shapeshifters #2)

Park, Greg

• Sividious Stark & the Stadium Between Worlds

Patten, E.J.

• The Legend Thief (Hunter Chronicles #2)

Paulson, Bonnie R.

• Out of the Ashes (Into the End #3)

Pearson, Andrea

• Rise of Keitus (Kilenya #4)

Pehrson, Elise

• Forever Fair

Perkins, Luisa

• The Book of Jer3miah: Premonition (with Jared Adair)

Perry, Jolene B.

• 3 Sides to a Circle (w/Janna Watts)

• Manipulation (Shadows #2)

• Seeker (Shadows #3)

Peterson, Kathi Oram

• Wanted

Pike, Aprilynne

• One More Day (Life After Theft short story prequel)

• Life After Theft

Pinkston, Tristi

• Till Death Do Us Part (Secret Sisters #5)

Poulson, Claire M.

• Framed

Pratt, Sheralyn

• Unpleasant Grove (Rhea Jensen #5)

Rohrer, M. Ann

• Mattie

Sanderson, Brandon

• A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time #14; with Robert Jordan)

• The Rithmatist

Savage, J. Scott/Jeffrey S.

• Dark Memories

• Air Keep (Farworld #3)

Schow, Betsy

• Trouble’s On the Menu (w/Caleb Warnock)

Sears, Gale

• Belonging to Heaven

Slack, Mandi Tucker

• Tide Ever Rising

Smurthwaite, Donald S.

• Road to Bountiful

Sowards, A.L.

• Sworn Enemy

Stastny, Charissa

• Secret Keepers (Eyes of Light #2)

Swedin, Eric G.

• Seeking Valhalla

Taylor, Keary

• The Ashes (Eden prequel; novella)

• The Raid (Eden short story)

• The Bane (Eden #1)

• The Human (Eden #2)

Thayne, RaeAnne

• Current Creek Valley (Hope’s Crossing #4)

• Willowleaf Lane (Hope’s Crossing #5)

Thomas, Candace J.

• Vivatera (Secrets of Everstar #1)

Tullis, Heather (Heather Justesen)

• SEALed with Love (DiCarlo Brides #2)

• Reclaiming His Bride (DiCarlo Brides #3)

Vandagriff, G.G.

• Rescuing Rosalind

Vasicek, Joe

• Stars of Blood and Glory (Gaia Nova #4)

Warburton, Carole Thayne

• Poaching Daisies

Wardell, Jennifer

• Fairy Godmothers, Inc.

Warnock, Caleb

• Trouble’s On the Menu (w/Betsy Schow)

Washburn, The Brothers

• Pitch Green

Watts, Janna

• 3 Sides to a Circle (with Jolene Perry)

Weaver, Donna K.

• A Change of Plans

Wells, Dan

• Fragments (Partials #2)

West, Kasie

• Pivot Point

Westover, Steve

• Return of the Mystic Gray (Crater Lake #2)

Wheeler, Jeff

• Fireblood

Whipple, Natalie

• Transparent

White, Dorine

• The Emerald Ring

White, Kiersten

• Mind Games

Wiggins, Bethany

• Stung

Workman, RaShelle

• Blood and Snow

• Cindy Witch

• Touching Melody

Wymore, James

• Exacting Essence (Immortal Nightmare Cycle #1)

Anthologies

• Spring Vacation Collection (A Timeless Romance #2)

• Summer Wedding Collection (A Timeless Romance #3)

(list and challenge brought to you by NewLDSFicton.com)

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Book 'Em Danno Blog Hop

Welcome to the Book'em Danno Book Hop 

 This event is hosted by The Review Wire and is dedicated to book lovers everywhere. Whether it's hardback, paperback, eBooks or gift cards to buy a book each blog participating is offering you some kind of reading adventure! 

After you enter my giveaway make sure to hop 

on down the list to see what each blogger has to offer. 

Also, you can enter The Grand Prize over at The Review Wire. 

Two prize packs will be offered to two winners that include all children's titles 

and both valued at over $110 dollars! 

Disclaimer: This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on July 26, 2013. The Book'em Danno Event Bloggers are not responsible for shipment of prize or sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes. Companies and bloggers, if you would like to participate in group giveaway events like this one, sign up to be emailed about future events hosted by The Review Wire.

My Giveaway ~
$15 Amazon Gift Card (INT)

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Ashes Ashes w/ $25 Amazon OR PayPal Giveaway

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Book Details
Author: Julie Coulter Bellon
Release Date: May 2013
Genre: Romantic Suspense

WOW!

Two hundred and nineteen pages of action-packed and romance-laced intense suspense!
SO. GOOD!

Page one throws you right into the action and it doesn't stop until she kisses "him with all the fire in her soul."
SO. SO. GOOD!

I couldn't put it down! I read it in a matter of hours!
SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

This is book two of the Hostage Negotiations Team
You can read my review of book one, All Fall Down, HERE

Colby Black is on the special hostage negotiations team and today wasn't a good day.

First, the hostage situation he was trying to handle didn't end well.

Then he comes home to find his next door neighbor's house on fire.

And the house has been rented to a woman named Sophia.

What Colby doesn't know is that Sophia is wanted for questioning in a murder case and she is on the run trying to prove her innocence.

Not knowing who else to turn to Sophia asks Colby for his help.

Together they find themselves face with another hostage situation...this time Sophia is the hostage.
OH. SO. SO. SO. SO. GOOD!

If Julie Coulter Bellon wrote the book you KNOW it will be GOOD!

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About the Author

I'm the mom of eight children and the author of nine books. My first six were published in the LDS market, but my last three novels, Ribbon of Darkness, All Fall Down and the new one Ashes Ashes, are my first foray into suspense fiction without anything religious in it. My first love is writing, but my second love is reading. You can visit my website at www.juliebellon.com


(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Get Caught Giving in July

Deseret Book's Summer of Giving continues strong

During the month of June DB gave a way bottles of water, Lagoon coupons, Chapters of Hope bags, Chapters of Hope stuffed animals, LDS Living magazines, Summer Playlist CD's, popsicles, popcorn, movie passes, gift cards, CTR rings and more.

Here is one amazing story of giving from the Deseret Book - Fort Union store...

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The GRAND PRIZE for June was a Caribbean cruise with Alex Boye.

As July rolls in, so does the next phase of the summer of a million gifts contest!! 

This month they will be outfitting a missionary (Elder or Sister) with the help of Mr. Mac! 

Enter for yourself or win for a friend or family member!

The online process is simple:
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Montalbano's Soccer Sisters series spotlights a member of the competitive all-girl Brookville Bombers soccer squad as she encounters adversity -- and topples it--on and off the field. In her latest book, Vee Caught Offside, Vee Merino is the youngest member of the soccer team who finds herself feeling like she's the odd girl out, a feeling most tween-age girls encounter every once in a while.

The Soccer Sisters series is published by In This Together Media, dedicated to publishing great books about real girls.

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Angels

Book Details
Author: Donald W. Parry

Release Date: 2013

Publisher: Deseret Book

Genre: Inspiration

Have you ever thought about angels?

More specifically what powers do they have and how do they help us?

Find answers to these and many other questions about angels in the marvelous book!

Read stories and scriptures of people who have seen and been helped by angels.

Learn what prophets and apostles have to say on the subject of angels.

My favorite chapter was the one that tells how angels can help us overcome addictions, help us gain confidence, and help us during trials and severe hardships. They are there to help bear us up!

I loved this quote:

"Cultivate and be where the Spirit of the Lord is. Make sure that includes your own home or apartment, dictating the kind of art, music, and literature you keep there. If you are endowed, go to the temple as often as your circumstances allow. Remember that the temple arms you with God's power...puts His glory round about you, and gives His angels...charge over you."

We are told that angels are continually surrounding us... 

If we are in tune we will feel their light, love and power!

About the Author

Donald W. Parry, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University holds the Abraham O. Smoot Professorship. For nearly twenty years he has served as a member of the prestigious international team of translators of the Dead Sea Scrolls and is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and numerous articles on the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He has coauthored with his brother, Jay A. Parry, several books for Latter-day Saints, including Understanding Isaiah, Understanding the Signs of the Times, and most recently, Symbols and Shadows: Unlocking a Deeper Understanding of the Atonement. Brother Parry, who has served in the Church as a bishop, a temple worker, and high councilor, is a popular speaker at BYU Education Week. He and his wife, Camille Parry, are the parents of six children.

COVER REVEAL for Finding Sheba

A Romantic Thriller by H.B. Moore

Finding Sheba

You get the be the first to see the cover!

An ancient legend is reborn . . . 

One that might prove the Bible false.

For centuries, historians have theorized the Queen of Sheba as only a seductive legend, and scholars have debated over the legitimacy of King David or King Solomon. When undercover Israeli agent, Omar Zagouri, stumbles onto a tomb in Northern Jerusalem he unknowingly finds the final clue that threatens to overthrow government claim to the Holy Land, pits wealthy collectors against one another, and sends ruthless archaeologists scrambling to find the queen’s secret burial place. An assassination attempt on the Coptic Pope, His Holiness, Patriarch Stephanus II, is only the first in the chain of lethal crimes. Omar must find a way to prevent the greatest discovery of the century from becoming the most deadly.

Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of several historical novels which are set in Ancient Arabia and Mesoamerica. She is not old and doesn’t remember the time period, so Google has become a great friend. Although she has spent several years living in the Middle East, she prefers to forget the smells. 

Heather writes her historical thrillers under the pen name H.B. Moore so that men will buy her books. She is also the author of two non-fiction books, and several women’s novels including the co-authored series The Newport Ladies Book Club, the anthology series A Timeless Romance Anthology, and the historical romantic suspense novel Heart of the Ocean. These are all written under her real name so that women will buy her books.

Heather graduated from Brigham Young University with a major in Fashion Merchandising and minor in Business Management–which has absolutely nothing to do with writing novels. But at least she can balance a mean checkbook and color-coordinate her kids’ school clothes.

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Courting Miss Lancaster

Book Details
Author: Sarah M. Eden
Release Date: March 2010
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Regency Romance

IF I HAD TO CHOOSE A FAVORITE SARAH EDEN BOOK 

THEN I WOULD SAY IT IS COURTING MISS LANCASTER

I truly LOVE regency romance and it all started with this book!

If you have never read Sarah Eden you are so missing out!

If you have read Sarah Eden then you know exactly what I am talking about!

Harry Windover adores blonde, green-eyed Athena Lancaster, but alas, a penniless man like himself has no hope of winning a young noblewoman’s hand. 

To add insult to injury, Athena’s brother-in-law and guardian, the Duke of Kielder, has asked Harry to assist Athena in finding the gentleman of her dreams. 

But the lovesick Harry is cunning as well: as the weeks pass, he introduces Athena to suitors who are horrifically boring, alarmingly attached to their mothers, downright rude, astoundingly self-absorbed, and utterly ridiculous. 

Athena can’t comprehend why she is having so little success meeting eligible and acceptable gentlemen. Indeed, her circle of admirers couldn’t be less admirable — nothing like the loyal, gentle friend she’s found in Harry. 

But how long can Harry’s scheme be hidden before it is discovered? And what will Athena do when she uncovers Harry’s deception? 

Escape into a charming regency world in this delightfully romantic comedy of manners that will entertain you to the very last word.

See my reviews of her other books

Glimmer of Hope

Drops of Gold

An Unlikely Match

From the Author:

I'm not normal. I'm an author. I spend enormous amounts of time avoiding responsible things like cooking dinner and doing laundry and making vital phone calls. Instead, I fill my days with making up stories, talking to voices in my head, and laughing hysterically at my own wit. Like I said, I'm not normal.

My Favorite Things Music CD Giveaway

I am SO EXCITED!

Shadow Mountain Records 

is letting me give away another music CD

This time

MY FAVORITE THINGS 

by JOSH WRIGHT

Tracklist -

1. My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music
2. Chopin: Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 No. 4
3. Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
4. Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K. 141
5. Stairway to Heaven/Castle On a Cloud from Les Misérables
6. Ravel: Jeux d’eau
7. Hedwig’s Theme from the Harry Potter series
8. Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K. 332, 2nd Movement
9. Rachmaninoff: Elégie, Op. 3, No. 1/Theme from Schindler’s List
10. Liszt: Paganini Étude No. 6 in A Minor
11. Fireflies (duet with Lindsey Wright)
PLUS, 4 BONUS TRACKS WITH FULL ORCHESTRA
12. Stairway to Heaven/Castle On a Cloud
13. Hedwig’s Theme
14. Rachmaninoff/Schindler’s List
15. Fireflies

Josh is an extremely AMAZING piano player!

Watch below as he plays a "color exploding" song!
This is song #2 on the CD

Billboard #1 artist Josh Wright has delighted audiences across the United States and in Europe. His self-titled album “Josh Wright” topped the Billboard Classical Traditional chart just three weeks after its release in April 2011. Josh studied under renowned pedagogue Dr. Susan Duehlmeier at the University of Utah, completing his Bachelor of Musical Arts degree and Master of Music degree. He currently studies at the University of Michigan, pursuing his Doctor of Musical Art degree as a pupil of Dr. Logan Skelton.

Did you know he teaches piano lesson via YouTube?

You can find him HERE

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Lord Haversham Takes Command

Book Details
Author: Heidi Ashworth
Release Date: June 2013
Publisher: Dunhaven Place Publishing
Genre: Regency Romance

Start with all that is proper and romantic,
Add an air of royalty,
Throw in a love triangle, espionage, and duty to queen and country,
And you have this wonderful, amazing tale!

Miranda has come of age and is ready to make her formal debut into society. She is especially excited since "her Harry" has come back.

But when Harry shows up in lace and wants to be called Bertie, Miranda's parents wonder if it would be better for her to marry George.

George has always felt that Miranda belonged to him, but does he love her or just the title she will give him?

Can Harry keep everyone safe while acting the fool, yet still try to keep the love of Miranda?

Follow Miranda as she has her coming out, but keep your eye on Harry and George, for you never know what might happen as "Lord Haversham takes command."

Oh and wait until you meet Harry's mother...

SO WONDERFULLY GOOD!

If you love Regency Romance from Sarah Eden and Julianne Donaldson you will LOVE this new book by Heidi Ashworth!

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About the Author:

7 years old--Heidi writes her first story.  Its's a hit (with Mom).

10 years old--since her sisters are big Georgette Heyer/Jane Austen fans, she writes a first "regency romance".  Even though she dedicated it to her eldest sister who longed to visit England, she didn't let anyone read it (probably a good idea).  

14 years old--she publishes a short story in the kids section of the San Jose Mercury News.  She begins experimenting with pen names but in the end decides to stick with her own.    

Age 25-29--she writes a number of regency romance novels, (one of which later becomes Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind)

Age 30--decides to devote her time to her favorite roles of wife and mother, dabbles in the antiques and collectibles market and plants a flower garden.

Age Withheld--at the encourgement of a true blue friend, she submits Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind to Avalon Books and sells it!

Shortly Thereafter--she starts a blog and a website and has a really big party!


(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

The Winds and the Waves

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Author: Dean Hughes
Release Date: May 2012
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Historical

This book is WONDERFUL!
I LOVE how the author takes one character and then parallels that story with the story of the descendant of that same character... a fun way to portray not only a story, but a family history.

Life has struggles no matter what generation you live in and as you understand your past family history, it helps you with your future determination.

Will is a tenant farmer in 1840 and feels trapped by the economy and social status.
Will's descendant, Jeff, feels trapped by the economy of modern-day and the loss of his job.

Will sets out to find a better life.
Jeff sets out to find a better life.

Will joins the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and set out for the land of Zion.
Jeff finds himself working on a house in Nauvoo, Illinois and finds out it is right across the street from the land Will owned.

Watch as these two try to make the best of life even if they are thrown into "the winds and the waves."

Three quotes I really liked from the book...

"If this life doesn't turn out so well, we have eternity to be with God and feel His happiness."

"Prayer wasn't a good-luck charm,...it was a means of discovering God's will." 

"You have to remember what Zion is all about: we're going to raise each other up by working together--not by climbing over one another, the way it's done most of the time in this world." 

It is fun to see Jeff display some of his great-grandfathers tendencies!
Also included is some very interesting and inspiring Church history!
An AMAZING read!




About the Author
Dean Hughes has published books for readers of all ages, including the bestselling historical fiction series Children of the Promise. Through Cloud and Sunshine is his one-hundredth published book. Dean holds a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University and master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Washington. He has taught English at Central Missouri State University and Brigham Young University. Dean and his wife, Kathleen Hurst Hughes, served a mission to Nauvoo, Illinois. The parents of three children and grandparents of nine, they live in Midway, Utah.

(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Osteoblasts to the Rescue w/ $25 Amazon OR PayPal Giveaway

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Author: Heather Mauley, N.D.

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Genre: Middle Science

What a FUN, AMAZING BOOK! 

The story is so good you don't even realize you are learning.

Two sisters have the ability to go inside a person's body to see what is happening...they are The Body Detectives.

When their friend shows up with a broken bone they transfer inside to see what is going on.

Along the way they discover more of the skeletal system.

Did you know that...
your bones will stop growing when you are 25?
"osteo" is the Greek word for bone?
bones need exercise and healthy foods
osteoblast cells will help fix broken bones
"osteo" is the Greek word for bone?

Food that are good for your bones:
spinach, kale, broccoli, almonds, salmon, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, soy beans, brazil nuts, pine nuts, organic natural peanut butter, and lentils.

The Human Body Detectives love a good case, but they also love funny jokes!

What's a bone in your body that you can never break? Your funny bone!

What do you you call a skeleton who doesn't like to get up in the morning? Lazy Bones!

Why does milk taste so good? Because it has calci-YUM! 

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From the Author:
I have always been passionate about healthy foods and exercising. Growing up in Toronto, Canada I would exhaust my allowance at the health food store and write school papers on spices and herbs. It was no wonder I found myself studying biology at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.

I loved animals as well so I initially focused on wildlife conservation and animal biology, however, with some exposure to naturopathic medicine, this health care philosophy rang true for me. I switched to pre-med and I graduated in 1993. I earned my doctorate at the from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon before moving with my family to Hawaii where I became licensed and continue to practice today.

 Everything I learned in medschool came into fruition when my children were born. I realized the importance of teaching them, by example, about healthy food and lifestyle. Telling them what to eat was not enough, so I created and wrote educational adventure stories that explain the physiological systems in the body. Not only did my kids love the engaging and interactive stories but so did their friends.

 I love seeing kids have fun learning to understand their bodies and how food helps them run faster and be smarter. My focus is on preventative health. I am passionate about encouraging families to seek the value of a simple lifestyle and offering tools to assist them at being proactive and confident in their daily living. I am constantly inspired seeing people make positive changes in their lives. With my website, I am excited to reach more families in a way that will manifest healthy living.

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(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

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Rising Sun Falling Star Book Blast

Rising Sun, 
Falling Star 
Different eyes and skin Mock me from the mirror’s light Enemy am I. 

Dec 7, 1941 Today my life changed forever . . .
I am no longer considered American, but by shear heritage I am now the hated enemy . . .

The lives of Kenji and Aiko Onishi and their American-born children are about to unravel when the United States is thrust into war with Japan. Confronted by insurmountable prejudice and fear, the family is ripped from their California home without just cause by the American government and sent to an assembly center “for their own protection.”

Forced to live in deplorable circumstances, every aspect of their lives regulated and controlled, the Onishi’s freedoms are stripped from their grasp as they struggle to survive behind barbed wire.

It isn’t long before the mind-numbing confinement and feelings of helplessness begin to pit the family against one another. When sent to a relocation camp in the center of the Utah desert, they’re beset by ever increasing emotional and physical challenges, and Aiko is faced with her greatest yet: to mend the broken spirits of her family, or risk losing them forever.

Based on true and tragic events that transpired during World War II, Rising Sun, Falling Star is a heart-rending story of one family’s struggle to survive uncalculated loss and emotional destruction.

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Author Vickie Hall Vickie is a native of Utah, but growing up, lived in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Nebraska. When she’s not writing, she’s composing music, or shopping with her sister. She loves animals of all kinds and camping with her family. Her favorite pastime is watching old movies on TCM, and unashamedly has a crush on Cary Grant.

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