BOOKS AND BLOGGING PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. Well, my theory is if I can add at least 10 new books to my Wishlist and move at least 5 older Wishlist selections to my TBR list every month, then life is a ice cream sundae. And if I can find those 10 books from at least 5 new blogs each month then that's the cherry on top.

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!
Well, I've made it almost 5 years now, so for better or worse, I continue on. I tend to blog in spurts as the urge to be creative erupts. As I don't have an artistic bone in my body, you will see very few changes in the layouts. Hey, I'm a reader not an artist like so many of the awesome bloggers I follow. I know you don't always have the time but if you stopped and looked, take a half a minute and say your piece. Recommend a book that you have enjoyed or hated for that matter. Thank you to all who visit.
Oh, and I moved my Google Friend Connect info and share this buttons to the top, as without our friends, who are we?


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Dead Over Heels by Alison Kemper-Review

Title: Dead Over Heels
Author: Alison Kemper
Genre:  Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Rating: * * * * *
Publishers: Create Space 
(Sept 26, 2014)
Paperback: 264 pages
ISBN: 978-1502389022
FTC Disclosure: *I received a free eBook of this novel from Entangled Teen in exchange for a fair review.* and purchased an E-book from Amazon

The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning… Glenview, North Carolina. Also known—at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg—as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic…hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. At first, Ava’s certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone—or something—rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination. The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don’t even like each other fighting for their lives. But that’s the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you’ll meet your undead end. Or when you’ll fall dead over heels for a boy…

I'm always a sucker for a good zombie book and when I saw the local for this book, I just had to read it. As a foothills North Carolinian myself, I just had to see how the zombie apocalypse progressed. I've always told my kids when it hit that we would have a better survival rate than their big cities of Raleigh and Winston-Salem would. With being more sparsely populated, familiar with guns, bows and chainsaws, and having a large food distributor in our area, we just logically stand a better chance. But back to this wonderful book- it
is told both from Cole and Ava's POV, which ordinarily I don't like, but it so worked with this book. I loved the bantering in the first part of the book where the sickly city girl had to make do with the local redneck who was bound and determined to save her life. This was a fun, fast paced easy read that I pretty much read from start to finish in one night. After reading this, I'm off to read Kemper's Donna of the Dead which I understand takes place during the same zombie apocalypse.




Unbreakable (A Shadow Falls Novella) [Kindle Edition] by C. C. Hunter-Review

Title: Unbreakable
Series: Shadow Falls: After Dark #2.5
Author: C C Hunter
Genre:  Paranormal
Rating: * * * * *
Publishers: St Martin's Griffin 
(Sept 30, 2014)
Paperback: 55 pages
ISBN: B00NO4XUNM
FTC Disclosure: ARC from Net Galley

He isn’t everything he says he is.  He’s even more
Who is Chase Tallman, the newest member of Shadow Falls? What made him into the sexy, mysterious vampire he is today? And what led him to Della Tsang?
Step back in time and unearth the secrets that haunt him.  The secret of how he became a vampire—and how he knows so much about being reborn.  Secrets about his first love, his family--and what steers him toward Della, the beautiful, complicated girl he just can’t seem to stay away from. The one who makes him want things he thought he’d given up on long ago.
It all began with a research study, a palm reader, and a plane crash that sent him on a quest…for a love that’s unbreakable.
Shadow Falls
0.5. Turned at Dark (2011)
1. Born At Midnight (2011)
2. Awake at Dawn (2011)
3. Taken at Dusk (2012)
4. Whispers at Moonrise (2012)
4.5. Saved at Sunrise (2013)

5. Chosen at Nightfall (2013)

Shadow Falls: After Dark
1. Reborn (2014)
2. Eternal (2014)
2.5 Unbreakable (2014)
3. Unspoken (2015)

This is the first book I've read in this series but it was definitely good enough that I intend to go back and read the rest of the series. The only regret I had was that just as I got into it, it was over.

Break Out (Blood Hunter) by Nina Croft- Review

Title: Break Out
Series: Blood Hunter #1
Author: Nina Croft
Genre: Sci-Fy Paranormal
Rating: * * * *
Publishers: Entangled Select 
(Aug 14, 2012)
Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-1620612279
FTC Disclosure: ARC from Net Galley

The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they’ve discovered the secret of immortality—Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they’re called, rule the universe.

Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can’t resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective’s maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous–or so fun!


Blood Hunter
1. Break Out (2011)
2. Deadly Pursuit (2011)
3. Death Defying (2014)

As a lover of both paranormal and sci-fy, picking up this to read was a no brainer. Who would have thought to combine vampires with space aliens. I love the characters, Rico and Skylar. Their personalities were funny and vivid. The action was ongoing and didn't let up. In fact once I started this book, I was unable to put it down. Croft created a fascinating world that I can't wait to revisit in Deadly Pursuit.

Monday, October 6, 2014

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Home Before Dark by
Christy Barritt


Daleigh McDermott finds a journal penned by her late
father which sparks a dangerous investigation into his death with the assistance
of Ryan Shields, the only man who believes her.



Beyond the Waves;
Pacific Shores Series, Book 1
, by Lynnette Bonner


Officer Kylen
Sumner and Taysia Green have a history. He's broken her heart more than once. So
when he returns home claiming he just might be in love with her, she wants
nothing to do with him. If only her heart would get the message!




Sapphire Ice; Jewel Series, Book 1, by Hallee Bridgeman


The men in unbeliever Robin Bartlett's life have only ever been users.
Believer Tony Viscolli's arrival and relentless interest in Robin both
infuriates and intrigues her.



A Love for Delicious; Woman of
Courage series, Book 1
, by Cynthia Hickey


Widowed newlywed Delicious
(Delly) finds herself stuck with 5 stepchildren all under age 13 on the opposite
side of the country from Oregon and their uncle. She hits the trail, promising
to do anything to gain the children their birthright and protect it from those
out to take it. Can she guard her heart against the handsome trail guide, Zeke
Williams?



Waiting for Rachel; Those Karlsson Boys, Book 1, by
Kimberly Rae Jordan


Rachel Perkins is a loner who feels certain she's
not the right woman for Damian Karlsson. Damien feels otherwise and is willing
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The
Unveiling; Age of Faith series, Book 1
, by Tamara Leigh


Disguised as
a squire, Lady Annyn Bretanne sets off on a quest to avenge her brother's murder
by Baron Wulfrith. When her disguise is unveiled, they each face tests of faith
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Saving Grace; Madison Falls, Book 1, by Lesley
Ann McDaniel


Grace is an opera singer forced by a stalker to go into
hiding in a small town. There, in that most unexpected of places, Grace finds
elusive love and claims her faith.



Yesterday by Amanda Tru


Hannah has the ability to time travel but there are consequences. After
saving a family injured in a car accident, Hannah wakes the next morning to find
her yesterday was five years ago!



The Redemption; Legacy of the
King's Pirates, Book 1
, by MaryLu Tyndall


Lady Charlisse Bristol
sets off on a voyage in search of the father she never knew, only to find
herself shipwrecked on a desert island. Near starvation, she is rescued -- by a
band of pirates and their fiercely handsome leader, Edmund Merrick.




Falling in Love; Seasons of the Heart novella series, Book 1,
by Susette Williams


Summary: Katie Morgan thinks she's doing her boss,
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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Cover Reveal for Rebellion by JA Souders

Title: REBELLION
Author: J.A. Souders
Publisher: TOR Teen
Pub. Date: June 9, 2015


Elysium Chronicles                               
0.5. A Dark Grave (2012)
1. Renegade (2012)
3. Rebellion (2015)