TITLE - THE SPIRIT SEEKER SOCIETY
AUTHOR - S. KODEJS
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS :)
STARS - 5 ! :)
NORA,
ALEC, DANIEL, MAGGIE AND ASHWIN ARE ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT
UNIVERSITY OF KINGS COLLEGE OF NOVA SCOTIA. THEY WERE ASK TO FORM A
COLLEGE SOCIETY GROUP. THERE IS SO MUCH HISTORICAL EVENTS AND HAUNTING'S
THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE AREA,WHICH GAVE THEM THE IDEA OF FORMING
THE SPIRIT SEEKER SOCIETY. THEY HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT THEY WERE GETTING
INTO.
THEY EACH PICK A HISTORICAL SPOT AND GET STARTED, A FEW WERE DOUBTFUL OF FINDING ANYTHING.
THE
GROUP QUICKLY BECOME FRIENDS AND START THEIR HUNTS! NORA AN MAGGIE ARE
OPPOSITE FROM DAY AND NIGHT BUT SOMETHING DRAWS THEM TOGETHER AS
FRIENDS. WHILE ON A OUTING TO SEARCH FOR MAGGIE'S GHOST THEY STOPPED AT
A FORTUNE TELLER WHO WARNED THEM "YOU ARE DOOMED". WHILE THEIR MAGGIE
AND NORA BOTH SPOT THE GHOST OF "MAGGIE". AS THEY LAUGH THE WARNING OFF
THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING STRANGER AND STRANGER. NORA AN MAGGIE EVEN
BECOME ROOMMATES.
THE ROOM MAGGIE AND NORA SHARED IS KNOWN TO BE
HAUNTED AND IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG BEFORE NORA SEE'S THAT FIRST HAND !
DANIEL'S GHOST LILA ROSE WAS KILLED IN THEIR ROOM BUT NO ONE KNOWS HOW
OR WAY. DANIEL EVEN BECOMES STRANGER TO THE GROUP, BUT WHY ??
MAYBE
THE WARNING WAS REAL ?? WHAT THE GHOST TRYING TO TELL MAGGIE AND WHAT
ABOUT THE GHOST DANIEL IS SEEKING ? WHAT MYSTERY IS SHE SURROUNDED BY ??
THIS IS A WONDERFUL READ THAT KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TOES AND KEEPS YOU
GUESSING ! I LOVED HOW EACH GHOST GOES WAY BACK IN TIME FROM 1812 TO
1969. I AM EXCITED TO GET MY HANDS ON BOOK 2! AUTHOR DID A WONDERFUL JOB
!
5/7/13
Review of Chosen Above All Others by Elliot Richard Dorfman
Chosen Above All Others
by
This is a good quick read. It's not the type of book I usually read, but I enjoyed it. It was a little slow for me to get into, but if you hang in there you're sure to enjoy the story.
Elliot Richard Dorfman
Brandon
Stanton Caldwell, a charismatic Civil War spirit falls in love after
meeting Arlene Romberg, a pretty, modern young schoolteacher and is
given the rare chance to become mortal again when Arlene convinces her
father, a brilliant scientist, to clone him from the ghost’s long buried
remains in the graveyard. Mortal again, Brandon gets a new identity and
becomes an assistant to the scientist due to extraordinary abilities he
has acquired. But after marrying his beloved, he and his growing new
family must endure many difficult personal situations and strange events
— besides struggling to overcome unscrupulous and ruthless men who
would stop at nothing to steal astounding scientific discoveries hidden
away. To top this off, Brandon eventually finds out there was a
supernatural purpose why he was allowed to return to live again and
fulfill a mission in order to save humanity from extinction. How will
Brandon and Arlene deal with all the adversity thrown at them? Will
Brandon be able to fulfill his purpose?
This is a good quick read. It's not the type of book I usually read, but I enjoyed it. It was a little slow for me to get into, but if you hang in there you're sure to enjoy the story.
I rate this book 3 1/2 stars
Jennifer Wadkins
5/6/13
Review of Steeled for Murder by KM Rockwood
TITLE - STEELED FOR MURDER
AUTHOR - KM ROCKWOOD
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
STARS - 5
JESSE
DAMON'S LIFE HAS NOT BEEN EASY. AT THE AGE OF 3 HE LOST HIS MOTHER, HE
WAS IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM TILL HE TURNED 14 AND HIS FATHER WAS
RELEASED FROM PRISON. HIS FATHER WAS A DRUG ADDICTED AND COULD NOT BE
THE FATHER HE SHOULD HAVE. AT THE AGE OF 16 JESSE'S BROTHERS
FORCED HIM TO DO SOMETHING HE DID NOT WANT TO DO . . . . THEY INFORMED
HIM THAT HE WAS A KID AND WHAT ARE THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO YOU ???? THEY
WERE RUINING JESSE'S LIFE BEFORE HE HAD A CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING. THEY
LEFT HIM HOLDING THE "BAG" AND TAKING THE RAP FOR A MURDER. HE SPENT 19
YEARS IN PRISON WITH NO FAMILY TO VISIT AND GROWING UP BEHIND BARS.
AFTER
20 YEARS JESSE WAS PAROLED AND PUT UNDER HOUSE ARREST. JESSE WAS
LUCKY ENOUGH TO LAND A JOB AS A MACHINE OPERATOR AT QUALITY STEEL
FABRICATIONS. AT LEAST HE THOUGHT HE WAS LUCKY! THIS IS WHERE HE MEETS
MITCH THE FORK TRUCK DRIVER. MITCH TRIES TO START TROUBLE WITH JESSE
RIGHT AWAY. MITCH IS THE KIND OF PERSON THAT NO ONE WANTS TO MESS WITH
AND JESSE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS NOSE CLEAN SO HE GOES ABOUT HIS JOB AND
FORGETS THE INCIDENT. LATER IN THE EVENING MITCH WAS FOUND DEAD AND
JESSE IS BEING QUESTIONED. NOT A START JESSE WAS HOPING FOR. FROM HERE
JESSE'S LUCK JUST DWINDLES, HE FINDS HIMSELF IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS AT
THE WRONG TIME. HE HAS ONE DECTECTIVE THAT IS OUT TO PUT JESSE BACK
BEHIND BARS, HIS NAME IS BELKINS AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TILL THIS TASK
IS DONE.
JESSE
MAKES MANY FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. CHOICES GOOD OR BAD IS JUST IN
JESSE'S FAVOR. DO THEY FIND MITCH'S KILLER ? WAS JESSE INVOLVED ?? WILL
JESSE AND HIS FRIENDS FIND THE OUT THE TRUTH ??
I
REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK! I WAS CAUGHT UP INTO JESSE'S LIFE AND REALLY
FELT SORRY FOR THE POOR GUY ! IF IT WAS NOT FOR LUCK JESSE WOULD HAVE NO
LUCK AT ALL ! THIS ONE WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING AND GLUED TO YOU READ THE
LAST SENTENCE. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN READING MORE JESSE DAMON BOOKS!
IT WAS WELL WRITTEN AND WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CHARACTERS. I
FOUND MYSELF TEAR UP A FEW TIMES AND SMILE AT OTHERS ! VERY GOOD READ!
More with KM Rockwood
Bio:
KM Rockwood draws on a varied background for stories, among them working as a laborer in a steel fabrication plant, operating glass melters and related equipment in a fiberglass manufacturing facility, and supervising an inmate work crew in a large medium security state prison. These jobs, as well as work as a special education teacher in an alternative high school and a GED teacher in county detention facilities, provide most of the background for novels and short stories.
Author Page and order links:
http://www.amazon.com/KM-Rockwood/e/B007ZVDHR0/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1367820918&sr=1-2-ent
Jesse Damon has spent most of the last twenty years in prison on a
murder conviction. Now paroled, he’s trying to beat the odds and stay
out of prison with a pair of overactive cops watching him for mistakes.
He’s got a one-room apartment, a job working the overnight shift at a
factory, and some-times girlfriend Kelly. If he can just stay out of
trouble, he may even be able to join the union.
But when he pays his last respects to Mrs. Coleman, his foster mother, he finds out that her death is being investigated as a homicide. And he’s the prime suspect.
Jesse’s life is getting complicated fast, what with a group of religious fanatics in saffron robes opening a tabernacle in the abandoned pizza parlor over his apartment, problems at work, and Kelly’s custody battle with her ex. It’s a lot to deal with while he tries to find out who really killed Mrs. Coleman and get the cops off his back.
Five stories of five people who struggle to survive on the fringes of society.
- Jerry, a homeless veteran with PTS who doesn’t need more trouble in the form of drug dealers who think he may have witnessed a murder, or an injured stray dog he drags out of the rain into his ragged shelter... or a demon.
- Ruth, a young mother abandoned on a drought-stricken farm by her husband and family.
- Joe, a recently paroled convict who has become a project for his aunt’s stern church auxiliary group.
- Crystal, whose children were sent to foster care, wants desperately to reclaim them and give them a better life than she ever had.
- And Harry, who has lost pretty much everything—his job, his wife, his house—and will take any job offered to him.
Brooks’ boss Jake has disappeared, leaving him and Miriam, the boss’s
wife, struggling to keep the business going until they can figure out
what’s happened. Miriam thinks he’s mad at them and will be back.
Meanwhile, Brooks has to deliver the robots that Jake has promised
customers and handle any service problems. Friday, after business hours,
he is summoned to the office of Dr. Watkins, their best customer, who
is having a problem with one of his automated therapy robots.
The Automatic Therapist is a short story of 5900 words.
Kurt was raised by his father's werewolf pack after his human mother
abandoned him. Or had she been eaten? When he returns to the area from
which she came, seeking answers, he does not anticipate falling in love
with a woman. But what can he possibly offer her, especially when he
realizes she is engaged to an heir of the wealthy family that now
occupies the land?
After nearly twenty years in prison on a murder conviction, Jesse Damon
has been released, a home detention monitor strapped to his ankle.
Determined to make it and mindful of his parole restrictions, he
struggles with life outside prison. He finds a basement apartment, a job
on the overnight shift at a steel fabrication plant and a few people
who treat him like anybody else. Especially Kelly, a woman who works in
the shipping department. He seems to be making it. Until Mitch, forklift
driver on the shift, is found murdered in the warehouse. Investigating
detective doesn’t want to look any further than Jesse to close the case
He’s not fussy about the methods he uses to gather evidence. If Jesse
isn’t going down for this, he will have to be the one to figure out who
killed Mitch and why.
KM Rockwood draws on a varied background for stories, among them working as a laborer in a steel fabrication plant, operating glass melters and related equipment in a fiberglass manufacturing facility, and supervising an inmate work crew in a large medium security state prison. These jobs, as well as work as a special education teacher in an alternative high school and a GED teacher in county detention facilities, provide most of the background for novels and short stories.
Author Page and order links:
http://www.amazon.com/KM-Rockwood/e/B007ZVDHR0/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1367820918&sr=1-2-ent
Jesse Damon has spent most of the last twenty years in prison on a
murder conviction. Now paroled, he’s trying to beat the odds and stay
out of prison with a pair of overactive cops watching him for mistakes.
He’s got a one-room apartment, a job working the overnight shift at a
factory, and some-times girlfriend Kelly. If he can just stay out of
trouble, he may even be able to join the union.But when he pays his last respects to Mrs. Coleman, his foster mother, he finds out that her death is being investigated as a homicide. And he’s the prime suspect.
Jesse’s life is getting complicated fast, what with a group of religious fanatics in saffron robes opening a tabernacle in the abandoned pizza parlor over his apartment, problems at work, and Kelly’s custody battle with her ex. It’s a lot to deal with while he tries to find out who really killed Mrs. Coleman and get the cops off his back.
Five stories of five people who struggle to survive on the fringes of society.- Jerry, a homeless veteran with PTS who doesn’t need more trouble in the form of drug dealers who think he may have witnessed a murder, or an injured stray dog he drags out of the rain into his ragged shelter... or a demon.
- Ruth, a young mother abandoned on a drought-stricken farm by her husband and family.
- Joe, a recently paroled convict who has become a project for his aunt’s stern church auxiliary group.
- Crystal, whose children were sent to foster care, wants desperately to reclaim them and give them a better life than she ever had.
- And Harry, who has lost pretty much everything—his job, his wife, his house—and will take any job offered to him.
Brooks’ boss Jake has disappeared, leaving him and Miriam, the boss’s
wife, struggling to keep the business going until they can figure out
what’s happened. Miriam thinks he’s mad at them and will be back.
Meanwhile, Brooks has to deliver the robots that Jake has promised
customers and handle any service problems. Friday, after business hours,
he is summoned to the office of Dr. Watkins, their best customer, who
is having a problem with one of his automated therapy robots.The Automatic Therapist is a short story of 5900 words.
Kurt was raised by his father's werewolf pack after his human mother
abandoned him. Or had she been eaten? When he returns to the area from
which she came, seeking answers, he does not anticipate falling in love
with a woman. But what can he possibly offer her, especially when he
realizes she is engaged to an heir of the wealthy family that now
occupies the land?After nearly twenty years in prison on a murder conviction, Jesse Damon
has been released, a home detention monitor strapped to his ankle.
Determined to make it and mindful of his parole restrictions, he
struggles with life outside prison. He finds a basement apartment, a job
on the overnight shift at a steel fabrication plant and a few people
who treat him like anybody else. Especially Kelly, a woman who works in
the shipping department. He seems to be making it. Until Mitch, forklift
driver on the shift, is found murdered in the warehouse. Investigating
detective doesn’t want to look any further than Jesse to close the case
He’s not fussy about the methods he uses to gather evidence. If Jesse
isn’t going down for this, he will have to be the one to figure out who
killed Mitch and why.5/5/13
Interview with KM Rockwood
Welcome to Julies Book Review! KM Rockwood is visiting JBR today!
Musa is giving away some great prizes, take a look to the right of this page. So lots of GREAT items for a AWESOME giveaway!
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about your self?
My employment background is varied. I worked in heavy industry, both steel fabrication and fiberglass manufacture, as a laborer. After I was injured in an industrial accident, I looked for less physically demanding positions, and eventually was hired in a medium security state prison, where I supervised an inmate work crew. With some more education and a teacher’s certificate, I moved on to teaching GED in several correctional facilities and now teach special education in an alternative high school.
What genres do you write?
Favorite past time activity?
Favorite place to travel to?
Well I know I learned a lot and have added to our TBR list. I hope you all have had fun as well as well. Thanks you again KM, for coming and talking with me here on JBR. I hope you had fun and I hope to see you again. Good Luck and wishing you lots of success!
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Musa is giving away some great prizes, take a look to the right of this page. So lots of GREAT items for a AWESOME giveaway!
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about your self?
My employment background is varied. I worked in heavy industry, both steel fabrication and fiberglass manufacture, as a laborer. After I was injured in an industrial accident, I looked for less physically demanding positions, and eventually was hired in a medium security state prison, where I supervised an inmate work crew. With some more education and a teacher’s certificate, I moved on to teaching GED in several correctional facilities and now teach special education in an alternative high school.
In my work, I try to feature characters who
seldom get a sympathetic treatment in fiction, like Jesse Damon, the
protagonist in my crime novel series. He’s made some bad decisions in
his life, but the consequences are way beyond those most people see, and
he remains a decent person despite his years in prison. While of course
all the characters are fiction, I draw on people I know and life
experiences to create them.
What genres do you write?
I like writing crime fiction. There’s often a mystery element to it, as there is in Steeled for Murder and the other books in the series, but it’s the human factor drives the story. Some of my work strays into paranormal –Halfbreed Werewolf is an example of that, as are some of the short stories in Dealing with the Demon. And since romance is an important part of life, a romantic subplot is often an important part of my work.
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to except from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic??
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to except from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic??
I
hope they can expect a good story! My stories are set in gritty
surroundings—factories, jails, small urban areas on the downhill slide.
Jesse is trying hard to make it as a convict paroled on a murder charge
who knows how lucky he was to get a job as a machine operator in a steel
fabrication plant. He is determined to beat the odds and make a life
for himself outside prison. He’d love a normal life with a family and a
home, but he isn’t sure that will ever be in the cards for him.
Meanwhile, when someone is murdered, Jesse is an obvious first suspect.
Who is your favorite character(s) from your books?
Who is your favorite character(s) from your books?
Jesse Damon.
What is your newest release? can you tell us a little about it?
What is your newest release? can you tell us a little about it?
My newest release is Buried Biker,
the third in the Jesse Damon Crime Novel series. (Did I mention that I
rode with a bike club, otherwise known as a motorcycle gang, in my
callow youth?)
What about future projects? any hints?
What about future projects? any hints?
Sendoff for a Snitch, the 4th Jesse Damon Crime Novel, is in its final draft right now, and should be released at the end of the summer. After that is Brothers in Crime,
in which Jesse finally confronts his older brothers about their roles
in the murder in which they abandoned him to take the fall.
After that, I have another character, Amanda Corey, demanding I pay attention to her and finish Murder Moves In.
Amanda is a 50’s something widow who finds herself in financial
difficulties and takes a job as a resident manager in an older, three
story courtyard apartment building in Chicago. And what a building it
is! Some of the long-time residents are getting ditzy. Or maybe they’ve
always been that way. A young man with Asperger’s syndrome has been
working there part time, and he needs to keep his job. The last manager
was fired because residents thought he was a pervert, and he resents
Amanda for taking his job. There’s a marijuana grow operation in one of
the apartments. And the first day she moves in with Roxanne, the benign
Rottweiler and her cats, Amanda finds a dead body on her sunporch.
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
Enjoy
what you’re doing! Your are your most important critic. While of course
it would be nice to sell lots of books and get rich off it, I think the
most important factor is writing to please yourself. That said, have
trusted people read your work and listen to what they
have to say, rather than trying to defend or explain your work. It has
to stand on its own! Sharing your work with others through publication
is a huge thrill.
How about some "fun" personal stuff!
How about some "fun" personal stuff!
We
live on seven wooded acres adjacent to a camp in a rural area and share
our home with two rescue dogs. Hamish is a chocolate labradoodle who
was snatched from a shelter by a pure-breed rescuer who was there to
pick up another dog but couldn’t bear to see this wonderful, goofy large
puppy put down just because there was not enough room for him. He’s
named after Hamish McBeth, the lead character is a Scottish mystery
series. And Vinny came from a rescue program where dogs from the local
shelter are placed with prison inmates for rehabilitation and training.
He came with the name Vinny, and it suits him. He’s like a guy from the
old neighborhood in south Philly. We also have six cats, none of them
deliberately acquired. When they show up, we feed them and take them to
be neutered and get a rabies shot. If they stick around after that (and
many of them don’t) they become “our” cats.
We spend as much on bird food, dog food and cat food as we do on people food.
What book have they read that touched you deeply? and why? (yours or someone elses)
What book have they read that touched you deeply? and why? (yours or someone elses)
Hands down, book Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan is the book that has touched me most deeply. My mother and an aunt realized after 4th
grade that I couldn’t read, and the school was not addressing the issue
meaningfully. I spent a miserable summer being drilled in phonics
(which the school was not using) and returned to 5th grade
and a dreaded assignment. We were all to select an historic novel and
write a book report. Reluctantly, I went to the school library with the
class and came home with Snow Treasure. My mother insisted I try it on my own before she helped me with it. And you know what? I could read it! And I loved it! I’ve been reading, both for pleasure and for practical purposes, ever since.
Favorite past time activity?
I don’t know if it’s reading or writing.
a favorite book or author you can recommend (not your own)?and WHY?
a favorite book or author you can recommend (not your own)?and WHY?
I love
Margaret Yorke’s work. She died last November, in her home in England.
Her psychological suspense isn’t really mystery, but it is crime
fiction, and I find it totally engrossing.
Barbara
Seranella wrote the Munch Mancini mysteries, featuring a female car
mechanic with a history of prostitution and drug addiction, are
favorites and show characters with the same types of dilemmas as Jesse.
She died unfortunately young, waiting for a liver transplant.
Favorite place to travel to?
My
favorite trip was one I took with my oldest daughter to Tanzania. It
wasn’t the world’s sanest venture (although we did have enough sense to
go with a tour group led by someone who spoke Swahili, and didn’t try to
navigate on our own. We didn’t encounter many people outside the group
who spoke English for days, from the time we left Dar Es Salaam until we
returned there. But we saw wonderful wildlife, breathtaking scenery and
fascinating people.
What kind of music do you listen too?
What kind of music do you listen too?
The
music I listen to usually depends upon what I’m working on at the time.
With the Jesse books, it’s “outlaw” country music (Folsom Prison Blues,
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive, The Perfect Country and Western Song, etc) For
Amanda, it’s “Golden Oldies” rock.
And finally where can we find your books?(please include any links you want including buy links)
And finally where can we find your books?(please include any links you want including buy links)
Links:
Musa Publishing:
Amazon:
Barnes & Noble:
Smashwords:
Well I know I learned a lot and have added to our TBR list. I hope you all have had fun as well as well. Thanks you again KM, for coming and talking with me here on JBR. I hope you had fun and I hope to see you again. Good Luck and wishing you lots of success!
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Review of Shade of Evil By Steve K Smy
TITLE - SHADE OF EVIL (THE GUARDIANS)
AUTHOR - STEVE K SMY
STARS - 4
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
HARRY
PLUMMER WAS IN HIS 40'S WITH NO WIFE OR CHILDREN, HIS PARENTS HAVE DIED
AND SISTERS AND BROTHERS HAVE ALL MOVED AWAY ON GETTING ON THEIR LIVES.
HE HAD WAS AN OFFICE JANITOR AND LIVED DAY TO DAY WITH A SIMPLE LIFE.
UNLIKE HIS
BROTHER TOM HE WAS THE ONE THAT STOWED AWAY DARK AND BAD MEMORIES IT
TOOK OVER HIS LIFE PUTTING HIM INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION.
HE
LIVED IN A BLOCKHOUSE THAT WAS BUILT WHERE A OLD CHEMICAL FACTORY WAS
ONCE HOUSED. HEALTH ISSUES WAS PLAGUED BY ALL 30 RESIDENTS ON THE
GROUND FLOOR. EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS FROM THE OLD CHEMICAL BUILDING BUT
THE HIGHER UPS WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR SPEAK OF IT.
WHILE
WORKING ONE EVENING HARRY WAS STRUCK WITH EXCRUIATING PAIN AND DARKNESS
OVERWHELMING HIM UNTIL HE LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS. DR. PATTINSON COMES TO
HIS AID AND TRIES TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IN THE DAYS OF
RECOVERING HARRY HAS DREAMS OF A MONSTER . . . . DR. PATTISON SOON PUTS
THE PUZZLE TOGETHER AND TALKING ABOUT THE "SHADES" THEY INFECT PEOPLE,
FEEDING ON EVERY DARK EMOTION.. . .
Review of Flesh of th Father Flesh by J A Dennam
Flesh of the FatherFlesh book #2
by
by
J A Dennam
Wealthy,
cutthroat entrepreneur, Nick Turner, has rightfully earned his
reputation as a shrewd businessman with little room for mercy. Known for
his women, heart-stopping good looks and ruthless tendencies, most
people would never believe he was once a Catholic priest; a past Nick
refuses to discuss...until Sunny Devereux enters his life. The
irresistible, high-spirited pastry chef quickly becomes a conquest for
Nick, who always gets what he wants. But he soon learns that Sunny knows
more about his past than originally thought. Could his latest bed
mate be the same teen-aged girl from twelve long years ago who accused
Father Turner of rape and ultimately caused his fall from grace? And if
so, what are her motives now?
Sunny Devereux knows what she wants: to achieve greatness in the culinary arts and to remain independent of negative influence. Once the puppet of a charismatic cult leader, Asaph Josiah, Sunny is determined to rise above her mistakes from the past. But, once again, fate has delivered her into the hands of the two men who won't allow her to forget...or let go of...her guilt. Her struggle to resist both Nick and Josiah, devout rivals who vow to destroy one another, only intensifies the men's desire to control her. Who can she trust? Who does she fear most? The manipulative, self-professed "prophet" with the power to bend even the strongest will...or the merciless ex-priest with the power to crush her heart?
Sunny Devereux knows what she wants: to achieve greatness in the culinary arts and to remain independent of negative influence. Once the puppet of a charismatic cult leader, Asaph Josiah, Sunny is determined to rise above her mistakes from the past. But, once again, fate has delivered her into the hands of the two men who won't allow her to forget...or let go of...her guilt. Her struggle to resist both Nick and Josiah, devout rivals who vow to destroy one another, only intensifies the men's desire to control her. Who can she trust? Who does she fear most? The manipulative, self-professed "prophet" with the power to bend even the strongest will...or the merciless ex-priest with the power to crush her heart?
I
loved this book!! This author has quickly become one of my favorites
& I encourage everyone to read her book. The story was quick to
grab my attention & kept me reading until the very end. The story
had lots of surprising twists & turns to keep you entertained
throughout the story & characters that are easy to fall in love
with. I even found myself shedding a few tears as well.. The ending
was amazing & I can't wait to read the next book in this trilogy...
Book three – FLESH OF INNOCENTS.
I rate this book 5 stars.
Jennifer
Jennifer
5/4/13
Review of Saving Hope by Liese Sherwood Fabre
TITLE - SAVING HOPE
AUTHOR - LIESE SHERWOOD FABRE
STARS - 5
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
Alexandra and her husband, Yuri were scientist for the Biomedical Research Center. Four years ago Alexandra left her job to care for her daughter, Nadezhda, which means HOPE. Nadezhda was born with a heart condition, rather than put her in a sanatorium they felt the best care for her was home. The day this sweet little girl was born Alexandra found she had a new job, and her number one goal is to do what is best for her. . . NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. Yuri lost his job at the center and now they are trying to pay bills, eat and make sure Nadezhda has her medicine.
When Nadezhda falls ill with pneumonia, they learn it has done some more damage to her heart. The medical care in Russia is hurting. Some of the many rules, you drop off the patient at the door and due to sanitation regulations there is no visitors. Its ran like a prison more than a hospital. You pay and bring in medicine that is required, which leaves several people to go without. Alexandra calls her oldest and dearest friend, Vladimir to help her get a specialist in to see Nadezhda, which only confirms that she needs to be transferred to a Cardo specialist in Moscow.
While Alexandra is scrambling to gather money to get to Moscow to petition the Ministry of Health, Yuri is still in doubt. How will they pay for this ??
Vladimir is under investigation with one FSB agent, Sergie Borisov. Vladimir is caught up in some underground business with the Iranians. When Alexandra gets caught up into this, she is torn on what side to run to. Who can she trust ??
I feel in love with this story ! This is a book of courage and shows what us mother's will do and what we will sacrifice for our children! Alexandra never gave up "hope", she was a fighter from the start to the finish! She knew her pipe dreams and her goals.
AUTHOR - LIESE SHERWOOD FABRE
STARS - 5
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
Alexandra and her husband, Yuri were scientist for the Biomedical Research Center. Four years ago Alexandra left her job to care for her daughter, Nadezhda, which means HOPE. Nadezhda was born with a heart condition, rather than put her in a sanatorium they felt the best care for her was home. The day this sweet little girl was born Alexandra found she had a new job, and her number one goal is to do what is best for her. . . NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. Yuri lost his job at the center and now they are trying to pay bills, eat and make sure Nadezhda has her medicine.
When Nadezhda falls ill with pneumonia, they learn it has done some more damage to her heart. The medical care in Russia is hurting. Some of the many rules, you drop off the patient at the door and due to sanitation regulations there is no visitors. Its ran like a prison more than a hospital. You pay and bring in medicine that is required, which leaves several people to go without. Alexandra calls her oldest and dearest friend, Vladimir to help her get a specialist in to see Nadezhda, which only confirms that she needs to be transferred to a Cardo specialist in Moscow.
While Alexandra is scrambling to gather money to get to Moscow to petition the Ministry of Health, Yuri is still in doubt. How will they pay for this ??
Vladimir is under investigation with one FSB agent, Sergie Borisov. Vladimir is caught up in some underground business with the Iranians. When Alexandra gets caught up into this, she is torn on what side to run to. Who can she trust ??
I feel in love with this story ! This is a book of courage and shows what us mother's will do and what we will sacrifice for our children! Alexandra never gave up "hope", she was a fighter from the start to the finish! She knew her pipe dreams and her goals.
The author keeps you guessing and on the edge of
your seat from the first page to the very last sentence. I shed some
tears in this one and really
enjoyed learning some of the Russian history and customs. Its a
wonderful read !
More with Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Liese Sherwood-Fabre grew up in Dallas, Texas and knew she was destined
to write when she got an A+ in the second grade for her story about
Dick, Jane, and Sally's ruined picnic. After obtaining her PhD from
Indiana University, she joined the federal government and had the
opportunity to work and live internationally for more than fifteen
years. After returning to the states, she seriously pursued her writing
career and has had numerous pieces published. You can follow her
upcoming releases and other events by joining her newsletter at
www.liesesherwoodfabre.com, or visiting her Facebook, Twitter, or Bebo
accounts. You can also contact her at liese@liesesherwoodfabre.com.BUY links and Amazon Page :http://www.amazon.com/Liese-Sherwood-Fabre/e/B00810INE6/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1367666862&sr=1-1
Publication Date:
October 8, 2012
Tina has a tendency to go a little overboard
when decorating for the holidays, but Brian decides her skills are just
what he needs to get into the Christmas spirit. Can this mutual
attraction survive when they find themselves in a knock-down-drag-out
competition to win the office’s “most outrageous holiday sweater?”
Publication Date:
July 16, 2012
A collection of three award-winning literary
short stories exploring the impact of love. “A Stranger in the Village,”
nominated for the 2007 Pushcart Prize, describes how the arrival of a
young woman into a Mexican mountain village changed sixteen-year-old
Hector forever. “Sacrifice” offers an Aztec tale of political intrigue
and love. Doña Rosa, a market-place curandera, assists the lovelorn
through the heartache of love and infidelity. 
Publication Date:
May 3, 2012
In one of Siberia's formerly closed cities,
Alexandra Pavlova, an unemployed microbiologist, struggles to save her
daughter’s life. When she turns to Vladimir, her oldest friend, for
help, she's drawn into Russia’s underworld. His business dealings with
the Iranians come to the attention of Sergei Borisov, an FSB (formerly
the KGB) agent. Alexandra finds herself joining forces with Sergei to
stop the export of a deadly virus in a race to save both her daughter
and the world.
5/3/13
Interview with Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Welcome to Julies Book Review!
Liese Sherwood-Fabre is visiting JBR today!
They are giving away a copy of Saving Hope on the rafflecopter to the right of the page. The giveaway will last all April long. So lots of GREAT items for an AWESOME giveaway!
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
My actual excursion into fiction writing began about twenty years ago, although its roots are much deeper. I still remember the A+ my second-grade teacher gave me for my story about Dick and Jane’s ruined family picnic. I dabbled in creative writing throughout high school and as an undergraduate, entering some contests and garnering a few honorable mentions.
I never considered writing anything but a hobby until I subscribed to Isaac Asimov’s science fiction magazine while living in Mexico. Like most beginning writers, I thought, “I can do that,” and labored for several weeks to produce a 20-page short story quickly rejected by the magazine. I learned two things from that experience: it was possible for me to complete a work, and that I needed to learn more about how to write if I were to ever be published (not so easy when living abroad and before the Internet came into its current form).
Shortly after the rejection letter came, my husband was transferred to Moscow, Russia, and I took a contractor’s job with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Once the dust settled in our new location and the children were in school, I decided to continue developing my skills—this time on a novel. Like many, I’d often said to myself, “I should write a book about this,” and turned to my own experience in a bicultural marriage for the basic story. Just as before, I learned a lot while writing it and the subsequent rejections.
What genres do you write?
I consider myself a woman’s fiction writer in the broadest sense. I enjoy writing about strong women who are able to overcome major obstacles. I have published several short stories. One appeared in Woman’s World (a straight romance) and another in an anthology for Girl’s Life (middle grade). My debut novel Saving Hope is a thriller set in Russia.
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to except from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic??
here’s mystery, action, romance and some sex in Saving Hope.
Who is your favorite character(s) from your books?
My favorite character so far has been the hero in Saving Hope. He was a maverick FSB (KBG) agent who was willing to do what was right (and suffered for it).
What is your newest release? Can you tell us a little about it?
Saving Hope is a thriller set in Russia. Alexandra Pavlova, an unemployed microbiologist, struggles to save her daughter’s life, but when she turns to Vladimir, her oldest friend, for help, she's drawn into Russia’s underworld. His business dealings with the Iranians come to the attention of Sergei Borisov, an FSB (formerly the KGB) agent, and she finds herself joining forces with him to stop the export of a deadly virus in a race to save both her daughter and the world.
What about future projects? Any hints?
I have a romantic novella (Reindeer Wars) and a collection of literary short stories (Corazones) available as both digital and trade back books through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. My short story Virtual Harmony is available for FREE through Musa Publishing.
I’m currently working on another thriller based on the Lori Berenson case in Peru and just started another project about Sherlock Holmes’ mother.
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
Keep writing and keep learning. The best thing I ever learned was that you can’t edit what’s not written down. You can always fix things later, but it has to be there first.
How about some "fun" personal stuff!
When we lived abroad, we had a number of opportunities to travel to some pretty interesting places. Probably the most exotic places have been India and Thailand. The most moving was Israel and Egypt. We went to old Jerusalem and followed the Stations of the Cross. One of the most impressive was a paving stone where Christ’s hand supposedly touched when he fell. Pilgrims had placed their hand on the stone and worn it down about two inches into the stone. I was awestruck to think of all the millions of pilgrims’ hands that had touched it through the centuries and worn it away.
What book have you read that touched you deeply? and why? (yours or someone else’s)
Probably Anne Frank’s diary. We were able to tour The Annex and to see where she lived and wrote (with her movie star photos still on the wall) was beyond words.
Favorite past time activity?
I have a full-time job and I write, so I don’t have a lot of free time. When I do, I enjoy TV and movies (I do my reading of other authors on the elliptical), and playing with my grandbaby.
A favorite book or author you can recommend (not your own)? and WHY?
The one book I’ve read more than once is Gone with the Wind. I think because Margaret Mitchell did a great job in creating conflict within her heroine. I once read her summary of the book was “a woman in love with two men and not knowing which one to go with.”
Favorite place to travel to?
I truly enjoy Acapulco, Mexico—much more so than Cancún. Maybe because when we lived in Mexico it was such an easy trip to be at a great beach with great food and hotels.
What kind of music do you listen too?
Classical—both the high-brow kind and the rock kind.
And finally where can we find your books? (please include any links you want including buy links)
For Saving Hope (While you’re there, scroll down and snag a FREE copy of Virtual Harmony!) http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=264
For Reindeer Wars (a romantic novella):
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Reindeer-Wars-ebook/dp/B009P6HWHO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350480367&sr=8-1&keywords=reindeer+wars
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reindeer-wars-liese-sherwood-fabre/1113366632?ean=2940015596823
For Corazones (a collection of literary short stories):
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=musa+publishing#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=corazones+fabre&rh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3Acorazones+fabre
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/corazones-fabre?csrfToken=mHVceR1gAi6ZcPzjUZutLfzH8MM8D1aw&store=allproducts&keyword=corazones+fabre
You can also sign up for my newsletter on my Website www.liesesherwoodfabre.com. Also you can follow me through Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/liese.sherwoodfabre), Twitter @lsfabre, and the Plotting Princesses (http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com/)
Well I know I learned a lot and have added to our TBR list. I hope you all have had fun as well as well. Thanks you again Liese for coming and talking with me here on JBR. I hope you had fun and I hope to see you again. Good Luck and wishing you lots of success!
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Liese Sherwood-Fabre is visiting JBR today!
They are giving away a copy of Saving Hope on the rafflecopter to the right of the page. The giveaway will last all April long. So lots of GREAT items for an AWESOME giveaway!
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
My actual excursion into fiction writing began about twenty years ago, although its roots are much deeper. I still remember the A+ my second-grade teacher gave me for my story about Dick and Jane’s ruined family picnic. I dabbled in creative writing throughout high school and as an undergraduate, entering some contests and garnering a few honorable mentions.
I never considered writing anything but a hobby until I subscribed to Isaac Asimov’s science fiction magazine while living in Mexico. Like most beginning writers, I thought, “I can do that,” and labored for several weeks to produce a 20-page short story quickly rejected by the magazine. I learned two things from that experience: it was possible for me to complete a work, and that I needed to learn more about how to write if I were to ever be published (not so easy when living abroad and before the Internet came into its current form).
Shortly after the rejection letter came, my husband was transferred to Moscow, Russia, and I took a contractor’s job with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Once the dust settled in our new location and the children were in school, I decided to continue developing my skills—this time on a novel. Like many, I’d often said to myself, “I should write a book about this,” and turned to my own experience in a bicultural marriage for the basic story. Just as before, I learned a lot while writing it and the subsequent rejections.
What genres do you write?
I consider myself a woman’s fiction writer in the broadest sense. I enjoy writing about strong women who are able to overcome major obstacles. I have published several short stories. One appeared in Woman’s World (a straight romance) and another in an anthology for Girl’s Life (middle grade). My debut novel Saving Hope is a thriller set in Russia.
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to except from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic??
here’s mystery, action, romance and some sex in Saving Hope.
Who is your favorite character(s) from your books?
My favorite character so far has been the hero in Saving Hope. He was a maverick FSB (KBG) agent who was willing to do what was right (and suffered for it).
What is your newest release? Can you tell us a little about it?
Saving Hope is a thriller set in Russia. Alexandra Pavlova, an unemployed microbiologist, struggles to save her daughter’s life, but when she turns to Vladimir, her oldest friend, for help, she's drawn into Russia’s underworld. His business dealings with the Iranians come to the attention of Sergei Borisov, an FSB (formerly the KGB) agent, and she finds herself joining forces with him to stop the export of a deadly virus in a race to save both her daughter and the world.
What about future projects? Any hints?
I have a romantic novella (Reindeer Wars) and a collection of literary short stories (Corazones) available as both digital and trade back books through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. My short story Virtual Harmony is available for FREE through Musa Publishing.
I’m currently working on another thriller based on the Lori Berenson case in Peru and just started another project about Sherlock Holmes’ mother.
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
Keep writing and keep learning. The best thing I ever learned was that you can’t edit what’s not written down. You can always fix things later, but it has to be there first.
How about some "fun" personal stuff!
When we lived abroad, we had a number of opportunities to travel to some pretty interesting places. Probably the most exotic places have been India and Thailand. The most moving was Israel and Egypt. We went to old Jerusalem and followed the Stations of the Cross. One of the most impressive was a paving stone where Christ’s hand supposedly touched when he fell. Pilgrims had placed their hand on the stone and worn it down about two inches into the stone. I was awestruck to think of all the millions of pilgrims’ hands that had touched it through the centuries and worn it away.
What book have you read that touched you deeply? and why? (yours or someone else’s)
Probably Anne Frank’s diary. We were able to tour The Annex and to see where she lived and wrote (with her movie star photos still on the wall) was beyond words.
Favorite past time activity?
I have a full-time job and I write, so I don’t have a lot of free time. When I do, I enjoy TV and movies (I do my reading of other authors on the elliptical), and playing with my grandbaby.
A favorite book or author you can recommend (not your own)? and WHY?
The one book I’ve read more than once is Gone with the Wind. I think because Margaret Mitchell did a great job in creating conflict within her heroine. I once read her summary of the book was “a woman in love with two men and not knowing which one to go with.”
Favorite place to travel to?
I truly enjoy Acapulco, Mexico—much more so than Cancún. Maybe because when we lived in Mexico it was such an easy trip to be at a great beach with great food and hotels.
What kind of music do you listen too?
Classical—both the high-brow kind and the rock kind.
And finally where can we find your books? (please include any links you want including buy links)
For Saving Hope (While you’re there, scroll down and snag a FREE copy of Virtual Harmony!) http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=264
For Reindeer Wars (a romantic novella):
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Reindeer-Wars-ebook/dp/B009P6HWHO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350480367&sr=8-1&keywords=reindeer+wars
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reindeer-wars-liese-sherwood-fabre/1113366632?ean=2940015596823
For Corazones (a collection of literary short stories):
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=musa+publishing#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=corazones+fabre&rh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3Acorazones+fabre
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/corazones-fabre?csrfToken=mHVceR1gAi6ZcPzjUZutLfzH8MM8D1aw&store=allproducts&keyword=corazones+fabre
You can also sign up for my newsletter on my Website www.liesesherwoodfabre.com. Also you can follow me through Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/liese.sherwoodfabre), Twitter @lsfabre, and the Plotting Princesses (http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com/)
Well I know I learned a lot and have added to our TBR list. I hope you all have had fun as well as well. Thanks you again Liese for coming and talking with me here on JBR. I hope you had fun and I hope to see you again. Good Luck and wishing you lots of success!
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
5/2/13
Review of Geneva Connection by Martin Bodenham
TITLE - GENEVA CONNECTION
AUTHOR - MARTIN BODENHAM
STARS - 4
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
JOHN KENT OWNS AN RUNS A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM. HE IS ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD AND COULD NOT BE HAPPIER, TILL NEWS THAT HIS BACKER IS PART OF THE UNDERGROUND MEXICAN DRUG WORLD. FELIX SAFUENTES, AKA JIVARO, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS BRUTALITY IS THE MOST POWERFUL ORGANIZED CRIME LEADER THE WORLD HAS KNOWN.
MARK MERRIMAN IS THE HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE AT THE DEA, MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH LIFE BUT WANTS TO TAKE DOWN JIVARO. HE IS GIVING ON YEAR AND A NEW BUDGET TO GET THE JOB DOWN. WHY TAKE DOWN THE LITTLE PEOPLE FIRST WHEN YOU CAN GO RIGHT TO THE TOP ???
I FELT A LITTLE LOST IN THIS BOOK. THEIR ARE A LOT OF CHARACTERS TO KEEP TRACK OF AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE "FINANCIAL" WORLD AND HOW IT RUNS YOU JUST GET LOST. THE PLOT WAS GOOD AND KEEP YOU GUESSING.
AUTHOR - MARTIN BODENHAM
STARS - 4
REVIEWER - WENDE SHEETS
JOHN KENT OWNS AN RUNS A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM. HE IS ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD AND COULD NOT BE HAPPIER, TILL NEWS THAT HIS BACKER IS PART OF THE UNDERGROUND MEXICAN DRUG WORLD. FELIX SAFUENTES, AKA JIVARO, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS BRUTALITY IS THE MOST POWERFUL ORGANIZED CRIME LEADER THE WORLD HAS KNOWN.
MARK MERRIMAN IS THE HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE AT THE DEA, MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH LIFE BUT WANTS TO TAKE DOWN JIVARO. HE IS GIVING ON YEAR AND A NEW BUDGET TO GET THE JOB DOWN. WHY TAKE DOWN THE LITTLE PEOPLE FIRST WHEN YOU CAN GO RIGHT TO THE TOP ???
I FELT A LITTLE LOST IN THIS BOOK. THEIR ARE A LOT OF CHARACTERS TO KEEP TRACK OF AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE "FINANCIAL" WORLD AND HOW IT RUNS YOU JUST GET LOST. THE PLOT WAS GOOD AND KEEP YOU GUESSING.
Martin Bodenham Bio, Blurb and more!!
BIO:I am a writer of international thriller novels based around crime and the financial markets.
I was born in Leicester, England. My American father was in the US Air Force while my British mother sterilized telephone handsets. I was educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School in Kent and at the University of Leicester, where I read economics.
After university, I trained as a chartered accountant, working in the UK and USA. I have spent the last twenty-five years in private equity, working either as an investor or advisor. Today, I am the CEO of Advantage Capital, a London-based private equity firm. Along the way, I have been an investor at 3i and Close Brothers, and a corporate finance partner at both KPMG and Ernst & Young.
www.martinbodenham.com
My debut novel THE GENEVA CONNECTION is an organized crime thriller and was published in December, 2011 by Musa Publishing. Within a couple of weeks, it was voted third place in the prestigious 2011 P&E thriller readers’ poll. Since then, it has attracted considerable media attention, including BBC interviews, newspaper and other coverage and it now stands at the top of the Goodreads Best Financial Thrillers List. By the third quarter of 2012 it had entered the top 20 best selling books in the Kindle store at Amazon.com and had made it into the top 5 best selling mysteries and thrillers category.
“The Geneva Connection is a hard-hitting, well-written piece of action-driven fiction, with an attention to detail that James Patterson would be proud of and yet quite different from anything I’ve yet seen…” Celina Summers, Editorial Director at Musa Publishing
“With this page-turner, Bodenham aspires to do for fund managers what John Grisham has done for lawyers.” Corporate Financier Magazine
Buy Link
http://www.musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=97
Blurb: Brilliant investor John Kent is living his dream. The success of his private equity firm has propelled him into the ranks of the world’s super-rich, allowing him to give his family the security and advantages he hadn’t known in his own childhood.
But John’s dream is shattered with the discovery that his largest investor is bankrolled by the most vicious drug cartel in Mexico. Then one of his partners is murdered to guarantee his silence, and John realizes he cannot go to the authorities.
When the ambitious head of the DEA threatens John with incarceration, his nightmare is complete. If he resists the DEA, what will happen to his family while he’s imprisoned? But the alternative is worse. For if John chooses to betray the cartel, he and his family might pay the ultimate price.
5/1/13
Winners of Aprils Mega Giveaway
I have 21 prizes. I will list the author there winner(s).
Angus Day- Heather H
Cynthia Woolf- GC- Patches
- EB-Marie
John Hundley- Theresa
-Jerri
- Christine
-Amber
-Heather
all ebooks
Tessa Dawn- Mick
Krystal Shannon- Michelle
Susie Medwell- Evita Reads
Traci Douglass- Kelly
Eva Lenoir- Linda
- Mandi
RE Butler- Lagina
JBR Gift card- Theresa
Suzanne Wright- Jessica
Lia Davis- Maranda
Valerie Douglas- GC Sue
EB- Kathy
All the authors have been contacted. They should be emailing you shortly. if for some reason you have not received an email from them with this wk please contact me and i will contact the author again. Thanks for coming and checking out JBR. Starting today we do have a new feature starting Mysteries with Musa which has a giveaway of 12 ebooks and a $25 gift card. Later this month i have a huge event from Decadent Publishing which will have another giveaway and then June will be another mega author giveaway. So make sure you come and check us out and tell your friends about Julies book Review!
thanks again
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Angus Day- Heather H
Cynthia Woolf- GC- Patches
- EB-Marie
John Hundley- Theresa
-Jerri
- Christine
-Amber
-Heather
all ebooks
Tessa Dawn- Mick
Krystal Shannon- Michelle
Susie Medwell- Evita Reads
Traci Douglass- Kelly
Eva Lenoir- Linda
- Mandi
RE Butler- Lagina
JBR Gift card- Theresa
Suzanne Wright- Jessica
Lia Davis- Maranda
Valerie Douglas- GC Sue
EB- Kathy
All the authors have been contacted. They should be emailing you shortly. if for some reason you have not received an email from them with this wk please contact me and i will contact the author again. Thanks for coming and checking out JBR. Starting today we do have a new feature starting Mysteries with Musa which has a giveaway of 12 ebooks and a $25 gift card. Later this month i have a huge event from Decadent Publishing which will have another giveaway and then June will be another mega author giveaway. So make sure you come and check us out and tell your friends about Julies book Review!
thanks again
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Interview with Martin Bodenham
Interview with thriller writer, Martin Bodenham
Musa is giving away some great prizes, get details to the right of this page.
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Thanks for inviting me, Julie.
I write international thriller novels, loosely based on financial crimes and the law. I guess you could describe my stories as Wall Street meets The Firm. Much of what I write has been based on my twenty-five year career as a private equity investor. It is an industry full of high drama, greed and fear, providing me with plenty of material for my books.
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to expect from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic?
My readers can expect to be taken into the worlds of organized crime, money laundering and the boardrooms of international companies and investment banks, where fortunes can be made or lost and only the strong survive.
Who is your favorite character from your books?
My favorite has to be John Kent, who is the main character in my novel, The Geneva Connection. The best way I can describe him is by sharing the blurb for that story:
Brilliant investor John Kent is living his dream. The success of his private equity firm has propelled him into the ranks of the world's super-rich, allowing him to give his family the security and advantages he hadn't known in his own childhood.
But John's dream is shattered with the discovery that his largest investor is bankrolled by the most vicious drug cartel in Mexico. Then one of his partners is murdered to guarantee his silence, and John realizes he cannot go to the authorities.
When the ambitious head of the DEA threatens John with incarceration, his nightmare is complete. If he resists the DEA, what will happen to his family while he's imprisoned? But the alternative is worse. For if John chooses to betray the cartel, he and his family might pay the ultimate price.
What is your newest release? Can you tell us a little about it?
Although it has not been released yet, my next novel is with my agent.
Josh Traynor is the brightest investor of his generation, earning in one year on Wall Street what most people rarely make in a lifetime. But Josh is not in this for personal enrichment. He sees the money as an opportunity to do good and gives away most of his income to charitable causes.
When he sets up his own private equity firm in Boston, Massachusetts, investors clamber for places. His new firm’s first major deal is the twenty-five billion dollar acquisition of a defense technology company from the US government, desperate to raise money to reduce crippling federal debt. But, soon after, Josh discovers he’s bought a pup when a bitter former senior employee of the newly acquired company tells him the technology does not work.
Facing financial and reputational ruin, Josh investigates the US Treasury officials behind the sale. What he discovers is a terrifying web of corruption and deceit extending to the top of government, involving blackmail and assassination on an industrial scale.
What about future projects? Any hints?
Currently, I am editing my next thriller, which I hope to see published later this year.
Michael Hoffman has come a long way from the deprivation of his childhood in Chicago’s south side. Now he’s a young, successful partner in a major New York law firm, handling some of its clients’ most prestigious M&A deals. With a beautiful wife, and two young daughters who look up to him, he has built the perfect life.
But Michael has a secret: one that goes back to his childhood; one that not only would destroy his family and brilliant career but, if discovered by the right people, would also get him killed.
There is only one person who knows this secret, and he is a career criminal who manages a low profile hedge fund, bankrolled by mob money. Michael’s secret is safe provided he agrees to feed details of acquisition deals to the fund so they can make millions from insider trading.
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
In most cases, tenacity and hard work pay off in the end. There are no short cuts.
Who is your favorite author?
It has to be John Grisham. I love the pace and intrigue to be found in his novels. He has a way of hooking the reader and keeping them there, wanting to know how the story ends.
Favorite place to travel to?
Cape Cod. My wife and I go there most years. Great food and big skies...
And finally where can we find your books?
My novels can be found on Amazon at: www.amazon.com/Martin-Bodenham/e/B006N69HDG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
More information on my writing can be found on my website: www.martinbodenham.com
Thanks for visiting with us here on JBR! I wish you great success.
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Musa is giving away some great prizes, get details to the right of this page.
We are all very glad you came here to JBR. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Thanks for inviting me, Julie.
I write international thriller novels, loosely based on financial crimes and the law. I guess you could describe my stories as Wall Street meets The Firm. Much of what I write has been based on my twenty-five year career as a private equity investor. It is an industry full of high drama, greed and fear, providing me with plenty of material for my books.
As a reader I love all genres but my followers want to know what to expect from your books. Action, adventure, romance, sex, magic?
My readers can expect to be taken into the worlds of organized crime, money laundering and the boardrooms of international companies and investment banks, where fortunes can be made or lost and only the strong survive.
Who is your favorite character from your books?
My favorite has to be John Kent, who is the main character in my novel, The Geneva Connection. The best way I can describe him is by sharing the blurb for that story:
Brilliant investor John Kent is living his dream. The success of his private equity firm has propelled him into the ranks of the world's super-rich, allowing him to give his family the security and advantages he hadn't known in his own childhood.
But John's dream is shattered with the discovery that his largest investor is bankrolled by the most vicious drug cartel in Mexico. Then one of his partners is murdered to guarantee his silence, and John realizes he cannot go to the authorities.
When the ambitious head of the DEA threatens John with incarceration, his nightmare is complete. If he resists the DEA, what will happen to his family while he's imprisoned? But the alternative is worse. For if John chooses to betray the cartel, he and his family might pay the ultimate price.
What is your newest release? Can you tell us a little about it?
Although it has not been released yet, my next novel is with my agent.
Josh Traynor is the brightest investor of his generation, earning in one year on Wall Street what most people rarely make in a lifetime. But Josh is not in this for personal enrichment. He sees the money as an opportunity to do good and gives away most of his income to charitable causes.
When he sets up his own private equity firm in Boston, Massachusetts, investors clamber for places. His new firm’s first major deal is the twenty-five billion dollar acquisition of a defense technology company from the US government, desperate to raise money to reduce crippling federal debt. But, soon after, Josh discovers he’s bought a pup when a bitter former senior employee of the newly acquired company tells him the technology does not work.
Facing financial and reputational ruin, Josh investigates the US Treasury officials behind the sale. What he discovers is a terrifying web of corruption and deceit extending to the top of government, involving blackmail and assassination on an industrial scale.
What about future projects? Any hints?
Currently, I am editing my next thriller, which I hope to see published later this year.
Michael Hoffman has come a long way from the deprivation of his childhood in Chicago’s south side. Now he’s a young, successful partner in a major New York law firm, handling some of its clients’ most prestigious M&A deals. With a beautiful wife, and two young daughters who look up to him, he has built the perfect life.
But Michael has a secret: one that goes back to his childhood; one that not only would destroy his family and brilliant career but, if discovered by the right people, would also get him killed.
There is only one person who knows this secret, and he is a career criminal who manages a low profile hedge fund, bankrolled by mob money. Michael’s secret is safe provided he agrees to feed details of acquisition deals to the fund so they can make millions from insider trading.
Can you give aspiring authors any advice?
In most cases, tenacity and hard work pay off in the end. There are no short cuts.
Who is your favorite author?
It has to be John Grisham. I love the pace and intrigue to be found in his novels. He has a way of hooking the reader and keeping them there, wanting to know how the story ends.
Favorite place to travel to?
Cape Cod. My wife and I go there most years. Great food and big skies...
And finally where can we find your books?
My novels can be found on Amazon at: www.amazon.com/Martin-Bodenham/e/B006N69HDG/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
More information on my writing can be found on my website: www.martinbodenham.com
Thanks for visiting with us here on JBR! I wish you great success.
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
Mysteries with MUSA Event May 1-12th
MELPOMENE Mystery at Julies Book review.
First thank you Julie for hosting us at your blog for this event.
The first thing most people ask us what is MELPOMENE. The short answer or the one most would think of is MELPOMENE is the Muse of Tragedy. Which in most mysteries would definitely fit the bill. At Musa publishing Melpomene is the Imprint for our award-winning mysteries and thumbnail gnawing suspense at Musa. With a prolific core of outstanding writers and top tier editors who thrive upon a page-turning whodunit,
Musa Publishing is an Ebook Publisher with imprints for almost any reader’s desires. From Calliope our Romance line, Euterpe our YA line to Urania our Sci fi imprint and everything in between there is something for everyone at Musa.
www.Musapublishing.com
Welcome Musa to Julies Book Review.
For the next 12 days I will introduce 6 different Musa Mystery authors. As always here on JBR we will host a giveaway as well. Make sure you check out the rafflecopter to the right of the page. I hope you enjoy the event. I want to offer a special thanks to Musa for giving us 6 wonderful mystery authors and Wende Sheets our reviewer for the event. I hope you all enjoy the event and add lots to your TBR lists.
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
First thank you Julie for hosting us at your blog for this event.
The first thing most people ask us what is MELPOMENE. The short answer or the one most would think of is MELPOMENE is the Muse of Tragedy. Which in most mysteries would definitely fit the bill. At Musa publishing Melpomene is the Imprint for our award-winning mysteries and thumbnail gnawing suspense at Musa. With a prolific core of outstanding writers and top tier editors who thrive upon a page-turning whodunit,
Musa Publishing is an Ebook Publisher with imprints for almost any reader’s desires. From Calliope our Romance line, Euterpe our YA line to Urania our Sci fi imprint and everything in between there is something for everyone at Musa.
www.Musapublishing.com
Welcome Musa to Julies Book Review.
For the next 12 days I will introduce 6 different Musa Mystery authors. As always here on JBR we will host a giveaway as well. Make sure you check out the rafflecopter to the right of the page. I hope you enjoy the event. I want to offer a special thanks to Musa for giving us 6 wonderful mystery authors and Wende Sheets our reviewer for the event. I hope you all enjoy the event and add lots to your TBR lists.
Julie Ramsey
ADM JBR
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