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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Sophie's Path By Catherine Lanigan Excerpt, Review, This or That, Interview, Guest Post & Giveaway

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Book Tour Grand Finale for
Sophie's Path
By Catherine Lanigan

We hope you enjoyed coming along with us and Frenchie, as we got to know more about Sophie's and Jack's stories! If you missed any of the tour stops, go back and check them out now...

Launch - From Frenchie's Point of View



Bark! Sorry. Hi! My name is Frenchie. I’m a six and a half pound Yorkie Poo and I’m here to welcome you to “The Shores of Indian Lake” series by Catherine Lanigan. If you are returning to our small town, I’m glad to meet you, too. This is a new role for me, being a star, I mean. I’ve been a rescue dog, which wasn’t fun. I like to have a family. In fact, I have to have humans to love. Humans can be fun but they can also be pretty clueless about the essentials in life. Take Sophie Mattuchi and Jack Carter, for instance. I thought I’d never get these two together.

Katie's Clean Book Collection - Review

"I adored Frenchie, the dog, who really helped thread the story line together. The characters are multifaceted and have depth. I love the process they each developed in. This is a town that I would love to read more about.

I recommend this to readers who enjoy a clean romance with good characters and depth."



Rockin' Book Reviews - Excerpt

Still, the guy moved with the grace of a panther. He was the kind she couldn’t help being attracted to. Her nerve endings sizzled as if touched with electrodes. She couldn’t stop the pounding of blood through her veins that didn’t come from exercise. It was automatic. She was being Sophie.

Brooke Blogs - Sophie Mattuchi



Jeremy was a heroin addict. Sometimes he would pass out and forget to feed me or give me water. He loved me very much and I loved him. That’s when he decided he had to give me up. The day we met Sophie, I knew she had a heart as big as outdoors.

Hardcover Feedback - Review

"I really liked Sophie. I loved her desire to help others, how she volunteered and helped her friends, but I didn't like how she stretched herself so thinly...but thought it was nice she had people in her life that cared and tried to keep her in check."



Wishful Endings - This or That

Are you guys ready to get to know a little more about Catherine? Here we go:

Chocolate or fruity candy?
Chocolate… Always

I'm with you there 100%. :) Read a book or watch TV?
Read and read more. I seldom watch television anymore, but I do watch movies on DVD.

Nicole's Book Musings - Jack Carter



Meeting Jack for a little dog like me was pretty intimidating at first. He’s a big guy. Strong. And handsome—for a human. He looks like that movie star, Hugh Jackman. Jack’s been running for years. The first thought in my head was that if I came to live with him, he might want me to run with him. He has long legs. Mine are short and I knew this wasn’t going to work.

EskieMama Reads - Excerpt

Sophie continued drying his pants’ legs, pretending she hadn’t heard what he’d just said. She was thankful she was on the floor because being this close to Jack, in this intimate setting, had turned her bones to jelly.



deal sharing aunt - Interview

What would you like my readers to know?

I especially love to hear from readers. It is from your comments and desires that I steer my course of the next book. God willing, I hope to write 26 Shores of Indian Lake stories in all. In each of the up-coming books, I introduce new characters who will have their own stories in the future. Mrs. Beabots will always be the anchor that holds everyone together, the matchmaker who wants to see every one happy.

Colorimetry - Humans Can be So Silly



As a dog, I hear a lot of gossip and advice-giving. I heard every word of Sophie’s concern for me when she and Mrs. Beabots were making tarts for the Recovery Alliance.

Jack’s office is a hot-bed of confidential material. Of course, this is due to his clients who are buying insurance to protect their children and families. But sometimes, they don’t want insurance for errant children or grandchildren. Sometimes they have lost their jobs and have to stop their premiums. Or some have medical issues. It’s really sad what humans have to deal with sometimes. No wonder they need us dogs so desperately to love them.

Getting Your Read On - Review

". . . but the story is a good one and worth sticking with. If you love a gentle romance with slow build, you will love this book."

underneath the covers - Nurses Make Great Girlfriends



I’ve decided that if I were a human and since I’m female, I’d be a nurse like Sophie. For starters, even though she was on her “self-improvement” regime and she was eating healthy, her nursing career also taught her that we all only live once.

Falling Leaves - Review

"I definitely recommend this book to everyone, whether you're in the middle of struggle or you're just content with your life.

A story of trust, forgiveness, hope, pain, death and love that you will cherish."

Sophie's PathSophie's Path
(Shores of Indian Lake #6)
Catherine Lanigan
Adult Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 pages
July 1st 2016 by Harlequin Heartwarming

Her choice. His consequences.

Nurse Sophie Mattuchi has seen a lot of angry patients in the ER, but no one's ever rattled her like Jack Carter. He has no right to blame her for his friend's death. Sophie did everything she could. Didn't she? Yet his accusations sting, and that sets off all kinds of internal alarms. She's never cared this much about any man's opinion of her. But Jack is different. He stirs up feelings. Strong feelings. Guilt. Anger. Attraction. Curiosity. Sympathy. Sophie's definitely not interested in Jack, but even if she was, he'd never forgive her for the decision she made that night in the hospital. Would he?

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Other Books in the Series

 
  

Catherine Lanigan is the international bestselling and award-winning author of forty published titles in both fiction and non-fiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, as well as over half a dozen anthologies, including “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living your Dream”, “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul”, and more. Ms. Lanigan’s novels have been translated into dozens of languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. Ms. Lanigan’s novels are also available in E-books on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, Apple Store, Mobi and Kobo. Several of her titles have been chosen for The Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs. Her Vietnam war-based novel, The Christmas Star, won the Gold Medal Award Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine and has also won Book of the Year Romance Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine as well as Book of the Year Romance from Reader’s Preference.

Lanigan is the author of a trilogy of non- fiction books regarding angelic intervention in human life: Angel Watch, Divine Nudges and Angel Tales published by HCI and Cedar Fort.

Skyhorse published Lanigan’s “how-to” book on writing: Writing the Great American Romance Novel.

Lanigan was tasked by the NotMYkid Foundation to write a non-fiction book addressing teen addictions. Ms. Lanigan’s first Young Adult adventure novel, The Adventures of Lillie and Zane: The Golden Flute, was published by Cedar Fort.

Currently, she has published six novels in the Shores of Indian Lake series for Harlequin Heartwarming: Love Shadows, Heart’s Desire, A Fine Year for Love, Katia’s Promise and Fear of Falling. Sophie’s Path pubs July, 2016. She has recently contracted for three more in the series: Danger Zone, Wedding for Isabelle and A Bride for Mica.

As a cancer survivor, Ms. Lanigan is a frequent speaker at literary functions and book conventions as well as inspiring audiences with her real stories of angelic intervention from her Angel Tales series of books. She is an outspoken advocate for domestic violence and abuse and was honored by The National Domestic Violence Hotline in Washington, D.C. (THE EVOLVING WOMAN). She has been a guest on numerous radio programs including “Coast to Coast” and on television interview and talk show programs as well as blogs, podcasts and online radio interview programs.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Never and Always by Emily Mims This or That, Giveaway, Interview & Excerpt

Never and Always - Banner

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Never and Always SERIES (& Book #) – Texas Hill Country Series but can be read as a stand alone AUTHOR – Emily Mims GENRE – romantic suspense PUBLICATION DATE – August 4, 2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 105,000 words PUBLISHER – Boroughs Publishing COVER ARTIST – Boroughs Art Department
NOTE - can be read as a standalone.

 Never and Always - Cover
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Deputy sheriff Russ Riley, the player of Verde County, carries a terrible secret that stands in the way of a happy life with Angie Baxter, the spirited victim of a rash of violent crimes, whom he will protect, serve…and worship.
NEVER AGAIN
Angie Baxter is strong, sweet, and fiercely independent. She not only divorced her violent husband but rescued and raised his abused son, and she fulfilled a dream of running her own handmade soap and cosmetics shop. No man will ever again rule her existence or hold sway over the people she loves-no matter if he’s brave, handsome, and all that stands between her and a band of ruthless criminals.
UNTIL IT’S FOR GOOD

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EXCERPT

Russ got a beer out of the refrigerator, wandered into the living room and plopped down, sandy shorts and all, on the old leather sofa. 
Thankfully he wasn’t scheduled to work tomorrow-it was already after two and after his evening with Angie, he was seriously going to want to sleep in. They had used the rest of the condoms and played in the shallows and eaten the rest of the cookies and, true to her word, Angie made no pretense that the evening was any more than another one-night stand with him. 
She thanked him for the evening and disappeared into her little house without looking back, as though she had already filed the night away under ‘a good time was had by all’. Which is exactly what he wanted her to do, he reminded himself when Louie jumped up on his lap and stuck his face in Russ’s gritty chest hair. 
So why did the situation irritate the h*ll out of him?
Because you’re hung up on the woman, he admitted to himself as the cold beer washed down the back of his throat. Because you can’t get her out of your mind and you don’t like that. Because you could get serious about her and there is no way you will ever be able to give her what she wants most in this life.
So there would be no repeat of tonight. It didn’t matter how attracted he was to her or how good the sex was, he needed to stay as far away from Angie Baxter as he possibly could.

Author Photo - Emily Mims

AUTHOR BIO

Author of twenty-six romance novels, Emily Mims combined her writing career with a career in public education until leaving the classroom to write full time. The mother of two sons and grandmother of six, she and her husband Charles live in Central Texas but frequently visit grandchildren in eastern Tennessee and Georgia. She plays the piano, organ, dulcimer, and ukulele and belongs to two performing bands. She says, “I love to write romances because I believe in them. Romance happened to me and it can happen to any woman-if she’ll just let it.”

This or That:

Television
·         Game of Thrones or Glee?  Glee
·         America’s Got Talent or American Idol? America’s got Talent
·         Simpsons or Family Guy?  Simpsons
·         Mickey Mouse or Dora the Explorer?  Mickey Mouse
·         Spongebob or Patrick?  Spongebob
·         Scooby-Doo or Snoopy?  Snoopy
Books, Games, Music
·         Movie Theater or Arcade?  Theater
·         Book or Kindle?  KINDLE-it’s backlit!
·         Xbox or PlayStation?  More Kindle time instead
·         Nintendo or Sega?  More Kindle time instead
·         Guitar or Piano?  Piano. (I play five instruments but my favorite right now is the ukulele.)
·         Drawing or Painting?  Drawing
·         Marvel or DC Comics?  Whichever one has Superman!


Interview:

Where are you from?  San Antonio, TX

Tell us your latest news?  I have a new book, the last in the Texas Hill Country series, coming out in late February.  I am working on a new series, the Appalachian Bluegrass series, set in the world of bluegrass and folk music that is so characteristic of that part of the world.

When and why did you begin writing?  In 1981, I threw a Silhouette Romance across the floor and said I could do better.  My husband dared me to, and that’s all it took!

When did you first consider yourself a writer? July, 1982 when the Candlelight editor called wanting to buy my book

What inspired you to write your first book?  The feeling that I could honestly write a better one than some of what was on the market

Do you have a specific writing style? Sharp and snappy, I hope.

How did you come up with the title?  In collaboration with my editor.  We bounced around a few ideas and ‘Never and Always’ seemed to fit.

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?  Not particularly, although several of my books have dealt with wounded warriors making new lives for themselves

How much of the book is realistic?  I went into the kitchen of a soap maker and learned how to make soap.  The setting is closely based on the lake community where we have a home.  The characters?  Pure figments of my imagination!

Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?  Not this one.  Others, yes.

What books have most influenced your life most?  In all honesty?  Probably the Bible.  (Not a plug for religion, the truth.)

If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?  The late Emma Merritt.

What would you like my readers to know?  I love and appreciate every one of them!

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Warm Springs Trilogy by Christina Kirby Author Spotlight, Giveaway & This or That


Safe at Home
Warm Springs Trilogy #1
By- Christina Kirby
Genre- Romantic Suspense


Driven by fear and desperate to protect her family, Samantha is forced to leave Chicago and everything she’s worked to achieve, only to start over by tossing a dart-at-the-map. The Georgia townsfolk’s true Southern charm is the unexpected prescription needed to heal her soul, and the sexy carpenter who touches her heart are distractions she didn’t plan on, but they might offer her a chance at a new life, if she can let go of her past.


Town heartbreaker, Spencer Malloy, isn’t looking for anything serious. His days are perfect working as a contractor, attending his nephew’s baseball games or taking him fishing. He never expects to fall for the big city girl, Samantha. She’s not his type, timid and closed off, but in her unguarded moments, he’s intrigued by the woman he can’t get out of his mind. The urge to get closer to her grows stronger each day, and when the shadow of evil resurfaces, he vows to protect Samantha, even if it means abandoning his home and joining her on the run.

When confronted by the man who’s bent on revenge, Samantha must choose between running again to save the people she loves, or if she has the strength, to stay and fight for her new life.

 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Alabaster Nights By- Elle J Rossi Author Spotlight, Top 5, This or That & Giveaway


Alabaster Nights
The Josie Hawk Chronicles # 0.5
By- Elle J Rossi
Genre- Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance

A Vampire with a soul. A Huntress with a knife. In Nashville, Blood equals Power.  

Will one taste of Josie Hawk cost Keller everything?


 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Twisted Bloodlines By- Linda Jackson Author Spotlight, This or That & Giveaway


Twisted Bloodlines
Twisted Bloodlines #1
By- Linda Jackson
Genre- Paranormal Romance

Megan has never had what most would call a normal life.

Her childhood and teen years were spent on the run with her family, hiding from a horror so great it defines their world. Friends and homes are traded at a moment’s notice to escape from their worst nightmares.

Years pass, and her mother settles down with her new step-father, a kind man who does his best to protect them. Life lulls into a safe pace, and Megan finally feels as though she has control of her future for the first time in her life. But that peace is shattered with the arrival of a new family member, one that bears a striking resemblance to a savior of her past…

Confused by her deep emotional connection to him, things unravel fast. She learns that the people she lives with, even her own family, are not what they seem. Her only friend who helped her piece her life back together changes overnight, and she is left dealing with the fallout on her own…

As events unfold, Megan finds herself face to face with the horror that has haunted her since childhood. But will she be able to escape from her twisted bloodline?

   

Saturday, June 14, 2014

DREAMER by Becca Johnson Giveaway and This or That


Synopsis 

Fifteen-year-old Rory Adair has a secret she never reveals to anyone—dreams that foreshadow what is to come. Excited about finally meeting the hot, tall, blue-eyed guy from one of those dreams, she is shocked when he turns out to be identical twin brothers Bryce and Ryder Wyatt, both of whom take an instant interest in her and compete for her attention.

As Rory tries to use her secret ability to help her decide which brother to ask to the Sadie Hawkins Dance, the dreams start to change. Something bad is going to happen, but before she can figure out how to warn her friends without revealing her secret, her best friend Stacey goes missing.

Rory teams up with Bryce, who has a secret ability of his own. Together they use their abilities, intellect, and gut instinct to find the missing women. Can Rory sort through her feelings for the Wyatt brothers—and find her friend—before she loses them all?

THIS OR THAT 
iPod or mp3 player?  iPod

house phone or cell phone? Cell phone

Email or Instant Message? Email


winter or summer? Summer

vanilla or chocolate?  Hands down…CHOCOLATE!


Eat in our out?  Eat in- I love to cook

Ketchup or mustard?  Mustard

Cats or dogs?  Dogs- I have an Akita mix


Hot dog or hamburger? If I am at a Baseball game Hotdog, but any other time, Cheeseburger

Books or movies?  Books

Laptop or desktop?  Laptop


texting or calling? texting


cupcake or cake? Cupcake


Math or English? English

Rain or Snow? Snow

Movies or Reading? Reading

Veggies or Fruits? Fruit

Roses or Lillies? Roses

The power to fly or the power to be invisible? Fly 

15 minutes of fame for something stupid or no fame ever at all? NO fame at all

Facebook or Twitter? 
Facebook

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

BELOW THE SURFACE by Tim Shoemaker Giveaway, This or That & Review


Synopsis 

Something is wrong with Cooper. He’s plagued by a fear he doesn’t understand and can’t control. Cooper just wants to escape, and a summer vacation aboard the restored cabin cruiser, The Getaway, with best friends Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk seems like the perfect way to do it. Two weeks of fun—with no mysteries or life-and-death danger. That’s the plan. But their plans are shattered the very first night when they witness a murder. Or did they? Despite their intentions of leaving the investigation to the police, narrow misses and creepy encounters lure them in. Is there really a body floating in the underwater currents of the lake? The closer they get to the truth, the deeper into danger they get. Too late they see the trap. Now each of them must face their own buried fears . . . just below the surface.

    

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Quick Bio
  • Happily married for more than thirty years to Cheryl, the love of my life.
  • Dad to three grown sons and two daughter-in-laws
  • Elder Chairman in my church and high school small group leader
  • Full time speaker and author since 2004
  • Living in the greater Chicago area
  • Grateful for God’s incredible grace and mercy to me in countless ways
My Passions
  • To be a man of integrity, who loves God and others with all my heart.
  • To be an extraordinary husband to Cheryl, the wife of my youth.
  • To love my sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids and extended family with everything in me.
  • To impact kids and youth in ways that cause them to become true men and women of God.
  • To help parents teach their kids about God and the principles He’s given us to live by.
  • To help couples experience the richness that comes from a marriage guided by God.
  • To help men see what a Christian man should be in all the various facets of life.

This or That with the Author
1. Math or English? I’ll take English.
2. Summer or Winter? Summer tops the charts for most things, but I’m from the Midwest, and I love Winter, too. I love lots of snow piled high on the sides of the driveway. I like it when the cold stings the cheeks and numbs them so it slows my speech. I love the contrasts.  And then it feels all the better to go inside, get the fireplace going and sit down with a movie or a good book. That’s hard to beat.
3. Morning or Night? I’m definitely a night person.

4. Tea or Coffee? I’m careful not to have too much of either, but I love them both. If it’s hot—make if coffee.  If it’s cold—I’ll take tea. Ice-cold sweet tea has fueled me through more hours of writing than coffee ever has.
5. Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings? Sorry, Harry.
 
6. Dogs or Cats? Dogs! I couldn’t live with a cat.7. Cake or Pie? Pie. With a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.
8. Chocolate or Vanilla? To choose only one is torture. I love them both. What would an Oreo be without the vanilla inside—or without the chocolate cookie?  It’s like north and south, east and west. Chocolate and vanilla balance each other out. We need generous servings of both!
9. Coke or Pepsi? Coke. Cherry Coke or Cherry Vanilla Coke is a current favorite. I love eating at those fast food places with the machines that offer tons of choices and flavor combinations.
10. Batman or Superman? Superman. Both wore capes, but only Superman could fly. Enough said.
11. Fantasy or Reality? Reality! But not reality shows.

12. Hamburgers or Hotdogs? Depends where you are, but I’ll take a Chicago-style hotdog over a hamburger most of the time. Vienna beef hotdog, mustard, relish, pickle, tomato, and celery salt… all packed with love on a poppy-seed bun. Mmmmm.13. Peanut Butter or Jelly?  Either… but I don’t mix them. 14. Pen or Pencil?  I love the feel of a pencil on paper—or a gel pen.15. Rain or Snow? Snow!! When it’s raining everything looks bleak. It’s like the clouds themselves are crying. When it’s snowing it makes me think of Christmas.
16. White or Wheat? I know wheat is healthier, but hey, I still like white better.
17. Love or Money? Love! Like the line from Forever In Blue Jeans, “Money talks. But it don’t sing or dance and it don’t walk.” For me, love trumps money every time.

18. Car or Motorcycle? Car… and for lots of reasons. Here’s one. I love being with my wife… and she’d never get on a cycle—so I’d be riding alone. I think that would get old real quick.
19. Gift Cards or Cash? Actually I like getting a gift card. Cash would probably go for bills. The gift cards I actually get to spend on something fun.
20. Paper or Plastic? I think I’ve moved to the plastic side now. Same with money. I hardly ever use paper money… it’s all on the plastic!
21. Santa Clause or Easter Bunny? Gotta go with Santa on this one. How many songs do you know about the Easter Bunny? I rest my case.
22. Lucky Charms or Trix? Lucky Charms!  I love those marshmallow treats!
23. Mayo or Miracle Whip? Neither. If I’m ordering a sandwich, I generally ask them to hold the Mayo or the Miracle Whip. Have you ever smelled it? It’s a wonder that anybody puts it in their mouth.
24. Pickles or Olives? Pickles, pickles, pickles. I love pickles! But dill—not sweet! Olives are good for throwing at someone across the table… but I don’t like eating them. Ever.
25. Dr. Pepper or Mountain Dew? Definitely Dr. Pepper!
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My Review:
I liked this series because it is written for kids in middle school, and it focusses on facing/solving your internal fears. The author did a great job of showing the importance of having friends to rely on. I also enjoyed that the author talked about how God is always with us and we are never alone. I definitely recommend this the age group specified. I also think that it is a fun read for young adults and adults. The end was good, and the old television show references were fun. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.


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