The Infinite Glade Blog Tour: Review and Prize Pack Giveaway

Are you a fan of the phenomenal Maze Runner series or the subsequent Maze Cutter series by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Dashner? Then you certainly don't want to miss The Infinite Glade, the long-awaited grand finale of The Maze Cutter trilogy. Enter to win a copy along with exclusive swag!

My Review:

Centering around the young descendants from The Maze Runner series, The Infinite Glade concludes the saga with a thrilling tale about the struggle for survival, the search for truth, and the fight for justice.

Set in a perilous post-apocalyptic world, the novel follows Isaac and his friends as they try to reunite with Sadina and her team in search of the Cure for the Flare, which has claimed countless innocent lives. Their unexpected encounter with two strangers leads to the revelation of startling secrets about the maze trials and their true identities. It's hard to tell who they can trust and who they should save.

Powered by rich imagination and solid world-building skills, the narrative keeps the reader captivated and fascinated by its unique mix of mystery, action, science fiction and fantasy. Told through two parallel plotlines, the story is well-paced to introduce an array of characters with complex relationships in the midst of all the twists and turns that blow the reader's mind away. While it's best understood with information from the previous books, sufficient explanations are provided through the characters' conversations and flashbacks to ensure a smooth read for those new to the series.

Although being a work of fiction, the book has strong relevance to and implications for what happens in the real world. It provokes ethical questions about scientific research involving human subjects. It raises concerns about social justice regarding whether lives should be valued and protected equally. It also explores the power of friendship and teamwork in the face of life-threatening challenges.

Expertly written and thought-provoking, The Infinite Glade makes an enthralling read for dystopian fans and mystery lovers. As a perfect way to complete the collection of The Maze Runner saga, it will sure tempt one to long for more books from the talented author.

About the Book:

Ages: 12-17 | 268 Pages
Publisher: Akashic Media Enterprises (2025) | ISBN: 979-8988421535

The Infinite Glade is the explosive finale of The Maze Cutter trilogy—and the epic conclusion to The Maze Runner saga.

War has finally ignited. The Remnant Nation is done waiting. Their mission: destroy the Godhead and everything she stands for. But as Sadina and the islanders fight to protect the Goddess—who claims to be their only hope for Evolution’s survival—the battle reveals unfathomable truths leaving behind devastation that will change the islanders’ future forever.

Determined to save their friends, Isaac and Ximena—along with Old Man Frypan and Jackie—struggle to find their way back to the others when two strangers intercept them, throwing everything they thought they knew about the Cure into doubt. Following the strangers into the unknown, Frypan unearths the shocking truth behind the Cure and the secrets so many have died to protect. But what they uncover is only the beginning.

The descendants must decide between risking their lives and the safety of those they love back home to expose the painful truth behind the maze trials, or walk away from history’s darkest secrets and let the truth remain buried in the Glade forever.

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ForeverChild: A Novel of the Future Blog Tour: Review and Prize Pack Giveaway

The pursuit of youth and longevity dates way back to ancient history, and remains notable among those with power and wealth. What if science were to turn that long-held dream into reality someday? Would you live in a world that defies the natural process of aging if given the chance? You may answer differently after reading ForeverChild: A Novel of the Future by Mark Lavine. Check out this fantastic book and enter to win a signed copy, along with a signed poster and a Kindle Paperwhite!

My Review:

Fast-paced and full of suspense, ForeverChild is an entrancing dystopian science fiction about survival, sacrifice, social justice, and what constitutes a meaningful life. Set in three-hundred years into the future, the story follows two ten-year-old boys, whose fates make a dramatic turn as a result of a natural disaster. Seelin, who has never left the comfort and security of the Great Hive of San Jose since birth, gets stranded in the outside world plagued by hunger, poverty, and virus infection. Kianno, an outsider constantly struggling for survival, gives up his fight and agrees to take Seelin's place in the hive. Inhabitants of the hives are known as forever children, who are able to retain the physical appearance of a youngster for hundreds of years with the help of the regulators. Meanwhile, they have to stay confined inside their luxurious cage-like complexes, being tracked and monitored constantly for their protection.

Thirty years later, Kianno sneaks out of the hive in search of answers about his past, but only finds himself captured by Seelin and forced to become a subject of the outsiders' conversion experiment. Will Kianno learn to embrace his delayed adulthood and return to the world where he originally belongs? Will Seelin succeed in destroying the hive from the inside? It's impossible to predict the directions in which their life paths extend until the very end.

With vivid descriptions and imaginative details, the author masterfully constructs a complex, technologically advanced, yet socially disintegrated future world that the readers can easily visualize and immerse in. The pacing and the order in which the events are introduced are perfect to keep the readers on the edge of their seats. The stress and struggle the characters have to go through feel real and relatable. And more importantly, this story of the future urges us to reflect upon the present.

While mocking the unhealthy obsession with a youthful look, the book explicitly or implicitly raises questions about pressing social issues such as institutionalized segregation and inequality, monopoly over critical resources like land and water, conflict between the elite class and the underprivileged, crime and violence intensified by poverty and oppression, governance based on deception and manipulation, ethics of medical research, and more. It stimulates young adults to be critical thinkers and to engage in more in-depth discussions on social values, social justice and social change.

Action-packed and thought-provoking, ForeverChild makes a worthy read for sci-fi and adventure lovers.

About the Book:

Ages: 13-18 | 315 Pages
Publisher: Mark Lavine (2022) | ISBN-13: 9798218130947

What if you could live hundreds of years – but never age?

In the year 2315 you can live for hundreds of years and never age past eleven. That is, if you’re one of the lucky ones. But the not-so-lucky ones are disturbingly close, and they’re threatening your safety, security, and even your deepest beliefs. Soon, it will be all-out war.

Among a chosen few, life expectancy is now hundreds of years; these are the forever children, and science has found a way to keep them in a nearly endless childhood state. Secure in their giant hives, they have left the outsiders, who must live natural lives, to fend for themselves.

This is the story of Kianno and Seelin, two youths who find themselves trading places in this strange new world, one leading the life of a forever child and the other growing up in the anarchy of the outside world.

Their lives come together in surprising and unexpected ways, as they both become involved in a fierce struggle between the two worlds.

Discover for yourself a future world of eternal childhood, and the nightmares and battles which erupt from this seemingly innocent society.

But the quest for endless youth comes at a cost.

How will Kianno and Seelin survive in this battle for eternal life?

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Charlie Hernández and the Golden Dooms: Win a Signed Copy and an Amazon Gift Card!

Charlie Hernández and the Golden Dooms is the third book in the Latinx mythology-inspired fantasy series written by award-winning author Ryan Calejo. Follow Charlie in his thrilling new adventure and enter to win an awesome prize pack including a signed copy of the book and a $15 Amazon gift card! You may learn about the first two books here and here.

About the Book:

Inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America, this third book in the Charlie Hernández series follows Charlie as he fights against an army of the dead.

After hitchhiking across Central and South America to rescue the Witch Queen and face off against La Mano Peluda, Charlie Hernández is pretty much grounded for life. But after all he’s been through, some quiet time at home with his parents might be nice. Though it would be better if he didn’t have to share his room with his obnoxiously perfect cousin Raúl, who’s staying with them.

But quiet is hard to come by when you’re the fifth and final morphling, and it’s not long before death walks back into Charlie’s life. Or at least, the dead do, starting with a mysterious young calaca who corners him at school, dropping cryptic hints about trouble brewing in the 305. With the League of Shadows focused on repairing fractured alliances and tracking gathering armies, this one’s up to Charlie to solve.

Following the clues only leads to more questions, and not even teenage investigative journalist extraordinaire Violet Rey can figure out how a sudden rooster infestation, earthquakes, missing persons, and a pet-napping gang of lizard-men—whom Charlie doesn’t recognize from any legend—are all connected. Most concerning of all is when they learn a map has been stolen that reveals the locations of the Golden Dooms, the twelve ancient calaca watchmen who form the magical barrier between the realms.

To stop the impending invasion, Charlie and Violet must outwit an ancient evil and unravel the most sinister of schemes. That is, unless they’d rather watch the Land of the Living get overrun by the dead.

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Holidays Are For Grown Ups Too Blog Tour: Prize Pack Giveaway

As many of you may already know, prolific children’s author Carole P. Roman also writes stories for the grown-ups under the name Brit Lunden. To spread the holiday giving spirit, she has kindly put together a special holiday prize pack for her adult readers, which includes a set of her Bulwark books and a $100 Amazon gift card!

About the Books:

Bulwark: A Paranormal Thriller

Clay Finnes is the sheriff of a small town in Georgia called Bulwark. Recently separated from his wife, all he can think about is what went wrong, and will Jenna ever come back to him. He’s troubled by a bothersome reporter trying to build a story from what he thinks is a normal day in his life. Clay has to admit that the fantastical stories, told by an accident victim as well as unusual sightings of wolves, things are getting a bit strange. A visit to the ominous Gingerbread House makes him realize that his life as he knows it will never be the same.

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Ages 18+ | Publisher: Chelshire, Inc. | January 12, 2018 | ISBN-13: 978-1947188914

The Knowing

Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world. Bulwark, Georgia, isolated, hidden. Who knows what strange things can happen when the rest of the world can’t see you? JB Stratton is alone in the world, and all he has left are the memories of his beloved Ellie. Dirt poor JB and wealthy Ellie feel an instant connection that is as intense and primal as the blood-red earth of their home. Unseen roots connect them, pulling them into an impossible relationship. Will the memories of past lives help or hinder the path of their love? Based on the original novella Bulwark, by Brit Lunden, The Knowing continues the story of a town isolated from the rest of the world where the impossible becomes plausible, and logic is determined by reality.

“The Knowing: A Bulwark Anthology: Volume 1 is a fast read that will certainly creep into your heart (filling it with both sadness and happiness) and leave you pondering the greater meaning of the story.” — The Children’s Book Review

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Ages 17+ | Publisher: Chelshire | March 13, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-1947188990

Witches Protection Program Blog Tour: Review & Prize Pack Giveaway

It is a police officer's duty to protect all law-abiding citizens. But should that cover witches too, if they exist at all? For those who believe in witches, it's not hard to understand that there are good witches and bad witches. But have you ever thought of an underground government agency committed to protecting the good witches against the bad ones? Learn all about the Witches Protection Program by reading Michael Okon's new paranormal thriller Witches Protection Program!

My Review
With a witty blend of fantasy, suspense, adventure and romance, Witches Protection Program is an absolutely enchanting read! The story is fast-paced, action-packed, and full of wild imaginations that are embellished with a great sense of humor. I wanted to unravel the mysteries in the story so badly that I had to finish reading the book in one sitting.

I am deeply impressed with how well-developed each and every character is, from Wes, a son who desperately tries to prove his worth as a law enforcement officer to his dad, to those who work for Bernadette Pendragon, the mastermind of an ambitious yet evil plan to control the world through a powerful skin care product. I can easily visualize what each character looks like, what their personalities are, and how they would react to a situation through the author's brief yet vivid sketches. What I like most is the interactions between the unlikely couple of Wes, the big, muscle guy who didn't believe in witches and thought the Witches Protection Program was a joke, and Morgan, a tiny young girl who was reluctant to use her talents as a witch unless when it was urgently necessary.

Another fascinating feature of the book is that its magical mix of fiction and fact makes it hard sometimes for the reader to tell imagination from reality. You might be convinced that witches do exist if you believe otherwise before reading the book :) The story ended with a cliffhanger that hinted at a sequel. I definitely look forward to reading more stories about the Witches Protection Program!

About the Book

Witches Protection Program
Written by Michael Okon

Wes Rockville, a disgraced law-enforcement agent, gets one last chance to prove himself and save his career when he’s reassigned to a 232-year-old secret government organization.

The Witches Protection Program.

His first assignment: uncover a billion-dollar cosmetics company’s diabolical plan to use witchcraft for global domination, while protecting its heiress Morgan Pendragon from her aunt’s evil deeds. Reluctantly paired with veteran witch protector, Alastair Verne, Wes must learn to believe in witches…and believe in himself.

Filled with adventure and suspense, Michael Okon creates a rousing, tongue-in-cheek alternate reality where witches cast spells and wreak havoc in modern-day New York City.

Ages 18+ | Publisher: WordFire Press | June 3, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-1614759942

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The Knowing Blog Tour: Review & Prize Pack Giveaway

Do you believe in destiny when it comes to love matters? Have you ever experienced the feeling that you had known someone all along even though you met for the first time? JB Stratton and Ellie in The Knowing by Brit Lunden definitely shared that strong yet inexplicable connection the moment they saw each other. The Knowingis the first book of A Bulwark Anthology, a spin-off series by a group of talented writers with stories set in Bulwark, a fictional town isolated from the rest of the world. Read on for more information about the book and the chance to win an awesome prize pack from the author.

My Review:
While the name Brit Lunden is new to me, the author is not. I enjoyed reading her children's books written under a different name. I'm really curious about how her adult fiction would turn out. To my delight, she never disappoints her readers as an amazing writer! I love the story and love the way the story is told even more. The Knowing is a short and smooth read, following the heartfelt love story between football player JB and his high school sweetheart Ellie, who eventually became his wife.

As explained by JB's grandma, the Knowing is "that feeling when you gonna meet your someone special." It was the Knowing that made JB and Ellie realized that they were meant for each other; it was the Knowing that helped JB feel Ellie's presence even when he couldn't find her from the crowd; and it was the Knowing that fueled them with the power to overcome all the barriers that stood in the way of their relationship, including the disparity in social status and persistent opposition from family members.

The skillful storytelling brings the characters to life and provides a highly immersive reading experience. The book is filled with details that help me feel the intensity of the characters' emotions and their internal struggles. The hint of supernaturality adds suspense and mystery to the romance and makes possible an ending as comforting as what we have now. I strongly urge you to read Brit Lunden's original novella Bulwark as well, which sets the stage for all the characters in the anthology and offers more excitement for fans of paranormal thrillers.

About the Book

Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world. Bulwark, Georgia, isolated, hidden. Who knows what strange things can happen when the rest of the world can’t see you? JB Stratton is alone in the world, and all he has left are the memories of his beloved Ellie. Dirt poor JB and wealthy Ellie feel an instant connection that is as intense and primal as the blood red earth of their home. Unseen roots connect them, pulling them into an impossible relationship. Will the memories of past lives help or hinder the path of their love? Based on the original novella Bulwark, by Brit Lunden, The Knowing continues the story of a town isolated from the rest of the world where the impossible becomes plausible, and logic is determined by reality.

Ages 17+ | Publisher: Chelshire | March 13, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-1947188990

Purchase Links:

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Yours By Christmas 99 Cent Launch Sale

Jennifer Youngblood's new book Yours by Christmas has officially launched on Amazon in time for Christmas. To celebrate, she's offering it at just 99 cents. Learn more about the book, read a free excerpt and take advantage of the sale before it ends.

Yours by Christmas by Jennifer Youngblood

A recovering alcoholic turned firefighter, a mysterious woman with a secret, and the Christmas miracle that just might save them both.

Beckett Bradshaw knows what it’s like to be on top of the world and then to come crashing down to the lowest form of human existence, living on the streets. It has taken a huge amount of hard work and self control to get where he is today. He’s content with his job as a firefighter and so incredibly grateful for the miraculous recovery of his young daughter.

When a mysterious old lady shows up at the fire station and makes a prophecy that Beckett will find love by Christmas, he doesn’t believe it. Beckett doesn’t dare pray for the desires of his heart for fear that he’s used up all of his miracles.

Then, Beckett meets the beautiful and vivacious Ava Lawrence and starts to hope that maybe he really can find love. Beckett is hesitant to tell Ava about his checkered past for fear that she won’t want him. However, Ava has a few secrets of her own that could destroy everything Beckett has built.

Will a Christmas miracle be enough to bind two lonely hearts together or will the scars of the past prevent Beckett and Ava from finding the lasting love they most desire?

Learning to Stutter Blog Tour: Excerpt & Free Book Offer (3 Days Only!)

Happy 4th! Today kicks off the blog tour for Learning to Stutter by Sherm Davis, presented by Elite Book Tours. My stop features an excerpt from the book. To follow the full tour, please visit here.

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About the Book:

Kenneth Kocher seems to have it all - a good heart, a sense of humor, decent looks, and lots of money. What he doesn't have is something most of us take for granted - freedom of speech. Kenneth lives with a severe stutter which has wreaked havoc with his life since childhood.

After much embarrassment, pain and soul-searching, Kenneth realizes that to free his inner self he must accept the fact that he cannot be cured, and that he must learn to stutter with grace. Along the way he meets another stutterer and a young widow who are both dealing with the stumbling blocks in their own lives.

Using an experimental syntax to portray the neurological component of the syndrome, the novel gives the reader a unique view of stuttering from the inside out.

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Praises:

This is an extraordinary book. It’s the inside dope on stuttering. And if one person was born to tell the story, it’s David Sherman. And does he have a story to tell. The plot is consummate, the writing proficient, the pacing skillful, with a clarity of detail that renders it very realistic. After awhile, I found myself caring about all the characters, even (or particularly) the minor ones, oftentimes because they reminded me of myself, and were therefore incredible familiar. It is a reflection of the author’s versatility –as educator, in math and Language Arts, as musician and writer –and diversity –Jewish, New York born and bred, having resided all over the world –that some parts of the writing even speak to the Oriental in me. As each of the characters, stuttering and non-, go about their lives, problem-solving, adapting, you cannot help but see the parables at a universal level. Resonant, poignant, and ultimately elucidatory, this book get an A+ from me. ---- Ling T., Guatemala

In addition to those who struggle with dysfluency and their friends and family, I highly recommend this novel to educators and speech pathologists to ensure their understanding of the multi-faceted impact that this neurological syndrome can have on one’s identity. ---- Shari Mayerson, MS, CCC-SLP

Lucky Me Blog Tour

A girl born into a rich celebrity family, who lives in a six-story mansion with unlimited access to designer clothes and shoes, would be considered LUCKY in many ways. But disaster doesn't discriminate, as in the case of Gia Winters, the single most important figure in Saba Kapur's debut novel Lucky Me.

About the Book:

For eighteen year old Gia Winters, having a movie star for a father, a former Playboy bunny as a mother, a Hollywood mansion, and a closet stocked with Chanel is simply another day in the life.

But her world is turned upside down when her father mysteriously hires a group of bodyguards to trail the family 24/7 and threatening phone calls from a “Dr. D” start buzzing daily.

When Gia scores the coveted role of Miss Golden Globe, she is forced to strike a deal with her bodyguard, Jack, who is almost as arrogant as he is attractive. Juggling Gia’s romantic failures, fashion faux pas, and celebrity obsessions, the duo investigate a series of clues with the help of a police cadet, who has a special set of skills and an even better set of dimples.

But with the Golden Globes just around the corner, danger levels rise higher than her stilettos as Gia learns that the biggest secrets might be the ones buried in her own home.

In a place where the hills have eyes, high school nemeses, bad hair days, raging parties, and stolen kisses, there can only be trouble for a girl who was just starting to consider herself lucky.

Roman's Holiday Book Blast: $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

While the holiday season is usually the busiest time of the year, it is also the time when you need some form of relaxation the most. How about reading an interesting romance like Roman's Holiday? Take a look at this new release and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash!

About Roman's Holiday

Four years after Roman Kincaid was catapulted into stardom as a country-western singer and A-list movie star, he is burned out: exhausted by a grueling schedule, drained by the ceaseless demands of producers and managers, weary of meeting the needs of others at the expense of his own. Leaving a sold-out show in Phoenix, he rents a car and drives north and east, landing in the Painted Desert town of Rainbow Rock.

Nearly three years after leaving her old life behind, Lottie Beale is feeding people and baking pies, managing the Kachina Café and tending secrets of her own. When circumstances conspire to give two attractive people some time alone together amid the world-class vistas of the Four Corners, they discover more than either had bargained for.

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Girl of Mine Book Blast: $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Introducing Girl of Mine - Taylor Dean's newest clean romance. Learn about the book, its author, as well as the inspiration behind the story, and enter to win your choice of a $100 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash!

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Best Friends...Forever? Book Blast: $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

What if your best friend turns out to be your worst enemy? In Best Friends... Forever?, the second book in the top ranking YA series Landry’s True Colors Series, Krysten Lindsay Hager continues to explore the challenges associated with friendship, puppy love and self discovery through the eyes of Landry. Learn more about the book and enter to win your choice of a $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash!

About Best Friends...Forever?

Landry Albright hopes the new year will start off in an amazing way — instead she has to deal with more frenemy issues, boy drama, and having most of her best friends make the cheerleading squad without her. Suddenly, it seems like all anyone can talk about is starting high school next year — something she finds terrifying.

Landry gets her first boyfriend (her crush, Vladi), but then gets dumped just as things come to a head with her friends. She feels lost and left out, but finds good advice about dealing with frenemies from what she considers an unlikely source. Landry faces having to speak up for what’s right, tell the truth (even when it hurts), and how to get past the fear of failure as she gets another shot at competing in the American Ingénue TV show modeling competition. Will she get a second chance with her friends, fame, and Vladi?

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After by Anna Todd Published via Wattpad #AfterSaga

Anna Todd has set the perfect example for aspiring writers who are looking for an easy-to-use platform to get their new book published and read by millions of people. She used Wattpad, a FREE mobile app for social reading and writing, to publish her debut romance After, now being turned into a four-book series by Simon & Schuster. The book will also be adapted into a movie by Paramount Pictures.

About After:

The After series tells the entangled love story between Tessa Young, an optimistic freshman at Washington State University, and the dark, troubled British bad boy Hardin Scott, inspired by One Direction singer Harry Styles.

After was originally written by Anna Todd on her phone as a hobby under the pen name Imaginator1D. With a new installment published via Wattpad every few days, the book was expanded into over 2,500 pages, has been viewed over a billion times and received over six million comments! As one of the most talked about stories on the Internet, After is now available in print in 26 countries.

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‘Til I Find You Blog Tour

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to read a story of love and romance. Follow Tisha's eventful search for Mr Right in ‘Til I Find You and get to know more about Greta Bondieumaitre and her work during the blog tour.

About the book:

No one knows how bumpy the road to love is more than Tisha Cole. After years of excruciatingly embarrassing dates, the 25-year-old receptionist is ready to hand in her dating license, but her cynical cousin, Drew, will not let her. She knows that finding Mr. Right has always been Tisha’s ultimate goal in life and short of joining the search herself, Drew plans on doing whatever it is in her power to help Tisha find him. When they cross paths with two best friends and a very sexy entrepreneur, there’s a slight change in plans.

Drew who has always been adamant about keeping her single status begins to doubt her immunity to Tisha’s lovesickness.

Tisha has hit the jackpot with not one but two perfect dates! Where next will her quest for love take her when she decides to upgrade her relationship—with both men!

Two not-so-sweet cousins, three not-so-honest men. With the many potholes and crossroads along the way, will Tisha ever reach her destination?

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About the Author:

Greta Bondieumaitre is from St. Lucia, a small but lively island in the Caribbean. She started writing love stories between classes in high school to amuse her friends at lunch time. Ten years later, she published her first novel, "Her Heart's Desire". She later published, "Play Me A Love Song" and recently, "'Til I Find You". She describes writing during her post-high school years as, "self therapy".

Visit her blog at gretabondieumaitre.blogspot.com. Follow her on Twitter @greta_bondy and Facebook www.facebook.com/greta.bondy.

Sleeping with a Wall Street Banker Blog Tour

Marlene Morgan is on tour with her new novel Sleeping with a Wall Street Banker November through February. What could be the worst thing to happen if you were dating a Wall Street banker with a complex past and precarious mental condition? For book reviews, author interviews and more, please follow the blog tour at Pump Up Your Book.

About the Book

Sleeping With A Wall Street Banker is a psychological thriller that begins when lawyer Alice Francis leaves her life in London for a new start with Wall Street banker Jake Logan in New York. She quickly learns that this is a man consumed by his need to control; he loves but on his terms. When Jake’s ex-girlfriend, Jessica, finds out about Jake’s relationship with Alice, Alice’s life takes a dark turn. For all the trappings of success from a Wall Street career, Jake is a man tormented by the irrational guilt he carries from his past relationship with Jessica.

Jessica is unmarried and childless with a biological clock that has all but stopped ticking, and Jake is her back-up plan. Her ultimate goal is to fix Jake’s life by interfering, setting him up, and blackmailing him in an effort to force him into a horrible relationship that was never meant to be. With Alice in the picture, Jessica’s goal is almost certainly a recipe for disaster and a fate equal to death itself. When the plan begins to fail, a mentally unbalanced Jessica resorts to destruction.

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Xgeneration 1: You Don’t Know Me Book Blast: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Welcome to the gripping new series, XGeneration: part The X-Files, part Freaks and Geeks, and totally '80s! Learn more about the first book in the series and enter to win a $25 Amazon gift card from the author!

About the Book:

In the fall of 1984, Cold War tensions between Washington and Moscow are close to breaking.

But in sleepy Gainesville, Florida, fourteen-year-old Janis Graystone is mainly worried about starting high school, earning a spot on the varsity soccer team, and keeping her older sister from running her life. And then there are her nighttime experiences. Experiences where she awakens in her backyard—out of her body—with the disturbing sense that someone is watching her.

For Scott Spruel, the start of high school means the chance to start over. And he’s willing to ditch everything—computer hacking, Dungeons & Dragons marathons, even his comic book collection (well, except for his X-Men)—if it means getting closer to Janis, the secret love of his life. But will Scott’s past be so easy to shed. And what about the eerie delay on his telephone, a delay he senses through powers he is only beginning to understand?

White Rogue Blog Tour

Three LA-based writers have teamed up to bring you this breathtaking spy thriller White Rogue. Learn more about the book and its authors below. Then visit Pump Up Your Book for reviews, excerpts and more!

About White Rogue:

Cold War era biological experiments are resurrected and after Boston experiences a seemingly inexplicable bio-terrorist attack, the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Davie Richards and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Paula Mushari once again join forces to uncover who is behind it.

An obscure reference to a Dresden project found amid crash site evidence marks them both for execution. Paula and Dave are forced to leave Boston in the middle of the night and head to Washington, D.C.,where they soon find that anyone they contact also becomes the target of assassins. When the daughter of the CDC’s director is taken hostage, Dave and Paula come face to face with an evil that forces them to question the very nature of duty and service to country. With the help of one man, they learn the true meaning of dark operatives while they desperately try to stop another bio-attack from happening.

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The Secret on the Island Book Blast: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Dorcas Mladenka is celebrating the release of her first novel with a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway. The Secret on the Island sounds perfect for those who love suspense and mystery. Check out the synopsis and you could be one of 10 winners of the book itself. The giveaway ends in three days. Be sure to enter as soon as you see it (below)!

About The Secret on the Island:

As a research assistant for a Texas detective agency, Maggie Haslo has a knack for connecting the dots. She can see that the facts don’t add up in the suspicious death of her friend Mando. A history professor at the local university, Mando was killed in what the police are calling a drive-by shooting—but Maggie’s not buying it.

Before his death, Mando had invited Maggie to the diving site of a sunken Spanish galleon off the Gulf coast; when her friend, Sister Clare, asks her to come investigate suspicious circumstances at her convent on nearby Mustang Island, Maggie decides to combine trips. A few days later, a nun is murdered, and Maggie makes a shocking discovery: the deaths of Mando and the nun are related.

As she drives back and forth between the city and the island with her faithful German shepherd, Zoe, Maggie must put aside her sadness for the friends she has lost in order to be strong for friends that are still living. In the process, she meets more trouble than she could have imagined, but also a blue-eyed detective—who turns out to be trouble of different kind.

Maggie’s detective skills are about to be put to the ultimate test. Can she crack the case before another dead body shows up?

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Map to Happiness Book Blast: $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

I hardly know any soul who doesn't want to be happy. But everyone seems to have their own definition of happiness and may disagree on how they should pursue it. Reverend Peter Stimpson intends to draw you the Map to Happiness from a religious perspective. Hope you will find his book enlightening or helpful in some way. Plus you could win a $25 Amazon gift card just for checking out the synopsis!

About Map to Happiness:

What is my purpose? How can I be happy? For thousands of years, people have pondered these big questions, often finding the answers elusive. In Map to Happiness, Peter Stimpson, an Episcopal priest and experienced therapist, doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Still, he generously shares a wealth of wisdom he has learned by counseling and ministering to people for more than thirty-five years.

Stimpson anchors happiness in a pyramid of principles: insecurity, power, and success. He explains that by understanding everyone is insecure, we can take back our power from others to define our worth and reach for success in lasting values, not things. His message is clear: who you become is more important than what you attain.

Stimpson illustrates the power of his trilogy by answering today’s ubiquitous questions related to love of yourself, your spouse, your children, and life’s challenges of stress, work, illness, anger, and death. Using both spiritual and psychological perspectives, Stimpson frankly discusses how we stray off the path to happiness, but more important, how we can get back on track.

If you are confused or lost, open this map and begin your journey. You’ll find help sifting through confusing issues with easy-to-understand explanations and ready-to-use solutions.

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Hitchhiker Book Blast: $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Many of us wished that we had some supernatural abilities in order to accomplish things that we can't due to the limitations of human capabilities. But would such unusual gifts, if possessed, be a curse or a blessing? Looks like it is a mix of both in Audra Middleton's new novel Hitchhiker. Check out the thrilling story line and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card from the author!

About Hitchhiker

Supernatural abilities haunt her. Brainiac students taunt her. The FBI “Freak Squad” wants her. Will she abandon her extra sensory talents in favor of freedom, or will she hone them to help catch crooks?

Former army brat, Ainsley Benton, may have finally found her place in this world, and it’s among the freaks. This small town art teacher has the ability to see, hear, and feel what other people are experiencing, and now the FBI’s freak squad wants to use her “human bug” abilities to catch bad guys. Despite her fear of commitment, failure, and responsibility, Ainsley temporarily agrees to join this team of misfits, and ends up risking her life to investigate a conspiracy that may only be one of her schizophrenic coworker’s paranoid delusions.