Daily Archives: October 10, 2016

Confessions of a Wedding Musician Momby Jennifer McCoy Blaske

“An entertaining and fast-paced book.” — Laurie Vesper, Goodreads reviewer

“Hilarious … heartwarming … every woman who has been a mom can recognize herself and her kids.” — Caprice, Goodreads reviewer

Stay-at-home mom Heather Hershey hadn’t thought about playing the piano in years. After what happened in college, she could barely bring herself to learn the theme song to Millie Mallard’s Pond of Fun to amuse her kids.

When she ran into an old college acquaintance at the grocery store things began to change. Acting on suggestions from her patient husband, a zany neighbor, and even her out of control kids, Heather dives head first into the quagmire of starting her own business.

Will Heather realize her dream of becoming a professional pianist, or will it just be misstep after misstep yet again?

Jennifer McCoy Blaske sews together a wonderful patchwork of quirky yet relatable characters in this delightful story of one mother’s struggle to juggle her home, her kids, her husband, and her fledgling business. Blaske brings Heather’s hilarious trials and tribulations while starting a new business into Technicolor–amidst the pandemonium of family life. This laugh-out-loud tale is a most entertaining quick read, and not to be missed!

“This is a quick read, and a lot of fun, whether you are in the Wedding Industry, a busy Mom, or any combination thereof. Loved it!” — Rev Gurley, Amazon reviewer

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Scienceby Nigel McCrery

Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of forensic science from around the world over the past two centuries. The book weaves dramatic narrative and scientific principles together in a way that allows readers to figure out crimes along with the experts. Readers are introduced to such fascinating figures as Dr. Edmond Locard, the “French Sherlock Holmes”; Edward Heinrich, “Wizard of Berkeley,” who is credited with having solved more than 2,000 crimes; and Alphonse Bertillon, the French scientist whose guiding principle, “no two individuals share the same characteristics,” became the core of criminal identification. Landmark crime investigations examined in depth include a notorious murder involving blood evidence and defended by F. Lee Bailey, the seminal 1936 murder that demonstrated the usefulness of the microscope in examining trace evidence, the 1849 murder of a wealthy Boston businessman that demonstrated how difficult it is to successfully dispose of a corpse, and many others.

Stairlift to Heaven: Growing Old Disgracefullyby Terry Ravenscroft

The 2012 Paralympic Games are still six years away but already the sixty-five year old Terry Ravenscroft is putting together a team for the Throwing the Zimmer (Walking) Frame competition – should such an event be included. And when he has time to fit it in, of course. For this is a man who has many other diversions to fill his waking hours (of which he has more to fill than most people, thanks to the troublesome prostate gland that wakes him up in urgent need of a pee a least six times every night ).
Stairlift to Heaven, the journal of an old age pensioner, is an irreverent, hilarious look at one man’s life after retirement. Although written by an old age pensioner, non-coffin dodgers should not be put off by this. Everyone will be old one day, and there are many valuable lessons in coping with advancing age to be learned within its pages (including the aforementioned prostate gland problem and the countless bladder examinations it brings with it); you will learn how to cope with increasing forgetfulness; how to become adept at dealing with junk mail; how not to go about capturing a Christmas goose; how to deal with the increasing forgetfulness….sorry, I forgot, I already mentioned that; discover why you might be well advised to avoid swimming lessons; why you would do well to give faith healers the widest of wide berths; learn how to deal with neighbours from hell; along with many more tips to help you through the minefield that comes with old age. But most of all you will learn how you can have lots of FUN whilst you’re doing it.

Hot, Wet, Smooth, and Hardby Marina Blue

Melody… She’s the perfect hurricane that blew apart my life years ago, back when I was a kid. But now I’m a man, and she’s returned. Have I forgiven her for walking out? Hell no. But that won’t stop me from pressing her against the nearest wall, and taking what’s mine. I just have to remember, don’t catch feelings, which is easier said than done, because when that curvy girl bends over, lust rages through me like a wildfire. I lose my mind… I lose control… And I might just lose everything…

Knox… He’s hot, well hung, and every woman that’s ever laid eyes on him wants to try and lick the tattoos right off his body. But when you’re raised like I was, marriage to a man like that’s off limits. Why? Because smart, well-educated, curvy girls like me are supposed to go for the nice guy. I was never allowed to crave a man like Knox, who has the kind of power that can protect me no matter what. The kind of power that lets him take whatever he wants, whenever he wants it…

But now, after my deeply unsatisfying marriage to an unfaithful husband has finally ended, I’ve come home. To reclaim my freedom, my shining destiny, and my man. I don’t know what will happen, but I do know this: I’ll do anything to feel Knox, that raging force of nature, inside me just one more time.

Hot, Wet, Smooth, and Hard is a stand alone second chance romance that may melt your kindle. If you adore hot men, strong women, and beautiful locations then take a trip to HEA in this hot and steamy second chance “contemp-erotic romance” that you’ll never forget!

Rebel’s Honorby Gwynn White

Rebel’s Honor is a New York Times bestselling steampunk fantasy

A marriage she didn’t want. A prophecy that could change the world.

Lynx of Norin is a proud warrior who always does what’s right for her people. When an ancient treaty and a thousand superhuman guards force her to leave her land for an arranged marriage, she knows it’s her duty. Lynx begrudgingly travels to wed her sworn enemy, the supernaturally powerful Lukan Avanov.

Lukan grows to love his bride-to-be, but he wasn’t prepared for a second mysterious visitor to ruin his plans. A curse that has been prophesied for ages may come true on Lukan’s watch, and it could bring down his entire family.

As Lynx seeks to destroy the Avanovs from the inside, Lukan fights to keep his empire from falling apart. Lives and civilization are on the line. Who will come out on top and who will fall to the deadly curse?

Rebel’s Honor is an epic steampunk fantasy set in a world where anything is possible. If you like page-turning action, captivating stories, and vivid steampunk imagery, then you’ll love the first installment in Gwynn White’s Crown of Blood series.

RATSby Joe Klingler

“A nuanced techno-thriller with both brains and brawn.”–Kirkus Reviews

One man on a decades old mission. A woman who hunts him. And the bullet they share.

Joe Klingler’s acclaimed debut novel explodes from the remnants of a war long past to headlines of Washington secrets masquerading as corporate incompetence when two modern-day warriors face off. Both skilled at violence. And deception. Both accustomed to winning.

Summer greets the land of the midnight sun as a lone rider races across the last American wilderness, delivering on a promise he made long ago. He has many names, but the world only knows a shadow called the Demon.

Claire Ferreti, an Army sniper soon to be drawn into a black-ops mission, sips sake in Washington D.C. with her lover, a young, ambitious General whose geosecurity specialty remains classified. When a boy finds a small machine, Claire and the Demon embark on a collision course that leads to a test of skill, a clash of ideologies, and Claire’s unconscious body lying in a typhoon-ravaged jungle. In that instant she becomes the hunted, the Demon’s tool for survival, and an unforeseen threat. As the General pursues them into a labyrinth of cyber-secrets, political necessity and financial reality collide like a fireball piercing steel pipe.

“Klingler’s debut offers a deep logistical jungle sure to entertain buffs and newcomers to the techno-thriller genre. Throughout, he displays fierce writing chops. Short chapters balance action and subterfuge with political thought targeted keenly at modern drone warfare.”–Kirkus Reviews