Twenty-five years ago, a map was drawn by hand, a map of a fantasy world. Little more than the rough geography— continents, mountains and rivers. Slowly, that map gained details— rough nations, major cities. Over time, with the help of some friends, the cultures within those countries, the histories behind those cultures, began to take […]
Month: March 2018
Lady Henterman’s Wardrobe by Marshall Ryan Maresca
Lady Henterman’s Wardrobe by Marshall Ryan Maresca DAW MM $7.99 / March 6, 2018 ISBN: 9780756412647 Mixing high fantasy and urban fantasy, the second novel of the Streets of Maradaine series follows the Rynax brothers’ crew of outlaws as they attempt their biggest heist yet and restore justice to the common people. Learning that a […]
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Book Review: Lies that Bind by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Lies that Bind is second in the Anastasia Phoenix series by Diana Rodriguez Wallach. Anastasia has found Keira, alive, and they have plans to go into hiding after they helped Marcus find his brother. Before they get the chance to disappear, though, Anastasia gets devastating news. Her best friend Tyson has been murdered in a […]
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Book Review: Proof of Lies by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Wallach’s Proof of Lies is first in the Anastasia Phoenix series. Three years ago, Anastasia and her sister Keira became orphans when both parents died in a fiery car crash. Now Keira has been kidnapped, and the Boston PD believes she is dead. Anastasia doesn’t share that belief and begins digging into the case in […]
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Music for Writing
As an author, I enjoy listening to orchestral music when I write. Most often, I listen to movie or game soundtracks. I also listen to more modern violin/cello music, and psuedo-movie music. These purely instrumental pieces put me in a better frame of mind for writing. Current favourites include: 13th Warrior (Jerry Goldsmith) Fun […]
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Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson
Celestia Yumoyori Wilson (Unicorn Blessed Chronicles, #1) Publication date: March 2nd 2018 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance What do you get when your father’s a centaur and your mother’s a powerful magician? A unicorn shifter… You’d think being the only known unicorn shifter in the world would have a few benefits. Like, people treating you kindly […]
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Book Review: Dragon Dancer by Joyce Chng & Jeremy Pailler
An ancient dragon and a young boy weave magic together to drive away bad luck and draw in the good. Once a year Shen Long, a great blue-scaled tian long luck dragon, is woken from his slumber to dance the dragon’s dance of luck and prosperity. Always before had it been Grandfather who danced with […]
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March 2nd – 8th
The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. These are weekly prompts to give bloggers a chance to connect with one another. Weeks run Friday- Thursday. – Off the book topic…do you use a mouse pad? If so, what is on it? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver’s Reviews) I […]
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Feb 24th- March 2nd
Life and Things Had not one, but two biopsies in my hand on the 1st. They used a teeny cookie cutter to get the samples, which was freaky. The tentative diagnosis is granuloma annulare, which could have come from either lupus, or thyroid condition, or just because my body is special… If that’s what it […]
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Quickshots #9
The Little Book of Lagom by Jonny Jackson & Elias Larsen Jackson & Larsen’s Little Book of Lagom is all about learning to live in simplicity. Lagom is a Swedish word that means ‘just the right amount’. I loved the sidebar explanation for how it possibly came about, deriving from the phrase ‘laget om’ or […]
