Category Archives: Uncategorized

HI!!!!! I just wanted to share an event I am so excited to be a part off!!!! The fabulous ladies Ruthi Knight and MaryAnn Inabinet of R & M Fab Book Reviews are putting on a Halloween SpookTacular!!!!!  You should check out their blog!!!  Click Here! Or click on their button that the bottom right hand corner of this blog!   Here is the image for the event!!!!

So It is just not me who is featured (By The Way I am on the 7th and have donated lots of goodies!!!!)   But there are so many awesome authors!!! Here are the authors and their facebook sites!!! You should go visit each one!!!!

October 1st – L.M. Preston- Purgatory Reign- Click Here for The Pack Facebook Page
October 2nd – K.B. Miller – Compulsion (Blog tour and feature)- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 3rd – Imogen Rose- Initiation: Bonfire Academy 1 – Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 4th – Mary Castillo – Lost in the Light- Click Here For Facebook Author Page
October 5th – Stacey Rourke –Embrace & The Sidekick Chronicles-Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 6th – Lisa Morgan – Phoenix Rising and Phoenix Burning- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 7th – Katherine Rochholze – The Seven Deadlies- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 8th – Inger Iversen – Few Are Angels- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 9th – Diane Farr – Wicked Cool and Scary Cool- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 10th – Christy Sloat – The Brown House- Click Here For Facebook Author Page
October 11th – Regina Duke – Trickster and Other Stories- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 12th – Cat Miller – Unbound and Unforgiven- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 13th – Elizabeth Kirke – More than Magic: Semester Aboard- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 14th – L.A. Freed – The Charleston Vampire Chronicles- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 15th – S.L. Wallace – Price of a Bounty & Canvas Skies- Click Here For Author Blog
October 16th – Monique Rockliffe – The Sword Bearer- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 17th – Jennifer Malone Wright – The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter-Click Here for Facebook Page
October 18th – Katherine Polillo – Destine- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 19th – Ema Volf – The Rapture of Avery Maye- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 20th – Belinda Frisch – Cure- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 21st – Karen Swart – Kasadya: Hellhound Awakened- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 22nd – Cambria Hebert – Heven and Hell Series- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 23rd – Lee Taylor – Bound- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 24th – Amy Richie – Willow- Click Here For Facebook Author Page
October 25th – Sarah Ross – Echo of an Earth Angel & Awaken- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 26th – Anchor Group Halloween Circus Blog Post- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 27th – Willow Cross – Inheritance- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 28th – Jay Harding – Oobers- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 29th – T.L. Shreffler’s Viper’s Creed Blog Tour Post- Click Here for Facebook Author Page
October 30th – Mike Wech – Seven-X- Click Here for Facebook Page
October 31st – J.H. Glaze – The Spirit Box- Click Here for Facebook Author Page

Here is the video showing the cover of all the books featured!

I thought I was fine the way I was, I fooled myself in believing I was content. I pushed myself to be the perfect child. My parents had me later in life, I was an only child. I was pushed to be perfect. I was the perky blonde cheerleader, dated the quarterback, had straight A’s and was on all the committees. Then one day it all changed.

I had been traveling to school when I almost hit some Gothicgothic punk. I, of course, screamed out the window at him. He was making me late. He mumbled something I didn’t hear, and I went along my way. But I thought of him later. There was something in his eyes. They were the color of the blood moon, and his lips were so blue. There were cracks along his face as if he was wearing a worn mask, one that needed to come off. I found myself distracted by his image. I looked for him at the school. After all he looked to be about eighteen, as I was, so he must be in school. But I was not able to locate him.

The days went by, I grew tired and weak. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, shadows lived under my eyes, and the make-up I used barely covered it. Soon I started to know other changes, my eyes started to go from blue to the same blood orange that I saw on the boy. My parents were of course concerned and took me to the doctor but they could find nothing wrong with me. Nothing at all. Then my hair started to turn black as coal, cracks started to form in my face, and my lips started to turn a vivid blue. It hurt to move, it hurt to breathe.

That is when the dreams started.

I was standing in the words, the boy I almost hit stood before me. I just looked at him, he was the same yet different. His eyes were the color of the blood moon, and his lips the most vivid blue I had ever seen, but the cracks and the shadows were gone. His skin was perfect. Pale and perfect. I remember asking him what he was, what he had done to me. He just smiled and said that I would soon be home. Before I could ask him what he meant I woke up.

This went on for weeks, months. I was getting weaker; I started to live in the shadows. I stopped caring about school, nor about being the perfect daughter. What did it matter when I was dying? I knew I was dying. What did it matter if I got in to Harvard? I no longer cared.

The dreams are what I lived for. I would just spend hours sitting with him. In silence. I stopped asking questions, he would just tell me I would soon be home. I believed him. I thought he was my angel. My angel that would take me home and stop the pain I felt in my waking moments. The pain became more and more as my skin became cracked. Soon my parents moved me to the hospital, as my muscles were showing, the skin cracked so deep. I could barely breath, barely move. Still I lived for the dreams. The dreams are what connected me to life. I didn’t want to lose them. They made my last days on Earth bearable.

But as with everything my time had come to an end. I laid in my bed, I had waited for my dream angel to come comfort me. Instead I could not sleep. The door of my room opened and the guy I almost hit the year before walked in and sat on the bed.

I just looked at him. I knew he came to take me home. He took my hand. “It is time to come home, soul keeper. It is time to learn your place in Paradise.”

“Soul keeper?” I asked as I left my body behind.

“You are a Keeper, a keeper of broken souls. Unlike other keepers we live on Earth. We mark other keepers, and keep their souls close to us until we take them home. Some will become like us, hidden in plain sight with a mask we wear. Others will go to Paradise and watch their souls from their offices on the clouds. But if you ask me we have the best jobs.”

“Why?”

“We get to help souls realize who they are, who they were meant to be. And we get to basically live forever. We get to watch the people of the Earth, we get to be a family. Are you ready to come home soul keeper?”

“Yes…” I took his hand and left my body behind… forever becoming a Keeper… a soul keeper…

 

My lovely short interview with A.L. Burgos!

First a bit about the book:

Title: Sec4rets
Author: A.L. Burgos

 

Can you tell us an interesting fact about you, your writing, or anything at all? Or, is there anything in particular you want the readers to know about you?

What I want readers to know about me is that I have been writing since I was about 10 years old. I used writing as a way to express my feelings. As I got older the writing was then used as a form of therapy for me when I was down. Writing to me is my life and it will always be a big part of me. My goal with my writing is to reach people in some way shape or form.

When you are working on a book, do you plan ahead, or do you let the story flow as you write?

I plan the story lines way ahead of me writing. I plan how I want it to start and how I want it to end. As I write some new things come to me and the chapters come to me. So I plan ahead for certain things and then other things come to me as I write.

Are any of your characters in your books based on people that you know in real life?

I feel like in some way Mark is a reflection of myself. Not everything he does is what I have done or would do but his journey as a gay character trying to come into his own is all me.

Do you have an interesting writing quirk? Maybe something that you have to do while writing, or something that you have to do before you start writing?

I always always always have to listen to music when I am writing. It helps me get my creative jucies flowing.

Why 4 main characters? Why name them the way you did?

I choose 4 just because I feel it was a great number of characters to use. I didn’t want too many to the point where the reader got confused. Naming them was just me typing and BAM those were their names…LOL.

What are you currently working on?

I am currently working on book 2 to the series. I have so many ideas for book 2 and the drama is going to be even more intense.

What was the hardest part of writing your book?

Hardest part of writing my book was some the things I talked about. I tackle real teen issues and sometimes it made me cry or cringe. I hated writing some scenes in the book because I hate having to hurt characters but this is real life and I want to reach people with my writing. I want a teen to read it and go “Wow I went through that” and have it help them in the issues they are going through.

What is your favorite scene? Fave Character?

I have a lot of fav scenes. One that pops to my head is the final scene of the book between Mark and Tiffany. Cant say too much but it gets intense. I also love the Halloween Dance chapter (chapter 8) there is so much drama. My fave character right now is Henry, he is there to serve a purpose for one the main characters and he will do just that.

What books (or authors) have influenced you the most during your career?

I am a huge fan of Alex Sanchez. He writes gay teen books that tackle gay teen issues and I love him for putting some of those things out there. Check out his Rainbow Boy series. It was truly amazing. I also love Sara Shephard as well.

Find A.L. Burgos Online on facebook: Author Page A.L. Burgos

I decided to do a short novella as a Katy Lily Companion, it is called Hunted and it is Antonio and Sandra’s story.  Here is the cover created by the talented J.V.K.

Coming September 14th to an EReader near you!!!!!

This is a collection of poems, short stories, and a novel by Katherine Rochholz.

It includes the first story of The Chronicles of Battle:
Hello, my name is simple; you hear it every day,you know you do without even knowing it,my name is Battle; well that is what they call me now.But once upon a time before my life changed,when I was young, my parents had named me Katrina. My grandma and grandpa called me Kat, and I was naive, that was then and then is what shaped my life today. So come on my journey with me and I will tell you how I ended up here. Where is here? I am laying here with a stake in my chest, releasing Hell upon Earth.
Come listen to the stories of an ancient slayer turned vampire… Listen to my stories, learn from the mistakes
of the past…. So when Earth gets her second chance… Humanity does not fail a second time…

It also includes the first three stories of the
I Am Death Saga. “I am Death… And I am your father.” These are the words that all reapers hear upon their 18th birthday. They are cursed to a life of death. They must take the souls of mortals to judgment, never being judged themselves. Their only salvation is another soul. One created just for them. A soul to love them. A soul that shall save them from a life of death…

The novel that is included is “From an Unholy Union”
One young woman, thought to be dead, will change the order of the supernatural world, Katrina. But she has only an echo of a soul. So to over come the evil ruling the supernatural world she has to find her true love and gain her soul. Then she will have fight, for not only her life, but the lives of the ones whoare trying to kill her. From An Unholy Union She Shall Rise…

Sec4rets by A.L. Burgos

Review

I will give this 4 out of 5 starsI loved this book. I normally do not read this type of book, teenage drama was never my thing. I went through enough of it as a teenager. But I loved this book! I wanted more, there were the characters you loved, the characters you loved to hate… those you just plain hated… those you related to… I won’t go into much detail because people should read this book, it deals with a lot of real issues. It is a quick read, I read it in just a day. I loved some of the characters and hated others. I had my ideas about who it was that knew the secrets. It was a fast paced book that kept you on the edge of your seat, leaving you wanting more, and leaving you loving and hating the characters. I would recommend it for older teens and young adults, there is some language to it, but what teen doesn’t say a cuss word now and then. Now why did it get 4 and not five if I loved it so much? There were parts where I had to go back and reread just make sure that I knew what was going on. Within chapters you transition from one character to another, and there is no space no clear transition. The other thing though I love dialogue, it seemed there were some parts that needed more, there could have been more details of a scene or the facial expressions of the characters. There is so much you can get from dialogue but sometimes the dialogue needs a little help. There were some other little details that didn’t really make to much sense but they are forgivable. I am very excited to know there is a book two because I so want more of these characters. So if you want teen drama you have found it with this book. It is an edge of your seat roller-coaster ride of drama and breathtaking moments that create characters you will love to hate, and hate to love. A great first novel from A.L. Burgos!

Doc Chaos: The Chernobyl Effect by David  Thorpe

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow, what can I say?  I was just kind of floating around looking for something different to read, and I saw a post asking if people would like a ecopy to review this work from the author.  So I took the chance.  And I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  I was not really 100% expecting to, because it is different from what I write, from what I read, but this really caught my attention and dragged me and and would not let go.  It has been a long time since I found something that truly different from my norm that grabbed me and kept me entertained.  Nothing I can say can prepare you for this book other than you will enjoy it.  I cannot begin to compare this to other works.  This piece is unique and of its own.  You will not be disappointed in this book.

View all my reviews

The Seven Deadlies

Love Hate and the World Goes Round

The Keeper

The Katy Lily Series Books 1 2 and 3

Antonio Cuin MacCathmhaoil Sr. was born to his parents Cuin Ross MacCathmhaoil and Hera Suzanna (MacBride) MacCathmhaoil on March 30th, 1713. He studied at Cleopatra’s Magical Institute, where is father worked as a professor of Potions. He graduated in 1732, and studied under Potions Master Cuin Ross MacCathmhaoil, Pyrokinesis Master Alexandra Latta, and Herbology Master LaVonne De Medici. While studying under Master De Medici, he discovered Bridett’s School for the Magical Arts, as that is where she taught, upon completing his years to master his chosen subjects, he applied for the position as Potions Professor in 1770. He received the position where he met the Healing Professor James Porter, who introduced Antonio to his daughter, Sandra Porter, who was studying Healing under her father.  For Antonio it was love at first sight.  Antonino asked for permission to court Sandra.  James was quite happy with the arrangement, however Sandra was not.  She denied her feelings for Antonio, until a horrible accident.  Sandra had been traveling with her Electrokinesis master, when they were attacked by a group of witch hunters.  They were about to burn her at the stake when Antonio showed up, he prevented the fire from touching her, teleporting her from the scene.  Upon teleporting her back to the school, her father found out the reason they had been able to catch her was a rouge potion master had provided the villagers with a drug to bind the witches powers.  Antonio was furious, he hunted down the Warlock responsible, finding out it was a former friend from school, Hayden Burton.  He went to the local Guardian’s and had Burton thrown into to Dastardly where he still resides to this day for his crimes against the magical community.  Upon returning from Cairo, Antonio stayed by Sandra’s side while she healed.  Sandra fell in love, and soon Antonio was asking for Jame’s permission to marry Sandra.  They were married on September 20th, 1795.  Sandra continued her studies.  They were unsuccessful for many years in conceiving though they wanted a large family.  They were going to look into adoption when they found out on their 196th anniversary that they were going to have a child.  Antonio Jr. was born on March 25th 1992.  They bought a lovely town house in New York City soon after Antonio Jr.’s birth.  On December 30th 2012 they accepted Katherine Lillian Fitz into their home, being granted guardianship on December 27th, 2013.  Antonio Sr. was one of the first to be told about the events that unfolded at the end of Katy Lily’s first year.  He finally came to accept the events that happened.  To Be Continued…