Saints and Soliders: The Void -- Trailer Preview/Giveaway

Saints and Soldiers: The Void in theaters August 15^th

Germany, May 1945, the twilight of WWII.  On a final mission deep in the Harz mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans, including three infamous Panzer tanks, preparing to ambush allied supply trucks.

Before the war, private Jesse Owens, was a product of segregation and racial discrimination. Forced by law to ride in the back of the bus and disenfranchised from the political process. Now, Owens fights the greatest tyrant in history, knowing the tyranny of racism will be waiting for him back home if he can survive the war.  

With a deadly game of cat and mouse quickly unfolding, Owens and his predominantly white tank crew find themselves out-gunned and out-manned by the German Panzer tanks.  Several in Owens’ crew are reluctant to put their faith in a black tank driver despite their dire circumstances. As the German tanks bear down on his unit, Owens has to fight for freedom on two fronts. With tension and fear beginning to manifest Owens knows they must put aside their differences to stop the enemy from their deadly plan.  Knowing that a victory over the Nazis means a victory for racial justice, Owens and his men find a way to work together to save hundreds of lives in a desperate battle against the greatest odds they have ever faced.

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A Beauty so Beastly by RaShelle Workman -- Cover Reveal/Giveaway

About A BEAUTY SO BEASTLY: “For your vanity, your cruelty, and your cold unfeeling heart, a curse I leave upon you . . .”

What happens if the beauty is also the beast?

The stunning Beatrice Cavanaugh is considered American royalty. She has everything except the ability to love. Cursed on her eighteenth birthday, she becomes more beastly than ever, having a newfound craving for raw meat, and an undeniable yearning for the night. Bitterness is her only companion.

After accusing a maid of stealing, a disgustingly kind and exquisitely handsome guy named Adam shows up asking Beatrice to drop the charges against his mother.

Infuriated by his goodness, Beatrice vows to break him. Destroy him. Make him hurt the way she hurts. So she agrees. On one condition: Adam must take his mother’s place as a servant in the mansion.

Because Beatrice won’t stop until he’s more beastly than she is.

Genre: Fractured Fairy Tale

Book 1 in the Beastly Series

Release date: July 3, 2014

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055587-a-beauty-so-beastly?from_search=true

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHZ2F1A 

Special Note: A BEAUTY SO BEASTLY will be available for 99 cents until its release date on July 3^rd! Then it'll go up to $2.99. So pre-order now!

About RaShelle Workman: RaShelle Workman is an international bestselling author. She writes fractured fairytales with bite and young adult science fiction that's out of this world. RaShelle likes cherry pie, movies, family adventures, and chocolate. If you want to get on her good side, send chocolate. RaShelle's sold more than 500,000 copies of her books worldwide. Sleeping Roses, Exiled, Beguiled, and Dovetailed have foreign rights contracts with a Turkish publisher. 

Her books include:

Sleeping Roses

Exiled
Beguiled
Dovetailed
Blood and Snow (1-12)

The Cindy Chronicles

Vampire Lies (Blood and Snow Season 2)

Short stories:

Rose, Undercover

Cindy Witch

The Hunter's Tale

Gabriel
After the Kiss
Zaren's Travels

Social Media Links:

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Blog: http://www.rashelleworkman.com

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The Secret of Darkwood Castle by Heather Ostler

The Secrets of Darkwood Castle

Author: Heather Ostler

Publisher: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterflies Publishing

Published: May 21st, 2014

ISBN13: 9780692222751

Paperback: 384 pages

FTC FYI: Received a Kindle copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Goodreads Summary 

18-year-old Julia Levesque is returning to Lockham Castle for her third and final year of shapeshifting school. She’s become a powerful werecat, completely embraced her siren side, and has found true love; but her problems are far from over. Julia is the lead candidate to become ambassador of Ossai, her world, in the hopes of ending the reign of the evil Guild. With her estranged mother as the Guild’s dictator, she knows it won’t be easy. She’ll have to travel to Darkwood Castle, a sinister and hopeless palace in order to stop her mother from destroying Ossai. Julia must find a way to save her world—and those she loves most. Otherwise, they’ll both be lost forever.

My Review

Julia has grown a lot since the first book.  She has come to terms with her destiny as a shapeshifter and a siren, and her future with Caleb.  Julia does feel things have been left up in the air with Terrance, and I liked how they were able to work things out.  Many exciting things are happening to many of the characters.  Not only does Julia and those around her need to worry about Guild attacks and Julia's mother Alexis, they are encountered with a stranger that Julia has a hard time trusting.  School is challenging and while Julia is dealing with running for ambassadorship, the Guild attacks those she loves.  

4 out of 5 stars.  I have been a big fan of this series from the first book.  Heather is a dear friend and I am happy how successful these books have been.  I loved how in The Secrets of Darkwood Castle, the author jumps right in to the story.  Then, later, when the action settles down for a bit, does a great job of catching the reader up on important events that happened in the first two books.  That being said, I would recommend starting with The Shapeshifter's Secret, then The Siren's Secret, so you are fresh and know everything.  During the last half of the book, I had a hard time stopping reading!  So many exciting things happened, the pages turned themselves.  The author plants many great seeds along the way that come to play later in the story.

  

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The Fairy Godmother Chronicles Release Party!

The Fairy Godmother Chronicles Release Party

June 5th and 6th

Book 1, The Godmother Spell, is FREE! 

The GodmotherSpell

Despite her mother's objections, all Lyndee's ever wanted was to become a fairy godmother. But once she's bonded to two goddaughters, she realizes that godmotherhood is much more than granting wishes. Not only does she have to protect the girls from an evil fairy bent on destroying Lyndee's career before it begins, she has to deal with an overzealous overseer named Gavin. Not that she minds Gavin so much - he's gorgeous; he just happens to make things worse when he tries to help.

Books 2, Twisted Happy Ever Afters, and 3, Complicated Kisses, are also available.

Divinity of Women by Heather B. Moore and S. Kent Brown

The Divinity of Women: Inspiration and Insights from Women of the Scriptures 

Authors: Heather B. Moore and S. Kent Brown

Publisher: Covenant Communications

Published: March 2014

Hardcover: 123 pages

ISBN13: 978-1-62108-623-9

Religious non-fiction

FTC FYI: Received a hardcover copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Goodreads Summary

From the moment woman was created on Earth, she served a divine purpose. History is filled with accounts of women who have overcome incredible odds and accomplished great deeds. We can read about some of them in ancient scriptural texts—prophetesses, priestesses, queens, wives of prophets, and daughters of kings.

Most women will not obtain any such title, and they may easily conclude that they’ll never have these types of responsibilities while on earth. But even if they’re not numbered among the higher profile women of past or present, women must understand that they have a calling that supersedes any who’s who list and tops every worldly accolade or prestigious title: They are divine women. They are noble daughters of God.

As we study the divine women who have gone before us and how they handled their various callings and duties, both small and lofty, women will soon recognize the divinity within themselves. The choices that may seem insignificant today have eternal importance, in which a woman’s daily tasks and decisions create the warp and weft of their own souls, and the souls of those they influence. As the nature of divinity slowly weaves itself together through faith and endurance, women will come to understand just how noble and precious their heritage is and how they might serve best in the divine roles with which each has been entrusted.

My Review

I've been reading bits and pieces of this book on Sundays after I get home from church.  Mainly to learn more about these incredible women from the scriptures, but also to keep the spirit of the day with me.  I am blown away by the absolute beauty of this book and the time and research it must have taken to write.  I have always been impressed with Heather Moore, but this book brought her to a whole new level of awesome.

As much as I loved the entire book, the conclusion was my favorite.

"By studying women who have gone before us and how, with heaven's help, they have handled their various callings and duties, both small and lofty, women find strength and comfort in the fact that they are not alone in their duties and responsibility of making correct choices."  (page 109)

I often feel the overwhelming burden of being a mother in these times and my responsibilities to my family.  In reading this book, I am reminding of the powerful examples of those who came before me, that they had a lot more to bear than I, and if I but hold true to my Heavenly Father and His plan, I will overcome as well.

5 out of 5 stars.  The book itself is lovely to look at with lovely pictures, and typesetting that adds so much.

About the Authors

HEATHER B. MOORE is the two-time Best of State and two-time Whitney Award winner for her historical fiction, the most recent being Esther the Queen.She is also the author of the nonfiction inspirational book Women of the Book of Mormon and the coauthor of Christ’s Gifts to Women with Angela Eschler. Heather is a columnist for Meridian Magazine on LDS topics.

DR. S. KENT BROWN is the author of scores of doctrinal works and scripture commentaries, and he is the executive produce of the Messiah film series. His educational background includes a PhD in religious studies, and he has served as the chair of Ancient Scripture at BYU, the director of the BYU-Jerusalem Center, editor in chief of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, and associate director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute. He currently serves as the New Testament scholar consultant for the LDS.org film vignettes on the Savior’s life.

Purchase Links

Deseret Book / Seagull Book / Amazon

Missing Lily by Annette K. Larsen -- Review/Giveaway

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Missing Lily

Author: Annette K. Larsen

Publisher: Hidden Falls Publishing

Published: May 2014

ISBN13: 9781499192971

Paperback: 259 pages

FYC FYI: Received a review ePub copy in exchange for an honest review.

Missing Lily

“You don’t know who I am,” I whispered. He didn’t move—either away from me, or closer—and after an interminable moment, I stepped back and hurried out of the house.

He didn’t follow me as I fled into the night.

Lylin was not used to being alone—much less alone, hurt, and lost. So when she is separated from her guard and forced to abandon her horse, she counts herself lucky to stumble upon a manor house. Still frightened by those who chased her into the night, she keeps her identity a secret, calling herself Lily as she accepts the help of kind servants, and the compassion of Lord Fallon. When they fall into an easy friendship, she wonders if her secrecy was too hasty. However, as she gets to know the manor and its residents, Lylin discovers that she’s not the only one hiding secrets, and it may be a very good thing that her host doesn’t know her true identity as a member of the royal family.

My Review

Another great book from Annette K. Larsen.  Missing Lily is about Princess Lylin, the younger sister of Ella, from Annette's first book, and youngest daughter to the king and queen.  Right from the start, Lily's story starts off strong as she is pursued on horseback.  When she finds shelter at the house of Lord Fallon, she develops a kinship with the staff and a friendship with Rhys, until his troublesome brother pays a visit.  Rhys does not recognize her, but Tobias does.

4 out of 5 stars.  I really enjoyed this book.  The characters and plot are well written and entertaining.  Some events take place that I don't want to spoil, but they made a great read.  There were some great twists that kept me turning pages eagerly.  While this was Lily's story, I loved how the author gave us glimpses of Ella and Gavin and how they are fairing in their lives.  This book can be a stand alone but, I feel if you haven't read Just Ella, you may not appreciate the other characters as much.  

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Author Annette K. Larsen
I was born in Utah, part of a crazy, fun family of nine. I grew up in Flagstaff, AZ and St. Louis, MO before striking out on my own college adventure in Virginia. I decided to try my hand at writing novels after I was married and living in Idaho. I write clean romance because it’s my favorite genre, but often difficult to find.

I have Charlotte Brontë to thank for the courage to write novels. After being bombarded with assigned reading about women who justified abandoning either their families or their principles in the name of love, I had the great fortune of reading Jane Eyre. And that was it: finally, a heroine who understood that being moral and making the right choice was hard, and sometimes it hurt, but it was still worth it. After rereading it several years later, I realized that if I wanted more books to exist with the kinds of heroines I admired, then I might as well write a few myself. My books are about women who face hard choices, who face pain and rejection and often have to face the reality of sacrificing what they want for what is right. The consequences are often difficult or unpleasant, but in the end, doing what’s right will always be worth it.

I believe there is no substitute for good writing or good chocolate. Fortunately, one often leads to the other.

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Blog Tour Giveaway

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Ends 6/15/14

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The Quantum Breach by Denver Acey -- Blog Tour/Spotlight

The Quantum Breach

Author: Denver Acey

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Expected publish date: June 10, 2014

ISBN13: 9781462114344

Paperback: 256 pages

Goodreads Summary

Tanner Zane is a Mormon with a secret criminal past. Nobody suspects that, before his religious conversion, Tanner hacked into thousands of computer networks across the globe. He accumulated millions of dollars from his illegal activities until a sudden, life-changing event caused him to abandon hacking and give his fortune to charity. But Tanner’s guarded past is exposed when he is kidnapped by his mysterious neighbor and forced to hack into an impossible target – Los Alamos National Labs. Inside the government facility is a prototype quantum computer that is powerful enough to crack the digital safeguards of the Internet. When Tanner learns that cyber-terrorists will use the quantum computer to commit massive identify theft and corporate espionage around the world, he deliberately engages in an intellectual battle with his captors to prevent them from obtaining the device.

Author Links

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Purchase Links

Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Deseret Book 

About the Author

Few people understand the terrifying, yet realistic threat of computer hacking like Denver Acey. Denver has spent his entire professional career in the information technology industry where he has witnessed and even thwarted actual cyber-crime. From his top-secret job working for the US government to securing computer networks at Fortune 500 companies, Denver is personally familiar with hackers and their unscrupulous activities.

Because of his unique background, Denver decided to pen a book to dispel hacking myths while highlighting the tenacity of cyber-criminals. Utilizing actual hacking concepts and scenarios he experienced firsthand, Denver illustrates -- in a simple way for even the non-techie to understand -- how vulnerable we all are to cyber-crime.

Denver can be followed on Facebook or emailed at aceyauthor@gmail.com. He'd love to hear your comments or questions on his books