"The Last Track" ~ New Suspense Author: Sam Hilliard!

About the Author:  Sam lives outside of NYC with his girlfriend and an army of four cats--one feline under the legal limit.  Working at an all-girls boarding school, he knows world-class drama firsthand.  It's also the reason he studies Krav Maga and Tai Chi.Book Summary from Cover:Mike Brody--the man you want, when the one you love is missing.More than just a master tracker, Mike is a former Special Forces operative, smoke jumper,...

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Book:   "Riding on Empty"Author:  Craig StephanCopyright:   2010Pages:  145Summary:      "What happens when a loved one dies--and you suddenly find yourself riding on empty?Riding on Empty is the chronicle of an inspiring true story of two indomitable spirits: a mother who inspires her precious son to awaken to life and triumph over dyslexia and seemingly insurmountable odds to discover his authentic...

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"Clarity" ~ YA Book

GoodReads Summary: "When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth?This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats.Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift.And a curse.When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her...

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"Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Go to AfterEllen to see a great review and interview of the author of this book.  Malinda Lo is also the author of "Ash" which is a retelling of the Cinderella story.I'm so drawn to this cover art, and to the mysteries of this author's style. It must be said that it does include some LGBT writing in the main.Will be interesting to read and review, don't you think?Deb/TheBookishD...

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"Lady Dr. Wyre: Jane Austen Austen Space Opera, Book l" ~ Jane, at it again!

Will there ever be an end to the tortures of poor Miss Austen?  Here we have what appears to be an erotic space opera about her.  Oh, Miss Austen, how doth the flower wilt in summer sun!?  I'm sure your bonnet would be pulled down to hide your face and your lacey handkerchief delicately patting that precious face of yours had you but suspected that your very name would cause such a stir in another time!Here though, is the review...and...

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"After" by Amy Efaw ~ A book you'll remember!

"After" is a book that will challenge your sense of morality. It's a book that will draw you in to her heart of a teenaged girl, Devon, who finds herself accused of giving birth to a baby by herself, and then getting rid of it in a dumpster. With attention to characterization in the finest detail, Amy Efaw gives us memorable moments with Devon, her mother, her attorney, and others. I found myself really resenting the guards, policemen, and prosecutors...

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"Made in America, Sold in the Nam" Book Written by Veterans & Loved Ones!

"Made In America, Sold In the Nam" is a long-awaited book for me.  As a child of the '60's, and a military brat, at the same time, I lived through the residuals of the Viet Nam War and have always felt a sense of displacement about it.  This book was a salve to my emptiness.  It was a "yes" to my heart's cry for my friends who had to go there when they didn't want to, and who sometimes came home, and sometimes, didn't.The writers in...

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"Started Early, Took My Dog" by Kate Atkinson Soon to be Released!

From book cover summary:"It's a day like any other for Tracy Waterhouse, running errands at the local shopping center, until she makes a purchase she hadn't bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's  humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn.  Witnesses to Tracy's Faustian exchange are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster,...

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Jodi Picoult's Live Video Interview in NYC March 7th

Tonight we had a terrific hour-long time with Jodi being interviewed at her reception in New York.  She is such a joyful person.  A delight to hear and a wonderful sense of humor.  It was interesting to know how connected she is to her family and how much her connections do play into her writing, although she has never included them in actuality in her novels.If you missed seeing Jodi tonight, you can go online under Jodi's name through...

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Giveaway! "Haunting Jasmine" Ends April 1st, 2011

"Haunting Jasmine" is a novel that reminds me of early Alice Hoffman. Created with attention to her characters, including the ones that haunt her main character, Jasmine, Ms Banerjee gives us a story that will capture your imagination and your sense of the  "suspension of belief" adventure. From the book summary: "Divorcee Jasmine Mistry is intent on restarting her life when she gets the chance to do just that. A call from the past brings...

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Alice in Wonderland ~~ Ava in "Swamplandia"

Like Alice in her Wonderland, Ava in Swampland has much to say about the goings-on in our world. Oh, what a riot of fun and fancy! And, yet, oh, what a dark and shadowy little novel at the same time.This dark little story is of a very odd, quasi-native american, gator wrestlin' family who makes it their life work to create a side-of-the-road gator festing, museum and theme park tourist trap. At first it's difficult to know how truly invested Chief...

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Occult Novel: "Finding Emmaus: The Lodestarre Book 1"

"Finding Emmaus: The Lodestarre (Series Bk 1) by Pamela S.K. GlasnerHere's a summary from the book jacket:"The psychiatric community has confused Empathic personality traits with mental illness with tragic results, leading two Empaths -- Francis Nettleton and Katherine Spencer -- who live three hundred years apart, on personal journeys to learn the true nature of Empathy.  Transcending time and death to right a centuries-old wrong, they inadvertently...

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Jodi Picoult's "Sing You Home" Live Interview!!! March 1, 2011 Release

.Jodi Picoult releases her 17th novel and all we can do is wait in line to be the first ones to grab a copy!  On March 7th, at her Opening Reception in New York City, Jodi will be answering questions about "Sing You Home," and I'll have the live video on this blog.  So exciting for me to be a part of it.  I was thrilled to get an actual invitation to the event, itself, but travelling isn't possible for me, so I'm left to...

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