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IRISH WAR CRY

D.I.T., book three

by Victoria Danann

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Born as an identical twin into a large family, she was raised in the Pacific Northwest, later relocating to Colorado for college and a successful IT career before discovering her talent as a writer. She now makes her home on the beautiful Emerald Coast in Florida where she enjoys the beach, hiking, swimming, wine-tasting, and of course writing.

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Review of Links by Lisa Becker

Blurb
In high school, Charlotte Windham was a typical student going through an awkward phase -- glasses and all. She harbored a crush on Garrett Stephens, the teen heartthrob everyone can’t help but fall for during that unfortunate ugly duckling phase of one’s teen years. Flash forward fifteen years later, and Charlotte and Garrett have a second chance encounter at a Los Angeles restaurant. However, this time around, Charlotte has leveled the playing field. She’s a bestselling novelist and no longer “Glasses,” the humiliating nickname Garrett called her in high school. In short, she’s a catch now and, thanks to corrective eye surgery, it’s not just her eyes that see better…so does her heart! Garrett hasn’t fared poorly either, transforming from teen heartbreaker to adult lothario. A now successful professional golfer, he’s recently suffered a major setback in the form of a possible career-ending injury. With the upper hand, can Charlotte forgive Garrett for his past ways, and for his more recent Don Juan lifestyle? Will she even want to? And, can Garrett change his ways for a second chance with Charlotte, who may just be the perfect fit for him?

MY REVIEW:

I HAVE NEVER READ ANYTHING BY LISA BECKER BEFORE AND  I AM SO GLAD I DID.  I REALLY ENJOYED LINKS.  IT WAS A FAST READ FOR ME AND I LOVED ALL THE CHARACTERS ESPECIALLY CHARLOTTE.  CHARLOTTE REMINDS ME OF MYSELF WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.  I WAS THE UNPOPULAR GIRL WITH GLASSES AND ALSO THE SMART ONE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS I DIDN'T TUTOR.  CHARLOTTE TUTORS TWIN BROTHERS, ONE SHE HAS A CRUSH ON GARRETT.  GARRETT DOES NOT NOTICE CHARLOTTE AND DOES NOT GIVE HER THE TIME OF DAY AND CALLS HER GLASSES.  I THINK WE ALL HAVE HAD CRUSHES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BEN HURT WHEN THEY DON'T RETURN OUR FEELINGS.

WHEN CHARLOTTE AND GARRETT MEET UP 15 YEARS LATER, GARRETT IS COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD.  NOT ONLY IS CHARLOTTE A BEST SELLING NOVELIST, SHE NO LONGER WEARS GLASSES AND IS HOT.  GARRETT WANTS TO GET TO KNOW THE NEW CHARLOTTE.  CHARLOTTE DOES NOT TRUST GARRETT.  HE IS A PLAYER JUST LIKE HE WAS IN  HIGH SCHOOL AND HE HURT HER.  WILL CHARLOTTE FORGIVE GARRETT?  WILL GARRETT CHANGE HIS WAYS?

THE AUTHOR DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. I ENJOYED HER WRITING ALOT.  SHE DRAWS YOU INTO THE STORY WITH HER WORDS AND CHARACTERS.  YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE PART OF THE STORY AND UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERS' FEELINGS.  I REALLY CAN RELATE TO CHARLOTTE AND I UNDERSTOOD HER.  I UNDERSTOOD HOW SHE FELT AND WHAT HIGH SCHOOL WAS LIKE FOR HER.  SHE IS DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE BOOK.  GARRETT WAS VERY HOT AND HE DID ALOT OF GROWING UP WHICH MADE HIM A BETTER PERSON.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD ROMANCE, I RECOMMEND YOU READ LINKS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING MORE OF LISA BECKER'S BOOKS.  SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT ME.  5 STARS 

About Lisa Becker
Lisa Becker is a romance writer whose previous novels include Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click. The books, about a young woman's search for love online in Los Angeles, have been called, “a fast read that will keep you entertained,” “a fun, quick read for fans of Sex and the City,” and “hard to put down.” The first in the series was optioned for a major motion picture.

Lisa’s writings about online dating have been featured in Cupid’s Pulse, GalTime.com, Single Edition, The Perfect Soulmate, Chick Lit Central and numerous other book blogs and websites.

As Lisa's grandmother used to say, "For every chair, there's a rush." Lisa is now happily married to a man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach with him and their two daughters. So, if it happened for her, there’s hope for anyone!

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Links Excerpt

I stand but hesitate when I see Tamika's disapproving look. Fi notices as well. "It's okay, T. I got this," she says, motioning for me to follow her back. When we get to her small office, she closes the door and gestures for me to sit on a red vinyl chair, circa 1972. She stands in front of me, leaning against the desk, and crosses her arms in front of her chest. "Spill!"
"Where should I start?"
"At the beginning." She walks around to her chair behind the desk and pulls out a yellow legal pad.
For the next half hour, I go over my encounter with Garrett, from the moment we bumped into each other and he didn't recognize me, to the embarrassment of being called 'Glasses.'
Fi takes notes furiously on her pad and grins, nods, and cringes at all the appropriate times. When I finish, she puts her pen down and asks, "Do you want the 'best friend experience' or the 'brilliant legal mind experience'?"
I can't help but laugh. "Are they mutually exclusive?"
"They are," she says nodding.
"Okay. I want the best friend experience."
She rushes around from behind the desk, wraps her arms around me soothingly. "I'm so sorry, hon. That sounds just awful. Let's go get margaritas tomorrow and drown our sorrows in tequila and lime wedges."
"Thanks, Fi. You're the best."
"Anytime," she says, rubbing my back. She pulls away and walks around to the back of her desk. She sits down and puts the legal pad to the side. I can't help but notice the writing scrawled across it.
"Just for kicks, what would you have said if I had asked for the 'brilliant legal mind experience'?"
"You sure you want to know?" Her lips pull into a grim line. Honestly, I'm not sure I do want to know, but curiosity gets the better of me.
"Lay it on me," I say.
"You need to get laid. Not the kind of bland, missionary style sex you had with Alex. You need hot heat, sweating up the sheets, crazy animal sex."
I bust out laughing. "That's your brilliant legal advice. Crazy animal sex?"
"Yes. That's my brilliant legal advice," she says with complete seriousness. "Listen, hon, it's been a year since that insecure jerk Keane dumped you. I have no doubt it's been even longer since you've, well, you know." She wags her eyebrows up and down. "Before that, you only seriously dated Travis the cheater and Alex who, let's face it, despite being completely gonzo for you, was a cold fish and a bore. It's time to stop comparing every man to this fantasy of Garrett Stephens and just do it with him to get it out of your system. He asked you out for Saturday night. Go! Enjoy!"
"I don't compare every man to Garrett," I snap at her.
"Don't you?" she asks, looking down at me sternly.
"I'm offended you even suggested that." She looks at me, her sharp eyes boring into me, like she can read my every thought and knows I'm full of it. I imagine this is how she bears down on witnesses on the stand. I don't like being on the receiving end of that look.
"Even if that's true," I start and she nods her head, "and I'm not conceding it is." I point my finger at her. "Even if he did mean to ask me out, there's no way it's a good idea. He's a total player. It would only be one night of fun and I don't think I could get over that kind of hurt."
"Then you need to get over it now. Sorry for the tough love, hon, but you need to move past the fantasy of this man and find someone passionate and amazing who is deserving to love you for all of the great things you have to offer including your messed-up childhood and your incredible success today."

Lisa Becker General Q&A

Tell us about your newest release.
A light-hearted, second chance romance, Links explores what happens when nerdy girl Charlotte Windham reconnects with her unrequited schoolgirl crush, star athlete Garrett Stephens, 15 years after high school.
Did you have an unrequited crush in high school?
I'm not too ashamed to admit I had such a fierce crush on a boy, I willingly sat with him in the bathroom at parties while he puked up wine coolers, just so I could spend time with him. Thankfully, that soul-crushing time in my life in over, but I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if I came upon that secret crush today as a confident, successful woman.

Can you tell us more about the main character(s)?
Charlotte Windham was a typical ugly duckling in high school -- glasses and all. Highly intelligent and immensely talented, she's become a breakout success with her best-selling novel, The Crossing Guard. In school, she harbored an unrequited crush on Garrett Stephens, the teen heartthrob and star athlete who's gone on to become a professional golfer suffering a possible career-ending injury. The book explores what happens when these two former classmates have a chance encounter in a Los Angeles restaurant, 15 years after high school. With the upper hand, can Charlotte forgive Garrett for his past ways, and for his more recent Don Juan lifestyle? Will she even want to? And, can Garrett change his ways for a second chance with Charlotte, who may just be the perfect fit for him?

Imagine Links would be turned into a movie, who would you cast for the main characters?
I would love to see someone with the emotional range and depth of Maggie Gyllenhaal to play Charlotte. I think she could make her come across as vulnerable, successful, intelligent and passionate. For Garrett, we would need someone who is classically handsome and oozes charm. Matt Bomer, who pulled that off perfectly on White Collar comes to mind. If he's not available, let's just say, I would love to be at the casting call for that role.

You have also published other books, can you tell us more about them?
I'm most known for the Click trilogy comprised of Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click. The series follows a young woman's search for love online in Los Angeles with the entire series unfolding in emails between our heroine, her friends and her hilarious dates. Fraught with BCC's, FWD's and inadvertent Reply to All's, readers will cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends. And ultimately, they will root for Renee to "click" with the right man.
What do you have in the works?
I've just wrapped up a contemporary romance called Starfish, which examines the unlikely relationship between a regular girl and a touring guitarist in a band. When it comes to romance, you just can't pass up the idea of falling in love with a rock star.

How can readers connect with you?
I love hearing from readers, especially when I've brought some humor, heart or happiness into their worlds with my writing. You can find me here:

Website: www.lisabecker.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClickAnOnlineLoveStory
Twitter: @lisawbecker
Instagram: lisawbecker
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/1486731.Lisa_Becker
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BSwM4S3l9Pc

Sins of the Father by Avelyn Paige

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“The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity.” Ezekiel 18:20

Absolute power corrupts absolutely; it was a harsh lesson that my father learned too late.

Now we’re all going to burn for his mistakes.

As the prince of the Heaven’s Rejects MC, I had a life of luxury, a life I paid for with my father’s blood. Now the burden to get us out of this mess has fallen on my shoulders, it’s a job I never asked for, nor wanted, but I’ll rescue us all from the pits of the hell he cast us into.

I am the Devil’s son, but I’m not going down because of that bastard.

Avelyn Paige is a born and raised Indiana girl. While she may be a Hoosier by birth, she is a Boilermaker by choice. Boiler Up! She resides in a sleepy little town in Indiana with her husband and three crazy pets. Avelyn spends her days working as a cancer research scientist and her nights sipping moonshine while writing and book reviewing. Avelyn loves everything paranormal, Cajun culture, and wants to try tornado chasing as a hobby when she finally grows up. She just has to get over that pesky fear of thunderstorms first. Avelyn also enjoys collecting voodoo dolls from her trips to New Orleans.

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Review of Tales of Red The New Fairytales

For those who love Red Riding Hood and wolves, you won't want to miss this!

In this collection of six award-winning and bestselling authors you will find a mixture of fantasy, mystery, and science fiction tales sure to please anyone who loves fairytales with a bite!

About the stories:

Red Riding Hood, Private Investigator – Paul Dellinger

Readers of fairy tales enjoy peeking into landscapes unfamiliar and bizarre for fun and inspiration. Could the inhabitants of some of those landscapes be looking into ours? Red Riding Hood is on the case.

Where the W.O.L.F. Leads – Josie Dorans

Pix has lived her entire life on the ship. Her teachers say they should have reached the planet over a half century ago in Old Time and the extended space travel has taken a toll on the health of everyone on board. At this point, osteoporosis is a death sentence and ship resources cannot be expended for those who might require more than their share in the way of help or medical attention. Pix's grandfather, Malcom is facing the possibility of being forced out of an airlock if his check-up from the Welfare Organization for Fruitful Living (W.O.L.F.) does not go well and Pix is terrified of losing him. There also other problems on board. Problems that point to extra gravity affecting the ship's systems. When the truth comes out, it means the end of the life Pix has known. The only question is, will Pix and everyone she loves face an almost certain death sentence meant to mislead the masses or will they follow a W.O.L.F. into the unknown?

As Yellow as the Harvest Moon – Kellie Honaker

Redda knew she was different when she felt the pull of the moon. Her suspicions are confirmed when her grandmother reveals her heritage. Not only is Redda's grandfather a wolf-beast that has terrorized her people for generations, but her grandmother is a martial arts master sworn to defeat him. Will Redda succumb to her genetics and embrace her inner monster? Or will she take up her grandmother's sword and bring justice to her people?

The Red Curse – Layne Aust

In The Red Curse, Roslyn discovers that maybe the big, bad wolf isn't as bad as a vengeful witch. Years after leaving her old life in Cavea behind, Ros finds her past coming back-with a bite. Will the slayer be able to fight the demons of her past? Or will she forever be cursed?

Sharp Claws – James Agee Jr.

Everyone thinks that they know the story of Red Riding Hood, but what if events did not happen the way they have been told? This retelling shows there is always more to the story than meets the eye. Sometimes a complex tragedy can have a simple explanation.

The Hunter’s Wolf: Chronicles of a Blue Fairy – K.R. Thompson

Morgana the Blue Fairy is faced with her hardest task to date when she is given instructions to fix yet another fairy blunder. But this time will prove to be different to what she has tackled before—this time she’ll need the help of a princess and her pack to save the Huntsman.

MY REVIEW:

I REALLY ENJOYED READING THE TALES OF RED THE NEW FAIRY TALES.  I AM A BIG FAN OF FAIRY TALES AND I LOVE WHEN THE AUTHOR RETELLS THEM IN A DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE WAY.  A GROUP OF 6 AUTHORS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO WRITE THEIR VERSION OF RED RIDING HOOD.  YOU HAVE A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT GENRES SUCH AS FANTASY, MYSTERY, AND SCIENCE FICTION.

I ENJOYED ALL THE AUTHORS RETELLINGS, THEIR CHARACTERS AND STORIES.  THE STORIES WERE VERY UNIQUE, INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING.  IF YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF FAIRY TALE RETELLING, YOU WILL LOVE THESE STORIES.  5 STARS