INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone My name is Victoria Zumbrum, 40 years old, married 14 years with 1 son. This is my very first blog. So bear with me. I have always wanted to have my own blog. I have always loved to read. I enjoy getting lost in a good book.
I love becoming part of the story and characters. I am hoping to bring my love of books to my readers.

I love reading different genres such as paranormal, young adult, romance, romantic suspense, mystery, Christian fiction, some horror, etc. The list goes on. I started reviewing books a couple of years ago and have done reviews for different blogs and even some authors. I really have enjoyed reviewing books and I will continue to do so. If anyone is interested in me reviewing a book for them, please contact me. I still have a lot to learn regarding my own blog so bear with me. I welcome and appreciate all followers.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

A Star Called Home by Marina Landry Book Tour and Giveaway


A
Star Called Home
by
Marina Landry
Genre:
SciFi Romance


198
pages

Jul
Kisling's heart aches for the homeless children living beyond her
office window. Her father, Chancellor of the Third Quadrant of Akila,
refuses to use his power to help them. Frightened but determined, Jul
secretly searches for transportation to bring some of the children to
a newly-colonized planet.


Marc
Prejean is an out-of-work, out-of-money Earth starpilot living on the
land of his Cajun ancestors. Wrongfully convicted of smuggling and
recently released from forcedsleep, he reluctantly agrees to Jul's
proposition. His desperate situation, the betrayal of his wife and
brother, the loss of his starpilot license, and his stolen six years
have left Marc angry and withdrawn.

Marc
and Jul begin a journey of agonizing mistrust, smoldering sexual
desire, and the shared goal of safeguarding the twelve children.
Pursued by ruthless adversaries on both sides of the law, they soon
realize they are delivering the children into even greater danger.








Marina
Landry has gained attention in both the romance and science fiction
communities for her heart-warming, emotionally intense,
character-driven stories. Her debut novel A Star Called Home (Desert
Breeze Publishing) has consistently received five out of five stars
on multiple online book review sites. Marina has taught language arts
and mathematics in south Louisiana for 18 years. She speaks on the
craft of writing and teaches all levels of writers online. Though her
education has not followed a typical path nor timeline, she has
Masters Degrees in Education of the Academically Gifted, Secondary
Mathematics Education, and Adult Education.





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the tour HERE
for exclusive excerpts, guest posts and a giveaway!




Multi Author Boxset Release Day


Title: #BeMine
Genre: Romance
Cover Designer: Designs by Dana

Blurb:
#BeMine

A collection of the first-in-the-series from TWENTY of today’s must-read authors.

With over 5,000 pages in a delicious variety of romance genres, this collection of full-length books is sure to satisfy your every literary need—and desire.

From dark to light, funny to angsty, bad boys to bad girls, and everything in between, you’re guaranteed to find your next favorite series.

Buy Links:
Available at $0.99 until 2/18, then $9.99 until 2/28


This Collection Includes:

The Prince and the Player by Tia Louise
After the Storm by M. Stratton
Love Under Construction by M.C. Cerny
Jase by MJ Fields
Riddick by Kathy Coopmans
The Azure Kingdom by Michelle Dare
A Beautiful Mess by T.K. Leigh
Consensual by Katherine Rhodes
Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris
Offbeat by S. Moose
Relent by Nina Levine
The Promise by Kate Benson
Hard by Scott Hildreth
A Special Obsession by A.M. Hargrove
Crazy Maybe by A.D. Justice
Betrayal by Aleatha Romig
The Proposition by Katie Ashley
Rush by C.A. Harms
Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss
Luca by Gina Whitney



Buy Links:
Available at $0.99 until 2/18, then $9.99 until 2/28






Hell Holes by Donald Firesmith Book Tour and Giveaway


Hell
Holes: What Lurks Below
by
Donald Firesmith
Genre:
Apocalyptic, SciFi, Modern Paranormal


166
pages

It’s
August in Alaska, and geology professor Jack Oswald prepares for the
new school year. But when hundreds of huge holes mysteriously appear
overnight in the frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle, Jack
receives an unexpected phone call. An oil company exec hires Jack to
investigate, and he picks his climatologist wife and two of their
graduate students as his team. Uncharacteristically, Jack also lets
Aileen O’Shannon, a bewitchingly beautiful young photojournalist,
talk him into coming along as their photographer. When they arrive in
the remote oil town of Deadhorse, the exec and a biologist to protect
them from wild animals join the team. Their task: to assess the risk
of more holes opening under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the wells
and pipelines that feed it. But they discover a far worse danger
lurks below. When it emerges, it threatens to shatter Jack’s
unshakable faith in science. And destroy us all…



**FREE
at all retailers!**







Hell
Holes: Demons on the Dalton
218
pages

When
hundreds of huge holes mysteriously appeared overnight inthe frozen
tundra north of the Arctic Circle, geologist Jack Oswald picked
Angele Menendez, his climatologist wife, to determine if the record
temperatures due to climate change was the cause. But the holes were
not natural. They were unnatural portals for an invading army of
demons. Together with Aileen O'Shannon, a 1,400-year-old sorceress
demon-hunter, the three survivors of the research team sent to study
the holes had only one chance: to flee down the dangerous Dalton
Highway towards the relative safety of Fairbanks. However, the
advancing horde of devils, imps, hellhounds, and gargoyles will stop
at nothing to prevent their prey from escaping. It is a 350-mile race
with simple rules. Win and live; lose and die...







A
computer geek by day, Donald Firesmith works as a system and software
engineer helping the US Government acquire large, complex
software-intensive systems. In this guise, he has authored seven
technical books, written numerous software- and system-related
articles and papers, and spoken at more conferences than he can
possibly remember. He is also proud to have been named a
Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery,
although his pride is tempered somewhat worrying whether the term
“distinguished” makes him sound more like a graybeard academic
rather than an active engineer whose beard is still more red than
gray.


By
night and on weekends, his alter ego writes modern paranormal
fantasy, apocalyptic science fiction, action and adventure novels and
relaxes by handcrafting magic wands from various magical woods and
mystical gemstones. His first foray into fiction is the book Magical
Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore written under the pen name Wolfrick
Ignatius Feuerschmied. He lives in Crafton, Pennsylvania with his
wife Becky, his son Dane, and varying numbers of dogs, cats, and
birds.







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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Lightbringers by David Price Book Tour and Giveaway


Lightbringers:
The
Age of Myths and Legends
by
David Price


Genre:
Fantasy

What
if all the gods of the earth once existed? Long ago a superior race
once came to earth and became humanity’s gods. The story is set on
a post cataclysmic earth. Technology has vanished and been replaced
by magick. Myths and monsters once again roam the land.


Blending
H. P. Lovecraft’s mythos, with the numerous mythologies of the
earth created a rich mythic landscape. Two groups of gods once
descended on the earth, Lovecraft’s horrific alien, inhuman beings
and the superior, god-like race, known as the Watchers, (the Elder
Gods described by August Derleth).

Lightbringers is
a Grimdark Fantasy set on a dying earth, twenty thousand years from
now. The stars are right and the Great Old One asleep at the bottom
of the world finally stirs in his terrible slumber. One reluctant
hero, a half-breed child of the Elder gods, and his companions set
out on a globe-spanning quest, populated by creatures of myth and
beings of legend, to save the Earth from the evil that threatens to
destroy it.

***Reviews***
"David
Price's LIGHTBRINGERS is exactly what I look for in a fantasy novel.
Fast paced, exhilarating and far removed from the cookie cutter
fiction you run across all too often. Do yourself a favor and read
this one!" — James A Moore, author of the SEVEN FORGES and
TIDES OF WAR series of novels.

"With
evocative language, powerful metaphor, and careful attention to
detail, Price brings us a world we can immerse ourselves in and not
want to leave." — Irene Radford, author of The Dragon Nimbus
Novels, Merlin's Descendants Series, and The Stargods Trilogy

“David
Price’s LIGHTBRINGERS mingles a broad spread of myth and genre
tropes into a fascinating tale. Adding touches of history, locales
and dark lore, Price weaves a fine tale that will grip even a casual
reader. LIGHTBRINGERS splits the darkness of a lurid world.
Fascinating, funny and paced to please, LIGHTBRINGERS shines.” —
Steven L. Shrewsbury, Author of PHILISTINE, OVERKILL, WITHIN and
co-author of KING OF THE BASTARDS (with Brian Keene) and BAD MAGICK
(with Nate Southard)








David
Price grew up watching Creature Feature and reading comic books. He
has been a fan of horror, fantasy, and science fiction his whole
life. In college, his freshman composition teacher suggested that he
major in English and focus on his writing. After working for more
than twenty-five years as a contractor, David has decided use his
imagination and follow his dreams. He is an active member of the New
England Horror Writers.





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the tour HERE
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Cover Reveal Bulletproof by Jenna Galicki



✨‿➹⁀✨✨ COVER REVEAL ✨✨⁀➷‿✨








Available February 21, 2018





Derek MacAlister, the wild one. Known for dancing on table tops, partying too hard and possessing a never-ending thirst for excitement. With his bandmates now settled in committed relationships, he’s the last man standing. The only problem is that he wants to party all night long, but his best friends are content to stay at home. Enter Travis Fontana, a bad boy with a reputation for trouble, and Derek has his partner in crime.

Travis Fontana just scored the gig of a lifetime opening for the nation’s top heavy metal band. He’s a rebel who thrives on pushing the limits of a good time and Bulletproof’s sexy long-haired guitarist, Derek MacAlister, is right by his side to share the fun. Together, they’re double trouble.

But all is not as it seems. Underneath the painted-on smile and carefree exterior that Travis shows the world lies a tortured soul with a dark past. Little by little, Travis lets Derek see a side of him that no one else knows. Derek, unused to the unfiltered raw honesty that Travis shares, finds that he wants to take care of this troubled, vulnerable man and turns out to be Travis’ rock in times of crisis.

When the pressures of new-found fame begin to overwhelm Travis, he quickly starts to unravel. Pushed to the breaking point, it becomes clear that even Derek can’t save him. Travis needs to save himself.






















Catch up with the band! (each are stand-alones)


The Undercover Rock Star, Bulletproof Book 1 (only 99¢ - also on audio!)







Branded, Bulletproof Book 2







Bassist With Benefits, Bulletproof Book 3

















Jenna Galicki writes in multiple genres, including m/f, m/m, and m/m/f.

She is a strong advocate for LGBT rights and marriage equality.

A native New Yorker, she recently relocated to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two dogs. She's a Rottweiler enthusiast and an avid music buff. When she's not hunched over a computer, you can find her front row at a rock concert.

She also makes adorable commemorative prints for books signings and special events - a keepsake to have signed by the attendees. Click for more info.

Follow Jenna Galicki, she would love to hear from you:

Facebook Friend Request: www.facebook.com/authorjennagalicki
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Twitter: @jennagalicki
Email: rottweilerjen@aol.com
















Release Blitz Rider's Revenge by Jamie Begley













Revenge is a seven-letter word that isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a word for those who have been wronged.



Jo Turner has been waiting five, long years to finally turn revenge into vengeance. Using Rider, the pretty-faced manwhore, is simply the price she is willing to pay to satiate her desire for revenge. Little does she know, she makes herself a target from the one thing Rider has sworn to give his life to protect—The Last Riders.



When you wake the soldier, be prepared for the consequences.



Rider is going to teach her a hard lesson: revenge is a double-edged sword … and it always cuts both ways.














Jamie Begley grew up in a very small, and a very rural town in Kentucky. Growing up poor was hard but she would go back if she could just to get that feeling of going to the corner and popping open a soda.



For now her days are spent writing, writing, and writing.



She would like all her fans to know one thing, “All my books are written for one purpose- the enjoyment others find in them, and the expectations of my fans that inspire me to give it my best.”