Tag: contemporary fiction

#CoverReveal for The Space Between Time by Charlie Laidlaw #Pre-order #ContemporaryFiction #DarkComedy

The space between time
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I'm delighted to be able to take part in the cover reveal blog splash for The Space Between Time by Charlie Laidlaw and organized by R&R Book Tours. Expected Publication Date: June 20, 2019 Genre: Contemporary Fiction/ Dark Comedy There are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on Earth... Emma Maria Rossini … Continue reading #CoverReveal for The Space Between Time by Charlie Laidlaw #Pre-order #ContemporaryFiction #DarkComedy

#BookReview: Made to Break Your Heart by Richard Fellinger @rfellinger @book_glow

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Made to Break Your Heart is a family saga, set in a gossipy suburb, that explores the complexities of raising a child, holding a marriage together, and maintaining your sanity in the cutthroat world of Little League baseball. It’s 2008, and Nick Marhoffer is a stressed-out dad who finds himself flirting with thoughts of infidelity. … Continue reading #BookReview: Made to Break Your Heart by Richard Fellinger @rfellinger @book_glow

Book Review: Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase (9781911559122)

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Oh, how those girls had loved an artist; now, guitars were carried by buskers and out of touch wannabes, while guys who couldn't play a note, but called themselves DJs, got laid every night. Matt and Gram were down and out band members in England finally on there way to the top when they were … Continue reading Book Review: Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase (9781911559122)

Book review: The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson (0316159360)

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This book is an epistolary novel which means it is written in letters.  The interesting part is that the letters are written by one person only.  You would think this would make it difficult to follow how the other characters are feeling, but Ms. Robinson does an excellent job of letting the reader know. The … Continue reading Book review: The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson (0316159360)

Book review: Them by Nathan McCall (9781433206467) Book on CD

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Barlowe Reed is a single, African American man living in a home with his nephew in the old Fourth Ward of Atlanta.  He is fed up with Caeser (his name for white authority) and continues to work as a printer and hang out with the local black men at the Minimart.  Then one day a … Continue reading Book review: Them by Nathan McCall (9781433206467) Book on CD

Book review: Journey to Her Dreams by Iris Blobel (9781468144765)

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Hollie has a great life in Tasmania, Australia living with her father, Murray, on their farm.  She has a wonderful and supportive group of friends and has met the man of her dreams.  However, her dreams are not all good.  She keeps dreaming of a woman presumably in Ireland who is unhappy and being abused … Continue reading Book review: Journey to Her Dreams by Iris Blobel (9781468144765)

Book review: Edge of Evil (Ali Reynolds #1) by J.A. Jance (0060828412)

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Ali has lost her job, her marriage and her best friend all in a few days. The job and marriage are a wash due to replacements with younger women, but her friend's alleged suicide does not ring true. Ali moves home to Sedona, Arizona and with the support of her family and friends starts an … Continue reading Book review: Edge of Evil (Ali Reynolds #1) by J.A. Jance (0060828412)

Book review: Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley (031606628)

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The story is about two boys brought together by fate and torn apart by fate. Thomas is a young boy man born to a single mother who meets a white, widowed doctor with a young son of his own, Eric. Thomas and Eric become very close growing up in the wealthy doctor's home in California, … Continue reading Book review: Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley (031606628)

Seeing Stars by Diane Hammond #bookreview #contemporaryfiction #childactors

See Stars
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Welcome to the real world of trying to become a child star. Ruth Rabinowitz is helping her daughter Bethany find her niche in the rigorous and volatile television and/or motion picture business in Hollywood. But is it costing her marriage and her sanity? Mimi Rogers is a long-time, aggressive, cranky, talent agent for child, teenage … Continue reading Seeing Stars by Diane Hammond #bookreview #contemporaryfiction #childactors

Book review: The Divorce Party by Laura Dave (9780143115601)

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This book gives “Meet the Parents” a new twist. Gwyn Huntington has been married 35 years to the day and she’s having a divorce party… for herself.  Her husband Thomas has claimed he is found religion and wants to move on, but she knows the real truth.  What will Thomas do when she reveals her … Continue reading Book review: The Divorce Party by Laura Dave (9780143115601)

Book Review: Lovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins (9780446356602)

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This is a reissue of the 1977 edition. Al King is a rock singer and selfish stud extraordinaire. His brother and manager, Paul King, gets Al whatever he wants and boy does he want a lot. Dallas is a former hooker gone beauty queen/actress. Everyone wants a piece of her and she plays hardball like … Continue reading Book Review: Lovers and Gamblers by Jackie Collins (9780446356602)