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Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Review, Suspense, Writers on the River Attending Author, Zombie

#WOTR27 #Review #Zombies – Feral Undead (Stay Dead Book 6) by L.C. Mortimer / Sophie Stern

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Our survivors are doing everything they can to stay alive…

…but will it be enough?

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

I thoroughly love this story. It is not all about all the different human sects fighting each other and fighting the zombies but stays focused on this one group and how they continue to survive. On a bittersweet note, this might be one of my favorite books of the series so far (aside from the very first book). Greta made it home! It wasn’t everything that they were expecting, but she did make it home. This one brought in a couple of new characters. And with these new characters bring a couple of different hurdles. However, there is one thing that this group all knows how to do and that is to take care of one another. I can’t wait to start the next book and for them to start the next leg of their journey.

 

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L.C. Mortimer likes zombies, shifters, and things that go bump in the night. When she’s not busy dreaming up her next story, Mortimer can be found dancing, traveling, or curled up with a cozy mystery.

Angels, Audio Book, Demons, Fae, Fantasy, Mermaids, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Part of a Series, Review, Romantic Comedy, romantic thriller, Shifters, Sunshine Grumpy, Thriller, Vampire, Werewolf, Witches, Wolves

#Review #Audiobook -The Deadly Daiquiri: An Enchanted Coast Magical Mystery (Enchanted Coast Magical Mystery Series Book 1) by Tegan Maher

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What’s a witch to do when her boss is poisoned right after she wishes him dead?
Witch Destiny Maganti loves working at a tiki bar on the Enchanted Coast, a beach getaway for paranormals. Between delivering drinks to mermaids and serving rare steaks to werewolves, she meets all sorts of interesting people. Plus, as a water witch, she’s right at home on the ocean.

The only downside is dealing with her boss, a disgraced angel who thinks the world owes him a living just because of his ancestry. An hour after he publicly humiliates her, he ends up dead. Though her friends know she’s innocent, all the evidence points to her.

Can she clear her name before she’s kicked off the Enchanted Coast forever? This is book 1 in the Enchanted Coast Magical Mysteries series.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

This is a fun and easy read with just the right amount of mystery with love connections. I love when you get a story that has paranormals that you are not normally used to and this story has them all! Mermaids, witches, sasquatches, unicorns, to a sphinx! I mean it literally had paranormals from all walks of life. If this was real, I could absolutely see the appeal of working at this resort. Since it is not real, I will settle for reading the series, LOL! Destiny just wants to work and be left alone. She loves her job but her boss is an epic…well, no one likes him. All of a sudden her boss drops dead, on her shift! AND SHE HAS TO CLEAN UP THE MESS!  How much worse could it get? Yeah, she is being blamed for his murder. She has so many allies but the paranormal community does things a lot different than humans and they hand out the punishments quick and swift. Time is running out for her. Her friends, ex, brother, and potential new love interest all work together and end up making things work out. All of the characters really make this story great. I look forward to continuing the series.

 

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I was born and raised in the South and even hung my motorcycle helmet in Colorado for a few months. I’ve always had a touch of wanderlust and have never feared just packing up and going on new adventures, whether in real life or via the pages of a great book.

I didn’t want to grow up to be a writer—I wanted to raise unicorns and be a superhero. When those gigs fell through, I chose the next best thing: creating my own magical lands filled with adventure, magic, and humor.

I live in Florida with my two dogs and when I’m not writing or reading, I’m racing motorcycles, hanging out at the beach, or binge-watching anything magical on Netflix.

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Mystery, Part of a Series, Review, YA

#review #mystery #YA #seriesstarter A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.

But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth…?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40916679-a-good-girl-s-guide-to-murder

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Girls-Guide-Murder/dp/1984896369/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Pippa is a rule follower, overachiever, and one that always gets her homework done early. when she has a assignment to do she chooses to pick the missing persons case of a local girl that happened five years before. lots of secrets come to light and the missing girl’s boyfriend was blamed for her disappearance and supposed murder but her body was never found. Pippa is bound and determined to find the real answers and possibly find the real killer. but when the real killer knows Pippa is on the right track to unmask them, she is getting threating notes and is aware that no matter where she is they can get to her.

Holly Jackson started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a novel aged fifteen. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys playing video games and watching true crime documentaries so she can pretend to be a detective. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is her first novel.

Audio Book, Dragons, Novella, Part of a Series, Review, short story

#review #audiobook #dragons Threshing Day (Empyrean 3.5) by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Justis Bolding, Jake Bordeaux, Chase Brown, Frankie Corzo, Giordan Diaz, Teddy Hamilton, Laura Knight Keating, Zion Jang, Nick Mills, Robb Moriera, James Aaron Oh, Anthony Palmini, John Skelley, Jasmin Walker

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Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate—and where a single choice can forge a rider … or destroy them.

Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader. Rhiannon Matthias, the clever friend. Dain Aetos, the dutiful rule-follower. Liam Mairi, the kindhearted protector. Ridoc Gamlyn, the jokester. Sawyer Henrick, the underdog. Garrick Tavis, the dependable aide. Imogen Cardulo, the impulsive fighter. Bodhi Durran, the second-in-command. Mira Sorrengail, the fearless rider. Brennan Sorrengail, the brilliant tactician. Aaric Graycastle, the restless royal. Sloane Mairi, the determined sister.

On Threshing Day, there’s only one rule: don’t die.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251172932-threshing-day

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i bought this book and here is my honest review

omg these 13 short stories were ones i never knew i needed. Back at our favorite war college Basgiath we are getting the characters pov on how they bonded with there dragons that we have come to love and treasure. more secrets, more tears, and finding out this is the only book in the series we can trust is mind blowing. i love this world and need more

Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and coffee addict. She is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, including Fourth Wing, The Last Letter and The Things We Leave Unfinished. She’s also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward. Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for over twenty years. A mother of six, she is currently surviving the teenage years with all four of her hockey-playing sons.

Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Review, Standalone, Suspense, Thriller

#review #horror #timeloop Kiss, Slay, Replay by Rachel Harrison

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Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice.

It’s the picture-perfect wedding The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought a date. Everything feels off, like she stumbled into an alternate universe. But things start to look up when Willa meets Danny, the groom’s charming and single childhood best friend. When they sneak off together, their rendezvous is interrupted by a masked killer terrorizing the reception. Willa and Danny fight to save the ones they love and survive the night, but the killer is unrelenting. A final girl, Willa is not.

Or is she? She wakes up and it’s the morning of the wedding. She just had the most intense nightmare of her life. Only as the day unfolds, there are some uncanny coincidences that make her question whether it was really a dream, déjà vu, or something more sinister. After a horrifying turn of events, Willa comes to understand that she’s stuck in a loop of carnage and terror that she must learn how to escape or else suffer a fate worse than death—being an eternal wedding guest.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234746583-kiss-slay-replay

https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Slay-Replay-Rachel-Harrison/dp/B0FSK5G8GS/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Willa just went through the worst break up ever, and now she had to slap a happy face on to go to her best friend’s wedding when there is a chance she’s going to see her ex. but one this she isn’t expecting is to see a strange guy in the woods, fall for the grooms best friend and then have to see everyone she loves and cares for die all in one night or so she thinks. Willa has to relive the nightmare of her friend’s wedding over and over again, but with a different killer each time. will she ever get to move on to the next day or will it be a terrible nightmare for the rest of her days.

Rachel Harrison is the author of The Return, nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in Guernica and Electric Lit. She lives in New York with her husband and their cat/overlord.

Age Gap, Audio Book, Cartel/Mafia, Part of a Series, Review

#review #audiobook Bad Bishop (Society of Villains 1) by L.J. Shen narrated by Lucy Rivers and Corvin King

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He’s Deathless. She’s trying to find a reason to live.

Lila


My innocence was ripped from me one fateful night under the starless sky. Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury. My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder. The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire. The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons. Alliance. Money. Prestige. War. I am but a pawn in his twisted game. The man who sits on a throne of his enemies’ skulls thinks I’m a weakling. Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins. Because the thing about bad bishops? They protect good pawns.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232477281-bad-bishop

https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Bishop-Society-Villains-Book/dp/B0FNFCP6SH/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BnyJ_Uueo-yOw6V6LoCCAmWptGmUcanfGwNwLnljgOjGRoRErXF2FI8RapuDZkHQvktt9ny6UX5oHfKHqw3EB2rK5C-19YJnK79l3BPUlDG2yIJRlvh2d6dgI4Gv2DlOO9OT9ii8eplJrp_T4p2X_PmKp5PE_SE0GvAKAM9SBm2L_7g8AZmPCBgQv0GXuPsMcZxh3tkXPN3MgZUY7jA3JOIBPrJFXxFhGi_dZeYrhglwTaTMFjyKo7ezBMeypgDNdDMFsY43ip6vEDKimJbz7XvSt-TxwxWHJqDPyf48UzI.eg7WjZXzEGsuXKeMFHYWvTL8sikymF5HmklM8xqMMCI&qid=1789655221&sr=8-13-spons

i bought this audio book and here is my honest review 

when a family secret gets out after the daughter gets her innocence taken away her father sells her to the highest bidder and when the family has to now deal with him and the baby that came from their daughters’ rape. there will be so much blood shed than ever before. so many secrets that just start pouring out into the open. how will they all handle it when everything is finally out of the closet. 

L.J. Shen is a New York Times, USA Today, WSJ, Washington Post and #1 Amazon Kindle Store bestselling author of contemporary romance books.

She writes angsty books, unredeemable anti-heroes who are in Bill Gates’s tax bracket, and sassy heroines who bring them to their knees (for more reasons than one).

Audio Book, Memoirs, Review

#review #audiobook Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith Family and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley narrated by Christine Brown Woolley

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From TLC’s Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave Mormonism—and the only life she’s known—behind.

Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of having a picture-perfect family—beautiful children, an adoring husband, and of course, a sisterhood of wives to share him with. Raised in Utah by practicing polygamists, Christine knew her life was less than normal, but that didn’t stop her from loving the full house of her childhood any less.

Becoming Kody Brown’s third wife in 1994, Christine finally found the big, happy family she had hoped for. When TLC’s hit show Sister Wives premiered in 2010, Christine knew it was her chance to shine a light on the brighter side of polygamy—the helping hands, the lively discussions, and their unmatched devotion to each other. But the cameras also revealed a much darker truth.

Now, in this candid tell-all, Christine shares for the first time the journey that led her away from the Morman church and the bold path she is carving to live apart from all she has ever known. Moving, genuine, and insightful, this is a uniquely powerful tour de force of Christine’s journey toward and beyond her time in the spotlight as a sister wife.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224004260-sister-wife

https://www.amazon.com/Sister-Wife-Memoir-Finding-Freedom/dp/B0DYWRP8HP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KRHNGUR0F7LW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rZqDexFIXknOMpLN9G6iNhluaeeT3e1-QIKjsLVzdvN21DtsqzDwfBjo-hOr_ojOtpyfM_o4OrKkfgTyAqb0LLSCyUcwy7Ay5EKj3PlPwNp7ZEH5Zmra_UP4-BrkyvgP577pVsPw2ILWo1dUJovmpw.8kOJZAvNEIllOu9JkmC8hkCaVejp6tvrh-7sTCsTZoo&dib_tag=se&keywords=sisterwives+by+christine+brown&qid=1788202748&sprefix=sisterwi%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1

i bought this book and here is my honest review

As a fan of the show and Christine, I was excited when she was coming out with a book. and most of the things she says about her ex-husband I’m not surprised he seems just as egotistical, behind closed doors as he does on the cameras. im glad to get a smaller piece of her life and story and love, love that she finally got her happily ever after with her current and only marriage to David, on tv they are amazing and im sure they are that way when the cameras are off.

Christine Brown Woolley rose to fame as a star of the hit TLC reality show Sister Wives. She has six children, and lives happily in Utah with her husband.

 

2nd Chance, Dystopian, Part of a Series, Review, Zombie

#Review #Zombies – Chaotic Undead (Stay Dead Book 5) by L.C. Mortimer

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Zombies never stay dead.

The apocalypse wasn’t supposed to be like this.

It wasn’t supposed to tear away everything they loved, everything they hoped for, everything they dreamed about.

But it did.

Winter, Isaiah, Greta, and Luke find themselves with a broken-down truck in the dead of night. They’ve made it to a small-town that doesn’t just have zombies – it has survivors, too.

But will the mysterious strangers holed up at the elementary school be helpful or harmful?

And how will they escape the horde that surrounds the house they’re hiding in?

Chaotic Undead is the fifth book in the Stay Dead series and should be read in order.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

I am crazy for a great zombie book/series and absolutely have loved this series. However, this book left me a tad wanting. I am giving it 4 stars because the storyline is still great, but I felt like there were a couple holes for me. But I am not the author and maybe it is not how the characters were speaking to the author or what the characters wanted at the time of the story. What I do love is that the four of them are still close and are realizing that they are more of a family now, rather than just friends or just survivors that are surviving together. They really have weathered some crazy storms and zombie hordes, but I think their journey is really just getting started. Stay tuned for another review!

 

L. C. Mortimer

L.C. Mortimer likes zombies, shifters, and things that go bump in the night. When she’s not busy dreaming up her next story, Mortimer can be found dancing, traveling, or curled up with a cozy mystery.

Audio Book, Comedy, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Review, Romantic Comedy, Vampire

#Review #Audiobook – License to Bite: A Paranormal Romantic Comedy: New Orleans Nocturnes, Book 1 by Carrie Pulkinen

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A laugh-out-loud funny paranormal romantic comedy featuring accidental fated mates, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, and a cast of quirky characters…all set in vibrant, chaotic New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

It’s all fun and games…until someone wakes up dead.

Governor’s daughter Jane Anderson is used to getting what she wants. When a girls’ trip to Mardi Gras thrusts her into the arms—and fangs—of New Orleans’ hottest vampire, he gifts her with immortality, super strength, and a complexion to die for.

There’s only one tiny problem. Jane faints at the sight of blood.

When Ethan Devereaux meets Jane, his cold, lifeless heart learns to beat again. Convinced she’s his late fiancée reincarnated, he turns her, claiming her as his own. But when Jane wakes up dead in Ethan’s attic, she’s loud, sassy, and downright ornery. He doesn’t know if he should kiss her or stake her, but one thing’s for certain…

She is so not his long-lost love.

But Ethan turned her, so he’s stuck with the chaotic glitter bomb of a fledgling, whether he likes it or not. Jane has three weeks to learn the ways of the vampire and get her license, or she’ll be staked. If Ethan can’t help her overcome her aversion to blood, his undead life might also be on the line.

License to Bite is the first book in the New Orleans Nocturnes series, filled with supernatural shenanigans, witty banter, campy humor, and a vampire who faints at the sight of blood.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

Frightfully fun! Jane has come to New Orleans for her travel blog. She is truly the glitter bomb that the blurb describes her as. She is not used to sitting still or keeping quiet. No one tells Jane Anderson what to do. Ethan is a broody vamp, just sick and tired of the mundane. He is just here. Then he sees Jane and he knows Jane is his dead fiancé reincarnated. Jane almost dies and Ethan “saves” her by turning her into a vampire. Jane ends up loving being a vampire but CANNOT stand the sight of blood and refuses to learn to feed. She has to learn and get her biting license or end up staked. Ethan, the rule follower, is constantly on edge with Jane and most of the time doesn’t know what to do with her. Jane, however, is shaking things up, speaking out of line, refusing to learn to feed, etc. Jane is finally growing on Ethan. I honestly think she would get under anyone’s skin. It was a fun, quick-paced story that I listened to in one sitting. I recommend and look forward to the next.

 

USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Pulkinen (pronounced PULL-kin-in) has always been fascinated with things that go bump in the night. Of course, when you grow up next door to a cemetery, the dead (and the undead) are hard to ignore. Pair that with her passion for writing and her love of a good happily-ever-after, and becoming a paranormal romance author seems like the only logical career choice.

To learn more about Carrie, please visit her website at www.CarriePulkinen.com.

She is also on Facebook and Instagram at @CarriePulkinen

And to stay up-to-date on all her latest news and new releases, sign up for Carrie Pulkinen’s VIP Reader Group here: https://www.carriepulkinen.com/subscribe

Comedy, Dark Humor, Demons, Fantasy, Review, Urban Fantasy/Urban Fiction

#Review #Audiobook – The Nine: The Judas Files, Book 1 by C.G. Harris

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Book 1 of the 5-Part Series: The Judas Files

It’s not what you think…

Hell is bone-chilling.

Meet Gabe: a good guy making the best of eternity in a place not known for its hospitality. That is, until he’s recruited by Judas Iscariot (yes, that Judas) to join a covert team of double agents dedicated to thwarting the chaos unleashed on Earth.

Gabe, armed only with his quick wit and zero knowledge of the modern world, must navigate his new role alongside a beautiful, tough-as-nails partner. Together, they must prevent disaster without blowing their cover or revealing Gabe’s true identity.

If this unlikely hero can’t figure it out, facing Hell’s wrath will be the least of his worries…

Dive into The Nine, the first book in the action-packed, supernatural Judas Files urban fantasy series. If you love snarky characters, dark humor, and thrilling adventures (think Dresden Files meets the underworld), then you’ll be hooked. Winner of the Colorado Indie Author Project award for Adult Fiction!

Complete series available in Audio!

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

I picked this book up on a whim and I am so happy I did! Gabe and I are a lot alike. We joke about all the wrong things at all the wrong times. For that, I connected with him right away. Right from the very beginning, I was sucked in. It was exciting and gritty and dirty and disturbing and humorous and just overall fan-freaking-tastic! Gabe runs a sort of store in Hell trading items for information. Similar to black market types of items/information. Due to his resourcefulness, he has been chosen to work for the Judas Agency as a double agent. The jobs that he and his new partner get into are quite sketchy. Gabe and his partner get closer by sharing some of their past secrets. However, this brings a whole new set of shenanigans with lots of action to the story. If something can happen here, it will. I wasn’t sure about the story, but I absolutely loved it and am looking forward to continuing the series. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was pretty awesome! Highly recommend it!

 

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Hold onto your warp drives and wizard hats. Chuck Harrelson and Kerrie Flanagan are C.G. Harris, the award-winning coauthor team responsible for some of the most thrilling escapades in the multiverse.

Together, they write fast-paced science fiction and fantasy with snark, action, and plenty of chaos. Their books include the humorous urban fantasy series The Judas Files, the young adult alien invasion series The Rax, the YA cyberpunk thriller series The Cyber Conspiracies, and the humorous space opera series Viraquin Voyage.

When they are not busy crafting the next great American novel or penning a haiku about the existential dread of Mondays, you can find them in the throes of a culinary Cold War. Kerrie fiercely defends New York’s big, floppy, fold-it-like-a-newspaper slice, while Chuck argues for Chicago’s deep-dish cheese casserole with a crust.

To this day, the debate remains unresolved. But in the heated exchange of doughy discourse, one thing is clear: when it comes to pizza, the only real winner is whoever gets the last slice.

The Nine, the first book in The Judas Files, won the Indie Author Project regional book award for adult fiction in Colorado and was a finalist for the 2021 Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award.