tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91217845974823076352024-03-13T18:38:11.837+02:00All the days of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-87518159567623024702015-09-23T03:37:00.001+02:002015-09-23T03:37:14.539+02:00Waffle stitch crochet projectAs I have been a little "under the weather" for a while now, my mother-in-law has been staying with me to help out with the ordinary day-to-day stuff that still needs to go on. During this time she has taught me to crochet. And I love it - it is so relaxing and you can do it from bed listening to an audiobook! Great!!<br />
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Once you get the hang of it, it works pretty easily. Here is my effort so far. I might be "frogging" it later today as it is a bit big. Might have over estimated when I started it a week or two ago. I will start a new one immediately, just smaller in size.</center>
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<span class="s1">Title: <b>You're never weird on the Internet (almost)</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">From online entertainment mogul, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Internet isn’t all cat videos. There’s also Felicia Day—violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world…or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks and Goodreads book clubs.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">After growing up in the south where she was "homeschooled for hippie reasons", Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia’s misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company, and become an Internet star.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Felicia’s short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now, Felicia’s strange world is filled with thoughts on creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism—just like her memoir.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hilarious and inspirational, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is proof that everyone should embrace what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now—even for a digital misfit. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I am not very familiar with Felicia Day but I really enjoyed this audiobook. She narrates the book herself and based on this work, I am sure she will be able to add narrator to her career choices. She was amazing!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">She has lived a very dysfunctional life starting with an anxiety disorder and panic attacks, gaming additions and eventually an emotional breakdown. </span>I have a lot of respect for someone this famous revealing so much of herself. It is wonderful what one can accomplice even with such obstacles if you just put your mind to it.</div>
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I completed my goal for the Goodreads challenge (my biggest goal yet) :) I am so happy. Now it is all plain sailing from here. I love keeping lists, so the only problem was that I wanted to be free if health wise I need a little more time. Although an audiobook is a wonderful thing at 3am!<br />
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I am sorry but this did not impress me. It is a really big budget movie with HUGE special effects (and kudos to those involved) but the story is just one more disaster movie. Don't get me wrong, "end-of-the-world" movies are favourites but I felt just a bit too bored here. I cannot believe the luck that Ray and Carla had. . . . and driving basically a rubber duck through a tsunami . . . . yeah.</center>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-35978785471677490082015-08-27T07:00:00.000+02:002015-08-27T07:00:03.308+02:00Relaxation in front of the TV . . . I did a little knitting while at school in the 1900's :) but I am going to start it up again. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law is going to guide me and teach me the basics again (I have heard that it is NOT like riding a bike!). My friends are already warning me of lost stitches and wholes . . .<br />
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With insomnia raging this morning at 3am, I started reading all my old posts from my various blogs of the years (can't believe I have been blogging since 2009!). Painting, cross-stitching, beading, books, reviews, movies, pets. What a road it has been!<br />
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As many of you know, I am quite ill at the moment so I will be reconsilidating my interests. One blog - everything on it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-75718369862048064272013-01-16T10:00:00.000+02:002015-08-21T19:55:12.373+02:00I am moving to Wordpress<strike>I have made the decision to move over to Wordpress as I just cannot get BLOGGER to work for me anymore. I have been trying for hours to change the formatting of my older posts back to normal but without success. Please excuse the dodgy (and pink) formatting - LoL</strike><br />
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<strike>I hope you will join me at my new blog <a href="https://justreadingforfun.wordpress.com/">JUST READING FOR FUN</a>.</strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-57769107557569995912013-01-16T08:04:00.000+02:002013-01-14T16:57:49.660+02:00Book Review: Odd Hours by Dean Koontz<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Odd Hours" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348586644l/2703450.jpg" width="335" height="543"></p> <p>Title: <strong>Odd Hours<br></strong>Author: <strong>Dean Koontz<br></strong>Series:<strong> Odd Thomas #4<br></strong>Genre: <b>Paranormal Fiction<br></b>Publication date: <strong>20 May 2008<br></strong>Online presence:: <a title="http://www.deankoontz.com/" href="http://www.deankoontz.com/"><strong>http://www.deankoontz.com/</strong></a><br>Source: <strong>My own audio copy<br>Narrated by David Aaron Baker<br></strong><font color="#9b00d3"><em>Amazon link: </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553591703/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allthedayof-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553591703"><strong><font color="#9b00d3"><em>Odd Hours: An Odd Thomas Novel</em></font></strong></a><em><strong><font color="#9b00d3"><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0553591703" width="1" height="1"></font></strong> </em></p> <p><font color="#000000"><strong><font size="4"><em>Goodreads blurb:<br></em></font></strong></font><font color="#000000">Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas is one of those rare literary heroes who have come alive in readers’ imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is irresistibly drawn onward to a destiny he cannot imagine and to undreamed of places where the perils he will face and the stakes for which he fights will eclipse all that he has known. <br></font><strong><br></strong><font color="#000000">The legend began in the obscure little town of Pico Mundo. A fry cook named Odd was rumored to have the extraordinary ability to communicate with the dead. Through tragedy and triumph, exhilaration and heartbreak, word of Odd Thomas’s gifts filtered far beyond Pico Mundo, attracting unforgettable new friends—and enemies of implacable evil. With great gifts comes the responsibility to meet great challenges. But no mere human being was ever meant to face the darkness that now stalks the world—not even one as oddly special as Odd Thomas. <br>After grappling with the very essence of reality itself, after finding the veil that separates him from his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, tantalizingly thin yet impenetrable, Odd longed only to return to a life of quiet anonymity with his two otherworldly sidekicks—his dog Boo and a new companion, one of the few who might rival his old pal Elvis. But a true hero, however humble, must persevere. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems. Now the forces arrayed against him have both official sanction and an infinitely more sinister authority…and in this dark night of the soul dawn will come only after the most shattering revelations of all.<br>Burnishing Dean Koontz’s stature as a master of suspense and one of our most innovative and gifted storytellers, <strong>Odd Hours</strong> illuminates a legacy of mystery and hope that will shine on long after the final page.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000"><font face="Janda Quirkygirl"><font size="5"><strong><em>My thoughts:<br></em></strong></font></font><font size="3">Let me start by saying that I love this narrator. Some books are just better in audio form (I am thinking of THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE) and I think David Aaron Baker made this book for me. His calm, smoothing voice just carried the story of Odd Thomas perfectly. Sometimes Dean Koontz tends to wander off into some beautiful prose but David made it all just seem to flow together – loved that!</font></font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3">As with all the Odd Thomas books, the people that Odd meets, all have funny little quirks. I guess that if you are a little funny yourself, you just gravitate towards such. One of my favourites are the aging film director (actor) that employs Odd. He lives in the past and through his old movies. The conversations between him and Odd were just wonderful.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3">This book does not have loads of action and it all takes place inside of 24 hours. 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I want to apologize for the formatting on some of my earlier blog posts. For some reason BLOGGER has changed my settings and removed/changed formatting on the posts. I have been unable to get it back to normal. I have even lost some posts. It has been really fustrating but at this point I am out of ideas . . . Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-54674226672863371862013-01-12T05:41:00.000+02:002013-01-12T05:41:00.192+02:00My Spotlight: Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_4XiA7eTd4M/T98UQPE0SMI/AAAAAAAAF54/r6VJQMnSbVw/s1600-h/Wish_List_2%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Wish_List_2" alt="Wish_List_2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4PS-BXIGQPk/T98USg9WmFI/AAAAAAAAF6A/ODaRK1DFLg4/Wish_List_2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="394" height="287" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Level 2 (The Memory Chronicles, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1339111040l/10861195.jpg" /></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Segoe Script"><strong>Expected Publication date:  15 January 2013</strong></font></p> <p>Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow prisoners, Felicia passes the endless hours downloading memories and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and the boy she loved, Neil. <br />Then a girl in a neighboring chamber disappears, and nobody but Felicia seems to recall she existed in the first place. Something is obviously very wrong. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, she learns the truth: a rebellion is brewing to overthrow the Morati, the guardians of Level 2. <br />Felicia is reluctant to trust Julian, but then he promises what she wants the most—to be with Neil again—if only she’ll join the rebels. Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself in the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-64526462246462402802013-01-05T06:08:00.000+02:002013-01-05T06:08:00.433+02:00My Spotlight: Crash by Lisa McMann<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Crash (Visions, #1)" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1338831965l/13146312.jpg"></p> <p align="center"><font color="#9b00d3">This book sounds awesome. Can’t wait!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Expected publication date: 08 January 2013</strong></font></p> <p><strong>If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of four books from the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.</strong></p> <p>Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that.<br>What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow.<br>The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she <em>sees</em>. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember.<br>In this riveting start to a gripping series from <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-77668820719890313872013-01-02T05:29:00.000+02:002013-01-02T05:29:00.349+02:00Super Book Blast: Highland Quest by B.J. 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Scott</font> <p><b>BLURB:</b></p><a name="_GoBack"></a> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-z2EzB063eqg/UMyXiCcfTFI/AAAAAAAAIEc/w9M1lrprDvo/s1600-h/Cover_HighlandQuest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: left" title="Cover_HighlandQuest" alt="Cover_HighlandQuest" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iJiiRu6nRHY/UMyXjPqEKzI/AAAAAAAAIEk/Qz1j83WvcPM/Cover_HighlandQuest_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="353"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>No longer content in the shadows of his older brothers and on a quest to find his destiny, Bryce Fraser's chosen path is fraught with danger, passion, and decisions. Can his unspoken love for spirited, beguiling Fallon be triumphant in a time of war and uncertainty, or will they both fall prey to the devious plans of a traitorous laird from a rival clan?</p> <p> <p><b></b> <p><b>EXCERPT</b><b>:</b> <p>Bryce closed the gap between them. She heard his footsteps, felt his warm breath on the back of her neck as he spoke, but didn’t turn around. <p>“Please dinna be angry with me, Fallon. I could not bear to think you held me any ill will. This is for the best.” He gently touched her shoulder. <p>“Dinna leave.” She dropped the sack and whipped around to face him, the words escaping before she could stop them. “Why must you go? Why must you risk your life?” <p>“You know why.” He yanked her against his chest and captured her mouth. <p>But this time she did not fight his advances. She wrapped her arms around his neck, responding with equal enthusiasm to his kiss. Her lips parted, welcoming the sweep of his tongue. As he deepened the exploration, her knees buckled, and she clung to his tunic as if her life depended on it. <p><i></i> <p>Unshed tears stung her eyes, but she managed to blink them away. This might be the last time they would see each other and she suddenly found herself wanting a memory that would last forever. What she was about to ask was wrong, and could only lead to heartache. While she knew she should fight temptation with her last breath, she was only human. <p>“Join with me, Bryce,” she whispered against his lips. <p><b></b> <p> <p><b><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl">AUTHOR Bio and Links:</font></b> <p>With a passion for historical romance, history in general, and anything Celtic, B.J. always has an exciting work in progress. Each story offers a blend of romance, adventure, suspense, and, where appropriate, a dab of comic relief. Carefully researched historical facts are woven into each manuscript, providing a backdrop from which steamy romance, gripping plots, and vivid characters—dashing alpha heroes and resourceful, beguiling heroines you can’t help but admire—spring to life. A member of RWA, World Romance Writers, Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, and Savvy Authors, B.J. also writes contemporary, paranormal, time travel, and romantic suspense. <p>C.S. Lewis first captivated B. J.’s imagination in the fourth grade, and her desire to write sprang from there. Following a career in nursing and child and youth work, B.J. married her knight-in-shining-armor, and he whisked her away to his castle by the sea. In reality, they share their century-old home in a small Canadian town on the shore of Lake Erie with three dogs and a cat. When she is not working at her childcare job, on her small business, or writing, you will find her reading, camping, or antique hunting. <p><b></b> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorbjscott"><font color="#9b00d3">https://www.facebook.com/authorbjscott</font></a> <p><a href="http://www.authorbjscott.com/"><font color="#9b00d3">http://www.authorbjscott.com/</font></a> <p><a href="http://authorbjscott.wordpress.com/"><font color="#9b00d3">http://authorbjscott.wordpress.com/</font></a> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0-T146J_lJg/UMyXowk0b4I/AAAAAAAAIEs/9YZTCNIo-qM/s1600-h/Giveaway%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Giveaway" alt="Giveaway" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9ikU6oCQjzw/UMyXq56PCVI/AAAAAAAAIE0/3RgOogWAHFk/Giveaway_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="376" height="271"></a> <p>The author will award gifts of swag (including a canvas tote bag, a mouse pad, a pen, book thong, bookmark, can cooler, magnet, and key chain -- US/Canada only) to randomly drawn commenters from this tour and her Virtual Book Tour, <strong>and a grand prize of one $50 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter</strong> from this tour and her <a href="http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/12/virtual-book-tour-highland-quest-by-b-j.html">Virtual Book Tour</a>. <p><font color="#9b00d3" size="4" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Here is the rest of the tour participants, so lets get commenting!</strong></font> <p>1. <a href="http://www.krystalshannan.blogspot.com/">Krystal Shannan - Where Love and Destiny Collide</a><br>2. <a href="http://www.wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com/">Wicked Readings By Tawania</a><br>3. <a href="http://nightskydarkstar.blogspot.com/">Books and Other Spells</a><br>4. <a href="http://jm-stewart.blogspot.com/">JM Stewart</a><br>5. <a href="http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog">Adventure into Romance</a><br>6. <a href="http://its-raining-books.blogspot.com/">It's Raining Books</a><br>7. <a href="http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/">Welcome to My World of Dreams</a><br>8. <a href="http://andisbookreviews.blogspot.com/">Andi's Book Reviews </a><br>9. <a href="http://mydevotionalthoughts.com/">My Devotional Thoughts</a><br>10. <a href="http://wickedlysexywriters.wordpress.com/">Wickedly Sexy Writers</a><br>11. <a href="http://www.sandracox.blogspot.com/">Sandra's Blog</a><br>12. <a href="http://romantichistoricallovers.wordpress.com/">Romantic Historical Lovers</a><br>13. <a href="http://simplyali.blogspot.com/">Simply Ali</a><br>14. <a href="http://moonlightlacemayhem.blogspot.com/">Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem</a><br>15. <a href="http://allthedaysof.blogspot.com/">All the days of</a><br>16. <a href="http://sharinglinksandwisdom.blogspot.com/">Sharing Links and Wisdom</a><br>17. <a href="http://www.urbangirlreader.com/">Urban Girl Reader</a><br>18. <a href="http://realmanticmoments.blogspot.com/">Realmantic Moments</a><br>19. <a href="http://authorisabelroman.blogspot.com/">Sexy Adventures, Passionate Tales</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-31870560786084248322013-01-01T00:12:00.000+02:002013-01-01T00:12:00.500+02:00Happy New Year!<p><a href="http://www.commentsyard.com/"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="One Minute Left" src="http://www.commentsyard.com/cy/01/6874/happy-new-year-graphics-09.jpg" width="463" height="338"></a></p> <p>Goodbye 2012 – you will not be missed! What a terrible rollercoaster year! </p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Janda Silly Monkey"><strong>Hello 2013 . . . Welcome!</strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2">Let us hope for a year of joy and only happiness. For lots of books and wonderful reviews. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Happy New Year!</strong></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-80308565877896199892012-12-31T06:59:00.000+02:002012-12-31T06:59:00.305+02:00Super Book Blast Tour: The Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-j9a-PVGax8U/UMGWa9eL3MI/AAAAAAAAICU/U76XvN7xVVc/s1600-h/SBBT%252520The%252520Silver%252520Sphere%252520Banner%252520copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="SBBT The Silver Sphere Banner copy" alt="SBBT The Silver Sphere Banner copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wNzmSYaQaUk/UMGWc2PdeQI/AAAAAAAAICc/VaMuBXjNzRQ/SBBT%252520The%252520Silver%252520Sphere%252520Banner%252520copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="250"></a></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="6">The Silver Sphere</font></b></p> <p align="center">By <p align="center">Michael Dadich <p><b>BLURB: <br></b>Shelby Pardow never imagined she could kill someone. All she wants to do is <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s8_EtRNKOEo/UMGWem0YNJI/AAAAAAAAICk/M8MxdiWWTvk/s1600-h/MEDIA%252520KIT%252520the-silver-sphere%2525205%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: left" title="MEDIA KIT the-silver-sphere 5" alt="MEDIA KIT the-silver-sphere 5" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RvHZltnHUfk/UMGWgIHmeOI/AAAAAAAAICs/0zYBgeFwzaI/MEDIA%252520KIT%252520the-silver-sphere%2525205_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" height="306"></a>hide from her troubled father… when she is teleported to awaiting soldiers on the planet Azimuth. Here she is not a child, but Kin to one of the six Aulic Assembly members whom Malefic Cacoethes has drugged and imprisoned. He seeks to become dictator of this world (and then Earth by proxy).</p> <p>His father, Biskara, is an evil celestial entity, tracked by the Assembly with an armillary device, The Silver Sphere. With the Assembly now deposed, Biskara directs Malefic and the Nightlanders to their strategic targets. Unless…. <p>Can Shelby find the other Kin, and develop courage and combat skills? Can the Kin reassemble in time to release or replace the Assembly, overthrowing Malefic and restraining Biskara? <p><b></b> <p><b><font size="4"></font></b> </p> <p><b><font size="4">AUTHOR INFORMATION:<br></font></b>I’ve been writing since first setting pencil to steno pad at age 8. A year later, I began developing the world of my current series-in-progress, and even created its title, The Silver Sphere. Now, with the support of years of experience, those early maps and back stories have progressed into what I hope is a fresh and entertaining take on the classic young adult fantasy adventure. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RuhyqacRYEU/UMGWipK__0I/AAAAAAAAIC0/yg95NF-irFI/s1600-h/MEDIA%252520KIT%252520michael%2525202%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: left" title="MEDIA KIT michael 2" alt="MEDIA KIT michael 2" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RqRrLgI3WEE/UMGWkArJmLI/AAAAAAAAIC8/G2Ejg0rZflg/MEDIA%252520KIT%252520michael%2525202_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="232"></a>Despite my frequent escapes into parallel worlds, I root myself firmly in my very real family and community. When not pacing the yard maniacally after every few pages of writing, I spend as much time as possible hanging out with my studly 9-year-old son, and my inspirational wife Jenna. I also coach several local youth sports teams in Beverly Hills, and alternate between yelling at my two crazy Corgis and hiking with my trained German Shepherd. <p>For more, join me in my favorite fantasy worlds, from Lord of the Rings to the creations of C.S. Lewis, Anne McCaffrey and Terry Brooks. <p>Even more importantly, stop by and say hello on my Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorMichaelDadich"><font color="#9b00d3">AuthorMichaelDadich</font></a>, tweet me at <a href="http://twitter.com/MichaelDadich"><font color="#9b00d3">@MichaelDadich</font></a>, and stalk my website at <a href="http://www.thesilversphere.org/"><font color="#9b00d3"><a href="http://www.thesilversphere.org.org">http://www.thesilversphere.org</font></a><font color="#9b00d3">.org</a>.</font> <p><font color="#9b00d3"><font color="#000000"><font size="4">Amazon Buy link</font>:</font> <b></b></font><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1622536010/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1622536010&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">The Silver Sphere</font></a> by Michael Dadich <p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j-jLUe6pAJg/UMGWp4I-ICI/AAAAAAAAIDE/yemXODbp1lE/s1600-h/Giveaway%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Giveaway" alt="Giveaway" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z8ALVMjaljk/UMGWsD8UAWI/AAAAAAAAIDM/RpfNBGq77Hk/Giveaway_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="370" height="266"></a> <p> <p>Michael will be awarding a $75 Amazon or BN.com GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tours.</p> <p>For more changes to comment, here is the rest of my teammates that will be posting today:</p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.brendamaxfield.wordpress.com/">Brenda Maxfield's Blog</a><br>2. <a href="http://andisyoungadult.blogspot.com/">Andi's Young Adult Books</a><br>3. <a href="http://www.bookreviewsbydee.com/">Book Reviews by Dee</a><br>4. <a href="http://sharinglinksandwisdom.blogspot.com/">Sharing Links and Wisdom</a><br>5. <a href="http://lisahaseltonsreviewsandinterviews.blogspot.com/">Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews</a><br>6. <a href="http://www.elainepcantrell.blogspot.com/">Hope. Dreams. Life... Love</a><br>7. <a href="http://moonlightlacemayhem.blogspot.com/">Moonlight, Lace, and Mayhem</a><br>8. <a href="http://its-raining-books.blogspot.com/">It's Raining Books</a><br>9. <a href="http://booksinthehall.blogspot.com/">Books in the Hall</a><br>10. <a href="http://nickiesviewsandinterviews.blogspot.com/">Nickie's Views and Interviews</a><br>11. <a href="http://www.courtneyfarrell.com/">Loose the Hounds</a><br>12. <a href="http://readingwithanacrasia.blogspot.com/">Reading wtih Anacrasia</a><br>13. <a href="http://www.bookemnc.blogspot.com">Book 'Em North Carolina</a><br><font color="#9b00d3">14. </font><a href="http://allthedaysof.blogspot.com"><font color="#9b00d3">All the Days of</font></a><br>15. <a href="http://ohchrys.blogspot.com/">Oh, Chrys!</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-38669881459635549552012-12-30T10:15:00.001+02:002012-12-30T10:15:15.830+02:00No more reading goals … for 2013 at least<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgQQdv_NVVqrYiehIXZdfugZDI39mgDgclovulSdJtImNPF0ys" width="448" height="189"></p> <p>It is Sunday morning and I am browsing through my favourite book club <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/21857-south-african-book-lovers"><font color="#9b00d3"><strong>SOUTH AFRICAN BOOK LOVERS</strong></font></a><font color="#9b00d3"><strong> </strong></font><font color="#000000">on Goodreads and wow, have they read some books! I made my 2012 list and I have only read 13 books in 2012. The last book in October. Terrible I know! (Here is a <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/729127-chrizette-s-spot-for-2012"><strong><font color="#9b00d3">link</font></strong></a> to my list.) </font></p> <p><font color="#000000">I used to be a humungous reader, devouring everything in sight … what happened to me?</font></p> <p><img style="display: inline; float: left" alt="" align="left" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBL_AH0pXdV5TeTPvHs8xAp9oRVhecfGtKIRfFynKW2kfvVgcdUQ" width="254" height="198"></p> <p><font color="#000000">So for 2013, no pressure. If I read 10 books or if I read 100 – good for me! The only requirement is going to be that I review every book I read. I used to love writing reviews but have gotten a bit of writer's block recently. That is going to change, if it is only 10 sentences, it is going to be good enough. </font></p> <p><font color="#000000">I think I have just gotten a bit lost with how I think things should be. I am not a huge writer and will never write a review that will make people want to recommend me for a prize. I am a book blogger and that is it. My reviews come from how a book makes me feel. And that is okay. I am giving myself permission to just be myself. No more comparing my reviews to others out there. Maybe there is one person out there that finds a sentence that they can relate to and that will be awesome. 2013 is going to be a good year, I know it!</font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl">2013 here I come!</font></strong></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-39791382228024915522012-12-24T06:51:00.000+02:002012-12-24T06:51:00.782+02:00Book Excerpt: Belong to the Night<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Belong To The Night (The Long Island Coven #2)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348934843l/6453240.jpg"></p> <p><strong>Back Cover Copy:</strong> <p><strong>BELONG TO THE NIGHT</strong> <p><strong>“THE WOLF, THE WITCH, AND HER LACK OF WARDROBE”</strong> <p>Jamie Meacham has enough trouble controlling her supernatural abilities. There's no time for lust, or for Tully Smith, even with his smoldering amber eyes. But Tully's grappling with his own animal instincts as a powerful shifter-wolf, trying to protect all his territory—including a certain sassy witch—from vicious rivals. <p><strong>EXCERPT: (Unedited/Unproofed)</strong> <p><strong>BELONG TO THE NIGHT</strong> <p><strong>“The Wolf, the Witch, and Her Lack of Wardrobe</strong> <p><strong>From Brava</strong> <p><strong>Available Now!</strong> <p>Jamie woke up on her couch, a quilt wrapped around her. All the lights on and a fire blazing away in her fireplace. An open bottle of water rested on the coffee table in front of her couch, along with a bowl filled with grapes she’d brought that afternoon from the farmer’s market. Using what strength she had left, she pulled herself up until she had her back against the arm rest. She grabbed the water first and swigged back half of it, her throat raw from the flames she’d been forced to eat before she figured out her opponent’s weakness and won the tournament. After hydrating, she placed the bowl of grapes in her lap and proceeded to devour them. She was so glad she’d gone for the seedless when she made the purchase since she’d never been a big fan of spitting, unless she was in a fight with her cousin. <p>As she was nearing the last few grapes and wondering what else she had in her refrigerator or freezer to eat, she heard a loud bang somewhere in the back of the house followed by extensive cursing. <p>She started to get up when Rico flew into the room followed by Tully Smith trying to catch her. <p>“Come here you little bastard!” He made a wild grab for the gyrfalcon and the bird went up into the rafters. One of the reasons Jamie had picked this cabin for her new home was because of the deliciously extravagant high ceilings. <p>“Don’t think runnin’ up there’s gonna stop me,” Tully growled. <p>He’d put on clothes—tragically—and she wondered how long she’d been out for Tully to go to his place, change, and get back here without her knowing. Then on the end table at the opposite end of her sectional couch, she noticed not only her gun but the dress and satchel she’d brought with her when she’d gone out to the clearing. <em>Christ, what time is it anyway?</em> Because if there was one thing she knew about the man, it was that he didn’t have a vehicle to get around quickly in. Every time she saw him he was either walking on two feet or four, but he was always walking slowly. If he wasn’t walking, someone else was driving. Yet she did have to admit…all that walking had done the man wonders. He had what could only be called an astounding body. The kind that the supermodels <em>appeared</em> to have in those giant billboards in Times Square but when Jamie had actually seen them in person—usually during drug busts—they were way too thin and narrow. But not Tully Smith. He was definitely a man who could handle her physically, which was a nice change of pace. <p>“What are you doing?” she finally asked when she saw the wolf bending at the knees so he could try and make a lateral jump to the bird. Although what the shifters could do—and withstand—physically did amaze Jamie, she also knew he’d never reach the bird. Then again, dogs could be kind of dumb sometimes. <p>Tully let out a breath before slowly turning to face her. “I’m trying to make you a fricassee.” <p>Jamie snorted, wincing a little when it made her raw throat and nasal passages burn. “You may want to stick with easier birds to catch than falcons.” <p>“Thought that was a hawk.” <p>“Nope. A gyrfalcon.” <p>“A what?” <p>“A jerr-falcon,” she said slowly so he could understand the pronunciation. “A bird of prey. I looked it up.” <p>“You got yourself a pet bird of prey?” <p>“I didn’t get myself anything. One day I opened my front door and there she was. I call her Rico, after the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.” <p>“Because Tweety was too obvious?” He walked toward her and Rico came down from the rafters and landed right on his head. The wolf stopped and let out a very long and very frustrated sigh. “It’s on my head.” <p>“Yes, she is on your head.” <p>“Why is it on my head?” <p>“Maybe because you keep calling her ‘it’ when she’s a ‘she.’” <p>“Her talons are digging into my skull.” <p>“She’s just trying to protect me from the likes of you. She’s my familiar, so that’s her job.” <p>“I thought you said she was a falcon.” <p>Not in the mood to give a full explanation of the magickal connection between certain animals and witches, Jamie lifted her arm and Rico came to her immediately. She landed on her forearm, talons gently holding onto the skin. Jamie smiled at the majestic bird who’d chosen her. “Isn’t she beautiful?” <p>“Oh, I don’t know. I think I see much prettier things right here in this room.” <p>Jamie looked up to find the wolf staring right at her chest, exposed because the quilt was down to her waist and she wore nothing else. Surprisingly embarrassed since, to quote Mac, “Jamie’s all about being naked when she can manage it,” she started to reach for the quilt when Rico spread out her wings, covering Jamie up. <p>Tully glared at the bird. “Spoilsport.” <p>***** <p>Tully heard the timer go off in the kitchen and went back in to dump the pasta he’d made into the strainer. He didn’t go for anything fancy tonight, more concerned with getting Jamie fed rather than dazzling her with his cooking skills. He dumped a healthy amount of spaghetti in a bowl and poured bottled sauce on top of that. Then he grabbed a fork, grated cheese from the refrigerator, and some paper towels. He brought it out to the living room and found Jamie sitting up, the quilt wrapped around her from chest to feet. Too bad since he’d enjoyed staring at her beautiful body in all this light. <p>For a full-human her body was strong and riddled with scars. No fang marks, like most of the Smithville females received after they hit puberty, but knife cuts, bullet holes—at least two—and a scar across her upper chest that had probably needed more stitches than he was in the mood to count. And yet she didn’t hide those scars from him or anyone else. Nor did she run around showing them off so that everyone could “ooh” and “aah” over her suffering. Like the beautiful brown color of her skin and those dimples in her cheeks, the scars were simply a part of her that she accepted and didn’t question. <p>“Here.” He placed the pasta in front of her. “Eat.” <p>“Thank you.” She dug into the meal and Tully went back to the kitchen to get her more water and some fresh bread she had lying on her counter. He brought all that out to her and placed it on the coffee table. <p>“Anything else, ya need?” <p>Busy eating, Jamie only managed to shake her head. So Tully dropped onto the other side of the big sectional, picked up the remote and turned on the TV before putting his feet up on her coffee table and relaxing back. After five minutes of trying to find something decent to watch, he heard a delicate throat clear. He glanced over at Jamie and found her watching him. <p>“Comfortable?” she asked. <p>Tully grinned. “Mighty comfortable! Thank ya kindly.” <p>How could he not be with a beautiful woman wrapped only in a quilt within groping distance, a big-screen TV for his viewing pleasure—proving he didn’t need his own TV when he had friends who already did—and a couch that his butt was taking quite a shine too? What more could he need? <p>Of course when that large splatter of bird shit hit him dead center of his head, he did realize that he could use a good rifle with a sight. Could this be the thing Jamie had been saying “Honey, I’m home” to the other day? Because Lord forbid the woman should do something normal. <p>Laughing so hard she fell back on the couch, Jamie couldn’t manage more than, “Oh, my God! She <em>hates</em> you!” <p>Yeah, he was sensing that. And he’d be lying if he said that the feeling wasn’t mutual. <p>***** <p>Jamie watched Tully walk out of the bathroom with his hair freshly washed. He glared at the bird as he passed the bookcase she was perched on. <p>“I smell like damn honey,” he complained about her shampoo and conditioner. “Every bear in three counties will be following me around town.” <p>“I like all natural hair-care products. No sulfates or silicones for me.” When he glared at her like he’d glared at Rico, Jamie could only laugh. <p>Tully roughly towel-dried his hair before dropping on the couch and using her favorite comb to get the shiny brown locks off his face. The entire time he watched her. <p>“What?” she finally asked. <p>“I need you to tell me what’s going on.” <p>Not quite sure what Tully was asking, Jamie only replied, “Nothing. Why?” <p>Tossing her comb down, he rested his elbows on his knees, leaned forward, clasped his hands together, and said, “There’s only a couple of ways we can do this, beautiful. You either tell me what happened tonight and you tell me right now. Or you get your shit and you go. You and your coven…including Emma.” <p>The panic eased when she realized he was asking about a few hours ago rather than what had been slowly building for the last few weeks. <p>“Kyle’s never letting that happen,” she said confidently. <p>“You’re right. He wouldn’t. But Kyle don’t run this town. For all the tigers, the lions, and the goddamn bears, only the Smith wolves have ever run Smithville County. And only Smith wolves ever will. That don’t mean to say that Kyle won’t go wherever little Emma goes. He will. But we both know that boy won’t be happy anywhere else but here.” <p>“But you’re going to run us out anyway?” <p>“I’m going to protect my town. That’s what I do. That’s what I’ll always do. And right now, beautiful, you are nothin’ but trouble. So unless you start talking right now, and unless I believe every word coming out of your mouth, I want you gone by sun up.” When she opened her mouth to respond, he added, “And stop trying to test me, it’s only pissing me off and we both know I’ll do what I say I will.” <p>“We both know that, do we?” <p>“I’m a Smith, beautiful. There ain’t nothin’ I won’t do.” <p>Tired but no longer exhausted, Jamie leaned back into the couch and studied the man sitting across from her. “I’m on a search for power. Undiluted. Untapped.” <p>“I thought you found that here.” <p>“I did. But it’s kind of like having a joint checking account. Every time I pull power from here, my Coven knows.” <p>“And they ask questions.” <p>“Yep.” <p>“So that’s what tonight was? A search for more power?” <p>“Kind of. I’m trying to become the champion of one of my goddesses. It’s hard, dirty work, and often requires me to fight Greek giants who like to use fire as a weapon.” <p>“Sounds like a lot of risk for a Yankee from Staten Island.” <p>She glared at him through slits as her eyes narrowed. “I’m from <em>Long</em> Island, Marmaduke. There’s a difference.” <p>“And it still sounds like a lot of risk.” <p>“It is. But to become a god’s champion is to enhance your power tenfold. So it’s worth the risk.” <p>“I don’t understand you.” <p>“What don’t you understand?” <p>“You already have so much power. Everyone in town knows it, we can all feel it. But it’s natural. Part of you like the wolf is part of me. I don’t understand why you would want to enhance that.” <p>Annoyed by his statement—although she wasn’t sure why—Jamie lobbed back, “And I don’t understand how you can be happy wandering around this town every day. Don’t you get bored?” <p>“Nope. ‘Round here there’s always something interesting going on.” <p>“I’ve been here ten months and I haven’t seen anything all that interesting. It’s a nice little town, don’t get me wrong. But…” <p>“But what? Go on, say it.” <p>“Don’t you crave <em>more</em>?” <p>“No.” <p>“So you’re happy to settle?” <p>“I guess we have a different opinion of settling, beautiful.” <p>She lifted her hands, palms up. She didn’t want to fight since the man had saved her from flying hyenas. “Hey, ya know what? To each his or her own. If you’re happy here that’s all that matters.” <p>“Can you think of anything better than being happy where you are?” <p>“Yeah.” Jamie smiled. “Power.” <p>Copyright © Shelly Laurenston 2012</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121784597482307635.post-1376970091101831842012-12-18T05:39:00.000+02:002012-12-18T05:39:00.597+02:00Book Blitz: The Gatekeeper Series by Anthony Horowitz<p>I can’t believe I missed this dystopian series by Anthony Horowitz. I read a review of the last book in the series, Oblivion, and now I am definitely in search of all five books.</p> <p><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Book 1: Raven’s Gate</strong></font></p> <p><img alt="Raven's Gate (The Gatekeepers, #1)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328842690l/107664.jpg"></p> <p>This chilling NYT bestseller from Anthony Horowitz, "a master of edge-of-your-seat writing" (Booklist, starred) is "an exhilarating read" (Kirkus) that "should attract a strong following" (PW)<br>As punishment for a crime he didn't really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling.<br>He should have chosen jail.<br>A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him disappear . . . or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven's Gate - a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt's own. <p>Amazon buy link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439680093/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0439680093&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">The Gatekeepers #1: Raven's Gate</font></a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0439680093" width="1" height="1"> <p> <font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Book 2: Evil Star</strong></font> <p><img alt="Evil Star (The Gatekeepers, #2)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328866615l/107670.jpg"> <p>The second thrilling, chilling installment in Anthony Horowitz's bestselling Gatekeepers series.<br>Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the evil threat of the Old Ones grows . . . and another Gate suddenly comes into play.<br>Another masterful thriller from supernaturally suspenseful Anthony Horowitz. <p> Amazon buy link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439680085/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0439680085&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">The Gatekeepers #2: Evil Star</font></a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0439680085" width="1" height="1"> <p> <font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Book 3: Nightrise</strong></font> <p><img alt="Nightrise (The Gatekeepers, #3)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328866616l/107669.jpg"> <p>The world is in great danger�and only five kids can save it. But to do that, they must face off against some of the most powerful people in the world. Two of the five, Scott and Jamie, have always known they were different. Twins whose birth is shrouded in mystery, they�ve always been able to communicate with each other telepathically. Their supernatural talent has landed them no farther than a gig in a Z-grade sideshow in Reno, Nevada...until they garner the attention of a very scary clientele. Soon their lives are in jeopardy, with one of them trapped and one of them on the run. In Nightrise, Anthony Horowitz ups the stakes in his most thrilling, intense novel yet.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/851339.Nightrise#">(less)</a> <p>Amazon buy link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NOA4UW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007NOA4UW&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">The Gatekeepers #3: Nightrise</font></a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007NOA4UW" width="1" height="1"> <p><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Book 4: Necropolis</strong></font> <p><img alt="Necropolis (The Gatekeepers, #4)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348477584l/2870651.jpg"> <p>Hong Kong has been taken over by the Old Ones and has become Necropolis, City of the Dead. Once in, there is no way out… Evil has been unleashed on the world and only five children – with special powers – can save it. Matt and the other three desperately need to find Scar, the final Gatekeeper, who has been trapped in Hong Kong, where puddles of water turn into puddles of blood, where ghosts, demons and hideous creatures stalk the streets. Matt has no choice but to follow her. Now, both imprisoned, their only hope of survival is to reach a secret door in the Man Ho temple. But even if Scar can find her psychic power, it may already be too late.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2870651-necropolis#">(less)</a> <p>Amazon Buy link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NOA5LA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007NOA5LA&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">The Gatekeepers #4: Necropolis</font></a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007NOA5LA" width="1" height="1"> <p><font size="5" face="Janda Quirkygirl"><strong>Book 5: Oblivion</strong></font> <p><img alt="Oblivion (The Gatekeepers, #5)" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334922116l/13343752.jpg"> <p>Having escaped from Hong Kong, the five gatekeepers - Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett - are scattered in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to re-group and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle. <p> Amazon buy link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844286231/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844286231&linkCode=as2&tag=allthedayof-20"><font color="#9b00d3">Oblivion (Power of Five)</font></a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-left-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=allthedayof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1844286231" width="1" height="1"> <p> <strong><font size="5">Author Bio:</font></strong> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8KPSi2AMmq8/UMyZ9gcos7I/AAAAAAAAIE8/H2ChTTi1_zI/s1600-h/Anthony-Horowitz-23.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: left" title="Anthony Horowitz (2)" alt="Anthony Horowitz (2)" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BW6vCy5CPc0/UMyZ-35Mv0I/AAAAAAAAIFA/_Ev_6KicXic/Anthony-Horowitz-2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="157" height="240"></a>Anthony Horowitz is one<br>of the most prolifi c and<br>successful writers working<br>in the UK today. He is a born<br>polymath; juggling writing<br>books, TV series, movies,<br>plays and journalism.<br>Anthony has written over<br>35 books, including the<br>bestselling teenage spy<br>series ALEX RIDER, which he<br>adapted into a movie released worldwide in 2006.<br>The nine ALEX RIDER novels have sold over 13 million copies<br>worldwide. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and<br>was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books<br>to write a new Sherlock Holmes novel. Published in November<br>2011, THE HOUSE OF SILK was a huge success worldwide.<br>THE POWER OF FIVE sequence, to which OBLIVION is the epic<br>conclusion, has a broad readership, ranging from young fans<br>through to adult.<br>Anthony is responsible for creating and writing some of the<br>UK’s most beloved and successful TV series, producing the fi rst<br>seven episodes of MIDSOMER MURDERS. He is the writer and<br>creator of the BAFTA award-winning drama series FOYLE’S WAR.<br>Filming begins on the next series of FOYLE’S WAR this summer<br>for broadcast in 2013. Anthony has also written other original<br>complex dramas for ITV, including COLLISION (which aired in<br>2009 and reached seven million viewers a night during its fi ve<br>night run) and INJUSTICE (transmitted in 2011 to widespread<br>acclaim).<br>Anthony is currently working with Steven Spielberg and Peter<br>Jackson, writing the sequel to TINTIN. He is also working on<br>another screenplay for Warner Brothers.<br>Anthony regularly contributes to a wide variety of national<br>newspapers on subjects ranging from politics to education.<br>He has been a patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices and<br>Kidscape since 2009. Amongst many plaudits, he was especially<br>thrilled in 2011 to be presented with a gold BLUE PETER badge,<br>celebrating his body of writing for young people.<br>Anthony is married to TV producer Jill Green, whose production<br>company has produced FOYLE’S WAR, COLLISION and INJUSTICE<br>amongst other hit shows. The couple have two sons and divide<br>their time between London’s Clerkenwell district and Orford,<br>Suffolk.<br>For more about Anthony’s life and work, go to www.<br>anthonyhorowitz.com</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cWEhF5Iruno/UMyZ_gAGiYI/AAAAAAAAIFI/SnGnDJkvGlo/s1600-h/PAN-MacMILLAN4.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="PAN MacMILLAN" alt="PAN MacMILLAN" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gr12Nt0wcEM/UMyaAs2IHeI/AAAAAAAAIFU/XnZo43bl7xg/PAN-MacMILLAN_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="79"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701197855614442856noreply@blogger.com0