Please Review Me…

At a recent party a friend was praising a couple of books that I wrote – I stepped to the side and asked her if she would be kind enough to post a review. She looked genuinely concerned and said “I wouldn’t know what to write”.

It’s easy, if you can tell me one (or more) things you liked (or even disliked) about the book, you can write a great review. You don’t have to be a professional book reviewer and you can post the review simultaneously on multiple sites.

You would be doing this author and all authors an incredible favor. Potential readers look for books that people want to read and seeing lots of reviews says to them that the book is worthy of their time.

So please, I know several of you out there have read at least one of my books – please help me by posting a review on Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Goodreads, YOUR Facebook page, Smashwords, KOBO, iTunes or send it to me for the Potpourri Parlor.
Thank you!

“a good quality book review is NOT the school-age book report. Your review should be a minimum of five or six sentences up to two or three (small) paragraphs. Don’t prove you read the book by including spoilers (that totally unexpected twist that really made the story). Write what YOU liked (or disliked) about the book; a book should be a personal experience for every reader so keep it personal. Be honest but never brutal; if the book was filled with typos for instance but was still a great story say something like “a few distracting typos took away from an otherwise terrific story”. (Always try to find something positive to say). If you didn’t like the book because it was not your favorite genre then own up to it; despite mostly four and five star reviews, my favorite review I received on one of my books was only two stars — the writer stated she didn’t care for it because my style was too much like Danielle Steel and she doesn’t care for Steel (who happens to be one of my faves). Again, review the book from YOUR perspective, YOUR likes and dislikes, and the impact the book had on YOU. Remember to be gentle but always honest.”

Book Promo: Blood Moon Over Africa by Paul Zunckel preview

Blood Moon Over Africa

Book 1, Blood Trilogy

by Paul Zunckel

 

Africa, a place where superstition and witchcraft runs deep, a place of beauty, but where death lurks in the shadows. A land shrouded in mystery, with ancient beliefs simmering just beneath the surface – set on a collision course with modern western ideas.

An innocent act unleashes a horror that walks the African night… under the full moon… and nothing is safe.

Piet van Zyl, safari owner, finds himself drawn into a world of witchcraft, and face to face with a horror returned from the grave. With the support of Veronica Strydom, with her vast knowledge of African Culture, he must rid the night of the abomination, or die trying.

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No Turning Back, Book 3 The Liliana Series, by Neva Squires-Rodriguez Now in Print and All Ebook Editions!

No Turning Back

Book 3 of the Liliana series

by Neva Squires-Rodriguez

 

NOW IN PRINT & ALL EBOOK EDITIONS!

Coming Soon in Audio!

 

No Turning Back

Book 3 of the Liliana series

by Neva Squires-Rodriguez

 

For Liliana, the devastating secret she learns pushes her to search for answers from her father, El Jefe. He is one of the most hated men in South America and eventually, Liliana sees him for the person who he really is.

Fleeing her father’s extreme lifestyle, she soon runs back into the arms of her husband, Antonio Valencia, Jr., and in spite of the rocky road in their past, Liliana is able to forgive Antonio and move forward, enabling her to take the bold steps necessary to reclaim her life.

Despite everything that she’s been through, nothing can prepare her for the tragedy that will come of her relationship with her father… or the priceless opportunity that will come from it, in this third book of the Liliana series.

PRE-RELEASE REVIEW

Liliana is my hero!

reviewed by Morgan Felter

This review is from a gifted ebook reviewer copy.

“Liliana has come such a long way through the series, and with each book, her growth and maturity amazes! This is an author to watch, and I am excited to see the next story from Neva Squires-Rodriguez.”

No Turning Back Links

 

 

PRINT EDITION on Amazon

 http://www.amazon.com/No-Turning-Back-Liliana-3/dp/069244615X

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VHP’s Lauren Shiro Needs YOUR Votes!

 Reader’s Choice Awards!

 click HERE for the ballot

Author Lauren Shiro

In celebration of her one year wedding anniversary and recent political changes that legalize her marriage, author Lauren E. Harvey (L. E. Harvey) and Vanilla Heart Publishing announced the re-releases of her current books and all new releases with her (legal) married name, Lauren Shiro.

Lauren Shiro was published nationally for the first time at age fourteen. Since then, her work has been published in newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and even textbooks.

In 2006, she began writing fiction and she hasn’t stopped yet. From her set of intertwined short stories in Loving Her, to the powerhouse duo of Imperfect and Impeccable, Lauren has written stories that are sure to touch your heart. Lauren continues to write stories of love without boundaries.

When she’s not writing, Lauren works as a licensed veterinary technician. In her spare time, she enjoys everything from wood working to roller derby. She resides in Rochester, New York with her wife and their menagerie of furry and feathered friends.

The Trouble with Playing Cupid by Tamara Philip Now in Audiobook, Too!

Can you hear it now? YOU BET!

The Trouble with Playing Cupid

by Tamara Philip

now available as an AUDIOBOOK on Audible, iTunes, and on Amazon!

Also in All Ebook Formats and Print Editions.

The Trouble with Playing Cupid by Tamara Philip

One New Year’s Eve, shy singer, December Brown drunkenly texts her talk show host pal, Trace Randall, about her long time crush on the aloof actor, Tom Elmswood. Thinking the two celebrities would make a cute couple, he unwisely decides to play matchmaker… in front of a live studio audience.

Things start to go downhill when Tom admits he’s never even heard of December before. Now what seemed like a sure fire hit quickly becomes a flop. Will these two lonely hearts ever make a love connection or has this cupid’s arrow missed its mark?

 

Tamara Philip

NOMINATED for

Outstanding Debut Author in Interracial Romance 2015

 

Reviews

Loved It!

I laughed and cried along with the characters. I fell in love with the story line and the Characters. I Love Tom! He was the most down to earth man with a heart of Gold! December AKA Dee banter and sweet talk had me on a emotional roller coaster. I would love to have friends like Clarissa and Terrence. This book (genre) is a book that I have never read. Tamara wove magic when writing this and also has made me become a fan of Romantic Comedies. Awesome!!!

  April Nichols Baker

The danger of drunken texts

A very well written sweet story. I especially liked how the celebrities came across as real people who were lucky enough to have jobs doing something that made them happy (and pays well!). It could have used a little more conflict – a backstabbing ex, some racist relatives, a kidnapping, but on the other hand, it’s nice when people just get along without a lot of unnecessary drama. Plus, you can see where conflict might come up in the next book.

Note: I didn’t know bw/wm was a thing so now I’m intrigued! In any case the woman is clearly described as a light skinned black (or possibly biracial) woman. Think Halle Berry, not Lupita Nyong’o. To the author, if the skin tone of the cover model is the worst thing somebody can find to say about your work then well done, madam! Well done!

Nina E

 

 

The Trouble with Playing Cupid audiobook is narrated by Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard, professional voice actress, owner and producer at Gypsy Audio, residing in the Pacific Northwest. Gwendolyn is a constant source of quality narration and production, and has delivered novels in audiobook format for Vanilla Heart Publishing for nearly two years. She is a favorite VHP audiobook narrator and producer due to her broad range, excellent characterizations and inflections, professionalism, and extraordinary high quality production standards, and these are just a few of the reasons we’re thrilled to be working with her on these projects, and on many projects to come.

AUDIO, PRINT, and ALL ELECTRONIC EDITIONS

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AUDIO

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Nook

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Kindle

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Apple iBooks

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Pianissimo by Lauren Shiro in Print and All Ebook Editions!

NOW IN PRINT & All EBOOK EDITIONS!

Coming Soon in Audio!

 

Pianissimo

by Lauren Shiro

 

Darryl and Corinne Richards purchase their first house. With Darryl’s army career coming to a close, they feel ready to settle down in Louisville, Kentucky. With impeccable timing, Darryl is sent on one final tour, leaving Corinne to live in this new house and new city alone.

Overwhelmed, Corinne becomes reclusive, living a quiet, boring life with her cats as she adjusts to her new surroundings. The problem is: someone or some thingdoes not want her life to be either quiet or boring. And then there’s the creepy piano in the basement…

There is more to that creepy, dilapidated piano and her new home than Corinne could ever imagine. Through highs and lows, twists and turns, she begins to understand that even the most softly played music is powerful – and that even soft realizations and quietly subtle changes can have a profound effect.

 PRE-RELEASE REVIEW

 

So much to enjoy!

reviewed by Shay Norgaard-Melton 

This review is from a gifted ebook reviewer copy.

“The stories flow together so beautifully, I felt transported back in time to peek into Agnes and Margaret’s deep and abiding love for each other, and back to the present day to be with Corinne as she investigated the house she and her military husband bought just before he shipped out for his last tour of duty. Exciting and wondrous exploration of a time and situation, written with grace and delightful style.”

 PRINT EDITION on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Pianissimo-Lauren-Shiro/dp/0692310819

 

Kindle

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Apple

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/pianissimo/id929160647

Smashwords Direct for all ereader devices

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Nook

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Pianissimo Sneak Peek Video

or

http://youtu.be/h1hWP81TVrg

Author Lauren Shiro

In celebration of her one year wedding anniversary and recent political changes that legalize her marriage, author Lauren E. Harvey (L. E. Harvey) and Vanilla Heart Publishing are excited to announce the re-releases of her currently books and all new releases with her (legal) married name, Lauren Shiro.

Lauren Shiro was published nationally for the first time at age fourteen. Since then, her work has been published in newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and even textbooks.

In 2006, she began writing fiction and she hasn’t stopped yet. From her set of intertwined short stories inLoving Her, to the powerhouse duo of Imperfect and Impeccable, Lauren has written stories that are sure to touch your heart. Lauren continues to write stories of love without boundaries.

When she’s not writing, Lauren works as a licensed veterinary technician. In her spare time, she enjoys everything from wood working to roller derby. She resides in Rochester, New York with her wife and their menagerie of furry and feathered friends.

 

Pianissimo Four Chapter Free Preview

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A Chaunce of Riches by Chelle Cordero – NEW Print & Audio Editions

2nd Expanded Edition NOW IN PRINT!

 

 

Now Available in Audiobook!

Can you hear it now? YOU BET!

A Chaunce of Riches  by Chelle Cordero is now available as an AUDIOBOOK on Audible, iTunes, and on Amazon! Also in All Ebook Formats and Print Editions.

A Chaunce of Riches

by Chelle Cordero

Ben Johnson was hired as a bodyguard for a rich widow and her kid, but he never expected to be working for the woman who had abandoned him just when he had needed her the most. Damn it all, he still wanted her. Samantha Chaunce never thought she would have to explain why she married the rich man instead of Ben. Or that her husband had been murdered…and Ben was the prime suspect.

REVIEW

FIVE STARS A Must Read

LAS Reviewer – originally published on Long and Short Reviews

Nothing is simple in the complex tale of love, danger, and this shared, almost-mourned, past. …the two main characters are both strong, edgy people, and their history together creates a rather unusual relationship between the two. There is anger, resentment, yet, somehow, there is an enduring trust that becomes more and more important in the face of danger.

The very focused plot keeps us madly turning the pages, right to the very end. Yet, it’s the romantic in us that is waiting, and so hoping, that they are both the people we think they are…that somehow, out of all this emotional clutter, disaster and more, they can find their way to true feeling. The story is simply super on all counts. Mark A Chaunce of Riches a Must-Read.

A Chaunce of Riches Links

 

Paperback Edition

http://www.amazon.com/Chaunce-Riches-Chelle-Cordero/dp/0615986994

Kindle

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Kobo

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Nook

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AUDIOBOOK

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Book Club Packet – FREE, of course

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Malcolm R. Campbell Brings Back Jock Stewart

JOCK IS BACK!

Warm up your winter chill with Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire

by Malcolm R. Campbell

NEW Expanded 2nd Edition!

Mainstream humor with a dash of mystery… A throwback to Hollywood’s film noir reporters, Jock Stewart is out of touch with the looming world of digital journalism.

While he goes out of his way to mock those in authority by pretending to kowtow to them, he admits he does his best work by “being an asshole. A mix of Don Rickles and Don Quixote, Stewart is the man for the job when the skirts are up and the chips are down…

Hard-boiled reporter Jock Stewart wakes up on the morning after the Star-Gazer office party with a hangover and an old flame in his bed and he cuddles up with the mayor’s wife in the back seat of a 1953 Desoto. Between these defining moments, he investigates the theft of the mayor’s race horse Sea of Fire and the murder of his publisher’s girl friend, Bambi Hill.

Stewart discovers the truth for his news stories via an interview style based on lies, pretense and audacious behavior…

REVIEW

Small town hi-jinks delivered with healthy doses of sarcasm and wit.  Jock Stewart is like Guy Noir freed from the confines of public radio.  A must-read for anyone who likes their sleuths hard-boiled, their women salty, and their plots with as many twists and turns as a plate of the Purple Platter Diner’s spaghetti. ~ Nancy Whitney-Reiter

AUDIO, PRINT, and ALL ELECTRONIC EDITIONS

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AUDIO

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And if you decide to use the Amazon-exclusive Audible.com 30-day free trial membership it includes:

• This audiobook free, plus a bonus audiobook of your choice
• Exchange any book you don’t like with our Great Listen Guarantee
• Total flexibility – cancel, pause or upgrade membership easily and whenever you like

Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire is narrated and produced by R. Scott Adams.

PRINT
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KINDLE
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SMASHWORDS FOR ALL EREADERS
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 Jock Stewart and the Missing Sea of Fire Video

Loving Her, Volume 1 by Lauren Shiro

Loving Her

the series, Volume 1

by Lauren Shiro

Loving Her, Volume 1 by Lauren Shiro is now available in Print and All Ebook Formats!

 

Love Without Boundaries

In this series of stories, we meet a group of loving friends and couples. Each member of this group is diverse in personalities and abilities, but they are tied together by the common denominator -love.

Chelle Cordero, Combining Passion & Suspense

The Ballerina
A southern, redheaded, pickup driving lesbian ballerina? You bet! Meet Liz: a southern belle with flair. Vivacious, eclectic and graceful, she is unique to say the least.

The Cop
Donna White is one tough cop. Behind the badge, though, is a very sweet, sad, sensitive soul. Truly a woman alone, Donna is simply trying to navigate her way through life. Who is Donna? She is dedicated, determined, distinctive and deep.

The Mechanic
Linda – her name means beautiful… After facing rejection from her parents because she is a lesbian, Linda didn’t feel beautiful… she felt lost and alone. As a skilled mechanic, Linda built her business… Her love life was a different matter. Until Katie…

The Model
She’s exotic. She’s beautiful. She’s talented. She’s unique. She’s Stephania. A young successful model who started from nothing, she has experienced all the ups and downs of life. Never one to be kept down, she persists through life’s trials and reaches for the fairytale ending she has always hoped for.

PRINT and ALL ELECTRONIC EDITIONS

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PRINT EDITION

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Kindle

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Loving Her Volume 1 Sneak Peek Video
http://youtu.be/tszSFx8gkJM

for teens, tweens, and adults

Great gift for teens, tweens, and their adults, too! Emily’s Stories by Malcolm R. Campbell in Print, Audio, and Ebook! Get yours today…http://www.amazon.com/Emilys-Stories-Malcolm-R-Campbell/dp/0615928145 for any (and all) formats! Grab one for that special ‘kid’ and one for the kid in you!

And in Audiobook, too!

AUDIO

http://www.amazon.com/Emilys-Stories/dp/B00CF7JNPE

Emily’s Stories is three short stories that will delight and entertain readers (and listeners) of all ages, with the tales of the young girl, Emily Walters, as she explores her world and that of the world around her… both mundane and temporal.

Emily Walters is a sharp, inquisitive fourteen-year-old north Florida girl who loves maps, her rusty old bike, and the forest behind her house. Sometimes her dreams tell her the future and sometimes her waking hours bring wise birds and other spirits into her life. In these three short stories, join Emily in adventures and mysteries.

When her family vacations in the mountains in “High Country Painter,” a wise Pine Siskin tells her she must quickly learn how to paint dreams into reality to prevent an afternoon hike from becoming a tragedy.

In “Map Maker,” she’ll need her skills—and the help of a Chuck-will’s-widow—to fight a developer’s plans for from bulldozing the sacred forest behind her house and replacing it with a subdivision.

In “Sweetbay Magnolia,” she’ll learn the secrets of her grandmother’s favorite tree, the crumbling almost-forever house down on the river, and why some ghosts would rather visit than haunt.

EMILY’S STORIES Sneak Peek Video

http://youtu.be/bvNcTBm66Kw