WOW MAG Vol3. Feb 2021

Yep, something seriously cool happened. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by someone on Instagram, who happens to be the editor-in-chief of the online author/writer magazine WOW if I was willing to become a contributor to the magazine and write an article for it? Heck yes!!!! I mean, how freaking cool is that? I was on board immediately and since I do many author shout-outs on Instagram and my blog, I was asked to make that my contribution. 😎

So yeah, if you are interested in learning about new authors and their books, that magazine would be the right place to check out. I believe it has something for everyone, but if you want to see my article, you need to go to page 22. Author Shoutout by Rebecca Lange 

 

The link to the entire magazine can be found here: WOW MAG (Words of Writers)

Reviews for The Relentless Series by Jennifer Lynn Cary

 

 

As an author who reads only clean fiction, I am always on a search for good books that have swoon-worthy romance without becoming inappropriate and steamy. Jennifer and I connected and decided to swap books and then leave a review in return. Although, I have not read the last book of this series, I did read the first three and the stories are very relatable, touching and inspiring. The author does a wonderful job of letting the stories play out at not so easy times in the US, and it shows what people living during those time periods had to deal with.

If you want to follow her, or find out about other books she had written, you can find that here:

Goodreads

Amazon author page 

Instagram: jenny.cary_author 

Author website

 

Book 1: Relentless Heart

Her future looked desperate…

…but she had a relentless spirit.

Could she learn to love again?

Vietnamese Photojournalist Hien begins 1968 with great promise—a new husband, new family, and a pending move from Saigon to a new place, Indiana. With the Tet celebrations, plus a truce for the holiday, everything points to wonderful.

It wouldn’t last.

When her world explodes, she has a choice to make.

Will it be enough to save her family?

Indiana farmer Beau Salem helps everyone in need. But after lonely years of caring for his family and community, Hien brings old buried wounds to the surface.

Can he release his hidden pain?

What will it cost?

 

My Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

It was a story worth reading. The author does a wonderful job of capturing the reader and making you feel like you are part of the story. It is a story of heartbreak, love, romance, and hope and I loved how the characters in the book found their purpose in life and learned to look to God for guidance, blessings, and hope. A Christian novel filled with everything a literature lover wants.

 

Book 2:  Wedding Bell Blues (A Novella)

She fought her guilt.

He feared her words.

But could a sweet encounter serve up the second chance they craved?

Thea accepts her place as the old maid in the kitchen. Her mother needs constant care, so whipping up a love life is out of the question.

Phil’s heart crumbled like a crushed cookie when Thea said no. But could enough time have passed to allow them to be friends?

Two wounded hearts and too many memories.

It’s a lot to overcome, but given just the right ingredients, could it be a recipe for love?

 

My Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I have written a review earlier today not for this one but for part one. I was so hooked, I had to continue right away. Even though one is a lot shorter, it is just as good as the first one. I am a fast reader and once I am hooked there is no holding me back. I love the characters, the romance, the spirituality, and the entire story. It is a wonderful happy place for a romance fanatic like me. If you like romance and Christian fiction, you can’t go wrong with this one. I can’t wait for the third book to be released.

 

Book 3: Relentless Joy

A girl without a home…

…A man whose family cut him off.

Finding their way in a world where the good and the bad guys are blurred.

Val worked for as long as she could remember, using her talents and wits to keep her walls up. Somehow, Jimmy broke through her barriers, but now that she needs him, will he be there for her?

Jimmy put himself through West Point to became an officer and a gentleman despite his father. He’s always charged ahead after what he wanted, but now that he’s met Val, can he put his dreams aside to save her.

At a time when his idols are toppling, can Jimmy stand for what’s right?

And when all she has left is fear, can Val find her way out of the crumbling walls of her life to something better?

This third installment of the Relentless Series, inspired by the story of Rahab, details how the Salem and Wheaten families got started.

 

My Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Just like the first two, I loved this one. The story kept me interested in wanting to find out what happens next and I love how the books connect, yet with each book we get to know more characters, and learn of their relationships and how they became a family. It has a little bit of everything, including romance, and that makes my heart happy. I can't wait for the last installment to be released later this year.

Reviews for Tales Of Elhaanai by Nicole Patrice Thomas

Being an active reader and author on Instagram means you come across many wonderful and amazing Indie authors. I have to admit, when I created myself an author account, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, or how much reading I would be doing. It started out as just a way to spread the word about my books, kind of became an FB substitute when I left Facebook, but it turned into a lot more. I've always loved reading, but in the past I stayed away from books, while writing my own. I didn't want anyone to think that I stole ideas from their work, but I eventually realized, reading someone else's book and perhaps being inspired in some ways, would not change me into a different author. Not only that, but I have my set writing style, and I am okay with that. Even if some scenarios might sound similar, as authors we embrace things differently and share them differently. We are unique for a reason.

Nicole Patrice Thomas is one of the authors I connected with and just like her, I have met several wonderful authors who are more than willing to exchange books and reviews. If we only look out for ourselves, we will not really get anywhere, but if we support each other, we can succeed together.

 

 

If you want to follow her, you can find her here:

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Amazon

 

I have read the first two books of this series, and I am looking forward to the release of the third one. You can already pre-order it on Amazon, but it won't be released until May 1st 2021... which will be here before we know it.

Book 1: A baby switched before birth. A false Queen desperate to rule. A lust for power that could destroy the entire kingdom.

Using dark magic in an attempt to take control of the throne, Devona, the kings sister is caught in her own snare when a spell results in more than she handle and her own son pays the price.
Growing up, Alric thought he was like everyone else, just a bit stronger. When he is caught between the reality he’s always known and a destiny he’s just discovered, he becomes the target of a ruthless man sent to kill him.
On the run for his life, Alric heads for the Mnara Mountains with his unwilling sister in tow, together they must find an Oracle, master their gifts and save a kingdom Alric never knew was his birthright.

An ancient evil is spreading, moving behind the scenes and Alric is running out of time to stop it.

 

My Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I think I need to start taking more time in learning about a book before reading it. This is like the third time I read a book, only to find out it had an open end. Thankfully the next one is supposed to be released at the end of this month.
It was a great story and kept me reading and captivated. I look forward to the sequel. It is a great fantasy story with characters to love and characters to hate and a twist at the end that you don’t exactly see coming. Well done! 

 

Book 2 (The Prophecy): Their mothers died believing in it, Devona paid the price trying to stop it, Alric may die if he doesn’t surrender to it.

The Prophecy has become the driving force behind every action on both sides of the conflict, balance will be restored or lost completely. Battle lines are being drawn and a step in the wrong direction may coast your life.

 

My Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Great sequel to Tales of Elhaanai. I’ve gotten quite attached to some of the characters and have some hopes for the outcome of this story. I can’t wait for the next book to come out.

 

Just telling it how I see it...

In case anyone does read my blog posts, let me make one thing clear. I am who I am. I don't sugarcoat stuff just because someone might not like what I have to say. Likewise, I don't say things to hurt people's feelings or because I want to be mean. I say what I think needs to be said. Political correctness is so out of hand, you can't even make fun of making fun anymore. 

I have always been someone who tries to be as honest and real as possible. I am a German-born American citizen and to me freedom of speech is important. Big tech, politicians and all those rich communists are trying to silence anyone who doesn't agree with them and that is wrong, evil and very dangerous. If you disagree with me, fine, but don't think you can stop me from being who I am just because you don't like it. You want people to respect and accept your opinions and views? Well, guess what, buddy, that goes both ways.

Expressing myself in writing has always been my favorite way of sharing my thoughts and feelings. I struggle with depression and anxiety and that can get quite challenging at times. When you fall into a black hole, getting out of it again is not easy, but I fight my way through it, even if I have hit rock bottom at one point. I refuse to stop talking about issues, and hot topics, just because it might be uncomfortable for some. Heck no! Nothing will get better or change, if we ignore it. We have to stand up and make our voices heard.

We must use our heart and logic when dealing with difficulties. Too many nowadays use only emotions to argue their point or get what they want, and it is pretty much impossible to win with them because they don't discuss and talk to understand, they try to manipulate you in agreeing with them. They only care about themselves, and no matter what you say or do, they will always be the victim because they believe to be one. They want you to be open-minded, but are the least open-minded out there. It is a freaking joke.

Have you noticed the title of my blog? Stubborn for a Reason was not just chosen as a coincidence. I am stubborn and if I think something is wrong, unfair or evil, I will say so. I respect people's rights to say and do what they think and want, but I expect the same in return. I might not agree or like what you have to say, but that's okay. We can agree to disagree. I have a real problem with bullies and people who manipulate and hurt others to get their way. I hate it how some people abuse and torture others just because they might be disagreeing with them. Bullying someone into silence or submission does not make you powerful - it makes you a freaking coward!!! If you think you are so tough for taking it out on those who can't stand up for themselves, think again. It is pathetic, and you are nothing but a sad loser. 

That goes for you too, big tech! Yes, you can shut down websites and silence people in some ways, but it won't stop them from fighting back. Standing up for what is right and standing up for those who can't stand up for themselves might not be easy, but it is the right thing to do and worth the struggle and effort. Quoting Dirty Dancing: "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!!!"

I am so done with that Instajail crap!!!

Gotta love it when calling out unfollowers is now considered being negative. This crappy day just gets better and better. I love how some people can do and say whatever they want, but when you do it, it is wrong. And yes... I will continue to make posts about it because it apparently helps weed out the jerks.

 

 

I have no idea, why Instagram keeps targeting me. I am not posting anything appropriate - I am just active, using it like social media is meant to be used. Not only that, but I am trying hard to go for my dream, while sharing uplifting and funny posts and memes for those following me. I try to become a successful author, while also supporting other authors by liking their posts, sharing their posts and commenting... I even do shout-outs to help them promote. Is that so wrong? 

If I didn't have so many followers already, I would just quit and don't even bother with it anymore, but I worked too hard to just walk away. I might not have a ton of sales and getting reviews continues to be tough, but I've had more support and success on IG than I ever did on Facebook.

What's wrong with you Instagram/ Zuckerberg mafia? Why create a social media platform, when you don't really want people to use it, unless they do it on your terms, but terms you keep making up or changing around? You are targeting the wrong accounts. You are blocking and shutting down accounts who do nothing but try to go for their dreams or get a small business off the ground. Why is it such a threat to you, that other people are successful too? Why silence those, who have barely started out? Inappropriate accounts and scammers keep getting away, but those who do nothing but socialize, make friends and try to grow their business, get punished?

I can't say it enough, but you freaking suck! You suck for trying to destroy something, hopeful people worked hard for. You suck for blocking and even banishing accounts only because they had too many followers or whatever stupid reason you make up.

Well, guess what? I will not be silenced, and I will not give up. Sure, you have some power, but I will always find ways to be heard. This isn't okay or fair and you and your big tech monopoly communist friends can bite me!!!

 

Book cover reveal for my upcoming novel: Grandfather's Will

I am excited to show off the newest book cover, which I chose with the help of a few of my friends. Finding a picture that worked with the book title, was a bit more challenging this time, but thankfully I came across this one. I absolutely love it and I can't wait to finish the editing, so I can publish it and order myself an author copy.

When I was set on the picture and worked on the cover, I was once again worried, since I wasn't sure if I would be able to find the color I wanted, but it worked out, and I am very pleased with the result.

Happy President's Day to all my American relatives, friends and followers!!!

Rebecca

 

 “It is time, Father, that you stop the games and finally tell us what your decision is regarding your will and who gets what. I mean, let’s cut the polite garbage, we know you aren’t happy to see us here, and we are only here for one reason.” 

After billionaire Henry Woodruff loses several family members in a horrible accident, his grandchildren Rebecca, Noah, and Amber McNeil are now the official heirs. Although they never desired to be put into his will, Henry has every reason to believe that the tragic plane crash was not just an unfortunate accident but a planned murder. Feeling that his children were somehow involved, he has to develop a plan before his grandchildren get murdered. When Rebecca nearly dies after a vicious attack, Henry hires two Mounties to keep an eye on her and her siblings. As if the everyday fight against someone wanting to murder her isn’t enough, Rebecca battles her past demons. Not wanting to get hurt again, she fights the growing feelings towards one of her protectors and puts up a wall to guard her heart. Will she be able to let go of the past and find her happily ever after?

 

 

Reviews for Not Without A Fight (available as paperback and ebook)

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“Let me be very clear with you today,” he whispered into her ear while she felt his warm breath on her neck, which made her shiver with disgust. “I always get what I want. You can either choose the easy way or hard way, but you will be mine in the end.”

“I will never be yours; trust me. Now let go of me.” She angrily tried to get out of his hold, but he only pressed himself closer to her. Now she started to panic. She wasn’t physically strong enough to fight him off. How she hated him. How she hated men who only saw women as a pleasurable toy.

Hazel Buchannon’s whole world collapses when Robert Michell, her fatherly friend, mentor, and reverend, gets transferred, and a younger clergyman takes his place in Willamette Falls. Things change drastically in their town. Hazel, who always felt safe and protected on her father’s ranch and their town, is now subject to threats, attacks, and several attempts of kidnapping. To the men in her life, one thing is clear; someone is trying hard to get to her mentally and break her happy spirit. The tormenting seems to be working because fear is now her constant companion. As Hazel takes on the law to fight for women’s rights so she can legally inherit her father’s ranch, a new evil epidemic is spreading across the country. Abusive Husbands and fathers sell their wives and daughters. Women and children as young as fourteen disappear from their towns and homes. Men everywhere do what they can to protect their loved ones, but the evil outbreak continues to spread. When Hazel finds herself yet again in an attempted kidnapping situation and ends up being choked to nearly unconsciousness, she realizes how serious this threat is and that she is one of the many targets.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

The day of love, even though every day should be a day of love. I enjoy the special sweetness of the day and getting spoiled, but I also think Valentine's Day is way over the top. But, it gives us the chance for some romance and to make fun of the rest.

Please remember, that this blog is not just for me, but for other authors as well. If you have lost or are losing reviews on Amazon, you are welcome to use this place to collect reviews even from people who would normally get rejected on by the Amazon control mafia. I will be more than happy to create a blog for you.

I added a lot of my reviews as comments already, and it works quite well. I just need to get the blog more out there and noticed. Not only that, but I changed the setting regarding comments. I had it set for everyone to use and just post, but the freaking captcha garbage was getting on my nerves. Each time I posted a comment, the picture guessing popped up, and they made it more insane and difficult as time went on. I don't want leaving a comment to become a frustration game. It is supposed to be quick and helpful, and should not want to make you scream. I mean I don't mind clicking on 'I am not a robot', but going on a picture hunt, not my idea of fun.

Anyway, please leave me some comments (I will approve them) and enjoy the lip sync video below. We did that a few years ago.

Reviews for Joining Hearts For Christmas (available as paperback, ebook and audiobook)

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Total duration: 2 hrs 41 mins

 “I give you until the end of this month to find love and accept a proposal. If you can’t find what you are looking for, I will announce your engagement to Lord Kenworthy.”

“You can’t be serious, Father! A month? How am I supposed to find love in a month? It is December already.”

Lady Charlotte Woodridge always had a mind of her own. Being the daughter of a duke comes with obligations and expectations, something she disapproves of wholeheartedly. She strongly detests how society works and that she is supposed to treat people differently because of their rank and standing. When a man over twenty years her senior asks for her hand in marriage and her father agrees to it, she fights back with all the stubbornness she can summon. She wants to marry for love, not because she is told to marry. When her father agrees to a compromise, it leaves her upset. Lady Charlotte has one month to find her true love and receive and accept a proposal. Was that even possible?

Reviews for Heavenly Bodyguards - Hurtful Conspiracy (available as paperback and ebook)

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“I found a secret passage underneath Henderson's office. I also found three people strapped to tables being used for all kinds of experiments and research and I need you to video tape everything before my partner and I try to free the poor people. We need every single piece of evidence. It's going to be dangerous though.” “Don’t worry about it, that’s my job.” 

Trying to protect a female FBI agent, Joelle has many more challenges to face. Together with her new partner, she tries to solve her biggest assignment yet. It is confusing and dangerous and whenever they feel they have finally discovered what's going on, something else happens and they have to start all over again. Joelle has to handle many difficult situations, but nothing prepares her for the heartbreaking emotional turmoil in her own personal life. Determined to not let disappointments break her, she fights back the evil angels. It is a race against time because more than one life is in jeopardy... 

Reviews for Heavenly Bodyguards - Against All Evil (available as paperback and ebook)

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“Tell me something Bri, has giving up made you happy? Has your situation changed because you feel sorry for yourself? How can you expect others to stop feeling sorry for you if you’re not willing to stop feeling sorry for yourself?"

Convincing a healthy, beautiful teenage girl to believe in herself is hard, but the task becomes almost impossible when seventeen-year-old Brianna has an accident that will change her life forever. Joelle's mission is to help Brianna understand that she needs to love herself no matter what and that giving up hope isn’t an option - life is still beautiful. But this isn’t her only mission. Joelle receives two more assignments - even more demanding and intense. Abuse, bullying, and racism are some of the challenges that await her. However, things finally look up for her when, for the second time, she discovers a power that none of the other angels seem to have.

Reviews for Heavenly Bodyguards - Trainee in Action (available as paperback and ebook)

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When Joelle realizes that she is indeed dead and not dreaming, she learns that being dead doesn't mean she can lean back and do nothing - it means she gets to go back to earth to be trained as a guardian angel.

A Guardian Angel! Now that was something Joelle had not expected. Still trying to grasp the reality of her death, this was something that caught her off guard. But sure enough, together with her trainer Josh, she receives her first assignment as a guardian angel: Hannah, a twelve-year-old girl who had lost her parents in a car crash and refuses to stay in an orphanage. It was now their job to protect Hannah from harm and find a suitable person to adopt her within a certain amount of time. Was this even possible? Determined to succeed and to defeat the evil angels that keep putting obstacles in her way, Joelle learns to listen to her feelings and how to use her powers properly. It will be well worth the work if Joelle can put all the pieces together to find a home for Hannah before the training year is over.

 

Review for The Vampire Salvatore by Kimmey Fitts

Kimmey is one of my first Instagram buddies. She has written quite a few books, most of them are short stories, and I read several already, but will introduce them one at a time. To find out more about Kimmey and her books, please check the Author Shoutout page.

If you want to follow her, you can find her here:

Amazon Author page

Goodreads: Kimmey Fitts

Instagram: @kimmeyfitts 

Kimmey Fitts has written over 20 short stories for Amazon Kindle, 2 trilogies. This is her first Novel or Novella, having around 45,000 words.
 

In The Vampire Salvatore the year is 2085 A.D. It is after the last huge world war. Mankind is aware that they live among the evil beings of the world. Humans everywhere are only allowed out during the day. Other creatures own the night. This is about a human female named Celeste who meets a vampire named Salvatore. It is a fantasy intertwined in a world of witches, werewolves, dark fairies and vampires. Most of all, it is a story of love as old as time itself.
 

EXCERPT:
He didn't seem rattled by the witches. I was having a hard time shaking it. A couple of weeks ago, if someone had told me that I would be engaged to a vampire, I would have said they were crazy! Now, I'm engaged to a vampire. I think my best friend was murdered because he tried to rape me. My mother may be dying. My father may have been a vampire. Oh, and to top things off, we just stopped at a hotel owned by witches. Could this get any crazier? 

 

My review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A great little read...

I am not a fan of anything vampire, but the author did a good job keeping it interesting and suspenseful. I am a fast reader and when a story has me hooked, I can’t stop until I am done. Well, it took me less than a day from start to finish, so well done.

Rezensionen für Vereinte Herzen zu Weihnachten

 

„Ich gebe dir bis zum Ende des Monats deinen Herzenswunsch zu erfüllen und einen Antrag anzunehmen. Wenn du in der Zeit nicht finden kannst, wonach du suchst, werde ich deine Verlobung mit Landgraf Kenworthy bekannt geben.“

„Das kannst du nicht ernst meinen, Vater! Einen Monat? Wie soll ich in solch kurzer Zeit meine wahre Liebe finden? Der Monat Dezember hat bereits angefangen.“

Lady Charlotte Woodridge hatte schon immer ihren eigenen Kopf. Aber als Tochter eines Herzogs muss sie sich gewissen Verpflichtungen und Erwartungen stellen, etwas was sie zutiefst verabscheute. Sie verachtete die Regeln der Gesellschaft und das sie Adelige anders behandeln sollte wie Bürgerliche. Als ein Mann, der über zwanzig Jahre älter ist wie sie, um ihre Hand anhält und ihr Vater seine Zustimmung gibt, kämpft sie dickköpfig um ihr Recht. Sie möchte aus Liebe heiraten, nicht weil sie jemand zwingt. Ihr Vater lässt sich überreden ihr noch etwas Zeit zu geben, aber sein Kompromiss kommt mit gewissen Bedingungen. Lady Charlotte hat einen Monat, um ihre wahre Liebe zu finden und einen Heiratsantrag anzunehmen. War das überhaupt möglich?

Rezension für Elladur - Das Erwachen von Angie Delazi

Heute stelle ich einmal eine deutsche Autorin vor. Eine gemeinsame Freundin hat uns über Instagram miteinander bekannt gemacht. Diese Freundin, kann kein Deutsch, wusste aber, dass ich es kann und somit haben wir uns gegenseitig geholfen. Angie hat eines meiner Bücher gelesen und ich ihres. 

Die Autorin lebt in Wien. Schon als Kind liebte sie die Welt der Mythen und Sagen. Mit dreizehn verfasste sie bereits Geschichten. Dann folgte eine lange Pause, bis sie ihren ersten Roman schrieb. Elladur - das Erwachen der Macht ist der Auftakt zu einer Fantasy Trilogie. Die Veröffentlichung des zweiten Teil der Buchserie ist für den Frühling geplant. Band drei soll dann im Herbst 2021 herausgebracht werden.

Hier kann man der Autorin folgen:

Amazon Autoren-Seite 

Instagram: @angie_delazi

Autoren-Website

Goodreads: Angie Delazi

Liya, die jüngste Abgesandte des Königs von Namoor, erkennt schon bald, dass sich mit dem Auftauchen eines alten Pergamentes die Welt, die sie kennt, von Grund auf ändern wird. Ewan, ihr bester Freund und Hauptmann des Königs, hat es einem Schmuggler abgekauft. Verfasst in der alten Sprache enthält es Wissen aus dem untergegangenen magischen Reich Elladur. Wie jedes Jahr ist Liya ins Nachbarland gereist, um die Handelsverträge für ihren König neu zu verhandeln. Als Jadmar, der Fürst von Eryon, die Hochzeit seiner Tochter mit dem Prinzen des verfeindeten Dar’Angaar ankündigt, bedeutet dies nicht nur massive politische Umwälzungen, sondern vielleicht auch Krieg. Daraufhin schickt König Louis Liya nach Dar’Angaar, um die Lage auszuspionieren. In heiklen Missionen dieser Art ist sie auch deshalb erfolgreich, weil sie über die Gabe der Magie verfügt. Dies hält sie allerdings geheim. Zu Liyas Entsetzen entpuppt sich der Prinz als ihr ehemaliger Geliebter Haydn. Auch erkennt sie, dass eine weit größere Gefahr als ein Krieg droht. Grausame Kreaturen treiben ihr Unwesen. Das teilweise entschlüsselte Pergament weist auf eine Sternenkonstellation hin, die bald eintreten wird. Die Rede ist von Pforten in eine Welt hinter einem Band, wo ein dunkler König auf seine Rache wartet. Plant tatsächlich jemand, eine solche Pforte zu öffnen? Auch muss Liya sich ernsthaft fragen, ob die Drachen mehr als nur eine Legende sind und welche Rolle ihr bei all dem zukommt. „Der Tag wird zur Nacht, und die Nacht ist sein. Er ist der Schatten, der auf deine Welt zeigt, und die ewige Dunkelheit, die bleibt. Nichts wird mehr sicher sein, denn die Seele in dir ist sein.“ Dieser Fantasy-Roman ist der 1. Band der Elladur-Trilogie.

Meine Rezension: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Tolle Geschichte, die einen fesselt. Man entwickelt ziemlich schnell Verbindungen zu den Charakteren, wird aber doch immer wieder von unvorhergesehenen Ereignissen verwirrt. Die Geschichte ist spannend und man möchte mit dem lesen gar nicht aufhören bis man weiß, wie es weitergeht. Offene Enden treiben mich in den Wahnsinn, aber ich bin schon gespannt, wie es im zweiten Teil weitergehen wird. Ist Haydn gut oder böse? Liebt er Liya oder benutzt er sie? Man fiebert mit und hofft auf ein gutes Ende. Wer Fantasie-Romane mag, wird dieses Buch ganz sicher gefallen. Ein Buch, das einen in eine andere Welt abtauchen lässt. Die 5 Sterne hat sich die Autorin verdient.

Reviews for Plane Crash - A Journey to the Heart (available as paperback and ebook)

Reviews are important for authors. It helps us promote and lets other readers know that the book might be worth their time. To leave a review on this blog, just comment below. Unfortunately, blogger does not let IOS devices to comment. It works fine using a computer, though. If you don't have a desktop or laptop, just message your review through this blog, and I will post it in your behalf. Thank you.

Jocelyn stepped carefully inside the mountain. Richard, Averill, Katrina, and Matt followed her. It was pitch-black inside and so they lit a torch to be able to see where they were going. The terrible smell got stronger as they walked more inside the rock walls. They grabbed a cloth, or whatever they had available, and held it in front of their nose. It was a terrible combination of mold, urine, and human excrement which made it almost impossible to enter without gagging…

Matthew Palmer, a young and successful businessman, is on his flight home to Chicago when his plane crashes. Being the only survivor, he not only finds himself in the middle of nowhere but at a different time. Not knowing how he could return to the future, he joins a group of young people on a quest to free the kingdom of Cantley from a tyrant king. Many difficult and dangerous tasks await them. Will they be able to return the kingdom to its rightful heir? Will Matt find a way back to Chicago and to his actual life?

The joys of technology...

 

So, it looks like commenting isn't as easy as I thought. Apparently, you can only comment using your computer. IOS devices don't work for some reason, and although I have looked for answers on that one, from the sound of it, many have encountered  those problems, and blogger has been informed about it, but so far, it hasn't changed. So yeah, another hurdle, but the fight will continue. I prefer using my desktop, so hopefully many will use theirs to leave comments/ reviews in abundance.

Those of you without a computer can use their device to send me their reviews as a message through contact form. I can post in your behalf as anonymous, or I need your name and a URL address for you. It's a little more complicated, but still manageable...

Leave a review - book promotion for Becoming (Legend of the Last Danann Book 1) by Kim Campbell

 

Born in 1983, in a small New Jersey town in the great USA. I've often enjoyed reading fantasy and fiction. Especially stories that recreate and reinvent the genre, or challenge socially accepted norms. Some of my favorite current authors are Cassandra Clare, Veronica Roth, Rin Chupeco, Stephenie Meyer, and Maria V. Snyder.

My all time favorite author is Ray Bradbury.

If reading a story doesn't change you in some way, you're not reading the right stories.

 

You can find Kim Campbell here:

Amazon Author Page

Instagram: @authorkim2020

 

Skylar Rolf never had it easy. She lost both of her parents in a car accident, her grandparents want nothing to do with her, and the foster system has not been kind. Now a senior in a prestigious high school, she’s doing her best to stay in school, get into college, and navigate her first romantic relationship with the girl of her dreams.
Now Skylar finds herself in the middle of a world she thought did not exist and is learning about a past that will greatly impact her future in ways she never thought possible.
High school is hard enough without having to deal with faeries, yaksha, spirit guides, and unpredictable powers. The fight for her life and a world of magic hangs in the balance as Skylar starts the journey of becoming her true self.

Review for Spydar's Web: How to Capture Happiness: A mind model for re-booting your positivity by Bruce Spydar

 

He is one of the first authors who became a buddy on Instagram. I only read and reviewed one of his books, but you can find his other books under author shoutout.

You can find the author here:

Goodreads 

Instagram

Amazon Author page 

https://brucespydar.wordpress.com/

Building from basic theoretical psychology, Spydar's Web is a visual model through which you can make contextual sense of your life, and appreciate it in different ways. It facilitates improved self-understanding and promotes happiness habits for a balanced and fulfilled life.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again … According to legend, Robert the Bruce, dispirited by a series of failures in battle, found inspiration from a spider toiling to build its web. Bruce persisted, and finally in 1314, defeated the English at Bannockburn.

Happiness is also something that requires both inspiration and persistence… and perhaps spiders!

Simple, memorable and entertaining - once you have read this book, you will not forget the model. It will become a part of your subconscious and help you towards happier life choices.Happiness is not what anyone else tells you ... yours is unique to and your situation. Happiness involves personal expectation and preference … one person’s joy may be another person’s misery. Happiness is about positivity, reality and balance, and finding a path that works for you.

 

My review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

How to capture happiness is something all of us want a solution for, right? This model is well written and the author uses wonderful and easy to understand examples, comparing many of his thoughts to a spider and her web. I love how he also shares quotes from other authors (or anyone who has addressed the topic of happiness before) and I can honestly say, it is a good self-help everyday book to remind us how we can achieve happiness or get back on track when we lost it. 

Review for Tabula Rasa: Writing a New Story (Beauty for Ashes Book1) by Ana Waters

Ana Waters is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Religion and specific emphasis in Judaic and Biblical studies. She penned her first romance novel at the age of twelve, and she has never stopped writing the same books she loves to read. She lives outside of Atlanta, GA with her brood of precocious children and survives on a steady diet of Scripture, chocolate, and laughing at the absurdity of life and motherhood.

There are three other completed novels in the Beauty for Ashes series, and Ana has already begun work on the fifth. 

You can follow her here: 

https://www.amazon.com/Ana-Waters/e/B08GWY58YM

Instagram @anawatersbooks
Facebook @AnaWatersAuthor

 

Thirty-two-year-old Rebecca Ivy escapes a church where sin abounds even more than she realizes. Betrayed and broken, the ugliness of her past prevents her from recognizing the beauty in the mirror. She soon catches the watchful eye of her Jewish co-worker, Ted Margolin, who sees a woman worthy of his protection. As an unexpected romance blooms, Rebecca struggles to reconcile all she’s been taught with the golden sparkle in the mighty Margolin’s eyes. Old family secrets come to light, and Rebecca battles rumors and threats designed to keep her silent. Meanwhile, Ted must fight for Rebecca and against his own doubts about God. Rebecca's unwavering faith in Jesus confounds and intrigues Ted, but will it be enough to give them a tabula rasa (blank slate) to erase the past and create a new story of their own?

 

My review for Tabula Rasa:  🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Wonderful story with a great message!

I was asked to read this book in advance and give my honest opinion and feedback. I loved it. I actually enjoyed it so much, that I read it twice in a row. You can’t help but fall in love with the main characters. It has a bit of everything, including romance that gets your heart rate going, but is clean at the same time and doesn’t go into inappropriate territory. Tabula Rasa also has an important message about emotional and physical abuse and how important it is to stand up against bullies but also step in and protect those who can’t stand up for themselves. It is a wonderful book and definitely deserves every single star.

Review for Erinsmore by Julia Blake

Julia Blake is a fellow author and needs a lot of support and lifting right now. Instagram started a war with many authors and has not only frozen her main account, but has also targeted her second account. It is devastating that our hard work can just be take away from us and so, I decided to make her book review the first one on my new blog. I only read one of her books so far, but I really liked that one.

 

 Julia Blake can be found at:

Julia Blake - Author website
Instagram - @juliablakeauthor
Facebook - Julia Blake

 

All her life, Ruby has longed to escape. Her imagination fed by the Narnia books and Arthurian legends, she dreams of another world. Discovering the ancient prophecy stone in a Cornish antique shop, she and her cynical older sister, Cassie, suddenly find themselves in the mythical land of Erinsmore. A realm of swords, chivalry and magic, it is everything Ruby has been longing for, but it is a world poised on the brink of war…

The evil warlock Lorcan has escaped his prison, bringing death and destruction to Erinsmore and its people with the release of his hounds of death, the skraelings, and the Gilmesh, creatures of pure evil who extract the souls of their victims.

Struggling to understand this strange world, Ruby and Cassie must toughen up quick if they wish to survive and help their new-found friends in the oncoming battle. For if Erinsmore falls to Lorcan, then their own world will be next. And what exactly does the last verse of that prophecy mean…

Two shall fight for freedom
Defend the dragon’s throne
Two shall walk the dark path
And one return alone

 

My review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

 

Oh, what a thrilling adventure! I loved the story. It had everything I love. Romance, humor, suspense, happy endings and so much more. If you enjoy fantasy meeting reality, medieval times and a bit of everything, you should read this book immediately... as in right now... as in you should have started reading it yesterday. It was a beautiful clean read and I can’t urge those of you are reading this enough, to get yourself a copy. Awesome story = happy reader.

P.S.: Julia Blake, I really would like to see a sequel in the future.

 

 

 

Let the craziness begin...

Being an author is not easy. You spent hours, days, weeks and months (sometimes even years) creating something that started with a small thought, and then you start with the editing process. It is exhausting and very frustrating sometimes. Now, if you are an author who has secured a literary agent and/ or publisher, the next part of the journey will become a little easier. However, if you are like me and have attempted to go the traditional route of publishing, but eventually got fed up with the constant rejections, you are on your own and that means a heck of a lot extra work. Perhaps, you struggled through the editing phases and formatted your book, even published it, but now promotion and the witch hunt for reviews is giving you a run for your money.

I tried my luck with Facebook at first, but that didn't work out and when I was fed up with the thought police on there and the not-so-much-support, I focused on Instagram and then left Facebook completely. Now IG has an incredible bookstagrammer community and I love the support I get there and the friends I made, but Instagram is also part of the Zuckerberg emporium, and it is happening more and more that they block people from their accounts for something they claim to have broken the rules. The tech monopoly is trying their best to discourage people and are working hard on putting as many obstacles in their way as possible. And if that isn't enough, Amazon is also getting worse and makes sure self-published authors won't get their feet on the ground, by not letting people write a review because they didn't spend enough money, or because they claim it is not verified or blah, blah, blah. It's all a dumb excuse.

Now, I get discouraged easily, but I am also stubborn like a mule, and I am not someone who just accepts what is happening to me, at least not regarding my dream of being an author. I am always trying to help to support other authors, and I am looking for ways to avoid the dark side and not let others take away all my control. I don't need people behind a screen (or bots) decide what I can post or say and what I can't. Last time I checked, I am my own person and I do what I want.

Now, I created this blog to start fighting the unfairness of review removals and vanishing reviews and I want everyone reading this blog have the chance to make your voices heard too. If you are an author (I don't do erotic/ mature audience only content) and want to have your book featured and reviewed, send me a message and I will create a post, so other people can comment on it or make their comment a review. I will also post my reviews for the books I have read to give other authors a shoutout and I encourage you, to leave a comment yourself if you have read that book as well. There has to be a way to be kicking control freaks butts into the universe and although not ideal right now, it is a start.