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Cover Reveal/ Project Prometheus

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 by Cindy

Let us know what you think of the cover for Project Prometheus by Aden Polydoros, which releases August 7, 2018!

This cover reveal is brought to you by Entangled Teen.

About Project Prometheus:

The Academy stole everything from Hades, their perfect assassin. Angry and leaving bodies in his wake, he finds two other ex-assassins doing the exact same thing.

Tyler and Shannon once killed for The Academy. Now they’re tracking and hunting down its scientists. So why is The Academy only after Hades?

Shannon will do whatever it takes to protect Tyler, even if it means teaming up with a former rival. While she seeks answers to her past, Tyler wants to learn the truth about the mysterious white room, which no one has ever seen except him.

As for Hades? He simply wants revenge.

They all need answers, even if it means returning to the organization where it all started.

Want to read more? Pre-order your copy of Project Prometheus by Aden Polydoros today!

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About Aden Polydoros:

Aden Polydoros grew up in Long Grove, Illinois, the youngest of three children. Aden’s family moved to Arizona when he was in second grade. As a kid, he spent much of his time exploring the desert near his home. When he wasn’t searching for snakes and lizards, he was raiding the bookshelves of the local library. As a teenager, Aden decided that he wanted to be a writer. He spent his free time writing short stories. He was encouraged by his English teacher to try his hand at writing a novel, which inspired him to begin PROJECT PANDORA. The YA thriller is set for publication with Entangled Publishing in Summer of 2017. He is represented by Mallory Brown of Triada US.

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Review/ The Snow White Effect

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by Cindy

About The Book:
Title: THE SNOW WHITE EFFECT
Author: A.K. Mills
Pub. Date: March 27, 2018
Publisher: Dark Wolf Publications
Pages: 358
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

Dale knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Cindy from the first moment he saw her. Forty years later, nothing has changed. She is his best friend, his soul. When she dies shortly after having an elective procedure at Kendal Slate Memorial Hospital, he is left heartbroken with a million unanswered questions. Dale may not have a fancy medical degree, but he is convinced medical malpractice killed his wife.

At thirty-eight years old with four children and a promising medical career, Emma Speck is living her dream. Being a doctor married to a surgeon, she finds comfort and normalcy in their hectic lifestyle. When her beloved life of chaos is brought to a screeching halt after she receives a phone call no one ever wants to get, Emma is forced to question everything she once believed in.

Surgical department chair at Kendal Slate Memorial Hospital, Richard Oakley makes no apologies for his successes or failures. When his department comes under fire for harming patients, his attitude is no different; medicine isn’t perfect. Despite his attempts to ignore the meritless accusations, they’re not going away. In fact, the accusations are mounting, bringing with them elements of his past he had hoped to keep suppressed.

Having children was always a part of Addison’s plan. However, after suffering a miscarriage that nearly killed her, Addison decides it’s time to stop trying to get pregnant. Instead, she opts for a surgical procedure that will end her hopes of conception. The surgery, unlike her fertility, is straight forward and safe. The hospital, Kendal Slate Memorial, is reputable. Why wouldn’t she trust her doctor?

Four individuals. One hospital ignoring the truth. In this case, what you don’t know can kill you.

When I first got the email asking if I wanted to take part in Rockstar Book Tours for this book I quickly said yes because I was curious about the book in so many ways and I have to say that once I started reading it I had a hard time to put it down which is a good and bad thing.

The book is told in four points of view, Dale, Richard, Addison and Emma & Russell. I have to admit that is a lot of characters and a lot of story lines to follow and I have to admit that I thought it was going to be a lot and a little hard to follow but I am happy to say it wasn’t that bad the only thing I do have to say is that I found there to be a few extra things that weren’t really needed.

This is also somewhat of a genre that I don’t normally read but I have to say that I am interested in reading more medical thriller kind of books.

This is definitely a book that will pull at your heart strings and I have to say that throughout the book you can’t help but feel for the characters and want to reach out and hug them.

One of our main characters is Dale and he has lost his beloved wife, Cindy to an aggressive form of cancer that took her far to early. Dale questions his wife’s death because he feels that there are far to many unanswered questions surrounding her death. She was your typical healthy active person who went into the hospital for a standard hysterectomy and dies a few months later. It makes no sense to Dale and he knows something is up.

Then Emma, who suffers from fibroids has her husband pushing her to go to a dr because her symptoms aren’t getting better. So she goes and they decide she should have a hysterectomy. She is told that everything is okay and it will be a standard procedure. A few days after surgery she gets the dreaded call that its not all good and its worse then expected.

Next enter Addison who is a happily married teacher on the outside but so realizes she isn’t happy and that the one thing she didn’t think she wanted is something she really wants. She has had numerous pregnancies that turned into miscarriages and life threatening. Addison has endometriosis. She is in pain and decides perhaps the route to go would be to have a hysterectomy to fix the problem and she also knows that this will reduce her chances of getting pregnant. She also ends up with bad news.

Gradually all three families decide to investigate how these normal procedures all took a deadly turn for the worse when they all were assured they were straight forward procedures. They soon realize that they aren’t alone in this battle and find their way together. What will they do when they uncover the truth?

As I was reading this and taking it all in I realized that this could possibly happen in our society today and perhaps its already happened. We all go in trusting what our drs or specialists tell us because we think that they know whats best, gee they went to school to study this. When have we ever questioned them? Or asked for a second opinion?

This book makes you realize that you have to live your life to the fullest because you never know what is going to happen.

I would highly recommend that you guys read this book.

Blog Tour/ The Snow White Effect

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 by Cindy

About The Book:
Title: THE SNOW WHITE EFFECT
Author: A.K. Mills
Pub. Date: March 27, 2018
Publisher: Dark Wolf Publications
Pages: 358
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

Four individuals. One hospital ignoring the truth. In this case, what you don’t know can kill you.

About A.K.:
A native of Pennsylvania, A.K. Millsgave up a job in Information Systems to pursue her dream of becoming an author. The Parts I Remember was published in 2013. The sequel, The Parts That Followed was published in 2014. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and two dogs.
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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

3/19/2018- The Book Girl– Interview

3/20/2018- Savings in Seconds– Review

3/21/2018- Caffeine And Composition– Excerpt

3/22/2018- Cindy’s Love of Books– Review

3/23/2018- Reading for the Stars and Moon– Review

Week Two:

3/26/2018- Don’t Judge, Read– Review

3/27/2018- Rainy Day Reviews– Review

3/28/2018- Lattes & Paperbacks– Review

3/29/2018- Bookhounds– Interview

3/30/2018- A Dream Within A Dream– Excerpt

Cover Reveal/ Echoes by Alice Reeds

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Cindy

Let us know what you think of the cover for Echoes by Alice Reeds, which releases August 7, 2018!

This cover reveal is brought to you by Entangled Teen.

About Echoes:

“Fast-paced and thrilling. ECHOES is a heart-pounding and addictive love story.” —Mia Siegert, author of Jerkbait.

They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to.

Each step forward reveals the mystery behind the forces that brought them here. And soon, the most chilling discovery: something else is on the island with them.
Something that won’t let them leave alive.

Echoes is a thrilling adventure about confronting the impossible, discovering love in the most unexpected places, and, above all, finding hope in the face of the unknown.

Want to read more? Pre-order your copy of Echoes by Alice Reedstoday!

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About Alice Reeds:

Alice Reeds was born in a small town in Germany but spent her first eight years in Florida, USA. Later on, she moved back to Europe, where her family moved around a lot. She was raised trilingual and has a basic understanding of Russian, read and spoken. After getting her International Baccalaureate Diploma, Alice is studying English Language and Literature at University. In her free time Alice mostly writes, reads, figure and/or roller skates, or watches countless let’s plays and figure skating videos.

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Release Day Blitz/ My First Breakup

Posted on March 9, 2018March 12, 2018 by Cindy

“Oh God, why me?”

This is perhaps what we think of when we go through a ‘breakup’.
This story is about Anirudh and Anvi.
Both of them have their own thinking which are not alike.
The story begins with Anirudh meeting with and accident. As he slowly succumbs to the pain, he starts reflecting about his bygone college days where he found his love for music. He loves Anvi dearly who is a long-lost friend of Anirudh.
The story reveals how Anirudh struggles as the hands of reality strikes him down.

Read an Excerpt:

This is it. One wrong move and I find myself
crying to sleep. Days, maybe weeks of putting up the brave face. The ultimate,
cliché teenage drama. Everyone has been through it and everyone has heard of
it. But for me it was the first time. Maybe the last, hopefully.

So, wearing my heart on my sleeves, I fell in ‘love’.
Not once, but twice with the same guy in a row. Tramp? No. I was in love.
Deeply, madly, unconditionally. Until the hands
of practicality punched me
right on my face. I was left stranded
and confused. Wondering why all of this was happening to
me. Another cliché moment. But for me,
it was the first time.

There is something about human nature which seeks for sympathy. Just had
a breakup? The whole world is conspiring for you to be unhappy. No, I will not smile, the world is a cruel place. It
takes days for people to get over it. For me? Well no surprise to you, it took
a year. One entire year of ‘the wait’.
Sitting back now and thinking about it, I find it funny. No, I find it
hilarious. So, what happened after the year was over? Did I just miraculously
wake up one day and think to myself that, “hey, you know what…. you are a great
girl, get over it…move on!!” No, I realized that he had thought of this way
back. He had moved on way back. While, the “so-in-love” me, was waiting. Simply waiting for my stars to turn
and relive the same love story again.

The moment
you see that your ex has a different face beside the “in a relationship”
status, that is the moment you realize how blind and ridiculous you were. The
once cute goatee seems like a bush now, that smile which made you smile makes
you want to knock off all his teeth, his fascination for food makes you notice
his peeking belly pouch. In a nutshell, you are no longer in love with him and
his flaws. So then, life brings you to a fork road. The fun road is where you
sit back and spread wild rumors about how terrible he is and how he broke your
heart. Believe me, the devil will tempt you to follow this path. It is a
fantastic journey, but a few more months of futility. So I chose the better
path. Get up, pull yourself together, shrug off the dust and embrace the new
journey. I am glad I chose the latter. Very glad.

What do you do when an entire part of your life has been erased which
once held so much of importance to you? You try and fill it up with things you
never had time for otherwise. Socialize,
go out, write, sing, laugh, read, stare randomly out of the window and get lost
in your own beautiful world. Life was better. I am an ardent believer in
unconventionality. Why follow the crowd? I won’t make my own crowd! No siree! I
won’t even sit at a distance and laugh at the crowd. I would rather live in a
parallel world, a different dimension maybe. I can see you. But you can’t touch
me. You can’t judge me. I can be me. Shamelessly.

Raise the walls
high. Build the impenetrable walls. Shut the gates. It’s my own perfect world.
A year goes by in my world. Everything is healed.
I decide to open up the windows a little bit. A little fresh air will cause no
harm. I felt a whiff. A new breeze. That felt nice. It felt familiar. Maybe I
can open up my windows just a wee bit more. I will shut them off immediately.
They are wide open now. Even today. I never shut them. I was never able to.

Vulnerable or strong? Please be vulnerable, please be vulnerable………
pleaded my heart. Shut up already. You have created enough chaos. I am in
charge now. No more “Fairytale dreams”,
no more car rides, no more falling for flattering messages, no more being silly
in love.

Do you have a tiny voice at the back of
your head which speaks back to you and gives life advice, for god’s sake? Well mine is louder than my own voice, has a humongous ego
and can be downright obnoxious sometimes. It’s difficult living with it
seriously. You know the worst part? It is usually right.

‘ I love you’. Nope, no you don’t. ‘I could die for you’.
No you can’t. ‘I have waited my whole life for you’. Were you born yesterday?
‘I just want to be with you’. Yeah, you want to be in my pants. The voice is
annoying I tell you, but it is always right. If I was anything like the voice
then I doubt whether I would have had any friends.

About the Author:

Dhruba Das Roy is a freelance writer, a musician by passion, and a software engineer by profession. He is from Assam, but born in a small town of Meghalaya, where he finished his schooling. He then obtained his degree in engineering from the esteemed college of National Institute of Technology. He discovered his love for music there and was the lead vocalist of his band, “The Rozarts”.

He loves rock and roll and is a great fan of the pioneers of rock and roll-(Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen and the list goes on).Unfortunately, as engineering life came to an end, the band had to split. Recently, he moved to Kolkata where he is working in one of leading software service based companies in India.

Not everyone can put their thoughts into words. Dhruba had never tried his hand in writing; but he had an experience, an experience which changed his life for the better. Being a vocalist, his only way of expression was through the creative way. He decided to pen down his thoughts and he discovered that writing came naturally to him. His thought process in the novel relates to the general mass in many ways. He decided to stretch his limits and ended up voicing his thoughts in a different way this time.

Book Spotlight/ Quantum State

Posted on March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 by Cindy

About The Book:

Title: QUANTUM STATE
Author: M. Black
Pub. Date: October 31, 2017
Publisher: Creativia
Pages: 209

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

In a distant future only known as year 61 of MAQS, the quiet utopian district of Cherni contains the perfect system. Everyone is assigned a duty, and life is harmonious directed by the chief quantum computer: MAQS.

But Masha Mikhailov is not convinced of MAQS’ sincerity and is determined to escape. Aided by her best friend Esfir, Masha’s plans take a surprising turn when she is assigned to marry the Keeper, Kazimir.

With both time and options running out, can Masha find her way out… or be forever trapped in the “perfect” life designated for her by the powerful AI?

If you’re a fan of Hyperion, The Giver, The Matrix, 1984 or Eagle Eye, you will love Quantum State.

About M. Black:

M.Black is Ami Blackwelder and writes for the brand ENTER TOMORROW. She is a Montessori teacher, helps the deaf and hard of hearing, is an avid Pescetarian, believer in animal rights and wildlife conservation, and a lover of books. she is the author of the never-before-seen-concept Animal Graph, and dubs herself the ‘Robot Girl’ since many of her stories revolve around robots and A.I. She has a Siamese cat names LOTUS from Thailand when she was an educator there and he show sup in all her robot books. She adopted a cat named Ash in the States who also shows up in all of her robot books. She loves reading on Kindle Unlimited and only buys paperback. She enjoys many vegetarian dishes like veggie lasagna and four bean chili. She also likes watching movies, gardening, the beach, and hanging out with friends. Of course most of the time you will find her at home, pounding away at her computer.

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2/19/2018-Caffeine and Composition– Interview

2/20/2018- Jrsbookreviews– Review

2/21/2018- Nay’s Pink Bookshelf– Excerpt