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Gulp!
By Gabriella Goddard
Author’s Website: www.gulptime.com
Watch the trailer here.
Do you have a dream, yet are afraid to take the necessary steps to make it a reality? Do you have misgivings about taking that first step toward achieving your goal? Do you often fantasize about leaving your job or starting your own business, but freeze at the [...]

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Hi all,
Book Reviewing Month continues….
My two latest guests are Sharyn McGinty of In the Library Reviews and
Katie McNeill of Katie’s Reading.
Sharyn McGinty is the Print Review Coordinator of In the Library
Reviews, a review site also featuring author interviews, spotlights,
and contests. Started in 2002, the site reviews books and ebooks in
most genres, including Christian and inspirational [...]

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Midnight on Mourn Street
By Christopher Conlon
Earthling Publications
Copyright 2008
ISBN: 0-9795054-3-7
Midnight on Mourn Street is a haunting, exquisitely written novel of secret guilt, regret, and revenge.
Reed Walters is a lonely, quiet, middle-aged man who leads a lonely, quiet life. He has a secret, and everything he does in life is geared toward keeping that secret safe. Though [...]

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It’s a Dog Life, but It’s Your Carpet
By Justine A. Lee, DVM
Three River Press
ISBN: 978-0-307-38300-6
Copyright 2008
Author website.
This latest book by author and veterinarian Justine A. Lee is a must for dog owners and dog lovers alike. The book answers many fascinating questions seldom answered in regular dog books.
Have you ever wondered if a Chihuahua [...]

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Black Magic Woman
by Justin Gustainis
ISBN: 9781844165414
Solaris Books
Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Paranormal Thriller
Author’s website: www.justingustainis.com
Quincey Morris isn’t your typical private investigator. For one thing, he happens to be a straight descendant of Bram Stoker’s Quincey Morris. He also specializes in supernatural cases involving vampires, werewolves, succubis, and other terrifying beings.
In this first book in [...]

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The Fountain Pen, April 2008
In this Issue…
From Mayra’s Desk
News
Articles
“Demystifying Virtual Book Tours,” by Mayra Calvani
Interviews
What Does Amazon’s Decision Really Mean?
Historical Novelist Catherine Delors
SF Author Phoebe Wray
SF Author Lee Denning
Romantic Suspense, NY Times Bestseller Author Lisa Jackson
Dark Fantasy Author Justin Gustainis
Illustrator K.C. Snider
Multi-genre Author Hill Kemp
Reviews
The Darkest Evening of the Year, by Dean Koontz (paranormal)
Monkey [...]

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Monkey Trap
By: Lee Denning
Twilight Times Books
www.twilighttimesbooks.com
ISBN: 1-931201-34-X
Copyright 2004
Genre: Science Fiction Thriller
Paperback, 422 pages, $19.50
Reviewed by Mayra Calvani
Monkey Trap would sure make a great SF film. At its worst, it will keep you reading late into the night.
Two objects resembling asteroids approach earth. They collide in a flash of green and blue light. [...]

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This is one of the most interesting Science Fiction novels I’ve read in a long time. What makes Jemma7729 stand out is the strong heroine and the feminist issues Wray weaves in the story, making the reader wonder and think at its implications.
It is the late 22nd century in the United States. The government as [...]

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I’ve only given one piece of advice in life and that is, “Never fall for a beautiful, mysterious woman while drinking at a Turkish tavern.”
Talented writer Mayra Calvani’s latest book, Dark Lullaby, is yet another example of why I have grown to prefer reading small press books over the usual and predictable mass market books [...]

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Roadworks
By Gerard Readett
Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN: 1876962771
Copyright 2001
International Thriller/Futuristic
Author’s Website
If you like international thrillers about terrorism, you may consider getting a copy of Readett’s novel, Roadworks.
The setting: Brussels, Belgium
The year: 2022
What if all transportation in the city—rail, road, underground—abruptly comes to a standstill? What if a bomb is placed in each hotel where a head of [...]

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