Review: The Body on the Barstool

The Body on the Barstool by Lolli Powell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Body on the Barstool (A Top Shelf Mystery) by Lolli Powell

What an intriguing story about love, loss and murder. What starts off as a simple murder –a body found on a bar stool in Erica Fountain's tavern –turns into healing the past, present and future for everyone involved.

This story swept me in from page one and kept me guessing to the end, which is saying a lot, for I am the type of person who can usually figure out the ending before it happens. Not this time which was quite delightful.

Highly recommended, this cozy mystery is well constructed and the written words flow flawlessly throughout the entire novel.

Well done Lolli Powell!

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Barstool-Top-Shelf-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01N3KIINE

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Hey Everyone,

Just a personal note about book reviews.

Thank you to the wonderful people at Uncaged Book Reviews for the awesome feature story and review of my novel Control. It's simply amazing to be part of great magazine that dedicates itself to bring books to the masses.

I write for the joy of writing but to realize that people enjoy the stories I write is an incredible feeling giving me the strength to keep writing.

For all authors, keep plugging away and tell the stories you love to tell. This will lead to people loving them back.

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Review: The Haunting of Secrets

The Haunting of Secrets by Shelley R. Pickens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What an interesting take on a seer.
Mrs. Pickens's story of one girl's life as a seer is completely different than anything I've read before. She twists and plots this story keeping you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
Aimee is a girl hiding from the world and what she is. Just like every teenage girl she hates herself and the world she lives in, but none of that is really true, she's just been hiding from everyone and everything.
Forced out of hiding she must figure out who is killing you girls in her community before the killer finds her.
This is a great story, a wonderful read and I for one can't wait for the next installment to find out where this story will go next.
Well done, Mrs. Pickens.


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Review: 100+ Free Facebook Book Promo Sites: Annotated to save you time, money and mistakes!

100+ Free Facebook Book Promo Sites: Annotated to save you time, money and mistakes! by Frank Daley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A very informative book for anyone getting started in self-publishing and marketing their books. This book includes helpful hints, things to do and things not to do, all the early stages of marketing that we authors usually have to learn on our own.
The list of Facebook groups is enough to give this book 5 stars. It may seem easy to find groups on Facebook to advertise your novels in, but it really isn't as easy as one may think. This list will surely get you started. I also like how Mr. Daley stresses over and over again the reality of using Facebook groups as your only means of advertisement.
This book also indicates how review swaps are perceived by Amazon, which I believe can't be stressed enough.
Overall, what Mr. Daley is attempting to do with this informational book hits the mark and I recommend it to anyone who is just starting in the business.

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Review: Sweet Vengeance

Sweet Vengeance by Aliya DalRae
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What an interesting take on vampires, shifter's and sorcerer's.
Mrs. DalRae's story of one girl's discovery of this mythical world is fascinating and imaginative. The characters are a mixture of realism and fantasy, well composed and believable driving, the story forward at every turn.

Jessica Sweet is the main character of the story and it is through her perspective we see most of the story unfold, however the point of view is often changed throughout the story to third person, but Mrs. DalRae handle's this in such a way it's almost seamless.

Raven is a complicated character with a questionable past that Mrs. DalRae makes irresistible and intriguing, but who doesn't love a bad boy.

This is a stellar story, a wonderful read and I for one can't wait for the next installment to find out where this story will go next.

Well done, Mrs. DalRae. Terrific novel.

Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Vengeance-Jessica-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B01C99NH3G

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Review: An Enlightening Quiche

An Enlightening Quiche by Eva Pasco
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What an incredible story from start to finish. The way Pasco weaves the story around a winning heirloom quiche recipe is nothing short of spectacular. I loved everything about this novel from the characters, to the world, she made everything believable. There is not one moment in this story where I questioned what was happening or who these characters were. Well done, Eva Pasco.

The story follows the lives of two women in their forties who have been rivals since their youth. A third women's outside perspective of the two. We are privy to the mysteries of their youth as the story unfolds, all the while they struggle to figure out where things went wrong and how to fix them. All secrets from the past are swirled together making the women live, regret and learn, before ultimately forgiving, loving and moving forward with their lives.


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Review: Find Me

Find Me by E.J. Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Find Me, is a short ghost story set in an abandoned house. Mia returns to the house where all the secrets from her childhood are revealed. A suppressed memory opens the flood gates to a missing child and a house of horrors, proving that some secrets just won't rest.

A quick read with a worthwhile story.


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