The Suffering Tree by Elle Cosimano Victoria Burns doesn’t want to be part of her new community any more than the residents want her there. She and her mother and brother were given the house by the town patriarch, Aloysius Slaughter, after his death, despite never having met him and having seemingly no connection to…
Heroines Who Rock: Nameless Queen from A Thousand Nights
Heroines Who Rock: Nameless Queen from A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston Who She Is: She is the daughter of a desert trader, and the younger, less beautiful sister to his firstwife. She is her village’s sacrifice to the demon king Lo-Melkhiin. She is the latest in the hundreds of wives who slake his thirst. But…
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan: Giveaway
Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for providing a copy of the book and The Dark Prophecy-themed prize-pack products to review and give away. All views are my own. Since Apollo is the God of Music, Poetry, and the Sun, we are rounding up some summer essentials to have on hand for good summer reading. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite:…
Editor’s Pick: Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
Eight years ago Addie Webster was kidnapped straight out of the Governor’s Mansion. Now she’s back, escaped from her captors, returned to her family who now live in the White House. At exactly the same time a terrorist group has begun attacking Washington, D.C.. Zero Day is a engaging Tom Clancy style spy novel seen…
Review: The Killer in Me by Margot Harrison
I was in the mood for a little suspense and had THE KILLER IN ME on my TBR list for a while. Finally published, I picked this one up and didn’t really want to put it down. It starts off very strong setting up Nina Barrows, and the unusual tie she seems to have to…
Review: Creswell Plot by Eliza Wass
This book was a hard one to read. At first it seemed as though it started in the middle, like I had missed something – but I persevered, and by 30 pages in I was hooked. I’ve always been fairly interested by people and lifestyles on the fringes of society – and this is where…
Giveaway: Sea Spell (Waterfire Saga, Book 4) by Jennifer Donnelly
My daughter, 11, loves to read fantasy books with heroic female heroines. She and a couple of her friends have been reading Jennifer Donnelly’s series since it started with DEEP BLUE, and now they’re desperate to find out what happens next in the story of Serafina, Astrid, and the other mermaid heroines. I love that…
Giveaway: The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
We’re thrilled to partner with Disney-Hyperion to give away a copy of best-selling author Rick Riordan’s newest series, THE TRIALS OF APOLLO. Book #1 in the series, THE HIDDEN ORACLE, is being released with five retail-specific editions that all hit shelves on May 3rd. Each edition includes a unique insert that you can get exclusively from that…