Deborah Rix - External Forces

11. External Forces by Deborah Rix (2013)
The Laws of Motion Series Book 1
Length: 210 pages
Genre: Science Fiction 
Started: 26 January 2014
Finished: 19 February 2014
Where did it come from? From Netgalley
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 31 October 2013
Why do I have it? I like science fiction and Deborah Rix is a new author for me.

A century has passed since the Genetic Integrity Act was enacted and America closed its borders to prevent genetic contamination. Only the genetic anomalies classified as Deviants - known to all as the enemy - remain beyond the heavily guarded border. The Department of Evolution carefully guides the creation of each successive generation and deviations from the divine plan are not permitted.

When sixteen-year-old Jess Grant begins to show signs of deviance, she enlists in the Special Forces, along with her best friend Jay, in a desperate bid to evade detection by the Devotees. Jess is good with data, not so good with a knife. So when the handsome and secretive Sergeant Matt Anderson selects her for his Black Ops squad, Jess is completely baffled and is determined to figure out why.

As her deviance continues to change her, Jess must eventually decide who she can trust with her deadly secret. She needs to know what's out there, in the Deviant wasteland over the border, if she has any hope of surviving to see her seventeenth birthday. Because if the enemy doesn't kill her first, the Department of Evolution probably will.

First let me say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters were wonderfully drawn, and I was completely intrigued by the plot. I'm usually never sure about reading dystopian science fiction, but with External Forces, I was absolutely caught up in the story and wanted to see how it would develop. I give External Forces by Deborah Rix an A! and look forward to reading the next book in the series - Acceleration - some time very soon.

A! - (90-95%)
          
May you read well and often

Blog Tour For Loving in Time by A. E. Kirk From March 3, 2014 to March 28, 2014 - Come Join Us!

Hello Everyone! I am extremely happy to announce that A. E. Kirk will be touring the blogosphere to promote her romantic sci-fi Loving in Time. This virtual book tour is being hosted by Pump up Your Book and will last from March 3, to March 28, 2014!

Loving in Time Blog Tour Information:

Meet A. E. Kirk

Abi Kirk is a writer of sorts. Mostly she writes about fantasy or science-fiction for young adults and or horror for adults. After teaching and travelling most of Asia in 2012 and early 2013, Abi now lives in Devon, UK and is constantly inspired by the views of the sloping, idyllic landscapes around her.

She got her inspiration to write this book while competing for a Writers Competition on Wattpad in 2011, and after coming in joint second, Abi was guided by her fans and readers to seek out publishers.

Her first published book, Loving In Time, can be found on the Amazon UK and Pegasus Publishers websites for those who live outside of the UK.

If you want to contact Abi and see the other things she is working on, you can visit her website http://www.abi-kirk.webs.com

Connect and Socialize with A. E.!

Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads

About Loving in Time:

High school student Helen Xenakis is not just a teenager, she is also a Princess of Sparta. When her guards travel to her time, from the past, they take her back to the time of Trorian war, but there is someone that threatens her new regal life. Can Helen truly have her soul-mate or is her heart destined to be for someone else? And when a tragedy occurs, will she take up the mantle to do what needs to be done?

Purchase Your Copy From Pegasus Publishing and Amazon UK!

Loving in Time Book Publicity Tour Schedule:

Monday, March 3 - Book Feature at Emeraldfire’s Bookmark
Monday, March 3 - Book Feature at Mom With a Kindle

Wednesday, March 5 - Guest Blogging at Cherry Mischievous
Friday, March 7 - Book Review at Trips Down Imagination Road
Monday, March 10 - Book Feature at Cheryl’s Book Nook
Wednesday, March 12 - Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner
Wednesday, March 12 - Book Feature at Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews
Monday, March 17 - Book Review at Emeraldfire’s Bookmark
Thursday, March 21 - Book Feature at I Heart Reading
Monday, March 24 - Interview at A Blue Million Books
Tuesday, March 25 - Book Review at Mary’s Cup of Tea
Wednesday, March 26 - Book Review at My Devotional Thoughts
Thursday, March 27 - Book Review at Southeast by Midwest
Friday, March 28 - Book Review and Guest Blogging at Brooke Blogs

May you read well and often

Introducing Dinosaur Lake by Kathryn Meyer Griffith!

To celebrate the good news that Dinosaur Lake by Kathryn Meyer Griffith has been nominated as a Finalist for the 2014 Epic Ebook Awards in the suspense/thriller category, she wanted me to mention that she is hard at work penning a sequel to her incredibly popular Jurassic horror/thriller Dinosaur Lake. The winners of the 2014 Epic Ebook Awards will be announced on Saturday, March 15, 2014!

Ms. Griffith was kind enough to send me a copy of Dinosaur Lake to read for myself, and I must say that after just reading the blurb - it certainly seems like quite an adventure! :) I congratulate Ms. Griffith on the honor of having been nominated, and wish her all the best for the upcoming award announcements.     

Meet Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Kathryn Meyer Griffith is a wife of almost 35 years (husband, Russell), mother (one son, James) and grandmother (two grandchildren, Caitlyn and Joshua). She was a graphic designer in the corporate world for 23 years; and has published with Dorchester, Kensington, Avalon Books, The Wild Rose Press, Amazon Kindle Direct, Damnation Books and Eternal Press, and Amazon Publishing. Six years ago Kathryn crossed over into e-books as well as paperbacks and now all her old/new books are in ebooks...and soon to be in Audio Books from ACX.

She loves cats and nature, classic rock and country music (her brother, J. S. Meyer www.jsmeyermusic.com, is a singer/songwriter and does the songs for all her self-made book trailers that are on her websites). Kathryn loves to interact with her readers, so visit her at either of the following websites: www.myspace.com/kathrynmeyergriffith,www.bebo.com/kathrynmeyerG or www.authorsden.com/kathrynmeyergriffith to see all of her book covers and trailers.

Dinosaur Lake by Kathryn Meyer Griffith (2012)

Length: 451 pages

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Dinosaur Lake Blurb: 

Ex-cop Henry Shore has been Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park for eight years and he likes his park and his life the way it's been. Safe. Tranquil. Predictable. But he's about to be tested in so many ways. First the earthquakes begin...people begin to go missing...then there's some mysterious water creature that's taken up residence in the caves below Crater Lake and it's not only growing in size, it's aggressive and cunning...and very hungry. And it's decided it likes human beings. To eat.

And it can come up onto land.

So Henry, with the help of his wife, Ann; a young paleontologist named Justin; and a band of brave men must not only protect his park and his people from the monster but somehow find where it lives and destroy it...before it can kill again.

May you read well and often

Book Blast Blog Tour For A Woman Possessed by Marilyn Hering From March 3, 2014 to March 14, 2014 - Come Join Us!

Hello Everyone! I am delighted to announce that Marilyn Hering will be touring the blogosphere to promote her Historical Fiction novel A Woman Possessed. This is Marilyn's first virtual book blast blog tour with Pump up Your Book! She will be coming to a blog near you from March 3, to March 14, 2014! Come join us for all the fun!

Ms. Hering is also doing an awesome giveaway - she is giving away a $25 Amazon Giftcard to one lucky winner at the end of her Book Blast Blog Tour. Be sure to fill out the Rafflecopter form below, and I wish you all the very best of good luck in taking part!

A Woman Possessed Book Blast Information:

Meet Marilyn Hering

Marilyn Hering’s father was a weaver at the Paterson silk mill for many years, inspiring her to learn its history and write this book. She has previously been an English teacher, but she is currently dedicating her time to writing the sequel to A Woman Possessed. She lives in Harrington Park, New Jersey.

About A Woman Possessed:

In 1913, silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey, went on strike, demanding an eight-hour work day and better working conditions - reasonable requests that nevertheless led to the arrest of over 1,800 people. Young Eleanor O’Bannion was not arrested, but she was there. Living in the tenements of Paterson, she survived near starvation, poverty, and illness. She survived with the yearnings of love. Her heart belongs to the charismatic and passionate Dante Ravelli, a union leader, supporting the workers at the Great Silk Strike. But can Eleanor trust him to love her back?

Against her better judgment, she decides to marry Charles Lafferty, the wealthy son of a silk baron. Charles is stable, dependable, and safe. So why does she continue to think about the dashing Ravelli? Eleanor carries her own secret past, and this secret robs her of any happiness as she struggles to look to the future and find fulfilling love with her husband.

She has survived so much; she knows she will continue to thrive. Any choice she makes will hurt a man she loves. Who will she choose in the end: Ravelli or Charles - or perhaps, her own liberation?

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Pump Up Your Book and Marilyn are teaming up to give you a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Terms and Conditions:

• By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
• One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
• This giveaway begins March 3 and ends on March 14.
• Winners will be contacted via email on March 15, 2014.
• Winner has 48 hours to reply.

Good luck everyone!

ENTER TO WIN!

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A Woman Possessed Virtual Book Blast Blog Tour Information: 

March 3 - Road to Here

March 3 - Plug Your Book
March 4 - The Book Rack
March 4 - I’m Shelf-ish
March 5 - Icefairy’s Treasure Chest
March 5 - Review From Here
March 6 - Confessions of a Reader
March 6 - Literal Exposure
March 7 - Maureen’s Musings
March 7 - As the Pages Turn
March 10 - Becky on Books…and Quilts
March 10 - The Writer’s Life
March 11 - Celticlady’s Reviews
March 11 - Beyond the Books
March 12 - Libby’s Library
March 12 - Emeraldfire’s Bookmark
March 13 - Allvoices
March 13 - Redroom
March 14 - Blogher
March 14 - The Zen Reader

May you read well and often

Blog Tour For Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency by Dan O'Brien From March 11, 2014 to March 18, 2014 - Come Join Us!

Hello Everyone! I am extremely happy to announce that Dan O'Brien will be touring the blogosphere to promote his fantasy Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency. This virtual book tour is being hosted by Mr. O'Brien himself and will last from March 11, to March 18, 2014!

Mr. O'Brien is also doing an awesome giveaway - he is giving away a remarked copy of Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency signed by both himself and the illustrator, Steve Ferchaud.

To enter for a chance to win, simply follow the author's Facebook Page and his blog, The Dan O'Brien Project and a few winners will be randomly selected on March 20th!

Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency Blog Tour Information: 

Meet Dan O'Brien

Dan O’Brien, founder and editor-in-chief of The Northern California Perspective, has written over 20 books - including the bestselling Bitten, which was featured on Conversations Book Club’s Top 100 novels of 2012. Before starting Amalgam, he was the senior editor and marketing director for an international magazine.

In addition, he has spent over a decade in the publishing industry as a freelance editor. You can learn more about his literary and publishing consulting business by visiting his website at:www.amalgamconsulting.com. Contact him today to order copies of the book or have them stocked at your local bookstore. He can he reached by email at amalgamconsulting@gmail.com.

Connect and Socialize with Dan!

Website * Blog * Twitter * Facebook

About Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency:

You’re never too old to have one more adventure

Brought to life by Steve Ferchaud’s vibrant drawings, this story for all ages by Dan O’Brien lets us know that it is never too late to have one more adventure.

Purchase Your Copy From Amazon and Amazon UK!

May you read well and often

Kathryn Elizabeth Jones - The Feast: A Parable of the Ring

10. The Feast: A Parable of the Ring by Kathryn Elizabeth Jones (2013)
The Parables of Virginia Bean Series Book 2
Length: 119 pages
Genre: Christian Fiction
Started: 29 January 2014
Finished: 10 February 2014
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Kathryn Elizabeth Jones for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 7 September 2013
Why do I have it? I like Christian fiction and had read and enjoyed Conquering Your Goliaths: A Parable of the Five Stones by the same author in the past.

Virginia has experienced the power and direction of the five stones, and has grown so much closer in her relationship with God. Now, five years on, Virginia will need to use the stones once again. For entirely different reasons.

Keeping her marriage together is not the only thing on Virginia's mind. Her successful business Just Desserts is beginning to founder, her five-year marriage is in trouble and apparently having a child isn't going to happen in the usual way. Virginia is convinced that adoption is the answer.

So, if she did all the of right things, said all of the right words; if she remembered the five stones in her journey to get her child, God would surely have to answer her.

It shouldn't be too difficult...

I must say that I enjoyed The Feast just as much as I did Conquering Your Goliaths. It was interesting to see how much Virginia had grown in her relationship with God - but how she also had a tendency to forget that her relationship with Him still needed to be nurtured. I give this book an A! and look forward to reading the next book in this series some time soon.

A! - (90-95%)

May you read well and often

Blog Tour For To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis by Andra Watkins From March 3, 2014 to April 30, 2014 - Come Join Us!

Hello Everyone! I am extremely happy to announce that Andra Watkins will be touring the blogosphere to promote her Historical Fiction/Paranormal/Suspense book To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis. This virtual book tour is being hosted by Pump up Your Book and will last from March 3, to April 30, 2014!

To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Blog Tour Information:

Meet Andra Watkins

I’m Andra Watkins. I’m a native of Tennessee, but I’m lucky to call Charleston, South Carolina, home for 23 years.

I’m the author of To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis from Word Hermit Press. It’s a mishmash of historical fiction, paranormal fiction and suspense that follows Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark fame) after his mysterious death on the Natchez Trace in 1809.

I Like:

1. Hiking
2. Eating (A lot; Italian food is my favorite.)
3. Traveling (I never met a destination I didn’t like.)
4. Reading (My favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo.)
5. Coffee (the caffeinated version) and COFFEE (sex)
6. Performing (theater, singing, public speaking, playing piano)
7. Time with my friends
8. Sirius XM Chill
9. Yoga (No, I can’t stand on my head.)
10. Writing in bed
11. Candlelight

I Don't Like:

1. Getting up in the morning
2. Cilantro (It is the devil weed.)
3. Surprises (For me or for anyone else.)
4. House Cleaning
5. Cooking

You can email me at readme(at)andrawatkins(dot)com. You can also visit my website at www.andrawatkins.com.

Connect and Socialize with Andra!

Google+ * Facebook * Twitter * Tumblr * Pinterest * Goodreads

About To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis:

Is remembrance immortality? Nobody wants to be forgotten, least of all the famous.

Meriwether Lewis lived a memorable life. He and William Clark were the first white men to reach the Pacific in their failed attempt to discover a Northwest Passage. Much celebrated upon their return, Lewis was appointed governor of the vast Upper Louisiana Territory and began preparing his eagerly-anticipated journals for publication. But his re-entry into society proved as challenging as his journey. Battling financial and psychological demons and faced with mounting pressure from Washington, Lewis set out on a pivotal trip to the nation’s capital in September 1809. His mission: to publish his journals and salvage his political career. He never made it. He died in a roadside inn on the Natchez Trace in Tennessee from one gunshot to the head and another to the abdomen.

Was it suicide or murder? His mysterious death tainted his legacy and his fame quickly faded. Merry’s own memory of his death is fuzzy at best. All he knows is he’s fallen into Nowhere, where his only shot at redemption lies in the fate of rescuing another. An ill-suited “guardian angel,” Merry comes to in the same New Orleans bar after twelve straight failures. Now, with one drink and a two-dollar bill he is sent on his last assignment, his final shot at escape from the purgatory in which he’s been dwelling for almost 200 years. Merry still believes he can reverse his forgotten fortunes.

Nine-year-old Emmaline Cagney is the daughter of French Quarter madam and a Dixieland bass player. When her mother wins custody in a bitter divorce, Emmaline carves out her childhood among the ladies of Bourbon Street. Bounced between innocence and immorality, she struggles to find her safe haven, even while her mother makes her open her dress and serve tea to grown men.

It isn’t until Emmaline finds the strange cards hidden in her mother’s desk that she realizes why these men are visiting: her mother has offered to sell her to the highest bidder. To escape a life of prostitution, she slips away during a police raid on her mother’s bordello, desperate to find her father in Nashville.

Merry’s fateful two-dollar bill leads him to Emmaline as she is being chased by the winner of her mother’s sick card game: The Judge. A dangerous Nowhere Man convinced that Emmaline is the reincarnation of his long dead wife, Judge Wilkinson is determined to possess her, to tease out his wife’s spirit and marry her when she is ready. That Emmaline is now guarded by Meriwether Lewis, his bitter rival in life, further stokes his obsessive rage.

To elude the Judge, Em and Merry navigate the Mississippi River to Natchez. They set off on an adventure along the storied Natchez Trace, where they meet Cajun bird watchers, Elvis-crooning Siamese twins, War of 1812 re-enactors, Spanish wild boar hunters and ancient mound dwellers. Are these people their allies? Or pawns of the perverted, powerful Judge?

After a bloody confrontation with the Judge at Lewis’s grave, Merry and Em limp into Nashville and discover her father at the Parthenon. Just as Merry wrestles with the specter of success in his mission to deliver Em, The Judge intercedes with renewed determination to win Emmaline, waging a final battle for her soul. Merry vanquishes the Judge and earns his redemption. As his spirit fuses with the body of Em’s living father, Merry discovers that immortality lives within the salvation of another, not the remembrance of the multitude.

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To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Book Publicity Tour Schedule:

Monday, March 3 - Guest Blogging at Literarily Speaking

Tuesday, March 4 - Interview at Examiner
Wednesday, March 5 - Book Featured at Book Him Danno
Thursday, March 6 - Guest Blogging at Literal Exposure
Friday, March 7 - Guest Blogging at The Writer’s Life
Monday, March 10 - First Chapter Review at The Book Connection
Tuesday, March 11 - Interview at As the Page Turns
Wednesday, March 12 - Character Interview at Beyond the Books
Thursday, March 13 - Interview at Publishing Secrets of Authors
Friday, March 14 - Interview at I’m Shelf-ish
Monday, March 17 - First Chapter Reveal at Review From Here
Wednesday, March 19 - Guest Blogging at The Book Faery Reviews
Monday, March 24 - Book Review at Deal Sharing Aunt
Tuesday, March 25 - Book Feature at Maureen’s Musings
Tuesday, March 25 - Book Feature at Rose and Beps Blog
Friday, March 28 - Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner
Monday, April 7 - AuthorVid at Emeraldfire’s Bookmark
Wednesday, April 9 - Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book
Thursday, April 10 - Book Feature at Icefairy’s Treasure Chest
Friday, April 11 - Book Review at Our Families Adventure
Monday, April 14 - First Chapter Reveal at Read My First Chapter
Tuesday, April 15 - Interview at The Dark Phantom
Wednesday, April 16 - Interview at PUYB Virtual Book Club
Thursday, April 17 - Interview at Straight From the Author’s Mouth
Monday, April 21 - Book Featured at SheWrites
Tuesday, April 22 - Interview at The Writer’s Life
Wednesday, April 23 - Book Review at Emeraldfire’s Bookmark
Friday, April 25 - Book Review at Crystal’s Many Reviewers
Monday, April 28 - First Chapter Reveal at The Opinionated Me
Monday, April 28 - Book Feature at Bookalicious Traveladdict
Tuesday, April 29 - Video Feature at Island Chick Travels
Wednesday, April 30 - Book Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views
Wednesday, April 30 - Book Feature at Moonlight Lace and Mayhem

May you read well and often