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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

MBS Blogoversary SPOTLIGHT #4D: Tribute Books - Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly Shoes



 SPOTLIGHT: PUBLISHER TRIBUTE BOOKS
Book #4 Giveaway of eBook  Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly Shoes - Three Winners 
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Doesn't this book sound adorable???

Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly Shoes 
by Larry Peterson
Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly ShoesSlippery Willie Synopsis:
Willie Wiggles hates his slippery feet. He just slips, slides and spins all over the place. But what he hates even more are the special shoes that have been made for him that will help him to walk just like all the other kids. Willie thinks that they are the "stupidest, ugliest shoes in the whole world."
Discover how sometimes we worry about things about ourselves when actually there is nothing to worry about in the first place.

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MBS Blogoversary SPOTLIGHT #4C: Publisher Tribute Books - Framing Faith


 SPOTLIGHT: PUBLISHER TRIBUTE BOOKS
Book #3 Giveaway of eBook  Framing Faith - Three Winners 
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Framing Faith: A Pictorial History of Communities of Faith by Sarah Piccini 
with photography by Ivana Pavelka


Framing Faith: A Pictorial History of Communities of FaithFraming Faith Synopsis:
Framing Faith tells the story of the faith of immigrants and their descendants, spotlighting ten Catholic churches in the Diocese of Scranton that were closed due to restructuring. The churches, SACRED HEART, MAYFIELD; ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, SCRANTON; ST. JOSEPH, SCRANTON; HOLY FAMILY, SCRANTON; ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SCRANTON; ST. MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION, SCRANTON; ST. MARY CZESTOCHOWA, SCRANTON; ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, TAYLOR; IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAYLOR; AND ST. MICHAEL, OLD FORGE have rich ethnic heritages. They are Polish, Slovak, Italian, German, and Lithuanian parishes with long traditions and deep roots. Each church was founded by immigrant groups who came to the coal fields of the Lackawanna Valley with little more than their faith in God. Their churches served as the center of the community and touchstones of the Old Country. Framing Faith traces their histories from small beginnings through baptisms, weddings and funerals to their final celebrations. Throughout the text are images from each church, visual reminders of what was for many an important part of their lives.

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MBS Blogoversary SPOTLIGHT #4B: Publisher Tribute Books - Fire Men


 SPOTLIGHT: PUBLISHER TRIBUTE BOOKS
Book #2  Giveaway of eBook  Fire Men - Three Winners 
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by Gary R. Ryman
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Fire Men: Stories from Three Generations of a Firefighting FamilyFire Men Synopsis:
Having served over thirty years in fire departments across three states, Gary R. Ryman brings a unique perspective to the firefighting experience. The son and father of firefighters, Ryman ignites the fire, smoke, blood and fear spanning three generations of the "family business." He recounts his early days in upstate New York learning from his father, the department fire chief. He describes the blazes he battled with a career and volunteer crew in the crowded suburbs of Washington, D.C. He examines the mentoring relationship established with his son as they respond to the calls of a volunteer department in rural Pennsylvania. Overall, Ryman shares both the personal and professional turning points that define a firefighting career.

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MBS Blogoversary SPOTLIGHT #4A: Publisher Tribute Books - Call Me Kate


 SPOTLIGHT: PUBLISHER TRIBUTE BOOKS
Tribute Books celebrates its 7th year in 2011 as an independent publisher for independent writers.
They publish some wonderful titles and I have enjoyed reading some books provided by Nicole at Tribute.
Book #1  Giveaway of eBook  Call Me Kate - Three Winners. OPEN WORLDWIDE


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One of my favorite Tribute books that I reviewed was Call Me Kate by Mollie Roe.

Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires - Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver RecipientBlurb:  The Civil War Draft Meets Immigrant Coal Miners

Fourteen-year-old Katie McCafferty risks job, family, and eventually her very life to rescue a lifelong friend. Disguised as a draft resister, Katie infiltrates a secret Irish organization to prevent bloodshed. Tragedies challenge her strength and ingenuity, and she faces a crisis of conscience. Can Katie balance her sense of justice with the law?

Call Me Kate is suitable for readers from eleven to adult. The story is dramatic and adventuresome, yet expressive of daily life in the patches of the hard coal region during the Civil War era. This novel will appeal to readers of the Dear America series, as well as more mature readers who will enjoy the story’s rich context and drama.

Nicole has been lovely to offer four different ebooks for giveaway with multiple copies per book! OPEN WORLDWIDE

The books for giveaway are
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Book Review and Giveaway 2 Copies: Demons Prefer Blondes by Sidney Ayers

Fast, fun, and as the author says “snarky!”
Demons Prefer Blondes by Sidney Ayers


  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (June 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402251742
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402251740
     Genre: Paranormal Romance
     My Rating:  4.0 of 5.0
Product Description
A BAD DAY FOR A DEMON

Rafe Deleon is a senior demon and he resents like hell his assignment to Earth to retrieve the Chest of the Damned before it falls into the wrong hands. But then he meets beautiful, intriguing succubus Lucy Gregory and she's just unleashed a whole load of trouble...

REALLY SUCKS FOR A SUCCUBUS

Lucy's chic suburban beauty salon has suddenly become the Underworld's center of mass chaos and destruction. The only good thing in a day going rapidly down the tubes is the arrival of a gorgeous demon who's adamant that he can help her...

But Lucy has quite a few deeply unpleasant--not to mention deadly and hateful--surprises ahead of her, and surely there's never been a worse time to try out a new boyfriend...
Review: This is fast paced - filled with quirky characters and lots of humor.

Sweet Lucy dropped out of med school to open her own beauty salon as she is happier cutting hair than cutting bodies. Her vivacious best friend, Serah, drops by to show off her latest antique find, a dirty chest. Latin coming easily to Lucy and she interprets the inscription to be the “Chest of the Damned.”

Rafe is a demon seeking redemption. He has been ordered to retrieve the Chest even if he’d rather trade places with his friend Dominic who has been given the mission to save Rafe’s sister from Belial, a leader of the bad demons. Rafe knows there is something special when Lucy doesn’t fall under his enchantment and now he needs to protect Lucy as well as the chest.

Lucy manages to open the chest and release chaos in her shop. The chest also releases her own Succubus personality.  Now Lucy’s shop is attracting all sorts of unwanted attention including men attracted to her new pheromones, demons drawn to the spirit activity, and Belial drawn to Lucy’s new powers.

The story is full of interesting characters.  Lucy’s stylists are the dramatic and sashaying, Frank, and the wanna-be model, feather wearing Latino, Geraldo.  Rafe’s crew includes the eccentric Kalli and the odd demon turned chimpanzee, Squeaky.

Both Rafe and Lucy have insecurities that add to the conflict and suspense. Rafe views himself as having failed in prior missions and he struggles to believe he can truly protect Lucy.  Lucy learns surprising things about her own family history.  Although she doesn’t have the training or understand the enemies’ powers, Lucy insists on jumping into the fight.

It bothered me that Rafe spends a lot of time disappearing from protection duty to jump back to meetings in Limbo. Although he pops back just in time for rescues, it really didn’t make plausible sense to me.

The characters are delightfully likeable and fun and the plot concept is full of action, trouble, rescue and some sizzling romance. I just felt that the writing didn’t keep up with the action. There was unnecessary repetition and the characters would keep talking about 'doing' things instead of moving into action. The book gave me the impression of taking a good start but rushing to a sloppy finish. I think the author has marvelous potential and I hope that she and the right editor will work on consistency in the plotline to be more realistic (even in fantasy the behaviors have to make sense). Also there should be more show and less tell in the action scenes. Still - this is worth reading for the fun.


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