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Name of Book: The Heart of the Highlands: The Beast Author: April Holthaus ISBN: B00X6BIYNU Publisher: Grey Wolf Part of a Series: Protectors of the Crown Type of book: Scotland, King James IV, kidnapped, poverty, daughter of chieftain, responsibilities, romance, duties, chemistry, protectors Year it was published: 2015 Summary: For hundreds of years, Scotland has battled the English for their freedom. Now, they face a new, unforeseen threat. In a divided world between politics and religion, the young King James V faces a threat from his own people. As civil wars break out amongst the highland clans, James recruits a secret group of warriors for protection. He calls them, the Protectors of the Crown. Ian MacKay has one mission; to defend the crown no matter the cost. Along with his men, Ian’s mission is to hunt down one of the most dangerous men in the Highlands. While on his journey, venturing into unfriendly territory, he comes across a lass on enemy land that...

Title of the book:  Life and death behind the brick and razor-code red diamond Author:  Isaac Alexis MD Publisher: Self published Publishing Date: 2017 ISBN: 978-1-5353-4715-0 Summary: Enter The Fast Paced World Of Correctional Medicine where Split Second Decisions Are Made preventing A Patient From Bleeding To Death. Also Get Health And Wellness Tips as Well. Also Great Points are Reviewed in Detail to Strategically Assist Teenagers in Defense against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Drug Abuse, Gang membership, STD's And So Much More! Author Info: (From iRead Book Tours) Buy the Book: Amazon Add to Goodreads ​ Meet the Author: Isaac Alexis, MD, completed an internship in trauma surgery at Cornell University at New York Hospital of Queens, and he cross-trained in family medicine and anesthesiology. Dr. Alexis served as medical director at the Department of Justice as well as director of infection control and chair of the quality improvement medical committee....

Book Details: Book Title: Cathadeus (Book One of the Walking Gates) Author: Jeff J. Peters Category: YA Fiction, 344 pages Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Release date: Dec 8, 2017 Tour dates: Dec 4 to 15, 2017 Content Rating: PG-13 (fighting scenes) Book Description: It has been six hundred years since the Alchemists fused together men and beasts to form strong, mindless slaves. Now, their most vicious creations have attacked the mystical Walking Gates, slaughtering their Keepers and isolating their cities. Wounded in the brutal attack, Braxton Prinn’s mother is on the verge of death and he makes a desperate journey to find the reclusive elven master who can save her. But when he discovers an ancient magic, Brax is caught up in an even greater struggle and soon finds himself hunted for his power. Drawn into the chaos of an impending war and pursued by enemies on all sides, Brax must fight to save his mother and her race from slip...

Name of Book: The Half Drowned King Author: Linnea Hartsuyker ISBN:  : B01MQFBRDI Publisher:  William Morrow Year it was published: 2017 Summary: Since the death of Ragnvald Eysteinsson's father in battle, he has worked hard to protect his sister Svanhild and planned to inherit his family's land when he comes of age. But when the captain of his ship tries to kill him on the way home from a raiding excursion, he must confront his stepfather's betrayal, and find a way to protect his birthright. It is no easy feat in Viking-Age Norway, where a hundred petty rulers kill over parcels of land, and a prophesied high king is rising. But where Ragnvald is expected to bleed, and even die, for his honour, Svanhild is simply expected to marry well. It's not a fate she relishes, and when the chance to leave her stepfather's cruelty comes at the hand of her brother's arch-rival, Svanhild is forced to make the ultimate choice: family or freedom. Drawing f...

Name of Book: By Love Divided Author: Elizabeth St John ISBN: 9780999394410 Publisher: Falcon Historical Press Part of a Series: The Lydiard Chronicles Type of book: English civil war, debts, gunpowder, family, romance, 1630-1646, strategy, military, siege, royalty, Roundheads vs Cavaliers, battles, war Year it was published: 2017 Summary: Fiercely independent, Luce Apsley rejects the dazzling English court and an entitled marriage arranged by her aristocratic family, and falls in love with a Roundhead soldier. Her mother has embraced the Puritan cause and yet her beloved brother, Sir Allen Apsley chooses to fight for king and country. As England falls into bloody civil war, Luce embraces Parliament's radical views and confronts the very core of the family's beliefs. And when their influential Villiers cousins raise the stakes, King Charles demands loyalty. Allen and Luce face a devastating challenge. Will war unite or divide them? In the dawn of rebellio...

Feast your eyes upon the new covers for Voice of the Falconer and Fortune's Fool, books #2 and #3 in Blixt's Star-Cross'd series! Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, the poetry of Dante, and the history of Italy, the Star-Cross'd Series is a tale of wars won, friendships lost, and conspiracies both mortal and stellar, an epic journey into the birth of the Renaissance that recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell and Dorothy Dunnett. Voice Of The Falconer (Star-Cross'd #2) by David Blixt Publication Date: July 6, 2010 St. Martin's Press eBook & Paperback; 496 Pages Italy, 1325. Eight years after the tumultuous events of THE MASTER OF VERONA, Pietro Alaghieri is living as an exile in Ravenna, enduring the loss of his famous father while secretly raising the bastard heir to Verona's prince, Cangrande della Scala. But when word of Cangrande's death reaches him, Pietro must race back to Verona to prevent young Cesco's rivals from usurping h...

Unfortunately once more November was more of a miss than a hit. While I accomplished some of my primary goals, my secondary reading goals fell. What I also will do is feature some reads I am doing for Fresh fiction. (Show the book covers anyways) This month I really need to review A Traitor's Knot by Cryssa Bazos and finish up and review by Love divded by Elizabeth St John. ( a very good read) and hopefully some of the goodreads firstreads that I have been able to finish. I'm not sure if this month I will finish any firstreads, but I have to try. For this month, I don't seem to have many book tours as before, but yeah, things change for either better or worse. A lot of the authors I haven't read before, nor did they appear on my blog. Without further ado, here they are! Book Tours: Voice of the Falconer and Fortune's Fool by David Blixt Cover Reveal (December 1st, 2017) Cathadeus book spotlight (December 11th, 2017, my review of the book to be on Janua...