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Name of Book: Hero Author: Boyd Taylor ISBN: 978-0-9894707-2-8 Publisher: Katherine Brown Press Part of a Series: Donnie Ray Cuinn series Type of book: Mysteries, "alternative news" politics, history, two sides, modern times, fact checking, learning lessons, Austin Texas, family, friends Year it was published: 2012 Summary: When budding historian Donnie Ray Cuinn stumbles upon an old letter in the musty bowels of the Texas State Archives, he believes he has uncovered the true story of Sam Payne's valiant, or perhaps not so valiant, capture of Mexican leader Santa Anna during the Battle of San Jacinto. Cuinn's findings are published in a local magazine. But the article eventually becomes fodder in the gubernatorial race between Democratic upstart Bob Braeswood and Republican favorite Sam Eben Payne V, the great-great-grandson of the Texas hero. Braeswood is intent on exploiting the past, while Payne will do anything to suppress it. In the ensuing ...

Name of Book: House on the Forgotten coast Author: Ruth Coe Chambers ISBN: 978-1-63152-300-7 Publisher: SheWritesPress Type of book: Florida, misfit, drugs, family, ghosts, mysteries, 1879, 1987, secrets, emotions, exploration, history, marriage, love Year it was published: 2017 Summary: Secrets, lies, and murder haunt The House on the Forgotten Coast, a magical novel set in Apalachicola, Florida, in the late 1980s. The novel begins with the beautiful Annelise Lovett Morgan, who, powerless in the face of her southern heritage, is forced to marry the mature Coulton Morgan instead of the young man who has captured her heart, artistic Seth Mitchell. But seventeen-year-old Annelise dies on her wedding day in 1879, never to live in the remarkable house built as a wedding gift from her father--and her story ends there, until Elise Foster's parents buy the historic house in 1987. When this happens, the house becomes a portal whereby Annelise and Elise, two young women ...

Name of Book: Beyond Forever Author: D.D. Marx ISBN: 978-0-9972481-2-8 Publisher: self published Part of a Series: beyond series Type of book: afterlife, death, other side, marriage, cooking, relocating, decorating, dreams coming true, motherhood, choices Year it was published: 2018 Summary: Just as their life is seemingly back on track, Finn McDaniel’s gets news that sends him into a tail-spin. He is faced with the prospect of losing Olivia Henry forever. He immediately turns to Dan, Olivia’s deceased best friend, who is her loyal and constant guardian angel from the beyond, imploring him for his help. In the midst of all of the chaos a special package is delivered that changes their lives forever. While Finn is determined to grow his restaurant to new heights by chasing after the coveted Michelin Star, it is Olivia who finally sees her dream come to fruition in a way never thought possible. Finn is determined to support Olivia through her shocking breakthrou...

Name of Book: The Marriage of Jane Austen Author: Collins Hemingway ISBN: 978-1-5049-1102-3 Publisher: Authorhouse Part of a Series: The Marriage of Jane Austen Type of book: 1802-1805, marriage, wealth, trade, science, war, Napoleon, Regency England, fashion, hot air balloon, old maid, Bath, travels, letter exchange Year it was published: 2015 Summary: Tradition holds that Jane Austen lived a prim and proper life as a single woman. But what if she wed a man as passionate and intelligent as she—and the marriage remained secret for 200 years? The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen is a trilogy that resolves the biggest mysteries of Austen’s life, the “lost years” of her twenties—a period of which historians know virtually nothing. - Why the enduring rumors of a lost love or tragic affair? - Why, afterward, did the vivacious Jane Austen prematurely put on “the cap of middle age” and shut herself away to write her books? - Why, after her death, did her beloved sist...

1884 No Boundaries: A Story of Espionage, and International Intrigue by A.E. Wasserman Publication Date: April 29, 2015 Archway Publishing Hardcover, Paperback, and eBook; 382 Pages Series: Langford Series, Book #1 Genre: Historical Fiction Love, murder, sex, and terrorism swirl within a collapsed world economy. No, it's not today. It's London, 1884. Recently married Langsford, born of wealth and privilege, is bound by the restrictions of Victorian society. Dynamite has been invented, but the term "homosexuality" has not and men can be arrested for either. Langsford accompanies his visiting friend, HEINRICH, eighteen, who innocently flirts with young ANNA at London's Leadenhall Market. What should be the end of the story becomes the beginning, for Heinrich falls in love with her, never part of the plan. Instead it becomes the catalyst for everything that follows when he flees Germany to return to her. Events unfold that expose ter...

Good news is that I have read quite a few books on my previous list, although unfortunately due to some tragic circumstances during the last month, few books for book tours are unread and not reviewed. (one didn't finish reading, and the other didn't review it yet.) Just like always, I really need to review A Traitor's Knot by Cryssa Bazos and two books by C.F. Yetmen. (I honestly don't know why I don't do that...) On another note, a lot of book tours for the month, and for one odd reason or another, most of them happen to be mysteries or else they are tied up to mysteries. Yeah, let's start January with a bang! Book Tours: Book Blast for A.E. Wasserman's series (January 3rd, 2017) House on the Forgotten Coast: A Novel by Ruth Coe Chambers (January 8th, 2018) Hero by Boyd Taylor (January 8th, 2018) Twoffer Murder by Lauren Carr (January 16th, 2018) Antelope Play by Boyd Taylor (January 22nd, 2018) Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigia...

Little women- Louisa May Alcott SR: December 1st 2017 FR: January 30th, 2018 A House Divided-Pearl S Buck SR: March 11th, 2016 FR: N/A Twofer murder- Lauren Carr SR: January 4th, 2018 FR: January 17th, 2018 House on the forgotten shore- Ruth Coe Chambers SR: December 14th, 2017 FR: January 1st, 2018 That woman- Wayne Clark SR: January 27th, 2018 FR: The weight of ink- Rachel Kadish SR: January 31st, 2018 FR: The soldier's return- Laura Libricz SR: January 27h, 2018 FR: Where do I go- Beverly Magid SR: January 25th, 2018 FR: January 30th, 2018 Beyond forever- D.D. Marx SR: December 28th, 2017 FR: January 4th, 2018 The war brides scrapbook by Caroline Preston SR: January 22nd, 2018 FR: January 27th, 2018 Dominic- Mark Pryor SR: December 30th, 2017 FR: January 10th, 2018 Wild world- Peter s Rush SR: January 10th, 2018 FR: January 31st, 2018 Degrees of Love-Lisa Slabach SR: January 17th, 2018 FR: January 25th, 2018 Antelope Play-Boyd Taylor SR: ...