Sherry’s Shelves #29 ~ Happy Holidays

Posted on December 21, 2014 by fundinmental

Sherry’s Shelves is my weekly update, where I will recap what I have been doing for the past week: December 14 – December 20, 2014.

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Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!

PICKED UP FOR FREE

THE LAST ENCHANTRESS by Scott Powell

ALWAYS AND FOREVER by Jay Faulkner

ON EDGE by Rebecca York

Still free at time of posting.

Check for the “0”.

PUSHED TO THE LIMIT by Patricia Rosemoor

Still free at time of posting.

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ACCIDENTAL SEAL by Sharon Hamilton

Still free at time of posting.

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BOOKS I WON

SHADOW OF TIME by Jen Minkman

I won a paperback copy of Shadow of Time on Jen’s blog.

Check out this beautiful cover!

Thanks, Jen, for the great giveaway.

THE SHADOW SOUL by Kaitlyn Davis

I won a paperback copy of The Shadow Soul.

Check out this beautiful cover!

Thanks, Kaitlyn, for the great giveaway.

LAST WEEK ON fundinmental

Sherry’s Shelves #28 – Books & Fun

My Adventures – Christmas on the Gulf Coast

Teaser Tuesday #30 – Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

From Florida To Texas ~ Deadly Ruse by E Michael Helms Tour Giveaway

Have You Ever Had One of These Days ~ Bruno Mar

Friday 56 #34 & BB #11 – Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

New Release ~ Whiskey Witches by S M Blooding

THIS WEEK ON fundinmental

Sherry’s Shelves #29 ~ Happy Holidays

Cozy Christmas Capers Holiday Blitz

Teaser Tuesday #29

Friday 56 # 32 & BB #8

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Teaser Tuesday #30 – Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Posted on December 16, 2014 by fundinmental

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

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Open to a random page.

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SILVER BORNE by Patricia Briggs

A Mercy Thompson Novel

I picked up this first edition hardcover at my local grocery store.

I can hardly believe it was marked down to $2.00. YAY!

It’s a Christmas miracle, because I don’t grocery shop. 😀

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MY TEASE

Come, Snowball.”

He opened a single white eye and stared at me.

I swallowed. Arguing with dominant wolves could have unpleasant results.

“I will watch the puppy,” declared Maia. “We can play cowgirls and I will teach him to fetch. We shall have a tea party.” She wrinkled her nose. “And then he won’t get all dirty playing with the greasy cars. He doesn’t like being dirty.

SYNOPSIS

Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe. And now the leader of the werewolf pack, who’s maybe-more-than-just-a-friend, has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets has come to light and they’re all about to find out how implacable – and dangerous – the fae can be.

OK, so maybe her troubles have nothing to do with the job. But she sure could use a holiday…

(page 69 of hardcover)

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Teaser Tuesday #29 ~ My Christmas Soldier by Elizabeth Rose

Posted on December 9, 2014 by fundinmental

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MY CHRISTMAS SOLDIER by Elizabeth Rose

Tis the season for some warm and cozy Christmas reads.

Maybe a little Christmas magic too.

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MY TEASE

(28% on Kindle)

“It’s Christmas ~ the magical time of year when hopes and wishes turn into reality.

You wished for this, and here it is.”

SYNOPSIS

A Short Story

Lana Davis hates Christmas because it brings to mind the loss of her husband. But when an old eccentric woman at the nursing home gives her a present as well as advice, her life takes a mysterious turn.

With one shake of a snowglobe magic happens as the Nutcracker Christmas Soldier inside it suddenly comes to life. But can Lana listen to the old woman’s advice about letting the past go and living in the now? And will her Christmas soldier bring her the happiness she’s had locked away inside herself, or will her own fears and guilt keep her living in the past?

A woman trapped in her past and a soldier released from his, come together in My Christmas Soldier.

Short story approximately 6,000 words.
Excerpts included at end of story.

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Teaser Tuesday #28 – End of Enemies by Grant Blackwood

Posted on October 21, 2014 by fundinmental

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END OF ENEMIES by Grant Blackwood

I saw the tag line from Clive Cussler and knew I had to read this.

I love conspiracies and intrigue.

Throw in an adventure that could rival the likes of Clive Cussler and I have to find out for myself.

Kindle Edition, 612 pages

Published May 27th 2014 by Diversion Books

(first published May 1st 2001 by Berkley)

Original title -The End of Enemies

ASIN -B00K5HMYL6

4.2 out of 5 stars – 131 reviews on Amazon

MY TEASE

(11% on Kindle)

It could have been much worse.

If the plane had been at altitude, that much explosive would have been overkill.

The pilot had done a hell of a job.

SYNOPSIS

Veteran covert agent Briggs Tanner leaps into action when a man is brutally assassinated in front of him. His search will lead him from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, through the bullet-riddled back alleys of Beirut, to a deadly secret buried since World War II-and only Tanner can keep it from falling into the wrong hands…

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Teaser Tuesday #27 – Clay by Tony Bertauski

Posted on October 14, 2014 by fundinmental

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

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• Grab your current read

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CLAY by Tony Bertauski

MY TEASE

(9% on Kindle)

They’re not men and women.

They’re bricks.

Fabricated men and women – black skin, white skin, Asian, Hispanic – ignore the onlookers and gather at the front door.

It’s possible Nix could have fooled them.

SYNOPSIS

Jamie wants to be a halfskin.

Her life has become dull and pointless. If she had more biomites, the synthetic stems cells that promise hope and healing, she could take control of her life. But Jamie’s body is already 49.9% biomites. The rest is clay—her God-given organic cells. Anymore biomites and she becomes a halfskin. And halfskins are shutdown.

But there is a way.

Black market biomites, called nixes, can’t be detected by the government. She’d have to sacrifice her clay, but nixes can make her halfskin without anyone knowing. But first, she has to find them.

Nix Richards can help. He’s the first halfskin to escape the government and Jamie has something he wants. He’ll need her to help him find a fabricator to build a human body. He’ll betray anyone to get it, even those closest to him.

This psychological thriller will keep them second-guessing every move while they elude Marcus Anderson and the governing agency that seeks to rid the world of biomites. But in the end, they’ll all discover just how deep the betrayal goes.

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Teaser Tuesday #26 – Who’s Afraid of a Little Kitty Kat?

Posted on October 7, 2014 by fundinmental

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9 LIVES by George Moser

9 Lives is George Moser’s debut novel and it is a doozy.

Do you like kitty kats?

Well, you may think twice after reading 9 Lives.

Enjoy this fun and spooktacular REVIEW:

Who’s Afraid Of A Little Kitty Kat?

MY TEASE

(page 179 of paperback)

“Come here, kitty, kitty, kitty.”
The cat raised its head, and those pointed black ears lifted before it slowly took one step toward Shawn, one front leg crossing the other in an imaginary line. The brown tail curled back and forth while it stepped closer to Shawn. Dark black eyes were wide open when Shawn realized the one was milky white.

“That’s odd.”

SYNOPSIS

Do cats really have 9 Lives? Find out in this suspense-thrilling page-turner that will definitely keep you up all night! On a seemingly ordinary day, Michael Merlino, a successful man with a picture-perfect family, accidentally killed a stray cat. Unbeknownst to him, this mundane occurrence was to become the day he would never forget as a series of eerie and tormenting events begin to haunt him and his family. Will he solve the mystery behind these series of bizarre and horrendous happenings? Where will this all lead to? Discover the answer in this spine-tingling horror story you wouldn’t want to miss.

Nine Lives is the thrilling debut novel from George M. Moser, a captivating and quirky tale in which a chilling horror rises from the most unlikely of places. Masterfully fusing legends of Egyptian antiquity with elements of popular horror and urban myth, Moser delivers an atmospheric narrative full of dark twists and turns. Moser conjures characters of deep emotional richness, bringing a heartfelt realism to his work. Nine Lives portrays the twin fears of a man who is haunted by his own psychological demons as well as demons from the beyond. Evil manifests itself as terrifying feline beasts as well as more familiar incarnations such as denial, self-doubt, dishonesty and greed. At times romantic and at times absurdist, Moser’s thoughtful and captivating storytelling delivers a tale of black comedy and powerful human drama making Nine Lives into much more than a horror story. A rip-roaring plot with a noble morality, Nine Lives is a must-read for all discerning fiction fans, cat lovers, horror buffs and indeed, anyone who likes a great read with a truly worthwhile message.

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Teaser Tuesday #25 – Different Seasons by Stephen King

Posted on September 30, 2014 by fundinmental

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DIFFERENT SEASONS by Stephen King

I have read a lot of Stephen King and I don’t know how this one slipped through the cracks.

MY TEASE is for Apt Pupil

(page 131 of paperback)

“Yes. I saw. We all saw what happened to those unwilling or unable to run before the wind and wait for the storm to end. What we did then was the right thing. For that time and that place, it was the right thing. I would do it again. But…”

“…but I don’t wish to speak of it, or even think of it. What we did was motivated only by survival, and nothing about survival is pretty. I had dreams…” He slowly took a cigarette from the box on the TV. “Yes. For hears I had them. Blackness, and sounds in the blackness. Tractor engines. Bulldozer engines. Gun butts thudding against what might have been frozen earth, or human skulls. Whistles, sirens, pistol shots, screams. The doors of cattle cars rumbling open on cold winter afternoons.”

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SYNOPSIS

Different Seasons by Stephen King contains the following stories:

Hope Springs Eternal:Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Summer of Corruption:Apt Pupil

Fall From Innocence:The Body

A Winter’s Tale:The Breathing Method

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Teaser Tuesday #24 – Poetic Words of…. Life Under Examination by A T Glazki

Posted on September 23, 2014 by fundinmental

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I have a backlog of reviews owed to some very patient authors.

I am determined to catch up before the year is out, so I hope you don’t mind if I share them on my Teaser Tuesday from time to time.

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This cover is so exquisite in it’s simplicity that I marvel at it’s beauty every time I look at it.

The colors are lush and vibrant, just like Life.

I love to photograph benches, chairs and seats.

I find the combination of ingredients for the Life Under Examination cover is spectacular.

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About Life Under Examination

~Blogger Book Fair Reader’s Choice Award Winner! (Summer 2013)~

Life Under Examination is a collection of poetry exploring the gamut of interpersonal relationships, with a blend of lighthearted satire and earnest, emotional expression.

MY REVIEW

In school, my favorite subject was English, but poetry was not high on the list.

I cannot say that I have read and reviewed a lot of poetry, but I know what I like.

And I like Life Under Examination by Aria T Galzki.

I guess that adage is true – with age comes wisdom.

I used to have to work really hard to get the message from poetry.

Now it seems easier and touches me more.

I am including THE ROSE by Bette Midler, a heart wrenching and uplifting song that brings tears to my eyes.

I do so because Aria’s poem Unexamined Rose brought it to mind.

What song evokes strong emotions from you?

Some of my favorite poems are:

Otherworldly Remedy

In words full of magic, you’ll forget and forgive.

Commercialized Love

Why can’t we show our love and always buy flowers.

I love that line because Mr Wonderful brought me home some flowers just yesterday.

He does that quite often…because he’s Mr Wonderful. 😉

Every day is a special day.

Do something special for someone without it being a holiday.

I won a signed first edition paperback on Aria T Glazki’s blog.

I love adding it to my collection.

Due to the strong emotions this book of poetry brought forth, I give it:

5 Stars – Would Buy It for Them (lol)

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WHAT HAS ARIA T GLAZKI BEEN UP TO?

Here she is to tell you:

Here it is — the cover for my very own novel, Mending Heartstrings.

I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts and reactions in the comments!

Please of course feel free to share this.

Thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for organizing this reveal!

MENDING HEARTSTRINGS

by Aria Glazki

Release Date: December 2, 2014

Swoon Romance

Kane’s a country singer who’s tangled with too many deceitful women. He’s learned his lesson: girls are for flirting and fun; emotions are for his music. But after spending a night with an earnest woman unlike any he’s known, he can’t force her out of his mind. So he goes in search of the woman he knows only as “Elle.”

On her last night in Nashville, the staunchly pragmatic Sabella found herself in a situation more suited to a romance novel than reality. Swept away, she ignored her rigidly self-imposed rules, succumbing to the fantasy just this once. But she knows real-world relationships have nothing in common with their fictionalized portrayals. When Kane unexpectedly shows up at her Portland apartment, she must choose between the practical truths she has learned and the desire for a passionate love she has struggled to suppress.

Despite the distance, Kane’s tour schedule, and their meddling friends, both are drawn to the chance for a romance neither quite believes is possible.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aria’s writing story started when her seventh-grade English teacher encouraged her to submit a class assignment for publication. That piece was printed, and let’s just say, she was hooked!

Since then, Aria has run a literary magazine, earned her degree in Creative Writing (as well as in French and Russian literatures), and been published in a few collections. Though her first kiss technically came from a bear cub, and no fairytale transformation followed, Aria still believes magic can happen when the right people come together – if they don’t get in their own way, that is.
Other than all things literary, Aria loves spending time with her family, including her two unbearably adorable nieces. She also dabbles in painting, dancing, playing violin, and, given the opportunity, Epicureanism.

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Teaser Tuesday # 22 – Dying to Sleep – Awake by Matthew Blake

Posted on August 26, 2014 by fundinmental

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Awake by Matthew Blake

How would you like to see that in your mirror in the morning?

A good case of insomnia would mean you could get a lot of reading done.

MY TEASE

(56% on Kindle)

They lay about for a few more hours, Lee trying unsuccessfully to get some more sleep. It was maddening. It was like only eating one small meal a day: just enough to keep him going, but not enough to ever fill him. He thought that he would have lost his mind already if it wasn’t for Ivy and Ben being with him. And he didn’t mind Stella as much anymore, either

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SYNOPSIS

What would you do if you were literally dying from lack of sleep? That’s what happens to Lee Fenton. A young, successful author, he seems to have it good. His books sell, and because of them he is well off and doesn’t have to work a 9-5 job.

But then, one day, he starts having a particularly bad bout of insomnia. It gets bad enough that he has to go to the doctor. The doctor tells him something terrible: that he has a rare, terminal form of insomnia called Fatal Familial Insomnia. He will sleep less and less until finally he won’t be able sleep at all, going insane and dying shortly thereafter.

Deciding to make the most of the time he has left, Lee buys a luxury RV, hires his best friend as his driver, and sets out on a trip across the United States. They meet a couple of girls along the way who join their journey, and for a short time things look bright again.

But as he sleeps less and less, Lee starts to see things, awful visions. There’s something following them, something evil and relentless…and it wants them all.

A story of terror, friendship, romance, and America, through the eyes of our new Lost Generation of twenty-somethings.

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Teaser Tuesday #21 – Zombie Mom MIA – Killer’s Instinct by Dawn Dalton & Judith Graves

Posted on August 19, 2014 by fundinmental

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

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Killer’s Instinct by Dawn Dalton & Judith Graves

Genre: Young Adult/Paranormal

I was really intrigued by this novel when I did a blog tour for it, but was too busy to read and review it at the time. Judith Graves was wonderful and offered me the opportunity to read it at a later time. Thanks, Judith.

Yeah! I am reading it now. ^_^

MY TEASE

(6% on Kindle)

“If you accept this invitation to Le Manoir, there will be no leaving until your training is complete,” the old man said.

Her mother’s decomposing face flashed before her eyes. She had to find mom, had to put her remains to rest. but first she needed to absorb as much knowledge as she could. She would be trained by these monster hunters and then risk their wrath to do the unthinkable – restore her mother’s soul from the bowels of hell…or die trying.

SYNOPSIS

Where there is NO life – there’s HOPE.

Hope sees beyond the veil to where the dead walk among the living — creepy flashes from a never-ending macabre dream. But when her mother crawls from the grave and her zombified corpse goes MIA, Hope’s last thread of normal snaps with a vengeance.

Enrolling in a militia-style school for monster hunters seems her best bet for tracking down Mommy-dearest and putting what’s left of her mom to rest. But does Hope have a true killer’s instinct? The stakes are raised when she’s partnered with three unique male recruits, each with their own personal demons to slay if they want to survive basic training. In a place like Le Manoir, all bets are off.

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