Short But Packs A Punch – A Day In the Life by Andrew Masseurs #AndrewMasseurs

Posted on December 19, 2023 by fundinmental

MY REVIEW

A Day In the Life by Andrew Masseurs is one of those books that is very hard to review without spoiling any of the goodies inside. At only 86 pages, it packs a wicked punch.

I love apocalyptic novels, and Andrew Masseurs’ debut novella has Michael awakening to a desolate world where he is the only survivor. As he searches for his wife and daughter, he finds he is not alone after all. Each day passes with more strange and dangerous creatures making an appearance and I wondered how in the world Andrew Masseurs would wrap this up.

I was swept away by the story and had more than one OH NO moment that left me devastated. I felt like weeping with Michael and wondered how he would pick himself up and make it through another day. The ending…

Animated Animals. Pictures, Images and Photos — 4 Stars

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Michael awakens to a world where everyone has disappeared. Not only must he come to grips with the sudden loss of his family, but he must also survive in a changing, overgrown, dangerous world filled with new predatory creatures. A Day in the Life for a man on the edge.

Genre: Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
86 pages, Paperback
Published November 10, 2023 by Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd

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Giveaway – 34 Seconds by Stella Samuel

Posted on October 8, 2015 by fundinmental

Welcome to the tour for the 34 Seconds Tour, a debut novel by Stella Samuel.

Stella Samuel is a debut author who reads multiple genres. Her first book, 34 Seconds, talks about the moments where life changes suddenly, and the choices we make in those moments where the people that hold parts of ourselves from the past meet. A literate and lyrical view at love, life and fate, this story is both uplifting and satisfying.

Stella is a debut author who loves nothing more than connecting with fans on social media. Her blog bio is:

Stella Samuel – Writer, Butterfly and Singer of Silly Songs. Smiles under sunshine but dances in warm rain. Silently wishes to winter in Phoenix.

Nikki and Will fell in love a lifetime ago in Deltaville, Virginia. Now living in Colorado with her family, Nikki is invited to attend Will’s wedding back in Virginia where she finds her past staring her in the face.

Will never wanted a wife, and he broke Nikki’s heart long ago. Nikki knew what she wanted: a strong, happy marriage and children, a future. She found those things when she married Chris, and she and Will managed to grow their friendship after heartbreak.

A year after the wedding, Nikki is faced with her painful past again. She soon discovers she must find the strength to help Will on his own personal journey. In thirty-four seconds, she sees him slip from her life forever. Watching Will cross over to his fate, her past collides with her present, and Nikki learns she’s never been in control of her own destiny. Her own journey back to her family in Colorado becomes one of self-discovery. With the help of Will’s voice to carry her across the country, Nikki must decide how she will move forward.

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Oddly enough, I don’t read much romance. But I do like Nicholas Sparks and Colleen Hoover.

In no particular order, and they could change at the drop of a hat

Safe Haven – Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook – Nicholas Sparks

Hopeless – Colleen Hoover

Losing Hope – Colleen Hoover

Gone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Shatter Me Series – Tahereh Mafi

—this is a dystopian YA series, but some call it a YA Romance

My Brother’s Battle – also not truly romance, but a fantastic love story

Beautiful Disaster – Jamie McGuire

Maybe Someday – Colleen Hoover

The Odyssey – Homer – yep, another great love story, but not romance

Our oldest daughter is named after an Elvish Princess that gave up eternal life for love, so my final love story has to be that of Aragorn and Arwen in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

– not a romance

So….number 11, a romance, would be Marie Force – Treading Water

You can follow Stella on various social media platforms and her blog.

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Friday 9th October – Kriss Morton – Guest Post/Excerpt

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Book Blast Giveaway – Debut novel Blind Spot by the inspirational author Laura Ellen

Posted on June 10, 2014 by fundinmental

I would have loved to review this book, but just don’t have the time right now. It sits patiently waiting on my TBR.

How about you? Does this sound like something you want to add to your TBR?

Synopsis

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.

Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River six months after the night she disappeared. The night Roz Hart had a fight with her. The night Roz can’t remember. Roz, who struggles with macular degeneration, is used to assembling fragments to make sense of the world around her. But this time it’s her memory that needs piecing together—to clear her name . . . to find a murderer.

This unflinchingly emotional novel is written in the powerful first-person voice of a legally blind teen who just wants to be like everyone else.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laura Ellen writes YA contemporary mysteries and thrillers from her home in Arizona, while also freelancing as a manuscript consultant for aspiring authors. She has a MA in Children’s Literature and began her career as a teacher in both Language Arts and special education. Diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration as a teen, she drew upon her own experiences with vision loss to write her debut YA thriller Blind Spot, an emotional and suspenseful page-turner. Laura is represented by Jill Corcoran at Jill Corcoran Literary Agency and is part of the Sleuths, Spies, and Alibis blog crew. Want to know more about Laura Ellen? Go to www.lauraellenbooks.com or catch her on twitter @lauraellenbooks or facebook.

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Debut novel – The Last Sunrise by James E Fielder Sr – Giveaway

Posted on December 5, 2013 by fundinmental

The ominous clouds on the cover of The Last Sunrise by James E Fielder Sr, make me feel as if something bad is just a page flip away.

How does it make you feel?

I love thrillers and finding new authors.

This is James E Fielder Sr’s debut novel and if the inside is as good as the outside, it looks like a hit to me.

Title: The Last Sunrise

Genre: International Thriller

Author: James E. Fielder Sr.

Publisher: iUniverse

Pages: 440

Language: English

ISBN – 978-1-47591-772-7

SYNOPSIS

Washington DC: President Wilson Riordan, former career Air Force officer, businessman, and senator, discovers hints of an international plot that could upend the current fragile balance of government alliances throughout the world.

Cheyenne Mountain: Major General Jock McReynolds, commanding general of the Strategic Air Command and former commanding officer of Colonel Wilson Riordan, notices hints in the behavior of foreign military units, air traffic patterns, and naval sorties that are red flags to his highly developed military gut instinct.

Springfield, Missouri: Jared Faraday, southwest Missouri multi-millionaire businessman with a political-trends hobby bordering on obsession, is very concerned about what he is seeing on the news and the Internet, so much so that he warns his family and friends.

They are all correct.

“The Last Sunrise” is a possible future. The elements are already in place.

Purchase your copy:

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James E. Fielder Sr., a highway designer and home builder born and raised in Springfield MO, was an avid reader of science fiction who enjoyed projecting “possible futures” and engaging in lively conversations about many topics such as the space program, politics, future trends, and the afterlife. He was a motorcyclist, a bowler, and very concerned about the future of the planet. He passed on in February 2010 in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he lived in the shadow of Cheyenne Mountain. He leaves behind his wife Virginia, sister Norma, daughter Denise, sons Jim Jr. and Ed, and several grandkids and great grandkids. This is his first book.

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