Cats are lovable, playful companions, and they each have their own personality. Cats all have a few things in common…
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Mark and Erin went on what was to be a dream honeymoon to Bora Bora. It was to be the beginning of their perfect life together, their perfect marriage. But then they find something in the water and everything changes. This book opens with Erin digging a hole to bury a body in, the body…
Ever wonder how we keep all these characters and voices separate in our author heads? Sure one, two, hell even three isn’t so bad, but what about when you start having novels with three- or four-hundred individual characters in them? As the author of the multiple point-of-view apocalypse thriller series, The End Time Saga, I…
Do you believe in ghosts and haunted houses? What if you didn’t and you were part of a paranormal investigation team? What would it take to convince you that ghosts and haunted houses are real? David Vaurien, the star of Ghost Search International, a reality show focusing on ghosts and haunted houses, doesn’t believe in…
The actions of the characters in Jar of Hearts will thrill and horrify you, yet you will want to know more. I read this book that I couldn’t put down in less than a day. Someone would have had to rip my Kindle out of my hands to get it away from me. It’s a…
What is imagination? It is the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. It is the ability of the mind to be creative. Can you imagine how boring life would be if not for the imagination? The Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books…
Reggie is a psychic who lives and works in Irvine, Kentucky, but no one else in that small town knows about her psychic abilities. And that isn’t the only secret this lady has. Her name isn’t really Reggie. Why doesn’t she want others to know she is a psychic? Why is she using an alias?…
The French are a strange race. I have heard it said that they are like their bread: crusty and hard on the outside, soft and malleable on the inside. Because of this, the veneer of standoffishness occasionally slips and we are given a look at what lies beneath. I can exemplify this by relating one…
Would you be willing to sacrifice everything to protect the ones you love? Guide Me Home is a story of addiction and how drugs can take over your life if you allow them to. Mia is addicted to cocaine. She and Devin have a beautiful little girl, Logan. Devin comes home one day and discovers…
To what lengths would you go to make yourself attractive to the opposite sex? Would you dye your teeth black? Down through the years, women have bound their feet or worn corsets. Today, some still wear lip plates or neck rings. Here in America, many wear high heels. But women aren’t the only sex to endure discomfort to…
What if once you died, you could be rebuilt and brought back to life? Before I began to read Bodacious Creed, I saw that it was steampunk zombie western. I know what a zombie is and I know what a western is. But what is steampunk? That is one genre that I hadn’t read before.…
How old was Melissa when she fell in love with books? Why did she start this business? What will you find in her store? If you’re having problems finding the perfect book-related item to buy for yourself or the book lover in your life, browse through the items in Literary Book Gifts, Melissa Chan’s online…
The Story of a Peace Loving Man is a story of war, a story of love, and a story of heartbreak. It is also a story of hope. Allan MacAllister’s uncle is accused of treason on Terran, what I believe to be a futuristic version of Earth. Since they can’t locate Allan’s uncle to punish…
I’ve been writing now since 2012. Just to think about that passage of time is pretty scary. Since then I’ve turned out lots of books, one of which has been adapted into a film for which I also co-wrote the screenplay. Other titles have since been translated into multiple languages all over the world which…
What is poetry? According to dictionary.com, poetry is the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. I had to read poetry when I was in school. To be honest, I never thought much of it except for two poems by Edgar Allan Poe: “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.”…
If you want to make a book truly scary, an evil child will send chills up the readers’ spines. In Baby Teeth, Zoje Stage has created a little girl that will give you nightmares. Being a parent is a wonderful experience. Most parents believe they have the perfect child. But children can be scary. Children…
I can still remember the day I hit Amazon’s “publish” button for the first time. Afterward, I told my wife, “If even one person reads this book and likes it, that’ll be enough for me.” That was in November of 2013. I’d just finished my first novel, a one-hundred-ten-thousand-word, year-and-a-half-long project that had been one…
Hobson’s Choice is a collection of fifteen enjoyable short stories by Clive West. They are well-written, entertaining, and thought-provoking, showing that the situations we go through in life do not always have happy endings. Each story ends with an unexpected twist. Some of the stories I enjoyed more than others, but that is normal. The following…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) Will you be the one to write those thousand words? When you look at a picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you see…
October is National Sarcastic Awareness Month, but people use sarcasm every day of the year. How often are you sarcastic? What is sarcasm? Sarcasm, according to the dictionary, is harsh or bitter derision. It is irony or the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. When used…
San Francisco was the site of horrible terrorist attack where a contagion was unleashed that turned humans into oil-drooling zombies. At the end of book one, Nathan, who believes himself to be God’s chosen savior to restore control, manages to escape infection and death. Now the race is on to see who will end up…
How contemptible is your character? Is she a blellum? Could she be a buffarilla or a fa-ma-fuff? Would she be smart to marry a fritlag? Not all of these words can be found in today’s dictionaries, so where did I find them? I found them in word books, three of which are listed at the…
The best lie has a nugget of truth. Likewise, the best fictional story has a nugget, or maybe an entire Happy Meal, of reality. Check out any fantasy book, and you’ll find parallels to either present or historical elements. They might be leaders, wars, or social movements. So why is truth stranger than fiction? In…
About ten years ago, Doug visited a hypnotherapist, and while in an altered state, he experienced several past lives. Although I saw the same person, my experience was different: I didn’t experience much of anything. I have always been skeptical of such things, tending more toward the “if I can’t smell it, taste it, eat…
One moment you’re alive in 2018. Then you put on a ring that you feel drawn to. You’re sucked down through the whirlwinds of time, and find yourself in France during the year 1916. You’re in your pajamas with no other clothes, no money, and no means to take care of yourself. What do you…
