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Favorite Daughters was a LOJ Book Club Pick!

Posted By LaurelLit 605 days ago on Writing

https://laurellit.com - Yesterday was a HUGE day for me because Favorite Daughters was featured on Lori and Julia’s Book Club on My Talk Radio, 107.1. I was super nervous, because this a beloved radio show throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. In fact, when I’ve Googled the best book club podcasts, the LOJ Book Club often pops up. IContinue Reading
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Guinevere: Bright Shadow By Sarah Provost – Goddess Fish Promotions

Posted By Sybrina 501 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - Guinevere: Bright Shadow By Sarah Provost - Goddess Fish Promotions. GENRE: Arthurian Fiction, Fantasy. “You may think you know my story. My name has been bandied in ballads and jests, for good and (mostly) for ill. High Queen, priestess, adulterer… but first and always a woman. Courage and honor shaped me; ecstasy transported me; grief, betrayal and terror tempered me. Read excerpt and enter giveaway.

Spells, Salt & Steel Season 2 By Gail Z Martin and Larry N Martin – Silver Dagger Book Tours

Posted By Sybrina 481 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - Spells, Salt & Steel - Season 2 By Gail Z Martin and Larry N Martin - Silver Dagger Book Tours. Genre: Comedic Horror, Urban Fantasy. Spells, Salt, and Steel Season 2 is a high-energy, horror-comedy action-packed adventure filled with creepy cryptids, spooky magic, supernatural secrets, paranormal plots, found family, loyal friends, haunted houses, helpful ghosts, sneaky secret agents, and lots of explosions!

This comedy urban fantasy series takes place in the universe of John G. Hartness’s Bubba the Monster Hunter series and shares crossovers with other Falstaff Books titles by Eric R Asher, J.D. Blackrose, and Theresa Glover in the New Templar Knights universe. The first volume, Spells, Salt, & Steel Season 1, is also available from Falstaff Books.

Introducing The Books Valley Book Trailer Creation and Social Media Sharing Service

Posted By Sybrina 459 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - Introducing The Books Valley Book Trailer Creation and Social Media Sharing Service. As an author, it can be challenging to get your book noticed in a crowded market. That's why we're excited to offer our high-impact video design service for authors. Our team of skilled designers creates stunning videos that showcase your book and its unique message. These videos are perfect for sharing on social media, giving potential readers a glimpse into your book and encouraging them to learn more. With our video design service, you'll be able to make a lasting impression on your audience and stand out from the competition. Let us help you bring your book to life and attract the readers it deserves.

The Rabbit and The Fox Book Store – Featured Product – Bunnies Little Arrow Women’s Scarf

Posted By Sybrina 413 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - The Rabbit and The Fox Book Store - Featured Product - Bunnies Little Arrow Modern Pink Easter Rabbit Women's Winter Warm Scarf Fashion Long Large Soft Cashmere Shawl Wrap Scarves

Book Review: The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

Posted By LaurelLit 818 days ago on Writing

https://laurellit.com - The Lies We Told is the first novel I’ve read by Camilla Way. Now that I know about her, I will be looking up her other three novels. Because, The Lies We Told is a twisty, suspenseful novel that’s full of surprises throughout, and with a huge surprise at the end that I never saw coming. There areContinue Reading
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C. L. Cannon’s Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Fair

Posted By Sybrina 599 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - How About A Book Fair With Chances To Win Prizes?

C. L. Cannon's Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Fair feature 100+ Free and Discounted books. You can also enter for chances to win a Kindle Fire, 1-month Owlcrate Gift Subscription or a $10 Starbucks Gift Card.

The Warlock’s Curse By C. B. Oresky – Goddess Fish Promotions

Posted By Sybrina 472 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - The Warlock's Curse By C. B. Oresky - Goddess Fish Promotions - Genre: Young Adult Fantasy. Clara and Angelica Grace have never met ghosts. They’ve never sailed on a tall ship, ridden wild unicorns, or fought with magical weapons. Instead, the teenage twins have a wretched existence, ignored by their troubled parents in a rundown home and tormented by the town’s snobs.

Everything turns topsy-turvy all of a sudden when discovery of an ancestor’s hidden journal with an odd key to an unknown door leads them into an entirely different realm.

The girls go on a thrilling oceanic voyage to search for mysterious whales, train with a seasoned warrior, and are befriended by a wise Master. But all is not a bouquet of lovely lilies…they are hunted by a cunning warlock and must rid themselves of The Warlock’s Curse. Read excerpt and enter giveaway.

Latin Macrons: Why You Need To Memorize Them

Posted By booksnbackpacks 1093 days ago on Literature

https://booksnbackpacks.com - If you are learning Latin, chances are you have wondered whether you should pay attention to macrons. Opinions vary, but I am firmly in the pro-macron camp. Read on for why you should memorize Latin macrons! When I taught elementary Latin at Harvard, my students had to learn the macrons. I wasn’t super strict about...
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Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by

Posted By LaurelLit 794 days ago on Writing

https://laurellit.com - Today is day two of my own personal challenge to write 10 book reviews in 10 days. There are so many books I loved that I never blogged about, and over the next week and a half, I’m going to begin to remedy that. Today’s book is The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. This is another bookContinue Reading
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Win A Book and I Did It Badge with Kids Did It and Mommy Island – Winter Is Coming Giveaway Hop

Posted By Sybrina 531 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - Win "Boo's Shoes: Learn To Tie Shoelaces" Soft Cover Book and I Did It Badge with Kids Did It and Mommy Island - Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop

Massive Human Error (a short story)

Posted By LaurelLit 1186 days ago on Writing

http://laurellit.com - I’ve never been the type to carefully read instructions. I don’t have the patience. Or, maybe it’s more like most of the time, I don’t understand. I’m not a visual, step by step sort of person. I’ll just assume I know what I’m doing enough to figure it out, that through some combination of instinct, common sense and magic, everything will come together.That strategy worked in the Before-Times, back when there was room for human error because there [...]

Book Review – Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen

Posted By LaurelLit 768 days ago on Writing

https://laurellit.com - Park Avenue Summer, by Renée Rosen, is about Helen Gurley Brown, who became the first female editor of Cosmopolitan magazine in 1965. The book is a novel, but Helen Gurley Brown was real, and she had an amazing, impactful life. Some Helen Gurley Brown quotes: “Cosmo is feminist in that we believe women are just as smartContinue Reading
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The Wild Rose and The Sea Raven By Jennifer Ivy Walker – Goddess Fish Promotions

Posted By Sybrina 605 days ago on Writing

https://sybrina.com - The Wild Rose and The Sea Raven By Jennifer Ivy Walker - Goddess Fish Promotions. GENRE: Paranormal fantasy medieval romance. This dark fairy tale adaptation of a medieval French legend is a retelling of the medieval French romance of "Tristan et Yseult", interwoven with Arthurian myth, dark fairy tales from the enchanted Forest of Brocéliande, and otherworldy elements such as Avalonian Elves, Druids, forest fairies and magic. Read excerpt and enter giveaway.