February 2013 ~ The Reading Cat

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Rare Disease Day 2013 - Info & G!veaways

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On this day, millions of patients and their families will share their stories to focus a spotlight on rare diseases as an important global public health concern. “There are nearly 30 million Americans—and millions more around the world—affected by rare diseases,” said Peter L. Saltonstall, president...

Personal Pick - No Foolin'

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No Foolin' by Lisa Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Did the book description relate to the story? Yes, and it was refreshing to actually read a description. My book club members and I have noticed several books that have little or no description and it spoils the discovery of a good (or bad) read. In...

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Birds of A Feather by Kara Stefanowich

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When Shiloh Lashley, an International Assassin, breaks all the rules and falls in love with Monty Wright, her latest target, she finds herself in a conspiracy with her own name on the hit list — and a deep, dark secret surfacing in the fight to save her love, her life and a past she’s hidden for so...

Author Interview – June White

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If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? I’m trying to figure that out for myself now. What is your favorite Quote? Just because you have the right to do it doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. When you were little, what did you want to be when you “grew up”? I had no clue. ...

Orangeberry Book of the Day – No Foolin’ by Lisa Scott

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Welcome to Willowdale, North Carolina, a small town where the folks are friendly, the romances are as sweet as the tea, and the biddies at the diner gobble up gossip like it’s peach cobbler. This may be their biggest scoop ever. When sexy Hollywood bad-boy Teague “T-Rex” Reynolds comes to this quiet...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Kaleidoscope World - Tomica Scavina

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Buy Now @ Amazon Genre – Psychological Thriller Rating – PG More details about the author & the book Connect with Tomica Scavina on GoodReads & Twitter Website http://www.tomicascavina.com/ A collector of kaleidoscopes and lousy relationships, Dahlia Kasper leaves her possessive...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Rock My World by Sharisse Coulter

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Jenna Jax-Anders hit rock bottom in high school. Or so she thought. From rock star heiress to knocked-up has been, she turned it all around, marrying the punk rock baby daddy love of her life. The perfect Hollywood fairytale. Until the day she walked in on him kissing her best friend. As she struggles...

Author Interview – Sharisse Coulter

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Buy Now @ Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Kobo Genre – Contemporary Women’s Fiction Rating – PG13 More details about the book Connect with Sharisse Coulter on Facebook & Twitter Website http://leecoulter.com/tour/ What is your favorite food? My husband’s coconut curry. It’s amazing....

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Undertow by Elle Chardou

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Five years ago, Evie Sandstrom and Finn Reilly were best friends and each other’s first love. Although neither has forgotten this time of their lives, they have moved on from one another and the secrets that continue to haunt them from the past. Evie, now a college student, has decided to transfer...

5 Star Review -- Trapped by George Bernstein

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Trapped by George A. BernsteinMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhat were the main themes of the book? Betrayal, acceptance, friendship, love. The author wrote a book that I will think about for years to come. Utterly stunned while reading this, the author based this on a real life event. Describe 2 different...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Secrets by Liz Schulte

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While Olivia Martin observed life through her camera, the Abyss gazed back at her. She discovers mysterious men follow her around, people close to her are dying, and her dreams are no longer her own as she falls head over heels for a perfect stranger. A chance encounter leads to an obsession that could...

George Bernstein – Tips on Becoming a Better Writer

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Tips on Becoming a Better Writerby George BernsteinSo you’ve written your novel, and edited the heck out of it, but how do you get it good enough to actually get published? I went through that problem for a long time, slowly getting to where I had to be. Here are some of my suggestions, now that you’ve...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Trapped by George Bernstein

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The darkness is still, silent. Jackee Maren’s heart pounds reverberating through her body as fear sears her veins. Someone’s coming. No way out. This time they will kill me. Her breath is short, her chest burns. Must run. Faster. Faster! Her eyes fly open, her heart still racing with blinding fear....

Orangeberry Book Tours – The Lucky Escape by Dr. Heather Manley

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Merrin and Pearl’s little brother Robbie has swallowed a penny. Now through magic and imagination they find themselves on an adventure through his digestive system where they must grab the penny, save Robbie, and narrowly escape his poopy diaper. Buy now @ Amazon Genre – Children’s Book Rating –...

Author Interview – Alex A. Akira

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What is your least favorite quality about yourself? I am tremendously optimistic, almost to the point of naiveté. I am easily awestricken. Internally I am eleven years old. What is your favorite quote, by whom, and why? ”We are all accidents waiting to happen.” Radiohead What are you most proud...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Dojo Boys: The Italian Connection Volume 1 by Alex Akira

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This swiftly-paced two-volume romantic Yaoi love story tells the tale of the multi-talented thief/dancer Philippe Michael Ponty. First introduced in Dojo Boys: Dragon & Crow Volume II, the now twenty-two year old platinum haired, petite Adonis struggles to make a home for himself...

Review: The Italian Connection 1 (Dojo Boys, #4) by Alex A. Akira

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The Italian Connection 1 by Alex A. Akira My rating: 4 of 5 stars In your own words, what was the beginning of the book. Someone breaking in to Julian’s home in Tuscany. Julian wakes up and sees the intruder go in to a room and wonders if anyone else is in the house. Who do you think the author intended...

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Genetically Modified Foods vs. Sustainability – Bruno McGrath

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“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein This ebook points out the surrounding issues of genetically modified fruit and vegetables that consumers are unaware of. While several parties defend the use of technology to create food,...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out - Pandora Poikilos

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Anya Michaels is having the time of her life. She has the man of her dreams by her side. She has graduated at the top of her class. She has the job others were lining up for. Between late night drinks at her favourite bar and fancy dinners at the most expensive restaurants, she has a string of adoring...

Quality Reads UK - Special Feature

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HOT STUFF This is a monthly feature where we will share our top reads of the month. Books are picked by our book club members and we do not receive any compensation for the books listed on this page. PRAISE FOR BROKEN PIECES: ‘So ridiculously amazing, I can’t take it’ ~ Gabe Berman, Author ‘Live...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Perception & Volition by Lee Strauss

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Eternal Life is To Die For seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans. Her brother Liam is missing. Noah Brody is a natural who lives...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Ethan Justice: Origins by Simon Jenner

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He’s a new kind of hero. Join him for his very first adventure. John Smith’s life is dull and uneventful. Despite a privileged upbringing and education, he is an underachiever of the highest calibre. When Smith wakes up with Savannah Jones, an escort provided by his best friend, Mark Bradshaw, his...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - A Stairway To Danger - Ben Woodard

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1923. An eyeless body. A menacing stranger. And a tangled mystery. If Clive Cussler and Lee Child wrote a teen book featuring a deadly gang, resourceful boys, and nonstop excitement it would be A STAIRWAY TO DANGER. Fourteen-year-old Tom is learning farm life from his older cousin, Will, when they...

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Grimm End by ST Cameron

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Sara Cross never knew that her great-grandfather was still alive until an evil creature sent by his enemies burns down their house and sends her family to seek refuge at his estate on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. Arriving in the small, isolated town of Shadow Bluffs in the valley...

Murder on the First Day of Christmas by Billie Thomas

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Murder on the First Day of Christmas by Billie Thomas My rating: 5 of 5 stars Describe 2 different settings or locations. Chloe, Amanda, and Cassie decorating the Piped Pipers. I enjoyed hearing how Amanda would set Chloe up with anyone nice looking. I think this is something all mothers try with their...

Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey Into Middle Life by James Robinson Jr.

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Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey Into Middle Life by James Robinson, Jr.My rating: 5 of 5 starsWhat were the main themes of the book? Aging, how the body changes physically, mentally and emotionally. Were you able to connect with the main character and why? Yes, it was like he...

Orangeberry Blast Off - Cargon: Duty & Sacrifice by Kimberly Gould

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In a post-apocalyptic world, Eve has discovered power of more than one nature. In Honour and Privilege, Eve became heir to the throne. In Duty and Sacrifice, she explores and defines the power of the elite. At the same time, electricity is being harnessed for the first time in centuries, providing...

Chloe Carstairs – What Makes the Perfect Book Blog?

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What makes the perfect book blog? by Chloe Carstairs Use your blog to promote your book – and vice versa – by finding the right hooks. If you’ve written a book, by now you know that “The End” is only the beginning. You now have to be a brilliant blogger, not to mention a Facebook aficionada and a Twitter...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Murder on the First Day of Christmas by Billie Thomas

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It’s beginning to look a lot like murder. Finding a severed hand at a client’s house might throw lesser decorators off their games. But Chloe Carstairs and her mother, Amanda, won’t let a little thing like murder keep them from decking the halls. With a body under the partridge’s pear tree and...

James Robinson Jr – Pet Peeves of the Publishing Industry

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Pet Peeves of the Publishing Industry by James Robinson Jr. I see the publishing industry broken up into two sections: 1. Traditional Publishing and 2. Digital or online publishing. I’ve tried both and I do have pet peeves with each one. In terms of traditional publishing, I always hated the fact that...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Fighting the Effects of Gravity by James Robinson Jr.

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12 Fighting the Effects of Gravity is an Indie Excellence Award Finalist and recipient of a Readers Favorite 5 Star Review. James Robinson, Jr. had it all: three beautiful children, a loving wife, a new home, a good job. But at age 36, the bottom would literally fall out of his life. He would watch...

Broken Pieces by Rachel Thompson

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Broken Pieces by Rachel Thompson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Did the book description relate to the story? This wasn't a fiction story and we were given a separate book description than the one that is available on Amazon. The one we were given describes the book far better than the commercial blurb. How...

Street Team - Dark Side of Sunset Pointe - Michael Allan Scott

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Excerpt: Early evening in Phoenix. A blazing sun still high above the western horizon. One hundred nine degrees in the shade. Those with the wherewithal and accumulated vacation time fled north to the cool pines or west to the balmy California coast weeks ago. Only the dregs of humanity, conscripted...

Book Blast: Wildflowers by Schledia Benefield

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From the author of Plain Jane comes a new young adult novel by Schledia Benefield Have you ever feared what may be hiding deep within you? Darkness often skulks in the blood of unsuspecting victims, but Aster McGrath is acutely aware of the violence coursing through his veins. After all, he...

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