The Reading Cat

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Orangeberry Book Tours – Too Many Secrets (Cleo Sims Mysteries) by Lynn Osterkamp

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Sabrina Larson wants her fortieth birthday to be a major milestone—the beginning of a new life. But it looks more like the end for the Boulder, Colorado nurse when she mysteriously disappears while celebrating with her women’s group in a mountain wilderness area. Search teams comb the region for days,...

Review: Too Many Secrets by Lynn Osterkamp

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Too Many Secrets by Lynn Osterkamp My rating: 5 of 5 stars Which characters do you particularly admire or dislike? I liked Elisa for trying to help Cleo. She kept her straight and showed her when she veered off the path in allowing clients to control her life.Erik, the short time he was in the book...

Author Interview – Lynn Osterkamp

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How has your upbringing influenced your writing? My father continually challenged me to think outside the box. My mother loved poetry and read me poems when I was very young. Both of my parents were active in theater groups, and encouraged me to do the same. Their focus on creativity and self-expression...

Monday, April 29, 2013

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Demon Inhibitions (Caitlin Diggs) by Gary Starta

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Chasing a soul stealer in her reality, psychic investigator Caitlin Diggs inadvertently travels through a portal to another reality and witnesses her fugitive kill her alternate self in DEMON INHIBITIONS. Assuming her alternate’s life as an agent of the FBI’s Preternatural Crime Division, Diggs believes...

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Orangeberry Free Alert – Broken Pieces by Rachel Thompson

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PRAISE FOR BROKEN PIECES: ‘So ridiculously amazing, I can’t take it’ ~ Gabe Berman, Author ‘Live LIke A Fruit Fly‘ ‘Engrossed. It is a grippingly brilliant work’ ~ Frank Feather, author and blogger ‘Any woman who has had a former lover (or two or three) will be able to relate to this. Her writing...

Orangeberry Book of the Day - Refuge by NG Osborne (Excerpt)

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PROLOGUE escape Kabul – February 1981 ONE “NOOR‌—‌NOOR, MY love, please get up.” Noor opens her eyes to find her mother crouched over her, her mother’s lantern just bright enough to bathe her face in a warm glow. Noor fights the urge to go back to sleep. “The Russians are coming,” her mother says....

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Author Interview – Elle Campbell

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What do you do to unwind and relax? I chill out by having a pretty low key night. Just put a onesie on, making myself a hot chocolate and watching a DVD with my family. If you could leave your readers with one bit of wisdom, what would you want it to be? Fashion is something that you can buy but style...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Style, Chic, Trendy, Cheap by Elle Campbell

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A past graduate of Parsons School of Design, Elle Campbell held internships with companies such as BCBG Max Azria and MTV and had worked in merchandising and buying for contemporary fashion companies like True Religion and Juicy Couture. Now a fashion and lifestyle writer, Elle Campbell really knows...

Friday, April 26, 2013

Orangeberry Free Alert - Aura by Doug Dandridge

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Aura - Doug Dandridge Amazon Kindle US Amazon Kindle UK Genre - Fantasy Rating - PG13 4.8 (4 reviews) Free until 29 April 2013 The Aura decides the fate of its possessor on this World of battling Gods. Those with a strong Aura are able to control the forces of magic. Those with weaker Auras are controlled...

Author Interview – LDC Fitzgerald

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Did you learn anything from writing this book and what was it? Our characters travel back in time from 2013 to 1963. One astounding thing we learned is that the days of the week are exactly the same in those two years that are half a century apart. So, if today is Saturday, April 20, 2013, fifty years...

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Confession (Under Mr. Nolan’s Bed) by Selena Kitt

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FROM BESTSELLING & AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR SELENA KITT OVER ONE MILLION BOOKS SOLD! “With the mouth, confession is made into salvation…” ~ Romans 10:10.The shocking discovery best friends Leah and Erica have made under Mr. Nolan’s bed has them down the wicked path of temptation, both girls veering...

Review: Saving Jackie K by L.D.C. Fitzgerald

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Saving Jackie K by L.D.C. Fitzgerald My rating: 4 of 5 stars Which secondary character resonated most with you and why? Detective Tippett. He seems stilted in some ways, but his investigation and interaction with the other characters moved the story along.How you define the central theme in this story....

Review: Reflection by Kim Cresswell

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Reflection by Kim CresswellMy rating: 4 of 5 starsDid the book description relate to the story? Yes it did. From reading the description, I was looking forward to reading about Whitney and Blake. I anticipated a Booth and Bones relationship (from the Bones TV Series) and I wasn't wrong. How did you...

Orangeberry Blast Off – The Exemeus by Folami Morris

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Hyalee Smith is dead, she just doesn’t know it yet. Her short life was devoted to love and to hate. Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who stole the world. Murdered by the government she swore to destroy, she’s been given another chance to make it right. But to save the planet, she...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Author Interview – Marla Martenson

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What inspired you to write your first book? I had so many interesting stories to tell from my matchmaking job. I wanted to share my knowledge and stories. My husband also encouraged me to write. What do you consider the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in general? The most...

Orangeberry Book Tours – Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker by Marla Martenson

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Quit-witted Marla takes her readers for a hilarious romp through her days as an LA matchmaker where looks are everything and money talks. The Cupid of Beverly Hills has introduced countless couples who lived happily ever-after, but for every success story there are hysterically funny dating disasters...

Review: Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker by Marla Martenson

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Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker by Marla Martenson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Did the plot pull you in or did you feel you had to force yourself to read the book? The plot pulled me in. Really like reading all the e-mails.How realistic was the characterization? Given the topic, the actions of characters...

Review: Dangerous Waters by Anne Allen

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Dangerous Waters by Anne AllenMy rating: 5 of 5 starsDid the book description relate to the story? Yes, I liked the description as I had a good idea of the characters and an idea of the plot. How did you feel about the opening / ending sequences of the book? The best part was the middle when things...

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