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                                                           Ahoy me hearties , (I love that saying lol) . Come travel and sail the world of books with me as I Interview Pirate Adventure author Ralph Krugler . He is the author of the Book "Tales from Conch Republic". See Below Interview for a review :) Website Address : http://www.conchrepublictales.com/Site/Home.html Interview Questions: 1) Tell us about your book Tales From the Conch Republic? It’s a saucy little tale of murder and intrigue. Love and lust. A coming of age tale for the new millennia… well actually it’s not. What it is though is a tale of two very opposite groups of people coming together to complete a mission. The spirit of a slain Royal Navy captain who is seeking both revenge and eternal rest approaches a lone pirate captain. The navy men were slain by a group of pirates in an attack. However it could have been avoided if it weren’t for his cowardly rival in the navy who spied the entire mess, a

                                                             Do you enjoy movies like The Pirates of The Caribbean Trilogy soon to be Quartet , Castaway and the Island? How about books like Davy Jones , Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe ?. If Pirates be thy thing for you , then readers ahoy and pay the attention to thy review. Review: Tales from The Conch Republic - Ralph Krugler - 2009 Ahoy me hearties , come gather round for a tale that will set your ships a' sail and enchant you on a journey through swashbuckling and wavy oceans. Originally set out to become a comic book , Ralph Krugler has converted his ocean tales into a collection of short stories broken up into Parts. Not normally the thing I am into , but as I started reading it I was able to imagine the scenery and then along came Captain Daniel Payton. He wakes up on a mysterious island with no recollection of his past , sound familiar -this is a storyline that has been used a million times but somehow still manages

                                         Did you happen to catch a read or sneak peek review at T.L Mitchell's wonderful series "Dark of kNight" Book #1 ? If so stay tuned as Book #2 "Fall of kNight" is due to be released very shortly. But to keep readers alert and entertained in between books I bring you a review of T.L Mitchell's Short Story Novella "The Nightman". Review : The Nightman - T. L Mitchell - 2010 Coming in at only 60 pages , TL Mitchell has written a superb novella that covers all the basis of a paranormal and supernatural romance that we need in one helping. The Nightman covers a variety of characters from Lycans , Vampires , Mortals and Curses and the occasional hint of Magic. Dorian, Vampire and Master yearns for his chance at devouring Cailin , the latest daughter in a generation that one hundred years ago -Dorian spared their lives against a raging team of Vikings "think Eric in True Blood" in return for the firs

               As each year passes , we are brought more novels of the dreadful events of what happened during the Holocaust with in the last year "The Boy in the Striped PJ's" book by John Boyne and the DVD , Annexed by Sharon Dogar which features the side of Anne Frank's story from the POV of Peter - who was part of the family that stayed hidden with the Frank's and Anne's apparent boyfriend. Today's book is actually a reprint of her original book published in 1988 " The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen. Review : The Devil's Arithmetic - Jane Yolen - Orig. 1988 , Reprinted 2001. The Devil's Arithmetic starts with a lovely modern day Passover meal where teenager Hannah couldn't think of anything more boring , however she is about to receive the shock of her life when she is magically transported back to the Holocaust and finds herself a prisoner in the Concentration Camps. Hannah with what little knowledge she can recall f

I've noticed that there are so many awesome books being released , that I have decided to start a new feature called OMG I Can't Wait. It's where I will do a sneak preview into a new release book , that I am literally dying to read literary .( pun intended) Sypnosis From Lisi Harrison, the New York Times bestselling author of The Clique and Alphas, comes a new series with a fresh twist on high school, romance, and the "horrors" of trying to fit in. The monster community has kept a low profile at the local high school, but when two new girls enroll, the town will never be the same. Created just fifteen days ago, Frankie Stein is psyched to trade her father's formaldehyde-smelling basement lab for parties and prom. But with a student body totally freaked out by rumors of monsters stalking the halls, Frankie learns that high school can be rough for a chic freak like her. She thinks she finds a friend in fellow new student Melody Carver-but can a "norm

Readers around : If you have been following our Summer of Love excerpts for the past couple of months then I have a treat for you as I give readers another excerpt into Lisa Mason's Book "Summer of Love - A Time travel Romance Novel" August 28, 1967 Chocolate George’s Wake 16 Penny Lane Twilight casts a chill and an ominous feeling. “Chi, I’ve got to find Penny Lane,” Susan says. “She was my best friend.” She turns up the block before he can protest. She’s avoided this street for two months. “A fine novel packed with vivid detail, colorful characters, and genuine insight.” Washington Post Book World © BAST BOOKS “Remarkable. . . .the intellect on display within these psychedelically packaged pages is clear-sighted, witty, and wise.” Locus A harrowing coming of age. A friendship ending in tragedy. A love spanning five centuries. A terrifying far future. And a gritty portrayal of a unique time in American history affecting (for better or for worse) ou

Are you a fan of the Occult , love watching all those horror shows and TV Shows in the tradition of Ghost Whisperer , Supernatural, Medium , Hex, X-Files , The Mentalist and The Gates ? . If so, then put down whatever you are doing as today's book is right up your alley. Review : The Occult Files of Albert Taylor - Derek Muk - 2009 Every Hunter needs to have his own casebook and files as we all learnt from watching the Winchester Boys on Supernatural , something that details their sightings , events and cases they solve. Meet Albert Taylor , he is an Anthropology Professor at the local university who has an odd but intriguing job on the side. He investigates Supernatural cases that involve a series of odd creatures from Ghosts, Cults , Jack the Ripper and more. The Occult files of Albert Taylor is a collection of 11 Case Files of jobs that he has done . Some of the stories are the kind of supernatural events that you expect from Case #1 : Asylum - A story about a haunted mental

This Week For Review : From Ford Street Publishing: From Author Justin R. Smith From Author Jennifer Allis Provost: From Penguin NZ * The Eternal Ones - Kirsten Miller *Shade - Jeri Smith Ready *The Chronicles of Vladmir Tod (Book #1) - Heather Brewer *The Other Countess - Eve Edwards *I am Number Four - Pittacus Lore From Hatchette Publishers: * Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich *Kiss Heaven Goodbye - Tasmina Perry *The Black Prism - Brent Weeks *Glee - The Beginning .

                                                        Are you a fan of James Patterson's books ? How about his series for Teens and preferably his Daniel X Series? If so , then today's book review is right up your alley with Book #3 in the Daniel X Series. Review : Daniel X : Demons and Druids - James Patterson and Adam Sadler - 2010 Once again, we are reunited with Daniel X : Alien Hunter and his group of friends whom he can conjure up. This time , Daniel X is headed to London , the home of Big Ben to find Number #3 on his list - The Beta. However , of course each journey for Daniel X never goes smoothly and his trip to London is anything but peachy as before reaching his mission , Daniel X must conquer and kill several aliens that get in his way starting with Number #43- It is in fighting this Alien , Daniel X reveals one of his developing powers - the power to freeze time ( a bit like Hiro in Heroes) , soon after that he is encountered by a petrol guzzling alien whose

This Week's Top #3 on my Wishlist are as follows : Title : Darkness Becomes Her Author : Kelly Keaton Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural YA Release Date : Feb 22nd 2011 Sypnosis : Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is. Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued. She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her

Today Readers , I have featured in one of my first Author Spotlight's T'one Brown. I first met T'one through her networking page on facebook "Writers, Author's, Poets Networking Group - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kennesaw-GA/Writers-Authors-Poets-Networking-Group/254333082523 This group provides contacts in the writing world , allows discussions, postings of reviews and writings , writing opportunities and last but not least a solid group of friends. T'one also compiles for the group a newsletter which is circulated to over 5000 people ( what a lot of readership , a bonus for those who want to join). The newsletter like the Facebook group is titled WAPNG which is the Writers, Authors, Poet Networking Group. Not only has T'one dedicated herself to the WAPNG Page , she also has her own website http://tonebrownhomepage.itgo.com/index.html T'one continues to always suprise as she has also written four books , In the next part of this post I am going

Are you loving the whole mortal/vampire love storyline ? Edward and Bella in Twilight , Elena and Stefan / Damon in Vampire Diaries , Dylan and Claire in The Gates (though Claire is now turned) , Alexander/ Jagger and Raven in Vampire Kisses and Dimitri and Rose in Vampire Academy or Hugo and Elizabeth in The Point and who can forget our Sookie Stackhouse and Eric/Bill. With Vampire Novels now on the rise for the last two years , reading an article -the world of Vampires has hit the money-making world of $7 Billion Dollars in Books, Movies, TV and Merchandise. Today's Review is that whole mortal/vampire love affair but in today's book it contains the twist of the female being the Vampire and the mortal being the male. Review : Unholy Embrace - Neil Benson -2010 A popular storyline lately has been the tale of the mortal/vampire love story and the majority of them have ended up writing the male as a Vampire and the female as the lovestruck mortal. One thing that I really liked

Want more of Weddings ? Are you feeling in a Romantic mood with Spring looming forth ? Today's review is the third book in the "Weddings by Bella" series by authoress Janice Thompson. Review : It Had to be You - Janice Thompson - 2010 In the final book of the Weddings by Bella series , we witness several weddings taking place and engagements galore. The third book focuses on the marriage of Laz and Rosa who finally after many years of debate and stubbornness over who was better Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra have put their views aside and are ready to commit to one another. Bella and her family couldn't be more over the moon , however this wouldn't be a Weddings By Bella book if trouble didn't arise in more than one way. With Bella trying to organise two weddings - her Auntie Rosa's and her own , she really needs an extra pair of hands but when her best friend disappears Bella is left to try and organise everything in time for the perfect day. When Laz'

Hey Readers, as you are aware I have just joined in recently the Book Blogger Hop. You also might have noticed that this week's reviews are at a bare minimum. This was because I had to go to Wellington and attend a funeral as one of my relatives died recently of Cancer. Every week , we answer a question :) This Week's Question is Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why? This is actually an interesting question as I noticed so many book review sites use ratings. Myself personally I don't believe in ratings though I have used them when writing for other sites. On my own site though I do not use a rating system . My view is that if you are going to waste time reading a book and then rate it only a 1-2 stars then really what was the point . For me , if I read a book and enjoy it -then a review will be published on it. If for some reason that book was amazing or better than anything I have read before and since I read 40-50 books a month on

                                                             When it comes to reading Murder Mysteries , I tend to try and steer clear of the majority of UK Writers as I find their writings too detailed or they tend to drag on and on and on......... . However , every now and again an UK Author pops up and I love their books to bits. Author's like Shelia Quigley , Kevin Lewis, Ken Bruen, Martina Cole , Jessie Keane, Mark Billingham, James Scott Bell, James Lee and Alafair Burke etc ( Their are many more but these are just to name a few). Today's book review is from another of my favourite UK authors - Tana French. Review : Faithful Place - Tana French - August 2010 In life many of us reach an age or a point , where we know who we are and it defines us and in that moment it sets our lives on a course . Whether it be a job, a place, a decision and that moment can come out of tragedy, sickness , necessity etc. For Frank Mackey , his defining moment in life , the one where