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Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer .E. Smith

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Do you believe in love at first sight ? Ever had a connection with someone that though it may only be for a few minutes or hours , it feels like forever ?     Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer .E. Smith - January 2012 Are you one of those few people that believe in love at first sight ? Ever wondered really what is the statistical probability of love at first sight? For these two individuals Hadley and Oliver, meeting and discovering love was the last thing that they ever had thought might happen and they definitely didn't encounter on discovering it whilst being stranded at the airport. Hadley is off to her father's second wedding and is dreading it , if that wasn't bad enough she has missed her flight by 4 minutes and now has to be stay overnight in the airport, two of her worst things - Claustrophobia and Crowds. Oliver is off to London for a different occasion and finds himself feeling particulary intrigued by Hadl...

Review: The Shadowed Onyx - Nicole O"Dell

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      As those who read my The Phantom Paragrapher site, will be well aware that I am sort of a read out of order when it comes to series type of girl. I don't mean to do it deliberately but it just sort of happens. Again this is one of those times, but do not fear as alas I went and brought books #1 and #2 on Kindle. Review: The Shadowed Onyx - Book #3 The Diamond Estates Series - Nicole O'Dell - December 2012 Reading The Shadowed Onyx has made me glad that I went back and brought Books #1 and #2 as if they are anything as good as this one then I am certainly in for a treat of a time as The Shadowed Onyx really made me think about how easy it is to be influenced by the outside world and backslide from Christ , Church etc especially if something terrible has happened in your life and you are searching for the answers on why it happened and how it happened. In The Shadowed Onyx, we meet 17yr old Joy whose anything but her namesake now as her best friend...

Book Spotlight - Nowhere to Run - Nina D'Angelo

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    As friends and readers of The Phantom Paragrapher might know, my friend's book is coming up to it's release date and since I already have done a cover reveal , I thought leading up to the release date that I would give you a sneak peek into the Blurb of the Book , So here goes my Phenomenal Readers. Synopsis: Nowhere to Run - Book #1 - Nina D'Angelo - February 14th 2013   A dominatrix is murdered; her body displayed in a show of dominance. An actress is found dead beneath the Hollywood sign. There’s a murderer roaming the streets of Los Angeles and he’s having far too much fun to stop. Stephanie Carovella is a woman of fire and ice. She left her career, her friends and her home town of LA but she couldn’t outrun the demons of her past. When she is lured back by the death of her best friend she enters a world where no one’s safe. Can Stephanie find her friend’s killer or will she discover that she has nowhere to run?    

Review: Spy in a Little Black Dress - Maxine Kenneth

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  It seems like I'm in the mood for mystery lately and spy novels ? Wanting another great mystery spy novel ? One that is rumoured to have been based on reality ? Review: Spy in a little Black Dress - Book #2 Spy Series - October 2012 Who is like me and loves a little injection of chick lit and mystery now again ? What's even cooler is the fact that it is inspired by a true tale ? Maxine Kenneth brings to us Book #2 in the Spy in a LBD series starring the wonderful Jackie "O" - the now Mrs Kennedy. However before she become Jackie Kennedy , she was Miss Jacqueline Bouvair , a new recruit for the newly formed CIA or so the story tells . This book is inspired by a true story which was discovered in the form of a letter from Jackie to her husband John F Kennedy. Book #2 tells of Jackie's journey to Cuba where she will come across trouble and meet some famous stars and newfound friends along the way including Ernest Hemingway whose new book "The ...

Review: Malicious Masquerade - Alan Cupp

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Looking for a fun mystery novel ? One written by a male author ? Check out the latest Henery Press release by Alan Cupp. Review: Malicious Masquerade - Alan Cupp - March 2013 It's very rare that males tend to write humourous mystery novels , ones along the lines of Janet Evanovich and Lisa Lutz , but Alan Cupp has stepped up to the plate and delievered his new novel Malicious Masquerade. Imagine waiting at the altar only to learn that the guy you were going to marry is not what he seems and that it looks like he has stolen over seven million dollars from your family , money that was hidden in secret accounts and if word ever got out , then Jasper Bedford would be done for. That is what has happened to Cindy - on the day of her wedding her fiance Tyler disappeared and now her father thinks that he is responsible for theft and lots of it. Can Cindy hire a PI - Carter Mays to discover what really happened to Tyler ? What will happen though when Tyler rings Jasper and it ...

Review: Double Whammy - Gretchen Archer

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Are you fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Series ? Looking for something similar ? Look no further with Gretchen Archer's new series "Davis Way". Review: Double Whammy - Book #1 Davis Way Series - May 2013 Davis Way from Pine Apple , yes it's true has had a knack for getting herself into trouble from evil ex-boyfriends though technically its just the one as she's married him twice and then she hasn't had much luck in the job department until now. Davis has landed herself a job working undercover security in a Casino. The job starts off easy until she is told to investigate the Double Whammy machine and find out how a significant somebody is constantly winning the big ones. That somebody turns out though to be none other than her ex-husband Eddie and something very strange is going on as his partner looks alot like Davis in every bit way ? Does Davis have a twin she doesn't know about ? What will happen though when Davis is framed for...

Review: Time Between us - Tamara Ireland Stone

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  Have you watched the movie "The Lake House" with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock ? What about The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenger and the film starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams? Now get ready for a teen version of along the same lines. Review:Time Between Us - Tamara Ireland Stone -October 2012 Looking for a good book to read ? Did you love and enjoy the movie "The Lake House" starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock ? What about the movie and book "The Time Traveller's Wife" by Audrey Niffenger ? Author Tamara Ireland Stone has brought to us a new Teen version of a similiar tale, Time Between Us tells us the story of two people Bennett who is seventeen in 2012 living in San Franciso and Anna who is sixteen and is living in Chicago in 1995. These two were never meant to cross paths as when Anna was sixteen , Bennett was only 1 month old. However, Bennett was born with a curse or a gift as some may call it, he is ...