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Review: An Amish Wedding - Various Authors

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Do you love reading Amish Fiction ? Do you enjoy Weddings ?  Written by three Amish Fiction writers , I present to you  "An Amish Wedding". Review: An Amish Wedding - Various Authors - November 2009 Do you love and enjoy short stories ? An Amish Wedding is a collection of three short stories by  three wonderful Amish Fiction writers - all surrounding the theme of Weddings. The first story which I personally enjoyed the most was The Perfect Secret by Kelly Long, in which we meet newly engaged couple Rose and Luke. Rose yearns for more excitement and passion in her heart and when she hears about a thief that has been stealing in the midst of the night , she longs to meet this thief as we learn he has been nicknamed "A Modern Day Robin Hood". Out one night, Rose stumbles across the thief and is surprised to discover that it is somebody she knows, as Rose starts to spend more time with the thief -will her heart's intentions sway from Luke to ...

Review: Sweet Valley Confidential -The Sweet Life

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Growing up as a tween , I fell in love with the series "Sweet Valley High" which were a series of books set at Sweet Valley High School featuring two main twins - Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their high school chums.  Of course, to cater to the different ages there was Sweet Valley Junior High , Sweet Valley High and eventually Sweet Valley University.  Last year, the author Francine Pascal decided to release a new Sweet Valley series called Sweet Valley Confidential - Ten Years Later . The twins were 30yrs old , they had not talked to each other in a VERY Long time , their friend Winston was DEAD and of course Steven - the twins older brother was GAY and who would have thought the twins would end up with - Jessica with Todd Wilkins and Elizabeth with Bruce Patman. Now get ready for the next book in the Sweet Valley Confidential Series "The Sweet Life". Review: Sweet Valley Confidential: The Sweet Life - Francine Pascal - May 2012 The Sw...

Review: These Girls - Sarah Pekkanen

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On the lookout for a nice Chick Lit novel ? One that everyone will be able to relate too ? Review: These Girls - Sarah Pekkanen - April 2012 Set in a world of glitter, glamour and the world of celebrities. These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen takes us into the heart of the magazine world and one magazine in particular - "Gloss". It will also take you deep into the heart of what friendship with girlfriends really are and how that even though you might not have known them for that long of a period or even know them as a person really well . When it comes to needing a friend , a shoulder to cry on and someone to be there for you with no agenda required - a friend that's there just because you need them to be - no questions asked. In These Girls we are introduced to three girls in particular , two of which world for Gloss Magazine. Cate, has worked her way up from intern to editor of Gloss Magazine and with her first issue as Editor looming, she just wants it to be ...

Review: The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead

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Are you a fan of Vampire Academy or The Georgina Kincaid Series ? Author Richelle Mead has just released the second book in her latest series "Bloodlines". Review: The Golden Lily - Book #2 Bloodlines Series - Richelle Mead- June 2012 Fans of Vampire Academy series will love Richelle Mead's new series "Bloodlines" as alot of the same characters feature in both series. The Bloodlines series is a spin-off which features Sydney Sage as the main character who as an Alchemist has been sent to protect Jill Dragomir - a Moroi princess. Working undercover, Sydney along with a group of Vampires have been sent to Amberwood to keep Jill safe from the public and also to help assist Dimitri and Sonya in discovering the cure for Strigoi's which as we learnt in the Vampire Academy series are the evil vampires. Also on the team at Amberwood is Eddie , Adrian and Angelique. In Book #2 The Golden Lily, we read as the job of keeping the vampire princess is ab...

Review: I , Michael Bennett - James Patterson

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Do you enjoy James Patterson's novels ? On the hunt for his latest one to read ? Check out the newest release in his NYPD series featuring "Michael Bennett". Review: I, Michael Bennett = Book #5 Michael Bennett Series - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge = July 2012 Is it just me or is there a part of us that whenever we think of cops, detectives, ex-military in novels we conjure up a hot, rugged looking man as the main lead ?  In I , Michael Bennett , we welcome back the NYPD Cop and Father of Ten Kids -all adopted Mr. Michael Bennett , along with his nanny Mary Catherine and Michael's father and father of their Catholic church Seamus Bennett. This time , Michael and his team have been tracking the movements of a major drug lord known as "The Sun King". When a bust goes wrong and ends up with police and other law enforcements dead including Michael's best friend , Michael decides that it might be time to take advantage of his holid...

Review: No Going Back - Matt Hilton

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Looking for an action-packed novel ? Have you read the latest Lee Child novel "The Affair" and wanting to discover a new author ?  Well..... I have that new author for you right here - Matt Hilton , creator of the series featuring the hunky Joe Hunter. So it's move over Jack Reacher and Hello Joe Hunter. Review: No Going Back - Book #7 Joe Hunter Series - Matt Hilton- February 2012 Are you a fan of Matt Hilton's "Joe Hunter" series ? As a fan of the adventure hero type novels , I decided to give Matt Hilton's a go when his first book arrived in the library and now seven books later I am still enjoying his writing and personally I have to say that in a way Book #7 was one of my favourite reads. In Book #7 we meet best friends Jay and Nicole who are going road-tripping , they had everything planned right down to their hotels, itinerary but what they didn't count on was how one tiny detour could end up in a fight to survive and liv...

VBT# An American Family - Peter Lefcourt

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Today's VBT# is Peter Lefcourt and his new novel "An American Family".   http://booktrib.com/blog-tour-an-american-family-by-peter-lefcourt/ Book Excerpt : An American Family - Peter Lefcourt - 2012 “Yeah. She’s going to die from the heat in that thing.”   “If she don’t die first from getting her heart stepped on by that son of a bitch, cheats on her every time she turns her back.”   “When does he have the time? You’d think running the country was a fulltime job.”   "He’s got people that do that for him. Remember him and Marilyn?”   Vicky lowered her voice, as if she was about to impart were an atomic secret. “He screwed her in the presidential limo. With her on top. It was on account of his back. He wears some sort of brace.”   “You know,” Lillian said, “Marilyn and I have the exact same birth date. June 1, 1926.”   “Too bad she took those pills, huh?”   “Yeah,” Lillian said, recalling the numb feeling she’d had ...