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Let me brag about my books:

Genre:romantic fantasy with time travel, magical powers, ancient secrets and unusual love story
Ilona has been in love with her unsuspecting best friend, when a dashing stranger explodes into her life. The sudden magnetic feeling frightens her. Will he break her heart, or will he bring true happiness? She is an emergency room doctor, born into an ancient tribe which still exists hidden amongst us with its fiercely enforced rules. She doesn’t know much about her heritage besides legends and rituals. She begins to remember the forgotten instructions concealed as rhymes and discovers that she can rearrange the human body to its healthy state. This ability is exciting as well as frightening. She is conflicted between having confidence in her intelligence and inherited abilities while having no confidence as a woman. Her insecurity created barriers which keeps others out, and also keeps her caged in. A sinister dark man appears, Ilona connects his presence with the series of mysterious deaths around her. The growing magical abilities within her in the strange world of the Huns are beyond her wildest dreams. She can use her given gifts for absolute good or absolute evil; the choice is up to her. Ilona is determined to control and guide her own life. Resourceful and daring, she crosses the line and breaks the sacred rules. She must face the consequences as she starts fitting the puzzle pieces together and discovers the ancient tribal secrets that not only can change her future, but the future existence of the Huns as well. She has been evacuated from her easy and steady life, and is forced to face the unknown.
Also available in two separate books:


I'd also like to brag about my Read for Animals project:

I was thinking about how to help animals in shelters and in animal hospices other than donating money I could afford. What can I do as a writer to help animals in need? I had an idea. I'm a writer; I can write, sell the book and donate the money - after publishing fees - to animal shelters. I started putting together the short stories I have written the past few years and asked my animal lover author, poet and artist friends if they'd like to participate in my Read for Animals project. The response was overwhelming, the stories and poems started flooding in and together we made this book possible to help our furry, scaly and feathered friends.
-Erika M Szabo
Some of the stories we put together in this anthology will make you laugh out loud; others will warm your heart and perhaps make you cry. Some stories are true and the fantasy stories will make you think, what if? Each author and poet brings their unique writing style to this anthology for a good cause. Enjoy the book, and thank you for helping our furry, scaly and feathered friends in need by purchasing this book.
Contributors to this book:
Authors, poets, animal lovers: Erika M Szabo, Lorinda J. Taylor, Cindy J. Smith, Jeanne E. Rogers, Zrinka Jelic, Patrick O'Scheen, Kristine Raymond, Shebat Legion, Sandra Novelly, Shannon Sonneveldt, Julie Davis Dundas, Linda Whitehead Humbert, Debbie D. (Doglady) . Artist: Klarissa Kocsis

Hello great good readers. My name is J.Buchanan & I'd like to introduce my new poetry novel at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JKC0OEG & if you like intriguing crime novels, check out http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7PN04O

Thx.

Hello All! Thank you Erika for this great opportunity.

I write Dystopian/Fantasy/Paranormal fiction. So far the reviews have been good. Is is weird that I'm waiting for the anvil of bad reviews to drop? Anyway, here is the first two books in the Immortalibus Bella series:

Book 1:
A new Dark Ages has descended upon the world as an immortal, a vampire, and a wizard contend with each other to control the remnants of the human population.

Immortalibus Bella

Book 2:

The power struggle continues while the humans are dying; soon they will be under a new ruler.

The Reaping: Immortalibus Bella 2

I also post reviews of books I've read on my blog:

SLFiguhr's Blog

Thanks everyone!

Hi Everyone!
SL, I'm right there with you, each review I get I'm waiting to see a big fat DNF.

So far all 5 stars, each one I get, I feel like crying. It's crazy that people seem to like my debut REcovered. People seem to like something I created; blows my mind.

REcovered is the first book in my new erotic, romantic suspense series.


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A brief blurb:
Seven years ago, I found myself, bruised and broken, standing at my grandmother's door, preparing the one and only lie I'd ever tell her. I couldn't tell her how I had truly come by those bruises. I couldn't tell her HE did it. I couldn't be that cliche. She took me in. Fixed me. Advised me. Now, I live in her house and run her coffee shop in the best place in the world, Balboa Island. This island, the locals... everything was predictable... right down to the weather, just the way I liked it - no surprises. When she passed, she left it all to me.
It was my safe haven, my happy place.
Until...

Max came back.

****Warning****
REcovered contains sexually explicit scenes and adult language. This material is intended for adults only.

Thanks!
CJ Hartland
@CJHartland (twitter)
http://CJHartland.com

A Universe On the Edge
RARITY FROM THE HOLLOW. Robert Eggleton. Fatcat Press. eBook Published 2014.

Image courtesy of the author.
Lacy Dawn is a little girl who lives in a magical forest where all the trees love her and she has a space alien friend who adores her and wants to make her queen of the universe. What’s more, all the boys admire her for her beauty and brains. Mommy is very beautiful and Daddy is very smart, and Daddy’s boss loves them all.
Except.
Lacy Dawn, the eleven year old protagonist, perches precariously between the psychosis of childhood and the multiple neuroses of adolescence, buffeted by powerful gusts of budding sexuality and infused with a yearning to escape the grim and brutal life of a rural Appalachian existence. In this world, Daddy is a drunk with severe PTSD, and Mommy is an insecure wraith. The boss is a dodgy lecher, not above leering at the flat chest of an eleven-year-old girl.
Yes, all in one book.
Rarity From The Hollow is written in a simple declarative style that’s well- suited to the imaginary diary of a desperate but intelligent eleven-year-old – the story bumping joyfully between the extraordinary and the banal.
The central planet of the universe is a vast shopping mall, and Lacy Dawn must save her world from a menace that arrives in the form of a cockroach infestation. Look again and the space alien has made Daddy smart and happy – or at least an eleven year old girl’s notion of what a smart and happy man should be. He has also made Mommy beautiful, giving her false teeth and getting the food stamp lady off her back.
About the only thing in the book that is believable is the nature of the narrative voice, and it is utterly compelling. You find yourself convinced that “Hollow” was written as a diary-based autobiography by a young girl, and the banal stems from the limits of her environment, the extraordinary from her megalomania. And that’s what gives Rarity From The Hollow a chilling, engaging verisimilitude that deftly feeds on both the utter absurdity of the characters’ motivations and on the progression of the plot.
Indeed, there are moments of utter darkness: In one sequence, Lacy Dawn remarks matter-of-factly that a classmate was whipped to death, and notes that the assailant, the girl’s father, had to change his underpants afterward because they were soiled with semen. Odd, and often chilling notes, abound.
As I was reading it, I remembered when I first read Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle” at the age of 14. A veteran of Swift, Heller, and Frederick Brown, I understood absurdist humour in satire, but Vonnegut took that understanding and turned it on its ear.
In the spirit of Vonnegut, Eggleton (a psychotherapist focused on the adolescent patient) takes the genre and gives it another quarter turn. A lot of people hated Vonnegut, saying he didn’t know the rules of good writing. But that wasn’t true. Vonnegut knew the rules quite well, he just chose to ignore them, and that is what is happening in Eggleton’s novel, as well.
Not everyone will like Rarity From The Hollow. Nonetheless, it should not be ignored.
by Bryan Zepp Jamieson

Dog Horn Publishing, Leeds, England
http://www.amazon.com/Rarity-from-the... (ebook)
http://www.lulu.com/shop/robert-eggle... (paperback)
http://www.doghornpublishing.com/book... (hardback)

good luck..........

My name is Carol and I am a new author. I have 2 cookbbooks:

Mix and Match Salads: Over 30 Easy and Delicious Salads and Dressing That Will Make You LOVE Salads
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M04MR5K

Cookies and Treats for Christmas and Beyond: Delicious, Year-Round Family Favorites
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MMYDXUG

and would love any feedback. Thanks in advance.

The reviews on www.amazon.com for "The dance on the other side of Everything" have been great! It's exciting to see that people really loved reading my book and came away feeling inspired, connected, and wanting more from the author.

Hi Carol! Your book sounds delicious. I will check it out.

Carol wrote: "My name is Carol and I am a new author. I have 2 cookbbooks:

Mix and Match Salads: Over 30 Easy and Delicious Salads and Dressing That Will Make You LOVE Salads
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M04MR5K..."

Hi Carol, congratulations on your books! They sound awesome and because my mom love Christmas so much, I will probably order her your Cookies and Treats for Christmas and Beyond.

Hi Patty

Thanks I hope she likes it they are all my family's favorites. I hope to have a Bars and Squares Book published net week it will be called Small Bites, BIG Flavor

Good Morning Carol! Thanks for taking the time to reply back. I'm sure my mom will love the books. She has started eating salads lately to stay heart healthy. And, of course, Christmas excites her so much and she loves baking and all sorts of things.

Also, I'd like you to check out my first book which is a mini-memoir. It is authentic, will take you through a range of emotions. You'll laugh, cry, and laugh some more. The title is "The dance on the other side of Everything" by Patricia Barnes. You can order it on www.amazon.com and you can see reviews there.

Hi Patty does your book come in Kindle form, I am developing cataracts so usually only read n the computer or kindle where I can make the print larger.

Hi Carol,

Great question! I am in the process of setting up ebook for it. It should be available in that format in about a month. I will let you know when you can order it in that format.

C.J. wrote: "Hi Everyone!
SL, I'm right there with you, each review I get I'm waiting to see a big fat DNF.

So far all 5 stars, each one I get, I feel like crying. It's crazy that people seem to like my debut..."

Hello,
This book sounds interesting. I will check it out. In my first mini-memoir book, I have a brief story in there about abuse, not to me, but to someone I love dearly. If you read it, you will see how far-reaching an experience like that is and what impact that had on me. You can check my book out on www.amazon.com. It is also my first book.

Hi Patty please let me know when it is available for the kindle.

What do you think about this free ebook period as a promotional ploy? I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, is something is free, then it is worth nothing. On the other hand, given the competition, (unless an author paid for publishing, editing, promotion, etc., which automatically qualifies the work as trash), maybe it is a way of achieving a little name recognition. Probably though, anything free that is good, will just be emailed to friends and resulting in no actual sales. I don't know. It is all so confusing.

Carol wrote: "Hi Patty please let me know when it is available for the kindle."

Hello Carol,

Yes, I will let you know when "The dance on the other side of Everything" is available for kindle.

Have a great day!

Hello Carol,

I hope you're well. I just wanted to let you know that I just ordered your Mix and Match Salads book on Kindle.

Also, does it come in hard copy format?

Thanks!

Hi Patty so far my books are only kindle I haven't learned how to do create space which are soft cover.
I hope you like the salads.
I was hoping to publish me new book today but the cover had some problem so it will be at least another 4 days

Hello Carol,

I am enjoying your Mix and Match Salads book. This weekend, I am going to try the South Western Bean and Corn Salad! I am excited about this. I will be back to let you my thoughts on it! I'm sure I'm going to love it!

Hello!

Please visit my new author websites:

http://lindyshudis.tripod.com/

and...

Www.CrashersBook.com

Have a very Happy Holiday everybody, and for those of you traveling this Holiday season, a great new book will get you through the long hours of waiting at the airports!

Warmly,
Lindy S. Hudis

It's Today!

"A split second is what lies between riches and death. "Crashers: A Tale of Cappers and Hammers" is a novel that explores the insurance fraud underworld, where cappers and hammers scam insurance agencies out of millions. Nathan and Shari, facing debt, are tempted by the big payday, but everything has a catch and Nathan and Shari will soon find it strongly. "Crashers" is an enticing read of get rich schemes and everything that goes with them." —Willis M. Buhle Reviewer - Mid West Review

http://www.crashersbook.com/
Crashers

HI! New Member here. I'd like to brag about my AWESOME Midwest Book Review!! It's coming out in the July issue, but I am allowed bragging rights! Five Stars from D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer.


Most medieval novels don't offer up a steamy romance theme; but then, How To Train Your Knight isn't your usual historical novel, but offers a gripping love story set in 1276 that opens with the bang of a screaming woman accosting Sir Marcus Blackwell, a holy crusader forced into a marriage with a foul-tempered widow.

You can see it all on Amazon. Thanks for allowing me to share!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WRNKOOU

I just released the fourth book in my Delmar Shark Chronicles Series. This one is entitled Breach, and I had a lot of fun writing it. Aside from book 1 (Isola di Squalo), it's my favorite in the series so far.


Prince Mako Delmar lives life at breakneck speed - adventurous, a daredevil, reckless. He loves a good adrenaline rush, especially when it involves ditching his royal bodyguards.

He expects a holiday chock full of thrills when he travels to South Africa and comes face-to-face with the ultimate in high adventure – breaching Great White Sharks. What he doesn’t count on is crossing paths with the lovely American heiress, Harlow Karnes, whose beauty and charm pit Mako against his friends and distract him from the things he loves most. But he soon learns that people are not always what they seem.

After a series of unexpected events, Mako is forced to reconsider his impulsive lifestyle, but is it too late?

My first book is coming up on its 1 year anniversary on August 19. Still excited even though it's been a year. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MTAC...

Hi I'm new here.

I released my first ever kindle book called Finding Destiny... It's a Fantasy book. And I've also been having a great time interviewing the character from the book and doing Diary entry on my blog. https://katrinamarie25.wordpress.com/



When eighteen year old Alex’s little sister’s pony goes missing, he sets out to look for her and finds himself in a strange gypsy camp in the middle of a forest. The pony is being cared for by a young girl called Faith. When Alex accepts a drink from Faith’s grandmother, he wakes up later to find himself transported into 2038 to a technologically-advanced, very colourful world inhabited by humans and robots. Alex soon discovers that he is now twenty, married and has a magical little baby girl. A magic he only seems to notice. He soon finds out that he will have to defend his little girl from the half-breeds with everything he has. He travels back through the magic pages of books to try and save her before it is too late and she is lost from him forever.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-Desti...

Best wishes.
Katrina.

"I found Rarity from the Hollow to be difficult, funny, terribly sad, absolutely true, and extremely well told. As another reviewer here notes, it should be the winner of literary prizes. Because its reputation isn't backed by big publishers and important reviewers, it will win those prizes only if it's very lucky -- a possibility I can't discount."

M.Thornburg

Gotten this from the author in exchange for an honest review, I agreed because Lacy sounded cool and the story had a mix of harsh realism and hope for a girl in the Hollow. Lacy Dawn’s family is broken, she is extremely bright but her future seems bleak, especially when her best friend was killed by her own father.
When she met DotCom, she had hope, all she had to do is follow DotCom’s orders and he would help her ‘fix’ her parents. If you are thinking something else, this is not your book. Dot Com is a semi-organic life form that has been sent to convince Lacy to fulfill her destiny.
I will not lie that this book took getting used to, especially the writing style and DotCom. It/ he is a very interesting character in the book, along with the dog Brownie. The humans are not that fun, even though Lacy was the main heroine in this issue.
I like Dot Com, and how it/ he tries to become more human for Lacy. The book raises a lot of points in regards to humanity and life. While situation improves for our heroine and family, it does not take long before Dot Com calls in the debt.
The second half of the book became a test of intelligence to the readers, with new information to learn and new situations to assess. In the end, I find the ending slightly abrupt but I suppose there was no better way to end it. I shall encourage you to read Rarity in the Hollow because it is a book that touches your heart.

http://www.honesty-virtue.com/?s=rari...

7-4-15

Hello! I can't believe I actually found a group who allows promotions! Yea! I'm giddy to announce, then, that one of my books has made its debut today, Bittersweet Tavern. I hope people enjoy it and have as much fun as I had writing it.

I have a few other books, (one is self-published in ebook form and will be revised for print soon): The High King's Embalmer

I'll be checking out others' books also, as I'm always looking for something interesting to read.

Thank you!
Shari

Shari congrats on your new release. I read the blurb sounds like a great read...

Katrina wrote: "Shari congrats on your new release. I read the blurb sounds like a great read... "

Thank you!

Congrats Shari!

101 Ways To Spice Up Your Love Life

SEX SEX SEX

Yes, that's what our book is about.
JUST LAUNCHED...it is 99 cents at the moment on Kindle.
Let us know your thoughts or comments.
Thanks

Mac looks down at Sarah, her blood-streaked hair smears her features as he tries to move it away from her face. He has done this; his creation, his damnation. The Company forced him to work, forced him to kill, forced him to lose everything that made him who he was and who he wanted to become. All is lost as he remains on the run. Trying to stay one step ahead of the Director, Mac fights against one thought: Is it his destruction that the Director seeks, or the world? The Director's top sniffer dog Colleen is hot on the trail of Mac’s great race through the countryside, slowly catching up to him, slowly reaching out to grab him by the collar and drag him back to the company to complete his masterpiece. Will she catch him before he has a chance to play his final hand?

(Print) - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1515013634/r...

(Kindle) - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B011JALE0Y/r...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MTAC...

Cider Lane : Of silence and stars

Hi ,

I'm a self published author, not sure what's more difficult , writing a book or encouraging people to read it, self promotion does not come easily .

anyway it has been on sale for a month or two and I have a special deal on kindle from the 18th for a week when it will be reduced to 99p

Had some nice reviews from people and everyone seems to have enjoyed it , just struggling to widen the audience a little . hence the promotion



Susanna is a troubled young woman who witnesses her parents die in a car crash. Grief stricken, lost and alone. Her mind withdrawn into darkness to find solace within walls of her subconscious. Afraid of people she carries with her a terrible secret. One she keeps even from herself. She watches as the car burn then turns and walks away. She has no direction to follow but away from people, because people hurt, people bully, and people ask questions. Questions she does not wish to answer, even if she is the one asking. She retreats further into herself. Suffering from shock and the beginnings of exposure she just keeps walking.
Miles away in Scotland, Colin lays beneath the stars, conversing with them as if they are old friends. A brilliant academic who has lost everything and is now living in the shadows of his a broken life. Homeless and wracked with the haunting griefs of his past. He walks the roads and sleeps in lost abandoned places he calls his ‘stays’. Hitching rides and making what little money he can in casual jobs. He has travelled the country for years since he left the drying out clinic. Haunted with the ghosts of the past. He packs up and heads south, remembering a place where cider apples grow in the summer sunshine.
In Summerset, off Cider Lane there is an abandoned cottage in an orchard. A place forgotten by the world, broken down and half ruined. For Susanna it provides a haven, a place to rest and regain herself. Having stumbled into it she sets about surviving, free of spiteful people and their dangerous questions. When Colin arrives for the apple harvest, he finds a lost young girl as broken and damaged by the world as he once was. Together perhaps they can save each other. Amid ruins of the past they must learn to trust once more in another. If only they can. While the world is ever waiting to crash in on them once more. Meanwhile the police search for Susanna, and James Felshaw a young officer with his own dark past is determined to save Susanna from the fate that befell his sister. And the world never forgets anyone for long. • A novel of the lost and the broken. Of sharing the silences, talking to the stars, and the importance of tin openers. • Dark with humour and a cynics view of the world around us, among the hidden forgotten. Back cover A young girl is isolated by a hostile world. She watches a car burning, consuming all she knows. Grief stricken she wanders, lost, and alone, her mind withdrawn in to darkness. Fleeing from a world which has made her an outcast. Seeking only a refuge from other people. Meanwhile a traveller, homeless, damaged by his past and living on the fringes. Seeks solace in solitude. Carrying the regrets of his yesterdays with him. Walking the roads to the lost places, as abandoned by the world as he. Fate draws them together in Cider Lane, a place long forgotten by the world. Amid ruins of the past they must learn to trust in each other. If only they can. While the world is ever waiting to crash in on them once more.
Because the world never forgets anyone for long. A novel of the lost and the broken. Of sharing the silences, talking to the stars, and the importance of tin openers.

"Rarity from the Hollow covers a whole range of subjects and genres, which is why I am extremely excited to share it with you guys today! It is SF/F cross-genre. It combines elements of fantasy, soft science fiction, everyday horrors, paranormal, a little romance, mystery, and adventure. The content addresses poverty, domestic violence, child maltreatment, local and intergalactic economics, mental health issues – including PTSD experienced by Veterans and medicinal use of marijuana for treatment of bipolar disorder – capitalism, and touches upon Christianity...."

http://universeinwords.blogspot.co.uk...

I've been interviewed on internet radio by Annette Rochelle Aben on her program "Tell Me a Story." Listen to the Archive here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/themagic... Also, both volumes of my ebook The Termite Queen as well as v.1 of The Labors of Ki'shto'ba Huge-Head are available for only 99 cents through Sunday Oct.25.

Congrats!

Hi everyone

Just looked out of the window and saw a courier wandering around looking tired, hungry and lost. I knew exactly who he was looking for... I signed for the package, gave him the rest of my toast and ran back indoors...

This morning I got a paperback copy of my first novel; 'The Miracle Adjuster'. 2nd happiest day of my life after the birth of my daughter (and that was only 3 months ago so 2016 is turning out to be a pretty good year).

If you'd like to enter the giveaway on Goodreads to win 1 of 20 signed paperback copies you can search for The Miracle Adjuster or copy and paste the link bit.ly/2aYNIEk

Nothing more to say except, dreams do come true, so get hold of one for yourself and keep working at it...

P.S. If you'd like to read the 1st chapter of my book then you can find it at my blog on my author page or copy and paste the link bit.ly/2aLapfC

Coming Soon! The second edition of Rarity from the Hollow will be released by Dog Horn Publishing on September 30, 2016.

Hello again

My novel ‘The Miracle Adjuster’ is now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk in paperback or ebook for Kindle amzn.to/2bXKodT

Here’s a couple of cherry-picked quotes from the first reviews:

“…a journey through a psychedelic drug induced dream sequence; almost new age Monty Pythonesque”.

“The Miracle Adjuster exists in an Orwellian fantasy world full of off-beat characters, situations and humour. The writing style is excellent; the imagination is fantastic and it’s a very clever novel”.

You can still enter the Goodreads giveaway to win 1 of 20 signed copies at bit.ly/2aYNIEk and you can find the first chapter on my Goodreads blog at bit.ly/2aLapfC

Hi Goodreaders

I have 10 free copies of The Miracle Adjuster to exchange for honest reviews. Message me if you’re interested.

Goodreads book page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Goodreads preview: https://www.goodreads.com/ebooks/down...

Goodreads excerpt: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Hey guys!

Just joined this group, and have to admit it looks rather refreshing!

I'm already a published author in Norway (in Norwegian) with 3 books under my belt. One NA thriller, and two MG fantasy, both in the same series. I have some plans for continued Norwegian publishing, but I'm also hoping to move into English publishing soon.
So I've made myself and Inkshares-account. Hope some of you will head over and take a look. Already have one draft up, and its my first science fiction novel!

https://www.inkshares.com/anniken-haga

BTW, let me know if there are anyone else here on Inkshare, would love to follow you back and see what you're working on!

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum as well. I just released my first book entitled Beyond the Red Carpet. It is a memoir following my modest upbringing to my desire to experience life behind the scenes in Hollywood. Over the last 20 years, I have mingled with nearly every A-list star, worked on film projects, attended most red carpet events, award shows, and even accepted personal invitations from presidents. I have shared stories of my travels along with my first hand accounts of what these experiences were like through my eyes. This is a book numerous people have been trying to get me to write for years, and it is finally out. Feel free to have a look. Thank you and I wish you all much success!

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Red-Car...

The final edition paperback of Rarity from the Hollow was released to Amazon on November 3, 2016: https://www.amazon.com/Rarity-Hollow-... The eBook was released on December 5, 2016. For a limited time, the eBook version is on sale for $2.99 and the Paperback is on sale for $16.99. Author proceeds contribute to the prevention of child maltreatment: http://www.childhswv.org/

On 1-6-17, the first review of the final edition was published, five stars. To facilitate your consideration of reviewing this novel, the closing lines were: "…Brilliant satires such as this are genius works of literature in the same class as Orwell’s 'Animal Farm.' I can picture American Lit professors sometime in the distant future placing this masterpiece on their reading list." https://marcha2014.wordpress.com/2017... On 2-17-17, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, a critic whose book reviews often appear in the New York Review of Science Fiction, published his review of the final edition, five stars: "…I know this all sounds pretty whack, and it is, but it's also quite moving. Lacy Dawn and her supporting cast - even Brownie, the dog - are some of the most engaging characters I've run across in a novel in some time…." http://sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.co... “…It feels timeless, classic and mature in way that would ensure its longevity if more people knew about it… a distinctive approach to the adult-fairytale/modern-retelling sub-genre…I would even say it could be read in a college setting both for the craft itself and its unique brand of storytelling. The premise is brilliant." https://taylaroi.wordpress.com/2017/0... On May 21, 2017, a very detailed review closed with, "… The author gives us much pause for thought as we read this uniquely crafted story about some real life situations handled in very unorthodox ways filled with humor, sarcasm, heartfelt situations and fun." -- Fran Lewis: Just Reviews/MJ Magazine https://tillie49.wordpress.com/2017/0....

Despite a serious formatting problem, the ARC of Rarity from the Hollow was awarded two Gold Medals by major book review organizations, was named one of the best releases of 2015 by a Bulgaria book critic, and received twenty-six five star reviews and forty-three four star reviews by independent book review bloggers.

As examples, one book critic found that the writing style was one-quarter turn beyond that of Kurt Vonnegut. http://electricrev.net/2014/08/12/a-u... The ARC was found by the editor of Atomjack Science Fiction Magazine, to be “laugh-out-loud funny” in some scenes. Long-time book critic, Barry Hunter, closed his review, “…good satire is hard to find and science fiction satire is even harder to find." http://thebaryonreview.blogspot.com/s... A former Editor of Reader's Digest found that, "Rarity from the Hollow is the most enjoyable science fiction that I've read in several years…." http://warriorpatient.com/blog/?p=58 My novel was referred to as a Hillbilly version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and awarded a gold medal by Awesome Indies: “…Tucked between the folds of humor are some profound observations on human nature and modern society that you have to read to appreciate….” http://awesomeindies.net/ai-approved-... With respect to the story's treatment of tough social issues, this reviewer said: "…I was hesitant to accept. I usually do not read or review books that discuss child abuse or domestic violence; however, I was intrigued by the excerpt and decided to give it a shot. I am glad that I took a risk; otherwise, I would have missed out on a fantastic story with a bright, resourceful, and strong protagonist that grabbed my heart and did not let go http://www.onmykindle.net/2015/11/rar... A book reviewer from Bulgaria named Rarity from the Hollow as one of the best five books that he had read in 2015, along with Revival by Stephen King and The Martian by Andy Weir. http://codices.info/2015/12/top-5-for... On December 31, 2016, the ARC of Rarity from the Hollow was named a Top Pick for 2016: http://everyfreechance.com/2016/12/ef.... On January 20, 2016, it was awarded a second Gold Medal by a popular book review site: https://readersfavorite.com/book-revi....

4.5 out of 5 stars average from 70+ reviews across Amazon, Goodreads and LibraryThing.

Check out my latest blog post for a couple of new excerpts from The Miracle Adjuster.

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Famous Science Fiction Author Blurbs Rarity from the Hollow

9-30-17 "A fun, sometimes cleverly-gonzo, and even inspiring tale about an undaunted girl's close encounter of the weird kind." -- David Brin

Mr. Brin is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. His novel, The Postman, was adapted as a feature film and starred Kevin Costner in 1997.

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