7 Questions with #Author Sandy James @SandyJamesBooks #Romance #Fiction

Tell us a bit about your family.

Jeff and I have been married for thirty-one years. Hard to believe! We have two grown children, Laura and Kevin, who are both married. Laura and her husband Jon just had their first baby—our first grandchild.

We’re a very close family, and I love that my children both live in Indiana now so that I can see them often.

Is your family supportive?

Very! My husband has been the best about the changes I’ve tossed his way. Ever since I started writing, he’s had to endure all the ups and downs of my new career. The reviews. The worrying about submissions. And the success. But most of all, he tolerates me ignoring him for hours on end so I can write.

My kids are also very supportive. When my daughter has time, she’s a fantastic proof-reader, and my son is my “idea guy.” If I’m ever stuck, all I have to do is call him for a brainstorming session. He always helps me find my way around any block.

Have you always enjoyed writing?

Back in junior high school, my friends used to love to read stories I’d write when I was bored in class. My seventh grade English teacher predicted I’d be a writer. It took me a lot of years to fulfill that prophecy, but I’m finally here!

What are you most proud of in your personal life?

I’m very proud of my teaching career. When I started at Greenwood High School, the school wasn’t even offering psychology. I was able to get psych added as a course and started with a couple of one-semester classes. Now, I have a full schedule of full-year advanced psychology classes (and over a hundred of those kids are earning college credit) and a few one-semester grade-level courses.

Who is your favorite author?

That’s a tough one, because it depends on the genre I’m reading. If it’s non-fiction, I’m reading Ann Rule. I’ve even emailed her a couple of times to discuss a local case. Her books are amazingly detailed and always good reads.

If it’s non-romance fiction, I’d say Stephen King. His It and 11/22/63 are my favorites. The man is a superhero to me.

In romance, I have two “go to” authors. Hannah Howell and Julie Garwood. I love Scottish romances, and Hannah Howell delivers every single time I pick up one of her books. Julie Garwood is my favorite historical author, although I must admit I don’t like her romantic suspense or her contemporaries. But I read The Bride at least three times every year. It’s that entertaining.

What genre of books do you adore?

Romance, of course. But I also enjoy non-fiction, especially biographies and true crime. Those loves probably come from my interest in history and my degree in criminology.

Is there anyone you’d like to acknowledge for your success?

There are so many people I could thank for helping me get where I am! It would take a heck of a lot more space than one blog, so let me focus on my “gateway” guy. My father-in-law, MR James, is a successful author. When I finished my first book, I asked (begged) him to read it an offer me pointers. He went one step better. He did edits on the entire story! I’d printed the book out and put it in a binder. When he handed it back, he warned me that if I planned to publish, I should develop skin as thick as a rhino. The moment I opened the binder, I saw why he’d given me that advice. He must have used three red pens on that story! But I thank him every day for teaching so much about writing. His honesty and guidance made me a much better writer.

For the fans of Jennifer Probst, Ruth Cardello and Jill Shalvis, comes a series about love, friendship, and lunch!

When life gets tough and love is hard to find, four friends take their troubles to lunch. High school teacher Juliana Kelley tells the Ladies Who Lunch that her life needs an overhaul . . . and gets a whole lot more than she wished for.

Juliana has spent thirteen years in the same teaching job. She's ready to dive into a new career with both feet . . . when a run-in with the hottest man she's ever seen knocks her head over heels. But with her failed marriage to a fellow teacher fresh on her mind, Jules can't afford to lose herself in a relationship-no matter how perfect it may seem.

Connor Wilson has hit rock bottom when he loses his career as a top-notch Realtor because of a large gambling debt. Now, in a small town he finds a fresh start-and a gorgeous redhead who sparks new life into him. Together they start a successful real estate company, but when pleasure sneaks into the business, they'll have to decide what they can let go . . . and what they can't live without.

Word count: 75,000-85,000

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Genre - Contemporary Romance

Rating – PG-13

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#BookReview - Fatal Greed by John W. Mefford @JWMefford #ReviewShare #Suspense

Fatal Greed by John W. Mefford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When an author takes a single book and then converts this into an experience not just a book, this is when the generic rating system is just not enough. We first received Fatal Greed followed by Lethal Greed. It was only after this that we realised the author had a whole campaign set up around his new releases, #SummerofGreed.

Of course, one of the perks of this campaign are numerous giveaways but I for one was truly fascinated by the time, effort and thought the author had taken into launching the series. Where most authors publish one book and then focus all their resources on that one book, here was an author who was doing it differently and thinking on a far larger scale. Impressive.

Now, on to Fatal Greed. The undercurrents of lust, excessive desire and greed in general reminded me of Seven (Brad Pitt & Kevin Spacey). It's sickening to imagine these things and yet you know it happens. I did find some of the sex imagery a bit disturbing so those easily disturbed by such scenes may want to read the sample chapter first.

John W. Mefford can certainly write and pull you into the story in ways you won't expect. If you have an open mind and crave for a plot that is imaginative and exciting, Fatal Greed must be on your reading list.

Would I recommend this read? Abso-bloody-lutely and I have only said that for one other book.

Overall assessment:
Content: 4.5/5
Editing: 4.5/5
Formatting: 4.5/5
Pacing: 4.5/5

Offensive content?: Based on language, settings and overall content, I would recommend this book for adult readers.

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#BookReview - Order of Earth by Jennifer Cornet @J_Cornet #ReviewShare #Fantasy

Order of Earth by Jennifer Cornet
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Talk about a bad tattoo. The author takes a simple outing and turns it into an imaginative chase with a highly effective plot and character driven scenes. As with most fantasy books these days, I was worried this was going to have a cliffhanger ending which gave me no clue as to how things end for Onyx. Thankfully, it wasn't that way. The ending is spooky enough for the reader to form their own conclusions while there is some closure for the main character.

It had just the right amount of action and drama, entwined with fantasy and science fiction. Good ingredients for a good book, and the cover goes hand in hand with the title of the series which is 'Elements of Ink.'

What caught me most offguard was when Onyx was arguing with Philip about the all things he had done TO her instead of FOR her and her outburst causes him to be thrown against a car, it was cool and creepy at the same time. If only there was a similar method to handle all domestic abuse like that.

Would I recommend this read? Sure, if you are the pedantic kind of reader who is easily bothered by spacing and paragraph breaks, you will find that these are not always consistent in the book but I must stress that these were minor and did not distract my attention from the story.

Overall assessment:
Content: 4.5/5
Editing: 4/5
Formatting: 4/5
Pacing: 4/5

Offensive content?: Based on language and settings, I would recommend this book for anyone aged 13 and above.

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#BookReview - From #Stress to Stillness by @GinaLake #SelfHelp #ReviewShare

From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace by Gina Lake
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I started this book in mid June when life was beyond stressful so in a way it was putting the author's methods to the test. I am a big fan of Deepak Chopra and was looking for something similar. While the concepts and writing style is not as deep as Chopra's, I do appreciate the author's unique take.

"Self-doubt is what most stands in the way of following our intuition, which is the true voice of wisdom." - I completely agree with this and the essence of From Stress to Stillness is dealing with negativity in your life without affecting your physical and emotional being with negativity.

The section on a New Relationship to Thoughts and Feelings is especially important for those who are dealing with a lot of stress or juggling multiple roles in their day to day lives. Gina Lake's writing is easy to understand flows but I do think that some sections were a fairly touch and go when it could have been more but this thought may stem from what I needed or was expecting at this juncture in my life.

Would I recommend this read? Absolutely, I do think that some of the author's thoughts may come across as unconventional but I say give it a chance. The problem with stress, is that we create a lot of it ourselves and different books / self-help tools work differently for each of us.

Overall assessment:
Content: 4/5
Editing: 4.5/5
Formatting: 4.5/5
Pacing: 4/5

Offensive content?: Based on language and overall content, I would recommend this book for anyone aged 13 and above.

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Hacker for Hire by Pendelton C. Wallace #AmReading #Mystery #Thriller

If Clive Cussler had written Ugly Betty, it would be Hacker for Hire. 

Hacker for Hire, a suspense novel about corporate greed and industrial espionage, is the second book in a series about Latino computer security analyst Ted Higuera and his best friend, para-legal Chris Hardwick. 

The goofy, off-beat Ted Higuera, son of Mexican immigrants, grew up in East LA. An unlikely football scholarship brought him to Seattle. 

Chris, Ted’s college roommate, grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father is the head of one of Seattle’s most prestigious law firms. 

Ted’s first job out of college leads him into the world of organized crime where he faces a brutal beating. After being rescued by beautiful private investigator Catrina Flaherty, Ted decides to go to work for her. 

Catrina is hired by a large computer corporation to find a leak in their corporate boardroom when the previous consultant is found floating in Elliot Bay. 

Ted discovers that Chris’s firm has been retained by their prime suspect. Now he and Chris are working opposite sides of the same case. 

Ted and Catrina are led deep into Seattle’s Hi-Tech world as they stalk the killer. But the killer is also hunting them. Can Ted find the killer before the killer finds him? 

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Genre – Mystery, Thriller

Rating – R

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7 Questions with #Author @ClarissaClemens (The Poetic Art of Seduction) #Erotic #Poetry

1. How much editing is involved in writing poetry?

The best gems come unfiltered. What seems to be a whole lifetime ago, before kids, I made a living as a textile artist splattering paint on cloth and watching it soak up. I realized back then that there are no mistakes in art. Art is entirely subjective and so when I opened up my poetry valve again to let all the words spill out, I realized that allowing the words to just come out raw, without any judgment or filter, was the best and most natural flow for my poetic scribblings. Most all of my poetry is left as is with maybe just a tweak here and there to ease the flow and enhance syncopation.

2. Why do you write erotic poetry?

As long as I can remember I have been a very sensually oriented being. I remember thinking to myself when I was probably 14 years old that I was going to need to find a life partner who had a strong physical drive so that we would be sexually compatible in our relationship.

After divorce, poetry became my therapy. I processed all the feelings and emotions through the poems. Early on (I believe the 4^th poem I wrote) the words started channeling all the pent up sensual feelings that I had not been able to release for way too long. The poems were filled with passion, fantasies, and hope. I needed to reconnect with myself by writing all that was bubbling up just under the surface. The poems were my life preserver pulling me back into myself and giving me hope for my future.

3. Your poetry is quite vivid; is it inspired by your imagination or real life?

In the beginning, my erotic poetry was either based on memories of wild times or fantasies of what I had always longed to explore. It had been a while since I had been sexually active (due to a failing marriage) and there was all this pent up sexual tension that was rearing it’s gorgeous head as if to say, “Hey, did you forget about me?” After a couple years of healing and sorting out what I wanted, I began to live out the activities in my poetry. Today my poetry is based on the real life sensual adventures that I take with my loving partner.

4. When did writing become a part of who you are?

I have always loved the act of written expression and the copious highway between the brain, the imagination, and the ability to transcribe it onto ‘paper’. As a girl, I wrote articles about smog, women’s rights, and various school activities for my grammar school newspaper. In high school my favorite classes were always the ones where I could write and set my imagination free. When I went back to college, after my divorce, being able to compose an intelligent sounding paper helped me get through all kinds of challenging classes. I feel like writing has always been there for me from my earliest days of communicating to present day.

5. What are you most proud of in your personal life?

My daughters. Divorced when my girls were 8 and 5 years old, I became a single parent pretty much raising them by myself. It was an emotionally difficult situation to find myself in being suddenly alone and responsible for my 2 young daughters. With the help of my family and support of friends, I was able to take care of my girls and instill the values I hold dear while providing a safe and loving home for them.

My oldest daughter graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at the top of her major last year and was able to get a great job 2 weeks after she graduated. She is loving, responsible, compassionate to others and the earth, and a true leader for her peers. My younger daughter is halfway through college and continues to amaze me as I watch her grow and mature as she discovers her passions. She is smart, adventurous, loving, a true lover of animals and science, and understands human nature. I love them dearly and am so proud of them both.

6. Tell us about your latest book?

The Poetic Art of Seduction – The Erotic Poetry Collection is a compilation of the 3 volumes of my most sexy poetry to date. There are over 70 poems to be devoured in this book. The subject matter is highly sensual, oftentimes kinky, but always classy. There is a playful element that I like to include in my erotic writings. After all, sex should be fun, right? In addition to the 70+ poems, I have included over 40 photos to complement and enhance the sensory experience to include visual stimulation as well.

7. What’s the reason for your life? Have you figured out your reason for being here yet?

Yes, I do think I have it figured out. My inherent talent is to put into words the feelings that surge through us as sensual beings. I am able to assemble prose to paint pictures of the way it feels to want, desire, love, need, have your heart broken, feel hope for love, portray fantasies without a filter, and live a fulfilling sensual life. When people read my poetry they are able to put themselves behind my words and live through them. The poetry allows people to connect to a deeper place residing inside their heart and soul. I had no idea when I wrote my poems that they would be this universal.  Over the last couple of years since I published my first book, I hear comments over and over about how my poems have helped people to process buried feelings and open up a fountain of sensuality that was lying just under the surface.

My reason for this particular life is to help people love and feel joy through the scenes I paint with words.

A collection of all 3 volumes of Clarissa O. Clemens' erotic poetry book series, The Poetic Art of Seduction, under 1 cover! 

An erotic gift of lyrical rhyme to keep on every bedroom nightstand for play. Kinky yet classy erotic poetry painting sexy pictures and scenes with seductive words to read to each other and get the mood soaked in seduction. 

What critics have said about Clarissa's poetry: 

"...A delicious dance with words..." 
"Impossible not to be aroused..." 
"...mouth-watering feast of erotic rhyme..." 
"...her words ebb and flow with a superb sensuousness." 
"5 Stars is just not enough for this exquisite work of erotic art" 

78 Passionate poems of seduction are waiting for you to be devoured with lust and desire. 

41Beautifully sensuous photographs have been included to heighten your visual experience with Ms. Clemens poetry. 

A must-have for every couple looking for new ways to add the spark back into their flame.

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Genre - Erotic Poetry

Rating – R

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7 Questions with #Author Jordana Lizama @JordyLizama #AmReading #Fantasy #YA

What books did you love growing up?

I read pretty much anything I could get my hands on. But the first book I remember ever falling in love with was Little Women, after that I only read classics, I have always been afraid of the new, so I stuck with what I knew was great. The second book I remember loving was A wrinkle in time.

Who is your favorite author?

Oh my, this is a hard one, but if I absolutely had to choose I would say, Isaac Asimov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jane Austen, Victor Hugo...oh I’m sorry, did you say one?

What book genre of books do you adore?

YA Novels, they are just so cute and relaxing to read.

What book should everybody read at least once?

The little prince.

Is there any books you really don’t enjoy?

History books, I know they are good for you, but I have a really hard time finishing them..in fact, have I finished one?

What do you hope your obituary will day about you?

Loving mother, daughter, wife, and best brownie baker.

Location and life experiences can really influence writing, tell us where you grew up and where you now live?

Gosh, I hope that’s not true! I have moved a lot, but never outside of Mexico. I grew up in a very small, very beautiful town called Tepoztlan, after that I moved to the city, which I loved and had to leave, now I reside in Cancun (little secret, I hate it). The sun and me, we have our problems.

Only time will tell if Sophia, Alec and the world are ready to accept the mission that has been passed down for many generations. This is more than a story of reincarnation. This is a story that never ended following the reign of the Greek gods. What has been hidden for thousands of years is about to surface in a small New England town. The impact on this rural village is ageless, but only the chosen time travelers know what is happening, the reason it is happening and how to control the outcome. 

The Men of Ages have walked the Earth unnoticed since the time of Greek mythology and have kept their ancient war alive by transporting the lead warrior in a most unusual time machine. There is only one way to stop the cataclysmic demise of the human race and Sophia is the answer. But, Sophia is a teenage girl faced with many human and nonhuman desires that create a tortuous path from antiquity to the present day. Love conquers all; or, so it seems.

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Genre – Fantasy, YA 

Rating – PG

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7 Questions with #Author Brian White (Nightfall) #AmReading #Crime #Mystery

When did you first know you could be a writer?

When I decided that my favorite authors weren’t pumping out books fast enough. I wrote an epic story of man against nature. Characters grew, loved, fought, and died. Valuable lessons were learned. The epic tale spanned over forty pages. It was a rip-off of Jaws. My grade-school classmates loved it.

What inspires you to write and why?

Attention. I love attention.

What genre are you most comfortable writing?

Erotica featuring the forbidden love between time traveling robots from the future, and fruit.

What inspired you to write your first book?

What are we defining as a book? That Jaws rip-off felt like a book at the time.

What made you want to be a writer?

Oh, once I got a taste of what it was like – the fame, the money, the endless supply of drugs and promiscuous women . . .  The real question is how could I not want to be a writer?

What do you consider the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in general?

Getting people to buy it.

Did writing this book teach you anything and what was it?

It taught me that private investigators don’t typically have lives like the one Ezzy Morgan leads.

A beautiful young escort is strangled to death, her corpse discarded in a back alley dumpster. The killer's identity is a mystery, and the homicide has gone almost unnoticed. Welcome to Middleton, where these things happen every night and the police are too busy or too jaded to notice.
Ezzy Morgan once roamed these blue collar streets as a paramedic. Here she was weaned from innocence and taught the cold-blooded nature of the human heart. Now she works as a private detective and has shut the door on shootings, stabbings, and the constant specter of death. But her life is about to be shattered when the dead woman's only surviving friend seeks her out, looking for justice.

Clues are sparse and the trail seems to be a dead end before it has even begun. But the mystery takes a macabre turn after another death is dropped at Ezzy's feet, and she's hit with an ultimatum from the world of organized crime: find the killer in the next twenty-four hours . . . or die.

This murder mystery turned terrifying struggle between life and death will expose a cover-up spanning two generations involving a sadistic psychopath, a burned-out cop with a cocaine habit, and a powerful man willing to commit murder just to ensure a secret stays buried.

With the noose tightening and the clock winding down to her own demise, Ezzy must come to terms with a darkness she thought she'd left behind years ago. Nightfall has come to Middleton, and she might not live to see the dawn.

Brian White has crafted a captivating tale in the new noir. Nightfall, with its crisp prose and razor-sharp dialogue, is a thrilling tale of crime and suspense that grips you by the throat and doesn't let go until the end.

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Genre - Crime, Noir, Mystery

Rating – R

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7 Questions with #Author @Vanna_Smythe (The Grower's Gift) #Dystopian #YA

 

How do you work through self-doubts and fear?

My biggest fear is that my writing is not good enough. But, given that I have now received a lot of positive feedback on my books, I generally just relax and write. Whatever is not good enough can always be fixed during the revision stage, after all.

What scares you the most?

I am terrified of snakes, so being in a room or pit full of lose snakes would probably give me a heart attack.

What makes you happiest?

Reading a good book, watching a good movie, enjoying the peace and quiet, preferably at the seaside.

What’s your greatest character strength?

Courage and perseverance.

Why do you write?

I feel most alive when I’m writing. It is also possibly the only task, at which I feel driven to excel.

Have you always enjoyed writing?

Yes, I’ve enjoyed writing since I learned how to, pretty much.

What motivates you to write?

The need to tell a story from start to finish, and my desire to build a career as a writer.

The future is bleak in the year 2102. The planet is in chaos and the weather patterns have completely shifted, turning most of the world into an uninhabited wasteland.

The rich and powerful of North America have pulled back into the six remaining megacities, erasing all trace of a central government and leaving millions displaced by the environmental crisis to fend for themselves in the dying world.

Sixteen-year-old Maya has a gift, a power she thinks can heal the earth and make it habitable again. A gift that she must learn to harness. The school for the gifted in Neo York is the only place where she can learn to control her power and reach her potential.

Yet the school is not what it seems. Ran by the ruthless head of the city of Neo York, the school's only objective is to extract the powers of the gifted and then discard them. Only Ty, heir to the city, can keep Maya from being destroyed there. But Ty has a secret, and his loyalty to his family has never wavered.

Will his growing love for Maya be strong enough to save them both?

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Genre - YA Dystopian

Rating – PG-13

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#BookReview - Malpractice: The Novel by @sexandlawnovel #Legal #ReviewShare

Malpractice! the novel by William Louis Harvey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

One of my favourite courtroom dramas is by Scott Turow, Presumed Innocent. It's steamy and suspenseful. I bring this up because this book had a lot of potential in both departments but turned out somewhere between good, not great.

The steam level was just too much for my liking and because this was identified as realistic fiction with strong sexual content, one would think there would be some balance. It was more sexual and less legal. What I did like very much was the insider's perspective of how malpractice cases are run. Money and ethics are thrown into a single pot which no one really escapes with a sense of dignity.

Writing style of the author flowed well although some phrases were awkward although some readers might think that this was intentionally done to stress the POV of the character. Liked the story, could have been better and not too thrilled about the cover which looks much like a scanned image.

Overall assessment:
Content: 3.5/5
Editing: 3.5/5
Formatting: 4/5
Pacing: 4/5

Offensive content?: Based on language and settings, this book is recommended for adult readers who are okay with a lot of steamy content.

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#BookReview - Sunspots by @KarenSueBell - #Romance #Contemporary #ReviewShare

Sunspots by Karen S. Bell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book created a lot of debate about the role of women and the stereotypes they are forced to take on in the fictional world or the real one. Many of the women in my reading group felt Aurora was made weak on purpose and this was not necessary. To a certain extent, I agree. But let's look at it from a different perspective. I've known my husband for more than 20 years, we've been married for years. Should something happen to him, would I become as broken as Aurora? I think so.

The flashback elements of the book worked for me although smoother transitions in some sections might have helped. This is based on my own experience and I do know that some readers felt the flashbacks were the best part of the book.

Karen Bell's achievement in Sunspots isn't the story or the character, it is her writing. With thousands of books at any time you look, how does a book a stand out? For me, it's how the author makes you feel through her writing. Five or ten years from now, it will be difficult to tell some young adult books apart from their counterparts, but writing like this stays with the reader.

Would I recommend this read? Absolutely, I think some newer readers might find her writing style different but a for the more mature reader who is looking for a book with a unique storyline they can treasure through time, Sunspots is definitely for you.

Overall assessment:
Content: 4.5/5
Editing: 4.5/5
Formatting: 4.5/5
Pacing: 3.5/5

Offensive content?: Based on language and settings, this book is recommended for readers aged 13 and above.

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The Soul of the World (Legends of Amun Ra #2) by @JG_Silverman #Fantasy #SciFi

Kem dives to the ground in desperation, covering his head and neck from the rocks raining down. I didn’t see that coming. I thought I was quiet, he thinks.

The announcement of Cadmus’ elimination booms over the intercom. Well, at least I don’t have to worry about a vengeful brother.

The dust and debris settle from the crumbled wall. Find Kesi. Kem trots towards the end of the path. Before he gets there, he sees a shadow along the wall.

Dio turns the corner and spots him. She’s already throwing blue spheres before he knows what happened.

Kem hits the floor hard, dodging the first two. Dio hurls more at him.

His heart beats like a jackhammer in his chest. He is covered in dirt and sand. Kem swerves left, then right, ducking from a shot aimed at his head. He looks back at Dio, who walks with determination, shooting at him. Will she not let up a little? Got to slow her down.

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Genre – Science fiction, Fantasy

Rating – PG-13+

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Lock Ready: A Canawlers Novel by James Rada Jr. @JimRada #AmReading #Historical #Fiction

The Civil War split the United States and now it has split the Fitzgerald Family. Although George Fitzgerald has returned from the war, his sister Elizabeth Fitzgerald has chosen to remain in Washington to volunteer as a nurse. The ex-Confederate spy, David Windover, has given up on his dream of being with Alice Fitzgerald and is trying to move on with his life in Cumberland, Md. Alice and her sons continue to haul coal along the 184.5-mile-long C&O Canal. 

It is dangerous work, though, during war time because the canal runs along the Potomac River and between the North and South. Having had to endured death and loss already, Alice wonders whether remaining on the canal is worth the cost. She wants her family reunited and safe, but she can’t reconcile her feelings between David and her dead husband. 

Her adopted son, Tony, has his own questions that he is trying to answer. He wants to know who he is and if his birth mother ever loved him. As he tries to find out more about his birth mother and father, he stumbles onto a plan by Confederate sympathizers to sabotage the canal and burn dozens of canal boats. He enlists David’s help to try and disrupt the plot before it endangers his new family, but first they will have find out who is behind the plot.

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Genre – Historical Fiction

Rating – PG-13

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