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Book Tour: Beasts of the Earth by James Wade

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BEASTS OF THE EARTH BYJAMES WADE Categories: Literary Fiction / Crime FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingBlackstone Facebook  Twitter   InstagramOctober 11, 2022 *** 350 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR A GIVEAWAY! James Wade, whose first two novels were praised as “rhapsodic” and “haunting,” delivers his most powerful work to date—a chilling parable about the impossible demands of hate and love, trauma […]

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Sunday Read – Excerpt and #Giveaway

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The “Breaking Bad Giveaway” that I’m sponsoring at BookSweeps with twenty other suspense and mystery authors is winding down. Two more days to enter, so once again I’m sharing an excerpt from One Small Victory. It’s one of the books that can be won along with titles from the other authors, as well as some fun memorabilia

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Book Tour – A Time to Fly by Diann Floyd Boehm

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A TIME TO FLY! byDiann Floyd BoehmIllustrated by Nancy Hoover Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Texas Sisters PressAugust 2, 2022 *** 28 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! This baby bluebird will capture your heart as he shares with his momma why he doesn’t want to leave the nest and join his siblings. The momma listens to her

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#FridayReads – Book Excerpt

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It seems like I can’t get too far from one calamity, then I’m on to the next. It’s been that way most of my life. I can remember my stepmother saying that I was so accident prone, just like one of my brother-in-laws, and she was always waiting to see who was going to need

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Some Monday Fun

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“Sometimes a Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… Some… who so worry about the next world, they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird A friend

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Book Tour – Whiskers Abroad by Carrie Carter

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WHISKERS ABROAD: Ashi and Audrey’s Adventures in JapanbyCARRIE CARTERGraphic Designer: Stacy Vickers Fiction / Travelogue / JapanPublisher: Bayou City PressPages: 170 pagesPublication Date: October 6, 2022 SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whiskers Abroad is a lively and charming travelogue featuring a trip to Japan shared by two main characters, Audrey and Ashi, who alternate recounting their

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Book Review: Riveting Suspense – How I’ll Kill You

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This is a book that I just finished reading, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Other than the books I read for Lone Star Literary Life, I don’t often finish a book and feel this compelled to write a review. But here goes. I hope you enjoy reading the review, and if

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Friday Fun and More

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First off, I’m so excited about taking first place in the photography entries in the Sherman Art League annual show. When I dropped my entries early on Thursday and saw the other photographs already entered, I’d pretty much decided that my humble offerings wouldn’t garner more than a passing glance from the judge. In fact,

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