Flights from the Aerie

Guess what! Water Princess, Fire Prince releases today! *cue cheers, confetti, and other fanfare* When the Lady Dragon does come, Hold fast, do not fear, do not run. Your Water Princess will fight, Fire Prince will set all to right. Each shall come from a Fall, Their union will save you all.       Despite the fact that she's on track for competing in the Olympics, and he's practically raised his younger brothers since they lost their mom in a car accident, Clara Mandras and Andrew Stevenson are pretty much normal teens. They have normal hopes, normal dreams, and they live in a normal world.       All this is torn away from them when they are thrust into another world and declared Water Princess and Fire Prince. With no experience ruling a country, meeting each other for the first time, and being expected to fight the Lady Dragon – an evil sorceress plaguing the world of Rizkaland – Clara and Andrew are underprepared and ...

Hello again, everyone! I'm back with another post for the Hymns of the West novellas blog tour! Scroll down for a book review, interview, giveaway, and sales! Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too? Approximately 18,000 words My Review:   (Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.) I think I enjoyed this novella best out of the two that I read. Again, the romance aspect was really sweet, and I liked how kind and thoughtful Timothy...

Hello All! Today I'm participating in the blog tour for the Hymns of the West Novellas by Faith Blum. Scroll down for a review of I Love Thee, a character interview, a giveaway, and sales!   Mom and Dad dead STOP Please come STOP Gage When his sister dies, leaving him with four children ages 8 and under, Cole Baxter gets desperate. He decides he needs a wife. He writes to a mail order bride before realizing he almost threw away the best woman he could have. Approximately 18,000 words My Review:   (Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.)   I loved this sweet novella! Having already read the Hymns of the West series, I really enjoyed this glimpse into the lives of a few minor characters. And speaking of characters, I especially loved Cole's nieces and nephews. Some of my favorite scenes were the ones where Rhoda is talking to, and taking care of them. And of course, the romance!...

Hey all! I've got some exciting news today, guess what! :o) Rayray over at Bookends is hosting a trailer contest for the book Resistance by Jaye L. Knight! You can check it out and find more details here: http://bookendsreviewsbyrayray.blogspot.com/2015/08/contest-info.html

Aliteration is absolutely awesome- anyone agree? :) Anyway, today I'm doing (for the first time) a Top Ten Tuesday, hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish . Today's prompt is: "Top Ten Of Your Auto-buy Authors (no matter the genre or what it's about...you'll buy it from these authors!)" And here, in no particular order, are my 10! Jaye L. Knight Melanie Dickerson Kendra E. Ardnek Shantelle Mary Hannu Faith Blum Krista McGee Andrew Peterson John Flanagan Morgan Elizabeth Huneke Margaret Peterson Haddix Are any of these authors on your list? What are your Top 10 Auto-Buy Authors