Buffy's Ramblings

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. I'm sharing a little about Michelle K Pickett's Unspeakable today. Happy reading! ***************************** “Breathe. No one will break me. I’m strong. Breathe. Just breathe.” On the outside, Willow appears to have it all. She’s beautiful, smart, from an influential family, and she dates the most popular guy in school—Jaden. But she would walk away from it all in a second. Willow is tormented by lies and suffocating guilt, not the hearts and flowers people believe her life is full of. She carries a dark secret. Plagued by nightmares and pain, the secret dominates her life. If she hadn’t walked away. If she had just…but she didn’t. And now she has to live with her choice. But when someone uncovers her family’s past, they use it against her, crushing her spirit little by little. She tells herself she just has to make it to graduation. Then she can leave Middleton, and her secret, far behind. W...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. I'm sharing my review of Broken Wings by Cameo Renae today. I LOVED the first one ( Hidden Wings , so I was excited to get the opportunity to review for this tour. Happy reading! ***************************** Summary: Emma's world is falling apart, and Kade, the only one who seems to hold her together, is missing. With death lingering right outside their door, decisions must be made before it's too late. The Midway has refused to send help, so they are left to seek out the only other who can stop Lucian. A perilous quest sends Emma and a few Guardians into the Underworld, where the unimaginable abide, to beseech the Prince of Darkness himself. Lucifer. Now, they must endure the deadly levels of Hell, which not one ...mortal or immortal... has ever survived. Prepare for love, loss, and the unexpected. Title:   Broken Wings Series:   Hidden Wings Book #:  2 Author:   Cameo Ren...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. I'm promoting The Odin Blood Series today while the author, Ronnell D Porter talks about his cast for Dagger Heart . Welcome! ***************************** Your book has just been contracted (hypothetically) to become a movie. Who would be your first choice to play the lead role(s)? If I had to pull a cast for Dagger Heart out of my pocket, it would be: Erica: Scout Taylor-Compton (who was fantastic as Lita Ford in The Runaways ) or Kat Dennings. Paul: Dane DeHaan, Ezra Miller, or Grey Damon. Finn: Thomas Dekker or Douglas Booth. Krieger: Dean Geyer or Michael Graziadei. King Úlfur: Anthony Hopkins or Ian McShane - it is a fantasy cast, after all... ;) Mother Selma: Tilda Swinton, though a huge part of me (mainly the Twin Peaks fan) would love to see Mädchen Amick or Sheryl Lee return to the big screen... Folkvar: I'd like Thore Schölermann, but he's still quite young (28) and l...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour . I'm sharing my review of the awesome story Hidden Wings by Cameo Renae, and the author is graciously offering up some great prizes to go with the tour. Happy reading! ***************************** Recap: Emma is seventeen and has just lost her only living family, leaving her utterly alone – or so she thought. An aunt whisks her away to nowheresville, Alaska where Emma’s life changes even further in ways she never could have guessed. Now she’s hunted by evil that lurks in the dark and it’ll take Emma, her aunt, and six awesome guardians to protect her…so she can change everything when she turns eighteen. Title:   Hidden Wings Series:   Hidden Wings Book #:  1 Author:   Cameo Renae Approximate Book Length:   205 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   13+ Sexual Content:   Mild Thoughts: I scarcely know where to start! I was afraid I would feel kind of mediocre ab...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. Please welcome Cassiel Knight as she talks about her book Blood on the Moon ! Don't forget to follow the rest of the tour ! ***************************** What sets your book apart from other books in the same genre? This is an excellent question and really hard to answer. It’s hard simply because there are so many books in my genre that it is hard to really stand out. The story itself is unique since it focuses on Egyptian mythology and the children of the Egyptian Gods and Goddess plus brings in some of their legends. And I’m setting it in exotic places which is fun for the armchair traveler. While those things are great, overall, Blood on the Moon stands out is because of my heroine, Mia Langdon. Sure, she’s tough with a heart of gold, but she’s more than that. I crafted her to be a strong confident woman that I think many of us (I know I do!) secretly long to be. She’s in control, for the most par...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. Have a peek into the mind of Marisette Burgess, author of Men of the Cave and Jar of Pandora . ***************************** If you could change places with any of your characters for a day, who would it be and why? I had a hard time with this question. I read it and had to walk away for a few days. Truthfully, I wouldn’t want to switch places with any of them. I don’t like complications and their lives are full of danger, scary moments, and events that really try everything they believe in. But that wasn’t the question, so I forced myself to pick. If I could switch places with one of my characters, it would be James Kleon, simply because I would love to have telekinesis. Just think how much I could get done without ever lifting a finger. I would sit at my computer and type with my mind, oh what a dream come true that would be. To be able to clean the house while sitting on my couch watching a movie or...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. Today I'm spotlighting Baptism of Fire by Stephanie Constante. The author has provided a letter between characters from the book for us. Happy reading! ***************************** Aidan, I do not know where you have been. This is my third visit to your miserable little cave, and I have yet to find you. I do not blame you being away all the time; I would hate to spend my days here as well. It is just as dreary as Incendio. I write to you in hopes that I can change your mind about what you are about to do. My father and sister are the last dragons you should be heeding advice from. As despondent as you were, I could never dream that you would be as vile as they. I’d rather not see you go down this path. It really does pain me to see you ignore my counsel; then again, you have never listened to me, so why would you begin now? I really wish you would think it through before you abduct that slayer’s offs...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. Have a peek into the writing process of Keira Kroft, author of Glow in the Dark . ***************************** Do you have a writing pattern (place, time, etc.) that you follow each day or does the writing decide what type of day it will be? The answer to your question is not exactly simple. My reply is...yes and no. I find that I write best first thing in the morning. However... I found that I could bottle that concept, by simply taking a nap and then having a cup of coffee. My brain works best when it is still a bit foggy but rested and caffeinated. Does that make sense? Side note: I have also learned that I don’t want to get drunk while writing. Making jokes about becoming Hemmingway is not so cute when you read your drivel the next day and have to erase hours of work, because it is drunken babble that seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that we know all my quirks, let me tell you how I went ...

Thanks to Juniper Grove Book Solutions for hosting this blog tour. I've had the pleasure of reading Reviving Bloom and really enjoyed it. Here's my review of the lovely story! ***************************** Recap: Bloom has spent a year mourning her father alone, having never known her mother. She fears she may never heal, but then she finds a wounded dog in the woods one night never imagining that he could be so much more to her. Pike took off running after succeeding his father as pack alpha, and runs right into his mate. Pike and Bloom venture forth to find out more about Bloom’s heritage, as well as exploring their bond that being mates has ignited in them. Title:   Reviving Bloom Series:   Bloom Daniels Book #:  1 Author:   Michelle Turner Approximate Book Length:   207 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   16+ Sexual Content:   Mild Thoughts: The beginning is really sad as both characters struggle with guilt and grief, bu...

Please welcome Miranda Wheeler, author of Something of a Kind , for which you can find my review here . Today she's talking about her inspiration for the story and what it means to her. Happy reading! ***************************** My inspiration to write Something Of A Kind is a broad collection of things – photographs, documentaries, short films, conversations with anyone who would listen to the characters in my head, people with awe striking stories of encounters, tons of research – which included anything I could get my hands on regarding the Native Alaskan culture and some of the suffering areas of the state, particularly where my fictional Ashland weasels into our map… not to mention the innumerable backlist of works I’ve read prior to writing the novel! I struggle to put my everything into all my work, and I wanted to pull from a solid, varied background to create something entirely unique and diverse. My premise for the book came most directly from the documentar...