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Undone

17 November 2008 Jackie 1

Rachel Caine is starting a new series called Outcast. The first novel Undone has a new cover, which will be out Feb. 3, 2009. What do you think? Interviews: Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, by Writer Unboxed Maria Lima, author of Matters of the Blood and Blood Bargain, […]

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The Bleeding Dusk by C. Gleason

16 November 2008 Jackie 1

The third novel in Colleen Gleason’s Gardella Vampires Chronicles, The Bleeding Dusk, finally answers some of my questions! We’re still in Rome and Victoria is dealing with the loss of her Aunt Eustacia and the betrayal of Max.  Granted, she hasn’t seen Max since he gave her his vis bulla, […]

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WG 25 – Book Geeks Gift Giving Guide!

15 November 2008 Jackie 6

It’s the gift giving season and Weekly Geeks is all about helping out with finding the perfect book to give this holiday. Think about the books that you and people in your life love. It’s best to use more obscure books, because we’ve all heard plenty about the more popular […]

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Rises the Night by C. Gleason

14 November 2008 Jackie 1

I just finished Rises the Night, the second novel in Colleen Gleason’s Gardella Vampires Chronciles and I’m kind of annoyed.  I think this is the first time I’ve come across a novel, wanting and expecting one thing, seeing how wrong I was throughout the entire novel and then finding out […]

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Briggs Tour & Blue Winner

14 November 2008 Jackie 0

Bone Crossed isn’t due out until Feb. 3rd, but Patricia Brigg’s tour schedule has already been determined and guess where she’s going to be…Ann Arbor! I will be heading to Ann Arbor on that day, so if you’re planning on going, look me up. Here’s the rest of the tour […]

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Gothic Kiss

13 November 2008 Jackie 1

Fangirl squeal!!!  I just saw that An Early Grave, the fourth Night Huntress novel by Jeaniene Frost, is now available for preorder at Amazon. As for today’s image, I found it over at Shapeshifter Romance, so I have no idea who did it or if it’s even a book cover, […]

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The Autobiography of Ziggy Swift – Excerpt 2

13 November 2008 Jackie 0

Jesse has given me permission to cross-post his two excerpts for his NaNoWriMo novel, The Autobiography of Ziggy Swift.  Here’s the second excerpt… Andy was dumbfounded that I was stupid enough to pour bricklayers mud into a trough and then take a bath in it. I wheezed the word ’soap’ […]

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Which 2009 Challenges?

12 November 2008 Jackie 6

Is it strange that I’m already thinking of next year’s challenges?  There are still some challenges I haven’t completed this year, but there are some I can’t wait to do again next year.  I’m hoping there’ll be another 1st in a Series challenge, which was hosted by Thoughts of Joy; […]

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Red Lies

12 November 2008 Jackie 0

Sherrilyn Kenyon is pairing up with Dianna Love again with Whispered Lies. The novel is due to come out May 12, 2009, but this is all I know. Jeri Smith-Ready will be signing books this Saturday at Waldenbooks in Cumberland, MD, along with several other local fantasy/science fiction/horror authors. Interviews: […]

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50 New Author Challenge Wrap-up

12 November 2008 Jackie 3

One of my challenges this year was to try 50 new authors and it’s finally completed.  If I wanted to be technical, I could say I completed this a couple of weeks ago since I was also including a couple of authors I tried via anthologies.  However, I kinda thought […]