Monthly Archives: January 2012

Welcome Home!

January 28, 2012 – 9:47 pm

Winter’s first book, Stitched in Love, will release in March 2013 in a novella collection called Threads of Love by Barbour Publishing. You can join Winter on her Facebook Author Page to get the latest low-down.

 

 

Yep, they do it right down in St. Louis! The largest parade ever done since our troops started coming home from Iraq. Check out more pictures here

 

 

 

 

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Review Firethorn by Ronie Kendig

January 25, 2012 – 10:10 pm

Winter’s first book, Stitched in Love, will release in March 2013 in a novella collection called Threads of Love by Barbour Publishing. You can join Winter on her Facebook Author Page to get the latest low-down.

MY REVIEW:

When it comes to a book series, the Discarded Heroes series really takes the cake. And they, Ronie that is, weren’t kidding when coining the phrase “explosive conclusion” for this series. Firethorn lives up to that very phrase, literally. Not only were there tons of Booms, the saga of the Nightshade guys ended with a huge Bang, leaving all of us readers reeling and going: “NO WAY!!!!”

 

Firethron focuses on the man who brought together the men of Nightshade and Marine-man to the core, Griffin Riddell aka Legend. We’re given the insight into what makes this guy tick. From the moment he stalked onto the page in book 1 to this ending, Griffin has intrigued us all. ‘Cause one doesn’t just get the name of Legend without due reason.

 

And how do you bring such a big guy to his knees and in love? Bring in a kick-butt, sassy, covert operative like Kazi Faron. I liked all the gals, especially Dani, but Kazi, Kazi is just awesome! You can’t miss reading this book simply for this gal, because Griffin found his match in her–in every way.

 

I’ll never get over the fact that this is the end, far as we know, for the Nightshade guys. I’ll miss them, and if desperate, will re-read the series. Saluting them all, cause I have a feeling this won’t be a permanent farewell.

 

HOOAH!

 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

 

Blown and dismantled, Nightshade is ready to repay the favor.

 

Former Marine and current Nightshade team member Griffin “Legend” Riddell is comfortable. So comfortable he never sees the set up that lands him in a maximum security prison, charged with murder. How can he prove his innocence behind bars?

 

Covert operative Kazi Faron is tasked with reassembling Nightshade—the black ops team someone dissected. Breaking Griffin out of a federal penitentiary amid explosive confusion may turn out to be her last assignment. What will it take to convince the fugitive that whoever set him up has also dissected the Nightshade team? As Kazi and Griffin race to rescue the others and discover the traitor, love begins to awaken in their hearts.

 

Can a covert operative and the felon she’s freed overcome their mutual distrust long enough to save Nightshade? Will anything prepare them for who—or what is coming?

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 

Ronie Kendig grew up an Army brat, married a veteran, and they now have four children and a Golden Retriever. She has a BS in Psychology, speaks to various groups, volunteers with the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and mentors new writers.

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One Day Soon!

January 25, 2012 – 2:04 pm

This is so gorgeous to me. It’s where my Cajun character grew up and could possibly be something he saw every day of his young life.

 

Yeah, I might be a mid-west gal, but this, this calls to me.

 

 

Ironically, once I get to see this place and experience it for book research, I’ll probably be singing a different tune. Me and humidity don’t like each other.

 

 

For book research on a setting, where is it that you want to go?

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Review The Clouds Roll Away by Sibella Giorello

January 18, 2012 – 11:17 am

MY REVIEW:

 

Ahh, Raleigh is back home in Richmond, but she’s not out of the hot water yet. Forced to pick up the slack due to sick co-workers in other areas of the FBI office, she finds more connections than she thought possible to her initial case.

 

The Clouds Roll Away was another one of those Sibella Giorello books I couldn’t put down. And I had the sheer pleasure of actually reading this book around Christmas, considering it was set around Christmas for Raleigh too. When the final reveal of our monstrous villain came about I was a bit stunned. Didn’t see that one coming, but that’s what makes a great suspense book for me. I don’t want to figure it out before the author lets me.

 

The ending is a literal action-packed-kick-butt-Yay-Raleigh ending you won’t forget. Kind of reminiscent of Ronie Kendig’s Discarded Heroes books. <};^)

 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

 

The Clouds Roll Away

 

 

Booklist pick—Top Ten of 2010!

Forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon returns home for Christmas but discovers Richmond, Virginia running low on goodness and light.

 

Although her exemplary service in Seattle lifted her disciplinary transfer, Raleigh lands a hometown civil rights case riddled with problems that could get her sent away again. When she helps out a fellow cop, her life goes on the line, forcing her undercover in a sting operation. As Raleigh realizes the lines are crossing and double-crossing, her domestic life starts to unravel. Her mother’s mental health cracks like ice, her closest friend grows cold, and her old boyfriend DeMott comes a-calling, hoping for more than chestnuts by an open fire.

 

While the city glows with Christmas lights and carols, Raleigh is forced to rely on her sharpest skills to stay alive, hoping for that one clear moment when everything makes sense and the clouds roll away.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 

Sibella Giorello grew up in Alaska and majored in geology at Mount Holyoke College. After riding a motorcycle across the country, she worked as a features writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Her stories have won state and national awards, including two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize. She now lives in Washington state with her husband and sons.

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