Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Degrees of Distortion By Aimee McNeil

Summary By Goodreads:
My life was perfect once…
Now I no longer recognize myself.
Alex is gone.

But that was only the beginning...
My mother was hiding a dark past that came back to haunt us both.

Then there’s Jackson. A man who seems to be everything but the cop he claims to be. When I look into his dark eyes, all logic screams danger. I know I should run, but my body has other plans. He’s made me a slave to my desires, but can I trust him?

The only thing I know for certain is someone is coming for me.
I need to find my mother before it’s too late.
Unless it already is…

Monday, March 27, 2017

Interview with Amy Balog

Hi guys this is my first interview with an author I am super excited to welcome Amy Balog the author of Black, White And Red to my humble blog. Anyways here is a mini bio to get us started.




Mini Bio

Amy Balog was born in Hungary in 1991 and has been living in London, England since 2011. ​She has always been drawn to the dark and incomprehensible. Her main inspiration for writing comes from surrealist and expressionist art, eastern and western philosophy, and experimental music and cinema. She also has a strong interest in psychology, mental illnesses and dreams. She has a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences and a master's in Science, Technology and Society. After working as a science journalist and later a medical editor, she realized that all she really wanted to do was write fiction. 





Interview 

What was the hardest part of writing this book?

The hardest part was writing the gory parts. I'm a lot more into the psychological aspects of horror than the graphic presentation of violence, when it comes to both reading and writing. Having said that, one of my objectives when writing this book was to get out of my comfort zone, and conceiving the bloody scenes had turned out to be an exciting mental experiment.


What character in your book are you least likely to get along with?


Vincent and George – the former because he doesn’t believe dreams are important, and the latter because he doesn’t think René Magritte was a great painter.



Are any of the characters you create based on you? Or your personal experiences?

Both Jessica and Milla express some of my views and opinions during their conversations, especially when they discuss the nature of dreams and reality. However, I wouldn’t say that either of their personalities is a good reflection of mine. On the other hand, most of the male characters are based on people I have encountered in my life. I hope they don’t recognize themselves, because they probably wouldn’t be happy about being murdered!


Did you have any alternative endings to this book?

I did consider making the ending a little less obscure, but gave up on the idea pretty quickly. After all, one of the things I love the most about writing is the potential to make people think!


How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?

When I start something I like to finish it, so I don’t have any half-finished pieces of work. I’m currently looking for a publisher for my first full-length novel, Sleeping Village, which I’ve written over the past two years. It’s a story about hope, despair, captivity, injustice and liberation. The protagonist, Klara, refuses to be confined by her environment, so she has learned to seek refuge in her dreams. She lives in a world where most people accept their fate, but she has a fire that burns inside her: a desire to be free and to know what is on the other side of the wall. The village, called Nurvote (from the German "nur volk", meaning "the only people"), was founded by some of the Nazi leaders who had escaped to South America before the end of the Second World War. However, the oppressed and impoverished community has been taught an alternative version of history, and they do not even know that there are people living on the other side. Klara is the first person to venture out, in her dreams (or reality – she cannot tell the difference after a while), into what she hopes is a beautiful free world. But she is greatly disappointed with what she finds outside.

What drew you to mental illnesses?

I’ve always been fascinated by altered states of consciousness and alternative perceptions of reality. Exploring mental illnesses is only one of the many ways to show how fragile any society’s collective sense of truth is.


What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book?

For Black, White and Red, I did a lot of research on serial killers – a subject that really fascinated me in my late teens, when I wrote this book (but didn’t publish it until recently). I watched a lot of interviews to get an idea of the way they think, behave, and what they perceive as their motivation for their crimes. I’ve also been reading a lot about dreams and mental illnesses since an early age, but I wouldn’t call that research, since that’s something I’ve always been doing out of interest. On the other hand, for my recently finished novel, Sleeping Village, I’d done a couple of months’ research on Germany during the Second World War, as well as the old Norse/Germanic religion.

What do you like to read in your free time?

I read a lot of philosophy, poetry and non-fiction for inspiration. My favorite authors are Comte du Lautréamont, Friedrich Nietzsche, Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire.



What do you think about the ebook revolution?

From the reader’s perspective, it’s probably the greatest invention in publishing since Gutenberg’s press! It just makes all forms of written work so incredibly easy to access. But I personally still prefer to turn actual pages, and I love the smell of books. For authors, it has made it much easier to get our work out to potential readers, but it hasn’t made making a living out of writing any easier. But then again, being a writer has never exactly been the safest career choice!

What is your writing style? 

I would describe my writing style as poetic and symbolic – or, at least, that’s what I’m aiming at! Although I write prose almost exclusively, my style has been most influenced by symbolist and surrealist poetry. I like using poetic devices that are less commonly seen in short stories and novels.

What is your favorite part of the book?


The ending, because that’s the part that will make the reader think the most about their own perception of reality.




Summary By AmyBalog.com:

Jessica Walker can't remember anything prior to the last two years of her life. She's spent these two years driving aimlessly from city to city and country to country. Since she has no money for hotels, she spends most nights with different men she meets in bars on the road. Not only do these men satisfy her accommodation and sexual needs,
but also her intense hunger, which is not for ordinary food...

She's tormented by gruesome nightmares and visions about murdering everyone
she sleeps with and then consuming some of their flesh. And when she wakes up,
the men are always gone - they either give her a reason for their absence or
she makes it up herself.

Jessica's life takes an unexpected turn when she has an accident and her car is completely wrecked. She continues her journey with the girl in the other car: Milla. They fall in a passionate love, and Milla, who's an artist, creates a world where only the two of them exist. They travel to this other dimension through Milla's drawings and the art they create together. Jessica is happier with Milla than she's ever hoped to be, but she has a problem that keeps her frustrated... She's unable to experience the height of sexual pleasure without having someone else's blood all over herself.
Are her nightmares reality? Is reality just a dream? She hopes that the answer is in
a mysterious envelope, which she refuses to open until the moment of final
desperation arrives...

My Thoughts:
This story was definitely original, It's very detailed, it actually felt like it was much longer than it actually was. The characters were well built, the world building was pretty good. I think that the most trouble that I had with this book was trying to figure out what was really going on. The ending was a major twist in my opinion. I loved the reality-hallucination. Overall it was a great read, confusing and yet still very charming, I will most likely read this book again just for the hell of it in the near future.

Saturday, March 25, 2017

THE SPRING BOOK FESTIVAL Navigating Indie World

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MARCH 27-29


Find your new favorite books and authors. Fiction of every genre, from Children's Literature to Fantasy, Romance to Horror will be represented by a diverse list of Indie authors at discount prices; many are free. You say you like Non-fiction, too? Don't worry, we've got that.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Rarity from the Hollow by Robert Eggleton



Trigger Warning: This book should not be read by people who have been sexually abused. So please if you have gone through a traumatic experience like this don't read this book.


Monday, March 20, 2017

This Too Shall Pass By Milena Busquets

Summary By Blogging For Books:

Blanca is forty years old and motherless. Shaken by the unexpected death of the most important person in her life, she suddenly realizes that she has no idea what her future will look like.

To ease her dizzying grief and confusion, Blanca turns to her dearest friends, her closest family, and a change of scenery. Leaving Barcelona behind, she returns to Cadaqués, on the coast, accompanied by her two sons, two ex-husbands, and two best friends, and makes a plan to meet her married lover for a few stolen moments as well. Surrounded by those she loves most, she spends the summer in an impossibly beautiful place, finding ways to reconnect and understand what it means to truly, happily live on her own terms, just as her mother would have wanted.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Wolf: A Hell's Lovers By Crimson Syn

Summary By Goodreads:
Scarlett Chase is every man’s wet dream.
As soon as I laid eyes on her, I knew she’d be mine. 
That is, until I found out she was untouchable.
One kiss, one forbidden touch, will have me out on the streets and stripped of who I am.
Yet I want her. I need her. And I’m done following all these damn rules.

Wolf Stone is my obsession.
Ever since he pulled over on that empty road, I’ve been tormented by the man.
His possessive words and heated looks have me tightly wound.
One touch, and he lights me on fire. 
But I want more.
I not only want him in my bed, I want to keep him for myself.
But he won’t budge, and now it’s up to me to entice his sleeping wolf.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Maggie Elizabeth Harrington By DJ Swykert

Summary By  Magic Master Minds:
Maggie Elizabeth Harrington is the story of a young woman in the 1890s, whose world is a remote northern Michigan mining town, where she tries to save a pack of young wolves from a bounty hunter. A terse historical love story of a young woman’s struggle with environmental and moral issues concerning the slaughter of wolves, and the church’s condemnation of her love for a young man, are as real in today’s global world as they were for young Maggie more than a century ago.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

America Deconstructed

Authors Chaithanya Sohan and Shaima Adin are the authors of America Deconstructed. Please help these two great authors get their book published by ordering a copy right Here or clicking on the picture. Scroll down to read the summary. Don't forget to share.😃😃

Summary of America Deconstructed By Goodreads:

Naseer was nine years old when he escaped Taliban and fled Afghanistan with his mom and siblings. His story, “There are some people who are coming to take me away”, chronicles the resilience of a nine year old boy as he traveled from Afghanistan to America in his quest for the American dream. “I saw a ripe mango I’d like to pluck” showcases the love story of Chidiebere and Ifeyinwa, which begins in rustic Nigeria and culminates into a life in America. Their journey chronicles their struggles with language, culture and being African in America. In the story “ Kosovo, really...cool”, Lisian takes us through his journey to America and often being asked his identity in spite of being white. In the story “I am exotic, mocha, P-diddy”, Parag describes his journey from a young sixth grader who hid his attraction to boys in conservative India to embracing his sexuality in America. America Deconstructed follows the journeys of sixteen immigrants who have left their home countries in search of the American dream. The stories combine humor and emotions as the protagonists maneuver cultural differences, accents and uncomfortable situations while feeling a sense of belonging in America.

Chasing His Vampire By Tiffany Allee

First and foremost I found a new website My Book Boyfriends okay so its more for women (Sorry guys) but this is where this book came from Ladies makes sure you all go and check it out.

Summary by Goodreads:
After the world ends, David believes the love of his life dead. But while hunting a vampire, he finds Blair. But Blair isn't human anymore, and David never was.

To love is to trust, and trusting your sworn enemy is easier said than done. Especially when something in the dark is hunting them both.

Monday, March 13, 2017

The Mine By John Heldt


Summary By Goodreads:
In May 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't use, money he can't spend, and little but his wits to guide his way. Stuck in the age of swing dancing and a peacetime draft, Joel begins a new life as the nation drifts toward war. With the help of his 21-year-old trailblazing grandmother and her friends, he finds his place in a world he knew only from movies and books. But when an opportunity comes to return to the present, Joel must decide whether to leave his new love in the past or choose a course that will alter their lives forever. THE MINE follows a humbled man through a critical time in history as he adjusts to new surroundings and wrestles with the knowledge of things to come.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Letting Go By Maria Thompson Corle

So The first thing I want to do is apologize my gmail account has been driving me nuts, any ways what happened was, it logged me out and when i went log back in the damn thing made me change my password and then it went on about how It had been hacked and what not, so apparently I was hacked! so Authors and anyone who's sent in a request I have not seen my emails yet so as soon as i am done with post I will finally get to my emails. Way to blabber on a Thursday afternoon huh?


Summary By Goodreads:
Even though she lives hundreds of miles away, when Langston, who dreams of being a chef, meets Cecile, a Juilliard-trained pianist, he is sure that his history of being a sidekick, instead of a love interest, is finally over. Their connection is real and full of potential for a deeper bond, but the obstacles between them turn out to be greater than distance. Can these busy, complicated people be ready for each other at the same time? Does it even matter? Before they can answer these questions, each must do battle with the ultimate demon-fear.

Told in a witty combination of standard prose, letters, emails, and diary entries, LETTING GO is a long-distance love story that also examines race, religion, and the difficult choices we make following our passions. From the Great White North to the streets of New York City to the beaches of Bermuda, LETTING GO is a journey of longing, betrayal, self-discovery and hope you will never forget.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

The Old Man And The Princess by Sean-Paul Thomas

Summary By Goodreads:

An eccentric old Irish man, who claims to be 'not of this Earth,' kidnaps Sersha, a young, headstrong, Irish girl, from the streets of Galway and tries to convince her that her life's destiny is tied to a mystical cave in the Scottish highlands.

But with half of the Irish criminal underworld violently on their trail, Sersha, struggles back and forth with the old man's real identity and far fetched intentions to whether he truly is genuine in his wild and fantastical beliefs. Or is he really just a mad, demented, old fool, having some kind of mental breakdown in his twilight years. 


Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan

Summary By Blogging For Books: 
As England becomes enmeshed in the early days of World War II and the men are away fighting, the women of Chilbury village forge an uncommon bond. They defy the Vicar’s stuffy edict to close the choir and instead “carry on singing,” resurrecting themselves as the Chilbury Ladies’ Choir. We come to know the home-front struggles of five unforgettable choir members: a timid widow devastated when her only son goes to fight; the older daughter of a local scion drawn to a mysterious artist; her younger sister pining over an impossible crush; a Jewish refugee from Czechoslovakia hiding a family secret; and a conniving midwife plotting to outrun her seedy past. 
 An enchanting ensemble story that shuttles from village intrigue to romance to the heartbreaking matters of life and death, Jennifer Ryan’s debut novel thrillingly illuminates the true strength of the women on the home front in a village of indomitable spirit.


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