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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Along the Watchtower: July 22 to 26 | Novel Publicity

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Sailors of Stonehenge - Book Review

Sailors of Stonehenge by Manuel Vega

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Former scientist and monk, Manuel Vega sheds new light upon prehistory, on the mystery that shrouds our ancestors the builders of megalithic monuments such as Stonehenge, Carnac, Avebury, Newgrange, Almendres or those at Orkney Islands. He also exposes the information hidden in the classical myths like Jason and the Argonauts, Hyperborea or the Twelve Labors of Hercules, and even in the legends of Atlantis and King Arthur, discovering in the process the cosmic roots of Christianity and Western Civilization. "Sailors of Stonehenge" contains more than a hundred images and figures. (Summary from Goodreads.com)

	If you love history or anything dealing with the Megalith Builders then this is a must read. It was educational in dealing with monuments such as Stonehenge, Newgrange and Avebury, to name a few. The story was smoothly written about the structures and their connections to the constellations and the Milky Way. All the figures pictured throughout the book helped me understand it all even more. Anything dealing in subjects like this really interests me and makes me wish I had gone to college for it.

If you love history or anything dealing with the Megalith Builders then this is a must read. It was educational in dealing with monuments such as Stonehenge, Newgrange and Avebury, to name a few. The story was smoothly written about the structures and their connections to the constellations and the Milky Way. All the figures pictured throughout the book helped me understand it all even more. Anything dealing in subjects like this really interests me and makes me wish I had gone to college for it.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Kindle Fire Giveaway

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Monday, July 15, 2013

A Lesson in Passion - Book Review

A Lesson in Passion by Jennifer Connors

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Ginny has a successful career, nice home and good friends. The only thing she's missing is love. Her past attempts at dating always seem to end badly, until a friend recommends some romance novels. Meant to be instructional, Ginny laughs off their usefulness. Ian is a powerful Scottish laird, living in Medieval times. As the new leader of his clan, he is honor bound to make decisions that benefit his people. Tough, but fair, Ian has made a name for himself among the clans of the Highlands. A freak accident leaves Ginny in a world within herself, the world of the romance novel heroine. Fighting off an evil band of Lowlanders, Ginny meets her hero, Ian, powerful laird of the clan McKenna. Ginny soon realizes she is in the body of an Englishwoman and is being forced to live with the McKenna clan. Ginny assumes she must fall in love to move out of this world and back into her own. So before her hero can marry another, she schemes to win him back and hopefully reach her goals. (Summary from Goodreads.com)

I've always enjoyed historical romances, especially if they're based in Scotland. This book is supposedly the first in the Lesson series. After Ginny wakes up in Scotland I was hooked and instantly fell in love with her and Ian. I was so wrapped up in the characters and then the story just ended. And when I say ended, I mean ended. No warning, no conclusion, the story was just over. When I realized that the next book didn't pick up where this one left off I was extremely disappointed. I understand that in each book she'll learn a lesson about love but I just wished the author would have ended the story a bit differently. Other then the ending the book was entertaining.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Blackveil - Book Review

Blackveil (Green Rider #4) by Kristen Britain

Blackveil (Green Rider, #4)

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king. Forced by magic to accept a dangerous fate she would never have chosen, headstrong Karigan has become completely devoted to the king and her fellow Riders.
But now, an insurrection led by dark magicians threatens to break the boundaries of ancient, evil Blackveil Forest-releasing powerful dark magics that have been shut away for a millennium. (Summary from Goodreads.com)

	Blackveil is the fourth book in the Green Rider series and I highly recommend that you read the previous three before picking this one up. Ms. Britain has an excellent gift of sweeping you off to a faraway land with Kings, monstrous creatures and magic. The D'Yer Wall is breeched and the creatures from the Blackveil forest are emerging through the crack and entering their country. While Clan D'Yer studies the wall and hopes to recover the magic that was lost to fix it, Karigan joins an expedition and enters the treacherous forest. With death and traps around every corner this book (like the previous three) had me turning page after page to find out what happens next. And like her other books it ended with me yearning for more.

Blackveil is the fourth book in the Green Rider series and I highly recommend that you read the previous three before picking this one up. Ms. Britain has an excellent gift of sweeping you off to a faraway land with Kings, monstrous creatures and magic. The D'Yer Wall is breeched and the creatures from the Blackveil forest are emerging through the crack and entering their country. While Clan D'Yer studies the wall and hopes to recover the magic that was lost to fix it, Karigan joins an expedition and enters the treacherous forest. With death and traps around every corner this book (like the previous three) had me turning page after page to find out what happens next. And like her other books it ended with me yearning for more.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Agenda 21 - Book Review

Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck, Harriet Parke

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

“I was just a baby when we were relocated and I don’t remember much. Everybody has that black hole at the beginning of their life. That time you can’t remember. Your first step. Your first taste of table food. My real memories begin in our assigned living area in Compound 14.” Just a generation ago, this place was called America. Now, after the worldwide implementation of a UN-led program called Agenda 21, it’s simply known as “the Republic.” There is no president. No Congress. No Supreme Court. No freedom.

There are only the Authorities.

Citizens have two primary goals in the new Republic: to create clean energy and to create new human life. Those who cannot do either are of no use to society. This bleak and barren existence is all that eighteen-year-old Emmeline has ever known. She dutifully walks her energy board daily and accepts all male pairings assigned to her by the Authorities. Like most citizens, she keeps her head down and her eyes closed.

Until the day they come for her mother.

“You save what you think you’re going to lose.”

Woken up to the harsh reality of her life and her family’s future inside the Republic, Emmeline begins to search for the truth. Why are all citizens confined to ubiquitous concrete living spaces? Why are Compounds guarded by Gatekeepers who track all movements? Why are food, water and energy rationed so strictly? And, most important, why are babies taken from their mothers at birth? As Emmeline begins to understand the true objectives of Agenda 21 she realizes that she is up against far more than she ever thought. With the Authorities closing in, and nowhere to run, Emmeline embarks on an audacious plan to save her family and expose the Republic—but is she already too late? (Summary from Goodreads.com)

This is the first book I've listen to on Audio. It was my husband's and he highly recommend that I listen to it. I do prefer actually reading a book but I think by listening to this one, it gave me a different feel for the story. Dystopia genres are not my thing but this one was quite interesting and kept me hooked all the way to the end. Emmeline starts out as a quiet girl and does as she's supposed to do but then begins to ask questions, leading her to take charge of her own life. I agree with my husband, this story was eye opening and for a dystopia type book, I did like it.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Freedom Come All Ye: A Tale of William Wallace - Book Review

Freedom Come All Ye: A Tale of William Wallace by Hazel B. West

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

In a time of hardship, a young man becomes a legend. William Wallace's uncle always told him that freedom was the best of things, but when his beloved Scotland fell under English rule by the hand of the tyrant Edward Longshanks, he knows that the freedom he thought was sacred is in danger of disappearing forever. When his patriot father is killed in battle, William knows his time has come to stand up and take his place to fight for Scotland. Gathering a small resistance of young men, they hide out in the woods and fight the English occupiers in hit and run warfare. When William finds out that the man in charge of the English garrison is the man who killed his father, he knows the battle is more personal than he thought it at first. After an attack to some of his friends, his only thought is to track down General Jack Moore and challenge him to combat. William finds himself caught up in eminent danger at every turn, inevitable capture and even romance with the beautiful Marion Braidfoot. He soon finds that being a leader is not at all as easy as he thought it was in the beginning and endures trial by error in his attempts to keep his comrades safe, all the time trying to keep himself from Jack Moore's clutches. (Summary from Goodreads.com)

The story of William Wallace has always intrigued me so I was extremely excited when I won this book. And I'll say that I was not disappointed. It was interesting to get a feeling what his life might have been like for him as a teenager. There was constant action and because I love reading anything dealing with Scotland, I was hooked after the first two chapters. If you love Scotland and its history then I believe you'll enjoy this book as much as I have.