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Grandparents Day

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Grandparents Day 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Terance Shipman ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
I love reading Children’s books to my nephew. Recently I got my hands on Terance Shipman’s book ‘Mr. Shipman’s Kindergarten Chronicles: Grandparents Day’. DeWayne is excited as soon Grandparents Day will be celebrated in his classroom. He asked his sister Bianca how Grandparents day was celebrated when she was in Mr. Shipman’s class.

Grandparents from all over the world made it to Mr. Shipman’s class and kids were happy to meet their grandparents. Sarafina’s grandpa couldn’t come so Mr. Shipman offered her his grandparents for some time. What all activities were done to celebrate the special day?

My nephew loved every bit of this book. The illustrations are pretty and would catch kids’ attention. The author has used lucid language in the book so kids could follow it easily. This day should be celebrated in every class so grandparents could have beautiful memories to cherish for life. Add this book to your children’s bookshelf.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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A Day in the Life

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: A Day in the Life 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Andrew Masseurs ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
“A Day in the Life” is the debut novel of the author Andrew Masseurs. The main character of the story is Michael Stevenson. Michael loves his wife and daughter dearly. One day, when he woke up, he didn’t see his family members. Michael thought they must be sleeping so he went out. For the entire day, he didn’t see any cars, people, etc. When he returned home, he didn’t find his wife or daughter.

On TV, there was no broadcast. Michael started to panic and he called his family. Seven days have passed and he hasn’t seen a person or animal. He was staying in the holiday house and went home to leave fresh notes for his wife if she comes back. Michael was worried about the food, petrol, power, electricity. He needs to do proper research of what will last.

Read this story to find out what will happen next in this apocalyptic suspense thriller. The cover photo of the book is nice and the title is suitable. Andrew has created an interesting world in this book. I appreciate his vivid imagination. This is a gripping read and I enjoyed every bit of this book. Go for it without any second thoughts.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Stifle

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Stifle 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Caleb Thornton ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
In Stifle, the author Caleb Thornton has shared his reality. Being an author, he posts promotional photos of his books on his Instagram page. One day his work colleague saw his Instagram page and reported it to higher authorities. This made him lose his job.

Caleb has expressed his feelings and has mentioned how he wants to be himself. He doesn’t understand why other people do things that hurt others. The author has mentioned Mr. Perfect and his obsession with him. He has mentioned how he has accepted that he can’t attain the standard that Mr. Perfect set. The author has accepted himself the way he is.

This book has the raw emotions of the author. The cover photo of the book is nice and the title is short and suitable. It is a short read that one could finish in a single sitting. A book worth reading. Go for it.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Interview with author Don Holbrook

Q1 Can you please introduce yourself?

I’m Don Holbrook, my life has been spent traveling and seeing the world as an economic Develpment Economist. This career allowed me to visit so many places and learn about so many unique cultures and their stories, I feel blessed with my many friends. All of my fiction stories are based upon real events and mostly I am made aware by listening to other folks on my journey.

Q2 What difference do you see between a writer and an author?

First, I’m a story teller, I use writing as my venue to show and tell the world about my stories. Being an author is simply my identity given to me by the public, it demonstrates that I have the courage and follow through to reveal these stories to the world, and of course open my work up to others for their own enjoyment and critique. You can be a writer and story teller and never publish, which is what elevates you to the status of an author.

Q3 What part of the book did you have the hardest time writing?

I think the hardest part of most books is the middle. You have so much information you need to convey, yet you have to maintain a pace that keeps your readers interested and curious as to what is next?

Q4 How do you celebrate when you finish your book?

A great dinner with a good scotch or port and then I smoke a wonderful cigar.

Q5 How do you use social media as an author?

I should be better, I use it to connect to other authors, editors, proofreaders, artists, and colleagues. Of course my family and friends and my readers. I’ve just learned about the real enjoyment of being interviewed on podcasts. They seem very rewarding to me.

Q6 How many hours a day do you write?

I don’t write everyday. I do writing when I’m inspired and moved and then usually it absorbs me for weeks and months. My fire to tell a story won’t let me stop. I do work everyday on book issues related to being a full time author. It’s your own small business and you have to budget and invest in your work or it won’t get discovered.

Q7 What books did you grow up reading?

The classics, black beauty, call of the wild, little house on the prairie and of course comic books. I’m a DC Universe fan.

Q8 What author in your genre do you most admire, and why?

Tom Clancy hooked me on adventure thrillers. Vince Flynn really was one of my favorites. Then my most favorite story teller thriller and historical adventure author is Steve Berry. His Templar Legacy really hooked me on Cotton Malone. I also, like Jack Whyte’s Templar series, Jeffrey Archer and of course I enjoyed Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, and that opened my imagination to the bloodline theory of Christ. You’ll see all these influences in my next fiction thriller coming out, “The Ninth Templar.”

Q9 Has writing and publishing a book changed the way you see yourself?

Yes, I’ve been writing for nearly 20 years now. I started in non-fiction and then only recently switched to fiction. Writing opened my life up to so many interesting people around the world. I’ve made dear friends and developed life long relationships because of being an author. This is my favorite part of my life. I feel like I finally found my reason for my journey. Exploring possibilities, following clues, listening to stories and weaving a compelling story is my passion.

Q10 If you had to describe yourself in just three words, what would those be?

Storytelling Digital Nomad

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Hippie at Heart

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Hippie at Heart 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Lynne Zotalis ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
“Hippie at Heart: What I Used To Be, I Still Am” written by the author Lynne Zotalis is an engaging memoir. Anne is the daughter of Jack and Edith. She was named Anne after her grandmother Lydia Anne. The initial few chapters are about Anne’s childhood life. Anne along with her husband Nick have raised their four kids well. They did everything in their power to make their children successful. Anne and Nick decided to have an extravagant fling for their thirtieth anniversary.

They went to Mexico for their thirtieth anniversary. From Nick’s autopsy report, Anne found out that there was salt water in his lungs and he died from drowning. Anne got the clearance to transport Nick’s body home. She faced the obstacle related to Nick’s death certificate. She was asked to approve of the death certificate mentioning that Nick died of a heart attack. After Nick passed away, Anne didn’t feel whole. She tried to stay strong for her children as she doesn’t want to give them a trauma of their mother’s suicide. Read this book to know how Nick and Anne’s bond grew stronger over their thirty years of married life. Reading about the hippie life was astonishing. Anne had connections to dealers in Arizona, California and Colorado. She along with Nick was able to buy kilos of pot cheaply. The hippie life and adventures that the author has shared in this book opened a new world to me.

Those who are fans of creative nonfiction should definitely get their hands on this book. I appreciate the writing style of the author. The cover photo is nice and the storyline is intriguing. The title of the book couldn’t have been better than this. It is a gripping read. This book took me on the rollercoaster ride full of different emotions.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Broken Harmone

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Broken Harmone 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: M. Marie Walker ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
Broken Harmone written by the author M. Marie Walker is the second book in the My House book series. Since the plot links to part 1 of the series, one couldn’t read this book as a standalone.

As we read in part one, Mike was separated from his wife Jakyra and after she insisted about returning to him, they united once again. Now, Mike has been cheated and that too in a way he wouldn’t ever imagine in his wildest dreams. Mike’s wife Jakyra cheated on him with his sister’s boyfriend Jason. She is carrying the child of another man and tells Mike that it’s his child. MyIesha is also angry that her boyfriend cheated on her.

Mike announced his divorce with Jakyra and left home to go to some bar. At the bar, he met a woman named Erin who felt like a guardian angel that night. Will the two of them meet again?

The plot of the story is written well by the author. Those who believe in second chances at love should read this book. The story is well paced and the characters are written nicely by the author. The deceit, second chance romance, lies, love, etc would keep the story interesting till the last page.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Do No Harm

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Do No Harm 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Tom B. Stone ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
Do No Harm written by the author Tom B. Stone is an intriguing read. The main character of the story is Dr. Gideon Teague. During medical school, Dr. Teague had a month-long psychiatry rotation in a prison. This made him acquainted with several prison gangs.

Gideon was from a small rural community in Northwest Arkansas. As a seventeen-year-old when he got the first chance to escape, he got into the Marine Corps to start his career as a lance corporal. Because of his courage, Gideon was treated like a hero by his peers but Lieutenant Plundo restricted Gideon to all of the undesirable base duties and didn’t allow him on patrols. Gideon was nineteen years old when he joined the special forces. His audition for the Marine Special Operations Team was a three-phase training and vetting process. As a Marine Raider, Teague had been a part of many missions.

After being in the Marine Corps, Gideon chose the life of healing over the life of killing. During his three year medical program, he had restricted choices because of the PTSD. His trip to Honduras brought quite a change in his life. Elizabeth Rodriguez Conner from New York also reached Honduras. Read the story to know how Eliza and Gideon would be pulled into the criminal underworld.

Those who enjoy stories with action should definitely get their hands on this book. The story moves frequently between different years so that makes the reading pace slow. The characters are written well by the author. The title of the book is suitable with an attractive cover photo. I loved every bit of this book. Go for it without any second thoughts.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Interview with author Tom B. Stone

Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.

A1. Hello world. For the sake of honesty I should admit that Tom B Stone isn’t my real name. A close look will reveal that the letters spell Tomb Stone which is an homage to my upbringing in a funeral home. That off center environment has left me with a bit of an off center sense of humor that sometimes shows through in my writing. I’ve done some traveling including 2 years in Argentina, which is a beautiful country, as well as Scotland. As the land of my forbears and with the general ‘sit on it and rotate England’ attitude, it was probably my favorite.

These days I practice medicine in the rural, southern Midwest (culturally the south but geographically the Midwest. If you don’t live in the United States it’s a bit hard to explain. Think of it like a redneck colony west of the Mississippi River). What little spare time I have is split between a wife and five kids, two cats, writing, house maintenance, Bee Keeping, house maintenance, exploring nature, and house maintenance.

Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “Do No Harm”?

A2. For me it was finding the time. I continued to work full time all through the pandemic including when I caught Covid. As a result spare time was, and still is, at a premium. Do No Harm was a project that came together in small pieces.

Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?

A3. Tom Clancy for sure. Our style of story telling isn’t that similar but the type of stories we want to tell are very similar. This was actually my third novel length project with the first two actually inspired by the National Treasure movie franchise. I hope to have those ready for the public soon.

Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?

A4. I would have to say the San Rafael Swell and Buckhorn Draw areas of Utah are my favorite. I grew up crawling all over those rocks and cliffs. I even guided the Army Corps of Engineers through the area before I could even legally drive. Watching the glowing crimson sun come up over frozen waves of Navajo sandstone rock formations is one of nature’s exquisite wonders. A close second would be the misty fall mornings where I live now.

Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘Do No Harm’?

A5. A fairly remarkable man I used to work with had been a United States Green Beret in another life before getting into medicine. He told me several stories of his exploits both in the service and after working as a medic in the mountains of Guatemala. He’s so much larger than life that his traits had to be split into two separate characters just to be believable. A lot of myself went into the main character as well, mostly the emotionally burned out/ PTSD parts not so much the heroic bits.

Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘Do No Harm’?

A6. I started in the summer of 2019 after my youngest son was born and finished in the late summer of 2022.

Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?

A7. Do No Harm is currently available as an E Book and Paperback which can be found on a few sites including Amazon and my publisher’s web page Austin Macauley. Sometime after the new year it is slated to come out as an audiobook as well.

Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Do No Harm’?

A8. I went through a number of ideas before settling on this cover. In the end I wanted to go for a vintage ‘Who done it?’ look. Since doctors aren’t culturally associated with violence, I felt like the stethoscope and bloody knife has good shock value that draws the eye.

As for the title, it was an easy choice. The general goal of a physician is to ‘do no harm’ which is included in the oath taken by every MD graduate. Being forced into direct conflict with that moral expectation is part of the internal struggle that molds the main character. The idea of that title wasn’t as original as I’d thought. Author Jack Jordan has published a thriller under the same title that was released shortly before mine. That’s life I guess.

Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?

A9. Switching points of view between characters keeps the story moving without having enough time to get bored with any single character.

Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?

A10. Take a writing course. Between reading a few books on fiction writing and taking a course I feel like it really upped my game.

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Goobletygok

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Goobletygok 📚
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Richard Bird ✍️
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🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
Goobletygok is an interesting Children’s Book written by the author Richard Bird. The main characters of the story are Poppy and his grandson Freddy. Through this book, Poppy and Freddy take us on a word-game adventure that inspires the readers to invent their own words so they can show their loved ones how much they care.

One day when Freddy was eating grapes, his grandfather Poppy tapped Freddy’s shoulder and said “Buckadoodle.” Freddy has never heard this word and he asked Poppy what it means. Poppy started making up things saying Buckadoodle loves poodles that eat noodles. He came up with many rhyming words. Freddy and Poppy enjoyed each other’s company making up new words.

Read this book to know what all words Poppy and Freddy would make. The illustrations are pretty and the cover photo of the book is nice. This is a unique book and I loved the idea of making up new words for fun. This book inspires the readers to spend quality time with their loved ones. I enjoyed this book by Richard. Looking forward to reading more such books by the author.

  • 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5

★ Book Is Available On Amazon

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Interview with author Kristin Lillywhite

Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.

A1. My name is Kristin Lillywhite. I’m a full-time single mother, abuse, survivor, teacher, and cat owner when I’m not writing, I enjoy hiking and playing my guitar.. 

Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “Feeling the Feelings”?

A2. I wrote it during a Traumatic period of my life. One of the biggest challenges was having the confidence to feel like my book would be accepted for publication. 

Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?

A3. My favorite poet is Emma Lou Thayne. She wrote my favorite him, “Where Can I Turn for Peace?” I would love it if someone read her poem, “Packed and Ready” at my funeral. 

Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?

A4. My favorite spot to visit is Kona, Hawaii. It’s special to me because I have family there and it is a very healing place.

Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘Feeling the Feelings’?

A5. Surviving to abusive relationships was the inspiration for my poetry for this book. I was also influenced by my experiences as a teacher and a mother. 

Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘Feeling the Feelings’?

A6. I first published these poems on my blog. It took me about six months to write all the poems in the book.

Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?

A7. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. The book is available in hardcopy or digital format. I will soon have a Spanish edition, but it’s not yet available. 

Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Feeling the Feelings’?

A8. The title of the book was inspired by conversations I had with my friend Whitney. We both have days after our divorces where we just have to feel what we feel and be okay with it.

Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?

A9. I still publish my poems on my Facebook blog. My main sources of inspiration are my experiences, my students, my faith, and my children.

Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?

A10. Read books by Ann Lamont and Elizabeth Gilbert. Write every day, even if you don’t feel like it. Even if it’s just a few sentences, or a to-do list, or a letter, or a random page of whatever is in your head.

Buy Feeling the Feelings on Amazon

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