If you love fiction and want to try something new
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If you love fiction and want to try something new, Give Kayla a try! Fresh fiction that captivated my attention from beginning to end. Can't wait to read the next in the series!!!
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Good read. All of my favorite short stories are here and a couple of new ones. It has a large selecton of short stories so it has somthing for everyone. It also has tales of romance and adventure. It was fun reading new things for a change. You'll like that it's for free and because we all don't like paying bills right?And because it's free you can try it for yourself and if you don't like it you can delete it. See?No loss for you.(Don't be suprised you might like it.)Anyway what's your dision?Buy or not?You choose.
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I picked this up for a summer fiction read. I could not put it down! If you are looking for an easy read, and a little fantasy world for which to travel, this is for you.
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Amazing stories to feed your imagination and thirst for more...
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I've already downloaded the audio book (the narrator sounds amazing) and have to say this is one new series I'm really looking forward to continuing. At HEA we asked Richelle Mead, Jodi Meadows and Jenna Black about their books and what they're currently working on.  See below for a sneak peak of The Glittering Court!

Jessie: What is a unique/interesting thing about your story?

Richelle: Ooh, just one? Thats hard. Something Ive really had fun with is The Glittering Courts genre/setting. I keep referring to it as fantasy since its not our real world, but I don't know that that really conveys it since theres no magic in it. Maybe historically inspired fantasy is more accurate? The world is one Ive made up, but a lot of the setting is inspired by real history. The names are changed, the details are tweaked  but those who read it are going to say, Hey! That sounds a lot like what happened in the American colonies, or Hey! That country sounds a lot like Spain. And thats by design. Big authors whove used a similar technique are Jacqueline Carey and Guy Gavriel Kay, but they write for adults. I haven't seen this type of book done very much in YA.

Jessie: What characteristic do you think it would be interesting to write or read about in a heroine/hero?

Richelle: Its actually something Ive built The Glittering Court around. Im trying to show tough, independent female characters in an untraditional way. These days, I feel like everyone thinks strong heroines in fiction can only be girls in leather who get into fistfights. And those girls are fun  Ive written about them. But I think it sends the wrong message. Thats not the only way to be strong. You see a cover like this  soft and romantic, glamorous dress  and you don't immediately think, These are tough young women. But thinking like that does a disservice to women and girls everywhere because in the real world, most of us aren't proving our strength by beating people up. Family, love, friendship, compassion  those are things more powerful than physical strength, and thats what Ive set out to show in this new series.

Head over to the HEA blog to read more!
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I got to read an advance copy of this book, not knowing what to expect. What I found was a very original piece of fiction.
The first few chapters drew me in and got me acquainted with the main character, painting a vivid picture of what it's like to be homeless and starving. Soon, though, our heroine finds herself displaced into a completely different setting, where she doesn't have to deal with hunger, but rather the customs and intrigues of a life at court. We see her learning how to survive in a new way as she takes on new responsibilities and learns that her role in the story is greater than she expected. She has to decide who is a friend and who is an enemy. Everything's told from her point of view, so the reader isn't really sure of who she can trust any more than she is.
For a fantasy book, it takes on a different format than your usual "hero's journey" narrative. It's not as much of a "quest" as it is a mystery, though it's still a coming of age story. It kind of reminded me of the Harry Potter books, with most of the action taking place in a central location, and our characters occasionally sneaking out to the outlying areas to unravel the mysteries that the castle is wrapped up in. Most of the plot is developed in the interactions of the various characters who live in the castle. The bad guy of the story plays a distant role and mostly remains a mystery throughout the story. This book lays the groundwork for the characters and their mission, and manages to keep it intriguing as it does so. By the end, things really get moving, though there are still many questioned left to answer.
I'd highly recommend giving this book a try. For the author's first installment, it shows promise, and I'm looking to the story continuing in future installments!
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This is a great read. If you have some familiarity with rare books, it'll be even more fun, add some background in christianity,  your reading experience may be even better, and you may learn a few  things. The story and characters are believable. The author provides some delightful surprises which may pique your curiosity to look more into the real world background of this tale. I am looking forward to his next title.
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If you are enjoying this, when you are done, try the Poldark series by Winston Graham.  Love historical fiction!
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This is an exciting venture for the authors involved in this new and unique concept.

What excited me was not just the description in the Amazon blurb about this new concept, but how Johnson describes it from his Introduction,

"What about a collective anthology?...An anthology? No one likes anthologies, Besides, this has all been done before.....Not another "common setting, contributing authors" anthology made famous in the speculative fiction genre....but something new. What if, instead of a constant setting with varying characters, the characters were the varying characters, the characters were the anchoring constant while the settings were allowed to flow freely, bound only by the borders of the realm of speculative fiction?
....we need to collect ten to twelve contributing authors....each pitch a unique character with no set restrictions, then have each of the contributing authors write their own unique speculative fiction story involving all ten characters in some way. The result would be like a picture of alternate realities or parallel universes where these same characters had very different lives, experiences, and adventures. The normally unpopular format of an anthology would take on a life of its own as a doorway, which would transport the readers from world to world, from reality to reality, giving them a tour of the multiverse while also providing a tasty showcase for a collection of authors or would-be authors of speculative fiction."

So based on the above, I set out reading this volume, only because it is the first published days, I think, before the current three volumes had been released.

I really enjoyed this first story. This is the first story outside of the Chadash Chronicles trilogy where Johnson has a different writing style and it adds to the versatility of the talent of this author. Despite it being short, 41 pages, it grabbed me and I was instantly transported into this world of the bounty hunter. The main characters of Molon Hawkins and Karyn Littleton are very well cast and developed. Molon has lots of attitude and this adds to liking him as a loveable rogue while Karyn is very competitive and considers herself just as good as any male bounty hunter.

I loved the banter between these two as they sought to hunt down Indalrion Tay. Despite some angst between them at the beginning, they end up working very well together and make quite a team.

In true Johnson form, the world he creates in this short, is well thought out and developed. I loved the description of the Lubanians and the Garwafs and like the Chadash Chronicles, shows Johnson is a master of creating very convincing species and creatures. This helps in forming the basis of this world in this short. I also loved the political and economical landscape of this world being created in the mind of the reader by the account of Indalrion Tay as he describes his reasons for the theft of the weapon from Chronotech Industries.  This had me totally absorbed and due to this, I was frustrated when it ended as I was very content being in this world and I really wanted more of this. It would make for a really great full length novel if this was expanded into this length.

I am very impressed with this unique concept and I look forward to reading the next one, Rewind by Jeremy Bullard, again, only because it was the next one released after this short.

Highly Recommended.
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This book presents a totally new concept in the art of parody-styled pop/cult literary fiction.

For those of you familiar with the movie "Fido" (concerning zombies as pets in a world of Pleasantville) and the erudite works of John Waters, with just a little bit of Tim Burton, now comes a writer who can grab you by the throat, entertain you, make you laugh, make you scream, and make you cry all in the same paragraph.  This is Matt Ryan.  Good luck not finding something to scream about, laugh about, cry about, and squirm about in each of the far too short entries in this book which will only leave you longing for MORE!.  Many pop culture and modernistic topics are covered in this wonderful book.  It had three of us in the household running around reading passages, laughing our arses off, and hoping for a sequel five times longer.  This is a unique book.  For unique minds.  Go buy it.  But good luck.  You just might become addicted......Really.
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I took a long time in deciding whether this was the type of book I wanted to read, I saw where the reviews were all over the map. I have now been introduced to a new force in literary fiction, This book will stay with me for a long time and I imagine it will be awhile before I am ever challenged with a great story like this again.
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Some new ideas here while also making real characters who are consistent and have a human side.  It is the first fiction book I have really liked for quite a while.
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This is classic 'idea fiction'  definitely not 'literary'  but solid reading pleasure, if you're at all interested in the ideas presented. Reading this has inspired me immensely to try to follow in the footsteps of the main character. If only I were so lucky!
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One of the great things about fiction is its ability to take you up and out of yourself for the briefest of time and transport you into a world that is so drama-filled that it makes you smile and excited to turn the next page. That is what Duncan Whitehead did for me with this book THE GORDONSTON LADIES DOG WALKING CLUB.

We are given a cast of characters full of their own problems and human failings that are so familiar to us that we might see parts of ourselves in their happenings along the way. No matter what kind of novel you are used to reading I think you will find something in this one that suits your fancy. Whether it is the antics of the Gordonston ladies themselves or the men that find themselves in and around their lives. I think the old saying proves true here that you can't judge a book by its cover---no matter how much fun you might have in trying.

There is love. There is hate. There is betrayal. There is passion. There's something that will make you laugh and want more.

THE GORDONSTON LADIES DOG WALKING CLUB is a book that has all the makings of a great movie for its twists and turns and characters that are larger than life. Believe me when I say there is never a dull moment with the Gordonston Ladies, and that makes it a read you will not only enjoy but want to share with others.
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I liked this book because it's well executed speculative fiction.  It has a lot of subtlties that won't come out during the first read.  It's for those who like their books to be like old friends that they visit from time to time. It's surprising and delightful - engrossing without being wordy and overly descriptive.  It also borrows from many literary traditions (if you're into that sort of thing) especially oral traditions including epic poetry.  It's tons of fun for literary folks who like in-jokes.
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LOVE.LOVE,LOVE this book! Something new with great characters and many twists . This will keep you reading, if you are not offended by ancient customs and ways of life  that don't agree with the way you want to see the world.( That was for the reviewers that should stick to christian fiction or children's books and not books for adults.)
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This book is loaded.  If you are looking for a great fiction read, this is  it.  If you are looking for a book that will change the way you look at  life, this is it.  If you are looking for a fresh perspective on the  Christian walk this book is what you are looking for.
Having never read  The Screwtape Letters, by C.S.Lewis, I was not sure what to expect.  I was  very surprised by the depth of this book.  I plan to go back through and  study each chapter, take notes, then sit down with my Bible and do some  serious studying.  I believe that most of todays hot Christian issues have  been covered in a very interesting way.  This book will no doubt challenge  the way you look at everything.
If you enjoy books by Frank Peretti and  Bill Myers, you will like this book.  In fact, if those tend to be a bit  over the top for you, try this book.  I will be buying extra copies of this  book to give out to my unsaved friends.