Book Review: The Iron Wyrm Affair - The Iron Wyrm Affair By: Lilith Saintcrow Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: August 7, 2012 Format: Paperback, 5"x8" 308pgs Genre: Urban Fantasy...

#BEABlitz Interviews: Baily of IB Book Blogging - Welcome to BEA Blitz! Today I'm interviewing the ever lovely and gracious Bailey of IB Book Blogging! Many thanks to Hannah for setting this up! Don'...

Book Review: Pulse by Patrick Carman - [image: Pulse (Pulse, #1)]*Pulse by Patrick Carman* *Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books * *Publish Date: February 26, 2013* *Hardcover, 384 pages* *ISBN: 97800...

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - *Genre: *YA Science Fiction/Dystopia *Series:* Lunar Chronicles *Publication Date: *5th February 2013 *Pages:* 452 *Book Source: *Own purchase * * *Synopsi...

Over the Counter #164 - What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? A pair of memoirs this week - from wildly different viewp...

Baby Steps to a More Sustainable Lifestyle by Learning from Bigelow Tea's SustainabiliTea Program #AmericasTea - Spring, I think it missed us here in South Dakota. We went straight from winter to summer. From 0 degrees to 90 degrees just like that. And isn't it gre...

Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane - Blog Tour, Book Review and Giveaway ##SpartacusRebellionTour - I received a free copy of *Spartacus: Rebellion* from Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for my honest review. *About the Book:* Publication Date: Ma...

First page critique: ARCTIC FIRE - By Joe Moore @JoeMoore_writer Here is today’s first page critique. My thoughts follow the text. ARCTIC FIRE Ben was excited. It would be his first year...

Review: THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE by Christopher Healy - *The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle* by Christopher Healy Get It | Add It Middle Grade/Aventure/Fairy Tale Retelling, 496 pages Published April 30th 20...

Kitty - ~*~ After the tea serving, everyone assembles into the salon for another reading. Mr Darcy's dear friend, Miss Charlotte Cavendish, introduces another sp...

Testing... Testing.... Testing - Is anyone still out there? Summer is coming, which means I get my blog back.

This is all great, but why am I reading this? - I'm critiquing a manuscript right now that's very good from a technical perspective. The writer knows her stuff, isn't making a lot of mistakes in terms of...

Book Review and Giveaway: New Wings by Donn Stanley - *This is a wonderful fictional portrayal of guardian angels!* * New Wings * *by Donna Stanley* - *Paperback:* 240 pages - *Publisher:* Creation House...

Too Hurt to Stay A Compelling Eye-Opener - (Image from Barnes & Noble) Kids only come to Casey Watson's home as a last resort. As specialist foster carers, she and her husband house the most c...

The Testing - A Review - *The Testing - Joelle Charbonneau (NetGalley)* Overview It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the for...

Where I've Been and What I've Done for the Past Nine Months, or YAY!It's Summer! - Hey everyone! So it seems like it's been FOREVER since I've gotten the chance to talk to any of you (and it kind of HAS been forever . . . I guess I'm jus...

The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger - *The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger* ** *Book Two in the Russel Middlebrook Series - book one review here* ** *Review by Lauren* ** *Copy sent...

Wummelbox launches in the US - The European-style arts & crafts subscription service for kids, Wummelbox is now available in the US. We got to try out the 1 month trial subscription, Wu...

The Sherlockian by Graham Moore - *[image: 7810380] In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure,...

The Book Of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler - *The Book Of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Release Date: May 21, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Age Group: Young Adult Pages: 368 Summary: When all signs p...

Blog Tour: Catch a Falling Star - Catch a Falling Star: A Novel *About the Book:* Is life about accomplishing plans . . . or wishes coming true . . . or something more? Dr. Kenda...

Book Review and Kindle Giveaway - Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck - Welcome to the next stop on the *Once Upon a Prince* Litfuse blog tour! My review of the book is not quite ready yet. I'll be updating this post very soo...

Mystery Trivia Challenge - Well I blew it and missed posting about the Children's book week. It was last weekend. Dang! But in case you collect the posters or would still like to ...

Review: THE HARD BOUNCE by Todd Robinson - [image: The Hard Bounce]The Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's a standard P.I. novel plot: rich powerful man asks the wisecracking ...

Review: the Registry by Shannon Stoker - *Title:* The Registry *Author:* Shannon Stoker *Rating:* *1/2* *Who Should Read It?* Like chick lit? Into dystopian fiction? Ever thought you might w...

Sunday Sneak Peek: What Part of Marine Don't You Understand? - Releases May 24th! Available for Pre-Order at All Romance eBooks “We should probably let you compose—without distraction.” He didn’t sound like he w...

- +JMJ+ *Locus Focus: Take Ninety-Three!* Yes, we're still doing movie musicals--my affirmative answer to my own question of *May I Have Some Music?* I ...

Winners: Someday, Someday, Maybe - Congratulations to the winners of the giveaway of Someday, Someday, Maybe: Jennie from Life is Short Read Fast Heather Enjoy!

Journal to Myself.....God protects - * May 17, 2013* * God protects. So the story goes.* There is no other answer. *God protects.* We are safe. We thank God for He must be the reason th...

Review: Hopeless by Coleen Hoover - *Synopsis: *From *Goodreads*, "Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies… That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky rea...

Should I stay or should I go? A slave contemplates - [image: Wench] Holy cow, this book doesn't hold back. When I told my friend that I planned to read *Wench *on audiobook, I asked her if she thought it woul...

Woke Up Lonely: "One must learn to love one's people ardently" - A cult called Helix dedicated to alleviating loneliness. A secret city of vice underneath Cincinnati. Kim Jung-il. In Woke Up Lonely, Fiona Maazel brings ...

The Soul of the Matter: Poetry is when you feel… - “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” ~~Robert Frost That’s the poem that inspired my Three Days on Mimosa Lan...

STUNG 2 aka CURED - STUNG 2 has a title (CURED), a release date (Jan 2, 2014), and is on Goodreads! Here's the blurb: Fiona Tarsis is a legend. Her world was ravaged by a leth...

Redbook Magazine - I signed up with a site to host product parties and was recently selected to host one that included Redbook Magazine and L'Oreal Paris cosmetics. I got my ...

Little Readers Nook - We subscribed to Little Readers Nook this month. This is a parent – child themed reading program targeted towards the 2-6 crowd. The kit includes 4 books+3...

My Spring Break '13: A Totally Touristy Trip to Alabama - In no particular order of fun. It was all good, as they say.

Happy Easter!! - Wishing You All a Happy Easter!!!

Review: Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson - Mad Woman in the Forest - Laurie Halse Anderson ***** - a strong story about the importance of speaking up for yourself & for others. Though Melinda's pain ...

Garden of Stones by Sophie Littlefield - *The blurb:* *In the dark days of war, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice* Lucy Takeda is just fourteen years old, living in Los Angeles, when the bombs...

Mind Games Review - *Amazon* * * *TITLE: *Mind Games *AUTHOR: *Kiersten White *PUBLISHER: *Harper Teen *PUBLICATION DATE: *2/19/2013 *PAGES: *256 *MY RATING:* *SUMMARY (FROM G...

Travel Reading - I haven't written here in months, because I've been focusing on traveling and writing and life and things. But I couldn't stay away for that long, you sexy...

Happy Anniversary - Today marks the one year anniversary since the last post I made here on Flametoad, so I figured it only fitting to celebrate the anniversary with highlight...

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Scottish Seduction Blog Tour Giveaway!!! Happy Valentines Day! - Valentine's Day wouldn't be Valentine's Day without a little romance, right!?! How about a Hot Scottish Warrior?! How about a pair?! Yes ladies, Happy Va...

Pegasus by Robin McKinley - [image: Pegasus (Pegasus, #1)]*About the book*: I rarely read YA fiction and decided to read some this year. At the Library I browsed and was attracted ini...

Here But Not Here - The title of this long overdue blog post summarizes my life fairly well. As I mentioned back in November, my husband was hospitalized and since then he ha...

2012 Series Review: The Belador Series - *In order to catch up with my reviews and blog posts, I'm going to review series that I either began to read in 2012, or caught up on by reading the latest...

Contemp Review: Every Girl Does It by Rachel Van Dyken - *Every Girl Does It* *Author: Rachel Van Dyken* *A SIN: **B0052FZVS4* *Publication Date: May, 2011* *Publisher: Astraea Press * *Book Length: 191 pages* *...

Butter in the Morning - Butter in the Morning by Georgia Green Stamper - *Paperback:* 270 pages - *Publisher:* Wind Publications (December 1, 2012) - *Language:* English...

Man Asian Awards - Man Asian Official Site 2012 Winner to be announced March 14, 2013 2012 Shortlist announced Jan.9, 2013: Between Clay and Dust by Musharraf Ali Farooq...

- "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at *Breaking the Spine*, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. ___________...

And now it's time to say goodbye . . . - Really. Goodbye. I'm done. This is not a test. I am not joking. It is not April 1st. In fact it's October 24th. Nothing direct happened to me. This i...

All Things Kid Lit: Zorro Gets an Outfit - *Picture Book Pick of the Week:* * Zorro Gets An Outfit* by Carter Goodrich Simon and Schuster, 2012 *From School Library Journal:* As in t...

Where I Have Been - So I wanted to pop in really quick and give everyone a quick update on my status. You may have noticed I haven't been around a lot lately. Unfortunately ...

Book Review + Giveaway: Auracle by Gina Rosati - *Title: * *Auracle* *Author: *Gina Rosati *Reading Level: *Young Adult *Publisher: *Roaring Brook Press ARC, 298 pages *Date Published:* August 7, 2012 *Sou...

Farewell and Ember will be moving to her own blog - Thank all of you who have followed this blog. I have not had time to keep this one going over the past year or so. I wanted to officially say Thank You and...

Online Casino in Canada - The widespread usage of internet enables most gamblers to gamble from the convenience of their home without having to go to a physical casino. If you are a g...

Review & Tour Stop: Baroness by Susan May Warren - *Baroness by Susan May Warren * (Daughters of Fortune #2) *Genre:* Christian Historical Fiction * * *Pages:* 320 * * *Publication Date:* March 2012 * * *P...

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All About Money Books! - OK, I admit it: I have a problem. I have become obsessed with money. Not in an "I desperately need to get rich and FAST" way, but rather in a "hmm...how do...

Waiting On Wednesday: When You Open Your Eyes - This week's WoW book is When You Open Your Eyes by Celeste Conway! It will be released on March 20, 2012. SUMMARY: Tessa’s head over heels for Lucien, the...

DARK SIDE OF VALOR - Review / Tour - *DARK SIDE OF VALOR* by Alicia Singleton About Dark Side of ValorFrom the Publisher: Child advocate Lelia Freeman saves children for a living. As the direc...

Insurgent is coming...in...100 days!! woohoo!! - Ok...I know...I promised to be back in full force..and that didn't happen :-( BUT...today is a new day, new year...so...Let's try it again!!!! Just by coi...

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Giving Thanks - Today is Thanksgiving, so of course it’s the day to give thanks. A day to stop a moment and think of the many blessings in my life, to even stop wanting ...

Review: Shadow Fall by Erin Kellison - *Title: Shadow Fall* Author: Erin Kellison Publisher: DP Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Release Date: August 15, 2011 Pages: 330 There is a trait...

Happy Birthday to me! - Today I am 47 years old and I'm so grateful for the wonderful life and family I have! It doesn't seem that long ago that I would have thought 47 was old, ...

Top Ten Paranormal Books by Amy Garvey, Author of Cold Kiss! - *Top Ten Paranormal Books * My favorite! I love scary books (and movies and TV and haunted houses). I read a lot of really bad horror when the genre was at ...

A Few Good Reads... - Tuesday September 20, 2011 After a what seemed like a very short summer and a crazy back-to-school last few weeks I am finally caught up here in the lib...

Books for Sale - I've been going through my books (we are moving soon) and wanted to offer them up for sale for a reasonable price to you guys. I'll take payments via paypa...

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes - 2011 has been a very interesting year for me, some good and some not so much. But after a lot (and I mean a lot) of contemplation, I am happy to announce t...

Welcome back Book Expo America! - Howdy ya'll! I know I've been away for a while and I promise I will not bore you with the details of what happened since my last post, but instead I come b...

I'm Movin' Out!* - Hello, All, Just wanted to let everyone know that *Confessions of A Mystery Novelist… *has moved! I really like my new home, and I hope you will, too!...

Awesome deal from Amazon.com!!! - I know I haven't been around for the past couple of months, and won't be for the unforeseen future. I hope to post a more detailed explanation at some poin...

Cancelled - Due to the large number of "hop giveaways" already announced for this year, I have decided to not hold the Jingle Blogs giveaway this year. Sorry for any ...

It's TIME - It is with much love and fondness that I say goodbye to Heather's Books. It has been a wild ride here, when I began this blog it was for my own purposes to k...

Coming Soon: CSN Stores Product Review - I dont know about you guys, but I've yet to meet a kitchen gadget I didnt like. For the past year or so I've been a big proponent of the minimalist kitchen...

Fatal Affair - Marie Force - *Title: *Fatal Affair *Author: *Marie Force *Publisher: *Carina Press *Published: *June 21, 2010 *Pages: *406 (eBook) *Genre: *Romantic Suspense *Ser...

- +IHS+ Marian Saturday: The "Faithful Daughter of Our Lady" Speaks "Darling, I know you were raised Catholic, and I know you don't see the harm in it, but ...

Review and Tour of The Pitch by Linda J Lord - *The Pitch by Linda J Lord* ** *Paperback: 140 pages * *Publisher: iUniverse (October 19, 2009) * *Language: English * *ISBN-10: 1440174539 * *ISBN-13: 97...

Different Horizons - Well my dears, it was bound to happen. Life has interferred. Or intervened, if that's the better way of looking at it. I'm venturing out onto a new adventu...

It's my birthday YAAAAY! - Still missing you guys, no telling when my computer will be fixed. I shall return with a huge IMM and of course plenty of reviews, + more than a few giveaw...

Nick Bruel & His Bad Kitty - Nick Bruel is the author and illustrator of the Bad Kitty books. To say his books are fun to read is an understatement. Bad Kitty's attitude when her owner...

Haunted Rage - Ok, so this is a little mean, but really funny… Max loves Halloween (maybe even more than Christmas). He has been wanting to go to a Haunted House, but I...