The Book Cove

(Blurb): Just finishing graduating high school, Tayla Wyatt looks forward to heading off to the same college her best friend Sara was accepted to. This is her only way to get away from her family's troubles and the fact that her mother walked out on her and her father over a decade ago. The day of her 17th birthday they meet Darrien, a shy eighteen year old boy who reveals to Tayla that she's descended from a long line of Carriers, humans endowed with special abilities or "gifts" and that her gift she has yet to harness is the strongest gift of them all. Tayla doesn't believe him. After all, no human in the world has special powers, or do they? Things suddenly take a downward spiral turn as Tayla finds herself immersed in their world. Still questioning why her mother left her, she must also come to grips with the fact that her gift may not be a blessing but a curse. Book Information: Type: Series/Episodic Length: Each episode is between 14,000-1

( Blurb ): The planet Olympus. Through genetics, self-styled god Zeus has fashioned a race of men free from aging, illness, and death. However, he also created a race of slaves, called thralls, to serve his "perfect ones". Nearly dead from years of abuse, the thrall Griffin is contacted by an enigmatic being called Prometheus. On his urging, Griffin and his fellow thralls commandeer the space battleship Ithaca in a bid to find a new home. But escape is not as easy as it sounds, not when they must contend with the pursuing Olympian Armada, a possible traitor on their ship, and the mysterious Prometheus himself, who is not all he seems to be. Book Information: Publisher: SenSerial Publishing (Find the book here ) Version: eBook Type: Episodic series Guest Review: by Joy Hancock This was a wonderful science fiction novel. As a huge science fiction fan myself I got into this book right away. At first I wasn’t sure how easy it would be to read about sp

( Blurb ): When Ray Barrett turns away from a life which had brought him nothing but heartache and disappointment, he is a shell of who he was and has completely lost his way. He wanders off into the mountains where he encounters a lone wolf that begins to follow him as a wolf during the day, but comes to him as a man at night. He is called MacGregor and is one of the Sidhe, the mound people of Celtic folklore. He becomes a guide for Barrett and whenever MacGregor visits Brock is transported into another world or a dream and is given a task to complete. Each task is a part of either a major historical event or a common life in a part of history Book Information : Publisher : Senserial Publishing Genre : Adventure, Fantasy, War Type : Episodic Length : 1 Season - 5 episodes Guest Review by Pam Nuzum: The Wolf of the Highlands, by Bill Howard, is a unique twist of the usual chapter-style book. It follows an 'Episodic' style, much like a television series, where by

( Blurb ): Not your Mama’s Christmas story unless she had too much egg nog or has a cheeky sense of humor. Murder, mystical artifacts, an invisible demon with anger management issues, and an overbearing cupid—not what Rosalie Thatcher wished for on her Christmas list. The holidays had always been a magical time for Rosalie, but not this year. Stephanie, her new manager at Penrose’s Department Store, is determined to make this season the most profitable in the store’s history, even if it sucks the life out of every employee. Introducing arbitrary rules and stealing the affections of Anthony, the cute temp Santa, were bad enough, but forcing Rosalie into the stupid elf hat was the worst. The worst, that is, until she meets a real E.L.F. (Elemental Life Form) named David and gets lassoed into a desperate hunt for the stolen Naughty and Nice List. Now all Rosalie and David must do is dodge a murderous invisible demon and recover the missing artifact before hellhounds track them down. The

( Blurb ): In a world overshadowed by the impendence of terrorism, with pandemics threatening an equal measure of havoc, Thermo-Magnetic Imaging machines represent a seemingly perfect solution. But as privacy and health concerns grow ever more complex, this cutting edge technology delivers more than anyone had bargained for. While the forces behind the scenes fight to conceal their true agenda, the public struggles to cope with a new paradigm so invasive their innermost secrets are laid bare under its powerful lens. Rob Folsom is a civil liberties activist, a staunch defender of privacy rights. Rosa Perez, a government agent specializing in surveillance, seems an unlikely candidate for him to represent. As Rob is pulled into her world, a world of high-tech spying, corporate intrigue, and black ops government agencies, he becomes caught in a perilous game of cat and mouse. As the target of interest switches from client to advocate, Rob has to find a way to stop them before they sabo

( Blurb ): "If I am more alive because love burns and chars me, as a fire, given wood or wind, feels new elation, it's that he who lays me low is my salvation, and invigorates the more, the more he scars me." ― Michelangelo Ash Jensen, a squeaky-clean sophomore at the University of Tennessee, has a trail of baggage a mile long―she buried her fiancé only a year and a half ago. She swore she'd never love again but when she finds herself interned to a yummy Canadian conservation officer that promise is tested big-time. Kade Gyllenhahl sports wild tattoos, a rebellious attitude and a fohawk to die for. He's definitely the wrong man for her and she knows it. Kade doesn't have time for a girl like her. She's a pretentious, unreadable princess who lives her life by her parents' rules. Kade knows nothing about her past and he'd prefer to keep it that way. Besides, he'll lose his job if he sleeps with Ash. Now if only he could get his mind off her. W

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We're going to switch up the reading styles a bit today and showcase Author Jamie Baywood and her non-fiction book Getting Rooted in New Zealand. Her book has come highly recommended by many on other review sites and I've recently had the pleasure of interviewing the new author. Her book Getting Rooted in New Zealand is a personal account of her trials and tribulations, and alas triumph. Find out more about Jamie and what inspired her to write in the following piece: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  (Blurb): Craving change and lacking logic, at 26, Jamie, a cute and quirky Californian, impulsively moves to New Zealand to avoid dating after reading that the country’s population has 100,000 fewer men. In her journal, she captures a hysterically honest look at herself, her past and her new wonderfully weird world filled with curious characters and slapstick situations in unbelievably bizarr

While this was not my first time reading a short story, this was my first time accepting one for review purposes. I do enjoy reading short stories simply because I think they showcase writing talents. My personal definition of short story is 1000 words or less, and if a writer can convey a gripping message and(or) tale in that word span then I think it says a lot about the efficiency and quality of the work. An initial quick glance over the first page of Tornado: Wichita Falls 1979 by Daniel Lance Wright was all I needed to know that this would be a story worth reading and writing my thoughts on. The beautiful descriptions create a wonderful imagery for the reader and the writing style captivated me from the beginning. It starts by drawing this picture of a breathtaking pristine lands Terrible Tuesday " or Wichita Falls tornado for descriptive accounts). cape and then quickly unravels to tell the tale of one of Mother Nature's worsts (based on true story: look up "

For some recent news - The Book Cove has recived the Liebster award! No this has nothing to do with Justin Bieber. Thank God. This award is given to newbie bloggers, and I was nominated by both Chrissy T. of A Novel Idea and Karla's Book Blog . Both have great blog sites that I frequent and I highly suggest you go check them out. A little bit about the Liebster award: "Liebster" is German and has a loose translation of meaning "endearing" or "dearest". (This is one of those random times where my German language class comes in handy ;-)) This is an award that is given by bloggers to recognize new bloggers and help increase the recipients audience. There are various versions that get passed around. Some pass the award on to bloggers that are under a certain number of readers, others pass it on to bloggers that have been active under a certain amount of time. Both of these "criteria" vary. If you accept the award you must pay it forwar