Saturday, May 20, 2017

One Wrong Turn Amazon Echo Giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered!
 
Congrats to the winners:
 
 
Rebecca B. - Amazon Echo
 
Brenda H. - $25 Amazon Gift Card
 
Kathleen K. - $25 Amazon Gift Card
 
 
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We are only a month away from the release of my
 
new novel ~ One Wrong Turn ~ and it's time
 
to celebrate with a Giveaway!
 
 
 Grand Prize:
 
An Amazon Echo
(I have one and just love all the features!)
 
2nd and 3rd Prizes:
 
$25 Amazon Gift Card
 
 
Contest runs
May 20th - June 20th
 
Easy entry.
Enter using the Rafflecopter below.
 
Or, you can leave a comment below. Include your
Facebook or Twitter link in the comment so I can contact you
if you win.
 
 Good Luck!
 
 
Contest Terms
 
Contest is open to U.S. Residents Only.
(Sorry to all my international readers - I do appreciate you!
But shipping is crazy expensive to other countries.)
Winners will be contacted and given 3 days to respond. If there
is no response within that three days, a new
winner will be contacted. Only one Amazon Echo
and only two $25 Gift Cards will be awarded.
 
 
 
 
And don't forget to pre-order
 
One Wrong Turn
 
in Kindle or Paperback format.  
 
 
Enter Now!
 
 



Monday, May 15, 2017

Book Review: The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown

Hi all,

You had me at 'witch'! I love tales of witches and witchcraft in any form so when I saw this debut novel by Beth Underdown, I immediately wanted to read it. And what a great read it was! Here is more about the novel and my review.
 
 
 
The Witchfinder’s Sister
Beth Underdown

 

 

Book Description:

Before Salem, there was Manningtree. . . .

“This summer, my brother Matthew set himself to killing women, but without ever once breaking the law.”

Essex, England, 1645. With a heavy heart, Alice Hopkins returns to the small town she grew up in. Widowed, with child, and without prospects, she is forced to find refuge at the house of her younger brother, Matthew. In the five years she has been gone, the boy she knew has become a man of influence and wealth—but more has changed than merely his fortunes. Alice fears that even as the cruel burns of a childhood accident still mark his face, something terrible has scarred Matthew’s soul.
 
There is a new darkness in the town, too—frightened whispers are stirring in the streets, and Alice’s blood runs cold with dread when she discovers that Matthew is a ruthless hunter of suspected witches. Torn between devotion to her brother and horror at what he’s become, Alice is desperate to intervene—and deathly afraid of the consequences. But as Matthew’s reign of terror spreads, Alice must choose between her safety and her soul.

Alone and surrounded by suspicious eyes, Alice seeks out the fuel firing her brother’s brutal mission—and is drawn into the Hopkins family’s past. There she finds secrets nested within secrets: and at their heart, the poisonous truth. Only by putting her own life and liberty in peril can she defeat this darkest of evils—before more innocent women are forced to the gallows.

Inspired by the real-life story of notorious “Witchfinder General” Matthew Hopkins, Beth Underdown’s thrilling debut novel blends spellbinding history with harrowing storytelling for a truly haunting reading experience.

 

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My 5-Star Review:

I love when an author mixes historical fact with fiction which is exactly what author Beth Underdown has done in her debut novel, The Witchfinder’s Sister.

In Essex, England, in the year 1645, a man by the name of Matthew Hopkins, backed by the rich men in the community, begins a campaign to rid the area of supposed witches. If a child dies of fever, or crops are destroyed, or a farmer’s cow dies, people become suspicious and blame it on witchcraft. They round up widowed or elderly woman and blame their misfortune on them. It is Matthew’s job to prove or disprove that each woman is a witch.

What is absolutely terrifying about this scenario is that it is actual fact. This happened. What is fascinating is the way Ms. Underdown takes this true story and creates characters around it to fill in the details that are not know and create an intriguing, gripping tale. Believe me, you won’t want to put this one down!

If you love Paula Brackston and Alice Hoffman novels, you are going to love this one.

(I received a complimentary copy of this novel from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.)

 

About the Author:

Beth Underdown was born in Rochdale in 1987. She studied at the University of York and then the University of Manchester, where she is now a Lecturer in Creative Writing.

The Witchfinder’s Sister is her first novel, and is out with Viking in the UK and Ballantine in the US in Spring 2017. The book is based on the life of the 1640s witch finder Matthew Hopkins, whom she first came across while reading a book about seventeenth-century midwifery. As you do.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Find Your Next Read! Great Book Deals for May!

 
 
 
 
Are you looking for an entertaining book to curl up with this weekend? Amazon is offering some great deals in May. You may want to even stock up!
 
Amazing books from $0.99 to $2.00!
 
Grab one or more of these wonderful titles while they're on sale!
 
Photo courtesy of the amazing Steena Holmes!
 
 
And don't forget to leave a review when you've read it!
 
 


Monday, May 1, 2017

Spring Fling 105 Paperbacks Giveaway!

 
 
 
 
 
 
Love to Read? – Enter this amazing contest
I’m so excited to share this amazing contest with you!
Right now is your chance to enter to win 105 PAPERBACK Novels, featuring your favorite best-selling ROMANCE authors (including me!) of all genres.
Did I mention that the Grand Prize winner will receive a Read and Relax Prize Pack (worth $150) as well? They will also receive a copy of all 105 books.
One additional winner will also receive all 105 books!

Expand your book collection now! Simply enter below.
 
 
Just a sample of the 105 books you can win:
 





And of course my novel, WALKING SAM!
 

 
 
 
 
Contest ends May 31st
 
Good Luck!