From Under a Rock

by Tam MacPhee

 

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GENRE: Memoir, Non-fiction

 

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In this compelling memoir, author Tam MacPhee bares her soul and shares her deepest memories. As a little girl she battles through abuse, with her innocence betrayed by the males closest to her. Becoming a single parent at the age of eighteen, she is determined to work hard to create a better future for herself and her child.

 

Soon after turning nineteen, she meets a man whom she believed to be the man of her dreams. But she had no idea that the toughest lessons in her life were still to be learned. Secrets are revealed and a piece of her heart is broken off forever.

 

Realizing she deserves more, Tam finds her path set out by the universe that brings her love and success. But the journey also includes a new heartbreaking diagnosis and many challenges. Join Tam as she recounts her story, sharing her experiences and life's lessons.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

Taken From Chapter 4

 

Nothing made sense. Why were we even alive? I remember him always grabbing us, and us trying to pull away. This went on for years. It was gradual at first. He had always talked about inappropriate things, but as each year passed his behaviour worsened. He has such a sick mind. I’m sure Mom was mortified asking herself what she had got herself into.

 

I know my mom wanted to kill him every day; but like us she was scared it would backfire and he’d kill us. The torment my poor mother had to live with, for at least fourteen to fifteen years. Of watching her babies being abused.

 

My older sister Bev was seven years older than me. My brother was eight years older. My brother graduated high school under these circumstances, but he stayed. I don’t think he could leave Mom to do all the work herself. He had been blood worming for years and continued to do that while living with us.

 

My oldest sister Bev was an amazing student. A’s all the way. She was brilliant, but she was forced to quit in Grade 12 because she was pregnant. She was seventeen when she started Grade 12 in September and turned eighteen in November. She wasn’t allowed to go back to school after Christmas Break. So how does a girl who isn’t allowed to go anywhere but school get pregnant? I guess she could have become pregnant at school in a closet. Trust me, that would have been better than the darker side of what really happened.

 

REVIEW

This is Tam's story and boy was it incredible. I will say she really gets right into her life and goes very personal. It was raw and very emotional. Such a heartwarming story. She really touches you in so many ways. I loved this one. A must read!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Tam MacPhee invites readers into her life and shares her journey in her first book, From Under a Rock. With her strong desire to help others, and possessing a jump-in-with-both-feet-and-get things-done energy, her determination prevails. She is a Mother Earth spiritual soul, grateful for nature and all the elements. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, she is a loving mother and grandmother. Tam resides in Springdale, overlooking the lake in her self designed dream home.

 

Website

www.tammacphee.com

 

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https://www.amazon.com/under-Rock-Tam-MacPhee/dp/0228876087

 

https://www.amazon.ca/under-Rock-Tam-MacPhee/dp/0228876087

 

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When Time Stands Still

by Diane Martin

 

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GENRE: Children's fantasy/mystery

 

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Three siblings, Megan, Nicholas, and Brooke, think they are going on an uneventful family vacation. They couldn't be more wrong! They find themselves investigating the mysterious disappearance, many years ago, of their great-great-uncle Jack.

 

After being spirited away to a foreign land, the siblings wonder if they will ever solve the case, let alone get home again. Back at camp, where time stands still, their baby brother Tanner just might have found the missing piece that unlocks an old family mystery.

 

“When Time Stands Still” became an Amazon.ca Best Seller reaching #1 on the Mysteries & Detective Stories for children chart (December 2022).

 

 

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EXCERPT:

It’s one of the best times of the year! Days of sunshine and freedom await. School was finally out, and the summer holidays were begging for a bit of adventure and lazy days. Every year for Megan, Nicholas, Brooke, and Tanner, their escapades and respite took place while camping at Rainbow Falls with their parents for a couple of weeks. It was a long drive there, about four hours; however, the kids didn’t mind because they always had such a great time there. Mom’s family has been travelling to this particular site for many generations, and the kids could understand why! There was so much to explore. Their special camping place was a semi-secluded location set in the mountains with an abundance of colourful wildflowers and a wide variety of wildlife. But before they could go, there was much to be done. “Brooke, that’s mine!” Megan snapped, snatching the little photo book from her younger sister’s petite hands and causing a photograph to fall out. Anger was starting to bubble inside Megan, and her deep blue eyes seemed to turn almost black. Her tanned skin transformed to a rosy red as she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and continued to pack, praying Brooke would go away.

 

REVIEW

The story revolves around siblings, Megan, Nicholas, Brooke, and Tanner who can’t wait to go camping with their mom and dad. They were delayed a few times and they got on one another's nerves. Then there mom tells them the story/mystery of their Uncle Jack's disappearance. 

I really liked the story. I felt it a bit long at times, yet I did like the bickering and the way the kids handle the trip. The story was interesting and very detailed. A good one!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Diane Martin currently lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Fab, along with two of their children, Brooke and Tanner. They have two Yorkie-poos named Cups and Chewie as well. Megan and Nicholas are all grown up and currently live in Alberta, Canada. The series Medallion Mysteries was born out of Diane's love for reading stories to her children when they were young. She also enjoys a great mystery! Her children were the inspiration for writing and they appear in the series.

 

Diane hopes her writing will encourage all children to use their imaginations and create their own stories!

 

www.authordianemartin.ca

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https://www.amazon.com/When-Stands-Still-Diane-Martin/dp/0228855365

 

 

 

 

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Debut author Gary Born erupts into the literary scene with a nail-biting thriller centered on international espionage in “The File." Leaning into his experience as a preeminent international lawyer, Born weaves an exciting tale that spans Africa, the Middle East and Europe in a relentless pursuit of WWII Nazi intel that will enthrall the reader from the first page.

Enter Sara West, a tenacious botany graduate student on a scientific expedition in the heart of the African jungle. During her research, she stumbles upon a cache of WWII Nazi files in the wreck of a German bomber hidden deep within the jungle. Those hidden files reveal the location of a multibillion-dollar war chest, secretly deposited by the Nazis in numbered Swiss bank accounts at the end of WWII. But Sara isn’t the only one interested in the war chest. Former KGB agent Ivan Petronov and Franklin Kerrington III, deputy director of the CIA, both have deeply personal reasons for acquiring the files Sara has found.

With two dangerous men — and their teams of hit men — on her trail, will Sara be able to escape the jungle alive?

 

 

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EXCERPT:  She spent the afternoon in the car, trying to make sense of the past four weeks. She still hadn’t fully digested what had happened. She wondered if she ever would. Her life had been ordered and comfortable — a fiancé  and a promising career. She had been a relatively normal, well-adjusted graduate student, with a predictable, reasonably settled life. Exotic treks in obscure jungles were a little out of the ordinary, but tenure at a good university, marriage and kids lay reliably ahead. And she had been happy. Or at least content.

 

That was all gone now. Two teams of trained killers were probably still hunting her, willing to stop at nothing to get their hands on the files that she had found in the jungle. She was having tea with another killer in the middle of the Libyan desert, and she was about to be smuggled into Italy by yet other killers. And, truth be told, she was not that different from any of these men, not anymore, as her bamboo spears and the grenades had revealed. She realized, with a sort of clinical detachment, that she didn’t know herself anymore, that she didn’t really know who she had been or who she had become. Which of the people was really her — the geeky botanist and happy girlfriend, the terrified victim, running for her life, or the killer with the bamboo spears and machete? She wasn’t sure anymore

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Gary Born is widely regarded as the world's preeminent authority on international commercial arbitration and international litigation. He has been ranked for more than 20 years as one of the world's leading international arbitration advocates and authors. “The File” is his debut novel. Connect with Gary on LinkedIn.

Amazon buy link: https://www.amazon.com/File-Gary-Born-ebook/dp/B0B72ZT3WL/

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Icarus Over Collins

by Hector Duarte, Jr.

 

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GENRE: Contemporary Fiction (Bilingual Spanish/English)

 

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After her friend Sandy Mangual tragically falls to his death, Bailey Cohen discovers images of his grisly corpse have been uploaded and shared through social media, by someone very close to her.

 

Fed up, in a stagnant relationship with an emotionally-abusive boyfriend, Bailey enlists the help of quiet, unnoticed, underappreciated Bernardo Castillo, who works the luxury Miami Beach high rise in which she stays.

 

Bernardo will have to dredge up the shady past he’s long worked to tamp down in order to set off on a journey of vengeance that will reshape and morph each person engulfed along its way.

 

Icarus Over Collins is a short, punchy revenge story as cracked and slivered as hot Miami pavement.

 

Tras la trágica caída accidental de su amigo, Bailey Cohen descubre que imágenes del cadáver han sido clandestinamente descargadas a redes sociales. Por alguien muy cercana.

 

Bailey contara con la ayuda de Bernardo Castillo, empleado del condominio lujoso en Miami Beach cuya Bailey habita.

 

En nombre de su amigo fallecido, Bernardo y Bailey tendrán que excavar sus pasados umbríos en camino hacia la venganza. Un viaje que reformara a todos envueltos.

 

Icarus Over Collins es un cuento de venganza tan caluroso y rajado como las aceras bordeando todo Miami.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

I didn’t give a fuck 

 

I didn’t give a shit if I looked like I ran a mile in under eight minutes, or if I ballooned mere months before prom. Not like I had a date anyway. In turn, no one at Saint Ignatius cared for me, so why keep myself from doing what I loved? Which, in high school, was mostly eating. Eating and studying.

 

I didn’t try to be a social pariah, believe me. I was as sociable as they come with no reason to be ornery. Parents were still together, didn’t smack me around, and my GPA meant a full ride to the University of Florida. Senior year, I was ready to get my diploma and give Saint Ignatius Catholic High School an erect, bony finger.  Mom and dad mostly left me alone as long as I stayed focused and kept my grades up. It was a sweet life. No reason to complain or worry about superficial shit.

 

Believe it or not, this outlook actually made me uber nice. To everyone. Which was a problem. In those years, where high school rebellion and teenaged angst were all the rage, it didn’t make me a popular classmate. Even in a $15,000/year institution—I’m willing to bet because of it—the kids had no problem letting me know how out of favor I was.

 

 

 

 

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REVIEW

Well this one really took me by surprise.  The story was short but, it really packed a punch. The story has both English & Spanish in it which I thought was great and more realistic. Bernando & Bailey really work together to find out who uploaded her friends picture of their death. They really go on a journey where they find some drama and excitement. This was a well written story. I really loved this one!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Hector Duarte, Jr. is a writer/educator out of Miami, Fl, where he lives with his wife, son, and cat.  His fiction has been published widely online and in print, like the recent anthologies Pa Que Tu Lo Sepas: Stories to Benefit the People of Puerto Rico, and Shotgun Honey Presents Volume 4: Recoil. In September of 2018, Shotgun Honey Books published his full-length short story collection Desperate Times Call. He welcomes you to follow him on Twitter.

 

https://cinnabarmoth.com/hector-duarte-jr/

 

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63308671-icarus-over-collins

 

https://cinnabarmoth.com/icarus-over-collins-hector-duarte-jr/

 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/icarus-over-collins-hector-duarte/1142641430

 

https://www.overdrive.com/media/9403116/icarus-over-collins

 

 

 

 

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 Release Date: March 2

Word on the ice: the only thing worse than knocking up your teammate’s sister is knocking up his daughter.

 

I have no business tangling up with Lola Daire. She’s a smart, idealistic, college senior planning to take on Silicon Valley.  I’m an angry NHL player with a chip on my shoulder.

 

She smiles rainbows; I spit fire. She’s a daddy’s girl; I’m the last guy her father wants her to date.

 

A man with my past and demons will only corrupt a good woman. I know better than to give in to her playful flirting, but when Lola finds herself in a compromising situation, I break the rules to keep her safe.

 

We have nothing in common, save for the attraction we feel. We have no future, except for the moments that stretch between us. But our desire is insatiable. Our chemistry, off-the-charts.

 

One night turns into more and our casual understanding takes an unexpected turn.

 

I may be the cliché bad boy, but my downfall is the good girl with a baby on the way.

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REVIEW

I truly loved this one. Bad boy meets good girl. Then he gets her pregnant, no to mention that it is his teammates daughter. There is a lot going on in this one, but boy was it so intense and enjoyable. River & Lola these two were just so passionate together. I adored this one

Meet Gina Azzi

I’m Gina Azzi, a book-obsessed, coffee-drinking, globetrotting, mama of soon-to-be three! I write sweet with a dash of spicy New Adult and Contemporary Romance full of good men putting in work to win the hearts of even better women.

A total Jersey girl at heart, I struggle with insatiable wanderlust and currently reside in Ontario, Canada with my family. 

 

When I’m not dreaming up storylines or writing all the words, you can find me hanging with my littles, attempting to bake, or planning my next adventure.

 

Connect with me on social media or at ginaazziauthor@gmail.com. I’d love to hear from you!

 

Happy Reading!

Xo,

Gina

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 Release Date: March 14

From New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes a brand new romantic comedy about a girl who understands how short life is, and a man who quickly learns there are things way more important than money. 

I had no idea that taking a temp job for the summer would send my life into a tailspin, but that’s exactly what happened when I started working for Jace Ellis.
One day I was his secretary and the next I was sitting on his private plane, wearing an obnoxiously large engagement ring, after he asked me if I would pretend to be his fiancé for one week.
I can admit that greed got the best of me. But the money he offered in exchange for my lie would help not only me, but my mom out tremendously. 
I just had no idea what I was actually getting myself into. 
I didn’t think about the fact that we would be sharing a bed, that we would have to pretend to like each other, and I sure didn’t know that I would be surrounded by his entire family at their annual family reunion. 
But if the guy want’s a fiancé, I’m going to be the best one he’ll ever have. 

I just hope I can remember that this isn’t forever; it’s for never.

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REVIEW

Jace & Penny

Wow this one was a favorite of mine. Penny goes through so many emotions in this story and I actually felt it with her. Penny is feeling in for her best friend while on maternity leave. What she doesn't realize is her boss Jace. He is a grumpy grump and has a dirty mouth.

These two have such strong chemistry and soon it won't be denied. I loved this one and these two are one of my favorites!

Meet Aurora Rose Reynolds

Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USAToday and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground King, Shooting Stars, Fluke My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series. 

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

To learn more about Aurora and her books, visit here! 

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Rushton

From the moment I see her, I’m hooked. There’s just something about Crosby that has me eager to know her. One thing’s for sure, I can’t stay away from the new kindergarten teacher with the kind smile and secrets in her brown eyes.

There’s no hiding in a small town, and she’s suddenly everywhere. My family loves her, my niece won’t stop talking about her, and I…well, I just want to make her mine.

Crosby is everything I didn’t know I was doing looking for, but the wall she keeps up makes it impossible to love her the way I want to. I have to figure out how to tear it down, and fast— because she’s not so sure she’s sticking around, and I’m not prepared to let her walk away from Willow River… or me.

Crosby

Another new town, another new school. But this time I’m not the struggling new kid; I’m the teacher. It’s hard to let go of my past, when it refuses to let go of me. I live in a constant state of unease, never knowing what the future holds. Especially when it comes to love.

Rushton isn’t like other guys. He’s open and honest. What you see is what you get. He’s made his intentions very clear. But I’m afraid getting involved only spells heartbreak for both of us. If growing up in foster care taught me anything, it’s not to get too close and definitely don’t get comfortable.

So, I learned to be good at goodbye. But for the first time in my life, I’ve found a place I want to put down roots. Rushton, his family, Willow River, my students—they all make me wish for once that I could stay. That we could… stay together.



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