Virtual Tour for Angels, Angels, Everywhere by Michelle Beber

Welcome to my stop on the Virtual Tour, presented by Pump Up Your Book, for Angels, Angels, Everywhere by Michelle Beber.  Please leave a comment or question for Michelle to let her know you stopped by.  You can follow all of the stops on Michelle’s tour by clicking on the banner above. 

 Angels, Angels, Everywhere

by Michelle Beber

Publisher: Balboa Press
Pages: 30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction/Children’s Picture Book
Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook

About the book:

Angels, Angels, Everywhere is a non-denominational, multiracial book written in delightful rhythm and rhyme and accompanied by charming illustrations.  The themes of constant support and unconditional love are designed to help children deal with everyday experiences in life.

By developing children’s faith in knowing that they are not alone and building their trust that they are consistently watched over, cared for, and loved, children will become empowered to deal with life’s challenges.  The book also lets children know that angels are there in good times as well, sharing in their joy.

For More Information

Angels, Angels, Everywhere is available at Amazon.

Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.

The book can also be purchased at Balboa Press.

Visit the book’s official Facebook page.

Watch the book trailer at YouTube.

Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.

Book Excerpt:

When things go wrong,

Just stop and pray,

And angels come

To save the day.

 About the Author

Michelle Beber has certifications as an Angel Intuitive and Angel Oracle Card Reader from renowned "angel lady," Doreen Virtue, as well as certifications as a Spiritual Teacher and Archangel Life Coach from Doreen's son, Charles Virtue.

In 2008, Michelle's life changed when she attended a spiritual retreat and learned about angels and how they communicate through repetitive number sequences known as "angel numbers." Little did she know that this insight would lead her on an amazing spiritual journey that would directly connect her with angels and result in the discovery of her life purpose.

Always grateful for the spiritual guidance she has received, Michelle looks forward to sharing the knowledge she has gained to inspire others, especially children. Michelle is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

Her latest book is the juvenile fiction/children’s picture book, Angels, Angels, Everywhere.

For More Information

Visit Michelle Beber’s website.

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Contact Michelle.

I don’t normally review too many children’s books so I’ll just try to go over my general thoughts of the book, the graphics/art work and the appropriate age group.

First I have to say that I really like the art work/graphics used in this book.  The colors are bold, bright and the images are well drawn.  The children represent multiple races/ethnicity, which I found refreshing as our world is not made up of one race but multiple races.  I think in print form this would probably be an excellent book – I don’t think the graphics will come through on a regular Kindle or Nook but they should look good on a tablet, Kindle Fire or Nook Color. 

I think the age group is probably mid to late grade school, probably about a 3^rd to 5^th or 6^th grader at the eldest because of the simplicity of the prose and the complexity of the message.  While I have no problem with Ms. Beber’s message overall, I do think that Angels are God’s creations and used to assist us, there are some Christians who might object to the idea of praying directly to an angel instead of praying to God to have the angels/guardian’s assist us, or who limit what types of tasks angels are allowed to intervene.  This of course is a theological issue that a parent will have to decide for themselves and discuss with their child.

Overall I think this would be an entertaining book for a young child and the graphics are superb.

My Rating:  4 out of 5 Crowns

Virtual Book Tour & #Giveaway for Weed and Water: Bringing the Resources of God to a Teenager by Ian Dexter Palmer, P.H.D.

Welcome to my stop on the Virtual Book Tour, presented by Write Now Literary Virtual Book Tours, for Weed and Water by Ian Dexter Palmer, PHD.  Please leave a comment or question for Ian to let him know you stopped by.  You can enter my giveaway, where I will be giving away one (1) Kindle of 

 

 

Book Title: Weed and Water

 Author: Ian Palmer 

Genre: Teenage Redemption story; Christian Faith 

Paperback: 266 pages 

ISBN-10: 1506188451 

ISBN-13: 978-1506188454

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A mysterious stranger helps a teenage boy called Ethan rescue his mentor, an elderly father-figure, from drowning when their canoe capsizes in a flooding river.

A star athlete, Ethan later gets involved in unsafe sex, which leads to drugs, and gets him blackballed by jealous and gossiping team-mates. The boy is going down, and at times hates himself for it and for hurting his mom who is a caring, loving, and beautiful woman.

After another disastrous episode, where Ethan might have died, the river-stranger turns up again to confront him about his life choices.

However, even after rehab, the boy’s condition is marked by a yo-yo attitude which causes massive emotional heartache for his mom.

The river-stranger, after sharing his own amazing history, suggests taking the fight to another level which draws on the resources of God.

This begins a new and fascinating sequence of events, including a tornado, which get Ethan’s attention.

The book is a captivating story, packed with adventure in the desert Southwest and in the rivers and lakes of the Midwest USA. But it is also a goldmine of spiritual wisdom for teenagers. The mystery that permeates the story is compelling, and the thrilling ending may call for a tissue or two.

Originally from Australia, Ian lives in the high desert in his beloved Southwest USA. As a petroleum engineer, recently retired, he consulted all over the world. When he hikes with them or watches them play sports, Ian’s grandchildren are a particular source of happiness. His main interests are hiking, dancing, writing, and stimulating conversation. Ian regularly writes a new blog on various topics relating to Christian faith, and has also written a book called Hiking Toward Heaven.

 

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Book Blitz & #Giveaway for Storm of Passion by Lori Power

Welcome to my stop on the Book Blitz, presented by IndieSage Promotions, for Storms of Passion by Lori Power.  Please leave a comment or question for Lori to let her know you stopped by.  You can enter her tour wide giveaway, for a $25 iTunes Gift Card, by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  

Storms of Passion

 by Lori Power 

Publication Date: March 1, 2015 

Genres: Romance

Buy Links: Amazon • Nook
Heat Level :  Adult Romance 

About the book: 

Vivian Margaret is tired of reading about other people's romances. She craves adventure. After a fortuneteller shines a mirror on her innermost longings, Vivian enrolls in a sailing course on the other side of the country.

Reservist rescue swimmer and tech specialist, Tucker MacLean has been there and done that, and is not going to fall for a woman any time soon. That is until he quite literally collides with Vivian.

Out of her element, she rediscovers her strength of character and a stubborn ambition to cling to hope when all seems lost.

Not realizing the depth of his intense emotional attachment until a surprise storm threatens Vivian's life, Tuck must find her and bring her back from the heart of the storm. Passion drives him, love sustains him.

About Lori Power

Turning passion into words in print is a dream come true for Lori Power. From Radio host (best job ever!), DJ, news reporter to newspaper journalist, like many author’s, Lori has been writing most of her life, going so far as to secretly love writing the essays for school. In writing, Lori has discovered a truism: everyone has a great story to tell. All you need to do is listen.

Over the years, with all the people Lori has meet previously and daily, both professionally and personally, with an ear to the ground, readers can often find these ‘character’s’ fictionalized in Lori’s stories. Not confined to one genre, Lori has published select children’s books and one cookbook, based on a gluten-free diet, as well as non-fiction industry blogs.

Lori’s first novel “Storms of Passion” was published by Wild Rose Press under their Champagne line, in 2014. Collaboration is important to improving one’s craft and as such, Lori is an active member of the TransCanada Romance Writers, The Alberta Romance Writers Association and belongs to both a Critiquing group and a Beta Reading weekly group.

Lori looks forward to continuing to find the good story; hashing out a scene, having fun with a character and writing the story she would love to read.

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Release Blitz & #Giveaway for Created by Peiri Ann

Welcome to my stop on the Release Blitz, presented by IndieSage Promotions, for Created by Peiri Ann.  Please leave a comment or question for Peiri to let her know you stopped by.  You can enter her tour wide giveaway by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.

 

Created by Peiri Ann 

Created #1 

Publication Date: July 24, 2015 

Genres: Romance, Sci-fi, Young Adult

Buy Links:  Amazon • Nook • Kobo • iBooks

About the book:

After a devastating world war, our government has manufactured genetically altered humans. These ‘creations’ are designed to manage and enforce law and order amongst the citizens. Creations don’t know fear or pain. Their sole function is to fight the enemy and live to battle again.

Orphans Kylie Alexander and her twin brother, Lukahn were born for this purpose. Dedicating their lives to sharpening their deadly skills and forfeiting the chance of love and freedom. They ready themselves for Separation, the deadly rite of passage where the oldest teens are drafted into the final preparation for war.

When Kylie and Luke are shipped off to separation three months early, questions arise. Who is the real enemy? What is really happening beyond the fractured sanctuary of the training compound?

Humans and creations alike have become lethal foes when a plague of the living dead becomes the number one hazard. Strategies change as the twins discover they may not be the saviors of humankind after all. They may be the real enemy of the people.

About Peiri Ann

Peiri Ann shares a love in the creation of new worlds, different creatures, and unwritten possibilities. Writing is a passion. I fell in love with it when i was a child and I am privileged to share it with you. I love writing fun/tragic adventurous novels with strong romantic elements from YA to New Adult. (reachme@peiriann.com)

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Kindle Kandy - Friday, July 24, 2015

Kindle Kandy is a Friday weekly bookish feature hosted by The Book Dame. We scan our shelves and e-readers to rediscover books we own that have not yet been read,  and have thus far been little more than shelf or Kindle Kandy. Too many books…too little time…..and all that jazz.  Please list one or two of your Kindle Kandy books in the comments or leave a link to your Kindle Kandy post below.  Don’t forget to link up at The Book Dame so you can check out all of the Kindle Kandy participants. 

Booth’s Sister

Jane Singer  

Pub: July 15, 2008

Her brothers were the matinee idols of the 1850's theater world; her father was a famous Shakespearean; she wanted to be an actress but the social rules of the era prevented it; Asia Booth, sister of John Wilkes Booth, endured a peculiar and often sad childhood with her flamboyant father, flighty mother and restricted ambitions. Her devotion to brother Johnnie led her to aid his anti-Union sentiments during the Civil War, and she was suspected of conspiracy in the Lincoln assassination. Historian Jane Singer imagines the dreamlike misery and mistakes of a little-known player in the Lincoln tragedy.

I received this as a freebie back in March of 2010.  As someone who loves to read historical fiction based on true people and events, I was intrigued by the book. Unfortunately it got buried on the Kindle and I still haven't managed to read it but I recently watched a movie on the Wilkes-Booth family and I am excited to find that I have this on my Kindle and look forward to trying to squeeze it into my reading.   

Crimson City

Liz Maverick

Pub:  December 26, 2011

Once, this was the City of Angels. The angels are no longer in charge. From the extravagant appetites of the vampire world above, to the gritty defiance of the werewolves below, the specter of darkness lives around every corner, the hope of paradise in every heart. All walk freely with humans in a tentative peace, but to live in Los Angeles is to balance on the edge of a knife. One woman knows better than most that death lurks here in nights of bliss or hails of UV bullets. She’s about to be tested, to taste true thirst. She’s about to regain the power she’s long been denied. And Fleur Dumont is about to meet the one man who may understand her: a tormented protector who’s lost his way and all he loved.

I bought this in January of 2012 because I was on a paranormal reading binge and the 2nd book in the series is written by Marjorie M. Liu - an author whose books I was just getting into and I had heard good things about this book.
Sadly I never got around to reading this but I do still want to read it.  

Have you read either of these books?  If so, what did you think? 

Don't forget to list your Kindle Kandy and link up!

Virtual Tour for The Obsidian Temple by Kelly Grant

Welcome to my stop on the Virtual Tour, presented by Pump Up Your Book, for The Obsidian Temple by Kelly Grant.  Please leave a comment or question for Kelly to let her know you stopped by.  You can follow all of the stops on Kelly’s tour by clicking on the banner above. 

Grandmothers by Kelly Grant

People usually want to know if my characters are based on real life people. I don’t do so intentionally – but characters are often influenced by my role models. In the Obsidian Temple, we finally meet the most influential person in Sulis and Kadar’s life – their desert priestess grandmother.

No one knew exactly how old Grandmother Hasifel was. Sulis wasn’t even certain of her first name—everyone just called her Grandmother Hasifel (or “your grandmother” if they were talking to the twins). Her spare, tall frame was still upright as a stick, but Sulis had seen Grandmother twist herself into impossible shapes while in moving meditation. Her skin was a burnished copper, her high cheekbones speckled with age spots and wrinkles. She radiated a restless energy, as though there was a raging river just barely contained under a thin layer of humanity. Her salt-and-pepper hair was oiled and pulled back in a tight bun now, but Sulis had seen it wild in an aura when Grandmother danced with the moon.

Grandmother Hasifel combines the strengths of both of my own Grandmothers. My paternal Grandmother was a slight, delicate-looking lady. She baked cookies, made us sweets and had a spine of steel. She was born in West Virginia and learned to care for herself and her father after her mother died. She held her own family together through poverty and strife. When she was in her late 80s she was still delivering meals and sermon tapes to the “poor shut-ins” who were usually about a decade younger than her. Like Sulis’s grandmother she was devout in her faith and did not waiver fromthe path of truth. She taught me the strength of loyalty, the enduring bonds of family and the value of hard work.

“How you find your path forward from pain and disappointment is a choice, not an inevitability. Living life without hesitation after failure is a choice. Loving after betrayal is a choice. Forgiving, even forgiving yourself, is a choice. It’s not an easy choice; no life changes are. A choice, nonetheless. Choose or be what you fear.”

Those words, spoken to Sulis by Grandmother Hasifel, could be words my maternal grandmother used. She was outspoken in her beliefs, and she did not hesitate to let her family know if they had veered off course. She loved her family and friends fiercely, but with clear eyes. I learned from her the value of speaking up and allowing my voice to be heard. I inherited her stubbornness and ability to stand up for what is right, even if it isn’t popular.

Writing the relationship between Sulis and her grandmother in The Obsidian Temple was a joy to me.  Creating thetension of a wise, but stubborn grandmother having to accept her headstrong granddaughter as an individual and an adult was a tribute to my own grandmothers. Both of my grandmothers are gone now, but they live on in the wisdom they shared and the love the spread to everyone in their lives.  

The Obsidian Temple
By Kelley Grant

Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse

Release Date:  July 21, 2015
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Format: eBook/Print

Length:  288 Pages (981 KB)

ISBN:  978-0062382559
ASIN:  B00OP1K6JA

The Obsidian Temple
By Kelley Grant

Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse

Release Date:  July 21, 2015
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Format: eBook/Print

Length:  288 Pages (981 KB)

ISBN:  978-0062382559
ASIN:  B00OP1K6JA

About the book:

After a harrowing escape to the desert, Sulis Hasifel finds her calling is not yet fulfilled. Traveling to the Obsidian Temple—the site of an ancient divine battle—Sulis is tasked with mentoring Ava, a young girl with a troubled past. Together, they join a group of magically gifted warriors to re-make the very fabric of the universe. But the fate of the world hinges on whether Ava can harness her power, and some trials cannot be overcome.

Returning to Illian, Sulis’s twin Kadar finds that his lover, Farrah, has abandoned their newborn daughter for the revolutionary cause. Not willing to give up his dream of a family, Kadar vows to stay by Farrah’s side. But when he finds that Farrah is willing to anger the gods to aid the Forsaken caste’s uprising, and as she steps farther down a violent and dark path, Kadar must decide if he will help her…or let the world spin out of control.

In this mesmerizing sequel to Desert Rising, Kelley Grant brings us back to the cities of Illian and Shpeth, drawing her epic fantasy tale closer to the trilogy’s stunning conclusion.

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About the Author:

Kelley Grant grew up in the hills of Ohio’s Amish country. Her best friends were the books she read, stories she created and the forest and fields that inspired her. She and her husband live on a wooded hilltop and are owned by five cats, a dog and numerous uninvited critters. Besides writing, Kelley teaches yoga and meditation, sings kirtan with her husband, and designs brochures and media.

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