Guest Post and Free Novel! Author Connie Smith Discusses Character Building!

Characters can make a story, in my opinion. This isn’t limited to any particular genre. Whether the plot takes them to a fantasy land, a dance floor, a fancy European resort, a haunted house, or a library, if I can’t relate to and appreciate the characters, I can’t care about the story as much as the author probably wants, no matter how epic their journey. If I do like the…

February 25, 2014
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Happy Happy Hollows Day!! Giveaway Winners Galore!

Hi everyone! I know your evening may have been more exciting than Christmas for some of you, lol.  I figured plenty of you will stay up until midnight so that you can read through the night!  Anyone finished yet?  As you all know, I posted my review back in January.  If you missed it, then I’m the queen of England. But if I actually AM the queen of England, you…

February 25, 2014
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The Undead Pool – Hollows Chapter 5. I’m late, I know!

So guys, if you didn’t already know, Chapter 5 of The Undead Pool is available to read. Remember I told you it was better than chapter 4! What do you think? http://www.scribd.com/doc/206205357/Chapter-5-of-THE-UNDEAD-POOL There’s also a Hollows Dating Quiz! I got David first, then got Trent and Al after answering things in a way that would get them, lol.  David honestly doesn’t really do much for me in the books, but…

February 17, 2014
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The Vampire Academy – Movie Review

Synopsis: Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human/vampire, guardians of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discretely within our world. Her legacy is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi. This is her story. Review: So I got to attend a screening of the film last Thursday.  Based on the trailer I was honestly expecting it to be one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.  I…

February 10, 2014
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Poll: The Undead Pool Chapter 4! To Read or Not to Read?

Scribd, aka, the Netflix for books has posted Chapter 4 of The Undead Pool (Hollows #12)!  We’re about 21 days out from the book’s release!  Are you guys going to wait to read it? Or do you want to gobble it down now?  If you ask me, chapter 4 is all well and good, but chapter 5…yeah there is no going back after that one.  It’s probably my second or…

February 4, 2014
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Happy Hollows Hunting! Thar Be Goodies! The Undead Pool Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 Now Available!

Those of you waiting ever so patiently for Hollows Chapter 2, wait no further! On top of Chapter 2 Harper Voyager has also released Chapter 3!! Cool stuff, right? You can read everything thus far over at their site: http://harpervoyagerbooks.com/2014/01/28/exclusive-excerpt-chapters-1-3-undeadpool/ Soooo, is it shaping up to be as awesome as you hope?  We are not 4 weeks out from its official release. The book is indeed Amazeballs.  And of course…

January 28, 2014
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Dirty Magic (The Prospero’s War #1) by Jaye Wells

Synopsis: The last thing patrol cop Kate Prospero expected to find on her nightly rounds was a werewolf covered in the blood of his latest victim. But then, she also didn’t expect that shooting him would land her in the crosshairs of a Magic Enforcement Agency task force, who wants to know why she killed their lead snitch. The more Prospero learns about the dangerous new potion the MEA is…

January 27, 2014
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Poll! Hollows Digest and Weekly Wrap up! What are you most excited about?

There are quite a few updates for Hollows and Cat & Bones fans! And that’s not all! Live Chat with Kim Harrison and Jeaniene Frost                   Mark your calendars for a live phone chat with these two authors on February 13 at 7 pm EST. They’ll be discussing both of their series and answering fan questions over at Booktalk Nation.  You can…

January 18, 2014
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Flash Poll Results! ARC-apalooza Problems Solved!

Thanks everyone for voting at the last minute to help me decide.  I also appreciated the comments which I took into strong consideration. But you have all voted pretty definitively and the winner is…. The good news is that I think I can potentially knock out two of them this week, perhaps all three. I started Mercy this morning and I expect things to get pretty juicy and unputdownable.  You…

January 13, 2014
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