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HALLOWEEN BOOK BLAST - Check Out These Spooky Good Books!

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    WELCOME TO THE HALLOWEEN BOOK BLAST!   Click on any of the below book covers to be taken to the page that has more information on the novel as well as the Buy Links!   Before you leave, don't forget to enter the Giveaway!!! a Rafflecopter giveaway  

BOOK BLAST - The Un-Diet Diet by Dr. Douglas Pooley

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  This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions . Dr. Douglas Pooley will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.   The UN-Diet Diet is a health reclamation strategy. It is designed to give the participant simple and effective tools to aid in improving overall health, effectively deal with weight management issues, and to serve as a guide for empowered aging. The program is aimed at those over the age of 55 with existing health compromise. It examines the true genesis of both health and disease through the lens of our evolutionary footprint, drilling down to the essence of what it means to be alive. It is here within the principles which create and maintain life, that we also find the keys to health and longevity. Read an Excerpt We have been so conditioned to tie well-being to pills and/or altering our eating habits that we instincti

BOOK REVIEW The Water Tower by Amy Young

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  The Water Tower by Amy Young October 9 - November 3, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Josie Ashbury was a successful Hollywood actress with a booming career—until an on-set breakdown sends her back to her small Ohio hometown to recover. Taking a job teaching at her old high school, Josie is beginning to put the pieces of her life back together when one of her students dies under suspicious circumstances. The police close the case quickly, without any real answers. Josie is determined to find the truth behind the girl's death. At the same time, Josie is battling demons of her own. As she faces debilitating insomnia that leaves her with gaps in her memory, she dives into the tangled secrets surrounding the investigation. When she finally unravels the web, she discovers that the truth lies much closer to home than she could have ever imagined. Praise for The Water Tower : "Start with a suspicious death of a beloved student, add a devoted former starlet tur

BOOK REVIEW - The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright

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  The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright October 9 - 20, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: It promises beauty but steals life instead. Will the ghosts of Barlowe Theater entomb them all? Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's eldest brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the completed theater appears every bit as deadly. When Greta's younger brother goes missing after breaking into the building, Greta engages the assistance of a local police officer to help her unveil the already ghostly secrets of the theater. But when help comes from an unlikely source, Greta decides that to save her family she must uncover the evil that haunts the theater and put its threat to rest. Decades later, Kit Boyd's best friend vanishes during a ghost walk at the Barlowe Theater, and old stories of mysterious disappearances and ghoulish happenings are revived. Then television ghost-hunting host and skeptic Evan Fisher joins Kit in the quest to identify

BOOK REVIEW - Blood Relations by J. Woollcott

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  Blood Relations by J. Woollcott September 18 - October 13, 2023 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Belfast, Northern Ireland: early spring 2017. Retired Chief Inspector Patrick Mullan is found brutally murdered in his bed. Detective Sergeant Ryan McBride and his partner Detective Sergeant Billy Lamont are called to his desolate country home to investigate. In their inquiry, they discover a man whose career with the Police Service of Northern Ireland was overshadowed by violence and corruption. Is the killer someone from Mullan’s past, or his present? And who hated the man enough to kill him twice? Is it one of Patrick Mullan’s own family, all of them hiding a history of abuse and lies? Or a vengeful crime boss and his psychopathic new employee? Or could it be a recently released prisoner desperate to protect his family and flee the country? Ryan and Billy once again face a complex investigation with wit and intelligence, all set in Belfast and the richly atmospheric

BOOK REVIEW - Living with Depression by Deborah Serani

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    Book Details: Book Title :   Living with Depression  by Deborah Serani Category :   Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 254 pages Genre :   Self-Help, Psychology Publisher :   Rowman & Littlefield Release date:    September 11, 2023 Content Rating :  PG:  Trigger issues like suicide and non suicidal self injury. Choice words used but rarely. Book Description: In the fully updated second edition of  Living with Depression , Serani outlines the various forms of depression, describes the different treatments, and outlines methods for living with depression and getting the help you or a loved one needs. However, since the first edition was published, much has changed in the landscape of depression including diagnostic aspects, new disorders, treatments and research, and Deborah Serani covers it all. Tips on how to choose a good therapist, negotiate the labyrinth of healthcare, and minimize stigma are addressed, as is learning how to use biology and biography as tools of empowerment. There is

BOOK SPOTLIGHT - Murder by the Stroke (A Fiona Quinn Mystery) by C.S. McDonald

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    Join us for this spotlight tour from  Oct 2   to Nov 2, 2023 ! Book Details: Book Title :  Murder by the Stroke (A Fiona Quinn Mystery)  Author:   C.S. McDonald Category :  Adult Fiction, 260 pages Genre :  Cozy Mystery Publisher :  McWriter Books Release date :  Nov 2023 Content Rating :  G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content. Book Description: Detective Landry's old flame is drop-dead gorgeous, and so are her paintings! Pittsburgh’s most influential cultural enthusiasts are overjoyed when famous artist, Vashti, has scheduled a gala followed by a weeklong exhibit of her latest works. On the other hand, Detective Nathan Landry isn’t so excited about the invitation he has received to the gala. Back in the day, he and the renowned painter were lovers. That is, when her name was Sadie Jensen, or as Nathan’s sister liked to call her, “Psycho Sadie.” Art experts, and collectors alike, have been intrigued by a