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Tag Team Review and Giveaway ~ Deadly Spirits

Posted: January 16, 2017 in giveaways, Mystery, reviews
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This is a Tag Team Event hosted by myself and Sherry.

 It’s always a pleasure 

For today, I’m sharing my review of Deadly Spirits,book four of the Mac McClellan Mystery Series.

After reading my review, head on over to Sherry’s blog at fundinmental and check out her review. Leave a comment for more entries!

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Deadly Spirits

A Mac McClellan Mystery #4

by E. Michael Helms

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Genre: Mystery

My Review

This is my favorite in the series so far. I think it’s because I’m falling more for these characters with each new book. That and there’s something a bit more mysterious.

Mac McClellan is branching out from private investigations. His girlfriend talks him into joining the Palmetto Paranormal Society. Now he’s ghost hunting. Not one for whimsy, his military background formed him into a no nonsense man, he’s skeptical about things that go bump in the night.

It’s not long before his lark with the paranormal becomes real. The president of the society is found dead under suspicious circumstances and, as Mac does his thing investigating the death, more bodies start piling up.

Since the dead aren’t speaking, Mac investigates the only way he knows how, checking suspects off his list, digging up knew ones (pardon the pun), and stepping on toes. He may not be subtle, but he’ll get his man, or woman.

I really like Mac. I admire his discipline and bravery. Adore his affection for his dog, sneaking him human tidbits even though the dog will thank him with odiferous emissions later. And he’s quite the ladies man. Though he’s not fooled by a pretty cover. He’s just as likely to open a ladies door as to grill her when he suspects something fishy.  And he doesn’t stray from his lady love. Mac knows a good thing when he’s got it.

The author gives you a wide variety of suspects and more than one mystery to solve. He puts you in the setting, feeling the humidity of the southern air, smelling the fishy scent of the ocean, and hearing the calls of the soaring gulls. I’m a southern gal and felt right at home. Minus a dead body or two.

There’s also plenty of action. Things get burnt up and bullets fly. SSDD for Mac.

If you’re looking for a fun detective series with a great storyline, look no further.

  5  Stars

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Synopsis

When PI Mac McClellan’s girlfriend convinces him to join the Palmetto Paranormal Society, he becomes embroiled in a case of whooodunnit. The society president, while investigating an old hotel, is found dead at the foot of the stairwell, his neck broken. The man’s secretary and current squeeze stands horrified beside his body. Authorities rule the death an accident. Mac has doubts—no one heard the man tumbling down the stairs. Then the secretary dies in an apparent suicide. Two deaths in two paranormal investigations, and not a peep out of either victim. Mac suspects there’s more going on than a vengeful spirit.
Book 4 in the Mac McClellan Mystery series, which began with Deadly Catch.

AMAZON

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Author E. Michael Helms

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E. Michael Helms grew up in Panama City, FL. He played football and excelled in baseball as a catcher. Turning down a scholarship offer from the local Junior college, he joined the Marines after high school graduation. He served as a rifleman during some of the heaviest fighting of the Vietnam War until wounded three times in one day. Helms discounts it as “waking up on the wrong side of the foxhole.”

His memoir of the war, The Proud Bastards, has been called “As powerful and compelling a battlefield memoir as any ever written … a modern military classic,” and remains in print after 25 years.

The Private War of Corporal Henson, a semi-autobiographical fictional sequel to The Proud Bastards, was published in August 2014.

A long-time Civil War buff, he is also the author of the historical saga, Of Blood and Brothers.

Seeking a respite from writing about war, Helms decided to give mysteries a try. The first novel of his Mac McClellan Mystery series, Deadly Catch, was published in November 2013 and was named Library Journal’s “Debut Mystery of the Month.” The second Mac McClellan Mystery, Deadly Ruse, premiered in November 2014. It won the 2015 RONE Award for “Best Mystery.” Deadly Dunes was published in March 2016 by Camel Press. Deadly Spirits is scheduled for release in January 2017.

With his wife, Karen, Helms now lives in the Upstate region of South Carolina in the shadow of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. He enjoys playing guitar, hiking, camping, fishing, canoeing, and is an avid birdwatcher. He continues to listen as Mac McClellan dictates his latest adventures in his mystery series.

Represented by Fred Tribuzzo, The Rudy agency.

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The grand prize is a $25 Gift Card, and available for anyone in the U.S. or Internationally, where legal. Also giving away 4 ebooks ( U.S. and/or International, in whichever available format you prefer). And two paperbacks (US Only).

Entry is easy. Just leave your email address so I can contact you if you win, let me know which format you are entering for, and answer this question:

Have you ever went ghost hunting or had a paranormal experience?

Now hop on over the Sherry’s post on fundinmental for her review. Be sure to comment for more entries!

Giveaway ends January 30th

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Other Books in the series.

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My review for Deadly Catch

My review for Deadly Ruse coming soon.

My review for Deadly Dunes

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Let’s Hug & The Unusualasauruses ~ Delightful children’s books and a giveaway

Posted: January 16, 2017 in Action/Adventure, Children's books, giveaways
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I believe I enjoy children’s books as much now as I did when I was a young girl.

Check out these fun stories.

And don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

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Book Description for Let’s Hug: 15 Hugs for Beginners:

There must be over a millions ways to say “I love you” or “I care about you”, but with a single hug, even without words, you can simply feel it. This book is for toddlers, and encourages children and adults alike to try out all possible types of hugs. It’s everyone’s gain.

It took seconds for the sweet testers who accompanied the writing of this book to adopt these 15 ways of showing love, to give and receive it. And our testers are not alone. Recent studies reveal that Oxitocin, the most fun hormone available, also known as the Love Hormone, is released into our bodies when we hug.

Hugs are proven to have a generally positive healing and relaxing effect, since they increase calm and happiness, reinforce our self esteem, and support our sense of connection to those who are close to us. If you’d like to validate these studies, go ahead and hug.

This book was beautifully illustrated by Yuval Israeli, and it’s the second creative collaboration between Yuval Israeli and Efrat Shoham.

Buy the Book: Amazon

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Book Description for The Unusualasauruses:

Ages and ages ago, many different kinds of dinosaurs roamed our planet. Some were as large as whales, while others were the size of small dogs. Some were plant-eaters, while some ate other animals. Some had very long necks and tails, while others were tiny. Some had horns. Some had wings and could fly.

Despite all of these many variations, they were all part of the dinosaur family. And, as is often the case with family, they shared many common features.

No one has ever never whatsoever seen a live dinosaur or spoken to one of them. So, what if dinosaurs could really talk, or smile, cry, dream, dance, play and joke?

To answer all of these questions, all you have to do is become an Imaginesaurus, and meet the Unusualasauruses.

This book is aimed at children aged 4 to 120. It introduces the readers to different types of personalities, characters, and skills and thus helps us to spot them at a glance.

This book was beautifully illustrated by Lilach Ramati.

Buy the Book:  Amazon

About the Author:

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Efrat Shoham is an Israeli writer and independent publisher (The Pink Camel).

Shoham grew up in a small agricultural village in Israel. Her father was a farmer and her mother – a teacher and librarian. She lives with her family in Tel Aviv, on a small street lined with eucalyptus, mulberry and loquat trees, where 3 rabbits from the nearby kindergarten run wild.

She thinks and believes that curiosity, imagination, humor, green fields, fresh mango or avocado and pink camels are some of the keys to a good and happy life.

Connect with the author:  Website  ~ Facebook

About the Illustrator of Let’s Hug

Yuval Israeli 

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“I grew up in a kibbutz in the north of Israel and for years I live in Tel Aviv with Roy and our cat “tsimuki”. I studied design and illustration at “Vital” the school of visual arts, which reunited later with “Shenkar”.I also learned classical painting in the “station studio”.I always paint pop icons and characters which affected me, and I also always paint portraits of friends. Besides, I always enjoyed painting all kinds of creatures from my imagination”.

About the Illustrator of The Unusualasauruses

Lilach Ramati

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“I majored in visual communication in Holon Institute of Technology. I studied Interactive, but eventually my final project was an illustrated book. Today I work as a designer in games company”.

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Win one of two copies of Let’s Hug or one of two copies of The Unusualasaurases (4 winners, open internationally)
Ends Jan 28

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A Serial Killer Thriller ~ A Secondhand Life by Pamela Crane ~ Book Tour and Giveaway

Posted: January 16, 2017 in giveaways, Series, thriller
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A Secondhand Life:
(The Killer Thriller Series Book 1)
by Pamela Crane
Genre: A compelling serial killer thriller

**”A Secondhand Life” is a standalone psychological thriller

featuring characters also found in the companion novella, “A

Secondhand Lie.”**

2016 New Apple Literary Award in Psychological Thrillers, First Place Winner

2016 Reader’s Favorite Award in Thrillers, First Place Winner

2015 Library Journal selection

2016 Chanticleer Clue Awards nominee
2016 Silver Falchion Best Fiction nominee
A heart never forgets its last beat…

In a freak collision when she was twelve, Mia Germaine faced death and

the loss of her father. A heart transplant from a young murder victim

saved her life, but not without a price. Twenty years later, chilling

nightmares about an unresolved homicide begin to plague Mia.

Compelled by these lost memories, she forms a complicated connection

to the victim—the girl killed the night of Mia’s accident—due

to a scientific phenomenon called “organ memory.”

Now suffocating beneath the weight of avenging a dead girl and catching a

serial killer on the loose dubbed the “Triangle Terror,” Mia must

dodge her own demons while unimaginable truths torment her—along

with a killer set on making her his next victim.

As Mia tries to determine if her dreams are clues or disturbing

phantasms, uninvited specters lead her further into danger’s path,

costing her the one person who can save her from herself. More than a

page-turning thriller, “A Secondhand Life” weaves a tale of

second chances and reclaimed dreams as this taut, refreshing story

ensnares and penetrates you.

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A Secondhand Lie:
A gripping short story thriller
(The Killer Thriller Series Book 0)

**”A Secondhand Lie” is the companion novella featuring characters

also found in the full-length standalone thriller, “A Secondhand

Life.”**

Sometimes you know things you’re not supposed to know. Things that you can

never un-know. Things that will change the course of your life…and

the fate of the ones you love.

I found her in our living room, bleeding and close to death, but alive.

Barely. Until morning stole her last breath. The media called her

killer the “Triangle Terror” … and then forgot about her. But I

never forgot—my murdered sister, and an investigation that led to

my own resurrection from the dead.

Twenty-two years ago, on a cold February night, Landon Worthington lost his

father for the last time. After an armed robbery gone wrong, evidence

and witness testimony pointed a shaky finger at Dan

Worthington—deadbeat dad and alcoholic husband. But before the dust

could settle over the conviction, Landon’s preteen sister, Alexis,

is murdered in their home, plunging Landon’s life into further

despair.

Two decades and a cold case later, Landon is dogged by guilt over their

estranged relationship and decides to confront his incarcerated

father-of-the-year about what really happened the night of the

robbery. But the years of lies are hard to unravel. And the biggest

question of all haunts him: How does everything tie into his sister’s

murder?

And so begins Landon’s journey to piece together the puzzle of secrets,

lies, and truths that can free his father, avenge his sister, and

perhaps save himself.

Pamela Crane is a professional juggler. Not the type of juggler who can toss

flaming torches in the air, but a juggler of four kids, a writing

addiction, a horse rescuer, and a book editor by trade. She lives on

the edge (ask her Arabian horse about that—he’ll tell you all

about their wild adventures while trying to train him!) and she

writes on the edge. Her characters and plots are her escape from the

real world of dirty diapers and cleaning horse stalls, and she

thrives off of an entertaining tale.

She is the author of the best-selling psychological thriller “The

Admirer’s Secret,” Amazon top 20 short story “A Fatal

Affair,” and her latest releases “A Secondhand Life”

and “A Secondhand Lie.”

To pick up a copy of a FREE book, or to find out more about her chaotic

existence, visit her website at www.pamelacrane.com.

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