Category Archives: Author
CD REISS: FIONA FROM FORBIDDEN IS INSPIRED BY CELEBRITIES WITHOUT A PARTICULAR TALENT
CD Reiss’s fame as one of the best new wave romance authors continues to rise. Another prove of her magical pen is her latest book Forbidden. The novel was released on November 30 and already received amazing feedback. The title is standing solidly with 4.9 Amazon stars from 160 plus reviews.
The USA Today bestselling author is honoring Land of Books for the second time. If you miss the previous interview check it out here. It’s a great pleasure to welcome back CD Reiss.
– Christine, what the readers will find in your new book Forbidden?
– The book is about what happens to a person when their life is defined by limitless pleasure. It’s a rough read. It’s not for the faint of heart. Because Fiona has no idea how to deal with pain she feels everything acutely and reacts accordingly. So she has a lot of growing up to do and in the beginning she’s tough to love.
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13 FACTS ABOUT JANET EVANOVICH AND TRICKY TWENTY-TWO
Janet Evanovich topped once again NY Times Bestselling list with her novel Tricky Twenty-Two. The huge sales of the book came with positive feedback from the fans of Stephanie Plum’s adventures. After the release (November 17) of the latest title by the 72-year-old American writer, the numbers of Amazon reviews passed the prestigious mark 1000 and averaged 4.4 Stars.
So here we are with another episode of our 13 Facts rubric.
CRISTIN HARBER: TITAN SERIES IS A COMBINATION BETWEEN ACTION MOVIE AND ROMANCE NOVEL
She is talented, she is charming, she is NY Times and USA Today bestselling author. Our next guest is known as one of the top romantic suspense writers in our time. Her Titan series continued with her last novel Black Dawn. The book premiered in July. Cristin Harber’s fans are waiting for the next novel Delta: Rescue that will be released in February. With the kind assistance of Sara Shone we are happy to welcome lady Harber at Land of Books.
– Cristin, you are very productive as a writer. You are working on three different series at once. How did you accomplish such a difficult task of mixing stories and characters?
– All the characters live in the same “world.” Titan came first, and Delta is the ghost team/special ops which works with Titan. The Only series only involves one couple, however in the end, the happily ever after includes Delta and Titan. While it’s three separate series, they are all interconnected.
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SCOTT ALLAN MORRISON: TERMS OF USE IS ABOUT THE DARK SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
It’s always great to see an author’s debut to hit the top of bestselling rankings. Scott Allan Morrison’s Terms of Use made a dream start. The official release of the novel is set for January 1, but thanks to Kindle first program the story is already available for the readers.
We are happy to introduce at Land of Books our next guest Scott Allan Morrison, one of the best technology reporter in the past 20 years.
– Scott, what is your new book Terms of Use about?
– Terms of Use is a thriller about the dark side of social media, where large Internet corporations use our data to analyze and manipulate our thoughts and actions.
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TIM DORSEY: I NEVER IMAGINED PEOPLE WOULD GET TATTOOS OF MY BOOKS
Tim Dorsey and his legendary Serge Storms series continue with book #19 Coconut Cowboy. The novel will be released on January 26. Already the top reviewers casted their critical opinion with the following sentences: “Entertainingly picaresque. … Dorsey deftly brings all his players to life.” (Publishers Weekly) and “Heartily recommended for readers who like their mayhem served up with belly laughs.”(Booklist).
It’s a great pleasure to welcome at Land of books Tim Dorsey for our nest Q&A.
– Tim, what is your next book Coconut Cowboy about?
– My obsessive and insane main character decides to ride a motorcycle down through Florida as the sequel to Easy Rider.
– How did you decide to write the story of Serge Storms?
– It was an accident. He was just going to be a villain, but then I made him crazier and crazier, and when I had him start ranting about all things Florida, I knew I had my main guy.
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JENNIFER SKUTELSKY: THE INSPIRATION OF GRAVE OF HUMMINGBIRDS CAME FROM A PHOTOGRAPH
Jennifer Skutelsky will release her second book Grave of Hummingbirds on January 1. The novel was described as “Stunning mystery”, “Captivating”, “Wonderful,” by the readers. The debut title by our next guest Tin Can Shrapnel was an Eric Hoffer Book Award finalist.
It’s a great pleasure to introduce at Land of Books Jennifer Skutelsky.
– Jennifer, what is your book Grave of Hummingbirds about?
– Grave of Hummingbirds is the story of two men who love the same woman. Her death affects them differently: one immerses himself in the past he shared with her, while the other, in an effort to reconstruct her likeness, becomes a killer. The novel is set in the Andean highlands and explores themes of repression, love, grief, and redemption, while the story pivots around the haunting and rituals that take place in a remote village nestled in the mountains.
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MARTIN CROSBIE: THE STORY OF THE DEAD LIST ACTUALLY HAPPENED
Martin Crosbie made his dream-come-true in self-publishing. His efforts and success were covered by Amazon’s press release, Publisher’s weekly, Forbes Online and Mail newspaper. The author’s debut novel My Temporary Life was downloaded 150 000 times. On November 10 he released his latest book The Dead List.
Our next guest was born in Scotland, but now lives in Canada. It’s a great pleasure to introduce Martin Crosbie.
– Martin, what is your book The Dead List about?
– It’s so difficult to talk about The Dead List without giving away key plot elements, but I’ll try. It’s a story of a rookie policeman who is stationed in a small Canadian town. He has a past that doesn’t fit with an inexperienced officer. When he is called out to investigate a dead body lying in the street he knows the man has been murdered. But, he can’t reveal how he knows. And from there, the plot thickens.
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TERRI E. LANE AND A.M HARGROVE: WE PLAY OFF EACH OTHER’S STRENGTHS TO COME UP WITH THE BEST PROJECT
A.M Hargrove and Terri E. Lane joined forces for Cruel & Beautiful and the result was a place in USA Today Bestselling list. The success of the tag team was appreciated by the readers who valuated very high the book that was released on November 12. With more than 250 Amazon reviews the title is standing solidly into the ranks with average 4.7 stars.
For the first time in Land of Books we are doing a double interview with both co-authors. Enjoy!
– Terri, A.M, what is your book Cruel & Beautiful about?
– Terri – I think a quick summary is that it’s a story of life and love.
Terri
– A.M.—It’s actually based in part on my own story. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you any more than that because it would involve spoilers, lol.
A.M.
PEPPER WINTERS: THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN FINAL DEBT WAS TO IGNORE OUTSIDE INFLUENCES
Few days ago Pepper Winters released Final Debt, the sixth part of her popular Indebted series. The master of Dark romance is recognized worldwide for her books and made it into New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today International Bestseller. We are honored to host our next talk with Pepper Winters and to say welcome to Land of Books.
– Pepper, what is your book Final Debt about?
– It’s the finale to a long running series about a six-hundred-year old contract over two English houses. Debts have to be paid for circumstances that happened in the 1500’s. The story is set in modern day England and is a Dark Romance told with new debt in a volume. I can’t give too much away about Final Debt as it would spoil the other books. However, the first book DEBT INHERITANCE is free on all online platforms.
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MARK GIMENEZ: THE CASE AGAINST WILLIAM IS A FATHER-SON LOVE STORY
Lawyers are always good writers. We’ve got many good examples and Mark Gimenez is one of them. His last book The Case Against William was released in March 2014. The novel was highly appreciated by the fans of the genre and the average Amazon rating speaks for itself – 4.5 out of 5 stars.
It’s a great honor to have Mark Gimenez as a guest for our next interview at Land of Books.
– Mark, what is your book The Case Against William about?
– It’s a father-son love story. The best description I can offer is the online synopsis:
Criminal defense lawyers must make their peace with one harsh fact of life: most of their clients are guilty.
But when William Tucker, a celebrated and self-centered star college football player, is suddenly arrested and charged with the brutal rape and murder of a college coed two years before, his estranged father, Frank Tucker, a drunken, broken-down, beach-bum ex-criminal defense lawyer, cannot believe his son is guilty. No father can. So he must find a way to sober up and save his son from the death penalty sought by an ambitious district attorney. And father and son learn that only three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and a father’s love for his son.
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