LIBBIE HAWKER: DAUGHTER OF SAND AND STONE IS ABOUT REAL WOMAN SURROUNDED BY MYTH AND LEGEND
If you like historical fiction, Libbie Hawker is a perfect choice for something fresh. Her new novel Daughter of Sand and Stone is set for release on December 1. “Surprisingly good fiction”, “An author to watch,” are just few of the comments by the readers of the book. It’s not by coincidence that this is interview #300 at Land of Books.
With a great pleasure we welcome our next guest Libbie Hawker.
– Libbie, what is your book Daughter of Sand and Stone about?
–Daughter of Sand and Stone is about Zenobia, a woman who ruled ancient Palmyra (in modern-day Syria) during the third century C.E. Very few facts are known about Zenobia’s life, but she has been surrounded by myth and legend for a very long time!
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MATTHEW FITZSIMMONS: THE SHORT DROP WAS INSPIRED BY THRILLERFEST
Matthew FitzSimmons made a dream debut. His first ever novel The Short Drop is currently #1 at Kindle Amazon Bestselling list. The book was loved by the readers, who are giving average 4.7 Amazon stars from 280 plus reviews.
“The Short Drop is an adrenaline-fueled thriller that has it all—political intrigue, murder, and suspense. Matthew FitzSimmons weaves a clever plot and deftly leads the reader on a rapid ride to an explosive end”, said the good friend of Land of Books Robert Dugoni, author of My Sister’s Grave.
Andrew Peterson added: “Beyond exceptional. Matthew FitzSimmons is the real deal”.
So here we are with another special chat with the new star of thriller genre Mr. Matthew FitzSimmons himself. We owe special thanks to lovely Dennelle Catlett for her great assistance in doing the interview.
– Matthew, Tell us about your new book, The Short Drop. What is it about?
– The Short Drop is about Gibson Vaughn and the search for Suzanne Lombard, a childhood friend and daughter of the American vice president. Her disappearance has haunted Gibson since he was a troubled teenager. Ten years later, he’s been given the chance to solve the mystery. It’s an opportunity that he can’t pass up and of course gets him into all sorts of trouble.
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CAROL MCGRATH: THE BETROTHED SISTER IS A STORY OF LOVE, REVENGE, JEALOUSY AND RIVALRY
Carol McGrath published the third part of her The Daughters of Hastings series at the beginning of October. The Betrothed Sister is another history journey that started just after the Battle of Hastings. Our next guest is historian, who is specializing in medieval era. It’s is a real pleasure to welcome at Land of Books lady Carol McGrath for the following chat.
– Carol, what is The Betrothed Sister about?
– The Betrothed Sister tells the story of Harold II’s elder daughter Gytha, who, because her grandmother has the same name, is called Thea in the novel. It is a story of love, revenge, jealousy, and rivalry. Thea travels into exile in Denmark after The Battle of Hastings and the Norman take-over of England. After a time coping with the jealous Danish princesses, her cousin, King Sweyn, brokers a spectacular marriage for her with Prince Vladimir of Kiev. Thea now has to adjust to a very different society, one very protective of its women, deeply religious and war-like but with many beautiful palaces, castles and great trading wealth. Will her marriage bring her happiness? Will she earn her princely husband’s respect as together they confront danger from within and without the court? The story also contains a small sub-plot, that of Padar who was the Godwin skald/poet/spy and Thea’s protector.
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WHO IS PAULA HAWKINS’S NEW BOYFRIEND
Paula Hawkins emerged as a top author in the beginning of 2015. Her novel The Girl on the Train is the main favorite for the best book of the year. The title already earned huge praise by readers and critics. The thriller set a record with four consecutive months (From February to March) as a winner of our Amazon Bestselling Ranks.
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43-year old former business reporter at Times is hiding her personal life. The new millionaire was busy after the release of The Girl on the Train and traveled a lot to promote the book. However she found time for a romance.
TONI DWIGGINS: THE JELLYFISH IN SKELETON SEA ARE REAL
The fourth part of thrilling Forensic Geology Series was published in May. Toni Dwiggins continues with the adventures of Cassie and Walter after they took a new case in Skeleton Sea. Once again the response of the readers was very nice with average 4.4 Amazon stars. It’s a great pleasure to welcome for the first time at Land of Books Toni Dwiggins.
– Toni, what is your book Skeleton Sea about?
– Two forensic geologists investigate the mystery of a ‘ghost ship’–a fishing boat found adrift without a fisherman aboard. They soon discover that the mystery goes deeper, down into a subsea cavern where a man with a toxic agenda is at work on a project that threatens the California seas. Climate change, warming oceans, and oxygen-starved waters set the scene.
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LUCY SCORE: I WROTE PRETEND YOU’RE MAIN AS TWO SEPARATE BOOKS
Lucy Score debuted in 2015. Her second novel Pretend You’re Mine was published on October 22. For a fresh author our next guest showed great talent and received well deserved positive critics. The Amazon feedback is more than perfect averaging 4,8 stars from 160 plus reviews. The book is stranding solidly in Kindle Top 10 bestselling list. Let’s see who is hiding behind the lovely writer from Pennsylvania.
– Lucy, what is your book Pretend You’re Mine about?
– Pretend You’re Mine is about a mismatched couple in a small town. They’re both running from something and that brings them together and also tears them apart. It’s a sweet story with a whole cast of hilarious secondary characters.
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MEGG JENSEN: ATTACK ON PHOENIX IS MY HOMAGE TO FLASH GORDON
USA Today bestselling author Megg Jensen started a new adventure with her latest release Attack on Phoenix. The title premiered on October 20. Few days later we’ve got a great chance to speak with sci-fi and fantasy author about the first book of Forsaken Stars Saga. Let’s say a warm welcome to our next guest.
– Megg, what is your latest book Attack on Phoenix about?
– Attack on Phoenix is my homage to my favorite science fantasy movies – Flash Gordon, Dune, and John Carter of Mars. Two hundred years ago, an Earth spaceship crashed on a desolate planet. Just as they are about to get back into space, they are besieged by an alien species called the dragzhi. Only an ancient relic, the Key, can save them – if it even exists.
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AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERS: OCTOBER 2015
The second month of autumn became the time for a total dominance by Camille Pagán and her book Life and Other Near-Death Experiences. The title stayed in Top 3 of Kindle Amazon bestselling list during the entire month. Even the movie premiere of The Martian couldn’t move out of the first place the best novel for October.
Despite the strong performance of the winner, we’ve got some very close clashes for the other places in Top 10. Check them out
DOUG JOHNSTONE: THE JUMP IS ABOUT SUICIDE AND REDEMPTION
Our guest for today’s interview is the Scottish writer Doug Johnstone. His latest novel The Jump was released in the summer. The book received positive feedback not only in the United Kingdom, but also worldwide.
It’s a great pleasure to introduce to you at Land of Books Mr. Doug Johnstone.
– Doug, what is your book The Jump about?
– The Jump is about suicide and redemption. It’s set in the shadow of the Forth Road Bridge outside Edinburgh in Scotland. The main character Ellie is struggling since her teenage son killed himself, and the book begins with her finding another boy about to jump off the bridge. She talks him down and takes him home, but finds he has blood on him that isn’t his. This leads her down a terrifying path as she tries to protect the boy and keep her own sanity.
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JAMIE BECK: ACCIDENTALLY HERS IS FILLED WITH ETHICAL AND MORAL DILEMMAS
This week Land of Books continues new interviews series with our former guests. This time Jamie Beck is returning with her new novel Accidentally Hers. The book hit the market on October 6 and as expected matched the positive feedback (av. 4.3 Amazon stars!) from her other two releases Worth the Wait and In The Cards.
If you missed the first interview with Jamie Beck you may check it here. It’s time for our second (and hopefully not the last one) meeting with the promising romance author.
– Jamie, welcome back to Land of Books, what the readers will find in your new novel Accidentally Hers?
– Thank you for having me again!
To answer your first question, Accidentally Hers is the first book in the Sterling Canyon series, which is set in a fictional Rocky Mountain ski town based on Telluride, Colorado.
In this first book, I hope readers will find a complex story filled with legal, ethical, and moral dilemmas. There are no easy answers or resolutions for either Grey or Avery. I’ve put Avery in a particularly sticky situation where, no matter what she chooses, someone she cares about (or who is counting on her) will end up hurt. Readers will also meet (and fall for) Grey Lowell, the extreme skier with a heart of gold. I love him.
The secondary characters in this book will eventually get their own books as well (Secretly Hers is due out in July, 2016).
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