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Guest Post: Becca J. Campbell Discusses Her Newest Book, Empath (Flawed, #1)

I'm very excited to announce the release of my latest New Adult novel Empath , the first book in the Flawed Series. Read on to find out more about this paranormal thriller and be sure to enter the giveaway at the end for an awesome prize package. The Struggle of an Empath Supernatural empathy isn’t a gift, it’s a curse. Anywhere she goes, Jade’s emotions are replaced by those of the people around her. Jade grew up in a suburb of Colorado Springs, protected from other people by her parents. Now she faces college—and the world—with nothing to shield her from unwanted feelings. When Cam, a classmate with a major crush on her unintentionally hijacks her emotions, Jade struggles to keep from being carried away in feelings of attraction. When Ethan, a psychopath with a thirst for fear, fixates on her, the emotional impact could be lethal. Caught in a deadly trap, Jade must untangle the emotions and find a way to use her empathic curse to overcome this killer or be overcome by him. Emp...

Book Review: Edgar Wilde and the Lost Grimoire by Paul Ramey

I don’t know about you, but I love young adult literature. And when I say love, I mean that I am obsessed with it. It might be the enjoyment of watching a young character grow up, or it might be that it gives me the freedom to relax and be fanciful in a way that adult fiction just doesn’t allow. Whatever the cause, YA heroes from Harry Potter to the Beaudelaire siblings have won my heart, and the hearts of readers everywhere. Now, joining the ranks of this illustrious tradition is Edgar Wilde, a young man whose passion for cemeteries and the mysteries surrounding local history land him in a whirlwind adventure and no small amount of danger. Fans of series like Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Stoneheart will definitely enjoy following Edgar as he searches his hometown of St. Edmund, Massachusetts for clues to the whereabouts of a mysterious book of healing and spells—a grimoire that was passed down through generations and is being by turns sought and guarded by multipl...

Book Review: The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn

Many of you have heard me wax enthusiastic about Deanna Raybourn’s Julia Grey novels. I took a risk starting this series, because after I read her novel, The Dead Travel Fast , I was somewhat disappointed. But by the time I had finished the first installment, Silent in the Grave , I was hooked on the plucky, independent character of Julia Grey. The fifth in the series, tantalizingly titled The Dark Enquiry , continues the delightful standard set by the previous four books. In this volume, Julia finally earns the chance to become a fully trusted partner in her husband, Brisbane’s enquiry agency after her brother comes to them with a little blackmailing problem. Her family’s involvement in this particular case is fortuitous for Julia, as it gives her an obvious in to the case and makes it easier for her to convince Brisbane that she can be useful. What follows is an entertaining and endearing account of starts and stops as they attempt to pin down  a blackmailer, poisoner, and a ...