***Review*** The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

"Have you not considered the distinct possibility that the accused were simply guilty of witchcraft?"

Connie Goodwin thinks her academic advisor is teasing her; she has mastered the scholarship surrounding the Salem witch trials of 1692 and knows the question he poses is preposterous.  She never suspects that answering it will alter everything she knows about the past, her family, and the professor himself.

Sent by her mother to prepare her long-deceased grandmother's home for sale, Connie finds a decrepit dwelling filled with venerable oddities, including a collection of ancient bottles filled with peculiar liquids and powders. On her first night there, Connie chances on a crumbling bit of paper, bearing the words "Deliverance Dane," that has been carefully hidden inside a key tucked between the pages of a 300-year-old family Bible. Combing the local church registry for traces of this mysterious name, Connie strikes up an acquaintance with Sam, a steeplejack engaged in the church s preservation. Together they piece together Deliverance's tragic story and learn of her precious book of spells and recipes for healing potions. When a series of sinister events threaten Sam's life, Connie's search for the book is transformed from scholarly pursuit to a matter of life and death -- and love
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REVIEW

This was an interesting book.  I loved how history overlapped with what was going on in the future.  This book is about the discovery of a new person accused of being a witch during the Salem Witch Trials and finding her "book" and how her grandaughter, many times removed, discovers it and her powers.  It is about love and lose and discovery and of course it has an evil eliment. 

The problem with this book is it's sooo slow paced atleast until the last few chapters where it all starts to come together.  For that alone I gave it 2 out of 5 starts.  I don't like being bored in a book and this one unfortuanatly was boring.  The history facts were interesting but the current timeline just dragged along.

I do not know if I would read another of this authors books, it would REALLY have to stand out to me.

~Brandy

Sky Purington has a FREE ebook today only!!!

Sky Purington has a freebie title Highland Muse live all day today at Amazon. Shout out about it if you like.

Go to  http://www.amazon.com/Highland-Muse-ebook/dp/B006J2U0Q2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326629204&sr=1-1 

Website Sky Purington
Twitter  @Skypurington

~Brandy

I have a new Face Book Page "Free Ebooks for All"

HI everyone, 

I decided to start a new facebook page to list all the "Free Ebooks" that I come acrost.  I will list ebooks for Kindle, Nook and other online Publishers. It is called Free Ebooks For All. Here is the link:

Free Ebooks for All
http://www.facebook.com/groups/222321634511965/

and I still have my other page for contests "Book Contest- Win Free Books".  Here is the link for that page:

Book Contest-Win Free Books
http://www.facebook.com/groups/222321634511965/#!/groups/116958684997453/

Anyone can join the groups and feel free to share them with friends :)

~Brandy
Twitter @brandlwyne

Gayle Wilson Contest is Looking for Judges

Hello, I thought that you all might be interested or know someone that would be...  The Gayle Wilson contest is looking for more book judges.  It is simple you read the book and either email or mail them the number you would give it off a sheet of paper that comes with the books.  You can pick the genre that you want its great for all. You end up helping them and you get free books.  

Please contact me for the info and feel free to forward it on!!!

Merry Christmas,

~Brandy

brandyzbooks@yahoo.com

http://www.brandyzbooks.blogspot.com/

Twitter @brandlwyne

Review Beauty dates the Beast by Jessica Sims ***5 Stars***

I thought this book was amazing. It was hot and romantic at the same time. It is fast paced and keeps you wanting more. I couldn't put it down until I finished it. I can't wait for the next book in this series.

Bathsheba is a human female working in a paranormal dating service. Her boss is a Siren and a *****. Her sister is a werewolf in hiding, who shifts at the slightest sign of something going wrong. Did I mention that Bath is a virgin, yep and that is just the start of this awesome adventure.

Beau Russell is a were-cougar. Head of the local Alliance and the go to man for all the loners in the para world. Beau has a problem, the only female were-cougar in the territory is going into heat and so is he, but she is his cousing and he needs a girl for a week long trist bad!!!

Beau's luck goes down hill and his "date" from the dating service cancels on him and he needs a replacement fast. Bathsheba is the office manager and when a problem comes up its up to her to fix it. When Beau's date falls through, Bath finally agrees to go on 1 date with Beau with NO SEX. And the rest is hot romantic history.

I look forward to the next installment in this series!!!

Purchase

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Contests for Mahalia Levey Today!!!

Author Mahalia Levey is over at Goddess Fish Party Pavilion today talking about her new book "The Price of Defiance."  Mahalia is giving away a FREE ebook to one lucky commentor. 

Then from 6-9pm tonight she is going to be chatting at Joyfully Reviewed Chatters where she is giving away another copy of her book and there will be lots of other prizes.  I will post the links at the end of this post incase clicking on the name doesn't work (above).  I hope you all enjoy Mahalia's work as much as I do.

Goddess Fish Party Pavilion  http://goddessfishparty.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-morning-im-mahalia-levey.html?zx=12da1e048f86357d

Joyfully Revewied Chatters   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chatting_with_Joyfully_Reviewed/

Ten Tips for Promoting Your Books on Twitter w/ Kayelle Allen ***GIVEAWAY***

Ten Tips for Promoting Your Books on Twitter

You have a Twitter account, and you know the basics. You can reply, retweet messages, include a link, and you know how to mention tweeps (Twitter peeps). So what else is there? Here are ten simple things you can do to promote your writing and your books on Twitter.

Bonus tip: Use your writing name as your twitter handle. Mine is @kayelleallen.

1. Keep in mind that Twitter is a source. Use it as a tool to find new friends, learn new tricks, and in doing so, spread your name before the masses.
2. On your Twitter home page, click the @yourname link to see a list of mentions and followers. Send out a "Welcome new followers" message and list your new tweeps. Be sure to include the @ symbol with their handles, so others can find them. People love to be mentioned.
3. Follow other authors in your genre, and involve them in your tweets.
4. Retweet their book announcements. What goes around comes around.
5. When you read an article about books, marketing, or writing, copy the URL and paste it into Twitter to share with tweeps. Be a resource.
6. Thank people for retweeting your tweets. To do this, highlight the message, copy it, then click reply, and paste it into the blank message. In front write "Thanks for the RT". If you're short on space, you can put TY 4 RT. This sends out your message again, and both mentions and thanks the other person. And yes, this is appropriate to do. You can also reply, and just say Thanks for the RT.
7. For every one thing you say about your books, find ten things to say about others. If you do this consistently, when you post info about a book trailer, a new release, or a blog you've posted, your tweeps will retweet it.
8. Use #hashtags that others are using. Click them, and they'll conduct an immediate search for everywhere the tag is being used, showing you some useful information. Some helpful ones: #authors #ebooks, #books, #amwriting, #askeditor, #nanowrimo, #pubtip, #writertips, #marketing... You get the drift. Here's a list for more ideas. http://is.gd/HmZiPI On the right side of your home page, you'll see Trending Topics. Click a few of these and read for a bit. Retweet ones that amuse or touch you. You might find a new follower or someone to follow as well.
9. Click the Who To Follow link, and check out some new people. One of Twitter's best features is it lets you meet and follow people you'd have never met otherwise.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kayelle Allen's motto is "romance lives forever." She enjoys hiking, movies, reading, and SciFi conventions. A multipublished, award winning author with character-driven, plot-heavy SciFi Romances, her worldbuilding skills include alien languages and 10k years of future history. Kayelle is known for unstoppable heroes, uncompromising love, unforgettable passion. Find Kayelle Allen at these fine bookstores:  Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Fictionwise, or wherever good ebooks are sold.

You can find Kayelle Allen by using following links :

Books By Kayelle (Blog)

http://twitter.com/#!/kayelleallen

Facebook

***CONTEST***

Everyone who leaves a post is welcome to email me for a free set of pumpkin stencils for Halloween. Send an email to kayelle.allen@yahoo.com and put BrandyzBooks in the subject. I'll email you a zip file of the stencils in pdf format, complete with directions on how to use them to create a special pumpkin. Then, I'll draw one name on Saturday, make sure to post by Noon (12:00 CT)  for a download of the ebook of your choice from my backlist. http://kayelleallen.com/Books.html  My privacy policy: if you email me for a contest, I won't use your email for any other purpose without your permission.

Here's the question to answer on the blog: What's a favorite hashtag you use on Twitter?

Good Luck everyone!!!  I would like to thank Kayelle for coming on my blog and I hope you all enjoy the post.  I know I did :)

~Brandy