Year: 2015

Book Review for Author, Hannah Warren of “Psychic Confessions” Book One

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Book Review Post, Featured Guest , , , , , ,

Hello Friends and Avid Readers and Welcome New Visitors,

Sometimes a fabulous book comes along and makes you really think about people’s past choices and motives. And that is how I felt after reading my good friend, and fellow author Hannah Warren’s New Novel Series titled, Psychic Confessions, (The cottage on the border), which is book one of this series.

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Available on Amazon Kindle!
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Now before we get to my review, how about we learn a wee bit more about Hannah Warren, and where you can connect with her. She has several books out that I know you will enjoy reading when you visit her Amazon Author page at: http://www.amazon.com/Hannah-Warren/e/B008A0DHS4/ and don’t forget to leave a book review when your finished reading any of her fantastic books.

Hannah Warren
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About The Author:

Hannah Warren was born in Paris (Fr.) in 1956 as a second child to a Dutch father and an English mother. She has lived in The Netherlands almost all her life but has a strong connection with France, UK and Holland.She studied Dutch literature and Mass communication at the University of Amsterdam and also obtained a B.A. in English Literature & Language and a B.A. in Translation from Rotterdam University. She currently works at the International Office of HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen.
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From the early age of 8, Ms Warren has written poetry and short stories but it took her fifty years to become a published author.Her debut novel, the literary romance Casablanca, My Heart was published in June 2014 by Thorstruck Press. Psychic Confessions, first book in the series The Cottage On The Border (November 2014, Thorstruck Press) is Hannah’s second novel and positions her as a writer of suspenseful family sagas.

Here are just a few places you can learn more about Hannah and connect with her!

Author Website: hannahwarrenauthor.com
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/HannahAudrey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannahWarrenAuthor
Twitter: Hannah WarrenAuthor
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/hannahaudrey/

My Book Review for Psychic Confessions . . .
“Just Fantastic”!

Hannah has done a fantastic job with her new novel series, Book 1 of Psychic Confessions.

This read has everything you’d want in a suspense thriller. It deals with a families past pains, mental stability, dark secrets, mysteries, and much more. There is murder, mystery, intrigue through out each page of this wonderful storyline which spans 6 decades as Jenna reveals.

When you don’t think you can take anymore heart-break, or take more emotional turmoil of the revelations Jenna stumble upon, more storyline past haunts melt into Jenna’s present. When she begins to have memories of her mother’s death by suicide, and she ends up in an orphanage at age three, and her life starts to take off from there. But Jenna’s own life becomes pulled apart, her adopted brother Vincent, and Jenna’s psychiatrist, a good friend take her away to a cottage to try and help her recovery from her own brush with death, and attempted suicide.

Now even though this book is a work of fiction, many who know me know I battle my own real life mental and emotional health conditions, so this book really spoke to me. I could feel the pain Jenna was going through, and that is when you know a writer is very special like Hannah Warren. And even though again it’s fiction, some of this storyline collided with my real life past emotional haunts. That is why I was hooked from the beginning to the last page of this fantastic read!

BRAVO Hannah!
You have done a wonderful job with book one of this new novel series! I truly can not wait for the next book of this series to come out. And as the book blurb details:,
“Psychic Confessions is a tale of murder, mystery, intrigue, familial despair, heartbreak, and spiritual resurrection”. . Great Family Saga & Thriller Read!

She definitely gets a 5 Stars from me. And a top-notch recommended read.
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HAPPY READING!
Catherine Townsend-Lyon, Author & Lyon Book Promotions
http://www.amazon.com/Psychic-Confessions-Cottage-Border-Book-ebook/dp/B00Q1R6PIC

Current Reader Contest Happening Now For Author, A. R. Tirant ~ Echoes From The Oasis E-book!

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Hello Avid Readers and Welcome New Friends to Lyon Book Promotions!

 

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UPDATE: I have extended the contest and e-book read time to Feb 27th!

Were you one of the “Lucky Ones” a few weeks ago who were part of the 1,499 people who downloaded, “Echoes from the Oasis” Free E-book giveaway by: Author, A.R. Tirant (Rosie)?

Well if you were? Have you finished reading this beautiful Historical Novel? Have you gone back to Amazon Kindle and placed a Book Review yet? Well what are you waiting for? Just write a few lines in the review tab and tell her, and other book shoppers how fantastic this read is. Then put your name to the review and come back here to my book blog and enter to win some “Fabulous Prizes”!

All the details are on my “Contest Page for Avid Readers, promos and giveaways.” Place your name in the Comment Section of that page and YOUR ENTERED.  You can also do the same here on this ‘Blog Post Comment Section’ too.
We have 2 Readers who have entered already, so go by my contest page for all the entry details!

Now many readers know that book reviews helps us as writers and authors to know how and if you enjoyed our books, but it also let’s us know WHAT are readers want for future reads. Let’s see what some of the readers have to say in their reviews about this Fabulous Novel! And did I mention it is going to be a novel series? Yes, more volumes are coming!
So keep visiting and will share all the release dates and news about Author, A.R. Tirant! (Rosie). . .

Here is what some readers are saying about: Echoes from the Oasis. . .

“Bittersweet Enduring Love”  January 13, 2015  By elaine m. suda

“I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Even though I spent more time sobbing during my reading about Anna and Louis, I am still happy that their love endured. Anna still has her baby daughter to love and reminds her of the passion she shared with Louis. I look forward to reading more of your work.”

“Five Stars”  January 9, 2015  By  Julia Kirk

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your book,  September 20, 2014  By Steve Layton (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US). . .
Rosie, my dear friend, I remember the day you shared your plans about writing a novel. You never lost your enthusiasm, and over the years I witnessed your dream grow, your passion take shape and the birth of “Echoes from the Oasis”.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your book, you have done a great job and I highly recommend this novel. You transport the reader to your island home, through vivid descriptions, and your depiction of characters is amazing. You have captured the Seychelles Creole culture and painted an amazing picture of life on the islands during colonial times, as your characters from all social background and different ethnicity interact with one another.
Bravo! I can’t wait for the sequel.

Congratulations, your work has its rightful place at the archives of The Seychelles National Library, along with the work of many of your fellow authors from the Seychelles.

NOW MY OWN REVIEW. . .
5 Stars! November 16, 2014 ~ Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon

Rosie has done a fine job in promoting her new novel where she had been born and raised, which in opinion, is one of the most beautiful places on earth, The Seychelles Islands.

Not only has Rosie written a beautiful fiction romance, she also shares many of the traditions, ways, and cultures of this beautiful part of the world. And the about a young woman, Anna who blossoms when she finds love. Even one of Rosie’s written characters has my first name, Catherine. Now that made me feel special. But I’m pretty confident that was well planned in her book before we had ever met.

I also have to warn you about this read, when you start reading Rosie’s book, be prepared to have a few late nights as I did. One night I didn’t turn out my reading lamp until almost 2 am. Now that’s a great read! I was so drenched into this storyline, the well written historical sites tells me the author did some research. But then again, when your born and raised where your storyline takes place, it is the past historical background Rosie really shines. She has a wonderful writing style I enjoyed as well.
That’s why I gave this beautiful read a 5 Stars! It truly is worth your time to purchase and read . . .
Author, Catherine Lyon

So many wonderful reviews, if you didn’t get your copy of her novel for free a few weeks ago, now you know by some of the shared reviews that it is worth the read! So grab or download your copy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble online now, for this is what you should be reading this weekend! And for those who did download your Free E-book?
Go get your Amazon Review done and come enter here to WIN!

HAPPY READING FRIENDS!
Lyon Book Promotions ~ Author, Catherine Lyon
http://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Oasis-R-Tirant-ebook/dp/B00KQSOCEQ/

Wait! Hold Up! Pay Hundreds of Dollars for a REVIEW? WHAT?

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Hello Authors, Writers, Readers, and Visitors,

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Now I won’t be a bad book promoter and name names, but I happen to come across a website while book promoting for one of my clients, and I happen to came across this:

 

How to Get Your Book Reviewed

1.) REQUEST A REVIEW

  • Request a review by simply clicking the Get Started link. You’ll provide as much information as possible about your book, choose whether you want to send us a printed (mailed) or digital (uploaded) submission, select either standard service (7-9 weeks) or express service (4-6 weeks) and pay for your review (standard service $425, express service $575). When you submit your order, you’ll get a response from the BLANK Indie team confirming receipt of your request.
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Now why would you go and pay that kind of money to have a company read and do a review for your book? Man, I could be out promoting your book, do a review, and post the reviews on all the sites your book is for sale on for 6 times over for that price! Authors, there are plenty of FREE places to get your books reviewed. Many book bloggers will read and post a fabulous review on their book blog, and like myself, as part of any purchased book promoting plan, I offer reviews as part of the package.

Then I also go place your review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, GoodReads, and any other place you’d like that your book is for purchase. If your going to pay good money like this amount above? They better give you a Gold Plated Certificate Book Review for that price!
Now I don’t mean any disrespect to this service, but my own personal feeling is you can get more out of book promoting for that kind of money spent then just one book review.

I am putting together a promo page here on my book blog that will list many free services offered to help get reviews for your books, free promo sites you can list your books, free press releases, and much more on how to help you promote your books. And yes, I have gotten very good results with all the ones I’ll have listed. There are a few place that may cost a small investment, but those sites will help with wonderful results and exposure of your books.

My page should be up in few more days, but until then, here is a great place to start for free if you “Click Here On My Invite Link to About.me.com . . . https://about.me/invite/code/86db8d1e68d148c207848c3aa7c3aa48

This website has a great community of Authors, Writers, Book Bloggers, and most importantly, readers! Readers come to look for new authors and their books! You can make a beautiful Author/Book Bio page using your book cover as your background, a little photo of yourself, and a full “Edit” page to make an easy page with colors, fonts, and tools to show off your books! It is also a Global Community, so even better exposure! Here is my other business About.me page I made for my book promoting:
https://about.me/invite/code/6a3339023ee44f3836dfac7f1b46fb75

You can click on either link and get your page free! They also have social media sharing links to add all your social media link address to all your sites, and you can even link your own Author Website or Blog Feed to your page, so when you post an update?, it will show up on your About.me page feed automatically! All these tools for FREE.

So please, don’t waste money like the above example for one paid review! Come back and visit my soon to be live “Book Promoting & Social Media Tips” page and learn how you can find your readership and Book Reviewers at NO COST to you.

HAPPY BOOK PROMOTING!
Lyon Book Promotions ~ Author, Catherine Lyon
http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Dimes-Confessions-Liar-Cheat-ebook/dp/B00CSUJI3A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I’m Honored Each Year to be In Remembrance ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Posts

“I Have a DREAM” . . . . Oh Yes he surely Did”. . .
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“We all are human beings with the same color blood. We all have feelings, a heart, a soul, and all of us bleed RED,. . .
NO matter the color of our skin, we are all God’s Children and will be in the same Heaven”. . .
~Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon~
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A Guest Blog Re-share by Deborah of Dancing Palm Trees & Espiritu en Fuego/A Fiery Spirit & By Original Blog share, Lionel Sneed of  https://LionelSneedDailyInspiration.wordpress.com/

“We celebrate the man, the life and the legacy”

Dr__Martin_Luther_King_Jr_(1)“Every now and then a once in a life time figure evolves into eternity. We love you Dr. King!” – Lionel Sneed

** If you are in need of prayer (Ephesians 6:18), please click“Prayer Request.”  **I would love to pray for you. Please remain secure in the promise that all prayer request are kept confidential. I also ask that you think of others whom you can share this message with.

To God be the Glory, Amen.

“Let’s all please remember him Today”. . . . Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon and Lyon Book Promotions . . .

Guest Author Spotlight~Meet Author, Ellie Pulikonda & her book, Split Second.

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Hello Readers and New Friends,

 

I’m very happy to introduce a new author to all my readers and blog friends. I’m pleased to share ‘Author Ellie Pulikonda’ and her fantastic book titled, Split Second, now available online on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Ellie found me and was needing to have a wee bit of help with promoting her new book, so she can stay busy writing, and I can tell she is a delightful woman. And she is very serious about her craft as a writer, and the few months her book has been out, she has over 25 Amazon Fabulous Reviews already! I have added her book to my Goodreads book list and surely can not wait to read it myself.

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Product Details

Split Second ~ by Ellie Pulikonda

About The Book:

We all know of families that seem to be golden.  Life touches them lightly and success is the norm.  But when such a family is faced with a potential tragedy, the seemingly perfect relationships break open to reveal flaws and shortcomings.

Liz Reynolds is the only daughter in such a family. Her attempted suicide forces her parents to examine how they have contributed to her desperate act. Old secrets they have kept from each other and from their daughter threaten every facet of their seemingly perfect lives. Do they have the courage to admit their own shortcomings in order to save Liz?

“Richard heaved a sigh of relief. Liz would get help, and he wouldn’t have to witness any more scenes like the one he had walked in on this afternoon. Maybe it was going to work out all right”.

When do a family’s secrets become too dangerous to keep? Find out in Ellie Pulikonda’s shocking debut novel, Split Second.

About The Author:
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A prolific writer right out of the literary gate, Author Ellie Pulikonda’s first book is destined to be an Amazon Best Seller! With more than 20 Amazon Reviews already, Ellie has shown her literary strength with her very first book release of ~ Split Second. . .

Born in the Pacific Northwest of  Kennewick, Washington and graduated from Kennewick High School, Ellie went on to several colleges earning her degrees:
Knox College, Galesburg, IL BA, education ~University of Illinois, MA,Library Science University of Illinois, MS, Adult Education. She has been writing for work and pleasure for sometime now.

“I write for the pure joy of writing. At first, it was diaries, journals, and musings; then I graduated to short newspaper articles, some unpublished but staged mystery/comedy plays, scripts for amateur musical productions and now books”.

My life has encompassed many quite varied activities. I have worked in an attorney’s office, a travel agency, a welfare office, a newspaper office, as a teacher, a librarian, and finally as the director of a public library in Tipton, IN.  I am or have been a mother, daughter, single parent, wife, widow, partner, a grandmother and even a great-grandmother. Writing has been the one constant through all of these roles. So what are her literary goals as a writer for her books?

“My hope is that my readers will enjoy my books, and also be prodded to think about the actions and motives of my characters, to question their choices and why they made them, and to see the characters with greater insight”. . .

Soon Ellie will be blogging again, so keep your eyes out for that. I’ll be showcasing her blog/website very soon. You can however connect with her on her Goodreads Author profile here: http://www.goodreads.com/ElliePulikondaAuthor/
And now on here new Facebook Author Like Page too!
https://www.facebook.com/SplitSecond.ElliePulikonda/likes?ref=page_internal
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Here Is What Amazon Reviewers Are Saying:

“Ellie has written an engrossing psychological mystery. The characters are very realistic and well-developed. I was involved in the story and couldn’t wait to see what happened next. The plot was well paced so there were surprises throughout the novel. I hope Ellie writes many more novels”.
“A must-read mystery with great depth of characters”!

“I love mysteries and this one has every element, making it a great read! Keeping you guessing until the end, it gives you just enough little clues along the way for the weary reader. But in addition to being a mystery, it also explores the psyche of the characters and their relationships, giving the novel a richness and depth to it. Yes, this is definitely a “page-turner”, but it also is a book that gets you thinking”!
“Great, suspenseful read”!

So don’t wait, go grab your copy of this excellent new read before there all gone! It should be what your reading today. I hope you all enjoyed meeting and learning more about Author, Ellie Pulikonda, and I thank her for letting me share all about her here on my book blog.
http://www.amazon.com/Split-Second-Ellie-Pulikonda-ebook/dp/B00KUEB01E

 

 

 

A Happy New Year Free E-book Read by Author, A. R. Tirant ~ Echoes from the Oasis.

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Hello Readers, Friends, and New Visitors,

Let us all celebrate the New Year with author, A.R. Tirant with a free e-book promotion! Starting today for 5 days you can read her beautiful Historical Romance Novel for free from Amazon Kindle. And to add a little spice to this awesome event? I’m running a contest along with the it. Please check out all the details on my “Contests for Readers page in a few days and learn how you can Win! All you need to do right now is go grab the free e-book and start reading. Then come back on Jan 7th to learn how to enter here on my blog. Here is how to get a copy of her e-book.

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We are pleased to offer “Echoes from the Oasis” free from Monday 05 January 2015 for 5 days. Please go to any amazon online sites to download or click on the links above… Have fun and happy reading everyone . . .
Just download at Amazon online sites and get your e-book copy today!

A Update on  1/6/2015 . . . WOW! Rosie’s e-book was downloaded 698 books in ONE DAY!
Now just made Amazon’s Best Seller List! HAPPY READING.
Read & Review Contest Now Open ~ See Contest Page.
About The Author:
A.R. Tirant
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Rosie Tirant-Longhurst, aka A.R. Tirant, was born in the Seychelles in November 1958, the daughter of a policeman and the eldest in a family of four brothers and four sisters. She grew up on the northern coast of Mahe island, in the tiny seaside village of Beau-Vallon. Her working life started in 1975 as a nurse at Mahe’s Victoria Hospital, followed thereafter by a career in the Hotel Industry. She emigrated to England in 1995 and now lives in West Sussex with her husband. She has two grown-up sons and a granddaughter.

Rosie wasn’t born with a pen in her hand, far from it. Life growing up was hard and strict. The home comforts we all now take for granted were but a dream for the young girl whose days were divided between household chores, cooking, cleaning and looking after her young siblings. Water for all the household use had to be carried from a stream, with one hand holding a pail on her head, and the other keeping a second pail from spilling.

Education only happened because it was the one way of getting some rest during the daytime, even if the chores still had to be done by the light of a coconut oil lamp. They were difficult times… times when she would lean against the pillar of the outdoor kitchen waiting for dinner to cook in the large black pots, staring at the tropical skies and marvelling at the diamond beauty of the scattering of stars above, and all the while wishing for a different life…

‘Echoes from the Oasis’ is her debut novel which will be followed by other titles in the same series.

There is a “Read & Review Contest” along with this Fabulous Giveaway! If you were lucky enough to be readers who grab a free e-book download of this wonderful novel? Please do a review for A.R. Tirant and then go to my “Reader Contest Page and Enter to Win 1 of 3 Prizes! The e-book free giveaway ends  tonight at midnight! The review contest is Jan 7th thru Jan 30th 2015. . .

Happy Reading!
Lyon Book Promotions ~ Author Catherine Lyon