The Tales2Inspire™ Authors Helping Authors Project/Contest

                                                        
                                                                    A Leap of Words

                                                             by Cami Ann Hofstadter

I so enjoyed this story. It warmed my heart! 

Rowena Beatty

This truly is an inspiring tale. As a dog owner I can relate to the joy of being reunited with a beloved pet.

Anne Knorr

Tales2Inspire™ author of: Unlikely Connections and 

What Would I Do If I Wasn’t Afraid

Your beautiful story brought tears to my eyes. 

Gloria Hartmann

What a great story, moving and pulled at my heartstrings.

Maureen McNemar

I loved this story. …very believable. It is truly a miracle that in rushing back from nearly a thousand miles away, Aussie’s owner would chance upon a jogger who had seen him. For the animal to return to place from which he ran in fear was another. This is a blessed place and must be filled with love.

Rod DiGruttolo

Tales2Inspire™ author of: Pappy the Band Leader

Ann’s  Leap of Words left this reader/writer breathless by the exquisite combination of her story and her ability to tell it. This episode, and its participants were not new to me,

but the intimacy of the emotions, the in-your-face conflicts of loyalty, devotion, and love versus self preservation and inner peace made me suffer it anew, all the while rejoicing in the power of this woman’s triumph. That she was blessed and possibly rewarded with a soul mate after many sacrifices for another human being should make a believer out of all who doubt. Thank you Ann Green Hofstadter.

Madelyn Lorber

To read more about this story and its author, click here. 

                                                     Heart of Home is Hot Chocolate

                                                                  by Mary Romero

 …such an important lesson to teach everyone,…keep your word. Don’t make promises that you will not keep.

Barbara Amaya

...Your story made me cry for all the children who have been betrayed by the words of adults whom they trusted. Melanie

…you are taking the hurts and disappoints of your past, and making someone else’s future brighter because of it… This article is as inspiring as you are…

Melissa J. Perrine, Grief Counselor

 … when I saw the members of your family blocked out…it struck me deeply to SEE that barrier we have been trying to penetrate in its physical form…”    

Denise DeSio, Author

Beautiful inspirational story… If more people like you, wrote their true story of abuse… maybe the subject would finally be more out in the open...You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you!

 Rose Withering, Author

The story tells the power of resilience...very relevant to the hot and cold domestic issues…

Cheryl Stewart

Tales2Inspire™ Author of: The Flowers

To read more about this story and its author, click here. 

 A Father’s Day Gift

by Jenna Ludwig Cowles

Jenna Ludwig Cowles writes a charming, bittersweet memoir of her beloved father. She tells how close father and daughter are, until Jenna decides to leave college and marry someone beneath her father’s standards for his child. During a wonderful life with her husband and children, she and her father reconcile and their childhood closeness returns. When death takes both her father and husband within the same year, Jenna is devastated. While ruminating upon her father’s loss the following Father’s Day, she comes upon something special from her father . . . a wonderful keepsake and perfect Father’s Day Gift.

Micki Pelisse

Tales2Inspire™ author of: A Magical Meditation Garden

What an amazing story of love and loss and the spiritual connection that links us beyond death. As a hospice nurse of over 15yrs I find it very inspirational, and will use it for encouragement in my grief counseling with my families I continue to care for in the bereavement stage of my work.

Elizabeth Fish, Hospice Nurse

To read more about this story and its author, click here. 

ATTENTION TALENTED WRITERS: Do you have an inspiring story to share? Learn more about this exciting new Authors Helping Authors project/contest at: http://www.tales2inspire.com. FREE to enter, with many valuable author platform building opportunities.

Time Machine Troopers

By Hal Colebatch
Sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine.

Genre: Science fiction

ISBN: 978-1-4475-6091-3

Originally reviewed on Amazon

5 stars out of 5

Publisher: Acashic (2011)

Review

by Joy V. Smith

Time Machine Troopers by Hal Colebatch

I enjoyed Time Machine Troopers. It took up where H. G. Wells' book, The Time Mchine, left off. Actually, it delved deeper into the hero's mind as he worked his way through the despair of losing Weena and deciding to do something about the Morlocks and the Eloi. Choosing a companion was an interesting process as he considered such possibilites as Churchill, General Gordon, and even Wells. Major-General Baden-Powell, the Hero of Mafeking, was perfect. (He accomplished a lot later in his life also.) And deciding what supplies, including weapons, to take--being limited in space--was challenging. Baden-Powell helped a lot with that--and other things.

This story is a rousing adventure, while at the same time taking a look at history and choices with fascinating background and literary references. Fighting Morlocks and training Eloi wasn't easy. It's a good thing he had back-up. And some assumptions he had made turned out to be wrong... I can't say more and spoil your enjoyment of the story, but it is imaginative, well-written, full of twists and turns and setbacks and the carnage of war. Highly recommended. This is a classic. And one of the best sequels to any story I've ever read.

Check it out at:

 

Amazon.com: Time Machine Troopers (9781447560913): Hal Colebatch: Books

Joy V. Smith loves and writes science fiction. Some of her stories are collected in her latest e-book, The Doorway and Other Stories, available from Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2 . However, her upcoming novel, Detour Trail, is a story of the settling of the western frontier.

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Sara Brooke's New Horror Novel Called Gripping

Title - Still Lake

Author -  Sara Brooke
Website link - www.sarabrooke.com
Genre - Horror
ASIN: B0086608EI
Available for Kindle

Reviewed by Mallory originally for Mallory Heart's Reviews

With a gripping reader's hook as powerful as a grappling hook-violent, graphic, and enticing-this novel is taut, well-plotted, and well-characterised. The backstory is interwoven subtly, never detracting nor distracting from the "current" events of the novel: rather, it adds to the escalating suspense and the reader will be wondering, "what's happening now?" I was enraptured and raced through the pages, simply to find out the answers to that question! At the end, also, I was left pondering: what if these events could occur in actuality? That's not an unlikely possibility, and it is one that makes this novel very "current" and very frightening.

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MS Management from Personal Experience

Title: Managing MS

Subtitle: Straight Talk From a Thirty-One-Year-Survivor

By Debbie Petrina

www.DebbieMS.com

Publisher: iUniverse, 12/28/2011

Genre: Self-help/Motivational/Inspirational

ISBN: 978-1-46207-051-0 Hardcover $24.95

978-1-46207-052-7 Softcover $14.95

978-1-46207-050-3 eBook & $7.99

Order online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iUniverse; www.DebbieMS.com

Review by Sharon Baldacci, Author of A Sundog Moment www.sharonbaldacci.com

When I was asked to review Debbie Petrina’s new book, Managing MS: Straight Talk From a Thirty-One-Year Survivor, I had to chuckle. I too have lived with this illness just as long and didn’t think it was possible to learn anything new.

Boy, was I wrong. This small, easy to read book is a wealth of matter-of- fact information interspersed with her memories that add credibility. I learned more about spasticity here than I knew and also the word `clonus’ that describes exactly what my weaker leg does sometimes. She adds practical tips for dealing with so many of the symptoms, and side effects of medications. The chapters are broken down into advice for the newly diagnosed, symptoms, grieving, heat, and what you can do about the variety of problems that come with MS. There are chapters about dealing with people (and how they deal with us) as well as what she calls the elephant in the closet - suicide.

She also makes it clear that it is the person with MS that is in charge of all decision-making, not the doctors. The doctors are there to give all the information needed for decision-making. She explains clearly why and how she made difficult decisions for her and her family and how it has worked out all for the best. She strongly encourages everyone to do the same. This is an empowering book that doesn’t sugar coat anything but makes the endless details manageable - from her 31-one years of experience. I felt like I was learning from an old friend over a cup of tea.

This should be required reading for doctors, health professionals, MS patients and their families.

About the Author: 

 

During the years Debbie Petrina lived with MS, she has spoken to thousands of persons affected by MS as a 15-year volunteer with the National MS Society and on her own. Currently she resides in Glendale, AZ with her husband of 34 years, Dennis, and her faithful companion Bear. An avid reader, volunteer, and swimmer, Debbie’s ability to effectively manage her MS enables her to enjoy travelling with her husband and Bear in their accessible RV. Debbie continues to build her website with videos, blog articles, and other information to offer help/solutions for persons dealing with MS.

~Sharon Baldacci, the reviewer, is author of A Sundog Moment.

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Tales2Inspire™ -

An "Authors Helping Authors" Project

ERICA KOSAL A Plain Manila Gift

"What an inspiring and beautifully written story. You, your husband, and your friend Dan are models of resilience, and your story shows the power of sharing care and compassion. I can’t wait to read your book! " 

Janet McAdams, author of The Island of Lost Luggage which received an American Book Award

"I love this Erica.  God says His Word never goes out void – even when we think we don’t see the benefit. what’s so great is both you and Dan listened to God’s quiet voice when you needed to and were able to receive. You are a testament to the scripture ‘be thankful in all things’. "

Patrick Beggs

Read more about Erica and her story.

TINA CHIPPAS  A Profile in Courage

"Thanks for a great story, and one that has me thinking of heroes that have influenced my life, both past and present. Well written and an interesting, serendipitous conclusion, (hinted at in the beginning of the story)."

Luke Potter

Tales2Inspire author of: A New Life in the Country  

Read more about Tina and her story.

World of Ink Book Tour Features Religious Memoir

Title: In All Things
Subtitle: Giving Thanks When Hope Seems Lost

By Laura Smith
Publisher: Halo Publishing, Int
Genre: Memoir/Inspirational/Religious
ISBN: 978-1612440408
Price: $12.99 print
$4.99 eBook
Signed copy available at Halo Publishing
Also available on Amazon

Reviewed by World of Ink Network (VS Grenier)

About the Book: In All Thing: Giving Thanks When Hope Seems Lost is Smith’s spiritual journey through, divorce, single parenting, raising a bipolar child, desiring a baby so desperately and then after being told it wasn’t possible, becoming pregnant and then losing her miracle through miscarriage. Smith shares the most intimate and painful moments through those experiences and the amazing vision the Lord gave her when she was at the deepest part of despair, which she says instantly healed her broken heart and gave Smith hope and a purpose to live again. It’s about a faith so strong it caused instant healing and allowed Smith to be hopeful in all things life throws at her.

 

Experience an incredible journey that will make you laugh out loud and cry tears of joy and sorrow. Learn how one miraculous encounter with God created an unshakeable faith that would later give Laura Smith the strength to face the near death of her oldest daughter. Her book is touching and Smith opening shares about a faith so strong it caused instant healing and allowed her to be hopeful in all things life throws at her.

Get a YouTube sneak peek of the book. 

One moment in HEAVEN

A life time of THANKSGIVING

An encounter for HEALING

About the Author:

Laura Smith works as a medical coding and reimbursement specialist in Northern Minnesota. She spent her youth on a small dairy farm in Northeast Minnesota. She was married two weeks after her high school graduation. Three years and two children later, she was facing divorce and single parenthood. She moved to a college town in north central MN where she hoped to earn a degree and make a life for her and her two young daughters. There she met and married the love of her life. Together they embarked on a life together as a ready-made family facing all the challenges that comes with it. They had no idea that the life experiences they walked through early on and one life altering event would prepare them for the ultimate challenge, the possible death of their daughter.

Halo Publishing and the World of Ink Network will be touring author Laura Smith’s, In All Things: Giving Thanks When Hope Seems Lost published by Halo Publishing Int. throughout the month of June. You can find out more about Laura Smiths’s World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/77nwvdt

You can also follow any other events and upcoming books on Laura Smith’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

https://www.facebook.com/InAllThings

https://twitter.com/#!/LauraMStorrs

~Submitted by VS Grenier - Founder, Stories for Children Publishing, LLC
http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com. She is an award-winning author and editor (http://vsgrenier.com) and owns  World of Ink Author/Book Tours(http://worldofinknetwork.com). She also edits SFC Newsletter for Writers, named a 101 Best Websites for Writers by Writer's Digest. http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com
Follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sfcpublishing

Like her on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stories-for-Children-Magazine/101731646536813

Member of League of Utah Writers/HWG chapter, SCBWI and Musing Our Children

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First Book, A Romance, Praised by Goodreads Reviewer

Title: Burning Embers

Author: Hannah Fielding

Website link: http://www.hannahfielding.net

Genre: Romance

Reviewed by Beth originally for Goodreads.com

Hannah Fielding's first book Burning Embers takes you on an unforgettable journey to Africa in the 1970s. Her vivid descriptions of Africa and beautiful love story will take you away. The story is about a very immature and sheltered young woman, Coral Sinclair, who returns to Africa following her father's death. there she meets Rafe de Monfort, a mysterious neighbor to whom she is attracted. They are drawn to each other but Rafe must face his demons and Coral must mature. The descriptions in this book are pictures painted with words. The love story is sensual without being crude. The characters well developed and the book totally enjoyable. If the sign of a good book is that it transports you to another place this book is it. It is a book that I would re-read and one that I will share with my friends.

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Author and Blog Reviewer Loves Sci-Fi

Man-Kzin Wars XIII 
Man-Kzin Wars series
By Larry Niven
Note: The authors vary in each anthology

Available on Amazon  

Genre: Science fiction
ISBN: 978-1-4516-3816-5
Publisher: Baen (2012)

Reviewed by Joy V. Smith, originally for Amazon

5 stars out of 5

I liked all the stories, but Bound for the Promised Land, Tomcat Tactics, Pick of the Litter, and Misunderstanding (the quirkiest) were my favorites. This anthology is highly recommended. (It's rare when all the stories in an anthology are this good.)

Misunderstanding by Hal Colebatch & Jessica Q Fox is a fun story where the Kzin are befuddled by some strangely different aliens.

Two Types of Teeth by Jane Lindskold: I enjoy stories where Kzin and human work together to confound other Kzin or humans.

Pick of the Litter by Charles E. Gannon: Humans attempt to capture and raise and socialize Kzin kits... This premise caught my attention right away. Well executed.

Tomcat Tactics by Charles E. Gannon: A Wunderland (the planet) story. Humans fight back against Kzin occupying their planet. Another good premise, and I was happy to see another Wunderland story.

At the Gates by Alex Hernandez: Humans and Kzin inhabit a lost colony of Earth when a damaged Kzin ship appears above the planet. Suspenseful with a good payoff. (Hmm. I could have added this to my favorites, but I didn't want to include them all!)

Zeno's Roulette by David Bartell: A story involving the Puppeteers and a secret they use humans to retrieve. The Puppeteers aren't my favorite characters, but it was interesting to see them included in another anthology--and it was a puzzling mystery.

Bound for the Promised Land by Alex Hernandez: Bobcat, a tailess Kzin telepath, comes across an opportunity to escape his ship with a telepathic ARM agent hot on his trail.

About the reviewer: Joy V. Smith loves and writes science fiction. Some of her stories are collected in her latest e-book, The Doorway and Other Stories (available from Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2). However, her upcoming novel, Detour Trail, is a story of the settling of the western frontier.

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Memoir Hits Chorde for Amazon Reviewer

Title: Save Send Delete
Author: Danusha V. Goska
Author's Web site link: http://save-send-delete.blogspot.com/
Genre or category: Memoir
ISBN ISBN-10: 1846949866
Reviewed by Kincaide originally for Amazon.
Publisher and reviewer's rating: Five stars

Happened upon this book quite by accident. A fortuitous one at that.
It's been too long since I've read a non-formulaic, original work, let
alone one that openly bares the soul of the author and makes you
respect them for honestly portraying life as filled with shades of
grey instead of being just black or white. Perhaps it was David Eggers
"Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" that last moved me this way.

Ms. Goska's intelligent and eloquent use of the English language
vividly and realistically conveys a broad range of human emotions,
including, wonder, inquisitiveness, love, lust, anxiety, exhilaration,
disappointment, anger, loneliness, fear and hope. Mira, who represents
Ms. Goska in this story, is the protagonist. She invites us along on a
private journey of discovery as her act of reaching out to a stranger,
a famous academic, takes her on a long road of self exploration,
winding down many paths. Ultimately, breaking from the day to day
correspondence, the book fast-forwards several years into the future
with Mira reflecting back on their intense relationship.

Told in the form of a series of first person emails, we are allowed to
see only Mira's side of the correspondence with the academic, Lord
Randolph Court-Wright. In this book, Lord Court-Wright is a famous
atheist. Mira, on the other hand, is a devoutly Catholic professor,
who lives modestly in relative obscurity. Although their discussion
initially begins as a heated debate over the existence of God, it
quickly goes well beyond that, and shows how individuals relate,
interact, fight, fall in love and seek meaning through themselves and
through others. Since readers only see only Mira's correspondence,
Lord Court-Wright is viewed through her reaction to his emails. Each
passage is time stamped. At the end of each missive are ubiquitous
"Save Send Delete" choices that modern-day readers used to email for
daily communication find comfortably familiar. Cleverly, Ms. Goska
shows hesitation, doubt and clarification through both the time of the
communication and Mira's choice of whether a particular email is
saved, sent or deleted.

Ms. Goska inserts one other active character into the story, Amanda, a
friend from a completely different background. Amanda is famous in her
own right, but shares a special connection with Mira. Correspondence
between Amanda and Mira is visible to the reader, allowing Ms. Goska
to flesh out the Lord Court-Wright character. When Amanda asks
questions about him, Mira dutifully answers in her own quirky way -
revealing insight about both Mira and Lord Court-Wright. Since the
book is ascribed to true events, I assumed while reading it that
Amanda is a real person. In retrospect, I'm not sure if she is real,
or whether she is a plot device to more fully embellish the atheist
Lord Court-Wright, referenced, but otherwise unseen.

Readers are bound to walk away from this book with many different and
perhaps conflicting perceptions of the message. I grew up Catholic,
converted to the Episcopal Church as an adult, and am now agnostic.
The debates over the existence or non-existence of a supreme deity
mirror the questioning that I personally struggle with when thinking
about one all-knowing being. Having never knowingly experienced the
tangible physical manifestation of a divine force, I don't have the
same perception that Mira describes in her emails with Lord
Court-Wright. However given the vastness of the universe, I find it
arrogant to think that there is not some force that had a hand in
bringing our small little corner of the universe into creation. Ms.
Goska allows and acknowledges doubt, debating respectfully, but still
forcefully arguing through Mira, that god exists. There are moments
when certain passages drag on, belaboring theological points that that
can be made in a more succinct manner. Ms. Goska can be forgiven this
infrequent tendency towards elongating certain sections (or perhaps I
should be chastised for a short attention span) because when viewed as
a whole, the book is a gem.

The undercurrent of the book is the budding love story and saga of two
incredibly talented individuals that are unexpectedly brought
together, and that support, challenge, chide and at their core, care
for each other. This particularly struck home for me, as I have also
experienced a deeply moving, intellectual and emotional relationship
with an unattainable member of the opposite sex. Readers don't need to
personally experience this however, as the message however of finding
meaning and purpose by and through interaction with others is
universal.

"Save, Send, Delete" is a highly intelligent, thought-provoking book
that keeps the reader engaged and rooting for a happy ending until the
very last page. Such a richly nuanced portrayal of a deeply moving,
human story deserves to catapult Ms. Goska out of obscurity and into
the limelight as one of the most powerfully authentic authors of our
time.
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THE Title for Those Suffering from Stress

Living Consciously In An Ego Driven Society

Karen Monteverdi
Genre: Nonfiction: Self-Help/Health and Healing

Submitted by Denise Cassino

I just found a book that aligns with my thinking and I wanted to share it with you. There are a few of books out there that talk about this subject, but none so easy to understand, and simple to use. In writing Living Consciously In An Ego Driven Society, Karen Monteverdi, is offering a shortcut, a possibility… you won’t have to wait years to “get it”!

WHAT IS "IT"?

A life that you LOVE living.

A life that you can’t wait to get into each day.

A life that calls forth YOUR unique expression.

We dare to say "Healing by the medical community and alternative health practitioners, are missing bits and pieces." The effectiveness of the conventional health community has always been trial and error.

Karen Monteverdi sets the stage for a new way to look at health, a new way to express ourselves. We call the complex system the Total Holistic Integrated System, and we see it as a expression of how you experience life. You can change your mind, heart, spiritual awareness, become emotionally intelligent and improve your body awareness to create a positive experience of life, letting go of the distress. http://bit.ly/NJBrjT

Living Consciously in an Ego Driven Society is a guide to understand what that means, how different aspects of “Self” being expressed can affect our quality of life. When we live in ego, we may create unwanted symptoms in our mind/body/spirit and emotional body. The "Ego Driven Society" is a "Stress Full Society!"

What are stress driven illnesses? (According to the AMA & Natural Healing Communities)

Individuals who have frequent moments of stress and do not take steps to manage their stress are prone to developing stress induced illnesses. Here are some stress-related diseases.

Physical Disorders Related to Stress

• Coronary

• Heart disease

• High blood pressure

• Heart attack

• Hypertension

• Diabetes

• Ulcers

• Allergies

• Asthma

• Rheumatism, arthritis

• Colitis

• Chronic bronchitis

• Sinus problems

• Sexual dysfunctions

Emotional Disorders Related to Stress

• Hyperactivity – Bi-Polar Disorders

• Depression – Social Disorders including Agoraphobia

• Suicide

• Violent anger – Irrational thinking

• Nervous System & Brain Disorders e.g. PTSD

And here's the best part, when you buy the book, you can download dozens of similar bonuses that will help you with your own growth. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/NJBrjT

~Submitted by Denise Cassino, publicist and book marketing specialist. Learn more about her at: www.BestsellerServices.com
www.spiritoftheseasoncatalog.com
www.mybestsellerlaunch.com
Follow her  on Twitter @DeniseCassino
Friend her on Facebook Denise.Cassino

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Wisconsin Tale Impresses Reviewer

Legends of the Lake

By Philip Nork

Author's Website: www.PhilipNork.com

Link to buy: www.createspace.com/3742301

ISBN: 978-146804369

Also available for Kindle

Review: Originally posted on www.AngieMangino.com by Angie Mangino

Rated 4 of 5 stars

In Legends of the Lake, Nork has shared a unique look at four generations of family in a backdrop of Chicago, and most especially, a lake in Wisconsin, spanning the years from 1910 into the 1980’s.

Central to the story is Eddie and Connie Kron, the narrator’s great-grandparents, who bought the cabin by the lake. Readers venture into this summer cottage from the start, watching it change and develop as the family grows and changes. The cottage on the lake is the visual constant that reflects the roots of this family.

In the true definite of legends, the family story credits Eddie and Connie as the inspiration for many a unique well-known invention and neighbors with an infamous man. These add a perfect balance of levity to bring a chuckle to readers, while leaving the rare possibility that some of it may actually be true.

 

What is most important, however, and is the true strength of this work, is the family dynamic. This is a family to which readers can relate, with real dialogue and characterization that truly brings this family to life.

Connie’s favorite quote was, “If it makes you happy, that’s just fine with me.” This reviewer can almost hear her saying that to readers today who will be happy reading Legends of the Lake.

 

About the Author: Phil Nork, author of Misguided Sensitivity, Legends of the Lake, You're Never Alone and coming soon Life Is a Balance ... It's Not Only About You.  www.philipnork.com

Follow him on facebook at www.facebook.com/authorPhilipNork

 

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Jo Linsdell's Zoo Book Given Five Stars

Title: Out and About at the Zoo

Author: Jo Linsdell

Author's Web site link: www.JoLinsdell.com

Genre or category: Children's picture book- Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse



ISBN/EAN13: 1477446591 / 9781477446591

Reviewed by Virginia L. Jennings originally for Amazon

 

Awarded five stars

"Out And About At The Zoo is a cute book that describes a child's memory filled trip to the zoo. Are you heading to the zoo and you would like to tell your kids what animals they will see there and what they might be doing? Then Out And About At The Zoo would be a great choice. Easy to understand and easy for children to read along with. It is filled with simple yet colorful pictures that even held my one year old's attention!

Would also make a good gift for young readers who are just beginning to read!"

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Honoring Father/Daughter Writing Team Today

Note from Carolyn (your New Book Review blogger): This review is specially posted today to honor fathers and daughters everywhere, but especially father and daughter writing teams. I don't know many of them. Deacon Steve Lumbert and Karina Fabian are father and daughter who came to their faith in different ways. Karina was raised in it, while Steve discovered his calling later in life. Steve is a Deacon and parish administrator in Pueblo, CO. Karina is a writer, military wife, and mother of four.

Title: Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life

Author: Karina Fabian and Deacon Steve Lumbert

Category: Christian, devotionals, spirituality

ISBN: 9780982256534

Available from: Publisher (Tribute Books)
or Amazon or other online dealers

For More Info: http://whygodmatters.com

Amazon link: http://amzn.to/dI7jbp

Reviewed by Elizabeth Weidner originally for A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars

Fathers are so cool, they can be the best person in a child's life....or the worse. It's their choice. Much of it depends on their own bringing up, how they interpret the role of parenthood, especially the role of being the father. Fathers balance the family scales with mothers, giving the children in the nest two places to rely on. From the dawn of history, mothers were the nurturers, consolers, and source of gentle loving confidence. Fathers, on the other hand, provided the means to which the family survived, food, money, shelter, and protection from the outside.

Children, therefore, saw in a father the strength of one beyond their own capacity. The automatic dependence was a source of security that only in the strength of the father could a child even think of venturing outside the cocoon of the mother's nest.

The father's dependence on the mother was also a sign of strength to the children. His love and devotion to their mother impressed upon their children that strength is a sign of wisdom when it can bow down to dependence and devotion to another.

In August (2010), at the Catholic Media Network and Catholic Writer's Conference Live event in Philly, I was able to meet just such a father in Deacon Steve. He and his daughter, Karina, wrote a book together sharing their history and growth in their belief and dependence in God. "Why God Matters," is a compilation of experiences and life lessons that both brought them closer together and instilled in them that God is there for them at each and every corner of their lives. Both are a complete delight and without saying a word are beacons of hope for those around them in God. Just by their actions, you can tell they have joy in their hearts and hope on their sleeves. They know God and God knows them.

Meeting them both, I can see that Karina is the person she is because of her father's role in her life. Deacon Steve has truly been a devoted father to both his daughters and completely devoted to their mother. Yes, trials followed him throughout their family life, but it never dimmed their love for God, on the contrary, it strengthened their awareness of His presence.

The stories in their book will make you laugh, cry, and even give you an "Ah ha" moment through their life lessons section following each chapter. I loved the book and went away from reading it with the wide-open message that fatherhood is so imperative to a child's psyche and security. Karina is blessed and Deacon Steve is a blessing.

 ~Karina just wants to add that her "dad is everything Elizabeth says and more, and working on the book with him was one of the highlights of her writing career

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Reviewer Lauds Author's Debut Thriller

Title: The Gizeh Scrolls

Author: Charles Yockelson

Author's Web-site Link: http://www.wix.com/charlieyo/gizeh1

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

ISBN: 9781475173451

Reviewed by Eve Anderson originally for Amazon

Reviewer's Rating: 5 stars

Charles Yockelson has produced an excellently crafted storyline of international intrigue mixed with historic content. I was not expecting such a page turner plot and, once started, I could not stop reading the book. His descriptions of historic landmarks in many countries are so well constructed that you feel as if you are walking alongside the book's characters and experiencing the same breezes and seeing the same views as they.

The book was obviously very well researched and the author intertwined fact and fiction so well that the telling of the story could easily be mistaken for nonfiction instead of a novel.

It is hard to believe this is Yockelson's first book. I sincerely hope there are more to come.

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Yvonne Perry's Consciousness Tour Stops at New Book Review

Title: Shifting into Purer Consciousness

Subtitle: Integrating Spiritual Transformation with the Human Experience

Author: Yvonne Perry
Author's Web site:http://shiftingintopurerconsciousness.com.

ISBN-13: 978-0-9825722-9-0

Publisher: Write On!, May 2012

Reviewer: Carl David  (Philadelphia, PA USA) May 11, 2012

If you only read one book in your search for answers as to who we are, why we are here and where we are going, then this is your guide to the Universe. This work is the ultimate handbook to life as it spells out very clearly all aspects of life as we know it and what lies beyond as the evolution of our soul’s progress. Every question is addressed in detail leaving no stone unturned. The ascension has begun and we are all in it together. The end of the world is mere fearmongering out of ignorance and ego. We are on the edge of a magnificent energy increase as the Universe graces us with its benevolence. Fabulous events for humanity are in the works like never before.

If you are fortunate enough to get a copy of this incredible compendium of knowledge you will never look at life in the same way. You will have a sense of peace without worry. No longer will fear of the unknown be part of your vision, you will embrace the present and the future as they merge tenses before your very eyes. Any and all of your questions will gain clarity as we move together into the tide of rising consciousness.

Yvonne has done it again with this extraordinary book of knowledge which she so freely imparts to us. I have had the distinct pleasure of reading Yvonne's other books and like the others, this one is a jewel! My best advice, get it now; don't wait another minute. You will never regret it.

Today is the first day of Yvonne’s tour! Tomorrow the tour will be at Jacqueline Stone’s blog, On the Journey and I invite you to visit that site to learn more about the spiritual transition we are currently in. See the full tour schedule at http://dld.bz/byrF7.

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