I just realized I never announced the winner of the signed copy of House of Shadows by Rachel Neumeier! (The winner has been contacted and knows the book is on its way, but I like to try to mention winners so other people who were hoping to win don’t wonder if the winner was actually ever drawn, like I used to when I entered giveaways for books I was DYING to win.) The winner is: Jennifer from Scotland Congratulations, and […]

Clean is the first book in the Mindspace Investigations series by debut author Alex Hughes. The second book in the series, Sharp, will be released in April 2013. The month before that a novella titled Payoff will be released. First of all, I apologize if the following plot description for this novel is awkwardly phrased. The name of the first person narrator in this book is not revealed until the very end so I am going to avoid using his […]

Today I’m happy to have a guest post by debut author Alex Hughes to share with you! Alex’s novel Clean, the first book in the Mindspace Investigations series, was released earlier this month, and this post gives some background on the world it is set in. Hope you enjoy reading about it! A Quick Guide to the World of Clean By Alex Hughes Tech Wars Sixty years ago, the world was broken when a madman and his followers turned technology […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week – old or new, bought or received for review. Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. This week’s post is a short […]

Today I’m happy to be participating in the blog tour for The Midnight Court by Jane Kindred! I haven’t yet read this or the first book in The House of Arkhangel’sk series, The Fallen Queen, but have been very interested in these books since reading the first chapter of the first book. Read on to find out more about The Midnight Court and how to enter the international giveaway for an ebook copy of either book in this series – your […]