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Giveaway: THE WASHINGTON LAWYER By Allan Topol

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on March 17, 2015
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Washington LawyerThanks to Tracy G. Minsky of Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc., I am giving away one print copy of The Washington Lawyer by Allan Topol.

Book Description:


In the high-stakes world of Washington politics, hotshot lawyer Andrew Martin is being put to the test. When long-time friend Senator William Jasper calls, it’s with explosive news—and a favor to ask. A sex tryst at Martin’s beach house in Anguilla has gone awry and former model Vanessa Boyd is dead. Just how far will Martin go to protect the chief justice nomination he’s built his entire career on?

Staggered by the sudden death of her twin sister, archeologist Allison Boyd drops everything to fly home to her grieving family. But when she realizes that the pieces to the puzzle simply won’t add up, she is determined to discover the truth behind her sister’s death. Launching an investigation that will unveil a treasonous plot backed by foreign interests and enabled by blackmail, Allison finds herself up against something bigger and more lethal than she could have ever imagined. With Martin’s star associate Paul Maltoni at her side, she uncovers a complex, interconnected web of lies that will expose some of Washington’s most influential power players. And she will not rest until she sees them ruined.

From the best-selling author of the Craig Page series, The Washington Lawyer is a penetrating glimpse into Capitol Hill’s seedy underbelly. High-powered DC lawyer Allan Topol impresses again with this escapade into the intricate underpinnings of Washington’s elite, drawing you into a net of questionable morals, deadly intrigues, and treachery from which there is no escape.

About Allan Topol:Allan T.


Allan Topol THE WASHINGTON LAWYER is Topol’s eleventh novels of international intrigue. Two of them, SPY DANCE and ENEMY MY ENEMY, were national best sellers. His novels have been translated into Japanese, Portuguese and Hebrew. One was optioned and three are in development for movies. More recently, his books had focused on his Craig Page series, including THE ARGENTINE TRIANGLE, THE RUSSIAN ENDGAME, SPANISH REVENGE and CHINA GAMBIT.

In addition to his fiction writing, Allan Topol co-authored a two-volume legal treatise entitled SUPERFUND LAW AND PROCEDURE. A graduate of Yale Law School, he is a partner in a major Washington law firm, and an avid wine collector, he has traveled extensively, researching dramatic locations for his novels. He wrote a weekly column for Military.com and has published articles in numerous periodicals including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Yale Law Journal. He also has blogged for Huffington Post.     For more information, visit www.allantopol.com.

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Mar 15

16

Giveaway: ‘Watch the Shadows’ by Robin Winter

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on March 16, 2015
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Today it is my immense pleasure to kick of the ‘Watch the Shadows’ by Robin Winter tour!

Robin WinterPublisher: White Whisker Books (April 20, 2015)
ISBN: 978-0-9863265-0-9
Category: Suspense/Thriller
Tour Date: March 16-April 30, 2015
Available in: Print & ebook, 176 Pages

In the college town of Isla Vista, California, small, odd things start happening. Science-geek Nicole notes the crows are leaving.  Meg Burdigal can’t find her tabby cat, Schrand. Brian the postman feels uneasy at the rustlings, the shadows he’s seen at the edge of his vision on his delivery route in town. Now Nicole sees fewer and fewer homeless in the park. Using her knowledge of biology and forensics, Nicole searches for answers—but will anyone take the horror she finds seriously?

In this unusual thriller, ‘Watch the Shadows’, author Robin Winter explores where the ordinary slams against the extraordinary.

Praise for ‘Night Must Wait’:


“’Night Must Wait’ is a knockout. Robin Winter really delivers the goods with her twisting tale.”-Norb Vonnegut, author of The Trust

“The world Robin Winter takes us to in ‘Night Must Wait’ is not the fantasy of Dorothy and Toto, no longer in Kansas; it is the scary, all too-real Africa.”-Shelly Lowenkopf, author of The Fiction Writers’ Handbook

“Readers never know when they pick up a novel if the story will become so compelling that they are taken away to that magical place where one finds oneself inside the world of the book’s characters, conscious of little else. ‘Night Must Wait’ did this for me. I read, forgot that I existed.”– Gina Rose St John, Amazon Reviewer

“Robin’s way around a sentence is nothing short of gorgeous. The beauty of her prose only highlights the tragedies of war and betrayal. In an era when women were still relegated to wife or teacher, Robin’s characters want, and get, more in ways both shocking and violent. I might not want to go to war torn Africa, but I do want to go on more adventures with Robin.”– Kathleen O’Donnell, Amazon Reviewer

Praise for ‘Future Past’:


“Robin Winter’s ‘Future Past’ is an original, meticulously crafted science fiction tale that blends the fantasy of Pinocchio and the hero’s journey with elements of time travel, redemption, and a post apocalyptic world that brings readers to a satisfying, yet unexpected conclusion.”– Matthew J. Pallamary

“Truly imaginative, unique, and gripping — I really really liked it! Robin Winter has a gift for inventing a world we’d be interested in saving, characters we’d be enriched to meet, and ideas about the human condition we’d be wise to ponder.”– John Foran

“Winter shows the strength and versatility of her writer’s voice in ‘Future Past’. Published shortly after her debut novel Night Must Wait, in which the setting offers a strong sense of place as a separate character, the science fiction themes of ‘Future Past’ haunts the reader long after the book is finished. Her first person approach with Ash gives chilling insight into a man-made world with apocalyptic consequences. Winter’s prose is crisp and her pacing sharp, giving fans a science fiction a thrill that is worth the spooky ride.”– Gretel Russell

About Robin Winter:Robin Winter


Robin Winter first wrote and illustrated a manuscript on “Chickens and their Diseases” in second grade, continuing to both write and draw, ever since. Born in Nebraska, she’s lived in a variety of places: Nigeria, New Hampshire, upper New York state and now, California. She pursues a career in oil painting under the name of Robin Gowen, specializing in landscape. Her work can be viewed at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara or on-line at www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/RobinGowen2012.asp

Robin is married to a paleobotanist, who corrects the science in both her paintings and her stories. She’s published science fiction short stories, a dystopian science fiction novel, Future Past, and Night Must Wait, a historical novel about the Nigerian Civil War.

You may contact Robin or read her blog at: http://robinwinter.wordpress.com, or on her website: www.robinwinter.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/winterobin13
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robin.winter.144734?ref=ts&fref=ts

Enter to Win:


This giveaway is for one print or ebook copy and ends on April 24, 2015.  The giveaway is open internationally however, print is available to the U.S. only.

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Dec 14

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Review & Giveaway: I Stand Corrected by Patricia Asedegbega

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on December 1, 2014
Posted in Book Tours • Books Read in 2014 • Domestic Abuse  | Tagged With: , , | 7 Comments

I Stand Corrected New CoverI had the pleasure of opening the tour for ‘I Stand Corrected’ Tour and now I have the pleasure of telling you how much I loved the book.

Book Description:

Publisher: CreateSpace (September, 2014)
Category: Mystery/Suspense, Humor, YA, Adult
Tour Date: November/December, 2014
Available in: Print & ebook, 249 Pages

ROSARIO

I am Rosario Dominguez Gonzalez, heiress to one of the largest and oldest fortunes in Spain. My family is considered in both the most elite economic and social circles as one of the richest and most influential in Europe…

BALOU

That was until the day when I sensed that someone was watching me; I opened one of my eyes and was just about to close it again when something caught my attention…

Rosario and Balou need each other for very different reasons… But for one of them, it is a matter of life and death.

Balou is taken away from his mother at a very tender age and sold to a pet shop where he waits impatiently for someone to claim him and take home a black and as he considers himself, an attractive British Shorthair cat. Just when he thinks this is going to be impossible and his bags are almost packed to go to the local animal shelter, he meets young and troubled Rosario who is really not looking for a pet.

It doesn´t take him very long to realize that something is horribly wrong in her household and he takes it upon himself to protect the human he has come to love almost as much as he loves his food, his siestas and of course the time he spends outside chasing everything and anything that moves.

A Strange and endearing alliance is forged between them but he soon discovers that something is horribly wrong in Rosario’s household. ‘I Stand Corrected’ is Patricia Asedegbega’s first novel in English.

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My Thoughts:

‘I Stand Corrected’ opens with Javier taking his wife, Rosario, shopping to pick out her own gift.  She really doesn’t want one but finally goes into a pet shop to take a look.  Javier sees a dog that he likes and encourage her to adopt it but when she saw a black cat, she knew she wanted him and named him Balou.

Balou and Rosario are the narrators through the book.  Balou tells us how he ended up at a pet shop and how he fell in love with Rosario.  He found out pretty early on that Rosario needed someone to protect her and he even missed some very important siestas to do so.

With a cat narrating the book, some may assume it is a light read but you would be mistaken. Yes, there is humor in it but the dark subject of spousal abuse is at its core. Having been at the receiving end with my first husband, I can attest that Asedegbega does an excellent job writing about this touchy, important subject.  She does it in such a way that the reader is entertained yet horrified at the same time.

This is a difficult book for me, it brings me back to my first marriage that lasted only one year.  I was lucky that things happen that year that gave me the strength to get out early.  Plus I had the support of my parents and siblings.  I have noticed some reviewers wonder why Rosario didn’t leave at the first signs of abuse.  However, I remember feeling like ‘a deer in headlights” at the time it was happening to me.  My self esteem back then was not strong and he made threats about if I ever left and I believed him. I even felt sorry for him.  He was a master manipulator, much like Javier in the book.  He did not carry out those threats.

I have grown from that experience and found my self-confidence with work.  I can’t imagine getting myself into that situation again.  I actually loved my single life, once I gain the confidence.  However, several years later, I met Bill and after a year, agreed to marry him.  I have not regretted it!  I hit the husband jackpot with Bill and he spoils me, when I allow it. In June, we celebrated our 18 year wedding anniversary and are still best friends.

I know I digress from my review, however, I thought it was important to share my personal experience.  This book is the first book in a series and I hope for Rosario and all abused women, that their gain their voice and strength to leave like I did.  Even if you don’t have friends or family who can help you, there is a way out.  You just have to take that leap of faith.  There are agencies that will help you find a safe place to live if you are worried he may go looking for you.  I hide myself for a time.

If you are in an abusive relationship, you can do a internet search using “domestic abuse services” to find an agency in your area, that can help.  You can do it at your workplace or go to a library so your spouse won’t find your search.

I loved “I Stand Corrected’ however, I don’t know if I will read the sequel, only because it brought back my past life, much like post traumatic stress.  I read it in two days and I got very little sleep.  I just couldn’t turn off those tapes of my past life in my head.  That said, I highly recommend it!

This is Patricia Asedegbega’s first book written in English but she has other books written in Spanish.  I hope that she will release her Spanish books translated in English!

5/5

I received the ebook addition for my honest review.

About Patricia Asedegbega:Patricia Asedegebga Nieto

Patricia Asedegbega is the author of Bienvenidos a gatos anónimos, Pasarse cuatro Pueblos and Sesenta segundos dan para mucho, Patricia Asedegbega Nieto was born to a Spanish mother and a Nigerian father in Madrid. As a child, she relocated with her family to Nigeria and later returned to Spain, where she acquired her BSc and master´s degree. She is currently living near Madrid with her family and her very stubborn cat, Merlin Mojito.

I Stand Corrected is her first English language novel.

Website: www.patriciascorner.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Patricias_Place
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patricias-Corner/379333638784765

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Enter the Giveaway:

There is still time to enter the giveaway I have going on for one print or ebook copy of ‘I Stand Corrected’ but hurry, it ends on December 4th at midnight!  You can find my giveaway at https://theteddyrosebookreviewsplusmore.com/2014/11/book-tour-giveaway-i-stand-corrected-by-patricia-asedegbega.html#.VHvyzjHF_h4

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