Thursday, April 30, 2020

Innovator: The Everternia Saga

Innovator

Innovator: Adventure by Association the Everternia Saga by [Zen DiPietro]

About the Book:

Title: Innovator: Adventure by Association The Everternia Saga | Author: Zen DiPietro | Pages: 172 | Genre: Steampunk | Recommended Age: All Ages

Book Description:

A self-aware NPC takes on the machine she lives in.

Sally's taking control of her reality and kicking some butt in the process.

The more Sally learns about the world she lives in, the more she wants to improve it. Maybe that's the technie in her, or maybe it's her sense of justice. She's in charge of her life now, and she has a vision of a better Everternia, where people aren't such jerks all the time.

With an ever-growing group of friends, she'll find a way to make it happen.

For her, this is no game. This is her life.

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My Review:

Innovator is the second book in the Everternia Saga. This is a whimsical steampunk story set in an RPG world. Sally is leading the way and her friends rally behind her. She has a magnetic personality.

The Everternia Saga explores living a meaningful life, building relationships, and creative thinking. I read this series to Amanda, my youngest daughter. It’s uplifting and fun. Often we found things that made us giggle. It’s a rare skill to write with heartfelt humor. Sadly, the ending was abrupt. Amanda and I wished there could have been a little more, maybe an Epilogue or something.

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About the Author:
Zen DiPietro
Zen DiPietro

Zen DiPietro is a lifelong bookworm, dreamer, writer, and a mom of two. Perhaps most importantly, a Browncoat Trekkie Whovian. Also red-haired, left-handed, and a vegetarian geek. Absolutely terrible at conforming. A recovering gamer, but we won’t talk about that. Particular loves include badass heroines, British accents, and the smell of Band-Aids. Writing reviews, author interviews, and fun stuff at www.zendipietro.com.


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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Quarantine Life and a Linky


These last few weeks I've been sharing photos of what our days are like in quarantine. South Africa has been on lockdown just over a month. We're not even allowed to take our dogs for a walk. We've been blessed to have a big house with WiFi, a beautiful garden, and a lovely pool. It's been a little too cool for swimming, as we're in Autumn now, but it's still a nice place to hang out with the dogs. How has quarantine life been treating you?

Before...

And after

Hubby

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Friday, April 24, 2020

My Alien Engagement

My Alien Engagement (Book 2)
The Accidental Alien Romance Chronicles


She’s engaged. She’s transformed. She’s ready for anything. Except her future in-laws...

Kelley Vanders-Froggett’s life is finally in order again: she’s on break from a great job, she has a supportive family, and she has Anthony Salamandras, her hot alien fiancé who’s making it all too hard to wait for the altar. Yeah, she’s still figuring out his culture, but everything is finally falling into place for their life together on Earth.

Then Anthony’s brother shows up declaring Kelley unworthy to marry into his family—unless she passes ancient trials. Never mind that these trials haven’t been used in generations. Either Kelley proves herself worthy, or she’ll be separated from Anthony forever.

Three trials, no warnings, and everything on the line. But Kelley’s already survived one fiery test, and she’s not going home without her man, no matter what it takes.

My Alien Engagement is the second novelette in The Accidental Alien Romance Chronicles, a series of short romantic satires featuring a sassy heroine, a hot alpha with a side of derp, a sweet core, and a fiery happily-ever-after.

My Review:

This satirical romance novelette has a large cast of characters in a few short chapters. A couple of cameos pop in from Ippolito's The Steel City Genie series too! You'll need to read Book 1 (My Alien Boyfriend) first to fully understand what's going on. It's a fun quick read with some hot kissing! Kelley and Anthony go through so much in such a short amount of time that I wish we could have had one more chapter with them enjoying each other at the end.

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Janeen Ippolito


Janeen Ippolito believes in Jesus, true love, and the power of your unique words. She's a bestselling author of speculative fiction, writing resources, and poetry. She's also an editor, author coach, marketing strategist, and the president of Uncommon Universes Press. When she's not immersed in the geektastic world of words, she's helping her husband with his youth swordfighting ministry, exploring a slew of random hobbies, and posting up cute animal videos on social media. This extroverted writer loves to connect! You can follow her on the links below:


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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Wildfire and a Linky


We watched a wildfire from our balcony at the end of March. These photos were taken from the evening of the first day and a few mornings later when it started up again. It’s not uncommon to see a fire from our home, since we live so close to the veld. I took these pics with my Canon PowerShot and 40X optical zoom. It’s a compact little camera that packs a punch.








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Friday, April 17, 2020

Reformed: Supervillain Rehabilitation Project


Launching May 1st, the first in a new
superhero series by H.L. Burke!


Book Description:

Once a villain, always a villain?

Optimistic and idealistic superhero Prism is determined to redeem her father’s legacy by rebooting his super villain rehabilitation program. To do so, she sets her sights on Fade, the relapsed super villain who was the reason the government canceled the original program in the first place. However, when she petitions for Fade to be released into her custody, she finds out things might not be as simple as she thought.

Convicted of an unforgivable crime, Fade received a choice: surrender to trial and possible execution or endure a memory erasure so he could start fresh. Now with no recollection of his time before incarceration, Fade doubts he has the ability to be anything but the villain the public believe him to be.

A series of attacks by a mysterious power-swapping villain points back to Fade’s past and the crime that cost him his freedom and memory. With her father's legacy and her own reputation on the line, even Prism has to wonder: can a villain truly be reformed?


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My Review:

Watch out for this brand new series by the genre hopping author, H.L. Burke! I beta read this one and it was so much fun! It has wonderful characters, witty banter, romance, action, and suspense. Prism is the optimistic team leader who has a vision to see supervillains reformed and working as superheroes. Her first project is to take on Fade, a particularly challenging case. He was given a second chance previously and messed it up abominably. Has Prism bitten off more than she can chew? It certainly seems that way when things begin going horribly wrong. I'm already looking forward to the next book!




About the Author:
H.L. Burke


Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.

An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.

Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.

She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled "The Dragon and the Scholar," the Award Winning (2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction) Nyssa Glass Steampunk series, and MG/Fantasy "Cora and the Nurse Dragon," among others.





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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Easter and High Tea with a Linky


We've been on lockdown since March 26, so Easter was a very simple affair. Hubby is the only one to leave the house for necessary groceries, so he made sure we had Easter chocolates. He hid a few chocolate bunnies around the house for Amanda. He even decorated the table! Isn't he a real sweetie?

So, the other day he came home with dragon fruit that was reduced to clear. I never worked with dragon fruit before. All you have to do is slice it through and the skin peels away easily with your fingers, no knife skills required. It doesn't have much flavor, but it is a superfood, so you can always blitz it with other fruit to make a smoothie.

The girls and I have been enjoying cooking and baking during lockdown. The other day, Amanda decided she wanted to put on a high tea for all of us. She prepared dragon fruit and gooseberries, Brazilian kisses (condensed milk truffles), no bake oatmeal cookies, cheese sandwiches, and cucumber slices. Samantha picked flowers from the garden to decorate the table. Everything was scrumptious!









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