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The Trilisk Ruins (Parker Interstellar Travels Book 1)

Author: Michael McCloskey

Goodreads Synopsis: Telisa Relachik studied to be a xenoarchaeologist in a future where humans have found alien artifacts but haven't ever encountered live aliens. Of all the aliens whose extinct civilizations are investigated, the Trilisks are the most advanced and the most mysterious.

Telisa refuses to join the government because of her opposition to its hard-handed policies restricting civilian investigation and trade of alien artifacts, despite the fact that her estranged father is a captain in the United Nations Space Force.

When a group of artifact smugglers recruits her, she can't pass up the chance at getting her hands on objects that could advance her life's work. But she soon learns her expectations of excitement and riches come with serious drawbacks as she ends up fighting for her life on a mysterious alien planet. 

If it so pleases you to, you can get a free kindle copy here while it lasts.

The Forgotten

Author: D.L. Cross

Amazon Synopsis:

The Forgotten is a taut, fast-paced Indiana Jones meets Falling Skies style stand-alone thriller that spans the globe and digs deep into humanity's past, unearthing clues to the aliens' motives for invading our world. One’s out of his element. The other’s out of allies. Both are out of time.

Colonel Jack Morley investigates anomalies for the US government. He’s less than thrilled to give up his long holiday weekend at the beach to travel to the middle of the Nevada desert for his fifty-first mission because he assumes it will be another wasted trip. 

He couldn’t be more wrong.

CORE Director Victor Cannon is in charge of a secret facility in Nevada, and he hopes bringing in Morley will keep the government off his back long enough to accomplish both his agency’s mission and his personal goal. 

It only makes the target on his back a brighter beacon.

Now Morley and Cannon are in a race against their own agencies and the clock if they hope to save the world. They’ve discovered the location of the Forgotten, but not everyone wants him found. And those who want him to stay lost in time will go to any lengths to make sure he stays that way.

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ELE boxed set one

Author: Rebecca Gober and Courney Nuckels

Amazon Synopsis:  

BOOK ONE

Project ELE (The ELE Series Book 1)
When the government enacts Project ELE to preserve the human race after a devastating epidemic, survivors like Willow must adapt to new lives in shelters. But soon, Willow and her friends acquire unusual abilities that have far-reaching consequences.

BOOK TWO
Finding ELE (The ELE Series Book 2)
The forces of good and evil collide and Willow has no choice but to choose a side. When her rare abilities become a liability, an unlikely protector must step up to help her. 

BOOK THREE
Exposing ELE (The ELE Series Book 3)
All thoughts of a safe haven go out the window when Willow’s parents and Tony are ruthlessly abducted. In an effort to save them, Willow has to take a stand against the darkness brought forth by the masterminds of Project ELE.

You can get a copy of it here, for free, while it exists.

Valkyrie Reborn: A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy

Author: Allyson Lindt

Amazon Synopsis: 

She Loves. She Dies. She is Reborn.

The gods raised Kirby as an assassin. A weapon to wield against those who threatened their power.

The soldiers she grew up and trained with are the only family she knows. When her partner—her lover—betrays her, and The Order shuns her, Kirby’s world shatters. She spirals into a darkness that threatens to destroy her.

The combat instructor Kirby lusts after from a distance, pulls her from pit and offers her a new path forward. A new place to belong, vengeance, and a chance to do right by the people she once hunted.

But he and his two sexy friends are keeping a secret, and she's forced to decide if facing the threat alone is a bigger risk than giving her trust to more people who could betray her.

Author's Note: Valkyrie Reborn was previously titled Blood in the Shadows, and has been republished. The content has not changed. The heroine doesn’t choose in this urban fantasy with dark themes, and some scorching FF action mixed in. The book contains mention of self-harm, thoughts of suicide, and physical assault

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Justice First Book One

Author:  Odette C. Bell

Amazon Synopsis:

All seek justice. But justice is a fool’s game.

When Melanie finds out she’s magical, she runs. Her powers won’t let her sit still. As they rise, they seek justice. And the city she lives in – Erebus – is home to the worst criminals out there. As her mind unravels, she’s forced to mete out holy punishment.

Nothing can stop her save for one man.

But Tyr isn’t human; he’s the immortal sent to stop her. A practitioner unmatched in all the realms, he seeks one thing – justice. To all those who break the law, he brings punishment. Until he meets Melanie. As he searches for her through the crime-infested streets of this hell-hole, they’re drawn together.

What starts as a game of cat-and-mouse changes as old, hidden feelings arise. They might wish to punish one another, but destiny has another plan.

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Try me Again

Author: Clare Lydon

Amazon Synopsis:

What if lockdown means your ex moving back in?

Dot is still bristling over Caitlin leaving when she turns up at her door, asking to stay.

It's just until Caitlin can get a flight to New York, to the glittering new life she dumped them for.

But when the job falls through, Caitlin has to confront some home truths.

Now she knows what she really wants, can she convince Dot to try her again?

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Narrow Escape

Author: Anna Cove

Amazon Synopsis:

There's life... then there's living.

When Julia Knowles hits it big with her first book, she can’t help but see the perks of fame. All the ladies she wants? Bring ‘em on! Her confidence soars. That is, until a chance encounter with an old friend throws her off her game.

Susan Mayer’s life is full of bad news, until she happens to meet Julia again. With Julia, her husband isn’t dying, her kids aren’t furious with her. With Julia, she has no responsibilities. She feels twenty years younger. With Julia, she can smile.

The temptation to leave is strong, but the timing couldn’t be worse.

If she leaves, she’s a horrible person.

If she stays, she might lose herself to sorrow.

Can Susan resist the temptation of Julia? Should she?

This 10,000 word short is a prequel to SWEET SURRENDER, the first novel from Anna Cove. Buy now for a passionate, steamy, and sometimes heartbreaking ride.

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During these difficult times, I know it helps to find something to do.  I've created this short little list of books that sounded interesting to me, that are currently free on Amazon kindle.  Don't have a kindle? No problem, you can get free apps on android and also on PC.  Not everyone has the money right now to enjoy a good book, so I hope this helps those of you out who are dirt broke and need a distraction.  Let your love of books guide the way.  Enjoy!

Soul of the Fire by Terry Goodkind

Genre: Fantasy / Romance / Magic
Richard and Kahlan finally get what they both have wanted for the past few months.  The Sword of Truth is out of Richard's hands, but he discovers he doesn't need the magic of the sword to bring forth greatness, though he still doesn't seem to think he's great.  Lots of new characters, lots of twists, corruption and wickedness.  Another great story from the Good Kind of fantasy, Terry Goodkind.

Back Cover:
Richard Rahl has traveled far from his days as a simple forest guide.  Emperor of D'hara, war wizard, the Seeker of Truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest.  For Richard Rahl is now husband to Kahlan Amnell.

But there wedding is the key that unlocks a faraway spell, and now a deadly power pours forth across the world.

Separated from the Sword of Truth, stripped of their magic, Richard and Kahlan must journey across the Midlands to confront a secret from their past, and a trap that could tear them apart.  For there's no place so dangerous as a world without magic...

Took me a couple of months to read this due to lack of time because of college, but around midway through I started to read a bit quicker, finding myself more intrigued by the storyline. By the end I was fully captivated.

This went from a 3 star book to a 4 star within the last 5ish chapters. I'm definitely desiring to read the next book.

Also, I'd like to say that I don't think Dalton a wicked character. I definitely felt myself feeling for his poor situation. He's a likeable character in my opinion.

Terry Goodkind can't disappoint. He feigns the ease of it, but by the end of his books I always find myself wanting to read the next one. This is by far my favorite fantasy series yet.

Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.

Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind

Genre: Adult / Fantasy / Romance

My Synopsis:

This is the fourth book in the Sword of Truth Series.  Three interesting characters show up at the Confessor’s Palace at the same time:  An evil wizard claiming to want to kill Richard and Kahlan, a woman from Richard’s past who wants to claim him due to a prophecy told to her by the witch named Shota, a healer named Drefan who also happens to be Richard’s half-brother.  A plague breaks out and Richard must be betrayed by Kahlan or all is lost.

Back Cover:

Everything Richard Rahl has learned will be for naught as the ruthless Emperor Jagang returns with his vast legions…heralded by a mystical plague that kills innocents in thousands.

Richard must now challenge the undefeatable: the magic that thwarts magic, sealed away for three thousand years in the Temple of the Winds.

Prodded by prophecy, shadowed by betrayal, to complete his mission Richard must accept the Truth and find a way to pay the price the winds demand…before he and the world both perish.

If you haven’t yet…go check out my review of Blood of the Fold, it doesn’t do the series justice of course, but maybe it’ll give you some insight into this series if you haven’t read it.  I’m sorry to say I don’t yet have a review of Wizards First Rule or Stone of Tears, and may never have some, unless I get the chance to reread them in the future.  It’s been too long since I’ve read them to give proper reviews, but I think I have reviews of them on my Goodreads.com. 

Now, I assume you’ve already: read the series to this point, are ahead of me, or have read my review of Blood of the Fold, so let’s begin.  This book instantly caught my attention, and I had wanted to read this for quite some time.  I finally broke down and had the bookstore order it for me.  I was not disappointed.  The first words spoken in this book are from my favorite character Cara: “Let me kill him,” I instantly started cracking up because it’s such a Cara thing to say.  If you’re familiar with the Sword of Truth series, you’ll know what I’m talking about.  Cara is an important character throughout the beginning of this book, which instantly made this my favorite book in the series so far.  She stays pretty important to the entire book as well.  Good storyline for this one, as well as a good ending to it.  It makes me wonder what happens next. 

I just so happen to have the next book in my possession so I might give that a read as soon as I finish reading Hyperion.

Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.

The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Genre: Fantasy / Magic / Romance

This is the second book of a trilogy written by Terry Brooks.  The Ellcrys is a magical tree created to help protect the elves.  The Ellcrys is dying and the Forbidden is weakening.  As she weakens, she’s allowing demons to roam free.  These demons seek to kill all life.

Back Cover:

The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the demons from enacting vengeance upon the land.  Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force.  But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.

First of all, if you haven't yet, go read my review of The Sword of Shannara. I thought this was a pretty good concept.  I liked the idea of the Ellcrys and the Chosen.  The story lost me a few times in the way that some of the wording wasn’t very visual.  I liked the idea of Allanon in this one, even though he seems like such a small part in this book.  Some of the characters of this book were flat in the way that they just didn’t have much to offer.  I liked Amberle.  I didn’t however like Wil that much, though I guess I didn’t hate him either.  Also, the Reaper seems pathetic in the way that he dies, seeing as he’s the main bad guy in this story.  Other than that it was a pretty good read.  I enjoyed it a smidgen more than the first one.

Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Genre: Fantasy / Magic / Adult

A dark figure shows up in a small town to tell a half-breed elf that he’s the last heir of Shannara, the only one to wield the Sword of Shannara against the Warlock Lord.  Together, Shea, and his adoptive brother Flick, leave on an adventure full of danger.  Soon they meet more allies and head toward Paranor to collect the Sword of Shannara.

Back Cover:

Long ago, the wars of ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races—gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves.  But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew little of such troubles.

Then came the giant, forbidding Allanon, possessed of strange Druidic Powers, to reveal that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destroy the world.  The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara.  On Shea, last of the blood line, rested the hope of all races.

Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea.  To save the Vale, Shea flees, drawing the skull bearer after him

Well, I’ve finally finished this book, on the last day I live in this house that I’ve lived in for the past 12 years of my life, which is the majority of it.

Terry Brooks is an interesting writer.  I found myself not very captivated by the beginning of chapters, but by the end of them I found myself intrigued, and thus found myself reading on further.  He captures you in ways that make you want to keep reading regardless of the obvious filler’s of this book.

Most of the characters seemed very one dimensional; therefore, I found it hard to connect to the book.  It’s more of a story based book as opposed to a character based one. 

At times I found it extremely predictable and at times it’s kind of sad, but not sad enough to make me cry, since I didn’t really connect to the characters. 

If you’ve read any of the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, you might find similarities in this one, though the authors both have unique writing styles.  Though near the end of the book I felt like Terry Goodkind just sort of took some of The Sword of Shannara idea’s and put a new twist on them in his own novels.

It’s a different perspective on a newer view of fantasy novels.  Some good examples of this are the usage of Elves, Gnomes, Dwarves, Trolls, and Druids.

I find myself mildly interested in reading the second book of this trilogy called The Elfstones of Shannara.  If I come across it I will give it a read, for now though, I’m off to finish reading Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind.

 Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.

Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind

Genre: Fantasy/Magic/Romance

This is the 3rd book in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It's about the Blood of the Fold, which basically wants to take over and be rid of magic. Richard, Kahlan, Zedd, Sisters of the Light, as well as Mordsiths and Gars fight against the Imperial Order and the Blood of the Fold so that everyone may remain free from the dreamwalker Jagang, who has taken over the Sisters of the Dark with his own mysterious Dreamwalking powers. The only safety from Jagang's dreamwalking powers is Richard Rahl himself.

Back Cover:
In a fantasy world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World--forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power.

War, monsters, and treachery plague the world, and only Richard and Kahlan can save it from an armageddon of unimaginable savagery and destruction.

Terry Goodkind, author of the brilliant fantasy bestseller's Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears, has created his most masterful epic yet, a sumptuous feast of magic and excitement replete with the wonders of his unique fantasy vision.

I felt this book was rather flat. Not quite as emotional as the first two books in this series were. I felt disappointed until almost the very end when Kahlan finally makes an appearance. Yeah, she's hardly in this book at all until the end. If you're a fan of Kahlan, you might find this book disappointing until near the end.

I did find myself laughing somewhere near the end because of things Kahlan, Cara and Berdine say. They were probably the best parts of the entire book.

We find out more about Gratch as he grows up. Richard himself is obviously growing and is no longer the same character he was originally; which, I guess isn't a bad thing, seeing as there's character development, but the more I get to know him the less I seem to like him. I definitely liked him more in the first 2 books.

I guess it wasn't a terrible book because I did finish it, and that was without to many breaks in between. The story was okay, but seemed to be lacking a certain something. I hope the 4th book in this series is better. If you enjoyed the first 2 books, you may or may not find this book disappointing. It's worth a read, if for nothing more than to lead you to book 4.

Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.