This Years April A-Z blogging Challenge

This years April A to Z blogging Challenge sign up list is once again open and I’m all signed up.

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/

Twitter hashtag is #AtoZChallenge and Twitter id is @AprilA2Z

This will be my third year of taking part and I really recommend it to bloggers.

You can blog about absolutely anything you like as long as you make each post relevant to that day’s letter of the alphabet.

Each year that I’ve taken part my blog followers/ readers have increased significantly, I’ve made new friends and discovered blogs I would never have found on my own. Yes it’s hard work, but if you draft up your posts beforehand and plan ahead it’s really fun.

Why not sign up today? It’s FREE

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/a-to-z-challenge-sign-uplist-2015.html

Twitter hashtag is #AtoZChallenge and Twitter id is @AprilA2Z

Letter Z on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today is the last letter on this mammoth blog tour. My book today is Zen Master Next Door by Edward Kardos; Genre; Spirituality

Zen Master Next Door

Parables for Enlightened Everyday Living

These modern day Zen parables or short stories  send positive messages that are simple. They inspire. Based in the truth, they are an insightful means to explore our universal values. They are parables about our many relationships and how they touch our soul. Relevant and timely, these stories underscore our yearning to live an inspired life and they show that deep-rooted and ancient ideals are as mainstream as our very exchanges with our neighbour next door.

“What an inspiring way to learn about our very soul. These modern day parables in Zen Master Next Door are compelling and left me wanting more.”  – Daniel Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND

Where to buy Zen Master Next Door:

http://www.edwardgkardos.com/order/

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Barnes & Noble

Learn More About Ed Kardos:

http://www.edwardgkardos.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edward-G-Kardos-author/317829871625659?ref=digest_email

Ed’s Books are:

Zen Master Next Door — 2012 (second edition)

Elias and the Legend of Sirok — 2013

Leap of Faith — 2014 – Just released!

Here are the last of my randomly selected links to the sites of other bloggers who have been blogging their way through the alphabet, please find the time to visit.

http://twinklingtinawrites.blogspot.in/

http://tinadchayes.wordpress.com/

http://wabisabiwife.com/

http://suzannevanrooyen.com/blog/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave as many comments on blogs as possible, all supportive comments are greatly appreciated, thank you.

Letter Y on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today is letter Y on the April A to Z blog Tour. My book today comes from Tony Carnival and is the first book in his Over Odyssey Series called Yellow. Genre – Fantasy Fiction

As if being a teenager wasn’t tough enough, Exodus Magaba (Ex) must come to terms with the loss of his beloved older sister, the sudden disappearance of his father, and a move to another town in another state.  On the night of his thirteenth birthday, Ex has an unexpected meeting with a mysterious man.  This encounter reveals Ex’s supernatural destiny as an “Era Key,” the only one of his generation, who can move freely and mysteriously through time. Now, with help from his mother’s chronodelias—mystical flowers that let you watch memories as though watching tv—and his new group of zany but street-tough friends, Ex must piece together the truth of the mysterious man, the forgotten magical world of Odyssia wherein lie his roots, and the connection with a new and lavish videogame…and his future.

Amazon Links

Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Over-Odyssey-Yellow-Tony-Carnival/dp/1622126181/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1393880085&sr=1-1

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Over-Odyssey-Yellow-Tony-Carnival-ebook/dp/B00II7ZXVS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1393880085

Barnes& Noble Links

Paperback/Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/over-odyssey-tony-carnival/1117711709?ean=9781622126187

Smashwords 

Electronic Download: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/411971

Tony Carnival is that rare author who comes along once in a generation.  Born with a penchant for storytelling and an uncanny ability to weave innovative ideas into cogent prose, he has developed from the nine-year-old short-story writer to the current epic fiction talent.  Over Odyssey: Yellow is the first novel in a sextet of epic fantasy, which has already been heralded as “lavish and captivating,” and as “an amazing roller coaster ride of excitement and thrills.”  A New Jersey native, he now lives in New York with his beloved family and is busy writing the second book in the sextet, Over Odyssey: Blue – a sequel that is already greatly anticipated by his fans.

Other Links

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Overodysseyyy

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=324065237&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&trk=spm_pic

Strategic Website: http://sbprabooks.com/TonyCarnival/

Twitter Handle: @Over_Odyssey

Here are some randomly selected links to other bloggers who are taking up the challenge, please find time to visit them too.

http://www.clairegillian.com/

http://welshbloggers.wordpress.com/

http://indiewritersmonthly.blogspot.co.uk/

http://elsieelmore.com/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave comments on as many blogs as possible, all supportive comments are very much appreciated, thank you.

Letter X on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today is letter X on the A to Z April Challenge. My book today is X by Jack Croxall. Genre; YA

Fifteen-year-old X thinks she is going to die. Shacked up in the cellar of an old farmhouse, she starts a journal to document her last few days. Much less than a few days if the things outside manage to get in. A best-selling short story, just 28 pages long.

X is available through Amazon UK and Amazon US now.

www.jackcroxall.co.uk

Twitter @JackCroxall

Here are some randomly selected links to other bloggers who have taken up the April blogging challenge, please find the time to visit them too.

http://marlenemoss.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.mystiparker.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.akmorgen.com/

http://tyreanswritingspot.blogspot.co.uk/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave as many comments on blogs too, all supportive comments are very much appreciated, thank you.

Letter W on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today we celebrate the letter W on the A to Z April blog Tour. My book choice today is What it Takes by Terry Tyler. Genre: Contemporary Romance

W – What It Takes by Terry Tyler

A tale of three sisters…Karen Kavanagh has spent her life feeling like Cinderella in reverse – the plain youngest sister of two Scandinavian sauna babes. Her two elder sisters, domestic goddess Ava and salon owner Saskia, are mini versions of their mother, a gorgeous Danish beauty. Karen has inherited her father’s droopy, dull brown hair and long nose.
Danny Alvarez doesn’t see her like that. He thinks she’s wonderful. Lots of women want Danny, but Danny just wants Karen. What It Takes is about the lengths to which people will go to win the heart of the one they love…

Opera – [Amazon.com: What It Takes eBook: Terry Tyler: Books]

Opera – [What It Takes eBook: Terry Tyler: Amazon.co.uk: Books]

Links to other my other sites:

Blog

Opera – [Terry Tyler’s Blog]

UK Arts Directory Literary Blog

Opera – [Terry Tyler Blog — UK Arts Directory]

Twitter

Opera – [Terry Tyler (TerryTyler4) on Twitter]

Goodreads

Opera – [Goodreads | Terry Tyler (Author of You Wish…)]

Facebook

Opera – [(65) Terry Tyler, author]

Fans of Terry’s books might like to know that she released her new book Kings and Queens yesterday.

Here are today’s randomly selected links to other bloggers who are taking part in the challenge, please finds the time to visit them too.

http://historysleuth.blogspot.co.uk/

http://lindacovella.com/

http://rscottamsbaugh.com/

http://thewayofwytch.wordpress.com/

http://judithteweswrites.blogspot.ca/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave as many comments as possible on blogs, all supportive comments are very much appreciated, thank you.

Letter U on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today it’s letter U on the A to Z Challenge. My book today is Unforgiven by Barbara J Hancock. Genre – Romance.

Barbara J. Hancock UNFORGIVEN

The problem with fighting evil is it often comes in a very attractive package. Orphaned when vampires massacred her family, Jade has been trained as an elite Haven’s Warrior. She is pure, untouched and focused on revenge. Sheltered in a remote mountain temple, Jade has known nothing but discipline her entire life.

Dillon is as undisciplined as they come, a rogue vampire with rock-star style and a cowboy’s whisky-kissed drawl. He’s been through hell more than once in his one hundred and fifty years, but this is the cruellest blow of all—to become a monster who craves a woman’s trust.

Life’s a bitch and then you don’t die.

This is the Raveneaux Vampires Book 2, “Hunger” is the first in the series.

Amazon.com:

Amazon.co.uk

Barnes and Noble:

Kobo:

www.barbarajhancock.com

https://twitter.com/barbarajhancock

Goodreads/ blog https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2787211.Barbara_J_Hancock

Barbara is back with us on the blog in early May with a review of another of her books “Darkening Around Me” and guest author interview, do come back and find out more about this romance writer.

Here are some randomly selected links to other bloggers who are taking up the challenge, please find time to visit them too.

http://nopageleftblank.wordpress.com/

http://megzone.wordpress.com/

http://dlonelystoner.wordpress.com/

http://ofglassandpaper.com/

During the challenge we are asking bloggers to leave as many comments on blogs as possible, all supportive comments are very much appreciated thank you.

 

Letter Q on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today’s letter on the A to Z Challenge is Q. My book today is Quentins by Maeve Binchy. Genre – Contemporary Fiction

Is it possible to tell the story of a generation and a city through the history of a restaurant? Ella Brady thinks so. She wants to film a documentary about Quentins that will capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s to the present day. And Quentins has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, of betrayal, of revenge; of times when it looked ready for success and times when it seemed as if it must close in failure. But as Ella uncovers more of what has gone on at Quentins, she begins to wonder whether some secrets should be kept that way…

In Maeve Binchy’s magical QUENTINS you will meet new friends and old: the twins from SCARLET FEATHER, the Signora from EVENING CLASS, Ria from TARA ROAD – and a
host of fresh faces. There is Monica, the ever-cheerful Australian waitress, and Blouse Brennan, whose simplicity disguises a sharp mind and a heart of gold. Presiding over Quentins are Patrick and Brenda Brennan, who have made Quentins such a legend. But even they have a story and a sadness which is hidden from the public gaze.

Find a copy here at Goodreads, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

Here are some links to randomly selected bloggers who are also taking part in the challenge, please find the time to visit them too.

http://www.yvonneventresca.com/blog.html

http://www.margokelly.blogspot.co.uk/

http://hammlington.wordpress.com/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave comments on blogs, any supportive comments are much appreciated thank you.

Letter P on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Today I bring you letter P on the A to Z Challenge. Today my book is The Potter’s Daughter by Daniel Arthur Smith. Genre: Life Story Romance

The Potter’s Daughter is a slice of life story about Abby Bellen and her father Will.

After a promise to her dying mother, Abby Bellen, the estranged daughter of an aging ceramic artist, feels obligated to return to her home on Willow Lake to put her father’s life in order. Years have passed since Abby fled the home of her youth and a past she would rather forget. Now Abby has no choice other than confrontation as the long buried rift that exists between the two surfaces and they must together face the failures of their misspent relationship as she discovers, with the help of new romance Mitch Carlson, what she needs to make herself whole.

E-book

UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Potters-Daughter-Literary-Daniel-Arthur-ebook/dp/B00CNUWJ2W/

US http://www.amazon.com/Potters-Daughter-Literary-Daniel-Arthur-ebook/dp/B00CNUWJ2W

AU http://www.amazon.com.au/The-Potters-Daughter-Literary-Series-ebook/dp/B00CNUWJ2W

Print

UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Potters-Daughter-Daniel-Arthur-Smith/dp/0988649314/

US http://www.amazon.com/Potters-Daughter-Daniel-Arthur-Smith/dp/0988649314/

US http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-potters-daughter-daniel-arthur-smith/1115323521

Links to your author sites

Author Pages (Amazon)

UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Arthur-Smith/e/B00A7IO4MK/

US http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Arthur-Smith/e/B00A7IO4MK/

Author Twitter

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/authordasmith

Author Website

http://www.danielarthursmith.com

Facebook

http://facebook.com/danielarthursmith

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6893816.Daniel_Arthur_Smith

Serial Sites

http://pottersdaughter.com

http://thecatharitreasure.com

Here are some randomly selected links to other bloggers who are taking up the A to Z Challenge, please find the time to visit them.

http://irenewaters19.com/

http://sabrinagarie.com/

http://northofandover.wordpress.com/

During April we are asking people to leave as many comments as they can on blogs, any supportive comments are much appreciated, thank you.

Letter O on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

Our letter on the April A to Z Challenge is O today. My book is The Orphan and the Thief by Melissa LeGette. Genre: Fantasy

Book Title: The Orphan and the Thief

Author: M.L. LeGette

Description: Toad thought it’d be easy to steal from Mr. Edward P. Owl. Unfortunately for Toad, he isn’t the best of thieves. Caught in the act, he’s in more trouble than ever before. Now to save his hide, Toad must track down five rare potion ingredients for Mr. Owl. Or else.

All Melena Snead wants is her family back, but after the Miggens Street Fire, that isn’t very likely. Orphaned and miserable, forced to work in an apothecary, she’s determined to find Milo, her missing brother. No matter what.

When Melena finds Toad ransacking her apothecary, Toad gets a nasty shock: apothecaries don’t carry Mr. Owl’s ingredients. Luckily, Melena’s willing to help, for a price.

With Melena’s pet Spit-Fire dragon and Toad’s enchanted talking beer mug, they embark on a fantastical journey, traveling the country in search of the potion ingredients. But can they gather all of them in time, what with monsters, pirates, and axe-wielding thieves? And if they do, is there an even greater danger waiting for them at the end?

You can read my review of this book here; http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-4KH

Where to purchase:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Smashwords:

Barnes and Noble US:

Barnes and Noble UK:

Author Links:

blog: http://mllegette.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/M-L-LeGette/119655051430835

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelissaLeGette

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1499928.M_L_LeGette

Here are some randomly selected links to sites of other bloggers who are taking up the challenge, please find the time to visit them too.

http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/

http://scribblinginthestorageroom.wordpress.com/

http://rosebfischer.wordpress.com/

http://lisavooght.blogspot.co.uk/

During the challenge we are asking people to visit and leave comments on as many blogs as possible, all supportive comments are very much appreciated, thank you.

Letter N on The A to Z April Challenge 2014

 

Today is letter N on the April A to Z Challenge. My Book choice is Nobody’s Fault by Terry Tyler. Genre: Contemporary

N – Nobody’s Fault by Terry Tyler

The Cranston family is torn apart when Nick, married to Ria, meets Adrienne and moves in with her after just one week.  Nobody’s Fault tells the story through the eyes of Adrienne – and also Tara, Nick and Ria’s 15 year old, very confused daughter

Drama, mystery, romance: a family with secrets… Adrienne is the love of his life. Nick is the love of her life. Six days after meeting her, Nick leaves home. He has no choice; they can’t live without each other. Nick’s wife Ria and eldest daughter Cat find various ways of working out their anger and resentment, while fifteen year old Tara is caught in the middle. And then there is Nick’s cousin Caroline, with her own axe to grind when it comes to marital affairs… When tragedy strikes, they are all looking for someone to blame.

Meanwhile, lonely and trusting Sharon, seeking love and friendship on internet dating and social networking sites, has no suspicion of the part she plays in the drama – or that the people she meets in cyberspace might not be all that they seem…

Amazon links:

Opera – [Nobody’s Fault eBook: Terry Tyler: Amazon.co.uk: Books]

Opera – [Amazon.com: Nobody’s Fault eBook: Terry Tyler: Books]

Links to other my other sites:

Blog

Opera – [Terry Tyler’s Blog]

UK Arts Directory Literary Blog

Opera – [Terry Tyler Blog — UK Arts Directory]

Twitter

Opera – [Terry Tyler (TerryTyler4) on Twitter]

Goodreads

Opera – [Goodreads | Terry Tyler (Author of You Wish…)]

Facebook

Opera – [(65) Terry Tyler, author]

Here are some randomly selected links to sites of other bloggers who are taking part in the challenge, please fins the time to visit them too.

http://www.daydreamertowriter.blogspot.co.uk/

http://writingreadingandlife.com/

http://paulamartinpotpourri.blogspot.co.uk/

http://jwright823.wordpress.com/

http://premraostoryteller.com/

During the challenge we are asking people to leave as many comments on blogs as possible, all supportive comments are greatly appreciated, thank you.