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Interview with Whitney Morris, Author of Crystal Heart

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 I'm really hoping that I can do more interviews with other authors cause it's always fascinating. So a preamble first.  Whitney Morris is the author of Crystal Heart, a young adult Fantasy which was published by BHC Press. She lives in South Yorkshire, England and has four kids! (My hat goes off to you because I only have two kids and I still don't have time, lol!)  We 'met' via The Fiction Cafe Review Group on Facebook and while I didn't do an Official Review (in that I got an ARC or anything), I liked the looks of the book and reviewed it anyway. And then she decided she wanted to interview other authors and I like interviewing, so here we are now. On with the interview! *** 1. So, Crystal Heart is your Debut Novel! (Congratulations!) How does it feel now that it’s out in the world? Thanks! It still doesn’t feel completely real. Release day came and went, due to COVID things didn’t exactly go as originally planned. Of course, friends and family were all ...

Book Review: Storm Front

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  BOOK TITLE: Storm Front AUTHOR: Jim Butcher DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: Man in all dark clothing with a long coat and a hat carrying a staff with the Chicago skyline behind him. Title and author’s name in red. GENRE: Urban fantasy PAGES: 322 BLURB: HARRY DRESDEN — WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment. Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things—and most don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a—well, whatever. There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black...

Book Review: The Nesting

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  BOOK TITLE: The Nesting AUTHOR: CJ Cooke DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: Two sets of branches surround the title with an elk head at the top and birds. The branches surround the title and author name. Colors are blue, white and black. GENRE: Horror/Gothic PAGES: 416 BLURB: The woods are creeping in on a nanny and two young girls in this chilling modern Gothic thriller. Architect Tom Faraday is determined to finish the high-concept, environmentally friendly home he's building in Norway – in the same place where he lost his wife, Aurelia, to suicide. It was their dream house, and he wants to honor her with it. Lexi Ellis takes a job as his nanny and immediately falls in love with his two young daughters, especially Gaia. But something feels off in the isolated house nestled in the forest along the fjord. Lexi sees mysterious muddy footprints inside the home. Aurelia's diary appears in Lexi's room one day. And Gaia keeps telling her about seeing the terrifying Sad ...