Review: Rebel Spirits by Lois Ruby

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Rebel Spirits
Author: Lois Ruby

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Infused with history and mystery, this tale of ghosts, love, and murder takes place in present-day Gettysburg, where the Civil War still looms large.

Lori Chase doesn’t know what to think about ghosts. She may have seen a few in the past, but those were just childish imaginings…right? Only now that she is living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, spirits seem to be on everyone’s mind. The town is obsessed with its bloody Civil War history, and the old inn that Lori’s parents run is supposedly haunted by the souls of dead soldiers.

Then Lori meets one such soldier–the devastatingly handsome Nathaniel Pierce. Nathaniel’s soul cannot rest, and he desperately needs Lori’s help. Because Nathaniel was not killed in the famous battle. He was murdered. Lori begins to investigate the age-old mystery, stumbling upon shocking clues and secrets.

At the same time, she can’t help falling for Nathaniel, just as he is falling for her…

MY THOUGHTS

 

As I ventured into reading this tale of ghosts, warriors, love and sacrifice, I realized that this book is the perfect book for the preteen crowd.  It introduces the paranormal romance and ghostly characters that still keep it tame enough that the younger generations should feel like they are being introduced to theses things for future books.  I felt this story and mystery kept a younger reader interested enough to want to finish the story path that the characters are on.  The book is focused towards the Tween level but could also be used as a stepping off point to start reading darker and more books that handle darker things.

While I felt this book was written well, I still find the younger generation of tweens enjoying it better before jumping into the darker stuff that is further ahead in this genre.

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3/5

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Hello fellow bloggers! Welcome back!

As you can see, the blog is now being redirected to the new domain.  The design is still a work in progress so there will be some changes in the weeks to come.  Small things mostly, but please be patient with me as I am new to wordpress.

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If you notice, I have taken the plunge and also decided to let go of GFC, Linky and Networked Blogs.  While having GFC and such was nice, I made a personal decision to let them go for the blog.  The main reason being that I am not going to attach myself to the number and concentrate on the posts in the future.  I know many of you stand by the numbers of GFC and such, but I would rather go by performance reports.  I don’t want to feel validated by that number anymore.

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Another hard decision I made was the challenges I hosted.  If you notice, I have also let them go.  I encourage you to keep up your challenge goals, but I will no longer be hosting a monthly link up.  This was a decision that was also completely personal.  While I enjoyed hosting it every month, I just have too much on my plate this year.  Hopefully next year will be better for this.

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Blog Update: Times Are Changing

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I wanted to share with all my followers that there will be a slight pause in review posting for a few days.
I finally caved and I am switching the blog to it’s own domain name and switching it over to a different server.
I know others have had flawless experience with this, but I am in no way computer savvy.  My wonderful cousin is helping me out with this, so it is in his hands — which means working around his work schedule.  If you notice some crazy website looks, this is what is going on.
I hope you will all be patient and stick around while we switch over.
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Happy Reading and I will see you all ASAP!

Fans of Author Cora Carmack!!

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I have the most exciting news for fans of New Adult sensation Cora Carmack that I hope you’ll help me share! You might have seen on Cora’s Facebook page or Twitter that she has rewritten pivotal scenes from her instant New York Times bestseller LOSING IT from Garrick’s point of view. She plans to release four different scenes once her pre-orders hit certain number thresholds. These scenes include:
·         The One Where They Meet
·         The One Where They Meet…Again
·         The One Where He Changes His Mind
·         The One Where Bliss Gets Her Way
This is where you come in! I’ve included in this  blog post so it will show a thermometer indicating where we’re at with the preorders and what scene will be released next! Once each new threshold is reached, the thermometer will automatically update.

Go forth and preorder Faking It on AMAZON!
While you are there, Grab the first copy of Losing It as well on Amazon !

Need some humor reading?

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Today I wanted to share some books that are written by some fellow bloggers that I follow. I hope you can find one to enjoy and help support some fellow bloggers in their journey!

The Boogie Man Is My Friend: Not A Ghost Story
Author: Kathryn Ann Loving

SUMMARY
It’s hard to imagine the unthinkable. Most of the time we are all in denial. How do we prepare for it? Do we know how to protect our children from it? Most parents or guardians will never know…until it’s too late. And by then, the Boogie Man is their friend. Kathryn Loving takes you along her journey from being raised in a middle class family with good values to her adventures as a police officer. She shares the insides of her life in the policehood, battling child molesters and evil doers. It’s nothing like a super hero story. When all was lost in the sorrow from the countless victim children, God kept her soul. She and her village battled to bring those that preyed on our children to justice. And justice they received. The book is filled with the unexpected. It will wake anyone up to what lurks out there…waiting to pounce…on anyone’s children. There is no class or economics when it comes to child predators. The Boogie Man Is My Friend is a book about a heavy subject that most people don’t want to explore or even fathom. Loving takes you there…to that dark place… but not without success, solutions, and believe it or not…humor…lots of it. Her cop stories are throughout to make you laugh after you cry. You might be shocked. You might laugh. You might cry. But one thing is for certain, you will be awake. It’s real. It’s genuine. It’s life. It needs to be told.
AMAZON

Holly Daze: Underachiever Extraordinaire
Author: Monica Merrill Mylet, Abbey Fatica

SUMMARY

Holly Daze takes us on an uproarious roller-coaster ride through the last year. Although her name suggests that Holidays are her forte, we learn quickly that if it can go wrong, it will; in the funniest way possible. If it were up to Holly, Valentine’s Day would only be celebrated by school children as a form of punishment for missing their homework. Halloween costumes should be store bought, Thanksgiving catered and fireworks most definitely should only be handled by professionals. If you have relatives that visit for Christmas or even the 4th of July, this is for you. Feel free to leave this addition to the Life Well Blogged series out for them to read, too. You’ll all be laughing out loud together.
Abbey and Monica have given a voice to all the crazy holiday expectations and failures in Holly Daze; Underachiever Extraordinaire. They have once again gathered hilarious blog posts from stellar bloggers to compile a must read for everyone that is looking back on the past year with both fond memories and shocking tales of celebrations that have gone haywire.
AMAZON

I Just Want to Pee Alone
Author: Various bloggers

SUMMARY
Motherhood is the toughest – and funniest – job you’ll ever love. Raising kids is hard work. The pay sucks, your boss is a tyrant, and the working conditions are pitiful – you can’t even take a bathroom break without being interrupted with another outrageous demand. Hasn’t every mother said it before? “I just want to pee alone!” I Just Want to Pee Alone is a collection of hilarious essays from 37 of the most kick ass mom bloggers on the web. Including: People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Insane in the Mom-Brain, The Divine Secrets of a Domestic Diva, Baby Sideburns, and Rants From Mommyland. Read hysterical essays like: Embarrassment, Thy Name is Motherhood A Pinterest-Perfect Mom, I am Not And Then There was that Time a Priest Called Me a Terrible Mother So She Thought She Could Cut Off My Stroller
AMAZON