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Celebrate America Happy Independence Day Giveaway

  1 st Place Ergo Chef My Juicer 6 Foot Uncle Sam Inflatable 3' x 5' Annin USA Home Flag Kit QMT  3  Red, Silver, Blue Set Windchime Set 1 - Patriotic Snack Sampler 1 - Woodie Specs Wood Watch 2 - Viatek Boom Speaker 1 - Mini Hybrid Dynamo Lantern 2 - Country Bob's Gift Box 1 - Ohio Flame Fire Pit 1 - Mill Creek DVD Set 1 - 4' x 6' Patriotic Holiday Flag Light 3 - Bourbon Q Fighting Cock Nuts 1 Pair of ManBrand.Club USA Socks  1 - $5 Graeter's Ice Cream Voucher 5 - Bags Rudolph Pork Rinds 2 - Family Fines Vouchers

  2nd Place 1- Ergo Chef Prodigy Grilling Set 1 - Viatek Boom Box Speaker 1 - Mini Hybrid Dynamo Lantern 1 - Annin 3' x 5' USA Home Flag Kit  1 - Patriotic Snack Sampler  1 - Country Bob's Gift Box 1 - Topbulb USA Keychain Flashlight 1 -Bourbon Q Fighting Cock Nuts 1 - $5 Graeter's Ice Cream Voucher

 1 - Jar Slawsa 

3rd Place

1 - Mini Hybrid Dynamo Lantern  1 - Patriotic Snack Sampler  1 - Country Bob's Gift Box  1 -Bourbon Q Fighting Cock Nuts 1 - Jar Slawsa Holiday Contest and Sweeps is proud to bring you a Happy Independence Day Giveaway that will make 3 winners very happy to win. Below you will find the prizes shown above for each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. Good luck to everyone and I hope you all have a very Happy Independence Day.

Ergo Chef

8 PC PRODIGY Grilling Set

This 8pc. grill set gives you the tools you need for prep and grilling all year round. Includes our new Prodigy Series 7" Santoku Chef knife for cutting veggies, fruit & meat. Our Prodigy Series 6" Boning/Utility style knife for trimming chicken, and all meat before the grill and slicing it up after. Our Pro-Series Heavy Duty Kitchen shears are good for prepping chicken and opening your packages & even peeling vegetables. Our 15" Duo Tongs can pick up anything and are perfect for low flame grilling veggies, hot dogs, chicken, and sausage, ribs & steak. The thermometer will assure your grilling gets to proper temperature and the roll bag keeps everything safely stored with edge guards for the knives. If your cooking fish or burgers you'll just have to add a spatula to the kit, sorry we don't have one yet.

1 - My Juicer w/Extra Bottle

MY JUICER Personal Blender, Smoothie and Juice Maker with extra 20 ounce sport bottle. Made with top quality components for easily blending up healthy smoothies and shakes for a healthier you. 20 oz. Sport Bottle has a carry handle for on the go lifestyle. The powerful 300 watt motor and 4 Stainless Steel blades are engineered for quick and easy blending of frozen fruits, veggies and even desserts & mixed drinks. Perfect for the kitchen, Pool Parties, Birthdays and any occasion where a cool healthy or delicious drink is a compliment and fun to create. My Juicer(TM) is the first part of Ergo Chef's new "Kitchen Collection" of electrics. Includes: High Quality Stainless Steel & Black Plastic Base with NON-Slip Suction Feet. Durable BPA Free Plastic 20 ounce Sport Bottle with Removable Lid with Handle and One Juicer Blade Assembly.

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6 ft Uncle Sam Inflatable

Uncle Sam is featured here holding the American flag in one hand and and a God Blessing America sign in the other hand. Uncle Sam can greet all your guests as they enter all your events and festivities. Bright and colorful inflatable that will definitely brighten up your front yard or all you 4th of July celebrations and cook outs! Nothing brings your celebration to life more than a great inflatable. Comes with a small, but powerful blower to inflate the Airblown and keep it inflated. Internal lights create a glowing night-time display. Tough light-weight nylon is weatherproof and fade-resistant. Stakes and tethers, Spare bulb & fuse and complete instructions are included. Annin Flagmakers   Annin’s Nyl-Glo® U.S. Flag Set

This U.S. flag is 100% Made in USA with Sewn Stripes, Embroidered Stars and Brass Grommets. Expertly sewn using Annin’s heavyweight 200 denier nylon fabric. Annin Flagmakers dyes its own SolarGuard ColorFast Nyl-Glo® U.S. Flags and guarantees the colors for one full year. Also includes 6 ft. X 3/4 in. three piece Aluminum Flagpole with fasteners, eagle and mounting bracket. If you’re looking for a high-quality, U.S. flag made in America, there is no reason to look further. Since 1847, Annin Flagmakers has been the standard by which U.S. flags are made. Sewn stripes using double-needle lockstitch construction with 4 rows of stitching on the fly hem and back tack reinforcement. Vivid white stars are densely embroidered. Finished with sturdy canvas heading and strong brass grommets. Proven to last the longest and be the brightest. This durable fabric flies in a light breeze and blocks damaging UV rays. QMT Windchimes

 

 Red, Silver(White), Blue Windchimes 3-Total

1 -  Corinthian Bells 29" Ruby Splash  (Red) Windchimes

 

The Corinthian Bells® 29" T206 wind chime is QMT's most popular small chime Click Here To Read The Corinthian Bells Windchime Review

1 -  30” Arias Elite, Silver (Use as White)

The Arias Elite® 30" chime's size makes it ideal for anywhere in your yard, or as a gift for someone else's! Click Here To Read The Aries Elite Windchime 1 - Corinthian Bells 29" Midnight  Blue Windchimes

The Corinthian Bells® 29" T206 wind chime is our most popular small chime Click Here To Read The Corinthian Bells Windchime Review Click Here To Visit The QMT Windchime Website Today The Popcorn Factory

  Patriotic Sampler

A sampling of gourmet treats perfect for summer celebrations. We pack this patriotic gift box with a mix of gourmet popcorn and mouthwatering treats. The Popcorn Factory takes pride in making sure each of their snacks are made with quality products and freshness.

Holiday Contest and Sweeps is proud to team up with WoodieSpecs.com to include the WoodieSpecs.com Wood Watch to this giveaway. The winner will be able to choose their choice one of two of designs shown above. WoodieSpecs.com brings a new style to watches instead of the same old choices over and over again. Be the talk of party while you wear your wood watch choice of designs and colors shown below. These amazing watches come in Bamboo and Sandalwood Colors. Each piece is original because no two pieces of wood are exactly the same. Your red sandalwood watch will also come with an elegant wooden box. The watch face has a diameter of 50mm and has quartz movement.

Although this is considered a man's watch because of the size, women can wear it too! Each watch can be easily size sized to fit just about anyone. The choice of color will stand out at any event with any color or style of clothing you wear with these watches. Click Here to Visit the Woodie Specs Website

Viatek Consumer Products

  My Boom Speakers  

MY Boom Bluetooth speaker is SO SMALL, you can take it with you almost anywhere! • wireless speaker - music streaming or hands-free phone calls • no batteries or plugs - charges via micro USB (cord included)
INCLUDED: • Bluetooth Speaker • Micro USB Cord • Key-Chain Lanyard

  MINI HYBRID DYNAMO LANTERN

The Viatek Mini Hybrid Dynamo Lantern is equipped with four super-bright LEDs that provide ample light to illuminate your patio or porch hours after the sun sets. The compact, lightweight, water-resistant design makes these lanterns perfect for traveling, boating or camping. Each Hybrid Lantern requires four AA batteries for battery power (not included). The Mini Hybrid Lantern is also equipped with an internal battery and dynamo crank so you will never be without light! OHIO FLAME

 Patriot Fire Pit

"The Patriot” American Fire Pit by Ohio Flame combines sleek and modern styling with tough American quality and durability. With no parts to break or wear out over time, this Fire Pit is built to last a lifetime. “The Patriot” is crafted from thick carbon American steel that is sourced from local steel mills. No maintenance is required for this Fire Pit, as it’s designed to withstand the elements year-round. “The Patriot” features a substantial Rain Drain to allow for water drainage. The “Natural Steel Finish” will develop a natural iron oxide patina and gradually darken over time. This Fire Pit is 100% American Made and is crafted by a local artisan. “The Patriot” is backed by Ohio Flame’s Lifetime Warranty, guaranteeing that the Fire Pit will last a lifetime. Click Here to Visit the Ohio Flame Website

Country Bob's Sauces

 Country Bob's Assorted Sauce Gift Box

Gift Pack Includes:

1 Bottle of Original All Purpose Sauce

1 Bottle of Apple Chipotle All Purpose Sauce

1 Bottle of Honey Habanero All Purpose Sauce

1 Bottle of Barbecue Sauce

1 Container of Seasoning Salt

Click Here To Visit The Country Bob's Website Today!  Topbulb

 4' x 6' Patriotic Holiday Flag Light USA 4' by 6' flag light. 160 small incandescent bulbs. Easy installation. Multiple flags can be connected in series. Indoor and Outdoor use. Commercial grade.

  USA Keychain Flashlight

Celebrate America! These shock proof, wearable lights provide soft illumination where and when you need it. The Patriot features, a lifetime battery replacement, softouch switch and a forged aluminum body. The perfect gift idea! Click Here To Visit The Topbulb Website Today! Bourbon Q

  Fighting Cocks Peanuts

These tastiest of nuts are packaged and designed for the party host that is feeling a bit “cocky”. Get all the chicks warmed up at your next get-together by serving up these tasty snacks. Add a little kick to your next cocktail party with Fighting Cock Nuts.  Click Here to Visit the Bourbon Q Website

 ManBrands.Club

 American Flag

Patriotism never gets old. This American Flag ManSock is perfect for the 4th of July, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, or any other day you are feel like wearing comfort and displaying your Holiday or event spirit.

Click Here To Check out the Man Socks Website Today

 Grater's Handcrafted Ice Cream  

Over 145 years of bringing quality and amazing tasting Ice Cream created by 4 Generations of Family made excellence. Click Here To Visit Their Website Today! Follow Them On Social Media on the entry form.

 Rudolph's Food

Tired on the same old snacks, then try the Best Pork  Rind Snacks in the USA Rudolphs. Made with quality and freshness in each bag.Click to read review. Click Here To Visit Their Website Today! Slawsa

 

 SLAWSA breaks the mold of modern condiments, boldly creating a whole new category of food, and standing alone in its realm of flavor. A delicious cross between a slaw and a salsa and far healthier than other toppers, more versatile and is a must-have for your pre-game tailgate, grilling at your backyard barbecue or to spice up your mid-week family dinners. We beg you, don't serve your guests boring condiments.

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Family Finest

The best homemade small pizza or cookies you can create on your own. Click here to read review! Mill Creek Entertainment

 The Lincoln Chronicles

Abraham Lincoln’s remarkable life story and historic achievements are chronicled in this epic 10 DVD collection. Through captivated storytelling and dramatic portrayals witness the unique appeal and legacy of one of America’s greatest heroes!
The Revolutionary War Tin Case DVD Set

This exciting and insightful collection features 4 documentary programs chronicling, with great detail, the battles and major events of The Revolutionary War. Produced by the award-winning LionHeart FilmWorks, these compelling features are filled with accurate reenactments, interviews and dynamic narration.

The Liberty's Kids

Travel back in time to witness history in the making with Benjamin Franklin’s teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war - James, an American colonist, and Sarah, a young English reporter - are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble. Journey through history and discover the high points of the American Revolution through this fun and animated educational adventure!
Click Here To Visit the Mill Creek Entertainment Website 

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Chef's Necessities Digital Kitchen Food Scale + Bonus eGuide Review!

Specifics about Chef's Necessities Digital Kitchen Food Scale + Bonus eGuide
 

Sold by Enriched Homes and Fulfilled by Amazon.

• Works great for specific diets such as Atkins® and Weight Watchers® as well as every day kitchen use either at home or in the workplace.
• Auto shut-off preserves battery life while easy-to-clean, edge-to-edge weighing platform offers plenty of room.
• Ounce or gram selection allows for precision with every recipe, food or liquid.
• One-gram increments and a 5kg/11-pound capacity gives you optimal accuracy and plenty of weighing power.
• Bonus healthy eating eGuide helps you cut calories, make the right food choices and achieve your end goals faster! Directions to redeem eGuide provided inside instruction manual. 

My Thoughts

I received the Chef's Necessities Digital Kitchen Food Scale for review. I was excited to try this product because I have been dieting and exercising for almost a year now and I can usually eyeball a food item to figure out the portion but wanted something that would work for my needs. I had ordered another scale awhile back and although I think it will be perfect for measuring flours and sugars when I bake, the Chef's Necessities Scale will be perfect for other items I want to weigh. 

I liked that the scale is about the size of an ereader, flat and thin, and it is easy to store, slides right in next to my cookbook shelf. Easy on/off and you can set what mode you want, you can set it for weight, milk and water. There is a little red button on the back of the scale to change the measuring mode from grams/ml to oz/lbs which is handy because I am not up on the metric measuring mode. 

I started using the scale when I wanted to make a ham sandwich, when you buy deli meat there rarely is nutritional information on the package. Because the scale has a nice smooth surface, I weighed the meat right on the scale, I didn't need a plate or dish. I then took the measurement and entered it into my calorie counter app I have. It worked perfectly and all I had to do was wipe the surface with a cloth. This scale is portable enough that you can take it anywhere you go. I suppose you could even take it into a restaurant if you wanted, it is pretty inconspicuous. Just remember that when you weigh an item that you weight the container you used first and then deduct that from your total weight measurement. Oh yes it is battery operated and I would imagine that the battery life should last quite awhile.

I love this scale and it will definitely be put to good use. I received the Chef' Necessities Digital Kitchen Food Scale for review from Enriched Homes and was not monetarily compensated, just received the scale.

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Keep Dancing by Leslie Wells, Spotlight with Giveaway!

Publication Date: February 5, 2015 Percambio Press 

Formats: Print & ebook 256 pages

Series: Come Dancing, Book Two 

Genre: Contemporary Romance/New Adult/Chick Lit

Julia is a young book editor on the rise. Jack is a British rock star at the pinnacle of his fame.

Can they both get what they want—if what they need threatens to tear them apart?

It’s January, 1982. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Nash has just moved in with her boyfriend, rock and roll guitarist extraordinaire Jack Kipling. Their connection sizzles as Jack takes her to England to meet his mother, and then to a private Caribbean island for a sensual post-holiday retreat.

But back in New York, they hit a turbulent patch. Career-focused Julia is in the running for a new job, while Jack’s life becomes even more chaotic with an upcoming thirty-city tour. Although free-spirited Jack enjoys his partying lifestyle, he craves more support on the home front. But Julia doesn’t know if she can ever be a domestic goddess—or if her wild boyfriend can ever be domesticated.

On tour, Julia experiences private jets, mind-blowing concerts, shocking hotel room antics, and screaming headlines. Back home, she has to decide if their relationship can withstand the ravages of fame and conflicting interests—not to mention a suave bestselling author who seems to like more than her grammar sense.

Emotionally poignant, hilarious and steamy, Keep Dancing will delight brand-new readers as a stand-alone novel, and also serves as the perfect follow-up to Come Dancing.

Praise for Keep Dancing

“Set in the 80s and dripping with the excesses this time period excelled at, Julia and Jack have reached a point in their relationship where the hard work begins. Julia is working towards her own stardom, while Jack continues to play in the world that made him. As external forces do their best to force this unusual couple apart, Jack and Julia will need to decide if they should keep dancing or find new partners. Emotionally plump with laughter, love, and heartbreak…” —Smexy Book Reviews “HOT”—“In book two of the Jack and Julia series, Wells once again titles chapters after hit songs, and finds even more ways to describe the excitement surrounding New York City as she did in the debut…” —Romance Times "This is a 5 star series, and I recommend this as a wonderfully fun yet angsty read. I loved the chemistry between Jack and Julia and their crazy bad communication skills (they didn’t have cell phones, after all). The breakups were worth it, if only just so they could make up!" -Cindy Becker, The Book Enthusiast

Praise for the first novel about Jack and Julia: Come Dancing, an Amazon Bestseller and Apple iBooks Breakout Book

“Wells builds an emotionally poignant love story, abounding with romance and humor.” —Smexy Book Reviews

“Sometimes a book like this comes along and takes me out of the niche reading that I tend to find myself in.... I am in love… So very sex + the city.” —Must Read Books or Die

“It reads like a very, very good romantic comedy movie.” —Michelle & Leslie’s Book Picks

“Once you start, you are completely unable to put it down.” —Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews

“Like a well-oiled machine or a well-tuned guitar, Julia and friends work their way into your heart.” —Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

“Hot, sexy, and combustible.” —Blushing Divas Book Reviews

“Come Dancing is brimming with both humor and heart.” —Flashlight Commentary

“It's a fun romp, and the sparkling characters definitely made it worth the read.” —A Bookish Affair

“I enjoyed reading Come Dancing! It had a good story, fascinating characters, and a charming vibe.” —Julie Anne, Teacups & Book Love

Keep Dancing Available at

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About the Author

Leslie Wells left her small Southern town in 1979 for graduate school in Manhattan, after which she got her first job in book publishing. She has edited forty-eight New York Times bestsellers in her over thirty-year career, including thirteen number one New York Times bestsellers. Leslie has worked with numerous internationally known authors, musicians, actors, actresses, television and radio personalities, athletes, and coaches. She lives on Long Island, New York.

Author Links

Website | Blog | Facebook | Google+ | Goodreads

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Keep Dancing Blog Tour Schedule

Friday, May 1 Review at Peeking Between the Pages

Saturday, May 2 Spotlight at The Never-Ending Book

Monday, May 4 Review at Red Hot Books

Thursday, May 7 Guest Post at I Heart Reading

Friday, May 8 Spotlight at Rainy Day Reviews

Monday, May 11 Review at Tea Cups and Book Love

Tuesday, May 12 Review at Room With Books

Wednesday, May 13 Spotlight at Susan Heim on Writing

Friday, May 15 Spotlight at Flashlight Commentary

Wednesday, May 20 Review & Guest Post at Must Read Books or Die

Thursday, May 21 Spotlight at Romance Junkies Blog

Monday, June 1 Review at The Life & Times of a Book Addict Spotlight at Genre Queen

Tuesday, June 2 Spotlight at CelticLady's Reviews

Wednesday, June 3 Review at Shelly's Book Shelves

Thursday, June 4 Review at SOS Aloha

Friday, June 5 Spotlight at Just One More Chapter

Monday, June 8 Review at The Danish Bookaholic

Tuesday, June 9 Review & Excerpt at Reading in Pajamas

Wednesday, June 10 Review at Book Nerd

Thursday, June 18 Spotlight at A Literary Vacation

Monday, June 22 Review at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Wednesday, June 24 Guest Post at Brooke Blogs

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Burning Desire Chronicles by Ravyn Rayn Book Blitz!

Burning Desire

Federal Agent Chronicles Series

by Ravyn Rayne

Publication Date: May 6, 2015

Publisher: Blushing Books Publishing



Synopsis

Saving people is FBI Agent Kaitlyn Rivers drug of choice. That’s not the only thing she loves about her job. The sexual tension is mounting between Kaitlyn and her alpha boss, Agent Joel Connor. Assigned into an undercover operation to stop a serial child abductor with the pathetic Cole Sommers, Kaitlyn is silently thrilled when Cole is forced off the case and Joel steps in. Intense romance, steamy sex scenes, and a nail-gripping case that will attract fans of crime dramas and thrillers. This action-packed erotica is sure to leave you pleased three times over!

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Meet Ravyn Rayne

Ravyn is a sassy, fun-loving, and adventure-seeking young woman. She loves to travel and can’t wait for her next vacation, wherever it might be.

Ravyn writes romantic erotica. She began writing romance novels in college, spending her down time either reading a book or writing fiction. Please don’t make her choose between the two, she loves them equally.

Although BURNING DESIRE is her debut romantic erotica novel, it is not her first published book. She has been published professionally since 2013. You can find her other books here.

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The Appetites of Girls by Pamela Moses Release Date!

A wisely-observed and beautifully-wrought debut novel, Pamela Moses’s 

THE APPETITES OF GIRLS (Berkley Trade Paperback; June 2, 2015; $16.00) 

traces the lives of four young women—college roommates—as they find strength to overcome struggles that have defined them since adolescence and eventually grow into the women they are meant to be. Told from each woman’s distinct vantage point, their interlocking stories revolve, subtly and compulsively, around food and the dangerous preoccupation with body image that so often shapes women’s perceptions and actions from an early age. This “terrific novel…exposes and illuminates the ways in which women use food as a proxy weapon in battles with others and themselves,” says Martha Moody, bestselling author of Best Friends. “And, most hauntingly, it shows how even young women with clear advantages…must struggle to recognize and accept their own intrinsic powers.”

An intimate baby shower for Ruth reunites the former roommates and provides the narrative springboard for each woman’s girlhood story and the memories that have shaped her since. Plump and self-doubting as a child, Ruth is raised by a mother who uses food as affection as well as control. Opal longs for attention from her nomadic single mother and determines to achieve it by imitating her mother’s use of feminine wiles with men. Francesca grows up in a Park Avenue penthouse with a mother obsessed with appearances; and Setsu, adopted as a toddler from an orphanage in Japan, shows a rare talent as a violinist but is too ready to sacrifice her gifts to please a jealous older brother.

When the four women are assigned as suitemates at Brown, they seem to come from different worlds. But from their friendship—which grows discordantly at times and tentatively at first—Ruth, Opal, Francesca, and Setsu find strength to triumph individually as well as together.

“An important book for our times—and for our friends, daughters, and ourselves” says Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Best of Us. As it delves into the complex relationship between woman and food, this impressive debut novel explores deeper issues about the challenges all women face as they navigate through life.

Praise for The Appetites of Girls:

“Moses’s debut is perfectly timed for summer.”—Publisher’s Weekly

“I so enjoyed this intelligent novel. At times it seemed to double as a riveting sociological study as it delved into the complex relationship between women and food. An important book for our times—and for our friends, daughters, and ourselves.”—Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Best of us

“I think this is such an important novel for women to read. It is a vivid, multilayered portrayal of friendship and the earnest, often heartbreaking search for a true sense of self.  I enjoyed it immensely.”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Pamela Moses grew up in New Jersey.  She attended Brown University and received a master’s in English from Georgetown.  After graduating, she moved to Manhattan to teach English at a girls’ school.  She now lives outside New York City with her husband and two children.  The Appetites of Girls is her first novel.

Fevers by Joel Homer Spotlight!

'Fevers' by Joel Homer:

Publisher-ebook:  Zac Homer,
(April 20, 2014)
Publisher-Print: Bantam
Category: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller,  Some Romance Tour Date: May/June, 2015
Available in: Print & ebook,
261 Pages

FEVERS is a novel unlike any you have ever read. Exotic adventure, white knuckled suspense, torrid romance, and a haunting portrait of three damaged individuals – one man who has turned beast, one who must confront the beast within himself, and the woman torn between them. Rio de Janeiro. 1984. There are rumors that somewhere deep in the steamy rainforest of the Amazon a man, once civilized, is hiding in green shadows. To the primitive Brazilian Indios, he is considered their long-awaited "pale-skinned messiah." Others believe he is an evil god with powers to stir the native masses to a frenzied, killing pitch. And others suspect he might be Michael Fevers. Into the lush tropics comes a troubled American, rebellious journalist, embittered Vietnam vet, desperate soldier of fortune. William Straw, who soon forms an uneasy alliance with a beautiful anthropologist, continues his tortured upriver journey-from jungle shantytown to opulent plantation, from explosive passion to brutal murder. Whether he is pursuing a story, an adventure, or a chance to finally exorcise his own inner demons, nothing will prepare William Straw for the sudden violence and bizarre cruelty of the one who is waiting ahead -- Michael Fevers.

Praise for 'Fevers' by Joel Homer:

"Very engrossing novel. It felt a bit like reading a modern version of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The plot moves quickly and smoothly. The excitement never ends."- Gerald Loev, Amazon Reviewer

About Joel Homer:

Joel Homer was raised in Greenwich Village, attended New York University and was a medal-winning veteran from the Vietnam war. Upon returning to the states, he began his writing career as a senior editor at Saturday Review. His books include "Marathons" and "Jargon." His produced plays include "Scenes Dedicated to My Brother," "What People Do When They're All Alone," and "The Lieutenant Snuffs the Light." In 1984 he was the first recipient of the prestigious Glickman Award for playwriting. His last play 'Private Scenes" was a huge hit in San Francisco. While working in Los Angeles, he co-wrote the original script for "Beauty and the Beast" for EuroDisney....to date the most popular stage play in Disney's history. Joel Homer passed away in 2003 at the age of 58.

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Night is implacable in the Amazon.
The moon floats cold and distant, and the earth is shrouded in shadow.
William Straw half led, half carried Doctor Aguzar out of the canteen and into the nocturnal gloom of Xueloc. No streetlamps graced the town, and the dark was relieved only by the scattered patches of pale yellow light that marked unshaded barraca windows and the open doorways of crowded saloons. The streets were crowded, with quarrelsome drunks, and hustlers, and bands of hungry children offering their sisters, mothers, selves.
It was not an easy journey.
The darkness and its inhabitants were challenge enough, the doctor even more of a burden. Aguzar slipped and stumbled on the gape-planked wooden sidewalk, virtual deadweight in Straw’s arms, all the while panting and gasping and weeping. But what truly unsettled the reporter was that the old man never stopped talking.
He kept on talking.
In two distinctly separate voices.
“Get me home to Evangalee,” the first voice, the more familiar one, said over and over again. “My daughter will know what to do.”
Interjected between these pleas for home, a second voice—the stronger voice, deeper toned and stentorian—rammed out threats and injunctions and doom-laden warnings nearly biblical in their obsession with retribution.
Somehow the doctor retained enough of his own will to point the way homeward. His barraca, indistinguishable in the night from any of the other shacks, squatted on the forestside of the village. In the yard, heard rather than seen, four grunting pigs snuffled through the earth for worms and grubs and the blind albino scorpions that nested under stones and roots.
Still supporting the exhausted and silent Aguzar, Straw entered the house.
The contrast of the interior to its grubby exterior was startling.
The house was small, of course, a single room with a curtained alcove, but immaculate and pleasingly designed. Indio paintings, bright and primal, hung on the freshly white-painted walls. Other artifacts—masks and totems and wooden sculptures, highly polished, of gods and chiefs, of fierce warriors and serene women—had been variously arranged all about the floor without creating clutter. The wicker furniture was functional yet delicate in contour. There were many pastel-shaded lamps, and the light they cast was warm and gentle, inviting. The entire space seemed shaped by a simplicity more innocent than elegant.
On the scrolled sofa sat a young woman, her head bowed, her neck exposed, her face hidden by the long lustrous fall of her sable hair. Sitting next to her, holding her reluctant hand, was a buoyant-bellied man resplendent in the uniform of a comandante. Two white-gloved policemen, one clearly embarrassed, the second clearly excited, flanked the sofa on both sides.
The F.S.U. agent, the Ferret last met on the boat to Xueloc, stood directly behind the girl. He was stroking her bent shoulders with a sensual, sinister indolence.
Straw liked neither the company nor the odds. He wasn’t much bothered by the dimpled Comandante or the apologetic policeman with the black eye. The Ferret, though, was a different matter, and he didn’t care for the promises in the second policeman’s mean grin, either.
Remember, he told himself, it’s not your fight.
The F.S.U. agent stepped out from behind the girl, arms outstretched in fellowship.
“At last! Doctor Aguzar! My dear, dear sir!”
Ignoring Straw completely, he took Aguzar by the elbow and began to gently shepherd him toward the hidden alcove.
“No cause for alarm, my good Doctor Aguzar. Your government just wishes to ask you some questions about a certain friend of yours, a certain Michael Fevers, just a few questions asked in confidence and in privacy.”
The F.S.U. agent swept back the alcove curtain and gestured him inside.
“Completely painless, I assure you,” he said.
The second policeman sniggered.
It’s not your fight, William Straw told himself again.
“Don’t hurt him,” the girl whispered, then repeated, in an outraged shout, “Don’t you dare hurt my father!”
The cry awoke Aguzar from his acquiescent stupor. He strained against the agent’s grip. “Evangalee!” he roared. “Evangalee! Evangalee!”
The second policeman, his smile widening like a pried-open wound, grabbed hold of the struggling doctor.
The F.S.U. agent took two precise steps backward, planted both feet solidly on the floor, clasped his two hands together, and swinging them in a wide, hard arc, clubbed Aguzar across the side of the head.
Not your fight, Straw told himself.
Aguzar collapsed. The girl cried out, wordlessly this time, and attempted to rise to her feet. The agent backhanded her across the face. She fell back on the sofa. “Brute!” she spit out at him. “Beast!” The Ferret raised a fist to strike again. The girl lifted her head defiantly.

It’s not your fuckin’ fight, Straw told himself. And he lunged across the room.

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The Geeky Chef CookBook by Cassandra Reeder Review!

Geek out with recipes inspired by books, movies, television, and video games!

You've conquered comic con. You binge watch Star Wars regularly. Now, it's time to get your geek on in the kitchen!

Cassandra Reeder loves to cook, and she's a bona-fide mega-geek. Comic-lover, avid gamer, and sci-fi and fantasy lover, she started The Geeky Chef in 2008. She creates real-life recipes for all the delicious foods you've seen in your favorite sci-fi and fantasy movies, TV shows, and video games. From Game of Thrones and the Hunger Games to Doctor Who, the Legend of Zelda and the World of Warcraft, this book features over 60 recipes and photos that you can re-create right in your own home for the geek in your life. Finally learn to create Butterbeer and Pumpkin Pasties from Harry Potter. Indulge in the Lemon Cakes from Game of Thrones. Sip from a bowl of Plomeek Soup from Star Trek and enjoy with Peeta's Cheesy Bread from the Hunger Games right in your kitchen! Fantasy foods are fantasy no longer...

Recipe not legible but you can get an idea on what is in the cookbook, that you will have to buy if you want the recipes!

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About the Author

The first fictional food recipe Cassandra Reeder made was Tree Star Cookies inspired by The Land Before Time at age six. Her geeky nature combined with her love of cooking led to the creation of geekychef.com. The goal of Geeky Chef is to help the geek community bring their food fantasies to reality. So if you've ever found yourself drooling over Pumpkin Pasties in Harry Potter, curious about Lembas Bread from Lord of the Rings or wondering if the cake is really a lie, this blog is for you. Each dish is thoroughly researched to make the final product taste and/or look as close to the source material as possible. Of course, everyone will imagine differently, but Cassandra hopes to give dedicated geeks a run for their tastebuds.

Cassandra currently lives in Portland with her fiance and pet parrot. Despite what conclusions you may have come to, she is not actually a pirate. Well, she is mostly not actually a pirate.

My Thoughts

What an awesome cookbook, who would think that you could get the same food that is in your most favorite geeky shows, such as Star Wars, Harry Potter and even Dr.Who? Well with this cookbook you can. The first chapter is Beverages, non alcoholic. Blue Milk from Star Wars, Red Potion from various video games such as The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft and World of Warcraft. Another beverage is Butter Beer from Harry Potter and of course it would not be complete without a "Blood" recipe from your favorite vampire shows. On to alcoholic recipes to add a bit of spice to your marathon watching geeky shows party.

Snacks and Appetizers come next. Such names, Figgins, Spoo, Cheese buns have the tastebuds tingling. Then of course my favorite is Soylent Green. If you have not seen this cheesy classic movie, then you are missing out for sure. There are recipes for soups and stews, entrees, cakes and cupcakes and desserts. There are varying degrees of difficulty in the recipes, some pretty simple, others pretty labor intensive. I would like to see nutritional information, but that is just me.

In the introduction, the author tells us how the idea for this book came to be. A great cook should follow their own instincts, according to Cassandra Reeder, make substitutions, add in whatever strikes your geeky soul. I think I will be trying Dragonbreath Chili...just the name sounds fiery. With each recipe the author lets the reader know a bit about where the the recipe was inspired from. Of course with the chili, I will have to tame it down a bit as hubby and I are upward in years and all that spice will certainly hurt our innards. But I sure want to try it. Another recipe that I want to try is 1Up Mushroom Cupcakes from....yup Super Mario Bros my favorite of all time game.

What do I think of the cookbook?? I think it is awesome! If you love to cook or bake, and you are a geek for anything science fiction, then you absolutely have to have this book. It is available in Kindle or print. I highly recommend this book. Very unique!  You can visit the author here www.geekychef.com/

I am going to include the recipe for Butter Beer to get you guys started. This recipe is NOT from the book but from the authors website...this recipe looks pretty basic and the one in the cookbook looks much better, but this still gives you an idea

Ingredients 

1/4 cup evaporated milk 

1/4 cup butterscotch sauce 

2 tablespoons whipped butter, 

room temperature 1 1/2 cups vanilla cream soda 

Directions

Combine evaporated milk, butterscotch topping, and butter in a glass heatproof measuring cup. 

Heat in microwave for 1 minute. 

Remove and stir until butter has melted and incorporated into mixture. 

Meanwhile heat cream soda in another heatproof measuring cup for 1 minute 30 seconds.

Divide butterscotch mixture between 2 (10 to 12-ounce) mugs. 

Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly. 

Serve garnished with a cinnamon stick or an old-fashioned butterscotch candy stick. 

See more at: http://www.geekychef.com/2008/12/butterbeer.html#sthash.gKymmu57.dpuf

I received a copy of the book for review from Edelweiss and was not monetarily compensated for my review.