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Fate, Frankincense & Funerals by Naomi Valkyrie – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Fate, Frankincense & FuneralsFate, Frankincense & Funerals by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My only complaint about this short story is that it was to short!! I wanted to keep reading about this Vulture shape shifter, who is sent to help a dying soul, in a city that his “kind” is banned from! Feeling a pull and restlessness, he makes the dangerous journey to Mandara to help the soul come to peace and move on, but man is he in for a few surprises!! Because vultures touch the dead they are shunned and it’s forbidden for them to take mates. But fate always throws some twists in life when you least expect! So what happens when the soul he’s helping has a couple dying wishes that go against all the rules and also holds some secrets of their own?! Will this young Vulture do his job and make a record of her life and her secrets!? Will the soul get her wishes and pass peacefully? Will the cities’ people find the forbidden Vulture in their city and take the law into their own hands? Can they fight what society deems wrong and overcome the hatefulness many have towards them? Ushering souls to move on is their job, yet they are outcasts because of it. This Vulture has many things to overcome, but will he be able to? I hope the author write more! I can totally see this short turned into a series!! I LOVED IT!!!!!

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The Girl and the Demon (The Girl and the Raven Book 3) by Pauline Gruber – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Girl and The Demon (The Girl and The Raven, #3)The Girl and The Demon by Pauline Gruber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lucy is at it again! With her boyfriend (Marcus) out of town and her father (Jude) in another dimension, she’s vulnerable as a demon comes after her yet again! To top it off her not so good “friend” has a party and summons evil into the house! Lucy is forced to use her abilities to save her friends and lets slip that a demon coming after her. Her BFF does forbidden magic to try and save her, but catches the attention of Lucifer, and there is a punishment coming for all involved!! Will Lucy be able to save her friends and herself from the Demon? Will she save them all from Lucifer?! Will Marcus leave for good to be with his kind? Will her friends freak over Lucy being half witch half demon? This book will have you on your toes to find it all out!! Grab the set and a drink. You’re in for a ride with this set!!

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The Girl and the Gargoyle (The Girl and the Raven Book 2) by Pauline Gruber – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Girl and the Gargoyle (The Girl and the Raven, #2)The Girl and the Gargoyle by Pauline Gruber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book two was even better than the first!! I can’t wait to read book three!!!
Lucy has had a rough life. Her gran passed away, then her mother passed away, she moved in with her uncles but keeps secrets from them, her father (Jude) is a demon and he’s forcing her to take combat training, her boyfriend (Marcus) is a gargoyle who’s natural enemies are demons, someone is trying to kill her father which in turn will kill her, and did I mention that she’s a half witch half demon?!?! Right!! Well, when Marcus’s long-lost family returns to town Lucy thinks she will lose him forever. She must team up with an unexpected group and fight once again. Will she? Will her father die and her with him? Will combat training get the best of her? Will she lose her boyfriend? Will a most dangerous demon kill her? You guys have got to read this set!! So much happens and it is SO good!!

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The Girl and the Raven (The Girl and the Raven Book 1) by Pauline Gruber – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Girl and The RavenThe Girl and The Raven by Pauline Gruber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I just finished this set and I have to tell you that I LOVED it!! I WISH there was going to be many many more!!
Poor Lucy has had a very hard 15 years of life so far. All she wants is to fit in with some friends and to go live with her grandmother. Life never goes as planned though. With the sudden death of her mother her life is turned upside down. She has to move in with other family members, some strange guy bumps into her at the airport and slips her something, there is a boy that lives upstairs who seems to be watching her, her grandmother’s pet bird is missing, and she finds out some secrets about her family’s past. Can life get any stranger? It does when a dangerous stranger with a ancient grudge against her family attacks and Lucy is forced to choose a side and fight or die. Will she choose the right side? Will she die either way? Will she find out who all these random guys are that have now flooded her life? And will she finally fit in somewhere? If you love gripping fantasy stories and light vs dark magical battles you have got to read this series.

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Stranded (Cetacea Chronicles Book 1) by Feather Chelle – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Stranded: Cetacea Chronicles Volume 1Stranded: Cetacea Chronicles Volume 1 by Feather Chelle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such a wonderful and informative children’s book. I read it within a day (698 pages on my kindle), but I think it would take my 9 year old about week to read. The author builds on characters and scenery so well throughout the entire book. I can envision the island and all it’s sights around it. I can’t wait to have my daughter read this so we can talk about it and learn more about the animals in the book. The last 50 pages (reading from my kindle app on my phone so this could be different depending on how you are reading this) are a glossary and an appendix that is filled with so much information on the animals, plants, and other ocean information talked about throughout the book. You get all your facts, but you also get a little magic and adventure in this book at the same time. Will Cherish and her family of whales survive the virus and all the dangers around them? Will the Dolphin Riders be able to help those with symptoms?! I would recommend this book to dolphin lovers (of any age!); children doing any marine studies/book reports on dolphins, sharks, whales, or the morbillivirus; and just children who love animals and the ocean. I can’t wait until a second book comes out, so I can see how the adventure continues for the group of dolphins and their pals.

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Entwined (Stone and Cinder Book 1) by A.L. Morrow – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Entwined: A Cinderella Retelling (Stone and Cinder Book 1)Entwined: A Cinderella Retelling by A.L. Morrow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My only complaint about this book is that……. it wasn’t long enough!! I can not wait to read part two!!! This is not your typical Cinderella book. This retelling is so different and fun and interesting and catching! It sucked me in!! I read it so fast that I was upset there wasn’t more for me to read right away. LOL. The Prince and his husband are searching for a woman to help bring an heir to their family and the realm. So what better way then to throw a huge ball and meet all the ladies in the kingdom right? Well let’s just say, things never goes as planned…. Enter in Ashling, who was brought up to fear the dark creatures beyond the arc, which boarder the house her stepmother, her stepsisters, and herself live in. Can she fight these beasts her father warned her about, before disappearing past the arc? Will she take her glass slippers to the ball or will the beasts tear her apart before she can even make it? Will the prince die fighting the nightmares or will he and his husband find a young lady to secure the kingdom’s future? You have to read this one!! You won’t be disappointed….. except that you will want more!! LOL 🙂

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THE BOW (HER THREE IMMORTALS Book 3) by HAZEL STORM – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Bow: A Fated Mates Greek Myth Paranormal Romance (Her Three Immortals Book 3)The Bow: A Fated Mates Greek Myth Paranormal Romance by Hazel Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Poor Vanessa is stuck in it again! She FINALLY won over the Don, but his mother (The Queen!) despises her! So what does the queen do? She sends her on a suicide mission to steal something from another Goddess, who also hates her! And she sends her completely NAKED on top of it!! But of course the Arrow shooting God kidnaps her during her mission and throws her in a dark prison with another poor soul who needs saving himself. What a mess! Will she find cloths? Will she complete her mission? Will she escape the God? Will she survive the Goddesses? And will she save the soul? Or will she die trying or worse?! Man oh man you have to read this set!! It will keep you on your toes and have you waiting for book 4 just like me! Lol 🙂

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THE GOD (HER THREE IMMORTALS Book 2) by HAZEL STORM – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The God (Her Three Immortals, #2)The God by Hazel Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh the grumpy Don God….. Vanessa has sold her soul to save her brother, but the Don isn’t happy she’s in HIS penthouse in the Underworld. She’s dead. He’s stormed off and left her alone with no knowledge of the place. The elevator won’t let her go anywhere. She has a caterpillar that won’t stop eating EVERYTHING, including the couch! And she almost got shot by a love arrow! Who knew being dead would be so much trouble?! Will the Don help her? Will this caterpillar ever stop eating!? And what about her family that she left behind? Will they be safe? Oh and don’t about those Goddesses that were after her in the first book?? You have to read these to find out more!!!!

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THE DON (HER THREE IMMORTALS Book 1) by HAZEL STORM – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The DonThe Don by Hazel Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Talk about a gripping series!! I was surprised at every turn with this set and I can’t wait for the fourth book (The Box) to come out!! Seriously, I read these 3 books within a week. I couldn’t put them down!!! But lets talk about the first in the set, The Don! The Don of the Underworld is a heartless grumpy sexy guy looking for tainted souls to fill his quota. Well, enter Vanessa! Not a tainted soul at all, but she brings in a lot of drama to said Don and his step-brothers. All Vanessa wants to do is save her younger brother and bring out people’s inner beauty with her hair stylist work…… but this ticks off couple of Goddesses…. So…… Can she save her brother? Can she handle the Goddesses? Will they kill her, or worse?! And what about the Don? Will he taint her soul so he can collect it? And don’t forget about the step-brothers!! What will they have in store for her as well?! SO many questions to be answered!! Read the set to find out the answers and more!!!

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Journeys Through TimeSpace (Journeys Through Book 2) by James Talisman – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Journeys Through TimeSpaceJourneys Through TimeSpace by James Talisman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book has been an experience for me. I haven’t read many Sci-fi Multiverse Space books, but let me tell you I was hooked in right away! The author takes such care building the characters up between book 1 & 2 that you can picture these three college friends (Matt, Julia, and Dan) joking around and poking fun at each other. He connects them in a way that shows you their friendship and how they handle their hardships together along their journey that it grabs you and you can’t wait to see who does what next! You don’t NEED to read book one before you read this book, BUT I really recommend reading it!!. Book one shows you so much about each character, their species, each of their journeys, and much of their training and abilities being learned and used throughout both books. I’m not going to spoil anything but I enjoyed all the details brought to life in this set. I can picture some of the scenes like they were on cavus. You can tell that the author really put time in building each character, the worlds and scenes, the spacecrafts and their technologies, and even the knowledge behind the teachings and meditations. Again I haven’t read many books of this type, so some of the space lingo I was new to, but I picked it up pretty fast and I’m so glad that I did. You will love this journey and the race to save the world and more. Will these college friends, with the help of others, save everyone in time? Will they survive all their trails along the way? Or will they fail and doom multiple worlds? Buckle up for a Journey through space and time!!

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Jake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail (Jake the Growling Dog Book 3) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Jake the Growling Dog Shares His TrailJake the Growling Dog Shares His Trail by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book and the two before it are such wonderful books for kids. This book teaches kids that although others make look different, sound different, or learn different doesn’t mean you need to be scared. You can make friends with all types of people and animals. This book also includes some helpful tips in the back that helps you to explore your child(rens) fears and some steps to help they overcome said fears. It also has a section on sharing, being kind, donating old stuff, helping others, and much more. I read this book with my 6 and 9 year old. They loved the characters, the illustrations, and the activities in the back. I’d definitely recommend this book to all growing and learning kids.

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Journeys Through SpaceTime (Journeys Through Book 1) by James Talisman – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Journeys Through SpaceTimeJourneys Through SpaceTime by James Talisman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Please excuse me while I go grab book two!!……. This book is so amazing! The way the author builds up his characters is wonderful. You can envision this unfolding! I didn’t want to put it down once I got into it. Definitely a page turner here!! I haven’t read many sci-fi type books, but I really enjoyed this one. Traveling through space time, meeting each character, and following along while their adventures unfold was very entertaining. I would definitely recommend this book to sci-fi lovers!!

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Nite Fire: Flash Point (Volume 1) AUDIO BOOK by C.L. Schneider – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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This was a first for me. I haven’t ever listened to an Audio book, but I am so glad that I did!! This book was awesome!! If you like shapeshifting fantasies, suspenseful adventures, and thrilling crime dramas this one is for you!! Dahlia Nite is a shapeshifter who runs from her own execution into the human world. Trying to keep her world a secret, she helps protect the human world from what lurks in the dark shadows. A string of gruesome murders puts everything at risk and she must find who’s to blame before her world and herself are exposed. This book had me on the edge of my seat trying to guess what would happen next. I would defiantly recommend this book and I can’t wait to read/listen to the rest of the set!!

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Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories by Jane Suen – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short StoriesBeginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories by Jane Suen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a set of three short stories. Each one has their own easy to read plot. The first is a happy love story between to college students. The second is a haunting but realistic story of a soldier back from war. The third is a happy but also a tragic story of a father and son trip to a carnival and farm. All three of these short stories I can see being built on and added to other books or becoming books of their own. The author wrote them well and I can’t wait to read more in the future! If you want some small quick stories to read these ones are great!!

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The Earl’s Scandalous Wager by Wareeze Woodson – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Earl's Scandalous WagerThe Earl’s Scandalous Wager by Wareeze Woodson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Earl’s Scandalous Wager by Wareeze Woodson – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

Scandalous and gripping!! Not only does this author write these fantastic characters so well that you can actually hear them talking, but she grabs you into this story and keeps you there! I LOVED this book! Poor Emily has had a rough go. Her mother dies, her father remarries, then her father dies, and he leaves her in the care of her gambling step-brother. Her stepbrother puts her up for grabs in a game of dice and he LOSES her to a stranger!! Her world is thrown upside down and she can’t quite catch her footing. Will she end up beaten down by an Earl (and his family!) who won her in a game? Will she find her way in this strange circumstance? Or will she end up dead, because her step-brother has basically sold her to pay off his wagers! Who really has the luck of those dice?! Read this historical romance to find out!!

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Love Unexpected by Marina Hanna – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Love UnexpectedLove Unexpected by Marina Hanna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love Unexpected by Marina Hanna – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

Oh guys!!!! This one!!! You know those really, really good shows that you get sucked into and end up binge watching the whole season in a night??!!??!! Yeah? That is that book!! I got sucked into it and read until the AM hours! Finished it in TWO DAYS!! Would have been one if I would have stayed up longer. LOL!!! YOU. HAVE. GOT. TO. READ. THIS!! You will get gripped into it quick and it will keep you on your toes the whole time!!! You think this is going to happen? Nope! Surprise!! This happens!! Oh yeah? You think this instead now…. Nope again!!! So good! AND ladies and gents….. it has some steamy parts too!! So grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready for a sexy, steamy, gripping, mouth watering story!

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An Unexpected Bonding (The Unexpected Trilogy Book 1) by Lilly Rayman – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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An Unexpected BondingAn Unexpected Bonding by Lilly Rayman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An Unexpected Bonding (The Unexpected Trilogy Book 1) by Lilly Rayman – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

Oh my gosh guys!!! You have got to read this book!! If you like wolf shifting, vampire, and faerie books you will LOVE this one!! There are some wonderful characters and you will laugh out loud at some of the shenanigans that they get into! The author wrote this book in a style that you get to meet so many characters and see their views through out the story. It’s steamy, romantic, funny, and a great start to a set! I CAN NOT wait to read the rest of the Trilogy and see what happens with them all!! I also LOVE the back stories to the wolves and vampires. I would totally recommend this book!

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Bake Believe by Cori Cooper – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Bake BelieveBake Believe by Cori Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bake Believe by Cori Cooper – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

This books was SUPER CUTE!! I read it myself before suggesting it to my 9 year old. Of course she is going to want to bake everything! But I think we will take one section at a time so I have time to covert recipes to low carb no sugar. Anyways, back to the book!!!! I LOVED IT! I think that this is a wonderful book for preteens. The story was fun and exciting. Who doesn’t like Baking and Curses?! The characters where great and super funny at times! I can totally see some of these scenes play out with the boys! I would defiantly recommend this book!

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy DaycareJake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

My daughter and I LOVED this book!!!! I read this book with my younger daughter (6 years old) during her school’s reading contest time. All the kids read as many pages as they can in a few weeks. Well this one was perfect for it!!! I read it to her a couple times and then she read it to me. She LOVED the cute characters and the adventure they had. I LOVED what this wonderful author put in the back! PARENTS!!!! You have to check it out!! It has some great techniques to do with your kids to help them with things that might be scary to them. I like to ask questions about the book along the way and this was a great extra boost at the end to do with her. I recommend this book to ALL PARENTS!!!!

Reviewed by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn
May 2021

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Alpha Bet Guys Boxed Set by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Alpha Bet Guys Boxed SetAlpha Bet Guys Boxed Set by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alpha Bet Guys Boxed Set by Phoebe Alexander

Oh gosh!! Meet the Alpha Bet Guys! These five buddies (Ace, Ozzy, Dante, Fox and Cruz) are in for their fair share of ups and downs during their new chapters in life. Running said lives while making crazy life changing bets with each other (Boys will be boys!) too. With each new bet AND book, you are gripped into the book just waiting to see who wins the bets and what happens to the loser(s)!!! I have to tell you that ALL the characters are wonderful! I know people who can relate to every single one of them! I can’t recommend this set of books enough! I don’t want to give to much away, but….. Steamy Alphas, crazy bets, and sexy curvy ladies are just some of what makes these books so awesome!!

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April 2021

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