Synopsis

Synopsis
Being a witch isn’t always easy. Alicia Meldrew has managed to learn love potions with only one real mistake, and that was hardly her fault. She can whip up a mean maths retention spell, but it’s not all cake and roses. Take dating, for instance. As Alicia herself puts it, how does one even bring it up? “Hobbies? Yes, I usually practise the black arts on Mondays, Thursdays and every other weekend. You?”
Alicia is a young witch with a mission: to protect the citizens of Middlewitch, a sleepy little hamlet consisting mostly of a church, a senior citizen’s home, a pub, and two constables. You’d think such a small town wouldn’t have problems with dark forces, but you’d be wrong. With the help of her cats, Domino and Tango, the Women’s Institute, and the Vicar, Alicia faces down demons, vampires, satanists, an American…and even the City.
She finally has a boyfriend, but is she really able to learn to share her life with James? And if she can, is she strong enough to learn to get on with his mother?

Bio
Until recently Heather Parker worked for the University of Cumbria but now writes freelance. She has won prizes in several literary competitions and many of her stories and articles have been published in popular magazines including The People’s Friend, The Weekly News and The New Writer.  Her first novel has just been published by Drollerie Press and a minibook will be published shortly by Wild Child Publishing.
Other publishing credits include Space and Time, Expanded Horizons, Bards and Sages, GlassFire Magazine, Absent Willow Review, Big Pulp, Outercast, The Ranfurly Review, Woman’s Weekly, Sniplits, Abandoned Towers, Stories that Lift, Labyrinth Inhabitant Magazine, Everyday Fiction, and Bottom of the World.  Her stories also appear in the Out of Line Human Rights Anthology 2009, Little Sisters Anthology, and the Sonar 4, Hoi Polloi and Absent Willow Review annual anthologies.
To learn more about Heather and read some of her stories: http://www.heatherparker.co.uk/

It is available in the following formats: Adobe PDF, EPUB, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket, Sony, Windows HTML Reader and shortly as an audiobook.
It is available for purchase now from Drollerie Press: http://drolleriepress.com/books/
and  at Amazon, Mobipocket, Fictionwise, and many other booksellers - including Audible within the next few weeks.

EyeLeash started out a bit like a teen read, but then again it IS a teenage blog after all. But it was nicely honest enough to have me going without “putting it down”. By the way - I finished it while on standby for rehearsals for a play.

So yeah, I think I did pretty much enjoy it by the time I got to the end. It seemed somewhat autobiographical (perhaps that’s why it sounded so real).

Plus I know the stuff the author talks about does happen (even the seemingly slightly more far-fetched instances were of course real - 15yo “Tannie from NewYoungParents” losing her phone? Hahaha loved that bit when I read it, nice “local” inside joke!) which made the rest of it all the more believable for me anyway.

Reviewed by Ben Tan, Singapore

EyeLeash is a coming-of-age blog/IM novel, by Jess C Scott.
Her website is www.jesscscott.com.

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This elegantly told fairy tale brings us a brave maiden named Emme who starts to have strange dreams.  With the strength of her heart, she strikes out to save those in danger from an ambitious witch who seeks only status and power.  Emme falls in love with a handsome man, Davian, in her dreams and discovers she is the only one that can rescue him.  Dionne weaves a genuinely enchanting story with a style akin to Patricia McKillip.  Her characters are realistic and she draws the reader into her world with her vivid descriptions.  The reader falls into Emme’s story so effortlessly it makes you wonder if you, too, are dreaming.

Review by Christine Rains:  http://christinerains.net/

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ISBN: 0-7443-1097-0

ISBN# Digital version: 1-978-1905091-31-7; Print: 1-978-1905091-32-4
Aprx 110-110 pages
Publisher: Logical Lust Publications , will also be available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Nobles, and other online retailers

The world of erotica is a genre over-saturated with cheap bland smut with no more artistic value than what one would pick up in the back room of their local video store.  Bittersweet, a collection of short stories by Amber Hipple, is an exception to this rule.

Those expecting poorly written romance, uninspired sex scenes, and fairytale endings should look elsewhere.  Bittersweet is just what it promises in the title: a series of stories about passion, love, lust, and angst.  There is something malicious flowing forth from every story, a thread of cruelty that flows throughout every page.

The words are more than just a narrative tool, Hipple writes with a definitive prose that seems to be spoken in hushed whisper by some unseen narrator.  The stories explore both the joys and sorrows of love and lust, the temptation of forbidden fruit, and the beauty and intimacy of pain.

More interesting is Hipple’s ability to convey passionate scenes of love with minimal description of the acts being performed.  On many occassions the actual act of sex is alluded to rather than spelled out.  The love scenes are often written between the lines as opposed to graphically spelled out and this is what really sets each tale apart from average erotica.

Bittersweet is a collection of tales filled with sorrow and regret and angst, but each one of them will touch upon your heart.  From the playful creulty of “Games” to the violent beauty of “Blood on Snow” to the sorrowful joy of “Fate,” the reader experiences a myriad of conflicting emotions that both saddens and titilates and leaves you begging for more.

There are a few stories that seem tonally to be in the wrong collection and a few like “Games” and “Yellow” that are a bit weak in comparrison with the rest but neither of these factors detract from the enjoyment of the book as a whole.

Ultimately “Bittersweet” is a very satisfying book that is easy to pick up and only really unsatisfying in that it ends.

Reviewed by, Ryan Covey

This ebook is a comprehensive “Work at Home” guide. It covers the working at home industry thru the perspective of a service provider. Not your traditional affiliate marketing ebook or get rich-quick scheme. Even though some of the information is targeted directly to American readers the ebook brings relevant tips for anyone in the world interested in working at home. Precise information about the marketing, how things work, where to learn skills an more. The table of contents most important topics in my opinion are:

• W2 Employees Vs. Independent Contractors
• Who Works From Home, and Why
• Setting Up Your Home Office
• Watch Out For the Scam
• Landing the Job

After all the information you will have access to a Job Directory tailored for anyone looking legit opportunities. According to the ebook team they have discarded any job opportunities that require “pay-to-work” and some other fishy type of companies.

The ebook is very well written and organized. If you are not from the United States you should take into account that the information might not be 100% useful for non-US readers. Other than that I completely recommend this great ebook.

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These are great instructional videos, easy to follow and learn. You can master the Fighter Plane Origami technique easily with the videos on the site. A lot of fun for the whole family, a great tool to improve your craft skills. Learn how to fold beautiful airplanes and impress your friends and family. Select from many fighter plane models including the F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-31 Foxhound and more!

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The web has been recently flooded with a new concept, the “water powered car”. We have been observing these websites pop-up and decided to give one of them a try. First we conducted some research to see if those claims are really possible. We found a few websites and videos explaining that the process is indeed possible, and some companies (mainly Japanese) have been developing cars that are able to run on water. But on the other hand there are a lot of skeptical people out there, so we are in the middle of a crossfire.

Even though we haven’t really tried the “water hybrid” system with our cars there are tons of comments/blog posts and articles on the web saying that the system does work.  Before trying it on my car I’d really like to see a mythbuster on this one. Since we cannot determine if this is the real deal what we analyzed in this eBook was the manner the subject was presented and how well the information was organized. Here are the main characteristics of the eBook:

1. 115 Pages Long
2. Introduction displayed in a Frequently Asked Questions way
3. Detailed Step-by-Step Process with Pictures

I have to say the eBook is packed with interesting and valuable information, there’s not a single area of it that leaves doubt regarding the processes. It is essencialy a “how-to” scientific paper with a lot of reference.

I’d love to see some comments here from people who are enthusiasts of this technology and have experimented with it. I am not really in a position to say this will work but the eBook is very interesting and if you are willing to try this type of conversion I think this is a good place to start.

Website: HydroTechCar.com