Breath of Life: 2012

Book Review: MERRY CHRISTMAS COLORING CUTOUTS by Energy & Sciences and Jennise Conley

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Title: MERRY CHRISTMAS COLORING CUTOUTS Author: Energy & Sciences & Jennise Conley Category: Christmas Pub. Date: 08/28/2012 Publisher: Energy and Sciences Format: E-Book Pages: 24 ISBN#: 1479207276 Synopsis: This purchase includes a Christmas Coloring and Cutouts Book. It provides 12 adorable coloring pages including 9 unique images. This is the perfect activity book for our youngest artists. They can color, trace, cut and paste their favorite holiday pictures. All proceeds benefit educational research. Teachers are welcome to make copies for personal classroom use. ...

Title: Momnesia Author: Lori Verni-Fogarsi Category: Women's Fiction/Chick lit Pub. Date: 03/16/2012 Publisher: Brickstone Pub. Format: Paperback Pages: 288 ISBN#: 0984028463 Synopsis: FROM THE BACK COVER:She's smart, pretty, and runs her own business. So then why does she feel so dead inside? Between work, two kids, and a husband who finds her about as exciting as furniture shopping, this is the story of a (formerly-exciting but now way-too-typical) suburban mom who diagnoses herself with "Momnesia" and sets about finessing a new version of her old vivaciousness:MOMNESIA (mahm-nee-zhuh) -noun-Loss of the memory...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Title: Holly AND Ivy Author: SELAH JANEL Category: Novelet/Christmas/Fantasy Pub. Date: 11/30/2012 Publisher: Mocha Memoirs Press, Inc Format: E-Book Pages: 40 ISBN#: B00AG111UU SYNOPSIS: After losing her job and her boyfriend, Holly returns to her parents’ farm. Embarrassed and hopeless, she doesn’t expect to bump into a forgotten childhood friend that wasn’t supposed to exist. Ivy is not only a dryad, but she lives in the pine trees Holly’s family grows to sell at Christmas. As the old friends reconnect, Ivy not only shares her strong opinions, but gives Holly a charm that will change both their lives. As days melt into...

Monday, December 17, 2012

Title: Sugarplum Dreams Author: Lisa Bilbrey, M.B. Feeney, R.E. Hargrave, Michele Richard Category: Christmas Pub. Date: 12/11/2012 Publisher: Renaissance Romance Publisher Format: E-Book Pages: ISBN#: 0615729738 Synopsis: A late night reunion on the beach, warm cookies fresh from the oven, the overwhelming world of online dating, and a one-night stand that changes of the lives of three people — Sugarplum Dreams, Book Four of the Candy Collection, wields a voyage of self-discovery, new beginnings, new loves, and admirable courage. Broken Roads & Dusty DreamsRiley Farris and Natalie Sloane were the...

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Title: the SECRET KEEPER Author: KATE MORTON Category: Historical Fiction Pub. Date: 10/09/2012 Publisher: Ateia Format: Hardback Pages: 481 ISBN#: 1439152802 Synopsis: 1961 England. Laurel Nicolson is sixteen years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.Fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress, living in London. She returns to Green Acres for Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday...

Title: The Christmas Quilt Author: Patricia Davids Category: Christmas Pub. Date: 11/15/2011 Publisher: Love Inspired Format: Paperback Pages: 224 ISBN#: 0373877099 Synopsis: Years ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness. She's also busy guarding her heart against love. Until Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will the quilt—a patchwork promise of rediscovered love—bring Gideon and Rebecca back together...

Title: A Simple Amish Christmas Author: Vannetta Chapman Category: Holiday/Christmas Pub. Date: 10/01/2010 Publisher: Abingdon Press Format: E-Book Pages: 256 ISBN#: 1426710666 Synopsis: Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. As her time of rumschpringe is about to come to an abrupt end, bringing for Annie an overwhelming sense of loneliness. She returns home and finds herself face-to-face with a budding romance with an Amish farmer and important choices to make. ...

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Title: Amelia Pink, the Sleepless Cat Author: Jimena Pinto-Kroujiline Category: Childrens Pub. Date: 11/12/2012 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 32 ISBN#: 1480267899 Amazon Link: Click Here Synopsis: Amelia and her older sister Sofia have a cat. His name is Pink and he loves sleeping. During the day, Amelia and Sofia try almost everything to wake him up, as they only wish to play with him. The girls will learn what a heavy sleeper Pink is and how fun it is to play tricks on him while he is sleeping. These funny tricks, however, leave a very tired and confused Pink....

Behind Closed Doors by Sherri Hayes Summary: Elizabeth Marshall spent the last nine years doing all the things she was supposed to do. She went to a good college. Married a man with a promising future. Elizabeth even had a nice house in a respectable part of town. There was even the promise of 2.4 kids in her future. From the outside everything looked picture perfect. Then one night, the world she lived in came crashing down. Six months later with her husband dead and her friends gone, Elizabeth moves to the small town of Springfield, Ohio to start a new life where no one knows who she is or about her past. Christopher...

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Release Day Blitz: Holly and Ivy by Selah Janel I'm so excited, yes I know I get excited a lot, but today its for a great reason. Today is the release day of Holly and Ivy by Selah Janel! YAY!!! I want to first say congrats to Selah, you know how awesome I think you are and I hope you have a great release day today! Below you will find the book information, author bio and links, buying links for this great new release and a giveaway. After losing her job and her boyfriend, Holly returns to her parents’ farm. Embarrassed and hopeless, she doesn’t expect to bump into a forgotten childhood friend that wasn’t...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Title: JACK TEMPLAR MONSTER HUNTER Author: Jeff Gunhus Category: Fantasy Pub. Date: 10/10/2012 Publisher: Seven Guns Press Format: E-Book Pages: 196 ISBN#: 0988425904 Synopsis: Orphan Jack Templar has no memory of his parents and only the smallest details from his Aunt Sophie about how they died. The day before Jack's fourteenth birthday, things start to change for him. At first it's great: A sudden new strength helps him defend his nose-picking friend "T-Rex" from the school bully, and even his crush, Cindy Adams, takes notice. But then a mysterious girl named Eva arrives and tells him two facts that will change...

Today, I have a great middle grade book tour for you. I'm excited to share this one with you. Jack Templar Monster Hunter is a great book! Today I have a guest post, giveaway and a review of this book for you. Below you will find the guest post and the giveaway! Enjoy. Hi, Jack Templar here. I’ve been asked to share a few thoughts with you here on Breath Of Life. I assume if you’re reading this that you are either already a monster hunter or well on your way to becoming one. I say this out front because if you’re not a monster hunter and you just happened across this website by accident,...

Monday, December 3, 2012

Cover Reveal: Holly and Ivy by Selah Janel Happy Monday everyone, today I have a great cover to reveal for you. This cover is for an upcoming release, well it actually is being released in two days! Its by Selah Janel and called Holly and Ivy. Yep its a Christmas book!!! So below you will find the new cover and book summary. Also you will find all the author information and some more links for the authors Twitter Party and upcoming Tour! ...

Friday, November 30, 2012

Title: A Wallflower Christmas Author: Lisa Kleypas Category: Historical Romance Pub. Date: 10/14/2008 Pulisher: St. Martin's Press Format: E-Book Pages: 213 ISBN#: 0312533780 Synopsis: The Wallflowers are four young ladies in London who banded together in their wild and wickedly wonderful searches for true love. Now happily married, they join together once again to help one of the world’s most notorious rogues realize that happiness might be right under the mistletoe.…It’s Christmastime in London and Rafe Bowman has arrived from America for his arranged meeting with...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

I am sending out this Christmas Challenge to invite all my readers to see who can read the most Christmas Books between now and December the 25th, at midnight. I have placed a list of my Christmas books that I will be trying to read myself. They are under "Christmas list" So if you are interested in participating in this Challenge please leave a comment here with you name and what book or books you will be starting with. And at lest once a week please let us know where you are at. I will do a post at least every other day if not daily on here. ...

Title: Priceless Christmas Category: Connie Neal Pub. Date: Publisher: Format: Pages: ISBN#: Synopsis: Priceless Christmas combines the joys of Christmas with the joy of saving money. It will more than pay for itself with the first idea you use! It is chock-full of FREE stuff, inspiring ideas for Christmas gifts, holiday happenings, crafts, low-cost or no-cost handmade gift ideas, family-friendly activities, outings, games, contests, and creative Christmas ideas for shopping, dressing-up for special occasions, and throwing great parties your guests will remember forever (like the Whoville Whobilation Celebration based...

Title: Driving the Saudis Author: Jayne Amelia Larson Category: Autobiography/Memoir Pub. Date: 10/16/2012 Publisher: Free Press Format: Paperback Pages: 224 ISBN#: 1451640013 Synopsis: Actress, producer, and occasional chauffeur Jayne Amelia Larson offers a funny and insightful memoir about the time she spent as a driver for members of the Saudi royal family visiting Beverly Hills, detailing her invitation inside one of the world’s most closely guarded monarchies.When the Saudi royal family vacationed in Los Angeles, they hired Jayne Amelia Larson, an actress struggling to make ends meet, to be their personal chauffeur. ...

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Title: ANOTHER SECOND CHANCE Author: Troy Lewis Category: True Story/Christian Pub. Date:12/06/2011 Publisher: Writing Career Coach Press Format: Paperback Pages: 220 ISBN#: 0983360774 Synopsis: Another Second Chance …God’s Story How a stranger's kidney saved my life ...and my brothers too!An inspiring true story that will renew your belief in miracles!"Whoever says miracles don't happen hasn't met the Lewis brothers.." -Jessica Harthorn, WWMT News Channel 3 West Michigan“Troy Lewis hit a grand slam with “Another Second Chance…God’s Story” His honest telling of our...

Title: WILLOW POND Author: Carol Tibaldi Category: Historical History Pub. Date: 12/12/2012 Publisher: Self Published Format: E-Book Pages: 318 ISBN#: 9781468111729 Synopsis: The Roaring Twenties crumble into the Great Depression, but Virginia Kingsley, New York's toughest and most successful speakeasy owner, is doing just fine. Now that the world is falling apart, bootlegging is a flourishing business, and she's queen of that castle. Then her infant nephew is kidnapped. Her niece, Laura, and Laura's philandering movie star husband, are devastated. The police have few leads, and speculation and rumors abound in...

Title: THE SELF HEALTH REVOLUTION Author: J. Michael Zenn Pub. Date: 11/27/2012 Publisher: Free Press Format: E-Book Pages: 192 ISBN#: 1476704007 Synopsis: Newly revised and updated, this electrifying guide has been praised by doctors, health experts, and readers who have taken their own self-health challenge. Describing himself as “an ordinary guy who discovered an extraordinary secret,” which he now feels compelled to share with everyone, J. Michael Zenn completely changed his own life when he began a quest to get healthy. With some simple but profound improvements to his diet and everyday habits, Zenn lost fifty pounds...

Title: SOMETHING BLUE Author: DIANNE CHRISTNER Category: Christian Fiction Pub. Date: 08/01/2012 Publisher: Barbour Books Format: Paperback Pages: 320 ISBN#: 1616262338 Series: Plain City Bridesmaids Synopsis: Life is going well for Megan. She’s always wanted to marry a missionary and now she’s working with Chance, a charming and daring missionary pilot. Then Micah Zimmerman moves into her parent’s home as a pastoral candidate for their Conservative Mennonite church—and he doesn’t look anything like the gawky young man who had a crush on her in college. As Megan struggles with her own personal identity and faith, she begins...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Title: dog-ma the zen of slobber Author: Barbara Boswell Brunner Pub. Date: August 1, 2012 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Format: E-Book Pages: 326 ISBN#: 9781478106586 Synopsis: Barbara's vivid and dramatic stories, told with a wicked sense of humor, will make you laugh out loud. She definitely gets what living with rescued dogs (nine of them!) is all about. When Barbara meets her future husband, Ray, it is love-and dog-at first sight. Over the course of thirty-two years, seventeen relocations and nine dogs, their mutual love of dogs guides them on their unconventional path. The love that Barbara and...

Today I have a great tour to share with you all. The author of Dog-Ma: The Zen of Slobber, has sent me a great guest post on Covers. I hope you enjoy! Later today I will be posting my review of this book as well, so make sure you stick around to check out what I think of this book. Getting The Elusive Book Cover Blurb When I got to the point in the life of my book that I was starting to think about a cover I knew I needed blurbs to help make the sale. Blurbs provide enticement for the casual book browser to pick up the book and look at it more closely. Blurbs from celebrities are very helpful....

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teas. ...

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Welcome to my feature. It's my prayer that you will be encouraged and blessed by following and becoming involved in this journey to love the Lord and His word. I invite you to visit often. The Welcome mat is always here, as my ideas, insights from Gods word is blogged as often as I can. Rev. Kim Sunday's with Rev. Kim is a feature that I created here on Breath of Life. ...

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Monday, November 5, 2012

Guess what...Its Monday! What are you reading this week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Book Journey. I have been traveling the past couple of weeks so not a lot has changed. Still working on these three books and hope to have them done soon. As well as some reviews. Thanks for stopping by. What I Read Last Week: Sunrise on the Battery by Beth Webb Hart Something Blue by Dianne Christner ...

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