Character Madness and Musings

The Book of the Seven Spells Guardians Book 1 by Charlie Lovett Genre: YA Epic Urban Fantasy Sebastian Garcia, Juliet Okofor, and twins Angus and Celia McNeil could not be more different from one another. But when they accidently discover an enchanted house that once belonged to the great magician, Moriarty Mortimer, everything changes.  Legend has it that somewhere inside the mysterious mansion is the most powerful book of magic ever known, and the kids aren’t the only ones hoping to find it. Someone unexpected wants to use it for their evil plan. Now, they must find the book and use a spell to travel back in time to convince Moriarty Mortimer to teach them magic well enough to defeat a maniacal mad man. But magic is tricky, so they must work as a team. If they fail, unimaginable power will fall into exactly the wrong hands. If they succeed, they’ll go from magicless misfits to guardians of The Book of the Seven Spells .  Amazon * Apple * B&N * Google * Kobo * I...

Bones In the Wall Ghost Hunters Book 1 by Susan McCauley Genre: Middle Grade Paranormal Mystery Twelve-year-old Alex may have lost his ability to play sports, but he gained the ability to see ghosts. Now he must figure out how to put a malevolent spirit to rest -- or die trying. Once an athlete and popular kid, Alex is in a terrible car accident that severely injures his hip and leaves him with a rare power: he can hear and see ghosts. All Alex wants is to be normal. But when a vicious spirit begins haunting him, Alex must accept his unwanted psychic powers and work with his best friend and his paranormal investigator cousin to solve the mystery of bones in the wall and put the ghosts in the house to rest. If he fails, he’ll lose his family and friends to a gruesome fate. Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall  is the first novel in the heart-pounding Ghost Hunters middle-grade horror series. PRAISE FOR GHOST HUNTERS: BONES IN THE WALL: “Young readers should find themselves deeply engros...

Grandma Is Acting Funny: The Beginning Stage A Children's View of Alzheimer's by Lori Aden & Sheila Parsley Genre: Children's Picture Book, Alzheimer's Little Dreya has been noticing that her grandma is starting to act funny, but she doesn’t know why. Her family explains that all these new funny and strange behaviors are a result of an illness called Alzheimer’s. In this first book, Dreya notices that Grandma forgets her name, loses track of things, and asks questions over and over again. Join Dreya and her whimsical family as she shares a heartwarming story of her memories with Grandma before Alzheimer's along with the new behaviors she is noticing in the beginning stage of this disease. Get it HERE! Grandma Is Acting Funny: The Middle Stage A Children's View of Alzheimer's   Little Dreya's grandma is still acting funny and strange. She learns that her grandma is now moving into the Middle Stage of Alzheimer's. In this second book of the se...

The Shadows We Make by Jo Allen Ash Publication date: July 14th 2022 Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Grace Irese, sixteen-year-old desert warrior with a chip on her shoulder, is gifted in ways she does not yet realize. Duncan Oaks, teenage member of the Grif-Drif Con-Artist Guild, is a boy who has made one bad choice too many. When they are both remanded to an off-world juvenile facility with lifetime sentences. Grace and Duncan plot an escape into the horrific environment beyond in order to save Duncan’s sister from Grace’s war-torn world. Will they and their unlikely companions survive unscathed or find themselves forever altered? Set in dark alien words and told in the first person with three separate voices, The Shadows We Make is a young adult tale filled with bravery, magic and the binding power of friendship. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo EXCERPT: Grace A stench swirled on the winds as flames devoured ancient timber and more—so much ...

The Sleeping Giant by Tammy Lowe (The Acadian Secret, #2) Published by: The Wild Rose Press Publication date: September 21st 2022 Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Time-Travel, Young Adult When a tormented man begs 17-year-old Elisabeth London to travel back in time to save his life, she reluctantly agrees. Assuming Scotland is the destination, she ends up in Ancient Rome instead. The good news is she finds the man; now a bold 17-year-old named Aquarius. The bad news is he’s an indentured slave, sentenced to death in the arena, and doesn’t even know her yet. Elisabeth helps Aquarius escape and becomes an outlaw herself. Armed with her wits and his rock sling, the new friends are on the run from a relentless slave dealer, Rufus Leptis. Elisabeth soon realizes she’s not here to save Aquarius from Rufus, but from the doomed city of Pompeii. Although trying to be brave, the thought of remaining in Aquarius’ swashbuckling world a minute longer than necessary is inconceivable. At least, it ...

The Mystery of Alan Norman McBride by Sarah Fader Publication date: November 30th 2018 Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Pam and Emily are two sisters who live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Emily is a born investigator and is notorious for eavesdropping on conversations she hears on the streets of New York City. One Saturday, the sisters happen to overhear two gangsters planning the murder of millionaire Alan Norman McBride. They decide it is their duty to warn McBride and stop the murderers in their tracks! Goodreads / Amazon EXCERPT: Mr. McBride let out a chuckle which soon erupted into an outright guffaw. He must have laughed for over five minutes, just sitting there laughing with the iguana in his lap and Waffles and Taffy by his side. “Murder me?” he exclaimed. “Murder me? Where ever did you get that idea?” Mr. McBride finished laughing and let out a lengthy sigh. Emily unzipped her backpack and took out her large notebook. “Look! It’s all written down right here – th...