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(By the Rhiza Press, 1 November 2016)

By Adele Jones

About the Book:

Josh Hammond’s not who he says he is. To stay alive, he must guard his identity, existing isolated from his former life and those he loves. The one enemy he can’t outrun is his failing health, and time is short. Desperate for a solution, Josh leaves the protection of his safe house unapproved. Instead of a cure, he’s left powerless against a cunning adversary. Determined to reclaim his life, he grasps an opportunity for escape, but things go drastically wrong. Can he find a way to expose the lies of a criminal mastermind, or will he be silenced? Forever.

About the Author:

Adele Jones lives in Queensland, Australia. Her writing is inspired by a passion for family, faith, friends, music and science – and her broad ranging imagination.

A strong believer in embracing life's journey, Adele delights in sharing that adventure with others, be that through the pages of a story or engaging in a social or professional context. Through her broad personal and professional interests, she has welcomed diverse engagement opportunities, including science based student experience sessions, conference presentations, literary readings and musical exploits.

With a long standing interest in historical fiction, Adele based her Master's dissertation on this topic and is currently anticipating release of her first novel in this genre, A Devil's Ransom (www.roseandcrownbooks.com). She has also had a variety of poems, short stories, inspirational meditations, devotions and magazine articles published. Her first YA novel Integrate was awarded the 2013 Caleb Prize for unpublished manuscript, and is due to for release in September 2014. Replicate is the second book in this series and was released in October 2015.   

More information:
Adele Jones: www.adelejonesauthor.com

Book Review Kicking Eternity by Ann Lee Miller

Book Description

Stuck in sleepy New Smyrna Beach one last summer, Raine socks away her camp pay checks, worries about her druggy brother, and ignores trouble: Cal Koomer. She’s a plane ticket away from teaching orphans in Africa, and not even Cal’s surfer six-pack and the chinks she spies in his rebel armor will derail her.

The artist in Cal begs to paint Raine’s ivory skin, high cheek bones, and internal sparklers behind her eyes, but falling for her would caterwaul him into his parents’ life. No thanks. The girl was self-righteous waiting to happen. Mom served sanctimony like vegetables, three servings a day, and he had a gut full.

Rec Director Drew taunts her with “Rainey” and calls her an enabler. He is so infernally there like a horsefly—till he buzzes back to his ex.

Raine’s brother tweaks. Her dream of Africa dies small deaths. Will she figure out what to fight for and what to free before it’s too late?

For anyone who’s ever wrestled with her dreams.

My Review:

Firstly thanks Ann for my review copy.

This is an interesting book. I would class it as YA but in saying this I did enjoy it. Raine is out of college and wanting to work in Africa with children. She is at a summer camp working as a councillor. Here she encounters Cal the directors brother who has her pegged as being home schooled and sheltered Drew another councillor annoys her as he insists on calling her Rainey which she hates and the more she objects the more he does it like that annoying friend of her brothers. She also has a brother who has issues that she is dealing with. There are others in the book also who play important parts. We learn why Raine wants to go to African and what drives her. The book deals with making choices, discovering how these choices then affect different relationships and situations. Ann had shown the issues young people face these days and how hard it can be to know what is right. She also allows her characters to experience these situations to help them grow. This is a book that is well suited for the YA audience and I believe others will gain insight from this book.

Good read.

Fantasy Novels Giveaway Contest.

Fantasy Novels Giveaway Contest D. Barkley Briggs (Dean Briggs) loves fantasy novels. He is, after all, a fantasy novelist himself. He is about to make one fan's fantasy come true. Dean is giving away, not just one of his books, but a complete young adult fantasy library from 15 top authors. "The Christmas 2011 Fantasy Prize Pack Giveaway" contains forty-eight (48) of the best YA Christian fantasy novels on the planet, plus a brand new Kindle Fire™...FREE! But that's not all. Second Place gets a FREE iPod™ Shuffle. Dean has also collected several mini-prizes, including dragon jewelry and children's books. To enter, you must upload at least one photo of yourself reading a book from Dean's Legends of Karac Tor series (The Book of Names, Corus the Champion, or The Song of Unmaking) to Dean's Facebook page. The contest launches Nov. 1 and concludes Nov. 30. For official rules, visit to deanbriggs.com.    Upload a photo and you're entered to win. It's that easy! Be creative with the photo and caption. Have your dog read the book if you want, or read standing in a public water fountain. Strike a pose and have fun, then describe what you love about the book! Photo can be taken in any setting except a retail bookstore or library.    The Fantasy Prize Pack 48 Books, 15 Authors D. Barkley Briggs The Book of Names Corus the Champion The Song of Unmaking Ted Dekker Elyon Infidel Chosen Chaos Lunatic Lisa Bergren Waterfall Cascade Torrent Donita K. Paul Dragons of the Valley Dragons of Chiril Dragons of the Watch Jeffrey Overstreet Auralia's Colors Cyndere's Midnight Raven's Ladder The Ale Boy's Feast Wayne Thomas Batson Sword in the Stars The Errant King W.T. Batson &  Christopher Hopper Curse of the Spider King Venom and Song Bryan Davis Eye of the Oracle Enoch's Ghost The Last of the Nephilim Dennis Jernigan Captured C.S. Lakin The Wolf of Tebron The Map Across Time Scott Appleton Swords of Six Offspring Jonathan Rogers The Secret of the Swamp King The Bark Of The Bog Owl The Way of the Wilderking BONUS BOOKS: DEAN'S PERSONAL FAVORITES Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle In Time Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters Lloyd Alexander The Black Cauldron Book of Three The Castle Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King Susan Cooper Over Sea, Under Stone The Dark is Rising Greenwich The Grey King Silver on the Tree