Monday, 22 September 2014

Book Blitz: Ellie Jordan Ghost Trapper by JL Bryan


Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by J.L. Bryan
Publication date: September 19th 2014
Genres: Adult, Horror, Paranormal

Ellie Jordan’s job is to catch and remove unwanted ghosts. Part detective, part paranormal exterminator, Ellie operates out of Savannah, Georgia, one of the oldest and most haunted cities in North America.
When a family contacts her to deal with a disturbance presence in the old mansion they’ve recently purchased, Ellie first believes it to be a typical, by-the-book specter, a residual haunting by a restless spirit. Instead, she finds herself confronted an evil older and more powerful than she’d ever expected, rooted in the house’s long and sordid history of luxury, sin, and murder. The dangerous entity seems particularly interested in her clients’ ten-year-old daughter.
Soon her own life is in danger, and Ellie must find a way to exorcise the darkness of the house before it can kill her, her clients, or their frightened young child.


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Here is a guest post from JL Bryan! Welcome to Chuckles Book Cave!
 
Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper is the first book in a new series by J. L. Bryan, the author of the Jenny Pox series and other novels. He lives in the very hot state of Georgia with his family and no ghosts, as far as he knows.

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Tools of the Ghost Trade
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AUTHOR BIO
J.L. Bryan studied English literature at the University of Georgia and at Oxford, with a focus on the English Renaissance and the Romantic period. He also studied screenwriting at UCLA. He enjoys remixing elements of paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, horror and science fiction into new kinds of stories. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, his son, and some dogs and cats.

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Website: www.jlbryanbooks.com
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Eating with Chuckles #2


Welcome to Eating with Chuckles! Since watching Masterchef and the Australian version, I have finally become brave enough to try some new foods that I've never went near before. Some of these foods are ones that you will have tried many times before but for a safe, risk free person like me, I have never been one to try new stuff in case I hate it. So this is about to change and I will be talking about what I've tried, what I liked and hated. Why not join me on my culinary journey by leaving comments, suggesting recipes and websites that I might find useful! 

So something else that I tried for the first time was Vietnamese food. It was pork and very thin vegetables wrapped in mooli ribbons with a sweet chilli dipping sauce. Yum! I hate vegetables but these were thinly cut and in with the pork so I didn't mind them. Of course I went back to the shop today to get some more but there were none on the shelves. How typical is that??? I'll try again later this week. I noticed a whole new range of Vietnamese, Mexican and Japanese food in the shop which was exciting so I might have to try some of that as well! It's nice to find new things to try as I get tired eating the same things all the time.
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Reading with Chuckles #5


Welcome to Reading with Chuckles! This is where I fill you in on what I'm reading each week-what it is, where I got it or heard about it, what I think of it, if I'm continuing with it or abandoning it and any special offers I'm aware of where you can try the book yourself. Comments are welcome but no spoilers please! It's not fair to other readers!

I finished reading Lost Girl which I started last week and mentioned in last week's blog. I did like the book. A good MC with interesting powers, interesting sidekick characters that were a bit underused, decent plot but it lapsed into the typical cliche' of that dreaded love-hate relationship between the two MCs and the damn love triangle which did not fit into the story for me, and kind of spoiled things. The first half of the book was 4 star but as the book went on, there were more things that annoyed and frustrated me so my overall rating has dropped to a 3 star, which is a pity. My full review will be posted soon.

 



I also read War Horse which I picked up in a charity shop during the week just because it was going cheap. It was very much like Black Beauty in the trenches of WW1 and it was a good read. There is plenty of detail about WW1 and is very balanced, telling the story from the horse point of view but giving a voice to British and German soldiers and French civilians. I had this beautiful version with the gorgeous colour illustrations throughout the book which was great! I think it's a book that adults and children can both enjoy. I'm not sure about watching the film though! 

My full review of the book will be posted soon.


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Sunday, 21 September 2014

What's on Chuckle TV #5


Welcome to Chuckle TV! 
Every week I will be talking about what I have been watching in the world of TV, be it sport, documentaries, TV series, films, soaps or interesting news items. I'll be talking about favourites from the past and all the great sounding stuff that I haven't watched yet. Believe me, there are a lot of popular series that I haven't had the chance to see! Let the Count and I be your guide in the world of entertainment! Comments are welcome on what I'm currently watching but no spoilers please or your comments will not be published!

This week I've continued watching Masterchef Australia season 2 which I'm very much enjoying. But I'm not a fan of bringing back contestants who have been eliminated for a 'second chance'. What was the point of eliminating them in the first place? They were sent home fair and square and this time, two of those brought back were in the final week at the expense of two of my favourites who had battled through every single week. It wasn't fair that they got no second chance. Crazy stuff. They need to get rid of this stupid idea for season three.

I've also become addicted to watching reruns of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Jeez I can't watch this show without a pile of Kleenex! I cry at almost every episode when you see the conditions that some of these families have been living in or the illnesses and disabilities that people have to battle. Very sad but at the same time, I find it inspiring! And of course it is a lot of fun to yell 'Move that bus!' at the TV! I wish they hadn't cancelled it coz I'd never get tired of watching it.
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Saturday, 20 September 2014

Stacking the Shelves #50


Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Click on the link under the book to find its page on Goodreads or Smashwords.
                  
Please note that I always leave a message on your STS/SP if you visit me, but if you use DISQUS I will not be able to leave a comment on your page. And sometimes, I have problems leaving messages on blogs hosted by Wordpress. Links will take you to a Goodreads page or Smashwords page where you can view the book plot. Don't say I'm not good to you!

This was an AWESOME book week! A few books that were pre-ordered arrived, a couple of favourites bought in paperback, a nice zombie freebie discovered on Smashwords, a UF freebie on amazon, plus a very good trip to the charity shop! I picked up a pile of kids books for good causes on bookcrossing, some books about WWII for my uncle and a nice pile of books for me. 40 books for £14! I'm only putting the ones I bought for myself on my STS though. So that was pretty exciting and it is taking me a couple of hours to get this up due to graphics problems with blogger today. The only one I've read in this haul is Inquest which was a great dystopian novel so I decided to buy the whole trilogy!

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