tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904841519396098382024-02-06T19:48:32.729-08:00Writing, Learning, LivingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-92040653592694806552016-08-14T18:28:00.001-07:002016-08-14T18:41:48.235-07:00Perspectives: The Genetically Modified Humans Debate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZckIj8H9LUXVWYrxerZ7GJjvJg1cblMqGZW1doGUiN54kptcnXTrv3aJ2FTFX74Xif_vPcwlCxOU5t_hUrp2rWLgd-7og9Sf5CyubRtbu7Bo4dNMQl4quPYqS_T-AlEvj1dLAk-E-CcwP/s1600/GMO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZckIj8H9LUXVWYrxerZ7GJjvJg1cblMqGZW1doGUiN54kptcnXTrv3aJ2FTFX74Xif_vPcwlCxOU5t_hUrp2rWLgd-7og9Sf5CyubRtbu7Bo4dNMQl4quPYqS_T-AlEvj1dLAk-E-CcwP/s320/GMO.jpg" width="320" height="180" /></a></div>
<p>Picture taken from google images, I've no rights to it.</p>
<p><b>Background:</b></p>
<p>I recently read an article put out by Christian Media Communique on 8/12/16 which declared—and decried—the US government’s announcement to remove restrictions on the development of hybridized life forms. On the other hand, I also saw a pretty cool YouTube video about how <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY&list=LL24wmytmjd5m76-fqUe9sDw&index=1">CRISPR will allow genetic engineering to change the future</a>.</p>
<p>As a YA science fiction writer and a high school chemistry teacher with a background in biology, it’s no surprise I find genetics fascinating. It was always my absolute favorite topic in biology. Both the email article and the YouTube video mention the ethical debates and concerns surrounding the topic of genetic engineering.</p>
<p><b>2 main reactions to the phrase “genetic engineering”</b></p>
<p>1 – Fear</p>
<p>2 – Fascination</p>
<p>There’s typically little middle ground. The word “genetics” has people digging back in their minds to 10th or 11th grade biology class. It bounces off most people. But add the word “engineering” and the internal fires are lit.</p>
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<p><b>Goals of genetic engineering:</b></p>
<p>In its most basic forms, genetic engineering seeks to create organisms with desired traits. Science fiction and our collective fear as a society immediately has us jumping to visions of a future like GATACCA (excellent movie) and Splice (never seen it). But reality tends to be far more mundane. Food crops are modified to resist disease and have a longer shelf life. Zebrafish are made to glow in the dark because let’s face it, glow-in-the-dark fish are awesome. The most basic application for genetically modifying humans would be to cure or avoid diseases.</p>
<p>Genetic selection already happens, as the video points out. There are screening tests for many basic genetic defects like trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). Whether it’s ethical to terminate a pregnancy based upon such results is another debate, but you should know screening tests have their purposes.</p>
<p><b>The Devya’s Children Connection:</b></p>
<p>Devya’s Children and its prequel, The Dark Side of Science (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Science-Devyas-Children-ebook/dp/B01ERMYB24/">free ebook</a>), delves into some of the moral questions and concerns raised by the topic. It features a family of genetically modified children with special Gifts, such as telepathy, healing, changing emotions, and dream shaping. While the Gifts still fit in the realm of science fiction, the questions are very real. How far is too far? What rights do the subjects have upon creation? Part of the excitement and danger inherent in the series comes from the natural disposition of mankind to control and fear that which they do not understand. It’s also about the fact that everybody has gifts. They may not be “Gifts” like Jillian’s ability to shape dreams, but they’re important and should be nurtured accordingly.</p>
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<p><b>Personal reaction and comments:</b></p>
<p>I’m inclined to be more excited than fearful of what the future holds. Every powerful tool has the potential for abuse. Responsible application should definitely be a concern to keep in mind, but the future has always been shaped by tinkering with what’s possible.</p>
<p>The email I read blamed much of the first fall upon genetic manipulation because of the hybrids formed when the fallen angels had children with the daughters of men (See Genesis 6 for the original text; <a href="http://www.ligonier.org/blog/who-are-sons-god-and-daughters-men-genesis-6/">Another article by RC Sproul on this topic</a>). Incidentally, Sproul doesn’t believe the “sons of God” refers to angels at all but the line of Seth, Adam’s third son. Even if the hybrid children were of two “races,” (angels and man) this is hardly genetic engineering of the sort that’s being discussed today.</p>
<p><b>Conclusion:</b></p>
<p>Do not fear genetic engineering. If you’re truly concerned about the direction it takes, get involved. Be part of the change to ensure it moves in a direction both ethical and responsible. The turmoil caused by abuse of power in this regards makes for great fiction stories, but reality’s much sadder. Don’t let it go there. Keep the focus on the good such research could accomplish. Radiation therapy kills cancer cells, but it also does a heck of a lot of other tissue damage along the way. If future cells could be modified to target the cancer cells themselves, it would no longer claim lives. That’s only one possibility.</p>
<p>Comments and questions are welcomed below.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-1867025071657170882016-04-27T11:56:00.001-07:002016-05-03T03:08:08.757-07:00Second Huntsman Movie Better than the First (Despite Critic Hate)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmbDZY1m6e9A3K-UjD5KP4sMJZNcoN1KHkyHyzgHREPpXybZaJFWUvZ-m0-joacLLNBCNM7L5VRKo72Vvaw31bKr1eilg1NRiQWj3hXGe6tA31CdwG8dqOrnWRm-hkKlHZATLcVBezvLV/s1600/ice+queen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmbDZY1m6e9A3K-UjD5KP4sMJZNcoN1KHkyHyzgHREPpXybZaJFWUvZ-m0-joacLLNBCNM7L5VRKo72Vvaw31bKr1eilg1NRiQWj3hXGe6tA31CdwG8dqOrnWRm-hkKlHZATLcVBezvLV/s320/ice+queen.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Rating: 3.5/5 stars, maybe even 4 if I’m feeling generous and not currently letting negative bias affect my judgment. (I’m going with amazon like ratings because that’s what I’m used to.)</p>
<p>Summary: It’s all about expectations. Given the absolutely horrific ratings Rotten Tomato gave Huntsman: Winter’s War, I didn’t expect it to be a masterpiece. </p>
<p>Random Comments:</p>
<p>- For an all-star cast, the acting’s just all right. Then again, consider that the roles don’t exactly demand an Oscar worthy performance. </p>
<p>- Story (4/5) – This was one complaint I read from critics I don’t agree with. It’s a fairy tale, it’s not meant to make a whole heap of sense. There’s a general plot with simplistic devices. The “twists and turns” can be seen from 9-miles out, but they’re still satisfying, that’s what counts.</p>
<p>- Character Development – Classic case of too much power corrupting. People have done worse things in the name of power in the real world, so it shouldn’t surprise us that the look at the good guys and bad guys isn’t always crystal clear. </p>
<p>- Humor – Some timely things and a few decent lines, but the whole he-dwarf, she-dwarf thing fell on its face.</p>
<p>- Plot (3/5) – Several key pieces of the plot are rather convenient (timely rescues, falling into traps that end up adding to the party, etc) that make one think more of a video game than a movie. It might be slightly lazy writing-wise, but it’s functional.
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<p>- Casting (4/5 stars) – Charilze Theron and Emily Blunt both do crazy queen pretty well. Jessica Chastain does the action scenes very well. She pulls off the medieval look well. Chris Hemsworth is, of course, the reason half the people are seeing the movie anyway. On the plus side, not much but brief references to Snow White.</p>
<p>- Key question: Was I entertained? Yes. Would I buy the bluray to play on loop or see in the theaters 14 times? No. But I was still entertained for the 2 hrs I paid $6.00 for a movie ticket. Good enough.</p>
<p>Conclusion: I can see why 51% of the audience liked it and 49% didn’t. Keep your expectations realistic and you’ll probably find yourself entertained.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-58033231968051628032016-04-27T11:28:00.000-07:002016-04-27T11:28:06.803-07:00Interview with Olivia Wildenstein <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-UPvyWyu6GvY8oKN53WzOXJnRJEgNtzOWDFqL9HCz-XefvGm3n9TX8O7b1YH_6pzZxb4BRFXlEE9nE1ToYvhpBca3BVpLj8FvpTGsczMO4BM_cFUbYFlg6xNP9ZXBDd9qgZQf7VrJMSp/s1600/olivia+masterpiecers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-UPvyWyu6GvY8oKN53WzOXJnRJEgNtzOWDFqL9HCz-XefvGm3n9TX8O7b1YH_6pzZxb4BRFXlEE9nE1ToYvhpBca3BVpLj8FvpTGsczMO4BM_cFUbYFlg6xNP9ZXBDd9qgZQf7VrJMSp/s320/olivia+masterpiecers+2.jpg" /></a></div>
<p><b>1) If your book was a movie, who would play your characters?
</b></p>
<p>You mean when my book is a movie. ;)</p>
<b><p>Of course.</p></b>
<p>Aster & Ivy would be played by beautiful Chaley Rose from Nashville. Brook
would be played by the hottie in Chasing Life, Richard Brancatisino. Chase would
be played by the Vampire Diaries’ Malachai Parker and Josh by Zach Roerig from
the same show. Dominic would be George Clooney (duh!) and I had Cate
Blanchett in mind for Josephine.</p>
<p>I’ve thought this through just a tiny bit. </p>
<b><p>Of course. Have you heard of <a href="http://www.iflist.com/">? You should try it. I think you'd enjoy it.</a></p></b>
<p><b>2) If your book was a song, which one would it be?</b></p>
<p>I love this question as I always write to music. I build a new playlist for each one
of my books on Spotify. Right now, as I write the sequel to the Masterpiecers, I’ve
started a playlist called MASTERFUL.</p>
<p>But back to The Masterpiecers. If I were to choose just one song to epitomize my
story, it would be We Remain from Christina Aguilera.</p>
<p><b>3) Places that inspired you?</b></p>
<p>The museums I was dragged to as a kid—and which I’m now dragging my own
kids too—and my home. I grew up in the art world, surrounded by breathtaking
masterpieces. So I just had to write about art.</p>
<p><b>4) Who’s your favorite character in the book?</b></p>
<p>Hands down, Aster. She means so well and is so selfless.</p>
<p><b>5) Literary boyfriend? (perhaps a character from the book ?)</b></p>
<p>I create a new one for myself each time I write a book. Thus, I write many books.
Kidding aside, the character who’s made my heart beat the most—but not in a
romantic way—is Duke from my first novel, Ghostboy, Chameleon & the Duke of
Graffiti.</p>
<p><b>6) Teaser for book 2?</b></p>
<p>The second and final episode in the Masterful series is coming this fall. It will be
titled The Masterminds. Instead of Aster & Ivy narrating the story, there will be
two spanking new narrators…drumroll…Brook & Josh. You’ll get to see their
sides of the same story, like in the TV show The Affair; you’ll get that stop-your-
breath plot twist you were waiting for in book 1; and last but not least, you’ll get
your no-more- loose-ends ending!</p>
<p>Now, I must go back to writing it…</p>
<p>Enjoy The Masterpiecers, and tell me, either in an email or in a review, what you
thought about my novel. I read all my reviews. Excellent or terrible, they are
indispensable nuggets of truths that make me a better author.</p>
<b><p>Thanks for taking the time to chat with me.</p></b>
<p>Blurb</p>
<p>Nineteen-year- old Ivy Redd’s talent with a needle and thread has earned her a spot on a
coveted reality TV art competition set in New York’s Metropolitan Museum. The prize: a
significant amount of money and instant acceptance into the Masterpiecers, the school
that ensures new artists fame and fortune. Her talent has also thrust her and her twin
sister, Aster, into the spotlight.</p>
<p>Not that Aster needed help with becoming a media favorite. She managed that on her
own by running over a wanted Mafioso. She told the police it was self-defense, because
she couldn’t tell them the truth—the truth would make her sister look bad.
Locked in an Indiana jail to await her trial, Aster watches Ivy on the small TV hanging in
the dayroom. It’s the highlight of her day, until she finds out what her sister truly thinks of
her. Then, observing her sister becomes a punishment far crueler than imprisonment.</p>
<p>Bio</p>
<p>Olivia Wildenstein grew up in New York City, the daughter of a French father with a great
sense of humor, and a Swedish mother whom she speaks to at least three times a day. She
chose Brown University to complete her undergraduate studies and earned a bachelor’s
in comparative literature. After designing jewelry for a few years, Wildenstein traded in
her tools for a laptop computer and a very comfortable chair. This line of work made
more sense, considering her college degree.</p>
<p>When she’s not writing, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets (Yes. Everyone),
eavesdropping on conversations to gather material for her next book, baking up a storm
(that she actually eats), going to the gym (because she eats), and attempting not to be late
at her children’s school (like she is 4 out of 5 mornings, on good weeks).
Wildenstein lives with her husband and three children in Geneva, Switzerland, where
she’s an active member of the writing community. </p>
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<p>Book links</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghostboy-Chameleon-Graffiti-Olivia-Wildenstein-ebook/dp/B00WNCIJR4/">Ghostboy, Chameleon & the Duke of Graffiti</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiecers-Masterful-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01AWCAEWO/r">The Masterpiecers</a></p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-71758533727543308742016-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:002016-04-09T11:00:08.638-07:00Meet Fantasy Author Chris Morgan - Interview
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<p>Meet a Fantasy author from Australia ;-)</p>
<b><p>Hi, Chris, please take a moment to introduce yourself. What kind of things do you write?<p></b>
Hi. I’m Chris, the author of the Portallas Fantasy/Adventure series of YA books. I’m from the UK originally, but have lived in various countries and have most recently made a home for myself here in Melbourne, Australia. The first book in the Portallas series is Forestium: The mirror never lies, and it’s my first foray into the world of serious fiction writing. I’ve written things like travel journals previously but have never tried on a full-blown work of fiction until now. So far, I’ve really enjoyed it and am well into book 2 in the Portallas series.</p>
<p>Congrats on the series.</p>
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<b><p>What's the most exciting thing that's happened to you in the writing world? How about the real world?</p></b>
<p>In the writing world, the most exciting thing for me has been to see my first book published. In the real world, it’s a bit harder to answer, since I’ve led a fairly interesting life full of exciting things. I’ve traveled extensively and lived in multiple countries. During my travels, I’ve had several near death experiences, for example. I’ve experienced some of the most wonderful things the world has to offer, ranging from the Great Pyramids of Egypt to Fish River Canyon in Namibia, from the glaciers of New Zealand to the splendid isolation of Easter Island, from the castles and ruins of Western Europe to the majesty of Uluru in the middle of Australia.</p>
<b><p>What got you into writing?</p></b>
<p>Despite not enjoying writing at school, I’ve developed a love for the written word over the years. Whilst backpacking around the world with my wife, I would spent an hour or two every night writing up a travel journal of the days events. I found that I had developed quite a following of people that were really enjoying the writing. It was until quite recently, some 10 years after our travels had finished, that I thought I’d turn my hand to writing a piece of fiction.</p>
<p>Ha. I didn't like school writing either. I think part of my fiction writing sprang from a rebellion against the idea of dissecting every little bit of a story.</p>
<b><p>Do you believe in writer's block? What do you do if you encounter it?</p></b>
<p>Yes. In fact, I’ve had it several times already and I’m in the middle of another one at the moment. I find that inspiration will hit me very suddenly and I’ll just grab the laptop and start writing again.</p>
<p>Better keep the laptop handy then.</p>
<p>What's your current favorite book?</p>
<p>I don’t really have a current favourite. I’ve spent so much time in recent weeks and months publishing and promoting Forestium: The mirror never lies, that I’ve not really had much opportunity to sit and read something just for fun.</p>
<p>Sad but true. I've done little pleasure reading of late either, so I can relate to that.</p>
<b><p>Do the movies you watch go along with the things you read or are they completely different?</p></b>
<p>Actually, I don’t think they do. The movies I tend to watch are either comedy or block-buster action flicks. For books, I enjoy a good fantasy.</p>
<b><p>Do you have any links you'd like to share with us in case we'd like to get to know you better?</p></b>
<p>Series website: <a href="http://portallas.com">http://portallas.com</a></p>
<p>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/portallas">https://facebook.com/portallas</a></p>
<p>Chris's blog: <a href="http://portallas.com/blog">http://portallas.com/blog</a></p>
<p>Goodreads author pg: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14880470.Christopher_D_Morgan">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14880470.Christopher_D_Morgan</a></p>
<p>Goodreads series pg: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28601190-forestium">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28601190-forestium</a></p>
<p>Thanks for sharing a little about yourself, Chris.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-43964439607566347572016-03-07T10:23:00.002-08:002016-03-07T10:23:50.575-08:00Cover Reveal - The Solid RockToday, I'm excited to announce that Faith Blum's release day, but also a cover for her newest novel, The Solid Rock, but you can't see the cover for the novel until you've gathered all 15 clues. There's also an exciting giveaway of 10 books. Have fun searching for the clues. Instructions on how to see the cover are under the "Clues" section of the blog post.
<p>To celebrate the cover reveal, Faith also has the third book in her series on sale! It will be $0.99 through 11am tomorrow and then will go up to $1.99 until Monday evening when it will be back at full price. Here's a short description of Amazing Grace: A doubting man agrees to wed a widowed mail-order bride, but he struggles with whether or not he can be a father to the woman's daughter who desperately wants a father's love. You can purchase this book here: getBook.at/AmazingGrace.</P>
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src="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/tsr-reveal-banner.png" alt="TSR Reveal Banner"
width="486" height="181" /></a></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">About the Book</h1>
<em><a href="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/quotable.png" rel="attachment wp-att-
2074"><img class="alignleft wp-image-2074"
src="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/quotable.png?w=474" alt="Quotable" width="339"
height="226" /></a>Joshua woke with a quiet groan. As his senses woke up one at a time, he cracked his
eyelids open. Sure enough, there was a silhouetted form standing at the foot of the bed. From the smell,
the person was either from the brothel down the street or had recently left one.</em>
<em>He forced himself to breathe evenly and reached for the knife in his thigh holster. With as tough and
evil a voice as he could imitate, he spoke, “State your intentions.”</em>
Pinkerton detective, Joshua Brookings, is sent on a job that seems simple on the surface. His fellow
detective has been kidnapped and his boss, William Pinkerton senses foul play. Joshua is sent to
investigate Edward's case in hopes of finding the kidnapped detective and helping solve the case that has
taken over ten years to investigate.
Arriving in Cheyenne, Joshua finds much more than a simple kidnapping. Yet again, he must go
undercover, something he made his boss promise never to make him do again. The only Christian in the
outlaw group, Joshua falters and almost loses faith in God’s providence. Will he stand on the solid Rock
or drown in the sinking sand?<a name='more'></a>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">About the Author</h1>
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wp-att-1767"><img class="alignleft wp-image-1767"
src="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/author-picture-2015-2016-b.jpg" alt="Author Picture
2015-2016 b" width="151" height="227" /></a>Faith Blum started writing at an early age. She started
even before she could read! She even thought she could write better than Dr. Seuss. (The picture doesn't
show it well, but there are scribblings on the page of Green Eggs and Ham). Now that she's grown up a
little more, she knows she will probably never reach the success of Dr. Seuss, but that doesn't stop her
from trying.
When she isn't writing, Faith enjoys doing many right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, writing,
playing piano, and playing games with her family. One of her dreams is to visit Castle City, Montana
someday to see the ghost town she chose for her characters to live in. She currently lives on a hobby farm
with her family in Wisconsin.
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Giveaway</h1>
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2079"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2079"
src="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/giveaway-meme.png" alt="Giveaway Meme"
width="472" height="472" /></a>
All the books in the giveaway are either Christian, Mystery, or Western. I have not read all of them, so I
cannot vouch for what they are like inside. There will only be one winner (sorry), and since they are all
ebooks, we can open the giveaway up internationally as well! Here is the list of the ebooks. To find out
more about each book, please click on the title and read the Amazon description.
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TMYVA72">Dangerous Illusions</a> by Barb Goss
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWUX4IW">A Box of Dreams</a> by James DiBenedetto
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VB1WSBG/">Heartfelt Cases</a> by Julie C. Gilbert
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XAAOQXY">Pride and Butterflies</a> by Franky A.
Brown
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MCERGY">Guardian</a> (Guardian Trilogy #1) by Robin
Helm
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006MS5MRA/">SoulFire</a> (Guardian Trilogy #1) by Robin
Helm
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088D3N14/">Legacy</a> (Guardian Trilogy #1) by Robin Helm
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00THWLBP0/" target="_blank">Finding Hope</a> by Elizabeth
Diaz
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016VAJ7EW" target="_blank">Lily of the Valley</a> by Faith
Blum
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019E15S0M/" target="_blank">Life and Salvation</a> by Faith
Blum
<p style="text-align: center;"><a id="rcwidget_k6n40hem" class="rcptr"
href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/991224809/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter
giveaway</a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Clue</h1>
In order to gain access to the <a href="http://www.faithblum.wordpress.com/the-solid-rock-cover">blog
page</a> that has the full cover on it, you need to hop over to the 14 other blogs to gather the clues. Each
blogger will have a clue number and one character of the clue. Each clue is either a number, letter, or
symbol. What you need to do is gather the clues and put them in the correct order. Once this is done, type
in the password (no spaces) on the protected page (found <a
href="http://www.faithblum.wordpress.com/the-solid-rock-cover">here</a>) and you will find the full
cover in all its glory.
While you’re on each blog, be sure to read the excerpts and I’m sure each blogger would appreciate a
comment. Happy sleuthing!
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>***Insert your
clue picture here***</strong></em></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Blogs</h1>
<a href="http://www.antrimcycle.com/">Antrim Cycle</a>
<a href="http://creative-hodgepodge.blogspot.com">Creative Hodgepodge</a>
<a href="godspeculiartreasurerae.wordpress.com">God's Peculiar Treasure</a>
<a href="http://jayelknight.blogspot.com/">Jaye L. Knight</a>
<a href="http://leahegood.com">Leah's Bookshelf</a>
<a href="http://www.meagandavenport.com">Meagan Davenport</a>
<a href="http://www.melaniedsnitker.com/blog">Melanie D. Snitker, Author</a>
<a href="http://rebekahlynbooks.com">Rebekah Lyn Books</a>
<a href="http://www.singinglibrarianbooks.com/">Singing Librarian Books</a>
<a href="wildfloweracres.blogspot.com">Wildflower Acres</a>
<a href="http://withajoyfulnoise.blogspot.com/">With a Joyful Noise</a>
<a href="http://www.writingdreams.net">Writing Dreams</a>
<a href="http://julie20201.blogspot.com/">Writing, Learning. Living</a>
<a href="http://www.faithblum.wordpress.com">Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections</a>
<a href="http://zerinablossom.blogspot.com/">Zerina Blossom's Books</a>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Excerpt</h1>
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src="https://faithblum.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/quotable-3.png?w=474" alt="Quotable #3"
width="474" height="316" /></a>
A few days later, Joshua rode into Cheyenne. With a dazed look, he realized the west really was
expanding quickly. It had only been a few months since he had last ridden through this town.
Joshua rode past the saloons, a church, and other businesses, many of which were new and had names he
didn’t recognize. Emporium. What kind of merchandise did they sell?
He checked into the hotel closest to the livery stable and walked to the Harris home. At the last crossroad
from the house, he noticed a man loitering across from the house. He took a sharp right to go down the
side street and found a way to get to the Harris’ back door without being spotted.
Joshua knocked loudly on the back door and stepped back to wait and watch. When the door opened, the
muzzle of a shotgun poked through.
“Who are you and why did you come to the back door?”
In the three years since he had last seen her, Elizabeth hadn’t lost her tenacious spirit. “Joshua Brookings,
Pinkerton agent,” Joshua said in a low voice. “I came to the back because the front is being watched. I
didn’t want to risk them knowing I am here.”
Before he finished, the door swung open. Elizabeth was just as lovely as he remembered. Her chestnut
hair was up in a stylish bun, and her dress matched her sparkling green eyes.
“Come in,” Elizabeth said, lowering the shotgun.
Joshua stepped into the kitchen and Elizabeth closed the door behind him.
“You haven’t changed at all,” Elizabeth said.
Joshua raised an eyebrow “Neither have you.”
Elizabeth smiled. “Thank you for coming. I’m glad you were the one who was sent. I know Father trusted
the agents he’d met, but I have a hard time trusting men I don’t know.”
Joshua nodded. “When I heard the name Harris and Cheyenne, I put the two together. It will be good to
see your father again.”
“If we can find him.”
“Did your father leave any hints, clues, or notes?”
Elizabeth smiled. “Yes, he did. Come with me.” She led him to the study.
“Didn’t the kidnappers search in here?” Joshua asked.
“Yes, they ransacked the house. It was a mess!”
Joshua narrowed his eyes. “How did they miss—“
“Can you please lock the door?” Elizabeth interrupted. “I like to take extra precautions.”
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Nazi-Heel-Walking-Book-ebook/dp/B01C4PZW2O/">Under the Nazi Heel</a></p>
<p>Excerpt 8: Night Raid</p>
<p>The first wagon was beside the door, its horse moving nervously, trying to push its way back. The young boy driving it no longer held the bridle, but stood still, eyes wide. “Quiet that horse,” Maurice ordered. “Load as many bags and barrels as you can. Hurry.”</p>
<p>Kuchnir and Marchuk pulled Hammer’s body into the back of the wagon. Maurice and Spike loaded sacks of flour beside him. “Go on, get that out of here and make room for the next wagon.”</p>
<p>The boy led the horse around the barn, back to the opening in the fence as the other teenager led the next wagon over. Everyone pitched in, loading barrels and sacks. Minutes felt like hours, like days as Maurice kept looking toward the garrison. <p>Sweat stung his eyes and made his shirt cling to his skin.</p>
With the second wagon full, Maurice slapped the horse’s rump, sending it around the barn like the first. Yulia led the third wagon, and the men had only loaded one sack onto the back when they heard the tailor’s voice. “Get out! Fritz is coming.”
Maurice looked up as the tailor melted into the shadows. He heard pounding footsteps and saw shadowy figures running from the garrison, a hundred meters away.</p>
<p>From his left, he heard the tailor’s shotgun fire, and one of the shadowy figures fell. The gun roared again, and Maurice could see a German soldier get down on one knee to aim at the tailor.</p>
<p>Kuchnir fired at the guard, and Maurice fired his own pistol. Two more Germans fell, but in the dark no one could see how many were left. They could hear more running footsteps from the garrison, and shouts in German. </p>
<p>Maurice threw the gate open. “Go! Get out of here!” Yulia climbed into the seat behind the horse. Maurice heard the reins slapping the horse’s back at the same moment he heard another rifle shot. Yulia’s head jerked back and she fell into the bed of the wagon. “Shit!” Maurice swore and jumped into the wagon, firing his Luger at the Germans he could not quite see. </p>
<p>The tailor’s shotgun spoke one last time, and then the horse neighed and charged through the gate, nearly tipping the wagon over. Maurice pulled it to the right as Kuchnir and Marchuk jumped on. Marchuk had a huge revolver and fired again and again. Kuchnir tried to aim his rifle but fell into the back. A bullet smacked into the side of the wagon and the horse ran even faster.
They rattled over the railroad tracks. Marchuk, sitting beside Maurice, had to hold his fire for fear of hitting Kuchnir, who managed to crouch down in the wagon bed with his rifle barrel resting on the side, and fired toward the German guards behind them. Maurice pulled hard on the reins, turning the horse toward the forest and escape. The horse jumped over the railway track and the wagon followed, tipping to the right. Maurice slammed into Marchuk, who dropped his revolver but managed to grab onto the wagon and stay aboard. </p>
<p>Then they were under the trees, in the protecting shadows of the forest. Maurice gave up trying to steer, trusting the horse to follow a path, any path away from the Germans. He bit his tongue as the wagon shook over ruts and bumps.</p>
<p>“Maurice,” Kuchnir called. “She’s not dead. She’s wounded in the head, but she’s still breathing.” Maurice looked down, but he could barely see the outline of the girl’s body, sprawled on top of bags of flour.</p>
<p>Description</p>
<p>Under the Nazi Heel</p>
<p>Walking Out of War, Book 2</p>
<p>For Ukrainians in 1942, the occupying Germans were not the only enemy.</p>
<p>Maurice Bury was drafted into the Red Army just in time to be thrown against the invading Germans in 1941. Captured and starved in a POW camp, he escaped and made his way home to western Ukraine, where the Nazi occupiers pursued a policy of starving the locals to make more “living space” for Germans.</p>
<p>To protect his family, Maurice joins the secret resistance. He soon finds the Germans are not the only enemy. Maurice and his men are up against Soviet spies, the Polish Home Army and enemies even closer to home.</p>
Experience this seldom seen phase of World War 2 through the eyes of a man who fought and survived Under the Nazi Heel.</p>
<p>Find it on Amazon.</p>
<p>About the author</p>
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<p>Scott Bury just cannot stay in one genre.</p>
<p>After a three-decade career in journalism, his first published fiction was a children’s story, followed by an occult spy thriller. The Bones of the Earth, his first novel, crossed the boundaries between historical fiction and magic realism. He has also published spy thrillers and two police procedurals set in Hawaii.</p>
Under the Nazi Heel is the sequel to Army of Worn Soles. They describe the real life experiences of Maurice Bury, a Canadian living in Ukraine during World War 2.</p>
You can find all of Scott’s books and other writings at his website, <a href="writtenword.ca">The Written Word</a>.</p>
<p>Read his blog, Written Words</p>
<p>Find him on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scott.Bury.Author/">Facebook at Scott Bury Author</a></p>
<p>Visit his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Bury/e/B007Z4BXGY/">Amazon Author page</a></p>
<p>Or follow him on Twitter @ScottTheWriter.</p>
<p>Also, check out book 1: Army of Worn Shoes</p>
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<p>Part of seeing The Force Awakens a ridiculous amount of times has been the adventure of checking out new theaters. I used to see it in tiny theaters very close to my apartment, but as time goes on, the only places that still have it are those that keep a ton of movies for a long time. This time, I stopped at the AMC at the Garden State Plaza on a Tues mid-afternoon.</p>
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<p><b>I nearly got run over in the parking lot.</b></p>
<p>Not kidding about that, unfortunately. You'd think we were pod racing. It was raining and parking spaces in the deck were hard to come by. Mind you, there were spaces, just outside under the pouring rain. I found one and put my blinker on to indicate that I'd take it as soon as the person pulled out. And the idiot in front of me backed up. I beeped, checked the mirror, and reversed in time to avoid a collision. I didn't have much time to think, but thankfully, I had enough sense to move my car out of the way before the fool hit me. Try explaining that to a cop, "yes, it looks like I hit him from behind but he really backed into me because he couldn't stand the thought of walking twenty feet in the rain."</p>
<p>Doesn't exactly give one the warm fuzzies when thinking about the state of humanity. It's a parking spot, people, there's no reason to come across as a complete nincompoop. I know drivers in NJ have a reputation to keep, but yikes ...</p>
<p>I digress.</p>
<p><b>Can I just say I am blown away by how many people are still watching this movie?</b></p>
<p>I tried to count discretely, but I lost count somewhere mid-sixties today. Granted, the theater was nowhere near full, but for a Tues in the middle of the day with a movie that's been out since Dec 18th, that's quite impressive.</p>
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<p>And yes, I still noticed new things. I think I miscounted the times Finn gets knocked off his feet. On Jakku alone I think the number's near 4-5. Would be fun to see how many lines I actually remember at this point, but I'm sure the script's already floating around the internet somewhere. There are only two-three highly convenient points that are hard to explain. 1. How Finn knows Rey's going to be taken to the Starkiller Base. 2. How Rey knows where to find Finn after the duel with Kylo Ren. The woman must have a killer instincts in tracking, which is possible given her job as a scavenger. 3. How Chewie finds Rey and Finn. Timing's not always clear in the movie, but it still flows very nicely. I love some of the transitions. A lot of the scenery is downright gorgeous.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-13583794349544708232016-02-09T18:26:00.000-08:002016-02-09T19:19:09.836-08:00Star Wars The Force Awakens – By the Numbers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2koRBngylNM6q0OsnLCAmGSaL9iWKETo7kydm13iRHQ7GdCHPtWfBFxcEdlrkTxNDLx1Og9Q3rlxpmYW65LaONsajC0WjuR3SnOTJqBsUnU3RaGSgJwHTV5SiMb119UJVjPqOvJpaY_Pf/s1600/SW+character+posters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2koRBngylNM6q0OsnLCAmGSaL9iWKETo7kydm13iRHQ7GdCHPtWfBFxcEdlrkTxNDLx1Og9Q3rlxpmYW65LaONsajC0WjuR3SnOTJqBsUnU3RaGSgJwHTV5SiMb119UJVjPqOvJpaY_Pf/s400/SW+character+posters.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Tenth Time's the Charm</p>
<p><b>*Definitely contains spoilers*</b></p>
<p>As usual, I found all images on the internet, and I make no claim of owning any of 'em.</p>
<p>I have no idea why I felt compelled to count, but as I saw the movie subsequent times, I found myself keeping track of events by the numbers.</p>
<p>6.02 x 10^23 (ish) - # of CGI trees that died for this movie. (Starkiller Base pretty much takes out a forest while firing</p> the first time on the Hossnen System – sorry about the spelling; the Falcon cuts a nice swath through another forest while landing on Starkiller Base; planet explodes = bye, bye trees)</p>
<p>6.02 x 10^23 (ish) - about the # of times I can listen to Rey’s Theme</p>
<p>6.02 x 10^23 (ish) - seemingly about the # of steps poor Rey had to climb on that Jedi island at the end of the movie.</p>
<p>12 - # of X-wings that head into the battle over Starkiller Base</p>
<p>10 - # of times I’ve seen it in theaters as of 2/9/16. (Note: That’s largely what I’m basing this off of, so some of the counts might be slightly off. Please feel free to comment with any corrections you noticed. I could have very easily missed something. I’ve only seen it 10 times, mostly at 1 week intervals and a few with some shoddy neighbors using cell phones right in front of me. What is it with people and their dang phones in the movies. Grrr. If you wanna play on the phone do others a favor and skip the movie, just play Candy Crush to your heart’s delight.)</p>
<p>10 - # of Tie fighters Poe shoots down in the fight over Maz’s cantina</p>
<p>7 - # of X-wings that fly out of the battle over Starkiller Base</p>
<p>6 (ish) - # of time Rey’s referred to as some version of “the girl” (Unkar Plutt to his thugs telling them to get the droid; First Order officer in his report; Kylo Ren’s reply “What girl?”; Maz to Han “Who’s the girl?”; Kylo Ren to Rey right before he kidnaps her “The girl I’ve heard so much about.”; Han to Chewie “The girl knows her stuff”)</p>
<p>5 (ish) - # of times Finn was knocked off his feet (Tie fighter crash, encounter with Rey’s bo staff, Tie fighter assault on the tent, fight with the Stormtrooper wielding an electrified weapon, fight with Kylo Ren)</p>
<p>5 (ish) - # of main characters captured (Poe, Rey – extended; Han, Chewie, Finn – briefly)</p>
<p>5 - # of planets taken out by Starkiller Base’s massive attack on the Republic</p>
<p>4 (ish) - # of Tie fighters Finn destroys (2-ish on the escape – it’s hard to tell how many explode and I’m not sure whether to count the one he was shot down in, 2 on Jakku)</p>
<p>4 (ish) - # of time Rey cries (talking to Maz, as Kylo Ren’s “guest” – when he’s trying to get the map out of her mind; Han’s encounter with a lightsaber; over Finn’s unconscious body) </p>
<p>4 (ish) - # of people Rey hears in her vision (Luke, Yoda, Obi-wan, Vader)</p>
<p>4 - # of dropships sent to Jakku to retrieve the piece of the star map.</p>
<p>4 - # of times heroes say “I can do this.” (2x in a row Finn, then Rey)</p>
<p>4 - (at least) # of trees cut with lightsaber on the Starkiller base during the duel with Kylo Ren (Kylo hits one while fighting Finn, I think he hits another just into the fight with Rey, and she hits at least two during the duel.)</p>
<p>3 (ish) - # of Stormtroopers Rey shoots</p>
<p>3 (ish) - # of times Poe calls someone or something “buddy” (BB-8 2x, Finn)</p>
<p>3 - # of times BB-8 gets told to haul it on Jakku alone. “Come on BB-8” – Poe “Stay close” (Poe, Finn, Rey)</p>
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<p>3 - # of times Rey either knocked off her feet or knocked out (once escaping Jakku, KO’d being kidnapped by Kylo Ren, blasted up and into a tree right before Finn fights Kylo Ren)</p>
<p>3 - # of Stormtroopers Poe shoots to free Han, Finn, and Chewie at the battle around Maz’s cantina</p>
<p>3 - # of Stormtroopers Finn kills in the battle around Maz’s cantina (one he runs through with a lightsaber, two he shoots once getting hold of a blaster)</p>
<p>2 (ish) - # of lightsaber vs equipment hissy fits Kylo Ren throws</p>
<p>2 (ish) - # of times Han calls Finn “Big Deal”</p>
<p>2 - # of people Kylo Ren freezes with the Force (Poe, Rey) </p>
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<p>2 - # of modifications Unkar Plutt made to the Falcon that Han and Rey think are stupid (he did something to the fuel pump and something else that puts stress on the hyperdrive)</p>
<p>2 - # of times Han borrows Chewie’s bowcaster.</p>
<p>2 - # of people tortured with the Force by Kylo Ren (Poe, Rey) </p>
<p>2 - # of times BB-8 had to use his grappling hooks (once during the escape; once when Finn and Rey left him in the smuggling hatch)</p>
<p>2 - # of times main characters try to run away (Finn, Rey)
<p>2 - # of people BB-8 almost takes out while rolling his way over to reunite with Poe (Finn, random Resistance fighter)</p>
<p>1 - # of blaster bolts Kylo Ren freezes with the Force</p>
<p>1 - # of times Han uses his signature line – “I’ve got a bad feeling about this”</p>
<p>1 - # of people who actually believe Finn works for the Resistance (just Rey; BB-8 and Han and probably Chewie are skeptical from the first moment)</p>
<p>Other observations:</p>
<p>- First thing Rey says isn’t in Basic. (She’s essentially yelling at Teedo to get off her turf and turn that droid loose.) “Your antennae’s bent” is her first Basic line.</p>
<p>- BB-8 has the first line of the movie and almost the last. I think R2-D2 gets in a last second beep, though Chewie’s shout to Rey is close.</p>
<p>- Finn claims Chewie almost killed him 6 times. “Which is fine!”</p>
<p>- Han warns Finn that women always find out the truth.</p>
<p>- 60 portions – price Unkar Plutt put on BB-8’s little metal head.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-30398244157285894682016-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:002016-01-20T05:58:02.012-08:007th Time Viewing Experience - Star Wars: The Force Awakens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznvm592dKAHr7nxSJX422RFvqr4C7dsicMfH9tZR_WXxlmY_q6BeFoyC4iZLyJLzxHqDyX2H3mpvdZPYriTbce_ygAxutVU4jEfDbZz6Sk6aqkghtBdZFFqH11n9zUJVZRTaC33XPUWFC/s1600/TFA+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznvm592dKAHr7nxSJX422RFvqr4C7dsicMfH9tZR_WXxlmY_q6BeFoyC4iZLyJLzxHqDyX2H3mpvdZPYriTbce_ygAxutVU4jEfDbZz6Sk6aqkghtBdZFFqH11n9zUJVZRTaC33XPUWFC/s400/TFA+cover.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Disclaimer: I rarely write complaining blog posts, but this series of events was darkly amusing.</p>
<p>Confession: I’ve never seen a movie 7 times in the theaters before, so this is an all new experience anyway. </p>
<p>Conclusion: Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an excellent movie, but perhaps I should have quit while I was ahead. </p>
<p>Explanation: The theater experience left several things to be desired.</p>
<p>1) I don’t think they bothered turning on the heat for the 12 of us in the theater. I don’t actually blame them for that part though because it’s probably very expensive to heat a large cavernous space like that.</p>
<p>2) 10 minutes into the start of the actual movie, a family of 3 comes in and takes a seat directly in the row in front of me. Of course, the father—a pretty big dude—sits directly in front of me so that his head is now front and center of my view. There are like 100 empty seats all over this theater, mind you.</p>
<p>3) Okay, so no problem, get up and move, right? Yeah, well, about that … I move to get up just as the guy sits back to relax. Problem – this theater has reclining seats that move back about six inches, so my head meets this guy’s chair. Result – headache. Solution – Advil which I haul around with me for such random occurrences.</p>
<p>4) I move over two seats, and wind up in front of a man who ends up kicking my chair every half-hour. Fine, whatever.</p>
<p>5) Two seconds later, one of the kids’ phones lights up. To add to the fun, the kid must be texting because for a time the phone does that happy pinging noise of a received message. I know they missed the beginning courtesy statement about not keeping your phone on because the lights are distracting, but geez, have they never been to a movie ever? And I’m pretty sure it takes about a quarter second to turn the ringer off. If you’re staring at the dang thing, you don’t need the notification ping.
<p>6) About ¾ through the movie, during a slow, sentimental moment the phone finally goes off, but then the kid starts yammering. “I love Star Wars. Star Wars is awesome.”
Father – “Shut up.” Kid – repetition of similar statements for about 5 minutes straight.
Me (*thinks*) – I would be more ticked off if this were my first time seeing the movie. Turn your phone back on. (It’s amazing what you can consider the lesser of two evils when it comes to movie annoyances. Phone light and noise vs kid shouting = phone wins for less annoying.)</p>
<p>Life Conclusion: You can’t control all the crazy in the world. And perhaps I need to see the movie and 8th time just to reclaim the good viewing experience :-).</p>
<p>Closing Comments: If you haven’t seen Star Wars Ep VII: The Force Awakens, go check it out. Odds are good that your theater experience will be better than mine. </p>
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<p>*Spoilers ahead*</p>
<p>Favorite Moments and Quotes this Round (and a few Questions):</p>
<p>- Rey sledding down the sand is still one of my favorite moments.</p>
<p>- BB-8 navigating stairs is kind of fun.</p>
<p>- BB-8 falling on Finn when they all try to hide. I also find it funny that they left the poor droid in that hole. He had to use his grappling hooks to escape.</p>
<p>- Rey flying the Millennium Falcon during their escape.</p>
<p>- Rey running away from Kylo Ren the first time before she’s captured. She grows increasingly frustrated as she fires about 10 shots at him.</p>
<p>- The end of the Rey/Kylo Ren duel.</p>
<p>- Finn: “I can do this. I can do this.”</p>
<p>Rey: “I can do this. I can do this.”</p>
<p>- Finn: “We need some cover!”</p>
<p>Rey (confident): “We’re about to get some!” (whispers) “I hope.”</p>
<p>- How come the Resistance doesn’t have more of a scrap with the First Order near Maz’s temple. Leia’s ship arrives about 3 seconds after Kylo Ren’s takes off. They’d probably be in the same airspace for a moment.</p>
<p>- Does Poe’s first X-wing fighter have a self-destruct mechanism? It kind of blows up easily.</p>
<p>- How did Rey get her small gun back? Or is the one she’s wearing at the end of the movie just the same model as the one Han gives her earlier?</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-23188133410193990012016-01-15T17:44:00.001-08:002016-01-15T17:44:59.112-08:006th Time’s the Charm … Things I noticed in Star Wars The Force Awakens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iHx3axx-ZE2Ol3gNMMxeubHUjVjADAvvqxS__GVdssAt3RpdOYp6gaRpqfx2uZpnpzQTLy5NJxlbMqhbp03f_syADgDos9NScXiqKI0jgBtxuYNmYBXpmgreoKaVgz3KbPTAaw_UYU-b/s1600/TFA+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iHx3axx-ZE2Ol3gNMMxeubHUjVjADAvvqxS__GVdssAt3RpdOYp6gaRpqfx2uZpnpzQTLy5NJxlbMqhbp03f_syADgDos9NScXiqKI0jgBtxuYNmYBXpmgreoKaVgz3KbPTAaw_UYU-b/s320/TFA+cover.jpg" /></a></div>
<p><b>*Note: article contains spoilers.</b></p>
<p>For my 6th viewing, I finally saw it in 2d. The only one I’ll be skipping is imax because I’m pretty sure that would make me nauseous. </p>
<p>As always, I don't own the pics. I found 'em online.</p>
<p>New things I noticed and Random Comments:</p>
<p>-During Rey’s visions, she hears Yoda or Obi-Wan (I think) talking about how the force surrounds everything and binds everything together. I’m paraphrasing because I only noticed it this time around and it’s almost lost beneath the sound of pounding rain. Obi-Wan definitely calls her name.</p>
<p>-Rey’s visions, which are cool in and of themselves, seem to encompass both the past and the near future. One scene is of Kylo Ren lighting his lightsaber and showing up in snow-covered woods.</p>
<p>- I still couldn’t tell where the first hallway of her vision is from. Had to look it up on the internet.</p>
<p>- Rey sees Luke’s mechanical hand touching R2D2. Did anybody notice that R2 wakes up when Rey gets to the resistance base?</p>
<p>- When Rey’s climbing the Jedi stairs she has the gun Han gave her in a holster.</p>
<p>- Rey’s outfit is vaguely Jedi-esque.</p>
<p>- That girl is gonna get a very weird tan. She doesn’t seem to believe in covering about a 2 inch part of her upper arms. While very cool for costumes, odd for tanning, esp on a place like Jakku.</p>
<p>Things I wonder:</p>
<p>- How many times did Daisy Ridley have to climb those darn stairs to get those shots? That is a lot of stairs.</p>
<p>- How does Hux get Kylo Ren off the planet before it explodes? The place is falling apart while he’s frantically asking the Supreme Leader what he should do. Soon after Poe says he’s got eyes on them, they fly away and the planet goes kaboom.</p>
<p>- How did Rey find her way back to Finn’s fallen form after running all over the woods fighting Kylo Ren? (good sense of direction from being a scavenger??)</p>
<p>- How did Chewie find Rey and Finn? (Follow the lightsaber duel??)</p>
<p>- How did Maz Kanata get ahold of Luke’s/Anakin’s blue lightsaber?</p>
<p>- Why is the New Republic confined to 1 system?</p>
<p>- What’d Finn do with the blaster Han gave him? Did he set it down when he was going to run away to the Outer Rim?</p>
<p>- How did Kylo Ren end up with his grandfather’s mask? These should make some really interesting Expanded Universe stories.</p>
<p>- Has Rey used mind tricks before to survive?</p>
<p>More Favorite Moments and Quotes: (I’d really need a list of like 50 things to catch everything. Overall, this movie has a great sense of comedic timing.)</p>
<p>1) Han: “Jakku? That junkyard?”</p>
<p>Finn: “Yes!” *turns to Rey* “See? Junkyard.”</p>
<p>2) Hapless First order officer getting Force pulled across to Kylo Ren’s hand. His shoes skip along the ground with the pull.</p>
<p>3) Rey climbing inside part of the Starkiller base. (She initially climbs down to avoid being seen by First Order Stormtroopers, but then she notices a place to crawl into.)</p>
<p>4) Han pointing with his chin while Finn’s trying to explain his grand plan. Finn’s outrage at being ignored then his look of joy when he see’s Rey scaling the side of base.</p>
<p>5) Putting thermal detonator like things around.</p>
<p>6) C-3PO repeatedly calling General Organa, princess. His usual charming tactlessness.</p>
<p>7) Han: “It’s true. The Force, the Jedi, all of it.” (paraphrase)</p>
<p>8) Rey trying to talk sense into BB-8 about not following her as she runs away from Maz’s temple cantina thing. Then the First Order shows up and her first instinct is to run back to see what’s up.</p>
<p>9) Poe Dameron blasting like 10 Tie Fighters in a row. Finn said it best “That’s one hell of a pilot!”</p>
<p>10) Rey’s look when Han hands her a gun. Han: “Do you know how to use it?”</p>
<p> Rey: “Yeah. You pull the trigger.”</p>
<p> Han: “It’s a little more complicated than that.”</p>
<p>11) Kylo Ren apologizing to his grandfather’s mask about feeling called to the Light.</p>
<p>12) Finn: “Stay calm. Stay calm.”</p>
<p> Poe: “I am calm.”</p>
<p> Finn: “I’m talking to myself.”</p>
<p>13) Finn and Poe’s escape – when they get caught on the fuel hose or whatever that is.</p>
<p>14) Rey: “Where do you come from?”</p>
<p> BB-8 says something.</p>
<p> Rey: “Classified. Really? Me too. Big secret.”</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-19864072604052863412016-01-10T19:22:00.000-08:002016-01-12T17:13:00.059-08:00Top 11 Favorite Quotes and Exchanges from Star Wars Ep VII: The Force Awakens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj5xXKGTs69ert1hwCR0rq6D8rWmZLIafYuWW7TJaclGr55xmNpY2_wW72InX_ZZ7IrIpyV2C1OMHWkVuJajmn0VEAXRLvUcGYpuiJm_ZpbKgvZR2gCjXXttjeQdyhWoUaW4Wjtl597sq/s1600/Rey+and+BB8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj5xXKGTs69ert1hwCR0rq6D8rWmZLIafYuWW7TJaclGr55xmNpY2_wW72InX_ZZ7IrIpyV2C1OMHWkVuJajmn0VEAXRLvUcGYpuiJm_ZpbKgvZR2gCjXXttjeQdyhWoUaW4Wjtl597sq/s320/Rey+and+BB8.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Pic taken from internet...prob still belongs to Disney/Lucasfilm.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I’m doing this from memory. I saw the movie 5 times, but I don’t have the novel to refer to or anything.</p>
<p>*It should probably go without saying, but this is definitely gonna have spoilers.*’</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>1)</b> Poe Dameron: “Why are you helping me?”</p>
<p>Finn: “Because it’s the right thing to do.”</p>
<p>Poe Dameron: “You need a pilot.”</p>
<p>Finn: “I need a pilot.”</p>
<p><b>2)</b> Finn: “What about that one?”</p>
<p>Rey: “That one’s garbage!”</p>
<p> *other ship explodes*</p>
<p> Rey: “The garbage will do!”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>3)</b> Rey: “What do they look like?”</p>
<p> *Finn and Rey almost run into a Rathtar.*</p>
<p> Finn: (takes Rey’s arm) “They look like that.”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>4)</b> Finn: “Hurt him? He almost killed me six times!” *Chewie grabs Finn* “Which is fine.”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>5)</b> Kylo Ren: “The droid stole a freighter?”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>6)</b> Han Solo: “Listen, Big Deal. You’ve got another problem. Women always figure out the truth. Always.”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>7)</b> Rey: “Where are the others?”</p>
<p> Kylo Ren: “You mean the traitors, murderers, and thieves you call friends? You’ll be relieved to hear I have no idea.”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>8)</b> Snoke: “The scavenger resisted you?!”</p>
<p> Kylo Ren: “She is strong with the Force. Untrained, but stronger than she knows.”</p>
<p>(conversation continues a little)</p>
<p> Snoke: “Bring her to me.”</p>
<p> (reminds me of KOTOR)</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>9)</b> Kylo Ren: “I’m being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain. I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?”</p>
<p></p>
<p><b>10)</b> Leia: “Rey, may the Force be with you.”</p>
<p><b>11)</b> I just had to add an 11th. Han: “Escape now, hug later!”</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-34802274014504476582016-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:002016-01-12T17:06:26.526-08:00Review of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Soundtrack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBW3-L6S_f0bZJYDrvpwE0sVHdrFWCT0gcGku3-cyftzIHOvhDZgIfKEpveqy_LEXvbCS3Mu9sDYMNU1BvBNiBZns2uf5VFbp7XnvGl4Jw1bwzQ31yy4rrYfW3h03RWCVWuaMQxJzONMD/s1600/TFA+Sountrack+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBW3-L6S_f0bZJYDrvpwE0sVHdrFWCT0gcGku3-cyftzIHOvhDZgIfKEpveqy_LEXvbCS3Mu9sDYMNU1BvBNiBZns2uf5VFbp7XnvGl4Jw1bwzQ31yy4rrYfW3h03RWCVWuaMQxJzONMD/s320/TFA+Sountrack+cover.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Picture found on the internet, rights prob belong to Disney.</p>
<p><b>Summary:</b> Soundtrack to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.</p>
<p><b>Comments:</b></p>
<p>- It took me a while to get into it. I listened to Rey's theme on loop from Youtube for like 2-3 weeks. Listened on spotify to the other tracks, but nothing really stuck.</p>
<p>- Once I finally bought it and reordered the tracks in my prime library, it got a lot better. It's kind of strange that the order makes such a difference, but try the playlist.</p>
<p>- I don't think this is my favorite Star Wars soundtrack, but it might be. It's got nothing as iconic as The Imperial March, but it's still got some gems.</p>
<p>- Rey's Theme, Torn Apart, and March of the Resistance are my favorite tracks.</p>
<p>- Suggested playlist for "best" flow. (Disclaimer, this is completely my opinion, I tried to group songs that sort of went with one another. If I could just listen without knowing a track changed, I kept it.)</p>
<p>Main Title and the attack on the Jakku Village (4/5 stars)</p>
<p>Rey's Theme (5/5 stars) - beautiful, lighthearted, contemplative, and actually one of the few memorable tracks on here
<p>The Scavenger (4/5 stars) - good companion piece but not as good as Rey's Theme</p>
<p>That Girl with the Staff (3/5 stars) - starts out soft, ramps up midway through to lead into a fight or a chase or something
<p>Follow Me (4/5 stars) - soft, again ramps up about halfway through to lead to a chase scene</p>
<p>The Abduction (3.5/5 stars) - full of discordant beats; fits the movie situation but not exactly a soothing theme</p>
<p>Finn's Confession (4/5 stars) - soft, thoughtful</p>
<p>Rey meets BB-8 (4/5 stars) - soft, sweet, but not particular notable</p>
<p>The Starkiller (4/5 stars) - oddly soft, sad, reminiscent of the themes they played behind Order 66 in Revenge of the Sith.
<p>Torn Apart (4.5/5 stars) - interesting, evocative, oddly beautiful</p>
<p>On the Inside (4/5 stars) - I think this is the one where Rey's running around in the base, could be wrong about that. Theme is nice, not quite as good as the ones I've marked favorites, but decent.</p>
<p>I can Fly Anything (4/5 stars) - brash, bold</p>
<p>Kylo Ren Arrives at the Battle (4/5 stars) - mix of dark and lively</p>
<p>March of the Resistance (4.5/5 stars) - Nice, bold, brave, fairly screams, "good guys coming"</p>
<p>The Ways of the Force (3.5/5 stars) - mysterious</p>
<p>The Rathtars! (3.5/5 stars) - some discordant parts but also some pieces very similar to The Falcon</p>
<p>The Falcon (4/5 stars) - Lively</p>
<p>Scherzo for X-Wings (4/5 stars) - totally had to look up what the heck "scherzo" was but this is the score accompanying <p>X-wings...I think it was during the attack at the end. Lively, reminiscent of the old school themes.</p>
<p>Han and Leia (4/5 stars) - Sweet, sad, definitely sounds like Han's theme</p>
<p>Snoke (3.5/5 stars) - ominous</p>
<p>Maz's Counsel (3.5/5 stars) - nothing particular memorable, it's soft, I guess good for a talking scene, does have a small bit that's got a Jedi-like theme. I think it turns most moving when Rey's actually running away from Maz</p>
<p>Farewell and The Trip (4/5 stars) - bittersweet, close to my favorites, but I'd have to add like 5 to the favorites list if I was going to include this one.</p>
<p>The Jedi Steps and Finale (4/5 stars) - beautiful, fit the scene of the movie very nicely</p>
<p><b>Conclusion:</b> If you give it a chance, you may like it more. Like I said, it took me a couple of weeks warming up to it. But now that I have it, it's worth it.</p>
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<p><b>*It should probably go without saying, but this is definitely gonna have spoilers.*</b></p>
<p><b>1</b> Poe Dameron: “So, who talks first. You talk first? I talk first?”</p>
<p>Kylo Ren: “The old man gave it to you.”</p>
<p> Poe Dameron: “It’s very hard to understand you with all the apparatus.”</p>
<p><b>2</b> Rey sledding down a sand dune. </p>
<p><b>3</b> BB-8 giving Finn a “thumb’s up” signal with a lighter.</p>
<p><b>4</b> Snoke: “There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?”</p>
<p>Kylo Ren: “Yes.”</p>
<p><b>5</b> Han gives Rey a blaster. She tells him “I think I can handle myself.” Han says, “I know, that’s why I’m giving it to you.”</p>
<p><b>6</b> Rey’s abduction – there’s a scene they put in the trailer where she’s frozen with the Force and staring down in horror at Kylo Ren’s lightsaber which is about 3 inches from her face.</p>
<p><b>7</b> Han: "What was your job here?"</p>
<p> Finn: "Sanitation"</p>
<p> Han: "Sanitation?!" *slams Finn against the wall* "They're counting on us! The galaxy is counting on us!"</p>
<p> Finn: "Don't worry. We'll figure it out." *pause* "We'll use the Force."</p>
<p> Han: "That's not how the Force works!"</p>
<p> Chewie speaks</p>
<p> Han: "Oh, really? You're cold?!"</p>
<p><b>8</b> Rey: “And you’ll drop your weapon.”</p>
<p> Stormtrooper: “And I’ll drop your weapon.”</p>
<p><b>9</b> After Kylo Ren finds Rey has escaped he’s busy hacking away at the interrogation chair. Two Stormtroopers are approaching, hear the ruckus and promptly turn around.</p>
<p><b>10</b> Rey pulling the lightsaber from the snow right past Kylo Ren’s head. Then, Rey catches the lightsaber looking like “oh, crap, what’d I just do”?</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-42770320334769342752016-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:002016-01-03T06:43:37.902-08:00October 2015 Lei Crime Kindle World Stories<p>The Lei Crime Series is written by Toby Neal. If you haven't read any of them, start with Blood Orchids, which can be found for free on Amazon.com. One thing Toby does best is write stellar side characters. The Lei Crime Kindle World allow authors to explore both the main and side characters in officially sanctioned fan-fiction stories that let the world grow.</p>
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<p><b>October Launches</b></p>
<p>Tough Choices by Terry Ambrose</p>
<p>Stars Pono</p>
<p>Marty Fitch might be living in paradise, but he's operating in a world where lies are the norm, retribution is swift, and danger lurks around every corner. With the police on his trail, a killer hunting him, and a friend's life in the balance, Marty must choose his next move carefully. Otherwise, his new career as a crime-fighting video blogger might be over before it starts.</p>
<p>Tough Choices takes place during Black Jasmine and Shattered Palms. The story brings Pono to Honolulu for a temporary assignment on an interagency drug task force.</p>
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<p>Dead Flow by Malcolm Aylward</p>
<p>Stars Gabriella Texeira (spinoff)</p>
<p>After a local hula girl is found murdered in a brutal, ritualistic style killing 0n Oahu, Gabriella (Gaby) Texeira, Lei’s cousin from California, is assigned the case. As the body count continues to rise, she tries to recruit a reluctant Polynesian antiquities expert, Jake Kahanamoku, to help locate and stop the killer before any more innocent lives are taken. Lei and Michael make an appearance in Dead Flow, as well as cameos by Marcella Scott, her partner Matt Rogers, and Lei's faithful dog Keiki.</p>
<p>Dead Flow takes place between the Lei Crime Novels SHATTERED PALMS and DARK LAVA.</p>
<p>From Goodreads: "If you love a great story with crime, drama and romance, I highly recommend you read this book."</p>
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<p>Hoakoa Moonshine by Laurie Hanan</p>
<p>Stars Dee Maltin</p>
<p>When Dee Maltin bought the little beach cottage on Maui, all she wanted was to leave her memories behind. Now, fifteen years later, things are starting to go awry. Why does everyone else deny hearing the feral cats that keep Dee awake all night? What’s the smell that permeates her house no matter how much she scrubs? Why does her strange neighbor, who hasn’t spoken to her in all these years, choose this moment to strike up a conversation? A woman shows up at Dee’s door looking for her birth mother. Is she a con artist, or just deluded? Dee searches for answers and is soon over her head in one big Hawaiian-kine mystery.</p>
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<p>Rocky Bluff by Kim Hornsby</p>
<p>Stars Michael Stevens and Lei Texeira</p>
<p>Murder is suspected when a giant moon prop falls to the stage and kills a cast member during Maui's theatrical production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. When detective Lei Texeira's friend, Kali, an actress in the show, confesses recently seeing the deranged stalker who once made her life hell back on the mainland, Lei doesn't think the killing is a coincidence. She suspects the "accident" was meant to terrify Kali.</p>
<p>Stevens is assigned the case, but Lei can't keep her nose and her theories out of his investigation especially when she learns of Kali's strange past with this scorned lover.</p>
<p>Lei goes undercover in the bizarre theatrical rendition of a narcissistic transsexual and his band of weirdos to protect Kali and soon the danger factor goes sky high.</p>
<p>Following clues from both Kali and a mysterious resident of the Iao Theater, Lei and Stevens struggle to apprehend the killer before another life is taken in this game of terror. But the suspect stays several steps ahead of the police until the Iao resident intervenes and Lei finds herself conspiring with a dead woman to uncover a plot that takes on international proportions beyond Maui.
<p>Award-Winning Mystery/Thriller/Paranormal Author Kim Hornsby brings you ROCKY BLUFF.</p>
<p>Although it's not necessary to read Lei Crime Series to enjoy Rocky Bluff, Kim highly recommends the series. Rocky Bluff takes place between TORCH GINGER and BLACK JASMINE. </p>
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<p>Unforeseen Danger by Patricia Logan</p>
<p>Stars Jack Jenkins</p>
<p>Kaua’i Detective, Jack Jenkins, has just settled into married life with his new wife Anuhea and he loves his job in the laid back island paradise. When he hears his brother Lane, an undercover LAPD cop, has gone missing while on assignment, he flies to the mainland to help locate him.</p>
<p>Jack immediately rubs Lane’s partner Brennan the wrong way. Brennan has no need of his help, and he fears his intrusion will put Lane in even more jeopardy. Jack is not easily swayed when it comes to protecting family and when Bren finally realizes he’s not going to be able to shake the tenacious detective, the men vow to find a way to work together.</p>
<p>As Jack plunges into the unfamiliar world where Lane’s gone undercover, from the biker bars of the Inland Empire to the gay bars of West Hollywood, he uncovers evidence that perhaps Lane has more secrets than he’s been prepared to face.</p>
<p>With unforeseen danger lurking around every corner, Brennan and Jack form an uncommon brotherhood with one goal, taking down the bad guys… while getting Lane out alive.</p>
<p>(Unforeseen Danger takes place after Rip Tides, Book 9 of the Lei Crime series) </p>
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<p>Of Rainbows and Butterfly Wings by Ron Logan</p>
<p>Stars Dr. Phillip Gregory</p>
<p>Fifteen years ago…
<p>Before he was Maui County Medical Examiner, Dr. Phillip Gregory was a recently divorced assistant medical examiner who moved to Hawaii and fell in love with a gorgeous woman named Amy Kawela.</p>
<p>Then, she disappeared without a trace, proving his lousy luck in finding life-long love.</p>
<p>Present day…</p>
<p>A woman who looks a lot like Amy winds up on his table. Shaken by the likeness, Phil leaves the lab in the capable hands of his longtime friend, Dr. Leslie Tanaka, and flies to Honolulu to voice questions he should have asked ages ago. Why did Amy leave him? What really happened to her? Is the dead woman Amy?</p>
<p>He’s finally seeking a truth that’s always torn his heart out. The answers could free him of his burdens, or they could kill him.</p>
<p>Can he discover the truth, survive long enough to tell the tale, and finally find the true love his life’s been lacking?</p>
<p>"Of Rainbows and Butterfly Wings" takes place between "Rip Tides" and "Bone Hook."</p>
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<p>Revenge Makes it Sweeter by Julie C. Gilbert</p>
<p>Stars FBI Special Agent Marcella Scott</p>
<p>Revenge is a lot of work.</p>
<p>When the original plan for his ex-wife goes awry, Martin Cantrell turns his mind toward a sweeter revenge: stealing their daughter’s affections. But he’s not the only one plotting, and his enemies are better at keeping to the shadows.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Special Agent Marcella Scott gets a late night summons to the hospital to speak with a gunshot victim. She knows to expect almost anything, yet he still surprises her.</p>
<p>“Agent, if I die, save the girl.”</p>
<p>The girl turns out to be Katelyn Cantrell. Marcella’s not the only one protecting her, and the other person has no problem killing to obtain their goals.</p>
<p>Can Marcella prevent an assassination and catch a killer?</p>
<p>Find out in Revenge Makes it Sweeter. This story comes several months before Black Jasmine of Toby Neal's original Lei Crime Series</p>
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<p>Ti Leaves and Moon Cakes by A.J. Llewellyn</p>
<p>Stars Abe Tordufu</p>
<p>Can Abe trust Tony with his life…again?</p>
<p>In this follow-up to Coffee and Kukui Nuts, Maui explosives expert Abe Torufu wants his sister Meleny’s wedding to go off without a bang on the beach at Waikiki. But before the kahuna can bless the big day with a traditional ‘awa and ti leaf ceremony, a suspicious buoy washes ashore, threatening to wreck the celebration.</p>
<p>Not only that, but a shocking photo snapped by Abe’s date for the wedding, his Lieutenant, Cherry Joy Omura, reveals a surprising face in the crowd.</p>
<p>When somebody starts taking potshots at Abe, he once again joins forces with U.S. Marshal Tony McCracken to track down a master criminal. Can Abe keep his shirt and his underpants on this time? Can he figure out why he offered Cherry Joy a date involving moon cakes? And most of all, can he get to the er, bottom of why he hates Tony’s new boyfriend? </p>
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<p>Coconut Island by J.L. Oakley</p>
<p>Stars Wendy Wantanabe</p>
<p>Memories are dangerous.</p>
<p>Investigative reporter Wendy Watanabe is no stranger to mysteries, but can she handle one steeped in her own family’s history?</p>
<p>A box of letters from a WWII soldier stationed on the Big Island is found at the Hilo Historical Society and unlocks painful memories for Wendy’s Great Aunt Bee.</p>
<p>Bee’s older sister was swept away in the 1946 tsunami, but now Wendy suspects she was murdered first. As she delves into the mystery, Wendy meets a group of nonagenarians who were at the USO center on Coconut Island during the war. One is a hero. Another is a cold-blooded murderer.</p>
<p>When the threat turns to Bee, Wendy seeks the aid of Detective Leilani Texeira and together, the women race to catch the killer before he claims another life. </p>
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<p>Avengers: Age of Ultron - (5/8/15; rating = 4/5 stars)</p>
<p>Age of Ultron was a flashy scifi sequel to Marvel's The Avengers. It suffers slightly from being a sequel but was a great movie in its own right too. I'd forgotten that I saw it, but I do remember liking it. I never bought the dvd or bluray, but I would if I saw it on sale. It's a decent movie to add to any collection. I do think Avengers was a stronger story overall, but the sequel keeps some of the magic.</p>
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<p>San Andreas - (6/6/15; rating 3/5 stars)</p>
<p>There's not too much plot to this one. The premise is that there are massive earthquakes across the San Andreas fault, basically devastating large swaths of California. The Rock does a decent showing as a frantic father who happens to fly rescue helicopters. I'd put it on a netflix list. It's worth watching, but it's not tempting enough to be a buy-it-to-treasure-forever sort of movie.</p>
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<p>Jurassic World - (6/27/15; 4.5/5 stars)</p>
<p>Enjoyable. This is one of those rare gems of a sequel that actually captures a lot of the greatness in the first one. I don't remember much about Jurassic Park 2 or 3, except that they didn't quite do it for me. One could easily watch Jurassic Park then Jurassic World and enjoy them as a duology without 2 and 3. It's typical fare for that type of movie. The chase scenes are suitably exciting and the fight at the end is action packed.</p>
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<p>Inside Out (7/8/15; Rating = 4.5/5 stars)</p>
<p>Cute yet thoughtful. This movie had a surprisingly deep plot. The characters weren't as memorable as somebody like Queen Elsa from Frozen, but the story's intricate yet simple. There's great use of humor throughout. My favorite moments were the bus driver's mind, the cat's mind, the teenage boy's mind upon seeing a girl, and the father thinking something like oh, no, she said something and I wasn't paying attention.</p>
<p>I think this might be more enjoyable to share with friends than seeing alone, but it's still a great movie. </p>
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<p>Minions - (8/24/15; rating 3.5 stars)</p>
<p>Cute and amusing but suffers from spinoff syndrome. To me, spinoff syndrome is when there's a character or in this case a character type that's popular enough that movie makers just want another payday so they cobble together a story and throw it on screen to give their stars another chance to shine. It should be noted that it's probably really difficult to make a wonderful movie with main characters that say very few actual words. Minions are adorable...I wear the bandaids and PJs, but they're much better playing second string to Gru in Despicable Me.</p>
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<p>Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - (9/5/15; rating = 4/5 stars)</p>
<p>Solid action movie. It'd be worth a second or third viewing, but not in a row. I'd happily watch it again, or throw it onto a netflix wish list. It had decent fights and chases. That's pretty much the basic requirements for an action movie. I find the MI series has decently deep plotlines. </p>
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<p>Scicario (10/3/15; rating = 2.5/5 stars)</p>
<p>It was all right. Emily Blunt does a great job at the part, playing an idealistic FBI agent sent as a liasion to deal with some drug cartels. It's not exactly a feel-good movie, and I'm finding that I sort of need that in a movie to truly enjoy myself. I'd probably pass seeing it again. Wouldn't exactly call the time spent a waste, but I feel like I'm fulfilled having seen it once.</p>
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<p>Spectre (11/14/15; 4.5/5 stars)</p>
<p>James Bond movies have a long and glorious history. I found the beginning of this one kind of creepy, but aside from that, I'd call it a solid action flick. The plot's as outrageous as usual yet boils down to a bit of a cliche. The impressive part is that it works here. It's well acted. The chase scenes are exciting, though they probably didn't wreck as many cars as other action movies. They wanted a wider variety of vehicles wrecked, I guess.</p>
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<p>Star Wars Episode VII (12/18/15, 12/22/15, 12/26/15; rating = 5/5 stars)</p>
<p>I'm probably biased on this one because I've been a Star Wars fan for a long time. I promise to keep this recap spoiler free for those who've not gotten around to seeing it yet. In short, it's excellent. There are enough ties to the old trilogy (the original Ep 4-6) to please most die hard fans. The one thing I will say is that fans of the movie only may have a higher chance of loving this than those who drank in every one of the hundreds of novels printed between the 90's-2000's. When Disney took over, they basically scrapped 90% of the canon established throug those books. But back to Episode 7 ... I loved it. You probably gathered that from me seeing it 3 times in the past week. To be fair, I'd bought tickets to Friday the 18th and Saturday the 26th before even watching it once.</p>
<p>So, what made this movie great?</p>
<p>Fresh faces. Old favorites. Great use of humor to lighten dark moments. Well-acted. Nice use of special effects without there being an over abundance of CGI. Story line is okay. I have some speculation about that which I'll put in a separate post marked all over with spoiler alerts.</p>
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<p>Just coming off the Lei Crime Kindle World Authors' Facebook party, I am attending to my homework assignment of putting together a list of the stories by launch date. I had already prepped December launches, but here's July and October. I think there was already a post for the April launch stories that kicked off the world. Later, I'll attempt to put together a comprehensive list. But you can always just search Amazon.com for the Lei Crime Kindle World and let the search engine do its thing.</p>
<p>Seal of a Monk by Eden Baylee</p>
<p>The ancient jungles of Kauai provide the perfect setting for self-discovery.
Despite the terror she experienced on her last trip, Lainey Lee returns to Hawaii to manage a silent meditation course on the Coconut Coast. Twenty-five women are under her care for ten days in a beautiful and remote location. Lainey expects to find inner peace, but four days into the course, one of the meditators disappears without a trace.
Did the girl leave of her own free will, or was she lured away by a strange cult? Lainey is frantic to answer these questions. As her desperation grows, she finds help from an unexpected source—a retired Navy SEAL named Maximillian Scott.
Now, Lainey has two mysteries to solve: what happened to the missing girl and the case of her own heart. Can she ever trust a man again? </p>
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<p>The Shell Seeker by Christine Nolfi</p>
<p>In South Carolina, there’s more than magic in the air. Now policewoman Lei Texeira must solve the case of the Pirate Necklace.
The famed emeralds, spirited in the 1700s from the pirate Blackbeard’s ship, have been snatched once again. This time, the bling was taken from Marie-Therese Belvedere, a woman whose cruelty is only topped by her arrogance.
Lei doesn’t care for the icy socialite, but she feels an instant connection with the woman’s stepdaughter. An unlucky star has followed Sydney Belvedere her entire life. If the necklace isn’t found, she’ll lose a treasure more dear than the finest gem.
Only the magic of Lei’s intuition stands between Sydney and unspeakable loss.</p>
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<p>Torn Roots by Scott Bury</p>
<p>Hawaii is known for volcanoes and sandy beaches. Beauty and danger reign.</p>
<p>After breaking a case of murdered poachers in Maui's national park, Detective Pono Kaihale accepts a short-term position as Acting Lieutenant in Hana on the island's rain-forest coast. He is looking forward to redirecting lost hikers and moderating mild lovers' spats, and enjoying the natural beauty of the southeast shore. But by his second week on the job, Pono finds trouble here comes in unexpected forms.</p>
<p>As environmentalists, property developers, protesters, arsonists, kidnappers and a rogue Homeland Security agent converge on his new post, Pono feels like the eye of a brewing storm. And when a new FBI agent gets involved, Pono realizes the stakes are much higher than a quiet period in his career.</p>
<p>Lives will be lost if he doesn't solve this mystery quickly.</p>
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<p>Money Makes it Deadlier by Julie C. Gilbert</p>
<p>Money can buy many things, but can it purchase a permanent solution to divorce?</p>
<p>Martin Cantrell would like to know the answer to that question. He has money, respect, and power, but he also has a monthly alimony payment that’s making him miserable. When a friend offers to deal with the “ex” problem for a fee, he can hardly say no. Time is of the essence. The life insurance policy on his ex-wife expires in less than two months.</p>
<p>Unaware of the plans set in motion, Special Agent Marcella Scott goes about her business as usual, only now, she finally has an excuse to dress up on the job. She’s been asked to go undercover to check out some banks. One of the branches just happens to be managed by Martin Cantrell’s ex-wife.</p>
<p>What’s an agent to do when a perfectly peaceful morning turns into a hostage-taking standoff?</p>
<p>Find out in Money Makes it Deadlier. This story takes place several months before the events of Black Jasmine, book 3 of the Lei Crime Series.</p>
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<p>Coffee and Kukui Nuts by A.J. Llewellyn</p>
<p>Hawaiian explosives expert Abe Torufu looks forward to a day trip on Oahu helping his sister Meleny taste-test wedding cakes. Abe loves cake almost as much as malasadas, but something deadly interrupts their plans for butter cream and spongy goodness. A bomb.</p>
<p>Abe unwittingly uncovers a near-fatal plot in a marriage gone awry and soon becomes the target of not one but two hit men. He now requires round-the-clock protection from a U.S. Marshal. But not only is Tony McCracken skinny and shorter than the big Tongan detective, but Abe doesn’t need protection.</p>
<p>Well, that’s until McCracken saves his life in a spectacular way when one of the bad guys finds him. What started as a fun, family day becomes a nightmare and Abe must trust a stranger with his life. Can he? Or is he in big, bad, Hawaiian trouble? Will he live long enough to walk his sister down the flower-strewn, tapa-carpeted aisle, or is there worse to come? </p>
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<p>Princess Eyes by Lucas Kana</p>
<p>(Suspense: Murder Mystery)</p>
<p>Geeky Honolulu Lieutenant, Michael Stevens, teams up to investigate a series of homicides with Jenna Brooke, a streetwise psychologist for the FBI, which leads to the mysterious disappearance of a local beauty queen known as ‘Princess Eyes.’</p>
<p>Timeline: 10 years before Blood Orchids in a semi-alternate universe where Stevens starts out as a nerd.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0United States40.647303562522509 -74.7070312534.55251756252251 -85.034179749999993 46.742089562522509 -64.379882750000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-73823840929944214712015-12-29T00:00:00.000-08:002015-12-30T14:32:31.515-08:00My Wild "Who is Rey from The Force Awakens" Theory #Spoilers #StarWars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlMW3TmGqJldjDeKs6z9ymtQcO-8obu3llHgKvVTapAEaG-idDvrsvtUCg8qAtmpUbX5R6xJAasApV3B3luRdDnUNqPYhyphenhyphenAdqs8hx194G2-8xxrn4ApEBMTrvcN2NiKcW-MwViS-quU4A/s1600/image+of+Rey.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlMW3TmGqJldjDeKs6z9ymtQcO-8obu3llHgKvVTapAEaG-idDvrsvtUCg8qAtmpUbX5R6xJAasApV3B3luRdDnUNqPYhyphenhyphenAdqs8hx194G2-8xxrn4ApEBMTrvcN2NiKcW-MwViS-quU4A/s320/image+of+Rey.PNG" /></a></div>
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<p>As noted in the title, this brief opinion will definitely contain spoilers for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.</p>
<p>Ever since Daisy Ridley gave the desert orphan a face in the movie, people have probably been asking "Who is she?"</p>
<p>I've read some of the theories out there ... (<a href="http://mashable.com/2015/12/22/force-awakens-rey-theories/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#nonQT6v_SGqX">Let's Talk Rey...</a>)</p>
<p>And heard most of the theories before reading that article. I think the new one to me was "Kenobi's Daughter."</p>
<p>Of those theories, I'd kinda like it to be the "nobody special" or "Luke's daughter" theory.</p>
<p>If she is Luke's daughter, that would be fine with me, but it does sound cliche. Would make me question his parenting, but whatever. Even if she was sent away to be hidden from the dark side, geez, send a guardian with her. Darn, now I really wanna know who her mother is too. There is a significant look that Luke gives her after she climbs like a thousand stairs and holds that lightsaber out. (Seriously, I'd be like "no more dang stairs." I wonder how many times poor Daisy had to climb the things.)</p>
<p>My personal wild theory is this ... </p>
<p>Rey is a manifestation of the Force.</p>
<p>A lot of Star Wars fans for Ep 4-6 would like to forget that Ep 1-3 ever happened, but in The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker's mother tells Qui Gon Ginn that "There was no father." She goes on to explain: "I carried him, I gave birth ... I can't explain what happened. It was probably just a throwaway line to make Anakin seem more mysterious and make him fit the mold of the Chosen One who will bring balance back to the Force. She could have been lying I suppose, but Shmi didn't strike me as the sort of lady to lie to a Jedi she's trying to have save her son.</p>
<p>So, back to Rey. If the Force manifested itself once in a person, a human boy, it could certainly do it again.</p>
<p>I suppose from a certain point of view, this is a slight variation on the "nobody special" theory, but it would lend a very nice balance the the three trilogies and sort of make me like The Phantom Menace a wee bit more. It would also help explain why her parent(s) abandoned her. In Rey's dreams we get a glimpse of the little girl she was being dropped off on Jakku and screaming for somebody to come back. So we know there is somebody. Later, Maz Kanata (I think, bear with me, people, I've only seen this 3 times as oft his writing) tells her something like "You already know the truth, they're not coming back."</p>
<p>This time around (the third) I did hear what sounded like Kenobi's voice in Rey's dream calling her name. That would lend credence to the idea that she may be a descendant, but it also lends support to my theory of a Force manifestation.</p>
<p>One complaint I read about the movie is that Rey's too powerful, but her being an embodiment of the Force would explain some of it.</p>
<p>In such a wide galaxy and universe full of more galaxies, two manifestations of the Force in human form is within the scope of reason. The movie is called "The Force Awakens." Snoke asks Kylo Ren if he's felt it. In Ep 1, Anakin accidentally blows up the droid control ship. Given the precedent, it's not that far-fetched to believe that Rey can fight well with a lightsaber, having never touched one. She's obviously had a lot of practice with that staff weapon. Being able to pull a mind-trick too is more believable this way. I know a lot of fans get wrapped up in it all being about the Skywalkers/ Solos, but again, it's a big galaxy. The Force binds things together. If it felt evil on the rise, might it not prepare another Chosen one to bring back balance?</p>
<p>That's my theory and I'm sticking to it ... for now. Thanks for listening. Feel free to comment below.</p>
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<p>Image credit: Lucasfilm via mashable.com</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-35681717825321507782015-12-28T08:00:00.000-08:002015-12-28T18:13:04.141-08:00December Launch 2015 Lei Crime Kindle World Stories<p>The Lei Crime Series Kindle World has dozens of stories. They can be published at any time, but we make a concerted effort to turn out new stories every quarter. I've been privileged to have a new title out each launch in 2015. It's been quite the experience working in the midst of such a rich world of great side characters as well as alongside some hugely talented people. If you haven't tried Toby Neal's original Lei Crime Series, you totally should. And if you haven't checked out Kindle Worlds, please do. #LeicrimeKW is just one of many growing worlds. If you love writing, consider doing some research and joining a world that appeals to you.</p>
<p>Blood Orchids is book 1 in the Original Lei Crime Series by Toby Neal</p>
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<p>There are 8 New Releases since the October Launch. Here they are in no particular order. Well, that's not true. They're in the order that I see them on a lovely graphic that I'm using for a cheat sheet of what was recently published.</p>
<p>Palm Trees & Snowflakes by Scott Bury</p>
<p>A Hawaii mystery</p>
<p>Snowflake has a whole new meaning in Hawaii. The new designer drug being trafficked through Oahu gives users the perfect high--and slowly kills them.</p>
<p>In Honolulu, where the palm trees are strung with lights for the holidays, FBI Special Agents Vanessa Storm and Ken Yamada have their hands full trying to stop this deadly flow. Faulty intel brings the agents into a deadly firefight, which yields even more puzzles.</p>
<p>How do the drug lords change their smuggling routes and methods with every single shipment? Vanessa's handsome, charming, and untrustworthy ex-boyfriend might have the answer.</p>
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<p>Esther's Gift by Bette Lee Crosby</p>
<p>In the days before hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai the forecasters predicted it would stay south of Hilo. But Esther Ka’awai, a psychic and gifted wise woman of the ancient culture has seen the future. She knows of the devastation that will come to the island. She has warned those she loves; now all she can do is pray.</p>
<p>As she struggles to accept this gift of knowing, Esther discovers that even the most wonderful gift can sometimes break your heart.</p>
<p>A story of love, faith and a belief in the future. </p>
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<p>One of Her Own by Shawn McGuire</p>
<p>Maui is the perfect place… for murder.</p>
<p>Gemi Kittredge, rising MMA star, is facing the fight of her career. She hasn't heard from her flighty sister in two weeks. And, she's just come across the body of a fellow boxer during her morning run.</p>
<p>While her friend, Consuelo Aguilar, helps Gemi stay focused on the match, Detective Lei Texeira is hot on the trail of the killer. But the closer they get to the truth, the more Gemi starts to fear the killer could be one of her own.</p>
<p>One of Her Own takes place after Shattered Palms, book 6 in the Lei Crimes series. </p>
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<p>Dark Dawn by Fiona Manning</p>
<p>She never knew what was waiting for her…</p>
<p>As the wife of hot-headed Maui detective Pono Kaihale, devoted mom to their two kids and her high-octane jobs as a nurse and wedding planner have prepared Tiare to handle anything. Or so she she’s always thought.</p>
<p>Her often difficult Aunty Nalani is a constant nightmare with her history of drug and alcohol addictions and a recent period of homelessness. Unfortunately, Pono can’t stand her so Tiare is often left to deal with her aunt alone. Even Nalani’s twin sister, Kekepania (Keke for short) despairs of her, but now, Nalani seems to finally have her life on track. One rainy morning, tragedy strikes. Keke and her daughter, three-year-old Anuhea vanish. Nalani claims to have no knowledge of her whereabouts. Pono is working hard on a case and doesn’t have time to deal with the aunties’ nonsense. He suggests if Keke is really missing, to file a missing person’s report. Though hurt by her husband’s indifference, Tiare takes his advice and takes the first steps by going into Keke’s house looking for clues. There, she discovers some shocking things about her favorite aunty. Joining forces with Pono’s frequent partner, Lei Texeira, Tiare uncovers a secret plot so sinister it shocks her, and there’s nobody to help her. Her life now at risk, Tiare digs deep to save her aunty and herself. But is she too late? They say it’s darkest before dawn, but for Tiare, dawn just seems to get darker and darker… </p>
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<p>Elysium's Tombstones by R.S. Guthrie</p>
<p>Sorry, I've got nothing but a title and author for ya on this one. Will update when possible.</p>
<p>Christmas Makes it Chaos by Julie C. Gilbert (yes, that's me)</p>
<p>Christmas is a time for peace, love, and family. Right?</p>
<p>Wrong. Some people prefer chaos.</p>
<p>FBI Special Agent Marcella Scott travels to Philadelphia with her partner, Matthew Rogers, for a law enforcement conference on battling terrorism. She never makes it. Instead, she ends up investigating an actual threat with an unlikely ally.</p>
<p>Cassandra Mirren prefers working alone, but she’s been ordered to bring Agent Scott along for the ride. Their last encounter was adversarial, but this time they have a common foe.</p>
<p>Can the agent and the assassin save countless lives this Christmas? </p>
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<p>Tell the Truth by Corinne O'Flynn</p>
<p>Tell the Truth … the whole truth, and nothing but the truth …</p>
<p>The words sound great, but what if the truth could cost you your life?</p>
<p>It’s been eleven months since Detective Leilani Texeira captured the monster who kidnapped young women and sold them as sex slaves. Lei can’t wait for her chance to testify and finally put this case behind her.</p>
<p>But the crime ring syndicate doesn’t want the man going to trial. When their attempt to kill him in prison fails, they change tactics and targets.</p>
<p>They hunt witnesses.</p>
<p>Suddenly, Lei finds herself fighting for her life, and this time it’s not just one enemy, it’s a syndicate. How high of a blood price must be paid in order to tell the truth? Can Lei protect the other witness or will she die trying?</p>
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<p>Valley Isle Secrets by Rasana Atreya</p>
<p>Wayne Texeira’s life couldn’t get any better. He’s out of prison. He’s rebuilding his relationship with his daughter. He has a new ladylove.</p>
<p>Then, out in the Maui woods, he stumbles across a body. The death is ruled suicide. Days later, he crosses paths with another death. That, too, is ruled suicide.</p>
<p>Is there a pattern to the deaths, or is he seeing a conspiracy where none exists? Texeira reluctantly takes his concerns to the cops. But they won’t investigate because – come on – who takes an ex-con seriously?</p>
<p>Convinced there is more to the suicides than mere depression, Texeira starts poking around. What he finds is just too incredible to comprehend.</p>
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<p>Hope you enjoy the stories. If you happen to like any of 'em please remember to review on Amazon and Goodreads.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-14772727204846625532015-12-26T05:30:00.000-08:002015-12-26T06:33:25.731-08:00Buy Jessica Strong #CR4U #RIP #Tribute<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>If you're a part of the Clean Indie Reads group, you've probably already heard that Jessica Strong passed away suddenly a few days before Christmas. I can't imagine what it must be like for her family, but I know some of the CIR people wanted to put together a tribute for her buy collectively buying her books tomorrow at the same time so her rankings would go up. For those not authors, ranking's kinda a big deal to us. </p>
<p>So, anyway,here's the link to her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Strong/e/B005CKSTN8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1451095478&sr=1-2-ent">amazon author page</a> if you'd like to see what she came up with during her brief but brilliant life.</p>
<p>Book titles with descriptions</p>
<p>John Henry and the Tornado</p>
<p>John Henry came back from Vietnam a long time ago. But all he did was return to his country, he didn't really come home. He gave up the battle of trying to settle down until he heard a brother and sister playing. It had reminded him of better days when he was young. The days he had shared with his brother. So he had stayed in the small town of Woodville and listened to the two children laughing, playing and making plans. Then the tornado had hit and John Henry found himself wanting to protect the children, but if the town found out about him he may have to leave again and that was the last thing he wanted to do. The choice John Henry would have to make would be the bravest choice he had ever made - to finally come home and help two children who needed him. </p>
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<p>Bertie O'Brien and the Button Factory: How Bertie O'Brien built a button factory slaying monsters</p>
<p>I always knew there was a family secret. I just didn't know how big that secret was until I went to visit my great Aunt Maggie. There in her attic she told me what everyone had tried to keep hidden all these years. My great great Uncle Bertie was a monster slayer, but you won't believe how he slew them. I'm still not sure I believe it myself.</p>
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<p>Reluctant Witness (Laura Cahill Book 1) </p>
<p>Assistant District Attorney Laura Cahill is assigned a double homicide that quickly develops into the biggest drug ring case in New York City within a decade. The investigation not only reveals the unexpected, but also opens up the lives of everyone it touches. As Laura starts to fall for their key witness, a brilliant young doctor with secrets of his own, she is taught painful lessons that her serious tone of mind has spared her from learning. As skeletons start coming out of the closets, Laura sees that serving the law can sometimes subvert the course of justice. Can she find a way to keep the closet door closed and still live with her conscience?</p>
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<p>In $ We Trust (Laura Cahill Book 2)</p>
<p>"Good morning, American! Meltdown!" Those were the words that greeted viewers as they turned on their TV’s on September 15th, 2008. The greatest recession since the great depression was announced.</p>
<p>Six years later when Gloria Moore had her own violent meltdown in a bank in New York City, four people were dead and another critically wounded. She told Assistant District Attorney Neal there needed to be accountability for the financial mess. She would plead guilty to whatever charges he brought against her as long as he investigated the cause of the market crash.</p>
<p>Reluctantly Barney Neal soon realizes that a jury may acquit once they know Gloria Moore’s personal story. If he wants to settle the case out of court, and keep markets steady, he will have to do as she asks.</p>
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<p>Cain's Mark (Laura Cahill Book 3)</p>
<p>Laura Cahill is back working with Detectives Carlos Cabral and Mike Grady when they are called to investigate the murder of a young woman. It is the second murder of a young woman that the two detectives are investigating and both men are concerned that the murders will end up in the cold case file. Initially, there is another Assistant District Attorney assigned to the case, but because of a niggling concern that the two cases are related, they both end up on Laura's desk. No one wants to believe that this is the work of the same killer, but when other cases with similar MO’s start piling up Laura and the detectives are forced to accept the fact that there is a serial killer on the loose. Unfortunately, the only connection that the victims share is as vague as it is absurd. Who knew that a book review could mean murder? </p>
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<p>Fearfully Made (Emma Shaw Book 1) </p>
<p>Revised and Re-edited August 29, 2015</p>
<p>Emma looked down at the sketch of the woman she knew was about to become their prime suspect.</p>
<p>“What does she have that I don’t?” The question came instantly to Emma’s mind. But she knew that whatever the answer was – she didn’t have ‘it’ – because Paul didn’t see it in her. The artist had said Emma and the ‘suspect’ were similar. But whatever made them the same could also be what made them different. Emma looked at the picture and frowned, she looked up at the scene around her; CSI, FBI, San Diego PD and the Fire Department. She looked back at the sketch. The two didn’t match. Why would someone who was that beautiful be a professional killer? Her looks would draw too much attention. But there was no way that Emma could explain that to Paul, or anyone else.</p>
<p>Emma thought of the words of the sketch artist.</p>
<p>“You look like her.” But they weren’t the same, were they?</p>
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<p>If you do participate, please don't forget to review when you finish the book. Thanks.</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90484151939609838.post-88592458819718711382015-12-25T11:01:00.000-08:002015-12-25T19:57:16.519-08:00Excerpt: Palm Trees and Snowflakes - Hot New Release for the Lei Crime Kindle World, Courtesy of Scott Bury<p>Hawaii and drug busts, what's not to like?</p>
<p>Description:</p>
<p>A Hawaii mystery</p>
<p>Snowflake has a whole new meaning in Hawaii. The new designer drug being trafficked through Oahu gives users the perfect high--and slowly kills them.</p>
<p>In Honolulu, where the palm trees are strung with lights for the holidays, FBI Special Agents Vanessa Storm and Ken Yamada have their hands full trying to stop this deadly flow. Faulty intel brings the agents into a deadly firefight, which yields even more puzzles.</p>
<p>How do the drug lords change their smuggling routes and methods with every single shipment? Vanessa's handsome, charming, and untrustworthy ex-boyfriend might have the answer.</p>
Cover:
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<p>After getting a search warrant for the shipping container, they arrived before noon at 277 Pier, another lot of crumbling asphalt crowded with stacked shipping containers. Yamada brought the car up quietly and slowly to the pier entrance. They got out of the car and strolled along the containers, looking for the right number.</p>
<p>“This is it—” The distinctive sound of smashing glass interrupted Vanessa.</p>
<p>Peter Ferreira stood beside their car, holding a crowbar in one hand and an automatic pistol in the other. He was panting, covered in sweat, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.</p>
<p>“Where is the laptop?” he shouted. “Give it to me!”</p>
<p>Vanessa and Ken followed their training. Hands raised, they moved away from each other. Ferreira was sweating. The crowbar shook in his hand and his eyes darted between Vanessa to Yamada. The gun trembled, not pointed at anything in particular.</p>
<p>“You don’t want to do this, Peter,” Vanessa said. She walked slowly along an arc that curved farther from Yamada but closer to Peter Ferreira’s side.</p>
<p>Yamada distracted him. “She’s right, Peter. We do not have any evidence that implicates you. I did not see you at 9 Pier that night. Your father is out on bail. If you cooperate with us, you could help him to stay out of prison.”</p>
<p>“We’re way past that!” he yelled. “Rogers wants that laptop back.”</p>
<p>Rogers? That was a name in one of the files. Someone named Rogers is a link in this chain.</p>
<p>“We can protect you against Rogers,” Yamada continued as Vanessa edged closer to Peter Ferreira. “You could help put him in prison, where he could never endanger you or your family again.”</p>
<p>“Shut up!” Peter shouted, spit flying from his lips. “You don’t know who you’re talking about.”</p>
<p>“Help us stop Rogers, Peter,” Yamada went on. “Snowflake is killing young people. Honolulu is its main entry point to the U.S. You can help us stop this calamity, Peter.”</p>
<p>When Peter looked at Yamada, Vanessa pounced. With her hands on either side of Ferreira’s gun, she twisted until it clattered to the ground. She continued to twist his arm behind his back. He cried out as Vanessa pushed him to his knees.</p>
<p>Vanessa had her Walther PPK at Ferreira’s head before he could look up again. Yamada picked up the fallen gun and inspected the chamber. “A cheap Glock. Not even loaded,” he said. He snorted softly.</p>
<p>Vanessa cuffed Ferreira while Yamada speed-dialed dispatch. Leaving her partner to wait for HPD, Vanessa looked at the shipping container. Like the one on 9 Pier, a digital combination lock secured it.</p>
Vanessa tried 22-12, the date the container had arrived, and was not surprised when the lock popped open. Shining her flashlight, she stepped inside as sirens approached.</p>
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It’s that time of year. The time for buying presents, making wish lists, and planning New Year’s Resolutions. If any of those activities involve books for you, <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/” target=“_blank”>Indie Christian Authors</a> has a perfect event for you.</br></br>
From Nov 27 (that’s today!) through Nov 30th, more than 70 independent Christian books are on sale. You can find <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/search?q=FREE%20SHIPPING” target=“_blank”>free shipping</a>, <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/search?q=%240.99″ target=“_blank”>$0.99 ebooks</a>, <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/package-deals/” target=“_blank”>package deals</a>, and more! And if your budget is depleted from Christmas shopping, they’ve got you covered with <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/search?q=FREE%20ebook” target=“_blank”>some freebies</a></br></br>
Think 70 books is overwhelming? Narrow it down and find the perfect books for you or someone on your Christmas list by <a href=“http://www.indiechristianbooks.com/book-finder/” target=“_blank”>using this quiz to generate a customized book list</a>.></br></br>
<strong><em>What awesome reads of 2015 are you grateful for? What books are you looking forward to reading in 2016?</em></strong></br></br>
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<h6><i>Acknowledgements: Thanks to <a href=“”http://leahegood.com”" target=“”_blank”">Leah E. Good</a> for her work organizing this sale, <a href=“”http://gloriarepp.com/”" target=“”_blank”">Gloria Repp</a> for completing the time consuming job of uploading book info to the sale website, and Hannah Mills for her fantastic design work on the website graphics. Hannah can be contacted at hmills(at)omorecollege(dot)edu for more information about her design services.</i></h6>
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Happy fall! Can you believe it's fall already? I know I
can't. This summer seems to have gone by very quickly. As we batten the hatches
and prepare for winter, are you ready to snuggle in front of a nice warm fire
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categorized by genre. Some are free, and others are discounted. If you want to
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If you are at all into Online Shopping, then I'm sure you've heard rumors of Amazon's big "Prime Day" bash. July 15th only they will be hosting what they hope will be a bigger sales event than Black Friday. . .<br />
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It's not as adventuresome as something like Frozen, but it has its charming points.
Plot 3.5/5 - There's the story that's going on with Riley on the outside and what's going on inside her head. I think there's a good balance between the two, definitely more heavily weighted toward the inside.
Characters 3/5 - Cute but not as memorable as some Disney/Pixar characters.
Writing 4/5 - Decently done.
Humor 4/5 - I thing the funniest moments were the emotions inside the other people's heads (mom, dad, dog, cat).
Overall 4/5 - Worthwhile movie to see. You probably "get more" out of the story as an adult, but I'm sure kids will enjoy it too. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095654065476558624noreply@blogger.com0