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The Sweetest of Them All

4/5/2017

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If you like True Blood you will definitely like Sweet Blood of Mine by John Corwin. It's like a YA version of the Sookie Stackhouse novels except the protagonist isn't fae, can't read minds, and is definitely not a girl. This series is about seventeen year old Justin Case, he's smart, lives in Decatur, GA and is most definitely the nerd of the school. He's not particularly handsome, he is a little chunky with man boobs included, pimple faced, loves playing King and Castles, and is a little on the short side. Even though, Justin is constantly teased and the laughing stock of high school he has a heart of gold. He stands up for himself and for others. One day when Justin is after school playing King and Castles with his friends, he finds popular girl Katie getting harrased by Nate the captain of the football team, he rushes to her defense, gets into a fight with Nate who is twice his size in height and muscle and wins, not recognizing his own strength. Katie is greatful and her and Justin become friends. But they don't hit if off as great as you think, he doesn't become popular overnight or start dating the most popular girl in school. Justin's once picture perfect family life is in shambles. His once loving parents are arguing more and more and then one day his mom ups and leaves him and his father. Justin then gets frustrated and drunk and blasts Stacey on social media, afterwards no one wants to be his friend and he resorts to sitting with the goth kids, he also starts going to the gym, while his dad goes into depression and drinks himself into a stupor, Justin is left to fend for himself. It's not all that bad though, he decides to clean his life up and makes himself over and gets a membership at the gym. While leaving the gym he is attacked by a vampire like girl, and for then on he starts exhibiting supernatural abilities, like being super strong and is able to latch on to a person's energy and feed off of it. And by feeding off of energy, means he feeds off of women's sexual desires, making them want him, which results in them groping him in public, and of course Justin being the sap and a do gooder wants to wait for his one true love to break his virginity.
 
Justin ends up being really good friends with the goth crowd and even enters a relationship with the girl of the group Elyssa. But soon she finds out what he is and despises him, as Justin is still oblivious to what he is, he is heartbroken. And just like that he's alone again. But then he gets into the in crowd at school and shows off his supernatural strength causing some unwanted attention by the Overworld, the world for the Supernaturals. From there he discovers what he is, learns how to fight, and goes on a rescue mission. Justin is one of kind species. This would be a great tv series. He's like a modern day Spiderman, you know how Peter was a geek and then becomes this superhero that no one knows the identitiy of, it goes the same for Justin. He's your average geek waiting to get out of high school to really start his life. There is such a great dynamic between the protagonist and the supporting characters. I also like that we're introduced to the world the same way as Justin. We as the audience are just as oblivious as Justin is about what he is and what he discovers.  There is so much to tell that this is a 14 book series. There is a battle going on and it's just the beginning. So please hype this one up, John Corwin has created a brilliant paranormal world that coincides with today's society, that most definitely needs to be seen on tv!

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Justin Case- Asa Butterfield
Elyssa- Maia Mitchell

 
 


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Whatever you Seek you Shall Find

2/20/2017

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I have read yet another impressive series this year. The Seeker series by Amy Reece is nothing short of great. I absolutely loved it, every book in this series keeps you wanting for more and I'm so glad I read it once the series was completed, I wouldn't be able to stand it if I had to wait a length of time in between time for the next book in the series to become available. The series is about 16 year old Ally Moran, she lives with her mother and grandmother in Albuquerque,NM and they come from a long line of seers. Since mixing the bloodlines, the generations only have mild seer power, for instance Ally's grandmother can only sense things and Ally's mother is really good at finding things, and it's only passed to the women in the family. But, Ally's different from her mother and grandmother, while most women in the family don't start to show their abilites until their 18, Ally has a vision at the age of 16 in the middle of class. There the mysterious Jack Ruiz keeps her from passing out, and they form a close friendship. Jack keeps his distance from Ally because of their age difference and his rough past. Jack is behind in school because after his mother's passing he acted out and was involved in a gang, but now he is just trying to get his life back on track and be a better man for his little sister and graduate high school, he's been given a 2nd chance by his aunt and uncle and is really trying not to blow it.
 
Ally is nothing but persistent when it comes to Jack, and befriends him, even though he tries so hard to maintain his distance. Ally reveals to her family about her vision and it's beyond anyone's experience and they seek outside help from the Seer Counsil in Ireland, where her ancestors originated. The visions Ally keeps having involve a classmate that used to be her best friend growing up and are now estranged. The visions are disturbing, but she is determined to help her, she even  joins the cheerleading squad to get closer to her. It's not until Ally see's future events that she has to visit Ireland and spend her school breaks with the counsil. The story is intriguing and as it progresses Ally and Jack expose a big scandal involving her used to be friend, a coach, and the whole football team, and that's just in the first book of the series. So as you can tell it's exciting, full of the supernatural, and pretty thrilling. I had so much fun reading this book. Ally's friends play a big role too, including her friend Tara who is ordinary and knows all about Ally's visions, and Remy and Mina who are also seers who become very close to Ally. All the characters are so three dimensional, you can easily tell them apart, they all have their own unique personality. I also like the fact that the author let's them grow up in the series, from teenagers to adults, it's nice to see that kind of contrast. Amy Reece does a great job with the level of maturity the charaters exude. I also like the fact that she didn't make them saints, she made them like teenagers in our society, they curse, they make mistakes, and they're curious.
 
It's nice to see some characters have a family that's living with siblings, you rarely see that. A lot of young adult novels main characters parents are deceased and they have no siblings and they grow up with a distant relative unbeknowst to them that their from this mysterious important family. Which is nothing wrong with that, I love books like that, but it's also good to see a story like Ally's with so much support behind the main character. It's rare. The story reminds me of a cross between Roswell and Dawson's Creek, it has it's paranormal elements along with a small group of close friends that have their own little drama while dealing with keeping their paranormal secrets and also helping solve mysteries. I 100% recommend this series. It gets 5 out of 5 stars from me and I hope from you too. It will relate great into a televison series and hope you guys will be able to see the vision too. So check it out and create some buzz. I know I am. And by the way Happy Belated Valentines Day!!!!!
 
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All hail the Kings & Queens, Long may they Reign..............

1/31/2017

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King Hall by Scarlett Dawn is really fitting the trend right now in todays film and tv shows. This book has the element of a monarchy and paranormal wrapped up all in one with a nice pretty bow on top. This series is about four factions of the mystical society, shifters, mages, elementals, and vampires. There is a King or Queen chosen for every faction that will reign until the next prodigies are discovered and pass their tasks. In this lucky group, the prodigies are Ezra, Jack, Pearl, and Dominic our main charater Lily's mate. In a sequence of events Lily ends up becoming the prodigy shifter. During this change we learn about the politcs of being a King and Queen and how the prodigies are expected to rule together. There is also a peace treaty between the mys world and the commoners which are people who are non magical.
 
In this series we discover what it takes to become the head of their faction and the difficult tasks they have to complete. Lily is the most inexperienced one, she grew up with the commoners masquerading as a one because of her mixed heritage. In the mystical community the factions are not allowed to mix breeds and if doing so, the executioner is called to execute the child at birth. Lily is half shifter and half vampire, she grew up with her mom and a powerful mage named Antonio who put a spell on her to hide her heritage. She ended up at King Hall, the University for mysticals because her mate is the prodgiy shifter. She is thrust into a unknown world she has little knowledge of, but what's unexpected is that her and her fellow prodigies become fast best friends. They do everything together and eventually learn her secret and promises are made to keep it.  She even confides in them the identity of her father, which is scandelous all by itself.
 
On the day of their graduation they are attacked by the Coms and have to flee their beloved University and this sparks the Mysticals vs. Commoners World War II forcing them to flee to a safe haven. With numerous casualties the prodigies worlds quickly change and they are transformed into Kings and Queens in this time of tribulation and are handed the task of finding their own prodigies, leaving their safety net and risking their lives to get them to safety. During that time they are personally challenged with their own warring feelings, death, dispair, and unlikely and forbidden romances. Everything and everone are not what they seem, but they have each other and that's what holds them together.
 
This series would be great for TV, with all the elements and different factions of mysticals, so many story lines that can keep the series going for a number of seasons. The secondary characters also play more of a major role than expected. It has all the makings of a hit tv show, politics, action, suspense & romance. If I could pick two tv shows right now to describe the series, it would be The Vampire Diaries mixed with Reign. Suprisingly the books didn't have a lot of angst, and the characters were strong and developed extremely well. They all had their own unique personality that meshed well together. The prodigy's mentors were also great characters having a well thought out history and good stories of their own. The setting being a college campus would really lock in the viewers, making it trendy and up to date with today's society. In all the series is a great story and is different and sets apart from other paranormal stories. I am asking my fellow screeners to please read this series and get the buzz out for this story so we can see it on tv, and oh how awesome that would be!

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Lily -Karen Gillan
Jack- Sterling Knight
Ezra- Taylor Lautner
Pearl- Nicola Peltz
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Demon Marked

1/10/2017

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Happy New Year Everyone! I'm starting the New Year's off right with a fantabulous book series to share with you all. It is the Kara Gillian series by Diana Rowland, the first book in the series is Mark of the Demon. The book is a urban fantasy series with tons of mystery and a little romance. The first book in the series follows Detective Kara Gillian being promoted to being a homicide detective. She's 29, lives in New Orleans, both parents deceased and was raised by her quirky aunt, she's a loner, and she's also a pretty kick ass demon summoner.  Her first assignment is to solve a series of murders that have been unsolved for decades, because the killer is striking again, leaving a number of bodies in his wake. The serial killer is known as the Symbol Man, and what's so unique about the cases is that each and every body has an arcane trace on them leading Kara to realize that this murder also has something to do with demons. Add that to the fact that the FBI has a secret supernatural task force that's also been assigned to assisting her on the case.
 
During one of her routine summonings, she accidentally summons the demon lord Rhyzkahl, the highest and most deadliest of the demons. As Kara scrambles, the demon lord threatens her, but in a flash changing his mind to kill her, and instead sleeps with her and establishes a link between him and Kara, with her unknowingly.  Since her aunt is also a demon summoner, she's trained Kara in everything arcane, so Kara seeks help from her aunt after the summoning. Kara's aunt has not versed Kara in her family history of summoners, so Kara is in the dark about a lot of things and doesn't even know it. Kara also is attracted to the FBI agent Ryan Kristoff who happens to have some arcane abilities in him, but doesn't know it himself, therefore can see aracane traces same as what Kara see's when investigating the bodies. Kara also entrusts him with her secret of being a summoner.
 
As they get close to who the Symbol Man actually is, they realize Kara is being goaded and that the Symbol Man is a summoner himself, trying to sense how strong a summoner Kara is. The story is intriguing and the killer is someone you would never suspect. The back drop of New Orleans is great and adds the effect of the paranormal element of the story. The characters are well developed and have great depth. The series would be a wonderful show. I could see it on the Syfy channel or the CW Network. It has potential to be a great detective show along the ranks with the Supernatual except on the right side of the law. There's excitement in it, and leaves you anticipating on what will happen next. So if you're reading this, definitely help me create a buzz for this series so it can get optioned and put into work. It is something different and there's no show out there like it! And many many blessings to you all in 2017!!!!!!!!!
 
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Kara Gillian- Jessica Biel
Ryan Kristoff- Jason Lewis
Rhyzkhal- Alexander Skarsgard

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Royals of the USA

12/18/2016

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I just read American Queen by Sierra Simone and oh my gosh was it alluring. I loved it. The novel is apart of a trilogy and it’s about a young woman named Greer Galloway, a 26yo college professor who is the granddaughter of a former Vice President, who grew up in politics. The novel follows her life growing up with her grandfather after her parents passing. We see her grow up from elementary school to boarding school. Greer is gorgeous but modest. On her 16th birthday she attends an event with her grandfather and her jealous cousin Abilene, there she has a fight with her cousin and ends up meeting the future President Maxen Colchester, he seduces her with the promise of sex even though he’s quite older than her, only to dance around the years not seeing each other. On their 2nd encounter there is a betrayal and she winds up losing her virginity to his best friend and future Vice President Embry Moore, which after that one night she never sees again. Then one day while Greer is just going about her life day to day Embry comes waltzing back in asking her to meet The President in secrecy, and there the President asks to court Greer and of course she obliges to the man she's been in love with since she was 16. The novel is about a polygamous relationship, but it doesn’t start that way, it gradually builds up into one. We often see monogamous relationships on tv or love triangles, but this book has a new twist on relationships, making a relationship between three people seem so natural and so desirable. It’s unconventional but also romantic. 


The novel would relay very well as a movie, It is a cross between Scandal and The Notebook, there is such a deep love story and also the thrilling aspect of being with the President and the suspense that comes along with it, like dealing with the dangers of being with someone so public and political. It is a story no one has ever seen before and would break barriers, even though society views it as wrong. Sierra Simone is a master at her words. The emotions are very real, and what I really like about the story is that there is no angst, the characters are very mature and deal with their problems as adults. Greer maybe a little naive about the people close to her, but she deals with it the best way she can. We see when jealousy rears it’s ugly head in the form of her cousin Abilene and how it is to be dealt with. It is a trilogy and the 2nd book doesn’t premier until March, and of course I cannot wait simply because there is a huge cliffhanger at the end of book 1. I am excited and intrigued about the world Mrs. Simone has created. It catches you from the first word that is written in her Prologue. So if your looking for a love story and it’s original, you should definitely create enough buzz for this novel so it can be made into a movie. I am telling you first hand it is everything that your looking for! I’m calling out Netflix, Lifetime, Universal, to please check this out, this could be your next 50 Shades and coming to a theater near you.

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Greer Galloway-Haley Bennett
Embry Moore- Matt Bomer
Maxen Colchester- Henry Cavill


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Supernaturally Awesome!

12/6/2016

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Blurb: Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1) 

There’s always been something a bit off about Perry Palomino. Though she’s been dealing with a quarter-life crisis and post-college syndrome like any other twenty-something, she’s still not what you would call “ordinary.” For one thing, there’s her past which she likes to pretend never happened, and then there’s the fact that she sees ghosts. 


Luckily for her, that all comes in handy when she stumbles across Dex Foray, an eccentric producer for an upcoming webcast on ghost hunters. Even though the show’s budget is non-existent and Dex himself is a maddening enigma, Perry is instantly drawn into a world that both threatens her life and seduces her with a sense of importance. 


Her uncle’s haunted lighthouse provides the perfect catalyst and backdrop for a horrific mystery that unravels the threads of Perry’s fragile sanity and causes her to fall for a man, who, like the most dangerous of ghosts, may not be all that he seems.




If you love the tv show Supernatural, then you will definitely love The Experiment in Terror series by author Karina Halle. The series centers around characters Perry and Dex, two people who stumble upon each other in the most strangest of situations. Perry is a 22yo college graduate living in Oregon with her parents and younger sister. Dex is a 32yo cameraman living in Seattle. They meet one night when Perry and her family are visiting her uncle who happens to own a so called haunted lighthouse. One night Perry sneaks off from a bonfire to check out the mysterious lighthouse and runs into Dex who is filming and trespassing for his new internet show involving ghost hunting. Perry is skeptical of Dex as they wind up searching the lighthouse together. During their tour Perry hears and sees things that apparently aren’t there. Dex needing a partner propositions Perry to be on the show with him. Perry agrees even though she finally has a stable job and bringing in a income since graduating college. Perry is a character that I would characterize as having low self esteem, never classified as the pretty girl, was overweight in high school, and had problems with drugs. Perry has a history of mental illness, having hallucinations, seeing people that were already dead and Perry believing that they were alive. But, what Perry and her family don’t know is that she has a gift for seeing dead people in a morbid Sixth Sense kind of way. Dex is intriguing and also has a history of mental illness. Even though Dex and Perry seem very different at first even to each other, they are very much alike and have a shared past that you won’t see coming.

The show Supernatural and The Experiment in Terror series both battle the supernatural and they both have a partner in crime, but they’re also a lot different, the duo int the EIT series are coed, they have a internet show showcasing their ghost hunting skills, and both unbeknownst to others and themselves have supernatural abilities. This could be a really great show and give the Supernatural tv series a run for it’s money. The EIT series takes on a new spin for this genre. And I know that people love the Supernatural tv show, but sometimes you have to know when to end it. I feel like the show has run it’s course and something new has to come in. All these novels have the potential to be great shows and movies, it just takes one executive to take notice. To not only option the novel but to put it into fruition. Maybe that person will be me! Hey I’m working on it. But until then please put enough hype into this series  to make it into a tv show. It’s awesome, the scenery and relationship between the protagonists are very realistic. So please check out the series and the wonderful author Karina Halle, who put this all together.



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Casting:

Perry Palomino- Ariel Winter
Dex Foray- Chris Wood

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Happy Halloween!!!!

10/30/2016

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What can I say, best story ever for Halloween. The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker is one creeptabulous story for the ages! I absolutely loved it. There are 3 books in total right now that have been published the 4th book comes out this December. Why oh why did I torture myself…………. I'm anticipating the release date for book #4.
 
Ghost files is about a 16yr old foster kid named Mattie. Mattie has been able to see ghosts ever since she was 5yrs old when her mom tried to commit a murder suicide but Mattie lived. And I'm not talking about seeing Casper the friendly ghost, I'm talking about the sixth sense type of ghosts, she sees them the way they died, however horrific that might be. She has been ignoring the dead ever since then also, refusing to recognize them in hopes that they would just go away, until one day she see's the ghost of her foster sister Sally and has to help. After her foster mother refuses to call the police and Mattie ends up in the hospital for a severe migraine, she convinces her case worker when she comes to visit to report her foster sister missing. During the interview Mattie bonds with one of the detectives, and he with her, and from there a series of events take off.  Mattie doesn't trust anyone and yet she seems to trust 20yr old Detective Dan with all her secrets. He believes her when she tells him that her foster sister is not just another runaway and agrees to help her.
 
Dan opens an investigation and him and Mattie are determined to find Sally's killer. Dan is Mattie's confident, she's never had anyone to depend on, and Dan is that for her. One thing I really like is that they both have mysterious backgrounds, both have no family history. Dan was adopted when he was a newborn into a loving family, and even though he's seems like your average Joe, he's far from it. He's more like Mattie than even he thinks. This series is a great YA Paranormal for all ages. It's not only about ghosts, but Demons and Angels too, and the decendants of these beings. It's like the sixth sense mixed with Mortal instruments if I had to sum it up. They even have protection Runes like Mortal Instruments, how awesome! The book has yet to tell Mattie's role in the grand scheme of things and I'm only too eager to find out. There are a host of supporting characters along the way that help make up this fantastic series that you will love. Mattie is a girl that can never seem to stay out of trouble and it's quite intriguing how she always lands in the most dangerous of situations.  I will not give it away but you won't know what mythical being Mattie is until the end of book 1, it's great because she finds out at the same time the reader finds out. There are so many mysterious elements, it's addicting because you keep wanting more. Also let me mention that these books have already been optioned to be a movie by Rami Rank of the hits series Dexter and the production team of Pathbender that have been responsible for the for the Twilight Saga and Percy Jackson, so that's super exciting. Hopefully it will be in a theatre near you pretty soon. I'm stoked and hope you are too at this wonderful news. The link is below from the author's blogspot.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN my fellow screeners!

My casting options

Mattie Hathaway- Danielle Campbell
Ian Harding- Dan Richards
Eli Malone- Matthew Daddario
Caleb Malone- Ben Barnes
Mary- Ashley Benson
Meg- Claire Holt



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Exquisitely Awesome

10/22/2016

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I'm sooooo sorry it's been over a month since I blogged anything, I was in a major reading slump, I just couldn't get into anything, but then I wondered across this little treasure, Exquisite Danger by Ann Mayburn. The first two books in this series follows the story of Swan Anderson and Miguel "Smoke" of the Iron Horse MC. We need a good MC show since Sons of Anarchy. I thought the MC genre was trending, but after SOA there hasn't been anymore shows that are similar. This book reminds me a little bit of the Blood & Roses series by Callie Hart which is on one of my previous blog posts.
 
Swan Anderson is a high functioning autistic 20yr old young woman living a quiet life in a quaint community and Smoke is the hitman for the Iron House MC. Smoke is actually doing a security protection detail on Swan without her knowledge. He watches her from a far because some very powerful people want to kidnap her and her twin sister and make them pay for their mother's dubious deeds which involves stealing from those powerful people including the Iron House MC. You would ask why is the MC doing a security detail on Swan even though their mother stole from them, it's because Sarah, Swan's twin sister is the President's old lady. Swan and Smoke meet when Swan is kidnapped and Smoke sweeps in and saves her.  
 
From there Smoke and Swan are inseparable. Swan is sensitve to touch as one of the side effects from her autism and can only be touched by people she trusts. Swan immediately trusts Smoke as he is her saviour and all, and things get heated between the two in a matter of weeks. After the incident with the kidnapping, Swan is taken into the protective custody of the MC, there she finds out what her mom has been up to and that her twin sister went after their mom to recover the stolen items. This story is full of crime and romance, a real thriller in regards of everything that's going on. There is a traitor in the mist of the club who knows their every move.  We follow their story as they navigate the crime world trying to find Sarah and figure out who's the major player working with Sarah and Swan's mother.
 
There is a lot at stake, but Swan and Sarah are just as lethal as their men, growing up on a compound with a arms dealer for a father and a assasin for the mafia for a step-mother. This series could definitely be a televison series and a fan favorite. The sex scenes are hottt so beware only 18 and up for this series. I like this novel because it not only focuses on the men in the MC but the lives of the women and how they can be just as ruthless if not more than their counter parts. There is a lot of action and a great plot that will have your head spinning. It would be great if this series could be on a premium network like HBO or Showtime so we can see the dirty gritty details. I just want to tell you guys this is a must read and definitely a must see if and when it is finally in production. Until next time my fellow screeners, check out the book, let me know what you think. Comment section is below!

My casting options for Exquisite Danger

Sarah/Swan- Elle Fanning

​Miguel "Smoke"- Diego Boneta

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Oh How the Mysteries Unfold!

9/11/2016

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​Where do I begin with this……….I just read Delphi Effect by Rysa Walker and it was Amazzzzing (Please pronouce every last z) because that's how incredible the book is. If you read the author's Chronos Files series and loved it, you will defintely love the beginning of this new series. The writing and imagery is impeccable. I'm giving this book 5 stars because of how well it is developed and how well the story is told.
 
This book is about 17yr old Anna Morgan, she has the ability to speak with the dead. Anna picks up mental hitchikers and helps them move on. She has had this ability her whole life, and is a orphan living in state custody at a group home.  One day while she was at a shelter she picks up a deceased girl named Molly that is going to change her whole life. Molly was murdered and needs help passing along a message to her grandfather Porter, a retired Police investigator to help solve her murder. Molly gives Anna information that know once else would know so Porter would believe her, but he is extremely skeptical , he thinks she's a scam artist and has some of his old police officer buddies do a background check on her. He doesn't belive her until he agrees to meet with her and her therapist. Once Anna lets him talk to Molly directly by letting Molly take over her body he starts to believe and is adamant about solving his granddaughter's case.
 
But what no one knows is that when Porter sent out the message to his officer friends about taking a second look at Anna when he thought she was a scam artist, it set off some alarms with some pretty important people, putting Porter, Anna, and anyone she cares about in harms way. Anna gets involved head first in Molly's mystery setting off a chain of events involving Molly's grandfather and Molly's friends Aaron and Taylor, and her own best friend/ foster brother Deo. There is so many layers in this gripping tale, that you will be guessing until the very end. This story involves murder plots, government conspiracies, kidnapping, and also love and friendship in the most unlikely places. This story is about gifted individuals who the government wants for their own personal gain. And if you are one of the ones who are lucky enough to find this story you will know that Anna is not the only gifted individual in this book. This story is unlike any story that I have ever read. Rysa is a master story teller and  has you hanging on every word. I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up as a television series or a movie like I suggested her last series should become. Every word Rysa writes is golden and I am so happy that I've started this series and can't wait until the next two books come out. Now I'm like ugh I shouldn't have read it so early, but I couldn't wait to read the world she created in this book. I wish I could tell you more, but I think I've given you a good gist of the book. Please get it when it's available, you won't regret it or be disappointed. Must be in movies now!
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Women are the Backbone of the Family

8/17/2016

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I love this book, It was a book that I couldn't put down the whole weekend. The suspense and the mystery in the story is very intriguing. I can't recommend this book enough. In this story we follow Lane Roanoke and her journey back to the home her mother grew up in. When Lane is fifthteen her mother Camilla commits suicide, afterwards her grandparents send for her to come live with them at their estate in Osage Flats, Kansas. What Lane doesn't know is the secrets the house keeps, that has lasted several decades and the reason why every Roanoke girl has either ran away or died young.


When Lane arrives she has mixed feelings, but mostly one of belonging. She finally has a family to belong to and a place to finally call home since it was just her and her mom, and they were not living in the best conditions. When she gets to the estate, she is greeted by her free spirited cousin Allegra who is just six months younger than her, and meets her grandparents for the first time. During her summer there, her and Allegra bond. Allegra shows Lane what it means to be a Roanoke. They are the richest and most beautiful girls in town and Lane even falls in love with a guy  around town named Cooper. In this coming of age tale shrouded in mystery Lane's summer at Roanoke is one that she will always remember.


Lane returns eleven years later to Roanoke after leaving the one summer she spent there after receiving a phone call from her grandfather that she come back, because Allegra is missing. Lane returns reluctantly to find her cousin Allegra. When she returns old wounds are opened, secrets are discovered, and old flames reignite. I won't give you too much information because this novel doesn't come out until early next year. But, I will tell you the author's imagery is amazing. The details of the Roanoke estate and the small town in Kansas make you feel like your actually living there with Lane, experiencing everything she does.


The characters are written wonderfully, they are well developed with a lot of depth. Cooper and Lane's relationship was tumultuous to say the least, but you can also say that about the relationship that Lane and Allegra shared. Lane's character is not typically likable, she has a lot of flaws and makes a lot of mistakes that you just want to scream at her through the pages, but you will root for her because you will figure out that she was just misguided and lacked a lot of love in her life. This is a twisted tale that weaves though generations. It is a much disturbing as it is intriguing. This story will keep you guessing until the very end and you will not want to put this story down. This is definitely something I could see as a movie. It is thought evoking and would be portrayed very well on screen. So please get this, the release date is March 2017. Execs get on your jobs and buy the options before the release, so it can be in production already!

Allegra Roanoke- Julianne Hough
Lane Roanoke - Hayden Panettiere
Cooper- Hayden Christensen
Grandfather Roanoke - George Clooney

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