COOKBOOKS AND THINKING OF SPRING AND SUMMER READING

http://www.amazon.com/Times-Cookbook-Basics-Depression-Cooking/dp/1478276363/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Nice Days for a Good Read . . .

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Steampunk-Anna-Patterson/dp/1499512570

MARCH READING LISTS

NEW THE VAMPIRE DIARIES BOOK OUT!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B1W0XNE?ref_=cm_sw_ic_dp_r#_swftext_Swf

READ MY LATEST BOOK OUT

JUST OUT NOW!

NEW WESTERN OUT

http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Heartbreak-New-Tale-West-ebook/dp/B01A49IE2W/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

TWO CONTEMPORARY ROMANCES

http://www.amazon.com/Callaways-Federal-Marshal-Battle-Kindle-ebook/dp/B00TXS7DWI/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/Callaways-Forever-Sheriff-Kindle-Novella-ebook/dp/B00MEQBOAS/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

A NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK a contemporary western

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Cowboy-Christmas-Anna-Patterson-ebook/dp/B016YGYTEQ

THE SEASONS ARE CHANGING INTO WINTER . . .

An exciting book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein -- A Book Review

 

Mary Shelley

A TIMELY BOOK AND A LOOK BACK AT ONE OF THE SCARIEST CREATURES AN AUTHOR INVENTED: FRANKENSTEIN!

 

BOOK REVIEW:

 

Posted by Anna Patterson. Writer, Journalist, Book Reviewer

THE DETERMINED HEART: The Tale of Mary Shelley and Her Frankenstein – by Antoinette May. Published by Lake Union Publishing. Page: 447. Historical, Biographical, Literary, Published September 29, 2015.

I received a copy to read through the Netgalley program in exchange for an honest and unbiased review which I am happy to share now.

Other books by this author:

Pilot’s Wife

The Sacred Well

The Yucatan: A Guide to the Land of Maya Mysteries

Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wondering Spirits

      I would give this book Five Stars for its excellent blend of fact and fiction. This book tells the story of Mary Shelley most famous as the author of Frankenstein. In this new book just out, Mary Godwin’s life had many upheavals, but one of the most telling was a move from her home in a small suburb to the city of London.

Mary’s life was definitely daring and scary even before her efforts to write Frankenstein. The author describes one such incident in a boat: “Mary, Bysshe, and Claire huddled together in the center, hoping their combined weight would maintain balance . . .”

      The publisher’s description states The Determined Heart reveals the life of Mary Shelley in a story of love and obsession, betrayal and redemption.

It describes her early beginnings and the people who most inspired her in life. She was born the daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, “Mary Shelley had an unconventional childhood populated with the most talented and eccentric personalities of the time. After losing her mother at an early age, she finds herself in constant conflict with a resentful stepmother and a jealous stepsister. When she meets the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, she falls deeply in love and they elope with disastrous consequences. Soon she finds herself destitute and embroiled in a torturous love triangle as Percy takes Mary’s stepsister as a lover. Over the next several years, Mary struggles to write while she and Percy face ostracism, constant debt, and the heartbreaking deaths of three children. Ultimately, she achieves great acclaim for Frankenstein, but at what cost?”

Antoinette May is an award-winning travel writer specializing in Mexico; May divides her time between Palo Alto and the Sierra foothills.

    

early version of  Frankenstein

Celebrating Two Years of Writing The Vampire Diaries Books in Kindle Worlds

THIS MONTH A TWO YEAR 

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 

FOR A SPECIAL EVENT TO ME

I am celebrating 

TWO YEARS OF WRITING 

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES BOOKS IN KINDLE WORLDS

I saw my first book for The Vampire Diaries Kindle Worlds published in October of 2013, two years ago .  and still Best Seller this year in this month! This was THE LOST DIARY.
I have written several since then including this one below:

Thanks to The Vampire Dairies and Kindle Worlds

http://www.amazon.com/The-Vampire-Diaries-POTION-Kindle-ebook/dp/B00HHWNSN0/ref=zg_bs_6305066011_10

This is just an enjoyable book and I really liked it

This Book Review is posted by Anna Patterson. Writer, Journalist, Book Reviewer,   date to be set, 2015

THE SCAM A Fox and O’Hare Novel – Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg – Random House publishing Group, Ballantine, Bantam Mystery and Thrillers. Publishing date: September 15, 2015.

I am a blogger and reviewer. I was privileged to read this book as a professional reviewer on Net Galley. I received a copy to read through the Net galley program in exchange for an honest and unbiased review which I am happy to share now.

I would give this book Five Stars because I consider it high impact entertainment from beginning to end.

Because I wanted to share my interest in this book with my friends, I am posting a review on several of my blog sites

Kate O’Hare is a woman who is comfortable in her own skin and in her profession until she is drawn into a complicated venture with a man she doesn’t trust. She is an FBI agent, and he is a man who is possibly a genius at going the other way and getting others to run after him. She begins to do this, and their escapades are nothing short of delightful.

Kate is drawn into a rocky relationship which is complex and interesting throughout.

Kate considers her own thoughts of Nick at one point: “Kate squelched a grimace. It was nice to know he cared enough to risk his own safety, but it was frightening to think of Nick bumbling through the forest. Especially since her dad probably had it bobby-trapped.”

 This book is described as the fourth book in the fast-paced, action-packed Fox and O’Hare series from Janet Evanovich No. 1 bestselling author of the blockbuster Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author of the Monk series.