Author: The Owl Lady

Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.
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The Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land (Carson Reno Mystery Series, Book 2) by Gerald W. Darnell – #CrimeFiction, #CrimeThrillers, #Mysteries

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All Carson Reno, Mystery Series Books, are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
The year is 1962 and Carson Reno, once again, gets himself into situations that would be better left alone. A Memphis client hires Carson to prove infidelity, but instead, he finds corruption and murder going all the way to the top of Memphis politics. A Jack Logan client investigation takes him back to Humboldt looking into automobile fraud, which lands him smack in the middle of a murder. Not just any murder, but the murder of a local beauty queen – one who seemed to have too many enemies for a girl her age.
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Another book by Darnell that I couldn’t put down!

I became a fan of Gerald W. Darnell’s Carson Reno Mysteries after I read the first book!
His characters are believable and interesting to follow in his books.
“The Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land” has twists and turns that keep you wanting more. It is a book I had trouble to put down because I had to know what was going to happen next.
I encourage everyone to read this, and the other books, by Gerald W. Darnell.
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Knights of Destruction (Soldiers of Destruction Series, Book Two) by E. Kay Sims – #MilitaryFantasy, #GeneticEngineeringScienceFiction

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CAPTAIN EVE STONE, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS JTAC
I am an American soldier, serving the people of the United States of America. I am a warrior. I am trained and disciplined mentally and physically. I am an expert and a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and to destroy the enemy. I will never accept defeat. And that is why after nearly twenty years of serving my country and having my identity, my memory, my life, and my one true love stolen from me, I will fight with everything in me to get him back, to remember who I really am.
Almost twenty years have gone by since I was injured in an accident while serving in the United States Air Force. My family, friends, and fiancé were informed I had died. I lost everything. Until now.
It was a chance encounter. While on a top-secret mission behind enemy lines in Iraq, he found me, the only man I’ve ever loved, SSgt Wyatt Powell. But I don’t remember him. You see, I’m a cyborg now. My human side is at war with my machine side because my human side remembers. I have a new identity and a new mission. I will get my life back, and I will make Wyatt fall in love with me again. And I will seek and destroy those who did this to me. I am Captain Eve Stone, and I am a Soldier of Destruction.
SSGT WYATT POWELL, MERCENARY SOLDIER OF KNIGHTS INC.
I can’t believe it’s her. When she died, it nearly destroyed me. Now I’m facing the fact that she’s been alive all this time, but she’s changed. She’s a cyborg with a new identity, and I’m not the same man she fell in love with. I’ve seen and done things that I cannot undo.
I have memories of how we used to be, of the all-consuming love we once shared, back before I had traversed the depths of hell. Before I lost my soul and willingly became a cyborg soldier for Knights Inc., a private mercenary army for hire, fighting for and protecting important assets of the United States. We do the dirty work no one else will, behind enemy lines in the most dangerous parts of the world, and on American soil. We go where even the bravest of the brave would not dare to go.
We have a new mission: find others like Captain Eve Stone and stop whoever is stealing the lives of American soldiers and turning them into cyborgs against their will. This I will do. I will hunt down those bastards and make them pay. I owe her this, even though I’ve reached the point of no return. I owe her my help in getting her life back, even if I no longer belong in it.
I can’t go back to the way we were, and I don’t know how to go forward, or if I even want to. She would hate the man I’ve become. I’m no longer worthy of her. I am the Dragon, a Knight of Destruction.
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Christopher Correia

Must Read!

For those that loved book 1 in the Soldiers of Destruction series, you will love book 2! Filled with action-packed adventure, this is a must-read.

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Crescent Vendetta (Vendetta Series Book 1) by Desiree L. Scott – #Werewolf&ShifterRomance, #RomanticSuspense

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Wolf-shifter Vanessa Burns has survived a life of brutality and neglect. Being kidnapped, drugged, and forced into an underground fighting ring is just the beginning of one man’s sick and twisted obsession.
Travis Kameron, the Alpha of the Crescent Ice Pack, suffering a similar fate, wakes up to find his life is about to be irreparably changed by the fierce she-wolf in the next cage. Can they put aside old rivalries and the past and work together to not only survive and escape but to weather the storm of complications, revenge, and betrayals waiting for them on the outside?
Rated MA18+ for adult content.
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Viv Drewa

Exceptional first book in a series!

I love anything paranormal and this book made it to my Excellent List! I love the way Scott moved the story along which made the book difficult to put down.
You find yourself not only immersed in the story but empathizing with the characters. You feel Vanessa’s pain and loneliness, and Travis’ desire for her.
I highly recommend this book to not only paranormal readers but all readers.

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June Green Leaves of Deceit (A Cat Collier Mystery Book 6) by Carol Ann Kauffman – #WomensDetectiveFiction

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Join Cat Collier is this serial mystery short story series, described as a cross between Nancy Drew and Mike Hammer.

Carter disappoints Cat in the worst possible way. She begins to doubt her worth. Can a new location bolster Cat’s self-confidence? Is she strong enough to let a new love in?

June Green Leaves of Deceit continues and adventures and misadventures of Mary Catherine Collier, known as Cat, as she opens a second online investigation office, away from Heaton Valley and the love and support she’s known there. Can she make it on her own?

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KJ Williams

Couldn’t put this book down!

I can’t wait for the next book in this series. Curious to see what Carson needs to tell Cat and how things turn out with her new landlord.

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Mercy’s Angels Book 1 by Barbi Barnard – #ContemporaryRomance

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This is a story of a young girl forced to live the club life by threats and violence. How she survived the man that gave her no choice but to endure. Follow along to see how she got out and took them for a ride. Sit back, get comfortable and let three women tell you a tale of courage, determination and a little humor of the life of “Momma.” How she became the owner of a Motorcycle Club.
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Fran Zoch, Little Shop of Readers blog

Not the MC you are used to and glad of it

I found this author at a release party for another author and thought I would try her book, I mean a woman-owned MC?
Tiffi and momma are awesome, momma has her place where she has her bar and Tiffi helps behind the bar. When the Angels grace the pen nothing is the same, Tiffi finds herself at a loss with the big men but Momma shines. I can not wait to see what happens with the Angels

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A Thief in the Night: A Tale of Grimm Portent: (A Fairy Tale Retelling) (The Never Lands Saga) by Andi Lawencovna -#FairyTales, #ScienceFiction&Fantasy, #DarkFantasyHorror

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Sometimes it takes a criminal to save a life.

Eskild Fontaein should never have returned to his hometown. He could have stayed in the city where he was respected and admired, but no, he’d wanted to come home.

And as the newly appointed town magistrate, the only way to be taken seriously was to be feared. Hanging a thief should fit the bill.

He hadn’t wanted to do it. Wished he’d found another way.

Sometimes, wishes do come true.

Jaias Alvaldene, scourge of Undcrest, madwoman, villain, thief, is dead.

Well, not quite. It helps to have friends in high places, namely on the steps of the gallows when one’s about to be hung from a rope.

She would have stayed dead too, if not for the town Magistrate who seemed so forlorn at her demise.

What’s a good thief to do when a magistrate comes crying?

When a young girl is stolen by a horde of cannibals, there’s only one person to ask for aid in rescuing her.

Once a Thief, Always a thief…

Can Eskild convince Jaias to help him find the child before it’s too late? Or will he lose everything to his Thief in the Night?

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Captive (A New Life Book 1) by Samantha Jacobey – #SuspenseActionFiction, #Action&AdventureRomanceFiction

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A New Life Series is an epic adventure. TORI FARRELL’s life IS one wild story… escaped from a biker gang and running from drug lords… used by the FBI and hoping to protect her present from her past… IT’S DARK – IT’S BRUTAL, and it’s WORTH EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! (Mature read, 18+ for graphic sexual content and violence, including rape)
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Joelle Dockter

Amazing!

Samantha really captures your interest in the beginning and holds it through to the end. Your heart breaks for Tori as you learn how tough her life has been and yet you are so excited for her as she begins to break from her shell and allows good things to happen for her. This is a must read book!!

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Standing on His Own” (New Beginnings Book 2) by Trish Edmisten – #MilitaryRomance, #NewAdult&CollegeRomance

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When his best friend decided to join the Army after high school graduation, there was no question Joel would join too. Best friends since kindergarten, the two of them did everything together, and this was no different. A routine mission changed their lives forever. Slade ended up paralyzed while Joel lost his leg. Joel never expected to live with one leg, but he wasn’t going to let it break him. Like he did with everything else, he adapted, and he accepted that he was never going to find love. Women might want to sleep with a war hero, but they sure as hell don’t want to live with and take care of one. That theory proves true until Courtney comes along. Beautiful, independent Courtney with her wicked sense of humor is the perfect woman for Joel. All he has to do is trust her enough to accept that he doesn’t have to stand on his own anymore.
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Edmisten has a wonderful gift!

I love how Trish Edmisten brings her characters to life and puts them in realistic situations. This is the second book I’ve read by her.
Joel is self-conscience about his missing leg, but his best friend, Slade, is paralyzed and will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. They joke and tease each other but when the PTSD hits they’re there for each other.
Then Joel meets Courtney and finds he’s falling in love but has his reservations.
I couldn’t put this marvelous book down!
I highly recommend Standing on His Own!

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Body Guard Romance with a paranormal twist! 

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After ten years in the big city, Cassie Holt is back in Fairfield Corners. To keep her safe, Logan must open his heart, but that’s something he swore he’d never do.
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Viral Dawn: (Viral Series Book 1) by Skyler Rankin – #ParanormalSuspense, #DystopianScienceFiction, #Post-ApocalypticScienceFiction

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What if your world changed in a split second, destroying everything you thought you knew and thrusting you into a world where your very survival depends on every move you make, every decision, and every step you take? Every. Move. Matters.
An explosion at the army depot unleashes a deadly cloud carrying a genetically engineered virus that turns people into flesh-eating zombies. High school senior, Casey Williams has taken refuge at the school with friends and others who managed to survive the blast and ensuing viral outbreak. They’re safe. For now. But supplies are running short, and tempers are running shorter as Casey realizes the time is coming they will need to get out. She is determined to lead her friends to safety only to discover that she’s led them into even greater danger. Determined to save her friends, she fights the living and the undead in her quest to survive.
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Viv Drewa

Wow! Can’t wait for the next book!

I love zombie books and this one is exceptional! Most of the characters are teenagers and deal with the zombies in their own way.
Viral Dawn is filled with action, Zombies and a touch of romance! It’s truly a new twist on the Zombie experience!
I can’t wait for the next book!
I highly recommend Viral Dawn!

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