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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Love to #color, #unique, #fantasy, #art, #Animals, #Wildlife, #Plants&Animals, #Mandalas&Patterns

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#IARTG THE DRAGON DREAMER by J.S. Burke, #YA #Sci #Fantasy
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De-stress and unwind with hand-drawn mandalas woven from wildlife. 

These original snowflake designs are created from animals and plants, with a nature theme. Color 24 pictures and 24 ornaments. Let your imagination soar! Drawings range from simple to detailed. Learn to fold and cut out lacy paper snowflakes to hang as unique decorations. “Fantasy Snowflakes Coloring Book” was inspired by the award-winning “Dragon Dreamer” series: science fantasy adventure with dragons and an undersea world.
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A creative, imaginative coloring book for all ages!

By Rebecca S.

I am excited to have received my “Fantasy Snowflake Coloring Books,” having ordered one for myself and several for gifts! I am having so much fun deciding on colors and decorating these amazing snowflake designs. There are even Ornament sized pictures to color. I know that my nieces and nephews will love them. J.S. Burke has an amazing gift for creating these designs. Many are based on her Dragon Dreamer Book Series. All of her books seem designed to stretch children’s imagination and knowledge.

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See colored versions from
“Fantasy Snowflakes Coloring Book” here:

http://www.jennysburke.com/snowflakes.html

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“The Fingerprint Murders” (Carson Reno Mystery Series Book 10) by Gerald W. Darnell – #Mystery, #Thriller, #Suspense, #Hard-Boiled, #Crime

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All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
Someone is brutally murdering people in Memphis, and for unknown reasons, the killer wants Carson involved.
They’re not just killing people, they’re removing the victim’s fingers and leaving strange clues everywhere. Carson becomes involved when the killer sends him severed thumbs – each wrapped in bloodstained paper containing Bible scripture.
Clues are everywhere, but none of them make any sense and aren’t connected – yet.
Old names surface and the mystery gets stranger and darker as Carson tries to solve the ‘Fingerprint Murders’.

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Viv Drewa
Fantastic book by Gerald W. Darnell!

I think of all the books I have read by Darnell this one was the best!
The twists and turns in it kept me on the edge of my seat. Carson Reno had a real mystery when the dismembered thumbs did not match the bodies. Moreover, the end was remarkable.
I highly recommend this book to everyone!

 

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“The Fingerprint Murders”
(Carson Reno Mystery Series Book 10)
by Gerald W. Darnell
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All Carson Reno, Mystery Series Books, are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
What happens when a rich client, three beautiful women, a shifty businessman, a gambler and a missing spouse are all suspected of murder? The results are a merry-go-round of shadows and lies in a house of cards with clues almost as old as Carson.
Greed, blackmail, infidelity, murder, serial killers and a twenty-year-old crime spin a tale that is practically unbelievable – with the truth masked behind a story that nobody wants told.
This old fashion ‘whodunit’ takes Carson Reno and his crew on a complicated adventure, which has too many victims and too many suspects.
Come along and help Carson find the clues and discover the truth as he tries to make sense of all the
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Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews
Reno is at it again!

Of course, I am a big Carson Reno fan. Just when you think you figure it out, something happens … full of intrigue and captivating characters, I loved this story. Reno is one of those unforgettable characters, and Darnell brings the pages to life, with his unique and formidable writing style. Reno grabs your attention and leaves you hanging on every single word. As always, I look forward to whatever comes next from Darnell’s pen and whatever hunt Reno will be on next.

I received this book free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. ~Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews

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“Shadow and Lies”
(Carson Reno Mystery Series – Book 16)
by Award-winning author Gerald W. Darnell
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“Eve of Destruction” (Soldiers of Destruction Series, Book 1) by E. Kay Sims – #Literature&Fiction, #Erotica, #RomanticErotica, #Thrillers

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 I’m Capt. Eve Stone and I’m a cyborg. I woke up in a top-secret lab with no memory of my past, except that I was once human. They erased my memory, more than once. I’m more machine than human now, but once my sleep cycle begins, my memories from my human life return, and so do those of a man with stormy silver eyes. He haunts my dreams, and something in me knows he’s the key to my human identity. I need to remember…
I’m SSgt Wyatt Powell, former USAF Military Training Instructor at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. I met and fell in love with Airman Katica Hajek nineteen years ago. A relationship between us was against the rules. But she agreed to explore our explosive relationship anyway. I thought I lost her, but now I am not so sure.
Eve of Destruction is Book One of the Soldiers of Destruction Series and ends on a cliffhanger.
Disclaimer: This book is intended for readers 18+ as it contains sexually explicit themes and adult language. It is a dark read and may contain triggers for some readers including violence and rape. Read at your own discretion.
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AMAZING- LOVED every minute of this book!

By Janie

Wowzza! What an AMAZING book! I enjoyed reading this book from start to finish. I did not want to put it down. I can not wait to read more from this amazing author. I will recommend this book to anyone, even if it isn’t typically what you would read, I’d say give it a try you’ll be amazed. Can’t say enough! Look forward to many more books!

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“Eve of Destruction”
(Soldiers of Destruction
Series, Book 1)
by E. Kay Sims
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“Crescent Vendetta” (Vendetta Series Book 1) by Desiree L. Scott – #Romance, #Mystery, #Suspense, #Paranormal, #Werewolves, #Shifters

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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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A fantastic start to a series.
By Anna Edward

This was my first paranormal romance, and I’m a total convert. I love the dramatic storyline, the hot sexy and the fantastic characters.

Vanessa is a heroine to be proud of. She is a very strong woman who risks so much just to protect what is hers. Travis is very much an alpha male, and I could feel the hotness oozing off the page. I would have like a bit more of his backstory to be included in the novel though, just to make him that little bit more rounded as a character.

The supporting characters and the villain are well defined. The villain definitely deserved his ending.

The book is well written, and overall I would highly recommend.

 

 

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“Crescent Vendetta”
(Vendetta Series Book 1)
by Desiree L. Scott
Can be found at:

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“Diana’s Magic” (Time Travel Society Series Book 2) by Crystal Miles Gauthier – #Literature&Fiction, #Historical Fiction, #Action&Adventure, #Romance

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Finding Her True Potential. “Diana Elizabeth, you are a very powerful sorceress, it is true. And you may not ever need to know these things. However, there may come a time in your life when knowledge of this backward way of doing things could come in handy when your powers are diminished, and you cannot perform to your full ability.” “Aunt, when would that possibly ever happen to me?” “Diana it could happen anytime a demon is near, or a follower has attached itself to you.” Being one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world is a challenge for sixteen-year-old Diana. Still haunted by the evil forces who kidnapped her in infancy, she is taught to fight those who want to steal from her everything she loves. One night during what was supposed to be a teenagers rebellious night out, she encounters a sight that rocks her to her knees. Diana runs away angry, veering off the normal path, a small accident leaves her unconscious. When she wakes, she finds herself in a strange new place. Everyone seems to be joyful and content in this place called Shae’lan. What awaits Diana in this happy place will not only leave her wanting more, it will also have her questioning her life’s decisions. Two men will determine Diana’s fate. One is Evil, One is Good. Both will be a factor in determining the rest of her life.
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I’m in love with this Time Travel SeriesI have never really like Time Travel Books! Once I started reading Troianne I couldn’t put it down, I had to read the whole series! I just finished reading this book Diana’s Magic! This book leaves you wanting more! You will laugh and cry when you read it! Diana is this most amazing young woman who grows into this extraordinary woman, and she finds her soulmate at a young age! As you read this book, you will travel with Diana, and you will experience her pain, love, and trials and tribulations! The twist to the story of her father wedding her beloved’s mother was a kicker! I never see it coming! This is truly a great book! Can’t wait to read the next one…

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“Diana’s Magic”
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by Crystal Miles Gauthier
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“Cross-Ties” by @Carolyn M. Bowen – #Literature&Fiction, #GenreFiction, #ComingOfAge, #Action&Adventure, #Romance

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#HistoricalFiction #HistFic #Romance
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Leah was a rebel. She chose to live her life outside the constraints of 19th century English society. She rebuked any parental control and choose to decide her own fate. From England to the Caribbean and then frontier America, she was loved by family and friends yet still had enemies. Sailing the seas with pirates lurking about helped chisel her character as she created a life of her own near the sea.
Explore the scenic countries with Leah and learn about the native cultures and taste their delicacies. As a mixed race female, she placed prejudices under her feet and learned to recognize and accept love even if it was against the law.
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P.S. Winn
Great epic story of love, life and loss

This is a well written, interesting story of love, life and the heart ache that comes with it. Leah is a woman who leads an interesting, but at times sad life. Readers are lucky to be allowed to follow along on her journey that crosses continents and includes danger as Leah learns to deal with heartache linked to romance in a book that readers are going to enjoy. The author does a great job with this historical romance that has many other genres linked in the pages.

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“Cross-Ties”
by Carolyn M. Bowen
Can be found at:

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“Blue Lake” (Time After Time) by Carol Ann Kauffman – #TimeTravel, #Romance, #BookReview

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#AuthorNetwork,#IndieBooksPromo, #amreading, #amwriting, #indiepromo
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When widowed Nicole decided to step back into life in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico with Richard, a young, handsome British actor who professed his undying love and devotion to her on a daily basis, she mistook his boundless enthusiasm for her as little more than youthful impetuousness. She had no idea where their relationship would take her physically or emotionally. She would find herself in many dazzling international locations, putting her own life on hold, simply to be with him. She had no concept how strong her commitment to him would grow and to what extent she would go to protect him and ensure his safety and well-being. And she certainly had no idea the depth of his devotion to her, an unlikely but undeniable love that would span continents and a decade of their lives, entwining them closer and closer, while his career, their families, and other relationships pulled them farther and farther apart. BLUE LAKE is a story of the power of love.
The series, TIME AFTER TIME, follows a pair of quintessential lovers, Richard and Nicole, through their lives together, in different places, in different times, with different names and faces and sometimes even on other planets. This follows the alternative theory that the relationships we forge in this lifetime, both the good and the bad, are continued into the future, and are rooted deeply in our past. Whatever we do, whoever we love, and the good and evil deeds we do today follow us into the future. Unsettled issues will present themselves again and again until they are ultimately resolved. Those people who have had a profound effect on us in this lifetime will find us again in the future. And although everything changes, love remains.
Books in the TIME AFTER TIME series are BLUE LAKE, BELTERRA,
The BASLICATO, BENTLEY SQUARE, WAITING FOR RICHARD, and LORD OF BLAKELEY. They do not need to be read in order.
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Another Amazingly Wonderful Story by Carol Ann Kauffman Have tissues to read this one!

WOW! What a very powerful Love story! There is a roller coaster of emotions in this story and it will suck your emontions in with it. Have tissues for a lot of it handy. Carol write” I want YOU…..Sometime with….. You. Alone. Just you and me Richard and Nicole, like we use to be. Imiss it. I miss….Us!” I can relate to how Nicole feels here. I feel that same way and have said those words to my husband, my Soul Mate. lately.
Love is Complicated! But for Richard and Nicole, it’s more, it’s electric pulsing through their veines together every time they touch. Richard is in London and Nicole is in New Mexico. They want to spend their lives together, there is a huge age difference and one of them feels like the other deserves more from life. You follow their ups and downs over the years. You see how much and connected they really are. They are always there for each other in time of need. They are up front to boy friends/girl friends, that they are in love and will always go to the other in time of need. There can not be a real relationship with anybody, but themselves.
Their love story is beautiful! Their love story is full of hurt! Their love story is patient, kindness, caring and nurturing. Their love story keeps them apart until one reaches out for the others affection. Their love story is every couples dream. Some people have that rare chance to find their Soul Mate and live very happy with them for their adult life. Like me.

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“Blue Lake”  
(Time After Time) 
by Carol Ann Kauffman
Can be found at:

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“Mercy’s Angel’s” (Elizabeth’s Story) by Barbi Barnard – #Romance, #Contemporary

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Every little girl dreams of her future. Whether it be college and a career or marriage and babies. All our life we think about what we are going to do “someday”. Lizzy has dreams. She and her Daddy sat and planned for places to visit, things to try and people to see. With the death of her father when she was ten, she put the list away. Her mother’s depression and her own feelings of abandonment left her without a purpose. Where would be the enjoyment without her whole family to share it with?
By the time she was ready for high school, Lizzy has come to terms with a life full of bumps. Mom has had one boyfriend after another searching for the happiness she had before. Moving to new neighborhoods with each one. Kids are mean at school and friends don’t come easy when you didn’t get to attend with them from kindergarten. Being a semi-loner with only a few girls she can call friends she learns to be self-sufficient. She makes good grades and tries to make her home life easy on her mom. But that all comes to a stop when the latest boyfriend pays too much attention to her growing body. Mom doesn’t notice and the only option she sees is to leave. On her own at sixteen is not ideal, but it’s better than not having any choices.
Street life is hard and there isn’t a day that goes by that the thought of going home doesn’t cross her mind. Finding others just like herself makes it bearable. Surviving is easier when you’re not the only one. Then one day, she meets him. That one person that makes you wish for more. Spending time with them makes your day brighter. Makes you wish for everything again. Never thinking it’s all just an illusion. Betrayal of the worst kind. Pain and humiliation become the norm, and it’s all his fault.
Thirty years later, after making her way in life and bringing her girls with her, she has it all. A successful business and friends who respect her. Living quietly does make for town gossip, but that is just talk. She is content with everything she has and what she fought for. Until, he comes back. With him come memories better left in the past. Can she survive with her heart and mind intact? Can she tolerate being around the person who betrayed her, to make her girls happy? This is Lizzy’s story. The final installment of the Mercy’s Angels. What happened to take the light away from her eyes? Why does the past have to resurface now?

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Momma’s story. A true tale of survival. Barbi Barnard tells of overcoming evil to find the good. A must read!

I really loved this book. I hurt for Elizabeth, cried for Elizabeth, got pissed off for her. The journey to her past was hard to read but now I understand what made her the wonderful woman she is today. The men and romance of the story was perfect. She deserves to have love and kindness in abundance. I truly hope we see more of these characters! There is so much more story for them all. Greg, Match, Jenni, Wayne, Tiffi, Nick, and all the other characters in Momma’s life. The crossover with L. Ann Marie’s MC and Prince’s series was a pleasant surprise. Loved this book!

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“Mercy’s Angel’s”
(Elizabeth’s Story)
by Barbi Barnard
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NOW LIVE: “Stoking the Flames II: Tales of Legend, Lore and Everlasting Love” #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #Fairy Tales, #Anthologies, #Short Stories

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#amwriting, #novel, #mswl, #romantic fantasy, #dark fantasy, #paranormal fantasy
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Find everlasting love in the clouds. Go back in time. Spring into the future. Soar on the wings of magic.
Discover Legends of Fate, Destiny, True Mates, and Forever Love that’s written in the Stars.
Take flight with fifteen amazingly talented bestselling authors as they bring these special Dragons to life. In each life-changing journey, you will see that the heart gets what the heart wants, happily ever after is so much more than simple words at the end of a Fairy Tale, and Dragons prevail no matter the time, place, or obstacle.
This is Stoking the Flames II – spread your wings and soar with our Dragons. Once you’ve touched the clouds, felt the wind in your hair, and held the power in your hands, you will forever fly high.
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“Stoking the Flames II:  Tales of Legend, Lore and Everlasting Love”Featuring: Andi Lawrencovna, Julia Mills,  Kelly Abell, Grace Augustine, Solease M. Barner, Kathi S. Barton, Linda Boulanger, Isobelle Cate, Dara Fraser, L.J. Garland, Darlene Kuncytes,  J.C. McKenzie, Kate Richard, Kali Willow, Victoria Zak

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