Indelible By: Alexis Kennedy

INDELIBLE

by Alexis Kennedy

With the cover of this book, those blue eyes just grab you and pull you in. Actually, they do more then that, they make you crave opening the book and desire reading it. Seriously, but I am good with anything by this author, her work is always entertaining, so I know I want to read it even before opening the book.

Upon opening the book, we are meeting once again the beautiful red head Scarlett Vanderwall. And I am glad, I just loved her character before, she has a great personality, honestly, I feel parts of her are much like the author, but that’s just me. Saying this will get this review deleted, if it even posts. Truth. All because I am a big fan of this author, and this review is justifiably, my version of the truth.

Anyway; as I was saying.

Scarlett and Ivan are headed on yet another journey. It’s just that this time, they are trying to rescue Ivan’s sister from Ivan’s own former boss, who is a Norwegian crime Lord. The man is known as Kieran ‘The Punisher.’ If that doesn’t just say it all, what does?

Thanks to Scarlett and her own ‘style’ of associates, she and Ivan manage to gather together the gear they need. Some weaponry and such, and embark on their journey, one that they hope, they will be able to return from.

As they are on their journey, Scarlett is still receiving phone calls from the DEA agent Aiden Bradley and one CIA supervisor Collin Kincaid. The alphabet soup group keep begging her to come back and work for them.

Then Scarlett receives word of a posing threat on the United States itself, and realizes she is in fact needed. Scarlett must be forced to decide, and her thoughts are put between a rock and a hard place.

Scarlett has a dark life beckoning for her in the back of her own mind, and she wants to give in. And the needs of the good ole USA are important to her too. And Ivan’s sister, will this be the last fight of her life after all?

Wait; what? You wanted me to give you the scoring details? Not happening. You need to read the book yourself, just like the rest of us, that’s cheating!

What I can do is tell you this: this book is a fantabulous read, five stars, even. And I enjoyed it, because I wanted to know the choices that Scarlett would make. And I was worried about that evil crime boss, and I wanted him to get what he deserves. And I understand how jobs nag at you, as well as wanting to do the right thing, and even wanting to resort to a dark side. Sometimes the dark side can be fun and entertaining. But you are going to have to read the book yourself. You’ll like it, so go on. Go get your own copy!

Here are my questions for Alexis:

1. What made you decide to write this book and how long did it take you? I wrote it as the sequel to Two Faced because I loved writing Two Faced and knew Scarlett had more stories to share. It took me about 3 months to write it.

2. Do you have any photos or descriptions of the characters? Photos are attached. Here’s how I think of them: Scarlett Vanderwall is unstoppable, untouchable, cool, confident, intelligent, beautiful, suave, fearless, sexy, sly, secretive—and she has the conviction that she will always get what she wants.

Ivan Stanislovsky is handsome, charismatic, daring, strong, dangerous, smart—and ready to face any challenge in an assignment.

Scarlett

Ivan with a gun

3. Did you put yourself into any of these characters? Just my sarcasm lol.

4. Which of the characters is your favorite? Scarlett is my favorite, and if I could be like her, I would be.

5. Does writing ever try to put itself in the way of your life, by insisting that you write? (Like for example when you're trying to sleep.) Yes, always when I’m trying to sleep. Since I started writing, I stay home more often. I just need my dog and my PC. I carry a notepad in my purse, so when I’m waiting at the doctors office or wherever, I can write.

6. Do you enjoy writing, if so, why? I love it. I like creating worlds I can control when I feel like my own life is out of control.

7. What do you think of Amazon deleting reviews? (Please explain in detail, with your change.org link.)  https://goo.gl/RTFNHj  I hate it. It’s hard enough to make money writing, but then they lessen our chances of gaining new readers by removing our reviews. Here’s what I told the BBB: They claim our reviewers are biased, as if we aren't entitled to have fans. It's ridiculous for them to assume that they know what a reviewer is thinking when they post a review, and it's ridiculous for them to assume that the reviewer is a liar. If they doubt the reviews, perhaps they should read the book and see for themselves and post their own reviews. They are violating the first amendment. Our readers, who are their customers, have the right to express their personal opinions about our books.

8. Have you ever met any of your fans, and if so, how was that experience for you? I did a book signing at Penned Con once, but I was a stranger to those people. However, in March, I’m going to be making a personal appearance at a book club, who is starting Indelible now, and I’m very excited about that.

9. What is your upmost favorite book of all time? My favorite book is Scandalous. I’m totally in love with my hero, Adrian Casimir. I poured love and romance into the story and left room for plenty of laughter and a few tears.

10. What are your hobbies? Other than writing, I really don’t do much else. Health issues keep me under house arrest most of the time. I enjoy playing with my dog and spending family time with my parents and my 18-year-old son.

11. Where is your favorite place to write? In my office with TV reruns on in the background.

12. Please share with us your social media and book links:

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kennedy.author/

Amazon page: Author.to/AlexisKennedy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorAlexisK

Website: http://www.alexiskennedy.net

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5622152.Alexis_Kennedy

Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+authoralexiskennedy

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/authoralexiskennedy  

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13. Anything extra to add:  Thank you for doing this interview. Also, if readers want an autographed eBook or softbound, they can order it from my website https://alexiskennedy.net.

Indelible: Two Faced book 2 by Alexis Kennedy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

With the cover of this book, those blue eyes just grab you and pull you in. Actually, they do more then that, they make you crave opening the book and desire reading it. Seriously, but I am good with anything by this author, her work is always entertaining, so I know I want to read it even before opening the book.

Upon opening the book, we are meeting once again the beautiful red head Scarlett Vanderwall. And I am glad, I just loved her character before, she has a great personality, honestly, I feel parts of her are much like the author, but that’s just me. Saying this will get this review deleted, if it even posts. Truth. All because I am a big fan of this author, and this review is justifiably, my version of the truth.

Anyway; as I was saying.

Scarlett and Ivan are headed on yet another journey. It’s just that this time, they are trying to rescue Ivan’s sister from Ivan’s own former boss, who is a Norwegian crime Lord. The man is known as Kieran ‘The Punisher.’ If that doesn’t just say it all, what does?

Thanks to Scarlett and her own ‘style’ of associates, she and Ivan manage to gather together the gear they need. Some weaponry and such, and embark on their journey, one that they hope, they will be able to return from.

As they are on their journey, Scarlett is still receiving phone calls from the DEA agent Aiden Bradley and one CIA supervisor Collin Kincaid. The alphabet soup group keep begging her to come back and work for them.

Then Scarlett receives word of a posing threat on the United States itself, and realizes she is in fact needed. Scarlett must be forced to decide, and her thoughts are put between a rock and a hard place.

Scarlett has a dark life beckoning for her in the back of her own mind, and she wants to give in. And the needs of the good ole USA are important to her too. And Ivan’s sister, will this be the last fight of her life after all?

Wait; what? You wanted me to give you the scoring details? Not happening. You need to read the book yourself, just like the rest of us, that’s cheating!

What I can do is tell you this: this book is a fantabulous read, five stars, even. And I enjoyed it, because I wanted to know the choices that Scarlett would make. And I was worried about that evil crime boss, and I wanted him to get what he deserves. And I understand how jobs nag at you, as well as wanting to do the right thing, and even wanting to resort to a dark side. Sometimes the dark side can be fun and entertaining. But you are going to have to read the book yourself. You’ll like it, so go on. Go get your own copy!



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Forever Bound By: Amanda Kimberley

Forever Bound

By: Amanda Kimberley

Blood is thicker then bloodlines... 

 

The cover of this book is down right sexy. Therefore, looking at makes you think, this book is going to be a hot one, or at least a love story.

This is book three of a series, which I didn’t know when I started reading it. I just started reading it. And I don’t know if it’s a requirement that you need to read these books in order, or together as a series, but as I stated, I did not, and this book seemed to read perfectly alone when I read it. Therefore, in my opinion, this book can be read as a standalone. However, it is up to you.

Allow me to start by informing you that Cheng Huang, the Jade Emperor has a death sentence on Alec and Lilith. This is where I think the details from prior may or could have been in other books, but I am uncertain.

However, I do know that Alec was everything that Lilith had ever wanted and imagine in a lover. He loved taking care of her and her needs. He was caring, and he was just everything she ever wanted, and more. 

Except for the problem they shared.

The two of them had to be able to withstand the rebellion of the werewolves, and this was coming fast. This was not going to be avoidable. 

These werewolves planned to give rise to Demetrese, ruler of the Underworld, during a rare planetary alignment in the Ming Dynasty. And the thing is, will someone’s dead heart learn to beat for the Obsidian? What path could this story take, when there are so many different twists and turns? 

That’s just the thing, just when you think you have it figured out, you don’t. And here you are rooting for Lilith and Alec, and hoping for the best, and worrying, and oh no. Something else happens unexpectedly. 

I was on the edge of my seat all through this book. I loved the ups and down, and the twists and turns. And I just was totally into everything. It was totally an amazing five-star book. You will love this book, trust me. 

So, if you want something different, you’ll want to grab yourself a copy of this book, because it will entertain you clear to the end!

Here are my questions for Amanda:

1. What made you write this book and how long did it take you? I started writing this book in 2010 or 2011 as a prequel to Forever Friends because the voices of Alec and Lilith wanted to be heard. The book did take me a good amount of years to write in between taking care of my grandpa who had Alzheimer's, my grandma who had post-polio and CHF, and my mom who also had Alzheimer's. All three of them were huge fans of my work and I had grown to feel that I wouldn't honor that memory if I didn't publish it. So, I did earlier this year. 

2. Do you have any photos or descriptions of your characters? Yes, I do! Pictured here is Lilith with Alec.

3. What are you working on now? Another book in the Forever Series called "Forever Immortal" and a book in The Witch Journals Series called "Trial by Township".

4. What inspires you to write? This is a tough question for me to answer because writing is like breathing to me. I just can't stop doing it. I've tried to, especially when I was younger and trying to pay off my college debt at a job that was on the opposite spectrum of writing. I was in retail management at the time and the 80-hour work weeks left me pretty tired. But even then characters, especially Raine, another character in the Forever Series, just didn't stop bugging me until I wrote about him. 

5. What all education have you had? I did the normal high school and I went 4 and a half years at a college to study writing. I didn't graduate college, though. Mom started getting sick, jobs were scarce, and my college debt ballooned so I did what any responsible 20 -something would do and took the full-time management job that was offered to me so I could work off my debt. Maybe one day I'll go back but it will probably just be for a class or two. I just don't feel like devoting another 20 years of my life to pay off a huge debt like that unless it's something I can leave to my children when I leave this world. 

6. What is your favorite book of all time? I have two, "The Hobbit" and "A Wrinkle in Time".

7. What are your hobbies? Cooking, crocheting, yoga, and gaming.

8. Have you ever had writers block? If so, what do you do for it? If not, what would you do for it, if you ever get it? Yes, I have. The block happened after I lost my Grandmother and Mother within 6 months of each other. Mom's two-year anniversary was just yesterday, Dec 12. It was difficult to finish Forever Bound because I felt like I'd experience the loss of losing them all over again once it became published. Writer's block is a personal thing and I know some writers tell other writers to push through it because they view writing as a job. And to an extent they are right, but if writing is like breathing, the block becomes more personal, almost as if writing is life itself. In these cases, I embrace my life moment by moment and allow myself to "breathe" by smelling flowers in the spring, watching my children play with the dogs, cooking, or sometimes writing that sentence that popped into my head. I feel it's okay to have a block because life has its ups and downs and embracing your lows like you do your highs makes you a better person and a better writer. 

9. Did you ever see yourself becoming a writer when you grew up? No! In fact, I was nine when I got my first "published gig". The local paper published two of my poems and my Grandma and Mom made me go to the store and buy up EVERY SINGLE paper they had. I thought it was cool to see my name in print but I never thought it would ever amount to anything more than just that one time. 

10. Please share with us your book links AND social media links: Forever Bound link: http://www.books2read.com/forverbound, BookBub link: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/amanda-kimberley

11. Anything to add: I also write nonfiction for Fibromyalgia sufferers and my acclaimed blog (http://www.fibroandfabulous.com) has a wealth of information for sufferers and caregivers.  

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Forever Bound by Amanda Kimberley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The cover of this book is down right sexy. Therefore, looking at makes you think, this book is going to be a hot one, or at least a love story.

This is book three of a series, which I didn’t know when I started reading it. I just started reading it. And I don’t know if it’s a requirement that you need to read these books in order, or together as a series, but as I stated, I did not, and this book seemed to read perfectly alone when I read it. Therefore, in my opinion, this book can be read as a standalone. However, it is up to you.

Allow me to start by informing you that Cheng Huang, the Jade Emperor has a death sentence on Alec and Lilith. This is where I think the details from prior may or could have been in other books, but I am uncertain.

However, I do know that Alec was everything that Lilith had ever wanted and imagine in a lover. He loved taking care of her and her needs. He was caring, and he was just everything she ever wanted, and more.

Except for the problem they shared.

The two of them had to be able to withstand the rebellion of the werewolves, and this was coming fast. This was not going to be avoidable.

These werewolves planned to give rise to Demetrese, ruler of the Underworld, during a rare planetary alignment in the Ming Dynasty. And the thing is, will someone’s dead heart learn to beat for the Obsidian? What path could this story take, when there are so many different twists and turns?

That’s just the thing, just when you think you have it figured out, you don’t. And here you are rooting for Lilith and Alec, and hoping for the best, and worrying, and oh no. Something else happens unexpectedly.

I was on the edge of my seat all through this book. I loved the ups and down, and the twists and turns. And I just was totally into everything. It was totally an amazing five-star book. You will love this book, trust me.

So, if you want something different, you’ll want to grab yourself a copy of this book, because it will entertain you clear to the end!

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