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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The Seed By: Wendi Starusnak

The Seed

By Wendi Starusnak

When I first received this book, I admired the cover, as always this is one of the first things I like to do. I can’t help myself, as an artist, it’s one of the first things that grip me. And one of the things I have always liked about Wendi’s covers is the detail. This one is no different. The cover grabbed me and pulled me, and promised, “I will keep you entertained, come inside.”

This allowed me to have no problem opening the next door. What I liked from the get go was how Wendi gave her readers a note, explaining what is truth and what isn’t. This book is a work of fiction, however, let it be known- there are people out there who ‘may have’ similar cases to this one. And silence and looking away is not the answer. Immediately, a smile crept across my face, as I continued to read along.

Within these pages we are going to learn about Alicia Anderson and her daughter Mindy. An eye-opening tale of an experimental enacted by the government, that Alicia had thought all along, was simply some kind of disorder that her daughter had been going through. 

Sometimes we just think that when our kids start suffering from nightmares, speech impairments, developmental issues and even anger management; we just take for granted it’s normal. But sometimes it isn’t. Than we even have the ones with the birth defects that we are told are caused by smoking, or inherited diseases. Then there are those cases where we don’t even know what is happening to our own bodies because the doctors don’t even honestly tell us, I mean let’s be frank here. And then when they do, they use these big terms we can’t even understand and we just shake our heads like we understand. 

But the thing is, with Alicia, the pregnancy wasn’t even developing right, the baby was growing small, and under developing body. They decided to birth the youngster early, and try to help her grow outside of her mother, hoping to help. Alicia went home alone without her baby, and the hospital kept Mindy, and did everything they could to help with her growth, and. . . yeah and. And what is the question. Maybe it wasn’t then, or maybe it was. 

Today, Mindy has the mentality of a ten-year-old with Alzheimer’s. She doesn’t remember anything, and always needs to be reminded. She is sweet and innocent at home, but when she is at school, it is another story. 

Eventually through a lot of struggle, and even thorough investigations, Alicia learns the truth behind everything. Now both Alicia and her daughter, Mindy must work as a team to survive and prove what happened, and that this is just the beginning. Oh yes, only the beginning of what is to come.

This book is truly a five-star read, thrilling in every aspect. I couldn’t put it down, because I had to know, which is exactly what will happen if you read this book. So, trust and believe, you need to get yourself a copy today, and get busy reading! This book was ultimately eye opening, and unbelievable, well…. I mean if you doubt this kind of stuff. Which I don’t. Well, what are you waiting for?

Here are my questions for Wendi:

1. What made you write this book and how long did it take you?

Creepy, what-if ideas always pop into my head.  I have a special needs daughter who this book is based very loosely on, along with a couple of what if scenarios. It took me about two months to write this book.

2. Who designed this beautiful cover?

Another author Tasha Gwartney made the cover for me in exchange for editing services.

3. Do you have any photos or descriptions of the characters that you can share with us?

I don't have any photos of the characters to share.  I like people to be able to imagine the characters however they see them in their heads when reading.

4. What are you working on now?

Right now I'm working on an offshoot of my Fleischer Series, a book that will be called 'Disturbed'

5. What motivates you to write?

My experiences in life and love for writing both have always motivated me to write. I want to encourage others to speak out and speak up against abuse with my books.  

6. If you were to get writers block, or have ever had it, what do you do for it?

I've never really had writer's block.  I've had times where I just don't feel like writing, but I've found the best cure for that is to just write anyways.  Write anything, just to get the mind working and the words flowing.

7. What suggestions can you offer for the aspiring writers out there?

Just write what's in your heart to begin with.  Worry about editing and all the other stuff after you get the gist of it all down.

8. How long have you been writing?

I've been making up stories since before I could write and writing ever since I knew how to spell. It's been a lifeline for me in some very difficult times.

9. What are your hobbies?

I love spending time with my family, writing, reading, camping and nature.

10. Do you put yourself into your characters?

Yes.  I've found that I write best when I write as my main character.

11. Where is your favorite place to write?

Between my husband and I, we have eight children and seven grandchildren. Although only three live at home right now, I babysit often and am always on the go.  So, I write wherever I have to or manage to find some time to be able to think. Most of the time, that ends up being in my living room.

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

http://wendistarusnak.ihostfull.com

www.facebook.com/AuthorWendiStarusnak

AuthorWendiStarusnak@gmail.com

www.twitter.com/@WendiStarusnak

13. Anything to add::  I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read any of my books. Reviews are definitely always appreciated too!  Feel free to connect with me at any of the above links!

The Seed by Wendi Starusnak
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I first received this book, I admired the cover, as always this is one of the first things I like to do. I can’t help myself, as an artist, it’s one of the first things that grip me. And one of the things I have always liked about Wendi’s covers is the detail. This one is no different. The cover grabbed me and pulled me, and promised, “I will keep you entertained, come inside.”

This allowed me to have no problem opening the next door. What I liked from the get go was how Wendi gave her readers a note, explaining what is truth and what isn’t. This book is a work of fiction, however, let it be known- there are people out there who ‘may have’ similar cases to this one. And silence and looking away is not the answer. Immediately, a smile crept across my face, as I continued to read along.

Within these pages we are going to learn about Alicia Anderson and her daughter Mindy. An eye-opening tale of an experimental enacted by the government, that Alicia had thought all along, was simply some kind of disorder that her daughter had been going through.

Sometimes we just think that when our kids start suffering from nightmares, speech impairments, developmental issues and even anger management; we just take for granted it’s normal. But sometimes it isn’t. Than we even have the ones with the birth defects that we are told are caused by smoking, or inherited diseases. Then there are those cases where we don’t even know what is happening to our own bodies because the doctors don’t even honestly tell us, I mean let’s be frank here. And then when they do, they use these big terms we can’t even understand and we just shake our heads like we understand.

But the thing is, with Alicia, the pregnancy wasn’t even developing right, the baby was growing small, and under developing body. They decided to birth the youngster early, and try to help her grow outside of her mother, hoping to help. Alicia went home alone without her baby, and the hospital kept Mindy, and did everything they could to help with her growth, and. . . yeah and. And what is the question. Maybe it wasn’t then, or maybe it was.

Today, Mindy has the mentality of a ten-year-old with Alzheimer’s. She doesn’t remember anything, and always needs to be reminded. She is sweet and innocent at home, but when she is at school, it is another story.

Eventually through a lot of struggle, and even thorough investigations, Alicia learns the truth behind everything. Now both Alicia and her daughter, Mindy must work as a team to survive and prove what happened, and that this is just the beginning. Oh yes, only the beginning of what is to come.

This book is truly a five-star read, thrilling in every aspect. I couldn’t put it down, because I had to know, which is exactly what will happen if you read this book. So, trust and believe, you need to get yourself a copy today, and get busy reading! This book was ultimately eye opening, and unbelievable, well…. I mean if you doubt this kind of stuff. Which I don’t. Well, what are you waiting for?

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