Karma Cards by Set Game

Karma Cards is game similar to UNO. Every one tries to get rid of all the cards in their hands. You play by discarding a card of the same number or higher on the discard pie. If you have a pair or more of a particular card you could play them all at one time if they are the same or a higher number then the top discard. There are also 4 different Karma Cards in the deck. One is “GIVE THE PILE TO A FRIEND” Saving this card and playing it at a strategic moment is key. Yes you can make someone pick up the pile but in the end it could bite back. 

My Husband, Daughter, Son In Law and myself played this game and we had a blast. What better way to break up the monotony of a boring evening of reruns on TV, then to gather the family around for a night of competition. The laughter and fun we had that night has no monetary value but it means the world to me. Thanks to this game we have a few hours of memories to add to our family. 

The games come with the cards, a plastic holding tray, and instructions all in a nice brightly colored box. The game recommends for ages 8 and up. 

Check out this and other games on the Set Game website

Virtual Book Tour for Luck of the Irish by Liz Gavin

Luck of the Irish

by Liz Gavin

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GENRE: Contemporary Paranormal Romance

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BLURB:

Keira Ashe’s parents are great but her mother has overprotected her for years. Now, this twenty-two-year-old Bostonian has graduated from college and can go on a trip she has been planning for years. She fears her shyness may get in the way of her enjoying what could be a life-altering adventure. However, Keira feels her luck is about to change when she meets gorgeous bartender Declan Slane.

Declan Slane is twenty-six and works at a hotel bar in Dublin. He hasn’t been very lucky in his love life so far. Also, he has got a troubled past he has chosen not to revisit in order to keep his sanity. Because he isn’t looking for a girlfriend, Declan isn’t very pleased to meet a certain breathtaking American who walks into his bar one afternoon.

Get a taste of adventure and heartache as Keira spreads her wings and matures while she gets to know her great-grandparents’ home country – Ireland. Hold your breath when she faces tough decisions and dangers. Root for Keira while she weighs up the consequences of making love for the first time. Bite your nails when she comes across unforeseen threats.

Liz Gavin’s second full-length novel is hard to put down just as it is hard to pinpoint its genre. She has woven an intricate web around her characters that will leave readers breathless. In the sizzling concoction, this talented new author poured heart-warming romance, heart-stopping suspense, and a dash of heart-searching paranormal. Take your pick. Regardless of the literary genre you might favor, Liz Gavin’s writing will take you to a whole different side of it.

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Excerpt Three:

When Declan opened his eyes again, he didn’t know how much time had passed. The house was deadly quiet. O’Hallon was nowhere to be seen. Sluggish, Declan crawled forward and sat up beside Keira. He could barely breathe, due to the effort to move and the loss of blood, but he pulled her lifeless body onto his lap and held her close. He hugged her tight against his chest. He buried his face in her hair, which was covered in blood, and cried like he hadn’t cried since he was a little boy. He felt like he was six again.

“Please, please, don’t leave me, Keira.”

His sobs filled the air. He balled his hands into fists, frustrated because Keira didn’t respond. He couldn’t face the evidence that she wasn’t able to answer him.

“This is my fault, too. He wouldn’t have killed you, if I had let you go with him.”

He sat there, rocking back and forth for a long time, hanging on to her as if he could bring her back by sheer power of will. The thought that she was gone forever caused such burning pain in his chest, much stronger than the one from the bullet. He couldn’t breathe.

“Please, don’t go. I can’t bear it if you leave me, too.”

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

When Liz Gavin was in Second Grade - just a couple of years ago, really - her teacher told her mother the little girl should start a diary because she needed an outlet for her active and vivid imagination. She was a talkative child who would disrupt the class by engaging her colleagues in endless conversations. She loved telling them the stories her grandfather used to tell her.

Apparently, the teacher wasn’t a big fan of those stories, and Liz’s mother bought her a diary. She happily wrote on it for a couple of months. Unable to see the appeal of writing for her own enjoyment only, she gave up on it. She missed the audience her friends provided her in class. She went back to disturbing her dear teacher’s class.

Since then, she has become a hungry reader. She will read anything and everything she can get her hands on – from the classics to erotica. That’s how she has become a writer of erotica and romance, as well.

As a young adult, she participated in a student exchange program and lived in New Orleans for six months. She fell in love with the city and its wonderful inhabitants. NOLA will always hold a special spot in Liz Gavin’s heart. Nowadays, living in Brazil, Liz’s creativity has improved many times because it’s such a vibrant, gorgeous and sexy country.

Welcome to her world of hot Alpha males and naughty, independent women. Add a touch of the paranormal in the presence of some wicked souls and you’ll get the picture.

AUTHOR LINKS

Blog - http://lizgavin.wordpress.com

Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/lizgavinauthor

Twitter - @LizGavin_author

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7360069.Liz_Gavin

Amazon Author Page - http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00F5BJC7Q

B&N Author Page - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/liz+gavin?_requestid=513766

Email – lizgavin@elessarbooks.com

BUYING LINK

AMAZON - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MS48JO0

Interview with Liz Gavin 

 What are four things you can’t live without?

My books, my U2 collection (CDs, DVDs, books, and so on), my collection of movies, and my collection of TV shows.

What is your favorite television show?

Wow it’s such a long list… it depends on the time of year I guess. LOL Currently I’m watching American Horror Story but I love Sense 8, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, anything David Tennant is in… LOL

If you could be any character, from any literary work, who would you choose to be? Why?

Catherine Earnshaw from Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights because I had such a crush on Heathcliff growing up. Hehehe I mean they’re a classic romantic couple and I’m an incorrigible romantic. Plus she’s a strong-willed woman ahead of her time in many ways; one capable of inspiring such deep passion in a man driving him to say something like this quote:

“Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living. You said I killed you--haunt me then. The murdered do haunt their murderers. I believe--I know that ghosts have wandered the earth. Be with me always--take any form--drive me mad. Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! It is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!”

What have you got coming soon for us to look out for?

I’m working on my third novel. It’s a historical fiction called Celtic Fire about a Druid priestess. Here’s a synopsis: Rowen has sacrificed much in the name of the Great Goddess: family, dreams, and her eternal love. Now the Lady of the Lake asks of Rowen yet another sacrifice. Only this time it may prove to be too much for her scarred heart. Can Rowen betray gentle, loving Caddaric, the soul mate who has been her haven for many lifetimes past? Can she trust Eochaid, a rude warrior who symbolizes everything she despises and hates? Will she fulfill her duties as High Priestess or will she abandoned her faith in the name of love? I’m working hard to release it in July 2016.

What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?

Well that depends on what genre I’m writing. Celtic Fire for instance was hugely influenced by Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley while Luck of the Irish wasn’t inspired by one single author or book but by every single romantic novel I’ve ever read and the list is humongous. 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION 

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Cover Reveal for End of Church Street by Gregory L. Hall

End of Church Street

Gregory L. Hall

Publisher: Fiery Seas Publishing

Genre: YA Dark Fantasy/Horror

Release Date: October 2016

Homeless and with nowhere to turn, Rebecca De Rosa finds a family of lost souls just like her—the vampires of Orlando. Reborn, she revels in her new lifestyle of 'no rules'. Love whoever you want. Seek whatever high you wish. Live forever young. Every night's an adventure—hunting down tourists, challenging local police, screaming to the world vampires really do exist! It's Neverland and every dream Rebecca has comes true.

Until the first murder.

Someone else lurks in the shadows. Goths are found beheaded, with wooden stakes pounded into their chests. The hunters have become the hunted. As the bodies pile up, Rebecca and the Family are forced to ask who can you trust when the only person who believes you're an actual vampire is a vampire killer?

About the Author:

Gregory L Hall has a long history in comedy, theatre and improv. He is a national Telly Award winner and creator of the Baltimore Comedy Fest, which supported Autism Awareness. Many fans know Greg best as the host/producer of the popular live radio show The Funky Werepig.

As a writer his work has appeared over the decade in various publications, anthologies and a short story collection. His novels rarely stick to one genre, ranging from comedy and romance to intense thrillers and horror. His biggest claim to fame is he was once hugged by Pat Morita, Mr. Miyagi of The Karate Kid. We should pause an extra moment to realize how awesome that is.



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Book Blitz: The Urban Boys by K.N. Smith

This is my stop during the book blitz for The Urban Boys by K.N. Smith. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 25 till 29 April, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.



The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses (The Urban Boys #1)

by K.N. Smith

Genre: Action-adventure/ Paranormal

Age category: Young Adult

Release Date: October 1, 2015

Print Length: 292 pages

Publisher: Two Petals Publishing

Blurb:
The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses is an action-adventure story about five teen boys who are mysteriously exposed to a foreign energy source that gives them extremely heightened senses. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become hypersensitive gifts that forever change the world. The story chronicles their effortless interrelations and later exposes the testing of their deep bonds. It introduces the reader to an array of supporting characters who alter the boys’ lives forever. The Urban Boys offers young and mature readers central themes of loyalty, responsibility, honesty, fear, and triumph, which become artfully integrated with cinematic-level action and high drama. The story twists, turns, and grinds through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in a diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narrative!



Overview: The story’s small town of Danville Heights, a carefully crafted universe, contrasts with the dark, gloomy town of Sandry Lake, where evil abounds. Upon the boys’ mysterious incident with the energy source, they’re instinctively called to Sandry Lake to root out evil. Their senses guide them each time. However, secrecy about their mission, furious battles with evil thugs, extreme fatigue, and stress and pressure soon overwhelm the boys, but they must find a way to embrace their fate. A lurking, Dark Stranger seems to know their plight, and a strikingly beautiful, fearless girl lends way to heightened confusion. Shocking details about these two characters, and the evil antagonist, the dreaded Druth, twist and grind the story even further. Despite tension and fierce battles, will the boys hold it together long enough to fulfill their destiny?



Intriguing, intelligent, and full of action, The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses offers a memorable, emotion-packed, thrilling ride for young and mature readers alike!

You can find The Urban Boys on Goodreads



You can buy The Urban Boys here:

- Amazon

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Excerpt:
From Chapter Five:

With predictable timing, the bell rang, and as if the Kinsu show weren’t enough, another student ran into the classroom and crashed into his seat almost tipping over completely toward an unscheduled meeting with the floor. Roaring laughter broke out. It was Alex, who looked over at his girlfriend, Josie Perez, who was furiously choking back a silent chuckle.

At that moment, Mr. Knowlton, a tall, slender science teacher with a dense, cowboy-era mustache and thick-rimmed glasses, entered the room. He said nothing and put a formula and problem on the board. He then turned around, stared at the class, and while examining Alex said, “Figure it out people, and no talking or lookie-looing either. Keep your eyes to the paper, and good luck.” As he turned, his short, choppy, gray hair, which was darted in all directions, incited laughter amongst the students, but in a most hushed, undetected, and controlled manner for fear of an automatic F on a problem they had yet to solve.

As would be expected of the unprepared, paper shuffling and pencil twirling ensued. After about five or six minutes, Kinsu, the first one finished, put his pencil down to signal he was done. His eyes traveled around the room to a bookshelf, then over to a poster detailing DNA, and finally out the window. His eyes stretched beyond the classroom. He gave a long stare and then zoomed-in on what looked like rapid motion or some type of fluttery movement in the distance. In an attempt to distinguish perception from reality, he blinked repeatedly. He saw it again and sat at attention to get a better view.

Mr. Knowlton walked past him and sternly interrupted his state of concentration, “Done already? Turn your paper over, Kinsu.” After satisfying the request, he went back to staring out the window. Rhee was watching him wondering what he saw out there. Could it be the new girl with the red lips? “Time’s up, people,” said Mr. Knowlton as loud moans suddenly filled the room.


About the Author:

K.N. Smith is an American author and passionate advocate of childhood and family literacy programs throughout the world. She continues to inspire students of all ages to reach their highest potential in their literary and educational pursuits. Her creative, lyrical flair sweeps across pages that twist, turn, and grind through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narratives. K.N. Smith has over twenty years' experience in writing, communications, and creative design. She lives with her family in California.



You can find and contact K.N. Smith here:

- Website

- Facebook

- Twitter

- Goodreads



There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of The Urban Boys. These are the prizes you can win:

- a 25$ Amazon gift card

- 5 signed copies of The Urban Boys by K.N. Smith (U.S. only)



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ACO-UINT Premium Emboss Flower Design Leather Wallet Case with Card Slots

I love this beautiful phone case. The outside of the case is a beautiful red almost burgundy type color. It is made of PU leather, that looks and feel s like real leather. There is a beautiful vine type design embossed into the front and front inside of the case. Inside the case the wallet part features 2 credit card/ID slots and a large pocket for cash. The part that holds the phone is a removable magnetic rubber bumper case. This bumper case has 4 very strong magnets on its back that attaches it to the outer case. The bumper case does not slide around inside the case when it is attached it is really attached. There is also a magnetic flap that keeps the case closed. The magnets are strong enough to hold the bumper case in and keep the case closed but It has not demagnetized the strips on my Credit cards or ID. The cut outs and button areas on the bumper case are in the correct spots as my phone and I have no problem using them, My headphone cord and charger cords fit perfectly. The case also has a removable wrist strap as well.

I truly love this case. It is very protective, very beautiful, and very handy to have. I hate having to drag a purse every where I go, and I do not like keeping my money or cards in a pocket. With this case I have everything I need.

I received this product at a discounted price in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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Castle plate by Lifetime Inc

Absolutely adorable plate. My Grand Daughter just turned 4. She loves Princesses, and she loves this plate. The plate is made of stainless steel. It has 5 sections, kind of like a TV dinner tray. It is shaped like a castles. All the edges are beveled and smooth so she cannot get cut on the metal. The plate can be hand washed or put in the dishwasher. Being metal it is unbreakable. The metal is stiff so it should not be able to be bent either with normal use. She is really enjoying eating out of this plate and wants it at every meal. Not to say she is eating more she but she is eating. She is also playing by decorating the castle with her food. This is a really cute plate and would make a great gift. You could also use it as more then a plate, like using it as a catch all on a dresser in a child's bedroom to hold hair bows and things.

I received this product free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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Book Tour Framed to Death by Christina Freeburn

Synopsis

Eden has turned into a hotspot of crime, and Faith finds herself smack dab in the middle of the flare-up. When a favor for a friend links Faith to the synthetic marijuana problem invading her town, no good deed goes unpunished becomes the title of her life. The town accuses the police of favoritism toward her, putting a strain between Faith and Ted, and a new officer is determined to prove Faith’s guilt. 

When the criminal is outed, Faith’s relief is short-lived. A fire takes out the store—along with the suspected dealer—and she’s now number one on an officer’s suspect list. Faith sets out to prove her own innocence, and her digging sparks the truth to life. Instead of the truth setting the town free, Faith finds out it might destroy Eden, the friends she holds dear, and smother out her own life. 

Related subjects include: cozy mysteries, women sleuths, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit), amateur sleuth books, craft and hobby mysteries, small town mysteries, book club recommendations. 

Books in the Faith Hunter Scrap This Cozy Mystery Series: 

• CROPPED TO DEATH (#1) 
• DESIGNED TO DEATH (#2) 
• EMBELLISHED TO DEATH (#3) 
• FRAMED TO DEATH (#4) 

About The Author –

The Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery series brings together Christina Freeburn’s love of mysteries, scrapbooking, and West Virginia. When not writing or reading, she can be found in her scrapbook room or at a crop. Alas, none of the real-life crops have had a sexy male prosecutor or a handsome police officer attending.

Christina served in the JAG Corps of the US Army and also worked as a paralegal, librarian, and church secretary. She lives in West Virginia with her husband, children, a dog, and a rarely seen cat except by those who are afraid or allergic to felines.

·         Links to your webpage, blog, Facebook, Twitter, GoodReads and any other links you would like to include.

webpage: www.christinafreeburn.com

blog: www.theselfrescueprincess.wordpress.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christina-Freeburn-Author/245592138834150

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristinaFreeb1

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ChristinaFreeburn

Purchase Links

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Framed-Death-Faith-Hunter-Mystery-ebook/dp/B01B5BVGUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456170678&sr=8-1&keywords=framed+to+death

B&N - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/framed-to-death-christina-freeburn/1123324995?ean=2940157883584

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(4) Copy Framed to Death by Christina Freeburn - 2 Print - 2 E-book

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