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You will love reading this self-published NYT bestseller

Published on September 16, 2016August 23, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell4 Comments

I read this book back in 2013 and I still love it. I hope you will too.

If you grab this New York Times BestSelling Novel for the Bargain price of $3.99, you will understand, within minutes, why the novel Hopeless by Colleen Hoover shot to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List.

Words will spill from the pages and catch in your throat.

I turned page after page with bleary eyes, read late into the night as fear gripped me waiting for the beautiful words to become marred by the ending, they weren’t. Ms. Hoover is a weaver of tales. Once you begin to read, you will follow her as I did, wherever the story goes, because, in Hopeless, she has strewn the path with words too beautiful to miss. Over eight thousand Amazon.com readers agree! Can’t wait to download more of her books.

Hopeless by [Hoover, Colleen] — **Click image to read sample**

Self-published star Colleen Hoover scores print book deal (triblive.com)
Book Review, Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (romancebookreviewsblog.com)

It’s great to see self-published authors do great!

Have you read a self-published book that you loved? Do share!

I’d love to hear from you! Click the “write me” tab or contact me on Twitter @jeancogdell,Facebook at jean.cogdell and Amazon.com, stop by and say hey! The lights are on, and I’m waiting.

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Do you want something to give you pure enjoyment?

Published on September 9, 2016August 23, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell

**Then try reading a complex, witty and Flat-Out lovely book.**

Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park is tagged YA but I flat-out loved this book. Her writing style is funny, quirky and pure enjoyment.

Imagine what might happen if your daughter left for college in Boston and due to one mistake after another finds herself homeless. No dorm room, no apartment.

But like all Mom’s, you’d ride to the rescue as did Julie’s mother. Lucky an old college friend agrees to put Julie up until an apartment becomes available. Well, best-laid plans went out the window as Julie settles in and falls in love. Oddities pile up and wounds open but Ms. Park reminds us that all it takes to set things back to normal (whatever that entails) is Flat-Out-Love.

If you are a member of KindleUnlimited it is available to read for free.

I give this lovely book 5 Stars

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Tell me what good book have you read lately?

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Do you know how to share your latest read?

Published on September 2, 2016August 23, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell4 Comments

Do you know how to write a non-fiction review?

Reviews are the bread and butter of every writer. But they can be harder to come by for non-fiction writers.

Is it because we are intimidated by the process?

It’s not as scary as you think.

One of my favorite bloggers, ROSIE AMBER, gives an easy guide to writing that non-fiction book review.

So if you’ve read a great non-fiction book click on this link and read Rosie’s how-to list for writing a terrific review.

Let’s Talk About #BookReviews Day 2

Do you read non-fiction?

Ever wrote a non-fiction review?

Do you think non-fiction reviews are harder than fiction reviews?

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Everyone enjoys a little haunting every now and then.

Published on August 12, 2016August 3, 2016 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

And that’s what you get a story you won’t be able to turn loose long after reading the words “The End.” Jennifer McMahon leads us all down a rabbit hole of lies and deceit in this disturbing haunting, psychological thriller, and paranormal page-turner.

Many kids have big imaginations and imaginary friends to keep them entertained. Parents think it’s cute, and give little thought to any of their imaginings being real.

But if you lived near Reliance, a village that mysteriously disappeared one day, you might believe in the paranormal too. You might surround your bathtub with iron to keep away the things that live among the shadows.

Fifteen years after Lisa told everyone she was crossing over to the world of the fairies to meet the Fairy King and disappeared, her brother Sam wants to find the truth.

In Don’t Breathe a Word: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon introduces us to a family ravaged by loss.

Like me, you will not be able to put this book down until you find out what really happened to Liza.