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Mad Lizard Mambo Blog Tour Stop #4: MMGoodBookReviews

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News

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Welcome to the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour! Our stop today is: MMGoodBookReviews

The tour will be three Kai original short stories serialized in order over the blog tour. When Kai Fell in Love, When Kai Discovers He Does Not Bounce, and That Time Kai Rescued A Shoe. Hope you enjoy the stories as they unfold on the tour and enter to win a $20 USD Gift Certificate at the e-retailer of your choice at every stop!

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             The Jeep Diva
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

If you order Mad Lizard Mambo directly from the DSP Publications website, you will be able to download the book EARLY on Sept 10th [!]. Spend the weekend chasing dragons with Kai and the crew. If you haven’t already read Black Dog Blues (book #1), DSP Publications will be running a special 99 cents promotional sale of Black Dog Blues for ONE Week only (Sept 6th to the 13th). (Link to series page)

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MadLizardMamboFSMad Lizard Mambo
by Rhys Ford, from DSP Publications

Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter.

Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos.

Now an official liaison between the growing Sidhe Court and the human populace, Kai is at Ryder’s beck and call for anything a High Lord might need a Stalker to do. Unfortunately for Kai, this means chasing down a flimsy rumor about an ancient lost Court somewhere in the Nevada desert—a court with powerful magics that might save Ryder—and Kai’s—people from becoming a bloody memory in their Merged world’s violent history.

The race for the elfin people’s salvation opens unwelcome windows into Kai’s murky past, and it could also slam the door on any future he might have with his own kind and Ryder.

Purchase Mad Lizard Mambo at these and other fine book sites:

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:

Dog Days by TA Moore. 5 Stars. Unique, Vivid Voice.

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News, Guest Blog3 Comments

And I’m not just saying this because I love TA Moore. Like a deep, salted caramel drizzled on ice cream with a dusting of cinnamon sugar kind of way. But because she’s a damned fine writer.

Dog DaysDog Days by T.A. Moore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I actually had the pleasure of reading this as an ARC and as always, am blown away by TA Moore’s use of language and imagery. The author’s voice is distinctively UK and it’s fantastic to experince the nuances and differences of a UK-centric style of writing. There’s a cultural steep in TA Moore’s words, the rich deep moss of centuries of story-telling and the brashness of an urban, modern perspective. Dog Days is a unique blend of ancient undertones and vivid, stark lines, a gentrification of ancient language with a spot of neon to draw the eye.

I fully enjoyed this book. I loved falling into it and TA Moore’s style of writing. It’s a solid, unique tale with a tickle and a promise of more to come. Can’t wait to see where the author takes us.

Dog Days Blurb
The world ends not with a bang, but with a downpour. Tornadoes spin through the heart of London, New York cooks in a heat wave that melts tarmac, and Russia freezes under an ever-thickening layer of permafrost. People rally at first—organizing aid drops and evacuating populations—but the weather is only getting worse.

In Durham, mild-mannered academic Danny Fennick has battened down to sit out the storm. He grew up in the Scottish Highlands, so he’s seen harsh winters before. Besides, he has an advantage. He’s a werewolf. Or, to be precise, a weredog. Less impressive, but still useful.

Except the other werewolves don’t believe this is any ordinary winter, and they’re coming down over the Wall to mark their new territory. Including Danny’s ex, Jack—the Crown Prince Pup of the Numitor’s pack—and the prince’s brother, who wants to kill him.

A wolf winter isn’t white. It’s red as blood.
*****

Purchase Dog Days at Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and other fine online book stores.

ta-moore-1863TA Moore genuinely believed that she was a Cabbage Patch Kid when she was a small child. This was the start of a lifelong attachment to the weird and fantastic. These days she lives in a market town on the Northern Irish coast and her friends have a rule that she can only send them three weird and disturbing links a month (although she still holds that a DIY penis bifurcation guide is interesting, not disturbing). She believes that adding ‘in space!’ to anything makes it at least 40% cooler, will try to pet pretty much any animal she meets (this includes snakes, excludes bugs), and once lied to her friend that she had climbed all the way up to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, when actually she’d only gotten to the beach, realized it was really high, and chickened out.

She aspires to being a cynical misanthrope, but is unfortunately held back by a sunny disposition and an inability to be mean to strangers. If TA Moore is mean to you, that means you’re friends now.

Website: http://www.nevertobetold.co.uk

Mad Lizard Mambo Blog Tour Stop #3: It’s About The Book

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News2 Comments

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Welcome to the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour! Our stop today is: It’s About The Book

The tour will be three Kai original short stories serialized in order over the blog tour. When Kai Fell in Love, When Kai Discovers He Does Not Bounce, and That Time Kai Rescued A Shoe. Hope you enjoy the stories as they unfold on the tour and enter to win a $20 USD Gift Certificate at the e-retailer of your choice at every stop!

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             The Jeep Diva
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews / https://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

If you order Mad Lizard Mambo directly from the DSP Publications website, you will be able to download the book EARLY on Sept 10th [!]. Spend the weekend chasing dragons with Kai and the crew. If you haven’t already read Black Dog Blues (book #1), DSP Publications will be running a special 99 cents promotional sale of Black Dog Blues for ONE Week only (Sept 6th to the 13th). (Link to series page)

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MadLizardMamboFSMad Lizard Mambo
by Rhys Ford, from DSP Publications

Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter.

Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos.

Now an official liaison between the growing Sidhe Court and the human populace, Kai is at Ryder’s beck and call for anything a High Lord might need a Stalker to do. Unfortunately for Kai, this means chasing down a flimsy rumor about an ancient lost Court somewhere in the Nevada desert—a court with powerful magics that might save Ryder—and Kai’s—people from becoming a bloody memory in their Merged world’s violent history.

The race for the elfin people’s salvation opens unwelcome windows into Kai’s murky past, and it could also slam the door on any future he might have with his own kind and Ryder.

Purchase Mad Lizard Mambo at these and other fine book sites:

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:

Mad Lizard Mambo Blog Tour Stop #2: Prism Book Alliance

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News2 Comments

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Welcome to the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour! Our stop today is: Prism Book Alliance

The tour will be three Kai original short stories serialized in order over the blog tour. When Kai Fell in Love, When Kai Discovers He Does Not Bounce, and That Time Kai Rescued A Shoe. Hope you enjoy the stories as they unfold on the tour and enter to win a $20 USD Gift Certificate at the e-retailer of your choice at every stop!

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             The Jeep Diva
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book / https://itsaboutthebook.com/
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews / https://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

If you order Mad Lizard Mambo directly from the DSP Publications website, you will be able to download the book EARLY on Sept 10th [!]. Spend the weekend chasing dragons with Kai and the crew. If you haven’t already read Black Dog Blues (book #1), DSP Publications will be running a special 99 cents promotional sale of Black Dog Blues for ONE Week only (Sept 6th to the 13th). (Link to series page)

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MadLizardMamboFSMad Lizard Mambo
by Rhys Ford, from DSP Publications

Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter.

Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos.

Now an official liaison between the growing Sidhe Court and the human populace, Kai is at Ryder’s beck and call for anything a High Lord might need a Stalker to do. Unfortunately for Kai, this means chasing down a flimsy rumor about an ancient lost Court somewhere in the Nevada desert—a court with powerful magics that might save Ryder—and Kai’s—people from becoming a bloody memory in their Merged world’s violent history.

The race for the elfin people’s salvation opens unwelcome windows into Kai’s murky past, and it could also slam the door on any future he might have with his own kind and Ryder.

Purchase Mad Lizard Mambo at these and other fine book sites:

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:

Mad Lizard Mambo Blog Tour Stop #1: The Jeep Diva

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News1 Comment

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Welcome to the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour! Our stop today is: The Jeep Diva

The tour will be three Kai original short stories serialized in order over the blog tour. When Kai Fell in Love, When Kai Discovers He Does Not Bounce, and That Time Kai Rescued A Shoe. Hope you enjoy the stories as they unfold on the tour and enter to win a $20 USD Gift Certificate at the e-retailer of your choice at every stop!

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             The Jeep Diva
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance / http://www.prismbookalliance.com/
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book / https://itsaboutthebook.com/
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews / https://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

If you order Mad Lizard Mambo directly from the DSP Publications website, you will be able to download the book EARLY on Sept 10th [!]. Spend the weekend chasing dragons with Kai and the crew. If you haven’t already read Black Dog Blues (book #1), DSP Publications will be running a special 99 cents promotional sale of Black Dog Blues for ONE Week only (Sept 6th to the 13th). (Link to series page)

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MadLizardMamboFSMad Lizard Mambo
by Rhys Ford, from DSP Publications

Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter.

Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos.

Now an official liaison between the growing Sidhe Court and the human populace, Kai is at Ryder’s beck and call for anything a High Lord might need a Stalker to do. Unfortunately for Kai, this means chasing down a flimsy rumor about an ancient lost Court somewhere in the Nevada desert—a court with powerful magics that might save Ryder—and Kai’s—people from becoming a bloody memory in their Merged world’s violent history.

The race for the elfin people’s salvation opens unwelcome windows into Kai’s murky past, and it could also slam the door on any future he might have with his own kind and Ryder.

Purchase Mad Lizard Mambo at these and other fine book sites:

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mad Lizard Mambo Set For Early Release on DSP Publications

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News2 Comments

MadLizardMambo_Sale_Banner_HorizontalI am pleased to announce a special promotion from DSP Publications for Mad Lizard Mambo and Black Dog Blues! Notice the [!] because I’m rather excited about this.

If you order Mad Lizard Mambo directly from the DSP Publications website, you will be able to download the book EARLY on Sept 10th [!]. Spend the weekend chasing dragons with Kai and the crew. If you haven’t already read Black Dog Blues (book #1), DSP Publications will be running a special 99 cents promotional sale of Black Dog Blues for ONE Week only (Sept 6th to the 13th). (Link to series page)

* For those who are going to ask, if you’ve pre-ordered from another site, you should be able to cancel the pre-order and get it from DSP Publications.

** Also, remember, if you’ve ordered a paperback from Dreamspinner Press and / DSP Publications, you receive the e-book versions for free.

And now for something completely different, an excerpt from Mad Lizard Mambo. Continue reading “IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mad Lizard Mambo Set For Early Release on DSP Publications” →

Loved CS Poe’s The Mystery of Nevermore

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News14 Comments

The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1)The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adored this book. CS Poe’s Sebastian Snow is a fantastic, well-developed character with quirks and intriguing motivations. I enjoyed his “home base” as an Antique dealer and his developing relationship with Detective Calvin Winter is going to be fantastic to watch in upcoming books. They had a great dynamic with enough push-pull to make things interesting. I really enjoyed reading this. I’m also very much looking forward to seeing what else CS Poe will be bringing to us in the future.

Fantastically great writer with gorgeous characters and a tight, nice plot. All the makings of a wonderful relationship between an author and readers.

Purchase on DSPP at: https://www.dsppublications.com/books/the-mystery-of-nevermore-by-cs-poe-281-b

Or Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Nevermore-Snow-Winter-Book-ebook/dp/B01HM8F0OS/

View all my reviews

Oh…And Another Thing About Kai… Tour Starts 9/6

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News2 Comments

MadLizard_Tour_bannerStarting Sept 6th! Because in my head, the number 5 is stuck someplace. It’s driving me insane. BUT I’m doing serialized shorts spread over the tour. The three short pieces I’ve done are:

  • The first, When Kai Fell in Love, is written a little bit after Dempsey took him in. He’s young in this section and while his Singlish isn’t great, he understands a lot of what he hears. This is two parts.
  • The second, When Kai Discovers He Does Not Bounce, is when he’s about in his early teens(ish) and he’s on a disaster of a hunt with Dempsey. This is in four parts.
  • The third, That Time Kai Rescued A Shoe, is a few months after Dempsey retired and he’s moved into his warehouse in San Diego. This is in three parts.

Hope you enjoy and don’t forget to enter the giveaway on EACH blog. Follow the stories as they unfold on the tour and enter to win a $20 USD Gift Certificate at the e-retailer of your choice at every stop!

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             Jeep Diva / http://thejeepdiva.com/
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance / http://www.prismbookalliance.com/
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book / https://itsaboutthebook.com/
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews / https://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

MadLizardMamboFSMad Lizard Mambo
by Rhys Ford, from DSP Publications

Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter.

Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different. Then Ryder, the High Lord of the Southern Rise Court, arrived in San Diego, Kai’s not-so-mundane life went from mild mayhem to full-throttle chaos.

Now an official liaison between the growing Sidhe Court and the human populace, Kai is at Ryder’s beck and call for anything a High Lord might need a Stalker to do. Unfortunately for Kai, this means chasing down a flimsy rumor about an ancient lost Court somewhere in the Nevada desert—a court with powerful magics that might save Ryder—and Kai’s—people from becoming a bloody memory in their Merged world’s violent history.

The race for the elfin people’s salvation opens unwelcome windows into Kai’s murky past, and it could also slam the door on any future he might have with his own kind and Ryder.

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Lizard-Mambo-Gracen-Book-ebook/dp/B01K9KEXSA/

Sooooooooooon!

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff, Good News5 Comments

Blog tour for Mad Lizard Mambo starts on Sept 5! Giveaways at every stop. A dragon in every garage!

Okay that last sentence was a lie but the giveaway part is true!

DSP Publications:
https://www.dsppublications.com/books/mad-lizard-mambo-by-rhys-ford-309-b

Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Lizard-Mambo-Gracen-Book-ebook/dp/B01K9KEXSA/

Follow the Mad Lizard Mambo Tour at these fantastic review sites:
Sept 6:             Jeep Diva / http://thejeepdiva.com/
Sept 7:             Prism Book Alliance / http://www.prismbookalliance.com/
Sept 8:             It’s About The Book / https://itsaboutthebook.com/
Sept 9:             MMGoodBookReviews / https://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Sept 10:            Sinfully Gay Romance / http://sinfullymmbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Sept 11:            The Novel Approach / http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/
Sept 12:            Oh My Shelves / http://ohmyshelves.com/
Sept 13:            Blogger Girls / https://thebloggergirls.com/
Sept 14:            Joyfully Jay / http://joyfullyjay.com/

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Wow. A Black Sea Hare.

On By Rhys FordIn Bloggy Stuff2 Comments

This fascinated me. Of course I fascinate easily but it has an internal shell. Amazing creature. Well, creatures because shouts out to its smaller cousin, the brown hare.