Friday, April 8, 2011

An Award, A Review, And Giveaways

This post will be a bit of this and that as several things are going on at once.

First, I’d like to say a special ‘thank you’ to Linda Leszczuk for
recently presenting me with the Stylist Blogger Award. I’m honored to receive the award from Linda. If you don’t already visit her blog, you should. She has informative and entertaining posts and a "Groaner of the Day" that you can’t help but laugh at.

According to the rules I’m to tell you 7 things about myself. So here goes: (1) I don’t like talking about myself; (2) I can knit but not purl; (3) I enjoy music but can’t sing; (4) I collect tote bags; (5) my 2 favorite male actors are Cary Grant and Sam Elliott; (6) my favorite TV show is Castle; and (7) I love chocolate.

I’m also to pass this award on and I’d like to present it to these 3 delightful friends/bloggers:
Lady Fi - She has a very stylist blog with breathtaking photos. Drop by and be amazed.
Sia @ Sia McKye’s Thoughts…Over Coffee - Sia shares some interesting interviews with authors, as well as informative posts on writing. She’s also a fellow horse, dog and cat lover. Stop by the coffee is always hot and the talk entertaining.
Kaye @ Meanderings and Muses - Kaye interviews intriguing authors and shares delightful posts that will entertain and inspire you. Stop by to see who she’s talking with today.

Now I have a review to share with you.



by Elizabeth Stuckey-French

While the radiation exposure facing the residents of Japan (and possible other parts of the world) is very real and very serious, I’d like to share a fictional and somewhat humorous look at how on woman dealth with a radioactive problem on her own.

Marylou Ahearn is a driven woman. Marylou is driven to seek revenge against Dr. Wilson Spriggs for the deceitful and despicable thing he did to her and her family some 50 years earlier. Marylou had only been 23 at the time and 3 months pregnant.

It seems Marylou and some 799 other woman were unknowingly a part of a secret government experiment Dr. Spriggs conducted. The women were given a pink, fizzy vitamin cocktail and told it was healthy. In fact it wasn’t, it was radioactive and lead to the death of Marylou’s daughter.

Marylou, now in her late 70s, has tracked Dr. Spriggs to Tallahassee, FL, where he lives with his daughter and her family. Marylou moves into his neighborhood, uses a fake name and plans to destroy his family and kill him.

However, what she finds isn’t the ideal family. They have more problems than the average household between a midlife crisis, a possible affair, and 2 children with Asperger’s syndrome. On top of which, Marylou learns Dr. Spriggs has dementia and may not remember who she is and what he did.

Putting her plan into action anyway, Marylou works her way into the family’s life. The twists and turns the story takes from there are both humorous and sometimes sad. In the end Marylou winds up on a path that she never expected and definitely didn’t image.

There is a cute video at Amazon about this book. Click on this link and watch.

The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Doubleday, @2011, ISBN: 9780385510646, Hardcover, 352 pages


FTC Full Disclosure - I requested this book and it was sent to me by the publisher in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review.

Thanks to Liz and the good folks at Doubleday, I have 2 copies of THE REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE LADY to giveaway. The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. The deadline to enter the contest is 8 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, April 17. To enter, just email me (mcbookshelf@gmail.com) with “Win Radioactive Lady” in the subject line and your name and mailing address in the body of the email.

I’m also delighted to share some great eBook promotions with you thanks to Danielle at Sourcebooks. Three of the authors with Sourcebooks have new releases out this month and some of their backlist titles are FREE in honor of their new releases, as well as great prices on their current books.

 
In Honor of Ciji Ware’s Brand New Release in over a Decade:
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And A COTTAGE BY THE SEA by Ciji Ware for FREE during the
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Olivia Cunning’s ROCK HARD, book 2 in her Erotic Romance Series, Sinners On Tour, hits stores this month. Start at the beginning with the first sizzling hot book that introduced us to the hottest rock band EVER:
Get BACKSTAGE PASS for FREE during the week of 04/05/2011 – 04/11/2011
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Are you a good witch or a Hexy witch? Linda Wisdom’s latest witchy tale, DEMONS ARE A GIRL'S BEST
FRIEND is also in stores this month. Read the book that introduced us to her hexy witches for FREE!

50 WAYS TO HEX YOUR LOVER is FREE during the week of 04/05/2011 – 04/11/2011
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Have a great Friday.

12 comments:

  1. Congrats on your award :) I love Sam Elliot and his voice! And Castle is one of my favourite TV programmes. I adore the chemistry between Castle and Beckett.

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  2. I love this and that blog posts... And, congrats on your award. Your blog is very stylish... !

    Have a great weekend.

    Lou

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  3. Mason - Congratulations on that very well-deserved award!! How cool that you collect tote bags; not only is it interesting, but it's "green." Thanks, too, for bringing those interesting books to our attention. The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady sounds like a fun read.

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  4. congrats on the award, Masy!
    Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend have the most interesting title :)) and cover too :)

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  5. Congrats on your award - I like tote bags, Cary Grant, and Sam Elliott, too.

    I've been going to download Kindle for PC - maybe I'll do it tomorrow and get 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover for free.

    Happy Weekend!

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  6. Back in the days of the Cold War (I'm very old), it seemed like every other movie was about some strange happening tied to radiation exposure. It certainly was the basis for ALL the monster flicks. Just reading about this book made my nostalgic.

    Re. Cary Grant and Sam Elliot - well, what's not to love? And Castle is my number one favorite.

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  7. Hi Mason .. congratulations on the award .. and your 7 things - that's brave to post up!! Chocolate I can agree with you!

    Great recipients for the new Stylish Award .. must check out Lady Fi ..

    Radioactive Lady .. sounds interesting ..

    Cheers Hilary

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  8. Thanks everyone for the kind words about the award. Y'all are the ones that make the blog special.

    Niki, I could listen to Sam Elliott read a grocery list. He has such a wonderful voice. I like the chemistry between Castle and Beckett too.

    Lou, thanks. Hope you have a great weekend too.

    Margot, collecting tote bags would be 'green' if I could remember to take them with me to the store. LOL I just collecting more.

    Dez, doesn't DEMONS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND look interesting? I have it in my TBR stack for this month and can't wait to get started.

    Carol, I've downloaded both the Kindle for PC and the Nook for PC and both do well. I think you'll like the characters in 50 WAYS TO HEX YOUR LOVER.

    Karen, I can't image trying to visit 1,200 blogs. I can't seem to get around to the less than 200 I follow. Continued success with the A-Z Challenge.

    Linda, THE REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE LADY does have that Cold War feel to it even though what's happening is modern time. I agree about Sam Elliott and Cary Grant. I didn't find Castle until the end of Season 1, but now it's a favorite.

    Hilary, one can never go wrong with chocolate. Be sure to check out Lady Fi, she has beautiful photos of Sweden.

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  9. Mason, you're a doll! Thank you darlin' I love your two actors. Love Sam Elliot's voice, yum. thanks for the plug, too!

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  10. All kinds of goodies!! Congrats on the award and thanks for the awesome tips on these books! :)

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  11. Congratulations on your award!

    Contrary to what I had expected, I found the review of The Radioactive Lady very intriguing. I´ll have to think about that one (though the pastel-coloured cover would never have made me think it could be a book for me ;D)

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  12. Oh gosh - thank you so much for your kind kind words about my blog.

    And congratulations - you deserve masses of awards!

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