Review of RETRIBUTION by ANDERSON HARP

My Thoughts on RETRIBUTION by Anderson Harp

I received a free copy of RETRIBUTION from Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.  

This is an action packed suspenseful military/political thriller.  And it is one heck of a thriller!  Anderson Harp has written an amazing story filled with disaster, terror, and suspense that leaves you wondering “what if?”. 

This is a great book if you are a fan of authors like Tom Clancy. The story is a bit complex but it is quite convincing with its many twists and turns.  

You can purchase RETRIBUTION at one of these fine retailers:

Amazon.com

Barnes and Nobles

Walmart.com 

Praise for Retribution

“Tense and authentic—reading this book is like living a real-life mission.”

—Lee Child, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers

“Want to see what the military’s really like?  Harp knows his stuff.  Retribution proves that the scariest story is the true story.  Here’s the real intelligence operation.”

—Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times author of The Inner Circle

“Retribution is just outstanding.”

—Douglas Preston , #1 bestselling author of Impact  

"I seldom come across a thriller as authentic and well-written as RETRIBUTION... a global plot that's exciting, timely, and believable.” 

—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Protector

“A stunner…reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.”

—James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of Bloodline 

RETRIBUTION

BY ANDERSON HARP

Anderson Harp served 30 years in the U.S.  Marine Corps, rising through the ranks to become a Colonel.   He has served as the Officer in Charge of the Crisis Action Team for Marin Forces Central Command.  His decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service

Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Navy Commendation Medal.  As an officer in the Marine Corps Reserve, he was mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom and served with MarCent’s Crisis Action Team. Using his up-to-date knowledge of cutting edge technology, and the kind of military experience that a make for great thriller writing, Harp has created a fast-moving and totally riveting thriller that will make Anderson Harp a leading name, like  Ludlam  and  Brad  Thor,  in  the  military/political thriller.  RETRIBUTION  (Pinnacle Books, $9.99 ISBN: 978-0-7860-3421-5) by Anderson Harp, the first book in Will Parker thriller series will be published in mass market by Pinnacle Books this March, now with full national distribution.

The remote and impenetrable Pakistani mountains have offered refuge to the worst enemies of civilization since the time of Alexander.  Now, the world faces a new challenge. Reared from birth to harbor a seething hatred, a lone man is about to unleash a firestorm that will rage for centuries.  And the window of opportunity to stop him is shutting much faster than Washington D.C. can hope to deal with.

A top lethal operative, Will Parker is embedded within the terrorist’s ranks to stop this catastrophic disaster.  But with a nuclear core on its way to the U.S., Parker will go to any lengths to stop a biological terror more lethal than anything the USA—and the world— has ever faced.

Anderson Harp served 30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising through the ranks to become a Colonel.  His stations included:  the Pentagon, South Korea, Central America, the Persian Gulf, Europe, Camp Pendleton, the Marine Mountain Training Center, Fort Benning, Fort Sill, and Camp LeJeune. He has served as the Officer in Charge of Crisis Action Team for Marine Forces Central Command. His decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Commendation Medal. As an officer in the Marine Corps Reserve, he was mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom and served with MarCent’s Crisis Action Team.  Anderson Harp lives with his family in Columbus, Georgia.

RETRIBUTION

By Anderson Harp

Pinnacle, an imprint of Kensington: March, 2014

$9.99; 528 pages

 ISBN: 978-0-7860-3421-5

Review of Cider Brook by Carla Neggers

Cider Brook is about treasure hunter Samantha Bennett, who is trying to solve a 300 year old mystery in Knights Bridge. She is also back to restore her good name.  Justin Sloan is a great looking, bad boy firefighter who remembers Samantha quite well. In fact, he was the one that got her fired from her last job.

Samantha was born into her profession as a result of her family being famous for their own archeological adventures, some that involved pirates. For the last two years, she has been cataloging possessions that once belonged to her late grandfather.  Among those, she finds a painting of Cider Mill and an unfinished novel, both clues that point to a pirate named Captain Farraday. She finds her way to the old cider mill to camp out and find out all the information she can in Knights Bridge.

Justin and Samantha aren’t friends.  Two years ago, she worked for a man familiar with Knights Bridge and failed to share some information about her past. It was Justin who exposed Samantha’s past to Duncan McCaffrey.  Duncan has since died and Samantha has felt regret over what happened.  She wants to make amends with his son, Dylan.  Her first night camped out in the woods, she is caught in a fire in the mill and is rescued by Justin.

Carla Neggers has been spinning stories ever since she climbed a tree with pad and pen at age 11. Now she has millions of copies of her books in print in more than 30 countries, and more than two dozen of her books have placed on the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. Cider Brook is the third novel in her acclaimed Swift River Valley romantic mystery series that launched with Secrets of the Lost Summer and That Night on Thistle Lane. Secrets of the Lost Summer spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnered rave reviews, including a starred review from Booklist and a Top Pick from RT Book Reviews. Growing up in rural western Massachusetts with three brothers and three sisters, Carla developed an eye for detail and a love of a good story. Her imagination, curiosity and sense of adventure are key to creating the complex relationships, fast-paced plots and deep sense of place in her books.

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Review of REDDEVIL 4 by Eric C. Leuthardt, M.D.

REDDEVIL 4 introduces us to Dr. Hagan Maerici, a well-known neurosurgeon, who is working on artificial intelligence implants that would change the way we think about the human mind. His work is suddenly put on hold when flood of brutal killings take place.

The murders have all been committed by important people who have no motives or prior histories of aggression. Edwin Krantz and his partner, Tara Dezner, are investigating the murders.  Edwin is an older police detective and hates technology. Tara is a former Navy Seal.

The investigators turn to Dr. Maerici to find answers. The doctor believes that someone is playing with the implants of the suspects and turning them into murderers. As they seek to discover the truth, they find themselves in danger, from both from human and artificial intelligence.  Moreover, the answer lies within Dr. Maerici’s work and a mistake he may have made. This potential mistake could endanger the lives of millions and destroy everything the doctor has done.

If you are a fan of the show, Almost Human, this is definitely the book for you. Eric Leuthardt, a neurosurgeon himself, has created a world dominated by humans fitted with implants which allow them access to the internet, function as communication devices and even seem like reality for the average person. Moreover, these implants stimulate signals to the brain so they act like a prosthetic for the human mind.

REDDEVIL 4 is a great science fiction thriller with the added twist of a murder mystery.   It will leave you guessing until the very end.

ERIC C. LEUTHARDT M.D. is a neurosurgeon and biomedical engineer as well as a recognized pioneer in neuroprosthetics. He is widely published in scientific journals and has received a number of scholarly awards in recognition of his contributions Dr. Leuthardt is the director of the Center of or Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology at Washington University School of Medicine, where he researches brain-computer interfaces. He is ranked as one of the most prolific inventors in the world, with more than 800 patents either granted or pending. REDDEVIL 4 is his first novel.

You can read the first three chapters of RedDevil 4 HERE.

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Review of Atonement by B.J. Daniels

Welcome to the February 20 stop for the Atonement Blog Tour.

Dillon Lawson lost his twin brother, Ethan, a year ago in fiery car cash. As Sheriff, he does his best to protect the citizens of Beartooth, Minnesota but feels extreme guilt for not being able to protect his brother.

When Tessa Winters arrives in Beartooth, Dillon starts to wonder what Ethan is in fact dead. Theresa is nine months pregnant and he can’t figure out whether the woman is trying to con him or if she is speaking the truth.  What is interesting is that she first believes that Dillon is Ethan.

Now Dillon must find out the truth but in the process of doing so, he finds himself falling for Tessa.  As Dillon and Tessa search for Ethan, they find themselves and Tessa’s unborn baby in danger and Dillon is forced to trust a woman who views as a con artist.

Atonement is also about Frank and Nettie who loved each other for decades and after many disappointments, they finally see themselves working out.  And things are finally starting to look up until Frank is accused of the murder of his ex-wife.

Atonement is the 4^th installment of the Beartooth Mountain series. B.J. Daniels has taken suspense and romance in a whole new direction.  While I am new to the Beartooth Mountain series, I really enjoyed Atonement and I look forward to reading the prior installments.

Atonement is available for purchase and download on February 25. You can read the first three chapters at the author’s blog for a preview.

B.J. DANIELS, a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author, wrote her first book after a career as an award-winning newspaper journalist and author of 37 published short stories. That first book, ODD MAN OUT, received a 4 ½ star review from Romantic Times magazine and went on to be nominated for Best Intrigue for that year. Since then she has won numerous awards including a career achievement award for romantic suspense and numerous nominations and awards for best book. Daniels lives in Montana with her husband, Parker, and two Springer Spaniels, Spot and Jem. When she isn’t writing, she snowboards, camps, boats and plays tennis. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Thriller Writers, Kiss of Death and Romance Writers of America.

ATONEMENT

(Beartooth, Montana 4)

Harlequin HQN, February 25th 2014

Paperback, 384 pages

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I did not receive any compensation for this review. I did, however, receive a free copy for my review from Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.

Review of Nothing Personal by Mike Offit

NOTHING PERSONAL

A Novel of Wall Street

By Mike Offit

Thomas Dunne Books; February 11, 2014

352 pages; $25.99 U.S./$29.99 CAN.

ISBN-: 978-1-250-03542-4

Welcome to the February 10 blog tour stop for Mike Offit’s Nothing Personal. 

Nothing Personal takes place in the early 1980s. It is a story of a young Warren Hament who after finishing business school lands a job as a bond trader.  He rapidly rises to the top of the banking world and becomes a part of a wealthy and privileged world that is also crude and unethical. 

Everything seems to be going well for Warren until bad things start happening to people he cares about, including the murder of his mentor.  Warren does not see these events as coincidental.  He finds himself at the center of a murder investigation.  He also finds himself in control of a huge fortune due to his mentor’s death and in a relationship with a very ambitious woman who holds the key to solving the mystery.  He needs to figure out what is happening before someone else is hurt or killed.

Mike Offit uses his own experiences on Wall Street to make Warren Hament’s story believable.  In fact, Offit does a great job building suspense on the trading floor or Hament’s company and even provides a good look at how greedy and self-egocentric Wall Street is.

Mike Offit began a Wall Street real estate trading career after graduating from Brown University and obtained significant success on the Street. After his departure, he turned back to his original passion: writing. He lives in New York City.

Nothing Personal is available through Thomas Dunne Books starting February 11, 2014.  You can purchase a copy through the following book retailers:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

IndieBound

Books-A-Million

Kindle

Nook

I did not receive any compensation for this review. I did, however, receive a free copy for my review from Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.

Review of Stress Free Kids by Lori Lite

About the Book

Bedtime was a stressful time for Lori Lite’s children.  It took a demanding two hours to get her son to sleep and her daughter was dealing with night terrors. These stressors were making parenting hard for Lori. To help herself and her family, Lori started to practice stress management techniques throughout her day. The techniques worked so well for her that she started to incorporate these when she told her children bedtime stories. The result – her children followed along and fell asleep more easily and stayed asleep.

Children deal some of the same issues that adults deal with such as bullying, body image, and societal demands. These issues affect children more than they ever did in the past. Stress Free Kids gives parents the tools they need to help their children deal with life’s stresses.  Lori shares relaxation and breathing therapies and positive affirmatives to help children learn to lessen stress and anxiety as they deal with difficult circumstances.

My Take

As a single working mother, I know that when I am stressed so are my kids. I was able to take Lori’s book and relate it to some of my experiences.  I know that what I feel and how I respond affects my kids.  I now find myself more aware of my children copying my behavior and responses toward stressful situations and I am working to set a better example.  I appreciated the tips that were offered to parents and I also found great benefit in the approach Lori took to teaching my children how to emulate good habits and stress management.

About the Author

Lori Lite has created a line of books and CDs designed to help children, teens and adults to manage stress, lower anxiety levels and control anger.  For more about Lori and Stress Free Kids® , visit the Stress Free Kids®  website at http://www.stressfreekids.com.

Review of The Last Savanna by Mike Bond and Adventure Kit Giveaway

THE LAST SAVANNA

By Mike Bond

Mandevilla Press; January 15, 2014

$15.99; 253 pages

ISBN: 978-1-62704-008-2

REVIEW
Welcome to the January 2 BookTrib blog tour stop for Mike Bond’s The Last Savanna. 

Mike Bond is back in with his latest ecological thriller, The Last Savanna with Ian MacAdam, an ex-SAS officer,who joins a commando team to hunt down ivory poachers. Learning that the poachers have kidnapped archaeologist and Ian’s former love, Rebecca Hecht, Ian embarks on a quest to save Rebecca in a country torn by war, overpopulation and wildlife slaughter.

Mike Bond uses his own experiences pursuing elephant poachers in East Africa. In The Last Savanna, Mike Bond shares a personal journey through East Africa’s heartland, its people and animals and its beautiful deserts, savannas, and jungles.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Bond is a bestselling author and an adviser to the US and foreign governments.  He is also a human rights and war correspondence, an award winning poet and internal energy expert. His books are often based on his own experiences in dangerous regions of the world. You can find more about Mike Bond at his website.

You can purchase The Last Savanna through Amazon, Barnes and Noble or other fine online book retailers. 

GIVEAWAY 
As part of The Last Savanna  blog tour, Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. is giving away an Adventurer’s Kit. The Kit includes survival card multi-tool by Kikkerland, drawstring bags, utensils, fold-able cups, Coghlan’s fire starters and assorted camping items, water purification tablets, electrolyte tablets and more. 

Just leave a comment below with your email address if you are interested in winning the kit and I will pick on winner on January 9 through Random.org. U.S. Addresses Only. 

I did not receive any compensation for this review. I did, however, receive a free copy for my review from Alissa Letkowski at Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.