Month: February 2015

Redemption and Healing Through the Power of Love…”Ruby”, by Cynthia Bond

RubyCynthia Bond is a new American writer among current fiction novelists. She has spent fifteen years teaching at-risk and homeless youth the art of writing in the Los Angeles area. She has studied at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, as well as the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

“Full of life, exquisitely written, and suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South, Ruby is a translucent novel of passion and courage.” Ephram Jennings has never forgotten Ruby Bell, the beautiful, young girl from Liberty, Texas. He once described her as “the kind of pretty it hurts to look at”. Ruby is an epic story of a young man trying to protect the woman he has loved forever. He will find himself having to make difficult choices to have a chance at a life with Ruby.

There are unforgettable characters, exciting suspense, and written in exquisite prose. Ruby represents the dark side of human nature with the promise of redemption and healing through the power of love. Ruby is the newest of Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selections.

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“Fifty Shades of Grey”…by E.L. James

Fifty Shade of GreyBritish author, E. L. James, published a highly controversial novel about erotic romance. Fifty Shades of Grey is the first in the Fifty Shades trilogy, published in 2011, with the second and third volumes, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, published in 2012. The trilogy follows a maturing relationship between characters, Anastasia Steele, a college graduate, and Christian Grey, a young, billionaire businessman. The novel is noted for it’s explicit mental visual of sexual practices involving “bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM)”.

The series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. It set a record in James’s own country, the United Kingdom, as the fastest selling paperback of all time. Critics have given mixed reviews of the novel with the sexual content and less than perfect prose. However, the film adaptation is due out on Valentine’s Day 2015.

Fifty Shades of Grey, the movie, is directed by Sam-Taylor Johnson. The novel, which became a global phenomenon, .stars Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele. The other two novels in the trilogy have been confirmed to be upcoming sequels to the current movie. The rumor is that Dorman and Johnson (daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and in her first major role) did not get along very well, so there is a question of whether they will star in the sequels.

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Will She…”Crash & Burn”, by Lisa Gardner

Crash & BurnAuthor, Lisa Gardner, has published another in the series of masterful mysteries. She not only has been a force in the genre, she owns it. Her previous novels in the series include: The Next Accident, The Survivors Club, The Killing Hour, Touch and Go, and Live to Tell. In the same vein, Crash and Burn is based on real life procedure which gives a stronger, authentic edge to the story, which tends to be otherwise complicated. One of her fan – favorite characters, Boston Detective D.D. Warren makes a cameo appearance in this new novel.

“Nicole Frank shouldn’t have been able to survive the car accident, much less crawl up the steep ravine. Not with her injuries. But one thought allowed her to defy the odds and flag down help: Vero.” The possibility is that there is no missing child. Some claim that Nicky has a brain injury, but she most likely does not.

The novel follows Sergeant Wyatt Foster as he tries to work through the frustrating psychological maze that is Nicky Foster’s case. As he digs deeper and deeper into the mystery, he discovers that Nicky has been involved in several “accidents”. The question becomes………..Is someone trying to kill Nicky Frank? With all the unanswered questions for which Sgt. Foster must find answers, and Nicky’s frustration, she wonders if, and when, she will crash and burn.

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New Audio Books Android App by AudiobooksNow

Android LogoAudiobooksNow has recently launched a new, more responsive, more compatible, more flexible Android app for audio books.

The redesigned app has a new user interface, advanced sort and filtering options, auto suggest, tablet support, and enhanced player. This is AudiobooksNow’s first major redesign of their Android app since the original was launched 3 years ago. Audio books are becoming more and more popular as the growth of portable devices and made it more easier and more convenience than ever.

If you are interested in downloading digital audio books to your Android smartphone or tablet, please see the review of AudiobookNow’s new Android app that was done by AndroidTapp here. If you have any questions about audio books on your mobile Android device, please contact AudiobooksNow.

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