Posts Tagged "Mike Dellosso"

Finally A Book for Young Boys (and Girls) (and Adults) – Book Review for Dead Man’s Hand by Eddie Jones

Posted by Cynthia Howerter on Oct 25, 2012 in Book Review | 0 comments

Are you a Mom with boys who are reluctant to read?  Maybe it’s been hard to find books that interest them.  Oh, there’s plenty of books for young girls.  Bookstore shelves are filled with them.  But books for young boys?  Well, that’s been a different story.  Until now.

Author and publisher Eddie Jones has written a “clean read” for middle school boys and girls.  Christy Award-winning Author Ann Tatlock says “Dead Man’s Hand is teen fiction that’s not just for teens” and she, for one, “can’t wait for the next book in the series.”

Did I say Dead Man’s Hand is a book for young boys?  It is!  However, even young girls love it.

Abby Dellosso, daughter of author Mike Dellosso, had this to say about Eddie Jones’ hit new book:  “Dead Man’s Hand is a perfect mixture of suspenseful and spooky.  I love all the detective stuff.  It taught me how to find a murderer!”

Eddie Jones has outdone himself with this fun adventure, full-of-suspense book.  Even adults are raving about it.  A middle school teacher wrote this about Dead Man’s Hand on Goodreads:  “I am reading this book aloud to my seventh-grade english class and they absolutely love it.  It is really intriguing and gets the children’s attention.  (And mine).  It is so hard not to read ahead because I am so engrossed in the book too!”

Buy your copy of the just-published affordably-priced Dead Man’s Hand at Amazon in either paperback or Kindle and at Barnes & Noble Online Book Store.  Also available at other bookstores.

There’s nothing on video games that even compares with reading a well-written page-turner.  Kill two birds with one stone:  strengthen your child’s reading skills and immerse them in a book that is simply good, clean fun!  Better yet, read the book with them.

Happy reading!

 TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Laura Frantz/Mike Dellosso Book Giveaway Ends Tomorrow

Posted by Cynthia Howerter on Apr 30, 2012 in Book Review and Giveaway | 6 comments

The Laura Frantz/Mike Dellosso Book Giveaway is going to end tomorrow, May 1st, at 11:00 a.m.  Have you entered?

The winner will have a choice of either Laura Frantz’s THE FRONTIERSMAN’S DAUGHTER or Mike Dellosso’s DARKNESS FOLLOWS.  Both books are outstanding.  You can read my reviews of them in the SOAR WITH EAGLES April 24th article, “Laura Frantz/Mike Dellosso Book Giveaway.”

I am so honored and humbled that both Laura Frantz and Mike Dellosso stopped by SOAR WITH EAGLES several days ago and left comments that you can read.  (Click on “comments” below the title of the April 24th article).

Not only that, when Laura Frantz saw that I am hoping she’ll write a sequel to THE FRONTIERSMAN’S DAUGHTER, she got in touch with me and told me some of the highlights of the sequel!  But, don’t worry, dear readers, I won’t spoil the sequel for you!  Thank you, Laura Frantz, from the bottom of my heart.

Now, on to the Book Giveaway details.  For your chance to win a free copy of one of these two wonderful books, all you have to do is:

1)  be a SOAR WITH EAGLES subscriber (if you aren’t already a subscriber, see the instructions for subscribing below),

2)  leave a comment in the Comment Section (below the title) of this article stating the name of your favorite SOAR WITH EAGLES article and why you liked it, and

3)  tell me which book you’d like to receive should you win the contest.

How easy is that!

The Book Giveaway Contest ends at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1st.  The winner will be announced by first name shortly after that on this website.  At that time, the winner will need to provide me with their address so I can ship a copy of the book they select to them.

To subscribe to SOAR WITH EAGLES, click on the Subscribe button on the upper right column and enter your name and email address.  (Your email address will be kept private and will never be given out).  Then a window will pop open and you’ll be asked to type the CAPTCHA letters (the weird wavy ones) into the provided space.

Once you enter this information, you will quickly receive an email from Feedburner Subscriptions asking you to confirm your free subscription.  To confirm, simply click on the link in the middle of the email message.

After that, every time I post an article on SOAR WITH EAGLES, you’ll receive it via your email.

Now all you have to do is wait until tomorrow.  I know, waiting’s the tough part.  Best of luck in the contest to you!

Thank you, everyone, for following SOAR WITH EAGLES!  This Book Giveaway is my way of thanking my wonderful readers for encouraging me to continue writing.  May you be as blessed by reading the articles as I am by writing them.  And, as always, TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Cynthia Howerter © 2012 

Laura Frantz/Mike Dellosso Book Giveaway

Posted by Cynthia Howerter on Apr 24, 2012 in Book Review and Giveaway | 21 comments

Feel like reading a really good book?  Yeah?  Well, how would you like a chance to win one?

In recognition of my readers who include both women and men, I’m putting up a choice of two books.  The winner can choose either Laura Frantz’s “The Frontiersman’s Daughter,” Christian Historical Romance, or Mike Dellosso’s “Darkness Follows,” Christian Suspense.

How good is “The Frontiersman’s Daughter?”  Does the fact that I’m currently reading it for the second time tell you?  Should I tell you that although I normally go to sleep early, I’m staying up into the wee hours reading this book?  The story, set in the Ken-tuc-ke Indian Territory, 1777, will sweep you up and carry you along to an ending that came too quickly for me the first time I read the book.  Same thing’s happening this time, too.

My own opinion is that I think Laura Frantz should write a sequel to it.  Laura and I share a mutual friend, so perhaps our friend can pass my opinion on to Laura?  Laura will need to hurry, though, because I’m almost done with my second read.

I personally know suspense author Mike Dellosso, however, and he writes books that make you wish you could skip work and keep reading.

How suspenseful can Mike’s books be?  Well, Mike once told me about a walk through a woods that he and his family were taking when they heard a dog howling in the distance.  Chills went up Mike’s spine and he yelled to his wife and kids to run to their car.  No one had time to put on their seatbelts before Mike slammed the accelerator to the floor and got out of Dodge.  You see, Mike had already written a scene like that for one of his books and he knew it was not a time to linger in the woods.

In “Darkness Follows,” be prepared to buckle your seat belt, hold on to the hand bar above your head and experience a twisty, turning, grab-you-by-the-throat ride.

(Buy me a coffee at the May writers conference, Mike, and I’ll call it even.  No sugar.  Oh, and can you autograph the cup?).

For your chance to win a free copy of one of these two wonderful books, all you have to do is:  

1) be a subscriber to SOAR WITH EAGLES,

2) leave a comment in the Comment Section below this article stating the name of your favorite SOAR WITH EAGLES article and why you liked it, and

3) tell me which book you would like to receive should you win the contest.

What if you’re not a SOAR WITH EAGLES subscriber?  Well, think of this as the game of tag.  I’ll give you 7 days to meet the qualifications.  That will give you ample time to subscribe and write a comment before the contest ends.

To subscribe to SOAR WITH EAGLES, click the Subscribe button on the upper right column and enter your name and email address.  (Your email address will be kept private and will never be given out).  Then a window will pop up and ask you to type the CAPTCHA letters (the weird wavy ones) into the provided space.  (Look, do you want to win the book or not?).

Once you enter this information, you will quickly receive an email from Feedburner Subscriptions asking you to confirm your free subscription.  To confirm, simply click on the link in the middle of the email message.

After that, every time I post an article on SOAR WITH EAGLES, you’ll receive it via your email.

How easy is that?!

I will choose one winner on May 1st, 2012, at 11:00 a.m..  The winner will be identified by first name only on SOAR WITH EAGLES on May 1st shortly after the contest ends.  At that time, the winner will need to give me their address so I can ship either ”The Frontiersman’s Daughter” OR “Darkness Follows“ to them.

So, that’s all there is to the contest -um, our game of tag.  Now-are-you-ready?

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IT!

Good luck!

 TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Cynthia Howerter © 2012