No Better Place - Biography Arthur Conan Doyle

No Better Place is the stunning new bipgraphical book from Alistair Duncan - the award winning author of several Conan Doyle biographies. No other author has unearthed more new content about the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Publication date is 10th August.

Following his second marriage in 1907 Arthur Conan Doyle was looking to the future. The years ahead would see the birth of three children, fresh literary success and the discovery of his new faith. Those same years would also see the First World War, the final adventures of Sherlock Holmes and ridicule from the religious and scientific communities for his beliefs.

Today I will be doing a review on the book No Better Place by Alistair Duncan. Normally I do not read books like this cause it just never catches my attention, however with this book it caught my attention right away & kept it! The author's style of writing was amazing, and kept me on the edge of my seat with the amount of detail portrayed into the book!

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Apple Watch Stand ✮ iWatch and iPhone Charger Holder

• ✮ MATERIAL: Apple Watch Charger and iPhone Stand Carved From a Single Piece of Wood - Beech (Apple Watch Charger Not Included) for 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch and Any iPhone Model
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Color:Beech Watch/iPhone

FEATURES: ✮ MATERIAL: Apple Watch Charging Stand Carved From a Single Piece of Wood - Walnut (Charger Not Included) for 38mm and 42mm Apple Watch. ✮ DESIGN: Minimalistic Design With Compact Footprint. Ideal For Home And Office. Looks Rich, Elegant and Yet Unpretentious on Your Desk or Nightstand. ✮ FUNCTIONALITY: Securely Holds The Charger and Provides Convenient 45 Degree Viewing Angle for Your Apple Watch ✮ OTHER BENEFITS: Padded Top and Bottom Surfaces Prevent Scratching Your Desk and/or Watch. The Stand Ships in Plain Frustration-Free Packaging. Buy 2 And Get Free Shipping From Amazon. ✮ MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: If, For Whatever Reason, You Don't Absolutely Love Your Apple Watch Stand, Just Return It, And We'll Refund Every Penny (Or Replace It, If There Is A Problem). PACKAGE CONTENT: 1 Apple Watch Stand (no charger included)

Today I will be doing a review on this Handmade apple watch and Iphone charge holder. When getting this product the only thing I was concerned about was if I would need to take my Otter Box case off my Iphone which I did not! I loved the fact that with my Otter box case the phone fit perfectly, tightly, and securely into the stand without it being to tight and it was very easy to get out! I love how I had a spot to "hide" my cord, if you have cats like I do you know they LOVE to chew on cords which this has saved my cord I am sure a few times! If you are interested in this product feel free to go to their amazon page Here.

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Monster Goose

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Enter an enchanted land of mythical creatures where manticores reign and ogres roar—a land of mystery and fright. A unique twist on traditional rhymes of everyone’s youth, Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes presents a more sinister approach to these childhood classics, and yet the sing-song nature of the poems renders them playful and jovial at the same time. 

If you enjoy mischief and have a penchant for the morbidly hilarious, the Herzs’ rhymes will satisfy your mythological curiosities. Larson’s illustrations give new life to these ancient figures, and her artistic style employs the bold lines and colorful movement of an action-packed comic book. The author also includes a “bestiary” with information about the book’s legendary creatures, which hail from Scotland, Germany, Italy, Persia, Haiti, and Scandinavia.

About the AuthorHenry Herz received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering and operations research from Cornell University, master of science in operations research from George Washington University, and master of arts in political science from Georgetown University, none of which help him write children’s books. His love for fantasy began when he read Where the Wild Things Are (repeatedly) as a child (and as an adult) and was sealed by The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. He enjoys painting Warhammer miniatures, moderating science fiction/fantasy literature panels at conventions, eating Boston cream pie, and writing children’s books with his sons, Josh and Harrison. Their first book was featured inYoung Entrepreneur, Wired GeekDad, CNN, and the Warner Brothers’ website for the Hobbit movie. The Herz writing trio lives in San Diego, California.

About the IllustratorAbigail Larson’s whimsical illustrations have been shown throughout the United States, from New York to Los Angeles, as well as internationally in Paris and London. Larson creates digital art for children’s books and commissioned projects. Some of her interests include Halloween, witchcraft, children’s literature, skeletons, and monsters.

Today I will be doing a review on the Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes. Ever remember being young, and getting stories read to you? Think of that yet.. in a adult version with a twist to the Nursery Rhyme! I loved this book of Nursery Rhymes, It was well wrote and kept my attention the whole time! I do not think the author could of wrote this book any better!

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Ladies of the Lake

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About the Author

Ken Corday was only a teenager when his parents, Ted and Betty Corday, first created NBC’s daytime drama Days of our Lives in 1965. A year after the show’s inception, Ted passed away, and it was up to Betty to carry on the show. Ken became his mother’s support system as she taught him everything he would need to know to continue the family legacy.

Ken received his bachelor of arts in music from the University of California, Santa Cruz, before receiving a master’s degree in music from San Jose State University.

Prior to taking over Days of our Lives as executive producer in 1985, Ken worked on the show for almost ten years, first as a composer, then as assistant producer, and finally as producer.

He has received two Emmy Awards for Music. He has also received eight nominations for an Emmy Award for Best Daytime Drama. Days of our Lives won the Emmy Award for Best Daytime Drama in 1978 and 2013, and Ted and Betty Corday received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 1995.

In addition, Days of Our Lives has won four People’s Choice Awards, two TV Guide Awards, and ten Soap Opera Digest Awards: four for Favorite Show and six for Outstanding Daytime Serial.

Ken Corday lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.

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Getting away with murder. Seems unlikely, but in the gated community of Avalon it’s what’s in style.
It all starts with Hudson’s accidental decapitation. It was a terrible accident. He was drunk and in the middle of a fight with his second wife. They both pressed the garage door button at the same time. The LAPD didn’t give it a second thought. Instead of grieving, his wife breathes free air again. She is a rich woman with freedom. The other wives secretly envy her.

From the outside, Avalon seems like the ideal place to live; full of rich men and beautiful women. Six couples form a close-knit friendship; the men all golf together, the women all shop together, and their six children all skip school together. But the wives begin to resent feeling like possessions and realize that the men become crueler every day.

When more husbands start dying, the so-called “Ladies of the Lake” find themselves under suspicion from the LAPD and their own children. The six children try to uncover their parents’ secrets before the handsome Detective Daniels can discover what is truly going on behind closed gates.  

Today I will be reviewing the book by Ken Corday; Ladies of the Lake. Never reading a book by this author I was unsure what to expect but what I got was nothing short of an amazing, time written, detail filled book! Chapter after chapter I was on edge of my seat wanting to turn the page, and read more! This book was amazing, and had so much detail in it, the style this author took was brilliant! If you like thriller, on edge of your seat kind of books then this one is for you!

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Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty

The Queen of Four Kingdoms is dead. Agnès Sorel, her beautiful and innocent twenty-year-old maid of honour soon catches the attention of the mourning court. As a trusted confidant of the deceased Queen Yolande, and despite her shyness, Agnès captivates all whom she meets, but none more so than the King of France, Charles VII, twice her age.

Appointed a demoiselle to his wife, Queen Marie d’Anjou, Agnès finds herself firmly ensconced in the royal court, and in the midst of her duties slowly discovers a burgeoning love for the king that she can no longer refuse or deny. As their relationship deepens and Agnès’s gentle influence over the king is recognised, she is viewed with suspicion by the court. Plagued by guilt but unable to deny her feelings, Agnès is overwhelmed to find herself to be his first true love.  Her emotion clouds her good sense and she embarks on a dangerous expedition that will prove her undoing.

In this extraordinary historical novel, Princess Michael of Kent tells the little-known story of Agnès Sorel, the first official royal mistress at the court of France.  It was the king’s own mother-in-law, Queen Yolande who trained Agnès to help him once she was no more, to use her knowledge as much as her famous beauty, as the source of her power to guide him.

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About the Author

HRH Princess Michael of Kent is the wife of the Queen of England's first cousin, HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Born in Bohemia, the Princess descends from ancient European aristocratic houses on both sides of her family. With so much history in her personal background, she was ideally suited to write three history books, all best sellers, and translated worldwide. It was the success of these two books that began Princess Michael's lecturing career. Her Royal Highness subsequently completed a further historical biography of Diane de Poitiers entitled The Serpent and the Moon. This book, like the others, has been translated into many languages and won the prestigious Prix L'Histoire in 2005 which was presented by the French Minister of Culture. Prince and Princess Michael lives at Kensington Palace in London with their black Labrador and her Siamese and Burmese cats.

Today I will be reviewing the book Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty (Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent). This is the first book I have gotten the chance to read from this author, and I have to say it is no short of amazing! The way the author writes is out of this world, and is amazing to say the lease. Normally I do not read books like this just not my cup of tea, However when getting the chance to review this book I could not pass it up!! If you like books that are written very well this book is for you!

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Red carpets and white lies review

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In a city known for its never-ending parties, Miami socialite Leigh Anatole White hosts the most extravagant party of them all. Her annual Charity Ball, a star-studded benefit for troubled teens, is the most highly anticipated event of the season, and Leigh pulls out all the stops to ensure it doesn’t disappoint.

This year―the tenth anniversary of the Ball―Leigh has decided to give Miami one last blowout before relinquishing her title as hostess. Suffice it to say, the pressure is on: this year’s Charity Ball simply must be the best yet. With help from her committee, a few close friends, a masterful personal assistant and her supportive husband, Leigh is poised to deliver. Even the dirty secrets and entanglements of her friends and pseudo-friends―the good-hearted, hard-drinking gossip queen Dixie Johnson; drag queen extraordinaire Diva Elaine Manchester; and bronzed, botoxed and backstabbing Katie Parker, to name a few―can’t slow her down.

When an influential art dealer shows up, offering to provide high-end artwork for the Charity Ball’s auction, Leigh is thrilled. This is just what the gala needs to set it apart from previous years’, and after all of Leigh’s hard work, it looks as though the last Charity Ball may just live up to the hype. But as always in the world of Miami’s rich and shameless, a scandal is never far off…and this one hits everyone close to home.

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About the Author

Mother, wife, philanthropist, author, television personality, political activist and entrepreneur are all titles that can be claimed by Lea Black, a Texas native who moved to Miami in the late 1980s and quickly rose to the heights of Miami society. In addition to having played a prominent role on The Real Housewives of Miami, Lea also blogs regularly for outlets such as The Huffington Post and E! Online, has founded and co-founded several health and beauty lines, and hosts an annual gala that wrangles in Miami’s considerable wealth and talent in order to raise money for charity. Lea is also president and CEO of a multi-brand company she created and founded, The World of Lea Black. She is married to renowned trial attorney Roy Black, with whom she has a thirteen-year-old son, RJ.

Today I will be doing a review on one of the most drama filled Books I have ever had the chance to get my hands on; Red Carpets & White Lies. This book is put out by Lea Black which is from The real housewives of Miami If anyone has the insight on the drama in the social scene its Lea! From the minute I started reading the book to the minute I finished the book it was amazingly drama filled and full of detail!

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Ginger Snaps review

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About the Author

Webb Hubbell, author of When Men Betray and Ginger Snaps, is a nationally recognized author, lecturer, and speaker on government, business and leadership. He has held executive level positions in government and industry including: U.S. Associate Attorney General, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Mayor of Little Rock Arkansas, Managing Partner of the second largest law firm in Arkansas, and Executive and Chief Counsel for a large Washington based Commercial Insurance Company.

Biography

Webb Hubbell is a nationally recognized award winning author and popular lecturer on the U.S. criminal justice system, politics and government, writing a novel, and life lessons from sports. He also writes, speaks, and advocates publicly on social issues including the inhumanity of solitary confinement, racial bias in the criminal justice system, the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, the marijuana legalization movement, and the miracle of organ transplants.

Webb has held executive positions in government and industry, including Associate Attorney General of the United States, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Mayor of Little Rock, Ark., Managing Partner of the Rose Law Firm, and Executive and Chief Counsel for a large Washington-based commercial insurance company.

A prolific writer, Webb's novel, When Men Betray (Beaufort Books, May 2014), is the first in a series of legal thrillers set in his hometown of Little Rock, Ark. It was recently recognized as one of Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winners. His second novel, Ginger Snaps (Beaufort Books, May 2015) was recently released. The novels draw liberally from Webb's own life, featuring recognizable personalities and locales from the Arkansas political scene while exploring personal themes of friendship, race relations, betrayal, and redemption.

Webb's previously published book is Friends in High Places (William Morrow & Co., 1997). An autobiographical account of his rise at a young age through the Arkansas political system, it explores his personal successes and failures there and in Washington, D.C., as a member of President Bill Clinton's administration.

On the forefront of current political and social thought, Webb comments on politics and related issues at Hubbell's Telescope for The Clyde Fitch Report. He also writes a daily meditation at The Hubbell Pew, a personal blog he founded as a Lenten tradition in 2004.

Born in Little Rock in 1948, Webb earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1970 and a juris doctor degree with honors in 1973 from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He played football for Arkansas from 1965 to 1969. During his senior year, the Razorbacks were Southwest Conference co-champions and winners of the 1969 Sugar Bowl against undefeated University of Georgia.

Webb and his wife, Suzy, have four children and live in Charlotte, N.C.

Today I will be doing a review on the book Ginger Snaps by Webb Hubbell. This was the first time I got to read a book from Webb Hubbell but I promise it will not be the last! Everything about this book was so amazing, from the writing style to the amount of detail used within this book. This book had my attention from start to finish and felt like I could never put this book down! Such a easy read and could turn into a one sitting book its that intense and amazing! If you like thriller books that will keep you on the edge of your seat this book is for you!

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