P-P-P-P-P-PROMOOOOOO!!! Dollar Signs by Manning Wolfe

DOLLAR SIGNS

  Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King

Texas Lady Lawyer Novel #1 

by Manning Wolfe

First Place, The Writer’s League of Texas Annual Manuscript Contest, 2014

Genre: Adult / Legal Thriller / Mystery /Suspense

Publisher: Starpath Books, LLC

Date of Publication: February 18, 2016

# of pages: 310

 

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MERIT BRIDGES, an attorney and widowed mother in Austin, Texas, works hard, drinks too much wine, and sleeps with younger men. When Merit goes after a shady corporation threatening her client, she encounters hired gun Boots King. His charge is simple, “Stop her!” Merit and her team – including Betty, a mothering office manager with a bad-ass attitude – struggle to stay alive, while they navigate a labyrinth of legal issues, and prove once again that you don’t mess with a Texas lady lawyer.

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Praise for the books:

A legal thriller not to be missed…Manning Wolfe just put herself on my list of must-read authors. — Mark Pryor, Hugo Marston Novels

 

Move over, John Grisham. There’s a lady lawyer in town. — Elizabeth Garcia, Deputy Ricos Tales

 

This novel is smart, funny, moving, and entertaining as hell. — Jesse Sublett, 1960’s Austin Gangsters

 

A great read, and Texas crime fiction has a new star. — Bill Crider, Dan Rhodes Mysteries

 

Pages smoke like burnt fried chicken grease on a Saturday night…This one, my friends, is a non-putter-downer! — George Wier, Bill Travis Mysteries.

 

A high-speed storyline full of twists and turns upon a stark background of reality as lawyers might really experience it. Manning Wolfe is one of the up and coming legal thriller writers of this generation. Read her and enjoy her, but don’t expect much sleep! — John Ellsworth, author, Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers

 

 

                                                                                                MANNING WOLFE an author and attorney residing in Austin, Texas, writes cinematic-style, smart, fast-paced thrillers with a salting of Texas bullshit. The first in her series, featuring Austin Lawyer Merit Bridges, is Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King. A graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Manning’s experience has given her a voyeur’s peek into some shady characters’ lives and a front row seat to watch the good people who stand against them.

 

 

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2/25 Missus Gonzo -- Review

2/29 Books and Broomsticks – Author Interview

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3/15 It's a Jenn World -- Promo

3/17 A Novel Reality – Promo

3/22 Hall Ways Blog -- Review

3/24 The Page Unbound -- Promo

3/29 Belle Whittington on Tumblr -- Promo

3/31 The Librarian Talks -- Review

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P-P-P-P-P-PROMOOOOOO!!!!!! It Happened at the Book Festival

It Happened at the Book Fest

Two Books. One Wild Event.

On sale February 14 thru 23!!!

Welcome to the Lake Morgan Book Festival!

Each year, Mr. Denton McCray and his eclectic team of volunteers hosts the most anticipated, and the most mysterious, book fest in a cozy, lakeside community near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Though many accounts have highlighted strange occurrences, readers are drawn to the book fest each year by the hundreds, and authors are thrilled to receive a hand-delivered invitation to participate.

The season is autumn. The day is overcast. There's an electric crackle in the air that foreshadows the arrival of approaching storms. Tops of trees sway under the weight of winds that bear more than the threat of rain.  The book fest takes place in an old building that once served as a high school.  It has been decades since students roamed the halls ... living students, that is.    

The Lake Morgan Book Fest opens at 6 PM and runs until midnight.  So, grab a cup of hot tea, and dive in!

A Weird Thing Happened at the Book Fest

Within these pages, readers will discover just how weird the Lake Morgan Book Fest can get.  
Tales of time travel, science fiction, paranormal, speculative fiction, urban fantasy, comedy, and even a little romance await discovery!  

Authors of This Volume:

Kimberley Montpetit

Tyber North

Belle Whittington

A.L. Kessler

Linda M. Au

H.A. Lamb

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A Sexy Thing Happened at the Book Fest

Within these pages, readers will discover just how sexy things can get at the Lake Morgan Book Fest.
Tales of romance, paranormal, and erotica await discovery! 

This volume is for more mature audiences.

Authors of This Volume:

Alexia Purdy

Dicey Grenor

Mia Bishop

Lizzy Pope
J.L. McCoy

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All For Love of the Word

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Bitten By Romance

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Mia Bishop - Author, Artist, Dreamer

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Ramblings of a Book Nerd

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Because It’s My Life, Y’all

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LSLL Blog Tour- On Lone Star Trail by Amanda Cabot- Review

Hey gang! For today's stop on the tour, I will be reviewing On Lone Star Trail by Amanda Cabot. On Lone Star Trail is the final book in the Texas Crossroads series. I thought that this would be a contemporary christian romance; but it was a little heavier on the christian side, of which I'm not a huuuge fan. As far as I can tell, you will need to read the rest of the series to make sure you get all the details. I didn't feel completely lost, but I feel as though I needed a little more detail and info to help me out.

That being said, I thought that this was a really cute book, and I enjoyed it. I really truly did. Since most of my friends are not christian romance (or christian literature anything, really), there are only a handful that I could recommend this to. Now, If I were back at my old branch, I would recommend this series for the Inspirational Book Club, because I think the ladies would really enjoy it, and they're always looking for new authors!

I was given promotional materials from the publisher for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

LSLL Book Tour- Mourner's Bench by Sanderia Faye- Review

Hey Gang! For today's stop on the LSLL blog tour, I will be reviewing Mourner's Bench by Sanderia Faye.

When I read the summary for this book, I wanted to read it immediately. For me, this time period is extremely under-represented, and I think that Sanderia's debut novel gives it a stronger voice. Told through the eyes of eight year old Sarah, the reader is given a front-row seat into Arkansas in the grips of the 1960s. With her elders trying to keep tradition, and her mother (with whom she is on a first name basis) with her not yet new age way of thinking.

Sarah, who is described as a fifty year old woman in an eight year old's body, is trying to come into her own as the winds are changing in her rural Arkansas town. Trying to make decisions on her own is more difficult than she thought, and her support system isn't making it any easier. Sanderia does an excellent job showing how a Sarah comes to terms with several adult issues while dealing with the fact that she is still a child, trying to find her place in the world. While slow at first, describing the daily life of Maeby, the book comes to a fever pitch that will definitely leave you wanting to start a dialogue. I look forward to reading Sanderia Faye's future works.

*I received materials from the publisher for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

LSLL Book Tour- With this Ring? Author Karen Witemeyer Guest Post!

SPOTLIGHT: Guest Post The Compelling Cowboy Hero by Karen Witemeyer

Why do I write western romances? Even more telling—why do I read western romances? There are many reasons, but the most compelling one is simple. I do it for the cowboys. Those rugged, hard-working men, so capable, so honorable, so devoted to the women who capture their hearts—they draw me in and make me sigh. The cowboy hero feeds into the feminine fantasy. We want a strong man to claim as our own, strong of body and of character. One who lives by an ethical code he'll never compromise. One who will provide for us by the sweat of his brow and will stand between us and danger no matter what comes. Shoot – the cowboy hero can keep us alive in a blizzard, save us from snakebite, and feed us off the land. No regency duke or contemporary billionaire can do that.

If I see the silhouette of a man on horseback, my heart starts fluttering before I even see his face. Crazy. But the face doesn't matter. It's the idea that stirs the romantic in me. After all, if you're going to ride off into the sunset with a hunky hero, he needs to have a horse.

It probably started back in my early teen years. I'd outgrown Saturday morning cartoons, so I turned instead to the Saturday westerns. It was the 1980's, the decade that introduced MTV and video games. Westerns were the last thing on anyone's mind. Well, except for me. I found channels that aired re-runs of shows like Bonanza, Wagon Train, and The Big Valley. I couldn't get enough. I started daydreaming my own episodes, writing myself into the script so that I could win the heart of the cowboys I fancied. I had desperate crushes on Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts) from Bonanza and Cooper Smith (Robert Fuller) from Wagon Train. I guess I have a thing for dark-haired men in black hats.

That theme continued into the 90's when the western made a slight comeback in the television world with shows like Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Young Riders, and The Magnificent Seven. Then there are the cowboys from down under. Tom Selleck is now a western icon, but I first discovered him in chaps and hat in Quigley Down Under. I had never been that impressed with him when he was driving around Hawaii in a red sports car, but give him a western makeover and stick him atop a horse, and he became one of my favorites. A man that impresses me in any setting is Hugh Jackman, and he made me sigh mightily when he donned western garb for the movie Australia. Hugh proved that I wasn't too old for a new cowboy crush.

So why do cowboys make such compelling romance heroes? It's the cowboy mystique. They project a tough exterior—masculine, skilled, able to handle whatever situation arises—and epitomize the strong, silent type. Yet they have an honorable core that makes them good men, worthy of our attention. And there's nothing a woman loves more than penetrating a rugged, loner's exterior and finding the soft heart underneath. The heart that will love her so completely, her happily-ever-after is guaranteed. For sigh-inducing cowboy romances, visit Karen's website at www.karenwitemeyer.com.

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2/6 Missus Gonzo – Author Interview

2/7 Books and Broomsticks – Promo

2/8 My Book Fix Blog -- Review

2/9 The Page Unbound – Author Interview

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2/12 The Librarian Talks – Author Interview

2/13 All for the Love of the Word -- Review

2/14 Hall Ways Blog -- Review

LSLL Tour- Spirit Warriors: The Burning- Review

Hey gang! Today we're hopping on the LSLL blog tour for Spirit Warriors: The Burning, book 3 in D.E.L. Connor's Spirit Warriors series. When I started this book, I seriously thought that it was going to be more New adult than Young adult, but I would say that's a solid mix of the two. Of course it has the main female character torn between the gentle love she has now, and the hard love she also desires. Keep in mind that this book should be read in sequence. I was a little lost for quite some time trying to understand certain parts of the story. You can still keep up, but it's not as easy as it could be.

I did enjoy the Native American-spirit animal story line. That has always been something that has interested me. I always want to know why people get attached to the animals that they end up with/as. I will most likely go back and read the first 2 books of the series so that I can better understand when the rest are released.

*I received materials from the publisher for a fair and honest review. Thoughts and opinions are allll mine.*

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LSLL Review: Copper Lake by Ann Swann

Greetings, readers! For this stop in the LSLL blog tour, I will be reviewing Copper Lake by Ann Swann.

First of all, to put you guys to ease, this book can be read as a stand alone, even if it is the third book in the Stutter Creek series. The book is told from several characters' pov, so it makes for an interesting read. Especially that it's told mainly from the killer's pov. The violence is rather graphic, but the suspense makes up for it in my opinion. But if you're squeamish, I would stay away.

It's definitely a fast read, and I would recommend reading it on a cloudy, rainy day. It would set the mood just right!

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1/29 bookishjessp -- Promo

1/30 The Page Unbound -- Promo

1/31 Missus Gonzo -- Review

2/1 All for the Love of the Word-- Author Interview

2/2 My Book Fix Blog -- Review

2/3 Hall Ways -- Promo

2/4 Because this is my life y'all -- Review

2/5 The Crazy Booksellers -- Promo

2/6 Texas Book-aholic -- Review

Oh January, thou art a heartless bitch.

Hoe-kay. So I have decided that January was just a trial-run for the rest of the year. I mean seriously. That was a bitch of a month. I couldn't get my life together for shit. Just one fucking thing after another. It fucking SUCKED BALLS. I had all these great plans for 2016; since I don't do resolutions, I just set goals throughout the year. Starting everything all at one time is overwhelming and is the reason why I fail at them. But just getting my goals laid out for the year was an issue. I would run out of time allotted, or just flat out overlook them. Womp womp.

This is what I looked like, over and over and over.

I started in my new position, which I've been after for several years, and it has been one hell of a learning experience. There literally wasn't a single day where something asinine didn't happen. Even my last week at my old branch was nuts. I honestly feel that the universe was testing the shit out of me. WELL, YOU SUCCEEDED, YOU TWAT WAFFLE. Want a cookie, universe? I HOPE IT'S OATMEAL RAISIN. I really do love my job, though. I like the staff, and the position is certainly challenging! I have discovered that I absolutely LOATHE making schedules. They are fucking turrible. And GOD FORBID if you leave someone off the schedule, even though they know that they're working. UUUUGGGGHHHH.

False Start. 5 yard penalty. Repeat first month.

I am hereby declaring January a false start; so today, February the First, will be the beginning of 2016 for me. So here's to a fucking fabulous 2016. Cheers, bitches.