Gsmc Book Review Podcast

Sarah and special co-host Tate interview Alistair Hendrie, author of Fight Game: The Untold Story of Women's MMA in Britain.  The book includes interviews with Britain's top female fighters, from pioneers such as Rosi Sexton, Danielle West, and Laura Salone to recent contenders like Joanne Calderwood and Kate Jackson. To learn more about this book and read an excerpt please go to Alistair's website: <a href="http://ahendriesportsjourno.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/rosi-sexton-discusses-humble-beginnings.html" rel="noopener">http://ahendriesportsjourno.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/rosi-sexton-discusses-humble-beginnings.html</a><br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.c

Sarah interviews Greg Levin, author of In Wolves' Clothing.  The book tells the story of Zero Slade, a man who works with an organization dedicated to helping young girls out of a life of human trafficking and the sex trade.  Despite the book's heavier topic, Levin tells the story with warmth and dark humor, and Zero is protagonist that is worth rooting for, even as deeply flawed (ie, human) as he can sometimes be.  His life takes a definite turn when he finds himself more involved in the life of the organization's youngest rescue than he ever expected to be.<br /><br />Through Wednesday, January 31st, all proceeds from the sale of In Wolves' Clothing will be donated to Operation Underground Railroad in honor of January being Human Trafficking Awareness month.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html<

Sarah speaks with Mariuccia Milla, author of Meet Me in Milano.  This is Mariuccia's first novel, and tells the story of Melinda and Jonathan, 2 twenty-somethings who used to date and have now moved from New York to Milan, Melinda to find herself, Jonathan to find Melinda.  It is also about Milan itself, and the culture of living abroad.  This is accomplished by a well-rounded cast of characters surrounding Mel and Jonathan who represent many aspects of life in Milan and who help to tell Melinda and Jonathan's stories through a variety of experiences, big and small.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener">http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/</a>

Sarah speaks with Susan Cupples-Munger about her debut children's book, The Fairies of Glendaren Hills.  The story revolves around Spoon and Myrtle, who not only believe in Fairies and the Fairy kingdom, but are friends with those fairies.  No one else has seen this other world, and think that Spoon is simply making up stories. When Spoon's and Myrtle's son, daugther-in-law, and 4 grandchildren come to live with them one summer though, the whole family finds themselves wrapped up in events they can't quite believe, but can't ignore, either.  As Spoon says, "There is magic in believing."<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener">http

Sarah interviews author Margarita Montimore about her debut novel, Asleep From Day, which comes out on January 10th.  Asleep From Day is a psychological and supsense-filled book about Astrid O'Malley, who wakes up in an ambulance after being hit by a car.  The accident is traumatic enough but she soon learns that she's lost all memory of the 24 hours leading up to the accident.  Worse than that, those 24 hours may just have encompassed one of the best days of her life.  Astrid embarks on a journey to regain those lost hours, and the story follows twists and turns as she tries to determine what is reality and what is not.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Read more on our Blog: <a href="http://www.gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com" rel="noopener">www.gsmcbookreview.bl

Sarah interviews Wayne Avrashow, author of Roll the Dice. Roll the Dice is Avrashow's debut novel and features rock star turned political candidate Tyler Sloan.  Sloan has decided, at the age of 50, to retire from music and pursue politics.  His father is a former governor of California and is an influential person in the world of politics, so Sloan is no stranger to the realm.  He doesn't want to be a typical candidate, though.  Sloan intends to run as an independent and he wants to do everything his way, which is pretty much the exact opposite of his opponents and other politicians.  Will it work?<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener">http://gsmcbookr

Sarah speaks with Angela Breidenbach, author of the Montana Beginnings series, specifically about the first book in that series, The Debutante Queen.  The book takes place in Helena, MT in 1889, shortly after Montana became a state.  It combines historical fiction, Christian fiction, and romance to tell the story of Calista Blythe, a young woman who becomes interested and involved in the lives of the many children in Helena who arrived on the orphan trains and are now living on the streets.  Through her encounter with one little girl in particluar, Calista goes to great lengths to listen to her conscience and help as many children as she can.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/" rel="

Sarah speaks with author KM Fortune about her Forever Winter Chronicles, a post-apocalyptic, dystopian serial novel.  The serial tells the story of Raven Winter, a woman who is frozen in an avalanche and awakens 127 years later to find the world vastly changed.  There has been a plague, nuclear war, and nothing is as it used to be.  She must learn to survive in this world she knows nothing about while also avoiding being recaptured by the same people who dug her out of the ice in the first place and now are hunting her.  The 8th installment will be published on December 27th, and there will be 12 installments in all.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Read more on our blog: <a href="http://www.gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com" rel="noopener">www.gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com<

Sarah interviews Mary Ann Marlowe, author of A Crazy Kind of Love, which is the 2nd book in the Flirting with Fame Series.  Sarah and Mary Ann spoke about the first book Some Kind of Magic in Episode 27.  A Crazy Kind of Love returns to the world of Some Kind of Magic, this time focusing on Eden's brother Micah and his relationship with a tabloid photographer named Jo.  As the 2 find themselves attracted to one another they also find themselves wondering if the other is using them to advance his or her own career.  They have to  navigate this confusion to find out if their relationship is real.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a><br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener">http://gsmcbookreview.blog

Sarah speaks with Tess Gerritsen, author of I Know A Secret, the 12th book in the Rizzoli and Isles series.  In this latest book Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are presented with two seemingly unrelated homicides.  As they investigave further, though, they find themselves caught up in an increasingly complex and confusing series of events that neither of them can quite piece together completely.  The case is further complicated for both women by tangled personal relationships with family and others.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews author Rebecca Maston about her debut novel, The Wise Ones.  The book tells the story of Adella, a princess in a not-too-distant post-apocalyptic, dystopian world.  Adella's life has been defined and shaped by war and she would love nothing less than for her country to be at peace.  Although she does not see herself as a leader when her mother's desire for power forces Adella to make a choice, she decides to seek out the community of scientists, known as The Wise Ones, who hold the secrets of the former world's technology.  What will follow is a journey Adella never saw herself taking and from which she will be forever changed.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast</a>.html <br /><br />Learn more by following the GSMC Book Review Blog at <a href="http://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/&quo

Sarah interviews Carmela Dutra, author of the Little Katie series.  Little Katie and her dog Smudge love going on adventures and learning together.  The books are full of facts and are designed to get children interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) subjects.  There are currently 2 books in the series, one where Little Katie and Smudge go to the moon, and a second where they learn about computer coding.  These books are fun and informative for children and adults alike.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews Matty Dalrymple, author of the Ann Kinnear series and the Lizzy Ballard Series.  Ann Kinnear is a person who can sense spirits.  She is a bit conflicted about her gift, but she does use it as both a source of income and to help others.  In The Sense of Death Ann gets involved with Detective Joe Booth when he asks her to help him solve the disappearance of a Philadelphia woman.  Joe suspects her husband had something to do with the disappearance but can’t prove it without Ann’s help.  The first book in the Lizzy Ballard series is Rock Paper Scissors.  Lizzy also has abilities that are supernatural in nature, but she is a much different character than Ann, and her story takes her in a very different direction.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews Roberta Trahan about her 2 very different genres of fantasy.  They first talk about Roberta's Historical Fantasy Dream Stewards series which is reminiscent of Arthurian legend but takes place 500 years after Camelot.  The story centers on Alwen, a sorceress sworn to protect Hywel, the king who has been foretold to bring peace to the realm.  Next, they speak of Roberta's serial, The Realm Wraiths, which can be found on her blog and to which readers are invited to share their thoughts about how the story should develop.  The Realm Wraiths is a Contemporary, Urban Fantasy telling the story of Bliss Hoarfrost, a faerie from a realm that is threatened by the potential ecological destruction of the human race.  Tune in to find out more about both of these series!<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>&l

Sarah interviews author Laura Heffernan about her Reality Star Series.  There are currently 2 books in this series:  America's Next Reality Star and Sweet Reality, with the final installment, Reality Wedding, coming in March of 2018.  The series centers around Jen, who thinks her life is going pretty well until she loses her job, her boyfriend, and her apartment in rapid succession.  Add to that the stress of medical bills and she figures she has nothing to lose by going on a reality television show called The Fishbowl in an attempt to win $250,000.  Tune in as Laura and Sarah talk about Reality Television, writing, and much more!<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews Lorena Hughes, author of The Sisters of Alameda Street.  The story centers on Malena, a 20 year old woman who goes searching for answers after her father's suicide and ends up finding more questions.  Namely, she finds a letter written from her mother when she had supposedly died in childbirth with Malena.  This letter sends Malena on a mission to find this woman, who only signs the letter with the initial A.  What Malena finds are 4 sisters, all with names beginning with A.  This begins her search to figure out which one is her mother, through the process of which she discovers numerous family secrets and also learns about herself and her own identity.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews Meghan Masterson, author of The Wardrobe Mistress, a historical fiction romance centering on a young woman named Gisele who is an under-tire woman in the employee of Marie Antoinette.  Gisele walks in 2 worlds as the French Revolution unfolds, seeing both the side of the Revolutionaries through her relationship with Leon and the side of the royalists through the eyes of the royal family, especially Marie Antoinette with whom she comes to sympathize in many ways.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah interviews K.D. Proctor, author of Meet Me Under the Stars.  In her debut novel Proctor tells the story of Charlie and Nate who are thrown back together after 3 years apart by the dictate's of Charlie's sisters' will, which stipulates that they must work together to create a memorial scholarship fund for the summer camp where they all worked as counselor and which Charlie and Gwen attended as children.  Charlie and Nate have to figure out who they are now, whether together or apart.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Bible Study Podcast at <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/bible-study.html</a>

Sarah welcomes Marianne Delacourt back to the podcast to talk about the latest book in the Tara Sharp series, Sharp Edge.  In this 4th installment, Tara finds herself once again trying to avoid crime lord Johnny Viaspa, raise a teen who has basically adopted her, use her abilities to read auras to run her investigative agency, and choose between the 2 men in her life.  As if that weren't enough she now has to work with a biker gang to whom she owes a favor.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>

Sarah reviews Sophie Kinsella's novel, My Not So Perfect Life.  The book tells the story of Katie Brenner who has always dreamed of living the perfect life in London.  If someone were to only know Katie through her Instagram account they would think she does indeed have that perfect life.  But social media rarely tells the whole story and Katie's life soon begins to unravel in ways she couldn't forsee.  In contrast To Katie's life, she perceives her boss, Demeter's, life to actually be perfect.  Katie both resents and wants to emulate that perfect life.<br /><br />Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: <a href="http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html" rel="noopener">http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html</a>