Goin’ international

My first international review: Paradise Blogspot reviewed Executive Lunch!

Woot!

I promise not to post every review I receive, but I want to call out two that…well, because I was too thrilled to keep quiet.

There’s a thread on the Amazon Kindle forum listing Top Reads of the year. Readers post their favorites. I was *thrilled* to see my books mentioned on the thread: (You’ll need to scroll down about halfway)

Amazon Kindle Forum – Top Reads of 2011

Here is the post — can you believe my books are listed right alongside some of my favorite authors??? I couldn’t believe it either!

If you are a member of the Amazon forums, join the thread and list your favorites! There are forums for cozy readers, mysteries, and so on. The thread above is the only “favorites of 2011″ that I know of, but you can certainly start your own in one of the forums that doesn’t have one!

And on top of that good news, Under Witch Aura received a very nice review here at Kindle-aholic’s Book Pile.

(reading witch courtesy of depositphoto artist: Klara Viskova)

Working Girl Reviews has reviewed Executive Lunch! What a thrill! Okay, anytime someone reviews my book, my first reaction is a bit of tummy-roil. What if…they hated it? What if..they liked it??? What if…they meander around and talk about their dog, their cat or their raincoat and somehow people think my book is about walking the dog in the rain???

Of course, I do try to be choosy about who I offer the book to for review purposes. I like a review site that is thoughtful, has reviewers who know how to spell and of course, has reviewers who love to read!!! It’s also nice if I like the same types of books they do–that way I also find new gems to read. Working Girl Reviews fit the bill for me, so I sent along a review copy and lo! I got a four-shoe review!

Here’s my favorite part:

To be honest, I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this book by self-published author Maria E. Schneider. I work from home and I’ve never been in the corporate world. Mysteries aren’t my favorite genre and I’ve never been much into sleuth capers. So, why did I even decide to read this book? I took a peek at Maria’s blog and online postings at bearmountainbooks.com. After a little reading there I felt like I knew her and wanted to give her book a chance. She is down to earth and realistic. She isn’t expecting her works to be on Oprah’s next book list but rather is writing for the enjoyment it brings to her.

That pretty much sums it up. All most authors want is a chance to be read!

I’ve been interviewed! Reviewed! No, not an interview about Junior (He is a lot cuter than me, isn’t he?)

Socrates does book reviews. Yvonne was kind enough to cover Executive Lunch.

I have a couple more reviews for Executive Lunch over at Amazon and one new review at Smashwords. I point this out as my way of saying thanks–getting a review from a total stranger is always a huge treat. Since I can’t thank people personally, I’d like to say thanks here–The time you spent reading and commenting on my books is very much appreciated!

Thank you!