Indie Love Blog Hop: Tangled Tides

Title: Tangled Tides (The Sea Monsters Memoirs #1)

Author: Karen Amanda Hooper

Genre:  YA, fantasy 

Publisher:  Starry Sky Publishing 

Publish Date:  October 14th 2013

Pages:  kindle: 290 

ISBN:  0985589965 

Obtained:  Bought from Amazon

Synopsis: (obtained from goodreads)

Yara Jones doesn't believe in sea monsters--until she becomes one.

When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious.

Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people--until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process--or she might open the gateway to a love that's deeper than the oceans 

The Handmade Marketplace, 2nd edition,

Title: The Handmade Market Place, 2nd Edition : How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally and Online.
Author:  Kari Chapin
Genre:  Crafts and Hobbies
Publisher:  Storey Publishing LLC
Publish Date:  June 11th, 2014
Pages:  Paperback:  256
ISBN:  9781612123356
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: Since its original publication in 2010, Kari Chapin's The Handmade Marketplace has inspired thousands of crafters around the world to find the courage and know-how they need to make money -- and even to make a full-time living -- from doing what they love best. Now, this best-selling guide has been completely revised and updated to include solid information on the latest on-line and social media opportunities for sales and marketing, as well as fresh advice and invaluable tips from successful crafters and artists. With Kari Chapin at your side, you can live a more creative life and enjoy a lucrative career at the same time.

Queen of Hearts, volume one: The Crown

Title: Queen of Hearts, volume one: The Crown
Author: Colleen Oakes
Genre: Teens and YA
Publisher: Sparkpress
Publish Date:  February 14th, 2014
Pages:  kindle edition: N/A
ISBN:  9781940716022
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: As Princess of Wonderland Palace and the future Queen of Hearts, Dinah’s days are an endless monotony of tea, tarts, and a stream of vicious humiliations at the hands of her father, the King of Hearts. The only highlight of her days is visiting Wardley, her childhood best friend, the future Knave of Hearts — and the love of her life.
When an enchanting stranger arrives at the Palace, Dinah watches as everything she’s ever wanted threatens to crumble. As her coronation date approaches, a series of suspicious and bloody events suggests that something sinister stirs in the whimsical halls of Wonderland. It’s up to Dinah to unravel the mysteries that lurk both inside and under the Palace before she loses her own head to a clever and faceless foe.
Part epic fantasy, part twisted fairy tale, this dazzling saga will have readers shivering as Dinah’s furious nature sweeps Wonderland up in the maelstrom of her wrath. Familiar characters such as Cheshire, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter make their appearance, enchanting readers with this new, dark take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Serpent's Storm

Title: Serpent's Storm
Author: Amber Benson
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Publisher:  Ace
Publish Date:  February 22, 2011
Pages:  Paperback:  320
ISBN:  978-0441020096
Obtained:  Bought from local bookstore.
Synopsis: Calliope just wants to make it big in the Big Apple like any other working girl. But Callie is also Death's Daughter, no matter how much she tries to stay out of the family business. And now her older sister has made a deal with the Devil himself to engage in a hostile takeover of both Death Inc. and Heaven-once they get Callie out of the way.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Attack of the Factoids

Title: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids
Author:  Bathroom Readers' Institute
Genre:  Entertainment, reference
Publisher:  Portable Press
Publish Date: March 1st 2014
Pages:  Paperback:  416
ISBN:  9781626860407
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley.
Synopsis: Packed with more than 400 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factiodsis a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples:
* Bats always turn left when they exit a cave.
* In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields.
* Lloyd's of London insured Bruce Springsteen's voice for 3.5 million English pounds.
* Physician Amynthas of Alexandria, Greece, performed the first known nose job in the Third Century B.C.
* Military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, since white could attract enemy fire.
* Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV.
* King Henry VIII's ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day.
* It takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit.
* The only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976.
And that's just the beginning! So what are you waiting for? Attack!

Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale

Title: Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale
Author:  Cate Rowan
Genre:  Romance, Sci Fi and Fantasy
Publisher:  Cate Rowan
Publish Date:  July 5th 2012
Pages:  Kindle edition:  45 pages
ISBN:  9781452455716
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: In this romantic fairy tale remix, a cynical Los Angeles artist reluctantly pet-sits for her young niece's frog and discovers magic in the terrarium--in the form of a sexy enchanted prince.