"Miles" to "Millionaire!"

I don't care what anyone says! Picnics & cookouts are great opportunities to crack open a good book! I finished off "Miles To Go" today in between plates of hamburgers, hot dogs, crabs, and cookies! I will say that Alan regained his ability to walk and was able to leave Angel, whose real name is Nicole. But not before helping her to overcome a few personal demons! I will say that even "miles" away, Alan was still able to solve another problem for Nicole! He provided her with a roommate, a female Samoan hitchhiker named Kailamai that he met at one of his makeshift campsites and rescued from a group of guys who gave her a ride and were looking for "payment." Maybe with Kailamai around, Nicole won't feel so lonely anymore! Alan was even able to reconnect with his father and his former secretary, Falene! I can't wait until next year to see where Alan goes next! Until I do, I plan to take another journey into Erotica with "The Millionaire Mistress" by Tiphani Montgomery!

SUMMARY
Chasing money is all Chloe has ever known. Just when she thinks she’s got it all, times get tight, and her body is put to work in the bedroom. Between sexin’ married men for hire and searching for the man who would get her out the game; her life is shattered when her cousin Oshyn, pulls in a drug dealer with deep pockets. Oshyn knows her conniving cousin would do anything to walk in her shoes, so she flaunts glamorous gifts and icey diamonds, given to her by new love, Brooklyn Jones. Chloe gets senseless and resorts to desperate measures when she can’t steal Brooklyn from Oshyn. When her wild sexual escapades don’t work, she uses the ultimate betrayal as her weapon. But her plan is destroyed when a tragic moment happens that shocks everyone. Will Chloe look past her evil ways and change for the better, or will their fate be a replica of their dark family secret? There’s a reason why their mothers are locked down and six feet under.

Treasure E. Blue, "Essence" Magazine Bestelling Author of "Harlem Girl Lost" said of the book "Sex, Money, and Mayhem! The Millionaire Mistress is what the streets have been waiting for. Tiphani officially earned her crown when she penned this explosive and sexy novel."

Only time will tell how "explosive and sexy" the book really is, so I guess I'd better get started on the "journey!"

Going For "Miles!"

I love a good book, but hate it when it ends too soon! I'm already up to Chapter 23 in "Miles To Go: The Second Journal Of The Walk," by Richard Paul Evans! The second book picks up right where the first left off, with Alan Christoffersen in a hospital bed, unable to walk after a roadside stabbing! He is now forced to put his plan to walk to Key West, FL on hold. In the meantime, Angel, who is grateful to Alan for his help after she experiences car trouble, invites him to convalesce in her home. As Alan struggles to regain his ability to walk, he finds himself helping Angel battle her own personal demons: the loss of her faith as well as the death of her son. What they will learn from and about each other is something I have yet to grasp, but can't wait to find out! I'm not finished reading yet, but I can already tell that Richard Paul Evans has written another page-turning sensation of a novel! I am eager to see what happens next and looking forward to reading RPE's forthcoming novel, "Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25" (Proposed release date: 8/9/2011)
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SUMMARY
My name is Michael Vey, and the story I’m about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It’s my story.
To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that seems to set him apart is the fact that he has Tourette’s syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric powers.

Michael thinks he's unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor also has special powers. With the help of Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up this way, but their investigation brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric children – and through them the world. Michael will have to rely on his wits, powers, and friends if he’s to survive.
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I'm willing to bet this will be another thrilling page-turner that will be impossible to put down until the end of the final sentence!!!!!!!!!

I "Hunger" to Go The "Miles"!

After damn near half a year, I have FINALLY finished with Suzanne Collins' thrilling novel, The Hunger Games, and (I hate to admit this) my cousin LaTisa was right! (You hear me, Cuz? I guess there's a first time for everything! LOL!) I truly enjoyed Katniss, Peeta, Cinna, and the rest of the participants in "The Hunger Games!" I especially liked the twist at the end, though I won't spoil it for those who have yet to read the book! What's next on my reading list? Well, since I don't have "Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games), I will content myself by taking a walk with "Miles To Go: The Second Journal of The Walk Series" by Richard Paul Evans. I can't wait to start!!!!!!!!! (I do believe that "The Walk" was the last book I read before starting this blog!)

Alan Christoffersen, a once-successful advertising executive, wakes one morning to find himself injured, alone, and confined to a hospital bed in Spokane, Washington. Sixteen days earlier, reeling from the sudden loss of his wife, his home, and his business, Alan left everything he knew behind and set off on an extraordinary cross-country journey. Carrying only a backpack, he planned to walk to Key West, the farthest destination on his map. But a vicious roadside stabbing has interrupted Alan’s trek and robbed him of his one source of solace: the ability to walk.Homeless and facing months of difficult recovery, Alan has nowhere to turn—until a mysterious woman enters his life and invites him into her home. Generous and kind, Angel seems almost too good to be true, but all is not as it appears. Alan soon realizes that before he can return to his own journey, he must first help Angel with hers.From one of America’s most beloved and bestselling storytellers comes an astonishing tale of life and death, love and second chances, and why sometimes the best way to heal your own suffering is by helping to heal someone else’s.Inspiring, moving, and full of wisdom, Miles to Go picks up where the bestseller The Walk left off, continuing the unforgettable series about one man’s unrelenting search for hope.

"Hunger" Thriller!!!!!!!!!!

Though I've gotten the year off to a slow start with Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games," I am proud to say that I am almost done with this thriller! What a fantastic mix of action, romance, suspense, and more!!!!! I love Katniss and Peeta, as do the rulers in the Capitol, so much so that they decide to change the rules of the Hunger Games, deciding that "both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive." This, of course, makes the heroine Katniss happy, as it means Peeta's blood won't be on her hands. After all, his bread helped keep her, her sister Prim, and her mother from complete starvation! Sadly, though Katniss appears to survive (I won't know if she does until I finish the book!), it seems that she loses her hearing in one ear due to an accident during the deadly game of survival!!!!!!

My "Hunger" Is Almost Satsified!

Though my journey through "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins has been a slow one, I am proud to say that I am almost done with what author Stephen King referred to as "A violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense." I think I see what he and my cousin, LaTisa (who sent me the book via Amazon) were talking about!!!!!!! The book is a unique combination of action, romance, murder, and, above all, an epic battle for survival!!!!!!! I love the heroine Katniss Everdeen and her fellow District 12 Tribute, Peeta Mellark. Apparently, so do the leaders in the Capitol! So much so that they decide to change the rules of the Hunger Games, declaring that "both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive!" After battling fever, insect stings, and-for Katniss-the loss of hearing in one ear, survival may seem impossible, but only time will tell. It may be easier now that the two tributes are able to count on one another in an attempt to survive the horrors of the Hunger Games, but whatever dangers remain may mock my way of thinking!