A Ghost of a Chance
By: V. Shantelle James

I love reading fiction books, murder mysteries etc. and over the past few days I have been reading a book called A Ghost of a Chance. A Ghost of a Chance is a fiction book written by V. Shantelle James. As soon as I began to read the book I was drawn in. The story begins in a court room in Chicago with architectural engineer Tonya Mills. She is in court to protect the public from the construction conglomerate she is working for, after she discovers that one of the buildings she designed was built using sub-standard material, thus comprising it.

Although she had the proof that this was the case, she loses the court battle and loses her friends and reputation as well as her career. To get away from it all and get her life back, Tonya moves to Wyoming where she starts a new project reconstructing a fire-damaged resort in the mountains. To make life even worse for Tonya the resort she’s bought was set on fire by the owner of the corporation that ruined her career, and the head of this firm is part of a deadly drug cartel! She learns all this from a Detective named Mike Green who was one of the survivors of the fire.

I will not say much more since I don’t want to give it away, but this story has corruption, mystery, intrigue and more! I was totally taken back by the way this book was written it is totally a thrilling mystery. The author has a way of having you feel like you are part of the novel and are physically there. At one point I thought I was smelling smoke. I like books that make you feel like you are that involved!
If you like thrilling mysteries I recommend reading this book, which is available on Amazon as well her website http://vshantellejames.zoomshare.com/

I read the book Love and Respect of a Lifetime written by Dr. Emerson Eggrichs, the book talks about how man needs respect and a woman needs love in a marriage. Its a anthology of excerpts from his best-selling title Love and Respect, together with Scripture quotations. This version is suppose to be a gift album version with thick color glossy pages. Although the book is a nice book for some couples, I personally felt that the first numbers pages seemed highly repetitive. It seemed liked the author kept repeating how a man needs respect and a woman needs love and if you get that the marriage will work. And that is true to a certain extent, but I personally feel I need both in my life not just love to just respect. And there is a whole more to marriage then just respecting and loving each other, and my opinion is coming from 14 years of marriage and 4 children. Once you get pass these pages he does go into a little further detail, such as giving hypothetical examples of couples in real life situations. There were also some tips that he gave on how to give love and respect, but for me the tips that was given was something you should already know. All and all its a cute little book to give as a gift for maybe a newlywed couple.
If you would like a chance to read this book I am giving away a copy of it. All you have to do to enter is either leave a comment as to why you want the book or you can send an email entry to me as well at jen at allkindsofreviews.net change the at to @, when you send your email.

You guys know that I am for furthering your education and with these economic times and so many people looking for a job you really do need to stand out from the crowd. So if you are looking to further your education maybe you should check out Gonzaga University. Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 in Spokane, WA they have a 6,700 students and 34,000 alumni. Their mascot is the Bulldog and if you are wondering they do offer financial aid for those who qualify.

If you are looking to get a degree in Organizational Leadership, Gonzaga is known as the Organizational development university. Did you know they offer a Master’s in Organizational Leadership online? This degree incorporates knowledge from the social sciences, communication field, arts, humanities, and business, into a transformational leadership curriculum. This degree is designed for those aspiring leaders in corporate, government, not-for-profit, or community organizations. This great if you don’t live near campus or need to work around your schedule. This really worth checking out, you can visit their website and view a video, apply online or request more information.

Here is a book that I thought was worth reading. The name of the book is called Tiny Toes and it is a book about a couple’s journey through infertility, prematurity and depression. The book was written by Kelly K. Damron, which describes how they overcame infertility and then the struggle to keep her marriage going and her babies alive. Although I have never had a problem with infertility I do know what it is like to have preemies, 2 out of my 4 children were preemies so I felt like I could relate to the author. The fear of the unknown comes to my mind when I think about it. The story of Kelly’s life is very touching and you wanted to hug her and tell her that it will all work out. Now this is not a book only for women as Kelly’s husband did a wonderful job with chapter 13, which is his part of the story. I am glad that she did not leave his story out it was very wonderfully written. She also includes tons of resources and a glossary in the back of the book. If you know someone or if you yourself are going through this then you need to read this book which is available at http://www.tinytoesbook.com for $14.95

There are only 54 days left till Christmas, I can?t believe how fast this year has gone by. I am normally on top of the ball when it comes to having most of my shopping done, by the time we hit November.  This year I am behind, so I have been searching the net for the best deals. On thing I have notice is the increase of abt electronics coupons, you can get some huge discounts if you use online coupons. I heard that this year the merchants where going to give even bigger discounts, so if you have been waiting to purchase that high ticket item, now maybe the time to do so. I am really curious to see what they will have on sale for black Friday. I have a few high ticket items I need to get I am hoping I can get them for really cheap on black Friday, so me stores are actually doing black Friday sales now, but I think you will probably get a better deal on that day itself.