Contact & Review Policy
Feel free to contact me at kathy@bermudaonion.net
I welcome comments, suggestions, and recommendations.
I’m also happy to consider ARCs and review copies of books. I do not guarantee a review for every ARC I accept, but I do guarantee a review of every book I read. If I discover that a book is a poor match for me, I usually try to pass it on to someone else for review. I do not sell ARCs.
In most cases, I cannot guarantee to have a book read and reviewed by a certain date. There are times when I do commit to a specific date – blog tours for instance. This blog and book reviews are a hobby for me, not a job, and as such, I’d like for it to remain enjoyable.
I do not guarantee a good review. I strive to give a fair and honest review. I can post reviews on Library Thing, Good Reads and amazon.com.
As of March 2012, this blog has approximately 500 subscribers, a Google Page Rank of 4, and receives approximately 17,000 visitors a month.
Hope to see you around the blogishere.
Also I notice you on book blogs too.
How did you get started in blogging??
Do try the read-a-thon; I thought the very same thing in June: that I would HAVE TO stay up and really read for 24 hours. But it’s just a fun exercise in doing what you can and enjoying all the excitement. I really am disappointed in my efforts truthfully but hope to improve next time. It’s fun to participate even if just a little.
Hi, Bermuda Onion, You had left a message on my blog to enter my contest. I don’t know if you are aware or I did not make it clear. I am trying to promote my Jewish blog, as well as my other blog.
To enter you must visit both blogs, and leave comments. and then blog away about my contest on your blog with a link to my blog.
Hello, came across your blog while looking for info about the bobbie brown book. Yours caught my eye, as I 2 was born in BDA, attended BHS till ’69. Would have been the class of ’72 .
Nice blog to find on a cold day.
bdaqueen in MD
She is a smart girl — after all that money spent on her college education — she better be!!!
Hope all is well —
Enjoyed the insightful interview with George Green.
Would like to tell him that I was enthralled with his Ravens. A real page-turner – with, however, one major blooper. As a horse-fanatic, I could tell him where the Kentucky Derby is run. (page 92) It is not run in Lexington – the Blue Grass Stakes is run there before the Derby.
Do you know where I can get a copy of Crowning Design? I have found a few copies listed from $65-$140. I’m not that interested in having my own copy. I have read and have a copy of Aly’s House, Ryan’s Hand and Roses. I really do like Leila’s writing and would like to have a complete set of her books.
Do you think there is a chance that Crowning design might get reprinted? Do you know of any other books she might have written that aren’t noted anywhere.
I like your Contact page, very nice n professional. I am planning to create one for my blog, and I may take some elements from yours. I like that you listed your page rank and visitor hits and your honesty in saying what you will or won’t do.
Hi Bermudaonion,
Your comment regarding new authors brought me to your blog. My first book was just released last week…a very exciting time for me. BTW…I have spent a lot of time in Bermuda…LOVE it there! A small part of my book is actually set in Bermuda.
Have a great day!
Hi there,
I’m a Bermudian author with a debut novel (contemporary romance) releasing in March 2011. I am interested in networking and promoting my book through blogs such as yours, and I thought the Bermuda connection was cool! If you’d be interested in hearing more about me and my book, please let me know!
Dear Bermuda Onion:
My name is Tom Winton, and my novel, Beyond Nostalgia, was just released. Published by Night Publishing it is available on Amazon Books–in Kindle and paperback—and on B&N in Kindle. I am hoping you might consider reviewing my gritty romance.
In July on Random House’s youwriteon website for writers, Beyond Nostalgia became a “Bestseller” after only six weeks, and is now up for their “2011″ Book of the Year Award”. I also posted the manuscript last year on Harper Collins’ authonomy site. In its first two months on that site it was ranked #3 in romance, #4 in literary fiction, and in the top ten for all genres—out of a field of 6,000 books.
Below is a short synopsis. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Born with blue in his collar instead of his veins, best-selling author Dean Cassidy chronicles his soul-scarring rise from New York’s darkest alleys to a place high atop the literary world.
Unlikely and difficult as such a climb is, there’s yet another force working against Dean. It’s the powerful, undeniable human emotion we call nostalgia. He’s forever haunted by treasured memories of Theresa Wayman, his long-estranged teenage soul-mate. Theresa! Theresa! Theresa! She just won’t go away!
Dean’s loving recollections of Theresa continually taint his twenty-year marriage to Maddy Frances–a woman so forgiving she should be canonized a living saint. Theresa, not his wife, is the one Dean feels standing at his side every time he loses a job. She’s alongside him when he actually goes postal on one. She shares all his fury and desperation as he forever tries to fight back the inevitable corporate takeover of his family. She’s center-stage in Dean’s mind and far too deep in his heart the day Maddy Frances finds him unconscious at a botched suicide attempt–a time-faded photograph of Theresa clenched in his hands.
In spite of it all, Maddy’s love never wavers. Thanks to her undying allegiance, Dean’s ship eventually comes to port. He gets a novel published, and defying all odds, the book commandeers every Bestseller List in the country. But, just when it seems their money problems are over, the test of all tests comes along. On the last night of a twelve-city book tour, Dean looks up at the next person in a long line of autograph seekers, and there, standing before him, is Theresa Wayman.
Later that night, alone with Theresa in his Atlanta motel room, Dean Cassidy finally finds that elusive, peaceful haven that lies beyond nostalgia. But wait. It may not be where you think.
Thank you so very much for your consideration.
Sincerely
Tom Winton
Email: winton15@att.net
Phone: 772-801-6232
Dear Kathy, You left on my blog that you wanted a copy of Oirental Wife. But you were unable to get it at BEA. If you would want a copy, you can go to Other Presses, and ask. Or when I am done with mine when I recieve it, I can send you mine.
I love your books! I am currently reading THE ISLAND. I think this is my favorite so far, though I did love SILVER GIRL as well. Can you recommend an author whose writing is similar to you own? I am about finished reading all of your books.😦 Not sure where to go next!!
Fine blog indeed, Kathy, and I’m delighted at your mention of The Rescuer’s Path on the blog. Hope you get a chance to read and review it–it’s the tale of what happens when a Holocaust survivor’s daughter aids and comes to love a wounded fugitive who’s a half-Arab antiwar leader, and of their birthdaughter’s search years later, just after 9/11, for her origins. In any case, I admire enormously your interest in authors, photography, and other forms of creativity by women. Thank you.
Hi Kathy
I would to find out if you would like to do a review on my Personal and Spiritual Growth Books!
You can see more info at http://allanrufus.org
Thanks, I look forward to your reply.
Kind regards
Allan
Dear Bermuda Onion , do i have your permission to copy and paste your picture of the Buenos Aires Heart stopper ?, its for a BBQ blog in Australia
Thank you
Sheenagh
Hi Kathy,
I am enjoying your blog, particularly the words on Wednesday.
To what address can I send a novel for potential review?
Please let me hear.
Thanks.
Janie Dempsey Watts
Hi,
I’m Carmen Stefanescu from:
http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.ro/
I live in Romania, better known as Dracula’s country. I am a teacher of English and German in my own town and country.
Like you, I am a teenager at heart only and we have a dog who is the real master of our”kingdom”.
I am sending an email regarding a review request. Please, check the spam/quarantine folder, too. In case it gets lost, please leave me a message on my blog or yours!
Thank you for your time!
Best regards,
Carmen
Look up Daniel Radcliffe in A Young Doctor’s Notebook. It is a British comedy television series, very dark comedy and awesome acting by all – nothing Harry Potter about it…
Hi Kathy!
“The Serenity Stone Murder ” is a humorous cozy mystery set in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It’s about two intrepid middle-aged church ladies who get embroiled in trying to find out who killed the manager of the Thunder Bay Charity Casino.
I am a Thunder Bay-based writer with credits in Reader’s Digest, Canadian Living and numerous other publications. The Serenity Stone Murder is my fourth book.
If you are interested in reviewing The Serenity Stone Murder, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you a review copy. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Marianne Jones
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