June 2014 – Kimichee

June 30, 2014

RE TV SHOW: Tyrant [drama]

Title: Tyrant
Genre: drama
Created by: Gideon Raff
Starring: Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, Jennifer Finnigan, Justin Kirk, Noah Silver, Anne Winters
Blurb from IMDB: Series tells the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.

Info borrowed from Wikipedia: Tyrant is an American drama television series created by Israeli director, screenwriter, and writer Gideon Raff and developed by Howard Gordon and Craig Wright. A 10-episode first season has been ordered by the American cable network FX. The series premiered on June 24, 2014. The pilot episode was written by Raff and directed by David Yates.

Bassam “Barry” Al Fayeed is from the fictional war-torn country of Abbudin. He has been living in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. Barry, the younger son of Baladi’s dictator, ends his exile to return with his American family to his homeland for his nephew’s wedding. His arrival leads to a dramatic culture clash, as he reluctantly returns to the familial and national politics he once left.

I watched the pilot of FX’s Tyrant and I am eagerly anticipating the next episode. There is such a great framework and the potential for a truly amazing show.

Barry Al Fayeed is a pediatrician living in California with his wife Molly and two teenaged children, daughter Emma and son Sammy. But Barry is also Bassam Al Fayeed, second son of Khaled Al Fayeed, presidential dictator of Abbudin.

June 27, 2014

RE BOOK: Black Orchid, by Abigail Owen [ya, paranormal romance]

Title: Black Orchid

Series: Svatura, Book Four

Author: Abigail Owen

Publication Date: May 23, 2014

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Synopsis

Heartbroken…

Adelaide Jenner feels nothing… she is completely numb inside. Her te’sorthene, her fated love, abandoned her and joined their enemy. On that day her sister turned off all Adelaide’s emotions in order to save her from a heartbreak that could push her over the edge of sanity. But great power wielded without compassion or love can only lead to pain.

Deceived…

Nate Pierce believes Adelaide used her extraordinary powers to deceive him all these years.

June 19, 2014 1 comment

BOOK TOUR: Wilder Than the Rest, by Shirleen Davies

Tour Schedule

Publication Date: June 17, 2014

Series: MacLarens of Fire Mountain #6

Genre: Western Romance

Pierce is a rough man, but happy in his new life as a Special Agent. Tasked with defending the rights of the federal government, Pierce is a cunning gunslinger always ready to tackle the next job. That is, until he finds out that his new job involves Mollie Jamison.

Mollie can be a lot to handle. Headstrong and independent, Mollie has chosen a life of danger and intrigue guaranteed to prove her liquor-loving father wrong. She will make something of herself, and no one, not even arrogant Pierce MacLaren, will stand in her way.

A secret mission brings them together, but will their attraction to each other prove deadly in their hunt for justice?

June 6, 2014

RE BOOK: Along the Watchtower, by David Litwack

Title: Along the Watchtower
Author: David Litwack
Publisher: Double Dragon eBooks
Genre: contemporary fantasy
Rating: Teen (little bit of non-descriptive cursing, rehab for injuries due to IED)

I awoke on a slab.

No. Too soft for a slab. Softer than a corpse would need. Not a slab but a stretcher.

A fog swirled in my brain. I picked through its wisps, searching for a thought to cling to. Then my combat training kicked in. First rule-assess the situation. I steadied myself and tested my senses, starting with touch. I flexed each finger until it grazed the pad of the thumb. So far, so good. Next I listened. Not much to hear. More of a hum than silence. But I could feel a vibration nearby, a throbbing like the heart of a dying beast. My sight might tell me more, but I was afraid to open my eyes. Instead, I sucked air in through my nose.

The smell of jet fuel. Then a wind so strong it rippled my cheeks into folds.

I was outside on a runway. Alive.

After Lieutenant Freddie Williams is caught in an IED explosion in Iraq, he’s sent home to recover. He spends time in a medically induced coma, where he retreats into his mind and the rich fantasy world therein. When he wakes, he faces the hard road of recovering from his physical wounds and dealing with mental injuries he doesn’t even remember.