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Book Review: The Bohemian Love Diaries by Slash Coleman

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The Bohemian Love Diaries: A Memoir By Slash Coleman Genre: Non-fiction/Biography 249 pages Publisher:Lyons Press Publication Date: July 16, 2013  Where to purchase: Amazon   Barnes and Noble   Add it On: Goodreads   * I was given a free copy via the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Book Synopsis: Infused with southern charm, this irresistibly weird and wonderful story chronicles Slash Coleman’s upbringing in a warped but warm-hearted household of eccentric artists. Descended from a posse of off-beat immigrants--including a grandfather who danced at the Moulin Rouge--and raised near the capital of the Confederacy during the 1970s and ’80s, young Slash sets out to find true love. Unfortunately, he’s his own worst enemy. Obsessions with Evel Knievel, rock band KISS, and crisscrossing the country to find the girl of his dreams set his quest for happiness on a hapless course.        ...

Dream Junkies by Alexandra Ares

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Formats: Kindle  Nook Paperback  377 pages Publisher: InGenius Books: Second Revised Edition edition (November 25, 2012) * I received a complimentary copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:   The year is 2005. The Congress has just approved the war in Iraq and many New Yorkers are fed up with the American dream and thinking of fleeing the country. Kitty Roman is one of them. She is disenchanted with the superficiality of the news industry in which she works, and with her many affairs, which always elude real love. She packs to return to her native Europe, yet, a last minute chance encounter with an eccentric, overly optimistic artist, Desert Rose makes her embark impulsively on the trip of her lifetime -- to the West Coast -- that will unexpectedly spiral into chaos. The accidental odd couple takes us on a fascinating and sometimes hilarious journey through the heart of the American Dream, from New York, filled with in...