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I’m Heena

Welcome to The Reading Bud, my cosy corner of the internet dedicated to all things books and authors. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovering under-represented books, independent and small press authors, and all things book with a touch of love and loud purrs. Let’s get Reading!

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Read this captivating story on the adventures and hardships of Frank Knightlite, a man who strives to illuminate darkness with his lantern in search of answers to life’s questions.
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  • Book Review: Iberian Claim by Vincent Casciani

    Book Details: Author: Vincent Casciani Release Date: 23rd August 2021Series: Genre: Historical Fiction, Historical Critique, Spanish FictionFormat: E-book Pages: 196 pagesPublisher: New Degree PressBlurb:“I put down the pen and set aside the paper. I have served my time.”The Spanish Empire’s…

  • Book Review: A Council Of Ghosts by Ryan Harper Jones

    Book Details: Author: Ryan Harper JonesRelease Date: 1st November 2021Series: Genre: Children’s Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Sword & SorceryFormat: E-book Pages: 222 pagesPublisher: Blurb:When a sorcerer arrives in Edgings Burrow, Saul, Ruby, and Henry don’t realise the turmoil their lives…

  • Book Review: H2LiftShips: A Back Story by Bob Freeman

    Book Details: Author: Bob FreemanRelease Date: 21st February 2021Series: H2LiftShips (Book #2)Genre: Science-FictionFormat: E-book Pages: 325 pagesPublisher: Indies United Publishing HouseBlurb:Trading and dealing for a living is just what the LunaCola’s crew is doing to get by. But everybody (or octopus)…

  • Book Review: Beyond Luna (H2LiftShips #1) by Bob Freeman

    Book Details: Author: Bob FreemanRelease Date: 24th March 2021Series: H2LiftShips (Book #1)Genre: Science-FictionFormat: E-book Pages: 338 pagesPublisher: Indies United Publishing HouseBlurb:H2LiftShips, a tech manual for a futureImagine a world, exactly like ours, but differentPart Road-Trip, part solar sailing, always…

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    Book Details: Author: Kim IdynneRelease Date: 15th February 2022Series:Genre: New Adult, Paranormal FantasyFormat: E-book Pages: 180 pagesPublisher: Blurb:When nineteen-year-old vampire Elias Hellström reunites with Aarya, his childhood love, she sets him on a strange and terrifying path to becoming…