Lubelia Alycea: One Hundred Years by J.E. Spina.
Lubelia Alycea leaves her native country of Madeira, Portugal to travel to her new home – America. This is the story of how a strong, resilient young girl grows into a formidable woman. She must survive many tragedies in her lifetime, separation from family, sickness, death, betrayal, and a lost love. Will she find happiness and a new love in her life? Will she be strong enough to face the storms ahead and still keep her family together? Will the secrets in her life destroy her and all that she holds dear?
Review by Trish: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Powerful, yet endearing! Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021. This is an enjoyable story about the life of a young woman who leaves behind all that she knows to venture into a new world in hopes of making a better life for her children. Follow her through her hardships and successes as she struggles to support her family and fulfill a promise she made to her dying husband. Lubelia Alycea is a strong woman who shows endurance and tenacity. This is a good read for anyone whose ancestors before them left their homeland in hopes of a better life in America. It is powerful and endearing at the same time!
Product Details:
Paperback: 359 Pages
Publisher: Janice Spina (April 28, 2021)
Language: English
Adult Readers: Fiction (General)
Adults Readers: Fiction (Historical)
Adult Readers: Fiction (Romance)
Teen and Young Adults
Reading Age: 18+
In A Second by J E Spina.
Athena feels as if she is going out of her mind. She can’t function after losing her fiancé, Justin, in a car accident, or did she? She keeps having dreams or rather nightmares of being trapped in a car with Justin’s lifeless body. But when she wakes up in the hospital no one will tell her what happened to Justin.
She begins to think that he is a figment of her imagination until she calls his number and he answers. They make a date but then, he doesn’t show up. There are many secrets that Athena’s parents are keeping from her. Can she deal with all the secrets that threaten her whole being? Her only salvation is her Gramma Grace who knows the truth and has the power of clairvoyance to help her.
Athena finally meets someone who could possibly give her a chance at love again but can Lucas give her what she needs or is he asking too much of her? When her psychiatrist, Dr. Nick Jasper, shows an interest in her too she feels overwhelmed and confused. Will Athena be able to choose between Dr. Jasper and Lucas? Will she ever forget Justin?
Review by Michele Rolfe: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Is Athena Going Crazy? When Athena wakes up in the hospital & asks about her boyfriend Justin, no one will tell her anything. She keeps having dreams or maybe visions of her being in a car accident with Justin’s body next to her. She finally gets a call from Justin & they make a date, but he doesn’t show up. What happened to him? There are more than a few secrets her parents & grandmother are keeping from her, too. Will these secrets destroy her or clear things up for her? J.E. Spina has another mystery hit on her hands! I got this book for my honest review.
Product Details:
Paperback: 402 Pages
Publisher: JE Spina (December 30, 2020)
Language: English
Reading Age: 18+
Adult Readers: Mystery (Action)
Adult Readers: Mystery (Thriller & Suspense)
Adult Readers: Romance (Mystery Thriller & Suspense)
Teen and Young Adults
Amazon Print:
https://www.amazon.com/Second-J-Spina/dp/1736167308/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609538158&sr=1-1
About The Author: Janice Spina is a multi-award-winning author with 43 books of which there are 21 children’s books,12 MG/PT books and two books in a YA series with four more coming over the next few years, seven novels and a short story collection for 18+ written under J.E. Spina. She is also a copy editor, blogger, book reviewer and supporter of fellow authors. Her husband, John, is her illustrator and cover creator. Watch for more books to come over the next few years.
Jance has received the following awards for her books:
8 Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medals, 5 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, Honorable Mention and Finalist, 19 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards, 1 AUTHORSDB – Cover Contest, 2 Book Excellence Award Finalists, 2 Top Shelf Awards – First Place & Runner up
Her logo is Jemsbooks – books for all ages! Her motto is – Reading Gives You Wings to Fly! Come soar with Jemsbooks! Happy reading!
Janice loves to hear from readers and appreciates and happily welcomes reviews.
CHILDREN’S BOOKS BY JANICE SPINA
Pre-School to Grade Three:
- Louey the Lazy Elephant (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon (Mom’s Choice Award – Silver Medal)
- Jerry the Crabby Crayfish (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Lamby the Lonely Lamb (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- Jesse the Precocious Polar Bea (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- Broose the Moose on the Loose (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Sebastian Meets Marvin the Monkey (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Colby the Courageous Cat (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- The First Star (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 1: Drystan and Durward Save the Day (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award & Top Shelf Runners-up Award)
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 2: Damara Helps Drystan Find His Roar (Pinnacle Book Achievement Award)
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 3 Delbert Finds Himself
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 4: Delfina Solves a Problem
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 5: Drago Does a Good Deed
- Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 6: Dragana Helps a Fairy Make Believe: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 1 (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
- Make Believe is Fun: Bedtime Stories for Children Books-1-4 (Mom’s Choice Awards – Silver Medal)
MG/PT BOOKS FOR 10+ BY JANICE SPINA
Middle-Grade/Preteen/Young Adult:
- 2014-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 1: The Case of the Missing Cell Phone- Readers’ Favorite Book Awards-Honorable Mention.
- 2016-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 1: The Case of the Missing Cell Phone-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2016: Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 2: The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2016-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 3: The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Reader’s Favorite Book Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2016-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 3: The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant-Readers’ Favorite Book Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2017-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 5: The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2017-Jerry the Crabby Crayfish-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
- 2017-Abby & Holly School Dance-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2018-Colby the Courageous Cat-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2018-Broose the Moose on the Loose-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2018-Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2018-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 5: The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost-Authorsdb Cover Contest-Silver Medal.
- 2018-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 6: The Case of the Mystery of the Bells-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2019-Abby & Holly School Dance-Readers’ Favorite Book Awards-Bronze Medal.
- 2019-Abby & Holly Series Book 2: Unfortunate Events-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2019-Abby & Holly Series Book 3: Secrets of the Trunk-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2019-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 6: The Case of the Mystery of the Bells-Book Excellence Award-Finalist.
- 2020-Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2020-Sebastian Meets Marvin the Monkey-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2020-Abby & Holly Series Book 4: The Hidden Stairway-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2020-Abby & Holly Series Book 2: Unfortunate Events-Readers’ Favorite Book Awards-Honorable Mention.
- 2020-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 6: The Case of the Mystery of the Bells-Readers’ Favorite Book Awards-Finalist.
- 2020-Louey the Lazy Elephant-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2020-Abby & Holly Series Book 5: The Copper Key-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2020-Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2021-Abby & Holly Series Book 6: Faulty Timeline-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2021-Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2021-Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2021-Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 1: Drystan and Durward Save the Day-Top Shelf Awards-Runners up.
- 2021-Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 4: The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog-Top Shelf Awards-First Place.
- 2021-The First Star-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2022-Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 1: Drystan and Durward Save the Day-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2022-Make Believe (Bedtime Stories for Children)-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2022-Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 2: Damara Helps Drystan Find His Roar-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2022-The Legend of the Taken Ones: Gateskin Chronicles Book 1-Book Excellence Award-Finalist.
- 2023-Make Believe in Fun (Bedtime Stories for Children) Book 2-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2023-Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 4: Delfina Solves a Problem-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
- 2023-Make Believe Again: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 3-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2023-Make Believe Once Again: Bedtime Stories for Children Book 4-Mom’s Choice Awards-Silver Medal.
- 2023-Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 5 – Drago Does a Good Deed-Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
YA BOOKS BY JANICE SPINA for 15+
- The Legend of the Taken Ones (Gateskin Chronicles Book 1)
- The Unknown Territory (Gateskin Chronicles Book 2)
BOOKS BY J.E. SPINA FOR 18+
- Hunting Mariah
- Mariah’s Revenge
- How Far is Heaven
- An Angel Among Us: A Short Story Collection
- In A Second
- Lubelia Alycea: One Hundred Years
- The Misunderstood Angel: Branyrd the Angel Series Book 1
- Mission of Mercy: Branyrd the Angel Series Book 2
Book Trailers:
- How Far Is Heaven: https://youtu.be/pLCjyc9Q9tQ
- Hunting Mariah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZTu5R-kXhM
- Mariah’s Revenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIawvOX9aw
Her logo is Jemsbooks – books for all ages!
Her motto is – Reading Gives You Wings to Fly!
Come soar with Jemsbooks!
Happy reading!
Janice’s hobbies besides writing are crocheting, exercising to keep in shape, going to the movies with her husband or out to lunch or dinner, reading, book reviewing, blogging, and spending time with her five grandchildren who are her writing inspiration.
Janice loves to hear from readers and appreciates and happily welcomes reviews.
Janice Spina aka J.E. Spina: Multi-Award-Winning Author
Jemsbooks for All Ages!
Mom’s Choice Award Winner!
Author’s Page At Book Marketing Global Network:
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