My real name is Amber and I'm an avid reader, in love
with the printed page since I was child. My reading frenzy began with my
Grandmother and her collection of vintage Nancy Drew books. I read almost every
type of book from paranormal to mysteries to romance.
I started blogging with Sapphyria's Book Reviews,
(http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/) in May 2011 as a place to express my
love of books to others. Unfortunately, as of 6/7/17, Sapphyria’s Book
Reviews was deactivated (not by my choice) and is now inaccessible. I am now
the blogger behind Sapphyria’s
Books and Reviews
by Saph.
I am also the owner of Sapphyria’s Book Promotions.
I was a publicist for a small Colorado-based publishing company until they,
unfortunately, had to close their doors. After helping so many authors through
my work as a publicist, I decided I wanted to continue to support authors and
that is how Sapphyria’s
Book Promotions was born.
I live in Michigan with my husband and his daughter. I am
employed by a large University with 11 years of seniority. I obtained my
Bachelor of Science degree with concentrations in Organizational Administration
and Psychology (2016) and my Master of Science in Administration degree with a
concentration in Acquisitions Administration (2019). Now that I'm done with
school, I enjoy being able to read more, blog more, make jewelry (Amber's Creations), play
World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 with my husband and friends, and spend as much
time with our family as possible.
If my name is Amber, "Why Sapphyria?" Well,
it's sort of a complicated story but I'll do my best not to confuse
you.
Part One of the story: My birthday is in September and
the birthstone is sapphire. I love sapphires and dark blue is my favorite
color.
Part Two of the story: I met my husband in 2007 (-
yay for Myspace) and moved in with him after a short 1 1/2 month courtship
(we've been married for over 10 years now). His addiction to World of Warcraft
(WoW) was really never an issue but it also helps that instead of getting upset
about it - I decided to go with the old saying "If you can't beat 'em -
join 'em.” In 2008, I created my very first WoW character, a Blood Elf Hunter
named ---- Sapphyria - who just happens to have a kick butt sidekick named
Orange Crush (after my beloved late kitty cat). So, yes...I'm a gamer girl. My
husband and I stopped playing Wow a couple years ago and picked up Destiny 2. We
began playing WoW again in 2019 when Blizzard re-launched WoW Classic. I
haven't created a Sapphyria character yet, though I still have my Sapphyria
character in the retail version of the game.
Part Three of the story: I decided that I wanted to
try my hand at running a blog. I didn't really want people to know who I was so
I decided to name my blog after my WoW character. Plus, it's unique enough of a
name to maybe stick with readers, authors, and others. That is how my blogs and
promotions company were born.
Visit Me Here:
Reviews by Saph - reviews
of all genres except Cozy Mysteries. Those are now reviewed on Saph's Cozy
Corner.
Saph's Cozy Corner - Cozy
Mystery book reviews.
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