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Join us for this tour from May 28 to June 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: The Ghosts of Rathalla by Matthew K. Perkins Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 200 pages Genre: Epic fantasy Publisher: Resource Publications Release date: February 2024 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally. Tour dates: May 28 to June 24, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13: Some swearing and violence. Book Description: Set in a world that is dominated by a vast desert, two friends are caught in the middle of a civil war. She’s a warrior. He’s a musician. When they discover that the crux of the war is a prophesied newborn baby that one side will do anything to destroy, they become the only people capable of saving the child’s life—all that stands in their way is an active volcano, a barbarian army, and a cunning assassin with motives of his own. Meet the Author: Matthew K. Perkins is a proud Wyoming native, where he completed an MA in English Literature from the state’s lone university. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He is the author of two novels, 'Saint in Vain' (2018) and 'The Ghosts of Rathalla' (2024). Tour Schedule: May 28 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review / author interview / giveaway May 28 - @this.human.reads – book review * May 28 - @bearyintobooks – book review * May 28 - @alwaysreadingxo – book review * May 28 - @tia.reads – book review * May 28 - @book_withquotes – book review * May 28 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight / giveaway May 29 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway May 29 - @stars.and.embers – book review * May 29 - @my_fair_fiction – book review * May 30 – @bookarlo – book review * May 31 – June 1 – @book_ofy – book review * June 1 - @acourtofspinesnpages – book review * June 2 - @bookameme – book review * June 3 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway June 3 - My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway June 4 – @hartfiction – book shoutout June 5 – @Leannebookstagram - book review June 6 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight / giveaway June 7 – June 10 – @unapologetically_sassy_reads – book review * June 11 – @bookaddicted_soul – book review * June 11 - @just_another_mother_with_books – book review * June 11 - @fedythereader – book review * June 12 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight June 13 – Michelle, The Book Critic – book review / author interview / giveaway June 14 – June 17 – @freakangelreads – book review * June 17 - @readsandmusic – book review * June 18 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway June 19 – @madlymisty – book review * June 20 – June 21 – June 24 – @Onmybookshelf – book review June 24 - @kiv_coffeeandpages – book review * June 24 - @booktok.bookclub – book review * Enter the Giveaway:
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Join us for this tour from May 28 to June 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: DECEPTION IS OUR REMEDY by Alexandra Gavranovic Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 412 pages Genre: YA dystopian; YA survival stories; Sci-fi Fantasy Publisher: Dumetella Press Release date: March 2024 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally. Tour dates: May 28 to June 24, 2024 Content Rating: PG: Some minimal fight scenes and acts of violence Book Description: What if everything you thought you knew about the world - and yourself - was a lie? What would you do? For 17-year-old Callista, growing up in a world stripped of all its color after the great climate crisis, every day looks the same in her Neighborhood. There are no other kids her age except for her best friend, Reggie. There are no events or activities. And there is no leaving. Cal rarely even steps outside her house except to pick up the month’s worth of dry, rationed food courtesy of the Government or for her routine trip to the doctor, which always leaves her feeling groggy and depleted. And while she knows that she should just accept this life, she can’t help but wonder if there is something she isn’t being told. From whispered conversations she overhears of her parents to nightmares that feel more like memories jarring her awake in the middle of the night, Cal finally decides to find out for herself if there is something beyond the towering gates of her Neighborhood. Something that can provide answers. But what she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined. When a giant floating object of immense light transports her to an abandoned city, Cal meets more people her age who also grew up in Neighborhoods. And, like the orb of light she can suddenly summon with her mind, these other people are also gifted with special abilities. Before she can determine what is going on, they are all herded to a special Academy for the gifted, where they will learn to hone their abilities with other students just like them. But as Cal unravels her nightmares, everything she thought she knew about her former life starts to rip at the seams. And, as she spends more time with her fellow students in the Academy, she begins to wonder if she really escaped the Neighborhood at all. Deception is Our Remedy is a fast-paced, dystopian adventure that will leave you guessing at every turn. Meet the Author: Alexandra Gavranovic lives in Georgia where she is studying Public Relations. She has been writing and crafting stories since she was a young girl, and enjoys the process of being creative. When she’s not studying for her college classes, Alix enjoys spending time with her two cats and her dog, reading dystopian novels, and playing video games. She is also an avid pianist with 12 years of experience. Deception Is Our Remedy is her first published novel. Tour Schedule: May 28 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway May 28 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway May 28 – @acourtofspinesnpages – book review * May 28 - @alwaysreadingxo – book review * May 29 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book spotlight / giveaway May 29 – @this.human.reads – book review * May 29 - @bearyintobooks – book review * May 29 - @bookarlo – book review * May 30 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight May 30 – @book_withquotes – book review * June 2 - @my_fair_fiction – book review * June 3 – @fedythereader – book review * June 4 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review / guest post / giveaway June 5 – Book Zone Reviews – book review June 6 – @stars.and.embers – book review * June 7 – My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway June 8 - @onceuponamaltesereader – book review * June 10 – @unapologetically_sassy_reads – book review * June 11 – Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review / author interview / giveaway June 12 – @madlymisty – book review * June 13 – @bookameme – book review * June 15 - @bookreviewsbytaylor – book review * June 16 - @readsandmusic – book review * June 17 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway June 18 – @bookishrebel01 – book review * June 20 – @just_another_mother_with_books – book review * June 20 - @tia.reads – book review * June 21 – June 22 - @freakangelreads – book review * June 24 – June 25 – @leannebookstagram – book review June 26 – Michelle, The Book Critic – book review / author interview / giveaway June 27 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight / giveaway June 28 – @kiv_coffeeandpages – book review * Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon! Join us for this tour from June 4 to June 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: Happy Harry: A Magical Golden by Barbara Lampert Category: Adult Non-Fiction 18 yrs +, 318 pages Genre: Dog Memoir Publisher: Golden Wolf Books Release date: November, 2023 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) available for review. Tour dates: June 4 to June 24, 2024 Content Rating: G: My book is perfectly fit for general audiences from young adults up to seniors. "Nobody who loves dogs will be able to resist your book! A magnificent love story!" - Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, international bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love and When Elephants Weep. "Everyone loves Golden Retrievers, or at least they should. But what sets Barbara Lampert apart is not just that she is over-the-top crazy about Goldens, but that she writes so beautifully about them. Happy Harry: A Magical Golden is a wonderful love letter to the greatest creatures on the planet." - David Rosenfelt, national bestselling and award-winning author of Dogtripping and Leader of the Pack Book Description: In her dog memoir Happy Harry: A Magical Golden, author and psychotherapist Barbara Lampert, a lifelong dog lover, tells the true story of her beloved Golden Retriever, Harry. Like her first dog memoir, Harry’s story comes from her mostly uncensored daily journal and takes place in Malibu, California. Harry was a genuinely free spirit – wild, and very wolf-like. Did all this contribute to his being exceptionally happy? Perhaps. Harry was not only the happiest being Barbara’s ever known, happy to the very core of him, but also the bravest. More than once in his life, Harry had to face true adversity, and each time, Barbara would look at him in wonder, not fully understanding how a being could be so brave and at the same time continue to be so happy. Harry literally pranced through life, with a joyous attitude that made being around him like magic. Meet the Author:
My passion is dogs! I’ve had dogs most of my life and hope to have at least one by my side always. Dog energy is the best! I’m a psychotherapist, licensed for over thirty years as a Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in relationships. I’m also an author. Happy Harry: A Magical Golden is my second dog memoir. My first is Charlie: A Love Story. Both about two of my Golden Retrievers. (See, I told you that dogs are my passion!) Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I was a flight attendant for United Airlines for nine years. I also acquired two masters degrees and a doctorate. And taught sociology at a number of universities. Gardening is another love of mine (Not as much as dogs but right up there!). I see my garden as a work of art and garden as much as possible in my free time. I love being in nature. The miracle of growth, the changing landscape, the beauty. I live in Malibu, California with my husband David and, you guessed it, our two wonderful Golden Retrievers, Oliver and Henry. Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ tiktok ~ pinterest ~ X/twitter ~ goodreads Join us for this tour from June 11 to June 28, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: Still Needs Work by Ellen Barker Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 286 pages Genre: Literary Novel Publisher: She Writes Press Release date: June 2024 Formats Available for Review: print (print - softback / USA), ebook (PDF) Tour dates: June 11 to June 28, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13 +M: Moderately bad language, mostly in the opening pages, but no F-word or truly crude language. No sex, some violence (a mugging with no serious injury). Book Description: Marianne gets the call while attending a conference in San Francisco: laid off, department dissolved. Two days later, she's back home in the dicey Kansas City neighborhood she moved to after a reversal of fortune two years ago. Her house and her life still need work, and now she needs a job, too. Marianne tries all the usual routes to re-employment, but a middle-aged woman has little job cred in the tech world, no matter how skilled she is. A contract job at a Chicago startup morphs through two acquisitions in eight weeks. And then she is mugged in her own neighborhood, which frightens her enough to considers a permanent move. An irreverent look at the alien denizens of the tech world, the fraught business of mergers and acquisitions, and the parallel universe of job openings, Still Needs Work is a contemporary story of the working world wrapped around a very human story of one person, her dog, and her community. Meet the Author: Ellen Barker grew up in Kansas City during a period of demographic upheaval, and she returns there in her novels. She has a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Washington University in Saint Louis, where she developed a passion for how cities work, and don’t. She began her career as an urban planner, then spend many years working for large consulting firms, first as a writer-editor and later managing large data systems, jobs rich in corporate drama, large and small. She is the author of East of Troost, which introduced readers to the neighborhood where Still Needs Work takes place. She now lives in Los Altos, California, with her husband and their German shepherd, Boris, who is the inspiration for the dog in this novel. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ X/Twitter ~ bookbub ~ goodreads Join us for this tour from May 6 to May 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: The Silver Forest, Book 1 by J.D. Rasch Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 466 pages Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Lamina Press Release date: May, 2024 Format available for review: BOOK ONE (print-softback / USA only and ebook (MOBI, EPUB, PDF). You will also receive BOOK TWO in ebook (MOBI, EPUB, PDF) as a gift. Tour dates: May 6 to May 24, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13: Non-explicit mentions of sex, and non-graphic battle scenes. Book Description: “Engrossing, spiritual, thought-provoking and unique.” — Patrick J. LoBrutto, World Fantasy Award winning editor Asmar, a young and naïve wizard, is sent on an impossible quest—to stop the renegade wizard, Malzus, from finding the tree of wisdom. The Great Council of wizards, desperate to find the golden pulcher tree, the source of all knowledge, sent nine wizards over the impassable seas to the far away land of Bracat—only to face years of frustration and failure. Until one of their own turned against them. Armed with a golden staff to amplify his power, the rogue wizard Malzus fled the wizards’ city of Dolcere and began a ruthless hunt for the tree. Meanwhile, in the small, protected village of Tuland, Asmar, a misfit, is suddenly called to Dolcere. There, he learns that he is to become a wizard, tasked with stopping the death and destruction caused by Malzus. The Great Council tasks Asmar with not only defeating Malzus but returning the golden staff to them. But Asmar doesn’t trust the wizards and their influence over him. Can he break the cycle of violence and selfishness and determine his own destiny? Buy the Book: (Coming Soon!) Amazon Also Featured: Coming June, 2024! Meet the Author: J.D. RASCH is a writer, artist, social activist and author. His debut fantasy series, The Wanderer, explores social, political and religious themes. His writing, like his painting explores the mysteries of the world and our place in the greater scheme of the universe. For many years he worked in international finance, both in developed and emerging economies. Even in his work in finance he was interested in social justice, developing ways to assess the social behavior of companies. He also serves on a number of not-for-profit boards in an attempt to make the world a better place. Connect with the author: website Join us for this tour from May 6 to May 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: Roses in December (Hamilton Place Book 2) by Mark A. Gibson Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 358 pages Genre: Family Saga Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hamilton Press (Self) Release date: April, 2024 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) Tour dates: May 6 to May 24, 2024 Content Rating: A soft R for the following: Language, although appropriate for situation, does have a smattering (perhaps 5 uses over 350 pages) of the F-word. Sexual situations are more so implied than graphic, although there is one soft description of fellatio. There is no use of derogatory descriptions for persons, sexes or races. No graphic violence is described. Book Description: Jimmy Hamilton overcame childhood tragedy to become a hero in Vietnam, only to die there in 1967. All but forgotten, Jimmy leaves behind a young wife, an infant son, and a man wracked by guilt. Circumstances allow Becca, his young widow, to be manipulated into an abusive, loveless union with Jimmy’s brother and into raising her son ignorant of his father’s true identity—a wrong she knows must be set right…but how? When? Like Jimmy before him, James, Jr. is an intellectually gifted, albeit troubled man. Hamstrung by the false narrative of his life and then tormented by an unspeakable loss, his days are spent treading the knife’s edge between present day reality and a past he’s incapable of forgetting. With his final act of bravery, Jimmy unknowingly saved the scion of a powerful Washington family. In so doing, he set in place circumstances that just might draw his son back from the abyss…but only if he can somehow make it home from Vietnam. Roses in December concludes the Hamilton Place series, an epic family saga extending from the Great Depression to present day. Through war and peace, love and loss, triumph and tragedy, follow the Hamilton family on their journey from a run-down farm in South Carolina, through the jungles of Vietnam, to the top of the world in New York City, and through the gardens of stone at Arlington. Also, featured on this tour: Book Details: Book Title: A Song that Never Ends (Hamilton Place Book I) by Mark A. Gibson Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 338 pages Genre: Family Saga Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hamilton Press (Self) Release date: January, 2024 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) Tour dates: May 6 to May 24, 2024 Content Rating: A soft R for the following: Language, although appropriate for situation, does have a smattering (perhaps 5 uses over 350 pages) of the F-word. Sexual situations are more so implied than graphic, although there is one soft description of fellatio. There is no use of derogatory descriptions for persons, sexes or races. No graphic violence is described. Book Description: Home. For over three hundred years, that’s what the Hamilton family has called a shrinking swath of farmland in the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina. Home. That’s the failing tobacco farm where Walter and Maggie Hamilton choose to raise their three children. Walter has big plans to make the farm more profitable, but his plans are interrupted by World War II and family heartbreak. Walter returns from the war a changed man, and finds Maggie, too, has changed; neither of them for the better. But at least their family is together at... Home. More than anything, that’s where their eight-year-old son, Jimmy Hamilton, wants to be. However, after an unspeakable tragedy, he’s sent away from the only life he’s ever known—to live with a kindly uncle in North Carolina, far from… Home. That’s where Jimmy is finally going to be, unless fate has plans of its own… A Song that Never Ends is the first installment of the Hamilton Place series, an epic family saga extending from the Great Depression to present day. Through war and peace, love and loss, triumph and tragedy; follow the Hamilton family on their journey from a run-down farm in South Carolina, through the jungles of Vietnam, to the top of the world in New York City, and beyond the gardens of stone at Arlington. Buy the Book: Amazon Meet the Author: Mark A. Gibson is a physician who practices Cardiology in the mountains of rural North Georgia. He was raised on a small farm in upstate South Carolina—the last postage-stamp sized sliver of a much larger parcel granted to the family by land grant from King Charles II in 1665—and may or may not have once gotten in trouble for digging up his mom’s calla lily bed in search of the family’s long-lost charter. Dr. Gibson graduated from the Citadel in Charleston, SC with a BS in Biology. Afterwards, he received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. He received his Internal Medicine training through the University of Tennessee Medical System and Cardiology training through the Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He served for eight years on active duty with the US Air Force, before leaving the military for private practice. Although a cardiologist by profession, Dr. Gibson is a dreamer by nature. He is a self-styled oenophile who enjoys travel and fine food. In his spare time, he builds sandcastles and dreams of distant shores. Roses in December represents Dr. Gibson’s second offering to the world of literature, and the conclusion of his Hamilton Place Series. All previous publications have been of the professional, peer-reviewed, medical variety, and make for lovely sleep aids. Connect with the author: website ~ amazon ~ X/Twitter Tour Participants:
@this.human.reads @chiaslibrary @acourtofspinesnpages @bearyintobooks @snowybookcorner/ @millionstories.bookclub/ @bookameme @bookarlo @fedythereader @alyssas_book_obsession @thebooknearme @my_fair_fiction @kiv_coffeeandpages @book_withquotes @sheilasamuelson7190 @katsperfectmom @shereadslovestories/ @just_another_mother_with_books @jenrford.booksit @kim.kegros @readsandmusic Join us for this tour from May 13 to May 31, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: PURSUIT OF INNOCENCE by Bethany Rosa Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 315 pages Genre: Romance Publisher: Gallatin Publishing Release date: March 2024 Formats Available for Review: print (print - softback), ebook (MOBI, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: May 13 to May 31, 2024 Content Rating: R: Bad language and explicit sex scenes. "Adeptly written and featuring many noteworthy elements—brisk pacing, intricate storyline, incendiary sex scenes, etc."—Blueink Review "Gripping coming-of-age romance that explores desire, self-discovery with realistic and relatable characters. A compelling and exciting drama that leaves readers yearning for more."—Readers Choice Book Description: “I’m done waiting around. You’re mine. No more games or pining over someone else when it’s me you want. You won’t remember his name after I get through with you.” Lily knows exactly what she wants in life. To graduate, land a high-paying job, and forge her own way. Nothing will distract her. Until the ultimate playboy, billionaire Sebastian Dubree, barges in. Not to be overlooked, Lily’s longtime crush, Jackson, decides she’s worth the fight. Reluctant to succumb to either, she quickly becomes a challenge to conquer. Lily must decide between the familiarity of her childhood longing or the newly discovered passion ignited by the dominant CEO. But can she surrender without losing herself in the process, or will someone take matters into his own hands? Boundaries blur between desire and resistance in this gripping coming-of-age romance, leaving readers yearning for more. Meet the Author: Bethany Rosa raised four amazing daughters before fulfilling her dream to become a writer. Her goal is to ignite passion in readers through her erotically charged stories. When not immersed in writing, Bethany finds joy in life traveling the world alongside her husband of 25 years. Home is divided between the mountains of Montana and the Arizona sunshine. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ bookbub ~ goodreads Tour Participants:
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