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Book Details: Book Title: Doom, Gloom, and the Pursuit of the Sun by Antoine F. Gnintedem Category: Adult Fiction, 208 pages Genre: Biographical Fiction Publisher: Createspace Release date: February 7, 2018 Format available for review: print & gifted Kindle copy Will send print books to: USA & Canada Tour dates: June 11 to 22, 2018 Content Rating: PG (No f-words but there may be some mild profanity, and mild religious expletives such as "damn", "hell" and "Oh God!", some depictions of brief sexual content. No drug use or underage drinking.) Book Description: The town is famous in the region for its chronic stillness...Consequently, every ambitious person who grows up there eventually leaves in search of better opportunities. Life in Mbengwi, Cameroon, is not easy for Austin-or for anyone else. While growing up, he bears witness to the worst parts of life and the cruelties of human nature. These things keep his homeland trapped in a cycle of misery and suffering. In a country overrun by poverty, death, unrest, and corruption, he sees no future for himself. The only way to escape the cycle is to flee to a place Austin believes to be free of all these troubles, a place where he hopes his dreams will come true: the United States of America. However, when Austin arrives in this supposed promised land, he is met with a crushing revelation. He finds America to be rife with all the same problems he thought he'd escaped, merely in different forms. Rather than give in to disappointment, he decides to combat these obstacles with a firm resolve. Before long, though, these obstacles threaten to overwhelm him. This realization prompts Austin to rethink how he sees the world and the challenges it throws at him. 
Meet the author:
Antoine F. Gnintedem is a renowned educator both in the United States and across the world. As a linguistic consultant, he has worked for the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security. In addition, he has served as an educational assessment expert for leading national and international testing companies. His academic achievements include a PhD in English language and literature and another doctorate in educational leadership. Connect with the author: Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: June 11 - Locks, Hooks and Books - review / guest post / giveaway June 12 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway June 12 - Life as Leels - review June 13 - Just Reviews - review June 14 - Two Points of Interest - review / giveaway June 15 - Bri's Book Nook - review / giveaway June 15 - Literary Flits - review / giveaway June 18 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway June 19 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / giveaway June 21 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review June 22 - Jessica Cassidy - review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends June 30, 2018
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In this tale of love, passion, and self-discovery, two Jamaican men become caught up in a 1960s revolution that reveals injustices, oppression, and a purpose for one of them.
Join us for this tour from May 21 to June 8, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: A Reason for Living by Julian Jingles Category: Adult Fiction, 382 pages Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: iUniverse Release date: January 17, 2018 Tour dates: May 21 to June 8, 2018 Content Rating: R Book Description: It is the mid-1960s in Kingston, Jamaica, and the country is steeped in social, political, and economic inequities. Howard Baxter, the heir to a real estate empire, has no interest in seeking or managing wealth. Painting and deflowering Jamaican maidens are his passions. As he combs the streets looking for greater meaning in his pathetic life, it soon becomes apparent that Howard's journey will not be easy. Bernaldo Lloyd, a member of the Baxter clan, is a medical student who is sensitive to the hopelessness of the Jamaican masses. Inspired by his close friend and Howard's cousin, Ras Robin Pone, and their ties with the Rastafari movement that calls for social and economic equity, Bernaldo is determined to overthrow the corrupt government. As Howard, Bernaldo and Robin become influenced by America's Black Power and Civil Rights movements demanding equal rights for African Americans, the women in their lives both love and criticize them. But when revolution breaks out, Howard finally discovers a purpose for his twisted life that leads him in a direction he never anticipated. In this tale of love, passion, and self-discovery, two Jamaican men become caught up in a 1960s revolution that reveals injustices, oppression, and a purpose for one of them. Praise for A Reason for Living: “Riveting, touching on micro and macro relationships of love, sex and politics, and the search of Jamaicans for the essence of their existence, with many compelling scenes and very touching, sensitive dialogues.” - Dr. Basil Wilson, New York Carib News "A Reason for Living is a highly complex work that pits sense against sensibility. Emotions surge, transforming men in unfathomable ways. And as love and revolution march in lock-step, Jingles might well have earned a place among the region’s more interesting writers." - Glenville Ashby, Kaieteur News “The author, filmmaker, entrepreneur did not wile away five decades as a bystander but may have calculatedly used the hiatus to toil in order to reveal a compelling novel about the creative and volatile ‘60s in Jamaica.” - Vinette K. Pryce, Caribbean Life 
Meet the Author:
Julian Jingles has had a professional career spanning 52 years writing for publications such as the Jamaica Gleaner, the New York Amsterdam News, JET magazine, the New York Daily News, and the New York Carib News. He began work on his novel A Reason For Living in 1966, a teenager just graduating from high school in Jamaica. In 1967 he went to work as a journalist at the Gleaner Company, the oldest published newspaper in Jamaica, and the Caribbean. He has written, produced, and co-directed three documentary films, production managed several music videos featuring Kool and the Gang, Steel Pulse, the Main Ingredient, promoted several music concerts, and a stage play, along with investing in several entrepreneurial projects in America, and Jamaica. Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ LinkedIn BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR: May 21 - TFaulc Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 21 - The Book Girl - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 23 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway May 24 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway May 25 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / giveaway May 28 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 28 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / giveaway May 29 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 30 - Bound 2 Escape - book spotlight / giveaway May 31 - The Book Drealms - book spotlight / giveaway June 1 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - book spotlight / giveaway June 4 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 5 - The Autistic Gamer - book spotlight / giveaway June 5 - Writers and Authors - guest post June 6 - My Reading Journeys - book spotlight / giveaway June 8 - Olio by Marilyn - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends June 16, 2018 Will she choose the solitude she’s always known, or Noah’s sweet embrace? 
Join us for this tour from May 28 to June 15, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Poppy (The Montgomery Sisters, Book 2) by Kat Flannery Category: Adult Fiction, 170 pages Genre: Historical western romance Publisher: Picco Press Release date: May 18, 2018 Tour dates: May 28 to June 15, 2018 Content Rating: PG Book Description: Poppy Montgomery has always been good with a gun and could fight her way out of anything. Tough as nails and a sharp shooter, her beauty deceives the outlaws she’s after. Hot on the trail of the Clemmons gang, a group of outlaws who rob trains and killed an innocent woman and child a few months before, she is determined to make them pay for the sin’s they’ve committed by bringing them to justice. Pinkerton, Noah Shaw is investigating a ring of stage robberies and knows the Clemmons gang is behind them. Told to track down the infamous redheaded bounty hunter, Noah gets more than he bargained for when he arrests Poppy for assault. Handcuffed together the pair must work together to stop the robberies, and figure out who is behind them. But what happens when love interferes and thrusts Poppy into discovering emotions she never knew existed? Will she choose the solitude she’s always known, or Noah’s sweet embrace? 
Meet the Author:
Kat Flannery’s love of history shows in her novels. She is an avid reader of historical, suspense, paranormal, and romance. She has her Certificate in Freelance and Business Writing. A member of many writing groups, Kat enjoys promoting other authors on her blog. Kat enjoys teaching writing classes and giving back to other aspiring authors. She volunteers her time at the local library facilitating their writing group. She’s been published in numerous periodicals throughout her career Her debut novel CHASING CLOVERS has been an Amazon Top 100 Paid bestseller. LAKOTA HONOR and BLOOD CURSE (Branded Trilogy) are Kat’s two award-winning novels and HAZARDOUS UNIONS is Kat’s first novella. Kat is currently hard at work on her next series, THE MONTGOMERY SISTERS. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR: May 28 - Working Mommy Journal - book spotlight / giveaway May 28 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 28 - Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 29 - Elizabeth McKenna Romance Author - book spotlight / giveaway May 29 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 30 - My Reading Journeys - book spotlight / giveaway May 30 - The Book Drealms - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 31 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway June 1 - 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / giveaway June 4 - Jorie Loves A Story - book spotlight / author interview June 4 - Blooming with Books - book spotlight / giveaway June 5 - T's Stuff - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway June 5 - Writers N Authors - book spotlight / giveaway June 6 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 7 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 8 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 8 - Don't Judge, Read - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway June 11 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway June 12 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - book spotlight June 13 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 14 - Bound 2 Escape - book spotlight / giveaway June 15 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway June 15 - The Book Girl - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends June 23, 2018 
Join us for this tour from May 28 to June 15, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Curse of the Ancients by Hawk MacKinney Series: The Moccasin Hollow Series Book 3 Category: Adult Fiction, 278 pages Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Sage Words Publishing Release date: April 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (gifted Kindle copy, PDF) Will send print books to: USA & Canada Tour dates: May 28 to June 15, 2018 Content Rating: R (This book is rated R for explicit murder scenes.) Book Description: As Craige Ingram climbed the stairs of the derelict building, that peculiar stench of a dead body hit him. It was the same smell no matter where—SpecOps SEAL encounter gone sour, or in a vacant, roach-infested apartment. Inside, his SEAL buddy-turned head of Buckingham Parish Homicide’s Investigative Support Division, Grayson MacGerald, was huddled with the coroner next to a swollen decaying corpse that was days old and hardly more than oozing dead meat. The PI inside Craige had a gut feeling that there was more to this than a dead body, and Craige’s Grannie always told him, “Trust your feelin’s.” But that was before Mihály Keaulescu set down two of his Black Falcon choppers on Craige’s Moccasin Hollow private airstrip in an uninvited stopover. It got worse. From his airstrip to Israel, to Turkey and a nightmare-dream of one-of-a-kind ancient artifacts that not only threatened the serene life Craige knew and loved at Moccasin Hollow, it would destroy the world. 
Meet the Author:
With postgraduate degrees and faculty positions at several medical universities, Hawk MacKinney has taught graduate courses in both the United States and Jerusalem. In addition to his work in classrooms and laboratories, he has written numerous professional articles on chordate neuroembryology and authored several novels that reflect his southwest upbringing in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Moccasin Trace, a historical novel nominated for both the prestigious Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction and the Writers Notes Book Award, details the family bloodlines of his protagonist in the Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series. Hidden Vault of Secrets and Westobou Gold, Books 1 and 2 in the series, have received national and international attention. Hawk is also writing a science fiction series, The Cairns of Sainctuarie. Connect with the author: Website BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: May 28 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway May 28 - TFaulc Book Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway May 29 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway May 30 - Bri's Book Nook - review / giveaway May 31 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway June 1 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway June 4 - Booklove - review / giveaway June 5 - Bound 4 Escape - review / giveaway June 6 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / giveaway June 7 - T's Stuff - review / giveaway June 8 - Two Points of Interest - review June 11 - Rocksprings Crafts - review / giveaway June 11 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - review June 13 - JBronder Book Reviews - review / giveaway June 14 - Nighttime Reading Center - review / giveaway June 15 - Jessica Cassidy - review / giveaway June 18 - My Reading Journeys - review Enter the Giveaway! Ends June 23, 2018 BOOK REVIEW TOUR: The Deadliest Sport: A Miriam bat Isaac Mystery in Ancient Alexandria by June Trop4/9/2018 
Join us for this review tour from May 14 to 25, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: The Deadliest Sport: A Miriam bat Isaac Mystery in Ancient Alexandria Author: June Trop Category: Adult fiction, 242 pages Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: Black Opal Books Release date: October 7, 2017 Available for review in: ebook (mobi, PDF) Tour dates: May 14 to 25, 2018 Content Rating: PG (mild religious oriented expletives, such as "Lord," some violent descriptions, such as the corpse, the gladiatorial arena) Book Description: Miriam bat Isaac, a budding alchemist in first-century CE Alexandria, welcomes her twin brother Binyamin home to fight his last gladiatorial bout in Alexandria. But when he demands his share of the family money so he can build a school for gladiators in Alexandria, Miriam explains that he forsook his share when he took the gladiatorial oath. When she refuses to loan him the money for what she feels is a shady and dangerous enterprise, Binyamin becomes furious. Soon after, the will of Amram, Miriam's elderly charge, turns up missing; Amram becomes seriously ill; and the clerk of the public records house is murdered. Could Binyamin really be behind this monstrous scheme? If not he, who could be responsible? And is Miriam slated to be the next victim? 
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June Trop and her twin sister Gail wrote their first story, "The Steam Shavel [sic]," when they were six years old growing up in rural New Jersey. They sold it to their brother Everett for two cents. "I don't remember how I spent my share," June says. "You could buy a fistful of candy for a penny in those days, but ever since then, I wanted to be a writer." As an award-winning middle school science teacher, June used storytelling to capture her students' imagination and interest in scientific concepts. Years later as a professor of teacher education, she focused her research on the practical knowledge teachers construct and communicate through storytelling. Her first book, From Lesson Plans to Power Struggles (Corwin Press, 2009), is based on the stories new teachers told about their first classroom experiences. Now associate professor emerita at the State University of New York at New Paltz, she devotes her time to writing The Miriam bat Isaac Mystery Series. Her heroine is based on the personage of Maria Hebrea, the legendary founder of Western alchemy, who developed the concepts and apparatus alchemists and chemists would use for 1500 years. June lives with her husband Paul Zuckerman in New Paltz, where she is breathlessly recording her plucky heroine's next life-or-death exploit. Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest BOOK REVIEW TOUR SCHEDULE: May 14 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway May 14 - Rocksprings Crafts - review / author interview May 15 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway May 16 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / giveaway May 17 - 100 Pages A Day - review / giveaway May 18 - Booklove - review / giveaway May 22 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway May 23 - Readers Muse - review / guest post May 23 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review / giveaway May 23 - Bri's Book Nook - review / author interview May 24 - History from a Woman’s Perspective - book spotlight / giveaway May 25 - Essentially Italian - book spotlight / author interview May 29 - History from a Woman's Perspective - review Enter the Giveaway! Ends June 2, 2018 
Join us for this tour from April 30 to May 18, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Eyes Don't Lie: You Can't Hide by Crystal Dawn Mason Category: Adult Fiction, 142 pages Genre: Suspense / Thriller Publisher: self-published Release date: Oct 11, 2017 Tour dates: April 30 to May 18, 2018 Content Rating: PG Book Description: Curly-haired brunettes with blue eyes are the only women that seem to capture Keith’s attention. But is it really their appearance that attracts him or something sinister? Keith, a broken soul, who’s battling between good and evil, goes about his days trying to fight his evil urges. But because of a demonic stronghold, in most instances good loses the battle to evil. Affected by the pain and hurt of his childhood, he now seeks out the love he didn’t receive as a child. But when he doesn’t get it, there’s retribution to pay…and what a sad day it is for those curly-haired brunettes with blue eyes who fail to make the mark. But things take a turn when he meets a grocery store cashier who has the ability to see evil through his eyes. McKenzie is able to connect dots, interfering with Keith’s destructive path – a path that could lead him to prison or even the grave. 
Meet the Author:
Crystal Dawn Mason started writing books of poetry, then transitioned into narrative writing. Becoming a writer was not a goal as she began her studies as a psychology major at Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis. It wasn't until she had a bad experience that she stumbled upon her natural ability to create stories. And this discovery started her down a newfound path of purpose. While working, she found another niche in the education field, which led her to pursue a teaching degree. Thus, she is now pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies to become an elementary teacher. She enjoys working with children, and her goal, outside of teaching, is to continue writing stories that are inspiring and entertaining for her readers. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR SCHEDULE: April 30 - TFaulc Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 30 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway April 30 - T's Stuff - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 1 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway May 1 - Sefina Hawke's Books - book spotlight May 2 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway May 2 - 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / giveaway May 3 - The All Night Library - book spotlight / giveaway May 3 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway May 4 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 7 - Bound 2 Escape - book spotlight / giveaway May 7 - Books for Books - book spotlight May 8 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 8 - A Book Geek - book spotlight / giveaway May 9 - 411 on Books, Authors, and Publishing News - bk spotlight/interview/giveaway May 9 - Travelling Through Words - book spotlight / giveaway May 10 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 10 - Rainy Day Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway May 11 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 11 - Phytallic - book spotlight / giveaway May 14 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - book spotlight / giveaway May 15 - The Desert Bibliophile - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 16 - Rocksprings Crafts - book spotlight / author interview May 17 - The Autistic Gamer - book spotlight / giveaway May 18 - Jessica Cassidy - book spotlight / giveaway May 18 - The Book Girl - book spotlight / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends May 26, 2018 |
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