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Book Details: Book Title: Hidden Buddha: Lama Rinzen in the Hungry Ghost Realm by Jim Ringel Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 298 pages Genre: Mystery, Literary Publisher: Black Bee Publishing Release date: October 2022 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA & Canada), and ebook (PDF) Tour dates: Oct 18 to Nov 7, 2022 Content Rating: PG+M due a section focusing on a woman's miscarriage of her fetus.
Between classic scenes of deduction, complex layers of truth and reality, and skillful red herrings, Ringel freshens up the tropes of mysteries. - BookLife Reviews (Editor’s Pick)
Ringel’s prose creates a delightfully unnerving atmosphere… readers are likely to find themselves carried along by the mood and mystery alone. - Kirkus Reviews … a most enjoyable and engaging mystery. I urge you to take this wild adventure with the seductive lama. - Roshi Gerry Shishin Wick, Spiritual Director, Great Mountain Zen Center, Berthoud, CO
Book Description:
In Hidden Buddha Lama Rinzen finds herself reborn as a doctor into the Hungry Ghost Realm in a haunted hospital on Colorado’s eastern plains. It’s an unfriendly place. The patients do not respect her, the staff ignores her, and there’s rumors of ghosts in the hospital. Rinzen is afraid of ghosts. She is not even sure they truly exist. Instead she focuses on learning the Hungry Ghost Realm’s lesson about what the Buddha means when he talks about emptiness. If she can only learn that she will escape the hospital and progress along her path to enlightenment. But nine-year-old patient Claudia says the ghosts are real, and that they are here to trap Rinzen so she might never learn and never escape the hospital. Not in this lifetime, and not in any future lifetimes either. How can the lama learn without seeing the things she denies? Maybe that’s what the Buddha means when he talks about emptiness. These little bits of ourselves we keep suppressed and hidden and never admit to?
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Jim Ringel is an unconventional Buddhist who writes the Lama Rinzen mysteries as part of his own spiritual path. Each book in the series finds the lama reborn into one of the six Buddhist Realms on a search for deeper understanding along the path toward Nirvana. Jim practices Zen, skis, hikes, bikes, and visits brew pubs throughout Colorado seeking the Buddha in everyday life. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ twitter ~ bookbub ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Oct 18 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 18 - Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 19 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Oct 19 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight Oct 20 – Just Another Mother With Books – book review Oct 21 – Book Reviews by Taylor - book spotlight / giveaway Oct 24 – Leanne bookstagram – book review / giveaway Oct 25 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 25 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 26 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway Oct 27 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 27 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review / giveaway Oct 28 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Oct 28 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight/ guest post / giveaway Nov 1 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 2 – @bookqueenbee – book review / guest post / giveaway Nov 3 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book review / giveaway Nov 4 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight/ guest post / giveaway Nov 4 – Books for Books – book spotlight TBD - @onecreativeartist – book review
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BELINDA is Book Three in THE RAYMOND HATCHER STORIES. Each novel in this series is written as a stand alone.
About THE RAYMOND HATCHER STORIES: Raymond Hatcher was a spy who broke a cardinal rule. He wrote everything down in a journal for seventy years, until he and his wife were murdered on their farmhouse porch. The secrets from his years of service remain classified. But the journal was recovered by a man Raymond had mentored, and stories about the people Raymond’s life touched are being told, those he mentored in clandestine operations, a boy he rescued in 1950 from a jungle in Vietnam, a Croatian woman hiding in Budapest in 1956, a woman lawyer unwittingly attracted to a spy under cover at her law firm, to mention a few. The everyday lives of people who unknowingly cross paths with spies are examined in The Raymond Hatcher Stories. 
Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022!
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Book Title: Belinda (The Raymond Hatcher Stories/Book Three) by Mark Zvonkovic Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 276 pages Genre: Literary / Legal Thriller Publisher: Dos Perro Press Release date: June 2022 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), and ebook (Gifted KINDLE, MOBI for Kindle, and EPUB), audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022 Content Rating: PG13+M because it involves mature themes, occasional mild profanities, non-explicit sex scenes and mild violence.
"You will keep turning pages not just for the pleasure of his writing, but because you simply have to know what happens next." — Mark Pryor, author of Die Around Sundown and the Hugo Marston series
“Belinda is a thrilling novel with gripping layers of legal and corporate intrigue, but it’s Zvonkovic’s character work and timely themes that propel the narrative to new heights. Part romance, part legal drama, Zvonkovic blends genres and defies expectations with each turn of the page, ultimately creating an emotional exploration of justice, purpose, and legacy.” — James Wade, Spur Award-winning author of River, Sing Out “Fans of characters such as Tom Clancy’s John Clark, as well as other readers who are interested in the techno-thriller genre, should find Belinda to be a thoroughly captivating and satisfying read.” — David Loux, Author of Chateaux Laux “A spy thriller meets legal fiction meets romance novel.” — Kirkus Reviews
Book Description:
Set in the conference rooms of a white-shoe Houston law firm and the stunning coastline of Baja California, Belinda is the story of a woman’s bravery and resourcefulness at the end of her brilliant career. Her decision to fight her firm’s men in suits who demand her retirement is called into question when a man once her lover appears after a long unexplained absence. Against a backdrop of romance and legal drama, the novel explores questions about love, the law, and the anxious precipice of life change. Is it ever too late to be swept away by romance? Can true justice ever be attained when the law’s practitioners are corrupt? And when your work is what defines you, what’s left after retirement? During a week of surprises and abstruse events, Belinda sees the once presumed greatness of her life flicker as she forces the moment for her decision to a crisis.
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Book Title: A Lion in the Grass (The Raymond Hatcher Stories/Book One) by Mark Zvonkovic Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 333 pages Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Dos Perro Press Release date: August 2020 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), and ebook (MOBI for Kindle, EPUB, and PDF) Tour dates: Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022 Content Rating: PG13+M: The book has mature themes associated with wartime violence and not-explicit sex scenes.
Book Description:
Set over the course of six decades, A Lion in the Grass documents the despair and hope of a spy who suffers the murder of friends and enjoys the success of mentoring protégés. The story is told through alternative viewpoints of Raymond, his protégés, and the French villain. The novel digs deeply into questions of love, self-doubt and hatred, all foisted upon Raymond during a career from which, he discovers, it is impossible to retire. 
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Book Title: The Narrows (The Raymond Hatcher Stories/Book Two) by Mark Zvonkovic Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 306 pages Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Dos Perro Press Release date: November 2020 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), and ebook (MOBI for Kindle, EPUB, and PDF) Tour dates: Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022 Content Rating: PG13: The book has a couple of non-explicit sex scenes and very mild violence.
Book Description:
A harrowing extraction of members of a religious cult goes awry. Junior high teacher Larry Brown teams up with experienced extractor nicknamed Black Lightning to rescue his cousin from a cult. But the mission is complicated by Larry’s unfaithful girlfriend and the drowning of another cult member in the Charles River. And then Larry’s cousin isn’t as willing as Larry hoped. These events work together on a day in a family vacation home on Cape Cod to turn Larry’s world upside down. Spanning a ten-day period, The Narrows chronicles the personal and social challenges that took place during the cultural transformation of the 1970s.  Photo Credit: Rebecca Westerveld
Meet the Author:
Mark Zvonkovic is a writer who lives in Rosarito Beach, Baja California Mexico with his wife Nancy and their two dogs. Finn and Cooper. He has written three novels, and he also writes book reviews and essays that appear in online publications. Before retiring to Mexico, Mark practiced law for thirty-five years at three multinational law firms in Houston, Texas and New York City. He attended college at Southern Methodist University and Boston University, and his law degree is from SMU School of Law. Mark grew up as an oil company brat and lived in Latin America, Texas and New York. connect with the author: website~ facebook ~ bookbub ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Sep 26 – The Mystery Review Crew – book series spotlight / giveaway Sep 26 – Novels Alive – book spotlight of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 26 – Novels Alive – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 26 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 26 - My Reading Getaway– book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 27 – Bound 4 Escape – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 27 - The Obsessed Reader – book series spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 –fundinmental– book series spotlight / giveaway Sep 29 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 29 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight of THE NARROWS / giveaway Sep 29 - Splashes of Joy - book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Sep 30 – Faith and Books – audiobook review of BELINDA / giveaway Sep 30 - Rockin' Book Reviews– audiobook review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 3 - Splashes of Joy - book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 3 - Locks, Hooks and Books– book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Oct 4 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 4 - Leanne bookstagram – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS Oct 5 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 5 - Leanne bookstagram– book review of THE NARROWS Oct 6 – Cover Lover Book Review – book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 6 - Leanne bookstagram – book review of BELINDA Oct 7 – Novels Alive – book spotlight of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 7 – Novels Alive – book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 7 - Paws.Read.Repeat– book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Oct 11 - Splashes of Joy - book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 11 – Bound 4 Escape – book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 11 - Literary Flits – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Oct 11- Olio by Marilyn– book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 11 - Olio by Marilyn– book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Oct 12 – My Reading Getaway– book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 12 - Literary Flits– book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 12 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 13 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 14 – Novels Alive– book spotlight of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 14 – Novels Alive – audiobook review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 14 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 17 – Literary Flits – book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 19 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of A LION IN THE GRASS / giveaway Oct 20 - Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 20 – @onecreativeartist – book review of THE NARROWS Oct 20 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of THE NARROWS / giveaway Oct 21 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 21 - @onecreativeartist – book review of BELINDA Oct 21 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of BELINDA / giveaway Oct 21 - My Reading Getaway – book review of BELINDA / author interview / giveaway Oct 21 - Books for Books – book series spotlight TBD – Books and Zebras – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS TBD - Books and Zebras – book review of THE NARROWS TBD – Books and Zebras – book review of BELINDA TBD – @onecreativeartist – book review of A LION IN THE GRASS
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Join Us For This Tour from Oct 3 to Oct 21, 2022
BOOK DETAILS: Series Title: Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel by Shelley Blanton-Stroud Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 308 pages Genre: Historical Thriller Publisher: She Writes Press Release dates: June 2022 Format available for review: print - softback (USA only), e-book (GIFTED KINDLE, MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF, Book Funnel download, NetGalley download), audiobook Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 21 Content Rating: PG-13 + M. The F word appears exactly once in the book. There is a completely non-explicit sex scene. There is a suicide.
Book Description:
It’s 1939. Jane Benjamon’s got five days at sea to solve the murder of a Wimbledon champion’s coach and submit a gossip column that tells the truth. If not the facts. On the brink of World War II, Jane wants to have it all. By day she hustles as a scruffy, tomboy cub reporter. By night she secretly struggles to raise her toddler sister, Elsie, and protect her from their mother. But Jane’s got a plan: she’ll become the San Francisco Prospect’s first gossip columnist and make enough money to care for Elsie. Jane finagles her way to the women’s championship at Wimbledon, starring her hometown’s tennis phenom and cover girl Tommie O’Rourke. Jane plans to write her first column there. But then she witnesses Edith “Coach” Carlson, Tommie’s closest companion, drop dead in the stands of apparent heart attack, and her plan is blown. Sailing home on the RMS Queen Mary, Jane veers between competing instincts: Should she write a social bombshell column, personally damaging her new friend Tommie’s persona and career? Or should she work to uncover the truth of Coach’s death and its connection to a larger conspiracy involving US participation in the coming war? Putting away her menswear and donning first-class ballgowns, Jane discovers what upper-class status hides, protects, and destroys. Ultimately—like nations around the globe in 1939—she must choose what she’ll give up in order to do what’s right.
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Meet the Narrator:
April Doty is a classically trained actress with a BFA from Syracuse University. She is a voice actor and the narrator of 26 books. Born in Virginia, educated in New York, seasoned in London and settled in Spain, April Doty brings the sound of a rich and varied life experience to her narration. The character of Jane came to life in her home studio on the Costa del Sol. connect with the narrator: website ~ twitter ~ linkedIn ~ soundcloud 
Meet the Author:
Shelley grew up in California’s Central Valley, the daughter of Dust Bowl immigrants who made good on their ambition to get out of the field. She recently retired from teaching writing at Sacramento State University and still consults with writers in the energy industry. She co-directs Stories on Stage Sacramento, where actors perform the stories of established and emerging authors, and serves on the advisory board of 916 Ink, an arts-based creative writing nonprofit for children, as well as on the board of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies at Claremont McKenna College. Copy Boy is her first Jane Benjamin Novel. Tomboy is her second. The third, Working Girl, will come out in November 2023. Her writing has been a finalist in the Sarton Book Awards, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award, the American Fiction Awards, and the National Indie Excellence Awards. She and her husband live in Sacramento with many photos of their out-of-town sons and their wonderful partners. Connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ bookbub ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Oct 3 –Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 3 –Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Oct 4 - Olio By Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 5 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 6 –Books are a Blessing – book review / giveaway Oct 7 –Leanne bookstagram – book review Oct 11 – Amy's Booket List – audiobook review / giveaway Oct 11 - FUONLYKNEW - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 12 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 - PuzzlePaws Blog - book review / giveaway Oct 13 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 13 -Stephanie Jane – book review / giveaway Oct 14 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway Oct 17 –StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 18 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 18 -Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 19 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Oct 19 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 20 –Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 21 – Faith and Books – audiobook review / author interview / giveaway Oct 21 - Books for Books – audiobook review
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AUDIOBOOK & BOOK REVIEW TOUR: Double Dog Dare, The Owl's Nest Mysteries, Book 3, by C.S. McDonald8/8/2022 
Join us for this review tour from Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022!
Book Details: Book Title: DOUBLE DOG DARE (The Owl's Nest Mysteries) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 274 pages Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: May 2022 Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28 Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.
Book Description:
That ornery, but oh, so handsome, charming, and somewhat, wayward angel, Detective Bobby Starr, has returned. This time, he’s back to fulfill his third and, hopefully, his final requirement to get into Saint Peter's prestigious Guardian Angel Squad. This time, the usually reluctant time traveler, Alexa Owl, is ready to go back to the 1960's to assist in solving one more long-ago murder. Why? Because if all goes well, she'll be rid of the menacing angel once and for all. Except, an emergency jerks Alexa back to her own time, and to complicate matters, she’s got a tag-along. Can Bobby solve this last case without Alexa’s help? After all, she’s got her hands full with a life-or-death mystery in the twenty-first century!
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Book Title: Back to the Burgh and Beyond (The Owl's Nest Mysteries, Book 1) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 208 pages Run Time: 5 hours, 59 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Sep 10, 2020 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022 Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.
Book Description:
Meet Alexa Owl. She's returned home to Pittsburgh after a divorce to start a new life and a new business, The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe. Much to her surprise, she's getting more than she ever bargained for: Detective Bobby Starr, and he's no ordinary sleuth. Bobby is an angel who's returned to Earth in hopes of earning his way into the Guardian Angel Squad. He's been sent by none other than Saint Pete to acquire Alexa’s help to solve three cold case murders he left behind. Except, here’s the catch: he’s only been allotted four days to solve the first case! How in heaven’s name is she supposed to do that? Alexa is a professional seamstress—not a detective. Bobby insists the only way to solve the first case is to return to 1953, and Alexa’s not in love with that idea at all! 
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Book Title: Maxed Out (The Owl's Nest Mysteries) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 184 pages Length: 5 hours, 32 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: April 2021 Formats Available for Review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022 Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.
Book Description:
The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe is a huge success! Business is booming and Alexa Owl’s love life is heating up. Yet much to the seamstress’s dismay, Detective Bobby Starr is suddenly back again! Bobby isn’t your everyday gumshoe. Rather, he’s an angel who’s trying to earn a place in Saint Peter’s Guardian Angel Squad. He’s required to solve murders he had left unsettled from when he walked the earth in order to be accepted into this prestigious group. Of course, they will need to return to the time period in which the murder took place, and again, Alexa is a reluctant time traveler. Oh, and there’s one more little problem—this time, Bobby’s brought along a friend, Maxi Krogen, and she’s no angel! 
Meet the Narrator: Ms. Waxenberg is a voice over artist and presentation coach. She serves as a consultant to the Professional Development Company, Inc. teaching presentation and interview skills seminars to a variety of clients, Columbia MBA, and SIPA graduate students. Maren has a 30-year background in special events, performing arts production and the entertainment industry. In 1996, she founded Maren Productions which produces audio books, radio and television voice-overs, and podcasts. Maren Productions also offers special event production and consultancy services. Ms. Waxenberg has worked in Special event production with George Trescher Associates, theater production and management at the TheatreVirginia in Richmond, the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, and The New Dramatists in New York. She edited and formatted feature films for ABC Motion Picture Post Production. Maren served as the concert manager of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall for four years, produced events for the promotion department of The New York Daily News, and has produced chamber music recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Ms, Waxenberg has produced, directed and performed in numerous Off-Broadway theatre productions. She trained with the CoActive Training Institute. 
Meet the Author:
For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg. Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy! Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram
Tour Schedule:
Oct 3 –Mystery Review Crew – book spotlight of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 3 –Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway Oct 4 –Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway Oct 4 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 6 -Literary Flits – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 6 - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 7 – Books for Books – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH Oct 11 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of MAXED OUT / giveaway Oct 12 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 12 -Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway Oct 13 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway Oct 13 - Bigreadersite - book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 14 –Blooming with Books – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway Oct 17 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of BACK TO THE BURGH / giveaway Oct 17 -Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway Oct 18 –Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of MAXED OUT / giveaway Oct 18 -Cover Lover Book Review – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 19 –Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 20 –Blooming with Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE - giveaway Oct 20 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 21 – Books for Books – audiobook review of MAXED OUT Oct 24 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 24 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 25 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 25 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 26 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 27 – StoreyBook Reviews – book review of DOUBLE DOG DARE / giveaway Oct 28 - Books for Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE TBD – She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of DOUBLE DOG DARE
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SPOTLIGHT BOOK TOUR: Through New York's Golden Door: An American Journey by H. Claude Shostal8/7/2022   Join Us For This Tour From Oct 4 to Oct 17 Book Details: Book Title: Through New York's Golden Door: An American Journey by H. Claude Shostal Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 384 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Mascot Books Publication Date: Oct 4, 2022 Tour dates: Oct 4 to Oct 17 Content Rating: PG Book Description: How did a sickly infant smuggled through France during the darkest days of World War II become a “Rockefeller guy,” grow into something approaching an elder statesman in New York’s civic community, and along the way amass a respectable portfolio of adventure travel? In H. Claude Shostal’s words: "Of one thing I am quite certain: my story could not have happened anywhere else."  Meet the Author: Claude Shostal was part of one of the few Jewish families who successfully made a hazardous escape from Nazi Europe in 1941. Even though they arrived in America penniless and in debt, his parents were able to create a good life that allowed their son to live out the American Dream. He has lived a rich life, with patches of heartbreak, but marked by far more excitement and fulfillment than despair or disappointment. Tour Schedule:
Oct 4 – Literary Flits – book spotlight Oct 4 - Book Reviews by Linda Moore - book spotlight Oct 5 - Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight Oct 6 – Character Madness and Musings – book spotlight Oct 6 - Book Corner News and Reviews – books spotlight Oct 6 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight Oct 7 – fundinmental – book spotlight Oct 11 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight Oct 12 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight Oct 13 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Oct 14 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight Oct 17 - Books for Books – book spotlight   JOIN US FOR THIS TOUR ON OCT 25 TO NOV 21! Book Details: Book Title: A Spying Eye: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 256 pages Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: She Writes Press Release dates: Oct 25, 2022 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada), and ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF. Tour dates: Oct 25 to Nov 21 Content Rating: R: There are some swear words peppered throughout (not many) and 2 explicit sex scenes (tasteful, but more than a PG-13 scene) Book Description: In A Spying Eye, Clive and Henrietta return to Europe in an attempt to resurrect their failed honeymoon. While in London, they are approached by their old friend, Inspector John Hartle, who convinces them to search for the missing panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, a famous Renaissance painting, of which Hitler’s top men are also in pursuit. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Oldrich Exley threatens to cut off financial support for the entire Von Harmon brood if Elsie continues with her plan to marry Gunther―a situation made worse by the sudden appearance of one Heinrich Meyer, who claims to be little Anna’s father and threatens to take her away. Desperate, Elsie seeks the help of Clive’s sister, Julia, who is herself the victim of domestic abuse and who has fallen under the spell of a handsome Texas millionaire bent on acquiring a rare painting from the Howard collection. Clive and Henrietta’s search takes them to Chateau du Freudeneck in Strasbourg, France―the ancient seat of the Von Harmons and home to three eccentric distant relatives. What begins as a wild goose chase turns decidedly more deadly when several Nazi officers also arrive at the chateau in search of a “valuable item.” When Henrietta and Clive attempt to flee after Henrietta uncovers a shocking truth, they are forced to trust themselves to a suspicious French servant who seems all-too willing to help . . .  Meet the Author: Michelle Cox is the author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series as well as “Novel Notes of Local Lore,” a weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents. Her books have won over 50 international awards and have been praised by Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Foreword, Elle, Redbook, Brit&Co., POPSUGAR, Buzzfeed, and many others. Unbeknownst to most, Michelle hoards board games she doesn’t have time to play and is, not surprisingly, addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also marmalade. She lives in Chicago with her husband, three children, and one naughty Goldendoodle and is hard at work on her latest novel. Connect with the Author: website ~ facebook ~twitter ~ instagram ~ tiktok ~ goodreads ~ bookbub Tour Schedule: Oct 25 – Mystery Review Crew – book review / giveaway Oct 25 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 26 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Oct 27 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 31 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 31 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 1 – The Page Ladies – book review Nov 1 - Falling Into A Good Book - book review Nov 2 – Novels Alive – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 2 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway Nov 3 - The Historical Junkie - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 7 – Library of Clean Reads – book review / giveaway Nov 7 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 8 - Books Are A Blessing - book review / giveaway Nov 9 – Obsessed Reader – book review / giveaway Nov 10 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Nov 11 - Just Another Mother With Books - book review Nov 14 – Books for Books – book review Nov 16 – Leanne bookstagram – book review Nov 17 –Mystery Manon – book review Nov 17 –Mystery Manon – author interview Nov 17 – Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway Nov 17 - Splashes of Joy - book review / giveaway Nov 18 – Stephanie Jane – book review / giveaway Nov 21 - @onecreativeartist – book review Nov 21 – Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway Nov 21 – Hall Ways Blog – book review / giveaway Nov 21 - Book Reviews by Linda Moore - book spotlight / giveaway TBD – She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway TBD – Amy's Booket List – book review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
AUDIOBOOK & BOOK TOUR: The Wrong Side of Murder (A Nikki Bryant Cozy Mystery) by Lauren Carr8/7/2022 
Join us for this tour from Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022!
Book Details: Book Title: The Wrong Side of Murder (A Nikki Bryant Cozy Mystery) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +) Narrated by Anita Alger Length: 7.8 hours Genre: Mystery/Cozy Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: July 21, 2022 Format available for review: audiobook (audible download code), ebook (MOBI for Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022 Content Rating: This cozy mystery is rated G for everyone!
The Wrong Side of Murder is another wonderful cozy mystery by author Lauren Carr. It has all the elements that draw me in - an intelligent female lead, an equally smart boyfriend who partners to help her, a complicated plot where clues are slowly revealed, people who aren't what they seem to be, comedic moments to balance the darker ones, and several quirky pets full of personality.
It's a wonderful book to escape into at the end of the day. And get ready to read into the wee hours as, if you're like me, you won't be able to stop reading until the mystery is revealed. -review by Marilyn R. Wilson, Olio by Marilyn Nikki's an intense individual who makes the perfect investigative journalist. She wants answers yesterday and she is willing to dig in to get them. She might get it wrong at the beginning but with the help of her family and close friends, she'll get the answers she wants and needs. – review by Blooming with Books
Book Description:
Nikki Bryant’s Next Case Takes Her to the Wrong Side of Murder One spring morning, Jodi Gibbons got up and went to school as she did every day. Her young life went sideways though when the police found that her mother had been brutally killed during the night. Twenty years later, many in Pine Grove believe Jodi got away with murder. After all, how could she have possibly slept through her mother’s violent death in the very next room? After decades of silence, Jodi accepts investigative journalist Nikki Bryant’s invitation to tell her side of the story. However, before the interview can take place, someone silences Jodi permanently. Now it is up to Nikki Bryant and her friends to uncover the secret that Jodi Gibbons has been protecting—a secret someone believes it is worth killing to keep from being revealed.
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Book Title: Killer Deadline (A Nikki Bryant Cozy Mystery) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +) Narrated by Anita Alger Length: 6 hours, 34 minutes Genre: Mystery/Cozy Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: April 23, 2020 Audiobook release date: August 5, 2020 Format available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi, epub, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022 Content Rating: G. This is a true cozy mystery. No sex. No on-stage violence. No swearing. Just good clean fun!
Here we go! Carr is a master storyteller who always offers a plot full of twists and turns, a bit of humor to offset the dark, and a unique cast of characters. In Killer Deadline that cast includes - handsome Ryan, her first love (who is now her step-brother); a mysterious social media friend called Nerdy Guy; Elmo, a super smart dog, a boxer, she rescued who has become a social media star and has a penchant for cleaning; a TV station full of suspicious employees; and more.
This book is a wonderful read to pick up at the end of a long day. It truly is a "cozy murder mystery." I promise, it'll draw you in right from page one and keep you turning the pages until you reach the very last page. I can't wait for the second book in this series. - review by Marilyn R. Wilson, Olio by Marilyn
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Folks in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, claim that where Nikki Bryant goes, trouble is not far behind. Her refusal to back down from a challenge has made Nikki Bryant a top investigative journalist. When an online friend nudges her to join him in a pact to reconnect with their first loves, Nikki and her boxer dog Elmo leave the bright lights of Las Vegas for the charming town of Pine Grove. There, she must face the biggest challenges in her career and life—the first love she had left behind and her father’s unsolved murder. But before she has time to unpack her car, Nikki stumbles upon the dead body of local news anchor, Ashleigh Addison, her childhood rival. Could Ashleigh’s death be connected to an explosive news story that she had teased about airing live? Did that explosive story have anything to do with the murder of Nikki’s father? With the clues in her father’s cold case hot again, Nikki intends to chase down the story of her life until she catches his killer—no matter what it takes.
Lauren’s best-selling standalone novel (released in 2017) contains the main characters from her three successful series: Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose mysteries.
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Book Title: Twofer Murder by Lauren Carr Category: Adult fiction (18+) Narrated by Mike Alger, Anita Alger Length: 13 hours, 20 minutes Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: November 17, 2017 Available for review in: audiobook (audible download code), ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 28, 2022 Content Rating: PG-13: While there are murders committed in this murder mystery, there is profanity (a hell or a damn few and very far between). No F-bombs. No explicit sex or graphic violence.
The book is intense, compelling, as readers follow the story lines for two different books. Yet the humor, family interactions, and loving relationships in Carr's books keeps reading both entertaining and fun... Carr gets better and better in her humorous scenes, as well as snappy dialogue that comes only from within close-knit friends and family... If you aren't reading this author, you are missing much more than an average mystery writer. - review by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven
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Twofer murder? What’s a twofer murder? Twofer Murder is a treat for fans of best-selling author Lauren Carr’s fast-paced mysteries! Lauren’s latest novel contains the main characters from her three successful series: Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose mysteries. The guys go away for a fishing weekend only to get caught up in the murder of a journalist investigating fraud at a timber company. Meanwhile, the ladies are spending the weekend in the presidential suite at a posh resort where Jessica Faraday is to accept a lifetime achievement award for her late grandmother at a murder mystery writers conference. But before they have time to get their facials, they get wrapped up in their own real mystery when an up and coming author ends up dead! Lauren Carr’s Twofer Murder is a 2-for-1—making it a must-read for any mystery fan! 
Meet the Audiobook Production Team:
Narrator: A relative newcomer to audiobook narration, Anita Alger is a producer and composer of dozens of musical themes for audiobooks. Working with veteran narrator (and husband) Mike Alger, they’ve teamed up to produce over 30 full length audiobooks. While her musical skills are usually at the forefront, she has also narrated three audiobooks herself, including the new Nikki Bryant Cozy Mystery Series written by Lauren Carr. When not expressing herself in the arts, Anita is also a Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist working in microbiology, and therefor knows two dozen ways to kill you while making it look like natural causes. 
Producer:
A broadcast veteran of over 35 years, Mike Alger is best known as the award-winning Chief Meteorologist for KTVN-TV in Reno, NV. Narrator and producer of over 30 audiobook novels, he is also a successful author, having penned the Mystery-Thriller novel Snow Storm, and is the narrator of the audiobook of the same name. He collaborates with his wife of 40 years, Anita Alger, who writes and produces the musical themes for his productions. 
Meet the Author:
Selling over half a million books worldwide, Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—thirty titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. The owner of Acorn Book Services and iRead Book Tours, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, and virtual book tour coordinator for independent authors. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. connect with the author: website ~ blog ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ twitter ~ pinterest
Tour Schedule:
Oct 3 – Mystery Review Crew – book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 4 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 5 – kelly_hunsaker_reads – audiobook review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 5 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 6 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 6 - Casia's Corner- audiobook review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 7 - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 11 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 11 - Faith and Books – audiobook review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 12 –Paws.Read.Repeat– book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 - Blooming with Books– audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 13 – kelly_hunsaker_reads– audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 13 - Casia's Corner- audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 14 – Geaux Get Lit – audiobook review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 14 - Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 14 - Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 17 –fundinmental– book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 17 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 18 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 18 –Paws.Read.Repeat– audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 19 - FUONLYKNEW - book series spotlight / giveaway Oct 19–kelly_hunsaker_reads– audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 20 - Locks, Hooks and Books –book review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 20 - Leanne bookstagram - book review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 21 – Geaux Get Lit – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 21 - Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of KILLER DEADLINE / giveaway Oct 24 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 24 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 24 - Faith and Books – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 25 – Amy's Booket List – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 25 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER / giveaway Oct 26 – Cover Lover Book Review– audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 26 - Liese's Blog - books spotlight Oct 27 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – books spotlight/Guest Post / giveaway Oct 27 - Books for Books – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER Oct 28 – Duckfacekim09 – audiobook review of THE WRONG SIDE OF MURDER / giveaway Oct 28 - Books for Books – audiobook review of TWOFER MURDER
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At New Shelves Books, I regularly recommend iRead Book Tours to authors and publishers because Lauren and her team consistently overdeliver. Their well-organized tours provide impactful blog features, reviews, and social media buzz that go beyond expectations. For a book tour that truly makes a difference, iRead is the way to go!
- Keri-Rae Barnum, Book Marketing Expert, New Shelves Books Not only does Lauren do a fantastic job of organizing the tour and communicating with you at every step of the way, but I found the tour hosts that signed up for her tour to be of a higher caliber. The reviews that I got on this tour were thoughtful and well-written and I noticed an uptick in sales during this tour. I also appreciated the fact that many of her tour hosts that wrote reviews posted them on multiple sites, not just on their blog or Instagram account. This is invaluable to an author. I highly recommend Lauren and iReads Book Tours. - Allyson Rice, author of The Key to Circus-Mom Highway
Lauren Carr's iReads Book Tour is amazing! She gets real results. Not only did I get thousands of new eyes on my series, but I grew my following on all social media channels as well. Lauren has a dedicated group of reviewers and bloggers who are competent and reliable - no more wasted ARCs mailed out with no results.
- Michelle Cox, author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels Archives
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