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  Join us for this tour from Oct 26 to Nov 30, 2023! Book Details: Book Title: The Prime Suspect (A Sam MacKade PI Mystery) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 430 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: Oct 26, 2023 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook: (MOBI for kindle, EPUB, PDF Tour dates: Oct 26, to Nov 30, 2023 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs! "The plot is twisted. The characters are full of depth, with many hiding secrets. Mackade's two dogs and Greyson's cat are not only smart, but have attitude with a capital A. I don't want to spoil anything, so all I am going to say is the cat is the hero who deals with one personal threat." Marilyn R. Wilson, Author, Speaker, Book Reviewer, review of THE PRIME SUSPECT "Lauren Carr is among my favorite mystery writers. She knows how to write a fun tale while keeping readers engaged. ..." - Amy Campbell, Locks Hooks and Books "I am, bottom line, amazed at the giant step that places Carr comparable to significant authors whose name slips off our tongues like, for instance, Nora Roberts. Watch this author--she's moving quickly to where her goals are headed..." - review by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." - review by Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It Book Description: Two murders with one common denominator. Both victims betrayed Bryce Greyson. How could she not be the prime suspect? Four years after Bryce’s cheating husband is gunned down, her boyfriend-stealing former roommate’s remains are found buried under a statue at her alma mater. Declared the prime suspect by both detectives and the media, Bryce has no choice but to hire someone to clear her name. Enter Sam MacKade, private eye. To solve two murders, the former police K-9 officer and his canine partners must sift through the clues and the lies to reveal the true prime suspect.  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 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 ~ amazon ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ twitter Tour Schedule: Oct 26 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 26 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Oct 27 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 27 - My Reading Getaway – book review / giveaway Oct 30 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review / giveaway Oct 30 - Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Oct 31 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight Nov 1 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway Nov 1 – Novels Alive – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 1 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book review / giveaway Nov 2 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Nov 2 – Because I said so- adventures in parenting – book review / giveaway Nov 7 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review Nov 8 – fundinmental – book review / giveaway Nov 14 – @fiction_vixen18 – book review Nov 15 – FUONLYKNEW – book review / giveaway Nov 16 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Nov 16 – Bigreadersite – book review / giveaway Nov 17 – Pause for Tales – book review / giveaway Nov 17 - Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Nov 17 –Library of Clean Reads - book review / giveaway Nov 20 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review / giveaway Nov 21 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway Nov 29 - Nighttime Reading Center - book review / giveaway Nov 30 - Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway TBD - Reading Authors Network - book review / giveaway TBD- Rittle Reviews (A Bookworm’s Paradise) - book review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
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 Join us for this tour from Sep 5 to Oct 11, 2023! Book Details: Book Title: The Prime Suspect (A Sam MacKade PI Mystery) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 430 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: Oct 26, 2023 Tour dates: Sep 5, to Oct 11, 2023 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs! "Carr is a master at creating unique, complex plots and colorful characters..." - Marilyn R. Wilson, Author, Speaker, Book Reviewer "Lauren Carr is among my favorite mystery writers. She knows how to write a fun tale while keeping readers engaged. ..." - Amy Campbell, Locks Hooks and Books "I am, bottom line, amazed at the giant step that places Carr comparable to significant authors whose name slips off our tongues like, for instance, Nora Roberts. Watch this author--she's moving quickly to where her goals are headed..." - review by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." - review by Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It Book Description: Two murders with one common denominator. Both victims betrayed Bryce Greyson. How could she not be the prime suspect? Four years after Bryce’s cheating husband is gunned down, her boyfriend-stealing former roommate’s remains are found buried under a statue at her alma mater. Declared the prime suspect by both detectives and the media, Bryce has no choice but to hire someone to clear her name. Enter Sam MacKade, private eye. To solve two murders, the former police K-9 officer and his canine partners must sift through the clues and the lies to reveal the true prime suspect. Buy the Book: Amazon  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 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 ~ amazon ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ twitter Tour Schedule: Sep 5 – FUONLYKNEW – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 5 - Bookish Trisha – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 7 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 11 – Black Coffee, Brown Cow – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 13 – Nisha – book spotlight Sep 19 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 20 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 26 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 3 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight Oct 5 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 6 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 6 - Reading Authors Network - book spotlight / giveaway Oct 9 – Leanne Bookstagram – book spotlight Oct 10 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 10 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway Oct 11 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 11 – librarywhore – book spotlight / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
Join Us For This Tour: October 17 to November 6, 2023
Book Details: Book Title: Finding Fionn - A Mystery Inspired by the Kidnapping of the Irish Racehorse Shergar by M. J. Evans Category: Young Adult Fiction (Ages 13-17) Genre: Mystery/Crime Publisher: Dancing Horse Press, 310 pages Release date: October 17 2023 Format available for review: Print softback (USA), ebook (PDF) Tour dates: October 17 to November 6, 2021 Content Rating: Rated G - Completely clean
A fast-paced story that will have mystery fans and horse lovers thoroughly captivated. - Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Reader’s favorite
Book Description:
The excitement felt in the Winner’s Circle vanishes when the jockey’s beloved horse disappears from his stall in the dark of night. Patrick McCallin is a young Irish lad growing up in the 1980’s when all of Ireland is groaning under the weight of The Troubles. Born to ride, he pays little mind to the political unrest going on around him. He dreams only of becoming a jockey. Patrick’s dream comes true when he is selected to ride an up-and-coming Thoroughbred, named Fionn MacCool, in the biggest races in England and Ireland. Race after race ends with Fionn and Patrick in the Winner’s Circle. The pair captures the heart of all Ireland. But the dream becomes a nightmare when Patrick’s beloved horse is kidnapped and held for ransom. When the horse’s owner refuses to pay and the Irish Garda closes the case, Patrick and his best friends, Ronan and Maddie, have no choice but to find Fionn themselves. 
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M.J. Evans is the author of more than twenty award-winning books for middle-graders, young adults, adults, and even a few picture books. Most of her titles are about horses or horse fantasy creatures. Ms. Evans is a graduate of Oregon State University and a former teacher of middle school and high school students. She is the mother of five and the grandmother of twelve. She and her husband live in Colorado. connect with the author: website ~ instagram ~ facebook ~ goodreads ~ pinterest
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Oct 17 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 17 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review Oct 18 - 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 18 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 20 – Library Lady's Kid Lit – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 20 – Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review / giveaway Oct 23 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell– book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 25 – Lady Hawkeye– book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 26 – Splashes of Joy– book review / giveaway Oct 31 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight Nov 1 – Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 2 – fundinmental – book review / giveaway Nov 6 - Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight
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Join Us for This Tour: October 9 to October 27
Book Details: Book Title: Living with Depression by Deborah Serani Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 254 pages Genre: Self-Help, Psychology Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Release date: September 11, 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-hardback (USA), ebook (PDF) Tour dates: October 9 to October 27, 2023 Content Rating: PG: Trigger issues like suicide and non suicidal self injury. Choice words used but rarely.
Book Description:
In the fully updated second edition of Living with Depression, Serani outlines the various forms of depression, describes the different treatments, and outlines methods for living with depression and getting the help you or a loved one needs. However, since the first edition was published, much has changed in the landscape of depression including diagnostic aspects, new disorders, treatments and research, and Deborah Serani covers it all. Tips on how to choose a good therapist, negotiate the labyrinth of healthcare, and minimize stigma are addressed, as is learning how to use biology and biography as tools of empowerment. There is no other book that offers what Living with Depression – giving readers a dual perspective of what it’s like to know depression as a clinician and as a patient. 
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Dr. Deborah Serani is a psychologist, professor and an award-winning author, writing about psychological issues. Serani has books published in several genres including non-fiction, self-help, children's picture books and fiction. Connect with the author: website ~twitter ~facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Oct 9 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 9 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review Oct 10 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway Oct 10 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 11 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Oct 16 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Oct 17 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 18 – Books With a Chance – book review / giveaway Oct 19 - @lovemybooks2020 – book review Oct 19 - Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Oct 20 – Black Coffee Brown Cow – book review Oct 23 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review Oct 24 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 25 – Just Another Mother With Books – book review / giveaway Oct 27 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from Oct 23 to Nov 10, 2023!
Book Details: Book Title: Two Rivers: De Trouble I Be See by Bob Rogers Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 333 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: BookLocker Release date: June 19, 2023 Formats Available for Review: ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 23 to Nov 10, 2023 Content Rating: R. My book is rated R because of foul language, rape, infanticide, and homicide.
"Rogers...tells the story [in Two Rivers] with the restraint of a gifted writer. Very highly recommended." - Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
"[Two Rivers is] a fast-paced tale of enslaved people in a land on the brink of war...a novel about the iniquities of slavery in pre-Civil War South Carolina." - Kirkus Reviews "For me, the standout feature of the work is its ensemble cast and the passion and emotional intelligence that [Bob] Rogers displays in crafting so many different, realistic, and fully fleshed-out viewpoints...Two Rivers is intricately penned with much to experience, be intrigued by, and learn from." - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
Book Description:
Rich with history, the geriatric romance in Two Rivers entertains and educates. Without fear of causing “discomfort” to some, Two Rivers takes us deep into the lives of two peoples—Africans and Europeans—in 1854 near Charleston, South Carolina. In Two Rivers, the parallel courtships of enslaved widow Ella wooing 84-year-old widower Posey and Tiffany Plantation manager James’ pursuit of Jacqueline, daughter of a bank president, reveals the side-by-side lifestyles of enslavers and the enslaved. Attorney James’ dream was to join the elite planter-banker class by any means necessary. Rebuffed by Congressman William Aiken’s daughter, James turned to Jacqueline. Meanwhile, Angolan Ella was determined to marry Posey, whose ancestry was Igbo. Though enemies from the day James arrived, both Posey and James respected Senator John C. Calhoun—but for vastly different reasons. For James, Calhoun represented the “rule-maker class” he wanted to join. Posey welcomed Calhoun’s prediction of war between white people. By 1854, the Tiffany family had enslaved over 300 Africans for more than a century on the 1,100-acre slave labor camp that they called the Tiffany Plantation. The Tiffanys were the largest rice producer in South Carolina’s Colleton District. While the toil of enslaved Africans earned untold riches for the Tiffanys, the Africans endured violence inflicted to force increased rice production and profits followed by the indignity of the bodies of loved ones being stolen from their graves and delivered to a medical school. Rich with history and a cast of unforgettable characters, Two Rivers is a sweeping saga of two peoples—European immigrants and African abductees. Together, they experience courtships, infanticide, homicide, rape, rebellions, revenge, sabotage, storms, high-stakes gambling, grave-robbing, counterfeiting, slave mortgage-backed securities, and more. “De troubles Posey be sees” in Two Rivers reminds one of Southern Gothic storytelling.
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Book Title: First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier's Story by Bob Rogers Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 516 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: BookLocker Release date: September 19, 2015 Formats Available for Review: ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 23 to Nov 10, 2023 Content Rating: R.
"The book ... is an impressive feat of historical fiction, offering many traditionally underrepresented perspectives in a sprawling work of love and warfare." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An ambitious and lush tale set during the Civil War and Reconstruction." -- Kirkus Reviews "The Gripping saga of Isaac Rice is a hero's journey. [Don't] be surprised if First Dark ends up as a popular movie. It's also a darn good read." -- Baltimore Post-Examiner "First Dark is a powerful story of the underbelly of American history that has been carefully researched and written. Characters are well-developed and believable, and the dialogue and description throughout the book are brilliant." -- Reader's Favorite
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First Dark is a coming-of-age story, an epic adventure, and a compelling examination of the primary feelings that drive human nature – hate, hope, desire, love, loss, grief, revenge, and forgiveness – as seen by Apache, black, Mexican, and white young adults during and shortly after America’s Uncivil War. The San Francisco Review described Bob Rogers as a rising author who takes readers back to life and times in the early years of the Civil War, blending a brilliant mix of historic persons with his fictional characters. Celebrating the sesquicentennial year of the famed Buffalo Soldiers, Bob Rogers delivers his most ambitious work yet–a novel that spans their first generation–from Charleston and Vicksburg to Appomattox and desert Apache battlefields. First came dark days that beset Isaac Rice's epic journey–America’s wars to settle the "Negro and Indian problems.” First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story–Sesquicentennial Edition (with a foreword by General (Ret) Lloyd “Fig” Newton) is an historically correct action novel that follows Isaac Rice, the Tenth Cavalry, and the women who love him. His nineteenth century saga begins in Charleston and contributes to the story of how twenty-first century America came to be. Telling Isaac’s story, Rogers surrounds a host of diverse fictional characters with an impressive nonfiction cast, including historic political, military, religious figures, and entrepreneurs of that era. Subsequent volumes follow Isaac’s descendants, ordinary nineteenth and twentieth century working people, into and out of calamities–recessions, panics, droughts, world wars, a depression, natural disasters, and the division of people by race, class, and caste. The view through their eyes serves to enhance twenty-first century readers’ understanding of “how things got this way” in America. Isaac Rice, a teenager on a South Carolina rice plantation, traveling alone, follows a treacherous waterborne route filled with incredible hardships and danger to escape from slavery. Too young to be a soldier, the Union Army hires him to shovel coal on a gunboat. Thus begins Isaac’s westward journey, in which he encounters storms, stampeding buffalo, and the hate of zealous patriots whose causes are antithetical to the nation he is sworn to defend. Undaunted, he pursues respect and dignity on an odyssey from the middle of the Civil War in South Carolina’s Low Country and the Mississippi Heartland, to the Indian Wars on the Great Plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Isaac’s is an epic tale of young North Americans coming of age amid the violence of the U.S. Civil War, Indian Wars, Reconstruction, and spillover bloodshed from a Mexican Revolution. Telling Isaac’s story required extensive research of 19th and 20th century books, official documents, and letters, plus multiple visits to relevant geographic locations over a period of twenty years. A memorable set of characters revolve around Isaac–a Confederate guerilla, a black female activist in a Mississippi Constitutional Convention, a Mescalero Apache warrior, a white Union cavalry sergeant, and a Mexican nurse–who raise their voices and bare their souls as the world they seek constantly changes, bringing tragedy to their lives and danger for Isaac. 
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Bob Rogers is the author of the historical novels First Dark and The Laced Chameleon, which earned critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Review, and Baltimore Examiner. Bob is a meticulous researcher, known to spend extra time, magnifying glass in hand, deciphering 18th and 19th-century handwriting for “just the facts, ma’am.” Bob, a former U.S. Army captain and combat leader during the Vietnam War in Troop A, 1/10 Cavalry, finds his topographic experiences useful in field research. If not closeted in libraries or museums, you are likely to find him walking centuries-old rice fields, battlefields, or in a canoe following the river trails of his characters. He studied at South Carolina State University and the University of Maryland. Bob tends his flowers, okra, and tomato plants in Mérida, Yucatán, México. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads ~ bookbub - youtube
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Oct 23 – Liese's Blog – books spotlight Oct 24 – Pick a Good Book – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 25 – StoreyBook Reviews – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 26 – Novels Alive – book review of FIRST DARK / giveway Oct 26 – Book Corner News and Reviews– book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Oct 27 – Book Corner News and Reviews– book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Oct 30 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Oct 31 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of FIRST DARK Nov 1 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Nov 1 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE Nov 2 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Nov 3 – Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books – book review of FIRST DARK Nov 6 – Stephanie Jane– books spotlight / giveaway Nov 7 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 8 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 8 – Novels Alive – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 9 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / guest post / giveaway Nov 10 – Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE
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Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 16, 2023!
Book Details: Book Title: Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 310 pages Genre: Literary Fiction, Novel Publisher: Top Reads Publishing Release date: September 26 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF, Book Funnel download) Tour dates: Sep 26 to Oct 16, 2023 Content Rating: PG-13 + M rating. There is bad language, no explicit sex scenes, but there is a lot of death and some references to suicide.
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Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she die, like the others? The unforgettable characters, including several dogs, will captivate you from the first page. 
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Among other things, Kevin Patrick McCarthy has been a geothermal geologist, a technical writer, a critic, and a screenwriter. His humor, essays, poetry, and fiction have been widely recognized. “Enough Sky,” the epigraph for Mortal Weather, was Commended by The Poetry Society (UK) in 2014. He is a fourth-generation Coloradoan who now lives in the Pacific with his wife Tricia, and their dog, Nani. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ goodreads
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Sep 26 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 26 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 27 – MacKade / Strange – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 27 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 28 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 - I'm Into Books – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 29 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight Oct 2 – Review Thick And Thin – book review Oct 3 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 - Westveil Publishing - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 – @BookBaddies4Life – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 5 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review Oct 6– Novels Alive – book review / giveaway Oct 9 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 10 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 10 - Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 11 – Casia's Corner – book review Oct 11 - FUONLYKNEW - book review / giveaway Oct 13 – @fiction_vixen18 – book review Oct 16 - Country Mamas With Kids - book review / giveaway Oct 16 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 16 - My Fictional Oasis - book review
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Book Details: Book Title: Creating Stories by Hank Quense Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 106 pages Genre: Self Help, Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing Release date: April 1, 2017 Format available for review: e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 25 to Oct 12 Content Rating: G
Book Description:
Do you have a story in you? Do you know how to write it or how to tell it? Creating Stories has the answers. Hank Quense, the author of more than twenty books, tells you how to do it. He believes that stories come from the melding of three elements: getting ideas, story design and story-telling. Ideas have to come from the author. Creating Stories covers the last two. The book concentrates on developing characters including such rarely discussed requirements such as a dominant reader emotion and the character's biography. Plots are also covered in depth and a number of graphics are included to illustrate complex points. Another topic discusses subplots and how to utilize them and how to nest them within the main plot. A separate chapter discusses the relationship between the plot and the emotional arcs. Other topics covered are: character arcs, scene design, point-of-view, writing voice.
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Book Title: Self-Publish a Book in 10 Steps: And Market It by Hank Quense Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 88 pages Genre: Self Help Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing Release date: Dec 1, 2021 Format available for review: e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 25 to Oct 12 Content Rating: G
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Self-publishing a book is difficult. This book simplifies it by breaking down a self-publishing and marketing project into 10 steps. This step-by-step process will get your book published and initiate the pre-launch marketing. Hank Quense has written and self-published over twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of the Author Blueprint Series of books. The Series concentrates on providing valuable guidance on fiction writing, self-publishing and book marketing. Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps is Book 6 in the series. The book details such vital tasks as developing a compelling book description, building an author platform and getting book reviews to list a few. Learn the ten-step process that will self-publish and market your book!
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Hank Quense has self-published his books for over 12 years. His non-fiction books cover fiction writing (Creating Stories), self-publishing (How to Self-publish and Market a Book, Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps), marketing (Book Marketing Fundamentals) and author business (Business Basics for Authors). He also lectures on these subjects in schools, libraries and on webinars. Hank recently started https://hankquense.podia.com/ The site provides solutions to pain points (problems) for fiction writers, self-publishing authors and authors who are trying to market their books. Connect with the Author: Website ~ X ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ YouTube ~ BookBub ~ Goodreads
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Sep 25 – Liese's Blog – books spotlight Sep 25 – fundinmental – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Sep 26 – Casia's Corner – book review of CREATING STORIES Sep 27 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of CREATING STORIES / author interview / giveaway Sep 28 - What the Book! – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Sep 28 - Stephanie Jane – books spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 – Novels Alive – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Sep 29 – fundinmental – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 2 - The Sexy Nerd Revue – books spotlight Oct 2- FUONLYKNEW - books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 3 – Casia's Corner – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT Oct 4 – Splashes of Joy – book review of CREATING STORIES / author interview / giveaway Oct 4 - Library Lady's Kid Lit – book spotlight of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 - Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 5 - Fur Everywhere – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 5 - Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 6 – Novels Alive – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 6 – Splashes of Joy – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 9 – Bizwings Book Blog – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 10 - Diane’s Book Journal – books spotlight / giveaway Oct 10 - Faith And Books – book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 10 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 11 - What the Book! – book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 11- Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 11 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / author interview / giveaway Oct 12 – Faith And Books – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 12 - Fur Everywhere – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK IN 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 12 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK IN 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway
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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.
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May 2025
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