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  Join Us for this Tour from January 4 to January 17, 2022 Book Details: Book Title: Tickling the Bear: How to Stay Safe in the Universe by David Wann Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 279 pages Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Chokecherry Press, Golden, Colorado Release date: May 2021 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada), e-book (Gifted Kindle, MOBI for Kindle and pdf) Tour dates: January 4 to January 17 Content Rating: PG13 + M: There's no offensive material but there is a tasteful, semi-comic sex scene and scene in which characters experience MDMA, a mild hallucinogenic. Book Description: Anthropology professor Marc Blake is on a “hero’s journey.” His challenge is to overcome a troubling medical diagnosis –a virus from a tick bite. Along the way he shares his deepest thoughts as the reader follows his courageous efforts to survive. May, an attractive Danish woman, also endures setbacks with resilience, gradually coming center stage in the story. Her husband Kai has a passion for growing herbs and healthy vegetables, marveling how gardening provides a sense of purpose, good health, direct contact with nature, and companionship. Marc’s niece, a natural beauty and ex-model, offers readers a comical, on-again, off-again romantic episode with a Silicon Valley genius she fears might outshine her. Will she prove to be his equal? Quirky humor injects both lightness and conflict into a 30-year marriage. A six-year old’s “best summer ever” is a reminder that life’s an absolute miracle. Collectively this extended family contests a widespread belief that life is happening to us - that we are passive consumers. On the contrary, each character in this upbeat book is actively self-guided, perfecting their passions and offering generous support to family and friends. Though author David Wann has previously written non-fiction books about sensible, sustainable lifestyles, in his first-novel these themes are woven right into a compelling story. “Our lives don’t look much different than most Americans,” the characters might say. “Really, we are not ‘doing without,’ more like doing within.” Kai enjoys investing in regional businesses, and also loves to travel effortlessly on Denver’s bike paths. Meatless Mondays or grilled-salmon Sundays are a great way for the outgoing May to bring friends together for active conversation. Each character would insist that kindness and gratitude are encoded in our genes and are far more powerful than anger. In a world that’s currently so full of disruption and confusion, they offer both a sense of direction and grounded hope.  Meet the Author: David Wann has been a self-acknowledged author since second grade. He's written hundreds of articles and columns; ten books - one a best seller; and produced five TV documentaries viewed by 20 million. He's lived in a cooperative neighborhood (cohousing) for 26 years where he has been the organic gardener for 27 households. He's an amateur musician and the proud father of two. His greatest ambition is to make a difference in a world that urgently requires "all hands on deck." His books include Affluenza; Biologic; Superbia; Simple Prosperity; The Zen of Gardening; The New Normal, Reinventing Community and others. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads Tour Schedule: Jan 4 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Jan 5 – @twilight_reader – book review / giveaway Jan 6 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 7 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Jan 10 – Kam's Place – book review / author interview Jan 11 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 12 – Stephanie Jane – book review / giveaway Jan 13 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Jan 14 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 17 - Books are a Blessing - book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 17 - Pick a Good Book – book review / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
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  Join us for this tour from Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022! Book Details: Book Title: Girl with a Gun (An Annie Oakley Mystery) by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 316 pages Length: 9 hours, 24 minutes. Genre: Historical Mystery / Cozy Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: April 2020 Formats Available for Review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (MOBI for kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: PG + M: Mature themes, mild swearing Book Description: She’s on the rise to fame and fortune, but her sudden notoriety comes with some deadly consequences. Annie Oakley thrives as a sharpshooter in the Wild West Show. Finally, she has a chance to save her family’s farm—and make her dreams come true. But her act misfires when she discovers her Indian assistant dead in her tent. Uncovering a shocking secret from her assistant’s past, the girl with the gun believes it’s murder. Determined to find the truth, she ruffles some horse feathers, making enemies along the trail. But, when her prized gelding is stolen, Annie realizes she might have been the target all along. Can Little Miss Sure Shot save her equine friend and find the killer before everything she’s worked for is destroyed? If you like a cunning mystery, a feisty heroine, and a fast-paced plot that keeps the pages turning, you’ll love this wild ride with the iconic Annie Oakley in the saddle. Also Available for Review:  Book Details: Book Title: Shoot Like a Girl (A PreQuel Novella to Girl With A Gun) by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 84 pages Length: 2 hrs, 14 minutes Genre: Historical Fiction, Cozy Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: November 2019 Formats available for review: audiobook (audible download), MOBI (for kindle), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: PG + M for mature themes and some swearing (damn, bitch) Book Description: She would do anything for her loved ones, even if it meant she’d be lost to them forever. Young Annie Oakley never expected to be saddled with responsibility so soon. Following her father's sudden death, the spirited girl finds herself shipped to a nearby county working for a couple promising a good wage. But when she discovers they are not what they seem, Annie suddenly fears her life may be in peril. Determined to help her mother and siblings, she endures the hardships and mistreatment from the couple. But when that cruelty is targeted at the beautiful Buckskin horse who is her only friend, Annie decides to take matters into her own hands. Will the spunky teen return to her loved ones, or will her decision land her in jail? Shoot like a Girl is the prequel novella to the Annie Oakley mystery series. If you like a fiercely loyal heroine who won’t be anyone’s victim, then you’ll love Kari Bovée’s thrilling story of America’s best-loved sharpshooting sensation.  Book Details: Book Title: Peccadillo at the Palace (An Annie Oakley Mystery) by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 332 pages Length: 9 hours, 52 minutes Genre: Historical Mystery, Cozy Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: April 2020 Formats available for review: audiobook (audible download), MOBI (for kindle), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: PG +M for mature themes, mild swearing Book Description: She’s outgunned her opponents at every turn, but will it be enough to solve a royal case of murder? Annie Oakley can’t believe her good fortune at an imperial invitation. Queen Victoria wants Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show to perform for her Golden Jubilee. But during the voyage to England, a royal escort is murdered and the gun-slinging star finds herself at the center of an assassination plot against the crown. Determined to catch the killer, Annie tracks down the clues. And by the time they reach London, she thinks she’s right on course. But when her husband falls mysteriously ill, and an assassination attempt is made on the queen, the sharpshooting amateur sleuth may find herself out to sea before her ship comes in. Can the clever markswoman solve the double-barreled mystery before it’s too late? Peccadillo at the Palace is the second novel in the Annie Oakley Mystery Series. If you like a fast-paced mystery with unexpected plot twists that will keep you guessing until the very end, you’ll love this riveting historical mystery featuring America’s favorite sure-shot.  Book Details: Book Title: Folly at the Fair (An Annie Oakley Mystery) by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 322 pages Length: 9 hours, 48 minutes Genre: Historical Mystery, Cozy Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: June 2020 Formats available for review: audiobook (audible download), MOBI (for kindle), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: PG +M for mature themes, mild swearing Book Description: She never misses a target. But unless she can solve this murder, she’ll become one… Chicago World’s Fair, 1893. “Little Sure Shot” Annie Oakley is exhausted from her work with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. But when a fellow performer scuffles with a man who threatens her harm, she has to keep her eyes peeled. And when the heckler is found dead under the Ferris Wheel, Annie won’t rest until she proves her defender is innocent. Before she can rustle up any clues, an old friend asks Annie to protect her young daughter. And as more bodies turn up around the grounds, she’s going to need all her sharpshooting skills just to stay alive. Can Annie live up to her reputation and put a bullseye on the killer? Folly at the Fair is the third book in the Annie Oakley mystery series. If you like strong heroines, Wild West adventures, and suspenseful twists and turns, then you’ll love Kari Bovée’s fast-paced whodunit.  Meet the Author: When she’s not on a horse, or walking along the beautiful cottonwood-laden acequias of Corrales, New Mexico; or basking on white sand beaches under the Big Island Hawaiian sun, Kari Bovee is escaping into the past—scheming murder and mayhem for her characters both real and imagined, and helping them to find order in the chaos of her action-packed novels. Bovee writes the award-winning Annie Oakley Mystery Series and the Grace Michelle Mystery Series, and has more ideas than time for many, many more. Connect with the author: Website ~ Goodreads ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram Tour Schedule: Coming Soon! Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon!   Join us for this review tour from Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022! Book Details: Book Title: Matrimony. Mayhem, and Murder (A Fiona Quinn Mystery) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 242 pages Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Nov 10, 2021 Formats Available for review: print (paperback), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4 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 venue is set, invitations sent, and the flowers ordered. It’s almost time for Fiona and Nathan to get married…again. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing…well, until the wedding planner is found dead. Then the woman Fiona has never met shows up--Nathan’s enigmatic mom, Rita Landry. And she’s wearing a gorgeous but mysterious necklace. Worse, Rita is being followed by two sinister-looking men, forcing her to flee the country. And who gets dragged along? None other than the bride-to be! How does a girl prepare for all of that? Looks like Fiona’s perfectly planned matrimony has morphed into mayhem and murder! You’re formally invited to Fiona and Nathan’s wedding. Question is: Will the wedding happen? You May Also Review Mambo and Murder (A Fiona Quinn Mystery #6) or All of C.S. McDonald's Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries in Audiobook or Ebook:  Book Details: Book Title: Mambo and Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #6 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 160 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 9 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: October 31, 2018 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Man 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Three ballroom dancers were murdered over 40 years ago. Wow, that’s one old cold case. What’s more, the murderer, who was thought to have been killed during a police chase, has resurfaced in Pittsburgh. Yikes! How can that be? Worse, ballroom dancing simply isn’t Detective Nathan Landry’s forte. After weeks of practice, Nathan still has two left feet. Can Fiona step in to guide Nathan through this dancing debacle or will it take 40 years for the detective to find his footing? Double yikes! Join Fiona and detective Landry in this high-stepping whodunit! Or Review All Four Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries:  Book Details: Book Title: Banking on a Murder: A Fiona Quinn Quick Mystery Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 30 pages Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: January 31, 2018 Formats Available for review: ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Fiona’s old college chum, Priscilla Conroy, has recently moved back to the Pittsburgh area after a most unpleasant divorce. Fiona was looking forward to reconnecting with her friend to help cheer her up and the two had made plans to meet at the bank where her friend worked after it closed—only Priscilla never shows up for the lunch date. Thinking the worse, Fiona is beside herself and spends the entire Memorial Day weekend searching for her friend. Did her ex-husband abduct her? Has she been murdered? Somehow Fiona knows that the key to Priscilla Conroy’s disappearance lies within the bank. But how can that be? Join Fiona Quinn for a quick mystery that’s sure to keep you guessing! Buy the Book: Amazon  Book Details: Book Title: Harriet's Heist: A Fiona Quinn Quick Mystery Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 51 pages Length: 1 hr, 11 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: August 14, 2018 Formats Available for review: audible download, ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Fiona Quinn arrives at her parent’s home in Daytona, Florida for a short visit only to be informed that their usually quiet retirement community has been besieged with robberies—cash, jewelry, and more. Her mom told all the neighbors Fiona is a wiz at catching bad guys. Yikes! Can Fiona crack the case? Hopefully, but what’s an amateur sleuth supposed to do when her Maltese, Harriet, shows up decked out in the stolen goods? Double yikes! Join Fiona, her parents, Harriet, and some pretty crazy old ladies for a real jewel of a quick mystery!  Book Details: Book Title: Crystal Clear Confusion: A Fiona Quinn Quick Mystery Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 37 pages Length: 1 hr, 22 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: January 15, 2019 Formats Available for review: audible download, ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Yikes! Fiona’s been having a recurring nightmare and it’s driving her to distraction—so much so that she’s allowed her kooky neighbor, Astrid Dingle, to search for the answer through her crystal ball. What could be the cause of the dream, and what lengths will Fiona go to get to the crux of it all? You’ll be chasing dreams with Fiona, Detective Landry and Astrid in this fun quick mystery!  Book Details: Book Title: The Christmas Cameo: A Fiona Quinn Quick Mystery Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 32 pages Length: 1 hr, 16 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: November 13, 2019 Formats Available for review: audible download, ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2022 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: A lovely cameo brooch is discovered in Fiona’s late Uncle Wilbur’s house two days before Christmas. The pin bears a romantic Christmas message from Wilbur for his new wife with the initials, D.A.S. How very strange! To the family’s knowledge, Uncle Wilbur had never been married. So, who is this mysterious woman? Now, Fiona is on a holiday mission to locate D.A.S. and deliver the belated gift. Question is, what happened to the marriage? Is D.A.S. still alive after all these years? And if so, can Fiona find her before Christmas?  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 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. The female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Next 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 Tour Schedule: Jan 10 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 10 - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 11 - Olio by Marilyn – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 11 – Lisa's Reading – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 12 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 12 – All Booked Up Reviews – Instagram – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER Jan 13 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 13 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 13 - Kam's Place – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER Jan 14 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 17 - Blooming with Books – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 17 – Kam's Place – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER Jan 17 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 18 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 18 - Kam's Place – book review of BANKING ON MURDER Jan 19 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 19 - Kam's Place – book review of HARRIET’S HEIST Jan 19 - Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 19 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 20 - She Just Loves Books – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 20 - Kam's Place – book review of CRYSTAL CLEAR CONFUSION Jan 21 - Blooming with Books –book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 21 - Kam's Place – book review of THE CHRISTMAS CAMEO Jan 24 – Bigreadersite – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 25 - The Momma Spot – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 25 – Bigreadersite – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 26 - The Momma Spot – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 26 – Bigreadersite – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 26 - Locks, Hooks and Books – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Jan 27 – @twilight_reader – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 27 – Splashes of Joy – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 27 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 28 - The Momma Spot –book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 28 – Pause for Tales – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Jan 31 – @twilight_reader – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Feb 1 – Westveil Publishing – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 1 - Chit Chat with Charity – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 2 – Westveil Publishing – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 2 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book reviews of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Feb 2 - Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Feb 3 - Literary Flits – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 3 - @twilight_reader – books review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 3 – Westveil Publishing – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Feb 4 - Literary Flits – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway Feb 4 – Chit Chat with Charity – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon!   Join Us for This Tour from January 4 to January 31! Book Details: Book Title: The Lizard Who Loves A Blizzard by Shelley Larkin and Michael John Sullivan Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 36 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Magic Everywhere Inc. Release date: September 2021 Format available for review: Print- softback, ebook (pdf) Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: January 4 to January 31, 2022 Content Rating: Rated G. Suitable for everyone Book Description: Larry the Lizard has always dreamed of snow. The only problem is, he lives in Australia. Find out what happens when a lizard gets a very silly idea... and it finally comes true. Join Larry and his friends as they skid, skate, slide and have an adventure in this wonderful ride.  Michael John Sullivan Meet the Authors: Michael John Sullivan is the co-creator of The Lizard Who Loves a Blizzard, Nick Knitley and The SockKids. He is also co-developing three other animation series, including the Dr. Neverme and Dinomike projects. Sullivan has written several children’s books, including a Digimon series book with HarperCollins Publishing. In addition, Michael has written five novels, receiving awards and best-selling status.His first book, Necessary Heartbreak, was published by Simon & Schuster and was named by the prestigious Library Journal as one of the best books in 2010. Sullivan previously advocated for the homeless, drawing off of his own experience of riding the New York City trains at night for one winter. He has written articles about the plight for CNN.com, The Washington Post website, The Huffington Post, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Patch.com. Before he took up living among his animated characters, Michael worked for ESPN, Rival.com, Scout.com, and the Sporting News, covering high school and college basketball. He is a former board member of the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless.  Shelley Larkin Shelley Larkin is the co-creator of The Lizard Who Loves a Blizzard, Nick Knitley and The SockKids, and is co-developing other animation series with Michael, including the Dr. Neverme and Dinomike projects. Shelley is involved in all aspects of the animation ventures, including marketing and promotions, and merchandising of books, videos and other products.One of Shelley’s passions is the Destination Imagination (DI) worldwide learning program for kids K-12, where she served as Director in the greater Sacramento area. Focused on creative problem-solving techniques, hundreds of thousands of children are served by the program each year, supported by thousands of volunteers. Shelley was presented with the DI Spirit of Discovery Award in recognition of her outstanding commitment and devotion to the global program. Michael and Shelley’s initial collaboration was co-authoring a children’s short story, “The Sock Kids Stand Up Against Bullying”, a nationally distributed book developed in concert with Destination Imagination. This story creates awareness of an important life lesson for children, and shows how The SockKids can deliver these messages through animation and books. Tour Schedule: Jan 4 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 4 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 5 – Booking with Janelle – book review Jan 6 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Jan 7 – Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Jan 7 - Splashes of Joy – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 10 – My Bookish Bliss – book review Jan 11 – Sandra's Book Club – book review / giveaway Jan 11 - Pick a Good Book – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 12 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Jan 12 - @twilight_reader – book review Jan 13 – Books, Tea, Healthy Me – book review / giveaway Jan 13 - The Phantom Paragrapher – book review / giveaway Jan 14 – Kam's Place – book review Jan 18 – She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway Jan 19 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 20 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 20 - Westveil Publishing – book review / giveaway Jan 21 – Writer with Wanderlust – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 24 – Reading is My Passion – book review / giveaway Jan 24 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Jan 25 – icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway Jan 25 - The Adventure of a Traveler's Wife – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 26 – Triquetra Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 27 – The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway Jan 28 – Pause for Tales – book review / giveaway Jan 28 - I'm Into Books – book review / giveaway Jan 31 – Books for Books – book review Jan 31 - Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon!   Join Us for This Tour: January 24 to February 18, 2022 Book Details: Book Title: Dead Cereus by Kira Kinani Seamon Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 276 pages Genre: New Adult Cozy Mystery Publisher: Kira Kanani Seamon Release date: January 2021 Formats Available for Review: print-softback USA, e-book (PDF) Tour dates: January 24 to February 18 Content Rating: PG-13: mature subject matter. Here is what The BookLife Prize had to say about Dead Cereus: "This alluring mystery offers a brush of romance and plentiful humor, combined with abundant details about rare plants and gardening. The plot moves briskly and evenly and will keep readers engaged. The main character is energetic and enthusiastic. While the prose is somewhat choppy, it serves the tone of the story and its circumstances. The inclusion of recipes from the novel's event is a nice touch. The focus on plant life, paired with a mystery, allows this novel to stand apart. The main character is driven, kooky, anxious, and appears prone to disaster. Side characters are well crafted and great fun." Book Description: Holy holly berries! "Hurricane Holly" creates shenanigans on the Olympic level. This mischievous charmer has found herself in many strange messes, but this one takes the carrot cake! With her college scholarship already on frost alert, when Holly accidentally douses the college's most distinguished donors, she sees her degree and her relationship with the hot Master Gardener quickly wilting. Her only chance of remaining in Shellesby is to win a vaunted internship with a famous chocolatier. The only problem? The other candidate is Holly’s biggest rival, a stuck-up queen bee-and she just might have her sights set on Holly’s swoon-worthy boyfriend as well! With a a chance to win over the prestigious chocolatier when the rare night-blooming cereus plant is scheduled to open its petals at the Night Lights Gala, Holly is there-and so is a killer. Events unfold that not only place her scholarship on the line, but also her life…and that of her rival. Holly finds herself racing the clock to save her arch nemesis, secure her scholarship, and catch a murderer, if she can! Enjoy this lighthearted romp with its plethora of plants and wonderful characters by picking up a copy of Dead Cereus today! Can Holly stand the heat in the hothouse or is she headed for a spectacular meltdown? This is an epic romance and a fantastic, unique mystery rolled into one hilarious story. With all the feels, this novel can’t help but implant itself in your heart and grow into one of your favorite reads. Put your petal to the metal and see what all the buzz is about. Dead Cereus is to die for! Come for the mystery, stay for the food. Chocolate plays a big role in this book; you will ‘chocolate’ as you've never ‘chocolated’ before! Hot new debut author Kira Seamon makes botany cool again, one plant at a time. Buy the Book: Amazon (coming soon!)  Meet the Author: Kira Kanani Seamon was born and raised in Hawaii. She attended the prestigious Punahou School as an award-winning honor student. A polymath, Kira is a gold medal/state winner in piano performance and a national and two-time regional dance champion. In ten years of competing in dance competitions, she won 18 awards, including special awards from the judges and platinum awards. Additionally, she’s an award-winning photographer and has had her art accepted and sold in national and regional juried shows. She’s had over fifty newspaper cover stories about her art and is a fourteen-time grant recipient from cultural councils. She celebrated her first solo museum exhibit of her work in 2020. Now living in Massachusetts, she was recently the inaugural artist-in-residence in Natick, Massachusetts. She received a personal letter from the Massachusetts Senate President and a Certificate of Recognition from the Massachusetts State Legislation in recognition of her grant from Framingham, Massachusetts. All of this culminated in her receiving the prestigious Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, for which she appeared in the Wall Street Journal in 2020. She took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Machu Picchu, Peru with the Punahou Alumni Association and her travel tale about that expedition is published in the 2021 September/October edition of the Writers and Readers Magazine. Additionally, her Peru photography is the editorial feature in the 2021 fall edition of DRIFT Travel magazine. DRIFT Travel is an upscale travel and lifestyle magazine with each issue being emailed to 4+ million digital magazine readers worldwide. Additionally, DRIFT is also part of the PressReader magazine/newspaper digital platform that puts DRIFT in thousands of hotels, cruise ships, resorts and airlines around the world, opening the door to an additional 300 million users annually. Kira has never met a story from Greek mythology that she didn’t love and has kept a daily journal since her teens. Dead Cereus is her first novel. Tour Schedule: Coming Soon! Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon!   Join Us for This Tour: January 11 to January 31, 2022 Book Details: Book Title: Happenstance Farms: A New Home by S. McMichael Category: Children's Fictions (ages 3-7), 32 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Ek-9 Solutions & Services, LLC Release date: January 2022 Formats Available for Review: print - softback (USA only), e-book PDF Tour dates: January 11 to January 31, 2022 Content Rating: G -Suitable for everyone. Book Description: Change can be difficult, especially for Savanna. When she gets a new trainer at a new barn, she can't help thinking about how much she'll miss Colts & Company. More than that...she's a little scared. What will happen when Savanna swallows her fear and takes a chance on Happenstance Farms? A fun, relatable story about a girl and her pony, your child will love keeping up with the adventures at Happenstance Farms. With charming characters, lots of laughs, and social-emotional learning, this book is the perfect addition to any home or classroom library.  Meet the Author: McMichael serves as the Senior Manager and Information Technology Business Partner for Training Solutions and Global Training Systems & Services in Boeing Global Services. She is a disabled veteran with more than 16 years of domestic and international experience in air traffic management and operations. McMichael holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, a master’s certificate in project management, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Southern Illinois University. She is a recipient of The Boeing Company CTO Technical Excellence Award, Women of Color in Technology “Rising Star” award, U.S. Air Force Air Traffic Training Achievement Award, and the International William A. Parenteau Memorial Award from the Air Traffic Control Association. McMichael serves on the Advisory Board of SSM St. Charles Health Center, and the Missouri Hunter Jumper Organization board. Tour Schedule: Jan 11 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 11 - Character Madness and Musing – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 11 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 12 – Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Jan 12 - Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Jan 13 - @bujos_n_books – book review Jan 13 - A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway Jan 14 – @jayme_reads – book review Jan 18 – Sandra's Book Club – book review / giveaway Jan 19 – Pause for Tales – book review / giveaway Jan 19 - @twilight_reader – book review Jan 20 – Older & Smarter? – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 20 - The Phantom Paragrapher – book review / giveaway Jan 21 – Reading is My Passion – book review / giveaway Jan 21 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Jan 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 24 - Books for Books - book review Jan 25 – Kam's Place – book review Jan 25 – icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway Jan 26 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 26 - Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Jan 27 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Jan 27 - The Adventures of a Travelers Wife – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 28 – Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway Jan 31 – Westveil Publishing – book review / guest post / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
Coming Soon!   Join Us for this Tour: January 11 to January 31, 2022 Book Details: Book Title: KidVenture: Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue by Steve Searfoss Category: Middle Grade Fiction (ages 8 - 12) Genre: Fiction (Business Adventure Story) Publisher: Self-Published/KDP, 125 pages Release date: January 2020 Formats Available for Review: EPub, PDF Tour dates: January 11 to January 31, 2022 Content Rating: G - I am a parent and pay close to attention to the media my children consume. I set out to write a book series that was clean and family friendly. KidVenture teaches the value of hard work, the importance of saving money, how essential it is to keep your word, and the need to find cooperative solutions with partners in order to be successful at business. This is a book that entertains but also educates and inspires. Book Description: Chance Sterling launches a pool cleaning business over the summer. Join Chance as he looks for new customers, discovers how much to charge them, takes on a business partner, recruits an employee, deals with difficult clients, and figures out how to make a profit. He has twelve weeks to reach his goal. Will he make it? Only if he takes some chances. KidVenture stories are business adventures where kids figure out how to market their company, understand risk, and negotiate. Each chapter ends with a challenge, including business decisions, ethical dilemmas and interpersonal conflict for young readers to wrestle with. As the story progresses, the characters track revenue, costs, profit margin, and other key metrics which are explained in simple, fun ways that tie into the story.  Meet the Author: I wrote my first KidVenture book after years of making up stories to teach my kids about business and economics. Whenever they'd ask how something works or why things were a certain way, I would say, "Let's pretend you have a business that sells..." and off we'd go. What would start as a simple hypothetical to explain a concept would become an adventure spanning several days as my kids would come back with new questions which would spawn more plot twists. Rather than give them quick answers, I tried to create cliffhangers to get them to really think through an idea and make the experience as interactive as possible. I try to bring that same spirit of fun, curiosity and challenge to each KidVenture book. That’s why every chapter ends with a dilemma and a set of questions. KidVenture books are fun for kids to read alone, and even more fun to read together and discuss. There are plenty of books where kids learn about being doctors and astronauts and firefighters. There are hardly any where they learn what it’s like to run small business. KidVenture is different. The companies the kids start are modest and simple, but the themes are serious and important. I’m an entrepreneur who has started a half dozen or so businesses and have had my share of failures. My dad was an entrepreneur and as a kid I used to love asking him about his business and learning the ins and outs of what to do and not do. Mistakes make the best stories — and the best lessons. I wanted to write a business book that was realistic, where you get to see the characters stumble and wander and reset, the way entrepreneurs do in real life. Unlike most books and movies where business is portrayed as easy, where all you need is one good idea and the desire to be successful, the characters in KidVenture find that every day brings new problems to solve. Tour Schedule: Jan 11 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 12 – Character Madness and Musing – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 12 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 13 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 13 - Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 14 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Jan 18 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 18 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway Jan 19 – icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway Jan 20 – Sandra's Book Club – book review / giveaway Jan 21 – @twilight_reader – book review / giveaway Jan 24 – Books for Books – book review Jan 25 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Jan 26 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 26 - Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway Jan 27 – She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway Jan 28 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Jan 31 – Kam's Place – book review Enter the Giveaway:
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