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Book Details: Book Title: FlightLog: The Novel Adventures of a Stewardess Wannabe Who Becomes a Flight Attendant by Susan Humphrey Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 338 pages Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit, Memoir(ish), Coming-of-age Publisher: Majuscule Press Release date: August, 2022 Format available for review: print (US), ebook (EPUB, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Mar 6 to Mar 24, 2023 Content Rating: PG. A few romantic encounters but light on the details. Reference to tobacco use.
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“It was 1978. People didn’t have home computers, video players, or answering machines. We rented our telephones from local phone companies and hand-wrote letters. The terms ‘politically correct’ and ‘African-American’ had not been coined. ‘Eating disorders’ and ‘alternate lifestyles’ were not yet common household phrases. Only strippers wore thongs, which made perfect sense to me, as they only caused one to gyrate their hynie in a desperate attempt to dislodge the bothersome wedgie.” So writes Sherri Van Ness, an unassuming girl from the burbs of Kansas who’s about to embark on the adventure of her life when she signs up to become a stewardess. But it’s much more turbulent than this doughy-eyed 19-year-old ever imagined as she tries to navigate past grouchy passengers, fly-by-night relationships and the unforgiving, relentless, humiliating, monthly weigh-ins. Some dreams come true. Others require a vomit bag. That’s not to say Sherri doesn’t enjoy herself. Au contraire! There are friends to be made and men to be made and the maid who made up her room in New York is so nice! Yes, the work is difficult at times and the money isn’t always good, but there are perks: free flights and an endless supply of tiny vodka bottles and salted peanuts (peanut allergies hadn’t been invented yet.) Like Dorothy Gale sans Toto, Sherri leaves Kansas and finds herself amidst a cast of characters as strange to her as the Scarecrow and the Munchkins were to Dorothy. Her whirlwind journey takes her from innocent, insecure stewardess to mature and confident flight attendant. Or does she? Book your flight now with this very enjoyable read, put your seat back in the upright position, and enjoy the ride! 
Meet the Author:
Susan Jo Humphrey, the daughter of a diplomat, was born in Izmir, Turkey where she lived for three years. She also lived in Korea and Thailand, before returning home to the US with her family as a teenager. She has traveled all over the United States, and has called several parts of this country ‘home.’ Her many airplane rides as a child convinced her she must one day become a stewardess. Suz was a flight attendant for thirteen of her twenty-five years with UAL. She began penning FlightLog with the help of the Naperville Writer’s Group, outside of Chicago. There, she published in their annual pamphlet, had a humor piece printed in an online magazine, and contributed many articles to local newspapers. At the time of publication, she is busy working on FlightLog II. Away from the keyboard, Suz loves yoga, reading, cooking, listening to music and playing her guitar. She still enjoys mapping out travel to faraway places she’s never seen, as well as planning return trips to her favorite spots. She currently lives in Southern California and has two grown children. Today, she’s in healthcare, where she’s worked since 2014. Suz was the ‘baby’ of her flight attendant classes – and the ‘senior’ student in her nursing classes. She’s eager to write that story as well: a novice baby-boomer RN begins her dream career as a travel nurse – just as a pandemic breaks out! connect with the author: website
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Mar 6 - Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books! – audiobook review Mar 6 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 7 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotight / guest post / giveaway Mar 8 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review / giveaway Mar 8 - Books for Books - book spotlight Mar 9 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 9 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review Mar 10 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Mar 10 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Mar 11 - Splashes of Joy - book review / giveaway Mar 13 – Jazzy Book Reviews– book spotlight / giveaway Mar 13 – Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review / giveaway Mar 14 – @amandainpa – book review / giveaway Mar 14- Books are a Blessing - book review / giveaway Mar 14 -The Adventures of a Traveler's Wife – book review / giveaway Mar 15 –Locks, Hooks and Books– book review / giveaway Mar 16 – Book Queen Bee – book review / guest post / giveaway Mar 16 - The Obsessed Reader – book review / giveaway Mar 17 – Novels Alive – audiobook review / giveaway Mar 17 - Welcome To MLM Opinions Reviews – book review Mar 20 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Mar 20 - I'm Into Books - book spotlight / giveaway Mar 21 - Gina Rae Mitchell - audiobook review / guest post giveaway Mar 21 – Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway Mar 21 – fundinmental - book spotlight / giveaway Mar 22 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 22 - Celticlady's Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Mar 22 - Sue’s Musings – book review / giveaway Mar 23 – Paws.Read.Repeat – audiobook review / giveaway Mar 24 – Inspired J Reads – book review / giveaway TBD - Books and Games – book review / author interview / giveaway TBD - Amy’s Booket List - audiobook review giveaway
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Book Title: What's Not True by Valerie Taylor Category: Adult Fiction 18+ Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: She Writes Press, 321 pages Release date: August 2021 Format available for review: Print softback, ebook (Gifted Kindle, mobi file - Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: September 15 to October 12, 2021 Content Rating: PG-13 + M What's Not True has several sex scenes and some bad language.
“What’s Not True…is an enthralling, character-driven story that will appeal irresistibly to fans of women’s fiction…Taylor’s prose is crystalline…she does not waste words, rather using them to create a tense, nerve-shredder that offers full entertainment to readers.” — Readers’ Favorite 5-star review
Book Description:
With her court date set for her divorce and her plans with the younger man in the rearview mirror, Kassie O’Callaghan shifts attention to reviving her stalled career. But things get complicated when she unexpectedly rendezvous with her former lover in Paris. After a chance meeting there with a colleague and a stroll along Pont Neuf, Kassie receives two compelling proposals. Can she accept them both? But Kassie’s decision process screeches to a halt when her soon-to-be ex-husband has a heart attack, forcing her to fly home to Boston. There, she confronts his conniving and deceitful fiancée—a woman who wants not just a ring on her finger but everything that belongs to Kassie. In the ensuing battle to protect what’s legally and rightfully hers, Kassie discovers that sometimes it’s what’s not true that can set you free. Though a standalone novel, What’s Not True is the sequel to What’s Not Said (September 15, 2020).
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Book Title: What's Not Said by Valerie Taylor Category: Adult Fiction 18+ Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: She Writes Press, 300 pages Release date: September 2020 Format available for review: ebook (Gifted Kindle, mobi file - Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: September 15 to October 12, 2021 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: has several sex scenes and some bad language.
2021 International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Women’s Fiction
2020 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist in Fiction Chosen as an August 2021 Pulpwood Queens Book Club selection Featured by the international NoMo Book Club in May 2021 “Taylor’s dialogue is snappy and contemporary . . . A witty and often amusing marriage drama.” ―Kirkus Reviews
Book Description:
What’s Not Said is a story about Kassie O’Callaghan, a middle-aged woman on a mission to divorce her emotionally abusive husband and start a new life with a younger man she met while on a solo vacation in Venice. When she learns her husband has chronic kidney disease, her plans collapse until she pokes around his pajama drawer and discovers his illness is the least of his deceits. Then again, Kassie is no angel. The separate lives they lead collide head-on into a tangled web of sex, lies, and DNA. As she helps her husband find an organ donor, Kassie uncovers a secret, forcing her to decide whose life to save: her husband’s or her own. 
Meet the Author:
Valerie Taylor was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She earned a B.S. Marketing degree and an MBA from Sacred Heart University, as well as a graduate certificate in health care administration from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College). She had a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. Valerie is a published book reviewer with BookTrib.com; and a member of Westport Writers’ Workshop, Independent Book Publishers Association, and Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Sep 15 – Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 15 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 15 - I'm All About Books – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 16 - Review Thick & Thin - book review of WHAT'S NOT SAID / author interview Sep 16 – Pick a Good Book – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / author interview / giveaway Sep 17 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 21 - @twilight_reader – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID Sep 23 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID / giveaway Sep 23 - Review Thick & Thin - book review of WHAT'S NOT TRUE / guest post Sep 24 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / giveaway Sep 25 - AllBookedUpReviews (instagram) - book review of WHAT'S NOT TRUE Sep 27 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 28 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / giveaway Sep 29 - Falling Into A Good Book - book review of WHAT'S NOT TRUE Sep 30 – @twilight_reader – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE Sep 30 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 1 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 1 - NatReads - book review of WHAT'S NOT SAID / giveaway Oct 4 - Books for Books – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID Oct 4 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID Oct 4 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE Oct 4 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID / giveaway Oct 5 – Locks, Hooks and Books– book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / giveaway Oct 6 – Splashes of Joy – book review of WHAT’S NOT SAID / giveaway Oct 6 - Books Lattes & Tiaras – book spotlight of WHAT'S NOT SAID Oct 7 – Splashes of Joy – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / author interview / giveaway Oct 7 - Kam's Place - book spotlight / author interview Oct 8 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 8 - Books for Books – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE Oct 8 - NatReads - book review of WHAT'S NOT TRUE / giveaway Oct 12 – Adventurous Jessy – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / giveaway Oct 12 - Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE TBD – Welcome To MLM Opinion's Reviews – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE TBD - Amy's Booket List – book review of WHAT’S NOT TRUE / giveaway TBD - Books and Zebras - book review of WHAT'S NOT TRUE
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Book Title: What's Not Said by Valerie Taylor Category: Adult Fiction 18+, Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: She Writes Press, 300 pages Release date: September 2020 Tour dates: August 9 to August 27 Content Rating: PG-13 + M
2021 International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Women’s Fiction
2020 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist in Fiction Chosen as an August 2021 Pulpwood Queens Book Club selection Featured by the international NoMo Book Club in May 2021 “Taylor’s dialogue is snappy and contemporary . . . A witty and often amusing marriage drama.” ―Kirkus Reviews
Book Description:
What’s Not Said is a story about Kassie O’Callaghan, a middle-aged woman on a mission to divorce her emotionally abusive husband and start a new life with a younger man she met while on a solo vacation in Venice. When she learns her husband has chronic kidney disease, her plans collapse until she pokes around his pajama drawer and discovers his illness is the least of his deceits. Then again, Kassie is no angel. The separate lives they lead collide head-on into a tangled web of sex, lies, and DNA. As she helps her husband find an organ donor, Kassie uncovers a secret, forcing her to decide whose life to save: her husband’s or her own.
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Book Title: What's Not True by Valerie Taylor Category: Adult Fiction 18+, Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: She Writes Press, 321 pages Release date: August 2021 Tour dates: September 15 to October 12 Content Rating: PG-13 + M
“What’s Not True…is an enthralling, character-driven story that will appeal irresistibly to fans of women’s fiction…Taylor’s prose is crystalline…she does not waste words, rather using them to create a tense, nerve-shredder that offers full entertainment to readers.” — Readers’ Favorite 5-star review
Book Description:
With her court date set for her divorce and her plans with the younger man in the rearview mirror, Kassie O’Callaghan shifts attention to reviving her stalled career. But things get complicated when she unexpectedly rendezvous with her former lover in Paris. After a chance meeting there with a colleague and a stroll along Pont Neuf, Kassie receives two compelling proposals. Can she accept them both? But Kassie’s decision process screeches to a halt when her soon-to-be ex-husband has a heart attack, forcing her to fly home to Boston. There, she confronts his conniving and deceitful fiancée—a woman who wants not just a ring on her finger but everything that belongs to Kassie. In the ensuing battle to protect what’s legally and rightfully hers, Kassie discovers that sometimes it’s what’s not true that can set you free. Though a standalone novel, What’s Not True is the sequel to What’s Not Said (September 15, 2020).
Meet the Author:
Valerie Taylor was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She earned a B.S. Marketing degree and an MBA from Sacred Heart University, as well as a graduate certificate in health care administration from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College). She had a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. Valerie is a published book reviewer with BookTrib.com; and a member of Westport Writers’ Workshop, Independent Book Publishers Association, and Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Aug 9 –Cover Lover Book Review – books spotlight / giveaway Aug 10 – A Mama's Corner of the World – books spotlight Aug 11 – Locks, Hooks and Books – books spotlight / giveaway Aug 12 –@twilight_reader – books spotlight Aug 13 – Westveil Publishing – books spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 13 - Sefina Hawke's Books – books spotlight Aug 16 – ajbookreads – books spotlight / author interview Aug 17 – Kam's Place – books spotlight Aug 18 – Celticlady's Reviews – books spotlight / giveaway Aug 19 –Gina Rae Mitchell – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 20 – StoreyBook Reviews – books spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 20 - Books for Books – books spotlight Aug 23 –Jazzy Book Reviews – books spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 25 –Sadie's Spotlight – books spotlight Aug 26 –Stephanie Jane – books spotlight Aug 27 -Gold Dust Editing & Book Reviews – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 27 - Splashes of Joy - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway TBA – Pine Enshrined Reviews – books spotlight / guest post / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: What's Not Said by Valerie Taylor Category: Adult Fiction (18 yrs +), 316 pages Genre: Women's Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: She Writes Press Release date: Sept 15, 2020 Format available for review: print, and NetGalley Download (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: Sep 28 to Oct 16, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 + M. WHAT'S NOT SAID is rated PG-13+M because of four F-words, moderate cussing, two explicit sex scenes, and a couple of implicit sex scenes.
Chosen one of the Top 3 Best Fiction Books of 2020
by Canadian Book Clubs.
Book Description:
In WHAT'S NOT SAID, we meet Kassie O’Callaghan, a middle-aged woman who’s on a mission to divorce her emotionally abusive husband and start a new life with a younger man she met while on a solo vacation in Venice. When she learns her husband has chronic kidney disease, her plans collapse until she pokes around his pajama drawer and discovers his illness is the least of his deceits. Then again, Kassie is no angel. As she struggles to justify her own indiscretions, the separate lives they lead collide head-on into a tangled web of sex, lies, and DNA. Still, mindful of her vows, Kassie commits to helping her husband find an organ donor. In the process, she uncovers a life-changing secret. Problem is, if she reveals it, her own immorality will be exposed, forcing her to decide whose life to save—her husband’s or her own. WHAT'S NOT SAID (She Writes Press) is Valerie Taylor's debut novel. Its sequel, WHAT'S NOT TRUE (She Writes Press), will be published in the fall of 2021. While WHAT'S NOT SAID is the first installment of a series, it is written and can be read as a stand-alone novel.
Meet the Author:
Valerie Taylor was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She earned a B.S. Marketing degree and an MBA from Sacred Heart University, as well as a graduate certificate in health care administration from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College). She had a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. After her divorce, she spread her wings and relocated her career to Boston and then to Seattle. When she retired, she resettled in her home state to be near her two grown children and granddaughter. She’s a published book reviewer with BookTrib.com; and a member of Westport Writers’ Workshop, Independent Book Publishers Association, and Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator. WHAT'S NOT SAID (She Writes Press) is her debut novel. Its sequel, WHAT'S NOT TRUE (She Writes Press), will be published in the fall of 2021. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Sep 28 – Welcome To MLM Opinion's Reviews – book review Sep 29 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 30 –Pick a Good Book – book review / giveaway Oct 1 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Oct 1–Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 2 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book review / spotlight Oct 5 –All Booked Up Reviews – book review Oct 6 –Thoughts on This 'n That – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 6 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 7 –Alexis Marie Chute Blog – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 7 - I'm Into Books - book spotlight Oct 8 –Rajiv's Reviews – book review Oct 8 - Books for Books – book spotlight Oct 9 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Oct 9 -Cheryl's Book Nook - book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 13 – eBook Addicts – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 13 - Falling Into A Good Book - book review Oct 14 – Momfluenster – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 -Book Lover In Florida – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 14 - Novels N Latte Review – book review / giveaway Oct 15 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 15 -Amy's Booket List - book review / giveaway Oct 15 - Asreadbydanielle - book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 16 –melanatedreader – book spotlight Oct 16 - Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway Oct 16 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 16 - Books and Zebras @jypsylynn - book review Nov 5 - Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway TBD - On My Book Shelf – book review / giveaway
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