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Book Details: Book Title: Anna: A Life of Faith and Courage by Travis E. Short Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 245 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Publish Authority Release date: July 2023 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 2 to Sep 29, 2025 Content Rating: G. Suitable for all readers; no sexual content, and no vulgar language
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Anna's story begins and ends in a convalescent center in Michigan and is told by the author, whose brother looks after her in her waning years. The story is based on a short memoir written by Anna for her children. Her life is filled with trials and tribulations that test her faith to its limits. With a desperately impoverished and undernourished childhood in an itinerant and abusive family living in rural Pennsylvania, Anna is faced with obstacles that could break most people. She finds solace in God with constant prayer and attendance in church services. Although she has little formal education, she is nominated by her pastor to attend bible college. where she excels and meets her future husband. They start a family and despite their own hardships, they devote their lives to helping others. Her powerful story of sacrifice, faith, and courage is an inspiration to us all.
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Book Title: The Adventures of Faraday Fox: A story for Young Readers by Travis E. Short Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 65 pages Genre: Adventure Publisher: Publish Authority Release date: January 2024 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 2 to Sep 29, 2025 Content Rating: G. Suitable for young readers
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The Adventures of Faraday Fox is the story of a domesticated red fox that is released back into the Cherokee National Forest to find happiness. Instead, he encounters perils, danger, and hunger, and he decides to return to the home he left in Georgia. His adventures take him across the United States by walking and hitching rides on a train, a tractor-trailer, a boxcar, and in the luggage compartment of a bus. He meets many wild and domesticated animals along the way. When he arrives in California, a wonderful surprise awaits him. The story contains many life lessons and is written with readers, eight to twelve years old, in mind. It contains over twenty prints of original paintings of forest scenes, bears, birds, and other animals by accomplished artist Shirley Adams. 
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Book Title: Killers Can't Hide by Travis E. Short Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 270 pages Genre: Thriller Publisher: Publish Authority Release date: May 2024 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 2 to Sep 29, 2025 Content Rating: PG-13. Contains cursing, street talk and sexual implications, no explicit sex.
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Glamour, passion, and horses are a deadly combination for Carmen Cantrell. When the former beauty queen is murdered on her horse ranch, the logical suspect is her estranged husband, Delbert Cantrell. Caught in the throes of a bitter reelection campaign for sheriff, Delbert, a wealthy contractor, must find a way to clear his name. He enlists the help of renowned lawyer Sydney Saperstein and a local investigator by the name of Isadore Holt. Their investigation takes them to Mexico and the southwest USA. More murder, treachery, and romance keep the reader guessing as to the outcome. 
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Book Title: Corners of My Mind: American Short Stories by Travis E. Short Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 329 pages Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Publish Authority Release date: September 2024 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 2 to Sep 29, 2025 Content Rating: PG-13. Most stories are G rated, but some contain curse words and street language. No explicit sex.
Book Description:
Step into the captivating world of Corners of My Mind, a rich tapestry of new American short stories. In this collection by a master storyteller, ordinary people navigate the unexpected twists of fate with resilience and heart. From soldiers and warriors—both real and imagined—to revival preachers and lonely women, each takes a window into the human experience. Drawing inspiration from real-life encounters, dreams, and whimsical imagination, the stories are as diverse as they are compelling. Meet men of action, contemplative souls, and even talking dogs whose thoughts will linger in your mind long after you turn the last page. Whether you seek moments of laughter, tears, or thrilling surprises, Corners of My Mind promises an unforgettable journey. 
Meet the Author:
Travis Short is the writer and author of several books, including Anna: A Life of Faith and Courage, Killers Can’t Hide, and The Adventures of Faraday Fox. Among other books, he has also published the illustrated epic poem, Old White Men, a story of the sacrifices by America’s warriors since 1775. His favorite pastime is writing short stories, many of which are contained in this book. Retired as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, he pursued a career in shipbuilding and manufacturing. He has extensive experience in technical writing and business consulting. He is a graduate from the U. S. Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, with a degree in Engineering Sciences. He is the father of four daughters and three sons, and currently resides in Moss Point, Mississippi, with his constant companion, A Lhasa Apso named Choi.
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Aug 10: @therearenobadbooks * - book mail Sep 2 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight of ANNA Sep 2 - Cover Lover Book Review - books spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 2 - @bubbleswrapherbooks * - book review of ANNA Sep 2 - @onemorechap * - book review of ANNA Sep 2 – @bearyintobooks * - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 2 - @youngpink_bibilophile * - book review of ANNA Sep 2 - @my_fair_fiction * - book review of ANNA Sep 2 - @adriftinfictionalworld * - book review of ANNA Sep 3 – Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of ANNA / guest post / giveaway Sep 3 - Kim's Book Review and Writing Aha's - book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX / giveaway Sep 3 - @michellegodardricher * - book review of ANNA Sep 4 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 4 - Kim's Book Review and Writing Aha's - book review of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE / giveaway Sep 4 - @nessas_book_reviews * - book review of ANNA Sep 5 - @tia.reads * - book review of ANNA Sep 5 – @therearenobadbooks * - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 7 - @readwithinsoul * - book review of ANNA Sep 9 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX Sep 9 - @Leannebookstagram - book review of ANNA Sep 9 - @anjiscape * - book review of ANNA Sep 10 – Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX / giveaway Sep 11 – @reader_ceygo * - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 11 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX / giveaway Sep 12 - FUONLYKNEW - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 12 – Writer with Wanderlust – book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX / giveaway Sep 15 – @acourtofspinesnpages * - book review of ANNA Sep 15 - @ablueboxfullofbooks * - book review of ANNA Sep 16 - @Leannebookstagram - book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX Sep 16 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE Sep 16 - @onceuponamaltesereader * - book review of ANNA Sep 17 – Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE / giveaway Sep 17 - Deanna’s Bookstagram - books spotlight / giveaway Sep 18 – GetUrBook!!! * - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 18 - @Bookworm86 - books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 19 - @the_secret_bookreview * - book review of ANNA Sep 19 – Locks, Hooks and Books - book review of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE / giveaway Sep 19 - @respecka * - book review of ANNA Sep 22 – Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of ANNA / giveaway Sep 22 - @Leannebookstagram - book review of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE Sep 22 - @this.human.reads * - book review of ANNA Sep 23 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight of CORNERS OF MY MIND Sep 23 – Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of KILLERS CAN’T HIDE / giveaway Sep 24 - @jilljemmett * - book review of ANNA Sep 24 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of CORNERS OF MY MIND / giveaway Sep 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of CORNERS OF MY MIND / giveaway Sep 25 – @betweentheclassics * - book review of ANNA Sep 25 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review of CORNERS OF MY MIND / giveaway Sep 26 - @kiv_coffeeandpages * - book review of ANNA Sep 28 - @nissa_the.bookworm * - book review of ANNA Sep 29 - @nyahreadsbooks * - book review of ANNA Sep 29 - @whatsenalireads * - book review of ANNA Sep 29 - @Leannebookstagram - book review of CORNERS OF MY MIND Sep 29 - @readsandmusic * - book review of ANNA Sep 30 - @lizzies.reading.recs * - book review of ANNA Sep 30 - @bookarlo * - book review of ANNA TBD - @the.librarymouse * - book review of ANNA TBD – @rajendra_kumar02 - book review of ANNA TBD - @bookwale_sharmaji * - book review of ANNA TBD – The Life We Build - book review of ANNA / giveaway TBD – The Life We Build - book review of THE ADVENTURES OF FARADAY FOX / giveaway TBD - @doyenne_in_tbilisi * - book review of ANNA
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Book Details: Book Title: LEGACY OF HONOR: THE DESCENDANTS by Larry A. Freeland Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 401 pages Genre: Historical Military Fiction Publisher: Publish Authority Release date: February 2025 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA & Canada); ebook (PDF) internationally. Tour dates: July to August 22, 2025 Content Rating: PG + M: My book is a story of sacrifice, integrity, courage (moral and physical), love, family and war.
Book Description:
In The Descendants: A Legacy of Valor, the McCormick family saga continues, plunging readers into the heart of 20th-century warfare. This gripping historical military fiction, written in three parts, follows Sean McCormick’s three sons—Alan, Lee, and Scott—as they confront the harsh realities of war and sacrifice. In Part 1, Alan, the eldest, leads an Infantry Company with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. Amid brutal jungle battles, he faces the relentless toll of command. Part 2 follows Lee, a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, as he navigates daring missions and personal struggles, eventually participating in the First Gulf War. In Part 3, Scott, the youngest, is drafted into the Army during the Vietnam era, stationed in South Korea, and later recruited by the CIA, where he undertakes covert missions across the Middle East. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East, The Descendants—the powerful conclusion to The Legacy of Honor trilogy—explores the courage, brotherhood, and sacrifices of the McCormick brothers. Their intertwined journeys reveal the true cost of duty, family, and legacy.
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“Freeland weaves together an exciting, action-packed, and historically accurate tale of war and romance during and after World War 1.” - James Harvey, author of Grayton Beach Affair “Freeland writes in nearly encyclopedic fashion as he includes background information about the World War I trenches, the history of the nursing corps, the big increase of cigarette use among American military personnel, the history of “Reveille,” and the meaning of “buying the farm,” among many other things. He also takes the reader on a 30,000-foot overview of a battle about to take place before dropping us down into the action. Freeland’s aim is for his trilogy to explore how this country treats its warriors and veterans during and after our wars. With Book One, The Patriarch, he’s off to a good start." - Bill McCloud - Vietnam Veterans of America "Crawl through the trenches of France with American infantrymen and experience the horrendous brutality of WWI warfare … reminiscent of the carnage in Civil War battle scenes in The Red Badge of Courage. Then follow the “doughboys” as they assimilate back into American society, often with heartbreaking and unforgettable outcomes.” - Jameson Gregg, Benjamin Franklin Award Winner and Georgia Author of the Year In his hometown in Wellington Ohio, Sam McCormick is on a path to follow in his father’s footsteps, leading a life of hard work as a factory manager. But in 1915, Sam loses his parents when the Lusitania is sunk by a U-boat. Soon after, Sam is called up during World War I as an infantryman with the Army’s American Expeditionary Forces and the first division to be sent to France to battle the very forces that killed his loved ones. Now Sam’s aim is to seek vengeance for his parents’ death. He must survive brutal gas attacks, rapid machine gun fire, and relentless artillery strikes. As he and his troops repeatedly cross into “no man’s land” to take over German trenches, he will cross paths with notable leaders such as General Pershing, General Douglas MacArthur, Colonel George Patton, and Sergeant York, one of the most highly decorated American soldiers of WWI. But Sam’s attitude changes as the war drags on, and the body count rises. Now Sam just wants the killing to stop. When he is wounded, he finds hope again to rebuild a life with his bride Marie, a witty and intelligent French nurse. But when he returns home, the United States that he loved as a civilian looks far different after the war as a veteran. Sam McCormick must become The Patriarch. His family and way of life depend on it. A tale of courage, sacrifice, love and honor, this 20th Century historical fiction saga addresses the horrors of WW1 and the challenges that military men faced upon returning including mental trauma, and physical illness in addition to the hardships of the Great Depression as well as other historical events before WWII, including the Bonus Army March of 1932 and the Little Steel Strikes of 1937. 
“Freeland is an absolute master of flight-combat narrative; a decorated veteran of air combat in Vietnam; his ability to put the reader in the seat of a B-17 beset by German fighter planes and anti-aircraft fire, is superb … A novel of wartime bombing missions that makes for gripping reading." — Kirkus Reviews
In Book Two of the Legacy of Honor trilogy, Sean McCormick, the son of the Patriarch from Book One, embarks on a journey of physical and moral courage as he is commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, completes pilot training in 1943, and is sent to England to fly B-17s with the 8th United States Army Air Force in WWII. Through Sean's eyes, readers experience firsthand the harrowing bombing missions over Europe, where he and his fellow aircrew comrades face horrific aerial combat. With his will to survive, Sean goes on to serve in the Air Force, fly missions in the Korean War, and participate in the Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. Along the way, he meets several historical American men, including General LeMay, Jimmy Doolittle, James Stewart, and Glen Miller. Despite the perils of war, Sean finds love and marriage with Ana, a young lady he meets while on leave, and they will have three sons to carry on the family's military legacy. 
Meet the Author:
Larry Freeland, born in Canton, Ohio, comes from a family with a strong military tradition. His father was an Army Air Corps/US Air Force officer whose career spanned from World War II to the early Vietnam War. His grandfather served in World War I, and his brothers are veterans of post-Vietnam conflicts. After graduating high school at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico, Larry earned a degree from the University of South Florida in 1968. He then joined the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an infantry officer and CH-47 helicopter pilot. After leaving active duty in 1973, Larry pursued a career in banking, retiring in 2001 before working as a financial consultant and later as an instructor in management and leadership at Lanier Technical College. Now retired, Larry writes full time and lives in North Georgia with his wife, Linda, a retired teacher. Together, they enjoy traveling, cruising, and visiting historic sites. They are passionate about Le Mans racing, veterans' causes, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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July 9 - @reader_ceygo * - book mail July 21 – @doyenne_in_tbilisi/ * - book review July 28 - @respecka * - book shout out July 28 - @onemorechap * - book review / giveaway July 28 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight July 28 - @countrymamaswithkids * - book review / giveaway July 28 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review/ guest post / giveaway July 28 - @bearyintobooks * - book review / giveaway July 28 - @adriftinfictionalworld * - book review / giveaway July 29 – @youngpink_bibilophile * - books spotlight / giveaway July 30 – @readwithinsoul * - book review / giveaway July 31 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway July 31 - @highfaekat * - book review / giveaway July 31 - @my_fair_fiction * - book review / giveaway July 31 - @litflix_maveric * - book review / giveaway July 31 - @speedreadstagram * - book review / giveaway Aug 1 - @michellegodardricher * - book review / giveaway Aug 1 – @youngpink_bibilophile * - book review / giveaway Aug 1 - @bookscape__ * - bookreview/ giveaway Aug 1 - @acourtofspinesnpages * - book review/ giveaway Aug 4 - @inkkandpages * - book review / giveaway Aug 5 - Deanna’s Bookstagram - book spotlight / giveaway Aug 5 - FUONLYKNEW - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 5 - @reader_ceygo * - book review / giveaway Aug 5 – @bookwale_sharmaji * - book review / giveaway Aug 5 – @bubbleswrapherbooks * - book review / giveaway Aug 6 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 6 - @jilljemmett * - book review / giveaway Aug 11 – @ablueboxfullofbooks/ * - book review / giveaway Aug 11 - @kiv_coffeeandpages * - book review / giveaway Aug 13 – Connie’s History Classroom – book review / author interview / giveaway Aug 14 – @this.human.reads * - book review Aug 14 – @geturbook * - book review / giveaway Aug 15 – @the_secret_bookreview * - book review / giveaway Aug 18 – @/marlies_leest * - book review / giveaway Aug 19 – @onceuponamaltesereader/ * - book review Aug 19 - Happily Managing a Household of Boys - book review / giveaway Aug 20 - @the_laconic_reader * - book review / giveaway Aug 20 – @katie.read.me * - book review / giveaway Aug 20 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Aug 20 – @readsandmusic * - book review Aug 20 - @bookishengineer * - book review / giveaway Aug 22 – @bookarlo * - book review / giveaway Aug 22 – @lizzies.reading.recs * - book review / giveaway TBD - @thirsasbookjourney * - book review / giveaway TBD - @theliteraryescapade/ * - book review / giveaway
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Join Us for this Tour: October 21 to November 8, 2024
Book Details: Book Title: SUNNY GALE: A NOVEL by Jamie Lisa Forbes Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 268 pages Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Novel Publisher: Pronghorn Press Release date: May, 2024 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only) and ebook (PDF, NetGalley download) Tour dates: Oct 21 to Nov 8, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13 +M: There is no profane language. There are some sexual scenes, non explicit. There is one instance of sexual abuse that is more recollected than described. My specific reason for giving this rating was two scenes where animals are harmed intentionally.
"Forbes is an experienced author, and her latest novel is beautifully, even poetically written...A moving, memorable, and fully realized rodeo saga." Kirkus Reviews, starred.
"Those who have an interest in historical fiction...will find this book enlightening. It's an eye-opening read and an evocative mixture of fact and fiction." Michaela Gordoni for Portland Book Review. "Forbes showcases her remarkable storytelling skills, promising readers an unforgettable experience." Suzie Housley for Midwest Book Review
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It's 1895 and fourteen year old Hannah Brandt is struggling with the hard life on a new Nebraska homestead. When her imagination is captured by a wild filly she becomes obsessed with horses, which opens the door to her destiny. Just four years later she enters the first Cheyenne Frontier Day rodeo where she wins the relay race and her fate is sealed. She gives herself a new name, Sunny Gale, and pursues a rodeo career, much to the disgust of her young husband and her very proper mother. Sunny defies convention with every move as the drive to compete takes over her life, leaving everything else behind, including husbands and children. It is a rough life she has chosen, but she craves the glory of the spotlight and refuses to bow to the expectations for a woman in her time. Award winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes has once again brought us complex characters in a story based on real women and the early days when rodeo was wide open for them to become stars. It is a story of the social mores of the times and of a woman determined to defy them no matter how high the personal cost or where that choice might take her. 
Meet the Author:
Jamie Lisa Forbes was raised on a ranch in the Little Laramie Valley near Laramie, Wyoming. She attended the University of Colorado where she obtained degrees in English and philosophy. After fourteen months living in Israel, she returned to her family’s ranch where she lived for another fifteen years. In 1994, she moved to Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2001, she graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and began her North Carolina law practice. Forbes’ first novel, Unbroken, won the WILLA Literary Award for Contemporary Fiction in 2011. Her collection of short stories, The Widow Smalls and Other Stories, won the High Plains Book Awards for a short story collection in 2015. Forbes’ novel of rural North Carolina in the segregation era, entitled Eden, was published in 2020. Her historical novel about women bronc riders in the early days of rodeo, entitled Sunny Gale, was published in May 2024 by Pronghorn Press. Ms. Forbes continues to live—and write—in North Carolina. Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ pinterest ~ X ~ goodreads
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Oct 21 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Oct 21- @stars.and.embers * - book review Oct 22 - @acourtofspinesnpages * - book review Oct 22 - @bearyintobooks * - book review Oct 22–@adriftinfictionalworld - book review Oct 24 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / author interview Oct 24 - @this.human.reads * – book review Oct 25–Book Corner News and Reviews - book review Oct 28 – Sharing Life’s Moments – book review Oct 28- Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post Oct 28 - @kiv_coffeeandpages * - book review Oct 28 - @jilljemmett * - book review Oct 30 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post Oct 31 -Cheryl's Book Nook – book review Nov 1 – @Leannebookstagram – book review Nov 4 – FUONLYKNEW – book review / guest post Nov 5 – Books R Us – book spotlight / guest post Nov 5 - @CountryMamasWithKids – book review Nov 6 – Bigreadersite – book review Nov 7 – Connie's History Classroom – book review / author interview Nov 7 – @bookscape__ * - book review Nov 7 - @onceuponamaltesereader * - book review Nov 8– Liese's Blog – book spotlight Nov 8 – @bookameme * – book review Nov 8 – @bookameme * – book review (tiktok) Nov 8 - @readsandmusic * - book review TBD - @alwaysreadingxo * - book review 
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Book Details: Book Title: FIRST VIOLIN by Richard Tomlinson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 268 pages Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: Richard Tomlinson Release date: February 21, 2024 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) internationally. Tour dates: Sep 3 to Sep 30, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13 +M: The book is centered around two romantic relationships in Vienna from the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938 to the division of Vienna into four occupation zones (USA, UK, France, Soviet) late in 1945. The main character, a virtuoso violinist who played for Vienna Philharmonic, endures a concentration camp where he suffers physical and mental abuse, and after the war busks for a living. Close attention is paid to the history of the period.
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The year is 1938 and Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany. Klaus Lehner plays first violin for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and when the concertmaster is amongst other Jews expelled from Philharmonic, he sees the opportunity for a position he covets He is bitterly disappointed when he is passed over. In the wake of his disappointment, Klaus’s lover Eva, a virtuoso cellist, urges him to become a soloist. To determine whether he is merely brilliant or can truly move an audience she tasks him with mastering difficult pieces by Bach and Paganini, and with fathering her baby – both of which he does. Meanwhile, at home, Klaus’s wife Helga gives birth to their firstborn. When Eva’s Nazi husband finds out about the love affair, he has Klaus arrested and sent to a Mauthausen subcamp to supervise Ukrainian laborers. Amidst the suffering, Klaus composes a tone poem, Silence Interrupted, translating his nightmares into sound. After the camp is liberated, Klaus returns to a war-torn Vienna devastated by American bombers and occupied by the Soviet army. He makes a living busking in front of the Soviet Vienna City Kommandatura. Klaus faces a choice between the two women he left behind.
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Richard Tomlinson’s working life has been divided between being an academic and an urban policy consultant. As an academic, either in full-time or visiting capacity, he has been located in Australia at the University of Melbourne (Chair of the Urban Planning Program); in South Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand; and in the USA at Columbia and New School Universities and MIT, and in think tanks at the Brookings Institution and the Wilson Center; and at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Italy. A Fulbright Scholar, he did his PhD at Rutgers University. As a post-1990 consultant based in Johannesburg, Richard’s clients in Southern Africa included the post-apartheid South African government, various local and international NGOs, the World Bank, USAID and the private sector, during which time he also facilitated multi-party negotiations. He has also worked with community organizations. Richard’s current activities depend on the weather: kayaking, swimming, hiking and mountain climbing and writing. Surfing has given way to age. First Violin, set in a wonderful city, Vienna, is his debut novel. connect with the author: website ~instagram ~ facebook ~ X/Twitter ~ linkedin
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Sep 3 – Cover Lover Book Review– book spotlight / giveaway Sep 3 - @Leannebookstagram– book review Sep 3 – @alwaysreadingxo * - book review / giveaway Sep 3 - @bookscape__ * - book review / giveaway Sep 3 - @bearyintobooks* – book review / giveaway Sep 3 - @this.human.reads* - book review / giveaway Sep 4 – @my_fair_fiction * - book review / giveaway Sep 4 – Cassandra Lynn Literature – book review / giveaway Sep 5 – Bigreadersite– book review / giveaway Sep 5 - @book_withquotes * - book review / giveaway Sep 5 - Cassandra Lynn Literature - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 5 - @acourtofspinesnpages* – book review / giveaway Sep 12 – Country Mamas With Kids– book review / giveaway Sep 17 – Liese's Blog– book spotlight Sep 17 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book spotlight / giveaway Sep 18 – @whatsenalireads * – book review / giveaway Sep 18 – @jannierreads * - book review / giveaway Sep 18 - 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS– book spotlight / giveaway Sep 18 – My Reading Getaway – book review / giveaway Sep 24 – Locks, Hooks and Books– book review / giveaway Sep 25 – @readingwithloe * - book review / giveaway Sep 25 - @onceuponamaltesereader * - book review / giveaway Sep 26 - @readsandmusic * – book review / giveaway Sep 26 – @kiv_coffeeandpages * – book review / giveaway Sep 30 - @readwithlaraa * - book review / giveaway Sep 30 - @bookarlo * - book review / giveaway Sep 30– @bookameme * - book review / giveaway Sep 30 – @pastacoffeeandbooks * - book review / giveaway Sep 30 – @just_another_mother_with_books * - book review / giveaway Sep 30 – @alyssas_book_obsession * - book review / giveaway Oct 14 – @madlymisty * - book review TBD – Diane’s Book Journal – book review / giveaway
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  Join Us for This Tour from Mar 26 to Apr 15 Book Details: Book Title: The Promise of Unbroken Straw by Ken Steele Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 379 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing Release date: Mar 2024 Tour dates: Mar 26 to Apr 15 Content Rating: PG Book Description: Paul's teachers say he's distracted, and they're not wrong. With the demands of a struggling farm, Allied boots in Europe, and secrets surrounding his mother's death, who can blame him? And the expectations of his father are seemingly unachievable. When a financial windfall sparks a rags-to-riches transformation, it also sets in motion events that will test young Paul to his core. This coming-of-age story connects Paul's tumultuous adolescence to his unfulfilled adulthood. Across those decades, he searches for redemption and reconciliation with the ghosts of his past.  Meet the Author: A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ken Steele holds degrees in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University and MIT. The Promise of Unbroken Straw is Ken's debut novel, a work of historical fiction. He resides in Colorado with his wife of 41 years where his days are filled with pickleball, golf, hiking, and all that the mountains can offer. connect with author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram Tour Schedule:
Mar 26 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight Mar 26– Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Mar 27 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight Mar 28 – Leanne Bookstagram – book spotlight Apr 2 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight Apr 3 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight Apr 4 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight Apr 8 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight Apr 10 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight Apr 15 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight TBD – fundinmental – book spotlight 
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Book Details: Book Title: A Song that Never Ends (Hamilton Place Book I) by Mark A. Gibson Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 338 pages Genre: Family Saga Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hamilton Press (Self) Release date: January, 2024 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) Tour dates: Feb 5 to Feb 23, 2024 Content Rating: A soft R for the following: Language, although appropriate for situation, does have a smattering (perhaps 5 uses over 350 pages) of the F-word. Sexual situations are more so implied than graphic, although there is one soft description of fellatio. There is no use of derogatory descriptions for persons, sexes or races. No graphic violence is described.
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Home. For over three hundred years, that’s what the Hamilton family has called a shrinking swath of farmland in the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina. Home. That’s the failing tobacco farm where Walter and Maggie Hamilton choose to raise their three children. Walter has big plans to make the farm more profitable, but his plans are interrupted by World War II and family heartbreak. Walter returns from the war a changed man, and finds Maggie, too, has changed; neither of them for the better. But at least their family is together at... Home. More than anything, that’s where their eight-year-old son, Jimmy Hamilton, wants to be. However, after an unspeakable tragedy, he’s sent away from the only life he’s ever known—to live with a kindly uncle in North Carolina, far from… Home. That’s where Jimmy is finally going to be, unless fate has plans of its own… A Song that Never Ends is the first installment of the Hamilton Place series, an epic family saga extending from the Great Depression to present day. Through war and peace, love and loss, triumph and tragedy; follow the Hamilton family on their journey from a run-down farm in South Carolina, through the jungles of Vietnam, to the top of the world in New York City, and beyond the gardens of stone at Arlington.
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Book Title: Roses in December (Hamilton Place Book 2) by Mark A. Gibson Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 358 pages Genre: Family Saga Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hamilton Press (Self) Release date: April, 2024 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) Tour dates: Feb 5 to Feb 23, 2024 Content Rating: A soft R for the following: Language, although appropriate for situation, does have a smattering (perhaps 5 uses over 350 pages) of the F-word. Sexual situations are more so implied than graphic, although there is one soft description of fellatio. There is no use of derogatory descriptions for persons, sexes or races. No graphic violence is described.
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Jimmy Hamilton overcame childhood tragedy to become a hero in Vietnam, only to die there in 1967. All but forgotten, Jimmy leaves behind a young wife, an infant son, and a man wracked by guilt. Circumstances allow Becca, his young widow, to be manipulated into an abusive, loveless union with Jimmy’s brother and into raising her son ignorant of his father’s true identity—a wrong she knows must be set right…but how? When? Like Jimmy before him, James, Jr. is an intellectually gifted, albeit troubled man. Hamstrung by the false narrative of his life and then tormented by an unspeakable loss, his days are spent treading the knife’s edge between present day reality and a past he’s incapable of forgetting. With his final act of bravery, Jimmy unknowingly saved the scion of a powerful Washington family. In so doing, he set in place circumstances that just might draw his son back from the abyss…but only if he can somehow make it home from Vietnam. Roses in December concludes the Hamilton Place series, an epic family saga extending from the Great Depression to present day. Through war and peace, love and loss, triumph and tragedy, follow the Hamilton family on their journey from a run-down farm in South Carolina, through the jungles of Vietnam, to the top of the world in New York City, and through the gardens of stone at Arlington. 
Meet the Author:
Mark A. Gibson is a physician who practices Cardiology in the mountains of rural North Georgia. He was raised on a small farm in upstate South Carolina—the last postage-stamp sized sliver of a much larger parcel granted to the family by land grant from King Charles II in 1665—and may or may not have once gotten in trouble for digging up his mom’s calla lily bed in search of the family’s long-lost charter. Dr. Gibson graduated from the Citadel in Charleston, SC with a BS in Biology. Afterwards, he received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. He received his Internal Medicine training through the University of Tennessee Medical System and Cardiology training through the Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He served for eight years on active duty with the US Air Force, before leaving the military for private practice. Although a cardiologist by profession, Dr. Gibson is a dreamer by nature. He is a self-styled oenophile who enjoys travel and fine food. In his spare time, he builds sandcastles and dreams of distant shores. Roses in December represents Dr. Gibson’s second offering to the world of literature, and the conclusion of his Hamilton Place Series. All previous publications have been of the professional, peer-reviewed, medical variety, and make for lovely sleep aids. Connect with the author: amazon ~ X/Twitter
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