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BOOK SERIES TOUR: A GATEWAY TO HOPE / OVERFLOW WITH HOPE (The Hope Series) by E.C. Jackson12/8/2023 
Join Us for This Tour: Jan 15 to Feb 14, 2024
Book Details: Book Title: A Gateway to Hope: Hope Series, Book 1 by E.C. Jackson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 296 pages Genre: Inspirational Romance Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: June 19, 2015 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
This novel catches your attention in a dramatic opening and holds your attention while you follow the ups and downs of a love story. It is a rarity to find a romance that focuses on the fine tuning of character building and adjustments couples have to make for their relationship to work, particularly while also trying to hold onto faith and personal convictions. There is a place in this day and age for well written literature that goes against the grain of popular media. - review by Catherine Ndhovu
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Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful. When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind? James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off. Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.” Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman, even though he doesn’t love her. But his carefully laid plans start to unravel when she leaves him on the day she’s due to meet his family. Could years of planning his comeback vanish with her departure? A possible solution comes in an unexpected form: Neka. She’s not only a friend, but the daughter of his benefactor. And she’s right there, offering to support him. But will her support stretch to marriage? He attempts to win her over to his plan but collides with her powerful father who wants to leverage the situation for his own gain. In their fight for survival and love, they are forced to face some uncomfortable truths. Can they overcome thwarted dreams and missed chances to find true love, or does forcing destiny’s hand only lead to misery?
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Book Title: Overflow With Hope: Hope Series, Book 5 by E.C. Jackson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 241 pages Genre: Inspirational Romance Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: Nov 9, 2023 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only); e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
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Two men. One wrong choice. Tempia Wade’s life had jumped the rails. One fateful night, she believed a stranger’s lie rather than the assurance of a trusted friend. For her lapse in judgment, she paid an agonizing price. Her now-bankrupt life featured shattered dreams, ruined friendships, and the loss of a promising relationship. Now, two years later, the twenty-three-year-old prayed for a second chance with the man she had fallen for at first sight. Would Cory Sanders finally overlook her egregious mistake in accepting a next-day date and liaison with another man? Or would she have to truly accept life without him?
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Book Title: A Living Hope: Hope Series, Book 2 by E.C. Jackson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 286 pages Genre: Inspirational Romance Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: July 31, 2016 Format available for review: e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
E.C. Jackson weaves a story of imperfect people working through misunderstandings, secrets, traumas, and just plain stubbornness. In other words,her characters are like many of us! She builds complex characters with believable struggles. Happy endings don't come easily, but must be worked through with prayer, honest communication, and the willingness to step out in faith and do the right things.
This is a worthy successor to Jackson's earlier novel, A Gateway to Hope. -- review by Hog on Ice: Books and Independent Learning
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It was a match made in heaven. Or so everyone thought. Sadie Mae Cummings is all set to marry her childhood sweetheart, Kyle, when she is assigned to tutor Lincoln, the new college football running back. This sophomore phenomenon has all the girls on campus knocking on his door. But Sadie isn’t interested in his advances. Lincoln’s overblown ego doesn’t take well to being shunned, and he resolves to make Sadie his own. He pursues her relentlessly, until finally Kyle finds himself shut out of Sadie’s life, with their shared future crumbling around him. After two years, Sadie’s relationship with Lincoln ends, and she is left having to put the pieces of her life back together. She desires nothing more than to recapture her relationship with Kyle. He has stayed true to the dreams they had planned together, living the vision even without Sadie by his side. When she moves back to her hometown, she labors to rekindle their love. But things have changed, and Kyle has moved on. Sadie quickly discovers how hard it is to rebuild burned bridges. Follow Sadie’s story as she fights for a chance to restore broken dreams. Will love endure? This inspirational romance by E. C. Jackson is book two of the Hope series and is a standalone book. 
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Book Title: The Certain Hope: Hope Series, Book 3 by E.C. Jackson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 261 pages Genre: Inspirational Romance Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: Dec 5, 2018 Format available for review: e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
The title of this novel is perfectly suitable to its meaning. The Certain Hope is the one of a couple of lonely guys that decided to marry after two weeks of dating. The groom believes that everything will go fine, especially if the bride will do only what he wants. He is control addicted, she is a romantic girl who believes in having met the man of her dreams. Through this behavioral contrast, the author built a great story, focused on the burning topics of marriage, loss and control addiction. In my view, the novel is a little, big literary masterpiece for the underlying meaning that oozes from every chapter. I believe that The Certain Hope deserves to be translated internationally and this thought is my certain hope for the success of this gripping romance novel. -- review by Advices books Reviews
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Love at first sight. It’s every girl’s dream. But Tara Simpkins is finding out it’s not as easy as it seems. Is this truly the man God sent to be her husband, or is she just desperate to escape her loneliness? The recent loss of both parents has left her reeling, and close friends don’t think she’s in any position to make major life decisions. She and her new-found love are convinced they can live happily ever after in the home of their dreams. His family thinks he’s moving way too fast and might disappoint the kind-hearted woman he’s fallen head over heels for. And then there’s Leah. Leah is supposed to be part of his past, but what if she decides she’s his future? Tara’s match made in Heaven may be over before it truly begins. 
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Book Title: The Confident Hope: Hope Series, Book 4 by E.C. Jackson Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 271 pages Genre: Inspirational Romance Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: Sep 15, 2020 Format available for review: e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
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Is there hope for this love between friends? Pamela Hayes is a smart, successful business owner with a supportive family and a thriving bakery. She should be the happiest girl in the world. But she can’t shake the melancholy that accompanies every conversation she has with her best friend, Mark. Pamela doesn’t know how much longer she can hide her true feelings. Why can’t Mark see how perfect they would be together? She would make a much better girlfriend than the one he currently has. Pamela prays he’ll come to his senses soon and realize he’s with the wrong girl. But when her dream comes true, it isn’t the fantasy she had envisioned. There is trouble in paradise from the start, and all the red flags she’s been ignoring are starting to threaten her confidence…and her relationship with Mark. She’ll have to rely on family and her faith in God to help her secure the hope she so desperately needs. 
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Book Title: Pajama Party: The Story by E.C. Jackson Category: Teen & Adult Fiction (13 to 18 yrs), 241 pages Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fiction / Teen & Young Adult Christian Fiction Publisher: E.C. Jackson Release date: Sep 30, 2017 Format available for review: e-book (Gifted Kindle, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 15 to Feb 14 Content Rating: PG + M. These books contain mature themes.
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Most sleepovers are simple. Food, fun, and pillow fights. But sixteen-year-old Karen Duncan has bigger plans for her slumber party. Family troubles have changed her over the past year, and she’s no longer the petty, selfish girl she used to be. Now she’s ready to shake things up with her friends. The guest list comes as a surprise to some and a slap in the face to others. This popular girl has invited some not-so-popular guests. Even more shocking, she’s left out some of the girls she’s hung out with since middle school. Diane and Evette are outsiders, nervous about being stuck in a house with the same girls who tease them at school. Kathy, Lisa, and Joann come to the party with the confidence of the in-crowd, but they’re masking inner-turmoil that is bound to surface. Sandy and Angela are usually the voices of reason…usually. And then there’s Linda, the friend that got away. She may not ever forgive the girls who abandoned her years ago. Karen hopes to change her mind. Her agenda is ambitious, and it could spell disaster. But Karen is convinced God will use this party to spark a new beginning for everyone involved. This companion book to A Living Hope gives us the inspired story Sadie Cummings wrote for the girls of Shiatown. 
Meet the Author:
E. C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play "Pajama Party." Thirty-one years later, she adapted the play into Pajama Party: The Story, a companion book to the second book in the five-book standalone Hope series. Jackson’s favorite pastime is reading fiction. She enjoys taking the journey along with the characters in the books. That also led to her unorthodox approach to story writing. Her vision for each book she writes is to immerse readers into the storyline so they become connected with each character. “The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on her Facebook author page. She feels that if every person reading her books feels connected to the characters, her job is done. connect with the author: website ~ amazon ~ facebook ~ X/Twitter ~ bookbub ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Jan 15 - Cover Lover Book Review – book series spotlight / giveaway Jan 15 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / giveaway Jan 16- Liese's Blog – book spotlight of A GATEWAY TO HOPE (Hope Series, Book One) Jan 17 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight of A LIVING HOPE (Hope Series, Book Two) Jan 17 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / guest post / giveaway Jan 18 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight of THE CERTAIN HOPE (Hope Series, Book Three) Jan 19 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book series spotlight / giveaway Jan 19 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / giveaway Jan 22 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE Jan 22 - Splashes of Joy - book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / giveaway Jan 22 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Jan 23 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of A LIVING HOPE Jan 23 - Splashes of Joy - book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Jan 23 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight of THE CONFIDENT HOPE (Hope Series, Book Four) Jan 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Jan 24 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Jan 24 –Leanne Bookstagram – book review of THE CERTAIN HOPE Jan 24- Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of THE CERTAIN HOPE / giveaway Jan 25 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE Jan 25 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE / giveaway Jan 25 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE (Hope Series, Book Five) Jan 25 – JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 26 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE Jan 26 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY Jan 27 - Splashes of Joy - book review of A CERTAIN HOPE / giveaway Jan 29 – Welcome To MLM Opinions Reviews – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / giveaway Jan 29 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Jan 29 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY Jan 30 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog – book series spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 30 –Welcome To MLM Opinions Reviews – book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Jan 30 - Splashes of Joy - book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE / giveaway Jan 31 - fundinmental - book series spotlight / giveaway Jan 31 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of THE CERTAIN HOPE / giveaway Jan 31– Welcome To MLM Opinions Reviews – book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 1 - Working Mommy Journal - book series spotlight / giveaway Feb 1 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / author interview / giveaway Feb 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of THE CERTAIN HOPE / giveaway Feb 5 - Rockin Book Reviews - book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / guest post / giveaway Feb 5 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE / giveaway Feb 6 – Sandra's Book Club – book series spotlight Feb 7 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE / giveaway Feb 7 - Splashes of Joy - book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 7 - Adventurous Jessy – book review of A GATEWAY TO HOPE / giveaway Feb 9 – Adventurous Jessy – book review of A LIVING HOPE / giveaway Feb 9 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 9 - Pause for Tales - book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 9 - Adventurous Jessy – book review of THE CERTAIN HOPE / giveaway Feb 12 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 12 - Splashes of Joy - book review of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY / giveaway Feb 13 – Diane’s Book Journal – book series spotlight / giveaway Feb 13 - Adventurous Jessy – book review of THE CONFIDENT HOPE / giveaway Feb 13 - Reading Excursions - book review of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 14 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY / giveaway Feb 14 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY / giveaway Feb 14 - Adventurous Jessy – book spotlight of OVERFLOW WITH HOPE / giveaway Feb 14 - Adventurous Jessy – book spotlight of PAJAMA PARTY: THE STORY / giveaway
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Book Title: Nobody's Mulligan by Brian Holt Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 337 pages Genre: Spiritual, Inspirational, Religion Publisher: Covenant Books Release Date: March 2020 Formats Available for Review: print- softback, ebook (mobi for kindle, pdf) Tour dates: August 23 to September 3 Content Rating: G - No excessive sex, profanity or violence
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Margaret Sullivan, a troubled college student in her early twenties, becomes a modern-day Joan of Arc when she is compelled to save humanity as the pinnacle of evil comes to seize what he believes was his in NOBODY’S MULLIGAN by Brian Holt. Orphaned at childbirth and raised by her maternal grandparents, Margaret feels the sting of loss when her grandmother dies. With no maternal figure in her life to offer her comfort and guidance, Margaret becomes a borderline traumatic social recluse and is treated as an outcast, despite participating in admirable callings, and is left with her ailing grandfather, Paddy Sullivan. What she doesn’t realize is that evil is actively afoot and identifies her as an impediment to Satan’s global apocalyptic conquest. Craig Templeton, an unmotivated, barely graduated gamer existing in his mother’s basement, seeks employment at a PR firm, assigned to the mailroom, which he perceives as corporate leprosy and beneath him given his freshly minted college degree. Templeton’s rust-relic of a car is the perfect prompt for Satan, as he sees Templeton ogling the high-end vehicles believing that he is already deserving of such amenities. Drawn against their will into the town square on the night of the apocalypse arranged by a series of circumstances under Templeton’s influence, the citizens of Grace’s Parrish are confronted by the accumulated product of their own transgressions, and universal suffrage is served. Perplexed by her grandfather’s apparent immunity to Templeton’s will, Margaret ultimately realizes that faith will triumph over evil. The price is heavy, as the town seeks redemption from the only one who can grant it. With it comes a caveat that one detractor in the group will re-invite the apocalypse with increased severity. Margaret’s heroism is handsomely rewarded as she ultimately finds transcendence that no mortal could deliver—a unification with the one person whose absence created an emotional abyss, as well as an explanation of her grandfather’s immunity to Satan’s will which is epic. And she ultimately finds her happily ever after with a love-match that is intriguingly coincidental! The ending nicely sets the stage for the workings of a prequel. 
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Aug 23 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review / guest post / giveaway Aug 24 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway Aug 24 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 25 - Gold Dust Editing & Book Reviews - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 26 - The Adventures of a Traveler's Wife - book review / author interview / giveaway Aug 27 - Books for Books - book review Aug 30 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book review / giveaway Aug 30 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / excerpt / giveaway Aug 31 - Book Corner New and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 1 - Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 2 - Rajiv's Reviews - book review / giveaway Sep 3 - Splashes of Joy - book review / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway 
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Book Details: Book Title: The Spiritual Adventures of Russell the Dog - A Blend of Truth, Fiction and Inspiration from the Other Side by Trisha Watson Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 284 pages Genre: Dog Story, Inspirational Publisher: Stone & Light Publishing Release date: January 20, 2020 Format available for review: print, mobi (for Kindle), Gifted Kindle, PDF Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: August 24 to September 4, 2020 Content Rating: G for General Audiences
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By reading this newly released book for the dog lover’s soul, you are about to take a remarkable journey through the eyes of Russell the dog. At times you will find that reading about his spiritual adventures takes an open mind, and a willingness to laugh and cry. By choice, Russell has come into this life with a unique dual purpose: to experience his present lifetime as a dog and to review his previous lifetime as a man. His journey is multidimensional; taking him through numerous challenges triggering a spectrum of emotions which he resists. One of his special abilities is to telepathically hear and communicate with other animals, his Spirit Guides, and even people when necessary for his growth. In the process, Russell learns about reincarnation, karma, grace, unlimited thinking, and forgiveness - all from a dog’s point of view and that of a soul who has had many previous human lifetimes. 
About the Author
Trisha Watson has a reverence for life, nature, and compassion for those in need, including, and especially animals. Of course, that encompasses pets too, and thus all her dogs and cats over the years were rescues or strays. Because of her passion, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book is donated to different animal rescue organizations. Twenty years of self-employment helped her develop a can-do attitude. When asked about the process of writing a book she said, “This story wouldn’t leave me alone, much of it flowed easily. Some of it I don’t remember writing, which at first was spooky, but later made complete sense as the story revealed itself. My intention with this book is to perhaps provide a source of inspiration and healing for those who read it.” At sixteen, Trisha began her spiritual journey. Over the years she has delved into many facets always with an open mind and a dash of healthy skepticism. Never looking back, she keeps moving forward in her own spiritual adventure, seeking to learn and share her experiences with others. Trisha was born in Rhode Island. A few years later her family moved to the “Mile High City” Denver, Colorado where she grew up. As an adult she was drawn to the mountains eventually settling in Evergreen, a small mountain town outside of Denver. It is there she’s built a life with her husband Mark and their two dogs, Maggie and Cooper. Connect with the Author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Aug 24 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 25 - Rosepoint Publishing - book review / giveaway Aug 26 –Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway Aug 27 –Books for Books - book review Aug 27 –Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Aug 28 – Corinne Rodrigues – book review / giveaway Aug 31 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 1 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 2 –Reading Authors Network - book spotlight/ giveaway Sep 3 –Sefina Hawke's Books - book review Sep 6 - Splashes of Joy - book review / author interview /guest post / giveaway Sep 7 - Book World Reviews - book review TBD - Svetlanas reads and views – book review
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