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Join Us for This Tour: February 7 to February 25, 2022
Book Details: Book Title: Discovery of the Five Senses Book One - The Urban Boys Series by K. N. Smith Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 340 pages Genre: Young Adult Action-Adventure, Young Adult Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Mystery/ Thriller Publisher: Two Petals Publishing (self-published) Release date: September 15, 2021 Formats Available for Review: print - softback (USA only), e-book (mobi for Kindle, EPUB, PDF_ Tour dates: February 7 to February 25, 2022 Content Rating: PG
"Brilliantly crafted and written!" - Megan King, Indie Book Reviewers
"An energetic adventure debut with stellar action sequences. Smith's writing is intelligent and often lyrical. Her exuberant prose never fails to dazzle." - Kirkus Media "A captivating and poetic tale of mystery, fantasy, and reality tied together by action!" - 5-stars, Lars Jackson, Amazon Customer
Book Description:
Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived. A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story — an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike. EXCERPT: As one would imagine, a mysterious forest might offer deep, eerie chills, especially at night. Instead, the forest cast a rich glow, and the environment was beautiful and serene. Walking slowly with their eyes absolutely feasting on the horticultural delights, the boys were approached by something they weren’t sure was real. It floated effortlessly, lighting up in a sporadic pattern, but had neither sound nor discernible shape, other than being somewhat clear and round. Its fluttering wings suspended it in the center of their disbelieving huddle. All eyes were on it, but what it was provoked more mystery than the forest itself. It bounced in a cheery, beckoning fashion, flashing its stunning wings, drawing the boys into a never-ending waltz. They were transfixed, unable to glance at each other, prevented by the daze each silently battled. The little glowing being carried about, moving closer to their faces. It moved in and out of trees, spewing, sparkle and splendor, then floated away from the boys, yet stayed close enough to continue the enticement. Contributing to the amazing glow ricocheting from sprawling fronds to soaring trees and fallen leaves, the being’s creativity advanced in a display of twirls and spins, astonishing the boys. And they followed their little friend further and further into the forest. Deeper ahead, the visual spectacle beautifully intertwined with the clicking noise, which grew louder and more defined, moving up the scale into high notes. The repetition of the noise mesmerized the boys, equating to an invisible lasso. The friends grouped together, looking ahead and behind. Their stomachs tightened as the tension grew. What they saw next would pale in comparison to their little, wondrous friend, who steadily bounced around several curvy pathways. The small creature led them into an area deep within the preserve housing two large, floating, clicking balls of light. The boys instinctively covered their eyes, yet still tried to peep through their fingers. The light balls began spinning wildly and grew louder, with their tops spitting out free-falling shavings of light like fireworks. The sputtering light bounced off the dirt only to end up against a tree or one of the boys, then back down and up again. Slowing down, the beings moved in between the boys. Too scared to move and struggling with reality, the boys’ eyes locked onto the radiant balls. And with a striking force, the five friends were encased by a bright, piercing light as the balls exploded, emitting their energy onto the boys. Mixing and mashing north, south, east, and west, bright waves covered the soil, spreading across trees, rock, and all plant life. The forest fell silent, frozen like an inhale without an exhale. It was dark and quiet, except for the liquid energy dripping from the huge, wavy leaves. Being subjected to drifts both in and out of reality, the boys succumbed to the lure of a vacant black space within the deepest parts of their minds. They fell to the ground unconscious, laying in this forbidden domain in the center of a place they had been warned not to approach. And from some distance toward the other side of the preserve, a draped shadow had been looking inward and saw this mysterious incident. The curve of his black hood was loose enough for him to witness the unthinkable. But it also shrouded his expression, which was impassive. This figure, a dark stranger, had been watching the boys for a period of time and saw the explosion of light. He knew it had exposed them to a grave risk in this place of both awe and fear. He realized time would now take the reins as a master guide for these stricken young men, all of whom would need hope as a rod and stamina as a spear on the long journey ahead. Knowing the veil of normalcy would need to be maintained in order for this inconceivable episode to be minimized, the Dark Stranger drew upon his strength to physically move each of the boys to Rhee’s house. He knew familiar surroundings would ease them as they roused, barely able to comprehend their predicament. For he knew much, and every step, every footprint left an indelible impression on the path leading to the studio in Rhee’s backyard. Indeed, footprints providing a window to the past meshed with hope for the future. And like a laser, the Dark Stranger steadied his gait, hurling each one up and over his powerful shoulders. As he absorbed the totality of the scene, he breathed deeply. His head hung in a manner to which only trauma could relate. But in a sign of resilience, it swiftly sprung back. Under the circumstances, he knew time would not be patient nor friendly. Welcome or unwelcome. Fate had arrived.
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K.N. Smith, winner of the “Best of” in the category of “Outstanding Young Adult Novel” at the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Awards, is an author, screenwriter, and passionate advocate of literacy and arts programs throughout the world. She inspires people of all ages to reach their highest potential in their creative, educational, and life pursuits. She lives in California with her family. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ goodreads
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Feb 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 7 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Feb 8 – Bookworm for Kids – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 8 -Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Feb 8 - Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 9 –Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting – book review / giveaway Feb 10 –Splashes of Joy - book review / giveaway Feb 11 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 11 - Stephanie Jane – book review / giveaway Feb 14 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Feb 14 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Feb 15 –Buried Under Books – book review / giveaway Feb 16 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Feb 17 - I'm Into Books - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 17 –Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 17 -Westveil Publishing – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 18 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 18 - Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Feb 21 - Library Lady's Kid Lit - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 22 – Books are a Blessing – book review / giveaway Feb 22 -Books for Books – book spotlight Feb 23 –Kam's Place – book review Feb 24 –@twilight_reader – book review Feb 25 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 28 - Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway
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SPOTLIGHT BOOK TOUR: Three May Keep a Secret: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure by Richard T. Ryan10/18/2021 Join Us for This Tour from November 29 to December 17! Book Details: Book Title: Three May Keep a Secret: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure by Richard T. Ryan Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 264 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: MX Publishing Release Date: November 29, 2021 Tour dates: November 29 to December 17 Content Rating: G. Book Description: When a meeting with a client goes disastrously wrong, Sherlock Holmes soon finds himself involved in a case of murder with two dead bodies and too few clues. From some clear pieces of glass and a raven's feather, the Great Detective must divine exactly who the client was and what prompted him to seek assistance at 221B. Fortunately, Holmes has a number of experts upon whom he can rely as well as his own vast store of esoteric knowledge. Treading a twisted path, Holmes soon finds himself matching wits with an unseen criminal, who appears to be the equal of the late Professor Moriarty. At the same time, he is tasked with sparing the monarchy any possible embarrassment that may stem from the investigation. It's a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that finds Holmes and Watson attending underground auctions, using rare and priceless artifacts as bait and holding a late night vigil in anticipation of deterring a theft, all the while trying to understand how a priceless antiquity fits into their investigation. Meet the Author: A lifelong Sherlockian, Richard Ryan is the author of “The Vatican Cameos: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure,” “The Stone of Destiny,” “The Druid of Death” and “The Merchant of Menace,” and “Through a Glass Starkly,” all from MX Publishing. “Three May Keep a Secret” is his sixth Holmes pastiche, and he is currently at work on his seventh. He has also written “B Is for Baker Street (My First Sherlock Holmes Book)," an alphabet book he penned for his grandchildren. Among his other credits are “The Official Sherlock Holmes Trivia Book," a book on Agatha Christie trivia and the well-received murder mystery “Deadly Relations” that has been produced twice off-Broadway. He pursued his graduate studies at the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in medieval literature. To this day, he remains a die-hard fan of the Fighting Irish. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ goodreads Tour Schedule: Nov 29 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 29 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 30 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 1 – Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 1 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 2 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 2 - Lisa Everyday Reads – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 3 – JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 6 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 6 - Books for Books – book spotlight Dec 7 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 7 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 8 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 8 - Westveil Publishing – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 9 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 10 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Dec 13 – Kam's Place – book spotlight Dec 14 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 14 - Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 15 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 15 - Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 16 - My Bookish Bliss - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 17 – Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
Join Us for This Tour from October 12 to October 25, 2021
Book Details: Book Title: The Keepers by Joy Lynn Goddard Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 379 pages Genre: A Family Saga crisscrossing Mystery, Romance and Suspense genres. (Upmarket fiction) Publisher: Joy Lynn Goddard Release date: June 2021 Tour dates: October 12 to October 25, 2021 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: Author's Note: Children's mental health is a growing concern in today's schools. Often kids suffer in silence because of the stigma attached to their mental health needs. Mental health organizations such as the Canadian Mental Health Association work hard to change this mindset. It can't come soon enough. As a teacher, I worked with troubled teens and saw firsthand the devastating effects of their silence. With this in mind, I began writing The Keepers, for if I could help just one "Alexandre" find his voice, my efforts would be well worth it.There are a few mature scenes and some bad language here and there, reflective of a character coming-of-age.
Book Description:
Despite struggling to raise a troubled teenage son on her own, Beth Marshall has no intention of selling her beloved vineyard and moving to the city where her ex-boyfriend awaits with open arms. She has strong ties to the land, where she is happy living with her granddad and aunt in the old farmhouse, so when she gets an offer to sell her property, she turns it down. Meanwhile, a writer recovering from a shattering past moves into the guest house, tugging at her heart. She's not going anywhere. But after her granddad discovers a dead body in their shed, Beth fights jail time. She can't imagine a worse nightmare until she gets a call in the middle of the night with shocking news about her son!
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Joy Lynn Goddard teamed up with husband Daniel Pike to write contemporary adult fiction. Their first and second novels, Moonshadow and The Keepers, have global appeal and won Canada Book Awards. Besides novels, they wrote Buyers, Liars, Sellers and Yellers, a collection of humorous short stories about the real estate industry. Although she is well known for her young adult and junior fiction—starting with the award-winning Daredevils and including Hello, my name is Emily, Charlie's Song, Jazz, When Pigs Fly, and Mrs. Maloney's Garden—her adult novels are quickly attracting attention. Each book involves romance, mystery, and suspense genres. Joy and Dan divide their time between Guelph and Belleville, Ontario, where they spend time with family when not working on their next book. connect with the authors: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Oct 12 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 13 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 13 - Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 - Books for Books - book spotlight Oct 15 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 18 – Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 19 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 20 – Kam's Place – book spotlight Oct 20 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 21 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 21 - Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 22 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 22 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Oct 25 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / giveaway
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Join Us for This Tour: October 25th to November 12th
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Book Title: Cut and Run by Annabelle Lewis Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 234 pages Genre: Mystery, Thriller Publisher: PePe Press Release Date: August 2021 Format available for review: ebook (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF) Tour dates: October 25 to November 12 Content Rating: PG13 - Lots of cursing, and there are murders, but no graphic violence or graphic sexual content
Book Description:
Their story continues . . . The four Boston clairvoyants, blessed—or cursed—with special powers, must fight a ruthless enemy and stop injustice. In Dead Cat, Run, the Sisters of Fate drove them together, but at what cost? The God Apollo wasn’t playing around. He’s still dead set on vengeance. Sinister forces will have a wicked agenda. An energy grab, a mineral rights war, and deadly mercenaries create a mortally serious game. But the psychics’ sibylline abilities aside, they’re only human. At least three of them are. (What’s up with that?) Can they stop the killers? And who will survive? An energetic contemporary thriller, Cut and Run will have you on the edge of your seat as the dance between good and evil resumes.
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Book Details: Book Title: Dead Cat, Run by Annabelle Lewis Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 358 pages Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: PePe Press Release dates: February 2021 Format available for review: ebook (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF) Content Rating: PG-13: Lots of cursing, some non-graphic sex and violence
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You’re where you’re meant to be. Run, if you can. High school senior Jenny Gallagher’s psychic abilities have made life in her small New England town rocky. Her premonitions and déjà vu have given her a reputation, one she’s not happy with. Tragedy is about to strike, however, and oddly, this time, she doesn’t see it coming. Is her gift betraying her? Not far from Jenny, Wellesley Professor Maximus Dyer also has a gift—a painful and useless one. His ability to see the past has brought him insight into history, but otherwise, he’s never known what to make of it. The psychic shocks he receives through his unprotected hands have made any genuine human relationships beyond his grasp. Then someone who doesn’t trigger a vision enters his life—a dog? Sidrah Keeling runs determinedly optimistic throughout her life, trying hard not to ask the big questions about why. Her foresight, her ability to see glimpses of the future in her dreams, often drives her to follow a path she doesn’t understand. Alert and listening, with the guardrails of security she’s erected in place, she’s forced again to follow her dreams. This time to a man. Who is he? Lurking deep in his sensory deprivation tank, Turner Black sees it all. Born out of the great chaos of time, he once again feels the forces of good gathering to move against him. Not in this life. This time, his darkness will reign supreme. The hunt for his antithesis will begin again now. He can’t wait to feel his opponent in destiny bleed. A fast-paced contemporary mystery thriller with a supernatural hierarchy, Dead Cat, Run will keep you up all night, glued to your seat.
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Meet the Author:
Annabelle Lewis is a pseudonym for the author who lives in Minneapolis with her husband, children, and a wild thug of a dog who sleeps beside her. A multi-genre writer and publisher of 9 novels to date, her humorous mystery caper books have a theme – taking down the bad guy. Villains beware! She also writes a scathing blog and highly entertaining monthly newsletter. Sign up to follow at her website.
Tour Schedule:
Oct 25 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Oct 25 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 25 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Oct 26 -Bound 4 Escape – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Oct 27 – Splashes of Joy – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Oct 29 – Books for Books – book review of CUT AND RUN Oct 29 - @booking.with.janelle – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN Oct 29 – @twilight_reader – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN Nov 1 – The Page Ladies – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Nov 1 - @twilight_reader – book review of CUT AND RUN Nov 1 - Kam's Place – book spotlight of DEAD CAT, RUN Nov 2 – Book Corner News and Reviews – review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Nov 3 – @booking.with.janelle – book review of CUT AND RUN / author interview Nov 3 - Kam's Place – book spotlight / book excerpt of CUT AND RUN Nov 3 -Book Corner News and Reviews – review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Nov 4 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Nov 4 -Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Nov 4 -Bound 4 Escape – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Nov 5 –Leels Loves Books – book review of DEAD CAT, RUN / giveaway Nov 9 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Nov 10 -Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of CUT AND RUN / author interview / giveaway Nov 12 –Leels Loves Books – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway Nov 12 – The Page Ladies – book review of CUT AND RUN / giveaway TBD – Book Reviews by Shreya Vijay – book review of CUT AND RUN / author interview / giveaway
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Join Us for This Tour from September 27 to October 15 Book Details: Book Title: ZITHER! by Jeffrey Hanlon Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 350 pages Genre: Mystery, Humor Publisher: Zither Studios Release Date: April 20, 2021 Tour dates: September 27 to October 15 Content Rating: G. "A zany rollicking mystery adventure as compelling as it is hilarious." ~ Independent Book Review "Hanlon’s humor shines bright and will leave fans of such madness wanting more." ~ Publisher's Weekly Nominated for the prestigious Audie Award, Best Fiction 2021 Book Description: A nutty religious cult rustles a herd of prime gazebos (huh??) and it’s up to bumbling P.I. Mars Candiotti to rescue them. Wannabe author Mars chronicles his quest in Jeffrey Hanlon's rom-com mystery Zither. Guided by his magically prescient IHOP waitress, Mars strives to mitigate the shocking global consequences of the gazebo heist, even though he has no idea what the word mitigate means. As Zither swallows its own tale, Mars finds it increasingly tricky to distinguish between real people and his rambunctious fictional characters. Zither becomes the romper room where his reality meets fantasy - and get frisky with each other. Mars’ international odyssey leads to an explosive conclusion in Panama. Teevees around the world tune in to watch live coverage of “Carnage in the Canal”. And amid the lunatic havoc that is Zither there is (of course!) an epic love story as Mars meets Marian, the brainy librarian he had dreamt of. Marian says his books are "slapstick existentialism with subjective reality couched in parable". (This is news to Mars). But is Marian real, or just another illusion in Zither World? And in Mars’ klutzy (yet endearing) courtship of the enchanting Marian will he ever muster the nerve to ask her for a date??? MEET THE AUTHOR: I was born in a Southern California beach town. My family moved to Northwest Oregon when I was 7. Or maybe when I was 8. Had we stayed in the Beach Boys town, and knowing myself as I do now, I suspect I would have grown long hair, started a rock band, and been heavily into drugs. The rock band would probably have been pretty good. The rest of it, not so much. I’d likely have joined the ranks of those like Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin. We moved to a mountaintop. The last five miles to get there were gravel. The final two miles were steep and to the end of the road. That’s where we lived: the end of the road, 22 miles to the nearest town. Our closest neighbor, about a mile down the road, was a hermit who lived in a shack. He had a goat. About once a month the goat would visit us. Then the hermit would show up to retrieve his goat. I think the goat liked us better than the hermit, which is why the goat kept showing up. Goats are funny animals. I think they aspire to be house pets. And speaking of animals, we had cats. Lots and lots of cats. Because we were remote and at the end of the road, unkind people – and ‘unkind’ is the kindest description I can use here – would dump their unwanted cats on or near our property. The cats would find our house. We gave them Fancy Feast and our love, and in turn they loved us. My childhood friends didn’t visit too often. That was at least partly because when they did show up my father would say something like this: “Great! We have a job that could use an extra hand. Won’t take more than five minutes.” Well, that five minutes usually turned into an hour or two – volunteer labor! – and that friend would seldom visit again. So my favorite childhood playmate was a 2000 pound Hereford bull, a big boy with horns spanning three feet. I’d go out in the pasture and the bull would strike a pose not unlike what you’ve seen in the movies where the bull was ready to charge, head down, eyeing me. But he wasn’t going to charge me. He just wanted his forehead scratched. And so I would scratch his forehead. He liked that, shaking his head every so often to show his approval. Then we’d elevate to a game that the bull might have called ‘Let’s see how far we can toss this little kid!’ and I’d place my right hip against his massive head and he’d toss me into the air like a sack of flour. Over and over, farther and farther, higher and higher. I could have done that for hours – I can fly! – but after a few tosses the bull would grow bored with the game and wander off. Probably to chase some cute heifers. The nearest library was 30 miles away, and we ventured there often. It was a majestic old building, and the Grand Room had books on all four walls with reading chairs in the center. But that was not where I wanted to be. I figured all those books were popular books or books I was supposed to read. I wanted something different, so I would enter the room with a small sign that said ‘Stacks’. It was row after narrow row after row of books, floor to ceiling, dimly lit, dusty. It was like entering a cave. Filled with treasures! It was in those Stacks that I discovered the likes of Kerouac and Heller and Huxley and Fowles and Steinbeck and Ellison and Bradbury and Hemingway and many many others. As Stephen King said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” And those, each in their own way, was the inspiration for the first book I wrote at the age of eight or nine: ‘Pond Scum’. It was illustrated. Jeffrey currently lives at an undisclosed location on the shores of the Caribbean where he spends his days is shorts and sandals making up stories. He has a pet goat. connect with the author: website TOUR SCHEDULE:
Sep 27 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight Sep 27 - Adventurous Jessy – book spotlight Sep 28 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post Sep 29 – Literary Flits – book spotlight Sep 29 - Stephanie Jane - book spotlight Sep 30 – Pick a Good Book – book spotlight / guest post Oct 1 – Kam's Place – book spotlight Oct 4 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Oct 4 - Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post Oct 5 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / guest post Oct 6 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / author interview Oct 6 – fundinmental – book spotlight Oct 7 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight Oct 8 – Lisa's Reading – book spotlight Oct 11 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / guest post Oct 12 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / guest post Oct 13 – Laura's Interests – book spotlight Oct 13 - Sefina Hawke Books – book spotlight Oct 14 – @twilight_reader – book spotlight Oct 14 - Books for Books – book spotlight Oct 15 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview Join us for this tour from June 22 to July 19, 2021!
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Book Title: Grace in Hollywood - A Grace Michelle Mystery by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 336 Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: May 25, 2021 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, ) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: PG + M. Book has mature themes; adultery, murder, bigamy, but there is no bad language. Book Description: All that glitters… is sometimes blood. With her golden ticket buried in the ground, can she save a wrongly accused teen from the gallows? Hollywood, 1924. Promoted to lead costume designer of a star-studded film, Grace Michelle should be on top of the world. But between her husband’s debt, her sister’s recent death, and the troubled teenaged girl she’s fostering, she’s struggling to please everyone and still keep a smile on her face. And when a Tinseltown shindig turns deadly, Grace is horrified to discover her young charge unconscious alongside the director’s grisly corpse. Determined to prove the girl’s innocence, Grace’s own haunted past fills her sleep with prophetic nightmares. And no sooner has she sought clarity from a medium than a second body lands the scared teenager in the slammer. Can Grace turn the camera on the real culprit before another victim ends up on the cutting room floor? Grace in Hollywood is the second book in the riveting A Grace Michelle Mystery historical series. If you like fiercely loyal heroines, thrilling whodunits, and the magic of old cinema, then you’ll love Kari Bovee’s enthralling tale.
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Book Title: Grace in the Wings - A Grace Michelle Mystery by Kari Bovee Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 340 Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Bosque Publishing Release date: September 19, 2019 Format available for review: e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, ) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: PG + M. Book has mature themes; adultery, murder, bigamy, but there is no bad language.
Book Description:
A ghost from her past. Her sister murdered. Can Grace slay her demons and find the killer before she ends up dead? New York City, 1920. Grace Michelle has everything she wants: a home, a family, and a future career as a costume designer for famed showman Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.’s Ziegfeld Follies. Pretty good for a girl who once lived on the streets of New York City. But when her sister, Sophia, the star of the show, is murdered, Grace’s safe and protected life is shattered. Battle-scarred by the war and emotionally scarred by his past, Chet Riker has made it a practice to keep his distance from others; love, after all, leads only to pain. But Chet has a problem—a big one: he’s become indebted to mob-boss Joe Marciano in an attempt to save his estranged mother’s life, and Marciano wants him to pay up or else. Desperate to get the money, he contacts former client Florenz Ziegfeld for work. Soon, Chet finds himself playing bodyguard for introverted Grace, who has reluctantly agreed to be Ziegfeld’s new leading lady—on the condition that Ziegfeld promises to find Sophia’s killer. Upon meeting Grace, Chet quickly finds his hardened theory that love equals pain tested. Grace, meanwhile, is swept up in a life she never wanted as the Follies’ star, and as the pawn in a series of publicity stunts during a transcontinental train trip to California that puts her life at risk. Who would want her and Sophia dead? Together, she and Chet must confront publicity-hungry Florenz Ziegfeld, power-driven Joe Marciano, and their own pasts to find Sophia’s killer—and let themselves love once again.
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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. An award-winning author, Bovée was honored with the 2019 NM/AZ Book Awards Hillerman Award for Southwestern Fiction for her novel Girl with a Gun. The novel also received First Place in the 2019 NM/AZ Book Awards in the Mystery/Crime category, and won First in Category in the International Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Awards. It was also a finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Awards. Her novel Grace in the Wings won First in Category for the 2019 International Chanticleer Chatelaine Awards. Peccadillo at the Palace won Grand Prize in the 2019 Goethe Awards, and was a finalist in the 2019 Best Book Awards Historical Fiction category. Bovée has worked as a technical writer for a Fortune 500 Company, has written non-fiction for magazines and newsletters, and has worked in the education field as a teacher and educational consultant. Connect with the author: Website ~ Goodreads ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram
Tour Schedule:
June 22 – Working Mommy Journal – book review / giveaway June 22 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway June 23 – Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review June 24 – JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book spotlight / giveaway June 28 – Rajiv's Reviews – book review of GRACE IN THE WINGS / giveaway June 28 – Rajiv's Reviews – book review of GRACE IN HOLLYWOOD / giveaway June 29 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – book spotlight / giveaway June 30 – Lisa Everyday Reads – book spotlight / author interview June 30 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of GRACE IN THE WINGS / giveaway July 1 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / author interview July 2 – She Just Loves Books – book review July 6 – @twilight_reader – book review July 7 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway July 7 - I Read What You Write – book spotlight / giveaway July 8 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway July 9 –Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway July 9 - Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway July 12 –Bigreadersite - book review / giveaway July 12 - PuzzlePaws Blog - book review / giveaway July 13 – Wickedly Romance – book review / author interview / giveaway July 14 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway July 15 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway July 16 - Library of Clean Reads - book review / giveaway July 16 - JBronder Book Reviews - book review / giveaway July 19 –Books for Books – book review July 19 - Adventurous Jessy - book review / giveaway July 18 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway TBD - PuzzlePaws Blog - book review of GRACE IN THE WINGS / giveaway TBD - I Read What You Write – book review / author interview / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: DARKNESS HIDES by J.C. Gatlin Category: Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 251 pages Genre: Mystery / Suspense Publisher: Milford House Press Release date: April 2021 Format available for review: print and ebook (Gifted Kindle) Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: June 14 to July 2 Content Rating: PG-13: There are a couple of murders and mild language (damn, shit)
Book Description:
Someone she knows is watching. Someone she knows is stalking. And something hides in the darkness. With a Category 4 hurricane about to make landfall, boat safety instructor Kate Parks is running out of time. Bodies are piling up--and they're not from the raging storm. An injury may have ended her career as a Fish and Wildlife officer, but nothing can keep her away from the investigation. And it doesn’t take long for her to see that the clues have one thing in common: a connection to the recent death of her five-year-old nephew. In a brewing storm of rage, guilt, and family secrets, Kate fights to protect her grieving sister just as the hurricane threatens everything she knows and loves. But before her world is completely ravaged, she must uncover one final truth: Run from the water. Hide from the wind. Flee from the shadows where a weeper seeks revenge. Exclusive preview of DARKNESS HIDESMeet Kate Parks, a former Fish & Wildlife Officer who is now working as a boat safety inspector for the Sienna Key Police Department. In this chapter, she is hunkered down in her childhood home with her sister, Elise, as Hurricane Sebastian makes landfall. Meet Elise Tyler, Kate's younger sister who is still grieving the loss of her son Noah. She refused to evacuate, and Kate had hoped to convince her to leave before it was too late.
SAMPLE CHAPTER Kate found a battery-operated Coleman lantern discarded on the kitchen floor and flipped it on. It lit up the room, and she carried it upstairs, where Elise sat alone in Noah’s bedroom.
Meet the Author:
JC Gatlin lives in Tampa, Florida, and writes mystery novels that include sunny Florida locales and quirky locals as characters. His last novel, H_NGM_N: Murder is the Word, won the coveted Florida Royal Palm Literary Award for Best Mystery in 2019. He is active in the Florida Writer’s Association and is a board member on the Florida Writer’s Foundation, a charity organization that fights illiteracy. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ linkedin ~ goodreads
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