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Join Us for This Tour from Feb 26 to Mar 15!
Book Details: Book Title: Gratitude: Two Hundred Short Poems by A. H. Morris Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 214 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher: BluePen Release date: Nov 2023 Tour dates: Feb 26 to Mar 15 Content Rating: PG-13 +M
Book Description:
Travel through the human condition with succinctly worded verses that linger long in your mind even after you've closed the book. These poems offer a different perspective and a lovely way to view the world. 
Meet the Author:
A.H. Morris was born in NYC in December of 1949. He lived there until he married for the first time in 2006. He and his wife, Melissa, moved to New Canaan, Ct where they continue to live. His first book of poetry, Secrets of the Universe, was published in the fall of 2000. His daily meditations are the source of inspiration for these poems. connect with author: X ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Feb 26 – Novels Alive– book spotlight / giveaway Feb 26 - @regallywritten - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 28 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 29 – Leanne Bookstagram – book spotlight Mar 1 – Country Mamas With Kids – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 1- Book Corner News and Reviews– book spotlight / giveaway Mar 4 – Gina Rae Mitchell– book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 5 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 6 –The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 6 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 7 – Books With a Chance– book spotlight / giveaway Mar 7 - FUONLYKNEW - book spotlight / giveaway Mar 8 – My Reading Getaway – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Mar 10 - Reading Authors Network - book spotlight / giveaway Mar 11 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 11 - mamof9 – book spotlight Mar 12 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Mar 13 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 14 – Locks, Hooks and Books– book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Mar 15- Faith and Books - book spotlight / giveaway
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  Join Us for This Tour from Mar 21 to Apr 10! Book Details: Book Title: Spilled Ink & Coffee Stains by M.K. Standby Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 158 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing Release date: Mar 2024 Tour dates: Mar 21 to Apr 10 Content Rating: PG Book Description: Spilled Ink & Coffee Stains is a debut poetry collection, exploring the impact of connection, both romantic and platonic, on self-perception and identity. Blended with an appreciation of nature, particularly that of unkempt or abandoned spaces, the collection draws parallels between the natural and emotional facets of life. Spilled Ink & Coffee Stains is non-traditional prose, using a free verse structure and a unique voice to redefine the boundaries of modern poetry.  Meet the Author: M.K Standby is a free-verse poet from Melbourne, Australia. She notes that her poetry helps her to focus on the beautiful, often overlooked details of life. In 2020 she launched an Instagram page - originally posting under the name 'Confessions of a Lily', a childhood nickname. As the page grew, a decision was made to change the pseudonym to M.K. Standby - paying homage to her great-grandfather, a prolific writer in the 1950's. M.K. Standby shares her writing in the hope that it supports, connects, and empowers others. connect with author: instagram Tour Schedule:
Mar 21 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Mar 23 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight Mar 25 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight Mar 27 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight Mar 28 –Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Apr 2 – Leanne Bookstagram – book spotlight Apr 3 – Country Mamas With Kids – book spotlight Apr 4 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight Apr 9 – Books With a Chance – book spotlight Apr 10 - Teatime and Books – book spotlight TBD – fundinmental – book spotlight 
Join us for this tour from June 1 to June 16, 2023!
Book Details: Book Title: 18 Golf Poems and A Recollection at the 19th Hole by Ronald Colby Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 54 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher: The Colby Company Release date: 2022 Tour dates: June 1 to June 16, 2023 Content Rating: G for everyone.
Reviews for Ron Colby's novel, Night Driver, published by Rare Bird Literary, (January 2018):
“Colby has written a novel of relentless energy. While driving a cab at night, his main character hunts his wife’s killers through LA’s dark streets of dreams and nightmares. It’s tense, episodic, complete, and compelling. It’s quite a ride.” ― Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now "Colby’s well-paced first novel takes the reader on a winding, exhilarating ride through late-1970s Los Angeles." ― Publishers Weekly “Big news: Ron Colby’s Night Driver is a contemporary noir novel that deserves a place next to Chandler, Connolly, and Wambaugh. The story of a man who drives a taxi through the night streets of Los Angeles searching for his wife’s killers makes an exciting, original and hard-to-put-down book. Colby knows his turf, his characters and he gets everything right.” ― Michael Elias, author of The Last Conquistador
The perfect Father’s Day gift for those who love the sport,
and the perfect gift at any time for all golf aficionados!
Book Description:
Ronald Colby worked in the professional theater in New York as an actor, both on Broadway and Off- Broadway. He wrote many plays that saw New York productions, and as a director/playwright, “The Village Voice” declared him an “influential originator” of the Off-Off Broadway movement. Colby also worked with such well-known directors as Francis Ford Coppola and was Executive Producer for The Outsiders and Mobile Masterpiece theatre productions including A Death in the Family. Theater is one of Colby’s passions. His other passion is golf, which is expressed in his new book, 18 Golf Poems And a Recollection at the 19th Hole. Colby says he’s “written these poems primarily for golfers but also for non-players who need confirmation of the absurdities and complexities of the game.” He’s been playing golf since he was eleven, and like many, he became a devoted fan of the game. In First Tee Jitters, he writes, “Could it be, the view from player’s rounds completed drinking and staring through clubhouse windows that makes golfer on the first tee so anxious?” In “Escape” he expresses emotions: “Eviscerated by guilt and strife he arrives and drives his shots breaking boundaries, incurring penalties creating snowmen sans snow.” I Saw a Woman Swinging expresses his shock “at the power” of the female golfer. In My Father’s Latenight Swing, Colby reminisces about his childhood, when, “Near midnight, I take a lonesome whisky to my chair and nestling, remember as a child how in the darkness of my room I could hear my father’s swing.” Relief is a contemplation about death: Golf is a game to be played A poor metaphor for strife and life We’re only ticking up digits Numbers whose meaning will fade away Unlike the Reaper Who shall appear one day. At the end of the day, it’s the Long Shadows cast across the course, where “Palms reach yards to catch last rays, and the golfer, resigned to the days end… Lifting his bag, golfer stares as sun loses its grip on rays and slides from view leaving nothing behind but an afterglow.” Complete with photographs and an essay at the end of the book where Colby reflects upon the sport and its fans, 18 Golf Poems is the perfect Father’s Day gift for those who love the sport, and the perfect gift at any time for all golf aficionados. 
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Ronald Colby wrote many plays that saw New York productions, and as a director/playwright, “The Village Voice” declared him an “influential originator” of the Off-Off Broadway movement. Early in his career, Francis Coppola recruited Colby into his fledgling company, and Colby moved quickly from casting and acting into the roles of production executive and producer. The films included, YOU’RE A BIG BOY NOW, FINIAN’S RAINBOW, THX-1138, THE RAIN PEOPLE, THE GODFATHER PART II, HAMMETT, and THE OUTSIDERS. His short film “The Longest Lens” won among other awards, a Cine Golden Eagle, and his documentary “Child Abuse and Neglect” won a U.S. Award of Excellence. Ron went on to write screenplays for Universal Pictures, American Zoetrope, and in addition, worked on many films with such producers and directors as Milos Forman, Lorne Michaels, Ed Zwick, Wes Craven, etc. He was Executive Producer on the John Hughes films, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL and SHE’S HAVING A BABY. In addition, he worked as a Production Executive on other films such as LISA, THE EXORCIST III, and ONE FROM THE HEART. The documentary he produced on the making of Coppola’s ONE FROM THE HEART, has been released on the newly issued DVD. Ron also worked on many television movies as a producer including the highest-rated Hallmark Hall of Fame movie HARVEST OF FIRE, and Showtime’s LUSH LIFE. He has also been Second Unit Director on over a dozen films. He was the Producer of Esmeralda Santiago’s acclaimed memoir, ALMOST A WOMAN, also for Masterpiece Theatre, which won Peabody and Imagen Awards for best feature. Over the past four years, he wrote and directed three feature documentaries. Completed in 2008 is, PIRATE FOR THE SEA, the film biography of Captain Paul Watson, the most controversial ocean environmentalist.
Tour Schedule:
June 1 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway June 6 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway June 7 – Seaside Book Nook – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway June 8 – mamof9 – book spotlight / author interview June 9 – Reading Authors Network – book spotlight / giveaway June 12 - Splashes of Joy - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 13 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 14 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway June 15 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight June 16 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
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Join Us for this Tour: March 20 to April 7, 2023
Book Details: Book Title: Peace in the Midst of the Storm by Kaleb Thompson Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 86 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher: Wipf and Stock Release date: December, 2021 Tour dates: March 20 to April 7, 2023 Content Rating: G because it provides positive, wholesome content through spiritual poetry that seeks to encourage and inspire others.
Book Description:
Anxiety and fear seek to prey on the damaged and create heavy burdens that scar the soul, being heartless and insensitive to the lost, unkempt, and broken-spirited in a troubled, unwholesome world. However, they do not reign for eternity, as faith, resilience, and empowerment remain planted from within to help overcome pressing obstacles, regardless of how difficult they may be. Peace in the Midst of the Storm primarily focuses on the beauty of positivity, selflessness, and honorable confidence that symbolizes the importance of light being present within darkness. This book also holds accountability in facing the realization that as life may prove frustrating at times, giving up is never an option! This shows that regardless of our mistakes, life does not promise us that we will remain positioned in negativity. What we were in our pasts will not seep into who we have grown to be as positive individuals. What we have now realized is that we often must prepare to speak victory over our storms and, as we continue to encourage ourselves to do that, we will overcome anything.
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Meet the Author:
Kaleb Thompson is a dedicated and optimistic individual who enjoys living life to the fullest. Being a native of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Kaleb received his Bachelor's degree and Master's Degree from Coastal Carolina University where he has valued much of his educational experience and career within the hospitality and tourism industry. He has recently started to write poetry to not only inspire others but to help relieve stress as a whole. connect to the author: website ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Mar 20 –Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 20 -Liese's Blog – book spotlight Mar 21 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 22 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 23 – From the TBR Pile – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 24 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 27 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 28 –Books for Books - book spotlight Mar 30 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 31 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 3 – Sue’s Musings – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 4 - Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Apr 4 –@mamof9 – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 4 - @amysbookshelf82 – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 5 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 6 –Paws.Read.Repeat – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 7 - @enjoyingbooksagain - book spotlight
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Join Us for this Tour: March 21 to April 15, 2022
Book Details: Book Title: "The Moon in the Sky" Poems Your Kids Would Have Written (If Only They Could Write) by Bruce Shutts Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 34 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Stinson Books Release date: December 25, 2021 Formats Available for Review: print- softback (USA only) Tour dates: March 21 to April 15, 2022 Content Rating: G - Children's Fiction for Ages 3-7
Book Description:
Children have the power to turn simple everyday tasks into moments of intrigue and laughter. Delight in thirteen whimsical poems that capture the simple honesty of everyday childhood activities written from the perspective of three-to-six-year-olds. From getting dressed, eating snacks, or having stinky feet, you and your child will recognize yourself in these poems. Crafted to make you laugh, smile, and build memories with your kids. 
Meet the Author:
Bruce Shutts has spent countless hours reading children’s picture books to his three children and five grandchildren over the past forty years. He also loves to create humorous poems for nearly every occasion he can imagine. Coupled with the fact that he often thinks and acts like a three-to-six-year-old, it makes his entrance into the world of children’s books a natural fit. He currently is retired with his wife of forty-five years and loves to travel, play golf, and (you guessed it) read books at night to his grandkids! connect to the author: goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Mar 21 -Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Mar 21 –Kam's Place – book review Mar 22 –Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Mar 23 –Bizwings Blog – book review / author interview / giveaway Mar 24 –Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Mar 25 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Mar 28 – Books for Books – book review Mar 29 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Mar 30 –The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway Mar 31 – Triquetra Reviews – book review / author interview / giveaway April 1 –She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway April 5 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway April 6 - The Phantom Paragrapher – book review / giveaway April 7 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight April 7 – Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review / giveaway April 8 – Reading is My Passion – book review / giveaway April 8 -Pause for Tales – book review / giveaway April 11 –Older & Smarter? – book review / author interview / giveaway April 12 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway April 12 – Chit Chat with Charity – book review / author interview / giveaway April 13 –The Adventures of a Travelers Wife– book review / author interview / giveaway April 14 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway April 15 -Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway TBD - Ravenz Reviewz – book review / giveaway TBD - Over Coffee Conversations – book spotlight / author interview
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Join Us for This Tour from October 12 to October 25, 2021
Book Details: Book Title: Awake with the Songbirds - Poems from the Pandemic by Kyrian Lyndon Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 172 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher: Independently Published Release date: July 18, 2021 Tour dates: October 12 to October 25, 2021 Content Rating: PG + M. The book does allude to suicide in one poem and discusses grief and depression in some of the others. There may one or two words of profanity
“She has the ability to convey to the reader some of the most complex thoughts into words that truly reach our hearts.” — Love Books
“Her lyric voice speaks with careful observation and passion. In the narrative mode, she is masterful in reading life around her. Kyrian possesses the sensitivity, insight, and soul of the true poet. Her writing provides a primer on how to compose meaningful poetry.” — Lou Jones
Book Description:
This collection consists primarily of poems written during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of loneliness and rumination. Lyndon’s poetry stems from intense emotions that swing from one end of the pendulum to the other as she captures the agony of love and loss, along with innocent joy and lighthearted fun. Each poem is an earnest response to life, love, and everything in between. 
Meet the Author:
Kyrian Lyndon is the author of Shattering Truths, the first book in her Deadly Veils series. She has also published three poetry collections, A Dark Rose Blooms, Remnants of Severed Chains, and Awake with the Songbirds – Poems from the Pandemic. Kyrian began writing short stories and fairy tales when she was just eight years old. In her adolescence, she moved on to poetry. At sixteen, while working as an editor for her high school newspaper, she wrote her first novel, and then completed two more novels at the ages of nineteen and twenty-five. She is forthcoming about being a person with many years of recovery, as well as a trauma survivor. Throughout her journeys, she expressed her thoughts through poetry, embracing every challenge to triumph over adversity. In her conviction that learning, growing, healing, and evolving is a never-ending process, she remains as grateful for the dark days as she is for every flicker of hope and light. She considers herself a cheerleader for those trudging on against all odds in the hopes of living their dreams. Born and raised in Woodside, Queens, New York, Kyrian was the middle of three daughters born to immigrants --her father from Campochiaro, Italy; her mother from Havana, Cuba. She has worked primarily in executive-level administrative positions with major New York publishing companies. Kyrian loves nineteenth-century British literature, parallel universe fiction, and dark romanticism. She also enjoys music, art, history, fitness, and cooking. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ pinterest ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Oct 12 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 13 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 - Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 15 – Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 18 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 19 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 19 - Books for Books - book spotlight Oct 20 – Westveil Publishing – book spotlight /giveaway Oct 21 –Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 22 – Kam's Place – book spotlight Oct 25 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 25 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway
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Join Us for This Tour from August 16 to September 3
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Book Title: The Art of Time; A Mother-Daughter Sprezzatura on the Spirit of Time by Martine Therese & Martina Franca Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 76 pages Genre: Art, Poetry Publisher: The Twenty-Sixth Residence Release Date: July 2021 Tour dates: August 16 to September 3 Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
In The Art of Time: A Mother-Daughter Sprezzatura on the Spirit of Time, Martine Therese and her daughter, Martina Franca, invite you into a lush world where time has no limits. Consisting of paintings, meditations and poetry, The Art of Time merges maternal & youthful wisdom into a one-of-a-kind artistic showcase with a powerful message: humanity's experience can be enhanced by developing our minds into sensual thought. A gorgeous book to be treasured by everyone from art connoisseurs to children, The Art of Time offers concepts and images that introduce readers to a new—and wonderful—realm of being. 
Meet the Authors:
Martine Therese was a practicing Certified Public Accountant when she became pregnant with her daughter, Martina Franca. She decided to leave her accounting job and focus on her daughter instead. The transition, while “brutal,” completely transformed Martine’s life, and opened up a whole new world of possibility. For Martine, who has been writing poetry all her life, motherhood expanded her creativity, and she finally felt the courage to bring her work to the world. Martine and her daughter discovered a love for painting, and their artwork, combined with Martine’s poetry, form the basis of The Art of Time; A Mother-Daughter Sprezzatura on the Spirit of Time. The book is a token of their shared loves and talents. Martine and Martina Franca are putting together a follow-up collection on the topic of what it means to be human, exploring the theme of building the potential of humanity. Martina Franca embraces her maternal side on a daily basis, be it with caring for her baby dolls or her puppy, Marcello. She gets a kick out of tailgating with Mom and watching people's reactions, and playing practical jokes like hiding Daddy's shampoo bottle, and she loves having conversations. She regularly chills out with Mom during yoga in their special "rainbow room," a room just for the two of them to recharge. On sunny days, gorgeous rainbows fill the wall of the Rainbow Room, and Martina and Mom bask in those colors—which is why Martina loves infusing her art with rainbows. Connect with the Authors: Facebook ~Instagram
Tour Schedule:
Aug 16 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 17 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 17 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 18 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 19 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 19 - Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 20 – Kam's Place – book spotlight Aug 23 – Westveil Publishing – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 25 – Laura's Interests – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 25 - Sefina Hawke's Book – book spotlight Aug 26 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 27 – Books for Books – book spotlight Aug 30 – Gold Dust Editing & Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 31 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 1 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 1 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 2 – Lisa Everyday Reads – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 2 - A Mamas Corner of the World – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 3 – Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
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