BOOK TOUR: Stefan's Promise by Sam Rennick

I Want to Participate in This Tour

Join us for this tour from Jan 27 to Feb 7, 2020!

Book Details:

Book Title:  Stefan's Promise by Sam Rennick
Category:  Adult Fiction (18 +),  546 pages
Genre:  Literary Fiction
Publisher:  Hugo House Publishers
Release date:   September 3, 2019
Format available for review:  print, ebook (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF)
Will send print books out:  USA
Tour dates: Jan 27 to Feb 7, 2020
Content Rating: PG: Some adult themes but no bad language.

“We were at war in Vietnam and my fiancé was drafted the day after he proposed to me. I hadn’t thought of that September day for so long, and then I began "Stefan’s Promise." Soon I was recalling that day and others, events and circumstances shared by those of us who lived through the “tumultuous year of 1968” and the following 35 years. In the Preface, Sam Rennick states his intention to deliver a completely absorbing tale. He does!”
—D.W.G.Artist

The author brings great sensitivity to one powerful scene after another. There is Mike Huxtable, victim of an unprovoked blow, aimlessly wandering the aisles of a drug store, day after day. There is Stefan Kopinski, half-pondering his friend’s illness, half-observing the Midwestern city in which he finds himself. These scenes but two among many in this compelling novel.”
—Silvia Lorente-Murphy, PhD Professor Emerita Purdue University


Book Description:

The Vietnam War Changed America. Two Best Friends Weren't Spared. Only One Was Drafted.

It’s 1968. America is rocked by assassinations, war protests and political upheaval. Alan Young, 21, is brooding over having been dumped by his girlfriend. This won’t last long. His draft notice is in the mail. Stefan Kopinski isn’t about to let the war get in his way. He spends his days at the mercy of his reckless ambition. When fate steps in, will he finally understand what has been right in front of him for 30 years? "Stefan’s Promise" is the story of Alan and Stefan. Circumstances part them and sharply diverging temperaments further erode their bond. Yet, Alan and Stefan are wrong in supposing their friendship has ended. It’s just getting started.

Buy the Book:
Amazon.com ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Hugo House
Add to Goodreads

Meet the Author:    

Sam Rennick began writing Stefan’s Promise forty years ago, but it wasn’t until fairly recently, when he retired from his law practice that he was able to take his manuscript from its drawer and finish it. He admits he wishes he could say he planned this all along, since the two books comprising the novel, though written many years apart, combine perfectly into a compelling narrative.

While many authors have influenced him, he singles out Somerset Maugham as his muse, observing that Maugham always starts with a good story, but often finds a way to insert that “something extra” separating merely a nice tale from literature. Sam’s interest in books is only exceeded by his love for baseball, which began when he was nine years old.

Connect with the author:   Website ~  Facebook 

Tour Schedule:
Jan 27 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Jan 27 – Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Jan 27 - @momfluenster – book spotlight / giveaway
Jan 28 – Over Coffee Conversations – book review / giveaway
Jan 29 – My Reading Journeys – book spotlight / giveaway
Jan 29 - Olio by Marilyn – book review / author interview / giveaway
Jan 30 – Ani's Books – book review / author interview / giveaway
Jan 30 – Miz B – book review
Jan 31 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Jan 31 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 3 – eBook Addicts – book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 3 - Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway
Feb 4 – Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Feb 5 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / guest post / giveaway
Feb 5 - Svetlana's reads and views – book review
Feb 6 – Jypsylynn – book review / giveaway
Feb 7 - She Just Loves Books – book review
Feb 7 - On My Bookshelf - book review / guest post / giveaway

Enter the Giveaway:

a Rafflecopter giveaway