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  Join us for this tour from Apr 12 to Apr 23, 2021! Book Details: Book Title: The Away by Cassandra DeJesus Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 224 Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Mascot Release date: April 2021 Tour dates: April 12 to Apr 23, 2021 Content Rating: This book is rated PG. Book Description: Sonia Peterson can't help but be excited for the bright future ahead as she nears the end of her last year of high school. But she quickly discovers that things are not what they seem in the quiet community of Glendale. After her neighbor's suicide and a slew of disappearances, Sonia's friend Devon divulges one of the town's best-kept secrets: at eighteen, residents are required to receive a serum that takes away their immoral impulses and imperfections, or they are exiled to a place called the Away. At first, Sonia can't believe what she's heard, but when her turn for the appointment comes, all of her worst fears are confirmed. Now, she must decide who she can trust and discover who is really at the core of the plot to rob Glendale's residents of their elemental human nature. Her journey takes her deep into the heart of the Away in pursuit of freedom for herself, her friends, and her community. Can she unravel the conspiracy before it's too late?  Meet the Author: Cassandra DeJesus is a first-time author. The Away came to her in a dream so strongly that she felt she had to write it. Cassandra’s highest education is a high school diploma with some college credits. Cassandra has worked in many different fields but has never found her true calling. It was at Bay Shore High School where she met her high school sweetheart and now husband, John DeJesus. They have two beautiful children together. Today, Cassandra continues to remain a stay-at-home mother for her two children. connect with the author: website (coming soon!) ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads Tour Schedule:
Apr 12 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight Apr 13 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight Apr 13 - Living in a Bookworld – book spotlight Apr 15 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight Apr 15 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight Apr 16 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight Apr 19 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight Apr 20 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Apr 21 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight Apr 22 – She Just Loves Books – book spotlight Apr 23 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight
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Join us for this tour from Feb 1 to Feb 19, 2021!
Book Details: Book Title: Battle of the Bullies by Fenyx Blue Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 301 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary Publisher: Wisdom Works, LLC. Release date: October 29, 2020 Format available for review: print (USA), ebook (gifted Kindle copy, PDF, NetGalley download) Tour dates: Feb 1 to Feb 19, 2021 Content Rating: G. There are not any explicit sex scenes or any excessive use of bad language
Book Description:
Ebony, Eris, and Emani Robertson have been through so much more than most high school freshman. When they were younger, they survived a school shooting that killed their friends and left their oldest sister unable to speak. After giving home-schooling a try, they enroll in a promising new academy, hoping for the best. The Robertsons soon discover, however, that their new classmates are anything but kind. A mysterious group of bullies known as the Dimes rules the hallways and spreads fear everywhere they go. All three sisters end up being targets of the gang and have to find a way to defend themselves. The triplets couldn't be more different, but their loyalty to each other and to their school never fails. Along with a diverse group of friends, the Robertsons do everything they can to uncover their identity of the Dimes and restore order to the school. As if their lives weren't complicated enough, they also get sucked in to a much bigger game-discovering who was responsible for the attack on their old school. Can they bring down the Dimes and bring the murderer to justice, all while trying to make it through ninth grade? 
Meet the Author:
BLUE: Bold, Loving, Unapologetic, and Evolving are words to describe Fenyx Blue. Ms. Blue is an author, Youtuber (FENYX BLUE INK), speaker, ministry leader, mentor, instructional coach and her school district’s former “Those Who Excel” Teacher of the Year. Ms. Blue is a soldier in the Blue Fenyx movement encouraging every phoenix in the world to rise up. Blue’s mission is to inspire, motivate and educate. Blue speaks to audiences about their purpose and power and works to coach other authors through their journey to become published. Her novels are tools for teachers while being candy for students. Fenyx Blue has penned four books in her poetic collection in which she shares true life tales and lessons: Her first Young Adult novel entitled Who Failed Johnny? (Book 1 of The Triplet Trilogy), second YA novel Battle of the Bullies, a Children’s book called Worth the Weight: A Rare Gem, and a Poetry Book by the name of The Blue Ink Movement. With the help of her extended family and friends network, her self-published books will touch many lives this year. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Feb 1 - Living in a Bookworld - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 1 - Sadie's Spotlight - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 2 -Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 3 - Books, Tea, Healthy Me - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 4 - She Just Loves Books - book review / giveaway Feb 5 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 8 - Splashes of Joy - book review / author interview / giveaway Feb 8 - Rockin' Book Review - book review Feb 9 - I'm All About Books - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 9 - Windows to Worlds - book review Feb 10 - FUONLYKNEW - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 11 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 12 - Lisa's Reading - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 15 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review / giveaway Feb 16 - The Phantom Paragrapher - book review Feb 16 -Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 17 - High Society Book Club & Reviews - book review / giveaway Feb 17 -High Society Book Club & Reviews - book spotlight / guest post Feb 17 - Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 18 - Stephanie Jane - book spotlight / giveaway Feb 19 - My Fictional Oasis - book review Feb 19 - Writer with Wanderlust - book review / guest post / giveaway Feb 19 - Reading Authors Network - book review / giveaway TBA - All Booked Up Reviews - book review
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Join us for this tour from Nov 11 to Dec 1, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: Our Friendship Matters by Kimberly B. Jones Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 221 pages Genre: Contemporary/Social Issues Publisher: Rhetaskew Publishing Company, LLC Release date: October, 2020 Tour dates: Nov 11 to Dec 1, 2020 Content Rating: Rated G.
"Engaging and heartfelt. Our Friendship Matters opens and continues much needed discussions for young people and their families. Read and discuss!" Rita Williams-Garcia, NYT Bestselling Author
Book Description:
Leah and Sasha are 17-year-old friends who had been close to one another since elementary school, but as the summer approaches they find their friendship tested in ways they never anticipated. Following graduation, Sasha's privileged life and perception of the world around her is suddenly altered when an old childhood friend persuades her to join in a campaign against an injustice after his best friend is killed by the police. But joining the protest has unforeseen consequences for Sasha, distancing her from Leah, who becomes jealous of Sasha's new friends and finds herself on the opposing side, protesting alongside her group of new white friends. As the tension mounts between the two bitterly opposed factions, a tragedy strikes and threatens to make Sasha and Leah enemies. Can they find a way to resolve their differences, putting them to the side and learn to accept each other's viewpoints? Or is their long friendship finished for good? 
Meet the Author:
Kimberley B. Jones is a small country girl from St. George, SC. She followed her heart in college writing children books. Recently she decided to challenge herself and branch off to novels. She is your typical nomad who moves from place to place. Not by choice, but her husband serves in the military. She has a bachelors and masters in early childhood education. Kimberley is represented by Rhetaskew Publishing company and is best known for her debut novel, Our Friendship Matters. When she is not writing, she is either thinking of another topic or reading. She loves writing , it gives her a chance to escape into another human character and express herself, other than being your typical mother and wife. If you don't want to be on her bad side, then she needs her white chocolate mocha every morning. Some days Folgers breakfast blend coffee is okay. Connect with the Author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Nov 11 – Working Mommy journal – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 11 - Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 11 - Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 12 – Over Coffee Conversations – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 13 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 16 - Character Madness and Musings – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 17 – My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 18 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight Nov 23 –Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 24 – Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 25 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 25 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 26 –Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 27 –Buried in Books – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 30 –Books Tea Healthy Me – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 2 –Instagram: All Booked Up Reviews – book spotlight TBD – mama_and_the_bookworms – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway TBD – Rajiv's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from Nov 3 to Nov 23, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 320 pages Genre: Literary / Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins (HarperTeen) Release date: Nov 20, 2020 Format available for review: Print, NetGalley Download (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: Nov 3 to Nov 23, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13. Language is clean, no sex on the page but reference to it, dark subject matter--wasn't sure the best category based on descriptions.
Book Description:
If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do? This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day. But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late. Still, as their prepper knowledge multiplies, so do their regular high school problems, from relationship drama to family issues to friend blow-ups. Juggling the two parts of their lives forces Amina to ask another vital question: Is it worth living in the hypothetical future if it’s at the expense of your actual present? 
Meet the Author:
Michelle Falkoff is the author of Playlist for the Dead, Pushing Perfect, Questions I Want to Ask You, and How to Pack for the End of the World. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and currently serves as director of communication and legal reasoning at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Nov 3 –Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 3 - Splashes of Joy - audiobook review / guest post / giveaway Nov 3 -Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 4 –Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 5 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway Nov 5 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review / giveaway Nov 6 –Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 9 –Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 10 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 10 -Corinne Rodrigues - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 11 –Pick a Good Book – book review / author interview Nov 11 –Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 11 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book review/ giveaway Nov 12 – Books, Tea, Healthy Me – book review / author interview / giveaway Nov 12 -Instagram:. All Booked Up Reviews – book review Nov 13 – Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post Nov 16 –She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway Nov 17 –Westveil Publishing - book review / giveaway Nov 18 – JulzReads – book review Nov 18 - 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 19 –100 Pages A Day - book review / giveaway Nov 20 -Lamon Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 23 - Writer with Wanderlust - book review / guest post / giveaway Nov 23 –My Fictional Oasis – book review / giveaway Nov 23 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review / giveaway Nov 23 –Books and Zebras @jypsylynn – book review
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Join us for this tour from July 27 to August 7, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History by M.J. Evans Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 243 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Dancing Horse Press Release date: October, 2019 Format available for review: print, mobi file (for Kindle), gifted Kindle copy, ePub, PDF, NetGalley download Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: July 27 to August 7, 2020 Content Rating: G. This book is taken from the actual journals that were kept by the men on the journey. There is no bad language or explicit scenes.
Book Description:
In 1912, four men, calling themselves the “Overland Westerners,” decided fame and fortune awaited if they embarked on the longest horseback ride in history. Their goal was to visit all forty-eight state capitals over the course of three years and complete their journey at the San Francisco World’s Fair on June 1, 1915. Facing rugged roads, raging rivers, thieves and near starvation, the men went through seventeen horses. Only one horse completed the entire journey…Pinto, a little horse with a heart as big as the whole country! This is Pinto’s account of his arduous adventure.
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Book Title: In the Heart of a Mustang by M.J. Evans Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 359 pages Genre: Contemporary Coming of Age Publisher: Dancing Horse Press Release date: October, 2017 Format available for review: print, mobi file (for Kindle), gifted Kindle copy, ePub, PDF, NetGalley download Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: July 27 to August 7, 2020 Content Rating: PG. Some suggested violence but not explicit
Book Description:
A boy is told that his father was a brave and virtuous man, a soldier who traded his life to save the lives of countless others. He was the man that Hunter needed to emulate. The only problem is the whole story is a lie, all of it. The truth, which Hunter discovers as he begins his sophomore year of high school, is that his father has actually spent the boy’s entire life in jail, paying his debt to society, but not mending his ways. A wild mustang mare, is rounded up by the BLM. The spring rains had been sparse, the forage on the plains even more so. The mare and her herd are rescued from certain starvation and placed for adoption. In a sandy corral at Promise Ranch, a home for troubled teenage boys, the boy and the mare meet. A weathered, old cowboy brings them together – a mentor for one, a trainer for the other. The bond that forms between boy and horse becomes one that saves the lives of both. 
Meet the Author:
Award-winning author M.J. Evans grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Upon graduation from Oregon State University, she spent five years teaching high school and middle school students. She retired from teaching to raise her five children. Mrs. Evans is a life-long equestrian and enjoys competing in Dressage and riding in the beautiful Colorado mountains. She has published fourteen books, most of which are fiction. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ Instagram ~ Goodreads
Tour Schedule:
July 27 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of PINTO! / guest post / giveaway July 27 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of PINTO! / giveaway July 27 -My Journey Back – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / guest post / giveaway July 28 – Splashes of Joy – book review of PINTO! / author interview / giveaway July 28 - She Just Loves Books – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway July 29 –Svetlanas reads and views – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway July 29 - Adventurous Bookworm – book review of PINTO! / giveaway July 29 - Krisha's Cozy Corner - book review of PINTO! / author interview / giveaway July 30 –Splashes of Joy – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / guest post / giveaway July 30 -My Reading Journeys – book review of PINTO! / author interview / giveaway July 31 – Literary Flits – book review of PINTO! / giveaway July 31 - T's Stuff - book review of PINTO! / giveaway Aug 3 - T's Stuff - book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / author interview / giveaway Aug 3 - My Journey Back – book review of PINTO! / giveaway Aug 4 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway Aug 4 - She Just Loves Books – book review of PINTO! / giveaway Aug 5 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review of PINTO! / giveaway Aug 5 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway Aug 5 - Adventurous Bookworm – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway Aug 5 - My Reading Journeys – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway Aug 6 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review of In the Heart of a Mustang / giveaway Aug 6 - Blooming with Books - book review of PINTO! / giveaway Aug 8 - Svetlanas reads and views – book review of PINTO! / giveaway
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Join Us for this Book Series Tour from Jul 7 to Aug 10, 2020!
“A Wrinkle in Time meets The Princess Bride.”
Review by Lee Lee Thompson, The Perpetual You Magazine “Chute’s novel weaves STAR WARS-like characters with a WONDER-like message to form an enrapturing read for booklovers of all ages.” US Review of Books “Fast and bizarre… Never a dull moment.“ Foreward Reviews
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Series Title: The 8th Island Trilogy by Alexis Marie Chute Category: Young Adult Fiction (13 to 17 yrs) (368 to 448 pages) Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age, ya, adult Publisher: SparkPress. Release dates: Jun 2018; Oct 2019; Apr 2020 Format available for review: print (Inside the Sun only), e-book, pdf Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: Jul 7 to Aug 10, 2020 Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.
Series Description:
The 8th Island Trilogy includes Above the Star, Below the Moon, and Inside the Sun. Over the three books, we follow the adventures of a quirky family, the Wellsleys. The main characters are frumpy senior citizen Archie, his daughter-in-law, Tessa, and his ill fourteen-year-old granddaughter Ella. Archie, searching for his missing son, accidentally transports his family—and a cruise ship full of people—to a magical planet. There, they uncover the truth: all worlds are dying. Yet hope is not lost. A way to restore all that will soon be destroyed is revealed, along with the realization that Ella will play a role no one could have imagined—especially not her. On the mysterious island of Jarr-Wya, many races of creatures battle for dominion and magic lurks around every corner. When the world falls dark, that is when bravery must shine the brightest, and the Wellsleys will reveal the strength they never knew they possessed—as well as the power of love to save the day. 
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Book Title: Above the Star by Alexis Marie Chute Category: Young Adult Fiction (13 to 17 yrs), 368 pages Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age, ya, adult Publisher: SparkPress. Release dates: Jun 2018 Format available for review: e-book (mobi for kindle, epub), PDF Tour dates: Jul 7 to Aug 10, 2020 Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.
Book Description:
When frumpy senior citizen Archie goes in search of his missing son in the Spanish Canary Islands, he stumbles upon a higher mission: locating a magical cure for his ailing fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Ella. Using a portal-jumping device called the Tillastrion, Archie and a stone-headed creature named Zeno are transported to Jarr-Wya, a magnificent yet terrifying island in a connected realm―along with Ella and her strong-willed mother, Tessa, who accidentally stow away on this not-so-secret quest. What they find on Jarr-Wya is an island tortured by a wicked Star anchored in the sea, and a raging three-way battle for dominion between the stone-wielding Bangols, the fiery Olearons, and the evil Millia sands. Ella’s wit and resourcefulness emerge in this new world, while Tessa is forced to confront her long-buried secrets and a confusing new love triangle. When Ella is captured, Tessa and Archie―with the help of a company of peculiar allies―set out to save her and unravel the terrible mystery of her cure. A mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night adventure of three unlikely heroes, Above the Star reminds us that even the smallest act of bravery can transform our lives and the fates of the worlds around us.
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Book Title: Below the Moon by Alexis Marie Chute Category: Young Adult Fiction (13 to 17 yrs), 448 pages Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age, ya, adult Publisher: SparkPress. Release dates: Oct 2019 Format available for review: e-book (mobi for kindle, epub), PDF Tour dates: Jul 7 to Aug 10, 2020 Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.
Book Description:
Ella Wellsley is not your typical teenager. Cancer left her mute, but not powerless. Trapped in a parallel dimension, Ella rallies her strength to join her family―her mother, Tessa, her grandpa Archie, and her magical boyfriend―in locating the cure to her illness. This cure is entangled in the fate of all worlds, and threatened by the presence of an evil Star anchored in the sea. The Star has thrown life everywhere into chaos―and it is Ella who holds the key to unlocking its mystery. Caught in a web of betrayal, mistaken identities, secrets, and love triangles, Ella, Tessa, and Archie must overcome their troubled pasts to ensure a future for all worlds. On this journey―armed with unearthly abilities and unexpected allies―each member of the Wellsley family will learn the power of love in the face of their greatest fears.
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Book Title: Inside the Sun by Alexis Marie Chute Category: Young Adult Fiction (13 to 17 yrs), 384 pages Genre: fantasy, adventure, coming of age, ya, adult Publisher: SparkPress. Release dates: April 2020 Format available for review: e-book (mobi for kindle, epub), PDF Tour dates: Jul 7 to Aug 10, 2020 Content Rating: PG: Battle scenes and death depicted.
Book Description:
All worlds are dying, and it’s up to one broken and dysfunctional family from Earth―the Wellsleys―to save the day. Cancer-ridden Ella celebrates her fifteenth birthday beneath an enchanted mountain, but it is what lies even farther below―the mysterious Star in the sea―that demands she grow up quickly. While Ella grapples with the sacrifice she must make and the lies she is forced to tell, her mother, Tessa, is hell-bent on protecting her. Through bizarre encounters, love-sick Tessa realizes that she is not the lonely orphan she believes. Her husband, Arden, and father-in-law, Archie, are not the only ones with magical bloodlines. This revelation changes everything. As Archie chooses to embody his unexpected ancestry, he learns that leading the charge in the ultimate battle against evil won’t be as easy as he thought. He’ll need his family―and the strange allies he has gained―by his side to give Ella enough time to set things right. Can they defeat the unstoppable Millia sands―and another unexpected foe―before everything they hold dear is destroyed? Or will their adventure tear them apart for good? The finale to The 8th Island Trilogy will hold you spellbound until the final page, and long after.
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Meet the Author:
Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning author, artist, photographer, art curator, filmmaker, and public speaker. She has received over 40 noteworthy distinctions for her visual and literary work. Her award-winning fantasy series The 8th Island Trilogy includes, Above the Star, Below the Moon, and Inside the Sun. The series has been described as “A WRINKLE IN TIME meets THE PRINCESS BRIDE” by The Perpetual You magazine, and “Fast and bizarre… never a dull moment” by Forward Reviews. The 8th Island Trilogy “weaves STAR WARS-like characters with a WONDER-like message to form an enrapturing read for blooklovers of all ages” – US Review of Books. Chute’s bestselling memoir, Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After Loss, was a top Kirkus title of 2017 and received a plethora of other literary distinctions. The memoir was accompanied by the feature documentary of the same name, which has screened internationally for the last three years. Chute received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design from the University of Alberta, Canada, and studied at Media Design school in Auckland, New Zealand. She graduated valedictorian with her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, USA. Chute is a highly regarded public speaker. She has presented on art, writing, bereavement, and the healing capacities of creativity around the world. Contact the Author/Artist for bookings info@alexismariechute.com When not in her art/photo studio or at her computer, Chute loves to spend quality time with her family, read fiction and non-fiction, watch reality TV, paddleboard, and canoe. She is not a winter person but lives in frosty Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with her husband and their three living children. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ YouTube ~ LinkedIn
Tour Schedule:
July 7 – Splashes of Joy – series spotlight / guest post / author interview / giveaway July 7 - Working Mommy Journal – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 7 - fundinmental - series spotlight / giveaway July 7 - Corinne Rodrigues | Booksnista - series spotlight / giveaway July 8 -Leels Loves Books – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 8 –Book Bustle – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 8 - Living in a Bookworld – series spotlight / giveaway July 9 - Confessions of the Perfect Mom – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 9 – I'm Into Books – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway July 10 - She Just Loves Books – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 13 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 13 -Books and Zebras – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 14 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 14 - Cheryl's Book Nook – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 15 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 15 -Blooming with Books – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 16 – Working Mommy Journal – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 16 -Books and Zebras – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 17 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 17 -Writer with Wanderlust – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway July 20 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 20 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 21 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway July 21 - Stephanie Jane – series spotlight / giveaway July 21 -Leels Loves Books – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 21 - Merlot Et Mots - book review of Above the Star July 22 – T's Stuff – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway July 22 - She Just Loves Books – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 22 - Blooming with Books – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 23-Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of Inside the Sun / guest post / giveaway July 24 –Confessions of the Perfect Mom – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 24 - Books and Zebras – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway July 24 - Adventurous Bookworm – book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 26 - Rajiv's Reviews - book review of Above the Star / giveaway July 27 – Book Bustle – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 27 -Adventurous Bookworm – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 28 – Working Mommy Journal – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway July 28 -Olio by Marilyn – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 28 - Merlot Et Mots - book review of Below the Moon July 29 - Library of Clean Reads – series spotlight / giveaway July 29 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway July 29 - Blooming with Books – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway July 30 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 30 - Cheryl's Book Nook – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway July 31 – She Just Loves Books – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway July 31 - Pen Possessed - series spotlight / giveaway Aug 1 - Rajiv's Reviews - book review of Below the Moon / giveaway Aug 3 – StoreyBook Reviews – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 3 -Leels Loves Books – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 4 – Confessions of the Perfect Mom – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 4 - Cheryl's Book Nook – book review of Inside the Sun / guest post / giveaway Aug 5 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 5 - Adventurous Bookworm – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 6 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 6 - Olio by Marilyn – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 6 - Rajiv's Reviews - book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway Aug 7 - Jazzy Book Reviews – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 10 - Books for Books – series spotlight Aug 10 - Merlot Et Mots - book review of Inside the Sun / author interview Aug 10 – Book Bustle – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway TBD – Falling Into A Good Book – book review of Above the Star / giveaway TBD – Falling Into A Good Book – book review of Below the Moon / giveaway TBD – Falling Into A Good Book – book review of Inside the Sun / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from May 25 to June 5, 2020!
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Book Title: The F.I.G. Mysteries by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17) Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release dates: The Cadence of Gypsies (2011); The Wish Rider (2016); The Clock Flower (2018); The Nightjar's Promise (2020) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult and adult readers. 
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Book Title: The Cadence of Gypsies (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 200 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date: The Cadence of Gypsies (2011) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult and adult readers.
Book Description:
Three high-spirited 17 year olds, with intelligent quotients in the genius range, accompany their teacher and mentor, Carolina Lovel, to Frascati, Italy, a few weeks before they are to graduate from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women. Carolina's purpose in planning the trip is to remove her gifted, creative students from the Wood Rose campus located in Raleigh, North Carolina, so they can't cause any more problems ("expressions of creativity") for the headmaster, faculty, and other students – which they do with regularity. Carolina also wants to visit the Villa Mondragone where the Voynich Manuscript, the most mysterious document in the world, was first discovered and search how it is related to a paper written in the same script she received on her 18th birthday when she was told that she was adopted – a search that will fill in all of the missing pieces of her past and help each of her students to discover something meaningful within themselves. 
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Book Title: The Wish Rider (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 220 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date: The Wish Rider (2016) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult and adult readers.
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Seventeen-year-old Dara Roux and her two best friends, Mackenzie Yarborough and Jennifer Torres, the three collectively referred to as the FIGs (Females of Intellectual Genius) because each has an intelligence quotient in the genius range, have just returned from Frascati, Italy. It was there that their much loved teacher and mentor, Carolina Lovel, discovered that her birth parents were gypsies, and that she had a connection to the Voynich Manuscript, the most mysterious document in the world. Now, with graduation from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women behind them, Dara asks Mackenzie, Jennifer, and Carolina to help her locate her birth mother when she learns that she might be living in New York City. All the young women have to work with are five addresses, and when Mackenzie prepares a grid showing the location of all five addresses, four of the locations form a square with the fifth in the middle—which is also Grand Central Terminal. Relying on Dara’s gift for speaking and understanding foreign languages, the black and white images that stir musical cadences in Jennifer’s mind, and Mackenzie’s mathematical calculations that normally provide numerical solutions and answers to life’s most difficult questions but now keep showing the number “61”, the determined young women tirelessly go from one address to another in search of Dara’s mother. Their determination turns to desperation, however, and they ignore caution and the dissonant chords Jennifer frantically scribbles on her eight-stave musical paper as they pursue one final address—the one located in the middle of Mackenzie’s grid. Encountering a dark hidden society and sub culture more dangerous and terrifying than they could have imagined, it is there that Dara learns why she was abandoned as a seven year old in a candy store all those years ago. 
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Book Title: The Clock Flower (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 180 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date: The Clock Flower (2018) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult and adult readers.
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The three FIGs—Females of Intellectual Genius—as they are called, have graduated from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women after returning from New York City where Dara learned why her mother abandoned her all those years ago, and they are now attending universities where they can further their special talents. This means they will be separated from each other and from Carolina, their much-loved mentor and teacher who is “one of them,” for the first time in their young lives. They vow to try living apart for one semester, in the so-called real world that doesn’t include the orphanage; but if things don’t work out, they will come up with another plan—a plan where they can be together once again. Dara is invited through Yale University to take part in an exciting archeological project in China. Jennifer, once again visualizing black and white images and the unusual sounds of another cadence that seem to be connected to Mackenzie, is engrossed in creating her next symphony at Juilliard. Mackenzie, because of her genius at problem-solving, is personally chosen by a US Senator to get involved in a mysterious, secret research project involving immortality that is being conducted in a small village in China—not too far from where Dara is involved with the archeological site. Once there, however, she finds herself facing a terrifying death from the blood-dripping teeth of an ancient evil dragon. Her best friends, the FIGs and Carolina, rely on their own unique genius and special talents to save her as she discovers the truth of her birth parents. 
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Book Title: The Nightjar's Promise (Book 4 of The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 130 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date: April, 2020 Format available for review: print, gifted Kindle, PDF Will send Print Books to: USA and Canada Tour dates: May 4 to May 22, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult and adult readers.
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Jennifer Torres, one of the three FIGs (Females of Intellectual Genius) who is a genius in both music and art, is the last to leave the closed rehearsal for her upcoming performance over Thanksgiving break at Carnegie Hall when she hears something in the darkened Hall. Recognizing the tilt of the woman’s head and the slight limp of the man as they hurry out an exit door, she realizes it is her parents who were supposedly killed in a terrible car accident when she was 15 years old. Devastated and feeling betrayed, she sends a text to Carolina and the other two FIGs—THURGOOD. It is the code word they all agreed to use if ever one of them got into trouble or something happened that was too difficult to handle. They would all meet back at Carolina’s bungalow at Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women to figure it out. As soon as they receive the text, because of their genius, Dara starts thinking of words in ancient Hebrew, German, and Yiddish, while Mackenzie’s visions of unique math formulae keep bringing up the date October 11, 1943. That is the date during World War II when the Nazis—the Kunstschutz—looted the paintings of targeted wealthy Jewish families and hid them away under Hitler’s orders. And as Carolina waits for the FIGs to return to Wood Rose, she hears warnings from Lyuba, her gypsy mother, to watch for the nightjar, the ancient name for the whip-poor-will. As they search for “The Nightjar’s Promise” and the truth surrounding it, Carolina and the FIGs come face to face with evil that threatens to destroy not only their genius, but their very lives.
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Originally from Carrollton, Illinois, author/agent/publisher Barbara Casey attended the University of North Carolina, N.C. State University, and N.C. Wesleyan College where she received a BA degree, summa cum laude, with a double major in English and history. In 1978 she left her position as Director of Public Relations and Vice President of Development at North Carolina Wesleyan College to write full time and develop her own manuscript evaluation and editorial service. In 1995 she established the Barbara Casey Agency and since that time has represented authors from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan. In 2014, she became a partner with Strategic Media Books, an independent nonfiction publisher of true crime, where she oversees acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and book production. Ms. Casey has written over a dozen award-winning books of fiction and nonfiction for both young adults and adults. The awards include the National Association of University Women Literary Award, the Sir Walter Raleigh Literary Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, the Dana Award for Outstanding Novel, the IP Best Book for Regional Fiction, among others. Two of her nonfiction books have been optioned for major films, one of which is under contract. Her award-winning articles, short stories, and poetry for adults have appeared in both national and international publications including the North Carolina Christian Advocate Magazine, The New East Magazine, the Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, the Rocky Mount (N.C.) Sunday Telegram, Dog Fancy, ByLine, The Christian Record, Skirt! Magazine, and True Story. A thirty-minute television special which Ms. Casey wrote and coordinated was broadcast on WRAL, Channel 5, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She also received special recognition for her editorial work on the English translations of Albanian children’s stories. Her award-winning science fiction short stories for adults are featured in The Cosmic Unicorn and CrossTime science fiction anthologies. Ms. Casey's essays and other works appear in The Chrysalis Reader, the international literary journal of the Swedenborg Foundation, 221 One-Minute Monologues from Literature (Smith and Kraus Publishers), and A Cup of Comfort (Adams Media Corporation). Ms. Casey is a former director of BookFest of the Palm Beaches, Florida, where she served as guest author and panelist. She has served as judge for the Pathfinder Literary Awards in Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida, and was the Florida Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators from 1991 through 2003. In 2018 Ms. Casey received the prestigious Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and Top Professional Award for her extensive experience and notable accomplishments in the field of publishing and other areas. She makes her home on the top of a mountain in northwest Georgia with her husband and three cats who adopted her, Homer, Reese, and Earl Gray - Reese’s best friend. Connect with the author: Website~ Goodreads ~ Facebook
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