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  Join Us for This Tour: October 9 to October 27 Book Details: Book Title: Living with Depression by Deborah Serani Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 254 pages Genre: Self-Help, Psychology Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Release date: September 11, 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-hardback (USA), ebook (PDF) Tour dates: October 9 to October 27, 2023 Content Rating: PG: Trigger issues like suicide and non suicidal self injury. Choice words used but rarely. Book Description: In the fully updated second edition of Living with Depression, Serani outlines the various forms of depression, describes the different treatments, and outlines methods for living with depression and getting the help you or a loved one needs. However, since the first edition was published, much has changed in the landscape of depression including diagnostic aspects, new disorders, treatments and research, and Deborah Serani covers it all. Tips on how to choose a good therapist, negotiate the labyrinth of healthcare, and minimize stigma are addressed, as is learning how to use biology and biography as tools of empowerment. There is no other book that offers what Living with Depression – giving readers a dual perspective of what it’s like to know depression as a clinician and as a patient.  Meet the Author: Dr. Deborah Serani is a psychologist, professor and an award-winning author, writing about psychological issues. Serani has books published in several genres including non-fiction, self-help, children's picture books and fiction. Connect with the author: website ~twitter ~facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads Tour Schedule: Oct 9 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 9 - Leanne Bookstagram – book review Oct 10 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway Oct 10 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 11 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight Oct 12 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 12 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Oct 13 – Oct 16 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Oct 17 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway Oct 18 – Books With a Chance – book review / giveaway Oct 19 - @lovemybooks2020 – book review Oct 19 - Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Oct 20 – Black Coffee Brown Cow – book review Oct 23 – Country Mamas With Kids – book review Oct 24 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 25 – Just Another Mother With Books – book review / giveaway Oct 26 – Oct 27 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
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Book Details: Book Title: Two Rivers: De Trobule I Be See by Bob Rogers Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 333 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: BookLocker Release date: June 19, 2023 Formats Available for Review: ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 23 to Nov 10, 2023 Content Rating: R. My book is rated R because of foul language, rape, infanticide, and homicide.
"Rogers...tells the story [in Two Rivers] with the restraint of a gifted writer. Very highly recommended." - Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
"[Two Rivers is] a fast-paced tale of enslaved people in a land on the brink of war...a novel about the iniquities of slavery in pre-Civil War South Carolina." - Kirkus Reviews "For me, the standout feature of the work is its ensemble cast and the passion and emotional intelligence that [Bob] Rogers displays in crafting so many different, realistic, and fully fleshed-out viewpoints...Two Rivers is intricately penned with much to experience, be intrigued by, and learn from." - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
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July 1854, Colleton District, South Carolina A half-dozen years before Abe Lincoln’s inauguration, comes another collision between European immigrants and African abductees that does not end well. By 1854, the Tiffany family had enslaved over 300 Africans for more than a century on the 1,100-acre slave labor camp that they called the Tiffany Plantation. The Tiffanys were the largest rice producer in South Carolina’s Colleton District. While the toil of enslaved Africans earned untold riches for the Tiffanys, the Africans endured violence inflicted to force increased rice production and profits followed by the indignity of the bodies of loved ones being stolen from their graves and delivered to a medical school. Determined to put a stop to robberies of African graves was Posey, an eighty-four-year-old man whose ancestors came from the shores of the Bigh of Biafra, now known as Nigeria. It was Posey’s expert river-irrigation skills that made Tiffany crops successful. More conflict arose when James, the new general manager at Tiffany, realized that Posey’s expertise would be essential for the success of a plantation he planned to gain with ill-gotten money and slave mortgage-backed securities. All the while, the widow Ella, an enslaved nurse-midwife, sought to realize her dream of marrying widower Posey. Matters grew worse when Posey thwarted James’ first attempt to force his attention on Penny, a comely young enslaved wife and mother. Rich with history and a cast of unforgettable characters, Two Rivers is a sweeping saga of two peoples, European immigrants and African abductees. Together, they experience courtships, infanticide, homicide, rape, rebellions, revenge, sabotage, storms, high-stakes gambling, grave-robbing, counterfeiting, and more. “De troubles Posey be sees” in Two Rivers reminds one of Southern Gothic storytelling.
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Book Title: First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier's Story by Bob Rogers Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 516 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: BookLocker Release date: September 19, 2015 Formats Available for Review: ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Oct 23 to Nov 10, 2023 Content Rating: R.
"The book ... is an impressive feat of historical fiction, offering many traditionally underrepresented perspectives in a sprawling work of love and warfare." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An ambitious and lush tale set during the Civil War and Reconstruction." -- Kirkus Reviews "The Gripping saga of Isaac Rice is a hero's journey. [Don't] be surprised if First Dark ends up as a popular movie. It's also a darn good read." -- Baltimore Post-Examiner "First Dark is a powerful story of the underbelly of American history that has been carefully researched and written. Characters are well-developed and believable, and the dialogue and description throughout the book are brilliant." -- Reader's Favorite
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First Dark is a coming-of-age story, an epic adventure, and a compelling examination of the primary feelings that drive human nature – hate, hope, desire, love, loss, grief, revenge, and forgiveness – as seen by Apache, black, Mexican, and white young adults during and shortly after America’s Uncivil War. The San Francisco Review described Bob Rogers as a rising author who takes readers back to life and times in the early years of the Civil War, blending a brilliant mix of historic persons with his fictional characters. Celebrating the sesquicentennial year of the famed Buffalo Soldiers, Bob Rogers delivers his most ambitious work yet–a novel that spans their first generation–from Charleston and Vicksburg to Appomattox and desert Apache battlefields. First came dark days that beset Isaac Rice's epic journey–America’s wars to settle the "Negro and Indian problems.” First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story–Sesquicentennial Edition (with a foreword by General (Ret) Lloyd “Fig” Newton) is an historically correct action novel that follows Isaac Rice, the Tenth Cavalry, and the women who love him. His nineteenth century saga begins in Charleston and contributes to the story of how twenty-first century America came to be. Telling Isaac’s story, Rogers surrounds a host of diverse fictional characters with an impressive nonfiction cast, including historic political, military, religious figures, and entrepreneurs of that era. Subsequent volumes follow Isaac’s descendants, ordinary nineteenth and twentieth century working people, into and out of calamities–recessions, panics, droughts, world wars, a depression, natural disasters, and the division of people by race, class, and caste. The view through their eyes serves to enhance twenty-first century readers’ understanding of “how things got this way” in America. Isaac Rice, a teenager on a South Carolina rice plantation, traveling alone, follows a treacherous waterborne route filled with incredible hardships and danger to escape from slavery. Too young to be a soldier, the Union Army hires him to shovel coal on a gunboat. Thus begins Isaac’s westward journey, in which he encounters storms, stampeding buffalo, and the hate of zealous patriots whose causes are antithetical to the nation he is sworn to defend. Undaunted, he pursues respect and dignity on an odyssey from the middle of the Civil War in South Carolina’s Low Country and the Mississippi Heartland, to the Indian Wars on the Great Plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Isaac’s is an epic tale of young North Americans coming of age amid the violence of the U.S. Civil War, Indian Wars, Reconstruction, and spillover bloodshed from a Mexican Revolution. Telling Isaac’s story required extensive research of 19th and 20th century books, official documents, and letters, plus multiple visits to relevant geographic locations over a period of twenty years. A memorable set of characters revolve around Isaac–a Confederate guerilla, a black female activist in a Mississippi Constitutional Convention, a Mescalero Apache warrior, a white Union cavalry sergeant, and a Mexican nurse–who raise their voices and bare their souls as the world they seek constantly changes, bringing tragedy to their lives and danger for Isaac. 
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Bob Rogers is the author of the historical novels First Dark and The Laced Chameleon, which earned critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Review, and Baltimore Examiner. Bob is a meticulous researcher, known to spend extra time, magnifying glass in hand, deciphering 18th and 19th-century handwriting for “just the facts, ma’am.” Bob, a former U.S. Army captain and combat leader during the Vietnam War in Troop A, 1/10 Cavalry, finds his topographic experiences useful in field research. If not closeted in libraries or museums, you are likely to find him walking centuries-old rice fields, battlefields, or in a canoe following the river trails of his characters. He studied at South Carolina State University and the University of Maryland. Bob tends his flowers, okra, and tomato plants in Mérida, Yucatán, México. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads ~ bookbub - youtube
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Oct 23 – Liese's Blog – books spotlight Oct 24 – Pick a Good Book – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 25 – StoreyBook Reviews – books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 26 – Novels Alive – book review of FIRST DARK / giveway Oct 26 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Oct 27 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Oct 30 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Oct 31 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of FIRST DARK Nov 1 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Nov 1 – Leanne Bookstagram – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE Nov 2 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of FIRST DARK / giveaway Nov 3 – Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books – book review of FIRST DARK Nov 6 – Stephanie Jane – books spotlight / giveaway Nov 7 – Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 8 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 8 – Novels Alive – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / giveaway Nov 9 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE / guest post / giveaway Nov 10 – Authors on iTours: Let's Talk Books – book review of TWO RIVERS: DE TROUBLE I BE SEE
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Book Details: Book Title: Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 310 pages Genre: Literary Fiction, Novel Publisher: Top Reads Publishing Release date: September 26 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF, Book Funnel download) Tour dates: Sep 26 to Oct 16, 2023 Content Rating: PG-13 + M rating. There is bad language, no explicit sex scenes, but there is a lot of death and some references to suicide.
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Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she die, like the others? The unforgettable characters, including several dogs, will captivate you from the first page. 
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Among other things, Kevin Patrick McCarthy has been a geothermal geologist, a technical writer, a critic, and a screenwriter. His humor, essays, poetry, and fiction have been widely recognized. “Enough Sky,” the epigraph for Mortal Weather, was Commended by The Poetry Society (UK) in 2014. He is a fourth-generation Coloradoan who now lives in the Pacific with his wife Tricia, and their dog, Nani. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ goodreads
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Sep 26 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 26 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 27 – MacKade / Strange – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 27 -Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 28 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 - I'm Into Books – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 29 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight Oct 2 – Review Thick And Thin – book review Oct 3 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 - Westveil Publishing - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 –@BookBaddies4Life – book review / guest post / giveaway Oct 4 - My Fictional Oasis - book review Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Oct 5 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 5 –Leanne Bookstagram – book review Oct 6 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway Oct 9 –Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 10 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 10 - Welcome To MLM Opinion’s Reviews – book review / giveaway Oct 11 –Casia's Corner – book review Oct 11 - FUONLYKNEW - book review / giveaway Oct 13 – @fiction_vixen18 – book review Oct 16 - Country Mamas With Kids - book review / giveaway Oct 16 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: Creating Stories by Hank Quense Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 106 pages Genre: Self Help, Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing Release date: April 1, 2017 Format available for review: e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 25 to Oct 12 Content Rating: G
Book Description:
Do you have a story in you? Do you know how to write it or how to tell it? Creating Stories has the answers. Hank Quense, the author of more than twenty books, tells you how to do it. He believes that stories come from the melding of three elements: getting ideas, story design and story-telling. Ideas have to come from the author. Creating Stories covers the last two. The book concentrates on developing characters including such rarely discussed requirements such as a dominant reader emotion and the character's biography. Plots are also covered in depth and a number of graphics are included to illustrate complex points. Another topic discusses subplots and how to utilize them and how to nest them within the main plot. A separate chapter discusses the relationship between the plot and the emotional arcs. Other topics covered are: character arcs, scene design, point-of-view, writing voice.
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Book Title: Self-Publish a Book in 10 Steps: And Market It by Hank Quense Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 88 pages Genre: Self Help Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing Release date: Dec 1, 2021 Format available for review: e-book (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Sep 25 to Oct 12 Content Rating: G
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Self-publishing a book is difficult. This book simplifies it by breaking down a self-publishing and marketing project into 10 steps. This step-by-step process will get your book published and initiate the pre-launch marketing. Hank Quense has written and self-published over twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of the Author Blueprint Series of books. The Series concentrates on providing valuable guidance on fiction writing, self-publishing and book marketing. Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps is Book 6 in the series. The book details such vital tasks as developing a compelling book description, building an author platform and getting book reviews to list a few. Learn the ten-step process that will self-publish and market your book!
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Hank Quense has self-published his books for over 12 years. His non-fiction books cover fiction writing (Creating Stories), self-publishing (How to Self-publish and Market a Book, Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps), marketing (Book Marketing Fundamentals) and author business (Business Basics for Authors). He also lectures on these subjects in schools, libraries and on webinars. Hank recently started https://hankquense.podia.com/ The site provides solutions to pain points (problems) for fiction writers, self-publishing authors and authors who are trying to market their books. Connect with the Author: Website ~ X ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ YouTube ~ BookBub ~ Goodreads
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Sep 25 –Liese's Blog – books spotlight Sep 25 – fundinmental – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Sep 26 –Casia's Corner – book review of CREATING STORIES Sep 27 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of CREATING STORIES / author interview / giveaway Sep 27 - What the Book! – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Sep 28 - Stephanie Jane – books spotlight / giveaway Sep 28 – Novels Alive – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Sep 29 – fundinmental – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 2 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 2 - The Sexy Nerd Revue – books spotlight Oct 2 - FUONLYKNEW - books spotlight / author interview / giveaway Oct 3 –Casia's Corner – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT Oct 4 – Splashes of Joy – book review of CREATING STORIES / author interview / giveaway Oct 4 -Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 5 - Fur Everywhere – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 5 -Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 6 –– Novels Alive – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 6 – Splashes of Joy – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 9 –Bizwings Book Blog – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 9 -Faith And Books – book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 10 -Diane’s Book Journal – books spotlight / giveaway Oct 10 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of CREATING STORIES / giveaway Oct 11 - What the Book! – book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 11 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of CREATING STORIES / guest post / giveaway Oct 11 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / author interview / giveaway Oct 12 –Faith And Books – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK I 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 12 - Fur Everywhere – book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK IN 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway Oct 12 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of SELF-PUBLISH A BOOK IN 10 STEPS: AND MARKET IT / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick by Sarah French Category: Children's Non-Fiction (ages 3 to 8), 32 pages Genre: Children's Book Publisher: Sarah French Release date: Sep 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-hardback (USA), e-book (PDF) Tour dates: Sep 12 to Sep 25 Content Rating: G. Suitable for everyone.
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The Christmas season is here, and you once again have to juggle the story of Jesus with good Ole St. Nick… …but what if you didn’t have to? This beautifully illustrated bedtime story teaches children the story behind St. Nick and how he was a follower of Jesus too! Children will learn about the birth of Jesus, the importance of giving, and the reason for many of our holiday traditions. A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick will quickly become a family favorite. Parents love the values it teaches, and kids love the way it brings the real Christmas story to life! Make this book a Christmas tradition in your household so your kids will grow up understanding why we celebrate Christmas with certain traditions today. And don’t worry! We don’t give away any holiday secrets! 
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Sarah French is a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist. She is a broadcast news anchor for the NBC affiliate, WCNC Charlotte. Sarah joined WCNC from WHDH in Boston, MA. She was the morning anchor there and joined the team in 2011. She was also the host of What's Cooking, How to Help, and Backstage in Boston. Prior to WHDH, Sarah was the morning anchor at WTIC in Hartford, CT. Sarah began her career as a reporter for KOMU in Columbia, MO. Sarah brings rich experience covering major world events. She was on the ground covering the Boston Marathon bombing, the destructive aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She holds three prestigious Emmy Awards. She also received the "Speak for Thyself Award" honoring community advocates and non-profit leaders, as well as Boston’s Most Exceptional Women Honoree. Sarah is an inspirational champion for several notable causes, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She is also an advocate for domestic violence victims. After the tragic death of her friend and colleague, Alice Morrin, Sarah worked tirelessly with Connecticut legislators to pass a 911 texting bill after Alice's death. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In 2021, she went back to school and earned her Master of Journalism degree. After covering the Boston Marathon bombing, Sarah decided her research would focus on how to help journalists who cover traumatic events. Sarah is a member of Cherokee nation. She grew up in Arkansas and lives in Charlotte with her husband and two kids. They also have two dogs, Buddy and Teddy! Sarah is a huge fan of the theater and enjoys spending her free time with family. Sarah also volunteers in the children's ministry of her church. connect with author: website
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Sep 12 –Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 12 - The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway Sep 12 - Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 13 –@enjoyingbooksagain – book review Sep 13 - Library Lady's Kid Lit – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sep 13 - Library Lady's Kid Lit – book review / giveaway Sep 13- Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 14 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 14 – Bizwings Book Blog – book review / author interview / giveaway Sep 15 – The Life We Build – book review / giveaway Sep 15 -A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway Sep 18 – Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Sep 18 –regallywritten – book review / giveaway Sep 19- Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight Sep 19 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Sep 19 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 20– Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway Sep 20 - Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Sep 21– Older & Smarter? – book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 21 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 25 – RebeccaReviewedIt – book review Sep 25- mamof9 – book review TBD – Mel_literate – book review
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  Join us for this spotlight tour from Oct 2 to Nov 2, 2023! Book Details: Book Title: Murder by the Stroke (A Fiona Quinn Mystery) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 260 pages Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Nov 2023 Tour dates: Oct 2 to Nov 2 Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content. Book Description: Detective Landry's old flame is drop-dead gorgeous, and so are her paintings! Pittsburgh’s most influential cultural enthusiasts are overjoyed when famous artist, Vashti, has scheduled a gala followed by a weeklong exhibit of her latest works. On the other hand, Detective Nathan Landry isn’t so excited about the invitation he has received to the gala. Back in the day, he and the renowned painter were lovers. That is, when her name was Sadie Jensen, or as Nathan’s sister liked to call her, “Psycho Sadie.” Art experts, and collectors alike, have been intrigued by a tiny brush stroke, known as an invisible stroke. So subtle and out of place is the technique, that Vashti’s elusive stroke has become as famous as a Where’s Waldo search. Meanwhile, Fiona finds herself captivated by more than Vashti’s flair for the obscure. Rather, she is far more interested in the gorgeous artist and Nathan’s past. Against his wishes, Fiona, her mother, and her mother-in-law attend the exhibit. Indeed, Vashti’s paintings are killing it in the art world, and in more ways than one.  Meet the Author: For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg. Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy! Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram Tour Schedule:
Oct 2 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight Oct 3 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight Oct 4 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book spotlight Oct 5 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight Oct 6 – JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book spotlight Oct 9 – Ilovebooksandstuffblog - book spotlight Oct 10 – Lady Hawkeye – book spotlight Oct 10 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight Oct 11 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – book spotlight Oct 12 – Leanne Bookstagram – book spotlight Oct 13 – Oct 16 – Oct 17 – The Sexy Nerd Revue – book spotlight Oct 17 - Lisa Everyday Reads - book spotlight Oct 18 – Chit Chat with Charity – book spotlight Oct 19 – Westveil Publishing – book spotlight Oct 20 – Oct 23 – Oct 24 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight Oct 25 – Review Thick And Thin – book spotlight Oct 26 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book spotlight Oct 27 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight Oct 30 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight Oct 31 – Diane’s Book Journal – book spotlight Nov 1 – fundinmental – book spotlight Nov 2 – Bigreadersite – book spotlight 
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Book Details: Book Title: Sammy & Scarlett's Coral Reef Adventure by Robert Andrew Provan Category: Children's Fiction (ages 3 to 7), 46 pages Genre: Children's Book Publisher: Archway Pub Release date: May, 2023 Formats Available for Review: print-hardback (USA), ebook (PDF) Tour dates: Sep 5 to Sep 18, 2023 Content Rating: G. This children's book is for everyone.
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Sammy, a sergeant major fish, and Scarlett, a yellowtail snapper, are best friends who have found safety in a mangrove forest after being washed out of a tidal pool in a large wave. But they’ve decided to leave the mangroves and their friend Manny and journey across the sea-grass meadows to the barrier reef of the Florida Keys, the place that will be their home in adulthood. Along the way, they make a new friend, a hawksbill sea turtle named Howie. Howie is a kind sea turtle who gives the young fish the guidance they need to get where they’re going and stay safe. The three quickly become fast friends and learn that they can trust one another through thick and thin. Howie protects the little fish from predators, and in return they help keep the turtle safe from the dangers of human litter such as plastic bags. Join Sammy, Scarlett, and new friend Howie as their epic journey continues through the magnificent Florida Keys. 
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Robert Andrew Provan is the author of three children’s books Ronnie the Raindrop, Sammy & Scarlett’s Mangrove Adventure, and Sammy & Scarlett’s Coral Reef Adventure. Born and raised in Vermont, he has lived most of his adult life in the Sunshine State of Florida. When not writing, he is often to be found in the Florida Keys snorkeling or scuba diving as he conducts research for the next book in his children’s series. You can learn more about Robert at www.robertandrewprovan.com. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Sep 5 – Cover Lover Book Review– book review / giveaway Sep 5 - fundinmental - book review / giveaway Sep 5 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Sep 6 – FUONLYKNEW - book review / author interview / giveaway Sep 6 - Rockin Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 7 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 8 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 11 – @mamof9 – book review Sep 12 – Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book review Sep 12 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 13 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 14 – Books With a Chance – book review / author interview / giveaway Sep 16– regallywritten – book review / giveaway Sep 18 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
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