Blog Tour Review: Odd Birds by Severo Perez
ODD BIRDS by SEVERO PEREZ Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Texas Christian University Press Date of Publication: September 24, 2019Number of Pages: 278 pages Scroll for Giveaway! The year is 1961. Seventy-year-old Cosimo Infante Cano, a Cuban-born artist in need of inspiration, follows his lover to Texas in what was to be a temporary sabbatical from their…
Guest Post: Out of Temper by Amber Royer
OUT OF TEMPERBean to Bar Mysteries, Book 3 by AMBER ROYER Categories: Cozy Mystery / Women Sleuth / Romance Publisher: Golden Tip Press Date of Publication: February 1, 2022 Number of Pages: 264 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand has been…
Tour Review: Trust Me by Kelly Irvin
TRUST ME by KELLY IRVIN Genre: Romantic Suspense / Christian Fiction Publisher: Thomas Nelson Date of Publication: February 8, 2022 Number of Pages: 384 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! When her best friend is murdered the same way her brother was, who can she possibly trust? A decade ago, Delaney Broward discovered her brother’s murdered…
Review: The Sparrows of Montenegro by BJ Mayo
THE SPARROWS OF MONTENEGRO by BJ MAYO Categories: Western / Historical Fiction / Texas Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Date of Publication: February 8, 2022 Number of Pages: 312 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Tree “Bigfoot” Smith and Cedar Jones first meet on the day they join the US Cavalry’s Fourth Cavalry Regiment based out…
Series Spotlight: If a Butterfly Series by Michael Sirois
IF A BUTTERFLY SERIES:BOOK 1 – CHRYSALISBOOK 2 – EMERGENCE by MICHAEL SIROIS Genre: Mainstream / Literary Fiction Publisher: Flio Widdix Publishing Date of Publication: December 11, 2021 Scroll down for Giveaway! Nine Characters + One Butterfly = Chaos Theory. The series, If a Butterfly, is a bit like Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon (if…
Character Spotlight: Gone to Dallas by Laurie Moore-Moore
GONE TO DALLAS: THE STOREKEEPER1856 – 1861 by LAURIE MOORE – MOORE Genre: Historical Fiction / Texas Pioneers / Civil War Publisher: Goat Mountain Press Date of Publication: October 4, 2021 Number of Pages: 348 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Sara’s husband was a disappointment in life, but she had to admit he…
Blog Tour: Holding on Loosely by Dana Knox Wright
HOLDING ON LOOSELY by DANA KNOX WRIGHT Genre: Narrative Nonfiction / Memoir / Self Help Publisher: Carpenter’s Son / Clovercroft Publishing Date of Publication: August 24, 2021 Number of Pages: 208 pages Scroll down for giveaway! Helicopter parents. Control freaks. Perfectionists. Intolerants. Over-consumers. Social media junkies. We all fit in there somewhere.…
Blog Tour: Since You’ve Been Gone by Tari Faris
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONERestoring Heritage Series, #3by Tari FarisGenre: Fiction / Christian / Contemporary RomancePublisher: RevellDate of Publication: September 7, 2021Number of Pages: 336 pages Scroll down for giveaway! With her vision and his know-how, this thing just might work . . . Leah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage,…
Blog Tour: Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt
ONCE UPON A CAMEL by Kathi Appelt Categories: Middle Grade Fiction / Historical / Friendship / Ages 8-12 Publisher: Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Pub Date: September 7, 2021 Pages: 336 pages Scroll down for the Giveaway! Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She’s won camel races for the…
Book Blitz: The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens
THE LAST TRIAL OF T. BOONE PICKENS by Chrysta Castañeda & Loren Steffy Genre: Biography/Autobiography, Courtroom Drama Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Group Date of Paperback Publication: September 15, 2021 Number of Pages: 300 Pages Finalist, 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the…
Part 2 Interview: Stephanie Raffelock, Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women
CREATRIX RISING: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF MIDLIFE WOMENBy Stephanie RaffelockCategories: Nonfiction / Self Help MemoirPublisher: She Writes PressPub Date: August 24, 2021 Pages:176 PagesScroll for the Giveaway!From the author of the award-winning book A Delightful Little Book on Aging comes a new self-help memoir Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. In her new book,…
Blog Tour: Crude Ambition by Patricia Hunt Holmes
CRUDE AMBITION by Patricia Hunt HolmesCategories: Mystery / Thriller / Women’s Fiction Publisher: River Grove Books (Greenleaf Book Group)Date of Publication: June 8, 2021 Number of Pages: 326 Scroll down for the giveaway! A Texas ReckoningIn the early morning hours after a law firm recruiting party at a beachside house on Galveston Island, a…
Guest Post: Ramona Oliver, Author of Inclined Elders (On Tour Now!)
INCLINED ELDERS BY RAMONA OLIVER Publisher: BookBabyPublication Date: July 24, 2020 Pages: 246 PagesCategories: Nonfiction / Positive AgingScroll for Giveaway! THIS BOOK WILL BE INVALUABLE IF YOU: · Have a desire to continue living a purposeful life, no matter what your age. · Are interested in learning how to maintain a positive attitude from adulthood to elderhood. · Want to learn how…
LSBBT Review: River, Sing Out by James Wade
RIVER, SING OUT BY JAMES WADE Categories: Contemporary / Literary FictionRural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-Age Publisher: Blackstone PublishingBlackstone Facebook Twitter Instagram Date of Publication: June 8, 2021 Number of Pages: 315 pages “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things alongside…
Blog Tour: A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers by Babette Fraser Hale
A WALL OF BRIGHT DEAD FEATHERS By Babette Fraser Hale Publisher: Winedale Publishing Pages: 216 Pub Date: March 1st, 2021 Categories: Short Stories / Literary Fiction Scroll for Giveaway! Most are newcomers to the scenic, rolling countryside of central Texas whose charms they romanticize, even as the troubles they hoped to leave behind persist. Twelve stories…
Book Blitz: Aggravated by Michael Sirois
AGGRAVATED BY MICHAEL SIROIS Publisher: Truth Boots Publishing, LLC Pages: 389 Pages Pub Date: December 11, 2020 Categories: True Crime / Criminal Procedural Law Scroll for Giveaway! Description: In 2006, the author’s brother, Steve Sirois, was sentenced to serve 35 years in a Texas prison for a horrendous crime, aggravated sexual assault…
Book Review: All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone by John J. Jacobson
ALL THE COWBOYS AIN’T GONE BY JOHN J. JACOBSON Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 352 Pub Date: February 23, 2021 Categories: Historical Fiction / Action Adventure / Western Scroll for Giveaway! All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone is the rollicking adventure story of Lincoln Smith, a young Texan living at the beginning of the twentieth century,…
Book Tour: The Earl Lady’s Geologist by Alissa Baxter
The Earl’s Lady Geologist by Alissa Baxter Publication Date: February 28, 2021 Vinspire Publishing Series: Linfield Ladies Series, Book One Genre: Regency Romance Cassandra Linfield is a lady fossil collector who declares she will never marry as no man will ever take her studies seriously. When circumstances force her to travel to Town…
Book Blitz: Knock! Knock! by Douglas Thompson
KNOCK! KNOCK! Lessons Learned and Stories Shared by DOUGLAS THOMPSON Categories: Nonfiction / Motivational Stories / Positivity / Relationship Building / Integrity / Time Management / Entrepreneurship Publisher: Lucid House Publishing Date of Publication: January 8, 2021 Pages: 154 Scroll down for giveaway! Knock! Knock! is a fast-paced, fun-filled journey through the author’s…
Character Interview: Dreams Re-Kindled by Amanda Cabot
DREAMS REKINDLED Mesquite Springs, Book 2 BY AMANDA CABOT Categories: Christian Historical Fiction/ Romance/ Stand-Alone Publisher: Revell Date of Publication: March 2, 2021 Pages: 352 Scroll Down for Giveaway! He’s bound and determined to find peace . . . but she’s about to stir things up. Dorothy Clark dreams of writing something that will…
Blog Tour: Stork Bite by L. K. Simonds
STORK BITE by L.K. Simonds Genre: Historical Fiction / Southern Fiction Date of Publication: November 30, 2020 Number of Pages: 359 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! “Everything has to be reconciled eventually.” Caddo Parish, 1913. On an October morning, a Klansman confronts seventeen-year-old David Walker at a hidden oxbow lake where he has gone to…
Blog Tour: A Deadly Fortune by Stacie Murphy #HFVBT
A Deadly Fortune by Stacie Murphy Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Pegasus Crime Genre: Historical Mystery A historical mystery in the vein of The Alienist, in which a young woman in Gilded Age New York must use a special talent to unravel a deadly conspiracy. Amelia Matthew has done the all-but-impossible, especially for…
Review: Ely Air Lines Vol 1 by Mike Ely and Linda Street-Ely
ELY AIR LINES Select Stories from 10 Years of a Weekly Column, Volumes 1 & 2 by MIKE ELY and LINDA STREET-ELY Genre: Nonfiction Categories: Short Stories / Aviation / Adventure Publisher: Paper Airplane Publishing, LLC Date of Publication: January 29, 2020 Number of Pages: Volume 1: 350 pages; Volume 2: 330 pages Scroll…
Book Review: Comfort Foods by Kimberly Fish
COMFORT FOODS A Comfort Stories Stand-Alone Novel by Kimberly Fish Categories: Contemporary / Second-Chance Romance Publisher: Fish Tales Publishing Date of Publication: October 7, 2020 Number of Pages: 385 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! From the award-winning author of Comfort Plans and Comfort Songs comes a story of two rising stars blitzed by social media.…
Book Blitz: River, Sing Out by James Wade
RIVER, SING OUT BY JAMES WADE Categories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-Age Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Date of Publication: June 8, 2021 Number of Pages: 315 pages “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things alongside it.” Jonah Hargrove is celebrating his…
Blog Tour: Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
Title: Gentleman Jim: A Tale of Romance and RevengeAuthor: Mimi MatthewsGenre: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Regency Romance Publisher: Perfectly Proper Press (November 10, 2020)Length: (376) pages She Couldn’t Forget…Wealthy squire’s daughter Margaret Honeywell was always meant to marry her neighbor, Frederick Burton-Smythe, but it’s bastard-born Nicholas Seaton who has her heart. Raised alongside her on…
Book Blitz: The Cowboy Who Saved Christmas by Jodi Thomas and Friends
The Cowboy Who Saved Christmas by Jodi Thomas, Sharla Lovelace, and Scarlett Dunn Genre: Romance / Adventure / Anthology Publisher: Kensington Books Date of Publication: October 27, 2020 Number of Pages: 336 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! The Lone Star State doesn’t have to be lonely during Christmas time! Legendary author Jodi Thomas headlines a…
Blog Tour: Mia and Nattie – One Great Team!
Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! by Marlene M. Bell Genre: Children’s Picture Book (K-3rd Grade) / Farm Animals Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Date of Publication: October 4, 2020 Number of Pages: 34 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Nattie’s mouth was a little crooked. Her legs were a bit shorter than usual, and one horn was…
Blog Tour: The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden
The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden Publication Date: November 3rd, 2020 Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing Series: Dread Penny Society Book 2 Genre: Historical Mystery/Suspense, Victorian Romance, Inspirational Fiction A standalone novel in The Dread Penny Society set in 1865 London brimming with secrets, scandal, suspense, and romance.From the moment Hollis Darby meets…
Blog Tour: Flirtation and Folly by Elizabeth Rasche
Flirtation and Folly by Elizabeth Rasche Publication Date: November 10, 2020 Quills and Quartos Publishing Series: A Season in London, Book One Genre: Historical Romance Marianne Mowbrey is a responsible country rector’s daughter who longs for the novelty and excitement she reads about in novels. When her crusty Aunt Harriet agrees to give…
Blog Tour: The Square Root of Texas by Rob Witherspoon
THE SQUARE ROOT OF TEXAS: The First Calamity of QED Morningwood by Rob Witherspoon Genre: Satire / Humor / Absurdist Fiction Publisher: Independently Published Date of Publication: September 26, 2018 Number of Pages: 181 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! QED Morningwood is a liar, braggart and teller of tall tales. When he shows…
Blog Tour: Braidy von Althuis and the Final Fight
Join Us for this Tour from Oct 30 to Nov 20, 2020! Book Details: Book Title: Braidy Von Althuis and the Final Fight (Book 5) by Cassidy Dwelis Book Series: Braidy Von Althuis Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 252 pages Genre: Paranormal Publisher: Precursor Publishing Release dates: October 2020 Content Rating: PG: Some mild profanity…
Blog Tour: Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten – Guest Post
Tsarina Author: Ellen Alpsten Published: November 10, 2020 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Before there was Catherine the Great, there was Catherine Alexeyevna: the first woman to rule Russia in her own right. Ellen Alpsten’s rich, sweeping debut novel is the story of her rise to power.St. Petersburg, 1725. Peter the Great lies dying in his…
Blog Tour: Braidy von Althuis and the Pesky Pest Controller Review
Join Us for this Tour from Oct 30 to Nov 20, 2020! Book Details: Book Title: Braidy Von Althuis and the Final Fight (Book 5) by Cassidy Dwelis Book Series: Braidy Von Althuis Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 252 pages Genre: Paranormal Publisher: Precursor Publishing Release dates: October 2020 Content Rating: PG: Some mild profanity…
Blog Tour: Strong from the Heart by Jon Land
Strong from the Heart (Caitlin Strong #11) by Jon Land Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Suspense Publisher: Forge Books Date of Publication: July 28, 2020 Number of Pages: 368 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Caitlin Strong wages her own personal war on drugs against the true power behind the illicit opioid trade in Strong from…
Nonfiction Review: Egyptomaniacs by Dr. Nicky Nielsen
Egyptomaniacs: How We Became Obsessed with Ancient Egypt Author: Nicky Nielsen, Ph.D. Published: November 19, 2020 Publisher: Pen and Sword History Number of Pages: 224 pages Format: eBook Source: NetGalley Egyptomaniacs is an in depth analysis of Ancient Egypt, both it’s discovery and the subsequent media frenzy and perceived mythology in the wake of said…
Blog Tour: Araceli’s Path by Marion Surles – Book Trailer
ARACELI’S PATH Among Angels and Devils in Juarez by MARION SURLES Genre: Realistic Fiction / Border Stories / Mature Middle Grade Publisher: Love and Literacy Date of Publication: November 30, 2019 Number of Pages: 145 Scroll down for the giveaway! Araceli comes from a blended, dysfunctional family held together by the love of a grandmother.…
Excerpt: The Love Note by Joanna Davidson Politano
THE LOVE NOTE by Joanna Davidson Politano Genre: Christian / Historical Fiction / Romance Publisher: Revell Publication Date: October 20, 2020 Number of Pages: 400 Scroll down for the giveaway! Focused on a career in medicine and not on romance, Willa Duvall is thrown slightly off course during the summer of 1859 when she discovers…
Blog Tour: North to Alaska by Preston Lewis
NORTH TO ALASKA The Memoirs of H. H. Lomax, #6 by PRESTON LEWIS Genre: Historical Fiction / Western / Humor Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing Date of Publication: August 5, 2020 Number of Pages: 414 Scroll down for the giveaway! WEALTH AND FAME IN THE WILD WEST ARE WHAT LOMAX SEEKS . . . HIS OWN BAD LUCK IS WHAT…
Blog Tour: The Light at Wyndcliff by Sarah E. Ladd
The Light at Wyndcliff by Sarah E. LaddPublication Date: October 13, 2020Thomas NelsonPaperback & eBook; 352 Pages Series: The Cornwall Novels, Book 3Genre: Historical Romance/Regency/Christian Set in 1820s Cornwall, this Regency romance evokes the captivating worlds and delicious dramas of Jane Austen, Daphne DuMaurier, and Winston Graham. Raised on the sprawling and rugged Wyndcliff Estate…
ARC Review: Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody
Queen of Volts Author: Amanda Foody Published: September 1, 2020 Publisher: Inkyard Press Format: eBook Source: Edelweiss+ Return to the City of Sin, where the final game is about to begin…and winning will demand the ultimate sacrifice. Only days after a corrupt election and brutal street war, one last bloodthirsty game has begun. The players?…
Blog Tour: Nothing Short of Wonderous by Regina Scott
NOTHING SHORT OF WONDROUS (American Wonders Collection, Book Two) by REGINA SCOTT Genre: Historical Fiction / Christian Romance Publisher: Revell Date of Publication: October 20, 2020 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for the giveaway! In 1886, the U.S. government gave control of Yellowstone, the country’s first national park, to the cavalry to stop predation by…
Blog Tour: The Paris Affair by Susanne Dunlap
The Paris Affair by Susanne DunlapPublication Date: September 30, 2020Paperback & eBook; 244 pages Series: Theresa Schurmann Mystery, Book 3Genre: YA/Historical Fiction Apparently, false rumors about Marie Antoinette are all the fashion in 1783. Marie Antoinette is facing hostility from the populace, inflamed by rumors circulated in pamphlets throughout Paris. The rumors claim that she…
Blog Tour: A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe
A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction Publication: October 13, 2020 Age Group: YA Set in eighteenth century England, Samantha Cohoe’s debut novel, A GOLDEN FURY (Wednesday Books; October 13, 2020), follows a young alchemist as she tries to save the people she loves from the curse of the Philosopher’s…
Book Blitz: Saving Irene by Judy Alter
SAVING IRENEA Culinary Mystery By JUDY ALTER Cozy Mystery / Women Sleuths Publisher: Alter Ego Press Date of Publication: September 10, 2020 Number of Pages: 208 Scroll down for the giveaway! Irene Foxglove wishes she were a French chef. Henrietta James, her assistant, knows she is nothing more than a small-time TV chef on a local…
Blog Tour: The Diary of Asser Levy: First Jewish Citizen of New York by Daniela Weil
THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVYFirst Jewish Citizenof New Yorkby DANIELA WEIL Genre: Historical Fiction / Middle Grade / Jewish / Colonial AmericaPublisher: Pelican (Arcadia Publishing) Date of Publication: March 9, 2020 Number of Pages: 128 Scroll down for the giveaway! For twenty-four years the Dutch colony of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil was a safe haven for Jews…
Author Interview: Dear Hero by Hope Bolinger and Alyssa Roat
Dear Hero Authors: Hope Bolinger and Alyssa Roat Published: September 28, 2020 Publisher: INtense Publications Genre: YA/Contemporary/Romance TWEET CUTE X I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU Up-and-coming teen superhero Cortex is on top of the world—at least, until his villain dumps him. If he’s going to save his reputation, he needs a new antagonist, and fast.…
#PICT Blog Tour: Derailed by Mary Keliikoa
Derailed by Mary Keliikoa on Tour September 1-30, 2020 Synopsis: A dying wish. A secret world. Can this grieving investigator stay on the right track? PI Kelly Pruett is determined to make it on her own. And juggling clients at her late father’s detective agency, a controlling ex, and caring for a deaf…
Guest Post: Into the Unbounded Night by Mitchell James Kaplan
Into the Unbounded Night by Mitchell James Kaplan Publication Date: September 1, 2020 Regal House Publishing Paperback & eBook; 231 Pages Genre: Literary/Historical When her village in Albion is sacked by the Roman general Vespasian, young Aislin is left without home and family. Determined to exact revenge, she travels to Rome, a sprawling city of…
Blog Tour: I AM JAX, PROTECTOR OF THE RANCH by Catherine Stier
I AM JAX, PROTECTOR OF THE RANCH and I AM AVA, SEEKER IN THE SNOW A Dog’s Day Series, Books 1 and 2 By CATHERINE STIER Illustrated by Francesca Rosa Animals / Adventure / Farm Life / Ranch Life / Chapter Books Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company Date of Publication: April 1, 2020 Number of Pages:…
Guest Post: Shame the Devil by Donna Scott
Shame the Devil by Donna Scott Publication Date: May 11, 2020 Paperback & eBook; 420 pages Genre: Historical Fiction England, 1643. The Civil War has created a great divide between those who support King Charles and those who would rather see his head on the block. Young Scot Colin Blackburne finds himself caught in the…
Blog Tour: Dear Durwood by Jeff Bond with Partner in Crime Tours
Dear Durwood by Jeff Bond on Tour August 1 – September 30, 2020 Synopsis: Book two in the epic Third Chance Enterprises series, Dear Durwood is a standalone mystery pitting uncompromising principle against big city greed. Durwood Oak Jones is a man of few indulgences. One he does allow is a standing ad…
Review: The Crowman by Gareth Clegg
The Crowman Author: Gareth Clegg Published: July 1, 2020 Publisher: Twisted Fate Publishing Format: eBook Source: Author Request In a dying world, one lone rider is the only hope for salvation. Some say the world is shattered, that our way of life is dying. Our sun fills half the sky and the scorched lands struggle…
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