The Dumpster Virtual Book Tour February 2011

The Dumpster

Join Becky Due, author of the contemporary romance novel, The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love (Due Publications), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1  – February 25 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Becky Due

Becky Due Becky Due is becoming the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for today’s busy women, and she does not cringe away from hard issues. She will leave you feeling strong, self-confident, independent, and in control of your life.

She has a way of sucking you into the story and changing your life with her fast-paced novels you won’t want to put down. Her novels are not the same story with different characters; she has a unique ability to cross every genre from light-hearted romance to heart-racing suspense to keep her readers entertained and inspired. This talented, intelligent writer is quickly becoming women’s favorite new author.

Her books have been finalists in several independent competitions including the 2010 National Indie Excellence Awards and the 2009 IPPY Awards.

Becky Due, like the main characters of her novels, spent many years running from her life, looking for love, crying a little and laughing a lot along the journey of finding herself. Through writing, she found her passion and is currently working on her next novel.

Happily married she and Scott live in Colorado, Florida and Alberta, Canada with their two “kids” Buddy the Cat and Shorty the Pug.

Becky’s latest book a contemporary romance titled The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love.

Visit Becky Due on the web at www.BeckyDue.com.

About The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love

The Dumpster

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The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love is a Contemporary Romance Novel set in Miami, Florida about Nicole, a cute, chubby, twenty-something woman, who is looking for love in all the wrong places. Who would have guessed that a dumpster in the back alley below her bedroom window would hold the key to finding love?

Read the Excerpt!

(from chapter 23)
A few days later, Nicole was on Facebook catching up with family and friends when she noticed she had a private message from Kevin, a guy she’d had one date with a couple guys before Tom. But before opening the message, she had to shake off the memory of that horrible evening. She closed her eyes and wondered what was wrong with her. She had flashbacks of sitting in the booth with him, drinking wine and telling him her life story—on their first date!

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“… and that was the big bodybuilder who was afraid of a three-pound Yorkie. Can you believe it? He was huge, well, not in every way, if you know what I mean, but he was afraid of a tiny, little dog. Then there was Todd, who was sure I had a baby, just because I had stretch marks. Well, I had to break up with him! He was sure I had a kid somewhere. So what? I have stretch marks on my thighs, hips, breasts and a little on my stomach, but that doesn’t mean I had a baby. I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’ve struggled with being a little chubby my whole life. I’ll get a grip on it someday.” She put her hand up against her stomach. “You should see what happens when I sit for any length of time. I get these red lines across my belly, where my gut creases. Oh, you’ll see it later tonight,” she said, winking at him.
The server stepped over. “Oh, can I get another glass of wine?” she asked and looked at Kevin. “I guess I won’t get a grip on my weight issue tonight,” she continued. “I have cellulite, too, all over my legs. I’ve spent so much money on lotions and treatments to get rid of it, but nothing works.” She took another drink of wine. “I’m not an alcoholic, oh, but I’ve dated my share, well, I’m not sure I’d really call it dating, per say, but…” She laughed mischievously. “I finally had enough when I was going to go on a date with this one guy and he asked me to pick him up at a meeting. So I show up and discover this meeting was an AA meeting, a mandatory, court-ordered AA meeting!” She looked at Kevin. “Can you believe it? And that wasn’t the worst. I once had a guy go into seizures because he hadn’t had a drink for a few hours. He foamed at the mouth and everything. I had to call 9-1-1 on my date. They took him by ambulance.”
Nicole excused herself to go to the bathroom. In the bathroom, she checked herself in the mirror while washing her hands. She was a little taken aback by her appearance. She thought she looked great when she left her place, but suddenly she felt she was beginning to resemble Tammy Faye Baker. She tried to wipe some of her mascara and makeup off under her eyes, but it didn’t seem to make a difference. She turned to the vanity to pick up her purse, but it was gone. “Oh, shit!” She stepped back into the stall and checked the back of the door. It wasn’t there. “Oh, my God!” She exhaled deeply as she left the bathroom.
When she got back to the table she told Kevin that they had to call the police because somebody had stolen her purse.
He leaned across the table to reach for her bag on her side of the booth and held it up. “Is this it?”
“Oh, my God. Yes. Thank you! You are my life saver.” She plopped back down into the booth and continued with the saga of her life. “You know, it hasn’t all been fun and games. There’ve been times when I was really, really hurt, when I’d cry myself to sleep. ‘Why won’t somebody love me? What is so wrong about me? Please God, send me somebody, anybody. I just want somebody to love me.’ I could cry right now thinking about it. Oh, and thank God I can count on only one hand the number of times I thought I was preggers! Preg-gers!” she repeated, only louder and slower, leaning toward him to make sure he heard her. “Did I tell you about my homosexual boyfriends? I secretly want to have sex with them. I mean just because they are gay doesn’t mean anything to me, I’m still heterosexual. Ugh! They open their shirts or pull down their pants to show me their well hidden tattoos, and I have to catch my breath. They expose their muscular chests and their tight butts. Mmm-mmm!”
The easier the wine went down, the easier her secret thoughts came up. By the time she was telling him how easy he was to be around and how she finally found a good man, somebody she could be herself with, was right around the time he was ready to go. She told him how thankful she was for their deep, spiritual connection and that she knew they had a bright future together because they had no secrets.
When he finally found a way to get her back into his car to take her home, she told him that she was wearing his favorite color bra and panty set, blue. And she was just drunk enough to undo her shirt and show him. “You wanna know how I know your favorite color?”
“Sure.”
“Before our date, I got on Facebook and I read every single post you ever made. It took me hours! But I learned a lot about you, and I now know your favorite color. Blue!” She pulled her shirt open again to show him.
When they got to her condo, he didn’t want to come in, though she begged. He said he had to get up early and said goodbye to her in the car. When she got out of the car, she decided to take off her shoes for the walk in, they had been acting funny which caused her to walk funny. As she walked up to her building, he watched her. She tried to look as sexy as she could. When she got inside, she heard him drive off. She knew that because of their amazing connection, they had nothing to prove and that was why he didn’t come up with her. They would save that for their next date.
The next morning while she was getting ready for work, she remembered the night before and was mortified. The alcohol had worn off and reality had set in. She wasn’t sure if she was still drunk, but she giggled every time she thought about something else she had said on her date with Kevin. “Preggers! I actually said preggers? Oh, my God.” She bent over laughing. She knew he would never call her, so she called him—to apologize.
He didn’t answer, so she had to leave a message.
“Hi, Kevin, it’s Nicole from last night. I’m just calling to apologize for my behavior. I know you must have found me irresistible on our date. I’m sure you’re busy ring shopping and talking to your family and friends right now, trying to figure out the right way to ask me to marry you. And you’re probably feeling a little rushed, fearing that somebody might swoop in and steal me away from you.” She started laughing and continued her message. “Anyway, if you tell anybody how crazy I am, I’ll deny it. And I’ll make something up about you, that you’re a kleptomaniac or something.” She became serious. “I just wanted to say I’m sorry, and thanks for being such a great guy.”

Watch the Trailer!

Here’s what critics are saying about The Dumpster!

“The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love” by Beck Due is a sweet humorus love story that makes you want to read until you reach the end. It is the story about a girl named Nicole who is looking for love but is making all the wrong choices in her life. The placement of a dumpster below her apartment window causes her to change her life and throw out all the useless items in her life. She has body image problems and makes the wrong decisions about who she dates and the men in her life. She begins to clean out the clutter in her apartment and in doing so starts to change her personal life and improve her self image. This is written with humor which makes it so enjoyable to read. It is worth spending your time reading. You won’t be sorry.”

— Louise Kennedy, Internet Shopper

Becky  is giving away a FREE KINDLE ($139 value)!

Kindle Here are the details:

1. Buy one of her novels (The Dumpster, Returning Injury, Touchable Love, The Gentlemen’s Club) and read it.

2. Post your review on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your Facebook or Blog page by February 28, 2011 (That’s one review–posted three times)

3. Contact Becky with a note that you have posted your review (3 times) by February 28, 2011

*Must contact Becky through her website http://www.beckydue.com, click on Contact Becky Due on the left sidebar. Your note to her must include the name you put on the review, the date of the review and links so she can read the posted review.

Her favorite review wins a (the newer, $139) Kindle. Wait…there’s more! If she has 3 favorites, she’ll give away 3 Kindles!

Remember – deadline is February 28, 2011. Hurry over to Amazon, pick up one of her books, read it, post the review and contact her!

Good luck!

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The Dumpster Virtual Book Tour Schedule

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books kk Tuesday, February 1
Guest blogging & book giveaway at Night Owl Reviews
Book trailer spotlighted at If Books Could Talk

Wednesday, February 2
Interviewed at Blogcritics

Thursday, February 3
Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book
Interviewed at Let’s Talk Virtual Book Tours

Friday, February 4
Guest blogging at Fantasy Pages

Monday, February 7
Interviewed at The Hot Author Report

Tuesday, February 8
Book reviewed at WV Stitcher

Wednesday, February 9
Interviewed LIVE on The Balancing Act TV Show (pre-aired; link will show full interview on the 9th)
Book reviewed at Colloquium

Thursday, February 10
Book reviewed at A Cozy Reader’s Corner

Friday, February 11
Book reviewed at Book Noise

Monday, February 14
Book reviewed at Book Reviews by Molly

Tuesday, February 15
Book reviewed at Steph the Bookworm
Interviewed LIVE at A Book and a Chat

Wednesday, February 16
Book reviewed at A Page Turner for You

Thursday, February 17
Book reviewed at Just Another Book Addict

Friday, February 18
Book reviewed at The Journey Back

Monday, February 21
Guest blogging and book giveaway at Acting Balanced

Tuesday, February 22
Book review & book giveaway at Acting Balanced

Wednesday, February 23
Book reviewed at Mommie’s Point of View

Thursday, February 24
Chat LIVE at Night Owl Romance

Friday, February 25
Book reviewed at Ohio Girl Talks

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Becky Due’s THE DUMPSTER VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR ‘11 will officially begin on February 1 and end on February 25, 2011. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing her book or click here to use the form. Thank you!

UPDATE: BECKY DUE’S THE DUMPSTER VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR IS NOW FULL.  THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS AND BLOG HOSTS!

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