Poisoned Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011
Authors on Tour, Featured — By Dorothy Thompson on November 7, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Join Caitlin Rother, author of the true crime thriller, Poisoned Love (Kensington), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Caitlin Rother
New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored eight books, including her first novel, Naked Addiction, which comes out in January 2012. The others are Dead Reckoning (Kensington, February 2011), Twisted Triangle (Wiley, 2009), Body Parts (Kensington, 2008), Deadly Devotion (Simon&Schuster/Pocket, July 2011), and NYT bestseller My Life, Deleted (HarperOne, October 2011). Her latest true crime project, Lost Girls (Kensington, July 2012), chronicles the rape and murder of two innocents, teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, by sexual predator John Gardner. Rother, a Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist with 270,000 copies of her books in print, has also been published in Cosmopolitan, the Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. She has done dozens of TV and radio appearances as a crime expert on E!, the Oxygen Network; Greta Van Susteren’sOn the Record, Investigation Discovery, America at Night, American Radio Network, XM and numerous NPR/PBS affiliates. Rother also works as a book doctor/editorial consultant and teaches journalism and creative writing at University of California San Diego Extension.
Caitlin is presently on tour with her book, Poisoned Love.
You can visit her website at http://caitlinrother.com or visit her at Twitter at www.twitter.com/caitlinrother or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/caitlinrother.com.
About Poisoned Love
Kristin Rossum had everything going for her: Beauty, brains, youth, and the start of a brilliant career in toxicology. But the 24-year-old daughter of accomplished academics from Claremont, Calif., was torn between three relationships: one with her husband, who was found not breathing with red rose petals sprinkled over his body; one with her married boss; and one with crystal methamphetamine, an old friend with whom she had become reacquainted. In the true crime thriller Poisoned Love, Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist Caitlin Rother tells the story behind the “American Beauty murder” case, a cautionary tale that illustrates how an obsession for passion, a fatal attraction to crystal meth and easy access to dangerous narcotics can devastate not just one life, but many others in the process. This updated edition explores the psychological aspects of this complex case, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation and major players that the public never got from the mainstream media. The 496-page book reveals e-mails, diary entries, letters and other court evidence that lend insights into Rossum’s character, as well as 16 pages of new developments about her appeals, which raise forensic questions about her conviction.
Book Excerpt
“My husband is not breathing,” Kristin Rossum told the dispatcher.
Jordan and Butler carried their gear up the stairs to the second-floor apartment, where they found Kristin standing in the living room, crying and talking to the 911 dispatcher on a cordless phone. She motioned them to the bedroom, where her husband, Greg de Villers, was lying on the floor, flat on his back. His slim, six-foot, 160-pound body was dressed in pajama bottoms and a T-shirt. His skin was pale, and his lips were blue around the edges. Red rose petals were scattered on the carpet around his upper torso, with a single stem and stamen next to him.
Jordan started setting up next to Greg’s left arm. Butler squeezed into position, setting aside an unframed wedding photo of the couple, which had been propped up against the base of the bureau, as if someone had positioned it just so.
Greg looked a little nervous in the photo. He smiled for the camera with a quiet contentment, all dressed up in his tuxedo and striped cravat, his dark brown hair slicked back and his blue eyes shining. Kristin looked radiant, her shiny blond locks pulled up under a white-flowered tiara, and a veil trailing down her back. She wore a string of pearls with her white dress, which had short lace sleeves that covered her shoulders, and she held a bouquet of pink and white flowers tied with bows of ribbon. They both seemed so very happy as Greg declared his supreme devotion to her in front of their friends and family.
In all the commotion, the wedding photo got moved to the top of the chest on Greg’s right side, next to a blue plastic cup of clear, odorless liquid that looked like water. And a yellow cup, also containing clear, odorless liquid, rested on a nightstand on the opposite side of the bed.
Giveaways, Contests & Prizes!
To celebrate the release of Caitlin Rother’s new release, Poisoned Love, she is offering one signed copy of her of her book at Pump Up Your Book’s 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Party on December 16. Plus, one copy of her next book, Naked Addiction! Click here for details!
Poisoned Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule
Monday, December 5
Book reviewed at Book Reviews by Molly
Tuesday, December 6
Book reviewed at Celtic Lady’s Reviews
Wednesday, December 7
Book reviewed at From the TBR Pile
Thursday, December 8
Book reviewed at Cafe of Dreams
Friday, December 9
Book reviewed at As I Turn the Pages
Monday, December 12
Book reviewed at Live to Read
Tuesday, December 13
Book reviewed at Psychotic State Book Reviews
Wednesday, December 14
Book reviewed at Mad Moose Mama
Friday, December 16
Book reviewed at Bookspark
Chat with Caitlin at Pump Up Your Book December Authors on Tour Facebook Party!
Sunday, December 18
Book reviewed at Colloquium
Caitlin Rother’s POISONED LOVE VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on December 5 and end on December 16 2011. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing her book. Thank you!
UPDATE: THIS TOUR IS NOW FULL. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS AND TOUR HOSTS!
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