Posts Tagged ‘book reviewers wanted’

New Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic Romance ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue are touring from May 6 – May 31, 2013 with their apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel for women, After the Ending. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and provide three dates that would work for you when inquiring. The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with
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New Southern Christian Fiction for Review: Son of a Soldier by Aiken Brown

Aiken Brown will be touring July 2 – 27 with her new southern Christian fiction, Son of a Soldier. Son of a Soldier is the powerful story of how God used one unlikely, country girl to change the course of history. It seemed impossible to believe that an eighteen-year-old girl from the middle-of-nowhere, Tennessee would have any real significance in the history of our nation…that is until God chose her to make a Godly man out of a flawed, military hero’s stubborn son. Hailey was a small town, farm girl who had never left her home state of Tennessee. She was a naïve tomboy who possessed an unassuming charm,
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New Women’s Fiction eBook for Review: Wanting Rita by Elyse Douglas

Elyse Douglas will be touring July 2 – August 24 with her new women’s fiction novel, Wanting Rita. When his high school sweetheart experiences a devastating tragedy, Dr. Alan Lincoln reluctantly returns to his Pennsylvania hometown to see her. It’s been 15 years. Rita was a small town beauty queen—his first love whom he has never forgotten. He was a nerd from a wealthy family. Her family was poor. They formed a strong connection during their senior year, but Rita married someone else, and the marriage ended tragically. Alan’s marriage of three years is disintegrating, and he sees in Rita the chance to begin again with the true love
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New Young Adult Urban Fantasy for Review: Mind Secrets by Chris Reynolds

Chris Reynolds will be touring August 6 – 24 with her young adult urban fantasy novel, Mind Secrets. On the run and without his memories, Michael escapes from a man called Carter onto the unfamiliar streets of London. There, he meets a gang of teenagers with the power to sense the thoughts and feelings of others. They live in fear of ‘the cure’, a mysterious process which takes away their power and, some believe, destroys their personality. Suspecting the cure caused his memory loss, Michael goes undercover to investigate the truth behind the doctors of the cure clinic. What he discovers leads him to a conspiracy that runs to
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New Action Adventure Romance for Review: Severed Threads by Kaylin McFarren

Kaylin McFarren will be touring July 2 – 27 with her action adventure romance novel, Severed Threads. Award-winning author Kaylin McFarren delivers an action/adventure romance guaranteed to capture your imagination… Believing herself responsible for her father’s fatal diving accident, Rachel Lyons has withdrawn from the world and assumed a safe position at a foundation office. When called upon by a museum director to assist her former love interest with the recovery of a cursed relic from a sunken Chinese merchant ship, she has no intention of cooperating – until her brother is kidnapped by a drug-dealing gangster. In order to save him and gain control over her own life,
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New Noir Suspense Thriller for Review: The Wicked Wives by Gustine Pelagatti

Gustine Pelagatti will be touring July 2 – August 24 with his noir suspense thriller (based on a true story) novel, The Wicked Wives. Short description A true story based upon the 1938 Philadelphia conspiracy murder scandals in which 17 wives were arrested for murdering their husbands for insurance money. Extended description When I was an eight year old boy I overheard adults in my South Philadelphia neighborhood discussing 17 disenchanted and unfaithful neighborhood wives who murdered their husbands for insurance money, love and lust. This was a fascinating topic for an eight year old boy eavesdropping on adult conversation. The adults were discussing the true story of Philadelphia’s
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New Futuristic/Fantasy eBook for Review: Covenant (The Samsara Chronicles Book 3) by Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley

Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley will be touring June 1 – August 31 with Covenant, Book 3 in The Samsara Chronicles series. Targeted by Eletarii minions, Aislinn and Dylan are guided to acquire the crystal skull, the core of Aislinn’s past and future power. After a terrifying encounter with the dark forces while spending Christmas at her parents, Aislinn and Dylan accept the perilous journey ahead of them. Book Excerpt: The skull was approximately the size of a baby’s head and shone with mystical brilliance. She reached into the glass case and placed both her hands on either side of the skull. An overwhelming power surged through her body.
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New Futuristic/Fantasy eBook for Review: Nadir (The Samsara Chronicles Book 2) by Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley

Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley will be touring June 1 – August 31 with Nadir, Book 2 in The Samsara Chronicles series. Aislinn, directed by circumstance to meet her past and future soul mate, Dylan Young, begins to understand the daunting task awaiting her. In order to save Earth, she and Dylan must open the portal, the celestial gateway that will allow salvation of Earth’s chosen. Facing opposition at every step from a world plunged into chaos, they have until midnight, December 31st, to reach their destination. Book Excerpt: A harsh green shaft suddenly burst from the ceiling and aggressively chased the spheres into the corners of the room.
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New Futuristic Fantasy eBook for Review: EOS (The Samsara Chronicles Book 1) by Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley

Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley will be touring June 1 – August 31 with EOS, Book 1 in The Samsara Chronicles series. Guided by mystical beings, a human mother bears a daughter of alien royalty, Aislinn, destined to champion the future of two worlds. Book Excerpt: Sometime in the future… Seanna snuggled against the pillows and drifted off, the background sounds of Blake in the shower a receding whisper. She felt herself sinking into cottonwool silence, her head spinning beyond the effects of the single glass of Merlot she had at dinner. Embraced by a warm spectral breeze, her hair billowed in an auburn veil. Invisible hands gently directed
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New Christian Fiction for Review: Betrayal and Forgiveness by Linda Armstrong-Miller

Linda Armstrong-Miller will be touring June 4 – July 27 with her Christian Fiction novel, Betrayal and Forgiveness. In the Bible, the Lord asked that we not make promises unless we are sure that we can keep them. Lisa made a promise and has done everything in her power to keep that promise. a lesson her father needed to learn. Before he was able to practice keeping his promise, he lost the love of his daughter, his best friend, and he was about to lose the love of his son. Time was running out for all of them, but they didn’t know it. Book Excerpt: Lisa opened the front
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New Family/Relationships/Parenting Book for Review: Your Daughter Needs a Hero by Maria C. Furlough

Maria C. Furlough will be touring June 4 – 22 with her family/relationships/parenting book, Your Daughter Needs a Hero. What drives teenage girls? What tempts them? What causes their insecurities? More importantly, what can parents do to make a difference in their lives? Author Maria Furlough battled self-image and self-esteem issues as a teenager, and in Your Daughter Needs a Hero she uses a mix of personal stories and years of experience counseling teenage girls in youth ministry to show parents what their teenage daughters are going through and how best to help them. Furlough explains how things such as fad diets, the media, and pornography influence a teen
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New Christian History Book for Review: ‘John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty by Mary-Elaine Swanson

Mary-Elaine Swanson has done an invaluable service for this and subsequent generations by resurrecting awareness and presenting an accurate knowledge of John Locke and his reasoning through an uncensored view of his life, writings, and incalculable influence on America. John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty will help Americans understand the importance of Locke’s thinking for American constitutionalism today. You will learn the real meaning of the “law of nature” as it was embraced in Colonial America and the separation of church and state embraced in the Constitution. The founding fathers looked to Locke as the source of many of their ideas. Thomas Jefferson considered Locke as one of the
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New Contemporary Women’s Fiction for Review: Dream Lover by Suzanne Jenkins

Suzanne Jenkins will be touring July, August & September 2012 with her women’s fiction novel, Dream Lover, Book 3 in the Pam of Babylon series. The third book in the Pam of Babylon series, Dream Lover is a compilation of character studies of the women and one man who Jack Smith left behind. Slowly, they make their way to the Long Island village of Babylon for an audience with his widow. No longer in denial and stronger than she thought possible, Pam Smith is able to confront the horror of her marriage in its totality as she draws a new picture of the man she was married to. The
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New Contemporary Women’s Fiction for Review: Don’t You Forget About Me by Suzanne Jenkins

Suzanne Jenkins will be touring July, August & September 2012 with her women’s fiction novel, Don’t You Forget About Me, Book 2 in the Pam of Babylon series. When charming, seemingly devoted Jack Smith dies, his wife and his two girlfriends are astonished to learn that they were not the only love of his life, and that, in fact, Jack was a rogue who was carrying on secret affairs with other women. Shattered by grief and stunned by Jack’s betrayals, these three women, Pam Smith, Marie Fabian, and Sandra Benson, find themselves suddenly thrown together. They could have despised one another, jealously guarding their private memories of their time
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New Contemporary Women’s Fiction for Review: Pam of Babylon by Suzanne Jenkins

Suzanne Jenkins will be touring July, August & September 2012 with her women’s fiction novel, Pam of Babylon, Book 1 in the Pam of Babylon series. Pam Smith lives a charmed life as a well-to-do Babylon, N.Y., homemaker in a large house by the water. In her 50s with her children grown, Pam is happy with her exemplary husband Jack. After he has a heart attack on the subway, however, she finds out more than she ever wanted to know about Jack. Pam must confront a series of revelations that unmask a life she realizes she only thought she knew, and the losses and disappointments she discovers give color
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New Romantic Short Stories for Review: The Bathroom Book of Romance – Book 1 by Barry Eva

Barry Eva will be touring June 4 – 22 2012 with his romantic short stories, The Bathroom Book of Romance – Book 1. This compilation, the first in a series of books with short stories, is short enough to read over a cup of tea or coffee, or whenever you have some time to yourself, yet long enough to bring a tear to your eye or a smile to your face. In fact some people call them “bathroom stories” as that might be the only place you get five minutes peace and quiet to yourself. 73 pages You can visit the author’s website at www.romance2read.com. If you would like
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New Mystery for Review: Artists & Thieves by Linda Schroeder

Linda Schroeder will be touring June 4 – July 27 2012 with her mystery novel, Artists & Thieves. Winner of the 2011 San Diego Book Awards, Action/Suspense category. Where there is art, there are thieves. Mai Ling is both. Artist by day, thief by night, she recovers stolen art for Interpol. It’s  a business, not a passion, until her beloved grandfather reveals a family secret that is also a destiny. He is duty-bound to return to China an especially precious bowl which belonged to his ancestor. Mai must steal it for him. But Mai Ling is not the only one after the bowl. Four others plan to extract the
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New Children’s Chapter Book for Review: ‘Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage’ by Nancy Stewart for May/June 2012

Award-winning children’s author, Nancy Stewart, is touring May 14 – June 15, 2012 with her children’s chapter book, Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage. All Katrina Simpkins longs to be is a normal girl. Because she must wear prosthesis as a leg, she feels anything but. When she meets and befriends Winter, the tailless dolphin, at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, everything changes, including Katrina’s whole life. 45 Pages If you would like to review Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage, please email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. PDF available now. Printed copies available soon!


New Christian Historical Fiction for Review: The Love of Divena by Kay Marshall Strom

Kay Marshall Strom will be touring October 1 – 26 with her Christian historical fiction novel, Beside The Love of Divena. India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. “Why are we Hindus instead of Christians?” her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked. “Because we are Indian,” said Shridula. So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families. Excerpt: The
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New Christian Historical Fiction for Review: Beside Two Rivers by Rita Gerlach

THIS TOUR IS NOW BOOKED. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS AND TOUR HOSTS! Rita Gerlach will be touring November 5 – 23 with her Christian historical fiction novel, Beside Two Rivers. Eliza Morgan’s daughter seeks to unravel a lifetime of memories and the absence of her parents, unaware that the young Englishman who loves her holds the answers. Her search takes her far from her beloved home along the Potomac, to a manor house in faraway England. Will she discover the secrets of the past and be reunited with the most important people in her life? Will Hayward and Eliza find peace and reconciliation? Will Darcy’s faith sustain her
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New Chick Lit Mystery for Review: The Mamacita Murders by Debra Mares

Debra Mares will be touring June 4 – 22 with her chick lit mystery, The Mamacita Murders. When Laura, a seventeen year old key witness goes missing during trial, Assistant Prosecutor Gaby Ruiz is called to action. Ruiz investigates the sexual assault on Laura, who is left for dead in a motel in a drug- and gang-ridden community. Did Clown, Laura’s boyfriend, try to kill her when she tried to leave the Lincoln Gang’s prostitution ring or – did a random assailant ransack Laura’s room and assault her or – or did law enforcement try to kill Laura to protect one of their own?  The investigation twists from the
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New Mystery Romance for Review: Last of the Seals by Greg Messel

Greg Messel will be touring June 4 – July 27 with his mystery romance Last of the Seals. The year is 1957 in San Francisco. Sam Slater is a lifetime minor league baseball player for the San Francisco Seals. The Seals have just one more season left as San Francisco is about to become a major league city. The Giants are coming to town in 1958 and the Seals will be displaced. Sam has come to the end of his baseball career and is going to join the private detective agency of his best friend. When his friend is brutally murdered, Sam must go it alone and try to
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New Paranormal Romance for Review: The Claimed by Caridad Pineiro

Caridad Pineiro will be touring June 4 – 22 with her paranormal romance, The Claimed. Victoria Johnson loves her life. She’s her own boss in a quaint beachside town, and has great friends who keep her grounded. If only they knew who she really is: an heiress to an ancient race who possesses astonishing superhuman powers. It’s Victoria’s duty to restore her clan of Light Hunters to their former glory by choosing the perfect mate. In Christopher Sombrosa, she just may have found him. Strong, smart, and successful, Christopher exudes a powerful energy. Their connection is sensual, irresistible-and forbidden. A member of the Shadow Hunter clan, Christopher has defied
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New Nonfiction Book for Review: 1001 First Lines by Scarlett Archer

Scarlett Archer will be touring June 4 – 22 with her nonfiction book, 1001 First Lines. Have you ever wondered which novels contain the most famous opening lines? Or how the writers of Science Fiction compare to those of Romance? Now you can compare for yourself, with 1001 of the best and worst First Lines from fifteen genres. 1001 First Lines is for the writers and the readers of the world, providing inspiration and instruction. Purchasing the paperback gives you a checklist of titles to tick off as you go! Visit her website at www.scarlettarcher.com or her book blog at www.101firstlines.wordpress.com. If you would like to review 1001 First
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New Mystery for Review: A Darkly Hidden Truth by Donna Fletcher Crow

Donna Fletcher will be touring May 1 – 25 with her mystery novel, A Darkly Hidden Truth. Felicity can’t possibly help Father Antony find the valuable missing icon. She’s off to become a nun. Then her impossible mother turns up unexpectedly. And a good friend turns up murdered. . . Breathtaking chase scenes, mystical worship services, dashes through remote waterlogged landscapes keep the pages turning. Felicity learns the wisdom of holy women from today and ages past and Antony explores the arcane rites of the Knights Hospitaller. But what good will any of that do them if Felicity can’t save Antony’s life? You can visit her website at www.donnafletchercrow.com.
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New African American Fiction for Review: Just Beneath the Surface by R.H. Ramsey

R.H. Ramsey will be touring May 1 – 25 with her African American fiction novel, Just Beneath the Surface. When Kendall Berkely takes a look in the mirror, she not only desperately wants to run away from the stranger staring back at her; but she also knows that her days are numbered. She can feel it in her bones, and has the bruises to prove it. To make matters worse, Kendall will soon discover that her seventeen year old daughter, Diamond is on a path nearly just as dangerous. After the demise of the family unit she once knew, a distracted mother, and being forced to accept a new
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New Political Memoir for Review: Back Channel: The Kennedy Years by William Bertram MacFarland

William Bertram MacFarland will be touring May 1 – 25 with his political memoir, Back Channel: The Kennedy Years. This the first book of a remarkable memoir of a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Known familiarly as Bertie Mac, he reported directly to the President and his office was in the West Wing of the White House. Prior to achieving that position, he had been betrayed by his own government – the United States – and handed over to the Soviets. He was tortured in the Lubyanka prison in Moscow before being covertly rescued by two high ranking Soviet Generals who wanted to convey information directly to
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New Book for Review: Super Luke Faces His Bully

Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell is touring in May 2012 with her Christian children’s book, Super Luke Faces His Bully. Super Luke Faces His Bully is a fun loving adventure spoken straight from the heart of a super-sweet eight-year-old bully victim, Luke Giggleheart. The Word of God is used as a lens to examine some of the issues that can make a person act like either a bully or a victim. During this adventure, Luke, our tender-hearted bully victim, learns about fear, being courageous and getting adults to help, while praying for his enemies. Book excerpt: Getting back to growing pains, my most humongous pain was when Bulldog Jones, the
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New Suspense Novel for Review: Dark Side of Valor by Alicia Singleton

Alicia Singleton will be back June 4 – August 24 with her suspense novel, Dark Side of Valor.  If you didn’t get a chance to review/host her last February now is the chance to host her in June, July or August.  Alicia is the one to watch in the suspense genre! Child advocate Lelia Freeman saves children for a living. As the director of ChildSafe Shelters, she ventures to abandoned squats and crackhouses to rescue teens from the hellish streets of Los Angeles. When she is summoned to Washington to serve on a committee that aids the children of a war-torn African nation, Lelia is kidnapped and becomes a
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New Suspense Thriller for Review: Visions of You by C.Y. Bourgeois

C.Y. Bourgeois will be touring May 1 – 18 2012 with her suspense thriller, Visions of You. Shelby Leight is a wise-cracking, lighthearted teenager, looking forward to a fun-filled senior year in high school.  She already knows the pain of losing a loved one, but has worked her way through the grief to come out on the other side. Then, in the fall of 1975, in the sleepy, picturesque town of Palmer Alaska, the unthinkable happens.  There’s a serial killer on the hunt and one of Shelby’s best friends has disappeared. The sudden loss of her friend in such a violent manner awakens something in her, an ability to
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