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New Health/Fitness Book for Review: Age Re-Defined by Robert F. Henry

Robert F. Henry will be touring April 1 – May 31 with his health & fitness book, Age Re-Defined. We are looking for reviews (EBOOK ONLY – PLEASE SPECIFY IF YOU NEED THE MOBI OR EPUB), interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book trailer reveals, Q&A Video spotlights (you send questions, he answers them in a video mentioning your blog, you post the video), book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and which date would work for you when inquiring. Your state of health, how you feel, and how you look are more within your control than you think – even in
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New Paranormal Suspense for Review: Terminus by Joshua Graham

Joshua Graham will be touring April 1 – May 31 with his paranormal suspense, Terminus. 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 which date would work for you when inquiring. How far must an angel fall to find his destiny? Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resigns his commission with the Angel Forces after a tedious century of gathering souls. Immediately, another division recruits him with the promise of a more rewarding career, and issues his initial assignments: To bring down a few
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New Paranormal Thriller for Review: The Spellcaster’s Grimoire by Mark All

Mark All will be touring May 6 – 31 with his paranormal thriller, The Spellcaster’s Grimoire. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book trailer reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and which date would work for you when inquiring.  For reviewers, please mention which you would prefer – paper or ebook. Bestselling witchcraft author Trish Sinclair has a shameful secret: she’s a lousy spellcaster, and the spells in her books belong to others. So when a dying warlock entrusts her with an ancient and powerful grimoire, she runs for her life from his murderer, psychotic
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New Fantasy for Review: Search for the Lost Realm by Kraig Dafoe

Kraig Dafoe will be touring April 1 – May 31 with his fantasy adventure novel, Search for the Last Realm. 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 when inquiring. Search for the lost realm is an epic journey in which a young man named Varan wants to find a power which has been missing from the world of Kantania for thousands of years. Varan sets out but soon discovers his true mission is to save the worlds creator from a spiritual bond placed upon him by the powerful demon, Eldrok. From
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New YA Fantasy for Review: Wondertown by Mac Fallows

Mac Fallows will be touring March 4 – 27 with his young adult fantasy novel, Wondertown. 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 when inquiring. REVIEWERS PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN EBOOK FORMAT.  IF YOU AGREE TO REVIEW, YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPTION OF HAVING A FREE SOUNDTRACK CD SENT TO YOU WHICH ONLY INCLUDES THE MUSIC THAT WAS ESPECIALLY COMPOSED FOR THIS BOOK.  WONDERTOWN IS A NEW KIND OF BOOK FOR ADVENTUROUS READERS 12 AND UP.  IT INCLUDES A FULL-LENGTH FANTASY NOVEL, TWELVE ORIGINAL SONGS – EACH
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New Inspirational Fantasy for Review: Revelation: The Return of Mr. Breeze by Morrie Richfield

Morrie Richfield will be touring March 4 – May 31 with his inspirational fantasy, Revelation: The Return of Mr. Breeze. This tour is part of a $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash Giveaway.   We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest blogging spots, first chapter reveals, book trailer reveals, book spotlights (cut and paste – easier for you!) or something new we’re offering – a Q & A video of the author answering questions we send him especially for his tour (using YouTube code). This book is available in both paperback and ebook formats. Please let us know which format you prefer when inquiring. Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael
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New Paranormal Crime Thriller for Review: Grim by Joseph Spencer

Joseph Spencer will be touring May 6 – June 28 with his paranormal crime thriller, Grim. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book trailer reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author when inquiring. In a gritty town rife with organized crime, dirty cops and corrupt politicians, Detective Adam White stands alone as the people’s symbol of justice and hope for a brighter future.  He’s cracked the biggest cases, and stood up to the crime families who’ve torn apart Prairieville with their power struggles. He’s gorgeous, humble and incorruptible; a crime fighter so pure that the locals
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New Self-Help Book for Review: Lifetime of Achievement by Jordan Maylea Ramirez

Jordan Maylea Ramirez will be touring March 4 – April 26 with her self-help book, Lifetime of Achievement. 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 when inquiring. There are too many people going through life content with mediocrity.  People going to jobs they hate, to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. People who are dreading Monday, looking forward to hump day and praying for Friday; and let’s not even talk about those two weeks of paid vacation… those are gold! How long have we been this
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New Childrens/Middle Grade Book for Review: The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp by Paul A. Barra

Paul A. Barra will be touring March 4 – 29 with his children’s/middle grade novel, The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp.  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 when inquiring. In this middle-grade mystery-adventure, a twelve-year-old girl discovers a grave injustice in the 1980s South when a neighbor is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Penny must find the courage to use her unique gift – her uncanny ability to foresee the future – to thwart a crazed desperado and find a treasure that will prove her neighbor’s innocence. Poor Penelope
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New Self-Help/Self-Management Book For Review: Past Tense-365 Daily Tools for Putting Stress Behind You For Good

Shawn Kilgarin will be touring February 4 – April 26 with her self-help/self-management book, Past Tense: 365 Daily Tools for Putting Stress Behind You For Good. This tour is part of a huge 3 month Kindle Fire HD promotional tour. All blog hosts are eligible to win. When requesting this book, please give us your Twitter name as you will be included on the Rafflecopter entry form (more hits for you!). Also let us know whether you prefer paperback or ebook. Stress Relief is right here, in your hands. Are you tense and need a break? You will love this book! Open it to any page on any day.
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New Christian Contemporary Novel for Review: ‘The Moses Quilt’ by Kathi Macias

Kathi Macias is touring in February with her Christian contemporary novel, The Moses Quilt. The Moses Quilt is a contemporary novel that bridges racial and generational divides. With a realistic and compassionate look into a twenty-first-century dilemma, multiple award-winning author Kathi Macias introduces readers to a confused and apprehensive young woman, Mazie Hartford. Facing major decisions about the love of her life and her future, she must also wrestle with a nagging question about her family’s past. She finds the answer to her questions in a most unexpected way—her great-grandmother’s Moses quilt. As her great-grandmother begins to explain how each patch represents a story of courage and freedom, Mazie
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New Nonfiction eBook for Review: Going for Excelsior: Thriving in Seniorhood by Wayne Hatford

Wayne Hatford will be touring February 4 – March 28 with his nonfiction, Going for Excelsior: Thriving in Seniorhood. What if you were as savvy as you could possibly be in matters of aging and, therefore, really soar, breeze through the final chapters of your life with flying colors? The ‘senior’ experience, through only the most constructive and creative of lenses! Going for Excelsior” offers practical suggestions for successfully negotiating Seniorhood, a blueprint for active living ~ how to embrace where you’re at in your life, find hidden gems, turn up the voltage. Thriving in Seniorhood is about going beyond what’s expected or being directed at you by the
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New Historical Fiction for Review: ‘The Man from 2063’ by Jack Duffy

Jack Duffy will be touring February 15 – 28 with his historical fiction, The Man from 2063. I knew it. I knew it, he repeated to himself. A conspiracy. But who had planned the murder? Was Lee Harvey Oswald even involved? If only one could go back in time and solve the mystery. I have to pursue this, he told himself. Someone has to find out the truth once and for all. On November 22, 2063 a new film finally proves a conspiracy was involved in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Sean Zumwalt dares to go back in time to alter the course of world history and
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New Young Adult Fantasy/Time Travel for Review: Keeper of the Black Stones by P.T. McHugh

P.T. McHugh will be touring February 15 – March 15 with his young adult fantasy/time travel, Keeper of the Black Stones. Jason Evans, a shy, introverted high school freshman, thought that his mundane life was all there was – girls, golf, physics, and the occasional bully. Until he found out about the secrets his grandfather had been keeping from him … a set of stones that allowed them to jump through time … a maniacal madman who used the stones to shape history to his liking … and Jason’s role as one of the few people in the world who could stop that man. Against impossible odds, a fourteen-year-old
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New Thriller for Review: Buzzard Bay by Bob Ferguson

Bob Ferguson will be touring February 4 – 28 with his thriller, Buzzard Bay. The tale begins on a cold winter night in a remote area of Canada. Five assassins surround an old farm house. They have already made four kills and this one seems as routine as the others. But then a dog barks and the murderous plan is suddenly disrupted. In a breathless chase over the next two days, three of the assassins lie dead, including their leader. Eventually, the only assassin to escape is a man named Henekie. He had vowed to kill the man they missed and knew someone who would be willing to pay
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New Suspense Novel For Review: Humanizing the Jaguar by Monica Daddio

Monica Daddio will be touring January 7-25 with her suspense novel, Humanizing the Jaguar. How do you tame the untamable? Bryan Wharton has been through more than any child should bear, leaving him emotionally scarred. When his new family proves to him that love and encouragement do exist, Bryan pursues his only dream. With the friendship and support of a few boys from school, they succeed in making their wild fantasies of becoming rock stars a reality. Through their hard work they rise to fame, while Bryan’s confident, cocky attitude generates animosity within the group. After a particularly grueling ordeal, he meets a young woman who captivates him in
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New American History Book for Review: The Abraham Man by R. Gregory Lande

Dr. Gregory Lande is touring in February with his American history book, The Abraham Man: Madness, Malingering and The Development of Medical Testimony. The mere mention of the insanity defense guarantees a lively debate. Opponents of the defense cite the loss of criminal culpability while proponents argue just as passionately that the insanity defense is the ultimate act of compassion. The protagonists would probably be quite surprised to learn that the same basic concerns consumed Americans in the nineteenth century. One factor – The Abraham Man – sowed the seeds of confusion and controversy that united the past with the present. Some of the most celebrated civil and criminal
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New Young Adult Paranormal Romance for Review: Soul Control by C. Elizabeth

C. Elizabeth will be touring February 4 – 28 with her young adult paranormal romance, Soul Control. “Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil.” Words that ring true for seventeen-year-old Saydi Gardiner upon discovering her ancestry.  But if she has doubts, further confirmation is forthcoming and it comes in the form of a wickedly gorgeous Nathanael Braxton, when he steals her heart and cuddles into her sole – the last place the boy should be. Nineteen-year-old Nathanael’s unrelenting good looks aren’t the only thing that make him dangerous – and he knows it!  However, his caring human side struggles with a loyalty – a loyalty that binds him to the
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New Children’s Picture Book for Review: Gary’s Gray World by Ryan J. Cunningham

Ryan J. Cunningham will be touring in January 2013 with the children’s picture book, Gary’s Gray World. When Gary’s father is too busy to play, a scary moment at the baseball field brings his dad rushing to the park to rescue him. But instead the two discover that making time for each other is the most important thing in a father and son relationship. 37 pages Visit Gary online at http://imagination-inspiration.webs.com If you would like to review Gary’s Gray World or host Gary in another way, please fill out the form below or email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. Limited number of review copies available. Deadline for inquiries is December
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New Thriller for Review: Plague by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard

H.W. “Buzz” Bernard will be touring January 2 – February 28 with his thriller, Plague. Deep in the secret recesses of a Cold War lab, the Russians created tons of deadly bio-weapons.  Now, decades later, a protege of that Russian research is about to release weaponized Ebola into the heart of the South’s most iconic city: Atlanta, where the symbols of American “decadence” range from a happily diverse population to the Coca-Cola museum and CNN headquarters. A preliminary test of the horrifying virus demonstrates the unspeakable suffering of its victims–and alerts the Centers for Disease Control that a terrible pandemic is in the making.  CDC Virologist Dr. Dwight Butler
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New YA Fantasy for Review: Grand Theft Magic by Richard Blunt

Richard Blunt will be touring December 3 – March 15 with his YA fantasy, Lucas Trent 3: Grand Theft Magic. After a field trip suddenly turns into a near catastrophe Lucas and the others shift into high gear to avenge their injured friend. But when an unexpected foe arrives at the scene they quickly find themselves in a life or death situation that not even their extraordinary skills can solve. Realizing that they have bitten off more than they can chew Lucas desperately starts looking for trustworthy allies, just to find out once again that things are never as easy as they appear at first. Can they survive the
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New Political Thriller eBook for Review: Executive Command by Gary Grossman

Gary Grossman will be touring December 3 – February 28 with his political thriller, Executive Command. The clock is ticking down to an attack on America’s most vulnerable natural resource:  Water. Our nation’s water resources are high on terrorist target lists, but low on America’s consciousness.     Water sources are largely unprotected, providing open access to any enemy with chemicals and biotoxins. So far we’ve been lucky. But that luck won’t last. This is the all-too-real-and-present danger facing President Morgan Taylor and Secret Service Agent Scott Roarke as they desperately try to prevent hell-bent terrorists from destroying America and its infrastructure city by city, and state by state. Fact-based in
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New Historical Fiction ebook for Review: Reconstructing Jackson by Holly Bush

Holly Bush will be touring January 2 – 25 with her historical romance ebook, Reconstructing Jackson. 1867 . . . Southern lawyer and Civil War veteran, Reed Jackson, returns to his family’s plantation in a wheelchair. His father deems him unfit, and deeds the Jackson holdings, including his intended bride, to a younger brother. Angry and bitter, Reed moves west to Fenton, Missouri, home to a cousin with a successful business, intending to start over. Belle Richards, a dirt poor farm girl aching to learn how to read, cleans, cooks and holds together her family’s meager property. A violent brother and a drunken father plot to marry her off,
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New Romantic Suspense for Review: Absolute Obstruction by C. Elizabeth

C. Elizabeth will be touring December 3 – January 11 with her romantic suspense, Absolute Obstruction. Being lonely isn’t anything new for 45 year old Rose Terrance.  After all, that’s what she signed up for when she married beautiful, 33 year old movie star, Michael Terrance and in spite of her loneliness, their love stays strong.  However, their love, nor Michael’s vehement overprotectiveness, can shield Rose from a threat that is beyond Michael’s comprehension, one that annihilates his heart and lines his soul with guilt. Michael has murderous intentions that lead him to a place he has already asked Rose to forgive him for, taking the phrase “I would
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New Drama Fiction eBook for Review: The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose by J.W. Nicklaus

J.W. Nicklaus will be touring December 3 – 14 with his drama fiction, The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose. Once a small-town success and happy family man, Hagren Roose finds his slide backwards at once abrupt and wrenching. His small-town mentality sets him on a journey of his own making, of which he has no control—and only he can atone for. Book Excerpt: Witnessing the almost comical fall from grace of a fellow drunkard provided a good reason to chew a little more on these words from his dying father. The words had rolled through his thoughts so often they surely could have become a grand roadside attraction, the World’s
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New Nonfiction for Review: Vampire of Macondo by Deborah Dupre

Deborah Dupre will be touring December 3 – March 15 with her nonfiction, Vampire of Macondo, Life, Crimes, Curses in South Louisiana on the Gulf of Blood That  Powerful Forces Do Not Want You to Know (Duprevent Publishing). The untold story of psychopathic genocide of Americans by the petrochemical military industrial complex, of how BP’s Deepwater Horizon catastrophe has sickened and killed thousands of people on the Gulf of Mexico Coast and government covered it up. Hear heart-rending cries of the victims. Read thoroughly documented evidence of crimes by Big Oil, the military, the seafood and tourism industries, health care providers, and corrupt government leaders. See the facts backed
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New Memoir for Review: French Illusions by Linda Kovic-Skow & Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Linda Kovic -Skow will be touring December 3 – March 15 with her memoir, French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley. In the summer of 1979, twenty-one-year-old Linda Kovic contracts to become an au pair for an wealthy French family in the Loire Valley. To secure the position, she pretends to speak the language, fully aware her deception will be discovered once she arrives at her destination. Based on the author’s diary, French Illusions captures Linda’s fascinating and often challenging real-life story inside and outside the Château de Montclair. The over-bearing, Madame Dubois, her accommodating husband, Monsieur Dubois, and their two children are
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New Historical Fiction for Review: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Melanie Benjamin will be touring February 4 – 28 with her historical fiction, The Aviator’s Wife (Bantam Dell/Random House). For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has stood in the shadows of those around her, including her millionaire father and vibrant older sister, who often steals the spotlight. Then Anne, a college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. There she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the celebrated aviator has scarcely noticed her. But
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New History/American Politics Book for Review: The Federalist Papers by Kyle Scott

Kyle Scott, PhD will be touring December 3rd through March 15th, 2013  with his History/American Politics Book, The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide. The Federalist Papers constitute a key document in the understanding of the American government. Written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, these 85 texts were published between 1787 and 1788 to convince the state of New York to ratify the Constitution. Today, the Papers are studied in courses on American government, American political thought, and constitutional law. However, the size and organization of the full text, notwithstanding its complex political concepts and context, make it difficult for students to apprehend. The Reader’s Guide will
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New Science Fiction Thriller for Review: Spectra by Joanne Elder

Joanne Elder will be touring November 5 – 30 with her science fiction/thriller, Spectra. SCI-FI THRILLER SPECTRA CONFRONTS THE ULTIMATE QUESTION WITH MYSTERY, INTRIGUE AND MODERN RESEARCH SPECTRA, the thought-provoking and potent sci-fi thriller debut from Joanne Elder (BESc, MESc, PEng), dramatically explores the age-old question of the existence of the human soul, with cutting-edge science to back it. Set against a backdrop of mystery, murder, betrayal, and extra-terrestrial life, SPECTRA tackles a host of cosmic issues, such as the terrible dangers of mankind’s materialistic and intellectual greed; life forms beyond our current comprehension; the deadly consequences of tampering with the essence of life; and, if the soul exists,
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