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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 Self-Help Book for Review: Anger Mastery: Get Angry, Get Happy by Kevin B. Burk + Nook 8HG Tablet Giveaway

Kevin B. Burk will be touring July 2 – August 24 with his self-help book, Anger Mastery: Get Angry, Get Happy. Author Kevin B. Burk wants to make you angry. Burk believes that getting angry is the first step to happiness, and his newest book, Anger Mastery: Get Angry, Get Happy shows you how. “Anger is like fire,” says Burk. “When you master it, it’s a powerful source of energy. If you don’t master it, however, it can be dangerous and destructive.” More importantly, Burk asserts, until you master your anger, other people will steal your energy, your power, and your ability to be happy. The Anger Mastery Process
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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: Tempest (The Samsara Chronicles – Book 5) by Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley

Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley will be touring June 1 – August 31 with Tempest, Book 5 in The Samsara Chronicles series. Narrowly escaping danger during their quest to acquire the talismans and suspected of multiple murders, Aislinn and Dylan endure harsh winter conditions to evade the military and corrupt human minions seeking to stop them from the opening of the portal. Book Excerpt: “I agree we can’t afford to lose any more men but it’s too late to do anything about it now,” Garring said. “We’ve lost two good cops. Tomorrow we’ll probably lose more. Anger won’t help matters.” He retrieved a manila file precariously perched on his
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New Futuristic/Fantasy eBook for Review: Itineras (The Samsara Chronicles – Book 4) by Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley

Diana Kemp and Gabriella Bradley will be touring June 1 – August 31 with Itineras, Book 4 in The Samsara Chronicles series. No longer safe in Burnaby, Aislinn and Dylan are directed to visit her parents on Boxing Day where they meet an Italian orphan, Angelica. Aislinn recognizes her soul sister from her home world, Nirvana. Guided by an escort in the guise of an eagle, Aislinn and Dylan continue their quest to gather the talismans. Book Excerpt: Aislinn gasped. Dylan’s hand rested on his weapon, his jaw twitching with anger, but he remained motionless. Li stepped back and shuffled to the end of the counter. The leader continued
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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 Horror/Gothic Fiction Book for Review: Morgan Hall by Bo Briar

Bo Briar will be touring July 16-September 14, 2012 with her horror/gothic fiction novel, Morgan Hall! Love never dies, and revenge never sleeps in Morgan Hall… Morgan Hall, a desolate country estate, has been in Lady Christie Morgan’s family for almost 400 years. A family cursed by eternal tragedy, and now Christie is the last Morgan. Apparitions appear, sparking a chain of horrifying occurrences involving Christie and the two men who love her: Anthony Longfield-Lothian and Tristan Ely. A saga of mystery and sordid family history weaves intrigue for the passionate love triangle. Past and present war as the secrets of three aristocratic families unfold – resurfacing in a
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New Fantasy/Science Fiction Book for Review: Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva

Nadia Scrieva will be touring May 14-July 13, 2012 with her fantasy/science fiction novel Drowning Mermaids! Deep under Arctic waters lies an ice kingdom carved into a glacier. Those who dwell within it possess magnificent biological secrets. Due to the dangers of impending war, the Princess of Adlivun is forced to flee her undersea utopia and regroup with her sisters in Alaska. Captain Trevain Murphy is a successful king crab fisherman who has spent his life building his empire above the sea, and knows nothing of the empire beneath it. When he meets a mysterious dancer whose father has just died, he extends kindness towards her, unaware of her
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New Fantasy/Science Fiction Book for Review: Fathoms of Forgiveness by Nadia Scrieva

Nadia Scrieva will be touring May 14-July 13, 2012 with her fantasy/science fiction novel, Fathoms of Forgiveness! There is no divorce in the undersea kingdom of Adlivun. Marriage is a bond that lasts until death—even if death comes in several centuries, and in that time your spouse happens to become your sworn enemy. This is the conflict that General Visola Ramaris faces when she learns that the mighty Vachlan is behind the attacks on her kingdom. She has sworn to protect Adlivun with her life, but long ago, she also swore to love and honor her husband… Visola must choose whether she will destroy Vachlan once and for all, or
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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: A Texan’s Choice by NY Times Bestselling Author Shelley Gray

Shelley Gray will be touring November 5 – 23 with her Christian historical fiction novel, A Texan’s Choice. When notorious outlaw Scout Proffitt wins a rundown ranch in west Texas, he expects to find the home he’s never had. Instead, he finds a run-down shack, a barn in dire straits…and a lovely woman who’s in no hurry to give up her ranch. When Scout discovers that Rosemarie has nowhere else to go, he   reluctantly allows her to stay with him for two weeks until she can find another home. But soon the locals get involved and insist they marry. Determined to do at least one thing right in his
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New Zombie Horror Novella for Review: Carnage Road by Gregory Lamberson

Gregory Lamberson will be touring May 7-25 with his zombie horror novella, Carnage Road! About Carnage Road Boone and Walker, the last two members of the Floating Dragons motorcycle gang in Buffalo, set out to re-discover America during the zombie apocalypse. Their odyssey takes them to Ohio, Kansas, Hollywood, and a last stand in Texas. Along the way they learn just what happens when the federal government ceases to exist, and it isn’t pretty. A tale of friendship and loyalty, Carnage Road is author Gregory Lamberson’s unforgettable ode to westerns, biker pictures, and the cinema of the living dead. If you would like to review Carnage Road by Gregory
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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 Multiple Personality Disorder Biography for Review: 22 Faces by Judy Byington

Judy Byington will be touring May 7-July 27 with her multiple personality disorder biography, 22 Faces! Referring to journals written throughout childhood, Twenty-Two Faces: Inside the Extraordinary Life of Jenny Hill and Her Twenty-Two Multiple Personalities documents how as a five year-old, Jenny overcomes ongoing abuse by turning to prayer while utilizing her alter states to compartmentalize trauma at the hands of a master mind-control programmer from Nazi Germany. After suffering deaths of a high school sweetheart, plus her only girlfriend, she somehow completes Army medic training, receives a nursing degree, prepares for a church mission and becomes a mother. Simultaneously led by sex-addict Head Alter J.J., intrepid alters
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New Young Adult Novel for Review: The Doorknob Society by MJ Fletcher

MJ Fletcher will be touring May 7-25 with his young adult novel, The Doorknob Society! Chloe Masters’s world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob. Illusions are part of Chloe’s everyday life, her father being a renowned magician, but how do you make sense of traveling through dimensions with the touch of a doorknob? There’s much for her to learn at the Paladin Academy, a school for her kind. What her kind is she would like to know. And who better to teach her then some of the characters that go there and belong to the various Societies. She makes a select group of friends
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New Christian Horror Novel for Review: Be Not Afraid by K.R. Morrison

K. R. Morrison will be touring May 7-25 with her Christian horror novel, Be Not Afraid! War is imminent. Evil has overtaken the world, although the world does not know it. God must intervene on the behalf of those who love Him, and a war is brewing that will decide supremacy. God’s plan unfolds, and His subjects must retain their faith in the midst of every evil the Father of Lies can throw at them. Lydia, because of her strong faith, is particularly seized upon by Vlad, a demonic vampire. He brings her to the brink of despair, unknowingly causing her to cling even harder to her Lord and
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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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