tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50353204974000063002024-03-16T17:14:52.173+00:00Stephanie JaneBooks, giveaways and crafty findsStephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comBlogger724125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-3404180280847951892023-12-14T08:00:00.020+00:002023-12-14T08:00:00.141+00:00Delaware from Railways to Freeways by Dave Tabler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/spotlight-book-tour-delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-first-state-second-phase-by-dave-tabler" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTHcAFOyU_PWy0dQ1SeJRZKiHo_WqRHr3waktfre6ypWVAOhNEUdHRIQewy8y1w8EcJqS5sr7FugNKWaCZ7TR15czzxySErB00S3aysLCT7yJ8u2QobJU9PO7v_j0aPs32Zz8j1zxsv9Jvm_LhWE7GS_M_UsTPvmcRR-9B-d1kfGFAxAmwasxylc2gxqb/w400-h400/delaware%20railways%20to%20freeways%20tour%20banner%20w%20button.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirur-Fnpsm_4qPwN19mqVVoUc6cxD5Vlp_AWbxvmoZ0vyauWcEPOlGojW-q6iyPACKYzqRW8vMmIMyC99l5Vgjb_QoOZMBXZvJSlySak3sMsMz8EhOl8kpFahlFW6IORzl-JCsIyg8uQp7bpdVSpEd5N2KRbcdWRt4ER0LRzGaFDNQEobqnUadTOEjvjQi/s3842/DE%20from%20RWYS%20to%20FWYS%20paperback%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3842" data-original-width="2969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirur-Fnpsm_4qPwN19mqVVoUc6cxD5Vlp_AWbxvmoZ0vyauWcEPOlGojW-q6iyPACKYzqRW8vMmIMyC99l5Vgjb_QoOZMBXZvJSlySak3sMsMz8EhOl8kpFahlFW6IORzl-JCsIyg8uQp7bpdVSpEd5N2KRbcdWRt4ER0LRzGaFDNQEobqnUadTOEjvjQi/w494-h640/DE%20from%20RWYS%20to%20FWYS%20paperback%20cover.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways / First State, Second Phase</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">by Dave Tabler</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Adult Non-Fiction</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">, 110 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: American History, Colonial</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Dave Tabler</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><u>Publication Date</u>:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Nov 1, 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> G. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">None needed. Works for all audiences</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tqj7opsWAnI?si=feF-Ypm31cJ2FiPM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">"</span><span color="windowtext"><strong>Delaware from Railroads to Freeways</strong> by Dave Tabler is a visually stunning book that takes readers on a captivating journey through Delaware's 19th-century history. With engaging narrative and stunning graphics that seem to leap off the page, this book provides an immersive and enthralling reading experience as Tabler chronicles the rich history of Delaware. This is his second installment of a three-part series on the history of Delaware – the First State.... For Delaware natives and enthusiasts, this is probably one of the best-illustrated background books of Delaware's 19</span><span color="windowtext">th</span><span color="windowtext">-century history as you can find about the First State. It is truly a captivating book.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em> <strong>--</strong></span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;"> AuthorsReading</span></strong><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span color="windowtext">"Dave Tabler’s</span> <strong><span color="windowtext">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</span></strong> <span color="windowtext">is a fascinating history text covering important sites and artifacts from the first state.</span><span color="windowtext"> The book includes a wealth of historical and social insights into the production techniques and ultimate significance behind the early Delaware artifacts and events it covers. It makes note of the geographical importance of certain buildings and landscapes as well. Detailed images appear on each page of the book alongside brief, evocative descriptions of their meaning and significance. The result is an involving pictorial history of the evolution of Delaware, complemented by distinguishing coverage of the development of the state’s transportation infrastructure."</span></em><strong style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;"> </em>-- Foreword Reviews</strong><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span color="windowtext">"Tabler’s second entry in a trilogy covering the history of Delaware rides the rails into the First State’s storied past, covering the tumultuous yet prosperous 19th century and the dawn of the 20th, that era of iron, steam, Civil War, suffragettes, technical marvels, and surprises both fun—like the history of scrapple, or the suspender-and-pants rig known as a “breeches buoy” used to rescue mariners—to the morbid, like public whipping posts or the jolting tale of a child’s corpse being sent through the mail. The stories of trends, people, and material goods that Tabler highlights, in short and inviting bursts of text, are interesting and well buttressed by the copious illustrations." </span></em><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>-- <em style="position: relative;">Booklife</em></strong></span><br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #0f1111;">"</span><span color="windowtext">The contents are entertaining and varied, offering glimpses of little-known aspects of American history, from Colonial-era enmity between Whigs and Tories to inventions such as the Manby mortar, a cannon-like device used in rescuing people from sinking ships, to a bartending goose.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">" </em>-</span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">- Kirkus Reviews</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"> <br /><em style="position: relative;">"</em></span><em style="position: relative;"><span color="windowtext"><strong>Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong> is the second book in a series that began with</span></em> <em style="position: relative;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3PxwXnn" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span color="windowtext">Delaware Before the Railroads</span></a></strong></em> <span color="windowtext"></span><em style="position: relative;"><span color="windowtext">and whose planned conclusion is</span></em> <strong><span color="windowtext"><em style="position: relative;">Delaware from Freeways to e-Ways</em>.</span></strong> <em style="position: relative;"><span color="windowtext">In his preface, author Dave Tabler touts the advent of the railroad, saying that it “ushered in a prosperous era for the First State” due to Delaware’s “strategic location” on the Delaware Bay. The book is mostly photographs, all of which are vibrant and compelling and include objects that would not be present in most histories of the state, such as John Jones’s adjustable peach sorter: an 1874 invention that revolutionized peach sorting. Or the crawlspace in the home of Quaker couple Daniel and Mary Corbit, in which they hid a fugitive slave in 1845. Tabler’s captions are bite-sized yet satisfying, offering readers a plethora of history without making them feel overworked. ...</span><span color="windowtext">More a coffee-table book than a proper history, Dave Tabler’s</span> <strong style="color: black;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</strong> <span color="windowtext">is a worthy read for any devotee of Delaware’s past.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em> </span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">-- Indie Reader</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"> <br /><em style="position: relative;">"</em></span><em style="position: relative;"><strong><span color="windowtext">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</span></strong> <span color="windowtext">offers readers a captivating journey through Delaware’s lesser-known history. It is an excellent choice for those who relish reading about unusual facts and harbor a passion for history, even if it occasionally leans toward trivia. This book provides a valuable contribution to understanding Delaware’s rich heritage.</span></em><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em><em style="position: relative;"> </em></span><strong><span style="color: #0f1111;">-- Literary Titan</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><strong><em style="position: relative;">Delaware from Railways to Freeways</em></strong> covers eye-opening information about the region and its residents from 1800 to 1907. Laying out a captivating journey through pictures and offering up little-known anecdotes, entertainingly educational stories, and a comprehensive deep dive, Tabler gives insightful commentary on inventions, contributors to society, and transformative technology. History lovers of all ages will immensely enjoy this trove of 19th-century lore.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46QYxC3" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/1143809720" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Delaware-from-Railways-Freeways/Dave-Tabler/9798987000632?id=8974876766666" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BAM</a><br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/20239943" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> ~ <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-dave-tabler/20239943" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookShop </a>~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/delaware-from-railways-to-freeways-first-state-second-phase-by-dave-tabler" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/183316898-delaware-from-railways-to-freeways" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview with Dave Tabler</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Have you ever been on any sports teams? If so, what sport?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I lettered on the varsity tennis team in high school. I tried wrestling but was no good at it. I tried track but got shin splints. I was never that interested in big team sports. No wonder I ended up loving writing and photography! Just as in tennis, you can sometimes opt to work with another person in a two-person unit (editors), but much of the time you’re on your own. Sports participation is a great way to learn self-discipline. When you’re out on the court playing singles, there is no hiding. You've either prepared or you haven’t, and it shows immediately. Sports training also showed me how to deal with losing, and how to deal with coming back from being in a dip, both of which occur to writers and photographers.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Who is the author you most admire in your genre?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">That would be Dr. John A. Munroe, who to this day is one of Delaware’s most respected historians. He taught history at the University of Delaware for over 6 decades. The university recognized his deep influence on generations of students by conferring on him the title of H. Rodney Sharp Professor of History. His writings were accurate, authoritative, dependable, and at the same time informative and entertaining. He is remembered as a gentleman scholar—a title bestowed upon him reflecting both his scholarly achievements and his dignified persona. Two of his later books, "Colonial Delaware: A History" (1978), "History of Delaware" (1979) remain the definitive works on the early development and historical significance of the state, reflecting Dr. Munroe's deep understanding of Delaware's past.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Where do you draw inspiration from?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I write for an audience. Their interest, their appreciation, their curiosity about what I’ll do next is my inspiration. I always keep an image of the reader before me when I write. I’ve been fortunate to be able to speak about my work in museums, libraries, and civic groups, and so by now I have a clear sense of exactly who my reader is. I will often read my writing out loud to get a sense of pacing, and whether the storytelling clips along or lags. I picture saying something I’ve just written before a live group. Will they perk up? Will they drift off?</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Do you write listening to music? If so, what music inspired or accompanied this current book?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I played classical guitar for many years, and so my listening choice much of the time is music for that instrument. Specifically, I love Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fernando Sor, and Francisco Tarrega. These three have pieces that I have played, but they also have pieces such as "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" that set the bar at the highest level (no, I’m not talented enough to play that one).</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>What does success mean to you? What is the definition of success?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">The answer to this question is a combination of who my writing heroes are and where I draw inspiration from. Success for me is not monetary. Success for me is to command respect from those I consider top authorities in my arena of the history field. Success for me also involves somehow making an impact on the lives of my readers. Were they moved? Were they delighted to encounter some new tidbit of history they hadn’t known? Did they come away from my book hungry to learn more?</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpoI2VZzPWCiwNw-ODxe1O9zQEsROTEB7J10MUCM0VEmDBnIqwL9U9L5JywrLzQ8IVAja67scvYleMlcYluQdpSizUHeaiBEMNeWsss47vwbWBSEDyIFo0FJt4O2xrvT4VZHBFLK-YnXEl-BypMSR8UOonHkg3o9PgPz6u2PbKXG-IIcrutooPMRsuBYC/s4024/Dave%20Tabler%202023%20head%20shot.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="4024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpoI2VZzPWCiwNw-ODxe1O9zQEsROTEB7J10MUCM0VEmDBnIqwL9U9L5JywrLzQ8IVAja67scvYleMlcYluQdpSizUHeaiBEMNeWsss47vwbWBSEDyIFo0FJt4O2xrvT4VZHBFLK-YnXEl-BypMSR8UOonHkg3o9PgPz6u2PbKXG-IIcrutooPMRsuBYC/s320/Dave%20Tabler%202023%20head%20shot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;">Ten year old Dave Tabler decided he was going to read the ‘R’ volume from the family’s World Book Encyclopedia set over summer vacation. He never made it from beginning to end. He did, however, become interested in Norman Rockwell, rare-earth elements, and Run for the Roses.<br /><br />Tabler’s father encouraged him to try his hand at taking pictures with the family camera. With visions of Rockwell dancing in his head, Tabler press-ganged his younger brother into wearing a straw hat and sitting next to a stream barefoot with a homemade fishing pole in his hand. The resulting image was terrible.<br /><br />Dave Tabler went on to earn degrees in art history and photojournalism despite being told he needed a ‘Plan B.'<br /><br />Fresh out of college, Tabler contributed the photography for <em style="position: relative;"><strong>The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics,</strong></em> which taught him how to work with museum curators, collectors, and white cotton gloves. He met a man in the Shenandoah Valley who played the musical saw, a Knoxville fellow who specialized in collecting barbed wire, and Tom Dickey, brother of the man who wrote <strong><em style="position: relative;">‘Deliverance.’</em></strong><br /><br />In 2006 Tabler circled back to these earlier encounters with Appalachian culture as an idea for a blog. AppalachianHistory.net today reaches 375,000 readers a year.<br /><br />Dave Tabler moved to Delaware in 2010 and became smitten with its rich past. He no longer copies Norman Rockwell, but his experience working with curators and collectors came in handy when he got the urge to photograph a love letter to Delaware’s early heritage. 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Nothing that would offend the most discerning reader/s.</span></div><div><span></span></div><a href="http://stephjb.blogspot.com/2023/12/marianne-scotts-mystery-thriller-novels.html#more">Read more »</a>Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-57148851166394713792023-12-05T08:00:00.012+00:002023-12-05T08:00:00.136+00:00THE PSYCHOLOGIST'S SHADOW by Laury A. Egan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/spotlight-book-tour-the-psychologists-shadow-by-laury-a-egan" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi43Q1TMbztELmrlSlLsnDWMVR2lm7ZOLXVhgTtgtUh6AWIte4a946S27u1wpZyx5U3PIHZEIe-Bc09hhd-UC6e-KzbHf9YDQXdrVYSO3hFjcChSel9sp1O1AquFS08ECIVGACj7ujF0harSq7I4hPUNeUubgPyN_rnM3-EecqoIg42RjOa5Id4nO-MDP/w400-h400/PSYCHOLOGISTS%20SHADOW%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIayuNRTStcgKUJHWKFSxQOKv4J8QZJFVDYvQZ5dFEF4XQIdQwhugxPDjlmV58rfVNcMLMGtq35sw1ToTWHaGWpxVIg_31B6otY5602iPw84rUP50ia_mi54w0jRg1KgdaHIyFOOGFhEaz7pw9DjEw9qcTQrzXm8IUFIjQxP8h06y-nOfhk6zlFjJX5X3/s2697/The%20Psychologist's%20Shadow%20Cover-FINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIayuNRTStcgKUJHWKFSxQOKv4J8QZJFVDYvQZ5dFEF4XQIdQwhugxPDjlmV58rfVNcMLMGtq35sw1ToTWHaGWpxVIg_31B6otY5602iPw84rUP50ia_mi54w0jRg1KgdaHIyFOOGFhEaz7pw9DjEw9qcTQrzXm8IUFIjQxP8h06y-nOfhk6zlFjJX5X3/w424-h640/The%20Psychologist's%20Shadow%20Cover-FINAL.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">The Psychologist's Shadow by Laury A. Egan</span><br /><u>Category</u>: Adult Fiction (18+), 336 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Psychological Suspense</span><br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Enigma Books, imprint of Spectrum Books, UK</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> Nov 18, 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: <span style="color: #202124;">PG-13. </span><span style="color: #202124;">One scene of violence, no sexual scene<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"><em style="position: relative;">“…a ‘I-read-it-in-two-days’ book. Egan creates a gifted analyst and gripping case studies of her clients, one of whom is a disturbed admirer. The novel delivers chills in a highly sophisticated, wise, and ultimately poignant psychodrama.”</em><strong>—Karla Linn Merrifield, author of <em style="position: relative;">Psyche’s Scroll</em></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pzLWWMRh9BX_nW_pGF3oBlEIG00flnnp/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click Here to Read Book Excerpt</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br style="text-align: justify;" /><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #1f1f1f; text-align: justify;">In October 1992, Dr. Ellen Haskell begins a new therapy practice in Princeton after a tragic error with a former client. Demoralized by her failure, Ellen strives to restore her emotional and professional confidence. Her parents have departed for Greece, leaving Ellen alone in their secluded country house. As the reader is introduced to her roster of clients through their individual sessions, Ellen becomes unnerved when she receives hang-up phone calls and a series of bizarre gifts from an anonymous admirer—at first at her office and then at home. As the obsessive lover increasingly invades her life, Ellen’s anxiety crescendos and she begins to fear the stalker’s behavior will escalate into violence.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><strong>The Psychologist’s Shadow</strong></em> is a portrait of a compassionate, introspective therapist who finds herself in a dangerous struggle with an unknown stalker. The novel is a simmering literary suspense, one in which tension accumulates as the reader gains insights during sessions with clients—one of whom may be the psychologist’s shadow—and through the stalker’s journal entries, which serve as a discordant counterpoint.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3M0KQrZ" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3rMkSlf" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199272740-the-psychologist-s-shadow" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></strong></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Also available at all other fine bookstores!</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>An Interview with Laury A. Egan, author of The Psychologist’s Shadow</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">1. What was the inspiration for writing your novel?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">The inspiration for the novel originated in my college interest in psychology. During my later years at Carnegie Mellon University, I selected all of my course electives in that field. Upon graduation, the head of the university’s counseling center, who had been one of my professors, urged me to apply to a master’s program, with the goal of embarking on a career as a therapist. I was tempted but didn’t go that route, yet I continued to read books and to follow changes in psychology. When I began this manuscript in 1992 (a second novel except for a childhood effort), my goal was to meld my interest in psychology with my writing, depicting how a therapist would react in sessions and what her thoughts would be during them as well as during her private life. In other words, I was able to take the road not taken and try on a career I hadn’t chosen. In addition, when I first began writing fiction, I was reading all of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological suspense novels, so this genre felt like a natural choice.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">2. The cover illustration—one of your photographs—is very dramatic. Why did you select the Venetian masks as a subject?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Dr. Ellen Haskell, the therapist, has a wall in her office devoted to her collection of Venetian masks. The clients face the masks during sessions and sometimes use them during therapy, for role-playing. The masks are also interwoven into the mental imagery of the stalker, so a still-life study was very appropriate. At home, I have a collection of masks purchased during multiple visits to Venice, and once the novel was written, I bought the dagger to add an ominious note. As a former book designer, I was also able to create the design and typography—something my publisher, Spectrum Books—has kindly allowed me to do for this title; a previous one, The Firefly; and two forthcoming publications. Nothing pleases me more than marrying my book design and photographic experience with my writing.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">3. Describe your writing area and its location.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">My office is in a guest room (seldom used for visitors), with a wall of bookcases built around a window facing the road and a forest beyond. Behind and around me are walls of my photographs as well as a childhood portrait my mother created when I was almost twelve, an image I’m using on a forthcoming literary work (December 2023), The Black Leopard’s Kiss & The Writer Remembers. I have rolling tables on two sides and a twin bed—all of which are piled high with manuscripts, books, correspondence, and numerous notes to myself (most of which I throw out later because I can’t recall what the notes were about). On the far side of my house, is a view of the Atlantic Ocean, the Manhattan skyline, and an enormous expanse of sky. This view is very similar to my childhood house, which was situated one town north. When I returned to the area in 1995 (coast of New Jersey), I felt a renewed passion for writing and vowed I would begin working in earnest, inspired by being reunited with the beautiful location. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">4. Who are your favorite authors?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">As mentioned, Patricia Highsmith was an early influence, although my first novel, written when I was twelve, was a reworking of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I’d seen the musical Oliver! in New York and had become so entranced that I read Dickens’ novel several times. Currently, my favorite authors are Kate Atkinson, who is a brilliant plotter, stylist, and laugh-out-loud funny, and Mari Hannah, though I’m also on a Scandi-Noir binge mixed with some UK books, most in the suspense/mystery category. Outside of these, Virginia Woolf was a major influence. My novel, Wave in D Minor, featured a young composer writing an opera about the relationships between Vita Sackville-West and Violet Trefusis and between Sackville-West and Woolf. For the sporadic lyrics, I attempted to write in the style of the women, using their letters and journals—and, yes, I had a splendid time doing so! The Black Leopard’s Kiss & The Writer Remembers incorporates a Mrs. Dalloway-style beginning and has Orlando-esque touches of magical realism. So, when I’m in a literary mood, Woolf is perched on my shoulder.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">5. What are you next projects?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">My new publisher, Andrew May, has become a wonderful colleague and friend, who enthusiastically accepted four manuscripts over this last year, thus clearing off my desk except for one early work that may remain unpublished. The first book, The Firefly, is a coming-of-age portrait and a romance, which appeared in August. The Psychologist’s Shadow is the second. Before Christmas, two linked novellas, The Black Leopard’s Kiss & The Writer Remembers, will be published—this is a work of which I’m very proud. Next April, I return to psychological suspense with Jack & I, the story of a teenage boy with dissociative identity disorder. The book is narrated by the “host” and then the “alter” personality, the former in first person and the second in third person. This manuscript required a great deal of research on symptoms and treatment of DID as well as on New Jersey’s foster care system (Jack is an orphan). I hope these next two outings will interest readers who love unusual projects.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">6. If you could have three authors to dinner (living or dead), who would you invite? </span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">First, Kate Atkinson. I’m certain she is a brilliant raconteur, especially after a glass or two or three of wine. Second, Virginia Woolf, though I would be so intimidated that I would simply listen to whatever she said. Third, perhaps Damon Galgut, a South-African author who creates solitary individuals touched by sadness. I’d like to know what makes him tick.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;">Thank you!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVItX4ZFBTXHhNXaizD8hrcbbP4uBBs9wbjjYX52YzhN5Ypw6_nc9PmGQ_D9tvo-LZc6a096QrqUaSbWpKrh9gn0MA7R_qCcyvL6Vj_RvptmcYFwzUrgmNzlpy72fLeTg-xmxTHS28LWC3zWjEXSd2S55KLvYXm2OOKjL6zIhSvy1zTfOcr6SWt1q2bWGW/s800/laury-_0001_1017rectangle-color%202lighter.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="621" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVItX4ZFBTXHhNXaizD8hrcbbP4uBBs9wbjjYX52YzhN5Ypw6_nc9PmGQ_D9tvo-LZc6a096QrqUaSbWpKrh9gn0MA7R_qCcyvL6Vj_RvptmcYFwzUrgmNzlpy72fLeTg-xmxTHS28LWC3zWjEXSd2S55KLvYXm2OOKjL6zIhSvy1zTfOcr6SWt1q2bWGW/w301-h389/laury-_0001_1017rectangle-color%202lighter.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br />Laury A. Egan is the author of eleven novels, <em style="position: relative;"><strong>The Firefly; Once, Upon an Island; Wave in D Minor; Turnabout; Doublecrossed; The Swimmer; The Ungodly Hour; A Bittersweet Tale; Fabulous! An Opera Buffa; The Outcast Oracle;</strong></em> and <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Jenny Kidd;</strong></em> in addition to a collection, <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Fog and Other Stories.</strong></em> Four limited-edition poetry volumes have been published: <strong>Snow, Shadows, a Stranger; Beneath the Lion’s Paw; The Sea & Beyond"</strong> and <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Presence & Absence."</strong></em>She lives on the northern coast of New Jersey.</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;">connect with author: <a href="http://www.lauryaegan.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~<a href="https://twitter.com/EganLaury" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> X/twitter </a>~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/laury.egan/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook </a>~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurya.egan/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram </a>~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4090464.Laury_A_Egan" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmLiUYovB2wJjr5hb8XJyQI5LA-ZUMnEiie_J0SuyThy9AKzXEEKwGaWQxuBgPDBUNtgLhiMbtp2Kls3Pf8TuqwMSp_PMbmHTp4khoEe5MZJRzqFdxX7ozbLmGYRf1XM7QuGX6XhJS1wwQ5Cf2Q3gIHGyitkG4i1QefMMHJugSk2hj75Ad7zla3jplez5/s1570/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="1570" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmLiUYovB2wJjr5hb8XJyQI5LA-ZUMnEiie_J0SuyThy9AKzXEEKwGaWQxuBgPDBUNtgLhiMbtp2Kls3Pf8TuqwMSp_PMbmHTp4khoEe5MZJRzqFdxX7ozbLmGYRf1XM7QuGX6XhJS1wwQ5Cf2Q3gIHGyitkG4i1QefMMHJugSk2hj75Ad7zla3jplez5/w400-h66/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></div>
Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-72351033003433037782023-12-04T08:00:00.027+00:002023-12-04T08:00:00.133+00:00Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times, Vol. 1 by Pam Gittleman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-timesr-vol-1-by-pam-gittleman" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VjStV1v36Xhpe_N1SdjmdBKwtgpPfo8IKe03gxiUz1s5hshlPjBjjl7uY2qwMAi_7SRPIq3LY7YLu2Myy489KjZdQoqm5kJPcG3mjJ3NxDtOizwj6i9yb4G2kl6K5IOWXbrFGeKM9R3PZj-YQjCpfddZzbZ6Abl33oDQD7L2rHkmYuVUB61EV5Eyhwdp/w400-h400/NURSERY%20RHYMES%20TUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnfMCoR4Z9Xk5zQzVr8sbDgdmP8He9WC0-is_mMfjsSBktvgJcJMH9u-YGICY50lKELYQDdYWeIELfVx77JoSNo7h0I0VmIsXMf0w2ZvUIFuOS-S6WARTy0fJMrE3fyAGs905KRvdxNy-7luucTi1zq8k7CSSmMvExuToNpPnmluXc1K7gdsIIWFidyM8/s776/Front%20cover%20Screen%20Shot%202023-06-26%20at%2010.37.35%20AM%20copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="776" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnfMCoR4Z9Xk5zQzVr8sbDgdmP8He9WC0-is_mMfjsSBktvgJcJMH9u-YGICY50lKELYQDdYWeIELfVx77JoSNo7h0I0VmIsXMf0w2ZvUIFuOS-S6WARTy0fJMrE3fyAGs905KRvdxNy-7luucTi1zq8k7CSSmMvExuToNpPnmluXc1K7gdsIIWFidyM8/w400-h358/Front%20cover%20Screen%20Shot%202023-06-26%20at%2010.37.35%20AM%20copy.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®, Vol. 1</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> by </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Pam Gittleman</span><br /><u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (ages 2 to 5), 46 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Children's Picture Book</span><br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Mascot Kids, an imprint of Amplify Publishing Group</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> Oct 3, 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. Suitable for everyone.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">What happens when Three KIND Mice put their heads (and bodies!) together to get some cheese on top of the counter? Will Humpty Dumpty be left in pieces when his friends notice that he's fallen off the wall? And who will get bags of wool--and toys and books--from Baa Baa BRIGHT Sheep? Read all about the beloved characters from traditional nursery rhymes in this endearing collection of eight updated rhymes that nurture kindness, empathy and gratitude!</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.forkindertimes.com/book" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Kinderbooks</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://mascotbooks.com/mascot-marketplace/buy-books/childrens/picture-books/nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Mascot Books</a></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/45rdnhw" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3rMkSlf" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a>~<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times-volume-1-pam-gittleman/1143627730" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Nursery-Rhymes-Kinder-Times/Pam-Gittleman/9781637558010?id=8969621066161" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BAM</a><br /><a href="https://www.target.com/p/nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times-volume-1-by-pam-gittleman-hardcover/-/A-89845376#lnk=sametab" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Target </a>~ <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times-volume-1-pam-gittleman/20168652?ean=9781637558010" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175499786-nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times---volume-1" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author Q&A with Pam Gittleman</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b>What was the inspiration for your book?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">As a preschool music teacher for the last 20 years, I was surprised by the fact that students were increasingly unfamiliar with many nursery rhymes/songs. After all, nursery rhymes have always played such an important and whimsical role in supporting language development and musicality, not to mention stimulating imagination and fun. Well, it didn’t take long to realize that millennial parents, teachers, and caregivers were avoiding those stories because so many of them are “dark” and outdated:</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Three Blind Mice get their tails cut off by a carving knife! Ouch!</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall and can’t be put back together again. Bummer!</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">“Ring Around the Rosie” is reportedly about the circular red rash that developed on bodies infected with the plague. The posies were the flowers carried in pockets to mask the smell of the dead bodies and their ashes that “all fell down.” Yikes!</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I realized that as a genre that benefits the development of language, literacy, musicality and imagination, nursery rhymes could be modified to have positive messaging and a strong impact. That’s why I decided to leverage the inherent appeal of traditional rhymes in a way that would be more socially responsible and compelling to everyone and created Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>What were some educational aspects that were important for you to include in this children’s book?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">There is a wealth of compelling research on the importance of social and emotional intelligence. That research indicates that social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical for high-quality early childhood education and foundational to improved academic, behavioral, and lifetime outcomes. I really wanted to create fun, memorable, easy-to-access SEL content for preschoolers and the adults who love them. Updating nursery rhymes to be more relevant, putting beloved and whimsical familiar characters in situations that would model and convey messages of kindness, empathy, and gratitude, and pairing the rhymes with tools for SEL (an emoji chart and guiding questions) were important ways for me to retain the educational, memorable qualities of traditional rhymes for a new generation of young readers. Making sure the rhyming and musicality of these new rhymes were on point was also an important goal so that the rhymes would support the language development that young children’s brains are hard-wired for when it comes to hearing rhyming words and processing rhythm and music.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>What were some goals you set for yourself as a writer in this book, and for the series?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I really wanted to strike the right balance between a fun book to read and a book that stimulated young children and their grown-ups to engage in conversations about situational and emotional awareness as well as about compassion and caring. I wanted the situations and characters to model what children can aspire to, not lecture about what not to do. And, I wanted to make it easy for parents, teachers, and caregivers to build strong, positive relationships that are so critical to their children’s growth and development by having rhymes they could read together, talk about, and recall when the children found themselves in similar situations to the characters.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>When will volume two be available? Can you give us an idea of what favorite nursery rhymes you will be adapting?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Volume one includes eight of the fifteen rhymes that were recorded on the Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times album by Raffi and Lindsay Munroe (www.forkindertimes.com/album.) If volume one does well, I would hope to have volume two available in late 2024. It would likely include some or all of the 7 remaining rhymes from the album including, “Rock-a-Bye Baby,” “Sing a Song of Six Cents,” and “Old Mother Hubbard.” But there are also lots more rhymes that I’ve adapted, so we’ll see how things play out for volume two and beyond.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>Which was your favorite children’s book growing up?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I was always a fan of Harold and the Purple Crayon because it really stimulated my imagination. I loved how Harold could create the world around him and that opened up a world of creative thinking for me.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>What in your background attracted you to the idea of creating new nursery rhymes?</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I was always very musical. From the time I was quite young, I had good rhythm and an ear for music that allowed me to participate in choruses, bands, and other musical ensembles, playing flute, piano and guitar. That joy for music led me to leave the corporate world and become a preschool music teacher. Creating updated nursery rhymes allowed me to combine my love for music, rhythm and rhyming with my passion for having joyful experiences with the population of learners that I knew and loved best: preschoolers!</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDU-xZIHYFK9F1WIVVuDRbloxfolkef4XanNvWk-PD6jFaGQ-3cwBAyjDyxAXOfUmHOgMxx98Afme502eXF3OeqjtmGeG53AsrYUh7r6dcWJeAj8LhjzjNDRRrS33HS286t4lCmydRBB9409y4XgfgzSUJxZDnK9T61g-2Admw3g4Oqa0Cj3a0kWxTX29/s2350/Pam%20Gittleman%20headshot%20close.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="2186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDU-xZIHYFK9F1WIVVuDRbloxfolkef4XanNvWk-PD6jFaGQ-3cwBAyjDyxAXOfUmHOgMxx98Afme502eXF3OeqjtmGeG53AsrYUh7r6dcWJeAj8LhjzjNDRRrS33HS286t4lCmydRBB9409y4XgfgzSUJxZDnK9T61g-2Admw3g4Oqa0Cj3a0kWxTX29/w298-h320/Pam%20Gittleman%20headshot%20close.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Pam has been an early childhood music educator for over twenty-five years with a passion for singing, rhyming, reading stories, and making music with preschoolers.<br /><br />When Pam noticed that some children seemed unfamiliar with traditional nursery rhymes, and that parents and teachers were avoiding them because of their outdated, dark, and inappropriate nature, she set out to modernize them. <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®</strong></em> provides a memorable way to build language, musicality, and literacy through songs, stories and rhymes that nurture kindness, empathy, and gratitude. The inclusion of resources that support social and emotional learning (SEL) make it easy for parents and teachers to engage with the children they love.</span><br /><br />The rhymes in the book can also be enjoyed as songs on the <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times</strong> </em>album recorded by Raffi and Lindsay Munroe, as well as in videos on the<em style="position: relative;"> <strong>Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®</strong></em> Show on YouTube. (<a href="http://www.linktr.ee.com/forkindertimes" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">www.linktr.ee.com/forkindertimes</a>)<br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Aside from making music with young children, Pam loves dogs and dark chocolate. She lives in New York with her husband, and loves when her children, grandchildren, and granddogs come to visit!<br /><br />Pam collaborated with Dan and Catherine Markowitz for art and design of the book.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>connect with author: <a href="https://www.forkindertimes.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a><a href="https://sleighbellcity.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/pamgittleman" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X/twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pam.gittleman/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ForKinderTimes" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook </a>~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forkindertimes/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram </a>~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamgittleman/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39890572.Pam_Gittleman" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></div></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></div></div><div>Win a signed copy of Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®, Vol. 1 by Pam Gittleman (one winner) (USA only) (ends Dec 15)</div><div><br /></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/fJY7F/nursery-rhymes-for-kinder-times-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">NURSERY RHYMES FOR KINDER TIMES Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br />
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Burns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-and-the-trees-talked-back-by-frederick-j-burns" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7JkdQxgzWHeFKWvnKeKpRSfVc5zeXQ_YWA2OpwUwShDOo6xij4JJP9bO_x04O9c9yowFO3jszsRVRasyjDrJ2jh1n7Tgf4f1bRbiuNzs6rEHEv6xjIoSC8zj6K9xF1YC9xK3oq2HAPkW1DhyphenhyphenQiP10jy3CjbnmnYxHNBWiEoBPgMpT3scSnzoLV0Mg3oj/w400-h400/AND%20TREE%20TALKED%20BACK%20Tour%20Banner%20w%20button.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG0UpiJV9Ra7O9LmN48MtmGmnk9eMbGSjgd2zdi8sM4ATTMCw8c9ZdElyY0SFsG2ARDa8OIQg8e0y89T5wKGAYqbX4BZtbJqPnRZR-DXpk2w_PyafC6490ipxMyj958LamooK4alEt2ynDLqUyiPilrhr7hxmh7DHaH7PIXTB4JA-5QdD_nxENyRI-bPT/s2400/AND%20THE%20TREES%20TALKED%20BOOK%20COVER_Page_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG0UpiJV9Ra7O9LmN48MtmGmnk9eMbGSjgd2zdi8sM4ATTMCw8c9ZdElyY0SFsG2ARDa8OIQg8e0y89T5wKGAYqbX4BZtbJqPnRZR-DXpk2w_PyafC6490ipxMyj958LamooK4alEt2ynDLqUyiPilrhr7hxmh7DHaH7PIXTB4JA-5QdD_nxENyRI-bPT/w480-h640/AND%20THE%20TREES%20TALKED%20BOOK%20COVER_Page_01.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;"></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">And the Trees Talked Back by Frederick J. Burns</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"></span><br /><u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (ages 3 to 7), 48 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: Children's Book<br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Frederick J. Burns</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> Nov 4, 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. Suitable for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Meet Amanda, an extraordinary child with a unique gift — she can talk to trees.<br /><br />Living in a quaint village with a mystical forest, Amanda's life takes an enchanting turn when she seeks out her inquisitive cat, Daisy. As the sun sets and the moonlight casts its glow, the duo embark on a thrilling night-time adventure.<br /><br />As Amanda encounters ancient trees, she uncovers a world she never knew existed, where wisdom and acceptance coexist with fear and hatred. Amidst the rustling leaves and haunting shadows, she confronts the duality of nature, discovering the true meaning of good and evil. Her bonds with nature deepen and she learns to navigate the world where choices shape destinies.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><strong>And The Trees Talked Back</strong></em> is a heartwarming tale of wonder, friendship, and self-discover that will captivate readers of all ages.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3G2R9YM" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> ~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144233198;jsessionid=6DCC15C0FA78CFB056C7ACE83AA5641F.prodny_store02-atgap06?ean=9798988925422" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199964524-and-the-trees-talked-back" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><b>Author Interview with Frederick J Burns</b></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Q 1. Your book is set in Longmeadow. Have you ever been there?</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A 1. Yes. As a matter of fact, there were three periods of time during which I lived in Longmeadow. First, from the time I was born and came home from the hospital until I graduated from college. Then after I married, my wife and I moved back to Longmeadow for a few years before moving to a nearby city. Finally, after my dear wife passed away, I moved back to Longmeadow for another few years before meeting and falling in love with the love of the second part of my life. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Q 2. How did you do research for the book?</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A 2. My research took the form of going for many walks, while searching and being aware of the older trees that had interesting character. Of those older trees, I looked for ones that had faces of some kind. Though my book is not scientific, I did read research about how trees may communicate through the underground mycelium or fungus. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Q 3. What is your next project?</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A 3. I am currently working on my next project, and it is not a book. Instead, it is a self-portrait. It is a rather unusual painting that, by itself, tells many stories. I intend to submit it when it’s completed to the Outwin Portraiture competition, run by the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. That portraiture competition’s purpose is to award and honor the best portraits and just as important, to extend the boundaries of what constitutes portraiture.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Q 4. Where do you get your inspiration from?</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A 4. I am open to being inspired by the natural world around me. Trees are so inspiring, as are rocky formations, flowers, leaves, animals, and even clouds. I try to paint or draw so the viewer sees something they have never seen before or have seen but never noticed the beauty before. You may be interested to know that the inspiration for the self-portrait mentioned above in question 3, came from a cloud formation that I saw by pure chance. However, it led to the creation of a figurative painting only because I was open to the possibility. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Q 5. The characters in your book ask a lot of questions. Why is that?</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A 5. Haha … good question. Asking questions is the way to learn about one another. Obviously not just asking any question, but asking deep questions, the right questions. Equally important is listening to the answer, trying to understand the answer. That way we can appreciate others and build friendships.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQbZLgCkiII36gonaChIZkFkdLIB8aRde9WKI9pmJ9ULupAKdeEVTZfq4Zy3ZkKK_oxCPVcXJsbZITV08qqQf7iQdSTSjKZsSeop4o5jdKd98UW4k84jml8zSWO-I1PI10XLemZqYguLeN02xwuRGhxR8co71wAlSYyrt4IVjqlZ0sSkNmik8Kf67oe6l/s1201/Frederick%20J.%20Burns.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQbZLgCkiII36gonaChIZkFkdLIB8aRde9WKI9pmJ9ULupAKdeEVTZfq4Zy3ZkKK_oxCPVcXJsbZITV08qqQf7iQdSTSjKZsSeop4o5jdKd98UW4k84jml8zSWO-I1PI10XLemZqYguLeN02xwuRGhxR8co71wAlSYyrt4IVjqlZ0sSkNmik8Kf67oe6l/s320/Frederick%20J.%20Burns.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Burns, always an artist on the inside, breaks through his trial attorney exterior at age 63, to write and illustrate his first children’s book, <strong><em style="position: relative;">AND THE TREES TALKED BACK.</em></strong> Three years in the making, Burns strives to convey a world where commonalities are more important than differences, where empathy is more important than distain and where making friends is more important than creating enemies. With no formal art training, Burns enjoys working in and learning new mediums and styles. His art has won awards in juried competitions, been displayed on billboards, in government offices, the D’Amour Museum of Fine Art, and now graces the cover of Dave Brinnel's second CD, ALONE. His detailed illustrations of trees using pen and ink with washes of watercolor have been compared to the fantastical illustrations of Arthur Rackham and Maurice Sendak. Burns lives in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with his wife, Heather and two dogs, where he is developing ideas for his next book.</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">connect with author: <a href="https://fredburnsauthor.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fredtheartist60/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45485814.Frederick_J_Burns" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Win a signed copy of AND THE TREES TALKED BACK by Frederick J. 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Suitable for everyone.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Right after Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year for Santa and his crew of eight famous reindeer! Every year, the Famous Eight sleigh team from the North Pole eagerly helps Santa by going on a quest to find kids who believe in Christmas magic. In <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Santa’s Magical Reindeer: Becoming Pen Pals</strong></em>, Prancer, Vixen, and Dasher go on an adventure in search of eager pen pals. On their journey, they find three rambunctious girls who eagerly exchange letters with them and become lifelong friends.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://mascotbooks.com/mascot-marketplace/buy-books/childrens/picture-books/santas-magical-reindeer-becoming-pen-pals/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Mascot Books</a></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3rMkSlf" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/santas-magical-reindeer-michele-monaco/1143893733" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195957324-santa-s-magical-reindeer?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=wQlczyawgd&rank=5" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Guest Post by Michele Monaco</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Christmas is one of my favorite holidays because there's a certain magic in the air. The smells, the colors, the music, and the time with people you love! People reach out to friends and family, they're generous with their time and it's a time that people start thinking about others. I love the baking and the preparation that goes into the holiday and the magic, mystery, and creative wonder kids bring. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The inspiration for the story stems from my children Corryn, Kylie and McKenna. With my love of Christmas, I wanted to bring a whole different magical component to Christmas. I wanted my girls to be so enveloped in the magic of Christmas. We lived in an area that had woods behind it and deer would be a common sighting on our lawn. I got the idea of these deer coming and watching my kids and reporting back to Santa. Before I knew it, it evolved into me playing the role of these reindeer and writing letters to my kids. My kids loved it and they were immersed in the idea and they were waiting in anticipation for their next letter so I encouraged them even before they could write to draw letters to their reindeer. In a flash of an eye, my kids were writing letters back and forth to their reindeer and built such a beautiful relationship with them that I kept the tradition alive ever since then. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Christmas traditions are dear to my heart. Some of the traditions that I had growing up as a kid are more specific to Christmas Eve. My parents are from Slovakia but my siblings and I were born and raised in the United States. We were raised with some of these Christmas traditions family would work together to make tons of homemade pierogies and we would all work together to make these for a good majority of the day. Making perogies brought our family together. On Christmas Eve after the meal that is when we would open our Christmas presents followed by going to midnight mass. </div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">These recipes have been passed down to me and my siblings and we have integrated them into our families as well. These recipes are not written down they are all done by memory taste and texture. And that is how I pass the tradition down to my girls.</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Another tradition that I have is that the family gets Christmas pajamas. We start off Christmas Eve morning with a large cup of hot chocolate and we pile into the car with snuggly blankets and we drive through Valley Forge Park where there are a lot of deer in the open lands and people walking on the open trails. My girls and I play Christmas music and we wish the reindeer good luck as they prepare for Christmas and we shout out the windows Merry Christmas to everyone that we see. In next year’s book, you can discover why this is done!</div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEhJdVF0_nV4REKQhrmQLcX9dl410R5wlAL4qgnbl5Pv46bGmaNpMODY2yLUYJteA_PFLXr_TFXo3EE2vjLvbeYIL_FA6oxERIatbSAoFdl4CVT_U6VKPHB_-jdid2rRe2ejBT9NPiYWnhvf4kfEjdnEMnplDueZBhz17xD7zPYQDqKdgx9FgS8mOSwUU/s2016/Michele.Monaco.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEhJdVF0_nV4REKQhrmQLcX9dl410R5wlAL4qgnbl5Pv46bGmaNpMODY2yLUYJteA_PFLXr_TFXo3EE2vjLvbeYIL_FA6oxERIatbSAoFdl4CVT_U6VKPHB_-jdid2rRe2ejBT9NPiYWnhvf4kfEjdnEMnplDueZBhz17xD7zPYQDqKdgx9FgS8mOSwUU/s320/Michele.Monaco.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Michele Monaco has a great love for the Christmas season. She embraces the Christmas spirit all year round by remembering to look at life through the eyes of a child. As a mother of three beautiful and exuberant daughters, she believes in the magic that the holiday brings. Michele lives in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and enjoys traveling, reading, running, and enjoying the outdoors.</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">connect with author: <a href="https://sleighbellcity.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sleighbellcity" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sleighbellcity/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> </strong></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div><div><div>Win a signed copy of Santa's Magical Reindeer: Becoming Pen Pals (one winner) (USA only) (ends Dec 18)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/Rp03R/santas-magical-reindeer-becoming-pen-pals-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">Santa's Magical Reindeer: Becoming Pen Pals Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br />
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color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Maya's Tiny Warriors</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> by </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Manasi Vegesna</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Children's Fiction (ages 4 to 8), 32 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Children's Picture Book</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Manasi Vegesna</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Oct 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: G. Suitable for everyone.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiPQ7QRmwm1i1qI6DI2adlQciJt6oYrrRjcjNRuJhhoJ1OFxcTlUYkobVrayxDV4KC8Y7ay6iG0EesR1bGaj_gSIRgRS3kQ_fBn3H186VlkgNnfer7PQSoDZWzkSWusUHphk9UyUcDR2clfHj-5DFmBj82Tfg3jS8eDKenZcda22U8bEbN3cKimXFtjEo/s629/Moms%20Choice%20Award.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="629" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiPQ7QRmwm1i1qI6DI2adlQciJt6oYrrRjcjNRuJhhoJ1OFxcTlUYkobVrayxDV4KC8Y7ay6iG0EesR1bGaj_gSIRgRS3kQ_fBn3H186VlkgNnfer7PQSoDZWzkSWusUHphk9UyUcDR2clfHj-5DFmBj82Tfg3jS8eDKenZcda22U8bEbN3cKimXFtjEo/s320/Moms%20Choice%20Award.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">On the first day of school, Maya wakes up with a terrible flu. As she sneezes, coughs, and burns up with a fever, she can’t quite understand why she is sick. And why isn’t she getting better?<br /><br />Thankfully for her, there are tiny warriors in her body that are battling for her well-being. Follow these warriors as they fight to keep Maya safe in this epic showdown between the immune system and the flu.<br /><br />For ages 4-8, this book is perfect for young kids learning how their body works. By accompanying Maya’s warriors on their journey, readers will better understand their immune systems and illnesses.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/471foly" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mayas-tiny-warriors-manasi-vegesna/1144173795" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> B&N</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199840621-maya-s-tiny-warriors?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;"><b>Guest Post by Manasi Vegesna</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Growing up, the library was my home outside of home. I spent hours lounging in the kids section reading Curious George (he’s my role model), Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, and The Little Engine that Could. Walking out with 15 books stacked inside my bag, I always felt triumphant with my selection. I would’ve grabbed more books, but 15 was unfortunately the limit. Of course, these books rarely lasted more than a day before I jumped up and down, pleading for another visit.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Over time, though, I found myself eager to read the “big kids books.” I couldn’t wait until my imminent graduation from picture books and onto those with chapters and tiny, tiny words. Clearly, I had my priorities straight. Eventually, I picked up Junie B. Jones and then the entire Rainbow Magic Book Series. There were around 100 books in this series by the time I started reading them, with each book focusing on a singular fairy, and you best believe I collected them all. Little me was still not content, so I longed for even higher reading levels.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Next was the Roald Dahl collection, which I also blazed through before moving onto Charlotte’s Web. What came after? You guessed it - more anticipation for tinier words. I especially knew I was missing out when my older friends buzzed about Harry Potter and the fantastical world of magic. Cue my eyeroll.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">To this day, I continue to expand my book collection, venturing into different genres and discovering what I like. Beyond realistic fiction and fantasy, I love autobiographies and historical fiction. But, you will never catch me in the horror section. Ever.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">It wasn’t until I started writing Maya’s Tiny Warriors that I revisited some of my childhood classics. I drew inspiration from the picture books stored away at the back of my bookshelf. In fact, I spent a whole week flipping through Pinkalicious, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more, giggling at the funny characters and marveling at the pictures. I realized the beauty and craftsmanship behind these books, each with morals weaved into imaginative stories.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Goosebumps pricked my skin because of the heartwarming endings and the underlying meaning behind many of these books.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I’ve come full circle to my childhood as a 17-year old, and I wonder if my younger self could’ve been a little more patient. Those picture books were a key part of my reading journey and helped shape me into who I am today. I hope Maya’s TIny Warriors can do the same and land in the stacks of many eager children carrying their books home.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbK-IAipp4_MKXirBOv4p1flT3sBT_8x4Tc3OEvNrU-kn9CIOayXRQmryqwQuEkoRt_hGuii15l1UaxxA67ywInAZX3zDMIfh5nyPyGG-Oa1xoDrAQrAMAMOAhc4m1s_ceMFlcxKl9dydYt8Dc9FaodQEog1edMYkyVBMz8gSsLNv23UMYcRs7N4QVtjs/s3000/Author%20Manasi%20Vegesna.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbK-IAipp4_MKXirBOv4p1flT3sBT_8x4Tc3OEvNrU-kn9CIOayXRQmryqwQuEkoRt_hGuii15l1UaxxA67ywInAZX3zDMIfh5nyPyGG-Oa1xoDrAQrAMAMOAhc4m1s_ceMFlcxKl9dydYt8Dc9FaodQEog1edMYkyVBMz8gSsLNv23UMYcRs7N4QVtjs/s320/Author%20Manasi%20Vegesna.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Manasi Vegesna is a passionate author from Arizona who is interested in biology and medicine. She has utilized her love for immunology in order to help future young generations face their sickness with courage. In the future, she hopes to further dive into the wonders of science through more imaginative stories. Currently a high school senior, she continues to remain curious. When she’s not doing her homework, you can catch her playing the violin or reading a book. Or, she’s probably binging Disney movies.</span><br /><br /><strong>connect with author: <a href="https://manasikv.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a><a href="https://sleighbellcity.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a>~<a href="https://twitter.com/manasikv_" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> X/twitter </a>~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manasikv_/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45428372.Manasi_Vegesna" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></div><div><hr style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Win a signed copy of Maya's Tiny Warriors by Manasi Vegesna (one winner) (USA only) (ends Dec 15)</div></b></span></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/4ykeR/mayas-tiny-warriors-by-manasi-vegasna-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">MAYAS TINY WARRIORS by Manasi Vegasna Book Tour Giveaway</a>
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Or are you thinking about writing it?<br />Do you have any idea what you’re getting into?<br />No? Let’s talk about it.<br />Most aspiring authors concentrate on writing the book to the exclusion of all else. However, the reality is that creating a book is a long-term, multi-phase project and writing it is only one facet of the project.<br />The complete project involves five separate phases:</span><ul style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Planning the book</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Writing the book</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Publishing the book</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Marketing the book</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Author business issues</span></li></ul><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Unfortunately, planning and writing a book does nothing to prepare the author for the other phases of the project. The only commonality between the phases is that they are about a single book.<br />Another difficulty with the creative project is that almost all information on the process only discusses one phase of it.<br />Until now.<br /><em style="position: relative;">Creating Your First Novel</em> covers all five phases.<br />It is written by an author who has gone through the project over two dozen times. <em style="position: relative;">Creating Your First Novel</em> provides a road map to get you through the process without losing your sanity.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/49mPlY5" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Self-publishing is easy! (Not!) by Hank Quense</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Self-publishing is not as simple or straightforward as you may expect. This is especially true if all your information came from web searches. That is because the internet has a lot of inaccurate and incorrect information on it. It also has stuff that is simply wrong. Let's look at a few examples of what can go wrong (and right). </div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I found an editor and we agreed on a price. Now he says he can’t finish editing my novel unless I give him a thousand dollars more. What’s going on?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Most likely you are being scammed. This is especially true If you asked several editors for prices and the one you chose had the lowest price. The editor low-balled the price to get the business and now he’s blackmailing you to give him more money.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">On the other hand, perhaps your manuscript is a hot mess and requires a lot more work than originally estimated. If you provided a writing sample with your query letter, this shouldn’t have happened.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I just got advance review copies of my new book. Man, does it feel good to hold one in my hand!</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">It does, doesn’t it. It makes one feel proud of all the hard work that went into producing the book.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amazon is charging me a $1.38 download fee on every ebook I sell. What’s this for?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amazon (alone among all publishers and packagers) charges a download fee for ebooks. Why does it do that? Because it can. It’s just another tactic to squeeze a bit more money out of the authors. If you have a graphics-heavy ebook, the download charges can actually exceed the price of the ebook. In other words, you lose money on every sale unless you raise the ebook price.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">My book has been published. How come no one is buying it?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">No one’s buying it because no one knows about it. If you want people to buy the book, you have to tell them about it. And that is called marketing.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I found this website that said it would help me publish my book, but they want me to pay over $6000. Is this a scam?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Maybe yes, maybe no. There are publishers, a lot of them, who think authors should pay through the nose to get their book published. Instead of paying the outrageous fees, query the smaller publishing companies. They are much easier to get acceptance than the major publishers are and they don’t charge.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">I uploaded my manuscript to an ebook packager and it was rejected because it violated the Epub3 standard. What does this mean?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">What it says is that your ebook manuscript must be formatted in accordance with the Epub3 Standard. This standard means the ebook manuscript ends up being quite different from the print book manuscript. Fortunately, there is a free guide on how to format an ebook so it agrees with the standard. You can get a copy here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">This short compilation contains a few of issues and problems self-publishing authors can come across.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Have you faced an issue that isn’t described here? Can you tell us about it, please?</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><strong style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Hank Quense has self-published his books for over 12 years. His non-fiction books cover fiction writing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Creating Stories</strong></em>), self-publishing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>How to Self-publish and Market a Book, Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps</strong></em>), marketing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Book Marketing Fundamentals</strong></em>) and author business (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Business Basics for Authors</strong></em>).<br /><br />He also lectures on these subjects in schools, libraries and on webinars.<br /><br />Hank recently started <a href="https://hankquense.podia.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">https://hankquense.podia.com/</a> The site provides solutions to pain points (problems) for fiction writers, self-publishing authors and authors who are trying to market their books.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Connect with the Author: </span></strong><strong><a href="https://hankquense.podia.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Website </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/hanque99" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Writersarc" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Facebook </a>~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/hanque99/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hankquense2465" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> ~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/hank-quense" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3002079.Hank_Quense" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win a digital copy of CREATING YOUR FIRST NOVEL by Hank Quense (5 winners) (ends Dec 22)</b></span></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/fWLXT/creating-your-first-book-by-hank-quense-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">CREATING YOUR FIRST BOOK by Hank Quense Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br /> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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This children's book is for everyone.</div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Sebastian and Simone are not just brother and sister. They are twins! They show little readers some cool things they can accomplish because of their <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Twin Power</strong></em>.<br /><br />Join them in their adventures to see how <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Twin Power </strong></em>and working together make being twins super fun ... and convenient.<br /><br />The stories and adventures that the twins experience will show all children how to use teamwork to accomplish tasks. Through a series of activities included at the back of each book, little readers will practice memorization, counting, and matching while having fun coloring.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><strong>Twin Power</strong></em> Books are products of Twizzler Bees Entertainment LLC. Sign up for our newsletter and find more fun and educational activities at <a href="https://www.twinpowerbooks.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">www.twinpowerbooks.com</a> and feel free to reach out with questions or comments at <a href="mailto:info@twinpowerbooks.com" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">info@twinpowerbooks.com</a>.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3LVE32Z" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Book Two in the Twin Power Series:</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1301FhyphenhyphenIaaZUkO9C5qjN5Y85rtpJn7YewFbvBHdQPcRJp3g6g9Xt6Y-HyJviD6s9r7u5VExitp0FrKjugeAFSXgxsi6nJkj_XsrvWIQIqGiXAptY2OdadDVZGbLyMC9gu5G3En5avwUi7LNqbhdOBOs7Lx4wE11LAenVwD_dOQ_c2Ph2n8TC7EZX9HHl/s7000/TWIN%20POWER%20BEST%20SNOW%20DAY%20EVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7000" data-original-width="7000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1301FhyphenhyphenIaaZUkO9C5qjN5Y85rtpJn7YewFbvBHdQPcRJp3g6g9Xt6Y-HyJviD6s9r7u5VExitp0FrKjugeAFSXgxsi6nJkj_XsrvWIQIqGiXAptY2OdadDVZGbLyMC9gu5G3En5avwUi7LNqbhdOBOs7Lx4wE11LAenVwD_dOQ_c2Ph2n8TC7EZX9HHl/w400-h400/TWIN%20POWER%20BEST%20SNOW%20DAY%20EVER.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: TWIN POWER: THE BEST SNOW DAY EVER by <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Ben and Kiyanda Young</span> <br /><u>Category</u>: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30-38 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: Children's Book<br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Twizzler Bees Entertainment</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> October, 2021<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. This children's book is for everyone.</div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sebastian and Simone</span> are not just <span style="font-weight: 700;">brother and sister</span>. They are <span style="font-weight: 700;">twins</span>!<br /><br />They show little readers some cool things they can accomplish because of their <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Twin Power</span></em><em style="position: relative;">.</em><br /><br />Join them in their adventure, <span style="font-weight: 700;">The Best Snow Day Ever</span> as they learn to use their <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Twin Power</span></em> to have winter fun with some neighborhood children. From a snowball battle to making a snowman, working together makes being twins super fun ... and convenient.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Best Snow Day Ever</span></em> is the second in a series of Twin Power Books starring fraternal twins named Simone and Sebastian. The twins learn how to work together and teach little readers about what it means to be a twin and a best friend.<br /><br />The stories and adventures that the twins experience will show all children how to use teamwork to accomplish tasks.<br /><br />Through a series of activities included at the back of each book, little readers will practice memorization, counting, and writing while having fun coloring.</div></div></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/48S8bGc" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">What We Love About Being Authors by Ben and Kiyanda Young</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">There are a few things we love about being authors!</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Years ago, we wouldn’t have said we envisioned ourselves as future authors. Now that we’re here, becoming a part of the Indie author community has been great. Many authors support one another and promote good messages and initiatives in the community. It feels good to be part of something bigger than ourselves.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">We have loved the opportunity to build a closer relationship with our cousin and editor, Tatia Gordon-Troy, and to experience the talents of our production manager, Shashika Baldwin McLean, first hand! This experience has brought us closer together. Family means the world to us which is reflected in our books. Not being on this journey alone has been truly heartwarming!</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">We have been blessed with many awards and great reviews. Twin Power started out as an idea from encouraging our twins to work together at home. When we started writing the first book, we could have been content knowing that we had a book, even if it was just for ourselves. Our rewards and reviews make us feel validated knowing that we’re not the only ones who think the books are great. It’s also nice to know that the love and hard work we put into creating the books were not in vain. It’s nice to know that people enjoy them!</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Lastly, the children. We’ve been lucky enough to do a few virtual readings with pre-k to 1st graders. Interacting with the children, hearing their thoughts about the books, discussing the special powers they have with their loved ones and seeing the smiles on their faces during our readings have been EVERYTHING!</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguQiYkrWej6IuZe49dKeEJoNlvCrJlnlKqHoGOL2gWamJQnPHdEWXJ94nD32hpFh-kdM9CKY7kR8kCzYRhYW6dOkJ58187DObJE5nHOpll1hyt5kTKAp_xsIcugP-H1rAMPoAx4oE2Id4s9SnnUwrMlWnG8GEWArVkE9DrssijgzW8cPSwdlV3HxBGobg/s320/ben%20and%20kiyanda%20young.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="320" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguQiYkrWej6IuZe49dKeEJoNlvCrJlnlKqHoGOL2gWamJQnPHdEWXJ94nD32hpFh-kdM9CKY7kR8kCzYRhYW6dOkJ58187DObJE5nHOpll1hyt5kTKAp_xsIcugP-H1rAMPoAx4oE2Id4s9SnnUwrMlWnG8GEWArVkE9DrssijgzW8cPSwdlV3HxBGobg/s1600/ben%20and%20kiyanda%20young.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Authors:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Ben and Kiyanda Young are the proud parents of an amazing set of fraternal twins, Zara and Owen. As parents, they promote individuality among their children while encouraging their twins to support and rely on one another. The special bond between Zara and Owen is what inspired the Youngs to write <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Twin Power</strong></em>, the first in a series of award-winning books highlighting the unique relationship that twins share. In addition to being Zara and Owen’s parents, Ben is a gastroenterologist and Kiyanda is a surgeon, both with medical practices in Virginia.<br /><br /><strong>connect with the authors: <a href="https://www.twinpowerbooks.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/BeesTwizzler" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X</a> ~ <a href="https://instagram.com/twinpowerbooks" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram </a></strong></span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></div></div><div>Win a signed copy of TWIN POWER and TWIN POWER: THE BEST SNOW DAY EVER (one winner) (USA only) (ends Dec 22)</div><div><br /></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/kpxO2/the-twin-power-series-by-ben-and-kiyanda-young-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">The Twin Power Series by Ben and Kiyanda Young Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br />
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This children's book is for everyone.</div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>COMING SOON! A “Fin-tastic” adventure Like No Other!</strong><br /><br />Fearless Flossy, a mighty great white shark, has a secret—she’s terrified of going to the dentist. Dr. Dribble, the big-hearted dolphin dentist, has a jaw-dropping fear of his own, and a strict “<em style="position: relative;">No Sharks Allowed</em>” policy. When Fearless Flossy makes an unannounced visit to Dr. Dribble’s office, it’s the start of an underwater adventure like no other! This ‘fin-tastic’ story is must-read for kids and parents alike. Young readers will be immersed in a tale of courage, compassion, and conquering fear, while giggling and cheering for these unlikely friends along the way.<br /><br />Dive in with a big Biff Bam Booza smile.</div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book</span><br /><a href="https://biffbambooza.com/product/the-dolphin-dentist/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Biff Bam Booza</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3QZ6L5Q" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">add to </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200863063-the-dolphin-dentist---no-sharks-allowed" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>My Favorite Things – Words by Cheryl DaVeiga</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Rhyming and punning and words that sound silly Making up phrases that rhyme willy-nilly</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Lyrical rhythm and pages that sing These are a few of my favorite things.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>As a songwriter and author, playing with words is my absolute favorite thing to do. Homophones, puns, rhymes, double meanings, alliteration, rhythm, and rhyme. Those are the kind of “prose” that brings me joy.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Long after my books are completed and sent out into the world, I think of my favorite wordplay lines in each and smile. In fairness, not everyone relates to my sense of humor. Some may think it’s corny or hokey, and that’s okay. Because I know my books have brought joy to at least a few. I can’t please everyone, but, if you’re into a little silliness, these are a few of my favorite lines.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>In War at the Ice Cream Store: Mustachio Pistachio vs Bully Vanilli, General Custard declares: “The Ice Cream Store will NOT stand for intolerance!” and then-- “Unless it’s lactose of course!” said Non-Dairy Strawberry.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>In Rocket Red: A Little Ant with a Big Dream-- “Please!” begged Red. “If you don’t step on me, I’ll… I’ll… I’ll rock your picnic. Free entertainment.”</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>In The Prickly Problem: Dr. Pete the Porcupine, because everyone loves a little “p” alliteration: “Dr. Pete pulled on his puffy coat so he wouldn’t poke his patients.”</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>In Chocolate Space Bunnies, chocolate-covered bunnies Captain Hop, First Mate Flop, and Skipper Flip discover the Milky Way Galaxy. The premise of the story is wordplay in itself.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Words are my tools. Words have power. They can cut, offend, inspire, persuade, and so much more. I use them to hopefully entertain, promote empathy and kindness, teach, and bring joy. Words—my favorite things indeed.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX59RYSWQmO-cGU4lkoT1X8LKp-Uz0sC5BTCoKDEhqxCBfhSfK9KbH1pL4pMqF9cdDU8UU-X-oqKrzb8HWIKD_oqzvLyiDPcApKkvwOmvsPKOd9MD-9vAj5e2E2E1NzduZuunskOmSqUDN7IAhD1OevEqIgpmi1HalyzC_7HhmA3fnsqIww4QKhyphenhyphenhkRihv/s1384/Cheryl%20DaVeiga%20headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1384" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX59RYSWQmO-cGU4lkoT1X8LKp-Uz0sC5BTCoKDEhqxCBfhSfK9KbH1pL4pMqF9cdDU8UU-X-oqKrzb8HWIKD_oqzvLyiDPcApKkvwOmvsPKOd9MD-9vAj5e2E2E1NzduZuunskOmSqUDN7IAhD1OevEqIgpmi1HalyzC_7HhmA3fnsqIww4QKhyphenhyphenhkRihv/s320/Cheryl%20DaVeiga%20headshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><strong>Cheryl DaVeiga</strong> is an award-winning children’s book author and singer/songwriter residing in New Jersey. After a career in business, Cheryl’s passion for music caught up with her, and she began writing and recording children’s songs as her alter ego, CADi Grace. She then moved on to adult songs, including an ASCAP award-winning veteran’s anthem, the featured song for the State of Alabama Bicentennial Celebration, the theme song to the philanthropic Where Angels Play Foundation, and a NJ Arts' pick for top NJ summer songs. She’s also written songs for artists on critically acclaimed albums.<br /><br />You can find her books and animated sing-along song videos on her website for kids and kid-lovers-- BiffBamBooza.com. <br /> <br />Biff Bam Booza books have received numerous awards and acclaim, including <em style="position: relative;">Mom’s Choice Gold, Purple Dragonfly, Eric Hoffer, and Literary Titan </em>book awards, a Readers’ Favorite 5-star rating, and a <em style="position: relative;">Kirkus Review Magazine </em>feature<em style="position: relative;">.</em><br /> <br />Cheryl lives in Tucson, Arizona, and spends summers in her native New Jersey. <br /><br /><strong>connect with the authors: <a href="https://biffbambooza.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BiffBamBooza" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/biffbambooza" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/BiffBamBooza" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cheryl-daveiga" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">bookbub</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21085108.Cheryl_DaVeiga" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div></div></div><div><div>Win the Biff Bam Booza Collection! War at the Ice Cream Store, Rocket Red, Chocolate Space Bunnies, The Prickly Problem, and The Dolphin Dentist: 5 Books in all! (one winner) (USA only) (ends Dec 15)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/OHzGr/the-dolphin-dentist-no-sharks-allowed-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">THE DOLPHIN DENTIST: NO SHARKS ALLOWED Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br />
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Mature themes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2fMwzdjOXal8BLFzbqTtclSLX_xCIDND3nbcJuB2i3VscWFHEW5a-empE2y9Zvy5MuCPpqlGuei-mO7HeKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">1575.<br /><br />Nelan Michaels is a young Flemish man fleeing religious persecution in the Spanish Netherlands. Settling in Mortlake outside London, he studies under Queen Elizabeth’s court astrologer, conjuring a bright future – until he’s wrongly accused of murder. Forced into the life of a fugitive, Nelan hides in London, before he is dramatically pressed into the crew of the Golden Hind. Thrust into a strange new world on board Francis Drake’s vessel, Nelan sails the seas on a voyage to discover discovery itself. Encountering mutiny, ancient tribes and hordes of treasure, Nelan must explore and master his own mystical powers – including the Mark of the Salamander, the mysterious spirit of fire.<br /><br />THE MARK OF THE SALAMANDER is the first in The Island of Angels series: a two-book saga that tells the epic story and secret history of England’s coming of age during the Elizabethan era.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.bookguild.co.uk/bookshop/book/579/the-mark-of-the-salamander/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Book Guild</a><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/40awNpO" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon (US)</a> ~ <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Salamander-Island-Angels/dp/1915853273?ref_=ast_author_dp" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon.uk</a> ~ <a href="https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/the-mark-of-the-salamander-the-island-of-angels/justin-newland/paperback/9781915853271.html" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">WHSmith</a> <br /><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-mark-of-the-salamander-justin-newland/7448127" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> ~ <a href="https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Newland-Justin/The-mark-of-the-salamander/9781915853271" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Brownsbfs ~</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780744305173" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.lovereading.co.uk/author/Justin-Newland/gd/Justin-Newland.html" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">LoveReading <br /></a><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-mark-of-the-salamander/justin-newland/9781915853271" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Waterstones</a> ~ <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Mark_of_the_Salamander.html?id=dtzgzwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Google Books</a> ~ <a href="https://agendabookshop.com/products/the-mark-of-the-salamander" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Agenda Bookshop</a> <br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199139776-the-mark-of-the-salamander" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><div><b>Guest Post by Justin Newland: </b>My historical fiction novel, The Mark of the Salamander, has just been published. It’s the first title in a two-book series, The Island of Angels, which tells the epic story and secret history of England’s coming of age during the Elizabethan era.</div><div><br /></div><div>This blog delves into the Elizabethan world in which the novel was set. In those times, folk were much closer than we are today to angels and the spirit world. Some would call that superstition, and perhaps it was. But others might suggest that in those days, religion was their culture. Today, it’s the reverse, because culture is our religion. In other words, they lived in a religious society. We live in a secular one.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAyTwxdHadodSH0zuYLeytOq7dLY_n05ILPuVUWMc-5_fYGcpbxxFW_6WmLIiBFKtNVrrVVhgpzCPziizLWo434NqqJvtyF53_D_-41LbYV3egYoJxEyvOBQgfBpSljI0l67_GItNHQ9W7WxsXwdmbgvjwy4ECLu4YVtzbEB7rvoCY7z-c0i5hin2Wag/s1037/The%20Spanish%20Aramada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1037" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAyTwxdHadodSH0zuYLeytOq7dLY_n05ILPuVUWMc-5_fYGcpbxxFW_6WmLIiBFKtNVrrVVhgpzCPziizLWo434NqqJvtyF53_D_-41LbYV3egYoJxEyvOBQgfBpSljI0l67_GItNHQ9W7WxsXwdmbgvjwy4ECLu4YVtzbEB7rvoCY7z-c0i5hin2Wag/s320/The%20Spanish%20Aramada.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1588, the Spanish Armada, set sail from Spain to invade England. It was the largest fleet of ships ever assembled to that date, yet it was repulsed by a smaller but more mobile English fleet, and in the end, not one of Spanish soldier set foot on English soil. How much of that was the work, the secret work, of the angels of the Island? Queen Elizabeth was quick to attribute their victory to divine intervention, and penned the phrase: </div><div><br /></div><div>‘He (i.e. God) blew, and they were scattered.’ </div><div><br /></div><div>In history, this was known the Protestant Wind. </div><div>In some ways, every land is a land of angels, every land has its cohort of angels, every nation is suffused by the charismatic power of its angelic presence. The question being: how much have that people listened to or been guided by the divine intention to which their angels were custodial?</div><div><br /></div><div>What about the Island of Angels? It’s curious that the first five letters of the ENGLAND are ENGLA, which, changing the letters around, spells ANGEL. Is there evidence of angels in Elizabethan times? Well, yes, as it happens. There was a man who lived in Mortlake, London, who spent many hours conjuring entities from the angelic realms – and you can read about his extraordinary exploits in his books. </div><div>His name was Dr John Dee, the astrologer and adviser to Queen Elizabeth herself. He worked with scryers like Edmund Kelley to communicate with angels, one of whom was a little girl who declared her name as Madima. Scrying is the practice of gazing into a medium, a scrying or show stone, for the purposes of divination. He believed that angels offered wise counsel and could help guide the nation to fulfil its divine purpose. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rhOH7QCzSUBDqSQ1Q2a_rojYZ-Z3cAMw-StUpMcyqpx_4gQ1E9EmbEOT_1HNbeuZHC2yCKp5ezeUI52Z5SdBbG79SexKahVhW29U8sqVchj_fdJxK4VlnPB1xg3pglUEr2UTdweDhmw01xkbvLNuHQGjfGiPay8FWj5QOuTyeFKvVjpNUBXMEao_XFk/s230/Frontispiece%20of%20John%20Dee's%20Limits%20of%20the%20British%20Empire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="219" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rhOH7QCzSUBDqSQ1Q2a_rojYZ-Z3cAMw-StUpMcyqpx_4gQ1E9EmbEOT_1HNbeuZHC2yCKp5ezeUI52Z5SdBbG79SexKahVhW29U8sqVchj_fdJxK4VlnPB1xg3pglUEr2UTdweDhmw01xkbvLNuHQGjfGiPay8FWj5QOuTyeFKvVjpNUBXMEao_XFk/w305-h320/Frontispiece%20of%20John%20Dee's%20Limits%20of%20the%20British%20Empire.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Written in the late 1570’s, one of Dee’s seminal papers was ‘Brytanici Imperii Limites’ or ‘The Limits of (British) Empire.’ This provided a vision of the future, a conduit that eventually opened out into the greatness of Britain and her Empire. Sir Francis Drake would have been conversant with this work. I suspect that it was Dee’s vision of a British Empire spread around the world that spurred the Devon sailor to match the feat of the great Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan. The rest, as they say, is history. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q219ZxYj1qHWCnQM8I0aMyx3mdH-097qiUnSQscXXJNp6Uh3tqxX68ESyKQjYPTPI5zhSt20EvMUrstE_DCyJu06atzgzyv0yGuDoieHgO2iLLPo5_TuGCkoY3br_ub0ntdOFCF3eFUgysKC9Kavl3pIzciAXBB6HJrh9Eq0HMkFEXIHEtZiJb33EWk/s599/Not%20Angles%20but%20Angels%20if%20they%20were%20Christian.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q219ZxYj1qHWCnQM8I0aMyx3mdH-097qiUnSQscXXJNp6Uh3tqxX68ESyKQjYPTPI5zhSt20EvMUrstE_DCyJu06atzgzyv0yGuDoieHgO2iLLPo5_TuGCkoY3br_ub0ntdOFCF3eFUgysKC9Kavl3pIzciAXBB6HJrh9Eq0HMkFEXIHEtZiJb33EWk/s320/Not%20Angles%20but%20Angels%20if%20they%20were%20Christian.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is another, earlier apocryphal incident that refers to the Island of Angels. It took place around 590 AD. Pope Benedict was passing through a slave market and encountered some fair-skinned children. When asked who they were, he was told ‘Angles,’ to which Gregory replied, ‘Non Angli, Sed Angeli!’ meaning ‘Not Angles, but Angels!’</div><div><br /></div><div>All of this suggests that the Island of Angels is a special place. Once it was known as the Island of the Mighty. To the Romans, it was called the Cassiterites, because of the presence of the metal tin in Cornwall and elsewhere. It’s also known as the Island of Angels, for it has been said…</div><div><br /></div><div>‘Ex Insula Angelorum. </div><div>Out of the Island of Angels, no less.</div><div>For always was it so and always thus to be.’</div><div><br /></div><div>Are there angels? Would you know if one came and visited you? Would you know how to conjure one? </div><div>Over to you. </div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Newland</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">5th October 2023</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Images:</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">The Spanish Armada</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">The frontispiece of Dr John Dee’s Brytanici Imperii Limites or The Limits of Empire.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Pope Gregory in the Slave Market in Rome </div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCbP5HJxk-U1q5CB0JjCtewAj2Td0W5kJrjhs-Es4voOp3r58eDBYrW8pZY20I3sMPj96ocAXFpLl5o6goFllAEcxF9ARpk12oUKrmscmeGG0N0H8n3lxOqYsVf-clUWlA-RRaczOHtvJcINb-r7RFRqbKrlzbsrWl-csuh4yQ00RnKF0eTqTdQIaVF__/s3455/J21A8882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="2912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCbP5HJxk-U1q5CB0JjCtewAj2Td0W5kJrjhs-Es4voOp3r58eDBYrW8pZY20I3sMPj96ocAXFpLl5o6goFllAEcxF9ARpk12oUKrmscmeGG0N0H8n3lxOqYsVf-clUWlA-RRaczOHtvJcINb-r7RFRqbKrlzbsrWl-csuh4yQ00RnKF0eTqTdQIaVF__/w540-h640/J21A8882.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">JUSTIN NEWLAND’s novels represent an innovative blend of genres from historical adventure to supernatural thriller and magical realism. His stories explore the themes of war and religion, and speculate on the human’s spiritual place in the universe.<br /><br />Undeterred by the award of a Doctorate in Mathematics from Imperial College, London, he conceived his debut novel, <em style="position: relative;">The Genes of Isis</em> (Matador, 2018), an epic fantasy set under Ancient Egyptian skies.<br /><br />The historical thriller, <em style="position: relative;">The Old Dragon’s Head</em> (Matador, 2018), is set in Ming Dynasty China in the shadows of the Great Wall.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;">The Coronation</em> (Matador, 2019) was another historical adventure and speculates on the genesis of the most important event in the modern world – the Industrial Revolution.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;">The Abdication</em> (Matador, 2021) is a mystery thriller in which a young woman confronts her faith in a higher purpose and what it means to abdicate that faith.<br /><br /><em style="position: relative;">The Mark of the Salamander</em> (Book Guild, 2023) is the first in a two-book series, The Island of Angels. Set in the Elizabethan era, it’s an epic tale of England’s coming of age.<br /><br />His work in progress is the second in the series, <em style="position: relative;">The Midnight of Eights</em>, the charting of the uncanny coincidences that led to the repulse of the Spanish Armada.<br /><br />Author, speaker and broadcaster, Justin appears on LitFest panels, gives talks to historical associations and libraries and enjoys giving radio interviews and making podcasts. 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<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhou0oych8YCJSrjDjQXP9C_p5Vb0POIQDQ-ccW2QLCqlhG30i5iGaOxn0A_daADgtmOTfqaaig4YYDo9Ug44UZgva9V8OEw2KHTKphIQy75EkuSB9krcBlzN1nDLzrJFWDN7u1FhRLEWKKOc_Z5pr6J1jilJUsw1heEM0EJqielwNR1FthNFISPQ5gHSjD/s1570/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="1570" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhou0oych8YCJSrjDjQXP9C_p5Vb0POIQDQ-ccW2QLCqlhG30i5iGaOxn0A_daADgtmOTfqaaig4YYDo9Ug44UZgva9V8OEw2KHTKphIQy75EkuSB9krcBlzN1nDLzrJFWDN7u1FhRLEWKKOc_Z5pr6J1jilJUsw1heEM0EJqielwNR1FthNFISPQ5gHSjD/w400-h66/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-56832362263077150472023-11-09T08:00:00.074+00:002023-11-09T08:00:00.146+00:00What I know About July by Kat Hausler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kNCUVQHAnvNiFBRBwMThWN-qw-16NcypjQ8sKtqQOE_fUJfHT82_B7Mks6-5rDxIFA12eYMx86T8GLpknmiWSymp1LtCmO6uJYsSyeGXgJOaMYtizMNsHNnlQW5DaSwlV7W675BncawR2cYrOcrap2BMo5zVczjfZSOzVjCwlsmHcyrvqJ9k9sFM9bk/s1600/wikaj-blogtour-horizontal%20banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kNCUVQHAnvNiFBRBwMThWN-qw-16NcypjQ8sKtqQOE_fUJfHT82_B7Mks6-5rDxIFA12eYMx86T8GLpknmiWSymp1LtCmO6uJYsSyeGXgJOaMYtizMNsHNnlQW5DaSwlV7W675BncawR2cYrOcrap2BMo5zVczjfZSOzVjCwlsmHcyrvqJ9k9sFM9bk/w400-h225/wikaj-blogtour-horizontal%20banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>RELEASE DATE: Oct 31, 2023</p><p>GENRE: Mystery / Suspense / Contemporary Women</p><p>BOOK PAGE: <a href="https://meerkatpress.com/books/what-i-know/">https://meerkatpress.com/books/what-i-know/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bY2S1M8bonKIubb7H1fk-cPdqZTmkqae0As3Ubv2HZ_NUT2u6N9FfkxAQ1k7W1X3V89lVOGHubI54747s1mmt6LFLTTUPKA5-vu8hCR0V_TPWryKpkv-E7ai6xZpSI1yklfnctsln6ERQ0CI4awovWPMgDT0RCTcINndoLUdYtNIZo1jo5yXmMkDUm8/s400/9781946154804-267x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bY2S1M8bonKIubb7H1fk-cPdqZTmkqae0As3Ubv2HZ_NUT2u6N9FfkxAQ1k7W1X3V89lVOGHubI54747s1mmt6LFLTTUPKA5-vu8hCR0V_TPWryKpkv-E7ai6xZpSI1yklfnctsln6ERQ0CI4awovWPMgDT0RCTcINndoLUdYtNIZo1jo5yXmMkDUm8/w268-h400/9781946154804-267x400.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Synopsis: </span></b>Simon Kemper is on the up and up–he’s out of rehab, and his band is gaining moderate success around Berlin. But out of the corner of his eye and over his shoulder, he’s always aware of her. The stalker. She’s at every show, no matter what city. She sends hundreds of postcards to his label. Worst of all, she acts like she knows him. Like she owns him.</p><p>When the stalker disappears at one of his shows, Simon is the prime suspect. Initially an effort to clear his name, his search for July quickly becomes a deeper psychological quest: to prove that his fears were warranted? That she couldn’t have given up her obsession that easily?</p><p>The threads of July’s disappearance turn out to be tangled into every corner of Simon’s life: a trusted band member, a tenuous new love interest, a resentful ex, and the self he’s supposedly left behind. Narcissistic, insecure, and consummately relatable, Simon is the anti-hero of his own life—trying to want to be better; hoping that’s enough. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Buy @ <a href="https://meerkat-press-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/what-i-know-about-july" target="_blank">Meerkat Press</a> / <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-i-know-about-july-kat-hausler/19773549?ean=9781946154804" target="_blank">BookShop.org</a> / <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1946154806" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOX9W-5-vxZXNUjyjRxVGGNj-gCTCpE1leyDx8zmrmhsHmiHCa9E1jsmQSn5xNxorW-9B2uk_FQ-F1HHWn5yMkxOlStarSsJH1GXTITBdJpRIhrLvhCoZbtEGAGRUHumxkwhiLbp0sgpwSVe3dGRHO2R0OAe3nUWuN56LEhOy5LL_DrJGGYEX66vzeSs/s1080/wikaj-blogtour%20(Instagram%20Post)%20-%20banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOX9W-5-vxZXNUjyjRxVGGNj-gCTCpE1leyDx8zmrmhsHmiHCa9E1jsmQSn5xNxorW-9B2uk_FQ-F1HHWn5yMkxOlStarSsJH1GXTITBdJpRIhrLvhCoZbtEGAGRUHumxkwhiLbp0sgpwSVe3dGRHO2R0OAe3nUWuN56LEhOy5LL_DrJGGYEX66vzeSs/w400-h400/wikaj-blogtour%20(Instagram%20Post)%20-%20banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Excerpt: ONE</span></b></p><p><i>The stalker was literally the only one of Simon’s fans he never thought about sleeping with. No, not literally. His little sister Franzi was always getting on his case about that. You’re not literally dying. Like she’d know. But anyway. Obviously, some of his fans were ugly, some were men, some were too young—pedophile-bait rather than jailbait—and there were the girls who spent his whole show making out with their greasy boyfriends without ever looking up.</i></p><p><i>But not the stalker. She wasn’t even bad looking. Not that his standards were very high, which worried him since his therapist acted like he was some sex addict with zero ability to commit. The stalker never even glanced at her phone while he was playing. He didn’t mean to look, but there was something magnetic about the intensity of her gaze. As bad as he felt when a woman didn’t show interest, this was worse. His drummer Micha had been the first to call the short brunette with awful taste in lipstick and an endless array of band shirts “the stalker,” even though only Simon felt threatened by her.</i></p><p><i>She hung around before and after shows. Venue managers made nudge-nudge references like she was some exotic pet Simon kept, and that was probably what she wanted, having her name linked to his as often as possible. As if they even used her name. It was something ordinary like Julia, but she always acted like Simon should know who she was. And he did, some little warning light flashing when he saw her maneuvering through the crowd toward him: Watch out, stalker!</i></p><p><i>It was this maneuvering and positioning of herself that put him off, even more than her postcards piling up in the mail room of Poor Dog Records. He didn’t know her, or if he did, it was only because she’d forced her acquaintance on him. He assumed she lived in Berlin since she’d made every show in town since their first album came out. She sometimes turned up in nearby cities and had once even accosted him in Munich with a story about visiting relatives. It creeped him out to think of her traveling all that way for him. With someone else, that amount of devotion would’ve stroked his volatile ego enough for a positive response, but seeing her stupid knowing smile in the front row that night had almost cost him his rhythm. What gave her the right?</i></p><p><i>Micha laughed himself silly at the slightest hint that Simon was afraid of her, and now Tanja had gotten wind of it. She played bass, and teased Simon and anyone she could get her hands on with the mercilessness of an older sibling. Micha had pointed out that, in addition to her obvious talent, Tanja offered certain demographic benefits. Tom, their first bassist, had quit before they recorded anything after a coke-fueled fight over his girlfriend, and Simon had gone on to have a crushing relationship and even more crushing breakup with the willowy blonde who’d replaced him. Nadine had left the band when they’d been just popular enough for people to notice. Since Tanja wasn’t into men, Simon couldn’t start anything with her. She smoked like a chimney but didn’t touch drugs. She was a godsend. The other advantage was her ruthless careerism. Despite the tough, sarcastic impression she made, or perhaps because of it, she’d soon coerced and charmed the band onto a bigger label.</i></p><p><i>“I don’t plan on dying young,” she’d said. “I need something in the bank for when I’m an old hag.” She worked at a temping agency doing everything from data entry to dishes, but had only the usual Berlin savings account, a shoebox full of change.</i></p><p><i>“When you’re an old hag?” Micha had asked. They’d gotten close enough to be mean to each other almost right away.</i></p><p><i>Simon liked Tanja, which Dr. Froheifer said was a healthy development in his relationship to women. Of course, he didn’t buy into everything she said. It had taken him a few sessions to notice she had a doctorate in literature, not psychology, but that was what you got for picking your therapist based solely on proximity to your apartment. Between touring, recording and making overpriced lattes at his day job, he didn’t see her that often. He should’ve had the stalker analyze him. She got more face time.</i></p><p><i>Mostly, though, he went back and forth between worrying that what Dr. F said was true and he’d never be cured, and coming up with reasons why it couldn’t be. Like the sex thing. He didn’t actually have sex that often. In fact, he never did except after a show. That averaged out to less than with Nadine, though they’d had their ups and downs, and not just in bed. Right now, he happened to be single, which meant he had to divide a perfectly normal amount of sex among different women. He also happened to be incapable of picking up anyone outside of a concert venue.</i></p><p><i>That was another of Dr. F’s suggestions: meeting someone “the normal way.” He’d tried saying it was normal to meet potential partners at work, but she’d made it into this whole power thing. In actual fact, it was just easier. On his days offstage, he made good coffee and bad small talk if he had a shift at Café Astral, read or listened to music in Volkspark Friedrichshain if he didn’t. A beer with Micha and Tanja was a big night out for him. And when he was himself, Simon Kemper without a guitar or mic, surprise, surprise, women didn’t throw themselves at him.</i></p><p><i>Sure, he got occasional darting glances. But they always seemed to be asking how far gone he was, whether the downcast eyes and five o’clock-yesterday shadow were intriguing or signs of unemployment, addiction, a life of crime.</i></p><p><i>Now that Hare vs. Hedgehog was playing bigger venues, people sometimes came up to ask if it was really him. But instead of leading to new love interests, his minor celebrity status only created more distance. He felt slow and clumsy in the harsh light of day, and never managed to say anything clever. They probably thought he wanted to be left alone. He did and didn’t. They never even asked for autographs, just identified him and drifted away to tell their many loved ones about the slightly famous misanthrope they’d run into. The anecdote would be more interesting than the actual encounter.</i></p><p><i>It was different at a show. Beforehand, they’d sidle up with breathy compliments and talk of great parties later. He didn’t party much anymore, or at all, really, but admitting that made him feel old. The beauty of these pre-show invitations was the idea that there was some cachet in being seen with him. He loved to play the person they saw him as.</i></p><p><i>Afterward, he’d scribble signatures on tote bags, t-shirts and skin, and get photographed with countless devices and overheated fans whose heartrate tripled when he put an arm around them. It was easier when you knew you were wanted.</i></p><p><i>He specialized in the very bold and very timid. When he was exhausted, and he almost always was, he liked athletic girls with taut ponytails, fierce smiles and more self-assurance than he’d had on the best days of his life. When he had the energy, though, he chatted up the skittish ones who stammered in search of replies and gulped when he touched their arms. It felt like charity, bestowing his favor upon those too meek to demand it. But in his heart of losery hearts, he knew he had more in common with these helpless wallflowers who’d never know they were attractive, not even when they were in bed together, not even when they did nervous, breath-holding imitations of sleep as he whispered, “You’re beautiful,” as hopefully and hopelessly as if he were talking to himself.</i></p><p><i>The stalker was neither of these types. She put a steady arm around his waist when she demanded a picture, and acted like she’d known him before he was famous—if you wanted to call it that. In a way, she had, since she’d been at their first show after their first album came out, but that wasn’t the same. She only knew concert-him, which—even if he liked this persona better than his actual personality—wasn’t the real him. And what was she to him? Her face had the impersonal familiarity of a pop-art celebrity, Mao Zedong or Marilyn Monroe. He didn’t feel like he’d always known her, but like he’d always known what she was: a standard feature of his surroundings, like the sticky bars and foul, graffitied bathrooms of clubs—unpleasant, but expected.</i></p><p><i>It remained unclear whether she was trying to flirt, or so deluded she thought they were friends. Once she hung around so long a bartender told her how talented her “boyfriend” was. Simon said, “I don’t even know her,” but she laughed like it was an inside joke. Being rude to her might backfire since she posted on their website several times a day and was probably all over whatever social network could most effectively spread the word that he was an asshole. The only thing he could think to do was leave with the nearest fan. If the stalker was disappointed, she never let on.</i></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UITlj65E1g8zouI96JbXAPW_CF1BSIjb-PFhyphenhyphenZ51uKtM9UfQF2VHfsfQeF2HghEU8gkWdc4shkKalrwFbOQrqG38m9Io3h1-g6WZp-Fltm-vt9qlpHkqy0T29BrV4VMZDZGpPGv4v-vjZvhdD0IgX7xAj7yj90B-mfyLVq3DqP-BT2UL9akTN0SU568/s2907/authorphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="2307" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UITlj65E1g8zouI96JbXAPW_CF1BSIjb-PFhyphenhyphenZ51uKtM9UfQF2VHfsfQeF2HghEU8gkWdc4shkKalrwFbOQrqG38m9Io3h1-g6WZp-Fltm-vt9qlpHkqy0T29BrV4VMZDZGpPGv4v-vjZvhdD0IgX7xAj7yj90B-mfyLVq3DqP-BT2UL9akTN0SU568/w318-h400/authorphoto.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Guest Post by Kat Hausler: How does its Berlin setting influence What I Know About July?</span></b></p><p>While What I Know About July is a mystery about indie musician Simon Kemper trying to track down his missing stalker, it’s also about Simon trying to put together a good life for himself. Like most big cities, Berlin is a place many people project their dreams onto when they move there, and Simon is no exception. At the same time, it’s commonly discussed as a city that’s unfinished and still in between states, much like Simon himself: While eager to move away from his past, he’s still in the process of deciding who he wants to be and building a new life for himself. Berlin has also traditionally been a city of people getting by one way or another, many of them creatives, without fixed addresses or employment, and sometimes without a sense of direction. Simon is still putting together the pieces, and sometimes it feels easier to find a missing person than to figure out what he wants in life. That makes Berlin something like his natural habitat: creative, messy, full of dreams, damaged and still undefined.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">About the Author: </span></b>Originally from Virginia, Kat Hausler is a graduate of New York University and holds an M.F.A. in Fiction from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she was the recipient of a Baumeister Fellowship. She is the author of Retrograde and What I Know About July, as well as many shorter pieces. Her work has appeared in Hawaii Pacific Review, 34th Parallel, Inkspill Magazine, The Sunlight Press, The Dalloway, Rozlyn Press, Porridge Magazine, LitReactor, BlazeVOX, failbetter, Rathalla Review and The Airgonaut, among others. She lives in Berlin and is also a translator.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Giveaway: </span></b>Win a $25 Meerkat Press gift card!</p><p><a href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/7f291bd840/">http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/7f291bd840/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKhHoXQ_lUcS0fwk6E8PYo_715T5vB-UeRPi2TwjK5idMcc44sUABG_Sb8aNvBAQaOpXUWEY8y1bgwGG8IPvd1VE8u1X_RIy9nFuelAQSvTncwWtMAJNnmkVD-zXC93-lNQTrb6mw5wQ1x4yd8B6cuKuPTqqEAVANJoP_N7h4maE4wDXx2iDwmxLwkUw/s154/Meerkat-new-logo-2021-website-logo-b-amp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="30" data-original-width="154" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKhHoXQ_lUcS0fwk6E8PYo_715T5vB-UeRPi2TwjK5idMcc44sUABG_Sb8aNvBAQaOpXUWEY8y1bgwGG8IPvd1VE8u1X_RIy9nFuelAQSvTncwWtMAJNnmkVD-zXC93-lNQTrb6mw5wQ1x4yd8B6cuKuPTqqEAVANJoP_N7h4maE4wDXx2iDwmxLwkUw/w400-h78/Meerkat-new-logo-2021-website-logo-b-amp.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-53043350519593850382023-11-08T08:00:00.040+00:002023-11-08T08:00:00.137+00:00FELONIOUS FINALE (An Owl's Nest Mystery) by C.S. McDonald<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/audiobook-book-tour-a-felonious-finale-an-owls-nest-mystery-by-cs-mcdonald" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazPSMoRF1Qw7tjt5ovEIH3aWx-Bls7rsCxgCPP5iGG-lwfUmpuh-Sqcs-RtVht1pJuDL2r8D56JRPayKRVIryZu75tmkLJIQa0cMYbmjcmfQ7EojsD_8QupCxoVwOyVliYsG7rxkPfBAeeiBZEtoEeBhrgtqpeSaLYW6qnlLnIG58GMcOt-vyFN3IMDlH/w400-h400/FELONIOUS%20FINALE%20TUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_wm4Hp6Uc87c0D_khyphenhyphenfx81ZvOhhmofzNfeeku4GtlQcRAiHYXsIQGNBdawF7oodEOQI4isovNl956sfCIyIUjCexmvRsrgO6N5NpgjRgOol-gH5gACLjKaZ-KtsddDTRln5EQ97JXZ2m0gBrkmIhmbeY6TgC88g4xhSZ2Eb_hZMKoi5Xc9zauEkIqG9W/s2700/A%20FELONIOUS%20FINALE%20BOOK%20COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_wm4Hp6Uc87c0D_khyphenhyphenfx81ZvOhhmofzNfeeku4GtlQcRAiHYXsIQGNBdawF7oodEOQI4isovNl956sfCIyIUjCexmvRsrgO6N5NpgjRgOol-gH5gACLjKaZ-KtsddDTRln5EQ97JXZ2m0gBrkmIhmbeY6TgC88g4xhSZ2Eb_hZMKoi5Xc9zauEkIqG9W/w426-h640/A%20FELONIOUS%20FINALE%20BOOK%20COVER.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br> <span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Join us for this review tour from </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Nov 6 to Dec 8, 2023</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">!</span><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Book Details:</strong></span><br><br><u>Book Title</u>: A FELONIOUS FINALE (The Owl's Nest Mysteries) <br><u>Author:</u> C.S. McDonald<br><u>Category</u>: Adult Fiction, 268 pages<br><u>Genre</u>: Cozy Mystery<br><u>Publisher</u>: McWriter Books<br><u>Release date</u>: April 2023<br><u>Tour dates</u>: Nov 6 to Dec 8<br><u>Content Rating</u>: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br><br><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Alexa Owl has one burning question: Who killed Bobby Starr?</span><br><br><span style="color: #0f1111;">Out of the blue that ornery angel, Detective Bobby Starr, shows up at The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe. Much to Alexa Owl’s surprise, Bobby doesn’t need her help. Rather, he’s brought along someone else who wants to qualify for Saint Peter’s Guardian Angel Squad. Saint Pete has delegated this new inductee to solve a murder to get into the group, and it’s a doozie: Who killed Detective Bobby Starr? How can Alexa turn this assignment down?<br><br>Back in the 60s, Bobby’s fifth wife, Katherine was a diva in a community operetta company. During a performance of The Merry Widow, Bobby was forced to stand-in for a member of the chorus who fell ill. Only, Bobby’s first performance would be his last! The suspects are hitting all the notes as this mystery comes to crescendo!</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Buy the Book:</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3PKl9ys" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></strong></span><a href="https://amzn.to/3PKl9ys" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a><strong>~</strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Felonious-Finale-Audiobook/B0CL7YXVTD" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Audible</a></span></strong> <br><strong><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/a-felonious-finale-the-owl-s-nest-mysteries-by-c-s-mcdonald" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">BookBub</span></a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">This fourth novel in the C.S. McDonald's Owl's Nest Mysteries series is a little different to the previous three because Detective Bobby Starr, a great character in my opinion, plays more of a peripheral role so Alexa finds herself back in the mid-1960s investigating a murder with a new potential Guardian Angel, the rather more strait-laced Detective Slater. So, while I did miss Bobby's humour, I felt there was more emphasis on unravelling the mystery itself in Felonious Finale. The theatrical setting is a lot of fun. The various cast and crew members meant Detective Slater and Alexa had plenty of suspects from whom to choose, and most of them seemed pretty suspicious to me! Back in the present day timeline, Wynona and Louie's storyline was particularly lovely to read. I hope we will see more of these two in future books in this series.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br></div><span></span><a href="http://stephjb.blogspot.com/2023/11/felonious-finale-owls-nest-mystery-by.html#more">Read more »</a>Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-15440966613267707172023-11-06T08:00:00.015+00:002023-11-06T08:00:00.141+00:00Two Rivers: De Trouble I Be See by Bob Rogers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-two-rivers-de-trouble-i-be-see-by-bob-rogers" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVVaYLQJmqeEDlPeAm8QuJcJMVElODZCniGVcJuizct7Y-x6NvL5-Zd93BifbE6r_ra6sly8XWxqyIFbKcgQclg6h_LduwAy2ZKkOxPCUmq1N-G_heyxAe6EBSvrwXrAbwtogG8ARoZyfVSsQBpOyVRZUTf6EFa4gX0Ru0IR4wi99KQpSV0HvWs2iZGjh/w400-h400/TWO%20RIVERS%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400"></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Two Rivers: De Trouble I Be See</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> by</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Bob Rogers</span><br style="background-color: white; 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Evans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-finding-fionn-a-mystery-inspired-by-the-kidnapping-of-the-irish-racehorse-shergar-by-mj-evans" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeDv8vxsqOtaFhVqbBaM9Qwx1SVq5Yx9Kbof7CS5InZ69ZKzbepChTeIdnsYjxsK-C7ShNrMZGEo4oQ8bWe-1xf_ODiKqQ5vEqhv3TLBSX3JQb2OjbhrPwW_OIY17paARaznty_ZH3sG01BLbMr0oa8IRICjQUlgAP6ICN0NIkwFKu4oz_IWYl0karA3N/w400-h400/FINDING%20FIONN%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zc4je5nLbjovIda3YBVQSwRaaGav6b5Y3kVLpPJ194o03wRHOf55qgeFCOb77SlR1SKNkyb432pt-GdungDKf-1ucH0tj16JYT8u7SN_YSnYjdDfu2q_PkOKSPKOufsSK_l0bFQBxBsP3hL3DQRD8ekORNbGKNHKdOM26CUGCMN_oLdfabBrzVN8_ryV/s1500/Front%20cover%20final%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="938" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zc4je5nLbjovIda3YBVQSwRaaGav6b5Y3kVLpPJ194o03wRHOf55qgeFCOb77SlR1SKNkyb432pt-GdungDKf-1ucH0tj16JYT8u7SN_YSnYjdDfu2q_PkOKSPKOufsSK_l0bFQBxBsP3hL3DQRD8ekORNbGKNHKdOM26CUGCMN_oLdfabBrzVN8_ryV/w400-h640/Front%20cover%20final%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:<br /></span></strong><u>Book Titl<span style="color: #2a2a2a;">e</span></u><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">: <a href="https://5005989-475656185621122208.preview.editmysite.com/editor/main.php#" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" title="">Finding Fionn - A Mystery Inspired by the Kidnapping of the Irish Racehorse Shergar </a>by M.</span> <span style="color: black;">J. Evans</span><br /><u>Category</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Young Adult Fiction (Ages 13-17)</span><br /><u>Genre</u><span style="color: #515151;">:</span> <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Mystery/Crime</span><br /><u>Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151;">: </span><span style="color: black;">Dancing Horse Press, 310 pages</span><br /><u>Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151;"> October 17 2023</span><br /><u>Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151;">: Rated</span><span style="color: black;"> G - Completely clean</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><em style="color: #1f1f1f; position: relative;">A fast-paced story that will have mystery fans and horse lovers thoroughly captivated.</em><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> - </span><strong style="color: #1f1f1f;">Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Reader’s favorite</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">The excitement felt in the Winner’s Circle vanishes when the jockey’s beloved horse disappears from his stall in the dark of night. Patrick McCallin is a young Irish lad growing up in the 1980’s when all of Ireland is groaning under the weight of The Troubles. Born to ride, he pays little mind to the political unrest going on around him. He dreams only of becoming a jockey. Patrick’s dream comes true when he is selected to ride an up-and-coming Thoroughbred, named Fionn MacCool, in the biggest races in England and Ireland. Race after race ends with Fionn and Patrick in the Winner’s Circle. The pair captures the heart of all Ireland. But the dream becomes a nightmare when Patrick’s beloved horse is kidnapped and held for ransom. When the horse’s owner refuses to pay and the Irish Garda closes the case, Patrick and his best friends, Ronan and Maddie, have no choice but to find Fionn themselves.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy The Book:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://amzn.to/46gHABb" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> ~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-fionn-a-mystery-inspired-by-the-kidnapping-of-the-irish-racehorse-shergar-m-j-evans/1144163580?ean=9781737361879" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a></span></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157826743-finding-fionn" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">add to Goodreads</span></a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUuiVcQNyDN8SDNka7kP9M44m_y5xgbOFc_fOi_DmdcoMmWHEEakeuXFceA6U1kXiwS2TiWacsqJQCTjsIN1WJifzl5ZDFaZO0gjRxRV_c7mO5pU5_VB6sg60M8rea5k962rJyCsjhns0Ha82281WfI1vaAzwGS0O8Yxkl_fXAYuq8gh0PBYCjJ0kH5hU/s720/Jazz%20and%20Margi.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUuiVcQNyDN8SDNka7kP9M44m_y5xgbOFc_fOi_DmdcoMmWHEEakeuXFceA6U1kXiwS2TiWacsqJQCTjsIN1WJifzl5ZDFaZO0gjRxRV_c7mO5pU5_VB6sg60M8rea5k962rJyCsjhns0Ha82281WfI1vaAzwGS0O8Yxkl_fXAYuq8gh0PBYCjJ0kH5hU/s320/Jazz%20and%20Margi.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="text-align: justify;" /><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; text-align: justify;">M.J. Evans is the author of more than twenty award-winning books for middle-graders, young adults, adults, and even a few picture books. Most of her titles are about horses or horse fantasy creatures. Ms. Evans is a graduate of Oregon State University and a former teacher of middle school and high school students. She is the mother of five and the grandmother of twelve. She and her husband live in Colorado.</span><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><strong>connect with the author: <a href="http://www.dancinghorsepress.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mjevansbooks/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/margi.evans.98" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4496514.M_J_Evans" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a> ~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/MJEvansFantasyNovelist/_saved/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">pinterest</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Win Finding Fionn - A Mystery Inspired by the Kidnapping of the Irish Racehorse Shergar by M. J. Evans, signed by the author (one winner / USA only) (ends Nov 13)</div></b></span></span></div></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/5jsm7/finding-fionn-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">FINDING FIONN Book Tour Giveaway</a><div><br /> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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Choice words used but rarely.</span></div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">In the fully updated second edition of <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Living with Depression</strong></em>, Serani outlines the various forms of depression, describes the different treatments, and outlines methods for living with depression and getting the help you or a loved one needs. However, since the first edition was published, much has changed in the landscape of depression including diagnostic aspects, new disorders, treatments and research, and Deborah Serani covers it all. Tips on how to choose a good therapist, negotiate the labyrinth of healthcare, and minimize stigma are addressed, as is learning how to use biology and biography as tools of empowerment. There is no other book that offers what <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Living with Depression</strong></em> – giving readers a dual perspective of what it’s like to know depression as a clinician and as a patient.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538179833/Living-with-Depression-Why-Biology-and-Biography-Matter-Along-the-Path-to-Hope-and-Healing-2nd-Edition" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Rowman Littlefield</span></a></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3P3YuwD" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-When-Deborah-Serani-Psy-D/dp/1631986090/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Deborah+Serani&qid=1635624065&qsid=137-2977488-0407947&s=books&sr=1-1&sres=1631986090%2C1631983822%2C1631986953%2C7512719736" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/living-with-depression-deborah-serani/1116637914?ean=9781538179826" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/living-with-depression-why-biology-and-biography-matter-along-the-path-to-hope-and-healing-deborah-serani/19846176?ean=9781538179826" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Indiebound</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGK8FinxGEEpDd48EYSo93BKrTrRLmZOgIGxHWn86MDwDj8UKDr5Fap3E2NxfXN-S7DbPIJcbWe_nODkxtyGEC8X6qqW10W7B2O88qV7IBT8IuhVQaAqKgLqbivhCqpPiuKcm9qPYpIAQaXyecYH0h8HHieANYYtZG8acKfGB15qPsHiRQ0XiVWzGeOfq/s3336/Serani%20Headshot%20BW.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="2650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGK8FinxGEEpDd48EYSo93BKrTrRLmZOgIGxHWn86MDwDj8UKDr5Fap3E2NxfXN-S7DbPIJcbWe_nODkxtyGEC8X6qqW10W7B2O88qV7IBT8IuhVQaAqKgLqbivhCqpPiuKcm9qPYpIAQaXyecYH0h8HHieANYYtZG8acKfGB15qPsHiRQ0XiVWzGeOfq/w254-h320/Serani%20Headshot%20BW.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author: </span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Dr. Deborah Serani is a psychologist, professor and an award-winning author, writing about psychological issues. Serani has books published in several genres including non-fiction, self-help, children's picture books and fiction.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong>Connect with the author: </strong><strong> <a href="https://www.drdeborahserani.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~<a href="https://twitter.com/DeborahSerani" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter</a> ~<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058273082100" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drdeborahserani/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5098914.Deborah_Serani" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win LIVING WITH DEPRESSION by Deborah Serani, signed by the author (one winner/USA only) (ends Nov 3)</b></span></span></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/BKIL2/living-with-depression-by-deborah-serani-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">LIVING WITH DEPRESSION by Deborah Serani Book Tour Giveaway</a> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><br /><strong>Author's Note:</strong> Books should always bring pleasure, and never cause harm, for this reason if you have any content that may be harmful to your mental wellbeing, I encourage you to visit <a href="https://mariestill.com/contentwarnings" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">https://mariestill.com/contentwarnings</a> to ensure Beverly’s story is one you wish to read.<br /><br />Please know that you are never alone. If you are in crisis or in need of someone to speak with, please reach out for help.<br /><br />Below are the crisis lines. US readers dial 988 UK readers, text SHOUT to 85258 Canadian readers (youth) call 1-888-668-6810 or text WELLNESS to 686868; Canadian readers (adults) call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741. Wherever you are, there are people who care, I encourage you to reach out when in need.<br /><br />Beverly’s story, more than any of my other stories, is a personal one. As a society we get physicals annually, we talk openly about physical diseases, and support those battling them. Mental health isn’t treated with the same care and openness. While we have taken great strides, there is still more work to do. Preventative mental health is a lifesaver. You deserve to be happy just like you deserve to be physically and mentally healthy.<br /><br />Each person’s journey with a mental health crisis or disorder is different. This story, while completely fictional, has been my way of processing one of the hardest battles I’ve had to fight.<br /><br />Please show empathy for each other, you never know what demons someone is fighting internally, or if they are fighting a battle for someone they love very much.<br /><br />Take care of yourself and those around you. No matter how different and unique your mind is, you, like Beverly, are perfect the way you are.<br /><br />XOXO, Marie (aka Kristen Seeley)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><em style="position: relative;">"Beautifully written, Seeley delivers a brave and poignant tale that is unforgettable."</em> <strong>- Kim Michele Richardson, NYT bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:<br /></span></strong><span style="color: black;">Socially awkward, anxiety-riddled Beverly Bonnefinche only loves three things in life: her parents, books, and a homeless man named Bill. Without them, the only way Beverly manages to get by each day is with the help of a peculiar coping mechanism that allows her to dissolve her feelings. Yet everything changes for Beverly when she meets Henry, a persistent, friendly man who sees something in Beverly most people have missed. As their relationship develops, despite her best intentions, Beverly soon finds herself stepping outside of her carefully controlled life and forging new friendships.<br /><br />It’s only when a series of twists and turns threatens to unravel her new life, and her mind, that Beverly must determine if she’s got it in her to stop trudging through life—and finally start living it.<br /><br />Emotional, witty, and uplifting, Beverly Bonnefinche Is Dead is an unforgettable story of love, loss, friendship, and what it means to ultimately find the courage to be who you are.<br /><br /><strong>Content Warnings:</strong> stillbirth, pregnancy loss, mental health, attempted suicide, suicidal ideation</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3r7H4py" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> ~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beverly-bonnefinche-is-dead-kristen-seeley/1143446549?ean=9781990253508" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N </a><br /><a href="https://www.target.com/p/beverly-bonnefinche-is-dead-paperback/-/A-89246731#lnk=sametab" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Target</a> ~ <a href="https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/beverly-bonnefinche-is-dead/9781990253508.html." style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Indigo</a> ~ <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Beverly-Bonnefinche-Dead/9781990253508?id=8775499151733" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BAM<br /></a><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/beverly-bonnefinche-is-dead-by-kristen-seeley" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a> ~ <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Beverly-Bonnefinche-Is-Dead-Audiobook/B0C5S3HSD1" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Audible</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168434196-beverly-bonnefinche-is-dead" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNr2Wu-p9BQZv6mg00xE_9EY7UTWbei-lDRO0-G_uxYIZKgE5mIB27cyI252uQQNYsWC0qQQNvR1SuPlShVWVjBaeiVIVIkRuhUNBaaqdA4THgGMZvRDCTN_rRK0CFfCrpVVpZ00KH26DDBbo_qrzFH0JxpfYkjrC9b9VnLMR-mGs3MaJvgk_GXmirfA3/s2247/MARIESTILL%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNr2Wu-p9BQZv6mg00xE_9EY7UTWbei-lDRO0-G_uxYIZKgE5mIB27cyI252uQQNYsWC0qQQNvR1SuPlShVWVjBaeiVIVIkRuhUNBaaqdA4THgGMZvRDCTN_rRK0CFfCrpVVpZ00KH26DDBbo_qrzFH0JxpfYkjrC9b9VnLMR-mGs3MaJvgk_GXmirfA3/s320/MARIESTILL%20copy.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Lover of books, Kristen spends her time overly caffeinated in front of her computer in the Tampa Bay area with her husband and four children.<br /><br />Kristen's debut novel, <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Beverly Bonnefinche is Dead</strong></em> was selected by Barnes & Noble as a Top Indie Favorites August/September 2023 Kristen Seeley is the pen name of Marie Still (which she writes suspense/thrillers under)</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">connect with the author: <a href="https://kristenseeley.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://mariestill.com/newsletter" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">newsletter</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/MarieStill" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X</a> ~ <a href="http://facebook.com/mariestillwrites" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="http://instagram.com/mariestillwrites" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; 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McDonald<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/spotlight-book-tour-murder-by-the-stroke-a-fiona-quinn-mystery-by-cs-mcdonald" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgs7b_vBDJqRS7HjHRuF_zpYmW3bpOhaBNvmSENM06S0d2wi-Rb1MdQeQlw0tDZeR6L2-FNmFumijqgarjc_2z57Bu_6WyKtsAWUCgx0sqEesaeipKe4cAq7fxnvzyVOHL8vxREgIVLK0dX-4FseYbkW140vhw2b4RqdWIHeqX_eDqHb7egXcX3-Rruy2/w400-h400/MURDER%20BY%20THE%20STROKE%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbBna_fVl98PaVGsulpa_EwlRibbqPeLc9LO3ZL1fchz-2bpth65jgoPrO9wvvq3V8PSyVh2U7PuSbA7o22uc9cGXqEh8iypkv9VKDh4F-CA-OStneQ3jlyJvYEV3tuG1x3OGhUdTPWGUaY41inY-kNYwoHl5du-DpsbsH0AJfD9DwWm-eyLaOydDJ4dS/s1200/MurderBytheStroke_Draft.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbBna_fVl98PaVGsulpa_EwlRibbqPeLc9LO3ZL1fchz-2bpth65jgoPrO9wvvq3V8PSyVh2U7PuSbA7o22uc9cGXqEh8iypkv9VKDh4F-CA-OStneQ3jlyJvYEV3tuG1x3OGhUdTPWGUaY41inY-kNYwoHl5du-DpsbsH0AJfD9DwWm-eyLaOydDJ4dS/w426-h640/MurderBytheStroke_Draft.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Join us for this spotlight tour from <strong>Oct 2</strong><strong><strong> </strong>to Nov 2, 2023</strong>!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Book Details:</strong></span><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: Murder by the Stroke (A Fiona Quinn Mystery) <br /><u>Author:</u> C.S. McDonald<br /><u>Category</u>: Adult Fiction, 260 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: Cozy Mystery<br /><u>Publisher</u>: McWriter Books<br /><u>Release date</u>: Nov 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Detective Landry's old flame is drop-dead gorgeous, and so are her paintings!<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0f1111;">Pittsburgh’s most influential cultural enthusiasts are overjoyed when famous artist, Vashti, has scheduled a gala followed by a weeklong exhibit of her latest works. On the other hand, Detective Nathan Landry isn’t so excited about the invitation he has received to the gala. Back in the day, he and the renowned painter were lovers. That is, when her name was Sadie Jensen, or as Nathan’s sister liked to call her, “Psycho Sadie.”<br /><br />Art experts, and collectors alike, have been intrigued by a tiny brush stroke, known as an </span><span style="color: #0f1111;">invisible stroke</span><span style="color: #0f1111;">. So subtle and out of place is the technique, that Vashti’s elusive stroke has become as famous as a Where’s Waldo search.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Fiona finds herself captivated by more than Vashti’s flair for the obscure. Rather, she is far more interested in the gorgeous artist and Nathan’s past. Against his wishes, Fiona, her mother, and her mother-in-law attend the exhibit.<br /><br />Indeed, Vashti’s paintings are killing it in the art world, and in more ways than one.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span><br /></strong><strong><em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(available for pre-order)</span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3P3JEGi" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></strong></span> </div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nW_TpaqEwkPLzWaQsVBqBRU4ZqKJfdZylMIq3bNoeAoAC-JmKxbWuAo4iy4X1SvbDIJCMUyh8fL8gqRFYDDCN0ofsghbllBQ-M_9oiIb8zN7qHOwhR5k2znOaSJFKrm_mZKxWU1nJLgvBq59uk4lmrh05zvP6t-EBRar45N5Jv7GatR8VaHCxTw_CfP3/s2045/Author%20pic%20blue%20blouse-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="1626" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nW_TpaqEwkPLzWaQsVBqBRU4ZqKJfdZylMIq3bNoeAoAC-JmKxbWuAo4iy4X1SvbDIJCMUyh8fL8gqRFYDDCN0ofsghbllBQ-M_9oiIb8zN7qHOwhR5k2znOaSJFKrm_mZKxWU1nJLgvBq59uk4lmrh05zvP6t-EBRar45N5Jv7GatR8VaHCxTw_CfP3/w257-h323/Author%20pic%20blue%20blouse-2.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.<br /><br />Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!<br /><br />Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Connect with the author: <a href="http://www.csmcdonaldbooks.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Website</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/CSMcDonald7" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCSMcDonald/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/csmcdonaldcozymysteryauthor/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Instagram</a></strong><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lWDmIXc1Z5nm8N_q1vma877od4Sm9onWhRmcF3X3QGiGzJzhWKF6qmNqcQNwP1doYfTjmWka9k8b8wcb4N4DkA54cATZblMDKsYKL4PChVNoxYxBTev7x8n1Ksd3eOdOTwAYaZINm8Qx61TsI5Qk5H_4MZxeLWsSGmpdHJ1iwhnioncMttUp51KCERa3/s1570/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="1570" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lWDmIXc1Z5nm8N_q1vma877od4Sm9onWhRmcF3X3QGiGzJzhWKF6qmNqcQNwP1doYfTjmWka9k8b8wcb4N4DkA54cATZblMDKsYKL4PChVNoxYxBTev7x8n1Ksd3eOdOTwAYaZINm8Qx61TsI5Qk5H_4MZxeLWsSGmpdHJ1iwhnioncMttUp51KCERa3/w400-h66/iRead%20Website%20new%20logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035320497400006300.post-51760263696932170722023-10-09T08:00:00.008+01:002023-10-09T08:00:00.140+01:00MORTAL WEATHER by K.P. McCarthy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-mortal-weather-by-kp-mccarthy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73tjakydEeYKQP7BUoov89zQ2Wr3OPVbK0FpomNU6IHjILz892_A8PCZvNye8Tay3TmPtTe3ug1Wdp0zsZ6gtYyXOUhXRFMUt_B542joxmepU-zvY6HwGk6viIUT4fe1dxdi5XHotzWt5dByIirdSmkQIxzkiXqpGimVUuXSJOO24iF3csgsSXRAWvVVr/w400-h400/MORTAL%20WEATHER%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBigrR-txO1gZpxhQH4TD-jlZ-eq8yMde1BIswUH-GSfG2Cwy3twZ00y41AMFV27zFBK7TZdiOJ8jqSnrPUs2j2mcqlfLW0a2mUEYA4BRlTHyRaTSsP-G9cpkNgJTTJKivz5IVX9Q7NTdtNIwsVbSVCQZhwl0wNSHWWuEOMNC5nryMurYIbOk2ECobsaQ6/s2697/9781970107364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBigrR-txO1gZpxhQH4TD-jlZ-eq8yMde1BIswUH-GSfG2Cwy3twZ00y41AMFV27zFBK7TZdiOJ8jqSnrPUs2j2mcqlfLW0a2mUEYA4BRlTHyRaTSsP-G9cpkNgJTTJKivz5IVX9Q7NTdtNIwsVbSVCQZhwl0wNSHWWuEOMNC5nryMurYIbOk2ECobsaQ6/w424-h640/9781970107364.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Join us for this tour from <strong>Sep 26 to Oct 16</strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><strong>,</strong><strong><strong> </strong>2023</strong></span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Mortal Weather</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> by </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">KP McCarthy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Adult Fiction (18+), 310 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Literary Fiction, Novel</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Top Reads Publishing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> September 26 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">PG-13 + M</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> rating.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">There is bad language, no explicit sex scenes, but there is a lot of death and some references to suicide.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she die, like the others? The unforgettable characters, including several dogs, will captivate you from the first page.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">BUY THE BOOK:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/44Q7JWz" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3Uo0pf5" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mortal-weather-kp-mccarthy/1143087160?ean=9781970107364" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/mortal-weather-kp-mccarthy/19760639" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookshop</a><br />add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122758243-mortal-weather" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTLWQoHH6yt5rUPcBmw-R4fKM4fVm1ofz3myo5qt7Xw6sYulQVcvroL5855INaGHdrPHzHA8bozh7Z_OYYF_PNG6Rb28uwA1l22ALHzjqarc3STXIzy5Mk2Qp21S19UG3Y5G-0H-nRbKxmAR7GtpHRtxrPcJPb9LERJpUKXWxbPwv8XH9wFHvZAB11HyE/s360/Kevin-Patrick-McCarthy-book-photo-sq.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTLWQoHH6yt5rUPcBmw-R4fKM4fVm1ofz3myo5qt7Xw6sYulQVcvroL5855INaGHdrPHzHA8bozh7Z_OYYF_PNG6Rb28uwA1l22ALHzjqarc3STXIzy5Mk2Qp21S19UG3Y5G-0H-nRbKxmAR7GtpHRtxrPcJPb9LERJpUKXWxbPwv8XH9wFHvZAB11HyE/w288-h288/Kevin-Patrick-McCarthy-book-photo-sq.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Among other things, Kevin Patrick McCarthy has been a geothermal geologist, a technical writer, a critic, and a screenwriter. His humor, essays, poetry, and fiction have been widely recognized. “Enough Sky,” the epigraph for <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Mortal Weather,</strong></em> was Commended by The Poetry Society (UK) in 2014. He is a fourth-generation Coloradoan who now lives in the Pacific with his wife Tricia, and their dog, Nani.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><strong>connect with the author: <a href="https://kpmccarthy18.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KPMcMW" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29567601.KP_McCarthy" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Win a signed hard-copy of K.P. 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Creating Stories has the answers. Hank Quense, the author of more than twenty books, tells you how to do it. He believes that stories come from the melding of three elements: getting ideas, story design and story-telling. Ideas have to come from the author. Creating Stories covers the last two. The book concentrates on developing characters including such rarely discussed requirements such as a dominant reader emotion and the character's biography. Plots are also covered in depth and a number of graphics are included to illustrate complex points. Another topic discusses subplots and how to utilize them and how to nest them within the main plot. A separate chapter discusses the relationship between the plot and the emotional arcs. Other topics covered are: character arcs, scene design, point-of-view, writing voice.</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/47gRh3e" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40274952-creating-stories" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">After Creating Your Story:</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BmxVXOqrsh3ZbwYptVAMkIVBwI4oHF_qnoyb46MCVS3mygDstJDdiFUPjl_CDbXoAbcAQ1DD-Zg4QqZqoemJNB1ULlnGA1UsmYWkEWHjJlTVrTkftE2fnwijO9WTAJnbhJrnVnMhaBNlhd3-mur4m_oGE81whHRUC5R9PV81jRXSF7sEk6loD7qrc3Ui/s346/Self%20Publish%20Book%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BmxVXOqrsh3ZbwYptVAMkIVBwI4oHF_qnoyb46MCVS3mygDstJDdiFUPjl_CDbXoAbcAQ1DD-Zg4QqZqoemJNB1ULlnGA1UsmYWkEWHjJlTVrTkftE2fnwijO9WTAJnbhJrnVnMhaBNlhd3-mur4m_oGE81whHRUC5R9PV81jRXSF7sEk6loD7qrc3Ui/w432-h640/Self%20Publish%20Book%20Cover.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Book Title</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"></span></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Self-Publish a Book in 10 Steps: And Market It</span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">by Hank Quense</span></span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Adult Non-Fiction, 88 pages</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Self Help</span><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Strange Worlds Publishing</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Dec 1, 2021</span><br style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: G </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; 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<div><br /></div><div><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Self-publishing a book is difficult.<br /><br />This book simplifies it by breaking down a self-publishing and marketing project into 10 steps. This step-by-step process will get your book published and initiate the pre-launch marketing.<br /><br />Hank Quense has written and self-published over twenty books, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of the <em style="position: relative;">Author Blueprint Series</em> of books. The Series concentrates on providing valuable guidance on fiction writing, self-publishing and book marketing. Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps is Book 6 in the series.<br /><br />The book details such vital tasks as developing a compelling book description, building an author platform and getting book reviews to list a few.<br /><br />Learn the ten-step process that will self-publish and market your book!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Olba0q" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazon</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59591453-self-publish-a-book-in-10-steps" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Hank Quense has self-published his books for over 12 years. His non-fiction books cover fiction writing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Creating Stories</strong></em>), self-publishing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>How to Self-publish and Market a Book, Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps</strong></em>), marketing (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Book Marketing Fundamentals</strong></em>) and author business (<em style="position: relative;"><strong>Business Basics for Authors</strong></em>).<br /><br />He also lectures on these subjects in schools, libraries and on webinars.<br /><br />Hank recently started <a href="https://hankquense.podia.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">https://hankquense.podia.com/</a> The site provides solutions to pain points (problems) for fiction writers, self-publishing authors and authors who are trying to market their books.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Connect with the Author: </span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://hankquense.podia.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Website </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/hanque99" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">X</a> ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Writersarc" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Facebook </a>~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/hanque99/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hankquense2465" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> ~ <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/hank-quense" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">BookBub</a> ~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3002079.Hank_Quense" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway:</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win signed copies of Creating Stories and Self-publish a Book in 10 Steps: And Market It by Hank Quense (one winner) (USA only) (ends Oct 19)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/yvhlY/creating-stories-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">CREATING STORIES Book Tour Giveaway</a> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ae40a5; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">The Prime Suspect (A Sam MacKade PI Mystery) by Lauren Carr</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Category</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Adult Fiction (18 +), 430 pages</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Genre</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Mystery</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Publisher</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: Acorn Book Services</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Release date:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Oct 26, 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Tour dates</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Sep 5, to Oct 11</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">, 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Content Rating</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrwehHi7Xu2YYZAtkTNTklbmw6RVXvsGFkJgcxDee84Rbv7csV2TUFtc-DQsWDnC3qJ960nrdRRh-kJ6P9jQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><em style="position: relative;">"Carr is a master at creating unique, complex plots and colorful characters..." -</em><strong><em style="position: relative;"> </em>Marilyn R. Wilson, Author, Speaker, Book Reviewer</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"Lauren Carr is among my favorite mystery writers. She knows how to write a fun tale while keeping readers engaged. ...</em></span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><em style="position: relative;">"</em> </span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">- Amy Campbell, Locks Hooks and Books<br /><br /></span><em style="position: relative;">"I am, bottom line, amazed at the giant step that places Carr comparable to significant authors whose name slips off our tongues like, for instance, Nora Roberts. Watch this author--she's moving quickly to where her goals are headed..."</em> <strong>- review by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven<br /><br /></strong><em style="position: relative;">Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." -</em> <span style="font-weight: 700;">review by Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It</span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:<br /></span></strong><em style="position: relative;">Two murders with one common denominator. Both victims betrayed Bryce Greyson. How could she not be the prime suspect?<br /></em><br />Four years after Bryce’s cheating husband is gunned down, her boyfriend-stealing former roommate’s remains are found buried under a statue at her alma mater.<br /><br />Declared the prime suspect by both detectives and the media, Bryce has no choice but to hire someone to clear her name.<br /><br />Enter Sam MacKade, private eye.<br /><br />To solve two murders, the former police K-9 officer and his canine partners must sift through the clues and the lies to reveal the true <em style="position: relative;">prime suspect</em>.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span><br /><em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(available for pre-order)</span></em><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3KNT5aA" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_wHG-fymCZhvZe5TU-QcjoouaZfn6Jg1DGwufntZj0GTdZEKtGBOeLcBC5MXnuY0S_P9HDBgaG2O60is174y-NrSK6XxXjpyOWKjg2AvD_HyMuTSq9TCbgSFaT4dBBDivppferJgW-20TI1mkm1khM2v7Iu47VCDqcrmaKolQZFatCA8GqGI3G7kx5t_/s917/Lauren%20&%20Muse%20Profile.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_wHG-fymCZhvZe5TU-QcjoouaZfn6Jg1DGwufntZj0GTdZEKtGBOeLcBC5MXnuY0S_P9HDBgaG2O60is174y-NrSK6XxXjpyOWKjg2AvD_HyMuTSq9TCbgSFaT4dBBDivppferJgW-20TI1mkm1khM2v7Iu47VCDqcrmaKolQZFatCA8GqGI3G7kx5t_/s320/Lauren%20&%20Muse%20Profile.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br />Selling over half a million books worldwide, Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—thirty titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!<br /><br />Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. <br /><br />The owner of Acorn Book Services and iRead Book Tours, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, and virtual book tour coordinator for independent authors. <br /><br />Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and author panels at conventions. <br /><br />She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. <br /><br /><strong>connect with the author: <a href="http://mysterylady.net/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://amzn.to/3KS5zxV" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMysteryLadie" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themysteryladie/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMysteryLadie" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter</a> <br />~ <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/TheMysteryLadie/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">pinterest</a></strong></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; 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text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Black Coffee, Brown Cow </a>– book spotlight / giveaway<br />Sep 13 – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nishlikestoread" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Nisha </a>– book spotlight<br />Sep 19 – <a href="http://www.amybooksy.blogspot.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Locks, Hooks and Books </a>– book spotlight / giveaway<br />Sep 20 – <a href="https://www.bookcornernewsandreviews.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Book Corner News and Reviews</a> – book spotlight / giveaway<br />Sep 26 – <a href="http://stephjb.blogspot.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Stephanie Jane </a>– book spotlight / giveaway<br />Sep 28 – <a href="http://www.splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Splashes of Joy –</a> book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 3 – <a href="http://www.dianesbookjournal.wordpress.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Diane’s Book Journal</a> – book spotlight<br />Oct 5 – <a href="https://ginaraemitchell.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Gina Rae Mitchell</a> – book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 6 – <a href="https://celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Celticlady's Reviews</a> – book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 9 – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leannebookstagram" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Leanne Bookstagram </a>– book spotlight<br />Oct 10 – <a href="https://lieseblog.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Liese's Blog</a> – book spotlight<br />Oct 11 - <a href="https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Cover Lover Book Review </a>– book spotlight / giveaway<br />Oct 11 –<a href="https://www.instagram.com/librarywhore/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"> librarywhore</a> – book spotlight / giveaway<br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway: </span></strong><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win $25 Paypal courtesy of the author of THE PRIME SUSPECT (A Sam MacKade PI Mystery)! 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Smith<br /><u>Category</u>: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 434 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: Urban Fantasy<br /><u>Publisher</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Laurel Elite Books</span><br /><u>Release date:</u> May 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">PG + M: Mild profanity and the lead character lives in a mental and verbally abusive household. The theme of living in an unhealthy household and getting help is a theme in the book.</span> </div><div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">High school is stressful enough without having to save your town from evil incarnate.<br /><br />But Starla never really had a choice in the matter.<br /><br />Starla, an aspiring artist, lives an uneasy life with her mom after the sudden loss of her dad. She seeks refuge at the home of her grandmother, Ma Mère, where she feels safe. As a teenager, Starla begins to demonstrate magical abilities. Among them, she discovers her hands glow with purple light and she can understand the squeaks of her pets.<br /><br />Her new abilities are no surprise to Ma Mère, who reveals a long-hidden family secret of power and magic. Starla's new abilities have been passed down for generations and were awakened by the shift in power when Hel, an ancient evil being, escaped containment.<br /><br />Hel and those under its power are determined to gain possession and control over the citizens of East Pine and the magical dimensions concealed there. Starla and her friends refuse to let that happen.<br /><br />If she hopes to thwart Hel's insatiable quest for power and regain control over it before East Pine and all of the dimensions of existence are destroyed, Starla will have to trust her instincts and find the courage to harness the ancestral magic she was born to wield.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/46lMNrU" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/starla-terrilynn-moore/1143479561?ean=9798218212629" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></strong></span><br /><strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/starla-terrilynn-moore/20092669?ean=9798218212629" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Bookshop.org</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153586883-starla" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Mental Health Matters:</b></span><b style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"> why writing stories about mental health matters & what it can teach us in real life </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Terrilynn and I both have had experience working as counselors with troubled youth. We believe that one of the underrepresented topics of conversation in schools, at home, and in society at large is mental health. Each of us deals with the stresses and conflicts of life in our own way but much of how we learn to cope with our successes and failures is from the modeling provided by our family, close friends, teachers, and people we admire. While mental health is important to us all, most people have not had training in effective communication or coping techniques. </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>There are some methods of dealing with stress and life’s difficulties that are healthier than others. We hope by drawing attention to some less-effective methods of coping with anger, sadness, fear, conflict, and disappointment, that conversations might take place to discuss how people might make healthier choices. </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>We believe having someone who listens well and lets you know they care, like Mrs. Wycliffe for Starla, and Dougie’s family for Dougie, will help a lot of people work through their difficulties more effectively and they will make more satisfying decisions. We encourage everyone to learn basic listening and communication skills, and how to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b> </b></span></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUCjy-ry-ZpDV9a2RLSW26KXy1q4ARfqPL8fvqrv_FebLDGc1GF8iY1wmwI0cgl9GBjOwUv37tOX9H1gONt6YKeFE32bCcd4JLURHP6NWFh0xFPLSYLJzHAXj_-iyWmsgTwwIyqb9J6MlxH6tMkX6GNG7xIHyXEuCge4LuZa1GpVt4MUh1YOV-Vl6lZML/s2500/Terrilyn_book_pic.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUCjy-ry-ZpDV9a2RLSW26KXy1q4ARfqPL8fvqrv_FebLDGc1GF8iY1wmwI0cgl9GBjOwUv37tOX9H1gONt6YKeFE32bCcd4JLURHP6NWFh0xFPLSYLJzHAXj_-iyWmsgTwwIyqb9J6MlxH6tMkX6GNG7xIHyXEuCge4LuZa1GpVt4MUh1YOV-Vl6lZML/s320/Terrilyn_book_pic.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Terrilynn Moore is a retired police officer who now lives as an artist and storyteller. She expresses her passion through her words and art. The book, <strong><em style="position: relative;">Starla</em></strong>, was largely written but not completed until after she reconnected with Quade B Smith after a high school reunion. Quade has prior experience as a co-author of a non-fiction book called, <em style="position: relative;"><strong>The Bark of the Cony.</strong></em></span><br /><br /><strong>connect with the author: <a href="https://starladragonbook.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway: </span></strong><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win a signed hardback copy of STARLA by Terrilynn Moore and Quade B. 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NICK by Sarah French<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-a-beautiful-story-jesus-st-nick-by-sarah-french" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6Z4tTJjtjWx3rs0qnPaQK8tIl782lsoQTZfU5hijRQQLKdveIg95PHUbeU68IebAqiSUvciIy2WDk-zVVa9XanXAa1ldVSR3FQ2-AwMG_6PLd9YKnEAYhxjnIH3nk5yE7C0ilBLxHs6TjWl4HTptjHfwdfGsSEGZqZ-R4CHr3tbtn1dwaz2dDlbn3uML/w400-h400/JESUS%20AND%20ST%20NICK%20TOUR%20BANNER%20W%20BUTTON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOQ5TU--dowHSoy54be7mC8nD4Ykusq5JmiAJUI_M4PETjdDu8hPj5060JIvGoQrmh6x6I4w3K32bBOtOvmjSGxFgcgZQxkSnVzlrIcqKWAUDc0sWTrScEDUFcJEOtQ8aLoh2pgHtfglwHp9Da2yttBpsycQW7aiyX0QhNTD_NH09u8649wf5UtS7214F/s2633/JESUS%20AND%20ST%20NICK%20BY%20SARAH%20FRENCH%20FINAL%20COVER.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2491" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOQ5TU--dowHSoy54be7mC8nD4Ykusq5JmiAJUI_M4PETjdDu8hPj5060JIvGoQrmh6x6I4w3K32bBOtOvmjSGxFgcgZQxkSnVzlrIcqKWAUDc0sWTrScEDUFcJEOtQ8aLoh2pgHtfglwHp9Da2yttBpsycQW7aiyX0QhNTD_NH09u8649wf5UtS7214F/w379-h400/JESUS%20AND%20ST%20NICK%20BY%20SARAH%20FRENCH%20FINAL%20COVER.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Details:</span></strong><br /><br /><u>Book Title</u>: <span style="color: #1f1f1f;">A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick by Sarah French</span><br /><u>Category</u>: Children's Non-Fiction (ages 3 to 8), 32 pages<br /><u>Genre</u>: Children's Book<br /><u>Publisher</u>: Sarah French<br /><u>Release date:</u> Sep 2023<br /><u>Content Rating</u>: G. Suitable for everyone.</div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">The Christmas season is here, and you once again have to juggle the story of Jesus with good Ole St. Nick…<br /><br />…but what if you didn’t have to?<br /><br />This beautifully illustrated bedtime story teaches children the story behind St. Nick and how he was a follower of Jesus too! Children will learn about the birth of Jesus, the importance of giving, and the reason for many of our holiday traditions.<br /><br /><strong><em style="position: relative;">A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick </em></strong>will quickly become a family favorite. Parents love the values it teaches, and kids love the way it brings the real Christmas story to life! Make this book a Christmas tradition in your household so your kids will grow up understanding why we celebrate Christmas with certain traditions today. And don’t worry! We don’t give away any holiday secrets!</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/47tl20V" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> ~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1143910912" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N<br /></a>add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195881857-a-beautiful-story" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oy6yZ40g7qY" width="320" youtube-src-id="Oy6yZ40g7qY"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1Cjer5F2MUPiqnBq6GTEiULSs1qgRfCMwS35vsJKPS83QMNFqQ_goWaz5XM5EGmTwr4jQvFbfB0uXJPQQS5kl9Fx0xYIC_EZjh6ky_6VeJDgn61MPRhXk4SL2XrxKl6vAgBMECQg4QczMiDE_IYbmTIlm1UFuzBtWeK7lLbZ-zmWLwCukjfsW0NIjRn_/s4096/SARAH%20FRENCH.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1Cjer5F2MUPiqnBq6GTEiULSs1qgRfCMwS35vsJKPS83QMNFqQ_goWaz5XM5EGmTwr4jQvFbfB0uXJPQQS5kl9Fx0xYIC_EZjh6ky_6VeJDgn61MPRhXk4SL2XrxKl6vAgBMECQg4QczMiDE_IYbmTIlm1UFuzBtWeK7lLbZ-zmWLwCukjfsW0NIjRn_/w266-h400/SARAH%20FRENCH.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Sarah French is a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist. She is a broadcast news anchor for the NBC affiliate, WCNC Charlotte.<br /><br />Sarah joined WCNC from WHDH in Boston, MA. She was the morning anchor there and joined the team in 2011. She was also the host of <em style="position: relative;">What's Cooking</em>, <em style="position: relative;">How to Help</em>, and <em style="position: relative;">Backstage in Boston</em>. Prior to WHDH, Sarah was the morning anchor at WTIC in Hartford, CT. Sarah began her career as a reporter for KOMU in Columbia, MO.<br /><br />Sarah brings rich experience covering major world events. She was on the ground covering the Boston Marathon bombing, the destructive aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She holds three prestigious Emmy Awards. She also received the "Speak for Thyself Award" honoring community advocates and non-profit leaders, as well as Boston’s Most Exceptional Women Honoree.<br /><br />Sarah is an inspirational champion for several notable causes, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She is also an advocate for domestic violence victims. After the tragic death of her friend and colleague, Alice Morrin, Sarah worked tirelessly with Connecticut legislators to pass a 911 texting bill after Alice's death.<br /><br />Sarah is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In 2021, she went back to school and earned her Master of Journalism degree. After covering the Boston Marathon bombing, Sarah decided her research would focus on how to help journalists who cover traumatic events.<br /><br />Sarah is a member of Cherokee nation. She grew up in Arkansas and lives in Charlotte with her husband and two kids. They also have two dogs, Buddy and Teddy! Sarah is a huge fan of the theater and enjoys spending her free time with family. Sarah also volunteers in the children's ministry of her church.</span><br /><br /><strong>connect with author: <a href="https://www.sarahsfrench.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a></strong><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway: </span></strong><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win a signed copy of A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick by Sarah French (one winner) (USA only) (ends Oct 2)</b></span></span></div></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/Hc3oI/a-beautiful-story-jesus-st-nick-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">A Beautiful Story: Jesus & St. Nick Book Tour Giveaway</a> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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It’s in the smell of Mom’s freshly baked croissants. It’s in the wag of a dog’s tail. It’s in a teacher’s warm greeting at the schoolhouse. And it’s in a goodbye kiss from Dad as he makes his way to work.<br /><br />When the world sometimes feels uncertain and the sky feels gray, just look around and notice how love can melt your worries away.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Buy the Book:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3CN5qqY" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon<br /></a>add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125187496-what-i-see-is-love" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Interview with Gabriella Fiorletta</span></b></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>What made you write a book about love?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Love is such a complex word because it means so many different things to so many different people (think about all the love songs that have ever been written). What we DO know is how love makes us feel. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, hit my husband was deployed overseas and not only was the world in chaos, but MY World was turned upside down. We watched as family members couldn’t say goodbye to their loved ones who had passed, we couldn’t travel to see family, school was shut down and the isolation was a heavy burden. I felt truly hopeless. When I tucked my daughter into bed and she said, “Mommy when I look at you, I see love”. Despite the chaos I knew I was doing something right. I pray my book allows children to feel how deeply loved they are despite what may be happening in the world around them.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>There are many books out there about love. What makes yours different?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I am proud that my book allows readers the opportunity to explore, discuss and dive into all the different aspects of love. It opens the door for meaningful dialogue. Whether it is a parent leaving on a deployment, a child not being included to play during recess, or a neighbor coming over to show support. It’s important for children to recognize healthy love and understand empathy and compassion. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Do you have another profession besides writing? </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I worked in the public school system for many years. I began my career in an Autism cluster at an elementary school and transitioned into high school guidance counseling. I currently teach kindergarten at a classical Latin school<b>. </b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>What advice would you give other mom writers?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">We always have little eyes on us watching our every move. It is important for children to see mom doing something that fills their cup. It was important for me to do something that I was passionate about outside of being a mom but still feeling that my children came first. My advice for moms is to just write. Anywhere. Anytime. Write. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Where do you write?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I used to write anywhere I could (stop light, park, restaurant… you name it) Many of my ideas would be recorded on my phone and then later transcribed. I also like to keep a bedside journal for the random nights when I wake up to my crazy ideas. Just recently, my husband transformed one of our closets into a writing nook. It’s such a cool space to hangout and create.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Do you write every day?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">My goal is to write every day and I’m trying to dedicate a time that works best with my schedule. I’m still learning how to juggle mom life, working full-time and writing. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Where do you get inspiration for your stories?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">Most of my inspiration for my stories come from my children. Children are life’s greatest creators and teachers. They say the funniest things and ask the best questions. </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>What genre do you write and why?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I’m most passionate about writing children’s books specifically historical biographical picture books. Ironically, that is not the first genre that I published<b>.</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Who is the most famous person you have ever met?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I met Mariah Carey back in the 90s! Mariah and her then husband Tommy Mottola would dine at this local Italian restaurant that our family business would sell products to. The owner told my parents she was coming for dinner and the rest is history.</span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Any Hobbies?</b></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto;">I absolutely LOVE to dance! I will be teaching pre-k and kindergarten dance classes this fall.</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvL-MsY30KOzjcLDEghdP4zMiFeQRScuIt83U_XZ14_qMPpDf1yQ6EyLejP2iS6Ja83Og_yGwtUdyz5QMiKPgyLz8E2dO0kAwRqNH12JMEj0wYMQp2T8NywUfO5MHleAU8hzqMKIBUYRNjPPD9cQPHprPs060_IV_Mh7632rud9I5Z2qj1ZEZBltoisCLz/s2532/Author%20Gabriella%20Fiorletta.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvL-MsY30KOzjcLDEghdP4zMiFeQRScuIt83U_XZ14_qMPpDf1yQ6EyLejP2iS6Ja83Og_yGwtUdyz5QMiKPgyLz8E2dO0kAwRqNH12JMEj0wYMQp2T8NywUfO5MHleAU8hzqMKIBUYRNjPPD9cQPHprPs060_IV_Mh7632rud9I5Z2qj1ZEZBltoisCLz/s320/Author%20Gabriella%20Fiorletta.JPG" width="148" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Gabriella Fiorletta studied English literature at the University of South Florida. She is a former teacher, guidance counselor, and stay-at-home mom. When she is not reading a book to her three young children, you can find her enjoying the beaches of sunny Florida, cooking her favorite Italian meals, or planning her family’s next RV adventure. Writing a children’s book has been a dream of hers since she was a little girl. One night when she was tucking her daughter Charlotte into bed, she pointed to her mom’s heirloom necklace and said, “Mom, when I look at you, I see love.” With that, the foundation of Gabriella’s first children’s book was laid.<br /><br /><strong>connect with the author: <a href="https://www.gabriellafiorletta.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/g_fiorletta/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram </a>~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/30476614.Gabriella_Fiorletta" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway: </span></strong><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win a signed copy of What I See is Love by Gabriella Fiorletta (one winner) (USA only) (ends Oct 2)</b></span></span></div></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/2A0vZ/what-i-see-is-love-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">What I See is Love Book Tour Giveaway</a> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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Rebecca Mann Kelly has written a powerful book about how God will deliver you from abuse, shame, rejection, and self-condemnation. Read it and be set free!”</em><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> </span><strong style="color: #1f1f1f;">— Dr. Brian Simmons, Passion & Fire Ministries, lead translator of The Passion Translation</strong><br /><br /><em style="color: #1f1f1f; position: relative;">“These life-giving Words will greatly empower and awaken women from all races and status to find their design and true identity in God.”</em><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> </span><strong style="color: #1f1f1f;">— Paul Yadao, Senior Pastor, Destiny Ministries International, Philippines</strong><br /><br /><em style="color: #1f1f1f; position: relative;">“There is no greater time in history for Rebecca Mann Kelly to tell her story, confront archaic lies, and release God’s incredible revelation than right now.”</em><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> </span><strong style="color: #1f1f1f;">— Annie Byrne, Lead Pastor, Kingdom Culture Church</strong><br /><br /><em style="color: #1f1f1f; position: relative;">“Turning your unhealed pain into your greatest strength is the story of the author. My prayer is that this book will bring wholeness to all of his daughters as they experience the truth of God’s character and the beauty of His love.</em><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">” </span><strong style="color: #1f1f1f;">— Dr. Leif Hetland, President and Founder of Global Mission Awareness, Author of</strong><span style="color: #1f1f1f;"> </span><em style="color: #1f1f1f; position: relative;"><strong>Called to Reign and Healing the Orphan Spirit</strong></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div><hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 629.2px;" /><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 629.2px;"></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book Description:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">God formed women in His own image, giving them joint dominion over the earth. Only when sin and the curse entered did they fall into the disastrous path of inequality that has repeated itself in every generation since the garden. Through the telling of her own story, Rebecca Mann Kelly untangles the deceptions that have kept women in places of bondage and captivity, offering a powerful invitation for every woman to Return to the Garden through the power of Jesus.<br /><br />The reader will discover:</span><ul style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">God’s original Biblical design for women, to have joint dominion and authority over the earth</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">How to identify places the curse has manifested in personal life, in society, and in the church</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Jesus’ purpose in coming to earth - to free the captives, and to free women living in captivity to the curse</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">How to “open the sails” of the heart, give God hidden heart pain, and learn to feel again</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">How to identify patterns of people-pleasing, emotional abuse, and narcissism, and how to get free and remove the yoke</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">How to remove the hooks of the manipulation and control of others</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">An understanding of how the enemy uses strategies of pride and religion to keep men and women from operating in their original design</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">The role of the Holy Spirit in living a victorious life aligned to God’s plan</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">How to avoid the trap of the victim and the trap of self-justification, and the role of forgiveness in finding freedom</span></li><li style="list-style: outside disc; margin: 3px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">The overcoming power of the cross to <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Return to the Garden</strong></em></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">BUY THE BOOK:<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/3PnrbVX" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Amazon </a>~ <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/return-to-the-garden-rebecca-mann-kelly/1143104121" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">B&N</a> ~ <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Return-to-the-Garden-Audiobook/B0BX4RCWWR" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Audible</a><br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/return-to-the-garden-discovering-god-s-original-design-for-women-rebecca-mann-kelly/19765520?ean=9798887390208" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">Bookshop.org<br /></a>add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122916099-return-to-the-garden" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></span></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><div class="paragraph" style="line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guest Post: The Difference between Self-Care and Self-Value by Rebecca Mann Kelly </span></div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"> There’s so much buzz today about the importance of self-care for women. I agree that self-care is important, but I would propose that self-value - which is very different - is significantly more important.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Once, I was talking to a friend and she was saying she had been working on improving her sense of self-value. And I smugly thought to myself, “I don’t have an issue with self-value. Because I have a good work/life balance, I exercise regularly and sleep well, and I quit coffee because it gave me an ulcer.” But the next morning I woke up out of a dead sleep to the voice of God saying to me: “You don’t have self-value.” And I’m so glad he pointed that out, so I could work on it.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Self care means, “I take care of myself.” This includes enlisting help in your life so you don’t burn out. It means making investments (time and money) in yourself. And it means taking care of your heart - staying in touch with your emotions and needs and cultivating a healthy emotional well-being.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Self-value, on the other hand, means, “I believe that I am valuable, a unique treasure, an original.” Having self-value is a lot harder than having self-care, and it’s also a lot more important. Self value says, “I believe that I am one of a kind, and that the special combination of my mind, my heart, and my experiences brings something to the table that cannot be replicated by any other person on earth. I believe am more than my ability to make money or be a good wife or mother, because I have unlimited potential. I believe I have a purpose and I can leave a mark on the earth that no one else can.”</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Some women avoid pursuing a revelation of their own value because they think it’s being prideful. Women tend to stay small on purpose because they don’t want to be accused of behaving as self-important. Some women don’t seek to see their value because their close relationships expect them to stay small and quiet. Sometimes the way to discovering self-value is to see your own worth enough to stop tolerating mistreatment.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">If you can’t yet see your full value, the great news is - you can do something about it.</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">“You are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.” (Isaiah 43:4)</div><div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></strong></div><div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqPCQleEDKUDB3wSFihO9Im7mUPgMLTeMPPmYNjreeEEPN89_xqhp0o0bg94qbs4rTpI9z2Hp1VLUSgKDzx04VreXhgVYhKqB-n3BFEuUGZLcapk35UwuU07YAVrsFILLeUY1ReKi_exU3st8Y9Zvd-1yIJWFFuanp_-IC-4Y189RV3sL0sltOIDBubnk/s933/Rebecca%20Mann%20Kelly.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqPCQleEDKUDB3wSFihO9Im7mUPgMLTeMPPmYNjreeEEPN89_xqhp0o0bg94qbs4rTpI9z2Hp1VLUSgKDzx04VreXhgVYhKqB-n3BFEuUGZLcapk35UwuU07YAVrsFILLeUY1ReKi_exU3st8Y9Zvd-1yIJWFFuanp_-IC-4Y189RV3sL0sltOIDBubnk/s320/Rebecca%20Mann%20Kelly.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="paragraph" style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet the Author:</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #1f1f1f;">Rebecca is a follower of Jesus, a business executive, a mom of two energetic boys and was recently married to a wonderful man from Boise. In her 20-year business career, she has led business lines that generated few hundred million dollars of annual revenue, was recognized in Fortune’s 40 Under 40, and has traveled all over the world leading strategic projects. Her kingdom pursuits include a love for God’s presence (wherever it can be found) and serving on the worship team and prayer team at her home church Oceans Church in Orange County, California. Her loves include walks in the hills, any opportunity for karaoke, and when someone else cooks.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong>connect with the author: <a href="https://www.rebeccamannkelly.com/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">website </a>~ <a href="https://twitter.com/Rebcca4Jesus" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">twitter </a>~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.mann.kelly" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebecca4jesus/" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">instagram </a>~ <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29630472.Rebecca_Mann_Kelly" style="color: #24678d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">goodreads</a></strong></span></div><hr style="clear: both; color: #8e8e8e; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; visibility: hidden; width: 629.2px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enter the Giveaway: </span></strong><span style="color: #515151; font-family: Roboto; font-size: medium;"><b>Win a $25 Visa Gift Card courtesy of the author of RETURN TO THE GARDEN (one winner) (USA only) (ends Oct 2)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/kZMyz/return-to-the-garden-audiobook-and-book-tour-giveaway" rel="nofollow">RETURN TO THE GARDEN Audiobook and Book Tour Giveaway</a> <script async="true" src="https://widget.gleamjs.io/e.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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