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A Disastrous Journey of Circumstances, Determination and Self-Discovery WHAT IT’S ABOUT Bernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove . . . meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink—who finally pushes back. Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To theRead More →

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ABOUT THE BOOK Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it’s been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening. Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never questionRead More →

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Author Interview and Giveaway       Book Details:   Book Title:  A Daughter’s Journey by Myra Lee GlassCategory:  YA Fiction (Ages 13-17),  132 pagesGenre: YA Historical Fiction / AdventurePublisher: Coleche PressRelease date:   Feb 2023Content Rating: G: Written for a high school school project 🙂 by a highschooler Book Description: The year is 1938 and a family in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort faces serious adversity. After the birth of her long-awaited son, Mary Banks dives into a dark postpartumRead More →

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The Pryce of Murder Book 1   Book Details:   Book Title:  The Pryce of Conceit – An Historical Ghost Cozy Mystery by Kari BoveeCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +), 270 Genre: Historical Ghost Cozy MysteryPublisher:  Bosque PublishingRelease date:   May 23, 2023Content Rating:  G – Book has no bad language, sex, or violence on the page Book Description:   Someone’s trying to frame this ambitious theater performer for murder. Can she get back to her adoring public and escape the noose? 1885. ArabellaRead More →

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Excerpt and Giveaway I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WHO KILLED NIA JOHNES? by Elisabeth Link Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.  Giveaway Below   About The Book Title: WHO KILLED NIA JOHNES? – A Medical Mystery Author: Elisabeth Link Pub. Date: May 20, 2023 Publisher: Monasteria Press LLC Formats: Hardcover, eBook Pages: 270 Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/WHO-KILLED-NIA-JOHNES An elite university. A murder. An FBI investigation. In the secluded Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC), a youngRead More →

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Hope and Resilience A Must Read ABOUT THE BOOK A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant middle grade journey to self-acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration. Will is the only round kid in a school full of string beans. So he hides…in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isn’t the only feeling that dominates Will’s life. He’sRead More →

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A World War II Novel of the Pacific by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee ABOUT THE BOOK Jimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. Life in the Philippines seems like paradise–until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plungedRead More →

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Part of Your World #2 ABOUT THE BOOK Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . byRead More →

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ABOUT THE BOOK Two days after arriving in Iceland for a promotional trip, Instagram influencer Alabama Wood goes missing. With no leads, the Icelandic police start their investigation by focusing on the two influencers seemingly closest to Alabama on the trip: Celeste Reed, Alabama’s best friend of ten years, and Hollie Goodwin, fitness guru and Alabama’s unwilling idol. Celeste and Alabama have grown apart recently because Celeste has been too distracted by her five-year-old’s behavioralRead More →

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Giveaway and Author Interview       Book Title:  Lifeline to a Soul by John K. McLaughlin Category:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 234 pages Genre:  Memoir Publisher:  Lifeline Education Connection Release date:   April, 2023 Content Rating: PG + M         Book Description Lifeline to a Soul takes the reader inside the fence and chronicles the victories and challenges one man faced as a first-time teacher in the strange world of prison life. BUY THE BOOK:Amazon ~ B&N add to goodreads   2023 PenCraft SeasonalRead More →

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Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns By Sybrina Durant   Enter Giveaway Below An autographed copy of Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns by Sybrina Durant plus trading card set for the 26 unicorn elementals (one winner) (USA only) (ends May 19) Book Details:Book Title:  Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns by Sybrina Durant Category:  Middle-Grade Non-Fiction (Ages 8-12),  42 pages Genre:  This is actually both fictionRead More →

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A Memoir of Awakening to the Power Within ABOUT THE BOOK Growing up in an Italian American family in Queens, New York, in the ’70s, Francesca Miracola was trained from an early age to keep up appearances at all costs—but behind closed doors, her parents’ toxic marriage served as a blueprint for dysfunction. So when she met Jason Axcel at a bar as a twentysomething, she ignored all the red flags—and there were plenty ofRead More →

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A Guide for Creating the Backyard Microfarm of Your Dreams ABOUT THE BOOK Today’s gardeners want a bit of everything—vegetables, fruit, medicinal herbs, flowers for pollinators, and even chickens for eggs. The dream is to build a diverse landscape that serves multiple functions, but achieving that goal can be intimidating and overwhelming. Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more featuresRead More →

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ABOUT THE BOOK She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serialRead More →

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An Easy Guide to Plant-Forward Eating, With 75+ Recipes ABOUT THE BOOK In this easy-to-use guide, Marisa Moore, R.D., shares a flexible approach—backed by the latest nutritional science—to a more plant-forward diet that can improve your health. With step-by-step tips to transform your plate, she offers 75 delicious recipes to help you reach your wellness goals. According to the latest scientific research, eating with a plant slant and focusing on whole foods—vegetables, fruits, whole grains,Read More →

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Author Interview, Giveaway, and Excerpt ABOUT THE BOOK A man seeking closure after the death of his estranged brother. A woman grieving her sister and best friend. A connection they never saw coming. More than the temperature heats up in USA Today Bestselling Author Christy Hayes’ unforgettable page-turning romance about two tortured souls and their collision course with love. Megan Holloway has learned a few hard truths in her twenty-eight-years. Life isn’t fair. People sheRead More →

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Giveaway and Excerpt     Young Adult Romance Date Published: 02-14-2023 Publisher: Fire & Ice YA (Melange)     The Secrets of Constellations was selected by Barnes and Noble as a Top Indie Book for February and March, and on Amazon, it hit #1 Best Seller and #1 New Release in Teen & YA Adoption.   It’s been sixteen years since Norae Whelan’s adoption. She’s conquered her past by baking her way through her challenges. AllRead More →

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ABOUT THE BOOK From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling— a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia. Isolated. Lonely. Tired. It’s hard being The New Mother. Sometimes it’s murder. Nothing is simple about being a new mom alone in a new house, especially when your baby is collicky. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wantedRead More →

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ABOUT THE BOOK Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!A LibraryReads Pick for March 2023! From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic DukeRead More →