March 2011

Book Review and Giveaway: The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted

March 31, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted Synopsis: Henry Bartolozzi was the love of Heidi’s life and her soul mate. They fell in love quickly while culinary students, married, and doted on each other and their son, Abbott, as they established and operated a bakery together where Heidi gained […]

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Guest Post: Writing is Hard (Even for Accomplished Authors) — But That’s No Reason to Give Up!

March 31, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life Today I welcome Nava Atlas to Colloquium! Nava is the author of The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life, an exploration of how twelve celebrated women authors “expressed their views on the subjects of importance […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: So Much for That

March 28, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for So Much For That Synopsis: Shep Knacker wants to “get away from it all.” It is early 2005, and he has been planning “The Afterlife,” as he calls it, for years, vacationing annually with his wife, Glynis, in a different foreign land about which he meticulously journaled salient information […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Stilettos and Scoundrels

March 25, 2011

Welcome to the Pump Up Your Book Tour for Stilettos & Scoundrels Synopsis: Presley Thurman is suddenly unemployed and, considering how much she likes to shop and frequent Starbucks, that is not a good thing. Luckily, her friend, Trevor, has offered her the opportunity to write an article for a small online magazine about Senator […]

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Spring Reading Thing 2011

March 24, 2011

Katrina at Callapidder Days is hosting the Spring Reading Thing 2011 self-designed, self-paced reading challenge! The guidelines are simple: Each participant fashions the list of books he/she plans to read (or finish reading) this spring. The number and type of books on the list is completely up to the individual participant. Also, the list can […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: One Bird’s Choice

March 17, 2011

Synopsis: Lilac Hill is the name of the Ottawa farm where Iain Reid grew up. His parents have lived there nearly thirty years now, with their five ducks, sheep, two dogs, several cats, and one guinea fowl named Lucius with whom his mother has an oddly symbiotic relationship. The rest of the flock is gone, […]

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Book Review: Home to Woefield

March 14, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Home to Woefield Synopsis: Prudence Burns is dedicated to living the most natural, ecologically responsible life she can, even though she resides in Brooklyn. That includes recycling, growing and eating organic produce, not leaving a huge carbon footprint behind, minimizing her use of gas and other natural resources, […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Born Under a Lucky Moon

March 7, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Born Under a Lucky Moon Synopsis: Jeannie Thompson has managed to keep her boyfriend of more than two years, Aidan, from meeting her wacky family. And she wants to keep it that way. After all, her first marriage to her hometown sweetheart, Walker, broke up, in part, because Walker […]

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Book Review: Katie Up and Down the Hall

March 4, 2011

Synopsis: Katie was destined for greatness during her lifetime and immortality following it. Her breeder recognized it, telling author Glenn Plaskin that Katie was the runt of the litter and, although a purebred cocker spaniel with a beautiful blonde coat, she could never be a show dog. Her body was not properly proportioned, for one […]

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Guest Post: I Write Because I Have To

March 3, 2011

Welcome to the Pump Up Your Book Tour for Stilettos & Scoundrels Today it is my pleasure to welcome author Laina Turner Molaski to Colloquium! Just reading Laina’s resume (see below) makes me tired! And now she is adding successful author of Stilettos & Scoundrels to her list of accomplishments. Laina’s new work of women’s […]

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Book Review: A View from the Back Pew

March 2, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for A View from the Back Pew Synopsis: Tim O’Donnell grew up in a devoted Roman Catholic home, and was educated in parochial schools. Reading his descriptions about his upbringing is reminiscent of George Carlin’s classic album, Class Clown, in which he detailed his own experiences in a Catholic elementary […]

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Book Review: You Don’t Love This Man

March 1, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for You Don’t Love This Man Synopsis: This particular Saturday has gotten off to a really bad start. The bank branch office that Paul manages has been held up by a crook who presented a note to one of the tellers announcing the “robery.” Even though Paul was scheduled to […]

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