April 2011

Guest Post and Giveaway: Readers React to Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress

April 29, 2011

I agreed to read and review Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress in conjunction with the Pump Up Your Book Virtual Book Tour, in large part because of the title and the cover art. Both are compelling and intriguing. The term “widowed mistress” jumps out at you, almost daring you to pick the book up and […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Husband and Wife

April 26, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Husband and Wife Synopsis: Nathan’s new novel, Infidelity, is about to be published and the advance buzz about the book is very positive. As his wife, Sarah, helps him find his shoes so that they can finish dressing for the wedding of their best friends, Alex and Adam, Nathan […]

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Book Review: The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus

April 25, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus Synopsis: Holly is approaching her fiftieth birthday. She is a poet with a deadline about which her publisher keeps nagging her. If she doesn’t get her manuscript completed, she might be asked to return the advance payment she received. Meanwhile, her mother, Myra, […]

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Book Review: Beside Still Waters

April 22, 2011

Welcome to Litfuse Publicity’s Blog Tour for Beside Still Waters Synopsis: Marianna Sommer has always felt insecure, as though she can never measure up to the expectations of her parents and her community. She has always felt that she is one person destined to serve as a substitute for two who were lost. After all, she […]

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Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop

April 20, 2011

Welcome to the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop! Through Monday, April 25, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time), you are invited to enter to win a $25 Amazon gift certificate! The winner will be selected at random. Over 200 blogs are participating in this Easter Eggstravaganza, hosted by Inspired Kathy at I am a Reader, […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Attachments

April 19, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Attachments Synopsis: Lincoln is twenty-eight years old and holds a couple of master’s degrees. He didn’t know what else to do with his life, so he continued his education. Now, living back at home with his mother, he has taken a job at The Courier, the local newspaper […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life

April 18, 2011

Welcome to the WOW! Women on Writing Virtual Book Tour for The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life If you are looking for a wonderful writer’s resource book to add to your library or present to a fellow writer as a gift, The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life is a perfect choice. […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Four Ms. Bradwells

April 14, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Four Ms. Bradwells Synopsis: They met during the first class on their first day of law school: Ginger, Laney, Betts, and Mia. It was 1979 and they were discussing Bradwell v. Illinois in their Constitutional Law class. As they were called upon to recite the facts and […]

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Book Review: The Island

April 13, 2011

Synopsis: It has been a difficult spring. Birdie Cousins, divorced after more than thirty years of marriage to Grant, a high-profile New York attorney, is still adjusting to life as a single woman in her 50’s. Of late, she has been seeing Hank, who is attractive, charming, and attentive. Birdie has developed strong feelings for […]

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Book Review: Rescue

April 12, 2011

Synopsis: Peter Webster, a twenty-one-year-old paramedic in rural Vermont, responds to an emergency call that will change his life forever. He pulls Sheila Arsenault from the wreckage of her vehicle. Although Sheila is inebriated, broke, alone, and on the run from something or someone, Peter is instantly drawn to her. Against regulations, he visits her […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Long Goodbye

April 11, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Long Goodbye Synopsis: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan coined the term “the long goodbye” in relationship to Alzheimer’s disease, referring to the long, arduous, and frequently slow progression of the disease that robs its victims of their memories and ability to interact meaningfully with their loved ones. In […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: My Jane Austen Summer ~ A Season in Mansfield Park

April 7, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park Synopsis: Lily Berry is having a rough time. Her boyfriend, Martin, broke up with her and, as the story begins, she is stalking him, driving by his house repeatedly in the evenings. She is unable to let go. She […]

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Book Review: Lazarus Awakening

April 6, 2011

Welcome to Litfuse Publicity’s Blog Tour for Lazarus Awakening Synopsis: Lazarus is probably one of the best known characters in the Bible. His name is certainly part of our vernacular. After all, it is synonymous with the most miraculous act performed by Jesus: Lazarus was literally brought back to life after having died. The story is […]

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Book Review: Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress

April 4, 2011

Welcome to Pump Up Your Book’s Virtual Book Tour for Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress Synopsis: She noticed him as they were preparing to board their flight from Seattle to Honolulu. He was older — fifty-six — and extremely handsome. Impeccably groomed and stylishly dressed, he was married for the third time and the father […]

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Book Review: Dead Reckoning

April 3, 2011

Welcome to Pump Up Your Book’s Virtual Book Tour for Dead Reckoning Synopsis: Tom Hawks struggled. His wife, Jackie, begged for her life. Presumably realizing that her pleas were going to be futile, when she executed the power of attorney form, under duress, she spelled her last name incorrectly, signing her name “Jackie Hawk,” a […]

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Book Review: The Mountains Bow Down

April 2, 2011

Welcome to Litfuse Publicity’s Blog Tour for The Mountains Bow Down Synopsis: Raleigh Harmon is supposed to be on vacation, taking a much-needed break from her job as an FBI agent in Richmond, Virginia, as well as her fiance, DeMott Fielding. She joins her mother, Nadene, as well as her paternal aunt, Charlotte, and Charlotte’s friend, “Claire […]

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Fool for Books Giveaway Hop

April 1, 2011

Welcome to the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop! Through Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time), you are invited to enter to win your choice of one of the best books that I have read so far in 2011! The winner will be selected at random! No fooling! The Fool for Books Giveaway […]

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