August 2011

Back to the Books Giveaway Hop

August 31, 2011

Welcome to the Back to the Books Giveaway Hop! The days are getting shorter, mornings are cooler, schools are back in session. Autumn is definitely on its way and to celebrate Inspired Kathy at I am a Reader, Not a Writer is hosting another spectacular giveaway hop! She is being assisted by Heather at Buried […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Let’s Take the Long Way Home

August 29, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Let’s Take the Long Way Home Synopsis: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell tells the story of her deep, abiding friendship with Caroline Knapp, author of Drinking: A Love Story. The two women had much in common: They were both writers, recovering alcoholics, serious athletes, dog lovers, extremely private, and […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Two for Sorrow

August 27, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Two for Sorrow Synopsis: Josephine Tey has returned to the Cowdray Club in London, a club for nurses and professional women, where she stays when in town. Her friends, the Motley sisters, are designing gowns for all of the women who will be attending the upcoming charity gala, […]

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Guest Post: The Inspiration for Close Your Eyes

August 27, 2011

Amanda Eyre Ward is the author of Close Your Eyes, a penetrating exploration of the long-term impact upon lead character Lauren Mahdian of losing both of her parents — her father was convicted of murdering her mother — at the tender age of eight. Lauren is extremely close to and emotionally dependent upon her older brother, […]

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Book Review: A Soul Less Broken

August 26, 2011

Welcome to Pump Up Your Book’s Virtual Book Tour for A Soul Less Broken Synopsis: Catherine Wilcox had nearly completed her law degree and already had a job lined up with a prestigious law firm when she was savagely attacked late one evening in the law library parking lot. Miraculously, she survived her physical injuries, […]

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Guest Post: Writing About Crime and Capital Punishment

August 25, 2011

Today my special guest author is Nicola Upson! Nicola is the author of Two for Sorrow, based upon real-life mystery writer Josephine Tey. Two for Sorrow is set in the mid-1930’s. Tey sets out to pen a novel based upon two British women, Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, who were known as the “Finchley baby […]

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Book Review and Autographed Giveaway: Little Black Dress

August 24, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Little Black Dress Synopsis: Evie and her younger sister, Anna, could not have been more different. While Evie was tall, slender, and somewhat plain, Anna was considered beautiful and vivacious. Evie was calm, reliable, and responsible, but Anna always craved adventure and excitement. She dreamed of traveling the world. Their […]

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Guest Post: Putting on My Little Black Dress

August 22, 2011

Today I am delighted to welcome Susan McBride to Colloquium! Susan is the author of young adult fiction series The Debs, Debutante Dropout Mysteries, and Maggie Ryan Mysteries, as well as two novels for adults, The Cougar Club and her latest, Little Black Dress. Two sisters’ lives seemed forever intertwined, but are torn apart when […]

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Author Therese Fowler on Exposure

August 18, 2011

It is my pleasure to welcome Therese Fowler to Colloquium! She is the author of three novels, Reunion, Souvenir and her latest, Exposure, which is the subject of today’s guest post. Exposure is the story of two high school seniors, Amelia and Anthony, who are deeply involved with each other over the objections of Amelia’s […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Domestic Violets

August 15, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Domestic Violets Synopsis: Tom Violet and his wife, Anna, want to have another child. After all, their little Allie is seven years old already and there will be a wide enough age span between their two children. But if Tom doesn’t find a cure for his erectile dysfunction, […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Next to Love

August 11, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Next to Love Synopsis: Babe, Grace, and Millie have been friends since they met in kindergarten. The story begins in 1941 and World War II has just begun. Babe is from below Sixth Street, the wrong side of the tracks, but is fierce, determined, and loyal to her friends. She […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Remember Me

August 8, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Remember Me Synopsis: Nia and Danielle met and became friends in 1976 when Mia’s parents forced her to transfer from the public school she loved to a private all-girls’ Catholic high school. Mia was one of a minority of African-American students and did not have friends there. Danielle […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Close Your Eyes

August 5, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Close Your Eyes Synopsis: Lauren Mahdian does not remember the details of that horrible summer night in 1986 when she was just eight years old, beyond the fact that she slept in the backyard tree house with her brother, Alex, and had scary dreams involving her parents. The next […]

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Book Review: Safe from the Past

August 2, 2011

Welcome to Litfuse Publicity’s Blog Tour for Safe from the Past Synopsis: When author Patricia Miller Mauro’s parents met, her father was working as a surgical orderly and her mother was training to be a nurse’s aide. They were as different as could be. Her father, the second of nine children, had been raised in a strict […]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Northwest Corner

August 1, 2011

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for Northwest Corner Synopsis: Dwight Arno was an attorney with a wife and young son until he got behind the wheel of a car after drinking. He struck and killed one of his son’s classmates, then fled from the scene. He served a prison term and became estranged from […]

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