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Apologies for my Month-Long Hiatus
Hey everyone! I just wanted to apologize for my absences this last year. When I joined this community and still to this day, I still consider the people that I have met on here some of the best of friends and people that I have ever met and I know I have been lacking on my part on showing everyone love on their blogs and keeping updated. It was a helluva a year and was working hard to repair it and heal but back to this month. Sorry for being gone! We lost power and internet due to Hurricane Dorian and when we went to fix a tree downed on our porch it damaged the power lines so haven’t been able to be on the net. I have also been healing from a flare up of my fibro & autoimmune disorder and other illness but thankfully my family is safe and has been making it by sense all the repairs, outages, and such! Woot! My thoughts and prayers still go out to all those affected by the hurricanes this year. I know the Bahamas took a really bad hit.😢
Anywho, I am so thankful to be a part of this community and I apologize for any inconviences that I have caused. I plan on starting back up blog hopping, doing book reviews, and sharing my very own Dani cheer regularly again!❤❤❤ Much love to all of you guys and I can’t wait to catch up on everyone’s blogs.❤😚 Yay!
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Why She Lied by Julie Coons R&R Tours Promo~ @JulieCoons1 @RRBookTours1
Welcome to the blog tour for a truly unique, true crime type thriller, written memoir style called, Why She Lied by Julie Coons. Please read on for an excerpt and a chance to win a copy of the book!
*Warning: This book has many extreme triggers including but not limited to, sexual assault, child abuse, violence, and various types of trauma.
Why She Lied
Publication Date: March 3rd, 2019
Genre: True Crime/ Memoir
Will she have to lose her child to save her child?
The day she tells her boyfriend she’s pregnant, is the same day he tells her he’s been accused of molestation. His trial is set to begin the following day.
She needs answers…
To get them, she tricks her boyfriend into signing a release form, giving her full access to all of his legal documents. She uncovers the truth, he’s guilty.
To save her unborn child from this monster, she gets an abortion.
FIVE YEARS LATER and still rebuilding her life, Julie finds out her ex-boyfriend has just become the most wanted man in America, involved in human trafficking. When detectives ask for her help locating him, she gets drawn into a baffling mystery. What began as a seemingly simple search soon turns into a much darker reality.
Someone from her past is watching…
Bit by bit, the tapestry of her own secret childhood begins to unravel. What she learns about her past will haunt her forever: family isn’t always what it seems.
Can she help bring this predator to justice, or will she die trying?
Excerpt
I wanted to throw up. It was so disturbing to hear her talk about a grown man trying to have sexual relations with a child. I expressed my deepest condolences to her.
Then she asked me the million-dollar question: “Are you still with James?”
“No way, of course not, but I have a problem. I found out the day before he told me about his court date that I was pregnant with his child.”
I could actually hear her gasp on the other end of the phone.
Without taking another breath she said, “You have to get rid of that baby.”
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Giveaway: Print Copy for residents of the United States, and a digital copy internationally!
About the Author
JULIE COONS lives in a small town in Oregon. THIS DOES NOT LEAVE THIS HOUSE was her debut memoir. Amy’s bookshelf reviews awarded it the #1 position for top 10 books of 2018. Her second book WHY SHE LIED is based on a true story. Her books are written to lead a movement toward positive change. She tells the stories of her life with honesty and strength.
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Blog Tour Schedule
September 2nd
Reads & Reels (Spotlight) http://readsandreels.com
Breakeven Books (Spotlight) https://breakevenbooks.com
LoopyLouLaura (Review) https://www.loopyloulaura.com/
September 3rd
Scarlett Readz & Runz (Interview) https://scarlettreadzandrunz.com/
Touch My Spine Book Reviews (Spotlight) https://touchmyspinebookreviews.com
LIBRORUM IN SEMPITERNUM (Review) http://libroruminsempiternumhome.wordpress.com
September 4th
Just 4 My Books (Review) http://www.just4mybooks.wordpress.com
Shalini’s Books and Reviews (Spotlight) https://bookreviewsbyshalini.com/
Reviews and Promos by Nyx (Review) https://nyxblogs.wordpress.com/
September 5th
Kim Knight (Interview) http://kimknightauthor.wordpress.com
Jessica Belmont (Review) https://jessicabelmont.wordpress.com/
My Bookish Bliss (Review) http://mybookishbliss.com
September 6th
Mermaid in these Jeans (Spotlight) https://mermaidinthesejeans.com
Dash Fan Book Reviews (Review) https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/
Misty’s Book Space (Review) http://mistysbookspace.wordpress.com
The Faerie Review (Review) http://www.thefaeriereview.com
The Magic of Wor(l)ds (Spotlight) http://themagicofworlds.wordpress.com
Entertainingly Nerdy (Review) https://www.entertaininglynerdy.com
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Hey guys! I know I told everyone I would be hpopping right back on the bloggy wheel but this week has been crazy chaos!
I hear of another hurricane and it makes me sad for everyone affected but since Charleston, South Carolina is not usually effected bad I worried about healing from the accident and illness I just had but then I get these crazy alerts for mandatory evacuation!!!
We had to scramble with a crippled me find a friend to stay with since it would be better than my mobile home. Then surprise, surprise, we have been out of power for the last couple days! So my biggest apologies to the author & blog host fo being late and to the bloggy community about not keeping in touch! Pray for me that the flooding will subside and that I will once again have power!
Luckily it cleared up some and I could muck it to my car was able to charge my phones in my car for a bit but until then prayers & healing vibes to everyonee else effected by Hurricane Dorian! Xoxo! You guys rock and thanks for checking out this awesome book!💖😘📚 Much love to you all!!!
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The Devil’s Apprentice(The Great Devil War #1)
The Devil’s Apprentice (The Great Devil War #1)
Publication Date: October 5th, 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil’s heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there’s been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy. Philip is terrible at being bad, but Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training him in the ways of evil. Philip gets both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld—but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?
Even though the story (mostly) takes place in Hell and deals with themes like evil, death and free will, it is also a humoristic tale about good and evil seen from a different perspective. A tale that hopefully will make the reader – young or old, boy or girl – laugh and think. – Kenneth B. Andersen
Wow, this book was quite entertaining! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first read the synopsis but I can say it went over and beyond my expectations. I loved how so much different aspects were mixed with the concept of good and evil. The characters were amazing and once you started reading you don’t want to stop! I am looking forward to reading the next novel! Woot!
About Kenneth Bøgh Andersen
I was born in Denmark on a dark and stormy night in November 1976. I began writing when I was a teenager. My first book was a really awful horror novel titled Nidhug’s Slaves. It didn’t get published. Luckily.
During the next 7 years, I wrote nearly 20 novels–all of which were rejected–while working as a school teacher. The rest of the time I spent writing.
In 2000 I published my debut fantasy book, The Battle of Caïssa, and that’s when things really took off. Since then I’ve published more than thirty-five books for children and young adults in genres ranging from fantasy to horror and science fiction.
My books have been translated into more than 15 languages and my series about the superhero Antboy has been adapted for film, which is available on Netflix. An animated tv series is currently in development.
A musical of The Devil’s Apprentice opened in the fall 2018 and the movie rights for the series have also been optioned.
I live in Copenhagen with my wife, two boys, a dog named Milo and spiders in the basement.
You can read more on my English website www.kennethbandersen.com
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Wild Dark Times by Austin Case R&R Tour
Big thanks to R&R Book Tours & the author for allowing me to be part of this tour! I am sorry about my recent hiatus everyone. I just got released from the hospital and have been sick for some time but hope I can use this time needed for rest to catch up with everyone. Thanks for reading my post and I am thankful for everyone in the blogosphere!
Wild, Dark Times
Expected Publication Date:July 23rd, 2019
Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal
It’s the summer of 2012 and Elizabeth Megalos is a disillusioned art-school grad getting by as a bank teller in St. Louis. One evening, she’s attacked by a possessed coworker and saved by a mysterious, wise-cracking sorcerer named Eddy. He drags Elizabeth and Hugh—a skeptical scholar of the occult—to Europe, where he introduces them to his three magical celebrity friends. Once there, Eddy explains the group’s mission: preventing a Demiurge—a creature out of Gnostic Christian mythology—from fulfilling the visions of doom in the Book of Revelation. The Demiurge has been drawing power from the misguided beliefs in the Mayan apocalypse and is set to start the destruction on Dec. 21st, 2012. Through ritual magic and a series of psychedelic experiences, the group learns that Elizabeth is the key to taking down the Demiurge, though she can’t imagine how she will be the one to stop Armageddon.
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Excerpt
“OK. Seriously. Please. Tell me exactly who you are, what you’re doing, how you made my phone fly into your hand, and why the fuck my co-worker just assaulted me,” said Elizabeth, the last of her patience dwindling.
“You can call me Eddy,” he said. “The milk is for the protection spirit I called to keep us safe for now. As for your coworker… well, she’s possessed by a qlippoth, which is pretty much a vampiric assemblage of cravings, guilt, self-loathing, and a whole other mess of nasty emotional energies. Most are made when the sad and pathetic losers of the world jerk off to some of the sickest porn the bowels of the Internet can shit out. Obviously, there’s a fair number of these icky beasties around. This particular one’s been coalescing around your back alley. Probably feeding off of your used tampons or something. They like those. Used condoms and jerk-off rags too. Genital fluids are like bonbons for these things. And sometimes they’re able to possess people with very little emotional control and/or intelligence during certain astronomical phases. My guess is your coworker wasn’t exactly a shining example of emotional stability. As for the phone: involving the cops would just complicate things, so I used a little arcane prestidigitation to take it from you for the moment.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?” asked Elizabeth.
“OK, we need to skip past the whole ‘Spirits? Magic? Are you crazy?’ shit because we’ve got a hungry, demon-possessed hippie trying to break in and drink our nether juices, and I for one don’t want that chick anywhere near my junk.”
Available on Amazon
About the Author
Austin Case received a Master’s Degree from the University of Amsterdam in Western Esotericism and Mysticism. His academic knowledge of the occult and other peripheral phenomena has given him a unique take on fantasy and speculative fiction.
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Blog Tour Schedule
August 26th
Reads & Reels (Spotlight) http://readsandreels.com
Jessica Belmont (Review) https://jessicabelmont.wordpress.com/
Entertainingly Nerdy (Spotlight) https://www.entertaininglynerdy.com
I Smell Sheep (Spotlight) http://www.ismellsheep.com/
Tranquil Dreams (Review) https://klling.wordpress.com/
August 27th
The Faerie Review (Review) http://www.thefaeriereview.com
Breakeven Books (Spotlight) https://breakevenbooks.com
Touch My Spine Book Reviews (Spotlight) https://touchmyspinebookreviews.com
August 28th
My Bookish Bliss (Review) http://mybookishbliss.com
Didi Oviatt (Spotlight) https://didioviatt.wordpress.com
Shalini’s Books and Reviews (Spotlight) https://bookreviewsbyshalini.com/
August 29th
Inked and Blonde (Review) http://www.inkedandblondeonline.co.uk
Just 4 My Books (Spotlight) http://www.just4mybooks.wordpress.com
Scarlett Readz & Runz (Spotlight) https://scarlettreadzandrunz.com/
August 30th
The Magic of Wor(l)ds (Interview) http://themagicofworlds.wordpress.com
J Bronder Book Reviews (Spotlight) https://jbronderbookreviews.com/
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Good Writing is like Good Sex by C.S. Johnson Tour Spotlight
Welcome to the blog tour for Good Writing is Like Good Sex: Sort of Sexy Thoughts on Writing. This cheeky and handy writing guide is by C.S. Johnson, and if you read through to the end, you can try to win a copy of your very own!
Good Writing is Like Good Sex: Sort of Sexy Thoughts on Writing
Publication Date: March 31st, 2019
Genre: Non-Fiction/ Writing Guide
What makes a book sexy?
I’m not talking about erotica, per say, but what is the difference between a book you eagerly devour and a book you slum your way through?
While there are individual exceptions, the most objective difference between a good story and a downright terrible one is simple—it all comes down to the writing.
It’s either good writing, and we can forgive the technical flaws a little more easily, or it’s bad writing, and bad writing is just bad.
Good writing is more than just good writing.
Good writing is sexy.
If you’re a fiction writer looking to improve your writing skills, this is the perfect, provocative read to encourage you to get down to business and write your story.
Inside Good Writing is Like Good Sex, you will find:
• A titillating perspective on the writing process
• The secret to why your story is special, and how you can make it sexier
• Tips on romancing your readers
• How to write irresistible characters
• Basic writing and story concepts with advanced insights
… and all in a non-gratuitous fashion with a lot of innuendos.
Excerpt#3:
*CHAPTER 7*
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Don’t Pick Your Nose While Making Out
It’s All About Style, Baby
Imagine you are out on a date with your dream date. The moment is just right, the night is brisk and wild, but still comforting, there’s music playing in your heart or running through your head, and in a moment of pure magic, you look at your date and you know.
You just know, and together as one, you both lean in for a kiss.
And then you see the huge, spit-covered cut of broccoli, tucked into their gums just between the two front teeth. It leers at you while the soundtrack to Psycho screeches out between your bodies.
Do you still want to kiss your date? Even if you do, are you going to be able to enjoy it when the last thing you see is a piece of food stuck between their teeth? What if you end up French kissing?
Like picking your nose while you’re making out, like sneezing as you go in for a hug, and just like falling off the bed at the wrong time, it is possible to make your reader confused, repulsed, or just ruin the mood. You stop what you’re doing, you stop what you’re feeling, and that’s it. Maybe you don’t stop all the way, you’re just sidetracked. Or you’re confused. And then maybe you’re hungry or tired or you realize you need a shower—or maybe you need to brush your teeth.
If you want your writing to be as sexy as possible, you will need to make sure that your story flows easily from one scene to the next, from one decision to another complication, to a desperate choice, to a mistake, and so on until the conclusion of the book. The books that are unable to be put down are the ones where you can read and read and there is nothing interrupting you, and everything that is keeping you absorbed in the flow of the story.
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C. S. Johnson is the award-winning, genre-hopping author of several novels, including young adult sci-fi and fantasy adventures such as the Starlight Chronicles, the Once Upon a Princess saga, and the Divine Space Pirates trilogy. With a gift for sarcasm and an apologetic heart, she currently lives in Atlanta with her family.
Find out more at http://www.csjohnson.me
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August 5th
Reads & Reels (Spotlight) http://readsandreels.com
Breakeven Books (Spotlight) https://breakevenbooks.com
I Smell Sheep (Spotlight) http://www.ismellsheep.com/
Tsarina Press (Spotlight) https://www.tsarinapress.com
August 6th
Touch My Spine Book Reviews (Spotlight) https://touchmyspinebookreviews.com
My 3 Dot Life (Review) http://mythreedotlife.com
The Magic of Wor(l)ds (Review) http://themagicofworlds.wordpress.com
August 7th
Button Tapper Press (Spotlight) http://buttontapper.com
The Faerie Review (Review) http://www.thefaeriereview.com
August 8th
B is for Book Review (Spotlight) https://bforbookreview.wordpress.com/
I’m Into Books (Spotlight) https://imintobooks.com
Reviews and Promos by Nyx (Spotlight) https://nyxblogs.wordpress.com/
August 9th
Sophril Reads (Spotlight) http://sophrilreads.wordpress.com
Jessica Belmont (Review) https://jessicabelmont.wordpress.com/
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