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It's Easier To Dance by Annie Laurie Harris

7/30/2012

It’s Easier to Dance, a memoir, by Annie Laurie Harris, a woman of African American Heritage, born with cerebral palsy, depicts the highlights, turning points and crossroads of her life while living with a complex, multi-faceted disability. Cerebral Palsy is a neurological birth defect that can impair the function of any part of the brain. In her case, her brilliant intellect exists concurrently with lack of muscle coordination and significant speech impairment as well as difficulty in swallowing and performing everyday tasks. Ms. Harris tells in detail of the struggle to learn to take care of herself, earn professional credentials, work in profit and non-profit organizations, and become a contributing member of her community. Her vast experience and engaging personality jump off the pages as you read the compelling account of the highlights of her active life.

Website and Blog: http://www.annielaurieharris.com

Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/pub/annie-laurie-harris/32/785/367

Annie Laurie Harris, the oldest one of her ethnicity who lives independently, was born with cerebral palsy. She has defied the odds and challenged the medical prognosis since early childhood. She continues to live a full and active life in her 6th decade. After achieving her Master's Degree at Penn State University in 1985 she worked as a counselor and advocate for those with a history of chemical dependency. In 1990, she was recruited by the prestigious World Institute of Disability to be the Assistant Director of the first HIV/Disability Project. Her grant writing expertise is second to none as private foundations funded her innovative research projects again and again. Since returning to her home state of PA where she lives near her beloved alma mater, Ms. Harris continues to be involved in her community and avidly supports the Penn State athletic program. Once again,her love of writing helps to supplement her income. Her groundbreaking memoirs, It's Easier to Dance, is provocative and thought provoking.

Schedule
Annie will be having a Kindle Fire Contest during her tour.

September 5 - Introduction at VBT Cafe' Blog
Septembe 7 - Book Feature & Excerpt at The Bunny's Review
September 10 - Guest Blogging at The Golden Pen Review
September 12 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
September 14 - Guest Blogging at AZ Publishing Services
September 18 - Interviewed at Reviews & Interviews
September 20 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
September 22 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
September 24 - Guest Blogging at My Miscellaneous Books
September 26 - Interviewed at From The Mind of Omegia
September 28 - Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
October 2 - Guest Blogging at Books, Books the Magical Fruit
October 4 - Interviewed at Unnecessary Musings
October 8 - Interviewed at MK McClintock's Blog
October 10 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Black Hippie Chick's Take On Books & The World
October 12 - Reviewed at Self Taught Cook

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Whispers in the Woods:The Complete Collection by T.J. Dell

7/26/2012

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Vol. I
When Evie Parker meets Lucas Spencer she begins to feel hope again. Lately she's been going through life in a fog and Lucas is all about teaching her how to have fun again. For the first time since the accident she knows what it means to be happy.

So who cares if Lucas is a little odd. It isn't that strange that she's never met his parents, or that teachers never seem to notice when he's late for class. Evie tries not to care, but on top of all his peculiar behavior she's been feeling kind of sick lately-- ever since she met Lucas actually.

When Lucas decides it is time to come clean with all his secrets Evie has to make some hard decisions.

Vol. II
All Evie wants is a little bit of normal in her life-- is that really too much to ask?

Lucas isn't normal, but he makes her happy. That should count for something. Evie thinks she can find a balance that will let her be normal and also be with him.

Of course she hadn't counted on adding his family into the mix, or his ex-girlfriend.

Life with an elf is never boring.

Vol III
Lucas and Evie were finally at a place where Evie was comfortable with her mix of normal human teenager and fantastical elf boyfriend. Then she went and got herself crushed by a tree.

Evie wakes up with a whole lot of extra issues to deal with. Not the least of which is a trip inside the Veil to see Lucas's home. She never would have agreed to go if she'd known she was going to have her own secret to hide.

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Independently published
Release Date: May 21, 2012
Purchase Links: http://www.amazon.com/Whispers-Complete-Collection-Elfkin-ebook/dp/B0084XCRVU/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1343249434&sr=1-2

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whispers-in-the-woods-tj-dell/1111569369?ean=9781477634967

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Whispers-Woods-Complete-Collection/Tj-Dell/9781477634967?id=5417972292235

When TJ isn't reading or writing (which is almost never), she is enjoying a blissfully boring life with her family in Maryland. Her two greatest wishes are to serve on a Starfleet Starship or to be invited to join the Justice League. Sure her chances are slim, but she's a big believer in dreaming big.

A hopeless romantic to her very core, TJ's books explore every corner of the wobbly-kneed-world of romance novels. She has a particular penchant for Young Adult themes. Dell's debut novel 'Her Best Friend's Brother' is enjoying its tenth month as an Amazon best seller, and her popular Elfkin Series is hot on its heels.

For more information follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/dell.tj
Goodreads Author Page

Schedule

T.J. will be offering 2 Signed paperbacks & Three $5 Amazon Gift Cards during her tour.

September 1 - Meet & Greet at VBT Cafe' Blog
September 3 - Author Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
September 4 - Guest Blogging at SheWrites
September 5 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
September 7 - Interviewed at Hazel West's Character Purgatory
September 11 - Review & Interview at Books, Books, and More Books
September 13 - Book Feature & Excerpt at YA Reads
September 15 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Cafe' Creations
September 17 - Interviewed at Reviews & Interviews
September 19 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
September 21 - Interviewed at MK McClintock's Blog
September 24 - Guest Blogging at Margaret West's Blog
September 26 - Interviewed at The Bunny's Review
September 28 - Interview at A Word Fitly Spoken
October 1 - Guest Blogging at My World
October 3 - Reviewed at Whoopeeyoo
October 5 - Review & Interview at My Reading Addiction
October 9 - Review & Interview at Reading, Writing, and More
October 11 - Review & Guest Blogging at Indie Writer's Review
October 16 - Review & Character Interview at Black Hippie Chick's Take On Books & The World
October 18 - Reviewed at Words I Write Crazy

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On A Foreign Field:A Story of Loyalty and Brotherhood by Hazel West

7/26/2012

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Sir Reeve Montgomery is an Englishman born and bred, proud of his heritage and the right to serve his country fighting against the Scottish rebels. But when the tide is turned unexpectedly during the Battle of Stirling Bridge, he is wounded by an English arrow, left for dead by his comrades, and taken captive by Wallace's army. Wounded, and alone on a foreign field, he knows he should expect nothing but torture and death at the hands of the Scottish rebels who are known to be complete savages.

But as he comes to know this tight brotherhood better, and sees Wallace's utter devotion to his men and the cause of freedom, Reeve begins to wonder whether the English are right to oppress them.

Faced with these troubling thoughts, Reeve must decide whether he will stay true to his king, or join this brotherhood of freedom fighters, thus turning his back on everything he has ever known or believed in.

This new novel by Hazel West is a thought-provoking, heartfelt read about the true meaning of loyalty and brotherhood.

Publication Date:Jul 25 2012
ISBN/EAN13:1477493441 / 9781477493441
Page Count:360
Binding Type:US Trade PaperTrim Size:5.25" x 8"
Language:EnglishColor:Black and White
Genre:Fiction / Historical /YA
Purchase Link:CreateSpace
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/208817
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/On-Foreign-Field-Hazel-West/dp/1477493441/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_t_1

Hazel West spends a good bit of time writing historical fiction about brave men and women who have graced the pages of history, trying to bring more light to their legacies so readers of all ages will enjoy them. West's favorite things to do are writing, obviously, listening to and playing Irish and Scottish folk music, practicing with all eras and types of historical weaponry, drinking GOOD COFFEE, and reading good books. She is currently live in Florida.

Website:http://hazelwest.blogspot.com/

Schedule

Hazel will be giving away an Amazon Gift Card during her tour to one randomly drawn commenter.

August 27 - Meet & Greet at VBT Cafe' Blog
August 29 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
August 31 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
September 4 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
September 6 - Interviewed at Reviews & Interviews
September 10 - Author Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
September 12 - Guest Blogging at Cafe Creations Rescheduled due to GoDaddy Network 9/10
September 14 - Interviewed at Black Hippie Chick's Take On Books & The World
September 18 - Book Feature & Ebook Giveaway at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time
September 18 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
September 20 - Guest Blogging at The Bunny's Review
September 22 - Book Feature & Excerpt at YA Reads
September 24 - Review & Guest Blogging at Turning The Pages
September 26 - Interviewed at MK McClintock's Blog
September 28 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Whoopeeyoo
October 2 - Interviewed at A Word Fitly Spoken
October 4 - Review & Interview at Flipping The Pages

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Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf

7/24/2012

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Just as love appears, so does the darkness. With her heart reaching out for one man, Brenna finds herself the target of an unknown stalker. Who is he? What does he want? How far will he go for her? Death is an option. Brenna discovers more than she bargained for and learns that the stalker will kill for her. It all comes down to decisions, and no matter what she chooses it will demand sacrifice and someone's blood.

Genre: Romance/Suspense
Release Date: August 7, 2012

Website: www.rebeccagraf.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RebbecaGraf
Twitter: @rebeccagraf

Rebecca Graf worked as an account for 20 years before taking a chance at a dream. Starting off with writing online, she began to build a reputation and a number of followers. Now, she has one children's book, A Gift for a Mouse, published with Deep Connections being her first adult novel. She lives near Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband and three children as well as two cats, Oreo and Cookie, and two dogs, Bug and Mocha. Rebecca has started her own publishing company, Silver Tongue Press, with two partners. Their goal is to help new authors to achieve their dreams. She also spends her days crocheting and knitting....

Schedule

August 31 - Introduction at VBT Cafe' Blog
September 3 - Guest Blogging at Cindy Vine's Blog
September 4 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Cafe' Creations
September 5 -Guest Blogging at The Book Hoard
September 7 - Interviewed at MK McClintock's Blog
September 11 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.
September 13 - Fun Facts & Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
September 15 - Review & Guest Blogging at Jersey Girl Book Reviews
September 17 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Reviews by Dee
September 19 - Guest Blogging at SheWrites
September 22 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
September 24 - Reviewed at Books, Books, and More Books
September 25 - Guest Blogging at Romance That's Out Of This World
September 26 - Guest Blogging at AZ Publishing Services
September 27 - Interviewed at Reviews & Interviews
September 28 - Book Feature & Excerpt at Whoopeeyoo
October 1 - Guest Blogging at Kimberly Lewis Novels
October 3 - at The Bunny's Review
October 5 - Review & interviewed at Infinite House of Books
October 8 - Reviewed at From The TBR Pile

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Never After by Jason Robert Macumber (The Ever After Chronicles)

7/24/2012

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The world of fairy tales is twisted and corrupted. Two years after her entrapment and torture at the hands of the Seven Deadly Trolls, Snow White now works as an assassin for hire. Rude, crude and with her princess status long revoked, she has become a dark angel for the Ever After's damsels-in-distress.

A game of cat and mouse soon begins when two of the Deadlies, Pride and Wrath, return to exact revenge on the fallen princess for the murder of their brothers.

Armed with her trusty dagger carved from the magic mirror, Snow finds herself drawn into a conspiracy that involves an ancient relic from beyond her world's borders and the destruction of her world.

Taking perversion to a whole new level, NEVER AFTER is an estrogen-filled romp to save the Ever After as Snow slices and dices her way through beloved characters leaving no talking animal safe!

FB Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/jrmauthorpage?ref=hl

Book Link: http://www.melange-books.com/authors/jasonmacumber/NeverAfter.htmlAmazon - http://www.amazon.com/Never-After-Ever-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B0092PHXE0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1346301221&sr=8-2&keywords=never+after+jason+robert+macumber

Genre: Dark Fairy tale/Fantasy (Warning: Extremely Mature Content)
Publisher: Melange Books
Release Date: July 31, 2012

Jason Macumber has been writing since he could first hold a pen, weaving stories so grand his teachers would usually have to pull him back down to earth on more than one occasion. After beginning his writing career in the Young Adult genre, he found that the medium did not suit his more mature tastes and tones that were dying to rip free from the far reaches of his mind. Thus, Snow emerged and became a force to be reckoned and the Ever After Chronicles was born. He is currently living in Florida where he is finishing his graduate degree and punching out the sequel to NEVER AFTER in the company of his three dogs and one mischievous cat.

Schedule
This tour now closed - Thank you.

Jason will be giving away an ebook at each stop and 2 Signed Paperbacks at the end of his tour.

August 13 - Introduction at VBT Cafe' Blog
August 15 - Interviewed at Lovely Reads
August 17 - Guest Blogging at Mass Musings
August 21 - Fun Facts & Author Fav Recipe at Writing Innovations E-zine
August 23 - Guest Blogging at Wise Words
August 27 - Guest Blogging at Immortality and Beyond
August 29 - Book Feature & Excerpt at BK Walker Books Etc.
August 31 - Review & Guest Blog at Waiting On Sunday To Drown
September 5 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
September 7 - Reviewed at Books, Books, and More Books
September 11 - Reviewed at All Things Books
September 12 - Interviewed at From The Mind Of Omegia
September 12 - Review & Guest Blogging at Silver Sleep Rescheduled
September 14 - Character Interview at The Bunny's Review
September 17 - Guest Blogging at The Golden Pen Review
September 17 - Review & Character Interview at Library Geek Girl
September 19 - Reviewed at Turning The Pages
September 21 - Review & Guest Blogging at Words I Write Crazy
September 22 - Review & Interview at Sky Rose Reviews

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The Carriage Trade by Lisa Deon

7/16/2012

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How do you get to a "Happily Ever After" when you can't remember where it began?

Carlin "Carlos" Farley's life is an open book. Unfortunately, she can't remember most of it.   She's losing her barn manager, Bill, the guy who's been running her horse drawn carriage business while she's been in extended care recovering from an accident. Bill has always been there for her, in fact they've grown up together, but now he wants to pursue the career he put on hold and Carlin's resigned to the idea that he's leaving her.

Bill Fantazma is the kind of guy who always tries to do the right thing. But sometimes doing the right thing is not the right thing to do. He's been in charge of Carlin's care and the business he helped acquire for her, and has accepted the accident and her subsequent brain damage as a chance for a do-over, since his previous actions to attract her affection were less than honorable.

Richard Cooper appears to be the answer to their business problems. Knowledgeable about horses, willing to step in and take over the barn manager position, helpful and solicitous to Carlin, he's not put off by her sometimes bizarre and quirky behavior.

But when Richard sees an opportunity to move in and draw Carlin's affection, Bill realizes just what she means to him and must make a decision; come clean about their past and risk her anger, or step aside to allow Richard to have a romantic relationship with the woman Bill has loved all of his life.

It's a romance she can't remember and he can never forget.

Websites            www.LisaDeon.com

Purchase Links

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Lisa+deon

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/173389

https://www.createspace.com/3832588

Publisher Self
Genre Contemporary Romance
Release Date June 15, 2012

ScheduleThis Tour Now Closed - Thank You.
Lisa will be giving away 3 copies - readers choice for a signed print or ebook.

September 2 - Meet & Greet at VBT Cafe' Blog
September 4 - Guest Blogging at Wise Words
September 6 - Interviewed at MK McClintock's Blog
September 11 - Interviewed at The Bunny's Review
September 13 - Review & Guest Blogging at A Book Lover's Library
September 17 - Reviewed at Books, Books, and More Books
September 19 - Interviewed at Romance That's Out of This World
September 21 - Review & Interview at Black Hippie Chick's Take on Books & The World
September 21 - Review & Interview at Little Book Star
September 25 - Review & Guest Blogging at Jersey Girl Book Reviews
September 27 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
September 29 - Review & Interviewed at Infinite House of Books

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C U @ 8 by Cindy Vine

7/16/2012

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Do your kids ever really leave?
Fenella Fisher and Suki Rabinowitz are middle-aged single mothers whose children have left home and started on their own lives and careers. But Suki’s son Josh is a cocaine-addict who supposedly fathered a baby on a visit to the UK; and Fenella’s daughter Kirsty has just been dumped and is feeling miserable. Fenella and Suki decide they need to step in to help their children and hatch a plan to sort out Josh’s mess and find Kirsty a suitable man, with some hilarious consequences. After interviewing prospective husbands for Kirsty at Waves Restaurant and Bar, they discover that a good man is hard to find.

Websites: http://cindyvine.com; http://cindy-vine.blogspot.com; http://facebook.com/cindyvinefanpage; http://twitter.com/cindyvine; http://cindyvine.hubpages.com
Purchase Links: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007N60QAI
Publisher: Createspace
Release Date: March 2012
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

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August 6 - Introduction at the VBT Cafe' Blog
August 8 - Author Fav Recipe & Fun Facts at Writing Innovations E-zine
August 10 - Guest Blogging at AZ Publishing Services
August 14 - Review & Guest Blogging at Jersey Girl Book Reviews
August 16 - Review & Ebook Giveaway at Books, Books, and More Books
August 18 - Interviewed at Mass Musings
August 18 - Ebook Giveaway & Excerpt at Mocha Girls Read
August 20 - Guest Blogging at Cafe' Creations
August 22 - Guest Blogging at SheWrites Blog
August 22 - Interviewed at From The Mind Of Omegia
August 24 - Interview & Giveaway at The Bunny's Review
August 28 - Guest Blogging at Wise Words
August 30 - Interviewed at BK Walker Books Etc.

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It's Easier To Dance by Annie Laurie Harris

Whispers in the Woods:The Complete Collection by T.J. Dell

On A Foreign Field:A Story of Loyalty and Brotherhood by Hazel West

Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf

Never After by Jason Robert Macumber (The Ever After Chronicles)

The Carriage Trade by Lisa Deon

C U @ 8 by Cindy Vine

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It's Easier To Dance by Annie Laurie Harris

Whispers in the Woods:The Complete Collection by T.J. Dell

On A Foreign Field:A Story of Loyalty and Brotherhood by Hazel West

Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf

Never After by Jason Robert Macumber (The Ever After Chronicles)

The Carriage Trade by Lisa Deon

C U @ 8 by Cindy Vine

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