On Tour: Dandy Day by Annie Wood
Annie will be on tour November 11-December 2 with her novel Dandy Day Dandy Day is a thirty-five year old free-spirited, commitment-phobic, Venice Boardwalk roller skating…
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Tripped Up Love by Julie …
Reviewer: Samantha Julie Farley is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Tripped Up Love Summary: Heather Meadows lost the only love she’s ever…
On Tour: Diner Impossible by Terri L. Austin
Terri will be on tour November 11-18 with her novel Diner Impossible After shunning her overbearing parents’ wealthy lifestyle, waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland,…
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Won’t Last Long by …
Heidi Joy Tretheway is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Won’t Last Long
Summary:
Can two people who are totally wrong for each other ever be right?
She’s a feisty, sly marketing exec intent on hiding her small-town roots. He’s a laid-back engineer with a shaggy mutt and a pushy ex.
When Joshua asks Melina out, she asks what kind of car he drives. She’ll do drinks, not dinner. She’s always in control. But with Joshua’s easy confidence and sharp wit, Melina is soon breaking the dating rules she made for herself.
Opposites attract—but friends think Melina and Joshua can’t possibly last. When crisis throws their world off its axis, Melina must confront her childhood family, the people she’s come to care about, and the destruction of her pristine image.
Review:
I was a tad worried when I first started this story, because it started slow for me. I think one thing that was distracting me from the book was the overuse of the character’s name. For example, in one short paragraph Melina was used three times, and with that writing style it can make the book in a more of a telling mode than showing. I was relieved as the plot started to pick up the pace, and during the meat of the story I actually didn’t want to put it down. I didn’t love the second half, particularly the last few chapters, as much, because the characters were going on top speed and there was one section in particular that made me kind of scratch my head and wonder where in the world the story was taking us (when Richard re-enters briefly). So you can see my review is a touch all over the place, but for the most part I did like the book, because I enjoyed the characters and watching their love story play out. And I’m in love with the cover. There were aspects that I thought could have been tightened up, but if you enjoy sweet romantic stories, check this one out!
3.5 stars
Author bio:
Heidi Joy lives in Happy Valley off Sunnyside Road. She swears she did not make that up.
Heidi’s obsessed with storytelling. Her career includes marketing, journalism, and a delicious few years as a food columnist. Media passes took her backstage with several rock bands, where she learned that sometimes a wardrobe malfunction is exactly what the rock star intends.
You’ll most often find Heidi Joy with her husband and two small kids cooking, fishing, exploring the Northwest, and building epic forts in their living room.
She loves to hear from readers via messages at facebook.com/author.heidi.
Find Heidi here:
• Website: heidijoytretheway.com
• Facebook.com/author.heidi
• Amazon.com/author/heidi
• Goodreads.com/heidi.tretheway
• Twitter.com/heiditretheway
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Tiara Trouble by Lane Buckman
Lane Buckman is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Tiara Trouble
Summary:
What happens when Dynasty meets Honey BooBoo, they have a baby, and that baby is raised by Charlie’s Angels? You get TIARA TROUBLE, a bedazzled cozy mystery full of gritty glitz.
One foreign policy question five years ago sent Destinee Faith Miller’s dreams of being Miss American Universe up in flames and landed her back in her hometown of Phenix City, Alabama, with her tail between her legs. But like the mythological bird that her hometown is misspelled after, she rose from the ashes to create Destinee’s Dolls, a thriving pageant consulting business knee-deep in pink, prints and tulle.
A death at the local level of a national event lands her the job of pageant emcee, and Destinee dares to dream of bigger things—maybe even a reality TV show! But when judges start dropping like flies, she has her hands full keeping herself alive long enough to see those dreams come true. Contending with catfights, car bombs, and the camouflage-colored funeral of a redneck’s dream, Destinee gets a little help from her friends, family, and a pit bull named Clarabelle.
Review:
Oh my, oh my. What a hilarious book! I’m not one to normally shout out books while I’m reading them, but I had to with this one. I laughed my way through the story, and my urge to visit the South only grew. I loved the beauty pageant storyline (and as someone who used to compete in pageants, I’ve seen first-hand the weirdness that goes on with them) and of course – I’m such a mystery junkie as well! I was reading parts of the story aloud to my friends so we could get a good giggle, and this book is definitely being added to my Favorites List! If you like a light-hearted mystery and a good laugh, check this one out!
5 stars
**Everyone who leaves a comment on the tour page will be entered to win a $20 Amazon gift card! Anyone who purchases their copy of Tiara Trouble before November 18 and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five bonus entries.**
Author Bio:
Lane Buckman is a former beauty queen from Phenix City, Alabama. Growing up, she wanted to be Miss America, a criminal lawyer, a super model, the President, a Bond girl, a brain surgeon, a journalist, a back-up singer for Duran Duran, and a college professor of Medieval Literature. In order to fulfill those dreams, she became a writer. She lives in Texas with her family, and enjoys every miserably hot second of it.
Connect with Lane!
www.lanebuckman.com
www.facebook.com/lanebuckmanauthor
www.twitter.com/lanelese
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18430826-tiara-trouble?from_search=true
Buy the Book!
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/TROUBLE-Destine-Miller-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00EWSB3GG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382403186&sr=8-1&keywords=tiara+trouble
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tiara-trouble-lane-buckman/1116793010?ean=9781939816160
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Everybody’s Got a Story …
Heather Wardell is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and Everybody’s Got a Story
Summary:
Both personally and professionally, Alexa knows all too well the power of words. Two years after her boyfriend Christophe’s vicious attack, she’s still trying to see herself as more than simply ‘his victim’, still trying to figure out her own story.
After his trial, she moves from New York City to Toronto in an attempt to start over, but his words cling to her and even in a new country she can’t see how to move into relationships with the new people in her life while hiding the secret of Christophe’s worst offense.
She can’t hide that secret from her coworker Jake, though, because the news buff has recognized her from the coverage of the assault and trial and knows every word she can’t bring herself to say about her ordeal.
With Jake’s help, can Alexa reclaim her story and her life?
Review:
Heather Wardell is an author that tops my lists. Whenever she has a new book out (which is often, girl is good) I can’t wait to get it on my Kindle. I know her stories are going to be well-written, unique, and always leave me thinking about the characters. So I wasn’t shocked at all that my mind was made up at page 3 that this book would be going on my Favorites List. Everybody’s Got a Story is a deep story, one that you really almost need a strong stomach to read. There are only a few parts that deal with graphic abuse, but my mind kept wondering to Alexa and her story and how one moves on from what she had to endure – by a boyfriend no less. Her move to Toronto to essentially start her life over fascinated me, and it’s impossible not to cheer for her and want her to lead a happy life. This is such a good story with a good message, and I really hope women will take the time to read this story. Highly recommend.
5 stars
**Everyone who leaves a comment on the tour page will be entered to win a $20 Amazon gift card! Anyone who purchases their copy of Everybody’s Got a Story before November 4 and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five bonus entries.**
Author Bio:
Growing up, I was an avid (rabid?) reader. I am a natural speed reader, regularly clocked at about 1200 wpm (I read Harry Potter 5 in just under three hours), and always have several books on the go, nearly all in e-book form on my Kindle.
I have always made up stories in my head, but never considered becoming a writer. Instead, I intended to be a high school music teacher. I was sidetracked by my enjoyment of my psychology courses in university, and ended up with a psychology degree with a concentration in computer science.
This took me to a major Canadian bank as a software developer. I stayed there for just over four years, and then went back to school to become an elementary school teacher. After four years teaching elementary school computer science, I took up the National Novel Writing Month challenge and attempted to write a novel in a month.
I succeeded, and the first draft of “Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo” was the result. I realized I love writing. I left teaching, and I haven’t looked back since!
In my non-writing time, I read, run, swim, crochet, take care of my 55 gallon aquarium and my cat Trinity, and play drums and clarinet. Generally not all at once.
Connect with Heather!
http://www.facebook.com/heather.wardell.author
http://www.twitter.com/heatherwardell
http://www.heatherwardell.com/
Buy the Book!
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Apple’s iBookstore
Barnes and Noble (for their nook reader)
Google Play
Kobo (ePub format)
Smashwords.com (variety of formats)
Sony (for their ebook readers)
If you prefer print, you can get “Everybody’s Got a Story” at:
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Barnes and Noble
CreateSpace.com
Blog Tour Sign Up: Of Dreams and Shadow: Forget Me …
We live. We die. Is there anything more? Jenna Barton is about to find out. After moving to the coastal North Carolina town of Parson’s Cove, Jenna has unwittingly stepped into the middle of a mystery involving a missing child. Unfortunately, the predator is still on the loose and Jenna has become his new obsession. With a little luck and a bit of paranormal help, Jenna might survive.
Future Tour: Driving Me To You by Julie Farrell
Julie will be on tour December 30 – January 6 with her contemporary romance novel Driving Me To You When Sam meets her sister’s sexy mechanic,…
Future Tour: The Art of Being Rebekkah by Karoline Barrett
Karoline will be on tour December 9-23 with her contemporary romance/chick lit novel The Art of Being Rebekkah have the children she so desperately wants and…
