GIVEAWAY & INTERVIEW with Jackie Morse Kessler

"To Bear An Iron Key" by Jackie Kessler is officially out today and I'm delighted to be today's tour stop. I first read Kessler years ago when I picked up a used copy of one of her Hell's Belles books. These days, she's writing YA and I was lucky enough to be able to interview her.

Jackie is the author of the acclaimed YA series Riders of the Apocalypse, published by Harcourt/Graphia. The first two books in the quartet, HUNGER and RAGE, are YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers; in addition, HUNGER has been nominated for several awards and RAGE is an International Reading Association YA Choice. RAGE, LOSS and BREATH are Junior Library Guild selections.

Find Jackie Online: 

 Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Interview with Tessa Bailey & A Giveaway!

Welcome to my stop on the tour for Unfixable, a new romance by Tessa Bailey. Tessa lives in the crazy, loud, overcrowded borough of Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. She loves it here. The city is a constant source of inspiration, which is why she's decided to set her most recent books in the Line of Duty Series there. When she isn't writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.

 She moved to New York when she was eighteen, the day after she graduated high school. Threw her suitcase in the back of a Chevrolet Cavalier and drove across the country to find her adventure. She's still finding it, little by little.

Find Tessa Online:

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Interview with Urban Fantasy Author Lauren M Roy

Today I'm interviewing urban fantasy author Lauren M. Roy. Her debut book, "Night Owls" came out last month and I'll be reviewing it next month. Lauren is a thirtysomething wanna-be bookstore owner, currently working in the publishing industry.  When she's not selling books, she's writing them.


Find Lauren Online:


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Interview with Author Ramona Flightner & A Giveaway

Today I have an interview with Ramona Flightner, author of the historical fiction novel, "Banished Love". There's also a giveaway at the end so grab a drink and start reading. Enjoy!

Ramona Flightner is a native of Missoula, Montana. After graduating from Tufts University with a B.A. in Spanish, she earned a Masters degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Montana. Her Master’s thesis, Chilean Testimonial Literature: the collective suffering of a people, highlighted her continued interest in the stories of those who were at risk of being forgotten or silenced.

She studied nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a Master’s in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked for ten years as a family nurse practitioner providing care to the poor and under insured at two community health centers, first in Wilmington, Delaware and now in Boston, Massachusetts.

A Mini Interview with Jessica Scott & A Giveaway!

 

It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Jessica Scott's books and her writing so I was delighted to participate in the release blitz for "All For You". I have a short Q&A with Jessica; see why she wanted to get tapeworms in high school! There are also several giveaways at the end of the post, so grab a drink, sit down, and enjoy! Don't forget to check out my review of "All For You" and read an excerpt.

USA Today bestselling author Jessica Scott is a career army officer; mother of two daughters, three cats and three dogs; wife to a career NCO and wrangler of all things stuffed and fluffy. She is a terrible cook and even worse housekeeper, but she's a pretty good shot with her assigned weapon and someone liked some of the stuff she wrote. Somehow, her children are pretty well-adjusted and her husband still loves her, despite burned water and a messy house.

Outback Dirty by JoAnne Kenrick: Review, Interview & Swag Giveaway

Are you ready to get dirty! Yes? Okay, grab a towel and let's begin. Today CarolKat is reviewing "Outback Dirty" by JoAnne Kenrick, then there's an interview she did with JoAnne and at the end, a chance to win some swag from JoAnne. "Outback Dirty" is the kick off to a new series, Calendar Men, from Decadent Publishing. For more on the Calendar Men books, please visit: http://calendar-men.blogspot.com/

Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Series: Calendar Men #1
Format Read: Kindle
Source: reviewer purchased
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Buying Links: KindleUS* KindleUK KindleCA KindleDE Nook ARe* Smashwords 
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Blurb from the author:

She'll do anything to win him back... even if it means getting OUTBACK DIRTY.

Chris Ruter's plan for Australia Day is to beat the heat by letting the beer flow. His New York ex, Janine, seems determined to drive the heel of her sharp stiletto right through the wall he's built to avoid memories of her--but does she want him in front of her camera or in her bed?

Janine Red is ready to get outback dirty to win back her sexy ex. Following him to his plantation, their bushwalk turns into a trip down memory lane. Can the magic of the outback heal her sprained ankle--and their hearts?

Exclusive excerpt at the ARe Cafe

Giveaway & Interview with Romance Author Margaret Daley

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Dangerous Pursuit by Margaret Daley. Margaret, an award-winning author of eighty-five books, has been married for over forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love. When she isn’t traveling, she’s writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and corralling her three cats that think they rule her household.

Find Margaret Online:

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Back To You by Jessica Scott: Giveaway, Excerpt & Q&A with Jessica

Today I'm participating in the release blitz for "Back To You" by Jessica Scott, out tomorrow. CarolKat and I reviewed it together and our review will be up in the morning. Jessica is one of my favorite authors, in any genre, and one of the best romance authors currently being published. "Back to You" is the third full-length book in her "Coming Home" series and it tells the story of US Army captain Trent Davila and his wife Laura. Trent has been deployed so often that his marriage is falling apart and in "Back to You" Scott gives us the story of their attempts to repair it. I love stories where the focus is an established couple and seeing how they keep their relationship together. In this case, it's also a second chance story.

As part of the release blitz, there's an interview with Jessica, an excerpt, and a giveaway, so get comfy and read on! 

Interview with Author Kimberly Rae

Amazon bestselling author Kimberly Rae usually writes suspense about human trafficking. Her brand new book, "Blue Ridge Setup", published by Astraea Press, however, is a fun, lighthearted read set in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.

About Kimberly ~

Amazon Bestselling author Kimberly Rae loves to help people fight human trafficking and live joyfully despite chronic illness. She has been published over 250 times and has work in 5 languages.

Rae has lived in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kosovo and Indonesia. She now lives in North Carolina at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband and two young children.

Q&A with Lori Foster and Giveaway of Getting Rowdy

Welcome to my stop on the Getting Rowdy blog tour. Lori Foster is back again for another quick interview (I also interviewed Lori last October.) and then her publisherHarlequin, and PR firm Meryl L Moss Media, are giving away a paperback copy of "Getting Rowdy".

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a Waldenbooks, Borders, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author of over 70 novellas and novels. She currently writes single titles for HQN. Lori believes it’s important to give back to the community as much as possible, and for that reason she ran special contests in conjunction with a publisher, facilitating many first sales for new authors. She routinely organizes events among authors and readers to gather donations for various organizations.

Excerpt & Interview: Just Dessert by Heather Gray

Today I'm delighted to have author Heather Gray for a quick interview and an excerpt from her recently released novel, "Just Dessert". I was part of the editing team on this book and enjoyed it. I don't read very many historical romances so I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Apparently, I'm not the only one. Last Thursday, HEA at USA Today compiled a list of new releases in inspirational fiction and womens fiction and included "Just Dessert". I think Heather just about fainted when she found out. :D

When she's not fainting :P she has a long-standing love affair with coffee. Besides coffee, Heather’s greatest joys in life are her relationship with her Savior, her family, and writing. Years ago, she decided it would be better to laugh than yell. Heather carries that theme over into her writing where she strives to create characters that experience both the highs and lows of life and, through it all, find a way to love God, embrace each day, and laugh out loud right along with her.

Where to Find Heather Online:

Website – http://www.heathergraywriting.com

Blog – http://www.heathergraywriting.com/blog

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/heathergraywriting

Twitter – http://twitter.com/LaughDreamWrite

Goodreads –  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4051662.Heather_Gray

Disclosure: I am employed by Astraea Press. I am not being compensated for putting up this post. 

 

Blog Tour: CarolKat Interviews Romance Author Taryn Kincaid

I would like to thank Taryn Kincaid for taking out valuable time from her parasailing up and down the Hudson River to celebrate the release of Heat Wave the latest in her 1Night Stand series.  I also appreciate her adjusting the tin foil to throw the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) off her trail while she answers my interview questions. I think they are after me too.

Read my review of "Heat Wave" here and then enter the giveaway.

Taryn is an Olympic caliber athlete egg roller and spends a great deal of her time petitioning the U.S.O.C. to introduce a fantail shrimp competition. When she's not bungee jumping off the Palisades or parasailing up and down the Hudson River, she devotes her time to caring for her aging pet walrus, arranging her voodoo doll-pin collection and practicing rhythmic chants. At this moment, she is busy sweeping up the loose masala chai tea leaves she spilled all over the kitchen floor. (Probably because she needs COFFEE.) Wait. Is that something…sparkly?

Taryn hangs around a lot on Facebook and Twitter with her trillions of fans and pops in at Goodreads from time to time. You can catch her on her website, http://tarynkincaid.com, and her blog, http://dreamvoyagers.blogspot.com where she lives for comments! She implores you to buy her books so she can retire.

Find Taryn Online:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon

Interview with Dr. Joe Wenke, author of "You Got to be Kidding!"

Today's interview is with Dr. Joe Wenke, who wrote a satire on the Bible, "You Got To Be Kidding Me!" It's in my TBR and sooner or later I'll get it read and reviewed. I was a philosophy and religion major at college and I'm a religious liberal so this book calls to me.

JOE WENKE is an outspoken and articulate LGBTQ rights activist. He is the founder and publisher of Trans Über, a publishing company with a focus on LBGTQ rights, free thought and promoting equality for all people.  Wenke is the author of Mailer’s America and You Got to be Kidding! The Cultural Arsonist's Satirical Reading of the Bible. His next book, Papal Bull: An Ex-Catholic Calls Out the Catholic Church, will be published this fall along with his first novel, The Talk Show.

Q & A with Romance Author Susan Mallery & TWO Giveaways!!

Today I have a short interview with author Susan Mallery. She's on tour to celebrate the release of her newest Fool's Gold book, "Three Little Words".

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author SUSAN MALLERY is known for emotionally complex stories told with charm and wit. With a keen eye for human nature, she breathes life into characters on the page and was recently honored with a prestigious National Readers’ Choice Award. Susan has lived all over the United States, including a childhood in the suburbs of Los Angeles, graduate school in the hills of Pennsylvania and several years in Texas. These days, she makes her home in Seattle, Washington. She’s there for the coffee, not the weather. She’s also very active on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, and has been known to invite her fans to help her name characters and brainstorm aspects of her books.

Find Susan online:

website -  www.SusanMallery.com
facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SusanMallery
twitter - https://twitter.com/susanmallery
goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8716.Susan_Mallery

Blog Tour Giveaway & Interview: The Black Swan Series by Victoria Danann

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Victoria Danann's Black Swan series. A while back, I had an excerpt from "Moonlight", one that I personally enjoyed very much, so when I had a chance to participate in this tour I jumped at it.

First, some info about the books, then a guest post, and at the end, there's a giveaway!

Interview with Emma Straub, Author of "Laura Lamont's Life In Pictures"

Hello and welcome! Today we have a chat with author Emma Straub about her book, "Laura Lamont's Life In Pictures", which was recently released in paperback. Emma is from New York City. Her first novel, "Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures", was published by Riverhead Books in September 2012. Her debut story collection "Other People We Married", was published in February 2012 by Riverhead Books. Her fiction and non-fiction have been published by Tin House, The Paris Review Daily, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Vogue, and New York, and many other journals. She is a staff writer for Rookie. Emma lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband. A more illustrated version of this appears at M+E.

Interview with Bella Andre

New York Times and USA TODAY best-selling author Bella Andre first self-published her series, The Sullivans, and then it was picked up by Harlequin. The books have been re-edited and contain new material. Meryl L. Moss has teamed up with Harlequin and Bella Andre to celebrate the print release of the first three books in her sizzling The Sullivans series THE LOOK OF LOVE (June 2013), FROM THIS MOMENT ON (July 2013) and CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (August 2013) with a blog tour! 

You can read my review of book one, THE LOOK OF LOVE, here. I'll also be reviewing the next two books this summer so stop back to check out my reviews. In the meantime, here's a brief Q&A with Bella herself. 

Blog Tour Review of The Look of Love by Bella Andre

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
Series: The Sullivans #1
Format Read: Print ARC
Source: from Meryl L Moss in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Buying Links: Amazon* | Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository*
* affiliate links; clicking & making a purchase results in a small commission for the blog.

Blurb from goodreads:

Expanded Edition! More Story! More Sullivans! Fans of Bella Andre's Sullivan Series will love this long-awaited print edition of THE LOOK OF LOVE. It features a longer, more-detailed story with all the emotion and sensuality that readers love. Not to be missed!

Sometimes one look is all it takes.

Chloe Peterson has vowed never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Her reasons are as vivid as the bruises on her cheek. So when her car skids off a wet country road straight into a ditch, she's convinced the gorgeous guy who rescues her must be too good to be true.

As a successful international photographer, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women. He's satisfied with his life—until he finds Chloe and her totaled car on the side of the road in Napa Valley.

With every loving look—and every sinfully sweet caress—the attraction between them sizzles, and Chloe can't help but wonder if she's met the man who may be the exception to her rule….  

Interview with Author Tiffany Allee

Welcome, pull up a seat and get comfy. Today I'm chatting with author Tiffany Allee. Her newest novel, "Don't Bite the Bridesmaid" (that title makes me laugh every time I see it ~ Bea) just came out on May 27th. It's the first in a new series, Sons of Kane. 

Interview with Author Jean Fullerton & Excerpt from Call Nurse Millie

Today I have the lovely author Jean Fullerton here and she kindly answered some questions for me concerning her new book and her writing. So get comfy and let's talk. Jean was born into a large, East End family and grew up in the overcrowded streets clustered around the Tower of London. Jean still lives in East London, just five miles from where she was born. She feels that it is that her background that gives her historical East London stories their distinctive authenticity.