ICYMI: Book Review of #TheFourteenthOfSeptember by #RitaDragonette. A look back at the protests against the Vietnam war. https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-the-fourteenth-of-september/ @rita.dragonette

Book Review…'Til All These Things Be Done by Suzanne Moyers Even as dementia clouds other memories, eighty year old Leola can't forget her father's disappearance. Now, as Papa appears in haunting visions, Leola relives that loss. As her visions of Papa grow more realistic, does Leola confront her long buried grief, leading to a remarkable discovery about her family and, maybe, a chance for forgiveness. 'Til All These Things Be Done is a well-written historical novel about life, love, loss and forgiveness. The story is set in a small rural community in Texas in the early 1900s and the timeline moves between the past and present. I really enjoyed Leola's character! She's strong, independent and determined! The descriptions were amazing! The language, the sounds, the scents, and man the cooking it was so easy to feel like I was right there experiencing it! I finished the book in only a few sittings. It was so easy to get lost in the world Suzanne Moyers created! It's a heartfelt and compelling read! Thank you Book Sparks and Suzanne Moyers for sharing this book with me! #TilAllTheseThingsBeDone #SuzanneMoyers #booksparks #fallpopup #books #bookreview #bookrecommendation #SheWritesPress #book #historicalfictionbook #booklover #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #booksta #read (at Cleveland, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNqjfkLdPL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Book Tour- Creatrix Rising By Stephanie Raffelock

Happy to introduce you to a wonderful #audiobook. Check it out, then enter the #giveaway for a chance to win audio and paper copies of the book.

CREATRIX RISINGAUDIOBOOK Written & Narrated bySTEPHANIE RAFFELOCKNonfiction / Self Help Memoir / Aging & LongevityPublisher: Narrating Sound ** February 22, 2022Length: 4 hours, 43 minutes SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! Ever since Eve was banned from the garden, women have endured the oftentimes painful and inaccurate definitions foisted upon them by the patriarchy. Maiden, mother, and crone,…

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🏜️ We Lie Here 🏜️ Pub Date: July 12, 2022 Thank you to @booksparks and @rhowzellhall for the opportunity to read this one! SYNOPSIS: A woman’s trip home reveals frightening truths in a twisty novel of murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author of And Now She’s Gone and These Toxic Things. TV writer Yara Gibson’s hometown of Palmdale, California, isn’t her first choice for a vacation. But she’s back to host her parents’ twentieth-anniversary party and find the perfect family mementos for the celebration. Everything is going to plan until Yara receives a disturbing text: I have information that will change your life. The message is from Felicia Campbell, who claims to be a childhood friend of Yara’s mother. But they’ve been estranged for years—drama best ignored and forgotten. But Yara can’t forget Felicia, who keeps texting, insisting that Yara talk to her “before it’s too late.” But the next day is already too late for Felicia, whose body is found floating in Lake Palmdale. Before she died, Felicia left Yara a key to a remote lakeside cabin. In the basement are files related to a mysterious tragedy, unsolved since 1998. What secrets was Felicia hiding? How much of what Yara knows about her family has been true? The deeper Yara digs for answers, the more she fears that Felicia was right. Uncovering the truth about what happened at the cabin all those years ago will change Yara’s life—or end it. QOTD: Do you keep the dust jacket on or read with it off? *Swipe ➡️ to see the what the cover looks like without the dust jacket! 😍 #SRC2022 #BookTimeOff #WeLieHere #booksparks #shewritespress #2022books #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #Bookreview #Goodreads #Booklover #ReadersOfInstagram #bookstagram #newbooks #whatiread #bookcase #igreads #bookstack #bookreview #bookish #bibliophile #alwaysreading #booklover #bookworm #readinglife #reading #lovetoread https://www.instagram.com/p/CgCY3l-r8_j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Book Showcase: AN UNEXPECTED ALLY by Sophia Kouidou-Giles

Read an #excerpt from AN UNEXPECTED ALLY by #SophiaKouidoGiles, coming soon via #SheWritesPress. #fiction #mythology #greekmythology #comingsoon #newrelease #BooksForwardPR

An Unexpected Ally: A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge, and Redemption by Sophia Kouidou-GilesISBN: 9781647425555 (Paperback)ISBN: 9781647425562 (eBook)ISBN: 9798350844924 (Digital Audiobook releases 11/14/23)ASIN: B0BQBQYMDX (Kindle edition)Page Count: 256Publication Date: October 3, 2023Publisher: She Writes PressGenre: Fiction | Mythology | Greek Mythology Powerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god…

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Today, I'm welcoming @shewritespress and her new book, The Oath, to the blog. #BlogTour http://mjporterauthor.blog/?p=5161 @maryanneyarde @shewritespress @coffeepotbookclub #HistoricalFiction #Medieval #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub

Happy Publication Day for What We Give, What We Take! This was a wonderful story about the relationship between a mother and son and how we love even the most dysfunctional family. This is a very emotional and heat wrenching story but a great read! No spoilers but there are some tough subjects covered. I have not read anything else by this author but I do plan on looking into the authors other works. Thank you to @booksparks @shewritespress and @randitriant for the advanced copy of this book. As always my thoughts and opinions are my own. 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #coffeedogsbooks #bookblogsofinstagram #shewritespress #whatwegivewhatwetake #booksparks #advancedreaderscopy #publicationday https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRScT4LJCl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So, I've been thinking. I have an Etsy Shop, I make cool things, Bookstagram Props at my disposal, and I NEVER use them?!?! Lol what am I doing with my life? So, in this photo is one of the coasters I made, And my most recent stickers! (Posting to Etsy today) ▪︎ ▪︎ Thank you @getredprbooks @ravergirlthebook @shewritespress for sending me RAVER GIRL. I went to a Rave once in the early 90s, and it was an experience that I've never had again. I never got into the scene, but did enjoy the creativity!! ▪︎ ▪︎  #ravergirl #90s #raveculture #memoir #getredPR #shewritespress #Thepagesinbetween #shopsmall #etsyshop #stickers #bookishcoasters https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNmH_YLM8t/?utm_medium=tumblr

And here’s the ARC image of my memoir, THE VIRGIN CHRONICLES, coming out in April, 2022 by She Writes Press. Let me know if you want an ARC when it comes out for early reviews. Thank you to @shulycawood @carlasameth @anjalienjeti for their lovely blurbs. #memoir #memoir2022 #shewritespress #authorsofinstagram #amwriting #amreading #sexualidentity #comingofage #dysfunctionalfamily #bookclubs https://www.instagram.com/p/CUV97r5LVvn/?utm_medium=tumblr

Recent Reads, Rapid Reviews: The Heirloom Garden, The Long Call, The Fourteenth of September

Recent Reads, Rapid Reviews: The Heirloom Garden, The Long Call, The Fourteenth of September

It’s time for some quick-fire reviews of books that I’ve pulled from my TBR list, some which were hits and others, well, not so much. The HEIRLOOM GARDEN by Viola Shipman For the PopSugar reading challenge I needed a book about a passion of mine. As you know, gardening is a huge passion for me, this year more so than in the past. When I saw the title of this book I thought it would be a perfect…

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ICYMI: Book Review of #Hardland by #AshleyESweeney. A staunch heroine who redefines the American Western novel. https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-hardland/ @AshleySweeney57 @shewritespress

Pubday Book Review…Butter Side Up: How I Survived My Most Terrible Year & Created My Super Awesome Life by Jane Enright With humor, lived experience, and actionable advice, Jane Enright offers her expertise on positivity and inspiration and hope to readers on accepting unplanned change, building resilience, and landing butter side up in the game of life. In Butter Side Up Jane suffers one horrible year. When she is hit with three life changing events all at once causing her to lose everything but instead of becoming bitter she decides to find a way to use these events to make herself stronger and more resilient. And that's where OMG comes into play “O” stands for objectiveness “M” stands for mindfulness “G” stands for gratitude. And much more! But you'll have to read the book to find out the full meaning! It's a beautifully written memoir that inspires you to move ahead and not let difficult times get in the way of life. I liked the personal touches Jane Enright added to the book. It couldn't have been easy sharing some of this stuff but I appreciate her honesty and it helped to understand her emotions at the time. I really enjoyed the letters she sent to friends and family members! It's a thoughtful book. It had me wondering how and if I would be able to do the same. It would be a nice book for a book club! The book touches on deep and heavy topics but I still walked away feeling inspired and hopefully! Thank you Book Sparks and Jane Enright for sharing this book with me! #ButterSideUp #JaneEnright #BookSparks #SheWritesPress #MySuperAwesomeLife #memoir #books #read #bookrecommendation #bookreview #bookaddict #bookish #igreads #booksbooksbooks #pubday #newbook #selfhelpbook #booksta #readstagram #bookstareads #reading #booksy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cehs0-OLZnw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to @shewritespress and @tlcbooktours for the gifted copy. This was a very interesting read. I didn't know what to expect going in but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The author's writing really paints the scenes. The 80's history sprinkled into the story was one of my favorite aspects. The alternating timelines didn't get confusing. I loved that it had a strong, female lead who wasn't afraid to take a chance on her own happiness. This is book is for you if you're into: 🎸 second chance romances 🎸 long lost loves 🎸 60s era of sex, drugs and rock and roll 🎸 80s history 🎸 consequences of settling in relationships 🎸 strong female leads 🎸 stories about artsy people 🥁SYNOPSIS🥁 As her stultifying marriage is unravelling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn’t seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre–cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had. Set in the sex, drugs, and rock ’n roll ’60s in Tucson, Arizona―when Caro and Peter were kooky, colorful, and inseparable drama students―and in the suburban ’80s, when Caro’s creative spark has been quenched to serve the needs of her husband and children, So Happy Together explores the conundrum of love and sexual attraction, creativity and family responsibilities, and what happens when they are out of sync. It is a story of missed opportunities, the tantalizing possibility of second chances, and what we leave behind, carry forward, and settle for when we choose. It sits in that raw, messy, confounding, beautiful place where love resides. #SoHappyTogether #TLCBookTour #DeborahKShepherd #rockandroll #SheWritesPress #BookReview #1980s #1960s #Bookdragon #BooksandMurals #BooksandArt #Bookstagram #BooksOutside #bibliophile #BookFeature #books #BookPhotos #Bookworm #reading #paperbacks #bookish #FemaleAuthor #FemaleLeads (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWcm2MrxBl/?utm_medium=tumblr

🦋 The Blue Butterfly 🦋 Thank you to my partners, @booksparks @shewritespress & @lesliejohansennack Pub Date: May 3, 2022 SYNOPSIS: New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane. QOTD: Do you like Historical Fiction? If so, what is your favorite? #SRC2022 #thebluebutterfly #booksparks #shewrites #historicalfiction #2022books #womensupportingwomen #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #Bookreview #Goodreads #Booklover #Chicklit #ReadersOfInstagram #Womensfiction #bookstagram #newbooks #whatiread #bookcase #igreads #bookstack #bookreview #bookish #bibliophile #alwaysreading #booklover #bookworm #readinglife #reading #lovetoread https://www.instagram.com/p/CeQ2kDfrzBB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

✨ Book Feature ✨ Thank you so much @booksparks @shewritespress and the author #RebeccaDHarlingue for this amazing book as a part of Indie Book Box. This is a historic fiction with dual timelines. Book Synopsis: In 1661 Madrid, Ana is still grieving the loss of her husband when her niece, sixteen-year-old Juliana, suddenly vanishes. Ana frantically searches the girl’s room and comes across a diary. Journeying to southern Spain in the hope of finding her, Ana immerses herself in her niece’s private thoughts. After a futile search in Seville, she comes to Juliana’s final entries, and, discovering the horrifying reason for the girl’s flight, abandons her search. In 1992 Missouri, in her deceased mother’s home, Rachel finds a packet of letters, and a diary written by a woman named Juliana. Rachel’s reserved mother has never mentioned these items, but Rachel recognizes the names Ana and Juliana: her mother uttered them on her deathbed. She soon becomes immersed in Juliana’s diary, which recounts the young woman’s journey to Mexico City and her life in a convent. As she learns the truth about Juliana’s tragic family history, Rachel seeks to understand her connection to the writings—hoping that in finding those answers, she will somehow heal the wounds caused by her mother’s lifelong reticence. #thelinesbetweenus #shewritespress #booksparks (at Stay At Home) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQZ8Z5Ab9W/?igshid=12ycflxvlh4em

Today, I'm delighted to welcome A M Linden and her new book, The Oath, to the blog with a post about what inspired her to write the book #BlogTour

Today, I'm welcoming A M Linden's and her new book, The Oath, to the blog. #BlogTour @shewritespress @maryanneyarde @shewritespress @coffeepotbookclub #HistoricalFiction #Medieval #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub

Welcome to the blog. I’m hoping you’re share what inspired you to write the book with my readers. The initial inspiration for The Oath—and the books that were to follow it—was an image that came to me when I was mulling over the idea of writing a tongue-in-cheek medieval murder mystery as a way to balance the formal writing I did for work. More accurately, I had just dismissed this as a charming…

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