BLOG TOUR: Rising Star by Michele Kwasniewski

 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the RISING STAR by Michele Kwasniewski Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: RISING STAR

Author: Michele Kwasniewski

Pub. Date: October 20, 2020

Publisher: Rand-Smith LLC

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 268

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

In the first book in THE RISE AND FALL OF DANI TRUEHART series, RISING STAR, fifteen-year-old Dani Truehart is living a life that is not quite her own. Driven by her mother's desire for fame and fortune, she has spent her childhood dutifully training for a career as a pop star. On the brink of discovery, doubts begin to creep into Dani's mind as she questions her own desire for fame, and she wonders whether she can trust the motivations of the adults who are driving her forward.

Following a brilliant audition arranged by her vocal/dance coach and former '80s pop icon Martin Fox, Dani is thrown full-force into the music industry. She leaves her friends, family and scheming mother behind to move with Martin, who has become her legal guardian, into the Malibu compound of her new manager, Jenner Redman. Jenner, the former swindling manager of Martin's boy band, leverages what's left of his depleted fortune to launch Dani's career.

Isolated from her life at home and trying to stay apace with her demanding schedule, Dani struggles to keep in touch with those she loves, connect to her withholding mother and find her voice as an artist. With Martin and Jenner at odds over their rocky past and finding herself unprepared to handle the pressures of her future singing career, Dani's debut album and future stardom are at risk of falling apart.

 

Review coming soon!

 

About Michele:

Michele Kwasniewski, is an entertainment industry insider who has seen what the Hollywood machine can do to people – having worked for many years in film and television production on such films and TV shows as Primal Fear, Independence Day, Evita, Face/Off, Big Brother, and many TCL, HGTV, and Discovery series including: Meet the Pandas, Adoption Story, Wedding Story, and Extra Yardage. 

With her book, she shares the glamour and excitement of fame as well as the hard work it takes to achieve success and the price of living life in the public eye.  Everyone wants to be famous, but most people have no idea what that really means.  Michele has seen it firsthand.  She is an active member of the Producers Guild of America.

Michele's colorful experiences in the industry inspired her to write THE RISE AND FALL OF DANI TRUEHART series. Michele lives in San Clemente, California with her husband, their son, and their disobedient dachshund. RISING STAR is her first novel.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Amazon | Goodreads

 

Giveaway Details:

3 lucky winners will win signed copy of RISING STAR & RISING STAR pencils, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/18/2021	Rockstar Book Tours	Kickoff Post
1/18/2021	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Instagram Post
1/19/2021	BookHounds YA	Interview
1/19/2021	BookHounds	Instagram Post
1/20/2021	Down The Rabbit Hole	Guest Post
1/20/2021	@booknerd84	Instagram Post
1/21/2021	A Dream Within A Dream	Guest Post
1/21/2021	Living in a Bookworld	Excerpt
1/22/2021	Books A-Brewin'	Guest Post
1/22/2021	Books A-Brewin'	Instagram Post

 

Week Two:

1/25/2021	The Scribe Owl	Review
1/25/2021	Three gals and plenty of books	Guest Post
1/26/2021	Wonder Struck	Review
1/26/2021	Jaime's World	Excerpt
1/27/2021	The Phantom Paragrapher	Review
1/27/2021	The Phantom Paragrapher	Instagram Post
1/28/2021	Pine Enshrined Reviews	Review
1/28/2021	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
1/29/2021	Lifestyle of Me	Review
1/29/2021	Jotted by Jena	Excerpt

BLOG TOUR: The Forest Witch by Britt Laux

 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE FOREST WITCH by Britt Laux Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE FOREST WITCH (Tales of Unara, Book One)

Author: Britt Laux

Pub. Date: February 1, 2021

Publisher: Magic and Moons Press

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 333

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, TBD, Bookshop.org

Read For FREE With A Kindle Unlimited Membership!

A warrior, her witch, and the spark that ignites a war.

Lanira na Caliri never expected to find a human in the North Forest of Unara, let alone a witch. When she discovers Siobhan unconscious by the portal that leads to her world, she soon learns of a prophecy that foretold her coming. A warning that a daughter of Unara will bring destruction upon the realm. The reign of blood will come again unless Lanira can stop it. With the little witch by her side, Lanira embarks on a journey across the clans of Unara to unite the people and save her realm from the Dark Karika’s return at all costs. Even if she must risk losing herself to the mysterious Minra na Goran in the process.

 

Review Coming Soon

 

About Britt: 

Britt is an Ohio-based author and editor, and parent to three. They are inspired by the baby forest they live in, often found wandering through the trees thinking up new stories. You can catch them on Instagram - almost constantly - @authorbrittlaux or @magicandmoonspress, where they share inspiration for other indies.

Website | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon

 

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a character art print, a custom candle, a signed paperback of THE FOREST WITCH, and a bookmark, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/25/2021	BookHounds/Bookhounds	Guest Post & Instagram Post
1/25/2021	Rockstar Book Tours	Excerpt
1/26/2021	A Dream Within A Dream	Guest Post
1/26/2021	Jaime's World
1/27/2021	Two Chicks on Books/Jaimerockstarbooktours	Guest Post & Instagram Post
1/28/2021	Pass Me That Book	Review
1/28/2021	Writer of Wrongs	Guest Post
1/29/2021	Lifestyle of Me	Review
1/29/2021	Books A-Brewin'/Books A Brewin'	Excerpt & Instagram Post

Week Two:

2/1/2021	The Momma Spot/The Momma Spot	Review & Instagram Post
2/1/2021	Three gals and plenty of books	Excerpt
2/2/2021	Wonder Struck	Review
2/2/2021	Books a Plenty Book Reviews	Guest Post
2/3/2021	Pine Enshrined Reviews/ Pine Enshrined	Review & Instagram Post
2/3/2021	Jotted by Jena	Excerpt
2/4/2021	Fire and Ice	Review
2/5/2021	Books and Zebras @jypsylynn	Review & Instagram Post

 

BLOG TOUR: The Secrets We Keep by Nikki Lee Taylor

 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE SECRETS WE KEEP by Nikki Lee Taylor Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: THE SECRETS WE KEEP

Author: Nikki Lee Taylor

Pub. Date: January 11, 2021

Publisher: Magpie Creative Media

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 288

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N,

Read for FREE with a Kindle Unlimited Membership!

Not all mothers are created equal… Some are better at hiding the truth.

Crippled with anxiety, Sophie is desperate to overcome the pain of losing her husband and only child in a freak car accident. Living and working in isolation with only the company of her dog Miss Molly, Sophie agrees to take on a job reviewing the manuscript of an up-and-coming writer. But this isn’t any story. It is one that unearths old secrets and to discover the truth, Sophie must find the courage to embark on a search that will change her life forever.

​On the outside, Love Mommy blogging queen Madelyn-May has it all. To her online community she is the perfect mother. She has a successful husband, perfect twins, and an idyllic life. What they don’t know is Madelyn-May also has a secret. When her past collides with the present, Madelyn-May is forced to make a choice that could destroy everything she loves.

​Would you risk destroying a family, if it meant healing your own heart? Would you tell the truth, if it meant losing everything you love?

The Secrets We Keep is a confronting look at the complexities of family and lengths a mother will go to for her child.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

 “If you want to add this to your To Be Read List, you certainly can because this nail-biting thriller gets you and at the same time makes you emotional. There is a beautiful pain this book leaves behind, and I certainly couldn't figure out the cover till the end and that is also something that I was not expecting... NOT AT ALL”

 “This is one intense, twisted, addictive, complex, jaw-dropping novel! Not only is this a very well-written book with wonderfully interesting characters, but the suspense builds at just the right pace as the story unfolds.”

“This novel had quite a few twists and turns and the twists are so juicy that I couldn't stop reading”

“The story and how the characters are interconnected is an interesting twist, I can’t say I’ve read before. This book was hard to put down because I felt like I was a spectator with a front row seat to one highly dysfunctional family.”

“The book touches on so many sources of pain addressing each with intelligence, empathy, and humanity. It is a true thriller in women’s fiction”

‘The Secrets We Keep was by far the best book I have read this year. Many twists and turns throughout kept me looking forward to my reading time each day. The ending was fantastic.” 

 

Review: A favorite book of 2021. the beginning was tough to get through with the car phobia and child abuse. I thought I wouldn't be able to finish but then things started connecting and the suspense just kept pushing me to read faster. the ending was not what I was expecting AT ALL!!

 

About Nikki:

Nikki Lee Taylor is a long-time newspaper journalist turned fiction writer. She is also a dreamer, a doer, a storyteller, a coffee lover, and fur mum to two golden retrievers Max and Sam.

She spends most of her time staring into space, walking between worlds, and creating out-loud character dialogue that sounds a lot like talking to herself in the shower. She stays up late plotting and planning the lives of characters yet to be created and starts every day embraced by the warmth of a good coffee.

She is a courageous booktrovert who lives life with her right foot in NSW, Australia and the left in a world that exists only in her head.

She reads books out loud to anyone who’ll listen and drives her husband mad spending all her free time with friends who exist only on the page.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads

 

Giveaway Details:

1 lucky winner will win a $10 Amazon Gift Card, International.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

1/18/2021	Rockstar Book Tours	Kickoff Post
1/19/2021	The Momma Spot	Guest Post & Instagram Post
	1/21/2021	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Instagram Post
1/22/2021	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt

 

Week Two:

1/25/2021	The Phantom Paragrapher	Review & Instagram Post
1/26/2021	She Just Loves Books	Review
1/27/2021	Lifestyle of Me	Review
1/28/2021	Hurn Publications	Excerpt & Instagram Post
1/29/2021	Jazzy Book Reviews	Review

 

Week Three:

2/1/2021	Down The Rabbit Hole	Guest Post & Instagram Post
2/2/2021	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Guest Post & Instagram Post
2/3/2021	BookHounds	Guest Post & Instagram Post
2/4/2021	Fire and ice	Review & Instagram Post
2/5/2021	Books A-Brewin'	Excerpt & Instagram Post

 

Week Four:

2/8/2021	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
2/9/2021	Three gals and plenty of books	Excerpt
2/10/2021	Westveil Publishing	Review & Instagram Post
2/11/2021	Pick a good book	Review & Instagram Post
2/12/2021	Books and Zebras @jypsylynn	Review & Instagram Post

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Jaime's World

Excerpt