BLOG TOUR: TO TRUST IN WHAT WE CANNOT SEE by Dennis Mansfield

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TO TRUST IN WHAT WE CANNOT SEE by Dennis Mansfield Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: TO TRUST IN WHAT WE CANNOT SEE

Author: Dennis Mansfield

Pub. Date: April 21, 2020

Publisher: iuniverse Inc

Pages: 228

Formats:  Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

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

To Trust in What We Cannot See is the first book in Dennis Mansfield's series of time-traveling, historical thrillers. The story builds a genre-bending, thought provoking plot around a little known historical fact: During the month of January 1913, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Josip Tito all lived in Vienna, Austria, near each other, and all regularly frequented the same coffee shop, Cafe Central. At the time, these five young men did not know one another-although some of them may have faced off in games of chess. This historical science fiction epic travels across space-time dimensions in an effort to prevent past horrors-in particular, the rise of the Nazi party and the Holocaust. Yet, a calculated act of murder to change the past winds up having an earth-shattering impact on the future.

“To say that Dennis Mansfield is a gifted author is merely to state the obvious. Dennis has a unique knack…a singular gift…of drawing the reader into the story with immediacy and the compulsion to know more. In his latest work, To Trust In What We Cannot See, suspension of disbelief requires perhaps 10 seconds before the notion of being involved in science fiction completely disappears, to be overwhelmed with a passionate desire to see what happens next…right now. Yet at the same moment, there is also the lurking notion the reader is experiencing something profound.”– Brock and Bodie Thoene, Authors of more than 70 best-selling works of historical fiction, including The Zion Chronicles and The AD Chronicles

“Science and history remarkably meet fiction! Dennis Mansfield’s spacetime thriller may change how you even look at time.”– Les Parrott, Ph.D., #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Love Like That

“Clearly Dennis Mansfield’s love and deep reservoir of historical knowledge comes though in the clever fabric of  To Trust In What We Cannot See. The blending of some of history’s most diabolical mega-monsters and the effort to set things right reveals it’s simply not that simple.”
– Cameron V, Filmmaker/Author

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About Dennis:

Dennis Mansfield is the author of 8 books – non-fiction and fiction. He loves a great story, especially those born from history. Hence, he’s a veracious reader and movie buff. While he’s always enjoyed writing, he had no ambition to be an author. When his son Nate passed away in 2009, he began looking at life in a totally different way. It was the crucible of grief that ignited his passion to write about life and to chronicle the lessons he learned from his experience, in his first book, Beautiful Nate. Seven books later he’s still writing and it’s part of his DNA — an outlet for the stories that fill his mind. A Member of the West Point Class of 1978, where he served as Class President and a candidate for U.S. Congress, Dennis is an author, business coach and speaker at DennisMansfield.com

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a $10 Amazon GC, International.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/1/2020	Jaime's World	Excerpt
6/2/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
6/3/2020	The Phantom Paragrapher	Excerpt
6/4/2020	Lone Tree Reads	Excerpt
6/5/2020	bookhounds	Excerpt

Week Two:

6/8/2020	Books A-Brewin'	Excerpt
6/9/2020	books are love	Excerpt
6/10/2020	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Excerpt
6/11/2020	The Try Everything/jenifer_reads	Excerpt
6/12/2020	Mythical Books	Excerpt

Week Three:

6/15/2020	The Suburban Lifestyle	Review
6/16/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
6/17/2020	Hurn Publications	Review
6/18/2020	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review
6/19/2020	@_ebl_inc_	Review

BLOG TOUR: FREEDA THE FROG AND THE TWO MOMMAS NEXT DOOR by Nadine Haruni

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FREEDA THE FROG AND THE TWO MOMMAS NEXT DOOR by Nadine Haruni Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: FREEDA THE FROG AND THE TWO MOMMAS NEXT DOOR

Author: Nadine Haruni

Pub. Date: June 2, 2020

Publisher: Mascot Books

Pages: 38

Formats:  Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

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

Gold Mom’s Choice Award winner

In this newest entry in the Freeda the Frog Series, Freeda and her family are back again to meet some brand new friends: Jessica and her two mothers, Morgan and Irene. The tadpoles have never had met anyone with two mothers before, but they soon find out that it does not makes any difference. By becoming friends with Jessica’s parents, the tadpoles discover that families don’t all have to be the same, and that no matter what, love really is all that you need.

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About Nadine:

Nadine Haruni has gone through a divorce herself and is now re-married with 5 children. Nadine is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Aside from writing, Nadine is an attorney and a certified yoga instructor.

The Gold Mom's Choice Award-winning Freeda the Frog™ Children's Book series focuses on awareness & acceptance of different types of family situations, as well as helping children cope with various life issues.  See the Books page and stay tuned for Nadine’s future Freeda the Frog™ books, where Freeda and the tadpoles continue to help kids face more of life’s challenges and understand that everyone’s family is special and unique.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a $10 Amazon GC, International.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/1/2020	BookHounds YA	Spotlight
6/2/2020	Simplydanielradcliffe	Review
6/3/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Spotlight
6/4/2020	Lisa Everyday Reads	Spotlight
6/5/2020	She Just Loves Books	Review

Week Two:

6/8/2020	Hurn Publications	Spotlight
6/9/2020	Jazzy Book Reviews	Spotlight
6/10/2020	Jaime's World	Spotlight
6/11/2020	YA/NA Book Divas	Spotlight
6/12/2020	Little Red Reads	Review

Week Three:

6/15/2020	The Suburban Lifestyle	Review
6/16/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
6/17/2020	Nerdophiles	Review
6/18/2020	Twirling Book Princess	Spotlight
6/19/2020	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Spotlight

MAY 2020 READING WRAP UP

This post is late and I apologize. I honestly forgot about it. By now, my blog has turned into a full book blog. Anyways, I did not read the much in May because I read a 900 page book that took two weeks to finish.

1. Flawless by Sara Shepard

2. Time Sight by Lynne Jonell

3. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

4. Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart

5. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

6. The Starspun Web by Sinead O'Hart

7. Hunger by Michael Grant

BLOG TOUR: Nocturne by Cheryl Mahoney

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

About The Book:

Title: NOCTURNE (The Guardian of the Opera #1)

Author: Cheryl Mahoney

Pub. Date: June 5, 2020

Publisher: Stonehenge Circle Press

Pages: 300

Formats:  Paperback, eBook

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

Set against the backdrop of 1880s Paris and the stunning Opera Garnier, The Guardian of the Opera: Nocturne brings you the familiar tale from a different direction. Meg Giry met the Phantom once when she was twelve years old, a new ballet dancer lost in the Opera’s maze. Years later, when an Angel of Music offers singing lessons to her best friend Christine Daaé, Meg is sure she knows what’s actually happening. But as strange events unfold and the pieces stop adding up, Meg has to wonder if she truly understands the Phantom—or Christine.

Erik is a man of many talents and many masks, and the one covering his face may be the least concealing. The opera house is his kingdom and his refuge, where he stalks through the shadows as the Phantom of the Opera, watching over all that occurs. He never intended to fall in love; when he does, it launches him into a new symphony he’s certain can only end in heartbreak.

About Cheryl:

Cheryl Mahoney lives in California and dreams of other worlds. She is the author of the Beyond the Tales quartet, retelling familiar fairy tales, but subverting expectations with different points of view and new twists to the tales. She is also a co-author of The Servants and the Beast, and its companion piece, After the Sparkles Settled. Cheryl loves exploring new worlds in the past, the future or fairyland, and builds her stories around characters finding their way through those worlds–especially characters overlooked or underestimated by the people around them.

She has been blogging since 2010 at Tales of the Marvelous (http://marveloustales.com). Her weekly Writing Wednesday posts provide updates about her current writing, including excerpts. She also posts regularly with book and movie reviews, and reflections on reading. She has been a member of Stonehenge Writers since 2012, and has completed NaNoWriMo seven times.

Cheryl has looked for faeries in Kensington Gardens in London and for the Phantom at the Opera Garnier in Paris. She considers Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness Quartet to be life-changing and Terry Pratchett books to be the best cure for gloomy days.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of NOCTURNE, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/1/2020	Lone Tree Reads	Guest Post
6/1/2020	Mythical Books	Guest Post
6/2/2020	Hurn Publications	Guest Post
6/2/2020	Smada's Book Smack	Guest Post
6/3/2020	BookHounds ya	Interview
6/3/2020	Books A-Brewin'	Review
6/4/2020	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
6/4/2020	Twirling Book Princess	Excerpt
6/5/2020	Fire and Ice	Excerpt
6/5/2020	JaimeRockstarBookTours	Instagram Post

Week Two:

6/8/2020	History from a Woman’s Perspective	Review
6/8/2020	Lifestyle of Me	Review
6/9/2020	Locks, Hooks and Books	Review
6/9/2020	She Just Loves Books	Review
6/10/2020	Jaime's World	Excerpt
6/10/2020	Reese's Reviews	Review
6/11/2020	The Phantom Paragrapher	Review
6/11/2020	A Dream Within A Dream	Guest Post
6/12/2020	Popthebutterfly Reads	Review
6/12/2020	A Gingerly Review	Review

REVIEW: The Other People by C.J. Tudor

I finally got my hands on my library hold a couple of days ago and started it immediately. I have had this book on my radar from the time it was announced. I put it on my holds at my local library in February because of a book club chose it to read in February.

I first read a C.J. Tudor book a couple years ago with her debut novel, The Chalk Man and it was a favorite read of that year. She immediately became an auto buy author for me. This is her third book and she just keeps getting better.

This story is about a man named Gabe who is suspected of his wife and daughter's murder. We met him on the M1 motorway, stuck in gridlock traffic. He is late for dinner with his wife and daughter and he is behind the rusty old car with a bunch of bumper stickers. Then in the rear window, a little girl pops up and looks straight at him and calls out daddy.

A couple years later, we are following multiple people and they are all connected. We meet mysterious characters and there were multiple times where I thought I figured out who done it and who was behind everything. There were a lot of plot twists and it was an amazing connect the dots story. There was a time or two where I wanted to stop reading it at night because I was getting freaked out.

I did want a little more paranormal and I found myself having to reread the main part at the ending because it went over my head and it was difficult to visualize what exactly happened.

Review: Freaks I've Met by Donald Jans

This book is under 200 pages and took me two days to read because it had me laughing and going WTF at the crazy parts. We follow this guy named Jack who is tired of the small town life in Spokane, Washington. One day he gets "noticed" by a L.A. model scout who invites him to come to Los Angeles. He accepts the offer and it goes to his head straight away that he is going to be living it up pool side instantly and be friends with all the famous people.

He gets there and it's not what it seems. The whole time, he thinks about the woman he worked for, Mrs. Pohlkiss who is kind of an arch enemy to him. He calls her a crochety old bitch and wants to prove her wrong the entire book.

With the chapters being short, I thought it would be a one sit read, but nope. The content in this book had me laughing at his word vomit and lack of filter. His talk of sex toys and smacking people in the face with dildos and threesomes had me going, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK am I reading and then I had to go find my hubby to read to him the crazy shit I was reading and he got a kick out of it.

I remember that I got this book as a Goodreads giveaway win and it was in my mailbox the day we went to Six Flags in Atlanta.

I have to read more from Donald Jans. 4 out of 5 stars!