*Book Tour & Giveaway* Chasing Love

 

Sometimes when the right man finds the right woman, things still aren’t quite right. 

Can a piece of paper fix it, or ruin it?

Chasing Love

Clumsy Little Hearts Trilogy Book 3

by Julie Navickas

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Sometimes when the right man finds the right woman, things still aren’t quite right. Can a piece of paper fix it, or ruin it?

 

When Cole Johnson was eight-years-old, he married Rose Prescott. Never mind that the aisle was made of holiday table runners, she wore an old lace curtain, and her brother performed the ceremony in a musty basement.

Twenty-four years later, Cole is more in love than ever and ready to wed Rose for real. This time, it’ll be at an exquisite wedding venue and the minister will know how to read. But that’s not all. He wants to give Rose the life he’s always dreamed of: a big house with a picket fence, twin boys, a family dog, and a rock-solid 401K. 

But Rose doesn’t seem to want any of it—not even a little. Because it’s not at all the future she covets. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. The thought of a hefty mortgage payment and a minivan full of children isn’t just suffocating... it’s insufferable. 

As the wedding approaches, Cole grows uneasy and can’t help but feel like Rose is hiding something. Despite his suspicions, the day of their wedding arrives without a hitch. The question is, how will the day end? 

Pick up your copy of Chasing Love, the epic conclusion to the Clumsy Little Hearts trilogy. While each story can be read as a standalone, common characters are woven throughout each book. Julie Navickas’ stories leave no shortage of heart-stopping plot twists, competing emotions, and soul-crushing decisions. Get your copy today!

 

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Trusting Love

Clumsy Little Hearts Trilogy Book 1

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Finding Love

Clumsy Little Hearts Trilogy Book 2

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Julie Navickas is a best- selling and award-winning, nationally recognized contemporary romance novelist, known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. She is also an award-winning university instructor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Julie earned master’s degrees in both organizational communication and English studies with an emphasis in book history, as well as a bachelor’s degree in public relations, graduating cum laude from Illinois State University. She is a mom of three and has been happily married to her high school sweetheart for twelve years.

 

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*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes-GUEST POST

 

A must-read for Sherlockians, history enthusiasts, and anyone eager to uncover the hidden layers of Victorian England.

The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

Essays on Victorian England Book V

by Liese Sherwood-Fabre

Genre: Nonfiction History, Literary Criticism 

Rediscover Victorian England's forgotten history and culture.

Volume V of The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes explores the cultural, scientific, and historical allusions found throughout Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories. This collection of essays unpacks twenty-four topics mentioned in the original mysteries, from everyday details like hats and plumbing to complex issues such as international spying, the binomial theorem, and relations with Russia. Through such insights, readers gain a deeper understanding of the Victorian world in which Holmes operated.

Other essays explore both the familiar and the obscure, touching on subjects like the KKK’s presence in England, the significance of whaling, and legal concepts like insanity and blackmail. Unique cultural topics—such as the role of curry in the British Empire, the rise of bohemianism, and the Victorian obsession with rejuvenation through animal hormones—reveal the rich complexity of the era. The collection also features a bonus essay on Sarah Cushing from The Adventure of the Cardboard Box, offering fresh insight into one of the most sinister characters in the Canon.

Whether examining automata, wax figures, or the legal definitions of murder and suicide, The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes provides a compelling lens through which readers gain a deeper understanding of the historical and social backdrop of the Holmes mysteries.

A must-read for Sherlockians, history enthusiasts, and anyone eager to uncover the hidden layers of Victorian England.

 

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Master of the Art of Detection

A Collection of Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

By Liese Sherwood-Fabre

Genre: Mystery 

Decipher. Deduce. Deliver.

Sherlock Holmes, the most cerebral of detectives, finds his deductive powers put to the test in this intriguing collection of cases. Each adventure presents a web of secrets, clues, and deceptions. Only his highly honed observational skills lead him to the truth.

In a locked-room murder, did the victim succumb to “The Curse of Kisin?” And how had the daughter of Squire Northridge disappeared from her own locked bedroom? Can Holmes, an ocean away, determine if a missing treasure hunter ran off with Jean Lafitte’s fabled buried plunder? The disappearance of a beloved dog is an adventure filled with whimsy and humor, as are the return of Lady Frances Carfax and the howling dog of Baker Street.

Holmes’ unrivaled deductive powers rise to the test with each case. He shines as the consummate master of the art of detection and will captivate from beginning to end.

 

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Liese Sherwood-Fabre is an award-winning author known for her meticulously researched works of historical fiction and mystery. With a background in social sciences, she brings a unique depth to her characters and settings, particularly in her acclaimed series The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes, which explores Victorian England through the lens of the famous detective’s world. Her essays delve into the cultural and historical intricacies of the era, uncovering hidden details that enhance her stories’ authenticity. Her fiction weaves real historical events and social insights into suspenseful plots, creating immersive narratives that captivate fans of both history and mystery.  An avid traveler and lifelong scholar, Dr. Sherwood-Fabre combines curiosity and expertise to craft stories that transport readers to fascinating past worlds filled with intrigue and insight.

 

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How Research and Fiction Intersect in My Work

Sherlock Holmes had many undocumented cases in his files. Sherlockian scholars have identified more than a hundred “untold” cases. I recently wrote one about “The Most Winning Woman.” In The Sign of the Four, Holmes tells Watson, “The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money.”

My first stop in the process was to learn more about the insurance industry during the Victorian period. During this period, even low-income families could take out “burial insurance” policies to cover funeral costs. If they could not pay for the burial, the bodies were often sold to medical schools for anatomy instruction, and no one wanted that end for their loved one. Victorian-era insurance practices had no checks to prevent any abuse. Because there was virtually no investigation into claims or applicants, insurance companies would sell policies on anyone, often without the insured’s knowledge.

Durning my research, I came across “The Black Widows of Liverpool,” Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins. Both immigrants from Ireland, they lived in an impoverished neighborhood, where they concocted a scheme to turn these policies into a dark business. They insured family members and lodgers, then poisoned them with arsenic. Over several years, they collected money from as many as twenty deaths, including Margaret's husband and Catherine’s son. However, they remained undetected until the suspicious death of Margaret’s stepdaughter drew attention to the string of fatalities in their circle.

Upon investigation, police discovered an incriminating paper trail linking the sisters to multiple policies and untimely deaths. Furthermore, they recruited other women and pooled resources to take out insurance policies on one another’s relatives, friends, and lodgers. This informal club, sometimes referred to as a “poison ring,” allowed the women to fund policies that none could afford individually. In doing so, they created a cooperative financial network that ultimately became a deadly pact.

This bit of research created my essay “A Most Dangerous Policy,” which traced the history of insurance (read the essay to learn where the term “underwriting” comes from) in The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes. It also provided the basis for Holmes’ case of “The Most Winning Woman” in Master of the Art of Detection. It’s a great feeling when fact and fiction can blend so elegantly.

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*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Northern Witch Series

 

The quirky, best-selling Urban Fantasy Series.

When a Witch-in-Training falls for a Demon-Possessed Soul...

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The Northern Witch Series

The Complete Box Set

by K.S. Marsden

Genre: YA LGBTQ Urban Fantasy

The quirky, best- selling Urban Fantasy Series.

When Mark decides to follow in his Nanna's footsteps, and train in witchcraft, he takes on more than he could ever have imagined. Up until now, he has been ignorant of the magical dangers, demons and monsters that his coven defend against.

Everything changes when Damian moves to Tealford. He is everything Mark has ever wanted, but he comes with his own cursed life.

Luckily, Mark has the support of his friends and family... as well as the handsome newcomer.

Containing the full 6- part series:

Winter Trials (Northern Witch #1)

Awaken (Northern Witch #2)

The Breaking (Northern Witch #3)

Summer Sin (Northern Witch #4)

A Dark Fate (Northern Witch #5)

All Things End (Northern Witch #6)

  

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Kelly S. Marsden grew up in Yorkshire, and there were two constants in her life - books and horses.

Graduating with an equine degree from Aberystwyth University, she has spent most of her life since trying to experience everything the horse world has to offer. She is currently settled into a Nutritionist role for a horse feed company in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Her first book, The Shadow Rises, was published in January 2013, and she now has several successful series under her belt.

  

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*Sales Blitz* Birthright

 

Title: Birthright

Author: Ross Buzzell

Genre: Military, SciFi

Publication Date: Oct. 5^th, 2023

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Some people are born into greatness, others are dragged into it kicking and screaming.

Konner Lorian happens to be the latter. Being born with a gift of violence, he desires nothing more than knowledge and peace.

Join Konner and his Off World Squad as they hone their skills and travel the galaxy in search of adventure. On their travels Konner uncovers a threat greater than any his civilization has faced before.

Will he be able to get to the bottom of the threat before it's too late, not just for him, but for us as well?

Grab a copy of Birthright and follow Konner as he learns what it means to be a diplomat and a warrior in a time where violence and diplomacy may not be enough.

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I’m Ross Buzzell, I’m a world traveler, coffee enthusiast and animal lover.

I was born to be a storyteller and absolutely LOVE writing.

I enjoy connecting with indie authors to see how they develop their worlds and their thoughts and processes for writing books.

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*Book Tour & Giveaway* Eye of the Nomad

 

A young prince begins his quest for purpose in this epic first installment in the War of Fear Historical Fiction Trilogy

Eye of the Nomad

War of Fear Book 1

by Umberto Nardolicci

Genre: Historical Fiction 

#1 New Release in Historical Asian Fiction

 

Based on actual events surrounding Genghis Khan's death squad of special operators, known as The Mangoday, this historic saga immerses the reader in a spellbinding tale of life, love, and revenge that will leave you breathless...

Book I, Eye of the Nomad, so begins the legend of Yasotay, a gifted young prince whose search for purpose takes a dramatic turn saving an illiterate nomad from captivity. He embarks on a hero's journey far from home to learn the true meaning of life. Murder, kidnapping, and revenge soon find Yasotay in a thrilling race against time to save someone he loves from a fate worse than death.

Author Umberto Nardolicci takes the reader to the 12th-century Eurasian Steppe in this heart-pounding tale of adventure.

 

What readers are saying:

 

“A superbly written and researched tale of high adventure and deeply felt family and tribal ties.”

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“Have an interest in historical fiction? War of Fear is a must-read... The character development and portrayal of the times in which the characters lived make for an exciting and wondrous read. The stage is set, the anticipation palpable; I am very much looking forward to reading the next book in the series.” – Goodreads Reviewer

 

“This book truly kept me on my toes. The writing was so vivid and descriptive that I felt like I was physically present in each scene.” – Amazon Reviewer

 

“Eye of the Nomad is a riveting story that will keep you hooked from its beginning through to the last page. The story not only offers intrigue, heroism and passion, it also presents an incredible history lesson into one of the most mystifying and exciting periods of human existence.” – Goodreads Reviewer

 

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Born in upstate New York, Umberto Nardolicci is a computer engineer and businessman. After completing service with the US Navy in 1986, he worked as an engineering consultant at Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory in the Advanced Systems Design Group. He received his degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from the State University of New York (ESC) and, after some brief independent consulting “gigs,” co-founded Systems Made Simple (SMS) in 1991. He managed daily operations and P&L responsibilities within SMS for 20 years as Chairman of the Board, President, and principal founder. During his tenure, SMS evolved from a ‘garage startup’ to an industry-leading Federal Health IT Company with employees nationwide and over 350 million in sales. SMS achieved INC 5000 honors six years running, with INC 500 honors in two of those years until its “Entrepreneurial American Dream” sale to Lockheed Martin in the Fall of 2014.

During his five-year forced sabbatical from Health IT, he focused his full-time efforts on writing War of Fear. He put a great deal of research into this effort, which actually spans over 40 years, and began with his initial foray into martial arts and the teachings of Eastern philosophies.

Nardolicci is a disabled veteran, like his father and one of his two sons. He also has numerous relatives and friends who are veterans or currently serving in the military. He is committed to supporting veteran organizations such as the Wound Warrior, Tunnels2Towers, Nardmoor, and the DAV.

  

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*Book Tour & Giveaway* Her Competition

 

Two sexy work rivals each want the prestigious promotion for Christmas, but neither expects to want each other.

Her Competition 

by Maggie Blackbird

Genre: Contemporary Holiday Romance 

Two sexy work rivals each want the prestigious promotion for Christmas, but neither expects to want each other.

  Driven and determined, Celeste Fisher won’t let anything stop her from anchoring the nightly news. She’s sacrificed a personal life, a love life, and left her Ojibway community to make it in the city. And if that means stomping all over her too-handsome and too-competitive rival to nail the position, so be it.

 Casual dating and one-night stands are all Reed Dumont can spare while building what he covets most—his career. He’s not about to lose out to Celeste, no matter if he can’t keep his eyes off her sexy legs and admiring her just-as-sexy brain, because sitting in the broadcasting chair is another step up the ladder to thumb his nose at his poor Métis upbringing.

 A crisis in a First Nations community sends the adversaries out on the road to cover the story. Snowed in at the hotel, rivals become humans, unable to deny their true private desires. But upon returning to the city, the new lovers face the biggest hurdle that could cost them their budding relationship when one gets the promotion and the other is left holding...frustration. Now they must decide what is worth fighting for: love or career.

 

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An Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario, Maggie resides in the country with her husband and their fur babies, two beautiful Alaskan Malamutes.  When she’s not writing, she can be found pulling weeds in the flower beds, mowing the huge lawn, walking the Mals deep in the bush, teeing up a ball at the golf course, fishing in the boat for walleye, or sitting on the deck at her sister’s house, making more wonderful memories with the people she loves most.

 

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*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Moldy Orange Bandage

 

As much as we may love our families and friends, they possess the ability to drive us crazy!

The Moldy Orange Bandage:

Playbooks and Short Stories

by Lirio Blanco Show

Genre: Literary Fiction

As much as we may love our families and friends, they possess the ability to drive us crazy!

In this pair of theatrical playbooks (with a few short stories as an added bonus), two family-friendly plays for tweens and up showcase two different dramas.

In The Moldy Oranges, married life between an American husband and his Latin immigrant wife never proves dull . . . especially when the mother-in-law lives under the same roof. And then, when their trusted neighbor requests a mysterious brown bag be hidden in their closet, it provides the trigger for family secrets, suspicion, and intrigue. What is in the brown bag? A diary? Stolen jewelry? A secret detonator for a kitchen stove, perhaps?

Based on the events of Atlanta's 2014 ice storm, a group of middle school girls are trapped in their after-school classroom, seemingly abandoned by the last faculty member, who flees to protect her own family during the crisis. Three girls and the class bully must learn to cooperate for survival until help arrives in The Box of Bandages.

From architect/author Lirio Blanco Show, these stories provide a peek into family life with an in-law, stranded girls struggling to cope with a bully, as well as a handful of short animal stories . . . some based on true events, some completely fiction. Who dares to say which is which?

The answers lie within...

 

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Albalis Vargas-Smith, a.k.a. Lirio Blanco Show, is an architect, painter, muralist, and writer from Panama. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Universidad Autonoma de Centroamerica in San Jose, Costa Rica. In addition, she received a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts from Auburn University, Montgomery. She has more than twenty years of experience in architecture, having worked both in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Atlanta area. She has done theatrical scene and set design as volunteer work for community theatre groups. Back in July 2016, Albalis went solo as an entrepreneur, architect, and painter, founding the Vargas-Smith Studio. The reason? To spend more time with her daughter. In 2020, she decided to finish a series of backburner short stories and theatrical plays. One of the theatrical plays is presented in this book. Currently, Albalis lives in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her daughter, husband, her dog, Toni, and a precious bird, Ruperta.

 

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