FOR LOVE AND MERCY: A Novel by C. Ingrid Deringer

Join us for this tour from Oct 24 to Nov 11, 2022!

Book Details:

​Book Title:  FOR LOVE AND MERCY: A Novel by C. Ingrid Deringer
Category:  Adult Fiction (18+),  195 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction 
Publisher:  FRIESEN PRESS
Release date:  August 2022
Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA and Canada), ebook (EPUB, PDF)
Tour dates: Oct 24 to Nov 11, 2022
Content Rating:  PG-13. There is a death, near-death experience, some swearing, no explicit sex scenes.  

FIVE of FIVE STARS: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Book Description:

“Suddenly angelic beings of light appeared. They said I was at a crossroad, and it was here where I had to make a choice . . .”

In 2022, forty-two-year-old Dr. Stormy Hera, a music professor at the University of Victoria, is serving a manslaughter sentence at Sunnydale Forensic Hospital in British Columbia.

Although she can’t recall committing the crime, she feels strongly that she did the right thing. In the hopes of jogging her memory and healing her soul, Stormy is tasked with writing her autobiography as part of her rehabilitation.

​Spanning the 1940s to 2026, and set in the Saskatchewan prairies, Olympia, Greece, and Canada’s West Coast, For Love and Mercy follows the lives of free-spirited Evangeline, and Stormy herself—including a near-death experience that changes everything. 

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My Review

FOR LOVE AND MERCY by C. Ingrid Deringer takes place in the early 1940's through to 2026, set in The Saskatchewan prairies, Olympia, Greece, and Canada’s West Coast. I really enjoyed this journey with these colorful characters as we get to each of these places in history. Deringer does a great job writing this story and all of the detailed scenes throughout the book shows her amount of research. The many emotions throughout this book caused some of the scenes to be so difficult to read, where others were more enjoyable. With the unique characters and the many twists and turns along with the fabulously written story, For Love and Mercy is is as close as realistic as you can get.

As far as who would enjoy this book, anyone would, and I hope you will give this book a try. For Love and Mercy gets Five Stars from me and don't forget to look it up at your favorite bookstore. 

I received this book from the author through iReadBook tours. I was not expected to write a favorable review. The words here are totally my own. 

Meet the Author:

Charlotte Ingrid Deringer was born into a large family in Saskatchewan, Canada and has lived all across the country, on the east coast, west coast and everywhere in between. 

Her family’s love of music, dance and practical jokes left a tremendous impression on her, but it was her voracious appetite for adventure that has driven her to experience life to the fullest. She was in her 50s when her creative passions ignited, fueling her desire to write fiction. 

Ingrid holds a BA in Psychology, an MA in Women’s Studies and is also an Acupuncturist, Shiatsu Therapist, a Life Cycle Celebrant and a Meditation Teacher.  She has worked in the health and wellness field, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and chronic illness for over 25 years. 

Now semi-retired, Ingrid loves to hang out with her grandchildren and spend winters in warm climates with her feet in the sand where she can write to her heart’s content. 

connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ bookbub ~ goodreads

Tour Schedule:

Oct 24 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Oct 25 – Leels Loves Books – book spotlight
Oct 26 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 27 – Liese's Blog – book spotlight
Oct 28 – Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 31 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 31 - Splashes of Joy  - book review / giveaway
Nov 1 – The Page Ladies – book review
Nov 2 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
Nov 3 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 3 - Books for Books – book spotlight
Nov 4 – @shangread_la – book review / author interview / giveaway
Nov 5 - I'm Into Books - book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / guest post / giveaway
Nov 8 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 8 - Book Reviews by Taylor – book review
Nov 9 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 9 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Nov 10 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway
Nov 11 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway
​TBD - She Just Loves Books – book review  giveaway

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TRUDY SOLOMON by Marcy McCreary

 

 

Join Us For This Tour From:  Oct 3 to Oct 21 

Book Details:

Book Title:  The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCreary
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 400 pages
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: CamCat Books
​Publication Date: September 2022.
Tour dates: Oct 3 to Oct 21
Content Rating: PG 

Book Description:

In a family like that, you won’t need enemies.

In the waning days of the Catskills hotel era, Stanley and Rachel Roth, the owners of the Cuttman Hotel, were practically dynasty—third generation proprietors of a sprawling resort with a grand reputation. The glamorous and gregarious matriarch, Rachel. The cunning and successful businessman, Stan. Four beautiful children. A perfect family deserving of respect and loyalty. Or so it seemed.

​Fast forward forty years. The Roths have lost their clout. When skeletal remains are found on the side of the road, the disappearance of Trudy Solomon, a coffee shop waitress at the Cuttman in 1978, is reopened. Each member of the Roth family holds a clue to the case, but getting them to admit what they know will force Detective Susan Ford to face a family she’d hoped never to see again.

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Meet the Authors:

​Marcy McCreary worked for several years as a marketing and sales executive at various magazine publishing companies and content marketing agencies before turning to fiction writing. She is the author of The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon (CamCat Books). With two daughters and two step-daughters living in four different cities (Brooklyn, Nashville, Madison, Seattle), she spends a lot of time on airplanes crisscrossing the country. She lives in the beautiful coastal towns of Hull, MA and Nantucket, MA with her husband and black lab.

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Tour Schedule:

Oct 3 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 4 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 5 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 6 – Hall Ways Blog - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 6 - Chit Chat with Charity - book spotlight / guest post / author interview / giveaway
Oct 7 - Literary Flits – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 7 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 7 – devanshi_joshi19 – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 11 - Liese's Blog - book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 11 – Books are a Blessing – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 12 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 13 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 14 – Jazzy Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 14 - Sefina Hawke Books - book spotlight 
Oct 17 – Stephanie Jane- book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 18 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway
Oct 19 – Mystery Review Crew – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 19 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Oct 20 – The Obsessed Reader – book spotlight / giveaway
​Oct 21 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Oct 21 – Books for Books – book spotlight

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Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel by Shelley Blanton-Stroud

 

 

Join Us For This Tour from Oct 3 to Oct 21, 2022

BOOK DETAILS:

Book Title:  Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel by Shelley Blanton-Stroud
Category:  Adult Fiction (18+), 308 pages
Genre:  Historical Thriller
Publisher:  She Writes Press
Release dates:   June 2022
Content Rating: PG-13 + M. The F word appears exactly once in the book. There is a completely non-explicit sex scene. There is a suicide.​

Book Description:

It’s 1939. Jane Benjamon’s got five days at sea to solve the murder of a Wimbledon champion’s coach and submit a gossip column that tells the truth. If not the facts.

On the brink of World War II, Jane wants to have it all. By day she hustles as a scruffy, tomboy cub reporter. By night she secretly struggles to raise her toddler sister, Elsie, and protect her from their mother.

But Jane’s got a plan: she’ll become the San Francisco Prospect’s first gossip columnist and make enough money to care for Elsie.

Jane finagles her way to the women’s championship at Wimbledon, starring her hometown’s tennis phenom and cover girl Tommie O’Rourke. Jane plans to write her first column there. But then she witnesses Edith “Coach” Carlson, Tommie’s closest companion, drop dead in the stands of apparent heart attack, and her plan is blown.

​Sailing home on the RMS Queen Mary, Jane veers between competing instincts: Should she write a social bombshell column, personally damaging her new friend Tommie’s persona and career? Or should she work to uncover the truth of Coach’s death and its connection to a larger conspiracy involving US participation in the coming war?

Putting away her menswear and donning first-class ballgowns, Jane discovers what upper-class status hides, protects, and destroys. Ultimately—like nations around the globe in 1939—she must choose what she’ll give up in order to do what’s right.

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My Review 

Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel by Shelley Blanton-Stroud is about Jane, struggling to raise her little sister and keep her from their mom, and working a job posing as a boy, because after all, as a young lady, she wasn't allowed to work a job. This story follows this young lady as she travels trying to find a better job so she can better take care of her sister. She does some pretty neat stuff, like traveling with no money, but it works for her. She's a pretty feisty character, determined to do what she must to take care of herself and her sister. 

I didn't read the first book in this series, but this one seems to read well as a stand alone. I enjoyed the characters. I found them well created and developing well as the story unfolds, and they play their parts really well. I enjoyed the journey across oceans, and phenomenon writing of the author details each scene so well. At times I sat here thinking I was right along with this young lady enjoying the travels with her, as well as helping her find what she wanted. There are some moments I found quite humorous, but mostly there were more serious times. I enjoyed the writing of author Shelley Blanton-Stroud and I will be looking for more from her in the future. This is such an nice story for anyone to read, one that I highly recommend. 

I received this book from the author through iReadBook tours. I was not expedited to write a favorable review. The words here are totally my own. 

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Meet the Narrator:

April Doty is a classically trained actress with a BFA from Syracuse University. She is a voice actor and the narrator of 26 books. Born in Virginia, educated in New York, seasoned in London and settled in Spain, April Doty brings the sound of a rich and varied life experience to her narration. The character of Jane came to life in her home studio on the Costa del Sol. 

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Spotlight Henrietta and Inspector Howard by Michelle Cox

 

Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022!

Book Series Details:

Book Series:  The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels by Michelle Cox
Category:  Adult fiction (18+), 200-400 pages each
Genre:  Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries
Publisher:  She Writes Press
Release date:  April 2016; April 2017; April 2018; April 2019; April 2020, Oct 2022
Tour dates:  Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022
Content Rating: This book series is rated R. Books 1 - 2 do not have sex scenes, but they are implied and the content is mature (prostitution, gambling, alcohol, murder, serial killer). Book 3 introduces tasteful sex scenes between a married couple and there is one rape (not graphic at all). Books 4 - 6 usually have 2 tasteful sex scenes in each Swearing is present in all 6 books, but is minimal. ​ 

“Downton Abbey meets Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries!”

“Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths. Readers will not see the final twist coming.” ―Library Journal, starred review

“Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon.” ―Booklist, starred review

“Henrietta and Inspector Howard are the best pair of sleuths I’ve come across in ages. A fantastic start to what is sure to be a long running series.” ―Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author ​

Book Series Description:

A GIRL LIKE YOU: Beautiful Henrietta Von Harmon works as a 26 girl at a corner bar, Poor Pete’s, on Chicago’s northwest side. It’s 1935, but things still aren’t looking up since the big crash and her father’s subsequent suicide. Left to care for her antagonistic mother and seven younger siblings, Henrietta is persuaded to take a job as a taxi dancer at a local dance hall. Henrietta is just beginning to enjoy herself, dancing with men for ten cents a dance, when the floor matron suddenly turns up murdered. The aloof Inspector Clive Howard then appears on the scene, and Henrietta unwittingly finds herself involved in unraveling the mystery when she agrees to go undercover for him in a burlesque theater where he believes the killer lurks.

Even as Henrietta is plunged into Chicago’s grittier underworld, she struggles to still play the mother “hen” to her younger siblings and even to the pesky neighborhood boy, Stanley, who believes himself in love with her and continues to pop up in the most unlikely places, determined, ironically, to keep Henrietta safe, even from the Inspector if needs be. Despite his efforts, however, and his penchant for messing up the Inspector’s investigation, the lovely Henrietta and the impenetrable Inspector find themselves drawn to each other in most unsuitable ways. 

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Waiting in the Wings by Tiffany Haas

 

Join us for this tour from Sep 6 to Sep 26, 2022!

Book Details:

​Book Title:  Waiting in the Wings: How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond by Tiffany Haas
Category:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+),  273 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher:  St. Martin's Griffin 
Release date:  April 23, 2019
Content Rating:  G for everyone.

Book Description:

Tiffany Haas knows how to make it on Broadway. After 72 rejections in a row she finally landed a role in Broadway’s long-running smash hit Wicked and later became “Glinda the Good.” Now she wants to share her advice for starting and nurturing a career in the theater. Waiting in the Wings is the essential guide for anyone who wants to have a theatrical career, whether they’re complete newbies or already have some professional credits.

Based on everything she learned on her journey to New York, including 10 years on Broadway, Tiffany shares the information that you need to succeed in theater. Everyone’s path is a little bit different, but the principles for success are always the same. With advice on auditions, how to become the performer they want to hire, developing relationships with cast mates, finding a reputable agent, the importance of reputation, and the best way to shape and build your career, Tiffany covers every aspect of the business. You’ll learn what it takes to be successful and where to best spend your time and effort as you navigate the “great mystery” of pursuing musical theater.

​In an industry that is famed for its insider secrets, Tiffany draws back the curtain, giving readers the knowledge and tools they need to follow their dreams. If you’re one of those people Waiting in the Wings for a big Broadway career, Tiffany Haas’s book is the one resource you need to land a big role, stand in front of those footlights and let it go! It doesn't stop here, she takes you further into your career helping you along the way with valuable information because it comes from her, from her home in z

MY REVIEW

Waiting in the Wings: How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond by Tiffany Haas is a very interesting book that Haas wrote to help those who want to pursue an acting career. In this informative book you will find so much help that Tiffany Haas has recorded in this book. And it all comes from her own experiences. From the beginning when she was trying to sell her actions and her acting in order to get a job. Haas will start from the beginning and take you through the process, and ahe is there with you walk side by side with her book. If you are wanting a career in any kind of acting, the book is here for you. I highly encourage you to pick up this wonderful book. It was save you so much time, and you will know all about what you are planning to say as you pursue that acting or performance career you have dreamed of all your life. 

 I was provided a copy of this book by the author through iReadBook Tours. The opinions in this review are mine only. I was not ask to write a favorable review of any kind. Everything here is my thoughts only.  

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Meet the Author:

A Virginia native, Tiffany is a talented Broadway performer, concert vocalist, choreographer, author, designer and passionate entrepreneur and former Miss Ohio. In addition to her impressive 10-year career as “Glinda” in the Broadway and National Tour production of Wicked, she was the dance captain for the Tony Award-winning Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. She is the author of Waiting In The Wings: How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond and Founder & Artistic Director of Destination Broadway, the premier musical theatre training program for young aspiring performers. Throughout the years, her evolving career has spanned Broadway, Symphony concerts, pageants, and sharing her many talents with others through teaching. Tiffany's students can be seen on The Disney Channel, Sesame Street, National Tours, Broadway, Radio City Music Hall, and are currently studying at some of the most prestigious conservatories and universities in the country.

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Tour Schedule:

Sep 6 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
Sep 6 - Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 7 –Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway
Sep 7 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight
Sep 8 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway
Sep 9 – Novels Alive – book review / giveaway
Sep 12 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Sep 13 – The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway
Sep 14 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 14 - KC Beanie Boos Collection – book review / giveaway
Sep 15 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 15 - Books are a Blessing – book review / giveaway
Sep 16 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
Sep 19 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 20 – All Booked Up Reviews (instagram) – book review / giveaway
Sep 20 - Books for Books – book spotlight
Sep 21 – @shangread_la – book review
Sep 21 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book spotlight
Sep 22 –Authors on iTours Podcast – book review 
Sep 22 - Stephanie Jane – book review / giveaway
Sep 23 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
Sep 26 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway

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WAITING IN THE WINGS Book Tour Giveaway

 

Call My Name by Jenni Ogden

 

 

Join us for this tour from Aug 18 to Sep 14, 2022!

Book Details:

Book Title:  Call My Name: A Novel by Jenni Ogden
Category:  Adult Fiction (18 +),  384 pages
Genre:  Literary/Women's/Bookclub Fiction
Publisher:  Sea Dragon Press
Release date:   April 2020
Formats Available for Review: print (USA only), ebook (MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE), EPUB, PDF, NetGalley download), audiobook (Findaway download, NetGalley download)
Tour dates: Aug 18 to Sep 14, 2022
Content Rating:  PG-13 + M: Has childbirth/abortion/adoption/surrogacy themes, the brief description of a rape in the past by a Japanese guard of a prisoner in a POW camp in Sumatra in WWII (not explicit but of course disturbing and violent). A mention of cannabis smoking when characters are young, mild in-context use of f-word and other expletives.

A Reservoir Man by L.J. Ambrosio

 

 

 

Join Us For This Tour From:  Sep 6 to Sep 26 

Book Details:

Book Title:  A Reservoir Man by L.J. Ambrosio
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 340 pages
Genre: Fictionalized Memoir
Publisher: Self-Published, Amazon
​Publication Date: May 25, 2022.
Content Rating: PG-13 +M: There is a few explicit sex scenes, some mentions of sexual abuse, some bad language   

Gigi and Nate Movie in Theaters Sept 2

 

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Superwoman by Mona Andrei

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Join Us For This Tour From Aug 8 to Aug 26 

 
Book Details:

 

Book Title:  Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood by Mona Andrei
Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 174 pages
Genre: HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family
Publisher: Cynren​ Press
​Publication Date: March 2021.
Tour dates: Aug 8 to Aug 26
Content Rating: PG-13: No violence, but a splattering of profanity (including the F-word) and discussion of bad marriages.

 

Book Description:
 

They put the tiny, red-faced bundle into her arms, and time stopped. She gazed at that puckered little face and whispered, Welcome to the world, baby girl. Little did she know that within weeks, she would become a single mother—not exactly what she had imagined for her daughters and herself, but exactly what needed to happen. This is the story of a single mother, but it’s more than that. Sometimes funny, sometimes reflective, it’s also your story—a story of that peculiar, trying, and wonderful state of motherhood.

In Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood, popular humor blogger Mona Andrei brings you her sage and snickery insights on being a single mom, with all its gore and glory. Through a series of interviews, you’ll also get a voyeuristic peek into the lives of other single mothers—and don’t we all love that feeling of Thank goodness, I’m not the only one! We’re all superwomen here.

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Meet the Author:

 

Mona Andrei’s adulting journey took an unexpected turn when she realized that the father of her children was not committed to the family they had started together. At the time, she was twenty-four years old. With a baby in her arms and a toddler in tow, she soon realized that everything had fallen on her shoulders, including any chance for a secure future for her and her girls. With humor and candor as her strongest tools for survival, she went from struggling single mother to accomplished wordsmith to member of an award-winning advertising team to top 100 humor blogger. Today, she continues her journey, writing and speaking about her experiences as a single mother with a focus on changing the way that single mothers are respected and appreciated in the workplace: a
win–win for both.

​connect with the author: website ~ blog ~ twitter ~ facebook ~  instagram ~ goodreads

Tour Schedule:​

Aug 8 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway

Aug 8 - Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 9 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 10 – The Momma Spot – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 11 – Paws.Read.Repeat – book spotlight / author interview
Aug 12 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Aug 12 – Hall Ways Blog – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 15 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 15 - Lamon Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Aug 16 – Amy’s Booket list – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Aug 16 - Westveil Publishing - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Aug 16 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 17 – She Just Loves Books – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 18 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 19 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 22 – Reading Authors Network – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 22 - Stephanie Jane - book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 23 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 24 – GeauxGetLit – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 24 - Books are a Blessing - book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 25 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Aug 26 – Books for Books – book spotlight
Aug 26 - Novels Alive - book spotlight / giveaway

 

 

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Superwoman: by Mona Andrei Book Tour Giveaway

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Hope...And The Hedgehog by Tom Vaughan

 

Join us for this tour from August 15 to September 2, 2022!
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Book Details:

​Book Title:  Hope...And The Hedgehog by Tom Vaughan
Category:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+),  100 pages
Genre: Philosophy/Spirituality/New-Age 
Publisher:  Choir Press 
Release date:  May 2022
Content Rating:  G. It has no swearwords or sex scenes.

 

Book Description:

Hope…. And The Hedgehog is a ‘pocketbook philosophy for the present age’, a digestible exploration of the meaning of life which aims to unpick the big questions most of us spend our lives avoiding: how did life begin, how does it end, and what happens to us after we die?

Is there life after death? Is there a higher power? Or, is life one big cosmic accident; a clash of particles and atoms and one big bang? Tom looks instead at the power of faith and spirituality which he separates from religion. While he does not attempt to present any definitive argument, he looks at all sides, gathering thoughts from history’s most influential philosophers and scientists.

He makes the proposition that, between only two possible explanations for the existence of life, there is a greater likelihood of the one over the other. He believes in the importance of opening up our minds and finding more of a sense of purpose and direction in life - a view that, as we look towards a post-lockdown future, will resonate with many people.

"I chose the book’s title Hope ... and the Hedgehog because hope is one of the principal drivers we resort to as human beings when confronted with a challenge to which there is no obvious solution. In the case of this book, that challenge is a very prickly issue: how we came into existence. It is an issue that we are all drawn to, but at the same time we do not want to handle or investigate too closely. Like the proverbial elephant in the room, we know that little hedgehog is there, we just prefer to leave it be – even if, in the end, there is no avoiding it."  - Tom Vaughan, May 2022. 

My Review

First of all, I am glad author Tom Vaughan explained the Hedgehog in connection with this book in the beginning, because I had no idea where he was coming up with a Hedgehog and the contents of this book. In Hope...And The Hedgehog, Tom Vaughan talks about the questions could there be life after death and is there some higher power in the Heavens that controls our life after we die?

In reading this book, it's easy to tell the amount of research and time Tom Vaughan has spent on these subjects before writing this book. He doesn't speak of only one opinion, he speaks on each one and what he has found about each. And Vaughan doesn't try to persuaded  you either way. And I appreciate him for that. It was interesting and sometimes sad to read about everything in this book, but I will say, much of the book I don't see eye to eye with because my faith has settled all of the questions for me, and much of the fears. If these are questions you might have, this book may be what you are searching for.

I received a copy of this book from the author and iReadBookTours. I was not ask to write a favorable review. The opinions in this review are mine only. 

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Meet the Author:

Tom’s life has come full circle from his first career as co-founder of the successful chain of Juliana’s discotheques, which he started in the 60’s and grew to be the world’s largest entertainment group of its type at the time, with offices in London, New York, Singapore and Sidney. With no scientific, philosophical or theological training and few school qualifications but armed with heaps of life experience as an entrepreneur, Tom switches gear with his latest work Hope...And The Hedgehog to take on the role of ‘everyman philosopher’, creating a new book that makes people stop and think. 

connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook

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Tour Schedule:

​Aug 15 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
Aug 16 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 17 –@bookswithstace - book review
Aug 22 – Books are a Blessing - book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 24 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway
Aug 25 – Stephanie Jane - book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 26 – @just_another_mother_with_books - book review 
Aug 29 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
Aug 29 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 30 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Aug 31 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway
Sep 1 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Sep 2 – Kam's Place – book review 

 

Enter the Giveaway: 

 HOPE...AND THE HEDGEHOG by Tom Vaughn Book Tour Giveaway