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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Blog Tour- RISING STAR by @michelekwas With An Excerpt & #Giveaway!

 

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: GoodreadsAmazon, 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.

 

Excerpt

This is a scene occurs just after Martin reviews Dani’s contract with her and her parents.

I walk back to the couch, sit down and stare at my parents.  I feel like I’ve aged a lifetime in the past few hours I’ve listening to my mom haggle over every detail of my contract like I’m a piece of meat at the butcher. “Mom, Ive been working for this my whole life. Stop causing problems and let Martin do his job. You cant threaten to stop me now after youve already given guardianship to Martin. Acting like a concerned parent this late in the game isnt going to work. If you really wanted to protect me, you would have never handed me over to Martin.

I shake my head and narrow my eyes at my mom, so furious I can barely speak. “Im sorry that the money I make isnt going directly into your pockets like youd hoped. I promise the first thing I’ll do is to pay you and Dad back for all the lessons youve given me. You deserve some return on your investment. But if the past few hours have shown me anything, its why you really pushed me to do this all these years. Im sorry that you wont be getting the big payday youd hoped for.

My parents just sit there, stunned.

Tears stream down my face as I get up to leave. Im a mess of anger and sadness, and I just want to be alone.

 

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 FearIndependence DayEvita, Face/OffBig 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


Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Blog Tour- THE FOREST WITCH By Britt Laux With A Guest Post & #Giveaway!

 

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:  GoodreadsAmazon, Kindle, TBDBookshop.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.

 

Top 5 favorite scenes and why.

My favorite scenes? That’s so hard!!

Okay, I’ll try.

If I had to choose, I really love the scene in the archives between Lanira and Ilnor. I’ve had some readers question this scene and don’t seem to really love it. I know my characters better than anyone, and they’ve been with me a long time before they became who they are now, so I absolutely love this tenderness between them.

The second is the bathhouse scene between Lanira and Siobhan. It’s the first truly steamy scene of the book, and the start of their physical relationship.

But my third would be when their relationship really begins - on the battlements overlooking Unara. It’s lightly flirty, and very sweet.

My fourth favorite… Probably the scene in the mountains when we first meet the Goran. I creeped myself out with that one! A long time ago, I wrote mostly thriller/horror type stories, and this took me back to my roots a bit.

Last, but definitely not least, when Lanira finally deals with Talor. It’s the first major fight scene I’ve ever written, and it was so much fun! It’s also a reader favorite. 

 

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

 


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