Blog Tour- SHINE! By @CGrabenstein & JJ Grabenstein With An Excerpt & #Giveaway! @randomhousekids

I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the blog tour for SHINE! By Chris Grabenstein & JJ Grabenstein! I have an excerpt to share with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!

About the Book:

Title: SHINE!

Author: J.J. Grabenstein & Chris Grabenstein

Pub. Date: November 5, 2019

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 210

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

"Inspirational, commonsensical, and a whole lot of fun." --James Patterson

Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling new book from the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library , Chris Grabenstein, and coauthor J.J. Grabenstein--just right for fans of Word of Mouse and The Fourteenth Goldfish.

"Who do you want to be?" asks Mr. Van Deusen. "And not when you grow up. Right here, right now."

Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero--astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse--but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them. That fact has never been clearer than now, since her dad's new job has landed them both at Chumley Prep, a posh private school where everyone seems to be the best at something and where Piper definitely doesn't fit in.

Bursting with humor, heart, science, possibilities, and big questions, Shine! is a story about finding your place in the universe--a story about figuring out who you are and who you want to be.

Co-author J.J. Grabenstein reads the first chapter of SHINE!:

SHINE! First Chapter Read Aloud from Chris Grabenstein on Vimeo.

Read Chapters 1-4:

Shine 4 Chapters by Jaime Arnold on Scribd

About JJ & Chris: 

J.J. Grabenstein is the co-author, with her husband, ChrisGrabenstein, of SHINE! This is her first novel as a co-authorbut she has been the "first editor" on everything her husband hasever written, including the award-winning/bestselling ESCAPE FROMMR.LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY series and more than fifty other works.

J.J. and Chris live in New York City with their cat Phoebe Squeak.

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY, MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY OLYMPICS, THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, WELCOME TO WONDERLAND: HOME SWEET MOTEL and many other books, as well as the coauthor of numerous fun and funny page-turners with James Patterson, including I FUNNY, HOUSE OF ROBOTS, TREASURE HUNTERS, and JACKY HA-HA. Chris lives in New York City with his wife, J.J., two cats, and a dog named Fred. You can visit Chris at ChrisGrabenstein.com.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of SHINE!, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/5/2019	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
11/6/2019	Nerdophiles	Review
11/7/2019	@___nimraaa	Excerpt
11/8/2019	Books_andPoetrii	Excerpt

Week Two:

11/11/2019	Cuz I’m a Nerd	Review
11/12/2019	HBB Reviews	Review
11/13/2019	onemused	Review
11/14/2019	@fictitious.fox	Review
11/15/2019	Twirling Book Princess	Excerpt

Week Three:

11/18/2019	Wonder Struck	Review
11/19/2019	For the Love of KidLit	Excerpt
11/20/2019	Savings in Seconds	Review
11/21/2019	Popthebutterfly	Review
11/22/2019	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt

Week Four:

11/25/2019	Jaime's World	Excerpt
11/26/2019	Southern Girl Bookaholic	Review
11/27/2019	Smada's Book Smack	Excerpt
11/28/2019	Books a Plenty Book Reviews	Review
11/29/2019	Fyrekatz Blog	Review

Week Five:

12/2/2019	BookishRealmReviews	Review
12/3/2019	She Just Loves Books	Excerpt
12/4/2019	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
12/5/2019	Owl Always Be Reading	Excerpt
12/6/2019	Two points of interest	Review

Blog Tour- HOT NIGHTS IN MOROCCO by @kidsversuscopy1 With An Interview & #Giveaway! @entangledpub

I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the blog tour for HOT NIGHTS IN MOROCCO by Catherine Wiltcher! I have an interview with Catherine to share with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!

About the Book:

Title: HOT NIGHT'S IN MOROCCO

Author: Catherine Wiltcher

Pub. Date: November 18, 2019

Publisher: Entangled Publishing LLC (Scorched)

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 236

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

I just started my dream job. Too bad it comes with movie mogul Jake Dalton who’s equal parts sexy and arrogant ass. He's also a man who comes with a thousand warning signs. Good thing I have zero interest in complicating my life.

But while stuck on set in one of the most exotic places in the world, the desert heat isn’t the only thing making me sweat. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry sizzling between us.

When we finally give in…the sex is off the charts. But Jake has too many secrets, and combined with my past, trust is impossible. This craziness is temporary, right?

Interview:

Hey Catherine!! First I want to say welcome to Two Chicks on Books I’m glad you could stop by for a chat! HOT NIGHT'S IN MOROCCO sounds AWESOME and I can’t wait for everyone to read it!

Thanks so much for having me!

For the readers: can you tell us a little bit about the HOT NIGHTS IN MOROCCO and the characters?

Hot Nights in Morocco is a steamy, movie-set romance.

My lead, Jake Dalton, is a top Hollywood producer but he comes with a hundred 

thousand warning signs. My heroine, Charlie Winters, is more than happy to keep her 

distance... One problem. She’s just accepted a job working for his younger brother, 

Max. Now she and Jake are stuck on a movie set together in Morocco and it’s not just 

the desert heat that is making them sweat!

What are you working on now?

I’m developing a couple of new contemporary romance ideas and finishing up the latest book in my bestselling mafia series, Grayson.

Were any of the characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?

I spent sixteen years working in movies so a couple of real life quirks may have found their way into my manuscript… Charlie and Jake are very much imagined, though.

Who was your favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?

Both the leads because their fiery banter was so much fun to write. Picking a least favorite is way too difficult… I like all my characters, even the really horrible ones. Variety is the spice of life, after all! 

What is your favorite passages/scenes in HOT NIGHTS IN MOROCCO?

The banter kills me in the best possible way. There are so many hot exchanges, especially when my leads meet and the sparks keep on flying. Charlie is anything but a pushover, and Jake is a typical hotheaded alpha… Well, you can guess the rest! I also loved incorporating some of my favorite book references into a couple of scenes. 

What kind of research did you have to do for the story?

As I worked in the industry myself, I already had a pretty good knowledge of how movie sets operate. I’ve also shot in many of the locations where the story is set—Morocco, Los Angeles, and my hometown, London.  All my experiences form a background to my stories.

Who is your ultimate book boyfriend?

I’ll always have a soft spot for Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy…

What inspired you to write romance?

It’s what I love to read so it was a natural progression!

Lightning Round Questions

What are you reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?

There are so many! I guess I’d have to say the new books from Jewel E. Ann and L.J. Shen.

What Hogwarts House would the Sorting Hat place you in?

Gryffindor all the way…

Twitter or Facebook?

Facebook. I find it more interactive.

Favorite Superhero?

Loki, if we can count him as one… I love a sexy antihero.

Favorite TV show?

Stranger Things… I was an 80s kid and I love all the references.

Sweet or Salty?

Sweet.

Any Phobias?

Spiders!!!

Song you can’t get enough of right now?

Anything on the new Taylor Swift Album, Lover, (my kids don’t give me a choice – they play it constantly!)

2019/2020 Movie you’re most looking forward to?

Just seen it – Joker. Incredible movie.

Thanks so much Catherine for answering my questions! I can’t wait for everyone to read HOT NIGHTS IN MOROCCO

About Catherine:

Catherine Wiltcher is a romance author, mum-of-two, former TV producer and self-confessed alpha addict. Her writing is best described as sinfully sexy, and her characters always fall hard and deep.

For book and blog updates please visit www.catherinewiltcher.com

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a $15 Amazon GC, International.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/18/2019	Cuz I'm a Nerd	Guest Post
11/18/2019	BookHounds	Interview
11/19/2019	BookishRealmReviews	Guest Post
11/19/2019	Reese's Reviews	Review
11/20/2019	Underneath the Covers	Excerpt
11/20/2019	Books a Plenty Book Reviews	Review
11/21/2019	Lilly's Book World	Review
11/21/2019	Two Chicks on Books	Interview
11/22/2019	Simply Daniel Radcliffe	Review
11/22/2019	Shelf-Rated	Review

Blog Tour- WHO NAMED THEIR PONY MACARONI? By Marilyn Singer With An Excerpt & #Giveaway! @DisneyBooks

I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the blog tour for WHO NAMED THEIR PONY MACARONI? By Marilyn Singer! I have a few pages from the book to share with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!

About the Book:

Title: WHO NAMED THEIR PONY MACARONI?

Author: Marilyn Singer, Ryan McAmis (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: October 1, 2019

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 48

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

A family of mice. A runaway goat.

A mischievous snake.

A shocking parrot.

A pardoned turkey.

A pampered raccoon.

A ghostbusting dog.

A celebrity cow.

The White House housed more than presidents and First Families--who could forget the furry, scaly, feathered friends who impressed the press, guarded their charges, and kept them company through all the ups and downs of their respective terms?

Marilyn Singer's compelling poems will delight readers with stories of the creatures who sat beside our country's leaders, as she draws intriguing connections between the animals and the administrations they accompanied. Mixed-media illustrations by Ryan McAmis lend humor and vivacity, and detailed back matter explores each president's pet history in more depth.

Excerpt:

About Marilyn:

Marilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948 and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an M.A. in Communications from New York University.

In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P.Dutton & Co.

Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost, finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was also a Reading Rainbow review book.

Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a major Star Trek fan.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will win a finished copy of WHO NAMED THEIR PONY MACARONI?, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/11/2019	BookHounds YA	Excerpt
11/12/2019	She Just Loves Books	Excerpt
11/13/2019	@fictitious.fox	Review
11/14/2019	Southern Girl Bookaholic	Review
11/15/2019	For the Love of KidLit	Excerpt

Week Two:

11/18/2019	Wonder Struck	Review
11/19/2019	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
11/20/2019	Savings in Seconds	Review
11/21/2019	Nerdophiles	Review
11/22/2019	Two points of interest	Review