Broken Smiles Blurb:
In the novel BROKEN SMILES, Laidan Swanson rises from ashes of sorrow to the top of the music billboard charts, only to find that her desire for fame is overshadowed by her desire to serve. She escapes her identity and flees to find the humanitarian doctor and the Chinese children depicted in a brochure that she came across in a hospital lobby.While performing at the Grammys, the pressure from the music industry becomes too much for Laidan. She is quickly carried off the stage, leaving the world audience stunned and amazed by her emotional performance. Accompanying her are a trusted bodyguard and a close childhood friend. Together they make for the jungles of China where she meets Doctor Rafe Watkins, a humanitarian doctor who has reasons of his own for why he has chosen to live deep within the bamboo forests. The handsome doctor is building an orphanage and runs a clinic that fixes children’s broken smiles or cleft palets. Watching him perform his many acts of kind service, Laidan’s “broken smile” is also healing and she begins to fall deeply in love with him. She has finally found a place where she belongs. One problem – because of Rafe’s intentional seclusion from society for the past seven years, he does not know Laidan’s true identity. What will he do when he finds out? Can love conquer all, or is Laidan’s rock star fame too big for his quiet life?
Eight Birds for Christmas Blurb:
In the Christmas novella Eight Birds for Christmas, a Holiday funeral sends Laidan into a dormancy of sadness. Holed up in her mother's lake house with her best friend and her bodyguard, birds appear one by one as gifts that help her through a time of grieving. Each birds carries with it a word and a hope that things will begin to look up.
Hurt from the realization that the rock star life Laidan led had made her selfish, the birds reveal forgotten memories and glimpses into how she can become a better person. It will take confronting her past to make peace with her future. By taking to heart the gifts the birds bring, Laidan begins to realize the true meaning of Christmas and that there are other ways that she can share her song.
Hurt from the realization that the rock star life Laidan led had made her selfish, the birds reveal forgotten memories and glimpses into how she can become a better person. It will take confronting her past to make peace with her future. By taking to heart the gifts the birds bring, Laidan begins to realize the true meaning of Christmas and that there are other ways that she can share her song.
Author Tara Mayoros Author Bio:
As a child, Tara Mayoros moved to Asia with her family where her love of different cultures and travel began. In college she satisfied her wanderlust by moving to China, filling her head with countless stories, and occasionally writing them down.
Years, marriage, children and many adventures later, she picked up her dusty pen and paper (or laptop) and realized that writing took her to different worlds and gave her the experiences that she yearned for. As an author, artist, baker, music teacher, gardner, and nature lover – she sees the beauty in the process, and the miracle, of creation. The Rocky Mountains are her home and they call to her whenever she finds herself in need of inspiration.
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Years, marriage, children and many adventures later, she picked up her dusty pen and paper (or laptop) and realized that writing took her to different worlds and gave her the experiences that she yearned for. As an author, artist, baker, music teacher, gardner, and nature lover – she sees the beauty in the process, and the miracle, of creation. The Rocky Mountains are her home and they call to her whenever she finds herself in need of inspiration.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Tara-Mayoros/510125515787576?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/TaraMayoros
taramayoros.com
http://www.pinterest.com/taramayoros/
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Smiles-Tara-Mayoros-ebook
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-smiles-tara-mayoros
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/479159
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Companion-Novella-Broken-Smiles-ebook/dp/B00PR3N962/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417161521&sr=1-3&keywords=Tara+Mayoros
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eight-birds-for-christmas-tara-mayoros/1120792055?ean=2940150641716
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/494278
Author Tara Mayoros's Top Ten favorite things:
besides family and friends, it would be
Mountains
Traveling
Skiing
Hiking
Writing
Art
plants
Trees
Adventure
Creating
Book Tour Schedule:
December 5
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December 6
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December 7
Featuring
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December 8
Featuring both
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December 9
Featuring Broken
Smiles
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December 10
Featuring Eight
Birds for Christmas
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December 11
Featuring both
Broken Smiles and Eight Birds for Christmas
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