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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Book Tour: Rising Tide by Claudette Melanson

Rising Tide Book Blurb:

Maura’s life just can’t get any worse… or can it?

Isolated and sheltered by her lonely mother, Maura’s never been the best at making friends. Unusually pale with a disease-like aversion to the sun, she seems to drive her classmates away, but why?
Even her own father deserted her, and her mother, before Maura was born. Bizarre physical changes her mother seems hell bent on ignoring, drive Maura to fear for her own life. And her luck just seems to get worse.
Life is about to become even more bewildering when her mother’s abrupt,… and unexplained… decision to move a country away sets off a chain of events that will change Maura forever. A Cruel prank turned deadly, the discover of love and friendship… and it’s loss, as well as a web of her own mother’s lies, become obstacles in Maura’s desperate search for a truth she was never prepared to uncover.

Author Claudette Melanson Author Bio:

Claudette Melanson lives in Guelph, Ontario, with her husband Ron and four bun babies: Tegan, Pepper, Butters & Beckett. She was born in Bristol, Tennessee and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and an MA in Literature. Vampires have been a passion since age five. She hopes to one day work full time as an author, since there are many, many books living inside her head.In her spare time she enjoys watching Japanese Anime and reading vampire stories....along with other great fiction. She is also very interested in good health and is an advocate of Ketogenic eating, using whole and natural foods. Future dreams include writing many more books, spending more time with her son, Jacob and sister, Susie. She hopes to take them and her nieces Maggie, Sadie and Sophie to Disneyworld with the proceeds from the first novel. A Rabbit Rescue fanatic, she also hopes to help rescues all over the world save many innocent lives.

· Links to social media sites for the author:

http://www.claudettemelanson.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Cmelansonauthor

https://twitter.com/Bella623

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7881896.Claudette_Melanson

http://www.pinterest.com/claudemelanson/

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=18797567&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

· Links to where book is sold:

http://amzn.to/1uqjRH5

Snippet:

Caelyn was in the kitchen, pouring coffee into a travel mug to take to the office. Her eyes popped wide when she saw me bound around the corner. “Maura? Your hair is up?”
I rolled my eyes, but to be honest, her surprise was justified. This really was a first. I tried to smile nonchalantly, and shrugged. “I wanted to try it out.”
“Weird…but ok…” She shrugged as well and turned back to the counter. I was on my way to the cabinet to dig out my favorite honey-flavored cereal, when my mom’s arm came across my path to block me. In her hand was a plateful of scrambled eggs.
“Here, Maura, why don’t you eat this?” my look of disappointment caused her to use an infallible tactic—guilt. “I got up early to make them for you.”
“And…what’s wrong with cereal?” I took the plate obligingly.
She tried to sound indifferent, but I noticed the nervous tremble, underlying, in her voice. “It’s time you put more protein into your diet.”
“Mom, I’m almost seventeen, and you pick now to become more concerned with my diet.”
“You’re right, I should have done that a long time ago.” She patted my head affectionately, and of course with that, the battle was over for me. I was now resigned to the eggs, my sugary, morning fix lost to me.
I took a whiff. A cook Caelyn was not…that was another reason I took on kitchen duty, but they smelled mouthwatering. “Mmmmm,” I surprised myself by scooping a wad of them up with my fingers, not bothering to grab a fork. I wolfed half the plateful down in this manner before I noticed my mother staring at me open-mouthed.
I laughed nervously, blushing profusely. “Hey! You’re right, protein is good.” I didn’t want to, but forced myself to take the time to fetch silverware and went to sit at the dining room table.

Main Character Casting:

Maura played by Alix Gitter –with dark brown contacts

Caelyn played by Stana Katic

Ron played by Michael Hudson

Susie played by Chloe Moretz

Valdamir played by Chris Pine

Maxwell played by Steven McQueen

Book Tour Schedule:

Book 1: Rising Tide

December 10

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http://silenceisread.blogspot.com.tr

December 11

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https://www.facebook.com/alicia.fortuin.98?fref=ts

December 12

http://booksshelly27.blogspot.com/

http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/

December 13

http://authorcandyodonnell.blogspot.com/

December 14

http://thewritersrevolution13.blogspot.com

December 15

http://ailsahindhaughabookworm4life.weebly.com

http://authorsandralove.blogspot.com/

December 16

http://fictionalrendezvousbookblog.blogspot.com/

http://sweet-n-sassy-book-a-holics.blogspot.com/

Book 2: Undertow

December 17

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julkbearreads.wordpress.com

http://silenceisread.blogspot.com.tr

December 18

https://www.facebook.com/alicia.fortuin.98?fref=ts

http://thewritersrevolution13.blogspot.com

December 19

http://authorcandyodonnell.blogspot.com/

http://ailsahindhaughabookworm4life.weebly.com

December 20

http://booksshelly27.blogspot.com/

December 21

http://authorsandralove.blogspot.com/

December 22

semishort.blogspot.com

December 23

http://fictionalrendezvousbookblog.blogspot.com/

http://sweet-n-sassy-book-a-holics.blogspot.com/

Book Tour: Broken Smiles and Eight Birds for Christmas by Tara Mayoros

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.

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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