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First Violin Book Tour

Posted: September 18, 2024 in Announcements, Blog Tour Hosting, cover reveal, Crowdfunding, FREE eBook, giveaway, iRead Book Tours, Now Available in Paperback, Polls, Press Release, Promo, rafflecopter, Recommended Reading, Showcase, Spotlight, Win autographed copy!
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The year is 1938 and Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany.

Klaus Lehner plays first violin for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and when the concertmaster is amongst other Jews expelled from Philharmonic, he sees the opportunity for a position he covets He is bitterly disappointed when he is passed over.

In the wake of his disappointment, Klaus’s lover Eva, a virtuoso cellist, urges him to become a soloist. To determine whether he is merely brilliant or can truly move an audience she tasks him with mastering difficult pieces by Bach and Paganini, and with fathering her baby – both of which he does.

Meanwhile, at home, Klaus’s wife Helga gives birth to their firstborn.

When Eva’s Nazi husband finds out about the love affair, he has Klaus arrested and sent to a Mauthausen subcamp to supervise Ukrainian laborers. Amidst the suffering, Klaus composes a tone poem, Silence Interrupted, translating his nightmares into sound.

After the camp is liberated, Klaus returns to a war-torn Vienna devastated by American bombers and occupied by the Soviet army. He makes a living busking in front of the Soviet Vienna City Kommandatura. Klaus faces a choice between the two women he left behind.

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Meet the Author:

Richard Tomlinson’s working life has been divided between being an academic and an urban policy consultant.

As an academic, either in full-time or visiting capacity, he has been located in Australia at the University of Melbourne (Chair of the Urban Planning Program); in South Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand; and in the USA at Columbia and New School Universities and MIT, and in think tanks at the Brookings Institution and the Wilson Center; and at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Italy. A Fulbright Scholar, he did his PhD at Rutgers University.

As a post-1990 consultant based in Johannesburg, Richard’s clients in Southern Africa included the post-apartheid South African government, various local and international NGOs, the World Bank, USAID and the private sector, during which time he also facilitated multi-party negotiations. He has also worked with community organizations.

Richard’s current activities depend on the weather: kayaking, swimming, hiking and mountain climbing and writing. Surfing has given way to age.
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First Violin, set in a wonderful city, Vienna, is his debut novel.

Connect with the author: website ~instagram ~ facebook ~ X/Twitter ~ linkedin

FIRST VIOLIN by Richard Tomlinson Book Tour Giveaway

Tour Schedule:
Sep 3 –Cover Lover Book Review– book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 3 –@Leannebookstagram– book review
Sep 3 – @alwaysreadingxo * – book review / giveaway
Sep 3 – @bookscape__ * – book review / giveaway
Sep 3 –@bearyintobooks* – book review / giveaway
Sep 3 –@this.human.reads* – book review / giveaway
Sep 4 – @my_fair_fiction * – book review / giveaway
Sep 4 – Cassandra Lynn Literature – book review / giveaway
Sep 5 –Bigreadersite– book review / giveaway
Sep 5 – @book_withquotes * – book review / giveaway
Sep 5 – Cassandra Lynn Literature – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Sep 5 –@acourtofspinesnpages* – book review / giveaway
Sep 12 –Country Mamas With Kids– book review / giveaway
Sep 12 –@onceuponamaltesereader* – book review / giveaway
Sep 15 –@bookarlo* – book review / giveaway
Sep 15 – @jannierreads * – book review / giveaway
Sep 16 – @bookameme * – book review / giveaway
Sep 17 –Liese’s Blog– book spotlight
Sep 17 –Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Sep 18 –411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS– book spotlight / giveaway
Sep 18 –My Reading Getaway– book review / giveaway
Sep 18 – @readsandmusic * – book review / giveaway
Sep 20 –@kiv_coffeeandpages* – book review / giveaway
Sep 20 – @readingwithloe * – book review / giveaway
Sep 24 –Locks, Hooks and Books– book review / giveaway
Sep 25 –Diane’s Book Journal– book review / giveaway
Sep 25 – @pastacoffeeandbooks * – book review / giveaway
​Sep 25 – @madlymisty * – book review / giveaway
Sep 26 –@whatsenalireads* – book review / giveaway
Sep 26 – @just_another_mother_with_books * – book review / giveaway
Sep 26 – @readwithlaraa * – book review / giveaway
​Sep 26 – @alyssas_book_obsession * – book review / giveaway

Life Interrupted Spotlight

Posted: August 21, 2024 in Blog Tour Hosting, cover reveal, Crowdfunding, FREE eBook, giveaway, iRead Book Tours, Now Available in Paperback, Polls, Press Release, Promo, rafflecopter, Recommended Reading, Showcase, Spotlight
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Book Details:
Book Title:  Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide by Dr. Manu Dua
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 94 pages
Genre: Memoir, Self-help, Personal Growth
Publisher: Laurel Elite
Publication Date: August 2021
Content Rating: G. General audience. Clean.
2024 American Legacy Book Awards in Health-Cancer
2024 International Impact Book Awards Winner in Death and Dying (Grief and Bereavement)
2023 Distinguished Favorite by NYC Big Book Award
2022 CIPA EVVY Gold Award Winner in Motivational/Inspirational, Bronze Memoir
Book Description:

This is the story of my younger brother, Dr. Manu Dua, who battled oral cancer for almost two years.

These are a series of blogs that he penned when faced with his own mortality at the young age of 34. He had accepted and made peace with his fate. These blogs are filled with much depth and wisdom. It chronicles his realization of life and what and who truly matters.

May these blogs serve as a gentle reminder to not take life for granted. That no matter what we plan, things are out of our control, call it our fate or destiny. That through the darkest of times, there is still hope, and the power of the human spirit through adversities prevails.

May you find comfort in his words should you or your loved ones walk this difficult road.

-Dr. Parul Dua Makkar
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Meet the Author:

Dr. Manu Dua was a Canadian Dentist. He was born and brought up in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He moved to Canada in his teenage years, went to University of Calgary for Undergrad. He graduated with his DMD from the University of British Columbia and practiced Dentistry in Calgary, AB. He was a foodie, loved playing sports and had an optimistic view on life. He was kind, giving, and he would volunteer his services to the less fortunate which brought him much contentment. He had an infectious laugh and was a joy to be around with. He lived life in his own terms and was at the peak of his life when he was diagnosed with Oral Cancer.

He passed away in Canada at the age of 34. 

His book was printed posthumously. He is survived by his parents, sister, brother in law and nephews.

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Deception Is Our Remedy Spotlight

Posted: June 19, 2024 in Announcements, Blog Tour Hosting, cover reveal, Crowdfunding, excerpt, FREE eBook, giveaway, iRead Book Tours, Now Available in Paperback, Polls, Press Release, Promo, rafflecopter, Recommended Reading, Showcase, Spotlight
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Book Details:

Book Title:  DECEPTION IS OUR REMEDY by Alexandra Gavranovic
Category:  YA Fiction (Ages 13-17),  412 pages
Genre: YA dystopian; YA survival stories; Sci-fi Fantasy
Publisher: Dumetella Press
Release date:  March 2024
Content Rating:  PG: Some minimal fight scenes and acts of violence
Book Description:

What if everything you thought you knew about the world – and yourself – was a lie? What would you do?

For 17-year-old Callista, growing up in a world stripped of all its color after the great climate crisis, every day looks the same in her Neighborhood. There are no other kids her age except for her best friend, Reggie. There are no events or activities. And there is no leaving. Cal rarely even steps outside her house except to pick up the month’s worth of dry, rationed food courtesy of the Government or for her routine trip to the doctor, which always leaves her feeling groggy and depleted.

And while she knows that she should just accept this life, she can’t help but wonder if there is something she isn’t being told. From whispered conversations she overhears of her parents to nightmares that feel more like memories jarring her awake in the middle of the night, Cal finally decides to find out for herself if there is something beyond the towering gates of her Neighborhood. Something that can provide answers.

But what she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined. When a giant floating object of immense light transports her to an abandoned city, Cal meets more people her age who also grew up in Neighborhoods. And, like the orb of light she can suddenly summon with her mind, these other people are also gifted with special abilities.

Before she can determine what is going on, they are all herded to a special Academy for the gifted, where they will learn to hone their abilities with other students just like them.

But as Cal unravels her nightmares, everything she thought she knew about her former life starts to rip at the seams. And, as she spends more time with her fellow students in the Academy, she begins to wonder if she really escaped the Neighborhood at all.

Deception is Our Remedy is a fast-paced, dystopian adventure that will leave you guessing at every turn.
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Meet the Author:

Alexandra Gavranovic lives in Georgia where she is studying Public Relations. She has been writing and crafting stories since she was a young girl, and enjoys the process of being creative. When she’s not studying for her college classes, Alix enjoys spending time with her two cats and her dog, reading dystopian novels, and playing video games. She is also an avid pianist with 12 years of experience. Deception Is Our Remedy is her first published novel.

connect with the author: website ~ instagram ~ tiktok ~ goodreads

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