My Reading Getaway

A big Thank You to MIRA Books for inviting me on the blog tour for Angles of Resistance: A WWII Novel. This book is just published and ready to be read! Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I love finding books about this time in our history that highlight the lessor known history. I have an exclusive expert for you today and I hope you enjoy! Excerpt: Haarlem, Netherlands April 1940 Sunlight dappled through the green leaves, scattering golden light across the blanket where I sat, my back against the trunk of a tall birch tree, while I kept watch over the Aberman children. The rain that had kept me up the night before, pummeling the roof above the third floor bedroom I shared with my older sister, scented the air with the smell of damp grass, stone, and bark. I breathed in, soothed by its familiarity, and yawned, my eyes blurring with exhaustion as I tried to stay present. Too many late nights and early mornings were beginning to take their toll, and the clatter ...

I'm happy to be on the spotlight tour for The First State by Tshekedi along with iRead Book Tours. This thriller is the first in the  The Judgment series. It is set in the future and from the cover alone it looks like a book I could get lost in. Check out the giveaway at the bottom of this post for a chance to win. Book Description: England is run by the dictator and tyrant Gregory Christopher in the year 2079 from London Metropolitan state. He is crushing the citizens will by enforcing unfair laws using his statesmen, and he has used the police and his alpha hunters to put fear in the people’s hearts. Kofi Achebe and the urban fist revolution factions are fighting the evil head statesman and the men he uses to inflict pain on those who go against him as he continues to rule over the masses. The battle between the state police, unified security services, and the urban fist militia starts to become brutal and gruesome as the mad leader slowly begins to tighten his grip. He knows tha...

I’m on tour today with iReadBookTours with a delightful children’s book! This post is packed with a review, an interview with the author, and a giveaway! Review : An amazingly cute book about a boy trying to name his new puppy. He wants to find the perfect name but nothing seems to fit. The target audience is ages 3-7 and I think it’s perfect. The book is easy to read to a child or with them. The pictures are very well drawn and fit the story perfectly. Enjoy reading!! Author Interview: Q: What made you write a book about Pineapple? A: When I heard the story from Kevin, Pineapple’s owner, about how he came up with her name, I fell in love with the tale! I loved everything about it! I could visualize the story in my head and thought it would be such a fun book for parents to read to their children. That it’s based on a true story, makes it even more special! Q: Have you always wanted to write a children’s book? A: When my daughter was young and I used to read to her every night, I...

Happy Friday!  I hope everyone in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving and everyone everywhere is enjoying the holiday sales! Today I'm on tour with iReadBook Tours. This book came out this summer and is a YA fantasy book. Perfect timing if you are looking for a gift to give. Be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post. Book Description: Templeton Academy- the superhero high school is finally open! The prestigious institution is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body. The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive. Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade. However, his best friend, Aarush Patel has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff. Even school bully Elwood Bledsoe is attending. If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend. Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be? Review: Wow! From the very first page the story was full o...

Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. I read a lot of WWII historical fiction but wanted to share with you another time period, 395 AD. As part of Love Book Tours, please enjoy learning about this book. I’ve included an excerpt so you can have a little taste of what waits for you! About the book: The year is 395AD, Theodosius the last sole ruler of the Roman Empire is dead. The Western Roman Empire falls under the control of the Vandal General Stilicho, regent to the child emperor Honorius, whilst in the East the adolescent Arcadius comes under the control of the Praetorian Prefect Rufinus. When the murder of the Praetorian Prefect in front of thousands of witnesses goes unpunished, the Imperial Court of the East is plunged into chaos as senators and officials scheme and connive to gain the control of the Empire.  Out of the chaos rises a eunuch, ruthless, hungry for power and determined to put his troubled past behind him. The murder also triggers an army of b...

I’m on tour with Rachel’s Random Resources with a book that will have you hugging your loved ones and wanting to heal old wounds. This is not the first book I’ve read by this author so I knew I was in for a good story! Sisters Laura and Penny were once close, bonded together after the early death of their mother. Laura always had her younger sister’s back until one day everything changed and Penny disappeared. Twenty years later Laura finds herself alone and at a crossroad in her life; questioning her marriage and her future. Meanwhile Penny has spent her whole life running away from her problems until one day she is forced to stop and face the shocking truth. When Penny turns up on Laura’s doorstep late one stormy night, holding the hand of a shivering little girl, Laura is immediately suspicious of her sister’s motives. Just what does Penny want and who is this little girl? Penny carries a devastating secret that will test their bond as sisters and is forced to make an imposs...

On tour today is 21% Monster by P.J. Canning. When this came up for tour with Love Books Tours as a middle grade book for fans of Percy Jackson, I raised my hand immediately. My son loves Percy Jackson so I thought it would be a good book to read with him. The fact that it is published by Usborne books is an added bonus. This is the first book in a series and I'm excited to read the next book. About the book: When Darren Devlin is arrested for destroying his school with his bare hands, it's not just the police who are after him. Enter Marek Masters, 14 years old, 19% alien, and the most intelligent, most wanted "almost human" alive. Marek is here to tell Darren the truth - he is 21% monster, and together they must take down the secret organisation that created them.   Review: Darren does not fit in at school. He is special but does not know it. He knows he can do things other kids can’t. When he meets Marak, a kid similar to him, he finally starts to understand...

Happy Monday! To start your week off right, I'm helping kick off the tour for Prognosis Critical , a medical thriller. Not only is the book great but the author is also. Be sure to read his bio to see all the amazing things he has done. Be sure to check out the giveaway also! About the book: WHERE DEADLY SECRETS ARE THE NORM . . . Three weeks after completing her residency in pediatric cardiology, Dr. Jacey Flanigan moves from the Pacific Northwest to Manhattan to begin her career at the prestigious Children’s Heart Hospital. But after an unpleasant encounter with an arrogant heart surgeon on her first day, Jacey begins to realize that the medical profession is not what she expected. She learns that enigmatic physician behavior and questionable cardiac surgical practices are cloaked in secrecy—and she is expected to follow suit. . . . EVEN FOR THOSE WHO’VE SWORN TO HELP. Jacey soon finds herself facing the difficult moral dilemma: turn a blind eye to malpractice and protect her fle...

Dangerous Beauty by Melissa Koslin is on tour today with Love Book Tours. The book was released earlier this year and has 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon. I'm lucky to have an excerpt for you today. But first about the book. Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She’s not a victim, she’s a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she’s determined to take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers in her poor Mexican village. But she can’t stay safely over the border in America—unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her. Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station for a bottle of water. Assessing the situation, he steps in to rescue Liliana from traffickers. If he can keep his secrets at bay, his wealth and position afford him many resources to help her. But the mysterious buyer who funded her capture will not sit idly by while his prize is stolen from him. Melissa Koslin throws you right i...

Happy Friday! Today I’m on tour with The Will with Random Things Tours. This is the first book I’ve read by Rebecca Reid. I’m so grateful to be part of book tours because I get to know authors and books that I would not normally have found. The Mordaunts aren't like most families… For one, their family home is Roxborough Hall - a magnificent, centuries-old mansion in the Norfolk countryside. For another, the house isn't passed down from parent to child - but rather to the family member deemed most worthy. Cecily Mordaunt is dead. On the evening of her funeral, her family will gather for dinner and each will be given a letter, revealing who is the next custodian of Roxborough Hall. The house is a burden, a millstone, a full-time job…but they all want it. And some are willing do anything to get it. One family. Eight letters. Who will get what they deserve? Review: A house that has been in the same family for generations is passed on when the current owner dies via le...

As you know, I love WWII historical fiction. As part of Rachel’s Random Resources, I have a book just at the start of WWII. I enjoyed this story about a part of WWII that I was not aware of. A heartbreaking World War 2 novel that tells the story of two women’s fight for love, family and hope, as the world crumbles around them. Based on the true story of the Kindertransport rescue from Nazi-occupied Europe. Berlin, 1936. The Landau family are at the heart of their community, running a music shop in Berlin and just trying to survive. But their lives are unravelling as Hitler's power increases and the treatment of Jewish families deteriorates. Eldest daughter, Rachel, fears for her sisters' future and will do anything she can to keep them safe. Will she find hope in the darkness? Paris, 1936. As whispers of war travel over from Europe, American debutante Kay escapes her mother's grasp and travels as a reluctant spy from Paris to Berlin. But a chance meeting with the Landau...

Digby and the Construction Crew is a book series by Jodie Parachini and illustrated by John Joven. If your little ones love books about trucks this book will be a hit! Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for including me on this tour. Although Digby enjoys building cities with his fellow trucks, he also loves to twirl and groove. Being true to both aspects of his personality will really shake things up at the construction site. The foreman may be gruff and scary, but dancing trucks can really get the job done! Review: Dig It, Digby is about Digby, a construction tractor. He knows the work he is doing is important but finds it boring doing the same thing day after day. He decides to add some fun by dancing and soon has all the other construction vehicles dancing with him. What I loved about this book is it teaches children they can turn something they find boring into fun. We can’t always do fun things but we can make anything fun. I see this as a great lesson for school ...

Along with Zooloo’s Book Tours, today I have Miranda Rijks’ new book, Forget Me Not . The cover definitely caught my attention! Five years ago, Helen lost her husband. Now she may lose her life. Five years ago, Helen’s husband Paul went missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps. His body was never found, but he is presumed dead because no-one could have survived a night on that freezing mountainside. It took Helen a long time to get over her loss, but now she has pulled her life back together – she is an acclaimed interior designer in a loving relationship with a new man. Even better, Helen has just been offered her dream project, renovating a luxurious chalet in an idyllic location. There’s only one catch – it’s right next to the resort where Paul went missing. She decides to take the job anyway, convincing herself that a visit to the scene of her great tragedy will actually be good for her, that it will give her a chance to lay old demons to rest. But soon after she arrives, she m...