Hi lovelies! It gives me
great pleasure today to host Kristie Booker and her new book, “Blooming Into
Life”! For other stops on her Goddess
Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the
images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the end
of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Kristie
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Blooming Into Life
by Kristie Booker
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GENRE: Women’s Fiction
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BLURB:
Growing
up on a farm in Brockville, Illinois, did not prepare Colleen O’Brien Adler to
be the wife of a wealthy entertainment lawyer living in Chicago. It certainly
didn’t prepare her to be Dinah Adler’s daughter-in-law. The stay-at-home mother
of two has more than she’s ever wanted—a personal stylist, a prestigious
country club membership, a multimillion-dollar home—but she finds herself not
only struggling with depression and body image but also failing as a parent and
fearing for her marriage. Her life is about to change when an invitation to a
wellness meeting arrives in her inbox. With some coaxing from personal coach
Kory Stone, she commits to a new beginning. But will she be able to overcome
the things that are holding her back?
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EXCERPT THREE:
“How
many of you are here to lose weight?” Kory asked.
Colleen
raised her hand along with every other woman in the room. Noticing how skinny
over half the room was, Colleen wondered why they were raising their hand.
“While
your goal is weight loss, my goal is to help you find yourself, your true
self,” Kory said.
“What
if our true self just needs to lose weight?” Beth said.
The
women around the table laughed. Kory smiled at her. “I want to help you see
beyond your physical body and dig deep into what makes your heart happy.”
Beth’s
smile faded as she considered Kory’s words. Colleen had no idea what made her
heart happy. She loved the girls and Jay. They made her happy. They also made
her exhausted. Besides her bed, a vanilla latte and a bottle of wine, she
couldn’t put her finger on anything that truly made her happy.
“The
hardest part about finding out what makes you happy is being truthful about
what isn’t making you happy,” Kory said. “In order to lose weight and keep it
off, you have to commit to working hard to overcome the things that are holding
you back.”
Colleen
wasn’t sure she could commit to doing whatever work Kory was talking about.
Some things in her life were too difficult to overcome.
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GUEST POST:
One Reason You Should Read My Book
When
people ask me, “Why should I read your book?” I’m not sure where to begin.
There are so many reasons to read my book but the most concise and honest
answer is this, “If you are a woman, you should read my book.”
Have
you ever experienced not feeling pretty enough, skinny enough, or cool enough?
Have you ever felt left out of a group that you really wanted to be part of?
Or, ever had really cute jeans or a gorgeous dress that you desperately wanted
to fit into? What about worrying that your lover will find someone better
(younger, prettier, smarter, fitter, richer…)? Through my experience of being a
woman and working with women on a regular basis as a wellness coach, I am
confident that if you are a woman you have experienced at least some of these
things.
Blooming
Into Life gives an honest look at Colleen Adler’s life. Her self-worth has been
broken by her desperate need to fit in and belong. She numbs her pain with a
bottle of wine every night followed by caffeine and sugar all day long until
she can get to her next glass of wine (or bottle – funny how one can sometimes
lead to the other). Her fears about her husband having an affair drive her to
get her act together. In order to find peace, she must dig deep to find the
courage to be vulnerable and develop enough empathy and compassion for herself
to begin to love and accept who she is.
Colleen’s journey is a
journey that all women must go through. Learning to love and accept who we are
is hard. But, until we fully love, accept and celebrate who we are, we deprive
the world of all the gifts we have to offer. I hope you choose to read
Colleen’s story and I hope it warms your heart, leaves you thinking about how
you can love yourself a little more and hopefully, find more peace and freedom
in your life.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Kristie Booker is
the author of Blooming Into Life, a blogger and a Wellness Coach. She enjoys
coaching and inspiring women through her writing as well as in person. Kristie
is a wife and mother of two sons. She grew up in rural Illinois, but now lives
in Chicago.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Kristie will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Congrats on the tour and thank you for the excerpt and giveaway. I appreciate the opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteThanks James!
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading the guest post, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nikolina!
DeleteEnjoyed reading the guest post today. I must say, this book sounds intense. Does it have a HEA or is that implied?
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
DeleteI live for HEA, so yes, you can count on that. There are definitely some tense moments for the character but as a reader, I think you will find the story enjoyable and inspirational. Thanks!
Thanks Lisa!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting me!
ReplyDeleteReaders - How are you taking care of yourself today? I'm going to bundle up and go for a walk in the cold Chicago sunshine!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the great post!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the book. Thanks for hosting the giveaway. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(dot)com
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