Sketches of Life by A. Gavazzoni - Book Tour - Book Sale - Book Trailer - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hello, lovelies!  It gives me great pleasure today to host A. Gavazzoni and her new book, “Sketches of 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 $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with A. Gavazzoni and to increase your chances of winning!

This eBook is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!  See below for more details.

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!

Sketches of Life

by A. Gavazzoni

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GENRE: Action-Mystery-Historical

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BLURB:

In the middle of WWII, France has surrendered to Germany, and young Lily, half French and half American, has her life turned upside down. A careless girl full of dreams, Lily must leave France and go to her father’s homeland, taking her mother with her. Lily’s mother becomes completely dependent upon her teenage daughter, and Lily is forced to grow up quickly. Trying her best to support them both, balancing work and dreams of continuing her studies, Lily meets her first love and discovers passion and betrayal on her way. Ninon is a survivor. Alone in the world, she works as an exotic dancer in a French cabaret called Le Passioné, where she moves her hips to put food on her plate until a new and dangerous opportunity is presented to her. Although Ninon has lost faith in love and God, life will show her surprises can be found around every corner. France, the United States, Spain, Austria, and Argentina present the backdrops for an epic tale of people trying to adapt to a world in turmoil—one that’s filled with secrets and surprises.

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EXCERPT TWO:

Having nobody else in the world and nothing to lose is terrifying, but it’s also liberating. No matter what I had to do, I would have the courage. I couldn´t disappoint anybody, nobody would cry over my actions, and I had nobody to please.

Things are as big as your proximity to them, and if you keep your distance, nothing can scare you or threaten you. Everything is just a matter of perspective, and the secret to surviving was to keep my heart safe and never expect anything from anyone. In the end, all feelings, good or bad, are only as powerful as you allow them to be.

I learned to live day by day, planning but not living for my plans, trying to solve just the problems I had in front of me and not worrying about things that hadn´t introduced themselves yet. As life had shown me, and Malena once told me, we had no control over the future, and it was as unpredictable as the ocean—it could drown a person if they thought they could tame it.

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BOOK TRAILER:

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GUEST POST:

Describe Your Book Cover and How it Came About:

My book cover shows the faded image of a woman and a few elements that convey the presence of war. I wanted to bring to mind the idea of a woman being formed or molded by her life experiences. In the first book, she is not complete—she is only a “sketch” of the person she will eventually become. By the end of the trilogy, she will be fully formed. I described these ideas to the wonderful artist Kelly A. Martin, and she translated them onto the paper. I wanted to add something to let the reader know the book took place during WWII, and Kelly came up with the cannons and airplanes, which completed the work. By the way, I’m proud to say the cover was a finalist in the Da Vince Eye contest.

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AUTHOR BIO:

A. Gavazzoni is a Brazilian writer, a former professor of law and has been a practicing lawyer for 28 years.  Her first series of self-published novels,  Hidden Motives: Behind the Door, Lara´s Journal and The Brilliant Game, won several writing contests, gathered five gold medals, one bronze medal, five honorable mentions and was finalist of many great contests (B.R.A.G medallion (Gold Medal); Book Excellence Awards (Two Gold medals);  e-lite awards (Gold medal), Golden Book Award (Gold Medal);  IPPY AWARDS (Bronze Medal), Readers Favorite (three honorable mentions); Paris Book Festival (Three honorable mentions); Eric Hoffer Book Award (Finalist); American Fiction Awards (Finalist); Indie Excellence Awards (Finalist); Independent Author Network (Finalist); Indie Excellence (Finalist); The IAN book of the year awards (Finalist); The Kindle-book award (semi-finalist).

Adriana speaks Portuguese (her native language), English, French and Spanish and she loves to travel.  Adriana loves to cook for her friends, to dance the tango, to work out, she is a voracious reader and a proud dog's mom of two girls, Juno and Charlotte.

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CONNECT WITH A. GAVAZZONI:

Website:

http://www.agavazzoni.com

Blog:

http://www.agavazzoni.com/blog

Email:

adriana@adrianagavazzoni.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/A-Gavazzoni-513404948849469

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/a_gavazzoni

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/adri_gavazzoni

BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/a-gavazzoni

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15457409.A_Gavazzoni

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48830128-sketches-of-life

Amazon Author Page:

http://amzn.to/2vRkaUh

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS & BOOK SALE INFO:

**The Sketches of Life eBook is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!**

Amazon Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/2WH4dwE

Amazon Paperback:

https://amzn.to/2WH28RE

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

A. Gavazzoni will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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