Hey, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Vicki Batman and her new book, “Temporarily Out of Luck”! 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 Beautiful Handbag, a $10 Amazon Gift Card, a $10 Starbucks Gift Card, and LOTS of Fabulous Goodies to ONE Lucky Winner!!! Also, come back daily to interact with Vicki and to increase your chances of winning!
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Temporarily Out of
Luck
by Vicki Batman
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GENRE: Romantic Comedy Mystery
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BLURB:
Great job. What man? And murder. Newly employed at Wedding Wonderland, Hattie Cooks is learning the industry from a woman she greatly admires. When her former brother-in-law is found dead in his luxury SUV, all fingers point to Hattie’s sister who is planning her own I dos.
Detective Allan Wellborn is caught between a rock and a hard place—Hattie’s family and investigating the murder of a well-connected Sommerville resident, the same loser who was once married to Hattie’s sister. Determining who’s the bad guy—or gal—isn’t going to be easy and sure to piss off someone.
Can Hattie beat the clock to find out who murdered Tracey’s ex before she is charged with the crime and her wedding is ruined?
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EXCERPT ONE:
Sometimes, I felt like a small white mouse housed in a cage with lots of small white mice, whose playground activities involved eating, sleeping, and continually revolving on the exercise wheel. Just like one rodent friend—who I named Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky, having a field day back-flipping from the top of the spinning wheel—something happened. Unexpectedly, I found myself airborne.
Not hurt, a sense of disappointment overcame me, plus a bit of confusion, and a whole lot of colorful adjectives too numerous to list. I, mostly known as Hattie Cooks, shook off the pine shavings and joined the rat race. Sometimes, life sucked.
But wallowing? Not a good solution.
Being positive? A better one.
In most cases, a pitstop was a good idea, and I found comfort in my chocolate stockpile. And in most cases, I found empty shelves, for I had little dough to supply my habit due to the loss of my adored job as an assistant buyer at Sommerville’s top-class department store, Tucker’s, and the subsequent low-paying temporary ones I reluctantly took in the interim. Due to the expenses of rent, food, utilities, budgeting became my new compadré. However, for my recent birthday, Mom suggested friends and family provide me with treats. They were generous—gifting lots and lots of my favorite M&Ms in vast colors and flavors.
Mom’s idea totally rocked as the best birthday gift ever.
From outside my door, I heard Allan Wellborn smack the doorframe.
“You know how to find me.”
I roused from my ruminations and banged my forehead against the wall.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Funny, sweet, and quirky, Vicki Batman’s stories are full of her hallmark humor, romance, and will delight all readers. She has sold many award-winning and bestselling romantic comedy works to magazines and most recently, three humorous romantic mysteries. An avid Jazzerciser. Handbag lover. Mahjong player. Yoga practitioner. Movie fan. Book devourer. Cat fancier. Best Mom ever. And adores Handsome Hubby.
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CONNECT WITH VICKI:
Website & Newsletter:
http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/p/more-about-me.html
Blog – Handbags, Books… Whatever:
http://www.vickibatman.blogspot.com
Blog – Word by Word:
Email:
vlmbatman@hotmail.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Vicki-Batman-sassy-writer-of-sexy-and-funny-fiction-133506590074451
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/VickiBatman
Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/vickibatman
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vickilbatman
MeWe:
https://mewe.com/i/vickibatman
BookBub Author Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/vicki-batman
BookBub Book Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/temporarily-out-of-luck-by-vicki-batman
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814608.Vicki_Batman
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56992314-temporarily-out-of-luck
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon Kindle eBook:
Amazon Paperback:
Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/temporarily-out-of-luck-vicki-batman/1138678100?ean=2940162304227
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/temporarily-out-of-luck-vicki-batman/1138678100?ean=9781509233373
The Book Depository Paperback:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Temporarily-Out-Of-Luck-Vicki-Batman/9781509233373
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Temporarily-Out-Luck/Vicki-Batman/9781509233373
Google Play eBook:
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Vicki_Batman_Temporarily_Out_Of_Luck?id=7hEeEAAAQBAJ
Kobo eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/temporarily-out-of-luck
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Vicki will be awarding a Beautiful handbag, a $10 Amazon Gift Card, a $10 Starbucks Gift Card, and LOTS of Fabulous Goodies to a randomly drawn winner (US Only) via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Vicki ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is always a pleasure to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hostessing me. I hope many book fans get a chance to read and if you want to contact me, I'd love to hear from you.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi, Rita! So the "rat" analogy didn't bother you? I thought it worked fine. It's different!
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