Lessons Learned About Life and Love by Vivianne Knebel - Book Tour - FREE Book!! - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Vivianne Knebel and her new book, “Lessons Learned About Life and Love,” here on FAB!!  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 Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Vivianne and to increase your chances of winning!!

This eBook is available for FREE on Amazon Kindle Unlimited during the book tour!!!  See below for more details.

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

Lessons Learned About Life and Love

Living with Intention and with Wisdom from Great Minds

by Vivianne Knebel

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GENRE: Memoir

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BLURB:

In her second book "Lessons Learned About Life and Love", Vivianne shares some of the lessons she has learned from writers and thinkers such as Dr. Wayne Dyer and Dr. Viktor Frankl, weaving them into her own experiences in a compelling guide to living, loving and thriving in old age. Her insights offer proof that great wisdom is not gained only from the classroom or the lecture hall, and that one need not look far to understand the secrets to living well. From anecdotes about her everyday rituals to memories from her world travels, Vivianne captures the profound and often surprising moments of enlightenment that can be found right in front of us, if we only know where- and how-to look.

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EXCERPT ONE:

My book "Lessons Learned About Life And Love" is about my life experiences and how they were impacted by my mentors the philosophers and poets, who helped me make sense of the world. I applied their wisdom and it worked to help me gain the inner dignity of living a fully loved life. How I have come to love life, that same life which I had once sought to end at age 17. I learned early on how cruel life can be but also felt inspired by the beauty and love that always awaits all of us. The trials of my early life left their mark on me and I found a way to overcome the adversities of the world I was able to build a new life for myself, dealing with immigration and walking that long path of self-discovery and self-fulfillment.  But that does not mean that I left all adversities behind me. We are in a constant cycle of ups and downs.

In my book, I write about my latest challenge having to face my husband's severe illnesses. How it was almost touching and go. With positive hope and optimism, one can still find joy and meaning in life and how it can create miracles. This book is a guide to seek meaning even amidst tragedy. I write about the greatest power of love. Nurturing and a sense of responsibility are facets of love. Awareness of service is a state of mind that expresses love. With my unwavering hope, positivity, and devotion I hope to inspire my husband to hold on to that same faith and hope to overcome this latest challenge.

I want to give people the message to always hold onto hope, positivity, and faith, to stay determined, and to persevere. I guide people to cope with challenges in flexible ways. Challenges make us resilient and resilience breeds purpose. That is how we grow!

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GUEST POST:

Five Reasons People Should Read My Book

“Lessons Learned About Life And Love” is a sequel to my first book “From Rubble To Champagne.” Born in Hitler’s Nazi Germany as an illegitimate child, belonging to no country and essentially stateless, I learned early on how cruel life can be. From growing up in ravaged post-war Berlin, to early adulthood as part of a wave of struggling immigrants in Canada, I eventually built a new life and found fulfillment in the United States.

My whole life is a demonstration of how we human beings can deal with and ultimately thrive even when faced with adversity. With “Lessons Learned About Life And Love”, I take readers on another journey as I face and tackle new challenges. In this book, I share my life lessons and how I apply the wisdom of my distinguished mentors, philosophers, and great thinkers, who have shown me the way to make sense of and come to grips with the world. This book is about discovering the true secrets of how to create a fulfilling and meaningful life, even in the most difficult circumstances. It should resonate with anyone interested in living their best life.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Born an illegitimate child in the wake of WWII in Berlin, Nazi Germany to a single mother, Vivianne Knebel’s options were limited and her future looked bleak. She experienced poverty, cold, and hunger, and was even driven to the point of committing suicide. To seek out a better life, Vivianne immigrated to Canada as a teenager, but her misfortunes did not end there. However, in response to a miraculous intervention, she decided to preserve her life and keep moving forward.

After this incident, Vivianne met a fellow German immigrant, Wiland, who eventually became her husband. But even more than that, he became a catalyst for change in her life. His belief in her is what helped her see the true, immeasurable value of her life. She went on to play a key role in Wiland’s business venture and together they built a better future for each other.

Since then, Vivianne has run a marathon, learned to pilot a plane, and even beat cancer. She’s found a greater sense of spirituality and wants to share her story with the world, to remind people that there is always a reason to keep moving forward.

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CONNECT WITH VIVIANNE:

Website:

https://vivianneknebel.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Vivianne-Knebel-100504868342880

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/knebelauthor

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/vivianneknebelauthor

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BookBub Book Page:

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Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20376391.Vivianne_Knebel

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59148946-lessons-learned-about-life-and-love

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BOOK BUY LINKS & FREE BOOK INFO:

**The Lessons Learned About Life and Love eBook is available for FREE on Amazon Kindle Unlimited during the book tour!!!**

Amazon Kindle eBook:

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Amazon US Hardcover:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Lessons-Learned-About-Life-Love-ebook/dp/B09GJJ9X2D

Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Lessons-Learned-About-Life-Love/dp/0578976005

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

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Barnes and Noble Hardcover:

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Book Depository Hardcover:

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Books-A-Million Hardcover:

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Bookshop Hardcover:

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Kobo US eBook:

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Kobo CA eBook:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Vivianne will be awarding a $10 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

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It Takes Two by Nicole Sallak Anderson - Blurb Blitz - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Nicole Sallak Anderson and her new book, “It Takes Two,” here on FAB!!  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 $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Nicole and to increase your chances of winning!!

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

It Takes Two

by Nicole Sallak Anderson

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GENRE: Contemporary Romance

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BOOK BLURB:

Twenty years ago, Willow Dwyer nearly died in a school shooting that stole the life of her true love, James. Now she’s forty, infertile, newly divorced from a man who refuses to leave her alone, and on the brink of a breakdown.

Even after all this time, she still finds herself unable to move forward from the dream of a life and family she lost that day of the shooting. At the suggestion of her therapist, Willow takes up the tango, the dance she’d mastered with James before his death. It seems an innocent enough plan, until Willow dances with Merrick Montagne.

Merrick is a strikingly handsome, twenty-year-old college student with an uncanny ability for the tango. He makes her heart race for the first time in she can’t remember how long, and the strangest thing is, he claims he’s been searching for her his entire life. Willow doesn’t know if she believes him, or if she can handle the scrutiny she’s sure to get for dating someone so much younger than her. Yet no matter how hard she tries, she just can’t seem to walk away. When revelations begin to connect Merrick even further to her past, Willow must decide how much she’s willing to risk for a love that should be impossible, a love she’s not sure she could survive losing again.

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EXCERPT TWO:

“Dance again?”

Willow wanted nothing more. Within moments, she was again near his chest and breathing in his scent, lost in the beauty of this younger man. Triplet after triplet, he refused to let her go. Soon he was leading her in a familiar sequence of steps, reminding her of the last dance she’d choreographed with James.

The room grew smaller, her desire changing into the short breaths she knew signaled a panic attack.

Stop, she said to herself, recalling her therapist’s word for this—transference. He reminds you of James because he’s young, has blue eyes, and is a god on the dance floor.

Yet the moves were too familiar, sequences she’d practiced over and over with James in college. The tango had been their favorite form of foreplay, but they’d also performed in college, and both she and James had been competitive in their own way.

Stop. James is dead.

She was losing the battle with her mind. The young man in her arms embraced her even closer, his fingers entwined with hers in her right hand, his own right hand cupping lower on her back, drawing her closer to his chest.

“Willow, it’s so good to see you again,” he said into her neck.

Chills ran up and down her body as she considered her options. It was a crazy thought—she’d been at the milonga only a few hours and hadn’t had a one-night stand in a long time. But damn, she might have a chance here. She was in need on so many levels, and Merrick fit the bill.

“You have anywhere you need to be tonight, young man?” she asked.

He leaned into her face, his lips millimeters from hers. His breath was hot on her cheek, and she swallowed back her desire.

“The reason I’m here is to meet you,” he said as he leaned in for a kiss.

At once, Willow felt as if she were both a nebula at the edge of the universe and the specks of dust in the room, and every bit of matter in between, experiencing a timelessness she’d never known before. No one had ever kissed her this way, or had they? What had just happened? One minute, she was dancing the tango to get over her traumatic past; the next, she was kissing the most beautiful creature on earth.

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AUTHOR BIO & LINKS:

Nicole Sallak Anderson is Computer Science graduate from Purdue University, and former CTO for a small Silicon Valley startup, turned novelist, speaker, and blogger. Her essays range from AI and Zen to direct democracy to the loneliness of modern parenting— featured as a top twenty story on Medium. She is the author of The Song of the King’s Heart Trilogy, is a series about the last native Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt and his quest to take back his ancestral kingdom from the Ptolemaic Empire. All three installments, Origins, Blood and Chaos, and Civilization’s End, are available on Amazon. Origins is also available on Audible.

Her recent novel, It Takes Two, is about forty-year-old Willow Dwyer, who takes up the tango and finds herself dancing in the arms of Merrick Montagne, a man half her age who claims he’s been searching for her all his life.

You can keep up with all her latest writing on her website nicolesallakanderson.com or by following @NSallakAnderson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Medium. Feel free to contact her, she always answers any query or comment!

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CONNECT WITH NICOLE:

Website:

https://nicolesallakanderson.com

Blog:

https://nicolesallakanderson.com/blog

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/NSallakAnderson

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/NSallakAnderson

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nsallakanderson

Medium:

https://nsallakanderson.medium.com

BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/nicole-sallak-anderson

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/720916.Nicole_Sallak_Anderson

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/34D7Gnh

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS:

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Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Takes-Two-Nicole-Sallak-Anderson-ebook/dp/B09R16JT8Q

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Takes-Two-Nicole-Sallak-Anderson/dp/B09RM4DR5H

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Nicole will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

The Lady's Hand by Bobbi Smith - Blurb Blitz - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Bobbi Smith and her exciting new book, “The Lady’s Hand,” here on FAB!!  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 Bobbi and to increase your chances of winning!

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

The Lady’s Hand

by Bobbi Smith

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GENRE: Historical Romance

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BLURB:

Unlucky At Cards…

Cool-headed and ravishingly beautiful, Brandy O’Neill knew how to hold her own with the riverboat gamblers on The Pride of New Orleans. But she met her match in Rafe Morgan when she bet everything she had on three queens and discovered the wealthy plantation owner had a far-from-gentlemanly notion of how she should make good on her wagers.

Lucky In Love…

Disillusioned with romance, Rafe wanted a child of his own to care for, without the complications of a woman to break his heart. Now, a full house had given him just the opportunity he was looking for – he would force the lovely cardsharp to marry him and give him a child before he’d set her free. But a hot wedding night and a glimpse into Brandy’s tender heart soon made Rafe realize he’d been luckier than he’d ever imagined when he won… The Lady’s Hand.

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EXCERPT THREE:

When the knock came at Rafe’s door the next morning, he’d been expecting it. He’d been up since dawn, planning the way he was going to handle Brandy. He was certain she wouldn’t be able to get the five thousand she owed him and that would leave her right where he wanted her.

He opened the door to find Brandy standing there, looking every bit a lady.

“May I come in?” she asked.

He held the door open for her, then closed it behind her.

Brandy felt trapped, but maintained her stoic demeanor, revealing nothing of her inner turmoil. “I hoped you would be here.”

“I’ve been expecting you. Do you have the money?” He wasted no time on niceties. When Rafe knew what he wanted, he went after it.

She opened her purse and took out the money she’d brought with her.

For a moment, Rafe went still. He’d been sure he’d driven the stakes up high enough to bankrupt her. He’d felt certain that she didn’t have enough to pay the debt, and now…

“Here. There’s nearly fifteen hundred there. I’ll pay you the rest over the next few months.”

The uncertainty that had gripped him was gone in that moment, and Rafe knew he’d won. He smiled.

“That won’t do. When you made the bet, you said you were good for the money.”

“I am. Just give me time to make up the difference.”

“I’m not a bank, making loans.” His expression was hard. “Is there a problem getting the rest of the money now?”

“I only have this. Is there any kind of payment agreement we can arrange?”

“I had considered one option…”

Fear gripped her. She knew he was a ruthless man who took what they wanted and damn the consequences.

“Your option is?”

“I want you to marry me.”

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AUTHOR BIO:

Bobbi Smith

Queen of the Western Romance

After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982.

Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million copies of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, the USA Today Best Seller List and the Wal-Mart Best Seller List.

The rights to Ms. Smith’s books have been sold to China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Russia and Sweden. Bobbi has also written two faith-based contemporary novels – Haven and Miracles – using the pseudonym Julie Marshall.

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CONNECT WITH BOBBI:

Website:

https://bobbismithauthor.com

Email:

https://bobbismithauthor.com/contact

Facebook Group – Bobbi Smith Books:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/45814589415

Fantastic Fiction Author Page:

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/bobbi-smith

BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/bobbi-smith

BookBub Book Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-lady-s-hand-by-bobbi-smith

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13375.Bobbi_Smith

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19103037-the-lady-s-hand

Amazon Author Page:

http://amzn.to/2MH9rBV

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3B981tB

Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Ladys-Hand-Bobbi-Smith-ebook/dp/B00FQOAQ04

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Ladys-Hand-Bobbi-Smith/dp/1477842543

Book Depository Paperback:

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Books-A-Million Paperback:

https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Ladys-Hand/Bobbi-Smith/9781477842546

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Bobbi will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Turbulent Skies by Ronald A. Fabick - Book Tour - Exclusive Excerpt - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Ronald A. Fabick and his new book, “Turbulent Skies,” here on FAB!!  For other stops on his 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 $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Ron and to increase your chances of winning!!

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

Turbulent Skies

by Ronald A. Fabick

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GENRE: Action / Adventure Thriller

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BLURB:

Flight 182 crashes in San Diego, everyone aboard is killed, including Reza Roshtti, who is on his way to present the final plans for a top secret project to his employer, California Robotics. Giti Roshtti appears on a newscast after the doomed flight, Jaffar Hamid Harraj is smitten with the bereaved widow who lives across the globe in the United States.

When Jack Coward, an ex-marine turned private investigator, is hired to find out everything he can about this beautiful woman, Jack sets in motion circumstances that bring Giti and Jaffar together. Unfortunately for Giti, Jaffar Harraj has a deep, dark secret. Jaffar is not only a senior member of the Islamic Hamas Movement, but a psychotic killer.

Jaffar's aim is to use Giti's U.S. citizenship as a mechanism through which he can establish inroads into the United States, the Great Satan of the western world and land of the infidels. One of the missions of Islamic Hamas is to spread terror throughout the United States.

The United States newest lettered agency, NATA or National Anti-Terrorist Agency has some new recruits, Jack Coward and his life-long friend Don Ziegler. They team up with other members of NATA, including ex-Air Force Lieutenant Michelle Hough, to try and discover the plans of Jaffar and the Islamic Hamas, and how Giti is involved in the two.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

It was only eight o’clock in the morning. For the last couple of evenings, Jack and Donny had spent time not only going over the files from Giti’s lawyer’s office, but also her banking records and credit card statements that Donny had brought with him from Washington. It was time to put this baby to bed.

Jack took out a carefully folded piece of paper from his wallet and dialed the Las Vegas number written on it. “Mr. Hussan! Jack Coward here. I’ve got the information you requested.”

“That’s excellent news, Mr. Harraj will be most pleased. When can we meet?”

Jack stopped short when he heard that name. In an instant, the investigation changed for him. He didn’t know Giti—but he was pretty sure he knew who ‘Harraj’ was. He knew a little about terrorist activity through some of his old-school connections in the military, but since his Vietnam years he hadn’t really kept up. But he doubted there were too many men named ‘Mr. Harraj’ with the resources to hire a private investigator in the United States just to track down a woman.

“I’d like to some more investigating,” Jack said coyly, thinking on his feet. “There are a few more things I’d like to check out. I will be back in Las Vegas on Saturday and I’ll bring you my report then, as long as you have the balance of my money.”

“Agreed. You know the number!” The line went dead.

All of a sudden, investigating Giti seemed like small potatoes. Now Jack was curious. If this was the man he suspected it was, what would a big-time terrorist like Jaffar Harraj want with a recently-widowed woman in America? Perhaps it wasn’t her he was after at all. Perhaps his motives were more sinister.

He decided to review the photographs Donny had taken over the course of the last week. Donny had been peering through a telephoto lens, whereas Jack had been observing with the unaided eye; he needed to see more closely this woman that Jaffar was so interested in.

He pulled the photos out of their manila envelope and started looking through them; after closely peering at the eight by ten stills of the widow Roshtti, Jack could understand what Jaffar saw—at least in her physical aspects. She was gorgeous; both exotic and spirited-looking. It surprised him that long-dead feelings began to stir when he saw her soulful eyes and perfect, pursed lips. Her face was clouded with mourning for her husband and he wished he could know and comfort her.

“I’m not turning that woman over to that louse, Harraj,” he muttered to himself.

“Jack, it’s not good to mix business with pleasure,” Donny said, coming up silently behind him. “You know that!”

“What the hell do you know, Donny? Do you think you’re a bloody psychic now? You think you know what I’m thinking?”

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AUTHOR BIO:

Ronald Fabick was inspired to start writing when an author told him, "If you can read a book, you can write a book". Within two weeks he had the first chapter of Turbulent Skies written.

Prior to becoming an author, Ron spent over thirty years as a Senior Structural draftsman. He uses this extensive engineering experience to add depth and reality to his stories. In his spare time, Ron enjoys crafting furniture in his workshop and tinkering on his vintage truck. Ron now resides on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

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CONNECT WITH RON:

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18841943.Ronald_Fabick

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44017352-turbulent-skies

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon US Hardcover:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

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Amazon CA Paperback:

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Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Turbulent-Skies-Jack-Coward-Novel/dp/0228803578

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/turbulent-skies-ronald-fabick/1130425584?ean=2940155960744

Barnes and Noble Paperback:

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Barnes and Noble Hardcover:

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Book Depository Paperback:

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Book Depository Hardcover:

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Books-A-Million Paperback:

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Books-A-Million Hardcover:

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Bookshop Paperback:

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Bookshop Hardcover:

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Indigo Chapters CA Paperback:

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Indigo Chapters CA Hardcover:

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Kobo US eBook:

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Kobo CA eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/turbulent-skies-3

Powell’s Paperback:

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Powell’s Hardcover:

https://www.powells.com/book/turbulent-skies-9780228803577

Smashwords eBook:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/920555

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Ron will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host S. R. Cronin aka Sherrie Roth and her new book, “She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet,” here on FAB!!  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 Sherrie and to increase your chances of winning!!

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

She’s the One Who Can’t Keep Quiet

(Book Five of the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters)

by S. R. Cronin

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GENRE: Historical Fantasy

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BLURB:

Do you know what your problem is?

Celestine, the fifth of seven sisters, is tired of hearing about hers. Father thinks she’s frivolous because she likes pretty clothes and caters to the crowds in the taverns who adore her music. Mother thinks that because she’s the most social daughter in the family, she can’t keep quiet about anything.

They’re both wrong. Celestine hides a secret she has kept for most of her life.

As the family beauty and a talented musician with a lyrical voice, she has the best prospects for marriage to a prince. When such a liaison never happens, people assume Celestine is too choosy. But even in somewhat tolerant Ilari, a daughter hates to disappoint her family. How can she tell them she’s in love with a princess instead?

Lucky for Celestine, all her sisters are obsessed with an invading army headed to their realm. Celestine would rather ignore the threat and enjoy the freedom their lack of attention gives her. But, her voice can unlock a power that may help save Ilari. And the woman she loves is determined to fight these invaders. And her family, for all their talents, seems clueless about how to motivate the masses.

Celestine knows she can inspire the citizens of Ilari to do what needs to be done. Is it time to put her inhibitions aside and use her voice to save those she loves?

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EXCERPT ONE:

As I packed up my things for the carriage ride home, a familiar-looking young woman knocked on my door.

“Your ensemble is catching on,” she said.

I studied her face. She had a small mole in the middle of her chin but otherwise unmemorable features. Except for her eyes. Those large beguiling eyes looked familiar. Wasn’t she the one we’d auditioned on the day we found Mirva? The one with a squeaky voice and no musical talent?

“I’m Ura,” she clarified. “You didn’t have a spot for me earlier, but I thought you might want to reconsider.”

Did I? Five was a good number for a group.

“I’m helpful, dependable, and eager to learn. I’d make a fine addition.” She twirled her hair between her fingers as she spoke.

Those were good qualities.  Perhaps I’d been too hasty in rejecting her. Maybe she could be taught.

No! What was I thinking? This girl had no feel for music at all.

“I’m sorry. We have all the people we need right now.”

She seemed surprised by my rejection.

“Perhaps you haven’t fully considered the advantages of adding me?”

Well, maybe I hadn’t … Maybe I should ask her more questions….

“Celestine!” Zamarran’s voice came from outside my window. “We’re all out here waiting for you. What’s taking so long?”

“Sorry,” I yelled back. “On my way.” I turned to Ura. “I have to go. The answer is no, we don’t need you but I hope you can find another group.”

“I hope so too,” she said. “Or I’ll be back.”

It sounded oddly like a threat.

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MY BOOK REVIEW:

This book is an exciting, intriguing, captivating, and engaging read!!

Another fantastic addition to an already successful book series!!!

This is the NINTH book I’ve read from the impressive and talented writer, S. R. Cronin.  To say I’m a fan, would be an understatement lol!!

As usual, I was swept away with Cronin’s storytelling and her ability to completely engage the reader from page one!!

This book is Book Five in the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters Book Series.  Each book in this book series focuses on a specific sister, her story, her special abilities, and her contributions to helping her family and community fight an upcoming war.

Each book in this book series is like a puzzle piece, and each piece provides a little more insight into the big picture of the overall story.  Like a puzzle, it can be solved following a multitude of ways, these books can easily be read as standalones, or in any order.  However, even though they can be read out of order, I wouldn’t strongly recommend that.  As it seems evident the author wrote this series in this particular order for a reason, and each book seems to fittingly complement the next, properly setting up the tone and speed of the next book in the series.

This book follows the main character, Celestine, the fifth sister, and the twin of Olivine, the sister from Book Four, “She’s the One Who Doesn’t Say Much.”  While Celestine seems like the most “normal,” sister of the bunch so far, her story is also unique, and continues to add to the mystique, intrigue, and enchantment of the upcoming final showdown battle that this book series has intensely built up to.

I think I really liked Celestine the most, because she is likable, realistic, and easy to connect with.  She is beautiful, outgoing, charismatic, friendly, and is a very talented musician with a magical voice.  Out of all the sisters she is considered the likeliest to be able to nab a prince.  While her parents seem disappointed with her life’s direction and all the distractions, as they hoped she would marry well and settle down, it seems there is more to Celestine than just being “too choosy.”  Celestine is in love, but not with a prince – a woman, Firuza, her former teacher.  How can Celestine tell her parents that she has already met her soulmate?  Will her parents understand and be able to accept her for who she is?

Furthermore, this book does continue to lead up to the impending war, and highlights Celestine’s magical voice contribution of being able to engage, gather, inspire, sway, and encourage a crowd.  Her gift is crucial to helping win the war as she proves to be an important key asset among her other uniquely gifted sisters.

Another special addition to this book is that is delves into the girl’s mom’s story as we finally get to learn more about her, her history, background, and her role in this storyline.  Not much, or more specifically very few positive or warm details about her are mentioned until this particular book.  Let’s just say there is way more to her story, and this deep dive into her character offers the reader significant insight and understanding into not just her, but the family, community, and culture.

I would also like to point out that as an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, I appreciate the author using her platform to educate the public about understanding and accepting diversity, creating positive environments, and continuing to support equal civil rights and gender equality.  I think the author took great care in properly, fairly, and respectfully representing this community.

This book is clearly another enjoyable read in Cronin’s latest successful book series.  However, fair warning that these books do end with cliffhangers and with many questions still unresolved.  I hate cliffhangers lol – but I understand their importance and necessity in a book series, especially a long one.  Only two books left to go and I can't wait to find out what happens next as this story continues to climactically unfold and sadly, but eventually end!!

All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend it – and this book series!!  I think all historical fantasy readers will like this book too!!  So, add it to your TBR List and get to reading – you won’t be disappointed!!

**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations**

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AUTHOR BIO:

Sherrie Roth is the author of a collection of six speculative fiction novels known as 46. Ascending and now writes a historical fantasy series called The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. The synopses of her books makes it obvious she is fascinated by people achieving the astonishing by developing abilities they barely knew they had.

She’s made a lot of stops along the way. She’s lived in seven cities, visited forty-six countries, and worked as a waitress, technical writer, and geophysicist. She’s lost several cats but acquired a husband who still loves her and three kids who’ve grown up just fine, both despite how odd she is.

These days she lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she also answers a hot-line, does things to improve her writing, and volunteers for the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) of which she’ s proud member.

All her life she wanted to either tell these kinds of stories or be Chief Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise. She admits to occasionally checking her phone for a message from Captain Picard, just in case.

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CONNECT WITH SHERRIE:

Author Blog:

https://sherriecronin.xyz

Book Series Blog:

https://troublesome7sisters.xyz

Email:

lola.zeitman@gmail.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/46Ascending

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/cinnabar01

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/s.r.cronin

LimFic:

https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/s-r-cronin

BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/s-r-cronin

BookBub Book Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/books/she-s-the-one-who-can-t-keep-quiet-the-war-stories-of-the-seven-troublesome-sisters-book-5-by-s-r-cronin

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5805814.Sherrie_Cronin

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60077127-she-s-the-one-who-can-t-keep-quiet

Amazon Author Page:

http://amzn.to/2SYuW36

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3KCVX8u

Amazon US Paperback:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B098PK37J4

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Shes-One-Cant-Keep-Quiet/dp/194128390X

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shes-the-one-who-cant-keep-quiet-s-r-cronin/1140522979

Kobo US eBook:

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Kobo CA eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/she-s-the-one-who-can-t-keep-quiet

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Sherrie will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.