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Monday, September 5, 2022

Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama by William A. Glass - Book Tour - Book Review - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host William A. Glass and his new book, “Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama,” 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 $25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Bill and to increase your chances of winning!!

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

Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama

by William A. Glass

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GENRE: Family Drama

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BLURB:

Cindy and Dave Knight got married too young. Several years later they are trying to make the best of it. He is a salesman on the fast track with a prestigious corporation. She is the indispensable assistant to a prominent Broadway producer. They own an apartment in Manhattan and enjoy knocking around the city together. However, Dave's erratic behavior and career obsession strain the relationship. Can it be saved?

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EXCERPT TWO:

Only a few cars are scattered about the Sandy Hook parking lot when Cindy and Dave get there. After bundling up, they stroll down a path to the beach, where a chill wind sends one white-capped wave after another crashing onto the shore. Foam races across the sand to where a cluster of seagulls waits. The birds appear to shiver as they fluff their feathers with short, jerky motions. “See, even the seagulls are cold,” Cindy complains.

“We’ll warm up once we start walking.”

“I hope so.”

The pair sets off toward North Beach with purposeful strides. Soon they’re breathing heavily from the exertion of powering through the sand. “I wonder where the people in those other cars went,” Cindy pants. She’s gazing at the barren shoreline.

“Guess they’re on the bayside,” Dave says. He looks down as they walk, hoping to spot something in the flotsam along the high-water line. After a while, he finds a starfish.

“Is it alive?” Cindy asks.

“I have no idea, but I’ll throw it back just in case.” Dave hurls the creature into an advancing wave. Then they both turn and quickly resume walking. Neither wants to look back to see if the starfish went out with the tide or washed back up.

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MY BOOK REVIEW:

This book is an interesting, intriguing, realistic read full of family drama!!

This book follows main characters, Dave and Cindy as they navigate the ups and downs of their marriage, careers, relationships, and life in New York City.

This book starts off a bit slow, with a strange, awkward guys night out at a gentleman’s club.  While this felt a bit clunky and distasteful, the book does quickly pick up, and shifts to the focus of the main story of Dave and Cindy.

This book captures quite an array of compelling, well-described characters that all strongly support and move the story along.

As someone with strong ties to the retail world, I must admit I enjoyed the P&G story line full of new products, setting up planograms, difficult store managers, dealing with adversary vendors, etc.

I think many older aged readers will enjoy reminiscing down memory lane as this book takes them on a journey through a time when life was simpler and less complicated.  And of course, revel in memories of when ketchup was only $0.89, two beers plus tip could be covered in a $5.00 bill, VIP lap dances only cost $10.00 per song, or $15.00 for two, and a $0.50 off Tide coupon was a treasured deal lol.  None of those prices even come close to what they cost today!!

The writing tone of this book is strongly male dominated with many slights at females in the workplace and male chauvinistic attitudes.  Furthermore, this book is full of strongly rated adult content, including but not limited to profanity, drinking and driving, illicit drugs, open relationships, extensive sexual content, and other crude references, etc.  Fair warning, this book may be uncomfortable for some readers.

This book is divided up into fifteen longer sized chapters that span across 267 pages.

At this time, this book is not part of a book series.  Therefore, this book can easily be read as a standalone.

All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it!!  I think all family drama genre readers and nostalgic fans 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:

Bill is a retired business executive now living in South Carolina with his wife, Bettina.  She teaches high school German while Bill is the soccer coach at a small college.  Their three sons, Alex, Robert, and Gordon have all graduated from college and moved away to pursue careers. Now Bill and Bettina enjoy long walks with their dog, Scout. When the weather permits, Bill commutes on his motorcycle. “It’s like taking a roller coaster to work!” he enthuses.

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CONNECT WITH BILL:

Website:

https://williamaglass.com

Blog:

https://www.williamaglass.com/blog

Email:

coachbillglass@gmail.com

Facebook Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/William-A-Glass-Author-100365172001485

Facebook Personal Page:

https://www.facebook.com/william.glass.50767

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/WilliamAGlass3

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/williamasaglass

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-glass-1281609

LibraryThing Author Page:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Glaswa4611

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20170818.William_A_Glass

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61321975-off-broadway

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/30mtH42

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3Ak3HYA

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3PUYM63

Amazon US Hardcover:

https://amzn.to/3ReaWYN

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Off-Broadway-Marriage-William-Glass-ebook/dp/B09Z591MWD

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Off-Broadway-Marriage-William-Glass/dp/1946005592

Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Off-Broadway-Marriage-William-Glass/dp/1946005606

Apple Books eBook:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/off-broadway/id1621599289

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/off-broadway-william-a-glass/1141393797?ean=9781946005625

Barnes and Noble Paperback:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/off-broadway-william-a-glass/1141393797?ean=9781946005595

Barnes and Noble Hardcover:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/off-broadway-william-a-glass/1141393797?ean=9781946005601

Kobo US eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/off-broadway-3

Kobo CA eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/off-broadway-3

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Bill 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.


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11 comments:

  1. It's wonderful to be visiting your Fabulous site! Thanks so much for having me!

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  2. I hope you had a great Labor Day

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  3. I enjoyed the excerpt, Bill, Off Broadway sounds like a riveting read, thanks for sharing it with me!

    Thanks, Fabulous and Brunette, for sharing your review!

    Have a spectacular week!

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  4. This sounds really interesting. Thank you for sharing your review thoughts.

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  5. What is the best thing that happened to you this month?

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  6. I’m not married but I sure have drama with my child everyday. It’s always a fight to go to school

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  7. Do you have any pets?

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