Hi, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Marielle de Vassoigne and her new book, “Choosing Love Over Pride: New Beginnings Vol. 2,” 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 $15 Amazon Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Marielle de Vassoigne and to increase your chances of winning!!
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Choosing Love Over Pride
New Beginnings Vol. 2
by Marielle de Vassoigne
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GENRE: Fiction
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BOOK BLURB:
"Max, do you remember the proposal-gate?"
"How could I ever forget, sweetie? You made sure no one would. Why do you ask?"
"Was it worth it? I mean, I recall being a fierce advocate for the 'I do.' But when I think of how much Dad and you have suffered because of love I wonder. Was it worth it?"
Maxime's stepdaughter refers to her father's legendary attempt to propose in New Beginning in Vancouver, the prequel to this book. This new stage of Maxime's life navigates us through a rollercoaster of emotions while she must face new joys and challenges.
I hope you will enjoy, laugh and cry reading their story as much as I did when I wrote it. I offer you an opportunity to complete the experience of reading this novel appealing to all senses with a soundtrack, available on my author website: marielledevassoigneauthor.com.
Finally, as I identify as a BIPOC and LGBTQ+ ally, this book reflects once again my core belief: a rich life is filled with kindness, curiosity, and exploration, as well as values of diversity and inclusion.
Enjoy!
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EXCERPT ONE:
I wake up the next morning and smile with my eyes still shut. I know Gabriel is scrutinizing my face—well, probably not just my face.
“Good morning wife.”
“Hmm. Good morning husband. Promise me again that every morning will be like today, whatever the circumstance or experiences life may hold for us,” I beg paraphrasing our wedding vows. Is this insistence of mine a premonition of what is to come?
“I do Max. I do my love. I want this sight of you smiling as you regain consciousness to start each of my mornings until we meet our angels.”
We both believe our respective angels, including Gabriel’s late parents, have brought us together.
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GUEST POST:
Create a Playlist
I have created not one but five playlists as a soundtrack to “Choosing Love Over Pride”. And I had five more for its prequel “New Beginning in Vancouver”. They are all accessible from my author website www.marielledevassoigneauthor.com.
As an organic, indie author, I wanted my novels to be a sensorial and sensual experience for the reader. I strived to appeal to all five senses, and even the sixth sense when it comes to Maxime’s (the lead character) intuition and her “butterfly mind”. A mind that forages thousands of erratic thoughts a second, attentive to people non-verbal.
The story is scattered with musical references I have grouped by themes and added to playlists referring to Maxime. The playlists related to “Choosing Love Over Pride” are:
• Max's Evening at
the Explorer's (her Music & Spirit Lounge)
• Max's Latin Jazz
Selection
• Max's Angry
Workout
• Max's - Leonard,
Edith, Nina (for Leonard Cohen, Edith Piaf, and Nina Simone), and
• Vee Sunday Mourning
I have selected the music on those playlists either because it would fit the mood in a scene, or sometimes because the lyrics inspired me a scene when I was so stuck, that even the characters could no longer guide me in their world.
If I was to choose one song as the soundtrack to “Choosing Love Over Pride”, it would be “Flava” from DJ Black Coffee – featuring Una Rams and Tellaman. For “New Beginning in Vancouver” the prequel, in my mind it was “Sonate Pacifique” from the French group: L’Impératice. I will let you appreciate the nuance.
As for the other senses, I rely on Maxime’s nature, activity, and journey. You will imagine the tastes and smells offered by Maxime at the Salon Blossom – Flowers & Teas. The sights are stimulated by the main location of the story: Vancouver, in the beautiful British Columbia, but also in Martinique, a French Caribbean Island, and in France due to her background. And finally, Maxime’s essence is made of sensuality. And you will therefore, feel the touch, the textures and all the feels.
Enjoy!
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AUTHOR BIO:
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After spending half her life in Montréal, Marielle de Vassoigne moved to Vancouver during the pandemic in January of 2021.
Just like her main character Maxime, she was born in France and grew up in Martinique, a French Caribbean Island, before moving in Canada.
An organic writer, she's publishing her first novel, which is an outcome from her many experiences. The story has been influenced by her core belief—that a rich life is filled with kindness, curiosity, and exploration—as well as values of diversity and inclusion.
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CONNECT WITH MARIELLE DE VASSOIGNE:
Website:
https://www.marielledevassoigneauthor.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/marielledevassoigneauthor
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/marielledevassoigneauthor
BookBub Author Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marielle-de-vassoigne
BookBub Book Page:
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22338041.Marielle_de_Vassoigne
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123169353-choosing-love-over-pride
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon US Kindle eBook:
Amazon US Paperback:
Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Choosing-Love-Over-Pride-Beginning-ebook/dp/B0BV4SWRQV
Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Choosing-Love-Over-Pride-Beginning/dp/0228883989
Apple iBooks eBook:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/choosing-love-over-pride-the-sequel-to-new-beginning/id6445731289
Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
Kobo US eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/choosing-love-over-pride
Kobo CA eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/choosing-love-over-pride
Smashwords eBook:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1338396
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Marielle de Vassoigne will be awarding a $15 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.**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.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteI really like the cover and the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really interesting! It's great that you're using all five senses to create an immersive experience for your readers. And Maxime's "butterfly mind" sounds like a unique and intriguing concept. I can't wait to read your novels!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read, will check this out!
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