Undoing Time by Rachel Dacus - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hello, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Rachel Dacus and her new book, “Undoing Time,” 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.

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Undoing Time

The Timegathering Book Series

Book Three

by Rachel Dacus

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GENRE: Sci-Fi, Time Travel Romance

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BLURB:

Liv Pomeroy’s high hopes and lavish lifestyle come horribly undone when her fiancé runs off with her maid of honor. Swearing off love forever, she goes on a summer escape to Florence, Italy. Agreeing to help her cousin May raise funds for an art restoration project, Liv is astonished to find they share a genetic gift for undoing time. Soon she’s joining a team of time travelers who rescue history from those who would change it. And fighting her attraction to a sexy time traveling colleague, who just might turn out to be working for the wrong side in the American Revolution. A thrilling tale of time travel, romance, and espionage.

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EXCERPT TWO:

THE SAN FRANCISCO QUAKE

He turned to look at her, his brown eyes wide, but his brows pulled together in concern. “Are you going to be okay?”

The smoke from the 1906 earthquake was thick in the air. She repressed a choke. “I’ll be fine.”

“Are you cold? You look like you’re shivering.”

That wasn’t why she was shivering Liv looked down at her clothes and was startled to find herself swathed in a long skirt of heavy silk brocade. Her petticoat rustled its many folds. She was encased in so many layers, she might have been wearing an overcoat to shield her from the wind.

“I’m not cold.”

She turned again and looked down the hill, seeing the ferry building and docks, a familiar landmark. Her emotions calmed.

A man in a bowler hat passed them.

“What’s happening?” Tom asked.

“You’re aware, surely,” the man said. “You see the smoke, the rubble. Pardon me, I must find my family.”

He scooted down the hill.

“In a matter of days, people begin to thirst and even starve,” Tom said. “Half the city is homeless. I just wanted to know if that fellow was a helper.”

“A helper?”

“San Franciscans who had something left began to help the others. The city grew together under the devastation. I wasn’t kidding when I said half of everyone here is homeless, or nearly so.”

Liv couldn’t reply. The enormity of what she was seeing choked her. Tears rolled down her face, and when she wiped them away, soot came off her hand. Her face must have already grown gray with the ash from fires. Tom’s had too.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Rachel Dacus writes about history, love, romance, and art – usually with a touch of the supernatural. If time travel were possible, she’d hop over to Renaissance Rome, and then check out how the American Revolutionary War is going, and maybe visit an 18th century London artist’s studio. A poet and novelist, Dacus has published four novels and four poetry collections. When not writing, she listens to music, new and old, from indie and progressive rock to classical and jazz. Once a dancer, she’s now an avid walker, often twice a day -- once for the Muse and once for the world’s liveliest Silky Terrier. She blogs about the writing life and has collected a wealth of writing and publishing resources.

Connect with her at racheldacus.net, @Rachel_Dacus on Twitter, and RachelDacusAuthor on Facebook – and the links listed below!

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A Pain in the Tuchis by Mark Reutlinger - Book Tour - Book Review - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hello, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Mark Reutlinger and his new book, “A Pain in the Tuchis,” 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.

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A Pain in the Tuchis

Mrs. Kaplan Mystery Book Series

Book Two

by Mark Reutlinger

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GENRE: Cozy Mystery

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BLURB:

Combining the classic charms of Agatha Christie with the delightful humor of M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin novels, Mark Reutlinger’s Mrs. Kaplan mystery series returns as a notorious crank meets an untimely fate.

Yom Kippur is a day of reflection and soul searching. But at the Julius and Rebecca Cohen Home for Jewish Seniors, Vera Gold misses this opportunity to atone for her many sins when she up and dies. Indeed, Vera was such a pain in the tuchis to all those around her that when her sister claims Vera was deliberately poisoned, the tough question isn’t who would want to kill her—but who wouldn’t?

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EXCERPT TWO:

“Ida, we must go to see Inspector Corcoran right away. There is no time to lose.” . . . “Now?” I said. “We are going to see him now?”

“Yes. Get your coat. I shall hurry down to the front desk and ask for a taxi.”

Mrs. K walked quickly to the front door. But before she could open it, someone on the other side began pounding on it. Oy, such a tummel! I reached past Mrs. K to open it, but she grasped my arm and stopped me. The loud knocking continued.

“We cannot go that way,” Mrs. K said, pushing me back from the door.

“But you know there is no other way out, except the back window.…”

I suddenly had a vision of another time, another window, when we needed to get into an apartment at the Home to find important evidence. Getting Mrs. K through that window, from bristen at one end to tuchis at the other, was like pushing two pounds of chopped liver into a one pound jar.

“No, Rose,” I said, “we are not climbing through another window.”

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MY BOOK REVIEW:

Mrs. K and Ida are delightfully back at it again – enjoying tea at the Home, causing shenanigans, celebrating Jewish holidays, and of course, solving another murder!!

This book is such a pleasant, whimsical, comical read filled with quirky (and very entertainingly so!!) characters, fun Yiddish catch phrases, and clever cozy mystery plot points!!  Mrs. K and Ida provide a very amusing take on an older Jewish community that is anything but ordinary!!

Last month I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing, “Oy Vey Maria!” by Mark Reutlinger, which is Book Three in his Mrs. K Mystery Book Series.  I really enjoyed this amusing and entertaining read, so, when I saw he had another book review tour coming up, I pounced on signing up. Although this book, “A Pain in the Tuchis,” is actually Book Two in the series, and I was a bit worried about reading this book series backwards as it might seem odd and confusing, thankfully that was not the case.  Instead, I enjoyed getting to know more background info about the two main characters, their families, and their time spent living at the Julius and Rebecca Cohen Home for Jewish Seniors.  Clearly, the author has successfully made these books hold up for standalone reading, but as much fun as they are, you’ll be sure to want to read them all!!

This book starts right off with the death of a resident of the Home, Vera.  Vera’s death is ruled as being a natural death/death from illnesses/old age.  However, Vera’s younger sister, Fannie, who is also another resident of the Home, believes her sister was actually murdered.  Fannie pleads to Mrs. K to investigate and find out how her sister really died.  While Mrs. K and Ida seem a tad reluctant to help and urge Fannie to contact the police if she feels strongly enough about her suspicions.  Fannie admits to them that her sister actually confided in her the day before her death and disclosed that she thought someone was trying to poison her.  While Fannie pretty much dismissed her sister’s statement and chalked it up as part of her illness or age, it now seems maybe Vera was right, someone was trying to kill her.  As Mrs. K and Ida can see how distressed and concerned Fannie is, they finally agree to look into Vera’s death – hoping to at least find some answers and provide closure.

Vera was clearly not the favorite at the Home, and there are many stories and references to her rude, angry, bitterness, mood swings, erratic behavior, and her personal attacks on fellow residents, staff, and a cute little kitty.  While it seems Vera had way more enemies than friends, could her belittling and demeaning actions really lead someone to kill her??  Mrs. K and Ida are on the case, even though they’re not sure there is even a case to be solved, but with Vera’s last dying words of being poisoned, and her strange recovery/deterioration repeated health patterns, maybe there is something more to Vera’s death than being “natural.”

I loved teaming back up with this geriatric Holmes and Watson type amateur sleuthing duo!!  Mrs. K and Ida have easily become two of my favorite cozy mystery characters!!

While I did enjoy reading this book, I have to admit, I found book three to be more entertaining and engaging.  At times I felt the writing structure in this book to be somewhat clunky and not as smooth, soft flowing.  Also, some passages felt unnecessarily repetitive and slower paced.  This is mostly in regard to hearing about Vera’s devious exploits, her health, her numerous medications, and Daniel’s pharmacy skills.  Perhaps this is also because we don’t actually “meet” or “interact” with Vera, she is already dead on page one, therefore making it harder to connect and sympathize.  Everything is told in remembrance and recollection of her and it seems like many of the characters are repeating the same details and facts about her.  Unfortunately, this comes off a bit tedious and detracts from the story.

Although, regardless of repetitiveness, I really did enjoy hearing some of Vera’s kerfuffle’s including the one about Rena, her cat, and Mrs. K brilliant service animal solution!!  I am such an animal lover and appreciate Mrs. K standing up for Rena and not having a sweet, innocent furbaby removed from it’s loved one.

This book is also written with unnamed chapter titles that create steady transitions allowing the reader to stay emerged in the story.  This book is also told from Ida’s Point-of-View, further adding to the list of similarities of the Holmes and Watson writing style.

This book is also full of amusing Yiddish catch phrases and Jewish culture that are not only educational, but also fun and interesting to learn!!  The author was able to easily add these into the story with a natural voice, but clever dialogue that was simple to follow and understand.  I truly felt the author did a great job incorporating these terms into the story and providing a quick and straightforward interpretation of such phrase which made it easy to understand.  However, I really wish the author had included a vocabulary reference section of Yiddish terms at the beginning of the book.  This would allow the reader to not only understand and learn Yiddish, but perhaps even include the pronunciation of such terms, which I’m sure I embarrassingly butchered through many of them – at least in my head, not out loud lol!!

This book is book two in the Mrs. Kaplan Book Series, and while I had not read the first book previously, I had no trouble keeping up.  This book can easily be read as a standalone.

All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend it!!  I think all cozy mystery 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:

Mark Reutlinger, Professor of Law Emeritus at Seattle University, is the author of the “Mrs. Kaplan” cozy mystery series (which includes, in addition to A Pain in the Tuchis, Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death and Oy Vey, Maria!) and the caper mystery Murder with Strings Attached, as well as the political thrillers Made in China and (under the pseudonym M. R. Morgan) Sister-in-Law: Violation, Seduction, and the President of the United States. Mark and his wife, Analee, live in University Place, Washington.

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Mark 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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The Mistletoe Contract by Jennifer Chastain - Blurb Blitz - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Jennifer Chastain and her new book, “The Mistletoe Contract,” 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.

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The Mistletoe Contract

by Jennifer Chastain

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GENRE:  Contemporary Christian Romance

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BLURB:

He needs a wife. She needs money. Is their modern-day marriage an answer to their prayers or a disaster waiting to happen?

Confirmed bachelor, Nathan Rutledge shut his heart to romance when he was forced to break the heart of the only woman he ever truly loved. Now, with his father’s retirement from the family conglomerate, the torch has been passed to him. But there are two problems—first, he needs a wife in order to take over the family business. Second, someone has been embezzling company funds. With the pressure mounting, and time expiring to find both a wife he can trust and the thief, Nate needs a Christmas miracle.

Forensic Accountant, Meredith Mitchell’s life is in a shambles. Her mother needs a lifesaving transplant, Mom’s medical bills have bankrupted Meredith’s meager savings, and she’s sold everything of value, but it’s still not enough. To make matters worse, she’s now tasked with discovering accounting errors for a new client—none other than Nathan Rutledge—the same man who gave her a broken heart for Christmas eight years ago.

Meredith wants to run. Nate wants the chance to right his wrongs. So, naturally, when he proposes a modern-day marriage of convenience, she balks at the idea. But he desperately needs a wife, and she really needs the money he offers. Is this the answer to her prayers? Or will this mutually beneficial arrangement re-open old wounds that can’t be healed?

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EXCERPT ONE:

Pull it together, Meredith. You can do this. It’s only Nate’s dad.

A door slammed down the hallway, and footsteps echoed off the hardwood floors.

And then, the last person she expected to see was standing in front of her, his arms crossed over his impressive chest. Not a dark hair out of place nor a wrinkle in his charcoal-gray suit.

Her Christmas past had come back to haunt her.

“Meredith. Tori’s not here. She’s at work.” Nate’s deep blue eyes narrowed to slits. His harsh tone along with the fire in his eyes pulled her out of her daydreams.

“I’m not here for Tori.” Meredith rose, thankful the heels on her boots added three inches to her height.

Standing on shaky legs, she patted her updo for stray hairs. She smoothed her skirt, stiffened her spine, and swallowed past the boulder lodged in her throat. No fear. Facing him, she forced herself to smile.

“Nathan Rutledge. It’s… good to see you again.” She held out her hand but let it fall when he ignored her friendly attempt.

How rude.

So, they had history—big deal. She was mature enough to put it behind her. But maybe, he couldn’t. Meredith lifted her chin. “I was expecting to meet with your father.”

Nate rocked back on his heels, hands in his pockets. “Yes, well, obviously, he’s not here. I’m now the acting CEO.”

Her eyebrows rose. “Oh, I didn’t know. My supervisor only said I was supposed to meet with Mr. Rutledge.”

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AUTHOR BIO:

Jennifer Chastain is a member of ACFW, ACFW-NC, and My Book Therapy/Novel Academy. Several of her other stories were finalists in the Blue Ridge Mountains Foundations contest and she was a finalist in the Touched by Love contest, sponsored by the Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers. Her contemporary romance stories contain the themes of redemption, grace, and forgiveness.

A hopeful romantic, Jennifer loves dark chocolate, Diet Coke, old movies and a good romantic movie. She loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen and when not cooking, she’s reading or conducting more research for her stories. Growing up in the snowy North, Christmas has always been her favorite holiday, with the scents of cinnamon, vanilla, and pine scenting the air.

She and her husband have been married for over 25 years and they are permitted to co-exist with their black rescue cat.

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Jennifer 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.

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Talk of Tokyo by Heather Hallman - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Heather Hallman and her new book, “Talk of Tokyo,” 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.

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Talk of Tokyo

by Heather Hallman

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GENRE:  Historical Romance

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BLURB:

CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS

1897 Tokyo is no different than anywhere else in the world: men are exploiting women. Specifically, Western men are exploiting Japanese women, and Suki Malveaux holds no punches in her condemnation of their behavior in her weekly column in the Tokyo Daily News.

Suki knows firsthand when Western men arrive at Tokyo Bay there’s only one outcome for Japanese women: a child and new mother left behind as nothing more than discarded shrapnel from the heartless war on love.

Griffith Spenser is her latest target. He’s been seen with Natsu Watanabe, one of Tokyo’s esteemed war widows. Under full anonymity of the moniker “The Tokyo Tattler,” Suki makes sure Griffith knows exactly why his behavior with Natsu won’t be tolerated.

Away from her Japanese mask as a columnist, Suki never intended to meet the cad. When he seeks her out to hire as a tutor for his niece and nephew, she’s faced with seeing him day in and day out without him ever knowing who she really is.

Caught in her struggle for anonymity so she can keep battling for women’s rights, Suki’s about to learn the full impact of her words on the people behind the story, especially on Griff.

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EXCERPT ONE:

Tokyo 1897

Foreign Quarter of Tsukiji

Shaky hands and racing heart notwithstanding, Suki gave herself a fighting chance. The incorrigible rake might have accusations, threats, and plans for retaliation, but she had feminine cunning. While she lacked familiarity with the mechanics involved in that sort of cunning, she’d seen how furtive glances and teasing words reduced men to foolishness. The basics of flirtation rivaled neither the complexity of French verbs nor the convolutedness of English spellings, both of which she’d mastered with ease.

A maid hastened across the garden and opened the front gate. “Mr. Spenser is expecting you,” she said in the clear, precise English of servants in Tokyo’s foreign quarter of Tsukiji.

Suki followed the maid through Spenser’s front garden, past azalea bushes boasting radiant displays of scarlets, lavenders, and magentas. Flurries of pale pink temple bells burst forth in a graceful arrangement that bore a decidedly feminine touch.

Of course it did. Spenser’s gardens would’ve been planted by his former wife.

Suki pictured the fair-haired young woman vigorously fanning herself at last summer’s festival. She’d worn one of those heavy dresses that trapped sweat and exacerbated the summer itch. Several months later, news had traveled through Tsukiji that Spenser’s bride had returned to England for good.

As Suki stared up at the Japanese-style wooden beam home with the gingerbread trim and second-story dormer windows favored by Tsukiji’s British residents, dread once again grew in the pit of her stomach. If Spenser had seen fit to alienate the woman he’d pledged to honor and protect, what did he have in store for the woman he most certainly despised?

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AUTHOR BIO:

Heather Hallman writes witty, sensual, contest-winning romances set in Meiji-era Japan (1868-1912). She is the author of the Tokyo Whispers series that includes Scandals of Tokyo and Talk of Tokyo.

She is fluent in Japanese language, history, and culture, and earned a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology based on fieldwork research in Japan. She lives in Tokyo with her professor husband and two young daughters. In her free time, she can be found translating ancient Japanese poetry and observing the passing of seasons while sipping green tea. Just kidding, she has no free time. But she does watch something that makes her laugh while she does the dishes.

Perennial obsessions include the weather forecast (she checks three different apps at least three times a day, as no single app can be trusted), Baltimore Ravens football (hometown obsession), and making smoothies that taste like candy bars.

Feel free to chat her up about any of her obsessions, or, even better, about historical Japan—any era is fine, she loves them all. She also enjoys exchanging book recommendations, discussions about the craft of romance writing, and stories about life in present-day Tokyo.

Visit her website to learn more: https://www.heatherhallman.com and at the links below!

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https://www.bookbub.com/books/talk-of-tokyo-tokyo-whispers-book-2-by-heather-hallman

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22050466.Heather_Hallman

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59810280-talk-of-tokyo

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/3Fz6v4A

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3INHgxt

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3KV9msz

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Talk-Tokyo-Whispers-Book-ebook/dp/B09NF9NRPP

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Talk-Tokyo-Heather-Hallman/dp/1957295023

Apple Books eBook:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/talk-of-tokyo/id1599810827

Barnes & Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/talk-of-tokyo-heather-hallman/1140773539

Boroughs Publishing Group eBook:

https://boroughspublishinggroup.com/books/talk-tokyo

Kobo US eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/talk-of-tokyo

Kobo CA eBook:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/talk-of-tokyo

Smashwords eBook:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1120283

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

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

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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