Rockstar Book Tours: May 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

Blog Tour- EREBUS DAWNING by @AllBrevityWit With An Excerpt & A #Giveaway! @AethonBooks, & @RockstarBkTours

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the EREBUS DAWNING by A.J. Super Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: EREBUS DAWNING:A Space Opera Adventure (Seven Stars Saga, #1)

Author: A.J. Super

Pub. Date: May 11, 2021

Publisher: Aethon Books

Pages: 410

Formats: Paperback, eBook, audiobook

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible

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“Those who can destroy a world can control the universe.”

Everyone wants the Star of Erebus. Space-pirate Nyx Marcus is no exception. With it, she can prove to her father that she is worthy of his legacy. But she’s come up empty-handed aboard the space-ship Thanatos and now Malcam, her father’s First Officer, is mutinying. As Nyx flees with a loyal skeleton crew, she discovers that the planet-killing weapon, named after one of the seven gods, is more than what it seems. Erebus isn’t a simple weapon, but an ancient AI and a technological god.

With the oppressive Queen of the Protectorate and new pirate captain Malcam searching for the Thanatos and Erebus, the AI god has more surprises for Nyx. Waking dormant AI code in Nyx’s blood, Erebus reveals they are family and Nyx is the head of the Seven Stars pantheon. But while Nyx’s only choice is to protect Erebus, she wants no part of her AI responsibilities. Now Nyx must learn to control her power without sacrificing her own humanity or give her enemies a new way to oppress the known universe and lose the family she holds dear.

Excerpt

“By rights, the Medusa and her crew is mine, Malcam. You know that,” Kai huffed, puffing up his chest.

Malcam sneered at Kai. “But you’re not here, and I’m in command. It’s not my fault the captain slipped and fell out of an airlock while you were gone.”

Nyx paused, hand hovering above her console. Did she hear Malcam right?

Kai turned to her.

Malcam’s cerulean gaze crossed from Kai to where Nyx was standing. “Did you not get a chance to tell her?”

“Malcam,” Kai warned.

Nyx sank next to the console. Her breath stuttered. Her father…was gone? He couldn’t be. He was the last of her blood. The last of her family. Now he was floating in the cold black of space. Dead.

“That’s the way the Medusa works, isn’t it? The strong rise to the top. The weak end up in the black. That’s the way it’s always been. And frankly, his decision to elevate you above me, and to give that princess of his rank after the debacle over the Star—that was weakness. You don’t show weakness on this ship.” Malcam ground his teeth. “Now, do you surrender? Or do we fight this one out? Please say the latter. I’m itching for a fight.” He snickered.

A lump formed in Nyx’s throat that she couldn’t swallow. Tears burned her eyes. Her father. He may not have been the good guy of her story, but there were quiet nights playing chess, bouncing red balls in his office when she was a child, and many late dinners together so the crew wouldn’t know. The tears shattered down her cheeks into tiny sobs.

Malcam had taken advantage of Kai having most of his loyal people on the Thanatos. She shuddered. The people left on the Medusa who supported Kai and her father would be executed. Malcam had enough supporters to overturn her father, who was, if not fair, at least seen as just according to traditions, except when it came to her.

Her heart threatened to beat from her chest. Nyx didn’t even get the chance to tell him about the Star or prove that she was smart enough and worthy to receive the ExO rank. She sucked her breath in fits. Her father was in the black. She stood up and faced the video screen. “Fils de pute. I’m going to kill you, Malcam.” The words bubbled from her gut and rumbled in her chest. If she ever came face-to-face with him again, she would end him.

About A.J. Super:

Angela Super earned two Bachelors' degrees from the University of Idaho in the Creative Writing and Theater programs. She has been an author since she was old enough to write (and illustrate) a stapled-together ABC book, which she still has packed away in a box of childhood memorabilia. Currently, she lives in Kansas with her husband who is a High School Graphic Arts Teacher and two fuzz-brained kittiots. She loves to make costumes, cosplay, and occasionally she plays D&D or MTG with teacher-friends during summer vacation.

Angela is inspired by Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Dispossessed and her two feisty grandmas, and she devours sci-fi and fantasy in every medium. She is an active member of the Twitter writing community, and also works with several amazing writing groups, frequently getting to read and critique wonderful unpublished work.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

5/31/2021	Rockstar Book Tours	Kickoff Post
6/1/2021	Two Chicks on Books	Dream Cast
6/2/2021	Jaime's World	Excerpt
6/3/2021	Jaimerockstarbooktours	Instagram Post
6/4/2021	Curlygrannylovestoread	Top 5 Books & Movies

Week Two:

6/7/2021	TLC Book Nook	Excerpt
6/8/2021	Hurn Publications	God of Bounty Short
6/9/2021	Jazzy Book Reviews	God of War Short
6/10/2021	@pagesofyellow	Review
6/11/2021	The Momma Spot	Review

Week Three:

6/14/2021	Lady Hawkeye	Review
6/15/2021	@lexijava_bookish	Excerpt
6/16/2021	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
6/17/2021	Simply Daniel Radcliffe	Review
6/18/2021	The Obsessed Reader	Book Playlist

Week Four:

6/21/2021	Fire and Ice	Review
6/22/2021	Living in a Bookworld	Guest Post
6/23/2021	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
6/24/2021	hauntedbybooks	Review
6/25/2021	cindysloveofbooks	Review

Monday, May 24, 2021

Blog Tour- ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND by @frankmoewriter With An Excerpt & #Giveaway! @fowbooks @RockstarBkTours

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND by Frank Morelli Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About the Book:

Title: ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND

Author: Frank Morelli

Pub. Date: June 8, 2021

Publisher: Fish Out of Water Books

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 300

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD, Bookshop.org

Self-proclaimed teenage philosopher Cordell Wheaton lives in a sleepy, southern town where nothing ever happens; not since his hero, jazz musician John Coltrane, left some seventy years earlier to “follow the sound.” Cordy’s life has been unraveling since the night his father and his brother, Travis, exploded on each other. The night Travis’s addiction transformed him from budding musician into something entirely different. The night Travis took his saxophone and disappeared. When Cordy’s father falls ill, the sixteen-year-old vows to reunite the Wheaton family. He embarks on a modern-day odyssey with forty bucks in his pocket and a dream to find his brother and convince him to be Travis again—by taking him to a show at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, and reminding him of the common bonds they share with their legendary hero. Cordy’s journey is soon haunted by ghostly visions, traumatic dreams, and disembodied voices that echo through his mind. He starts to wonder if the voices are those of the fates, guiding him toward his destiny—or if he’s losing his grip on reality.

Praise for ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND:
“Engrossing story and sympathetic characters. Morelli…makes it worth the trip.”—Booklist

“With a haunting secret, a brave journey and fascinating characters, On the Way to Birdland will remind readers that when you take a giant step into the unfamiliar, you might just find yourself.” —Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times Best Selling author of VERIFY and DISCLOSE

“On the Way to Birdland is a work of tremendous heart. It sings with the joys and pains of family, hope, and impossible dreams. A must read for everyone trying to find their way back to what matters most.”—Adrienne Kisner, Author of DEAR RACHEL MADDOW, THE CONFUSION OF LAUREL GRAHAM, and SIX ANGRY GIRLS

“Listening to and believing in our fears keeps away from a life we wish for. On the Way to Birdland shows us what’s possible when we listen to something else.”—Angelo Surmelis, author of THE DANGEROUS ART OF BLENDING IN

“With balance, beats, and rhythm, this heartfelt coming-of-age story is bridged together like a Coltrane riff under Frank Morelli’s skillful hand. ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND and its cast of diverse, fully fleshed-out characters are now included among My Favorite Things.” –Brenda Rufener, Author of SINCE WE LAST SPOKE and WHERE I LIVE

“A classic tale of choice and chance, with more twists than a Virginia mountain road, On the Way to Birdland is a guide to finding your true self by accepting that you are ‘completely destructible…desperate not to get destroyed.'” —Valerie Nieman, author of TO THE BONES and BACKWATER (Fitzroy, 2022)

Book Trailer:

Excerpt from On the Way to Birdland (Morelli p. 16-17)

I grip the ragged laces of a baseball that’s been sitting on the desk so long it has its own dust imprint. I remember tossing it for the first time with Travis and his friends at the wide-open lot on the corner of Brookside Drive. Not too far from John Coltrane’s old house. Some don’t know, but John Coltrane grew up right here in High Point. Travis and I used to think it was the most exciting piece of news we’d ever heard. I still do. When Dad delivered this news to Travis one morning at the breakfast table, my brother saw it as an omen. He saw it as a miracle. He saw it as God speaking directly to him. That he could take his musical talents, because my brother was a musician—and I hope he still is—to the top, even if the starting point was High Point, North Carolina. If John Coltrane from Underhill Street could do it, why couldn’t Travis Wheaton?

Some folks around here say Coltrane was the greatest saxophonist who ever lived. Travis said he was more than that. He liked to use one specific word to describe his hero, and he’d use it all the time. To Travis, the words “John” and “Coltrane” were synonymous with the word “visionary.” To Travis, they were one and the same. This was how Travis turned me onto another of my great passions in life—Greek philosophy. I doubt he’d ever remember it, because it’s not like learning philosophical teachings were Travis’s thing. But he told me something once, about Coltrane and his vision. About how the ancient philosopher, Plato, believed the rhythm of music should follow the rhythms of a life that is orderly and brave. Travis believed Coltrane was living out the purest form of humanity in his music and that he’d dug deep down into the past to find it and blow it out in sweet notes from the mouth of his sax.

Travis believed that was what it meant to be a visionary, and that always stuck with me. It made me hungry for more, so I became obsessed with Greek philosophers, because I figured they had a better chance of explaining Travis and Coltrane to me than anyone else. After all, it was Plato who also said a musician is someone who is “temporarily engaged in works of peace.” I like that. It’s how I like to see my brother, Travis. Not like the way my father sees him. As a failure.

About Frank Morelli:

Frank Morelli is the author of the young adult novel, No Sad Songs (2018), a YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers nominee and winner of an American Fiction Award for best coming of age story. The first book in his debut middle grade series, Please Return To: Norbert M. Finkelstein (2019) is a Book Excellence Award finalist and provides young readers with a roadmap to end bullying. His fiction and essays have been featured in various publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Cobalt Review, Philadelphia Stories, and Highlights Magazine.

A Philadelphia native, Morelli now resides in High Point, NC with a brilliant illustrator and his fur babies. Connect with him on Twitter @frankmoewriter and on Instagram @frankmorelliauthor.

Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of ON THE WAY TO BIRDLAND, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

5/24/2021	Rockstar Book Tours	Kickoff Post
5/25/2021	Two Chicks on Books	Excerpt
5/26/2021	Jaime's World	Excerpt
5/27/2021	Jaimerockstarbooktours	Instagram Post
5/28/2021	YA Books Central	Guest Post

Week Two:

5/31/2021	Fire and Ice	Review
6/1/2021	Living in a Bookworld	Guest Post
6/2/2021	Rajiv's Reviews	Review
6/3/2021	@pagesofyellow	Review
6/4/2021	@barbs_bookland	Review

Week Three:

6/7/2021	Sj_bookshelf	Review
6/8/2021	The Keysmash Blog	Review
6/9/2021	Dorky Girl and Skeletor	Excerpt
6/10/2021	The Obsessed Reader	Excerpt
6/11/2021	Lady Hawkeye	Excerpt

Week Four:

6/14/2021	I'm Shelfish	Excerpt
6/15/2021	A Dream Within A Dream	Excerpt
6/16/2021	Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers	Guest Post
6/17/2021	For the Love of KidLit	Excerpt
6/18/2021	The Momma Spot	Excerpt

Friday, May 14, 2021

MORE JUNE TOURS- Tours From Simon Kids, JY Press, & Aethon Books!

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the June Tours we're hosting! We have a mix of Adult Sci-Fi Space Opera, MG Paranormal Graphic Novel, & a MG Contemporary Graphic Novel!

REVIEW COPIES- All 3 of these tours will have physical review copies for US residents only. If you are outside the US you will receive an eBook.

REMEMBER WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD OR $25 WORTH OF BOOKS FROM THE BOOK DEPOSITORY EACH MONTH TO ONE LUCKY BLOGGER! THE MORE TOURS YOU SIGN UP FOR THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET!

ALL TOURS WILL HAVE A PRE-MADE HTML POST AND INSTAGRAM PICS SO ALL YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE INTO YOUR BLOGS OR INSTAGAM!

Check below for specifics on each tour and click on the book covers for the Goodreads links and book info.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on any of these tours, please first sign up as a tour host and fill out the form below.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for all of these tours this June! We can't wait for everyone to read them!

About the Books!

Click on the covers to add the books to your Goodreads lists!

This Aethon Books Adult Sci-Fi Space Opera tour runs for four weeks from May 31st-June 18th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, interviews, pre-made guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies (US Residents only) & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

“Those who can destroy a world can control the universe.”

This Yen Press/JY MG Contemporary Graphic Novel tour runs for four weeks from June 14th-July 9th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, pre-made guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies (US Residents only) & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

My name is Grace, not "Kyle's little sister!"

Having a good-looking, friendly, outgoing older brother sucks—especially when you're the total opposite, someone who likes staying home and playing video games. Your parents like him better (even if they deny it!), and everyone calls you "Kyle's little sister" while looking disappointed that you're not more like him. I was really hoping I'd get to go to a different middle school, but no such luck. At least I have my friends...until he finds a way to ruin that, too...! Argh! What do I have to do to get out of his shadow?!

This Aladdin/Simon Kids MG Paranormal Graphic Novel tour runs for two weeks from June 28th-July 2nd & July 5th-9th, will have one or two stops a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, interviews, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies (US Residents only) & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

In this hilarious and heartwarming sequel to the bestselling and critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Okay Witch, half-witch Moth Hush uses magic to boost her confidence with disastrous results—perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Molly Ostertag!

Moth Hush is starting to settle into her newfound witch heritage and powers, but life at school continues to be rough. Even her best friend, Charlie, doesn’t entirely understand what it’s like for her to always be the one who gets mocked, and things only get worse when Moth’s mom starts dating one of the dorkiest teachers in the school! Then Moth gets hold of a mysterious charm that can unleash another version of herself—one who is confident, cool, and extremely popular. What could possibly go wrong?

SIGN UP FOR ALL THE TOURS HERE!

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

JUNE TOURS- Tours From Little Brown, Disney, Random House, & More!

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the late May Tours we're hosting! We have a mix of Adult, YA, & Kidlit books. The genres are a mix of Contemporary, Paranormal, Dystopian, & Fantasy!

PLEASE NOTE BECAUSE OF COVID-19- Some of these tours are eBook only for review copies BUT, we do have a lot that will have physical copies!!! It'll say below each book whether there will be physical copies or not.

REMEMBER WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD OR $25 WORTH OF BOOKS FROM THE BOOK DEPOSITORY EACH MONTH TO ONE LUCKY BLOGGER! THE MORE TOURS YOU SIGN UP FOR THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET!

ALL TOURS WILL HAVE A PRE-MADE HTML POST AND INSTAGRAM PICS SO ALL YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE INTO YOUR BLOGS OR INSTAGAM!

Check below for specifics on each tour and click on the book covers for the Goodreads links and book info.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on any of these tours, please first sign up as a tour host and fill out the form below.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for all of these tours this June! We can't wait for everyone to read them!

About the Books!

Click on the covers to add the books to your Goodreads lists!

This Fish Out of Water Books YA Contemporary tour runs for four weeks from May 24th-June 18th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, interviews, pre-made guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights. eBooks only. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

This Morgan James Fiction YA Dystopian tour runs for three weeks from May 31st-June 4th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, pre-made guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights. eBooks only. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

Scarlett would never kill her best friend, perhaps a Citizen if the situation called for it, but never Rhys. There are quite a few rules in the training center, but a few are the kind that are never broken.

1. Greens are not sent into Cities without officially being promoted to Blue.

2. Blues don’t kill each other.

So why is Scarlett being sent into a City without the proper training? And why does a bizarre, elderly male say Scarlett will kill Rhys? In the Shadow of the Cities details Scarlett’s life in the training center before she is pulled unexpectedly into City life. Without the proper training, she is confused about these things called “families” and why the Citizens aren’t grateful that she is keeping them safe.

In this dystopian novel, In the Shadow of the Cities, the story is told not from a Citizen’s point of view but from a Guard’s. Why do the guards seem to tirelessly obey the government? How can they gun down Citizens mercilessly? Find out as you follow Scarlett on her journey into the Cities.

This Poppy/Little Brown YA Contemporary/Paranormal tour runs for two weeks from May 31st-June 4th & June 7th-11th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

A heartbreaking story of love and loss -- perfect for fans of If I Stay and Five Feet Apart. Soon to be a motion picture starring Joey King.

After bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, seventeen-year-old Tessa Jacobs doesn't believe she deserves love -- not from her adoptive parents, and certainly not from anyone at school.

But everything changes when she has a chance encounter at the local movie theater with Skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who's a true romantic. Their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passionate love you only see in the movies. And Tessa starts to believe she might be deserving of a happy ending after all.

When tragedy strikes, Tessa wakes up alone in the hospital with no memory of how she got there. And Skylar has passed away. As Tessa begins her relentless search for answers, Skylar's spirit reaches out to her from the other side. Desperate to see him one last time, Tessa must unravel the pieces of their relationship -- and the truth might even lead her into the afterlife itself.

This Disney-Hyperion YA Historical Fantasy tour runs for one month from June 1st-30th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About The Book:

MAY THE HAZEL BRING YOU WISDOM AND THE ASPEN GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU...

Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War, retreating to the safety of the antique bookshop where she works. But when a mysterious package arrives with a damaged diary inside, Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men intent on reclaiming the diary are after Sam, setting her and her best friend, along with her childhood crush, on a high-stakes adventure that lands them in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland. Here they discover an ancient order with a dark purpose - to perform an occult ritual that will raise the Specter Queen, the Celtic goddess of vengeance and death, to bring about a war unlike any the world has ever seen. To stop them, Sam must solve a deviously complex cipher - one that will lead her on a treasure hunt to discover the ancient relic at the heart of the ritual: a bowl carved from the tree of life. Will she find the bowl and stop the curse of the Specter Queen, or will the ancient order bring about the end of the world?

Indiana Jones gets a refresh with this female-driven mystery adventure, set in the 1920s, full of ciphers, ancient relics, and heart-stopping action - the first in a brand-new series!

This Delacorte Press YA Contemporary tour runs for one month from June 1st-30th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About the book:

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with her eagerly anticipated third novel. With all the heart and hope of her last two books, this is an utterly unique romance.

Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began . . . and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.

As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything--including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met.

Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. If her visions of heartbreak have taught her anything, it's that no one escapes love unscathed. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. In the end, is love worth the risk?

This Jimmy Patterson Books/Little Brown YA Historical Fantasy tour runs for two weeks, from June 7th-11th & 14th-18th, will have one stop a day on a Blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, interviews, excerpts, interviews, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About the book:

Sparta forged her into a deadly weapon. Now the Gods need her to save the world!

Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her hands—upends the life she's worked so hard to build. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods' waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother's life will be forfeit.

Guided by Artemis's twin-the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo-Daphne's journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes, team her up with mythological legends such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.

A reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo, Daughter of Sparta by debut author Claire Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure.

This Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Kidlit Adventure tour runs for two weeks from June 7th-11th & 14th-18th, will have one stop a day on a blog or Instagram and consist of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About the book:

From a bestselling author comes an evocative, classic-feeling adventure tale about a boy and his sword, and how giving away something precious leads to an even more important discovery.

Lucian's father called them faraway things, those mysterious objects orphaned upon the windswept shore, their stories long lost in the shroud of ocean fog. Lucian's discovery on the beach this particular day, though, is no ordinary faraway thing. It's a cutlass: strong, shiny, and powerful. As its history comes to light, Lucian faces a choice: cling to the sword he loves or accept a gift that shines farther, wider, and deeper than he could have ever dreamed.

Stunningly illustrated with evocative art by Kelly Murphy and written by award-winning and bestselling writer Dave Eggers, here is a profound and resonant tale about the reward of letting go.

This Montlake Publishing (Amazon) Adult Contemporary sweet romance INSTAGRAM ONLY tour runs for two weeks from June 21st-25th & June 28th-July 2nd, will have one stop a day on Instagram and consist of reviews, excerpt images, & spotlights. Physical copies & eBooks available. There will be images for Instagram stops.

About the book:

Welcome to Harper Landing, a small town filled with people who believe in happy endings.

Left raising his newly orphaned nephew after a tragic accident, Aaron Baxter fears he’s not cut out to be a single dad. But to give baby Jack the life he deserves—and to find a peaceful refuge for himself—Aaron moves to the idyllic Pacific Northwest town of Harper Landing.

Julia Harper, descendant of the town’s founder and successful frozen yogurt shop owner, is mostly resigned to her role as the often-overlooked girl next door. But when the town newcomer, Aaron, reaches out for help with Jack, she finds herself yearning to take part in a sweet love story of her own.

To Aaron, the grace Julia extends is a balm for his aching heart and the guilt he feels over his sister’s death. To Julia, Aaron’s adoration is the key to finally realizing her own worth. With a baby in the middle, can these two hurting souls find completeness in each other?