• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HCI (June 1, 2011)

What’s really wrong with having one child? Is one enough for you? For your partner? What constitutes a complete, happy family? Will your only child be lonely, spoiled, bossy, selfish? Read this book and find out.

Despite the personal distress and pressure to have a second baby, the number of women having an only child has more than doubled in the last two decades.  What most people don’t realize is that one-child families outnumber families with two children and have for more than two decades. In major metropolitan areas like New York, 30 percent of families have a singleton. Throughout the country people are following suit. And it’s no wonder why:

• The worrisome biological clock (secondary infertility; older mothers)
• Downtrodden job markets
• How mothers working affects everyone in the family
• Finances and housing and costs of education

These are only the few things that parents today (and parents to be) contend with when deciding to start a family and determining whether or not to stop after one. The time is right for a book that addresses the emerging type of nuclear family, one that consists of a solo child.

Popular Psychology Today blogger and parenting author of fifteen books, including the groundbreaking Parenting the Only Child, Susan Newman, Ph.D., grew impatient with the pervasiveness of only-child folklore masquerading as fact and offers the latest findings about the long-term effects of being raised as a singleton.

In The Case for the Only Child, Newman walks parents (and future parents) through the long list of factors working for and against them as well as highlights the many positive aspects of raising and being a singleton. The aim of this book is to ease and guide parents through the process of determining what they want. Although each situation is unique, the profound confusion surrounding having a second child is similar. It is one of the most difficult and life-altering choices parents face. Adding to one’s family dramatically changes one’s life and the life of one’s firstborn forever. What will a person give up in time, money, freedom, intimacy, and job advancement with another child in the household? What will they gain? The Case for the Only Child helps explore and resolve these perplexing questions.

About Susan Newman, P.h.D.

Susan Newman, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and the author of 15 nonfiction books about parenting and issues affecting family life. She taught at Rutgers University and is a featured speaker/workshop facilitator on family life and children’s issues. Susan is the author of the classic book Parenting the Only Child and blogs for Psychology Today magazine.

Visit the author at www.susannewmanphd.com.

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Susan Newman, P.h.D.’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Wednesday, June 8th:  Chaotic Compendiums

Thursday, June 9th:  Life in Review

Monday, June 13th:  Redheaded Book Child

Thursday, June 16th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Monday, June 20th: Life is Short. Read Fast

Tuesday, June 21st:  I’m Booking It

Monday, June 27th:  Helen’s Book Blog

Tuesday, June 28th:  Girls Gone Reading

Thursday, June 30th:  Stacy’s Books

Tuesday, July 5th:  Overstuffed

Introducing True Vows, a daring new series from HCI Books —   that will rock the romance world and redefine memoir forever. It’s Reality-based, or RB Romance™ where the inspiration of each novel is ripped from the headlines and based on personal interviews with real couples whose love stories read like the best in romantic fiction. Esteemed authors Judith Arnold, Alison Kent, and Julie Leto are beloved story-tellers whose distinctive styles have won them large and loyal followings.  Readers trust them to deliver compelling, page-turning reads, and beginning this fall romance readers will not be disappointed. They will be captivated by the unexpected—an experience that transcends anything that’s ever been offered in the genre before.

When fantasy meets reality anything can happen.  Believe it.  It’s true.

“What better way is there to prove romance really exists than to read these books?” —Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author

“Memoir meets romance! In the twenty years I’ve been penning romances, this is one of the most novel and exciting ideas I’ve encountered in the genre. Take a Vow. It rocks!” —Tara Janzen, New York Times bestselling author of Loose and Easy

“An irresistible combination of romantic fantasy and reality that begins where our beloved romance novels end: TRUE VOWS.  What a scrumptious slice of life!”  -Suzanne Forster, New York Times bestselling author

“ATTENTION ROMANCE READERS: True Love Does Exist! And, you can now find it between the pages of a new series written by established romance authors.” RT Reviews magazine

MEET ME IN MANHATTAN by Judith Arnold on tour in September 2010

A classic love story told only as Judith Arnold can tell it—with a deep grasp of the complexities of the human heart and unforgettable tales of love lost and then unexpectedly found again.

Ted Skala and Erika Fredell were the perfect New Jersey high school sweethearts. Like many teens Ted and Erika spent plenty of time in parked cars under the stars, but there was so much more between them than the chemistry that ignited their courtship, and Ted couldn’t imagine a life without Erika. By graduation he was ready to get engaged. Erika, however, was ready to spread her wings and faraway she flew to college. She broke his heart. She sailed the world.

Fast forward 15 years.  When fate intervenes and their paths cross, the result is emotionally explosive and that old black magic is back with the force of a super nova. But Erika once ravaged his heart: How can Ted ever trust her again? And now that he’s seriously involved with another woman, how can Erika hope for a second chance with the man she never should have let go?

FREE download of the first chapter HERE!

HARD TO HOLD by Julie Leto on tour in October 2010

Bestselling author Julie Leto conjures a delicious romance that’s as real and compelling as the couple whose remarkable story she tells.

New York lobbyist Michael Davoli feels like he’s been sucker punched when he meets Anne Miller at a concert. When fate leads him to move into same Albany apartment building where Anne lives, Michael falls hard.  After all, Anne’s hot, his dog likes her, and she’s catnip to the senses after she picks a lock faster than Sydney Bristow can disarm a nuke.

Always fiercely independent, Anne’s crackerjack reporting skills and keen intellect are no match for the chemical reaction she has to this man with electric blue eyes. But while Mike effortlessly holds her with his gaze, he withholds the embrace she longs for.  Why is he so distant? Has Anne misread his signals?  When he finally confesses that he suffers from a neurological disorder that he’s learned to disguise from others but could keep him from ever holding her through the night—she makes a choice that changes the rest of her life.

Anne isn’t about to let anything like Tourette’s Syndrome keep her from the man of her dreams. But Mike has a second secret. Will this secret be the one that even a grand passion cannot survive?

With her trademark wit and sensual artistry, Julie Leto knocks this unforgettable romance out of the park and straight to the heart.  Based on the true love story between Mike Davoli and Anne Miller, Hard to Hold is a modern day fairy tale that proves that the best things in life—and in romance—are real.

FREE download of the first chapter HERE!

THE ICING ON THE CAKE by Alison Kent on tour in November 2010

Alison Kent’s cutting-edge style smartly takes the contemporary pulse of love and wraps it in timeless truths as she journeys into the open hearts and secret dreams of Michelle Snow and Todd Bracken.

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match . . . dot com!  An on-line dating service is not Michelle Snow’s idea of how to find love but when the Big 3-0 hits, Michelle decides she has nothing to lose since she hasn’t brought a date home in ten years, she’s professionally burned out, and her climb up the corporate ladder has come at the expense of abandoning her sweet dream: to own a boutique cupcakery.

Todd Bracken, early 30s and a successful technology consultant, isn’t exactly a player after being off the market for ten years, and pours himself into his dual passions of martial arts and home-sweet-home renovations. Only there’s no one to come home to so he decides to give Match.com a try. Todd isn’t so sure the Internet dating scene is his thing—until a message pops up in the wee hours on a weekend night: “I like your smile.” Todd likes—a lot—the whole package that glides into a French bistro in Washington, D.C.

It’s serious mojo-at-first-sight but there’s a glitch: Todd and Michelle live in different cities. Will love find its way in the digital age with a You’ve Got Mail courtship when video cam kisses just aren’t enough? And when Todd challenges Michelle to not only go for her dream but let him share it, will they be able to make it happen together despite obstacles more plentiful than a shower of rainbow sprinkles?

FREE download of the first chapter HERE!

About the Authors:

Judith Arnold has written more than eighty-five novels with well over ten million copies in print worldwide. She has received numerousRomantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards andPublishers Weekly named her novel Love in Bloom’s, one of the best books of the year. She has been a multiple finalist for Romance Writers of America’s RITA and Lifetime Achievement Awards, and is the author of the ground-breaking, bestselling novel Barefoot in the Grass. Visit the author at www.juditharnold.com..

Julie Leto , a USA Today bestselling author, broke into the romance industry in 1998 and has since published over thirty-five novels.  She’s been nominated for the coveted RITA award and her 2007 release, Stripped, was named Best Blaze by Romantic Times BOOKreviews. Visit the author at www.julieleto.com...

.Alison Kent , author of No Limits, a Cosmo Red Hot Read, has written over forty sexy, sassy contemporaries for Harlequin and action adventure suspense novels for Kensington. If there’s a better career to be had, she doesn’t want to know about it, as she’s quite happy penning romantic tales from the backyard of her Texas home. Visit the author at www.alisonkent.com.

Find out more about TRUE VOWS on the website, on Facebook, and on Twitter.  You can even submit your own True Romance story!

Tour Stops for MEET ME IN MANHATTAN:

Monday, September 6th: Daydream Believer

Tuesday, September 7th: Trisha’s Book Blog

Wednesday, September 8th: Tracy’s Place

Thursday, September 9th: Babbling about Books, and More!

Monday, September 13th: Books Like Breathing

Thursday, September 16th: The Book Vixen

Friday, September 17th: Book Junkie

Monday, September 20th: The Romance Reviews

Wednesday, September 22nd: Simply Stacie

Thursday, September 23rd: Addicted to Romance

Friday, September 24th: The Bibliophilic Book Blog

Monday, September 27th: The Book Lush

Tuesday, September 28th: Enchanted by Books

Wednesday, September 29th: The Book Binge

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Tour Stops for HARD TO HOLD:

Friday, October 1st: Tracy’s Place

Monday, October 4th: Trisha’s Book Blog

Tuesday, October 5th: Pearl’s World of Romance

Wednesday, October 6th: Love to Read for Fun

Thursday, October 7th: Babbling about Books, and More!

Friday, October 8th:  Book Junkie

Monday, October 11th: Books Like Breathing

Tuesday, October 12th: The Book Lush

Wednesday, October 13th: Smexy Books

Thursday, October 14th: Daydream Believer

Friday, October 15th: Fiction Vixen

Monday, October 18th: Addicted to Romance

Wednesday, October 20th: The Book Binge

Thursday, October 21st: The Bibliophilic Book Blog

Reschedule- Date TBD: The Romance Reviews

Tuesday, October 19th:.

Tour Stops for THE ICING ON THE CAKE:

Monday, November 1st: Daydream Believer

Monday, November 1st: Books Like Breathing

Wednesday, November 3rd: The Book Binge

Wednesday, November 3rd: Tracy’s Place

Thursday, November 4th: Babbling about Books, and More!

Friday, November 5th: JoJo’s Book Corner

Monday, November 8th: Trisha’s Book Blog

Tuesday, November 9th: Pearl’s World of Romance

Wednesday, November 10th: Book Junkie

Thursday, November 11th: The Biblophilic Book Blog

Monday, November 15th: Pop Culture Junkie

Tuesday, November 16th: Simply Stacie

Wednesday, November 17th:  Enchanted by Books

Thursday, November 18th: The Book Lush

Monday, November 22nd:  The Romance Reviews

3 NEW TITLES IN A BREAKTHROUGH TEEN-AUTHORED MEMOIR SERIES!

Alexis Singer gives an honest voice to the very real phenomenon of online solicitation. In Alexis, she shares her harrowing story of being sucked into an emotionally dependent and cybersexual relationship by an older man she met in a chat room. “I probably would have forgotten about that first online conversation if it weren’t for his surprising interest in me…I would have dismissed him as just another creep,” Alexis writes.

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In Hannah, author Hannah Westberg writes, “The psych ward is where you go to get from fragile to shattered. It’s like taking your car to get washed and getting your windshield broken in the process.” As told through brutally honest vignettes, Hannah brings the reader into one teen’s world of dangerous behaviors—from pill popping and excessive dieting to cutting and suicide attempts—brought on by the author’s borderline personality disorder.

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In Rae, brilliant young author Chelsea Rae Swiggett writes, “If I keep acting normal, I hope one day I will be, but every time I try, I just let myself down.” This incredible memoir gives an inside glimpse of living life with a condition more and more common in today’s teens—severe anxiety disorder.

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This cutting-edge series gives teens an opportunity to tell their own stories—authentically and with no holds barred. The authors’ unique teen perspective,along with their fresh, real voices, hook even the most reluctant teen readers.

HCI Books is proud to present these three powerful new teen-authored memoirs as part of the  Louder Than Words series, due out in August 2010.

Visit the Louder Than Words website for more information!

About the authors and editor:

Alexis Singer is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 19, she is about to begin her junior year at Chatham University where she studies political science and women’s studies. She attended the Pittsburgh High School for Creative and Performing Arts as a writer. She is a writer, a read, an activist, a feminist, and an avid home cook. Her heroes include AlicePaul, Conan O’Brian, and her mother.

18-year-old Hannah Westberg lives in Vancouver, Washington. She earned her GED and plans to enroll in Portland Community College’s drug and alcohol counselor certification program. When she’s not babysitting, she is probably volunteering for political and charity organizations, as well as participating in flash mobs.

Chelsea Rae Swiggett is 18 years old and lives in Ohio. She will soon be heading to college to major in English and immerse herself even further into the world of books and writing. She currently serves on the Ypulse Youth Advisory Board and plans on traveling the world—or at least the US—by the time 2012 hits. Just in case. Visit her on her YA book review blog, The Page Flipper.

Deborah Reber, editor of the Louder Than Words memoirs, is a bestselling author of nonfiction books for teens, including Chill and In Their Shoes. Visit her popular blog for girls,  Smart Girls Know.

TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for LOUDER THAN WORDS:

Monday, August 2nd:  Shooting Stars Mag (HANNAH)

Tuesday, August 3rd:  The Brain Lair (RAE)

Wednesday, August 4th:  The Book Cellar (ALEXIS)

Thursday, August 5th:  Once Upon a Review (RAE)

Friday, August 6th:  A Good Addiction (HANNAH)

Friday, August 6th:  Bri Meets Books (ALEXIS)

Monday, August 9th:  Luxury Reading (ALEXIS)

Tuesday, August 10th:  La Femme Readers (RAE)

Wednesday, August 11th:  Luxury Reading (HANNAH)

Thursday, August 12th:  Book Junkie (RAE)

Friday, August 13th:  Peeking Between the Pages (ALEXIS)

Friday, August 13th:  Frenetic Reader (RAE)

Monday, August 16th:  Pop Culture Junkie (HANNAH)

Tuesday, August 17th:  Luxury Reading (RAE)

Tuesday, August 17th:  Frenetic Reader (ALEXIS)

Tuesday, August 17th:  Katie’s Book Blog (HANNAH)

Thursday, August 19th:  Carrie’s YA Bookshelf (HANNAH)

Friday, August 20th:  YA Book Queen (RAE)

Monday, August 23rd:  Frenetic Reader (HANNAH)

Monday, August 23rd:  Shooting Stars Mag (ALEXIS)

Tuesday, August 24th:  Peeking Between the Pages (HANNAH)

Thursday, August 25th:  Ticket to Anywhere (ALEXIS)

Thursday, August 26th:  WORD for Teens (RAE)

Friday, August 27th:  Rundpinne (ALEXIS)

Monday, August 30th:  The Compulsive Reader (HANNAH)

Tuesday, August 31st:  Peeking Between the Pages (RAE)

Friday, September 3rd:  The Book Scout (RAE)

Hardcover: 264 pages

Publisher: HCI (September 1, 2010)

“The truth is that we all have felt ugly.  The sin is that we let this word shame us, control us, and define us.”

– Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW

Have you heard about the Ugly Problem?  Vanity and disgust over our looks, our weight, our inevitable aging have become commonplace-even expected-but their pervasiveness and control over our well being, our decision-making, and our identity have gotten out of control!  Ugly as Sin is a brave and searingly honest exploration of the taboo subject of ugliness and how it affects every one of us in a direct and profound way.

The fear of being ugly has poisoned our minds, impeded our spirits, and sidetracked us from what really matters.  This universal fear, which psychotherapist Toni Raiten-D’Anotonio calls “ugliphobia” affects how we develop as individuals, how we relate to each other, and, most of all, how we feel about ourselves.  Our politics, religion, and cultural development even rely heavily on appearance-based bigotry that acts as the last acceptable form of prejudice.  Ugly as Sin is a provocative and timely call to action to reverse the devastating repurcussions of the Ugly Problem.

Overcoming ugliphobia begins with having the courage to embrace our own ugliness and, in the process, accept our humanity.  That sounds easier said than done, which is why it is with profound empathy and wisdom that Raiten-D’Anotonio ultimately offers readers inspiration, hope, and peace, as well as tools for finding

About Toni Raiten-D’Antonio

Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW, is a well-known psychotherapist with a thriving private practice in Suffolk County, Long Island. She is a professor of psychology and social work at Empire State College. Prior to becoming a therapist she worked in television and theater as both a performer and producer. She has two daughters and lives in New York with her husband, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael D’Antonio.

TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for Ugly As Sin:

Wednesday, September 8th:  Rundpinne

Thursday, September 9th:  Proud Book Nerd

Monday, September 13th:  Book Nut

Monday, September 13th:  Silver and Grace

Wednesday, September 15th:  Book Addiction

Thursday, September 16th:  Girls Gone Reading

Monday, September 20th:  Scraps of Life

Tuesday, September 21st:  A Fanatic’s Book Blog

Wednesday, September 22nd:  Not So Ordinary Girls

Thursday, September 23rd:  Sashay Magazine

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: HCI (September 1, 2010)

The debate between helicopter parents versus free-range parents causes confusion for parents who want to find the middle ground while raising independent kids, without being wracked with worry and guilt. Somewhere between Free Range Kids and Perfect Madness is the need for a book that addresses how to parent with common sense in our culture of paranoia. The Paranoid Parent’s Guide is that book.

When surveyed by the author Christie Barnes, 75 percent of parents said they worried about “everything” when it came to their kids. Things like: Is this really the right school?  Will that splinter get infected?  Will they get kidnapped playing in the front yard? Or the mall?  Is my fifth-grader ready for sex-ed at school? Do we need a tutor?  Is my child gifted?  How could we forget the sight words we practiced this summer? Do I need to buy organic everything?

Paranoid Parents founder Christie Barnes knows the truth: Most parents are wasting their time and energy worrying about the wrong things. Based on information gleened from years of research, she will give parents a much-needed reality check, opening their eyes to thereal dangers lurking that are more likely to impact their children—and what they can do about them.

She will help paranoid parents to come clean about their biggest fears, reveal the true dangers their kids face at every stage as opposed to the Myth Makers, and offer realistic ways to safeguard their kids without stealing their childhoods.  By rallying against a culture of fear with the facts, the Paranoid Parents Guide will help moms and dads enjoy parenthood more, and allow their kids develop the healthy straits of resiliency, independence, and good decision making that are essential—yet lacking—in today’s society.  So stop worrying about a shark attack…because your child is more likely to be injured by a shopping cart. Think that ice hockey is more dangerous than cheering? Think again. Stop spending sleepless nights worried about stranger danger and learn why child-proofing your house is actually a very bad idea.

As Barnes will prove, it’s easier to enjoy parenthood when you are prepared; not paranoid.

About Christie Barnes

Christie Barnes was happily married to Peter Barnes, the screenwriter of some of America’s most beloved films, including the Oscar-nominated Enchanted April, and popular TV movies Merlin, Arabian Nights, A Christmas Carol, and Alice In Wonderland. One day he was walking in the park with their one-year-old triplets and four-year-old daughter; the next day tragedy struck and he died of a stroke. Suddenly Christie, who had worked with her husband in film and television as a writer, had to take charge of their large young family, guiding them through all the perceived dangers and real fears in life. From her experience as a mother, and speaking to other (over)worried parents, she opened the Paranoid Parents storefront in Denver in 2004 where she sells parenting products and holds workshops. She has been interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Post.

Christie writes and blogs at ParanoidParentsGuide.com.

Christie Barnes TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Wednesday, September 8th:  Overstuffed

Thursday, September 9th:  The Prissy Mommy Chronicles

Monday, September 13th:  Juggling Life

Wednesday, September 15th:  Suzie QTPie’s Scraps of Life

Thursday, September 17th:  JDaniel4′s Mom

Wednesday, September 22nd:  Book Dads

Monday, September 27th:  Red Headed Book Child

Wednesday, September 29th:  Baby Dickey

Monday, October 4th:  Eternal Lizdom

Monday, October 25th:  From Marriage to Motherhood

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: HCI Teens (July 1, 2010)

Everyone else is doing it. It’s lies like this one that often get young women, particularly ages 10 to 20, to put aside their own nagging thoughts about what is right—and wrong—and make choices they might regret long-term. Boys Lie is a collection of the most common untruths proliferated by boys and an assessment of the exaggerations and misinformation behind them.

Written by an expert with years of clinical experience with thousands of teens, Boys Lie is the first sexual and social health book of its kind. Based on a large national survey, this timely guide sets the record straight on what guys lie about, arming girls with straightforward advice that is understandable, concise, and totally relatable. And while the title may seem anti-boy, it’s more like pro-girl, helping to foster healthier relationships between the sexes.

Boys Lie unearths:

About the authors:

Belisa Vranich, Psy.D., is a renowned clinical psychologist, author, and public speaker who specializes in women’s health issues. She is a regular guest on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox, and Inside Edition. She has been interviewed as an expert in hundreds of publications, including Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, AARP, and The New York Post. Dr. Vranich has a decade of experience in developing educational campaigns, presenting, and lecturing nationwide.  She is the co-author of He’s Got Potential: A Field Guide to Shy Guys, Bad Boys, Intellectuals, Cheaters, and Everything in Between.  Click HERE to visit Dr. Belisa’s website.

Holly Eagleson is the former features editor for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen, who writes regularly for Seventeen, Glamour, CosmoGirl, Everyday With Rachael Ray, and AOL. She also authored Mirror, Mirror: Discover Your Inner Beauty, a guide for girls 14-17 funded by the Dove Self-Esteem Fund for Girl Scouts of America.

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TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS for BOYS LIE:

Tuesday, July 6th:  Feminist Review

Thursday, July 8th:  Shooting Stars Mag

Monday, July 12th:  The Brain Lair

Tuesday, July 13th:  Book Junkie

Wednesday, July 14th:  I Swim for Oceans – reschedule

Monday, July 19th:  Suko’s Notebook

Tuesday, July 20th:  Simply Stacie

Thursday, July 22nd:  There’s A Book

Monday, July 26th:  Write for a Reader

Wednesday, July 28th:  Lovely Undergrad

Monday, August 2nd: La Femme Readers

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: HCI (April 1, 2010)

Humiliated by his hoofed legs, the flies on his haunches, and the grass in his mouth, a bull named Etre tells his tender and thought-provoking story about the brutal insignificance of cow life at Gorwell Farm. In a world where the line between disgrace and dignity is drawn by a pasture fence, Etre finds himself alone in his awareness and utterly powerless to change his circumstances. The farmer and his men control everything–herding the cows from pasture to pasture, raising the sun in the morning, and taking it down at night. Etre searches for understanding among the broads, bulls, and calves on the pasture, but finds none. On the best of days, Etre listens to the farmer’s boy sing lullabies at the fence. He likes those songs and loves the boy. But the grasses thin as the seasons pass, the cows hunger, and Etre grows desperate. He is the only cow truly starving.

About Sean Kenniff, M.D.

Sean Kenniff, M.D., is a neurologist, radio host, and television journalist who appeared as one of the original castaways in the hit CBS television reality series Survivor. He made the transition to network television journalism at CBS News where he developed a reputation for delivering practical but inspirational advice on health and emotional wellbeing. Kenniff has shared his expertise on several television programs including The Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, Live! With Regis and Kelly, The CBS Early Show, The Howard Stern Show, Fox News, MSNBC, Extra!, Access Hollywood, Lifetime and many others. He is the creator of Healthapalooza.com, a health news website and he has appeared in video programming featured on WebMD. He hosts the popular radio program, the Dr. Sean Show, in South Florida.

Sean Kenniff’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Thursday, April 1st: Books and Cooks

Thursday, April 8th: Bok Choy Bohemia – A Vegetarian Blog

Friday, April 9th: The Book Faery Reviews

Tuesday, April 13th: Have Cake, Will Travel

Monday, April 19th: Vegansaurus! Reschedule

Thursday, April 22nd: Rawdorable

Monday, April 26th: Vegan Crunk

Wednesday, April 28th: Haiku Tofu

Monday, May 3rd: Simply Stacie

Monday, May 3rd: Manifest: Vegan

Wednesday, May 19th: Rundpinne

Dogs are man’s best friend. But unfortunately, our modern lifestyle is the worst thing for their well being. In fact, almost half of the 75 million dogs in North America are overweight or obese.

As a practicing vet and founder of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, Dr. Ernie Ward exposes why we as a nation have created a Perfect Storm of Portly Pets: pet food manufacturers have tweaked their foods to the point that they have addicted our dogs to sugar and fat; pet food labels are so confusing that most owners overfeed their pets by 25 percent; some pet food formulas are too high in carbohydrates, causing a burgeoning number of ‘carboholic’ dogs; and our sedentary lifestyle has turned active dogs into couch potatoes. But there are ways for pet owners to break the chow hound cycle, and Dr. Ernie’s prescriptive plan will show them how. He will help dog lovers discover:

• Must-know tips to stock your pet’s pantry: finding pet food without added fat, fillers, sugar, and salt; choosing the right protein/carb mix; and picking the correct diet for your dog’s life stage
• Homemade meals and healthy treats that won’t pack on the pounds
• The good, the bad, and the ugly of nutritional supplements and weight loss formulas
• The best activities to maximize your pet’s fitness

With cutting-edge research and practical tips, Dr. Ernie’s plan can help every pet be in the best shape of their lives..

About Dr. Ernie

Dr. Ernest Ward, DVM, or “Dr. Ernie,” is a practicing veterinarian who is dedicated to helping pets and their humans live healthier lives. He appears regularly on the Rachael Ray Show, and has been featured on Animal Planet, NBC Nightly News, and CNN. He has authored and contributed to over forty-five veterinary journal articles in North America, England, Canada, Japan, and China, and has published two training videos. He lectures extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China, and was awarded the Speaker of the Year award from the North American Veterinary Conference in 2004. An athlete himself, he is an avid racer; he completed the inaugural Ford Ironman World Championships and the 2008 Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.

Dr. Ernie’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, April 5th:  Ready When You Are, CB

Tuesday, April 6th:  Hey, Lady!  Whatcha Readin’?

Thursday, April 8th:  Care’s Online Book Club

Monday, April 12th:  Life of a Busy Wife

Wednesday, April14th:  Life is a Patchwork Quilt

Monday, April 19th:  Savvy Verse and Wit

Wednesday, April 21st:  The Book Lady’s Blog

Thursday, April 22nd:  The Electrical Book Cafe

Tuesday, April 27th:  Caribousmom

Thursday, April 29th:  A Novel Menagerie

Stop Entitlement Issues in Their Tracks and Take Back Your Parental Power

Who’s In Charge? Parents have become afraid to say ‘no’ to their children’s demanding behavior. In Give Me, Get Me, Buy Me, Donna Corwin helps parents take back power by stopping overindulgence, and getting their child’s demanding behavior in check. She uses psychological methods of mirroring children with positive versus indulgent actions, correct versus incorrect responses and techniques. There is a discussion of the media’s role in our lives and its influence over children’s behavior. This book will show parents how to create positive role models—and set limits on self involved children. How to teach kids about values, money and manners. And most important – that entitlement is not synonymous with having money.

About Donna

Donna Corwin is a national parenting spokesperson for Plus Media’s Satellite Media and Live Television tours. She has appeared on over fifty national news and morning shows, including Fox News, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Newswatch, and the Daily Buzz. Corwin has also appeared as a parenting guest expert on numerous television and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network, The Rolanda Watts Show, The Other Half, Home and Family, and several times as a parenting expert on The Leeza Show, Good Morning Denver, Good Morning Utah, ABC radio and Parents Journal on NPR. Corwin’s articles on parenting have appeared in several national magazines. She has been a lecturer on parenting issues for the Motion Picture Wellness Program and the Educational Records Bureau (ErB) convention. Corwin has written eight parenting books including the bestselling Time-Out for Toddlers, now in its twentieth printing.

Donna Corwin’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Tuesday, March 2nd: This Full House

Thursday, March 4th: Overstuffed

Monday, March 8th: Books on the Brain

Tuesday, March 9th: The Book Faery Reviews

Wednesday, March 10th: Joe Taxpayer

Thursday, March 11th: Not That You Asked

Monday, March 15th: Suburb Sanity

Tuesday, March 16th: Trapped Between a Scream and a Hug

Thursday, March 18th: Just SO

Monday, March 22nd: The Sound You Hear is… Living!

Thursday, March 25th: Enemy of Debt

Monday, March 29th: Fiscal Fizzle

She’s back. And quirkier than ever. In her debut narrative, Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair, blogger extraordinaire Laurie Perry gave people a hilarious yet heartfelt glimpse into her misadventures as a recent divorcée with three cats, a slight wine and Cheetos problem, and scores of unfinished—and—uneven knitting projects.

Now, in her second installment, Home is Where the Wine Is (February 2010; HCI), Laurie Perry once again shows how all of us can keep reaching for our bliss while finding the happy in every day.

She’s done drunk-dialing her ex, and has moved on to make the best out of the “extra odd bits”—both in knitting and in life.  As she searches high and low for enlightenment in Los Angeles, she ventures to the most exotic foreign locations; the gym, a therapist’s office, a self-tanning emporium, and the bikini waxer to the stars.

Whether readers are Laurie Perry fans, knitting veterans, glue-gun novices, dating again, cat lovers, or simply looking for a good read, they’ll find more adventures, eclectic projects, and, of course, more cocktails on Laurie’s quest to make the best out of life in a topsy-turvy world.

As an added bonus, Home is Where the Wine Is also includes more than a dozen knitting recipes with patterns, step-by-step instructions, and photos, including:

* Personal Massager Cozy

* Quick Knit Date-Night Bag

* Felted Wine Bottle Cozy

* Wine Glass Flip-Flop Coaster

* Knitted Swiffer Cover

and more!

About Laurie Perry

Laurie Perry knits and writes in Los Angeles, California, where she chronicles her daily life on her online diary, Crazy Aunt Purl. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, MSN.com, Vogue Knitting, the Boston Herald, and The Palm Beach Post. Perry has written for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Winter Haven News Chief in Winter Haven, Florida. She is the author of Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair.

Follow Laurie on Twitter and check out her blog Crazy Aunt Purl.

Laurie Perry’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, February 1st:  She Just Walks Around With It

Tuesday, February 2nd:  Jenn’s Bookshelf

Wednesday, February 3rd:  She Just Walks Around With It author interview

Wednesday, February 3rd:  One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books

Thursday, February 4th:  Diary of an Eccentric

Monday, February 8th:  Knit and Tonic

Tuesday, February 9th:  You’ve GOTTA Read This

Wednesday, February 10th:  A Novel Menagerie

Thursday, February 11th:  Wendy Knits

Tuesday, February 16th:  Luxury Reading

Wednesday, February 17th:  Rundpinne

Thursday, February 18th:  Knitting Knot

Friday, February 19th:  Knit Read Cats Hockey

Monday, February 22nd:  Bookfoolery and Babble

Tuesday, February 23rd:  Booking Mama

Wednesday, February 24th:  Gaysknits…

Thursday, February 25th:  Stumbling Over Chaos

Friday, February 26th:  Tripping Towards Lucidity