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Libbie Hawker, author of Daughter of Sand and Stone, on tour December 2015

October 8, 2015 By TLC Booktours Leave a Comment

About Daughter of Sand and Stone Hardcover Publisher:ย Lake Union Publishing (December 1, 2015) When Zenobia takes control of her own fate, will the gods punish her audacity? Zenobia, the proud daughter of a Syrian sheikh, refuses to marry against her will. She wonโ€™t submit to a lifetime of subservience. When her father dies, she sets […]

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#promo @tlcbooktours โœจ It's a two post kind of day (who am I?!) but I'm here to tell you about a book in translation from award winning Tunisian author, Yamen Manali.

It's about bees! We're big bee lovers in my family (though thats not our honey ๐Ÿ˜…) so I find the plot of this to be pretty compelling.

"Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved โ€œgirlsโ€ on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing every inhabitant. Heartbroken, he soon learns that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets committed the mass murderโ€”but where did they come from, and how can he stop them? If he is going to unravel this mystery and save his bees from annihilation, Sidi must venture out into the village and then brave the big city and beyond in search of answers.

Along the way, he discovers a country and a people turned upside down by their new postโ€“Arab Spring reality as Islamic fundamentalists seek to influence votes any way they can on the eve of the countryโ€™s first democratic elections. To succeed in his quest, and find a glimmer of hope to protect all that he holds dear, Sidi will have to look further than he ever imagined.

In this brilliantly accessible modern-day parable, Yamen Manai uses a masterful blend of humor and drama to reveal what happens in a country shaken by revolutionary change after the world stops watching."

Sounds so good - and at only 174 pages, I imagine it'll fly by! This one is out now, and thanks always to @tlcbooktours for partnering with me. ๐Ÿ

If you'd like a copy, just leave a comment and tag a friend in the comments! US only - I'll close this Sunday 4/18.
Are you a #mompreneur or #girlboss ? ๐Ÿ’• Repost f Are you a #mompreneur or #girlboss ? ๐Ÿ’• Repost from @lovelyplacebooks
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I'm obsessing over all these spring colors and gorgeous books! I'm so grateful to be part of this community and have access to books that help and inspire!

My second #WellnessWednesday feature today is Boss Up for all you #bossbabes out there!

I have loved owning my own business off and on for the past few years. Now I'm working on my Etsy shop!

To me - it's my dream job but it also comes with some struggles and that's where this lovely book comes in!

ABOUT BOSS UP!:

Stay-at-home mom turned multimillion-dollar-producing business owner Lindsay Teague Moreno doesnโ€™t just have a passion for entrepreneurship. She has a deep passion for helping women of all walks of life gain the confidence and skills to tap into their ambition and achieve success in their own business endeavors.

Bossย Up!ย will help you put your business on the map and the ideas youโ€™ve previously only dreamed about into the marketplace. It will help you overcome your fears and guilt to find fulfillment that changes you and your families for the better. And it will help you break free of the hard and boring and allow you to have fun along the way.

Lindsay doesnโ€™t just do this through commiserating but, instead, through giving you the tools for change. Using the lessons she learned on her own path to success, Lindsay shares real, solid business principles with ten distinct success philosophies that you will encounter on the journey to entrepreneurship, such as:

Think Long Term

Be Unapologetically Yourself

Use the Unsales Tactic

Understand Your Why

and many more

Inย Bossย Up!ย Lindsay helps you gain the confidence to know that having ambition doesnโ€™t make you a bad mother or wife. That itโ€™s okay to have a desire for something more than endless sippy cups, clean-ups, Band-Aids, and groundings. That no matter your education or experience, you can tap into your passions and create businesses that give you increased flexibility, fulfillment, and financial security.

I feel like this is the #mompreneur book we've all been waiting for! 

So many amazing details and ideas to explore!  @wpublishing
@thomasnelson  @lindsayteague
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#feature // A Chance In The World

Sharing this book today is personally meaningful, as my entire social work career was working with youth in foster care, reunification, and adoption. Iโ€™m grateful to share Steveโ€™s story with my 9 and 11 year olds! 

Since its publication in 2012, Steve Pembertonโ€™s incredible true story has inspired thousands of people around the world. He has shared his story with millions on the Today Show and CBS News. In this Young Readers Edition (for 8-12 year olds), A Chance in the World teaches children:

โœจto begin each day with hope
โœจthat there is goodness in the world, and it is possible to be a beacon of light for others
โœจthat they can overcome challenging circumstances
โœจthat everyone comes from different backgrounds and has value
โœจto apply Steveโ€™s inspirational message to their own lives, through age-appropriate discussion questions

Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives in the clutches of a cruel foster family. He finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger, books that take him to new worlds he can only imagine. He begins to hope that one day he might have a different life.

As he grows, Steve is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins. A light-skinned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, armed with only one clue. Yet nothing is as it appears.

Thank you @tommynelsonbooks @istevepemberton @tlcbooktours @tlcdiversity for the gifted book.

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#AChanceintheWorld #middlegrade #kidlit #Christiannonfiction
Be sure to check out this beautiful book, a transl Be sure to check out this beautiful book, a translation from Japan! You can get a Kindle copy free until 4/24 as part of Amazonโ€™s World Book Day celebration! ๐ŸŒŽ Repost from @nurse_bookie
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๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ ๐”๐’/๐‚๐€๐๐€๐ƒ๐€ ๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐€๐—ช๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผโฃ ๐ŸŒ WORLD BOOK DAY READ FOR FREE ๐ŸŒ
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Thank you @amazonpublishing for the beautiful gifted book and partnering with me on this giveaway! โฃ
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๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ.โฃ
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๐“๐ˆ๐“๐‹๐„: ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐žโฃ
๐€๐”๐“๐‡๐Ž๐‘: ๐Š๐ž๐ข๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ง๐จโฃ
๐“๐‘๐€๐๐’๐‹๐€๐“๐„๐ƒ: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐—ช๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซโฃ
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Classical guitarist Satoshi Makino has toured the world and is at the height of his career when he first lays eyes on journalist Yoko Komine. Their bond forms instantly.โฃ
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Upon their first meeting, after Makinoโ€™s concert in Tokyo, they begin a conversation that will go on for years, with long spells of silence broken by powerful moments of connection.
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Will their connection endure, weaving them back together like instruments in a symphony, or will fate lead them apart?โฃ
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Started reading this book and the writing is so beautiful like a very well composed piece that captured my heart. Meant to be read slowly, this is simply pure joy for me. Iโ€™m missing Tokyo even more! โฃ
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๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ:โฃ
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#translatedbooks #japanesebooks #tokyojapan #amazonpublishing #lovetoread #nursesthatread #2021newbookrelease #margatskoob #lovetoreadbooks #bookwyrms #booknerd #bookreview #freebooks #readeveryday #diversifyyourreads โฃ
#AmazonCrossing #AtTheEndoftheMatinee #KeiichiroHirano #Japaneseliterature #diversereads #translatedfiction
Pam Jenoff is an auto-buy author for me and I canโ€™t wait to read this book ๐Ÿ’™ Repost from @christina.marie.reads
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โœจBOOK FEATUREโœจ

Thank you so much to @tlcbooktours for including me on this tour and sending me a copy of THE WOMAN WITH THE BLUE STAR by @pamjenoff which is due to be released on 5/4! I can't wait to read it!

What is your favorite time period to read/learn about?

Mine is Early American but I mostly read and enjoy historicals set during WWII!

About the book:

1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakรณw Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.

Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. Scorned by her friends and longing for her fiancรฉ, who has gone off to war, Ella wanders Krakรณw restlessly. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes itโ€™s a girl hiding.

Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds. Inspired by harrowing true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an emotional testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive. 

#TheWomanWithTheBlueStar #PamJenoff #tlcbooktours #harlequinbooks #htpbooks #parkrowbooks #bookstagramfeature  #unitedbookstagram #booknerdigans #booksharks #bookingtogether #readersofinstagram #igreaders #igreads #igbooks #instabook #booksbooksbooks #bibliophile #amreading #readallthebooks #fortheloveofreading  #bookingtogether #historicalfiction #ww2books
Sounds amazing ๐Ÿงก Repost from @lovelyplacebooks Sounds amazing ๐Ÿงก Repost from @lovelyplacebooks
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โ™ฅ๏ธ Lovely Book Review โ™ฅ๏ธ A historical fiction beauty, The Venice Sketchbook is one of my favorites so far this year!

This has history, mystery, romance, and dual timelines done right. And Venice, I adore you and I need to visit โ™ฅ๏ธ

Today's #TLCToursTuesday and this is a book I've been anticipating for months. A women's fiction wrapped in a journey of self discovery and families ties between two women, set before WW2 and after 9/11.

The Venice Sketchbook
By Rhys Bowen
Available Now!

L O V E D:
โ™ฅ๏ธ Oh the history of this book is so charming. I want to be in Venice and experience the vibrance and art that created the city.
โ™ฅ๏ธ So as some of you know I am not always a fan of duel timelines but I am when it's done right - and Rhys Bowen got it right! I felt that the transition between stories was flawless and we'll paced. Beautifully written.
โ™ฅ๏ธ The love story through this book is not only a romance between a man and woman, but a love letter to Venice and of self love and discovery.
โ™ฅ๏ธ I loved the mystery throughout the book, kept me wanting to turn the page!!

F A V.  Q U O T E:
"Then you are right to stay," she said.
"You cannot live someone else's life. Your life is what you make of it. You have to decide what you want."

So so good this book is available now!! Historical fiction fans be sure to check it out!! 

Thanks to @tlcbooktours @authorrhysbowen @lakeunionauthors and @amazonpublishing for including me on this tour!

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#RhysBowen #TheVeniceSketchbook #historicalfiction #WW11 #art #mystery ย #bookclub #booksof2021
#booktours #bookreveal #bookfeature #bookreviewers #review #readersgonnaread #tlcbooktours #livelovely #historicalmystery #historicalromance
Have you heard? Itโ€™s WORLD BOOK DAY, and to cele Have you heard? Itโ€™s WORLD BOOK DAY, and to celebrate, Amazon Publishing is giving away 10 Kindle books to help readers discover authors and stories from around the world ๐ŸŒŽ The 10 day long event starts today, April 15, and concludes at 11:59 PM PDT on April 24. 

With thought-provoking novels from Japan and Madagascar, inspiring nonfiction from Afghanistan, and intimate lesbian love stories from Brazil, Amazon Publishing is excited to share these works of world literature free for a limited time. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/WorldBookDay. 

We are so excited to pick up these 10 titles for free! We hope you will be too! 

*AT THE END OF THE MATINEE
*A SINGLE SWALLOW
*THE BROKEN CIRCLE
*AMORA
*THE KING OF WARSAW
*THE STRANGE JOURNEY OF ALUCE PENDELBURY
*THE SON AND HEIR
*YOU, ME, AND THE COLORS OF LIFE
*RETURN TO THE ENCHANTED ISLAND
*SOME DAYS
#worldbookday #readtheworld
I love an emotional read ๐Ÿ’™ Repost from @booksnb I love an emotional read ๐Ÿ’™ Repost from @booksnbikram
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Thank you @tlcbooktours @harpercollins for including me on the tour of When Stars Rain Down by @angelajacksonbrownauthor 
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The author is a playwright and poet  which is evident in her words.

The story takes place in 1936 Parsons, Georgia. Opal Pruitt, who is just shy of 18 is being raised by her grandmother. We get to know and love Opal and the village that is raising her. They live on the โ€œcoloredโ€ side of  a racially divided town.

When the klan threatens their community, it is both emotional and suspenseful.
In the midst of it all, Opal is experiencing her first love with the bad boy and PK kid Cedric. 

It was easy to be invested in the story and the characters in this story.  There were tough scenes of racism and the violence that comes with it.  If you like historical fiction, southern stories or just a great read pick this one up!  4/12 โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ .5

What was your last emotional read?

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#whenstarsraindown #tlcbooktours #angelajacksonbrownauthor #historicalfiction #southernfiction #ownstories #blackstoriesmatter #harpercollins #tnzfiction #thomasnelsonpublishing #diversebooks #diversespines #bookreview #pageturner
Is it time to shake up your reading with something Is it time to shake up your reading with something different? ๐ŸŒŽ Repost from @hothanjama_
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Some of my reading goals for 2021 include reading more Queer stories, more Own-Voice authors, more nonfiction, and more translated books and I'm in Seattle, Where Are You by Mortada Gzar encompasses all of them. This memoir is a moving tale about identity,ย loss, family, love, and the strength of the human spirit. A definite must read!

Are you a reader of memories? I didn't always use to be a fan but the older I get the more I want to know how others have lived their lives. How their story went because half the time I don't know where I'm going or what I'm supposed to be doing. Is that weird? I hope not.

The synopsis is available in the comments. I hope you check this beautiful book out.

A big thanks to @tlcbooktours @tlcdiversity and @amazonpublishing for sending this lovely book my way *partners ##diversereads #ownvoicesbooks #humansofbookstagram #bookrecs #bookreviews #booksofinstagram #bookclubofinstagram #bookaddict #workspaceinspo
How great is this cover re-creation?! ๐Ÿ‘ฉ ๐Ÿ‘จ Re How great is this cover re-creation?! ๐Ÿ‘ฉ ๐Ÿ‘จ Repost from @biblioreviews
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Feature // a giant thank you to @tlcbooktours and @thomasnelson and, of course, @theholdernessfamily for my copy of this book which is one of my most anticipated reads!

What do you do to work on your relationship?

When our girls were little we were so busy driving them to soccer, gymnastics, tennis, dance, ice skating, friendsโ€™ housesโ€ฆit seemed like we were two ships passing in the night and we hardly ever connected.  As long as those days seem at the time, they donโ€™t last forever and now that our girls are in college, Jason and I have been able to have more date nights - even if itโ€™s a Covid dinner in the dining room while the girls eat in their bedrooms.

After nearly 25 years of marriage we know each otherโ€™s triggers and we accept and work with them, which means that we donโ€™t fight as much as we used to. But we both have very different styles of fighting.  Jason gets quiet and retreats, sometimes even leaves and goes to a friendโ€™s house; I, on the other hand, have a temper and want to scream and yell and him leaving mid-fight really just ups the ante for me and makes me furious.  So when I heard that @theholdernessfamily had a book about fighting -which is really a book about how to better communicate with your partner - I knew I wanted to read it!

One chapter in and I asked my husband if he would read it with me.  We have both read and discussed the first two chapters.  I took notes and he made a โ€œcheat sheetโ€ to help us remember some of their tips for communicating what you want and need from your partner.

What is your fighting style?  Do you yell and scream?  Or do you get quiet and leave?  Do you and your partner know each otherโ€™s triggers and avoid them?

โ€”โ€”> for synopsis

#marriage #everybodyfights #holdernessfamily #kimholderness #pennholderness #couples #books #marriageiswork #marriageisworkbutworthit #sunsetkrewe #genxbookstagrammers #tlcbooktours
This book is all about building your network and f This book is all about building your network and finding your people ๐Ÿ”จ Repost from @shobizreads
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๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: ๐๐จ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐๐จ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌโฃ
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Raise your hand if you're a Chip & Jo fan or a fan of the Magnolia brand! โฃ
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I definitely am.  I've watched Fixer Upper, visited the Silos and shop the Magnolia brand at Target. โฃ
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When we visited the Silos last year, I noticed there was a whole store dedicated to Chip's recommendations and favorites and his book was featured. I knew I'd want to read it sometime, so was delighted when @tlcbooktours reached out with a chance.โฃ
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In this book, Chips shares about how networks are essential for building anything - and by networks, we mean your own home team or community.  Chip & Jo have been successfully flipping houses for years, hosting a TV show and creating products, but when they went to build their own tv network, they realized it would not come easy. โฃ
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According to Chip, if you want a network that will pull you into a life of meaning, a life of joy and connection, you need to be intentional about choosing the people in it. People who are enlivened and electrified by the power of living according to their purpose, who are always in pursuit of lifelong learning, and who have a sincere belief that relationships are more than transactions. Chip Gaines has been building that kind of network his whole life, and he can tell you, it doesnโ€™t come easy.โฃ
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To say it requires sweat equity would be an understatement. It requires faith in people. It requires hope. And it requires a willingness to grow even when it hurts. From hard-won lessons and personal stories from Chip, No Pain, No Gaines is a by-the-bootstraps manual for building a network you can count on.โฃ
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๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ? ๐Ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐?  ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“š BOOKS ON TOUR - The Three Mrs Greys ๐Ÿ“š
So itโ€™s no secret to anyone that I am a SLUT for a domestic thriller of any kind. Iโ€™m such a huge fan of them that I screamed when I was offered to tour this book by @tlcbooktours! And NOT ONLY THAT, but a BIPOC AUTHOR?! Sign me UP. Check out the synopsis below and be sure to pick this one up ASAP!๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ›

One wealthy businessman, a trio of unsuspecting wives, and an explosive turn of events. In this scandalous, twist-filled new series from award-winning author Shelly Ellis, will too many secrets and one devastating bond unite three womenโ€“or destroy them?

Noelle. Diamond. Vanessa. Each woman believes she is Cyrus Greyโ€™s only wifeโ€“until heโ€™s nearly shot to death. Now, as he lies in a coma, the deceptions keep coming, unraveling everything they thought they knewโ€ฆ๐Ÿท๐Ÿคญ

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๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฅ๐ข ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ž๐š๐ง-๐๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌโฃ
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Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @apollopublishers for the #gifted copy!โฃ
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I don't know about you, but I am not a huge art history buff.  I've been to a few key museums like the Louvre, The Chicago Art Museum and Rijksmuseum.  Other than that, I have learned about art from books and pop culture references in movies, books and podcasts.โฃ
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๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฅ๐ข'๐ฌ ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐, ๐ˆ ๐ค๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐’๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐, ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.โฃ
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This immersive dive into the life and work of Salvador Dalรญ unlocks the secret of this creative genius and reveals for the first time how his erotically charged paintings changed the world of modern art.โฃ

In this stunning volume, rich with more than 150 full-color images, noted art historians Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Christopher Heath Brown discuss the historical, social, and political conditions that shaped Dalรญโ€™s work, identify the impact of Modern as well as Old Master art, and present an unflinching view of the masterโ€™s personal relationships and motivations. With their deeply compelling narrative, Isbouts and Brown uncover how Dalรญโ€™s visual wit and enduring cult of personality still impacts fashion, literature, and art, from Andy Warhol to Lady Gaga, and seeks to answer why, in an age of shock and awe, Dalรญโ€™s art still manages to distress, perplex, and entertain.โฃ
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I'm so excited to add this gorgeous book to my home library collection.โฃ
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๐ƒ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐Ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž? ๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ!โฃ
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The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai is an allegory novel about a man living a hermetic life as a bee keeper in a small North African village during the aftermath of revolution. He must venture of to the big city where he discovers a country and its people turned upside down. This is said to be a beautifully written novel with a blend of humor and drama. We look forward to reading it! Thank you @tlcbooktours @tlcdiversity #partner for including us on tour. @amazonpublishing 
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SYNOPSIS: Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved โ€œgirlsโ€ on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of his beehives, brutally killing every inhabitant. Heartbroken, he soon learns that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets committed the mass murderโ€”but where did they come from, and how can he stop them? If he is going to unravel this mystery and save his bees from annihilation, Sidi must venture out into the village and then brave the big city and beyond in search of answers.

Along the way, he discovers a country and a people turned upside down by their new postโ€“Arab Spring reality as Islamic fundamentalists seek to influence votes any way they can on the eve of the countryโ€™s first democratic elections. To succeed in his quest, and find a glimmer of hope to protect all that he holds dear, Sidi will have to look further than he ever imagined.
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This book was raw and real. Stewart crafted beautifully imperfect characters that allow us to see ourselves in their struggles.

Even the most put-together family, like the Flynnโ€™s, can have a hidden secret!

This story follows Maggie as she navigates life after her husbandโ€™s death, and the life she experiences with her two best friends and her two daughters.

I spent the majority of the novel on the edge of my chair cheering for Maggie and her daughters.

This book also gives off what Iโ€™d consider Virgin River vibes, so if you like that series, grab this one and give it a try. I really need another book to come along and tell me what happens with the rest of their story!

There are several trigger warnings, so if youโ€™re concerned, my DMs are always open and I will be honest before you jump into this one!

Thank you @mariah_stewart_books and @tlcbooktours for my #gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

#cherryblossom #aninvinciblesummer #booksoutside #eveningstroll #springishere
This book makes me want to put on some Jim Croce! This book makes me want to put on some Jim Croce! *hums a bit* "Operator, O could ya help me place this call?"โฃ
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In a small town, everyone knows everyone elseโ€™s business . . .Nobody knows the people of Wooster, Ohio, better than switchboard operator Vivian Dalton. She calls it intuition. Her teenage daughter, Charlotte, calls it eavesdropping.โฃโฃ
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Vivian and the other women who work at Bell on East Liberty Street connect lines and lives. They arenโ€™t supposed to listen in on conversations, but they do, and they all have opinions on what they hearโ€•especially Vivian.โฃโฃ
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Then, one cold December night, Vivian listens in on a call between that snob Betty Miller and someone whose voice she canโ€™t quite place and hears something shocking. Betty Millerโ€™s mystery friend has news that, if true, will shatter Vivianโ€™s tidy life in Wooster, humiliating her and making her the laughingstock of the town.โฃโฃ
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Vivian may be mortified, but she isnโ€™t going to take this lying down. Sheโ€™s going to get to the bottom of that rumorโ€”get into it, get under it, poke around in the corners. Find every last bit. Vivian wants the truth, no matter how painful it may be.โฃโฃ
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But as Vivian is about to be reminded, in a small town like Wooster, one secret usually leads to another. . . .โฃโฃ
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Thank you @tlcbooktours & @williammorrowbooks for the #gifted copy!โฃโฃ
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With Palm Sunday and soon Easter upon us, I have a gorgeous book to share with you all today. National Geographicโ€™s Whoโ€™s Who in the Bible by Jean-Pierre Isbouts is an absolutely stunning reference book that is filled with maps, glossaries, timelines, and so much information to make your Bible reading experience richer. Thank you to @tlcbooktours for my gifted copy.โฃ
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Written by best-selling author Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Whoโ€™s Who in the Bible is the ultimate reference guide to the men and women in the Bible, featuring more than 2,000 entries spanning Genesis to Revelation. From the author of In the Footsteps of Jesus and The Biblical World comes a vibrant family reference that brings to life the fascinating characters of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. From the fall of Adam and Eve to Judasโ€™ betrayal of Jesus, the key events of the Bible are expressed through the lives of hundreds of people. Told through exquisite art and artifacts, intriguing sidebars, and unique family tree features, this illuminating volume tells the stories of Biblical characters and highlights their greater meaning for mankind. Illustrated with lavish color photography and exquisite historical artwork, this reference runs chronologically, with each person listed by order of appearance.โฃ
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This book would make a lovely gift for a special religious occasion or for your own home library. Lots of books come into our home, and this is the first one my Pa took from the pile and placed in our living room. When I saw it there, he made a point to tell me not to give it away (he knows Iโ€™m generous with the amount of books I receive) and that it was stunning. If that isnโ€™t a recommendation, I donโ€™t know what is! It really is lovely and one I look forward to referencing often.โฃ
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Do you have a favorite religious tradition or story in your family? As much as I love Christmas, Easter and Resurrection Sunday is so special to me! Iโ€™m looking forward to it.โฃ
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#whoswhointhebible #tlcbooktours #nationalgeographic #biblestudy #biblebooks #christianblogger #christianbookstagram #nonfiction #beautifulbooks #jesusisrisen #shereadstruth #shereadstruthbible #puppy
If youโ€™re looking for a great deal, check out AL If youโ€™re looking for a great deal, check out ALONE IN PLAIN SIGHT. Between now and April 11, use the promo code 5ALONE on Amazon and receive $5 off this inspiring memoir! ๐Ÿ–ค Repost from @bryantparkbooks
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๐ŸŒน ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐ŸŒน by @higgins.ben 
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Anyone who knows me knows Iโ€™ve seen almost every season of the bachelor. Ben Higgins was one of my favorite bachelors because of his kind nature and attitude! I also thought he had a really great group of women in his season. โฃ
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Ben took his fame in another direction after the Bachelor. He felt that not many people knew the true Ben even though he put himself out there on the show. He threw himself into his charities, Generous Coffee and Humanity and Hope United. This book is a little more religious that I would have liked, but Ben turned to religion to help him find himself after the show aired. This definitely isnโ€™t a Bachelor confession book, but itโ€™s still very interesting to see what heโ€™s done since the show.โฃ
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Thank you so much for my copy of Benโ€™s book to @tlctours and @thomasnelson. This book is on sale now!โฃ
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๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป? Sean Lowe and Ben Higgins were two of my favorites. I think Matt James is also doing a good job this year! โฃ
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#AloneinPlainSight #BenHiggins #memoir #relationships #connection #TheBachelor #tlcbooktours #bryantparkbooks
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โ™ก Daisy Patel who values lists and logic asks her childhood crush, Liam Murphy, to be her decoy fiancรฉ in The Dating Plan by @saradesaiwrites ๐Ÿ˜ (I love a fake dating situationship over here!) Daisy & Liam go on a series of fake dates to legitimize their fake relationship and for Romance purposes..we already know between the history and chemistry between these two, there will come a moment when things donโ€™t seem so โ€˜fakeโ€™๐Ÿ’Œ Happy Monday friends and happy Spring! I can read RomComs all year long but there is something about Spring that feels like romcom season! Whatโ€™s at the top of your Spring tbr? โ˜• Thank You @berkleyromance & @tlcbooktours for my #gifted copy of this much anticipated book!โฃ
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|partner| โšก Book Tour โšกThe Note Through The Wire is based on an incredible true story, I can't wait to read it!โฃ
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In this true love story that defies all odds, Josefine Lobnik, a Yugoslav partisan heroine, and Bruce Murray, a New Zealand soldier, discover love in the midst of a brutal war.โฃ
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In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. One an underground resistance fighter, a bold young woman determined to vanquish the enemy occupiers; the other a prisoner of war, a man longing to escape the confines of the camp so he can battle again. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers, slipped through the wire of the compound, and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever.โฃ
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Woven through their tales of great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture, and retaliation is their remarkable love story that survived against all odds. This is an extraordinary account of two ordinary people who found love during the unimaginable hardships of Hitlerโ€™s barbaric regime as told by their son-in-law Doug Gold, who decided to tell their story from the moment he heard about their remarkable tale of bravery, resilience, and resistance.โฃ
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