Tour Wrap Up: Broken Faces by Chris Karlsen & Jennifer Conner

 

Historical Fiction

Date Published: 10-10-2024

Publisher: Books to Go Now

 

Amidst the devastation of World War I, a young American woman named Abigale Belorman discovers a profound calling: to restore hope to the WWI wounded soldiers. In France they were called ‘Gueules Cassees’, or ‘Broken Faces’. Using her sculpting skills, she begins crafting intricate masks that conceal the scars of war, offering a semblance of normalcy to those who have endured unimaginable suffering.

Colm Harp, a skilled metalsmith, is driven by his own wounds and a personal tragedy to join Abigale's mission. His younger brother, Danny, has returned from the war with devastating facial injuries, and Colm is determined to give him a chance at a life worth living. Together, Colm and Abigale embark on a journey of compassion and resilience, their work becoming a beacon of hope for countless wounded soldiers.

 As they navigate the challenges of war-torn Europe and the limitations of early 20th-century medicine, Abigale and Colm discover the transformative power of human will. Their story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the enduring power of love, and the extraordinary lengths people will go to make a difference in the world.

 War changes all their lives, but if you can improve one person’s life, is yours not for the better? What if you could help hundreds? What would you give up?

 

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About the Authors

Broken Faces is a collaborative new fiction from Chris Karlsen, the winner of the NYC Big Book Award and Chanticeer’s Global First Prize for historical suspense.

Jennifer Conner has over 80 books and has landed in the Amazon top twenty authors.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: The Adventures of Ruby Pi and the Aviation Girls by Tom Durwood

 

 

YA Adventure

Date Published: 12-05-2024

Publisher: Empire Studies Press

 

 

Fly along with Ruby, Sarra, Isoke and other young heroines as they take to the skies to save their families. 

Nine scenarios, nine heroines, nine lessons in flight.

Gia travels from Manhattan's Lower East Side to the Aleutian Islands to capture one of the most mysterious warplanes of all time - the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

Young Yi-Tai Jo falls in love with the homely, misunderstood X-1 rocket jet. Heartbroken at X's failure to break the speed of sound, she may have a solution.

One morning, bratty Anke has a bitter spat with her sister, Romy. Yet when Romy is kidnapped, Anke is the one who can save her - using an old war-kite to glide to the villain's tower. Can she navigate gliding through the Black Forest and save Romy?

Ship-salvager's daughter Sarra defies a garrison to save Father from Rome's wrath. Can her home-made balloon win the day?

 

"Tom's delightful stories in The Aviation Girls span ancient ideas about flight through the Golden Age of aviation to the Age of Rocketry."      

-- Anne Millbrooke, author of the award-winning “Aviation History

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Tom Durwood is a teacher, writer and editor with an interest in history. Tom most recently taught English Composition and Empire and Literature at Valley Forge Military College, where he won the Teacher of the Year Award five times.

Tom’s historical fiction adventures has been promising. The stories have won nine literary awards to date.  “A true pleasure … the richness of the layers of Tom’s novel is compelling,” writes Fatima Sharrafedine in her foreword to “The Illustrated Boatman’s Daughter.” The Midwest Book Review calls that same adventure “uniformly gripping and educational … pairing action and adventure with social issues.” Adds Prairie Review, “A deeply intriguing, ambitious historical fiction series.”

 

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Tour Wrap Up: The Landmark Achilles by James George Brianas

 

 

In Search of His Palace, His Family, Homer, the War, and the Bronze Age Mediterranean

 

Nonfiction

Date Published: October 30, 2024

Publisher: Mindstir Media

 

The Bronze Age Mediterranean, 3200 1200 BC, was a period of high movement, intrigue, and warfare. In this book, the author, through extensive research with "Boots on the Ground," provides a new, cohesive, and comprehensive view of that age, the evolution of the Greeks into the Mediterranean, the kings and commander with their fortresses and palaces, and capped in the final years with Homer's war, "The Greatest War Story Ever Told." He describes not only how the Greek hero Achilles and events of that war leave a lasting legacy but also weaves in five generations of the family of Achilles, the truth about Homer and his war, and solves the mystery of the palace site of Achilles and his father Peleus. Excavations of Troy from 1871 to the present are revealed as are the discovered clay tablets of the Hittites identifying numerous wars at Troy and along the Aegean Sea in western Anatolia. The ultimate collapse of the Bronze Age and its kingdoms brings this author's epic saga to its final conclusion, the devastation of that end period harboring ominous signs for our own world today.

 

 

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A general reader, Jason Breyer, Palm Harbor, FL, working with the UPS, said of the book, "I couldn't put the book down. I was absorbed in fact versus myth and I had to keep on reading."

A Publishing Director, Danielle Allan, Boston, MA, with Mindstir Media, stated, "Your manuscript is fascinating. The book captures powerful storytelling while leading the reader through your adventures and combining them with legendary stories."

Another reader, Alexander Lardis, Annapolis, MD, a Senior Scientist (retired) with the U. S. Government, said, "The research is phenomenal, well-documented, and with a wealth of information. It was fascinating. I left feeling I had read a great story."

 

 

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Tour Wrap Up: My Calling: Chronicles of an Alaskan Hospice Nurse by Esther Pepper

 

 

Insight and education for end-of-life care

Nonfiction

Date Published: 12/1/2024

 

 

The Chronicles are an essential and informative read for hospice nurses, caregivers and others interested in end of life. Journey through 29 amazing stories of an Alaskan Hospice nurse with incredible people and learn about pain, symptom management and grieving. Through their love and loss, find encouragement and inspiration in these real-life lessons on this specialty of nursing not taught in the classroom. Hospice . . . Hospitum . . . Hospitality

 

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“Esther’s book is a must read for any nurse across the lifespan. She has not simply put together a collection of powerful stories of dealing with death and the dying process, but each story closes with the pearls of wisdom each patient and family were taught about end of life. Esther shows us, story by story, that being there to provide for the needs of peace, comfort, and love of the patient and their families in those last moments is one of the most important vows a nurse can keep.”

Christi M. Angelo, APRN-BC, F/AC  Hospice and Acute Care - Alaska

 

“This account of an experienced hospice nurse in rural Alaska is both inspiring and informative.  Esther’s interactions with patients demonstrate both the depth of her humanity and experience with patients toward the end of life. For the intended audience of Hospice nurses and caregivers, it provides a framework and clinical information while maintaining a truly compassionate undertone. Other audiences will be moved, informed and inspired...”

Patty Hewson C.R.N.P. Adult Primary Care - Pennsylvania

 

“The Chronicles depict how cultural beliefs and traditions one is raised with can help bring peace to the patient in knowing what their final journey holds. Faith, hope, and love are epitomized through Esther’s work.”

Angela Watson, MSN, BSN, BA, RN Case Manager Indian Health Services - New Mexico

 

“You will find a treasure chest of valuable knowledge to support any of the disciplines of the Hospice team. Every chapter connects you with the real dynamics of individuals and families as they walk through the end stages of life. I warn you now, some of these insightful stories will bring a tear, but also provide real and helpful expertise that will further enable you to do your calling better.”

David J. Gibson - Ordained Minister and Hospice Chaplain - Indiana

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Esther Pepper, RN, BSN, is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse who was raised in Alaska and has lived there most of her life. She has 20 years of experience as a nurse, 16 of which have been in Hospice care. She found her calling and passion for end of life early in her nursing career. She is dedicated to training new nurses into the field of Hospice and works as a Hospice Case Manager in South Central Alaska.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader by Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton

 

A Vital and Essential Resource to Unlock a Student's Success

 

Education / Nonfiction

Date Published: July 1, 2024

Publisher: Lighthouse Manuscripts, LLC

 

Discover the ultimate resource that every educator, teacher, parent, and child mentor should possess to promote a student's success. Based on her research and dissertation work "Reading Fadeout", the experienced and respected Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton authors this transformational and in-depth research study that formulates a strong case and need for a child's reading proficiency; and how their learning infrastructure and living ecosystem can hinder or promote it. Based on her foundational research, Dr. Bobien-Blanton shows you why and how children must be capable and competent readers by third grade.

Unlike other individual research theory books, this collective and holistic analysis is exactly what is needed to modify reading instruction and positively change the educational trajectory and future of our children. Don't miss out on this vital and essential guide to shape young minds.

 

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Our LHM Author:  Dr. Jacquelyn Bobien-Blanton is a distinguished educator with nearly three decades of educational experience. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Early Learning for Orange Township Public Schools, and holds a doctorate degree from Walden University, as well as a master's degree from Montclair State University and an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. Certified in Preschool-Third Grade, Elementary Education, Supervision, and Principalship, Dr. Blanton oversees early-learning education, professional development, curriculum programming, budgeting, and coordinates governmental mandates. Recognized as an Exemplary Elementary Educator, she contributed to early childhood education protocols and revised teaching standards for the New Jersey Department of Education; and was also recognized by the Senate and General Assembly for dedication to scholastic achievement. Actively engaged in professional organizations, including the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dr. Blanton is committed to educational advancement. Among many other efforts, her dedication extends to community service, having assisted in creating the Shiloh Rainbow Academy in Newark, NJ. Beyond her professional achievements, "Jackie", a devoted wife and mother, values family closeness and believes in the transformative power of education for a fulfilling life.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: The Box is Time by Raymond A Costabile

 

 

Mastering the Ultimate Limit to Productivity

 

Nonfiction / Self-Help / Business/ Leadership

Date Published: ‎October 30, 2024

Publisher: ‎ Mindstir Media

 

As we move through life, we have all known individuals who just seem to be the most incredibly efficient and productive members of an organization. Their projects are always completed on time, and they seem to leave work early with everything accomplished. They are never late for the operating room or with clinic visits. Even more rarely, we encounter leaders and organizations that seem to be able to excel in the same manner.

Often, however, we seem to be caught up in an endless cycle of losing time or not being able to find enough time to accomplish our mission in our personal or work life. Perhaps these individuals, leaders, and organizations, who seem to be superefficient, just understand time differently. Perhaps they understand time as the ultimate limit to productivity, a box that we are all forced to live and work in. They view this box as being filled with essential sand and potentially superfluous water. They know how to manage it and control the flow of water within their box. Conventional organizational structures, such as meetings, committees, surveys, and consultants, only waste time and limit productivity.

In his book, The Box is Time, Dr. Costabile presents an unorthodox and sometimes irreverent approach to time management for individuals, leaders, and organizations. By viewing time management in an entirely different construct, we will become one of the "two-percenters" who are actually able to always manage their Box of Time.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: Conquist by Dirk Strasser #historical #fantasy #giveaway #wrapup #rabtbooktours @DirkStrasser

 

Historical Fantasy

Date Published: September 1, 2024

Publisher: Roundfire Books

 

Capitán Cristóbal de Varga's drive for glory and gold in 1538 Peru leads him and his army of conquistadors into a New World that refuses to be conquered. He is a man torn by life-long obsessions and knows this is his last campaign. What he doesn't know is that his Incan allies led by the princess Sarpay have their own furtive plans to make sure he never finds the golden city of Vilcabamba. He also doesn't know that Héctor Valiente, the freed African slave he appointed as his lieutenant, has found a portal that will lead them all into a world that will challenge his deepest beliefs. And what he can't possibly know is that this world will trap him in a war between two eternal enemies, leading him to question everything he has devoted his life to - his command, his Incan princess, his honor, his God. In the end, he faces the ultimate dilemma: how is it possible to battle your own obsessions . . . to conquer yourself?

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Dirk Strasser’s epic fantasy trilogy The Books of Ascension—Zenith, Equinox and Eclipse—was published in German and English, and his short stories have been translated into several languages. “The Doppelgänger Effect” appeared in the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology Dreaming Down Under. His historical fantasy novel Conquist was published in 2024. The serialized version of Conquist was a finalist in the Aurealis Awards Best Fantasy Novel category. Dirk’s screenplay version of Conquist won the Wildsound Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Best Scene Reading Award and was a featured finalist in the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and the Creative World Awards. He is the co-editor of Australia’s premier science fiction and fantasy magazine, Aurealis, and was a judge on the 2024 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival Screenplay Awards. Dirk has been a high school teacher, a writer of best-selling textbooks, an educational software developer, a publishing manager, and a soccer club president.

 

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