Friday, May 23, 2025

Tour Wrap Up: BEING by Alicia Sedgwick

 

Guidance in How to BE rather than how to DO


Self-change, Self-empowerment, New Thinking, Communications Skills, Change Management, Conscious Living

Date Published: 5/15/2025

Publisher: Serapis Bey, Arizona, USA


 

In this age of ‘busy-ness’, stress, anxiety and the constant feeling of having to do, this book will help you to remember that we are human BEings and not human DOings.

You will find perspective, and guidance to be, and all the ways that being can enrich your life and bring calm and peace. This book will help you to quieten your mind and live according to your most important ways of being. It is full of personal anecdotes and real-life experiences to give you practical help to be. There are uplifting affirmations and life lessons to support you as you find your way to being and no longer feel compelled to be doing. You can find your raison d'etre through the guidance contained in every chapter.






Currently a 4.7* Rating on Amazon






Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


May 12 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

May 12 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

May 13 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

May 14 - Novel News Network - Review

May 15 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

May 16 - The Avid Reader - Interview

May 17 - Ella English - Spotlight

May 18 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

May 19 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

May 20 - On a Reading Bender - Review

May 21 - A Life Through Books - Interview

May 22 - The Indie Express - Review

May 23 - My Reading Addiction - Interview


About the Author

Alicia Sedgwick is an English professional corporate trainer, communication coach, international bestselling author, speaker and Master of Ceremonies based in the Principality of Monaco, with an extensive background in the entertainment and events industry.

She has been featured in international webinars, podcasts, blogs and e-zines from India to Australia, and from the US to Vietnam. Her communication and confidence-building training clients, include corporate CEOs, non-profit associations, foundations and educational institutions. Her private training initiatives range from providing communication skills to international refugees from war zones and countries in conflict, to coaching seasoned executives in confrontational situations before key shareholder groups.

Her first book Communicating Through Change (2021) has been described as ‘life-changing’ and shows readers how to communicate through major changes in their lives. It is packed with real-life stories, practical exercises, insightful tips and uplifting affirmations. Addressing relevant challenges, which everyone meets at one time in their life, this book gives hope, resilience and clarity about how to move forward.

Alicia is known globally as The Communication Coach and Expert and leads Team Alicia to help people to cope with and share their experiences of change, as well as to learn how to express themselves with confidence and power. Alicia has been through many unexpected and traumatic changes in her life, which she shares in her first book in intimate detail, to help people know that they are not alone and there are ways to embrace change and thrive.

She delivers training about soft skills development and communication skills for numerous private companies and non-profits. She has created public speaking and communication curriculum for the International University of Monaco and also teaches undergraduate and Masters level students. She designs and executes public speaking training courses for the International School of Monaco, and she oversees their annual TEDx Youth Event.

Alicia has moderated international press conferences at the Olympics, hosted three TEDx conferences, and managed red carpets for the Laureus World Sports Awards. She has managed Talent Relations for the BBC Chelsea Flower Show in London, and in the “Green Room” of the World Music Awards.

A London city-trained lawyer, Alicia has worked as a professional mediator, specialised in conflict management. She was also co-founder and managing director of Absolutely Monte Carlo, an Event Management company, and Monte Carlo Media Inc. A professional blues singer and stage performer for more than 25 years, Alicia has hosted her own Internet TV Show and international Radio Show. She has a very high level of energy and is caring, motivating and inspiring.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: The Dan Alsop Series by SJ Slagle

 


Book 1, The Dan Alsop Series


Murder Mystery

Date Published: March 28, 2025


 

A cowboy lies dead on the trail, shot through the heart with no one around. Detective Dan Alsop must find his killer through a maze of squabbling relatives, disgruntled friends and Hollywood mobsters. Was it a single event or will the killer strike again?


Book 2, The Dan Alsop Series


Murder Mystery

Date Published: March 28, 2025


 

His mentor lies dead at his feet. Detective Dan Alsop is stretched thin with only the notion of an ancient casino robbery to guide him. His search for the elusive killer takes him to cemeteries and silver mines until he strikes again.














Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


May 2 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

May 3 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

May 4 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

May 5 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

May 6 - The Indie Express - Review

May 7 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

May 8 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

May 9 - A Life Through Books - Interview

May 12 - Always Reading - Excerpt

May 13 - Texas Book Nook - Review

May 14 - The Avid Reader - Interview

May 15 - Matters That Count - Spotlight

May 16 - Frugal Freelancer - Excerpt

May 19 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

May 20 - Novel News Network - Review

May 21 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight


About the Author

 SJ SLAGLE started her career as a language arts teacher. When she began writing, her initial interest was children’s stories, but then she moved on to Western Romance, Mysteries and Historical Fiction. She has published over 30 novels and her website is www.sjslagle.com.

SJ has written several Western Romance series including the THESE NEVADA BOYS, RANCHER, and THE WESTERNERS, as well as Mystery series: FLOYD SISTERS MYSTERIES and SHERLOCK AND ME. All her books are distributed in digital, paper and audiobook formats.

Her first historical fiction novel, LONDON SPIES, was awarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion in 2018. She was given the Silver Award with the International Independent Film Awards for her screenplay called REDEMPTION. She conducts writing/publishing symposiums in her local area.

S.J. Slagle lives and works in Reno, Nevada.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: The Secret Girl by Erika Fair

 

 

The Lonely Raven Trilogy, Book One


Fantasy / Romance

Date Published: February 11, 2025

Publisher: Clay Bridges Press


 

Fallon has received premonitions since she was a child—visions that have driven her to steer countless strangers and acquaintances from looming dangers. But these powers have come at a great cost. After enduring heart-wrenching losses during her teenage years, Fallon has lived a solitary life for over a decade, her only anchor being her childhood best friend.

That is, until a series of intense premonitions draws a group of new people into her life, people who start to feel like family. But something deeper is stirring. The raven tattoo on her wrist has begun to tingle, and a raven has started appearing in her visions. Worse still, Fallon is haunted by the memory of someone from her past, someone she loved, and she believes abandoned her—a person to whom the raven seems inexplicably tied.

As the visions grow more urgent, Fallon must decipher their meaning to protect those she cares about. But the question lingers: Is the raven a guide or a harbinger of doom?


In this gripping first installment of “The Lonely Raven Trilogy,” Fallon must face the shadows of her past to safeguard the future of those she loves—and discover whether the raven is an ally or a threat.





Currently a 4.9* Rating on Amazon







Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


April 21 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

April 22 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

April 23 - A Life Through Books - Interview

April 24 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

April 25 - I Smell Sheep - Excerpt

April 28 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

April 29 - The Avid Reader - Interview

April 30 - Boys' Mom Reads - Spotlight

May 1 - Texas Book Nook - Review

May 2 - Matters That Count - Spotlight

May 5 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt


May 7 - The Indie Express - Review

May 12 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

May 13 - Novel News Network - Review

May 15 - What Is That Book About - Excerpt

May 16 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

May 19 - Chapter Break - Review

May 20 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

May 21 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

May 22 - Always Reading - Review

About the Author

Erika Fair was born and raised in Texas, where she lives with her husband and son. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and stayed in Austin as long as she could. When she is not forcing her favorite music upon her family or writing, she can usually be found hiking or planning future travels. “The Secret Girl” is her first novel.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: Chasing Shadows by A.C. Adams

 


Mystery/Thriller/Commercial Fiction

Date Published: April 25th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

 

When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenges everything she thought she knew. 

After clues send her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother Ella who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. When they discover Aidan’s ties to The Brotherhood, an elusive, powerful society that operates in the shadows of world affairs, Sofia and Ella become ensnared in a deadly conspiracy. Trapped in ancient catacombs beneath the Roman countryside, they must face Aidan’s mysterious captors and fight for their lives. But as they edge closer to escape, one question remains: Will Aidan choose his family or The Brotherhood?




Currently a 4.9* Rating on Amazon






Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


April 26 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

April 27 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

April 28 - Sandra's Book Club - Spotlight

April 29 - Texas Book Nook - Review

April 30 - The Avid Reader - Interview

May 1 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

May 2 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

May 5 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

May 6 - On a Reading Bender - Review

May 7 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

May 8 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

May 12 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

May 13 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

May 14 - The Indie Express - Review

May 16 - A Life Through Books - Interview

May 19 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

May 20 - Matters That Count - Spotlight

May 21 - Our Town Book Reviews - Review

May 22 - Novel News Network - Review


About the Author

A.C. Adams is the nom de plume of co-authors Anthony Leigh Adams and Christina Adams, who have written, produced, and developed film and television projects for many studios, including Disney, ABC, and CBS. 

Christina is a producer of the Emmy Award-winning series, The Amazing Race and multiple programs for Oprah Winfrey. Anthony composed the music and co-wrote the book and lyrics for their most recent theatrical project, Sideways: The Musical, which is based on the Oscar-winning film and is in development as a Broadway musical. 

The Adamses also wrote and produced the original musicals Love-In: A Musical Celebration and Primal Twang: The Legacy of The Guitar. Both shows were filmed and aired nationally on PBS. Primal Twang won Best Documentary Feature at the Rome International Film Festival. 

Adams Entertainment, Anthony and Christina’s production company, is based in La Jolla, California, where they work and live with their two calico rescue cats. Chasing Shadows, their debut novel, is inspired by true events. For more information visit: www.adamsentertainment.com.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: Arcanum - Whispers in the Forest by Kelly O'Hearn

 

 

Paranormal Romance

Date Published: May 13, 2025

Publisher: Global Entanglement


 

 Sometimes “happily ever after” takes more than one…err, two lifetimes…

The stunning second book in the Arcanum series, channeled through the tarot by noted intuitive Kelly O’Hearn.

 

Parfumier Sarah Fuller is in Provence, France, pursuing an unexpected obsession to an ancient flower: the rose. If she can channel all the sensuality, longing, and past-life vibes that she’s feeling for a near-stranger, maybe she can create her next best-selling perfume—and get her marriage back on track.

Sarah’s NYC penthouse, Hamptons weekends, high-profile career, and picture-perfect family seem like they belong on a magazine cover. How ironic that a Vogue editor is about to dash her dreams! Plus, she’s squabbling with her best friend, hypnosis therapy is making life worse, and her psychic is baffled by her sudden nightmares. All Sarah can do is hope that her visions of a medieval French maiden with supernatural powers will somehow bring her back to herself.

Time travel, soul mates, good versus evil: this sexy romance novel has it all . . . and the tale is far from over.


The Arcanum series is best enjoyed in order:

Book One: In the Temple Shadows

Book Two: Whispers in the Forest

 

 

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Currently a 5 * Rating on Amazon





Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?

May 12 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

May 12 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

May 13 -Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

May 14 - Ella English - Spotlight

May 15 - The Indie Express - Review

May 15 - Frugal Freelancer - Spotlight

May 16 - The Avid Reader - Excerpt

May 19 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

May 20 - SSLY - Spotlight

May 21 - Always Reading - Spotlight

May 22 - Texas Book Nook - Review

May 23 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight




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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Tour Wrap Up: Love Before Covid by Greg Scorzo

 




Dark / Drama / Thriller

Date Published: July 28, 2023

Publisher: Troubadour Books


 

“Love before Covid - A raw, philosophical dive into love’s messy reality—unflinching, dark, and unapologetically human. Unlike typical romance novels, LOVE BEFORE COVID is a dialogue-driven exploration of human flaws and ideologies, blending fiction with metaphysical inquiry. It’s not about comfort; it’s about confrontation and insight.”

 

Laced with dark humour, it is best described as traumatic (sur)realism. Love Before Covid takes the reader on a journey through the mind of Joe Pastorius - jazz fan, poet, and victim of horrendous sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of his mother.

The real-time dialogues between the characters that emerge from Joe’s unconscious come via arguably corrupted memories and dystopian dreams. They tell us more about Joe than he could ever know, and perhaps more about our world than you could ever imagine.

Dialogues entail an exploration of clashing perspectives and opinions, that cause reflection. Today though, our world has been infiltrated by online dialogues that tend to feel like wild unfiltered streams of human thought, raw, chaotic and often polarising and devoid of much reflection. Arguably that attitude, and lack of reflection is mirrored by the characters you will encounter. The reflection comes from the reader as the situations unfold. Your moral boundaries will without doubt be pushed to the limit.

You will meet an altruist who can’t stand up for himself, a charming but violent public intellectual, a beautiful dancer who hates fat people, a flirty and gregarious bartender who will do anything to get pregnant, a traumatised art historian who never wants to be a mother, a successful intellectual Mexican writer who is secretly disapproving of her childhood friend’s career as a pornstar, the teenage genius son of that pornstar who has sexual fantasises about his mother, a woman who is pressured into cutting off her penis and a successful therapist who has a habit of ruining people’s lives.

And yes, before you ask, some of the characters in this book eventually catch Covid 19. However, there is always hope. For Joe Pastorious, that comes in the form of the psychopath named Janet Waverley.

 




Currently a 4.8* Rating on Amazon.





Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


April 24 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

April 25 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

April 28 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

April 29 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

April 30 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

May 1 - Ella English - Spotlight

May 2 - The Avid Reader - Interview

May 6 - Texas Book Nook - Review

May 7 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

May 8 - Novel News Network - Review

May 9 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

May 10 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

May 12 - A Life through Books - Interview

May 14 - On a Reading Bender - Review

May 15 - Matters That Count - Spotlight

May 16 - Frugal Freelancer - Excerpt

May 19 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

May 20 - The Indie Express - Review

May 21 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

About the Author

During the pandemic Dr Greg Scorzo completed his first novel ‘LOVE BEFORE COVID’ as well as producing an innovative radio play based on 6 chapters from that book, also called – LOVE BEFORE COVID. available on our YouTube Channel.  and via Audioboom with links to all major podcast platforms.

Greg says, “I was interested in the challenge of writing a novel that was formally experimental, while still being easy for a mass audience to read and understand. I love the idea of a piece of philosophy that is simultaneously a work of fiction, and a philosophical thought experiment which can function like a great, twisty roller coaster of a story that asks the reader many questions. Unlike traditional philosophy and many fashionable works of literature, this book purposefully asks questions without giving answers, encouraging readers to think (and emote) for themselves.”

Since gaining his PhD in Philosophy in 2011, Greg Scorzo has aimed to find creative and original ways to take philosophical thinking outside of academia. By using modern accessible philosophical dialogue inpublic talks, podcasts and his novel Love Before Covid, Greg explores clashing perspectives and opinions that cause reflection. Based in Leicester, he was a founding member of Culture on the Offensive and runs the podcast The ‘Art of Thinking’.

Dialogues entail an exploration of clashing perspectives and opinions that cause reflection. Statements and declarations can close minds.

The ‘Art of Thinking’ with Greg Scorzo podcast is available on YouTube where he does friendly philosophical interrogation of ideas  with many interesting thinkers. Also available via Audioboom linking to all major podcast platforms.

His extended essays on Arts and Culture as well as Cultural Issues are available on this platform www.gregscorzo.com

He has a passion and extensive knowledge of film and music.

From 2017 – 2020 Greg Scorzo was active in running over 60 engaging voluntary community sessions, centred around ‘The Art of Thinking’  The focussed on  universal philosophical themes, arts and culture and cultural issues. The ethos behind these events was to encourage the use of EMPATHY, CLARITY and COURAGE in ensuing dialogues with the audience. These were organised by COTO.

He also took up invitations to partner and run sessions at other events, including the Battle of Ideas Festival at the Barbican London, the Philosophy Now conference, Leicester Comedy Festival and  DeMontfort University’s Cultural Exchanges festival. He is always interested to partner up with other like minded people.

 

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Sunday, May 18, 2025

Release Blitz: Fate of the Storm by Valerie Storm

 



Demon Storm, Book Eight


Young Adult Fantasy

Date Published: 05-13-2025

Publisher: Shadow Spark Publishing


 

The shadows have retreated with Raven's downfall, but darkness still curls at the edges of the world. For a moment, though, Kari and Ari have a moment of peace. There is a glimmer of light that threatens to wash away the darkness as they finally bind their fates together in a formal ceremony.

But Raven hasn't given up, and there's an older, crueler foe who hasn't forgotten Kari - the Lord of Demons, the very one who crafted the Catalyst which Raven sought to control, still trapped in an ancient Tree.

Kari's moment of joy comes to a halt as the world shakes and Taris is ripped apart.

Velthas has risen.




 

About the Author

Valerie Storm was raised in Tucson, Arizona. Growing up, she fell in love with everything fantasy. When she wasn’t playing video games, she was writing. By age ten, she began to write her own stories as a way to escape reality. When these stories became a full-length series, she considered the path to sharing with other children & children-at/heart looking for a place to call home.

 

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