Friday, July 31, 2026

Tour Wrap Up: The Beauty of Individual Things by K. Thomas Yoo

 




Historical Fiction / Jazz Age Romance

Date Published: 07-14-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press



The Beauty of Individual Things follows Margot Andrews, a young American woman swept from New York high society into the dazzling yet fractured world of 1920s London. When the transactional demands of privilege collide with betrayal and violence, leaving her disillusioned and adrift, she escapes to the freshwater shoreline of lost childhood summers.

With her past unrecoverable and her future uncertain, Margot searches for a different life amid Detroit’s dynamic and monied Prohibition era—with its yacht races, rumrunners, and industrial might. Set against a city on the rise, she must navigate her family’s ruthless pursuit of social standing, the magnetic pull of charismatic boat racer Ellis James, and the relentless echoes of her past. The story explores the weight of loneliness and the personal cost of love and reinvention as Margot decides whether to remain a fragile ornament of her family’s design or forge an identity that is beautiful, imperfect, and entirely her own.





Currently a 4.9* Rating on Amazon





Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


July 13 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

July 13 - Books 1987 - Spotlight

July 14 - A Life Through Books - Interview

July 15 - On a Reading Bender - Review

July 16 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

July 17 - Boys' Mom Reads - Spotlight

July 19 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

July 20 - Our Town Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 21 - Sarandipity's - Spotlight

July 22 - The Avid Reader - Interview

July 23 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 24 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

July 25 - My Reading Addiction - Spotlight

July 27 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

July 28 - Novel News Network - Review

July 29 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

July 30 - Texas Book Nook - Review

About the Author

 

 Karen Thomas Yoo was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received an MBA from Duke University. When she isn't writing, she can usually be found in her garden or on a paddleboard in Lake Michigan. A mother of three grown children, she lives in Grosse Pointe with her husband. This is her first novel.


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Tour Wrap Up: Rathuun - King of the Prairie by David Fitz-Gerald

 




Frontier & Pioneer Western Fiction; US Historical Fiction; Action/Adventure

Date Published: March 20, 2026

 


With all the swagger of a classic western, a legendary buffalo claims his rightful place among the genre's most iconic heroes.

Meet Rathuun. Born in an idyllic canyon, tragedy strikes on his first day. A grizzly bear scatters the herd, devours his twin, and leaves him to shiver and die. But the buffalo calf with a white spot on his chin survives.

The plains are changing fast. Wagons roll west in endless streams. Telegraph wires stretch across the horizon. Locomotives scream down polished rails, slicing through the earth. Extinction

seems imminent when everyone wants to kill the biggest buffalo on the prairie. Native people shoot arrows and drive herds over cliffs. Hide hunters slaughter millions. An obsessed buffalo assassin is determined to wipe them all out and change the world forever. There's an army of barking rifles, and they're all pointed at Rathuun.

Will the hunters take Rathuun's head and leave his carcass to rot on the prairie?


This sweeping epic thunders across the American West, taking listeners to unforgettable western landmarks. If you like classic westerns, thrilling action, and high-stakes historical adventures, grab your copy by the horns.

Welcome to the prairie!





Currently a 4.3* Rating on Amazon





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July 13 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

July 13 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

July 14 - Reading Reality - Review

July 15 - Sarandipity's - Spotlight

July 16 - Book Junkiez- Interview

July 17 - Lisa Queen of Random - Spotlight

July 20 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 21 - Books 1987 - Spotlight

July 22 - Our Town Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 23 - Texas Book Nook - Spotlight

July 24 - The Avid Reader - Excerpt

July 26 - Novel News Network - Spotlight

July 27 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

July 28 - The Indie Express - Review

July 29 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

July 30 - On a Reading Bender - Review


About the Author


David Fitz-Gerald writes frontier and pioneer western fiction from the wilds of western Vermont—about as far west as you can get without slipping into New York.

Though he’s never wrangled beeves to market, Dave was a top hand on his grandfather’s dude ranch in the Adirondack Mountains… before he turned ten. He’s lived most of his life on dirt roads. Whenever he gets the chance, he travels west to recharge his spirit on the windswept prairies.

He’s an Adirondack 46’er which means that he’s hiked to the top of every mountain in the park. In 2018, Dave completed the 1960s fitness craze by hiking 50 miles in one day. That’s one heck of a long walk, but not nearly as grueling as the iconic trails that he chases in his fiction.

Even after all these years, Dave still has his head in the clouds like Ken from MY FRIEND FLICKA, and a quiet, self-reliant spirit like Sam from THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN. That blend of wonder, heart, and spirit runs through the characters he portrays. His editor states he is “exceptionally good at creating real moments between characters”—and readers seem to agree.

Dave’s breakthrough series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail won Chanticleer’s Grand Prize for Book Series. He’s now the author of nearly twenty novels and counting, and as long as there’s coffee in the kitchen, Dave will be plotting one adventurous story after another.

 

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Tour Wrap Up: Forest Legend Audiobook by Dan Ellens

 




The Tale of Ol' Split Toe


Action and Adventure Fantasy for teens

Date Published: 03-31-2026

Narrator: Dan Ellens

Run Time: 10 hours 6 minutes



Mother Nature struggles to maintain equilibrium in a changing world while fire, disease, logging, human displacement, and war repeatedly destroy forests of centuries-old trees. Split Toe, a deer chosen at birth for a unique education, travels through time to understand the interconnected workings of a Michigan forest. He meets humans along the way: Ice Age hunters who trap and kill a mastodon; Mukwoh, a young Ojibwe hunter who stalks Split Toe through swamp and forest; loggers clearcutting Michigan’s white pines; Edra, a woman advocating for the trees; Angus and Grace, pioneers who become a first generation of family farmers; scientists from the future studying the impact of nuclear radiation.

Split Toe witnesses two hundred years of conflict building between modern humans -- who fight to control the natural world -- and Mother Nature, who repeatedly reaches for balance. He wonders whether human ways will ultimately overpower Mother Nature, until he meets a boy who changes everything.





Currently a 4.9* Rating on Amazon





Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


June 29 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

June 30 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

July 1 - The Indie Express - Excerpt

July 2 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 3 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

July 6 - Book Junkiez- Excerpt

July 7 - Sapphyria's Books - Spotlight

July 8 - Momma and Her Stories - Interview

July 9 -My Bookmarked Reads - Review

July 13 -Texas Book Nook - Spotlight

July 14 - On a Reading Bender - Review

July 15 - A Life Through Books - Review

July 16 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

July 17 - The Avid Reader - Excerpt

July 21 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

July 22 - Always Reading - Interview

July 23 - Books 1987 - Spotlight

July 27 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

July 28 - Boys' Mom Reads - Review

July 29 - Novel News Network - Spotlight

July 30 - My Reading Addiction - Review


About the Author

 

 Dan Ellens is an outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about connecting people with nature. 

 He spends nearly half of each year off-grid in an isolated, hand-built, electricity-free treehouse nestled within Winterfield Pines Nature Sanctuary with woodstove heat, handpump water, and oil lamp lighting.

 Dan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in southeast Michigan. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Calvin University and an MBA from Michigan State University. Dan is retired from a full career in industry and international business. 

During 1996, 1997, and 1998, his family lived as expatriates in Bangalore, India, the inspiration for “A Time for India”, Dan’s second book, now in its second edition. 

 When Dan’s children were small – 10 years old - he took them each on an outward-bound, father-child adventure. The journal of those four trips became Dan’s first book, “Turning Ten: Great Adventures in the Great Lakes”, now in its second edition. 

 Dan is an accomplished woodworker and carpenter. His lifelong love for old-school carpentry inspired “Building the Bunkee: A Photo Anthology of Custom Log Cabin Construction and One Man’s Retirement Dream”. Dan is a hobby artist who is passionate about rescuing, restoring, and finding new homes for fine art. In the wilds, he sees cooking and baking without modern conveniences as their own adventure and creative expression. “Treehouse Letters: The Unabridged Michigan Forest Life Journal” includes entries about his art and his back-woods cooking … and many other things that one might think about while in a tree. 

 “Forest Legend: The Tale of Ol’ Split Toe”, Dan’s upcoming novel – his debut fiction piece written while sitting in his treehouse nest - brings experience from decades of life in the forest together with a rich understanding of mid-Michigan’s pioneer history and changing landscape. In this sweeping adventure, Dan explores the resilience of nature through the eyes of a majestic, time-traveling deer.


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Friday, July 24, 2026

Tour Wrap Up: Death and the Social Climber by Winnie Simpson

 




Ann Audrey Mystery, Book 2


Cozy Mystery / Mystery & Detective

Date Published: 06-30-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press


Murder Is the Ultimate Power Move


When a beautiful Atlanta woman is widowed twice under suspicious circumstances, Ann Audrey Pickering finds herself drawn—once again—into someone else’s trouble.

A former lawyer who once helped the FBI convict her own husband for fraud, Ann Audrey has settled into a reclusive life, until her longtime friend Flynn Reynolds asks for help. His elderly aunts are convinced that another nephew was murdered by his wife, Kathryn, whose second husband is now also dead. Ann Audrey is skeptical. Still, she owes Flynn, and there are some odd questions. Complicating matters is Kathryn’s latest mother-in-law, a woman who rose from an impoverished background into Atlanta’s upper circles and recognizes a kindred spirit in her dead son’s ambitious widow. She doesn’t believe Kathryn is a murderer—but she has heard rumors, and she wants them stopped.

Set in Atlanta in January 2000, as the city buzzes with anticipation for the upcoming Super Bowl, Ann Audrey searches for the black widow through the city’s frenetic bar scene, private clubs, high-rise offices, and beloved local institutions like Mary Mac’s Tea Room and The Varsity. With help from Flynn and her friend Theo, along with the return of sexy detective Mike Bristol, she pieces together a twisting story of social climbing, carefully managed appearances, marriage, and murder. As the Super Bowl kickoff draws near, the case reaches a climax when an ice storm shuts down Atlanta’s roads and power, leaving secrets and murderers with nowhere to hide.

 



Currently a 4.8* Rating on Amazon






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July 6 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

July 7 - Books 1987 - Spotlight

July 8 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 9 - Iron Canuck Reviews - Review

July 10 - Boys' Mom Reads - Spotlight

July 13 - Novel News Network - Review

July 14 - Always Reading - Interview

July 15 - The Indie Express - Review

July 16 - Sarandipity's - Spotlight

July 17 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

July 20 - The Avid Reader - Interview

July 21 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

July 22 - Sandra's Book Club - Review

July 23 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight


About the Author

 


 Following her mother’s lead, Mississippi native Winnie Simpson was an avid murder mystery reader beginning in the third grade, starting with Nancy Drew and moving through the classics of British, American, and international crime. Winnie studied music at Duke University, later receiving an MFA in Music at SUNY Buffalo, where she worked as an arts administrator before throwing it all over in order to make a decent living. After finishing law school at Emory University, she became a partner in a large firm in Atlanta where her practice focused mainly on securities litigation. Retiring early, Winnie relocated to Northern Michigan where she lives in a renovated nineteenth-century building that served as a former Michigan state asylum. For more than a decade, she has taken writing classes and participated in writing groups. She is fond of opera, hiking, cycling, and Duke basketball, most seasons.


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Tour Wrap Up: Voices Carry Here by Gail Galotta

 




Mystery and Suspense

Date Published: 05-04-2026

Publisher: Mission Point Press



Do you hear the voices? Listen if you dare . . . You’ll get both the heebies and the jeebies in this unsettling new title.

A henpecked husband learns that “till death do us part” isn’t the end of the story when his dead wife returns.

A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream home.

A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice.

Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances.

Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta’s flair for supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and nostalgia.

 



Currently a 4.5* Rating on Amazon








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July 6 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

July 7 - Sarcastically Yours, Jenn - Spotlight

July 8 - Guatemala Paula Loves to Read - Spotlight

July 9 -Texas Book Nook - Review

July 10 - Sarandipity's - Spotlight

July 12 - Salt and Novels - Guest Post

July 13 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

July 14 - Sandra's Book Club - Spotlight

July 15 - On a Reading Bender - Review

July 16 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

July 17 - What is That book About - Excerpt

July 20 - Iron Canuck Reviews - Review

July 21 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

July 22 - The Avid Reader - Interview

July 23 - Always Reading - Excerpt


About the Author


Gail Galotta was raised in Chicago with childhood summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

She’s always been drawn to the mystical pull of water, which often shapes the settings of her stories. An award-winning writer and former English teacher, she lives in Vulcan, Michigan, overlooking the same lake that inspired her earliest work. When asked what inspires her latest fiction, she offers only a cryptic smile.


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Tour Wrap Up: Perilous Shores by Thomas M. Wing

 



Book 2 of The Sea Hawkes Chronicles

 

Historical Fiction/Nautical Fiction

Date Published: June 23, 2026

Publisher: Acorn Publishing



Vengeance is as dangerous to a cause as to the enemy.

The murder of his wife at the hands of British soldiers prompts American privateer Captain Jonas Hawke’s vow to make Britain pay.

A grief-stricken Jonas strikes deep into the heart of the enemy, driven by his personal vendetta. When he raids a port city, one of his men crosses an unthinkable line, which forces Jonas to come to terms with the anguish that distorts his definition of justice.

Concerned his wrath will bring irreparable harm to the cause for America’s freedom, Jonas grapples with his role as a warrior and as a man. When he learns the Royal Navy is hunting his ship, he fears his deadly decisions may have cost him and his crew everything. It’s too late to turn back. Instead, he must continue on and face the inevitable perils of war.

Perilous Shores is a gripping, action-packed, and historically authentic tale of revenge, survival, and one man’s relentless pursuit of his country’s independence.

 





Currently a 4.2* Rating on Amazon







Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?


June 22 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

June 23 - Novel News Network - Review

June 24 - Sarandipity's - Spotlight

June 25 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

June 26 - Books 1987 - Spotlight

June 30 - On a Reading Bender - Review

July 1 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

July 2 - A Life Through Books - Interview

July 3 - Salt and Novels - Guest Post

July 7 - The Avid Reader - Interview

July 8 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

July 9 - The Indie Express - Review

July 10 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

July 13 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

July 14 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

July 15 - Texas Book Nook - Review

July 16 - Our Town Book Reviews - Review

July 17 -Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 21 -Book Junkiez- Excerpt

July 22 -Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

July 23 -Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight


 

About the Author


Thomas M. Wing, a Naval Academy and Naval War College graduate, retired after thirty-two years as a Navy Surface Warfare officer. A dedicated sailor for half a century, he created the Continental Navy Foundation, served as its executive director, and commanded its brigantine, Megan D.

Tom’s first novel, Against All Enemies, earned gold medals from the Military Writers Society of America and Literary Titan. In Harm’s Way, the first in the Sea Hawkes Chronicles series has also garnered several awards.

He resides in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter and a cat and a dog. Whatever free time he has is still spent on the water.

For more about the author and to follow his blog about nautical and naval trivia, visit his website ThomasMWing.com.


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Tour Wrap Up: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Not Giving a F*ck by Oliver Turner

 



Nonfiction / Self-Help

Publication Date: October 9, 2025



What happens when life strips away everything you thought defined you?

In Welcome to the Wonderful World of Not Giving A Fck*, Oliver Turner delivers a bold, brutally honest, and deeply motivational guide to self-love, spirituality, resilience, and personal empowerment. This Amazon Bestselling book is a fresh and unapologetic take on personal growth for readers who are tired of living for everyone else’s approval.

Blending humor, raw truth, and hard-earned wisdom, Oliver Turner shares the mindset shifts that helped him survive life-threatening health battles, devastating personal loss, emotional isolation, and years of rebuilding from the ground up. Faced with emergency surgery, homelessness, broken relationships, and severe physical injuries, Turner discovered one life-changing truth: sometimes the greatest freedom comes from letting go of fear, guilt, overthinking, and the need to please others.

This concise yet powerful read is packed with real-life insight, motivational encouragement, and practical perspective for anyone struggling with anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, toxic expectations, or feeling stuck in life. Through relatable storytelling and sharp, no-nonsense advice, readers are challenged to stop apologizing for wanting more and start creating a life rooted in confidence, peace, purpose, and financial independence.

Whether you are rebuilding after hardship, searching for personal freedom, or simply ready to stop caring about things that drain your energy, this book serves as a reminder that your life belongs to you — not to the opinions of others.

Perfect for fans of motivational self-help books, mindset transformation, spiritual growth, emotional healing, confidence building, and personal development, Welcome to the Wonderful World of Not Giving A Fck* is an empowering wake-up call for dreamers, overthinkers, creatives, entrepreneurs, and anyone ready to reclaim their voice.

If you are ready to stop surviving and start living boldly, this book is for you.


In This Inspirational Self-Help Book, You’ll Discover:

● How to let go of people-pleasing and fear of judgment

● Powerful lessons in resilience, healing, and self-trust

● A fresh perspective on confidence, spirituality, and personal freedom

● How to protect your peace and focus on what truly matters

● Motivation to rebuild your life after hardship or failure

● Encouragement to pursue purpose, joy, and financial independence


Start your journey toward self-love, empowerment, and unapologetic living today.

 


 

 

 




Currently a 5* Rating on Amazon






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June 22 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

June 23 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

June 24 - Interesting Authors - Excerpt

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June 29 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

June 30 - Always Reading - Excerpt

July 1 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight

July 2 - Texas Book Nook - Review

July 3 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

July 7 - On a Reading Bender - Review

July 8 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

July 9 - A Life Through Books - Interview

July 13 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight

July 14 - The Indie Express - Review

July 15 - Novel News Network - Review

July 18 -The Avid Reader - Interview

July 19 -Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

July 22 -Book Junkiez- Excerpt

July 23 -Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight


About the Author


Oliver Turner is a writer, creative entrepreneur, motivational voice, and the Amazon Bestselling author of Welcome to the Wonderful World of Not Giving A Fck*, a bold and empowering book focused on self-love, spirituality, resilience, and personal growth. Known for his raw honesty, sharp humor, and unapologetic perspective on life, Oliver inspires readers to break free from fear, self-doubt, and the pressure of living according to other people’s expectations.

Drawing from real-life experiences filled with adversity, healing, and transformation, Oliver Turner’s work resonates with readers searching for confidence, emotional freedom, and a renewed sense of purpose. After surviving a life-threatening medical crisis, enduring homelessness, devastating personal loss, severe physical injuries, and years of emotional rebuilding, Oliver turned his pain into purpose by sharing the mindset and spiritual lessons that helped him keep moving forward.

His writing blends motivational storytelling, practical wisdom, spiritual insight, and modern self-empowerment strategies to encourage readers to stop overthinking, trust themselves, and live more authentically. Through his relatable voice and candid approach, Oliver challenges people to reclaim their energy, protect their peace, and pursue lives rooted in confidence, creativity, healing, and financial independence.

Beyond writing, Oliver Turner is involved in creative business ventures, digital platforms, and entertainment projects designed to inspire transformation and authentic living. His mission is simple: help people let go of fear, embrace who they truly are, and move boldly toward the life they deserve.

Whether speaking through his books, creative projects, or personal message of resilience, Oliver Turner continues to connect with audiences looking for motivation, healing, self-discovery, and the courage to finally put themselves first.


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