RABT Book Tours Reviews

Friday, October 1, 2021

Tour Wrap Up: Wanted by R. Dale Watkins

Personal Growth, Christian Living, Spiritual Growth

Date Published: April 4, 2021

Publisher: Clay Bridges Press

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From the outside world, the family was like any other. Within the walls of the home was a completely different story. Set in a common suburban neighborhood with extraordinary financial struggles and intense pressure between Mom and Dad’s marriage. Divorce was imminent. Mom exhausted herself to get her love from her husband until Dad’s desertion left the family in ruinous chaos. Mom lost all self-control. Her temper flared and the unwanted hatred for herself and Dad turned into rage, violence, and unending terror towards the children. Poverty overtook us, malnutrition was not uncommon, and unconditional love was an estranged enemy. Born into this tragedy, I was two months old upon Dad’s leaving.

I take you on a narrative journey through my childhood. The rage, devastation, and hatred are exposed to what really happened. However, intertwined with this constant chaos is a spiritual awakening that brings an amazing grace, freedom, and redemption. Nevertheless, every day was wrought with surviving until the next. Yet, a close friend that I come to know, The Peacemaker, the God who comes close to us and deeply entrenches Himself amid each storm of life, made Himself known through the perils of my upbringing.

From the jaws of death and fright comes a chilling, yet inspiring, story of a child that thought of himself to be hated, deserted, abandoned, assaulted, and worthless. A plan where Heavenly Father steps in, becomes my father and friend, calls me son, and makes certain that I know I am Wanted.

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Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?

September 6 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

September 7 - Lisa's Reading - Spotlight

September 8 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

September 9 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

September 10 - Lilyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight

September 13 - A Life Through Books - Interview

September 14 - Momma Says to Read or Not to Read - Spotlight

September 15 - Sylv.net - Spotlight

September 16 - Texas Book Nook - Review

September 17 - Book Junkiez - Spotlight

September 20 - Novel News Network - Review

September 21 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

September 22 - So Many Books - Spotlight

September 23 - The Indie Express - Review

September 24 - The Avid Reader - Interview

September 25 - Our Town Book Reviews - Spotlight

September 27 - Dina Rae's Write Stuff - Spotlight

September 28 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

September 29 - Tea Time and Books - Spotlight

September 30 - On a Reading Bender - Review

About the Author

It is with obedience and brokenness that I present my life’s journey. I owe much gratitude to my wife, children, siblings, friends, and many others as they helped in this project of love. The trauma and destruction of my broken world have compelled me to lead others out of darkness and into His Glorious light. You can learn more hayahbooks.com.

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Friday, September 24, 2021

Tour Wrap Up: Walking in the Shadow of Footsteps by Roynell Young

Journey of Enlightenment

Leadership / Self development

Published Date: August 24, 2021

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

Despite a life of challenges—from childhood illness to witnessing violence as a youth on the tough streets of uptown New Orleans, falling into the trap of drugs as a teen, and assaults on his confidence as an adult—Roynell Young is living his life’s purpose.

Walking in the Shadow of Footsteps takes readers on an emotional journey through the life of an unlikely hero who earned his way into the National Football League as a first-round draft pick, enjoyed a nine-year career as a professional athlete, then carved a pathway that led him to create an organization that today impacts thousands in the impoverished Sunnyside area of Houston. Driven by an unquenchable desire to discover his life’s purpose, Young learned that true power and freedom are the result of an unshakable commitment to live his purpose and spread the good news to the underdog. His unique story is his love letter to humanity.

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Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?

August 30 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

August 31 - Teatime and Books - Spotlight

September 1 - Momma Says to Read or Not to Read - Spotlight

September 2 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight

September 3 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt

September 4 - So Many Books - Spotlight

September 6 - Sylv Net - Spotlight

September 8 - On a Reading Bender - Review

September 9 - Our Town Book Reviews - Excerpt

September 10 - My Reading Addiction - Interview

September 11 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

September 13 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight

September 14 - The Indie Express - Review

September 16 - Novel News Network - Review

September 17 - Book Junkiez - Spotlight

September 18 - Liliyana Shadolwyn - Spotlight

September 20 - A Life Through Books - Interview

September 21 - Dina Rae's Write Stuff - Spotlight

September 22 - Texas Book Nook - Review

September 23 - The Avid Reader - Interview

About the Author

Throughout my life, I have had to eliminate the distractions that threatened to keep me from fulfilling my purpose, from childhood illness to witnessing violence in my youth, falling into the trap of drugs as a teen, and assaults on my confidence as an adult. Despite it all, I am living my American Dream, a life that pays homage to the struggles of the ancestors and builds a foundation for the continuum of healing and self-reliance for Black people and those who find themselves disenfranchised.

I have been around fame and I’ve been around fortune and people with it. Whether because of my humble upbringing or because of my experiences as a professional athlete in the NFL, the fame and fortune don’t impress me. I remain focused on the power and freedom that come with being true to my purpose. The Creator has charged me with the responsibility of spreading the good news to the underdog.

Walking in the shadow of footsteps has allowed me to live my purpose, the reason I exist in this world, and to help others do the same.

This story of my life is my love letter to humanity.

- Roynell Young

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Tour Wrap Up: Burning Desire by M.L. Stark

The Psychopath and the Girl in Black Prada Shoes, Part I

Fiction, Drama

Publisher: ‎Xlibris

Mary, is an established woman. Her lifespan is a petrifying mess. This is about dating a truly creepy sociopath, one who swindled himself through life. A self-absorbed, lying person using people. He presents himself with a public persona of normalcy. She could not see what lay behind the dark shade of Drake Lucifer Bates. He was inappropriately flirting with her; he was a doctor and she was his patient. During a treatment session, he goes too far. Does he get hard when he treats patients? It was too late for her to escape.

Unintended she becomes captured in his mean spider web. Drake won her compassion with his enormous intellect and glimmering charm. Something vastly magical happened around him. She begins a passionate love affair with him. Their life seemed blissful on the outside. Behind his malicious plan, it was chilling.

Trusting him with her fragile life, she don’t see he is like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Believing him was fatal. Swindle wealthy patients, was his primary target. His manipulative behavior and scams, ends disastrous for Mary. She is a character in his horror movie. He sinks into his mania of deceives and lies. He is a predator! She don’t know anything about psychopaths. How does she figure out what she can expect from such people? Her life was never the same, but she learned from his evilness.

Other books in the Burning Desire Series:

Burning Desire Fades

The Psychopath and the Girl in Black Prada Shoes - Part 2

Publisher: ‎Xlibris

Part 2 presents the continuation of the maliciously agenda of Doctor Bates and will leave you in a trance of shock with its vigorous narrative. A moment ago, it seemed, it was yesterday full of happiness. Tomorrow it is a matter of survival for Mary as her life is on the brink of insanity to her Knight in Shining Armor. Loving him was all she ever had.

As she meets Drake again she becomes a slave in the madness of love. Before Mary notice the dangerous life, she gets deeply trapped in Drake’s dodgy mesh. It’s too late for her to escape. Fraud, lies, dominance, torment and the complexity of an abusive relationship evolve, and will unexpectedly be a new part of Mary’s life. Drake’s sinister betrayal sneaks slowly in as he lures Mary like a ravenous wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Mary will experience love, hatred and deception; however, will she continue to be Drake’s victim in his mystiques and hefty deceptions he gets during the nights? On the outside, it seems Drake is loving and has a high IQ, above normal. On the inside, he is a devious psychopath. The story will drastically unfold to a complexity of a love drama, crime, fraud and Drake’s delusions of grandeur.

At a secluded area outside Hong Kong, the mafia attempt to kill Drake. We will follow the two sweethearts in how they try to escape from the difficulties with the Asian Mafia. With lightning speed, three creepy guys and the mafia boss run into the Hotel to search for Drake.

Not only once, but several times the two lovebirds are on the run in the shadowy darkness of the night, because Drake steal and frauds his business associates.

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Currently a 4.8* Rating on Amazon

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Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?

September 13 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

September 13 - B for Book Review - Excerpt

September 14 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight

September 15 - #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog - Spotlight

September 16 - The Indie Express - Review

September 17 - Teatime and Books - Spotlight

September 18 - Liliyana Shadolwyn - Spotlight

September 19 - Jazzy Book Reviews - Interview

September 20 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt

September 21 - Novel News Network - Review

September 22 - Nesie's Place - Excerpt

September 23 - The Avid Reader - Interview

About the Author

M. L. Stark has been married for over 20 years and has adult children and grandchildren. She based certain elements of the story on real-life events. When Stark was middle-aged, she underwent a divorce and met a new man who mentally abused her. These experiences and her survival have empowered her to write stories about surviving cruelty and abuse.

"I am telling the story not of what I thought I was meant to be born into, but as the survivor I have become after abuse. I am also hoping to connect with people and deter them from facing a toxic relationship in their lives by sharing my own real-life events." Stark says.

M. L. Stark dares to discuss what it is like to be in an abusive relationship, and shows the power in embracing the experience, prevailing and ultimately recovering from the abuse, escaping the psychopath and helping others tap into their empathy and prevail over similar hazards.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Tour Wrap Up: Midnight Black by R.J. Eastwood

Intellectual Thriller

Date Published: 04-14-2021

Publisher: Indies United Publishing House

When plunder becomes a way of life for men, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."

Frederic Bastiat, French Economist. 1801-1850

Fifteen years following his imprisonment for committing a brutal revenge murder, former top DEA Agent Billy Russell is paroled five-years early to a world controlled by autocratic billionaires. Armed only with his wits, Billy returns to find a society fighting for its very survival and soon finds himself embroiled in the wildest conspiracy he could have ever imagined.

Winner of the Author’s Circle Novel of Excellence for Fiction, The International Review of Books for Fiction, the Literary Titan award for Excellence in Fiction.

Currently a 4.2* Rating on Amazon

Did you miss any of the stops on this Tour?

August 30 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off

August 30 - Our Town Book Reviews - Review

September 1 - Rajiv's Reviews - Review

September 2 - Literary Gold - Excerpt

September 3 - The Indie Express - Review

September 3 - Teatime and Books - Spotlight

September 4 - B for Book Review - Guest Post

September 6 - The Avid Reader - Interview

September 7 - Pick a good book - Spotlight

September 8 - The sexy nerd revue - Spotlight

September 9 - Nesie's Place - Excerpt

About the Author

During his film and television career, Robert J. Emery, who writes novels under the pen name, R. J. Eastwood, has written, produced, and directed feature motion pictures, television documentaries, national television commercials, political campaigns, and industrial films. Some of the highlights of his career include the award-winning ninety-one-episode television series The Directors for Starz/Encore, the award-winning four-part mini-series, The Genocide Factor for PBS, the award-winning documentary For God & Country: A Marine Sniper's Story for MSNBC, and the award-winning motion picture, Swimming Upstream, for the Lifetime Television Network.

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