Virtual Book Tour Events: Weeks of 2/9 - 3/1/14

Virtual Book Tour Events: Week of 2/9-15/14

Monday 2/10/14

Hard Hats and Doormats by Laura Chapman

In association with Chick Lit Plus Blog Tours

Author Guest Post / Book Review / Contest Giveaway

Book Description: Hard Hats and Doormats

Lexi Burke has always been a stickler for following rules and procedures. As a human resources manager for a leading Gulf Coast chemical company, it’s her job to make sure everyone else falls in line, too.

But after losing out on a big promotion–-because her boss sees her as too much of a yes-woman––Lexi adopts a new policy of following her heart instead of the fine print. And her heart knows what it wants: Jason Beaumont, a workplace crush who is off limits based on her previous protocol.

While navigating a new romance and interoffice politics, Lexi must find the confidence to stand on her own or face a lifetime of following someone else’s orders.

Who says nice girls have to finish last?

Tuesday 2/11/14

The Opposite of Normal by Judy Mollen Walters

In association with Author Judy Mollen Walters

Author Guest Post / Book Review

Book Description: The Opposite of Normal

When Rabbi Mark Friedlander moves his teenage children from Manhattan to a quiet town in Northwestern New Jersey after the death of their mother, he hopes for a fresh start, a place for him and his children to heal while he leads a vibrant synagogue that will embrace them. What he gets instead is just the opposite.

His daughter, Hannah, twelve, struggles with grief, loneliness, and what it means to be Jewish as a Chinese adoptee. She wants to fit in, but that's difficult in their new mostly white and Christian town--so she decides to secretly convert.

His son, Aaron, a senior in high school, is applying to Ivy League schools and counting down to when he can leave the small town--until he discovers a shocking secret that threatens his entire future.

Lurking in the shadows is a pastor who says he just wants to support the kids in his congregation, but is that all he really wants?

The Opposite of Normal is about what it means to love and accept, what it means to do the right thing, and what it means to heal after loss.

Wednesday 2/12/14

Secondhand Romance by RoseAnn DeFranco

In association with Goddess Fish Promotions

Virtual Book Blast Event / Contest Giveaway

Book Description: Secondhand Romance

Annie O'Malley's dream of owning a secondhand bookstore in tight-knit Audubon Springs is coming true. Still reeling from her parents' sudden deaths, she believes that signs or messages can be found within the pages of books. She loves her job and has made plenty of friends but longs for the acceptance only love and a family can provide.

Tony Iuliano is there to fix the wiring in her shop. He doesn't believe in fate, magic, or the power of a good book. All this combined with his sexy-as-sin presence and all-knowing attitude infuriates Annie. The quirky bookworm intrigues him enough to accept her bet to read a book from her shop. When he discovers a stack of fifty-year-old love letters in the book, he wants to leave the past alone, but seeing it as a sign, Annie challenges him to read the letters and search for the long-lost lovers or lose the bet.

While shaking the dust off several ill-fated romances and fighting their attraction at every turn, the pair soon become the town gossip daily special. If they can stop arguing long enough, they may just discover this particular sign was meant for them all along.

Friday 2/14/14

Back Forever by Karen Booth

In association with Author Karen Booth

Book Review

Book Description: Back Forever

The sequel to Bring Me Back.

Back together after a painful breakup, Christopher Penman and Claire Abby are looking only to their future. Christopher’s band is making a run at it after a long hiatus. Claire lands a magazine job she never dreamed she could get. Only a ring on Claire’s finger and a baby on the way could make things more complete, and Chris is determined they’ll have everything they ever wanted.

But when Claire’s dad starts behaving strangely, and her teenage daughter feels left out, Chris and Claire’s picture-perfect plans begin to unravel. A piece of devastating news casts doubt on whether they’ll have the life they envisioned. Through everything fate throws at them, Chris and Claire must find the good and hold on to it with both hands. They will have it all as long as they have each other, forever.

VACATION TIME!

Daytona 500 Speedweeks

2/16-25/14

Time to head South to Daytona, Florida for some much needed relaxation and escape from NJ's cold and snowy winter!

Jersey Girl Book Reviews will be back hosting virtual book tour events starting February 28th!

Friday 2/28/14

Sometimes Ya Gotta Laugh by Timothe Davis

In association with Chick Lit Plus Blog Tours

Author Guest Post / Book Review

Book Description: Sometimes Ya Gotta Laugh

When friendships are threatened, how far will you go to protect it? Jordan Spencer is thirty-six and hasn't had a relationship that's lasted more than six months.

He's cool with that, though. He's got space issues. And what difference does it make anyway? He has his two best friends Gabby and Chris for happy hours, clubs, and weekend hangouts.

But Gabby is falling for a guy that Jordan doesn't like and Chris-the-sex-machine is having a phallic crisis.

Jordan thought that their friendship would last forever. But with each day, they drift further apart. Without Gabby and Chris at his side, Jordan finds himself facing his own emotional loneliness.

Should he fight for the friends who have become his family? Or has the season of their friendship passed? Set to the soundtrack of his life, Jordan Spencer will learn that in a world full of sex, lies, and drag queens that even the best of friends occasionally lie to each other. Sometimes they cry for each other. But in the end, sometimes you just gotta laugh …

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Shady Deals by Cindy McDonald

In association with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Publicity Tours

Author Guest Post / Book Review 

Book Description: Shady Deals

Kate West and Dr. Holden Reese have put their troubled past behind them and are ready to set a wedding date. There;s only one thing in Holden’s way: a powerful drug Lord at Keystone Downs Thoroughbred Race Track has Holden under his thumb, and he’s not letting go!

Kate’s family is determined to get to the bottom the of horse drugging ring, and when the West’s get too close to the truth the Drug Lord sends them a brutal message that can’t be misinterpreted. Now Holden is on the run, and he’s dragging Kate with him.

Can he escape his indiscretions?

How long can he keep Kate in the dark?

And how damning will the truth be when it’s finally revealed?