ℚ Closer Than She Knows - Kelly Irvin

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author Kelly Irvin to talk about Closer Than She Knows (23 July 2020, Thomas Nelson, 352 pages), a Romantic Suspense.

"Irvin (“Every Amish Season” series; “Amish of Bee County” series) packs a lot into this Christian romantic suspense title—serial killers, gun control, faith in a family of nonbelievers, the pros and cons of parenthood, addiction, and posttraumatic stress disorder—but does so in a way that makes Teagan and Max feel like complex human beings with strengths, faults, and doubts."  —Heather Webb, Worthington Libs., OH (Library Journal)

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☀☄ Closer Than She Knows - Kelly Irvin

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Closer Than She Knows, a Romantic Suspense by Kelly Irvin (23 July 2020, Thomas Nelson, 352 pages).

Don't miss our interview with author Kelly Irvin.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Author Kelly Irvin will be awarding a print copy of Closer Than She Knows to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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ℚ Tooth for Tooth: Talion [2] - J.K. Franko

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author J.K. Franko to talk about Tooth for Tooth ( 2 April 2020, Talion Publishing, 418 pages), a Crime Thriller, book second in the Talion series.

"This is a cracking read and keeps the tension prevalent in Eye for Eye at just shy of breaking point. New characters are introduced. Actions are taken. Wheels are set in motion.

"a powerful piece of story-telling, and with Franko's attention to suspense, psychology, and criminal behavior, it's also impossible to put down."

"This series is absolutely riveting! Character personalities are vivid, you’re literally inside these people’s heads! You’ll be reading till dawn, refusing to put the book down." - Amazon Verified Purchase

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☀☄ Tooth for Tooth: Talion [2] - J.K. Franko

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Tooth for Tooth, a Crime Thriller by J.K. Franko ( 2 April 2020, Talion Publishing, 418 pages).

This is the second book in the Talion series.

Don't miss our interview with author J.K. Franko.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series. Tooth for Tooth is FREE on Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owner's Lending Library.

Author J.K. Franko will be awarding a $10 Amazon gift card, or a print or digital copy of the book to six randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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📚 Segment 14: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Welcome to the fourteenth and final segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages).

The story of our little Victorian mudlark is drawing to a close.

If you missed the previous segments, you can catch up, find out more about the story, its serialisation and Alan M. Clark here, or jump to the segment you missed by using the links below.

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Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman

Written and illustrated by Alan M. Clark

      Albert got to his feet. “Perhaps I do have someone waiting, but I haven’t any chink.”
      “A coin of any sort will do,” Alice said, “even a farthing.”

🎤☀ Virginia Crow and Olga Wojtas: Time Travellers - Cymera 2020 goes digital

Thank you for joining us for something a little bit different today as we support authors Virginia Crow and Olga Wojtas in their appearance at the Cymera 2020 goes digital festival, which is taking place this week-end!

Cymera is Scotland's first book festival for readers and writers of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, and it debuted last year in Edinburgh.

This year, due to COVID-19, all events are taking place online, with a mixture of live and recorded ones, which will be premiering on Cymera's YouTube Channel.

All events, except the writing workshops, will be free to access online, do support the festival by tuning into their channel, enjoying their fabulous events and discovering something amazing!!

📚 Segment 13: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Welcome to the penultimate segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages). A story of hope enduring in the midst of illness and death on the banks of the river Thames in 1884 Victorian London.

Trivia: The Port of London Authority (PLA) regulates all metal detecting and digging on the Thames foreshore (any scraping of the surface with any type of implement is considered digging) and any finds must be reported to the Museum Of London. On 17 December 2016, Tobias Neto found one of only 16 Victoria Crosses that were awarded to British soldiers on 5 November 1854 after the Battle of Inkerman (one of the earliest ever awarded), which has been narrowed down to belonging to one of two particular officers, and which is worth around £50,000. Since then regulations have been tightened, permits have increased in price, and, as of this year, mudlark licences which allowed digging of the foreshore up to a depth of 1.2 metres (3 feet 11 inches) are no longer being issued; standard licenses which allow digging up to 7.5 cm (3 inches) can still be purchased for £85 per year.

ℚ Danger in Plain Sight: Callie James Thrillers [1] - Burt Weissbourd

Today we have the pleasure of meeting up with author Burt Weissbourd to talk about Danger in Plain Sight (5 May 2020, Blue City Press, 224 pages), a Thriller, book one in the Callie James Thrillers series.

"Weissbourd delivers a polished page-turner about terrorism, money laundering, and the price of sins rooted in avarice." --BlueInk Review

"Weissbourd has created an entire genre -- Seattle Noir. Callie James and her son, Lew, are indelible characters. I devoured the novel in a single night - and I think you will, too." -- Jacob Epstein

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📚 Segment 12: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Thank you for joining us for the twelfth segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages). A story of hope enduring in the midst of illness and death.

If you missed the previous segments, you can catch up, find out more about the story, its serialisation and Alan M. Clark here, or jump to the segment you missed by using the links below.

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Segment 12 of 14 -
Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman

Written and illustrated by Alan M. Clark

      Albert made it to firmer ground, picked up speed, only to stumble on something in his path. Falling, he rolled and lifted himself quickly to his feet.

☀ Danger in Plain Sight: Callie James Thrillers [1] - Burt Weissbourd

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Danger in Plain Sight, a Thriller by Burt Weissbourd (5 May 2020, Blue City Press, 224 pages).

Don't miss our interview with author Burt Weissbourd.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.

Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), interviews (ℚ), reviews (✍) and guest blog posts (✉).

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Celebrated Seattle restaurateur Callie James is more than a little thrown when her ex-husband, French investigative reporter Daniel Odile-Grand, shows up after fourteen years asking for her help.

☀☄ Enemies of Doves - Shanessa Gluhm

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Enemies of Doves, an Historical Mystery by Shanessa Gluhm (20 March 2020, Touchpoint Press, 328 pages).

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below. Enemies of Doves is FREE on Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Owner's Lending Library.

Author Shanessa Gluhm will be awarding a $20 Amazon gift card to two randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.   Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), and reviews (✍).

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On a summer night in 1932, twelve-year-old Joel Fitchett wanders into an East Texas diner badly beaten and carrying his unconscious brother, Clancy. Though both boys claim they have no memory of what happened, the horrific details are etched into their minds as deep as the scar left across Joel’s face.

📚 Segment 11: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Welcome to the eleventh segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages). Today we are back with Albert, our mudlark, on the surreal banks of the Thames in 1844's Victorian London.

Trivia: mudlarking saw a revival after World War II when it became about treasure hunting and archeology, and in 1949, writer and archeologist Ivor Noël Hume started to explore the Thames foreshore. In 1956 he published 'Treasure In The Thames' which is considered an important resource to this day.

Enjoy today's instalment, and don't forget that, if you missed any of the previous segments, you can catch up, find out more about the story, its serialisation and Alan M. Clark here, or jump to the segment you missed by using the links below.

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Segment 11 of 14 -
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📚 Segment 10: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Welcome to the tenth segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages). A story of hope enduring in the midst of illness and death.

If you missed the previous segments, you can catch up, find out more about the story, its serialisation and Alan M. Clark here, or jump to the segment you missed by using the links below.

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Segment 10 of 14 -
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Written and illustrated by Alan M. Clark

      The grayness seemed to absorb Albert. His mind having nothing visual to grab onto, he lost all sense of direction and feared that he might make a circle, running into the boy again. Albert stopped and turned, saw the boy not too far away. He’d picked up his stick, gone back to poking at the mud, and didn’t appear to be a threat.

📚 Segment 9: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Thank you for joining us for the ninth segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages). A story of hope enduring in the midst of illness and death.

If, like me, you are finding Victorian London and the Thames fascinating, you might also like Alan M. Clark's Jack The Ripper Victims series and his guest post "Nipper Dippers, Mug-hunters, and Bludgers: Dangers on the Streets of the Victorian East End". This series is from the point of view of the victims: who were they? What was life like for them in London of the time period? What were their struggles, their hopes, their regrets? What of the decisions they made in life might have delivered them into the bloody hands of the Ripper?

We hope you are enjoying Mudlarks and The Silent Highwayman; here is segment 9.

📚 Segment 8: Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman - Alan M. Clark

Welcome to the eighth segment in the serialisation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman, an Historical Supernatural Illustrated Novelette by Alan M. Clark (12 May 2020, IFD Publishing, 69 pages).

It's 1884 Victorian London on the busy and sewage-ridden Thames, which is also the source of small treasures for the poorest children in the City, the mudlarks.' Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman is a story of hope enduring in the midst of illness and death.

If you missed the previous segments, you can catch up, find out more about the story, its serialisation and Alan M. Clark here, or jump to the segment you missed by using the links below.

Trivia: the mud of the river Thames is anaerobic (de-oxygenated) which means that objects thrown or lost in the river are well preserved. Over 90% of the Museum Of London's medieval metals collection comes from modern mudlarks, and, over the last 30 years, the museum has acquired over 90,000 objects recovered from the River Thames foreshore which is the longest archaeological site in Britain.

Enjoy the continuation of Mudlarks and the Silent Highwayman!