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Blog Tour: Richard Coke: Texan by Rosser Coke Newton, Sr.

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RICHARD COKE: TEXANBy Rosser Coke Newton, Sr. History / BiographyPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 300Publication Date: November 4, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNOPSIS Richard Coke played one of the most crucial roles in Texas history. His leadership of his beloved Texas still resonates today—150 years after he became governor. Richard Coke: Texan weaves a rich mosaic of real […]

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: The Nine Lives of Tito d’Amelia

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The Nine Lives of Tito d’AmeliaBy Ettore Farrattini Pojani Italian Literature / Historical FictionPublisher: Bayou City PressPages: 326Publication Date: October 11, 2024 SYNOPSIS This is the first (and only) English-language version of the award-winning Italian novel, The Nine Lives of Tito d’Amelia. Nine Lives is a love story about a cat, a family, and an

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Book Tour: Tough Trail Home by Marie W. Watts

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TOUGH TRAIL HOMEBy Marie W. Watts Women’s Literary / Small Town & Rural / Contemporary Women’s FictionPublisher: Black Rose WritingPages: 253Publication Date: March 27, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Tough Trail Home is a delightful read about a family coming to terms with each other and their new lives.” –Pamela Stockwell, author of A Boundless Place The Dunwhitty family is flying

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Book Tour: Shrimping West Texas by Bart Reid

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Shrimping West TexasBy Bart Reid Texana / Science / AquaculturePublisher: Texas Tech University PressPages: 256Publication Date: May 21, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** When you think of a marine environment, what do you picture? Wetlands, possibly; coastal shores, perhaps. When you think of a shrimp farm, what do you picture? Some folks who know a

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Blog Tour: The Art of Farming by T.D. Motley

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THE ART OF FARMING: A NovelBy T.D. Motley Fiction / Agriculture / Nature / Stewardship Publisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 144Publication Date: August 26, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** Sam Bartlett’s formidable antagonist has four legs. Sol, a miniature donkey, schemes daily to outwit his kindly caretaker. This delightful rural drama regales with a symbiosis of plants, humans,

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Book Tour: In The Mad Mountains by Joe R. Lansdale

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IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS By Joe R. Lansdale Fiction / HorrorPublisher: Tachyon PublicationsPages: 256Publication Date: October 15, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** “Joe Lansdale squares up to the Great Old Ones―and taps into rich veins of awe and wit, with always a backbeat thrum of cosmic terror.” Kim Newman, author of the Anno Dracula series

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Blog Tour: Pintsized Pioneers

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PINTSIZED PIONEERS: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a TimeBy Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis Young Adult / Nonfiction / HistoryPublisher: Bariso PressPages: 184Publication Date: September 24, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Children tread lightly through the pages of Old West history. Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time gives frontier

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Fantasy Blog Hop – Review and Giveaway

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The Duchess of Kokora By Nikhil Prabala LGBTQ+ / YA / Humorous Fantasy / RomantasyPublisher: Grand PressPages: 442Publication Date: August 8, 2024 *** SYNOPSIS *** The Duchess of Kokora, Phera Ylir Mdana, has entered the marriage games of the neighboring kingdom of Ryene. But she’s not there to woo the dashing Prince Dominic. Her true

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Book Review: Hollow Out the Dark by James Wade

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HOLLOW OUT THE DARK By James Wade Literary Fiction / Southern Gothic / Rural FictionPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPages: 328Publication Date: August 20, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out the Dark, a gothic adventure set against a Depression-era landscape where a whiskey war threatens to

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Book Tour: Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills

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LETHAL STANDOFFBy DiAnn Mills Contemporary Fiction / Christian Mystery & Suspense / Christian RomancePublisher: Tyndale House PublishersPages: 368Publication Date: September 3, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** ABOUT THE STORY **** Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed faces her most dangerous challenge yet in Lethal Standoff. Called to a tense situation in South Texas, Carrington must save fifteen hostages held

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