The Green Ticket Blog Tour

The Green Ticket was a highly enjoyable book with a well thought out plot and very approachable and believable characters. I liked a lot how the main character had lived a somewhat difficult life but through perseverance and support from good friends and her sister, she was becoming a successful young woman.
The story flowed well however at times it would skip a period of time and sort of resume what had happened instead of just continuing along which I personally would have preferred.

All in all, another great book by Samantha March - I am eagerly awaiting for her next one!

Samantha March is an author, editor, publisher, blogger, and all around book lover. She runs the popular book/women’s lifestyle blog ChickLitPlus, which keeps her bookshelf stocked with the latest reads and up to date on all things health, fitness, fashion, and celebrity related. In 2011 she launched her independent publishing company Marching Ink and her debut novel Destined to Fail. When she isn’t reading, writing, or blogging, you can find her cheering for the Green Bay Packers.

Connect with Samantha!

http://www.samanthamarch.com/

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Amazon: Print or eBook
Barnes and Noble: eBook

Kobo: eBook
Marching Ink: Print

Sparkle Blog Tour

I really loved this book because although a lot of the ideas within were ones that I ultimately knew already and have embraced in my life, it's always helpful to get a reminder of things, especially in today's hectic world. A way to focus on things. Although I can't really subscribe to the champagne notion inside, I definitely agree that SOMETHING to make everything feel special or some kind of reward of sorts would be a great idea for motivation.é

I think this is a great little book that I will recommend to a lot of people I know because it has a lot of basic truths that are very helpful in daily life.

 

Cara Alwill Leyba is a best selling author, and certified life and wellness coach from New York City who empowers women to live their most effervescent lives and celebrate themselves. She encourages women to indulge in the things that make them happy, and swears that every woman can live a "champagne life," no matter how busy she is or how tight her budget.

Her blog, The Champagne Diet, boasts a following of thousands of loyal readers and has been featured in Glamour, Shape, Cafe Mom, Daily Mail UK, MSN Australia, AOL UK Lifestyle, and a host of other publications worldwide. Cara's writing has been featured in The Huffington Post, xJane, Mind Body Green, MTV News, and many other sites.
Cara regularly appears on the “Ask Dr. Fritz” radio show on WWRL New York, where she helps host Dr. Fritz answer questions from callers about love, career, family, relationships and more. She also hosts her own lifestyle and wellness show, "Uncork Your Best Self" on Blog Talk Radio.

Cara's first book, SPARKLE, became an immediate #1 bestseller on Amazon in both the Happiness and Self-Esteem categories upon hours of its release. She celebrated the release of her book with a book signing in New York City this past fall.

When she’s not popping bubbly, blogging, or working with her coaching clients, Cara spends her days leading a digital advertising team at MTV Networks. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and dog-child. For more on Cara visit www.LiveCreateSparkle.com

Connect with Cara!




Cara's website: www.LiveCreateSparkle.com
Cara's blog: www.TheChampagneDiet.com
Want to learn how to sparkle? Join Cara's "Sparkling Start" workshop next month and kick off 2013 in glittering, shimmering style! http://www.livecreatesparkle.com/group-workshops.html 
 
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Holiday Treats for Chick Lit Lovers!

In the spirit of coming together for the holidays, eight popular Chick Lit authors
are "partying it up" with a shared promotion for book lovers! That means eight
fun and fizzy e-books, each priced at $3.99 or less, that are packed with
plenty of laughs and romance to keep you entertained on those long winter
nights! And if you'd like to gift one of these books to a Chick Lit fan, we've got
you covered with your choice of paperbacks!

Which books are featured in this festive promo?

Finding Lucas by Samantha Stroh Bailey - Daytime talk show producer Jamie
Ross is beyond fed up with her toxic bad boy turned metrosexual boyfriend.
Spurred on by her gang of quirky friends, she goes on a hilarious, at-times
disastrous, and totally life-changing hunt to track down the "one who got
away." But are some loves best left behind? E-book and paperback available on
Amazon.

In Need of Therapy by Tracie Banister - Handling the problems of hysterical
hypochondriacs, lovelorn neurotics, and compulsive man whores is all in a
day's work for super-shrink Pilar Alvarez. But can she deal with her crazy
Cuban family, a trio of unsuitable suitors, and a threat to her practice without
ending up on the couch herself? E-book available on Amazon and Barnes &
Noble; paperback available on Amazon.

What the Dog Ate by Jackie Bouchard - Discovering what her dog ate
turns Maggie Baxter’s world upside down. With her chocolate Lab, Kona, as
her guide, can Maggie forego her overly analytical ways to find a new life
filled with tail-wagging joy? E-book available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
and iTunes; paperback available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The Girl, the Gold Tooth, & Everything by Francine LaSala - Suburban
housewife Mina, beaten-down and struggling with amnesia, starts getting her
memory and her mojo back. But she soon learns everything has a price in this
fast-paced, richly layered, and darkly humorous satire! E-book and paperback
available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Breaking the Rules by Cat Lavoie - When Roxy Rule shares a passionate kiss
with her lifelong best friend, she must come to terms with her feelings for
him while dealing with two sisters in full crisis mode, a boss who makes her
want to stab herself with a letter opener and a fiancé who can't wait to walk
down the aisle. Can she keep it together--or will she break under the pressure?
E-book available on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble; paperback available on
Amazon.

Fashioning a Romance by Libby Mercer - Devastatingly handsome and
deliciously weird, John Harrington is the man of Caitlyn Taylor's dreams…
and her nightmares. She has no use for a womanizer like him, and dodges his

advances like a pro. But when they end up in Paris together, Caitlyn feels her
resolve begin to slip. How will she ever be able to resist the irresistible in the
most romantic city in the world? E-book available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
and Kobo.

A State of Jane by Meredith Schorr - Jane Frank is newly single after nine
years and looking for a second chance at love. But when she dives head first
into the NYC dating scene and finds it infested with flakes who are interested
today and gone tomorrow, it may be time for Jane to turn the tables! E-
book available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes; paperback available on
Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Picture Perfect by Lucie Simone - Lauren Tate's perfectly planned life quickly
unravels at the seams when a smear campaign threatens her career as a top
TV executive, but she learns just how cutthroat showbiz can truly be when
the hottest scandal in Tinsel Town turns deadly and the Hollywood hunk
who's stolen her heart goes missing. E-book available on Amazon; paperback
available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Pass the Hot Stuff Book Review

Pass the Hot Stuff was a very enjoyable book of a woman in a period of her life that was marked by a lot of change. And who cannot identify with that? I really loved getting to know all of the characters in the book as I found them very personable and realistic. It was almost like hearing the story of what happened to a friend.

This is an incredible debut novel by a talented writer and I loved how she made the New Orleans area come alive to me. It has long been a place that I have been interested in but I don't know much about it, sadly. I am very happy to say that I know a little bit more now.

The story kept its pace going strong and kept me captivated. I really enjoyed it and think that it is a great lighter type of read though still with a lot of meat on the bone.

Dana Page was raised in Memphis, Tennessee.  Born just down the road from Memphis in Helena, Arkansas, she considers the Mississippi River Delta her own personal inspiration. Having earned a degree in journalism from Texas A&M University, she has utilized her writing skills in varied areas - small-town politics, human interest stories and writing an entertainment column, to name a few. To support her writing habit, she has worked an odd job or two.  Don't ask her about delivering singing telegrams; some things are best forgotten.  Pass the Hot Stuff is Dana’s debut novel.

Connect with Dana!

www.goodreads.com/danapage

www.facebook.com/passthehotstuff

http://www.danapage1.blogspot.com/

Buy the Book!

https://www.createspace.com/3867996

http://www.amazon.com/Pass-Hot-Stuff-Dana-Page/dp/1477625348/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354051872&sr=8-1&keywords=pass+the+hot+stuff

http://www.amazon.com/Pass-the-Hot-Stuff-ebook/dp/B009I6QL3W/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1354051916&sr=8-1&keywords=pass+the+hot+stuff

Sugarfiend Review

Sugarfiend was a captivating book about someone who was a complete mess. It really was entertaining to listen to the trials and tribulations of Estelle. It really seems like anything that can go wrong does. Couple that with some good old fashioned bad choice making, it really was an amusing book that also made me shudder at times.

But never fear, redemption does exist! Lessons learned and crisis averted. I liked this book a lot because it was very descriptive, easy to read and I just kept hoping something good would happen to Estelle! I am sure if you give this book a try, you will also be rooting for her!

Caroline Burau is a blogger, two-time author, and a 911 dispatcher. Her first book, Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat was aReader's Digest Editor's Choice and a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award.

When she's not writing or obsessing about writing, she's spending her royalties on yoga classes, strappy sport tops, and used books. She lives with her husband, two geriatric cats, and an excitable yellow lab in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Connect with Caroline!

http://www.carolineburau.com/

Buy the Book!

 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615595200/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwcarolinebu-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0615595200

Picture Perfect Review

Picture Perfect was one of those perfect type of books where everything just flowed so naturally that it was almost impossible to put down and I often didn't! I don't really know much about the scene in L.A. but I'm fairly sure that Lucie Simone portrayed it pretty accurately which gave an interesting look into the cutthroat world that it is.

The main character was so realistic and very human so it was easy to get to like her and empathize with her. I didn't find myself identifying with the actual situations she was in but I definitely identified with the emotions she was feeling which is a great sign of the authors abilities.

I definitely liked this book a lot and am looking forward to sharing this author with friends!

Lucie Simone has a passion for travel, yoga, and writing. She has a degree in Journalism, a Master of Fine Arts in Television Production, and is a certified yoga teacher registered with Yoga Alliance. Her love of comedy (and living under the delusion that she might one day be an actress) resulted in a stint studying improvisation, which, ironically enough, taught her to be a better writer.

Her short story, A Taste of Italy, won the New York Book Festival competition for best ebook and is a bestseller at Amazon UK. The release of her debut novel, Hollywood Ending, a romantic comedy about life in Hollywood for the not-so-rich-and-famous, marked the launch of her small press, Simon & Fig, which publishes Chick Lit, Lad Lit and Women’s Fiction exclusively.

Lucie lives, loves and writes in the City of Angels, but considers New York City her second home and visits as often as her bank account will allow.  

Connect with Lucie!

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LucieSimone

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucie-Simone/276425887768

Blog: http://luciesimone.blogspot.com

Websites: http://www.luciesimone.com and http://www.simonandfig.com (small press)

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/luciesimone

Last Minute Love Review

Ever since I read 'Year of the Chick', I have been a huge Romi Moondi fan so I absolutely jumped at the chance to review this book! And of course, I wasn't disappointed.

As in the first book, I just could not put this one down. I loved, loved, LOVED it! I sped through reading the book and hearing of the latest adventures of Romi in such little time that I was almost disappointed I had not made myself savor it more slowly. This book is just so enjoyable and so easy to read plus the character speaks to you, no matter what your ethnic background that it was impossible to do that.

I am so looking forward to the third book coming out next year and hope that Ms. Moondi has plans for more after that!

I am Canadian, and here are some strange personal facts:

-I wore denim-top-to-bottom in high school (there is a direct inverse relationship between how much denim I wore and how few tongues were launched down my throat at school dances...or anywhere in high school at all).
-A homeless lady in New York once told me "You're just a bitch on vacation with no money!"
-I always hated those insufferable couples who would cuddle and make out on the subway...until I became half of one. But now I'm back to being none of one so I hate them again.

The thing I love most in the world is writing. When I first started publishing on Amazon it was my "crazy" humour side ("The Book of Awful," and "NOT Love Poems For Real Life"). Since then, everything has focused on my "Year of the Chick" series, because it's the most important thing to me in the world right now. I guess that would tend to happen, when your writing is inspired by real life, including all the satisfaction and risks that come from that.

My "Year of the Chick" series can be described as "edgy rom-com," which helps me account for the blunt conversations and mortifying family moments in the book ;-).
Book 3 in the "Year of the Chick" series will be written and released in 2013; until then I have some adventures to go on! 

Connect with Romi!


Facebook Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/RomiMoondi
Twitter: http:///www.twitter.com/romimoondi
Blog: http://romimoondi.wordpress.com

Buy the Book!


Last-Minute Love (on Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Last-Minute-Love-Year-Chick-ebook/dp/B0089IG9BY/ref=la_B005W65KWK_1_3_title_0_main?ie=UTF8&qid=1347224655&sr=1-3
Last-Minute Love (on B&N): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/last-minute-love-romi-moondi/1111816576?ean=2940033288311
(Also available for Kobo and iTunes!)

Additional note: "Year of the Chick" which is book one in the series, is available for free at all e-tailers!