Book Blitz! Just A Hat By S. Khubiar – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s. Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever–exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a new hometown must navigate bullying, unexpected friendships, and the struggle of keeping both feet firmly planted in two very different cultures. Enter Giveaway.
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Amethyst, The Shallows By Kellye Abernathy – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Young Adult / Magical Realism / Coming of Age. Guided by a wise surf master, mystical old women known as the Beachlings, and an open-hearted grandmother, six kids embark on transformative adventures that challenge their beliefs about possibilities and the intense nature of love.
Amethyst, The Shallows is the brand-new companion novel to The Aquamarine Surfboard.
The Knotted Ring By Myra Hargrave McIlvain – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres” Historical Fiction / Family Saga / Historical Romance. Susannah Mobley, expecting a baby by her lover, a slave owned by her family, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James who is headed to Texas to claim a Spanish land grant. Caught in a series of lies about the origin of a beautiful ring woven from her red hair and the circumstances of her pregnancy, Susannah embarks on the harsh trip to Texas, grieving for her lost love and determined to control her destiny.
Amethyst, The Shallows (The Companion Novel to
The Aquamarine Surfboard) By Kellye Abernathy – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Young Adult / Magical Realism / Coming of Age. “This is a night for being brave.”
In the aftermath of a devastating sickness that shatters their close-knit beach town, six lonely kids are drawn together during the unpredictable autumn equinox. Among them are fourteen-year-old Lorelei, who yearns to be an oceanographer, and her peculiar younger brother, Tad, who possesses an otherworldly curiosity.
To Rescue a Witch By Lisa A. Traugott Cover Reveal and Pre-Order Book Blitz – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Historical Fiction / Action & Adventure / Fantasy. It’s 1739. An abused girl accused of witchcraft must be defended by a man married to an actual witch. To Rescue a Witch navigates themes of betrayal and redemption, in a spellbinding narrative that blends history, magic and the unyielding resilience of the human spirit. Coming March 1, 2024
The Third Dawn By Thomas J Nichols – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Inspirational Religious Fiction / Historical Fiction. Nichols turns his award-winning writing career to the greatest mystery of all time in The Third Dawn: From Bethlehem to Golgotha. Read excerpt and enter Giveaway.
The Brotherhood of Pandora By David L Nichols – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Historical Fiction / Nautical Fiction / Action & Adventure. To combat Napoleon’s increasing interest in the Caribbean and help pressure France to sell New Orleans to America, Vice-President Thomas Jefferson enlists the aid of friend and naval hero Captain Jacob May. He asks Captain May to wage a clandestine war against the French in the Caribbean not as part of the US Navy, but as pirates.
To accomplish this, Captain May uses the cutting-edge technology of 1799: Girardoni air rifles, Fulton’s self-propelled torpedoes, a submarine, cannons with rifling, and Pandora, a specially modified ship. Pandora’s crew also holds a secret—two women masquerading as able-bodied seamen. Captain May molds his crew into the Brotherhood of Pandora and gives Jefferson chaos in the Caribbean. Enter Giveaway.
Rip The Sky By Mark Packard – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Speculative Fiction / Fantasy / Science Fiction. After a shocking courtroom tragedy, a disturbed Vietnam veteran and the vindictive judge who sent him to prison become an unlikely pair of time travelers in a chaotic multiverse. The fallen angel who rescues them wants to guide them to a radiant new life. But first they must return to the scene of a ghastly crime. Read guest post and enter giveaway.
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING 90% DARK – Bean to Bar Mysteries, #6
by Amber Royer – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery. Read Top Ten Signs Your Best Friend Is An Amateur Sleuth and enter giveaway.
Tested By Fire By C. J. Peterson – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Christian Fiction / Suspense / Romance. Dive into Tested By Fire, a Christian Fiction saga that weaves romance, suspense, and spirituality into a tapestry of human resilience. Inspired by 1 Peter 1:7, this story reminds us that our faith—far more precious than gold—emerges stronger through the crucible of trials, as we await the day when it illuminates the entire world with its glory. Enter giveaway.
THE KILLER ENIGMA Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles Book 16 by BREAKFIELD & BURKEY NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Cozy Mystery / Suspense / Cozy Mystery Series Publisher: ICABOD Press Coming August 19, 2023 Enough is Enough – JJ rumbled when the paparazzi invaded dinner. JJ and Jo realize privacy doesn’t exist for them. They return to […]
Mumentous By Amy J Schultz – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Nonfiction / Photo-Driven Memoir / Women’s History / Pop Culture / Texana. Original Photos and Mostly-True Stories about Football,
Glue Guns, Moms, and a Supersized High School Tradition
That Was Born Deep in the Heart of Texas. The closest you’ll ever get to seeing someone actually wear their heart on their sleeve is in Texas, every fall, at the local high school homecoming game.
The Puppy Adventures of Porter & Midge By Jennie Chen & Giselle Nevada – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Children’s Book / Pet Books / Pet Care. Introducing The Puppy Adventures of Porter and Midge: Out and About – a quick introduction to early socialization and training for puppies that will make them outstanding canine citizens and wonderful family pets.
Kids will love following along with the two puppies’ story set in Austin, Texas, as they learn about how to take care of their own puppy. This is the first book in a series of story books, journals, and activity books. Enter Giveaway
Blue Running By Lori Ann Stephens – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Dystopian Fiction / Coming of Age / Suspense. In the new Republic of Texas, guns are compulsory and nothing is forgiven. Blue Running is a gripping coming-of-age thriller set in post-secessionist Texas. A fast-paced, page-turning book, it looks unflinchingly at what the future could hold, and finds hope there. Read author guest post and enter giveaway.
The Gold Rose By Jodi Lea Stewart – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Historical Fiction / WWII / Action & Drama / International Mystery. Since the early 1940s, THE GOLD ROSE, a secret rescue agency with Asian origins, has used unique systems to ferret out and save victims in every corner of the world. Charlotte Hunt-Basse has faced dangerous and often deadly challenges in her decade as an agent with the agency, not the least of which was the past rescues of two of her assignments, Pinkie and Babe. Read Top Twenty List, watch book trailer and enter giveaway.
Confessions of a Knight Errant By Gretchen McCullough – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Humorous Fiction. Confessions of a Knight Errant is a comedic, picaresque novel in the tradition of Don Quixote with a flamboyant cast of characters.
Dr. Gary Watson is the picaro, a radical environmentalist and wannabe novelist who has been accused of masterminding a computer hack that wiped out the files of a major publishing company. His Sancho Panza is Kharalombos, a fat, gluttonous Greek dancing teacher, who is wanted by the secret police for cavorting with the daughter of the Big Man of Egypt.
Self-preservation necessitates a hurried journey to the refuge of a girls’ camp in rural Texas. Then a body turns up nearby that is connected to Middle East antiquities, and they are on the run once more. Enter Giveaway.
Skyriders Series Book 1 By Polly Holyoke – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Children’s Fantasy / Middle Grade Readers / Mythical Stories / Adventure. Wings of Fire meets Pax in this epic fantasy adventure set in a world where human and skysteed share a deep bond of friendship. When monsters emerge to attack the empire, it’s up to shy Kiesandra and her beloved winged horse N’Rah to prove to the imperial army that she has what it takes to lead them to victory . . . and to ensure the survival of their world.
Buzzing with action, heart, and friendship, this first book in the Skyriders series shows that kids can achieve the impossible–especially with flying horses on their side. Read excerpt watch book trailer and enter giveaway.
Far Out! By Anne Bustard – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Children’s Historical Fiction / Family / Mystery / Humor / Sci-Fi Inspired / 8-12 years. From the author of Blue Skies comes a lively middle grade novel set in 1960s Texas about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother’s good name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure. Read Author Interview and enter Giveaway.
Pop Up Blog Hop for Sweet Comfort By Kimberly Fish – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Women’s Fiction / Later-In-Life Romance
Second-Chance Romance / Cozy Mystery. Chocolate and joy become the glue bringing an unlikely cast together. With characters familiar from previous Comfort novels and introducing fresh names, Sweet Comfort will entertain those who like their stories seasoned with coziness and sweet, second chances. Enter giveaway!
A Study In Chocolate By Amber Royer – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Cozy Culinary Mystery / Women Sleuths / Romance. Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand is expanding, as it has become a gathering spot for the community, despite having been the scene of multiple murders. Artists she met while doing a chocolate sculpture are now working out of the shop. So when Felicity is invited to tea by an eccentric art collector, she’s intrigued, especially when she gets asked to pose for a portrait done with chocolate on chocolate. Only, where there is a murder the next day at the same historic house where the tea was held, one of Felicity’s artist friends becomes the main suspect. Can Felicity solve it in time to protect the people she cares about from becoming additional victims? Read guest post and enter giveaway.