Tour Announcement: TWO TIDES TO TURN by R.R. Gall

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a tour we're hosting for an Adult Contemporary & Historical Thriller, TWO TIDES TO TURN by R.R. Gall! The book released on December 19, 2018.

The tour will run for two weeks - from July 29th-August 2nd & August 5th-9th will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of reviews, interviews, guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights.

Review copies (eGalleys Only) will be provided by the author.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form HERE.

***Sign-ups open until July 24th noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for TWO TIDES TO TURN this July/August! We can't wait for everyone to read it!

About the Book

Title: TWO TIDES TO TURN
Author: R.R. Gall
Pub. Date: December 19, 2018
Publisher: R.R. Gall
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 457
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
Read For Free on KU!

A new, gripping novel, searing the past to the present,
bringing generations together, taking one family apart.

Told in alternate chapters, located, mainly, in South-West Scotland, this is the intense story of modern-day Patrick, set against the compelling, dramatic life of his grandfather, John.

Patrick grew up never knowing his grandfather.
Why were they kept apart?
What secret split the family?

Patrick needs to find out, but only if he can unite with his own daughter, Sophie, first.
Driven by the desire to see her again, Patrick decides he must visit France to take Sophie away from the care of her mother, Patrick's ex-wife, Maria.
It does not go to plan.

In 1915, with the war raging in Europe, John works the family farm, not yet old enough to enlist but aware of its looming threat. He meets Catherine. It is the start of something wonderful. It is the start of something terrible... 

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Tour Announcement: ECRIVAIN by Elizabeth Dunlap

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a tour we're hosting for an YA Contemporary Romance/Mystery, ECRIVAIN by Elizabeth Dunlap! The book released on July 21, 2019.

The tour will run for two weeks - from July 29th-August 2nd & August 5th-9th will have one or two stops per day and will consist of a mix of reviews, interviews, guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights.

Review copies (eGalleys Only) will be provided by the author.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form HERE.

***Sign-ups open until July 24th noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for ECRIVAIN this July/August! We can't wait for everyone to read it!

About the Book

Title: ECRIVAIN (Ecrivain Academy Book 1)
Author: Elizabeth Dunlap
Pub. Date: July 21, 2019
Publisher: Elizabeth Dunlap
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 282
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
Read For Free on KU!

Welcome to Ecrivain Academy.
Here in these storied halls you will be trained to become one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
There are poetry battles.
Friends. Enemies.
Is your story a romance?
Or is it something darker?
Explore all Ecrivain has to offer.
That is, if you can survive until graduation.

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Release Day Blitz Sign Ups: THE MISSING SEASON by Gillian French

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a Release Day Blitz that we're hosting for a YA Mystery/Thriller THE MISSING SEASON by Gillian French which releases on May 21st!

The blitz is scheduled for the week of, May 21st and can go up at Midnight Eastern or any time after that on release day, and we'd love to have you take part!

If you'd love to participate but won't be able to get your post up by Midnight Eastern on Tuesday the 9th, posting later that day or the following day will be absolutely fine!

You do NOT need to be signed up as a host with Rockstar Book Tours to participate. EVERYONE is welcome to sign up.

The sign-up for the blitz will be super simple. We will provide the excerpt, cover, the blurb, buy and Goodreads links, Rafflecopter code, author details and links, and any other information for the post in a Word document.

And for those who don't want to do more than "tweak" their posts, we will provide a coded post for Blogger blogs that you can just add your own formatting to.

We will send everything you need for your posts by, May 20th. But if you do sign up after the 20th we'll send you the details out on the 21st.

***Sign-ups will be open until May 21st at noon PST***

RELEASE DAY BLITZ SIGN UP HERE

About the Book

Title: THE MISSING SEASON

Author: Gillian French

Pub. Date: May 21, 2019

Publisher: HarperTeen

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 304

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

From the author of Edgar Award finalist Grit and The Lies They Tell comes a tense, atmospheric novel for fans of E. Lockhart and Marieke Nijkamp, about friendship, truth, and the creeping fears that can't be outrun. 

Whenever another kid goes missing in October, the kids in the old factory town of Pender know what is really behind it: a monster out in the marshes that they call the Mumbler.

That's what Clara's new crew tells her when she moves to town. Bree and Sage, who take her under their wing. Spirited Trace, who has taken the lead on this year's Halloween prank war. And magnetic Kincaid, whose devil-may-care attitude and air of mystery are impossible for Clara to resist.

Clara doesn't actually believe in the Mumbler--not like Kinkaid does. But as Halloween gets closer and tensions build in the town, it's hard to shake the feeling that there really is something dark and dangerous in Pender. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting to bring the stories to life.

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Tour Announcement: KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS by Shauna Holyoak

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a tour we're hosting for a Middle Grade Mystery, KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS by Shauna Holyoak which releases on April 23, 2019! Bloggers who sign up for this tour will be entered to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

The tour will run for two weeks - from April 15th-19th & 22nd-26th will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of reviews, interviews, excerpts, & spotlights.

Review copies will be provided by the publisher.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form HERE.

***Sign-ups open until April 8th Noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for the KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS this April! We can't wait for everyone to read it!

About the Book

Title: KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS
Author: Shauna Holyoak
Pub. Date: April 23, 2019
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 320
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, Kobo, iBooks, TBD

Packed with high stakes mystery and tons of heart, this first installment in a new series introduces Kazu Jones-a spunky, scrappy detective who's this generation's Harriet the Spy.

When a string of dognappings grips her Denver neighborhood, Kazu Jones vows to track down the culprits. She can't stand to see more dogs go missing-especially once her neighbors' beloved pet is taken because of her gigantic mistake.

With the help of her gang-including her best friend and expert hacker, March; and her ginormous, socially anxious pup, Genki-Kazu uncovers evidence that suggests the dognapping ring is bigger than she ever imagined. But the more she digs, the more dangerous her investigation becomes. The dognappers are getting bolder, and Genki could be next.

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Tour Announcement: SAMANTHA SPINNER Series by Russell Ginns

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a tour we're hosting for a Middle Grade Series, SAMANTHA SPINNER AND THE SUPER SECRET PLANS & SAMANTHA SPINNER AND THE SPECTACULAR SPECS by Russell Ginns book 1 released on February 27, 2018 and book 2 released TODAY!

The tour will run for two weeks - from March 25th-29th & April 1st-5th will have one or two stops per day and will consist of a mix of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights.

Review copies will be provided by the publisher.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form HERE.

***Sign-ups open until March 18th Noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for the SAMANTHA SPINNER Series this March/April! Jaime loved this one! We can't wait for everyone to read it!

About the Books

Title: SAMANTHA SPINNER AND THE SUPER SECRET PLANS (Samantha Spinner #1)
Author: Russell Ginns
Pub. Date: February 27, 2018
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, audiobook, eBook
Pages: 256
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD

Get ready for round-the-world adventure with Sam Spinner and her brother Nipper in the first book in a new hilarious, puzzle-packed series filled with super-secret messages! Perfect for fans of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library and classics like Holes.

Samantha Spinner's uncle Paul disappeared, and here's what he left:
* Samantha's sister got a check for $2,400,000,000.
* Samantha's brother got the New York Yankees.
* And Samantha got a rusty red umbrella with a tag hanging off its worn handle. The tag says "Watch out for the RAIN."

Thanks a lot, Uncle Paul.

After all the strawberry waffles, stories, and puzzles they've shared, how could he just leave without saying goodbye? And what is the meaning of that mysterious message?

The answer is simple. Sam knows in her heart that Uncle Paul is in danger. And if he taught her anything, it's that not everything is exactly what it seems. Which is why we should pay close attention to that rusty red umbrella, and never trust a monkey at a hula-hoop contest.

The RAIN is coming and Samantha Spinner is about to find herself mixed up in some super-important, super-dangerous, super-secret plans.

Praise for Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans:

"A winning mix of fast-paced action, fascinating facts, bathroom humor, and hidden puzzles...[that is] sure to please action-loving middle-grade readers." --Kirkus Reviews

"Full of adventure and survival,...[and with] characters [that] are likable, realistic, and well rounded...[Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans is] great for [readers of] series like The 39 Clues." --School Library Journal

Title: SAMANTHA SPINNER AND THE SPECTACULAR SPECS (Samantha Spinner #2)
Author: Russell Ginns
Pub. Date: March 12, 2019
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, audiobook, eBook
Pages: 416
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD

Get ready for more round-the-world adventure with Samantha Spinner and her brother, Nipper, in the second book in this hilarious, puzzle-packed series filled with super-secret messages! Perfect for fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and classics like Holes.

When Samantha Spinner's uncle Paul disappeared, he left presents for his nieces and nephew. Samantha's sister, Buffy, got $2,400,000,000. Her brother, Nipper, got the New York Yankees. Samantha got . . . a rusty old umbrella.

Wow! So unfair, Uncle Paul.

Well, it seemed unfair--until Samantha discovered that the old umbrella holds the plans for a super-secret network of transit systems that covers the globe. It's the ticket to danger and adventure beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

But Uncle Paul is still missing. And Samantha just received a new gift from him: a pair of strange purple sunglasses. Are they another powerful present? A clue to his whereabouts? Or just a bad fashion choice? Samantha and Nipper need to figure it out fast, because . . . here comes the SUN!

Praise for Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans, Book 1 in the Samantha Spinner series: 

"A winning mix of fast-paced action, fascinating facts, bathroom humor, and hidden puzzles . . . [that is] sure to please action-loving middle-grade readers." --Kirkus Reviews

"Full of adventure and survival . . . [and with] characters [who] are likable, realistic, and well rounded . . . [Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans is] great for [readers of] series like The 39 Clues." --School Library Journal

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Tour Announcement: THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE by Ria Voros

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce a tour we're hosting for a YA Contemporary Mystery, THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE by Ria Voros which releases on April 2, 2019!

The tour will run for two weeks - from March 25th-29th & April 1st-5th will have one stop per day and will consist of a mix of reviews, interviews, guest posts, excerpts, & spotlights.

Review copies will be provided by the publisher.

Details on a giveaway are TK.

If you'd like to be considered to be a stop on this tour, please first sign up as a tour host and then fill out the sign-up form HERE.

***Sign-ups open until March 7th Noon PST***

Once the blog hosts have been chosen and the tour schedule finalized we will have a post announcing the tour.

Please note: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed.

We are totally stoked for the tour for the THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE this March/April! We can't wait for everyone to read it!

About the Book

Title: THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
Author: Ria Voros
Pub. Date: April 2, 2018
Publisher: KCP Loft
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 512
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

Grace Carter's mother --- the celebrity news anchor GG Carter --- is everything Grace is not. GG is a star, with a flawless wardrobe and a following of thousands, while Grace --- an aspiring astrophysicist --- is into stars of another kind. She and her mother have always been in different orbits.

Then one day GG is just ... gone. Cameras descend on their house, news shows speculate about what might have happened and Grace's family struggles to find a new rhythm as they wait for answers.

While the authorities unravel the mystery behind GG's disappearance, Grace grows closer to her high school's golden boy, Mylo, who has faced a black hole of his own. She also uncovers some secrets from her mother's long-lost past. The more Grace learns, the more she wonders. Did she ever really know her mother? Was GG abducted ... or did she leave? And if she left, why?

Author Ria Voros (Nobody's Dog, The Opposite of Geek) reaches for the stars here, deftly combining mystery with a passion for science and themes of mother-daughter bonds, celebrity, first love and best friendship.

Facts about astronomy and astrophysics are seamlessly woven into the story and are supplemented by an interview with real-life astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker, making this the perfect book for readers who love STEM. And even readers who don't have stars in their eyes will love this smart, suspenseful, relatable and literary novel.

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Tour Schedule: TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET by Karen McManus

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the schedule for the TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET by Karen McManus Blog Tour which begins on Tuesday, January 1st!

The tour runs from January 1st-31st, will have one stop per day, and will consist of reviews & spotlights!

There is also a tour-wide giveaway for 3 finished copies of the book, US Only So be sure to stop by any or all of the stops for a chance to win.

But until then, here are your hosts.

The Tour Hosts

Week One

1/1/2019- Lifestyle of Me- Review

1/2/2019- Paper Reader- Review

1/3/2019- Adventures Thru Wonderland- Review

1/4/2019- Here's to Happy Endings- Review

Week Two

1/7/2019- Pink Polka Dot Books- Review

1/8/2019- Do You Dog-ear?- Review

1/9/2019- Adventures and Reading- Review

1/10/2019- The Phantom Paragrapher- Review

1/11/2019- Book Dragon Lair- Review

Week Three

1/14/2019- A Gingerly Review- Review

1/15/2019- Confessions of a YA Reader- Review

1/16/2019- Sweet Southern Home- Review

1/17/2019- Simply Daniel Radcliffe- Review

1/18/2019- The Hermit Librarian- Review

Week Four

1/21/2019- Smada's Book Smack- Review

1/22/2019- Owl always Be Reading- Review

1/23/2019- BookHounds YA- Review

1/24/2019- Popthebutterfly Reads- Review

1/25/2019- Eli to the nth- Review

Week Five

1/28/2019- The Clever Reader- Review

1/29/2019- All the Ups and Downs- Review

1/30/2019- Two Points of Interest- Review

1/31/2019- EatingbetweenthelinesINC- Review

About the Book

Title: TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET 

Author: Karen McManus

Pub. Date: January 8, 2019

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible,  B&N, iBooks, TBD

Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.

The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone's declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.

Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself.

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Tour Schedule: DEADFALL by Stephen Wallenfels

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the schedule for the  DEADFALL by Stephen Wallenfels Blog Tour which begins on Monday, December 3rd!

The tour runs from December 3rd-31st, will have one stop per day, and will consist of reviews, excerpts, & spotlights!

There is also a tour-wide giveaway for 3 finished copies of the book, US Only So be sure to stop by any or all of the stops for a chance to win.

But until then, here are your hosts.

The Tour Hosts

Week One

12/3/2018- Simply Daniel Radcliffe- Review

12/4/2018- My Books-My World- Excerpt

12/5/2018- BookHounds YA- Excerpt

12/6/2018- Here's to Happy Endings- Review

12/7/2018- Confessions of a YA Reader- Excerpt

Week Two

12/10/2018- Book Bite Reviews- Review

12/11/2018- FUONLYKNEW- Spotlight

12/12/2018- A Dream Within A Dream- Review

12/13/2018- The Pages In-Between- Review

12/14/2018- Sincerely Karen Jo Blog- Excerpt

Week Three

12/17/2018- Rhythmicbooktrovert- Review

12/18/2018- Savings in Seconds- Review

12/19/2018- Lifestyle of Me- Review

12/20/2018- Eli to the nth- Review

12/21/2018- Literary Meanderings- Excerpt

Week Four

12/24/2018- Falling For YA- Excerpt

12/25/2018- Books,Dreams,Life- Spotlight

12/26/2018- Good Choice Reading- Excerpt

12/27/2018- Wishful Endings- Excerpt

12/28/2018- Two Chicks on Books- Excerpt

Week Five

12/31/2018- All the Ups and Downs- Excerpt

About the Book

Title: DEADFALL

Author: Stephen Wallenfels

Pub. Date: December 11, 2018 

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 384

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, TBD

Twin brothers Ty and Cory Bic are on the run. When they encounter a dying deer in the middle of a remote mountain road with fresh tire tracks swerving down into a ravine, they know they have to help. But when they reach the wrecked car the vehicle appears empty, with signs that the driver escaped.

Until they hear a sound coming from the trunk.

Ty and Cory are escaping demons of their own. But what they discover in the trunk puts them in the crosshairs of something darker and more sinister than their wildest nightmares.

Told through a gripping, lightning-fast narrative that alternates between present and past, this unputdownable survival thriller unravels the tangled circumstances that led Ty and Cory to the deer in the road and set them on a perilous course through the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.

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