Showing posts with label Toi Thomas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toi Thomas. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Dream Soundtrack for It's Like the Full Moon by Glorie Townson. #romance #book #IndieBooksBeSeen

See other reviews, interviews, and follow this tour here.
TitleIt's Like the Full Moon
Series: Sayings Series 1
AuthorGlorie Townson
GenreContemporary Romance
Reading LevelAdult
Content RatingPG-13
Formats: paperback and ebook
Pages: 235
Words: 57,000

Rebecca has just turned thirty. She’s happy living a perfectly comfortable and predictable life. She’s even ready to marry her long-time boyfriend whenever he finally gets around to asking her. But all that changes when her best friend whisks her away to Italy for a much-needed vacation.
In the midst of site seeing and finally letting loose, Rebecca manages to catch the eye of a young English tourist; but doesn’t let it go to her head. By the time she’s back in the states and back in the arms of her long-time beau, Rebecca has already forgotten about Peter, Paten, Paul…whatever his name was, that is until he shows up at her brother’s cabin in the woods.
A life of normalcy, routine, and stability gets turned upside down as Rebecca decides whether or not she’s truly ready to get married. And if so, who is the one she’s really meant to be with?
Follow along with this mini-tour below.

Jan. 19thDefining Ways – Interview (Glorie Townson)

Jan. 19th - The Dichotomous Author – Interview (Glorie Townson)

Jan. 20thiDDeas – Book Promo

Jan. 21stBetween the Beats – Book Promo

Jan. 22ndRainne’s Ramblings – Review

Jan. 23rdThe ToiBox of Words – Announce favorite songs & chapters and winner of the giveaway.



This book is currently available for Pre-order as an ebook through Amazon.com and as a paperback direct from the author. Be sure to pre-order your copy at its reduced introductory rate and save your receipt number to earn extra entries into Glorie's cool giveaway
Pre-order Kindle | Pre-order Paperback | add to Goodreads


Let's imagine for a moment that Glorie, the author of It's Like the Full Moon, is going to release a soundtrack for her book. Now let's travel back in time a bit to get a handle on this feat. It's the 90's and Glorie's going to need to release a double density audio DVD in order to get all the songs onto one disc. The A and B sides of this dream disc are listed below. Please enjoy the You Tube playlist of side A below and subscribe to the channel to experience side B


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Glorie Townson is more than just a pen name for the author, Toi Thomas; she's an entirely different personality. Glorie is the softer side of Toi, who puts down her comic books and picks up a volume of Robert Frost poems. Like Toi, Glorie is happily married to her wonderfully supportive husband, and together they share a home with their pet turtle, Betty. This is Glorie's first publication, but she's already feeling the inspiration to pen another tale, to which she'll gladly share with the world. 







The giveaways for this tour will include:
a $5 gift card, or signed and personalized 
digital sneak peek, and or a little something for everyone.


Monday, December 14, 2015

Who would you be in a Love Triangle? #itslikethefullmoon by Glorie Townson #IndieBooksBeSeen #romance

See other reviews and interviews, and follow this tour here.
TitleIt's Like the Full Moon
Series: Sayings Series 1
AuthorGlorie Townson
GenreContemporary Romance
Reading LevelAdult
Content RatingPG-13
Formats: paperback and ebook
Pages: 235
Words: 57,000
Rebecca has just turned thirty. She’s happy living a perfectly comfortable and predictable life. She’s even ready to marry her long-time boyfriend whenever he finally gets around to asking her. But all that changes when her best friend whisks her away to Italy for a much-needed vacation.
In the midst of site seeing and finally letting loose, Rebecca manages to catch the eye of a young English tourist; but doesn’t let it go to her head. By the time she’s back in the states and back in the arms of her long-time beau, Rebecca has already forgotten about Peter, Paten, Paul…whatever his name was, that is until he shows up at her brother’s cabin in the woods.
A life of normalcy, routine, and stability gets turned upside down as Rebecca decides whether or not she’s truly ready to get married. And if so, who is the one she’s really meant to be with?
Follow this mini-tour below:
Dec. 14th- Tour Kick-off
Dec. 14th4covert2overt – Promo
Dec. 15th- Authors to Watch – Interview (Glorie Townson)
Dec. 15th- Introspective Press – Promo
Dec. 16th- 4covert2overt – Interview (Toi Thomas)
Dec. 17th- DETOUR*
Dec. 18th- Girl With Pen – Promo
Additional stops (non-tour related)
Dec. 16th- J. H. Moncrieff – Guest Post (True friends stick with you through the creepy.)
*Dec. 17th- The Wizard’s Cauldron – Interview (Toi Thomas)


This book is currently available for Pre-order as an ebook through Amazon.com and as a paperback direct from the author. Be sure to pre-order your copy at its reduced introductory rate and save your receipt number to earn extra entries into Glorie's cool giveaway
Pre-order Kindle | Pre-order Paperback | add to Goodreads


So, who were you in the love triangle? 
Share for a chance to WIN below!

Glorie Townson is more than just a pen name for the author, Toi Thomas; she's an entirely different personality. Glorie is the softer side of Toi, who puts down her comic books and picks up a volume of Robert Frost poems. Like Toi, Glorie is happily married to her wonderfully supportive husband, and together they share a home with their pet turtle, Betty. This is Glorie's first publication, but she's already feeling the inspiration to pen another tale, to which she'll gladly share with the world. 


I hope you've enjoyed this stop on the 
It's Like the Full Moon Tour and will consider
supporting the Thunderclap to announce the 
official release of this book. 
~
The giveaways for this tour will include:
a $5 gift card, or signed and personalized 
digital sneak peek, and or something for everyone.

Sunday, November 1, 2015

It's Like the Full Moon Virtual Book Tour Kick-off. #IndieBooksBeSeen #indieloveapc #romance


Join the party here.
Title: It's Like the Full Moon
Series: Sayings Series 1
Author: Glorie Townson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Reading Level: Adult
Content Rating: PG-13
Formats: paperback and ebook
Pages: 235
Words:57,000
Rebecca has just turned thirty. She’s happy living a perfectly comfortable and predictable life. She’s even ready to marry her long-time boyfriend whenever he finally gets around to asking her. But all that changes when her best friend whisks her away to Italy for a much-needed vacation.
In the midst of site seeing and finally letting loose, Rebecca manages to catch the eye of a young English tourist; but doesn’t let it go to her head. By the time she’s back in the States and back in the arms of her long-time beau, Rebecca has already forgotten about Peter, Paten, Paul…whatever his name was, that is until he shows up at her brother’s cabin in the woods.
A life of normalcy, routine, and stability gets turned upside down as Rebecca decides whether or not she’s truly ready to get married. And if so, who is the one she’s really meant to be with?


Follow the tour below:
Nov. 2ndTricia Drammeh – Review
Nov. 3rdThere For You Editing – Interview (Glorie Townson)
Nov. 3rdSamantha’s Books – Interview (Toi Thomas)
Nov. 4thLiza O’Connor – Review
Nov. 4thThe  Sunflower’s Scribbles- Interview (Glorie Townson)
Nov. 5thMama Reads Hazel Sleeps - Review
Nov. 6th - Annie Higa – Review
Nov. 7thThe ToiBox of Words – Announce cover & giveaway winner.
Additional stops (non-tour related)
Nov. 4thIs History the Agreed Upon Lie… Guest Post (A History of Romance Novels)
Nov. 7thThe Girl with Book Lungs – Guest Post (Ageism vs. Romance)
Nov. 11thNadine Feldman – Guest Post (Why I decided to write romance.)
This book is currently available for Pre-order as an ebook through Amazon.com and as a paperback direct from the author. Be sure to pre-order your copy at its reduced introductory rate and save your receipt number to earn extra entries into Glorie's cool giveaway
Pre-order Kindle | Pre-order Paperback | add to Goodreads

Which cover do you like? 

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Register your vote for a chance to WIN below!

Glorie Townson is more than just a pen name for the author, Toi Thomas; she's an entirely different personality. Glorie is the softer side of Toi, who puts down her comic books and picks up a volume of Robert Frost poems. Like Toi, Glorie is happily married to her wonderfully supportive husband, and together they share a home with their pet turtle, Betty. This is Glorie's first publication, but she's already feeling the inspiration to pen another tale, to which she'll gladly share with the world. 


I hope you've enjoyed this stop on the 
It's Like the Full Moon Tour and will consider
supporting the Thunderclap to announce the 
official release of this book. 
~
The giveaways for this tour will include:
a $5 gift card, signed and personalized 
digital sneak peek, and something for everyone.



Friday, September 11, 2015

Review: Spellound by Tricia Drammeh

 
Spellbound (Spellbringers #1) by Tricia Drammeh

I give this book a 5.

This is one of those books that sat on my TBR list for so long, not because I wasn’t interested, but because I had a feeling once I started I wouldn’t want to stop, and I was right. I’m so glad the summer afforded me the opportunity to read this book without the constant interruptions I’m used to.

Spellbound tells the story of two girls who seem to live in completely different worlds, though they reside in the same town and go to the same school. The thing that draws these to ladies together is the pleasantly invading presence of the Alexander family. One of the girls could be “the one” this magical family has been looking for while the other will alter and change their lives in ways they hadn’t expected from a mere human.

Before I go into the why I loved this book, and I totally did, I just want to say that this author is amazing. I’d read her blog a bit before, but never really followed her writing; what a mistake. Her attention to detail and her respect for the diversity of her characters empowers me to be bolder in my own writing. She’s now one of my favorite authors and I’ll probably start stalking her a bit…Now back to the book.

Obviously from my last statement, you can surmise that the characters of this book are well-developed and likable. If you’ve read any of my other reviews, you know that YA is a struggle for me in general because of all the teen antics. This book was no different, but for some reason, I grew to like these characters and quickly got over there teen drama, especially when they started to face real physical and life altering threats.

I like the way the setting aids the story. It takes place in a small town, but the world travels of the Alexander family plays a role in their daily lives. It’s sometimes easy to think that whatever is happening in the story will only affect their little town, but when characters star “popping up” out of the blue from around the world, it really puts matters into a global perspective.

I don’t usually go into too much detail about specific characters in my reviews, but I knew from the start I’d like Bryce, even if he didn’t start out in the best light and wasn’t around much. The descriptions of all the pretty people in this book had me shaking my head and remembering a few good times from high school when I dated basketball players. Ah, youth.

Then there’s the magical element of the story that goes beyond the surface. In this story, magic isn’t a separate entity that affects the character’s world; it’s part of their culture. There is a gray matter that I have been unable to clarify in the use of magic within this story, but I’m hoping the next two books (which I’ve already purchased) will straighten it all up. There are clear good guys and bad guys in the first story, but there’s foreshadowing that implies some characters and events will be more about picking sides than being right and wrong. Plus the ancestors of those with magic all seem to come from the same “people” but are dark and some are light…I can wait to read more.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who likes YA and or Fantasy and even a few who don’t. Anyone who appreciates cultural diversity in fiction will also appreciate this book, even if they’re not big into fantasy.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest opinion, which has in no way affected the rating of this piece.

This review has been posted to GoodReads and The ToiBox of Words blog. If you’d like to obtain a copy of this book, try this link: Amazon.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords #indieloveapc