Archive for July, 2014

Last call to review: The Wharf of Chartons

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JUST ONE SPOT AVAILABLE FOR

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Author Jean-Paul Malaval

will be on Tour

August 12-21, 2014

with

The Wharf of Chartrons

[historical fiction]

 Release date: August 12, 2014
at Open Road Integrated Media / Publishers Square

468 pages

ISBN: 978-1-4804-6119-2

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SYNOPSIS

A family linked by wine and old rivalries sets out for new territory, during the turmoil of World War I.

David and Gaspard are cousins, bonded by family and their allegiance to their winemaking heritage. Parting with tradition and moving their vineyards near Bordeaux threatens to upset the family peace, but that’s only the beginning of their trouble. Short on funds, they are forced to team with a wealthy but morally corrupt engineer—though perhaps at a cost too high for the cousins…

Despite the odds, David and Gaspard succeed in making a successful wine, Clos-Marzacq. Along the way, they each fall in love, though not always in the best of circumstances. And now, to cement their successes, the cousins need to secure a stronghold on the Wharf of Chartrons, seen as the gateway to selling into England and America.

The Wharf of Chartrons exalts the passion of men who have a love of their land, and who are concerned about drawing the very best wine from it.  [provided by the publisher]

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this historical fiction,
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August 12-21, 2014
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jean-Paul MalavalJean-Paul Malaval was a journalist before turning to a career as a writer of local photography books and later fiction.
In 1982, he began what would become a long-term relationship with the publishing house Éditions Milan, in Toulouse.
To date, Jean-Paul Malaval has written ten works of historical fiction,
mainly based in the region where he grew up, the Corrèze, which is near the Dordogne.
Five of his ten novels have been published by Presses de la Cité.
He is loyal to his home region and has been mayor of the town of Vars-sur-Roseix in Corrèze since 1995.

Visit the wikipedia page on him [in French]

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about the art of writing

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For each book you review
for France Book Tours,
you will be entered into a monthly giveaway
to win the featured book of the month
OR a $15 gift card of your choice!

 

The Bleiberg Project: official print release today

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Today is the official

PRINT

release day of

The Bleiberg Project

Genre: thriller/espionage

(a thriller with action, killings, and  a WWII element)

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The Bleiberg Project won the Blue Moon prize for best thriller
and has sold over 100,000 copies already.
It is being made into a movie.

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Praise for The Bleiberg Project

“Fascinating, written with a sharp style, shock value and a lot of humor.”
Serge Perraud, http://www.lelitteraire.com.”

“Impossible to put down.”
France Inter

Read more about it here

and an excerpt!

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Recent giveaway winners

chocolate kiss winner won a copy ofThe Chocolate Kiss coverAuthor’s website | Goodreads

This book received 5 great reviews here on France Book Tours. I highly suggest you to check them here below and read the book!

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Buy this book -also available as ebook an audiobook: Amazon, B&N, BAM, IndieBound, Bookish.com, Target, Walmart

 VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, July 7
Review + Giveaway at Mommasez…

Tuesday,  July 8
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Queen of All She Reads

Wednesday, July 9
Review + Interview + Giveaway at
An Accidental Blog

Thursday, July 10
Review + Giveaway at I Am, Indeed

Friday, July 11
Review + Giveaway at
Musings of a Writer and Unabashed Francophile

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And we had 2 winners

Patricia
Esme

for

From Here to Paris

Visit Cris Hammond’s awesome websites:
www.rainbowsend-cartoons.com
www.crishammond.com

Keep in touch with him:
Contact page  |  Goodreads

This is a very fun and inspiring memoir that received also great reviews during the tour, just imagine, leaving everything to live on a barge in France! Perfect smart Summer read! It is also our July Book of the Month
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SYNOPSIS

This is the story of becoming suddenly unemployed, nearing 60 and being forced to face up to the fact that life is about to change drastically. It’s about discovering that your life can fall apart just enough to allow you to put it back together again in a whole new way.

This is the story of tossing the briefcase, cutting up the credit cards, selling the house and buying an 80 year old Dutch barge in France, then setting sail for Paris. It’s a joyful and funny tale of stepping off the beaten path to live a dream that you’d thought you’d forgotten: Living on a barge in the middle of Paris. [Goodreads]

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, June 23
Spotlight + Giveaway at Literary Chanteuse

Tuesday, June 24
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Book Nerd

Review + Giveaway at Wildmoo Books

Wednesday, June 25
Review + Giveaway at The French Village Diaries

Thursday, June 26
Review + Giveaway at An Accidental Blog

Friday, June 27
Review at Lisa’s Yarns

Tuesday, July 1st
Review + Interview + Giveaway
at Books Are Cool

Wednesday, July 2
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace