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The Paris Effect: tour quotations

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K.S.R. Burns

on Tour

January 9-13

with

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The Paris Effect

(women’s fiction)

 Release date: June 1st, 2016
at Velvet Morning Press

ISBN: 978-0692710852
246 pages

SYNOPSIS

Friendship, loss and a tantalizing trip to Paris in this highly praised #1 Amazon Best Seller!
Amy and Kat had planned a secret trip to Paris. Even Amy’s husband wouldn’t know about it. But when Amy loses Kat to cancer, she knows the plan is gone forever. Or is it?

Guided by memories of her friend and dissatisfaction with her own calorie-counting life in Phoenix, Amy sneaks off to Paris while her husband is away on a business trip. Once there, she’s robbed, stalked, arrested and almost kidnapped. Worse, she finds that all her problems have come right along with her.
Through her adventures, laced with luscious descriptions of food and Paris, Amy learns that often in life, love and friendship, nothing is exactly as it seems. Grab a croissant and settle in for a decidedly non-touristy trip to the City of Light.

PRAISE FOR
‘THE PARIS EFFECT’

… a can’t-put-down-book… never stops being an absorbing adventure–not until the gratifying final moments… A lovely ode to Paris, friendship, spontaneity and forks. . .both on the plate and in the road.”
Kirkus Reviews

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Unlike her character Amy in THE PARIS EFFECT,
K. S. R. Burns has never ventured down
into the scary and forbidden catacombs.
Nor has she run away from home,
but she has lived and worked in 22 cities,
one of them Paris
(because she does definitely share Amy’s passion for Paris).
Burns is also the author of THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF WORKING GIRL:
REAL-LIFE CAREER ADVICE YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE (Running Press 2009),
because while living in 22 cities she racked up a total of 59 jobs,
thereby learning a lot about the world of work.
She currently writes a weekly career advice column for The Seattle Times.
No longer a wanderer, Burns currently resides in the Pacific Northwest
with her husband and cat.

Visit her website.
Follow her on Facebook, Twitter

Subscribe to her newsletter

Buy the book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

TOUR QUOTATIONS

 

Why the heck didn’t I read it before? I absolutely LOVED LOVED this. It is one of those books that you lose yourself into and before you know it the end is near.
We follow Amy’s adventure in and around Paris and she gets to meet some interesting people. I loved the way this was all brought together, there seemed to be a twist at every turn and I couldn’t quite predict what was going to happen next. I fully embraced the descriptions of the food, buildings, streets and people.
I am so pleased there is a book 2 as I feel Amy has so much more to give and as K.S.R. Burns has written such a starting point of Amy’s life, it would be such a shame not to continue on her journey. A highly recommended read.
Today, I’m happy to share with you an action and emotion-filled book that’s set in Paris.
I loved seeing Paris through Amy’s eyes.
Lots of details about the scrumptiousness of Paris.
The novel definitely had high-tension and kept me reading quickly through to the end in just a day or so. I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.
KSR Burns does an exceptional job creating personalities, narrative, and situations that are both layered and engaging.
The balance between thoughtful and sincere self-examination with humor is absolutely perfect.

Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile

I couldn’t really put the book down.
The book was a satisfying read, and the ending seemed just about right. I’d like to read more of Amy, and see what she gets up to next. Perhaps the author will give us a sequel. I hope!

 Libri Amori Miei

It’s an exciting book with some touching moments but also lots of humor and irony, food and beautiful landscapes.
It was a quick and flowing read but enjoyable, an intriguing journey into the most romantic city in the world.

The Paris Effect is a truly enjoyable read. At some stage, there is suspense and it keeps you going and you simply want to keep going even after it reaches the end.
I cannot wait to read the sequel about Amy.

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France Book Tours stops for January 16-20

 

 

 

 

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Monday, January 16
Tour quotations on
France Book Tours

 

Tuesday, January 17
Book winners on
France Book Tours

 

 

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Monday, January 16
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Queen of All She Reads

 

Wednesday, January 18
Spotlight + Giveaway at
Words And Peace

 

Thursday, January 19
Spotlight + Giveaway at
A Bookaholic Swede

 

Friday, January 20
Review + Giveaway at
Libri Amori Miei

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Sally Christie on Tour: The Enemies of Versailles

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After
sisters of versailles and The Rivals of Versailles

Sally Christie

on  Tour

March 20-31

with

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The Enemies of Versailles

(historical fiction)

 Release date: March 21, 2017
at Atria Books/Simon & Schuster

416  pages

ISBN: 978-1501103025

Website | Goodreads

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SYNOPSIS

In the final installment of Sally Christie’s “tantalizing” (New York Daily News) Mistresses of Versailles trilogy, Jeanne Becu, a woman of astounding beauty but humble birth, works her way from the grimy back streets of Paris to the palace of Versailles, where the aging King Louis XV has become a jaded and bitter old philanderer. Jeanne bursts into his life and, as the Comtesse du Barry, quickly becomes his official mistress.
“That beastly bourgeois Pompadour was one thing; a common prostitute is quite another kettle of fish.”
After decades of suffering the King’s endless stream of Royal Favorites, the princesses of the Court have reached a breaking point. Horrified that he would bring the lowborn Comtesse du Barry into the hallowed halls of Versailles, Louis XV’s daughters, led by the indomitable Madame Adelaide, vow eternal enmity and enlist the young dauphiness Marie Antoinette in their fight against the new mistress. But as tensions rise and the French Revolution draws closer, a prostitute in the palace soon becomes the least of the nobility’s concerns.
Told in Christie’s witty and engaging style, the final book in The Mistresses of Versailles trilogy will delight and entrance fans as it once again brings to life the sumptuous and cruel world of eighteenth century Versailles, and France as it approaches irrevocable change.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Sally Christie
is the author of The Sisters of Versailles
and
The Rivals of Versailles.
She was born in England and grew up around the world,
attending eight schools in three different languages.
She spent most of her career working
in international development and currently lives in Toronto.

Learn more her Versailles trilogy on her website
Become a fan to hear about her next novels!

Visit her Facebook Page

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Follow Simon & Schuster on Twitter and Facebook

Pre-order the book | on Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble   | Books-a-Million  | IndieBound

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 20
Spotlight  + Guest-post + Giveaway at Bibliojunkies

 

Tuesday, March 21
Spotlight  + Guest-post + Giveaway at A Holland Reads

 

Wednesday, March 22
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at I am, Indeed

 

Spotlight  + Giveaway at A Bookaholic Swede

 

Thursday, March 23
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

 

Monday, March 27
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views

 

Tuesday, March 28
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Musings of a writer and unabashed francophile

 

Thursday, March 30
Spotlight + Giveaway at Libri Amori Miei

 

Thursday, March 30
Review + Giveaway at Just One More Chapter

 

Friday, March 31
Spotlight + Excerpt + Giveaway at Book Nerd

 

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You can enter the global giveaway here
or on any other book blogs participating in this tour.
Be sure to follow each participant on Twitter/Facebook,
they are listed in the entry form below.

Enter here

Visit each blogger on the tour:
tweeting about the giveaway everyday
of the Tour will give you 5 extra entries each time!
[just follow the directions on the entry-form]

Global giveaway open to US residents
5 participants will win a print copy of this book

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