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Sophie Schiller on Tour: Race to Tibet

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Author Sophie Schiller

on Tour

March 23 – April 1, 2015

with

Race to Tibet

Race to Tibet

(historical fiction)

Release date: January 26, 2015
Self-published at Tradewins Publishing

336 pages

ISBN: 978-0-692-25409-7

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SYNOPSIS

An intrepid band of explorers headed by Gabriel Bonvalot, France’s greatest explorer, and his partner, Prince Henri d’Orléans, attempt to be the first living Europeans to reach Lhasa. Before they leave Paris, Bonvalot meets Camille Dancourt, the beautiful, strong-willed wife of a French surveyor who disappeared in Tibet, who desperately wishes to join the expedition. When the caravan sets out they face freezing temperatures, violent winds, mountain sickness, hostile Tibetans, duplicitous Chinese Mandarins, and a beguiling Tibetan Buddhist princess with a deadly secret. When the explorers reach Tibet, they discover a land of mystery and intrigue, a land of danger that promises them only one thing: death. On the verge of collapse, Bonvalot realizes they must resort to deadly force if they ever wish to escape Tibet alive. (provided by the author)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Race to Tibet - Sophie SchillerSophie Schiller was born in Paterson, NJ
and grew up in the West Indies.
Among other oddities
her family tree contains a Nobel prize-winning physicist
and a French pop singer.
She loves stories that carry the reader back in time to exotic
and far-flung locations.
She was educated at American University, Washington, DC
and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
She is currently at work on a new historical thriller set in the Caribbean.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter

Buy the book: Amazon

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 23
Review + Giveaway at Vvb32 Reads

Tuesday, March 24
Review + Giveaway at For the Hook of a Book

Wednesday, March 25
Review + Giveaway at It’s a Mad Mad World

Thursday, March 26
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile

Friday, March 27
Review + Giveaway at The Maiden’s Court
Spotlight + Giveaway at Caroline Wilson Writes

Saturday, March 28
Interview +  Giveaway at Words And Peace

Sunday, March 29
Review + Giveaway at Unshelfish

Monday, March 30
Review + Giveaway at Book Nerd

Tuesday, March 31
Review + Giveaway at From L.A. to LA

Wednesday, April 1
Spotlight +  Giveaway at Griperang’s Bookmarks

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

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]

5 winners
Print/digital for US/Canada residents
Digital for other countries

Rodin’s Lover: release day today

Rodin's Lover bannerToday is the official

release day of

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Rodin’s Lover

[historical fiction/ women’s fiction]

Release date: January 27, 2015
at Plume/Penguin

320 pages

ISBN: 9780142181751

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SYNOPSIS

A mesmerizing tale of art and passion in Belle Époque France

As a woman, aspiring sculptor Camille Claudel has plenty of critics, especially her ultra-traditional mother. But when Auguste Rodin makes Camille his apprentice—and his muse—their passion inspires groundbreaking works. Yet, Camille’s success is overshadowed by her lover’s rising star, and her obsessions cross the line into madness.

Rodin’s Lover brings to life the volatile love affair between one of the era’s greatest artists and a woman entwined in a tragic dilemma she cannot escape.

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ADVANCE PRAISE

“Dazzling!….. In Rodin’s Lover, author Heather Webb brings to life, with vivid detail, the story of brilliant and tormented sculptress Camille Claudel and the epic love affair with the legendary sculptor who worshiped her. Deeply moving and meticulously researched, this book will capture your heart, then hold it tightly long after the final page.”   –Anne Girard, author of Madame Picasso

“A rich, sensuous novel…[was] written with great empathy for the very human Rodin and his lover, this novel of the visceral world of the 19th century Paris ateliers, of clay-stained dresses and fingernails,  lithe models who vow to remain and then go, family love which stays through all difficulties and talent which endures, comes vividly to life.” –Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rodin's Lover- Heather WebbHeather Webb is the author of historical novels BECOMING JOSEPHINE
and RODIN’S LOVER published by Plume/Penguin,
a freelance editor, and blogger.
You may also find her contributing to award-winning writing sites
including WriterUnboxed and RomanceUniversity.org.
When not writing,
Heather flexes her foodie skills
and looks for excuses to head to the other side of the world.

Visit her website and her blog. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter

Subscribe to her newsletter.

 

Buy the book: Plume/Penguin |  Amazon  |  B&N  |  IndieBound

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READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE

 

 

France Book Tours 2014

2014 has been another great year for France Book Tours, its authors and its reviewers!

Here is the year through some graphs and stats.

38 books have been presented in 2014 (23 in 2013)

We had less Romance and General Fiction this past year, and much more Historical Fiction and Nonfiction.
Women writers are even more present then in 2013.
Alas, less books translated from the French. But it means there’s a large interest for English writing authors to focus on France.

FBT 2014 genres

in 2013:FBT 2013 genre

FBT 2014 authors

in 2013:FBT 2013 authorsFBT 2014 language

in 2013:FBT 2013 languageAND NOW TO THE 3 BOOKS

MOST OFTEN VIEWED IN 2014
(click on the covers to know more)

#1

100 Places cover

#2

Paris Rue des Martyrs - cover final

#3

My Wish List cover

90 book bloggers and 11 authors have posted reviews for France Book Tours.
And don’t forget book reviewers are entered in $15 gift card giveaway for each 10 stops tour, when they cross-post their reviews. More information here.

HAPPY NEW WRITING AND READING YEAR TO EACH OF YOU!