Posts from the ‘Paris’ Category

First Chapter First Paragraph — The Silk Romance

first paragraphEvery Tuesday,
Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posts the first paragraph of her current read.
Anyone can join in.
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I will share here the first paragraph of a book
in the Completed Tours category.

The Silk Romance
ISBN: 978-1771273213
Published May 24th 2013
by MuseItUp Publishing

The Silk Romance is available from
Amazon UK, Amazon US, Kobo , B&N , the Muse Bookstore
and all other major e-tailers.

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A deep voice reverberated around the empty chapel, bringing Sophie to a halt in the doorway. Outside, sunlight streamed over a group of black-clad mourners lingering in the memorial gardens. For a moment, she was tempted to let her feet carry her on, to pretend she’d heard nothing and escape into the Parisian sunshine… but that would be the act of a coward. She steeled herself, casting a last, longing glance at the departing mourners before making a slow turn to face the speaker.

Author’s website | The virtual book tour

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU KEEP READING?

Adria J. Cimino on Tour: Paris, Rue des Martyrs

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Paris Rue des Martyrs - cover final

Author Adria J. Cimino

on Tour

March 3-12, 2014

with

Paris, Rue des Martyrs

[literary fiction/contemporary fiction]

 Release date: February 10, 2014
by Ashley Grayson Literary Agency’s imprint “Agency Editions

286 pages

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SYNOPSIS

There are encounters that make a difference. The paths of four strangers cross amid the beauty, squalor, animation and desolation found on a Parisian street called the Rue des Martyrs.
Each one faces some sort of struggle:
A young man’s search for his birth mother leads him to love and grim family secrets.
An unsatisfied housewife finds her world turned upside down by the promise of a passionate liaison.
An aging actor, troubled by the arrival of the son he abandoned years ago, must make a choice: either lose him forever or put aside pride and seek redemption.
A young woman, betrayed by her fiancé, travels to Paris to begin a new life and forget about love… at least that is her intention.
Four stories entwine, four quests become one. [provided by the author]

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Adria J. Cimino Adria J. Cimino worked as a journalist for more than a decade at news organizations
including the Associated Press and Bloomberg News. Adria, who grew up in the sunshine, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida.
She now lives in Paris
and enjoys sharing her adventures in the city and thoughts about the writing life in her blog “Adria in Paris.”
Her first novel, “Paris, Rue des Martyrs,” is set for release on Feb. 10, 2014.

Website | Blog  | Pinterest | Facebook | Twitter @Adria_in_Paris

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 3
Review + Giveaway at
New Books on my Shelves

Tuesday, March 4
Review at Blog in France

Wednesday, March 5
Review + Giveaway at Book Nerd

Thursday, March 6
Review at The Reading Life

Friday, March 7
Review + Interview + Giveaway
at Words And Peace

Sunday, March 9
Review + Giveaway at Valli’s Book Den

Wednesday, March 12
Review + Guest-Post + Giveaway at
Making My Mark

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Wordless Wednesday (Dec. 11)

Proust's grave
Almost wordless…

As you may know, this is a big year for Proust literature, as this is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Swann’s Way, the 1st volume of In Search Of Last Time.

One of my reading goals of 2013 was to read the 7 volumes. I’m actually only in volume 4, and will go on with this project in 2014.
Last year, I took a picture of Proust’s grave at the famous Père Lachaise cemetery, in Paris.
If you want to know more about this fascinating cemetery and see many more of my pictures, just click on Proust’s grave here.

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