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France Virtual Book Tours: a promotional tool to connect authors with bloggers with a passion for France
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on Tour
May 17-26
with

(women’s fiction)
Release date: May 17, 2016
at Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 978-1503935723
365 pages
Suddenly single after twenty-two years of marriage, the calm of Katherine Price’s midlife has turned upside down. Seeking to find her true self, she took a chance on starting over. A year later, she is certain of this: she’s in love with Philippe and adores his idyllic French homeland, where he wants her to live with him.
But all that feels like a fantasy far removed from Toronto, where she’s helping her friend Molly, hospitalized after a life-threatening accident. Staying in her childhood home full of memories, Katherine wonders: Is she really ready to leave everything behind for an unknown life abroad? And if all her happiness lies with Philippe, will it last? Can she trust in love again?
Searching her heart, Katherine finds the pull of the familiar is stronger than she thought. An unexpected meeting with her ex, the first time since his cruel departure, and a stunning declaration of love from an old flame spur her introspection.
With sunlit backdrops and plot twists as breathtaking as the beaches of Côte d’Azur, author Patricia Sands brings her trilogy about second chances to a provocative and satisfying close that proves that a new life just might be possible—if you’re willing to let your heart lead you home.
A confessed travel-addict,
best-selling author
Patricia Sands lives in Toronto, Canada,
when she isn’t somewhere else,
and calls the south of France her second home.
I Promise You This,
is Book 3 in her award-winning Love in Provence series.
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at her Amazon Author Page
or her website
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Buy the book : Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca | Amazon.fr | available on Barnes & Noble on May 17
Tuesday, May 17
Review + Giveaway at The French Village Diaries
Wednesday, May 18
Review + Giveaway at The Fictional 100
Thursday, May 19
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at I am, Indeed
Friday, May 20
Review + Giveaway at An Accidental Blog
Sunday, May 22
Review + Giveaway at Walkie Talkie Book Club
Review by Carrie
Monday, May 23
Spotlight + Giveaway at Words And Peace
Wednesday, May 25
Review + Giveaway at Libri Amori Miei
Review + Giveaway at Books & Java
Review by Nita
Thursday, May 26
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Faith Hope and Cherrytea
Review Giveaway at Book And Ink
You can enter the global giveaway here
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of the Tour will give you 5 extra entries each time!
[just follow the directions on the entry-form]Global giveaway open internationally:
10 participants will each win a copy of this book, print or digital
Author
on January 22
Marcia is the author of 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go.
She explained the background of her book – her many trips to France, her marriage in Paris and the time she lived in that country.
Her book is unique, it is not your usual tourist book, the perspective is very different. Convinced that “women travel differently”, she highlights how she, “as a woman, interacts with the places” presented. She focuses on places where she had a personal story to tell.
We feel at ease in Paris. We feel we belong to France…
The country forces us to slow down.
Then the author spoke about her methodology: how did she choose these 100 places? She used 5 main criteria:
Marcia highlighted a few of these places with beautiful slides, allowing her to speak about some important women in the world of French culture or history:
A lively Q&A followed. For an accurate representation of Paris in older days, Marcia recommended movies with Audrey Hepburn, and also Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola.
(travel essays)
Release date: October 21, 2014
at Travelers’ Tales
380 pages
ISBN: 978-1609520823
Told in a series of stylish, original essays, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is for the serious Francophile, for the woman dreaming of a trip to Paris, and for those who love crisp stories well-told. Like all great travel writing, this volume goes beyond the guidebook and offers insight not only about where to go but why to go there. Combining advice, memoir and meditations on the glories of traveling through France, this book is the must-have in your carry-on when flying to Paris.
Award-winning writer Marcia DeSanctis draws on years of travels and living in France to lead you through vineyards, architectural treasures, fabled gardens and contemplative hikes from Biarritz to Deauville, Antibes to the French Alps. These 100 entries capture art, history, food, fresh air and style and along the way, she tells the stories of fascinating women who changed the country’s destiny. Ride a white horse in the Camargue, find Paris’ hidden museums, try thalassotherapy in St. Malo, and buy raspberries at Nice’s Cour Saleya market. From sexy to literary, spiritual to simply gorgeous, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is an indispensable companion for the smart and curious traveler to France. [provided by the author]
Marcia DeSanctis is a former television news producer for Barbara Walters, NBC and CBS News.
She has written essays and articles for numerous publications including Vogue, Marie Claire, Town & Country, O the Oprah Magazine, Departures, and The New York Times Magazine.
Her essays have been widely anthologized and she is the recipient of three Lowell Thomas Awards for excellence in travel journalism,
as well as a Solas Award for best travel writing.
She holds a degree from Princeton University in Slavic Languages and Literature and a Masters in Foreign Policy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, and Twitter
Buy the book: Amazon, on Travelers’ Tales
