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Jan Moran on Tour: Scent of Triumph

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Author Jan Moran

on Tour

March 28-April 16

with

SCENT OF TRIUMPH

Scent of Triumph:
A Novel of Perfume And Passion

(historical novel)

Release date: March 31, 2015
at St. Martin’s Press
384 pages

ISBN: 9781250048905

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SYNOPSIS

Perfume is the essence of beauty, the heart of illusion, the soul of desire. It is my past, my present, my future. —from the journal of Danielle Bretancourt

When French perfumer and aristocrat Danielle Bretancourt steps aboard a luxury ocean liner, leaving her son behind in Poland with his grandmother, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever. The year is 1939, and the declaration of war on the European continent soon threatens her beloved family, scattered across many countries. Traveling through London and Paris into occupied Poland, Danielle searches desperately for the remains of her family, relying on the strength of Jonathan Newell-Grey, a British shipping heir and Royal Navy officer. Finally, in the wake of unspeakable tragedy, she is forced to gather the fragments of her impoverished family and flee to America. There she vows to begin life anew, in 1940s Los Angeles.

Amidst the glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Danielle works her way up from meager jobs to perfumer and fashion designer. Still, personal happiness eludes her. Can her sheer force of will attract the elusive love she desires, or will it only come at the ultimate cost? (provided by the author)

[NB: Significant changes, different version and storyline, including the ending, from the self-published version of 2012!]
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ADVANCE PRAISE

“A haunting, multilayered historical romance…It is a book to savor, like the most beautiful of perfumes. Inhale. Exhale. I was riveted from start to finish…and I’m only just now finding my breath.”—Samantha Vérant, author of Seven Letters from Paris; A Memoir

“A well-spun and sweeping debut novel about a fearless, headstrong woman…a thoroughly engaging tale, rich in all five senses.” —Michelle Gable, Author of A Paris Apartment

 “Utterly inescapable once you pick it up…a tale that rivals Danielle Steele at her romantic best while also providing a primer in the art of perfume!” —Allegra Jordan, author of The End of Innocence
“Hard to put down…captivating. The tragedies of war, conflicts in family, love, and passion for perfumery paint a realistic, historical portrait of some of the fragrance industry’s most famous women who created today’s top cosmetic firms. A ‘must read’…” —Marvel Fields, Chairman of the American Society of Perfumers

“From war-torn Europe to the sunny climes of Southern California, Scent of Triumph is a captivating tale of love, loss, determination and reinvention. A page-turner.” —Karen Marin, Givenchy Paris
 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scent of Triumph - Jan MoranJAN MORAN is the author of Fabulous Fragrances I and II,
which earned spots on the Rizzoli Bookstore bestseller list,
and other contemporary novels,
including Flawless, Beauty Mark, and Runway.
A fragrance and beauty industry expert,
she has been featured on CNN, Instyle, and O Magazine,
and has spoken before prestigious organizations,
including The American Society of Perfumers.
She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School
and attended the University of California at Los Angeles Extension Writers’ Program.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest

Subscribe to her newsletter

Go deeper with her Reader’s Discussion Guide
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Buy the bookAmazon US  |  Amazon UK  | Barnes & Noble  | Apple iBooks

IndieBound  | Powell’s  | Books A Million  | Kobo  | eBooks.com  | GooglePlay

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 28
Review at The French Village Diaries
Spotlight +  Giveaway at Griperang’s Bookmarks

Monday, March 30
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at View From The Birdhouse

Wednesday, April 1
Review + Giveaway at I Wish I Lived In a Library

Thursday, April 2
Review + Giveaway at Book Nerd

Friday, April 3
Review + Giveaway at Unshelfish

Saturday, April 4
Spotlight +  Giveaway at Words And Peace

Wednesday, April 8
Review +  Excerpt + Giveaway at For The Hook of a Book

Friday, April 10
Review + Giveaway at I Am, Indeed

Monday, April 13
Review + Giveaway at Indiereadergil0329

Tuesday, April 14
Review + Giveaway at Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile

Wednesday, April 15
Review + Interview + Giveaway at Caroline Wilson Writes

Thursday, April 16
Spotlight  + Giveaway at Mirasol Press
Review at Bookramblings
Spotlight + Giveaway at Unabridged Chick

Tuesday, May 5
Guest-post on France Book Tours

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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
.

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]

Global giveaway open internationally:
1 winner will receive 1 print copy of Scent of Triumph

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Scent of Triumph Vintage Perfumes

BONUS OFFERED BY THE AUTHOR
– independently from this book tour –
With every purchase of Scent of Triumph,
she is offering a free ebook of Vintage Perfumes,
a nonfiction guide to the finest classic perfumes, for epub and mobi.
Just email her some proof of your purchase
(receipt, email receipt, photo of yourself with the book or ebook on your reader, etc.),
and she will send you the free ebook of Vintage Perfumes.

Gigi Pandian on Tour: Quicksand

Quicksand bannerAuthor Gigi Pandian

on Tour

April 20-29

with

Quicksand-final-cover

Quicksand:
A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery

(cozy mystery)

Release date: March 10, 2015
at Henery Press
280 pages

ISBN: 9781941962275

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SYNOPSIS

A thousand-year-old secret room. A sultan’s stolen treasure. A missing French priest. And an invitation to Paris to rekindle an old flame…

Historian Jaya Jones finds herself on the wrong side of the law during an art heist at the Louvre. To redeem herself, she follows clues from an illuminated manuscript that lead from the cobblestone streets of Paris to the quicksand-surrounded fortress of Mont Saint-Michel. With the help of enigmatic Lane Peters and a 90-year-old stage magician, Jaya delves into France’s colonial past in India to clear her name and catch a killer.  (provided by the author)

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ADVANCE PRAISE

“Lively and humorous… Charming characters, a hint of romantic conflict, and just the right amount of danger will garner more fans for this cozy series.”
Publishers Weekly

“Like Agatha Christie? Elizabeth Peters? Then you’re going to love Gigi Pandian.”
—Edgar-winning author Aaron Elkins

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Gigi PandianUSA Today bestselling author Gigi Pandian
is the child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico
and the southern tip of India.
After being dragged around the world during her childhood,
she tried to escape her fate when she left a PhD program for art school.
But adventurous academics wouldn’t stay out of her head.
Thus was born the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series
(Artifact, Pirate Vishnu, and Quicksand).
Gigi’s debut mystery novel was awarded a Malice Domestic Grant
and named a “Best of 2012” Debut Novel by Suspense Magazine.
Her short fiction has been short-listed for Agatha and Macavity awards,
and she also writes the new Accidental Alchemist mystery series.
She takes photos of gargoyles wherever she goes, and posts them on her Gargoyle Girl blog.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter

Subscribe to her newsletter

Visit her Gargoyle photography blog: http://www.gargoylegirl.com

Buy the bookAmazon  |  Barnes & Noble  | Kobo  | Itunes  | Google Play

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, April 20
Spotlight + Giveaway at Words And Peace

Wednesday, April 22
Review + Giveaway at The Discerning Reader

Thursday, April 23
Review + Giveaway at It’s a Mad Mad World

Friday, April 24
Review + Giveaway at View From the Birdhouse
Spotlight + Giveaway at Book Nerd

Saturday, April 25
Review + Interview + Giveaway at For the Hook of a Book
Review at Red Head With Book

Sunday, April 26
Review + Giveaway at Griperang’s Bookmarks

Monday, April 27
Review + Guest-Post + Giveaway at Queen of All She Reads

Tuesday, April 28
Review + Giveaway at Wildmoo Books

Wednesday, April 29
Review at Jorie Loves A Story

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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
.

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]

Global giveaway open internationally:
1 winner will receive a print copy of  the 3 books of the

Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mysteries Series

 

plus a beautiful set of recipe cards matching the 3 books!
Yes, you got that right:
1 winner will win the 3 books + recipe cards!

January 2015 Books of the month giveaway winners

We have winners!

January books of the month winners

Andrea

won

     From the 15th district

and

Glenys

won

  The City of Blood cover

 

AND THE BOOK BLOGGER OF THE MONTH IS

author and book blogger

PAULITA KINCER

Please click on the picture to visit her blog
and read about her own books

Paulita Kincer

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Don’t forget to enter the
February Books of the Month giveaway

Reminder:
as we have now a very nice incentive for book bloggers,
signing up for book reviews no longer gives you automatic entries into the monthly giveaway,
you need to enter the giveaway by yourself if you want to win any of these books.
One of the winner of the incentive programs
will be featured as the book blogger of the month