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Samantha Vérant on Tour: Seven Letters From Paris

Seven Letters From Paris bannerSevenLetters-BlogBadgeAuthor Samantha Vérant

on Tour

October 13-17, 2014

with

Seven Letters From Paris

Seven Letters From Paris

[memoir]

Release date: October 7, 2014
at Sourcebooks

288 pages

ISBN: 978-1402297229

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SYNOPSIS

Twenty years, seven letters, and one long-lost love of a lifetime

At age 40, Samantha Vérant’s life is falling apart-she’s jobless, in debt, and feeling stuck… until she stumbles upon seven old love letters from Jean-Luc, the sexy Frenchman she’d met in Paris when she was 19. With a quick Google search, she finds him, and both are quick to realize that the passion they felt 20 years prior hasn’t faded with time and distance.

Samantha knows that jetting off to France to reconnect with a man that she only knew for one sun-drenched, passion-filled day is crazy-but it’s the kind of crazy she’s been waiting for her whole life. [provided by the publisher]

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Samantha VérantSamantha Vérant is a travel addict,
a self-professed oenophile,
and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef.
Over the years, she’s visited many different countries,
lived in many places, and worked many jobs
— always on the search for the one thing that truly excited her.
Then, one day, she found everything she’s been looking for:
a passion for the written word and true love.
Writing not only enabled her to open her heart, it led her to southwestern France,
where she’s now married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for 20 years.

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

Buy the book:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Indiebound  | Book Depositery  |  Powells  |  BAM

 

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, October 13
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

Tuesday, October 14
Review + Guest-Post + Giveaway at Griperang’s Bookmarks

Wednesday, October 15
Review at Jorie Loves A Story
Interview at Jorie Loves A Story

Thursday, October 16
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Unshelfish

Friday, October 17
Review + Giveaway at Booklover Book Reviews

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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,
they are listed in the entry form below.

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]

Entry-Form

It’s open internationally
We will have 2 winners
print copy for a resident of any country!

 August 20, 2014  WordsAndPeace   24 Comments
Categories: Memoir, Paris Tags: , , ,

July Book of the month giveaway winner

Random.org has spoken:

and the happy winner of

From Here to Parisis

CHRISTINE

at
Readerly Musings

Readerly Musings

Apart from winning this book,
Christine will be featured as the blogger of the month u
until the last day of August.
Please go visit her book blog!

And thanks again to Cris Hammond for offering his book.

Disappointed you didn’t win?

Why not buy yourself a treat?
Just $4.99 on kindle!

 August 2, 2014  WordsAndPeace   3 Comments
Categories: blogger, Book of the Month, expat, Giveaway, Humor, Memoir, non-fiction, Paris, Travel Tags: , , ,

Michelle Gable on Tour: A Paris Apartment

Paris Apartment bannerAuthor Michelle Gable

on Tour

October 1-10, 2014

with

Paris Apartment coverA Paris Apartment

 [Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction]

 Release date: April 22, 2014
at Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press

384 pages

ISBN: 978-1250048738

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SYNOPSIS

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER!

Bienvenue à Paris!

When April Vogt’s boss tells her about an apartment in the ninth arrondissement that has been discovered after being shuttered for the past seventy years, the Sotheby’s continental furniture specialist does not hear the words “dust” or “rats” or “decrepit.” She hears Paris. She hears escape.

Once in France, April quickly learns the apartment is not merely some rich hoarder’s repository. Beneath the cobwebs and stale perfumed air is a goldmine, and not because of the actual gold (or painted ostrich eggs or mounted rhinoceros horns or bronze bathtub). First, there’s a portrait by one of the masters of the Belle Epoque, Giovanni Boldini. And then there are letters and journals written by the very woman in the painting, Marthe de Florian. These documents reveal that she was more than a renowned courtesan with enviable decolletage. Suddenly April’s quest is no longer about the bureaux plats and Louis-style armchairs that will fetch millions at auction. It’s about discovering the story behind this charismatic woman.

It’s about discovering two women, actually.

With the help of a salty (and annoyingly sexy) Parisian solicitor and the courtesan’s private diaries, April tries to uncover the many secrets buried in the apartment. As she digs into Marthe’s life, April can’t help but take a deeper look into her own. Having left behind in the States a cheating husband, a family crisis about to erupt, and a career she’s been using as the crutch to simply get by, she feels compelled to sort out her own life too. When the things she left bubbling back home begin to boil over, and Parisian delicacies beyond flaky pâtisseries tempt her better judgment, April knows that both she and Marthe deserve happy finales.

Whether accompanied by croissants or champagne, this delectable debut novel depicts the Paris of the Belle Epoque and the present day with vibrant and stunning allure. Based on historical events, Michelle Gable’s A Paris Apartment will entertain and inspire, as readers embrace the struggles and successes of two very unforgettable women. [provided by the author]

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PRAISE FOR A PARIS APARTMENT

“With its well-developed, memorable characters and the author’s skillful transitioning between story lines…this stunning and fascinating debut will capture the interest of a wide audience but particularly those interested in stories about women behind famous men like Melanie Benjamin’s The Aviator’s Wife or Nancy Horan’s Under the Wide and Starry Sky. Highly recommended.” –Library Journal (starred review)
“A charming read about a fascinating history and the woman behind it.” –Historical Novel Society

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michelle GableMichelle Gable is a writer and also a mom, wife, financial executive, sports-obsessed maniac (Go Chargers! Go Aztecs!),
Southern California native, barre class fiend, tennis player, and card-carrying member of the Chickasaw Nation.
She grew up in sunny San Diego and attended The College of William & Mary,
where she majored in accounting as most aspiring writers do.
Throughout a career that started in public accounting and then moved to private equity, then investment banking,
and ultimately to the head of FP&A for a publicly-traded software company, Michelle continued to write. And write and write.
Her first novel was released on April 22, 2014, her second scheduled for Spring 2016.

Michelle currently resides in Cardiff by the Sea, California, with her husband, two daughters, and one lazy cat.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, and Twitter 

Buy the book

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 1
Review + Giveaway at Griperang’s Bookmarks

Thursday, October 2
Spotlight + Giveaway at Booklover Book Reviews

Friday, October 3
Review + Giveaway at Bookish Wanderlove

Saturday, October 4
Review + Giveaway at An Accidental Blog

Sunday, October 5
Review  at Jorie Loves A Story

Monday, October 6
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

Tuesday, October 7
Review + Giveaway at Indiereadergirl0329

Wednesday, October 8
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway
at Caffeinatedlife.net

Thursday, October 9
Review + Giveaway at Book Nerd
Interview at Words And Peace

Friday, October 10
Review + Giveaway at Mirasol Press

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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,
they are listed in the entry form below.

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]

Entry-Form

It’s open to US/Canada residents only
We will have 10 winners of a print copy

 August 1, 2014  WordsAndPeace   16 Comments
Categories: art, Fiction, Historical fiction, Paris, Women's fiction Tags: , , ,
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