Weekend Book Buzz – 23/24 June 2018

Posted 24 June 2018 by Katie in Book Buzz, Christian Fiction, New Releases / 0 Comments

Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz! After a dreary week, we finally had a day of gorgeous sunshine today. The perfect winter day! What could be better than curling up with a book in the sun? 🙂

And if you’re looking for a book for just that purpose, or any purpose, really, then you’ve come to the right place!

~ Fiction Aficionado ~

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Top Ten Tuesday – Coming Up On My TBR
First Line Friday – Among the Poppies by J’nell Ciesielski

~ Blog Tours ~

Click on the graphics below to go to the home page for each tour.

TLC Book Tours

Ending 13 July 2018 – Where Hope Begins by Catherine West
Ending 19 July 2018 – The Orphan’s Wish by Melanie Dickerson
Ending 20 July 2018 – Honeysuckle Dreams by Denise Hunter
Ending 25 July 2018 – What Blooms From Dust by James Markert

Celebrate Lit

JustRead Tours

~ Giveaways ~

There’s a giveaway in association with the Timeless Love Novella Collection that releases on 19 June 2018, giving one lucky reader the chance to win the ONLY paperback copy of this collection that will be printed, plus plenty more besides! Giveaway closes on 24 June 2018. Check this post for more details on how to enter: https://www.facebook.com/KariTrumboAuthor/posts/1046259485526623

You have a chance to win a copy of each of the five books shortlisted in the INSPY’s Contemporary Romance category. Giveaway finishes on Wednesday 27 June 2018. Clicking on the graphic below will take you to the entry form on Hilary Manton Lodge’s website.

Aaaaaand….. Guess what? Same deal with the five shortlisted books in the Mystery/Thriller category. Click on the graphic to go to the entry form on Cara Putman’s website.

Karen Barnett has a giveaway running to celebrate the release of Where the Fire Falls. You can enter via her website by clicking on the graphic below. Giveaway closes Monday 2 July 2018.

Here are some Goodreads giveaways for June – click on the cover to enter.

Ending 27 June 2018 (US only)

Ending 30 June 2018 (US only)

Ending 1 July 2018 (US only)

Ending 3 July 2018 (US only)

Ending 4 July 2018 (US only)

Ending 5 July 2018 (International)

Ending 15 July 2018 (US only)

You can find more great giveaways by following this board on Pinterest. And don’t forget that Celebrate Lit has giveaways associated with their blog tours! (Linked above in the Blog Tours)

~ Cover Reveals ~

It’s been a grand week for cover reveals. First up is So Bright a Hope by Amber Lynn Perry. No official release date yet, but you can make sure you’re among the first to find out by liking Amber’s Facebook page or signing up for her newsletter here: https://amberlynnperry.com/

Next up is To Best the Boys by Mary Weber, which will release on 5 March 2019. You can find out more about this title by clicking on the cover below.

Amanda Cabot has also released the cover for her 5 March 2019 release, A Tender Hope. You can find out more by clicking on the cover or going to Amanda’s cover release post: http://amandajoycabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/cover-reveal-tender-hope.html

There’s also this fabulous cover for One Thing I Know by Kara Isaac, which will be releasing on 12 February 2019. Once again, you can find out more about this title by clicking on the cover.

Last, but definitely not least, my dear friend Rel over at Relz Reviewz has done TWO of her fantastic cover reveal posts this week! One for Bethany House and one for some fantastic indie (independent) releases that are just out or coming soon. Click on the graphics to go to her posts and feast your eyes!

~ Events ~

There’s a Facebook party on Monday 25 June 2018 from 3pm to 7pm EDT to celebrate the release of the first round of books in The Potter’s House series. Click on the graphic below to go to the event page.

Kelly Goshorn is hosting a Facebook event with her main character to celebrate the upcoming release of her novel A Love Restored. The event will be held on Friday 29 June 2018 from 7pm to 8pm EDT, and you can go to the event page by clicking on the cover below.

~ Pre-Orders ~

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There’s a brand new Biblical fiction series beginning to release from 1 July 2018 that will be exploring the Psalms. Yes, that’s right. The Psalms! You can find out more here: https://psalmseries.com/ or you can pre-order the first three books in the series for just $0.99 each by clicking on the covers below:

Releasing 1 July 2018 – The Hunter and the Valley of Death (Psalm 23) by Brennan McPherson
Releasing 1 August 2018 – The Waters of Babylon (Psalm 137) by Mesu Andrews
Releasing 1 September 2018 – Deep Calling Deep (Psalm 42) by Carole Towriss