Weekend Book Buzz – 27/28 July 2019

Posted 28 July 2019 by Katie in Book Buzz, Christian Fiction / 0 Comments

Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz, reader friends! Another busy week has flown by, particularly as we begin our winter school term here in Australia. What have you been up to in your part of the world? I’d love to know!

~ On the Blog ~

First Line Friday – A Glitter of Gold by Liz Johnson

~ Blog Tours ~

Blog tours are great for getting a cross-section of reviews on a book, and they often have giveaways associated with them too! Click on the hyperlinks or the tour banners to find our more information about each tour. Please note that these links will only be live once the blog tour begins.

Yellow Lantern Blog Tour

Author Angie Dicken has put together a blog tour that will run throughout June-August that will share some of the interesting details about the heroine in her upcoming release The Yellow Lantern. There will be a new blog post up each week on subjects such as factory life, apothecaries, and grave-robbing, and there will be prizes too. Click on the graphic below for more information and to check out the schedule.

TLC Book Tours

Beginning 29 July 2019 – Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich

Celebrate Lit

JustRead Tours (from the previous week)

~ Giveaways ~

Author Catherine West has Summer news, an exclusive SUBSCRIBERS ONLY GIVEAWAY, and the first three chapters of her September release, AS THE LIGHT FADES, to share SOON! Sign up now!https://catherinejwest.com/

I currently have two giveaways running on my blog. Click on the graphics below to go to the interview and enter the giveaway!

Here are some Goodreads giveaways!

All Goodreads giveaways are US only unless otherwise indicated.

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~ Events ~

Don’t miss the Facebook launch party for Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate. Co-hosted by Rachel Hauck and featuring special guests Melissa Tagg and Rachel McMillan. I mean, hello! Be there, 30 July 2019 from 8:00pm EST, or be square! Click on the graphic below to go to the event page.

Baker Book House’s Fiction Readers Summit takes place 8-10 August 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Check out their website for all the details: https://fictionreaderssummit.com/

Ever wanted to visit Israel? How about visiting Israel with biblical fiction author Mesu Andrews as your guide? I dearly wish I could put my hand up for this! Trip takes place in March 2020. Click on the graphic for more information!

~ Pre-Orders ~

The first book in Dani Pettrey’s new romantic suspense series releases on 6 August 2019 and there are some great perks available if you pre-order! Click on the graphic below for more details.

Here are some pre-order special prices for you! As far as I am aware, these prices are only available if you order prior the eBook prior to release day.

Releasing 26 August 2019 – Four Dreams of You (Sondra Kraak), pre-order price $3.99
Releasing 10 September 2019 – As the Light Fades (Catherine West), pre-order price $4.99

~ Freebies! ~

My featured author this week is Southern fiction/romance author Lindsey Brackett. You can get a copy of her Christmas novella Magnolia Mistletoe by signing up for her newsletter at:
www.lindseypbrackett.com.

Australian author Jessica Kate has her debut novel releasing THIS MONTH! Sign up for her newsletter at http://eepurl.com/cIhfxP and you’ll not only get to download the first chapter, but also her free short story The Kiss Dare. Highly recommended!

Lindsay Harrel also has a free short story for those who sign up to her newsletter at www.lindsayharrel.com/signup. And did I mention that it’s about a woman who gets stranded overnight on a small tidal island off the coast of Scotland?

Check out my Discover a New Author posts for more author freebies!

~ New Releases ~

I now have a permanent list of new releases for 2019 on my website! If you’d like to know when your favourite Christian Fiction author will be releasing their next book, make sure you check out my list of new releases sorted by author on this page. If you’d like a complete list of Christian fiction books releasing in July, you’ll find them listed here. In the meantime, here are the new releases for this week:

Releasing 30 July 2019