Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz, reader friends! We’ve had a week of sickness at our house this week, so I’m hoping you’ve had a much healthier week wherever you are. It’s the very last day for the June sales, so be looking out for a fresh lot of sales next week!
~ On the Blog ~
Top Ten Tuesday – 2019 Releases That Are STILL on My TBR
First Line Friday – Storm Rising by Ronie Kendig
~ 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
Ending 10 July 2019 – Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter
Ending 12 July 2019 – Murder in the City of Liberty by Rachel McMillan
Celebrate Lit
JustRead Tours (from the previous week)
Prism Book Tours
~ Giveaways ~
Here are some Goodreads giveaways!
All Goodreads giveaways are US only unless otherwise indicated.
Ending 30 June 2019
Ending 1 July 2019
Ending 2 July 2019
Ending 8 July 2019
Ending 15 July 2019
Ending 16 July 2019
~ Cover Reveals ~
Some more great cover reveals this week! Click on the graphic for more information about each title.
~ Events ~
Heather Day Gilbert is having a Facebook party on 1 July 2019 at 7pm-8pm CDT to celebrate the release of Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass, the first book in her new cozy mystery series. Click on the graphic to go to the event page.
This year’s Christian Fiction Summer Reading Safari begins on 1 July 2019. There’s an Instagram challenge, a Facebook challenge, and a Reading challenge. Find out more here:
http://christianfictionsummerreadingsafari.blogspot.com/
Join 14 historical fiction authors for a Summer Book Bash on Facebook on 1-3 July 2019. Click on the graphic for more details!
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 ~
If you pre-order a copy of Shawn Smucker’s Light from Distant Stars before 16 July 2019, make sure you claim your pre-order bonuses!
Lindsay Franklin also has some pre-order goodies if you pre-order The Story Raider before 23 July 2019. For full details, check out her Facebook page.
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 1 July 2019 – A Cuppa Trouble (Angela Ruth Strong), pre-order price $2.99
Releasing 1 July 2019 – Where Dandelions Bloom (Tara Johnson), pre-order price $4.99
Releasing 9 July 2019 – Cold Aim (Janice Cantore), pre-order price $4.99
Releasing 10 September 2019 – As the Light Fades (Catherine West), pre-order price $4.99
~ Freebies! ~
This week my featured author is contemporary romance author Carla Laureano. You can get a free novel from Carla, Jilted, when you sign up for her newsletter at www.carlalaureano.com
Do you enjoy contemporary Christian romance? There are currently nine authors offering you a free eBook if you sign up to their newsletters, but the offer doesn’t last long! Click here to take advantage of the offer: https://books.bookfunnel.com/contemporarychristianromance/
Author Tari Faris’s debut novel You Belong With Me releases in September 2019, but you can get a free story from her right now if you sign up for her newsletter. https://bit.ly/2MkbAYm
P.S. You really want to sign up!
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 June, you’ll find them listed here. In the meantime, here are the new releases for this week:
Releasing 30 June 2019
Releasing 1 July 2019
Releasing 2 July 2019
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