Book Blast: Like a Lily Among the Thorns by Karen S. Bell

Congratulations to tour winner Gloria W. and to host winner It's Raining Books.

Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all the stops have now been filled.

Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a book blast tour for Like a Lily Among the Thorns by Karen S. Bell, a Cli-fi, șpec. fiction, fantasy available now from KSB Press self. The tour will run July 11 - July 15. No reviews are being requested for this tour.

A copy of the book will be awarded to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter, and a host will be awarded a $10 Amazon/BN GC.

There are those who are born into loving families and then there are the less fortunate who must forge their own families through strong friendships. At a local small library in New York City, one such family was born. And just like so many capricious happenstances in life, this family unit embraced newcomers and grew exponentially. But this clan was also charged with far more than spreading love and joy and a sense of belonging. This clan was formed by divine Providence to help save the planet.

Gabrielle Bernstein, the MC of Like a Lily Among the Thorns, is a woman in her twenties and has started her career as a librarian at a NYC public library. Abandoned by her father as a young girl and now orphaned by her deranged mother, Gabby longs for a family connection. Coincidentally, she finds this connection at the same time she inherits a B and B in Vermont from her estranged and now deceased father. This enchanted inn is under the watchful eye of goddesses of myth and legend who have been tasked to save mankind from destroying itself and this planet. These goddesses will use their powers to try and stall the onslaught of the effects of droughts, floods, and rising temperatures. But as a safety net they have collected human saviors all over the planet to erect safe havens at high altitudes away from flood waters and blistering temperatures.

This one group of saviors are ordinary people who have some extraordinary abilities and enjoy a higher consciousness. They are brought together to join forces in Vermont to create one such refuge. Along the way there is romance, misunderstandings, conflict, and internal growth. Locations are Manhattan, London, Brooklyn, and Rutland, Vermont. Woven through this tale is Gabrielle’s inherent understanding that she must be grateful, mindful, and present in this journey called “life.”

The impending devastation that will be brought about by the effects of global climate change is the underpinning of this Cli-Fi/speculative fiction novel. Like a Lily Among the Thorns focuses on how this potential disaster will have dire consequences for us all and is currently becoming more top of mind as people are waking up to strange weather events such as the scorching temperatures that have gripped the Northwestern states and torrential rains in the Northeast.

July 11:

1: All the Ups and Downs
2: Bibliomanaic Aza
3: Beyond Romance
4: Edgar's Books
5: Wake Up Your Wild Side
6: Westveil Publishing
7: Welcome to My World of Dreams


July 12:

1: Literary Gold
2: Fabulous and Brunette
3: Long and Short Review
4: Andi's Book Reviews
5: The Faerie Review
6: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
7: Wendi Zwaduk - Romance to Make Your Heart Race


July 13:

1: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
2: Straight from the Library
3: Lynn's Romance Enthusiasm
4: Splashes of Joy
5: Locks, Hooks and Books
6: Tina Donahue Books - Heat with Heart
7: Sapphyria's Books


July 14:

1: Novels Alive
2: It's Raining Books
3: Coffee and Wander Book Reviews
4: Travel the Ages
5: Author C.A.Milson
6: Moonlight Compass Books
7: Christine Young


July 15:

1: The Avid Reader
2: Gold Dust Editing & Book Reviews
3: Dawn's Reading Nook
4: Author Deborah A. Bailey Blog
5: Jazzy Book Reviews
6: Let me tell you a story
7: Read book. Repeat.

Review Tour: Like a Lily Among the Thorns by Karen S. Bell

Congratulations to tour winner Vasyl P. and to host winners Fabulous and Brunette and Gina Rae Mitchell.

Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual REVIEW ONLY Tour for Like a Lily Among the Thorns by Karen S. Bell, a 222 page Cli-fi, șpec. fiction, fantasy available now from KSB Press self. The tour will run every Wednesday for 4 weeks starting on May 25, and the book is available in PDF and ePub formats.

Karen S. Bell will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn host. Because this is a review tour, GFP will award a $5 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn host.

There are those who are born into loving families and then there are the less fortunate who must forge their own families through strong friendships. At a local small library in New York City, one such family was born. And just like so many capricious happenstances in life, this family unit embraced newcomers and grew exponentially. But this clan was also charged with far more than spreading love and joy and a sense of belonging. This clan was formed by divine Providence to help save the planet.

Gabrielle Bernstein, the MC of Like a Lily Among the Thorns, is a woman in her twenties and has started her career as a librarian at a NYC public library. Abandoned by her father as a young girl and now orphaned by her deranged mother, Gabby longs for a family connection. Coincidentally, she finds this connection at the same time she inherits a B and B in Vermont from her estranged and now deceased father. This enchanted inn is under the watchful eye of goddesses of myth and legend who have been tasked to save mankind from destroying itself and this planet. These goddesses will use their powers to try and stall the onslaught of the effects of droughts, floods, and rising temperatures. But as a safety net they have collected human saviors all over the planet to erect safe havens at high altitudes away from flood waters and blistering temperatures.

This one group of saviors are ordinary people who have some extraordinary abilities and enjoy a higher consciousness. They are brought together to join forces in Vermont to create one such refuge. Along the way there is romance, misunderstandings, conflict, and internal growth. Locations are Manhattan, London, Brooklyn, and Rutland, Vermont. Woven through this tale is Gabrielle’s inherent understanding that she must be grateful, mindful, and present in this journey called “life.”

The impending devastation that will be brought about by the effects of global climate change is the underpinning of this Cli-Fi/speculative fiction novel. Like a Lily Among the Thorns focuses on how this potential disaster will have dire consequences for us all and is currently becoming more top of mind as people are waking up to strange weather events such as the scorching temperatures that have gripped the Northwestern states and torrential rains in the Northeast.

May 25: The Avid Reader
May 25: Gimme The Scoop Reviews
June 1: Kit 'N Kabookle
June 1: Fabulous and Brunette
June 8: Sandra's Book Club
June 8: Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
June 15: Gina Rae Mitchell

Virtual Review Tour: Walking With Elephants by Karen S. Bell

Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all stops have been filled.

Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual REVIEW ONLY Tour for "Walking With Elephants" by Karen S. Bell, a 197 page contemporary humorous Women's Fiction novel available now. The tour will run August 20 - 24, 2012 and the book is available in PDF format.

Karen will be awarding a digital copy of "Walking With Elephants" to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

Bridget Jones meets Erma Bombeck.

Suze Hall is at a crossroads. Her nemesis at work, Wanda, has been promoted and now will be her boss. Her husband, Bob, is leaving her and the three kids for a six-month sabbatical down under. To top it off, her best friend, Marcia, is missing in action—playing footsie with some new boyfriend!

Adding to this disaster stew, David, the gorgeous hunk who broke her young-girl's heart has coincidentally popped back into her life and has something she desperately needs to keep her job.

Walking with Elephants, a lighthearted slice-of- life story, brings to the table the serious work/family issues facing women today. It explores the modern dichotomy of a workplace that is filled with homemakers who still must cook, clean, carpool on nights and weekends, shop for prom dresses, and "create" the holidays—such as Suze.

But it also is filled with women who have the same drive as men, have no family responsibilities, and will do what ever it takes to get ahead.

So step into the shoes of Suze Hall and commiserate over workplace politics, titillate your sexual fantasies, ride the wave of a working mother, and fall-down laughing.

August 20:  Crazy Four Books
August 20:  STOP 2  Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem
August 21:  Turning The Pages
August 22:  Creating Comfort
August 23:  Debbie Jeans
August 24:  Ashlynn's Blog