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Jack Canon's American Destiny

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Orangeberry Book of the Day – Paper Airplane by Kersten L. Kelly

In this tumultuous, distinctive memoir, Kersten L. Kelly looks back on the most influential individuals that she encountered while flying through the clouds. Confined in a small vestibule for hours, Kelly identified an opportunity for learning and growth by chatting with the fellow passengers around her. After a few life changing conversations and unforgettable emergencies, she put the in-flight magazines to rest and never looked back.

She recalls life lessons from perfect strangers about love, family, perseverance of dreams, and humility through a series of brief anecdotes all taking place on airplanes. Selfless philanthropy was discovered, long-term friendships bonded, and talents unveiled. The book proves the phrase “you never know what you will learn on an airplane” over and over again.

Every chapter will capture the mind and sometimes the heart of anyone who jumps into this collection of humanity at its best. The personalities present in this book assimilate with the intrinsic characteristics all readers can relate to. With a raw authenticity stemming from old notes in a ragged journal, Kelly delivers a personal reflection of unique tales from a mile high.

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Genre – Contemporary Fiction

Rating – PG

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Orangeberry Book Tours – February Specials & Ongoing Giveaways

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All special offers are valid on a first come first serve basis until Thursday, 28th February 2013.

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CHOOSE ANY 3 (THREE) of the Orangeberry packages listed below for only $35

1. ORANGEBERRY SOCIAL BUTTERFLY is a mini book tour (7 days). It consists of 5 blog stops, 1 Twitter View and 1 Twitter Blast. (Usual price is $29.99)

2. ORANGEBERRY PICK OF THE WEEK will appear at as a blog post on the Orangeberry site and my Peace from Pieces blog . You will also receive 1 Facebook Blast and 1 Twitter Blast. (Usual price is $19.99)

3. ORANGEBERRY SPREAD ME sees to it that you and your book receive long-term exposure on the web with 5 blog stops in 5 weeks. (Usual price is $30.00)

4. ORANGEBERRY BOOK OF THE DAY is a sweet tool if you want your book to appear on the same day on at least 50 different blogs. (Usual price is $49.99)

5. ORANGEBERRY FREE ALERT will assist you in getting the word out about your free book promotion (1 book for two days) via a Twitter campaign and social media networking. This is currently available for Amazon and Smashwords only. (Usual price is $9.99)

6. ORANGEBERRY TWEET ME A STORM will increase awareness about you and your book via a Twitter campaign. You will receive 5 Tweets a day over a period of 10 days, which are related to your book. (Usual price is $29.99)

1.Upon sign-up you will receive a starter kit with more details about your guest posts and interview questions.

2. Please sign up HERE

3. Payment is exclusively via PayPal.

More questions? Email us at info AT orangeberrybooktours DOT com

Next available date – We will need three weeks to finalise your book tour.


ORANGEBERRY PHOENIX is a 30-day virtual book tour that offers you and your book an extremely sweet spot at some high traffic blogs.

How will you benefit? - You’ll have the opportunity to share your thoughts, be interviewed, receive book reviews and daily social media presence.- You will also receive $25 worth of advertising on GoodReads specifically for your book during the book tour.

What will it cost you? Special offer for February - Book your Phoenix tour in February for $199.99 and you will receive the following add-ons for free ... 1 x Tweet Me A Storm, 1 x OB Spread Me (20 weeks), 1 x Book of the Day, 1 x Pick of the Week and 1 x OB Sidebar (Usual price is - $420.00)

Payment is exclusively via PayPal.

1.Upon sign-up you will receive a starter kit with more details about your guest posts and interview questions.

2. Please sign up HERE

More questions? Email us at info AT orangeberrybooktours DOT com

Next available date – We will need three weeks to finalise your book tour.


Terms & Conditions

*Any sponsorship received from your book tour or the other options listed on the Orangeberry website is NOT refundable.

*We have the right to reject any sponsorship or book tour request for which you will receive a full refund.

*All tours & promos need to be booked at least 2 to 3 weeks in advance. Any tour or promo booked with less than this lead time cannot be guaranteed the number of stops quoted on this page.

*GoodReads Advertising – Orangeberry Book Tours is in no way affiliated to GoodReads. Advertising credit will be purchased as per their advertising rates and terms.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Silver-White by Shawn Underhill

 
Silver-White by Shawn Underhill

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
~ Robert Frost

*Evie’s family has been holding out on her …

Big time.

On an unexpected visit to her grandparents’ house in New Hampshire’s secluded North Woods, the sixteen-year-old literally runs into the truth of the long-hidden family secrets, and finds herself thrust without warning into the clandestine world of the Great North Pack—a wild and exhilarating world of rugged beauty, heart-pounding adventures, and long nights running under a sea of stars … but as she’s set to discover, a world also fraught with potential dangers lurking in the shadows.


Praise
"Simply put, this book was amazing. I've read more fantasy novels than than I can count, but this one is certainly one of the best. The heroine isn't some wishy-washy pansy that screams at everything, and the focus of the story isn't on some unbelievably beautiful teenage girl who suddenly becomes the biggest, baddest member of her species falling in love with some big, bad, sexy member of her newfound species. It's about a girl becoming something she never knew existed, finding her place within the pack family she values more than ever before, and an age-old feud that threatens everything she loves." ~Morgan


Purchase ~ just .99 cents



Author Shawn Underhill

Shawn is a part-time writer from New Hampshire, where he spends his free time hiking in the mountains, camping, racing dirt bikes, or anything else that keeps him outdoors. Dogs are his very favorite people. He is also the author of the novel All Things Different.










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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

#OBBigBang Orangeberry Big Bang - Wicked Whispering by Calinda B

 

 

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Kai Williams thinks he’s a mutant. He’s got crazy-strange eyes that are a mash up of colors from green to blue to gold; crazy-strange red, brown and blonde hair and this Twilight Zone ability to know way more than he cares to know when he gazes into someone’s eyes. Not only that but all these voices whisper inside his head, rattling around like ball bearings in a metal pie pan, making him feel full-on schizo.

When he’s in the natural world, he can sense an animal’s electro-magnetic “vibrate, hum and buzz” soul essence long before he ever sees it. When he’s in or on the sea, he goes ga-ga over Thunder Pumpers – those great beasts we call whales – and not just the kind of “Oh, I’m in love with whales” nuts that tourists on the Whale Watch Boat experience. He gets loony-bin psycho when he’s around them.

His solution to this madness? Stop looking. Don’t feel. Keep to yourself. He stays contained, keeping his secrets locked inside, exploring the underwater world as a scuba diver. That’s the only time he’s at peace – at least when whales are nowhere to be found.

But when he meets Cassandra, his world starts to fracture. Fissures form in his heart and mind. His body starts to sizzle and fizz like overloaded household copper wiring with the circuit breaker reset nowhere to be found. A mighty war ensues between his desire to connect and his unwillingness to face his destiny. If he thought he was strange before, he becomes convinced that he’s a real nut-case, certain to be destined for the lock-down lunatic ward. Unable to stop all the changes that occur, he reaches out to a friend for assistance. Only thing is, this friend has a star dreamling inside his chest and a girlfriend who waltzes through the galaxy. That’s when the real fantasy-funfest begins.

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Genre – Paranormal Romance (R)

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Website - http://www.calindab.com/

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

#OBBigBang Orangeberry Big Bang - Wanting Rita by Elyse Douglas

 

 

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When his high school sweetheart experiences a devastating tragedy, Dr. Alan Lincoln reluctantly returns to his Pennsylvania hometown to see her. It’s been 15 years. Rita was a small town beauty queen—his first love whom he has never forgotten. He was a nerd from a wealthy family. Her family was poor. They formed a strong connection during their senior year, but Rita married someone else, and the marriage ended tragically.

Alan’s marriage of three years is disintegrating, and he sees in Rita the chance to begin again with the true love of his life. Rita has been mentally and emotionally shattered, but she reaches out to Alan and fights to build a new life with him. During a passionate summer, however, the past and present converge and threaten their rekindled love, as Alan and Rita must struggle with old ghosts and new secrets.

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Genre – Contemporary Fiction (PG)

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Website - http://www.elysedouglas.com/

#OBBigBang Orangeberry Big Bang - Frizzy, Dizzy & The Brute by ME Langlands

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For children from 7-12 years of age with colour pictures.

In the garden the vast dog roars. He leaps into the misty air. He pulls hard on his chain, pushing nose first into the stable. He sniffs frantically, ferociously, tearing the straw from under him.

Secretly, Sid the cat and Windy the horse hide the animals from the moody Brute and his dog. Join the animal family on their adventures to escape from the moody Brute!

Leap into the sky with Rip the rabbit and visit the Bit Bobbers. Be pampered with Mauritia mole in the underground spa. Dare to peep into the scary workshop. Help Mr and Mrs Magpie save their fledglings.

Do the hiding animals escape?  How do they help each other? Can they all learn to live  together with Clare’s help?

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Genre – Fantasy (G)

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Monday, January 28, 2013

#OBBigBang Orangeberry Big Bang - A Wicked Beginning by Calinda B

 

 

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Cam Tyson’s just an ordinary guy, living an ordinary life, pursuing the things that he loves – rock climbing, his ex-girlfriend, kayaking, his ex-girlfriend, river surfing, his ex-girlfriend…oh, and did I say his ex-girlfriend? The guy’s lovesick with his ex, even though she, well, she glimmers like a set of Christmas lights when she gets turned on and she’s out dancing in the cosmos somewhere. That’s a real mind bender for Cam because he only believes in the here and now and Planet Earth, baby. Leave the paranormal to the freaks and weirdoes.

So, while he’s tracking his “Wish She was Still My Girlfriend Ex” like a prowling alley cat, what the heck kind of creature is tracking him? He’d really like to know. Was it the same creature that made the radio-active, green-glowing gash down his thigh and leers at him from secret places? His best bud Mano says it’s a star dreamling. Now that’s weird!

And what about these freakish, red-eyed bat swirling nightmares he keeps having? Until recently, his dreams were always considered the kind of stuff you pitched when you took out the trash. Did the psycho-bitch he dated a while back forget to take her meds? She’s stalking him with Zombie like intensity in his dreams and scaring the Bejeezus out of him. And quite frankly, as a result of all these crazy encounters with phenomena he doesn’t believe in, he’s starting to become un-hinged.

When Cam decides to face this supernatural freak-fest, the Tilt-a-Whirl reality begins. His life takes on the white-knuckle intensity that only an adrenaline junkie can appreciate. And while his heart may say he’s on the right path, his mind keeps telling him to stop believing in the paranormal…because it just doesn’t exist. Right….

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Genre – Paranormal Romance (R)

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Website - http://www.calindab.com/