January Tour: The Gilder by Kathryn Kay

The Gilder
by Kathryn Kay
Publication Date:  January 2012
Kensington Books

Set against the exquisite backdrop of Florence, Italy, The Gilder is a compelling and beautifully wrought novel of secrets, friendship, betrayal, and the simple choices that change us forever. . .

In Marina Nesmith's skilled hands, even the most tarnished picture frame or objet d'art can be made perfect once again. Her life, too, seems flawless, at least on the surface. But more and more, Marina is conscious of what she lacks--someone to share her joys and sorrows with, confidence in the decisions she's made, and the courage to tell her teenage daughter, Zoe, the truth about her father.

Then Marina is invited to return to Florence, where she lived years before while learning her trade as a gilder. In those heady days, she wandered the city's picturesque streets, marveling at the masterpieces in the Duomo and the Pitti Palace. In the church of Santa Croce, she met Thomas, an American photographer who, along with his wife Sarah, introduced Marina to a thrilling, bohemian world of art and beauty. Through them, she also learned about love, lies, and the way one mistake can multiply into many. Now, as her past and present collide, Marina will finally have to move beyond the intricate veneer she's crafted around herself, and find the life that she--and Zoe--have been looking for.

• Tour Dates:  January 2 - January 16 (2012) 
• Tour signups will close on October  31
• This book will be available in PRINT format only. 
• To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve.  If a date is already taken, you must pick a different date.  Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to the current month automatically).  
• This tour is open to USA bloggers only.

Participating Blogs
1/5/2012  --  Reader Girls
1/6/2012  --  A Bookish Affair
1/7/2012  --  Psychotic State Book Reviews
1/10/2012  --  CelticLady's Reviews
1/11/2012  --  Novel Reflections
1/12/2012  --  Practical Frugality
1/14/2012  --  The Bookish Mama
1/15/2012  --  Sherri's Reading Jubilee
1/16/2012  --  Books in the Burbs

Review Links

December Tour: A Summer in Europe by Marilyn Brant

A Summer in Europe
by Marilyn Brant
Publication Date:  November 2011
Kensington Books

On her thirtieth birthday, Gwendolyn Reese receives an unexpected present from her widowed Aunt Bea: a grand tour of Europe in the company of Bea's Sudoku and Mah-jongg Club. The prospect isn't entirely appealing. But when the gift she is expecting - an engagement ring from her boyfriend - doesn't materialize, Gwen decides to go. At first, Gwen approaches the trip as if it's the math homework she assigns her students, diligently checking monuments off her must-see list. But amid the bougainvillea and stunning vistas of southern Italy, something changes. Gwen begins to live in the moment - skipping down stone staircases in Capri, running her fingers over a glacier in view of the Matterhorn, racing through the Louvre, and taste-testing pastries at a Marseilles cafe. Revelling in every new experience - especially her attraction to a charismatic British physics professor - Gwen discovers that the ancient wonders around her are nothing compared to the renaissance unfolding within...

• Tour Dates:  December 5 - December 19 
• Tour signups will close on October 15
• This book will be available in PRINT format only.
• To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve.  If a date is already taken, you must pick a different date.  Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to the current month automatically).  
• This tour is open to USA bloggers only.

Participants:

12/8 -- Tiffany -- A Cozy Readers Corner
12/12 -- Kathleen -- Celtic Lady's Review
12/14 -- Karen -- Practical Frugality
12/15 -- Kristen -- Kritters Ramblings
12/16 -- Meg -- A Bookish Affair
12/18 -- Laurie -- Reader Girls
12/19 -- Lori -- Psychotic State Book Reviews

Review Links:

December Tour: His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander

His Mistress by Christmas
by Victoria Alexander
Genre:  Historical Romance
Publication Date: October 2011
Kensington Books

For three years, Lady Veronica Smithson has been perfectly happy as a widow — and thoroughly independent. Still, the right gentleman could provide the benefits of marriage without the tedious restrictions. And in Sir Sebastian Hadley-Attwater, renowned explorer and rogue, Veronica is sure she has found him. Sebastian will come into his inheritance in a matter of weeks — if his family deems him responsible enough. There’s no better way to prove his maturity than with a home and a wife. But though the lovely Veronica will share his bed, she steadfastly refuses to marry. However, Sebastian has a plan. An intimate sojourn at his new country house will surely change Veronica’s mind. For Sebastian never takes no for an answer. And even in the midst of mischief-making relatives and unexpected complications, he intends to persuade his Christmas mistress that they belong together — in this, and every season to come...

• Tour Dates:  December 10 - December 17
• Tour signups will close on October 3, 2011
• This book will be available in PRINT only.
• To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve.  If a date is already taken, you must pick a different date.  Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to the current month automatically).  
• This tour is open to USA bloggers only.

Participating Bloggers
12/10/2011  --  A Chick Who Reads
12/12/2011  --  Reviews by Molly
12/13/2011  --  Practical Frugality
12/14/2011  --  A Cozy Readers Corner

Reviews

Nov/Dec Tour: The Daughter She Used to Be by Rosalind Noonan

The Daughter She Used to Be
by Rosalind Noonan
Publication Date:  October 2011
Kensington Books

The daughter of a career cop, Bernadette Sullivan grew up with blue uniforms hanging in the laundry room and cops laughing around the dinner table. Her brothers joined New York's finest, her sister married a cop, and Bernie is an assistant District Attorney. Collaring criminals, putting them away - it's what they do. And though lately Bernie feels a growing desire for a family of her own, she's never questioned her choices. Then a shooter targets a local coffee shop, and tragedy strikes the Sullivan family. Anger follows grief - and Bernie realizes that her father's idea of retribution is very different from her own. All her life, she's inhabited a clear-cut world of right and wrong, of morality and corruption. As Bernie struggles to protect the people she loves, she must also decide what it means to see justice served. And in her darkest hour, she will find out just what it means to be her father's daughter.

• Tour Dates:  November 25 - December 9 
• Tour signups will close on October 3
• This book will be available in PRINT only.
• To sign-up - please leave a comment with your name, e-mail address, blog name, and the date you would like to post your review (check calendar below - first come, first-serve.  If a date is already taken, you must pick a different date.  Please click the arrow to move over to the correct month as it is set to the current month automatically).  
• This tour is open to USA bloggers only.

Participating Blogs
11/26/2011  --  Practical Frugality
11/28/2011  --  WV Stitcher
12/3/2011  --  Proud Book Nerd
12/7/2011  --  Review From Here
12/8/2011  --  Kritters Ramblings
12/9/2011  --  Books in the Burbs

Review Links

Friday Mornings at Nine by Marilyn Brant

Friday Mornings at Nine by Marilyn Brant
Publication Date: October 2010
Publisher: Kensington

Donated By:  Jilleen H.

Each Friday morning at the Indigo Moon Cafe, Jennifer, Bridget and Tamara meet to swap stories about marriage, kids, and work. But one day, spurred by recent e-mails from her college ex, Jennifer poses questions they've never faced before. What if they all married the wrong man? What if they're living the wrong life? And what would happen if, just once, they gave in to temptation...Soon each woman is second-guessing the choices she's made - and the ones she can unmake - as she becomes aware of new opportunities around every corner, from attentive colleagues and sexy neighbours to flirtatious past lovers. And as fantasies blur with real life, Jennifer, Bridget and Tamara begin to realize how little they know about each other, their marriages, and themselves, and how much there is to gain - and lose - when you step outside the rules...


Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, blog name, and STATE abbreviation in the comments.

14 DAY LIMIT PER PERSON

Make sure you have filled out the Blogger Sign-Up Form (only needs to be filled out once, unless you have a name/address change)!

Participants:

Molly
Rebecca
Andrea

Reviews:

Delirious by Daniel Palmer

Delirious by Daniel Palmer
Publication Date: January 2011
Publisher: Kensington

Donated By:  Tina B.

One day, Charlie Giles is an up-and-coming electronics superstar. The next, he's a prime homicide suspect as his former employers are picked off one by one. Charlie watches his life unravel as his company and inventions are wrenched from his control, and his family is decimated. With nowhere else to turn, he enlists his schizophrenic brother to uncover the dark family secrets that lie at the heart of the unfolding terror. "Delirious" is a mind-bending story where the line between what is real and what is imagined twists and turns...an addictive literary puzzle that every reader will want to solve.

Tour Sign-ups Open to USA Residents; Leave your name, e-mail, blog name, and STATE abbreviation in the comments.

7 DAY LIMIT PER PERSON

Make sure you have filled out the Blogger Sign-Up Form (only needs to be filled out once, unless you have a name/address change)!