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Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

The Plight of the Pudgy Release Blitz #rabtbooktours



Health & Fitness Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss Humorous Memoir

Date Published: 07-29-2025

Publisher: BookBaby



Studies have shown that laughter and music are proven ways to facilitate healing. Author Tammy Waldoch uses this potent secret sauce in her book Plight of the Pudgy: Stories, Inspirations, and Preposterous Parodies for the Slim at Heart. From weight loss drugs, chronic diets, and toxic body shame, the book is an open invitation to connect authentically with someone who deeply understands the plight. Her own pilgrimage to finding self-love and a place to "fit in" includes a near-death car accident, a bipolar diagnosis that turned her life upside down, and a lifelong struggle with poor body image.

Waldoch authentically pours her heart and soul into sharing raw stories and songs filled with deep faith, side-splitting humor, and a resounding message that we are all perfectly made in God's eyes.

Tammy writes this book not only as a testimony of her faith but also to share her private path of redemption and healing.

Among the pages, readers will also enjoy fiction stories designed to encourage laughter and reflection, along with some preposterous (and creative!) parodies that provide a backdrop of humor to lighten the burdens of The Slim at Heart.



Early Review

Heart Felt And Honest - This book will make you laugh and cry. The lament of women who struggle with body image applies to a good majority of women.



About the Author


Tammy Waldoch is an imaginative author/singer/songwriter/painter with a degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse, emphasizing Aesthetic Education—teaching using the creative arts. She did just that in The Plight of the Pudgy, combining musical parodies with literature to teach others how to overcome obstacles and rise above adversity. She is actively involved with the Writer’s Well at the White Bear Center for the Arts and gathers with other inspiring writers of all ages to explore their creativity. She also consults with the Springboard Center for the Arts in St. Paul, MN for further resources.

She and her husband of 38 years share a dynamic love for better for worse, in sickness and in health, that has endured all things.

She is also a proud parent of two sons and has two beautiful daughters-in-law who share life’s joys and challenges. Her faith is at the heart of everything she does, and this book is a testimony of her Lord and Savior’s incredible loving kindness toward her. Gilda Radner once said, “Life is full of delicious ambiguities.”

Tammy invites everyone to share those ambiguities with her!


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Monday, July 21, 2025

The Plight of the Pudgy Release Blitz #rabtbooktours



Health & Fitness Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss Humorous Memoir

Date Published: 07-29-2025

Publisher: BookBaby



Studies have shown that laughter and music are proven ways to facilitate healing. Author Tammy Waldoch uses this potent secret sauce in her book Plight of the Pudgy: Stories, Inspirations, and Preposterous Parodies for the Slim at Heart. From weight loss drugs, chronic diets, and toxic body shame, the book is an open invitation to connect authentically with someone who deeply understands the plight. Her own pilgrimage to finding self-love and a place to "fit in" includes a near-death car accident, a bipolar diagnosis that turned her life upside down, and a lifelong struggle with poor body image.

Waldoch authentically pours her heart and soul into sharing raw stories and songs filled with deep faith, side-splitting humor, and a resounding message that we are all perfectly made in God's eyes.

Tammy writes this book not only as a testimony of her faith but also to share her private path of redemption and healing.

Among the pages, readers will also enjoy fiction stories designed to encourage laughter and reflection, along with some preposterous (and creative!) parodies that provide a backdrop of humor to lighten the burdens of The Slim at Heart.



Early Review

Heart Felt And Honest - This book will make you laugh and cry. The lament of women who struggle with body image applies to a good majority of women.



About the Author


Tammy Waldoch is an imaginative author/singer/songwriter/painter with a degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse, emphasizing Aesthetic Education—teaching using the creative arts. She did just that in The Plight of the Pudgy, combining musical parodies with literature to teach others how to overcome obstacles and rise above adversity. She is actively involved with the Writer’s Well at the White Bear Center for the Arts and gathers with other inspiring writers of all ages to explore their creativity. She also consults with the Springboard Center for the Arts in St. Paul, MN for further resources.

She and her husband of 38 years share a dynamic love for better for worse, in sickness and in health, that has endured all things.

She is also a proud parent of two sons and has two beautiful daughters-in-law who share life’s joys and challenges. Her faith is at the heart of everything she does, and this book is a testimony of her Lord and Savior’s incredible loving kindness toward her. Gilda Radner once said, “Life is full of delicious ambiguities.”

Tammy invites everyone to share those ambiguities with her!


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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Late Bloomer Baby Boomer Review and Guest Post #GayBookPromotions

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Book Title: Late Bloomer Baby Boomer: A Collection of Humorous Essays About Being Gay Back in the Day and Finally Finding My Way

Author and Publisher: Steve Milliken

Release Date: December 2022

Genres: Memoir/Biography

Tropes: Self-discovery through humor, finding identity, acceptance, and resilience by laughing through life’s absurdities.

Themes: Finding humor as a gay Baby Boomer – Because the coming-out process never really ends, and it’s best to laugh along the way. 

Heat Rating: 2 flames   

Length: 66 000 words/228 pages

It is a standalone non-fiction book.

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Laugh-out-loud stories about coming out, coming of age, and coming to terms with myself—finally!

Blurb

What happens when the class clown embraces his truth, becomes a teacher, and takes on the absurdities of life? Hilarity ensues.

In LATE BLOOMER BABY BOOMER: A Collection of Humorous Essays About Being Gay Back in the Day and Finally Finding My Way, Steve Milliken delivers a laugh-out-loud memoir packed with sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and occasional bursts of wisdom. With the observational humor of David Sedaris and the candid charm of Augusten Burroughs, these essays explore self-discovery, urban teaching misadventures, and the hilarity of navigating adulthood as a gay baby boomer.

Spoiler: It’s a parade of pitfalls, pratfalls, and punchlines.

Review Quote:
"Delivers great sendups of the gay dating scene... impressive comedic timing. Each essay is short and snappy... A wide-ranging collection driven by humor and insight." — Kirkus Reviews

Excerpt 1: From "Introduction"

“Some people ask me, ‘Steve, who's the target audience for your book?’

And I tell them:

‘My book is for anyone who is gay, knows someone who's gay, or someone who is NOT gay but would like to be! Or… a straight guy who’s had a gay experience—like wearing a belt that matches his shoes.’”

“Back in my distant youth, I pursued a career as an actor, but the problem with acting for me was that I was a comic character actor trapped in a leading man's body. If Rodney Dangerfield and Grace Kelly had a baby, that would have been me.

But to be honest, I never wanted to be rich and famous… and so far, that’s working out great! Not really…”

Excerpt 2: From "Epistolary Possibilities for a New Year"

“After not working out for a month, I arrived at the gym only to realize my gym bag had turned into a mildew science project thanks to a rogue water bottle. Unfortunately, I discovered this catastrophe only after I'd stripped down in the locker room. I panicked, naturally, but I was too far gone to turn back. I had no choice but to wear my stinky clothes.”

“Now, I’m not religious, but in moments like these, I consider a higher power. I clutched my hands together and said a novena to the patron saint of putrid smells: ‘Our Lady of Sacred Stench, please help me now.’”

“Once on the gym floor, I tried to keep a safe distance from everyone. But when someone got too close, I’d suddenly dash to another part of the gym for no apparent reason. I’d seen my cat do this, so it seemed worth a try…”

Excerpt 3: From "Bitch Ass Snitch"

“One day, I ‘snitched’ to the Dean about a student of mine who had tagged his desk with a box cutter blade. The next day, when he came back, in front of the whole class, he called me a ‘bitch ass snitch’ and ran out of the classroom.

Later that day, in the staff parking lot, I discovered someone had vandalized my car.”

‘Gee, I wonder who that could have been?’

Of course, I came to one conclusion… ‘Karma's a bitch… for a bitch ass snitch!’”

Excerpt 4: From "Changing Closets"

“Originally, I was in the closet for being gay… but now I'm in the closet about my age.

To counter the effects of aging, I’ve reluctantly adhered to diet and exercise mandates. I even tried becoming a vegetarian… although not a strict one.

Occasionally, I’d eat chicken, fish, and ass. I’m kidding, I kid. I didn’t eat chicken…”

About the Author

Steve Milliken, a native Californian who never left—thanks to a rent-controlled Santa Monica apartment—is a writer, humorist, and recovering class clown who has spent a lifetime finding the comedy in life’s quirks and curveballs. A gay baby boomer with a knack for self-deprecating wit, he’s been an inner-city teacher, a reluctant adult, and an expert in the fine art of laughing at himself.

In LATE BLOOMER BABY BOOMER: A Collection of Humorous Essays About Being Gay Back in the Day and Finally Finding My Way, Steve shares sharp, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud stories about coming out, inner-city teaching, and navigating life one misadventure at a time. His writing has been compared to the observational humor of David Sedaris and the candid storytelling of Augusten Burroughs.

When he’s not finding the humor in everyday life, Steve creates and shares short comedy videos online based on excerpts from his book, proving that some stories are best told with a punchline… and good lighting.

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1. Tell us a little about yourself and your writing goals.
My name is Steve Milliken, and my first and only book, 
Late Bloomer Baby Boomer, was 20 years in the making. I’m a former class clown turned high school English teacher in the inner city who finally channeled my love of storytelling—and a lifetime of procrastination—into a published book. Think of me as the guy who always made the class laugh (and the principal sigh), but also the guy who handed in his homework a couple of decades late. My goal is to offer stories that are funny, relatable, and remind people it’s never too late to figure yourself out. Making people laugh is my passion, so this book is an extension of that.


2. Five or ten things I learned while writing this book

  1. Humor is a powerful healing tool.
    Sometimes laughter says what tears can't—and it reaches people faster.

  2. It’s okay to cringe at your past. It means you’ve grown.
    Growth isn't always graceful, but it's usually funny in hindsight.

  3. Coming out” doesn’t have an expiration date.
    Identity isn’t a one-time announcement—it’s an ongoing evolution.

  4. Gay history isn’t just about Stonewall—it’s about the quiet, cringey, and hilarious stories too.
    The personal is political… and often ridiculous.

  5. Nostalgia and humor make a potent combo.
    Looking back is easier when you're laughing while you do it.

  6. This was the book I needed years ago. I hope it finds someone who needs it now.
    Sometimes you write the thing you wish someone had handed you earlier.

  7. My stand-up background helped me shape each essay like a set.
    Every piece had a rhythm: setup, build, punchline—and occasionally, a mic drop.

  8. Editing your life is hard. So is keeping a straight face while doing it.
    Memoir is emotional excavation with a laugh track.

  9. I hoped the humor would land on the page—and was surprised how much emotional truth snuck in with it.
    Turns out, jokes and feelings are often seatmates.

  10. My old students probably deserve royalties….


3. What was the most difficult part of writing this book? Why?

The hardest part was writing honestly about two very different—but equally persistent—forms of denial: the closeted kid who thought “straight” was a believable costume, and the adult who thought his drinking wasn’t a problem—as long as the jokes kept landing. Writing about my younger self felt like emotional time travel with a side of whiplash and heckling. (And yes, I was heckling myself.)

Revisiting those moments through a more honest, present-day lens confirmed what I’ve known for years: coming out isn’t a one-time event—it’s a lifelong process. And somehow, writing about it deepened my self-acceptance even more.

If I can’t own the cringe, I can’t own the growth.
Humor helped me survive it then—and now, it helps me make sense of it all.


4. Five random facts about this book

  1. The book took decades to live and 20 years to write.

  2. My early stand-up career shows in the rhythm of every paragraph—even the heartfelt ones.

  3. The title Late Bloomer Baby Boomer came to me while eating a bran muffin. Fiber inspires.

  4. I compare liposuction to childbirth—more than once.

  5. There’s a fart machine involved. Yes, really.


5. Five personalities from the book

  1. Me, Myself & I – The core trio in this memoir. I narrate, I reflect, and usually only one of us gets to talk at a time. (You're welcome.)

  2. Young Me – Funny and well-dressed (Thanks, Mom!), desperate to fit in—and even more desperate to stand out. The class clown with a Barbie obsession and a Barbie-shaped hole in his soul.

  3. The Closeted College Student – Joined a fraternity for the brotherhood, the bonding, and the belief that straightness was contagious. (Spoiler: it wasn’t.)

  4. The Comedy Performer – I’d been performing long before I ever set foot on a stage—playing it straight, playing it funny, and trying to look like I had it all together. I didn’t lose my manginity until my mid-twenties, which tells you everything you need to know about how “together” I really was. Yes, that’s a word. Yes, it’s in the book.

  5. The High School Teacher – Picture a three-ring circus of whiteboards, chaos, and curriculum! Now put the former class clown—turned teacher—in charge as the ringmaster. Equal parts sarcasm and survival mode, I juggled lessons, tamed students, and always found the funny.


6. Elaborate on the inspiration for the book
I wrote this book because humor is contagious—and I’m trying to start an epidemic! It’s how I’ve always processed life: connecting the dots, cracking jokes between the trauma, and turning pain into punchlines. Basically, therapy with spit takes and no co-pay. And let’s be honest—if your memoir doesn’t include a fart machine, what are we even doing?


7. Elaborate on your writing style
It’s a mix of memoir and comedy club. My style is part stand-up, part storytelling, and part cleverly candid commentary. I aim for laugh-out-loud moments with occasional bursts of wisdom. I use real-life absurdity, punchlines, and random left turns into vulnerability. If David Sedaris had a slightly more unpredictable, verbose gay cousin, I’d like to think I’m him. It’s laugh-out-loud humor with heart—and just enough delightful derailments to keep things interesting.


8. Things you edited out of this book, or that were originally planned but changed once you started writing
Editing is the grown-up version of putting away your favorite toys. Painful, but necessary. I had to part ways with a few essays I loved—some were too niche, too weird, or just didn’t play nicely with others. Some cuts were necessary because they didn’t serve the larger story… or served a little too much—like one piece best described as “emotionally chaotic with hints of gastrointestinal distress,” which I once considered a colon humor classic. It might resurface someday—possibly in therapy, with a very open-minded therapist….


9. What is your advice for new writers?
Don’t wait for inspiration—it’s lazy and has a terrible work ethic. Write every day, even if it’s just a paragraph or a grocery list that spirals into a monologue. The first draft is just you shoveling sand into a sandbox—the real magic happens when you start shaping it into a castle. Don’t fear rejection; every “no” gets you closer to the right “yes.” Even Stephen King’s first novel was rejected 30 times, and he still turned out okay… if by “okay” you mean global domination through nightmares. And if you need to retreat into a blanket fort now and then, make sure it has Wi-Fi, fizzy drinks, and salty snacks—creativity needs fuel.


10. If you had access to a time machine just once, is there anything you'd go back and change?
I wouldn’t erase the awkward evolution—it’s what brought me here. But I’d definitely ditch the detour into alcoholism. Recovery gave me gifts I’m deeply grateful for, but I lost too many years to self-loathing, fear, and trying to be someone I wasn’t. I’d go back and find that closeted, confused kid and say, “You’re not broken. You’re scared—and that’s okay. But life gets so much better when you stop pretending. Also: Invest in Amazon. Trust me.”


11. If you could choose any superpower or magical ability, what would it be and why? What would you do with it?
The power to instantly recharge energy. Forget super strength—I want super stamina for writing, aging gracefully, and pretending to understand cryptocurrency without a nap.


12. If you could go anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would you go, who would you take with you, and why?
I’m not well-traveled, but people keep telling me it’s time to venture beyond my comfort zone… so I’m thinking Death Valley in the summer or Antarctica in the winter. I’ve also heard there’s a Groupon for a boat trip down the Congo River—complete with optional cannibal engagement and a Marlon Brando impersonator mumbling “The horror.”

My friends tend to be squeamish, so I’d probably go solo.
As far as descents into madness go, I’ve faced greater horrors—like teaching high school English in the inner city. It’s all in my book….


13. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things (or people) would you want there with you?

  1. A waterproof copy of my book, Late Bloomer Baby Boomer—If I’m going to be stranded, I’d rather be entertained by previous misadventures than counting on conversations with coconuts.

  2. A shirtless Chris Hemsworth lookalike who reinvented himself as a wilderness survivalist—and is surprisingly great at both fire-starting and emotional intimacy. Listen, I’m not proud—but I’m also not trying to build a shelter with just sunscreen and anxiety.

  3. A fart machine—for morale. Nothing lifts your spirits like juvenile colon humor echoing across the island at sunset.



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Ornery Owl's Review

Five out of Five Stars

Reading this book feels like having coffee with a new friend. By the end of the book, you're hoping this new friend will be a forever friend because he lifts your spirits with his funny, crazy, and sometimes saucy stories.

The book addresses adult issues, and the stories are a bit bawdy at times, but there is nothing overly explicit in these essays. If I had a gay son in his late teens, I wouldn't have a problem with him reading this book to learn about what it was like to grow up gay back in the day. The fact that gay youth today still face many of the same struggles is both confounding and astounding. 

I have a straight son in his thirties, and I will suggest that he read the book next time he feels a bit grouchy and out of sorts. I recommend this book for adults of any sexual orientation who enjoy a good laugh.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Pot of Gold at the Rainbow Cafe Book Blitz #rabtbooktours


Contemporary Fiction

Date Published: April 1, 2025

 

 

In a time when too much emphasis is on our past sins, instead of our many celebrated successes, The Pot of Gold at the Rainbow Café is a breath of fresh air. It's a story that looks at what’s right with America, its big heart, and its kind and generous people. It is an inspiring, touching, humorous story about main-street America, still the land of opportunity and exceptionalism, where fairy-tale endings are still common. It’s a place where neighbors look out for each other, help each other, then pay it forward, pass their good fortune along. Just look around you. It still happens every day.

 

About the Author

  

Dan Chabot is a retired newspaper editor and columnist for a major metro daily, the Milwaukee Journal (now the Journal-Sentinel). For many years he presided over the paper’s most popular section, the Green Sheet, a daily compendium of entertaining feature stories, nostalgia, history, humor and whimsy. He is the author of several other novels and now lives in Florida.


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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Shoes and Cheese Book Blitz #rabtbooktours

 

The Boonetown Chronicles

 

Humor / Memoir / Essays

Date Published: August 18, 2021


 

Boonetown is a small southern town with more limousines than taxis, more buggies than bicycles and more church signs than street signs. You'll meet the ladies who lunch and the men who drink morning coffee; the museum curator who keeps the dinosaur egg in the bank vault and the woman who runs the local tv station out of her garage. Through each story, you'll get to know the author, too, as he takes us on this journey through his hometown.

 

About the Author

Bobby Evers is a life-long Tennessean, a theater enthusiast, and avid traveler. Being a keen people-watcher, he has always been a storyteller, and now he brings those stories to the page in his first book. He has worked in the construction business, and as an interior designer and architectural consultant for over thirty-five years.

 

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Reapers #rabtbooktours

 

The Grim Reaper Chronicles, Book One

 

Urban Fantasy, Humorous Fantasy, Romantasy

Date Published: 10/01/2024

Publisher: Harbor Lane Books, LLC


 

When a 3,000-year-old demon grim reaper discovers someone’s killing witches, he’ll do whatever it takes to stop them--but everyone knows you can’t cheat Death.

3,000-year-old demon grim reaper, Aiden Finn has been in trouble with Management before. Back in 79 A.D., he did some serious time in Hell for disobeying the orders of his boss. He just wants to do his job and stay off of Management’s radar, but all that’s about to change when he tries to get his latest Charge, Carol, to board the ferry and cross the River Styx after she becomes the latest victim of a serial killer targeting witches.

When Carol refuses to go, Finn promises to find her beloved cat a new home so she’ll cooperate. His plan to drop the cat off at a local shelter takes an unexpected turn, however, when he arrives at her apartment and meets Chloe, the stunning red-headed witch who lives across the hall. Hoping to see her again, Finn decides to pet sit the cat instead.

As the number of murdered witches grows, Finn must figure out who is behind the murders before Chloe becomes the next victim. He’ll do whatever it takes to stop them, even if it means risking an exorcism by walking into a church and sitting down for tea with a Catholic priest. Of course, if he does find a way to stop the killer—even a grim reaper knows you can’t cheat death.

 

About the Author

C.A. Kennedy is a fantasy romance and mystery author with a propensity for quirky characters and good stories with a ‘gotcha’ twist. Although she always considered herself a mystery writer, when a snarky demon grim reaper kept bugging her to tell his story, she knew she couldn’t refuse. When she isn’t writing or channeling her inner demon, you can find her spending time outdoors with her Golden Retriever, Murphy, and trying to stay in the good graces of her two cats, McGee and Tobias.


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Monday, September 30, 2024

Death and Ham Book Blitz #rabtbooktours

 

Memoir / Humor / Essays

Date Published: November 16, 2022


 

Bobby Evers never takes himself—or the world—too seriously. Death and Ham: Life is a Real Trip offers twenty-three new essays that weave together the funny and tender aspects of life, death, and the world around him. The flair for storytelling that Evers premiered in his first book (Shoes and Cheese: The Boonetown Chronicles) is alive and well in this follow-up that travels beyond Boonetown, a journey full of interesting people and heart-felt discoveries. He even lets the reader glimpse his own apprehensions about turning sixty—while also revealing that he’s not too worried about not being the most tech-savvy one at the office. Meet some of his favorite people, and some of the most outlandish people he’s ever met. Death and Ham is a fun, wacky, sometimes-nostalgic journey that may leave you a little wistful for the past, and will surely lend you some laughs for your days ahead.

 

About the Author

Bobby Evers is a life-long Tennessean, a theater enthusiast, and avid traveler. Being a keen people-watcher, he has always been a storyteller, and now he brings those stories to the page in his first book. He has worked in the construction business, and as an interior designer and architectural consultant for over thirty-five years.

 

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Oldest Mom On the Playground Release Blitz #rabtbooktours



 Essays & Collections, Parenting Humor, Women's Non-fiction

Date Published: 09-24-2024

 

 

Judy Haveson always believed she would one day “have it all.” Then she turned forty and wondered if she had waited too long. After countless failed first dates and fewer second ones, she finally found love, got married, and became a mother at forty-three.

Oldest Mom on the Playground is a collection of relatable, heartwarming, and humorous essays. Written in her signature conversational style and with a touch of sarcasm, Judy takes readers on her journey of getting pregnant after forty (and delivering the baby during a full moon), raising a child in New York City (including the time she lost him in a grocery store and found him standing on Broadway), leaving the career she spent decades building to volunteer as a preschool class rep, to becoming a card-carrying member of the sandwich generation.

Judy offers no parenting advice, only personal reflection. And she takes nothing in her life for granted. Her message to other midlife mamas is this: trust your gut, let your life experience guide you, and pray no one ever mistakes you for the grandmother.



About the Author

Judy Haveson is the award-winning author of Laugh Cry Rewind—A Memoir. She is known for her sarcastic humor and enjoys sharing stories about her life experiences and observations. Her fascination with storytelling comes from her decades-long career in public relations. Judy once had a boss tell her that there are two types of people: those who know and those who want to know. That boss fired her, but his words became a valuable lesson to always aim to be the one who knows. Judy lives in Hampton Bays, NY, with her husband, Adam, son, Jack, and adorable Yorkie, Toby.

 

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Shaloha Gems Release Blitz #rabtbooktours



Humorous Fiction/Romantic Comedy/Historical Fiction/Jewish Fiction

Date Published: July 9th, 2024

Publisher: Acorn Publishing


 

Abe Goldstein’s life is speeding downhill faster than a Coney Island roller coaster. 

His Manhattan diamond company is on life support. Crime is so bad that muggers are mugging other muggers. And his overbearing mother has gone behind his back and posted his profile on a Jewish dating site. Now, Abe’s phone is blowing up with messages from women who want to marry him. 

At the advice of his accountant, Abe flees to Honolulu and cuts a deal with an Okinawan family to buy their diamond ring business. The owner’s beautiful daughter Kiyoko stays on as a consultant, and Abe finds himself falling hard for her.

But there’s trouble in paradise. Abe’s meddlesome mother hires an unscrupulous matchmaker to break the pair up and find a nice Jewish girl for him instead. To make matters worse, a rival diamond firm connected to Japanese organized crime is bent on destroying Abe’s fledgling business, Shaloha Gems.

As Abe navigates the twists and turns of his unconventional island life, everything he values is in jeopardy. He may be willing to damage his relationship with his mother to preserve his romantic relationship. But will he crumble under the pressure if he loses his reputation and his budding diamond empire too? Or will a discovery that leads back to the darkest days of World War II open an unexpected door to a brighter future?

 

 

About the Author

Born and raised in New Jersey, Terry Chodosh earned his MS in criminology from Florida State University. Terry began his twenty-eight-year career with the United States Secret Service (USSS) in NYC and fulfilled assignments in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu field offices as well as in the Gerald Ford protective detail.

While assigned to the Honolulu office, Terry traveled extensively in Asia, conducting complex financial crime investigations and providing executive protection for US government officials, including the president and vice president of the United States. After retirement, Terry wanted to tap into his humorous and creative side, which was often restrained throughout his career, so he began writing his novel Shaloha Gems.

Terry lives with his wife and son in Honolulu, Hawaii. He enjoys distance swimming in the ocean and outrigger canoe paddling, and he strives to stay one step ahead of skin cancer and tiger sharks.


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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

I Sleep Around Release Blitz #rabtbooktours

 

The Humorous Memoir of a Nomadic Writer

 

Nonfiction, Travel Memoir, Personal Memoir, Humorous.

Date Published: 06/04/2024

Publisher: Harbor Lane Books, LLC.


 

"If you are looking for an engaging travelogue filled with travel suggestions, RV tips and dos and don'ts - then I Sleep Around is it. With a humorous undertone at times, Sue Ann honestly writes about her dream of traveling solo and the challenges, both mechanically with her RV, and psychologically it has been. It's a rewarding tale of living her dream and sharing so others can do the same." - Kelli Harms, Marketing and PR Manager, Winnebago Industries

 

With no camping or RV experience, author Sue Ann Jaffarian decided to chuck her life in Los Angeles for a life on the road in a van. Newly retired from her long-time career as a paralegal, she got rid of most of her belongings, packed up her laptop, and embraced a new adventure of traveling the country and writing full-time, adding travel writing to her career as a popular mystery novelist.

Not always sunshine and unicorns, her experiences gave her more self-reliance, a new appreciation of nature, and a love for the quirky, interesting, and thought-provoking. I Sleep Around chronicles her first two years on the road and the time leading up to taking this bold step. All while her friends and family thought she had lost her mind.

 

About the Author

Sue Ann Jaffarian is the critically acclaimed author of three mystery series, various short stories, and novels. In addition to being a writer, Sue Ann is a full-time RVer, a contributor to Winnebago’s WinnebaGoLife blog, and a sought-after motivational speaker.

 

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