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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Historical Feature: Elmer Kelton's The Blessing by John Bradshaw #bookreview #historical #western #adventure #giveaway #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 




Western Adventure, Historical Mystery

Date Published: 12-03-2025

Publisher: Devil's Claw Press



Hewey Calloway, Elmer Kelton’s favorite footloose cowboy, has always been known to have a generous nature, readily giving to those in need. Time has finally mellowed Hewey and given him some wisdom that was lacking in his youth, but deep down, he’s still the same old Hewey. In this sequel to The Smiling Country, a beneficiary to one of Hewey’s past generosities pays him back, and with interest. Knowing Hewey would decline a monetary repayment, he is gifted land back in Upton County.

Trouble is, it was bought from his old adversary, Fat Gervin, who is still as crooked as ever. Gervin finds a seeming loophole in the contract and tries to pull another fast one on Hewey, who is fed up with Gervin’s endless treachery. Tensions rise, and when Gervin is shot, it’s Hewey who’s on the hook for the crime. But things are never as they seem, and it’s up to an eclectic cast of characters to sort it out, and for Hewey to learn what’s really important in life. 

Written by longtime journalist turned novelist John Bradshaw, who was selected by The Elmer Kelton Estate to continue the Hewey Calloway tradition.




Review

This book had my interest from the beginning and never once lost my interest.

We are back in the west and Hewey is our guide. This author is a very talented writer with good instincts to keep the reader interested and keep the historical elements accurate while bringing plenty of entertainment.

Bradshaw did an excellent job in allowing the reader to connect with the characters on an intimate level. I felt as though I was in the lives of the main characters. We are in the west, we are in the past, and we are right along with these characters for the ups and downs, and it is a wild ride for sure.

Culture, history, drama, action, and so much more all combine for yet another wonderful installment.


About the Author


John Bradshaw is a native of the small town of Abernathy, Texas. He is an award-winning journalist with well over a thousand published stories. Elmer Kelton’s The Familiar Stranger, co-authored with Steve Kelton, is his first book.

Bradshaw attended South Plains College followed by Texas Tech University. He spent several years shoeing horses for a living as his writing career progressed.

While the desire to write books was always there, Bradshaw first pursued a career in journalism. He wrote numerous stories for ranching, horse and horseshoeing magazines.

Growing up, Livestock Weekly came in the mail once a week, as it does for most in the livestock industry. Writing for Livestock Weekly was always a goal, and in 2005 Bradshaw’s first story was published. It was a profile of Brownie Metzgar, a humorous cowboy still working in a feedlot while in his late 80s.

In 2007 Bradshaw accepted a fulltime position with Livestock Weekly. While with the paper he had over a thousand stories published, as well as enough market reports to give him permanent nightmares.

Horses have always played an important role in his life. The son of a horseshoer, he has spent a significant amount of time either on or under a horse. He still shows in both ranch horse and reined cow horse competitions.

He and his wife, Sara, live outside Abernathy. Sara owns an architecture firm, SK Architecture Group, and they raise Spanish goats, hair sheep and cattle.

In 2013 the couple had a stillborn son, Fox Joaquin Bradshaw. After several years of heartbreak they adopted an infant boy, whom they named Julian Boone Bradshaw. Boone died in his dad’s arms following an accident at the barn five days before his sixth birthday.


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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Fantasy Feature: The Wolf Experiment by Laura Daleo #urbanfantasy #werewolf #giveaway #rabtbooktours @AutLauraDaleo @RABTBookTours




Urban Fantasy / Werewolf
Date Published: 01-23-2026

 


 In Doford Peaks, a small mountain town, 19-year-old Ethan lives with his grandma. His life is quite normal, at least as normal as it can be for someone with asthma. A winter morning walk turns dramatic when he and his grandma discover an 18-year-old girl, Mia, who is unconscious and injured. As Mia recovers, bits of her past emerge, attracting agents Gibson and Cooper of the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (BSI). A complex web of secrets associated with the Defense Forces of Genesis (DFOG) intertwines their fates. As the truth emerges, Ethan and Mia must face the horrifying reality of The Wolf Experiment.

 

About the Author


 

 Laura Daleo is an accomplished multi-genre author known for weaving captivating tales across dark fantasy, urban fantasy, supernatural/paranormal, sci-fi, and young adult fiction. Her acclaimed Immortal Kiss series showcases her unique take on vampiric lore, reimagining the origins of vampires through the lens of the Egyptian pantheon. Originally from San Diego, California, Laura now calls Tucson, Arizona home, where she shares her life with her two beloved dogs, Rose and Cooper.

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Self-Help Feature: Who Do You Think You Are? by China Watson #nonfiction #selfhelp #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours




You Are Who You Think You Are


Nonfiction / Self Help / Personal Development

Date Published: January 8, 2026

Publisher: MindStir Media



What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances—but what you believe about yourself?

In Who Do You Think You Are?, author and mindset coach China Watson delivers an uplifting, empowering self-help book that challenges readers to rethink their inner dialogue and redefine what success truly means. Through relatable stories, affirmations, and reflective exercises, this book shows how mindset shapes identity—and how changing your thoughts can change your life.

Each chapter introduces a mini-story inspired by real-life experiences, featuring characters from different backgrounds who face doubt, fear, health challenges, career setbacks, and personal crossroads. From Horace, a devoted father struggling with self-belief, to August, a resilient teenage mother rising above adversity, these stories highlight the power of resilience, positive thinking, and community support.

Designed as a quick, engaging read, every chapter begins and ends with a thought-provoking quote, includes practical lessons, affirmations to rewire limiting beliefs, and reflection spaces that invite readers to pause, journal, and apply what they’ve learned in real time.

More than motivation, this book offers a mindset reset—reminding readers that success is not only measured by money or status, but by peace, confidence, health, happiness, and meaningful relationships.

In this book, you’ll discover how to:


● Break free from self-doubt and limiting beliefs

● Build confidence through intentional mindset shifts

● Use affirmations to reframe negative thinking

● Turn challenges into opportunities for growth

● Define success on your own terms

● Cultivate resilience, self-worth, and inner peace


Who Do You Think You Are? is written for anyone who has ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or questioned their worth. It’s a reminder that you already have everything you need to succeed—and that who you believe you are determines who you become.

If you’re ready to embrace your authentic self, shift your mindset, and step into your full potential, this book will meet you right where you are and guide you forward.

You are who you THINK you are. Choose wisely—and boldly.

 

 

About the Author

 

 China Watson | Author • Mindset Coach • HR Executive • Wellness Advocate

China Watson is an author, mindset coach, and seasoned human resources executive with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals unlock their potential—professionally, personally, and holistically. As a Regional Vice President of Human Resources, China has built a reputation for cultivating positive workplace cultures, developing leaders, and empowering people to become confident, self-aware, and purpose-driven.

A proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State University (“Aggie Pride”), China earned her undergraduate degree in Finance and later completed her MBA with a concentration in Human Resources Management. Her academic foundation, combined with decades of real-world leadership experience, gives her a unique ability to understand people, motivations, and mindset at a deep level.

Known for her intuitive ability to read and connect with others, China is passionate about building champions—not just in the workplace, but in everyday life among friends, families, and communities. Since 2010, she has consistently shared uplifting quotes, affirmations, and mindset shifts across social media, encouraging people to stop asking “Who do you think you are?” in self-doubt and start answering that question with confidence, clarity, and self-belief.

In recent years, China has embraced a total wellness journey, becoming a strong advocate for mental health, emotional resilience, and intentional self-care. Her work bridges the gap between professional success and personal well-being, emphasizing that true fulfillment comes from aligning mindset, health, purpose, and values.

As an author and mindset coach, China blends storytelling, affirmations, reflection, and practical tools to inspire transformation. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to help others recognize their worth, reclaim their confidence, and step fully into who they are meant to be. Through her writing, coaching, and leadership, China Watson continues to inspire readers and audiences to unlock the best version of themselves and live with intention, positivity, and purpose.


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Nonfiction Feature: Inside USAID - An Odyssey of Foreign Assistance by Clifford Brown #politics #nonfiction #bookreview #rabtbooktours @bliffordcrown @RABTBookTours




Current Events/Politics

Date Published: September 26, 2025

Publisher: MindStir Media



This book gives needed context for the current controversy about the US foreign aid agency, USAID. One evaluation described it as "an eye-opening, sharply insightful, and often humorous look into the inner workings of USAID and the broader world of US foreign assistance. Blending memoir, policy analysis, and rich storytelling, the book delivers a compelling behind-the-scenes portrait of what it means to work in international development, from the surreal bureaucracy to the life-threatening assignments abroad."

Inside USAID is an insider's view of some of the sillier aspects of government bureaucracy, revealing the adventurous, often risky life of diplomatic staff posted in third-world countries as well as some of the waste in the system. It also takes readers through some fascinating and dangerous events in the author's own twenty-seven-year career with USAID, peeling the curtain on nearly three decades of diplomatic service across seven countries, sharing war-zone experiences, absurd government acronyms, failed aid attempts, and moments of genuine impact.

The stories balance critical reflection with a deep appreciation for the ideals behind U.S. foreign aid. The book is both a tribute to the unsung heroes of development work and a critique of the system's inefficiencies, political intrusions, and sudden dismantling. It contextualizes the countries historically, politically, and economically, off ering readers a nuanced understanding of how aid shapes (and sometimes fails) entire nations. The book also is both a eulogy and a call to action for rebuilding what the author sees as one of the U.S.'s most effective foreign policy tools.

Witty, wise, and often sobering, Inside USAID is a must-read for policymakers, development professionals, historians, and anyone who wants to understand the real stories behind America's global influence through foreign aid.

 



Review

An informative book about what it’s really like to work in U.S. foreign aid. Clifford Brown shares stories from his long career with USAID, an agency that helps countries improve things like food supply, schools, and health care.

Brown takes readers to many different places around the world, including Africa, the Caribbean, and Central Asia. He describes the people he meets, the problems they face, and the challenges of trying to help in countries with limited resources.

Ultimately a thoughtful look at foreign assistance from someone who lived it.


About the Author


Clifford Brown is a retired Senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer who served for 27 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including roles as Mission Director, Deputy Mission Director, and Regional Legal Advisor. His work took him to postings in Kenya, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Guinea, Peru, and Washington, DC, with regional responsibilities spanning numerous additional USAID missions.

Before joining USAID, Brown practiced commercial law for eleven years in Los Angeles as a partner at Ervin, Cohen & Jessup in Beverly Hills, California. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Whitman College, where he was also a Thomas Watson Fellow, spending a year conducting independent research in Latin America. He earned his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review.

Brown is the author of Dilettante: Tales of How a Small-Town Boy Became a Diplomat Managing U.S. Foreign Assistance (2021), a collection of stories tracing his path from early work on farms, railroads, and tugboats in Eastern Washington to a career in international law and diplomacy. He is retired in Maryland.


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Monday, February 2, 2026

Non-Fiction Feature: Women Therapists on Healing by Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW & Larissa Miranda #pyschology #giveaway #nonfiction #newbooks #rabtbooktours @suepeasebanitt @RABTBookTours




11 Personal Essays about Overcoming Trauma

Psychology Nonfiction
Date Published: February 3rd, 2026
Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Women Therapists on Healing is a powerful anthology of personal essays from women therapists who know trauma from the inside out. This three-part collection braids lived experience with clinical wisdom, offering a compassionate lens on healing that crosses cultural, generational, and systemic boundaries.


Far beyond a typical guide to PTSD, this book challenges outdated narratives and sheds light on the effects of marginalized topics, such as chronic invisible illness, intergenerational trauma, racism, ritual abuse, and human trafficking.


This book will especially resonate with


●    women recovering from trauma

●    healers and advocates seeking growth and guidance

●    health professionals committed to trauma-informed and anti-racist practices

●    friends and family who love and support survivors


The diverse voices in these essays honor the arduous path of healing as a reckoning, a reclamation, and a sacred reminder that we do not walk alone.


About the Author


Award-winning author Susan Pease Banitt is a Harvard-trained psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker with over thirty years of experience in the field. In her work, she integrates western therapy with holistic practices like yoga, Reiki, and Celtic shamanism.


Her acclaimed books, The Trauma Tool Kit and Wisdom, Attachment, and Love in Trauma Therapy, are essential reading for anyone seeking a compassionate path to healing complex trauma.


Based in Portland, Oregon, she continues her coaching and consulting work through Lotus Heart Counseling, and she shares bite-size wisdom on TikTok as “The Lightworker Whisperer.” In her downtime, she enjoys RVing, gardening, performing improvisational comedy, and spending time with family and friends.
 
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Middle Grade Feature: Ivy Leigh Ever After by Gael Lynch #middlegrade #comingsoon #coverreveal #bookcover #rabtbooktours @gaellynch @RABTBookTours


Middle Grade Fiction

Date Published: Feb 24, 2026

Publisher: Small Circles Press


Ivy’s life is a swirl of turbulence and change. It’s been almost a year since her sweet momma has died. Bottled up feelings tear her apart inside. Grandma wants to take her little dog away. Her BFFs pressure her to change. The cutest boy in school has a crush on her.

“It’s the universe, Ivy Leigh, welcoming in a little change.” Mr. Winters, her neighbor, a wannabe cowboy, tells her one day. But change is so confusing. When a pair of bullies taunt her on the bus and tease her at school, Ivy makes a giant mistake.

With a mix of humor and poignant moments and a quirky cast of neighbors and friends, Ivy finds a way to understand herself and make up for that mistake she’s made. Best of all, Ivy remembers Momma: Feelings are like fireflies caught in a jar, Ivy Leigh. They belong in the open, where a warm breeze can carry them away!


About the Author

 

 Gael Lynch is a writer and storyteller, a teacher whose love of kids and furry creatures has followed her throughout her life. She now lives in coastal Carolina, a place of sunny beaches and warm breezes with her husband Tom and her rambunctious golden retriever, Wrigley. However, Newtown, Connecticut, with its pastoral beauty and kind-hearted people will always be a place she calls home.


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Self-Help Feature: The New Life Blueprint by Natalia Peart, Ph.D. with Christopher Burge #motivational #nonfiction #selfhelp #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours


A 21st-Century Guide for Success, Health, Wealth, and Happiness in a Complex World


Motivational Self-Help

Date Published: January 14, 2025

Publisher: Forbes Books



2025 Global Book Awards Silver Medalist in Self Help Success

Life is coming at us fast. It’s easier with a guide for life navigation.


The world has changed more in the last few years than in the previous fifty, rendering our traditional blueprints for life, work, and success outdated. Strategies that once promised a clear path to the American Dream, like pursuing a conventional education or climbing the company ladder, no longer guarantee continual progress toward our goals. Many of us find ourselves unprepared and uncertain, struggling to adapt to the accelerating pace of change. In this new era, the questions arise: what are the key drivers of success and sustainability? How can we navigate this complex world effectively?

The New Life Blueprint: A 21st Century Guide to Success, Health, Wealth, and Happiness in a Complex World by best-selling author Dr. Natalia Peart, with Christopher Burge, offers an insightful approach to navigating life more holistically and sustainably in our rapidly changing world.

Traditionally, success was a straightforward formula: get a degree, land a job, work hard, and enjoy the rewards. In The New Life Blueprint, Peart and Burge first examine the historical, contextual, and personal shifts that have made this old blueprint outdated. They make the case compellingly that this blueprint, which currently guides our educational, career, and life choices, was designed for a simpler, more predictable era but no longer applies in our new, more complex era.

They respond to this challenge by reinventing the old blueprint into a modern-era career, mental, financial, and lifestyle blueprint. Their new roadmap provides readers with the instructions and guidance they need to equip and prepare themselves to navigate their professional and personal lives, build resilience in constant uncertainty, and achieve the sustainable success, health, wealth, and happiness they seek.

Drawing on 14 disciplines, including neuroscience, economics, and performance psychology, as well as decades of experience as a psychologist, CEO, leadership and performance consultant, and Wall Street executive, the authors bring a wealth of knowledge to the table.

This book is not just about survival; it’s about flourishing in a world where change is the only constant. The New Life Blueprint not only captures the urgency and necessity for a redefined approach to living in a complex world but also provides a hopeful vision for thriving with confidence and clarity.

 


About the Author


Dr. Natalia is a multi-hyphenate psychologist, entrepreneur, business and career consultant, best-selling author, speaker, and Forbes Contributor.

She is the Founder and CEO of Blueprint Global, a human-centered innovation and design consultancy dedicated to helping people and companies prepare, navigate, grow, and lead sustainably in a constantly changing world.

Dr. Natalia has more than 30 years of experience helping leaders and individuals obtain their professional and personal goals. Throughout her career, she’s worked as a clinical psychologist, a leadership and performance consultant for large national Fortune 1000 companies such as Gallup to small businesses, an executive and personal consultant, a Chief Officer of a foundation, and CEO of a nonprofit organization, and now as an entrepreneur.

Whether she is working at the individual, organizational, or societal level, the common thread throughout her experiences is that she is driven by a desire to solve our big challenges involving how to grow and lead, particularly through disruptive change.

She has served on the Federal Reserve Board, 10th District, was a SXSW 2021 presenter, and has been featured in various media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, New York Times, FOX, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Yahoo Finance, Oprah Magazine, Black Enterprise, Glassdoor, Elite Daily, and Thrive Global.

She has also spoken at events ranging from small group workshops to three-thousand-person events. She has earned her B.A. with Honors in Psychology from Brown University, her PhD. in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of Maryland, and completed her Clinical Internship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.


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