Western Mystery Feature: The Yellow Hair by Dwight Holing #releaseday #newbooks #giveaway #fiction #mystery #western #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

A Nick Drake Novel, Book 10

Mystery, Contemporary Western, Native American Literature

Date Published: 04-30-2026

Publisher: Jackdaw Press

New Badge. Old Blood.

Nick Drake traded his past for the Sheriff’s star, but Harney County doesn’t do election honeymoons. His tenure kicks off with a double homicide staged as a murder-suicide—a lie Nick isn't buying. As he digs into the crime’s rotting core, the rookie Sheriff finds himself fighting a war on two fronts: a lethal learning curve with unproven deputies and a political recall designed to bury him. In the high lonesome where secrets kill, Nick must strike first and strike hard. Because in this office, the only thing shorter than his term is his life expectancy.

 

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Dwight Holing is the award-winning author of twenty books, including the bestselling Nick Drake Mysteries and the popular Jack McCoul Capers. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Western Writers of America. He lives beside a coastal river in California with his wife and two dogs who’d rather swim than walk.

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Paranormal Romance Feature: I Choose the Bear by Shiloh Walker #releaseday #newbooks #paranormal #romance #pnr #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

Paranormal Romance

Date Published: April 28, 2026

Ivy thought she'd found one of the good ones, a nice guy who respected her wishes, the guy all of her friends liked...and then they head to his family's lake house for a night to watch for an expected meteor shower. But Neill had his own plans in mind and when Ivy said no, he didn't like it.

Enter the bear.

Jonah, on a hiking trip with his best friend, Liam, after the unexpected death of the clan's Alpha, and Jonah's grandfather, is enjoying the last few hours of freedom he'll know for some time. He's known for a long time he'll be stepping into his grandfather's shoes and with the countdown ticking away, he relishes the peace and quiet. But then it's shattered by the shouts of an angry, frightened woman. Both Liam and Jonah take off running to investigate.

Just as they reach the edge of the property, the woman shouts, "You're the reason why women choose the bear, Neill."

Now...Jonah abides by the laws governing supernaturals. He doesn't reveal himself to be a shapeshifter. But walking out there in his bear skin isn't really revealing himself. And predators deserve to be frightened, don't they?

And when he sees Ivy...his whole world is upended.

Now isn't the time for him to fall in love. He has a clan to care for, challenges to hold off.

But love doesn't believe in being convenient and Jonah and Ivy on are a collision course. Will she choose the bear...and will his bear choose her?

About the Author

Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid... she fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah... serious vampire stories. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, but most all anything romantic. Once upon a time, she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She also writes under the pen name J.C. Daniels.

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Historical Fiction Feature: Goodbye Demons by JJ Harrigan #releaseday #newbooks #giveaway #historical #historicalfiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Historical Fiction

Date Published: 04-24-2026

Publisher: Salty Books Publishing

When injuries put an end to the figure skating career of Angela Fernandez Parnell, she joins the Peace Corps.

She is assigned to Tunis where she falls in love with U.S. diplomat James Whitcomb. At the conclusion of their tours of duty, they marry. Within weeks of the wedding, he is taken captive in the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979-81.

James, held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, endures the same demons that afflicted the real life hostages during the actual crisis 45 years ago.

Angie, biting her nails at home, endures her own demons. How can she support him? Should she join efforts to force the president into negotiating a release? Or even a rescue?

When the ordeal finally ends fourteen months later, the couple faces a new set of demons. Rebuilding their life together as they each recuperate from their own PTSDs.

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Historical thriller author JJ Harrigan is a former US Service Officer and political science professor. He scribbles his tales of intrigue on the banks of the St. Croix River in Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Sandy.

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Literary Fiction Feature: Death and Life in the City of Dreams by Nicholas Deitch #releaseday #newbooks #literary #fiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

Literary Fiction

Date Published: April 16th

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Jaded city planner Townsend Meadows looks out across Evermore Valley with the ghost of his dead friend by his side. “Do you ever wonder,” Fen asks, “what this city will look like five hundred years from now?”

Their city is teetering on the brink of collapse, and the mayor’s answer is a gleaming new auto mall at the valley’s edge. For Townsend, it’s the death of everything a city should be. Struggling to regain his passion and forced to choose between compliance and conviction, he must risk his career to fight for a more hopeful and verdant future.

From an architect’s vision at the dawn of the twentieth century, to a rancher’s dynasty scarred by violence and greed, to a city founder’s hidden message of hope, this story about the rise, fall, and reawakening of an American city reaches far beyond the present. A timely, sweeping novel of memory, corruption, and resilience, Death and Life in the City of Dreams asks, “What legacy will we choose to leave for our children?”

 

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 Nicholas Deitch is a writer, architect, and advocate for social justice whose fiction explores the intersection of cities, history, and human resilience. His passion for storytelling began when a colleague recognized the emotional depth of his nonfiction work. Since then, he has honed his craft, publishing short stories in Litro Magazine, Club Plum, and Santa Barbara Literary Journal. His short story “Grace Eternal” won Best Fiction at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference (2019).

Death and Life in the City of Dreams, his debut novel, is deeply influenced by his experiences in nonprofit leadership and the design of inclusive communities and urban places.

Originally from Los Angeles, he now lives in Ventura, California, with his wife and creative partner Diana.

 

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Historical Fiction Feature: The Helmsman of Anthesis by Lee Hodiak #releaseday #newbooks #giveaway #historical #fiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Historical Fiction

Date Published: March 12th

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

William Sukara, a gregarious dreamer, emerges from the 1950s an estranged son. In divorce debt and with limited visitation rights as a father, he searches for order in failure. Pursuing self-discipline as an answer, he enlists in the Navy, volunteers for underwater demolition team training, and survives the elite course.

With five other team members, he raises his hand for a clandestine mission, knowing only that it's a “hundred day operation in a warm climate." They are led by a mysterious civilian who alludes that their authorization comes from the Oval Office, and they are to operate with extreme malice. They revolt, escaping under bizarre circumstances.

The Helmsman of Anthesis is a raw, close to the nerve, psychological thriller about a mission gone wantonly mad.

About the Author

At age twenty, Lee Hodiak joined the Navy and spent most of his enlistment attached to Underwater Demolition Team 12. After serving, he joined the San Diego Police Department but realized he needed to follow his passion for wilderness travel and adventure instead. He went on to backpack the Baja California Peninsula, built a thirty-six-foot sloop, and lived in Australia for twenty years.

Now a resident of Central California, Lee enjoys birdwatching and living by the ocean. Sixty years in the making, The Helmsman of Anthesis is his debut novel.

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Historical Fantasy Feature: Ink Magic - Legacy of the Flower by Michael Roberts #releaseday #newbooks #historical #fantasy #giveaway #rabtbooktours @RABTbookTours

Historical Fantasy

Date Published: 02-26-2026

Publisher: Sword and Thistle LLC

In World War 1, it’s not the tanks or soldiers that will determine the victors, it’s the magical tattoo ink.

The Mages who can bear that ink have special weapon and beast tattoos that can come to life.

Jack is an infamous Mage, called into a covert mission to rescue a missing scientist. If he can do this, he will ensure the balance of power with the magical ink distribution is not stolen by other countries who look to gain the upper hand during the war.

As he searches for the renowned Nikola Tesla, Jack assembles a team of Mages and soldiers as they scramble against time and powerful Russian enemies, who also have their own magical tattoos. Their enemies will use those powers not only to win the war but take over the city where all magical ink is created and distributed, thus ensuring global domination.

But Jack has a personal vendetta against one of those enemies, payback for the death of his father and other loved ones. If Jack can use his ink magic and overcome the insurmountable odds to succeed, he just might keep the ink safe, maintain the balance of power, and defeat the men who have plagued his family for decades.

This action-packed alternate history novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats! If you love the Pale Rider Second Chance series by Michael Roberts, you will love his new Ink Magic series!

 

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 Michael Roberts is a Police Officer in Southern California. He also served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years. This is his first American Historical fiction book, and he drew on much of his previous military experience to write it.

His most recent series, Ink Magic, was just accepted by Spiteful Books.

He lives in California with his family of seven. 

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Women's Fiction / Romance Feature: Love's Match by Judith Keim #womensfiction #romance #newrelease #releaseday #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements

Date Published: February 10, 2026

It takes more than love to make a match...

After clashing with the principal of the middle-grade school where she teaches, Hazel Belmont is happy to accept the offer of a job at the town’s new sports center, owned by Ross Roberts and Mike Dawson, a tennis pro who’s semi-retired and teaches tennis at the center. When Hazel notices a young boy named Jed hanging around the tennis courts, she befriends him, and she and Mike learn that he has real talent. They speak with his foster mother and obtain her approval for Jed to continue with free lessons. Hazel is forced to lie to her mother about having a boyfriend, Mike, to keep from meeting a young man at home. Mike agrees to go along with the idea. She and Mike arrange to foster Jed when his family has to move out of state and discover what real love is all about.

A spinoff book from the Lilac Lake Inn series, a sweet second-chance, small-town romance. Another of Judith Keim’s books with strong women facing challenges and finding love and happiness along the way.

 

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 Judith Keim, A USA Today Best-Selling Author, is a hybrid author who both has a publisher and self-publishes. Ms. Keim writes heart-warming novels about women who face unexpected challenges, meet them with strength, and find love and happiness along the way, stories with heart. Her best-selling books are based, in part, on many of the places she's lived or visited and on the interesting people she's met, creating believable characters and realistic settings her many loyal readers love.

She enjoyed her childhood and young-adult years in Elmira, New York, and now makes her home in Boise, Idaho, with her husband and their adorable dachshunds, Wally and Kacy, and other members of her family.

While growing up, she loved the idea of writing stories from a young age. Books were always present, being read, ready to go back to the library, or about to be discovered. All in her family shared information from the books in general conversation, giving them a wealth of knowledge and vivid imaginations.

Ms. Keim loves to hear from her readers and appreciates their enthusiasm for her stories, including the eight children's book she has written under J.S. Keim

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Western Romance Feature: Red's Enemy Cowboy by Niki J. Mitchell #romance #western #contemporary #newbooks #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

Cowboys of Sunrise Ridge, Book 2

 

Contemporary Western Romance, Small Town Romance

Date Published: January 29, 2026

When enemies are forced to play nice, sparks fly—and nothing’s safe, not even their hearts.

She’s stubborn. He’s infuriating. And neither of them has ever backed down from a challenge.

Now they’ve got to team up—or tear the whole town apart trying.

Autumn Hood spent her whole life tangling with Pete Wolfe.

Her neighbor, her childhood rival, and her personal headache in scuffed-up boots and a cocky grin.

Pete Wolfe finds Autumn Hood stubborn, sharp-tongued, and always three seconds away from hurling a horseshoe at his head. But there’s something about the way she challenges him that attracts him to the cowgirl next door.

And the longer they butt heads, the more the tension sizzles into something they can’t ignore. Something’s starting to change between them. Something special. Something risky.

Love wasn't part of the plan… but trouble sure is.

 

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 Niki Mitchell writes children’s books along with contemporary, paranormal. fantasy, and historical time-travel romance. Married for over thirty years and a romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong female characters in unusual settings. When she isn’t playing with her cats, she enjoys reading, taking walks, water aerobics, photography, and traveling.

 

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Fiction Feature: The Legacy of a Lie by Ron Elcombe #giveaway #contemporary #fiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Contemporary Fiction

Date Published: January 15, 2026

Publisher: Windy Ridge Publishing

The Legacy of a Lie unravels a web of family secrets when the past resurfaces, threatening everything its keepers tried to protect. At its center is Maarit McDonough Malone, a brilliant yet flawed budding opera singer whose scandalous choices ripple across generations.

Her daughters—Kay, a celebrated mezzo-soprano, and Anna, a self-doubting composer—must confront the emotional fallout of their mother’s long-buried lies. Alongside them are a young, truth-seeking journalist, a lawyer, and a priest, all carrying the weight of secrets they are professionally and morally bound to keep.

Set in the haunting beauty of Minnesota’s river bluffs and Lake Superior’s North Shore, this is a story of legacy and redemption—of truth breaking through the cracks of deception and healing in the wake of generations of silence.

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 Ron Elcombe is a professor emeritus at Winona State University (MN), where he taught various advertising and mass communication courses for 25 years. His eclectic career encompasses teaching instrumental music, as well as sales and marketing roles for multiple companies. He has been published in the Lake Country Journal and several professional academic journals and has attended seminars on fiction writing at the Iowa Summer Writers Festival. "The Legacy of a Lie" is the first book in a three-novel series. He resides in Rochester, Minnesota, with his wife, Sharon, and enjoys summers on the golf course and at the family cabin in northern Minnesota.

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Children's Book Feature: Peanut Butter and Donner by Erin Rosenblum, MFT #releaseday #childrensbook #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Sweet Annies Grieving Tree

Children’s Picture Book

Date Published: January 14, 2026

 

Sweet Annie’s Grieving Tree, the second book in the Peanut Butter and Donner series, is a rhyming childrens picture book about grief, loss, and healing process told through the eyes of three lovable animal friends: Peanut Butter the bunny, Donner the parakeet, and Sweet Annie the duck.

When Annie shares that someone she loves has gone away, her usual sparkle fades. But instead of turning away, her friends stay close offering space to cry, comfort, and gentle understanding. As they sit together beneath their favorite tree, the friends discover that grief doesn’t have to be spoken perfectly to be shared and that kindness, play, and quiet company can help sadness soften.

This story was inspired by Erin Rosenblum’s personal and professional experiences with grief, emotional resilience, and healing. With developmentally sensitive language and comforting illustrations created by Aubree Rosenblum, the book supports children navigating all kinds of loss, not just death, but also natural disasters, life changes, or separations.

Perfect for ages 5-10, Sweet Annie’s Grieving Tree is a meaningful resource for parents, teachers, therapists, first responders, and caregivers.

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Erin Rosenblum is a licensed therapist and children’s book author who brings warmth, clinical insight, and professional knowledge to every story she writes. For over 15 years, she has worked with teens and adults navigating anxiety, grief, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm. Her experience and education in developmental psychology give her a unique understanding of how children experience and express emotions, especially the ones that are hardest to talk about.

Her books reflect her core belief that stories can be both playful and powerful. With relatable animal characters, lyrical rhymes, and emotionally grounded narratives, Erin’s picture books gently support social-emotional learning, build emotional literacy, and create space for conversations about big feelings. Whether it’s fear, sadness, bravery, envy, or shyness, her stories are written to soothe, validate, and empower young readers.

When she’s not writing or working in her practice, Erin enjoys time with her family and friends or cozy moments at home with her beloved pets including the real Peanut Butter the rabbit and Donner the parakeet. Her books are born out of a deep respect for children’s emotional worlds and a belief that stories can help them feel seen, safe, and strong.

 

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Self-Help Feature: Mountains to Cross by Abraham M. George #releaseday #giveaway #selfhelp #nonfiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

Finding Life's Purpose In Service

Philanthropy/ Social Justice / Self Help

Date Published: January 13, 2026

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

The Rewards of Turning a Life of Success into one of Compassion in Action are Worth the Risk

Mountains to Cross is a narrative of the author’s pursuit of purpose through his transformative social contribution. George shares his remarkable life story and offers guidance on finding satisfaction and joy in helping others. More than a personal memoir, this book motivates those who want to address systemic poverty and inequality but are unsure where or how to start.

Through personal stories and lessons from his experiences, readers can develop their own understanding of what it means to lead a life of conviction and engagement. For social entrepreneurs, educators, philanthropists, policymakers, or anyone interested in grassroots change, it provides practical insights to help them achieve their goals in serving those in need.

The author offers his story not as a blueprint for service but as an invitation to consider a path of purpose through compassion. Written in a storytelling style, he shares his life experiences to provide insights into social work for those who wish to help the impoverished.

 

What readers will learn from Mountains to Cross

• Lessons from transitioning from a high-pressure corporate world to grassroots philanthropy.
• Practical insights on finding purpose in life through impactful actions to alleviate poverty.
• Overcoming adversity to find meaning and fulfillment in life.

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Memoir Feature: Babymaking by Vincentia Schroeter #releaseday #giveaway #newbooks #memoir #ratbooktours @RABTBookTours

Memoir

Date Published: December 11th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Making a baby is one of life’s most precious and natural acts. But sometimes, despite our deepest wishes and most sincere prayers, the body has other plans.

Vincentia Schroeter dreams of building a family of her own and expects an easy pregnancy. She imagines following in her mother’s footsteps, surrounded by the love of children. However, when complications mount, she must face the likelihood that her wish will never come true.

As her sisters bear children, and women all around her share their happy baby news, Vin grows more envious than ever. The frustration continues as hard truths test her patience and faith and medical professionals deliver devastating blows. The only thing she knows for sure is that she is determined to become a mother.

A story of one woman’s harrowing path through trauma and disillusionment, Babymaking is a heartfelt memoir of vulnerability, rupture, and repair. Vin’s journey reminds us that hope and unconditional love have the power to lead us to the place we were always meant to be.

About the Author

 

 Vincentia Schroeter grew up in a small town in central California as the fourth of twelve children. Intrigued by the many different personalities in her family, she knew by the age of sixteen that she wanted to be a counselor. She put herself through college and graduate school in order to pursue her dreams.

Vin is the author of the award-winning self-help book, Communication Breakthrough: How Using Brain Science and Listening to Body Cues Can Change Your Relationships (2018). She also co-authored a training manual on somatic psychotherapy that has been translated into three languages.

After a forty-year career as a psychotherapist listening to clients’ stories of pain and trauma, Vin felt drawn to share her own story. She now lives in San Diego with her husband Steve and enjoys pickleball, painting, and time with family, including her dog, Ren.

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