Historical Fiction: The Mountains We Carry by Zaid Brifkani @zaidbrifkanimd #blogtour #historicalfiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours @MKWebsiteandSEO

 

 

Political Historical Fiction

Date Published: September 29, 2021

Azad’s father was brutally executed by the Iraqi army. Since then, Azad has moved to the city of Duhok to pursue his education. In doing so he hopes to provide a new life for his family and his fiancée, Juwan, who are back in their home village. But as the Iran-Iraq War comes to an end, the Iraqi government launches the genocidal Anfal campaign against the Kurds. Fleeing separately across physical and emotional borders, Azad and Juwan find themselves in the crosshairs of the Iraqi army. However, the most dangerous threat is the one they least expect.

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Dr. Zaid Brifkani is an American physician from Iraqi Kurdish descent. He specializes in dialysis and kidney transplantation with a lifelong passion for writing. His debut novel "The Mountains We Carry" was released in November 2021. He lives in Nashville with his wife and three children.

Growing up in Iraq, Brifkani witnessed many traumatic experiences of war, migration, and political turmoil, which have highlighted his dedication to writing about the negative impact of wars and political struggles.

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Military Memoir: Not Paid Eleven Cents an Hour to Think by Jim Gibson #promo #memoir #nonfiction #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

 

Memoir (Military)

Date Published: January 22, 2022 (Hardcover coming March 2022)

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Jim Gibson was flying to the other side of the world, barreling toward what he feared could be the end of his life. In 1968, five hundred American soldiers were dying every week in Vietnam. Outfitted in brand new, scratchy, combat jungle fatigues and boots, the twenty-year-old Army Private and trained Combat Medic found himself on a plane to a place he had never been, to fight a war he didn’t believe in. Young men like him were being drafted against their will every day, called into a war that made no sense to them. Vietnam, they thought, was a war orchestrated by relics; old white men and corrupt politicians willing to expend countless lives for personal gain. Still, it was no use to resist. There was nowhere to go, and the FBI made sure there was no place to hide.

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Jim Gibson was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1948. Growing up he was fascinated by the world around him, a curiosity that drove his love of reading at a young age. He has carried this passion for reading and desire for understanding throughout his whole life. In Not Paid Eleven Cents an Hour to Think, Jim recalls his fourteen months in Vietnam as an Army Medic and ambulance driver. In exploring his past and the lessons he learned, he considers what we must do to carry on. Mr. Gibson, now a happily retired grandfather, occasionally teaches abstract painting and other art classes in his community. He resides in Orange County, California.

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Fantasy Feature: Ruins on Stone Hill by F.P. Spirit @FP_Spirit #blogtour #bookreveiw #fantasy #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

Heroes of Ravenford Book 1

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What do you get when you mix a novice wizard, a reckless warrior, a sharp-tongued thief, & a saintly cleric? Swords, sorcery, & sarcasm.

They didn't set out to be heroes, but the little town of Ravenford was in desperate need. Before Glolindir and his friends knew it they were facing fierce monsters, deadly assassins, black mages, cunning demons, powerful dragons, and even the remnants of the dread Thrall Masters themselves. Will they be able to live up to the challenge, or will they fall and leave Ravenford at the mercy of the forces of darkness?

All of the books in the Heroes of Ravenford series:

Ruins on Stone Hill

Heroes of Ravenford Book 1

The Serpent Cult

Heroes of Ravenford, Book 2

An army of darkness. A group of young heroes. A town hanging in the balance.

The Dark Monolith

Heroes of Ravenford, Book 3

A cult of black mages and demons. The secret to the Thrall Masters' terrifying power. A desperate race to find it first.

Princess of Lanfor

Heroes of Ravenford, Book 4

An insane princess who wants to rule the world. A magical artifact of terrifying power. A deadly struggle to possess it.

The Baron's Heart

Heroes of Ravenford, Book 5

A brutal murder. A missing heart. A race against time and death.

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This had very consistent storytelling from start to finish.

The writing style was direct and easy to follow along with, it managed to keep me flipping pages. 

I liked the way the author set up the book and he made sure to give the reader plenty of information so that they came to understand the world he had created.  

I liked that it really encompasses so many different aspects of the Fantasy genre. 

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F.P. Spirit is an avid science fiction and fantasy fan. A Trekkie before it was cool, F. P. became hooked on fantasy the moment he cracked open his first copy of Lord of the Rings. When he is not lost roaming the multiverse of sci-fi and high-fantasy fiction, F. P. is either creating adventures for his roll-playing friends and family or connecting with his mind and body in an attempt to reach that inner spark of spirit.

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YA Fantasy Feature: A Beauty of Magic: The Crystal Ball by Ronald Guadamuz #blogtour #bookreview #yafantasy #fantasy #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

Fantasy, YA Fantasy

Date Published: November 2021

Publisher: Palmetto Publishing

In this humorous fantasy YA adventure, Ian is on a quest to find a crystal ball. He enters a magical realm, encountering fearsome creatures, and a young witch saves his life. She falls madly in love with him and brews a magical love potion. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work as planned; instead, it turns Ian into a woman…with just 90 days to reverse the spell before the change becomes permanent.

Young adult readers and fans of Harry Potter are sure to enjoy this page-turning fantasy adventure.

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I thought the storyline was great and Ian was such a great character. 

This book is layered in story and intrigue and brimming with character.

It's a perfectly penned and action-packed story.

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Ronald Guadamuz is a fantasy author who just released his new book, A Beauty of Magic The Crystal Ball.

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Nonfiction Feature: Star Child by Stephen Shaw #promo #nonfiction #rabtbooktours @BookBuzznet @RABTBookTours

 

 

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge & Shamanism

Star Child heralds the profound, dramatic changes on Earth. Magical shamans in Africa and Peru. Divine Tantra of Shiva and Shakti. Retrieval of powerful sacred objects and ancient technology. Mastering the ethereal sacred multi-dimensions. Return of the gods and goddesses of light. The ultimate battle of light versus darkness at Machu Picchu. My books provide mystical and connected paths toward transcendent knowledge, deep fulfilment, peace and joy. Star Child is the second book in the trilogy comprising 5D - Star Child - The Tribe.

Other books in the Alien Worlds and Divine Tantra Trilogy

5D: Mystical Teachings from The Fifth Dimension

Alien Worlds and Divine Tantra, Book 1

5D is the Fifth Dimension. Discover ethereal doorways hidden in the fabric of space-time. Who is the Time Lord? Who are the Arcturians, Pleiadeans and Greys? Who gave birth to the Buddha? What is the origin and purpose of Area 51 (aka Paradise Ranch)?

The Tribe: Ecstatic Tantra and Sacred Relationships

Alien Worlds and Divine Tantra, Book 3

The Tribe expounds the joyful creation of new Earth. What happened after the legendary battle of Machu Picchu? What is Christ consciousness? Who are the Gifted? What is Ecstatic Tantra and Kundalini? Discover the love of soul mates and intimacy of kindred spirits.

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Globally Renowned Mystic, Shaman and Spiritual Transcendence Life Coach Stephen Shaw has written 12 bestselling life-changing books. Shaw studied Psychology at university, and also completed numerous post-graduate diplomas in a variety of healing modalities, including hypnosis and neurolinguistic programming. However, he became frustrated by the slow change he was witnessing in clients. At 39 years old, he gave up his therapy practice and home, and travelled the world for 10 years. His goal was to seek out the most powerful healers and teachers across the planet. Shaw said: “I soon discovered that the highest-level teachers are the hardest to access and not known to the public. The most skilled healers are very protective over their sacred knowledge. You have to earn their trust by showing alignment to crucial positive values, like love, compassion, kindness, loyalty, honesty, integrity and respect.”

Shaw unveiled common threads behind the healing work of advanced Tibetan lamas, Peruvian shamans, Tantra masters and other esoteric teachers. He then combined all the profound teachings from around the world with his own deep understanding of psychology and human nature, and wrote 12 life-changing spiritual books.

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Nonfiction Feature: Salvo by Randy Higgins, Ph. D. #blogtour #nonfiction #rabtbooktours @MKWebsiteandSEO @RABTBooktours

 

Nonfiction / Religion

Date Published: July 14, 2021

Publisher: MindStir Media

This book was written in the state of breathless Samadhi, on a cell phone. Pithy mystical aphorisms began arriving from "ourselves in the future". These future selves have survived the cataclysm we are currently undergoing and want to extend a hand to help us through the Apocalyptic labyrinth safely to the other side. This journey is not what is expected. The price of admission to the New Earth turns out to be realization of every terror we've ever imagined. Turns out, it was only ourselves we were afraid of in the first place! The final reward is the acceptance and embracing of this glorious terrifying Self. What we were looking for is what is looking for us.

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Randy was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. After graduating summa cum laude from Virginia Tech and receiving a master's degree in Family Therapy, he completed his doctoral degree at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. By far, most of his education was delivered by the "School of Hard Knocks." His gift is in seeing the miracle in everything, even in a tragedy -- even in the current global catastrophe. He is now back in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the house he grew up in, where he is looking forward to growing old and dying. Or not.

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Nonfiction Feature: Thomas Jefferson Family Secrets by William G. Hyland, Jr. @Williamhyland12 #promo #releaseday #nonfiction #giveaway #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

 

Nonfiction / Biography

Date Published: 2-1-2022

Publisher: Palmetto Publishing / Blackstone Publishing

A fascinating biography of Thomas Jefferson that presents an entirely new and provocative look at the final years of Jefferson’s life, as seen through the eyes of his most trusted family confidants. Based on fresh research and unpublished memoirs, it is also a riveting account of Jefferson’s adult grandchildren—Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Ellen Coolidge. Most historians have overlooked them, yet they profoundly influenced seminal events in Jefferson’s long life, including a sexual scandal. A powerful psychological profile.

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WILLIAM G. HYLAND JR., a native of Virginia, is the author of four widely praised historical biographies, including IN DEFENSE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON (St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne Books), which was nominated for the Virginia Literary Award.

Mr. Hyland is a seasoned litigation attorney with the national law firm of VERNIS & BOWLING, with nearly thirty years of high profile trial experience. A former prosecutor, he is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Florida, Alabama, Colorado and before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hyland is also a former Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law. His professional lectures include televised speeches at the National Archives, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the University of Virginia, CSPAN, BOOK TV (https://www.c-span.org/video/?463476-1/george-mason) and The Federalist Society. He is a member of the Virginia, Massachusetts and New York Historical Societies and serves on the Board of Directors of the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society. He holds a B.A. from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Before law school, Mr. Hyland held a TOP SECRET security clearance and worked for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

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