And the Ripple the Twine Tour Comes to a Close

First and foremost I need to send a HUGE thanks out to Samantha at Chick Lit Plus for organizing and running a super successful virtual tour! Without her expertise I never would have been able to pull this off. I hope you know how excited I was to go on this tour Samantha and I thank you tremendously for doing all you could to make every stop happen on time and on track. I had a BLAST and will definitely hire you again!

The end of the tour comes with two awesomesauce giveaways!

Enter to win a copy of the paperback novel Ripple the Twine on Lost in Literature

Enter to win a copy of the paperback novel Ripple the Twine on Chick Lit Plus

Lost in Literature contest ends tomorrow (Thursday August 30, 2012), CLP ends TODAY! (Hopefully it’s not too late, if it is I apologize)

Thanks again to Samantha and to all the bloggers who read then reviewed and posted about my book. As an Indie Author I am amazed at the level of support out there for what we do. I might still write even if I didn’t have a single reader but it sure wouldn’t be as much fun if I didn’t get to promote other people along the way (especially bloggers seeing as though that’s where I got my start in self-publishing!). You’ve all been wonderful to connect with, to read and to follow and I’m really touched to have had so many of you respond positively to my debut novel Ripple the Twine!

If you would like to purchase a copy of my book please visit my Lulu Storefront

I’ll be taking a break from the blog tomorrow but will be back on Friday to share some info about my upcoming Romantic Adventure novella so enjoy the day off (I know I will heehee) and I’ll see you all on Friday!

Ripple the Twine Tour Starting to Wind Down

But it isn’t over yet! Today’s Tour stop comes from Lisa at Lost in Literature. She was kind enough to post a bio and synopsis of my book in addition to a review in which she gave Ripple the Twine FOUR STARS! Woo hoo!

I’d like to share a somewhat funny story about sending my book out to Lisa. I had purchased a new style of envelope for mailing out these review copies. The envelopes are awesome because they’re 95% recycled content, 65% of which is post-consumer, and they’re really super rigid so I know they’ll protect the books well. Everyone’s book arrived protected and inside their envelope except Lisa’s!!

Considering the blog’s title is Lost in Literature and the book seemed to disappear in the mail I was shaking my head at the irony of it all. Anyway, I chuckled and sent her out another copy.

Thankfully I did! Lisa said"Ripple the Twine is a light, quick read that I thoroughly loved from beginning to end."

I appreciate the opportunity for Ripple the Twine to be featured on Lost in Literature today Lisa!

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One quick thing I’d like to address in Lisa’s review however is in regards to the cover. It may appear that these items were Photoshopped together but that isn’t the case at all. This photo shoot was set up by my mom, Judi FitzPatrick Studio, at my sister’s apartment. The shoes are mine & puck belonged to a colleague of my sister. The still life scene was shot in multiple angles at it sat on a coffee table, shrouded in a “green screen”, out on my sister’s front balcony. Although the perspective might look off I assure you, that heel is on the puck and toe was on the table!

Ripple the Twine Brings Out the Sports Love on Tour

One of the stops I was most excited about sending a copy of Ripple the Twine out to was Jersey Girl Book Reviews. Run by Kathleen she loves to read and is a big supporter of Indie Authors, like me!

As a sports girl from Boston there’s no doubt I’m going to have a love for the Bruins and the Red Sox. And anyone who has read my book knows that Sara is also a lover of the Beantown sports teams. I sent my book off to Kathleen with fingers crossed that she wasn’t a Yankees fan (but truthfully I knew better, I know how and where loyalties lie in the northeast!). But she was totally professional when reviewing the book…despite her love for a couple of Boston’s biggest rivals.

Not only did Kathleen give me a great review but she was gracious enough to allow me to post about how my love of Boston sports helped me shape Ripple the Twine in my Guest Post: “How Boston Sports Love Helped Me Write My First Novel”. With a mention of the Yankees and the Flyers as being two of her top teams, I have to thank Jersey Girl Book Reviews for allowing my Boston-ness to reign supreme on her blog today. (heehee)

And not only that but I have to thank her for such a glowing review! Kathleen really understood the characters and their motivations. She says:

“The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life with their individual stories, their strong bond of friendship, as well as their dialogues and interactions, it made the story that much more of an entertaining and compelling read.”

Her entire review of the book was more than I could’ve asked for! Please check out the review and leave a comment on Jersey Girl Book Reviews!

Kathleen also features Authors who want to be reviewed but aren’t part of a tour. Have a book? Want a review? Check her sidebar for details.