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Choo Choo! The Conduct Series train is rolling into four stops today. Please stop by and enter the giveaways!

Jamie from The Eclectic Bookshelf gives With Good Behavior a 5 star review HERE.

Brianna from The Book Vixen has an excerpt of Sophie and Grant meeting outside their PO’s office HERE.

BookWhore from Bookwhore Blog (LOL) reviews With Good Behavior HERE.

Finally, Syrah from Chick Lit & Wine reviews Bad Behavior HERE. I loved her review of the first book in the series and can’t wait to see what wine she’s pairing with the second book!


And now it’s time for the Author Blog Bounce. Authors, join in. Readers, bounce over to author blogs to learn more about new books. Read more on the Omnific Publishing Blog.

Getting some awesome reviews of With Good Behavior! *dances*

Check ’em out and enter giveaways at each site:

Laurielu at Bona Fide Reflections says “Emotion grips you for the entire length of the story” in her 4 1/2 star review HERE.

Nimue at Endlessly Bookish says “With Good Behavior is a fast-paced, action-rich and heart-wrenching romance with adorable main characters” in her review HERE.

Katie at Novel Society says “I would definitely recommend reading this. It was interesting and the flashbacks explain why the characters are the way they are” in her review HERE.

Finally, Megan from A Trail of Books Left Behind gave WGB a 5 star review last year, and interviews me HERE.

I’m basking in blogger love this book tour. Today my books get to visit three shiny blogs!

1) Shannon from Cocktails and Books has been one busy reader, offering up a review of not only With Good Behavior, but Bad Behavior too! Click HERE. I love her comment, “This is one hell of a series.” Now that she’s all caught up, I have to get cracking on writing the third novel in the series, On Best Behavior.

2) Megan from Reading Away the Days interviews me HERE.

3) Jess from The Romanceaholic delivers a very thoughtful 4 star review of With Good Behavior HERE. Thanks, Jess!

Make sure you enter the GIVEAWAY at each stop. If you comment at all the stops, you’re eligible to win a $25 gift card.

My books–my babies–continue traveling around the world, stopping for a visit at welcoming and friendly blogs.

Today’s Conduct Series tour has FOUR stops! My little babies will be tired but happy after today’s adventures. Every stop has a giveaway! Please join With Good Behavior and Bad Behavior as they travel to these destinations:

1) A Buckeye Girl Reads reviews With Good Behavior HERE. (Hooray for a fellow Buckeye! We’re both in Ohio.)

2) Jen from LR At Random reviews With Good Behavior as well HERE.

3) Darcia Helle, Author, features a guest post from me about empathy and characterization on her blog Quiet Fury Books HERE. Earlier Darcia gave With Good Behavior a 5 star review!

4) Smash Attack Reads gives a fantastic review of Bad Behavior HERE. And scroll down for a chat Smash and I had about how our training in mental health has influenced our reading and writing.

I feel really blessed to have these lovely bloggers take time to read and review my books. Thank you!

A great benefit of becoming an author is meeting voracious readers committed to spreading the word about their favorite books—a.k.a. BOOK BLOGGERS!

One blogger I’ve had the pleasure of knowing is Smash from Smash Attacks Reads. Since I’m a psychologist and author, I call myself a psycho author. Well, Smash is a social worker and book blogger, making her a social bookie? (You’ll have to help me with this one, Smash). She is certainly extroverted and friendly, and it’s been so fun to discuss psychological aspects of books with her.

Tomorrow Smash will review Bad Behavior (The Conduct Series #2), featuring many therapy scenes. But today Smash and I chat on her blog about emotions, characterization, crying men, and maybe even the horrid baby name Renesmee.

Check it out HERE.

Today’s blog tour stop is at Mandy’s blog Twimom 101. She asks me my top 10 favorite things, and I learned from her that Titanic (my favorite movie) will be re-released in April of 2012, yahoooooo!

Stop by to enter the giveaway.

Today my romantic suspense series travels to three book blogs. These book lovers all read With Good Behavior, so check out their varied reviews! Each will offer an ebook giveaway, and readers who comment on every tour stop are eligible to win a $25 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

1. Alexa Loves Books Blog

2. Kelsey’s Book Corner Blog

3. Ramblings From a Chaotic Mind Blog

 

I’m happy to be part of the Poughkeepsie Blog Tour. I’ve heard amazing things about this novel by Debra Anastasia, and I can’t wait to read it.

This is a story about homeless man and the young woman he meets at the train station. Her smiles sustain him though she has no idea of her impact on him.

I actually worked at a homeless center during my graduate training in counseling psychology, and I’d like to share that experience for the Poughkeepsie blog tour. At the homeless center, I did counseling, psychological testing, and led an anger-management therapy group.

One thing that struck me was the similarity between myself and individuals living at the center. Warmth, intelligence, and talent abounded in homeless people. One man was a gifted musician and another woman had gone to extreme efforts to protect her children from her abusive husband. But one big difference between us was their lack of safety nets. When times got hard for them, they didn’t have friends or family to bail them out due to poverty, substance dependence, mental illness. I know that if I lost everything, my family and friends would have my back. Homeless people don’t have that luxury.

My internship director taught us that when we encounter homeless individuals on the street, it’s up to us whether or not to give money. But one thing we should do is show respect by looking them in the eye. I know my brother-in-law will often buy food from a convenience store and hand it to a homeless person in Chicago, and I try to keep an energy bar in my purse or car to share with those in need.

The homeless center where I worked was famous for helping its residents work toward owning their own home. It was so inspiring to witness such rebuilding and redemption.

Today there are two stops on The Conduct Series romantic suspense blog tour:

Jessica Subject’s Mark of the Stars. I share “My Writing Family”, including all the friends and loved ones who have supported my writing HERE.

Lindsay’s Turning the Pages. Lindsay gave With Good Behavior a great review and offers a giveaway HERE.

Excitement bursts within me for The Conduct Series Blog Tour, starting TODAY! That’s right, my romantic suspense series is going on tour for the next two weeks, visiting 28 blogs. Julie from A Tale of Many Reviews is the gracious host for this virtual book tour.

A Tale of Many Reviews

Today’s stops include The Unread Reader blog where I discuss what I do when I’m not writing.

There will be a giveaway of With Good Behavior or Bad Behavior at every stop, and a grand prize of a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card for a lucky reader who comments at every stop.

See the list of participating blogs HERE

Congratulations to the winner of the Gratitude Giveaway Hop:

She wins a $10 Amazon gift card. Thanks to all who entered and shared what they’re thankful for. We are all blessed in many ways.