#BookBlitz: Inside USAID (An Odyssey of Foreign Assistance) by @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.

#BookBlitz: Mock Cob Village by @sonnenbooks

Synopsis:
Only the brave to apply
An apprentice I seek
With a keen eye and knack for stealth
If danger you do not mind
Then you can come
To Mock Cob Village

When young orphan Poe reads the ad in the paper, it's so strange and mysterious that she decides to answer it. In person. Poe is strange and mysterious herself and may have found her perfect element.
She arrives in Mock Cob Village, a place sitting on the border between worlds, where every night the entire town is forced to go into lockdown to defend against what visits them.

Rex Arken is a paranormal hunter looking for an assistant and is surprised that someone answered his ad.Through her own natural skills, Poe impresses Rex enough that he hires her on the spot. She learns that the otherworldly activity in Mock Cob has gotten worse, and they are nearing the last night of October when the veil between worlds is thinnest.

The more Poe hunts paranormal things, the more it becomes clear that she just might be in her element after all. Poe has more of a connection to the other realm than she thought.. and she just might be the key that will either save the town or destroy it.

#BookTour: Motive by @joestrazzeri.77 @RABTBookTours #Giveaway

Meet the Invisible Guest in your wealth-biased relationships

Non-Fiction

Publication Date: October 10, 2025

Publisher: Serapis Bey Publishing

Successful families and business owners tolerate far too much angst and pain surrounding their material assets and cherished relationships. What if hope for a better way was closer than you knew to be possible?

Packed with uncommon insights, boots on the ground exercises, and real client stories, you will emerge from the experience with a profound exhale of relief, and practical steps to make the journey from friction to ease.

#BookBlitz: Borderland by #TABarnes @RABTBookTours

Literary Thriller

Date Published: December 6, 2025

Hope is born where love defies hatred.

In a land torn by suspicion and violence, two young people from opposing worlds discover a love powerful enough to defy everything around them.

BORDERLAND is a sweeping sociopolitical thriller about devotion under fire, cultural conflict, and the courage it takes to love when love is forbidden. As tensions rise and families and communities close ranks, the couple’s relationship becomes dangerous—not only to themselves, but to everyone who stands in the path of their hearts.

Blending emotional tenderness with creeping suspense, this beautifully written novel explores what happens when human connection dares to cross the lines of fear and tradition.

 

#BookBlitz: Do What You Love & Outsource Everything Else by @duplicatemyselfklm @RABTBookTours

Entrepreneurship 101: Start, Grow, and Succeed Without Burning Out 

Nonfiction - Small Business / Entrepreneurship / Workbook. 

Date Published: November 20, 2025

Publisher: Manhattan Book Group

Do What You Love and Outsource Everything Else® is a practical, no-fluff guide and workbook for new and growing entrepreneurs who want to build a sustainable business without burning out. Written for real life and small businesses, this book meets you exactly where you are, whether you’re launching from a tiny town, running a family-owned shop, or growing something scrappy in a big city.

Designed to be read and used at the same time, this Entrepreneurship 101 resource helps business owners gain clarity, create momentum, and reclaim breathing room. Readers are guided to read a little, do a little, and see results without overwhelm or jargon. The approach is grounded, actionable, and written by a fellow business owner who understands the realities of building while juggling life.

Who It’s For

●     New and newer entrepreneurs, solo or family-run, who feel stretched thin or overwhelmed.

● Small-business owners who want simple, real-world guidance, not theory or hype.

Why It Matters Now

●     The way we market, operate, and grow has changed. In 2025, overwhelm is common and delegation often comes too late. This book provides a clear, practical path to simplify sooner, outsource with confidence, and protect your energy as you grow.

What Readers Will Gain

●     Bite-size guidance you can act on immediately.

●     Encouragement from an entrepreneur who has built, led, and rebuilt through real-life challenges.

● A clear roadmap to build a business that supports your life, not one that consumes it.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, CEO, and philanthropist, author Kelly Lorenzen, PMP, shares proven strategies for confident delegation, streamlined marketing, and systems that actually work. Her personal journey, including navigating health setbacks and professional rebuilds, shapes the grounded, compassionate advice throughout the book.

Each chapter concludes with simple, step-by-step momentum exercises designed to help readers implement what they learn right away. Inside, readers will discover how to:

●     Build a brand that sounds like you and connects with the right audience.

●     Create marketing systems that work on repeat.

●     Delegate without losing control or quality.

●     Build systems that keep running, even when you can’t.

● Reclaim your calendar, avoid burnout, and future-proof your business.

Do What You Love and Outsource Everything Else® is the practical playbook new and growing entrepreneurs wish they’d had from day one. It is clear, encouraging, and designed for sustainable success.

#BookRelease of Resolve by @alrookauthor @rrbooktours

We have a FINISHED SERIES!!! 

To celebrate the release of Resolve by AL Rook, we are touring all week! 

Resolve (Raegan of Ruin Book 5)

Release Date: December 31, 2025

Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Why Choose

❤️ Strong heroine
🖤 Found family**
❤️ X-men vibes
🖤 Enemies to lovers
❤️ Touch her and d!3
🖤 Feminine Rage
❤️ Possessive & Morally gray MMCs
🖤 Small harem (4 men)
❤️ No MM
🖤 Banter
❤️ Plot-heavy storyline
🖤 Multi-POV
❤️ People with magic (gifts)
🖤 All the feels
❤️HEA

One enemy. One goal. But one impossible battle.

I’m not done yet.

I’m not done until I say so.

But taking down GE—and their president—will be harder than we ever thought possible.

The last fight only proved how far his power truly extends—and how devastating losses on our side can be. But to even hold a chance, we have to keep moving forward. Before hope fizzles out. Before more of us fall.

There’s no more waiting, no more running. With our found family, with allies new and old, we’re going to ensure GE’s reign of terror ends here and now.

And in this final battle, I’ll do anything to ensure our freedom.

No matter the cost.

Raegan and her men must sacrifice everything to win or lose it all in this action-packed, thrilling, and stunning series conclusion.

#BookBlitz: The Surgical Seduction (The Riversong chronicles) by Sunshine Rivers

Synopsis:
At Riversong University of Magical Medicine, healing isn’t just a science—it’s sorcery laced with secrets, tension, and forbidden desire.

Nyx Reign has clawed her way into the operating room, a gifted surgical technologist balancing chronic pain, a crumbling marriage, and a secret power she barely understands. Riversong should be her sanctuary—a place to finally belong. But the moment she locks eyes with Dr. Jaxen Mercer, the brilliant, brooding urologist with hands that heal and a gaze that undresses, everything changes.

Dr. Mercer isn’t just magnetic—he’s dangerous. Seven feet of power, precision, and barely concealed pain. His past is a mystery. And his magic? Unlike anything Nyx has ever felt. He commands the room with his green-light touch, but it’s Nyx who calms the storm within him. Their chemistry crackles—surgical steel sharp and soul-deep.

But they’re not alone in the OR.

Jealous eyes watch. Spells misfire. Old flames return. And someone is twisting magic for their own gain. As Nyx and Jaxen circle each other, unable to resist but terrified to fall, their connection threatens to unravel everything—careers, friendships, and hearts. Love in the world of medicine is already messy. Add magic, and it becomes treacherous.

In the sacred spaces of operating suites and shadowed corners of hospital halls, secrets pulse louder than heartbeats—and every touch carries the risk of exposure.

Spicy, emotional, and spellbindingly real, Surgical Seduction is a slow-burn magical medical romance with sharp edges, deep longing, and a bold Black cast. Perfect for fans of Grey's anatomy with a fantasy twist, and readers who crave chemistry that simmers beneath the surface until it explodes.

Welcome to Riversong. Where medicine meets magic—and hearts are the most dangerous organs to cut.