Sue Ellen's GIrl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson - Book Blog Tour Stop!

I am tickled pink to be hosting a book blog tour stop for author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, and her new book, "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy."

 About The Book:

Shelly Rushing Tomlinson, the bestselling author of "Suck Your Stomach In & Put Some Color On!" returns with more helpful how-to's and keen observations from Dixie in her new book, "Sue Ellen's Girl Aint Fait, She Just Weighs Heavy."

Guided by principles from the ancient Belle Doctrine, the host of radio and television's "All Things Southern" offers down-home advice on everything from health and fitness-managing thy caloric calculations without going Straight Running Crazy and surviving the Raging Inferno Syndrome (aka hot flashes)-to the Southern art of handling your man (Bubba Whispering).

Whether giving business tips or debunking the Big Boned Theory, making political observations or celebrating the inevitable resurgence of big hair, Shellie is an adviser women can relate to and laugh with regardless of their age or which side of the Mason-Dixon they call home.

If you want a book that will leave you weak from laughing, and one that will have you nodding your head saying "Uh huh" in agreement, Shellie's book is the book for you!

Part advice book, part cookbook (oh the recipes!!!) and all one-hundred percent pure entertainment, "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy" is just an absolute joy to read. In this volume of what I hope will be an on-going series, Shellie gives her opinion and advice on menopause, social medias, manners, even a political thought or two. At the end of each chapter, she includes some of the most lip-smacking, soul-comforting, deeee-lish-ious sounding Southern recipes that I've encountered in a good long while - they sound so good, they'll make you want to slap your momma!  (It's a Southern saying, ya'll - we really don't slap our  mommas down here!)

So pull up a rocking chair on Shellie's front porch and sit a'spell to visit with one of the funniest ladies of Southern humor since Miss Fannie Flagg!  You will be smiling the whole time, I guarantee it!


Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/Ellens-Girl-Aint-Weighs-Heavy/dp/0425240851/ref=sprightly-20

About the Facebook Party:

To celebrate the Sue Ellen’s release, Shellie is having a Facebook Party! Join Shellie and the gang on June 2nd at 5:00 PM PST (6 MST, 7 CST, 8 EST) for a Southern style shin-dig! She'll be dishing on Bubba Whispering, debunking the Big Boned Theory, and how to manage going Straight Running Crazy. If you don't know what any of that is, then be sure to pick up a copy of the book (Not necessary to join the fun! Who knows - you might win a copy!) and join us at 5:00 pm on June 2nd at Shellie's Facebook page. And tell your friends - she's giving away copies of her books and some great gift certificates.

About The Author:

 Shellie Rushing Tomlinson and her husband Phil live and farm in the Louisiana Delta.

Shellie is the author of "Lessons Learned on Bull Run Road," "Twas the Night Before the Very First Christmas," "Southern Comfort with Shellie Rushing Tomlinson," and the Penguin Group USA release, "Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On," which was voted Nonfiction Finalist of 2009 by SIBA Independent Booksellers Alliance.

Tomlinson is owner and publisher of "All Things Southern" and the host of the weekly radio show "All Things Southern" as well as a weekly video segment by the same name. Listeners also hear Shellie in her All Things Southern radio segments aired across the South. Shellie writes a weekly inspirational feature in Newsstar and a monthly print and online column for Lousiana Road Trips.

When Shellie isn't writing, speaking, taping her show, answering email or writing content for the next deadline, you can find her playing tennis with Dixie Belle, (the chocolate lab who thinks she is in charge of running Shellie's life).

Be sure to check out her website at http://www.allthingssouthern.com/

My thanks to Litfuse Book Group for including me on this tour and for the review copy. I was not compensated for my opinions.


If you'd like to check out other blogs featuring Shellie's book, here is the tour list -

5/18

Julie at The Surrendered Scribe http://juliearduini.com

Wendy at Wall-to-Wall books http://wall-to-wall-books.blogspot.com/

Tarena at Laughing Family http://laughingfamily.blogspot.com

5/19

Susie at Scraps of Life http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com

Glenda at Authors Book Corner http://www.AuthorsBookCorner.blogspot.com

Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com

5/20

Heidi at Starts At Eight http://www.startsateight.com

Karla at Ramblin' Roads http://ramblinroadstoeverywhere.blogspot.com

Hope at A Little Hope...Amidst the Chaos http://a-little-hope.com

5/21

Lena at A Christian Writer's World http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com

Tracye at A Heart Poured Out http://tracyedukes.com

Laura at The Book Tree http://thebooktree.blogspot.com

5/ 23

Kim at Window To My World http://berlysue.blogspot.com

Books, Etc...by Bina http://www.booksbybina.blogspot.com

Mollie at The Gandy's Home Base http://thegandyshomebase.blogspot.com

5/24

Danielle at The Happy Wife http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com

Deanna at Domestic Chicky http://domestic-chicky.com

Vic's Media Room http://vicsmediaroom.wordpress.com

5/25

Deanna's Corner http://ldgermany.blogspot.com

Julie at Book Hooked Blog http://www.bookhookedblog.com

April at Pinkie and The Bean http://pinkiefae.blogspot.com

5/26

Caroline at Happy Four http://happyfour.blogspot.com

Splashes Of Joy http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/

Wendy at Minding Spot http://mindingspot.blogspot.com

5/27

Megan at Homeschoolin’ Mama http://meg-homeschoolinmama.blogspot.com/

Rhiana at A Frugal Life http://www.afrugallife.org

Theresa at Frugal Experiments http://www.frugalexperiments.com

5/28

Tina at Mad Hatter Mom http://www.madhattermom.com

Deb’s Here http://debshere.blogspot.com/

Hayley at Hanging Off The Wire http://hangingoffthewire.blogspot.com/

5/30

Jenn's RAQ http://www.jennsraq.com

Whitney at Rambles of a SAHM http://ramblesahm.blogspot.com

Jamie at Little Blurbs http://Littleblurbs.wordpress.com

5/31

Prerna at The Mom Writes http://www.themomwrites.com

Mel's World with Melissa Mashburn http://www.MelissaMashburn.com

Margaret at Kitchen Chat http://kitchenchat.info

Kim at 2 Kids and a Coupon http://www.twokidsandacoupon.com

6/1

Angela at All Grown Up? http://pantylesspreacherswife.wordpress.com

Alexia at The Mommy Rambles http://themommyrambles.blogspot.com

Lauren at 5 Minutes for Books http://5minutesforbooks.com

Robin at Scribbles of the Heart http://www.scribblesoftheheart.com/

6/2

Jennifer at Adventures in Unsell Land  http://www.theunsells.blogspot.com/

Lisa at Make Your Own Escape http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com

Barb at Rural Mom http://www.ruralmom.com

Anna at The Cross Is All http://annawood.wordpress.com/

Stay by Allie Larkin - Book Blog Tour Stop!

In my opinion, a good book can be defined as one that holds the reader’s attention, is entertaining, and when reaching the end of the last page, the reader can walk away with a smile.


By this definition, debut author Allie Larkin’s book, “Stay,” is a good book! It is entertaining, has humorous bits and some sadness, but in the end, left me with a big smile on my face.

“Stay” is the story of Savannah “Van” Leone. To say Van was having a bad few days would be stretching it.

After watching her best friend Janie marry the man who had been Van’s former college boyfriend, a man Van herself thought would be her future husband, Van finds herself a little depressed. After drowning her sorrows in a few rounds of Grape Kool-Aid and vodka, (never a good idea!) and watching a “Rin Tin Tin” marathon, Van decides that she needs someone in her life that she can totally depend on for absolute love and companionship. So she buys a dog, a German Shepherd puppy. On the Internet. From Slovakia. Sight unseen.

Did I mention that Grape Kool-Aid and vodka is not a good idea?

When she arrives at the airport to pick up her new pooch, Van is shocked to see her “puppy” is a nearly full-grown, long-haired, fine-looking black German Shepherd who only responds to commands in Slovok. But it was love at first sight, and Van and the dog she names Joe proceed to begin their life together as Master and hound.

Life seems good. Joe is loveable and cute, but the first time that he goes on a wild running spree through her condo, an alarmed Van hauls him to the nearest vet to find out if her canine is normal. Kind and good-looking Veterinarian Alex Brandt comes to her rescue, assuring her all is well, and the sparks start flying between Alex and Van. But soon bits and pieces of Van’s past begin to threaten the fledgling relationship, and Van finds herself not only making adjustments in her life with her new pet, she does some house-cleaning with her past in order to try and hang on to Alex, the best thing that has come along for Van in a long time.

Allie Larkin has created a charming, light-hearted tale of how a funny pooch named Joe could bring true love into his owner’s life. In this well-crafted story, the reader will find moments of giggling competing with moments of emotional tears as Larkin tells the story of Van Leone’s disarrayed but funny life. Dog lovers and lovers of good books will find “Stay” to absolutely be one of those books you put in your keeper pile to revisit again and again. It’s just a dog-gone good book!


About The Author:

Allie Larkin lives in Rochester, New York, with her husband, Jeremy, their two German Shepherds, Argo and Stella, and a three-legged cat. (That's Argo on the cover of the book!)


She is the co-founder of TheGreenists.com, a site dedicated to helping readers take simple steps toward going green. STAY is her first novel. Check out her website at http://www.allielarkin.com/


 
Special thanks to Dorothy Thompson of Pump Up Your Book Promotions for inviting me to host this stop on Allie Larkin's book blog tour!  I received a copy of this book from Dutton Books, and was not compensated for my opinion.

Insatiable by Meg Cabot - the lighter side of vampires, but with just as much blood-sucking!

Meena Harper is the head writer for a popular daytime soap opera, and it’s a job she’s good at and likes …most of the time. But when the producers want her to come up with a storyline involving vampires, just because the competing soap is doing it, well, Meena gets a bit frustrated.

But never fear, inspiration might be lurking around the next corner …literally.

With fifty books, both young adult, children, and adult romances to her credit, popular author Meg Cabot, who is known for her “The Princess Diaries” series, delves into the pop culture phenomenon of vampires with her new book, “Insatiable.”

In addition to being a great writer, Meena also has a special gift that she doesn’t share with many people – she has the psychic ability to know when someone is going to die just by touching their hands. So when she meets a handsome stranger on the street who saves her from an attack from a flock of bats, Meena is confused as to why she can see nothing about this man from his touch– nothing at all. So when she is introduced to Lucien Antonescu at a party the next door neighbor’s has invited her to, Meena is quite shocked to find out he is her stranger from the night before, and he’s a prince on top of that!

Lucien Antonescu is equally shocked but intrigued to meet the lovely Meena again. He is in town on princely business – but he’s no ordinary prince – he is known as the Prince of Darkness and is head honcho of the vampire world. And his business is town is to stop a full-blown vampire war, a war that Meena suddenly finds herself right in the middle of. Lucien is torn between his duties and the emotions that the beautiful human has caused him to feel, something that hasn’t happened in centuries. But will this desire he feels for her weaken him in a crucial time of battle?

In her delightful manner of writing, Meg Cabot gives the whole “vampire” story a unique twist that is lightly romantic at times, funny as hell at times, and with just the right amount of shiver-factor to satisfy any “vamp” fan. In addition to intriguing main characters, Cabot livens the story up with a hilarious cast of secondary folks, including a count and countess whose antics reminded me so much of “Lucy and Ricky” – they were a hoot!

The first of what is promised to be a series, “Insatiable” gives the Vampire world the injection of fun that it needs. Bring on the next one!

My thanks to William Morrow Books for the review copy of this book. I was not compensated for my opinion.

Waking Up In The Land of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo

Martha Stewart ain’t got nothing on the crafty chicas featured in the new sassy novel, “Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter,” by Kathy Cano-Murillo.

In a world where glue guns can double as dangerous weapons and imported vintage glass glitter is the drug of choice, Murillo introduces her readers to three wild, loveable, and a teeny bit crazy women who have hearts of gold, and creativity and imagination up the wazoo.

Estrella “Star” Estevan is the beloved artistic daughter who has made her parent’s restaurant, La Pachanga’s, in Phoenix one of the most visited eatery/art galleries in the Valley. But when her over-abundance of enthusiasm combines with her helter-skelter love life, disaster is certainly a possibility. Determined to prove that she is not a total screw-up to her parents and her “on again-off again” boyfriend, Theo, Star arranges for the restaurant to be one of the sponsors of the CraftOlympics, and promises to provide all the centerpieces for the big awards banquet.

Recruiting her best friend, Ofie Fuentes – a craft diva of questionable taste – to help her find enough people to make the decorations, Star doesn’t realize that she is actually feeding Ofie’s obsession with crafting, bringing it to a new obsession. If it can be glitter, Ofie is your girl for the job, and no amount of glue, paint or macramé will stand in her way of creating the tackiest, outlandish works of “art” ever seen.

Meanwhile, news reporter Chloe Chavez, known as “Crafty Chloe” is determined to make her big break into the big time as a professional craft show hostess, regardless to the fact that she hates anything to do with crafting. When she is sent to cover a mural disaster at Star’s restaurant, Chloe smells a story bigger than just some spray paint mishap. So she ingratiates herself to Star and Ofie to help with the CraftOlympics, which she has been promised to host. But will her aversion to glitter and gunk be her downfall in her rise to the top of the hobby world?

Kathy Cano-Murillo, known as the “Crafty Chica,” and for her line of craft products, has delved into the writing world to create one of the most lively, imaginative novels I’ve run across lately. Full of humor, love, friendship, and some pretty cool art project, “Waking Up In The Land of Glitter” will have readers howling one minute, sobbing the next, and reaching for their trusty glue guns to create their very own “love shrines” before the end of the book. This novel was just a delightful glittery, shiny, light-hearted treat.

About The Author:

(In her own words!) I drink too many Venti Quad Mochas, spray too much high gloss varnish (on art) and was born a left-handed, middle child Sagittarian. But those are the things that make life so dang fun!

I'm married to my artist/musician best friend, we make and sell handmade chicano pop art, I'm a syndicated crafts columnist (The Arizona Republic/Gannett News Service), , book author and I operate my web site and podcast at http://www.craftychica.com.





I recieved this book for review from the publisher and was not obligated to give it a favorable review - but I did!

WELCOME TO "THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE"

I created another blog, also here on Blogspot.com. It is titled The Lighter Side of Life and is written in Taglish (Tagalog-English). It is intended for Pinoys and foreign nationals who understand Filipino.

This second blog of mine is all about jokes. Its contents are supposed to be a deviation from the too serious topics some bloggers write. Although I plan to include some “adopted jokes” whose authors are unknown, as of this writing, all entries are original and my true-to-life experiences.

I do not know if readers will find them funny, but I hope they won’t find them corny. And in case some appear to be “green” or “for adults only” and kinda offensive, please let me know so I can remove them. I need feedback. And your comments will be most welcome.

So there, dear readers and fellow bloggers, welcome to “The Lighter Side of Life”!

New Card

I'm remembering to bring my flash drive to the library everyday with me. Yes, I'm still waiting to get my Internet computer back from the shop. They promised me last Thursday...but then they accidentally cut a main wire in the guts of my machine. Oops! They had to order another one. So, I'm waiting another 5 days. :(


These mice (below) are only a few weeks old. They are hyper-wired and super fast...not to mention they're eating machines. No wonder they plagued our ancestors. My Russian Blue cat loves to watch them jump, jump, jump around.
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Title: Somedays the waterbottle wins
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