American Corporate by Jeb Stewart Blog Tour and Giveaway!

American Corporate by Jeb Stewart 

Harrison Publisher: Baby Bingus Books (Nov 27, 2018)

Category: Literary fiction, humor, family life 

Tour dates: Apr/May, 2019 

ISBN: 978-1986937863 

Available in Print and ebook, 258 pages 

Description American Corporate by Jeb Stewart Harrison

A playful, big-hearted tragicomedy in the Russo/Irving mold, American Corporate chronicles the misadventures of middle-aged Jack Sullivan and his family as they bounce across the country in search of gainful employment, domestic tranquility, and a few people they can trust. It is a story that working parents past, present and future will see as part of their own: the triumphs, the tragedies, the innocent mistakes and the not-so-innocent mistakes, and above all the forgiveness that keeps families together to face another challenge.

Praise Healing of Howard Brown by Jeb Stewart Harrison

“If you enjoy beautiful prose, complex themes of family and race, and a refreshingly original narrator, this book is for you. Harrison is among the select few contemporary fiction writers who still write for serious readers.” – Jim Heynen, author, best known for The One Room Schoolhouse , The Boys’ House, You Know What is Right , The Man Who Kept Cigars in His Cap and many more.

“This book starts off with a bang and keeps on going. Howard is a character with a specific voice and story. I’m sure you’ll be provoked and entertained.”- Jessica Barksdale Inclan, author of The Believe Trilogy, The Being Trilogy, and many more.

“In The Healing of Howard Brown, author Jeb Stewart Harrison weaves an intriguing contemporary literary. The author provides a wonderful mixture of drama, humor, and seriousness to the story that easily keeps the reader's interest as Howard's journey unfolds. I would be remiss if I didn't mention how much I really enjoyed the author's rich and vividly descriptive style of writing, especially the wonderful descriptions of the California and Louisiana settings. The Healing of Howard Brown is a thought-provoking contemporary literary tale that will draw you in, touch your soul, and leave a smile on your face.”- Kathleen Higgins-Anderson, Jersey Girl Book Reviews

“ I’m so happy that I read this book. It is beautifully written, wonderful imagery, and has such a heartwarming story as you follow along with Howard healing from the past. This is a wonderful story and one that I strongly recommend.”- jbronderbookreviews

“Jeb Stewart Harrison’s novel, THE HEALING of HOWARD BROWN brought to mind the novels of Roland Merullo, particularly, BREAKFAST WITH BUDDAH. Along the way, to his childhood home, and hopefully his sister, Howard finds more than expected and what he’s missing in the most unlikely places. The journey allows Howard to meditate on family relationships, issues such as love,life, death, fear and ultimately finding one’s personal peace. We the readers, if open, are able to learn from some of Howard, Mr. Booper and even the author, Jeb’s experiences.”- Cindy Roesel, Cindy Reads and Writes

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Later, as the doctor showed Sullivan out, he asked if he might see his wife.

“She has asked to be alone for now, and said that she would let us know when she’s ready for visitors. I think it’s probably the right thing to do. Any trauma or stress could be quite damaging. Besides…” she said glancing at her watch with a wry smile, “It’s 2:30 in the morning. You should be in bed.”

Dejected but not nearly as hopeless as he might have normally been, Sullivan headed for home. Slowly he wound up the empty, narrow unlit roads over Connecticut hill and dale, rehearsing various explanations for Robbie and Lulu, when his headlights caught a sudden motion in the woods to his right. He slammed on the breaks, expecting an animal to dart across the road directly in front of him, but the Saab went into a slide on the snow packed pavement and swung around 180, smacking into something very large with the rear bumper.

Coming to a stop he leapt out of the car, his feet sliding out from under him and landing him on his ass in the road. He scrambled up, sliding, falling, sliding until he got a grip on the door handle and pulled himself up. He peered into the darkness but could see nothing, so, activating the flashlight on his smart phone, he carefully made his way around the Saab to the rear.

There, lying quietly on the snow-covered pavement, was a young doe, huge chuffs of steam blasting out of her flared nostrils.

Sullivan shone his light across the doe’s body, and, seeing no blood or mangled body parts, slowly brought the light around to the head. The doe did not stir, but her flanks were ballooning up and down wildly like a blacksmith’s bellows in the weak light. Sullivan shone his light across the doe’s face, eyes opened twice their size, glazed obsidian disks black as the night itself darting side-to-side in paralyzed fear. But no blood.

Sullivan wanted desperately to pet the big animal, to soothe and tell her everything was going to be all right, when he heard a rustling in the bushes where the doe must have emerged. He turned his flashlight to the sound and there, peering over the roadside snowbank were two fawns, frozen like yard ornaments watching their mother die.

Sullivan watched the fawns, then turned the light back to the mother who’s breathing seemed to be growing more and more belabored, and hung his head. 

Two mothers in one day, he thought. He felt a giant sob welling up from the very core of his gut that, try as he might, he could not keep down. It came forth like a tsunami, bursting out of him in a hoarse, primeval bark loud enough to raise the dead, echoing from tree to tree through the black forest.

The doe jumped up, her bony legs tangled and crossed as her hooves slid on the icy surface, knocking Sullivan over and sending his smart phone skidding down the road. She scrambled off the road and leapt over the snowbank, her fawns watching in amazement, then following her, galumphing through the crusty snow with a crunch, schwoop, crunch, schwoop…

Sullivan lay back on the roadbed for a moment, the Saab’s headlights pointing down the road from whence he came, the flashlight phone twenty yards the other direction sending a weak beam skyward to the stars. He tried to get up but couldn’t—his frosty hands slid out from under him, then his feet, until finally he decided to just lay there and regroup for awhile.

The stars were so diamond sparkly that he felt like he was in an old Disney film and had just had a close encounter of the Bambi kind. 

That doe was fucking with me.

But the more he thought about what had just happened, and what had happened only 12 hours prior, the better he felt.

The doe was obviously a sign from his new best friend, God, who upon Sullivan’s request appeared to be springing into action, albeit it a rather roundabout way. 

Carrie is going to jump up all knock-kneed and bowl-legged just like that doe.

So Jack Sullivan just lay there in the middle of Peaceable Ridge Road, smiling, until he started to lose the feeling in his toes, and then, survival instinct now engaged, he managed to get to his car, turn it around, retrieve his wonder phone and slowly make his way home.

About Jeb Stewart Harrison

Award winning author, Jeb Stewart Harrison is a freelance writer, songwriter, musician and painter in San Rafael, California. After many years as an ad agency copywriter, writer/producer, creative director, and director of marketing communications, Jeb now writes fiction and creative non-fiction, along with commercial works for hire. Jeb’s debut novel, Hack, was published by Harper Davis Publishers in August 2012. In 2015 he received his MFA from Pacific Lutheran University at the tender age of 60. His second novel, The Healing of Howard Brown, won the 2017 Independent Press Award for literary fiction. His third novel, American Corporate, was published in November, 2018. He also records and plays electric bass guitar with the popular instrumental combo The Treble Makers, as well as Bay Area favorites Call Me Bwana. Jeb was born and raised in Kentfield, California, and has lived in Boulder, CO; Missoula, MT; Hollywood, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Indianapolis, IN; Ridgefield, CT and Stinson Beach, CA. 
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American Corporate by Jeb Stewart Harrison

Guest review by Sol A.

I enjoyed this book so much that I will definitely read it again. The humor was great, the writing was well done and the story had a very strong plot and great pacing. I'm not normally interested in funny books but I'm so glad that I read this one. It is humor with substance.

The premise of the book—a man named Jack looks for a job in the corporate world, facing the pitfalls and craziness that quest would automatically bring with it, while also trying to reconnect with his distant wife—actually sounds quite sad. Somehow, Jeb Stewart Harrison does what all of the best humor writers do, taking an almost tragic premise and making it comedy.

Harrison's writing is witty, entertaining and skilled. There were so many absolutely zany situations that were set up in this book that kept me in stitches the whole time but it was also surprisingly touching and heartfelt in some moments. I loved the look at the corporate world and the parody that's not quite a parody of how insane some office bosses can be. The chapter about Software Division Boot Camp gave me vivid flashbacks to similar retreats I had to take when I worked in an office a few years back. The rousing speeches, the weird war-like vibe, the smell of too many people stuffed together in a room without AC. Ugh. This book was practically a memoir for me!

I wish I could give this more stars for the fun it gave me to read, but, alas, I only have 5. I highly recommend this to anyone who has ever worked in the corporate world. It couldn't be a better parody of trying to find a job as an office professional.

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Covering Ollie(On Call #2) by Freya Barker Book Tour and Giveaway!

Title: Covering Ollie(On Call #2) 

Author: Freya Barker 

Genre:Romantic Suspense 

Release Date: May 14, 2019 

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

Living in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford.

For recently widowed Joe Benedetti, the job offer as Durango’s new chief of police came at the right time. With life, the new job, and his two young sons settling into a comfortable routine, he does his best to ignore the beautiful and intriguing woman across the street. Yet when he discovers she’s caught the attention of the FBI, there is no way he can stay away.

Their worlds collide with the appearance of FBI Special Agent Cruz Livingston. The agent has a warning to deliver, one that spins life in Durango out of control, giving Joe a crucial mission—keep Ollie alive.

Freya Barker inspires with her stories about 'real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. 

She is the author of the Cedar Tree and Portland, ME Series, the Northern Lights Collection and the Rock Point Series. She is also co-author of the SnapShot Series.

To see Freya's complete backlist, or to find out what is coming down the pipe, visit freyabarker.com. 

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Bluegrass Bravery: Shelter for Sharla by Deanndra Hall Book Tour and Giveaway!

Title: Bluegrass Bravery: Shelter for Sharla 

Author: Deanndra Hall 

Genre: Military Romance/ Romantic Suspense 

Release Date: May 14, 2019 

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

Welcome to La Tana del Lupo. It’s a deadly place to be.

The college student who shot and killed a Kentucky State Trooper on the side of the highway committed “suicide by cop”, and the bullet that ended her life came from Trigg County Sheriff Carter Melton’s gun. He wants some answers, and so does her beautiful, grief-stricken aunt, Sharla Barker. On top of being insistent that the Tamara Kent she knew would never kill an officer, Sharla’s also insistently pursuing Carter, and he’s definitely not playing hard to get. His battered, aching heart needs the forgiveness she offers him and the passion she ignites in him.

The medical examiner’s weird findings, an odd tattoo, and an even stranger on-campus rally prior to the shooting begin to point in a direction that Carter could never have imagined. Before he knows it, he’s working with San Antonio FBI Agent Cruz Livingston to uncover a threat never before seen in far western Kentucky. It’s a criminal element with only one thing on their minds—money—and they’re determined to find it. It’ll take multiple agencies and some help from a very unlikely source to bring the case to a close before someone dies in “The Den of the Wolf.”

Built on an actual crime that took place in western Kentucky in 2015, Bluegrass Bravery: Shelter for Sharla is an over-18, panty-melting tale of undying love, suspense, crime, and dedication as officers from Kentucky and Texas work together to save Carter, the woman he craves, and the two kids she loves, while bringing those truly responsible to justice.

He sat for a minute, wondering if he should ask the twenty-million-dollar question, and decided the time was right. After all, she’d brought it up. “So I have to ask … Could you live that way? Knowing every time someone you loved left the house, they could be stabbed or shot?” Her voice was soft and a tear rolled down her cheek. “After what’s happened with Tam, I think I could live through just about anything.” “Doesn’t matter. This is different. It’s the constant threat. Long nights. Long days. Weekends. Holidays. Not everyone would want to deal with all that. You need to think about that. You need to be sure before this goes any farther.” A sound came from her throat, a tiny choking sound, as she reached for his hand and clutched it. Another tear rolled down her cheek, but her eyes were clear. “I’m sure. Carter, I’m falling for you, and if you don’t feel the same way, you need to tell me. Please. I’ve had so much heartache and disappointment in my life. I don’t need more.” It wasn’t how he’d pictured it, but with the air moving across the surface of the water and the light fading, Carter had one simple, shining moment, and he had to make it count. “Honestly, I think I fell in love with you the first second I saw you.” There wasn’t a chance to say another word. Sharla stepped up to him and kissed him, her arms locking around his neck almost as though he were saving her from drowning. Clutching her to him, Carter could feel it all around them, the magic of love newly found, of broken hearts mending and tired ones starting over. When she broke the kiss, she gave him a smile that he’d remember on his deathbed. “I love you, Carter. No man has ever done to me what you do or given me as much of himself as you have. I know it’s fast, but I don’t care. If you disappeared from my life tomorrow, nothing would ever be the same.”

He chucked her under the chin and whispered to her, “I’m not going anywhere, little girl. I’m here to stay. It’s a shame that it took a tragedy for us to find each other, but we have, and I won’t apologize for that, not now, not ever.” The kiss he gave her was sweet and warm, and his tongue teased the seam of her lips until she parted them slightly. When he deepened it, she opened to him as her tongue explored his. They stood like that for a time they’d never have again, the first kiss of confessed love, and Carter hoped that kiss would go on forever. He’d given up, and just when he’d thought it was hopeless, he’d found her, the woman he’d always wanted. As the kiss cooled, they both leaned in, their foreheads touching, and he heard her sigh. “Sharla, we’re going to get through this. I promise. And we’re going to come out the other side and have a good life.” “You sound so sure of that.” “I am. Come on. Let’s go home.” Taking her hand, he led her back up the hill, walking together in silence until they reached the truck. Once he’d helped her in, he patted her hands as they lay in her lap. “The kids will be home tomorrow night because of the funeral on Wednesday. Want to come to my house tonight?” The nod she gave him was almost childlike. “I’d like that.” “Okay. Let’s stop somewhere and pick up something we can have for breakfast. You’ll have to get up early tomorrow to get to work.” “Doesn’t matter as long as I get to be there with you tonight.” Her fingers stroked down his cheek and he felt that little quickening in his chest, the one that told him it was really happening. A woman was giving him her heart. He couldn’t break it, bruise it, or drop it. He’d be the man who kept it safe. He had to be.

Deanndra Hall is a working author living in the far western end of the beautiful Bluegrass State with her husband of over 35 years and small menagerie of weird little dogs. When she’s not writing, she’s editing. When she’s doing neither of those two things, she’s having dinner with friends, spending time with family, kayaking, eating chocolate, drinking beer or moonshine, or looking for something that she put in the wrong place and can’t seem to find (which is pretty much everything she owns).

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