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ANNOUNCEMENTS!
February 17, 2019
-Tune in to our new BlogTalkRadio show, “BRING ON THE QUESTIONS.” #Authors, you don’t want to miss this lesson; Tuesday, 2/19/19 @ 6 PM CT. Call in to get your questions answered, LIVE on air! (Are you a registered caller?)
-Please join Guy Worthey for the next 10 days on his “ACE CARROWAY AND THE BLOG MONSTER” Blog Tour via 4WillsPub! #Giveaways!
-It’s time to Register for the 4th Annual WRITERS’ CONFERENCE & BOOK EXPO! Limited Author Booth space this year so reserve yours today! This is “the” event of the year to promote and sell your books, old and new! If you want to connect with more of your fellow #RRBC members to gain their support of you and your work, you DO NOT want to miss out on participating in this event! REGISTER TODAY! (Payment plans available to #RRBC members only);
-Entry is now open for the 2019 KCT International Literary Awards Contest! Click HERE to get your book on top of the judges’ reading piles first!
-If you are already a blog tour host for our “SPOTLIGHT” Author tours and would also like to serve as a blog tour host for 4WillsPublishing Clients, please register HERE! This could mean so much more exposure for you and your blog. {4WillsPub Blog Tours are the only tours promoted on the RRBC site as well as in our Bi-Weekly Club Updates *BWCU* and The Pipeline Magazine}. To schedule your own tour, please visit their Virtual Blog Tours forum.
-Beginning in February, RAVE WAVES BlogTalkRadio Shows will begin accepting calls from Listeners, LIVE on air! If you’d like to be added to our CALL-IN LISTENER List, please register your phone number.
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FEBRUARY BOOKS OF THE MONTH
*RWISA BOM:
“FLOWERS AND STONE” by Author, Jan Sikes – (Biographies & Memoirs)

’18 KCT ILA 1st Place Runner Up – Silver “Treat” Award
*RRBC BOMS:
“THE ALTAR BOY” by Author, Phil Stephens – (Literature & Fiction)
“ZACH’S GOLD” by Author, Frank Kelso – (Historical Fiction)
“THE LOST SPELL” by Author, Michael Eging – (Paranormal, Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
We ask that you pick up a copy of one or all of these books if they pique your interest! After your read, the authors would greatly appreciate your review on Amazon and other forums.
Please join us on February 15, 2019 @ 10 AM CT for our 2nd monthly BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION of the year!
See you there and happy reading and reviewing!
Week At-A-Glance in RRBC
Week of February 10 – 16, 2019
Quote of the Week: Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity ~ Unknown
Registration is now officially open on the 2019 KCT INT’L LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST! Enter your books now and get them on top of the judges’ piles first! {Best prize package ever!}
2/12/19 – #PUSHTUESDAY
2/14/19 – Valentine’s Day!
2/14/19 @ 11 AM CT – RAVE WAVES BlogTalk Radio segment, “BRING ON THE SPOTLIGHT” w/host, Wendy Scott
2/15/19 @ 10 AM CT – Book Club Discussion
2/16/19 @ 12 PM CT – RAVE WAVES BlogTalk Radio segment, “BUY THE BOOK” w/host, Beem Weeks.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK, RRBC!
Our “Spotlight” Author for the month of FEBRUARY is…
RWISA Author, Bernard Foong
Let’s follow @BernardFoong on Twitter, Facebook, and his blog site, and let’s reciprocate the support he gives to his fellow members.
Visit the “SPOTLIGHT” Author page to show your support of Bernard with tweets, RTs, and social media shares on all your forums.
We ask that you hit social media hard, spreading the word about this awesomely supportive member of RRBC & RWISA!
CONGRATS, @BernardFoong! Enjoy your time in the spotlight!
#PUSHTUESDAY Winner of the Day!!!
Our #PUSHTUESDAY Winner for Tuesday, 2/12/19 is Author, MARIE DRAKE, (@MarieDrake72), author of “THREE RULES.”
For the next 24 hours and beyond, please spread word of this interesting book and the author behind it, across all of your social media platforms.
Be sure to include #RRBC #PUSHTUESDAY in your tweet support of this member so that you are recognized and we can share in your support.
CONGRATULATIONS, @MarieDrake72! You’re today’s lucky winner of our great big #RRBC push!
COMING UP NEXT ON RAVE WAVES BLOGTALKRADIO…
Show: “BRING ON THE QUESTIONS”
Host: RWISA Author, Beem Weeks
Resident Expert: RWISA Author, Ron Yates (today is also Ron’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON!!!)
Airs: Tuesday, February 19, 2019, @ 12 PM CT
Sponsor: “JAZZ BABY” by Beem Weeks
Please join in the conversation via our #PeanutGallery on Twitter by using the show’s hashtag #RRBCBringOnTheQuestions. It’s always nice to include #RRBC in all of your tweets, as well.
Click HERE to be connected directly to the show!
BOOKS BEING READ IN FEBRUARY AND THE MEMBERS WHO ARE READING THEM…
***WEEK ENDING 2/16/19:
-Ernestine Rose: “. . .And the Music Played” by RWISA Author, Nonnie Jules
-Beem Weeks: “Outshine: An Ovarian Cancer Memoir” by RWISA Author, Karen Ingalls; “RRBC 3rd Annual WC&BE Souvenir Booklet”
-Karl Holton: “Vanished” by Mark Bierman
-Mark Bierman: “Spirit of the Book” by D.E. Howard
-A.M. Manay: “The One Enlightened” by Yvette Calliero
-Rhani D’Chae: “The Alternative” by Suzanne Burke
-James Sinclair: “The Alter Boy” by Phil Stevens
-Karen Ingalls: “Kenneth’s Queen” by Anna Chant; “Lily’s Grave” by Belinda Bennett; “The Hunted” by Karen Black
-Guy Worthey: “Son of the Serpent” by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
-Robert Fear: “Tales From the Riverside” by Larry Landgraf
-Phil Stevens: “The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed” by Michael Lynes
-Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko: “Hexed” by Wendy Jayne; “A Citizens Group in Action” by Shirley Harris-Slaughter; “Zombie Dawn” by Rhani D’Chae; “Merry Ex-Mas” by Michael Lynes; “The Sapphiran Agenda” by Marcha Fox; “Short Stories of Fantasy” by Patricia Guthrie
***WEEK ENDING 2/9/19:
-Nia Markos: “Destiny’s Way” by Victoria Saccenti; “The Lost Spell” by Michael Eging
-Jessica Bakkers: “Catling’s Bane” by D. Wallace Peach
-Wendy Scott: “The Truth Will Set You Free” by Young (Bernard Foong)
-Patricia Guthrie: “The Trail in the Woods” by Stanley C. Straub; “Discovery” by Rick and Jan Sikes
-Gwen Plano: “Shadowed by Death” by Mary Adler
-Shirley Harris-Slaughter: “Noemie’s Journey” by Victoria Saccenti
-Vashti Quiroz-Vega: “The Contract Between Heaven and Earth” by John W. Howell and Gwen M. Plano; “Infinite Waters” by Nicholas Rossis
-Laura Libricz: “Trafficking” by Bill Ward
-D. L. Finn: “Strange Hwy” by Beem Weeks
-Marie Drake: “Emma’s Christmas” by Lynette Marie
***WEEK ENDING 2/2/19:
-D.L. Finn: “Into Summer” by Larry Landgraf
-Karen Ingalls: “How to Be a Smart SOB Like Me” by Larry Landgraf; “This Second Chance” by D.L. Finn; “Lost and Found” by Maretha Botha; “Time Singer” by Flossie Benton Rogers; “Blue Moon Fever” by Connal Bain; “Strange Hwy” by Beem Weeks; “Ace Carroway and the Great War” by Guy Worthey
-Victoria Saccenti: “Sudden Shock” by Nia Markos
-Michael Eging: “Wham” by Carol Marrs Phipps
-Craig Sanders: “Tails” by W.J. Scott
-Marlena Smith: “The Heart’s Lullaby” by Natalie Ducey; “The Truth Will Set You Free” by Bernard Foong
-Ellie Collins: “The Big Cheese Festival” by S. Jackson
RRBC, if you would like to send an e-card or general “THANK YOU” to the member(s) who have read or reviewed your book(s), please send to RRBCInfo@gmail.com, addressed to the member’s name you see listed here next to your book, and we will deliver it for you!
THE WEEKLY WORD for the week of 2/17/19 – 2/23/19
TANG
- a strong taste or flavor
- the distinctive flavor or quality of a thing.
- a pungent or distinctive odor.
- a touch or suggestion of something; slight trace.
- a long and slender projecting strip, tongue, or prong forming part of an object, as a chisel, file, or knife, and serving as a means of attachment for another part, as a handle or stock.
Noun
Source: Dictionary.com
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