How to Sue A Telemarketer by Stephen Ostrow, Esquire

The vast majority of people dislike telemarketers. While we know that it is a job and people need to work and make money, but do that have to call and bug me at the worst possible times – to make a living? Some people seem to have unreal timing – where they always call or show up at the worst possible time. Telemarketers are like that – they almost always call at a bad time – like at meal time or when we’re racing to get ready to go out.

It seems that telemarketers are here to stay. Even with the “do not call” list – we still get telemarketer phone calls. So, is there anything we can do about telemarketers? And, while many people may dream of suing telemarketers, is it a legitimate option? Attorney, Stephen Ostrow gives us the answer in his book which gives valuable details about how to handle telemarketers, along with the legal perspective peppered with his own unique brand of humor.

I’ll admit up front that I hang up on telemarketers. I feel no shame or embarrassment about this and I don’t apologize for it. Yes – I have had them call me back and claim that we were disconnected. Being me, I hang up on them again. I know people who pay for caller ID or refuse to pick up “out of area” or “caller unknown” calls, because it may be a telemarketer. It seems ridiculous that people feel the need to act like this and it amazes me that more people don’t hang up on them.

For about two weeks I was a telemarketer for a local newspaper and I promised myself that I would never do that again – thankfully I haven’t needed to resort to that work. But there are plenty of people who work as telemarketers to put food on their tables and to keep a roof over their head. So, how can we deal with telemarketers and what can we do legally when telemarketers do cross the line? Those are two of the reasons why you need to read Stephen Ostrow’s book How to Sue a Telemarketer.

This is the table of contents:

• What to Do When A Telemarketer Calls
• About the Telemarketing Act of 1991 and Updates
• How to Research the Telemarketer’s Legal Name and Address
• Agent for Services to Process and Service of Summons
• Legal Complaint and Forms
• How to Prove Your Case
• Collection of Your Damages
• Unsolicited Faxes
• Specific TCPA Causes of Action

On the very first page Ostrow tells the reader that picking up this book is proof that they have decided to stop being a victim of telemarketers and to be pro-active about “reclaiming the sounds of silence”.

Through the pages of his book, Ostrow gives specific examples of how to handle telemarketers. This includes the information you need to get from them, whether you can record them, how to record them legally, what to do and who to reach out to if they do cross the line and much more. He also explains the laws regarding telemarketers and when you do have a legal recourse against them.

Each chapter is packed with information on what to do and there is a “Check List Review” at the end of each chapter to make sure you got the points. I like simple reviews at the end of each chapter and especially since my reading time is often interrupted – it helps me be sure that I got the points. I know many other people have plenty of interruptions when they try to read too.

If you want to know what you can do to eliminate telemarketers from your life and how to do it properly — you need to read How to Sue a Telemarketer: A Manual For Restoring Peace on Earth One Call at a Time by Stephen Ostrow and Ozmo Kramer. This is a simple read – even when he discusses the legal details and lays out the specifics easily for anyone to understand. Take back your “peace” and learn how to handle “newbie” telemarketer and even the most experienced callers. Imagine – handling a telemarketer instead of having them handle you for a change.

For more information about this virtual book tour, please visit http://bookpromotionservices.com/2010/07/05/how-to-sue-a-telemarketer/ For more information about Steve visit his site at http://howtosueatelemarketer.com/

The Unexpected Son by Shobhan Bantwal

The Unexpected Son by Shobhan Bantwal

Vinita is a young woman in contemporary India and the captain of the college cricket team pays attention to her. For a very focused student, that is overwhelming and she simply has to make any adjustments in her life to enjoy his attention. They start off with innocent cups of coffee in a local coffee shop, but things turn more serious and intimate. Vinita is from a strict Indian family and she knows that her behavior isn’t “approved”, but she’s young and “in love”.

Soon Vinita must face the fact that she’s pregnant. That is hard enough,  she must tell her family but first she has to tell the father. His reaction is that he will pay for an abortion – that leaves her with no options. She has to tell her parents.  It goes as bad as she feared and her older brother is called home to help them deal with the “situation”. Vinita goes to live with her brother until the baby is born and her mother comes to be with her for the baby’s birth.

Vinita is insistent that she will keep her baby and raise it on her own – totally against her family’s wishes. She is very sick when she goes into labor and her body is too weak to get through a difficult delivery. So, the doctor, a friend of her brother’s, suggests a C-section. Eventually, she is too weak to argue. Hours later when she wakes, Vinita is told that her son didn’t survive. Imagine the guilt of a young mother who was too sick to delivery her baby, who made the decision to try to have the baby naturally and then she learns that he died.

Time passes and Vinita’s family eventually finds a marriage match for her and she moves to the United States to start a new life and a family with her husband.  Her life is happy and she loves her husband and her daughter. Things are good in her new life until an unexpected letter arrives – it says that her son is very sick and may not survive. Obviously she is confused – then she speaks to her brother who admits her son didn’t die all those years ago. As she tries to grasp the truth, she must face the fact that her husband and daughter don’t even know she was pregnant. How can she tell them that she lied to them?

That letter sets of a chain of unexpected and emotional events for Vinita, her husband, her daughter, her parents, her brother and sister in law. In addition, she is caught in the middle of an unexpected “turf war” in her home town.

If you like stories that tug on your heart strings, reveal the dynamics of family background and help you get inside the mind of a young innocent Indian woman making her way in the world – you will love The Unexpected Son. Author, Shobhan Bantwal, brings her rich personal history and vivid creativity and imagination to her stories which will give you insights into Indian culture and open the complicated lives of her characters. Each of her books provide a unique glimpse into Indian culture and tradition and they provide a journey that I highly recommend.

A Note From Shobhan – Information about my books, video trailers, contact, photos from India, reviews, contests, and recipes is available on my website: www.shobhanbantwal.com.  Enter a giveaway on my website during August for a FREE copy of The Unexpected Son.  You can also visit me on Facebook and MySpace. All my books can be purchased at any retail bookstore or online bookseller. For more information about The Unexpected Son virtual tour, visit http://bookpromotionservices.com/2010/07/02/unexpected-son-virtual-tour/

Glamour Girl From the Stars by Carlton Scott

As a young girl – I was always taller than everyone my age. That makes a person very self conscious and we all want to fit in – especially as a child in school. The height “issue” has always been a part of my life and I finally got to a point where I accepted it when I was working with a group of people who were all my height – and taller

So – I could definitely relate to PleeDee the Glamour Girl from the Stars. Can’t relate to the intergalactic part – but wanting to fit in and wanting to feel good about herself.

She is a girl that hears about the Miss Universe pageant and being an intergalactic girl – she thinks that there will be young girls from all parts of the universe. That seems like a logical assumption.

PleeDee borrows her father’s flying saucer – a girl has to have transportation to get to the Miss Universe pageant. She overshoots 2010 in her enthusiasm and ends up meeting dinosaurs, so after making a few adjustments, she reached 2010. Since she’s come so far, she visits various places on earth, including: Las Vegas with the glitz and Elvis impersonators, she gets away from Area 51 by heading to Hawaii with the sandy beaches and surfer dudes, she visits the Great Wall of China, visits the coliseum in Rome, and even stops off for some spaghetti.

Eventually she reaches Los Angeles, California and she is surprised to see that all the people in the competition are “only tall hungry females”. This is quite a sight for a young girl who is 3’2″ and wears size ten shoes. Looking around at the people in the pageant, she realizes she is a winner too – “or at least number two!”

As she gets back in her father’s flying saucer to go home, she understands that “when little girls live up to their potential, wherever they are, they’ll shine brightly with confidence, no matter how near or far.”

She learned a valuable lesson that all young girls and boys – and older boys and girls need to learn that they don’t have to look like everyone else to be special. Living up to their potential and excelling in their own lives is a great way to feel good about themselves.

This 3’2″ girl with green skin and size 10 shoes feels like a winner at the Miss Universe pageant, she sets a great example of children of all ages, shapes, genders, backgrounds and many other things that make us different from other people.

How can you help the children in your life feel better about themselves, to see they don’t have to look like everyone else and to understand who they are on the inside is even more important than how they look? Maybe PleeDee’s story will help them start to understand they “are a winner – or at least they are number two” — and that’s a good thing

The Power of Your Child’s Imagination by Charlotte Reznick PhD

The Power of Your Child’s Imagination by Charlotte Reznick PhD

(How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success)

We all know children that have things that we consider behavioral issues, some have bedwetting issues, trouble sleeping, headaches and stomachaches, anxiety and fear, trouble dealing with divorce of their parents and/or loss, anger frustration, problems in school, a hard time concentrating, arguments with siblings and schoolmates and much more. Frequently parents turn to medication or discipline – but how often do these things actually work?

I am a big fan of any alternative treatment options – so when Dr Reznick contacted me about doing a virtual tour with us to promote her book, I was very excited. As soon as I saw her press kit – I emailed several friends with children to tell them about this book.

To get an idea of the topics that are covered in The Power of Your Child’s Imagination – check out the table of contents.

Part One – The Tools

Chapter 1 – The Way Out Is Through the Inside

Chapter 2 – How to Get from here to There

Chapter 3 – The Benefits of Artistic Expression

Chapter 4 – Grown-Ups Need Tools, Too

Part Two – Putting the Tools to Work

Chapter 5 – Everyone Deserves to be Happy

Chapter 6 – When Life is Making Your Child Sick

Chapter 7 – The Bogeyman and Other Scary Stuff

Chapter 8 – Bedtime

Chapter 9 – Why Does Everyone Keep Leaving

Chapter 10 – When Good Kids Do Bad Things

Chapter 11 – Go For the Gold – Celebrate the Bronze

Chapter 12 – Can’t We All Just Get Along?

In the first part of the book, Charlotte Reznick shares her tools on how to help your child not only survive in a stressful  and difficult world – but it can help them to thrive – without drugs. Learn what tools she recommends – help your child learn to be creative and to use their imagination to the full. I love the technology that we have, but too many children and adults don’t show a lot of creativity. As a child and adult, I loved being creative and have always used my imagination – maybe too much.

Some of the conditions and ailments that these tools can help you with, include: stress induced headaches and stomachaches, bed wetting, inability to sleep, problems as school, problems with siblings, trouble concentrating, frustration ,anger issues, dealing with death or divorce, panic attacks, social anxiety, and much more.

Dr Reznick shares each tool – explains the details of each tool, explains how to prepare your child, provides notes to help you through the process with additional notes and she provides variations of each tool that you can use. She explains how children use each tool and gives troubleshooting tips. The book provides all of these details for each tool.

How many of these things does your children face on a regular basis? What would you give to find a drug free way to help them? The answer is here. After you read Part One and learn about the tools that Dr Reznick uses, move to Part Two and learn how she uses these tools to help the situations listed above.

I love the title of Chapter 5 – Everyone Deserves to be Happy. That is so true and we especially want our children to be happy and to help them move forward in life on the right foot.

In each chapter in Part Two – you see the instructions on how to put the tools to work, but that is just the beginning.  I love to see unique features in non-fiction and Dr Reznick provides these. She provides: quick tips to help you and your child, backtrack alerts and detailed “how to” instructions. While I appreciate all these elements, the backtrack alerts are wonderful – Dr Reznick gives you things to look for to see if you child is losing ground. This is wonderful and I think very beneficial because we all know how hard it can be to see changes in a person when we are around them all the time, but these are additional red flags to watch for and to understand there is a problem.

I think any parent, advisor, counselor, aunt, uncle etc who loves and helps children needs a copy of this book – and they need to read and use it. In closing, I have to share this quote from an 11 year old boy – to me, this proves this young man understands. He said, “The only way to love yourself is to believe and believe in yourself”.

Women’s Millionaire Club by Maureen G Mulvaney, MGM

Many people own home based businesses and in these tough economic times – many more people will launch home based businesses. Some people do very well with their own business – while others never make a decent living. What is the difference? Are there things they could learn that would make them more successful? This book contains a wealth of information that was compiled by interviewing some very successful women who run home based businesses and who are network marketing professionals. What do they have to offer you?

Maureen G Mulvaney is the founder of the Women’s Millionaire Club. She has all sorts of tools to help you succeed in network marketing – and this book is one of those tools. Maureen goes by the nickname MGM and she is an international speaker and a best selling author.

In the first part of this book, MGM shares “The Recipe for Success” and the “History of Network Marketing”.  She then explains the “home based business” concept and how it works today. Next she shares the demographics and her survey results for the women in the Women’s Millionaire Club. This gives you a great picture of the type of women who are making millionaires from their home based network marketing businesses.

MGM also delves deeply into the personality traits of these women. This is a step to get inside the head of these women. Then she turns the spotlight back on the reader by saying to “Know What You Want” and “Believe You Can Have It”. These are critical steps – no matter what these women can accomplish – you have to believe you can do it and be resolved in what you want. Obviously the next step is to “Take Action”.

Once she has given you the details about what she learned about these successful women and what MGM can share about network marketing – its time to read the profiles that were developed after detailed interviews with each of these women.

Each profile includes a combination of this information about each of these women:

• Her Background

• Her Decision to Succeed

• The Benefits to Being a Woman

• Her Ingredients for Success

• Why She Did It

• Her Legacy

• Her Strengths

If you want a successful home based network marketing business – this is a must read. It takes you inside the minds, hearts and motivations of these 20 women and gives you a great set of tools to succeed.

Heart of Marketing by Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski

Customer service and really good customer service seems to be a thing of the past in many businesses. When I was growing up – my grandfather reinforced the importance of stellar customer service to me and that lesson has served me very well of the last two decades.  This book explains how to put “heart” back into our businesses and our marketing.

The full title of this book is Heart of Marketing: Love Your Customers and They Will Love You Back.

This book is made up of the answers to 45 questions about the “soft sell marketing” concept. There were MANY questions submitted, but Judith and Jim narrowed it down to 45 questions and share the answers with all of us in Heart of Marketing.

Some of the topics include:

• What is Marketing?

• What is the primary benefit of soft sell marketing?

• How does soft sell marketing differ from hard sell?

• People say to succeed you have to get your ego out of the way. What does that mean?

• When creating soft sell marketing messages, which words reassure and establish a relationship quickly?

• Do you use “urgency” or “scarcity” in soft sell marketing?

• How do I sell without making a nuisance of myself?

• How can you close a sale without pushing too far?

• How do I train my brain to realize its ok to ask for the sale because what I am offering is of value of them and not just money for me?

• What are the pitfalls of soft sell marketing?

• How do I measure the success of soft sell marketing?

These are just a few of the questions that are included in Heart of Marketing.

Are you the type of business person or sales person who has a hard time with the traditional hard sell approach? You NEED to read this book. I learned long ago that you can make the sale and succeed with using hard sell techniques. This book takes that premise and walks you through the soft sell process. Even if you like the “hard sell” – you can learn valuable tips from this book and you may find ideas that you can incorporate into your current selling techniques. It could help you take your current success to a much higher level.

Are you an entrepreneur and business owner who wants their sales people to use the soft sell sales approach? You need to recommend this book to your sales team or better yet – buy copies for them and help them learn how to love your customers – your business will reap the benefits.  I worked with Judith and Jim on the campaign that helped them reach Amazon Best Seller status – now you can find out what all the excitement was about – and learn the soft sale tips that made this book a best seller.

Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James L Wilson

Every business person faces stress and fatigue. Every business owner and entrepreneur faces stress and especially in these tough economic times. So – maintaining our health can be a key to being able to continue giving our best to our business, ourselves, our families and our customers.

A few months ago I heard about a medical condition that was new to me. It is adrenal fatigue. This book explains what it is and how we can recover — our energy, our immune resistance, vitality and our enjoyment of life. That sounds like something we all need to know. Seemed like valuable information to have to maintain our health.

This is some of the content of this book – and it is packed with great information —

• Part One – Your Adrenal Glands and You

• Part Two – Do I Have Adrenal Fatigue

• Part Three – Helping Yourself Back to Health

• Part Four – Functions of the Adrenal Glands

• Appendices – Glycemic Index and Food Lists

Part One explains how the glands work, what factors in our lives can affect their function (its a huge list), what sort of people have adrenal fatigue and explains how the condition progresses and the symptoms.

Part Two has a questionnaire to see if you have adrenal fatigue and if it is a mild, modest or severe condition. It includes full details about how to read the results. Then something unusual that I really liked is a section to explain how the condition develops in our bodies and our health. There are also details about home tests and lab tests to determine the existence and severity of the condition.

Part Three is full of information about how to treat the problem. From lifestyle changes, the connection between the food we eat and adrenal fatigue – including details about food allergies and sensitive and using supplements. Hormone replacement is also discussed as it relates to adrenal fatigue.

Part Four is full of specific information about the adrenal glands, their function, and much more.

This book is great for anyone that is experiencing any of these conditions –

Tired for no reason

Trouble getting up in the morning

Need caffeine to keep going

Run down and stressed

Craving salt or sugar

Struggling to keep up

Hard time bouncing back from illness or stress

Not having fun

Decreased sex drive

How many entrepreneurs do you know that are dealing with any of these problems? This is the kind of condition that you can manage – I opted to be tested and then got on a daily regiment of supplements to get my body functioning better. So far -so good and it is very easy to do.  There is also a wonderful Adrenal Fatigue website to get great preliminary information and to see if there is a practitioner near you — if you find that you do have adrenal fatigue – I highly recommend getting the book to learn the ins and outs of this condition and how to get your body, your health, your life and your business back to normal.

Passion, Plan and Profit by Christy Strauch

Having your own business is said to be a part of the “American Dream”. Even in these tough economic times, many people are still working toward having their own business. Actually, I’ve read that a financial recession can be the perfect time to lose a fortune — but also the perfect time to make a fortune. So, is this the time for you to get serious about starting your own business?

I wanted my own business for years and started it about 10 years ago. But for years before and after that, I ran businesses for other people and learned something new on each and every job I had. Finally about 4 years ago I had the opportunity to focus on my business fulltime and I haven’t looked back. This background and experience has been invaluable to me and I know there are many people out there who would like to have their own business.

The thing about my business is that I love what I do — the creative outlet, the ability to help others grow their business and seeing the results we get – all make this something I love to do. Having a business of my own that I love is not something I take for granted and there are many other people who would like to have the same opportunity. That is what Passion, Plan and Profit by Christy Strauch is about.

In the beginning of this book you will find sections that include: Read This Before You Begin, Caution, How to Use This Book, etc. I like to include these sort of sections to lay the groundwork in my non fiction books – be sure you read all of these sections. Then we move on to the heart of the book.

Section One – Why Are You In Business (Purpose, Vision, Mission and Value)

Section Two – How Are You In Business (Target Market, Strategies, Unique Selling Proposition, Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats)

Section Three – (Income, Expenses, Key Measurements)

Section Four – (Clarity)

Strauch covers so many great topics that all business owners or people who want to be business owners need to understand. But she doesn’t stop there. In the back of the book you will find a business plan template, a checklist to track your progress, resources, the Footwork Calculator and Business Plan Review Processes – including monthly and quarterly reviews.

There are so many topics that business owners need to manage. All the sections of this book are valuable, but I was really impressed with the “Numbers” section. Not only does she explain the incomes and expenses, but she also included directions to help you estimate these numbers properly. Getting these estimates is critical to the success of any business and need to be calculated to complete a thorough business plan and to secure sufficient financing.

Another thing that I really like is that Strauch included a number of worksheets in the book. I love non fiction books that provide ways for the reader to interact and utilize the information. This book is highly recommended for people who want to start a business and especially people who want to start a business that incorporates something they love.

GirlForce by Nikki Goldstein

This book is called “A Girl’s Guide to the Body and Soul”. I really like that. I think all women remember those tough teenage years when we struggled with the changes of our bodies, dealing with hormones, moods, boys, school and so many other confusing and difficult things. I would’ve loved to have something that helped me think that I wasn’t crazy

Nikki Goldstein has put together a great guide for teens and she has wonderful information on one of her websites for the mothers of teen girls. I have a feeling my mother would’ve appreciated that information when I was a teen. We were both at a loss about how to deal with so many things that happened during those years.

This is the table of contents to give you an idea of what Goldstein covers in this book –

Chapter One – Who Are You?

Chapter Two – Create Your Own GirlForce Body Type Balancing Plan

Chapter Three – Eat Right for Your Body Type

Chapter Four – DIY Body Blast

Chapter Five – Celebrate Your Unique Beauty

Chapter Six – The Lowdown on Stress

Chapter Seven – Get In Touch With Your Inner Self

Chapter Eight – Talking about Relationships

Chapter Nine – Get it Together

Chapter Ten – Your GirlForce Questions Answered

I couldn’t find a topic that isn’t covered in this book. In addition to the invaluable information that helps teen girls – this book is gorgeous. The pages are all colorful, the illustrations are wonderful and you will simply love the appearance. There are various quizzes in the book to help teen girls determine their body type, and much more. Once you find your type — there is a wealth of information to help understand many other elements of your life.

I think any teen girl, any mother of a teen girl, any pre teen and any other family or friend who supports a teen or pre teen needs to read this book.

In June we did a virtual blog tour for GirlForce and we offered all blog hosts a wealth of information to post on their blogs. If you would like to take a peek inside this book, visit this summary page and you can take a look at a big list of ideas – http://virtualblogtour.ning.com/group/girlforce/forum/topics/download-page-for-girlforce-by

This content is by, Nikki Goldstein, author of the GirlForce series. Nikki Goldstein has worked as a beauty editor and writer for Marie Claire, Vogue, Elle, InStyle and Cosmopolitan. She regularly blogs on her two websites – www.mygirlforce.com and www.gettoknowyourdaughter.com which give further information about the power of GirlForce, as well as fun quizzes, activities and forums. You can also visit Nikki at http://www.facebook.com/pages/GirlForce/76740694436 or http://twitter.com/MyGirlForce. Learn more about the book at http://www.amazon.com/GirlForce-Nikki-Goldstein/dp/1599903547.

Testimonials

Testimonials for Nikki Goldstein & GirlForce

Pictures, Images, Posters, & Banners for GirlForce

GirlForce Posters – One Horizontal and One Vertical

Logos and Horizontal Banners for GirlForce

Excerpts/Images from the Book:

Table of Contents

Book Cover, Book Excerpt Images and Author Picture for Girl Force

Chapter 1 – Pages 1-4

Chapter 1 – Pages 5-8

Chapter 1 – Pages 9-12

Chapter 1 — Pages 13-16

Chapter 1 — Pages 17-20

Air, Fire and Earth Girl Pictures

Quizzes Exploring Topics in GirlForce:

Body Type Quiz – Which Body Type Are You

Air, Fire and Earth: The Awesome GirlForce Body Types

Air, Fire and Earth Girl Pictures

Quiz – How’s Your Body-Lurve?

Quiz – Unleash Your Creative Powers

Quiz – Tame Your Dark Side

Quiz – Discover Your Emotional Self

Quiz – Love or Loathe Clothes?

Quiz – Friend or Foe

Quiz – Get To Know Your Mum

Information for Young Women Discussed in Girl Force:

Ayurveda

Meditation and Affirmations

Yoga

Stress Management

Beauty and Style Tips

Romance

Cafe Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island by Barbara Bonfigli

I have several friends from Greece and some other friends who have traveled to Greece – they have all said things that make me think I would enjoy a trip to a Greek Island. Of course, keep in mind I love any place near the water — so chances are good that I would enjoy the trip. However, I’ve seen my bank account and there is almost no chance I’ll get to Greece. This was one of the reasons I was eager to read Cafe Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island.

Barbara Bonfigli set this fictional memoir on a fictional island that is based somewhat on an island that she visits. Sarah is the main character and the narrator’s name. She  gives us her impression of the people, the places, the sites, the sounds, the food and much more as we make our way through Cafe Tempest. I enjoyed all these elements of Greece and enjoyed my trip to Pharos.

Sarah travels to Pharos to get away from a break up and for a holiday — her friend, who we find out is a former lover, travels with her to Pharos. They approach the island and the people in different ways. Its clear that Alexandra, Sarah’s friend, is not used to the quaint village and the way of life in Pharos. But, they make the best of their time on the island and Sarah is convinced to direct the locals in a play — this works out well and seems like a natural fit because of her experience in the theatre. However, she’s used to dealing with experienced, professional and talented actors — the locals do not fit that description at all. To make it even more interesting, she picked Shakespeare’s The Tempest as the play that they will perform.

The casting, the rehearsals, the locals, the limited access to transportation and communication are just a few of the colorful elements of this story. The Volvo that seems to disappear on a regular basis is just one of the fluky things that happens during the story.

The characters are colorful and perhaps too plentiful. I am a big fan of writing in first person and all my novels are written in this format. However, I noticed something while I was reading this book that I will be even more conscious of from now on. While first person gives you insights into the mind and thoughts of the narrator – there were times when I felt those thoughts were not being shared as much as they were being shoved on me. There were also times when I felt the the author was trying too hard — in these areas, the story didn’t flow as easily as it did in other areas. One other thing – and all authors struggle with this — there were times when the dialogue would’ve been more effective for me if it had been trimmed. These were just a few things that struck me as I was reading the book.

If you want to travel to a faraway place through the pages of a book — which is one of my favorite things about reading — this is a book that you will enjoy. If you want to get a comical and detailed view of a Greek island – you should definitely read this book. It was enjoyable, I often laughed out loud while I was reading it and I enjoyed the sights and sounds of Greece. It would be fun to read on the beach, by the pool, or inside on a snowy day when you would like to be on the beach.

To learn about Barbara Bonfigli and Café Tempest, feel free to visit any of these sites.

Barbara Bonfigli’s website – www.cafetempest.com

Order Café Tempest directly from the publisher – http://www.tellmepress.com/pub_ct.php or from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Café-Tempest-Adventures-Small-Island/dp/0981645313

To see the complete tour schedule visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/05/cafe-tempest-by-barbara-bonfigli-summer.html