August Blog Tour: DAMAS, DRAMA AND ANA RUIZ

All Ana Ruiz wanted was to have a traditional quinceañera for her daughter, Carmen. She wanted a nice way to mark this milestone year in her daughter's life. But Carmen was not interested in celebrating. Hurt and bitter over her father Esteban's departure, she blamed Ana for destroying their happy family, as did everyone else. A good man is hard to find, especially at your age Ana was told. Why not forgive his one indiscretion? Despite everything, Ana didn't want to tarnish Carmen's childlike devotion to her beloved father. But Ana knows that growing up sometimes means facing hard truths. In the end, Ana discovers that if she's going to teach Carmen anything about what it means to be a woman, it will take more than simply a fancy party to do it...

"Belinda Acosta's Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz delivers all its title promises and more: it's a book about damas of all ages, from teenage girls to the struggling mothers of those teenage girls; it's packed with drama so you don't want to stop reading; it's a novel that deeply and honestly tells the story of Ana Ruiz, her own coming of age as a woman and as a mother. Belinda Acosta is up to all of the challenges of such a rich panorama of characters and events. She's sassy, she's smart, she makes it look easy! But it takes a lot of hard work and a pile of talent to write such an engaging, touching book. A wonderful quinceañera of a novel!"
--- Julia Alvarez, author of Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA and Return to Sender

"Lively and perceptive... Acosta empathically captures the innermost feelings of her characters."
--- Booklist

Belinda Acosta is available for guest posts, Q&A's and more. Please let me know if you're interested. Read her blog here: http://qclubbooks.blogspot.com/ and become a fan on Facebook.

Be sure to list your website name with your response. If I've never sent you a book before, please email your address to miriam.parker@hbgusa.com. Thanks!

Participating Sites:
August 10
http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com/
http://www.foreigncircuslibrary.blogspot.com/
http://www.latinitasmagazine.org
http://authorslatino.com/wordpress

August 11
http://yougottareadguest.blogspot.com/
http://peekingbetweenthepages.blogspot.com
http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/
http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com
http://molcotw.blogspot.com/
http://bridget3420.blogspot.com

August 12
http://reviewfromhere.com/
http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com
http://www.brimfulcuriosities.com/
http://www.iheartmonster.com/
http://halfdesertedstreets.com/

August 13
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
http://booksiesblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/
http://books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com/
http://my-book-views.blogspot.com/

August 14
http://www.frommipov.blogspot.com/
http://brainlair.blogspot.com/
http://dreyslibrary.blogspot.com/
http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com/
http://locacrazywriter.blogspot.com/

August 15
http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/
http://www.thisbookforfree.com
http://abookbloggersdiary.blogspot.com/
http://bethsbookreviewblog.blogspot.com/
http://aparkavenueprincess.blogspot.com/
http://bookmagic418.blogspot.com/

Available Materials:
Book Description
Book Cover
Excerpt (coming soon!)
Author bio
Author blog
Facebook Fan Group (please encourage your readers to join!)

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Tami Winbush on July 2, 2009 at 12:43pm

Miriam -

We would love to have her on http://yougottareadguest.blogspot.com. When is the blog tour. Would she like to have a guest post with us? What date?

Tami

Permalink Reply by Miriam Parker on July 2, 2009 at 12:47pm

The tour would be on August 11th and yes, she can write you a guest post. Can you email me some suggested topics? miriam.parker@hbgusa.com. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by gaby lapus on July 2, 2009 at 12:47pm

this sounds so interesting. i'll send an email now!

Permalink Reply by Dar S on July 2, 2009 at 12:51pm

Hi Miriam, count me in for this one. I have to head out for a bit but I'm interested in a guest post, etc. I'll email you when I get home. Thanks.
Dar from Peeking Between the Pages

Permalink Reply by Colleen on July 2, 2009 at 12:57pm

Miriam,
Sounds like a great read- count me in please!
Colleen
Foreign Circus Library

Permalink Reply by Kristi on July 2, 2009 at 12:57pm

Hi Miriam,

I would be interested in reviewing and hosting her for the guest post.

I'll send you an email!

Kristi

http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com

BloggerPermalink Reply by Karen Haney on July 2, 2009 at 12:57pm