The Rogue Scorpion is on Tour!

Congratulations to Lynda Faye Schmidt whose third novel, The Rogue Scorpion, released April 23, partner published by OC Publishing. We also published her first two novels together, The Healing and The Holding, as well as a guided journal that pulls excerpts from those books as writing prompts, The Holding and The Healing Companion Journal.

Advance readers loved The Rogue Scorpion.

Our virtual book tour is well underway and we're excited that interest in Lynda's emotionally impacting, character-driven novels, and the author herself, is building. Here's the tour line up. We will update the links as reviews and interviews are posted and new ones are added!

Tranquilo Retreat with Lyndi Allison - author interview - January 15

Your Authentic Purpose on Fit for Joy with Valeria Koopman - author interview - April 6

Laura's Books & Blogs with Laura Smith - author interview - April 21

The Author Journey presented by OC Publishing - author interview and launch celebration - April 25

The Corner Bookstore on USA Global TV and Radio - author interview - April 27

Tea Time with Miss Liz - interview - April 27

The IndieView - author Q&A - May 28

Readers Favourite - review - June 24

Rookwood Editing - review - July newsletter

Book Commentary - review - July 28

The Reading Nook - author Q&A - coming soon

If you're interested in a review copy of The Rogue Scorpion send me an email anne@ocpublishing.ca. It's available from most online retailers or you can ask your local bookstore to order a copy in for you using the ISBN 9871989833346 and feel free to review on Amazon and Goodreads too :)

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