Blog Tour Stop including Excerpt, Author Guest Post & Giveaway – Passing on Faith by A.M. Leibowitz

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Author Name: A.M. Leibowitz

Book Name: Passing on Faith

Series: In Good Faith

Book: Two – can be read as a standalone

Release Date: November 1, 2015

Blurb:

Following his father’s death, Micah Forbes believes he can finally put the family who rejected him and their religious bigotry behind him. In a cruel twist, his older brother calls to tell him he’s inherited their father’s abandoned vacation home.

Micah discovers the house comes complete with a long list of repairs, boxes full of family secrets, and a handful of quirky neighbors. Despite not wanting to get in too deep, he can’t help the spark of interest stirred when the sexy redhead next door offers his help. Everything about the enigmatic Cat Rowland throws Micah off-balance, from his gender-bending sense of fashion to his handy repair skills to his deep spirituality. Before long, Micah is swept up by Cat and his friends, but Cat himself keeps his heart carefully protected.

When Micah’s past and his present collide in a painful way, his self-destructive coping habits threaten to overwhelm him. To save himself, he needs to open his soul and let someone in. Cat has the key to unlock him, if he can let down his guard and trust his faith enough to catch Micah as he falls.

Pages or Words: 276 pages, approximately 96,000 words

Categories: Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction, Trans*, Religious/Spiritual

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Excerpt:

Micah decided he would sit right there until he was struck with a brilliant plan for how to manage his misfortune. It might have been a whole two minutes before someone knocked on the front door. Huffing, he rose and went to answer it.

He nearly groaned when he saw who it was. Cat, his oddly chipper neighbor, was back. He had a glass of what might have been lemonade in his hand and a lopsided smile on his face. When he looked up at Micah, his expression changed. His smile slid away and his eyes widened.

“You okay?” he asked.

Micah ran a hand through his hair and contemplated telling Cat it was just allergies. Instead, something made him say, “No. I am not okay. But if you want to come in and sit on my couch, risking black lung from all the dust, by all means.” He stood aside and swept his hand, indicating Cat should join him.

Hesitantly, Cat stepped over the threshold. He extended the glass to Micah. “Thought you could use this. Maybe you need something stronger, though.”

Micah snorted. “Yeah, probably, except I don’t drink.” He accepted the lemonade and took a sip. The tart liquid was refreshingly cool against his burning throat. “Thanks for this.” He tilted the glass toward Cat.

Cat grinned. “I was a little worried for a minute there. Want to tell me about it?”

Micah sighed heavily. “I inherited this house. My father just died.”

“I’m sorry,” Cat said, his voice soft and warm.

“I’m not.”

 

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guest_postToday I’m very lucky to be interviewing A.M. Leibowitz, author of Passing on Faith. Hi, A.M., thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.

I’m a spouse and parent from western New York State, living on the banks of Lake Ontario. That’s a fancy way of saying, “We get a lot of snow.” Fun fact: I’m in the same city where Susan B. Anthony lived, and Kodak cameras were invented here. In between writing novels, I’m also a freelance editor.

Passing on Faith is my second full-length novel. It’s a little about faith and a lot about forgiveness. The story was inspired by the fairy tale Puss in Boots. It starts with the youngest of three brothers discovering an inheritance worse than getting nothing. In dealing with the mess—literal and figurative—he makes some important discoveries about who he is and what he’s really looking for.

Tell us about your pets – past or present. Pictures are a must! (Not really, but they would be welcome.)

I’m currently “mom” to two furry kids. (Side note: my daughter claims I’m really “grandma” and she gets to be “mom.”) Our cat’s name is Susan. We originally had both her and her littermate, Lucy, but Lucy passed away last year. Yes, they are NarniaCats, in case anyone wasn’t sure where they got their names. Susan’s hobbies include lurking around corners, meowing us awake at 3am, and catching birds that get too close to the gap under the porch door.

This is a photo of her “helping” me write—or possibly typing her kitty memoir.

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Our dog’s name is Debo. We did not choose that—he came with it. I suggested changing it, but my human kids protested. He’s a Jack Russell mix, and he lives up to the reputation Jacks have for being springy and agile. He is very sweet and believes everyone—people, other dogs, cats, and Canadian geese—should be his friends. Except squirrels. He hates those.

Here he is with his “baby.” He’s not as lovey with real squirrels.

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Meet the author:

A. M. Leibowitz is a queer spouse, parent, feminist, and book-lover falling somewhere on the Geek-Nerd Spectrum. She keeps warm through the long, cold western New York winters by writing about life, relationships, hope, and happy-for-now endings. In between noveling and editing, she blogs coffee-fueled, quirky commentary on faith, culture, writing, and her family.

Where to find the author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amymitchell29

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/UnchainedFaith

Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyunchained

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/amyunchained/

Website: http://amleibowitz.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8544236.A_M_Leibowitz

 

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25750326-passing-on-faith

Publisher: Supposed Crimes LLC (Acquitted Books) http://www.supposedcrimes.com/

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Cover Artist: Stacy O’Steen

 

 

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Tour Dates & Stops:

2-Nov:  Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, MM Good Book Reviews

3-Nov:  The Hat Party, My Fiction Nook

4-Nov:  Velvet Panic, Love Bytes

5-Nov:  Divine Magazine, Nephy Hart, Lee Brazil, Posy Roberts, Inked Rainbow Reads

6-Nov:  Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews, Happily Ever Chapter

9-Nov:  Bayou Book Junkie

10-Nov: Wake Up Your Wild Side

11-Nov: BFD Book Blog

12-Nov: Prism Book Alliance

13-Nov: Jessie G. Books, Cheekypee Reads and Reviews

 

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