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Anniversary Box by Tom MurphyThe Anniversary Box: A Love Story by Tom Murphy


Thanks to Jennifer McIntosh of JEM PR Group, I am giving away one print copy of ‘The Anniversary Box’ by Tom Murphy.

Description Anniversary Box by Tom Murphy


They were role models for a successful marriage. Can she learn in time their incredible formula: One plus one equals one?

Peggy Moore yearns to know the secret to her parents’ long-lasting love. Six weeks before her own wedding, the twenty-three-year-old has an argument with her fiancé that shatters her confidence. When she discovers her parents created an “Anniversary Box” during their twenty-four-year marriage to record messages to support their love to blossom and make their relationship stronger, she’s determined to locate their special correspondence.

But lung cancer has claimed her mom, and her dad is unable to communicate due to a stroke, so she’s left to search by herself for the mysterious anniversary box. Yet, as she slowly pieces together the clues to the contents, she learns that the anniversary box holds something new that reveals the profound depth of her mother and father’s connection…

Can Peggy find the key to their successful relationship and everlasting happiness before stepping to the altar herself?

The Anniversary Box is a touching standalone women’s fiction novel. If you like moving stories, delightful mysteries, and the power of persistence in keeping passion alive, then you’ll adore Tom Murphy’s beautiful ode to the enduring power of love.

Praise Anniversary Box by Tom Murphy


”Tom Murphy has written a beautiful and truly inspiring novel that comes directly from the author’s heart. THE ANNIVERSARY BOX is that rare love story that can be enjoyed equally by both men and women.
This book is a gift and a guide for all the world’s lovers, and all those who believe that love conquers all. “Nelson DeMille

This is one of those books that everyone should have on their bookshelf. Read it, again and again, to remind us what’s important in a relationship. This is today’s “The Giving Tree” (Shel Silverstein)—the gift you give to the wedding party, to the couple celebrating their first or fiftieth anniversary, or that special someone you love.
I read the story in one sitting and confess I was swept up in the emotions, tears streaming down my face, heart lifted. You will get trapped in the sticky honey of this little book—it will touch your heart. I highly recommend it.”-BJ Magnani, author of The Dr. Lily Robinson series

About Tom MurphyAnniversary Box by Tom Murphy


Tom Murphy is the founder of The Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University in NY.  His most recent novella, The Anniversary Box: A Love Story, was penned after his wife, Barb, a marathon runner, passed away following a hard-fought battle with non-smoking lung cancer. First, he created a charity beer as a tribute to her courage, and now The Anniversary Box takes all he learned from Barb about resiliency and crystalizes it so others can learn how to keep love alive for a lifetime.

Tom Murphy is the author of three other books. He joined with John J. Kelley, the 1957 Boston Marathon winner, to write Just Call Me Jock, a history of the Boston Marathon as seen through the eyes of Jock Semple, the race’s colorful co-director. In 2006, he wrote a book about the aviation heroes of 9/11, Reclaiming the Sky, which led the president of Fordham University to invite Tom to create the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham to put healing lessons from the book into programs to teach resiliency. The institute’s lead program, Edge4vets, teaches military veterans how to tap their strengths to get jobs.

In 2018, Tom wrote Runner in Red (Encircle Publications), a Boston Marathon mystery novel that draws upon a real-life Boston Marathon legend about the first woman to run a marathon in America.

Tom has a B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. He splits his time between New York City and Boston.  He’ll be offering workshops to help people strengthen their relationships around the themes in The Anniversary Box.

Website: https://theanniversarybox.com/

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How The Deer Moon Hungers by Susan WingateHow The Deer Moon Hungers by Susan Wingate


Thanks to David Johnson of Strategic Vision PR Group, I am giving away one print copy of ‘How The Deer Moon Hungers’ by Susan Wingate.

Description How The Deer Moon Hungers by Susan Wingate


Mackenzie Fraser knows that her parents aren’t getting back together. Despite her attempts to shelter her seven-year-old sister, Tessa, from the truth, she cannot protect her from brutal realities. Then, on a trip into town, a drunk driver crashes into Tessa, killing her.

Because Mackenzie had marijuana in her possession when Tessa died, she is sentenced to eighteen months in a juvenile detention center for intent to distribute. In detention, Mackenzie experiences violence and sexual abuse, both from other girls and from staff members. Over the course of eighteen months, she considers her relationships with her parents, her friend Gemma, and others affected by Tessa’s death.

Praise How The Deer Moon Hungers by Susan Wingate


“A girl comes into her own following a tragedy in Susan Wingate’s poignant novel.” ―Aimee Jodoin, Foreword Clarion Reviews

“Mac and Tessa are part of my life now.” ―Billie Hobbs, Independent Editor

“From the ashes rises the phoenix. As a family descends into an abyss of pain, so Mackenzie fights to discover her own way out of the overwhelming circumstances of her sibling’s death. Susan Wingate is gifted at capturing these shifting nuances as events continue to pull characters apart and put them back together like puzzles, albeit in a different way. HOW THE DEER MOON HUNGERS carries the reader through this process, creating a powerful and memorable saga that is hard to put down and lingers in the mind long after the story is over.” –Diane Donovan, Senior Editor, Midwest Book Review

About Susan Wingate


Susan Wingate is a #1 Amazon bestselling award-winning author of over fifteen novels. Susan writes across fiction and nonfiction genres and often sets her stories in the Pacific Northwest where she is the president of a local authors association. She writes full-time and lives in Washington State with her husband, Bob.

Website: https://www.susanwingate.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/susanwingate

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