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Book Tour Schedule:

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  BOOK TOUR for LUCKY BASTARD
  My fourth hardcover from Tor/Forge, LUCKY BASTARD, is slated for release on May 14, 2013. I'll be out and about promoting it on the dates and places listed below.
May 4th CozyCon in Phoenix Public Library, AZ; 10-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Poisoned Pen
May 6th Festival of Mystery, Pittsburgh, PA; 5-8 p.m. Sponsored by Mystery Lover's Bookshop
May 15th Murder By the Book Houston, TX, 6:30 p.m.
May 16th Landa Library, San Antonio, TX; 12 - 1 p.m.
May 19th Mysterious Galaxy Bookshop, San Diego, CA; 2 p.m.
May 20th Tattered Cover, Highland's Ranch, CO; 7:00 p.m.
May 21st Lone Tree Library, Lone Tree, CO; 7:30 p.m.
May 22nd Get-A-Clue Reading Series, Schuler Books, Okemos, MI; 7:00 p.m.
May 23rd Murder By the Beach, Delray Beach, FL; 7:00 p.m.
May 28th Vero Beach Book Center, Vero Beach, FL; 6:00 p.m.
May 29th Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL; 8:00 p.m.
May 30th Cameron Village Library, Raleigh, NC; 6:30 p.m.
May 31st North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC; 2:00 p.m.
June 1 West Regional Library, Cary, NC; 2:30 p.m.
June 2 Mcintyre's Books in Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC; 2:00 p.m.
June 3 Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC 7:00 p.m. (with Nancy Martin and Brad Parks)
June 4 Greensboro Public Library - Brown Bag Lunch - Greensboro NC
June 6 The Fountain Bookstore - Group Author Event - Richmond, VA
TBA Fiction Addiction - Group Author Event - Greenville, SC
June 8 Foxtale Book Shoppe - Author Event - Woodstock, GA

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Book Release News:

• LUCKY BASTARD is Lucky O'Toole's fourth Las Vegas adventure, scheduled to hit bookstores in hard cover on May 14, 2013.

• LUCKY NOW & THEN is a two-part novella released as e-books. Part One was released (Amazon Kindle format) on March 2o, 2013. This is the third of a series of novellas to be published in e-book format.

• SO DAMN LUCKY is now available in a mass market paperback edition.

• LUCKY BANG is a novella released as an e-book on July 4, 2012. This is the second of a series of novellas to be published in e-book format.

• LUCKY IN LOVE is a novella released as an e-book on January 17, 2012. This is the first of a series of novellas to be published in e-book format.

• SO DAMN LUCKY, Lucky O'Toole's third Las Vegas adventure, is scheduled to hit bookstores in hard cover on February 28, 2012.

• LUCKY SHORTS are a handful of short stories I wrote featuring Lucky and some of the characters you meet in my novels. I've uploaded them to this site (see title links below right)

• LUCKY STIFF was released in paperback on November 29, 2011.

• WANNA GET LUCKY? was released in paperback on February 1, 2011.

• LUCKY STIFF, Lucky O'Toole's second Las Vegas adventure, hit bookstores in hard cover on February 15, 2011.


MOBILE WEBSITE ONLINE:

• Information and excerpts from all my books is available via a mobile website format here: www.deborahcoonts.com/mobile/  Please share this link (or this QR code with the mobile site link) with those you think would enjoy a taste of Lucky's adventures. Appreciate it!


Book Review News:

LUCKY BASTARD, my fourth tale featuring Lucky O'Toole, was reviewed by RT Book Reviews and awarded 4.5 stars!

 

SO DAMN LUCKY, my third tale featuring Lucky O'Toole, has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews, among others. Shelley Mosley for Booklist says: "The third installment in Coonts’ series is a whirlwind of a kooky crime novel, and readers will enjoy every minute of it. Coonts provides the perfect solution for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book."

 

The reviews for LUCKY STIFF, my second tale featuring Lucky O'Toole, pulled in starred reviews from both Booklist and the Library Journal. And Kirkus calls LUCKY STIFF "lively and endearingly wacky."


WGL?: NYT NOTABLE CRIME NOVEL OF 2010— WANNA GET LUCKY? was featured in New York Times Book Review columnist Marilyn Stasio's column of December 5, as one of the "notable crime novels of 2010."


GREAT PIECE ABOUT DEBORAH IN VEGAS SEVEN MAGAZINE— Titled "Making Her Own Luck," writer Richard Abowitz talks happy endings and more with Deborah. And what a great photo by Anthony Mair!


NICE INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH IN THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL—Catching up with Deborah via cell phone while she was working the New York City Book Expo America event, writer John Przybys assembles an insightful piece on Deborah's journey to publication.


WANNA GET LUCKY? IS REVIEWED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, BY KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND BY BOOKLIST— Three hard nuts to crack...and Deborah's fun little story finds favor with all three.


RADIO INTEVIEW ON RADIO KKLZ IN LAS VEGAS— Listen to the audio file.


Book Award News:

RITA FINALIST— Sweet! WANNA GET LUCKY? is a finalist for two RITA awards (Romance Writers): best first novel and best novel with a strong romantic element.


INDIE NEXT LIST— Great news! WANNA GET LUCKY? was chosen as one of the May 2010 Indie Next List – “Great Reads from Booksellers You Trust!” How cool is that?! It will be included in a flyer in the April Red Box Mailing, which goes out to Indie Bound retailers. A listing will also appear in the April 1st issue of Bookselling This Week. You can see on the IndieBound website in May.


WANNA GET LUCKY DAY— May 11, 2010 has been proclaimed Wanna Get Lucky? Day by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman! See the official proclamation...Vegas is soooo fun! Where else could this happen?

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