July 1, 2020

No Way Back Today Blog Tour: Playlist + Giveaway


I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the NO WAY BACK TODAY by Eric Shoars Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

NO WAY BACK TODAY
Authors: Eric Shoars
Release Date: November 22, 2019
Publisher: BookBaby
Formats:  Paperback, eBook
Pages: 336

Find it: GoodreadsAmazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

Description: 

Field of Dreams + This Is Spinal Tap = No Way Back Today. Midlife demands some reckoning and Eric realizes he can wait no longer. As Eric hurtles headlong toward the big 5-0, he realizes there is unfinished business and is determined to find his childhood friends, convince them to form their own rock and roll band, and to go on tour! He searches out Todd, Laurel, and Lorelei so he can fulfill that dream. The story of four Midwestern grown-ups and their childhood desires to create No Way Back Today in the face of improbable odds and middle age will have you both laughing and cheering as you recognize your own unfulfilled dreams. No Way Back Today is the incredible story of the improbable journey of a reunion tour for a band that never was!

Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
No Way Back Today by Eric Shoars is a hilarious, bittersweet tale of childhood dreams and middle-age. It isn't just a novel, it's about not letting go of your dreams, of taking second chances when you get them and of never letting yourself down. The friendships between the four main characters were amazingly developed, an inspiration to us all, and real people that we can all relate toin some way. This story will make you laugh and it will give you hope as it steadily marches towards the end; you will be cheering them on, you will beholding your breath but, most of all, you will be compelled to read to the very end and you will find yourself thinking back on your own dreams, especially the ones that you never realized. Anything is possible if you just put your mind to it. A fun read!

Reviewed By Sherri Fulmer Moorer forReaders' Favorite
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a compelling novel not only about secondchances and pursuing your dreams but about friendship and self-worth as youmove through different stages of life. I'm a bit younger than the protagonistsbut so much of what they felt resonated with me as I found myself wondering ifthere are any dreams from my youth that might be worth pursuing as I entermid-life myself. The evolution of the relationships with Eric, Todd, Laurel, andLorelei was amazing and inspiring and shows that friendship can remain nomatter how much life changes. It also seemed to me that they "bonded"and their relationships matured as they shared their experiences and as newopportunities arose for each of them as a result of pursuing this dream. No WayBack Today is an excellent novel of inspiring redemption and shows thatmid-life doesn't have to be a crisis at all - in fact, it can rock! Great work,Eric Shoars! I loved this novel!


Book Playlist

Two pronged answer here. There is a library of original songs specific to the story and the characters’ journey at the OnionsReunion.com website so that is the literal playlist. The playlist I think of based upon what I was listening to when writing the book and/or referenced in the book are:
1) Talk Dirty to Me – Poison 
2) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police 
3) Bad Reputation – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 
4) Glamorous Life – Sheila E 
5) California Dreamin’ – The Mamas and the Papas 
6) Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye – The Charlie Daniels Band 
7) Detroit Rock City - KISS

Eric Shoars is a serial storyteller who considers the English language his playground and who never met a pun he didn’t like. Eric is a modern day Walter Mitty with a serious twist. His writing style is best described as “fly on the wall” putting the reader in the shoes of the lead character experiencing what he does as he does. His heart’s desire is to have a personal narrator for his daily life. It works in comic books so why not in the real world?

No Way Back Today is Shoars’ first foray into fiction. His non-fiction works include Women Under Glass: The Secret Nature of Glass Ceilings and The Steps to Overcome Them and Evil Does Not Have The Last Word.

(3) winners will receive a personalized, signed finished copy of NO WAY BACK TODAY - US Only.






Tour Schedule:
Week One:
6/29/2020
Interview
6/29/2020
Excerpt
6/30/2020
Interview
6/30/2020
Excerpt
7/1/2020
Guest Post
7/1/2020
Guest Post
7/2/2020
Excerpt
7/2/2020
Guest Post
7/3/2020
Instagram Post
7/3/2020
Guest Post

Week Two:
7/6/2020
Review
7/6/2020
Guest Post
7/7/2020
Review
7/7/2020
Review
7/8/2020
Review
7/8/2020
Review
7/9/2020
Review
7/9/2020
Review
7/10/2020
Review
7/10/2020
Instagram Post





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