Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Mountains Bow Down

Sibella Giorello's The Mountains Bow Down is another fabulous title in her Raleigh Harmon Series. Giorello is an amazing author that, once again, has written a page-turner!! And of course she scored major points with me on this one having it set in Alaska (which I didn't know was her growing up place!!). Raleigh Harmon is an FBI special agent and her cases take her all over and she gets herself in quite some challenges!! This book is no exception - so well-written and keeps you on the edge of your seat!

About Sibella: Sibella Giorello grew up in Alaska and majored in geology at Mount Holyoke College. After riding a motorcycle across the country, she worked as a features writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Her stories have won state and national awards, including two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize. She now lives in Washington state with her husband and sons. Find out more about Sibella and her other books at her website. www.sibellagiorello.com

Here is what the publisher says about the book:

About The Mountains Bow Down: Everything's going to work out. Time away always makes things better . . ..

That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, The Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.

But when a passenger goes missing and winds up dead, Raleigh's vacation suddenly gets lost at sea. The ship's security chief tries to rule the death a suicide, but Raleigh's forensics background points to a much darker conclusion: Somewhere onboard, a ruthless murderer walks free.

Engulfed by one of her toughest cases yet, Raleigh requests assistance from the FBI and receives her nemesis-perpetual ladies man Special Agent Jack Stephanson. As the cruise ship sails through the Inside Passage, Raleigh has five days to solve a high-profile murder, provide consultation for a movie filming onboard, and figure out her increasingly complicated feelings for Jack-who might not be such a jerk after all.

And that's only her work life. Family offers even more challenges. Joined on the cruise by her mother and aunt, Raleigh watches helplessly as disturbing rifts splinter her family.

Like the scenery that surrounds the cruise ship, Raleigh discovers a situation so steep and so complex that even the mountains might bow down.

Here is some fun news!!! You can pick up book one in this series for your Kindle or Nook for only $2.99. The Stones Roll Away is her first novel in this Raleigh Harmon series!

Sibella’s celebrating the release of The Mountains Bow Down by giving away a Cruise prize pack worth over $500.00!

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

  • A $500 gift certificate toward the cruise of their choice from Vacations To Go.
  • The entire set of the Raleigh Harmon series.
    To enter go here!

Then tell your friends. And enter soon - the giveaway ends on 4/1! The winner will be announced at Sibella’s Raleigh Harmon Book Club Party on FB April 5th, 2011! Don’t miss the fun – prizes, books and gab!

About the Facebook Party: Join Sibella and fans of the Raleigh Harmon series on April 5th at 5:00 pm PST (6 MST, 7 CST & 8 EST) for a Facebook Book Club Party. Sibella will be giving away some fun prizes, testing your trivia skills and hosting a book chat about the Raleigh Harmon books. Please RSVP and if you have questions you'd like to chat about - leave them on the Event page.

Blog Tour Schedule:

3/15
Karla at Quiet Quilter http://www.karla-hanns-karla.blogspot.com

Verlina at What You Reading Now? http://www.WhatYouReadingNow.blogspot.com

Charlene at Quintessentially Quilly http://quilldancer.com

Jolene at The Creative Studio http://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com

Martha at Our Family Adventures http://homeschoolblogger.com/martha/

Sarah at Growing for Christ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ohiosarah

Jami's Reviews http://jamisreviews.blogspot.com

Becky at In The Pages http://inthepages.blogspot.com

3/16
MaryBeth at Four Silly Sisters Review http://foursillysistersreview.blogspot.com

Melissa at Word Heard http://wordheard.wordpress.com

Barbara's Thin Line http://www.barbarasthinline.blogspot.com

Debra at Footprints in the Butter http://debrakb.blogspot.com/

Vanessa at Ohio Girl Talks http://www.ohiogirltalks.blogspot.com

Suzanne at Suzannesaphone http://suzannesaphone.wordpress.com

Beckie at By The Book http://rbclibrary.wordpress.com

Mark at Thoughts of a Sojourner http://thoughtsofasojourner.blogspot.com/

3/17
Maggie at Tethered Mommy http://www.tetheredmommy.com

Brenda at WV Stitcher http://www.kittycrochettwo.blogspot.com

Sharon at Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com

Jake at Fiction Addict http://www.FictionAddict.com

Amy at The 160 Acrewoods http://www.the160acrewoods.com

Reviews By Jane http://www.reviewsbyjane.blogspot.com

Rut at This That and the Other Thing http://rannthisthat.blogspot.com

3/18
C.J. Darlington http://www.cjdarlington.blogspot.com

Thou Art Jules http://thouartjules.com

Lena Nelson at A Christian Writer's World http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com

Jamie at Surviving The Chaos http://www.survivingthechaos.blogspot.com

Molly at Book Reviews By Molly http://reviewsbymolly.blogspot.com

Nicole at Ramblings By Nicole http://ramblingsbynicolerenee.blogspot.com

Diane at That's What I'm Here For http://www.dianeestrella.com

3/19
Carol’s Corner http://www.fleisherfamilyfun.blogspot.com

Kim at Window To My World http://berlysue.blogspot.com

Amber at Snidbits http://www.amberfrench.blogspot.com

Books by Bina http://www.booksbybina.blogspot.com

Danielle at The Happy Wife http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com

Virginia at My Full Cup http://myfullcup.wordpress.com

Tim at Fiction Addict http://fictionaddict.com

Michele at My Blessings From Above http://koreamom.blogspot.com

Theresa at Faith and Family Reviews http://www.faithandfamilyreviews.com

Tammy's Book Parlor http://tgteecher.blogspot.com

3/21
Caroline at Happy Four http://happyfour.blogspot.com

Stacei at Hobbit Door http://hobbitdoor.blogspot.com

Laura at Lighthouse Academy and Christian Bookworm Reviews
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http://christianbookwormreviews.com

Nancy at Bookfoolery and Babble http://bookfoolery.blogspot.com/

Janet at Along the Way http://a-long-the-way.blogspot.com

Julie at One Rainy Afternoon http://onerainyafternoon.blogspot.com

Evelyn at The Writing Sprite http://writesprite.wordpress.com

Kaylea at My Scrappy Life http://kaytebug2002.blogspot.com

3/22
Heather at Mom 2 Mom Connection http://www.heatherivester.com

Melissa at Breath of Life http://breathoflifeministries.blogspot.com/

Prism at A Girl of Many Colors http://agirlofmanycolors.blogspot.com

Lisa Jordan Books http://www.lisajordanbooks.com

Carly at Carlybird's Home http://www.carlybirdshome.blogspot.com

Deborah at Books, Movies and Chinese Food http://books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com

Jenn's RAQ http://jennsraq.blogspot.com

3/23
Timothy at LaVigne's Blog http://tslavigne.wordpress.com

Sherry at My Journey Back http://www.myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com

Catherine at Cuzinlogic http://cuzinlogic.wordpress.com

Mel at Real Heart Prints http://www.realheartprints.com

Susan at My Life - A beautiful Disaster http://www.butifldisaster.blogspot.com

Charity at Giveaway Lady http://giveawaygal.blogspot.com

Meg at Meg Massey http://www.megmassey.com

Lydia at The Overweight Bookshelf http://overweight-bookshelf.blogspot.com/

Katie at Legacy of a Writer http://www.katieslegacy.blogspot.com

3/24
Loren at Heart of a bookworm http://www.themagoosnews.blogspot.com

Beth at For the love of books http://mommiebethers.wordpress.com

Brooke at I blog 4 books http://iblog4books.blogspot.com

Stacy at A Novel Source http://www.anovelsource.com

Relz Reviewz http://relzreviewz@gmail.com

Rebekah a Aurelia
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Jodie at Mom's Pace http://www.moms-pace.com

Joan at Book Reviews from an Avid Reader http://bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com

3/25
LaVerne at This Daughter's Notebook http://christiancounselinginsight.blogspot.com/

Michelle at Beyond The Silver and The Gold http://www.beyondsilverandgold.blogspot.com/

Jendi's Journal http://jendisjournal.com

Marianne at Hoosier Word Smith http://hoosierwordsmith.typepad.com

Cara at The Law, Books and Life http://blog.caraputman.com

Tammy at TammyIsBlessed http://tammyisblessed.blogspot.com

My Friend Amy http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/

3/26
Becky at Christian Chick's Thoughts http://christianchicksthoughts.blogspot.com

Krista at Pitching Pencils http://pitchingpencils.blogspot.com/

Paula at Thrifty Momma’s Brain Food http://www.thriftymommasbrainfood.blogspot.com/

Ponderings by Andrea http://andrealschultz.blogspot.com

Kimberly at Sugar Creek Cottage http://sugarcreekcottage.blogspot.com/

JHS at Colloquium http://www.jhsiess.com

Michelle at A Life Better Than I Deserve http://homeschoolblogger.com/alifebetterthanidese/

3/28
Renee Ann at Doorkeeper http://reneeannsmith.com/

Lisa writes... http://www.lisaspence.com

Nora at Finding Hope Through Fiction http://www.psalm516.blogspot.com

Revka at The Porch Light http://ourfamilyporch.blogspot.com

Cindy at Cindy's Book Club http://cindysbookclub.blogspot.com

Deb at Just Short of Crazy http://www.justshortofcrazy.com

Jennifer at A Spacious Place http://jennifertiszai.blogspot.com

3/29
Robin at Scibbles of the Heart http://www.scribblesoftheheart.com/

Lori at Frog's Lilypad http://lori1971.blogspot.com

Michell at Life in Review http://michellevsblog.blogspot.com/

Marjorie at The Writer's Tool http://marjorievawter.blogspot.com

Linda at Christian Book Reviews http://www.onedesertrose.wordpress.com

Clint AT Friar Tuck's Fleeting Thoughts http://friartucksfleetingthoughts.blogspot

3/30
Ariel at The French Poet http://angelvelvet.blogspot.com/

Ashley's Bookshelf http://ashleysbookshelf.blogspot.com

Patty at Broken Teepee http://brokenteepee.com

Brooks at Victorious Cafe http://victoriouscafe.com

Dona at Allergy Kid Mom http://allergykidmom.blogspot.com

Heather at The Sunset Won't http://thesunsetwont.blogspot.com

Stacy at Upon Eagles Wings http://uponeagleswings.blogspot.com/

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*I was provided a copy of the book for review purposes by the publisher.

2 comments:

Diane said...

I reviewed this book too and enjoyed it. Hope you have a great weekend! :O)

Sibella said...

Thank you for sharing your time, Busy Mama!

sibella

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