Join author Steven Verrier on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion Public Relations as he travels the blogosphere in December to talk about his novel “Tough Love, Tender Heart”.
 
Don Fisher, a 41-year-old misfit who craves love but has known little of it, lives alone on the outskirts of New York City in an apartment about the size of a squash court, where “during much of the time he was there Don could have sworn he was the ball.”

Seeking a break from the northeastern cold, he catches a year-end flight to Caracas, Venezuela, where he lucks into a whirlwind encounter with Ana, a beautiful Colombian. After returning to New York, Don gets shocking news from Ana that leads to a marriage proposal and plans for her to join him permanently in the United States.

What follows is a gripping account of the struggles this improbable couple face in dealing with the US immigration bureaucracy and in getting their relationship off the ground. Reminiscent of The Bridges of Madison County, TOUGH LOVE, TENDER HEART is a stirring, fast-flowing depiction of love trying to take root in an impossible situation, and a tale of unsurpassed relevance to our cross-cultural and post-9/11 age.

Praise for “Tough Love, Tender Heart”:

“This is an interesting read to say the least. Sometimes humorous, and sometimes heartbreaking. The story line kept me glued until the end.”
                       -- GhostWriter Literary Reviews

Steven Verrier has worn many hats in life, but he’s not afraid to show how little hair he has left on top. With graduate degrees from Columbia and the University of Iowa, he’s worked as a high school teacher and a college instructor, an editor and a musician, a laborer and group home attendant, and plenty more.

He’s never been a stuntman or a human cannonball, but he’s not finished yet. Having lived overseas for many years before returning to the United States, he’s well acquainted, through his own experience in an international marriage and the experience of others, with the immigration bureaucracy described and lambasted in Tough Love, Tender Heart.

A second novel, Plan B, due for publication in 2009, will draw on his many observations in US public schools. And rest assured: Plan B, just like Tough Love, Tender Heart, will hold you spellbound from start to finish. 

If you would like to follow Steven on his virtual book tour, visit the official Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tour page at http://virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/.   You can also visit him website at http://stevenverrier.com/ .
 
Steven’s virtual book tour is brought to you by Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours, a virtual book tour agency for authors who want quality service for an affordable price.  More information can be found on their website at http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com.
 
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