Book Signing Event-Barnes & Noble at the Palisades Mall

It was chilly and rainy here in New York last night but I was able to stay inside warm and dry at Barnes & Noble in the Palisades Mall. I discovered that if you're having an event in a mall--rain is good. There were lots of folks utilizing the shelter of the mall and foot traffic was aplenty. Betsy was my contact at this B&N and she did an outstanding job or organizing and promoting the event. Her staff is incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. When I arrived for the event I was pretty psyched to find out they had already sold a few and we sold almost all the rest!

I met a very eclectic group of people who bought my book and some who just stopped to chat and find out more the series. It was all good. The book tour this summer has been a spectacular experience and an exhausting one. I have a two week break before the remaining events--which I'm sure is very good news to my incredibly understanding husband. If you want a signed copy of "The Amoveo Legacy" give Betsy a call at the B&N in Palisades at 845- 348-4701 or ask your local B&N to have it shipped from that store!

Not near a B&N? Buy it online

http://www.amazon.com/Amoveo-Legacy-Sara-Taney-Humphreys/dp/1554872774/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244992191&sr=8-2

US Military Wives Semi-Finalist Week #12

My husband is a United States Marine. The Marine Corps is all about Pride and Tradition. My husband had to deploy to Iraq three weeks before I gave birth to our son Logan. A week after I had Logan I had internal bleeding and had to have more surgery. I wish my husband could have been there, and I know he would of like to be there for both occasions. Families make sacrifices as do military members. We have been stationed in Camp Lejeune, NC and are now stationed at Parris Island, SC. My husband is a Marksmanship coach now. He is non-deployable for a bit. So we are thinking of trying for child number 2 why he is here.
Proud Marine Wife,
Laura Zalfen

**Remember, as part of this summer long contest, I will be donating a portion of my proceeds from all of my book sales between the dates of 6/1/09-8/31/09 to ASMBA STAR an outstanding charity for Veterans and their families**

Only 1 more week to enter!

Borders Book Signing Fairfield--SOLD OUT!

Happy Saturday everyone! We had a great afternoon at Borders in Fairfield, CT. Yesterday, I wasn't sure it was going to happen. About a month ago Carol, the CRM, had ordered several books for the signing event and put them out on display. When she went to do a count yesterday she discovered that they had all sold! Awesome! But....that meant no books for our event.

So last night I made a trip over to the B&N in Palisades Mall because as fate would have it, they had just received several books for my signing with them next week. So I poached some from that store for today's event.

It all worked out. We sold all the books we had today. Hooray! I love it when signings can officially be considered SOLD OUT! Carol, the Community Relations Manager, and the rest of her team were great.

We saw a few familiar faces and met some enthusiastic new fans as well. However, I forgot to take pictures until the very end of the event. I did manage to take a couple for posterity. Enjoy!

Next stop.....Barnes & Noble in the Palisades Mall Friday 8/28 from 7pm-10pm!

Semi-Finalist Week #11 for the U.S. Military Wives Contest

My name is Tonya Ganze and I'm married to LCpl Dustin A. Ganze of the United States Marine corps reserve. We have been together for 2 years and married on March 15Th of this year. Dustin has been with Ordnance Maintenance Co. in Waco, Texas for 3 years. In addition to the reserves he works a full time civilian job. He takes on all this responsibility without any complaints, all to support his family and country. Sadly we lost Dustin's mother 3 months before our wedding day. She was so very proud of him and wanted more than anything to see him marry in uniform, which he did. We are waiting very patiently to hear from his unit about deployment. Dustin was to deploy to Iraq in May but it has now been pushed back until sometime around December. This will be his first deployment and despite the fact that he is the sole provider for our family he is very willing to go. He believes if some of his brothers and sisters in the corps can be deployed 2 or 3 times he can definitely take his turn. His going may mean someone else doesn't have to take another tour. In the military each day with your loved one is cherished. We have friends who have had to miss out on anniversaries, births, and their children's growing up due to multiple deployments. I am very proud of my husband and the choices he makes out of pure love and care for us. The Marine Corps has definitely strengthened the wonderful person he is.

--Tonya, a proud Marine Wife

**Remember, as part of this summer long contest, I will be donating a portion of my proceeds from all of my book sales between the dates of 6/1/09-8/31/09 to ASMBA STAR an outstanding charity for Veterans and their families**

Book Signing at Borders in Washington D.C.

WOW! What an amazing day today at Borders in D.C. I got to meet some brand new fans, saw some familiar faces and some family I hadn't seen in years. First of all the staff was great! They were very accommodating and all smiles. My hotel was right across the street so I got there with plenty of time to spare. By the way, if you're looking for a great place to stay in D.C. I highly recommend The W. It was funky and fabulous. I've never stayed in one before and I must say I've never encountered such friendly and helpful staff. Really top notch. Sorry...I digress.

I met fans (new and not-so-new) from all over the world. No kidding. South Africa, Holland, New Zealand and of course the good old USA.

I got meet my D.C. Signing Liaison Lori. (she's the pretty lady in the pic with me at the top of the page) Lori had already read "The Amoveo Legacy" and did an amazing job promoting the event. She came by with her adorable daughter, hubby and son. A great group.

John Campbell, my old buddy from college, lives in the area and came by to pick a copy for a friend. By the way he's the DJ who hooked me up with musicians Amy Petty and The Strike Nineteens. I highly recommend his show. http://wgmuradio.com/ Monday evenings from 7pm-10pm!

I even had some cousins stop by...from BOTH sides of the family. Tom Emory came by as promised. Also my cousin Katie Castro and her adorable twin girls--such cuties! It was such a treat to see them because we only catch up every five years or so at the Woodbine Family Reunion.

The sweetest moment came at the end of my event time. The manager came over to tell me not to leave yet because someone called and didn't want to miss me. Then in comes my Mom's 1st Cousin Gary. ( I believe this makes him my first cousin once removed?) I hadn't seen him since I was probably 5 years old. Wild! He saw it on Facebook through my Mom's account. Pretty cool that he came by and picked up a copy for a friend.

All in all it was a great event and I had a blast. The best part? We sold all but 3 of the books they'd ordered. Nice!

So...If you'd like an autographed copy of "The Amoveo Legacy" just give them a call at

Borders in Washington D.C. 14th St. NW (202) 737-1385.

Next stop on the summer book tour....Borders in Fairfield, CT. The town I grew up in!

Semi-Finalist Week #10

My dh is military and will hit his 12 year mark in October and will also be promoted to E-7 the same month-Yeah!! Besides the constant moving, uprooting of kids and schools is always hard on everyone. Even with deployments and him going to schools for long periods of time is no fun either. But I think the hardest deployment for me was in 2003 for the start of the war. He flew our on Valentine's Day, and because everything was hush hush then we found out two days before when his ship date was. All we could do is drop him off on base and leave. At that time, we had one son, Peytan who was 2 1/2. I didn't get anything from him no letter or phone call nothing because of what they were preparing for over there. Peytan had issues with constipation since he was a couple weeks old. I finally got a consult with a specialist in Chapel Hill which was 3 hours away. We drove up on the Eve of the start of the war and stayed at the Ronald McDonald House. As he slept I watched the countdown to the war on TV. I still hadn't heard from him. At the appointment the next day he had to be knocked out for his MRI which was the hardest thing to watch. They let me sit in the room with him as they did the MRI and all I could do was cry. When it was finally over and he was awake enough for us to go home. I drove home in a down pour! Not sure if my day could get any better! LOL!! About a week later I get a phone call from a nurse saying that he had Spinalbifida Occulta. I was speechless. She was so monotone as she told me and then proceeded to say that 15% of the population had it and didn't know it. Yep, that helped! I called one of our good friends that was station with us and that went to school with us (we were high school sweathearts, rival schools) he came over with dinner for us and his oldest to play with Peytan. I decided to send a Red Cross message to Jason to let him know what was going on because I didn't want him to hear it from someone else. Some of the guys that stayed in Kuwait did have access to phones, and word travels fast. It took me a week to convince his Sgt.Major to send it. I finally get a call via satellite phone to give him the break down of what was going on. And that he can go back with me when they do the second MRI on his head, because I couldn't do that again by myself. I think our conversation lasted 3 minutes. As the months passed I got letters from him, of course I sent letters and boxes as well. He finally got to call when they were back in Kuwait after the "invasion" part was over. He came home two weeks later just in time for the fourth of July! Nine months later we had Christian!

Peytan is now 8 and doing great! He'll probably be on Miralax the rest of his life and still has problems now and then. His favorite thing to do is play his PS3 online with Jason! I attached a pic of my boys as well!
BTW- after he was back a couple months, they tried to charge him money for that satellite phone call!
TIA
Amy-- Happy Scrapping! Semper Fi!

Week #9 U.S. Military Wives Semi Finalist

My husband and I met while we were both serving in the Marine Corps on deployment to Italy in support of the UN forces during the Bosnian conflict. We met in Italy, but actually started dating in Germany. We married just before Christmas that year and welcomed our little boy the spring of the next. Whirlwind romance...more than 12 years and a daughter later, still going strong.

My husband is now a Chief Warrant Officer 3 and a Blackhawk pilot in the U.S Army. He has served two tours to Afghanistan and is currently serving a year in Iraq, due home this fall. After trying to attend college for over 12 years, I finally graduated Cum Laude from Saint Leo University and am now a financial counselor working mainly to help military families. Since marrying, we have been stationed in Florida, the Carolinas, Alabama, and New York, where we have lived for over 7 years now.

Having served myself, I think I have had a huge advantage in understanding military life. That being said, we have had our share of challenges to overcome. Each step taking us that much closer to retirement and a new life. I have been blessed to be able to be a stay-at-home mom for the majority of my children's lives and fill my "extra" time volunteering in the community and practicing my passion of photography. I have worked in our family readiness groups, the Red Cross, the financial counseling office, Cub Scouts, Brownies, and am currently the treasurer of our school's PTO. We have all met some truly wonderful friends along our way and look forward to meeting many more.

Stephanie Talcott

Proud former Marine and Marine/Army wife :o)


A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

~Knights of Pythagoras

Boston Book Signing at Borders!

Happy Sunday Everyone! Yesterday we had a fantastic book signing at the Borders in the CambridgeSide Galleria Mall. It was awesome to see some familiar faces and meet some new readers as well. My Signing Liaisons Vicki & Nicole did a great job promoting the event and getting the word out.

Peter and his staff were outstanding and extremely helpful. We sold several copies and they had me sign the few leftover and put them out for sale. (FYI...the ones that were left in Philly last week are already sold!)

As of Monday they will also have a BINC number which means it will be listed in the Borders system! Whooo Hooo!!!

Next stop....Paddy's Beach side Restaurant in Westerly, RI! For those of you who have read the book, this is the same Paddy's that is featured in "The Amoveo Legacy".

Remember....if you want a signed copy of "The Amoveo Legacy" give them a call at the Borders in CambridgeSide Galleria--they've got a few signed copies out front for sale!

Can't get to the bookstore? No worries! You can get a copy online http://www.amazon.com/Amoveo-Legacy-Sara-Taney-Humphreys/dp/1554872774/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244992191&sr=8-2

I'll be there August 8th: 1pm-4pmPaddy’s Restaraunt--Altantic Avenue Westerly, RI 02891 Amy Petty will be performing LIVE! You can check out her music at http://amypetty.com/

Hope to see you!