Cheryl Kaye Tardif's Blog (51)

Day 24: visit Fiction Scribe for chapter 3 of The River and a review of Whale Song

Drop by FictionScribe.com to read a new review of Whale Song and for another glimpse into the life of Del Hawthorne as she gets ready for the adventure of her life, in Cheryl Kaye Tardif's The River, an action-packed techno-thriller that takes you down the wild Nahanni River.

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It had been years since she had set foot inside…

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"Mix some Michael Crichton with a touch of Dean Koontz..." says Amanda Richards, Top 100 Amazon Reviewer, about The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Amanda Richards, the Amazon Top 100 reviewer who recently gave Cheryl Kaye Tardif's Whale Song a 5-star review recently read and reviewed The River on Amazon...


Mix some Michael Crichton with a touch of Dean Koontz, add a generous dash of sci-fi and then distill the resulting mixture until all you have left is the good stuff. That, in a nutshell, is "The River". …



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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 22, 2007 at 9:01am — No Comments

Day 21 of virtual book tour: Whale Song reviewed at Raspberry Latte - The Bookworm's Book Review

Stacie Penny at Raspberry Latte has this to say about Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif:

"Eleven year old Sarah moves to Canada with her parents when her father accepts a post to study whales off the coastline. Even though she leaves everything behind, Sarah discovers that life can become complicated in a heartbeat. Or in the absence of one..."…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 22, 2007 at 8:37am — No Comments

Day 20 of virtual book tour: OUIJA by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Here's a short story you'll want to read with the lights on. Inspired by true events, OUIJA is the story of a woman who opens a box that should never be opened.

You know what they say about curiousity...

OUIJA

by Cheryl Kaye…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 21, 2007 at 6:02am — No Comments

Day 19: Read the final excerpt of Divine Intervention, Cheryl Kaye Tardif's sizzling psychic suspense

"Another wonderful Tardif novel shows her mastery of any genre. Tardif first enthralled me with Whale Song. What a magnificent transition she accomplishes here with Divine Intervention, a future-thriller, or speculative crime fiction, or sci-fi/mystery. Tardif shows that a great story and…

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Day 18 of virtual book tour: Chapter 2 of The River and a story about coincidence

THE RIVER by bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a "mile-a-minute pot-boiler mystery", according to the Edmonton Sun. Compared by fans to works by James Patterson, Dan Brown and Michael Crichton, THE RIVER is the story of Del Hawthorne and her search for a father she had thought long dead. As she travels with a group of near strangers along the mysterious Nahanni River, Del uncovers a world of painful youth serums, deadly nanobots and a conspiracy that threatens…

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Day 17 of VBT: Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif shares some trivia

Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of the bestselling novel Whale Song, has passed the halfway mark of her month-long virtual book tour, and today's stop gives you some quirky bits of trivia about Cheryl. Please stop by today's VBT host Word Weavers at their MySpace page and check out some interesting facts. Plus, don't forget...there may be a surprise waiting for you!

Tardif Trivia:

• From an early age, I wanted to be "Mrs.…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 18, 2007 at 4:16am — No Comments

Day 16 of Cheryl's virtual book tour: Chapter 2 of Divine Intervention, a psychic suspense

Drop by Criminal Minds at Work for Chapter 2 of Cheryl Kaye Tardif's psychic suspense Divine Intervention, a novel that pits a team of psychic government agents against a deadly serial arsonist who is leaving a blazing trail of bodies behind.

Or…

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Day 15 of VBT: Cheryl Kaye Tardif talks about the assisted suicide theme in her bestselling novel Whale Song

Book reviewer and film critic Jack Anthony interviews author Cheryl Kaye Tardif about Whale Song, the Controversial Novel that Explores Assisted Suicide…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 16, 2007 at 7:26am — No Comments

Day 14 of Cheryl Kaye Tardif's VBT: An excerpt from THE RIVER, a terrifying thriller

Today's stop is at The Write Type ~ Multi-Author Musings, and I am sharing Chapter 1 of The River, an action-packed thriller that explores nanotechnology, painful youth serums and a deadly conspiracy, with the Nahanni River in Canada's rugged Northwest Territories as its isolated and mysterious backdrop.

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She always leads with her heart,” a voice croaked.

Startled by the…

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Day 12: Cheryl visits Grow Mercy and talks about the murder of her brother Jason

On Grow Mercy I share a very personal tregedy with you, and I explain how Whale Song is benefitting others:



Let me introduce you to author Cheryl Kaye Tardif and her story…and how she is using one story to help homeless people.

Thanks, Steve, for having me visit Grow Mercy on Day 12 of my ‘Touring the World’ virtual book tour, where I’m promoting my latest novel Whale Song, a novel that will change the way you view life…and death. This is the first stop…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 13, 2007 at 5:27am — No Comments

Day 10: Bestselling Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif is interviewed by The Dark Phantom Review

Along with a link to the review of Whale Song, by The Dark Phantom Review, you'll find an enlightening interview with author Cheryl Kaye Tardif, as she embarks upon Day 10 of her 'Touring the World' virtual book tour.



Welcome to The Dark Phantom Review, Cheryl! It’s nice to have you here. Why don’t you start by telling us a bit about your book, and what inspired you to write such a story?

Thank you for having me here.

Whale Song is an emotional…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 11, 2007 at 4:17am — No Comments

Day 9 of Cheryl's VBT gives you a glimpse of 'The Car'

As part of my 'Touring the World' virtual book tour I wanted to make sure that you had some fun along the way. I wanted to give you interesting articles and interviews, plus samples of my work, and today's sampling is a creepy short story (unpublished) that I hope you'll enjoy.

And for…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 10, 2007 at 2:03am — No Comments

Day 8 of Cheryl's virtual book tour - interviews with Muze's Musings and ArtistFirst Radio Network

Day 8 finds me with two exciting stops. First, please visit Muze's Musings where I am interviewed by author Nikki Leigh. Today we talk about everything Whale Song, from setting to native legends to research.



Nikki - Tell us a bit about how Whale Song came to be.



Cheryl - Whale Song arrived as a simple idea: ‘What if your mother died when you were young, a pre-teen?’ It then evolved to:…
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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 9, 2007 at 5:17am — No Comments

Day 7 of Cheryl Kaye Tardif's virtual book tour - read Chapter 2 of Whale Song

Day 7: Cheryl's 'Touring the World' virtual book tour - here's Chapter 2 of Whale Song, a haunting and compelling novel by Cheryl Kaye Tardif.

If you want to read the Prologue and Chapter 1 first, please go HERE.

Whale…

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Day 6 on Cheryl Kaye Tardif's virtual book tour, she shares a bit of Divine Intervention

Drop by Criminal Minds at Work for an excerpt from Cheryl Kaye Tardif's paranormal crime novel Divine Intervention, a novel about a team of psychic government agents who are searching for a deadly serial arsonist.


Sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy the prologue and first chapter.


Prologue
It always began with the dead girl in her…
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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 6, 2007 at 6:00am — No Comments

Day 5: Read about some of Cheryl's past KillerHobbies

Learn more about Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of Whale Song, on Day 5 of her 'Touring the World' virtual book tour, as she chats with the ladies at KillerHobbies.blogspot.com.

What strange, interesting or unique hobbies shaped her life as a child?



And don't forget, there could be prizes at this stop!…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 5, 2007 at 11:30am — No Comments

Day 4: A Sneak Peek at Whale Song, a novel that will change the way you view life...and death.

August 4th: Today's special treat is an excerpt from Cheryl Kaye Tardif's new bestseller Whale Song, a novel that will change the way you view life...and death.



So drop by her host site, sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy the prologue and first chapter.




I ONCE FEARED death.

It is said that death begins with the absence of life. And life begins when death is no longer feared. I have stared death in the face and survived. A survivor who has…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 4, 2007 at 11:30am — No Comments

Bookpleasures.com Interviews Cheryl Kaye Tardif, Author of Whale Song

Today Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com, is once again excited to have as our guest Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif.

Cheryl has made quite a name for herself in the world of literature in Canada and elsewhere. In 2004, Tardif was nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award. In addition, Cheryl has been extensively interviewed by the media and she has been featured in The…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 4, 2007 at 3:22am — No Comments

Cheryl 'Visits' 3Rs Reading Den

This morning, on Day 1 of my 'Touring the World' virtual book tour, I dropped by 3Rs Reading Den for a chat with RJ. Check it out! You never know what you might learn about me, Whale Song or my other novels. And you never know what surprises may lie in wait!

rj: Let’s start off with talking about characters - the creation of & the relationship the character has to the…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on August 2, 2007 at 9:23am — No Comments

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