{"id":1537,"date":"2026-04-16T21:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:43:17","slug":"book-blast-love-life-and-mother-nature-by-james-c-glassford-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/book-blast-love-life-and-mother-nature-by-james-c-glassford-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Blast: Love, Life and Mother Nature by James C. Glassford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-167x93.jpg 167w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-752x420.jpg 752w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1068x596.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TourBanner_-Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #2b00fe;\" data-keep-original-tag=\"false\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><b>Congratulations to tour winner Kim M. and to host winner It&#8217;s Raining Books.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span data-keep-original-tag=\"false\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-keep-original-tag=\"false\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all the stops have now been filled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Book Blast Tour for LOVE, LIFE AND MOTHER NATURE by James C. Glassford, a poetry available now from Tellwell Publishing. The Book Blast Tour will take place on February 16 &#8211; February 20. This tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. A PDF copy of the book is available for review.<\/p>\n<p>James C. Glassford will be awarding a $10 Amazon\/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner during the tour, and a $10 Amazon\/BN gift card to a randomly drawn host.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYNOPSIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1477\" src=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-167x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-167x241.jpg 167w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1418x2048.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-291x420.jpg 291w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-150x217.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-300x433.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-696x1005.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-1068x1542.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BookCover_Love-Life-and-Mother-Nature-scaled.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\">There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,<br \/>\nThere is a rapture in the lonely shore,<br \/>\nThere is a society where none intrudes,<br \/>\nBy the deep sea and music in its roar:<br \/>\nI love not man the less, but nature more.<br \/>\n\u2013 Lord Byron<\/h3>\n<p>These poems reflect the healing powers of nature both without and within. It can amaze you and comfort you, rejuvenate and rehabilitate you\u2014 if you let it.<\/p>\n<p>Discover its powers\u2014read on!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong>TOUR PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>February 16<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.wendizwaduk.net\/2026\/02\/book-blast-love-life-and-mother-nature.html&quot;}\">Wendi Zwaduk &#8211; Romance to Make Your Heart Race<\/a><br \/>\n2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.its-raining-books.blogspot.com&quot;}\">It&#8217;s Raining Books<\/a><br \/>\n3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/stormynightsreviewingandbloggind.blogspot.com\/2026\/02\/love-life-and-mother-nature.html&quot;}\">\u00a0Stormy Nights Reviewing &amp; Bloggin&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n4\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/thepenmuse.net\/&quot;}\">The Pen and Muse Book Reviews<\/a><br \/>\n5\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fabulousandbrunette.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Fabulous and Brunette<\/a><br \/>\n6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/authorcamilson.wordpress.com\/&quot;}\">Author C.A.Milson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 17<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/karensiddall.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/17\/book-blast-giveaway-love-life-and-mother-nature-picture-book-of-poems-by-james-c-glassford\/&quot;}\">Boys&#8217; Mom Reads!<\/a><br \/>\n2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/straightfromlibrary.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">Straight from the Library<\/a><br \/>\n3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/moonlightcompassbooks.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Moonlight Compass Books<\/a><br \/>\n4\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ellwynautumn.com\/ellwyn-autumns-blog\/&quot;}\">Ellwyn&#8217;s Blog<\/a><br \/>\n5\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.teatimeandbooks76.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Teatime and Books<\/a><br \/>\n6\u00a0<s>Wine Cellar Library<\/s>cancelled<\/p>\n<p>February 18<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.amybooksy.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Locks, Hooks and Books<\/a><br \/>\n2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.jhthomas.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Welcome to My World of Dreams<\/a><br \/>\n3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fuonlyknew.com\/2026\/02\/18\/love-life-and-mother-nature-by-james-c-glassford-peek-inside-and-giveaway\/&quot;}\">FUONLYKNEW<\/a><br \/>\n4\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/joanneguidoccio.com\/blog&quot;}\">Joanne Guidoccio<\/a><br \/>\n5\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/awonderfulworldofwordsa.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">A Wonderful World of Words<\/a><br \/>\n6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.ourtownbookreviews.com\/2026\/02\/love-life-and-mother-nature.html&quot;}\">Our Town Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 19<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/sandrasbookclub.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">Sandra&#8217;s Book Club<\/a><br \/>\n2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.longandshortreviews.com&quot;}\">Long and Short Reviews<\/a><br \/>\n3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/ofbooksandbookishthings.wordpress.com\/&quot;}\">Of Books and Bookish Things<\/a><br \/>\n4\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.thefaeriereview.com &quot;}\">The Faerie Review<\/a><br \/>\n5\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/searosetouk.blogspot.com\/?m=1&quot;}\">Sea&#8217;s Nod<\/a><br \/>\n6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/books0623.blogspot.com\/?m=1&quot;}\">Books1987<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 20<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com\/2026\/02\/love-life-and-mother-nature-by-james-c.html&quot;}\">Deal Sharing Aunt<\/a><br \/>\n2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/alwaysreadingreview.blogspot.com\/&quot;}\">Always Reading<\/a><br \/>\n3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/magickofbooks.blogspot.com\/2026\/02\/LOVE-LIFE-AND-MOTHER-NATURE-02-19-26-BB-GF.html&quot;}\">The Avid Reader<\/a><br \/>\n4\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Booksallthingsparanormalandromance&quot;}\">Books all things paranormal and romance<\/a><br \/>\n5\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/victoriazumbrumsreviews.blogspot.com\/2026\/02\/book-blast-love-life-and-mother-nature.html&quot;}\">Girl with Pen<\/a><br \/>\n6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/6965626878172492534\/8644489402383444971#\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.booksinthehall.blogspot.com&quot;}\">Books in the Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to tour winner Kim M. and to host winner It&#8217;s Raining Books. Thank you for your interest in hosting this tour, but all the stops have now been filled. Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Book Blast Tour for LOVE, LIFE AND MOTHER NATURE by James C. Glassford, a poetry available now from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,107,17],"tags":[108],"class_list":{"0":"post-1537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-book-blasts","8":"category-poetry","9":"category-virtual-tours","10":"tag-poetry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1538,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions\/1538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goddessfish.com\/new\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}