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Monday, August 12, 2024

Blog Tour- PLAYING HARD by Beth Pellino-Dudzic With An Interview & #Giveaway!

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the PLAYING HARD by Beth Pellino-Dudzic Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: PLAYING HARD

Author: Beth Pellino-Dudzic

Pub. Date: April 2, 2024

Publisher: My 3 Girls Publishing LLC

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 331

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/PLAYING-HARD 

THE FATHERS HAVE DECIDED

Rio and Gina Ricci will have legitimate careers—unlike the rest of the family. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll were not part of the plan, but definitely part of their destiny. After all, it’s the 70s. With the help of her cousin Rio, Gina secretly pursues her dream to be a singer—against her parents’ wishes.

Enter Trevor McNaughton, a beautiful, troubled musician. Gina brings Trevor back to her family’s gated estate, where her father tracks every move using security cameras placed throughout the grounds. Before their steamy night is over, cold, career driven Gina is in love … and insanely jealous.

Trevor falls under Gina’s spell and the couple brace themselves for the challenges of life and love on the road. But Trevor ignores Gina’s intuition about the risks to their blissful union and the success they are building together. Gina’s not sure she wants to know exactly how the family plans to help the couple and eliminate threats.

 

Interview:

For the readers: can you tell us a little bit about your book and the characters?

My book is about actually two bands playing in the New York Club scene of the 70’s. Many bands felt that it was a way to make it in the music industry. Two of the three main characters are cousins who come from an extremely wealthy Italian family, very well connected. They go against their parents’ wishes and create a band. One night the lead female character goes to a club to see her friends and see’s a lead singer, lead guitarist in another band from Canada. They fall instantly in love. The book is their love story. Playing filthy clubs and living the club grind. Also, she needs to introduce her love to her “very” Italian family how would he be received. Her cousin is totally invested in the music of the now one power band they create. The story takes them to deal which means a move. Gina Ricci and her cousin Rio Ricci are the leaders of their band, they create a stage name Poole, not to be associated by their families. Trevor McNaughton is the sexy Canadian singer that Gina falls madly in love with. The Ricci family plays an important part of the story, Mario, Franny, Uncle Tony and Aunt Deidre. Then the other band members, Jeff Wainwright, Ian White, Skip Glazer, Manager and Tommy Whelan their Producer. As the book progresses more characters are introduced. Twists and turns are predictable as love stories aren’t always perfect.

 

What are you working on now?

Book Five of the Perfection Saga. Plus I write lyrics for songs I created in each of the five books.

 

Were any of the characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?

Yes, two of my friends from back in my “band days” said I could use their real names. Other characters were loosely based on people I knew, but not directly. The lead female character Gina Ricci is most definitely an alter ego of myself. Freely admit that.

 

Who was your favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?

Gina was my most favorite since she is an alter ego of myself. I heard myself saying those lines. I actually vocalized her lines to add realism to how she talked and the words she was using. The least but was fun to write an antagonist was the character of Brian Mayfield. He is disruptive in the lives of Trevor and Gina. He also brings heavy drug use and womanizing into the bands inner workings.

 

What is your favorite passage/scene in your book?

When Gina meets Trevor at Glen Island Casino. I’ll give a bit from the book.

“The singer had wavy, dirty-blond hair to his shoulders and facial hair like he hadn’t shaved. He was tall with long arms and legs, but not skinny, with the softest, bluest eyes, not the cool steel-blue eyes of her father. He was wearing a shirt from some bar in Canada, sneakers, and impossibly tight jeans. She was mesmerized by him; he was a perfect specimen of a man. She couldn’t take her eyes off this man. She stared, feeling something, she never had before. She was sexually stimulated by watching him. Like a vibrator made her feel, but more intense. They played three songs and, afterward, introduced themselves individually. His voice was soft but had that hard rock edge. His name was Trevor McNaughton.”

 

What kind of research did you have to do for the story?

Since it was a period piece, I had to research hotels, restaurants and concert venues that were in existence in the 70’s and 80’s. Which sounds easy until you realize some aren’t in existence yet. You need to research places that existed in the 70’s. Even types of food that didn’t exist, cell phones didn’t exist. Had to remember all those nuisances. A lot of research in music what year the songs come out, plus the month that it came out. Clothing styles also came into play.

 

Lightning Round Questions

What are you reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?

I am actually reading nothing. I feel reading something as I am writing would interfere with my writing process. Do not want to put a plot line in that isn’t mine by mistake. Since Perfection Saga is five books, I have one more to write. Then I start on my next series. Also, in my head forever. I am not interested in reading anything until I get about 10 books out in the public.

 

Favorite social media site?

I would say Facebook since it reconnected me with some friends from my past. Easy to keep in touch see photos of children, special events, etc. I do admit that TikTok is interesting to see the creativity of people, some are funny, some are artsy. I like them both.

 

Favorite Superhero or Villain?

Deadpool, I love the characters interplay with the audience. Also, very snarky.

 

Favorite TV show?

Absolutely Fabulous and Schitt’s Creek can’t chose.

 

Sweet or Salty?

I have been on the Keto Diet for 3 years. I don’t eat white sugar nor do I eat chips and such. However, I have good substitutes, so sweet or salty, what mood am I in. That’s the best I can give you.

 

Any Phobias?

Yes, I do not like driving on Interstate Highways or driving over bridges. I can be a passenger but not the driver. I sometimes get claustrophobic in car washes. I am also a clean freak, clean my house every day and I exercise 90 minutes every day, a bit excessive. I am super strict on my Keto Diet, afraid of gaining weight, a total phobia.

 

Song you can’t get enough of right now?

Holding onto Heaven, Nickelback

 

2024 Movie you’re most looking forward to?

Bob Marley, One Love

 

Do you play video games? If so, what are some of your favorites?

Have never played video games, even though my daughters were engrossed by Sims, and Halo. Don’t get it.


 

About Beth Pellino-Dudzic:

Beth Pellino-Dudzic was born in the Bronx, NYC. She spent most of her life in Westchester County. She received a BA in Business Administration and then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where her three daughters were born. She came back to Westchester to raise her girls and worked at IBM upon her return.

Although the story is fictional, it is a tribute to the author’s fond memories of her time in the 1970’s-80’s band scene. The story developed over decades in her head. It was waiting to be written.

She now lives in Pike Road, Alabama, with her husband and their miniature dachshund, Truffle. Beth’s favorite pastimes are cooking, baking, and everything football.

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Giveaway Details:

5 winners will receive a finished copy of PLAYING HARD, US Only.

Ends August 27th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

8/12/2024

Writer of Wrongs

Guest Post

8/12/2024

Two Chicks on Books

Interview/IG Post

8/13/2024

Daily Waffle

Guest Post

8/13/2024

The Momma Spot

Guest Post

8/14/2024

Lady Hawkeye

Guest Post/IG Post

8/14/2024

Fire and Ice

Guest Post/IG Post

8/15/2024

Edith's Little Free Library

IG Post/TikTok Post

8/15/2024

@dreaminginpages

IG Post

8/16/2024

GryffindorBookishnerd

IG Review

8/16/2024

@evergirl200

IG Review

 

Week Two:

8/19/2024

jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/19/2024

Books and Zebras

IG Review

8/20/2024

@heyashleyyreads

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/20/2024

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

8/21/2024

One More Exclamation

Review/IG Post

8/21/2024

Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Review/IG Post

8/22/2024

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

8/22/2024

@thepagelady

IG Review

8/23/2024

@amysbookshelf82

IG Review

8/23/2024

Deal sharing aunt

Review/IG Post

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