Today I’m excited to participate in the Audiobook Blog Tour
for ‘Omari and the People’ written by Stephen Whitfield, and narrated by Curt
Simmons. This is a Fiction novel with a touch of magical realism. Read more
information about this book here, and listen to a sample of ‘Omari and the
People’.

About the Book:

In a squalid ancient city on the edge of a desert (based
in part on the Empty Quarter in Arabia) a weary, thrill-seeking thief named
Omari sets his home afire to start anew and to cover his many crimes. When the
entire city is unintentionally destroyed by the flames, the cornered thief
tells the displaced people a lie about a better place which only he can lead
them to, across the desert. With the help of an aged, mysterious woman who
knows a better place actually does exist, they set out. The disparate people
must come together to fight their way through bandits, storms, epidemics, and
more. As a result of Omari’s involvement with Saba, a fiercely independent
woman who is out to break him in the pay of a merchant whom he has offended,
his ability to lead his life and the success of the caravan – is jeopardized.

The Facts:

Audiobook Sample:

About the Author:

Chicago-born Stephen Whitfield began writing as a Marine
Corps print journalist. His writing has appeared in military publications, as
well as the Kansas City Star and the Jersey Journal. He holds degrees from Loyola
University Chicago, Chicago Theological Seminary, and Indiana University. His
various adventures have taken him to such places as London, Paris, Trondheim,
Johannesburg, Beirut, most of The Virgin Islands and the wilder neighborhoods
of Chicago.

About the Narrator:

Curt lives in Seattle and produces and narrates
audiobooks in his home studio. He began his performing career in college as a
stage actor and radio personality. After college, in addition to acting, Curt
also did voiceovers for commercials, which he also wrote, directed, and edited
for broadcast TV. Following the birth of his daughter in 1984, he left the
performing arts to pursue a more “stable” profession managing projects. Then,
in 2014 he returned to the professional stage for the first time in over 30
years as Walter Flood in Becky’s New Car by Stephen Dietz. He has also appeared
recently as Lyman in Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz and Ralph in The
Last Romance by Joseph DiPietro. Omari and the People is Curt’s sixth
audiobook.

Giveaway:

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram