Real Santa Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Real Santa by William Hazelgrove

George Kronenfeldt is an unemployed engineer with one shot to keep his daughters belief in Santa intact. When Megan tells him the only way she will believe in Santa is if she can videotape him and then tells her fourth grade class she will prove the existence ...
Real Santa Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

If You Believe Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

If You Believe by Mya O"Malley

Sometimes love only comes once in a lifetime. For some lucky people, it is possible to love again.
Melody and Jack had shared an unforgettable love story that abruptly came to an end. Melody, left picking up the pieces, finds herself alone years later, with no ...
If You Believe Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Winter Wolf Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Winter Wolf (Witch & Wolf Book 2) by R.J. Blain

The Hunted Wizard

When Nicole dabbled in the occult, she lost it all: Her voice, her family, and her name. Now on the run from the Inquisition, she must prove to herself—and the world—that not all wizards are too dangerous to let liv ...
Winter Wolf Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Cranberry Bluff Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Cranberry Bluff by Deborah Garner

Molly Elliott"s quiet life in Tallahassee, Florida, is disrupted when routine errands land her in the wrong place at the wrong time: the middle of a bank robbery. Accused and cleared of the crime, she flees both media attention and mysterious, ...
Cranberry Bluff Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Spell for Sophia Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Spell for Sophia

Sophia Perez-Hidalgo’s survival depends upon her mastering magic and the supernatural before her lawless parents and their vengeful boss catch up to her. How far must she flee to escape them forever? Sophia runs until she’s out of stolen money, then…Fate delivers her into ...
Spell for Sophia Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

How a Star Falls Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

How a Star Falls by Amber Stokes

 

How does a star fall?
Quickly. Completely. Unexpectedly.

Derrick Knolane escapes to Trinidad Head most evenings, avoiding his apartment and planning for the day he"ll break free of Humboldt County. Working in a music store might be fine for a ...
How a Star Falls Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Earthkeepers Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Earthkeepers by Shawn Underhill

From the author of The Great North Woods Pack series comes a new adventure...

Millions of people talk to animals every day. If you happen to be such a person, there’s nothing terribly unusual about you. But what if animals spoke to you in return? W ...
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Book Review: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

by Jan Karon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
As the title suggests, I instantly felt at home in Mitford and was quite content to stay a spell. Delightful characters. Good humor. A dog that likes poetry and responds positively to scripture. Animated descriptions and lively conversations. The town and ...
Book Review: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

Book Review: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel

by Hilary Mantel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Because this was a book of short-stories and I was in the process of reading other novels simultaneously, I had planned to read one story each night and finish in ten days. When I reached the second story, my plan went out the window because I became ...
Book Review: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel

Book Review: Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

by Jeff VanderMeer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Clever characterizations. Humor in the form of sarcasm, irony and wry observations. Screaming rabbits (that"s a sound/image very difficult to shake). Filled with beguiling mysteries and disturbing anomalies. What is the most secretive, dangerous and ...
Book Review: Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

Martian Goods and Other Stories Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Martian Goods and Other Stories by Noelle Campbell

On a barren world where air is priceless and women are bought and sold, one man longs for love, but is she worth the price?

In this collection of short stories by science fiction author Noelle Campbell, Mars is the new frontier where men ...
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Beam N Read Reading Light Blast and $50 Giveaway

 
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New edition Beam n Read Hands-Free Light delivers a wide & bright light that lights up 2 book pages and doesn"t disturb others. It"s a true reading light ...
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The Match Maker Book Blast and $75 Giveaway

The Match Maker by Karey White (The Husband Maker #2)

(Summary contains spoilers if you have not yet read book #1 The Husband Maker)

It’s been six months since Charlotte and Kyle broke up, and the Husband Maker strikes again. Kyle is officially engaged, while Charlotte is still nursing a b ...
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Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

by Jeff VanderMeer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Area X has my undivided attention. An amazing genre-bending start to what is sure to be a surreal trip through three books. The writing style is clear and linguistically appealing creating vivid mind-blowing pictures that mix myth with an unsettling ...
Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Book Review: Buddy (How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man) by Brian McGrory

by Brian McGrory
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Endearing, humorous and as much a story of family as of a pampered rooster named Buddy. The story was touching, sweet, and comical. It often had me laughing aloud. Recommended for fans of memoirs and animal stories. Quotes:"I never knew joy and sorrow ...
Book Review: Buddy (How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man) by Brian McGrory

Book Review: The Last Victim by Karen Robards

by Karen Robards
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Stretched the boundaries of belief a bit far but oddly humorous. Unique and attention-grabbing first line. Sympathetic and interesting characters. Extremely sensuous. The actual mystery and suspense were sometimes lost in the business of forging ...
Book Review: The Last Victim by Karen Robards

Yoder Family Restaurant Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Yoder Family Amish Restaurant

Sadie Zook is in an impossible situation. After a long search, she"s finally found love. But the man she"s fallen for also happens to work at the same Amish restaurant--a restaurant that has banned co-workers from dating. So Sadie and her boyfriend are ...
Yoder Family Restaurant Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Jack Templar 4 Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Jack Templar and the Lord of the Werewolves

Fresh from confronting the Lord of the Vampires in the limestone catacombs beneath Paris, Jack Templar faces his toughest challenge yet as he searches for the next Jerusalem Stone, this one being held by the Lord of the Werewolves.

But the ...
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Book Review: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

by Alice Hoffman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sometimes the most difficult reads are the most rewarding. The Dovekeepers took me a long time to read. I put it down at several points and had to come back to it. The writing was lyrical and dense with information. The book was obviously ...
Book Review: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

Where There Is Love Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Where There is Love by Mya O"Malley

Mia Dennsi is a beautiful young woman who has experienced a challenging childhood. As an out of work teacher, Mia accepts a position for home-schooling a troubled, misunderstood teenager. Mia makes it a priority to help Cassidy overcome her challenges ...
Where There Is Love Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

by Mary Roach
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The author"s droll humor captivates the reader immediately. She deftly manages to take an otherwise taboo topic and make it engaging, entertaining and informative. Excellently and gamely researched. Fascinating facts and amusing anecdotes. Though she ...
Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Book Review: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

by Elizabeth Gilbert
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The writing sets a lighthearted tone with an undercurrent of humor. The author has a marvelous sense of irony. Well-researched in terms of botanic history. Surprisingly sensual and erotic. Exotic and vividly descriptive as well as adventurous. ...
Book Review: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Book Review: The Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus

by Jeff Backhaus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Immediately compelling. Emotionally gripping. Instantly there is a mystery with a man who has locked himself in his room for three years, refusing to come out (hikikomori). The book was extremely intimate, sometimes uncomfortably so as the reader is ...
Book Review: The Rental Sister by Jeff Backhaus

Rise of the Blood Masters Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Rise of the Blood Masters

This is the continuation of the bestselling young adult fantasy series, the Dragon Stone Saga!

Over 100,000 copies of this series have been sold.

The brave dragon rider, Tallin Arai, continues his fight against the Balborites, a cult of religious fanatics and ...
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Book Review: Faithful Place by Tana French

by Tana French
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was instantly swept up into the story and the mind of Frank Mackey. The first-person narrative that French employs is unique and effective. The family dynamics are authentic and captivating. The humor dry and sardonic. The author demonstrates amazing ...
Book Review: Faithful Place by Tana French

Sebastian and the Hibernauts: Beyond the Gloaming Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Sebastian and the Hibernauts: Beyond the Gloaming

It is Easter, 1973 and twelve year old Sebastian Duffy has some serious self-esteem issues. He is beaten by his parents, bullied at school, steals from his friends and still mourning the death of his brother. To cap it all, strange things ...
Sebastian and the Hibernauts: Beyond the Gloaming Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Book Review: The Banks of Certain Rivers by Jon Harrison

Update: Due to be released in paperback on September 23, 2014 with new cover!

 

by Jon Harrison
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was surprised by the depth, the tension, and the complexity of this novel. It starts off with a business trip, but somehow the author creates a sense of ...
Book Review: The Banks of Certain Rivers by Jon Harrison

Book Review: The Natural by Bernard Malamud

>> by Bernard Malamud
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
From a literary standpoint, The Natural is a fine novel. The imagery sets the dark, unsettling tone that pervades the book. The dialogue is authentic (1950"s). The dry humor helps offset the unhappy circumstances. What was most notable was the way ...
Book Review: The Natural by Bernard Malamud

Rewind to You Book Blast and $75 Giveaway

Rewind to You

One last summer before college on beautiful Tybee Island is supposed to help Sienna forget. But how can she? This is where her family spent every summer before everything changed, before the world as she knew it was ripped away.

But the past isn’t easily left behind. E ...
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Jubilee"s Journey Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Jubilee’s Journey by Bette Lee Crosby

 

JUBILEE’S JOURNEY…FPA PRESIDENT’S BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNER

 

When tragedy strikes a West Virginia coal mining family, two children start out on a trek that they hope will lead them to a new life. Before a day passes, the children ...
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Book Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I hate science, but thanks to Bill Bryson, I devoured a 500 page book about it. Humorous anecdotes, eccentric scientists, fascinating footnotes, and a delightful way with words and images that engage and amuse. Bryson writes to the reader who comes to ...
Book Review: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

Book Review: The Likeness by Tana French

by Tana French
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant mystery and suspense! The storyline is inventive and captivating. The characters have depth and come to life on the page. French has a magnificent way with words, deftly painting images fraught with tension. I also appreciated the snarky humor ...
Book Review: The Likeness by Tana French

The Sending Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Sending

A city"s peace is shattered when two university students go missing, and only Daneel and his friends know the shocking truth of what happened. Finding themselves under attack, Daneel leads them in a race to escape the mounting violence.
Mara is willing to kill for the beliefs of ...
The Sending Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Book Review: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

by Jojo Moyes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Basically, what you"d expect from a romantic comedy but more character driven than plot driven. Initially, the characters didn"t resonate with me and the plot was flat. But about 60 pages in, everything began to pick up. The situations became more ...
Book Review: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

September Kindle Fire Giveaway

September $229 Giveaway


 

It’s time for September’s $229 Kindle Giveaway Hosted by I Am A Reader.

We are giving away 2 great prizes both valued at $229.

Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!

 

The first prize is avail ...
September Kindle Fire Giveaway

Daring to thrive

For the past half-hour or so, I’ve been swinging on a porch swing enjoying the weather and thinking about my purpose in life. If it were, say, 6 PM, and I’d just gotten home from work, I’d probably have been thinking about something else. But it’s 3:30 in the afternoon on a Tuesday, and I no lon ...
Daring to thrive

Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas

by Sarah Loudin Thomas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Uplifting and encouraging read with likeable albeit not fully developed characters. The plot was engaging although a little more conflict and drama would have been welcome. I liked that the author brought in elements of the supernatural to give ...
Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Book Review: The Bloodletter"s Daughter by Linda Lafferty

by Linda Lafferty
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I stopped at page 170 because I simply couldn"t read anymore of this book. At first glance, it was interesting, even captivating, so I kept reading. It was too salacious for my tastes, but that isn"t why I gave it one star and stopped reading. The ...
Book Review: The Bloodletter"s Daughter by Linda Lafferty

Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Half of a Yellow Sun is a fascinating book, but a lot to process if you come into it knowing nothing of Nigerian history. Complex politics involving tribes and nations in 1960"s Nigeria are sometimes difficult to follow and always hard to ...
Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I wish Bill Bryson had been my history teacher! I don"t care for politics, sports, or even history all that much, but Bryson is such a good storyteller that I devoured this book. It was interesting and compelling from word one. Bryson includes obscure ...
Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

Book Review: The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

by Rene Denfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
So much depth packed into less than 300 pages; a book unlike anything I"ve ever read. I was immediately enraptured by the narrator"s voice, visions and observations. The imagery is ripe for the imagination, and the reader quickly becomes consumed by ...
Book Review: The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

Book Review: The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

by Masha Hamilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lyrical, descriptive writing told from the point of view of a variety of characters allowing insight into each of their lives and thoughts, especially regarding the bookmobile. Authentic dialogue, rich characterizations, complex ideologies and ...
Book Review: The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

Romance Swag Pack and/or Book giveaway

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Book Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Just as contrived, just as predictable, and just as compulsively readable as a Victorian novel. I found myself caring about the characters and being drawn into the story. I read it cover to cover in one evening, and I found that despite its ...
Book Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Book Blast: Blood & Roses Episode 1 by Rhys Christopher Ethan

Book Title: Harvest, Episode 1.1
Book Series: Blood & Roses: A Sci-Fi Adventure

Author: Rhys Christopher Ethan

 

Synopsis:

Dorothy meets universe in this stellar adventure of pain, survival and freedom and in the middle of all, a girl trying to find her place among the ...
Book Blast: Blood & Roses Episode 1 by Rhys Christopher Ethan

Book Review: Motherland by Maria Humel

by Maria Hummel

My review: 4 of 5 stars

I was curious to read a novel of Nazi Germany that focused on the experiences of a German family. How complicit were they? What did they know and when? Although the novel was insightful to a point, it never answered those questions to my ...
Book Review: Motherland by Maria Humel

Son of War, Daughter of Chaos Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Son of War, Daughter of Chaos

Aislynn is accustomed to watching for the enemy. Her parents instructed her from the time she was young to look for the signs: people with greater than normal strength, eyes that can glow green, and have the ability to jump long distances. Over the years, ...
Son of War, Daughter of Chaos Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Book Review: Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley

by Peggy Riley
My review: 5 of 5 stars

I"ll be haunted by this story for quite some time. The narration sets a tone of fear and despair. Immediately, the reader is thrown into the desperate, frantic situation of a mother on the run with her two daughters. The characters have been ...
Book Review: Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley

The Tesla Gate Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Tesla Gate

When a cosmic storm enters Earth’s atmosphere, scientists are baffled by its composition and origins, but not nearly as much as they are by the storm’s side effect – anyone who has died and chosen not to cross over is suddenly stranded here, visible, and can interact with the l ...
The Tesla Gate Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Matt Archer: Redemption Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Matt Archer: Redemption

“There’s more to me than you know…”

When Matt Archer’s sister, Mamie, said those words to him three years ago, he had no idea how prophetic they were, or what this would mean for his family.
Now, he knows. And it changes everything, bringing the war right to Matt’s ...
Matt Archer: Redemption Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Becoming Lady Lockwood Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Becoming Lady Lockwood

Amelia Beckett is delighted to be a widow. Married by proxy to a man she"d never met, Amelia recognizes that a fortuitous entry into widowhood frees her from meddlesome chaperones and matchmakers. Heiress to her mother"s sugar plantation in Jamaica, she happily ...
Becoming Lady Lockwood Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Spell Check Free Friday and Saturday

 



 



Spell Check by Julie Wright

A skeleton is rattling its way out of the closet marked “FAMILY SECRET! KEEP OUT!”

Allyson Peterson believes that being hanged by the Salem High Witches is the absolute worst thing that can happen. But when her powers, wrested fro ...
Spell Check Free Friday and Saturday

Book Review: Tell the Wolves I"m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

by Carol Rifka Brunt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Immediately arresting with fascinating characters. I particularly related because it was set in 1987 when I was in high school. The fourteen-year-old narrator is excellent but unreliable because of her immature and limited viewpoint. The eighties ...
Book Review: Tell the Wolves I"m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

July Kindle Fire Giveaway

Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes both values at $229. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!

The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to bloggers who post about this giveaway. You can find info on how to e ...
July Kindle Fire Giveaway

Uncovering Cobbogoth Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Uncovering Cobbogoth by Hannah L. Clark

Norah Lukens needs to uncover the truth about the fabled lost city of Cobbogoth. After her archaeologist uncle’s murder, Norah is asked to translate his old research journal for evidence and discovers that his murder was a cover-up for something f ...
Uncovering Cobbogoth Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

True Colors Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

True Colors

Landry Albright enters a modeling competition with her two best friends, but runs into jealousy when she advances to the next level without them. Enter the gorgeous Devon, who also makes the first cut of the modeling contest. Devon seems like the perfect new best friend, but can ...
True Colors Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Super Villain Academy Book Blasts and $100 Giveaway

Polar Opposites: Super Villain Academy #2

The supers are balanced. Academies have altered their curriculum to teach both sides of the super power spectrum. All’s well in the super world. Right?

When Mystic kidnaps Oceanus, Jeff learns it isn’t all right. Turning to the newly balanced sup ...
Super Villain Academy Book Blasts and $100 Giveaway

Deadly Fun Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Deadly Fun by Pam Richter

To everyone aboard the luxury cruise ship, Dan and Linda Duncan are the perfect couple; married, gorgeous, and in love. But Lo is actually working in disguise and undercover, with an assumed identity. She routinely uses her unusual beauty to seek out information ...
Deadly Fun Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Kindle Fire HDX Giveaway

Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!

The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to bloggers who post about this giveaway. You can find info on how to enter the 2nd giveaway ...
Kindle Fire HDX Giveaway

The Hunt for Tomorrow Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

THE HUNT FOR TOMORROW 22 AUTHORS. 3 DYSTOPIAN BOXED SETS. 1 MASSIVE EVENT. A virtual scavenger hunt through twenty-two fictional dystopias. Friday, July 18 at 6:00pm (EST) - Sunday, July 20 at 6:00pm (EST). Join THE HUNT FOR TOMORROW, an on-line scavenger hunt, and embark on a virtual odyssey ...
The Hunt for Tomorrow Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Sign the Declaration for the Right to Libraries

 LIBRARIES CHANGE LIVES

Declaration for the Right to Libraries

In the spirit of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we believe that libraries are essential to a democratic society. Every day, in countless communities across our ...
Sign the Declaration for the Right to Libraries

Blackwood Crossing Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Blackwood Crossing

If you had to make a choice, would it be loyalty or love?

Torn between loyalty to her family and refusal to marry a laird she despises, Rhona Davidson accepts a dangerous proposal from a man she knows only as Blackwood.

Leaving behind a life of leisure, Charles ...
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Book Review: The Midwife by Jennifer Worth

by Jennifer Worth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An incredibly fascinating and absorbing read! Excellent storytelling with healthy doses of humor. I learned so much about the work of midwives and the social conditions of East London in the 1950s. I never would"ve guessed how important and pivotal ...
Book Review: The Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike

by John Updike
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When you appreciate skilled, lyrical writing, but despise the main character and the plot, writing a review is tricky. Rabbit, Run is not a book I would"ve read if not for the fact that my book club chose it. It is good literature but an unpleasant ...
Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike

June Kindle Fire Giveaway

Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!

The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to bloggers who post about this giveaway. You can find info on how to enter the 2nd giveaway ...
June Kindle Fire Giveaway

Book Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

by Laini Taylor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This being the finale to a series, it pains me to not have enjoyed it more. The first two in the series I liked a great deal, but this one just seemed to drag on and on. It was over 600 pages and most of that was ideology and politics disguised as ...
Book Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

Book Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

by Jodi Picoult
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What would you pack if you were leaving home, never to return, and could carry only one suitcase? This is one of the many questions we pondered in our book club after reading The Storyteller. All of us loved this book and most, including me, couldn"t ...
Book Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Book Review: When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison

by J.T. Ellison
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
For some reason, it took me awhile to read this book. While the suspense was good from the start and the feeling of mystery and danger was compelling, I didn"t feel a connection to the characters. Perhaps it was the sex scene right near the beginning ...
Book Review: When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison

Rethinking Libraries

If libraries are to stay alive, they must evolve. Seventy-five percent of people think libraries = books. Google pictures of libraries, and you will find stacks and stacks of books. However, books are only part of the story. To stay relevant, libraries need to be centers of community activity. ...
Rethinking Libraries

American Ride Blast and $50 Giveaway

Host of AMERICAN RIDE, Stan Ellsworth breaks the mold of the stereotypical High School history teacher.

Former history teacher Stan Ellsworth tours the country on a Harley Davidson for the television show “American Ride.” Ellsworth’s approach to American history in AMERICAN RIDE removes the “ ...
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Unstoppable Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Unstoppable by S.R. Johannes:

After everything that has happened, Grace goes to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdee. Even though she is now home-schooled by her bird-obsessed grandmother, the move gives Grace time to relax. She learns to scuba dive and starts boating with old ...
Unstoppable Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Goddess Born Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Goddess Born

Pennsylvania, 1730

Selah Kilbrid keeps a dangerous secret: she has the power to heal.

A direct descendent of the Celtic goddess Brigid, it’s Selah’s sacred duty to help those in need. But as the last of the Goddess Born living in the New World, she learned from an early age ...
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Cover Reveal Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle and $25 Giveaway

COVER REVEAL!
Brand new covers for Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle!
~A paranormal romance series by Taylor Dean~



I love my OLD covers. (Pictured on the left.) I really do. They"re different from the norm and that"s why they captured my attention.

For Lancaster House, I ...
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Missing Lily Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Missing Lily
“You don’t know who I am,” I whispered. He didn’t move—either away from me, or closer—and after an interminable moment, I stepped back and hurried out of the house.

He didn’t follow me as I fled into the night.

Lylin was not used to being alone—much less alone, hurt, and ...
Missing Lily Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Almond Tree Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
“An epic drama of the proportions of The Kite Runner… Grabs you from the first page… A gripping and compassionate work of fiction”
—Huffington Post

The unforgettable story of a young Palestinian boy whose mathematical gifts allow him to escape the ...
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Kindle Fire Giveaway in honor of Mother"s Day

 

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HDX (US Only - $229 Value)

 

Or $229 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)

 

Or $229 in Paypal Cash ...
Kindle Fire Giveaway in honor of Mother"s Day

Book Review: The Zookeeper"s Wife by Diane Ackerman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A well-researched and fascinating story that is philosophical and courageous. The people are ingenious and audacious to the degree that the reader cheers for them. The animals provide comic relief and a sense of comfort during a very frightening and disturbing time. ...
Book Review: The Zookeeper"s Wife by Diane Ackerman

Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gripping, emotionally taut, complex moral dilemmas, brutal battles. Good character development. Sometimes the narrative drags a bit and gets a little too emotive, but overall the story is well-written and enjoyable to read. I recommend it for older teens (due to ...
Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The movie trailer for Labor Day led me to want to read the book. The teen voice was unflinchingly honest and authentic though limited in it"s viewpoint. As a result the book is not as romantic as one might presume from the movie trailer. Still it was an interesting ...
Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If you like quirky characters, this may be the book for you. The main character, Bartholomew, writes to Richard Gere. Another character fears alien abduction and attends grief counseling because his cat died. There"s also a bi-polar priest. Though the characters are ...
Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

Life in the Palace Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

Tour Schedule
Life in the Palace by Catherine Green

“We need to talk,” Tal said. Then I knew it was going to go badly. ‘We need to talk’ is the conversational equivalent of walking into your basement without turning on the light, on a dark and stormy night, when a known psychopath is on ...
Life in the Palace Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

Kindle Fire Giveaway for May

Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!

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Scents and Senses Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Scents and Senses: Supernatural Friends. What the fairy tales didn’t tell you

Playing the role of a knight in shining armor is more complicated than it seems in the storybooks, as sixteen-year-old Joy discovers when she repeatedly comes to the rescue of a fifteen-year-old human. But when she ...
Scents and Senses Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Prejudice Meets Pride Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson
After years of pinching pennies and struggling to get through art school, Emma Makie’s hard work finally pays off with the offer of a dream job. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to make a cross-country move to Colorado Springs to take t ...
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Book Review: Sideways by Rex Pickett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Although I enjoyed the scenery and the wine-tastings, I didn"t care for the self-absorbed Miles and the amoral Jack. There was too much foul language and too many rampant sexcapades for my taste. If you like buddy movies with a lot of drinking and debauchery, you may ...
Book Review: Sideways by Rex Pickett

Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars
An interesting premise with authentic teen voices, but ultimately, try as I might, I just couldn"t buy Elizabeth as a spellseeker. It was too convenient and just didn"t feel right. Also, the romantic relationship between Elizabeth and Stephen felt contrived. ...
Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An atmospheric novel with vivid descriptions that treat all of the senses and bring the settings and time alive to the reader. Enchanting, mysterious characters with mystical tales and visions. This book brings to life a history and a culture that the reader would not ...
Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason

Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Life in the Palace by Catherine Green

“We need to talk,” Tal said. Then I knew it was going to go badly. ‘We need to talk’ is the conversational equivalent of walking into your basement without turning on the light, on a dark and stormy night, when a known psychopath is on the loose. You migh ...
Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Gift of the Phoenix Book Blast and $25 Giveaway

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Gift of the Phoenix

When three strangers are brought together by the discovery of a common enemy, they must fight to keep the magic of the Phoenix out of dangerous hands before their world is destroyed forever. The Three must learn to unite in spite of what separates them, ...
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Hawthorne Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Hawthorne by Sarah Ballance

After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it takes ten years and the news of her grandmother’s passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. She seeks peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she finds is an old love, a sordid family ...
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March 2014 Best Sellers on Audible

Words of Radiance: The Stormlight Archive, Book 2

Written by: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

In that first volume, we were introduced to the remarkable world of Roshar, a world both alien and magical, where gigantic hurricane-like storms scour the ...
March 2014 Best Sellers on Audible

Killer Within Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Killer Within by Jeff Gunhus

Arnie Milhouse is a murderer. A millionaire with dozens of kills in his past and no one the wiser. But when his name surfaces in connection with the death of a D.C. call girl, Arnie knows it’s only a matter of time before the FBI puts the pieces together. As he m ...
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Fool for Books Giveaway Hop

Celebrate April Fool"s Day by entering to win a fun read!



Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket.

This trio of cunning plotters—the merchant, A ...
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Fortune Cookie Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Fortune Cookie
Sadie Hoffmiller has always liked things to be just so. A place for everything and everything in its place. Order over chaos. And of all things Sadie should be able to control, her own wedding is at the top of the list.

With the big day just three weeks away, Sadie is busily ...
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Book Review: Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, Bk II) by Robin LaFevers

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Trilogy)

My review: 5 of 5 stars

Tense, foreboding, dark, suspenseful and filled with intrigue. Lady Sybella is a strong, brave, character who has survived much trauma and has an air of desperation about her. With the backdrop of the 15th century and ...
Book Review: Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, Bk II) by Robin LaFevers

Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone)

My review: 4 of 5 stars

Although Daughter of Smoke and Bone may not immediately grab the reader, the character of Karou is fascinating from the start. Also, the setting, Prague, gives the book a Gothic feel. Some of the scenes were ...
Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

My review: 5 of 5 stars

A vivid nightmare. The imagery in Rebecca instantly envelops the reader in a shroud of apprehension. Even the author"s descriptions of the trees and shrubs speak of fear and treachery. She builds the tension so effectively that "when the telephone rang," I ...
Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Book Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl

My review: 4 of 5 stars

Fangirl is a quirky story about a freshman college student who enjoys writing fanfiction. She"s snarky and nerdy and shy. The story contained stories within it written by a fictional author as well as by the main character herself. This format made the read ...
Book Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Fortune Cafe Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Fortune Café
a novel in three parts
MIS-FORTUNE: Emma, a waitress at The Fortune Café will do anything to avoid opening a fortune cookie. Each fortune is rumored to somehow magically come true. Being a girl grounded in reality, she doesn’t have time for that kind of nonsense. But when tr ...
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Avalon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Avalon: Web of Magic

Three very different young teens, Emily, the shy one, Adriane, the outsider, and Kara, the power shopper, are all drawn to a secret place deep in the woods where they discover a portal to another world. Wondrous animals have emerged from the portal, desperately seeking ...
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Book Review: Highway to Hell by Matt Roper

Highway to Hell by Matt Roper

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Did you know that worldwide, there are nearly two million children in the commercial sex trade (UNICEF)? What if you could help do something about it? Highway to Hell is the story of two men who set out to shine a light on a dark ...
Book Review: Highway to Hell by Matt Roper

Mooncalf Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

by Linda Zern
Over Olympia and Leah"s heads, Americans race the Russians to the moon; on their television sets young men fight and struggle in the mud of Viet Nam; and America holds its breath between heartbreaking tragedies.

But on Miss Brinker"s school bus, in the seat with the rip in ...
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Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone))

My review: 5 of 5 stars

Unexpected twists, high-seas adventures, military plots and uneasy alliances, complex relationships and character growth all make for a fantastic sequel in this second book of the Grisha Trilogy. The epic battles ...
Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Book Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone))

My review: 4.5 of 5 stars

Have you ever wrapped a present for someone, hidden it away, and then found it months later? A few days ago, I found this book and its sequel wrapped for my daughter"s birthday which was two months ago. It just ...
Book Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Boxcar Baby Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

The Boxcar Baby by J.L. Mulvihill
Born in a boxcar on a train bound for Georgia. At least that is what Papa Steel always told AB"Gale. But now, fifteen years later, the man who adopted and raised her as his own is missing and it"s up to AB"Gale to find him. Aided only by a motley gang of ...
Boxcar Baby Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Down the Rabbit Hole

I"ve been under the spell of Alice in Wonderland for well over a week now. As a result, I"ve managed to read very little at all. It started innocently enough with a puzzle. Being a fan of Alice for years, when I saw a jigsaw puzzle of Alice down the rabbit hole, I bought it. It was 1000 pieces. ...
Down the Rabbit Hole

March Kindle Fire Giveaway

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT!

Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".



All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" ...
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Leland Dragon Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Redheart

Enter the lands of Leland Province, where dragon and human societies have long dwelled side by side. Superstitions rise sharply, as a severe drought strips the land of its bounty, providing fertile ground for the darker ambitions of Fordon Blackclaw, Dragon Council Leader, who ...
Leland Dragon Book Blast and $100 Giveaway

Prejudice Meets Pride Cover Reveal and $25 Giveaway

Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson

After years of pinching pennies and struggling to get through art school, Emma Makie’s hard work finally pays off in the form of a dream job offer. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to turn down the job and make a cross-country move ...
Prejudice Meets Pride Cover Reveal and $25 Giveaway

The Orphan and the Thief Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

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The Orphan and the Thief

An adventure that will keep you and your kids spellbound.


Toad thought it’d be easy to steal from Mr. Edward P. Owl. Unfortunately for Toad, he isn’t the best of thieves. Caught in the act, he’s in more trouble than ever before. Now to save his ...
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From Gods Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

From Gods by Mary Ting
Did you just see a flash of lightning across the sky on a clear sunny day? Don"t blame Mother Nature.

Skylar Rome should have been having the best summer ever, before heading off to college. Suddenly her whole life changes while visiting her cousin, and meeting the ...
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Book Review: The Sword of Demelza by J. E. Rogers

The Sword of Demelza

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Animals of Australia, Rejoice! The Sword of Demelza is obviously written by an author who adores you, and she does a good job of presenting you to young readers. The illustrations of the animal characters in their armor are regal and ...
Book Review: The Sword of Demelza by J. E. Rogers

Book Reviews: Splintered and Unhinged by A.G. Howard

Splintered: Splintered Book One

My Review: 4.5 of 5 Stars

Sometimes a book IS as good as its cover! This re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland grabs the reader from the first with the main character, Alyssa, skewering chatty bugs for her art. The pace slows a bit from there, but picks up ...
Book Reviews: Splintered and Unhinged by A.G. Howard

Deal of the Day: The House Girl by Tara Conklin

#1 Bestseller in Historical African Fiction
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Valentine"s Day Kindle Fire Giveaway

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT!

Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7" (or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 in Paypal ...
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Book Blast and $50 Giveaway: Paris Cravings by Kimberley Montpetit

 
Paris Cravings
Can life really turn on a dime,
a missed bus—
or a stuck pastry shop door?
Chloe Dillard’s life has always been complicated. Her mother is a neurotic romance novelist and her boyfriend, Mathew, has been pressuring her to go “all the way”.

But after The Worst Night ...
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Book Review: Walking On Air by Catherine Anderson

Walking On Air: A Valance Family Novel

My review: 2 of 5 stars

There is a big difference between preaching and teaching. The main one, in my view, is that preaching doesn"t belong in books. I always mark down for that, even in Christian fiction. Tell the reader a story. Let the reader ...
Book Review: Walking On Air by Catherine Anderson

Book Review: Take a Chance on Me by Jennifer Dawson

Take A Chance On Me (A Something New Novel)

My Review: 2.5 of 5 stars

Ever heard the saying "like nails on a chalkboard?" Therein lies the problem with this book. It was steamy, sexy, romantic and even funny, BUT the overuse of the "f" word and the bad clichés nearly killed what could ...
Book Review: Take a Chance on Me by Jennifer Dawson

Guest Post: Margo Bond Collins about her book Fairy, Texas

Character Name: Josh Bevington
Book Title: Fairy, Texas
Release Date: February 1, 2014

Today Josh Bevington, a character in Fairy, Texas, stops by to chat!

Thank you for coming to chat with us today. Why do you think Margo Bond Collins chose you to represent her?
Margo was driving ...
Guest Post: Margo Bond Collins about her book Fairy, Texas

Book Review: Gods at War (Student Edition) by Kyle Idleman

Gods at War Student Edition: The battle for your heart that will define your life

My Review: 5 of 5 stars

If someone were to ask you to name all of the Ten Commandments, could you do it? What about the second commandment in particular? The one that says "You shall not make for yourself an ...
Book Review: Gods at War (Student Edition) by Kyle Idleman

Audiobook Review: Ties That Bind by Dave Isay and StoryCorps

What is StoryCorps?
StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 50,000 interviews from more than 80,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American ...
Audiobook Review: Ties That Bind by Dave Isay and StoryCorps

A Reign Supreme Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

A Reign Supreme by Richard Crystal
When a copper deposit is discovered on the land of the Makenda tribe in eastern Kenya, a young king, Ule Samanga, is told to relocate his people to a refugee camp in Nairobi or risk imprisonment. When all appears lost, the young king discovers the existence ...
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Book Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

My review: 5 of 5 stars

Do you remember your first love? The intensity? The drama? The obsession? Eleanor and Park is the story of two misfit teens who grow to love each other almost accidentally. Their love for each other becomes a living, breathing ...
Book Review: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Book Review and Giveaway: The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

My review: 5 of 5 stars Are you brave enough to love? The characters in this book must find the courage to love fiercely and honestly despite many obstacles. There"s a subtlety about the writing that at first makes the pace a little slow. But it is a deliberate slowness meant to portray ...
Book Review and Giveaway: The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

Audible Releases Their Top Five Best Sellers for January 2014

Mysteries & Thrillers: Legal Thriller
The Gods of Guilt
(1075 ratings) Written by: Michael Connelly, Narrated by: Peter Giles, Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder ...
Audible Releases Their Top Five Best Sellers for January 2014

Third Daughter Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue... and, of course, kissing.

The Third Daughter of the Queen wants her birthday to arrive so she"ll be free to marry for love, but rumors of a new flying weapon may force her to accept a barbarian prince"s proposal for a peace-brokering ...
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Muse Unexpected Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

"We"re Muses. Not vampires, not fairies, not werewolves. We"re Muses." Sophie was sure her mother had reached an epic level of crazy. ‘We"re Muses?" She thought Muses were lame, not to mention she found the idea ridiculous. However, Sophie couldn"t explain away her physical transformation t ...
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Romance Through the Ages Book Bundle Deal

For anyone who loves clean romance like I do... Don"t miss out on this great deal!



 

 

Romance through the Ages brings you SEVEN NOVELS from 7 bestselling authors (including New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers). Join us for a fabulous ...
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The Enchantress of Lynniah Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

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Have you ever come across a vain, impetuous little creature called a Mandie, and had to quickly dodge one of her poisonous darts? Or, have you ever imagined having to sing to a fruit to get it to peel open? Perhaps you"ve bumped into freakishly large, blue men, called Dreads? ...
The Enchantress of Lynniah Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

EKHO Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Ten-year-old Elvis Jones is tired of being picked on, taunted, and teased by the bullies at his elementary school, so he does what any smart, technologically brilliant kid his age would do: he creates EKHO, the Evil Kid Hunting Organization, a sophisticated network of kid spies and secret ...
EKHO Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

February Kindle Fire Giveaway

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT!

Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".



All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" ...
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New Cover Reveal: The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes won over heaps of readers with her novel – you may know it by its red cover and big, beautiful font. Now Jojo’s preceding book published by Penguin, , has gotten a makeover ! Check out the new cover:


To celebrate the new cover, the publisher will be giving away copies of the boo ...
New Cover Reveal: The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

The Complete Amish Wedding Series Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

This boxed set features all six books in the Amish Wedding series including:
Amish Wedding
Rebecca Lapp has her life back together after a tough break up. She"s found a new man and is finally happy once again. But when her ex comes back into town wanting her back, Rebecca will be ...
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Love Spell Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

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Clint Christopherson’s love life is a running joke. When a crazed gypsy curses him with the best wish he could ever ask for, the punchline stops being funny. Now, even his barest touch drives girls mad for him. Desperate to reverse the curse, he turns to his last hope: an a ...
Love Spell Book Tour and $25 Giveaway

Book Review: Fatal Jealousy by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff

My review: 2 of 5 stars

True crime stories interest me because truth is often stranger than fiction. Also, people are complex and interesting to study from a safe distance like in a book. I follow CriminalElement.com which reviews books about everything from Sherlock Holmes to serial ...
Book Review: Fatal Jealousy by Colin McEvoy and Lynn Olanoff

Authors React to Winning the Newbery

Authors React to Winning the Newbery

Whispers of Hope Book Review and Giveaway

Beth Moore is my favorite teacher and speaker. She is also an excellent writer. Her new devotional utilizes these great qualities. I like the way she teaches about how to pray although it is essentially nothing new. Her approach however will likely be helpful to those who are seeking a ...
Whispers of Hope Book Review and Giveaway

Novel Cinema: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

THE BOOK:

by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Stardust is a genuine faerie tale for adults filled with extraordinary tales of unicorns, falling stars, witches, pirates, ghosts and, of course, romance. Fans of The Princess Bride will appreciate the droll sense of humor and nod to the ...
Novel Cinema: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Rubber Soul Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Greg Kihn is a rock star, seasoned radio host and author. Rubber Soul, his latest novel is inspired by intimate interviews that he conducted with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pete Best, Yoko Ono and Patti Harrison. Though Rubber Soul is fiction, as Greg says it is “100% historically a ...
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Book Review: Kids These Days by Drew Perry

by Drew Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Funny and engaging from page one. Honest and self-deprecating voice of narration with an amusing view of himself, his life, and the world. I could"ve done without the foul language. There were, however, surprisingly sweet moments where it was impossible ...
Book Review: Kids These Days by Drew Perry

No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop

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Book Review: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengle

by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Although Dragonwitch didn"t grab me at first, it became increasingly interesting as I read. I began to relate to and admire the characters at the forefront of the story. The mythological and magical beings also came to life quite vividly. The ...
Book Review: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengle

Warrior"s Moon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Medieval Historical Romance by Jaclyn M. Hawkes

 

Never in all the kingdom has there been a more brave and protective champion. Nor such a loyal and capable maiden. And they loved each other desperately.

But is their love strong enough to withstand all their dark age ...
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Faithful Fit and Fabulous Tour and Giveaway

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Title: Faithful, Fit & Fabulous
Author: Connie E. Sokol
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Released: August 8, 2011

Filled with humor and I can relate life experiences, Faithful, Fit and Fabulous is the ideal 8-week life boost that will refresh any woman’s life. Gospel p ...
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Create a Powerful Life Plan Blog Tour and Giveaway

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Create a Powerful Life Plan!

Ready to jumpstart your life, but not sure how?

Years ago I was fat, unfulfilled, and unfocused. Then I got serious about making changes, writing an achievable life vision and goals. Starting with weight, I lost twenty-five pounds and ...
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January Kindle Fire Giveaway

 

Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT!

Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".



All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" ...
January Kindle Fire Giveaway

Matt Archer Bloodlines Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

When seventeen-year-old Matt Archer set out on his last mission in the Australian Outback, he thought it would be like every other hunt.

Not even close.

After only two days on the ground, his best friend is possessed, a long-lost family member has returned and hidden truths have come to ...
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Dream Killers Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

The Dream Killers

“The Dream Killers” is geared for fans of “Once Upon a Time”. The first season (2013-2014) consists of 6 novellas called episodes. It follows River as he tries to escape the pirate Captain Bo, the guardians of the Sea of Dreams, the runners, the elders, and the master mech ...
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Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop

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The Colony Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

To protect her sons from the mistakes of her past, Brinlee Trapper escapes to a secluded mountain home. But there are dangers lurking in the mountains she has never encountered. The little family is saved from injury by Jed, a mysterious hunter. Brinlee is drawn to him, but she worries ...
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Eve Hallows Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

So far, Eve"s summer vacation has been uneventful, but when her grandparents—traveling all the way from the monster world known as Gravesville—appear at her doorstep, she learns that the URNS Director has gone missing. Worse, a new director, bent on destroying humans, has taken over URN ...
Eve Hallows Book Blast and $50 Giveaway

Book Review: Scorched by Laura Griffin

by Laura Griffin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Usually, when a book involves the FBI and the Navy Seals, I immediately find it beyond belief and over-the-top. In Scorched, the author somehow maintains a feel of authenticity and reality prompting the reader to suspend disbelief and not only accept ...
Book Review: Scorched by Laura Griffin

Book Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

by Robin LaFevers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The narrative instantly grabs the reader and never lets go. The author maintains a dark sense of looming danger and impending deception. The romantic tension is well-played. The story also contains intense political mystery, a delicious murder ...
Book Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers