Monday, October 31, 2011

Thanks for The Books Blog Hop

Okay,

Since I'm hosting this hop, here is what I'm giving away. Not to mention I need to clear some inventory. Three of my winners from the last giveaway never claimed their prizes, I will re-offer them, plus some new prizes as well.

Here is what I'm offering as prizes:

Prize #1 to One Winner
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione

Prize #2
Kindling The Moon by Jenn Bennett to One Winner



Prize #3
Into The Darkest Night by Patti O'Shea

Prize #4
Both Books in The Awakening Series



Prize #5

Two books in the Cin Craven Series


Okay here are the rules for my giveaway.

1. Only open to US Followers.
2. Fill out a comment
3. Don't have to be a follower. (Would be a nice if you did)
4. Tell me which prize you want. I think this is a very good giveaway. Please leave your email so I can contact you. if you win.
5. Don't have to do this, but the other blogs would appreciate that signed up for this hop. Visit the blogs in the hop.

Here is the deal, these are the blogs that have signed up for this hop. You have until Tommorow Morning to sign up for this hop. Your giveaway can be as small or as big as you want.



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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Random Act of Kindness-October Summary

Here is The Random Acts of Kindness Summary for October


Gave

An ARC of:

To My Lovely Friend  The Bookish Brunette


An ARC of 

to Mariya Davis over at Mystifying Paranormal Reviews


A Signed Arc of 


to Shannon over at Books Devoured



 GOT/RECIEVED


From Lucy Over at Moonlight Gleams



From My Lovely Friend Ashley- The Bookish Brunette


From Alyssa Over at Readers Refuge
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Goodie Bag-10/30/11

Another Edition of In Your Mailbox or As I call it the Goodie Bag

First Up For Review

I went Gaga over this and literally did the happy dance

Huge Thanks to Kensington:

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep


Freebie

A Dark Kiss of Rapture by Sylvia Day



RAK's-Random Acts of Kindness

Shadowspell by Jenna Black from Alyssa-Readers Refuge

Bought From Posman Books

Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter-House of Commarre #2
Lord of The Wolfyn by Jessica Andersen-Royal House of Shadows #3
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Follow Thurs/Friday and Daring To Read (New Meme)



This week's feature blogger is In Which Em Reviews Books & Reading In The Corner

Q: If you could have dinner with your favorite book character, who would you eat with and what would you serve?


A: Well that would be easy. My answer would be Gin Blanco from Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin Series. I really like how tough she is and she is one great cook. We would hang out and eat those delicious ribs that she makes.






Now For the Daring To Read Meme comes from Tynga's Reviews



The Book I Dare People to Read is


Here is a synopsis:

Dear Reader,

Being trapped in a bedroom with a woman is a grand thing. Being trapped in hundreds of bedrooms over two thousand years isn't. And being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity can ruin even a Spartan warrior's day.

As a love-slave, I know everything about women. How to touch them, how to savor them, and most of all, how to pleasure them. But when I was summoned to fulfill Grace Alexander's sexual fantasies, I found the first woman in history who saw me as a man with a tormented past. She alone bothered to take me out of the bedroom and onto the world. She taught me to love again.

But I was not born to love. I was cursed to walk eternity alone. As a general, I had long ago accepted my sentence. Yet now I have found Grace--the one thing my wounded heart cannot survive without. Sure, love can heal all wounds, but can it break a two-thousand-year-old curse?

Julian of Macedon


Now the reason I love this book, was because it inspired my love of all things Paranormal Romance. I love the characters and how this prequel book sets up the rest of the series and universe.

Plus Julian is a handsome love slave and Grace, the main character (who just happens to have the same first name as me) is a strong modern female. Not to mention everything about this book was wonderful.

The love scenes were some of the hottest that I ever read in my life. I thought this was a great story. It made me become a fan of paranormal romance. After I read this, I wanted to read more paranormal romances. So a lot of great memories come from this book.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Early Review-A Darker Still by Leanna Renee Heiber



Title: A Darker Still
Author: Leanna Renee Heiber
Series: Magic Most Foul #1
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Gothic Elements, Some Dorian Grey Elements….
Pub Date: November 1, 2011 Note: Some bookstores already have a finished copy on shelves
Publisher: Sourcebooks
My Copy/Source: BEA, autographed by author

Book Synopsis from my ARC:

I was obsessed

It was as if he called to me, demanding I reach out and touch the brushstrokes of color swirled onto the canvas. It was the most exquisite portrait I’d ever seen-everything about Lord Denbury was unbelievable….utterly breathtaking and eerily lifelike.

There was a reason for that. Because despite what everyone said, Denbury never had committed suicide. He was alive. Trapped within his golden frame.

I’ve crossed over into his world within the painting, and I’ve seen what dreams haunt him. They haunt me too. He and I are inextricably linked---bound together to watch the darkness seeping through the gas-lit cobblestone streets of Manhattan. And unless I can free him soon, things will only get DARKER STILL.

Book Review:


A delicious strawberry chocolate delectable treat.  This book really was very good.  It draws you in and takes you on a journey that you just can’t forget.

I like how both the heroine and her hero are both trapped. They both are trapped in very different ways. Natalie our heroine is a very attractive young woman. Yet she is a mute and doesn’t speak. So society basically says that since she is disabled she will be trapped by not being able to speak. Our hero Lord Denbury, who is quite dashing is dead or one assumes. His soul is trapped in a painting. He is unable to communicate to the living or so he thinks.

Natalie meets a woman, Mrs. Northe who is both a friend and a motherly figure, through her father’s connection. Mrs. Northe helps Natalie a lot in this book. Natalie finds that Mrs. Northe is someone she can confide to or talk to. Mrs. Northe is very valuable in the book. 

When Natalie tells Mrs. Northe about her being able to go into the painting where Denbury is trapped, Mrs. Northe agrees to help her. Natalie doesn’t know what it’s about Denbury that she finds attractive, but she is very attracted to him. 

Natalie finds that when she goes inside the painting that she can speak and he can feel her when in the painting and they communicate with one another. Eventually through helping Denbury, Natalie finds herself falling in love with him.  The things that happen between our hero and heroine is very sweet as they find themselves in a situation they didn’t expect and have to fight together to save their lives as well.

Also the twists and turns towards the end of this book was just so perfect. I really enjoyed it and felt like it was so terrific. Plus I love how Natalie found her voice and that Denbury helps her to do that. What also made this book unique was the use of different mythology in decoding the curse. Also love that when Denbury gets free, him and Natalie get together and decide to do it together. 

Really enjoyed the book. I adored the book a lot. So it gets a rating of 


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Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme that Jill over at at Breaking the Spine

So my pick this week is:

Pub Date: May 3, 2012
No Official Synopsis yet.

I love this cover. This Cover is absolutely breathtaking. I love it.
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Time for those book that I Did Not Finish #2

Ever had books that for some reason people loved, but you didn't love or just couldn't finish.

Well here's a list of books that I just couldn't get into for some weird reason

1. Fury by Elizabeth Miles

Synopsis:

Sometimes sorry isn't enough....
It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems...
Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better--the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend.
On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel...something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed.
In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.
Em and Chase have been chosen.

2. Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon.  This one made me cringe. All because of the insta-love


Synopsis:  

Their love was meant to be.
When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRÍs.
But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for Adam are tied to a fate that was sealed long ago—and that the passion and power that brought them together could be their ultimate destruction.

3. Bloodspell by Amalie Howard I tried so hard to like this book. Just couldn't finish it. vampires and witches. Sounded so good.

Synopsis:

The spell was simple...

Cruentus Protectum (Defend the Blood)

But what do you do if your blood is your enemy?

Victoria Warrick has always known she was different. An outcast at school, she is no stranger to adversity. But when she receives an old journal for her seventeenth birthday, nothing prepares her for the dark secrets it holds -- much less one that reveals she's a witch with unimaginable power.

What's more, when she meets the dazzling but enigmatic Christian Devereux, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Enemies will hunt her. Friends will turn on her. The terrible curse that makes her blood run black will stop at nothing to control her. And Christian has a sinister secret of his own...

Without knowing whom to trust, can Victoria survive her blood's deadly desires? Or will she lose everything, including herself?


4. A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies




Book Snyposis:
On the night of Skye's seventeenth birthday, she meets two enigmatic strangers. Complete opposites;like fire and ice;Asher is dark and wild, while Devin is fair and aloof. Their sudden appearance sends Skye's life into a tailspin. She has no idea what they want, or why they seem to follow her every move only that their presence coincides with a flurry of strange events. Soon she begins to doubt not just the identity of the two boys, but also the truth about her own past.
In the dead of a bitingly cold Colorado winter, Skye finds herself coming to terms with the impossible secret that threatens to shatter her world. Torn between Asher, who she can't help falling for, and Devin, who she can't stay away from, the consequences of Skye's choice will reach further than the three of them could ever imagine.

So these were some of the books that I tried to like, but couldn't bring myself to like them. You guys might like these books. They just weren't for me.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop



Okay, I'm participating in this hop and have decided to give a $15 GC to winners choice of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Book Depository if Intl.

1. Just leave a comment.
2. Don't have to be a follower to enter (would be nice if you did)
3. Leave E-Mail addie so that I can contact you.
4. Have fun and be sure to visit the other sites in this awesome hop.

Here is the list of participating blogs:


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