Summer Giveaway Hop

So we are in the second half of summer now!  I hope everyone has been having some fun.

For this giveaway I am giving YOU some choices.  

I have prize options for both US and INT.

The more entries, the more (and better) the prizes!

So the prizes POSSIBILITIES (read the rules further below) are as follows:

ARC copy (used) of Vampire Federation-Uprising

by Sean McCabe

(Continental US ONLY PRIZE)

A gruesome ritual murder has stained the Oxfordshire countryside. It's just the first incident in a chain of events awakening Detective Inspector Joel Solomon to his worst nightmare-and a dreadful omen of things to come. Because Joel has a secret: he believes in vampires.

Alex Bishop is an agent of the Vampire Intelligence Agency. She's tasked with enforcing the laws of the global Vampire Federation, and hunting rogue members of her race. A tough job made tougher when the Federation comes under attack by traditionalist vampires. They have a stake in old-school terror-and in an uprising as violent as it is widespread.

Now it's plunging Alex and Joel into a deadly war between the living and the unloving-and against a horrifying tradition given new life by the blood of the innocent.

OR 

ARC copy  (used) of Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys

(Continental US ONLY PRIZE)

 Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions.

Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously--and at great risk--documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart

All In by Marta Brown--Book Blitz and Giveaway!

All In

by Marta Brown

Release Date: 05/28/13

"On the picturesque island of Martha's Vineyard, there are two kinds of residents. Locals and Stays.

Local boy, Lane McCarthy, plans on spending his summer working at the country club to save money for college in the fall, while summer stay, Ashley Whitmore, and her elite group of friends are only there to play.

As the summer heat goes up on the island, so does the ante, when both Lane and Ashley must decide what they’re willing to wager in order to follow their dreams… and their hearts.

With stakes as high as the surf, and hopes as high as the midday sun, will they risk everything and go all in?"

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Amazon

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You are Mine Book Blitz and Giveaway

You Are Mine (Mine #1)

by Janeal Falor

Release Date: 05/06/13

273 pages

"Serena knows a few simple things. She will always be owned by a warlock. She will never have freedom. She will always do what her warlock wishes, regardless of how inane, frivolous, or cruel it is. And if she doesn’t follow the rules, she will be tarnished. Spelled to be bald, inked, and barren for the rest of her life—worth less than the shadow she casts.

Then her ownership is won by a barbarian from another country. With the uncertainty that comes from belonging to a new warlock, Serena questions if being tarnished is really worse than being owned by a barbarian, and tempts fate by breaking the rules. When he looks the other way instead of punishing her, she discovers a new world. The more she ventures into the forbidden, the more she learns of love and a freedom just out of reach. Serena longs for both. But in a society where women are only ever property, hoping for more could be deadly." - Goodreads Summary

On Sale Now for only $0.99!!!

Amazon

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Advanced Praise:

“I was blown away by the beautiful writing, haunting themes, and chilling visuals.” ~Becca at Nawanda Files

“There were times when I had to fight back my tears and the emotion that this book drew from me made me feel so connected to what was going on as if I was actually there. You Are Mine should be on everyones to-read list and I cannot wait to see what Janeal Falor comes up with next.” ~Danielle at Coffee and Characters

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge Day 4

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge

Hosted and created by Good Books and Good Wine.

This was created to learn about the blogger, fellow bloggers,etc as a community.

Day 4

What was the Last book you flung across the room?

 

Umm...I do not throw books.  Poor books...

 

Although I did read this one book recently that made me SO mad I had to turn my kindle off and could not read anything for 2 days.  And I never did finish the book.  Why did I feel this way?  Plagerism, at least, to me it was.  The book:  Eric Elmoor and The Gauntlet of Godric.  Stole city describtions, classes, and specific spells (right done to spell names and what they do), and more from Warcraft.  Might as well have been reading fanfiction.  Oh, wait, they often give credit to the original creator(s) and this did not...  Okay, stopping there before I go into a rant.

 

Otherwise I came close a couple times reading the last 2 Harry Potter Books,b tu that was out of character frustration.  The books I still loved.

 

So what about you?  Any book throwing or desire to throw?  

Vampire Knight Vol 12 (review) by Matsuri Hino

 

Vampire Knight Volume 12

By Matsuri Hino

Genre: Graphic Novel (manga)

Pages: 184

Published: July 2010

Publisher: Viz Media

View on Goodreads 

Summary:  "It's been one year since Yuki left Cross Academy with Kaname, and tonight is her first vampire soirée as a pureblood. Her best friend Sayori has snuck into the party to see her, but will Yuki and Zero be able to protect a human girl amid a bevy of vampires?"

Review:  So, this story has some redeeming qualities to it. After the last few books left me oh-so disappointed, it took some time to bother grabbing this one.

*Warning* Spoilers ahead if you have not read previous volumes!

10,000 pageview giveaway!!!!

10,000 pageview giveaway!!!!

Not to shabby for only being around 3 1/2 months!

As a thank you I am hosting a giveaway!

I will be giving away my specialty!  

Surprise ebooks!

For every 250 entries I will give away 1 additional  ebook.
Up to ten total books maximum prizes.

Being this is for 10,000 pageviews I decided 10 must be a good number.  So there are 10 types of entries, for a 10 day giveaway!

Every entry can be done daily! 

Rules:

Any/all comments, likes, etc MUST do made on the day of that particular entry!

For follows, I listed several options.  Old followers and new are welcome.  To get the daily entry here you must be a follower/or follow by a different method each day you enter (there are 11 choices to follow me by)

You can earn a total of 25 entries EVERY DAY, and remember, the more entries the more prizes! 

Winners can win multiple books!  The winning is random so if rafflecopter pulls the same person twice, they get 2 books.  Again, the more entries, the better your odds.

ALL entries will be checked.  I have a lot of free time on my hands so I can verify entries. False entries means No winning!

Winners will be notified within 72 hours.  They will then have the same time to respond back.

HAVE FUN and THANKS!

 

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Stacking the Shelves 16

  Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, every Weekend.

 This is to share books I have acquired from various sources.  Physical books & ebooks both are welcome. If its something being sent to me by mail, I will not mention it until I actually receive it. 

Hi everyone, so I have quite a bit to share, as usual, but before I get into that I wanted to give a friendly reminder that I have several giveaways going on.  See the top, right hand column for the links to them all.  If you have a minute and are willing to enter even just 1 I would be very appreciative. :)  Thanks!

 Also, be sure to stop by Friday's TGIF post and vote for what you want to see reviewed soon.  Also, vote on the right for what books I need to bump up my reading list for the following weeks. 

 ♥  ♦  ♣  ♠ 
For Review 

 

T.G.I.F. Weekly 15

T . G. I. F.  Weekly  

For those of you who don't know, TGIF Weekly is a Friday post where I share 3 books I have sitting next to me that I want to read soon.  My goal was to always work on at least 1 of these books before the next Friday. 

Now YOU decide what book I read first.  Leave a comment saying which book you think I should focus on and next TGIF post I will share a short blurb about what I think of the book. The blurb will only be for the book most voted for in comments.  Plus I will work on pushing the review out that much sooner.    *Please note that if a book is not read one week in may be on the list the following week*

Last weeks top vote:

Vampire Academy 12!

It actually tied but I was not going to push two books so Fate (also known as the coin from my penny jar) decided.

This series has been a bit of a roller coaster.  It started off really good and strong, then started getting wishy-washy with some good chapters and some horrible chapters.  This volume seems to be trying to redeem the series.  I got to also learn a big secret the headmaster has been hiding and a new pureblood has entered the scene.  Look out for my review later this weekend!

The Books for the coming week:

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Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every horny creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants. . . 

Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary, yes, but a girl's got to eat. Her most recent case, however, is enough to ruin her appetite. Hired to find a teenager who has been taken to the Otherworld, Eugenie comes face to face with a startling prophecy—one that uncovers dark secrets about her past and claims that Eugenie's first-born will threaten the future of the world as she knows it. 

Now Eugenie is a hot target for every ambitious demon and Otherworldy ne'er-do-well, and the ones who don't want to knock her up want her dead. Eugenie handles a Glock as smoothly as she wields a wand, but she needs some formidable allies for a job like this. She finds them in Dorian, a seductive fairy king with a taste for bondage, and Kiyo, a gorgeous shape-shifter who redefines animal attraction. But with enemies growing bolder and time running out, Eugenie realizes that the greatest danger is yet to come, and it lies in the dark powers that are stirring to life within her...

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge Day 3

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge

Hosted and created by Good Books and Good Wine.

This was created to learn about the blogger, fellow bloggers,etc as a community.

Day 3

Who are your blogging BFFS? 

Short and sad answer:  I am so new to blogging that I have yet to develop many :(

Still reaching out, learning of other blogs and bloggers.   There are a few who comment here at least once or twice a week, and I back at them or vice-versa. 

The one I can give credit to is Momma-From Momma Says Read

I first heard of her earlier this year from her Facebook page with all the amazing giveaways she is constantly doing.  Over the past few months I have slowly started to get to know her better.  I hope that continues!

 

No one I know in real life has a blog so I don't have anyone else just yet that I know of.  

I would love to get to know more bloggers.  So I have some open slots right now for the question the next time it is asked. :) *Hint Hint*

Book Blitz! Spirit by Shauna Granger. Plus a Giveaway!

Spirit (Elemental #5)

by Shauna Granger

Release Date: 04/30/13

Not even a guardian angel is more powerful than Death.

Always careful to watch out for others, Shayna put too much trust her abilities to keep herself safe and has been cut down by crazed man. Now she is trapped in the land of the dead, watching as her two best friends suffer the consequences of her death; their powers are fading and soon they will too. Shayna is desperate to return to the land of the living to save them from a similar, cold fate. To save her friends Shayna must turn away from the Light and, in doing so, sacrifice her wings.

But the longer Shayna stays among the dead, the further she slips from sanity. If Shayna cannot find her way back she will be condemned and lost forever among the restless souls of the dead. With nothing left to lose, she will do whatever it takes to fight her way back, with or without her wings.

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 Amazon

Barnes & Noble

 Book Depository

 Kobo

Hot Paranormal Nights Blog Hop

  

 Another Hop! 

3 Hops  back-to-back!  

I have been a busy girl these past 2 weeks and I hope my followers are having a blast (and hopefully winning books).

So the theme is hot paranormal nights!  As stated by the hosts "This event celebrates all things that go bump in the night. Whether you like your sexy heroes to have fangs or fur, or your spunky heroines to harness magical forces, or any other sort of paranormal elements to spice up your romances, this is the hop for you!"

As many many know I am a huge vampire novel fan.  Now while I am normally into the darker, dangerous, scary types mostly, once in a while it is good to mix it up.  So I hope you like the book I have in store for this theme.

But before I reveal the book, let me point out my other giveaways over to the Right Hand side, just above GFC followers!  Please Make sure to check them out.  Several entries such as likes, review comments can easily add up (Example comment on 1 review, but enter that comment for all giveaways)!!!

And now for the Prize for this stop:

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge-Day 2

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge

Hosted and created by Good Books and Good Wine.

This was created to learn about the blogger, fellow bloggers,etc as a community.

Day 2

What's your bedtime reading ritual? 

Well, when I read before bed what I do depends on how early I head that direction.  If I plan to do some serious reading for a couple hours, I grab a drink (water or tea usually) and maybe a light snack (such as carrot sticks).  Then I prop a bunch of pillows around me to get a comfy position half sitting/half laying down.  at this point I am often in sleep clothes.

As it gets later, of if I am only planning a short read time, I finding getting ready for bed (brush/wash,etc), grab my cat and curl up with her on my arm, fully laying down now and read for awhile.

If I have to get up early I will read a book I enjoy but am not to into yet so I am not stuck up all night reading hopefully.  Once I have laid down, reading can last 5 min-1 hr.

Guilty admission-some nights I don't read before bed.  Sshhh!! Don't tell! 

Top Ten Tuesday 5

  

Hosted by Broke and Bookish. 

The Topic for This week:

Top Ten Words/Topics That Will Make You NOT pick up a book. 

Well before I begin I must forwarn everyone that NONE of these are 100%, but overall the following tend to be my "offs" for books.  Once again, these are in no particular order.

1. Expensive ebooks.  I am cheap here.  $2.99 or less is my theory.  Anything more and I would prefer to buy a physical copy even if it costs more.  

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge- Day 1

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge

Hosted and created by Good Books and Good Wine.

This was created to learn about the blogger, fellow bloggers,etc as a community.

Day 1:  

 Make 15 Book related confessions

1)  I have WAY too many books- Including Fiction, Nonfiction, graphic novels, children books, Kindle books, etc  I have around 5000 total books.  My family keep telling me to open up a bookstore and when I mention me moving they all groan.  Not because of heavy furniture...Oh no, it is the boxes after boxes of books.

Charmed by Cambira Hebert Release Day Blitz! Plus Excerpt and GIVEAWAY!

It's HERE!  Cambria Hebert's CHARMED novel is out today!

Synopsis:

***This is a New Adult book. Due to sexual content and some graphic language this book is recommended for young adults. Mature readers only. 18+ recommended.***

Life or Death? Not many people would choose death. But what if death chooses you? What if death doesn’t mean the end of your life, but the beginning?

For a Death Escort, death is life. Death is your paycheck. Death is your job.

And Charming is the best Escort the Grim Reaper has ever had.

But when you piss off the Reaper, being the best doesn’t matter. So Charming is assigned a Target who is practically impossible to kill. He knows the Reaper hopes he fails—that he’s counting on it. So Charming vows to prove him wrong. He vows to make the kill.

But someone else vows to get in his way. Someone with a big mouth, a sugar habit, and blond hair. Someone who makes his heart start beating again.

And so Charming is left holding more than one person’s fate in the palm of his hand. He thought the choice would be easy, that there really wasn’t a question at all.

He was wrong.

Life or Death?

Summer of Love Giveaway Hop

This hop is hosted by YA Romantics

Romance is in the air!  It must be because this is the second (out of three) Romance themed hops I am participating in this summer!  So I hope you are excited for the hops.  

This hop has 40 fantasitc, prize winning stops for you to make.  Check out as many as you want and have a great time. 

This is an International Stop.  Anybody from anywhere can enter!

Star Wars: The Clone Wars- The Smuggler's Code (review)

 

Star Wars: The Clone Wars-

The Smuggler's Code

By Justin Aclin, Dave Marshall, Eduardo Ferrera

Genre(s):  Youth, Graphic Novels
PublishedJuly 2013
Pages: 82

Publisher:  Dark Horse Comics

View on Goodreads

Summary: "When he encounters a criminal from his past, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi strikes out, determined to fulfill a promise he made to himself as a young Jedi: to bring in this fugitive on his own! While on the trail, Obi-Wan earns a favor from a local smuggler, but her devotion to working for her own benefit may be more trouble for Obi-Wan than her help is actually worth!"

Pathfinder 1-Dark Waters Rising (review),

 

Pathfinder-

Dark Waters Rising (1)

By Jim Zub, Andrew Huerta, 

Jake Bilbao &Ivan Anaya

 Genre: Graphic Novel
Published May 2013
Pages: 224

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

View on Goodreads

Summary:  "Valeros the warrior can rely on his sword arm and his friends - the mysterious and beautiful sorcerer Seoni, the quick-witted elven rogue Merisiel, knowledgeable and powerful wizard Ezren, the well-traveled dwarven ranger Harsk, and courageous cleric Kyra - but nothing can prepare him for the dangers that lurk ahead. The scattered and chaotic goblin tribes of Varisia are changing, growing in power, and unifying in ways no one has ever seen before. At the heart of this strange evolution is an ancient evil force looking to establish itself anew in the world of Golarion.

Stacking the Shelves 15

  Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, every Weekend.

 This is to share books I have acquired from various sources.  Physical books & ebooks both are welcome. If its something being sent to me by mail, I will not mention it until I actually receive it. 

Heads up to everyone, I currently have TWO GIVEAWAYS going on.  Please be sure to check the links on the top right column(Above GFC followers)! 

 Also, be sure to stop by Friday's TGIF post and vote for what you want to see reviewed soon.  Also, vote on the right for what books I need to bump up my reading list for the following weeks.  

 ♥  ♦  ♣  ♠ 

For Review

T.G.I.F.Weekly 14

T . G. I. F.  Weekly  

For those of you who don't know, TGIF Weekly is a Friday post where I share 3 books I have sitting next to me that I want to read soon.  My goal was to always work on at least 1 of these books before the next Friday. 

Now YOU decide what book I read first.  Leave a comment saying which book you think I should focus on and next TGIF post I will share a short blurb about what I think of the book. The blurb will only be for the book most voted for in comments.  Plus I will work on pushing the review out that much sooner.    *Please note that if a book is not read one week in may be on the list the following week*

                                      Last weeks top vote: 

NONE....  Sad :(   

So I hope to see you vote this time :)

The Books for the coming week:

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"INK: Fine Lines follows the twisted path of Shay Baynes, an up-and-coming comic book artist. A horrific series of tragedies strike just as she’s finally about to hit it big.

When paranormal investigator McNab uncovers a pattern of disturbing coincidences it becomes clear that this is more than just a bout of bad luck.

Everyone’s in danger including Aiden & Eli who have divided Shay’s heart down the middle since childhood. McNab teams up with them to stop the killing before it’s too late for Shay!"

  

Feature and Follow 5

 

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read.  

  

 

Q:  Where is the best destination reading spot for you? (Where do you like to go to read other then your home)

 

A:  Out in nature.  A quiet park is fine but getting out into the mountains is best.   Grab a grab a blanket and find a spot by a lake, river, waterfall or something.  Or as the sun starts to set, reading by campfire (so long as you don't let the book get too close to the flames).

 Where do you go to reading outside your home?

Heads up to everyone, I currently have TWO GIVEAWAYS going on.  Please be sure to check the links on the top right column(Above GFC followers)!  If you join, be sure to leave a comment letting me know.  I will return the favor of you have any current giveaways (or I will comment on another post if you do not).  Just let me know you joined and send me a link to what you think I should check out :)

12.21.12 (review) by Killian McRae

 

 12.21.12

by Killian McRae

Genre: Mystery
Published Nov 2011
Pages: 266

Publisher: Tulipe Noire Press

View on Goodreads

Summary: "The only way to save the future is to decode the past. The only way to decode the past is to save the future.

Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop

 

This is a HUGE Hop with 180 participants, myself included, giving out prizes!

The GRAND PRIZES -(Held by The Insatiable Reads Book Tour):
#1 - Kindle Fire
#2 - $50 Amazon Gift Card
The grand prize winners will be selected by the organizer from post comments via random number generation so be sure to comment where ever you stop!

This stop is an for both US and INT entries! :)

Time is precious so I won't waste yours, here is the giveaway!!!

Anyone know of some giveaway hops?

I am looking for some upcoming giveaway hops where I can get a couple ARCS I have sitting around a new home!  However being new to blogging I am still learning all the who's who around here.  Anybody specialize in hops?  Or any upcoming hops that you know of that allow sign-ups?  Almost everytime I find one, entries are closed and it has started.

I found a couple romance ones for the next week, but I want to give away other books too!  Any help is appreciated.  THANKS!  You guys are awesome for taking the time to read this! :)

Kindle Giveaway

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT! Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HD 7".

Kindle Fire HD 7" Giveaway

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HD (US Only)

Top Ten Tuesday #4

  

Hosted by Broke and Bookish.

Topic:  Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition.

Hmmm, this is tricky.  They are big authors I want to promote just because they are THAT GOOD. and there are new authors, who may have only written one book but show promise.  Also, how them do I pick only 10?  So I randomly went through my books I considered 5 Star worthy and here are 10 random authors to share.

But before I go into these I want to point out my current GIVEAWAY I have running!  Please check it out and join. :)  I also am participating in The Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop starting on the 18th so be sure to check back then to double up your entries. :)  Thanks!

Now on to those authors!!! Again, no particular order nor guaranteed as my top ten.  Just 10 authors I have enjoyed and see potential with.

1-Dean Koontz:  While he is a big-time author, his books are some of the best I have ever read.  If you have never read his books, DO SO!  NOW!  Especially some of his work for the 80's and 90's.  For the Horror, Suspense, thriller fans in particular.

2.  Erin Kellison- The author who introduced me to paranormal romance.  I LOVE her series.  And there is enough action in the first one that i know a few guys who read and liked it too!

The Warble by Victoria Simcox- Giveaway, Book excerpt and Review

 

The (Magic) Warble (1)

By Victoria Simcox

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Youth

 Published Feb 2009
Pages: 268

Publisher:Two Harbors Press

View on Goodreads. 

Summary: "Twelve-year-old Kristina Kingsly feels like the most unpopular girl in her school. The kids all tease her, and she never seems to fit in. But when Kristina receives an unusual Christmas gift, she suddenly finds herself magically transported to the land of Bernovem, home of dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals and the evil Queen Sentiz. In Bernovem, Kristina not only fits in, she's honored as "the chosen one," the only one who can release the land from Queen Sentiz's control. But it's not as simple as it seems. To save Bernovem, she must place the gift she was given, the famous "Magic Warble," in its final resting place. She must travel through the deep forest, climb a treacherous mountain, and risk capture by the queen's "zelbocks" before she reaches her destination. Guided by her new fairy friends, Clover and Looper and by Prince Werrien, a teenage boy, and an assortment of other characters, Kristina sets off on a perilous journey that not only tests her strength but her heart." 

 Book excerpt- Chapter 18, Off to Treachery Island