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About the book: "I don’t open my eyes so I can’t see him, but I can smell him. He thickens the air I breathe, choking me with his scent…his aroma. I shiver. I have to resist. If I’m not strong, then I will be relegated to the same fate as this predator whose sickness infects me even now. But now, I crave him and he knows that; he has been counting on my need to end the gnawing pain. How he would savor my surrender. I’m alive, but how much longer will it take until I beg him not to be?" My Review: I loved this book and couldn't put it down, just like the first in the series. I love the chemistry between Evie and Reed and I am so glad that the author doesn't really play the whole love triangle. Evie knows Russell is her soul mate, but she knows that she cannot live without Reed. It is nice to have a story for once, that doesn't have the main character trying to figure out which man she will choose. Thanks Amy Bartol for letting Evie know w

 About the book: "On the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, in the small town of Emerald Isle… Juli Cooke, hard-working and getting nowhere fast, marries a dying man, Ben Bradshaw, for a financial settlement, not expecting he will set her on a journey of hope and love. The journey brings her to Luke Winters, a local art dealer, but Luke resents the woman who married his sick friend and warns her not to hurt Ben—and he’s watching to make sure she doesn’t. Until Ben dies and the stakes change. Framed by the timelessness of the Atlantic Ocean and the brilliant blue of the beach sky, Juli struggles against her past, the opposition of Ben’s and Luke’s families, and even the living reminder of her marriage—to build a future with hope and perhaps to find the love of her life—if she can survive the danger from her past." My Review: Beach Rental by Grace Greene grabbed my attention right away! I love that Grace Greene wasted no time in beginning the story

I would like to thank author Ada Adams of the book ReVamped, for taking the time for this interview.  I would also like to thank her for the donation of a kindle copy of ReVamped for this giveaway!  I personally have read and LOVE this book!  You can read my review HERE .  On to the interview! 1.      How did you decide that you wanted to be an author? Ever since I was a little girl, I have always had a passion for reading and writing. I have filled many notebooks and digital pages with various stories—some good, some not so great. When I was twelve, I actually went through a phase where I just wrote tons of book synopses. I think my reasoning was that if I started from the BACK of the book, I would eventually write the entire thing. I love exploring different personalities and stories, and tend to spend a lot of time living in pretend worlds. In order to get some peace and return to reality, I put the stories down on paper (or more often, the computer). 2.     

     About the book: "Every Star in the Universe is a World. In the realm of the twelve Zodiac Constellations, the tyrant Gershon uses lies, deception and pain to conquer and rob people of their freedom and he wants all threats to his dominion killed. Hidden on Earth from him are two teenagers, Stella and Isaac, who are entirely unaware they are inherent of the Zodiacs through the royal line. After some life altering events, they learn they have the ability and powers to possibly free the Zodians from Gershon, but will they accept the danger? Isaac and Stella are caught in a whirlwind of events both tragic and exciting as they travel the Universe and team with creatures from Constellations such as Pegasus and Draco and learn about their heritage."    My Review: Shooting Stars by Leslie Hodgson wasn't anything like I thought it would be. I was expecting some sci-fi type novel. Instead I was pleasantly surprised to find what I would consider

The Kindle version of ReVamped is on sale today for $.99!  Hurry over and pick it up while you can!  I recently read this book and I LOVED it!  To read my review go HERE .  Coming up on Monday will be an interview with author Ada Adams and a giveaway for a Kindle copy, so don't forgot to stop by!  Here is the link for ReVamped on sale today! http://www.amazon.com/ReVamped-Angel-Creek-Book-ebook/dp/B007BDZ6X0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332619496&sr=8-2 Happy Reading!!!

About the book: "Nevada Territory, 1851 Sam Ridgeway is on a mission. He’s determined to find the deed to his gold claim, along with the low-down, thieving bum who stole it from his saddlebag. Arvid Angel would pay! Cassie Angel has a plan. She and her little sister will sneak out of Broken Branch before being left alone in the dying town with the despicable Sherman brothers. Thank goodness she now has a place to flee to. On his last visit, her Uncle Arvid stashed a deed to a gold claim in her dresser drawer. Even though it means traveling to California, she’s set on trying her hand at gold panning—just like thousands of others flooding to that still-wild state. Unfortunately, before she and her sister are able to depart, Klem Sherman shows up looking for trouble. Just when Cassie thinks all is lost, a tall, good-looking cowboy appears and comes to her rescue." My Review: Sourdough Creek by Caroline Fyffe is my kind of book!  I love and truly enjoy a well

  About the book: "Sixteen year old Channie Kerns leads an idyllic life of seclusion and magic deep in the Ozark Mountains ... until her family is forced to flee for their lives. They leave everything and everyone behind to start over in Louisville, Colorado. Magic is forbidden while they are in hiding, but Channie can't resist the temptation to enchant a group of local boys. When her overbearing parents catch her flirting with these "sex-crazed, non-magical delinquents," they slap a chastity spell on her to protect her virtue. The spell is triggered by lust, so just navigating the halls at her new school is an ordeal. She can't even touch a boy she's attracted to without blasting him with a jolt of magical energy that feels like a taser. When Channie falls in love with Josh Abrim, a BMX racer with dangerous secrets of his own, she rebels against her parents and turns to dark and forbidden magic to break the chastity spell ... with dis

 And the winner is comment #3, brandisbookmusings!  I have e-mailed the winner and shipped out the book!  Thank you everyone for your participation!  Hi Everyone!  I am excited to be a part of this giveaway!  I would like to thank I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting this giveaway hop!  So in honor of Spring Cleaning, I am giving away my copy of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.  This is open to United States residents only.  Entering is easy!  Become a follower of my blog (if you already are then skip this part) and leave me a comment with your name and e-mail address.  ( If you do not become a follower or leave your e-mail address you will not be eligible.)  Good Luck! Don't forget to "hop" to these other blogs for their giveaways!

 About the book: "In Fire and Ice, Nancy, a naïve but resourceful, kindhearted woman, marries her high school sweetheart. As a working wife and mother, Nancy perseveres, despite having an abusive, alcoholic husband." Fire and Ice by Dianna BelleRose is free today, the kindle version.  I love free books! I have been wanting to read this one, so I am super excited!  Here is the link to pick it up: http://www.amazon.com/Fire-and-Ice-ebook/dp/B007HG21ZC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332123869&sr=8-1 Happy Reading!!! Source:  Author/Publisher

In a recent poll taken on my blog, Nook versus Kindle, the winner is... THE KINDLE!!!  This is your preferred reading device.  Perhaps it is the device itself or the service you like through amazon.  Either way, this one is the winner!!! Happy Reading!!!

I highly recommend this book by Susan Hatler!  I have read it (check out my review in February's posts) and LOVED it!!!  The kindle edition is free today, March 17th and tomorrow March 18th!  Here is the link to pick it up: http://www.amazon.com/Shaken-Mind-Reader-ebook/dp/B0075GM0P0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332027003&sr=8-1 Happy Reading!!!

I am excited that I found another free kindle book!  Author Heather Huffman's Ties That Bind is free on amazon.  I don't how long it will last so pick it up while you can! About the book: "Kate Yager never had a father, and she never minded - until her mom died. Now, acting on the name called out on her mother's deathbed, Kate has moved to San Francisco and gotten herself hired by the man she suspects to be her dad. As if a new job, new apartment, and new parent weren't enough, Kate finds herself head-over-heels in lust with a complete stranger she met at an art show. A stranger who, she later finds out, happens to work in her office.   As her relationships with her friends and father grow stronger, Kate has to confront the decisions of her past to find out whether she can love the man who gave her up, love the man who loves her truly, and even whether she can love herself."   Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Ties-That-Bind-ebo

About the book: "The concrete jungle defines financier Shal Gregory, who thrives on the sheer vitality of the fast-paced corporate world. Until he finds himself alone in the thick of the New Zealand bush with a feisty guide who despises everything he stands for. Jodie Mathieson's devotion to the wilderness fulfills her. She isn't prepared for an intimate liaison with a man who clearly does not share her love of the great outdoors. When sparks between them ignite Jodie runs. Bewildered but determined, Shal tracks Jodie down, resolving to convince her that having differing life goals isn't enough to keep them apart." My Review: I really enjoyed this book!  Anne Ashby does an excellent job of developing Shal and Jodie's characters.  You knew their traits, which you could see first-hand during their tramp through the bush. The sensual tension between the two of them was well created and you could feel it.  I was so frustrated with their relationship bec

I am so excited to announce that I will be a part of the Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.  I will be giving away a copy of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.  The giveaway hop begins on March 20th! 

About the book: "Beth Kincaid left her hot temper and unhappy childhood behind and created a life in the city free from untidy emotionalism, but even a tidy life has danger, especially when it falls apart. In the midst of her personal disasters, Beth is called back to her hometown of Preston, a small town in southwestern Virginia, to settle her guardian’s estate. There, she runs smack into the mess she’d left behind a decade earlier: her alcoholic father, the long-ago sweetheart, Michael, and the poor opinion of almost everyone in town. As she sorts through her guardian’s possessions, Beth discovers that the woman who saved her and raised her had secrets, and the truths revealed begin to chip away at her self-imposed control. Michael is warmly attentive and Stephen, her ex-fiancé, follows her to Preston to win her back, but it is the man she doesn’t know who could forever end Beth’s chance to build a better, truer life." My Review:   First I

Another free kindle book!!!  One of my favorites by Marcia Lynn McClure.  Here is the link to pick up the kindle version for free: http://www.amazon.com/The-Rogue-Knight-ebook/dp/B004G08Y94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331585657&sr=8-1

Hurry over to get the free kindle version of Kiss In The Dark by Marcia Lynn McClure.  If you are a hopeless romantic at heart, this book is for you!  I own this one and it is sure to please any romantic!    Here is the link to pick it up: http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-in-the-Dark-ebook/dp/B004HO5U50/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331571018&sr=8-2-spell Happy Reading!!!

 About the book: "A baby girl was found in a basket on Squire Carrington's doorstep. She was raised and sent to work as a servant girl for The Countess of Holmeshire. The widowed and unconventional Countess chose Miss Emma Carrington as a companion and sent her off for finishing with the goal of dragging her along into genteel Victorian society. What sort of reception would she have at tea and dinners? The young Earl of Holmeshire was engaged by arrangement to a lovely London lady, but their relationship was difficult. Could they work it out? Even the tribulations and banned romances of the servants downstairs play into the story as we follow Emma from a stone fortress to a Victorian village and then into fabulous London mansions. Great surprises unfold at a Midsummer Night's Dream Ball which help to solve mysteries that have gradually developed. You are invited to predict the great revelation of the last few pages!" My Review: I love a great

The question has been posed many times.  Which e-reader is better, the Kindle or the Nook?  Now is your chance to have your say!  Find the poll on the right on my blog and vote for either the Kindle or the Nook!  The poll will close in one week and we will have a winner!  

So I am very excited to post this free book by author Rachel Rossano.  This week is Read An Ebook Sale at Smashwords.  Rachel Rossano's book, Exchange is free!  Click on this link and enter the code RE100.  Also her books Mercenary's Marriage and The Crown of Anavrea are 50% off!  Enter code REW50 at checkout for those two. Here is the link for Exchange: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/92034 Here is the link for Mercenary's Marriage: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/83328 And this is the link for The Crown of Anavrea: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96223 I hope you all enjoy and happy reading!!

 About the book: An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice.Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf's bailiff---a revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past.Believing that life in a nunnery is the best way to escape the escalation of the bailiff's vile behavior and to preserve the faith that sustains her, Annabel is surprised to discover a sense of security and joy in her encounters with Lord Ranulf. As Annabel struggles to confront her feelings, she is involved in a situation that could place Ranulf in grave danger. Ranulf's future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart. My Review: Set in the 1300s in England, thi

About this book: A simple mission turned deadly. Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn’s life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue. When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must also prevent the vampire race from being overtaken by a malevolent