May Kindle Fire Giveaway!

 

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER SPONSORED GIVEAWAY!

Kindle Fire HD 7" Giveaway

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

  Or $199 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)

  Or $199 in Paypal Cash (International)

Sponsoring Bloggers & Authors

1. I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
2. Feed Your Reader
3. Girls with Books
4. Just Bookin' Around
5. The (Mis)Adventures of a Twenty-Something Year Old Girl
6. Books, Beauty and Bodacious Deals
7. Author Emma Michaels
8. Page Flipperz YA
9. Lori's Reading Corner
10. Oh, Chrys!
11. Author Josh Baker
12. Author Roxanne Crouse
13. Eve's Fan Garden
14. Author Elizabeth Isaacs
15. Chapter Break
16. Buku-Buku Didi
17. Molly & Mel's Obsessions Book Blog
18. Author Jennifer Laurens
19. Author MK McClintock
20. Bookhounds
21. Step Into Fiction
22. Author Lena Sledge
23. Author Taylor Dean
24. Leisure Reads
25. Libby's Library
26. A Bookish Escape
27. Ramblings of a Diva Book Nerd
28. Suspense Author Kim Cresswell
29. Suzy Turner, YA Author
30. Books Unhinged by StacyHgg
31. Author Lori Verni-Fogarsi
32. Fae Books
33. Word to Dreams
34. Kid Lit Frenzy
35. Author Tressa Messenger
36. Auggie Talk
37. Phantasmic Reads
38. Kerry Taylor
39. Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf
40. Marissa's Space

  Giveaway Details 1 winner will receive their choice of a Kindle Fire 7" HD (US Only), $199 Amazon Gift Card or $199 in Paypal Cash (International). Ends 5/31/13 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer http://iamareader.com and sponsored by the participating authors & bloggers. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Feature and Follow Friday #10

TGIF! I can't believe it's May already! Where the heck did the first four months go?? And where is Spring? Stupid groundhog.

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends!

This weeks Question:

Q: Give us a sneak! What are you reading? Tell us about a fun or fail scene in your current read.
I'm currently reading A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang. Any scene with Phin is fun. Every single one of them!

Spring Fling Giveaway Hop [INT]!

It's Spring...at least for a couple days. Then it's back down into the low 50's for a week or so. That's after two days of 83. Gotta love Chicago weather!

Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Eve’s Fan Garden for hosting this hop. Enter via the Rafflecopter below, and then hop on to the next blog! Good luck! <3

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Feature and Follow Friday #9

T.G.I.F. That is all I can say :)

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends!

This weeks Question:

Q: Is there a song that reminds you of a book? Or vice versa? What is the song & the book?
I'm not gonna lie here - if I've had it happen, I can't remember it now. Isn't that sad? I'll have to pay more attention to music and books to see if anything clicks!

What about you? What would be your answer to this tough question? Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Showers of Books Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Well, we've definitely had some showers around here lately...but I know some of you have had snow, so I'll just suck it up & deal with the rain!

Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Books à la Mode for hosting this hop. Enter via the Rafflecopter below, and then hop on to the next blog! Good luck! <3

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The Assassins Hockey Hop and Giveaway!

Welcome to the Assassins Hockey Hop featuring the Assassins Hockey series by Toni Aleo!

In Toni Aleo’s exhilarating debut, the first in a series featuring the hockey hunks of the Nashville Assassins, a reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful woman face off against the demons of her past.

No matter how hard she tries, Eleanor Fisher never thinks she’s good enough, from her job to her weight to her love life. After enduring years of abuse at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, Elli has been drifting through life in a daze. Until, that is, she meets Shea Adler on a promotional shoot for the NHL’s Nashville Assassins. Before Elli knows what’s happening, the gorgeous Shea breaks the ice and shatters her world.

A brilliant athlete inside the rink, Shea Adler is tired of the life he’s living outside of it: the girls, the money, the drinking. But everything changes when he meets Elli. After laying eyes on this feisty, witty, beautiful woman, he feels like he’s just taken the hardest hit of his life. No matter how skeptical she is, Shea knows they are meant to be together—if only he can convince Elli to put her insecurities aside throw her insecurities out the window before she misses out on a shot at love.

Fallon Parker’s dream has always been to turn her family’s wine company into a runaway success and eventually start a cellar of her own. Since graduating from college, she has worked relentlessly to make that dream a reality, especially after taking a chance on love—and losing. By the time Fallon becomes an official sponsor of the Nashville Assassins, she feels like all her hard work is finally paying off. And then the man who broke her heart skates back into her life.

On the ice, Lucas Brooks is the NHL’s leading scorer—at least when he’s not in the box. Off the ice, he’s a mess, with all his anger and misery bottled up inside. He threw away the most important person in his life and has regretted it ever since. But when Lucas returns to Nashville in a trade, he’s determined to convince Fallon that he’s a changed man. The attraction is still there. The tension is electrifying. But the odds are stacked against them—especially after Lucas finds out that Fallon has been keeping a devastating secret.

Definition of an Empty Net: When a team pulls the goalie for an extra attacker, desperately seeking a goal.

Audrey Parker was in a horrible place.
She hated her job, her sister was getting married and moving out, but worst of all, she was in love with a total jerk. No matter what she did, every guy she met hurt her. All she wanted was her happily ever after. Her Prince Charming. Her Lucas Brooks! She didn’t know how to change her life but she knew she needed too.
Feeling like she was about to hit rock bottom, Audrey wakes up next to Tate Odder.

Tate Odder had lost everything.
After being brought up from the Assassins’ farm team, the Florida Rays to the Nashville Assassins, Tate hopes he’ll forget everything he has lost. He doesn’t. Each day gets harder to live in a place he doesn’t know. Even being the first rookie goalie to shut out an opposing team three times during the Lord Stanley Cup Finals, he still felt empty. With the loss of his parents and sister still heavy on his heart, Tate isn’t sure how to live like everything is okay.

But when he wakes up beside Audrey Parker, things start to change. She turns his life upside down with her kooky sense of humor and her bright clothing. She is intelligent and beautiful, and for once, he doesn’t feel empty.

Will Audrey be the person to fill the holes in Tate’s heart, making him whole again?
Or will another player ruin everything, leaving him feeling forever like an empty net?

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Feature and Follow Friday #8

Welcome to another Friday! I hope your weather is a little more stable than mine is right now. :)

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends!

This weeks Question:

Q: If you could hang out with any author (living) who would it be and what would you want to do?

Oh wow. There are SO many I'd love to meet. It's not possible to pick only one. A nice dinner with all of them would be amazing! Here's a list - it's alphabetical (I think LOL) and in no way complete! Some are authors I've read for years, and some are new to my reading list, but still enjoyable. We'd need a really  big table!

• Kelley Armstrong
• David Baldacci
• Patricia Briggs
• Jackie Collins
• Janet Evanovich
• Laurell K. Hamilton
• Staci Hart
• Juliana Haygert
• Kevin Hearne
• Darynda Jones
• Tiffany King
• Mercedes Lackey
• Richelle Mead
• CE Murphy
• James Patterson
• Linda Poitevin
• Nicole Taylor
• JK Rowling
• Magan Vernon

What about you? I can't wait to see everyone's answers this week. Have a great weekend, everybody!

April New Release Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Welcome to the April New Release Giveaway Hop!

This giveaway hop is hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews.

The winner will receive their choice of either the paperback or ebook version of an April new release. Check out the Rafflecopter for details, then hop along to the next blog! Good luck <3

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Feature & Follow Friday #7

Happy Friday! We've reached the end of another week - YAY! 

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends.  :)

This weeks Question:

Q: We are about to see a lot of posts & tweets about reader conventions, RT, BEA, ALA and many more are starting soon. Which one would you love to attend? Where and why?

For years, I've wanted to go to RT. This is actually the first year I've paid attention to BEA, and I wish I could swing it. It would kill two birds with one stone - my first ever reader convention and going to New York. I guess I'll start a 'reader convention' fund here soon...maybe I'll be able to attend one next year. :) For this year, I'll just have to live vicariously through all of you lucky attendees!

What about you? I'd love to hear about some of your previous convention experiences!

April No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Exactly what it says...NO STRINGS ATTACHED!

Here it is: a nice & easy hop for all the people who just want to enter giveaways without all the extra steps. :)

This is a no strings attached, no requirements to enter hop.  Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for putting this together!

There are many fantastic bloggers participating. Enter to win here, then hop along for more great giveaways. Good luck!! <3

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Make sure you stop by all the other blogs listed below!

Titanic Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Welcome to the Titanic Giveaway Hop featuring books with tragic disasters & epic love stories co-hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer &  My Devotional Thoughts. Thanks much to both hosts for organizing this hop!

I'm more of a love story girl myself, so here are a few classics:

• Romeo & Juliet
• Jane Eyre
• Gone With the Wind
• The Princess Bride
• Pride & Prejudice

Just fill out the Rafflecopter below,then hop on to the other blogs for more chances to win some great prizes. Good luck!

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Feature & Follow Friday #6

Happy Friday Saturday (night). Yep. I'm late this week. :)

 Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends.  :)

This weeks Question:
Q: Have you ever read a book that you thought you would hate — ? Did you end up hating it? Did you end up loving it? Or would you never do that?

There are too many books out there I really want to read, so it's hard to possibly waste my time on something I think I'd hate. Although...once in a great while, I'll find a book I think sounds interesting, but it has not-so-great reviews. If the book really pulls at me, I might read it anyway so I can decide for myself. Sadly, most of the time I end up agreeing with the not-so-great reviews. Someday I'll learn my lesson.

Check out the linky below to see what other bloggers have to say on the subject - maybe you'll find some new blogs to love!  :)

Fool for Books Giveaway Hop [INT]!

I can't believe it's April already. To start off the month, I have the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop. This hop is being hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. Thanks (as usual) to Kathy for organizing this!

Just fill out the Rafflecopter below,then hop on to the other blogs for more chances to win some great prizes. Good luck!

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Feature & Follow Friday #5

Happy Friday! Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends.  :)

This weeks Question:
Tell us about the most emotional scene you've ever read in a book - and how did you react?

I refuse to give spoilers here since there are people who have not read this series (shocking, right?), but some of the most emotional scenes I've ever read were in Harry Potter books. One was a certain point in Half-Blood Prince where I cried. Sobbed, honestly. And there are several spots in Deathly Hallows that had me in tears, too. It's possible tears were shed in every single book, now that I think about it. 

Hop along and see if you can find some new blogs to follow!  :)

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Hoppy Easter, everyone! Welcome to my stop on the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop! This hop is being hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Read Now Sleep Later. Baskets of thanks for these two hosts! :)

See that Rafflecopter below? *points down* Yep. You know the drill. Enter for a chance to win, then hop along to the next fantastic blog!

GOOD LUCK, MY SWEETIES!  <3

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Fairy Tale Giveaway Hop [INT]!

Welcome to the Fairy Tale Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, The Book Rat & A Backwards Story! Thanks to these fine hosts for putting this hop together! :)

   

Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors, and several years ago, she started the Five Hundred Kingdom series for Luna Books. It's a fun series where most times the heroine runs circles around the hero. :)

The winner can choose either a $10 gift card (or book) from Amazon or a book from the Book Depository. As long as it's a fairy tale of some sort, it counts! :)

Enter for your chance via the Rafflecopter below, and then hop on to the other participating blogs!

Good luck!! 

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Feature & Follow Friday #4

Another week's end is here! Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends.  :)

This weeks Question:
Activity! Hopefully warm weather for most of us is here soon…so tell us about your favorite outdoor reading spot. Or take a picture.

Years ago, I used to love to sit at the little park by my house and read. Now, when I break down and sit outside (which isn't often!), it's on my deck in a super comfy chair. With the way our weather can be, there are maybe five or six PERFECT weather days around here. Days that make me want to hang out with nature. :)

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop! [INT]

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'd like to give a big thank you to the hosts for this hop:

I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, Books Complete Me, & Author Cindy Thomas

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Now, hop along to the next fantastic blog & good luck!

March New Release Giveaway Hop! [INT]

Welcome to the March New Release Giveaway Hop!

This giveaway hop is hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews.

The winner will receive their choice of either the paperback or ebook version of a March new release. Check out the Rafflecopter for details, then hop along to the next blog! Good luck <3

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Feature & Follow Friday #3

We've reached the end of another week! Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly event/hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a great way to find new blogs and make new friends.  :)

This weeks Question:
What is a book you didn’t like that all your friends raved about or what book did you love that wasn’t popular?

Oh, wow. I'd definitely have to say Twilight  is one that I did not like and everyone else LOVED. Sometimes, it feels like I'm the only person in the world who couldn't finish the series! I don't think there's one I loved that the masses disliked.  :)