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November 4, 2013
Teaser Tuesday (Nov. 5)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your t...
Book Blitz & Giveaways: The Valkyrie Series by T.G. Ayer
Dead Radiance
Series: Valkyrie #1
Author: T.G. Ayer
Publication date: February 25, 2012
Bryn Halbrook had always seen the glow. But it is only when her best friend dies that she discovers the meaning of those beautiful golden auras - Death. Alone, lost in the foster system, she struggles to understand who she is and why she was cursed with the ability to see the soon-to-be-dead.
The new foster kid, Aidan, isn't helping any. Mr. Perfect seems to fit in no matter what, making her feel...
November 3, 2013
Cover Reveal: Kitchen Promises by Brooke Cumberland
Kitchen Promises
Author: Brooke Cumberland
Series: Riverside Trilogy #3
Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance
Release Date: December 2013
Nothing ever comes easy for Molly Woods.
Faced with past fears, heartache, & limits...
Can she make promises to the one man she can't get enough of? Can she promise him forever...?
With new obstacles, Molly must make a decision.
Drake Stagliano always gets what he wants.
But with a new threat, how far will he go to make sure Molly is his fore...
November 2, 2013
Super Six Sunday: Super 6 Books I Can't Wait to Read with My Kids
Super Six Sunday is an original bookish meme hosted at Bewitched Bookworms and inspired by “Top Ten Tuesday” from The Broke and The Bookish. Check out the weekly schedule of themes here.
Super 6 Books I Can't Wait to Read with My Kids
*In no particular order
How great did you find this book as a kid? Now that there are two movies based on it, I am even more certain that I want to read it to my own children someday. 
It's the story of a fruit bat that gets separated from her mothe...
November 1, 2013
Review: The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks
The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo
Author: Kerrelyn Sparks
Series: Love at Stake book #14
Summary
He's Out of Control
Dougal Kincaid has something to prove. After being injured in a battle with the Malcontents, he's ready for active duty protecting unsuspecting mortals from these villainous vampires who want to rule the world. But first he has to get control of himself . . . because just the sight of a certain lovely doctor has his injured hand doing some peculiar things, not to mention...
October 31, 2013
Cover Reveal: Into the Storm by Melanie Moreland
Through Xpresso Book Tours, I'm helping Melanie Moreland reveal the cover of her book, Into the Storm.
Into the Storm
Author: Melanie Moreland
Genres: Adult, Romance
Publication Date: Late 2013
She is a woman on the run. Pain, loneliness and terror are what she is leaving. Where she is headed doesn’t matter as long as it’s away from the hell her life has become.
Joshua Bennett is trapped in a prison of his own making by the memories of his past. Traumatized and isolated, he is a r...
Book Blitz & Giveaway: Morrigan by Laura DeLuca
Morrigan
Author: Laura DeLuca
Publication date: November 8, 2013
Available from:
Shuffled from place to place in the foster system, Morrigan doesn't know the meaning of home. Plus, she is different. She has power over fire, the ability to move objects with her mind, and glimpse into the future. Just when she believes her life can’t get any stranger, she discovers her true identity.
Filtiarn, a knight with a dark past and a surprising secret, has been tasked with guiding the heir of Tír...
Feature & Follow Friday: November 1, 2013
Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.
This Week's Question: What book are you embarrassed to admit you LOVED?
Since the question said to try to think beyond Twilight, I had to think a littler harder to decide.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I loved these book. I've read all by the last one, but not for lack of wanting to. My husband got me to watch the first season of True Blood a few years ago, so I decide to read the books since he was m...
October 30, 2013
Thursday Quotable #4
Thursday Quotables is a weekly meme featured on Bookshelf Fantasies. It's "the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written."
This Week’s Thursday Quotable Wilson smirked. "A furry thing in the groin area. Yeah, I'd call that manly." He reached out to stroke it.
Dougal stepped back. "Doona touch the muskrat."
Wilson straightened, his hand pressed to his...
That's What HE Said Thursday: October 31, 2013
Every Thursday, Chapter Break is hosting a brand new meme called:That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here.
"I failed you. I failed to protect you. And I failed to convince you that I love you. Ye thought ye were a replacement. And ye were suffering so much. I couldna beat it. I was trying to save you."
Dougal to Leah in Kerreyln Sparks's "The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo"
I am such a sucker for Scotsmen - their accents just melt my heart and s...
