The Triple Threat Giveaway:
Celebrating Twilight, Supernatural, and Vampire Diaries
Join us for the fun, games, and giveaways
Events:
Supernatural Radio Show New Episode Rundown
Scare Me Up Some Supernatural
Read what Authors have to say about one of our favorite TV shows.
Sexy Sunday Contest and Giveaway
Team Edward – Hottest picture of Edward Cullen – Judged by author Veronica Blake
Sunday – Watch New Moon with Us
Terry Kate and the masterminds behind Teens Read and Write share their take on New Moon. Get your DVD cued up and when we say play you will be joining us and hundreds others as we go through the movie together.
Monday -
Vampire Diaries Discussion at Novel Reaction
Discuss the books that made the show – see where the series is going. If you are watching the show are you reading the books?
Tuesday -
What Readers have to Say on The Neverending Shelf
Twilight Lovers and Haters share your thoughts -
Twilight Lovers what is the worst part of the Saga
Twilight Haters, what is the best part of the Twilight Saga
Wednesday -
Twisted Fates Cafe
Thursday -
Battle of the Sexies on Backseat Nightmares
Sam vs Dean
Stefen vs Damon
Edward vs Jacob
On what side of the divide do you fall?
Team Jacob on Book Faery
Hear who’s team Tori is on.
Friday -
Giveaway and Discussion on Cheeky Reads
What is it about the Twilight series that appeals/doesn’t appeal to woman? Is it all about the pretty boys or is there more to it than that?
Saturday -
Discussion and Giveaway on Dark of Knight
10 ways to loose Bella – by Jacob Black
Author Tracey Mitchell shares what she thinks were Jacob’s 10 biggest mistakes in his suit for Bella.
Share your ideas and enter to win a copy of Tracey’s new release coming out this May!
Sunday -
Sexy Sunday Contest and Giveaway
Team Jacob – Hottest picture of Jacob Black
I’m supposed to answer following questions and then pass this award on to 5 other blogs. So here goes:
I’m excited to introduce Ashley Ladd, the author of Crazy in Love, a new Erotic Short Romance story from Total-E Bound. Ashley was nice enough to sit down and answer a few questions for us and I hope you enjoy the interview! ![AlwaysABridesmaid_w2864_300[1]](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_nfmOTBPRrQc/S6lBaogKmmI/AAAAAAAACBs/K1ukwTsmFGw/AlwaysABridesmaid_w2864_300%5B1%5D%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800 "AlwaysABridesmaid_w2864_300[1]")
Speaking of how prolific you are, you also have another new release out titled Always a Bridesmaid. Can you tell us a little more about it? Certainly. AAB as I call it for short, is a contemporary category type romance. Breanna is summoned home to be her sister's maid of honor. Unfortunately, as much as she misses her sister and father, home holds too many painful memories thus she's been avoiding town for the past eight years, or rather, she's been avoiding her ex-fiancé Troy Youngwolf. He broke her heart when he eloped with her best friend and had a child with her. But Troy is now a widower, single father, and the town's sheriff instead of the town's bad boy. As her sister's wedding guests and parties cause trouble in town, Troy keeps showing up to keep peace in the town much to Bree's dismay. 
Sorry for the late post! Work has been killer and I didn’t get a chance to post this earlier. Here are just a few of this week’s new releases. 
Awesome book blogger Book Chick City is hosting a themed week for “Men of Urban Fantasy” and it’s pretty awesome.
As she mentions on her blog, the genre has been established and pretty much driven by female writers, so she wants to share some the awesome male Urban Fantasy authors out there who are writing great stuff.
Head over to Book Chick City and enjoy her “The Men of Urban Fantasy Week.”
Today’s feature is a review of Blood Vice by Keith Melton. There will also be guest posts, giveaways and more! Book Chick City knows how to do a themed week right!
I hope your Monday is off to a great start! I’ve got loads of cool updates for you in the next few days, plus some new reviews I’ll finally post. :)
Did anyone read a really great book this weekend?
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Here are my first Round 1 Set 1 of 4 Picks:
"For newcomers, the DA BWAHA is a tournament of books where we put up a field of 64 books and you vote until there is one book, one champion. The contest is twofold. First, you must fill out a bracket identifying which book will win each round. Then you vote."
Book Review: Getting Lucky by Carolyn Brown
Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Released: January 2010
5 Heart Review
Getting Lucky Amazon Link
I ADORED THIS BOOK!
That’s the main thing you should know about my thoughts on Getting Lucky by Carolyn Brown. You should also know that cowboy romances are some of my least favorite and somehow not only did I enjoy this one, I can say this was by far one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
Here’s the book description:
One Stubborn Cowboy Who’s More Than Willing To Cross Horns
When single dad Griffin Luckadeau thinks his new neighbor is scheming to steal his ranch out from under him to benefit her own daughter, sparks really being to fly…
One Hotheaded Schoolteacher Who Doesn’t Take Guff From Anybody
Julie Donovan moves to town, determined to leave her troubles behind. As soon as she meets the absolutely infuriating, oh-so-sexy cowboy next door, things quickly go from bad to worse…
Until these two Texas hotheads admit that it’s fate that brought them together, running from the inevitable is only going to bring them a double dose of miserable…
Everything about this book stood out for me. The writing is first rate – it’s smooth and enticing and makes you want to read every word. Since I’ve been known to scan over a few “boring” paragraphs in books before, that’s a big statement for me.
There is so much to this story and it never seems to overwhelm. I love how Carolyn added to the story with side plots and characters instead of taking away from Griffin and Julie.
It’s been a long time since anything close to a sweet romance did it for me. Lately, they’ve all made me want to scream that no one is that naive or goody-goody all the time. That’s why this book rocks. It has the timeline of a sweet romance, a way more believable timeframe where the hero and heroine really fall in love, but with the awesome hotness still sizzling between them. It’s a hybrid I hope I see more of!
I loved how seriously Carolyn’s characters seemed to take falling in love with each other, and how they considered what it meant for their kids and families. This story rang true with every page I read. Amazing that after reading so many Paranormals and Urban Fantasies (I love both don’t get me wrong), how I could connect so much with a book that read like seeing into my next door neighbor’s diary.
An insanely fantastic book, Carolyn Brown wowed me with this book and her expertise in crafting a perfect romance. Put me down as her newest Super Fan!
Check out Carolyn’s Website here.
Read the fun interview I did with Carolyn here.
Have any of you read Carolyn’s books before? What did you think? If not, what author have you read lately that really seemed to stick out above and beyond the rest?
So I’m back from my trip, and I wanted to share something fun and interesting that happened while I was visiting my family.
Staying with the Aunt & Uncle, I found myself pondering their bookshelves. It’s always interesting to see what books do people not only keep, but display in main rooms of their homes for all to see.
My Aunt is a die-hard mystery fan and has every Hardcover Stephen King novel. What I found so interesting, were the shelves next to those.
I found two entire shelves full of old paperbacks and at first thought they were Harlequins. They weren’t but equally cool was learning about what they were and hearing my Aunt’s story behind them.
They were slim paperback Gothics written in the 60’s & 70’s by Marilyn Ross and based on the Dark Shadows TV show. Now, I’ve never seen the show but who hasn’t heard of it and isn’t aware of how popular it was.
The fascinating part was that my Aunt had these books because it was the one thing she and her grandmother bonded over. She fondly remembers them sharing their thoughts on the TV show and spending time together watching it. So, these books became something they shared as well. They would pass them back and forth and have discussions on them like a little 2 person book club.
I loved this story and was happy to hear this started a relationship between the two women and books they would share. As my Aunt got older, they began to swap romance novels and Kathleen Woodiwiss was a favorite author. Since I’ve just started reading Kathleen’s books, I was excited to start talking about them.
Then it struck me, how amazing books are with connecting people across generations. How awesome that I’m reading and loving books that were read and loved by someone who technically could have been my Great-Great Grandmother.
Books have such a power to inspire, entertain and connect people and I was deeply touched to discover this shared connection with my Aunt and hear her stories.
Have you connected with someone of a different generation over the same book? Are there some novels out there so timeless that they easily lend themselves to sharing with both old and young alike?
There are an insane amount of new releases out today, so this list is just a sample of what you can find. Sorry for the simplified Amazon links, but I’m short on time today and tried to figure out the quickest way to get this info to you. The links will take you to see a better cover image and some details about each book.
Head to your nearest store and check out those shelves!
One of my most anticipated books of 2010 happened to release while I was away and I can’t let another day go by without discussing it.
I haven’t read the book yet, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no spoilers, but I’m pretty sure the spectacular Mrs. Harrison will keep us Hallows fans happy with Black Magic Sanction!
Mrs. Harrison is an absolute master at world-building and creating characters you love and love to hate. I “discovered” her in my all-time favorite way – I randomly selected a good looking audio book at the library and the rest is history.
I do highly recommend the Audio Book versions of the Hallows series, but I’ve also read the books. Yes, I am a book geek. To read and listen to the same book means I’m in love. :)
For those not familiar with Mrs. Harrison and her Hallows-verse(Rachel Morgan Series) I have a treat for you. The publisher is offering free eBooks of the first book in the series, Dead Witch Walking.
Here is the FREE Amazon version.
Here is the FREE Barnes & Nobles version.
Here is the FREE Sony Reader version.
I seriously cannot recommend this series enough. It’s the very best Urban Fantasy I’ve ever read with the question of who Rachel will end up with being one of my favorite romance plots ever!
The Geeks of Doom have released Mrs. Harrison’s first ever book trailer. Click here to head over there and check it out!
So, I’ve been MIA – I literally dropped off the face of the Earth there for awhile and I hope you’ve been keeping yourselves entertained while I’ve been gone.
There have been some AMAZING book releases while I was away that I’m going to do a write-up on soon just to make sure I’ve covered them.
I also have a few reviews coming up for books I TOTALLY adored.
So where exactly have I been? Well, it’s been a little of the good and the bad, but I’ll stick with the good…I moved! The Hubby and I bought a house and I’ve been working night and day packing, painting the new house before the movers put all our HUGE furniture in the rooms and we’d never be able to move them again, and trying to coordinate everything.
I swear, it’s like I’m the director of a Broadway show – this must happen over here, before Mr. Cable enters from stage left.
While we still have a TON on DIY projects to do on the house, we are finally totally in the house and I’m starting to unpack. The paint inside the house was the first thing we had to tackle. These people were insane with crazy color choices. For instance, this lovely pic is our master bedroom – which we dubbed the John Deer Room. That’s primer you see going onto the wall on the right side. Yep, have to primer every single wall. Sigh. BUT, it does mean I get exactly the colors I wanted!
If you’re an author or publicist waiting to see my review of your book – I’m sorry! I tried to pack the books in order of release date so They’ll be easier to organize as I unpack them. I promise I’ll get to them soon!
So, what great books have you read lately? I’ve missed so many releases I can use your input!
