BOOKS AND BLOGGING PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. Well, my theory is if I can add at least 10 new books to my Wishlist and move at least 5 older Wishlist selections to my TBR list every month, then life is a ice cream sundae. And if I can find those 10 books from at least 5 new blogs each month then that's the cherry on top.

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!
Well, I've made it almost 5 years now, so for better or worse, I continue on. I tend to blog in spurts as the urge to be creative erupts. As I don't have an artistic bone in my body, you will see very few changes in the layouts. Hey, I'm a reader not an artist like so many of the awesome bloggers I follow. I know you don't always have the time but if you stopped and looked, take a half a minute and say your piece. Recommend a book that you have enjoyed or hated for that matter. Thank you to all who visit.
Oh, and I moved my Google Friend Connect info and share this buttons to the top, as without our friends, who are we?


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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Pre-order Event & Giveaway for Untouch Me by Author: Emha Goliesh


Pick up JUNE 9TH for only $1.99 and be entered to
 win a goodie bag full of prizes!
 

Untouch Me #1
Author: Emha Goliesh
Publisher: INCLUDAS Publishing
Release Date: 10/29/16
June 9th: a night to love or a night to hate? A night to embrace or a night to erase? College freshman, Lacey Shyver, has no clue. Growing up with a neuromuscular disease, Lacey knows people only pretend to be nice—pity her, really, for looking different. That is, until graduating senior, Blake Nivey, enters her life. Breaking down her walls and lifting her spirits with just one touch, he’s not like the others. He cares about her well-being and makes her laugh. He unlocks something within Lacey that captures her soul, yet Lacey’s internal struggles surface. Is she just a charity case for him? Blake can’t possibly like someone with limited mobility when there are prettier girls wrapping their arms around him. Or can he? Just as Lacey begins to see where Blake’s heart truly lies with her, everything changes. Because once June 9th begins, it never ends.
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About The Author
When I was nine years-old, I was sure I’d be a math teacher. That lasted until I got to middle school, where I realized that that wasn’t in the numbers for me. From there, I fantasized about being an actress. That lasted until high school, where I realized that sticking to a script wasn’t my thing—I wanted to take the characters on their own journeys and adventures. But somewhere between high school and the days of college graduation, I got lost in the pressures of reality. It wasn’t until I took a step back to evaluate my life when I realized I wanted to embrace my true self. To go back to the days of a six year-old kid who hid under a desk, writing about life in a little blue and pink journal. I couldn’t believe it took me so long to fall back into my happy place. Yet, I wouldn’t have had it any other way, because if after twenty years of exploring life, I still ached to create stories, then it must had been true love.
Giveaway
Pre- Order JUNE 9TH and be entered to win $25.00 Starbucks gift card
 + a tote bag filled with everything you need for summer reading!Must be 13+ To enter, open to US residents only.
 
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

RELEASE DAY CELEBRATION & GIVEAWAY for SOARING THROUGH STARS by Rajdeep Paulus


SOARING THROUGH STARS
Author: Rajdeep Paulus
Release Date: April 23rd, 2015
Publisher:  Birch House Press
“I live in the in between. Between holding on and letting go. Hurt clings to me. Hope teases me. Home. I can’t explain it, but sometimes, I just want to go home.”

Talia and Jesse Vanderbilt have escaped a childhood full of abuse, and when they have a chance to put their father behind bars, setbacks arise from every direction. The siblings can't help but consider the option to walk away and move on with their lives.

Then someone unexpected brings his own secrets, forcing the Vanderbilt teens to revisit their pasts and rethink their plans. Through it all, Lagan and Talia’s Post-it love story blossoms, while Jesse and Summer hit roadblocks. 


From the award-winning author of Swimming Through Clouds and Seeing Through Stones comes a powerful story of freedom and belonging in this final book of the young adult trilogy that began with an invitation on a little Post-it note.
BOOK LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25001605-soaring-through-stars?from_search=true&search_version=legacy
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Soaring-Through-Stars-Contemporary-Swimming/dp/0996180117/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429549858&sr=8-1&keywords=soaring+through+stars
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soaring-through-stars-rajdeep-paulus/1121760182?ean=9780996180115

PRAISE FOR SOARING THROUGH STARS
“Soaring through Stars is a beautiful, perfect ending to a truly exceptional series… Don’t miss this one.” 
~USA Today’s HEA Blog, Serena Chase

“Rajdeep Paulus writes young adult fiction with a new kind of hero… compassionate at moments when it would be much easier to stand by and do nothing.” 
~Amazon Author Success Story
“The Swimming Through Clouds series is an incredible story of the strength of true love and the power of courage. Talia, Lagan, and Jesse will sneak into your heart and stay there long after you read the last line.” ~Amalie Howard, bestselling IndieNext author of Alpha Goddess 


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rajdeep Paulus is an Award-winning author of SwimmingThrough Clouds and Seeing Through Stones. Rajdeep studied English Literature at Northwestern and lives in New York with her Sunshine and four princesses.
Website,  Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Amazon Author Page




GIVEAWAY
1 Winner wins Blue Swarovski crystal heart charm on silver chain (U.S. Residents Only)
1 Winner wins Paperbacks of the trilogy – THREE BOOKS (U.S. Residents Only) 
3 Winners win Ebooks of Swimming Through Clouds (Book One)


Monday, April 13, 2015

Book Blast-They Call Me Alexandra Gastone by T.A. MacLagan


They Call Me Alexandra Gastone
Author: T.A. MacLagan
Release Date: May 20th, 2015
Publisher: Full Fathom Five Digital
Young Adult



When your life is a lie, how do you know what’s real?
Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation.
She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash.
Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra’s grandfather, and the ranks of America’s top intelligence agency.
For seven years, “Alexandra” has been on standby and life’s been good. Grandpa Albert loves her, and her strategically chosen boyfriend, Grant, is amazing.
But things are about to change. Perun no longer needs her at the CIA in five years’ time. They need her active now.
Between her cover as a high school girl—juggling a homecoming dance, history reports, and an increasingly suspicious boyfriend—and her mission in this high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of her two lives are beginning to blur.
Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity?

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TA Maclagan PhotoT.A. Maclagan is a Kansas girl by birth but now lives in the bush-clad hills of Wellington, New Zealand with her Kiwi husband, son and four pampered cats. With a bachelor’s degree in biology and a Ph.D. in anthropology, she’s studied poison dart frogs in the rainforests of Costa Rica, howler monkeys in Panama and the very exotic and always elusive American farmer. It was as she was writing her ‘just the facts’ dissertation that T.A. felt the call to pursue something more imaginative and discovered a passion for creative writing. They Call Me Alexandra Gastone is her first novel.

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BOOK LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25218070-
they-call-me-alexandra-gastone?from_search=true
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/They-Call-Me-Alexandra-Gastone-ebook/dp/B00VGT1SMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428596443&sr=8-1&keywords=they+call+me+alexandra+gastone
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/they-call-me-alexandra-gastone-ta-maclagan/1121663957?ean=9781633700574
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/they-call-me-alexandra-gastone
Full Fathom Five: http://fullfathomfive.com/writers/t-maclagan/they-call-me-alexandra-gastone/

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

TWIST (Loop #2) by Karen Akins Release Day Celebration Hosted by MMSAI Tours






Twist (Loop #2)
Author: Karen Akins
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Young Adult | Sci-Fi/Time Travel | 336 Pages


The unbelievably thrilling sequel to the time-travel YA novel Loop.

Bree Bennis finally has it all—a non-comatose mother, an uber-hot (albeit anachronistic) boyfriend named Finn, and a newfound mission to protect the timeline from those who would skew it for their own gain. But when she leans over one day to smooch said boyfriend, her lips meet those of her arch-nemesis Wyck instead. The timeline has been altered, and Bree is caught in the crosshairs. But when she goes back to repair the damage, she is stopped by none other than her Future Self, who delivers an urgent message: Someone is kidnapping Shifters from the distant past. It’s up to Bree to stop them. But first, she has to figure out who…and why.

To follow the trail of chronocrumbs, Bree reluctantly accepts her new undercover gig as Wyck’s girlfriend. Everything goes spiffy until Finn shows up in the 23rd century on the eager arm of a gorgeous fellow Shifter. Blark. Even as Bree struggles with jealousy, she battles the nagging dread that Finn might be better off with someone less chronologically complicated. Her worst fear is confirmed when Finn becomes the kidnapper’s next victim. As Bree zeroes in on the culprit, they unravel her life one timeline-change at a time. She realizes that she alone has the power to save herself and everyone she loves. But to do that, she may lose Finn forever.
BOOK LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22456905-twist?from_search=true
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Karen-Akins/dp/1250031001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427720692&sr=8-1&keywords=karen+akins

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twist-karen-akins/1119715811?ean=9781250031006


6549394About The Author

Karen Akins lives in the MidSouth where she writes humorous, light YA sci-fi. When not writing or reading, she loves lightsaber dueling with her two sons and forcing her husband to watch BBC shows with her.
Karen has been many things in her life: an archery instructor, drummer for the shortest-lived garage band in history, and a shockingly bad tic-tac-toe player.





GIVEAWAY

1 Winner will get a $25 gift card to the book retailer of their choice + a swag pack 
Must be 13 + To Enter. Open INTL

Saturday, March 14, 2015

HARD & FAST by Ana Gabriel Release Day Celebration Hosted by MMSAI Tours March 14th, 2015



HARD & FAST
Author: Ana Gabriel
Release Date: March 14th, 2015
Genre: New Adult

Rose Weatherston was top of her acting class in small-town Illinois, but in Hollywood, the only roles she’s being offered are spots on the casting couch.

Faced with the possibility of having to go back home with her tail between her legs, Rose takes a job as a personal assistant to bridge the gap until she can finally land a legitimate acting role.
 The advertisement calls for someone discreet, available 24/7, and willing to live-in. 
It sounds terrible, and more than a little ominous, but as Rose’s best friend points out, beggars can’t be choosers. 
Turns out that she’ll be working for Cole Dean, the international movie star whose face is on the cover of every tabloid. Cole Dean, the lady killer with the mysterious past, electric green eyes and devil’s smile. Cole Dean, who turns out to be wickedly charming and sexy as hell. 
Rose tries to deny the instant, intense, and very unwanted attraction. After all, she didn’t say no to the casting couch this many times just to end up sleeping with her boss. But when their mutual desire becomes too much to bear, Rose sets up some ground rules between them.
 She never wants to see Cole naked. Ever again. So he can stop working out shirtless and stripping when he knows she’s watching.
 She won’t be a personal lackey in his depraved sex life. Thank you very much. 
And absolutely, under no circumstances, will they have sex.
 But Cole Dean’s charm proves difficult to resist, and before long, Rose finds herself wanting to break every single one of her own rules.

BOOK LINKS
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Fast-Rules-Break-Book-ebook/dp/B00TUIOU5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424976270&sr=8-1&keywords=hard+and+fast+ana+gabriel

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Like the heroine in her debut novel, HARD & FAST, Ana Gabriel doesn’t follow the rules. When not raising her five children, Ana writes sexy romance novels that would likely get her fired from her day job. She splits her time between Canada and the UK. You can find Ana online at anagabrielbooks.com

Website: anagabrielbooks@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ana-Gabriel/570864819716718

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24327252-hard-and-fast

GIVEAWAY

1 Winner will get a $10.00 Amazon Gift Card
Must be 13 + To Enter. Open Internatioanlly.