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?


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Author Marilu Mann Character Interview and $50.00 Amazon Gift Card Contest

“Kill demons. That’s all Donal desires until he accidentally traps another witch who has a half-demon soul. Driven by revenge, Donal doesn’t know how to stand firm against the raging lust that burns through him when he meets Marcus.
Marcus doesn’t trust magic users. After all, a witch is the reason he lost part of his soul to a Demonae. Finally free after years of brutal captivity, Marc wants retribution but he doesn’t want to endanger anyone else. The trouble is, the very sexy witch Donal keeps distracting him.
Austin is heating up. So is the battle between good and evil. Trouble is at hand when power and desire combine to destroy an ancient evil while fueling passion that cannot be denied.”
CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide. 

Prize 1: 2 each $25.00 Amazon Gift Cards
Prize 2: 2 choices of any backlist eBook by Marilu 2013 or earlier (one winner)

Prize 3: 1 seat in the 33 Days To Finish Your Book Online Course bit.ly/33Write

New Book Release Amazon Gift Card Contest In His Wildest Dreams by Marie Treanor

“Every dream can come true…in unexpected ways.
The only time Glenn Brody acted on the waking dreams his mother called second sight, he landed in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he keeps himself grounded in the real world, turning a neglected Scottish mansion into a co-op that gives ex-cons a second chance.
He’s almost managed to ignore the persistent, erotically charged dreams featuring a beautiful, passionate woman—until that woman accosts him in the street to ask for a job.
In hiding from her violent ex, Izzy Ross has made a peaceful life for herself and her young son in the isolated Highland village of Ardknocken. Handsome men with a criminal record aren’t high on her list, but when work dries up, she’s forced to ask Glenn for a menial cleaning job at the big, dusty house.
Their mutual attraction turns all their preconceived notions upside down, and stirs the mansion’s legendary ghost. Attracting the kind of media attention that could force Glenn to make a perilous choice to save the woman he’s grown to love.”
Warning: Contains a mansion full of unlikely heroes, liberal and colorful use of Scottish slang, a medieval ghost, and enough hot sex to spice up the chilliest Highland night.
Buy a Kindle copy of In His Wildest Dreams from Amazon by clicking here.

Read a longer excerpt of In His Wildest Dreams by clicking here.

Author Nina Croft Interview and $50.00 Amazon Gift Card Contest

“Small, blonde, bubbly, and with a penchant for all things pink, Julia Melville has always considered herself a nice girl – until she was attacked by a werewolf. Months later, and still in total denial, Julia spends the time between full moons fantasizing that her life is normal. And who could be better to help her with that than her new neighbor, handsome accountant, Sebastian Crane.
For two hundred years, Sebastian, a powerful warlock, has been possessed by a demon. Each day, his soul grows darker, and he knows that soon he will be beyond salvation. But the demon loves to gamble, and he’s made Bastian one final bet—get a good woman to say the words “I love you” and he’ll be free.
Julia wants a normal guy. Bastian needs a good woman. Maybe together they can find something far more valuable…redemption.”
 Buy a Kindle copy of Betting on Julia from Amazon by clicking here.
CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide. 

Prize: A $50.00 Amazon Gift Card

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Review of EVERNIGHT by Kristen Callihan 5*

Title: Evernight
Series: Darkest London #5
Author Kristen Callihan
Genre: Historical Paranormal (Steampunk)
Rating: * * * * *
Publishers: Forever
(Aug 26, 2014)
Paperback: 432 pages
ISBN: 978-1455581641
FTC Disclosure: ARC from Net Galley

Once the night comes . . . 
Will Thorne is living a nightmare, his sanity slowly being drained away by a force he can't control. His talents have made him the perfect assassin for hire. But as he loses his grip on reality, there is no calming him-until he finds his next target: the mysterious Holly Evernight.

Love must cast aside the shadows
Holly cannot fathom who would put a contract on her life, yet the moment she touches Will, the connection between them is elemental, undeniable-and she's the only one who can tame his bouts of madness. But other assassins are coming for Holly. Will must transform from killer to protector and find the man who wants Holly dead . . . or his only chance for redemption will be lost.


    Callihan has the ability to create some of the quirkiest, loveable characters ever. Holly and Thorne are her newest opposites attracting  “experiment” and boy did it work. Holly (I always kind of pictured Abby from NCIS in my mind ) had appeared 

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Author Liz DeJesus Interview and Amazon Gift Card Contest

“For generations, the Frost family has run the Museum of Magical and Rare Artifacts, handing down guardianship from mother to daughter, always keeping their secrets to “family only.”
Gathered within museum’s walls is a collection dedicated to the Grimm fairy tales and to the rare items the family has acquired: Cinderella’s glass slipper, Snow White’s poisoned apple, the evil queen’s magic mirror, Sleeping Beauty’s enchanted spinning wheel…
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Frost wants none of it, dreaming instead of a career in art or photography or…well, anything except working in the family’s museum. She knows the items in the glass display cases are fakes because, of course, magic doesn’t really exist.
She’s about to find out how wrong she is.”
Buy a Kindle copy of First Frost by clicking here.
Books in the First Frost series in the order they should be read:


CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide. 

Prize 1: A $25.00 Amazon Gift Card
Prize 2: Ebook copies of copy of Glass FrostThe Jackets,Morgan for one lucky winner.