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Monday, July 23, 2012

MUSING MONDAY

Monday, July 23, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

MUSING MONDAYS… is a weekly meme hosted by MizB from I Should Be Reading, she will ask a book/reading-related question, and you answer with your own thoughts on the topic.

This week’s musing asks…

Do you read magazines? If so, which ones? If not, why not?

MY ANSWER:
I read from time to time, Better Homes and Gardens which I got a 1 year subscription from my mother-in-law. I also read the Family Circle, and Parent Magazine.

Thanks for visiting! I just love comments :)

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CRAZY ABOUT COVERS!

Monday, July 23, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

My meme, Crazy about Covers, was inspired by The Bookworms 'Cover Crazy'.

Each week I will reveal a book(s) that I put on my TBR List just because I was Craazzy about the Cover or Title! It can be creepy, beautiful, or a title that was odd or funny . I know that a lot of book lovers may have already seen or heard about some of these books. But I'm just giving my opinions on books that I have come across. Hope you join in!!!

My cover pick(s) this week is:

Exiled (The Never Chronicles #1)

by J.R. Wagner Paperback, 288 pages
Published: June 5, 2012

Publisher: Live Oak Book Group

*Synopsis via Goodreads*

James has never known an ordinary life. As long as he can remember, he and his family have been on the run—moving from place to place, never settling down, never growing roots. Now, just when he’s on the brink of manhood, the very thing his family has been trying to prevent tears him from all he has ever known and thrusts him into a place where he is powerless and alone.
Bent on finding a way back, James must brave a place reserved for the worst of his kind. He quickly learns that the land itself poses a greater threat than its inhabitants and if he is to have any chance of returning, he must work with the very people he’s been raised to fear.

James has known magic since just after he was born. As a sorcerer, his skills are exceptional yet when he wakes in The Never, his abilities are gone. Armed with nothing but determination and the will to survive, he braves a land wrought with dangers, mysteries and temptations meant to ensnare both body and mind and prevent escape forever.

I never read this book,but when I came across it on Goodreads, the first thing I thought was: this cover is creepy! The dark cover can only mean something deadly or evil lurks.

So tell me, did you pick some books this week that was solely based on it's cover or title,whether pretty or scary?

Please share, I love comments!

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

STACKING THE SHELVES

Saturday, July 21, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

This is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I think this is so much fun! Join in and meet other bloggers too.

What is Stacking The Shelves all about?

We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!

This is what I've stacked on my shelves this week:

I recieved a book from SupaGurl Tours for review; For Ever by C.J. Valles for the upcoming tour starting on August 1-August 31.

*images via C.J. Valles & SupaGurl Tours*

Kindle Edition
Published: March 3rd 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
I bought, Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne, on my Kindle Fire.

I see him and I know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever.
KAYLA is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever.

LUCAS is dangerous, gorgeous ... and a werewolf. As leader of the Dark Guardians, shape-shifters who gather deep within the state park, he has sworn to protect his pack. But when Lucas finds his true soul mate, his love could put them all in harm's way.

As Lucas and Kayla struggle with their feelings for each other, a greater danger lurks: Humans have discovered the Dark Guardians and are planning their destruction. Kayla must choose between the life she knows and the love she feels certain is her destiny.

*images and synopsis via Goodreads*

What's new on your shelf? Please share, I love to read! And of course, if you don't I'll stalk you everyday :)

*Image and Synopsis via Goodreads*

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Friday, July 20, 2012

BOOK BLOGGER HOP!

Friday, July 20, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

This is a meme on Friday's hosted by Crazy for Books! Book Blogger Hop - July 20 - 26. A place to connect book bloggers and readers every week!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
What’s the ONE super-hyped book you’ll NEVER read?

MY ANSWER:
I sure hope that I don't offend anyone, but Hunger Games series. Ugh!

I truly do not want to read kids killing kids. And the sad part about my answer is that I bought the dag book a few months ago. Ugh!

Share your thoughts, I love comments!

Also click on the Book Blogger Hop button at the top to join in at Crazy for Books.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

FOREVER MAN TOUR STOP: Book Excerpt

Thursday, July 19, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

Hi! I'm so excited today that I have the pleasure of promoting Author January Bain's, Forever Man. A paranormal romance, published by Champagne Books. This tour runs from July 14th to August 14th.

About the Author

January Bain hails from Ashern, Manitoba, Canada. Married to the love of her life, her husband Don, she has combined her love of romance with her interest in the paranormal and vampires to produce the FOREVER SERIES of books. She teaches English and Computer courses during the day, and writes at night and in very spare moment she has. She hopes to touch your heart with this first book in the series, Forever Man and would very much enjoy hearing from her readers. www.januarybain.ca

Synopsis

What if you had been given the gift of healing and could save those you loved? And furthermore, discovered you could save the one you love from a vampire’s kiss. There is a catch; of course, the cost of such a healing could mean your own death…

Ellie Hightower is discovering such gifts in the novel, Forever Man by January Bain. She is telepathic, young and bright and has been running from these new found gifts all the way to Nome, Alaska where she encounters the man of her dreams, Mike Stone and an ancient evil force out to take him away from her. Will having goodness and light on her side be enough to save them from Katrianna, a newly resurrected vampire that looks to enslave Mike in her nefarious web?

To find out the truth you will need to read, Forever Man, the first in the FOREVER SERIES by January Bain.

BOOK EXCERPT:

While I waited for her to return I looked out the window, admiring the view of snow-peaked mountains when I heard the screeching of brakes and a thud, then realized someone had hit a dog with a half ton truck right in front of the restaurant. The driver, a young woman in obvious distress, jumped out and cradled the animal’s head in her lap. In an instant I turned and rushed for the stairs, taking them two at a time.

As I reached the woman she looked up at me with stark pleading in her eyes. “I didn’t see him! Please, I need help!”

Crouching down beside them, I carefully laid my hands on the whimpering dog. It looked like a husky, probably a sled dog. He or she was still breathing, but it was labored and loud. I could also see blood on its soft white fur. My heart instantly melted and reached out to the poor creature with its pain-filled, whiskey-brown eyes that seemed to beg me to do something. Despite the gut-wrenching plea, I felt helpless, sheer happenstance had brought this poor animal to this end and I had no power to save it from its fate.

Hesitantly, I reached my hands out and laid them on the poor dog’s head and its eyes seemed to tell me that it knew its fate. Tears flowed and the image of the dog blurred. I felt its pain as my own as I closed my eyes in sheer anguish.

Please God, let this beautiful creature be okay. Suddenly, something came alive inside me like a dam bursting its banks, and a great tidal wave of energy flowed through me from my very core. It was so strong it made me shake and my legs, cramping in the crouch, almost gave way.

A surge of pure power seemed to drive through my hands into the dog as I concentrated my thoughts on it and then all I could see and feel was hot, white light surrounding me for a few brief incredibly thrilling seconds. The light blinded me, its power as strong as the noonday sun. A sense of pure aliveness electrified me, as if I was at the pinnacle of my strength and could rise up and fill the world with goodness and healing. Then, just as suddenly, the floodgates in my mind closed and the white hot energy retreated back into my hands that began to shake violently with the excess energy.

The sensation left as abruptly as it had come and I fell back exhausted from the effort. The dog whimpered, shook itself and sat up. It looked at the two of us as if nothing had happened, its brown eyes shining and its tail wagging as if it didn’t even remember the last few minutes of its life.

The woman, her eyes huge in her round face, looked at me with complete wonder. “How could this be? One minute I thought it was dying, then you came along and now it’s up and fine? It doesn’t make any sense.” The woman shook her head, unwilling to believe her own eyes.

I knew exactly what she meant. Under the sense of complete exhaustion I was now aware of lurked the feeling that the world had slid sideways and then realigned itself in a new configuration.

Standing up, I felt immediately light-headed and woozy and stumbled forward from severe vertigo, catching myself from falling just in time.

“I don’t know—I guess it wasn’t—as hurt as you thought—it must have just been stunned.” I tried to put a sensible spin on recent events, my tongue feeling wooden and clumsy in my mouth. My slurred words made me sound drunk or slow I realized from a muddled distance, my voice echoing in my head.

“But didn’t you see the bright light just before the dog got up?” The woman was not to be deterred from her new sense of wonder.

I knew I had to get away, but an overwhelming sense of fatigue was slowing down my reaction time and was it was like being forced to move in deep, heavy water.

“Who are you?” The woman asked, her tone blunted by suspicion now.

If you liked the book excerpt, and want to follow her or get more information, try the links below:

www.januarybain.ca

www.ChampagneBooks.com

http://thewritersvineyard.com/

http://january-bain-science-fiction-musings.blogspot.com/2012/03/planet.html

januarybain@twitter

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GET ME OFF THE SHELF

Thursday, July 19, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

Get Me Off The Shelf! is inspired by *From the Review Pile from*Stepping Out of the Page*hosted by Stephanie. This will be a weekly meme on Thursdays.

The aim of this meme is to showcase books that you own, but just haven't got around to reading yet. It could be a book you bought yesterday or years ago. Maybe you even have a few books on your eReader just waiting to be swiped to open the pages.

1. Give a synopsis of the book with image.
2. Tell us why you haven't read the book yet, including when you got the book (if you remember).
3. Link the post in the linky below.
4. Visit other blogs and post!

This week I'm spotlighting:
Need(Need#1)
By Carrie Jones
Paperback
Pages: 306
Published: December 8, 2009
Publisher: by Bloomsbury USA

Synopsis via Goodreads:

Zara collects phobias the way other girls collect Facebook friends. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that she stays “safe.” Zara doesn’t think she’s in danger; she thinks her mother can’t deal.

Wrong. Turns out that guy she sees everywhere, the one leaving trails of gold glitter, isn’t a figment of her imagination. He’s a pixie—and not the cute, lovable kind with wings. He’s the kind who has dreadful, uncontrollable needs. And he’s trailing Zara.

With suspense, romance, and paranormal themes, this exciting breakout novel has readers rapidly turning the pages

A few years ago, I had went to my area bookstore(at that time it was Borders), and started chatting with a younger girl who swore I should get this book. So I did, because I have a book buying problem :) I was already to read it, but for some reason just did not. I can't remember exactly why, but I would bet all the pennies I have that it was because I had decided to read another book that I had purchased the same day.

Like I always say ... Oh well, I'll get to it one day ... maybe.

So share what's you need to 'Get off your shelf', or floor, or box . . . I love comments! And if you don't, I'll stalk you :)

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

STILL ON MY MIND: SLEEPLESS

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

'Still on my Mind' is a meme inspired by Haley at YA-Aholic

Every Thursday you will feature a book that you read months or even YEARS ago that was so good (or so scary/unique/funny..etc) that it is 'Still on my (your) Mind!'

Please include in your post:

1. The summary of the book (off of goodreads or amazon or whatever!)

2. Make sure you tell us why it is still on your mind, was it super amazing? Super Unique? Super Scary?

Sleepless by Cyn Balog
Hardcover, 215 pages
Published July 13th 2010

Publisher: by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

*image and Synopsis via Goodreads*

Eron DeMarchelle isn't supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent him from helping others get their needed rest.

But he can't deny that he feels something for Julia, a lonely girl with fiery red hair and sad dreams. Just weeks ago, her boyfriend died in a car accident, and Eron can tell that she feels more alone than ever. Eron was human once too, many years ago, and he remembers how it felt to lose the one he loved. In the past, Eron has broken rules to protect Julia, but now, when she seems to need him more than ever, he can't reach her. Eron's time as a Sandman is coming to a close, and his replacement doesn't seem to care about his charges. Worse, Julia is facing dangers she doesn't recognize, and Eron, as he transitions back to being human, may be the only one who can save her. . . .

Even once they've become human again, Sandmen are forbidden to communicate with their charges. But Eron knows he won't be able to forget Julia. Will he risk everything for a chance to be with the girl he loves?

I fell in love with the Sandman.This was a nice quick story. It was almost like a Fairy Tale type story. I wouldn't mind reading again.

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WAITING, WAITING, WAITING ON: WAKE

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

This meme Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by *Breaking the Spine* "Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I'm anticipating the following upcoming books!!!

Wake (Watersong, #1)by Amanda Hocking

Hardcover, 320 pages
Published: August 7, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes forever. She’s taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is different.

Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And as she uncovers the truth, she’s is forced to choose between staying with those she loves—or entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets.

This will be my first time reading Amanda Hocking's novels. I've heard so much about her due to her self-published success. And since I'm currently in the baby stages of writing my first novel (clapping), this success has got my adrenaline going! Write Sherri, write!

Anyway, back to this awesome book. I always fall in love with paranormal romance genres and from the synopsis, it seems a good fit for me. And the cover is beautiful! Hocking's other books seem to have good ratings, and I'll get to those eventually. My freakin' TBR List just keeps growing! I need to go to a support group to help me to stop buying books even when I know I can't read it at that moment.

Share your WoW! I love comments and if you don't, I'll stalk you. Wait, that may be in your favor if I do that :)

Thanks for reading <3

*Images and Synopsis via Goodreads*

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

TEASER TUESDAY

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

Teaser Tuesday is a meme hosted by MizB
of *Should Be Reading*

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a random page
3. 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)
4. Share the title & amp, author too, so that other Tuesday Teaser participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teaser.

Okay, it's been a week and I haven't finished Predestined. You know, life gets in the way at times. So here's the book from last week, but with different teasers.

Predestined by Abbi Glines
Kindle Edition
Published March 29th 2012

You would think after helping save her boyfriend from an eternity in Hell that things would go back to normal. Well, as normal as life can be when you can see souls and your boyfriend is Death. But for Pagan Moore, things are just getting weirder.

The high school quarterback and reigning heartthrob, Leif Montgomery, is missing. While the town is in a frenzy of worry, Pagan is a nervous wreck for other reasons. Apparently good ‘ol Leif isn’t your average teenage boy. He isn’t even human. According to Death, Leif doesn’t have a soul. The quarterback may have skipped town but he’s still showing up in Pagan’s dreams... uninvited.

Dank has known from the beginning Leif wasn’t human. But he hadn’t worried about a simple soulless creature. Now, he realizes he made a grave mistake. Pagan’s soul has been marked since birth as a restitution, to a spirit so dark not even Death walks near it. Dank knows saving Pagan’s soul won’t be easy but Pagan is his. And he’s already proven he’ll defy Heaven to keep her. If Hell wants a piece of him too, then bring it on.

Here's my teasers! :

"Before Pagan, I hadn't understood love. Before Pagan, taking souls had been easy. Now, I knew emotion. I knew pain and the feeling of loss and it made my purpose harder."

Kindle Edition, Location 330, 62%

I love comments! Please share your teasers . . .

*image and synopsis via Goodreads*

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Monday, July 16, 2012

MUSING MONDAY

Monday, July 16, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

MUSING MONDAYS… is a weekly meme hosted by MizB from I Should Be Reading, she will ask a book/reading-related question, and you answer with your own thoughts on the topic.

This week’s musing asks…

What are you currently reading? Is it any good? Would you recommend it?

I'm currently reading Predestined by Abbi Glines. It's the second book in the series of Existence. Very good story line! Nothing like a mix of suspense, mystery, and of course forbidden romance. Oh, and a lot of hot characters! I would recommend it to everyone because of the hot guys! Did I mention the hot guys?! Ha!

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CRAZY FOR COVERS

Monday, July 16, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

My meme, Crazy about Covers, was inspired by The Bookworms 'Cover Crazy'.

Each week I will reveal a book(s) that I put on my TBR List just because I was Craazzy about the Cover! . . .Creepy or Beautiful.

My cover pick(s) this week is:

After Obsession
by Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel
Hardcover, 305 pages
Published September 13th 2011

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens

*Synopsis via Goodreads*

Aimee and Alan have secrets. Both teens have unusual pasts and abilities they prefer to keep hidden. But when they meet each other, in a cold Maine town, they can't stop their secrets from spilling out. Strange things have been happening lately, and they both feel that something-or someone- is haunting them. They're wrong. Despite their unusual history and powers, it's neither Aimee nor Alan who is truly haunted. It's Alan's cousin Courtney who, in a desperate plea to find her missing father, has invited a demon into her life-and into her body. Only together can Aimee and Alan exorcise the ghost. And they have to move quickly, before it devours not just Courtney but everything around her.

This cover is wicked! What the heck is she doing? Is she walking up a wall or just walking sideways in the air? It looks as though she's possessed.

I adore her dress. This year has been filled with female models wearing gorgeous gowns.

So tell me, did you pick some books this week that was solely based on it's cover?

Please share, I love comments!

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

STACKING THE SHELVES

Saturday, July 14, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

This is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I think this is so much fun! Join in and meet other bloggers too.

What is Stacking The Shelves all about?

We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!

This is what I've stacked on my shelves this week:

Awakening (The Watchers Trilogy)
by Kendall Greyebook, 220 pages
Published September 28th 2011 by Purely Persistent

Alone in snowy, remote Whistler village, Ana tries to build a new life since losing her parents. With a cozy condo, a sweet-faced bulldog and an evening job to leave the days free for the slopes, life slips into a great routine. If only she could shake the guilt for not remembering anything about her parents and banish the night terrors that haunt her every dream.
On a whim, Ana goes out with Athen, a guy she’s just met in the Grizzly Pub... The only problem is that she feels like she already knows him.

Within 48 hours of meeting Athen and his family, Ana’s world implodes. She falls for Athen quickly and before she knows it, a past life begins to resurface. As thrilling as the revelations appear at first, she fights against the chilling information that Athen is from the underworld. Soon she begins to struggle as her own supernatural gifts are slowly unveiled, and she realizes that the nightmares she’s been having might be premonitions and not dreams at all.
It is up to Ana to decipher between fact and fiction before it is too late, and her new love, Athen, follows in her same fate - one that is lost between two worlds.

I got this book for free on Kindle! Yippee, I was so surprised that it was free.

Leif (Existence, 2.5)
ByAbbi Glinesebook
Published July 3rd 2012

"She was mine. I owned her soul…until Death stole her heart."

LEIF is a novella from the Existence series. It is glimpses into Leif's point-of-view during both Existence and Predestined.

Hot as hell, isn't he?! I bought this on my Kindle Fire. I haven't even finished Predestined (Existence Trilogy, #2), but I had to get my hands on this one.

What's new on your shelf? Please share I love to read!

*Image and Synopsis via Goodreads*

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Friday, July 13, 2012

TGIF

Friday, July 13, 2012 | Posted by Unknown |

TGIF is a fun meme hosted by Ginger of GReads! Every week is an awesome new question, here's this weeks:

This Friday's Question:

Quotes That Make You Swoon: What are some of the most swoon-worthy quotes you've experienced in a book?

MY ANSWER:

“When he watched her sleeping, he often thought, My heart lies vulnerable outside my chest.”― A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole

"I find you thoroughly, deeply interesting. I want to open you like a book and read every page." A smile curved the corners of his lips as he added huskily, "Footnotes included.”

- Mine Till Midnight, by Lisa Kleypas

“I want you sore, baby,” he murmurs, and he continues his sweet, leisurely torment, backward, forward. “Every time you move tomorrow, I want you to be reminded that I’ve been here. Only me. You are mine.”

― Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James

So what's your answer? I love reading comments!