11.30.2012

Christmas Books Giveaway Hop: $10 Amazon Gift Code, Choice of selected Christmas book

Christmas is in the air, and I am so excited! To get you in the mood, I am participating in this Christmas Giveaway Books Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and co-hosted by Laurie Here. I love these hops because there are always a great multitude of blogs featuring amazing giveaways.

The catch for this hop is that the book being given away has to be a Christmas book. Yup, you guessed right! I have compiled a mini-list of Christmas books that you can choose from. Hope you find something you like!

And guess what!? One other winner can win a $10 Amazon gift card!

So that means there will be TWO winners! 

11.29.2012

Book Blast + Giveaway: Redemption (Legends of Graham Mansion) by Rosa Lee Jude & Mary Lin Brewer



Learn how you can win a $50 Amazon gift card or one of 5 copies of Redemption being given away at the end of this post!


 Redemption (Legends of Graham Mansion)

Be careful what you wish for.

When the breakup of her family forces Grae White’s mother to move her two children from their privileged city life to her hometown in the mountains of Virginia, all Grae wants is to be invisible in her new life. But that’s rather hard when everyone knows that her father is the latest headline-grabbing white collar criminal, the most popular boy in school wants to take Grae to the prom, and then there’s that she lives in a haunted mansion. It would make anyone want to get away. Grae soon learns that a simple wish can reveal an unknown ability.

Something more than curiosity spirals Grae back in time to seek the truth in the tragedy of a 200 -year-old murder. Along the way, she learns about history, happiness, and heartache in the lives of those who have lived on the property, including her own family. Her first journey reveals secrets that will lead Grae to further explore the legends of Graham Mansion.

Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: Veer by Alyssa Rose Ivy



Learn how you can win a copy of Derailed or a copy of Veer with a swag pack at the end of this post! Picture below:

11.28.2012

Guest Post + Excerpt + Giveaway: King Biscuit by Michael Loyd Gray

Title: King Biscuit
Author: Michael Loyd Gray
Genre: American Literature / Literary Fiction

Do you want a copy of King Biscuit? Purchase it at:



It’s 1966. The Beatles have taken over the airways, Star Trek is in its first season on NBC, and 389,000 American troops are stationed in Vietnam. 

A war is going on Argus, Illinois as well, between sixteen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener and his father.  While his father dreams of Billy Ray joining the family business,  Billy Ray dreams of moving to California, becoming a surfer, and getting into Margie Heinrich’s pants—not necessarily in that order. Instead, he gets a summer laying pipe and the dubious distinction of town hero after saving Purdy Boy, the mayor’s wife’s dachshund.

When his beloved uncle and role model Mitch is killed in combat, Billy Ray feels like he must leave Argus or be stuck there forever. With little more than the clothes on his back, he hops a bus for Helena, Arkansas to visit Mitch’s grave.  Along the way he meets up with a cast of characters as varied and polarized as America itself, from a marine captain home on leave to a band of hippies bound for Graceland. Each teaches him something about love, loyalty, and the true meaning of freedom, but what Billy Ray really learns is that everyone has the power to define who they are. He may have left Argus a boy, but he returns a man.  

Book Feature: Abandon by Stephanie Dorman


Title: Abandon
Author: Stephanie Dorman
Genre: Zombies / Chick Lit
Rating: PG-13


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Annalise never thought she’d live to see the apocalypse, but after the 2012 election she finds herself in a world that is falling apart. Riots are occurring everywhere and when her ex-boyfriend Cort texts her with an escape plan, she accepts the invite and follows him to the mountains of Western Maryland.

Once they make it to their destination though, everything is not as it seems. The power has gone out, cell phone service is non-existent, and the six friends find themselves trapped in a vacation home with no way to discover what is going on elsewhere in the United States.

Turns out, they might not really want to know after all…



11.27.2012

Interview: Bob Atkinson, author of The Last Sunset

It is always a pleasure to learn more about an author, and that is why I am so honored to have Bob Atkinson here today! Before we get into the interview, let us take a look at his novel, "The Last Sunset". 

Title: The Last Sunset
Author: Bob Atkinson
Genre: Time Travel Adventure / Romance
Rating: PG-13


Do you want a copy of The Last Sunset? Purchase it at these sites:

The year… 1746.

Around Fort William, the Scottish Highlanders are in revolt and the Redcoats are coming…

Suddenly… time shifts… people from different eras are dumped at this one turning point in history.

In the future, Nuclear Armageddon has caused this powerful blast through time, but why?

Can history be changed?

Or is the future doomed to witness…

The Last Sunset?

11.26.2012

Winner Update: 3rd Annual Gratitude Giveaways Hop


Congratulations to...

Sherri C.
You won The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern!


This winner has been notified, and has 48 hours to claim their prize. Thanks to all who participated!

11.25.2012

Giveaway: $100 Amazon Gift Card (INT)



What would you do if you won a $100 Amazon Gift Card?

I would buy books, books, and more books! Ahhh!

I know my followers love snagging these lovely cards so I was not one bit reluctant to join this super diver giveaway!

Happy Home and Family has teamed up with a group of the most amazing bloggers around to bring you this great giveaway to help you out with your holiday expenses!

One lucky reader will be winning a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

Special thanks to our co hosts - Capri's Coupons, My Mushings, Mum Writes , SaMie Designs and Din's Fashion

11.24.2012

Guest Post + Promo + Giveaway: Keepers of the Zodiac by Sharon Wood

Title: Keepers of the Zodiac
Author: Sharon Wood
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Date Published: September 24, 2012


Do you want a copy of Keepers of the Zodiac? Purchase it on these sites:

The stars have shifted and the Earth is rapidly moving into the throes of chaos.

Four god-like beings known as the Zodiac High Council, send their winged herald, Syrie, out with twelve sealed envelopes.

His mission? To bring a chosen group of thirteen future Zodiac Keepers, including a set of mesmerizing twins, to the Isle of Oriba for training.

Syrie never could have imagined that he would fall in love along the way—ultimately forcing him to choose between betrayal and death.

Keepers of the Zodiac is an enthralling tale of obligatory fate,temporary hope, and impossible love.




11.23.2012

Book Promo: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon

Title: Feels Like the First Time
Author: Shawn Inmon
Genre: Romance / Memoir
Date Published: 9/5/12



Do you want a copy of Feels Like the First Time? Purchase it here:

September, 1975: Shawn meets Dawn, his one true love, when she moves into the vacant house next door. Many people spend their life searching in vain for happiness, but he was lucky; finding it at the age of fifteen.

February 1979: Forbidden to see each other and feeling he is harming her by being in her life, he walks away from the love of his life, apparently forever.

December, 2006: After decades of sadness and mourning the girl that got away, he has a chance meeting with her that might change his life forever… again. Can the sweet bond of first love not only survive, but flourish?

Feels Like the First Time lets you share in the magic of young love in small town America in the 1970s. No matter how much the world changes, some things – timeless music, high school dances, making out in the backseat of a Chevy Vega, and of course true love – will always remain the same. 

11.22.2012

Book Review: [sic] by Scott Kelly

Title: [sic]
Genre: YA Literary Thriller
Author: Scott Kelly
Event dates: November 19-30, 2012

Do you want an e-book copy of [sic]? Purchase it from this site:
Amazon
One rule: If another player taps you on the shoulder, you have to completely change your life within the next fifteen minutes. In front of everyone. Your car, your virginity, your grades, your identity – nothing is safe. When five high school students from the wrong part of town devote their lives to playing the game David invented, they walk a line between insanity and enlightenment.




11.20.2012

Book Blast + $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Giveaway

Imperfectly Beautiful 
by Diony George


At 1:30 am, in New York City, Regan Wright is ripped out of a sound sleep with a jolt - her heart thuds in her ears and her face feels flushed. Straining to hear anything out of the ordinary, she fumbles to turn on the bedside lamp. Nothing seems out of place. Suddenly her stomach twists in knots - it's her identical twin, Rebecca. Something is terribly wrong...
Though twins, Rebecca and Regan couldn't be more different.

Independent and outspoken, Regan chose a high-profile career as a fashion designer in New York City. Despite her hard-earned success, Regan’s become disillusioned by the glamour and the glitz. She’s tired of coming home to a lonely penthouse apartment welcomed only by her cat and has all but given up on ever finding “Mr. Right.”
Steady and reliable, Rebecca chose to be a wife and stay-at-home mom. From the very first moment she met James Conrad—tall and muscular with eyes as blue as a cloudless sky—she was captivated. Married and four children later, Rebecca’s life is not what she expected. Her marriage has lost its shine and her sweet babies have become challenging and often unappreciative children.
Both Rebecca and Regan must discover, a higher power has the answers to what matters most, but when a serial killer strikes nearby, and his victims look eerily similar to the twins, will it be too late?

Praise for Imperfectly Beautiful

“5 Stars! Great Novel-Romance with Suspense. Captures your attention from the very beginning...then difficult to put down...A good solid read!”
-Booklover, amazon review

“This was a great book. I could relate to Rebecca and the trials she was going through with her marriage and her children. I feel this way at times too. I liked the suspense and it was enough to keep my hooked…” 
-K. Neilson, Utah

“I enjoyed the development of the characters. Lots of dialogue took me right into the everyday lives and struggles of each person. The underlying story of the unsolved murders of women who look like the twin sisters simmers through out the chapters until it finally boils over into an exciting ending! I recommend it!”
-J.T. Bolla, Washington

Do want a copy of Imperfectly Beautiful? Get it here:


Diony George is a wife, full-time mom of seven, grandmother of two, and a published author of uplifting women’s fiction and inspiring nonfiction. She is also a regular contributing writer for Deseret Connect and FamilyHow. Originally from Alaska, she currently lives in Salt Lake City with her family. Besides writing she loves to read, especially romantic suspense, bake, sew and craft.

Her current fiction WIP, Inside the Heart, is based around the kidnapping and disappearance of four-year-old Emma and is slated for release in Feb 2013. Her next nonfiction book, Heaven’s Just a Prayer Away will be released by Cedar Fort, Inc in July 2013.

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