CURRENT GIVEAWAYS


My interview over at The Art and Craft of Writing Creatively is HERE

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Waiting on Wednesday & WWW: August 25, 2010

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating. This week I am eagerly awaiting:

by Iris Johanson
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Chasing the Night (Eve Duncan) 
A CIA agent’s two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and colleagues tell her to let go, move on, accept that her son is never coming back. But she can’t. Catherine needs to find someone as driven and obsessed as she is to help her— and that person is Eve Duncan. She knows that Eve shares her nightmare, since closure is also something that eludes Eve after the disappearance of her daughter Bonnie. Now, Eve must take her talents as a forensic sculptor to another level, using age progression as a way to unite Catherine with her child. As Eve gets drawn deeper into Catherine’s horror, she must face looming demons of her own.
Bonnie’s killer is still out there. And a new killer is taunting Eve and Catherine at every turn. Is Catherine’s son alive, or not?

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW EVE DUNCAN BOOK! LOVE HER WRITING!!


WWW Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading that answers these three questions:
  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you will start next?
CURRENTLY READING
Still reading this one. It is good, not spectacular but worth the read if you like historical fiction.

The Innocent: A Novel
by Posie Graeme-Evans

The year is 1450, a dangerous time in medieval Britain. Civil unrest is at its peak and the legitimacy of the royal family is suspect. Meanwhile, deep in the forests of western England, a baby is born. Powerful forces plot to kill both mother and child, but somehow the newborn girl survives. Her name is Anne.

Fifteen years later, England emerges into a fragile but hopeful new age, with the charismatic young King Edward IV on the throne. Anne, now a young peasant girl, joins the household of a wealthy London merchant. Her unusual beauty provokes jealousy, lust, and intrigue, but Anne has a special quality that saves her: a vast knowledge of healing herbs. News of her extraordinary gift spreads, and she is called upon to save the ailing queen. Soon after, Anne is moved into the palace, where she finds her destiny with the man who will become the greatest love of her life -- the king himself. 

FINISHED READING
Finished this one while reading the above one. Love Tiny's story by Lynsay Sands!

by Lynsay Sands, Pamela Palmer, Jaime Rush

Bitten By CupidVampire Valentine by Lynsay Sands
Mirabeau LaRouche knew she had a job to do, but she never expected her assignment to take her through New York City′s dark, dank underground-in her bridesmaid gown, no less! And when her partner turns out to be mortal private investigator Tiny McGraw, Mireabeau knows it′s no ordinary Cupid′s arrow that has struck her heart this Valentine′s Day.

Hearts Untamed by Pamela Palmer
Ten years ago Zeeland left D.C. to join the Therian Guard, needing to put some distance between himself and the still-too-young Julianne. Now he′s returned, in the midst of a Valentine′s celebration to find Julianne more beautiful than ever, still angry at him for leaving, and up to her lovely eyebrows in an intrigue that threatens both of their immortal lives.

Kiss and Kill Cupid by Jamie Rush
Kat Morgan has no use for Valentine′s Day, since hearing other people′s thoughts puts a real damper on any kind of intimate relationship. When she overhears the Killer Cupid serial killer targeting her for his Valentine′s Day murder, Kat is terrified. But is Adrian, the one man whose thoughts she can′t hear, her savior, or killer?

UP NEXT
Still thinking of reading this one next

White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7)
by Kim Harrison

Kick-ass witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan lost her lover, and now she won't rest until his murder is solved and avenged. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Rachel's past comes back to haunt her -- literally.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Teaser Tuesday: August 24, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two "teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! Share the title and author, too, so that others can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!

by Posie Graeme-Evans
The Innocent: A Novel
"Sir, I feel that Lady Margaret really does need to speak to you." She refused to say more, folding her lips quite firmly, and would not look him in the eye.(p.88)

Elizabeth glided into the king's little office with a glittering smile on her face. He knew that look and it made him impatient--it meant she was angry but biding her time, waiting for the moment she could play her hand to the maximum advantage. (p.376)

Sunday, August 22, 2010

In My Mailbox: August 16-22

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Anyone can participate in IMM and you are not limited to only sharing books that arrive via your mailbox. You can also share books that you've bought or books that you've gotten at the library. If interested please click the link above and sign up!

Wow...what a week. Found some great books and won a few also! We also went to Valleyfair this weekend and while in the Cities found a store called Half Priced Books (who could go by there and not stop??)

WON
Return the Heart by T.K. Richardson (from YA Urban) also a notebook and 2 bookmarks!
Bed by Tao Lin ( from Well-Read Wife) and a cute gnome bookmark!
The Crescent bookmark (from A Simple Love of Reading)
 
Thank you everyone for the great books and swag!!

PURCHASED
Demon's Kiss by Eve Silver
The Monster Book of Zombies edited by Stephen Jones
Three Shades of Night by Janet Trautvetter, Sarah Roark and Myranda Sarro
Vampire Stories edited by Richard Dalby
The Restless Dead edited by Deborah Noyes
Walking Dead by C.E. Murphy
The Duchess by Amanda Foreman

 


E-BOOKS PURCHASED OR FREE
Pagan by Andrew Chapman
Along Came a Demon by Linda Welch
Premiere by Melody Carlson

 

GOODREADS
The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth
Alice Hartley's Happiness by Philippa Gregory

 

PAPERBACKSWAP.COM
Friday Night in Beast House by Richard Laymon
The Devil's Due by Jenna Black
Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter
Blacklisted by Gena Showalter

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