I am giving away your choice of one of the following books - the book will be shipping from The Book Depository - so as long as you live in a country that they ship free to - then you can enter this giveaway!
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in 1919, Children's Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the
country. Each year, books for young people and the joy of reading are feted for
a full week with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and
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from coast to coast!
I will be giving away the following two children's books to one winner -
Shark vs Train by Chris Barton and Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein. This giveaway is for U.S. only and will end at midnight CST on May 13th. Winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and will be emailed. They will have 48 hours to respond to the email or a new winner will be chosen.
Is it raining where you are? It is raining here, so it is a perfect time to have the Showers of Books Giveaway Hop. This hop is hosted by I am a Reader, Not a Writer and One a Day YA.
I thought this would be a good time to weed through my stack of arcs and giveaway more than one book - so one winner will win three books! You must be a follower to enter this giveaway. It is open to U.S. only and will end at midnight on April 25th.
The three books that I am giving away are - you can click on the covers to be taken to my reviews.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Now that you have entered my giveaway - hop on over to some others! Happy reading!
There are about 75 blogs signed up to host a giveaway - and that giveaway must be something a reader, blogger, or author would enjoy. All you have to do is leave your name and email address in the rafflecopter form! Easy peasy! No following required! This giveaway will end at midnight on April 22, 2012 and is open internationally!
Oh, forgot to tell you - I am giving away a $10 GC on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or a book from the Book Depository for under $10 (you must check to make sure they ship to your country).
Please enter my other giveaways while you are here also.
A new website has come to my attention called Gone Reading International. It markets a line of great products for book lovers and readers, and donates 100% of the after-tax profits to fund new libraries in the developing world. How cool is that! So I have decided to offer up a prize, winner's choice, of one item worth up to $20 from Gone Reading International! You can check them out and leave a comment if you see something you like for an extra entry in the giveaway.
They have also allowed me to pass on to my readers the opportunity to purchase something for yourself at a 25% discount through the end of April - just use the coupon code BANP25! They have everything from T-shirts to bookends to car window decals and posters about books and reading! Come to think of it, I should leave some hints laying around for my family to find - they always tell me I am so hard to buy for! This website would be a gold mine for them (and for me!)
It is easy to enter - just leave your name and email address in the rafflecopter entry below. You can also follow me through GFC, linky, or email for another entry. You can follow me on Twitter and tweet as well.
This giveaway is open internationally and will end on April 12th at midnight CST.
Don't forget to check out the list of all the other giveaways going on during the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway! Good Luck!
Seeing as it is the first day of Spring - it is time to clean off some shelves! I have three books to giveaway to three different winners! They are Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock, Redeemer by Jeffery S. Williams and Adam by Brian H. Winchester.
Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock
Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn't have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They're both plagued with faulty genes -- he has bipolar disorder; she, a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy's twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and there's no denying their chemistry.
Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work -- and they put their commitment in writing. Mickey will take his medication. Lucy won't blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty. She promises patience. Like any marriage, there are good days and bad days -- and some very bad days. In dealing with their unique challenges, they make the heartbreaking decision not to have children. But when Lucy shows up for a routine physical just shy of their eleventh anniversary, she gets an impossible surprise that changes everything. Everything. Suddenly, all their rules are thrown out the window, and the two of them must redefine what love really is.
Redeemer by Jeffery S. Williams
For the past year, Detective Kristen Cauldron has been grappling with the disappearance of her 8-year-old daughter -- and the case has grown cold. Returning to work on the force after a year off, Cauldron finds herself working with a new partner and on a new case to catch a serial killer -- an experience that will push her to the edge of sanity.
He calls himself "Redeemer." His religious delusions justify his elaborate murders. Using medieval practices, he takes the "lost causes" of the world and "redeems" them -- making their souls ready to stand before God. His motivation? Not vigilante justice or righteous judgment, but deliverance -- saving unknown future victims from cruelty, as well as redeeming the criminals from eternal damnation.
Redeemer selects Cauldron, based on her previous background, to be his vessel for revealing the scheme behind his "ministry." When Redeemer discovers Cauldron's history, he boldly pledges to her that he can find out what happened to her daughter. Cauldron is secretly caught between duty and hope, concealing it even from Hawkins, her partner who she has come to trust.
Redeemer is a vivid examination of a man's toxic faith and hyper-religiosity, a mother's heart-wrenching loss and compulsion to discover her daughter's fate, a healing and often humorous bond between partners, and a riveting police investigation into this serial killer's psyche and symbolic crimes. When Redeemer and Kristen finally come face to face, the obsession to know the truth about her daughter threatens to destroy everything she holds close to her heart.
Adam
by Brian H. Winchester
He was named after the moist red earth from which he was formed. His muscular body was just past the threshold of full manhood. By current earthly standards he would have looked to be in his late teens. His intellect was agile, sharp, and endowed with a deep understanding of the world he had just entered -- the kind of understanding that today would take a lifetime to develop. What he couldn't learn by logical analysis he quickly grasped through a keen intuition that was emotional and spiritual at the same time.
Adam would need all these capabilities to fulfill the charge God had given him -- to cultivate the rich land of Eden in which he had been placed, and to protect and guard it.
But guard it from what?
Adam was about to find out. Everything about life as he knew it hung in the balance of how well he accomplished that charge. If he did well, he would protect not only his own life, but preserve the soul of every man and woman to follow. If he failed, the consequences would be beyond even his ability to understand.
The war in Heaven was over. The battle for Earth was about to begin.
I am offering for giveaway a set of 3 Kindle books by Carol Mason. These books are The Love Market, The Secrets of Married Women and Send me a Lover. All are bestsellers in Canada and internationally published. For the month of March, Carol is donating 50% of her net proceeds to breast cancer. You can visit her website www.carolmasonbooks.com for more details. So if you do not win them here, you will still have time to purchase them before the end of the month. Just email Carol at Carol@carolmasonbooks.com with proof of purchase and she will do the rest at the end of the month.
The Love Market
When a marriage ends and a first love reappears, Celine Lewis is about to learn that moving on is as complicated as going back.
Three years after seeing her first love, Patrick, quite by chance in London, Celine's ten-year marriage to Mike is over and she is running her own business, called The Love Market, a professional matchmaking service in Northern England. She's coping with the unanticipated heartbreak of a marriage ending, and her quirky twelve-year-old daughter who seems to blame her for the split.
Then, out of the blue, Patrick emails. Tempted to find out if all the old feelings can possibly still be there, she's thrown into tailspin again when Mike has an unusual proposition for her, forcing her to question whether a divorce really means it's over.
We love. We lose. And sometimes we love again...Back when neither could have imagined what lay ahead, Angela's husband Jonathan made her a promise - that if he died before she did, he would see to it that she wasn't on her own. He would send her someone to love. Now two years have passed since Jonathan's sudden death, but the pain of losing him is as sharp as ever. Feeling cut adrift in his native Canada, Angela whisks her vivacious mother off to a Greek island, thinking a holiday might be just the prescription she needs. But being with your mum who's afraid of dying, when you yourself are afraid of living, is hardly the formula for a laid-back week in the sun. It's only when Angela meets two very different men who seem to have the uncanny ability of seeing right into her soul, that she starts to think about Jonathan's promise to her. Can something magical be happening? Is one of these men the lover her husband has sent for her?
'Affairs are easier to have than you'd think.' Jill and Rob are happily married - until they discover that it's Rob's fault they can't have kids. It isn't the end of the world for Jill. She's just happy to have a trustworthy husband who loves her deeply and presses all the right buttons in the bedroom. But Rob's gone off sex and refuses even to discuss it. In fact, all communication between them has come to an infuriating halt. And Jill just yearns for a bit of fun. It wouldn't be so bad if one of her best friends wasn't having the best sex of her entire life (albeit behind her husband's back) while her other friend has a stunning husband who she's still in lust with. But are things ever what they seem? How well do we ever know our husbands, our best friends or even ourselves? Jill is about to find out when she faces infertility, infidelity and the truth head on...
Thank you to I am a Reader, Not a Writer and vvb32 Reads for hosting this awesome hop! There are over 100 blogs participating and all prizes are for a paranormal book of some sort!
The book I am giving away is an arc of Hades by Alexandra Adornetto.
Even the love of her boyfriend, Xavier Woods, and her siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can't keep the angel Bethany Church from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in Hell. There, Jake Thorn bargains for Beth's release back to Earth. But what he asks of her will destroy her, and quite possibly, her loved ones, as well. Can he be trusted in this wager?
To enter my giveaway, please fill out the rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to US entrants only.
Did you know that today (Feb 17th) is Random Acts of Kindness Day? Neither did I! Read For Your Future and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer decided to host a giveaway hop to celebrate, so of course I wanted to celebrate with them!
My hop runs through the 21st and my giveaway is INTERNATIONAL! I have decided to giveaway a book up to $15.00 from Book Depository. So as long as they ship to your country, you can enter easily through the rafflecopter form below.
I was going to give away one of the YA books that I have upstairs in our spare bedroom, but we have someone staying with us and she is already asleep, so I can't go up and pick one! I guess I will have to save those for the YA Paranormal Hop coming up in February! So, for this hop, I am going to giveaway any YA book up to $15 value (w/shipping if your country isn't a free ship country) from The Book Depository. This giveaway will be open to wherever Book Depository ships! So I think you guys definitely benefit from my house guest!
To enter the giveaway you will need to enter through the rafflecopter form below. Please be sure to check out my other rafflecopter giveaways while you are here! You can find them at the top of the blog.
I am giving away a variety of things for this hop and there will be three winners.
1st Giveaway is an audio book of Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.
2nd giveaway is a hard cover copy of Good Graces by Lesley Kagen
Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of ten-year-old Sally O'Malley and her sister, Troo, during Milwaukee's summer of 1959. The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was named a Midwest Honor Award winner.
In Good Graces, it's one year later, and a heat wave has everyone in the close-knit Milwaukee neighborhood on edge. None more so than Sally O'Malley, who remains deeply traumatized by the sudden death of her daddy and her near escape from a murderer and molester the previous summer. Although outwardly she and her sister, Troo, are more secure, Sally's confidence in her own judgment and much of her faith have been whittled away. When a series of disquieting events unfold in the neighborhood-a string of home burglaries, the escape from reform school of a nemesis, and the mysterious disappearance of an orphan, crimes that may involve the increasingly rebellious Troo-Sally is called upon to rise above her inner demons. She made a deathbed promise to her daddy to keep Troo safe, a promise she can't break, even if her life depends on it. But when events reach a crisis point, will Sally have the courage and discernment to make the right choices? Or will her false assumptions lead her and those she loves into danger once again?
Lesley Kagen's gift for imbuing her child narrators with compelling authenticity shines as never before in Good Graces, a novel told with sensitivity, wit, and warmth.
3rd giveaway is an audio book of Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall
At a time when animal species are becoming extinct on every continent and we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned scientists, brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall-along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard-shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed Ferret, and more; all formerly endangered species and species once on the verge of extinction whose populations are now being regenerated.
Interweaving her own first-hand experiences in the field with the compelling research of premier scientists, Goodall illuminates the heroic efforts of dedicated environmentalists and the truly critical need to protect the habitats of these beloved species. At once a celebration of the animal kingdom and a passionate call to arms, HOPE FOR ANIMALS THEIR WORLD presents an uplifting, hopeful message for the future of animal-human coexistence.
You can receive up to five entries for this giveaway - Please fill in the rafflecopter form below.
A big thank you to Kathy at I am a Reader Not a Writer and Jessie from Oasis for YA for hosting this event!
I have two books that I am giving away for this event, so there will be two winners. It is open to U.S. entrants only.
The first book is The Night Sky by Maria Sutton.
This extraordinary and unflinchingly honest memoir takes us on a riveting journey into the hearts and souls of three enigmatic people whose destinies are forever changed by the events of World War II. The secrets of misguided love and passions are revealed as the author journeys between the past and the present to solve the mystery of a handsome Polish officer with piercing blue eyes and sun-colored hair. Maria Sutton takes us to the dark green hills and valleys of the ancient Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, where the woody fragrance of birch trees and new-mown hay fills the fresh, crisp air after a heavy rain. Vicariously, we see a sunrise over Poland obscured by brightly colored swastikas on warplanes and then we will be taken into suffocating cattle cars, lice-infested stallags, and to the Dachau death camp. Further down a country road, the hearty laughter and beer steins clinking with each salute to the Fuhrer's astonishing victories can be heard.
As Maria takes us on this odyssey to solve a decades-long mystery, she learns the family secrets of untold heroism, quiet courage, and a mother's love -- and of tragedy, disillusionment, and heartbreak. At the end of her long journey, Maria uncovers a shattering and painful truth. But the secret, however heartbreaking, would also become the greatest gift she would receive.
The second book is The Kingdom of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman.
The Kingdom of Childhood is the story of a boy and a woman: sixteen-year-old Zach Patterson, uprooted and struggling to reconcile his knowledge of his mother's extramarital affair, and Judy McFarland, a kindergarten teacher watching her family unravel before her eyes. Thrown together to organize a fundraiser for their failing private school and bonded by loneliness, they begin an affair that at first thrills, then corrupts each of them. Judy sees in Zach the elements of a young man she loved as a child, but what Zach does not realize is that their relationship is -- for Judy -- only the latest in a lifetime of disturbing secrets.
There are four entries in this contest by using rafflecopter form below:
1. This is mandatory as I try to run the giveaways for my followers - please follow through GFC (top left sidebar) or email (mid right sidebar).
2. Also mandatory - please leave your name and email address so that I can get in touch with you if you win.
3. Extra entry - leave a blog post telling me which book you would like to win. 4. Like my blog post on FB.
There are over 200 blogs participating in this hop - so be sure to take a look at the list below and enter them all!
This is a hop to thank all my followers over the last couple of years. I cannot believe that I am almost at 1000. I am thinking about doing a giveaway after I reach 1000, so if anyone has any ideas for a good giveaway (keep it reasonable folks), let me know. It is being hosted by I am a Reader, Not a Writer and All-Consuming Books.
I am giving away an ARC of Iron House by John Hart for this Hop. All you have to do to enter is be a GFC follower and enter the info in the rafflecopter form. This giveaway is only open to U.S. though. Sorry - things are tight around here and I can't afford to send outside U.S.
There was nothing but time at Iron House. Time to burn, time to kill, and time for Michael to emerge strong and unforgiving while his brother, Julian, became a tormented soul at the orphanage for boys. Two decades later Michael returns to North Carolina with a sentence on his head, the mob in hot pursuit, and his disturbed brother in trouble of a different kind.
One man destined to break the chains of his fate. . .
Iron House is a tour de force narrative of loss, courage, redemption, and the unbreakable ties of family set against a backdrop of greed and violence. This is John Hart at his best.
Be sure to check out all the other blogs on this hop - over 300!(Links are at the bottom) They are all giving away something a reader, author, or blogger would enjoy - and all entries should be simple - because those are the rules!! So spend your Thanksgiving break entering some great giveaways! This hop runs until midnight on Nov 27th.
Although I don’t consider myself a religious person, I am quite spiritual and do believe in higher beings of love that listen to us when we pray. That’s why before going to sleep at night, after a long day of work, I take a few minutes to connect and show gratitude. I generally begin by thanking God for all the gifts in my life. The health, happiness, safety and longevity of my family, friends and pets come first. Then I pray for all the suffering in the world to end, from abused children and animals to war-torn communities to starving people around the globe. I ask God to please help enlighten the people who use religion as an excuse to hate instead of love, and to rip people apart instead of bringing them together. I also thank my loved ones who have passed, for I believe they have a hand in many of the good things that have come my way. And of course, if anyone I know is sick or in emotional distress or crisis, I say special prayers for them, too.
I’ve repeated this bedtime practice for many years, but I’ll never forget the night, when just after uttering my prayers, something wild and completely unexpected happened—someone answered! It was just a brief few words that I heard—a question actually—but it stunned me nonetheless. In my head, after once again directing my prayers at others, I heard a loving voice say, What about you, Bonnie?
I recall my eyes shooting open wide, wondering where it came from. It wasn’t my roommate, who was the only other occupant of the house, of that I was sure. So was it an angel? A passed loved one? My own evolved spirit? One thing was for sure, I knew it was not coming from my own thoughts. You see, I always thought prayer should be about others and about trying to better the world. I thought it was too selfish to pray for things I may have wanted, since unlike so many others, I had most of the things I needed. So where did this comment come from? There was only one answer that made sense to me. Some higher being was letting me know it was okay to wish for even more abundance.
From then on, I’ve added to my prayers things that would even more greatly enhance my life: a truly fulfilling job; a loving man to share my life with; true contentment and love—all of which have been answered. And when I was laid off from that fulfilling job a few years ago, I had a surprisingly good outlook. Probably because I felt it was God’s little kick in the side that I needed to finally finish the book I’d been writing sporadically for years. I did. In June of this year, Wedlocked: A Novel was finally published and I had no qualms about praying for its success. Amazingly, after four months of hard marketing, it actually hit Amazon’s bestseller lists, and as an added bonus, Wedlocked became an Award-Winning Finalist in its category for USA Book News’ “BEST BOOKS OF 2011”.
So this year, like every year, I’m thankful for all the usual things I cherish. But I’m also grateful that I listened to the little voice that startled me out of my prayers all those years ago. Until then, I had felt unworthy of such a wonderful dream—but now I realize somebody up there doesn’t think so and just wanted to let me know!
The WoMen's Literary Cafe Authors wish to thank all of the support we had on our recent book launch. As a thank you, three of you can win an ebook copy of “Wedlocked: A Novel”. Just leave a comment telling what you are thankful for with your email address. One entry per person - open worldwide! TODAY ONLY!
About Wedlocked:On what should be the happiest day of her life, Rebecca Ross is panic stricken. Rebecca has just wed Craig Jacobs, but she realizes she put more thought into choosing her florist than she did in choosing the man she's just pledged to love for the rest of her life.
Before Craig, Rebecca, a talented Long Island girl, dreamed of following in her grandmother's footsteps with an acting career. Unfortunately, she was cut down to size by years of disappointment, and by her first love-a Hollywood director. She returned to Long Island a lost and broken woman, and ended up in the last place she ever wanted: her old bedroom at her parents' house.
But Rebecca's mother, an overzealous convert to Judaism, has a long held dream too: marry off her three daughters to Jewish men. So no one is more thrilled than her when Rebecca meets and marries bon vivant Craig Jacobs, the man who has won over the whole family. Too bad they're all about to discover that underneath his charismatic shell, this Prince Charming is anything but!
Bonnie Trachtenberg is the award-winning, bestselling author of Wedlocked: A Novel, a romantic comedy about a hilariously disastrous marriage. It is available in hardcover, paperback, and now for only 99 cents on Kindle and Nook. Bonnie was senior writer/copy chief at Book–of-the-Month Club. She lives on Long Island with her husband and a houseful of adorable pets. http://ning.it/ovIMiw
All of the blogs listed below are hosting wonderful authors on Nov 16th and are all having GIVEAWAYS! Be sure to visit them all on Wednesday!
