All I Want – Three Stories. Three Couples. One Holiday {Book Blast)

THREE STORIES. THREE COUPLES. ONE HOLIDAY. Pretty Near Perfect by Jolene Perry The last thing Norah needs is to be attracted to anyone – especially in her deceased fiancé's parents' home. Collin’s starting a new career, and has no business getting involved – especially while staying with his roommate’s family, who very kindly offered to take him in for the holidays. Unfortunately, you just don’t always pick the most convenient time and place to fall for someone. Six Days of … [Read more...]

“For What It’s Worth” Book Blast {w/ $50.00 Giveaway}

For What It's Worth by Karey White Twenty-four year-old, Abby Benson has dreams of owning her own wedding cake shop. An inheritance from her aunt gives her the ability to make those dreams come true. She hires Dane, a handsome contractor, to help her get the bakery up and running and soon they’re moving toward their own happy ending. … [Read more...]

All I Want Tour – Author Kaylee Baldwin {Ten Favourite Things & Giveaway)

I am thrilled to be participating in the All I Want Blog tour and to have the opportunity to ask author, Kaylee Baldwin,  for a list of her ten favorite things about the holiday season. You can read Kaylee's great response below: … [Read more...]

The B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series {2012 Holiday Gift Guide}

Raymond C. Perkins is the author of The B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series, mysteries solved by two teenage boys, one of them with a serious disability. "The Mystery of the Silver Statue" and "The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom" add mystery to history when two young super sleuths, Jimmy and B.T., crack a code to help them in the search of long lost treasure. Along the way they meet danger and suspense which keeps the readers turning the pages.  Grasping history is not always easy for young readers, … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ Imperfectly Beautiful by Diony George {plus a $100 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. … [Read more...]

Our Book Club’s Choice for November – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

"Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ Secrets of the Red Box – Blog Tour {Excerpt} and {Giveaways}

Bonnie has secrets to keep - secrets with the potential to destroy lives, including her own. Running from her destructive and pain filled past, she recreates herself, believing she has escaped the damning evidence hidden in the red box. When her former life is revealed by a cruel twist of fate, Bonnie faces losing everything, including Glen, the only man she’s ever loved. But is Bonnie the woman he thinks she is? Set against the backdrop of the 1940s, Secrets of the Red Box is filled with … [Read more...]

The “Hoo Hoo” collection of children’s books by Amanda Kleback {2012 Holiday Gift Guide}

I can think of no better gift for a child than the gift of reading.   Every child loves to snuggle up with mom and dad at bedtime and listen intently as they are read their special books.  Older children love to have books read to them too, but will also be able to read these beautiful books on their own.  I have always found there is something extra special and very cozy about cuddling up with the kids at bedtime to read books! Author Amanda Kleback has written and illustrated a … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ Angela Shelton, Author of The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton: On Tour {w/Giveaway}

Publisher: Quiet Owl Books, July 31, 2012 Category: Children’s Literature, Fantasy Tour Dates: November, 2012 Available in: Print, 272 pages Somewhere out in the Sombrero Galaxy, Tilda Pinkerton–mystical maker of mysterious, magnificent, magical hats–is being hunted by the Keeper of Darkness. Yet Tilda simply does not recall, at all, after taking a tremendous fall. No one on Ooleeoo, where Tilda crash-landed, knows she is from another planet. Only Star Jumper Randy can tell her—but … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ Secrets of the Red Box by Vickie Hall – Book Blast {$50 giveaway}

Secrets of the Red Box Bonnie has secrets to keep - secrets with the potential to destroy lives, including her own. Running from her destructive and pain filled past, she recreates herself, believing she has escaped the damning evidence hidden in the red box. When her former life is revealed by a cruel twist of fate, Bonnie faces losing everything, including Glen, the only man she’s ever loved. But is Bonnie the woman he thinks she is? Set against the backdrop of the 1940s, Secrets of the Red … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ MY BABY COMPASS® SERIES – Review & Giveaway {2012 Holiday Gift Guide}

I am thrilled to be including the MY BABY COMPASS® SERIES by Kathryn Thorson Gruhn in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide.  This set would be perfect for parents of children newborn to age seven; and what a fabulous gift this would be for all the expectant parents on your list! … [Read more...]