Monday, November 30, 2009

Its Monday what are you reading November 30, 2009

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Finished this week:

PB: Defining Twilight by Brian Leaf. A vocabulary Workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT GED and SSAT. A very interesting concept. Review to be posted soon here at my blog. Giveaway coming.

Maggie: A Savannah Dog by Pat Andres. A cute children's book. Review to be posted soon at my blog. Giveaway coming.

Kindle2: Christmas Sin by Ed Williams. Ed's tells a true Christmas story from a teenage male POV and with filled with Ed's rough humor! Review to be sent this week to YGR.

Time Plains Drifter by Cheryl Pierson. A western historical. Reading and reviewing as part of series on my blog. Review to be posted here tomorrow. Giveaway in progress.

Audible: ---------

Audio CD: Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall. I am enjoying this recounting of successful conservation efforts. Review to be posted soon. Hachette Giveaway in progress!

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Currently reading:

PB: Don't Look Down by David Laing Dawson. A thriller about four murderers, 18 to 81, in a forensic psychiatric ward. Reading and reviewing for author through Bostwick.

Evidence of Angels by Suza Scalora. A gorgeous book! Reading and reviewing for the author. Giveaway coming.

Kindle2: Wayward Angels - Wounded Warriors Book 4 by Karen Wiesner. 25% into this good story! Reviewing for the author and YGR. Giveaway coming.

Play it Loud by Gina Lee Nelson. 75% done. I am really enjoying this! Reviewing for Between the Lines/WRDF.

Didn't get to this last week so its still Next up: Keeper of Her Heart by Therese Travis. A short, sweet Inspirational. Reviewing for YGR.

Then: The Dragon & The Rose by Gini Rifkin. Historical Romance. Reviewing for Between the Lines/WRDF.

Audible: (March to the Sea by David Weber and John Ringo, my own TBR - continuing very slowly!)

Audio CD: True Blue by David Baldacci. A high profile murder mystery/thriller. I'll be listening to this as a "listen along" with J.Kaye! Review will be posted here. Giveaway to be posted this week.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Giveaway! It Happened One Night by Lisa Dale - FIVE Copies

It Happened One Night

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Forever (November 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446406902
ISBN-13: 978-0446406901

(Grand Central, November 09) Lana Biel longs to leave her family’s Vermont wildflower farm so she can travel and see the world. And her sister Karin wants nothing more than to put down roots and conceive the child she and her husband just can’t seem to have. When a lighthearted fling with a mountain biker leaves Lana expecting, she finds herself tumbling headlong into motherhood while her sister Karin can only look on.
For help, Lana turns to Eli Ward, a professional meteorite hunter and her best friend for the last ten years. But Eli’s keeping secrets that could turn their friendship on its head. As the Vermont seasons change and the flowers in the wildflower meadows begin to fade, Lana must make some meaningful decisions about her family, her friendships, her love life, and her dreams.
Romantic Times says 4.5 Stars! “Lisa Dale is adept at weaving beautiful, romantic, heart-wrenching stories. She pays attention to the finest details, and the effect knocks the wind out of you. Every single scene,… character conflict and reaction is perfect. The only downside is that the story concludes, which means our time with these wonderful characters comes to an end.”

Many thanks to Hachette and to Anna for this giveaway!

TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. Comment here telling me if you always wanted to travel or were happy staying home! And out of curiosity tell me if you think your "at home" will have a white Christmas! I'm in Florida so no snow for me!
Please include your email address, so I can contact you if you win.

2. For an extra entry, become a follower or tell me if you are already a follower.

3. For another entry, blog, facebook, tweet (any of those networks!) about this giveaway and tell me where you did.

4. Leave a separate comment for each entry or you'll only be entered once. (This method is used to make it easier to put the entries into the random generator!)

(Three total entries possible.)

THERE WILL BE FIVE WINNERS!

* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons.
* This contest will close Midnight (Central) on December 13, 2009. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.

Sunday Words of Encouragement November 29, 2009

This is the first Sunday of Advent - a day of hope and waiting. Our Pastor gave a message on "Waiting for Christmas."
Although he didn't say these words precisely, it struck me near the end of the sermon that we should be waiting - not so much for Christmas but more appropriately - for Christ!

^{Verses for today:}

^{Luke 3:4-6 New International Version}

⁴As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
   "A voice of one calling in the desert,
   'Prepare the way for the Lord,
      make straight paths for him.
⁵Every valley shall be filled in,
      every mountain and hill made low.
   The crooked roads shall become straight,
      the rough ways smooth.
⁶And all mankind will see God's salvation.

I hope that you will each be a person who marvels at the true message of the Christmas season!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

More Giveaways This Weekend Around the Book Blogging Net!!

HURRY - LOTS OF THESE ENDING November 29, 30th or December 1!

Three sweet books for children at 4 the LOVE of BOOKS! Ending November 30 and December 1.

Enter to win Missing by Ronda Gibbs Hinrichsen at Anne Bradshaw's Place! Ends December 2.

If you are able to contribute a bit you may want to consider Emma's Bike. Under the post you will see a link called Merry Christmas and that explains a bit about Emma and her Bike!

Arcs of Lament and Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater are being given by Bites! Ends December 3. And check out other contests listed on her right sidebar.

Enter to win Not Like You or Beautiful or The Horrifying Tale of Mrs. Trollope or When the Whistle Blows or 3 winners for The Encyclopedia of Immaturity Vol 2 at Mrs. Magoo Reads. Ending November 29 through December 3!

J. Kaye's Book Blog December Giveaways so far! Ending December 11.

List of December giveaways:

SOUL CATCHER (Book 1: The Outsider Series) by Leigh Bridger

THE ACCOUNTANT'S STORY by Roberto Escobar Gaviria

CRY FOR THE MOON by William Angelo Woodall

SCHOOL OF FEAR by Gitty Daneshvari

GHOST IN THE MACHINE by Patrick Carman

PROSE. POEMS. A NOVEL. by Jamie Iredell

HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THINK by John C. Maxwell

CHEATING DEATH by Sanjay Gupta

PERMISSION SLIPS by Sherri Shepherd

CHEATING DEATH by Sanjay Gupta

THE LIAR IN YOUR LIFE by Robert Feldman

NURTURESHOCK by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

$20 PER GALLON by Christopher Steiner

I DRINK FOR A REASON by David Cross

THE SEDUCTION OF SNOW WHITE by Cathy Yardley

KISS OF CRIMSON (Book 2, Midnight Breed Series) by Lara Adrian

RICH DAD'S CONSPIRACY OF THE RICH by Robert T. Kiyosaki

SECULAR SABOTAGE: HOW LIBERALS ARE DESTROYING RELIGION AND CULTURE IN AMERICA by William A. Donohue