Monday's Mailbox November 16, 2009

This Meme starts with Marcia at The Printed Page    

I got in some great books the last two weeks!

Thank You to Isalys and Vanessa at Book Soulmates where I won 
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell.

I attended an Author Chat with Denyse Bridger at the Long and Short Romance Review Yahoo Group and won a download of Hidden in The Mist.  Thank you LaSR and Denyse!

LaSR has chats on Wednesdays hosted by very gracious author Pauline Baird Jones and there is always a winner from the chat.

I also won from the LaSR chat a choice of books or download.

I received a download of  Don't Fence Me In by Marianne Arkins.

 

Thank you Pauline and
Marianne and Judy at LASR.

I commented on an interview with author Nicola Cornick at The Good Bad and the Unread and won THREE books - The Brides of Fortune Trilogy!!!  THANK YOU TGTBTU and Nicola!!
[I have to go buy the Prequel!]

Nicola sent a very nice note on a postcard with a gorgeous setting of Tomermoy, Scotland.  I was going to include a pic of that but I can't get my color scanner to work right now!

What are you reading Monday? November 16, 2009

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 J. Kaye's Book Blog

Finished this week:

PB:  Matter of Class by Mary Balogh – an Historical Romance ARC for Valentines!  ABSOLUTELY CHARMING!!  Review to be posted at Singles, CataRomance.

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Kindle2:     Winter Wheat by Barbara Wohlschlegel. This is a lovely Inspirational book and reads very quickly! Review sent to YGR.

Confederate Rose by Susan Macatee.  An Historical Romance with a woman disguised as a man in the Civil war - falls for a Yankee disguised as a reporter! Review to be sent to YGR.

Noella's Gift by Donica Covey.  A very sweet Contemporary Christmas Novella. Review sent to YGR.

Cupid's Folly by Erin Sinclair. A frisky, fun romance!  Review to be sent to CataRomance.

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Currently reading:

PB:  Defining Twilight by Brian Leaf.  A vocabulary Workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT GED and SSAT.  A very interesting concept.  Reading and reviewing for the Author.

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 Bostwick.

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

Kindle2: Avenging Allaire by Margie Church.  About 25% into this - already anxious to learn what will happen!  Contemporary Romance/Suspense; sequel to Awakening Allaire which I reviewed in August. Reviewing for the Author.

Queene of Light by  Jennifer Armintrout.  A Paranormal/urban fantasy I am reading and reviewing for Blog with a Bite!

Audio CD:  End the Fed by Ron Paul.  Will finish this tonight or tomorrow. Reviewing for YGR.

Next up:  Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall.  I am looking forward to this! Reviewing for YGR.

Sunday Words of Encouragement November 15, 2009

Our Associate Pastor today reminded us to have no idols or "things" in our lives to take priority over God! What are you thoughts about when you go to bed and when you wake up?

Here is a song to remind you that God is God Alone and in the good times and bad he is Unchangeable!

A verse for today:

Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV)

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live...

We prayed this morning for help to stay focused and seek God first.

 

Garden Bloom Day November 15, 2009

This meme can be found at May Dreams Gardens.

Although we have had a couple of cool nights (40s) our weather is still mild.  Here are some pics from the garden Saturday morning.

We still have peppers coming!

We think this is a Rose of Sharron - anyone know for sure?  Very pretty blooms each year!

 

The blooming Saga Palm from our balcony! Note the orange seed pod.

Here is a close up of the seed pod - Can anyone say "Alien"??

Two Christmas Cactus on the front window sill are just starting to bud!

Tiger Lilly wanted to know what I was doing inside at the window!

She wouldn't stay there to let me get a better shot so I had to wait till she sat and posed so prettily!

New Series Reviews, Interviews and GIVEAWAY with Author Cheryl Pierson!

Over the next several weeks we will be visiting with Author Cheryl Pierson.  Cheryl has written several books and is celebrating her latest historical western release, Time Plains Drifter due out through Class Act Books in early December!

Fire Eyes, which is also an historical western was released in May 2009 by The Wild Rose Press.
A Night for Miracles is also to be released by The Wild Rose Press in December!

This is another mini team series shared at THREE BLOGS!

A special thanks to my blogger teammates for this series:  Sumana at I READ and Deanna/Ibeeg at MOM-MUSINGS.

The interview will be in four parts:

Part One – Questions about the writing process.

Part Two –. Questions about the publishing/promoting process and Fire Eyes

Part Three – Questions about the new book – Time Plains Drifter

Part Four – A few personal questions!

We will also be posting reviews for Fire Eyes and Time Plains Drifter.

Cheryl is giving a choice of her books to TWO lucky winners.

TO ENTER:  This is the Giveaway post! So you MUST ENTER HERE and leave your e-mail address to be entered in the Giveaway!  Extra entries at the events will not count unless you are entered HERE too!

Extra Entries:  You will get an extra entry for each comment made at any of the review and interview posts. That is a possible 7 additional entries!

We will start the numbering count with my posts and then continue them as Sumana and Deanna post their reviews and interview portions.  We will merge our lists to keep them chronological and when all is done we will submit to random generator!

For easier entry I am including the events schedule here and I will add the links as the reviews and interviews post!! 

11/15 -  here: Main Giveaway Post (this very post!)

11/17 - here: Martha's review of Fire Eyes.
11/18 - here Interview Part 1 - The Writing Process!

11/19 - at I Read: Sumana's review of Fire Eyes.
11/20 - at I Read: Interview Part 2 - The Publishing Process and The Book - Fire Eyes!

11/24 - at Mom-Musings: Interview Part 3 - The Book - Time Plains Drifter!

12/1 - here: Martha's review of Time Plains Drifter.

12/2 - here: Interview Part 4 - Some Personal Questions!

12/4 - End of the Giveaway at midnight CST; Winners announced on Saturday December 5th!

* This contest is open to residents of US and Canada for print book (as soon as available) or eBook and OPEN Internationally for an eBook choice!

* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons.

We hope you will join us as we learn about another author and her good books!! See you Tuesday with the first Review!