Reviews By Martha's Bookshelf

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Sunday Words of Encouragement December 13, 2009

I think our Pastor's Advent meanings vary from what I found online. But that is okay. According to our Pastor today the candle signifies the shepards and PRAISE!

We can sing praises with the angels in this familiar Christmas Hymn!

A Verse for Today:
Isaiah 9:6 (New King James Version)

6 For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Have a wonderful week and don't forget to give PRAISE as we get closer to Christmas Day!!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Some Holiday Blog Giveaways to Checkout!

Contests to enter!!

Easy Contest to enter- Your choice of one of her books from Betty Sullivan but hurry ends 12/13!

Visit Leontines Book Realms and Realms on Our Bookshelf (ROOB) for chance to win Tasting Fear by Shannon McKenna. Ends December 20.

At Cherry Mischievous
A Christmas Hamper giveaway with FOUR books, maybe more. First four are urban fantasy I think including Hush Hush (Fitzpatrick) and Storm Front (Butcher) - I really want to read a Butcher book soon. Ends December 31!

Jennifer Haymore is hosting a Giveaway of Elizabeth Hoyt's Prince trilogy!! Ends December 31.

Twelve days of Christmas Giveaways at Books, Movies, Reviews - be prepared for some music when you check out the link!! They run through the first week of January!

Win the Poison Study - I listened to this on Audio and highly recommend the trilogy! One series where I want the books as well as the audio! *BG* Closes 01/15/10.

Giveaway eBook: 12 Days of Christmas by Linda Swift

Another Christmas eBook Giveaway from Author Linda Swift - Thank You Linda for two lovely book giveaways!

12 Days of Christmas
Available through Awe-Struck Publishing

BLURB:

Leigh and Russell have not seen each other in years when they come to Kentucky to spend the holidays with Leigh's Grandmother Amelia. Russell's own grandmother lived next door until her death and they had been in love before Russell left for college. Leigh waited for his return but to her disappointment, he never came back.

When they meet again, the attraction between them is stronger than before but many complications exist. Leigh's husband and young son were killed in a car accident in upstate New York. She blames herself for her son's death and vows never to be a mother again. She left her elementary teaching job and moved to Florida where she now sells real estate. Russell is a successful building contractor in Arizona, a divorced father of two, whose wife just remarried and will be moving overseas. She has offered custody of their girls, four and eleven, to him and he must decide now.

When Russell asks Leigh to marry him, she thinks he needs a mother for his children and doesn't want the job. Will he be willing to say no to custody in order to get Leigh to say yes? Can she become Russell's wife if it means depriving him of his beloved daughters?

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

1. Leave a comment telling me if you go home for Christmas and what you look forward to most!

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.

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

  For another entry visit Linda's site and sign her guestbook or friend her at her MySpace or Facebook and tell me in a comment if you did! 

You may make all entries in a single comment or separate comments. Since I haven't numbered the comments yet I have to put names/entries on a list for numbering anyway, so posting separately doesn't make a difference unless you post at different times so your numbers are not consecutive!

That is four total entries possible.

This contest is open to anyone who can read an eBook! 

This contest will close Midnight (Central) on December 20, 2009. The winner will be randomly selected from all entries.

Giveaway Holiday Story from my first Florida Author - Linda Swift!

Hi blog friends. If you follow the blog a bit you may have noticed I put out a call for Florida Authors to spotlight. Linda Swift contacted me for another reason but when I realized she was from Florida I said "Hey, Can I spotlight you and your books?" and she said "Sure - want to do some Giveaways?" Well - what do you think I said?

Now isn't that a great way to kick off introducing Florida Authors?

Linda has two Christmas books out and has offered an eBook win for each!

LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY
Available through The Wild Rose Press

BLURB:

Kala’s position as tour guide at a Kentucky Welcome Center isn’t enough to cope with debts left by her late husband’s illness, but she manages to make ends meet until her car quits running. To save money on repairs, she enrolls in an auto-mechanic class taught by Rex, a handsome part-time instructor whose heart needs repairing, too After recently losing his important job and family, he has sworn never to get involved with another woman.

Kala discounts her growing attraction to Rex when she learns he is years younger, until the winter storm of the century throws them together. When the Interstate closes down, Kala opens her home to a houseful of strangers.

Despite fire, flood and friction, she creates an old fashioned holiday rich in the true spirit of Christmas. In the process, Kala and Rex discover the greatest gift of love.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

1. Leave a comment telling me if you have ever been snowbound, where it happened and how long you were snowbound!

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.

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

  For another entry visit Linda's site and sign her guestbook or friend her at her MySpace or Facebook and tell me in a comment if you did!

You may make all entries in a single comment or separate comments. Since I haven't numbered the comments yet I have to put names/entries on a list for numbering anyway, so posting separately doesn't make a difference unless you post at different times so your numbers are not consecutive!

That is four total entries possible.

This contest is open to anyone who can read an eBook. 

This contest will close Midnight (Central) on December 20, 2009. The winner will be randomly selected from all entries.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Martha's Bookshelf *** Friday Pick 12-11-09

More books to pick from!

Yes! I have a new group of books plus the ones not yet selected form pick#1 and pick#2. BUT I also have some additional clarifications.

Issue 1: Some of the books I have listed may be in the win list for my SaSR weekly drawings - eventually all of the books will be in both lists. So I have to say it will be first pick to the one who claims it. SaSR winners are announced Friday mornings (or afternoon if I get busy!) and it usually takes that person a bit of time to get back to me. That means the Friday Pick winner who is drawn Thursday night will usually get the choice named in their comment as I will have time to remove it from the SaSR file list before I announce that winner!

The problem comes then when the SaSR winner picks a book that is in the remaining Friday shelf picks! So I may have to announce later on Friday or Saturday that a certain book has been eliminated from those that are available. If that occurs either people choosing that book can comment naming a new choice or if/when their name is drawn they can pick another book at that time. I hope that makes sense and won't upset anyone!

Issue 2: I had forgotten to put any restrictions for international winners. I don't want to preclude them but the postage can certainly be prohibitive. :(

SOOO - how about a compromise. I am willing to give a $5.00 book certificate to international winners - Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, TWRP, ClassAct Books, eTreasures, Desert Breeze, etc....you tell me where and I'll set it up. So for my overseas visitors your comment may indicate your choice of gift card.

Now here are this week's books!