THREE Winners of God Never Blinks!

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO THE WINNERS of God Never Blinks!

I know you will REALLY enjoy this book!

AND

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I will e-mail the winners to fill out the form for Hachette.

THANK YOU VALERIE and HACHETTE for this wonderful giveaway!

Book Blogger Hop April 30, 2010

This meme is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books. [Check out her new header, buttons and rating buttons!] I have the button on the sidebar in case I miss posting. This is a fun meme where lots of book bloggers and readers connect to find new blogs to read. It's a great way to network with other bloggers and make new friends! Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

I didn't get to do much internet hopping this past week as I was traveling and then had no internet for two days.
But here are some of the blogs that said "hi" to me or I did get to say "hi" to:

The Bookish Type  - great bookshelf background!

Heather at View From the Shoe - isn't that a cute name? Lots of family here too with 5 kids!


Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance - lovely new blog design!

BLOGMANIA-Blog for Prizes April 30 TODAY ONLY

WELCOME To BLOGMANIA !

My Blog is 122 of 123.


You’ve arrived at exactly the right time to explore lots of new blogs, all of which, ARE GIVING AWAY A VERY SPECIAL BLOGMANIA GIVEAWAY  (For One Day Only – April 30^th) .

We’ve done all the work for you. No hunting or surfing. Each blog will have a number and each new blog link will have a number. These numbers will allow you to keep track of which blogs you’ve visited and how many are left to visit. Why not take a moment to make a list of blog numbers  1-123 and check off the blogs as you go -CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!

MY GIVEAWAY and RULES:

I am keeping it simple: be a follower of my blog and make a comment at this post on April 30th leaving your e-mail and telling me if you are a US/Canadian entry or International entry! Entries close April 30 Midnight Central. 
For an extra entry follow me on Twitter.  

 GIVEAWAY PACKAGE:
I was going to add some items to my Treasure Chest prize packages but my camera broke this week and I have been out of town and very busy! So I increased the gift card value.
I have two packages: one International and one for US/Canada entries: 
So far each pack includes: 

• an eBook choice from eTreasures Publishing,
• a Gift Card or Book Depository book choice - value $15.00;  
• a charm bookmark or charm key chain; 
• bookmarks and more little items like pencils, erasers, stars!

 

Here are SOME Links to get you started:

(Blog- 1 – HOST OF BLOGMANIA) Between The Pages - http://betweenthelinesandmore.blogspot.com/

(Blog -2 – CO-HOST OF BLOGMANIA) The Black Sheep Dances - http://www.theblacksheepdances.blogspot.com

(Blog-43 - CO-HOST OF BLOGMANIA) Books, Books Everywhere - http://bookywooks.blogspot.com/

(Blog-6) Ashleyladd - http://www.ashleyladd.blogspot.com

(Blog-27) Blackberry Jam Café - http://www.BlackberryJamCafe.blogspot.com

(Blog-34) Reading AT The Beach - http://www.readingatthebeach.com/

(Blog-54) Paper Cut Reviews - http://papercut-reviews.blogspot.com/

(Blog-90) SMS Book Reviews - http://smsbookreviews.blogspot.com

(Blog-111) Deanna’s Tidbits - http://deannajewel.blogspot.com

(Blog-120) I Sew Cute and Draw Pretty Nifty Also - http://isewcute.blogspot.com/

I know you’ll want to visit as many blogs today as you can. So, if you see something that interests you on any of our participating blogs, why not bookmark that site. Later, when you have more time, you can discover all its fabulous treasures.  

HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!! 
Don't forget to come back in September for more Blogmania! 

Check SFF for New releases in Sci Fi and Fantasy!

Simcha at SFF Chat has a great post of new releases to check out and add to your wish lists!

What are you reading on Mondays? April 26, 2010

This meme starts at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books!

I got to visit more new blogs last week for Friday's Blog Hop meme. That seems to work out easier for me at the end of the week.  I got a couple more reviews done.
Reading was a bit slower since I had family in visiting which was very nice!

Finished:

PB:  The Raindrop (The Brian D. McClure Children's Book Collection)
My 6 year old Grandson brought the book to me: "You promised to read me this one this week, Grandmom."  Who could resist?  He liked this one too.
Reviewing the two books for The Cadence Group.



Kindle2: The Guise of a Gentleman by Donna Hatch
I am glad I picked this - I enjoyed a bit of pirate intrigue this week!

Product Description

The widowed Elise is a perfect English lady living within the confines of society for the sake of her impressionable young son. Her quiet world is shattered when she meets the impulsive and scandalous Jared Amesbury. His roguish charm awakens her yearning for freedom and adventure. But his irrepressible grin and sea-green eyes hide a secret. A gentleman by day, a pirate by night, Jared accepts one last assignment before he can be truly free. Elise gives him hope that he, too, can find love and belonging. His hopes are crushed when his best laid plans go awry and Elise is dragged into his world of violence and deceit. She may not survive the revelation of Jared's past...or still love him when the truth is revealed.

Audible - Black Magic Sanction (Rachel Morgan, Book 8) by Kim Harrison.

I did finish this one and really liked it. I was tempted to start listening again. :)

Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons,and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter--and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now. Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment--at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery.Only her enemies are strong enough to help her win her freedom, but trust comes hard when it hinges on the unscrupulous tycoon Trent Kalamack, the demon Algaliarept, and an ex-boyfriend turned thief.

Currently reading:
PB: Traction - Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
I am over half way. This book lays out a step by step plan for your business focus. Well done.
Reading and reviewing for YGR Reviews.
Product Description

Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? Don't let common problems and frustrations run you and your business. Get a grip and gain control with the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Inside Traction, you'll learn the secrets of strengthening the Six Key Components of your business. You'll discover simple yet powerful ways to run your company that will give you and your leadership team more focus, more growth, and more enjoyment. Based on years of real-world implementation in over 100 companies, the Entrepreneurial Operating System is a practical method for achieving the business success you have always envisioned. Successful organizations are applying it every day to run profitable, frustration-free businesses -- and you can too.

PB: Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet by Jonathan Merritt
This is moving along quickly! The author is stressing life style not following a fad. There will be a Hachette Giveaway posted soon.

Publisher's Description

In GREEN LIKE GOD, Jonathan Merritt gently and insightfully observes that the bible has a lot to say about environmental problems like unclean water, material waste, over consumption, air pollution, and global warming. In fact, Jonathan writes that "in the book of Genesis, God went green and never looked back." Relying heavily on scripture, Jonathan gives the case for green living, but not because it's trendy and hip. Rather, it's part of living rightly as a believer. It's an act of obedience to our Creator-God.

GREEN LIKE GOD is at once practical, prescriptive, and conversational in tone. The author looks at a number of trends with tips to help the reader wade into the world of creation care living. An appendix includes suggestions of things we can do. In addition, the book includes interviews with everyday Christians to tell the story of the journey to environmental stewardship among people of faith.

This is the book that Christians are longing for and need today. Written for a new generation of Christians who are struggling with how to deal with the important issue of creation-care and green living, GREEN LIKE GOD is both highly relevant and theologically sound. It will have a profound impact on how Christians live and interact with the world today.

Kindle2:  Nothing chosen yet.

Audio CD/Audible -  Black Hills by Dan Simmons   

Just started this on my drive to the airport. Very interesting so far. Reviewing for YGR.
Description:

It is an epic tale of a Lakota Sioux named Paha Sapa ("Black Hills") whose life spans the decades of perhaps the greatest change in America's history. When Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, "counts coup" on General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn, the legendary general's ghost enters him - and his voice will speak to him for decades to come.
Seamlessly weaving together the stories of Paha Sapa, Custer, and the American West, Dan Simmons depicts a tumultuous time in the history of both Native and white Americans. Haunted by Custer's ghost, and also by his ability to see into the memories and futures of legendary men like Sioux war-chief Crazy Horse, Paha Sapa's long life is driven by a dramatic vision he experienced as a boy in his people's sacred Black Hills.
In August of 1936, a dynamite worker on the massive Mount Rushmore project, Paha Sapa plans to silence his ghost forever and reclaim his people's legacy-on the very day FDR comes to Mount Rushmore to dedicate the Jefferson face.

Same old story:  I am still working on writing more reviews!

Upcoming books:

Uncertain Magic by Laura Kindale
This is a re-release by Sourcebooks. I can do a giveaway for this ARC too at the end of April or beginning of May.

The Brothers of Gwynedd: The Legend of the First True Prince of Wales by Edith Pargeter
I am reading this as part of the first Sourcebooks Summer Reading Club! We are reading it in sections.
My review is to be posted May 18.