Winner of ARC copy of The Taming of a Wolf by Lydia Dare

CONGRATULATIONS

to the winner of

The Taming of a Wolf

by Lydia Dare


The winning random number was #17

Thank you everyone who entered.
I will email latishajean for her mailing info so that I can send the book.

Winner of Synarchy Books #1 and #2 by DCS

CONGRATULATIONS

to the winner of

Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening

and

Synarchy Book 2: The Ascension

by DCS

Thank  you everyone who entered. You all voted that the books go as a SET.
The Winner Random number was 2

I will email Kathy P for her mailing info for the books to be sent. She will have 72 hours to respond.

Celebrating Jane Austen's 235th Birthday With Free eBooks!

Today, Thursday, December 16^th is Jane Austen’s 235^th birthday!

Sourcebooks, the world’s leading publisher of Jane Austen fiction, is offering a unique deal to readers who want to celebrate Jane by reading special editions of all six of Austen’s beloved novels in a 21^st century format.

Special e-book editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park will be available for free for one day only. These celebratory editions include the full novels, plus the legendary color illustrations of the Brock brothers, originally created to accompany the books in 1898.

In addition to the Jane Austen classics, readers can also enjoy these bestselling Austen-inspired novels. The following bestselling e-books will be free on December 16th in honor of her birthday:

Eliza’s Daughter by Joan Aiken

The Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha Altman

Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll

What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown

The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins

The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview

Mr. Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange

Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan

Lydia Bennet’s Story by Jane Odiwe

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Abigail Reynolds

Available wherever eBooks are sold.
UPDATE- apparently there were some glitches getting everything ready so this update announcement was provided this morning:

Let me tell you know that iBooks and Google books currently has everything correct.

Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony are currently working to get their prices adjusted. They should be correct shortly.  Sourcebooks.com will also have our books and the illustrated versions available for free within the next hour!

Because of this confusion we want to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday an extra day! This offer will be good tomorrow as well.

So - Here is your chance to pick up some of the ORIGINAL works and some of the Inspired works.  Actually - I haven't read any of the inspired works myself so I will be downloading tonight too. :o)
Happy Birthday Jane and Thank you Sourcebooks!

Christmas Books For Giveaway

Here are the Christmas Books up for picks for the Enquiring Minds Comment Giveaway (ends 12/17/11) and the Christmas Giveaway I will get posted by Saturday!

UPDATE - 8/18/12 ONLY ONE BOOK remains from the original group - it  has ** in front of it and is highlighted in a light red block. 

I will add some more books and set up a new post soon.

I'll grab the Amazon book links as soon as I get a few more minutes.
It Happened One Night and Holly And Mistletoe (Silhouette Romances) have already been chosen.

Silver Bells
Snow Angels

Christmas Keepsakes: A Handful Of Gold, The Three Gifts, The Season For Suitors


A Very Gothic Christmas (Holiday Classics)
Snow Kisses
The Magic of a Family Christmas (Harlequin Romance)


 Christmas Cover-Up (Harlequin Intrigue Series)
 With Christmas in His Heart (Michigan Island, Book 2) (Larger Print Love Inspired #373) by Gail Gaymer Martin
 Her Christmas Protector (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #79) by Terri Reed
One Golden Christmas (Love Inspired Christmas Classic) by Lenora Worth

Visions of Sugar Plums: A Stephanie Plum Holiday Novel by Janet Evanovich
Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

** Snowbird by Stef Ann Holm

A Creed Country Christmas (Hqn) by Linda Lael Miller

Also - every Pick book in December will get a bit of glitter:  I have the Joy ornament and the bow in all five colors.

Stay tuned for the Christmas Giveaway post and DON'T FORGET THE MIDWINTER'S EVE HOP coming up next week! - See the badge on the right sidebar.

Book Review: Rescue Me by Jennifer Johnson

I recommend this as a really nice read.
Rescue Me by Jennifer Johnson

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press (August 28, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935817167
• ISBN-13: 978-1935817161

      Price: Print $14.99; Kindle $4.99
      Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sweet
      My Rating 4.25 of 5.0

Product Description
Sitting in front of her parents’ house in a U-Haul truck at midnight, Amy Mann decides it’s time to break it to them that she’s divorced from her husband and moving back home with her seven-year-old son, Toby. As Amy settles into her hometown, she has a plan to get out of debt, get her college degree, and put her life together.

Enter Captain Riley Pennimon, local firefighter and superhero to Amy’s son. Riley is kind, brave, and civic-minded. The captain does not fit into Amy’s putting-her-life-together plan, and yet he is way too good looking without a shirt. Much to Amy’s chagrin, Toby decides that Riley is just what they need for a happily-ever-after.

But, can Amy make peace with the demons of her mistakes and let the captain rescue her? And…can Riley let go of the pain of his past and grab onto the family he’s always wanted?

Review: This is a sweet, easy, happy ending, romance read.

Amy has sworn off men after a bad experience getting pregnant and then married too young to an unfaithful, irresponsible jerk. (Okay she doesn’t call him that directly but if the shoe fits....) She is glad her marriage gave her Toby but now she wants to have some control over her own life even if she has to struggle to get her life together.  She is determined to stand up for herself and manage on her own. She is glad to move home to get the help of her parents but she doesn’t want them, or anyone else, to give her money or solve her problems for her.  She especially doesn’t want a handsome firefighter paying her bills and trying to direct her life.

Riley sees a beautiful woman and wonderful child when he meets Amy and her son, Toby.  He doesn’t set out to “rescue her” but he can’t help but want to make her burden easier. He also loves spending time with Toby who reminds him of his own son who died at childbirth.

Riley is a fire Captain and pretty much a take charge guy. Clearly he and Amy knock heads and he has to battle to get past her defenses.  Riley is awfully sweet and set on winning Amy if only he can figure out a way to get her to accept all that he has to offer, not just financially but emotionally too.

The story flows nicely and the author does a nice job developing these characters as real to life, flaws included.  Amy is very stubborn but her reactions could be considered really honest in light of her history.  Riley is such a gentleman but he bumbles a few steps along the way.  And Toby is an exuberant seven year old boy who is quickly drawn to the warmth and friendship that Riley offers.

I rather expected more difficulties with the ex-husband but it was okay that he was mostly out of the picture after unexpectedly exerting some visitation rights. He was only a peripheral character.

The dialogue is fun and the story entertaining with conflict and a warm romance. Riley plays a mandolin and I enjoyed that the author used a song that he wrote for Amy to express the message of the story. When you need a break from paranormal or thriller suspense this would be a nice book to snag for a quick sweet read. I would be please to read more novels by this author.

xxx

Thank you to Turquoise Morning Press and the author for supplying this book for review.