Audio Book Giveaway June 2014

AUDIO BOOK GIVEAWAY June 2014

June is Audiobook Month! I have been meaning to set up a giveaway and the month almost slipped by.

TWO WINNERS:

FIRST PRIZE: Winner's choice of Audio Book value up to $30.00.
Pick book from Audible, Post Hypnotic Press, Christian Books, DownPour, Tantor Audio or other vendor where I can purchase/gift a download book for the winner.

SECOND PRIZE: Winner's choice of any of the audio books in these two boxes:

CDs:                                                                                Cassette Tapes
Black Hills by Dan Simmons                                      Kisscut by Karen Slaughter
Absolute Power by David Baldacci                            Hometown Legend by Jerry B. Jenkins
True Blue by David Baldacci                        The Cabinet of Curiosities by Preston & Childs
Hell's Corner by David Baldacci                                1st to Die by James Patterson
What a Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell                      Best Kept Secret by Sandra Brown
The Island by Erin Hilderbrand
The Age of the Unthinkable by Joshua Cooper Ramo

CDs unless noted as MP3
The Taste of Innocence by Stephanie Laurens               Night Rounds by Helene Tursten
The Juror by George Dawes Green                               The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick
The Innocent Man by John Grisham                      The Postcard Killers by James Patterson
Secular Sabotage by Bill Donohue                            Step on a Crack by James Patterson
Marriage and other Acts of Charity by Kate Braestrup  The Lincoln Lawyer by M Connelly
Right on the Money by Pat Robertson                           No One Left to Tell by Karen Rose
No Rest for the Dead - multitude of authors                  Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck
The Snow Angel by Glenn Beck                              Karma's Law by Kristi Lamb (MP3 Disc)
Bones are Forever by Kathy Reichs



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To enter this giveaway leave a comment identifying a favorite audiobook that you have listened to OR an audiobook you would like to buy (or win).



Open Worldwide.
Ends July 5, 2014 at 5pm CST.

Mailbox Monday June 22, 2014

Welcome to Mailbox Monday.
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs.  This Meme started with Marcia at A Girl and Her Books (fka The Printed Page) and after a tour of hosts has returned to its permanent home at Mailbox Monday.
Thanks to the ladies sharing hosting duties: Leslie of Under My Apple Tree, Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit and Vicki of I'd Rather Be at the Beach.
Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I selected four NetGalley books; selected two Audibles; purchased three Kindle titles; downloaded two free audios from SYNC, and many free ebooks.

(I still have many author requests to consider and reply to.)

Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

I picked up these titles at NetGalley:




The Night Visitor
by Dianne Emley
In bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice.

Sky Zone: A Novel (The Crittendon Files)

by Crreston Mapes
A rally for a controversial presidential candidate.
A terrorist threat.
A nightmare of cataclysmic proportions. 

Neverhome
by Laird Hunt
She is a farmer's faithful wife,
but she has left her husband
 to don the uniform of a 
Union soldier in the Civil War. 

Oliver and the Seawigs
by Philip Reeve, Illustrated by Sarah McIntyre
A lively step up from early chapter books, this seafaring romp is packed with hilarious art, lovable misfits, meddlesome monkeys, and tons of kid appeal. 

Won

None

Purchased

I selected two titles with my Audible credits from May:

Sixth Grave on the Edge: Charley Davidson, Book 6
Written by: Darynda Jones
Narrated by: Lorelei King
I'm looking forward to another fun story in this series. 

Steel World: Undying Mercenaries, Book 1

Written by: B. V. Larson

Narrated by: Mark Boyett
What can I say? 
I am still on Sci Fi kick and this looked good with good ratings.

I also purchased these $.99 cent Kindle titles that caught my eye!


Unbreakable Bonds (An Angela Panther Novel Book 2)

Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

• Ain't No Angel (Second Chances Time Travel Romance Series, Book 2)
  Peggy L Henderson
  
  
  
  
• Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery)
  Lynn Cahoon
  
  

Free

I got this week's duo from SYNC YA for "We Stare Challenges Down":


I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter


Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Plus I downloaded another 62 or so free Kindle titles. Titles found linked through Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.

It's Monday! What are You Reading? June 22, 2014

This meme starts at Book Journey!

What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I had another busy week. Saturday was spent with family so I didn't get my third book review up since kids were more important. :-) I'll post it this week.
Reading was good.  I finished three books and started three . I posted two reviews and the usual memes. :-)

Unfortunately I didn't get to visit this week.  I plan to do so Monday night.
Thanks as always to all the nice people who visit me.

These were last week's posts:

• It's Monday! What are You Reading? June 16, 2014.

• Mailbox Monday June 16, 2014.

• June Kindle Fire Giveaway June 16 to July 15, 2014.

• Audio Book Review: I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark; Mystery; my rating 4.0.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway June 20, 2014.  Open Worldwide. Ends 6/26/14.

• Audible Book Review: The Thirteenth Rose Charlie D Mysteries, Book 4 by Gail Bowen; Rapid Read Mystery; my rating 4.25.

• Sharing Beyond Books #156 Comment Giveaway 6/21/14; Open Worldwide. Ends 6/28/14.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement June 22, 2014.

Finished Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle

Right Click, (Click Series)
by Lisa Becker
I enjoyed the final book in this series. 
I will be reviewing this for the author.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audio/MP3

Audio Book: Greenwillow
by B.J. Chute
This is a wonderful, charming tale
from Post Hypnotic Press Books.
I will post the review this week.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Audio

Edge of Tomorrow
by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
I liked this quick listen, Sci Fi Action. Received from Simon & Schuster Audio through AudioBook Jukebox. I plan to post the review this week.
When the alien Gitai invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many raw recruits shoved into a suit of battle armour and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On the 158th iteration though, he sees something different, something out of place: the female soldier known as the Bitch of War. Is the Bitch the key to Keiji's escape, or to his final death?
First time on CD! The original novel that inspired the sci-fi blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise!

eTreasures Publishing New Release:
No new releases this week; hope to finish one, if not two this week.
Enter the bi-monthly drawings at eTreasures Publishing Facebook page.
Current giveaway link: TBA
Check for the new giveaway every two weeks.

Currently reading:

1. Audio/MP3

Judgment in Death
by J.D.Robb
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
This is a gripping installment in this series.
Publisher's Summary
In an uptown strip joint, a cop is found bludgeoned to death. The weapon's a baseball bat. The motive's a mystery. It's a case of serious overkill that pushes Eve Dallas straight into overdrive. Her investigation uncovers a private club that's more than a hot spot. Purgatory's a last chance for atonement where everyone is judged. Where your most intimate fate depends on your most intimate sins. And where one cop's hidden secrets are about to plunge innocent souls into vice-ridden damnation.
Crack another case with Eve Dallas.
©2007 J. D. Robb; (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

2. Print

Heading Home
by John Robinson
I am still enjoying this. 
I hope to finish this week. 
Click on book title for full description.

3. eBook/Kindle

Inn at Last Chance
by Hope Ramsay
I am enjoying this as the attraction begins 
and ghosts appear.
Book Description
Publication Date: April 29, 2014
"Last Chance captures the essence of Southern charm and quirkiness. I'm totally captivated!" --- Sherryl Woods, New York Times bestselling author
Jenny Carpenter is the unrivaled pie-baking champion of Last Chance, South Carolina's annual Watermelon Festival and the town's unofficial spinster. With her dream of marriage and children on hold, she focuses on another dream, turning the local haunted house into a charming bed-and-breakfast. But her plans go off course when the home's former owner shows up on her doorstep on a dark and stormy night . . .

Mega-bestselling horror writer Gabriel Raintree is as mysterious and tortured as his heroes. His family's long-deserted mansion is just the inspiration he needs to finish his latest twisted tale, or so he thinks until he learns it's been sold. The new innkeeper proves to be as determined as she is kind, and soon Gabriel finds himself a paying guest in his own home. As Jenny and Gabe bring new passion to the old house, can she convince him to leave the ghosts of his past behind-and make Last Chance their first choice for a future together?

I have a lot of driving this week so I expect to fit in another audio and will probably start another eBook too.

I am a up to date on my daily Bible reading.
I have disciplined myself each morning to read my Bible passage before I pick up print, Kindle or mp3. I am really enjoying the reading.

Line Edits: Slight delay as we have staff changes. We are now finalizing formatting for two ebook re-releases, as well as working on two non-fiction releases and a print release.

I still have some books carried forward. I hope to get to a few of my own TBRs this month. :-) 
I completed two reviews and have three new ones - so four now for this coming week.

June Scheduled -
Planning on an unscheduled giveaway soon.

NetGalley - May Picks to be read in June:
Inn at Last Chance by Hope Ramsay (reading)
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (Random House Publishing Group - Del Rey Spectra)
SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann A SEAL Team Six Novel (Mulholland Books)

Authors
From Story Bundle -  I am enjoying the romance bundle and so glad I got these.  There is now a new Sci Fi Bundle available.
Huntress For Hire by Terry Spear
Peter's Christmas by M. L. Buchman
The Death of Davy Moss by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Shades of Moonlight by Karen L. McKee

Still many requests to field and reply to.

AudioBook Jukebox
Planning to request more soon.

Post Hypnotic Press
I have several more audiobooks from this publisher that I will be reviewing.

From TBR Collection - TBD
Won Book - Heading Home
Free Kindle/Nook or Smashwords - TBD

Sunday Words of Encouragement June 22, 2014

Pastor’s message this morning was on speaking God’s promises in our lives.
We are blessed through Messianic promises. Galatians 3:15-18. If we belong to Christ we also receive the promises made to Abraham. Galatians 3:29.

Our ‘energy battery’ is our faith in God. We may have our faith in our mind, but to use it in our physical being, we have to be connected. The mind ‘cable’ has to be hooked into the battery to jump start the physical. We need to speak the power or declare the promise to experience it. There are times we can acknowledge that God healed us even though the healing is not yet fully manifested in our bodies.

An encouraging word was given by one of our congregation. It went with the sermon but, in my mind, was more succinct. It basically said, with God as the speaker:

I created the world from nothing. I spoke it into being. I created children with no seed. Believe in Me and accept the blessings I have for you. Nothing is impossible for Me.

We must recognize the message: 'God said it, I believe it, I'm gonna receive it.'
We need to not only stand on the promises, but to speak them too.

I didn’t find a really good version of this song. 

This seemed to have the clearest words in the signing.

A Verse for Today:
2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)
20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

I thank God for giving me faith and increasing my faith by experiences in seeing His creation, grace and faithfulness all around me. I pray Lord that you will always help me speak and declare Your many promises in my life and that the blessings will flow to bless others, for Your Glory.

Sharing Beyond Books #156 Comment Giveaway June 21, 2014

Hello again on Saturday night and Welcome to Sharing Beyond Books, SBB!
We spent a good part of today with the grandkids - pancake breakfast, fun in the pool and hamburger lunch.
Thanks to everyone who commented last week.

There were eight commenters who do not use apps, either because they have no smartphone or tablet or don't use them. Five of the other seven commenters use basic, known, apps like Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter while others mentioned particular apps..

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The Winner from SBB #155 comments is: #14 Rita who can make a GC choice if international or book choice from the ARC/Review titles, Christmas titles or Love titles - all linked near the end of the post.  Please let me know your choice by completing the (new) WINNER FORM.

WEEK #156 (One Question.)

Q1. bn100 asks: If you could grow anything in your garden, what would you grow??

A: I like this question. We are enjoying corn, tomatoes, green peppers, brussel sprouts and lettuce from our garden. I hope we will get some strawberries too. What didn't grow, that I would like, is asparagus.

Image found at One Hundred Dollars a Month.

Thanks to those who are sending in Questions. DON'T BE SHY! Surely everyone has a Q or two you'd like to ask. Input suggestions in this Suggested Question Form. At the end of each month I draw from the suggestions I used during the month and that person will get a book choice or GC. I thank everyone for submitting questions. Thanks for sending in questions! We still have a supply of questions but from the same people so hopefully others will send more in -- even if they are duplicates I'll weed through or try to modify to use. 

Your turn to share:

Q1. bn100 asks: If you could grow anything in your garden, what would you grow?

SBB Comment Winners can choose a selection from the Valentine and "Love" books, the Christmas Giveaway Books (this is the new link), or the June 2013 Newly Updated ARC/Review List.

SBB Rules:
a) Must be a follower.
b) Share a comment on either of the two questions above.
Open internationally and an international winner may get a smaller book or a $5.00 GC if I decide the mailing is too much.

I will pick a Comment winner from all comments made through Saturday June 28, 2014 at 5 PM  central.