March "Other" Book Blog Giveaways!

March Madness hosted by Anne Patrick as Suspense by Anne!  Weekly winners and a Grand Prize at the end!

YA fans might be interested in entering to win BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver.  Hosted by Tina at Fantastic Book Review.  Ends March 12.

Help find the missing evidence for Eve Dallas from J.D. Robb's "In Death" Series and get a chance to win an autographed copy of Fantasy in Death!  Entries to be in by March 23!

Enter to win Chicken Soup for the Soul - Count Your Blessings.  Hosted by Shauna at Book Giveaways.  Check her sidebar for lots of other giveaways too! Ends March 23.

Joyce DiPastena is celebrating with a giveaway because Illuminations of the Heart is a 2009 Whitney Award Finalist! Visit her site and click on News and Contests to get the details!  Congratulations Joyce! Ends April 4, 2010.

Mailbox Monday March 1, 2010

This Meme starts with Marcia at The Printed Page

I got in several nice books last week!



I won Albrims Curse by Trevis Powell from Tribute Books Blog

All young Albrim wanted to be was a master bowman like his father. Then a savage attack on his home cost him his family, his arm, and his humanity - all at once! Crippled and contaminated by the Curse, his beloved Gran leaves him in the care of Mute, a giant warrior dedicated to protecting humanity from the depredations of the Quarg. Albrim does what he can to assist his master and redeem himself. But can a werewolf ever really recapture his humanity?

Thank you Nicole and Trevis!




I won My Darling Caroline by Adele Ashworth from a Coffee Time Romance chat. Not only did I have fun chatting and meeting new to me authors I won this book!

No man's darling . . .
One by one, Lady Caroline Grayson watched her four sisters celebrate their betrothals, truly sure that marriage was not in her future—and perfectly pleased with that fact. Or so she thought.
Brent Ravenscroft, Earl of Weymerth, nearly gave his life for the Crown. He returned to England a hero with no intention of taking a bride, certain his brusque demeanor would intimidate any young ladies drawn to his good looks—or so he thought.
Bound by a business transaction, Caroline and Brent begin life as husband and wife. Utterly determined not to fall for each other, they stubbornly ignore the sparks flying between them and keep secrets at every turn. They would resist the lure of love—and the pleasures of the marriage bed—forever . . . or so they thought.

Thank you Adele and Coffee Time!

I won Love Turns the Tide by Gail Pallotta from Prairie Chicks Write Romance.

Shattered by a failed romance, challenged by a different job, feature writer Cammie O'Shea dreads meeting her new boss, the editor of The Sun Dial newspaper in Destin, Florida. However, her real source of angst turns out to beVic Deleona, the influential real estate tycoon she must write about to generate interest in the paper. While she refuses to open herself to another painful relationship he attempts to court her. Seeing him as pompous, she nonetheless goes out of her way to maintain a good business association. However, when her friend, Angie Jones, has a break-in at her condo and there's a mysterious vandalism at Cammie's unit, Vic comes to the rescue, Cammie sees his Christian side and love blossoms.

Thank you Prairie Chicks and Gail!

What are you Reading Monday? March 1, 2010

This meme has been moved to

One Person's Journey Through A World of Books!

Thanks Shelia for carrying this forward from J. Kaye.

Writing one review a night hasn't worked yet either!
Only got two reviews written this week when I had much better intentions! 
Lets see what I can manage this week!

[Note re codes: YGR is You Gotta Read Reviews. MBS is this blog - Martha's BookShelf!]

Finished:

PB:  This PI story definitely has some good twists and it is obviously open for sequels.Reviewing for Author Marketing Experts - Review to be posted here at MBS.

Kindle2:  The White Rainbow, Book 6 of the Wounded Warriors Series by Karen Wiesner. Inspirational Women's Fiction. Jessie Nelson has been telling herself she doesn't deserve or believe in second chances, especially when it comes to love...until her "white rainbow" appears in a corporate pirate who conquers her, heart and soul. Reviewing for the author and YGR.

This is truly an engaging and wonderful book!

Kindle2:  Lilly's Garden by Kimberlee R. Mendoza.  White Rose miniature Eater story. Lovely - too short! Reviewing for YGR.

Yesterday's Promise by Delia Latham. Inspirational from White Rose Publishing. "A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park....A spur-of-the-moment wedding....new husband gone with the mountain wind.
This was excellent!   Reviewing for YGR.

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Currently reading:

PB:  SEALed With a Ring by Mary Margaret Daughtridge.
She’s got it all…except the one thing she needs most  Smart, successful businesswoman JJ Caruthers has a year to land a husband or lose the empire she’s worked so hard to build. With time running out, romance is not an option, and a military husband who is always on the road begins to look like the perfect solution…
He’s a wounded hero with an agenda of his own  Even with the scars of battle, Navy SEAL medic Davy Graziano is gorgeous enough to land any woman he wants, and he’s never wanted to be tied down. Now Davy has ulterior motives for accepting JJ’s outrageous proposal of marriage, but he only has so long to figure out what JJ doesn’t want him to know…

Book supplied by Sourcebooks for review here at MBS.
Just over half way through this very charming and fun story!

Kindle2:  Girl Gone Nova by Pauline Baird Jones. This is a Sci-Fi, romance sequel to The Key that I read just a week or so ago.

Doc--Delilah Oliver Clementyne’s—orders are simple: do the impossible and do it fast. A genius/bad ass, she does the impossible on a regular basis. But this time the impossible is complicated by an imminent war between the Earth expedition to the Garradian Galaxy and the Gadi, an encounter with some wife-hunting aliens, and not one but two bands of time travelers.

She could handle all that, but her biggest challenge—and the reason the impossible might be not possible this time—is that she’s fallen in love.

Wrong time, wrong man, wrong everything. So why does it feel so right?

Review and interview with Author Giveaway to be posted here at MBS soon!One word description:  WOW!  65% complete.
It has been hard to put SEALed and Girl Gone Nova down! That is why I am mid way on both! :)

Audio CD:  Absolute Power by David Baldacci.  This was Baldacci's first book back in 1996 - Political thriller.  Reviewing for Hachette - to be posted here at MBS. 

I still have a couple of discs to go.  I am glad I only remembered the vague premise from the movie.  The characters and plot have been very engaging!

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Coming up this week:

I'm not listing any upcoming books as I am going to concentrate on writing reviews!

Sunday Words of Encouragment February 28, 2010

We had a guest pastor this morning and his sermon was quite interesting.  He asked "What in the world is the Church for?"  "If Jesus attended a service today would He say :'Yes, that is what I envisioned?'"
The pastor said we are to be beautiful, like the Bride of Christ. He defined evangelism as "expressing [through my daily life] what I have in Christ and [when given the opportunity] explaining how I came to possess it.]  We need to be imitators of the love and grace of Christ in life, fellowship, worship and service.  We need to 'wear the coat of the Lord' so others see Him and not our pitiful, weak and sometimes ugly selves.  Gives a lot to think about.

Thought this might be an interesting Video to go with that message.

Verse for today:
James 1:22 New American Standard
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

I prayed especially this morning for grandparents everywhere. Also I prayed that I might "wear His coat well."

Thank You Giveaway for 256 Followers!

It is time to thank my wonderful followers again!!
As of this post there are 256 followers! THANK YOU!
This Giveaway is for YOU.

If you have been around my blog for a while you know that I hold a Follower Thank You Giveaway for every 50 followers! A blog is not much fun if there are no followers or commenters!

This giveaway is ONLY for the 256 people who are following when this Giveaway posts!

This Giveaway is for a $25.00 gift certificate, online or gift card, of the winner's choice so it can be accessible to international followers too!

Since everyone included in this is already a follower you only need to make One entry! Leave your e-mail so I can contact you if you win!

The contest will remain open until Friday March 19, 2010 at midnight central time, with the winner to be announced on Saturday morning!

Thanks again to each and every one of you for your support!! 


I hope new people will join but you will have to wait for the next Follower giveaway to enter please! I have noted a couple of people have said they are following but I have not been able to confirm them through the Google Friend Connect on the sidebar. If you click on the Follow button it will either say you are already following or it will ask you to follow...so if you are not sure... check again.  Or you can look at your own profile and make sure Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf is there.  If not, please follow, but again you will have to wait till the next followers' giveaway to participate.