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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Book Review and Giveaway: Making Waves by Tawna Fenske

This book is a treat and perfect summer read!
Making Waves by Tawna Fenske
  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (August 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 140225721X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402257216
Genre: Romantic Comedy
My Rating: 4.75 of 5.0
Product Description
When Alex Bradshaw's unscrupulous boss kicks him to the curb after 20 faithful years as an executive with the world's largest shipping company, he sets out to reclaim his dignity and his pension. Assembling a team of fellow corporate castoffs, he sails to the Caribbean to intercept an illegal diamond shipment. None of them counted on quirky blonde stowaway Juli Flynn, who has a perplexing array of talents, a few big secrets, and an intoxicating romantic chemistry with Alex...
Review: This story hits the spot for laugh out loud, fun reading!
Juli is a an attractive, thirty something, woman who has apparently jumped around a lot in her career life.  It’s sort of okay she is in between jobs because she now has a mission to deliver her uncle’s ashes to a watery grave in the Caribbean. Juli decides to play in a newlywed game the night before her charter cruise.  It doesn’t matter that she just met the man - the prize is $1000.00 and with a quick system they can at least try.

Alex is an executive VP who has just been laid off months before being vested in his pension. He and three other laid off employees have devised a plan to intercept an illegal diamond shipment from their former boss.  They figure they’re owed the money and they’ll get some revenge.  The night before they head out on their heist he meets this crazy woman who pulls him into a newlywed game. This behavior is a bit impulsive, but what the heck...why not?

The next morning a dopey Juli stumbles onto what she thinks is her charter boat but instead is the boat Alex and his mates have engaged for pirate purposes.  They have their secret plans and don’t want a stranger joining, even if Alex says she’s “his wife.” They don’t believe Juli is innocent and in truth she has her own secrets which are revealed in surprising circumstances. The crew decide to let her ride along rather than have her blow the whistle on them before they can implement their act of piracy.  Juli’s unexpected talents come in handy and she starts to feel like she could maybe “fit in” for a change.

The other crew members have quirky personalities too.  I especially like the former football player, Cody, who has found his niche as the crew’s creative gourmet chef. Along the adventure they run into real, but unusual, pirates.

Alex is clearly attracted to Juli but he tries to resist since this isn’t a good time to start a relationship. Then they have the problem of being consistently interrupted when things do heat up!

This story starts out off beat and kooky and stays light-hearted and wacky all the way through. It's a quick read that had me grinning and chuckling. I will be hoping for more fun romance from this author.

Thank you to Sourcebooks for providing this book for reading and review and for providing two copies for Giveaway!
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* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons.
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* This contest will close 10 PM (Central) on August 19 , 2011.
The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED on AUGUST 20 and will have 72 hours to respond by email or the winner's form linked in the announcement.
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Monday, August 1, 2011

Blogoversary Winners of Grand Giveaway

Thank you EVERYONE for your wonderful congratulations and support!

CONGRATULATIONS 
TO PACKAGE WINNERS:

#502 LadyVampire2u
Pkg #3 YA
(one review, one ARC)


#231 Juana
Pkg #2 Romantic Suspense
(review copies)


#125 Indigo
Pkg #5 Fantasy
(new books)  Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set

#40 Shannon
Pkg #1 Historical Romance
(review copies)


#241 Sherry
Pkg #4 Inspirational 
(new books)


#516 mommika
Pkg #6 Audiobook Lovers
(review or personal copies)
Winner's choice one larger Audio book (CD or Cassette) plus one smaller or two smaller Audio Books.
There is a selection available at this post link.


CONGRATULATIONS 
TO INTERNATIONAL WINNERS:
Lilth who would like to win Barely a Lady
and
Janhvi who chose How Sweet it Is.


All winners please fill in the Winner's Acceptance Form so I can mail out the packages and books!  Please reply within 72 hours.

Blogoversary Winners for Hachette Giveaway #24

Thank you to everyone who entered and to all who commented on Hachette spotlight.
Thank you again to Anna and Hachette!



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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
1. #31   rickimc     ARC of Kill Me If You Can
2. #66   cenya2     ARC of Kill Me If You Can
3. #91   Michele(rlaw...)      Silver Girl: A Novel
4. #141   Margaret     Silver Girl: A Novel
5. #152   Tara     The Night Train: A Novel
6. #183   Maria     The End of Everything: A Novel
7. #207   Quixoticdreamer     The End of Everything: A Novel
8. #241   Megan     Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
9. #162   Krystal     To Be Sung Underwater: A Novel
10. #225   pams00     To Be Sung Underwater: A Novel
11. #171   winnie     Flashback
12. #94   Mona     Flashback
13. #222   The True Book Addict     David Bowie: Starman
14. #5   tiffany     The Night Train: A Novel
15. #35   Louisa     See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
16. #1   Lisa     Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
17. #52   headlessfowl The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet
18. #18   scottsgal     David Bowie: Starman
19. #65   Victoria     See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
20. #17 Christine     The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet

Whew!
All winners please fill in the Winner's Acceptance Form so I can submit your info to Hachette.  Please reply within 72 hours!

Blogoversary Winners for Sourcebooks Giveaway #23

Thank you to everyone who entered and to all who commented on Sourcebooks spotlight.
Thank you again to Sourcebooks!
The winners and the books they win are:


#98 Maureen    Highland Heat
#173 mamabunny13   For the King's Favor
#142 Mariee     Wild Highland Magic
#138 Maria     The Werewolf Upstairs
#187 Marlene     Cowboy Trouble
#86 Mona     A Crowded Marriage
#219 Lisajo85    Whispers in the Sand

(I just realized that Lisajo slipped in among all of those "M"s.)

All winners please fill in the Winner's Acceptance Form so I can mail out the books!
Please reply within 72 hours!

Blogoversary Winner of #20 Pauline Baird Jones

Thank you to everyone who entered and to all who commented on Pauline's spotlight.
The lucky winner is


#111:  Heavensent 
Please fill in the Winner's Acceptance Form or email me to confirm your win then I will send your email to Pauline for the $20.00 GC.

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