Year: 2011

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "A WHISPER TO A SCREAM" by Karen Wojcik Berner

DECEMBER 16th to DECEMBER 30th, 2011

A WHISPER TO A SCREAM

by KAREN WOJCIK BERNER

SYNOPSIS:
   Annie Jacobs has dreamed of the day she would become a mother since the first time she held her Baby Tenderlove doll. Unfortunately, biology has not cooperated with her plan, and she finds herself dealing with a diagnosis of unexplained infertility instead of picking out baby names.
  Across town, stay-at-home mom Sarah Anderson is just trying to make it through the grocery store without her toddler hurling a box of rice at a fellow shopper. She is exhausted from managing the house, a first grader and a toddler, all without any help from her work-obsessed, absentee husband.
  A Whisper to a Scream is the story of two women on opposite ends of the child-bearing spectrum who come to realize the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side of the fence. A vivid portrayal
of contemporary marriage and its problems, the novel speaks to a longing in all of us, a yearning that might start as a vague notion, but eventually grows into an unbearable, vociferous cry.


THANKS TO AUTHOR, KAREN WOJCIK BERNER, 
AND THE TERRIFIC LADIES AT WOW
I HAVE ONE ( 1 ) COPY OF THIS
CAPTIVATING BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.
*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*
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**HONOR SYSTEM**
ONE WINNING BOOK PER HOUSEHOLD
PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE
WON THIS BOOK FROM ANOTHER
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AND READ THIS BOOK.
THANK YOU.


*GIVEAWAY ENDS DECEMBER 30th AT 6PM EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG AND NOTIFIED
VIA EMAIL AND WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND
OR ANOTHER NAME WILL BE CHOSEN
DISCLAIMER / RULES

Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher,
the giveaway on behalf of the
above. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in
exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are
ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped
from agents. I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries
if rules of giveaway are not followed

Aloha Friday

Hosted by An Island Life
From An Island Life:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

MY QUESTION:

Do you do most of your holiday shopping online?
MY ANSWER:
Yes. But this year, it was 50/50.

And the winners are……

…….of QUEEN OF AMERICA by Luis Alberto Urrea

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
13 16 7
Timestamp: 2011-12-16 00:10:36 UTC

rj7777 said…I follow you on twitter. rjs7777 13

degood said…I follow you on twitter as kmayans.16
mamabunny13 said…I follow on fb-mamabunny shelor7

An email has been sent o to the winners and they have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address or another winner will be chosen.  Thank you to all that entered.

Booking Through Thursday

Hi everyone!!  Before getting to today’s memes, I thought I would let you know about a few things that have been going on, besides me signing up for challenges lol, oh but don’t fret, that will be posted in a couple of days lol.
GiGi Ann from Ann’s Reading Corner, had sent me an email and asked how Steve was doing and that there hadn’t been an update in a while.  I realized I hadn’t posted about his recovery, being so excited about the 2012 challenges and I apologize for that.    We went to the doctor’s this past Friday and he got the ok to start working from home.  His facility shuts down before Christmas until the first of the year and at that time he can start working on site as tolerated.  He was thrilled.  He is still experiencing focal seizures but still no answers as to if and/or when this will be a permanent residual effect of the surgery.  The not so good news is that he is still not allowed to drive until he is seen again in February.  Thank you everyone for the support, concern, caring and prayers you showed us throughout this time.
As some of you know, I had some blogger issues for the past few weeks, my blog went missing, then back online, my gmail account was supposedly deleted, by who, I don’t know, but yesterday I received an email that that too has reappeared along with all the documents that I thought I lost for Partners In Crime Tours.  And for the past 2 weeks all the time I put into trying to retrieve as much as I could, was now time wasted.  Because of this experience and talking to other bloggers who have had similar problems on and off, after the New Year I will be moving to WordPress.  Gina from Hott Books, has put everything in place, she is phenomenal when it comes to computers.  Thank you Gina.  Nothing has changed, it looks identical to this one, only different platform.  I will let you know more as the time gets closer.  I am just trying to learn to navigate and feel comfortable with it before I move.  Also I hope to bring back Sunday’s Shining Star once I get settled.
Partners In Crime Tours has 2 books that I booked for the beginning of the new year and still have some slots opened for reviewers.  The books are Gods and Fathers by James LePore and Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard (my current read).  You can read the details and synopsis at our site (ww.Partnersincrimetours.net).  If you are interested in either book or both, fill out the host submission form or email me @ CMash@Partnersincrimetours.net.  Even those who post their reviews on GoodReads and LibraryThing are welcome to host also.
And one final thing….Christmas is right around the corner.  Is your shopping completed?  Looking for that last minute gift?  An old friend contacted me, Bill Walker, author of A Note from an Old Acquaintance, (check out my review) is having a Holiday Special on the Nook Version of his book.  A great read for $0.99….can’t beat that.  
BY BILL WALKER
LINK TO PURCHASE @ B&N
I do not have any affiliation with Amazon.com,
Barnes & Noble and/or any other retail/wholesale
outlets either online and/or elsewhere.
I am providing this link solely for visitors
that may be interested in purchasing this Book/EBook.
I do not receive any monetary compensation from any parties

Today’s question:

What’s more important to you? Real, three-dimensional, fleshed-out fascinating characters? Or an amazing, page-turning plot?
(Yes, I know, they are both important. But if you had to pick one as being more important than the other?

My answer:
Oh this is a toughie today and I haven’t had my coffee yet lol.  I am going with the amazing plot.  Yes, as the questions states, they are both important, but if there isn’t a plot that keeps me engrossed or wanting to go back and pick up the book to see what happens, the characters, no matter how well they are defined is going to keep my interest.  I feel that the plot, the premise, the story line is the bottom line for how we choose a book.  Its’ the first thing, I usually look at, the synopsis, the back of the book or jacket to see what the story is about.  So I would definitely say the plot.



    And the winner is……

    …..of THE SNOWMAN’S REVENGE by Mark Smythe

    Random Integer Generator

    Here are your random numbers:
    2
    Timestamp: 2011-12-15 01:32:28 UTC

    Xmas Dolly said…Two years ago with my granddaughter and I put the face on. hehehehe  2
    An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond with her mailing address or another winner will be chosen.  Thank you to all that entered.


    W.W.W. Wednesday

    Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading 
    What are you currently reading?

    What did you recently finish reading?

    What do you think you’ll read next?

    Guest Author Iris Blobel

    I recently received an email from an author asking if I would read and review her latest novel.  Even though I am quite behind, I said yes because I remember reading her previous novel Sweet Dreams, Miss England and thoroughly enjoying it.  I invited her to stop by today, to visit and tell us about her newest book.  So I ask that you help me welcome back, Iris Blobel.
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Iris Blobel was born and raised in Germany and only immigrated to Australia in the late 1990s. Having had the travel bug most of her life, Iris spent quite some time living in Scotland, London as well as Canada where she actually had met her future husband. Her love for putting her stories onto paper has only recently emerged, but now her laptop is a constant companion.

    Iris resides west of Melbourne with her husband and her beautiful two daughters as well as her two dogs. She works at private school in town, but also presents a German Program at the local Community Radio.You can visit Iris at her website or Facebook.

    ABOUT THE BOOK

    Hollie Anderson is in her mid-twenties and living with her father, Murray, on a farm just outside Launceston in Tasmania. Her mother died at childbirth and Murray raised his daughter on his own. According to his own wordshe’s done a bloody good job with it, tooHollie has got the looks, she likes her job at a local newspaper and loves the company of her friends, who go way back to school days. Two of those are Alex and Davo … she should be happy, right?

     But lately Hollie’s dreams are literally keeping her from more than just having a decent sleep.

     She enjoys life and her best friend Alex is a big part of it. They are a close team and usually hang out together most weekends. During one of their nights out, Hollie meets Jeremy who has just moved into town. Jeremy seems to have everything a woman would like in a man, the looks, the money, the good job – and he knows it, too. Their relationship blossoms over the summer, but Jeremy knows that Hollie won’t fully commit to their new relationship until she makes sense of her dreams and what they stand for. So with the help from Alex and Davo, Jeremy organises a surprise birthday present which takes Hollie to Dublin … but what she discovers is so much more.

     Sam Shaughnessy lives in Dublin, Ireland husband Padraic. Like Hollie, she works in advertising, though she is the Head of Advertising. She seems to have it all – a successful career, gorgeous looking husband, good looks and money.  But her life appears to crumble from underneath her and it’s when she meets Hollie and Davo that life all of a sudden takes a different turn. Sam as well will find more than she initially had looked for.
    Watch for my review in the coming weeks.
    Links to purchase:
    “Sweet Dreams, Miss England”
    “Journey to her Dreams” 

     THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF IRIS BLOBEL,
    I HAVE  TWO (2) EBOOK EDITIONS TO GIVE AWAY.

    CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO 
    THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE.

    DISCLAIMER
    I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me,
    in exchange for my honest review.
    No items that I receive
    are ever sold…they are kept by me,
    or given to family and/or friends.
    ADDENDUM
     I do not have any affiliation with Amazon.com,
    Barnes & Noble and/or any other retail/wholesale
    outlets either online and/or elsewhere.
    I am providing this link solely for visitors
    that may be interested in purchasing this Book/EBook.
    I do not receive any monetary compensation from any parties

    INTERNATIONAL–EBOOK—GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "JOURNEY TO HER DREAMS" by IRIS BLOBEL ENDED

    DECEMBER 13th to JANUARY 5th 2011JOURNEY TO HER DREAMS

    by IRIS BLOBEL

    SYNOPSIS:
      Hollie Anderson is in her mid-twenties and living with her father, Murray, on a farm just outside Launceston in Tasmania. Her mother died at childbirth and Murray raised his daughter on his own. According to his own wordshe’s done a bloody good job with it, tooHollie has got the looks, she likes her job at a local newspaper and loves the company of her friends, who go way back to school days. Two of those are Alex and Davo … she should be happy, right?

       But lately Hollie’s dreams are literally keeping her from more than just having a decent sleep.
       She enjoys life and her best friend Alex is a big part of it. They are a close team and usually hang out together most weekends. During one of their nights out, Hollie meets Jeremy who has just moved into town. Jeremy seems to have everything a woman would like in a man, the looks, the money, the good job – and he knows it, too. Their relationship blossoms over the summer, but Jeremy knows that Hollie won’t fully commit to their new relationship until she makes sense of her dreams and what they stand for. So with the help from Alex and Davo, Jeremy organises a surprise birthday present which takes Hollie to Dublin … but what she discovers is so much more.
       Sam Shaughnessy lives in Dublin, Ireland husband Padraic. Like Hollie, she works in advertising, though she is the Head of Advertising. She seems to have it all – a successful career, gorgeous looking husband, good looks and money.  But her life appears to crumble from underneath her and it’s when she meets Hollie and Davo that life all of a sudden takes a different turn. Sam as well will find more than she initially had looked for
    THANKS TO AUTHOR, IRIS BLOBEL
    I HAVE TWO ( 2 ) EBOOK EDITIONS 
    OF THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.
    HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.
    *ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*
    AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
    SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN
    *LEAVE COMMENT: (FROM B&N) WOULD YOU TRAVEL 

    AROUND THE WORLD TO UNCOVER THE REASON FOR YOUR DREAMS ?*
    *EXTRA ENTRIES*

    *LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS 
      BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE).
    *LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.
    *LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.
    *REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES.

     

    *INTERNATIONAL—EBOOK EDITION*
    **
    **HONOR SYSTEM**
    ONE WINNING BOOK PER HOUSEHOLD
    PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE
    WON THIS BOOK FROM ANOTHER
    SITE, SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY
    HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN
    AND READ THIS BOOK.
    THANK YOU.

     

    *GIVEAWAY ENDS JANUARY 5th AT 6PM EST*

    WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG AND NOTIFIED
    VIA EMAIL AND WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND
    OR ANOTHER NAME WILL BE CHOSEN

     

    DISCLAIMER / RULES

    Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher,
    the giveaway on behalf of the
    above. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in
    exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are
    ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
    I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped
    from agents. I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries
    if rules of giveaway are not followed