May is being hosted by Abi @ 4 the LOVE of BOOKS

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now on tour.

From Liz at Media Muscle:  Summertime is right around the corner and we are so excited to soak up some sun, especially because Summer 2013 is the Bella Andre Summer of Love!  Help us celebrate this spectacular summer of hot reads and the release of the first three books in Bella Andre’s sizzling Sullivans series with the Bella Andre Summer of Love Beach Bag Contest!

BELLA ANDRE

Bella Andre is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, and has sold more than 1.5 million books.  Her books have appeared on Top 5 lists at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. After signing a groundbreaking seven-figure print only deal with Harlequin MIRA, Bella’s Sullivan series will be released in paperback in a major global English language launch in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia in continuous back-to-back releases from June 2013 through April 2014.

Known for “sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance” (Publishers Weekly), her books have been Cosmopolitan Magazine “Red Hot Reads” twice and have been translated into nine languages, and her Sullivan books are already Top 20 sellers in Brazil. Winner of the Award of Excellence, The Washington Post has called her “One of the top digital writers in America” and she has been featured by NPR, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and most recently in TIME Magazine. She has given keynote speeches at publishing conferences from Copenhagen to Berlin to San Francisco.

If not behind her computer, you can find her reading her favorite authors, hiking, swimming or laughing. Married with two children, Bella splits her time between the Northern California wine country and a 100-year-old log cabin in the Adirondacks.

Connect with Bella at these sites:

ABOUT THE BOOK

Chloe vows never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Only she can’t help but wonder if she’s met the only exception with every loving look Chase gives her, the attraction between them sparks and sizzles.

Chase didn’t realize his life was going to change forever in an instant, and he isn’t the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he’s gearing up for a different fight altogether—for Chloe’s heart.

BOOK DETAILS:

THE LOOK OF LOVE
Bella Andre
Harlequin/MIRA
$5.99 U.S./$5.99 CAN.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1556-8

PURCHASE LINKS:

Don’t miss THE LOOK OF LOVE (JUNE 2013), FROM THIS MOMENT ON (JULY 2013) and CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE (AUGUST 2013).

THANKS TO LIZ AT MEDIA MUSCLE,
I HAVE ONE (1) BEACH BAG TO GIVE AWAY.
You will receive one of our fabulous beach bags filled with summertime essentials from hot brands such as O.P.I., Evian, Not Your Mother’s Hair Care, and Unisun Eyewear.
OPEN TO U.S.  RESIDENTS

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You can also win a trip to Las Vegas!!!!:

It’s the Bella Andre Summer of Love Mixtape Contest!

Visit Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks from May 22nd – May 31^st and create your SUMMER OF LOVE Mixtape for a chance to win a trip for YOU and THREE friends to Las Vegas.

*No purchase necessary. Ends May 31, 2013.

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Karen Berner, author of A Whisper to a Scream, Until My Soul Gets It Right, and A Bibliophile Christmas and who has been a visitor here at CMash Reads is having a special giveaway.  Please stop by and visit her new FB page.

From Karen:

To celebrate the second edition releases of the first two Bibliophiles novels, contemporary fiction author Karen Wojcik Berner is holding a giveaway on her brand-new Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/KarenWojcikBerner . Stop by for your chance to win Amazon gift cards and signed copies of “A Whisper to a Scream” and “Until My Soul Get It Right.” The contest will end on May 24.

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05/13 Monday
Book:  Dead Peasants by Larry Thompson
Pages read:  Kindle 0-38%

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Pages read:  Kindle 38%- 90%

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Have a wonderful day!!!

I have been in an awful slump since the beginning of the year, having read, if I’m lucky, one book a month.  I can only remember once that this has happened to me whereas I was in a slump this long.  I know part of the problem is that I have been very busy with VBTs.  I have tried different things to get me in the reading mood again, even signing up for a couple of Read-A-Thons in hopes that it would jump start my lack of desire to read, but it didn’t work.  But I’m not giving up.

Bout of Books is hosting a read-a-thon,  May 13th thru May 19th, with sign ups today and I plan to participate.  Will this help?  I think so especially since this will be taking place while I am on vacation and have already packed what books will be coming along.

Want to join this read-a-thon?  Click on the link above and sign up.  From the Bout of Books site:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team.

Start popping that popcorn…it’s movie time!!!

Brought to you by and thanks  to Marissa, from Grand Central Publishing / The Hachette Book Group.

COMING TO THEATERS NEAR YOU MARCH 22ND

The film adaptation of ADMISSION, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and LilyTomlin, will be released by Focus Features on March 22nd, 2013.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

ISBN-10: 0446540706
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: April 13, 2009

For years, 38-year-old Portia Nathan has avoided the past, hiding behind her busy (and sometimes punishing) career as a Princeton University admissions officer and her dependable domestic life. Her reluctance to confront the truth is suddenly overwhelmed by the resurfacing of a life-altering decision, and Portia is faced with an extraordinary test. Just as thousands of the nation’s brightest students await her decision regarding their academic admission, so too must Portia decide whether to make her own ultimate admission.

Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of the past return and shake a woman’s life to its core.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

JEAN HANFF KORELITZ

Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of the novelsADMISSION, THE WHITE ROSE, THE SABBATHDAY RIVER and A JURY OF HER PEERS, as well as a forthcoming novel, YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, to be published in early 2014. She has also written a novel for children,INTERFERENCE POWDER, and a collection of poetry, THE PROPERTIES OF BREATH. Her non-fiction has appeared in various anthologies and in publications such as Vogue, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest and The New York Times.

Born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge, she lives in Princeton, New Jersey with her husband, Irish poet Paul Muldoon, and their children.

THANKS TO MARISSA AT GCP/THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP,
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