Thursday Memes

CMash August 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

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This week’s question:

You’ve just had a long, hard, exhausting day, and all you want to do is curl up with something light, fun, easy, fluffy, distracting, and entertaining.
What book do you pick up?
My answer:
Ironically this question today is perfect for me. I have been feeling that I am being pulled into a million different directions, needing to do a million different things and getting nothing accomplished. So yesterday, instead of reading what was next in line, I picked up a book that “is supposed to full of entertainment and laughter, which is just what I need at this time. It is written by a blogger, you may have seen her blog Facing 50 With Humour, and if her book is anything like her blog then I know I’m in store for some chuckles. She will be showcased, as an author next month here on my blog.

Guest Author

Guest Author Staci Greason

CMash August 18, 2011 3 Comments

I am going to let you in on a little secret today. I am always honored, and a bit nervous, when an author stops by my blog to visit and talk about their latest novel. And what’s even more amazing is that two years ago, I didn’t even know what a blog was lol. Today not only am I nervous because of today’s guest, but am star struck as well!!!

I received an email with a request to read an review this author’s book, however, being so behind, I had to say no, which is very hard for me, but offered her to come and visit so that she could tell us all about her book. She accepted. In her email were these words “I’m a recovered soap star turned ghost writer,screenwriter, feral cat wrangler, and novelist.” Me, being inquisitive, I visited her website, and couldn’t believe my eyes. I had just booked an author, who was on a “soap” that I had watched on and off from when I was in High School, Days Of Our Lives. So if I appear more anxious, you now know why.

So, please, help me give a warm welcome to multi talented, Staci Greason, to the CMash blog!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Staci Greason is a recovered soap opera star turned personal assistant, ghost writer, novelist and feral cat wrangler. She is also the author of the popular blog Anxiety: a Love Story (staciagreason.blogspot.com).

The Last Great American Housewife isn’t the first book she’s written, but it is the first one published under the name her parents gave her. Which has made them proud.
You can visit Staci at her website.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Kate Miller may be THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE left in Van Nuys. But as she sails toward forty on the wave of a pretty good (albeit somewhat boring) life with a husband and two kids, the death of her dysfunctional mother sends Kate out on the ledge…and straight up a tree. Surveying her life from atop an endangered Ponderosa Pine near The Fashion Square Plaza Mall, Kate learns more than how to fight for a cause. She learns how one frightened woman can actually discover her true self, one branch at a time. And right down the street from her own backyard.

UPDATE: THE PB EDITION WILL BE RELEASED MID SEPTEMBER!!

THANKS TO AUTHOR, STACI GREASON, I HAVE

FIVE (5) EBOOK EDITIONS OF HER BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

AND IF YOU ARE A FAN OF ISABELLA’S, FROM DAYS OF OUR LIVES,

STACI WILL SEND AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO.

SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO

THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE.

DISCLAIMER

Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners

via publisher, agent and/or author. This blog hosts

the giveaway on behalf of the above.

No items that I receive

or given to family and/or friends.

Giveaway

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CMash August 18, 2011 34 Comments

AUGUST 18th to SEPTEMBER 1st, 2011

THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE

by STACI GREASON

SYNOPSIS:

Kate Miller may be THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE left in Van Nuys. But as she sails toward forty on the wave of a pretty good (albeit somewhat boring) life with a husband and two kids, the death of her dysfunctional mother sends Kate out on the ledge…and straight up a tree. Surveying her life from atop an endangered Ponderosa Pine near The Fashion Square Plaza Mall, Kate learns more than how to fight for a cause. She learns how one frightened woman can actually discover her true self, one branch at a time. And right down the street from her own backyard.

THANKS TO AUTHOR, STACI GREASON

I HAVE FIVE (5) 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: FIRST THING THAT COMES TO

MIND WITH “GREAT AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE”?*

*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.

*EBOOK–INTERNATIONAL*

**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 SEPTEMBER 1st 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,
agent and/or author. This blog hosts 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

Thursday Memes

CMash August 18, 2011 5 Comments

http://btt2.wordpress.com/

This week’s question:

You’ve just had a long, hard, exhausting day, and all you want to do is curl up with something light, fun, easy, fluffy, distracting, and entertaining.
What book do you pick up?
My answer:
Ironically this question today is perfect for me. I have been feeling that I am being pulled into a million different directions, needing to do a million different things and getting nothing accomplished. So yesterday, instead of reading what was next in line, I picked up a book that “is supposed to full of entertainment and laughter, which is just what I need at this time. It is written by a blogger, you may have seen her blog Facing 50 With Humour, and if her book is anything like her blog then I know I’m in store for some chuckles. She will be showcased, as an author next month here on my blog.

Giveaway

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CMash August 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

AUGUST 17th to AUGUST 31st, 2011

ESCAPE

by BARBARA DELINSKY

SYNOPSIS (from Doubleday):

Publishers Weekly states it perfectly, “Delinsky nails it in her trademark latest, a captivating and moving story about a woman who’s had enough of her life and wants a fresh start. . . . “

Emily Aulenbach is thirty, a lawyer working in Manhattan. She had once dreamed of representing victims of corporate abuse, but she spends her days talking on the phone with victims of tainted bottled water. And it isn’t only work. It’s her sister, her friends, even her husband. She doesn’t connect to much in her life, period.
Emily leaves work early one day, packs her bag, and takes off. She heads north toward a New Hampshire town. During her college years, she spent a summer here. Painful as it is to return, she knows that if she is to right her life, she has to start here.

THANKS TO LIZ AND THE WONDERFUL

PEOPLE FROM DOUBLEDAY

I HAVE TWO (2) COPIES OF THIS

CAPTIVATING 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: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED

TO JUST PACK UP AND MAKE A FRESH START?*

*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.

*U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

**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 AUGUST 31st 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,
agent and/or author. This blog hosts 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

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash August 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

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?

Giveaway

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CMash August 17, 2011 101 Comments

AUGUST 17th to AUGUST 31st, 2011

ESCAPE

by BARBARA DELINSKY

SYNOPSIS (from Doubleday):

Publishers Weekly states it perfectly, “Delinsky nails it in her trademark latest, a captivating and moving story about a woman who’s had enough of her life and wants a fresh start. . . . “

Emily Aulenbach is thirty, a lawyer working in Manhattan. She had once dreamed of representing victims of corporate abuse, but she spends her days talking on the phone with victims of tainted bottled water. And it isn’t only work. It’s her sister, her friends, even her husband. She doesn’t connect to much in her life, period.
Emily leaves work early one day, packs her bag, and takes off. She heads north toward a New Hampshire town. During her college years, she spent a summer here. Painful as it is to return, she knows that if she is to right her life, she has to start here.

THANKS TO LIZ AND THE WONDERFUL

PEOPLE FROM DOUBLEDAY

I HAVE TWO (2) COPIES OF THIS

CAPTIVATING 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: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED

TO JUST PACK UP AND MAKE A FRESH START?*

*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.

*U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

**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 AUGUST 31st 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,
agent and/or author. This blog hosts 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