A present in my Email via Vincent Zandri

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Something happened yesterday, that I DID NOT expect and I just had to share with you all!! If you look on my sidebar, my current read is (was) Moonlight Rises by Vincent Zandri, a galley that is planned to be published in the fall and Vin entrusted me to read, which, for me, is a great honor.

If you follow this blog, you know by now that he is my favorite author, bypassing famous names, when he hooked me last year with Moonlight Falls.

Getting back to yesterday, can you tell how excited I am? There in my email is another galley. Yet, again, he has given me the honor to read and review his yet to be published novel. As soon as I downloaded it to my Kindle, I started reading and could not put it down until my eyes just couldn’t stay opened and I read 50% of the book. This new stand alone thriller, Scream Catcher, will be released in 10 days.

“If your life were a video game, this is how it would be GAME OVER: Not with a whimper, but a scream!”

If you are a reader of mystery’s, thrillers, non stop action filled novels, mark your calendar for the release of this book!!! Vinzent Zandri has IT!!! Vincent Zandri is IT!!! Vincent Zandri is brillIanT!!! Just when you thought he reached the pinnacle in writing, he has found a higher mountain!!! He has raised the bar with Scream Catcher!! My heart was pounding at warp speed!!! And that’s from reading 1/2 the book. It can only get better!!! In ten days…plan on spending the day reading….it’s a page turning, can’t put down novel.

VIN ZANDRI

Bestselling author of THE REMAINS, THE INNOCENT, MOONLIGHT FALLS, GODCHILD, and THE CONCRETE PEARL. Publishers include Delacorte, Bantam/Dell, RJBuckley, StoneHouse Ink and Stone Gate Ink. Journalism and nonfiction has appeared New York Newsday, Culture 11, Game and Fish Magazine, Hudson Valley Magazine and lots more. Regularly contributes to RT (Russia Today TV). Translated in Russian, French, Japanese, Dutch, etc.

Booking Thru Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

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Today’s question:

What’s the latest you’ve ever stayed up reading a book? Is staying up late reading a usual thing for you?

My answer:
When I was a younger, I was able to stay up until 2-3am reading and the funny thing, which now that I think about it, it was when my boys were young. One would think that I would need my sleep even more back then when I spent my days chasing after 2 little ones. Now a days, my sleeping patterns have changed. Take last night for example, I read until 10pm, because I just couldn’t put the galley that I am reading down, but that is late for me. I would rather be up by 5:30-6am or I feel that the day has been wasted. What about you? Are you a night owl reader?

Winners

And the winner is…..,,

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………of THE UNDERTAKER by William E. Brown

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19

Timestamp: 2011-07-27 22:05:07 UTC

/\Heather/\ said… 19 I follow you on twitter – choochoo428

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Winners

And the winner is…..,,

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………of THE UNDERTAKER by William E. Brown

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19

Timestamp: 2011-07-27 22:05:07 UTC

/\Heather/\ said… 19 I follow you on twitter – choochoo428

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Guest Author

Guest Author Linda Lael Miller

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Howdy Cowgirls and Cowboys!! Come on down from those saddles, hitch your horses to the posts, and stay a while because I have a treat for you!!!!! I am guessing that she had so much fun here at CMash last month with the fantastic and fabulous followers, that she is back….. YES…you heard me right…..Linda Lael Miller is back!!!!!! She is here to talk about her latest book in the Creed Series. So please, help me welcome her back to the CMash blog!!!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Each morning shortly after the sun rises over Spokane, Washington, New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller pulls on her cowboy boots and heads for the stables for a few quiet moments with her horses before she settles in to write her pages for the day.

As the daughter of a town marshal, Linda has come home to the western lifestyle that gave birth to one of today’s most successful authors. With more than 80 novels to her credit, the self-confessed barn goddess left Washington years ago and pursued her wanderlust, living in Arizona and London and traveling the world. But now the “First Lady of the West” is glad to be back home, writing contemporary and historical novels that have earned her awards and placements on all the national bestsellers lists.

Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

Linda has come a long way since leaving Washington to experience the world. “But growing up in that time and place, in a family grounded in Western values, served me well,” she allows. “And I’m happy to be back home.”

To learn more about Linda, visit http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/.

For a behind-the-scenes look at the sexy Creed cowboys, visit http://www.takeacowboyhome.com/.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Creed cowboys are back for the final installment of “First Lady of the West” Linda Lael Miller’s exciting, authentic Western series—the Creed family trilogy. Following the #1 New York Times best-sellers A CREED IN STONE CREEK (March 2011) and CREED’S HONOR (June 2011), THE CREED LEGACY (HQN Books; July 2011; $7.99) ends the beloved three-part series with the story of rough-and-tumble rodeo star Brody Creed, the estranged twin brother of Conner Creed from CREED’S HONOR. Brody likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him back home to Lonesome Bend for the first time in years.

Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory—at thirty-three, he’s a restless bad boy in a family with deep ties to the land and each other. And Brody has a secret past that haunts him as he tries to make plans for his future. Soon he meets Carolyn Simmons who is looking for Mr. Right as her biological clock ticks. Will she fall for the gorgeous new cowboy in town—the opposite of everything she wants?

THANKS TO LINDSAY AT MEDIA MUSCLE,

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THE CREED LEGACY

by LINDA LAEL MILLER

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The Creed cowboys are back for the final installment of “First Lady of the West” Linda Lael Miller’s exciting, authentic Western series—the Creed family trilogy. Following the #1 New York Times best-sellers A CREED IN STONE CREEK (March 2011) and CREED’S HONOR (June 2011), THE CREED LEGACY (HQN Books; July 2011; $7.99) ends the beloved three-part series with the story of rough-and-tumble rodeo star Brody Creed, the estranged twin brother of Conner Creed from CREED’S HONOR. Brody likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him back home to Lonesome Bend for the first time in years.

Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory—at thirty-three, he’s a restless bad boy in a family with deep ties to the land and each other. And Brody has a secret past that haunts him as he tries to make plans for his future. Soon he meets Carolyn Simmons who is looking for Mr. Right as her biological clock ticks. Will she fall for the gorgeous new cowboy in town—the opposite of everything she wants?

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Guest Author

Guest Author Linda Lael Miller

CMash July 27, 2011 1 Comment

Howdy Cowgirls and Cowboys!! Come on down from those saddles, hitch your horses to the posts, and stay a while because I have a treat for you!!!!! I am guessing that she had so much fun here at CMash last month with the fantastic and fabulous followers, that she is back….. YES…you heard me right…..Linda Lael Miller is back!!!!!! She is here to talk about her latest book in the Creed Series. So please, help me welcome her back to the CMash blog!!!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Each morning shortly after the sun rises over Spokane, Washington, New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller pulls on her cowboy boots and heads for the stables for a few quiet moments with her horses before she settles in to write her pages for the day.

As the daughter of a town marshal, Linda has come home to the western lifestyle that gave birth to one of today’s most successful authors. With more than 80 novels to her credit, the self-confessed barn goddess left Washington years ago and pursued her wanderlust, living in Arizona and London and traveling the world. But now the “First Lady of the West” is glad to be back home, writing contemporary and historical novels that have earned her awards and placements on all the national bestsellers lists.

Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

Linda has come a long way since leaving Washington to experience the world. “But growing up in that time and place, in a family grounded in Western values, served me well,” she allows. “And I’m happy to be back home.”

To learn more about Linda, visit http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/.

For a behind-the-scenes look at the sexy Creed cowboys, visit http://www.takeacowboyhome.com/.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Creed cowboys are back for the final installment of “First Lady of the West” Linda Lael Miller’s exciting, authentic Western series—the Creed family trilogy. Following the #1 New York Times best-sellers A CREED IN STONE CREEK (March 2011) and CREED’S HONOR (June 2011), THE CREED LEGACY (HQN Books; July 2011; $7.99) ends the beloved three-part series with the story of rough-and-tumble rodeo star Brody Creed, the estranged twin brother of Conner Creed from CREED’S HONOR. Brody likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him back home to Lonesome Bend for the first time in years.

Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory—at thirty-three, he’s a restless bad boy in a family with deep ties to the land and each other. And Brody has a secret past that haunts him as he tries to make plans for his future. Soon he meets Carolyn Simmons who is looking for Mr. Right as her biological clock ticks. Will she fall for the gorgeous new cowboy in town—the opposite of everything she wants?

THANKS TO LINDSAY AT MEDIA MUSCLE,

I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

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
are ever sold…they are kept by me,
or given to family and/or friends.