A Bit Of Me

Photobucket
Hosted by Danielle at There’s A Book

From Danielle’s blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
This week’s question:  Are you fond of cooking?

I used to love to cook.  Was a lousy baker, that I will admit, but cook, yes.  Especially in the winter.  I would spend hours preparing meals for suppers, I was fortunate to be a SAHM for our 2 sons, and every night when the hubby got home from work, the four of us would eat together and discuss our day.  I always had to prepare more because in our house, I never knew if the boys invited friends to eat with us too.  Unfortunately, it is very hard for me now since I am so limited in my movements due to the complications with my back.  I am lucky that I have a very understanding and supportive husband.  Plus it is just the two of us now, we still eat together but majority of nights it is take out not the “from scratch” meals that I would prepare. 

Please send email with following info:
*Name
*Mailing Address
*Blog Name
*Blog URL
*Email
*Facebook Name
*Twitter Name
*Comments
ex: likes, dislikes (cozies fantasy, erotica) EReader, Info of past tours, Any other info

And the winner is…………..

………….of Treasure Me by Christine Nolfi
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9

Timestamp: 2011-07-08 22:07:55 UTC


Victoria Zumbrum said… 9 Search for treasure sounds fun. Please enter me in contest. 
An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Scavenger Hunt

I am so excited today!!!!  Jai from The Book Trib has graciously asked if I would like to participate in a scavenger hunt, this is a first for me, and since it sounded like a lot of fun, my answer was YES!!!!.

Not only will I give you a clue, but I will send you on your way to where the next clue lies.  And Jai has also generously offered the chance for one of my visitors to win a copy of the debut book, a thriller, CHOSEN by Paula Bradley.

ABOUT THE BOOK
FINDING LOST CHILDREN AND HER LOST SOUL

When Mariah Adele Carpenter attempted to end her own life with a handful of pills, she thought she had left the cares of the world behind. Somehow, her act of self-destruction became one of redemption when a mysterious figure healed her – and set her on a journey that would test her faith, her perceptions and ultimately her sanity in Paula Bradley’s heart-pounding debut novel CHOSEN (Fiction Studio, 2011).

Mariah soon realizes that the deathbed visitation by an otherworldly figure has magnified the nascent extrasensory gifts she’s had since childhood. Desperate to understand what has happened, she reaches out to non-denominational minister Michael Jenkins. The gentle Englishman becomes her spiritual guide and bedrock support when she is drawn against her will into the minds of abducted children.

Her role in the rescue of these innocents draws the attention of FBI Special Agent Frannie Manzetti, who sees Mariah as a path to promotion and heightened status within the department. But can Manzetti keep her prize to herself once the women become friends? And can the agent protect her charge once the media gets hold of a stolen tape showing her psychic ability?

When her fourth Finding hits the airwaves, all hell breaks lose. Blessed and reviled in equal measure, she finds herself on trial for murder while another government agency develops its own covert agenda to control her and her abilities.

As her outer turmoil intensifies, Mariah is plagued by a series of terrifying nightmares, culminating in the discovery of an ingenious serial killer who somehow prevents her from finding out his identity and location. His elusive nature tortures her, driving her to frightening excesses as she becomes obsessed with finding him before he kills again.

Paula Bradley has created a heroine who is remarkably complex and achingly human in a thriller that bristles with the tension of implicit danger and the draw of the unexplained. It will keep readers turning pages and challenging their own long-held beliefs on the nature of faith and the value of discovery.

PAULA BRADLEY
CLUE:

Back in her bedroom, she glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It glared balefully back at her: 3:05. She didn’t need the faint light provided by the red LEDs. She knew exactly where everything else was.
Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the prescription bottle of sleeping pills and unscrewed the lid, dumping the contents into her left palm. Twenty-two thirty-milligram tablets of Restoril. It had to be enough.

JULIE FROM KNITTING AND SUNDRIES HAS THE NEXT CLUE !!!!
THANKS TO JAI FROM MEDIA MUSCLE/
THE BOOK TRIB, I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF
THIS THRILLER 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.

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "CHOSEN" ENDED

JULY 8th to JULY 22nd, 2011
CHOSEN
by PAULA BRADLEY
SYNOPSIS:
  When Mariah Adele Carpenter attempted to end her own life with a handful of pills, she thought she had left the cares of the world behind. Somehow, her act of self-destruction became one of redemption when a mysterious figure healed her – and set her on a journey that would test her faith, her perceptions and ultimately her sanity in Paula Bradley’s heart-pounding debut novel CHOSEN (Fiction Studio, 2011).

  Mariah soon realizes that the deathbed visitation by an otherworldly figure has magnified the nascent extrasensory gifts she’s had since childhood. Desperate to understand what has happened, she reaches out to non-denominational minister Michael Jenkins. The gentle Englishman becomes her spiritual guide and bedrock support when she is drawn against her will into the minds of abducted children.
  Her role in the rescue of these innocents draws the attention of FBI Special Agent Frannie Manzetti, who sees Mariah as a path to promotion and heightened status within the department. But can Manzetti keep her prize to herself once the women become friends? And can the agent protect her charge once the media gets hold of a stolen tape showing her psychic ability?
  When her fourth Finding hits the airwaves, all hell breaks lose. Blessed and reviled in equal measure, she finds herself on trial for murder while another government agency develops its own covert agenda to control her and her abilities.
  As her outer turmoil intensifies, Mariah is plagued by a series of terrifying nightmares, culminating in the discovery of an ingenious serial killer who somehow prevents her from finding out his identity and location. His elusive nature tortures her, driving her to frightening excesses as she becomes obsessed with finding him before he kills again.

THANKS TO JAI AND THE FANTASTIC
PEOPLE FROM THE BOOK TRIB
I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF THIS
THRILLER 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: DO YOU BELIEVE IN PSYCHICS?*
*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. AND CANADA 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 JULY 22nd 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
REMINDER:
FOLLOW THE CLUES:
Back in her bedroom, she glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It glared balefully back at her: 3:05. She didn’t need the faint light provided by the red LEDs. She knew exactly where everything else was.

Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the prescription bottle of sleeping pills and unscrewed the lid, dumping the contents into her left palm. Twenty-two thirty-milligram tablets of Restoril. It had to be enough.

NEXT CLUE IS AT KNITTING AND SUNDRIES
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.


Friday Memes

Photobucket
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!

This week I have a multi-part question, which is:

QUESTION:
Do you believe in “gut instincts”? Do you rely on your’s? Is it usually right or wrong?
MY ANSWER:
Most definitely, I rely on it all the time and it is usually right 98% of the time.

Book Blogger Hop
Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.


This week’s assignment: This week’s question isn’t a question at all! I thought I would do things a little differently this week and give all of you a chance to promote a giveaway (or two!) from the blogosphere.
Lori’s Reading Corner is holding a Patterson giveaway…WooHoo  Kill Alex Cross….I LOVE Patterson’s books…I just entered!!!.


Please send email with following info:
*Name
*Mailing Address
*Blog Name
*Blog URL
*Email
*Facebook Name
*Twitter Name
*Comments
ex: likes, dislikes (cozies fantasy, erotica) EReader, Info of past tours, Any other info


And the winner is…………..

………….of Treasure Me by Christine Nolfi
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

9

Timestamp: 2011-07-08 22:07:55 UTC


Victoria Zumbrum said… 9 Search for treasure sounds fun. Please enter me in contest. 
An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Scavenger Hunt

I am so excited today!!!!  Jai from The Book Trib has graciously asked if I would like to participate in a scavenger hunt, this is a first for me, and since it sounded like a lot of fun, my answer was YES!!!!.

Not only will I give you a clue, but I will send you on your way to where the next clue lies.  And Jai has also generously offered the chance for one of my visitors to win a copy of the debut book, a thriller, CHOSEN by Paula Bradley.

ABOUT THE BOOK
FINDING LOST CHILDREN AND HER LOST SOUL

When Mariah Adele Carpenter attempted to end her own life with a handful of pills, she thought she had left the cares of the world behind. Somehow, her act of self-destruction became one of redemption when a mysterious figure healed her – and set her on a journey that would test her faith, her perceptions and ultimately her sanity in Paula Bradley’s heart-pounding debut novel CHOSEN (Fiction Studio, 2011).

Mariah soon realizes that the deathbed visitation by an otherworldly figure has magnified the nascent extrasensory gifts she’s had since childhood. Desperate to understand what has happened, she reaches out to non-denominational minister Michael Jenkins. The gentle Englishman becomes her spiritual guide and bedrock support when she is drawn against her will into the minds of abducted children.

Her role in the rescue of these innocents draws the attention of FBI Special Agent Frannie Manzetti, who sees Mariah as a path to promotion and heightened status within the department. But can Manzetti keep her prize to herself once the women become friends? And can the agent protect her charge once the media gets hold of a stolen tape showing her psychic ability?

When her fourth Finding hits the airwaves, all hell breaks lose. Blessed and reviled in equal measure, she finds herself on trial for murder while another government agency develops its own covert agenda to control her and her abilities.

As her outer turmoil intensifies, Mariah is plagued by a series of terrifying nightmares, culminating in the discovery of an ingenious serial killer who somehow prevents her from finding out his identity and location. His elusive nature tortures her, driving her to frightening excesses as she becomes obsessed with finding him before he kills again.

Paula Bradley has created a heroine who is remarkably complex and achingly human in a thriller that bristles with the tension of implicit danger and the draw of the unexplained. It will keep readers turning pages and challenging their own long-held beliefs on the nature of faith and the value of discovery.

PAULA BRADLEY
CLUE:

Back in her bedroom, she glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It glared balefully back at her: 3:05. She didn’t need the faint light provided by the red LEDs. She knew exactly where everything else was.
Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the prescription bottle of sleeping pills and unscrewed the lid, dumping the contents into her left palm. Twenty-two thirty-milligram tablets of Restoril. It had to be enough.

JULIE FROM KNITTING AND SUNDRIES HAS THE NEXT CLUE !!!!
THANKS TO JAI FROM MEDIA MUSCLE/
THE BOOK TRIB, I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF
THIS THRILLER 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.

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "CHOSEN" ENDED

JULY 8th to JULY 22nd, 2011
CHOSEN
by PAULA BRADLEY
SYNOPSIS:
  When Mariah Adele Carpenter attempted to end her own life with a handful of pills, she thought she had left the cares of the world behind. Somehow, her act of self-destruction became one of redemption when a mysterious figure healed her – and set her on a journey that would test her faith, her perceptions and ultimately her sanity in Paula Bradley’s heart-pounding debut novel CHOSEN (Fiction Studio, 2011).

  Mariah soon realizes that the deathbed visitation by an otherworldly figure has magnified the nascent extrasensory gifts she’s had since childhood. Desperate to understand what has happened, she reaches out to non-denominational minister Michael Jenkins. The gentle Englishman becomes her spiritual guide and bedrock support when she is drawn against her will into the minds of abducted children.
  Her role in the rescue of these innocents draws the attention of FBI Special Agent Frannie Manzetti, who sees Mariah as a path to promotion and heightened status within the department. But can Manzetti keep her prize to herself once the women become friends? And can the agent protect her charge once the media gets hold of a stolen tape showing her psychic ability?
  When her fourth Finding hits the airwaves, all hell breaks lose. Blessed and reviled in equal measure, she finds herself on trial for murder while another government agency develops its own covert agenda to control her and her abilities.
  As her outer turmoil intensifies, Mariah is plagued by a series of terrifying nightmares, culminating in the discovery of an ingenious serial killer who somehow prevents her from finding out his identity and location. His elusive nature tortures her, driving her to frightening excesses as she becomes obsessed with finding him before he kills again.

THANKS TO JAI AND THE FANTASTIC
PEOPLE FROM THE BOOK TRIB
I HAVE ONE (1) COPY OF THIS
THRILLER 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: DO YOU BELIEVE IN PSYCHICS?*
*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. AND CANADA 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 JULY 22nd 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
REMINDER:
FOLLOW THE CLUES:
Back in her bedroom, she glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It glared balefully back at her: 3:05. She didn’t need the faint light provided by the red LEDs. She knew exactly where everything else was.

Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the prescription bottle of sleeping pills and unscrewed the lid, dumping the contents into her left palm. Twenty-two thirty-milligram tablets of Restoril. It had to be enough.

NEXT CLUE IS AT KNITTING AND SUNDRIES
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.