REMINDER

CMash February 15, 2011 1 Comment

“Beginning promptly at 7:00PM EST and running until 9PM EST, tonight, Tuesday, February 15th, author Vincent Zandri will be signing copies of his bestselling novel, THE REMAINS, at the Albany, Barnes & Nobles. At the same time, his publisher, StoneGate Ink, is running a ‘Push’ of his newly released thriller, THE INNOCENT, which is currently on a Virtual Tour for the month of February and for a short time only, available at $.99! The point to all this? We want to see how many Kindle and E-Book downloads Vincent can move while he engages in a traditional book signing! We hope you’ll participate in this ‘nontraditional push’ and at the same time, take advantage of the $.99 limited offer and purchase a Kindle or E-Book of THE INNOCENT between the hours of 7 and 9 EST! PLEASE NOTE: The first three confirmed participants will receive a free signed first edition copy of MOONLIGHT FALLS!”

Misc

REMINDER

CMash February 15, 2011 1 Comment

“Beginning promptly at 7:00PM EST and running until 9PM EST, tonight, Tuesday, February 15th, author Vincent Zandri will be signing copies of his bestselling novel, THE REMAINS, at the Albany, Barnes & Nobles. At the same time, his publisher, StoneGate Ink, is running a ‘Push’ of his newly released thriller, THE INNOCENT, which is currently on a Virtual Tour for the month of February and for a short time only, available at $.99! The point to all this? We want to see how many Kindle and E-Book downloads Vincent can move while he engages in a traditional book signing! We hope you’ll participate in this ‘nontraditional push’ and at the same time, take advantage of the $.99 limited offer and purchase a Kindle or E-Book of THE INNOCENT between the hours of 7 and 9 EST! PLEASE NOTE: The first three confirmed participants will receive a free signed first edition copy of MOONLIGHT FALLS!”

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "Death of a Chimney Sweep" 02/15 to 03/01 ENDED

CMash February 15, 2011 25 Comments

FEBRUARY 15th to MARCH 1st

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DEATH OF A CHIMNEY SWEEP

by M.C. BEATON

SYNOPSIS:

In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager’s fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn’t believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete’s body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it’s up to Hamish to discover who’s responsible for the dirty deed–and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE FANTASTIC

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

MYSTERY 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: COULD YOU BE A CHINMEY
SWEEPER FOR A WEEK?*

*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.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND

PLACE IT ON YOUR BLOG’S SIDEBAR.

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS ON ALL ENTRIES.

*U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

*HONOR SYSTEM*

ONE WIN PER HOUSEHOLD.

IF YOU HAVE WON THIS BOOK FROM

ANOTHER SITE, PLEASE INFORM ME SO

THAT ANOTHER NAME CAN BE DRAWN AND

SOME ONE ELSE MAY HAVE THE CHANCE

TO READ THIS BOOK. THANK YOU.

*GIVEAWAY ENDS MARCH 1st AT 6pm EST*

WINNERS 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 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.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday (2 of 2)

CMash February 15, 2011 7 Comments

TUESDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

We’re going to have a hard time bringing him in alive. He has nothing to lose. He isn’t a glory a glory seeker, trying to see himself in the news. He’s a pure sociopath who enjoys killing by any available method.”

page 57

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "Death of a Chimney Sweep" 02/15 to 03/01 ENDED

CMash February 15, 2011 25 Comments

FEBRUARY 15th to MARCH 1st

DEATH OF A CHIMNEY SWEEP

by M.C. BEATON

SYNOPSIS:

In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager’s fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn’t believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete’s body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it’s up to Hamish to discover who’s responsible for the dirty deed–and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE FANTASTIC

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

MYSTERY 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: COULD YOU BE A CHINMEY
SWEEPER FOR A WEEK?*

*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.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND

PLACE IT ON YOUR BLOG’S SIDEBAR.

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS ON ALL ENTRIES.

*U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

*HONOR SYSTEM*

ONE WIN PER HOUSEHOLD.

IF YOU HAVE WON THIS BOOK FROM

ANOTHER SITE, PLEASE INFORM ME SO

THAT ANOTHER NAME CAN BE DRAWN AND

SOME ONE ELSE MAY HAVE THE CHANCE

TO READ THIS BOOK. THANK YOU.

*GIVEAWAY ENDS MARCH 1st AT 6pm EST*

WINNERS 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 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.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday (2 of 2)

CMash February 15, 2011 7 Comments

TUESDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

We’re going to have a hard time bringing him in alive. He has nothing to lose. He isn’t a glory a glory seeker, trying to see himself in the news. He’s a pure sociopath who enjoys killing by any available method.”

page 57

Misc

Announcement

CMash February 14, 2011 3 Comments

If you have followed my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of Vincent Zandri’s works. Well….here is your chance to see if I am right. Mark your calendars for tomorrow night between 7PM EST and 9PM EST and here is why………

“Beginning promptly at 7:00PM EST and running until 9PM EST, Tuesday, February 15th, author Vincent Zandri will be signing copies of his bestselling novel, THE REMAINS, at the Albany, Barnes & Nobles. At the same time, his publisher, StoneGate Ink, is running a ‘Push’ of his newly released thriller, THE INNOCENT, which is currently on a Virtual Tour for the month of February and for a short time only, available at $.99! The point to all this? We want to see how many Kindle and E-Book downloads Vincent can move while he engages in a traditional book signing! We hope you’ll participate in this ‘nontraditional push’ and at the same time, take advantage of the $.99 limited offer and purchase a Kindle or E-Book of THE INNOCENT between the hours of 7 and 9 EST this coming Tuesday! PLEASE NOTE: The first three confirmed participants will receive a free signed first edition copy of MOONLIGHT FALLS!”

Monday Memes

CMash February 14, 2011 12 Comments

MONDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

This week’s question:

If you read romance novels, answer this question:

Who are your favorite “romance” authors? Why?
My answer:
I am not a “typical” romance type of reader, unless there is a bit of suspense in the plot. I will read authors such as Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, Danielle Steel and Sandra Brown.

February is being hosted by Laura from Library of Clean Reads

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”

FOR REVIEW FROM THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

WON FROM BOOKIN’ WITH BINGO

FOR REVIEW

The Story Plant The Hachette Book Group

Hosted by Java from Never Growing Old

“Meet Me On Monday!”

Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!

Questions:

1. Did you get any Valentine’s Gifts?

Not yet

2. What is your favorite topping on something toasted?