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Title:   Secrets of the Henna Girl Author:   Sufiya Ahmed Genre:   YA Pages:   270 Published:   March 2012 Publisher:   Penguin Source:   via Publisher Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good... Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results... and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love. Except her parents have other plans. In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her future is threatened by an unthinkable - and forced - duty to protect her father's honour. Zeba has finished school for the year and is eagerly awaiting the results for her exams and is looking forward to school the following year.  The annual trip home to Pakistan to visit her parents relatives isn’t something she’s been looking forward to, she’d rather spend the summer with her best friend. Arriving in Pakistan, Zeba’s life is drastically changed.  She finds out that her parents have promise

Title:   Dust Girl Author:   Sarah Zettel Genre:   YA, Paranormal Pages:   304 Published:   June 2012 Publisher:   Random House Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Callie LeRoux lives in Slow Run, Kansas, helping her mother run their small hotel and trying not to think about the father she’s never met. Lately all of her energy is spent battling the constant storms plaguing the Dust Bowl and their effects on her health. Callie is left alone when her mother goes missing in a dust storm. Her only hope comes from a mysterious man offering a few clues about her destiny and the path she must take to find her parents in "the golden hills of the west": California. Along the way she meets Jack, a young hobo boy who is happy to keep her company — there are dangerous, desperate people at every turn. And there’s also an otherworldly threat to Callie. Warring fae factions, attached to the creative communities of American society, are very much aware of the role this ha

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Canada Day Blog Hop! Co-hosted by myself, Chrystal of Snowdrop Dreams of Books and Carmel of Rabid Reads (all fabulous Canadian bloggers!!) We have a great group of Canadian Bloggers taking part again this year.  Everyone will be hosting their own giveaway running from 12:00am on June 28th until 11:59pm on July 1st.  Each blog will have their own set of rules and regulations for their giveaway.  So make sure to check them out before you enter! Now, onto my giveaway for the hop! Rules: 1.  Open to residents of Canada & the US (no PO boxes please!) 2.  Must be 16 years or older to enter the giveaway. 3.  To enter all you have to do is fill out the rafflecopter form! The prize: A SIGNED copy of…. From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky , comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is able to hear the thoughts o

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Myra McEntire knows the words to every R and B hit of the last decade, but since she lives in the country music capital of America where her lyrical talents go sadly unappreciated, she chose to channel her mad word skills into creating sultry Southern timeslip novels. But if you catch her at a signing, she can probably be convinced to rap with you anyway. Places to find Myra: twitter - @MyraMcEntire website : MyraMcEntire.com   A Day in the Life During the school year, a day in this life of a writer (who’s also a stay at home mom) is pretty regimented. Wake up around 6:30, get everyone ready for school, put them on the bus, come inside and have a dance and coffee break, work for a couple of hours, do housework for a couple of hours, work for a few more hours until the bus drops of

To sign up for the Julia Quinn 2012 Reading Challenge - CLICK HERE Below is the link up for all your JUNE reviews. Please link directly to your review, not just your website. In the name field, please include the book title.. Example:  Aislynn @ S-R-C (When He Was Wicked)

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!     One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James Available August 2012 All it takes is one night to change a cowboy’s life… Barrel racer Celia Lawson knows better than to tangle with bull rider Kyle Gilchrist. The sexy cowboy’s love ‘em and leave ‘em ways have earned him a reputation on the rodeo circuit, and he’s always seen her as his best friend’s kid sister. But after one wild, tequila-fueled night, Celia wakes up to find out she’s gotten herself hitched—to a man she never should have married! When Celia insists on an annulment, Kyle has no good reason to say no—except he isn’t ready to let go of his new bride. But then Kyle inherits a sprawling Wyoming ranch, and seizes the opportunity to enlist Celia’s help. She agrees to lend a hand—with two conditions: He ha

Title:   Guilt by Degrees Author:   Marcia Clark Genre:   Murder Mystery, Thriller Pages:   448 Published:   May 2012 Publisher:   Little Brown Source:   Publisher Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Someone has been watching D.A. Rachel Knight--someone who's Rachel's equal in brains, but with more malicious intentions. It began when a near-impossible case fell into Rachel's lap, the suspect-less homicide of a homeless man. In the face of courthouse backbiting and a gauzy web of clues, Rachel is determined to deliver justice. She's got back-up: tough-as-nails Detective Bailey Keller. As Rachel and Bailey stir things up, they're shocked to uncover a connection with the vicious murder of an LAPD cop a year earlier. Something tells Rachel someone knows the truth, someone who'd kill to keep it secret. Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, GUILT BY DEGREES is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight. Sometimes ev

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews ! Picked up this lovely pile of books at the local used book store this week. The Husband Hunt by Lynsay Sands How I Met My Countess by Elizabeth Boyle Tempting A Proper Lady by Debra Mullins The Pleasure of Bedding A Baroness by Tamara LeJeune Graceling by Kristin Cashore For Review: (via NetGalley) (via Bewitching Book Tours) Amazon Freebies:

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors!   -------------------- Julia London is the New York Times and USA Today best selling author of more than a twenty romantic fiction novels. She is the author of the popular Desperate Debutante and Scandalous historical romance series, as well as The Year of Living Scandalously, the first novel in the Secrets of Hadley Green series. She is also the author of several contemporary women’s fiction novels with strong romantic elements, including Summer of Two Wishes, One Season of Sunshine, and Light at Winter’s End. Julia is the recipient of the RT Bookclub Award for Best Historical Romance and a four-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award for excellence in romantic fiction. She lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her husband. To keep up with all the Julia London news and excerpts, please visit http://www.ju

Title:   The Wild Queen Author:   Carolyn Meyer Genre:   Historical Fiction, YA Pages:   432 Published:   June 2012 Publisher:   Harcourt Source:   via Publisher Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Mary Stuart was just five years old when she was sent to France to be raised alongside her future husband. But when the frail young king dies, eighteen-year-old Mary is stripped of her title as Queen of France and set adrift in the harsh world, alone. Determined to reign over what is rightfully hers, Mary returns to Scotland. Hoping that a husband will help her secure the coveted English throne, she marries again, but the love and security she longs for elude her. Instead, the fiery young queen finds herself embroiled in a murder scandal that could cost her the crown. And her attempts to bargain with her formidable “sister queen,” Elizabeth I of England, could cost her her very life. A young woman who wants nothing more then love and security in her life, she makes some wrong choices and e

Title:   Atlantis God (aka The Gods of Atlantis) Author:   David Gibbins Genre:   Action, Adventure, Mystery Pages:   496 Published:   April 2012 Publisher:   Random House Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Atlantis. The world’s mightiest empire. Its secrets have been lost to the ocean’s depths, but in this high-action race against the clock, marine archaeologist Jack Howard is about to find out that the gods of Atlantis live on—through a terrifying new evil. A lost Nazi bunker in a forest in Germany contains a dreadful secret. But is there a horrifying new dimension to the Nazis’ rule of terror? When Jack Howard, head of the International Maritime University, and his team of adventurers return to the lost island of Atlantis in the Black Sea, they realize they’re not just on the trail of the most sought-after treasures in history but are about to uncover a surprising link between Atlantis and the 1930s expeditions of Himmler’s Ahnenerbe, the Nazis’ Department of Cu

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!     How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins Available September 2012 Urged by her favorite nephew, the intimidating Duchess of Roxburghe agrees to transform a thorny Scottish rose into a lovely bloom. But even she isn’t prepared for fiery Rose Balfour. At seventeen, Rose fell wildly in love with Lord Alton Sinclair, known as Lord Sin for his wicked ways. Stung by his indifference, the starry-eyed girl tried to win an illicit kiss, but then panicked and pushed the notorious rakehell into a fountain. Leaving Lord Sin floating among the lily pads to the mocking laughter of his peers, Rose escaped back to the obscurity of the Scottish countryside. Six years later, Sin convinces his aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe, to invite Rose to her annual house party,

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Title:   Succubus Lost Author:   Tiffany Allee Genre:   Paranormal Pages:   211 Published:   May 2012 Publisher:   Entangled Source:   via Bewitching Book Tours Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Someone is kidnapping and incinerating otherworlders beyond recognition, and detective Marisol Whitman, a succubus, races to find the murderer before he claims another victim. But her pursuit is derailed when her responsible younger sister vanishes. Marisol suspects foul play and enlists support from an unlikely source: an agent from the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency, Valerio Costa. When the trail pointing to everyone from vampires to witches dries up, Agent Costa admits to knowing more than he’s shared. Marisol’s sister’s kidnapper harnesses more magic than she can imagine—and they’re running out of time. To find her sister before her powers are drained and twisted beyond recognition, Marisol must connect the dots between cases and put her trust in Costa, a salamander who may burn her befor

Title:   Banshee Charmer Author:   Tiffany Allee Genre:   Paranormal Pages:   159 Published:   January 2012 Publisher:   Entangled Source:   via Bewitching Book Tours Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: When she’s sent to a crime scene and finds her second dead woman in as many weeks, half-banshee detective Kiera “Mac” McLoughlin is convinced a serial killer is on the loose. Incubi are extinct, her boss insists. But what else can kill a woman in the throes of pleasure? When her partner is murdered after using witchcraft to locate the killer and Mac is thrown off the case, her frustration turns to desperation. Certain the killer is an incubus, Mac works behind her department’s back to chase down slim, sometimes perilous leads. While the killer eludes her, she does discover handsome Aidan Byrne, an investigative counterpart from the enigmatic Otherworlder Enforcement Agency. Mac typically runs her investigations fast and hard, but with Aidan at her side, she’s running this one “hot” as

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors!   -------------------- Today is a VERY special A Day in the Life of… Exactly ONE year ago today my weekly feature started.  I had NO idea what kind of response I was going to get.. Make sure to click the A Day in the Life of… tab at the top and check out some of the past weeks authors! So in honor of today’s ONE YEAR – I have special guest Tiffany Allee visiting! About the Author Tiffany currently lives in Phoenix, AZ, by way of Chicago and Denver, and is happily married to a secret romantic. She spends her days working in Corporate America while daydreaming about sexy heroes, ass-kicking heroines, and interesting ways to kill people (for her books, of course). Her nights are reserved for writing and bothering her husband and cats (according to them). Her passions include reading, chocolate, travel, wine

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors!   -------------------- I've always been a storyteller. Not that that's always served me well...just ask my parents. Ironically I suck at out-and-out lying. I have no poker face at all, which explains why I don't play. But embellishing facts for the sake of a good tale, I can do that. I learned storytelling, or maybe inherited my ability for it, from my Italian Grandma Jennie, who was generally acknowledged by friends and family to be the best oral storyteller around. She mainly told old Italian fairy tales with moral endings, and family history, particularly about my great grandparents immigrating to the United States and the wild Pacific Northwest. I always thought my family had a wonderful, colorful past full of villains and gunfights, evil revenuers, mining explosions, handsome strangers, ma

I have LOTS of winner's to announce, I apologize for the delay! Winner's will be contacted by email.  Winner must contact me within 48 hours to claim their prize! E-book copy of Devotion by Kristie Cook - TINA B (tbr0917@...) - Prize Claimed! A signed copy of Inside by Maria V Snyder - ROSA G (rosa2gamble@... ) - Prize Claimed! A copy of Sound of the Heart by Genevieve Graham - BETTY (bettysunflower@...) - Prize Claimed! E-book copy of The Sweetheart Hoax by Christy Hayes - BN100 (fourseasonsny@...) Winner's choice of an e-book by L J Charles - SALLY (berneathy@...) - Prize Claimed! Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaways!

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   Holiday Affair by Annie Seaton Nothing more than a holiday fling…until he moved in next door! Staid professor Lissy McIntyre believes that choosing a mate should be based on common sense, not runaway passion. And Lissy would certainly never pick a rolling stone like Nick Richards for long-term love. But a red-hot, tropical romance? Oh, yeah. He’s got a body just made for sinning and his sizzling kisses leave her senseless. When Nick blows into town, he’s stunned to discover that his no-nonsense new neighbor and co-worker is the same sultry creature he seduced for one night of forbidden island pleasure. He’s unaccustomed to staying in one place for long, but he just can’t seem to keep his hands off the multi-faceted Lissy. Will Nick break loyal Lissy’s he

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    About Lauren: It all began with a dinosaur, a T-Rex to be exact. He was the main character in my very first short story. Me and T, well, we went places. He is the reason I won my first essay contest at age ten. And he is probably one of the number one reasons, I pursued a career in writing. Throughout highschool, I was what you would call a rebel. Someone who had convinced herself that she had life figured out at age sixteen. Still, writing was my only safe-haven during that time. I wrote notebooks full of poetry, even writing fellow classmates papers for them. Unbeknowest to me, creative writing, seemed to be my one, true calling, my passion in life. At age twenty, I began writing my first novel. After that, everything seemed to fall into place. I won Best Poets and Poems of 2007, and The Editor's Choice award for my poem, Summer Days. Also, during that time I wrote or co-wrote fifteen different screenplays, some which earned me finalist spot in various screenplay