The Geekish Reader

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by  Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating! Today I was over checking out Bertrice Small 's website and saw the cover for her newest book coming out in October of this year! CAN'T WAIT!!!!  This is part of her "Border Chronicles" I will be adding this to my list of pre-orders! So excited!! -~-

WOW, I'm seriously impressed with all the entries we had for our giveaway!!  We had 57 comments and100 entries - including extras!! You guys have some incredible things you want to do if you couldn't fail!  If I knew I couldn't fail - I'd open my own book store :) and my own residential design business! Our winner was randomly selected from random.org AND OUR WINNER IS.................... MONA   (monagarg@....) " Mona said ... If I knew I couldn't fail, I would open a bookstore/cafe/gift shop. I've also seen hotels where each room has a little library of books. Maybe even a Bed & Breakfast with a bookish theme. But I'm not sure I'd want to live in a world where I couldn't fail. After all, ideally, we should learn from our mistakes and failures." Congrats Mona!! I'll be in touch with you this afternoon by email, you have 48 hours to respond! Thank you again to Kieran Kramer for the amazing giveaway and inte...

Title:    The Pyramid of Doom (aka The Cult of Osiris) Author:   Andy McDermott Genre:   Action Adventure Pages:   487 Published:   September 2010 ISBN :  0553593633 Publisher:   Random House Source:   Purchased (from Chapters) Synopsis: A BURIED EGYPTIAN TEMPLE. A SECRET KEPT FOR 6,000 YEARS A RACE FOR LIFE WORTH KILLING FOR. An international TV audience waits breathlessly as archaeologists prepare to break into a long-hidden vault beneath the Great Sphinx. But student Macy Sharif has already made her own shocking discovery: a religious cult raiding the site. Their prize? A map that will lead to something far more astounding: the lost pyramid of Osiris. Framed by corrupt officials, Macy goes on the run, trying to reach the only people who can save her before she is silenced—permanently. American archaeologist Nina Wilde, once a renowned scientific explorer, now all but blacklisted by her colleagues, is trying to rebuild her r...

Weekly meme from The Story Siren . The idea is to post the books you got this week,whether you bought them, got them as a gift, from the library, or received them to review. My BFF Chrystal stopped to see me this weekend and dropped off my birthday gift (& R.A.K)!  I have the best BFF ever! Of course she gave me books :) -~-

  Do you have that list of movies that you watch when you're home sick or just need a pick me up!? Or when you're home on a day off and want to curl up in a fuzzy blanket with a good movie and relax? These are my top 6 movies to watch on days just like that! What do you watch?  What are your favorites? -~-

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop April 20th to 25th Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Once Upon a Twilight There are over 200 blogs participating in this blog hop! Today I have special guest Kieran Kramer , author of When Harry Met Molly, Dukes to the Left of Me Princes to the Right and Cloudy with a Chance of Marriage!!    About Kieran: USA Today best-selling romance author and double Rita nominee Kieran Kramer writes lighthearted Regency historical romances for St. Martin's Press. Her newest release, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MARRIAGE, the third book in her Impossible Bachelors series, hits the shelves April 26th. A former CIA employee, journalist, and English teacher, Kieran's also a game show veteran, karaoke enthusiast, and general adventurer. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and at www.kierankramerbooks.com . ****************************************** 1.  What inspired you to write the "Impossible Bachelors" series? First, I had the idea for WHE...