tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647120926189582002024-03-20T07:16:44.158-04:00Kickin' Back with Kiwi<br> <br> Put your feet up with a drink and a good book. Oh, and some chocolate.Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-58059641050461322162012-05-01T00:05:00.001-04:002012-04-28T10:42:50.861-04:00INHALE FLASH MOB!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: large;"><b>INHALE Flash Mob</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;">INHALE, an urban fantasy romance by <a href="http://www.kendallgrey.com/">Kendall Grey</a>, is now available in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inhale-A-Just-Breathe-Novel/dp/0984887806/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335290990&sr=8-1">paperback</a> and e-book for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inhale-Just-Breathe-Novel-ebook/dp/B006TEW7KW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335269997&sr=8-3">Kindle</a> (MOBI) and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inhale-kendall-grey/1108051774?ean=2940014538800">Nook</a> (EPUB). INHALE is the first book in the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/74159-just-breathe">JUST BREATHE</a> trilogy. Kendall is donating all profits from the sale of the trilogy to programs that educate people about whales and the challenges they face. Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfjxacis28">video</a> to find out why.</span></div><div></div><div></div><br />
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After years of suffocating under her boss’s scrutiny, whale biologist Zoe Morgan finally lands a job as director of a tagging project in Hervey Bay, Australia. Success Down Under all but guarantees her the promotion of a lifetime, and Zoe won’t let anything—or anyone—stand in her way. Not the whale voices she suddenly hears in her head, not the ex who won’t take no for an answer, and especially not the gorgeous figment of her imagination who keeps saving her from the fiery hell of her dreams.<br />
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Gavin Cassidy hasn’t been called to help a human Wyldling in over a year, which is fine by him. Still blaming himself for the death of his partner, he keeps the guilt at bay by indulging in every excess his rock star persona affords. That is, until he’s summoned to protect Zoe from hungry Fyre Elementals and learns his new charge is the key to restoring order in the dying Dreaming. He never expects to fall for the feisty Dr. Morgan…nor does he realize he may have to sacrifice the woman he loves to save an entire country.</i><br />
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*This book contains graphic language, sex, and some violence. Not suitable for readers under the age of 18.<br />
**The author will donate all profits from the sale of the JUST BREATHE trilogy to programs that educate people about whales and the challenges they face.</span></span></div><div></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><br />
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What’s this all about?” “It would be better if we spoke inside, Mr Jackson – the situation is a little delicate at this moment in time.” “Sure, come around to my office; we can talk there. Follow me.” Wil led the Inspector around the side of his end terrace and through another gate, taking him into the back garden and towards his living-ark office. He unlocked the door and slid it to one side. The cool air from the inside washed across them. “Seems like it would be more comfortable to talk in there,” Price said. “Air-conditioning?” “No, it’s all part of the design. Stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer, perfect for working in, an office away from home, although not quite. Pretty geeky too, isn’t it? Would you like a cup of tea?” “Err…yes.” Wil raised an eyebrow in enquiry. “Sorry. Yes to the tea, and your shed. Milk no sugar, please.” “Come in and take a seat.” Wil waved towards a smart red leather sofa centre-piecing a wall of his office. “I’ll put the kettle on.” Price relaxed into the plush sofa and had a good look around the interior. It was clearly, first and foremost, an office of sorts, although from the outside, it looked a little like something out of a science fiction movie. One wall contained a work bench with monitors, telephone, computers and a printer, as well as a disarray of paperwork scattered across the surface. The side where Price was sitting was mostly taken up by the sofa but also had some bookshelves with a mixture of what looked to be science fiction novels crossed with text books and other works of non-fiction. Price watched Wil as he moved towards the back corner of the room, where there was a kettle and a coffee maker. As with the computer hardware and other paraphernalia in the room, these looked rather sedate, but apparently functional. There were a further two doors on the back wall; Price guessed that one probably led to some kind of bathroom, but had no idea what might lie behind the other. In between th! em stood a wood burning stove with a polished, galvanised chimney, which rose to the ceiling; it was showing some blueing from heat at the joins. Price continued to watch Wil; he didn’t look to be a very likely murder suspect, more like an out of place schoolboy. Somewhere between nerd and geek, he hardly looked capable of blowing someone up – although appearances could be deceptive, and judging by the amount of technology and other bits and pieces in this one room alone, he wouldn’t be at all surprised if Wil Jackson had more than one skeleton in his closet. Wil turned from his tea making duties with a cup of steaming brew in his hand, which he passed to Price. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jump Start Your Start-Up</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Write what you know” is perhaps the most quoted saying about writing. Though it is likely apocryphal, it is most often attributed to Mark Twain. P.J. O’Rourke, on the other hand, has said that any creative writing teacher who utters these words should be “confined to a labor camp.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">No matter. When I started forming the plot for</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Terminal Value</i></span><span style="font-size: small;">, I confess that I did start by writing what I knew—specifically, what it was like to be an entrepreneur who decided to take a gamble and start a company. Make no mistake: MobiCelus bears no resemblance to my firm, and Dylan is not me! However, the experience of taking the plunge of starting an enterprise, and then making the difficult decision of whether or not to sell it, is definitely familiar territory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m often asked for advice from would-be entrepreneurs who seem to think that I know what the magic sauce is that will ensure success. I don’t. No one does. Indeed, data from the U.S. Small Business Administration show that, regardless of the year when they are founded, the majority of start-ups go out of business within five years, and two-thirds are no longer operating after 10 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">What are the keys to launching a successful start-up? While there are many experts out there who have published thousands of books and articles on this subject, most seem to have differing views (though pretty much everyone will tell you it all begins with a great business plan). By all means, read up. But, based own my own experience, here are seven things to consider:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">First, have a very clear vision of exactly what your business will be. One way to do this is to create a unique customer value proposition—basically, a statement that defines your business from the customer perspective. It clearly and concisely identifies your most desirable customers, defining what unique and attractive value you can deliver and how it is that only you are able to deliver it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Second, make sure you are well financed. How much you need depends on what kind of business you are going to launch. Some require a lot of money, and you may need to seek financing or be backed by venture capitalists. (Warning: taking money from venture capitalists means you are ceding some degree of control of your enterprise to others, which may come back to haunt you!) Others require far less capital. I funded my business myself by not taking any income for the first year. Of course, not everyone can do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Third, be dogged about lining up your customers—preferably before you even get into business. Talk to prospects, tell them what you plan to do, gauge their interest, and if possible see if you can get a commitment. This is critical—I’ve met too many entrepreneurs who spend endless hours fiddling with what their logo should look like when they should be taking potential customers to dinner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fourth, assemble the very best people you can possibly find. There is an old adage that “A” players attract “A” players, and “B” players attract “C” players. Don’t just hire people for the skills you need; hire people who are so good they scare you. If you think that they could someday take your job, you’re definitely on the right track.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fifth, run your business very lean. No need for fancy offices, furnishings, or employee perks when you are getting started. What money you do have you’ll want to focus on two simple things: marketing and selling as efficiently as possible, and delivering value that far exceeds your customers’ expectations. Quickly building a strong reputation is everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sixth, stay adaptable. Markets change, innovation is a constant, and your business can easily be demolished by a disruptive technology that makes what you offer no longer relevant. Pay attention to what is going on that could blindside you, not only in your part of the business world but in others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">What is the seventh key to success? Guts. I can’t tell you how many incredibly brilliant people I have met in my life who talk endlessly about starting a business—but never do. Yet there are plenty of successful entrepreneurs who didn’t get a fancy MBA from Harvard. They just did it. What’s the worst thing that can happen? Simple. After a year or two, if it doesn’t work out, you just go get a regular job like everybody else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">About Thomas Waite</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thomas Waite is an author, entrepreneur and consultant whose writings have appeared in such publications as the Harvard Business Review and The New York Times and he has been featured in a wide variety of media, including CNN Money and a number of cable news programs. As an entrepreneur, he founded and co-founded two companies, including one that was sold to an Internet firm. He has consulted to dozens of technology corporations and other companies, and serves on the Board of Directors of others. He was born in the seaside town of Ipswich, Massachusetts, where his father was John Updike’s dentist. He attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Oxford University. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Terminal-Value-Thomas-Waite/dp/0985025808/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333379795&sr=8-2" style="border-bottom: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Terminal Value" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-22977" height="157" src="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Terminal-Value.gif" style="border-style: none; float: left; margin: 10px 15px 5px 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Terminal Value" width="104" /></a>When Dylan Johnson sold his mobile computing business to Mantric Technology Solutions – a red-hot technology firm about to go public – he thought he and his partnerswould realize their wildest dreams. But before the deal is even completed, Dylan senses that something isn’t quite right. He should have trusted his instincts. He quickly finds himself marginalized and his partner and best friend Tony suspects that they are all caught in sinister web of deceit. The very night of Mantric’s wildly successful public offering, Dylan discovers his best friend dead – and is convinced he was murdered. Dylan forms a close alliance – and romantic relationship – with his former partner Heather and the two follow an electronic trail into Mantric’s secrets … only to discover that the death of their friend is the result of a betrayal they never could have imagined.</span></div>
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Book Details:<br />
Genre:Adult, Suspense,Mystery,Thriller<br />
Publisher: <a href="http://dawntreaderpress.com/">Dawn Treader Press</a><br />
Publication Date: July 5, 2010<br />
Pages: 448 <br />
Purchase:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UV98BI/ref=nosim?tag=joshgrah-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549" target="_blank">Amazon</a>~<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-justice-joshua-graham/1100988349?ean=9780984452606&itm=1&usri=beyond+justice" target="_blank">Barnes&Noble</a>-- <br />
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Synopsis:<br />
THE DESCENT INTO HELL IS NOT ALWAYS VERTICAL…<br />
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Sam Hudson, a reputable San Diego attorney, learns this when the authorities wrongfully convict him of the brutal rape and murder of his wife and daughter, and sends him to death row. There he awaits execution by lethal injection.<br />
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If he survives that long.<br />
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In prison, Sam fights for his life while his attorney works frantically on his appeal. It is then that he embraces the faith of his departed wife and begins to manifest supernatural abilities. Abilities which help him save lives– his own, those of his unlikely allies–and uncover the true killer’s identity, unlocking the door to his exoneration.<br />
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Now a free man, Sam’s newfound faith confronts him with the most insurmountable challenge yet. A challenge beyond vengeance, beyond rage, beyond anything Sam believes himself capable of: to forgive the very man who murdered his family, according to his faith. But this endeavor reveals darker secrets than either Sam or the killer could ever have imagined. Secrets that hurtle them into a fateful collision course.<br />
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BEYOND JUSTICE, a tale of loss, redemption, and the power of faith.<br />
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“…A riveting legal thriller…. breaking new ground with a vengeance… demonically entertaining and surprisingly inspiring.”<br />
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY<br />
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“…hits the ground running…handled by a deft hand.”<br />
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Adrian Phoenix, BENEATH THE SKIN (Pocket Books)<br />
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“This tense, fast-paced story of outrageous injustice, insidious evil, and looming disaster has everything the savvy reader should expect, and more. [Graham] belongs to a new, emerging wave of writers who dare to color outside conventional lines. And he does so with style!”<br />
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Glen Scorgie, THE JOURNEY BACK TO EDEN (Zondervan) <br />
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About Joshua:<br />
Winner of the 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, and Amazon.com #1 bestselling author Joshua Graham's Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling novel BEYOND JUSTICE is taking the world by storm, one reader at a time. Many of his readers blame him for sleepless nights, arriving to work late, neglected dishes and family members, and not allowing them to put the book down.<br />
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BEYOND JUSTICE, THE ACCIDENTAL EXORCIST, THE ACCIDENTAL HERO, THE ACCIDENTAL HEALER, and DEATH AND TAXES, have reached the top of multiple bestseller list on Barnes & Noble topping titles by John Grisham, Linda Fairstein, Scott Turrow and James Lee Burke, Ted Dekker and Steven James. Soaring to the top of the Barnes & Noble lists, BEYOND JUSTICE recently hit #1 in the Legal Thriller and Christian Thriller categories, topping by John Grisham, Joel C. Rosenberg, and Michael Connelly. It has also remained on the Amazon.com top 100 bestselling Kindle bestseller list months after its release.<br />
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Suspense Magazine listed BEYOND JUSTICE in its BEST OF 2010, alongside titles by Scott Turrow, Ted Dekker, Steven James and Brad Thor.<br />
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His short story THE DOOR'S OPEN won the HarperCollins Authonomy Competition (Christmas 2010.)<br />
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Publishers Weekly described BEYOND JUSTICE as:<br />
"...A riveting legal thriller.... breaking new ground with a vengeance... demonically entertaining and surprisingly inspiring."<br />
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Connect with Joshua:<br />
<a href="http://joshua-graham.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>~<a href="http://twitter.com/@j0shuaGraham" target="_blank">Twitter</a>~<a href="https://www.facebook.com/J0shuaGraham?sk=info" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
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Next Stop: March 30:Review-Louisa@ <a href="http://writingcrazyme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Writing Crazy Me</a><br />
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Crave</h2>
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His mind has been set on his work for the past one
hundred years. Now a forbidden beauty has stolen his attention and is
threatening to steal his heart too.<br />
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Callum has come to the city of romance on business, not pleasure, but
when he sets eyes on a gorgeous werewolf in a nightclub, he can’t
ignore the dark carnal craving she ignites in him. His work for
Vampirerotique, the erotic theatre he runs with three other vampires,
can wait. The only thing that matters now is satisfying his sinful
hunger for a woman who most vampires would consider an enemy.<br />
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Kristina is on the run from her pack. Her alpha is intent on forcing
her to bear his child and she’s not about to live through the same
nightmare as her mother had. When a tall, dark and sexy vampire catches
her eye, she can’t believe the ferocity of the desire he unleashes in
her or the fact that she enjoys the feel of his eyes on her and his
silent pursuit of her in the clubs each night.<br />
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When Kristina finally gets a taste of Callum in a forbidden kiss,
will she be strong enough to resist the allure of the vampire and his
offer to share his bed for a week of unbridled, wild sex, or will she
surrender to her own craving for the safety and passion she finds in his
embrace?<br />
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A romance between a hot vampire male and a sexy female werewolf? Yes please!<br />
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Callum is a centuries old vampire breaking all the rules when he becomes obsessed with a werewolf as he is scouting for new talent in Paris. Werewolf talent, for the erotic vampire theatre he runs with his fellow vampires in London. But, one look at the sexy Kristina and he forgets about the talent he should be searching for, and takes on a new mission of his own. A very personal mission.<br />
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Kristina is a werewolf on the run from her pack and the man who is alpha. When she first notices a man watching her, she is afraid that her pack has found her. but, when she realizes he is vampire, not werewolf, she becomes intrigued, and a bit obsessed herself. <br />
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These two defy convention by falling for each other, and defy their friends and species by fighting to stay together. And the sex ain't half bad either *ahem*<br />
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Just like the first in this series, this installment is hot, Hot, H. O. T.<br />
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I give it a 5!<br />
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Later y'all<br />
Kiwi <br />
<br />Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-13999920581435226862012-03-15T23:41:00.000-04:002012-03-15T23:41:57.022-04:0018 & Over Book Blogger Follow #20<center><a href="http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad3/folksohana/RBtWBC%20Memes/Follow.jpg" width="200" /></a></center><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well I'd like to say Roarke from JD Robb's <i>In Death</i> series and have him take me to SPACE!! but, alas, he exists only in the future...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.randomhouse.com/book/214350/witchful-thinking-by-h-p-mallory%20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBZtQCVXNiA07HdJPDHyTDbLPaLi3FBWY-OPhzzvVAdClFzotSV7zbmtD2clDMdfmnv-IWdPXJu42lsMHfBEdG86Qzx4U14TiwGFhXqs4G-Xs_oBf1hfLXDofQU_nK8mMQDHvn2g-Nd8/s320/Picture+%28Device+Independent+Bitmap%29+1.jpg" width="195" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jolie thinks she’s seen it all, but life continues to spring surprises. The latest shocker? She’s just been crowned Queen of the Underworld. Jolie may possess a rare gift for reanimating the dead, but she doesn’t know the first thing about governing disparate factions of supernatural creatures. She can barely maintain order in her own chaotic personal life, which is heading into a romantic tailspin.
First there’s sexy warlock Rand, the love of her life, from whom Jolie is hiding a devastating secret. Then there’s Sinjin, a darkly seductive vampire and Jolie’s sworn protector—though others suspect he harbors ulterior motives. As the two polar opposite yet magnetic men vie for Jolie’s affection, she must keep her wits about her to balance affairs of state and affairs of her heart. Overwhelmed, under pressure, and longing for love, Jolie decides it’s time to take charge—and show everyone that this queen won’t take jack. </span><br />
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One dark and warm October night in the heart of Arizona, a group of friends are out for an evening of fun. It was a night for celebration, and to draw them away from the world. <br />
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As they drink the night away, a dark and handsome stranger watches them in the distance. His observations going unnoticed as the girls focus on their own conversation.<br />
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Too drunk to make it home on their own, the stranger offers the group a ride home in his taxi. Reluctantly, the girls agree.<br />
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Carol and Tammy Long have fought a constant battle with their weight all their lives. When a stranger on the television offers an amazing new diet plan with a weight loss success rate of 100 percent, Tammy feels like it was an answer to their prayers.<br />
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As the pair ventures off to the Verde Valley Weight Loss Clinic things start to take a darker turn. The owner Kathy Black gives them a new take on the classic idea of perfection.<br />
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Reviews on shorts are so hard to write without giving away the entire thing, but I shall do my utmost best to remain spoiler free. Also making this a bit difficult is that I positively shudder at the thought of having to think about these particular stories again. *shudder* <-- See! That's me shuddering. These are two horrific stories, straight outta someone's nightmares (maybe it was something they ate) and onto my ereader. Almost had me sleeping with the lights on, they did.<br />
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Brutal reads like the beginning of an episode of Criminal Minds or a really good murder mystery. One would expect, if this hadn't been a short, that we would have watched or read about the killer's next kills, the policemen who discover them and the crack detectives/psychic/meddling old lady who solves the case. And personally, I'd like to read how the storyline continues and how it eventually plays out. <br />
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Perfection reads like the nightmare a rather overweight person would have prior to signing up for counseling at a food addiction rehab center. Though I'm not even sure they would go to the places this story takes you. But I definitely do know that I would not be signing up for this version of perfection.<br />
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I also know that I will be signing up to read the sequel to both of these stories in the near future.<br />
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I give them each 5 out of 5. <br />
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Thanks to the wonderful people at <a href="http://www.partnersincrimetours.net/" target="_blank">Partners In Crime Tours</a> for allowing me to be a part of this tour. Visit their site for a complete schedule, and a list of future tours.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWF5K17ER75i99Wxjv7ky_8MeNRBgt2RarKOhU-hLBjWtS3FbRwn_hQsZkotVLCoujkk0dRD4HXKvhnZEtfn3CrS8zrkIt4fErXwFAAsRw3i4CPBL32OyadjJKTLOFz6EmK6sNYuPKoc/s1600/me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWF5K17ER75i99Wxjv7ky_8MeNRBgt2RarKOhU-hLBjWtS3FbRwn_hQsZkotVLCoujkk0dRD4HXKvhnZEtfn3CrS8zrkIt4fErXwFAAsRw3i4CPBL32OyadjJKTLOFz6EmK6sNYuPKoc/s200/me.jpg" width="133" /></a>Joel M. Andre was born
January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was
at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker
poetry.<br /><br />Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in various
poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection,<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pray-Rain-Never-Ends-Andre/dp/1435714504?ie=UTF8&tag=cafeofdreams&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Pray
the Rain Never Ends</a>.<br /><br />Knowing there was something deeper and darker
inside of his soul, Joel decided to take a stab at commercialism. Releasing the
dark tongue in cheek, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-At-North-Pole/dp/1435720296?ie=UTF8&tag=cafeofdreams&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A
Death at the North Pole</a>, created a dark world among the death of Kris
Kringle. Ultimately providing a tale of redemption.<br /><br />October of 2008 saw
Joel release his second book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Me-Joel-M-Andre/dp/0557059704?ie=UTF8&tag=cafeofdreams&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Kill
4 Me</a>. A tale in which a woman is haunted by a vengeful spirit through text
messages and instant messaging.<br /><br />Taking some time off and doing a lot of
soul searching, Joel took things in a new direction and dabbled in the Fantasy
Genre with, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pentacle-Light-Bloodties-ebook/dp/B00267SH2S/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_6" target="_blank">The
Pentacle of Light</a>. The tale dealing with five major races battling for
control of Earth, and the acceptance of their God.<br /><br />Finally, after missing
his detective Lauren Bruni, he released the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Return-Joel-M-Andre/dp/0557168902/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2" target="_blank">The
Return</a> in October 2009, this time moving the action from the North Pole and
placing it in the small Arizona community he was raised in.<br /><br />Andre’s
latest book is The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen about a dead man who
seeks revenge on the woman that tormented him in peaceful Northern
Arizona.<br /><br />Currently, he resides in Chandler, AZ.<br /><br />You can visit his
website at <a href="http://www.joelmandre.info/" target="_blank">www.joelmandre.info</a>Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-28735437021872067452012-02-16T08:23:00.000-05:002012-02-16T22:35:59.336-05:00Is it hot in here....Or is it just him-<br />
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ARC TOUR:<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Fever by Joan Swan</span><br />
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<b>Dr. Alyssa Foster will admit to a bad boy fetish…</b><br />
But when she finds herself face to face with a convicted murderer with a ripped body, a determination for freedom and an eye on her as his get out of jail free card, Alyssa knows she’s in deep trouble…. Not just because Teague Creek is a prisoner desperate for freedom, but because his every touch makes her desperate for more.<br />
<b>A man with a life sentence has nothing to lose…</b><br />
Teague Creek has one shot at freedom, but his plan to escape with a hostage develops a fatal flaw: Alyssa. On the run from both the law and deadly undercover operatives who know of his strange abilities, he needs to avoid trouble, but every heated kiss tells him the fire between them could be just as devastating as the flames that changed him forever.<br />
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For more information and to read an excerpt click <a href="http://joanswan.com/books/" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Dr. Alyssa Foster chose the exact wrong day to fill in for a coworker. During her shift, she must perform an exam on an inmate, hoping that no good deed goes unnoticed, and she will be offered a permanent position in just two weeks. In return for her favor, she gets kidnapped by said inmate, whom later finds out that it wasn't Alyssa he wanted, it was the coworker she filled in for he needed. By then, it's too late for her to get out, as the prison guards and her coworkers (and eventually the escapee) have pointed to her as an accomplice. So, she is forced to see this thing through to the end.</div>
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Teague Creek is a dangerous man on a mission. And, dare I say, this guy is hot. And this is both literally and figuratively. Some years ago, Teague and his fellow firefighters were called upon to put out a fire in a warehouse containing some strange and confidential chemicals. Shortly afterwards, the team (minus the friend they lost in the blaze) suffered some rather unique side effects, each discovering a personal super "power" as it were. Teague's super power-extreme heat and the ability to cause quite a spark *ahem* Teague is my favorite kind of romance hero, a tortured one. After the blaze, his wife commits suicide, his new girlfriend is murdered , a crime for which he is convicted, his ex-brother-in-law gains custody of his daughter....see, tortured. While spending his time in prison, he hatches an insane plan to escape while taking a woman hostage and then using her as ransom in exchange for his daughter. One problem though, he kidnapped the wrong woman.</div>
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In a series of events that could only be explained by Mr. Murphy and his laws, the two end up hiding in a hunting cabin, while Teague plans his next moves, and Alyssa still searches for a way out, and then starts searching for answers. What neither of these two were expecting was the degree of their mutual attraction, and the lengths that they both will have to go before being able to find their HEA.</div>
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Fever was an exciting read, loaded with intrigue, action and adventure, all wrapped around a hot and steamy center. And what excited me the most?? This is just the first book in a series! So, yes, more of these hot guys we have met, I do hope, and maybe some more answers to the questions swimming around in my brain.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Special thanks to the ladies at </span><a href="http://www.goodchoicereading.com/search/label/ATReviews" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" target="_blank">Good Choice Reading</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> for allowing me to join in on this ARC tour, and congrats to <a href="http://joanswan.com/" target="_blank">Joan Swan</a> on the release of her debut novel. </span><br />
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So long, farewell.....</div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Kiwi</span>Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-61597121368445493722012-02-08T21:54:00.000-05:002012-02-10T21:15:24.427-05:00A novella you will COVET...<h2>
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by Felicity Heaton</div>
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They’ve burned for each other for two years, the
forbidden attraction between them growing each night. Now resisting the
sinful desires of their hearts is becoming impossible.<br />
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Javier knows better than to succumb to his hunger for Lilah. The
mortal female belongs to a powerful aristocrat patron of Vampirerotique,
the theatre he runs with three other vampires. A single touch is all it
would take to break the sacred law of his kind, sentencing himself to
death, but his passion for her has become too fierce to ignore and he
will risk everything to make Lilah his.<br />
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Lilah has fought her desire for Javier since arriving at his theatre
as a servant but each glance he has stolen, his eyes promising pleasure
that will satisfy her longing for him, has chipped away at her defences
and she can no longer deny her need and her forbidden feelings for the
powerful vampire male.<br />
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When they find themselves alone in a private box during one of the
erotic performances, will they surrender to their passion and live out
their wildest fantasies in a night of wicked pleasure or will the threat
of Lilah’s master keep them apart forever?<br />
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To learn more and to read an excerpt click <a href="http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Covet" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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This was my first novel by Ms. Heaton, but it most certainly won't be my last! <br />
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It's a story of forbidden lust and eventual everlasting love that won't easily be forgotten.<br />
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Javier is an elite vampire who is a business partner in Vampirerotique, an exclusive erotic theater for vamps. <br />
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Lilah is a beautiful human woman, "owned" by a vampire aristocrat, and is thus forbidden territory to all other vampires.<br />
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When Javier has no choice but to approach Lilah while she is cleaning a private box, and they are secluded but able to watch the performance on stage, they are both consumed by their feelings for the other. Rather steamy feelings if you catch my meaning...*ahem*<br />
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After a night given to pleasures that neither should want or even be capable of, all heck breaks loose when her vampire master comes to reclaim her, and the two must fight to stay together. And I mean this rather literally.<br />
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This novella is so full of steamy goodness, I suggest you don't read it in public, or at work, or in front of anyone other than you latest luv. Great idea for a Valentines Day read.<br />
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5/5 pineapples<br />
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Til next time<br />
KiwiKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-86112625821031007102012-02-04T15:26:00.000-05:002012-02-04T15:26:17.547-05:00Any one got a fan??How about a glass of ice water?<br />
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Even better, where's the closest hot cowboy?<br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>One rope. Three days. And two hearts on the line.</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Justin has had enough. Ella, the woman who healed his broken heart, has been cancelling on him for two months straight. Sure, she’s busy with her job, which has her traveling far and wide. But that never stopped her from sharing nights of trivia, long conversations and blazing hot sex—until now. Truth to tell, he misses their easy friendship, the way her sighs fill his ear as he fills her body.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What he can’t figure out is, what’s changed?</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At work, Ella finds it easy to talk to rooms full of strangers. Once back at her lonely apartment, though, she’s back to her painfully shy self—until Justin. Their chance meeting grew over the months into a year-long affair, but she can’t shake the feeling that rejection and pain are just around the corner. Best thing to do? End it now, before their intimacy digs too deep.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Suddenly he’s at her door with a length of neon-green rope and a naughty proposition, daring her to say no. Just how good could it be? There’s only one way to find out… </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="color: red;">Warning:</b> The sheets are tangled, the hat is crumpled, and the jeans are worn low on the hips. The cowboy is hot, determined, and helpless in the face of bunny slippers. Readers may need extra batteries to get this one out of their system. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In case you haven't already guessed, this book is <span style="font-size: large;">H. O. T. <span style="font-size: small;">hot. Steamy, lusty, drag your man into the nearest room with a locked door...hot. Couldn't put it down if I wanted too, and seriously good idea that I chose to wait until the kids were away for the weekend to read it. That warning above is to be taken to heart, especially if some stocking up is necessary...ahem.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">__</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">To the outside world, Ella is a once bitten, twice shy recently divorced woman who has a career training hotel front desk staff. What this Ella mask is concealing is every single man's (and even most of the married ones too) hottest wet dream. Ella is smart, beautiful and independent. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Justin is every romance reader's favorite hero, written into one man's awesome package. (Well, maybe not <i>every</i> romance reader) He's a sexy Texan cowboy, hot bartender and a delicious fireman </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">all wrapped into one</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">. He could populate an entire hot bod calendar all on his lonesome and then some. He's seriously no slouch in the bedroom either, or in the hall, or truck, or bathroom, or parking lot..... He can lasso me and tie me to his bedpost anytime ;)</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ella meets Justin by chance during trivia night at a local bar and she enjoys their instant friendship. Justin, however, begins his slide down that slippery slope towards love after just once witnessing her smile...(awwwwww...) There was one thing holding them back in the beginning, though, and that was the finalization of her divorce. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now that her marriage is over, they have been enjoying an affair of convenience, but Justin won't be happy until she is his on a more permanent basis. When she starts to inch away, he tracks her down at her home, and tells her he wants a chance at something more. When his particular brand of coercion leaves her with no imaginable choice, she agrees to spend a long weekend at his home. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">During this time she begins to see that happiness may actually be attainable, and that love can truly happen at first glance. And Justin proves that nice guys don't always finish last, and that sexy cowboys always get their girl.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Truly well written novella, my first from Lissa Matthews, awesome read.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I give it 5 pineapples, or I will when i get the jpeg fixed.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<blockquote>Eighteen isn’t too young to run your life into the ground, but it’s not too old to fix it, either. The desire for change drives Willa Kirk from St. John’s, Newfoundland back to her hometown of Smiths Falls, Ontario, away from her mistakes and the place where her sister died. She’s looking for a place to settle and rebuild, but Jem Harper just wants to get out of town, back to the life he knew before cancer. By letting the tragedies in their lives define them, they are both dying a little more every day. Welcome to the wake.</blockquote><br />
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Guest Post: Abria Mattina</h1><h2 style="text-align: center;">Author of WAKE</h2><b>Reasons to Enjoy NaNoWriMo (and not look down on it)</b><br />
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Last month, I tried my hand at writing a thirty-day novel as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It sounded completely crazy and therefore totally fun. And in the age of the internet, it took me about five minutes to encounter party-poopers who like to look down their noses at NaNoWriMo.<br />
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Some blogs of (yet unpublished) authors disparaged the thirty-day writing ‘competition’ in which participants are challenged to produce a fifty-thousand-word novel. Their reasons for disapproving of NaNoWriMo are varied—that a good novel can’t beproduced in thirty days; that people just do it for attention; that ‘real’ publishing<br />
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In answer to that, I’d say it’s not all about the glory of publication. For some people it’s just a fun exercise. They want to prove to themselves that they have the self-discipline and creativity to finish such a daunting and prolonged project—and their ambition ends there.<br />
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Some people like the sense of community that NaNoWriMo offers is the main appeal. They like being part of a group with a common goal, encountering the same challenges, frustrations, and successes as their peers. It can be fulfilling to participate in something that’s so much larger than you and your little writing project.<br />
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Other people just work better when they have a deadline. Certain personality types can only respond to pressure when there is a sense of urgency, and the stat counter on NaNoWriMo’s website will cause that sense of urgency.<br />
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I don’t doubt that the slush piles of publishing industry professionals increase in December, but let’s remember that the people who send out their freshly drafted manuscripts are few among many. Most Wrimos know that their thirty-day novel is nothing more than a first draft, and that the time to start querying agents and publishers is not December 1st. Don’t let a few overeager people sour your entire view of National Novel Writing Month.<br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Follow the rest of the WAKE tour!</h3><div style="text-align: center;">12/1 review @ <a href="http://www.mariashandmadelove.com/" target="_blank">Maria's Handmade Love</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/2 review @ <a href="http://gloriousbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Books Glorious Books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/4 review @ <a href="http://www.nightlyreading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Nightly Reading</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/5 review @ <a href="http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Aobibliosphere</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/6 guest post @ <a href="http://www.kickinbackwithkiwi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kickin Back with Kiwi</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/7 guest post @ <a href="http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Aobibliosphere</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/9 review @ <a href="http://www.thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Phantom Paragrapher</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/10 guest post @ <a href="http://www.mariashandmadelove.com/" target="_blank">Maria's Handmade Love</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/10 review @ <a href="http://speedyreader-allthingsbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">All things books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/10 review @ <a href="http://thebookdivasreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Book Diva's Reads</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/11 review @ <a href="http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just Another Book Addict</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/12 guest post @ <a href="http://gloriousbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Books Glorious Books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/12 guest post @ <a href="http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just Another Book Addict</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/13 review @ <a href="http://www.mnmrheinlander.com/" target="_blank">Keeping Up With The Rheinlanders</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/14 review @ <a href="http://owltellyouaboutit.com/" target="_blank">Owl Tell You About It</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/15 guest post @ <a href="http://owltellyouaboutit.com/" target="_blank">Owl Tell You About It</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/16 review @ <a href="http://www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Celtic Lady's Reviews</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/17 guest post @ <a href="http://thebookdivasreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Book Diva's Reads</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/18 guest post @ <a href="http://www.thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Phantom Paragrapher</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/19 guest post @ <a href="http://www.nightlyreading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Nightly Reading</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/20 guest post @ <a href="http://www.mnmrheinlander.com/" target="_blank">Keeping Up With The Rheinlanders</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/21 guest post @ <a href="http://www.kickinbackwithkiwi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kickin Back With Kiwi</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/22 review @ <a href="http://tweezlereads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just One More Paragraph</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/22 guest post @ <a href="http://speedyreader-allthingsbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">All things books</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/23 guest post @ <a href="http://tweezlereads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just One More Paragraph</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">12/30 guest post @ <a href="http://www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Celtic Lady's Reviews</a></div>Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-22808813511213510202011-12-11T21:20:00.004-05:002011-12-12T21:10:56.015-05:00Loveswept – Holiday Hop and Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romanceatrandom.com/meet-greet-holiday-hop-25-winners-one-grand-prize-winner/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.romanceatrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/HOliday-1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Vampires, angels, demons, werewolves and fae. If you can’t pick a favourite, then that’s okay!<br />
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At UTC, we love them all! So let’s celebrate our love for all things immortal with 2012’s Immortal Reading Challenge. <br />
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Here’s the rundown: <br />
1. The Immortals Reading Challenge runs from <b><i>January 1, 2012</i> to <i>December 31, 2012</i></b>. You can join at anytime from now and throughout the year. This is a 2012 challenge, so books read before January 1 will not count to your progress. <br />
2. You pick your goal! Read as many books as you’d like for each species. This means that you can do just one category or all five or a combination of. The choice depends on you and your reading pace. <br />
*We have chosen to have a three book per species standard. However, if this is a breeze for you, then feel free to tackle on the additional bonus entries of two more books of the same level. <br />
3. Re-reads are acceptable. <br />
4. Books chosen can be of any genre. <br />
5. To participate, copy and paste this post on your blog along with the challenge button. We ask that you provide a link back to the sign-up page in case others wish to participate. <br />
6. Readers without blogs can still participate! Keep track of your progress with Goodreads, Shelfari or LibraryThing. <br />
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2. Come back here and using the list below, add your entry with a link directly to that post so we can see what you'll be reading.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Category 1: Vampires </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/349327-vampire-books">Some ideas for Vampire books</a><br />
Read any THREE books with vampires as the main characters. <br />
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with vampires <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Category 2: Angels and Demons </span><br />
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Read any THREE books with angels and/or demons as the main characters. <br />
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with angels and/or demons <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Category 3: Fae </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/349331-fae-books">Some ideas for Fae books</a><br />
Read any THREE books with Fae as the main characters <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Category 4: Shifters/Werewolves </span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/348876-were-shifters-books">Some ideas for Shifter books</a><br />
Read any THREE books with shifters or werewolves as the main characters. <br />
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books on shifters or werewolves.<br />
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Woo... Can't wait to start this one.<br />
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This reading challenge is for any genre of Romance with the exception of YA and Erotica. Have fun with this one peeps!<br />
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Rules:<br />
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Anyone can join<br />
You don't need a blog to participate. For non-bloggers, please leave a comment with a link (if you review somewhere else) to the review or leave a list of the books you read on the monthly link up post.<br />
Audio, ebooks, and bound books are ok.<br />
No re-reads<br />
Create a sign up post and post the link in the linky.<br />
Challenge goes from January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012<br />
Challenge Crossovers are ok.<br />
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Level 1 - Read 4 Romance novels<br />
Level 2 - Read 10 Romance novels<br />
Level 3 - Read 14 Romance novels<br />
Level 4 - Read 15+ Romance novels<br />
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1. The Krazy Kleypas Reading Challenge runs from <b>January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012</b>. You can join at anytime during the year. This is a 2012 challenge, so books read before then will not count to your progress. <br />
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2. Pick whichever category you like! You can get your feet wet and just do 1-3 books or develop a full blown obsession and try and read them all! You can change your mind at any time, if 1-3 books is not enough feel free to go on to the next category.<br />
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4. Readers without blogs can still participate! Keep track of your progress with Goodreads, Shelfari or LibraryThing. <br />
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1. Make a sign up post announcement, listing the category you've chosen and a list of books you plan to read. If you don't have a blog, post on GoodReads or other site as a thread where we can access your list of books. Be sure to take the image code above.<br />
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You're done! Every month during 2012 we will make a challenge update post where you can come and updates us on how you're doing with your challenge.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Popping your Kleypas Cherry</b></span> <br />
<i>*gasps* You haven't read Lisa Kleypas yet?! Start here and pop your cherry ! We promise she will handle your virginity with care...</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Komfy with Kleypas</b></span><br />
<i>Time to start searching the back list...she has you hooked!</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Kaptured by Kleypas</b></span><br />
<i>She's caught you in her web...you're beginning to not want to escape, surely one more book won't hurt...</i><br />
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12-16 Books<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Kleypas Addiction</b></span><br />
<i>You can't seem to help yourself...you need more, all other romances just don't compare to a good LK fix!</i><br />
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16-20 Books<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Kleypas Krazy</b></span><br />
<i>The Kleypas Addiction has full control! You find yourself thinking about the books all the time waiting impatiently for your next fix, started calling all the heroines by your own name... You are beyond saving and loving every word of it!</i><br />
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Read Every Lisa Kleypas ever published.<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lisa's Number One Fan</b></span><br />
<i>*moments silence* We bow before your greatness...Clearly, you are Lisa Kleypas' biggest fan!</i><br />
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Thank you UTC and I will havew to go with option #1 since I do not retain the knowledge of having read one of her books. And here's my list.<br />
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I am shooting for <b>A Friendly Hug:</b><br />
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Synopsis: (from the book site)<br />
Ken and Melissa are at the dawn of a magnificent life together. A passionate romance has led them to the doorstep of marriage. While searching for the perfect wedding present for Melissa, Ken stumbles into a mysterious shop. There, he is given an extraordinary opportunity – to look in on Melissa when she was a girl. Ken has always wished he could have known Melissa from the day she was born and this seems like an incredible blessing. Until he discovers a terrible secret in Melissa's past, one so awful she has found it impossible to mention to him. <br />
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Now Ken has another extraordinary opportunity. He can go back in time and change the horrible event that has left an indelible mark on Melissa. He can free her of this burden – but doing so could change things so completely that they might never meet.<br />
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Ken has repeatedly told Melissa that he would do anything for her. But would he truly do <span class="style_1">anything</span>?<br />
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Humina, humina, humina.... ok, ok this review isn't going to write itself. <br />
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This story is a heart twister in the form of a book. It's heartwarming, and loving, and all those things that make you want to fall asleep with it next to you on the pillow. <br />
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Take this part for example (from page 26):<br />
Later that night, as she lay in my arms sleeping, I wondered how it was possible that this had happened to me. I never dreamed of a woman like Melissa. I never believed it was possible that a person could make me feel the way she did. As I kissed her hair and settled my head against hers, though, I knew one thing for sure. I could never live without her. Now that she was here, now that she showed me what life could be like with a partner who thrilled me and challenged me and inspired me, I could never be satisfied with anything else.<br />
I pulled her just a little tighter to me and felt immensely thankful that we would always be together.<br />
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See what I mean?? *sigh* Ah, true love.<br />
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Anyway, I find a love story from the male POV to be very refreshing. I have not found very often a gooey love story completely written in a single POV, much less that of the man of the relationship, and written by a man. I will confess, I don't normally go for this kinda thing, never having read a Sparks novel myself. But this book is worth it. For me this is a breath of fresh air, an easy read, mysterious and thought provoking as well. <br />
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Also interesting is the story's premise. How many of us actually get to prove, even if only to ourselves, that we would actually do anything for the one we love? Even if it costs us that very love.<br />
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Truly a pleasant read.. I give it<br />
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Till we meet again<br />
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KiwiKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-22322770231295497652011-11-06T10:14:00.000-05:002011-11-06T10:14:54.654-05:00A good glass of wine goes great with any meal...<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Or any book by <a href="http://christinadodd.com/">Christina Dodd</a> for that matter. And those Di Luca boys in her <a href="http://christinadodd.com/bellaterra/">Bella Terra</a> series sure give good.. erm, wine.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The first book, </span><a href="http://christinadodd.com/excerpt/54/contemporary/secrets-of-bella-terra/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The Secrets of Bella Terra</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">, begins as misfortune falls upon the Bella Terra Resort in the form of an attack upon the family matriarch, Nonna Sarah, requiring the family to come together to keep not only Nonna, but the resort safe and secure. But when you mix a family reunion and an old Italian feud with mischief, mayhem and a large dose of jealousy, the results can be disastrous.</span><br />
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No one need say more, really, for this man has everything this reader could want in a romance hero. First, he's an actual hero, a former serviceman, onetime POW, turned security consultant. Second, loyalty. He travels from a place no one but Christina Dodd and Google (I checked) has ever heard of, leaving his team behind, to come protect his home and dearest Nonna. Next...he is hot. H. O. T. *sigh* Because, let's be honest here. I think everyone of us has fantasized, at least once in our lives, that our significant other was a hot italian guy whose name ended in -ello. He also knows how to have a good time. For example, look at what happens in Chapter 18. I admit, I am sometimes envyious of the type of guy who could have this particular brand of fun. Sure, it hurts a bit for a while, but it's an awesome way to relieve some of that pent up frustration. Even better when your "partners" are willing participants :) Last, he sure knows his way around a woman, and yeah, that's what I'm talkin' bout.<br />
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Not to be forgotten, is our hostess with the mostest and thus honorary member of the family, Brooke Petersson. Brooke is a hard as nails child of two Air Force veterans. As manager(?) of the resort, she is forced to put away her past feelings for our hot hero and aid in the search for who turns out to be a killer. But who could completely harden their heart against a man like Rafe, especially with a past like theirs.<br />
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You will find that this blogger is a sizable Christina Dodd fan, read all her books, etc. etc. This new series keeps that trend alive. I have always loved her ability write captivating characters, believable plot lines and beautiful sceneries. This book is no different. <br />
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I'm giving it 5 pineapples...(gif to follow)<br />
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All the best,<br />
KiwiKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-13298347185740341682011-11-05T23:19:00.000-04:002011-11-05T23:19:26.545-04:00Top 5 Sundays #60 – Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBHMwO534_z5ndmOvqaQtLY-3Yr9qe55utKIkJDU776TinQcT6yFQlZh6HxfUq9o7epd48xFlXRTbZnKigs6s6maqzqbV54fDHDY2Z4sWUQJVc06abHxf01g8yvt8WefonYm7jMvKmh4/s1600/top+5+sundays+vertical+image+2011%255B5%255D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBHMwO534_z5ndmOvqaQtLY-3Yr9qe55utKIkJDU776TinQcT6yFQlZh6HxfUq9o7epd48xFlXRTbZnKigs6s6maqzqbV54fDHDY2Z4sWUQJVc06abHxf01g8yvt8WefonYm7jMvKmh4/s1600/top+5+sundays+vertical+image+2011%255B5%255D.png" /></a></div><br />
As seen <a href="http://www.larissaslife.com/2011/11/top-5-sundays-60-favorite-gun-totting.html">here</a> on Larissa's blog.<br />
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This Sunday's theme: <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Gun-Totting Heroines!</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1. Lieutenant Eve Dallas</span></span></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jdrobb.com/index.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-CkwpxS_BJyx2k6O47JcSKtB4NhgqFMXJS1rirlWjCtZta_87w7akfyRgIXnF_7mx5lZMvSGWG_HdVC0GOFwvDV6B3IoUagi1Bi_dGyrUwic7U51V9HqDtF3joUuIwZ-ovCGa4IhJQE/s1600/New-York-to-Dallas145.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> This girl knows how to get her man.... </span></span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2. Stephanie Plum </span></span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Relieving people of their possessions never looked this fun.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>5. Rhiannon Murphy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jasaare.com/renfield_syndrome.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtWG0cixhyA_ZRtTGAoODHGbVfOHQYMMM0_zHAAfJnCzriw1g6E9j51sTeY3Ar5WxMJfZVlCN2E9Le3DFg0R5ZCbpbwUH4Gjcq6GPrhyphenhyphenVSjrS4VR0LajpbfYCHI0o4JWdyFqWokF_TqE/s320/The_Renfield_Syndrome.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>She can even talk to them even after they're dead.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hands on your head, as it were.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kiwi</div>Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-30435067702018220582011-11-03T23:34:00.000-04:002012-02-10T21:37:45.698-05:0018 & Over Book Blogger Follow<br />
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</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Amirite??</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Til next weekend, and thanks in advance for the follows.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kiwi</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> </center>Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478927345768699583noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664712092618958200.post-24299472026502798232011-10-31T09:46:00.000-04:002011-10-31T09:46:21.528-04:002012 E-Book Reading Challenge Hosted by Bumps in the Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bumpsintheroad1.blogspot.com/2011/08/2012-e-book-reading-challenge.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRiOnXiOHeGdXxXz-EOqFtjq7zGUq7GYPb75ozVWv4J9J_FTAJV6WXfDeV2jTZuNVXdBVTgafjl_hjCfmxj6aWOOOS_cRW6VFqhRa2NXUquPgm0Eg7DjkDXmof4_vrBdyI268QczFdu8/s1600/2012E-BookChallenge.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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From January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012<br />
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Here are the rules:<br />
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1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate. Create a post about the challenge and link your challenge post up in the linky below. (can be reached by clicking the button up there)<br />
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--Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post. <br />
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2. There are four levels:<br />
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--The Mini E-Book Challenge – Read 5 E-Books. <br />
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--The "Fun Size" E-Book Challenge – Read 10 E-Books.<br />
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--The Jumbo Size E-Book Challenge – Read 20 E-Books.<br />
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--The Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge - Read 25+ E-Books.<br />
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3. No Audio or Print books. <br />
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4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.<br />
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5. The Challenge starts on January 1, 2012 and goes until December 31, 2012.<br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>I am going for </b> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b>--The Mega Size E-Book Reading Challenge - Read 25+ E-Books.</b></u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Being that I finally have an eReader, I can't wait to take part!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Here is my list.</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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