Thursday, June 30, 2011

Cover Whore - Female Awesomeness

Is it just me, or have a TON of these gorgeous covers lately have a some pretty breath taking females on the covers?

Take for example

Exhibit A:
Awakens - Kai Meyer

Before you say, 'you can't really see the girl', the snake is female (yeah..that's it) and is HOT! LOL

Purge My Bookshelf Giveaway: Winners!


Thanks to everyone to entered the giveaway, sorry to all my international friends. But luckily I will be apart of some awesome Book Tours this summer, and will be hosting giveaways that ARE international!!


Now onto the winners!

#1 - Savanna

#2 - Brittany

#3 - Codiesmama5

CONGRATS!!! I have e-mailed the winners and they have 48 hours to respond or new replacements will be drawn.


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

It has ARRIVED!!

Thank the Book Kindle Gods for their bounty!!


It has arrived!! 2 days before I had mentally prepared myself for at that!

So now as I sit here at my work desk, using the corporate computer to download all my books from e-mail to Kindle, my boss is looking at my like I'm weird because I am BEYOND happy...and that it strange simply because I'm at work AND it's a Monday....but oh well, let's rejoice!


Friday, June 24, 2011

Cover Whore - International Duel Edition

Well after last weeks, Tale of Two Covers edition, I thought I'd bust out with a international edition since most authors provide different covers for US vs UK covers.

So here we goooooooooooooooooo!


#1: Bloodlines - By Richelle Mead
(UK left, US right)
Personally I like them both, but I'm leaning towards the UK version

Fresh Face Friday 6-24-11


Who: J.S. Bailey

What: The Land Beyond the Portal

As Laura placed her left foot on the floor, something clicked and a low, humming vibration filled the room. Suddenly, she was surrounded by an intense, blinding, white light, and she was gone.

It’s a dark, snowy night when Laura awakens at the bottom of a staircase with a horrible headache and no idea how she got there. To make matters worse, she is alone in the house, snowed in by a blizzard, and has no way to call for help. While exploring the house in a desperate attempt to trigger the return of her memory, she discovers a small room beneath the basement. She steps inside, and an unknown force instantly transports her to a mysterious, pastoral land.

She finds a quaint village that at first glance seems like a peaceful place; but Laura soon learns that peace is merely an illusion. Why are terrible rumors circulating about the village’s leader? Why do the villagers worship a sinister deity who bears no resemblance to her own powerful and loving God? Most importantly, will she ever remember who she is and find her way home? In her quest for answers, she uncovers a myriad of forbidden secrets that might keep her trapped in The Land Beyond the Portal.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Giveaway: Purge my Bookshelf

So in honor of actually purchasing a Kindle, my other half is forcing me to get rid of some books.



I know, how cruel! But logically it makes sense...not to me, but to people who think with logic it does.
So I thought that I'd offer some of these treasures to you guys before attempting to sell them. If it wasn't for you & this site I wouldn't ever have dove head first into this obsession of reading that I have....(so technically you're to blame)


Now check out the 3, yes 3, sets that I'm giving away!


#1:

 A Girls Guide to Vampires - Katie MacAlister
&
Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

True Blood Season 4: T-Minus 4 days, 8 hours and 49 minutes....not that I'm counting


Can I get a HELL YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!?!?!

Finally, it's back! Seems like forever ago I was laying in my bed, crying to myself about the fact that it wouldn't be on again in like for-ever! And now, here it is! Ready to sweep us off our feet. Well hopefully just Eric....Bill can kick rocks....of and maybe some Alcide, I love me some Alcide!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

A Strange Freedom: Blood and Fireworks - By Kiki Howell

Release Date: 5/27/11
Website: Kiki Howell
Purchase Info: Amazon, Barnes & Noble

Can a witch gain her freedom to live as she chooses between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July?  

A man was not exactly what Meranda was looking for when she went to her grandfather’s grave for a ritual of remembrance on Memorial Day.  However, what she thinks is a ghost in the heavy shadows of the night ends up a vampire. 

When Meranda’s grandfather lay dying on a bloody battlefield in WWII, Alexander promised the man he would take care of his family if he got out of the war alive.  Even though he returned to the states a night walker, he has done his best to honor that promise from a distance. 

When Meranda is hurt due to his negligence, Alexander valiantly fights his own desires for her blood to save her.  Only, once she is better, their lives clash.  But, using a little magic, she plans to win their war by the time the fireworks light up the sky on Independence Day.

Hot, hot, hot! 

Friday, June 17, 2011

Man Candy - I need a cabana boy!

Well, the weather here is sure warming up quickly! It's been close to 100 degrees, and  so I will be spending a lot more time in the pool.

So I thought, 'Hey! I need cabana boys!', and so that's what inspired today's Candy!


First we'll need lifeguards in case someone gets a cramp ;)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Cover Whore - Tale of Two Covers

So have you ever seen a cover & absolutely fall IN LOVE with it?
Or maybe see a cover and say..."eh, it could be better"?

Well I have run into some covers for the same books & want to hear your thoughts on which ones you prefer!

#1:
Eye of the Tempest - Nicole Peeler

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Help Wanted!!

So thee absolutely wonderful author, Charlie Finn, is searching for help! Here's exactly what she's looking for:



Friday, June 10, 2011

Scale of Hotness

So over the last year and a half that I've been truly reading, I have come across MANY different types of intimate scenes. I'm not just talking getting it on here people, I'm talking the work up to the big moment too!


So I thought that I had a pretty good idea of how hot "HOT" was.....yeah that was until I started this series called, The Black Dagger Brotherhood! I mean honestly, how the hell do you compete with that?!



So I have configured my own 1-5 Scale of Hotness, take a look:

Ruby Red Metallic - By Casey Sheridan

Release Date:
Publisher: Breathless Press
Purchase Info: Amazon


Alaina knows her cars and she doesn't view what she does for a living as stealing. Using all the physical attributes she has at her disposal, she merely acquires the high-end vehicles for a business partner.
Although the beautiful cars turn her on, she has her heart set on a particular gem. When she finds her jewel, Alaina is pleasantly surprised by its handsome owner, Scott.
Now she's faced with a dilemma. Does she choose the man or the gem?
OH-MM-GEE!!

You want sexual electricity, wrapped in erotica hotness? Well then you HAVE to pick up Ruby Red Metallic!

Alaina is a smart, sexy woman who's "go-get-um" reflex is triggered by the sight of an amazing car. Her drive for beautiful cars is unlike any I've ever seen, and believe me I've read about some seriously car-crazed males. It's not that Alaina is just wanting a ride in these cars, she's lifting them for clients, and using what god gave her to get what she wants always works! When she meets Scott she finds herself breaking the one rule she has always set for herself, NO SEX. But there's just something about him that makes her want to bend her limits, and I think that little something is Ruby Red Metallic.

This read was most definitely hot, steamy, and amazingly seductive. I only wish that it might have been a tiny bit longer. Alaina is so fierce & sexy, her and Scott made a fabulous pair. So perhaps in the future we'll see the second part to this duo's story? Until then make sure you pick up this hot read!


4/5





Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Cover Whore

Yes, I know, it's been a while....and it's not that I haven't run into some gorgeous covers, because god knows I have, I just haven't been struck by any.

Until I saw the covers for book #2 & #3 in Kristen Painter's, House of Comarre Series!


I mean, try to tell me this cover isn't god sent?

UH-MAZE-ING!


This one too...oh I weep....it's beautiful!

What beautiful covers have you seen lately?




Monday, June 6, 2011

Monday....I hate you


This right here, is EXACTLY what I will be doing during lunch.....


nothing can help me today. I've had my Red Bull....nothing...I even had coffee (yuck!) and nothing!

So apparently the Sandman full on ran my ass over last night, put it in reverse and then did a burn out in my mind, because I am so lethargic that I can't even force myself to do a damn thing at work.



This serious case of zombie-ness is bringing my whole day down, and I feel like I'm just going thru the zombie motions.

Next stop, eating boss' brain and terrorizing the local neighborhood. I'll be back!



Friday, June 3, 2011

Pre-Weekend Man Candy (Army Edition)

So I figured this last stretch of work day could use a little pazza!
In honor of Veterans Day I figured why not find us some G.I. Joes!!

Wonder if that's the Men's Health that helped with those washboard abs?


Where did his handcuffs go? They were just right here.....

Fresh Face Friday 6-3-11


Who: T. R. Graves

What: Warriors of the Cross

Allison La Crosse, beginning a challenging family medicine residency, leaves the protection of her family.  With the transfer, her worst nightmares come true.  Her closely guarded mystical talents – those which seldom appeared before the move – unleash themselves from her confinement and reveal their presence with very little provocation. 

Allison’s most terrifying power is her compulsion to cure the sick with her touch.  Given her career, this gift would be valuable if she were not drawn like a magnet to the ailing person's every symptom.  Some of which are fatal.

At the hospital and surrounded by life-and-death emergencies, Allison’s inability to manage her impulse turns deadly.  When it does, her mentor, Brody, rescues her from her own demise.  His resuscitation ignites an exciting and tempestuous bond between them.

Desperate for a cure, they join forces and embark upon a journey to uncover the origins of Allison’s lethal curse.  In the midst of their adventure, Allison exposes a secret pursued by many…known by few.  According to the discovery, she was not born into the family she adored.  Unbeknownst to her or the surrogate family, she was switched at birth.  With this knowledge, she learns there is a malevolent world her biological parents tried to keep from her.  In fact, her mother sacrificed herself to make sure Allison remained safe from its dangers and her enemies. 


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wrap It Up - May

Ohhhhhhhhhh, what a month May was. Actually it was kind of a bitch, from the reviewing P.O.V, and that's simply because my brain refused to work.

But fear not, things are better now! See I actually finished a review today! Now I shall commence strutting around the office and patting my own back.

OK, OK, now adding to this amazing parade of self accomplishment, here's what I managed to read this last month!



Captivated (An Affliction Novel #1) - By D. Apodaca

Die For Me - By Amy Plum

Release Date: 5/10/11
Website: Amy Plum
Publisher: Harper Collins
Purchase Info: Amazon, Barnes & Noble

When Kate Mercier’s parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life—and memories—behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate’s guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he’s a revenant—an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.

Take your average love story, now add floating spirits, Paris & a complete and utter hottie hero, this equals Die For Me!