Christmas Treats Giveaway Hop ~ Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

Christmas Treats Giveaway Hop

What are our favorite Christmas Treats? Books, of course! Stop by each blog for a chance to win fabulous books & gifties for the Holidays!

How does a blog hop work??

Each participating blog has a linky list in their post, you pick a starting point and visit each blog on the list through-out the hop dates and see what is going on, join in the fun, and enter to win all kinds of bookish gifties!

If you get lost ~ you could 

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Book Addict's Holiday Traditions

Every family has their own Holiday traditions some may be based on religion, some may be based on region, or just passed down through the years. 

Here is just a little bit about my family's Christmas traditions.

When I was a kid, I would look forward to Christmas Eve because we (my 4 siblings & I) were allowed to open one gift before bed. I don't do that with my kids~not sure why?!

As we grew up and got married, my siblings, their spouses, and our parents decided there were way too many of us to purchase gifts for, so around Thanksgiving, we adults will draw names and whomever we get ~ we stuff their stocking! This can be really fun and of course it keeps the cost down too.

One of the things I love to do every year with my kids, while we are on vacation at our cabin usually during August, I take the kids to a local tree farm and we tag our tree. Then in December our freshly cut tree is delivered right to our front porch via Fed Ex! I always know the date to expect the tree, but the kids don't ~ so it is always quite the surprise to come home from school and see the tree on our porch.

Of course my most favorite Christmas tradition is after the kids all go to bed ~ I love to curl up with a nice adult beverage and a fantastic new Holiday book and just relax!

My Giveaway 

 I am gifting the choice of either a $5 Amazon GC or a mystery package ~ the package may or may not include books, swag, or some other pretty giftie!

Giveaway Rules:

***The giveaway is open internationally

 if winner is outside the US, they will receive the Amazon GC as the winning prize!

***Because the giveaway will end at midnight on December 25th, the winner may not be chosen, announced, or notified until December 27th.

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Show Some Love Valentine's Blog Hop - Lots of Giveaways!!!

A HUGE thank you to WLK Book Promotions for hosting this awesome hop!

What is a Blog Hop?

It is when a bunch of blogs get together and offer individual giveaways

and in this case a huge grand prize giveaway too.

You "hop" from blog to blog

check out a new to you blog or even a previously known to you blog,

find like minded bookies who are showing some book, author, or any kind of love to go with our theme.

And you get to enter all the giveaways!

I am go to show some love by sharing a favorite book series of mine with you

H.O.T - Hostiles Operation Team

by Lynn Raye Harris

This series falls under the Romantic Suspense category and I have consumed these books with a vengeance each and every time a new one is released!

*H.O.T

 Do you like your men dangerous? Thrilling? HOT? 

Then get ready for the Hostile Operations Team!

HOT is an elite Army unit, comprised of men who have undergone the most rigorous and grueling training in existence in order to become the best of the best. Their missions are secret, dangerous, and potentially politically explosive.

When called upon to risk their lives in order to rescue hostages, or to extract valuable information from deep behind enemy lines, they do it without question or hesitation. Their lives are on the line every moment of every mission—and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

They are the men of HOT!

Hot Ice

HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM, BOOK 7

When fire and ice collide, you get steam…

Grace Campbell leads a privileged life. The daughter of a United States senator, she moves within the social circles of the rich and famous. But Grace is also a scientist, and when someone learns she possesses the knowledge necessary to create a new super virus capable of destroying entire nations, she becomes a target for terror groups and foreign governments alike.

Garrett “Iceman” Spencer didn’t join the Army’s elite Hostile Operations Team to babysit a spoiled rich girl, but when his superiors insist on assigning him to a senator’s daughter as her security detail, he has no choice but to comply.

It’s a shock to find that beneath the glasses and serious scowl, Grace Campbell burns hot. And Garrett, who’s been burned before, suddenly wants to immerse himself in the flames.

Keeping Grace alive—and keeping his hands off her—is a full-time job for this HOT soldier. Failure is not an option…

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** by clicking on the covers you can find all the info for each book

Lynn Raye Harris

USA Today bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris burst onto the scene when she won a writing contest held by Harlequin. A former finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award, Lynn lives in Alabama with her handsome former military husband and two crazy cats. Lynn writes about hot military heroes, sizzling international billionaires, and the women who dare to tame them. Her books have been called “exceptional and emotional,” “intense,” and “sizzling.”

Website

Author FB

H.O.T FB

Twitter

Goodreads

For my giveaway, I am offering 1 eBook copy of your choice of any of the H.O.T series! To enter please comment below and tell me...

1. If you have read any of the H.O.T series & if so which was your favorite?
2. If you haven't, which one would you like to read & why?

don't forget to leave your contact info in case you win!

Please check out all the participating blogs listed below

Thanks for hopping by 

Grand prize Giveaway

1 - $65 Amazon Gift Card

1 - $5 Amazon Gift Card

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Participating Blogs:

Blog name	Blog URL
We Love Kink	Http://welovekink.com
Lucy Felthouse	http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk
Victoria Blisse	http://victoriablisse.co.uk
Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance	http://romancingrakes4theluvofromance.blogspot.com/
Lily Harlem	http://www.lilyharlem.blogspot.co.uk
The Brit Babes	http://www.thebritbabes.co.uk
Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog	http://fictionalrendezvousbookblog.blogspot.com/
Jen's All About Books	http://jensallaboutbooks.blogspot.com/
The Conley Corner	www.anneconley.com
Livre It To Me Book Blog	www.livreit2me.wordpress.com
KissinBlueKaren	http://kissinbluekaren.com
Mama's Dirty Little Reads	http://mamasdirtylittlereads.blogspot.com
Romance Readers Book Blog	http://romancereadersbb.blogspot.com/
book bangs	http://www.bookbangs.com/
Nicely Phrased	http://nicelyphrasedbookblog.com/
Perusing Princesses	http://www.PerusingPrincesses.com
deal sharing aunt	http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com
Bitten By Love	www.bittenbylovereviews.com
I am a book addict...and proud of it	http://romanceinthehighlands.blogspot.com/
Love Bites and Silk	http://www.lovebitesandsilk.co.uk/
Author Amanda Bretz	http://amandabretz.tumblr.com/
Ariel's World	http://arielstorm.blogspot.com/
Mama's Dirty Little Reads	http://mamasdirtylittlereads.blogspot.com

Valentine's Day Gift Hop-Hosted by Skye Warren

 

 

 

Welcome to the Valentine's Day Gift Hop as we celebrate love, sex, and all things books! The grand prize will be a Kindle Paperwhite and digital new adult romance basket. Every comment on every blog in the hop will count as an entry toward either of the grand prizes.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to Skye Warren for hosting this awesome hop!

 

 

 

 

Each participating blog (there are over 150 of them) is also offering a book related prize.

So, after checking out my stop, hop on over and see what the other blogs are giving away for a Valentine's Day treat!

 

My giveaway, you ask????

I am cleaning out my swag closet!

I have 4 fabulous books and tons of great swag from fantastic authors!

(due to shipping costs-open to US residents only)

 

Alchemytic by Anton Strout

Stonecast by Anton Strout

Darkness Risisng by Keri Arthur

The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

swag from various authors such as Cherry Adair, Clara Bayard, & many more

 

 

 

Valentine's Day is coming, you walk into any store and find candy, flowers, cards & stuffed animals. Not really my idea of showing love. Not the kind of gifts I personally want to get from my guy.

 

After 25 years together, 18 years of marriage, 4 kids, our jobs, and everyday life, I want something different! I just want to spend an evening together. I want an evening of adult conversation, I want an evening of no whining & complaining, I want an evening with no talk of work, kids, bills, or any other kind of everyday drama.

 

This is what I told my guy a few weeks ago. Taking my request to heart, he has arranged for the kids to stay overnight at various households, made dinner reservations at a fabulous steak house, invited another couple to join us for the evening (dinner & drinks only-get your mind out of the gutter) So in return, I went shopping. I was inspired by a paragraph in a book I read recently. I purchased a very sexy outfit (for after dinner) and a few toys to try out too. This is my ideal Valentine's Day celebration!

 

 

My question to you....What is your ideal way to celebrate Valentine's Day? Are you expecting a night out/a night in? A specific gift? What are you doing in return for your significant other? If no significant other is available-then what is your dream celebration?

 

Please leave your answer in the comments below. Your comment is your entry for not only my giveaway, but will be counted as an entry for one of the grand prizes available from Skye Warren!

 

 

 

 

 

Click on any of the links below to hop

on over to the next blog

to see what exciting giveaways they

are having.

 

Don't forget!!!

Each comment on each blog will give you an entry into the giveaway for the Grand Prize!

 

The more blogs you visit....

the more entries you earn!

 

 

*if the linky list doesn't show...
click here for the list 

 

 

 

 



New Years Reading Resolutions Blog Hop

 

New Years Resolutions Blog Hop

 

THANK YOU
 to Author, Rachel Firasek for putting this awesome hop together!

Last year I set my reading goal for 100 books.

Not only did I make my goal, I actually surpassed it by almost 10 books. I like to keep track of this goal by using the Goodreads reading challenge widget. That way I remember to post a review too. If you want to join in the challenge for 2014, you can find the new widget on Goodreads home page on the right hand side.

 I have set my goal for 125 books this year.

 

The blogs that are participating in this hop are going to share some of our favorite reads of the past year. You, the hopper, will hopefully find some great "new to you" reads & authors and of course enter to win some great goodies.

I am giving away your choice (Kindle format) 
of any one of my top 5 favorite reads of 2013
or a $5 Amazon GC.

*To enter my giveaway please leave a comment below and tell us what one of your favorite reads of 2013 was-don't forget to leave your email addy so that I can contact you if you are the winner!

*See the Rafflecopter below to enter Rachel Firasek's giveaway

Don't forget to hop on over to the other participating blogs to check out
their favorites of 2013 (see linky list below)
if the Linky list does not show up you can also find it here

 

 

(in no particular order-sorry they are all fantastic so I can't put a number on them)

 

My top 5 favorite reads of 2013 are....

 

 

 

Blind attraction Reckless Beat #1

by Eden Summers

 

He can seduce with a single glance.

Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her. When a public altercation leaves her weak and defenseless, he takes the opportunity to be her savior.

She’s been sheltered from the world.

Alana Shelton wants to spread her wings and experience life away from her restrictive upbringing. But she isn’t prepared for a gorgeous stranger to sweep her off her feet while at her most vulnerable.

Attraction will bring them together, but their pasts will try to tear them apart.

He wants to teach her how to trust, but she’ll show him how to love. In a glamorous world of rock-and-roll, only time will tell if they’re up for the challenge.

 

you can find my review here

 

 

Passionate Addiction Reckless Beat #2

by Eden Summers

He’s been her ultimate untouchable desire.

Nothing says happy birthday like a rock god flying thousands of miles to surprise a woman he's never met. But that's exactly what happens to Gabi Smith when she gives her long distance best friend a flippant invitation to her laid back girl’s night out. She never expected to turn on the dance floor and find Blake Kennedy’s gaze holding her body captive.

She’s his everything and he’s never laid eyes on her.

Gabi means more to Blake than life itself. She’s his strength, his savior, and the only person who helped to vanquish his demons. No one means more to him than his angel. So when things between them start to sizzle, he's ready to fight for the future he never thought he would deserve.

Skeletons from his past will threaten his only chance at love...

Blake has come a long way—with Gabi's help—to leave the hell of his youth behind him, but sometimes memories don’t want to stay buried. Determined to stand on his own for once, Blake is willing to stretch the truth to keep his troubles from burdening the woman he adores.

Little white lies can create black holes in any relationship. Only time will tell if an Aussie with a heart of gold will forgive her bad-boy boyfriend or if the deceit will end his passionate addiction.

 

You can find my review here

 

The Way home

by Cindy Gerard

 

Blurb:

When Jess Albert learned the devastating news that her husband, Jeff, was killed in action in Afghanistan, a painful void entered her life. The more time passed, the more acutely she felt that emptiness. But four years later, when Tyler Brown, former military hero and all-around alpha male, shows up, Jess gradually begins to realize there is one thing that can make her feel whole again—love.

 

As they’re planning their wedding and new life together, Jess receives a shocking revelation: her husband is alive, under the care of a young Afghani woman who’s hiding him from the Taliban. Though Ty knows Jeff’s return will mean the end for him and Jess, he joins the One Eyed Jacks and Black Ops, Inc. teams in a daring and dangerous rescue mission to bring a hero home.

 

Jeff is broken physically and emotionally, his memory of their life together lost, yet he and Jess desperately try to find their way back to each other—until an unexpected development helps them see the true way home, to the people they love.

 

You can find my review here

 

 

Wrecked

by Shiloh Walker

 

Whatever happened to Abigale Applegate?

 

She’s been wondering the same thing.

 

With her Hollywood dreams long gone, Abigale now has a nice, neat, uncomplicated life—until the day her perfect fiancé needs to talk. Dumped, a little more than shattered, and totally confused, Abigale turns to Zach, her best friend since forever, to help her pick up the pieces. He does it with a gift—a copy of Wreck This Journal. She can vent her frustrations, and sketch out a new plan. Zach just hopes he’s part of it. Because he’s been in love with Abigale his entire life.

 

When the journal falls into Zach’s hands, he discovers Abigale wants a new man. And fast. Nothing more than a hot distraction. Zach has a strategy, too. He’s going to be that man. It’s his last chance. Abigale might be out to shake up her life, but Zach’s out to reinvent it. Now,all he has to do is convince Abigale that life can go as planned.

 

You can find my review here

 

 

Drowning Tears of Sin series #1

by Rachel Firasek

 

 

"I Dare You"

 

Those words would change adrenaline junkie, Alice Harrison's life forever. She's a party girl that doesn't believe in love until she meets a man that only writes about it.


Seth James escaped his overbearing father and moved into one of the James family's vacant condos, hoping to create the music he loves in peace. But the fragile calm he's envisioned shatters when a tiny woman with a world full of energy bounces out of the elevator and nearly takes him out.


With the patience of a saint, Seth seeks the dark that keeps Alice from enjoying life. He challenges her to exorcise the demons in her past in order to discover the true meaning of love. But when the walls fall down, the hidden deceptions will bare the ugly truth about a woman drowning in sorrow and a man who may not know how to be her hero.

 

You can find my review here





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Wet & Wild Blog Hop with Skye Warren

 

Welcome to the Wet & Wild Blog Hop!

There are many blogs participating

please check out each stop on the hop for more chances to win some awesome prizes.

You will also be entered to win the Grand Prize

 

A $100 GC to Victoria's Secret

&

A digital gift Basket of books

 

Thanks to our wonderful hostess

Skye Warren

 

Summer is coming fast!

That means beach days, BBQ's, and tons of fun in the sun!

Now personally I am not a beach going kinda gal,

I head for the mountains in the summer...

As my kids hit the woods and the brook I sit on the deck and have one eye on them and one eye on my latest read!

The peacefulness of the woods on a mountainside

at our cabin is where I get to enjoy my summer fun time.

Where do you enjoy your summer fun time?

 

I am giving away a Kindle Ebook copy of
Forged In Steele by Maya Banks

so that you can grab a fun summer read, sit back, & relax!

Just fill out the rafflecopter below for your chance to win

and the first entry also counts as an entry for the grand prize,

so please leave your email addy on the comment, that way Skye can find you if you are the big winner!

Thanks for stopping by

 

 

 

 

Forged In SteeleThe KGI Series

release date 05/25/2013

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the U.S. government can’t…

Steele, a KGI team leader, is an enigma not even his team mates understand. His emotions are tightly locked down and nothing can break that icy exterior. Nothing except Maren Scofield, a doctor on a mission, a woman who has gotten under Steele’s skin and threatens to crack that unflappable cool he’s legendary for.

Steele is determined not to allow Maren past his carefully guarded defenses, but when she’s in danger, there’s no way he’ll allow anyone else to protect her. She’s hiding something. He’s sure of it. But he isn’t prepared for the shocking discovery her secrets reveal. Or how they will forever alter the course of his destiny. He has a decision to make. Hold tight and shut her out. Or take a chance on something more powerful than he’s ever faced. Love.

 

 

 

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Sinful Sirens Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Sinful Sirens Blog Hop!

Hosted by

Under the Covers

&

Guilty Pleasures

Thanks Ladies!!!!!

 

Wow!

Huge amount of blogs participating so that means

huge amount of prizes available for you to win.

Including my giveaway:

$10. Amazon GC

(open internationally)

 

Please fill out the Rafflecopter below for your chane to win

then hop on over to the other stops for more great prizes!

 

 

 

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Magic Touch Giveaway Hop and Swag Bonanza!!!

This Hop is hosted by author Kallysten and book blog Riverina Romantics.

In addition to individual prizes provided on each blog, we are offering assorted swag to the first 100 participants who simply tell us they want some!

See all details and sign up here.

 

 

 

 

The Magic Touch.....

To me, all books have a "Magic Touch"!

 Books are magic...

 They take you away to an imaginary world all their own.

 

You can go back in time

Be a detective

Fall in love

Go to a new planet

Befriend a vampire

 

There are so many places to be & people to see when you read a book!

 

But, for today (and this hop specifically) let's talk literal magic....

 

One of the first books (series) I read that included literal magic was author Lauren Dane's Witches Knot series:

 

 

 

                

 

This series not only got me hooked on the "Magic" theme but also on Lauren Dane and almost anything she has written!

 

 

 Now for some "magic" for you....

I am giving away a $10 Amazon GC so you can purchase some "magic" of your own!

Please fill out the rafflecopter form below for your chance to win
Then hop on over to the other blogs to see what "magic" they are giving away

 

 

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