Iris Blobel
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"Be an Angel Day" #Giveaway ~~ ( #win #Free #books )
"Fresh Beginnings", the third book in the "Beginnings" series was released at the start of this month.
A good reason to celebrate!
I'm giving away three ebooks of "Fresh Beginnings", and all can enter by following the prompts on the Rafflecopter app.
GOOD LUCK !!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Juliet Madison's release of STARSTRUCK IN SEATTLE
HAPPY RELEASE DAY!
Starstruck in Seattle (plus bumper giveaway)
Juliet Madison is celebrating the release of her third book
with Escape Publishing, STARSTRUCK IN SEATTLE, a contemporary romance novella
with a touch of magic (romagic).
Juliet tells us a
little about how this book came to be...
“I got the idea for
this story when Sleepless in
Seattle was on TV. I thought, instead of a call-in-radio show where
people ask for advice, what if there was a website that specialised in helping
people anonymously with their love dilemmas? So I thought up the idea for a
Love Coach, but as I like to do in many of my stories, I decided to give it a
slight magical twist, and gave the character of Lulu some other-worldly powers
that help her to give destiny a shove in the right direction. But, as Lulu
discovers, doing destiny’s work can be a pain in the wings, and may be more
challenging than she thought. ”
~ BUY NOW: >> STARSTRUCK IN SEATTLE is available
worldwide and you can buy it from all ebook retailers, including:
Amazon / Amazon UK / iTunes iBookstore / B&N Nook / Kobo / Booktopia / JB Hi-Fi / Google Play / ebooks.com / All Romance ebooks
~ You can also add it to Goodreads here,
and visit Juliet online at her website,
blog, facebook, and twitter.
~ GIVEAWAY>>
Juliet is giving away four prize packs of ebooks from Escape Publishing until
10th October (20 ebooks in total). See the prizes on offer and enter here:
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Here’s what you could win. Enter one or all of them!
#1 Fun, Fast, &
Fabulous novella pack:
Christmas Wishes, New year’s Kisses, and Valentine’s Dates by Rhian Cahill; I Dream of Johnny by Juliet Madison; The Virginity Mission by Cate Ellink;
and Bonjour Cherie by Robin Thomas.
Enter here:
#2 Escape from
Reality pack:
Fast Forward by
Juliet Madison; Red Moon by M.A.
Grant; Fish Out of Water by Ros
Baxter; King Hall by Scarlett Dawn.
Enter here:
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#3 Out and About
pack:
Matilda’s Freedom
by Téa Cooper; Getting Wild by Sarah
Barrie; Swift Runs The Heart by Mary
Brock Jones; Riding on Air by Maggie
Gilbert; Dark Oil by Nora James.
Enter here:
#4 Emotional
Rollercoaster pack:
Forget Me Not by
Nina Blake; Bound By Her Ring by
Nicole Flockton; Her Man from Shilo
by Robyn Richards; Finding Home by
Lauren McKellar; Under The Hood by
Juanita Kees.
Enter here:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck, and happy reading!
Astraea Pres Fan Fest - Win a Kindle and so much more!
Over 40 authors from Astraea Press authors have organised a Fan Fest ... A BIG ONE !!
The event will run on the 16 July from 9am to 9pm (USA - EST) with over 50 freebies and giveaways up for grabs. AS WELL A KINDLE FIRE. You can chat with authors and win prizes. But you don't have to wait a month to enter for the grand prize.
Enter below using the Rafflecopter.
In the meantime, you can keep up with the news and events about the Fan Fest at the Facebook Page or on Twitter.
GOOD LUCK !!
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Jean C. Joachim - Now and Forever: Callie's Story
ISBN: n.a.
My rating 4/5
Callie Richards led the life of a typical teenager until tragedy turned her world upside down. Rootless and lonely, she wanders into the life of Kyle Maine, a handsome young man three years her senior, who befriends her.
Over time, their friendship grows into love. Through the years, their devotion continues unabated through challenges and good times as she attends college and he raises his younger brother then Kyle makes an unexpected choice. This emotional and sensuous story of true love is the prequel to Now and Forever 1, a Love Story (published by Secret Cravings Publishing.)
My thoughts
This is a free read from Secret Cravings Publishing and is an in-between book in the Now and Forever series.
It's short, fast paced, but still was able to make me hold back a tear at the end. Joachim doesn't disappoint, she's a wonderful writer.
If you haven't read any books by Jean Joachim, grab the opportunity for this free read to find out what you've missed so far. And check out Tuesday Tales every week, to read more of Joachim's storie written to a prompt.
ebook Giveaway - Journey to Her Dreams
Journey to Her Dreams
ebook Giveaway
Hollie and Sam
live at opposites of the world and their lives couldn’t be more different, yet
they share something in common.
Hollie
Anderson is in her mid-twenties and living with her father, Murray, on a farm
just outside Launceston in Tasmania. Her mother died at childbirth and Murray
raised his daughter on his own. According to his own words he’s done a
bloody good job with it, too. Hollie has got the looks, she likes
her job at a local newspaper and loves the company of her friends, who go way
back to school days. Two of those are Alex and Davo … she should be happy,
right?
But lately Hollie’s dreams are literally keeping her from more than just having a decent sleep.
Apart from those dreams Hollie’s life is good. She enjoys life and her best friend Alex is a big part of it. The two young women have known each other since Kindergarten and have grown up together. They are a close team. At weekends they usually catch up with old school friends, like Davo, who is the oldest in their group and the one organising most get-togethers, or Ben, a primary teacher in Davenport and the one who has lately been the reason for the butterflies in Alex’s tummy.
During one of those nights out, Hollie meets Jeremy who has just moved into town. Jeremy seems to have everything a woman would like in a man, the looks, the money, the good job – and he knows it, too. Their relationship blossoms over the summer, but Jeremy knows that Hollie won’t fully commit to their new relationship until she makes sense of her dreams and what they stand for. So with the help from Alex and Davo, Jeremy organises a surprise birthday present which takes Hollie to Dublin … but what she discovers is so much more.
Sam Shaughnessy lives in Dublin, Ireland husband Padraic. Like Hollie, she works in advertising, though she is the Head of Advertising. She seems to have it all – a successful career, gorgeous looking husband, good looks and money.
But her life appears to crumble from underneath her and it’s when she meets Hollie and Davo that life all of a sudden takes a different turn. Sam as well will find more than she initially had looked for.
I'm giving away one free copy of "Journey to Her Dreams". This is an E-book (pdf) and is available for international winners. All you have to do is:
- comment on this post and either FB share or re-tweet this post (pls add the link).
- Winner will be chosen using Random.org
- This giveaway is open to International entrants.
- eBook Giveaway will end 3 December when I log in in the morning (Eastern Australian Time).
- Winner will be notified by email and announced on my blog.
FREE - Get a copy of Sweet Dreams Miss England
Okay .... I'm feeling generous today.
If you feel like a nice romance, set in London and Dublin (and a bit of Ireland) head over to Smashwords and get Sweet Dreams, Miss England FREE. It only lasts for a couple of days, so hurry! If you like it, of course I'd like you to leave a review or tell your friends!
Thanks !!!! The code you need to add is JA66A
Check out what other readers thought of SDME here.
Her heart was beating as if she had just run a marathon and it took all her strength to enter the hotel and ask for his room number. The hotel lift seemed to take forever to finally reach the third floor. She took a deep breath and knocked at the door. Nicky vaguely heard him say to come in.
“Hey, Miss England. I thought I was under strict instructions: Dinner only and that at a restaurant.”
Nicky felt her knees giving way underneath her. She felt her body shaking and wasn’t enjoying being there.
“Daniel, I cannot go out for dinner with you tonight,” she said very softly.
He moved closer to her, sensing that something was wrong.
“Daniel, I am married and even though my husband lives in the States, it doesn’t change the fact that we’re married.” Nicky felt the tears running down her face. “The thing is, though, since I’ve met you, all I do is think of you. I can’t get you out of my head. I keep thinking of the way you held me when we danced. I cannot sleep because I remember the way you kissed me.” She wiped away a few tears, and with a big sigh, went on, “I just cannot have dinner with you, because I have to do what is right and that means I shouldn’t see you again. I am really, really sorry.”
Daniel just looked at her for a while. The silence made her nervous and uneasy. Nicky wanted to say something, but he held his finger in front of her lips to stop her. He took her face in his hands and looked right at her.
“You did come, though. Please don’t go,” he whispered. He moved forward to her and gently kissed her. Nicky moved back, but he held onto her hand and pulled her closer. He kissed her again and she felt herself slowly giving in to him. She had yearned for his kisses for such a long time and didn’t want to fight them any longer. They had already made her too weak. He touched her neck with his lips, gently moving his hands down her arms to her waist, slipping his hands under her shirt, caressing her back. His kisses felt like an exciting rush to her body, something so gentle, but at the same time wanting, like she hadn’t known before. He looked into her eyes as if to get her okay, picked her up in his arms and eased her onto the bed. Nicky’s body trembled as Daniel kissed every inch of her body while removing her clothes. She enjoyed the way she was being loved in such a caring yet passionate way.
Another Giveaway on Goodreads :-)
For shipping within Australia only - sorry folks!
Book Giveaway of "Sweet Dreams, Miss England"
Win!
I am giving away one free copy of my book "Sweet Dreams, Miss England" to one of you lucky blog readers.
It's Easy !
To enter, you must follow this blog publicly through Google Friend Connect to the right (not anonymously please). That's it! No point system, no following twitter or FB - though re-posting would be appreciated
The giveaway runs with the publishing of this post until Saturday 2 July 2011 when I'll get up and start my laptop - Melbourne / Sydney Australia time. The contest is open to everyone!
What else would I like you to do?
Easy again. Post a comment and let me know about your favourite book and why.
The winner will be drawn the old fashioned way. I write everyone's name onto a piece of paper, place them all in a bucket and let my girl choose the winner.
Good luck and thanks for getting this event on the way - as I said, I'd appreciate a bit of re-posting!
What others had to say about SDME:
Jamie:
I just got done reading this book and I had to sit down and write this review right away! The ending is really sad in a "P.S. I Love You" sort of way. This is one of those books that I probably would NOT have picked up if I hadn't been asked to read and review it.
The story itself is about Nicky who is a young mother of two little girls and wife to an actor who doesn't even live on the same continent as her due to work commitments. Basically, Nicky is raising her two children as a "single parent." One day Nicky decides that she's going to meet two women who have created a fan page for her absentee husband and this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But this also where a "tiny" wrinkle gets thrown Nicky's way and his name is Daniel. Daniel the PRESENT fun loving Irish man.
In the beginning it did take me a little bit to get into the story, all the extra back-story was a little distracting to me. All of the characters are a VERY unique that are possibly people that you know in real life. The overall story (minus the extra back-story) is a story that is very real and very relate able
Cheryl "Mash":
At the request from the author, a PB copy was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book):
She could still hear Daniel's grandmother saying, "Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path".
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor whose work requires him to be in Los Angeles. When Nicky meets Daniel, a fun-loving, spontaneous man from Ireland, she realizes how much joy and passion are missing from her marriage, and consequently her life. Nicky is torn between her marriage to Shane and her love for this Irish charmer.
My Thoughts and Opinion: After finishing and digesting this book, I sit here very torn. I will try to write this review solely on the book and not the interjection of my beliefs. I will, however, say that I do not condone the main character, Nicky's, actions. I found it very hard to relate with the character Nicky because of the story line but once I took a step back and analyzed just "the book", I could see that she did have some good qualities. The author's writing style quite surprised me as a debut author. She wrote this story with a fluid, flowing and detailed account of the plot. The narrative, characters, emotions and descriptions of the settings were written in such a seasoned style that her words were conveyed with the ability to form vivid imagery. The relationships between characters profound and meaningful on many levels . I thought that this would be another typical love story and would know the ending, but, the author delivered an unexpected twist which left me with thought provoking questions. (I will not include spoilers in this review). Overall, a very well written novel from a very talented writer.
My Rating: 4
What else would I like you to do?
Easy again. Post a comment and let me know about your favourite book and why.
The winner will be drawn the old fashioned way. I write everyone's name onto a piece of paper, place them all in a bucket and let my girl choose the winner.
Good luck and thanks for getting this event on the way - as I said, I'd appreciate a bit of re-posting!
What others had to say about SDME:
Jamie:
I just got done reading this book and I had to sit down and write this review right away! The ending is really sad in a "P.S. I Love You" sort of way. This is one of those books that I probably would NOT have picked up if I hadn't been asked to read and review it.
The story itself is about Nicky who is a young mother of two little girls and wife to an actor who doesn't even live on the same continent as her due to work commitments. Basically, Nicky is raising her two children as a "single parent." One day Nicky decides that she's going to meet two women who have created a fan page for her absentee husband and this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But this also where a "tiny" wrinkle gets thrown Nicky's way and his name is Daniel. Daniel the PRESENT fun loving Irish man.
In the beginning it did take me a little bit to get into the story, all the extra back-story was a little distracting to me. All of the characters are a VERY unique that are possibly people that you know in real life. The overall story (minus the extra back-story) is a story that is very real and very relate able
Cheryl "Mash":
At the request from the author, a PB copy was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (from back of book):
She could still hear Daniel's grandmother saying, "Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path".
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor whose work requires him to be in Los Angeles. When Nicky meets Daniel, a fun-loving, spontaneous man from Ireland, she realizes how much joy and passion are missing from her marriage, and consequently her life. Nicky is torn between her marriage to Shane and her love for this Irish charmer.
My Thoughts and Opinion: After finishing and digesting this book, I sit here very torn. I will try to write this review solely on the book and not the interjection of my beliefs. I will, however, say that I do not condone the main character, Nicky's, actions. I found it very hard to relate with the character Nicky because of the story line but once I took a step back and analyzed just "the book", I could see that she did have some good qualities. The author's writing style quite surprised me as a debut author. She wrote this story with a fluid, flowing and detailed account of the plot. The narrative, characters, emotions and descriptions of the settings were written in such a seasoned style that her words were conveyed with the ability to form vivid imagery. The relationships between characters profound and meaningful on many levels . I thought that this would be another typical love story and would know the ending, but, the author delivered an unexpected twist which left me with thought provoking questions. (I will not include spoilers in this review). Overall, a very well written novel from a very talented writer.
My Rating: 4
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