Giveaways [Closed]

Both of my most recent giveaways, for Remembrance by Michelle Madow and Shining In Crimson by Robert S. Wilson have now ended! I am very happy to have been able to host these giveaways! Thanks so much to both authors for allowing me to share these great books with my readers! I will post the winners in the morning! Good luck to everybody!

Want an e-version copy of Remembrance by Michelle Madow?

Here's your chance to win an e-version of Remembrance by Michelle Madow!! I was fortunate enough to get a copy to review! I recommend this book as it was very well-written and engaging!  This giveaway will run from 12:01 EST 11/18 until 11/28 12:01 EST.  Make sure to also check out the book and the Transcend Time saga on Goodreads or purchase a copy at Amazon .

(Read my review here [or it's the next post down] if you haven't already seen it!)

Remembrance by Michelle Madow {Book Review}

I came across this book via the authors blog, Michelle Madow's Blog. Upon reading the description, I felt like it had great potential to be a really interesting story.  I'm not normally one who is interested in stories about reincarnation, but this story is much more than a "reincarnation story".

There is a lot of great character development in this book. The MC, Lizzie Davenport, is your typical high school girl, not quite fitting into her boyfriend's world of "jocks". I was a little underwhelmed by her boyfriend, Jeremy's character, but I think that due to this fact, it sets up a stronger connection for what happens later in the book.

Anyway, the story starts off with setting the stage for the decline of Lizzie & Jeremy's relationship at the onset of the new school year.  In addition to relationship problems, in comes Drew -- a new student, who Lizzie immediately feels a connection with, even though she can't quite figure out why she feels so strongly.

The book progresses throughout the year and interactions transpire between Lizzie and Drew.  You start to find inklings of a prior connection between the two, though not from modern day.  It is done in such a way, through "flashbacks" that are well written and very interesting.

Towards the end of the book, there is good suspense built leading to the denouement.  I was really invested and pulling for Lizzie and Drew to work through what they were facing, and I'm glad that Ms. Madow crafted the book the way she did!  I will definitely be reading the books that follow this one, as this is book 1 of her Transcend Time saga .

Overall, this was a very pleasant reading experience. The only things that gave me a little pause were Jeremy's character and the fact that this story is basically an expansion of Taylor Swift's Love Story video.  Overall, taking a concept that you find elsewhere and making it your own can be very interesting, but when I first found the story, I thought that it was a completely original idea.  Not a huge thing, but it slightly lessened the experience for me.  I would definitely recommend this story as it was well written, interesting, and definitely draws you in/keeps you involved!

Ms. Madow has been very generous in allowing me to offer up a copy of her ebook for you, my dear readers, to win!  My next post will be the giveaway!

Also, be sure to check out the book on Goodreads and buy a copy on Amazon!

*Note* I was given a copy to review and Ms. Madow is providing the e-version for the giveaway. My opinions here are 100% my own, honest, and in no way affected by any outside source.

Would you like an ebook copy of Shining in Crimson?

My wonderful husband has been generous enough to offer up 10 (yes, 10!!) copies of his ebook, Shining in Crimson (the first book in his Empire of Blood series).  I'm very excited to be able to promote the book and host a giveaway so that you, dear readers, can read it as well!

This is a vampire novel, but not like most of the other vampire novels you have read. * As a note *, just to be clear, this is not a YA novel. Not to say it is extremely graphic, but it is a horror novel.  So, if you're offended by gore, violence, and profanity, please don't enter as I want this to be a positive experience for all.  That being said, on to the info!! =)


  Set in a dystopian, religiously-demented American Empire, the city of Las Vegas is no longer a city of sin. Now called Necropolis, it is a city that eats sin. The vampires of Necropolis wait patiently for the Empire's weekly drop off of guilty Penitents; sinners and criminals full of fresh blood.


  Hank Evans is one of those Penitents and he would gladly let the vampires take every drop of his blood if it weren’t for one detail: Toby. Toby is Hank’s only son. Now, Hank must do whatever it takes to escape the city of the dead and save his son from an Empire as bloodthirsty as the vampires it uses to keep its people in line.


  "A big-scale vampire thriller that changes the rules."--Scott Nicholson, They Hunger

I'm so excited to have been along for the ride during this process.  It has been amazing watching him write this novel and then to see the response from people who have read it!  Any questions along the way about the book or the giveaway, please let me know!  Thanks!! =)

Also, if you don't have an eReader, it is available for purchase in paperback and hardback.

(***Note*** Rafflecopter form for entering the giveaway is visible after clicking "click here for more", if you're reading this on the homepage... if you're not, it should be nice & visible! any trouble entering, please let me know!)

Getting Points with SuperPoints! (hopefully!!)

Are you using SuperPoints ?  I came across this site a month or so ago and I'm just now really starting to see the benefit in using it!  I'm to the point where I'm about to get three (albeit small) gift cards.  What made all the difference is I now have 4 people who have signed up under me.  I'm hoping to get that last, elusive 5th person signed up under me so that I can move from Gold to Platinum status.  If you haven't signed up, would you consider using one of my invite codes?  It is referral only -- so, you do need a code/invite to get started.  Also, if you have any questions at all about it, I'll do my best to help answer or point you in the right direction (as I'm still pretty new myself).

One tip I can share is that you definitely want to make sure to verify your email and fill out your profile as that will move you along and get you more SuperLucky Button clicks per day, which can really pay out!  Thanks for taking a moment to read this!

If you try the link and it doesn't work, just leave me a comment as they are only good for one person, but I have more!

Referral links:

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Prefense Hand Sanitizer Winner Announced!!

And now my first giveaway is done -- and I have my first winner.  I hope she's as excited as I am!!  =)

  Congratulations to Donna Kozar!!  I have emailed you!  Check your email when you get a chance!


  Thanks so much to everyone who entered! This was a lot of fun!  I have another giveaway starting Monday and more in the works!  Thanks for being a part of my blog!!  ♥

This is HUGE! =)

As some of you might know, my husband is an author! He has published a novella, the first novel in a series, and now a short story.  Today, his novella, The Quiet , was featured on Ereader News Today's Daily Bargain Kindle Book section.  This has been extremely big as far as promotion and exposure.  In the 12 hours since it's been posted, he's sold over 200 copies, today alone!  =)  If you haven't checked this out, you should!  Here's the description:
"James Benton might be the last man on earth. Racing to get to work, he finds random abandoned cars, smoldering pile-ups, and something even stranger. Everywhere he goes there's no grass, no people, not even a bird in the sky. Alone in a barren world, James travels west in search of someone, anyone who might have survived The Quiet."

Also, I'll provide links to his book and short story as well.  He's very talented, I'm very proud of him, and it has been really exciting watching everything unfold!

Here's the description and links:

"Set in a dystopian, religiously-demented American Empire, the city of Las Vegas is no longer a city of sin. Now called Necropolis, it is a city that eats sin. The vampires of Necropolis wait patiently for the Empire's weekly drop off of guilty Penitents; sinners and criminals full of fresh blood. Hank Evans is one of those Penitents and he would gladly let the vampires take every drop of his blood if it weren’t for one detail: Toby. Toby is Hank’s only son. Now, Hank must do whatever it takes to escape the city of the dead and save his son from an Empire as bloodthirsty as the vampires it uses to keep its people in line. "A big-scale vampire thriller that changes the rules."–Scott Nicholson, They Hunger"

Check out his book, Shining in Crimson, the first book in the Empire of Blood series here: Shining in Crimson: Kindle version, Shining in Crimson: paperback version , Shining in Crimson: Hardback version

And his short story, What Happens in Vegas (an Empire of Blood story), free download at Smashwords

Exciting!!!

So, I'm starting to get some real interest in my Prefense Giveaway, which is exciting!  Have had a pretty active past couple weeks for one of the new companies that I have started working with, which is great (though I hate that the "busy" time is coming to an end already until next "quarter")..  We have two new clients who are looking to sign on with Wilson Book Services, which is also HUGE and exciting =)   All in all, other than some stress due to frustrating situations that are mostly out of my hands, things are definitely headed in a good direction!  I haven't had as much time as I'd like for reading here lately (largely due to having to read so many short stories as of late, but it's for a good cause!!), but hoping that will turn around soon.

   Also, made a decision to "take a step back" so to speak in one area having to do with work that hopefully will provide a good opportunity to handle a situation that's been nagging for a little while ($$ related)..  So, keep your fingers crossed for me that it'll work out like I'm hoping it will!

Take care, dear readers!  Sorry I've been a bit quiet here lately, just had a lot (!!!) going on taking up my time..  I'll try to do a better job of staying in touch!

NaNoWriMo 2011 begins!

Going to keep this short as I am nearly worded our for the night from getting my novel started, but I am pleasantly surprised by how well the words flowed tonight!  I still need to make somewhat of a "how NaNoWriMo has gone for me in the past" post, but don't have it in me tonight.  I was *hoping* that I could get a word count widget up tonight, but alas and alack, they are not yet ready.  So, I'll just make the declaration here!  My word count so far is 2688 out of 50,000!!  I'm on my way!  Haha -- according to the new (or new to me) stat information on the page, at this rate, I'll hit 50K by November 18th!  I'm counting it more as padding for the days that don't go so well!   Must sleep now as I have a big project in the morning.  Night all!  For those of you NaNoing, hope your night went well.  If it didn't, tomorrow is a new day -- just keep at it!

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