Friday, September 30, 2011

Giveaway: Forever Texas Tour

Thanks to Brianne Beers of Forever/ Hachette, I am giving away up to 3 sets of both books.

Description of Don't Mess With Texas by Christie Craig:

Nikki Hunt thought her night couldn't get worse when her no-good, cheating ex ditched her at dinner, sticking her with the bill. Then she found his body stuffed in the trunk of her car and lost her two-hundred-dollar meal all over his three-thousand-dollar suit. Now not only is Nikki nearly broke, she's a murder suspect.

Former cop turned PI, Dallas O'Connor knows what it's like to be unjustly accused. But one look at the sexy-though skittish-suspect tells him she couldn't hurt anyone. The lead detective, Dallas's own brother, has the wrong woman and Dallas hopes a little late-night "undercover" work will help him prove it . . .

Description of Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves:

HE'S THE MAN OF HER DREAMS . . .

In a world full of frogs, Alison Carter is determined to find her prince. Maybe her dating past is more Titanic than Love Boat, but she's seen enough happy marriages to know that true love is possible. No matter what, she won't give up on happily-ever-after. If she can't find Mr. Right, she'll simply hire someone who can.

SHE JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET

When Brandon Scott inherits a successful matchmaking business, he thinks his prayers have been answered. Set up a few lonely ladies, collect the fee, how hard can it be? No one needs to know he's not really a professional matchmaker-especially not his first client, the beautiful, spirited Alison. Soon he's falling for her-and her dreams of kids and carpools. But Alison is getting close to figuring out his secret, and if she learns he's deceived her too, she'll walk right out the door, taking Brandon's heart with her.
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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is only open to U.S.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address

Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.

This giveaway will end on Friday, October 14th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.

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Giveaway: SO NEAR by Liza Gyllenhaal

Thanks to Jessica Butler of the Penguin Group, I am giving away 2 copies of So Near.

Book Description:

From the author of Local Knowledge comes a poignant novel about a young couple's road back from tragedy.

In the aftermath of a devastating loss, Cal and Jenny Horigan's marriage is unraveling. Both are plagued by guilt, unable to seek comfort from one another. Burdened by remorse, they begin to lose sight of the love that once anchored them-together with their sense of right and wrong. 

As the Horigans try different ways to deal with their pain, a new acquaintance seems to offer the support they desperately need-though at times they are unsure whether his guidance is leading them back to each other or further apart... 

About Liza Gyllenhaal:

If there is an author who knows that the path to what matters is not always a straight and easy one, it’s Liza Gyllenhaal. A graduate of the University of Iowa Writing Workshop , she spent many years in publishing and advertising, founding her own advertising agency, building it into a highly successful business, and then selling it a few years back to devote herself to her first love: writing.
 
Now her second novel is set against the background of a close-knit town in upstate New York that is reeling from the current recession, Liza Gyllenhaal’s SO NEAR is an exploration of the dynamics of family and friendship, longing and passion, loss and redemption.
 
Liza Gyllenhaal is a published poet, and former chairperson and current board member of The Academy of American Poets, which sponsors National Poetry Month.  She and her husband divide their time between New York City and the Berkshires.

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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is only open to U.S.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address

Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.

This giveaway will end on Friday, October 14th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb

Set in contemporary Vietnam with flashbacks to 1960's/70's communism, Old Man Hung is said to make the best pho (a beef noodle soup)in the city of Hanoi.  However, you have to find him first!  He has to move his cart to different places around the city to keep the police off his tail.  He use to have a space that he rented by between the rent increases and the bribes he had to give the cops, he couldn't afford it anymore.  He has loyal customers and word spreads like wildfire to the exact location of his cart from day to day.

Old Man Hung is like a father to Binh, who lost his father Dao to a communist work camp.  Old Man Hung is like a grandfather to Bihn's son, Tu.  Tu is a tour guide.

One day Maggie a Vietnamese woman who grew up in America, shows up at the Pho cart.  She asks Old Man Hung to try to remember everything he can about her father, Ly Van Hai, to help her locate him.  He was an artist during the Ho Chi Minh regime.  Maggie also works for an art museum in Hanoi and hires Tu to take her around on business.

Art, family, relationships, Pho, and communist regimes are all included in The Beauty of Humanity Movement.  It is a beautifully written story with well developed and memorable characters. 

I especially love Old Man Hung.  He is a witty, kind, and intelligent man with great knowledge of human nature.  He is who Bihn and his son, Tu turn to and watch out for.  The Beauty of Humanity Movement is a delight and I didn't want it to end.  This book is a must read for those who love literary fiction with a splash of foreign history.

5/5

Thanks to Doubleday Canada for this book.  

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Giveaway: The Book of Life By Stuart Nadler

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hachette Book Group, I am giving away 3 copies of The Book of Life.

Description of The Book of Life:

Forced together on a trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island, a father and son attempt to renew their bond over lobster, cigarettes, and a buried secret. A pure-hearted artist finds his devotion cruelly tested, while his true love tries to repent for the biggest mistake of her life. Unwittingly thrust into an open marriage, a man struggles to reconnect with his newly devout son. And in the book's daring first story, an arrogant businessman begins a forbidden affair during the High Holidays.

Written in clear, crystalline prose, The Book of Life comprises seven stunning tales about faith, family, grief, love, temptation, and redemption that signal the arrival of a bold and exciting new writer.

About Stuart Nadler:

Stuart Nadler is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was awarded a Truman Capote Fellowship and a Teaching-Writing Fellowship. Recently, he was the Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellow at the University of Wisconsin. His fiction has appeared in The Atlantic.
 
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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is only open to U.S.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address

Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, October 12th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Love At Absolute Zero by Christopher Meeks

At 32 years old, Gunnar just earned tenure as a physicist at the University of Wisconsin.  He takes this as a sign that it is time for him to find a wife.  He has a three day break from work and decides that he must find a wife in that time however, he understands very little about love and relationships.  He enlists the help of his two friends/ colleagues to find a scientific method of finding his soul mate.

This new method meets with hilarious results, while all the time the reader can't help but root for Gunnar.  In three days time he gets Lasik eye surgery on his eyes, braces, and a new hair style, all to appear more attractive to women.  He goes to two speed dating events.  The first one with disastrous consequences. 
Gunnar finds love on the third night but Kara is from Denmark.  Should he risk his tenure to follow ?  He has never been outside of Wisconsin, let alone outside of North America.  He could go there and work as a visiting professor at the Niels Bohr Institute.

I must admit I was a little nervous accepting a review copy of this book.  I loved Christopher Meeks first novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century however, science scares me.  I also don`t always enjoy romance.  I usually like historical fiction or literary fiction that has an element of romance but not as the main plot. 

I need not have worried! Christopher Meeks pulled it off  beautifully.  He was able to explain the science, so that even I could understand it and actually enjoy it.  This is true literary fiction.  It has romance but so much more!  Meeks has a biting sense of humor and has created quirky yet totally believable characters.  This book is a must read for literary fiction lovers. 

4.5/5

Love at Absolute Zero and Christopher Meeks are currently on tour through Premier Virtual Author Book Tours.  There are more reviews, guest posts, and giveaways of the book happening right now.  To follow the tour go here, to view the schedule.  Also, for the duration of the tour you can buy the ebook for only .99 cents at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Please note that I am the coordinator of the Love of Absolute Zero Tour but it in no way influenced my opinion of the book.  My review is my honest and true feelings of the book.

Also reviewed by:
Raging Biblomania
Alive on the Shelves
Book Briefs
Booksie`s Blog
A Casual Reader`s Blog
She Treads Softly
This Miss Loves to Read
From the TBR Pile
Butterfly-O-Meter

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday now has it's very own blog, Mailbox Monday.  It is also on tour and is being hosted by  Amused by Books in September.

Here are the books I received last week:

 Another unsolicited book from St. Martin's Press.  It actually sounds quite good to me however, it is like 13th in a series that I haven't read.  Does anyone know if it can be read as a stand alone book?
 This is another unsolicited book that sound good to me.  I will be hosting a giveaway of it soon, so stay tuned.









 I wanted to get this book at the BEA back in May but had trouble getting there early enough to get it.  My feet were killing me and I was so tired, I had to sleep in a bit.  The old saying is true, "you snooze, you loose."  Thanks to Liz Leong of Doubleday.  Stay tuned, I will be hosting a giveaway of this book.
This is another book I missed getting at the BEA in May.  Thanks to Net Galley, I now have the ebook.





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The Doll by Daphne du Maurier

The Doll is a short story written by Daphne du Maurier that was lost for over 70 years.  According to The Guardian, it was first published in 1937 and hadn't been published again until recently.

Dr. E. Strongman finds a mysterious diary washed up on the shore.  The author of it is unknown and some of it is illegible and has some pages missing.  However, Dr. Strongman writes a paper on it.

It is most certainly written by a man obsessed with a woman named, Rebecca.  We learn that she is a violinist and met the unknown man at a party.  He later starts coming to her flat. 
"Before I left she showed me round her tiny flat. There was a little scullery place she used for a kitchen, a poky bathroom, and her own small bedroom which was furnished like a nun's cell, quite plain and bare. There was another room leading from the studio, but she did not show me this."
Rebecca does eventually show him the other room, to introduce him to Julio.  He turns out to be a very evil looking mechanical doll.  The he persistently asks Rebecca why she has this doll, she never tells him.  He becomes more and more obsessed with her and the doll.
This is a pretty creepy story about obsession.  Very well written and great character development.  I highly recommend it, especially for those who can't get enough of Daphne du Mauier.  Click on The Guardian to read it.
Also reviewed by:
Crisbookarama
Short Story Monday is hosted by John at The Book Mine Set.


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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Winners: In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda

Thanks again to Liz Leong of Doubleday for making this giveaway possible.
 
The winners are

Ann
Holden

Congratulations!  Please respond to my email within two days to claim your book.

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Winners: Loose Diamonds by Amy Ephron

Thanks again to Andy Dodds of William Morrow for making this giveaway possible.

The winners are

Patricia
Holden

Congratulations!  Please respond to my email within two days to claim your book.

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Winner: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Thanks again to Lisa of TLC Book Tours and the author, Jesmyn Ward for making this giveaway possible.

The winner is

Ann (No response)
Darlene

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Winner: The Last Seal by Richard Denning

Thanks again to the author, Richard Denning for making this giveaway possible.

The winner is

Patricia N.

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Winner: Call Me When You Land by Michael Schiavone

Thanks again to Allison Kirby of JKS Communications and Michael Schiavone for making this giveaway possible.

The Winner is

Margie

Congratulations!  Please respond to the email I sent you within 2 days to claim your book.

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Winner: Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey

Thanks again to Lisa of TLC Book Tours and to Juliet Grey for making this giveaway possible.

The winner is

Colleen

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Giveaway: Following Atticus by Tom Ryan

Thanks to Chelsey Emmelhainz of William Morrow, I am giving away one copy of Following Atticus.

Book Description:

Following Atticus is the remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime. This is author Tom Ryan’s inspiring tale of how he and his miniature schnauzer companion, the “Little Buddha” Atticus M. Finch, attempted to scale all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four thousand foot White Mountains twice in the dead of winter. It is a story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit that’s as thrilling as Into Thin Air and featuring the most endearing and unforgettable canine protagonist since Marley and Me.

About Tom Ryan:

Tom Ryan is the founder of the Newburyport, Massachusetts, newspaper the Undertoad and served as its publisher and editor for more than a decade. In 2007 he moved to the White Mountains of New Hampshire with miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch. Over the last five years, Tom and Atticus have climbed more than 450 four-thousand-foot peaks. After raising thousands of dollars for Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the pair was inducted into the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Hall of Fame. Tom currently writes the popular The Adventures of Tom & Atticus column in the Northcountry News and Mountainside Guide, and the blog The Adventures of Tom & Atticus. Tom and Atticus live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is only open to U.S.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address

Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.

This giveaway will end on Friday, October 7th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.


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Giveaway and Review: Help for Writers by Roy Peter Clark

The subtitle of this book is 210 Solutions to the Problem Every Writer faces.  I decided to accept a review copy of this book to see if there were any tips that a book blogger could use in writing reviews.

Though there wasn't a specific chapter dedicated to writing book reviews, there were a lot of useful tips.  The book is divided in to seven steps of the writing process.  The most useful step for me was step four: Looking for Language.  If I am searching for a word to use, the first place I usually go to is a thesaurus or dictionary.  However, there are so many other great places to find words.  For instance, one I know some of you book bloggers already do is to keep a list of new words you come across in your reading.  There is even a meme going around for that.

I often catch myself writing in cliche' and wonder if it is really appropriate Clark says it's okay to have some.  He does suggest "When tempted by a cliche', give yourself one minute to think of an alternative."  To help with this write it down and then write down alternative words and phrases.

This book is full of ideas for writers.  If you are a writer you may very well find this book helpful.

About Roy Peter Clark:

Roy Peter Clark, a Ph.D. in medieval literature, is Vice President and Senior Scholar of the world-renowned Poynter Institute. The author or editor of 14 professional books, he is founding director of the National Writer's Workshops, regional conferences that attract 5,000 writers annually. His 50 tools, published in abbreviated form on the Poynter Website (www.poynter.org), have already gained foothold worldwide. 

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hachette Book Group, I am giving away up to three copies of this book.

1-10 people who enter = one copy
11-12 people who enter= two copies
13 or more people who enter= three copies

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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is only open to U.S and Canada.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address

Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.

This giveaway will end on Friday, October 7th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.

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