Thursday, October 18, 2012

Giveaway: ESCAPE by Perihan Magden


Thanks to Emily LaBeaume of Wunderkind PR, I am giving away one copy of Escape.

Book Description:

It is a quietly haunting story about a single mother who is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her daughter.  No one, not anyone, can be trusted.  And when anyone gets too close or makes a wrong move, the mother is quick to respond – either by moving on or, when necessary, “teaching them a lesson.”  The “Moon Unit,” as mother and daughter lovingly call themselves, stays as isolated from society as possible.  They move from hotel to hotel, all over the world, sometimes staying for only a few hours, sometimes for months on end. 

They are running from a past the mother refuses to discuss and from a future she cannot stand to face.  ESCAPE is the portrait of a single mother who has been harried to a point where she believes society to be pure evil.  She has, quite simply, had enough.  From this dangerous point of view, defending the one person you love more than anything, your child, can easily and quickly get out of hand … and cross the border between sanity and insanity …

Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, calls Magden "one of the most inventive and outspoken writers of our time" and Mehmet Murat Somer compares Magden to Patricia Highsmith when it comes to finding a way to make her readers empathize with the criminally insane.

About Perihan Magden:

Born in Istanbul, Perihan Magden has written novels, poetry, and a column in Turkey’s national daily newspaper, Radikal. She is the author of two novels currently available in English, Messenger Boy Murders and 2 Girls, as well as Escape and The Companion. 

2 Girls was made into film by director Kutlug Ataman and premiered at the 2005 London Film Festival. Her novels have been translated into eighteen languages, including German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, and Dutch. She is an honorary member of British PEN and winner of the Grand Award for Freedom of Speech by the Turkish Publishers Association.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Giveaway: Blood Bonds by Levi Montgomery

Thanks to Leah Gonzalez of Novel Publicity, I am giving away the choice of one signed print copy or the eBook of Blood Bonds.  If you live in the U.S. or Canada, you can have your choice.  If international, you will receive the eBook.

Book Description:

Immortality is the birthright of youth.

The young are going to live forever, and they know it. When you’re young, you can cut your hand with a dirty piece of bottle glass from the town dump, and it’s okay, because you’re going to live forever. There will be no pain and no blood. There will be no regrets. You can lie to your best friend, you can steal the very substance of his dreams, and pay no price, because you’re immortal.

When the shadow finally sweeps you up in its slow omnipotent crawl, it is not life that you are leaving behind. It is youth. It is the immortality of belief, of knowing that you can cut your hand, you can kiss a girl, you can steal from your blood brother and never pay a price.

How many of us go our entire lives and never see the evil that waits for us under our skins, behind the thin veneer of neckties and fingernail polish?

About Levi Montgomery:

Levi Montgomery lives in the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife have been married over thirty years and have six children, including four active-duty US military personnel and one veteran.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Review & Giveaway: The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye

I LOVED Peter Geye's first novel, Safe From the Sea, that I jumped at the chance to read his second novel!

Lighthouse Road moves back and forth between two different time periods, 1890’s and 1920’s.  In the 1890s, young Thea Eide, is sent on a voyage from Norway to Lake Superior, Minnesota.  She is to meet up with her uncle but finds out he has turned mad and it wouldn’t be safe for her to go to him.  With the help of one of the big men in town, Hosea Grimm , Thea lands a job as cook at a logging village. 

Soon, she finds herself pregnant and she has her son, Odd.  However, she dies soon after giving birth. Hosea Grimm takes over  custody of Odd and raises him, like a son.  He also has a "daughter"  Rebekah, who has her own very odd story.  As these four characters intertwine and tell their story, it becomes that nothing in this tangled story is as it seems.  There are many secrets and Hosea is at the center of all of them.

I am not going to go into much detail here at the risk of giving out spoilers.  Lighthouse Road is very different than Safe From the Sea.  Sure, it centers around character relationships and has great character development but that is where the similarities end.  The writing is colder in a way, as cold as the landscape described, yet still brilliant. 
Brilliantly different than anything I have ever read before. 

My recommendation:  If you want to read a Peter Geye novel, I suggest you start with Safe From the Sea.  It is written more like a typical well written novel and you most likely fall in love with Peter Geye and want to read more.  Lighthouse Road is definitely a more challenging novel so I recommend you read it next.  I cannot recommend both novels high enough and can hardly wait to see what Peter Geye has in store for us next!

4.5/5

Thanks to Caitlin Hamilton Summie of Unbridled Books, I am giving away one copy of Lighthouse Road.  This giveaway is open to the U. S. and Canada and ends on October 30, 2012.  Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Mailbox Monday

For October, Mailbox Monday is being hosted at the Mailbox Monday blog. 

This is what I received last week:

September/October 2012 Issue of the gift subscription from my dear BIL.








Thanks to the author, Angela Shelton for this book.  The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton will be on tour in November with Premier Virtual Author Book Tours.










Angela Shelton also sent me this book from her great children's series!




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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Giveaway: 50 Ways to Play: BDSM For Nice People by Debra and Don Macloed

Thanks to Brianne Beers of Media Connect, I am giving away one copy of 50 Ways to Play: BDSM For Nice People.

Book Description:

For the millions of readers who have been inspired by the steamy bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey to throw a bit more spice into their sex lives, this simple and highly accessible guide to BDSM (Bondage, Dominance, Sadism, and Masochism) features 50 edgy and erotic adventures to sample. Warning: you should try this at home!

From turning your ho hum bedroom into a “Red Room of Desire,” to exploring the fine art of Japanese rope bondage—and a few other ideas perhaps better not mentioned in polite company—50 Ways to Play invites couples who might otherwise think of themselves as “average” or “nice” to walk on the wild side. According to husband-and-wife writers Debra and Don Macleod, sex should pack a punch—it’s meant to catch you off guard. The fifty sexy and surprising “ways to play” offered up in this book are guaranteed to turn up the heat in your sex life.

About the authors:

Written by the bestselling husband and wife team  Debra and Don Macleod, who wrote Lube Jobs: A Woman's Guide to Great Maintenance Sex, Lip Service: A His and Hers Guide to the Art of Oral Sex and Seduction, and The French Maid: And 21 More Naughty Sex Fantasies to Surprise and Arouse Your Man. Their books have been covered widely in newspapers across the country including The New York Times and USA Today and been awarded “Best in Bed” by Women’s Health Magazine.

In her various capacities as a marriage and divorce mediator, a couples’ communication and conflict resolution specialist, Debra has helped thousands of couples resolve their problems and improve their relationships. For more information, visit her website debramacleod.com. 

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Giveaway: The Eighth Wonder by Kimberly Young

Thanks to Liz Mensching of Bohlsen Group, I am giving away 5 copies of  The Eighth Wonder.

Book Description:

Kimberly Young was homebound for almost five months on doctor’s orders before being released from medical rest. The first place she went? A bridge.

Built in 1882, the Kinzua Bridge in Pennsylvania was once dubbed the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World,’ and once held the record for the tallest and longest railroad bridge in the world. This historic landmark is also the setting of Young’s new novel, The Eighth Wonder. Incredibly, Young wrote her debut novel without ever having seen the bridge in person.

“I was homebound while writing my novel, and I needed a place for the characters to meet, but I wasn’t familiar with the region,” Young said. “I looked up landmarks and discovered The Kinzua Bridge.”

Young, a psychologist and renowned Internet addiction specialist, likens her story to a modern- day Bridges of Madison County, and admits there are many similarities between herself and the story’s protagonist.

“Like Nicole, I relocated to Pennsylvania to take care of my dying father,” Young said. “Nicole’s fictitious profession is similar to my day job as well, so the beginning of the novel is very true to my own life story.”

With significant connections to Young’s personal and professional lives, and with historical significance to the Pennsylvania region, The Eighth Wonder portrays a delicate balance of romance and a life-changing affair that leads to a bittersweet ending.
For more information, visit  http://kimberlyyoung.net/home/category/blog/.

About Kimberly Young:

Kimberly Young is a licensed psychologist, author and speaker on Internet addiction. Since 1995, she travels nationally speaking on the impact the Internet has on individuals and families.

She has written numerous articles on Internet addiction, including three recovery books: Caught in the Net, Tangled in the Web and Breaking Free of the Web: Catholics and Internet Addiction.

She is a professor at St. Bonaventure University, where she has received awards for her research. She has written creatively since she was eight years old, mainly working on poems and short stories. During her five month recovery from retina attachment eye surgery, she decided to pursue her creative writing more seriously. The Eighth Wonder is Young’s first novel.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Giveaway: The Sister Queens by Sophie Perinot


Thanks to Amy Bruno of Historical Fiction Book Tours, I am giving away one copy of The Sister Queens.

Book Description:

Like most sisters, Marguerite and Eleanor were rivals.  They were also queens.
Raised at the court of their father, Raymond Berenger, Count of Provence, Marguerite and Eleanor are separated by royal marriages--but never truly parted.

Patient, perfect, and used to being first, Marguerite becomes Queen of France. But Louis IX is a religious zealot who denies himself the love and companionship his wife craves. Can she borrow enough of her sister's boldness to grasp her chance for happiness in a forbidden love?

Passionate, strong-willed, and stubborn, Eleanor becomes Queen of England. Henry III is a good man, but not a good king. Can Eleanor stop competing with her sister and value what she has, or will she let it slip away?

The Sister Queens is historical fiction at its most compelling, and is an unforgettable first novel.

About Sophie Perinot:

Sophie Perinot writes historical fiction. In Spring 2012 her debut novel, The Sister Queens, will be released by NAL. Set in 13th century France and England, The Sister Queens weaves the captivating story of medieval sisters, Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence, who both became queens – their lifelong friendship, their rivalry, and their reigns

Ms. Perinot has both a BA in History and a law degree. She left the law to pursue artistic interests, including writing. An avid reader, especially of classic literature, and life-long student of history, it seemed only natural that Sophie should write historical fiction. As someone who studied French abroad and a devotee of Alexandre Dumas, French history was a logical starting point. An active member of the Historical Novel Society, she has attended all of the group’s North American Conferences.

Active among the literary twitterati as @Lit_gal (a moniker she also uses at Agent Query Connect www.agentqueryconnect.com), Sophie is a regular contributor to the group writers' blog "From the Write Angle"http://www.fromthewriteangle.com. Find her on facebook at www.facebook.com/sophie.perinot.author.

For more information, please visit Sophie Perinot's WEBSITE.  You can also find Sophie on her blog, Facebook and Twitter.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

eBook Giveaway: The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy by Wendy Leigh


Thanks to Michelle Ferrer of Reader's Pen, I am giving away one ebook copy of The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy.   

Book Description:

What if Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy had met and begun a secret correspondence? This is the delicious premise of New York Times best-selling author Wendy Leigh’s compulsive novel, now made available as an ebook to mark the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death on August 5th.

Set against the glittering backdrop of Hollywood and Washington during the Mad Men era of the1950s and 1960s, The Secret Letters presents Marilyn and Jackie as you’ve never seen them before. These two iconic women, seemingly poles apart, are revealed as sisters under the sheets, sharing a love of Chanel, Clark Gable, gossip and scandal, and of course, the President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy. Through their scintillating correspondence, the wife and the mistress play a cat and mouse game of trading secrets; the polite exchange of self-revealing letters is their weapon of choice, as each woman endeavours to subversively get the measure of the other.

Wendy Leigh’s inventive novel is impossible to put down and evokes the heady glamour of Marilyn and Jackie’s public lives, while exposing the vulnerabilities and the painful truths that simmered dangerously beneath the pristine surface of their artfully constructed images. Leigh’s sultry and evocative presentation of her leading ladies is a joy; her revelations about the intimacies of their individual lives completely thrilling. Infused with the sharp eye for detail she is famous for in her biographies, The Secret Letters showcases the depth and breadth of Wendy Leigh’s talents as a writer. Her ability to capture the very essence of her subjects is outstanding.

"Wendy Leigh's imagined correspondence between two fabled goddesses of the twentieth century, is utterly fascinating. The idea may seem preposterous, but I began to think I was reading the real thing." Dominick Dunne.

"Richly researched, it captures the writing voices of these two icons almost pitch perfectly in nearly every sentence... Strong, warm and engaging." Kirkus Reviews.

About Wendy Leigh:

Wendy Leigh is the New York Times best selling author of Prince Charming, The J.F.K. Jr Story, The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy - also a play, which premiered in America - and True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess and co-author of Life with My Sister Madonna.

Her other biographies include Liza, Born a Star, Arnold; The Unauthorized Biography, Edward Windsor, Royal Enigma, she ghosted Zsa Zsa Gabor's autobiography, and her first book, What Makes a Woman G.I.B. (good in bed) was published when she was 25.

Wendy divides her time between London, Los Angeles and New York, and has been married twice (once to a professional gambler).

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Giveaway: Let the Devil Sleep by John Verdon


Thanks to Emily LaBeaume of Wunderkind PR, I am giving away one copy of Let the Devil Sleep.

Book Description:

Dave Gurney takes a fresh look at a notorious serial murder case – one whose motives have been enshrined as law-enforcement dogma - and discovers that everyone has it wrong.

The most decorated homicide detective in NYPD history, Dave Gurney is still trying to adjust to his life of quasi-retirement in upstate New York when a young woman who is producing a documentary on a notorious murder spree seeks his counsel. Soon after, Gurney begins feeling threatened: a razor-sharp hunting arrow lands in his yard, and he narrowly escapes serious injury in a booby-trapped basement. As things grow more bizarre, he finds himself immersed the case of The Good Shepherd, which ten years before involved a series of roadside shootings and a rage-against-the-rich manifesto.

The killings ceased, and a cult of analysis grew up around the case with a consensus opinion that no one would dream of challenging — no one, that is, but Dave Gurney.
Mocked even by some colleagues, Dave realizes that the killer is too clever to be found. The only gambit that may make sense is also the most dangerous – to make himself a target.

To survive, Gurney must rely on three allies: his wife Madeleine, impressively intuitive and a beacon of light in the gathering darkness; his de-facto investigative “partner” Jack Hardwick, always ready to spit in authorityʼs face but wily when it counts; and his son Kyle, who has come back into Gurneyʼs life with surprising force, love and loyalty.

Displaying all the hallmarks for which the Dave Gurney series is lauded — well-etched characters, deft black humor, and ingenious deduction that ends in a climactic showdown – Let the Devil Sleep is something more: a reminder of the power of self-belief in a world that contains too little of it.

About John Verdon:

John Verdon, a former Manhattan advertising executive, lives with his wife in the mountains of upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight. Let the Devil Sleep is his third.

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Monday, October 8, 2012

October Reviews For the 2012 ARC Reading Challenge

Sorry for the lateness of this post, I am busy enjoying the Vancouver International Film Festival.
In September, we collectively read and reviewed 21 ARC's for a total of 395 ARC's, so far in 2012!
Here are the standings so far:

Level Bronze (up to 12 Arcs):
Amodini 12
Beth 8
Tiffany 4

Working on Silver:
Jo-Jo 13 
Heather 18
Teddy 17

Silver (24 ARCS):
Book Loving Mommy 24

Working on Gold:
Kristi 27

Gold ( 30 ARCS):

Working on Platinum:

Platinum (35 ARCS):
Amber 68
Andrea 58
Nicola 129

If you don't see yourself in the standings above, it is because you didn't leave a comment telling me how many books you read so far. You need to do this at the end of each month.

Please post the books you read in September for the challenge in Mr. Linky, below:

If you forgot to post book in any previous months, please post them in Mr. Link below as well.

Please enter your name and the name of the book in this format: Name: (Your Name, Book Title and Author's Name) for example: (Teddy, Obsessive Reading by Helen Reader). 



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