Waiting on Wednesday (14): Immortal Beloved

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan, due out June 30, 2010.
Product Description

Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she realizes something's got to change. She seeks refuge at a rehab for wayward immortals, where she meets the gorgeous, undeniably sexy Reyn, who seems inexplicably linked to her past.

Nastasya finally begins to deal with life, and even feels safe--until the night she learns that someone wants her dead.

Cate Tiernan, author of the popular Sweep series, returns with an engaging story of a timeless struggle and inescapable romance, the first book in a stunning new fantasy trilogy.

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

Blogmania Sponsor: The Meadow

Time for an update on another Blogmania Sponsor for our Enchanted Eyes Themed Giveaway.

The Meadow is a shop on etsy where you'll find a vast field of Twilight and Hunger Games inspired jewelry! The jewelry Charity makes is inspired by the books she loves. What a perfect match for the giveaway!

Charity loves getting book recommendations and often becomes inspired to make jewelry related to what she reads.

The Meadow is offering up these Twilight Apple Earrings inspired by Stephanie Meyer's Twilight cover art...these earrings dangle sweet little apples.

They're made with translucent apple red glass accented by leaf green swarovski crystals. They hang from silver plated earwires.

You can check out many more of her book inspired items at The Meadow.

Check out The Meadow's Hunger Games - The Hob Facebook page and Twitter too!

Come back Sept 15 12:01am - 11:59pm Sept 16 EST to enter the giveaway!

Teaser Tuesdays (13): Dracula's Guest

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

If you would like to participate in Teaser Tuesday, all you have to do is take the book that you are currently reading and open it to any page. Then you choose any two (2) sentences from that page to share with the rest of us!

This week’s teaser comes from page 93 of Dracula’s Guest: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories edited by Michael Sims. (The individual story is Wake Not the Dead attributed to Johann Ludwig Tieck.)

“Know then,” continued the Sorcerer, “that only on the night of the new moon, does she sleep the sleep of mortals; and then all the supernatural power which she inherits from the grave totally fails her. ‘Tis then that thou must murder her.”

In My Mailbox (9)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

For Review:
Dracula’s Guest by Michael Sims
The Fall: Book Two of The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Infinite Days(Vampire Queen) by Rebecca Maizel

Purchased:
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3) by Jim Butcher
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) by Jim Butcher
Dark Visions by LJ Smith
Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks, Book 1) by Jennifer Rardin
Jamie’s Food Revolution by Jamie Oliver
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Library:
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Blogmania Sponsor: CuzinsCrafts

CuzinsCrafts is our next Blogmania Sponsor. Handmade Twilight Jewelry from the Palmetto State. Specializing in handcrafted Twilight Jewelry as well as items that are inspired by things she loves!

CuzinsCrafts is giving away this wonderful Twilight Inspired Renesmee One of a Kind Bookmark for all you Twi-hards out there!
Follow CuzinsCrafts on Facebook and check out her blog as well!

Save the date to enter the Blogmania giveaways: Sept 15 12:01am - 11:59pm Sept 16 EST.

Blogmania Sponsor: Studio Meeshel

Michelle Downs, the artist behind Studio Meeshel, has offered up this fantastic postcard to one of our lucky winners. She been sharing her art with the world via etsy since January 20th, 2009.

This Devil's Red Dress Art Postcard is a darkened glossy print of the painting "Devil's Red Dress" on a postcard, featuring thin white borders. Measures: 6" x 4 1/4"

You can follow her updates on Twitter and check her out on Facebook.

Save the date to enter the Blogmania giveaways: Sept 15 12:01am - 11:59pm Sept 16 EST.

Waiting on Wednesday (13): The Eternal Ones

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller, due out August 10, 2010.

Product Description

Haven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother’s house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept into an epic love affair that feels both deeply fated and terribly dangerous. Iain is suspected of murdering a rock star and Haven wonders, could he have murdered her in a past life? She visits the Ouroboros Society and discovers a murky world of reincarnation that stretches across millennia. Haven must discover the secrets hidden in her past lives, and loves¸ before all is lost and the cycle begins again.


What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

Teaser Tuesdays (12): Wildthorn by Jane Eagland

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

If you would like to participate in Teaser Tuesday, all you have to do is take the book that you are currently reading and open it to any page. Then you choose any two (2) sentences from that page to share with the rest of us!

This week’s teaser comes from page 42 of Wildthorn by Jane Eagland. (Out in hardcover September 6, 2010.)

“Weeks puts out her hand and Miss Gorman shrieks, a tearing sound that jangles my nerves. She starts darting round the room, bumping into furniture, uttering wild cries, like a trapped bird trying to escape.”

Rachel Vincent in the Chicago Area This Weekend!

A special announcement from Harlequin:
Rachel Vincent will be in the Chicago area the last weekend of June! Clear your schedules, make your plans....

Rachel Vincent Event Schedule

Friday, June 25th:

10am-12pm
Meijer Highland, IN
10138 Indianapolis Blvd
Highland, IN 46322

2pm-4pm
Kmart Tinley Park, IL
16300 Harlem
Tinley Park, IL 60477

6pm-8pm
Walmart Joliet, IL
2424 W. Jefferson
St, Joliet, IL, 60436

Saturday, June 26th:

10am-12pm
Kmart Naperville, IL
1199 E. Ogden Ave.
Naperville, IL 60563

2pm-4pm
Kmart Bloomingdale, IL
156 South Gary Ave
Bloomingdale, IL 60108

6pm-8pm
Walmart Gurnee, IL
6590 Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031

Sunday, June 27th:

10am-12pm
Kmart Racine, WI
2211 South Green Bay
Racine, WI 53406

2pm-4pm
Kmart Brookfield, WI
18200 W Bluemound Rd
Brookfield, WI 53045

If that's not enough, there are 4 other great authors that will be there as well. Carla Neggers (I just got Mist, can't wait to read it), Gena Showalter, Susan Mallery, and Emilie Richards will all be there.

Blogmania Sponsor: Christine and Ethan Rose

Christine & Ethan Rose run Rowan Of The Wood. Gothic & Steampunk fantasy jewelry, fun accessories, and eco-friendly art can be found there. Nothing posted is ever over $50. Many of the creations in the shop are based in Celtic Mythology and British History, as is the award-winning fantasy series by the same name (Rowan of the Wood & Witch on the Water). All creations are handmade by the authors, Christine and Ethan Rose.

They are generously offering multiple items for the Blogmania giveaway. Seriously, they are showing the love to our readers!

First there is this great keychain for all the vampire lovers out there. (We heart vampires!!)



Next up, we have a Steampunk Broken Heart Pendant. This unique pendant is made of polymer clay and antique watch parts. Hang it from a chain or a lapel pin to complete your Steampunk ensemble. You could even attach it to a key chain! Measures approximately 2.5" x 2".

Christine and Ethan are also the author's of a young adult fantasy series and have offered the first two books in the series to a lucky winner! (And they will be autographed by the authors!)


Rowan of the Wood is an Indie Excellence 2009 Award Winner and an National Best Books 2008 Awards Finalist.

After a millennium of imprisonment in his magic wand, an ancient wizard possesses the young boy who released him. When danger is nigh, he emerges from the frightened child to set things right. Both he and the boy try to grasp what has happened to them only to discover a deeper problem. Somehow the wizard’s bride from the ancient past has survived and become something evil.

Witch on the Water: Book Two in the Rowan of the Wood fantasy series

Cullen thought he had enough trouble surviving school, dealing with his miserable home life, and being possessed by Rowan, a 1400-year-old wizard. But when Rowan's wife, the sadistic vampire Fiana, comes back seeking revenge, Cullen and his band of misfits must do what they can to stop her. This time Cullen's favorite teacher is Fiana's first target. Imaginative and poignant, the adventure of Rowan and Cullen thoroughly enchants the reader and is a great series for readers of fantasy, young and old.

Visit their book sites to learn more about the series and read sample chapters.
Rowan of the Wood
Witch on the Water

Check out their shop on etsy for more wonderful jewelry.
Their personal website has some great stuff on it and you can follow Christine on Twitter (we do).

Come back Sept 15 12:01am - 11:59pm Sept 16 EST to enter the giveaway!

In My Mailbox (8)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

This week in our mail box....

For Review:
The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge by Patricia Duncker (Due out July 6, 2010)

Nomansland by Leslie Hauge (Due out June 22, 2010)

Purchased:
Cry Sanctuary (Red Rock Pass series, Book 1) by Moira Rogers

Violet Dawn (Kanner Lake Series, Book 1) by Brandilyn Collins

Library:
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

Dead is So Last Year by Marlene Perez

Winner Announcement for The Prophecy by Dawn Miller

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest!

Congrats to Katelyn of The Bookshelf Sophisticate!

You've won The Prophecy (The Watchers Chronicles, Book 1) by Dawn Miller! An email has already been sent to you, please be sure to respond so we can send your book out.

Waiting on Wednesday (12): Nevermore

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is Nevermore by Kelly Creagh due out August 31, 2010.

Product Description

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted - nevermore!

-- from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he'd rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can't help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.

Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.

As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.

His life depends on it.



What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

Teaser Tuesdays (11): The Red Pyramid

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

If you would like to participate in Teaser Tuesday, all you have to do is take the book that you are currently reading and open it to any page. Then you choose any two (2) sentences from that page to share with the rest of us!

This week’s teaser comes from page 20 of The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan. Short, simple, and to the point.

”You want us to lock him in?” Sadie asked, suddenly interested. “Brilliant!”

I think I’m gonna love Sadie’s character!

Blogmania Enchanted Eyes Themed Giveaway

See the prizes we've listed so far in our Sponsor Intro Posts:

Christine and Ethan Rose
Studio Meeshel
CuzinsCrafts
The Meadow
Eclectic Reflections
MoonBeamWishes
Creations by Juliann
Dreadful Things by Raven
This Years Girl
O.M. Grey
The Haunted Studio Under the Stairs
Heroes and Criminals Press
Salvaged Expression
Bella Lili Jewelry
My Funky Camelot
London Particulars
Biliana
solocosmo
Shadow of the Wood
Etta Diem's Attic Shop
Magic Lantern by Eluneth
Storyteller Jewelry
Happy Creations by Phoebe
rxletterpress
Miss Bohemia's Vampire Kisses
Mizzdraconia

We will be hosting an “Enchanted Eyes” themed giveaway for Blogmania. I am working on putting together the prizes for our blog's participation in the spectacular 48 hour world wide, web wide event, Blogmania - which is being held Sept. 15 + 16th, 2010. Participating blogs and shops can expect a minimum of views well into the 1,000s during the next few months as a direct result of the buzz surrounding this event.

As the majority of our blog views come from those that are fans of the fantasy and paranormal genre - we are looking to put together a collection of items and shops where they could find unique and beautiful gift ideas for their upcoming holiday shopping.

I've already secured a number of items from wonderful artists and writers and will be posting an update with information about them and the items they are generously donating to the giveaway. If you or someone you know would be willing to offer an item and mail it directly to the winner before the end of September {I will contact you with the winner's contact info}, then, in exchange, we will offer your store PR for the next three months in the form of blog posts, fb links, tweets, and forum discussions that include your shop's link and will remain in frequent contact with you throughout the promo and giveaway period - Which runs NOW through when the holiday shopping season begins - perfect timing!

***If you would like to accept this offer***

Please email me at booksake(at)yahoo(dot)com with “Enchanted Eyes" in the subject line and include the item and shop link in the email. Don’t forget that time is of the essence for the PR.

Thank You-
Jessica

You can check out more about Blogmania at any of these locations.
http://blogmaniaevent.blogspot.com/

http://betweenthelinesandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/blogmania-hosted-by-between-pages.html

http://twitter.com/Blogmania2010

http://www.facebook.com/pages/BLOGMANIA/106989816004378

***SAVE THE DATES***

Sept 15 12:01am - 11:59pm Sept 16 EST

In My Mailbox (7)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.



For Review:

Proust’s Overcoat by Lorenza Foschini
Burned:House of Night (Book 7) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Purchased:
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1) by Naomi Novik
The Glades by Clifton Campbell

Contest:
The Mist by Carla Neggers
Highway to Hell (Maggie Quinn: Girl VS. Evil) by Rosemary Clement-Moore (freshfiction)

Library Loan:
The Burning BridgeThe Ranger’s Apprentice: Book 2 – by John Flanagan
Dead Is a State of Mind – Marlene Perez

Waiting on Wednesday (11): 7 Souls

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is 7 Souls by Barnabas Miller and Jordan Orlando, due out July 13, 2010.

Product Description

Mary expected her seventeenth birthday to be a blowout to remember, courtesy of her best friends, fellow New York City prepsters Amy and Joon, and her doting boyfriend, Trick.

Instead, the day starts badly and gets worse. After waking up in a mortifying place with a massive, unexplainable hangover, Mary soon discovers that nobody at school is even aware that it's her birthday. As evening approaches, paranoia sets in. Mary just can't shake the feeling that someone is out to get her—and, as it turns out, she's right. Before the night is over, she's been killed in cold blood.

But murder is just the beginning of Mary's ordeal. Her soul gets trapped in a strange limbo, and she must relive the day of her death through the eyes of seven people—each of whom, she finds, had plenty of reasons to hate her. As Mary explores the mysteries of her world, discovering secrets that were hidden in plain sight while she was alive, she clings desperately to the hope that she can solve her own murder, change the past, and—just maybe—save her own life.

With its blend of suspense, horror, fantasy, and realism, 7 Souls is an adrenaline rush of a thriller.



What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

Teaser Tuesdays (10): Shadow Bound

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

If you would like to participate in Teaser Tuesday, all you have to do is take the book that you are currently reading and open it to any page. Then you choose any two (2) sentences from that page to share with the rest of us!

This week’s teaser comes from page 28 of Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison due out July, 2010.

"The shape that came out of the wind, emerging from the center of the hell storm, was darkness incarnate, monstrous eyes glowing with purpose. He could only be Death, the heartless devil who'd taken both her mother and her aunt."

Book Description
Death
Some people will do anything to avoid it. Even trade their immortal souls for endless existence.

Wraiths
Secretly, inexorably, they are infiltrating our world, sucking the essence out of unsuspecting victims with their hideous parody of a kiss.

Segue
Adam Thorne founded the Segue Institute to study and destroy his monster of a brother, but the key to its success is held in the pale, slender hand of a woman on the run. There is something hauntingly different about Talia O’Brien, her unknowing sensuality, her uncanny way of slipping into Shadow.

Twilight
This is the place between life and what comes after­—a dark forest of fantasy, filled with beauty, peril, mystery. And Talia is about to open the door.

In My Mailbox (6)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox.

Lots of goodies for us to read this week!

For Review:
Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison
The Secret of Ka by Christopher Pike
Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas

Purchased:
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Vicious by Kevin O’Brien
Siren of the Waters (Commander Jana Mantinova Series #1) by Michael Genelin
The Boys Graphic Novel Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson

Library Loan:
The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, Book 3)by Kelly Armstrong
Spells by Aprilynne Pike
Daniel X: Alien Hunter – Graphic Novel by James Patterson and Leopoldo Gout
Prom Nights from Hell by a bunch of great authors

Winner Announcement for Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Bewer

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest!

Congrats to Throuthehaze!

You've won a copy of Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer! An email has already been sent to you, please be sure to respond so we can send your book out.

Book Blogger Hop (3): June 4 -7, 2010

The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly party hosted by Crazy For Books. It is a great way to discover blogs that are new to you and to show off your own blog! I really appreciate Crazy For Books for hosting this event. Our site is a newer book review site, but with help and guidance from other book bloggers, we've quickly begun to be requested by authors and publishers to review their books and have dedicated followers with whom we get to chat endlessly with about books(which is our favorite part)!

Waiting on Wednesday (10): Night Myst

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is Night Myst (Indigo Court, Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn, due out June 29, 2010.

Product Description
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the Dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they imagined. Now Myst, the Vampiric Fae Queen of the Indigo Court, has enough power to begin a long prophesied supernatural war. And Cicely Waters, a witch who can control the wind, may be the only one who can stop her-and save her beloved Fae prince from the Queen's enslavement.

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

Teaser Tuesdays (9): Deadly Little Lies

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme that was started by MizB from Should Be Reading.

If you would like to participate in Teaser Tuesday, all you have to do is take the book that you are currently reading and open it to any page. Then you choose any two (2) sentences from that page to share with the rest of us!

This week’s teaser comes from page 45 of Deadly Little Lies (A Touch Novel, Book 2) by Laurie Faria Stolarz.

"I turn to leave, only to find that I'm not alone after all. There's a boy standing just inside the door, staring right at me. I take a step back, my heart beating fast."

Book Description

Last fall, sixteen-year-old Camelia fell for Ben, the mysterious new boy at school who turned out to have a very mysterious gift--pyschometry, the ability to sense the future through touch. But just as Camelia and Ben's romance began to heat up, he abruptly left town. Brokenhearted, Camelia has spent the last few months studying everything she can about psychometry, and experiencing her own strange brushes with premonition. Camelia wonders if Ben's abilities have somehow rubbed off on her. Can the power of psychometry be transferred?
Even once Ben returns to school, Camelia can't get close enough to share her secret with him. Despite the romantic tension between them, Ben remains aloof, avoiding contact. Then when an unexpected kiss leads to a frightening argument, Camelia makes the painful decision to let Ben go and move on. Adam, the hot new guy at work, seems good for her in ways Ben wasn't. Adam is easygoing, and seems to really care about her.

But when Camelia and Adam start dating, a surprising love triangle results. A chilling sequence of events upturns secrets from Ben's past--and Adam's. Someone is lying, and it’s up to Camelia to figure out who—before it’s too late.



Book 1 of the Touch series is Deadly Little Secret, Book 3 is Deadly Little Game (due out Fall 2010.)