My #BookTube Thank You to Life Is A Page Turner | @LifeIsAPageTurn

India (over at Life Is A Page Turner) mentions my BookTube account and my Twitter account in her video! SO .. this is a post showing off that video and giving you a meet-and-greet of India's BookTube Account.

Made the Grade: Hot Toy by Jennifer Crusie | #BookReview @JennyCrusie

- This was an ARC Read / Jess read this novella within an anthology novel called "It Must Be Christmas: Three Holiday Stories." -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1130 KB | Print Length: 83 Pages
Publication Date: October 13, 2015 | Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press : Paperbacks | ASIN: B012N98XPE
Main Genre(s): Holiday Romance, Contemporary Romance, Quick Read/Short Story
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Hot Toy" by Jennifer Crusie

Author's Book Description : Previously published in the anthology "Santa, Baby," "HOT TOY" is now available as a standalone e-story for the first time!

Mayhem ensues under the mistletoe as a determined shopper grabs the very last hot toy action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the middle of a real-life spy game and in the arms of a sexy secret agent...

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars! On Christmas Eve, Trudy is out at an older toy store in hopes of finding the “IT” toy for boys that year. But of course because of it BEING Christmas Eve she doesn’t find it. She only finds last year’s model, yet that throws her life into a chaos-filled adventure!

This novella was not what I was expecting, yet I enjoyed its action-packed plot and Trudy’s quick wit.

Made the Grade: The Kings Series, Book 1 | #BookReview @des_alena

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 12081 KB | Paperback Print Length: 408 Pages
Publication Date: July 20, 2017 | Language: English
Publisher: Inkitt
ASIN: B074D3H61Y | ISBN-10: 1548920177 | ISBN-13: 978-1548920173
Main Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Shifter Romance, Werewolf Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Mated To The Werewolf King" [The Kings Series, Book 1] by Alena Des

Author's Book Description : As war looms between the two species, the Demon Lord is determined to find Annabelle – little does she know, the truth behind his sinister actions is about to unravel.

When Annabelle discovers that she is not the true daughter of the Alpha in her pack, her world, as she knows it, comes crashing down and she finds herself running to hide from the tyrannical Demon Lord who is hell-bent on finding her.

Despite her objections, she is taken to the court of the Werewolf King. He’s arrogant, stubborn and discerning of her very being, but willing to defend her... for now.

Will the Werewolf King yield to the Demon Lord’s ultimatum and give her to the enemy or will she be the cause of a looming war between the two species?

More importantly, what does the Demon Lord want with Belle? She’s only a werewolf... isn’t she?

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars!! Close to Belle’s (Annabelle) eighteenth birthday, her life forever changes when she learns that everything she knew about herself is a lie. Raised within a werewolf pack, she is taken to the Werewolf King’s castle in hopes to protect her from an unknown source. However, that is just the beginning of the “crazy” that is about to enter her life. Will she be able to “roll with the punches” and make the best of the situations that are thrown her way or will she be “gobbled up and spit out” instead?

Day 11 - Love is all around ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 11

11 Just two weeks till Christmas---to feel nice and snug, get your family together in a merry group hug!

I am a photographer. I was born with a camera in my face and grew up being acquainted with always having a camera in my hand (this was in the late 80's to early 90's childhood ... way before cellphones with cameras were a thing). Therefore, YES I do have TONS of photos of my own children posing. However, I do my best to keep their faces off my public social media accounts. So the only photo I have of them snuggling / hugging without showing their faces (without trying to wrangle them to pose right now -- sorry I just didn't have the time) is the photo below that I had posted on my Instagram acct about three and a half years ago. 😍 But it is one of my faves of them together. ENJOY!

Day 10 - Jess' Christmas Card to YOU! ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas #BookBlogger

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 10
Do you like receiving Christmas/Holiday cards? When I was younger I religiously (without actually being religious about it) would send out tons of holiday and Christmas cards to just about everyone I knew yet over the years -- because of trying to be money conscious -- I'm lucky to get out just to those in my immediate family. Therefore, I have created a video holiday card for YOU!! I hope you like it! 🤩

If you can't see/watch the above video then click here to watch it.	10 It's good to remember your friends near and far --- a greeting can show them how jolly you are!

Day 8 & 9 - Candy Canes & Snowmen! ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas
~ Day 8 & 9
Sorry I'm late in getting out December 8th's post so I'm joining it in with December 9th's post! **hehee** Still no snow where I am living but we have a LOT of rain! Please enjoy!

Do you like my Santa Candy Cane Holder? 😊 Also I bought these KoolAid Candy Canes at the DollarTree on December 8th!	8 Stripy and minty and yummy to lick---the candy cane's everyone's holiday pick.

9 When you roll 'em and stack 'em as high as you can, the tiniest snowballs make one big snowman!	As you saw in my Day 5 - blogmas update we have no snow ... so I'm leaving you with Olaf! Have you seen Frozen 2 yet? We saw it when it released in theaters and LOVED it!

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Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 7

7 Stir up some cocoa---mmm! It's so yummy (and it gives you warm feelings deep down in your tummy)!

Day 6 - I'm Writing to Santa ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas #Santa

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 6

If you can't see/watch the above video then click here to watch it.	6 Write Santa a letter and then check it twice (make sure that he knows you've been all kinds of nice)!

Day 5 - I'm Going "Sledding" ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas #BookBlogger

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 5

5 When the weather's just right, try some sledding downhill through white fluffy snow---it's a wintertime thrill!	If you can't see/watch the above video then click here to watch it.

Day 4 - Holiday Songs with Book Recs! ~ 25 Days of Christmas from @fromjesstoyouVA | #Bloggerstribe #Blogmas #BookBlogger

Welcome to Jess' 25 Days of Christmas ~ Day 4
I over worked myself on Dec 4th (yesterday) as with how I wanted to put together this post and it being my weekly When & Where am I Wednesday on top of everything else I planned for today .... I over did it and in turn this post is a little late. Sorry! But I hope you'll enjoy all the parts I included in it!

I personally love listening to holiday music. My kids have asked occasionally throughout the year to listen to their Christmas Music cds before bed. But for the most part we start listening to Christmas music mostly starting around my birthday on November 10th. Typically I enjoy listening to my music on random "shuffle mode" like when I had a 5 disc cd player ... and that still happens now that I constantly use Pandora and its shuffle mode. So here are all the "radio stations" on Pandora that I "shuffle" through: Christmas Radio Country Christmas Radio Family Christmas Radio Holiday Music (Holiday) Radio Pop Goes Christmas (Holiday) Radio

4 The three weeks till Christmas won't seem very long if you make time each day for a holiday song.

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To go along with this "holiday music" theme I have decided to create a video for you!! It is titled: DECEMBER TBR & Holiday Song Book Recommendations