Feasted On: Ritter Werewolves Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 238 KB | Release Date: March 2012 | Publisher: Self-Published | Obtained: Amazon.com

"Before the Moon Rises" [Ritter Werewolves Series, Book 1] by Catherine Bybee

My Book Summary : Towards the end of her night shift Janet--a nurse at the county hospital--deals with her last unconscious patient, Max, of the night only to have him wake up on her in the middle of his exam and have her world completely change when he asks her out for breakfast. Against her better judgment, Janet agrees to bring him home so he can change, into some clothes of his own, before they head out to eat. Once at his place she finds there is more to him than meets the eye, especially after a little later on in the day when he agrees to protect her from whoever broke into her home...

However, Max has a big secret he's keeping--he's a werewolf. And after meeting her at the hospital, he knows there is something special about her that draws him to her. Yet when he finds that his enemy has targeted Janet to be his next victim, Max decides to protect her by any means necessary. Now if he can just keep his secret while they get to know each other everything might be okay...

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars! This is a story about an unusual meeting and beginning of a romance between two soul mates. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Max and Janet. They were a fun, speed-loving couple.

The only things I'm curious about are what happened to them once the story ended (meaning I wish there was an epilogue) and how did Max get all of his money? Was his family rich? It's a question that's been plaguing me ever since I finished the novella.

I recommend this novella to anyone who likes paranormal and werewolf romances!

Author's Novel Extras : Hurry up and wait | Happy Day! | Before the Moon Rises has a cover | What Readers & Reviewers Are Saying | Coffee Time Reviewed Before the Moon Rises | ~3rd Place~ | E-Author Spotlight: Catherine Bybee | 2 - Day's of Shifters Party Time | Toot! Toot!!! | Six Sentence Sunday | Your Budget, My Books

Author's Series Extras : Release Day! | Angry Cathy! | New Cover Art! | Reviews for Embracing the Wolf | Shifter Tour Continues PARTY | The Joy of a Back List! | News and Updates | OMG... Look at this lovely cover art! | Werewolves or Vampires?

Author's Book Trailer :

Book Teaser(s) :

“So, Janet, what movie should we watch?”
Janet followed him into the den, completely at home with her personal bodyguard. She turned her attention to the movie selections. They were entirely male. Not one ‘chick flick’ to be found. Picking something at random, she handed it to Richard.
He checked the title and starting laughing.
“What is it?”
“Oh, man. You have no idea.” He kept up the chuckles and fired up the DVD. “I’ll get the popcorn.”
Richard left the room, laughing hysterically.
Janet tucked her feet under her and removed the throw from the back of the couch. The opening credits of “An American Werewolf in London” hit the screen.
Richard returned five minutes later, though the telltale smell of popcorn hit her senses first. “I hope you added extra butter.”
“A woman after my own heart,” he said before plopping down the bowl of popcorn.
A yelp behind the couch had Janet tense into a rigid sit. ~ within Chapter 4

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Catherine, then please check out her website.

Disappointmentville: Shifting Bonds Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 241 KB | Release Date: August 2009 | Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing | Obtained: Amazon.com

"Bonded By Need" [Shifting Bonds Series, Book 1] by Nina Pierce

My Book Summary : Jayda is a polymorphic shifter female meaning she can shift into both a wolf and a cougar. Yet she has only recently accepted who she truly is with the help of Cole, her mate and the leader of the wolf council, who initiated her first shift into her wolf form. Because of how her cougar-self feels a bit dormant, they thought it would take a couple of years for it to emerge. That is until recently not long before Jayda meets Zane, the leader of the cougar council, who stirs the cougar inside of her wanting to come out. Now the three are faced with a decision they never expected to face ... will Jayda have to choose between them or can they find a way to appease them all? Especially before another incident comes a long to rip them all apart...

My Book Review : 2 out of 5 stars. Discover the transformation Jayda goes through once she becomes her true self while trying to listen to her heart.

I had high hopes for this novella, probably to high of hopes, but it wasn't as good as I hoped. Basically, I wished it was more like "Trinity" or something along the lines of "Silver Mine"--which in some ways they were both similar to it--but in most ways it wasn't. Mostly I was disappointed with how argumentative the guys were and how long it took them to reluctantly agree with the set up that Jayda wanted.

Therefore, I only recommend this novel to those who are fans of Ms. Pierce.

Author's Novel Extras : Mark Your Calendar! | Announcing a New Arrival! | A Selected Bonding | Reviewing the Week | Look Who Stopped by to Chat! | Sqeeeee For the Week | A Month of Sundays | Sexy Six for Sunday 3/25 | It’s Hot in Here Six 8/12 | A Six Sunday Need 10/14

Author's Series Extras : Trading Cards | Within Mima! | And Just a Little Update | This Week at Nina's Place | Cover Lusciousness! | Don't Hate the Edits | Don't Hate the Edits | It's Release Day! | Shifting into Thursday | An Autumn Review ... | A Soulful Sunday Six | Don’t Stop Sizzling Six! 7/1 | A Mating Sunday Six 10/21

Author's Book Trailer :

Book Teaser(s) :

“Let’s just get out of here. You can take me back to the clinic and you and your cougars can come back and find the kits.”
The kits. He’d forgotten all about them. Zane went down on one knee and purred low in invitation. They popped out of the small crevice one at a time.
Jayda cooed. “Oh, you found them!”
“No, Jayda, you found them.” He picked one up by the scruff of the neck and smiled. “Not that I’d recommend this method again, but we have them.” Zane looked up the wall. “Now we just have to figure out how to get everyone back up to the truck.”
“Well, how did you get down here?” Jayda looked up, shading her eyes against the noonday sun. “I’m not sure I can climb.”
“I came down in cougar form. But I came in from that direction.” He turned and looked at the slope, trying to work out a solution. “I could carry you on my back.”
She didn’t respond. He turned to see her appraising him and his cock immediately stirred under her probing gaze. Embarrassed, he bent and let the kit join his sibling. “Stupid idea. Why don’t we both shift and we can each carry a kit in our mouths.” He shot her a look over his shoulder. “Do you feel well enough to shift?”
Her face flushed. “Yeah, but...” ~ within Chapter 3

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Nina, then please check out her website.

Giveaway Winners from my Small Business Saturday/Week Contests

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Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway and checked out the adjoining guest posts by Jenna Bennett and Michael Matthews Bingamon!! Please keep up-to-date with my blog tours & giveaways by checking out my event calendar so you'll know when you really want to stop by From Me to You.... Or you could just friend/follow the blog too!! *BIG GRIN*

What are you all reading lately??

Me? I just finished reading "Impossible" [With Me Series, Book 1] by Komal Lewis last night -- it was good but not as good as I hoped. Anyway ... be sure to check out my full review/giveaway/interview for this novel on Sunday, December 9th!

I hope everyone is having or will have a good day today!

Best regards, Jess

Feasted On: The Highland Hearts Series, Book 1

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 389; Kindle Edition - File Size: 457 KB | Expected Release Date: September 11, 2012 | Publisher: Entangled Publishing : Select | Obtained: NetGalley

"Captured Heart" [The Highland Hearts Series, Book 1] by Heather McCollum

My Book Summary : As a way to save his clan and end a century-old feud between a neighboring clan Caden, chief of Clan Macbain, plans on getting into England to capture Meg, the niece of--Rachel and Alec--the neighboring clan's chief, and keep her as a prisoner in hopes that he can bargain her to keep the peace between the clans. However, not long after he and his warriors cross the border into England they are ambushed. Towards the end of their fight, Caden finds an enchanting woman who stumbled into the middle of the battle.

The woman just happens to be Meg who was running away from her father in England to go stay with her aunt and uncle in Scotland, because she's afraid that her father will accuse her of witchcraft and murder her like he did her mother years ago. Thinking that Caden and his men are helping to escort her to her aunt and uncle safely Meg accepts their help.

Once Caden and Meg arrive at his castle, Caden makes Meg believe that she is his guest until he is able to deal with Alec and get him to agree to Caden's terms. Nevertheless, no matter how hard he tries to stop it Caden is inevitably drawn to Meg and it grows profoundly stronger throughout the time that they spend together. Even so while Meg waits it out in Caden's castle incidents happen that test his clan's belief on whether Meg is a witch or not and whether she is good or not, making some want to get rid of Meg by any means possible. When the time comes when Caden will have to choose between protecting/keeping Meg over his clan, what will he choose? Is one woman really more important than his whole clan is? Especially when Meg’s father still could bring all of England down on them on top of everything else...

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars! If it's not one thing it's another when it comes to this novel--love, battles, secrets, treachery, special powers--it has it all! I loved the intrigue that surrounds this novel, especially when it comes to Meg future and whom she can trust. While, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Meg and Caden's relationship--how it grew and what they had to overcome together. Plus, the warrior's (at least most of the men) in Caden's clan were funny so I can't wait to see what book 2 in this series will bring!!

I recommend this novel and series to anyone who likes historical romances that have a little bit of paranormal in them too.

Author's Novel Extras : Captured Heart : Excerpt

Book Teaser(s) :

“May I present yer niece, Munro,” Caden said and guided Meg to his side.
“I am pleased to meet you, Uncle Alec,” she said in Gaelic.
A small bit of bluster melted out of the man. “We will take our niece home, too, then, or are ye still trying to hold the lass as a hostage?” he said in English. Meg noticed that he watched her for a reaction. He didn’t get one.
“She isn’t a captive, but she is staying,” Caden said evenly. “She is my wife now, which would make us...kin.”
The whole room of Macbains held their breaths as the words sunk in. Meg’s dizziness began to return but once she remembered to breathe, the world righted itself.
“Kin,” Alec spat. “I am yer sworn enemy, Macbain. I will never call ye kin.”
“Husband,” Rachel said, her hand on his arm. “Meg and Caden have married. Their children will have my blood in their veins. By your honor, you must call a peace between our two families.”
“Peace?” Alec growled.
“Which would include the return of our herds,” Kenneth interjected.
Alec spit on the rushes at his feet. Not a good sign. “Priest!” he yelled. “There must be a bloody priest around here to annul this ridiculous union.”
“No priest here now,” Bruce said. “And they’ve consummated the marriage.”
“I can attest to the bed sheets,” Ann threw in.
Meg nearly stepped into the fire. Instead of suicide she shut her eyes.
“And they didn’t rise until late in the morning,” Evelyn called from across the hall.
Heat splashed across Meg’s face like someone had thrown hot soup on her. She took a step closer to the hearth. Maybe if the edge of her gown caught on fire, there would be so much chaos no one would notice her death by humiliation.
Everyone started talking at once, with Uncle Alec yelling Gaelic curse words in random eruptions of rage. ~ within Chapter 10

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Heather, then please check out her website.

Made the Grade: The Windham Series, Book 6 & The Duke's Daughters Sub-Series, Book 3

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 359; Kindle Edition - File Size: 1179 KB | Expected Release Date: October 1, 2012 | Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca | Obtained: NetGalley

"Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight" [The Windham Series, Book 6] & [The Duke's Daughters Sub-Series, Book 3] by Grace Burrowes

My Book Summary : Secrets come in all shapes and sizes ... Some secrets can be as small as a book, while others can surely fill up a house.

However, when secrets fall into the wrong hands trouble can form in all shapes and sizes too...

Because of a childhood dare that one of Louisa's old brothers gave her years ago she is now in constant fear that the result of that dare (quite a few published books) will get into the wrong hands and she will be found out as the author, there by creating scandal that will haunt her for years to come. Therefore, she has console herself to knowing that until all the books are found she will not be in the market for a husband any time soon. Yet she might not have a choice in the matter when her big helpful family tries to get involved making anything possible...

Sir Joseph, a family friend, has troubles of his own ... two little daughters in need of a mother and the possibility of a title being thrust upon him soon. Thus, he plans to find himself a wife even if that means going to functions he typically doesn't find enjoyable. While he partakes getting involved in "polite society," he becomes close to Louisa (as a friend even though he wishes it could be more).

Then, after being asked to look after Louisa from her brothers, Joseph protects her from what could have been bad circumstances if he hadn't been there. In need to protect her honor, Joseph asks for her hand in marriage and Louisa gracefully accepts.

Nevertheless, Louisa still hasn't found all of her books and Joseph has a big secret as well that he has yet to inform Louisa about. When they both find themselves being blackmailed, will they be able to save themselves and their new fledgling family before scandal brakes out everywhere? Has Louisa found her Christmas Knight in Joseph? Or will everything they've worked for fall apart at the seams?

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. This is a novel about finding hope and love during the Christmas season.

Okay to verify before I get into truly reviewing this novel I will state that this is the first novel I have had the chance to read by Ms. Burrowes. Therefore, because I have not read any other novels within this series, I am giving her (a bit) of a benefit of the doubt. However, if I had not liked the last 150 pages of this novel as much as I did I would have given it a lower rating.

With that being said ...

I enjoyed the plot and the characters. Louisa's family is all very quirky and fun to read about, especially when they start bantering with each other! In addition, I liked the subtle romance between Joseph & Louisa when they first got together. Then it was humorous and sweet reading about how Louisa goes about taking care of Joseph's daughter and him after they get married. Very charming.

My only real issue with it (which could be because this was my first book to read in this series as I mentioned above) was how slow the build up in this novel was. As well as, how it seemed you'd get into a good part within a scene and then it would just skip off and move onto another, leaving me feeling a bit lost. Then there was the fact about Joseph's big secret, or, more to the point, Joseph's personal background. I mean throughout the novel you will find out everything about Joseph's background yet in the beginning because I didn't know anything about him it made me feel more lost then ever. At times, I felt like I was deciphering riddles when it came to Joseph's past, which is why I hope that if I had read the series in order this would not have been the case. However, it's too late for that now, so I don't know.

Because of all of this, I still recommend this novel but to only those who are fans of Ms. Burrowes' books. Also, to those who like and/or have read the other books within The Windham Series and/or The Duke's Daughters Sub-Series.

Author's Novel Extras : Deleted Scene : Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight | The Right Words | The Right Words | Happiness Rules | What’s Afoot for June 10, 2012 | What’s Afoot for June 24, 2012 | What’s Afoot with Grace for July 15, 2012 | What’s Afoot September 2, 2012 | Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight received more encouraging words... | What’s Afoot with Grace for October 1... | Merry Christmas!!! | What’s Afoot with Grace for October 13, 2012 | What’s Afoot with Grace for Nov 18, 2012

Author's Series Extras : Please view the Windham Family Tree. | The Duke's Obsession | The Duke's Daughters | A Duke and His Duchess | Deleted Scene : The Heir | Deleted Scene : The Soldier | Deleted Scene : The Virtuoso | Pertinaciously Yours | Bare ruin’d choirs... | When Enthusiasm Fizzles | The Joy of Discovery | "The Heir" Goes Airborne | "The Soldier" Marches Out Smartly! by Grace Burrowes | What’s afoot with the Windhams? | Three Faces of Grace Burrowes | Happy Valentine's Day! By Grace Burrowes | The Virtuoso is available now! | What Ails My Valentine? | Writing a Resurrected Dream | 8 Spinsters Singing with Grace Burrowes | What’s Afoot December 21 | It’s Called “Earthing...” | What’s Afoot for March 4 | The 1810 Underwear Blues | What’s Afoot with Grace for July 1, 2012 | What’s Afoot for July 22, 2012 | What’s Afoot With Grace for Nov. 4, 2012

Book Teaser(s) :

Teaser #1 ~ within Chapter 1

"You will get coal in your stocking for Christmas," Sir Joseph groused at his horse. "You allowed me to sit there, blathering to a woman---a lady---about domes and docks and whatnot. When a man recites poetry to a beautiful, intelligent woman, he ought at least to be mentioning roses."
He ran his stirrup irons up the leathers, loosened the girth, and glowered at his horse. "Stand, while I try to find a headstall of sufficient size for that empty noggin of yours. Daffodils would have been an improvement---daffodils and lonely clouds."
He stalked off, finding the halter on its customary hook while Sonnet stood, docile as a lamb in the barn aisle.
"Lambs wouldn't have gone amiss either, though nobody reads Blake except eccentrics."
The horse lowered its head and started rubbing against Sir Joseph's jacket. After a few moments of this, Joseph stepped back. "Filthy beast. I'll smell like horse for the rest of the day." ~ within Chapter 3

"Nervous?" Fairly put the question quietly, though they were downwind of Grattingly, suggesting the doctor wasn't a complete fool.
"Would I admit such a thing to a stranger?"
"You don't have to. There's tension about your mouth and eyes, your breathing is shallow, and you've been pushing the snow around with the toe of a riding boot that deserves better treatment."
Joseph turned to regard the man. "If your medical acumen is commensurate with your powers of observation, perhaps my nervousness is misplaced."
"I can also tell you that Grattingly's breath reeks like a gin whore's when the fleet has docked. He's very likely still the worse for drink from last night's excesses."
"Which makes him unpredictable."
Fairly nodded and said nothing more. ~ within Chapter 9

For more information on this book, series', and/or any other books by Grace, then please check out her website.

"Waiting On" Wednesday: Black Moon

• Today's "Waiting On" Wednesday by Jill - click here

"Black Moon" [The Alpha Pack Series, Book 3] by J.D. Tyler
Expected Publication Released Date: December 4, 2012

Author's Book Description:

A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometimes those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for...

Ever since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his guard.

With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To protect his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to battle a terrible evil, unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all...

Teaser Tuesdays: Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight

• Today's Teaser Tuesdays by MizB - click here

"Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight" [The Windham Series, Book 6] & [The Duke's Daughters Sub-Series, Book 3] by Grace Burrowes

Book Teaser:

"Louisa's saving her supper waltz for Lord Lace," Eve murmured. "I declare that man wears more gold for a hunt ball than I have in my entire jewelry case."
"He maintains standards," Louisa said. Town standards, even Carlton House standards---assuming the jewelry was real, which Louisa privately doubted. "And he dances well enough." ~ within Chapter 1

Feasted On: Soldiers of Fortune Series, Book 1

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 342; Kindle Edition - File Size: 414 KB | Expected Release Date: December 11, 2012 | Publisher: Entangled Publishing : Select | Obtained: Entangled Publishing

"Fortune's Hero" [Soldiers of Fortune Series, Book 1] by Jenna Bennett (aka Jennie Bentley)

My Book Summary : Four months ago, Quinn and his crew were betrayed by Josie, the woman he was infatuated with at the time, who let them become captured by the Rhenians--an enemy group/planet that is trying to take over a part of space from another group/planet called Marica--while Quinn and his crew were trying to help the Marican people obtain weapons. Since then, he--and his crew--has been held captive in a Rhenian prison tortured on a constant basis in hopes that he'll give away the information he has about the Maricans.

Doctor Elsa Brandeis has witnessed and been a part of all of Quinn's torture sessions, since she is the head assistant behind the lead Doctor she is like the second-in-command. However, even though she believes in the reasons for trying to get the knowledge Quinn has, she really hates torturing anyone, especially Quinn whom she has found she respects a little.

Therefore, when Quinn finds himself with an opportunity to escape the prison, even if it means taking Elsa as a hostage, he takes the chance and finds having the "good doctor" to be a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because she helps him escape with little to no difficulty. A curse because he starts to realize his fondness for her too during their time together.

As they battle the grueling elements of life outside of the prison walls, Quinn tries to come up with a way to save his crewmembers too, and finds himself questioning his feelings for Elsa and whether or not he's able to trust her. Will Quinn be willing to risk the lives of his crew and himself in the hands of another woman? Or will old hurts get in the way of everything he's trying to accomplish?

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars, this suspenseful endearing novel will entrap you into a world of torture, unusual temperatures, and survival at all costs. Even though the beginning of this novel starts off on the slower side, I have no doubt the plot will pull you in and keep you entertained until the end, just like it did for me. Along with the suspense that builds up throughout this novel, it was the underlining humor that really got me to like it even more than I expected too.

Plus, I was frankly shocked by how it ended that I am overtly curious as to what will happen next in "Fortune's Honor" book 2 for this series. Especially since I'm so frustrated with the way, the ending just leaves you hanging. Yet I'm happy because I have a feeling that each book in this series will be sure (I hope) to carry out all of the crew's (Quinn, Toby, Isaac, Holden, and--now--Elsa) antics, so we'll still be able to learn what everyone is up too even if they aren't always together. *crossing fingers*

Either way ... no matter what happens ... so far, I feel this novel was a great start for this series!

I recommend it to anyone who enjoys suspenseful sci-fi novels with just the right amount of romance.

My Previous Interview(s) with this Author : August 2012

My Previous Guest Post(s) by this Author : Mysteries and More - November 2012

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Tall, Dark, and Divine

Author's Novel Extras : Fortune's Hero - Excerpt | BEHOLD!!! | Cover Love: Fortune’s Hero, by Jenna Bennnett | Lucky 7 - peek at a new story | Start Spreading the News... | Update on Fortune's Hero | D-DAY! | #SampleSunday - Fortune's Hero

Author's Series Extras : A new frontier | Space guys are hot

Book Teaser(s) :

“Here.” She cupped the back of his head and lifted to shove the folded-up uniform underneath.
He looked at her for a second, his expression unreadable. “Thank you, Doc.”
“You’re welcome, Captain.”
Another weak grin lit his face. “I think you should probably call me Quinn. Seeing as we spent the night together and all. Wet and naked.”
Elsa could feel the blush creeping up but could do nothing to stop it. Hopefully the light was too low for him to notice. “I’m not sure I feel comfortable doing that.”
He looked at her for another long moment. “Doctor-patient issues? Or prisoner-jailer ones?”
“I’m not your jailer, Captain Conlan.”
“No,” he agreed. “Out here, I figure I’m yours. As long as I’ve got the pistol, anyway.”
“You won’t shoot me.” She wasn’t quite sure where the words came from, but she was sure she was right.
“You don’t think so?” ~ within Chapter 15

He looked around, searching for anything familiar. And saw white walls and bright lights. He was lying on something cold and hard. Everywhere he looked was white, bright, and icy.
A face swam into view above him. Pale, gorgeous. The most beautiful face he’d ever seen. Hair the color of wheat pulled straight back from perfect features, eyes the color of glacier ice under bird-wing brows.
His sweetest memory and his worst nightmare rolled into one.
“Ah, shit!”
He wasn’t dead, after all. He was back in his cell in the goddamn prison on that godforsaken moon. Again.
She smiled. “Oh, good. You’re awake. Finally.”
“I’m supposed to be dead, damn you! I asked you to kill me!” ~ within Chapter 25

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Jenna, then please check out her website.

Welcome to Small Business Saturday/Week

Since today is Small Business Saturday I thought I would support some of my local businesses and host some giveaways for YOU! Starting today I am hosting 3 GIVEAWAYS --

• 1st Giveaway --- books from Page After Page Bookstore (my local bookstore) --- Click Here to find out more about this bookstore
• 2nd Giveaway --- books from The Recycled Reader Used Bookstore (my local used bookstore) --- Click Here to find out more about this bookstore
• 3rd Giveaway --- books and other items from Authors who wanted to participate!!

I hope everyone will be nice enough to support your local businesses this weekend and throughout the holiday season!!

Also -- I'd like to give a BIG THANK YOU to all of the authors who were willing to donate a book or item for a giveaway. Plus, a SPECIAL THANKS to Jenna Bennett & Michael Matthews Bingamon for wanting to do some guest posts for me at the last minute!!

I hope everyone will have a wonderful SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!! And be sure to sign up for the GREAT Giveaways today!!

Best regards, Jess

My Giveaways!! :

All giveaway ends December 1, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway(s) you are eligible for.

Giveaway Prize from Page After Page Bookstore is for US & Canadian residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• A hardcover copy of "I've Got Your Number" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A hardcover copy of "A Merry Little Christmas" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Darkfever" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

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Giveaways from The Recycled Reader Used Bookstore are for US & Canadian residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• A paperback copy of "The Incorrigible Playboy" & "Fiancée for One Night" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Barefoot Season" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Lord of the Wolfyn" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Until There Was You" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway Prizes from a few authors are for US residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• An e-book copy of "Deadly Obsession" OR an e-book copy of "Deadly Addiction" WINNERS CHOICE to TWO randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• An Kindle e-book copy of "Face The Music" to FIVE randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• "The North Poe" Christmas Cards -- Click Here to get a look at them -- to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• An e-book copy of "The Booby Trap" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A hardcover copy of "Savage Worlds" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

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Guest Post :: Jane Addams Book Shop by Michael Matthews Bingamon | Small Business Saturday

In honor of Small Business Saturday (today--November 24th) I'm hosting guest posts by author's wanting to support a favorite local business of theirs! So, here is a post by Michael Matthews Bingamon, author of "Savage Worlds," about his favorite local bookstore!!

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Jane Addams Book Shop
Jane Addams Book Shop is located at 208 N Neil St, Champing, Illinois and has been in business for over twenty seven years. They carry over 70,000 used, hard to find, unique books covering all possible subjects. This store is three stories and more than a dozen rooms for different sections. You can’t spend enough time exploring this place—trust me, I’ve tried.

Jane Addams’ newest owners, Don and Susan Elmore, operate the store with the family. It is a warm experience visiting this small business in downtown Champaign under the green awning. For anyone in central Illinois it would be worth the visit. With frequent author signings, poetry readings, and frequent contests Jane Addams Book Shop offers more than the standard fare.

Hometown small and family owned businesses offer so much compared to chain stores. The service is unbeatable and often more insightful than a nationwide or regional chain. The passion of Elmore’s is sincere and as a both a writer and avid reader I feel most at home when I visit Jane Addams Book Shop.

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My Giveaways!! :

All giveaway ends December 1, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway(s) you are eligible for.

Giveaway Prizes from a few authors are for US residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• An e-book copy of "Deadly Obsession" OR an e-book copy of "Deadly Addiction" WINNERS CHOICE to TWO randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• An Kindle e-book copy of "Face The Music" to FIVE randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• "The North Poe" Christmas Cards -- Click Here to get a look at them -- to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• An e-book copy of "The Booby Trap" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A hardcover copy of "Savage Worlds" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

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Guest Post :: Mysteries and More by Jenna Bennett | Small Business Saturday

In honor of Small Business Saturday (today--November 24th) I'm hosting guest posts by author's wanting to support a favorite local business of theirs! So, here is a post by Jenna Bennett, author of "Tall, Dark, and Divine," about her favorite local bookstore!!

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Mysteries and More
Let me tell you a little story.

Once upon a time, there was a young lady named Mary. A very lovely young thing, with soft blonde hair and a sweet smile and all that.

(No, this isn’t a romantic story. She was married. His name was Greg. He was dashing and handsome. They had a couple kids too, but that doesn’t figure into this, except peripherally.)

To continue:

Mary loved to read.

She loved it so much, she got a job in a bookstore, so she could be around books all day.

She read everything, the way people who love to read do, but what she particularly liked to read were mysteries.

Like Agatha Christie and Elizabeth Peters and Carolyn Hart.

Ah, yes. Carolyn Hart.

The Death on Demand series, about Annie and Max Darling, and their mystery bookstore – Death on Demand – in South Carolina.

You know a mystery reader who works in a bookstore is gonna lo-o-o-ove Death on Demand, don’t you?

Fast forward a few years, and that lovely girl and her dashing husband retired, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

And guess what they did?

Yup, they opened their very own Death on Demand!

Only it’s called Mysteries and More.

That’s right: I’m talking about Nashville’s only mysteries-only bookstore: Mysteries and More in Lenox Village, and its owners, Mary and Greg Bruss: that sweet young thing herself, and her dashing and handsome husband.

Ask any writer who’s ever been to visit, and they’ll tell you it’s the second most magical place on earth, right after Disneyland. And maybe the North Pole.

Like the name implies, there are mysteries... new ones and old ones, vintage ones and previously loved ones. Adult mysteries, young adult mysteries, kid mysteries.

All kinds of mysteries, by practically any author you can imagine. Certainly a lot I’ve never heard of.

But there aren’t only mysteries. There’s more.

See, Mary likes books, but Greg likes other stuff.

Much of it quite... interesting.

Remember those mystery role-playing parties we used to have back in the 80s?

No, me either, but you can buy the games there.

Fancy a copy of Clue! The Movie? They’ve got it.

And you can buy notepads with old Nancy Drew covers on the front.

And BandAids that look like crime scene tape.

Knife sharpeners that look like dead people. (No, I’m not kidding. I bought one.)

Mystery themed jewelry.

Christmas cards with the likeness of Edgar Allen Poe.

In fact, in honor of the season, I think someone deserves a box of Christmas cards with the likeness of Edgar Allen Poe. In a puffy parka. With a red scarf around his neck. And a raven holding a sign saying “The North Poe.”

Who wants it?

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About the Business :

If you’re ever in Nashville, don’t forget to stop in at Mysteries and More, on Sunnywood Drive in Lenox Village. Greg and Mary are never too busy to hang out and talk mysteries. But if you don’t have any plans to visit Nashville, you can find them and their store on the web, at www.mysteriesandmore.net.

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About the Author :

New York Times bestselling author Jennie Bentley/Jenna Bennett writes cozy mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, romance for Entangled Publishing, and whatever she wants for self-publication. Among other things, “whatever she wants” includes the Amazon bestselling Cutthroat Business mysteries, as well as "Act of Redemption," first book in a series of romantic suspense novels about the FBI’s Art Crime Team, ACT. For more information about her books, whether traditionally or self-published, please visit her website, www.jennabennett.com.

My Previous Interview(s) with this Author : August 2012

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Tall, Dark, and Divine

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My Giveaways!! :

All giveaway ends December 1, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway(s) you are eligible for.

Giveaway Prizes from a few authors are for US residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• An e-book copy of "Deadly Obsession" OR an e-book copy of "Deadly Addiction" WINNERS CHOICE to TWO randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• An Kindle e-book copy of "Face The Music" to FIVE randomly drawn people from Rafflecopter
• "The North Poe" Christmas Cards -- Click Here to get a look at them -- to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• An e-book copy of "The Booby Trap" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A hardcover copy of "Savage Worlds" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Small Business Saturday: The Recycled Reader -- Used Bookstore

In honor of Small Business Saturday (today--November 24th) I'm doing promotional posts about my favorite local bookstores!!

The Recycled Reader -- Used Bookstore

1408 West Ehringhaus Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-331-7771

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About the Business :

The Recycled Reader Used Bookstore is a family business that offers a wide variety of quality used books, since 1997. Also -- they have a trade plan!! They give credit for "sell-able" books in very good condition, but they have need for all of the books you bring in. Either way it's very helpful and fun for the reader in all of us!

Check Out the Business :

My Giveaways!! :

All giveaway ends December 1, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway(s) you are eligible for.

Giveaways from The Recycled Reader Used Bookstore are for US & Canadian residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• A paperback copy of "The Incorrigible Playboy" & "Fiancée for One Night" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Barefoot Season" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Lord of the Wolfyn" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Until There Was You" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

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Small Business Saturday: Page After Page Bookstore

In honor of Small Business Saturday (today--November 24th) I'm doing promotional posts about my favorite local bookstores!!

Page After Page Bookstore

111 South Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-7243

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About the Business :

Page After Page Bookstore is an Independently Owned, full service bookstore located on the beautiful historic waterfront of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Right on the Inter-Coastal Waterway! They carry all different categories of books, while they specialize in out-of-print/antique books. In addition, they have a large Children’s Book and Toy area with a Train set just for the little ones to enjoy while you browse. As well, they have wonderful Soy Candles, made from NC Soy, Music, Art Supplies, Invitations, Greeting Cards, Knitting Yarn and needles, and many gifts for your shopping pleasure. They are all about supporting their locals, visit and you'll be able to tell why. Also, they host many Author events for adults and children, as well as, host the Page After Page Writers Group in the store on the second Wednesday of each month, and a knitting group, which starts in February each year. Come and visit – they can’t wait to meet you! Customer Service is their number one priority, and if they don’t have it, they'll do their best to get it for you within a couple of days.

Check Out the Business :


My Giveaways!! :

All giveaway ends December 1, 2012 at midnight. Make sure to only enter the giveaway(s) you are eligible for.

Giveaway Prize from Page After Page Bookstore is for US & Canadian residents only. [Click the book titles to find out info about them]

• A hardcover copy of "I've Got Your Number" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A hardcover copy of "A Merry Little Christmas" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter
• A paperback copy of "Darkfever" to one randomly drawn person from Rafflecopter

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Feasted On: A Royal Pain by Megan Mulry

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 338; Kindle Edition - File Size: 647 KB | Expected Release Date: November 1, 2012 | Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark | Obtained: NetGalley

"A Royal Pain" by Megan Mulry

My Book Summary : Bronte has had a difficult relationship with her father a majority of her life, and that has colored all of her relationships with men since she's been old enough to date. Years later she meets a man, aka Mr. Texas, who seems to be everything that she's looking for and who also is someone her father would dread her being with (which is just an added bonus). However, after she moves to Chicago to be closer to him Bronte finds that Mr. Texas changes because of the closeness therefore they brakes things off which leaves her feeling like her life has fallen apart.

Once she gets her life the way she wants it again, and starts making a name for herself in the advertising world in Chicago, she meets Max. He's a smart, hot British man from England who just happens to live in Chicago for only a few more months while he finishes up his PhD in economics at the University of Chicago. In addition, he's the perfect Transitional Man (TM) because of how long he's going to be around. So, they have eight weeks of fun, getting to know each other, and to be together then they plan to just part as friends. However, that's not exactly how it goes...

Max only agreed for Bronte's sake to be a TM but never had a plan to follow it through once the eight weeks were over, he believed that he could convince her to move to England with him or at least be in a relationship with her still. Nevertheless, as the time ticks down for Max to go a tragedy strikes his family a few days before he planned to leave, which leaves Max with no more time to change her mind making it so he has to leave her in Chicago on bad terms.

Then after Max is gone Bronte finds out a big secret, that Max never shared with her .... he's a Royal Duke!! Shocked and saddened by the way they left things Bronte tries to move on with her life but finds it harder than ever. However, Max still plans to keep Bronte and him together, if only he can convince her and relieve all of her worries about the challenges--and opportunities--of becoming a royal, while dealing with the quirkiness of his family and with the wrath of a bitter Duchess.

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars! This novel is about finding the right person and keeping them no matter what cost or challenges! It's what I would call a bumpy novel because of how many good things and bad things happen to Bronte throughout this novel. I enjoyed reading about Max and Bronte's relationship, as they seem to suit each other so well!! Also, one thing I was very thankful for was to see how fast this story flows because every time that Bronte had "a freak out" about something going on it didn't last long and didn't give her time to ruin any part of her life or her relationship with Max. Plus, the witty humor throughout this novel was one of the best things to read!

The only thing I was surprised about was the build up about Max's family--especially his mother--and how much it fell short. I only say this because it really makes you think there is going to be a big argument between some of the characters but it never comes. It kind of made me want a fight in the end, even though I am happy with how things with Max's family turned out. I say that, mostly because, it felt to me that everything with Bronte's family--her dislike for her father and why her relationship with her mother is the way it is--wraps up by the end of the novel, and I just didn't feel like it wrapped up for Max's side.

Anyway ... I just hope there will be more of those to in the upcoming novels to find out what happens from there for them. =0)

With that being said, I was infatuated with this novel and I cannot wait to see where this series will go!! I'm so happy Ms. Mulry has already marked on her website that book 2 in this series, "Earl Meets Girl," is going to be about Devon (Max's younger brother) and Sarah (a shoe designer and one of Bronte's best friends)!!

I recommend this novel and series to anyone who wants to read a contemporary romance with a historical feel to it!

Author's Novel Extras : On Perseverance | My Summer Vacation | The Recent Pleasantness | Around the Blog-O-Sphere

Book Teaser(s) :

"Hey, Mom, that's my other line. I have to go. I'll see you this weekend."
It wasn't really the other line, but her friend April's desk was close enough that Bronte could give her the now-familiar rotational hand gesture for make-your-phone-ring-really-loud-right-now-so-I-can-get-off-the-damn-phone.
Apparently, that's what mothers were for, right? To make you question (to death) every (goddamned) decision you ever made in an effort to save you from going to all the trouble of making a complete ass of yourself. Or maybe it was just enlightened self-interest on the part of mothers everywhere to save them the hassle of having to pick you up and scrap you off and listen to all the heartache (again) when "the one" turned out to be "that piece of shit" and you were left without that perfectly good job, without that perfectly good, rent-controlled apartment, and (patently) without that boyfriend. ~ within Chapter 2

Much as Ralph Lauren's original ad campaign had offered ready access to the elevated world of polo players and Palm Beach playboys, so Bronte's "Britishness" campaign would do for Mowbray: it would allow the common man to own a tangible piece of the elite.
The irony was not lost on Bronte that the entire campaign served as a microcosm for her relationship with Max. In fact, when she finally pierced the veil that was James Mowbray's outer office and convinced him that it was in his best interest to hear her pitch, she was tempted to ask him if he knew one Maxwell Fitzwilliam-Heyworth. But then she thought she would have sounded like one of those idiotic people who, upon meeting someone from Arkansas, says, "Oh! I know someone from Arkansas!"
Ridiculous.
And what if he did know him? What was the punch line? "Oh, this one time, in Chicago, he and I used a hundred-pack of condoms in record time."
Bronte thought not. ~ within Chapter 8

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Megan, then please check out her website.

Spreading the Word: Savage Worlds

"Savage Worlds" by Michael Matthews Bingamon

Imprint : Self-Published
Audience : Adult
Novel length : 348 pages
Format : Trade hardcover, paperback and eBook
Publication Released Date : January 21, 2009
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What would you do for love? That was the question posed by Sheri's late mother.

Sheri Norbella has everything going for her as an attractive, intelligent, but opinionated young woman of sixteen growing up on Zeslin-A colony. Her life turns upside down when her father decides to relocate to a distant settlement called Thaden- a world inhabited by less sophisticated races. Sheri experinces first hand the prejudice against her people as she's the victim of insults and attacks that become intolerable when she encounters Velsa A'Gora; Thaden's most notorious bully. As the two girls clash a dangerous boy, Jaron Loffay, offers Sheri his protection in exchange for her affections. Not trusting him she refuses, but the feud with Velsa escalates beyond a schoolyard drama just as the dreaded Namosene invade. Thaden evacuates stranding Sheri with Velsa on a desolate planet. Tempted to give into Jaron's desires Sheri must weigh her morals against her will to survive. Despite being marooned she unexpectedly discovers the answer to her mother's riddle while surrounded by cruel strangers on a savage world...

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Spreading the Word: Deadly Addiction

"Deadly Addiction" [Deadly Vices Series, Book 2] by Kristine Cayne

Imprint : Self-Published
Audience : Adult
Novel length : 278 pages
Format : Trade paperback and eBook
Expected Publication Released Date : April 24, 2012
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Author's Book Description :

A proud people. A nation divided.

Rémi Whitedeer, police officer turned substance-abuse counselor, dreams of restoring order to his tribe. Violence and crime are rampant throughout the unpoliced Iroquois reserve, and a civil war is brewing between the Guardians, a militant traditionalist group, and other tribal factions. As the mixed-race cousin of the Guardians’ leader, Rémi is caught in a no-man’s land—several groups lay claim to him, but all want him to deny his white blood.

A maverick cop on an anti-drug crusade.

When she infiltrated the Vipers to take down the leader of the outlaw biker gang responsible for her brother’s death, police sergeant Alyssa Morgan got her man. But her superiors think she went too far. Her disregard for protocol and her ends-justify-the-means ethics have branded her an unreliable maverick. To salvage her career, she accepts an assignment to set up a squad of native provincial officers on a reserve.

A radical sovereigntist bent on freeing a nation.

Decades of government oppression threaten the existence of the Iroquois Nation. But one man, Chaz Whitedeer, is determined to save his people no matter what the price, even if it means delving into the shadowy world of organized crime. When Rémi and Alyssa uncover the Guardians’ drug-fueled scheme to fund their fight for true autonomy—a scheme involving the Vipers—Rémi must choose between loyalty to family and tribe or his growing love for Alyssa. Can Rémi and Alyssa leave everything behind—even their very identities—for a future together?

This book is available to order on :

Amazon.com & Barnes & Noble

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