I luvs to read or feeding the soul + giveaway

October read- print

More time to read
I've always loved to read but over the years with CFS and commitments, my reading had dwindled. Over the last year things have been up and it's been a great boost to the soul.

Even when I wasn't reading, I continued to buy books especially by old and new favourites and writers I know personally. My TBR (to be read) piles both in print and e-book form is huge. Like Himalaya proportions (only slight exaggeration as my family can attest to).

Eleni's Library
Recently I talked about what it was like to have so many author friends and the effect it has on your TBR pile over at Eleni's Library.

I also keep lists of my yearly challenges there, as well as posting the occasional blog post about where I am up to in my reading.

Series Reading 

September read - audio

This week I started posts about my series reading. I read a lot of series, some of which I started years ago and stalled, some which are newer especially thanks to audio books.

You'll find posts on the Authors Beginning with A and Authors Beginning with C (no B authors on my list ATM).

By keeping these lists it keeps me on track as well as in a way making me accountable to my reading. Bestselling author Stephen King mentions in his book On Writing that a writer must read to be a writer.

I agree. Along with the medical reasons, I feel that not reading (well, not much) did affect my creativity. And I'm working on getting it back.

September read -
graphic novel

Currently Reading

Audio

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K Rowling 
• The Spider Goddess (Pandora English, #2) by Tara Moss
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope, #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal

Graphic Novel 

• Welcome to the Jungle (The Dresden Files, #0.5) by Jim Butcher

Print

September read - e-book

• Darkness Rising (Dark Angels, #2) by Keri Arthur
• The Misted Cliffs (Lost Continent, #2) by Catherine Asaro

E-book

• Rise of the Blood (Latter-Day Olympians, #3) by Lucienne Diver
• Legend of the Timekeepers(The Last Timekeepers, #0.5) by Sharon Ledwith 
• Helloween by Samantha Combs
• Boy by Roald Dahl (non-fiction) 

Just Finished Reading

October read -
non-fiction

• Bride by Mistake (Devil Riders #5) by Anne Gracie
• Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) by M.C. Beaton (audio)
• Guilty Pleasures, volume 2 (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Graphic Novel #1)
• Master of Love by Catherine LaRoche (e-book)
• How to Blog a book, 2nd edition by Nina Amir (non-fiction)

Giveaway

And to help you feed your reading soul, comment with what you are reading currently for your chance to get a copy of my paranormal romance short story,  Sealed with a Kiss.

Can a gift from her grandmother protect Lise?


Lise doesn’t believe in vampires. Or so she tells herself. Though, she constantly wears the garnet necklace her grandmother gave her, which wards off the creatures. Andreas, the man she’s attracted to, seems more than a little interested in it. Could there be an ulterior motive?

~yia!~

Eleni

xo

Musa Monday ~ Celebrate Mom/Mum with Musa Publishing

Musa Publishing are celebrating Mother's Day with some giveaway. Enter the Rafflecopter at the end to win a prize. Thanks, Musa! 

Grand Prize

$10.00 Musa Gift Certificate

6 Paperback Books

Beyond the Third Garden by I.J. Sarfeh

Outlaws by William Wendy

Seducing Kate by Emilia Mancini

Send Off For A Snitch by KM Rockwood

Typical Day by Gary K. Wolf

Unforgettable You by Marci Boudreaux

1st Place Winner

$5.00 Musa Gift Certificate

6 Paperback Books

The Andersen Ancestry by Addie J. King

For His Love by Nya Rayne

Outlaws by William Wendy

Seducing Kate by Emilia Mancini

Send Off For A Snitch by KM Rockwood

Typical Day by Gary K. Wolf

2nd Place Winner

5 Paperback Books

Outlaws by William Wendy

Seducing Kate by Emilia Mancini

Send Off For A Snitch by KM Rockwood

Typical Day by Gary K. Wolf

Wilder Mage by CD Coffelt

Plus

2 new winners are drawn daily. Each one will receive 3 books.

And

All participants receive a download of Cooking with Musa.

All entrants are eligible for Grand Prize Drawing May 10, 2014

Winners announced May 11, 2014

Enter daily to win!

No particular order to the daily drawings for the books below

Baiting the Hook by Mary S. Palmer and David Wilton

3.99 by Richard Satterlie

Amanda's Return by June Kramin

Buried Biker by KM Rockwood

Enter to Win by Kirsten Janey

ICE blue by Susan Rae

Lies in Wait by Donna Del Oro

Love Lies Bleeding by Lainie Giles

More Tomasewski by Del Staecker

Random Survival by Ray Wenck

Runt Wade by Robert G. Rogers

Steeled for Murder by KM Rockwood

Tales of Tomasewski by Del Staecker

Annabel Horton, Lost Witch of Salem by Vera Jane Cook

2012: The Rising by Joanne Hirase

Crazy Greta by David Hardy

The Dominus Runes by Peter Lukes

The Grimm Legacy by Addie J. King

Reunion by Joanna Fay

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Winners who reside outside the Continental United States will receive their prize in e-book format.

All must be claimed by May 15, 2014 or they are forfeited. Prizes will be shipped May 17, 2014.

Giveaway begins May 1, 2014 and ends midnight CST May 10, 2014

Musa Monday - Fall in Love with Musa Publishing

Grand Prize

Four $10.00 Musa Gift Certificates

All entrants are eligible for Grand Prize Drawing February 14, 2014

Winners announced February 16, 2014

Enter daily to win free books!

Musa Publishing is giving away two Promotional Paperback Books daily!

PLUS each winner receives a download of Cooking with Musa.

No particular order to the daily drawings for the books below

For His Love by Nya Rayne
Marisa's Choice by Kadee McDonald

Only a Hero Will Do by Susan Lodge
Storm's Fury by Nya Rayne

Taming Angelina by Helen Hardt
Treasuring Amber by Helen Hardt
Trusting Sydney by Helen Hardt



a Rafflecopter giveaway


Winners of paperback books who reside outside the Continental United States will receive their prize in e-book format.

All paperback book prizes must be claimed by February 20, 2014 or they are forfeited.

Giveaway begins February 6, 2014 and ends midnight CST February 13, 2014

Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Want a chance to read some Aussie authors but don't know where to start?

Well this blog hop will help you. Aussie authors have gathered together to celebrate being Australian with this blog hop and some great giveaways.

Follow the link to our host - Book'd Out - to click the names of some great Aussie Authors and have a chance to win the giveaways on offer.

I'm offering my Musa Publishing trio of releases - Enchanted Realms, Gateway to Hell, and SNOOP, and is open Internationally. All are ebooks.

     

 Click the covers to read the blurbs and excerpts.

To enter simply enter using the Rafflecopter below.

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Happy discovering!!

~yia~

Musa warms up for winter!

Enter daily to win one of 17 promotional paperbacks
 

Outlaws by William Weldy

Only A Hero Will Do by Susan Lodge

First Frost by Liz DeJesus

Glass Frost by Liz DeJesus

Trusting Sydney by Helen Hardt

Taming Angelina by Helen Hardt

Treasuring Amber by Helen Hardt

2012: The Rising by Joanne Hirase

Typical Day by Gary K. Wolf

Obsession by JoAnne Keltner

Stained Glass byMindy Hardwick

Grape Bubblegum by Beth Bowland

Dragon Drop by Jerry Ackerman

New Girl by Joan B. Flood

The Fox's Mask by Anna Frost

Unforgettable You by Marci Boudreaux

Storm’s Fury by Nya Rayne

And one of 30 e-books:

3.99 by Richard Satterlie

100,000 Midnights by Aaron Smith

A Company of Thieves by David Pilling

A Place to Call Their Own by L. Dean Pace-Frech

A Reason To Stay by L.S. Murphy

A Sense of the Ridiculous by Heather King

A Willing Spirit by Cindi Myers

Alaska Heat by Vella Munn

An Incident on MSR Tampa by SS Hampton, Sr

Apple of My Eye by Elizabeth Botts

Baiting The Hook by Mary S. Palmer & David Wilton

Between by Clarissa Johal

Black Widow by Lena Austin

Bring Me To Life by Scarlett Parrish

Captain Westwood's Inheritance by Lynda Dunwell

Contingency Plan by Anita Ensal

Crazy Greta by David Hardy

Daughter of the Earth and Sky by Kaitlin Bevis

Deep Into The Night by Tracie Ingersoll Loy

Dragon Revealed by Nulli Para Ora

Enchanted Realms by Eleni Konstantine

Forget the Misteltoe by Lizzie T. Leaf

Her Goblin Prince by Thalia Frost

High Stakes by Chad Strong

ICE blue by Susan Rae

Identity Thief by Milo James Fowler

Keeper of Directions by L.K. Mitchell

Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi

Little Bird by Liza Gaines

Looney Dunes by Anne Skalitza

Masquerade by Sloane Taylor

All entrants are eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing January 31

Grand Prize 

Warm Up for Winter Basket

Snuggly Blanket

$20.00 Musa Gift Certificate 

Starbucks Coffee

Coffee Mug

Specialty Chocolates

 PLUS
 5 paperback books: 

Marissa's Choice by Kadee McDonald

The Dominus Runes by Peter Lukes

Walking the Dog by Linda Benson

Love Lies Bleeding by Laini Giles

For his Love by Nya Rayne

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Winners of paperback books who reside outside the Continental United States will receive their prize in e-book format.

DarkSiders Great Halloween (Blogiversary) Mega Pack giveaway...

It's Halloween! Grrrrr.....arrrrggggg....rrrrr.......

and of course that means we are right at home over at the DarkSide DownUnder blog. Not to mention it's our blogiversary.

We have a great mega pack - check out the books on offer here, including my Gateway to Hell and Enchanted Realms.

But you can enter the comp from this post...



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Good luck!


~yia~

Wenchy Monday: Sara Daniel and her new book 'Love Him or Leave Him'

To celebrate Sara Daniel's new release, Love Him Or Leave Him, Entangled Bliss are having a launch day giveaway. Check out the rafflecopter below.

Release day launch giveaway

$10 Amazon gift card

Rafflecopter code:

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Book Info:

Sometimes dreams are where you least expect them.

Connor O’Malley and Becca Sanders were once high school sweethearts, ripped apart by rumors in the small town of Kortville, Illinois. Connor left to join the military, and Becca stayed, waiting for her younger brother to graduate so she could live her dreams of traveling the world. But now that Connor's back as the town sheriff, Becca finds herself struggling to resist the too-handsome man who once broke her heart.

Connor loves Kortville—its quaintness keeps at bay the painful memories of Afghanistan he’s sure make him unworthy of any woman, particularly the beautiful brunette he’s always secretly dreamed of a future with. But when a scandal rocks the town, suddenly Connor and Becca must trust in each other if they want to weather this storm…and come out on the other side of it together.

Buy links:

Amazon | B&N | iBookstore | Kobo

About Sara:

I write what I love—irresistible romance, from sweet to erotic and everything in between. On the personal side, I'm a frazzled maid, chauffeur, and slave to my children. I was once a landlord of two uninvited squirrels. (The children's book The Bravest Squirrel Ever by my alter-ego Sara Shafer is the squirrel's fictionalized version of that experience!) I'm crazy about country music and the drama of NASCAR. And I have my very own happily-ever-after romance with my hero husband.

Follow my blog, like me on Facebook or email me for the latest updates on my books and writing projects or to debate the best race car drivers!

Sara online:

Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

~~~

Happy Launch day, Sara!

~yia~