The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 2-2-14

Posted on February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Giveaways> Share the Love Giveaway Hop> The Sunday Post> Winner announcement

There are LOTS of giveaways this week. Including the Share the Love Giveaway Hop and and next Saturday’s Fire and Ice Blog Hop. February is a great month to curl up and read!

But not today. The Super Bowl is this afternoon, and the Seattle Seahawks made it! The NFC Championship game two weeks ago was kind of an ugly win, but it was still a win. I think most of Seattle is going to be watching the game this afternoon.

Including us.

Coming Next Week:

The End by G. Michael Hopf (blog tour review)
Guest Post from Author Meg Benjamin (blog tour)
Love at Stake by Victoria Davies (blog tour review)
Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd (blog tour review)
Series Shakedown: Terran Times/Sector Guard by Viola Grace (one of Cass’ trademark series shakedowns!)
Fire and Ice Blog Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 1-26-14

Posted on January 26, 2014January 23, 2014 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Share the Love Giveaway Hop> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand

As you read this, I am in Philadelphia, trying not to freeze. The American Library Association Midwinter Conference is in Philly. Why, oh why couldn’t they have picked someplace warm this year?

Oh, that’s right, they saved the hot spot for the SUMMER conference. The June conference this year is in Las Vegas! (Yes, I know, it’s a DRY heat)

Current Giveaways:

Late Last Night by Lilian Darcy (ebook)
Tourwide Giveaway from Susannah Sandlin: $25 Amazon Gift Card, $10 Amazon Gift Card and Author Swag Pack

Blog Recap:

A Review: Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
B+ Review: Forward to Camelot 50th Anniversary Edition by Susan Sloate and Kevin Finn
Guest Post by Susan Sloate on Writing About the Kennedy Assassination
B+ Review: Late Last Night by Lilian Darcy + Giveaway
A+ Review: Deeper by Robin York
B Review: Chenoire by Susannah Sandlin + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (75)

Coming Next Week:

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (blog tour review)
Jewel of the East by Victoria Vane (blog tour review, guest post + giveaway)
The Warrior & the Flower by Camille Picott (blog tour review + giveaway)
Prince of Tricks by Jane Kindred (blog tour review, guest post + giveaway)
The Traitor’s Wife by Allison Pataki (blog tour review, author interview + giveaway)
Share the Love Giveaway Hop

Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop

Posted on December 21, 2013December 18, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Holidays> Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the 2013 Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Bookhounds.

Today is the shortest day of the year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. All that chilly darkness makes this a perfect night to snuggle up and read. That the winter solstice falls on a weekend is even more perfect–it’s not a “school night” this year.

And from now on the days will start getting longer again–just a little bit at a time. Something to look forward to.

Meanwhile, one lucky winner can look forward to a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. All you have to do is fill out the rafflecopter below. And for more marvelous midwinter celebrations, check out the other blogs participating in this Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop.

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The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 12-15-13

Posted on December 15, 2013December 15, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

The blog is my island of organization in a sea of moving chaos. This is all relative, you understand. The blog is controlled chaos, the impeding move is currently more like uncontrolled chaos.

The movers are coming to pack us on Friday. WE ARE NOT READY! <panic>

Meanwhile, this is what’s happening on the blog:

Current Giveaways:

$25 Amazon Gift Card from Nina Croft and Operation Saving Daniel
Paperback copy of Clean by Alex Hughes (US/Can only)
Paperback copy of The Seduction of Miriam Cross by W.A. Tyson (US/Can only)
Paperback copy of The Spirit Keeper by K.B. Laugheed (US/Can only)

Winner Announcements:

The winner of one title (winner’s choice from Jeanette Grey’s backlist (Take What You Want, Unacceptable Risk, A Gift Of Trust, or Letting Go) is Jo J.
The winner of The Blooding of Jack Absolute by C.C. Humphreys is Susan.

Blog Recap:

B+ Review: Operation Saving Daniel by Nina Croft
Guest Post by Author Nina Croft on the Lure of the Werewolf + Giveaway
B+ Review: Lace & Lead by M.A. Grant
A+ Review: Clean by Alex Hughes
Guest Post by Author Alex Hughes: A Discussion of the Tech Wars + Giveaway
B Review: The Seduction of Miriam Cross by W.A. Tyson + Giveaway
A- Review: The Spirit Keeper by K.B. Laugheed + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (70)

Coming Next Week:

Christmas in Dogtown by Suzanne Johnson (blog tour review)
Sail Away with Me by Kate Devaux (blog tour review + giveaway)
Chaos Bound by Rebekah Turner (blog tour review + guest post + giveaway)
Christmas at Copper Mountain (blog tour review + giveaway)
Cass promised a review of “something” by Meljean Brook
Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 11-17-13

Posted on November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Gratitude Giveaways Hop> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

For those of us in the U.S., we’re still two weeks away from Thanksgiving (and Hanukkah!) but the Best Books of 2013 lists are already starting to appear like harbingers of Winter. (I can hear you now, fans of Game of Thrones, intoning that “Winter is Coming!”) Well, yes, it is, but I want my holidays first!

I know that the holidays are coming because Library Journal just asked me for the 2013 Best Ebook Romances list. I think we have a tradition, since this is now my third annual column. (For the curious a look back at the 2011 and 2012 lists). Picking the 10 best is hard. Picking the 10 best and writing them up on deadline is even harder.

As they say, it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. And this is one job that I love!

Speaking of love, if you love science fiction romance and have somehow missed the meteor shower announcing the first issue of Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly, consider this your captain speaking. Our first issue is awesome. Download us to your tricorder and enjoy!

Once you come back from the future, here’s what’s going on at Reading Reality…

Current Giveaways:

The Stranger You Know by Andrea Kane (print copy, USA and Canada)
Trancehack by Sonya Clark (digital copy)
Bewitching Book Tours Hot Holiday Giveaway
Gratitude Giveaways Hop – $10 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

Blog Recap:

Bittersweet Magic Release Day Blast + Giveaway
A Review: I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jessica Scott
A- Review: The Stranger You Know by Andrea Kane
Guest Post by Author Andrea Kane + Giveaway
B Review: Highland Shifter by Catherine Bybee
A Review: Trancehack by Sonya Clark
Guest Post by Author Sonya Clark on Trancehacking + Giveaway
Gratitude Giveaways Hop
Bewitching Book Tours Hot Holiday Giveaway
Vote for Real-Life Heroines: Harlequin’s More Than Words Awards 2014
Stacking the Shelves (67)

Coming Next Week:

Tangled Web by Crista McHugh (review)
Forgiving Lies by Molly McAdams (blog tour review)
Countdown by Michelle Rowen (review by Cass)
Bittersweet Magic by Nina Croft (blog tour review + giveaway)
Highland Protector by Catherine Bybee (blog tour review + giveaway)
Seductive Powers by Rebecca Royce (blog tour review + giveaway)

Gratitude Giveaways Hop

Posted on November 15, 2013November 14, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Gratitude Giveaways Hop

Welcome to the Fourth Annual Gratitude Giveaways Hop, hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer!

To thank, you, my readers, I’m giving away a $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble. To enter, use the Rafflecopter below.

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For more chances to win, visit the other stops on this hop!

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 11-10-13

Posted on November 10, 2013November 10, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Giveaways> Gratitude Giveaways Hop> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

For many people in the United States, this is a three-day weekend. November 11 is Veterans Day, the day we celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans. It also coincides with holidays around the world such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Veterans Day is not one of those holidays that gets moved around to the nearest convenient Monday. The date of November 11 has historical significance (see above, end of WWI). This year 11/11 just happens to be on a Monday.

And now on to our regularly scheduled linkification of bloggy events from this week and next week…

Current Giveaways:

The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins (paperback-US/CAN only) ends 11/16
$20 Amazon Gift Card (tourwide giveaway from Tiffany Allee) ends 11/14

Winner Announcements:

$10 Gift Card from the Fall Into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop — Perava P.
Work in Progress by Christina Esdon (ebook) — BN100
Take Me Cowboy by Jane Porter (ebook) — Jo J.
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster (paperback) — Lily B.

Blog Recap:

B Review: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
B+ Review: The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins + Giveaway
A Review: Fiddlehead by Cherie Priest
B+ Review: Foreplay by Sophie Jordan
B Review: Vampire Games by Tiffany Allee + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (66)

Coming Next Week:

I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jessica Scott (review)
Bittersweet Magic by Nina Croft Release Day Blast + Giveaway
The Stranger You Know by Andrea Kane (blog tour review + guest post + giveaway)
Highland Shifter by Catherine Bybee (review)
Trancehack by Sonya Clark (blog tour review + guest post + giveaway)
Vote for Real-Life Heroines: Harlequin’s More Than Words Awards 2014
Gratitude Giveaways Hop

The Sunday Post AKA What’s On My (Mostly Virtual) Nightstand 11-3-13

Posted on November 3, 2013November 3, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Book Giveaway> The Sunday Post> Virtual Nightstand> Winner announcement

Yesterday a storm blew through Seattle and 200,000 people lost power temporarily. Although we weren’t among them, Comcast was less than Comcastic for most of the day. They must have lost something major.

NO NET. Horrors! Or not. It’s nights like that Clear 4G wireless was invented for. Mobile internet access isn’t just for hotels anymore.

Yes, we’re geeks. Right now I’m one very annoyed geek. Galen took the Clear modem on a trip and I’m sitting at Third Place using their wifi. Comcastic is down again.

This seems to have been giveaway week at Reading Reality. There are four ongoing giveaways, so there should be something for everyone, including another $10 Amazon or B&N gift card.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Amazon or B&N Gift Card in the Fall Into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop (ends November 7!)
Getting Rowdy (paperback) by Lori Foster (US only)
Work in Progress (ebook) by Christina Esdon
Take Me, Cowboy (ebook) by Jane Porter

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the ebook copy of Promise Me, Cowboy by CJ Carmichael is Jen M.
The winner of a $10 Amazon Gift Card in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop is Karen H.
The winner of a $10 Amazon Gift Card in the Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop is Stacey D.

Blog Recap:

B Review: Work in Progress by Christina Esdon
Guest Post by Author Christina Esdon on Where in the World is Westwood?
B- Review: Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb
B+ Review: Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster
Q&A with Lori Foster + Giveaway
Boo+ Review: Something Wicked by Angela Campbell
Fall into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop
B+ Review: Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (65)

Coming Next Week:

The Best Man by Kristan Higgins (review)
The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins (blog tour review + giveaway)
Fiddlehead by Cherie Priest (review)
Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (blog tour review)
Vampire Games by Tiffany Allee (blog tour review + giveaway)

Fall Into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop

Posted on November 1, 2013October 31, 2013 by Marlene Harris | Author : Marlene Harris | Blog Hops> Fall Into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop> Giveaways

Welcome to the Fall Into Winter Romance Giveaway Hop, sponsored by the Western Kisses Old West Christmas Romance Anthology!

Now that Fall is cooling off into Winter (much, much too quickly!) isn’t this the perfect time to curl up with a hot romance? The hop will be able to get plenty of lovely new books to curl up with! And maybe even some hot cocoa for those increasingly chilly evenings.

Sounds pretty yummy to me.

The grand prize is a $50 gift card at Amazon!

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And I’m giving away a $10 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice!):

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