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Giveaway: Steal the North by Heather Brittain Bergstrom
Emmy is a shy, sheltered sixteen-year-old when her mom, Kate, sends her to eastern Washington to an aunt and uncle she never knew she had. Fifteen years earlier, Kate had abandoned her sister, Beth, when she fled her painful past and their fundamentalist church. And now, Beth believes Emmy’s participation in a faith healing is her last hope for having a child. Emmy goes reluctantly, but before long she knows she has come home. She feels tied to the rugged landscape of coulees and scablands. And she meets Reuben, the Native American boy next door. Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Steal the North…
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Guest Post: Steal the North by Heather Brittain Bergstrom
Even though I couldn’t fit Steal the North by Heather Brittain Bergstrom into my review schedule this month, this book caught my eye for a couple of reasons. First, I liked the idea of a YA novel with a romance between a Native American boy Reuben and a white girl, Emmy. I thought this was something different and new in the YA market. Often the YA market is full of teenage love triangles and dystopian badass female heroines. Emmy sounded different than the ‘normal’ YA heroine and I thought that was a bold move and made me want to know more. The next reason I wanted to feature this book…
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Announcement: Winner: The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
And the winner of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma is….. Carl S (tweeted about giveaway) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Giveaway: The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
How do you trust someone who lies for a living? Don’t all writers lie to some degree or another? Come find out in this wonderfully written piece of postmodern literature! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 2/26/14 to 3/5/14 Winners will be announced 3/6/14. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email…
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Special Feature and Review: The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
As many of you know, I reviewed the wonderful novel The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma last year when it was first released. Now with the paperback release on 2/25/14, I would like to re-post my review here for my new followers! This novel was truly a fantastic read, it was one of my favorites of the year in 2013. Here is my original review of the novel for your enjoyment!
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Announcement: Winner Me Before You and The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
And the winner of the two Jojo Moyes books, Me Before You and The Last Letter from Your Lover is….. Beth V (subscribes to blog) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Review: Return to Poughkeepsie (The Poughkeepsie Brotherhood #2) by Debra Anastasia
Beckett Taylor is a lot of things: friend, brother, lover, criminal, and murderer. He is all destruction and easily strikes fear in any that cross his path. But yet under that tough exterior and dark past, there is a ray of hope that he isn’t all bad. Poughkeepsie is home to three blood brothers–Cole, Blake, and Beckett. In Return to Poughkeepsie we pick up with their continuing stories, romances, and lives. While Cole and Blake still call Poughkeepsie home, Beckett has left town until he gets a phone call from Blake that will change everything. The love of Blake’s life, Livia has been kidnapped and a new gang has filled the…
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Giveaway: 2 Books by Jojo Moyes The Last Letter from Your Lover and Me Before You
Celebrate this Valentines Day with two romantic reads! This giveaway is for two of Jojo Moyes most popular romance novels: Me Before You and The Last Letter from Your Lover! Grab a box of tissues and enter to win today! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Me Before You and The Last letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 2/11/14 to 2/18/14 Winners will be announced 2/19/14. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter…
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Special Feature: Release Day Return to Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
If you have been a follower of my blog for any length of time, you will recognize this author as one of frequent reads! I was first introduced to Debra Anastasia with her novel Poughkeepsie which I read a couple of years ago and fell in love with. Since reading Poughkeepsie, I have also enjoyed reading Anastasia’s other books, Crush Seraphim and Bittersweet Seraphim. This week, Anastasia will be releasing yet another book that I will be reading for review shortly, Return to Poughkeepsie. This novel is available for purchase on 12/30! Be sure to check it out and spread the word on this thrilling new installment! Here is a sneak…
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Review: The Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Set in post-Ottoman Turkey, we meet a host of colorful and eccentric characters struggling to adjust in a rapidly developing modern world. This book is full of allegorical references and presents a colorful and unique view of Turkish culture and society. The book describes the setting up of the modern bureaucratic state. At the center of the story itself is our charming antihero, Hayri Irdal. He has been described as infectiously charming and be becomes entwined with some interesting people–a television mystic, a pharmacist who dabbles in alchemy, a dignitary from the lost Ottoman Empire, a clock whisperer-at the Time Regulation Institute. The Institute it self is described as a “vast organization…
