BEA'S BOOK NOOK "I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once." C. S. Lewis “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde

Saturday, April 12, 2014

It's My Birthday! Party Time!

 

Yep, today is my birthday! And you all gave me a present this week by bringing the blog up to 500,000 page views. It took 3 years, 7 months, and 6 days, an average of 381.39 views per day. I remember when I first started and I would get excited when I got 100 page views a day. :) I've actually had days with 1,000+ views and I just squee when that happens.

Friday, April 11, 2014

EXCERPT & GC GIVEAWAY: Hawthorne by Sarah Ballance

Hawthorne After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it takes ten years and the news of her grandmother’s passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. She seeks peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she finds is an old love, a sordid family history, and a wrong only she can right. Living in the shadow of Hawthorne Manor, Noah Garrett has never forgotten about Emma Grace. In a house full of secrets, his search for missing documents reveals a truth that can cost him everything. What he finds gave Emma the freedom to walk away from the mansion, her heart free and clear, but at what price to Noah?  

Publisher: Sarah Ballance (originally published by Astraea Press)
Format: ebook
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon*


Thursday, April 10, 2014

Bea Reviews Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn

Publisher: Tor
Series: Kitty Norville #9
Format Read: paperback
Source: my local library
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | ARe* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

Kitty Norville is back and in more trouble than ever.  Her recent run-in with werewolves traumatized by the horrors of war has made her start wondering how long the US government might have been covertly using werewolves in combat. Have any famous names in our own history might have actually been supernatural?  She's got suspicions about William Tecumseh Sherman.  Then an interview with the right vampire puts her on the trail of Wyatt Earp, vampire hunter.

But her investigations lead her to a clue about enigmatic vampire Roman and the mysterious Long Game played by vampires through the millennia.  That, plus a call for help from a powerful vampire ally in San Francisco, suddenly puts Kitty and her friends on the supernatural chessboard, pieces in dangerously active play.  And Kitty Norville is never content to be a pawn. . . .

SPOTLIGHT: Seduced by the Game, a charity hockey romance anthology


 
As you know, I'm always happy to participate in tours and blitzes for charities. Today's book is in support of Hockey Fights Cancer; cancer runs in my family so fighting it matters to me.  

Hockey Fights Cancer is an official initiative of the US National Hockey League. Established in 1988, they have formed partnerships with different charities and you can also purchase merchandise from the NHL whose proceeds benefit the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative. Click here for details and more information on Hockey Fights Cancer. Read below for more information about the book.

Cat Thursday - Please Don't Caffeinate the Cat


 Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.

 

Goof has never had caffeine, nor will he, since it's not good for cats. But sometimes I think about what he'd be like if he had any and I'm glad he has never had any of mine. He is quite psycho enough when he starts zooming around the apartment. 
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Monday, April 7, 2014

Blog Tour Review & Giveaway of Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames


Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Series: Organized Mysteries #1
Format Read: Kindle book
Source:  from the author in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: February 21, 2014
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Blurb from goodreads:

Organization expert Kate McKenzie is on track to make her new business, STACKED IN YOUR FAVOR, a hit in small-town Vermont. But when her first client, the wealthy Amelia Nethercutt, is found dead, the job takes a decidedly sinister turn.

Kate thought she and her family were making a fresh start in her husband's hometown, but she quickly learns that small towns can hold big secrets. When her first client is poisoned just after Kate leaves her mansion, she knows she's gotten off to a bad start. But things only get worse when the police find Kate's fingerprints on the murder weapon, suddenly putting her in the position of suspect number one. The stopwatch is ticking for Kate to prove she had nothing to do with the murder, and the odds are further stacked against her when items stolen from the Nethercutt mansion start showing up in the McKenzie home. Now, Kate must trust her methodical skills and expert eye to sort out who is trying to frame her and to find the real killer before she's organized right into a jail cell.

“Ritter writes like a seasoned veteran, and you will not believe how helpful these organizational tips are!”
- Gemma Halliday, New York Times Bestselling author

EXCERPT & GC GIVEAWAY: Sweet Callahan Homecoming by Tina Leonard

 

Welcome! Today's excerpt is from a contemporary romance released last week by Harlequin Publishing, "Sweet Callahan Homecoming". USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Tina Leonard writes with humor, sexiness, and fun. With nearly three million books sold, she plans to keep writing the stories readers enjoy. Her schedule keeps her very busy creating independent heroines and the irresistible heroes who love them.

Find Tina Online:

Web www.tinaleonard.com
Twitter www.twitter.com/Tina_Leonard
Facebook www.facebook.com/authortinaleonard
Pinterest www.pinterest.com/tinaleonard1