Gorgeous New Covers for the Fantastic Cold Justice Series by Toni Anderson!

Toni Anderson's bestselling, and wonderful, COLD JUSTICE series has a brand new look - check out the stunning new covers below and get your hands on these gripping romantic suspense books today! They're great!

10 Amazing Years of Jane Yellowrock! Enter This Fantastic 10 Year Anniversary Sweepstakes!

Ten years ago the first Jane Yellowrock book, Skinwalker, was published and it's been non-stop action ever since. It's a favorite series here at the Nook; we always look forward to the next book. Jane is a fascinating woman and a major bad-ass. Not just anyone can hunt vampires!

To celebrate this anniversary, Ace is giving away the entire series to date, an ARC of the next book, Shattered Bonds, and some swag.

June Balancing the Books

Inspired by the now defunct Fantasy Is More Fun and by The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog, I decided a few years ago to track my book expenses. I'll do a wrap up post at the end of each month.

I've given myself $40 real money each month to spend on books for myself, $40 for professional books - classroom use, teaching, and editing, $30 a month for books that are gifts, and $10 a month for blog giveaways. "Real money" being cash from my bank account as opposed to gift cards and store credits. Books that I borrowed from the library or a friend, and books received for review do not count against my purchases though I'll track them here as books acquired. Personal funds not spent will be added to the next month and any overages will be deducted from the next month; gift and blog cash however will reset each month.

24-Hour Giveaway!!!!! Salvation Day by Kali Wallace ENTER NOW!!! Ends June 28th!!!!!!

Kali Wallace’s "Salvation Day" is a gripping tale of high-stakes survival set over a 24-hour period. It follows a doomsday cult that takes a group of students hostage on board a seemingly abandoned spaceship, where a terrifying threat lies in wait.

To celebrate the upcoming release, Berkley is hosting a 24-hour giveaway! Don't wait to enter!!!!!

The giveaway is live now and runs until midnight on June 28. 

Excerpt & Giveaway: A Merciful Promise by Kendra Elliot

Kendra Elliot has landed on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list multiple times and is the award-winning author of the "Bone Secrets" and "Callahan & McLane" series as well as the "Mercy Kilpatrick" novels. Kendra is a three-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award, an International Thriller Writers finalist, and an RT Award finalist. She has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on classic female heroines such as Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls. She was born and raised, and still lives, in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her family, but she looks forward to the day she can live in flip-flops. Visit her at www.kendraelliot.com.

Books from the Backlog - The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2012

Woot, a fun new meme! Many years ago, there was another meme about neglected TBR books, known as Dusty Reads. That meme died and recently this one popped up. I'm delighted to participate and I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog.

May Balancing the Books

Inspired by The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog, and the now defunct Fantasy Is More Fun, I decided a few years ago to track my book expenses. I'll do a wrap up post at the end of each month.

I've given myself $40 real money each month to spend on books for myself, $40 for professional books - classroom use, professional growth, and editing, $30 a month for books that are gifts, and $10 a month for blog giveaways. "Real money" being cash from my bank account as opposed to gift cards and store credits. Books that I borrowed from the library or a friend, and books received for review do not count against my purchases though I'll track them here as books acquired. Personal funds not spent will be added to the next month and any overages will be deducted from the next month; gift and blog cash however will reset each month.

Bea Reviews The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids by Lee Foster-Wilson

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: May 21st, 2019
Buying Links: Amazon* | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository*  |
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Blurb from goodreads:

Make art and memories with the special kids in your life! Packed with how-to drawing and painting projects, creative prompts, and original crafting activities, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of creative fun together.

This book includes drawing and painting projects featuring popular, kid-friendly, and on-trend subjects—like dinosaurs, pets, flowers, and robots—that adults and kids can create together. Guided practice pages invite interactivity and allow children and adults to draw and paint the same subjects, side by side, for a fun-filled joint activity. The book’s artwork is colorful, approachable, and done using ordinary, easily available art tools, including markers, crayons, colored pencils, and acrylic paint.

In addition to drawing lessons, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids also includes projects and ideas for using artwork created from the prompts in the book to make crafts, including a map, pop-up art, and paper dolls.

The Grown-Up’s Guide to Making Art with Kids teaches valuable drawing, painting, and crafting skills to both kids and adults; inspires creativity; and encourages family togetherness. What better way to avoid screen time than by drawing, painting, and creating together with your kids? Follow-up books in the series include The Grown-Up's Guide to Paint Pouring with Kids and The Grown-Up's Guide to Crafting with Kids, both publishing in June 2020.