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Thursday, February 23, 2012

More Giveways, Parties & a Winner!

The winner of Chasing Mona Lisa was Shoofly Mama, but since she was able to get her hands on a copy last week, it will go to the runner-up - Poekitten!

If you didn't win, Chasing Mona Lisa is quite a bargain right now for only $3.49!

Thanks for entering and don't miss all of the book reviews and giveaways coming up in the next couple of months!

A sneak peek of what is coming up next:

Blue Moon Promise is a story of hope, romance, and suspense . . . immersing the reader in a rich historical tale set under Texas stars.

To celebrate Colleen is teaming up with her publisher Thomas Nelson for a Blue Moon Promise Facebook Chat party where she will giveaway a KINDLE Fire and a Texas-sized gift basket (fabulous Texas treats and fun Lucy-inspired housekeeping products)!

Click the banner, RSVP today for the Facebook Party and mark the date on your calendar!

Invite your friends and don't miss Colleen's evening of chat, trivia, prizes, and more!

Kindle Giveaway and More! Save the Date - 3/13!

Colleen Coble's Blue Moon Promise Facebook Party

Don't miss my review and giveaway of Blue Moon Promise,
starting February 28th!

and

Don't miss the perfect blend of Regency-era romance and mystery in The Maid of Fairbourne Hall! Grab a copy and then be sure to enter Julie's Kindle Fire Giveaway and RSVP for her Author Chat party on Facebook! Swoon.

One fortunate winner will receive:

A brand new Kindle Fire
A Julie Klassen Library (The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, The Girl in the Gatehouse, and The Silent Governess)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends 3/14/12. Winner will be announced at Julie's Fairbourne Hall Book Chat Party on 3/15. Julie will be hosting an evening of chat, trivia and a sneak peek of her next book - bring your friends! She'll also be giving away some GREAT prizes: gift certificates, books and a Downton Abbey Prize Pack (Seasons 1 and 2)!

So grab your copy of The Maid of Fairbourne Hall and join Julie and friends on the evening of March 15th for a book chat party.

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on March 15th!

Don't miss my review and giveaway of The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, starting March 2nd!

Love,

Saturday, October 22, 2011

"A Necessary Deception" Book Review & Giveaway

*Don’t miss my other book giveaway going on now! Enter to win a copy of Susan May Warren’s Baby, It’s Cold Outside.

*If you haven't read it, check out my review of Laurie Alice Eakes’ Lady in the Mist and then download it for FREE from Amazon.

With as crazy as life has been here, I appreciate being able to disappear for a few hours to another place. Thanks to Laurie Alice Eakes, I was whisked back to a time when the ‘ton’ spent their nights at Masquerade Balls and Covent Garden.

About the book:

Who Can a Lady Really Trust?

A young widow, a mysterious Frenchman, and the threat of
blackmail keep readers guessing in this Regency romance.

When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never expected doing so would put her family in jeopardy. But that’s just what happens when a shadowy figure corners her during an evening stroll and blackmails her with the threat of treason.

She returns to her family just as the London Season is getting underway, and is shocked when the French prisoner appears in her parlor calling himself by a new name, Christien de Meuse, and carrying a letter from the shadowy man.

While she should be helping her younger sisters, bookish Cassandra, who’s about to get married, and headstrong Honore, who’s about to enter into London society, Lydia can’t help being preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Nor can she deny her attraction to him. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can he be trusted? Is she putting her family in danger or sparing them from harm?

With an eye for detail and in-depth knowledge of the period, Laurie Alice Eakes brings alive the drawing rooms of London’s elite.

Read an excerpt here.

My thoughts:

A Necessary Deception was a wonderful book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is filled with everything a good book needs – romance, intrigue, a few parties, the heroine falling for a spy…

Lydia doesn’t want to be in London for the season with her two younger sisters and now she is being blackmailed. She would much rather be back in the country - in her cottage with her cat – where she doesn’t have to think about the French spy who is turning her world upside down.

I really appreciate that Laurie Alice Eakes’ is historically accurate in her writing and is able to weave details throughout the book without them overpowering the story. It is a hard balance and she does an amazing job.

A Necessary Deception will keep you on edge and guessing as it twists and turns. Can Lydia keep her sisters out of trouble? Can the Frenchman trusted with her heart? I’ll bet you won’t put the book down until you find out!

About the author:

Award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes wanted to be a writer since knowing what one was.

Her first book won the National Readers Choice Award in 2007 and her third book was a Carol Award finalist in 2010. Between December of 2008 and January of 2010, she sold thirteen books to Barbour Publishing, Avalon Books, and Baker/Revell, making her total sales fifteen. Recently, she added two novella sales to that collection, as well as having her first book with Baker/Revell, Lady in the Mist, picked up by Crossings Book Club, and six of her books chosen for large print editions by Thorndike Press.

She has been a public speaker for as long as she can remember; thus, only suffers enough stage fright to keep her sharp. In 2002, while in graduate school for writing fiction, she began to teach fiction in person and online. She lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs, and probably too many cats.

Find her online at www.lauriealiceeakes.com.

A Necessary Deception is available starting October 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Now for the book giveaway!

Trying out a new gadget - enter below :)

Free & Bargain ebooks for Kindle 10-3-11

There are some great free and bargain books this week. In fact, after working with kids at church yesterday, I did nothing but lounge around and read. It was kind of nice, but I am playing catch up today. Monday, ugh.

I currently have two contests to win a book going on now. Don't miss you chance to own a copy of Susan May Warren's Heiress (runs through the 6th of Oct) or Julie Lessman's A Heart Revealed (ends 10/3 - only a few hours left!). I will have a few more book giveaways coming up soon!

I am excited to announce that karenk is the winner of Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon! Watch your email :)

Before the books, just a few reminders:

Prices change often and without notice. Books are usually only free (or reduced) for a limited time. Always check the price before clicking 'download'.
You can read these books, even if you don't have a Kindle, by downloading the free app for your computer or phone. For a full list of apps, please click here. Amazon has just announced a new line of Kindles for as low as $79 or read in color (and lots more!) on a Kindle Fire for only $199.
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