Monday, December 12, 2011

HO! HO! HO! HOLIDAY SPICE CHOOSE YOUR FLAVOR NAUGHTY OR NICE BLOG TOUR DECEMBER 12-19


TOUR RULES!
1) HAVE FUN!!!


2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!


3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, December 12, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, December 19, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
***Winners will be drawn and posted December 20th! ***


4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS & BOOK PAGES! EXPERIENCE A NEW DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!


5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR & BOOK PAGE IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW THEM SOME LOVE!


6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN? WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!


***Authors & Book Pages have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***

Here's a little blurb about one of my books to get us started on this snowy adventure:

Lord Jeremy North's curse is to become a werewolf during every full moon, turning into a bloodthirsty monster that kills with no remorse. When he finds a woman nearly frozen upon his doorstep, his sense of honor compels him to help her, even at the risk he might kill her himself.
Lillian Merriweather hadn't planned to get caught in a blizzard while traveling the English countryside. Nor had she planned on finding refuge in a house full of secrets. But Lillian has secrets of her own. And what she's running from is not far behind... 
 
For more information about this book, visit The Wild Rose Press.

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A cozy fire lit in the fireplace, a mug of steaming hot chocolate loaded with marshmallows, the soft sound of music playing in the background, and a good book to escape within the pages while the winter blizzard's rage outside. Such a pretty picture! Well, it's mostly true. I don't have a fireplace, so I substitute that with scented candles. And sometimes it's snowing, sometimes dreary rain, or sometimes its nice and sunny, but cold. Eh, the weather is optional. All the rest is just about right though. Especially, the good book part!

Every year I buy books for my family and friends for Christmas. It's one of the best gifts that I can give, although I know not everyone appreciates books quite as much as I do. Being a book lover, I'm also eager to see what sort of literary adventure Santa has placed under the Christmas tree for me each year.

You'd think that family and friends would know what a writer wants!

My husband takes the easy road. Gift cards! Amazon, B&N. Love 'em. My brother was a darling one year and gave me a whole stack of notebooks and folders. I used every one of them! The rest of my family can't understand my obsession for books. Or perhaps they're intimidated by my growing collection. My grandmother has told me she won't give books because she doesn't know what I'll like. But, I like anything!

I love trying new authors. It's exciting to see what new gem you'll discover! After all, I would never have discovered my love for the Dark-Hunters if I hadn't stumbled upon Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover (I know, technically not a Dark-Hunter, but they're connected and got me hooked) or Katie Macalister's zany characters if I'd never read Improper English. Trying new-to-me authors is one of the joys of reading.

Contest:

So I ask you, dear reader, what special book would you have Santa deliver this Christmas? Do you have a reading list on your Christmas wish list? Is there a new author you'd like to try? A new book from a favorite series that you just can't wait to read? Share your Christmas wishes with me!

Follow this blog and leave a comment with your email address and you will be entered to win one of the two following:

First Prize: A $5.00 Amazon Gift Card

Second Prize: A copy of One Candlit Christmas, an anthology containing stories from Julia Justiss, Annie Burrows, and Terri Brisbin. (While organizing my bookshelves I found that I bought 2 of these one year, so I thought this unread copy will make a nice prize for Christmas!)

The winner will be selected on December 20th using random.org and will be notified via email.

Also, be sure to visit me on Facebook, Twitter, and GoodReads where I post information about my current and upcoming releases! If you'd like to purchase my books visit my publisher The Wild Rose Press or Amazon.

Photos courtesy of Michele Nelson. Visit her on Facebook and Fine Art America.

Now to continue on your journey to great prizes, be sure to check out the other participant's in this month's holiday blog hop at the Enchanted Muse Press!


30 comments:

  1. Awesome! I think I'm first, lol!

    Thanks for the awesome gway!

    What could be better for Christmas than a Christmas themed romance :)

    ~~Mera
    mirrormera92@aol.com

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  2. Beautiful post! I'd like to receive any book that's on my To-Read list on Goodreads :) Hope you have a wonderful Holiday season!
    GFC Follower Leanne109
    leanne_gag[at]hotmail[dot]com

    www.booksnmakeup.com

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  3. The book I really want isn't even out yet BUT their are ARC's floating around so I would ask Santa if he could get me an ARC copy of Bloodrose By Andrea Cremer. I do have a huge wish list for Christmas like I want Darker After Midnight By Lara Adrian, Succubus Revealed By Richelle Mead, Bite Club and Last Breath By Rachel Caine just to name a few.

    skyla11377(At)AOL(Dot)Com

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  4. I hear raves about Paranormalcy, so I'm hoping Santa leaves that one under the tree for me that year.
    I just love these hops, thank you so much for participating!!

    twitter follower mystchevia
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    GR fan Gena Robertson
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    Happy Holidays!
    Gena Robertson
    robertsongena@hotmail.com

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  5. I would like Santa to deliver any holiday themed romance book. Thanks for the giveaway.

    e.balinski(at)att(dot)net

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  6. WOW, your character interview is up on my blog today, it it feels great to come here. And I'm already following you.
    Hope you have a successful Hop and wonderful holiday.

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  7. WOW!!! What a great giveaway!!!!Thanks for giving us a chance to win.

    Happy Holidays!!!
    kimmyl
    klmc_37@yahoo.com

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  8. I enjoyed your beautiful post with its lovely photos. I'm a book addict too! I'm really looking forward to reading Jodi Picoult's next novel, Lone Wolf. I don't think it will be out by Christmas, but it's on my list just in case.
    Email: sannach@gmail.com

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  9. I devour books so finding a new author is awesome!

    mconnolley@yahoo.com

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  10. Thank you for taking part in this super-fun blog hop. Your books sound great and I'd love it if Santa delivered one of them to me for Christmas this year :-)
    Merry Merry to you and yours.
    Georgeanna
    shadows.gb@bucksmont.net

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  11. yes i have list for the twilight
    books not e books
    thank for the hop
    desi the blonde @ msn .com

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  12. I love reading all kinds of Christmas stories around this time of year. Totally puts me in the Christmas mood!

    mmbrack AT earthlink.net

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  13. What an awesome way to celebrate the Holiday. I love to read, also. So much so, that sometimes I can't seem to get anything else done.

    Your post was beautiful and I hope you have a Merry Holiday Season!

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  14. I've been dying to read Blood Red Road for a while now so I hope Santa gets my letter and brings it for me!
    GFC follower: Julie Witt

    jwitt33 at live dot com

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  15. I am dying to read Stephani Laurens newest Cynster book :)

    awesome giveaway!!!

    ssromans828@yahoo.com

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  16. No one book- any book is an adventure and welcomed, especially a Christmas themed one :-)
    Great giveaway, thanks.
    GFC- Christine A.
    your1chef at aol dot com

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  17. I would love to say that I have a book I want to read right now. One specific, great read that would take me away to that fantasy world that I long for...:) But alas, I currently have so many items on my TBR list that I can't look for things that interest me. Not that some of what I'm reading isn't interesting, it is just that I didn't exactly "pick" it.

    Would love to win your giveaway!

    I followed you at goodreads and if I'm not mistaken we are already friends. :)

    feliciarogersauthor@yahoo.com

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  18. I think I'd like to read "The Witch and the Wolf." Hehehe.

    Thanks for the invite to your blog hop, Tricia!

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  19. I would really like to read The Unbecoming of Myra. I have read quite a few reviews and it sounds awesome. But I love book and I'm always looking out for new authors and different styles!! LOL!!
    viajeradelmar@aol.com

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  20. I really, really want to read Hitlist by Laurell K Hamilton and Christopher Paolini fourth book in the Inheritance cycle which so happens to be called Inheritance. I have all of the Dark-Hunter books except the last two, Acheron is my favorite, he is so tormented but at least he is finally free of that (bitch Goddess) as the Simi would say. My friends give me books for Birthdays and Christmas. They say I'm very easy to shop for. GFC- ShereifaR.
    rshereifa at yahoo dot com

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  21. My TBR keeps growing and growing but I would really like to read The unbecoming of Myra. That book has seem to hit most peoples top 5 and it has made me curious!!! I hope you have a wonderful Chirstmas!!
    viajeradelmar@aol.com

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  22. Oh wow, I'd love to have your book

    The Witch and The Wolf

    It is now on my wish list - LOL

    You live in a beautiful area and I would love it if our area got snow like that.

    Happy Holidays
    Ronda Tutt
    mrsqueentutt@yahoo.com

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  23. I would really love to have Santa bring me Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione. I absolutely love her and have been wanting this book since it came out.

    GFC-BLHmistress

    vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. I haven't made a list yet, but I hope to get Amazon gift cards for Christmas again this year.

    ainfinger(at)comcast(dot)net

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  25. There's a book about the history of the village that I'm from that I want. I have to get a hold of my cousin and find out what it's called. But I really would like that.

    Thank you for participating in this hop. I loved your post. It was all warm and fuzziness. Big hugs!

    Happy Christmas,
    Sonia

    mamaelk1113 at gmail dot com
    mamaelk gfc
    sonia remo ait
    mamaelk1113 twitter

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  26. I have always enjoyed paranormal books about all creatures of the night. Even before it was popular.(I'm over 50 therefore you can imagine how many books on shapeshifters,witches, & vampires that I have read but I loved these from a teenager onwards). From Lestat down the line, I have been gobbling down all versions of the paranormal for many years.

    I have a very large hardcover library that fills up an enormous room in my home. I have now been banned from bringing any books, hardcover or paperback, into our home since we no longer have any room. As it is, I am going to have to find a new home for a large majority of my books when we have to downsize in the future.(that will hurt as my books are all in pristine condition.)

    For Christmas, Santa will have to sneak books into either my Nook,Kobo,or Amazon library in eBook format. Since I have been teaching Santa all about Calibre, I hope he will manage to add many new books to my collection. Any genre will be great except for the xxxxxrated just for that purpose without any plot development, so none of those please. Hope you have a Great Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

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  27. Silly me, my email address is
    jaxslady-ebooks@yahoo.ca
    Thanks again

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  28. Great post! I want so many stories. My wishlist is huge! Thank you for the great giveaway! Have a wonderful giveaway!
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. Sorry for the delay folks! I'm in the midst of having some computer trouble. Rest assured, I will be contacting the winners via email. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog and entering the contest. I enjoyed reading your comments and wishlists! And I wish you all Happy Holidays!! :)

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  30. Hi again,

    Just wanted to say thanks for being a part of this Christmas blog hop. It was my first blog hop and loads of fun. I guess I know what new past-time I have now acquired. Is it legit to put Blog Hopping on your Bio Pages where it says, hobbies? LOL Have a Wonderful Christmas and a Great New Year.

    Jax(Suzanne M)

    jaxlady-ebooks@yahoo.ca

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