Hot Summer Romance Give@way Hop ~ Beach Reads

One thing I love about summer is picking my list of Beach Reads.

I always look forward to stocking up on my summertime books. Whether I go to the beach or not, there's always summer vacation!

Reading is an all year activity for me, but I also read seasonally. I like to read summery books (involving stories with beach or island settings or those that take place at sea) during the summer and wintry books (settings that take place during blizzards or with Christmas themes) during winter. Makes sense, yes?  Well, I guess it makes sense to some. My husband doesn't agree. He thinks I'm...eccentric. Not quite the word he used, but that's what I'm going with. And I know I'm not the only one who reads this way. I worked 12 years in a bookstore; I've met other readers who do the same. I'm not alone!

I made a list of summer books I'd like to read this year. I know I won't get to all of them (I have writing deadlines!). That's okay! I can bend the rules now and then to read them whenever I want! :)

• Secrets of a Summer Wallflower by Lisa Kleypas
• Summer Secrets by Barbara Freethy 
• Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale
• Swept Away by Marsha Canham
• Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
• The Shipwreck by Glynnis Campbell

****Are you a seasonal reader? Do you have any Beach Reads or Summer Vacation Books you plan to read this summer? Share with us! I'm always looking to add to my TBR! Comment for a chance to WIN a KINDLE or PDF version of THE WITCH AND THE WOLF.

Now, I give you fair warning. The Witch and the Wolf is not a beach read (for me). It's a winter time book. But,  maybe you aren't a seasonal reader. Maybe you like to read summer books in the winter and winter books in the summer. Either way, I hope you'll enjoy my historical paranormal romance. Even I can't wait to read some books! :)

If you can't wait to read my books (I adore you!) then you can purchase them from The Wild Rose Press or Kindle. There are two currently available in The Merriweather Witches series with the third to be released hopefully by the end of the year. More to come on that another day!

Here's a little about the The Witch and the Wolf:

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...

Excerpt:

There were several moments Jeremy North suspected he suffered hallucinations. Most of those times had been when he had first begun to change into the beast during the full moon. And now, as he answered the knocking he had at first imagined to be the pounding in his skull, he wondered if the brandy he had been drinking this evening was perhaps tainted. He could not quite believe his eyes.

A woman stood on his doorstep, covered in a layer of snow, her bright blue eyes silently pleading to him just before her eyelids fluttered closed, and she crumpled at his feet. He managed to set the candle down safely on a table in time to catch her before she cracked her head on the stone beneath her. He lifted her effortlessly into his arms, brought her into the house, slamming the door closed with his foot. He hurried into the library with his unexpected guest. North had returned earlier seeking the warm oblivion of yet another glass of brandy. He grimaced at the memory of countless other sleep-deprived nights spent in much the same way. Sans an unconscious woman, however.

He placed the bundled woman onto the sofa, ignoring the fact that the snow was bound to create a water stain on the fabric once it melted. He leaned over her, pushing the curly brown strands of wet hair off her face and checked to see if she still breathed. Satisfied when he felt her breath on his hand, he went back to the corridor.

“Amery!” He roared.

Turning back to the woman on his sofa, he again felt the necessity to blink his eyes, wondering if they played a trick with his senses. He lit more candles to brighten the room and added more wood to the fire. Then he walked back to the woman and knelt at her side. He found her hand dangling over the edge of the sofa and took it gently in his, the digits frozen stiff. He inhaled a gasp. He cupped both of his hands instinctively around hers, hoping to lend her his warmth.

He heard the shuffle from the hallway and Amery’s muttering, then a noisy yawn.

“Bloody hell! What is this?” Amery bellowed from the doorway.

North ignored the query. “We need blankets,” he said, instead. “She’s frozen through.”

Amery nodded and left.

A muffled groan from behind drew his attention, and he turned to see the woman’s eyelids flutter open. He inhaled sharply as her bright blue gaze fell upon him.

She studied him for a moment.

And then, she smiled.

Be sure to check out the other blogs participating in this hop! Lots and lots of cool prizes!  

This blog hop has two Grand Prizes! 

#1 is a Kindle Fire

#2 is a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate

Everyone who comments on this blog will be entered for a chance to win the Grand Prize as well as a chance to win a copy of  

The Witch and the Wolf!

Good luck!

Sign Up for the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop - Sponsored by the Insatiable Reads Tour - July 18-21.

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2.	Susan Arden	41.	Close Encounters with the Night Kind	80.	Mary Eason	119.	Deanna's Tidbits
3.	Malia Mallory	42.	Lucy Felthouse	81.	Ramblings From A Chaotic Mind	120.	Cassandra Dean (INT)
4.	Emme Rollins	43.	Leontii Holender	82.	Sydney Jane Baily: Spark: A Writer's Site	121.	J.L. Hammer
5.	PJ Adams	44.	Kimber Vale	83.	Eromantica by Seven McBay	122.	Jennifer Simpkins
6.	Lily Harlem	45.	Rosanna Leo	84.	I Love Lady Porn	123.	Jacqueline's Reads (INT)
7.	M.G. Morgan	46.	Starla Kaye	85.	Lynda Bailey	124.	Amanda J. Greene (INT)
8.	Tabi Wollstonecraft	47.	Tricia Schneider	86.	Cocktails and Books	125.	Stormie Kent
9.	Michelle Fox	48.	Jennah Scott	87.	Jane Wakely	126.	Carrie Lane's Cat Haus (Int)
10.	Clara Bayard	49.	Lisa Bilbrey	88.	Share My Destiny (INT)	127.	Shelley & Courtney @ MustReadBooksOrDie
11.	Krista Lakes	50.	Amber Skyze	89.	Allyson Lindt	128.	Normandie Alleman
12.	Melanie Marchande	51.	Brandi Salazar (INT)	90.	Reading Reality	129.	Romantic Reading Escapes
13.	Siren Allen	52.	Xakara	91.	Stacey @ Sassy Book Lovers	130.	Lacey Silks
14.	Juliette Springs	53.	Louisa Bacio	92.	Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons	131.	M. B. Feeney
15.	Morticia Knight	54.	Eliza Gayle	93.	I Smell Sheep (US)	132.	Victoria Blisse
16.	Suzanne Rock	55.	Rhonda L. Print	94.	Bex 'n' Books (INT)	133.	Susan Frances
17.	Adriana Kraft	56.	Tory Richards	95.	Lynn Cahoon	134.	Ellery Rhodes
18.	Tonya's Tales	57.	Farrah @ Imagine a World	96.	Vanessa Kelly/VK Sykes	135.	TD Hassett
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30.	Kitt Crescendo	69.	J.D. Faver	108.	Deena Ward	147.	Love Saves the World (INT)
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