Review: Edie Kiglatuk's Christmas by M.J. McGrath

Genre:
Mystery

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Penguin Books

Release Date:
October 2013

Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of a Kindle ebook of The Thursday Morning Breakfast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer is:

Entry #21 Vesper

Congrats to Vesper!  

Thanks to all who participated!

Cat Thursday - October 31st

Spotlight/Guest Post: The World Below by Mike Phillips

The World Below by Mike Phillips

Guest Post

All about Goblins

Spotlight/Interview: Celebration House by Annette Drake

About the Book

DEVILISH ROMANCE Blog Tour – The Saint’s Devils by Samantha Kane (Giveaway!)

Spotlight on: THE DEVIL’S THIEF
A Loveswept Historical Romance
Written by Samantha Kane
978-0-345-53791-1

About the Saint’s Devils Series:

The Saint’s Devils are a group of rakes that have been friends since their school days. Their unofficial leader is Sir Hilary St John, a brilliant, hedonistic Sherlock Holmes character who helps his friends solve mysteries surrounding their heroine in each book…

THE DEVIL’S THIEF:

In Samantha Kane’s sensual tale of wicked passion, a desperate woman must resort to burglary—but the beautiful thief ends up stealing the heart of a rogue.

Teaser Tuesdays/First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday - October 29th

Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon. Care to join us?

If you'd like to play along on Teaser Tuesdays, just click the button above.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading...

Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of an ebook The Eggstone Murders by Herbert L. Smith is:

Entry #51 Lisa H.

Congrats to Lisa!  

Thanks to all who participated!

Review: Spirit of Steamboat (A Walt Longmire Story) by Craig Johnson

Genre:
Mystery

Format:
E-Book (available as hardcover)

Publisher:
Viking Adult

Release Date:
October 2013

Review: Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me by Howie Mandel

Genre:
Non-Fiction, Memoir

Format:
Audio

Publisher:
Random House Audio

Release Date:
November 2009

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Blog Tour: Buried Leads by LynDee Walker (A Headlines in High Heels Mystery #2) (Review and Giveaway!)

About The Book

Book Details

Genre: Cozy Mystery – 2nd in Series
Published by: Henery Press
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Number of Pages: 276


When an Armani-clad corpse turns up in the woods, crime reporter Nichelle Clarke smells a scoop. A little digging, and Nichelle uncovers a web of corruption that stretches all the way to Washington, D.C. Politics. Murder. And a dead lobbyist. It’s everything Nichelle’s ever dreamed of.

The cops are playing it close, the feds even closer, and Nichelle’s afraid her boss will assign the story to the political desk any day. Richmond’s new ATF SuperCop makes an arrest before she can say “Louboutin,” but Nichelle’s gut says he’s got the wrong guy.

Her sexy Mafia boss friend warns her off the case, her TV rival is hot on her designer heels, an ambitious copy editor wants her beat, and victims are piling up faster than she can track them down. As Nichelle zeroes in on the truth, it’ll take some fancy footwork to nab this headline before the killer nabs her.

My Review

This cozy mystery has it all – humor, mystery, drama and a dash of romance. The author weaves all of these things together to perfection. An intriguing storyline to make this a real page-turner. Just when you think you’ve solved the case, another clue is tossed in to change everything. If you like to guess “whodunit” along with the characters, this is the story for you.  It’s the perfect mystery story - a little more grittier than the usual cozy.

The characters are well developed and practically come to life on each page. LynDee Walker gives us a heroine with the strength to carry this book on her own. To make things even more interesting, our heroine gets two hot guys – total opposites. One is a mafia king and the other an ATF agent. Shades of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum trying to choose which guy she wants.  The bad boy vs. the good guy.

This is the second book of the “A Headlines in High Heels Mystery” series. I didn’t read the first one and it didn’t really matter, but I definitely want to catch up. Fortunately, I only have to read one to catch up and I have that one on my Kindle already. I don’t think the book suffers if you read it on its own, I just want to know the characters better and want to start from the beginning.

A great “new-to-me-author”!

FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review for this book tour. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.

About The Author

LynDee Walker grew up in the land of stifling heat and amazing food most people call Texas, and wanted to be Lois Lane from the time she could say the words “press conference.” An award-winning journalist, she traded cops and deadlines for burp cloths and onesies when her oldest child was born. Writing the Headlines in Heels mysteries gives her the best of both worlds. Her debut novel, Front Page Fatality (A Nichelle Clarke Headlines in Heels Mystery),http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dollycsthoug-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1938383125 is an amazon new humor #1 bestseller. LynDee adores her family, her readers, and enchiladas. She often works out tricky plot points while walking off the enchiladas. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she is working on her next novel. You can visit her online atwww.lyndeewalker.com.

Online Links

Twitter: @LynDeeWalker
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lyndeewalkerbooks
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/lyndee_walker
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/lyndeewalker
Website: www.lyndeewalker.com

GIVEAWAYS!!!

In addition to the Rafflecopter giveaway below, if you leave a comment below, one lucky winner will also win a swag prize package.  I will choose a random commenter using List Randomizer.  The author will then mail out the package.  U.S. address only! The chance to have your comment count in the second giveaway ends November 2nd.

So, that's two exciting giveaways to enter!!!  Good luck!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Sunday Salon/The Sunday Post - October 27th

If you'd like to participate with The Sunday Salon, just click the button above.

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Review: Dangled Carat by Hilary Grossman

Genre:
Non-Fiction, Memoir

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Hilary Grossman

Release Date:
September 2013

Follow Friday Four Fill In Fun Blog Hop – week 135

This is a fun meme and it's hosted by Hilary at Feeling Beachie. Check out her lovely blog, if you'd like to participate.


This week’s statements:

The Friday 56

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.


It's that simple.

This week I'm reading...

Giveaway/Review/Guest Post: Thursday Morning Breakfast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer

Genre:
Cozy Mystery

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Sartoris Literary Group

Release Date:
July 2013

Cat Thursday - October 24th

Spotlight: Theirs to Keep by Maya Banks

About the Book

Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of S.E.C.R.E.T and S.E.C.R.E.T Shared by L. Marie Adeline is:

Entry #38 Jill O.

Congrats to Jill!  

Thanks to all who participated!

Teaser Tuesdays/First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday - October 22nd

Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon. Care to join us?

If you'd like to play along on Teaser Tuesdays, just click the button above.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading...

Blog Tour: The Eggstone Murders: A Starfire Mystery by Herbert L. Smith (Review/Giveaway!)

Genre:
Cozy Mystery

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Release Date:
July 2013

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

Happy Monday Everyone!

The Sunday Salon/The Sunday Post - October 20th

If you'd like to participate with The Sunday Salon, just click the button above.

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Follow Friday Four Fill In Fun Blog Hop – week 134

This is a fun meme and it's hosted by Hilary at Feeling Beachie. Check out her lovely blog, if you'd like to participate.


This week’s statements:

The Friday 56

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.


It's that simple.

This week I'm reading...

Book Giveaway Winner!

The winner of an ebook of Murder at the Maples by Joanne Phillips is:

Entry #32 Marjorie R.

Congrats to Marjorie!  

Thanks to all who participated!

Spotlight: Spirit of Steamboat (A Walt Longmire Story) by Craig Johnson

Cat Thursday - October 17th

Blog This by Cami Checketts (Review and Giveaway!)

Genre:
Suspense

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Birch River Publishing

Release Date:
September 2013

Bookmarked Bargains

The Bookmarked Bargains sales event is going to be unbelievable! 

Not only can you win a free Kindle you can find free and discounted books

 from some of your favorite authors. Here's a list of who's participating:

Andrea Pearson

Anna del C. Dye

Cami Checketts

Cheri Schmidt

Christine Kersey

Christy Dorrity

Cindy Hogan

Heather Justesen

Ilyan Lavanway

Jaleta Clegg

Jason Morgan

Jordan McCollum

Joyce DiPastena

Julie Bellon

Karey White

Maria Hoagland

Michelle Pennington

Mikey Brooks

Monique Bucheger

Rachael Andersen

Rachel Branton

Rachel Nunes

Rebecca Shelley

Rebecca Talley

Sandra Norton Flynn

Stephanie Fowers

Tamara Heiner

Teyla Branton

 Vickie Hall  

The deals run Wednesday, October 16th through Friday, October 18th. 

Click here to enter the Kindle drawing and find fabulous discounted books. Thanks!

Cover Reveal: Dare to Love by Carly Phillips

Secret Trilogy by L. Marie Adeline (Interview and Giveaway!)

Teaser Tuesdays/First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday - October 15th

Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon. Care to join us?

If you'd like to play along on Teaser Tuesdays, just click the button above.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading...