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Contest Policy

• All contests are open to those 13 years of age or older. Unless otherwise stated
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48 Hour Read-A-Thon

I'm attempting another Read-A-Thon!! This time it's a 48 hour read-a-thon, so maybe I'll get more accomplished this time. I'm getting started a little late, but I'm going to give it a try. I don't have all my books picked out' I'll just go on what I feel like reading.

This event is being hosted by Wallace over at Unputdownables. So are you in? Come read with me this weekend!

If You’re In:

1.Choose a few books that you will attempt to finish this weekend (Friday evening through Sunday night).
2.Post your TBR Read-a-Thon books on your blog so your readers can see what you are attempting for the weekend.
3.Challenge your readers to read along with you! (It’s OK if they don’t, but might be fun if they want to choose at least one book to participate with).
4.Join the discussion all weekend long at #bookblogchat on Twitter.
5.Post updates on your blog about what you are reading and what you have finished (full reviews can come later, but this will let your readers know what you are reading so they can either read along or look forward to your reviews!)
6.Visit other blogs that are doing the read-a-long. Post comments and follow your fellow bloggers.
7.Make sure you sign up here with Mr. Linky with a link to your first post so we can follow your progress!
8.*If you don’t have a blog but want to participate: Sign up with Mr. Linky, just don’t add a website (or you can link to your Twitter or GoodReads page).*

My first attempt (I'll add more as I go) is my current read

Book Blogger Hop: July 30-August 2, 2010 & Follow Friday

It's Book Blogger Hop time! Check out Crazy-For-Books to sign up and find more great blogs.

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blogger Hop to give us all book bloggers and readers a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! So, I created this weekly BOOK PARTY where book bloggers and readers can connect to find new blogs to read, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start PARTYING!!

Answer: My favorite "new to me" author would have to be Larissa Ione. I just recently read the first two books in her Demonica series, and loved them. I'm looking forward to reading more from her.

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews. And if that's how you found my blog, please leave a comment to let me know. Sign up and start hopping!!




Parajunkee's View will be featuring one blogger each Friday along with having the Follow My Book Blog feature. Each week one blogger will be selected as a feature, so sign up for the Follow Feature. Happy Follow Friday!!

Blog Tour: Black Magic by Cherry Adair

Please join Cherry Adair on her blog tour of Black Magic!

SHE HATES USING MAGIC . . .

Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again.

HE’S A POWERFUL WIZARD . . .

Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancée, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong.

THEY’VE BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE THE WORLD . . .
But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world’s most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart . . . or bring them back into each other’s arms?

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About the Author:

Cherry Adair has garnered numerous awards for her innovative action-adventure novels, which include White Heat, Hot Ice, On Thin Ice, Out of Sight, In Too Deep, Hide and Seek, and Kiss and Tell, as well as her thrilling Edge trilogy: Edge of Danger, Edge of Fear, and Edge of Darkness. A favorite of reviewers and fans alike, she lives in the Pacific Northwest. Read more here.




Review by Jackie @ Bookaholics Romance Book Club:
Black Magic is a romance with paranormal, gothic and suspense elements. It was a fantastic fantasy novel that reminded me of the Harry Potter with a romance worth fighting for.

Jackson Slater is pulled from Western Australia in mapping and cataloging leylines by Sara Temple’s desperate pleas in his mind. In the blink of an eye, Jackson teleports himself to Venezuela only to discover a deep sense of evil. He finds himself in deep trouble as wizards are murdered and his magical powers are suddenly gone. He is forced to use normal human ways to save Sara. As a crazed, a man she’s known since childhood is about to strike her with an enormous knife.

Surviving, they are whisked to the Wizard Council. Where they are volunteered (threatened) to investigate a disease striking wizards and humans. It causes madness and irrevocable death. But working together is the last thing Jackson and Sara want. Three years ago they were on the verge of marriage when things went terribly wrong. Their tempestuous history cannot be forgotten or forgiven. But their passion soon overcomes any differences.

Who or what is causing this insanity? Jackson and Sara’s search brings them to a mythology that questions what they have always been told is true. If they are to survive, they must use their combined powers because their enemy is much closer than either suspects.

I really enjoyed Black Magic! It immediately grabs your attention. I loved the flashbacks to Jackson’s childhood and the motivation that drives him throughout the novel. The confusion and anger between Sara and Jackson is stirring and emotional. When the clues are finally connected I could feel the pain that had followed them through their relationship. I also enjoyed how Ms. Adair made magic and mythology as real as science. I’ve never been to South America, but I felt like I was there, talking to the people with their dialects, foods, environment, and history.

This was a rich and magical romance that I never wanted to end!

Calibre: Track Print Book Purchases

I found this software that tracks and organizes your ebook purchases for you. Jane@DearAuthor.com shows how to use this program for your print book puchases as well.

Here is the question posed to Jane:

Dear Jane:

You mentioned something a few weeks ago about using Calibre to track my wants and to-be-reads and purchases for my print books. Is that possible?

~Lauren

To watch Jane take you through the steps, click here.
To download Calibre, click here.

Review: I Love Rock N Roll by Carol Lynne

Title: I Love Rock N Roll (Bodyguards in Love, #3)
Author: Carol Lynne
Published: March 15, 2010
Publisher: Total-E-Bound
Format: E-Book
Source: Personal Library
Characters: Archer Brandt, Keifer Zane
My Rating:

Synopsis

Rock star, Keifer Zane’s homosexuality was leaked to the tabloids by ‘inside sources’. With the news of his sexual preference came threats and love-sick stalkers. In need of a bodyguard, Keifer’s manager hires Archer Adams, a man that is anything but a rock fan.

Archer enjoys the quiet life. Relaxing at his dessert home and listening to the blues are his idea of heaven. Traveling around the country on a bus, pretending to be a rock stars boy-toy, hell. Despite the loud music and long hours on the road, Archer actually likes Keifer. When disturbing gifts begin showing up in Keifer’s private spaces, Archer’s protective instincts kick in.

With their lives being played out in front of thousands of screaming fans, will the bodyguard and the rock star be able to see beyond the limelight to what is real?

Of the three books I've read so far in this series, this one is one of my favorites. Archer is Keifer's bodyguardand they are both attracted to each other, but don't act on it. Although they have to make the public believe that they are a couple and not employer and employee.

The photo shoot that they did for Rolling Stone was one of the hottest scenes I think I've read from Carol. Their relationship seemed to progress naturally and didn't feel forced. So I'm be looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Teaser Tuesday: Wild, Wicked, & Wanton by Jaci Burton

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. To participate, all you have to do is the following:

Grab your current/upcoming read

Open to a random page

Share 2-3 "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page

Be careful not to include spoilers! (You do not want to ruin the book for others.)

Share the title & author so that others who enjoy your "teaser" may add the book to their TBL pile.

He'd already charmed her panties off. Had been doing that daily for the past year and a half, even though they'd never had a discussion about...well, anything, actually.

page 250; Wild, Wicked, & Wanton by Jaci Burton

Spotlight: An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird

Each Monday, I thought I would try and spotlight a different book that I find interesting from reading the blurb. This week I'm spotlighting An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird. I have not read J.R. Ward as Jessica Bird before, but I have read J.R. Ward writing as J.R. Ward. Since I enjoy J.R., I thought Jessica Bird may be just as good. This book was first published in March 2004, but was re-issued July 2010.

An Unforgettable Lady
Jessica Bird

July 6, 2010

She thought she had everything she ever wanted—

until she met the only man she’d ever need. . . .

Forced into the spotlight by her fabulous wealth, heiress Grace Hall isn’t always prepared for the consequences of her standing. When a string of attacks against the city’s most prominent women leaves Grace vulnerable, the refined beauty reluctantly hires a bodyguard. Now she finds herself subject to the ironclad will of her new protector. In spite of her frustration, Grace is drawn to John Smith in ways she can’t explain. For beneath his tough exterior and dark past, there’s an inner core that is tantalizingly seductive.

John knows that when you’re a professional bodyguard, it needs to be all business. But such conduct makes for a solitary life with few ties and too many good-byes. Grace was supposed to be just another assignment on a long list. Yet there’s something about her that gets under his skin. With each passing day, the attraction grows more intense—until John is faced with a decision he never thought he’d have to make. Can he give up the only life he’s ever known to be with the only woman he’s ever loved?

In My Mailbox: Volume 1 Issue 14

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I'll post what books I've received either by mailbox/library/store.

I'll try to post an entry of IMM every Sunday that I receive books by mail of that week.

Listed below are the books I received this week.

Books via Paperback Swap

Vision of Seduction by Cassie Ryan

Zack: Armed and Dangerous by Cheyenne McCray

Books via Publisher for Review

Desperate Deeds by Dee Davis

Books via Public Library

The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells

Book Blogger Hop: July 23-26, 2010 & Follow Friday

It's Book Blogger Hop time! Check out Crazy-For-Books to sign up and find more great blogs.

ABOUT THE HOP:

In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blogger Hop to give us all book bloggers and readers a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! So, I created this weekly BOOK PARTY where book bloggers and readers can connect to find new blogs to read, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start PARTYING!!

Answer: I'm currently reading Black Magic by Cherry Adair and listening to Fallen by Lauren Kate. I'm about half way through Fallen and still in the prologue of Black Magic. But I have to finish Black Magic by Thursday for the Blog Tour I'm hosting for it.

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews. And if that's how you found my blog, please leave a comment to let me know. Sign up and start hopping!!





Parajunkee's View will be featuring one blogger each Friday along with having the Follow My Book Blog feature. Each week one blogger will be selected as a feature, so sign up for the Follow Feature. Happy Follow Friday!!

Blog Tour: Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon

Please join Nancy Gideon on her blog tour of Captured by Moonlight!

IN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND.

THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.
Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn’t mean she has to like it. She’s avoided complications of the heart all her life, but when it comes to irresistible Max Savoie, she’ll force the truth out of him if she has to.

HIS TIME IS ALMOST UP.
Hunted by the deadly trackers his nefarious father warned him about, Max is transforming into a preternatural force he can’t explain and Cee Cee will never understand. He’s tempting the dangerous limits of their love, but it’s her curiosity that could get them both killed.

WILL THEY EVER REALLY BE TOGETHER?
When Max discovers the enemy’s true target is someone far more vulnerable than he, he must do the unthinkable to save his own flesh and blood. But he can’t fight this battle alone, and Cee Cee faces the ultimate test of loyalty: the man she’d sacrifice everything for . . . or the laws she swore her life to protect.

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About the Author:
With over 50 sales to her credit since her first publication in 1987, Portage, Michigan author Nancy Gideon’s writing career is as versatile as the romance market, itself. Her books encompass genres from historicals and regencies to contemporary suspense and the paranormal. Her works have been published overseas in Romanian, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Danish, German, Icelandic and Chinese, among other languages. Click here to learn more.


My Review:
This book is the third in a series, which I haven't read the previous two. But after reading this one I most definitely will be reading the previous books in this series. Yes, I know that's odd, reading them out of order, but I've done it before, and mostly likely will be doing it again in the future. Although I do suggest you read this particular series in order, so you'll understand the history between the lead characters.

Captured by Moonlight features an already established relationship. It's not boy meets girl and falls in love with said girl, it's boy has already met and fell in love with girl. Hence my stance on reading this series in order.

Charlotte is a detective who happens to be in love with New Orleans' biggest crime boss, Max. Max is also a shape-shifter, not just any shape-shifter, but THE SHAPE-SHIFTER. Max is very Hot (with a capital H) and Charlotte lets him know it throughout the book. She also isn't afraid to go head-to-head with Max, and I love that! Captured by Moonlight takes you on the journey of some very dangerous trackers who are out to destroy Max by any means necessary.

The story moved along smoothly; there wasn't a whole lot of lags in the storyline. I found myself peeking ahead in parts just to see what was going to happen next. (I'm impatient like that :) It's unlikely any shape-shifter novel I've read before, which is refreshing because after a while they all seem rather familiar. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this wasn't just a trilogy, that there will be more from Max and Charlotte.

Waiting on Wednesday: Volume 1 Issue 14

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It is showcases upcoming releases of books that I'm looking forward to. It is somewhat similar to one of my previous posts, Anxiously Awaiting.

Title: Not That Kind of Girl
Author: Susan Donovan

Release Date: November 30, 2010

SHE’S BEEN WRONGED IN LOVE.

Roxanne Bloom is through with love. Fresh on the heels of a bad break-up, she’s decided to devote all her time to her man-slamming website—and her man-hating dog, Lilith. But this pit-bull-Boxer is so good at unleashing her fury (and her owner’s) that the male victims keep piling up…and now it’s time to get some sensitivity training. Enter Eli Gallagher, one of the best—and hottest—canine experts in town.

COULD HE BE MR. RIGHT?

The more Eli gets to know Roxie, the more he senses that she’s been hurt by men in the past—just like her dog. With a little gentle prodding, and a whole lot of patience, Eli hopes to gain Roxie’s trust and soothe her broken heart. Eli can see that Roxie’s bark is way worse than her bite. But she’s not putting her guard down just yet—even if she is falling deeply, madly, doggedly in love with him...

Teaser Tuesday: Black Magic by Cherry Adair

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. To participate, all you have to do is the following:

• Grab your current/upcoming read
• Open to a random page
• Share 2-3 "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers! (You do not want to ruin the book for others.)
• Share the title & author so that others who enjoy your "teaser" may add the book to their TBL pile.

Definitely a woman. A naked woman. Her pale skin caught the beam of her flashlight as her arms and legs pumped furiously, her long blond hair streaming out behind her.

page 202; Black Magic by Cherry Adair

Spotlight: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

Each Monday, I thought I would try and spotlight a different book that I find interesting from reading the blurb. This week I'm spotlighting A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff. I have not read Ms. Wolff before, but the cover really drew me in. This book was first published in January 2009, but was re-issued June 2010.

A Vintage Affair

Isabel Wolff
June 2010

Do fairytale dresses bring fairytale endings? Every dress has a history, so does Phoebe! Phoebe always dreamt of opening her own vintage dress shop. She imagined every detail, from the Vivienne Westwood bustiers hanging next to satin gowns, to sequinned cupcake dresses adorning the walls. At the launch of Village Vintage, Phoebe feels the tingle of excitement as customers snap up the fairytale dresses. Her dream has come true, but a secret from her past is casting a shadow over her new venture. Then one day she meets Therese, an elderly Frenchwoman with a collection to sell, apart from one piece that she won't part with ! As Therese tells the story of the little blue coat, Phoebe feels a profound connection with her own life, one that will help her heal the pain of her past and allow her to love again.

In My Mailbox: Volume 1 Issue 13

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I'll post what books I've received either by mailbox/library/store.

I'll try to post an entry of IMM every Sunday that I receive books by mail of that week.

Listed below are the books I received this week.


Books via Blog Giveaway Win

Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann

Books via Paperback Swap

Alpha by Treva Harte

Books via Publisher for Review

Backstage Pass: Sinners on Tour by Olivia Cunning

Black Magic by Cherry Adair

Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon