I've got some contests going on. :D

My contest for The Iron Hunt ends today (July 14th) at midnight EST.

I have a contest for Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons.  It ends July 17th at midnight EST.

I have a contest for Knight of Desire by Margaret Mallory.  It ends July 17th at midnight EST.

I have a contest for a signed copy of The Diary of Cozette by Amanda McIntyre.  It ends July 21st at midnight EST.

My book choices giveaway poll is going strong, but I still would like people to go over and vote. :P

I got 3 giveaways going on at my other blog!  

One copy of The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu, also with a flask necklace and author swag.  Ends July 14th.

Five copies of Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons.  Ends July 17th.

Five copies of Knight of Desire by Margaret Mallory.  Ends July 17th.

I also have a post of upcoming giveaways I'm going to have on my blog throughout this month, including books from Jean Johnson, Jessica Inclan, and Amanda McIntyre.

Help me determine what my next giveaway will be by voting in my book choices giveaway poll.  People have told me (and I agree) that I have wonderful choices, so I'd love it if you take a gander and vote!

This contest runs from now until July 30th.  2 winners will be drawn randomly each week to win a book from Jenna Maclaine, the contest host, with a grand prize winner at the end of the contest winning Jenna's backlist and her recent anthologies.  So that's 9 chances of winning! 

Since this is a spread-the-word contest, you can enter multiple times.  Watch Jenna's slideshow, then click on share at the end to post the slideshow to get your entry!

Over at A Journey of Books, there's a contest going on for 5 copies of Lilli Feisty's Bound to Please, courtesy of Hachette Book Group.  There are plenty of ways to get entries!  This ends on July 6th at midnight EST.

http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/bound-to-please-giveaway.html

I finally got my Ravenous review up!  It's over at my other blog for your viewing pleasure!

http://nightdweller20.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/book-review-ravenous-by-sharon-ashwood/

Hi there! Great month long contest going on with Cynthia Eden! I read her new release Immortal Danger, and LOVED it, so I know this will be a good treat, and not just to me!

Hello bloggers!  There's a great contest going on over at Bitten By Books, for an 8GB iPod Touch!  Head on over and enter!  You have until June 10 to get your entries in!

Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=7829

These are some of my picks from Amazon. (I would put in the pictures as well, but for some reason, it won't let me.) GO BUY!

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, Book 3)

A Hint of Wicked

Angels' Blood

Smooth Talking Stranger

Mating Rituals of the North American WASP

Street Magic (Black London Novels)

To Beguile A Beast

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Leisure Historical Romance)

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

I'll be posting Amazon deals over here, since wordpress.com doesn't like widgets.  These are the latest Amazon deals in the category of romance (all subgenres included).  There are some great deals!  Go BUY!

lol I loved this part of last night's show!

For awhile, I've been switching back and forth between this blog and my wordpress.com blog.  Well, now I'm making my wordpress blog more permanent for me.  I like how I can change it easier than this one, making it more individualized.  I'll still update here from time to time, but the other one will be updated much more frequently, as it has been for maybe the past two or three weeks.  Over there, I'm a part of the Mailbox Monday meme hosted by The Printed Page, and J.Kaye's newest meme, A Book Blogger's Weekly Discovery.

GOOD NEWS! For me, at least :)  I was contacted by Pump Up Your Book Promotion to host two blog tours in June!  This will be my very first time doing a blog tour!  The first, I will be reading and posting my review of Gauntlet by Richard Aaron on June 19th.  The second, I will read and post my review of Crystal Storm's Synarchy on June 25th.  I hope you come and read them!

The folks at Bitten By Books need your help!  They want to reach 1,500+ votes on their "Who's your favorite vampire?" poll.  So go on over and vote!  Hint: there are prizes to be had!

Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=6823

1. To mark your page you: use a bookmark, bend the page corner, leave the book open face down?
I use bookmarks now.  When I didn't have any bookmarks, I'd used whatever I could find, like scraps of paper, pieces of junk mail, tissues, receipts, etc.  I never bend the pages, and rarely leave the book open face down unless I know I'm going to get back to the book in a few minutes.

2. Do you lend your books?
Not very often.  The last time I lent some books out, the person I lent them to damaged the books.  I wasn't very happy about that, because I am very careful with others' belongings, and want other people to treat mine the way they'd treat theirs.  But if someone asked me to borrow some books, I'd let them, because I love talking about books with other people.

3. You find an interesting passage: you write in your book or NO WRITING IN BOOKS!
I never write in my books.  Never.  If I find an interesting passage, I just mark it with a bookmark or something.

4. Dust jackets - leave it on or take it off?
I usually take them off, unless they're affixed to the book already.

5. Hard cover, paperback, skip it and get the audio book?
I like both hardcover and paperback, although I own a lot more paperback books than hardcover.  I don't really like audiobooks though, because I can't read at my own pace with an audiobook.  And usually the person's voice distracts me from enjoying the book.

6. Do you shelve your books by subject, author, or size and color of the book spines?
All of my shelfs fit different size books, so I have to be conscious of a book's size to be able to fit it on a particular shelf.  But I try to keep the same authors books together, especially if I have different series.

7. Buy it or borrow it from the library later?
For a very long time, I'd only borrow books from the library.  But in the past 3 years, I'd buy almost all my books.  Not this year.  Strictly from the library, or if I happen to win a giveaway.  I mostly read books first before I decide to buy them, but I've bought some books because they were bargain books on the Barnes and Noble website or from their covers and the blurbs, and I'm glad I did buy them.

8. Do you put your name on your books - scribble your name in the cover, fancy bookplate, or stamp?
Nope.  The only writing in any of my books is if I found books at a garage sale and they already had writing in them, or if I get a book signed or inscribed by an author.

9. Most of the books you own are rare and out of print books or recent publications?
I actually have a mix of both.  I spent 50 dollars on two rare out of print books once because my library didn't have them, and neither did any major online bookstore, except from a used bookseller on Barnes and Noble.  Most of the books are probably recent publications though.

10. Page edges - deckled or straight?
Straight.

11. How many books do you read at one time?
A few.  I read some books, and then go back to them later after I finished another.

12. Be honest, ever tear a page from a book?
Never have.  The blank pages in books are annoying, but I've never tore any out before.  Probably won't ever do it, either.

If anyone else does this, let me know so I can read your answers too.

Do you love bookmarks?  I do!!!  I used to use anything I can find for a bookmark, but now that I've won a few contests this year, I've received my fair share of bookmarks.  So no more using envelopes, tissues, postcards, and library checkout slips.  I'm reading in style!! :D




Here's most of my bookmarks.  It's not that great of a picture, because I had to use my camera phone.  I STILL can't find my USB cord for my camera, and my sister stubbornly refuses to let me use hers.  But you can see my Twilight, Ravenous, La Vida Vampire, Immortal Danger, Blue Diablo, You Had Me At Halo, The Magic Knot, Last Vampire Standing, and Zombie Queen of Newbury High bookmarks, as well as a few others.  I REALLY REALLY LOVE BOOKMARKS!!!

If any of you know where I can get some free bookmarks, please let me know.  I've decided I want to collect them.

Over at MariReads, there's a "show me your bookmarks" contest that you can enter, with prizes!  You can enter until midnight on Friday, May 1st.

Here's the link: http://marireads.blogspot.com/2009/04/show-me-your-bookmarks-contest.html

Over at Novel Reads, there is a celebration for the release of Angie Fox's second novel The Dangerous Book For Demon Slayers.  For prizes, there's signed books, t-shirts, cover flats, and signed galley pages!!!  It's really easy to get entered to win these great prizes, so head on over to Novel Reads and enter!

Here's the link: http://novelreads.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/wanna-win-a-signed-galley-page-from-the-dangerous-book-for-demon-slayers-by-angie-fox/#comment-18

There's a contest for 5 copies of Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione, courtesy of Hatchette Books and Sweeps4Bloggers.  The giveaway ends on April 25th.

Here's the link: http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/04/desire-unchained.html