Tuesday, September 28, 2010

WINNERS!

First off, sorry I didn't post this Saturday, my life caught up with me and I have been sooo busy lately it's not even funny.  Seriously.  I mean, I barely have a spare moment to remember to breathe right now (ha ha). 

A HUGE thanks to Hachette who has sponsored this giveaway.  Hachette- you are amazing and I love you and your book list!

And, now, the winners...


19... jellybelly

76.... elaing

73... marian

9..... Tore

62.... Mrs. Lady


Congrats guys!! I will be emailing you in just a minute and then you will have 48 hours to get back to me.  Questions?  Check out the FAQ page to see if your questions can be answered.  If not, use the contact page to contact me.  I love hearing from you guys, so don't be shy!





Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Last Day To Enter!

It's the last day to enter in the Sin Undone giveaway!!  If you haven't already, enter now.  Or, if you have already entered, now is the time to make sure you did all of those extra entries I give you guys.





Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Win @ BBB

Maria Snyder has a new book out called Spy Glass and a giveaway is going on at Bitten By Books for it!  You can go chat with Maria and try to win a copy right here!  There are tons of ways to enter and you don't have to buy anything or sit around for a few hours in an online chat room.  Just go say a nice hello and get a chance to win a copy of Maria's new book.  Plus, you can also show her some support on her new release. : )






Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Extra Entries

Happy Friday!!! 

TGIF, right?  I'm so glad the week is over, and now I can just relax.  So, if you want to grab yourself a quick and easy 4 extra entries for the Sin Undone giveaway, you can comment (4 times if you want those 4 entries!)  with "Friday Rocks" on the giveaway page.

The link is to your left on the top column.  : )




Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Nascar Racing

Thanks for the guest post by Jo Levy




I love watching my favorite driver race in different races. I watch Nascar racing every chance I get at home on my satellite TV. I ordered satellite tv from http://www.directstartv.com/directv_current_offer.html. The Nascar Sprint Cup Race for the Chase has been a great series of races. There are a couple races left and every driver is trying to do the best they can. There is not much of a difference in points between some of the drivers right now. The top ten are going to the final race. I know my favorite driver, Kevin Harvick, will be in the final race. He is first place in the points standings right now. So there is really no doubt that he will compete in the final race. I think that he is the greatest driver in Nascar. He is about 34 years old and has been racing professionally since he was 20. He has the driving experience and a good personality. He has been my all time favorite driver for a long time. I can't wait to see the next race. He has won many races and many awards in his career. I am hoping he will win the final race in this Sprint Cup series. I love watching the races, they are so exciting and full of suspense. This next race is going to be a good one.




**This is a sponsored guest post.  I did receive a small fee for posting.  The opinions and views are from the writer, and do not reflect me or Sexy Women Read's views and/or opinions.**




Thursday, September 16, 2010

Review: One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy ~ ARC

He's got a way with horses...and with women...



His heart is as wild as the horses he trained...

Nate Shawcross is perfectly content to spend his days training wild horses. So when a beautiful greenhorn unexpectedly shows up for a seminar from the famous "Horse Whisperer" of Wyoming, all Nate wants to do is send her packing...

The last thing she expects is a lesson in romance...

Graduate student Charlie Banks came to the ranch to learn about horse communication, but when she meets the ruggedly handsome cowboy, she starts to fantasize about another connection entirely...

Nate needs to stay focused if he's going to save his ranch from foreclosure, but he can't help being distracted by the brainy and breathtakingly sexy Charlie. Could it be that after all this time Nate has finally found the one woman who can tame his wild heart?
description taken from here.



One Fine Cowboy is the second book from Kennedy, the first being Cowboy Trouble.  Now, I have not read the Kennedy's first book, so I cannot say anything about her last book, or how it plays into her new book.  However, I can tell you that her story was excepetional!  I love cowboys anyways, so her guys just touched me and made me 'aww'.  I completely fell in love with her strong and silent cowboy.  Her story line tossed in twists and turns that me turn the page as fast as I could and I laughed through a good part of the book. 

Joanne Kennedy is a great writer, and I will be racing to the book store ASAP to get her other book. 


You can check out Joanne Kennedy's website here.


**I receieved an ARC at no cost in order to write a real and honest review.  I was not paid for this post.  All opinions are 100% my own.**





Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Giveaway: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

Giveaway!

Hachette is going to give 5 of my lucky readers their very own copy of Sin Undone!

Rules:

No P.O. Boxes
US & Canada residences only
MUST LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS
MUST BE A GOOGLE CONNECT FOLLOWER


How to Enter:

You MUST leave a comment on my review in order to be entered.  Then, make sure you leave a comment on this page saying you commented! 


Extra Entires:

+3 following me on Twitter
+1 Tweet something to me @bookluver09 (you can just say hi if you want)
+3 follow my other blog, Sexy Women Read
+3 follow my friend's blog, Never Too Shy Reviews
+3 grab K & K's button- leave a link
+3 grab Sexy Women Read's button- leave a link
+3 grab Never Too Shy Review's button- leave a link
+2 enter another giveaway of mine- tell me which ones
+4 Leave a comment on Sexy Women Read's Facebook page and tell me you entered in the giveaway
+10 blog and link to this giveaway- leave a link
+10 become a new SwagBucks follower using my link (If I see you using the Swag Bucks search bar, then I will add in extra points as well)
+3 Tweet the following (you can do this up to 3 times a day): 

#win a copy of Sin Undone by Larissa Ione! http://bit.ly/awOqwG @bookluver09 #giveaway #contest  #free



LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY!
(example: if it says +2 put two separate entries)


Giveaway ends on September 25th
Winners shall be chosen via Random.org

For any other questions, please visit the FAQ page.








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Review: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

HER TOUCH IS DEADLYI love the Demonica series by Larissa Ione.  I have been a big fan of hers for a while now and was awaiting the release of this book when I saw Hatchette was handing out review copies.  Safe to say, I hopped aboard that train. : )


As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.


HIS HUNGER CAN'T BE DENIED


Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.  description taken from here.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Let's start with the cover first.  While it's very nice, I think the last 4 covers in the series were way hotter.  I'm probably being biased though, because those guys that stared on those covers were ammmazing.  Still, the cover is not a big deal, so moving on..
 
I loved the characters.  Sin stayed herself through the whole book, which I thought was very important.  I mean, Sin is a hard ass.  She can't say, 'oh, that guy is so hot and sweet that I'm going to give up killing people now'.  It would have felt very fake and wrong, so I'm extreamly happy that Ione stayed true to her characters. 
 
Con was a great character as well.  I loved the two sides of him, the werewolf and the vampire, I thought it made him a nice contradtion. 
 
Also, I'm not going to mention what it was, but I loved the twist in the story. : )   The plot was well thought out and the ending was great to lead  into a new series.



Heat Rating= Sexy / getting pretty hot
***** Must Have



**I received a free book in order to write a real and honest review.  I did not get paid for writing or posting this review.  All opinions are 100% my own unless otherwise stated.**

Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Review: Shelly Laurenston ~ Pride Series

I love Shelly Laurenston's books.  It's that simple.  They are hot, sexy, and full of laughs.  That's why I'm not writing individual reviews, because they would be super long and I would talk about them all even though trying to stay at only one book.  So, I'm just going to say that I love them, why I love them, and then give you guys the names, and other info you might need to find these books and buy them if your interested.


The series I'm reading is the Pride series.  Here is the list of books and links to the author's site so you can read snippets of the books if you want to:

And, book 6 will be coming out in 2011!!


Now, I have not read The Beast In Him and The Mane Attraction because I do not yet have them.  But the other 3 I do own and have read. They are all so good.  The sex scenes are hot, the romance is there, the connections are there, the friendships are fantastic, plots are excellent and the humor is everywhere!  I just really love these books.

They are about shape shifters (lions, tigers, bears, oh my!)who live in New York, present day.  One family of wolves owns a string of restaurants and they cook all the time.  One polar bear/lion is a professional hockey player for a shifter only team.  And, some more lions own a hotel.  As you can tell, the shifters kind of have their own little world going for them and the humans (although they live with them) don't know about them.

Now, I know that are more expensive because they are trade paperbacks.  These books are normally around $14.  But, I got mine for around $3.50 at my local used book store.  If you don't have one in your area, look on amazon (it looks like a lot of hers you can purchase for around $5 and up used) and on eBay.  You can also check at the BookDepository.com which offers FREE SHIPPING worldwide on all of their books (there it looks like you would pay around $6 and up).

It looks like AbeBooks.com is the cheapest to get her books though.  (I've used them before and they are great.  You can sell your books [used and new] to them as well.)  


I know some of you have probably read either all or some of the series already, but to the ones who have not, I hope this gives you a list of some new reads and that you check the books out because they are so good.  They will always have a permanent spot on my favorite's shelf, that's for sure. : )



Until Next Time,
Happy Reading!

Finding the Best Deals Online

This guest post from Lewis Beck




I use hughesnet to dial up to the internet and find the best deals no matter what I am shopping for. Whether I am looking for a new outfit or when I was looking for wireless internet providers by zip code, I always turn to the world wide web first. The internet has so many sources that can help you save money. Whenever I am looking to buy something new I look online first. I can find the stores that offer the item at the lowest price, order directly online, and even read reviews on which items are the best ones out there. My satelite internet Bryan TX has helped me save thousands of dollars on items big and small. I was able to find the best deals on my kitchen appliances and save over five hundred dollars by simply going to the store that offered the best price. The internet cuts out the time it takes to shop around and go from one store to the next. With a few clicks of the mouse I am able to find the best prices and buy the items I need at a price I can afford.






**This is a sponsored post.  I did recieve a small fee for posting this.  All opinions are my own unless otherwise stated.  As a guest post, I did not write this, and in no way reflects me or Sexy Women Read.**