GIVEAWAY: Nicholas Sparks' Novel Learning Series (NLS), including Dear John and A Bend in the Road

If you know me, you know I'm a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks' books, and the book-to-movie adaptations as well. I've reviewed The Best of Me and The Last Song on this blog, and I believe I reviewed The Last Song movie on my film blog as well. So I was excited to hear that Sparks...

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CONTEST: win a copy of Social Media Engagement for Dummies, ends 8/6

I just returned from the BlogHer conference in Chicago, where I learned a lot about social media - something I use every day, from Twitter, to Facebook, to Blogger (which hosts this blog). Aliza Sherman and Danielle Smith have just launched Social Media Engagement for Dummies,...

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Why your next read should be The Spectacular Now

Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now The Spectacular Now, by Tim Tharp. I'm going to confess something here: I started this blog to bring you reviews of books I read - that I personally chose to read - and then somewhere along the way I started to receive...

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GIVEAWAY: win A Year of Diapers, Toys, and Books from Incredibundles - ends 7/28

Below is a description of Incredibundles from a fellow blogger. I'm choosing to take part in this giveaway because of the Year of Books that Incredibundles offers - great for your child once they get older! Read the information below and enter via the Rafflecopter widget...

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Review and GIVEAWAY: Pipe Dreams

Pipe Dreams, by Destiny Allison. As instructed, Vanessa avoided the Fallen and their children on her way to and from work. They were the outcasts, the undesirables. By refusing to comply with the mandates, they had been relegated to the streets, fending for themselves without...

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Beautiful Bitch

Beautiful Bitch, by Christina Lauren. It's possible that I called Bennett more in those three days than in the entirety of our relationship, but it wasn't enough, and did nothing to ease the hollow ache that had taken up permanent residence inside my chest. I kept myself busy,...

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CONTEST: win an iPad Mini, ends 8/4

Welcome to Bay Area Mommy‘s 2nd anniversary iPad Mini Giveaway! Cohosted by Milk and Cuddles, Shortcut Saver, and Java John Z’s! Personally, I've wanted an iPad Mini for a while now - it's the perfect size for a tablet, and it would make a GREAT e-reader too - easy to throw...

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Review and GIVEAWAY: Betty's Child, ends 7/16

Betty's Child, by Donald Dempsey. Perhaps for the first time in my life, I fully comprehended what I was and how people saw me. My mother was a drain on her family and society in general, a woman who lived on welfare and on crime. I was nothing but a burden - a child most people...

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CONTEST: Win a $500 BedAndBreakfast.com gift certificate, ends 7/22

Welcome to the $500 BedAndBreakfast.com Gift Certificate Giveaway! Hosted by Giveaway Promote. Sponsored by Michael Phillip Cash. Michael Phillip Cash recently released his second book, Stillwell: A Haunting On Long Island. Paul Russo’s wife just died. While trying...

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Meg-A-Readers: review of Overbite

The Romance Bookie hosts Meg-A-Readers each year, celebrating the books of Meg Cabot, and I am very happy to participate this year - Meg is one of my favorite authors! From The Princess Diaries series to Size 12 is Not Fat and all of her series', I love all of her...

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Review and GIVEAWAY: Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away

Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away, by Trisha Slay. It's a terrible thing to live under a question mark. The lies and the truth keep getting tangled and twisted in my mind. That's why I can't stop examining every minute, every second, every breath of that last night, looking...

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Guest Post: Tricia Slay, author of Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away

*Tricia Slay, the author of the Star Wars-inspired book Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away, talks about how good parenting = a bad novel. Check back on July 3rd for my review and a giveaway of Not So Long Ago, as well as on July 10th for a second guest post by Tricia and another...

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