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Happy Sunday!

Look at what I got!

Extreme swag and goodies courtesy of  Selena Illyria - I won during her visit over @ Tilly Greene's blog (you know Tilly's giving away some serious goodies right now...culminating with one package with a pink Sony Reader *US Residents only for the packages*) but you can participate everyday and there are daily giveaways from the visitors. So please head on over and check it out. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

        

This is the disclaimer from her blog regarding the event : 

Commenting and/or asking questions on an author’s blog for the day will enter you into the Big Huge Reader Contest for a Pink Sony eReader or one of three boxes packed full of RT Booklovers Convention goodies. Unfortunately, due to the grand prize being an electronic and weight of the other three boxes, this contest is for US residents only.

It's Friday and I made...

Fresh strawberry and blueberry muffins...

 Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Some of my fave men...

Jon Abrahams 

                                              




Bryan Greenberg

                                                                                              Thomas Jane

Happy Sunday!

Happy Saturday!

I went for a walk around my neighbourhood and just had to take pics of these gorgeous flowers. 

Isn't the wooden trunk planter a brilliant idea?

Some flowers that were growing on the side of a building wall...

And just a couple blocks away is the Canadian Museum of Nature.

It's Friday and I made flan

This is the second time I've made flan...I forgot to take pictures the first time around but I figured I would post my spectacular results this time around *grin*

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Look, I got presents!!!

These are a couple of books I've gotten in the last 2 weeks...I'll Be Slaying You (from Cynthia Eden) and the cute Passion bear (from Shiela Stewart) arrived today. 

 

Happy Hump Day!

Siren's Call by Devyn Quinn

Have U heard about Devyn Quinn’s new book, Siren’s Call? Want the scoop? Check www.devynquinn.com for more info!

Between desire and love there are some things that can’t stay buried, even in the deep of the ocean.

As a woman with a secret, lighthouse keeper Tessa Lonike savors her solitude on the island of Little Mer, off the coast of Maine. During a violent storm, Tessa spots a man thrashing in the ice cold waters and dives in to save him, using her ability as a mermaid to easily pull him to shore. 

When Kenneth Randall awakens on the beach he is alone, left with the haunting memory of his beautiful, flame-haired savior. But a year later, when Kenneth meets her again, he’s determined not to let Tessa slip away.  Just as the desire between them begins to burn, Tessa’s archaeologist ex-lover comes back to town with a tantalizing clue to her murky heritage.

The trio travel to the Mediterranean in search of answers, and when Tessa inadvertently opens an underwater portal they find a lost mermaid city. But in the deep, not everything is as it seems, and Tessa must decide if she wants to take her place as the royal heir, or follow the call of her heart…

Happy Monday!!!

Happy Friday!

What do you have planned for this weekend?

What will you be getting from Carina?

I've been drooling over all the books that Carina Press has been posting on their promo site and now that they are operational...well my wallet is cringing in fear *grin* 

Oooh by the way, they have a Launch Sale going on - 20% off all titles until July 5th. 

Here are a few that are on my wishlist : 

Salome At Sunrise by Inez Kelley
Bryton Haruk sets out on a suicide mission to stop the bloodthirsty Skullmen from terrorizing the war-weary Land of Eldwyn. Consumed by guilt over the death of his wife, Bryton seeks revenge and reunion in the afterlife with his lost love. His purpose is determined, his bravery unmatched, until the queen casts a spell to save Bryton from himself.

Salome is that spell. A bird-shifter, she can harness the earth's breeze and take the form of a beautiful, innocent woman. Her challenge is to harness Bryton's pain and guide him to peace. She entrances and irritates him, tempting Bryton from his mission. Even as he gives in to the passion between them, Bryton insists on mounting a solo attack on the brigands' compound, and Salome fears her love won't be enough to save him...

 In Enemy Hands by KS Augustin
The Republic had taken everything from Moon—her research partner, her privacy, her illusions. They thought they had her under control. They were wrong.

Sirin, Moon's new research partner, is a chemically enhanced math genius whose memory is erased every two days. He's also a charming, fascinating man who is attracted to her anew after each memory loss cycle.
Escape from the regime that treats them like tools is impossible. There are too many walls around them, too many eyes watching. But when you've got nothing left to lose, running becomes the only option.

Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey

When Keri Daniels' editor finds out she has previous carnal knowledge of reclusive bestselling author Joe Kowalski, she gives Keri a choice: get an interview or get a new job.

Joe's never forgotten the first girl to break his heart, so he's intrigued to hear Keri's back in town—and looking for him. Despite his intense need for privacy, he'll grant Keri an interview if it means a chance to finish what they started in high school.

He proposes an outrageous plan—for every day she survives with his family on their annual camping and four-wheeling trip, Keri can ask one question. Keri agrees; she's worked too hard to walk away from her career.

But the chemistry between them is still as potent as the bug spray, Joe's sister is out to avenge his broken heart and Keri hasn't ridden an ATV since she was ten. Who knew a little blackmail, a whole lot of family and some sizzling romantic interludes could make Keri reconsider the old dream of Keri & Joe 2gether 4ever.

Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel 

Thanks to her cheating ex-husband and her thieving brother, all horse breeder Nikki Kimball has left is a bruised heart, an overdrawn bank account and an empty home. When sex-on-legs Dillon Barnett and his brooding foster-brother Brett Anderson start showing more than just neighborly attention, Nikki is intrigued...and a little gun-shy.

Dillon and Brett have a history; back in high school, the two friends fought a bitter battle over Nikki. Now, ten years later, Brett still longs to be the man in Nikki's life, but he's determined to stand back and let Dillon win Nikki's heart.

Society says Nikki must choose between the two men she loves. Is Nikki strong enough to break all the rules in order to find happiness?

Happy Hump Day!

Review - Kansas Heat by Jenny Penn

Available to purchase @ BookStrand

  

Amanda Johnson only has one thing in mind when it comes to Cody Reese. The cowboy has another, and it involves both his brothers. Haunted by their past, Knox, Jace and Cody have their reasons for minding secrets as they lure Amanda into their wicked fantasies.

Wary of men thanks to her own silent demons, Amanda gives into her passion only to find her trust shattered. When things turn deadly, Amanda begins to wonder whether love will lead to her salvation, or destruction.

This was an incredibly complex and sensual read. I was blown away by the growth in Ms. Penn's writing. The dynamics between the characters were well portrayed and the heat factor was off the wall. You'll absolutely adore each of the Reese brothers, they are individually incredibly captivating but as a whole...completely devastating to all your senses. You'll also relate to Amanda and her struggle to find a way to reconcile her feelings for all three of these men not to mention the social taboo behind this very complicated relationship. This is a definite keeper.

 

I have to tell you about...

This book that I've been wanting since like 2003 (back when it was first published). My local bookstores never carried it and I was still new to the whole trying to track it down online and then it just slipped my mind. Every once in a while I would want to order it but then get distracted by other books BUT I finally did it. I ordered it yesterday through Amazon...it's only available Used but I found a copy that appears to be in great condition. I'm now jumping up & down...waiting for it to get here. 

The book is Beneath the Raven's Moon by Emily LaForge...it's a gothic romance.  Here's a little blurb about it...

When the Raven swallows the moon, darkness descends and sometimes people die....

That's what Catherine Carmichael was told as a child growing up at Ravenswood, the forbidding mansion built by her grandfather on a remote peninsula in upstate New York. Now, twenty years after her father's sudden disappearance and her mother's spiriting young Catherine away to safety, she returns to the shadowy old manor for the reading of her eccentric uncle's will. There, amid ghostly servants and disturbing houseguests, she must confront a legacy of evil -- and an urbane, dark-haired stranger who sparks in her the passion she needs to unlock her family's secrets and banish forever the darkness from Ravenswood...and her own heart.

Happy Monday!

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Bedtime Prayer *wink*

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10 Things We Can't Do Without

I'm carrying this over from  Samantha Gentry's blog

Here are my top 10 can't live withouts (in random order)
1. electricity - I've visited Asia and experience massive daily black-outs (I can say with a 100% surety that time travelling to the past is a no-go for me...I like light waay too much)
2. Plumbing/flush toilets - an absolute necessity (no explanations there)
3. Air conditioning/heating - I live in Canada... summers here are fierce and incredibly hot... winters here are a total bitch...-thus these two items are a necessity and not so much a luxury
4. Computers aka my macbook - I'd be a lost lamb without my macbook - I need my tech fix (these fingers were made for a keyboard baby) *grin*
5. Internet - GOD BLESS THE INTERNET! I don't even want to think of a life without my internet fix...it's like air - I MUST HAVE!
6. Cellphones - always handy...it's a safety measure.
7. Public transportation - I don't drive and buses are a god-send...they get me everywhere I need to go...
8. Ebooks - there are only so many books I can keep in my apartment
9. Books - Hail to Almighty print word. I can't imagine life without my books...they help me cope with reality.
10. Fridge/stove/microwave - helllooo FOOD anyone? lol
*must also add washer & dryer - there is no way I'm able to handle the gazillion piles of dirty laundry w/o these nifty machines 

Here's something to whet your appetite *wink*

What are some of your can't do withouts?

and the WINNERS are :

PRIZE PACK #1 - ETIRV

PRIZE PACK #2 - ELAING8

PRIZE PACK #3 - EMMAGAN

I used Random.org and here's the top 5.

    1.    etirv
    2.    elaing8
    3.    Emmagan
    4.    Booklover1335
    5.    Katie   

 Timestamp: 2010-06-02 01:15:37 UTC

WINNERS PLEASE SEND  YOUR SNAIL MAIL INFO TO s7anna@yahoo.ca 

YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 4'10 TO GET YOUR INFORMATION TO ME... OTHERWISE AN ALTERNATE WILL BE SELECTED.

Thank you so much to everyone who has participated. It was a spectacular turn-out and I'm no longer a blog contest virgin *grin*

I'll be posting my next contest in a couple of days. 'Til then Happy Reading!!!

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