Giveaways – Page 4 – Carol's Notebook

Book Blitz: Married One Night by Amber Leigh Williams

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by Carol3 Comments

Book Excerpt: Before Olivia could shoulder her way through the door, it opened quickly. She felt herself pitch over, tripping over the edge of the bedsheet. Cursing, she fell against the lean, chiseled chest of the man on the other side of the bathroom doorjamb. She heard his surprised whoosh just before his arms snagged her under the shoulders and curled around her to keep her from falling at his feet. Her cheek pressed tight against his sternum. He was so warm. The deep timbre of a chuckle trebled beneath the ear pressed to his chest and words, rough around the edges, came floating from his mouth. “Ah, she wakes.” When she tried to pull herself back, he held her fast to him for a moment longer to make sure she had her footing. With a murmured, “Easy there, love,” he released her and she stepped away, seeking his face. He was smiling. The soft expression was tense around the edges, probably from what...

Fairy Tale Magic Blog Hop

September 15, 2014October 10, 2014 by Carol7 Comments

Love...All things Fairy Tale? We're celebrating them in all their forms...originals, adaptations, twists and retellings. Sweet or steamy or a little bit twisted! Hop through all the blogs for giveaways at each stop! And don't forget to enter for the $100 Amazon gift card grand prize drawing too! I love fairy tales, originals, adaptations, retellings, all of them. This week I'm giving away a spin on Cinderella, Charlie Glass's Slippers by Holly McQueen. I haven't read it yet, but it sounds like a fun, light romance. This giveaway is open internationally. About Charlie Glass's Slippers In this delightful, clever spin on Cinderella, Charlie Glass—a heroine as loveable as Cannie Shapiro and Bridget Jones—inherits her father’s shoe empire and snatches up a drop-dead-gorgeous, multi-millionaire Prince Charming. But is he truly the key to her happily ever after? When Charlie’s beloved father, iconic shoe designer Elroy Glass, dies after a long illness, everyone expects that he’ll leave his business to his glamorous wife and eldest daughters....

Giveaway: A Demon Summer by G. M. Malliet

September 5, 2014March 20, 2018 by Carol3 Comments

I like G. M. Malliet's Max Tudor series and I was happy when I was offered a galley of the newest in the series, A Demon Summer. I was even happier when Minotaur sent me an extra to giveaway. About A Demon Summer: In this new mystery, someone has been trying to poison the 15th Earl of Lislelivet. Since Lord Lislelivet has a gift for making enemies, no one—particularly his wife—finds this too surprising. What is surprising is that the poison was discovered in a fruitcake made and sold by the Handmaids of St. Lucy of Monkbury Abbey. The powerful Lord complains loudly to the local bishop, who asks Father Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former MI5 agent, to investigate. Just as Max comes to believe the poisoning was accidental, a body is discovered in the cloister well. Can Max Tudor solve the case and restore order in time to attend his own nuptials? (more…)...

Interview and Giveaway: The Banker Spy by William G. Byrnes

November 12, 2012March 20, 2018 by Carol6 Comments

Today, I'm happy to share my notebook with William G. Byrnes, author of The Banker Spy. William, please tell us about your current release. The Banker Spy weaves history into a contemporary thriller about ex-lovers who become entangled in a web of international intrigue. Investment banker Peter Armstrong believes he’s left his past in the States. He has an exciting new job in London and is managing the largest equity offering in European history. Behind him are an incident at his old employer and a broken engagement. He thinks his only problem is his client—an automobile company desperate for cash. Then he receives a phone call from his ex-fiancée, Dayna Caymus, a beautiful and unpredictable CIA agent. When Peter discovers that his client is secretly working for the German government the two ex-lovers enter into an uneasy alliance, which their past sometimes helps and sometimes hurts, all the while sorting through their feelings for each other. Dayna puts her mission first, leading Peter...

Thrill Week Giveaway

September 7, 2012March 20, 2018 by Carol21 Comments

Have you visited Tea Time with Marce this week, or any of the other blogs participating in Thrill Week? Have you added any thrilling books to your to-read list, whether they be mysteries, suspence novels, or horror stories? Would you like to win one? In honor of Thrill Week, I'm giving away a thrilling read of your choice up to $20. This giveaway is open internationally, as long as the Book Depository ships to you. Enter through September 11 using the Rafflecopter below. The random winner will be announced on the 12th. a Rafflecopter giveaway Congratulations to the winner, MonaG!...

Review and Giveaway: Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know by Hy Conrad and Jeff Johnson

September 5, 2012March 20, 2018 by Carol14 Comments

We're a dog family. David and I both had dogs in the house when we were kids and now we have Scrappy who is about 6 years old and the friendliest guy, even if he's not exactly the brightest. He's always happy to see you, whether you're a member of the family or the UPS man it doesn't matter; if you're a person he loves you. So, I had to read Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Know by Hy Conrad and Jeff Johnson and share it with my husband. Turns out maybe Scrappy isn't excited because he loves us. Charlie, a miniature schnauzer, says, "We just mope around and sleep all day. And wait for you to come home. That's why we're always so excited to see you. Not just because we love you. But because we're bored to death and you're our entertainment." Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Know is just a funny, adorable little book. Eleven...