END OF MAY: 3 GIVEAWAYS' WINNERS

END OF MAY: THREE GIVEAWAYS' WINNERS!

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Thanks to Anna and the

Hatchette Book Group,
the 5 winners of
OBAMA'S BLACKBERRY
by Kasper Hausner are:

Kelly

kalea_kane

Susan (#16)

bettycd

Dixie


THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED
THE WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.org

WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND
HAVE UNTIL 6 PM, TUESDAY, JUNE 2,
TO EMAIL ME THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS
SO WE CAN GET YOUR ENJOYABLE
AUDIO BOOK TO YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS!
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Thanks to Valerie at the Hachette Book
Group for the 5 Book MOTHER'S DAY
Giveaway which included:
1-MIRACLES OF MOTHERHOOD
2-ODD MOM OUT
3-MOMMY GRACE
4-BEGINNER'S GREEK
5-THE ROAD HOME
The 5 Winners are:

jb

Anonymous (#39)

Sue W

Sue A

barbarabaker

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED
WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.org

WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND
HAVE UNTIL 6 PM, TUESDAY, JUNE 2,
TO EMAIL ME THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS
SO WE CAN GET YOUR WONDERFUL
BOOKS TO YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS!
************************************************
Thanks to Valerie at the Hachette Book Group
for the 5 Book ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
Giveaway which included:
1-FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES
2-TRAIL OF CRUMBS
3-THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES
4-TRANSPARENCY
5-STRANGER FROM A DIFFERENT SHORE

The 5 Winners are:

micaela6955/MicheleP.

nfmgirl

sharon54220

ginnn7

nightdweller20

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED
WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.org

WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND
HAVE UNTIL 6 PM, TUESDAY, JUNE 2,
TO EMAIL ME THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS
SO WE CAN GET YOUR FABULOUS
BOOKS TO YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS!

APRIL & OLIVER: A GIVEAWAY

GIVEAWAY
NOW OVER!!
Thanks to Miriam at Hachette Book Group
I have 5 copies of APRIL & OLIVER
by Tess Callahan to Giveaway

About APRIL & OLIVER:
Best friends since childhood, the sexual tension between April and Oliver has always been palpable. Years after being completely inseparable, they become strangers, but the wildly different paths of their lives cross once again with the sudden death of April's brother. Oliver, the responsible, newly engaged law student finds himself drawn more than ever to the reckless, mystifying April - and cracks begin to appear in his carefully constructed life. Even as Oliver attempts to "save" his childhood friend from her grief, her menacing boyfriend and herself, it soon becomes apparent that Oliver has some secrets of his own--secrets he hasn't shared with anyone, even his fiancé. But April knows, and her reappearance in his life derails him. Is it really April's life that is unraveling, or is it his own? The answer awaits at the end of a downward spiral...towards salvation.

About Author

A painter, teacher and mother of twins, Tess Callahan has written for Cottonwood, The Stylus Anthology: 1950-2000, The Boston College Magazine, New York Newsday and elsewhere through syndication. When not exploring the complex motivations of intriguing characters (in her personal life and in her work), she finds nourishment and sustenance in periodic travels to wild, austere landscapes around the world. Tess has an MFA in Fiction from Bennington College. April & Oliver is her first novel.

About Author Tess Callahan:

A painter, teacher and mother of twins, Tess Callahan has written for the New York Times Magazine, Cottonwood, The Stylus Anthology: 1950-2000, The Boston College Magazine, New York Newsday and elsewhere through syndication. When not exploring the complex motivations of intriguing characters (in her personal life and in her work), she finds nourishment and sustenance in periodic travels to wild, austere landscapes around the world. Tess has an MFA in Fiction from Bennington College. April & Oliver is her first novel.

Here is all you have to do to win one of five copies in this Giveaway of a phenomenal first novel by the soon to be very well known Tess Callahan.
REMEMBER THE RULES!
U.S. and Canadian Residents Only
No P.O. Boxes, PLEASE
All entries MUST have an email address included or they will not be counted.

Enter this EASY way:
+1 Entry: Leave a comment with your email address
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+5 More Entries: Blog about this giveaway and LEAVE a link for me to follow

That is it!
All entries must be in by 6 PM, EST, June 20!
Thank you to all who enter and tell your friends!
This book will be released in June and it is
going to be one you will be hearing a lot about.
Watch for my review soon!
GOOD LUCK!

ALL OF ME WINNERS

Go here for today's new
giveaway of APRIL & OLIVER
ALL OF ME
WINNERS

Thank you to all who entered the ALL OF ME Giveaway.
Thank you to ANNA at HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
for sponsoring this Giveaway and for
Lori Wilde's cooperation and contributions.
The winners have been emailed and here are their names!

THE WINNERS ARE:

elaing8

Caffey (NO REPLY)
NEW WINNER PICKED
Ladytink_534

nfmgirl

jb

Cindy


PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR
SNAIL MAIL NAME AND ADDRESS
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GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU WHO
ARE ENTERED IN THE REST OF THE
GIVEAWAYS LISTED ON THE RIGHT HAND
COLUMN. IF YOU AREN'T ENTERED,
YOU STILL HAVE TIME
FOR SO MANY OF THEM!

DOUBLE AUDIO BOOK GIVEAWAY

AUDIO BOOK
GIVEAWAY
NOW ENDED!!
WINNERS ANNOUNCED SOON!
THE CEMETERY DANCE
and
THE SCARECROW
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THE CEMETERY DANCE
BY
DOUGLAS PRESTON
& LINCOLN CHILD

DESCRIPTION:

Pendergast-the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent-returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult.

William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archaeologist, are brutally attacked in their apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Eyewitnesses claim, and the security camera confirms, that the assailant was their strange, sinister neighbor-a man who, by all reports, was already dead and buried weeks earlier. While Captain Laura Hayward leads the official investigation, Pendergast and Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta undertake their own private-and decidedly unorthodox-quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them to an enclave of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive, reclusive cult of Obeah and vodou which no outsiders have ever survived.

THE SCARECROW
BY
MICHAEL CONNELLY

DESCRIPTION:
Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent. Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poet made his career years ago. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Including Jack's.

Thanks to Anna and the
wonderful Hachette Book Group,
I have 3 copies to give away.
Tell which one you would like.
One lucky winner will win BOTH!

And THE rules, as always:
U.S. and Canadian Residents Only
No P.O.Boxes, Please
Include your email address on your entry

My Giveaway will end at 6PM, EST, June 12

To enter:

+1 Entry: Comment (with email address) on your favorite mystery author OR mystery novel
+1 Entry: Comment about this Giveaway on your blog and post the link here
+1 Entry: Follow this Blog or become a follower and tell me how you follow

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Winners of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS

THANKS TO ANNA AT THE HACHETTE
BOOK GROUP AND TO EVERYONE WHO
HAS ENTERED THIS GIVEAWAY.
WINNERS WERE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.org

HERE ARE THE WINNERS:



jb

Pam

holdenj


WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED AND
HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 31, AT 6 PM,
TO EMAIL ME THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS
SO WE CAN GET YOUR ENJOYABLE
AUDIO BOOK TO YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE LITERARY BLOGGER AWARD

Thank you, Wendy, from
WENDY'S MINDING SPOT
for this beautiful award. I am
truly honored as I read about it!

I hope to make Wendy proud by looking carefully at MANY blogs in order to pass this on. Here is a little about the award:

The Literary Blogger Award acknowledges bloggers who energize & inspire reading by going the extra mile.
These amazing bloggers make reading fun & enhance the delight of reading!

The Rules:
1) Put the logo on your blog/post.
2) Nominate up to 9 blogs.
3) Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4) Let them know that they have been nominated by commenting on their blog.
5) Remember to link to the person from whom you received your award.

There are so many blogs that I visit that all deserve this award so it was a hard decision to make. But here are the 9 blogs that I would like to award this to:

1.READING WITH MONIE
2.A BOOKWORM'S WORLD
3.MAW BOOKS BLOG
4.A CIRCLE OF BOOKS
5.CHIC BOOK CHICK
6.ENROUTE TO LIFE
7.UNMAINSTREAM MOM READS
8.CHERYL'S BOOK NOOK
9.PEEKING BETWEEN THE PAGES

INTERVIEWING LAUREN LIPTON

AN INTERVIEW WITH

LAUREN LIPTON
AUTHOR OF THE MATING RITUALS
OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP

Welcome to BOOKIN’ WITH BINGO Lauren Lipton. Thank you for doing this interview while I have THE MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP on Tour. Maybe your publicist can tell us just who is Lauren Lipton?

Lauren Lipton is the author of two novels, It’s About Your Husband and Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. She is also a freelance journalist who specializes in lifestyle, fashion, business and trend stories.

Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, In Style Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Forbes Woman and many other publications, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. She began her career at the Los Angeles Times.

She lives in New York City and in Litchfield County, Conn., where Mating Rituals of the North American WASP is set.

Her website is: www.laurenlipton.com

OK. Now, Lauren, what is the next or current book you are working on?

I am working on a novel of manners that’s more literary and ambitious than my first two. I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s based on a classic American novel. My version is set in New York during the new Gilded Age—the decade between 1996 and 2006, before the economic collapse.

What have you just finished reading?

My first two novels are romantic comedies, but when reading for pleasure, I crave darkness and intensity. I’m in the middle of The Last Life by Claire Messud, about a French-American teenager in Algeria whose life goes to pieces after her grandfather shoots at one of her friends. On deck is American Pastoral by Philip Roth, because my dad just finished it and recommended it. The most memorable novel I’ve read in the past six months is The Plague by Albert Camus—definitely not a beach read.

What books would you say have made the biggest impression on you, especially starting out?

The list begins with every great children’s book set in Manhattan, including A Cricket in Times Square, Freaky Friday and From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. They made this misplaced Southern California girl believe New York City was the most enchanted place in the world, the place where everything happens, which I still believe is true. They also taught me the elements of good storytelling, because I read them over and over, and analyzed them.

The adult books that have most impacted me as a writer are novels-of-manners that combine galloping plots, social satire and memorable characters who do terrible things to each other. I still love stories set in New York City, too. Off the top of my head: The House of Mirth and The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton, People Like Us and The Two Mrs. Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne, The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe. Joan Didion’s exquisite, unsentimental memoir The Year of Magical Thinking is a masterpiece of emotional and literary restraint. And no one does hilarity and misery better than consummate New York wit Dorothy Parker. The Portable Dorothy Parker, her collected poetry, short stories and literary criticism, is a joy.

What gets you started on a new book? A character or story idea or….?

So far there’s no pattern. The plot and character came simultaneously for my first book, It’s About Your Husband, about a laid-off woman who decides on a whim to become a private eye, thinking, “How hard could it be?”—and is terrible at it. Mating Rituals of the North American WASP started with the idea: A woman enters into a mismatched marriage of convenience with a quiet, repressed Connecticut preppy. Then I had to figure out what kind of woman would be the least like a quiet, repressed Connecticut preppy: An anxious, talkative city girl, of course.

What is something about you that you would want people to know about you that we probably don’t know?

I take seriously every reader review on book blogs and sites like Amazon and Goodreads. I appreciate all of them, even the critical ones, because I always learn something that makes my writing better. So, to everyone who has taken the time to write a review, thank you. Truly.

What is your best advice to anyone, including young people, who want to be writers?

Approach writing the way you would any other job. Study it intensely. Get a degree in English or Comparative Literature. If a book really speaks to you, read it twice, three times, ten times, to figure out how the author put it together. After college, enroll in writers’ workshops so you can get feedback on your work. Consider the feedback without being defensive, especially if the same criticisms show up often. Study the publishing business: Sites like PublishersMarketplace and Publishers Weekly will help you learn what kinds of books get sold and who the major players are in the industry.

What is something you would like to share with us about writing?

Never try to write in someone else’s style. A true writer has a unique voice. When you find yours, your writing will feel natural, not forced. Be true to it. It’s who you are.

ALL OF ME by Lori Wilde: An Interview With "Bingo"

ALL OF ME

by Lori Wilde




AN INTERVIEW
WITH "BINGO"

MEET THE AUTHOR: Lori Wilde

Lori Wilde is the bestselling author of more than forty-five books. A former RITA finalist, Lori has received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers' Choice, and numerous other honors. She lives in Weatherford, Texas, with her husband and a wide assortment of pets. You may write to Lori at P.O. Box 31, Weatherford, TX 76086, or e-mail her via her home page at www.loriwilde.com. Lori Wilde teaches Romance Writing Secrets via the Internet through colleges and universities worldwide at www.ed2go.com.

LORI WILDE: AN INTERVIEW
WITH "BINGO"

Welcome, Lori to BOOKIN’ WITH BINGO. Thank you for helping with our Tour of ALL OF ME. What kind of things have you been working on currently?

I’ve started a new open-ended series for Avon about a small town in Texas. The first book comes out in November and it’s called The Sweethearts’ Knitting Club. The second book is called True Love Quilting Club. Here’s a short blurb for the series.

Twilight, Texas (pop. 6,000) is a quaint tourist town on the banks of the Brazos River that feeds in Lake Twilight. With its stately courthouse, surrounded by lovingly refurbished buildings of old west style architecture, Texas Monthly voted Twilight the Prettiest Town Square in Texas. The combination of the pristine blue lake and the intriguing history—Jesse James reportedly used hidden river caves near Twilight as a hideout—lends a magical air to this quirky, but close-knit community filled with warmth and small town camaraderie. In the summer months, tourists flock to Twilight drawn by the water, the odd little curio shops, acclaimed community theatre and lively town events.

Twilight was founded in 1875. How the town got its name is a subject of heated debate, but the prevailing legend among romantics involves two teenage sweethearts separated during the War Between the States. Circumstances tore them asunder, but they never stopped loving each other. Fifteen years later, they met again at twilight on the banks of the river in the spot where the town now stands. A statue in their honor has been erected in the park next to the town square.

There’s a rumor that if you throw pennies into the park’s fountain you will be reunited with your high school sweetheart. Because of this romantic legend, Twilight has been nicknamed Sweetheart Town. Many reunited high school lovers come to Twilight to get married and in fact, there is thriving matchmaking business in town, focusing exclusively on helping people reconnect with long lost loves.

The heart and soul of Twilight resides in the local knitting club, a group consisting mostly of town matriarchs who not only give advice and counsel to town citizens, but they also provide comic relief and run interference for star-crossed lovers. These older women will appear in every book and with their meddling, entertaining and good-natured ways, will serve as mentors, allies, threshold guardians, and tricksters.

What have you just finished reading?

Black Out by Lisa Unger. She’s an amazing writer.

What books would you say have made the biggest impression on you, especially starting out?

To Kill a Mockingbird, Lonesome Dove, The Thornbirds, A Prayer for Owen

Meany, The Stand, Tom Sawyer, The Grapes of Wrath, just to name a few.

What gets you started on a new book? A character or story idea or….?

Sometime it’s a character, sometimes it’s a story idea.

What is something about you that you would want people to know about you that we probably don’t know?

At the time, I was the youngest person in the state of Texas ever admitted into a

licensed vocational nursing program. I was sixteen.

What is your best advice to anyone, including young people, who want to be writers?

Read, read, read, write, write, write, never, ever give up.

What is something you would like to share with us about writing ALL OF ME or writing in general?

Don’t confuse me with the characters. The characters in All of Me hold a political viewpoint that is not my own, but I had to be true to who they are. Some readers however don’t get that. I’ve received hate mail because of characters’ political beliefs. I have to say it’s been very shocking to be personally attacked for beliefs that belong to fictional people. I’ve learned my lesson. From now on all my characters will have no political views.

MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP BLOG TOUR

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
VERY SOON! THANKS
AND GOOD LUCK!

MATING RITUALS
OF THE
NORTH AMERICAN
WASP

BY
LAUREN LIPTON
BLOG TOUR
TEN POSSIBLE ENTRIES ON MY TOUR

A BLOG TOUR MEANS THAT MANY
SITES ARE ALL OFFERING THE GIVEAWAY
OF THIS BOOK AND WE ALL LINKED TOGETHER
SO YOU CAN FIND THE SITES EASILY.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AS YOU WILL
DEFINITELY WANT TO
TAKE EVERY CHANCE
YOU CAN TO WIN THIS SUPER BOOK!

WHAT A GREAT, FUN READ!
ALSO, MANY BLOGS WILL HAVE EXTRA
FEATURES ABOUT THE BOOK INCLUDING
MINE. I AM PROUD TO SAY I HAVE A
PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR,
LAUREN LIPTON, BUT FOR NOW, HERE IS
A LITTLE ABOUT LAUREN LIPTON'S BOOK!

FROM THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP WEBSITE,
HERE IS A SYNOPSIS OF

MATING RITUALS
OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP

After arguing with her live-in boyfriend about his inability to commit, Peggy Adams flies to a friend's bachelorette party in Las Vegas, and wakes up next to a man she can't remember. Hung-over and miserable, she sneaks out of the sleeping man's hotel room and returns home to New York, where her boyfriend apologizes for the fight and gives her a Tiffany box containing a pre-engagement ring. Not what she expected, but close enough! The next day she receives a phone call from the Las Vegas one-night stand, Luke, claiming she's already married to him¬-and he faxes her the license for proof! Both are ready for an annulment, until Peggy arrives in quaint New Nineveh, CT, where Luke cares for his Great Aunt, and the old woman makes Peggy an offer she can't refuse.

AND HERE IS MORE ABOUT THE BOOK

NOW THAT YOU ARE ALL EXCITED TO WIN THIS BOOK
HERE ARE THE RULES!

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO MIRIAM
AND THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP FOR
SPONSORING THIS GIVEAWAY TOUR.

I HAVE 5 COPIES TO GIVEAWAY
U.S. AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY
NO P.O. BOXES, PLEASE
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN
BY 6PM, EST, JUNE 15

ALL THE BLOGS ON TOUR ARE LISTED HERE
IF YOU WISH TO SEE THEM ALL.
THANKS TO DREY FOR THAT!

I ALSO PICKED 5 BLOG TOUR STOPS
TO GET YOU STARTED FROM HERE. THEY ARE:
Reading with Monie
Brimful Curiosities
Pudgy Penguin Perusals
A Bookworm's World
Bermudaonion's Weblog

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER HERE FOR TEN POSSIBLE ENTRIES
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN GET A HOLD OF YOU WHEN YOU
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT AND FOLLOW MY BLOG, OR TELL IF YOU ALREADY DO
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT IF YOU POST ABOUT MY BLOG ON YOUR SITE WITH A LINK BACK TO HERE
+3 BONUS ENTRIES: IF YOU PUT ALL 3 OF THE ABOVE ENTRIES IN ONE COMMENT!
+4 ENTRIES HIDDEN IN UPCOMING POSTS ON MY BLOG

NO EXCEPTIONS SO PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!
THAT IS A TOTAL OF 10 POSSIBLE ENTRIES!
YES, I THOUGHT I'D MAKE THIS REALLY COMPLICATED AS I AM A READING TEACHER AND WISH TO BUILD COMPREHENSION SKILLS! :D

MY BLOG TOUR WILL RUN UNTIL 6 PM, EST, JUNE 15

BOOKIN' BINGO'S REVIEW:ALL OF ME

ALL OF ME
BY LORI WILDE
A REVIEW BY "BINGO"

Lori Wilde's ALL OF ME is a Wilde wild ride and a fabulous, thoughtful, yet fun read! Pop this one in your tote and take it to the beach or you will wish you had. Having Jillian Samuels and Tuck Manning with you, will make your day! Jillian is a lawyer and finds herself headed to Salvation, Colorado, after leaving her job when the new boss turns out to be someone from her past she would just as soon stays in her past. Add to that her long time mentor, Blake Townsend, has died and it is more than she can take, feeling once again abandoned, and so decides that all she needs to do is find a place to start over. So when Jillian inherits a lovely cottage in Colorado from Blake, she decides to take it and that this is as good a place to start over than any other. Getting out of Houston is what is important to her now and the name of the town, Salvation,is a good omen. She can easily pass the Colorado bar exam and set up a quiet practice in those glorious mountains and leave Texas and all the bad memories behind. Unfortunately, Jillian doesn't know that with the house comes a man who is living there already.

Following a sabbatical from being a successful career as an architect to care for his wife, Aimee, who is dying, to say Tuck Manning's life goes through a devastating change is being kind. He decides after his wife's death that spending his time in this cottage on the lake that meant so much to them, in the quiet, decent town of Salvation is just what his torn apart world needs. Prior to Jillian's showing up, Blake, who was Aimee's dad, had deeded the house to Tuck. Tuck in turn gave the deed and paperwork to an elderly lawyer in town. Unfortunately, the deed was never filed and the lawyer can't find it. When Jillian shows up on his doorstep, he isn't budging as the last thing he needs is yet another change and upheaval in his life! Besides, the place means too much to him. Jillian also feels the same way as the cottage has come to mean a new start and "salvation" for her torn apart past.

Both Tuck and Jillian seem to have legitimate claims on the house so they decide to share the cottage and live like roommates until they can iron out the mess and find out who the house really belongs to. Neither of them could possibly foresee the path their lives are about to go down next, or that it will be together in far more than a "roomy" way. Both Jillian and Tuck have been hurt. Jillian has lived a life where no fairy tales come true and studying law was right for her with its cut and dried, overall detached emotional practices. Tuck, even after two years hasn't found what he needs to come to terms with losing Aimee and the cottage they spent many good times in is certainly not something he wants to let go of.

However, neither Tuck nor Jillian can ignore the changing feelings and chemistry they begin to feel as the roommates await the lawyer's findings. ALL OF ME is the fourth in a series by Lori Wilde, I found out, but it certainly stands well on its own. I think from what I have read that going back and reading the first three books would certainly give a reader a long history of the characters and how the Wedding Veil Wishes books became such a popular series! An enjoyable read and much more to it than I thought when I first saw this book. I was pleasantly surprised as I became caught up with the depth of the characters and cared about what happened to them. Kudos to Ms. Wilde for what for me will be the first, but for most just another, of her wonderful, well written novels.

Don't forget to enter for a chance to win ALL OF ME right here! Click to go to post to enter!

ROMANCE GIVEAWAYS: TO BEGUILE A BEAST and BOUND TO PLEASE

CONTEST CLOSED
SUMMER'S
GETTING STEAMY

ROMANTIC
GIVEAWAYS

TO BEGUILE A BEAST
BY ELIZABETH HOYT

BOUND TO PLEASE
BY LILLI FEISTY

TO BEGUILE A BEAST by Elizabeth Hoyt

SYNOPSIS:
CAN A WOUNDED BEAST . . .

Reclusive Sir Alistair Munroe has hidden in his castle ever since returning from the Colonies, scarred inside and out. But when a mysterious beauty arrives at his door, the passions he's kept suppressed for years begin to awaken.

TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST . . .

Running from past mistakes has taken legendary beauty Helen Fitzwilliam from the luxury of the ton to a crumbling Scottish castle . . . and a job as a housekeeper. Yet Helen is determined to start a new life and she won't let dust-or a beast of a man-scare her away.

TO TAME HIS MOST SECRET DESIRES?

Beneath Helen's beautiful façade, Alistair finds a courageous and sensual woman. A woman who doesn't back away from his surliness-or his scars. But just as he begins to believe in true love, Helen's secret past threatens to tear them apart. Now both Beast and Beauty must fight for the one thing neither believed they could ever find-a happy ever after.

BOUND TO PLEASE by Lilli Feisty

SYNOPSIS:
FROM FANTASY TO ECSTASY

Ruby Scott is a beautiful, quiet event planner who leads an oh-so-respectable life. Yet the things that go on in her secret fantasies are anything but. She has every intention of keeping her hidden desires under wraps-until she meets a gorgeous, hard-muscled man ten years her junior. Mark St. Crow is a gifted, up-and-coming musician who collects erotic art and loves to "play" women as much as his piano. After one night of uninhibited passion, Ruby realizes there's no turning back. But as she surrenders to her deepest needs and lets Mark control every forbidden thrill, her passion for him builds. Can the wild, intoxicating nights they share lead to a love that will last forever?

Thanks to Anna and the wonderful Hachette Book Group,
I have 5 copies to give away just in time for
that fun and perfect beach read!

And here's THE rules, as always:

U.S. and Canadian Residents Only

No P.O.Boxes,Please

Include your email address on your entry

My Giveaway will end at 6PM, EST, June 4!

To enter:

+1 Entry: Comment (with email address) on your favorite romance novelist OR novel

+1 Entry: Comment about this Giveaway on your blog and post the link here
+1 Entry: Follow this Blog or become a follower and tell me how you follow

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

TUESDAY'S TEACHER TALES FOR TOTS with Professor Bingo's FIRST GIVEAWAY

GIVEAWAY CLOSED
WINNERS TO BE
ANNOUNCED TODAY!
May 30

MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS
AUDIO BOOK
written by
Richard and Florence Atwater
Read by Nick Sullivan

Oh, where could you have been if you have not read, heard read, read about, or read to someone, MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS??? As the Newbery Medal Honor Book of 1939, MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS resonates today just as it did then. When Richard Atwater died before he finished writing this classic, his wife Florence finished it for him. Together they were honored with the prestigious award. Parents have read this to the children, teachers have taught entire themed lessons around this wonderful classic. IF for some reason you have missed this story, then you are indeed in for a treat!

Mr. and Mrs. Popper live with their two children, Janie and Bill, in a town called Stillwater. Mr. Popper is a fairly good house painter but he does tend to daydream a lot about his favorite topic, Arctic explorers and the ice all around the North and the South Poles. Mrs. Popper and the children don't always understand Mr. Popper's daydreams, but that doesn't seem to bother him. Mr. Popper even wrote to Admiral Drake, who is exploring the South Pole.

Then one day Mr. Popper finds out that Admiral Drake read his letter and is sending him a gift. When a crate is delivered, Mr. Popper opens it and you guessed it, out hops a penguin! Mr. Popper is immediately taken with the little flightless guest and names him Captain Cook! Little Cook is cute, curious, and cunning. This description isn't unusual as one will note there is a good bit of alliteration in the story. However, Captain Cook although he is treated well with the Poppers walking him and fixing their refrigerator for him, still gets rather down and depressed. A call to the local zoo for help brings what the doctor, or the Captain needed...a friend--a female friend named Gerta. She quickly cheers him up and as one can guess, soon the pair of penguins present Popper with presents...eggs that turn into ten happy, hoppy, healthy, house guests! BUT Mr. Popper finds that caring for his LARGE family now takes more money than he has. What to do?

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!

Mr. Popper presents a way for the penguins to not only bring in some money but they become celebrities as well as they are taught to perform and they "hit the road" to become stars. Unfortunately, these stars are only allowed certain places and venues so when jealous fellow performers cause problems, Mr. Popper winds up in jail for going to the wrong theater. Who comes to his rescue? You guessed it! Admiral Drake. It is then that Popper has to make a big decision...let the stars go to Hollywood or with Drake to the North Pole to have penguin families develop there and make Popper's Penguins really happy.

Finally, Mr. Popper does what is best for the penguins and let's them go with Drake. The final surprise comes when Mr. Popper get his long time dream as he is invited to go along too. This is a story from 1939 that was an award winner then and still a winner today. Children still love it, teachers still use it, parents still read it, adults still recall it...so give Mr. Popper a listen on this excellently, lively read, audio book and once again enjoy the charming MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS!

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NOW! IS THAT CONFUSING ENOUGH?
HAVE YOU ALREADY SAID,
"THAT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE".
IF YOU HAVE, WHERE IS YOUR SENSE
OF FUN AND ADVENTURE?
IT IS A KID'S BOOK....KIDS WOULD DO THIS
AND THINK IT A CHALLENGE AND FUN!

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