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    Guest Post – A.S. Laing

    Today I’m fortunate enough to have the fabulous A.S. Laing stop by my blog for a guest post!  She is the author of Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When which I very recently had the opportunity to devour and enjoy. I tell you what, this was the most fun I’ve ever had while learning something. Annette’s way of writing is completely fantastic! However I’m posting a review tomorrow, so let’s get down to her fabulous guest post shall we? Let me get one thing straight: I hate the word “educational”. Hate it. It conjures up visions of flash cards, study guides,…

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    “Me Mondays” July 12th

    It’s time for another weekly installment of “Me” Mondays!  Don’t know what this is?  Click HERE to visit the opening post and enter to win fun prizes! My favorite part of Monday! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Question #14 was chosen by the powers that be, so let’s get answering! Kaya asks: What is your highest ambition (ie a specific number of followers) in regards to your blog? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Great question Kaya and thanks for asking! The short answer to this question is simply: I don’t know. To be truthful, when I opened up this blog all I wanted was a place to share my crazy…

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    A little shameless promotion.

    However in this case it isn’t self promotion, it’s band promotion! Here are some underground bands I’ve fallen in love with and feel that the world needs to know about. Is it book related? Well no…but I love me some good music! First off, let me introduce Sink to See. They are amazing! This song is called “2012” and it’s by far my current favorite. Give it a listen! And now….The Rescues! Love love love love (did I mention love?) them! This song is called “Stay Over” and I’m smitten. So smitten. Leave me a comment! What do you think?…

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    Selena Shorts Summer Prize Pack!

    This week the challenge posts are all over at Raila’s place (Books Out of the Bookshelves), but I’m still in charge of keeping the calendar updated so I go peek. Look what I found today! I must give some love to the newest giveaway in our “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge! Selena Shorts has sweetly offered up this summer prize pack complete with: – A signed copy of The Pace – The Pace bookmarks – A fluffy white beach towel – A summer tote bag Isn’t this awesome! Remember you have until August 30th to enter any or all of the…

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    Calendar of Events – July 8th through July 15th

    A new calendar of events will go up every Thursday. This is due to the fact that the month started on a Thursday, so that’s how we’ve broken up the month! So without further ado, let’s see what’s happening this week! This week all events are hosted at Books Out of the Bookshelves! Calendar of Events for July 8th – July 15th Thursday, July 8th – Calendar Post (this post!) Friday, July 9th – This week’s guest introduction post. Saturday, July 10th – Tricia Rayburn Guest Post! Sunday, July 11th – Selena Shorts Guest Post and Summer Giveaway! Monday, July 12th –…

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    Summer Crush giveaway!

    Are you ready for another giveaway? I said…ARE YOU READY? Oops sorry, got a little carried away. It happens. It’s time for a challenge! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Up for grabs are two brand new (and shiny) copies of Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker! These will be delivered from Book Depository, so the giveaway is open wherever they ship! (Thus…pretty much Internationally!) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Jessica, come on, how do I win??? On your blog, post a picture of your summer crush and a little bit about said piece of eye candy!  You can pick a well known actor, a person who looks like your…

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    Winners!

    I am SO sorry for being behind on these giveaways! This 4 day weekend rejuvenated me and I spent that extra energy tallying up some crazy amounts of entries. I ramble though, and I’m sure you all want to know who won…am I right? Okay! *** Winner of the CSN $40 Giftcard: #12 Alex from Tales of a Teenage Book Lover! Winner of a new copy of Lovestruck Summer: #36 SaToya from Paper, Pens, and Lipgloss! SaToya’s favorite summer moment shared was: Doing a 24 hour session with my best friends and sister. We stayed awake until the net morning watching…

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    Guest Post – Jennifer DeLucy on “Doing What You Fear Most!”

    Please welcome Ms. DeLucy once more! (She’s my one of my favorite people ever…seriously.) She’s sweetly agreed to offer up an inspirational guest post for all you lovely readers out there as part of our challenge. Let’s see what wisdom she has to impart shall we? A Fanatic’s Book Blog asked me to guest post today, and how could I refuse? This is one cool blog. So, I thought about it, and thought about it, and procrastinated till the very last minute, as always, because guest blogs are haaaaard (insert whine here). However, there is something that I love to talk about, and that…

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    *fireworks*

    Happy Independence Day all my friends!!! I was going to post my review of Low Red Moon, but then I realized that everyone is out and about having fun today. As I should be too. So instead I’m going to post my IMM post today, and the review tomorrow! I want to make sure as many of you have a chance to read about how amazing this book is as possible. Don’t forget, there is another giveaway coming up in the “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge this week! Hurry up and get your Intro Post up so that you can be eligible to…

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    Summer made me a reader.

    Picture if you will, a mountainous desert area. Picture a city where public transportation is all but nonexistent.  A city where everything closes at 6pm, and the choices for weekend distraction are “The Mall” or the bowling alley. A place where summer temperatures are rarely are below 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and summer begins in May and ends in September.  Need a visual aid? Well here it is. (Photo Credit) Complete with scrubby brush and pallid Joshua Trees, this rather barren landscape is what I called home for the first 18 years of my life. No I’m not bitter about it, really. Just…